Highest & Best Good

Audrey welcomes another wounded healer to Outside Issues: spiritual advisor Matthew Blankinship, who helps professionals and peers get stronger in their 11th Step. To become an expert in any field, Matthew believes ten years and ten thousand hours are required, to graduate from “digging the ditches to building the high rise.” After a traumatic brain injury, paralyzed muscles and Vegas nerve severance (among other injuries), Matthew dedicated his life to healing at age 33, beginning his life anew. Divine wisdom - which aided Matthew in his own recovery as it helps Audrey recover from trauma and grief - is something with only light in it. It works for everyone. Our highest and best goods project outward to people and the planet. Politics at their best, can be an extension of this. Mental health care and a spiritual practice give us the tools to keep ourselves in check so we can then help others. Follow Matthew on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattblankinship Opening clip by Brad Dourif and David Milch Main show theme is “Strangers” by Midnight Prisms Music and lyrics by Alicia Beck Music and production by Max Foreman Mastering by Little Castle Sound Please follow and listen to Midnight Prisms on Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/artist/3o5jiLSZMoSXNWL98UBxYI?si=sK-K7IoUSp-QfFKgUwVY7A Main logo art by Patrick Mitchell and Angelina Harvey (@graffitifucks on Instagram) Chapters (00:00:01) - Outside Issues: The Future of Protest(00:00:56) - The No Kings Protest(00:03:30) - What Happened to My Brain at 33(00:10:18) - "You Just Look Good!"(00:10:43) - In the Heart of a Healer(00:12:10) - Audrey on Her Highest and Best Good(00:16:11) - I gave up hope for my life(00:23:28) - In the Elevator With Divine Wisdom(00:28:08) - Matthew on Working With Audrey's Recovery