In this episode of How to Stay Human, Tori and Kyle open a conversation that sits at the core of personal transformation — the difference between values and virtues, and why virtues are the true compass of the soul.

Values are often inherited… taught… or projected onto us by culture, religion, or institutions.

But virtues?
Virtues are embodied.
They live in the body, in the heart, in the soul. They are the qualities of your essence — courage, honesty, devotion, awe, patience, truthfulness, creativity, trust, and more.

Together, Tori and Kyle walk through:

• Why values often feel rigid, performative, or socially prescribed
• Why virtues are alive, adaptive, and deeply personal
• How virtues help you return to yourself during seasons of uncertainty
• How to identify your “home frequency”
• How to map your own virtue design (your soul’s operating system)
• What underdeveloped virtues are trying to teach you
• How virtues show up inside partnership and mirror your growth
• Why your virtues shape your reputation, impact, and spiritual expression
• How to use virtues as a framework for healing, clarity, and self-leadership

This is a foundational episode — one that will change the way you understand yourself, your relationships, and the path you’re walking.

If you’re feeling lost, unsure, or in transition… this episode will bring you home.

 KEY TOPICS

• Virtues vs. values
• Home frequency
• Virtue mapping
• Embodiment vs. performance
• Soul-led decision making
• Devotion vs. attachment
• Trust, surrender, faith
• Assertiveness, detachment, honesty
• How virtues support relationships
• How to stay grounded during uncertainty

 TIMESTAMPS 

0:00 — Welcome to Just Push Record Studios (Austin episode 2)
1:30 — Why this conversation is timely + alive
3:00 — The limitations of socially prescribed values
7:20 — Values vs. virtue signaling
9:30 — What virtues actually are (mystical, philosophical, psychological)
11:30 — Virtues as the language of your light
14:30 — Success vs. excellence (a major reframe)
17:00 — Your inherent worth and divine nature
18:50 — Values as performance vs. virtues as embodiment
20:45 — Innovation vs. creativity (doing vs. being)
22:30 — Attachment vs. devotion
25:45 — The Virtues Project + how to work with the cards
29:40 — Mapping your virtues + identifying your core essence
34:20 — Tori’s core virtue: Truth
36:00 — Virtue clusters in relationships & partnership mirrors
39:45 — Kyle’s hardest virtue: Assertiveness
42:40 — Detachment, trust, surrender
47:00 — When you feel lost, virtues bring you home
49:30 — How to navigate uncertainty using virtues
51:20 — Using virtues to solve problems & make decisions
53:00 — Appreciating virtues in others as a spiritual practice
54:30 — Final reflections + an invitation to choose a virtue this week

 

This episode is sponsored by Anywhere Clinic — a modern mental health and neuroscience clinic offering psychiatric care, ketamine therapy, TMS, and holistic support for anxiety, depression, trauma, burnout, and more.

Their team blends cutting-edge science with compassionate, human-centered care to help you heal at the root and reclaim your clarity, calm, and confidence.

Learn more or book a consultation at:
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