Podcast Episodes

Finding What’s [Reassuringly] Reliable in an Unreliable World

In these turbulent times, it’s natural to feel shaken. Together, we can return to what is truly reliable—our present moment, our good intentions, our…

9 months, 1 week ago

What to Do When You Get Triggered

In this talk, I explore what it’s like for us when we get triggered—those moments when, all of a sudden, something takes over and we’re flooded with …

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Just Do the Right Thing

So often we get caught in worry, strain, and the constant pressure to do more — to fix everything, to control what we simply can’t. In this talk, I e…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

How to Face Challenges without Suffering

So often we struggle with life’s challenges—reacting with stress, craving, or grasping—only to find ourselves adding suffering on top of difficulty.

I…

9 months, 4 weeks ago

Why We Suffer—and How to Stop Adding to the Pain

We can’t stop life from bringing pain—loss, disappointment, aging—but we can stop piling extra suffering on top of it. 

In this talk, I explore timele…

10 months ago

How to Feel Lived by Love

Feeling isolated, burdened, or unseen? In a world that often feels fragmented and exhausting—with anxiety, stress, and a subtle sense that you’re not…

10 months, 1 week ago

Compassion, Kindness, Joy, and Equanimity

So often, we feel torn between striving for change and surrendering to what is. We can get stuck trying too hard, or give up entirely. 

So this week, …

10 months, 2 weeks ago

How to Find Peace in Impermanence

Life can feel like it’s coming at us from all sides—relationships change, plans fall through, our bodies age, and the world keeps shifting under our …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

The Joy in Not-Knowing

When life feels uncertain, chaotic, or painful, our minds scramble for answers. We try to make sense of things we may never fully understand. We clin…

11 months ago

Respecting Suffering – Theirs as Well as Yours – and Deliberately Cultivating the Inner Strengths That Relieve It

So many of us are quick to dismiss our own pain—or the pain of others. We might tell ourselves to “move on” or wonder why someone else is still upset…

11 months, 1 week ago