The Container

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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.

The Grace That Costs Something
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The Grace That Costs Something

There is a grace that costs nothing, and a grace that costs something real. In this Brief, John Moos, MD reflects on choosing welcome over exclusion in his own family, without naming the details that aren't his alone to share.

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Unblock Your Threshold
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Unblock Your Threshold

I don't have any friends from childhood, because I let them go on purpose, more than once. In this Practice, John Moos, MD names that pattern and offers a way to notice it before it repeats.

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Collateral Grace
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Collateral Grace

A spilled latte, a stranger's kindness, and a lesson in what grace actually feels like. In this Flash, John Moos, MD explores why small, unconditional gestures almost always outweigh their size.

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The Body You Never Owned
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The Body You Never Owned

We don't own our bodies, minds, or lives. We steward them. In this Field Notes, John Moos, MD reflects on a restorative yoga practice and the walls we build that block the grace meant to reach us.

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