Practicing Human

Most of our usual ways of developing confidence are about thinking positive, changing our state, and changing our beliefs. In this episode, we discuss a different (and more intuitive, basic) way to develop true confidence.

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In this episode, we discuss how to hold space for a difficult conversation or being with someone in pain.

In this episode, we discuss how many people in the personal development world try to "combat" their painful experiences, and why that is only a half-baked prescription. We'll discuss the powerful alternative to this, and why it's becoming more popular.

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If someone were to ask you if you could be with a moment of pain or discomfort, you'd probably say yes. You might not want to, but you could if you needed to. The pain becomes overwhelming once we consider that it could last for many more moments beyond our current experience. In this episode, we discuss the power of the simple recognition that life is just one moment at a time.

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Our levels of energy and "doing" are inextricably connected to our capacity to rest. In this episode, we discuss the importance of rest, giving ourselves permission to rest, and also giving ourselves permission to GO.

So many of us are walking through life holding incomplete cycles of emotions, experiences we've only partially allowed ourselves to feel and thus still feel burdened by. The only way to release these emotions is to feel them fully.

In the wake of George Floyd's murder, our country and our world are asked to take a closer look at what needs to change. In this episode, we'll make space for the many different experiences that could be arising, and discuss the importance of staying present through the process--it's the only way through.

In this episode, we discuss how to reflect on past difficult events to find the learning and growth that they offered us, and then to use that reflection to cultivate hope for a positive future, ultimately changing our relationship to the present moment.

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In this episode, we discuss a powerful gratitude practice to help shift our perception of the past so that we change our hope for the future.

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A core tenet of mindfulness and meditation is that each moment is a new beginning, a new opportunity to start fresh. Of course, this is easier said than done, or easier understood than embodied. In this episode, we'll discuss how to really understand this truth so you can start to live with greater freedom and opportunity.

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