How shameful that only recently I have started to glimpse the impact racism has had on this country, on my friends, and how much I have benefitted from it. This is a time for me to listen, to understand. But I would feel remiss in having a plat

2.5 The one thing you can do for your heath that mystified me for a decade

Jun 8th, 2020 37m 15s

Turns out that having a significant amount of advanced education doesn't prevent you from your biggest enemy - yourself. For years I believed I had a mysterious illness, some obscure allergy or imbalance. This episode highlights that story and

2.4 Who were you 10 years ago? Who will you be 10 from now?

Jun 1st, 2020 20m 29s

10 years ago what were you doing? Who were you? What did you believe to be true? If you could have known all that would happen in 10 years, all that would change, that version of you would never believe it. The amount of change just seems too g

2.3 Your mind is a scary place. Let's not blame ourselves from trying to ignore what is there.

May 26th, 2020 27m 50s

COVID has opened a door that many of us would rather keep closed - a peek into our own mindset. What we do, what we want to do, and what we believe about our capabilities. Some of us were ready, most got caught off guard. We didn't realize what

2.2 Now seems to be a good time to figure out why we exist, no?

May 18th, 2020 28m 55s

"I feel like I've been running and running, pushing myself to my breaking point, and suddenly when COVID happened it's like someone pulled a blindfold off of my eyes I didn't know I was wearing. I realized I'd been running but I didn't know whe

2.1 COVID has changed the world. How are you responding? I ate ice cream.

May 18th, 2020 28m 43s

We just got blindsided, and we are reacting. Some are pulling the covers up higher to block it out, some are pushing themselves to the breaking point. Most of us don't know what the hell to do so we are waiting for direction. Without grace and

1.9 Forgiveness

Apr 30th, 2020 31m 33s

In anything but a smooth and seamless journey, the path to forgiveness has always involved pain and suffering. In this, the biggest lesson to date, indeed there were bumps along the road. But dying has a way of changing people.Dedicated to all

1.10 Losing someone you love

Apr 30th, 2020 38m 58s

As we walk this path of life we are witness to the joining and the departure of so many. As those who leave us find their time, we are left sometimes questioning, sometimes suffering. At times the only thing you know to do is to hold a tremblin

1.11 Love, hurting and healing

Apr 30th, 2020 32m 35s

Love makes us dumb. Love makes us cry. Love makes us impossible. And yet, we do it anyway. Turns out, despite the stupidity of it all, love is pretty groovy.

1.12 Life's purpose - Cultivation

Apr 30th, 2020 31m 53s

What do you want said at your funeral? And how much of it will be true?What will your legacy be? How will you be remembered?Far from easy questions, and yet, if we don't look at them soon enough we will realize that we find the answer only when

1.7 Strength and human potential

Apr 28th, 2020 47m 58s

At times, when things seem the hardest and most impossible, you lower your shoulder and run directly through a brick wall. You have it in you. We all do. It just SUCKS to be pushed to that point so we tend to avoid it.I tend to crave those scen

1.8 Disappointment and "failure"

Apr 28th, 2020 30m 18s

We've all felt the acute pain of disappointment. Sometimes after a quick burst of effort, and sometimes after years of pushing and struggling. Feeling not good enough. Secretly thinking that soon enough everyone will know you are an imposter an

1.6 Fear, then courage

Apr 28th, 2020 32m 47s

Fear does one of two things: (1) motivate action or (2) defeat the subject. Option one takes courage, option two feels way better. In this story how a medical mystery of hip pain turned my life upside down, got me access to some fun new prescri

1.5 Surviving, better strategy this time

Apr 23rd, 2020 37m 18s

Do you ever get what you want and realize, in that moment, it isn't what you want at all? Super irritating, right? Now imagine that while being held at gunpoint...This is the story of the second time I almost (perhaps should have) died. Easter

1.4 Surviving, my first attempt

Apr 23rd, 2020 44m 46s

Numbing, as it turns out, is a terrific way to get through hard shit. And I don't do things gently. How many of us do this, whether we admit to it or not? Developing coping mechanisms that help us survive the immediate but place us in peril dow

1.3 Betrayal

Apr 23rd, 2020 35m 13s

Many listeners will not be comfortable with this episode. Perhaps some should not listen? Or perhaps they should. The content and story herein is challenging to tell and perhaps to hear. What become a moment that nearly killed me - a moment tha

1.2 Love thyself-ish

Apr 23rd, 2020 36m 14s

Few things piss you off more than the day you realize you are becoming your parents. If you haven't had that day yet, brace. If you have, grace. Turns out that "love yourself first" advice didn't go so smoothly for me, but does it for anyone?A

1.1 Hardest person to accept is you

Apr 23rd, 2020 39m 25s

Before we discuss all of the mess and face plants that has been my life, I want to share the backstory of an important character - my father. A story of desperation, self-loathing, and a very sneaky grandfather, I share his story and how he nev

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