This episode explores vulnerability as the core to full contact living, how avoiding vulnerability is a way of trying to be in control and stay safe. But what is safety? Protecting ourselves from life means protecting ourselves from living.

Vulnerability is the courage of giving ourselves permission to BE ourselves out loud, and in so doing, making ourselves available for real connection.

We explore resistance, attachment, and changing our minds.

We mention poet Andrea Gibson: check out their amazing work all over the internet, and Brene Brown and the midlife unraveling.

People are craving authenticity more and more – both expressing it and being around others who are embodying it. We explore our own challenges to being authentically self expressed and our experiences getting in touch with it.

We mention a few resources!

Brene Brown and her concept of the Midlife Unraveling.

Doctor Rachel Zoffness, who was featured on the Pain episode of the Ologies podcast.

Rosa's membership program Befriend Your Body.

What humans are capable of is so fucking awesome. Why don't we lean into more of that and less efficiency and making money?

What does it mean to live fully? How do we be present to enjoy our lives? We explore the value of boredom, and Aaron commits to going on a boredom quest. We discuss the pleasures of getting to know the landscape of our neighborhoods and the simple yet mind-bending idea that we are one with all of existence.

We refer repeatedly to Alan Watts, including The Book, which is available as a downloadable pdf.