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  • In this week’s episode, we’re diving into the arrival of Winter Solstice (in the Northern Hemisphere, at least!) and the importance of embracing and becoming familiar with the inner and outer darkness it brings. We explore remembering the light we all carry within no matter the season; our ziji, our radiant inner confidence, and set the intention that this Solstice be a time of connection - to yourself, your light, and to the gifts that the dark can bring.

    You will learn:

    // How to use your ziji - radiant inner confidence - as your own light in times of darkness and uncertainty

    // Why it’s important to completely know the dark and stop resisting

    // What Buddhism teaches us about embracing discomfort

    // Some ways we can connect ourselves to the gifts of the dark and the light already within us

    Resources:

    // Episode 64: Cultivating Radiant Inner Confidence - Ziji

    // Episode 145: Your Wild Mind - The West and Our Shadows

    // Episode 233: The Indomitable Human Spirit - You’ve Got it in You

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    // Want something more self-paced with access to weekly group support and getting coached by yours truly? Check out Freedom School – the community for ALL things related to freedom, inside and out. We dive into taking wisdom and applying it to our daily lives, with different topics every month. Learn more at JoinFreedomSchool.com. I can’t wait to see you there!

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  • This is a replay of one of my favorite episodes, because if you’re anything like me and you have a tendency toward some major FOMO with a dash of perfectionism, you can spend some serious energy debating all the options for any decision that comes your way. And we have a lot of decisions to make this time of year!

    In this episode you’ll learn:

    // The key differences between maximizing and satisficing
    // Why too many choices can be a bad thing
    // How to make decisions and avoid regret
    // Why satisficing ultimately makes you happier than maximizing
    // Tips to get started satisficing today

    Resources:

    // Episode 69: Having Enough - Finding Your Balance

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    // Want something more self-paced with access to weekly group support and getting coached by yours truly? Check out Freedom School – the community for ALL things related to freedom, inside and out. We dive into taking wisdom and applying it to our daily lives, with different topics every month. Learn more at JoinFreedomSchool.com. I can’t wait to see you there!

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  • This week we’re diving into the difference between intellectually understanding concepts and knowing them in our BONES. We’ll talk about how we can find true realization on our own path, and the importance of applying it to the real world. We’ll also explore one of the trickiest parts of this all: being radically honest with ourselves about how embodied our wisdom really is.

    You will learn:

    // The sneaky ways not being honest with ourselves can sabotage our path

    // How to bring your wisdom out of your head into the real messy world

    // How to identify the difference between intellectual knowledge and TRUE realization

    // The importance of taking action and applying our wisdom in our daily lives

    // The dangers of not being able to identify embodied wisdom and intellectual knowledge

    Resources:

    // Episode 62: Commitment and How to Take Massive Action

    // Episode 175: The Two Wings of Freedom - Wisdom and Compassion

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    // Want something more self-paced with access to weekly group support and getting coached by yours truly? Check out Freedom School – the community for ALL things related to freedom, inside and out. We dive into taking wisdom and applying it to our daily lives, with different topics every month. Learn more at JoinFreedomSchool.com. I can’t wait to see you there!

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  • This coming weekend is the anniversary of my mom’s passing from this life. I have a lot of grief around our relationship in the last couple years of her life.I was impatient and bitchy, sleep deprived and in the throes of postpartum depression, while also getting my doctoral degree and going a shitton of solo parenting.

    You Will Learn:

    // Why we often believe we aren’t good enough
 and why that’s absolutely NOT true

    // What “the best you are able” means for you and your practice

    // How to accept the best you can give at any moment

    // How acceptance of imperfection can actually propel us forward

    // The importance of humility, trust, and compassion in all of this

    Resources:

    // Episode 51: Self-Compassion

    // Episode 175: The Two Wings of Freedom - Wisdom and Compassion

    // Episode 236: It’s Never Too Late

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    // Want something more self-paced with access to weekly group support and getting coached by yours truly? Check out Freedom School – the community for ALL things related to freedom, inside and out. This month is all about mastering emotional wellness, and goddess knows we could use some emotional wellness right about now
amiright?! Learn more at JoinFreedomSchool.com. I can’t wait to see you there!

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  • This week is for those of us who feel a sense of grief that we may have started our spiritual journey “too late.” Who feel we’re way late to the party. I’m going to help you rethink that by showing you why right now is the perfect time for you to begin your path. We’ll also be busting a few myths about what we often think our path should look like, versus what it really is.

    You will learn:

    // Why it’s never too late for you to dive into your spiritual journey

    // What we think spirituality and the path are and what they actually look like

    // Ways we can work through the grief that comes from wishing we had started our journey sooner

    // How to find our own definition for progress

    Resources:

    // Episode 78: Grief and Loss

    // Episode 102: Start Close In

    // Episode 209: Ripening and the Inevitability of Our Awakening

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    // Want something more self-paced with access to weekly group support and getting coached by yours truly? Check out Freedom School – the community for ALL things related to freedom, inside and out. This month is all about mastering emotional wellness, and just because we’re already halfway to December doesn’t mean it’s too late
 right? ;) Learn more at JoinFreedomSchool.com. I can’t wait to see you there!

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  • This week we'll talk about what's possible when we drop our stories. We'll ask ourselves, “Is this STILL a story that applies to me?” and "Who am I without my story?” We’ll revel in what freedom from the past feels like, how redefining personal narratives can impact the collective, and how this is especially relevant in these times.

    You will learn:

    // What is the difference between facts and a story

    // The top reasons we hold on to our stories - even when they’re painful

    // The importance of meaning-making that we assign to facts

    // How rewriting our personal narrative can lead to collective awakening

    // How to harness neuroplasticity to create a new story that better serves us

    // The importance of mindfulness in liberating ourselves from our past

    Resources:

    // Episode 3: How to Change the Past

    // Episode 55: Letting Go to Grow

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  • This week we’re going to explore what we can do as individuals and as a community when we feel ungrounded during uncertain times. I’ll give you an important first step toward healing and action, lessons from 4000+ year-old trees, and reminders that help keep the spark of hope alive and well. We’ll zoom in and out to make current events more manageable within our hearts, minds, and spirits.

    You will learn:

    // Why it’s so important to mourn when dealing with challenges in our lives

    // How to focus on our communities and become leaders of action

    // What happens when we forget our inherent lovability and interconnection with all that is

    // Where our personal path and practice play into all of this

    // How to stay tapped into hope

    Resources:

    // Episode 66: Cultivating Radiant Inner Confidence - Ziji

    // Episode 179 - Medicine for These Times

    // Episode 233 - The Indomitable Human Spirit - You’ve Got it in You

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  • This week, we dive into those unforgettable moments when we realized, “Holy shit—I have it in me!” Together, we’ll explore the times life called for a strength we didn’t know we had, and how reconnecting with these hidden resources can empower us for whatever comes next. Through reflection, storytelling, and a bit of awe, we’ll uncover the courage and resilience that have always been a part of us, ready to rise to any challenge.

    You Will Learn:

    // The importance of remembering times when we surprised ourselves with our capacity

    // Why it can be so hard to acknowledge our resilience

    // What ziji is, and how we can use it to survive the unsurvivable

    // Some ways I’ve managed to find ziji - an inner radiant confidence - in the most unlikely moments

    // Practices you can start today to help connect to your own ziji

    Resources:

    // Episode 39 - The 4-Step Visualization Technique for Any Situation

    // Episode 44 - The Power of the Pause

    // Episode 64 - Cultivating Radiant Inner Confidence - Ziji

    // Check out my Free Unshakeable Confidence Training

    // If you’re new to the squad, grab the Rebel Buddhist Toolkit I created at RebelBuddhist.com. It has all you need to start creating a life of more freedom, adventure, and purpose. You’ll also get access to the Rebel Buddhist private group, and tune in every Wednesday as I go live with new inspiration and topics.

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  • This week is all about why we ALL belong
 no matter how different we might feel from the world around us. I’ll break down why we often feel out of place with the world around us when we’re on our spiritual path and why that can actually be a GOOD thing. Plus we’ll jam on some great ways you can help to remember and feel connected with your inherent belonging in the world, and how the very thing that might have you feeling isolated is the very thing that will connect you to all that is.

    You Will Learn:

    // Why we often feel we don’t belong while on our spiritual path
 and why that means we’re headed in the right direction!

    // How our perceived differences that seem to isolate us are the exact gifts that we need to bring to our people

    // How modern society teaches us that we’re separate, when the reality is we are deeply interconnected

    // Why YOU are absolutely needed to help our society evolve and expand.

    Resources:

    // Episode 115: Making Quality New Friends

    // Episode 124: “Who Am I?” Loneliness and Our Self-Concept

    // Episode 210: Spiritual Friends and How to Make Them

    // It’s not too late to join the No Regrets course! Our first virtual retreat is NEXT week, so you’ve got time to snag your spot and the awesome bonuses - a NEW bonus is access to the most popular Freedom School module - on RELATIONSHIPS - where we explore the most common barriers to a healthy relationship. We also dive into people pleasing and boundaries and how to not need others to act a certain way so we can feel better. It’s a GAME CHANGER and opens up so much more freedom in all our relationships: romantic, intimate, friendships, work relationships, challenges with family members
trust me.

    Head over to TheNoRegretsCourse.com and join us NOW so you can dive into the course material with instant access, and hang out with us on the virtual retreat next week!

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  • This week is all about the power of a self-generated ceremony. I’ll open up about my own recent experiences while on a 4-day, 4-night wilderness solo fast and how I created ceremonies right there for the major moments throughout my life. I also share how my heart was cracked open, and jam on some ways you can create your own ceremonies, including questions you can use to get started.

    You will learn:

    // How ceremony can help us get unstuck

    // What a self-generated ceremony is and why it can be more potent than ones that are taught to us

    // How to counteract the tendency that modern industrialized society has to keep us from the support we need when experiencing major life changes

    // My recent experiences and epiphanies in the desert and the self-generated ceremonies I created to mark each of them

    // Prompts you can use to begin creating your own ceremonies

    Resources:

    // Episode 116: The Importance of Rites of Passage

    // Episode 184: The Power of Intention, Ritual, and Ceremony

    // Come join me and a group of like-minded souls in living the next 9 months as if they are our last. Remembering our limited time here on Earth creates clarity and inspires action like nothing else. Dive more deeply into practices that help create a life of inner and outer freedom – come join me in my NEWEST program, called No Regrets. It’s an exploration into our own life legacy, the gift of impermanence, intimacy with death + life, and living a life of no regrets. Be sure to snag our discounts and bonuses before doors close!

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  • This week I talk about my recent wilderness solo fast and all of the clarifying moments I had about living a life of no BS and no regrets. We’ll jam on the top 5 regrets of the dying that Bonnie Ware wrote about, and what we can do to work on preventing them. Plus I’ll give you some

    tools for overcoming the fear and doubt that’s keeping us from making changes right now.

    You will learn:

    // How my wilderness solo fast helped me come to terms with my regrets BEFORE it was too late

    // How to prevent the 5 top regrets of the dying, and how we can face each of them so we can live a life more honestly and freely.

    // Why it can be so hard to let go of our regrets and fears, and some practices we can begin now to help overcome the hesitation

    // The importance of forgiveness, ziji, and self-compassion as we navigate and overcome our regrets

    // Why we want to think about living with no regrets now - and now then the end seems more near

    Resources:

    // Episode 34: How to Forgive

    // Episode 53: How to Forgive Yourself

    // Episode 116: The Importance of Rites of Passage

    // Episode 184: The Power of Intention, Ritual, and Ceremony

    // Episode 222: Struggling with When Things End

    // Check out my FREE Clarity + Courage Training

    // Come join me and a group of like-minded souls in living the next 9 months as if they are our last. Remembering our limited time here on Earth creates clarity and inspires action like nothing else. Dive more deeply into practices that help create a life of inner and outer freedom - come join me in my NEWEST program, called No Regrets. It’s an exploration into our own life legacy, the gift of impermanence, intimacy with death + life, and living a life of no regrets. Be sure to snag our discounts and bonuses before doors close for those on SUNDAY.

    // If you’re new to the squad, grab the Rebel Buddhist Toolkit I created at RebelBuddhist.com. It has all you need to start creating a life of more freedom, adventure, and purpose. You’ll also get access to the Rebel Buddhist private group, and tune in every Wednesday as I go live with new inspiration and topics.

    // Have you benefited from even one episode of the Rebel Buddhist Podcast? I’d love it if you could leave a 5-star review on iTunes by clicking here.

  • In this week’s episode, I share my story of when I got diagnosed with kidney cancer and what it was like having to face the reality that we all will die, and we NEVER know when. I’ll also give you some ways we can stop putting off the things that give our life meaning and a sense of integrity, and start living a life of no regrets, making the most of whatever time we have. For some this means more adventure. For some it means forgiving (including ourselves). There are so many ways this can look. But for all of us, it means more freedom.

    In this Episode you will learn:

    // The one thing I need the world to know before I die (hint: it’s to wake the f*ck up!) – and why

    // Why you shouldn’t wait for something like the Big C (cancer, or an accident or severe illness etc.) before doing the soul work.

    // Why knowing we are only here for an undetermined amount of time is not scary – it’s enlivening.

    // How my cancer diagnosis taught me to let go of the sh*t that doesn’t matter

    // How you can wake the f*ck up
 and why you need to do it RIGHT NOW

    Resources:

    // Episode 9: Impermanence, Death, and Other Sexy Things

    // If you’re ready to wake the f*ck up and stop putting off what really matters - and get more clear about what really matters to YOU - come join me and a group of like-minded souls in living the next 9 months as if they are our last. Remembering our limited time here on Earth creates clarity and inspires action like nothing else. Dive more deeply into practices that help create a life of inner and outer freedom - come join me in my NEWEST program, called No Regrets. It’s an exploration into our own life legacy, the gift of impermanence, intimacy with death + life, and living a life of no regrets.

    // If you’re new to the squad, grab the Rebel Buddhist Toolkit I created at RebelBuddhist.com. It has all you need to start creating a life of more freedom, adventure, and purpose. You’ll also get access to the Rebel Buddhist private group, and tune in every Wednesday as I go live with new inspiration and topics.

    // Have you benefited from even one episode of the Rebel Buddhist Podcast? I’d love it if you could leave a 5-star review on iTunes by clicking here.

  • This week I sit down with Cathy Raven Toldi, an instinctive meditation teacher, Zen priest, and sacred Eros guide. We jammed about expanding our concepts of Eros and sex and how that connects us with our own deep spiritual practice and the wild world around us. Plus, Raven shares one practice that we can all try right now to tap into our own Eros energy from a more wholistic perspective.

    In this special Episode, you will learn:

    // How Cathy became so connected - and dedicated - to reshaping concepts of Eros and sex

    // How a limited view of Eros and sexuality leads to unnecessary suffering

    // Myriad ways to connect to the sensual world around us

    // How society has perverted the concepts of Eros, sex, and intimacy and how we can choose to be more healthy about it instead (this does not mean boring;)

    // ALL the ways Eros can be deeply connected to our spiritual path (and there’s a lot ;)

    // Where masculine and feminine energies can come into play

    // One practice you can start with today to connect with your own experience of Eros

    Resources:

    // Episode 139: Nature and Reconnecting

    // Episode 143: The South + Wounded Children

    // Episode 195: Going Beyond Our 5 Senses

    // If you want to stop putting off what really matters - and get more clear about what really matters to YOU - come join me and a group of like-minded souls in living the next 9 months as if they are our last. Remembering our limited time here on Earth creates clarity and inspires action like nothing else. Dive more deeply into practices that help create a life of inner and outer freedom - come join me in my NEWEST program, called No Regrets. It’s a deep dive into exploring our own life legacy, the gift of impermanence, intimacy with death + life, and living a life of no regrets.

    // If you’re new to the squad, grab the Rebel Buddhist Toolkit I created at RebelBuddhist.com. It has all you need to start creating a life of more freedom, adventure, and purpose. You’ll also get access to the Rebel Buddhist private group, and tune in every Wednesday as I go live with new inspiration and topics.

    // Have you benefited from even one episode of the Rebel Buddhist Podcast? I’d love it if you could leave a 5-star review on iTunes by clicking here.

  • Welcome to a VERY special episode of the podcast
 this week I interviewed my first ever GUEST, Spring Washam. Spring is one of my beloved Buddhist teachers, but also a real pioneer in terms of offering entheogens, along with the Buddhist spiritual path. And she’s been an inspiration for me in many ways.

    In this interview, Spring and I talked all about what she’s learned about plant medicine and altered state experiences in the jungles of South America and how that’s translated to her work here in the United States. We also talked about where all that fits into her own Buddhist beliefs and how she faces opposing views from other Buddhist practitioners.

    In this special Episode, we jammed on:

    // How we both began working with plant medicine & ayahuasca

    // Why we find exploring the medicine’s place in Indigenous culture so important to its uses in Western society

    // Why there’s an absence of integration and post-journey support in our industrialized, western society

    // The importance of ceremony and community in our healing journey

    // Whether altered-state experiences ACTUALLY go against the teachings of Buddhism (and if that even matters)

    // Our advice for those who are considering plant medicine on the spiritual path

    // Death and the possibility of rebirth, and the implications in journey work

    Resources:

    // Learn more about Spring Washam (and stay tuned for her 2025 event schedule)

    // Follow Spring on Instagram or Facebook

    // Check out my previous Episodes on psychedelics and entheogens:

    Episode 97: Psychedelics and Spiritual Practice

    Episode 153: Psychedelic Exceptionalism

    Episode 225: How to Choose a Psychedelic Guide

    // Episode 122: Come See for Yourself - Ehipassiko

    // If you want to dive more deeply into practices that help create a life of inner and outer freedom, come join me in my NEWEST program, called No Regrets. It’s a deep dive into exploring our own life legacy, the gift of impermanence, intimacy with death + life, and living a life of no regrets.

    To get on the waitlist, head over to AdventureMastermind.com. You’ll be the first to know when early registration opens in a few days, with special early bird rates, extra bonuses, and first dibs on the limited-capacity in-person retreat on the Big Island of Hawai’i
and more.

    // If you want to dive deeper into this Soul-level work and create a strong foundation for self-coaching, consciousness exploration, and creating a life of freedom, adventure, and purpose, head over to JoinFreedomSchool.com. It’s got everything you need in one place.

    // If you’re new to the squad, grab the Rebel Buddhist Toolkit I created at RebelBuddhist.com. It has all you need to start creating a life of more freedom, adventure, and purpose. You’ll also get access to the Rebel Buddhist private group, and tune in every Wednesday as I go live with new inspiration and topics.

    // Have you benefited from even one episode of the Rebel Buddhist Podcast? I’d love it if you could leave a 5-star review on iTunes by clicking here.

  • You know how sometimes you feel tired for no apparent reason, or maybe you want to check the f*ck out, or run away from it all? Me too. Thing is, these things are all signs that we might be at a personal “growth edge.” This week we’re going to jam on how to know you’re at an edge, and why it’s SO important to identify what your “edge behaviors” are.

    You will learn:

    // What a growth edge is - and how knowing how we react to one helps us more effectively move through them.

    // How to identify our growth edge behaviors and why learning this is THE place to start

    // How to know the difference between a growth edge and burnout or fatigue

    // Common growth edge behaviors you might see in yourself and others

    // What to do once we identify our growth edge behaviors

    Resources:

    // Episode 44: The Power of the Pause

    // Episode 199: What Is Liminality? The Space Between Transitions

    // Episode 211: Navigating Our Edges

    // If you want to dive more deeply into practices that help create a life of inner and outer freedom, come join me in my NEWEST program, called No Regrets. It’s a deep dive into exploring our own life legacy, the gift of impermanence, intimacy with death + life, and living a life of no regrets.

    To get on the waitlist head over to adventuremastermind.com. You’ll be the first to know when early registration opens later this month, with special early bird rates, extra bonuses, and first dibs on the limited-capacity in-person retreat on the Big Island of Hawai’i
and more.

    // If you want to dive deeper into this Soul-level work and create a strong foundation for self-coaching, consciousness exploration, and creating a life of freedom, adventure, and purpose, head over to JoinFreedomSchool.com. It’s got everything you need in one place.

    // If you’re new to the squad, grab the Rebel Buddhist Toolkit I created at RebelBuddhist.com. It has all you need to start creating a life of more freedom, adventure, and purpose. You’ll also get access to the Rebel Buddhist private group, and tune in every Wednesday as I go live with new inspiration and topics.

    // Have you benefited from even one episode of the Rebel Buddhist Podcast? I’d love it if you could leave a 5-star review on iTunes by clicking here.

  • This week we explore ideal things to look for when choosing a psychedelic sitter - facilitator - guide, or professional psychedelic-assisted therapist. We consider the different needs that arise around journeys for consciousness exploration and personal growth vs therapy, as well as things to think about if there is a significant medical or psychiatric history.

    You will learn:

    // Specific questions to ask when interviewing a potential guide

    // Why it’s important for a guide to have both a technical skill set for the safety of the mind and body AND the capacity to hold sacred space

    // What I - and others - believe a skilled guide offers, and why a fancy degree or training doesn’t mean someone is good
or ethical

    // How a great guide has many parallels to a great midwife

    // LOTS of great tips and questions to help you find the best psychedelic facilitator/guide/therapist for YOU

    // Why these tips and questions might change depending on where you are in your journey
 and where you want to go

    Resources:

    // FREE course on Mental Health First Aid through Johns Hopkins University

    // Episode 161: Healing vs Curing

    // Episode 73: How to Be Your Own Guru

    // Episode 97: Psychedelics and Spiritual Practice

    // Episode 153: Psychedelic Exceptionalism

    // Gratitude to Michelle Janikian for her suggestions and research around this - check out her book Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion

    // If you want to dive more deeply into practices that help create a life of inner and outer freedom, come join me in my NEWEST program, called No Regrets. It’s a deep dive into exploring our own life legacy, the gift of impermanence, intimacy with death + life, and living a life of no regrets.

    To get on the waitlist head over to adventuremastermind.com. You’ll be the first to know when early registration opens later this month, with special early bird rates, extra bonuses, and first dibs on the limited-capacity in-person retreat on the Big Island of Hawai’i
and more.

    // If you want to dive deeper into this Soul-level work and create a strong foundation for self-coaching, consciousness exploration, and creating a life of freedom, adventure, and purpose, head over to JoinFreedomSchool.com. It’s got everything you need in one place.

    // If you’re new to the squad, grab the Rebel Buddhist Toolkit I created at RebelBuddhist.com. It has all you need to start creating a life of more freedom, adventure, and purpose. You’ll also get access to the Rebel Buddhist private group, and tune in every Wednesday as I go live with new inspiration and topics.

    // Have you benefited from even one episode of the Rebel Buddhist Podcast? I’d love it if you could leave a 5-star review on iTunes by clicking here

  • This week we’re talking about the Deep Seeing of others - and ourselves. Deep Seeing helps us create more authentic and connected community, and a more enriched daily life. We’ll debunk the idea that what we DO is who we ARE, and jam on how to get to the core of other peoples’ essence (and our own). Plus, I’ll give you some ways you can practice deeply seeing and understanding others starting today.

    You will learn:

    // Why we often reduce others' identities (and our own) to what we DO, and how we can dive deeper in every interactions

    //How Deep Seeing makes life way more interesting on the daily (and I’m all about not being bored more than necessary;)

    // How we can shift our focus from what people DO to who they ARE and their lived experience

    // How deep seeing can transform our relationship with others and ourselves - and our communities

    // Ways we can practice deep seeing and wise attention in our daily lives - starting today.

    Resources:

    // Episode 71: How to Find Your Purpose

    // Episode 134: What You’re Meant to BE

    // Episode 178: The GIft of Wandering - Exploring Our Purpose

    // If you want to dive more deeply into this practice and all the juicy goodness for a life of inner and outer freedom that it offers, some join me in my NEWEST program, called No Regrets.

    Get on the waitlist at adventuremastermind.com, and if you get your name on that, you’ll be the first to know when early registration opens later this month, with special early bird rates, extra bonuses, and first dibs on the limited-capacity in-person retreat at our epic phat pad on the Big Island of Hawaii
and more.

    // If you want to dive deeper into this Soul-level work and create a life of more freedom, adventure and purpose, head over to JoinFreedomSchool.com. It’s got everything you need in one place to build a foundation for a lifetime of self-exploration and freedom.

    // If you’re new to the squad, grab the Rebel Buddhist Toolkit I created at RebelBuddhist.com. It has all you need to start creating a life of more freedom, adventure, and purpose. You’ll also get access to the Rebel Buddhist private group, and tune in every Wednesday as I go live with new inspiration and topics.

    // Have you benefited from even one episode of the Rebel Buddhist Podcast? I’d love it if you could leave a 5-star review on iTunes by clicking here.

  • This week, we’re going to dive into the most common insecurities that keep us from letting go of our beloved STUFF and declutter our physical space and minds. I’ll talk about my own experiences and insecurities when it comes to getting rid of things - despite my years of work on trying to let go of attachments to it all. Plus, we’ll talk about some ways we can reframe our thoughts around our possessions, keeping only those items that bring us true joy and freedom.

    You will learn:

    // Why so many of us have such a strong attachment to our STUFF, keeping us from getting rid of the clutter

    // Common insecurities that make it hard for us to let go

    // How to learn from our insecurities that we come into contact with as we try to clear out space for the new

    // Simple ways we can be more intentional about the purpose things have in our life

    Resources:

    // Episode 40: Desire and Attachment

    // Episode 55: Letting Go to Grow

    // Episode 69: Having Enough - Finding Your Balance

    // If you want to dive more deeply into this practice and all the juicy goodness for a life of inner and outer freedom that it offers, some join me in my NEWEST program, called No Regrets.

    Get on the waitlist at adventuremastermind.com, and if you get your name on that, you’ll be the first to know when early registration opens later this month, with special early bird rates, extra bonuses, and first dibs on the limited-capacity in-person retreat at our epic phat pad on the Big Island of Hawaii
and more.

    // If you want to dive deeper into this Soul-level work and create a life of more freedom, adventure and purpose, head over to JoinFreedomSchool.com. It’s got everything you need in one place to build a foundation for a lifetime of self-exploration and freedom.

    // If you’re new to the squad, grab the Rebel Buddhist Toolkit I created at RebelBuddhist.com. It has all you need to start creating a life of more freedom, adventure, and purpose. You’ll also get access to the Rebel Buddhist private group, and tune in every Wednesday as I go live with new inspiration and topics.

    // Have you benefitted from even one episode of the Rebel Buddhist Podcast? I’d love it if you could leave a 5-star review on iTunes by clicking here

  • In this week’s Episode we jam on a daily practice we can do to decrease unnecessary suffering - which is what this podcast is all about! It’s completely natural that things end - relationships, careers, objects we adore, and more. Yet we have so much resistance when things do come to an end, often feeling like it wasn’t supposed to happen. We’ll talk about the concept of “little deaths” that we experience in everyday life, plus the difference between when an ending is more easily accepted vs when we have more resistance.

    We also dive into how our modern industrialized consumerist society encourages resistance to endings, and how to counter that. Plus I’ll tell you the one thing we should spend more time thinking about to help accept the little endings for a life of more freedom.

    You will learn:

    // How our modern industrialized consumerist society feeds into our resistance to endings

    // How treating “little deaths” / endings with more respect and sacredness can lead to less unnecessary suffering and more joy + freedom

    // Why we feel the need to control our endings and how to let go of that feeling

    // The one thing we should spend more time thinking about to help accept the little endings (hint: it’s not what you’d think!)

    Resources:

    // Episode 9: Impermanence, Death, and Other Sexy Things

    // Episode 77: Change is Inevitable

    // Episode 110: The Miracle of Being Alive

    // Check out this free training on What Really Matters

    // You can see how the power of accepting the ending of things is a deep practice - one that opens us to so much more joy and freedom and peace. True inner liberation. If you want to dive more deeply into this practice and all the juicy goodness for a life of inner and outer freedom that it offers, some join me in my NEWEST program, called No Regrets.

    Get on the waitlist at adventuremastermind.com, and if you get your name on that, you’ll be the first to know when early registration opens later this month, with special early bird rates, extra bonuses and first dibs on the limited-capacity in-person retreat at our epic phat pad on the Big Island of Hawaii
and more.

    // I’d love to hear from you! You can leave a review on the Rebel Buddhist Podcast on iTunes by clicking here

    // If you want to dive deeper into this Soul-level work and create a life of more freedom, adventure and purpose, head over to JoinFreedomSchool.com. It’s got everything you need in one place to build a foundation for a lifetime of self-exploration and freedom.

    // If you’re new to the squad, grab the Rebel Buddhist Toolkit I created at RebelBuddhist.com. It has all you need to start creating a life of more freedom, adventure, and purpose. You’ll also get access to the Rebel Buddhist private group, and tune in every Wednesday as I go live with new inspiration and topics.

  • This week is a Greatest Hits throwback to one of my fave topics: death and impermanence! We’re gonna jam on why we often avoid thinking about death
 and what acknowledging it can teach us about living now. I’ll also open up about one of my own biggest regrets in life and how it pushed me to create the life I wanted and live in integrity.

    In This Episode You’ll Learn:

    // How to stop avoiding thinking about death – and how to instead acknowledge what facing it can teach you about living now

    // A few ways to shift your mindset about impermanence + use it to mentally reframe your own narrative

    // About one of my biggest regrets in life and some life-altering decisions I made along the way – how they pushed me to create the life I wanted and live in integrity

    // Why your fear of death is actually your deeper fear that you have not lived your truest life (Steve Chandler)

    // How to stop putting off the things that make us happy for ‘another time’ and start living fully now

    // Why we must recognize the preciousness of human life in order to take real action toward making the most of the time we have

    Resources:

    // Episode 93: Wake The F*ck Up

    // Episode 110: The Miracle of Being Alive

    // Read this Elephant Journal piece I wrote about The Buddhist Way to Wake the F*ck up & Really Live your Life

    // My brand new program is HERE! I created the No Regrets experience to help you actively live with fewer regrets and more authentic living, full of deep soul work. Let’s not wait to live our life fully, putting things off until “later”
 After all, we don’t truly know how long we have, right?

    In this transformative program we’ll do a deep dive into exploring our relationship with our own impermanence so that when our time comes - no matter when that might be - we can genuinely feel we are proud of how we lived our life. Our greatest masterpiece. Join the waitlist now and be the first to learn about all the juicy details in the coming weeks.

    // I’d love to hear from you! You can leave a review on the Rebel Buddhist Podcast on iTunes by clicking here

    // If you want to dive deeper into this Soul-level work and create a life of more freedom, adventure and purpose, head over to JoinFreedomSchool.com. It’s got everything you need in one place to build a foundation for a lifetime of self-exploration and freedom.

    // If you’re new to the squad, grab the Rebel Buddhist Toolkit I created at RebelBuddhist.com. It has all you need to start creating a life of more freedom, adventure, and purpose. You’ll also get access to the Rebel Buddhist private group, and tune in every Wednesday as I go live with new inspiration and topics.