How do we meet life on its terms instead of ours?
In this episode, we're joined by Paula D'Arcy as we continue our chapter-by-chapter exploration of Falling Upward with Chapter 5: "Stumbling Over the Stumbling Stone." We're exploring what it can look like to venture into the luminous dark to find our greatest gifts with a chapter that asks us to lean into ou ... Show More
Apr 2024
Necessary Suffering With Mirabai Starr
What if the goal of the spiritual journey is to understand suffering?
In this episode, we're joined by Mirabai Starr as we continue our chapter-by-chapter exploration of Falling Upward with Chapter 6: "Necessary Suffering." This episode explores how loss, suffering, and grief ca ... Show More
1h 26m
Apr 2024
Home and Homesickness With James Finley
What if we could feel at home wherever we are?
In this episode, we're joined by James Finley as we continue our chapter-by-chapter exploration of Falling Upward with Chapter 7: "Home and Homesickness." In this episode, we discuss a lifelong exploration of contemplation, healing, ... Show More
1h 23m
Jun 2024
Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real About the End With Alua Arthur
<p>Hello beautiful souls! Welcome to another enlightening episode of Angels and Awakening! Today, we have the privilege of hosting Alua Arthur, a beacon of spiritual wisdom and America’s foremost death doula, on our show. Alua’s memoir Briefly Perfectly Human offers a profound re ... Show More
57m 34s
Jan 2020
Pema Chödrön: Living with Vulnerability
Pema Chödrön is an American-born Buddhist nun who currently resides at Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia. Her many publications include How to Meditate, Getting Unstuck, and Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better. This special episode of Insights at the Edge—originally broadcast as part of the L ... Show More
1h 5m
Mar 2023
Teresa Davis | Walking Through Grief (Instead of Around It) | Episode 229
<p>Grief mentor, author and podcaster Teresa Davis joins Blake to talk about the deep pain she experienced through the sudden loss of her son. In her book, she talks about her struggle to survive, the questioning of her faith, and the insights she gained along the way. Listen in ... Show More
31m 46s