In this episode, I explore a ScienceAlert article, “Meditation and Mindfulness Have a Dark Side We Often Overlook” (https://www.sciencealert.com/meditation-and-mindfulness-have-a-dark-side-we-often-overlook), which warns that meditation and mindfulness can spark anxiety, depression, or detachment. I share my take; how our fragile selves, shaped by dysfunctional childhoods and coping stories, get rattled by meditation’s truth-revealing power. Drawing from my own journey through depression and neurodivergence, I explore why these challenges aren’t a “dark side” but a path to authenticity, with a way forward to face them fearlessly.