How to Gracefully Handle Defeat I Former Congressman Tim Ryan

How to Gracefully Handle Defeat I Former Congressman Tim Ryan

Ryan also talks about how meditation helped him ride out a brutal political campaign, escaping the grind, and whether he'll run for office again.


Tim Ryan served for 20 years in the U.S. Congress. He is the author of a book on the power of mindfulness. He is the author of a book on the power of mindfulness, Healing America: How a Simple Practice Can Help Us Recapture the American Spirit and a book on reforming the broken food systems, The Real Food Revolution: Healthy Eating, Green Groceries, and the Return of the American Family Farm.


In this episode we talk about:


  • How his practice helped him weather a brutal political campaign
  • Why he's joined the ice bath craze
  • The link between breathwork and meditation
  • How he's adjusting to civilian life after 20 years in Washington
  • How he handled things when he realized the race was not going his way
  • What he was thinking and feeling when he made his concession speech
  • What it's like to be outside of the DC fishbowl
  • The freedom that comes with not living under a microscope
  • The kids basketball game made him realize his life had changed
  • Escaping the grind
  • Whether he's considered running for office again
  • And what the rough and tumble of politics has taught him about dealing with difficult people



Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/tim-ryan


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