Our lives are populated by rituals. Baptisms. Funerals. Graduations. Singing happy birthday, chanting cheers at a sports event, saying grace before dinner. When we perform rituals, there's no causal link between the behavior and the hoped for effect; for example, there's no causal connection between exchanging rings at an altar and becoming wedded to another ... Show More
Yesterday
Become an Automatic Millionaire
Building substantial personal wealth can feel difficult and out of reach. But my guest says that even those with modest means can, with a few simple decisions and strategies, become millionaires, and even multi-millionaires.David Bach is the author of the bestselling, newly updat ... Show More
51m 41s
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Pooping. Everybody does it, but a lot of people are embarrassed to talk about it. That's a shame, my guest says, not only because your digestive health is incredibly linked to your overall health, but simply for the fact that there is much happiness to be found in an easy, worry- ... Show More
49m 42s
Mar 2023
On Ritual and Living Life in Ceremony with Day Schildkret
<p>In this episode with award-winning author, artist, ritualist Day Schildkret we explore the power of rituals to help us feel more grounded, safe, connected and alive. </p> <p>WE CONNET ON:</p> <ul> <li>Learning how to slow down to enjoy and celebrate life</li> <li>Combining rit ... Show More
54m 8s
Mar 2023
How Rituals Attach us to our Communities with Dimitris Xygalatas, Ph.D.
"If you randomly assign people in two groups and you give them different insignia or you have them go through different practices, as we saw in this study, they come to like each other more. It's very easy to create this basic sense of belonging and identity. Ritual is particular ... Show More
56m 54s
Apr 2023
Dimitris Xygalatas, "Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living" (Little, Brown Spark, 2022)
Ritual is one of the oldest, and certainly most enigmatic, threads in the history of human culture. It presents a profound paradox: people ascribe the utmost importance to their rituals, but few can explain why they are so important. Apparently pointless ceremonies pervade every ... Show More
34m 18s
May 2023
#386 Thierry Janssen : Des rituels pour une existence pleine de sens
<p>Anne Ghesquière reçoit dans Métamorphose Thierry Janssen, ancien chirurgien devenu psychothérapeute, écrivain et fondateur de fondateur de l’École De La Posture Juste à Bruxelles. Les rituels peuvent-ils nous aider à mieux vivre dans un monde incertain, à trouver du sens et à ... Show More
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