Stop Editing Yourself To Fit In
Think about something you love but feel tempted to hide because it doesn't fit the image of who you're trying to become. Maybe it's your music, your sense of humor, or the way you naturally express yo...
26 Loka 4min
The Exhaustion Of Trying To Stay Young
The promise of staying young can be hard to resist. There's always another product to try, another sign of aging to fix, another way to feel like we're keeping time at bay. Dora recognizes that anxiou...
23 Loka 6min
When Your Identity Becomes Your Job
A job can give us purpose, community, and a sense of belonging. A role can help us understand where we fit and what people need from us. But as Dora's mom considers retirement, Dora sees how unsettlin...
21 Loka 7min
Are You Playing It Safer Than You Need To?
Sometimes playing it safe doesn't feel like fear. It looks like being sensible, waiting for the right time, or convincing yourself that you'll revisit the idea when life settles down. Dora sees how ea...
19 Loka 5min
Have The Conversation While You Can
Dora and her mom have started talking about something many families avoid: what her mom wants her final chapter of life to look like, and what matters most to her when that time comes. These conversat...
16 Loka 6min
I Don't Like Thinking About Death
Have you ever noticed how quickly you try to change the subject, even in your own mind, when death comes up? During her nursing training, Dora cared for a man who was nearing the end of his life, with...
14 Loka 4min
Who Are You Becoming?
Think about who you were ten years ago. What mattered to you? What did you believe about yourself? And how much of that still feels true today? Dora invites us to look at the versions of ourselves we'...
12 Loka 5min
You Don't Have To Solve The Unknown
Not every question has an answer you can find right now. And yet when we're uncomfortable with uncertainty, how often do we treat the unknown like a problem that needs to be solved? Dora reflects on w...
9 Loka 8min
