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Jun 4
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Stoic Tools To Help You Wake Up

Allan John (What Is Stoicism?)
About this episode

Have you ever woken from a nightmare only to feel deep relief that it wasn’t real?


In this episode, we explore what Marcus Aurelius and Anne Lamott can teach us about illusion, imagination, and insight—how dreams, fears, and even our thoughts can mislead us, and how journaling and Stoic reflection can help us wake up to deeper clarity and purpose.


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