Musician Amos Lee started meditating in college as a way to cope with his mother's breast cancer diagnosis and his own Generalized Anxiety Disorder. For two years, he was going on retreats and meditating two hours a day. Lee knows what it's like to face personal hardships, so he views his music "as a service," a way to reach out and comfort people who may al ... Show More
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How To Stop an Anxiety Spiral, The Best Protections Against Financial Ruin, and a Workaholic's Guide to Productivity (and Self-Care) | Andrew Ross Sorkin
Life hacks life from one of the busiest journalists of our time. Andrew Ross Sorkin is an award-winning journalist for The New York Times, a co-anchor of CNBC's Squawk Box, and the founder and editor-at-large of DealBook, an online daily financial report published by The New York ... Show More
53m 45s
Nov 2022
Dancing on my own, by Alex Morris
<p>Just out of school, writer Alex Morris gets a job performing and teaching improv comedy in London, playing absurd characters night after night. But his knack for hiding his true self starts long before he ever steps onstage. Alex is hiding a secret — one that only his family a ... Show More
35m 14s
Jan 2022
Starting the story of my life again, by Keith Yamashita
<p>Fluent in cheating time to squeeze productivity out of every minute, entrepreneur Keith Yamashita recounts the frightening details of a devastating stroke as it is actually happening, and discovers the second part of his life. It isn't a medical recovery. It’s an awa ... Show More
26m 23s
Apr 2024
Let them see you cry, by Reshma Saujani
<p>Reshma Saujani, activist and founder of Girls Who Code and Moms First, prides herself on being in control. She’s always been the one to say “I got this.” But after years of struggling to achieve her lifelong goal of being a mother, the weight of powering through the pain gets ... Show More
32m 55s
Sep 2022
My grandfather the Aikido master, by Kino MacGregor
<p>Growing up half-Japanese in South Florida, Kino MacGregor spends a lot of time feeling uncomfortable in her own body. But her Japanese grandfather is always there for her, and they spend joyful hours together every day, playing hide-and-seek, cooking and eating, practicing aik ... Show More
34m 4s
Jul 2024
Jacob Sartorius: I take a breath. I buy myself a moment.
<p>Jacob Sartorius has been making music and short videos since he was a kid. By age 14, he had millions of social media followers who loved his honest, heartfelt content. But on the flip side of that love, he discovered a darker side to his celebrity — one that took him by surpr ... Show More
32m 20s
Dec 2020
Chad Lawson - Self-Reflection, Clarity, Authenticity, and Calm Inspired by Beautiful Solo Piano
Musician Chad Lawson recently released his debut solo piano album, You Finally Knew, which was recorded at the famous Abbey Road Studios and was inspired by his favorite poet, Mary Oliver. The album features ten pieces he wrote to inspire listeners to take time every day to cons ... Show More
47m 27s
May 2021
Stepping into the unknown, by Rohan Gunatillake
<p>Standing at the door of the airplane, a new thing called “snow” swirling around her, Rohan’s mom is about to take a momentous step – making a life change that reverberates down the generations. A meditation about the steps we take when the outcome is uncertain.</p><p>If this e ... Show More
11m 24s
Nov 2021
My roads diverging, by Steve Almond
<p>It happens not in a yellow wood, but in author Steve Almond's befuddled 20s, when he is facing for the first time a decision that might actually matter. To the left lies success. To the right, something more interesting.</p><p>If this episode resonates with you, we’d love to h ... Show More
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