Thriving in Plain Sight

What do you notice about where you are right now? Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. Each week, we practice being present. We learn to notice. We learn to feel. We recapture our own attention. This is inner work. Resourcing begins inside. I'm giving you a gentle nudge to pause, take a breath, and remember that you are a person—not a cog, a widget, or a “...

Our simple practice awakens a sense of agency and capacity. Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. Each week, we practice being present. We learn to notice. We learn to feel. We recapture our own attention. This is inner work. Resourcing begins inside. I'm giving you a gentle nudge to pause, take a breath, and remember that you are a person—not a cog, a widg...

Cultivate one of your most valuable assets. Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. Each week, we practice being present. We learn to notice. We learn to feel. We recapture our own attention. This is inner work. Resourcing begins inside. I'm giving you a gentle nudge to pause, take a breath, and remember that you are a person—not a cog, a widget, or a “to do,...

The primacy of sensation in the age of AI. Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. Each week, we practice being present. We learn to notice. We learn to feel. We recapture our own attention. This is inner work. Resourcing begins inside. I'm giving you a gentle nudge to pause, take a breath, and remember that you are a person—not a cog, a widget, or a “to do,”...

I'm in a body. You're in a body. Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. Each week, we practice being present. We learn to notice. We learn to feel. We recapture our own attention. This is inner work. Resourcing begins inside. I'm giving you a gentle nudge to pause, take a breath, and remember that you are a person—not a cog, a widget, or a “to do,”...

When we practice being present, we find resourcing. We find a place to rest.  Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. Each week, we practice being present. We learn to notice. We learn to feel. We recapture our own attention. This is inner work. Resourcing begins inside. I'm giving you a gentle nudge to pause, take a breath, and remember that you are a person...

Arrive in this moment. : : : : : : : : : : : : : Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. Each week, we practice being present. We learn to notice. We learn to feel. We recapture our own attention. This is inner work. Resourcing begins inside. I'm giving you a gentle nudge to pause, take a breath, and remember that you are a person—not a cog, a widget, or a “t...

"Right now" is a place we return to again and again. : : : : : : : : : : : : : Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. Each week, we practice being present. We learn to notice. We learn to feel. We recapture our own attention. This is inner work. Resourcing begins inside. I'm giving you a gentle nudge to pause, take a breath, and remember that you a...

Do and share this short, gentle practice. : : : : : : : : : : : : : Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. Each week, we practice being present. We learn to notice. We learn to feel. We recapture our own attention. This is inner work. Resourcing begins inside. I'm giving you a gentle nudge to pause, take a breath, and remember that you are a person—not a cog...

We're changing how we relate to rhythm, sensation, and the body. Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. Each week, we practice being present. We learn to notice. We learn to feel. We recapture our own attention. This is inner work. Resourcing begins inside. I'm giving you a gentle nudge to pause, take a breath, and remember that you are a person—not a c...

Gently, gradually, incrementally become aware. Engage with your own experiences. Be with yourself. You're strengthening a muscle. This is your embodiment practice. What’s happening as you continue to pay attention? Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. Each week, we practice being present. We learn to notice. We learn to feel. We recapture our own attention...

Relax your body. Stretch time. Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. Each week, we practice being present. We learn to notice. We learn to feel. We recapture our own attention. This is inner work. Resourcing begins inside. I'm giving you a gentle nudge to pause, take a breath, and remember that you are a person—not a cog, a widget, or a “to do,” but a perso...

You are worth noticing. You matter. An embodiment practice teaches you that. Let's do our weekly practice together.  Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. Each week, we practice being present. We learn to notice. We learn to feel. We recapture our own attention. This is inner work. Resourcing begins inside. I'm giving you a gentle nudge to pause, take...

Nestle your activity inside of a greater practice of letting go. Embodiment is a support, a way to find nourishment and resourcing. Our lives are happening now, not later. How are we engaging with this moment?  Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. Each week, we practice being present. We learn to notice. We learn to feel. We recapture our own attention. This is...

Public speaking is one of the most common human fears. In this episode, we explore the question "what is embodiment?" and use the lens of being on stage as a way to describe the experience of being in the body (and being with ourselves). As a topic, embodiment is a rich and evolving area. Visit my Resources page (link below) to find a list of my favorite teachers, speakers, and thinkers...

Embodiment work has an Etch-a-Sketch quality. As soon as we bring our awareness to the body, our focus drifts again. So we move through the day, returning to the practice, fine-tuning our ability to direct and hold our own attention. Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. I'm giving you a gentle nudge to pause, take a breath, and remember that you are a pers...

There is power in a fleeting moment. We can choose to be present at any time, whenever we're ready.   As you approach your projects, dreams, challenges, and battles, how are you oriented? There's a relationship between what we feel, what we do, and what we know. This episode is dedicated to my grandmother. Today would have been her 106th birthday. I am releasing the podcast a day early t...

We have gifts and assets that we sometimes overlook. We can regain access in unexpected ways. Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. I'm giving you a gentle nudge to pause, take a breath, and remember that you are a person—not a cog, a widget, or a “to do,” but a person.  This is your time.  #mindful #somatic #embodied #dailypractice #attention #selftalk #id...

Your attention is a valuable resource. Somatic awareness helps you to land in the present moment. What are you feeling, sensing, and noticing right now? Cultivating awareness is a skill that serves us well in uncertain times. An embodiment practice changes how we move through the world.   Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. I'm giving you a gentle nudge t...

Notice the chatter. Then let go a little.  Our conversation about embodiment is blending a range of interwoven themes. There are actions we take. There are the thoughts we have about the actions we take. Then there are the somatic experiences that accompany those thoughts and actions. Our weekly practice helps us to tease these elements apart, and relate to the moments of our lives with warmth and...

This is not for later. This is for right now. This is present moment work, right now work. An embodiment practice changes how we move through the world. We can bring a sense of possibility and expansion to life's difficulties. Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. I'm giving you a gentle nudge to pause, take a breath, and remember that you are a person...

It’s the 50th episode of Thriving in Plain Sight. We talk about changes over time—in tone, purpose, and rhythm—and, of course, we do an embodiment practice. When you're walking through the world and living life, with all of its complications and imperfections, you can still relax your shoulders. You can relax into the don't knows and the have to's. You can relax into the uncertainty...

Our attention is a muscle we strengthen. It's a resource that nourishes us. It's a place that grounds us. In training our attention, we sharpen our focus, notice more of what's already around us, and deepen our capacity for being alive. Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. I'm giving you a gentle nudge to take a moment to pause, take a breat...

Time to stop and stretch. Time to breathe. Life is everything: ups and downs, challenges and gifts. We can make room for all of it. Our time together is an opportunity to return to a more connected place. Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. I'm giving you a gentle nudge to take a moment to pause, take a breath, and remember that you are a person—not a cog...

Good news: attention is self-healing, like skin. If you've discovered that your attention has become fragmented during these wild and unrelenting times, tune in to today's episode. Sit with me for a bit. This is a practice space for recapturing what is ours. Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. I'm giving you a gentle nudge to take a moment to pa...