The Purpose Filter

The Purpose Filter

By Dr. Kathy ZhangEducationSelf-Improvement
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The Purpose Filter episodes

  • Scars and The Stories They Tell: Turning Our Pain Into Our Greatest Power
    We all have scars. Sometimes there’s an exciting story, or perhaps they’re from something a little less ‘cool’ and light-hearted. But what about the scars that aren’t visible? The ones that serve as a constant reminder of a past trauma, or something you’re ashamed to talk about. No matter how obvious your scars are to the outside world, each and every one of them has a story to tell. In the final throwback episode of this little break, we explore how to sta...
    18 min
  • The Unshakeable Power of Knowing Your Worth
    Most of us don't feel as though we're good enough. Sound familiar? Confidence is a fickle figure and is closely related to feelings of self-worth. So many of us don’t feel confident in every, or even any aspect of our lives. But what if you understood that identity actually plays a significant role in how you perceive yourself? It can determine how you think, feel and plan for your future self, and can creep into all the different parts of your life. For some people, when your identity as...
    29 min
  • Cultivating Stillness in a Noisy and Distracted World
    In a society built on instant gratification, from texts to same day shipping, when was the last time you gave yourself some peace and quiet? We have become so accustomed to daily distractions and chatter that even the thought of sitting in silence or there being a silent moment in a conversation creates a ton of anxiety. Join Dr. Zhang in this enlightening episode as she discusses how to she uses silence in her conversations with end of life patients to elicit profound and powe...
    20 min
  • 5 Dying Phrases You Should Start Using Today
    Today’s episode may be one of our most important episodes we have aired. What you are about to listen to will change your perspective and the course of your relationships forever. After witnessing death time and time again in the palliative care unit, a common theme has emerged from the patients and their loved ones. There are typically FIVE phrases that are said at the end of life that we want to share with you on today’s episode. The purpose of sharing these phrases is not f...
    28 min
  • How Taking a Break From Your Job Can Lead to a More Fulfilling and Happier Life with Katrina McGhee
    How can something as counterintuitive as leaving your job become the exact catalyst needed to reinvigorate your work and personal life? Do you ever feel like a robot could replace you because your life is on autopilot? After all, you wake up, go to work, come home, eat dinner, go to bed and do it over and over again. Day in, day out. You ask yourself “How did it get like this? What am i even doing with my life right now?” That’s exactly what happened to our guest...
    47 min
  • You Are The Creative Force of Your Life
    What if I told you that you're already an artist and you don't need a shred of artistic or drawing ability to prove it? YOU are the painter/sculptor/writer/glassblower of your OWN life. But so many of us operate as the observers of our lives, rather than the creative directors we all should be. How can viewing yourself as the artist of your own life help you live more authentically and in alignment with who you really are? From coming up with design ideas and concepts to executing and ...
    23 min
  • It's Time To Let Go of What's Holding You Back
    Think about a situation or person in your life where you have held on so tight, refusing to let go, all while knowing keeping that person around, or staying in that situation is not serving your highest good. How does it make you feel to feel stuck there? Pretty terrible I’m guessing. Letting go is never easy, but it might be the last barrier between the life you have now and a life of peace and purpose. Not being in alignment can cost you the inner and outer peace that y...
    21 min
  • Take Back Your Time By Avoiding These 5 Common Time Management Pitfalls
    How do some people manage to work, spend time with their families, exercise, read, meditate, work on their business AND get a full 8 hours of sleep?? How do people prioritize their time and balance their various obligations? What do time management and productivity have to do with living a fulfilling and meaningful life? What if YOU always had enough time for exactly what you needed to do? How would that transform your life? After listening to this episode, you...
    31 min
  • How To Overcome Negative Self Talk and Love Yourself Unconditionally
    If your daily internal monologue were to be blasted on a boombox for everyone to hear, how would it sound? If you're like most people, your inner voice can be mean or even downright nasty. In this jam-packed episode, you'll learn proven strategies to help you overcome that negative self talk and to nurture the self-compassion needed to love yourself unconditionally. You'll learn: the tools you can immediately apply to self soothe, comfort and support ourselves when we start to ...
    33 min
  • The Key to Creating Meaningful, Lasting Connection and Why It's Essential To Our Life's Purpose
    You've been here before: You meet someone new and the conversation is so awful you'll make up ANY excuse just to run away. But what if it didn't have to be that way? What if you were able to form deep, fulfilling and meaningful connections with complete strangers with ease? How would that enhance your life? How would that change how you relate to others? How would that change how you relate to yourself? What aspects of your own life would you rediscover by being able to have amaz...
    21 min

About The Purpose Filter

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As someone who cares for sick and dying patients, hospice and palliative care physician Dr. Luyi Kathy Zhang has learned a thing or two about living. 

The good news is you don’t have to…