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In this episode, Leona and Matthew recount the George Floyd story, discuss the verdict and what it means, and look at ways that we can use this valuable opportunity to put an end to systemic racism. #donlemon #vanjones #blacklivesmatter #GeorgeFloyd #PhiloniseFloyd #MartinLutherKingIII 

One of the most popular topics in New Thought spirituality is spiritual growth and evolution. How do we grow spiritually? What tools or techniques will help us reach our desired goals? How do we know we're on the path that will bring us the greatest fulfillment.  In this episode, Leona and Matthew discuss some of the biggest obstacles to spiritual growth, and how we can transform them.

Ruby Bridges was the first African American child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans when she was only six years old. She and her family endured great hardships in order to support the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s and provide better education for African American children.  In this episode, Leona and Matthew discuss Ruby's courage and extraordin...

Rev. James Lawson, Jr. is one of the most respected Civil Rights leaders of the 20th century. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. called Lawson "the leading theorist and strategist of nonviolence in the world."  In this episode, Leona and Matthew discuss Rev. Lawson's fascinating life and work. They share how the practice of nonviolence, grounded in love, can build a powerful movement for s...

A trigger is any stimulus that reshapes our thoughts or actions. Triggers can be both positive and negative, but they influence our beliefs and can often keep us from making positive changes in our lives.  In this episode Leona and Matthew discuss gaining self-mastery from the best-selling book "Triggers" by Marshall Goldsmith and Mark Reiter. 

The attacks on the United States Capitol building on January 6, 2021 will remain one of the most shocking events in modern U.S. history. The question becomes how do we respond to this tragedy? Do we turn away because it seems too difficult for us to deal with? Or do we process our feelings and determine by what means we are going to survive it. In this episode, Leona and Matthew discuss their feel...

2020 has been a year of both tragedy and triumph. The overcoming power of the human spirit has been revealed through countless stories of the frontline and essential workers who have exemplified heroism, bravery, and courage. They continue to inspire us even through the difficulties we have had to endure this past year.  In this episode, Leona and Matthew discuss their impressions of 2020, how it&...

The challenges we’ve faced in the year 2020 will go down in history as being some of the most difficult times we will ever have to experience. So many of us have lost loved ones due to COVID-19 and so many people are suffering severe financial challenges. How do we get ourselves in a frame of mind to celebrate the holidays? What can we do to lift ourselves from the stressful times we have endured...

What is the secret to manifesting our goals? Is it just a matter of finding the right goal-setting techniques? Or do we need to look deeper into our own consciousness for answers? This episode provides insights on how to recognize the difference between what we say we want and what we really want.

Hate speech on social media has reached an all-time high. How do we resist the temptation to lash out in frustration toward those who disrespect our points of view? How do we begin to heal the social pandemic on social media?  In this episode, we will introduce the Gandhi/King methods of nonviolence and provide powerful and positive methods designed to move us from a culture of violence to a cultu...

What part does genetics play in determining who we are? Which beliefs and behaviors are part of our internal makeup, and which ones can be changed? In other words, what does it really mean to be our authentic self?  In this episode Leona and Matthew discuss the importance of self-knowledge as the truest and most powerful way we can experience our authentic selves. 

Nonresistance is a state of mind in which we let go of opposing forces within your own consciousness and are able to maintain a sense of coherence and inner peace. Through the practice of nonresistance, we have the opportunity to face our feelings, accept them, and eventually transform.

Our inner critic can be defined as a sub-personality, part of our psyche, which sabotages our self-esteem by running a constant negative commentary about who we are, how we look, and how we behave. The louder our inner critic sounds to us the less able we are to find the inner peace and self-compassion we so richly deserve. In this episode, Leona and Matthew discuss methods for divesting our inner...

Why do so many of us feel the burning need to defend ourselves even when we're not being attacked? Most people are aware of defensive behavior. It's easy to identify from the outside. It says more about our lack of stability and self-esteem than anything else. The only reason we stay in that mindset is because our insecurities are triggered by the implications that we've done someth...

What can we do to develop our coping skills so that we’re not continuously stressed out and burned out? We can’t stop life from happening, but we can learn more effective ways to bounce back from turmoil and discord. In this episode, Leona and Matthew discuss the power of resilience, which is inherent within each one of us, and share ideas on how to develop the coping skills that will provide us w...

Empathy is the ability to understand and connect with the feelings of others as if we’re feeling them ourselves. We develop empathy to understand that we are capable of connecting at a deep level with another person or culture even though we don’t have the same background or experience. Healing comes about when we create more caring and cohesive communities. When we realize that in spite of our di...

Violence destroys, love builds and transforms. Mahatma Gandhi has said, "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." As we so often say on this program, the power is in nonviolence, the power is in love. Love is a choice we make when we realize that in spite of the fear and anger which has motivated us for so long, the path to freedom and the fulfillment of our spiritual ideals is ba...

The imposter syndrome is a psychological pattern in which an individual doubts their accomplishments or talents and has a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a fraud. Psychologists say that 70% of both men and women will have experienced the imposter syndrome at some point in their lives.  In this episode Leona and Matthew will discuss methods for changing our mindset and finding self...

Hope is one of the abilities or spiritual gifts inherent in the human spirit. It's not just a behavior that comes and goes without our permission. It is a state of mind that forms the foundation for the way we see life and what is possible and what is not possible for us. Hope is a quality we need to cultivate and keep at the forefront of our consciousness because with our hope we can find th...

The need to connect with something greater than ourselves is a universal human need that touches us all. We strive to find spirituality outside ourselves, but too often the search leaves us feeling empty and confused, no closer to spirituality than we were before.  In this episode, Leona and Matthew remind us that the spirituality we seek is already within us. Our goal is not to search for it outs...

In this second provocative conversation with Arun Gandhi, he discusses the future of our planet, our role in developing a culture of peace, our need to transform our anger, the unshakeable power of love, and Gandhi's influence on the nonviolent movement in the United States during the Civil Rights movement. To contribute to the Gandhi Legacy Tour documentary film please go to www. GuidedByGan...

Author, speaker, humanitarian, and renowned peace activist Arun Gandhi has devoted his life to the philosophy of nonviolence as taught to him by his legendary grandfather, Mahatma Gandhi. Arun is the author of several books including Legacy of Love, Grandfather Gandhi,  and  Be the Change .  In this episode Arun discusses what we need to do to move from a culture of violence to a culture of peace....

Al Flemming, creator of the "AlSpeakUp" podcast, has the ambitious goal of changing the narrative of race and equality in the U.S. by having conversations with people to get to know each other. Leona and Matthew talk with Al about the growing protest movements in response to the police killings of unarmed black people, and the increasing need to communicate with white allies and find mea...

The late Congressman John Lewis was deeply inspired by the Gandhi/King philosophy of nonviolence. Every action he took in the name of justice was based in nonviolence and grounded in love. He continued to work at reaching that place inside himself that didn't look for retribution or retaliation, but justice and the dismantling of inequities.  In this episode, in honor of John Lewis, Leona and...

What can we really know? How can we protect ourselves from scams, lies, and misinformation? What can we do to find out what is true? In today's episode, Matthew and Leona take a look at how and why we make decisions and what we can do to make the wisest, most objective, and most intuitive decisions so that we lessen the stress of confusion and indecision and become able to speak our truth wit...