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The First 30 Seconds: Why Every Feeling Is a Gift
Episode 168
Where does a feeling actually come from, and what happens in the first thirty seconds of it?
The amygdala flags something before you know it. A second…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Waking Up to Body Betrayal: How to Find Peace in the Pain
Episode 167
Is your body letting you down, or have you been sold that story? Mine is not the enemy. It has always told me exactly what it needed, and I did not a…
4 months ago
"I'm Fine": When It's Armour, When It's Honest, and How to Tell
Episode 166
When you say I'm fine, is it armour or is it honest? Both, depending on the day. And sometimes fine is genuinely the right answer, because not every …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
8 Billion Minds. Why Meditation Doesn't Work for Everyone (And What You Can Do About It)
Episode 165
Why does meditation work for some people and not others? Eight billion minds. You can only write the book from the altitude you are actually standing…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Demystifying Meditation: What You Need to Know
Episode 164
Does meditation actually help in real life, off the cushion? That is the only place it counts. In the car, in the queue, and the second before you sn…
5 months ago
The Dignity of Being Tired: Give Yourself a Break
Episode 163
Why is it so hard to say I am tired? Tiredness is not a weakness. It is your body telling you something honest, and ignoring it was never a strategy.…
5 months, 1 week ago
What Rises When You Stop Pushing
Episode 162
What rises when you finally stop pushing? Something usually does, and it is rarely the thing you were forcing.
Easter, and all this talk of new life c…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Finding Inner Peace: Do You Need to Be a Buddhist?
Episode 161
Do you need to be a Buddhist to find inner peace? I am not one, and I do not think you need to be either.
I am recording this three days after an oper…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
"Is This All There Is?" Answering the Quiet Question in Your Heart
Episode 160
Is this all there is? If that question keeps visiting you, it is not a fault. It might be the most important one you have asked.
I was young, flat on …
6 months, 1 week ago
When Letting Go Feels Impossible, Try This Instead
Episode 159
What if letting go is the wrong instruction? Every time somebody says it, your mind grips the thing tighter.
In 1992 I sat with a manual wheelchair I …
6 months, 2 weeks ago