The Deeper Pulse with Candice Schutter

In a final wrap-up of a three-part series on humility, Candice shares intimately about her recent choice to sell her home and most of her belongings to travel indefinitely. She speaks about the limits of the rational mind, and invites you to align with your intuition - not as a reflexive mechanism, but as a soulular intelligence that can point you toward meaning-driven choices. You’ll soar with her on a paragliding adventure in Slovenia, and get clear on the difference between staying-put and staying-stuck. Plus, she’ll share a very special surprise; a teaser for next week’s bonus episode.

CHAPTERS
2:07 - Chasing Shadows (story)
7:54 - Intuition vs. Reason
12:39 - The River of Life
16:43 - Choice & Growth Mindset
19:25 - Staying Put vs. Staying Stuck
19:59 - Scrambling Toward The Edge (story)
30:55 - Hesitation & Humility

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In this episode, Candice shares more personal stories that inform further exploration of the second key of courageous self-expression - humility. She explores Ernest Becker's and his ground-breaking work that offers a staggering look at how unconscious denial of mortality keeps us stuck and unavailable to live life fully. Candice spends the second half of the episode detailing 5 Tenets of Humility; five practices to to help you learn & grow through the school of anxiety and know the peacefulness that comes from accepting yourself & your full humanity.

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CHAPTERS
0:32 - My Kitten Khaleesi
1:49 - Anxiety & The Denial of Death
4:38 - Moxie in Maui (story)
11:22 - Fear is elastic
13:31 - 5 Tenets of Humility
25:20 - Link to free workbook

Referenced in this episode:

• The Denial of Death, by Ernest Becker

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Humility is the second key of courageous self-expression. It requires courage to turn unflinchingly toward the honest anxiety at the center of our lives. In this episode, Candice shares her first memory as a child and how being raised in a protestant/atheist home shaped her emotional landscapes and world view. She offers a peek into her two decade struggle with a panic disorder and how, to her eventual and bittersweet relief, it forced her to befriend her fear and forge an alliance with anxiety. Humility, as an expressive force, isn't about meekness or needs subjugation. On the contrary, it is the ability to show up fully - to lean into life as it is and embrace the dark directives that shake us to wake us. Just as we do when we are 'in love,' we can find a sacred power in our perpetual dance with fear. But first, we must be willing to  turn and face the vulnerability at the center of our lives.

CHAPTERS
2:04 - First Memory (story)
6:03 - The waking dream that is this life
7:53 - Defining the 2nd key
8:29 - The Ant Farm (story)
15:04 - Yugen & the Mystery of life
17:12 - Normalizing fear
25:36 - Imagining life post-Covid

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Candice builds upon our foundational understanding of the first key of courageous self-expression: authority — our ability to live and express our lives as we see fit. This episode is a deep dive into personal power. What is it? And why do those of us who are more empathically wired so often shy away from self-expressing at full potential?

You’ve likely heard a lot of talk about the higher self, but what do you know about the deeper self? Do you know how to tap into it?… and does it really mean kicking the ego to the curb? (spoiler: uh uh, no ma’am.). And finally, we explore numinosity; the extraordinary experience of soulular guidance that will at times summon us to walk through fire in order to grow and become. 

CHAPTERS
3:11 - Why Wonder Woman isn't all that
6:40 - Inviting in a new paradigm of power
8:59 - Yeon Dahn Practice (story)
13:43 - Finding The Deeper Self
19:34 - Redefining personal power
21:56 - The ego is not your enemy
24:47 - Numinosity & the divine summons
26:57 - Say yes to authentic suffering
31:21 - Keep your eyes on your own paper

References for this episode:

• Finding Meaning In The Second Half of Life, by James Hollis

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In this episode, Candice discusses the importance of our personal and collective stories, how they shapes our minds, our hearts, and our view of the world. She offers an intimate glimpse into her childhood, revealing a repeating narrative that kept her in a paradoxical holding pattern well into adulthood and introduces the 1st key of courageous self-expression: authority. Candice walks you through three common patterns of reactivity that keep us stuck repeating the same dramas over and over again in our lives, following up with a helpful alternative. 

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CHAPTERS
1:55 - Defining the 1st key
3:00 - Nomadic Childhood (story)
7:07 - Tortillita Junior High (story contin.)
14:11 - Stuck in a repeating narrative
16:26 - Why we stay stuck & the 3 adaptations
21:36 - How to reclaim inner authority
26:19 - Responsiveness vs. reactivity
28:12 - Link to free download

References for this episode:

• Living An Examined Life, by James Hollis
• Commentary to The Secret of The Golden Flower, with Carl Jung

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[DISCLAIMER:  When I started this podcast in 2021, I was scared shitless and you might be able to tell in these early releases where I am trying oh-so-hard. Point being: If you begin with Ep.1, you'll hear a VERY different voice emerge over time. This is the point of this project... that with time and practice, we each find our voice.]

Welcome to the introductory episode of The Deeper Pulse. Candice shares a personal story from her early adulthood and then offers an expansive definition of courageous self-expression. What is the deeper pulse exactly? And why is it so important? We will discuss how (and why) it's not always enough to respond to life's horizontal narrative; and why it is essential to tend to our 'verticality' in order to express what is most alive in our bodies, hearts, and minds. Candice provides a brief history of her path as a life coach and how it is she uncovered the practical tools she plans to share with you in upcoming episodes. 

CHAPTERS
1:42 - Taking Up Space (story)
9:16 - Wanna be great? Be willing to suck first.
12:07 - Movement begets clarity, not the other way around.
13:22 - Definitions: expression, impression, depression, oppression
17:09 - Social pressures & the tension of opposites
20:53 - What is the deeper pulse?
25:49 - Why courage is absolutely essential.

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