The Scientific Case for Self-Compassion | Chris Germer
New Year's Series Episode 2. We talk with Chris Germer about the scientifically-proven benefits of self-compassion; how to practice self-compassion in your life; the disutility of shame; and the conne...
30 Dec 20201h 13min
The Ultimate New Year's Resolution | Susan Piver and Jeff Warren
New Year's Series Episode 1. We talk with expert meditation teachers Susan Piver and Jeff Warren about a radical approach to the new year: self-compassion. Susan and Jeff help introduce the New Year's...
28 Dec 20201h 7min
The Anti-Diet | Evelyn Tribole (January, 2020)
I, like many people, have the potential to get pretty dysregulated around food and body image. A lot of men don't talk about this stuff, but there is plenty of evidence that this is a unisex issue. Es...
23 Dec 20201h 25min
Vulnerability: The Key to Courage | Brené Brown
Vulnerability is not something I ever personally considered to be a valuable skill to cultivate. That is, until I met today's guest, Brené Brown-- who helped me understand that being vulnerable is not...
21 Dec 20201h 5min
Kryptonite for the Inner Critic | Kristin Neff
I don't know about you, but there have been many times during this wrenching year where I have made my pain even worse by adding on layers and layers of self-criticism. There's a notion that is deeply...
16 Dec 20201h 22min
Manure for Enlightenment | Fleet Maull
The notion of transmuting the difficult stuff in your life into something positive has become a cliche. Turning lemon into lemonades, making your mess your message, etcetera. But, as I have said many ...
14 Dec 20201h 8min
The Science of Emotional Intelligence | Daniel Goleman
How much would your relationships improve if you could up your emotional intelligence game? That phrase -- emotional intelligence -- entered the lexicon 25 years ago, when my friend Daniel Goleman wro...
9 Dec 202058min
A Meditator in the Arena | Sam Harris
Sam Harris (no relation to me, by the way -- although I wouldn't mind it) has had a formative impact on my contemplative development. He was one of the first "normal" (at least that's how I computed i...
7 Dec 20201h 4min
