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How Are You Doing, Really?
by Sam Sebastian
I am here to have honest conversations with people around the world. I want to know, how are you doing, really? These are conversations built to encourage speakers to share what truly wants to unfold as a result of their current life experiences. My hope is that listeners will be able to empathize with my guests in order to gain new perspectives of compassion.
Episodes
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Episode 30 - Carving Out a Path to Happiness through Breath and Embodiment - Feat. Eric Kierney
Today, Sam speaks with Yogi, Deep Breather, & Naropa Alumni Eric Kierney! Join us as we talk about showing up in life fully, experiencing challenges, and growing beyond limiting beliefs. Graduating from the Yoga Studies Program at Naropa University | Serving five years in the Coast Guard |...
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Episode 29 - The Effects of Storytelling During COVID - Sam Sebastian
Today, Sam talks about his research into the effects of storytelling during the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of the shared collective trauma on our mental health & well-being | Re-entry, and Resiliency | Polarization in relationships, communities, and more | Stress, Fear, and Distrust |…
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Episode 28 - Oppression, Resilience, and Transcendence - Feat. Elohim Leafar
Today, Sam speaks with the Magical Elhoim Leafar! Join us as we talk about growing up gay in Venezuela, the experience of discrimination, and the healing journey. Feeling overwhelmed by the state of the World | Writing a new book during COVID | Growing up gay in a homophobic & misogynistic…
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Episode 27 - A Mother's Approach To Healing Through Touch - Feat. Maya Barak
Today, Sam speaks with his friend Maya Barak. Maya is a mom, Biometric Hand Analysis professional, attachment parenting advocate, and certified massage therapist focused on somato-emotional healing, implementing attachment bodywork. Homeschooling her two kids during COVID | Putting her business...
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Episode 25 - The Power of Awareness - Feat. Rebecca Blondell
Today, Sam speaks with his friend Rebecca. Join us as we talk to Rebecca about the various practices that have helped her come into presence, some of her struggles, and the work she is doing in the world. Being a massage therapist, a Kundalini yoga & meditation instructor, and a barber |…
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Episode 24 - Paradox & Healing - Feat. Tyger
Today, Sam speaks with his friend Ty. Join us as we talk to Ty about his life experience, growing up as a black man in a country that oppressed him and ancestors, and his work in himself and with others to heal. Experiencing emotional complexity this year | After hearing the presidential election...
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Episode 23 - Turning Challenges Into Opportunities - Feat. Sara S'Jegers
Today, Sam speaks with his friend Sara S'Jegers. Join us as we talk to Sara about her art, nomadic life, and life experience during a pandemic. Adventurer, beautifier, body/mind/soul worker, magician, wonderer/wanderer, child, woman, and a fool. | Maintaining a physical exercise practice | Living…
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Episode 22 - Empowering Children To Be The Expert In Their Experience - Jasmine Star Horan
Today, Sam speaks with his friend Jasmine Horan. Join us as we talk to Jasmine about her new book, starting a publishing company, and raising awareness for social & environmental justice: Author of Gazebo Learning Project: A Legacy of Experiential and Experimental Early Childhood Education at...
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Episode 21 - The Importance of Emotional Hygiene - Feat. Johna Goldenflame
Today, Sam speaks with his friend Johna Goldenflame. Join us as we talk to Johna about her dedication to her work, the power of EFT, and her hopes for a better world: "The essence of my work is to facilitate self-growth through healing the pain of the past" | Studying healing arts and esoteric...
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Episode 20 - Turning Wounds Into Wisdom - Feat. Chong-Hao Fu
Today, Sam speaks with his friend Chong-hao Fu. Join us as we talk to Chong-hao about his work, personal experiences during this time, and the hopes he has for a better world: A national thought leader on teacher leadership and professional learning | Taking care of his mother as she underwent...
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Episode 19 - The Present Moment, Is All We Have - Feat. Joseph Meador
Today, Sam speaks with his friend Joseph Meador. Join us as we talk to Joseph about some powerful ways to center ourselves and come back into the present moment: There's no performance in the present moment; "it just is." | Conversation takes 100 percent of mindful activity on both sides. | I can...
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Episode 18 - Holding Transformative Space During Crisis - Feat. Jude Harmon
Today, Sam speaks with his friend Jude Harmon. Join us as we talk about Jude's experience of COVID-19 and how it has impacted him on multiple levels : “Saint Jude. Not, ‘Hey Jude.’ But please don’t hold me to it…” | Missing in-person gatherings with his community | Experiencing pandemic fatigue |...
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Episode 17 - Bringing Wholeness to Strategic Activism - Feat. David Robinson
Today, Sam speaks with his friend David Robinson. Join us as we talk about David's experience of COVID-19 and how it has impacted him on multiple levels : David is an educator, activist, and bird-lover! | Falling in love with Modern Dance | Being bullied for being a sissy | Being aware that, "I’m...
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Episode 16 - Finding Deeper Integrity In The Pain Of Aloneness - Feat. Caity Reilly
Today, Sam speaks with Caity Reilly, a devotee to the wild feminine call to healing & awakening. Join us as we talk about Caity's experience during the pandemic. Caity is a "human committed to being in [her] heart in integrity." | Creating safety and connection with/through honesty | Being in the...
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Episode 15 - Embodied Brotherhood - Feat. Ophir Haberer
Today, Sam speaks with his dear friend Ophir Haberer. Join us as we talk about Ophir's experience of living during the time of COVID-19 : Self-publishing a poetry book, The Essence Underneath | Living and thriving in an intentional-living community | Unlearning + deconditioning beliefs around...
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Episode 14 - Invitation To Self-Inquiry - Sam Sebastian
Today, Sam shares some of his processes around self-inquiry during this week's episode. Facing uncertainty | Lacking a sense of safety & security | Peeling back the emotional layers | Longing for a deeper connection to myself | Developing a practice of coming into presence | Missing communication...
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Episode 13 - Growing Up On Both Sides Of The Racial Divide- Feat. Chase Simmons
Today, Sam speaks with one of his closest friends, Chase. Join us as we talk about Chase's experience during COVID-19 & social/civil justice movements: Feeling trapped at home during COVID | Jogging as an outlet to get alone time and reset | The murder of George Floyd + COVID bringing light in…
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Episode 12 - The Global Impact Of Finding One's Own Voice - Feat. Ellen Watson
Today, Sam speaks with one of his teachers from Esalen, Ellen Watson. Join us as we talk about Ellen's experience during COVID-19 & social/civil justice movements : Teaching in Bali when COVID emerged | Coming home to the US and preparing for the worst | Shifting her work to online platforms |...
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Episode 11 - A Death-Walk With My Mother - Feat. Diane Taylor
Today, Sam speaks with his friend Diane Taylor. Join us as we talk about Diane's experience of the recent death of her mother and life during COVID-19: Losing her mother to cancer & dementia | Taking care of her mother throughout the process of her death | Mother/daughter intimacy that evolved…
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Episode 10 - You Can't Resolve What You Don't Acknowledge: The Illusion of Race - Dr. Joel A. Brown
Today, Sam has a heartfelt conversation with Dr. Joel A. Brown. Join us as we talk about Joel's experience of the recent murder of George Floyd, Black Lives Matter Movement, and COVID-19 : Diversity & Inclusion | Being raised in Milwaukee and growing up in Minneapolis | Being African, Indigenous,...
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Episode 9 - Tap Into Compassion - Feat. Sam Stern
Today I speak with my friend Sam Stern, the creator of Voices of Esalen Podcast. Join us as we talk about Sam's experience of raising a family during COVID-19: Feeling extremely lucky | Retreating to the microcosm of his family | Missing his extended network & parents | Having a wife experience...
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Episode 8 - "My Own Shame Of Privilege" - Feat. Ryan
Today, Sam has a heartfelt and vulnerable conversation with his friend Ryan. Join us as we talk about Ryan's experience of being an Expat in Zurich during COVID-19: Assimilating to a new country | Living thousands of miles away from family during a world pandemic | Overwhelming sadness & concern…
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Episode 7 - Just trust - Feat. Amy Baldwin
Today, Sam speaks with Amy Baldwin, the co-creator of Shameless Sex Podcast. Join us as we talk about Amy's experience during COVID-19: Collective trauma | Everything is amplified during this time | Welcoming in the aloneness | Tapping into deeper layers of sadness & grief | Feeling through the...
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Episode 6 - Trusting The Process - Feat. Whitney Bell
Today, Sam speaks with his beloved friend Whitney Bell. Join us as we talk about Whitney's experience around COVID-19: Sheltering in place at Esalen | Losing her job and community | Being in survival mode | Developing skills of emotional resilience | Teaching others a self-massage practice |...
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Episode 5 - Coming Back To Kindness - Feat. Robert Nizza
Today, Sam speaks with his friend and fellow Esalen colleague Robert Nizza. Join us as we talk about Robert's experience around moving to Italy right before the coronavirus pandemic hit: Packing his life into 3 bags | Falling in love with a Sicilian woman | Adapting to a new culture during a...
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Episode 4 - Bask In The Beauty Of The Moment - Feat. Stephen Meier
Today, Sam speaks with his friend Stephen Meier as we celebrate Earth Day. Join us as we talk about Stephen's experience around life during the coronavirus pandemic: Daily Qi Gong practice | Community service for the Elderly | Beauty in nature & people | Finding mutual connection and sharing with...
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Episode 3 - A Voice From The Frontlines - Feat. Lainey Love
Today, Sam speaks with his friend Lainey Love. Join us as we talk about Lainey's experience of being a charge nurse during the coronavirus pandemic: Working on the frontlines | Adapting at work without all the necessary protection | Losing coworkers to COVID-19 | Having a mother (a retired nurse)...
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Episode 2 - We Adapt - Feat. Elena Gilli
Today, Sam speaks with his dear friend Elena Gilli. Join us as we talk about Elena's personal experience around COVID-19 in Italy and so much more: Isolation | Taking care of her elderly mother | Resilience through adapting | Staying connected to family, friends, & loved ones | Playing music on…
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Episode 1 - Trust Myself - Feat. Jingni Wang
Today, Sam speaks with the inspiring Jingni Wang. Join us as we talk about Jingni's personal experience around COVID-19 in China: Getting sick | Raising two children during a World Pandemic | Training at the Esalen Institute | Navigating Quarantine in China | Teaching Self Massage Online |...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
I am here to have honest conversations with people around the world. I want to know, how are you doing, really? These are conversations built to encourage speakers to share what truly wants to unfold as a result of their current life experiences. My hope is that listeners will be able to empathize with my guests in order to gain new perspectives of compassion.
HOSTED BY
Sam Sebastian
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