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The One You Feed iHeartPodcasts
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So the parable goes, an elder speaking with his granddaughter says, "In life, there are two wolves inside of us that are always at battle. One is a good wolf, which represents things like kindness, bravery, and love. And the other is a bad wolf, which represents things like greed, hatred, and fear. " The granddaughter stops and thinks about it for a second. She looks up at her grandfather and says, "Well, which one wins?" And the grandfather says, "The one you feed."
When host Eric Zimmer was 24 years old, he was homeless and addicted to heroin. He made his way through addiction recovery and figured out how to build a life worth living. Now he pays it forward by helping people to feed their good wolf.
That’s the whole premise behind The One You Feed podcast, named one of “22 podcasts that will motivate you to live your best life” by The Oprah Magazine. The One You Feed has also been nominated as one of iHeart’s Best Spirituality and Religion Podcasts of 2022, one of the best health podcasts of all time by the Huffington Post, and one of the best podcasts of the year by Apple Podcasts.
With over 500 episodes and 30 million downloads and counting, The One You Feed podcast guests include scientists, authors, researchers, teachers, thought leaders, spiritual gurus, and public figures who all offer practical, actionable wisdom that you can readily apply to enrich your daily life.
Come for the fascinating topics and thought-provoking guests and stay for the excellent advice and nourishing conversations. The episodes are deep and inclusive, and you’ll learn something about yourself with each one.
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How to Find Clarity, Courage, and Compassion with Koshin Paley Ellison
In This Episode, You'll Learn
How to investigate suffering and learn how to work with it in a fresh way
Why we need to explore the impact of greed, shame, and other "giants" in our daily lives
Understanding the power of apology and how it can help us move away from shame and toward freedom
How to start bring our actions in alignment with our values to guide your spiritual path
Learning to how to acknowledge your trauma and also take responsibility for healing
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Why We Need to Practice Self Compassion with Kristin Neff
In This Episode, You'll Learn:
How has science proves that practicing self-compassion is more beneficial than self-criticism
How touch can be used as a way to activate the body's natural responses to self-compassion
Exploring the myths of self-compassion and how it is a powerful antidote to shame
How we can use our relationships with close friends as a template to be more compassionate with ourselves
Why it's helpful to discover our "inner ally" as opposed to our "inner enemy"
The importance of practicing mindfulness to cultivate self compassion
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How to Find Real Life in Stories with George Saunders
In This Episode, You'll Learn:
How slowing down the mind and increasing concentration leads to freshness in the creative process
Why we need to pay attention to both our natural and habitual tendencies
Why there is power in moments of uncertainty and how we can one navigate them
How fear and doubt are common struggles when trying to create something meaningful
How specificity leads to higher levels of thinking and less reactive behaviors
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How to Nourish Your Inner Life with Dr. Jan Lundy
In this Episode, You'll Learn:
How a deeper spiritual life bring us inner freedom
Defining the term “overculture” and how we’re impacted by this strong voice
Why many people struggle with the various spiritual traditions
How we can learn to trust our own connection to the sacred
Why there is often a feeling of relief when we find and go deeper on our spiritual path
How we can discern between the good and bad voices that influence us
Why “spiritual sampling” can be troublesome
How distractions are the biggest barriers to finding our deepest self
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How to Create a Spiritual Principal Centered Life with Eric Zimmer
In the episode, you'll learn:
Eric shares his story of his lowest points of addiction that led him to recovery
How shame is usually at the center of the addiction cycle
Why a fundamental aspect of AA is finding meaning in helping others
How one can define spirituality as connecting to what matters most to you in your life
Defining and practicing some of the core principles to live a good life
The challenges of being present is how we relate to our thoughts about the present moment
Why finding the "middle way" and avoiding extremes can be so helpful
Why it's so important to go beyond thinking and start taking action to get meaningful results
Understanding deeply that difficult feelings come with being human
How we don't find meaning, but rather make meaning in life
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How to Navigate the Path of Grief with Dr. Joanne Cacciatore
In this Episode, You'll Learn:
How there are many different forms of grief
Why we need to surrender to our grief and turn toward painful feelings
How there are many painful emotions that exist under the "grief umbrella"
The challenge of surrendering to grief in a culture that constantly pushes for happiness and avoidance of pain.
How we can strengthen our ability to cope with grief by continuing to allow it in
The importance of finding emotional support when grieving
Why animals provide the best emotional support
How providing emotional support to someone grieving includes just being with them and holding space for their grief
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