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#378 - Recovery Is Not a Weakness — It’s the Foundation of Strength
Episode 378
In this episode, I dive into something I’ve recently experienced firsthand—what some might call overtraining, but what I’ve come to see as something …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
#377 - Joshua W. Bertolotti | Cultivating Calm: Stoicism, Self-Awareness, and Emotional Presence
Episode 377
In this episode, I’m joined by longtime friend and fellow philosopher Joshua Bertolotti—writer, father, and host of
Dying Every Day. We dive into wha…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
#376 - What Squid Game Gets Right About Human Nature
Episode 376
Each game strips away the veneer of civilization, exposing what lies beneath—fear, desire, ambition, and the will to survive. But true strength is no…
8 months ago
#375 - Tanner Campbell | How Stoicism Shapes Our Health, Fitness, and Daily Responsibilities
Episode 375
If there are no sages, what are we even aiming for?
That was the quiet undercurrent flowing through my second conversation with Tanner Campbell, host …
8 months, 1 week ago
#374 - The Hidden Cause Behind Your Pain
Episode 374
You may find yourself struggling with certain emotions or having poor reactions to things – anger, for example. You can treat the symptom. Meditation…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
#373 - Creating Beauty as a Stoic
Episode 373
This summer has been, for me, the summer of beauty.
What I mean by that is, this summer in my household, we have focused on making our home beautiful.…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
#372 - Strength Starts Where You Are
Episode 372
In this episode, we dive into the uncomfortable but necessary truth behind personal growth: you are not where you used to be, and you’re not yet wher…
9 months ago
#371 - False Progress & Stoic Luck
Episode 371
“Show me that you have your principles in order, not that fortune is currently favoring you.”
— Epictetus
As we get older, life tends to get better in …
9 months, 1 week ago
#370 - The Necessity of an Inner Circle
Episode 370
“Associate with people who are likely to improve you.”
- Seneca
In this simple yet powerful statement, Seneca offers a foundational truth of Stoic li…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
#369 - Would You Live Forever If You Could?
Episode 369
The Stoic tradition teaches that death is not to be feared but rather meditated on, accepted, and used as a tool for living virtuously. But what happ…
9 months, 3 weeks ago