The Container
A newsletter series by Soul Surgeon MD.
The Container is now published on Substack. We will continue to provide a safe space to responsibly learn and connect about all things life, love, and purpose here. Subscribe below for shorter reflections and new formats from former trauma surgeon turned trauma healer, John Moos, M.D.
On Faith and Medicine
Healing often begins before results appear. Faith isn’t belief without reason—it’s the courage to trust the process long enough for medicine, inner or outer, to do its work.
From Trauma to Transformation
Healing doesn’t begin with relief. It begins when we stop avoiding what asks to be seen.
The Inner War
A quiet inner war pulls us off center through doubt, distraction, discouragement, self-reliance, and disconnection. Steadiness begins with returning to what grounds us.
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays
Healing isn't always comfortable; often, it begins with disruption. This season, move beyond the pursuit of ease and embrace the "Soul Surgeon" approach—where light reveals what needs repair so that genuine peace can finally take root.
The Misplaced Fear Around Ketamine Therapy for Adolescents
Adolescent depression is an epidemic, with suicide now a leading cause of death among youth. Conventional therapies are slow and often fail. Ketamine offers rapid relief, but fear and stigma cloud the conversation. This piece explores the evidence, the risks, and why careful adoption matters for teens in crisis.
Transition Plan
After six years, hundreds of journeys, and countless lives touched, The Sanctuary — our beloved healing space — is transitioning. While letting it go is bittersweet, it opens the door to a more intimate cottage in Venice and the launch of new offerings: group work through Love, Purpose and Meaning: The Life Change Warrior Approach, digital education, retreats, and a couples masterclass. Healing is never static — it grows, adapts, and transforms, just like we do.
Bringing Hope To The Families
In Uganda, I witnessed something extraordinary. What began as a dream became a village transformed: schools, clinics, homes, and above all, hope. This is the story of Faith Kunihira and Bringing Hope to the Family, and how my time in Kaihura shifted my perspective on connection, resilience, and what it means to live with purpose.
This Little Light of Mine
Healing isn’t just about relief from pain — it’s a return to purpose. In this piece, I explore what it means to live in alignment with your values, how intention leads to embodied clarity, and why your light isn’t just yours to hold, but yours to share. This is an invitation to listen, realign, and let your purpose shine.
Love Is the Medicine
Love is not a feeling to be chased or a reward to be earned—it is a living, relational ecology that holds the fullness of our lived experience. This newsletter explores how love of self, other, and creation forms the foundation for healing, connection, and meaning. Love isn’t the destination. It’s the container that makes transformation possible.
The Five Healing Conditions
Transformation isn’t the breakthrough—it’s the ecosystem we build afterward. This post explores the five healing conditions that make real change possible: integrity, nurturance, play, stillness, and connection.
Aligning Mind, Heart, and Gut
True healing is not found in a single breakthrough or modality. It begins in the quiet return to ourselves—when the mind softens, the heart is heard, and the gut is trusted. This month’s newsletter explores what becomes possible when we begin to realign the inner systems that guide our choices, our relationships, and our sense of self.
We’re also sharing a few intentional ways to reconnect this summer—through individual work, small group journeys, and seasonally priced offerings.
Healing Is Not a Hack
Healing doesn’t happen through shortcuts. It happens when we create the conditions—safety, nurturance, and trust—for real transformation to unfold. In this piece, I explore why integrity, stillness, and connection are prerequisites for lasting change.