The Courageous Life

Jan 30 2025 182 ep. 44 mins 56
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Founded by coach and teacher Joshua Steinfeldt, The Courageous Life invites you into a deep conversation about finding the courage to pursue what matters most in life, work, and love.

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Meditation, Awakening, and Original Love with Henry Shukman

Jan 30 2025 67 mins  
In his new book, Original Love, Zen meditation master, award winning author and poet, and renowned spiritual teacher Henry Shukman offers a tantalizing proposition. At any moment there is a powerful possibility available to us.A possibility of piercing the illusion of separateness,And experiencing a profound sense of connection.In these moments which are deemed by some as ‘awaken

Heroes and Helpers #8: Coming home to our true self with Lizi Oceransky

Dec 27 2024 28 mins  
Today is our final Heroes and Helpers episode for Season 4 on The Courageous Life.This series launched earlier in 2024 and throughout the year we’ve shined a light on stories of everyday heroes,Ordinary people who are navigating life’s challenges and adversities with hope, courage, resilience, and love. These are the remarkable stories of:Our neighbors, Our friends, Our colleag

Heroes and Helpers #7 - The power of presence with Vicky Furlan

Dec 13 2024 21 mins  
As we get ready to close out the 4th season of The Courageous Life we are revisiting inspiring stories of everyday heroes and the helpers who walk beside them.These Conversations, which launched this year, shine a light on ordinary people,Our neighbors, friends, colleagues, and members of our communities, who rise up to meet challenges, And navigate their journey through the messy

The Missing Ingredient to 'The Good Life' | Dr. Lorraine Besser

Nov 20 2024 55 mins  
What does it mean to live a 'good life'?For centuries philosophers, theologians, and psychologists have explored this question.Arguing primarily that there are two distinct paths to living well.The first might be casually thought of as sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Choosing pleasure as our primary pursuit - building our life around a simple equation:The more pleasant experiences w

On Imperfectionism and the Art of Living Well | Oliver Burkeman

Nov 02 2024 55 mins  
What if the time is never coming when you’re ‘on top of things’, or finally feel like you know what you’re doing?For years, New York Times Bestselling author Oliver Burkeman has dared to ask provocative questions like these.The sort of questions that invite us to examine popular cultural views about what it means to work and live well.In his beautiful and brilliant books, h

A Cardiologist's Journey to Healing, Health, and Happiness | Dr. Jonathan Fisher

Oct 23 2024 53 mins  
Dr. Jonathan Fisher, is a Harvard educated cardiologist, a mindfulness teacher, and an outspoken leader passionate about helping to end the epidemic of clinician burnout in healthcare. In sharing his own story he writes: "I took care of 20,000 hearts before taking care of my own. For years, I hid my anxiety, depression, and burnout behind the facade of being a “perfect” doctor.

Practicing Courage #46: The subtle art of letting go with Amy Dong

Oct 10 2024 5 mins  
Today's practice features guest teacher Amy Dong.Amy is a talented therapist, and a breath work facilitator, who specializes in helping both individuals and couples to find steady footing through life’s inevitable twists & turns. She’s also the author of a beautiful sub stack called The Softening.Which she describes as a walk through our internal landscape, a journey with m

Everything You Want is on the Other Side of Fear | Amy Dong

Oct 10 2024 54 mins  
Our 20’s are a unique season in our lives. While often romanticized as a decade that should be a high pointIt’s a time often fraught with major life transitionsFrom leaving the familiar rhythms of schoolWhich so many of us have known since early childhoodTo (for many of us) entering the work force full time, for the first timeTo shifts in meaningful relationships, and our sense

Practicing Courage #45: Making friends with uncertainty and embracing positive possibilities

Oct 03 2024 8 mins  
This past week clinical psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Meg Jay was back on the show. One of the big themes we explored together was uncertainty,And how we can experience more ease in the face of it. Meg offered a useful reminder that when we experience uncertainty research shows that our amygdala becomes more active. The amygdala being the part of the brain that is often c

A Revolutionary Remedy for Uncertainty - In Our 20's and Beyond | Dr. Meg Jay

Oct 02 2024 58 mins  
Our 20’s are a unique season in our lives. While often romanticized as a decade that should be a high point, they are an age marked by uncertainty and major life transitions. From leaving the familiar rhythms of school,To (for many) entering the work force full time, for the first time.To experiencing changes in meaningful relationships, friendships, and our community. And as par