The Container
A newsletter series by Soul Surgeon MD.
The Container newsletter is now published on Substack. Using shorter formats and a weekly cadence, Dr. John Moos is now exploring all things life, love, and purpose. Newsletters are released every Friday at 10a. Come join us!
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Gentle Hands, Hold Your Past Lightly
Liberation isn’t pretending we’ve outgrown the past. It’s honoring what shaped us without trying to resurrect it.
Intentional Transitions
Transitions are more than dates on a calendar. They reshape identity, relationships, and rhythm. When we expect grief as part of meaningful change, we can cross thresholds with intention rather than rushing past what mattered.
Growing Pains and the Pain of Growing
Joy and grief are not opposites. In life’s transitions, they rise together. Naming the quiet grief inside growth does not diminish joy—it expands our capacity to feel what truly matters.
Stranger Things and Eras Tours
A reflection on witnessing life’s transitions through cultural moments and parenting. As my daughter prepares to leave for college, I explore why healthy change still carries grief, and how honoring thresholds connects us to our own becoming.