Archived Episodes
Difficult people
We all have them in our life. And we all probably are a difficult person to someone else! How can mindfulness help us understand what's happening when we are with, and when we are, a difficult person?
Why is "Why" an unhelpful question?
In an effort to understand our experience, we often ask "Why?" Why do I feel so sad? Why do these hard things keep happening in my life? Why is it so difficult to be happy? Why am I the way I am? Although I...
Whose journey is this?
On our mindfulness journey we experience so many moments that challenge our capacity to remain mindful. A very common one comes from our perception of the other people in our life. It can take many forms but next w...
Encore: It's all about compassion
Jack Kornfield says, "Compassion that does not include the self is not complete." But many of us struggle to treat ourselves with compassion and may not see that our constant self-criticism undermines our compassio...
Mindfulness and the Creative Process
In this episode, Professor Craig Gingrich-Philbrook and I discuss the relationship between mindfulness and the creative process. Dr. Gingrich-Philbrook, teacher, performnace artist, and mentor is a faculty mem...
It's all about compassion
Jack Kornfield says, "Compassion that does not include the self is not complete." But many of us struggle to treat ourselves with compassion and may not see that our constant self-criticism undermines our compassio...
What's the difference between acceptance and resignation?
Mindfulness encourages us to be accepting of ourselves and others, to avoid fighting reality. For many of us, acceptance might sound like giving in and giving up. In this episode we explore the concept of acceptanc...
What's your story?
All of us are telling the story of our lives--who we are and how we came to be who we are. In this episode, we examine ways that our stories can become the source of fearful and negative thinking and identify strat...