How defaulting to the intellect as our primary channel of knowing cuts us off from deeper consciousness & insight. In this episode, I talk about the many different ways of knowing that we have access to — intellectual, somatic, energetic, intuitive, ancestral. And...
“When I think of self-extraction, I think of pouring out and giving and holding space and showing up for other people, not from a place of overflow, but from a place of depletion.” Lisa Olivera is a therapist-turned-writer, who feels like a kindred spirit of the pod....
How we get locked into online personas that keep us from evolving and speaking our truth. In this episode, I talk about the rise of personal brands and the expectation that we present one continuous persona online — and how that limits the expression of our fullness....
“We’re always trying to measure ourselves up to who we’re supposed to be, and it takes our attention away from who do I want to be? Who do I feel that I am?” I talk with writer, teacher, and embodiment coach Prentis Hemphill, who is also behind one of my...
What are the ideas, thoughts, and habits that rupture, or interrupt, our ability to feel at home? Through the lens of my own past addictions to alcohol and crime fiction, I explore the dark side of habits in this episode — the anxious, internal routines and dialogues...
“The myths of capitalism posit that there’s some sort of ideal way of being that’s unachievable for absolutely anyone.” I talk to writer and meditation teacher Sebene Selassie, a frequent Hurry Slowly guest, about coming home to the body, and what it means...
“Expectations are the enemy of presence. And it’s a lesson I never seem to be finished learning.” In this first episode, I talk about the theme that we’ll be exploring throughout season 5 — coming home. I discuss my own personal challenges with putting...
“The vibrational fullness that you bring to the world when you’re fully being yourself is the true gift.” In this episode, I talk with Sherri Mitchell, the author of Sacred Instructions: Indigenous Wisdom for Living Spirit-Based Change. Sherri is a member of the...
Our climate is in crisis because our relationships are broken. In this episode, I speak with Kamal Kapadia, the co-founder and chief learning officer of Terra.do, an online school for climate action that is striving to enlist and educate a hundred million people from...
Whose imagination are we centering? I talk with Amahra Spence, an artist, an organizer, and a designer for social justice movements. Amahra is the co-founder of MAIA, an arts and social justice organization that’s based in the West Midlands, UK that is committed to...
I talk with Nkem Ndefo, founder of Lumos Transforms and creator of the Resilience Toolkit, about the power of coming home to the body, how doing so can help build capacity for hard conversations, and why we have the chance to remake culture in every single...
What is true abundance? And how have the ideals of our capitalistic culture separated us from it? In this episode, I take a deep dive into unpacking the “extractive mindset” at the root of capitalism with Miki Kashtan, the co-founder of Bay Area Nonviolent...