Cultivating Greater Agency with Sharon Salzberg & Cory Allen – Metta Hour Podcast Ep. 253

For episode 252, Cory Allen makes his first appearance on the Metta Hour podcast. Cory Allen is an author, coach, podcaster, and influencer from Austin, Texas. He writes daily thoughts on mindfulness and mental clarity for his large Instagram following, reaching over a million people a week. Cory is the author of two books, his most recent, Brave New You, has just been released from Hay House in 2024 in hardcover, ebook and audiobook formats. His podcast And Then It Hit Me, has over 300 episodes to date. In this conversation, Sharon and Cory discuss: - Meditation Barbie - Cory’s origin story - Opening to greater possibility - Cultivating greater agency - Story is everything - Keeping language real - Having an original mind - The importance of self-trust - How our faith evolves - How Sharon challenges herself - Intuition as an entryway to our deeper self Cory closes the conversation with a guided meditation.