238. What Dogs Teach Us About Life — From a Master Storyteller with Tom Schlesinger

What if the antidote to stress, overthinking, and constant mental chatter has been quietly walking beside us all along? Today we have a conversation with a master storyteller, consultant to the likes of Pixar, LucasFilms and Disney - Tom Schlesinger, on quieting the noise, returning to the body, and rediscovering joy. All through the lens of how dogs can remind us how to lead our best lives. Chapters 00:00 – Intro & Welcome 05:02 – Monkey Mind and Mental Chatter 07:22 – Storytelling Before Language 10:00 – Dogs, Humor, and Emotional Balance 14:30 – Remembering Dog Stories Brings Us Home 20:18 – Myth, Archetypes, and the Heroine’s Journey 31:09 – The Power of the Pause 32:40 – Presence, Time, and Stress 42:50 – Sensory Storytelling and the Body 47:20 – Break 49:37 – The Silent Evolution 01:12:35 – Perfectionism vs Creative Flow 01:28:39 – Returning to the Body and the Earth