Can You Be OK With Uncertainty? | Jack Kornfield
On this episode, a bad news / good news situation. Let's start with the bad news: human beings are not wired for uncertainty. It short circuits our system. The mind wants to plan, to work things out -...
29 Huhti 20201h 14min
A Buddhist Approach to Money Worries | Ethan Nichtern
No matter what your economic situation is, you have likely experienced some money worries during this pandemic. I know I have- and I say that as someone who is in an extremely fortunate position. So m...
27 Huhti 20201h 11min
Crisis Advice from "Meditation MacGyver" | Jeff Warren
Jeff Warren is someone for whom I have a special affection. We chronicled our friendship in a book we co authored, called Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics, in which we took a gonzo cross-country bus tr...
22 Huhti 20201h 16min
Why We're All Grieving - and How To Deal With It | David Kessler
Most, if not all, of us are experiencing a cocktail of challenging emotions these days - whether in the background or in the foreground of our psyche. Speaking personally, I thought my primary issue w...
20 Huhti 202043min
How to Go Easy on Yourself in a Pandemic | Dr. Kristin Neff
It's easy to add insult to injury in this pandemic by beating ourselves up. Why are we not exercising more? Eating less? Or boosting our productivity? Kristin Neff, an associate professor at the Unive...
15 Huhti 20201h 3min
You Don't Have to be Alone to be Lonely | Former Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy
Our guest this week gives a bracingly candid account of loneliness - one made all the more remarkable by the fact that he is a former surgeon general. Even before the current coronavirus pandemic, we ...
13 Huhti 20201h 27min
Is It Still OK to Be Happy? | Sylvia Boorstein
Even in the middle of a pandemic, it's still OK to experience delight. That's per legendary meditation teacher, Sylvia Boostein. In fact, she says, moments of happiness can fortify you to deal with th...
8 Huhti 20201h 7min
Love in the Time of COVID | Esther Perel
The coronavirus outbreak may pose one of the greatest challenges to romantic relationships in modern memory. For those of us living in close quarters with spouses or partners, how do we live our day t...
6 Huhti 20201h 12min
