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Let us know what you enjoy about the show! What if your favorite creative mantra is quietly making your work worse? In this episode, we explore how well-worn phrases like “story is king” and “trust the process” can feel grounding—while subtly eroding responsibility, discernment, and engagement. Drawing inspiration from Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull , we look at how language meant to guide us can...

Let us know what you enjoy about the show! This short, guided pause is designed to help you reset your focus—without effort, without fixing anything. In this 5-minute practice, you’re invited to step away from whatever you’re doing, soften your gaze, and gently gather your attention. Through simple breath cues, subtle physical release, and intentional focus, this meditation helps quiet mental nois...

Let us know what you enjoy about the show! What if the words you’re waiting for are already in the room? We explore a simple, disarming question—what do you most need to hear today—and discover how a small, overlooked detail becomes a compass for calm. A ceiling sconce turns into a living metaphor for the quiet constants that hold us, even when we don’t flip the switch. The story moves from pressu...

Let us know what you enjoy about the show! As joyful as the season is meant to be, the holidays can quietly carry a lot of weight — expectations, pressure, comparison, and the sense that we’re somehow supposed to feel more festive than we do. In this episode, I share an excerpt from my book The Places Where There Are Spaces , a short reflection called “Holiday Hangovers.” It’s a story about notici...

Let us know what you enjoy about the show! What if peace isn’t something you hold, but a place you can always return to? We invite you into a guided meditation that starts with the breath, softens the grip of racing thoughts, and opens the heart to a wider circle of care. Across a few grounded minutes, we move from inner calm to compassionate connection, showing how awareness—not control—creates s...

Let us know what you enjoy about the show! As the year winds down, many of us find ourselves feeling heavier—not physically, but energetically. In this episode, I explore the idea of psychological baggage : the unprocessed memories, regrets, worries, hopes, and fears we’ve grown used to carrying as if they’re part of who we are. Drawing from Chapter 24 of my book, The Places Where There Are Spaces...

Let us know what you enjoy about the show! What would your day feel like if the pressure to prove eased by even ten percent? In this guided meditation, we open a gentle, grounded space to notice the quiet expectations that hum beneath the surface—the subtle “I should have” and “I need to” messages that drain focus and blur what truly matters. Rather than arguing with these stories, we meet them wi...

Let us know what you enjoy about the show! What if the imagination that fuels your worst-case scenarios could become your most reliable source of clarity, calm, and momentum? In this episode, Lisa shares a simple but powerful shift that turns reactivity into creativity —one letter, and one intentional choice, at a time. You’ll learn why we default to reactive patterns, how those patterns drain ene...

Let us know what you enjoy about the show! If you’ve ever felt yanked from one moment into the next, this guided reentry is your reset. We slow down the space between chapters so you can release the residue of what just happened and choose, on purpose, how you want to enter what comes next. Through gentle breathwork, grounding cues, and clear language, we create a small but powerful pause—one that...

Let us know what you enjoy about the show! Heavy week, full schedule, and that quiet tug of guilt for needing a break? Let’s trade performance for presence. We slow down together with gentle breath cues, simple body awareness, and a compassionate question that cuts through noise: what do I need right now? No fixing, no penance—just a soft return to yourself that steadies your nervous system and br...

Let us know what you enjoy about the show! Gratitude can get twisted when it’s layered with pressure, obligation, or performance. Many of us were raised to *“be grateful”—*as if appreciation could be forced, graded, or used to override whatever we’re actually feeling. That’s where gratitude turns toxic: when it becomes a script instead of a truth. In this short real-time reflection, recorded while...

Let us know what you enjoy about the show! What if the change you want doesn’t require a leap, just a quiet step toward a familiar doorway? We guide you through a calm, sensory-rich visualization designed to slow your breath, soften your body, and open the mental space where clarity tends to appear. You’ll build an inner room that feels safe, notice the quality of light and air, and approach a doo...

Let us know what you enjoy about the show! Slow down, soften, and come home to your body with this gentle, guided  body scan meditation. Designed to help you unwind tension, reset your nervous system, and reconnect with your physical presence, this practice is perfect for any moment when you need grounding or calm. We move from the feet to the crown of the head, releasing stress layer by layer, cr...

Let us know what you enjoy about the show! What happens when your talent starts steering your life before you’re old enough to drive it? We sit down with actor and singer Nick Barasch to trace the tender, sometimes turbulent path from child performer to self-possessed adult artist—and the surprising practices that made space for joy along the way. Nick opens up about the thrill and pressure of gro...

Let us know what you enjoy about the show! Step into the art of dreaming — not just with your mind, but with your energy.  In this guided manifestation meditation, you’ll be invited to imagine and create a vision board — either physically or within your mind’s eye — that reflects your deepest desires and limitless potential. This is your space to expand, to feel into possibility, and to align with...

Let us know what you enjoy about the show! When the curtain comes down and the structure of a show disappears, what rhythm do you choose for yourself? In this preview with Broadway actor Nick Barasch ( Hadestown , She Loves Me , Big River ), we explore how to create a personal foundation—your own rhythm or recipe—that sustains you when external schedules fade. Instead of relying on rigid routines,...

Let us know what you enjoy about the show! A short parable set in the Himalayan foothills shows how envy fades when we see the quiet trade-offs behind freedom and stability. Through the story of the old tree and the passing clouds, we explore how consistency can be strength, flexibility can be wisdom, and peace arises when we honor our own unique role in life. In this episode: • Parable of the old...

Let us know what you enjoy about the show! The world rarely gives you a quiet minute, so we made one. This guided micro meditation helps you step out of noise and back into yourself without leaving your chair, your car, or your to‑do list. No special setup, no perfect posture—just your breath, a softer body, and the pause that’s already there. We start by noticing the breath exactly as it is, then...

Let us know what you enjoy about the show! When fear shows up, it’s easy to see it as something to push past or avoid. But what if fear isn’t a wall—it’s a bridge ? A bridge that can carry you from rut to rhythm, from stagnation to movement, from habit to possibility. In this short, powerful excerpt from my upcoming book I Get To: The Power of Energetic Choice , I share a personal ritual, a metaph...

Let us know what you enjoy about the show! What are you putting up with that quietly exhausts you? In this episode, we unpack how toleration creeps in, why we blame ourselves, and how to finally release what no longer fits—without guilt or shame. If you are enjoying the show please subscribe, share and review! Word of mouth is incredibly impactful and your support is much appreciated! Support the...

Let us know what you enjoy about the show! We explore how assumptions quietly limit choice and co-create the outcomes we fear, then practice shifting to a beginner’s mindset that opens presence, clarity, and real options. A tap class story reveals how slowing down reframes mastery, and we share practical ways to apply fresh eyes to hard moments. • the inner block of assumption and how it narrows p...

Let us know what you enjoy about the show! Transform Fear: Meeting Yourself with Compassion When fear shows up uninvited, most of us try to outthink it, outrun it, or push it down. This meditation offers something different: a quiet experiment in kindness. Through gentle breathwork, grounding, and vivid imagery, you’ll learn to meet fear not as a foe to defeat but as energy asking to be seen. We b...

Let us know what you enjoy about the show! A church choir, a missed criminology path, and a flyer for Jesus Christ Superstar — Jaime Lozano’s origin story doesn’t sound like a straight line to Broadway, but it sings like one. We sit down with Mexican Broadway composer, lyricist, orchestrator, and music director Jaime Lozano to unpack how a series of gut-led choices, generous communities, and a stu...

Let us know what you enjoy about the show! Ready to realign your energy and find balance in just 12 minutes? This guided chakra meditation takes you on a transformative journey through your body's seven energy centers using the powerful combination of breath, visualization, and color. We begin at your root chakra, where a glowing red light helps you feel grounded and safe, releasing fears tha...

Let us know what you enjoy about the show! Are you tired of setting goals you can’t stick to? In this episode, Lisa Hopkins introduces The Menu — a flexible, practical tool designed to set you up for success no matter how busy life gets. Instead of rigid goals that often lead to guilt or frustration, The Menu offers bite-sized to main-course options you create for yourself. You’re the chef — and e...