How to Get Out of Your Own Way
In this episode, we explore how our judgments—not external events—shape our emotional world, from a child’s toy envy to ancient Stoic parables and the quiet wisdom of Nan Shepherd.Using Epictetus’s in...
28 Mai 20255min
Building Inner Walls Against Outer Storms
In this episode, we look at the Stoic principle of focusing only on what lies within our control, using the weather as a vivid metaphor for life’s unpredictable externals.Drawing on insights from Geor...
21 Mai 20255min
Stoic Actions for Anxious Minds
This episode explores how anxiety can quietly hold us back from the things that matter most—and how Stoic wisdom offers a path through it.Drawing on insights from Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius, we loo...
14 Mai 20255min
Heaven Decreed Better: A Stoic Response to Misfortune
When life feels overwhelming or uncertain, our minds often jump to the worst-case scenario.In this episode, we explore the Stoic art of "decatastrophizing"—challenging our initial impressions, steppin...
7 Mai 20255min
Advice For Living Lightly in a Heavy World
What if the things that trouble us most are really just tremendous trifles? In this episode, we explore how shifting our perspective can turn everyday stress into a source of clarity—with a simple sto...
30 Apr 20255min
Think Slower, Judge Better: How to Control Your Command Center
We all have our own command center. Our own thoughts are within our control.Knowing this, we can break free from the impulses and influences trying to send us in different directions. We can accept ou...
23 Apr 20255min
Why External Events Aren’t Good or Bad
In his Discourses, the Stoic teacher Epictetus explains that a person is making progress when they understand a simple Stoic principle: we desire what we see as good, and we avoid what we see as bad.I...
16 Apr 20254min
Lessons In Leadership from Gandhi and the Stoics
It's an unfortunate truth: many so-called leaders expect things from others that they don’t expect from themselves.In this episode, we look to the Stoics and an old story about Mahatma Gandhi to see h...
9 Apr 20254min
