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Strong Enough To Ask For Help
Season 1 Episode 195
In this episode, we explore the life and teachings of Epictetus, the Stoic philosopher born into slavery who found unshakable strength from within.
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1 year, 4 months ago
What Is Stoicism?
Season 1 Episode 194
I try to answer this question each week in different ways.
For this episode, however, I wanted to step back and provide a more general overview. I hop…
1 year, 4 months ago
Stoic Tools To Help You Wake Up
Season 1 Episode 193
Have you ever woken from a nightmare only to feel deep relief that it wasn’t real?
In this episode, we explore what Marcus Aurelius and Anne Lamott ca…
1 year, 4 months ago
How to Get Out of Your Own Way
Season 1 Episode 192
In this episode, we explore how our judgments—not external events—shape our emotional world, from a child’s toy envy to ancient Stoic parables and th…
1 year, 4 months ago
Building Inner Walls Against Outer Storms
Season 1 Episode 191
In this episode, we look at the Stoic principle of focusing only on what lies within our control, using the weather as a vivid metaphor for life’s un…
1 year, 5 months ago
Stoic Actions for Anxious Minds
Season 1 Episode 190
This episode explores how anxiety can quietly hold us back from the things that matter most—and how Stoic wisdom offers a path through it.
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1 year, 5 months ago
Heaven Decreed Better: A Stoic Response to Misfortune
Season 1 Episode 189
When life feels overwhelming or uncertain, our minds often jump to the worst-case scenario.
In this episode, we explore the Stoic art of "decatastroph…
1 year, 5 months ago
Advice For Living Lightly in a Heavy World
Season 1 Episode 188
What if the things that trouble us most are really just tremendous trifles? In this episode, we explore how shifting our perspective can turn everyda…
1 year, 5 months ago
Think Slower, Judge Better: How to Control Your Command Center
Season 1 Episode 187
We all have our own command center. Our own thoughts are within our control.
Knowing this, we can break free from the impulses and influences trying t…
1 year, 5 months ago
Why External Events Aren’t Good or Bad
Season 1 Episode 186
In his Discourses, the Stoic teacher Epictetus explains that a person is making progress when they understand a simple Stoic principle: we desire wha…
1 year, 6 months ago