Elephant Journal: Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis

Waylon meets his all-time favorite Elephant Journal writer, Lynn Shattuck, for the first time. They talk about writing, finding your voice as a writer, how to write about your life in a cathartic, genuine, way and Lynn's thread through much of her writing: the loss of a beloved sibling. "I was really fortunate. [Elephant] felt like a safe home for my writing. I felt welcomed from the beginning by...

Waylon talks about how, as human being and as a writer, we can uncover our voices. Hint: it's not as impossible as it feels. "Ironically, simply getting present with yourself and out of your own thoughts will enable you to find the words that are genuine and helpful to others." ~ Waylon Lewis Learn more about Elephant Academy's Find your Voice course: https://bit.ly/FindYourVoiceFall2024 Subscribe...

Waylon shares a little (big) way we can thank mothers and all good parents everywhere: "I want to do a video in honor of Mother's Day and of wonderful parents everywhere, including fathers. But particularly single parents, and particularly single mothers, and particularly my mom, who is a single mom. One of the gifts of society—or lack or lack of gift—can be supporting single parents.." ~ Waylon L...

In this week's Mindful Monday video & podcast, Waylon talks politics. "Stop covering politics," some of our dear readers cry every time we post something relephant. Look: politics are life. Equal rights, empathy, fair economy, healthcare. We can't ignore what's happening, and you shouldn't either. ~ Waylon Subscribe to get our full conversations weekly.

Waylon shares with readers one simple, quick reminder about the act of being vulnerable. "Vulnerability is not weakness. It's true strength—if it's genuine, not mere emotionalism. ~ Waylon Lewis  >> Read more about emotionalism:  Emotionalism Isn't Cool. >> Curious about Elephant Academy and what we teach?  What we offer is hard to explain in a handful of words without them turning into word soup,...

Waylon encourages us to honor Earth Day every day, not just one day a year. Giving a care for our one and only planet is not about being perfect, or being a goody-two-shoes, but about living a mindful life and ensuring future generations can as well. "Ultimately, like any kind of love, any kind of open heart, caring is ultimately our only conduit or connection to a meaningful life—even if sometime...

Waylon talks with long-time friend  Sue Van Raes about mindful eating, staying in the present moment, traveling, our personal food stories, and just eating the nachos.  Her new book, " Food and Freedom ," is out now! "We can look back at our lives, look back at our stories...and we all have our food story. But we also have many other stories that play into how we relate to food. So we can look bac...

Waylon discusses how to approach a difficult situation and gives examples from his own life, hoping that they'll connect with you and your life and that this here little podcast can be of some small benefit to your dear heart. Subscribe to get our full conversations weekly.

In the latest episode of Elephant's long-running, award-winning podcast and video series  Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis , Waylon meets Dain Heer. They speak about (toxic, unhealthy, unkind and genuine, grounded, grownup) masculinity, unrealistic expectations, parenting—about what it means to be a man in today's society.  Subscribe to get our full conversations weekly.

In this week's Mindful Monday video & podcast, Waylon asks our Elephant Journal community to pick a page in his book "It's Never too Late to Fall in Love with your Life." A reader picked Chapter 10, and Waylon does an impromptu reading. "If you fill every moment of your day, your brain will burn out. If you allow gaps, your heart will flourish.. " ~ Waylon Lewis, Chapter 10: "It's Never too Late t...

"This is the first generation where we actually know we're destroying the future for all future generations." ~ Waylon Lewis  Waylon talks about what, environmentally, he wishes he had understood more clearly 10 – 20 years ago. Plastic sucks: "Yet 95% of my own dear friends still waste single-use and fast-fashion plastic every single day." Caring is difficult…because we risk feeling sad or even de...

Waylon asks our Elephant Journal community to pick a page in his book "It's Never too Late to Fall in Love with your Life." A reader picked Chapter 18, and Waylon does an impromptu reading.  "Tonglen, the Buddhist meditation practice of 'sending and taking,' gives us a way to work with our (or others') anger, suffering, stress, or heartbreak. Simple yet counter-intuitive, this meditation reverses...

Waylon addresses comments Readers have made about Elephant's coverage of the Israel-Palestine war crimes with three points. "I am not the voice of Elephant. I am the steward of Elephant and  you can write on Elephant anytime . Why is that important? Because there are so many people who know so much more than me. Do we need to hear from me or from Elephant Journal about Palestine? No. The world is...

In this week's Mindful Monday video & podcast, Waylon asks questions of our Elephant Journal community.  "Hey friends, this is Waylon. I am the founder of Elephant. Normally I'll talk about something mindful, something in the world, something helpful that's of good value to you and your heart and in your daily life. But today I want to try something a little different. I want to touch in with you...

In the latest episode of Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis, Waylon features Julie and Samantha from  Cats Aren't Trophies Colorado.  Learn more about CATs and their ballot initiative on their website, here.  Editor's Note: Lotttts of good comments and discussion. A few mean weak ones, but mostly great dialogues between folks who may not agree, and mutual learning. Thank you all! ~ Waylon Lewis...

In this week's Mindful Monday video & podcast, Waylon talks about Elephant Journal and explains what the heck we're doing here, and why. Subscribe to get our full conversations weekly.

In the latest episode of Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis, Waylon features his special friend , whom he's been writing about for several months—Kelsey—and they tell their relationship story that brings, hopefully, real hope.  Subscribe to get our full conversations weekly.

In this week's Mindful Monday video & podcast, Waylon goes on the defensive...for good "clickbait"…as opposed to lying, fooling, toxic clickbait. Subscribe to get our full conversations weekly.

Waylon features fellow Boulderite and high school senior Anya Hoth  about how we can all live an " ecofolks"  lifestyle. They talk over living  zero waste , eco transportation, how environmentalism is related to our health, if voting matters, and how parents can inspire their children to give a care.  Waylon:   "I don't want to sound like old people everywhere, but how old are you..?" Anya:   "I'm...

In this week's Mindful Monday video & podcast, Waylon talks about  virtue signaling —the notion that annoying people love to annoyingly talk, tweet, or otherwise show off their perfect little values—values they may not actually care about. "It's incumbent on all of us to grow up, examine our hearts—our capacity to care about one another. Nothing's wimpy about that. Nothing's stronger than caring....

In the latest episode of Elephant's long-running, award-winning podcast and video series  Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis , Waylon features Shelia, Sylvia, & Melissa Burlock, authors of  My Divine Natural Hair , Inspiration & Tips to love & care for your Crown —about African-descent women's hair, wearing it naturally, celebrating your God-given inherent beauty and learning both practical heal...

Waylon Lewis reads his book, " Things I Would Like to Do with You ," and discusses the Buddhist Notion of Love at the Boulder Book Store in February of 2018. Like the book, the talk is timeless. In his live introduction, Waylon asks himself, "What kind of marriage vow could I possibly take to what kind of person and mean it?" Listen to Waylon read and discuss love and loneliness in modern-day soci...

How to write on Elephant...and possibly get paid if you rock it. We've had to remove the instant posting feature. If you wanna write on Elephant now, we're basically like an old-fashioned magazine again, only online: Thanks to Google (grrr), no more instant posting. We are not one voice, we're a community. We have caring skilled editors on staff to help you get your article published. Sharing is o...

Waylon asks a question of the I Ching with the help of longtime Buddhist friend Catherine Pilfrey's easy, fun, and modern new card deck from Shambhala Publications . Have you ever consulted with the I Ching? Learn how to use it to help you navigate change and questions in your life's path. "The I Ching is called The Book of Changes. So it's about how to understand change in our life and how to wor...

Waylon speaks with Emma Hakansson of  Collective Fashion Justice,  author of  Total Ethics Fashion , who reminds us of the full meaning of Ecofashion, one of Elephant's 12 areas of focus since we were a print magazine 22 years back..!  "Total Ethics Fashion is a replacement for a lot of these other ideas about more responsible fashion that we've heard. There's terms like ethical fashion, sustainab...