• Episode #0005 - Feelings: We discuss how our feelings define us and how so many of us lack the appropriate language to adequately express them.
    Jun 19 2023

    Episode #0005 - Summary

    • It’s very childish. 2:42

      • How to deal with negative feelings.

      • The importance of paying yourself every day.

      • The core feeling associated with being able to voice feelings.

      • Covid-19 and the lack of feelings.

    • Rational vs. irrational decisions. 6:23

      • The impact of self-work and the affect theory.

      • The third factor, irrationality.

    • How do we deal with negative feelings? 8:12

      • Familiarity with the word aspect.

      • Negative emotions and how they make us do things.

    • Helping a child. 10:37

      • A new expression with regard to children.

      • Helped hug, hugged or heard.

      • 90% of time, you want to be heard or held.

      • Personal development coach, brendon burchard.

    • How you’re feeling is a choice. 14:37

      • How one is feeling is a choice.

      • Actions or behaviors become part of who they are.

    • The importance of finding your own wisdom. 16:23

      • Every generation has to rediscover the wisdom of Henry David Thoreau.

      • Homeostasis and weight loss.

    • Equanimity vs. Balance. 18:34

      • What meredith means by equanimity, stability and homeostasis.

      • The Sunday night blues.

    • Exhausting and addicting. 21:42

      • Being addicted to drama and feeling overwhelmed.

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    24 mins
  • Episode #0004 - Time: Is it an independent entity or a human construct? We discuss how it is a useful tool for organizing and making sense of our experiences, yet relative and fleeting.
    Jun 12 2023

    Episode #0004 - Summary

    • Time isn’t real. 0:00

      • Why time is not real.

      • Why calendar blocking is not the foundation.

    • The importance of choosing what you want to do with your time. 2:28

      • Struggling in the corporate america landscape.

      • The luxury of an entire day open day.

      • The concept of calendar block.

      • Perception of time and how time is perceived.

    • Time is like a container. 6:58

      • The false perception that time is a container to be filled up.

      • Time is a playground.

    • Time is not correlated to quality. 8:53

      • Time is not correlated to quality.

      • Creative quality in terms of an idea.

    • Time isn’t real but time can be. 10:48

      • Multitasking in the last 15-20 years is not good.

      • Time is not real.

      • The importance of having a deliverable in Q3.

      • What it means to have something done.

    • How do you judge time? 15:06

      • Time is relative to the moment.

      • We are optimists in how we judge time.

    • Judgement of time and how it works. 17:35

      • Difficulty in judging time and judgment.

      • No set time limit to the session.

      • All of these different possibilities exist together.

      • How to experience life without the container.

    • You feel whole. You feel real. 20:58

      • Cultural differences and how they make it hard to think beyond concepts.

      • Dreams and time.

    • The key takeaway from this conversation. 23:04

      • Living in consensus reality, consensus reality.

      • The key takeaway from this conversation.

      • The importance of filling up time in the calendar.

      • Monday marinade with mercy.

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    27 mins
  • Episode #0003 - Awe: Discussion About That Feeling of Simultaneous Fear and Wonder
    Jun 5 2023

    Episode #0003 - Summary

    • Why words matter? 0:00

      • The etymology of awe and its meaning.

      • The scientific evidence that all words are real.

    • The sublime and the aesthetic. 3:23

      • Aesthetic experience, aesthetic judgment, aesthetic experience and the sublime.

      • Why sunsets and sunrises trigger discomfort.

    • We are the rainbow and the mountain. 6:43

      • The yearning for a greater experience.

      • The origin of passion, pati = suffering.

    • How to take time to transition. 9:21

      • Taking time to transition.

      • A simple daily example of a transition.

      • Is it a choice, or is it a big experience.

      • Seeing a rainbow over the ocean.

    • The value of not chasing after peak experiences. 13:59

      • Seeking peak experiences vs chasing peak experiences.

      • Peter Levine, experiencing is important.

    • The infinite value of every moment. 15:19

      • Every moment is renewable and awe-inspiring.

      • Letting go of preconceptions and preconceptions.

      • The concept and science of human design.

      • Human design is a new age way of making personal decisions.

    • How do you define synchronicity? 18:57

      • What is a synchronicity and how to define it.

      • Non-duality.

      • The end result is more important than the means to the end.

      • The overview effect.

    • Meditation and meditation headbands. 22:53

      • Meditation and meditation headbands for calming the nervous system.

      • The earth has certain frequencies.

      • The pain pleasure dichotomy.

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    27 mins
  • Episode #0002 - Self-Care: Why is this such a popular topic right now and why is there so much confusion as to what it means?
    May 31 2023

    Episode #0002 Summary

    • What Is self care? 0:00

      • The second topic on this week's episode of Monday Marinade.

      • Self-care is a resource.

    • The problem with the term self care. 2:17

      • Self-care has been taken over by shopping and consuming.

      • The need for a new word for self-care.

      • Distinguishing between boundaries and patients.

      • The first word of the year, acceptance.

    • The heart of self care. 7:36

      • The heart of self-care is self-acceptance.

      • Self-care and self-love are not mutually exclusive.

    • What does it mean to care? 10:36

      • Caring for something is the same as loving it.

      • Naomi has a pet peeve with her kids.

      • The etymology of care and its meaning.

      • A mindset of abundance vs deprivation.

    • Words do matter. 14:21

      • The importance of language and how it affects us.

      • Grief and grief in culture and culture.

    • The difference between love and care. 17:02

      • Caring for a dead body.

      • Self-care is an act of giving.

      • Honor involved in self-care.

      • Self-care has become about regular injections, botox, etc.

    • How to define self care. 20:55

      • A guy's definition of self-care, going to the gym.

      • The balance between permission and beauty.

      • The importance of self-care and self-improvement.

      • The oil change in adulting.

    • What is body care? 25:45

      • Body care, having the insides match the outsides.

      • The toxic thing that happens with body care.

      • The importance of self-care and being authentic.

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    30 mins
  • Episode #0001 - Freedom: What is it? Why are we so attached to it, yet we simultaneously squander it?
    May 23 2023

    Episode #0001 Summary

    • Today’s topic: Freedom. 0:00

      • The first topic of the episode, freedom.

    • How to become more aware of your spiritual freedom? 2:48

      • Become more aware and transform.

      • Spiritual freedom, being aware of the freedom.

    • Making a choice. 4:50

      • Being conscious of one's own choice.

      • The freedom of not needing something.

    • What does it mean to be free? 7:42

      • One kind of freedom, but not really.

      • The importance of a higher level of freedom.

    • The most profound and beautiful experience. 9:49

      • The most profound and beautiful experience.

      • The ultimate freedom to be completely authentic and genuine.

    • Freedom is the freedom to choose. 12:35

      • The freedom to be yourself.

    • Why do we revert back to our old habits? 15:15

      • The fight or flight moment.

      • The importance of soul-work first.

    • The real freedom to be ourselves. 17:16

      • The real freedom is being truly ourselves.

      • Everyone has a different process for discovering themselves.

    • It’s all for profit. 19:27

      • The modern era is for profit.

      • The golden age of freedom and patriarchy.

    • The opportunity to thrive rather than to survive. 21:50

      • Striving for equality and access to basic needs.

      • How values have changed over time.

      • Self-examination is the only way to grow.

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    26 mins