REALITY CHECK
Discover your divine purpose, heal your soul, and awaken to your highest calling.
Join Zachary Phillips on a journey towards living a more examined life with talks delving into the nature of reality, the search for meaning and the pursuit of happiness.
Forever Cursed To Sing - On The Process Of Healing | Ep220
It is possible to heal from trauma, neglect and abuse. The process is slow and painful but ultimately rewarding.
I open this episode with the poem Forever Cursed To Sing, using it to highlight to journey I have taken thus far, as well as sharing the lessons learnt…
Managing The Mundane, Waking Anxiety & Loneliness Despite Success | Ep 218
I struggle with anxiety attacks and moments of overwhelm. Calm breathing helps - unfortunately, I don’t always remember to do it.
In this episode I share some approaches to calm breathing, as well as introduce the ‘CalmiGo’ - a device that helps you to slow down your breathing and ground you. I use it daily.
Anxiety Attacks & The Power of Calm Breathing | Ep 217
I struggle with anxiety attacks and moments of overwhelm. Calm breathing helps - unfortunately, I don’t always remember to do it.
In this episode I share some approaches to calm breathing, as well as introduce the ‘CalmiGo’ - a device that helps you to slow down your breathing and ground you. I use it daily.
Finding Purpose & Saving Lives | Ep 216
In this episode I talk about my approach to my online work, as well as the mental processors that have been holding me back.
I release everything I do, for free, because I don’t want money to be a barrier for life saving advice.
I moved out of home at 16. Back then I couldn’t afford food, let alone a book or therapy. So now I want to ensure that people who are in a similar situation to me have access to the advice, techniques, tools and resources that helped me to survive.
Consistently Inconsistent - Deconstructing Trauma Narratives | Ep 215
What is the point of trying to advance ourselves when it is foreseeable that we will feel down regardless?
In the episode I share my waking mental state, deconstructing the narratives that plague me.
Focusing On Failure Despite Lots Of Success | Ep 214
My brain tends to dwell on failure and quickly disregard success.
In this episode, I share my recent failure (and some successes) and discuss the reasons why it may be the case that we cannot easily move beyond our failings, despite them being insignificant and probably irrelevant to our current life.
I also read It Is Never The Right Time So Stop Stalling & Do It Now, from How To Get Your Shit Together
I Can’t Tell If I Am Hungry | Ep 213
Am I starving or full? What am I actually craving to eat? When should I stop? And why does it feel like love and food are intertwined?
Recovering from trauma is a long and complex. My current, and longest, battle is around re-establishing the mind-body connection. I want to be know what I am feeling and what those feelings actually mean.
To do this I will be counting-calories. Not to lose weight, but to teach myself what the feelings that arise actually mean - without the added fear, anxiety and ignorance. Please help me to stay on track with this!
The Problem With Labels - On Gender Identity, Mental Health, & Race | Ep 212
Who and what I am cannot be condensed into a label. What is a diagnosis other than a collection of symptoms?
In this episode I talk about my experiences with mental illness and gender identity, and how the attempt to fit a label can have detrimental consequences…