Today's episode is a gathering of people together on zoom. One inquirer brings to the session her thoughts about eating when not hungry last night. When we have images in our minds of ways life could be better, even in the moment of reaching for food, just like this inquirer notices....we have all kinds of other thoughts about needing to understand what's underway, to stop that behavior, to fix this situation.

Who would we be without our stories of improvement, even self-improvement, at all? Who are we, even when we have images of pleasure to move towards?

So many of us experience shame around our behaviors (compulsions come to mind) but before the behaviors, we often believe we need to hide our thoughts and feelings. 

A listener sent a comment and question about this experience of shame, and what to do about it. 

When we believe we've been hurt and rejected by someone in the past, it can stay with us as a reminder of lack of safety for years. In this episode an inquire recalls a moment where she felt rejected because of her body. The Work of Byron Katie: four questions and turnarounds, leads the way to freedom from this belief. This can be done with any quality we believe is reject-worthy within ourselves. 

When we're reacting to what happens in reality, it's a moment to learn from the experience, even if we'd rather not. The first place to begin is to welcome the feelings instead of resist them. And this welcoming can make all the difference in the world. Who would we be without our stories about how we're supposed to feel, or not feel?

Peace Talk is a podcast dedicated to the freedom of self-inquiry using tools we have freely available for questioning and understanding the mind, feelings, and the end of suffering. 

Today, a woman does The Work on the belief "I am not good enough" and dives deeply into her thoughts about life itself, and suffering. Who are we without our stories about suffering and reality? Wow. 

Peace Talk is a podcast dedicated to the freedom of self-inquiry using tools we have freely available for questioning and understanding the mind, feelings, and the end of suffering. Today Grace has a great conversation with Judith Pfeiffer, Certified Facilitator of The Work of Byron Katie, who shares her own experience of finding The Work and also about her facilitation with couples doing The Work on and about eachother! 

Today we gather and question the thought: "this is not going to work!" that inquirers see about their children, parters, parents. There they are, being themselves, not working the 12 steps "right" or wearing the wrong shoes, or having weird hair....can we inquire? YES. Would are we without the story while still remaining connected and loving?

Peace Talk is a podcast dedicated self-inquiry through The Work of Byron Katie: four questions and finding turnarounds. Today, a woman worried about her physical ailments questions the thoughts "the world hurt me" and others also join in this inquiry. Who are we without our fears about the future?

A Q&A episode: an inquirer asks how to do The Work on her belief "I can only be happy if I am thin". 

Peace Talk is a podcast dedicated to self-inquiry for regular folk. Your host, Grace Bell, facilitator of The Work of Byron Katie, has been supporting people to question their thinking since 1997.