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Stephen Nachmanovitch on Improvising in Life
3 februari 2021 · 58 min
Stephen Nachmanovitch performs and teaches internationally as an improvisational violinist and at the intersection of music, dance, theatre, and multimedia arts. Stephen has presented masterclasses and workshops at Julliard and many conservatories and universities.
In this episode, Stephen and Eric discuss his new book, The Art of Is: Improvising as a Way of Life, which is an exploration of the creative process, especially the social dimensions of the creative process and a philosophical meditation on living, living fully, and living in the present.
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In This Interview, Stephen Nachmanovitch and I Discuss Improvising in Life and… Lees meerHis book, The Art of Is: Improvising as a Way of Life
That creativity is absolutely worthless without an ethical foundation
The ethics of creativity
Buddhism and creativity
Why improvisation is so important to him
His interest in the creative process across all fields
That the template for improvisation is conversation
The role of listening and equality in improvisational music
The relationship between impermanence, imperfection, and improvisation
The relationship between chivalry and the phrase “yes, and…”
That play isn’t what you do, it’s how you do it
The relationship between discipline and freedom
Art as the act of balancing
How self correction is a lot easier without the added burden of guilt
The metaphor of a child learning to walk and the approach of “positive feedback only”
What it means to “stamp out nouns”
That when you create something that’s “original” it means, simply, that you are the origin
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Dr. Stuart Eisendrath on Mindfulness for Depression
26 januari 2021 · 51 min
Dr. Stuart Eisendrath is the founding Director of the University of California San Francisco Depression Center where he served as the Professor of Psychiatry. His newest book is When Antidepressants Aren’t Enough: Harnessing the Power of Mindfulness to Alleviate Depression. This book aims to take the reader through steps they can utilize to gain relief from depression and anxiety.
In this episode, Dr. Eisendrath and Eric discuss his new book about how mindfulness can help alleviate depression when anti-depressants aren’t enough.
If you’d like to start out this new year restoring some balance and putting some healthy habits in place, or if you’re tired of waiting for the right circumstances to make progress towards your goals, Eric, as a behavior coach, can help you.
To book a free, no-pressure 30-minute call with Eric to see if working with him in The One You Feed Personal Transformation Program is right for you, click here.
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In This Interview, Dr. Stuart Eisendrath and I discuss Mindfulness for Depression and… Lees meerHis book, When Antidepressants Aren’t Enough: Harnessing the Power of Mindfulness to Alleviate Depression
Changing the relationship with depressive thoughts from dominating presence to peaceful coexistence
Learning to interpret our thoughts in a different way
Dealing with self-criticism
Ruminating and how being stuck in the downward spiral leads to more depression
The simple meditation practice of counting each breath
When the thoughts are creating an internal storm
How the most powerful thoughts are usually our own ideas that we’re applying in the present
Determining the difference between facts and thoughts
False evidence and the importance of gathering more…
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Maggie Smith on Writing for Healing
20 januari 2021 · 1 uur 1 min
Maggie Smith is a poet whose work has been widely published, anthologized, and has appeared in Best American Poetry, the New York Times, The New Yorker and elsewhere. Her latest book, Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change, a collection of essays and quotes, is a national bestseller.
In this episode, Maggie and Eric discuss this new book and how for her, writing poetry is having a conversation with herself, problem solving, and healing on paper.
If you’d like to start out this new year restoring some balance and putting some healthy habits in place, or if you’re tired of waiting for the right circumstances to make progress towards your goals, Eric, as a behavior coach, can help you.
To book a free, no-pressure 30-minute call with Eric to see if working with him in The One You Feed Personal Transformation Program is right for you, click here.
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In This Interview, Maggie Smith and I discuss Writing for Healing and… Lees meerHer book, Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change
The dark time in her life that gave birth to her growth
How hope is imaginative and necessary if you’re to come out of difficulty
The role of endurance in healing
Gratitude as a practice even in the darkest times
That big life changes are often identity issues that cause us to ask “who am I now?”
Another meaning to the phrase “it’s always something!”
The reality that we pave the path of the future one step at a time
Her experience as a recovering pessimist
The difference between her poetry and her essays
The role of setting in her poetry
How it never feels good in the long run to have done the wrong thing
Post Traumatic Growth
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Dr. Jud Brewer on Habits to Heal Anxiety
13 januari 2021 · 58 min
Dr. Jud Brewer is a thought leader in the field of habit change and the science of self-mastery. He is the Director of Research and Innovation at the Mindfulness Center and associate professor in psychiatry at the School of Medicine at Brown University.
In this episode, Eric and Dr. Jud talk about his book, Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind and they explore something called the Habit Loop, using it to understand and heal difficult emotions like anxiety.
If you’d like to start out this new year restoring some balance and putting some healthy habits in place, or if you’re tired of waiting for the right circumstances to make progress towards your goals, Eric, as a behavior coach, can help you.
To book a free, no-pressure 30-minute call with Eric to see if working with him in The One You Feed Personal Transformation Program is right for you, click here.
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In This Interview, Dr. Jud Brewer and I discuss Habits for Healing Anxiety and… Lees meerHis book, Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind
Reward-Based Learning
Trigger, Behavior, Result
The Habit Loop
Addiction defined as continued use despite adverse consequences
Habits: Set and Forget
How if we don’t pay attention to how rewarding the habit is right now, we can’t change the behavior
How to heal anxiety as well as emotional eating using the Habit Loop
The role of curiosity in healing anxiety
Learning to be with difficult emotions and learning to allow them to pass
How to remember to be mindful throughout the day
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Mirabai Starr on the Divine Feminine
6 januari 2021 · 53 min
Mirabai Starr is an award-winning author of creative non-fiction and contemporary translations of sacred literature. She taught Philosophy and World Religions at the University of New Mexico-Taos for 20 years and now teaches and speaks internationally on contemplative practice and inter-spiritual dialog. Her latest book is called, WILD MERCY: Living the Fierce & Tender Wisdom of the Women Mystics.
In this episode, Eric and Mirabai explore the intersection of interspirituality and the divine feminine – specifically, as it shows up in her life and in the life of the women mystics whose stories she tells.
It’s *finally* a new year! While there’s no doubt that 2021 will have its challenges, there is so much you can do to make it a wonderful year for you on a personal level.
If you’d like to start out this new year restoring some balance and putting some healthy habits in place, or if you’re tired of waiting for the right circumstances to make progress towards your goals, Eric, as a behavior coach, can help you.
To book a free, no-pressure 30-minute call with Eric to see if working with him in The One You Feed Personal Transformation Program is right for you, click here.
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In This Interview, Mirabai Starr and I discuss the Divine Feminine and… Lees meerHer book, WILD MERCY: Living the Fierce & Tender Wisdom of the Women Mystics
A few of her favorite women mystics
The Divine Feminine Energy
Belief structures that no longer serve us well
Being engaged in the world as a spiritual practice
How drawing from many spiritual traditions is like digging one well with many different tools
The way she has created her spiritual practice over time
Feminine wisdom teachings
The morning rituals tha…
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Koshin Paley Ellison on Becoming Wholehearted
29 december 2020 · 58 min
Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison is a Zen teacher and co-founder with his partner, Sensei Chodo Robert Campbell, of the New York Zen Center of Contemplative Care. He’s also an author, a Jungian psychotherapist, and a Certified Chaplaincy Educator.
In this episode, Koshin Paley and Eric discuss his newest book, Wholehearted: Slow Down, Help Out, Wake Up, and how we can live in such a way that we integrate all of the parts of ourselves into a loving, wholehearted being.
As we approach a new year, there’s no doubt that 2021 will have its challenges, but there is so much you can do to make it a wonderful year for you on a personal level.
If you’d like to start out this new year restoring some balance and putting some healthy habits in place, or if you’re tired of waiting for the right circumstances to make progress towards your goals, Eric, as a behavior coach, can help you.
To book a free, no-pressure 30-minute call with Eric to see if working with him in The One You Feed Personal Transformation Program is right for you, click here.
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In This Interview, Koshin Paley and I discuss Becoming Wholehearted and… Lees meerHis book, Wholehearted: Slow Down, Help Out, Wake Up
The comment from a stranger that helped shape his path
The problem with being a “lone wolf”
How to work with your preferences in a skillful way
The importance of being open to learning from whatever is happening
Learning to see your friends and enemies as equals
The bridge of compassion
His practice to cultivate unconditional love
Wholehearted as integrating oneself and one’s life
Life as a journey of endlessly unfolding
“Good enough” community and sangha
Learning to be at one with our own pain because it is the place o…
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Wim Hof on Mind Over Matter
23 december 2020 · 56 min
Wim Hof is a Dutch extreme athlete noted for his ability to withstand freezing temperatures. Wim has set world records for swimming under ice and prolonged full-body contact with ice and still holds the record for a barefoot half marathon on ice and snow. He attributes these feats to the technique outlined in his book, The Wim Hof Method.
In this episode, Wim and Eric talk about how we can cultivate strength, resilience, and healing within ourselves using the three techniques outlined in his method.
As we approach a new year, there’s no doubt that 2021 will have its challenges, but there is so much you can do to make it a wonderful year for you on a personal level.
If you’d like to start out this new year restoring some balance and putting some healthy habits in place, or if you’re tired of waiting for the right circumstances to make progress towards your goals, Eric, as a behavior coach, can help you.
To book a free, no-pressure 30-minute call with Eric to see if working with him in The One You Feed Personal Transformation Program is right for you, click here.
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In This Interview, Wim Hof and I Discuss Mind Over Matter and… Lees meerHis book, The Wim Hof Method
How he developed his indomitable spirit at 12 years old
Why he chooses discomfort over comfort every day
The role of hormetic stress in awakening our inner strength
Our innate capacity to deal with disease
The three components of The Wim Hof Method
How we can engage in daily cold exposure
Breathing techniques to support the immune system
The science that supports The Wim Hof Method
Wim Hof Links:
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Dr. Aziz Gazipura on Transforming Your Inner Critic
15 december 2020 · 57 min
Dr. Aziz Gazipura is a clinical psychologist and one of the worlds leading experts on social confidence. After being stuck in shyness and social anxiety himself for almost 10 years, he became determined to find a way to social freedom.
In this episode, Eric and Aziz discuss his book, On My Own Side: Transform Self Criticism And Self Doubt Into Permanent Self Worth And Confidence. They dive into the connection between our inner critic and social anxiety and talk about how to transform your inner world into one that is supportive and ultimately freeing.
As we approach a new year, there’s no doubt that 2021 will have its challenges, but there is so much you can do to make it a wonderful year for you on a personal level.
If you’d like to start out this new year restoring some balance and putting some healthy habits in place, or if you’re tired of waiting for the right circumstances to make progress towards your goals, Eric, as a behavior coach, can help you.
To book a free, no-pressure 30-minute call with Eric to see if working with him in The One You Feed Personal Transformation Program is right for you, click here.
But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!
In This Interview, Dr. Aziz Gazipura and I Discuss Transforming Your Inner Critic and… Lees meerHis book, On My Own Side: Transform Self Criticism And Self Doubt Into Permanent Self Worth And Confidence
Misconceptions about what it means to be on our own side or practice self-compassion
What it means to run on “clean” or “dirty” fuel when it comes to how we motivate ourselves
Why self-affirmations often don’t work very well
Internal family systems
How to work skillfully with our inner critic
When reason doesn’t eliminate the feeling inside of us
That there is no funda…
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Sonia Roberts on Spirituality and Anti-Racism
8 december 2020 · 46 min
Sonia Roberts is an educator, writer, creator, and activist. Sonia writes about racism, spirituality, parenting, and much more in her Spiritually Speaking blog. Her first book is White Ally: A Guide To Cultivating A Deeply Spiritual Anti-Racism Practice.
In this episode, Eric and Sonia explore the intersection of transformational inner work within ourselves and transformational outer work in the world, specifically when it comes to practicing anti-racism.
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In This Interview, Sonia Roberts and I Discuss Spirituality and Anti-Racism and… Lees meerHer book, White Ally: A Guide To Cultivating A Deeply Spiritual Anti-Racism Practice
The intersection of transformational inner work within ourselves as well as transformational outer work in the world
Transforming suffering into something beautiful
Yogas ten guidelines, the Yamas and Niyamas
Instances when it’s not necessarily beneficial for Black people to share their personal stories of experiences with racism
The way that yoga and meditation practices can be instrumental in facilitating social change
The ethical components that underlie yoga
The practice of gratitude amidst privilege
Identifying the places of your privilege and subsequently acting in service of those who are marginalized
The idea of intent vs. impact in matters of race and racism
The difference between being shamed and being held accountable
Sonia Roberts Links:
awakenedlovewarrior.com
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Paria Hassouri on Parenting a Transgender Child
2 december 2020 · 51 min
Paria Hassouri is a pediatrician, writer, transgender rights activist, wife and mother of three children. Her personal essays have been published in the New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times, Huffington Post, and many more.
In this episode, Eric and Paria talk about her book, Found In Transition: A Mother’s Evolution During Her Child’s Gender Change. Her story of understanding, accepting, and ultimately supporting her daughter as a transgender girl is so honest and beautiful and inspiring.
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In This Interview, Paria Hassouri and I Discuss Parenting a Transgender Child and… Lees meerHer book, Found In Transition: A Mother’s Evolution During Her Child’s Gender Change
The question, “Am I acting out of love or am I acting out of fear?”
The story of her middle child coming out as a trans girl
The process she went through of educating herself about transgender children and teenagers
The factors that ultimately guided her towards supporting her child’s transition
The change that shifted her outlook and her child’s outlook for the future
Her journey through denial, anger, acceptance, support, and ultimately celebration about her child’s transition
Her internal struggle about her child’s transition
The power of finding people who have been through what you’re going through
The stories we make up about our identities – and how they can change
Paria Hassouri Links:
pariahassouri.com
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Cory Allen on Cultivating Mindfulness
24 november 2020 · 56 min
Cory Allen is a writer, musician, meditation teacher, and creator of the podcast, The Astral Hustle, which focuses on how to live better with leading experts in mindfulness, neuroscience, and philosophy. Cory believes that the more we understand ourselves, the less we suffer.
In this episode, Cory and Eric discuss his book, Now Is The Way: An Unconventional Approach To Modern Mindfulness.
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In This Interview, Cory Allen and I Discuss Cultivating Mindfulness and… Lees meerHis book, Now Is The Way: An Unconventional Approach To Modern Mindfulness
The role of our actions in determining who we are
How to differentiate between helpful and unhelpful negative thoughts and emotions
The most effective way to widen the gap between stimulus and response
The watching mind and the doing mind
Why the notions of emptiness and non-self needn’t be scary
The answer to the question, “Does my life even matter?”
How we assign meaning rather than find meaning in life
What it means to dilute strong emotions or ruminating thoughts when they arise
Cory Allen Links:
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Bina Venkataraman on Effectively Thinking Ahead
18 november 2020 · 57 min
Bina Venkataraman is an American journalist, author, and science policy expert. She is currently the Editorial Page Editor of The Boston Globe and a fellow at New America. Bina is a frequent public speaker whose appearances have included the TED mainstage, NPR, Aspen Ideas, MSNBC, CNN, and university campuses around the world. Bina formerly served as Senior Advisor for Climate Change Innovation in the Obama White House and she also advised the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology in responding to the Ebola epidemic, promoting patient access to cancer therapies, and reforming public school science education.
In this episode, Bina and Eric discuss her book, The Optimist’s Telescope: Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age, and how we can live in the present in such a way that we also create the future that we’d like to inhabit.
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In This Interview, Bina Venkataraman and I Discuss Effectively Thinking Ahead and… Lees meerHer book, The Optimist’s Telescope: Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age
How to make decisions about the future
The untold story of the marshmallow test
How most people don’t look past 15 years in the future
Tools for more effectively imagining the future
Tools for more effectively planning for the future
Being present while also orienting for the future
When we’re more likely to make bad decisions
The role of implementing impulse buffers
When an “if/then” strategy can be most helpful to you
How our past informs our view of the future
Social movements that influence lasting change
Bina Venkataraman Links:
writerbina.com
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Life Through Poetry with IN-Q
10 november 2020 · 52 min
IN-Q is an award-winning poet, best-selling author, and multi-platinum songwriter. His groundbreaking achievements include being named to Oprah’s SuperSoul 100 list of the world’s most influential thought leaders, being the first spoken word artist to perform with Cirque Du Soleil, and being featured on A&E, ESPN, and HBO’s Def Poetry Jam. He’s inspired audiences around the world through his live performances and storytelling workshops. Many of his recent poetry videos have gone viral with over 70 million views combined.
When IN-Q reads or recites his poetry, it is a moving, powerful experience. In this episode, he reads several of his poems and he and Eric talk about many aspects of life and how he expresses those aspects through his poetry.
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In This Interview, IN-Q and I Discuss Life Through Poetry and… Lees meerHis book, Inquire Within
How it’s easier to hate than to create but creating is a lot more satisfying
That for him, poetry is either purging or praying or both
How we’re all storytellers
That everything is a spiritual practice
How we’re afraid to be a student at something, to look foolish, but if we never look foolish, we’ll never be brilliant
His poem, Inquire Within
The way spirituality is logical for him
The role that gratitude plays in his life
How his work holds paradoxes
His poem, Problems
The ways enlightenment can sneak into our lives
His two definitions of hope
Seeing the difficult reality while also holding hope for better
IN-Q Links:
in-q.com
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Ella Frances Sanders on Musings on a Vast Universe
3 november 2020 · 50 min
Ella Frances Sanders is an internationally-bestselling author and illustrator of three books. Her third book, Eating the Sun: Small Musings on a Vast Universe, was the recipient of the 2019 Whirling Prize for Prose and has been translated into many languages.
In this episode, Eric and Ella have a delicious conversation about this lovely book that contains all sorts of interesting facts and beautiful illustrations about our universe and how we as humans relate to such things.
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In This Interview, Ella Frances Sanders and I Discuss her Musings on a Vast Universe and… Lees meerHer book, “Eating the Sun: Small Musings on a Vast Universe”
Her take on the wolf parable and how it’s about choosing possibility over panic
How moving slowly helps us notice a lot of what’s good
Our relationship to plants and to the sun
How giving plants human characteristics helps us connect and care about them
The challenge in understanding the scale of things
We see things through filters without thinking about it
How science works with laws and things that we know are true
Our choices are affected by how we are influenced by the world around us
How the universe is moving toward ultimate chaos
Our memories are susceptible to alterations and get filtered through the present moment
How we are only remembering the last time we remembered
Stressful situations can affect memory
The half-life of facts is the amount of time it takes for a fact to become untrue
Ella Frances Sanders Links:
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Special Episode: Resilience During Challenging Times
27 oktober 2020 · 1 uur 5 min
Due to the ongoing global pandemic, devastating natural disasters, contentious elections, and instances of heartbreaking violence and injustice, challenging times continue. To help you strengthen your resilience, we’re releasing this special episode which features all-new interviews with 4 previous guests of the show. The guests of this special episode are Ellen Bass, Parker Palmer, Spring Washam, and Ralph De La Rosa.
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In This Interview, We Discuss Resilience During Difficult Times and… Lees meerHow art can help us connect with our inner experience during challenging times
Ellen Bass’ motto to cultivate resilience: “work more, worry less”
That if we can get the step small enough, there’s always a positive step we can take to help
The impact of taking care of ourselves on other people
The importance of cultivating gratitude for small things
When our hearts are broken open, they grow larger
Learning to value small actions
The motto: “if you can’t get out of it, get into it
The importance of literally changing the channel to limit our intake of distressing news
How to be in the world but not of the world
Working with fear skillfully
How mind and body parallel themselves
Making time to allow, be with, and be in our emotions
The importance of metabolizing and digesting our emotions
How we’re designed to go through stress and bounce back
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Dr. Shauna Shapiro on Transformative Mindfulness
21 oktober 2020 · 50 min
Dr. Shauna Shapiro is a professor, best-selling author, clinical psychologist, and internationally recognized expert in mindfulness and compassion. She has published over 150 journal articles and 3 critically acclaimed books translated into 16 languages. Her most recent book is called, Good Morning, I Love You: Mindfulness and Self Compassion Practices to Rewire Your Brain for Calm, Clarity, and Joy.
In this episode, Eric and Shauna Shapiro talk about how we can cultivate transformative mindfulness through daily practices that nurture kindness and compassion towards ourselves.
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In This Interview, Dr. Shauna Shapiro and I Discuss Transformative Mindfulness and… Lees meerHer book, Good Morning, I Love You: Mindfulness and Self Compassion Practices to Rewire Your Brain for Calm, Clarity, and Joy
How she first learned the idea that what you practice grows stronger
Why your attitude and how you pay attention is so important when it comes to mindfulness
3 pillars of mindfulness
What she learned from studying shame
The effectiveness of self-compassion
The ways mindfulness prepares the mind for learning
The difference between mindfulness and meditation
What your mood in the morning and your mood in the evening says about your longevity
The question you can ask yourself in the morning to prime your mind to look for the good throughout the day
The ways mindfulness can lose its transformative power
Self-improvement vs Self-liberation
How perfection is the antithesis of evolution
The benefits of a regular meditation practice
Her practice of “Good Morning, I Love You”
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Raising an Aging Parent with Dr. Ken Druck
13 oktober 2020 · 56 min
Dr. Ken Druck is a leading mental health expert in the areas of civility, relationships, and aging. Ken writes regularly for the national press and he is the author of several books including the one discussed in this episode, Raising an Aging Parent: Guidelines for Families in the Second Half of Life.
In this episode, Eric and Dr. Ken Druck talk about caring for an aging parent, finding meaning after great loss, helping ourselves receive the love that’s offered to us, and how to live through the difficult nature of the difficult situations we will face in our lives.
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In This Interview, Dr. Ken Druck and I Discuss Raising an Aging Parent, and… Lees meerHis book, Raising an Aging Parent: Guidelines for Families in the Second Half of Life
Standing in the ashes of your “Plan A” in life
The tragedy of the death of his daughter
The choice to make your pain the central organizing principle of your life or choosing a life where purpose and meaning are the central organizing principles
Our wholeness coming out of brokeness
How aging is grieving the loss of our younger self and accepting yourself as you are today
Living in a “both-and” rather than an “either-or” world
That when we care for an aging parent, we’re giving life back to the parents that gave life to us
Giving our parents the good things we have in our hearts to give as they face some of the biggest challenges of their lives
The importance of being a healthy caregiver and not becoming a “slave caregiver”
Figuring out what is “enough” as a caregiver
Allowing ourselves to receive the love as our parents offer it, rather than waiting for the way we want it
Figuring out what stands in the way of us receiving other people’s l…
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Julia Cameron on Finding Your Creativity
7 oktober 2020 · 51 min
Julia Cameron is an American teacher, author, artist, poet, playwright, novelist, filmmaker, and much more. She is best known for her book, “The Artist’s Way.“
In this episode, in addition to discussing her book, “The Artist’s Way,” Eric and Julia talk about finding your creativity and her famous practice known as “Morning Pages.”
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In This Interview, Julia Cameron and I Discuss Finding Your Creativity and… Lees meerHer book, “The Artist’s Way“
Her many strategies for feeding her good wolf
Creative recovery is the process of tracking back to our original selves
Creativity as a spiritual practice
“Morning Pages” is her daily practice of writing 3 pages longhand about anything that is on your mind first thing in the morning
The importance of writing no more or no less than the 3 pages.
Morning pages are aimed at moving out of inertia into action.
Learning to write past our inner critic is how we train ourselves to move past fear
Cloud thoughts are the thoughts that drift into your consciousness that are not connected to anything
Morning pages are your tough love friend and are not meant to be reread
Creativity can come from happiness as well as pain
The reward for paying attention is a sense of well being that counters loneliness
“Artist Dates” are expeditions out of your house that you find delightful or brings you joy
The myth that artists are born and not made
How perfectionism stands between you and your creativity
The process of creativity is more important than the end product
Moving past perfectionism with your morning pages
Walking is another important creative tool
The secret doubt is our skeptical sense that a higher power isn’t interested in us.
The voice of…
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James Kingsland on the Neuroscience of Behind Our Reality
29 september 2020 · 50 min
James Kingsland is a science and medical journalist with 25 years of experience working for publications such as New Scientist, Nature, and, most recently, The Guardian. On his own blog, Plastic Brain, he writes about neuroscience and Buddhist psychology.
In this episode, Eric and James Kingsland discuss his book, Am I Dreaming: The Science of Altered States from Psychedelics to Virtual Reality and Beyond.
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In This Interview, James Kingsland and I Discuss the Neuroscience Behind Our Reality, and… Lees meerHis book, Am I Dreaming: The Science of Altered States from Psychedelics to Virtual Reality and Beyond
What the best neuroscience tells us about how the brain works
That we don’t see the world directly, objectively as it is
Our experiential reality as a combination of what we expect to see and the feedback from what our senses are telling us is there
Prediction Error Coding
How the brain mainly pays attention when you surprise it
That the Buddha discovered that we see a conditioned view of the world
The types of things that go wrong in the brain
Viewing mental illness and addiction through the prediction functionality of the brain
How altered states can help when things go wrong in the brain
Expanded the flexibility of the brain
What happens in the brain during sleep and dreaming
His experience with hypnosis
Active Inference
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Judith Grisel on the Neuroscience of Addiction
22 september 2020 · 50 min
Dr. Judith Grisel is a professor of Psychology at Bucknell University. Judith is a behavioral neuroscientist with a particular interest in addiction. Her work includes trying to determine what is different about people who develop drug addictions before they ever try a drug.
In this episode, Judith and Eric discuss her book, “Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction” where she shares her personal experience of overcoming addiction as well as her passion for research into the neuroscience of addiction.
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In This Interview, Judith Grisel and I Discuss the Neuroscience of Addiction, and… Lees meerHer book, Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction"
Channeling her strong will and enthusiasm for addiction into recovery
Focusing on what she wanted rather than what she didn't want
The complexity of addiction is there are so many factors that lead to it
Nature via nurture as well as the inherited risks of addiction
The increased risk of teenagers with addictive disorders when using drugs or alcohol while the brain is still developing.
The neural states associated with addiction also come from our history, culture, socialization, communication, and even microbiomes.
The "debt of addiction is accrued when borrowing good feelings from the future is due"
Mechanisms of what happens in the brain when abusing substances
Tolerance is when the brain adapts and counteracts the effects of the drug
Dependence is when you no longer like yourself without the drug
Younger adults may be more prone to addiction, but also more resilient.
Her experience of receiving tough love from her parents that ultimately led to recovery.
How isolation causes addiction and addi…
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Brad Warner on Hardcore Zen
15 september 2020 · 54 min
Brad Warner is an ordained Zen teacher and the author of many books, including There is No God and He is Always With You, Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate, and Hardcore Zen, Brad is the creator of the “Hardcore Zen” blog and YouTube Channel and is also a punk rock bass player in the band, Zero Defex. He has published work in Buddhist magazines Shambala Sun, Buddha Dharma, and Tricycle as well as rock magazines such as Alternative Press, Maximum Rock and Roll, and Razorcake.
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In This Interview, Brad Warner and I Discuss Hardcore Zen and … Lees meerHis book, “Letters to a Dead Friend About Zen”
Absolute truth and relative truth
The Buddhist precepts – there are no universal rules that apply to everything
The universe is a living entity that is affected by our actions
Why he wrote this book for his friend who died
Iceberg metaphor – what can be seen is what we know about ourselves, but we also have unseen and unknowable parts of ourselves.
His thoughts on Buddha being a genius
The Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha
A goal of not having a goal is also a goal
Being in a goal-oriented society
Seeing things as they are and realizing that we’re wrong
The challenge of accepting our current reality as how it's supposed to be and not how we want it to be.
Working with our desires for things to be a certain way
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Kelly Wilson on Being Liberated from Anxiety
9 september 2020 · 54 min
Kelly Wilson, Ph.D., is a Professor of psychology at the University at Mississippi. He is Past President of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, and winner of the University of Mississipi’s prestigious Elsie M. Hood Outstanding Teacher Award. Dr. Wilson is one of the co-developers of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and has written several books, including Things Might Go Terribly, Horribly Wrong: A Guide to Life Liberated from Anxiety.
In this episode, Kelly Wilson and Eric discuss his approach to helping others to become liberated from their anxiety.
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In This Interview, Kelly Wilson and I Discuss Being Liberated from Anxiety and… Lees meerHis book, Things Might Go Terribly, Horribly Wrong: A Guide to Life Liberated from Anxiety.
Anxiety is not as a disease or that we’re broken
His past view of vulnerability as being the enemy
His theory that 1 out of 2 people has experienced some form of suffering or hardship in their life
How labels can obscure a person
Before talking about acceptance, it’s important to understand what matters.
His approach to this therapy is about the direction towards what you love rather than just eliminating symptoms.
Your suffering may be due to how it’s being carried, not that it’s being carried.
Facing our difficulties is how we come to understand what courage and sacrifice look like
Values and vulnerability as a starting place in therapy
Identifying what would make the hardest thing worthwhile
When we don’t know our values, identify where it hurts
If the burden could be lifted, what would you allow?
Reclaiming what we value by taking redemptive action
The next right thing is acknowledging where you’ve been wrong
Committed…
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Spring Washam on Deep Transformation
2 september 2020 · 57 min
Spring Washam is a well-known meditation and dharma teacher based in Oakland, California. She is a founding member and core teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center located in downtown Oakland. She is the founder of Lotus Vine Journeys an organization that blends indigenous healing practices with Buddhist wisdom. In addition to being a teacher, she is also a healer, facilitator, spiritual activist, and writer. Spring is considered a pioneer in bringing mindfulness-based healing practices into diverse communities and is committed to enriching the lives of disenfranchised people everywhere.
In this episode, Spring Washam and Eric talk about how we can foster deep transformation within ourselves and our world.
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In This Interview, Spring Washam and I Discuss Deep Transformation and… Lees meerHer book, A Fierce Heart: Finding Strength, Courage, and Wisdom in Any Moment
Balancing action and contemplation
Focusing on what you are fighting for (not just what you’re fighting against)
Her constant, daily practice of forgiveness
Uprooting greed, hatred, and delusion to heal her heart and mind
Her profound experiences of interconnectedness
Why she takes things far less personally now but still feels the pain of life
The deep shift in the heart that transforms someone into an antiracist
Her Sunday program: The Church of Harriet Tubman & The Underground Railroad Crew
Connecting to our ancestors and learning from history
How no one is exempt from the 10,000 joys and the 10,000 sorrows of life
The way faith in a bigger, loving force can lead to beautiful transformation when pain in life happens to us
The lawful unfolding of the universe
Waking up to our innate Buddha nature
Transformin…
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Ibram X. Kendi on Being an Antiracist
29 augustus 2020 · 37 min
Ibram X. Kendi is an American author, historian, and scholar of race and discriminatory policy in America. He is the Director for the Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University and he received the National Book Award for Non-Fiction for his book, Stamped From The Beginning: The Definitive History Of Racist Ideas In America. In this episode, Ibram X. Kendi and Eric talk about his recent book, How To Be An Antiracist.
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In This Interview, Ibram X. Kendi and I Discuss Being an Antiracist and… Lees meerHis book, How To Be An Antiracist
How he defines the word “racist”
The problem at the core of racism
How to determine if a policy is racist or antiracist
Racial discrimination
Differentiating between people and policies
The importance of viewing individual behaviors
How mistakes impact people of different races
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Sasha Sagan on Science and the Sacred
26 augustus 2020 · 56 min
Sasha Sagan is a writer who has also worked as a television producer, filmmaker, editor, and speaker. Sasha’s writing has appeared in New York Magazine, O Magazine, Literary Hub, and others. Her latest book is called, For Small Creatures Such As We: Rituals For Finding Meaning In Our Unlikely World.
In this episode, Sasha Sagan and Eric talk about bringing a sense of sacredness to a scientific world, maintaining our awe and wonder, and the role and importance of ritual in our lives.
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In This Interview, Sasha Sagan and I Discuss Science, the Sacred, and… Lees meerHer book, For Small Creatures Such As We: Rituals For Finding Meaning In Our Unlikely World
Maintaining our sense of awe even as we discover the explanations for things
Sitting with the discomfort of not knowing to foster wonder
Following our curiosity and having questions as we follow the threads to discovery
Going through the right of passage of an existential crisis
The fact that things end makes them precious
How so much of ritual is processing change
Ritual being a 3 step path from a state of separateness to a state of togetherness
The wisdom in having rituals that mark time
Creating rituals
The positive and negative of our human tendency to find patterns
Tolerating ambiguity
The need for nuance
Interconnectedness
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Albert Flynn DeSilver on Writing as a Path to Awakening
19 augustus 2020 · 45 min
Albert Flynn DeSilver is an American poet, memoirist, novelist, speaker, and workshop leader. He is the author of several books of poems, a memoir titled “Beamish Boy (I am not my story): A Memory of Recovery and Awakening”, and the book discussed in this episode: Writing as a Path to Awakening: A Year to Becoming an Excellent Writer and Living an Awakened Life
In this episode, Albert Flynn DeSilver and Eric talk about using writing, poetry, and contemplative practices as a way to guide us on the path to awakening to our true selves.
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In This Interview, Albert Flynn DeSilver and I Discuss Writing as a Path to Awakening and… Lees meerAttention and action are needed to transcend our conditioning
Awakening means waking up to the reality of existence, that we are not our minds
Waking up to our true nature as opposed to conditioned nature
How writing is a creative act that can wake us up to full potentiality or higher truth
Writing and meditation as contemplative practices that support each other.
Poetry is a way to talk about that which can’t be spoken of
How reading poetry is a very different and visceral reading experience
Writing with a sense of curiosity and exploration
Freewriting exercises – setting up to write what’s there, internally and externally
Realizing we are in collaboration with all of the energy around us
Using prompts for writing for awakening practice
Gaining perspective and distance from the voices in our head
Setting yourself up for success with intentionality
The paradox of being “the greatest invention ever” and “completely insignificant”
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Josh Johnson on Humor and Healing
11 augustus 2020 · 58 min
Josh Johnson is a comedian and an Emmy-nominated writer. He is currently a writer on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah and a former writer and performer on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Josh was named New York’s Funniest Comic at the New York Comey Festival in 2018.
In this episode, Josh Johnson and Eric talk about comedy and how humor can facilitate healing, understanding, and our connection with one another.
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In This Interview, Josh Johnson and I Discuss Humor and Healing and… Lees meerThe duality of being human
Using humor as a coping mechanism that can facilitate healing
How when you laugh you feel no pain
That levity can strip something of its power over us
What it means to be truly content
The role of comedy in his life
The relationship between objectivity and comedy
How he’d rather try and fail on stage than not try something out of fear
The prevalence of mental health issues in comedians
The way humor can change our perspectives
How he approaches depressive episodes in his own life
How skewed our feedback can be based on who surrounds us
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Understanding Emotions with Susan David
5 augustus 2020 · 46 min
Susan David is a psychologist on faculty at Harvard Medical School. She’s also the co-founder and co-director of The Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital and is CEO of Evidence-Based Psychology. Along with speaking and consulting, Susan is also the author of Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life.
In this episode, Susan David and Eric examine how we can experience, interpret, talk about, and relate to our emotions so that we live a life that is more intentional and deeply rooted in what we value.
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In This Interview, Susan David and I Discuss Understanding Emotions and… Lees meerHer book, Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change and Thrive in Work and Life
The problem of going on autopilot through our habitual actions
The problem of going on autopilot through the habits of our internal world
The benefits of taking time to think about what we value and then examining our habitual patterns to find ways they might be out of alignment
That we own our emotions, they don’t own us
Values as qualities of action
Engaging with choice points in life Actions as votes towards the person we want to be
The mistaken view of emotions as good or bad
Emotions as signposts for the things we care about
That emotions are data, not directives
How to decipher whether emotions are old habitual patterns or present-day valuable signals
Asking, “Is my believing this emotion opening me up to thrive or shutting me down into something small?”
Being compassionate and curious with difficult emotions
Hearing yourself when you describe your emotions
Utilizing emotion granularity to more accurately label and better understand emotions
The skill of noticing our…
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A.H. Almaas on Discovering our Essence
28 juli 2020 · 48 min
A. H. Almaas is the pen name of A. Hameed Ali. He is the founder of the Diamond Approach to Self-Realization which is a contemporary teaching that developed within the context of both ancient spiritual teachings and modern depth psychology theories. He has authored eighteen books about spiritual realization, including the Diamond Heart series, The Pearl Beyond Price, The Void, The Alchemy of Freedom, and his newest book, Love Unveiled: Discovering the Essence of the Awakened Heart.
In this episode, A.H. Almaas and Eric explore how to use curiosity, inquiry, courage, kindness, and love to discover our true nature, which he refers to as our “essence”. It is a deep and freeing approach to achieve healing and wholeness within ourselves.
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In This Interview, A.H. Almaas and I Discuss Discovering our Essence and… Lees meerHis newest book, Love Unveiled: Discovering the Essence of the Awakened Heart
The Diamond Approach
What he means when he talks about our “essence”
The difference between personality and essence
Seeing our children’s essential nature and loving them for it
The Theory of Holes
The role of inquiry in feeling your emotion
Accessing your emotions by seeing what’s in the way of feeling them
Principles that ground us in inquiry so we might see the totality of our experience in the present moment
The difference between and integration of psychology and spirituality
The result of staying with our direct, immediate experience
How wanting to change ourselves interferes with our ability to study and learn about ourselves
Including our desires in our inquiry
That “allowing things to be exactly as they are” is the highest teaching there is
Becoming consistently curious abou…
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Sarah Blondin on Being Heart Minded
22 juli 2020 · 50 min
Sarah Blondin is a writer and videographer from British Columbia, Canada. She’s also the creator and host of the well-known podcast “live awake“. In this episode, Sarah and Eric discuss her book, “Heart Minded, How to Hold Yourself and Others in Love”, where she shares how we can learn to train our minds to listen and follow our hearts.
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In This Interview, Sarah Blondin and I Discuss Being Heart Minded and… Lees meerHer book, “Heart Minded, How to Hold Yourself and Others in Love.”
Listening to the longing that guides us to the dark place
How grace is like the wind that comes from within lifting us up from the mire
Creating a mainline to the heart will move you forward, but we must learn to be aware of it.
How taking responsibility for our pain becomes our strength
Seeing from the perspective of the heart and learning to see beyond the pain
Feeling and giving yourself permission begins the healing process
Addressing and not avoiding your afflictions
Becoming empowered to stop choosing to go to the dark place comes with time and practice
Bringing the mind down to the heart
How the unharnessed mind is frantic and is an ungrounded companion
The call of the heart is living and leading with love
The heart gives us a strength to help us maneuver difficult times
Training the mind to start following the heart’s agenda
As the heart grows, it infiltrates our consciousness and moves us into a more harmonious state.
Creating boundaries for yourself when suffering and struggle show up
“Inner hospitality” comes from learning how to stay and allowing your feelings to move in then out.
How achievements and pursuits hold little value compared to what we create within ourselves
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Mini Episode: On and On it Goes (Coronavirus Update)
16 juli 2020 · 16 min
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In this mini-episode, Eric discusses the importance of having a spiritual practice so that you can have a strong foundation from which to build upon in your life. This has never been more important than right now as we face the seemingly unending coronavirus crisis we are currently in. Lees meerThe realization in his recovery that he didn't have anything sustainable or grounding in his life
Discovering a spiritual life when you don't believe in God in the traditional sense
Finding spiritual principles such as acceptance, mindfulness, generosity, kindness, and love as a way to orient his life.
Learning to make these principles the center of your life
Liminal space as waiting space
Using this space as a fertile ground where transformation can happen
Learning to engage with what is here, right now.
Using this time as an opportunity to let go and surrender to a greater potential
Choose growth over stagnation
Choose thriving or surviving
Learning the key spiritual principles and changing our habits to incorporate these key principles in our daily lives.
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Justin Michael Williams on Meditation and Activism
14 juli 2020 · 54 min
Justin Michael Williams is an author, a top 20 recording artist, and a transformational speaker who is using music and meditation to wake up the world. With over a decade of teaching experience, Justin has become a pioneering voice of color for the new healing movement. Between his podcast, keynotes, and motivational online platforms, Justin’s teachings have now spread to more than 40 countries around the globe. His new book is, Stay Woke: A Meditation Guide for the Rest of Us.
In this episode, Eric and Justin Michael Williams explore the connection between meditation and activism, which is to say, the work we do to heal ourselves and then the work we go do to help heal our world.
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In This Interview, Justin Michael Williams and I Discuss Meditation and Activism and… Lees meerHis new book, Stay Woke: A Meditation Guide for the Rest of Us
The role, place, and importance of inner work and outer work
That out of all the healing modalities he’s tried, meditation has had the biggest impact on his life
How it’s not always our thoughts that create our reality
That awareness calls us to get up off of our meditation cushion and take action
That the real reason we meditate is to become more alive
That we meditate not to disconnect but to reconnect
That actions create our world
The two things that co-create our reality: What happens to us and our reacti…
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Ellen Bass on the Power of Poetry
7 juli 2020 · 49 min
Ellen Bass is a poet, non-fiction author, and teacher. She is the author of many collections and books including Like a Beggar, The Human Line, and Mules of Love. Ellen’s poems also appear frequently in The New Yorker, American Poetry Review, and many other journals. She’s been awarded three Pushcart Prizes, The Lambda Literary Award, The Pablo Neruda Prize, and The New Letters Prize. Ellen also teaches in the MFA Writing Program at Pacific University. Her newest collection of poetry is entitled Indigo. This is Ellen’s second time as a guest on the show.
In this episode, Ellen and Eric discuss the power of poetry – how it can change us and deepen our experience of and attention to the world around us. Ellen reads some of her incredibly beautiful poetry and as a result, we are indeed changed.
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In This Interview, Ellen Bass and I Discuss the Power of Poetry and… Lees meerHer new book of poetry, Indigo
How gratitude and love help her combat fear
Her practice as a poet is to take suffering and make art
The poem that took her 12 years to write
That worthwhile things are hard to do – even for experts
Wanting to be changed after writing or reading a poem
Her poem, Taking My Old Dog Out To Pee Before Bed
Her poem, Enough…
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Lisa Mosconi on Eating for Brain Health
30 juni 2020 · 54 min
Lisa Mosconi holds a PhD degree in Neuroscience and Nuclear Medicine and is a certified Integrative Nutritionist and holistic healthcare practitioner. At Weil Cornel Medical College in New York, she is the Director of the Women’s Brain Initiative in the Department of Neurology, Associate Director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic, and Associate Professor of Neuroscience in Neurology and Radiology. She has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers in prestigious medical journals and is the author of 2 books, both of which she and Eric discuss in this episode: Brain Food: The Surprising Science of Eating for Cognitive Power and The XX Brain: The Groundbreaking Science Empowering Women To Maximize Cognitive Health and Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease.
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In This Interview, Lisa Mosconi and I Discuss the Eating for Brain Health and… Lees meerHer books, Brain Food: The Surprising Science of Eating for Cognitive Power and The XX Brain: The Groundbreaking Science Empowering Women To Maximize Cognitive Health and Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease
How the foods we eat contribute to our brain health
Neuronutrition: the science of how to nourish our brain via the foods we eat
How in our health, genes load the gun but lifestyle pulls the tr…
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Jamia Wilson on Allyship and Activism
23 juni 2020 · 56 min
Jamia Wilson is a feminist activist, writer, and speaker. As director of the Feminist Press at the City University of New York and the former VP of programs at the Women’s Media Center, Jamia has been a leading voice on women’s rights issues for over a decade. Her work has appeared in numerous outlets, including the New York Times, the Today Show, CNN, Elle, BBC, Rookie, Refinery 29, Glamour, Teen Vogue, and The Washington Post. She is the author of Young, Gifted, and Black, the introduction and oral history in Together We Rise: Behind the Scenes at the Protest Heard Around the World, Step Into Your Power: 23 Lessons on How to Live Your Best Life, ABC’s of AOC, and the co-author of Road Map for Revolutionaries: Resistance, Advocacy, and Activism for All.
In this episode, Jamia and Eric discuss many aspects of how we can work to develop a deeper understanding of one another, specifically in the realm of racism. Through a path that involves deep listening, allyship and activism, we can find our way to a better world together.
The wisdom and practice of self-compassion is a foundational principle that Eric teaches and helps his private clients learn to apply through the 1-on-1 Spiritual Habits Program. To learn more about this program, click here.
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In This Interview, Jamia Wilson and I discuss Allyship, Activism, and… Lees meerHer book, Road Map for Revolutionaries: Resistance, Advocacy, and Activism for All
How to disagree with people and get comfortable with conflict
Her experience with racism
When it can be a mistake to give people the benefit of the d…
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James Gordon on Healing Trauma
17 juni 2020 · 57 min
Dr. James Gordon is an American author and psychiatrist known for mind-body medicine. Dr. Gordon is internationally recognized for using self-awareness, self-care, and group support to heal population-wide psychological trauma. He is the founder and executive director of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine as well as the director of Mind Body Studies and clinical professor at Georgetown Medical School at Georgetown University. In this episode, he and Eric discuss his book, The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma.
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In This Interview, Dr. James Gordon and I Discuss Healing Trauma and… Lees meerHis book, The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma
The two common and dangerous misconceptions about psychological trauma
That trauma comes to everyone sooner or later
How everyone can access the path to healing after trauma
Post Traumatic Transformation
The antidote to the fight or flight response
Ways to experience your own ability to shift feelings of anxiety to calm
The best time to start healing trauma
How to heal population-wide psychological trauma
His wartime work of healing trauma
Mind-body medicine
Techniques and expressive meditation for healing trauma
The role of drawing in dealing with trauma
The wise guide technique for accessing wisdom and healing trauma
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Ruth King on Healing Racism (Re-release)
9 juni 2020 · 52 min
We’re re-releasing another episode this week as we continue to be in the midst of a crisis point of racial injustice here in the United States. Ruth King is another leading voice on this important issue and we hope that you find wisdom and healing in her words.
We hope you’ll take some time to pause, listen to what she has to say, and consider the ways in which you might take some action to further healing and justice at whatever scope and scale you are able.
To that end, we’ve created a small resource guide to point you in a few directions that we think might be helpful as you look to further educate yourself on what action steps to take.
Donate to or get involved with:
Southern Poverty Law Center- The Southern Poverty Law Center is dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our society. Using litigation, education, and other forms of advocacy, the SPLC works toward the day when the ideals of equal justice and equal opportunity will be a reality. https://www.splcenter.org/
NAACP Legal Defense Fund- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. is America’s premier legal organization fighting for racial justice. Through litigation, advocacy, and public education, LDF seeks structural changes to expand democracy, eliminate disparities, and achieve racial justice in a society that fulfills the promise of equality for all Americans. https://www.naacpldf.org/
Campaign Zero- Funds donated to Campaign Zero support the analysis of policing practices across the country, research to identify effective solutions to end police violence, technical assistance to organizers leading police accountability campaigns and the development of model legislation and advocacy to end police violence nationwide. https://www.joincampaignzero.org/
Ideas of other ways to get involved:
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Austin Channing Brown on Racial Justice (Re-Release)
3 juni 2020 · 56 min
Austin Channing Brown is a writer, speaker, and practitioner who helps schools, nonprofits, and religious organizations practice genuine inclusion. She is passionate about the advancement of racial justice and reconciliation and her words will most certainly move you to action. In her work, she shares her experiences as a black woman who “navigates whiteness on a regular basis”. After listening to this interview and reading her book, your mind and heart will be broadened towards understanding and inclusion – regardless of where you are on that spectrum today.
We’re re-releasing this episode because as we’re in the midst of a crisis point of racial injustice here in the United States, Austin Channing Brown is a leading voice on racial justice and her wisdom and perspective can benefit us all.
We hope you’ll take some time to pause, listen to what she has to say, and consider the ways in which you might take some action to further healing and justice at whatever scope and scale you are able.
To that end, we’ve created a small resource guide to point you in a few directions that we think might be helpful as you look to further educate yourself on what action steps to take.
Donate to or get involved with:
Southern Poverty Law Center- The Southern Poverty Law Center is dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our society. Using litigation, education, and other forms of advocacy, the SPLC works toward the day when the ideals of equal justice and equal opportunity will be a reality. https://www.splcenter.org
NAACP Legal Defense Fund- –https://www.naacpldf.org/– The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. is America’s premier legal organization fighting for racial justice. Through litigation, advocacy, and public education, LDF seeks structural changes to expand democracy, eliminate disparities, and achieve racial justice in a society that fulfills the promise of equality for all Americans.
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Nir Eyal on Becoming Indistractable
27 mei 2020 · 58 min
Nir Eyal is an author whose writing on technology, psychology, and business has appeared in the Harvard Business Review, The Atlantic, Psychology Today, and many other renowned publications. Previously, he taught as a Lecturer in Marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Design School. In this episode, Nir and Eric discuss his new book, Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life.
You can find all of the most up to date crisis help & support resources that Eric is making available through The One You Feed by going to www.oneyoufeed.net/help
The wisdom and practice of self-compassion is a foundational principle that Eric teaches and helps his private clients learn to apply through the 1-on-1 Spiritual Habits Program. To learn more about this program, click here.
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In This Interview, Nir Eyal and I discuss Becoming Indistractable and… Lees meerHis book, Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life
How what we pay attention to determines our quality of life
The importance of being in control of how you spend your time and attention in life
When it comes to being distracted, there are the blamers, the shamers, and the claimers
That the root cause of distraction is uncomfortable sensations
Time management is pain management
How you can’t stop emotions but you can respond to them
The 4 key steps of becoming indistractable
Traction and Dis-traction
How anything can become a distraction
That you can’t call something a distraction unless you know what you are distracted from
The tyranny of the …
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Laura McKowen on the Magic of Being Sober
19 mei 2020 · 52 min
Laura McKowen is an author, award winning blogger and host of Spiritualish, a show that provides an irreverent take on self help. She has been featured on WebMD, the New York Post, Bravo, the Today Show, and more. Laura also hosts sold out retreats and courses teaching people to say Yes to a bigger life. In this episode, she and Eric discuss her newest book, “We are the Luckiest, the Surprising Magic of a Sober Lfie”
You can find all of the most up to date crisis help & support resources that Eric is making available through The One You Feed by going to www.oneyoufeed.net/help
The wisdom and practice of self-compassion is a foundational principle that Eric teaches and helps his private clients learn to apply through the 1-on-1 Spiritual Habits Program. To learn more about this program, click here.
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In This Interview, Laura McKowen and I Discuss the Magic of Being Sober and… Lees meerHer book, We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life
Addiction isn’t about will power or being bad
How we as humans are “magnificent monsters” in that we all have light and dark inside of us
Being in a liminal space is where transformation takes place.
Looking at challenging times and asking “What is this trying to teach me?”
Embracing the mystery of not knowing
How addiction demands everything
Having a “split mind” – the conflict of wanting to drink and knowing that you shouldn’t
The cognitive dissonance between who we think we are and what we’re doing
Being afraid of how you’ll feel when you’re not drinking
Understanding that sobriety gets better, th…
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Scott Barry Kaufman on Living a Transcendent Life
12 mei 2020 · 50 min
Scott Barry Kaufman is a cognitive scientist interested in the development of intelligence, creativity, and personality. He applies a variety of perspectives to come to a richer understanding and appreciation of all kinds of minds and ways of achieving greatness. In this episode, he and Eric discuss his book, Transcend: The New Science of Self Actualization. They discuss many ways in which we can go beyond coping and, instead, set our sights a bit higher to thrive in our day to day life, regardless of the circumstances. Scott Barry Kaufman shows us how the ordinary life is always, at its heart, the extraordinary life.
You can find all of the most up to date crisis help & support resources that Eric is making available through The One You Feed by going to www.oneyoufeed.net/help
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In This Interview, Scott Barry Kaufman and I discuss Living a Transcendent Life and… Lees meerHis book, Transcend: The New Science of Self Actualization
That the way you frame a question can influence how you feel
How to take the leap towards growth so that your focus is no longer on simply coping
The idea of spending our days in transcendent ways
What it means to cope
The detrimental path of Experiential Avoidance
The importance of integrating everything that’s happening right now within yourself
How to view your personal growth opportunities while others are suffering
The difference between those who are creative amidst uncertainty and those who struggle to be creative in the sam…
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Sue Monk Kidd on The Longings of Our Heart
5 mei 2020 · 47 min
Sue Monk Kidd was raised in the small town of Sylvester, Georgia, a place that deeply influenced the writing of her first novel, The Secret Life of Bees. Her 1990 book, When the Heart Waits, has become a touchstone on contemplative spirituality. Sue serves on the Writers Council for Poets & Writers, Inc and is well known for her work in feminist theology. Her new book is a novel called, The Book of Longings.
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In This Interview, Sue Monk Kidd and I discuss Longings of our Heart and… Lees meerHer book, The Book of Longings
That what you pay attention to will either devour you or save you because we become what we pay attention to
The particular genius that dwells in every person
How she first decided that she wanted to write fiction when she was in her 40s
Asking the prayer that’s at the bottom of your heart
How being visible and being audible in the world is a choice to express the largeness that’s inside each of us
That we can nurture the largeness in another person, even if the largeness is inconvenient for us
God as an essence that lives everywhere, the being-ness in our midst
The many ways we conceptualize and thereby connect with God
Why suffering results in increased kindness in some while it hardens others
The role of vulnerability in …
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Henry Shukman on Paths of Spiritual Awakening
29 april 2020 · 50 min
Henry Shukman is a poet, writer, and Associate Zen Master who lives in New Mexico where he teaches at Mountain Cloud Zen Center. He has published eight books to date of fiction, poetry, and non-fiction. He writes regularly for Tricycle, The New York Times, and other publications. In this episode, Eric and Henry discuss his beautifully written book, One Blade of Grass: Finding the Old Road of the Heart, a Zen Memoir.
You can find all of the most up to date crisis help & support resources that Eric is making available through The One You Feed by going to www.oneyoufeed.net/help
The wisdom and practice of self-compassion is a foundational principle that Eric teaches and helps his private clients learn to apply through the 1-on-1 Spiritual Habits Program. To learn more about this program, click here.
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In This Interview, Henry Shukman and I discuss Paths of Spiritual Awakening and… Lees meerHis book, One Blade of Grass: Finding the Old Road of the Heart, a Zen Memoir
How to work with the 3 poisons that we all have: Greed, Ill Will, Delusion
Opening up to pain (rather than turning away from it) so that we can heal
His experience with dysthymia
The awakening experiences he has had in his life
Learning how to be with his pain and wounds in order to heal
A major myth of meditation
How he knew he was ready to work with a spiritual teacher
His realization that awakening experiences are doorways and we must then step onto the paths they open up to in order to continue our spiritual growth
The value of community in spiritual growth
The trouble with thinking …
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Special Episode: Tips for Living in Close Quarters
21 april 2020 · 50 min
Many of us are staying at home right now because of the COVID-19 pandemic and if you live with people, chances are you have had moments of feeling irritated, frustrated, or annoyed as a result of being cooped up in close quarters together. This special episode has all-new interviews with 5 previous guests of the show, each offering you tips to help you navigate the difficult feelings and situations that come with spending so much time at home with loved ones. The guests of this special episode are Susan Piver, Lodro Rinzler, Rosalind Wiseman, Ralph De La Rosa, Rick Hanson Lees meer
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You can also access a free video in which Eric teaches you 3 perspectives you can take to help you navigate these challenging times by going to www.spiritualhabits.net
In This Episode, We discuss Tips for Living in Close Quarters and…That we are all subject to unbidden moods in these circumstances
How to grow closer through experiencing the ups and downs together
Resisting the urge to solve the “problem” of difficult feelings
To be with each other we need to be comfortable being with ourselves
Strategies to help you avoid snapping at your loved ones
Turning towards your feelings rather than your thoughts
How we’re face to face with our own minds right now
Feeling what we feel without judgment and without a storyline
What to do when you feel highly triggered
The simple question we can ask ourselves before acting on a feeling
What to do to prepare before having a difficult conversation with someone you live with
How humor can help
Ways to cultivate a warmer heart
That listening is being prepared to be changed by what you hear
A helpful structure for family or household meetings
How we can prepare for difficult emotional experiences
Taking ownership of our own emotions
How to relate to our irritation
Remembering the peo…
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Dr. Christian Conte on Radical Anger Management
15 april 2020 · 54 min
Dr. Christian Conte is one of the country’s most accomplished mental health specialists in the field of anger and emotional management. He specializes in working in the prison system with people convicted of violent crimes. In this episode, he and Eric discuss his book, Walking Through Anger: A New Design for Confronting Conflict in an Emotionally Charged World. If this conversation about radical anger management rubs you the wrong way in the beginning, we invite you to get curious about your reaction and stay with the conversation – you may feel and think differently by the end of the episode.
You can find all of the most up to date crisis help & support resources that Eric is making available through The One You Feed by going to www.oneyoufeed.net/help
The wisdom and practice of self-compassion is a foundational principle that Eric teaches and helps his private clients learn to apply through the 1-on-1 Spiritual Habits Program. To learn more about this program, click here.
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In This Interview, Christian Conte and I discuss Radical Anger Management and… Lees meerHis book, Walking Through Anger: A New Design for Confronting Conflict in an Emotionally Charged World
Working with our own anger
The relationship between our ego and our anger
Anger management
That our expectations influence our experience of the world
Hindsight bias
How anger is a wonderful motivator
That if we loosen our grip on being right, we can humble ourselves to receive other perspectives
The metaphor of only being able to see one side of the box
Switching to a position of curios…
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Mini Episode: Allowing Yourself to Feel Everything and Post Traumatic Growth
11 april 2020 · 13 min
You can find all of the most up to date crisis help & support resources that Eric is making available through The One You Feed by going to www.oneyoufeed.net/help
In this mini episode, Eric shares helpful advice and many suggestions on how to deal with strong emotions during this global pandemic. He also offers a hopeful message about the personal growth that can come from such challenges. Lees meerAllow yourself to be where you are
Lower your expectations if you need to
Be kinder to yourself and practice self compassion (see Kristin Neff episode)
Journaling can be a helpful practice
Post traumatic growth - turning adversity into something better
Allowing ourselves to explore thoughts and feelings can help not only cope, but create meaning in our lives
7 areas of growth that can come from adversity
The importance of routine and structure in our days
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Mark Nepo on Connecting to What Matters
7 april 2020 · 49 min
Mark Nepo is a poet, philosopher and cancer survivor who has taught in the fields of poetry, health, and spirituality for 40 years. Mark is a New York Times #1 selling author who has published numerous books and audio projects. In this episode, Eric and Mark discuss his book, The Book of Soul: 52 Paths to Living What Matters. This episode is a tonic to the suffering that we are facing right now in the midst of a pandemic. This conversation offers some of the most liberating wisdom that, when connected to, releases us from the grip of fear so that we are living from a place of presence, peace, and connecting to what matters.
You can find all of the most up to date crisis help & support resources that Eric is making available through The One You Feed by going to www.oneyoufeed.net/help
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In This Interview, Mark Nepo and I discuss Connecting to What Matters and… Lees meerHis new book, The Book of Soul: 52 Paths to Living What Matters
The value in cooperating, listening and working with things (rather than trying to bend them to our will)
That “sin”, as literally translated, is the same as “opaque” or, “not seeing”
That when we lose sight of the vastness to which we belong, succumbing to our narrow condition, we paint everything with the color of our trouble
How the surface of the ocean is what’s choppy and as we go down below the surf…
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Adreanna Limbach on Befriending our Difficult Feelings
31 maart 2020 · 52 min
Adreanna Limbach is a head-teacher at MNDFL Meditation Studios in New York City. Adreanna’s work has been featured in the New York Times, Women’s Health, Refinery 29, and Yoga Journal. Her new book is, Tea and Cake with Demons: A Buddhist Guide to Feeling Worthy. In this episode, Adreanna and Eric talk about how to be more skillful in the ways in which we relate to our “demons” – in other words, how we can go about befriending difficult feelings.
You can find all of the most up to date crisis help & support resources that Eric is making available through The One You Feed by going to www.oneyoufeed.net/help
The wisdom and practice of self-compassion is a foundational principle that Eric teaches and helps his private clients learn to apply through the 1-on-1 Spiritual Habits Program. To learn more about this program, click here.
Need help with completing your goals in 2020? The One You Feed Transformation Program can help you accomplish your goals this year.
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In This Interview, Adreanna Limbach and I discuss Befriending our Difficult Feelings and… Lees meerHer book, Tea and Cake with Demons: A Buddhist Guide to Feeling Worthy
How difficult it was for her to write her book
How hard it is to create anything
The value of tenacity
The story her book is based on
How our demons, or difficult feelings, can be very personal but they all look a lot alike
The unskillful ways that we deal with our difficult feelings
Asking our demons “what do you have to teach me?”
How questions open things while answers shut them down
Identifying your “exit” when you’re feeling uncomfortable in your own skin
The 4 Noble Truths of Buddhism
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Special Episode: How to Work with Anger
27 maart 2020 · 50 min
So many of us are feeling angry for a myriad of reasons amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. To help us better understand and work with our anger, Eric reached out to several previous guests of the show to ask them if they would be willing to talk with him for a special edition of The One You Feed Podcast about anger. They all generously agreed at a moment’s notice and this episode featuring 4 “mini-interviews” is the result. These are all new conversations with previous guests, Rick Hanson, Hilary Jacobs Hendel, Ruth King, and David Richo.
You can find all of the most up to date crisis help & support resources that Eric is making available through The One You Feed by going to www.oneyoufeed.net/help
In This Episode, We discuss How to Work with Anger and… Lees meerThat anger is a natural and normal response
Utilizing anger rather than letting anger utilize us
How anger can feel good in the moment but it corrodes over time
Finding peace when confronted with the truth of uncertainty
Mindfully noticing and naming our anger
Anger being triggered by perceived danger and it readies us for a fight
The danger of blocking our anger
That we feel anger as energy that wants to get out
Using fantasy to release the energy of anger
When calm, making a list of “state-changers” for yourself
Noticing our coping strategies in the face of things we can’t control
The critical choice of what to do with the energy of anger
Being informed by our anger instead of reacting out of it
Channeling the energy in constructive ways rather than damaging ways
Getting curious about what the anger is trying to tell us – rather than focusing on what it’s saying about other people
Getting fiercely clear about rather than ablaze in the fire of our anger
When we’re in the anger, we lose touch with how it’s impacting our bodies
Setting the intention of doing no harm
That fear is often underneath anger
Not acting out of anger because it can be abusive
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Special Episode: Crisis Strategies for Mental and Emotional Health
24 maart 2020 · 1 uur 16 min
You can find all of the most up to date crisis help & support resources that Eric is making available through The One You Feed by going to www.oneyoufeed.net/help
As the COVID-19 pandemic intensified earlier this week, Eric reached out to several previous guests of the show to ask them if they would be willing to talk with him for two special edition episodes of The One You Feed Podcast. They all generously agreed at a moment’s notice and this episode is the second of those two episodes. These mini-interviews are with 6 leaders in the realms of mental health and spirituality. Eric talks with each of them about how to deal with difficult thoughts and offers practical strategies for emotional health during these challenging times. These are all new conversations with previous guests, Parker Palmer, Mirabai Starr, Lewis Howes, Steven C. Hayes, Scott Stabile, and Sharon Salzberg.
In This Special Episode, We discuss Strategies for Emotional Health and… Lees meerTurning our attention to those who are vulnerable and need our help
The connection between anxiety and uncertainty
Accepting the truth that there are many things we cannot control
Being attentive to what we can control
How reflecting on and learning from suffering can be therapeutic
That dissolution is a good thing: You’ve lost an illusion and you’re that much closer to reality
How to abide in a space of not knowing
The paradox of actively helping the situation by doing less, staying put and slowing down
Reorienting to what we really need vs. our tendencies towards overconsumption
How to be mindful and Feed Our Good Wolf during a time of crisis
That constantly seeing crisis media alerts is like seeing a car crash every 2 minutes – we benefit from placing boundaries on how often we consume media coverage
Creating meaning amidst suffering
How psychological flexibility can help us move through difficulty
How to move through a crisis so that you come out of it with post-traumatic growth
Ways to work with your a…