Eps 68: Discovering Fable – Guest Charlie Porter

Today, I welcome podcaster, Charlie Porter of Fable Podcast as my guest.

We cover a range of topics including his story of doubt and disorientation and then reconnection to deeper life and meaning through story.

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MIN 1:00
Charlie’s story of picking up the pieces and starting a new story.

MIN 4:00

Peter Pan and Captain Hook

• Peter Pan syndrome

Not wanting our faith to grow up. Not wanting to ask questions because that ground is uncharted.

MIN 10:30
On the old folk tales that tell us who we are, even now.

MIN 11:30

The role of fantasy and escapism after 9/11. (Lisa a la Brene Brown)
Charlie was in 8th grade during the Twin Tower attack–and has no cultural experience off “escapism”.

• Discourse Theory- Laclau and Mouffe – Nodal Points PDF

MIN 15:30 Captain American – Civil War

MIN 17:30

Charlie’s story about the homeless man in downtown Detroit.

MIN 24:30
Being aware of “Thin Spaces”

MIN 26:30
God’s call (in the Bible to his people) to remembrance.
Sacred places, festivals, sacraments, and times of being “woke”.

Drops Like Stars by Rob Bell

Anticipating “thin spaces” and getting through rocky times through vulnerability.

MIN 31:00
Truly seeing others.

George Fox “The Spirit can speak to thine own condition.” (possible quote)

Jacob is woken within his dream to see the angels going up and down from heaven.

35:00
Lucid Dreams

(my short book on the topic)

• Neuroscience study – lucid dreaming (link)

• Mysticism or altered or new states of consciousness feels analogues to me (Lisa) in the way that lucid dreaming does.

“Am I a Buddhist and just don’t know? They’re talking about waking up.”

• Christianity is an Eastern religion. (Eastern Orthodox)

MIN 45:00
Being drawn into the mystery and a place beyond words and reason.

Enacting loving grace toward others when it doesn’t just stay in your head.

Incarnation and living in the world.

“Returned to Orthodoxy” – knowing the Jesus that is here now (not just the Jesus of the cross.)

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Eps 64: TWIN-CASTING with Minimalist, Jeff Sandquist who Returns with a Surprising Story

Today, is a special TWIN-cast. I’ve NEVER done this before and I’m excited!
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Not only do I have Jeff on as a return guest today, but Jeff interviewed ME. That conversation is released today too. What a treat, right?

Find a link for that below at the end of the show notes.

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SHOW NOTES:

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MIN 2:00
The significant birthday this year that changed Jeff’s life and why.

Does losing a parent at a young age change how you live?

MIN 12:00
Trying to be perfect. Trying to control and conquer life and death.

MIN 14:30
The common pain of loss in death and loss of the attachments.

MIN 19:30
Prioritizing relationships and experiences over goals, achievements, grades, and materials things.

MIN 23:00
Was minimalism coming to a place of healing from consumerism that came from loss?

Being curious.

MIN 27:00
DEATH SALON episode

• Does grief, loss, and death inform how Jeff lives and how does it?

Death: Not fear based motivator, but a passion-based motivator.

“The Obstacle is the Way” Ryan Holiday

“Behind every mountain is another mountain.”

Mortality is a time limit makes you efficient and have a better perspective.

MIN 33:00

“[ictt-tweet-inline via=””][/ictt-tweet-inline]What do you want to exchange your time [your life] for?”

MIN 35:00

What do you want to share and where do you want to go from here.

The Episode with his “rock-star” mom.

Grit and gratitude.

MIN 44:30
Jeff’s funk

MIN 48:30
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Soul School – Lesson 34: A Flexible Perspective on Suffering

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If you want to be healed from past or present issues, getting emotional distance and a proper perspective from your painful thoughts, worries, and experiences is crucial. Easier SAID than done, right?

In the world of therapy, Dr Steven Hayes developed a powerful technique to facilitate that distance and achieve what is called “psychological flexibility”.

Humans are particularly good at achieving psychological flexibility, if we practice; and the basics are easy to understand.

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OVERVIEW:
Today, in Lesson 34, I talk about the basics of using psychological flexibility and the important work of Dr Steven Hayes.

• His therapy is call ACT: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. The clinical studies demonstrate how successful the approach is. I encourage you to find out more after you finish the short Soul School episode. Watch his video and use the link to his website below.

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In this video he explained how his sudden onset anxiety disorder helped him come up with a therapy to create mental flexibility and distance that could be taught and demonstrated successful in clinical trails.

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Eps 63: Embrace Your Weirdness – Guest Maisie Smith

Today my guest is Maisie Smith of Audacious Muse. Maisie is a storyteller who learned that her own unique brand of weird was not a weakness, but instead it was the key to her victory and freedom. Now she encourages her clients and contacts to “embrace their weird”. Enjoy this fun and encouraging episode today.

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EMBRACE YOUR WEIRD
EPS 63:

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SHOWNOTES:

MIN: 2:30
Our connection: Jeff Sandquist – Intentionally Wandering podcast

Maisie’s episode on Jeff’s podcast.

3:20
Her background and journey to settle into embracing her own weirdness. Growing up when weirdness wasn’t celebrated.

5:00
Fitting in within the corporate world.

9:00
Raising a son to appreciate his weirdness.

11:30
Advertising Agency work

15:00
Discovering her Muse

17:30
How Maisie helps businesses tell their story and let them embrace their weirdness.

19:00
Being weird isn’t a liability.

21:00
Being weird as a tactic–people sense what is phones.

23:00
Homeschool weird.

26:00
Camping and campfires as a setting for bonding and finding true self.

31:00
An example of creating a story for a company who thought they didn’t have a story.

37:30
The need of hiring a story wrangler.

43:00
The Write Now Project – safe writing environment for teenage girls.

Children’s book.

46:00
Being truthful about villains and ourselves.

48:00
Superman has to be good.

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Soul School – Lesson 32 – Counterfeit ID?

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Today’s Soul School is about Counterfeit Identity, valuing our worth, and taking the risk of being original.

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