Archive - The Body Is A Trailhead by Lissa Rankin, MD

12 Ways To Oppress People With Spirituality

How Spirituality Might Interfere With Your Social Justice Activism

Mar 5 • Lissa Rankin, MD

Coping With The Extent Of American Misogyny In The Wake Of The Epstein Files

You're Not Imagining It, It Is Real, & We Need Each Other Right Now

Mar 3 • Lissa Rankin, MD

February 2026

"Good Guys," Here's What Women Need When Talking About The Epstein Files

14 Tips Guys Who Care Can Use To Help The Women In Your Lives Metabolize The Epstein Files

Feb 27 • Lissa Rankin, MD

"Spiritual Teacher" Jeffrey Martin, Finder's Course Founder & Author Of "The Finders," Implicated In The Epstein Files

For $10 Million & "a few (legal age) slave girls of my own choosing," Martin Promised Epstein He Could Be The Next Einstein

Feb 25 • Lissa Rankin, MD

Why Are We Surprised When Wellness & Spiritual Leaders Turn Out To Be Narcissistic?

An Attempt At Listing Ethical Criteria For Trustworthy-Enough Leadership

Feb 24 • Lissa Rankin, MD

Is Your Spirituality Making You Mean?

How Emotion-Shaming Spiritual Teachings & Beliefs Might Cause You To Lose Empathy In The Face Of Human Suffering

Feb 22 • Lissa Rankin, MD

You Are The One You've Been Waiting For

On Healing From Guru Betrayal & Finding Wise Mentoring But Ultimately Trusting Yourself

Feb 21 • Lissa Rankin, MD

Outing My Own "Spiritual Bypassing" Shadow

Why I Am Not Above The Teachers I Call In Or Call Out + The Introduction To LOVE BIGGER: An Exploration of Spirituality Without Spiritual Bypassing

Feb 21 • Lissa Rankin, MD

The “Cute Girls” Of Epstein Weren’t The First Girls Deepak Chopra Found Attractive

And Duh...Why It's Not Okay To Come Onto Students, Clients, Or Patients

Feb 19 • Lissa Rankin, MD

Blowing The Whistle On Deepak Chopra, The Epstein Files, Cancel Culture, & Holding My Influencer Peers (& Myself) Accountable

In Which I Reveal What I Know (& Wish I Didn't) About Deepak, Louise Hay, Joe Dispenza, Gabby Bernstein, Wayne Dyer, Christiane Northrup & Way Too Many…

Feb 17 • Lissa Rankin, MD

How To Discern Why Someone Repetitively Makes & Breaks Plans

Is it Fawning? ADHD? Alzheimer's? DID? Narcissism? Substance Abuse? They Just Don't Like You?

Feb 13 • Lissa Rankin, MD

January 2026

Check Your Motivations For Giving

Are You Fawning Out of Fear Or Giving Out of Loving Generosity?

Jan 19 • Lissa Rankin, MD

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