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In Our Nature
Why do we feel so overwhelmed, anxious, disconnected and lost...and what does that have to do with what's happening on our planet?
This show explores the hidden connections and deeper patterns that are forming our inner struggles and the wider crises unfolding around us. From mental health to ecological collapse, productivity culture to planetary grief, from burnout to reconnection, join me to poke around in the stories, systems and patterns shaping this extraordinary time...
...and then let's riff on what becomes possible when we stop pretending it’s fine and feel the feels.
Your host is me: Siobhán Friel. I'm a mental health practitioner, a Work That Reconnects facilitator and I was probably a lavender plant in a past life.
This podcast offers a way to make sense of your inner and outer world, especially if you were shaped by capitalism (like me) and not by a lineage of ecological literacy, love and wisdom.
You haven't missed the boat. There are many boats and this is one. Get in.
In Our Nature
"The Peace & Calm You Want Is Right There....Really" with Lisa Esile
I loved having Lisa Esile as my special guest on the Inner Peace & Other Cool Shit podcast.
As well as being a writer and author, Lisa specialises in helping people navigate challenges, understand what their mind is really up to, and tap into their inner strengths and insights. Lisa is also the founder of the Do Nothing meditation school.
She is also bloody delightful and I loved hanging out with her. This conversation lingered with me long after we said goodbye.
Please join us to explore:
- A heartfelt discussion on the incessant chatter of the mind and its desire to control, narrate and manage every darn thing
- Lisa’s "Year of Silence" experiment and the challenge of quieting the mind
- How our pursuit of peace is impacted by the societal emphasis on constant productivity
- How our inner calm is a lot closer than we think and how we need to do a lot less to uncover it
- How intuition is an overlooked yet powerful force in a productivity-driven society that reveres intellectual analysis
- How and why to tune in to your own inner voice
Lisa also offers beautiful responses to questions about managing energy levels when one has a family, chronic illness and business, and how the themes that this episode (and show) are based on can even help with the global challenges we all face now.
Mentioned in the show
For more Lisa, head to her website, read her book Whose Mind Is It Anyway? Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life or pop over to the Do-Nothing Meditation School (which you can try for free)
Got a question you want answered by an upcoming guest? Pop me an email here.
Comment, question, idea or anything else for me? Get in touch!
For new things from me, updates about events, free stuff and other cool shit, be my friend here and get an email every month-ish.
Thanks for hanging out with us today. You rock
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