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I am here to have honest conversations with people around the world. I want to know, how are you doing, really? These are conversations built to encourage speakers to share what truly wants to unfold as a result of their current life experiences. My hope is that listeners will be able to empathize with my guests in order to gain new perspectives of compassion.
Episodes
Jun 10, 2020
Jun 10, 2020
36 min
Today I speak with my friend Sam Stern, the creator of Voices of Esalen Podcast.
Join us as we talk about Sam's experience of raising a family during COVID-19:
Feeling extremely lucky | Retreating to the microcosm of his family | Missing his extended network & parents | Having a wife experience health complications during pregnancy | Being in the present and appreciating what’s going on | Falling in love at Esalen | Creating Voices of Esalen Podcast | Supporting peoples mental health during this time | Making more concentric rings of positivity | Tapping into compassion & heart |
Thank you for sharing your experiences, Sam!
Jun 3, 2020
Jun 3, 2020
1hr 6 min
Today, Sam has a heartfelt and vulnerable conversation with his friend Ryan.
Join us as we talk about Ryan's experience of being an Expat in Zurich during COVID-19:
Assimilating to a new country | Living thousands of miles away from family during a world pandemic | Overwhelming sadness & concern | Survivor's guilt | Experiencing Xenophobia | Losing friends to COVID | George Floyd's murder | Systemic racism & inhumanity | Inequality throughout society | Acknowledging privilege and taking corrective action |
Thank you for opening up about your process and sharing your vulnerability with us, Ryan!
May 27, 2020
May 27, 2020
59 min
Today, Sam speaks with Amy Baldwin, the co-creator of Shameless Sex Podcast.
Join us as we talk about Amy's experience during COVID-19:
Collective trauma | Everything is amplified during this time | Welcoming in the aloneness | Tapping into deeper layers of sadness & grief | Feeling through the discomfort | Healing through wild ecstatic experiences | Gratitude | Navigating a new relationship | "This too shall pass" | Shameless Sex Podcast |
Thank you for sharing your wisdom, knowledge, and experiences with us Amy!
May 20, 2020
May 20, 2020
1hr 53 sec
Today, Sam speaks with his beloved friend Whitney Bell.
Join us as we talk about Whitney's experience around COVID-19:
Sheltering in place at Esalen | Losing her job and community | Being in survival mode | Developing skills of emotional resilience | Teaching others a self-massage practice | Cultivating presence & awareness | Watching her belief systems shift | Trusting the process | Being with her sister who has cancer | Showing up with others in their full experience |
Thank you for sharing your experiences with us, I love you, Whitney!
May 13, 2020
May 13, 2020
59 min
Today, Sam speaks with his friend and fellow Esalen colleague Robert Nizza.
Join us as we talk about Robert's experience around moving to Italy right before the coronavirus pandemic hit:
Packing his life into 3 bags | Falling in love with a Sicilian woman | Adapting to a new culture during a pandemic | Moving in with a lover for the first time | Physical, emotional, and energetic challenges | Humans impact on the environment | Frailty of human life | Heightened vitality through the eyes of his girlfriend | Feeling powerless during an Earth crisis | Coming back to kindness in himself |
Thank you for your vulnerable share, Robert!
May 3, 2020
May 3, 2020
41 min
Today, Sam speaks with his friend Stephen Meier as we celebrate Earth Day.
Join us as we talk about Stephen's experience around life during the coronavirus pandemic:
Daily Qi Gong practice | Community service for the Elderly | Beauty in nature & people | Finding mutual connection and sharing with others | #enjoywhatisbeautiful + Photo Meditation | Gratitude Practice | Revisiting memories of inspiration through visualizing them | Being present with loved ones when they pass away | "Pay attention to the Earth and what's happening" |
Thank you, Stephen, for sharing your positive perspective on life through these challenging times!
Apr 26, 2020
Apr 26, 2020
45 min
Today, Sam speaks with his friend Lainey Love.
Join us as we talk about Lainey's experience of being a charge nurse during the coronavirus pandemic:
Working on the frontlines | Adapting at work without all the necessary protection | Losing coworkers to COVID-19 | Having a mother (a retired nurse) going back to work | Staying grounded through self-care practices | Reminding us all that this is a marathon | Finding compassion and empathy for ourselves and others |
Thank you so much for your heartfelt share, Lainey!
Apr 19, 2020
Apr 19, 2020
44 min
Today, Sam speaks with his dear friend Elena Gilli.
Join us as we talk about Elena's personal experience around COVID-19 in Italy and so much more:
Isolation | Taking care of her elderly mother | Resilience through adapting | Staying connected to family, friends, & loved ones | Playing music on her balcony daily | Using her voice to support a collective healing process | Music + Vibrations + Singing as GIFTS | Her non-profit Tactus, supporting kids through this Pandemic |
Thank you so much for sharing, Elena!
Apr 7, 2020
Apr 7, 2020
57 min
Today, Sam speaks with the inspiring Jingni Wang.
Join us as we talk about Jingni's personal experience around COVID-19 in China:
Getting sick | Raising two children during a World Pandemic | Training at the Esalen Institute | Navigating Quarantine in China | Teaching Self Massage Online | Comparative Suffering | Resilience and how this experience has revealed the importance to "Trust Myself" as she put it.
This is an intimate & fruitful conversation that I am honored to share.
Thank you, Jingni!