Polly Campbell, Simply Said

Polly Campbell talks with meditation teacher and author Oneika Mays about self-reflection, mindfulness, and compassionate living. They discuss Oneika’s book Sit With Me and her practical, no-frills approach to lovingkindness meditation, emphasizing awareness over perfection. The conversation explores loving-kindness (metta) practice, releasing self-judgment, and cultivating empathy for ourselves and others. Oneika also shares insights from teaching meditation in prison, highlighting how presence and compassion can transform both inner and outer worlds. For more on how to live well, do good, and be happy, join our Simply Said Community at ⁠pollycampbell.substack.com⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Journaling is a simple tool for clearing your mind, processing emotions, and gaining perspective. It can even help us strengthen our focus and attention. In this episode, we look at how writing things down can help you spot patterns, challenge unhelpful thoughts, and feel more grounded day to day. We also cover how to start a practice that fits your life, along with a few easy approaches you can try right away. For more on how to live well, do good, and be happy, join our Simply Said Community at pollycampbell.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Polly talks with Robert Taibbi about shifting from goal-chasing to building a life you love. Instead of focusing only on outcomes like career or financial milestones, Robert suggests asking, How’s my life? and adjusting from there. The focus moves to daily choices and processes we can control, rather than distant results we can’t. Ready to create a daily vision for your life, tune in, and learn how. For more on how to live well, do good, and be happy, join our Simply Said Community at ⁠pollycampbell.substack.com⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we explore how our behavior shapes our identity. Who we are isn’t fixed. It’s built through what we do each day. Drawing on self-perception theory, embodiment, and brain plasticity, we see how our actions become evidence of who we are and even reshape the brain over time. For more on how to live well, do good, and be happy, join our Simply Said Community at pollycampbell.substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices