Scattered Tribe

In today’s episode, we dive deep into part 2 of our whistle stop tour of what cultures have had to say about soul. We’re honing today more on what essentially the Western world has had to say about the point of a soul.

More concretely, we:

* Investigate how three major Greek philosophers conceptualized both what a soul is and what the point of having one is, before moving on to* Examine Christianity’s understanding of a soul, and how its eschatology has deeply marked Western culture, and then we’ll end by* Play with James Hillman's thought—a psychologist who draws quite a bit from Jung—who formed the archetypal psychology concept of the soul.

Ready to go deeper?

* Wanting to correct me on my philosophical understand, but not sure where to start? Check out Philosophy 101 by Paul Kleinman* Curious about Christianity's concept of soul? Read more here.* Looking to dive deeper into Hillman's ideas? Start with The Soul's Code

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HOSTED BY: Jenn Fredette

In today's episode, we begin a two-week whirlwind journey, exploring what some cultures (grand and overarching they may be) have to say about soul.

In Part I (aka, today), we:

* Discuss the ancient Egyptian’s concept of a complex soul, then we’ll* Explore how the Hebrews imagined soul, and finally we’ll end with* Discussing Buddhists understanding of anatta—literally, no self, no soul.

Ready to go deeper?

* Check out this week's title poem, Rainer Marie Rilke's What Will You Do?* Read more about the Ancient Egyptians, the Hebrews, and the Buddhists' conception of soul.

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HOSTED BY: Jenn Fredette

In today's episode, we explore the idea of “soul”, starting to get a sense of what it is we're diving into over the next few months.

Ready to go deeper?

* Check out this week's title poem, Pablo Neruda's Water* Read more about the etymology of soul here.

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HOSTED BY: Jenn Fredette

In today's episode, Jenn gets vulnerable and shares two stories of the past, as well as a story of the future.

Don't forget to join us next week as we get ready to move from story to soul!

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HOSTED BY: Jenn Fredette

In today's episode, we get curious about curiosity (and appreciated the nerdy meta joke of it all). As we're winding down our series on story, we're looking how to actually apply all the shit we've been considering of what makes up not only our own narratives, but also the stories of others.

We dive deep into a 2017 study, by Todd Kashdan and his crew at George Mason (aka: Todd B. Kashdan, Melissa C. Stiksma, David J. Disabato, Patrick E. McKnight, John Bekier, Joel Kaji, Rachel Lazarus): The Five-Dimension Curiosity Scale: Capturing the Bandwith of Curiosity and Identifying Four Unique Subgroups of Curious People. And with them examine the five dimensions of curiosity, as well as the four types of curious people.

Ready to go deeper?

* Check out more about Dr. Kashdan and his kickass book Curious on his website.* Also, totally turns out that Betty White's character on Golden Girls is Rose! Thank God or DNA or whatever the hell is in charge for Wikipedia.

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HOSTED BY: Jenn Fredette

In today's episode, we discuss how to balance not wanting to lose ourselves with the real need our world has for us to not be totally self-obsessed individuals.⠀

Often people get scared they're going to be “too empathetic”, when what they really mean is they're scared that they are “too nice” and if they continue to be so empathetic, they're never actually get their needs met.

And dude, that's just you seeing empathy's stunt double: emotional fusion. When we dig into the difference between emotional fusion and empathy, as well as examine how apathy tries to protect us from feeling too deeply (but ends up making it so we can't feel anything at all), then we can start to make sense of how we want to be in relationship.

Ready to go deeper?

* You can read more about Bowen Family Systems here and here.* If you want to dig into how to continue to grow in being assertive without going too far to the other end of things, Jenn particularly loves Not Nice by Dr. Aziz Gazipura.

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HOSTED BY: Jenn Fredette

In today's episode, we explore what gets in the way of empathy–both in offering, and perhaps even more significantly, in the receiving. By honing in on six defense mechanisms, we begin to gain insight into what keeps us blocked from the free flow of empathy.

Those six defenses are:

* Splitting* Idealization* Social Comparisons* Distortion* Projection* Withdrawal

Ready to go deeper?

* Check out Nancy McWilliams' book: Psychoanalytic Diagnosis: Understanding the Personality Structure in the Clinical Processs

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HOSTED BY: Jenn Fredette

In today's episode, we explore empathy, that magical thing that allows us to feel into what the other feels, take on their perspective, and show compassion, all without losing ourselves in the process. We explore the three kinds of empathy, as well as talking about where on the end of emotional engagement you fall.

Empathy is not necessarily a single, uniform way of responding though. Empathy is more like a tree, with many branches. We can respond empathetically in different ways, because empathy isn’t rigidly planned out, rather it tends to be spontaneous, and it most frequently emerges when we are in a space where the other is vulnerable (whether they outwardly show it or not).

Ready to go deeper?

* Check out Daniel Coleman's book: Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ* Work on breaking down your barriers to empathy by embracing the unknown and letting your partner surprise you, treating yourself with as much kindness as you can stand, and either raising your defenses or lowering them, to a place where you know where you end and the other begins.

AND, quick note re: the quiz! Dudes, it's coming, last week was a doozy and I record these in advance and totally felt like it would be done by now, but alas. Tech difficulties still persist. It's coming soon though!

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HOSTED BY: Jenn Fredette

In today's episode, we explore the shadow–aka the shit we're often afraid to get in touch with because we're scared it will prove that we are our own worst nightmare. We explore three different ways you can explore your own depth.

Our inner self is composed of both conscious and unconscious pieces. Today, we're diving deep into the shit we remain unaware of, scared that it'll show us all the ways we are terrible, and tentatively hopeful for all the magic it holds to transform our lives.

Ready to go deeper?

* Start with Robert Bly's The Little Book of the Human Shadow* And then dive deep into Robert Johnson's Inner Work: Using Dreams and Active Imagination for Personal Growth* And if you're still dying to know what your existential hang up is, head over to the website's homepage and don't forget to share with your existentially curious friends!

AND, quick note to say that the quiz (okay, really Jenn and her technical abilities) is experiencing a few tech glitches. Check back later this week to take it, once Jenn has a very glamorous meeting with tech support to get it up and running.

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HOSTED BY: Jenn Fredette

In today's episode, we shift tactics, and try something different: engaging in a guided meditation. We explore your own custom built inner self, allowing you to visualize who you are when you are most at home within yourself.

Our inner self is composed of both conscious and unconscious pieces. Today, we focus on what we are aware of and get ready to dive deeper into our mysterious self next week.

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HOSTED BY: Jenn Fredette