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.
The Metastatic Story
The story we tell after a painful event matters as much as the event itself. In this Field Notes, John Moos, MD traces his own metastatic story from exposure and victimhood toward the harder, more honest questions that changed everything.
Prayer Prepares You for the Day
Prayer was never meant to stay in the chair. In this Pulse, John Moos, MD closes the prayer series with a simple invitation: what you orient toward in the quiet of the morning is what you become in the noise of the day.
A Template for Prayer
The Lord's Prayer is not a script to recite. It is a structural map for honest, intentional communication with God. In this Brief, John Moos, MD breaks down five movements anyone can adapt, regardless of where they are in their faith.
Fast Before You Pray
Fasting is not about food. It is about removing what competes for your attention so something deeper can surface. In this Practice, John Moos, MD explores Stillness as the essential condition for honest prayer.
Gratitude and Service Bridge Us to Eternity
Thanksgiving is not a feeling that follows good circumstances. It is a practice you bring to all circumstances. In this Flash, John Moos, MD explores why gratitude is the hinge on which anxiety relief actually turns.
Promise + Swear = Prayer
What if prayer was never about religion? In this Field Notes, John Moos, MD traces how a moment in a yoga class, a week in Uganda, and his grandfather's rosary converged into a daily practice of speaking honestly to something larger than himself.
Don’t Wait, Laugh!
Laughter is spontaneous, but it is also a practice. In this edition, John Moos, MD shares two simple examples from his own life and offers six ways to create laughter on purpose, because if the moment doesn't come to you, you are allowed to go looking for it.