Radio Headspace

When someone comes to you frustrated or overwhelmed, it's easy to jump into fixing the problem. Today's episode offers a different approach: pause first and ask yourself, Does this person need a solution right now, or do they just need someone to listen? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A simple encounter with a rose sends Rosie into a deeper reflection about enthusiasm, attachment, and the ways we sometimes overreach for the things we love. What if care isn't about doing more, but learning when to soften our grip? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've all had moments when a small inconvenience sparks a surprisingly big reaction. Rosie explores the subtle signals that often appear before frustration boils over, and why paying attention early can change the course of an entire day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many of us aren't afraid of aging itself. We're afraid of what change means, what it says about us, and what it asks us to let go of. Rosie explores how resisting life's natural transitions can create unnecessary suffering, and why acceptance often begins with paying attention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meditation streaks. Therapy homework. Journaling goals. Dora thought she was doing everything right until she realized she'd turned her healing journey into another productivity project. She reflects on what shifted when she finally stopped trying to optimize every step of the process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From friends to family to social media, everyone seems to have an opinion about what we should do. Dora shares simple practices for tuning out the noise, trusting your instincts, and rebuilding confidence in your own decision-making one small choice at a time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many of us aren't afraid of making mistakes. We're afraid of what those mistakes might say about us. Dora explores how our attachment to being right can quietly limit our ability to learn, connect, and grow. She reflects on why humility isn't a sign of weakness, but one of the most important forms of wisdom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whether we're talking about family, friendship, community, or partnership, most of us want the same thing: to be seen and accepted for who we are. Through stories of coming out, friendship, marriage, and parenthood, Lindsay and Diana reflect on the challenges and joys of finding acceptance, building community, and creating a sense of home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our minds are constantly categorizing people, places, and experiences. While those shortcuts can feel useful, they often come at a cost. Andy explores how labels can quietly limit our ability to truly see one another, and why curiosity may be one of the most important qualities we can cultivate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When things don't go according to plan, where does your mind go first? Andy explores the difference between pessimism and optimism, and why the real opportunity may be cultivating a mind that's curious rather than certain. Through a simple day spent running errands, he reflects on how our expectations can quietly shape the reality we experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you had to narrow life's wisdom down to a handful of ideas, what would make the list? Andy shares four principles that continue to shape how he approaches life, and invites listeners to choose one to carry into the week ahead. Sometimes a small shift in perspective is enough to change how we experience everything else. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whether it's cooking, music, art, or simply how we move through the world, Andy reflects on how difficult it can be to create without attaching our self-worth to other people's reactions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andy reflects on the common belief that people become more fixed over time, and why mindfulness suggests the opposite. From thoughts to emotions to the body itself, everything is constantly shifting which means change is always possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andy explores how reducing small daily decisions and embracing routine can help create a sense of steadiness, leaving more room for presence, creativity, and spontaneity where it actually matters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a quiet trip to a local fruit stand unexpectedly reminds her of her late grandmother, Rosie notices how grief can surface through scent, taste, memory, and tiny everyday rituals. What starts as “the Tajín being extra spicy” slowly becomes an honest moment of realizing she doesn't actually want to carry the sadness alone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While waiting to hear back from a friend, Rosie notices how fast her mind starts spiraling. Did I do something? Are we weird now? But as she sits with it, she eventually realizes the stress isn't really coming from the silence, it's coming from all the meaning she's attaching to it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you notice yourself gripping tightly to being right, holding tension in your body, or moving through conversations with defensiveness, pause for a moment. Soften your shoulders, lower your gaze slightly, and ask yourself: what would it feel like to meet this moment with reverence instead of control Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes we convince ourselves a relationship is over when really we've just stopped reaching toward it. Then something fragile happens, and suddenly the need to be right gives way to something much more important: deep care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's easy to assume other people arrived somewhere effortlessly when all we're shown is the final result. The hidden work often disappears from view, leaving us comparing our private struggles to someone else's public success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rosie reflects on the gap between what we truly feel and what we present to others. She explores how emotional incongruence can quietly wear on us, and why acknowledging what's actually happening inside can be an act of self-compassion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dora sits down with somatic therapist and trauma expert Linda Thai to explore how trauma can shape the nervous system, our relationships, and our sense of self. Together, they unpack how survival patterns form, why discomfort can feel unsafe, and how mindfulness can gently support healing over time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A frustrating relationship dynamic leads Rosie to a deeper realization: beneath the irritation and exhaustion was the pain of feeling unseen. Once she stopped trying to override the feeling with logic, something inside her softened. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rosie explores the tension between emotional sensitivity and resilience. In trying not to dismiss pain, we can sometimes begin treating every discomfort like damage. But confidence isn't built by avoiding every fall, it's built by learning we can survive them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rosie offers a simple way to understand alone time more clearly. If it feels heavy, maybe connection is needed. If it feels spacious, maybe it's worth letting yourself enjoy it without guilt. Either way, the body usually knows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's a particular kind of discomfort that comes from moving slowly while life keeps asking more of you. In this episode, Rosie explores how we start to interpret that pace as failure, and what shifts when we stop measuring growth only by speed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Choosing silence can feel like the mature thing to do. But over time, what goes unspoken doesn't disappear, it changes how we show up. In this episode, Rosie shares how quiet resentment can grow beneath the surface, and how honest expression can shift the dynamic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A small moment of friction can quickly turn into something bigger. What begins as frustration can quietly shift into a story about who someone is and why they're wrong. In this episode, Rosie explores how easily we lose sight of the human being in front of us, and what it looks like to pause, soften, and come back to understanding instead of judgment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do you do when meditation starts to feel like too much? Dora sits down with David Treleaven to discuss practical ways to recognize your limits, adjust your attention, and build a practice that supports your nervous system instead of overwhelming it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Dora reflects on her own experience with therapy and mindfulness, she finds herself thinking about her parents, the lives they lived, and what they didn't have access to. That thought stays with her, and slowly begins to change how she understands her own healing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dora reflects on a moment that changed how she sees her mom. Not by ignoring the past, but by expanding the story. As she begins to hold both her experience and her mom's humanity at the same time, something softens, and creates a little more space to move forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Dora notices herself comparing timelines, that familiar feeling of being late, or not where she should be creeps in.. But as she comes back to the present moment, something softens, and a different relationship to time starts to take shape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a conversation that spirals into everything that's wrong in the world, Dora notices that familiar drop in energy. Instead of staying there, she experiments with something simple. She shifts her attention to small, everyday acts, and begins to see how hope can grow from action, not the other way around. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dora finds herself standing in the kitchen, phone in hand, unsure where to begin. Messages, responsibilities, small tasks have started to pile up, and suddenly, everything feels like too much. As she sits with that moment, she starts to see the feeling of being overwhelmed a little differently, and what shifts when she stops trying to push through it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A group project in nursing school leaves Dora feeling stuck, waiting on others, and quietly pulling away. She feels herself pulling back, convinced she works better alone. But as the experience unfolds, she begins to see how quickly frustration can shape the story, and what opens up when she questions it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dora remembers her first attempt at meditation and how quickly doubt crept in and told her she wasn't cut out for it. But years later, she starts to notice something else: that voice isn't proof she's failing, it's just trying to protect her. And when she relates to it differently, something begins to shift. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A night out with friends turns into a quiet moment of reflection. Dora begins to notice how quickly comparison can take hold, even in moments of connection, and what it looks like to stay present instead of getting pulled into where she thinks she should be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A question about inspiration turns into a deeper look at how we spend our time. Dora begins to notice how often we move through life out of habit or expectation, and what changes when we start paying attention to what actually feels meaningful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hair thinning is often blamed solely on genetics, but stress, nutrition, and daily habits play a major role. Today we explore what's really influencing hair health and what can be done about it with Dr. Rawn Bosley, a double-board-certified dermatologist and Nutrafol partner. Free gift with purchase. Limited time only. Valid on the first delivery of a new 6-month Nutrafol Hair Growth Nutraceutical subscription created at Nutrafol.com using code HEADSPACE by April 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM PT. Nutrafol subscription renews every 180 days. Limit one offer per customer, age 18 or older. Valid only on ⁠⁠nutrafol.com⁠⁠. Offer includes: (i) free wet brush and microfiber towel (est. value, $45) that are one-time deliveries only, non-refundable, and not otherwise exchangeable for cash or product, (ii) one-time discount of $70.33, and (iii) a monthly Headspace membership (est. monthly cost, $12.99); see⁠⁠ Nutrafol.com⁠⁠ for full details. Cannot be combined with any other offers or sales. While supplies last. Void where prohibited. By participating in this offer, you agree to Nutrafol's ⁠⁠Terms of Use⁠⁠. The information provided is for general educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you have concerns, medical condition(s), or are taking prescription medication(s) and/or other supplements, please speak to a trusted healthcare provider before adding Nutrafol products to your routine. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. According to IQVIA ProVoice survey for 12 months ending March 31, 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In moments of anxiety, it can feel like everything is moving too fast. Eve shares a straightforward breathing technique to help slow your breath, settle your body, and regain a sense of steadiness. Free gift with purchase. Limited time only. Valid on the first delivery of a new 6-month Nutrafol Hair Growth Nutraceutical subscription created at Nutrafol.com using code HEADSPACE by April 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM PT. Nutrafol subscription renews every 180 days. Limit one offer per customer, age 18 or older. Valid only on ⁠⁠nutrafol.com⁠⁠. Offer includes: (i) free wet brush and microfiber towel (est. value, $45) that are one-time deliveries only, non-refundable, and not otherwise exchangeable for cash or product, (ii) one-time discount of $70.33, and (iii) a monthly Headspace membership (est. monthly cost, $12.99); see⁠⁠ Nutrafol.com⁠⁠ for full details. Cannot be combined with any other offers or sales. While supplies last. Void where prohibited. By participating in this offer, you agree to Nutrafol's ⁠⁠Terms of Use⁠⁠. The information provided is for general educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you have concerns, medical condition(s), or are taking prescription medication(s) and/or other supplements, please speak to a trusted healthcare provider before adding Nutrafol products to your routine. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. According to IQVIA ProVoice survey for 12 months ending March 31, 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Isabelle Raymond breaks down what's happening in the body during major hormonal transitions like postpartum, perimenopause, and menopause. From stress and sleep to mood, brain fog, and hair changes, this conversation offers a clearer picture of what many women experience and why understanding it can make it easier to move through. Free gift with purchase. Limited time only. Valid on the first delivery of a new 6-month Nutrafol Hair Growth Nutraceutical subscription created at Nutrafol.com using code HEADSPACE by April 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM PT. Nutrafol subscription renews every 180 days. Limit one offer per customer, age 18 or older. Valid only on ⁠nutrafol.com⁠. Offer includes: (i) free wet brush and microfiber towel (est. value, $45) that are one-time deliveries only, non-refundable, and not otherwise exchangeable for cash or product, (ii) one-time discount of $70.33, and (iii) a monthly Headspace membership (est. monthly cost, $12.99); see⁠ Nutrafol.com⁠ for full details. Cannot be combined with any other offers or sales. While supplies last. Void where prohibited. By participating in this offer, you agree to Nutrafol's ⁠Terms of Use⁠. The information provided is for general educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you have concerns, medical condition(s), or are taking prescription medication(s) and/or other supplements, please speak to a trusted healthcare provider before adding Nutrafol products to your routine. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. According to IQVIA ProVoice survey for 12 months ending March 31, 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dora takes a closer look at stress and what it's actually doing beneath the surface. Instead of something to get rid of, she starts to see it as a signal, something that can shift how we respond, grow, and move forward. Free gift with purchase. Limited time only. Valid on the first delivery of a new 6-month Nutrafol Hair Growth Nutraceutical subscription created at Nutrafol.com using code HEADSPACE by April 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM PT. Nutrafol subscription renews every 180 days. Limit one offer per customer, age 18 or older. Valid only on ⁠⁠nutrafol.com⁠⁠. Offer includes: (i) free wet brush and microfiber towel (est. value, $45) that are one-time deliveries only, non-refundable, and not otherwise exchangeable for cash or product, (ii) one-time discount of $70.33, and (iii) a monthly Headspace membership (est. monthly cost, $12.99); see⁠⁠ Nutrafol.com⁠⁠ for full details. Cannot be combined with any other offers or sales. While supplies last. Void where prohibited. By participating in this offer, you agree to Nutrafol's ⁠⁠Terms of Use⁠⁠. The information provided is for general educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you have concerns, medical condition(s), or are taking prescription medication(s) and/or other supplements, please speak to a trusted healthcare provider before adding Nutrafol products to your routine. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. According to IQVIA ProVoice survey for 12 months ending March 31, 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The way you sleep, handle stress, and move through your day shapes more than your energy. It impacts your entire system. Dr. Heather Woolery-Lloyd, a double-board certified dermatologist and Nutrafol's Chief Medical Advisor, shares how these habits support overall health, and how that shows up in your hair. Free gift with purchase. Limited time only. Valid on the first delivery of a new 6-month Nutrafol Hair Growth Nutraceutical subscription created at Nutrafol.com using code HEADSPACE by April 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM PT. Nutrafol subscription renews every 180 days. Limit one offer per customer, age 18 or older. Valid only on ⁠⁠nutrafol.com⁠⁠. Offer includes: (i) free wet brush and microfiber towel (est. value, $45) that are one-time deliveries only, non-refundable, and not otherwise exchangeable for cash or product, (ii) one-time discount of $70.33, and (iii) a monthly Headspace membership (est. monthly cost, $12.99); see⁠⁠ Nutrafol.com⁠⁠ for full details. Cannot be combined with any other offers or sales. While supplies last. Void where prohibited. By participating in this offer, you agree to Nutrafol's ⁠⁠Terms of Use⁠⁠. The information provided is for general educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you have concerns, medical condition(s), or are taking prescription medication(s) and/or other supplements, please speak to a trusted healthcare provider before adding Nutrafol products to your routine. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. According to IQVIA ProVoice survey for 12 months ending March 31, 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dora remembers a night from her time working as a nurse. She's tired, overstretched, and faced with a small but meaningful choice with a patient: keep moving things along, or sit and stay with them? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A silent retreat gives Dora something unexpected. Not silence, but a clearer view of the constant inner commentary running in her mind. Back in the world, that awareness follows her into everyday moments, especially the ones where words come quickly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dora starts to notice a small but important distinction in her practice: the difference between being present and quietly trying to get somewhere. It's easy to miss, but once she sees it, she can't unsee it. And something about that awareness begins to change how she relates to the experience itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dora's clearing out her phone when a quote stops her mid-scroll. It gets her thinking about how often we're convinced we know what someone meant only to realize later we filled in the gaps ourselves. She starts to notice how quickly the mind turns moments into meaning, and how different things feel when we step back from the story and just see what's there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Dora gets a text from a friend going through a breakup, she finds herself sitting with a familiar question. Why do endings feel so personal? She starts to think about her own experiences, from heartbreak to quiet moments on retreat, and begins to see endings a little differently. There's a little less weight to carry, and a little more room to be with what's here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Dora moves to a new city, she arrives with nothing but suitcases, and a growing sense of overwhelm. She begins to notice not just the stress of starting over, but the story she's telling herself about it. And slowly, she starts to find a little more space, and a little more ease. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When we let go of familiar routines and roles, it can feel like losing a part of ourselves. Dora shares her experience of stepping away from alcohol and rebuilding her sense of belonging, and learning that growth sometimes means releasing the things that once carried us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dora shares personal reflections from travels that challenged her idea of where she belongs. Through moments of connection and loneliness, she discovers that feeling at home isn't about the place. It's about the relationship we have with ourselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dora reflects on the quiet grief that can arise as loved ones grow older. A thoughtful exploration of anticipatory grief, impermanence, and how mindfulness can help us meet change with presence and care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices