Thawing The Spirit - Blending Science With Spirituality

Thawing the Spirit: STOP treating the symptoms of emotional or psychological distress! Use them to trace, unpack, and heal the root cause with Don's "Reverse Engineering Symptoms" and "R.A.D.I.C.A.L. Reintegration Protocol".


Don Carter offers Thawing the Spirit as a distillation of personal, professional, academic, and spiritual experience as he approaches four decades of service with advanced certification and experience in the treatment of trauma, complex PTSD, attachment wounds, mood disorders, addictions, and relationship issues.

Includes E-Book, Online Course, and Optional Counseling or Coaching

Thawing the Spirit ~ Blending Science and Spirituality with a Biblical Perspective tells us to STOP focusing solely on the symptoms of emotional or psychological distress that brought us to recovery. We need to use them to trace back, unpack, and heal the root cause of symptoms of trauma, C-PTSD, attachment wounds, depression, anxiety, addictions, compulsions, and relationship issues.

Just released in print and digital formats in March of 2023, Thawing the Spirit is now another course in the Serenity Cafe Academy. Taking time to go through this course, studying each video lesson vs skimming through them. You will be amazed how the Bible blends with science, even into the field of quantum physics.

Don Carter MSW, LCSW

Therapist, Author, & Recovery Coach

The middle of seven children, Don grew up on a farm with hard-working parents who had their own issues from childhood. The farm work led to a scholarship to play football at the University of Missouri at Columbia in 1977-79. He followed that with a brief stint with the New Orleans Saints in 1980. That experience was cut short by a developing problem with alcohol and drugs. 


A series of childhood tragedies, depression, anxiety, and bouts with addictions led him to an inpatient treatment program in 1986. Don found treatment and recovery such a profoundly gratifying experience that he returned to school, finished two degrees, became a licensed therapist, and for the past 35 years has dedicated himself to helping others find their way out too.

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Why Thawing the Spirit - Blending Science & Spirituality From a Biblical Perspective?

One of the most frequently asked questions in counseling offices today is: "But why dig all that up again?"  Answer? "Because it keeps getting triggered!" Below are more good reasons to do this for yourself. 

SO YOU CAN...

STOP Speaking FROM Your Protectors START Speaking FOR Your Protectors

STOP Letting Your Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors Take Charge of You. START Taking Charge of Your Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors. 

STOP Re-Experiencing Painful Emotional Themes and Dysfunctional Relationship Patterns. START Identifying and Healing Your Emotional Triggers.

STOP Doing Your Pain in Advance. (9 times out of 10 it's Unnecessary Pain) START Letting Go of Worries, Anxieties, and Fears (WAFs).

STOP Sabotaging Yourself with Short-Term Fixes, such as False Refuges like Alcohol, Drugs, Chocolate Cake, etc. START Achieving Your Goals and Dreams.

STOP Feeling like an Imposter. Take Off the Mask of an Invented Self. START being Authentic and Share Who You REALLY are with Others ~ Your True Self.

STOP the Cycles of Depression, Anxiety, Addiction, and Compulsion. START Healing the Emotional Wounds of Abandonment and Generating Cycles of Success!

STOP the Inner Criticism and Infection of Shame. START Practicing Self-Compassion and Self-Leadership.

STOP Protecting Yourself with a Scab of Contempt for Self and/or Others. START Practicing Assertiveness and Healthy Boundaries.

STOP People-Pleasing and Approval Seeking. START to Uncover, Discover, Recover, and Share Who You Really Are ~ Your True Self.



Thawing the Iceberg Series

Choose One or All Six Courses and E-Books, Add-on Optional Counseling or Coaching Services

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Thaw– Freedom from Frozen Feelings, is about the emotional wounds of abandonment, shame, and contempt created by growing up in a less-than-nurturing family.

Thawing Adult-Child Syndrome is designed for those who want to heal Issues such as abandonment, shame, addiction, Complex-PTSD, and codependency. Focus is on the Impact in current Relationships

Thawing Childhood Abandonment Issues mimics the developmental processes of childhood by following that same developmental pathway to heal. Here the focus is on healing childhood wounds.

Thawing Toxic Relationships is a book about healing and co-creating healthy, functional relationships for those who grew up in a dysfunctional family such as one that included alcoholism, addiction, and/or codependency.

Based on Thawing Addiction, Serenity Cafe Recovery Center is different than the other courses here at Serenity Cafe. It is built to provide an online structure, services, and Community similar to an intensive outpatient program.

Thawing the Spirit: STOP treating the symptoms of emotional or psychological distress! Use them to trace, unpack, and heal the root cause with Don's "Reverse Engineering Symptoms" and "R.A.D.I.C.A.L. Reintegration Protocol".

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Thawing The Spirit at
 Serenity Cafe Academy

Thawing The Spirit - Blending Science with Spirituality 

from a Biblical Perspective
(Sample Video from the Course Below)

What Else is Inside This Book and Course?

The first five chapters in the first five books in the Thawing the Iceberg Series are identical. These chapters outline my Iceberg Model. In this way, each book stands alone and does not require the purchase of other books in the series. Ten years later, this book presupposes you have read at least one of the other books.


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Chapter One
Blending Neuroscience with Spirituality
Chapter Five
Blending Chronic Stress & Spirituality
Chapter Two
Blending Physics with Spiritualty

Chapter Six
A Roadmap for Healing
Chapter Three
Blending Psychology with Spirituality

Chapter Seven
Exploring the Inner Landscape of Self
Chapter Four
Blending Psychopathology with Spirituality
Chapter Eight
RADICAL Reintegration 
Chapter Nine
Precision CBT & The LSPM Model

Chapter Thirteen
Trauma Outcomes in a Broken World, Epilogue: Personal experience with the concepts I have written about here.

Chapter Ten
Reverse Engineering Symptoms (RES)

Course Overview
The Course has 13 Modules PLUS videos, Therapy Cards and downloads


Chapter Eleven
Connecting with Your True-Spiritual Self

Featured Videos
The Iceberg Model and the LSPM Model, RADICAL Reintegration Model, Reverse Engineering Your Symptoms
Chapter Twelve
Let Go of the Old and Learn the New

Bonus Modules
Many bonuses  Videos of exclusive tools not able to be included in the book. (See Below)


Counseling & Coaching Services

Can't Come In Person? Join Me Online with Our  HIPPA-Compliant Web Conferencing Platform

Here are Examples of the Online Facilities at Serenity Cafe Recovery Center
1:1 Studios (2 Seats)

These public studios are available 24 hours, 7 days a week for any member of Serenity Cafe. Meet with a sponsor, counselor, family member, or friend. When seats are full no one else can enter. Upload your picture, use one of our avatars, or turn on your Circle Cam.

Couples & Family Studio (4 Seats)

These public studios are available 24 hours, 7 days a week for any member of Serenity Cafe. Meet with a couple or parents with a child or teen. When seats are full no one else can enter. Upload your picture, use one of our avatars, or turn on your Circle Cam.

Auditorium (20 Seats)

The Auditorium and other education rooms are available 24 hours, 7 days a week for any member of Serenity Cafe. They have a playlist of videos for anyone who wants to come in a watch them. From time to time, I will be using the room for various coaching groups or webinars. When seats are full no one else can enter. Upload your picture, use one of our avatars, or turn on your Circle Cam.

Group Education Room (10 Seats)
Meditation Meeting Hall (11 Seats)

This Meditation Room is available 24 hours, 7 days a week for any member of Serenity Cafe. Meet with a group of friends in recovery early in the morning and or later in the evening for a meditation meeting to start or end your day.. When seats are full no one else can enter. Upload your picture, use one of our avatars, or turn on your Circle Cam & Microphone.

Round-Robin Meeting Hall (11 Seats)

This Meeting Hall is available 24 hours, 7 days a week for any member of Serenity Cafe. Meet with a 12-step group, Celebrate Recovery group, Bible Study Group, Families Anonymous, and any other community support group. The speaker can turn on their large camera and move it to the center of the table. When seats are full no one else can enter. Upload your picture, use one of our avatars, or turn on your Circle Cam & Microphone.

Study Group (7 Seats)

This Study Group Room is ideal for Big Book Study (AA), Basic Text Study (NA), Blueprint Study (Alanon), etc. When seats are full no one else can enter. Upload your picture, use one of our avatars, or turn on your Circle Cam & Microphone.

Group Discussion Rooms (7 Seats)

This Group Rooms are designed for small group coaching or therapy. As will all of the rooms, they can be set up to use chat, video, PowerPoint Presentations, screen sharing, and other media when necessary. When seats are full or the room is locked, no one else can enter. Upload your picture, use one of our avatars, or turn on your Circle Cam & Microphone.

Group Discussion Rooms (11 & 7 Seats)

The private Group Rooms at serenity Cafe require a password "Key" to get into the meeting. When seats are full or the room is locked, no one else can enter. Upload your picture, use one of our avatars, or turn on your Circle Cam & Microphone. Group members can use the rooms in between scheduled sessions.

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) & Bilateral Stimulation (BLS) Studios

When used properly, the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), the Lightstream Technique, Bilateral Stimulation (BLS) and any combination of them are all powerful grounding tools that can "switch off" cravings, urges, emotional triggers and limiting beliefs. This makes these tools indispensable in Relapse Prevention skills. But you can also STRENGTHEN positive beliefs and recovery skills!


If you are already familiar with EFT and/or BLS, try the sample of visual and auditory Bilateral Stimulation Video Below. Use the gear in the lower right corner to change the speed and the expanding arrows to go full-screen. [Don provides free webinars to show members how and why to combine BLS and EFT]

All of the elements in these EFT-BLS Studios can be resized, moved around, and made full-screen. The elements can be used as stand-alone or integrated in any combination to suit your preferences. Click Here to visit the public studio (7 Seats). The private EFT-BLS Studios have only 1 seat. When occupied no one else can enter the room or interrupt you. That's why I made 8 private studios (Two of Each).

The Forest Theme EFT-BLS Studio
The Beach Theme EFT-BLS Studio
The Mountain & City Theme EFT-BLS Studios
Here's More of What's Included:

Working with Ego-States and Parts-of-Self

Course from Serenity Café Academy

Total Value: $37.00

The three primary Ego-States of TA are the Parent Ego-State, The Adult Ego-State, and the Child Ego-State. Ego-state therapy and Gestalt therapy paved the way for many other "Parts-Oriented" therapies including Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy and Parts Integration Therapies.  Interestingly, secular and spiritual models of personality agree on the basic structure:

  • Freud: Id, Ego, Superego (Psychoanalytic)
  • Berne: Child, Adult, Parent (Transactional Analysis)
  • Spiritual (Generic): Body, Mind, Spirit (IFS, NLP, etc)
  • Spiritual (Biblical): Flesh, Mind, Spirit (God's Word)

Guided Imagery Audio & Video Sessions

From the Oasis @ Serenity Cafe Media Library 

Total Value: $17.00

Guided Imagery audio and videos for General use, relaxation, stress-related issues, stress management, and personal growth. Put on your headphones, turn the sound down to a comfortable level, and settle into a comfortable position, then listen a few times a week. 


These are great for those who want to recondition the nervous system with meditation, visualization, mindfulness, or other mental programs. Bonus: A free membership for my courses and audio on Soundwise Mobile app

Meditation Music Audio & Video Sessions

From the Oasis @ Serenity Cafe Media Library

Total Value: $17.00

Learn how to use the visualizations and affirmations to supercharge your meditative experiences — remember that the two most important processes in reprogramming the mind are Intensity and Repetition. The audio and videos add intensity, and listening at least once per day for three weeks adds repetition. 

These are great for those who want to recondition the nervous system with meditation, visualization, mindfulness, or other mental programs. Bonus: A free membership for all my courses and audio on Soundwise Mobile app

Hypnosis & Self-Hypnosis Audio & Video Sessions

From the Oasis @ Serenity Cafe Media Library

Total Value: $27.00

Self-hypnosis, meditation, mindfulness, and many other skills help us reprogram our mental default mode (which is where we spend 95% of our day), not to mention adding the power of visualization and affirmation. The guided meditations here are designed with hypnotic languaging patterns for specific changes we want to develop.

These are also great for those who want to recondition the nervous system with meditation, visualization, mindfulness, or other mental programs. Bonus: A free membership for my courses and audio on Soundwise Mobile app

Live Webinars, Events, and Webinar Replays

For Clients and Members Only

Total Value: $120 (Each)

Live Webinars, Webinar Replays, Events, and coaching calls. This feature is for our Coaching clients and Serenity Cafe members. You become a Serenity Cafe Member when you register for free portal access, enroll in a course or program at Serenity Cafe Academy, or become a client of Don or Angie. Webinars and other events are free to all members and clients. 

Thawing the Spirit - Blending Science & Spirituality From a Biblical Perspective

Serenity Cafe Academy Online Course with EBook Included

Total Value: $47.00

Thawing the Spirit ~ Blending Science and Spirituality with a Biblical Perspective tells us to STOP focusing solely on the symptoms of emotional or psychological distress that brought us to recovery. We need to use them to trace back, unpack, and heal the root cause of symptoms of trauma, complex PTSD, attachment wounds, depression, anxiety, addictions, compulsions, and relationship issues.


Get the Paperback or Kindle Version on Amazon

Thawing The Spirit
at Serenity Cafe Academy 

Includes...

Thawing the Spirit E-book  Downloads                   $7.99 Value

Thawing the Spirit Online Course                     $37.00 Value

Optional Counseling or Coaching Sessions with Don         $120/hr. Value

All Future Lesson Updates, Therapy Cards, and Downloads     Unlimited Value

All Serenity Café Live Webinars, Events, and Webinar Replays  $1440/Yr Value

Total Monetary Value: That Depends on You!

The REAL Value is Determined by You and Your Level of Commitment. It will be Worthless if You Don't Do the Work, Priceless if You Do!

Is Counseling/Coaching Right For You?

I can offer the tools and I can join you on the journey, but YOU have the hard part! YOU have to take the steps, complete the work, and follow the path(s). While this does NOT require perfection it does call for commitment and discipline. You need to ask yourself how badly you want it.

My Availability

There is only one of me and my availability ebbs and flows. There may be a lag in taking on new clients from time to time. If you see the options to enroll in counseling or coaching below, it means I am currently taking new clients. The option to sign up for the courses will always be available.

Notice and Recommendations

Although they can enhance professional help, these courses are not meant to replace professional evaluation and therapy. If you don't get that with me as your counselor or don't already have a counselor, please reach out to someone for evaluation and recommendations.

CRISIS INFORMATION: If you are feeling like hurting yourself, having an emotional crisis, or even thinking of suicide STOP and go to a local emergency room or call a local law enforcement agency. Click Below for resources to find help in the USA: 

Local Suicide Hotline Information

Final Notes

If you already have experience or training in counseling and you feel competent to take the course without counseling or coaching, feel free to do that. You can ask questions at the live webinars and events. You can also message me and text me with questions from the portal.

Doing these activities alone has its place and benefits. However, doing them with an accountability partner or group is even better! Invite a close, safe, like-minded friend or friends to join with you. Let me know when someone you invite takes you up on it and I will give them a 50% off coupon to join you.

If your partner is your therapist or coach, I will enroll them for free under your name. Once on board in my client portal, message me. I will get them enrolled under your name.

Refund Policy: If you are not completely satisfied with these resources or a specific coaching or counseling session, I will refund 100% of your money for the course or that specific session. No questions asked.

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