Building our capacity to observe ourselves, builds our capacity to grow and change.  It can be uncomfortable to wake up to our the ways we limit ourselves.  And if you do, the quality of your life changes.

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Freeing Ourselves From Our Stories Podcast

Tuning In Vs Changing the Channel Podcast

Anthony DeMello

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How much do we share — and with whom? In this week’s Best of Ourselves episode, I explore the fine line between privacy and authenticity… and what it means to let a little more light in through the cracks in our lives.

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Help, Please: Lessons From An IKEA Box

The Should Shower

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Life doesn’t come in neat categories of good or bad. In this reflection, I explore how staying open to the mystery can transform how we meet whatever arrives.

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Living in Uncertainty

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We are stronger when we work together.  Reflections on finding community all around me.

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Habits of the Heart by Parker Palmer

Full Parker Palmer Interview

Power and Love show on building community

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Some Assembly Required.
Turns out that’s not just a warning on an IKEA box—it’s a reminder about life. In this week’s show, I confess to my habit of saying “We’re fine” when we’re really… not. From sleepless nights to bolts and Allen wrenches, I discovered that asking for help isn’t weakness—it’s actually a gift to both giver and receiver.

Because maybe the real self-care isn’t doing it all ourselves, but remembering we were never meant to—life is always better assembled together.

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Living in Uncertainty

Kindness Changes Everything

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I used to think “living one day at a time” meant glowing serenity. But lately it looks more like noticing my cranky, overtired self and walking her home before she has a meltdown. This show explores the messy, human side of being present in the moment.

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Living With Uncertainty

Resilience or What

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Creating art has been shown to support healing. It has been shown to reduce loneliness, anxiety and mood disorders.  Art and beauty have also been correlated with reduced need for pain medication an reduced recovery times.  We all have access to this powerful and fun way to grow and heal.

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What Have I Mythed? Stories for Reflection

Art and Healing Foundation

The Art of Healing

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In this episode, I share how unexpected gestures of kindness have touched me more deeply than I ever imagined. From potatoes harvested to simple words of encouragement, these acts have softened old walls around my heart. Together we’ll explore how the heart opens—not by force, but by tending the conditions of worthiness, courage, and compassion.

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Kindness in Action

How to Open the Heart by Jeff Foster

Taking a Stand for Kindness

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Life with uncertainty can feel like riding a seesaw with a 1000-pound gorilla—hope one moment, despair the next. In this episode, I share how “widening the lens” through simple practices like breathing, noticing beauty, or reaching for connection helps us find a space of grace.

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Living in Uncertainty

Should Shower

Resilience or What?

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Resilience isn’t about being tough — it’s about living the “both/and.”
When life brings hard news, can we let sorrow and joy share the same moment? In this episode, I reflect on how we adapt, what keeps us present, and why resilience might mean, as Joseph Campbell said, “joyfully participating in the sorrows of the world.”

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Living in Uncertainty

The Should Shower

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