Podcasts about chaotic world

- Israel's Censorship and Human Shield Tactics (0:11) - US Evacuation Efforts and Media Blackout (2:16) - Chinese and Indian Sailors' Observations (4:56) - Israel's Desperate Situation and US Support (11:33) - Economic and Technological Shifts (28:09) - The Role of the US and Western Europe (38:41) - The Future of Global Conflict (44:06) - The Role of Religion and Ideology (53:41) - The Impact of US Foreign Policy (1:27:30) - The Need for Peace and Understanding (1:27:47) - Trump's Upcoming Military Actions and Their Implications (1:28:08) - Trump's Alleged Capture by Zionist Influence (1:32:08) - The Potential Collapse of the US Empire (1:34:19) - The Role of Consciousness and Technology in Human Evolution (1:37:03) - The Future of Humanity and the Role of Extraterrestrial Influence (1:39:46) - Preparedness and Survival in a Chaotic World (1:43:43) - The Political and Economic Implications of Trump's Actions (1:50:08) - The Role of Technology in Depopulation and Control (2:24:38) - The Decline of the US Dollar and the Rise of China (2:31:08) - The Future of War and Peace in a Global Context (2:49:13) - Decentralization Strategies and Alternative Platforms (2:49:32) - Government Centralization and Individual Resilience (2:50:26) - Trust in Institutions and Public Outcry (2:51:32) - Promotion of Brighteon Platforms (2:52:09) - Health Ranger Store Product Promotion (2:52:58) - Additional Health Ranger Store Products (2:55:53) For more updates, visit: http://www.brighteon.com/channel/hrreport NaturalNews videos would not be possible without you, as always we remain passionately dedicated to our mission of educating people all over the world on the subject of natural healing remedies and personal liberty (food freedom, medical freedom, the freedom of speech, etc.). Together, we're helping create a better world, with more honest food labeling, reduced chemical contamination, the avoidance of toxic heavy metals and vastly increased scientific transparency. ▶️ Every dollar you spend at the Health Ranger Store goes toward helping us achieve important science and content goals for humanity: https://www.healthrangerstore.com/ ▶️ Sign Up For Our Newsletter: https://www.naturalnews.com/Readerregistration.html ▶️ Brighteon: https://www.brighteon.com/channels/hrreport ▶️ Join Our Social Network: https://brighteon.social/@HealthRanger ▶️ Check In Stock Products at: https://PrepWithMike.com

3x Emmy Award Winner ~ How can we become a more positively peaceful being in a 24/7 Pop Culture-Social Media World? My Guest this week has some solutions.Dr. Carole Lieberman's multi-dimensional career as an internationally renowned "Media Psychiatrist" is always leading edge! Dr.Carole is "the doctor who helps you stay sane in an insane world!" On TV, Radio, the Internet, in Film, Print, as a Speaker and as the first Shrink on Board airline in-flight entertainment, Dr. Carole's insights help people seize the moment to live happier, more fulfilling lives. Today, called upon more than ever to help people cope with terrorism and other 21st century challenges… the doctor is in!Maintaining a star-studded practice in Beverly Hills, Dr. Lieberman is also well known as a psychiatric expert witness who testifies in high profile trials, and analyzes trials in the media Dr. Lieberman has testified before Congress on several occasions, as well, notably regarding the harmful impact of media violence.A three-time Honoree by The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences & The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Daytime Emmy Awards, Dr. Carole Lieberman analyzes the psychological impact of world events, as a guest and/or host on all major media outlets. Her passionate commentary is far more than entertaining and exciting -- it dauntlessly cuts to the heart of the issue! Perhaps that explains why everyone from Oprah to Larry King, Katie Couric and countless others, think of Dr. Carole when they need a 'house call'. Viewers will recognize her from frequent appearances on  CNN, BBC, "The Today Show", "Good Morning America", Court TV, "Entertainment Tonight" and many more.All Rights Reserved © 2025 Building Abundant Success!!Join Me on ~ iHeart Media @ https://tinyurl.com/iHeartBASSpot Me on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yxuy23baAmazon Music ~ https://tinyurl.com/AmzBASAudacy:  https://tinyurl.com/BASAud 

What if the chaos of our times isn't just something to survive, but a doorway into your own growth? In this week's episode, I talk with Tom Meyers, osteopath, futurist, musician (!), and author of Futurize Yourself and The Future's Effect.Tom shares how his personal journey - from suicidal burnout to finding a future-focused mission - led him to develop a unique method for helping people reset their nervous systems, reconnect with their inner compass, and thrive through transition. We explore:Why your personal “DNA for the future” matters more than any job titleHow stress shows up in the body (and what to do about it)The future mindset that helps you adapt without burning outPractical tips for calming your nervous system—plus how partners can support each other in the processWhether you're mid-pivot, feeling overwhelmed, or just craving a more grounded way to face the future, this one's for you.

If the world feels overwhelming and you're stuck in stress, anxiety, or emotional exhaustion—this message is for you.

Today, John explores the vital role the nervous system plays in shaping our emotional health, relationships, and everyday experiences. He touches on how childhood experiences influence adult behavior, and practical techniques for nervous system regulation that foster healing and connection. I'm running a 7-Day "Done with the Bullsh*t" Detox  — this isn't the kind with green juice and caffeine withdrawals. It's a soul-level cleanse. Here's what you'll detox each day: Day 1: Cancel old contracts — the silent agreements you never meant to make. Day 2: Break up with people-pleasing and reclaim your no. Day 3: Unfollow the fantasy and stop chasing someone else's timeline. Day 4: Mute your inner critic and replace it with compassion. Day 5: Cut out comparison and come back to your own path. Day 6: Starve the reflex to fix everything — choose stillness instead. Day 7: Fast from the noise and finally hear yourself again. This isn't about becoming someone new. It's about coming home to who you've always been. This challenge is only $7 and starts June 16th. ⁠⁠SIGN UP HERE⁠⁠. Order John's new book, Break Up. On Purpose, HERE Jump into John's new Single. On Purpose app HERE Follow John on Instagram HERE Find out more about John HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode I teach you Taoist philosophy of finding peace and success in this chaotic world. I hope this episode calms your anxiety and helps you focus on the right things in life.

The World's #1 Personal Development Book Podcast! In today's episode, we have the pleasure to interview Dr. Sylvia Rohde-Liebenau, author of Who's In Charge? Lead with Real Power and Create an Impact in a Chaotic World.Dr. Sylvia is an executive coach to leaders and changemakers, she has a PhD in international relations, and is the founder of the SMART Power Method. She spent over two decades developing leaders inside major institutions like the European Investment Bank, and now helps top performers lead with more purpose, energy, and impact.In this episode, you'll learn how to shift from outdated leadership rooted in fear and control to a new model based on authenticity and collaboration, how managing your energy — not just your time — is the key to powerful leadership, and why building a legacy you're proud of starts long before retirement.We hope you enjoy this incredible conversation with Dr. Sylvia Rohde-LiebenauTo Learn More about Sylvia and Buy her book visit: The Book: https://a.co/d/3wuz8WFWebsite/Socials: https://www.smartpowermethod.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylvia-rohde-liebenau-phd-b51b0328/Chapters: 0:00 Intro1:30 Why Sylvia wrote the book & her view on purpose-driven leadership4:59 Why old-school, power-based leadership no longer works9:42 Nick on corporate friction: too many layers, slow decisions11:12 Modern leadership: collaboration over transactions13:02 Energy as a key to effective leadership15:18 The 4 layers of energy: physical, emotional, mental, spiritual20:10 Emotional energy drains & how to manage them25:08 Using AI to enhance leadership and collaboration28:49 Why leaders need interdisciplinary thinking32:23 Bonus principle: systemic thinking35:19 Legacy and leading with purpose37:50 Final lesson: lead with love, not fearJoin the world's largest non-fiction Book community!https://www.instagram.com/bookthinkers/The purpose of this podcast is to connect you, the listener, with new books, new mentors, and new resources that will help you achieve more and live better. Each and every episode will feature one of the world's top authors so that you know each and every time you tune-in, there is something valuable to learn. If you have any recommendations for guests, please DM them to us on Instagram. (www.instagram.com/bookthinkers)If you enjoyed this show, please consider leaving a review. It takes less than 60-seconds of your time, and really makes a difference when I am trying to land new guests. For more BookThinkers content, check out our Instagram or our website. Thank you for your time!

Podcaster, homemaker, and mom Leslie Burris joins Blake to talk about the power of maintaining peace as a mom, especially in a culture filled with anxiety, judgment, and polarized views. She shares her personal journey of moving from perfectionism and fear-driven living to embracing grace, flexibility, and emotional resilience. The conversation dives into topics like homeschooling, mental health, the "crunchy mom" movement, and the pressure of parenting in the digital age. They reflect on the importance of allowing space for growth, change, and the messy process of figuring things out in faith and motherhood. Ultimately, the episode offers encouragement to moms to stay grounded in Christ and reclaim their peace—without having to do it all perfectly. In this episode, you'll be able to… Hear how one family's screen reset led to more creativity, play, and connection between siblings. Reflect on the long-term benefits of creating a home culture where screens are the exception, not the expectation. Discover practical, low-cost ways to foster independent play with tools like Legos, art supplies, and outdoor toys. To connect with Leslie…Website: leslieburris.comPodcast: Peace on PurposeInstagram: @leslie__burrisFacebook: @leslieblueeyes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's fast-paced world, time seems to slip through our fingers, leaving us with the unsettling feeling that we haven't fully savored life's precious moments. In this episode of "Rewiring Health," we dive into the art of slowing down and finding tranquility amidst the chaos. Join me as I share three simple yet powerful techniques to help you pause, breathe, and reconnect with yourself. Whether you're juggling work, family, or personal challenges, these strategies will empower you to cultivate calm and clarity in your daily life. Discover how to create moments of stillness, embrace mindfulness, and nurture your well-being, so you can truly enjoy the present and transform chaos into calm, one mindful moment at a time. Tune in and reclaim the joy of living fully in each passing moment.

In this final episode of the "Empowering Moves" series, Michael shares why it is vital that you take absolute control over your Sovereignty NOW, if love, joy, happiness, and excitement are important to you going forward. Link to Michael's Etsy Shop Connect 2 Love Podcast with Michael and Lisa Lerose

When we find ourselves in a time of intensity over extended periods of time, wisdom says ... it's wise (and essential) to pause and consider what we need to cultivate, replenish and retain our life force (our energy) and radiance (our light). I'm suggesting that now is such a time ... not to pull the covers over our heads, or think one vacation will wipe away the tiredness ... but also not to keep pushing forward believing there is some magic moment all will be well or our work will be done. But instead ... we choose to stay aware and awake to what's happening in our world, while at the same time pulling our focus into our own personal ecosystem and what we need to replenish, now. Like a dusty, tired car that has been on a long journey... it actually needs more than just gas to fill up... it needs a wash, a vacum, likely some air freshner and a reprieve .... so do we.   So here's my question... what do you need in the next several weeks or months (this  summer/winter season or next 40 days) to replenish your radiance and life force ... on all 4 realms... mind, body, heart and spirit?  AND... what do you need to give yourself permission to take the time and space, to allocate the resources, and to pull back to 70% on some things, so you have that 30% to focus on what cultivates deeper reserves of energy. So you have the inner resources to create what's next - for yourself, those you guide and what matters to you in this world.  This episode #268: Permission to Replenish Your Radiance, is an intentional creative process + a full permission slip to 'do' what replenishes and lifts your spirit ... nourishes and fills your heart... clears and inspires your mind ... revitalizes and soothes your body... in the next time span of your choosing.  Consider this: When we consciously cultivate our lifeforce and radiance, we create longevity of wellbeing + the ability to dance through intensity, as a paradox and path vs. a polarity and problem to fix. Then, instead of just spending that radiance, energy and light as soon as we fill up enough ... we choose to 'condense' it...let it stir and stew and gather up power and aliveness ... choosing to spend some not all ... so come the next season, we have the energy to rise and harvest, to create. Tune in. Take a breath. Take a beat. When we root into our radiance and what is real, our path and purpose naturally unfold. And we have the energy to meet the moment and play our parts, together. with heart,  Christine p.s. Share + forward this episode with a friend + Be permission slips for each other to stay committed to making the choices that replenish your energy and life force this next cycle. >> Appreciate You leaving a Review of what you receive from this podcast (Just go to the show page on your podcast app and scroll down). **** Ways to Connect: Subscribe to Christine's Monthly Wisdom Letters Connect with Christine on LinkedIn Join us in the Feminine Wisdom Cafe, a private online community Watch on YouTube ***  Resources: Overwhelmed and Over It: Embrace Your Power to Stay Centered and Sustained in a Chaotic World book - www.OverwhelmedandOverit.com 4 Realms of Wellbeing, Radiance and Resiliency - article  Lifeforce Reading and Receiving Practice - article  Lynn Twist Book - Soul of Money - book  Heather Richardson Cox Substack - Letters from an American - substack here  

In this episode, Michael shares his favorite Life Moves for managing any form of change, be it to your personally or outside of you in the world you now perceive as chaotic and disfunctional. If you ever wanted to know exactly how to deal with change you are experiencing, this is the episode you want to hear. Share it with your friends and family, and on your social media...because change is the number one thing people are experiencing right now and many aren't handling it too well.  Check out Michael's Etsy Shop if you live in the United States. The best thing you can do to help people, and the world around you, right now is spread positivity. Michael's minimalist statements on shirts and mugs do it with love.

Swami Mukundananda discusses the concept of karma, emphasizing that it is a mix of destiny and free will, and that individuals are responsible for their actions and their consequences. He defines spirituality as self-awareness, universal awareness, self-mastery, and professional mastery. He explains the importance of balancing material success with spiritual success, highlighting that material success alone cannot fulfill the soul's quest for happiness. Swami Mukundananda also discusses practical methods for spiritual growth, such as self-awareness, meditation, and contemplation, and the power of thoughts in shaping one's reality. He emphasizes the importance of intention in actions and the role of affirmations and visualizations in spiritual practices.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/next-level-soul-podcast-with-alex-ferrari--4858435/support.

The yellow metal's value rose by over a third in the past year, as volatile markets and a sliding dollar highlight the oldest safe haven. On this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists debate the degree to which investors may be seeking a hedge against the whims of states. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt-out of targeted advertising.  

In this episode of Productivity Smarts, host Gerald J. Leonard sits down with seasoned psychotherapist and author Steven Melman, who brings over 40 years of experience in the mental health world. Their conversation dives into what it really takes to stay productive, grounded, and emotionally resilient—especially for those in helping professions like therapy, coaching, and consulting. Steven shares insights from his book, Guidance for New Clinicians in a Chaotic World: How to Practice Your Craft While Preserving Your Traditional Values. Whether you're just starting out or have years under your belt, you'll find plenty of practical advice on setting boundaries, avoiding burnout, and even using humor as a powerful tool in your work. Gerald and Steven get real about the challenges clinicians face today—from the mental health impact of marijuana legalization to the importance of mentally “clocking in and out.” They also talk about the “goal wheel,” a tool for setting and tracking goals across all areas of life, and how self-discipline plays a key role in staying on track. If you're a clinician, coach, or just someone who wants to align your purpose with your productivity, you'll walk away from this episode with fresh perspective, useful tips, and a renewed sense of direction. Tune in and learn how staying true to your values might just be your most powerful productivity hack. What We Discuss [00:02:01] Meet Steven Melman: Clinician, author, mentor [00:03:59] How to stay present with clients—and leave work at work [00:06:24] The discipline of mentally “clocking out” and honoring personal time [00:08:11] Tackling procrastination: Use reward-based to-do lists [00:10:38] Creating a goal wheel for a balanced life [00:13:43] Early career productivity traps and how to avoid them [00:20:08] Listening over leading: A therapist's most powerful tool [00:22:07] The impact of mindful communication in therapy and marriage [00:24:52] Why humor isn't just a bonus—it's a strategy [00:26:58] The future of mental health: Staying productive while staying true [00:32:48] Where to find Steven's book and work Notable Quotes [00:05:54] “When you leave work, you have to mentally clock out. Otherwise, you're cheating your family and yourself.” — Steven Melman [00:10:38] “We're implementing self-discipline, overcoming procrastination, and being productive by reviewing our day and planning for tomorrow.” — Steven Melman [00:22:07] “You don't learn anything when you're the one doing all the talking. Truly listen and summarize what you hear.” — Steven Melman [00:24:52] “I take my work seriously—but I use humor to create connection and release tension.” — Steven Melman Our Guest Steven Melman is a licensed psychotherapist, author, and mentor with four decades of clinical experience. His latest book, Guidance for New Clinicians in a Chaotic World, serves as a practical and principled guide for new therapists looking to succeed without sacrificing their personal or spiritual values. Resources Steven Melman Website - https://stevenmelmanpsychotherapist.com/ Email - stevenmelman@yahoo.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-melman Book - Guidance for New Clinicians in a Chaotic World   Productivity Smarts Podcast Website - productivitysmartspodcast.com   Gerald J. Leonard Website - geraldjleonard.com Turnberry Premiere website - turnberrypremiere.com Scheduler - vcita.com/v/geraldjleonard   Kiva is a loan, not a donation, allowing you to cycle your money and create a personal impact worldwide. https://www.kiva.org/lender/topmindshelpingtopminds

You ever feel like you're surrounded by a million "likes" and "followers" but still feel completely... invisible? Like, are we just screaming into the void of the internet, or is somebody actually seeing us? And speaking of being seen, has God really noticed all the hard work you're putting in? It's a lot, I know!  In this episode I aim to convey that: You are SEEN by God, especially when you feel invisible. Don't look to people for validation. Go to El-Roi! Even in the desert moments, God is there. Your cry to be seen? God hears it. The next time you feel unseen, turn to God and say, "El-Roi, you are the God who sees me." You are NOT alone, my friend. If this episode touched your heart like a good mariachi song, share it with your friends and leave a review! And don't forget to tag me @biancajuarezofficial. We need to lift each other up. And remember, God sees you, even when you feel like nobody else does.  Until next time,  B RESOURCES/LINKS Takeaways Feeling alone in a crowd is a common experience. The desire for validation is deeply rooted in human psychology. Leadership can be a challenging journey filled with uncertainty. Hagar's story illustrates the struggle of feeling unseen. Being seen by God can provide profound comfort and validation. The need to be recognized is essential for emotional well-being. Isolation can lead to feelings of anxiety and depression. God's recognition is more important than human validation. The journey of faith often involves waiting and uncertainty. We are all seen by God, even in our darkest moments. ⋇ Convoy of Hope - Empowering Women and Girls Together Donate here https://convoyofhope.org/bianca/  ⋇ Bianca's new book Grit Don't Quit: Developing Resilience And Faith When Giving Up Isn't An Option. https://amzn.to/3MO74OC  ⋇ The Grit Don't Quit Bible Study is now available. https://www.biancaolthoff.com/gdq  ⋇ So grateful to our sponsors! We're Going There is sponsored by HomeChef - For a limited time, HomeChef is offering my listeners 18 Free Meals PLUS Free Dessert for Life and of course, Free Shipping on your first box! Go to HomeChef.com/GOINGTHERE.  Must be an active subscriber to receive free dessert. http://tinyurl.com/WGTHomeChef We're Going There is sponsored by BetterHelp - We're all better with help. Visit BetterHelp.com/GOINGTHERE today to get 10% off your first month. http://tinyurl.com/WGTBetterHelp ⋇ Subscribe to We're Going There on your favorite podcast app so you don't miss out on any of the great topics and conversations. Don't forget to leave a loving review! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/were-going-there-with-bianca-juarez-olthoff/id1529509063?uo=4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6RpqUTDQWWKDHt1yLQlMKW ⋇ Visit biancaolthoff.com/resources to learn more about books and other resources from Bianca. https://www.biancaolthoff.com/resources  ⋇ Want to stay connected, join the community today. https://www.biancaolthoff.com/  ⋇ WGT email: podcast@inthenameoflove.org ⋇ Music by: Brad Tsushima, Instagram: @bradtsushima, email: bradtsushima94@aol.com, Spotify: “R.A.D.” ⋇Youtube: https://youtu.be/yUkBYSYAu_Q Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I sit down with yoga legend and community builder Jonah Kest for a deep conversation on presence, purpose, and how he approaches life from gratitude & mindfulness. We explore what it means to slow down, stay grounded, and connect more intentionally - with yourself, your highest purpose, and the people around you. This one's for anyone looking to live with more clarity, calm, and connection. Enjoy the balance of 'being' while 'becoming.'

In this third segment of Michael's series about how to remain empowered when you interpret the world around you seems to be in chaos, he shares another way you can control your thoughts, feelings, and responses.    Michael's Etsy Shop

In this ongoing series about how to remain empowered in a world you see at the very least, chaotic, Michael shares a simple move you can start making to reduce emotionally draining people and events.

In this episode of The Rooted in Christ Podcast, counselor and family expert Keith McCurdy joins the podcast to explore how modern parenting often fosters emotional fragility—and what we can do to raise more resilient, grounded kids. With decades of experience, Keith shares powerful insights on the value of struggle, the importance of emotional honesty, and how intentional parenting can build strength and character in children.Connect with Keith here: https://www.livesturdy.com/ 

Hi all, Jess here. This episode was Sarina's idea, and when you listen you will understand why. It can be hard to focus on the work, whether it's editing, world building, conjuring meet cutes, or translating research-based hope for the next generation. That said, it's important that we keep creating and putting our words out into the world. We hope you are able to keep working while navigating the a balance between consuming, processing, and reacting to the news cycle and shutting the world out in self preservation. Stuff we talked aboutWrite Through It: An Insider's Guide to Writing and the Creative Life by Kate McKeanKate Mckean's websiteWe Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter (release date August 12, 2025)The OpEd ProjectAuthors Against Book BansPossession by A.S. Byatt and the film I adore based on the bookA Complete Unknown filmHamilton, Non-Stop (“why does he write like he's running out of time?”)On Writing by Stephen KingAll In by Billie Jean KingPermission by Elissa AltmanMeditation for Mortals by Oliver BurkemanHEY. Did you know Sarina's latest thriller is out NOW? Rowan Gallagher is a devoted single mother and a talented architect with a high-profile commission restoring an historic mansion for the most powerful family in Maine. But inside, she's a mess. She knows that stalking her ex's avatar all over Portland on her phone isn't the healthiest way to heal from their breakup. But she's out of ice cream and she's sick of romcoms. Watching his every move is both fascinating and infuriating. He's dining out while she's wallowing on the couch. The last straw comes when he parks in their favorite spot on the waterfront. In a weak moment, she leashes the dog and sets off to see who else is in his car. Instead of catching her ex in a kiss, Rowan becomes the first witness to his murder—and the primary suspect.Digital books at: Amazon | Nook | Apple Books | Kobo | Google Play | Audible Physical books at: Bookshop.org | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Indigo | More paperback links here!New! Transcript below!EPISODE 448 - TRANSCRIPTKJ Dell'AntoniaListeners who I know are also readers. Have I got a summer book for you, if you haven't yet ordered Dying to Meet You. Sarina Bowen's latest thriller with just enough romance you have to so let me lay this out for you. Rowan Gallagher is a devoted single mother and a talented architect with a high profile commission restoring a historic mansion for the most powerful family in Maine, but inside, she's a mess. She knows stalking her exes avatar all over Portland on her phone isn't the healthiest way to heal from their breakup, but she's out of ice cream and she's sick of rom coms. Watching his every move is both fascinating and infuriating. He's dining out while she's wallowing on the couch. The last straw comes when he parks in their favorite spot on the waterfront. In a weak moment, she leashes the dog and sets off to see who else is in his car. But instead of catching her ex and a kiss, Rowan becomes the first witness to his murder and the primary suspect. But Rowan isn't the only one keeping secrets as she digs for the truth, she discovers that the dead man was stalking her too, gathering intimate details about her job and her past, struggling to clear her name, Rowan finds herself spiraling into the shadowy plot that killed him. Will she be the next to die? You're going to love this. I've had a sneak preview, and I think we all know that The Five Year Lie was among the very best reads and listens of last summer, Dying to Meet You, is available in every format and anywhere that you buy books and you could grab your copy, and you absolutely should…right now.All TalkingIs it recording? Now it's recording, yay, go ahead. This is the part where I stare blankly at the microphone. Try to remember what I'm supposed to be doing. All right, let's start over. Awkward pause. I'm gonna wrestle some papers. Okay, now, 123,KJ Dell'AntoniaHey, I'm KJ Dell'Antonia, and this is hashtag AmWriting podcast the weekly podcast about writing all the things, short things, long things, pitches, proposals, fiction, non fiction, memoir. This is the podcast about finding a way to get your work done, and that is sure what we're gonna talk about this week.Jess LaheyI'm Jess Lahey. I am the author of The Gift of Failure and The Addiction Inoculation and you can find my journalism over at The New York Times, Washington Post and The Atlantic.Sarina BowenI'm Sarina Bowen. I am the author of many contemporary novels, including Dying to Meet You, which is brand new right now. KJ Dell'AntoniaYay!Sarina BowenYay. Thank you.Jennie NashI'm Jennie Nash, I am the founder and CEO of Author Accelerator, a company on a mission to lead the emerging book coaching industry, and also the author of the Blueprint books, which help people get their books out of their head and onto the page.KJ Dell'AntoniaAnd also in your past life, the author of a lot of other books.Jennie NashI know indeed. KJ Dell'AntoniaI think it's worthy. I do. I'm KJ Dell'Antonia, I am KJ Dell'Antonia. I am the author of three novels and two non fiction books, and the former editor and lead writer of the mother lode blog at the New York Times. We have all had a number of careers. And the reason I brought that up, Jenny is that I was just interviewing Kate McKean, who has a new book about the mechanics. Like, it's a great book. It's called Write Through It, and it's sort of like everything we've ever talked about the podcast on the podcast, all the how to stuff all rolled up into one book, which is really cool. But I was telling her that I kind of have a unspoken motto of only taking writing advice from people who have not published a book, very judiciously. Now my freelance editor is not someone who has, or, I think I don't know if she even wants to publish a book, and she's amazing. So with with some thought, but my point being that you have also published many, many, many books. So if anyone out there hesitates around that don't, don't. Yeah, all right, that was a really lot of introductions. We got something to talk about today, and I'm going to demand that Sarina announce our topic, because she came up with it. Okay.Sarina BowenWell, my topic is how to be present and devote yourself to your writing in a world that is so loud and confusing and it feels like whatever you're working on can't possibly matter as much as what's going on in the world, and all my writer friends are struggling with this right now. Jess LaheyIt's, it's hard, especially when the work that I do, the work around like writing about kids and parenting and stuff, requires a fair amount of optimism and requires a fair amount of like, it's gonna be great, and here's what you have to do in order to make it be great. And it's really, it's been very hard for me lately to to be in that head space.Sarina BowenWell, Jess, I would argue that, like, at least you're literally helping people. And some of us are fighting meet cutes and first kisses. Jess LaheyOkay, you are no but you are so helping people, because over and over and over again, what I hear from your readers and from readers of happy kiss, he a and kissing books that they are the the self care and the reprieve that they really need.Sarina BowenOkay, you you just are. You just gave, like, the point, the point at the top of the notes that I made for this discussion, because people keep saying that to me, and they're not wrong. But for some reason, it hasn't been enough lately, and I, um, I was struggling to figure out why. And then over the last 48 hours, in a feverish rush, I read this Karin Slaughter book that's called We Are All Guilty Here that doesn't come out until August, but please pre order it now and do yourself a favor, because it's so good. Jess LaheyI love her books. Sarina BowenYeah, so I had the opportunity to have that same experience from the reader side of the coin, which is that I totally lost myself in this fictional world. It It mattered to me as a person to work through those problems, um, in the way that a novel has a beginning and a middle and an end and and I think that part of my big problem right now is that I can't see an end to any of the stuff that's you know happening. So it was helpful to me to have the same experience that my readers described to me, to be like totally sucked into something, and to feel like it mattered to me in the moment.Jess LaheyWell…And to add on to that, I had a fantastic sorry KJ and Jenny, we're just we're off on our little happy tangent here. But I had a wonderful conversation with a fan recently in on one at one of my speaking engagements, and she was apologizing to me for feeling like she had a really close relationship with me, even though we hadn't met. And she said, and the reason for that is that you're in my head because I'm listening to your audiobook. And I said, You do not need to apologize to that for that to me, because I have the same experience. And she said, the thing that was nice, you know, because I'm such a big audiobook fan, I feel this weird, parasocial, fictional connection to this person, because it's not just their words, it's also their voice. But the thing that she said was really sweet was she listened in her car, and her car became a place of refuge and a place where she knew she was going to hear a voice that would make her feel like it was going to be okay. And so even though I hear that and I know that, and I've experienced it from the other side with the audiobooks that I listen to, it's still, it is still very hard to look down at the empty page and say, How do I help people feel like everything's going to be okay? And it's, it's a difficult moment for that.KJ Dell'AntoniaI have been thinking about this too, because I think we all are, and let me just say that this is not just a, you know, we're not, we're not making a grand political statement here, although we, we certainly could. This is, uh, it is a moment of some global turmoil. Whether you think this global turmoil is exactly what the universe needed or not it is still... um, there's a lot.Jess LaheyIt's just a lot, and it's all the time, and it's like, oh, did you hear this? Did you hear this? And I feel like I'm supposed to be paying attention, and then if I pay attention too much, I feel like my head is it so, yeah, it's just a lot. KJ Dell'AntoniaSo what I want to say is, I think we have to get used to it, and I think it can be done. And I take some encouragement from all the writers who wrote their way through World Wars, who wrote their way through, you know, enormous personal trauma, who have written their way through, you know, enormous political turmoil, in their own countries, both as you know people who are actually writing about what was going on, but also as people who were not, I happen to be a real stan of the World War II books about, not like the drama of the war, but then the home that keep the home fires as they as they would say, stuff like The Diary of a Provincial Lady in Wartime and Angela Thirkell. And it's just, this is what was going on. There's some stuff... I can't think of all of it, but anyway. I love that reminder that life went on, and I think we have had a pretty calm few decades, and that that's been very lucky, but it's actually not the norm. So we gotta get used to this kids.Jess LaheyYeah, I actually, I just flew home from a trip, and Tim was watching on the plane. Tim was watching a film with Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen. You may know Wilfred Owen as the person who wrote, you know, Dulce et Decorum Est, the whole thing, these are the world war two poets and a world war one poet, sorry, and yeah, they had a lot going on and they were writing poetry. Yeah.Jennie Nash Well, I knew from the moment that Sarina posed this question that I was going to be the voice of opposition here today, because I am seeing this and feeling this great surge of creative energy and people wanting to write, wanting to create, wanting to raise their voice, whether it is in opposition or as an act of rebellion or as an active escape, or just as a thing that they've always wanted to do so they're finally going to do it. It feels similar-ish to me as the pandemic did, in that way. And you know what I was thinking about Sarina, is that you are in the both enviable and also not enviable position of having done this a really long time and and you you know how it goes, and you not that it's wrote by any means, writing a book is never wrote. But the the creative process is not new to you, I guess, and I have encounters with a lot of writers through the book coaches I train who are just stepping up into this and just raising their voice and just embracing that. This is a thing that they could do. And this is a, you know, like I just, I've seen people, you know, a lot of dystopian fiction, obviously wanting to be written, climate justice, social justice, you know, books from people who previously marginalized, even like satire about the crazy stuff going on in education, you know, in all genres, all realms, I just feel the people doubling down. And so I wonder if it's, if it's, you know, the writer friends that you talk to are largely in that same boat as you very accomplished and in it. And I don't know it's my conjecture, because I just, I'm really feeling the opposite.Jess LaheyActually, can I? Can I? Can I verify that through something else? So KJ and I have both mentored with The OpEd Project. It's about raising all voices to publish op eds in newspapers, not just, you know, the people that we're used to hearing from. And they put out an email for their mentors, because they said, This moment is generating so much interest in writing op eds, so that's a good thing too.Jennie NashOh, that's interesting. Yeah, yeah, I don't know i i also have to say that I personally have made a choice that is inspired by Oliver Burkeman, which is I'm not paying attention, and I know it's a luxury to not pay attention to the news, and I know that that it's a privilege and maybe not always a good thing, but I just made a personal decision that can't right now, or you don't want to, for what it's worth, so I feel a little ashamed about that, to be honest... I feel a lot of times that I'm not doing enough when I catch a glimpse of what's happening or what's going on, or my husband is a voracious consumer of the news, so I it's not like I'm not getting news. I just get it filtered through him and through my children, for sure, and and I would also like to just give a shout out to this podcast, because sometimes through this podcast, I listen to Jess and Sarina, On a podcast you recorded a couple weeks ago about pirate the pirate site episode, and learned so much, and it was so great, you know, so I don't know. I have to say that too, that maybe my stance is coming from a place of not being fully... pulling a little over my own eyes, I guess.KJ Dell'AntoniaNo, I think it's great that you are finding something that you're seeing like a surge of of positive energy. I mean, part of me, as I'm listening to you guys, wants to go well, but you know, nothing I'm I'm doing is a voice of protester opposition, but that's okay. We don't have to be voices of protester opposition. And we have to remember that most of the people in our country do not oppose this. So it's a little bit of a weird I mean, it's it's a weird moment that one's that one's tough, but it's also true. It's not, it's just change. It's just, it's just turmoil. But I love your point that there's, um, there's excitement and energy in turmoil. Maybe this is also a question of sort of where you are in your life, like, where, whether, the turmoil is exciting or stressful, or, I don't even know where I was going with that... okay.Jennie NashWell, but I, I think there's, I've been thinking just a lot about AI and where it's going and what's going to happen. And some days I worry, and some days I fret, and some days, you know, I don't, I don't think about it or whatever, but, but I, the thing I keep coming back to is you can't keep a creator down. You know, the creators want to create. And it's the the process of that, the the creative process, whether somebody doesn't matter what they're writing and and Sarina, that speaks to where, where you are. You know, they could be writing a meet cute, or a first kiss, or what have you, but the fact that they want to be a creator in a world that's on fire is, to me, the hope... the sign, the sign of hope. You know, I actually I'm about to take a trip to Amsterdam, where I've never been, and of course, we're going to go to the Anne Frank House, and I may reengage myself with that story, and thought about it and looked at it, and it's like just the the urge to create, the urge to put it down, the urge to do the thing. And maybe that was an act of protest as well. But, you know, not, not a meet cute, but I just, I just, I believe in the power of the creator and and of that. And Sarina, you're so good at it, at that, at that process, and putting yourself in that process, and being in that process, and it makes me sad that you're questioning it in a way. Sarina BowenWell, you know, I don't know. I actually kind of disagree that, that we can look away right now, because there's a lot at stake for for the for the world that writers operate inside and AI is really important, because there's a lot of super important litigation going down right now about what what is legal in terms of using our work to create AI and to not pay us for it. But also, there are other writers who are being silenced and having their student visas, you know, rejected and and it's only work of other people that is pushing back on this. So it's in some ways, I I can't really say, Oh, it's okay for me to look away right now and go back to this scene, because there are moments that matter more than others, but but in order to not give up my entire job at this moment, because it's so distractingly difficult, what I find I've had to do is figure out which sources really matter and which parts of my day are productively informational, and which parts are just anxiety producing. So by by luck, I went on this long vacation, long for me is like nine days, but we'd been planning it forever because one of my kids is overseas, and we were going there at his exact moment of having a break. So I had a vacation in a way that I haven't in a really long time. And I found that being off cycle from the news really affected my the way that I took it in. And it improved my mental health, even though I was ultimately about as well informed as if I hadn't left but I didn't have any time in the day to, like, scroll through the hysteria on threads. I could only take in the news from a few, like, you know, real sources and and that was really informational to me, like I didn't.. I had not processed the fact that how I take in the necessary information affected whether or not it merely informed me or also made me feel like everything was lost. So that that was pretty important, but also just the fact that that I've also been trying to be out in the world more and be where people are, instead of, instead of looking at my computer screen. And it's not like a work smarter, not harder thing, but like, choose your moments. You know, I believe that we still need to be engaged at this moment and to ask ourselves, what is possible for us to do. But that doesn't mean we have to scroll through all the stress online all day long in order to get there. And to me, that's that's what's made the difference.Jess LaheyWe've had a rule in our house for a little while now that I'm not allowed to bring up any newsy things or talk about any newsy things after a certain point in the evening, because it messes with Tim's sleep. He would wake up, you know, churning about and thinking about whatever it was that I talked about from the news most recently. So any of those outrage moments are just not allowed in our house in the evening. And I think that's a really healthy barrier to put up and realize that there are points in my day when I can handle it and points in my day when I can't.KJ Dell'AntoniaIt's also possible that the thing that I could most usefully do to change things that I think should be changed is to give money to other people who are working to change them. Because, you know, we can't all... shouting on social media?, not, not useful, right? I'm not gonna run for office, personally. I do have a family member who does that sort of thing, and I love that, but I'm probably not going to, I guess, check in with me in 10 years. I'm, you know, there's only so much I when I think about, okay, what could I possibly do? Most of it is I can give money to people who are doing things that I want done, and the only way I have money to give to people who want things, who are doing things that I want to get done, is to do my job, which is, is to to write books. So there's that. Jess LaheyI would like to highlight, however, that Tim and I have both been periodically calling our representatives and having some really, you know, it's obviously not the representative themselves or our senator that we're talking to. We're talking to, you know, someone in their office, some college kid in their office, but the conversations have been fascinating. I've learned a lot just through those conversations. And they don't just sort of take your message and then hang up. They're willing to have a conversation. And it's been, it's been really fascinating. So calling your representatives is a really worthy thing to do.KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah, many decades ago, I was that person, and therefore I'm a little cynical about it.Jess LaheyWell, I do want to give a shout out right now, I've been watching one of my former students who ran for Mitt Romney's Senate seat in Utah as a Democrat, which is an impossible task, but she did really, really well, and she just got to open for Bernie and AOC at the at a thing in in in Utah. And so watching her, or watching people who are, you know, really getting engaged, and by a lot of them are younger people. That's and, you know, my thing is younger people. And so it circles back around to the more supporting I'm doing of people who are younger and people who are energized and excited about getting in there and writing the op eds and speaking and running for office, that has been another place of reprieve for me.Jennie NashSo I would love to to ask Sarina about... No no, because something she said, you know, when she said, I I disagree, it just it got me thinking, because I wanted to defend myself, and I don't know, and say, Well, no, I'm not I'm not that terrible. I'm not whatever. But I been listening to you talk, I was realizing that I I really have prioritized my own mental well being over anything else, and in terms of checking out of the things, and I've heard you talk about this before, on on a podcast, but my default response, like on the piece you talked about, about writers and being under attack and what's going on, that's just one tiny thing that's going on in the world of chaos. But that tiny thing I do tell myself I can't do anything. I'm just one person, you know, what? What can I really do? And therefore, then I don't do anything. So I do the bare minimum. I do the bare minimum, you know, like I give money to Authors Guild, right? You know, but it, I'm just going to put myself out there as the, the avatar of the person who says that and doesn't do anything and and then, to be perfectly honest, feels is a little smug when you're like, I'm dying and I'm wrecked and I'm whatever, because you're informed and you're actually doing things, and I'm like... oh, you should be like me and and not do, and then I feel bad about myself. So I just want to put that back as a conversation piece, because I know you have thoughts about that, that one person can't do anything. Sarina BowenYeah, so I often feel like there's a lot of problems I would like to solve and and if I tried to take on all of them, then I would be paralyzed, like there would be nothing I can do. And also, there are moments when we have to really pull back and and put our oxygen mask on before assisting others like that is a totally legitimate thing to do. And when I had this experience of going on vacation, and then it was such a big reset for me, I thought, Oh, you dummy, like, you know, that's like a thing I need to keep relearning is that, oh wait no, sometimes we really do have to drop out for for a little bit of time, because we will be more energized afterwards, but, but I bet that that one thing that you're supposed to do will announce itself to you fairly soon. You know what I mean? Like it just because you're having this moment of pulling back and needing to do that doesn't mean that that's a permanent position for you. Like, I don't, I don't believe that, like, because, because I know you care. So...Jennie NashYeah, yeah. But it's, it's just interesting the different, the different reactions and responses. And I often find myself saying something to my husband, which I'm not proud to share. But the thing that I say is, where is our leader?, who's stepping up?, whatever the topic is, or the area or the realm is like, who's who's going to save us? I I'm looking for somebody else to be the solution. Sarina BowenWell, but, but that that's important though, because part of that is just recognizing that, that without a power structure, who knows what to do? Like, I've been lucky in that, like, I've spent a lot of time on conference calls with The Authors Guild, and I've found that I respect those people so much that you know, when the CEO of The Authors Guild, Mary Rasenberger, has an idea, you know that it's always worth hearing out and not everything you know gets done or becomes a priority of of the but, but I know who to listen to, and that wasn't always true, you know. So I've also subscribed to the emails from Authors Against Book Bans. That's another organization that has a lot of energy right now, and they're doing a fantastic job of paying attention. So, you know, it's, it's okay to pick one little realm and, and that's lately been my solution. Because, yeah, we're not we, we need leaders and, and the reason we're all we're so frustrated is because the lack of true leadership, the lack of leaders who can say, I made a mistake. I don't know everything. I don't have all the answers. Like, that's, you know, that's the kind of people we need in the world, and they're pretty thin on the ground right now. So, yeah, I totally hear what you're saying.KJ Dell'AntoniaSo, I mean, why do we have to say that's useful? I mean, how are we... We're all still working. I mean, yeah, you know, you can listen to Jenny and I trying to write our book every week. And I happen to know that, you know, Sarina is chowing is, you know, nibbling away at new drafts, as is Jess. So we're doing it. We're just distracted.Sarina BowenWell, I always say that everything about writing, you have to learn more than once, like you learned it on a project, and you figure something out and you're like, Oh, right. And I think this is another one of those moments when how to reset yourself, how to. To you know how to find that moment of peace is, this is maybe the the lesson of the week, like, even if you don't, even if you don't write the best chapter of your life between now and the middle of of May, you know you can turn your attention to paying attention to your inner voice and how, how am I feeling right now? And how could I feel better? Like, do I need to go meet a friend in a coffee shop to work? Because that has been a real boon to me lately. Just being changed my scenery change the hours when I look at my inbox, that's another thing that I've done. Right now, I asked my assistant to please watch this one inbox, because I can't watch it myself right now. It's too much of people pulling on my arm. So just, you know, to turn some of the small levers that we have in our lives with regard to how writing fits into your life and see what's working. Like, it's okay to, like, break your strategy a little bit to see, you know, if you can shake up the problem.KJ Dell'AntoniaI've been trying really hard to answer the voice in my head that says... I just can't do this right now with, well, okay, maybe, maybe you could, like, what if we just sat here for another 10 minutes? Like, what if you just, okay... I hear you like, to sort of like, be the other side for myself, like... hey I hear you, that sounds really rough, but what if we just did this anyway? Just, just tried. And you know, it's, it moves, it moves.Jess LaheyAlong those same lines. What's been saving me is, as you all know, anyone who's listening to this for a while knows I love, love, love the research process, and I have a very big stack of books to get through, that is research, formative, sort of base level research, foundational research for this thing I want to write and and hearing other people's ideas, and hearing how other people put ideas together, and that just fuels me. And then on the fiction side, I've been and I hadn't even realized I've been doing this until we started talking about this topic. I have been watching a lot of movies I love about the act of creation. I re watched one of my favorites, “Possession” with Jennifer Ehle, and it's just one of my favorite films about… it's based on the the A.S. Byatt novel, Possession, and it's about poets. And then I was watching a movie about a novelist, and I was just re-listening to the new Bob Dylan movie a complete unknown, and hearing about other people's creative process fuels things in me. And I even just listening to the Bob Dylan movie while I was watering the garden, I was like, Oh, I could go, I can't write music, but, but I can still write these other things. Wait, hold on, I'm a writer. And then you start realizing, oh, that creative process is accessible to me too. And you know, whether it's the creative process that changes the world, or the creative process that gives you an outlet. Selfishly, either way, I think it's, it's important, and so I love digging back into and I've talked about, you know, re listening to Amwriting sometimes when, when I need that boost.KJ Dell'AntoniaIsn't it funny that if Stephen King says, well, I spent, you know, 2016 not doing something, but, but like writing this new book. We're all like, yay, you do that, we love you for that, and that for all of us, we're just like, oh no, you should be... I mean, we gotta, we should do what we do.Jess LaheyYeah, I guess I always think about, there was a moment when I first I saw him, I was so lucky to get to see Hamilton on Broadway, and I remember just that line about writing like you're why does he write like he's running out of time, that idea that like the stuff just is coming pouring out of you, and you've got to put it somewhere before it's over. You know, I love that feeling of desperation, and I get that from listening to other people's creations and other people's research and other people's creative acts. It's, it's good.Jennie NashThat's very cool. That is very cool. I I don't know, I guess I'm really good at, or lately have been really good at, at turning off, turning off the inputs, just because I have to too many input puts that will just do me in. And so for me, it's catching myself, catching myself floating over to social media, or catching myself clicking into something that I don't really want to read like you're saying, Sarina, at this this time of day, you know, I sit down to lunch and I don't, I don't want to read that thing. So setting setting aside time to engage with that is like the, the only way that I'm able to do it. And I'll try to choose to read something longer, a longer form thing, or or listen to a podcast. Rather than sound bites or snippets of things. So I'm trying to be self aware about not getting pulled down into the sound bite things. That's, That's what I mean by disengaging is, you know, not going on threads at all. I'm not going on... I sort of can't even look at Facebook or even Instagram. It's just all too, too much, and especially, especially Instagram, where, you know, you'll have all these calls to action, and then... bathing suits. I mean, maybe that's just me, right?KJ Dell'AntoniaNo, you're right. You're right. It's very...Jennie NashJarring. you know...KJ Dell'AntoniaYou can't control which bits of it like, at least, if you're looking at The Times, you're you know... or The Wall Street Journal, you're getting a section. Instagram is like, this terrible thing just happened here by this Jenny K quitter...Jennie NashIt's very jarring. So I don't wish to be there, and I do have to give a shout out to Substack. How great is it to be able to read things without all the noise and distraction from the people that you choose, who are smart and saying smart things. That's that's the thing that I choose, that I really like and kind of toward what you said Jess, happened to be reading the memoir from Billie Jean King called All In. Jess LaheyIt's so good!Jennie NashAnd and it's, I mean, talk about just a person who lived her values and made massive change, and understood how change is made, and is paying it forward in her life, and it is so inspiring. And it's, it's not quite, it's not quite the creative act, but it, I guess it's creation of change, but I find it hopeful and inspiring, and I think that's where I come up with the the question of, who's gonna who's gonna save us? Like, Where's, where's our person to lead? Like, like she was at the time when women's... not just athletics, but equality. She did so much for women's equality, and still is, you know, so it makes me hopeful that such people will be rising up and and I will be able to identify and support them. Jess LaheyI just finished listening to and reading on the page. I did it both ways. Permission by Elissa Altman about having the courage, it's a memoir, and the courage to create. And she it, she also articulated for me, just how wonderful it is to... I don't know, even if it's not out for mass publication, sometimes writing things down that are the stuff you've gone through and the way you're feeling that's just worth it in and of itself. But anyway, that was a lovely book I highly recommend, Permission by Elissa Altman.KJ Dell'Antonia But also I just want to say, and this is sort of suddenly hopped into my head. So I'm working on a book, surprise! Um, I'm trying to do something bigger and different that says a lot of things, and I have thoughts about it and and, um, I actually think I need to shut down input... for... I'm not gonna, I can't do this if, if there's a lot of stuff pouring into me, all the time, and I, I think that's, I think that's fair. I think sometimes, I mean, I was thinking about the person who wrote Permission, and I was thinking, You know what I'll bet she didn't read a lot of while she was writing that? People shouting at her that, that, you know, the better thing for her to do would be to churn butter in a nap dress. I think it probably It took some time to do that. And these poets that we're talking about, they're not writing a poem. Oh, you know, line by line. In between reading thread's posts, they're they're putting their time and energy into their work, and this is kind of what we've been saying all along, like, like, moderate it, choose your things, pick pick your moments. And maybe, you know, some time of quiet to hear what you think about what's going on, as opposed to what everyone else thinks about what's going on, and to let that, to give yourself permission for that to be whatever it is. Maybe it's not what we think, you know? Maybe, maybe its something different. That's okay. So I, I want to shout for, for that, for, okay, do, turn it off, work on a thing.Sarina BowenYeah, I feel like if, um, Jenny's point about taking your news from social media is totally different than taking your news from the front page of your favorite newspaper. And I guess to KJ's point that if we turn off the voices that are serving us the least well at this moment, what we might find is that there are more hours in the day to both get our work done and then have a minute to say, what else could I... what else could I do? Is that donating my time somewhere or just getting my own house in order? You know, I find I have more time to do things that matter when I am spending less time in the loud places that aren't serving me personally.Jess LaheyAgreed. Jennie NashSo well said.Jess LaheyI think we should end it there, mainly because we're we've run long, but, I'm really grateful for the four of you, I was going to my last point was going to be that my saving grace has been realizing recently that that it's the people in my life that I want to invest in. I had a realization someone told me some news of via someone else, and I didn't realize how disconnected I had become from the people that are real in my life, and how much more attention I was paying to people I don't know anything, people who I don't know that I have a parasocial relationship with. And so I'm my I have sort of a mid year goal, which is to make sure that the people who are actually in life real important to me, are most important to me. And so I've pulled back from those parasocial relationships and gone toward the real relationships, and I'm grateful so much for the three of you. I feel like you all rescue me in moments of doubt. So thank you.KJ Dell'AntoniaYay! People are a good use of time, as our friend, Laura Vanderkam says. So Jess shouted out the book Permission. I think if anybody else has a useful book for this moment, I want to offer up, as we have before, Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman. It is a series of four weeks, worth of basically three page long thoughts on how to deal with our own inevitably limited lives and personal resources. And I love it. Does anybody else have anything that would maybe serve people in this moment?Jess LaheySarina. Sarina, nothing to serve Jenny. Jenny has the Billie Jean King. I mean, the Billie Jean King...that stuff is fantastic. Yeah, she's amazing.Jennie NashShe's amazing.Jess LaheyAll right. Well, thank you so so much everyone for listening to the podcast. We're great. So grateful for you, because you're why we get to keep doing this. And this is fun, and we love lowering our… sorry flattening the curve for a learning curve for other writers. 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In a world full of conflict, Jesus' words **“Blessed are the peacemakers” (Matthew 5:9)** are more relevant than ever. But what does it *truly* mean to be a peacemaker? This Bible talk dives deep into God's wisdom on reconciliation, forgiveness, and how we can bring His peace into our relationships, communities, and even our own hearts.

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"If we don't actively dream our dream, we are being dreamt" - Andean Wisdom, Marcela Lobos Since our lives are micros of the macro, I think it's safe to say that most of us are going through transformations ... being called to elevate in our next expression and evolution ... shedding skins / exoskeletons / phoenix feathers / old parts, roles & constructs ... likely it's already happening ... but are we tuning in and REALLY listening ... and do we have the inquires that lead us to the essence of what we desire to create, and what is on our design to do/live/be? So instead of being trapped, we create with life, from heart and soul. In this episode #1 in the Next Phase, On Purpose series - Ep 267: Becoming Something New - we will make sure you: have space + inquiries to shed light, gain insight and be able to articulate what this next phase (however long that is for you) is about. With this wisdom you gain a compass for clarity to make decisions, even in choppy, shifting waters.    Consider this: You are becoming something new ... it's happening, even if you can't see it, you can feel it ... so ask yourself... How can I actively dream and design my desired now reality and future reality, rather than being passively 'dreamt' by external circumstances? Here's the 3 inquiries we dove into to bring insight to what you are choosing to dream and co-create forward. Admit what I really want. Don't apologize or diminish this!  Choose- Where will I plant my field? Root my tree? Vocation, Relation, Location in this next cycle. Consciously curate- What needs to be released? What's still valuable to Preserve? What new possibilities do I want to Create space for? There is so much power in proactively choosing to release outdated beliefs and habits that we don't need in the next cycle .... to preserve valuable aspects that still have relevancy and life...  and create new opportunities and relationships to support us to evolve. I invite you to use this conversation and the 3 realms of inquiry as a practice of active dreaming and co-creation. Turn off the chatter and tune into your deeper wisdom and intuition to navigate and co-create your next phase in the now.   with heart,  Christine p.s. Share + forward this episode with a friend + share the insights from the inquiries. Reflect what you hear from each other. Be each others wisdom council as you create the next while living the now.    >> Appreciate You leaving a Review of what you receive from this podcast (Just go to the show page on your podcast app and scroll down). **** Ways to Connect: Subscribe to Christine's Monthly Wisdom Letters Connect with Christine on LinkedIn Join us in the Feminine Wisdom Cafe, a private online community Watch on YouTube ***  Resources: Overwhelmed and Over It: Embrace Your Power to Stay Centered and Sustained in a Chaotic World book - www.OverwhelmedandOverit.com Marcela Lobos - https://marcelalobos.com/     000002FF 00000300 0000782F 00007830 0012F36D 0012F36D 00007E84 00007E86 001DDE6D 001DDE6D

In this real-talk Taurus-season episode of The Conscious Collaboration Podcast, Lisa and Emily dive deep into what it means to reclaim your energy in a chaotic world. Drawing from Lisa's recent summit presentation and Emily's personal transitions, they explore how chaos can be both catalyst and teacher—if you have the tools and awareness to ride the wave.

Send us a textWelcome to the Via Stoica Podcast, the podcast on Stoicism.In this episode of The Via Stoica Podcast, Brendan and Benny explore how Stoic philosophy can help us overcome overwhelm and stay grounded in an increasingly chaotic world.When everything feels out of control—news cycles, obligations, emotions—the Stoics remind us to focus on what is truly within our power. Drawing from the teachings of Epictetus, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius, we discuss practical tactics to regain clarity, find calm, and act with intention rather than react out of panic.We break down how to use daily practices like the dichotomy of control, journaling, and premeditatio malorum to reduce mental clutter and build inner resilience. This episode is for anyone who feels stretched too thin, overloaded, or simply looking for a steadier path forward.To dive deeper into this topic, check out our article On What We Control. It unpacks the core Stoic principle of control and how it can radically change how you respond to life's chaos.If you found this episode helpful, make sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who could use a Stoic pause in their day. Your support helps us bring more philosophy to more people, one moment of clarity at a time.Support the showwww.ViaStoica.comhttps://viastoica.com/stoic-life-coaching/https://viastoica.com/benny-voncken/https://viastoica.com/Brendan-hogle/https://viastoica.com/Brice-noble/https://twitter.com/ViaStoicaReach us: info@viastoica.comProduced by: http://badmic.com

Does the chaos in the world upset and frustrate you?  Do you worry about the future? IIt is easy to become addicted to the 24/7 news cycle, but God desires that our hearts would not be troubled. Heidi is sharing today how the peace of God can flood our hearts and minds, no matter what is happening in our lives or around us. The world might be in chaos, but God's people don't need to be. Sponsor: White Rose Resistance TheLastStand.comCODE: HEIDI10Sponsor: No matter where you live, visit the Functional Medical Institute online today to connect with Drs Mark and Michele Sherwood. Go to homeschoolhealth.com to get connected and see some of my favorites items. Use coupon code HEIDI for 20% off!Show mentions: heidistjohn.com/mentionsWebsite | heidistjohn.comSupport the show! | donorbox.org/donation-827Rumble | rumble.com/user/HeidiStJohnYoutube | youtube.com/@HeidiStJohnPodcastInstagram | @heidistjohnFacebook | Heidi St. JohnX | @heidistjohnFaith That Speaks Online CommunitySubmit your questions for Mailbox Mondayheidistjohn.net/mailboxmonday

Candace, Jennifer, and Rose all discover they've independently begun practicing the same nervous system regulation techniques—becoming "a channel, not a vessel" for energy. This synchronicity launches a profound exploration of how we create our individual realities while still engaging with the collective.When was the last time you felt completely overwhelmed by the energies around you? Whether it's social media, news headlines, or simply being in crowded spaces, many sensitives struggle to maintain boundaries without completely shutting down. Our conversation reveals why regulating your nervous system might be the missing piece in your spiritual toolkit.We share vulnerable personal stories—from birthday blues that unearthed birth trauma to the guilt that comes with feeling happy when others are suffering. Through these experiences, we uncover how hypervigilance often masquerades as empathy, and how feeling safe in your body creates energetic pathways to receive abundance, joy, and synchronistic opportunities.The practical wisdom flows as we discuss specific techniques for maintaining your energetic sovereignty: breathing practices, energy clearing meditations, and mindful attention management that allows you to stay informed without becoming energetically depleted. You'll learn why creating a positive personal reality isn't selfish but essential—not just for you, but for shifting collective consciousness toward higher vibrations.For anyone who's ever wondered how to balance personal well-being with global awareness, this episode offers a compassionate roadmap. You'll walk away understanding that you don't need impenetrable walls—you need a regulated nervous system that feels safe enough to process energy without absorbing it. Because when you become the lighthouse instead of jumping into the trenches, everyone benefits from your light.Join the Awakening Community on Patreon!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/AwakeningSoulsPodcast ___ Let's Stay Connected!Email: Ourawakeningsouls@gmail.comWatch us on YouTube: Awakening SoulsWebsite: Awakenings SoulsInstagram: AwakeningSoulsPodcastSubmit a question or Share your stories with us at Ourawakeningsouls@gmail.com___ ✨Book A Reading✨

In this expansion of his previous episode about thriving during chaotic times, Michael shares further insight into how you can take charge of your feelings, thoughts, and responses to BE Happy, Joyful, Loving, Passionate, Creative, and absolutely AWESOME...regardless of what you are exposing yourself to!

Strengthening Your Grip: How to Be Grounded in a Chaotic World

Strengthening Your Grip: How to Be Grounded in a Chaotic World

Strengthening Your Grip: How to Be Grounded in a Chaotic World

There's a balance between chaos and order — in the universe and in our everyday lives. While the world around us can seem messy and unpredictable, we believe our purpose is to bring meaning and structure to it. Tim and Steve explore the idea that being made in God's image means we're meant to make a positive impact, even when things feel out of control. They also touch on the importance of accepting that we won't always have all the answers. We encourage you to find peace and purpose in the middle of life's chaos.

In changing times, we need wisdom, insight, tools and practices to what I call "stay harmonized" - aka centered, sustained, empowered, clear, connected, calm, radiant, rooted on the inside no matter what chaos is happening on the outside. In this episode, Harmonized: Staying Centered & Empowered in a Chaotic World, I'll take us through some key inquiries, wisdom teachings and practices you can incorporate into your daily life.  If we can be like a strong tree with deep roots, strong trunk and branches fed by the light, we can sway with the shift vs. get swept into or blown down by the swirl. Chaos needs our human fear, emotional commotion, righteousness, blame and seperation energy to thrive. If we stop feeding the chaos, it will loose it's power and more people will start to see what is real vs. reacting from the wound. If we stay connected, we are so much more likely to stay centered and feel empowered.     My invitation is to use what we explore and ...  open up your wise eyes... to notice the chaos machine and what it does to steal your chi,  to take you off your centered power, and to drive humans to react from fear  when you feel the speed up, slow down .... use the inquiries and practices I share to "Harmonize" - re-center and tune into what you need  keep yourself tuned up daily with a morning centering pratice, just like an instrument  Here are the 4 points - and inquiries you can use daily and in the moments you get affected by the chaos - I'll lead us through: Am I feeding the chaos and fear, or leaning into and running the frequency of love?  Am I centered? Mind centered in stillness... Heart centered in Love ... Body centered in Breath Am I feeling empowered? Am I responding from wholeness and loving truth, or reacting from the victim or dominating frequency?  Am I connected? What kind of connection do I need? Self, Divine, Earth, Human (Companions of Destiny, Resonant Frequency, Affectionate Aficiadnos)  See you there! Christine  ***  >>Remember to SHARE this Podcast + Invite a friend to CONVERSATE to ELEVATE  >> Appreciate leaving a Review of what you receive from this podcast (Just go to the show and scroll down). **** Ways to Connect: Subscribe to Christine's Monthly Wisdom Letters Connect with Christine on LinkedIn Join us in the Feminine Wisdom Cafe, a private online community Watch on YouTube ***  Resources: Check Out Genuine Power Episodes here Overwhelmed and Over It: Embrace Your Power to Stay Centered and Sustained in a Chaotic World book - www.OverwhelmedandOverit.com    000001C9 000001C9 0000418E 0000418D 00215F29 00215F29 00007E86 00007E86 000AE02F 000AE02F

Strengthening Your Grip: How to Be Grounded in a Chaotic World

In this episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Greg Bennick, keynote speaker, humanitarian, and author of Reclaim the Moment: Seven Strategies to Build a Better Now. Greg shares how his upbringing in a small Connecticut town with nontraditional parents helped shape his views on purpose, disruption, and transformation. Through vivid personal stories—including a near-death experience involving a truck crashing into a bookstore—Greg explores the chaos of modern life, the influence of technology, and the power of reclaiming presence and humanity.Together, Mahan and Greg dive deep into themes of self-awareness, leadership, kindness, and the role of meaningful relationships in navigating an increasingly noisy and fast-paced world. With humor and humility, Greg invites listeners to rethink success, stay grounded, and embrace possibility—both in life and leadership.Highlights from the ConversationWhy noise and chaos dominate our lives—and who benefits from itHow modern technology hijacks our attention and focusReclaiming the now in a world driven by spectacle and distractionThe near-death bookstore experience that led Greg to rediscover purposeBelieving in the possibility of kindness to escape the trap of pessimismWhy leaders must stop assuming the worst and start cultivating trustThe importance of emotional buy-in and meaningful work connectionsReverberation vs. ripple effect in leadership and idea-sharingCritique of traditional self-help and Greg's human-first philosophyDaily practices that help Greg stay authentic and focusedThe role of relationships in countering isolation and building purposeAsking whether we are using technology—or being used by itConnect with Greg Bennick:Greg Bennick on LinkedInGreg Bennick's Official Website"Reclaim the Moment: Seven Strategies to Build a Better Now"Connect with Mahan Tavakoli: Mahan Tavakoli Website Mahan Tavakoli on LinkedIn Partnering Leadership Website

Strengthening Your Grip: How to Be Grounded in a Chaotic World

Strengthening Your Grip: How to Be Grounded in a Chaotic World

Strengthening Your Grip: How to Be Grounded in a Chaotic World

Strengthening Your Grip: How to Be Grounded in a Chaotic World

Strengthening Your Grip: How to Be Grounded in a Chaotic World

Strengthening Your Grip: How to Be Grounded in a Chaotic World

Strengthening Your Grip: How to Be Grounded in a Chaotic World

Strengthening Your Grip: How to Be Grounded in a Chaotic World

Strengthening Your Grip: How to Be Grounded in a Chaotic World

Strengthening Your Grip: How to Be Grounded in a Chaotic World

Strengthening Your Grip: How to Be Grounded in a Chaotic World