Let’s Talk About Suffering

After quietly stepping away from social media, Rosie noticed her nervous system finally exhale. In this episode, she reflects on how constant exposure to outrage and bad news can turn into an “outer enemy,” and how mindfulness helps us set boundaries without becoming hardened or ...  Show more

Rosie reflects on what it really means to “make it” — from surviving chaos to reaching milestones that once felt impossible — only to realize the finish line keeps moving. In this episode, we explore the difference between achievement and fulfillment, and how mindfulness helps us ...  Show more

The ways we process and live with our own pain are monumentally important. Today’s quote provides a visual metaphor for how suffering is passed on to others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

How to Stop Suffering and Be Happy Our inherent human capacity for dreaming and aspiration is a double-edged sword. While it fuels our drive for progress and self-improvement, it also serves as a constant reminder of the gap between our imagined ideals and the realities we face. ...  Show more

The last year has been full of unprecedented, unexpected, uncertain moments, which have thrown many of us through a loop. Today we talk to Gelong Thubten, a Buddhist monk, about how we can sit with that fear, how we can stop our minds from racing ahead and projecting into the fut ...  Show more

There are lots of articles and research on happiness these days, but what about unhappiness? What makes us unhappy, and will avoiding it make us happy? In this episode, Marshall points out three behaviors that are sure to create unhappiness.