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In This Episode, We Discuss How Live a Spiritual Practice Centered Life. You’ll learn:

• Eric shares his story of his lowest points of addiction that led him to recovery
• How shame is usually at the center of the addiction cycle
• Why a fundamental aspect of AA is finding meaning in helping others
• How one can define spirituality as connecting to what matters most to you in your life
• Defining and practicing some of the core principles to live a good life
• The challenges of being present and how we relate to our thoughts about the present moment
• Why finding the “middle way” and avoiding extremes can be so helpful
• Why it’s so important to go beyond thinking and start taking action is what brings forth real meaningful results
• Understanding deeply that difficult feelings come with being human
• How we don’t find meaning, but rather make meaning in life

Eric Zimmer is a behavior coach, Interfaith Spiritual Director, host of the award-winning podcast The One You Feed, and writer. He is endlessly inspired by the quest for a greater understanding of how our minds work and how to intentionally create the lives we want to live.   At the age of 24, Eric was homeless, addicted to heroin, and facing long jail sentences. In the years since he has found a way to recover from addiction and build a life in which he thrives.  His story and his work have been featured in the media including TedX, Mind Body Green, Elephant Journal, the BBC, and Brain Pickings.

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If you enjoyed this conversation with Eric Zimmer, check out these other episodes:

How to Free Yourself From the Inner Critic with Ginny Gay

The Obstacles That Get in Our Way: Knowing vs. Doing

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In This Episode, We Discuss How to Navigate the Path of Grief and more!

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• How there are many different forms of grief
• Why we need to surrender to our grief and turn toward painful feelings
• How there are many painful emotions that exist under the “grief umbrella”
• The challenge of surrendering to grief in a culture that constantly pushes for happiness and avoidance of pain.
• How we can strengthen our ability to cope with grief by continuing to allow it in
• The importance of finding emotional support when grieving
• Why animals provide the best emotional support
• How providing emotional support to someone grieving includes just being with them and holding space for their grief

Dr. Joanne Cacciatore is a Professor at Arizona State University, where she runs the graduate Certificate in Trauma and Bereavement, and she is also the founder of the MISS Foundation. Since 1996, Dr. Jo has worked with and counseled those affected by traumatic death. She started the first therapeutic carefarm in the world for traumatic grief based on a framework for incorporating 50 plus domestic and farm animals rescued from abuse, torture, neglect, and homelessness, the Selah Carefarm. Her work was featured in Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry’s Apple TV docuseries, “The Me You Can’t See” in episode 4.  Dr. Jo also served on their ‘mental health’ advisory board, along with 13 esteemed colleagues as part of the series.  Her research has been published in peer reviewed journals such as The Lancet, British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Omega Journal of Death and Dying, Journal of Mental Health Counseling, Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, and the International Journal of Nursing. Her best selling book, Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief, won the Indies Book of the Year Award. Her subsequents books include, Grieving is Loving, and an Audible Great Courses series called Understanding and Coping with Grief. In addition, her series of meditations for grief are now available on the Calm app.

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If you enjoyed this conversation with Dr. Joanne Cacciatore, check out these other episodes:

Megan Devine on Grief

Barbara Karnes

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Join Eric for a FREE Live Masterclass: “Habits that Stick” on Sunday, March 5 at 12pm ET! You’ll learn the important components of consistency that will help you achieve any goal, regardless of what life throws your way! Register here

In This Episode, We Discuss How to Manage Family Relationships and more! You’ll learn:

• Why it’s important to connect who you are and who you were in relation to your family
• How we can learn to recognize unhealthy relationships in our family dynamics
• How shame limits our ability to be honest with ourselves and others
• Why we need to unlearn certain ideas of what love means
• How to manage a relationship with someone who won’t change
• The difference between changing behavior and changing personality
• How can we move away from unhealthy patterns and learn to love ourselves

Nedra Glover Tawwab is the author of the New York Times bestseller Set Boundaries, Find Peace and The Set Boundaries Workbook. A licensed therapist and sought-after relationship
expert, she has practiced relationship therapy for more than fifteen years. Tawwab has appeared as an expert on The Red Table Talk, The Breakfast Club, Good Morning America, and CBS This Morning, to name a few. Her work has been highlighted in The New York Times, The Guardian, and Vice. In this episode, Eric and Nedra discuss her new book, Drama Free:  A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships

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If you enjoyed this conversation with Nedra Glover Tawwab, check out these other episodes:

How to Make Great Relationships with Dr. Rick Hanson

How to Have Healthier Relationships with Yourself and Others with Jillian Turecki

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In this episode, Sonya and Eric discuss radical self-love: what it is, why we struggle to practice it, and the pathways to cultivate it so that we become the highest version of ourselves

Join Eric on Zoom for a FREE Live Q&A Town Hall Event on Thursday, February 23 at 7pm ET. You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions on how you can incorporate ways to feed your good wolf in your life. Whatever challenges you face or however you struggle to make time for the things that you know are important, Eric will share some very practical and helpful strategies to take what you KNOW and turn it into what your consistently DO! Register here!

In This Episode, We Discuss How to Practice Radial Self Love and …

• How radical self love is defined and how it differs from self esteem or self confidence
• Why we need to uncover our issues with self love that result from damaging societal messages
• How to bring inquiry, the thinking, doing, and being proces,s that leads to insight and healing
• How it takes repetition and practice to clear the obstructions of self love
• The three “peaces” we need to bring into our life
• How we can learn to let go of the story of “not enoughness” by recognizing it’s not real
• The four pillars of practice of radical self love and the practices within each pillar
• How we can participate in the collective nature in this journey to self love

Sonya Renee Taylor is a former national and international poetry slam champion, author, educator, and activist. She is also the founder of The Body Is Not An Apology, which is a digital media and education company promoting radical self-love and body empowerment as the foundational tool for social justice and global transformation. Her book discussed in this episode: The Body Is Not An Apology: The Power of Radical Self Love

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Perfecting Self Love with Scott Stabile

Self Compassion with Kristin Neff

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