Hurry Slowly

I chat with designer & community builder Kat Vellos about how to cultivate deeper intimacy, connection, and trust in our friendships.

I talk to writer and activist Mia Birdsong about why the ideals of the American Dream are keeping us lonely, isolated, and disconnected.

As we begin to cautiously emerge, I talk to gathering guru Priya Parker about how to create gatherings that transform our communities.

We’re emerging from the pandemic on wobbly legs — with much to integrate. It’s a uniquely vulnerable and promising moment.

A deep dive into the painful new consciousness the pandemic has called forth, and why I’m leaving “productivity talk” behind.

Hurry Slowly listeners share stories of the “strange gifts” that emerged out of the hardship, pain, and uncertainty of 2020.

A talk & live Q&A on how to build a practice of “tender discipline” to help you move through your workday w/ gentleness and confidence.

Writer Sean Blanda on the WFH revolution and why it’s over-hyped, unproductive, and maybe even a little bit inhumane.

Why you’re feeling so depleted right now, and how to develop a new — more tender — attitude toward productivity.

Meditation teacher Sebene Selassie on living in a culture of domination, the pathology of productivity, and finding our way to belonging.

Massage therapist Rich Mhlanga on how to be embodied and stay emotionally grounded in a world without touch.

How overwork, self-criticism, and creative misalignment create layers of anxiety that suppress your intuitive voice.

Therapist and meditator Mark Epstein on how to reckon with uncertainty and take a deep dive into the self.

On healing, being present, and how to stop postponing self-acceptance and see yourself as “enough.”

Journalist Courtney E. Martin on how to find your “first question” — the core curiosity that carries you through life.

Astrologist Chani Nicholas on how to uncover your life’s purpose and set the boundaries you need to protect it.

A simple practice that will help you nurture your ideas, find your purpose, and heal in the new year.

Activist adrienne maree brown on how we define pleasure, the wisdom of the body, and what it looks like when you have “enough.”

Writer Mira Jacob on creativity, self-promotion, and transforming the hardest conversations of her life into a stunning graphic memoir.

A deep conversation about healing, self-transformation, and how to unpack the neurotic stories we tell ourselves about who we are.

An intro to the new season of Hurry Slowly on waking up, letting go, and the ups and downs of pursuing personal transformation.

Journalist Rob Walker on attention, originality, and why noticing the things other people are missing is essential to the creative process.

Artist Jenny Odell on the power of actions that can’t be optimized and withholding your attention as an act of resistance.

How the desire to be “productive” metastasizes into a toxic form of work shame that makes you feel like you’re never doing enough.

Debbie Millman on the challenges of being an over-achiever, synthesizing your success too quickly, and making a 10-year plan.