Naming the Real

Feb 14 2025 113 ep. 39 mins 6

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In an era of polarization, confusion, and “fake news,” discerning and naming what is real—what satisfies, what has substance, what is meaningful—is more important than ever. The Naming the Real Podcast is about doing just that: rightly naming the beliefs, attitudes, practices, and behaviors that will help you transcend our cultural anxiety and lead a flourishing life, for the sake of the world.

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A NtR Short: The 100 Glimmer Challenge

Feb 14 2025 8 mins

Transformation ultimately has less to do with thinking our way into change than living into it in bodies that have been trained to feel and be fully present. In this episode, we explore a way to create a strong foundation for ongoing transformation by not only recognizing glimmers—moments that slow your body down into an experience of calm and beauty—but challenging yourself to

A Psychologist, a Saint, and a Sufi Walk Into Oneness: Jung, Julian, and Rumi on Vibrant Spirituality (A Third Conversation with John Phillip Newell)

Feb 07 2025 77 mins

In this third conversation with John Phillip Newell, author of The Great Search and numerous books on spirituality, we explore what we talk about when we talk about “oneness.” Oneness, as Carl Jung, Julian of Norwich, and Jalaluddin Rumi help us discover, is an archetypal way of experiencing reality. In simple, pragmatic ways, we can grow our awareness of oneness—of our inter

A NtR Short: The Happiness Formula: The Tale of Abd al-Rahman III’s 14 Days

Jan 31 2025 15 mins

There are many competing formulas for happiness. In this episode, exploring the tale of Abd al-Rahman III and his fourteen days of fulfillment, we look at two such formulas. What emerges is a conclusion backed by science: only experiences of beauty and connection make our lives meaningful and, therefore, happy. What then, do we find most beautiful and how do we pursue it? If we can

Life and Breath: The Art and Science of Wim Hof Breathing, Cold Plunge, and Building New Neural Networks (A Conversation with Nolan Kim, Part II)

Jan 24 2025 28 mins

In this second conversation with Nolan Kim, director of Power Coaching, we explore more practices for befriending the body. We begin with a dive into the science behind cold plunging and how a simple breathing practice from Wim Hof can radically boost your immune system. Nolan also outlines a number of exercises that will help you ground in your body, lower your blood pressure, and

Life and Breath: The Art and Science of Befriending the Body through Mindful Breathing (A Conversation with Nolan Kim)

Jan 17 2025 42 mins

Breathing well is central to living well. In this conversation with Nolan Kim, director of Power Coaching, we explore the simplest practices for transforming your sense of presence and power through the transformation of your breath. But this is bigger than breath: ultimately Nolan invites us into a conversation about how to truly choose life while we draw breath, because our time

The End of All Stories: From Shame to Compassion (with Yelling and Groaning Along the Way)

Jan 10 2025 40 mins

One of our most profound capacities as humans is the ability to re-story our lives. In this final episode of the storytelling series, we explore the movement from shame to compassion/self-compassion. This is primarily a somatic or embodied process, allowing our bodies to release the stored vital energy that may have become stuck in our system, with groaning, yelling, and whatever e

The Hardest Thing We Ever Do: Self-Compassion as a Core Practice (Storytelling V)

Dec 13 2024 36 mins

As a conclusion to the storytelling series, we explore one of the hardest things we ever learn to do: refusing self-judgment and embracing every part of us with compassion. Self-compassion has nothing to do with going soft on ourselves or giving ourselves a pass; in fact, it demands ruthless self-awareness and integrity. It is the death of our ego's self-focus and, for many, a path

A NtR Short: Four Characters in the Brain (and How to Talk to Them!)

Sep 20 2024 17 mins

We have four “characters” in our brains: two in our left hemisphere and two in our right. These characters have vastly different concerns and focuses, and when we find ourselves mired in the more self-absorbed or anxious characters, we can feel really stuck. In this episode, following the work of Jill Bolte-Taylor, we explore a way of getting unstuck. By knowing these character

A NtR Short: Feeling Like a Fraud? Confronting Imposter Syndrome Head-On

Sep 13 2024 11 mins

Imposter syndrome is a very specific type of tyranny, under which many labor. It is the fear of being found out, of being exposed, of being revealed a fraud. It destroys freedom and consumes energy, leading to exhaustion. In this episode, we explore the roots of imposter syndrome and a pathway for confronting it—even stopping it right in its tracks—for the sake of freedom, cour

A NtR Short: Micro Mindfulness: Simple Practices for Living in the Abundant Present

Sep 06 2024 19 mins

The goal of life is, in some sense, simply to become present. In this episode, we explore micro mindfulness, through which we can train and habituate our bodies to live in a relax, restful, and regulated state (in polyvagal theory, what is called a ventral-vagal state). By recognizing “glimmer moments”—moments of everyday beauty and peace—and then training our brains and bo