Matthew

[Matthew]

Alright guys let’s be honest, the lack of responses is very disappointing especially given the name of this channel.

I know this happens to pretty much everyone else who asks an important question here, so just wanted to be frank and call it out. This community or at least this particularly named group needs to do better!

Thank you Erin for your response, and whatever this 5 blank “replies” from Ari is a bit ridiculous.

[Matthew]

At my second-shift W2, planning homeschool activities and outings. Thanks for the invite Kev!

[Matthew]

Hi Amber, thanks for all the great info! Do you know of any practitioners in Iowa or nearby states and cities (e.g. Omaha, Kansas City, Madison WI, etc)?<div>

If not, I can go ahead and reach out to the school at the link you provided. Twin Cities is very drivable from IA so I hope there’ll be several practitioners there near the school. Their website has one clinic listed there in Roseville, MN.

PS. Thanks Ishan for that course link.

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[Matthew]

Thank you both for the help – both places look great! I might follow up with a few more questions at some point. Completely new to these ideas and it’s a lot to process, in a good way.

[Matthew]

Hi Jacob, I read your staff profile on the website and wanted to ask – from which program/organization did you receive your Holistic Health Certification from?

[Matthew]

And I like the suggestions about scents and music. I had been thinking about getting some of his old friends to make a short video for him sharing a few memories of good times. Being not that sensory myself, I hadn’t thought about the more straightforward sensory triggers!

[Matthew]

Great suggestions, thank you Erin. I need to get back to using cell salts for my own family as well. Hopefully you did not feel my comment was in any way directed at you as it certainly was not intended to be.

[Matthew]

Hi Erin,

Thank you for your very detailed and thoughtful response! Not aware of any trauma but that is always possible.

In 2017 he was in a math PhD program and engaged to a nice girl. He is Catholic, and decided to leave all that behind to become a Benedictine monk. He moved back to his parents’ house temporarily while applying to different monasteries. From there he just gradually retreated into his room more and more and never left home. In around 2021 he began having classic signs of catatonia such as delayed responses and minimal speech. It seems the weight loss has really accelerated since 2023 when I last saw him.

So I view this as more of a slow and gradual decline into depression and then catatonia.
I’m reaching out to our acupuncturist as it seems like this condition could be understood as seriously diminished chi and that proper restimulation of those systems could be a big help.

Agree with your concerns about therapy, and it is tricky with the religious aspect. That is the main reason I always believed him when he said he was ok – thought he might just be having a genuine religious experience. He may be, but he also clearly is catatonic now. Definitely agree that we need to find a therapist who understands and respects this dimension.

• This reply was modified 3 months, 2 weeks ago by  Matthew. Reason: clarity
• This reply was modified 3 months, 2 weeks ago by  Matthew. Reason: clarity

[Matthew]

Hi Ari, looks like your response is blank? Would love to hear your input!

[Matthew]

Hi Amber, haven’t logged in for a few days so only just saw this. Thanks for another great reference!

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