Monster Baby #101 RE: Relaxation

What if storytelling isn’t about performance—but about helping meaning emerge? Monster Baby co-hosts Ted and Lisa welcome back dear friend, storyteller, and teacher Corey Rosen to discuss his new book, A Story for Everything. The trio starts the conversation by taking a brief rev ...  Show more

What do we gain, and what do we lose, when we say yes? After a long Monster Baby stretch apart, Ted and Lisa begin by catching up and acknowledging the recent loss of two dear Podcats (2:46). Ted then shares the story of his move to Shanghai (6:09), describing how an improvisor’s ...  Show more

When a child is particularly emotionally intelligent, and a parent is particularly emotionally vulnerable, an inversion of the typical relationship can occur where the child devotes themselves to meeting the parent’s needs rather than the other way around. This can lead the child ...  Show more

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Welcome to the third installment of Meditation Party, an experiment we're running with a chattier format – more of a morning zoo vi ...

Send us Fan MailGet ready to embark on a transformative journey with our special guest, author, and coach Theresa Lear-Levine. Imagine facing the deepest corners of your past, healing old wounds, and harnessing the power to turn every moment into a purposeful stride toward a rich ...  Show more

With so much suffering going on in the world that’s worthy of our compassion and engagement, it’s easy to become overwhelmed by it even as we have the desire to remain engaged. Secondary traumatic stress is the stress we are exposed to when we interact with other people’s stress, ...  Show more