Mondo Bizarre Magazine Entries, Raquel Pinheiro, The Listening Room HQ

From The Listening Room HQ – Epigenetics: How the Environment Writes on Body and Brain

Stuart Sutcliffe – Untitled, 1962

On The Listening Room HQ I continue the triad exploring the hidden physiology behind men’s patterns, choices, and resilience. The second post, Sound and Tempo as Environment, looks at how rhythm — from music BPM to daily routines — shapes the nervous system and emotional expression.

This note follows the first post in the series on the magazine:

And it sets the stage for the final post in the triad:

For more articles and ongoing notes from the practice, visit The Listening Room HQ.

Mondo Bizarre Magazine Entries, Raquel Pinheiro, The Listening Room HQ

From the Listening Room – Mapping Midlife: A Practical Diagram of the Male Midlife Crisis

Vincent van Gogh, Green Wheat Fields, Auvers, 1890

I close my four-part series on male midlife thresholds and midlife crisis with a practical, diagram-style guide
in The Listening Room HQ : Mapping Midlife: A Practical Diagram of the Male Midlife Crisis.

This final note gathers the series’ language and tools into an easy-to-scan map of stages and fork points — intended as a practical aid for noticing where you are, what choices appear, and how to move through midlife with clearer intention and integrity.

Earlier Mondo Bizarre Magazine notes in this series:

The full series as published on The Listening Room HQ:

For the complete set and ongoing notes from the practice, visit The Listening Room HQ.

Mondo Bizarre Magazine Entries, Raquel Pinheiro, The Polymath

My site The Polymath – Me as a Polymath

Johannes Vermeer – Officer and Laughing Girl – 1658

On Being a Polymath is my first post on The Polymath my site on being a Polymath and all things Polymathic.

On Being a Polymath is a post about exploring curiosity, depth, and the art of connecting ideas at the heart of being a Polymath. Polymath is a space, for my endless curiosity on a number of subjects.

On Polymath creative lives, maps, and readings that illuminate threads often unseen are explored. Each reflection is an invitation—to expand perspective, engage intuition, and cultivate resonance across disciplines.

Whether you are a musician, writer, artist, or thinker, the journey is about integrating insight, practice, and imagination. Polymath journeys through tools, readings, and reflections that support your exploration and inspire your own creative path, as well as mine.Polymath is a companion of The Listening Room HQ, that also has a dedicated area to maps & readings.

Mondo Bizarre Magazine Entries, Raquel Pinheiro, The Listening Room HQ

From the Listening Room HQ – The Midlife Crisis Decision Map

Gunter Damisch – Gelbe Kaskade, 1985

I continue my four-part series on male midlife thresholds and male midlife crisis on The Listening Room HQ with the third piece: The Midlife Crisis Decision Map.

This magazine note links the conversation between the magazine and The Listening Room HQ — my men’s practice – carrying the series’ practical focus on stages, fork points, and the choices that either trap men in repetition or open a path toward integrity and real inner work.

Previously on Mondo Bizarre Magazine:

On The Listening Room HQ the series reads as:

For those who want to follow the full sequence, visit The Listening Room HQ or read the pieces above. Each post builds toward practical language and tools for noticing stages, choosing differently, and moving through midlife with presence, clarity, and accountability.

Mondo Bizarre Magazine Entries, Raquel Pinheiro, The Listening Room HQ

From the Listening Room HQ – The Universal Midlife Crisis Script | The Midlife Crisis Loop

Gerhard Richter – Abstraktes Bild Nr. 611-1, 1986

In The Listening Room HQ, my men’s practice, I continue the deep dive into the male midlife journey with the second post in a four-part series: The Universal Midlife Crisis Script | The Midlife Crisis Loop.

This piece maps the repeating beats of midlife unraveling across psychology, mythology, addiction recovery, organizational burnout, and even astrology — showing how the same loop resurfaces in different guises.

It follows directly from our earlier feature on Mondo Bizarre Magazine: From The Listening Room HQ – Living the Archetype of Unsupported Male Midlife, where the groundwork for this series was laid.

The full four-part series on The Listening Room HQ:

Each post builds on the last, offering practical language and tools for noticing stages, making clearer choices, and moving through midlife with integrity and care.

Mondo Bizarre Magazine Entries, Raquel Pinheiro, The Listening Room HQ

My Sessions for Men, and Maps & Readings at The Listening Room HQ

Étienne Gélinas – Comp.494, 2018

At The Listening Room HQ I offer sessions that help men, and Maps, and Readings to anyone who resonates.

These aren’t about performance, quick fixes, or abstract theory. They are about presence, clarity, and gentle guidance. About noticing what’s real, what’s moving, and what needs tending.

Sessions, are space for men to be met as you are. Presence is the practice, and clarity emerges from gentle, grounded support.

Maps & Readings are for everyone provide context and insight. They’re tools to see patterns, understand cycles, and reflect on life’s current. Not predictions, but mirrors for awareness. You can read more about The Listening Room HQ Sessions for Men, and Maps & Readings for everyone here.

Mondo Bizarre Magazine Entries, Raquel Pinheiro, The Listening Room HQ

From the Listening Room HQ – Living the Archetype of Unsupported Male Midlife

Martha Jungwirth - Metamorphosen, 2011
Martha Jungwirth – Metamorphosen, 2011

In a culture that often sidelines the midlife journey of men, this first post in a four-part series on The Listening Room HQ speaks to the archetype of the unsupported male midlife — the absence of elders, the lack of guidance, and the quiet crises that unfold when these are missing.

Read the full piece here: Living the Archetype of Unsupported Male Midlife.

This note opens a series that continues with:

For the complete series as published, visit The Listening Room HQ.

Mondo Bizarre Magazine Entries, Raquel Pinheiro, The Listening Room HQ

The Listening Room HQ – Early Notes

Van Gogh Sunflowers
Vincent van Gogh, Three Sunflowers, 1888

A couple of days after the first anchor, the Listening Room HQ is quietly taking shape.

Sunflowers and Van Gogh, my favourite painter, continue to be an inspiration. Each Sunflowers painting subtly shifts in light and energy — each one different.

The maps, the sessions, this craft is a side of me many of you haven’t seen before. A new way of holding presence, listening, and connecting, blending intuition, somatic practice, and knowledge from neuroscience and neurobiology.

Read the first post on the Listening Room HQ on Mondo here.

Mondo Bizarre Magazine Entries, Raquel Pinheiro, The Listening Room HQ

The Listening Room HQ – My Men’s Practice, Readings & Maps

Van Gogh Sunflowers
Vincent van Gogh, Sunflowers 4th version, Arles, 1888.

The Listening Room HQ is my men’s practice, readings, and maps — a side of me many of you may not yet be familiar with.

It is a dedicated space where I integrate my background in neurobiology, neuroscience, and genetics with intuitive, somatic practices, connecting the soul, the cosmic, the creative, and the other maps that guide this work.

It’s a new adventure, shaped by years of study and lived experience.

The sessions are designed specifically for men — thoughtful, often private individuals navigating challenges such as burnout, emotional numbness, or creative blocks. These are not therapy sessions, but they are grounded in presence, clarity, and a non-judgmental approach.

In addition to the sessions, I offer readings and maps that combine Human Design, Mayan Cosmology, and Western Astrology. These are available to all genders and serve as tools for self-reflection and guidance. You can learn more about the services here.

The Listening Room HQ blends science with intuition, offering a space for men to explore and connect with themselves in a meaningful way.

My work is shaped by an artistic lens, and INTJ’s clarity.