Wake The F*ck Up Podcast

This episode is one I might call an extension of Episode 10 - Experience vs. Reward, reframed under something we all experience all the time: WAITING. If you are really willing to take a look, you'll likely find that you live in a near permanent state of waiting. But what is it you're really waiting for? And what is it that waiting actually says to us about our experience of this very moment? Let'...

This episode of The Wake The F*ck Up Podcast was inspired by Mark Nepo's book "The Book of Awakening" and the experiences that flowed from the recognition of how often the joy of what we do is obscured by the desire to get something out of it...some reward, some accolade without which we deem the action or experience unworthy of our time and attention. How often are we bored or annoyed or anxious...

I imagine that just like me, you've frequently found yourself saying "I'm way to busy to have any extra shit to do." For so many of us, meditation becomes one of those things we just don't have time for. In this episode we explore how and why meditation is more of an UNdoing than a doing at all. Discover how meditation and mindfulness can strip you of all the unnecessary baggage the world added to...

What is reality? What is the matrix? What's the difference? This episode explores the true nature of what we call reality and the difference between subject, object, dualism, and oneness. It invites us to the deeply open and playful state of questioning what we think we know in order to free ourselves from the tight grip of perceptions, history, and personhood.

We spend most of our lives living in the movie reel/story of our lives. This beautiful human brain does an excellent job of creating a linear, chronological continuous story of who we are based on snapshots of past experiences. We tend to experience ourselves as a solid idea of "me" and "I," yet this confused and not-actually real vision of ourselves is often the very cause of our suffering. This...

We couldn't really say this is a mindfulness podcast without talking about the proverbial elephant in the room, right? This episode offers just that: what actually IS mindfulness? The word itself carries a particular connotation; it's been growing as a concept in our society, and yet actually understanding, connecting to what mindfulness is can sometimes be elusive. Let's cross that bridge of elus...

What makes us suffer? What catapults us from a perfectly fine moment of contentment or happiness or satisfaction into sadness, anger, frustration...suffering? This episode explores just that, the moments of friction between how life is and how we want it to be and invites the curiosity: "what would this moment feel like if I didn't see it as a problem?"

Desire: the root of all suffering or a potent, delightful experience of our humanity? This episode explores the concepts that we attach to the experience of desire that have the power to flip it from something wonderful to something painful. What does desire actually mean? How might we experience desire in a way that keeps us in equanimity and joy?

In this episode we play with the habitual New Year's resolution. What are we really saying and asking for when we set these goals? What are our deeper intentions and beliefs underlying resolutions and the habitual ways we set goals for ourselves? Let's flip that habit on its ass and start putting our energy and attention toward what actually creates lasting happiness. This doesn't mean we stop set...

In this episode we explore the intention of Wake The F*ck Up as well as some playful invitations for how to use the podcast to actually wake up! From the basics of what mindfulness is, to smashing meditation myths, and inviting you not to believe a damn thing you hear, this episode hopes to set all the expectations we can meet...so we don't have to let you down gently later.

Welcome to Wake The F*ck Up: the podcast that mingles mindfulness, Buddhism, brain science, evolutionary biology and real, authentic human experience to wake us up from our trance of unworthiness and into the beauty, love, and connection that surround us in every moment. In this episode we explore what may help us move away from this collective experience of divisiveness and difference. By looking...