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You’ve Survived More Than You Think
Season 1 Episode 244
This episode reflects on the quiet evidence of resilience we carry with us: the fact that we have survived every difficult moment that once seemed un…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Only Thing You Need to Be
Season 1 Episode 243
This episode explores Stoicism as a love of wisdom and a daily practice of character.
By understanding virtue as human excellence—thinking clearly, ac…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
How to Stop Missing Your Life
Season 1 Episode 242
This episode turns Seneca’s call to “hold every hour in our grasp” into something more concrete.
Through Montaigne’s habits of writing and walking, an…
5 months ago
The Stoic Case Against Anger
Season 1 Episode 241
This episode examines anger through the lens of Seneca and Epictetus.
Seneca warns that anger harms us first, clouding reason and undermining self-con…
5 months, 1 week ago
You Don’t Have to Form an Opinion
Season 1 Episode 240
This episode explores how much of our distress comes not from events themselves, but from the interpretations we layer on top of them.
Marcus Aureliu…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Stoic Instructions For Acting Wisely
Season 1 Episode 239
This episode explores Cicero’s three-part guide to living well: let reason govern impulse, see things as they truly are, and practice moderation.
The…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Slow Work of Healing the Soul
Season 1 Episode 238
This episode is a gentle return to practice for anyone who’s drifted or struggled to begin.
Seneca and the Stoics remind us that growth starts with ef…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Guarding Your Soul in an Unpredictable World
Season 1 Episode 237
This episode reflects on the Stoic call to care for your own soul.
Marcus Aurelius warns that misery comes not from ignoring others, but from neglecti…
6 months ago
How Strange It Is, What People Do
Season 1 Episode 236
This episode looks at how Stoicism handles insults without turning us into “unfeeling statues.”
Epictetus suggests taking a cue from a stone: insults…
6 months, 1 week ago
Aphorisms for Action: Making Stoicism Stick
Season 1 Episode 235
This episode explores how Stoicism moves from theory to instinct.
The ancients distilled complex teachings into sharp, portable aphorisms—short phras…
6 months, 2 weeks ago