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EP50: We’re Lived. And then We Think. (Life is not a Riddle)

You are lived.Stuff occurs to you and you act on it, with very little input required by you.You see things. You know things.And, at the very same time that you’re being lived by life, your mind is narrating the whole thing in that opinionated way it often does. Your mind is making it all about

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EP49: A Day in the Life of an Anxiety Coach with Nicola Bird

This episode is a little different than most.In this episode, I talk with Nicola Bird. And we’re not talking to you.Nic and I have a conversation, practitioner-to-practitioner, about what it’s like to do what we do. Our “jobs” are essentially to point people toward an invisible realm.To gently turn them away from the physical, psychological

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EP48: Your Experience isn’t About what it Appears to be About

Our experience almost always looks like it’s about something, right?It looks to us like we think about stuff.We feel emotions over what happened or about what’s coming up.Human brains love stories. Human experience typically includes a logical storyline and a bunch of reasons for why we’re thinking and feeling the way we are.But how accurate

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EP46: Why Your Insight Didn’t Stick

It happens all the time.You hear something and your mind quiets. Maybe something falls away…a habit, a line of thinking, an obsession or worry is no longer there.Life looks and feels different and you’re thrilled. You’re changed! Cured! Fixed!And then–inevitably–thinking comes back.Why didn’t your insight last?!?If you’ve been there, this episode will help.Register for the

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EP45: Horizontal vs. Vertical Change (and What They Mean for your Freedom)

Horizontal change starts with what you know, and moves you toward a place you can see.jobs – central casting metaprime how to do a perfect burpee (plus, 2 next-level add ons)It’s linear. Incremental. Often effortful. Horizontal change is you bettering, or improving upon something.Vertical change isn’t about what you know and it doesn’t take you

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EP44: Life is an…illusion? With Jack Pransky

In this episode of Changeable, Jack and I talk about how life is an illusion.What does that mean?Jack and I explore what this great illusion means for our opinions of ourselves, our relationships, our habits…even those glimpses we catch of ourselves in store windows (you’ll see what I mean).Especially listen when Jack talks about his

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EP43: Being Well is Not the Same as Being Cured with John El-Mokadam

What is health? What is wellbeing? How do you know if you’re healthy and well?Turns out, the way we answer those questions has huge implications for how well we feel.I talk with John El-Mokadem in this episode about massively expanding our concept of what health and wellness really are.We talk about how we can be

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EP42: Do All Problems in Life Really Come from Overthinking?

Harry claims that all problems in life come from overthinking.All problems? Really?I play devil’s advocate a bit in this one as we discuss the single, common source of all suffering. I love Harry’s personality and the way he talks about this understanding. He is fun and light and always puts the feeling first.I hope you

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EP41: Having a Secure Attachment to Life

There are so many safety nets built into our human design.Seeing more about how we work…the forgiving, safe, self-correcting, can’t-be-damaged design we’ve all been blessed with…does a lot for us. But perhaps one of the most notable things it does is that it allows us to feel secure.When we feel secure, we are free. Free

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EP40: A New Look at Sleepless Nights with Jen Lucas

Jen had trouble sleeping for a long time.  Seeing something about how her experienced worked helped…a lot.In this episode, Jen and I talk about some of the things she came to see about how her mind and body work, and the role the “insomnia” label played in her sleepless nights.Life is fluid. You aren’t an

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