140 episodes

Things That Will Help is a podcast that explores what it’s like to be human, and how to find tools to feel clear, grounded, and happier. Each week, an episode full of rich story-telling and embodied practices that bring the themes Buffy discusses to real life. These stories ahead do not negate the hard or the darkness, but rather point to the lighthouses along the way.

Things That Will Help Buffy Barfoot

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.9 • 143 Ratings

Things That Will Help is a podcast that explores what it’s like to be human, and how to find tools to feel clear, grounded, and happier. Each week, an episode full of rich story-telling and embodied practices that bring the themes Buffy discusses to real life. These stories ahead do not negate the hard or the darkness, but rather point to the lighthouses along the way.

    Field Agents Will Help

    Field Agents Will Help

    This episode begins with a goat named Clover and woodland fairy role-play. You know the phrase, "it takes a village?" Buffy helps listeners deepen their understanding and opportunity around this idea; that we might look for and cultivate the "field agents" in our life that support our families, our goals, and our personal unfolding.🌱 Learn more about how to work with/hire Buffy.🌱 Leave a tip in Venmo: @BuffyTTWH🌱 Become a supporter of the podcast on Patreon! Patreon members support the produc...

    • 21 min
    Buffy Gets a Birth Chart Reading

    Buffy Gets a Birth Chart Reading

    In this special episode, Alex gives Buffy an astrological natal chart reading. They have wanted to do this for so long, and recently, finally acquired Buffy's birth information! They talk about the intricacies and complexities of Buffy's life and being, and about her hard-won identity as a communicator, writer, and orator. Buffy shares stories from her childhood and adult life as they untangle her unique astrological footprint.If you'd like to book a birth chart reading with Alex, click here....

    • 1 hr 1 min
    Benjamin Will Help

    Benjamin Will Help

    Buffy celebrates her brother Benjamin, who died twenty years ago this week. Benjamin was the catalyst and inspiration for this podcast, which is named after the small book of notes Buffy and her mom found on his bedside table. In this episode Buffy honors the lessons of not only his death but his life. 🌱 Learn more about how to work with/hire Buffy.🌱 Leave a tip in Venmo: @BuffyTTWH🌱 Become a supporter of the podcast on Patreon! Patreon members support the production of the podcast and in ret...

    • 24 min
    Energy Currency Will Help

    Energy Currency Will Help

    Your energy and your time are some of the most valuable resources you have, and in this episode Buffy speaks to the ways energy currency relates to introversion vs. extroversion. How we can be more awake to the ways we nurture our reserves of energy currency? If each day were a love letter to yourself, how would you construct that day to feel the best and the healthiest in terms of energy currency? 🌱 Find the accompanying playlist to this week's episode here.🌱 Learn more about how to wo...

    • 23 min
    Marking Time Will Help

    Marking Time Will Help

    Buffy reflects on four years of Things That Will Help and names the power of standing still, looking back, and marking moments in time as a way to measure our transformation. She shares stories of witnessing and being witnessed as ways to invite in wonder, peace, and trust. Marking time, and naming it, is an incredible way to feel the impact of this moment in your life and how you got here, before you move on to what's next.🌱 Find the accompanying playlist to this week's episode here.🌱 ...

    • 25 min
    Radical Responsibility Will Help

    Radical Responsibility Will Help

    Buffy starts the episode with discussing the Bystander Effect, which says that the greater number of bystanders that are witness to an emergency situation or bully, the less likely it is for any one of them to provide help for the person in distress. She uses this as a jumping off point as a call for us to take radical responsibility for our lives, even when it is inconvenient; even when it is difficult; even when it is easier to shirk it. Wanting it is not always enough - so what can w...

    • 21 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
143 Ratings

143 Ratings

FocoLeah ,

So healing - magic

Buffy’s words, stories, and nuggets of wisdom are truly magic. So rich, potent, and wise. Each episode is so moving and thought-provoking. I can’t say enough about this podcast. Much thanks to you, Buffy, for sharing your gift. I tell as many people as I can about you. Keep going!

stickymangofeet ,

Tranquility for the Soul

Buffy’s podcast is magical. Some people are angels on Earth. Some words are touched divinity. Buffy’s words are truly this. I am in awe of her talent and wisdom and love and look forward to each episode.

CalGed ,

Little gifts

Listening to Buffy weave a story together and share a lesson on life is a gift. Her reflections are simple yet profound and land straight in the heart. She is genuine and thoughtful with every word. Carving a little space out to listen to her podcast will leave you feeling connected and nourished.

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