This Bonus Material is Chapter 13 of
You're Not Broken... Just Rewiring
by Glenn Ostlund, MA, MS, LAC

You can contact the author at glennostlund@spiritofsonora.com
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In this reflective meditation, Glenn explores a subtle and provocative question: Are we addicted—not to substances—but to our own personality? Beginning with a simple moment shared between friends, a passing comment becomes a doorway into deeper observation. Words move through the air, touch the nervous system, and spark a cascade of thoughts—inviting curiosity about the patterns we carry, the roles we play, and the habits of mind that feel most like “us.”

As the meditation unfolds, the lens widens. Personality begins to look less like identity and more like repetition—neural pathways shaped over time through experience, protection, and adaptation. Sarcasm, aloofness, judgment, even cynicism are explored not as flaws, but as learned strategies—loops of behavior that regulate emotional states and create a sense of safety. Through the language of neuroscience and polyvagal theory, these patterns are reframed as the nervous system’s attempt to navigate connection, vulnerability, and control.

Inside this Dojo of Sound, layered binaural tones gently guide the brain into slower rhythms, creating space between stimulus and response. In that space, awareness emerges—not as a demand to change, but as an invitation to notice. To see the loops as they arise. To soften the grip of automaticity. And to experiment, gently, with something new. Here, rewiring doesn’t come from force, but from presence—one small moment of awareness at a time.

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This reflective meditation explores hope, grief, and renewal through an unexpected constellation of ideas—astrology, the music of the Beatles, and the quiet intelligence of the nervous system. Beginning with the story of a friend who wrote The Spiritual Dimension of the Beatles, the meditation traces the “arc of awakening” of the 1960s—an era when the planets Uranus and Pluto aligned in the sky and cultural creativity surged around the world. Through that lens, the Beatles’ journey becomes a mirror for the deeper human search for meaning, inspiration, and connection to something beyond ourselves.

As the meditation unfolds, the focus gently shifts inward. The cosmic cycles of astrology are paired with the biological cycles described in polyvagal theory—the ways our nervous system moves between states of connection, withdrawal, and renewal. Moments of loss, loneliness, and exhaustion can bring the nervous system into protective quiet. Yet even there, small sparks of life remain. Seeds of possibility wait beneath the surface.

Inside this Dojo of Sound, carefully layered binaural tones invite the brain into calm alpha and theta rhythms. As two slightly different frequencies meet in your ears, your nervous system begins to settle, creating space for reflection and emotional balance. Through slow repetition of a simple compassionate phrase—“I’m sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you. I love you.”—the meditation invites the heart to soften, allowing the smallest spark of hope to grow quietly, like the first light of a new moon rising within.

If you are interested in working with Glenn professionally, you can contact him here through his Psychology Today profile.