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The Discomfort Practice — 142 episodes
Episode #137: Betsy By Herself On Being the Homework
Episode #136: Betsy By Herself On Life As Craft
Episode #135: Katherine Wela Bogen On Disruption As Liberation and Not Letting The Internet Take Your Humanity
Episode #135: Betsy By Herself on Crushing, Cancer & Lessons on Aliveness
Episode #133: Betsy By Herself on
Episode #132: Betsy By Herself - Launching Embodied Leadership Lab
Episode #131: Betsy By Herself on How To Write Blasphemy (When It Serves)
Episode #130: Betsy By Herself on Joy as Anarchy: The Subversive Power of Enjoying Your Life
Episode #129: Adam Kahane on Collaborating with the Enemy: How to Work with People You Don't Like, Trust or Agree With
Bonus Meditation: Being Human in Crunchy Times
Episode #128: Betsy By Herself - The World Is Evolving and So, Apparently, Am I
Episode #127: Betsy by Herself on Intentional Indifference as a Leadership Practice
Episode #126: Betsy by Herself on Thich Nat Hanh and Internal War Loops
Episode #125: James Murray on Climate Change, Tipping Points & Practicing Optimism
Episode #124: Betsy by Herself - A Love Letter to Anyone Doing Anything Alone
Episode #123: Betsy by Herself on Navigating Your Own Threshold Moments in a Time of Monsters
Episode #122: From the Archives - Pilar Garrido on Leading a Country With Love During a Pandemic
Episode #121: Betsy By Herself on Boundary-Setting as a Pleasure Practice
Episode #120: Betsy By Herself on Launching a Personal Sanctuary for Her Edges
Episode #119: Isa Noyola Returns to Talk About Joy, Justice and Survival When Walking the Edge
Episode #118: Betsy By Herself on Post-Capitalist Prosperity - Redefining Abundance, Enoughness and Trust
Episode #117: Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic on how to stay human in the age of AI
Episode #116: Relaunching Season 5 after a year off
Episode #115: Betsy By Herself - The World is Evolving. Are You?
Episode #114: Embracing the Edge - Shifting Communication Norms with Thea May
Episode #113: Betsy by Herself Introducing Season 5
Episode #112: Season 4 Wrap-Up
Episode #111: Betsy By Herself on What You're Meant to Bring to the World
Episode #110: Dr. Terence Lester on Opening Our Eyes to Things We'd Rather Not See
Episode #109: Betsy by Herself on Appreciating the Things That Have Made You
Episode #108: From the Archives - Paul Davis On Following Your Purpose
Episode #107: Betsy by Herself on Exploring Her Shadow Side
Episode #106: Carlos Zimbron on Fuckup Nights and Why Celebrating Failure is Important
Episode #105: Betsy by Herself on Making Magic
Episode #104: Betsy by Herself on Creating Ease for Yourself
Episode #103: Oyin Adebayo on Empowering 1million Black Women
Episode #102: Betsy by Herself on the End of a Personal Seven Year Cycle
Episode #101: Isidra Mencos on Lust and Pleasure as a Pathway to Self-Discovery
Episode #100: Betsy by Herself, Celebrating and Reflecting on 100 episodes!
Episode #99: Charles McCarrick on Consciously Building Confidence
Episode #98: Betsy By Herself - A Love Letter to Introverted Moments
Episode #97: Matisse Dupont on "Transitions."
Episode #96: Michael Youngblood on the Value of Beautiful Questions
Episode #95: Betsy By Herself - It's Safe Now to Be in Your Own Power
Episode #94: Nik Govier on Neuro-Diversity being a Superpower
Episode #93: Betsy By Herself on Navigating the Chaos of A Transition
Episode #92: Margaret Heffernan On Willful Blindness
Episode #91: Betsy by Herself on Turning Off the External Noise to Hear Yourself
Episode #90: Dan Schnur on Forging Your Own Path When Everything Shifts
Episode #89: Selina Donald on Bringing Sustainability To The Event Industry
Episode #88: Betsy by Herself on Creating Rituals to De-stress and Create Focus
Episode #87: Leyla Acaroglu on How Design Can Save The World
Episode #86: Pilar Garrido on How Leading With Love Benefits Communities
Episode #85: Betsy by Herself on Life Transitions and Shedding Skin
Episode #84: Daze Aghaji on the Power of Love to Create Change
Episode #83: Matthew Williams on Being an Inventor and Mastering Public Speaking
Episode #82: Betsy by Herself on Loving All Parts of Yourself
Episode #81: Tiffany Cheng on Swapping Corporate Life for your Passion
Episode #80: Traver Boehm on Killing The Nice Guy
Episode #79: Welcome to Season 4
Episode #78: Betsy by Herself On the Discomfort of Being in The Void
Episode #77: Paul Dunn on Connection, Meaning, And Purpose
Episode #76: Kim Polman on Treating Others and The Planet As You Would Wish To Be Treated
Episode #75: Betsy by Herself on the Clarifying Power of Uncomfortable Weather
Bonus Meditation: What Do You Need To Give Yourself?
Episode #74: Betsy By Herself on What Do You Want To Suck At?
Episode #73: Matt Peacock on Messing With Comfortable Assumptions to Create Change
Episode #72: Shannon Houde on Finding and Making Your Impact In This World
Episode #71: David Richman on How Cycling 5,000 Miles Helped Him Process Grief and Inspire Others.
Episode #70: Betsy By Herself On the Power of Trusting Yourself
Episode #69: Anne Macksoud and John Ankele on Singing About the Dark Times
Episode #68: Blaire Caplan on Finding Our Purpose and Bringing Humanity Back
Episode #67: Jennifer Moss on Burnout and How Discomfort Is Essential to Resilience
Episode #66: Aja Barber on Fast Fashion, Choices and How We Can Do Better
Episode #65: Tim Collings on Empowering Tomorrow's Leaders
Episode #64: Betsy By Herself on Finding and Living your Purpose in All Areas of your Life
Episode #63: Adam Nosal on Agreeing to Disagree
Episode #62: Rasia Pouncie on Dark Nights of the Soul
Episode #61: Meghan Bonhomme on Aligning Goals Through Self-Love
Episode #60: Jane Duncan Rogers on planning for the end of life. *Trigger Warning – Death*
BONUS Episode: Betsy By Herself on What Happened When She Meditated For Five Days
Episode #59: Betsy By Herself on The Power of Self-Acknowledgement & Gratitude
Episode #58: Matisse DuPont on Eradicating Gender Categorization
Episode #57: Kyle Redman on Fixing Democracy
Episode #56: Judith Favor on finding peace through contemplative practices
Episode #55: Paul Davis on Living Your Best Life by Following Your Intuition (Trigger Warning: discussion of suicidal thoughts)
Episode #54: Betsy By Herself on Aligning With Your Purpose and Addressing Energetic Leaks
Episode #53: Razan Ibrahim on How Becoming a Refugee Helped Positively Shaped Her Perspective on Life
Episode #52: Kasia Urbaniak on How Taoist Training and Dominatrix Work Helped Her Understand Power
Episode #51: Philip Clayton on the Intersection of Faith, Environmentalism and Social Change
Episode #50: Alina Siegfried on The Power of Story to Transform the World and Ourselves
Episode #49: Becky Burchell on Inspiring Imagination and Change Through the Arts
Episode #48: Betsy By Herself on Confronting Her Own Implicit Biases
Episode #47: Martin Roberts on Impactful Leadership and the Opportunities of Online Education
Episode #46: Ben Bowen on How Bias in Tech Impacts Indigenous Communities
Episode #45: Adam Nosal Part II: on how to connect and be truly human online
Episode #44: Adam Nosal Part 1: how to disagree on topics like the Covid vaccine and still have a nurturing conversation
Episode #43: an intro to Season 3 and a focus on the discomfort of change
Episode #42: Betsy By Herself on the value of rest, naps as her superpower and wrapping up Season 2
Episode #41: Nicole Lohse on somatic experiencing, listening to your body and how discomfort can be a gateway to growth
Episode #40: Discomfort Running Buddies with Jen Carr, on stepping into your own voice
Episode #39: Marilise de Villiers on taming bullies, claiming your superpowers and playing with power
Episode #38: Chitra Nadarajah on working in a political organisation, personal resilience and work-life balance
Episode #37: Betsy By Herself on Quitting, Disappointing Others and 'Being Difficult'
Episode #36: Discomfort Running Buddies with Luis Amaro
Episode #35: Flaviano Bianchini on the scientific mind, receiving death threats and fighting mining companies on human rights
Episode #34: María Scharrón-del Río on education, language and shifting culture to make space for everyone
Episode #33: Jean Callanan on leaving corporate life, solo hiking and the need to have conversations about death and dying
Episode #32: Hannah Vaughan Jones on being a CNN news anchor, failing in public and her journey with infertility
Episode #31: Christina Bradley on giving yourself permission to be creative and having a creative practice
Episode #30: Scott Robinson on neuroscience and rewiring your brain to live the life you want
Episode #29: Betsy By Herself on having a rough week, being imperfect and being nice to yourself
Episode #28: The Rev. Fred Davie on purpose, faith, police reform and stepping into the full expression of who you are
BONUS Episode: Finding Silence Meditation
Episode #27: Betsy By Herself - What Our Need to Take Down Our Heroes Says About Us?
Episode #26: Roopa Mehta on Personal Power and the Gratification of Conscious Consumption
Episode #25: Introducing Discomfort Running Buddies - Comfort and Making Art with Catherine Garner
Episode #24: Traver Boehm on Masculinity, Shame and How Teaching Men to Feel Makes the World Safer
Episode #23: Betsy By Herself On the Discomfort of Getting Personal on the Internet
Episode #22: Maggie Murphy On Equal Pay in sports and How to Handle Tough Conversations
Episode #21: Maria Beatrice Giovanardi On Changing the Dictionary Definition of 'Woman' and How Language Shapes Society
Episode #20: Robin Sundaram On Living Personal Values at Work and the Power of Big Business to Do Good
Episode #19: Aine Rose Campbell On Modeling and Activism
Episode #18: Ed Gillespie On the Future of Humanity and Covid Lockdown Creativity
Episode #16: Introduction to Season 2 of The Discomfort Practice
Episode #17: Julia Dujmovits On Winning Gold Medals, Flow State and Breathing as a Superpower
BONUS Episode: Sitting With Discomfort Meditation
Episode #15: Season 1 Wrap-Up
Episode #14: Khandiz On the Ugly impact of the Beauty Industry and Transforming the Film and TV Industries
Episode #13: Steve Whiteley On Getting Laughs and being a Buddhist Comic
Episode #12: Sophie Anderson On Physical and Energetic Alignment and Human Design
Episode #11: Bodhi Eira Jones On Flow State, Creativity and Breaking Binary Thinking
Episode #10: Betsy By Herself On 2020 and Healing Our Collective Shadow Side
Episode #9: Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic On How Leaders Fail When They Avoid Discomfort
Episode #8: Isa Noyola On Being a Transgender Latina Activist and the Precarious Lives of Trans Migrants
Episode #7: Kirsty Schneeberger On Species Decline, Climate Crisis & Living Heart-First
Episode #6: Betsy by Herself On Being In The Unknown
Episode #5: Dr. Mick Jackson On Extreme Adventures and Why He Founded Wild Hearts Group
Episode #4: Nick Bridwell On Uncomfortable Conversations
Episode #3: Lucie Lincoln On the Scariness of Creativity and Why Don't Need to Act Grownup
Episode #2: Jonelle Lewis On Challenging White Privilege in the Wellness Industry
Episode #1: Introduction to The Discomfort Practice