Let’s Talk About Suffering

A group project in nursing school leaves Dora feeling stuck, waiting on others, and quietly pulling away. She feels herself pulling back, convinced she works better alone. But as the experience unfolds, she begins to see how quickly frustration can shape the story, and what opens ...  Show more

Dora remembers her first attempt at meditation and how quickly doubt crept in and told her she wasn’t cut out for it. But years later, she starts to notice something else: that voice isn’t proof she’s failing, it’s just trying to protect her. And when she relates to it differentl ...  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.