The hard art of comfort
Sick in a London hospital, I understood the Book of Job and his rage at all the miserable comforters. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative...
11 Helmi 13min
Why we should embrace ‘nepantla’ – the in-betweenness of life
In an age of strong political commitments, a Nahuatl word encapsulates the freedom to let go of what has become oppressive. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expe...
10 Helmi 10min
The cage
In a heterosexual breakup, the script is clean: loss, anger, distance. Ours refused that narrative. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative i...
9 Helmi 8min
Dog day blues
We were a new stepfamily, and only the puppy was missing. With Elsa, we lobbed a grenade into the mix. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocativ...
8 Helmi 12min
The lost art of making a petroglyph
Inspired by 6,000-year-old rock art in Norway, I decided to create a new carving closer to home. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocative idea...
7 Helmi 10min
Spirituality can’t be reduced to what’s happening in the brain
Seeing the ‘mind’ as extending beyond the head can help us better understand the nature of transcendent experiences. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guid...
6 Helmi 12min
‘We are all always coming and going’
Steve Schwartzberg’s journey from Harvard psychologist to erotic healer, Buddhist and teacher was always haunted by death. Then he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Psyche audio helps you to better ...
5 Helmi 33min
Painting myself back to life
I’d dealt with many illnesses. But when lupus left scars on my face, my suffering was suddenly visible. Psyche audio helps you to better understand yourself and others through expert guides, provocati...
5 Helmi 8min
