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Adreanna Limbach is a head-teacher at MNDFL Meditation Studios in New York City. Adreanna’s work has been featured in the New York Times, Women’s Health, Refinery 29, and Yoga Journal. Her new book is, Tea and Cake with Demons: A Buddhist Guide to Feeling Worthy. In this episode, Adreanna and Eric talk about how to be more skillful in the ways in which we relate to our “demons” – in other words, how we can go about befriending difficult feelings. 

You can find all of the most up to date crisis help & support resources that Eric is making available through The One You Feed by going to www.oneyoufeed.net/help

The wisdom and practice of self-compassion is a foundational principle that Eric teaches and helps his private clients learn to apply through the 1-on-1 Spiritual Habits Program. To learn more about this program, click here.

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In This Interview, Adreanna Limbach and I discuss Befriending our Difficult Feelings and…

• Her book, Tea and Cake with Demons: A Buddhist Guide to Feeling Worthy
• How difficult it was for her to write her book
• How hard it is to create anything
• The value of tenacity
• The story her book is based on
• How our demons, or difficult feelings, can be very personal but they all look a lot alike
• The unskillful ways that we deal with our difficult feelings
• Asking our demons “what do you have to teach me?”
• How questions open things while answers shut them down
• Identifying your “exit” when you’re feeling uncomfortable in your own skin
• The 4 Noble Truths of Buddhism

Adreanna Limbach Links:

adreannalimbach.com

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You can find all of the most up to date crisis help & support resources that Eric is making available through The One You Feed by going to www.oneyoufeed.net/help

So many of us are feeling angry for a myriad of reasons amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. To help us better understand and work with our anger, Eric reached out to several previous guests of the show to ask them if they would be willing to talk with him for a special edition of The One You Feed Podcast about anger. They all generously agreed at a moment’s notice and this episode featuring 4 “mini-interviews” is the result. These are all new conversations with previous guests, Rick Hanson, Hillary Jacobs Hendel, Ruth King, and David Richo.

In This Episode, We discuss How to Work with Anger and…

• That anger is a natural and normal response
• Utilizing anger rather than letting anger utilize us
• How anger can feel good in the moment but it corrodes over time
• Finding peace when confronted with the truth of uncertainty
• Mindfully noticing and naming our anger
• Anger being triggered by perceived danger and it readies us for a fight
• The danger of blocking our anger
• That we feel anger as energy that wants to get out
• Using fantasy to release the energy of anger 
• When calm, making a list of “state-changers” for yourself
• Noticing our coping strategies in the face of things we can’t control
• The critical choice of what to do with the energy of anger
• Being informed by our anger instead of reacting out of it
• Channeling the energy in constructive ways rather than damaging ways
• Getting curious about what the anger is trying to tell us – rather than focusing on what it’s saying about other people
• Getting fiercely clear about rather than ablaze in the fire of our anger
• When we’re in the anger, we lose touch with how it’s impacting our bodies
• Setting the intention of doing no harm 
• That fear is often underneath anger
• Not acting out of anger because it can be abusive

Links to Other Episodes:

Rick Hanson

Hillary Jacobs Hendel

Ruth King

David Richo

You can find all of the most up to date crisis help & support resources that Eric is making available through The One You Feed by going to www.oneyoufeed.net/help

As the COVID-19 pandemic intensified earlier this week, Eric reached out to several previous guests of the show to ask them if they would be willing to talk with him for two special edition episodes of The One You Feed Podcast. They all generously agreed at a moment’s notice and this episode is the second of those two episodes. These mini-interviews are with 6 leaders in the realms of mental health and spirituality. Eric talks with each of them about how to deal with difficult thoughts and offers practical strategies for emotional health during these challenging times.  These are all new conversations with previous guests, Parker Palmer, Mirabai Starr, Lewis Howes, Steven C. Hayes, Scott Stabile, and Sharon Salzberg.

In This Special Episode, We discuss Strategies for Emotional Health and…

• Turning our attention to those who are vulnerable and need our help
• The connection between anxiety and uncertainty
• Accepting the truth that there are many things we cannot control
• Being attentive to what we can control
• How reflecting on and learning from suffering can be therapeutic
• That dissolution is a good thing: You’ve lost an illusion and you’re that much closer to reality
• How to abide in a space of not knowing
• The paradox of actively helping the situation by doing less, staying put and slowing down
• Reorienting to what we really need vs. our tendencies towards overconsumption
• How to be mindful and Feed Our Good Wolf during a time of crisis
• That constantly seeing crisis media alerts is like seeing a car crash every 2 minutes – we benefit from placing boundaries on how often we consume media coverage 
• Creating meaning amidst suffering
• How psychological flexibility can help us move through difficulty
• How to move through a crisis so that you come out of it with post-traumatic growth
• Ways to work with your anger towards others during this crisis
• Ways to work with your fear about this crisis
• The helpful pillars of self-care that can really support us in crisis
• Looking for ourself in others to bring empathy 
• What it means to connect to our hearts and souls
• The importance of giving yourself grace and forgiveness during a crisis
• How loving-kindness meditation can help us
• How staying home can mimic the effects of a reflective retreat
• A guided meditation from Sharon Salzberg

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Links to Other Episodes:

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Mirabai Starr

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As the COVID-19 pandemic intensified earlier this week, Eric reached out to several previous guests of the show to ask them if they would be willing to talk with him for a special edition of The One You Feed Podcast. They all generously agreed at a moment’s notice and this episode is the result. These mini-interviews are with 4 experts on the subject of human behavior and Eric talks with each of them about how we might go about structuring our time, environment and mindset on living and working from home. These are all new conversations with previous guests, David Kadavy, Charlie Gilkey, Chris Bailey, and Liz Fosslien

You can find all of the most up to date crisis help & support resources that Eric is making available through The One You Feed by going to www.oneyoufeed.net/help

In This Episode, We discuss…

• How to set boundaries for yourself in your time, space, and mind
• The Pomodoro Method
• Ways to divide your physical space for work
• Setting up mental boundaries to get into and out of a work mindset
• Misdiagnosing distractions when they’re actually challenges of competing priorities
• Pre-work, lunchtime, and post-work routines
• Making your environment work for you
• That your environment matters more than your willpower over the long term
• How to be productive while in crisis mode
• Replacing your commute-to-work time with self-care activities
• Best practices for consuming the news while working from home
• How it’s ok to feel feelings during this difficult time
• Best practices for managing people 
• Deciding the next day’s priorities at the end of the previous day
• Not letting praise be something that gets lost while working virtually
• Emotionally proof-reading your messages before sending

Links to Other Episodes:

David Kadavy

Charlie Gilkey

Chris Bailey

Liz Fosslien

Kristin Neff is an Associate Professor at The University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Educational Psychology. With her partner Chris Germer, she has developed an empirically-supported training program called Mindful Self-Compassion that is taught by thousands of teachers worldwide. She co-authored The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook as well as the book, Teaching the Mindful Self Compassion Program: A Guide For Professionals. In this episode, Kristin and Eric dive into the topic of self-compassion and discuss what it is and isn’t. Kristin also shares how to practice self compassion as well as leads listerns through a self-compassion practice. 

The wisdom and practice of self-compassion is a foundational principle that Eric teaches and helps his private clients learn to apply through the 1-on-1 Spiritual Habits Program. To learn more about this program, click here.

Need help with completing your goals in 2020? The One You Feed Transformation Program can help you accomplish your goals this year.

But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!

In This Interview, Kristin Neff and I discuss Self Compassion and…

• Her book, The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook
• That what we practice grows stronger
• The science of contemplative practice
• What self-compassion is
• Treating yourself with the same kindness you’d show to a dear friend 
• Starting with mindfulness
• The connectedness of compassion 
• The fact that we suffer unites us as human beings
• Quintessential question, “What do I need?”
• Myths of self-compassion and how it is a powerful antidote to shame
• The Inner Ally vs. Inner Enemy
• Constructive self-criticism
• How to practice and the physiology of self compassion.
• The self-compassion break 
• Why and how self-criticism harms us

Kristin Neff Links:

selfcompassion.org

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Norman Fischer is a poet, author, Zen Buddhist teacher and priest. He’s a graduate of Iowa’s Writer’s Workshop and he’s been publishing poetry since 1979. He’s the author of 17 books of poetry, 6 books of prose on Zen and religion as well as numerous articles and essays. In this episode, Eric and Norman discuss his book, The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path.

If you are interested in learning more about how to integrate and embody spiritual principles into the moments of your daily life, Eric teaches people how to do just that in his 1-on-1 Spiritual Habits Program. Click here to learn more.

Need help with completing your goals in 2020? The One You Feed Transformation Program can help you accomplish your goals this year.

But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!

In This Interview, Norman Fischer and I discuss Spiritual Growth through Imagination and…

• His book, The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path
• Redefining imagination and discovering it’s prevalence and role in life
• The role of imagination in spiritual paths
• How we don’t see the world exactly as it is, but rather through filters
• Loosening our grasp on what we think of as absolute reality
• Constructing useful stories in our mind rather than living by our default stories
• The essential ways in which imagination enriches the experience of our lives
• When we realize we are making our lives for ourselves, we have the power to make it differently
• The Bodhisattva: A Buddha in training
• Compassion, Love and Service for the benefit of others
• The Bodhisattva Path
• The myth of separateness and the truth of interconnection and love
• That holding two (seemingly contradictory) ideas in our mind at one time offers us depth perception
• How ideals can inspire us rather than put pressure on us
• The disease of perfectionism
• How to engage in “Joyful Effort” when you don’t feel very joyful and don’t have much effort to spare
• Patience: Just keep going and be of benefit to others
• Turning toward what’s arising: facing it, embracing it, breathing into it and going forward with it
• The problematic nature of favoring one’s own suffering over the suffering of others

Norman Fischer Links:

normanfischer.org

Poems by Norman Fischer

Essays by Norman Fischer

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