Eli Pyke, Documentarian and Filmmaker shares his journey of grieving and it's unforeseen gifts and personal awakenings. We talk about the power of intentionally grieving, men and emotions, what is love.

What steps do we need to take to begin having a Self Kindness Practice? Step 1 - Awakening Self Awareness. Step 2 - Notice what's already there. Step 3 - Get Curious. Step 4 - Explore, question and understand Your thinking and how that effects your life.

"There's too much to deal with here!!" Our minds speaks as if things were absolute facts!! The world agrees and many times we think there's something wrong with us. But overwhelm is just the result of our thoughts and the story we're telling. There are ways to immediately begin to lessen the feeling of overwhelm so that you can move from a new place of understanding, acceptance, and and even kindness towards next steps.

Do you think Self Kindness could change your life? Do you believe that your challenges could all be solved with Self Kindness? In celebration of World Kindness Day 2020, this episode is the highlight reel from authors, activists, artists, scientists, life coaches who all point to the POWER in a self kindness practice!!

In this episode, Kristen Carder, Life Coach for adults with ADHD & host of the I Have ADHD podcast, shares why it is SO important to embrace true Self Acceptance/ Self Kindness. Kristen shares her personal journey with accepting her flaws, how to show up in our weaknesses, and that any kind of transformation we're trying to make in out lives MUST and can only come from a place of self acceptance.

You are inherently worthy, but what does it take for you know that? Would it take your Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator suddenly malfunctioning in your body? Author Katherine Standefer takes us on her wild, heart opening journey to learn that the reverence that we hold for ourselves, mirrors the reverence we can bring to the world! How is our relationships to things a moral one? Katherine offers a more tender approach to self kindness and living sustainability. Real bravery in the world requires self kindness otherwise it's short term and it shuts down.

This episode is all about those uncomfortable times when we feel STUCK! If you're a normal human being, you will find times when you feel stuck, trapped, stretched too thin or like life is bowling over you. In this episode, see how self kindness is the answer to stop spinning your mental wheels and find some traction. This is not your kick-in-ass, drill sergeant approach, but something much closer, more understanding and longer lasting!

Owen Ó Súilleabháin is a singer, composer, and teacher. This episode is an honors course in the deep wisdom of the ages of self kindness & self artistry! The ancients said, "Know Thyself," and Owen Ó Súilleabháin walks us down that path! Listen as he brings you along through profound and simple ways to "know thyself" and live a self kind Life!! Getting serious about speaking kindly to yourself in this culture of glamour which sells to our insecurities. And, he shares lessons learned from working with stunning talent such as actor Russel Crowe & poet David Whyte, and the idea of "Enlightened Self Interest."

Kelli Gray, Founder and Instructor at Union Yoga, brings us to the mat! She shares with us why loving kindness is not just something nice to think about, but how it affects every person and all aspects of our lives. With years of practice and experience, Kelli, guides us deeply through a self kindness "flow" that will leave you feeling refreshed and invigorated.

Tyler Ellis, Co-Owner of Captain & Stoker coffee roasters, is taking inspiring steps towards his Self Kindness practice. After experiencing what he calls, "brain drain" he has become very intentional in taking action to bring more self kindness into every day. Listen as he shares what's working for him, why he thinks men especially have a harder time asking for help and what he's doing to help his employees stay fresh and inspired at work...(paid time off!)