Suffering in Silence and Returning to Life | Ep.48 — Karen

Karen is an herbalist in southern Maryland who spent years quietly carrying what she calls a pattern of "suffering in silence" — a shame she traces back through the women in her family. Fourteen months after an intensive at Enfold, she joins Arthur to look back on what brought her there and what's changed since.Karen talks about the physical toll that fatigue and unprocessed grief had taken on her body, the experience of being met with total honesty by her ceremony pod, and a Full Release journey she describes as a kind of whiplash between death and rebirth. She also shares how she's built simple, sustaining practices into her life since — cold plunges, acupuncture, slowing down — and what she'd tell someone standing where she once stood.A warm, grounded conversation about shame, community, and the slow work of coming back to yourself.—Enfold offers safe and sacred transformational experiences combining psychedelic medicines, breathwork, coaching, and somatic modalities, with a grounding in Buddhist philosophy. We come together as a community to support one another on the path of transformation with events, circles, and ongoing programs.Ready to embark on your own transformational journey? Learn more about our programs at: https://enfold.org