Greatest Hits Vol. 24 - Helping Someone in Crisis

This week we’re going to dive into how discomfort doesn’t always mean danger. We’ll also explore how we need not look for guarantees of complete safety - because nothing can guarantee 100% safety and comfort for everyone. You’ll also learn about some ways we can practice stepping INTO discomfort when we’ve found our safe enough space.You will learn:// Why there’s no such things as 100% safe // The trap of equating comfort with safety // The difference between discomfort and true danger// How to use “safe enough” to step into discomfort for the good of our close relationships as well as the world around us// 6 ways we can make our spaces “safe enough”// 5 questions we can ask ourselves to gauge the safety of a situation and differentiate discomfort from true danger//How the ultimate safety is within us Resources:// Episode 211: Navigating Our Edges// Episode 246: Choosing to STAY During Challenging Times// If you’re new to the squad, grab the Rebel Buddhist Toolkit I created at RebelBuddhist.com. It has all you need to start creating a life of more freedom, adventure, and purpose. You’ll also get access to the Rebel Buddhist private group, and tune in every Wednesday as I go live with new inspiration and topics. // Want something more self-paced with access to weekly group support and getting coached by yours truly? Check out Freedom School – the community for ALL things related to freedom, inside and out. We dive into taking wisdom and applying it to our daily lives, with different topics every month. Learn more at JoinFreedomSchool.com. I can’t wait to see you there!// Have you benefited from even one episode of the Rebel Buddhist Podcast? I’d love it if you could leave a 5-star review on iTunes by clicking here  or on Spotify by clicking here.

This week we talk about what we CAN do when - for myriad reasons - we can’t show up the way we’d like to in the world. We’ll talk about why we tend to ignore the not-so-awakened moments in our practice, and how that actually limits our growth. Plus I’ll tell you how we can look at our journey with a little more self-compassion and give you a super-special mantra from Larry Yang that can help us in these times.You will learn:// How moments of our non-awakened mind are essential to awakening// Why we ignore “cringe moments” and screw-ups and put so much pressure on the “awakened” qualities// What any of this has to do with Mount Everest// Why it’s important to look at our journey with more self-compassion// How choosing to think in extremes actually hurts our practice// A potent mantra from beloved Larry Yang for those moments when we don’t show up how we want toResources:// Episode 51: Self-Compassion// Episode 237: The Best I Am Able// Awakening Together: The Spiritual Practice of Inclusivity and Community by Larry Yang// If you’re new to the squad, grab the Rebel Buddhist Toolkit I created at RebelBuddhist.com. It has all you need to start creating a life of more freedom, adventure, and purpose. You’ll also get access to the Rebel Buddhist private group, and tune in every Wednesday as I go live with new inspiration and topics. // Want something more self-paced with access to weekly group support and getting coached by yours truly? Check out Freedom School – the community for ALL things related to freedom, inside and out. We dive into taking wisdom and applying it to our daily lives, with different topics every month. Learn more at JoinFreedomSchool.com. I can’t wait to see you there!// Have you benefited from even one episode of the Rebel Buddhist Podcast? I’d love it if you could leave a 5-star review on iTunes by clicking here  or on Spotify by clicking here

This week’s episode is a reminder that safety, stillness, and connection are our birthright. We’re going to remember what’s possible, what’s available, and what we most need today, in this moment. And we’re going to explore ways we can tap into all of it, right now, wherever we are.You will learn:// Why safety, stillness, and connection are our natural birthright// What keeps us from experiencing them more regularly// How to reclaim our birthright & unlearn the unhealthy patterns that keep us from it// Ways we can practice safety, stillness, and connection in our own daily livesResources:// Episode 65: The Art of Doing Nothing// Episode 139: Nature & Reconnecting// If you’re new to the squad, grab the Rebel Buddhist Toolkit I created at RebelBuddhist.com. It has all you need to start creating a life of more freedom, adventure, and purpose. You’ll also get access to the Rebel Buddhist private group, and tune in every Wednesday as I go live with new inspiration and topics. // Want something more self-paced with access to weekly group support and getting coached by yours truly? Check out Freedom School – the community for ALL things related to freedom, inside and out. We dive into taking wisdom and applying it to our daily lives, with different topics every month. Learn more at JoinFreedomSchool.com. I can’t wait to see you there!// Have you benefited from even one episode of the Rebel Buddhist Podcast? I’d love it if you could leave a 5-star review on iTunes by clicking here.

This week’s episode is all about being a Cycle Breaker. We’ll dive into our lineage of trauma and wounding, how we’re already doing the work to break the cycle of generational trauma, and what we can do to help others break the cycle for themselves. Yes, even in these times.You will learn:// How generational cycles and trauma get passed on to future generations// How to take creaking the cycle of trauma at an individual, family, and community level// Ways we can meet the challenges of these times without overwhelm// How trauma can spread like a virus - and how we can address it at many different levels (just like we would a virus!)// Small ways that won’t overwhelm you when you think about changing things at the community level in these timesResources:// Episode 59: How to Heal Your Parent Wound// Episode 190: Islands of Sanctuary - Being a Refuge for Your People// If you’re new to the squad, grab the Rebel Buddhist Toolkit I created at RebelBuddhist.com. It has all you need to start creating a life of more freedom, adventure, and purpose. You’ll also get access to the Rebel Buddhist private group, and tune in every Wednesday as I go live with new inspiration and topics. // Want something more self-paced with access to weekly group support and getting coached by yours truly? Check out Freedom School – the community for ALL things related to freedom, inside and out. We dive into taking wisdom and applying it to our daily lives, with different topics every month. Learn more at JoinFreedomSchool.com. I can’t wait to see you there! // Have you benefited from even one episode of the Rebel Buddhist Podcast? I’d love it if you could leave a 5-star review on iTunes by clicking here.

This week, we’re talking about how life is full of unpredictability and change and how resisting reality and clinging to the way we think things “should” be leads to unnecessary suffering. We also explore what we can do to learn to let it all BE, without losing our capacity to take actions for a better, more compassionate world.You will learn:// What the Bardo is and how we can shift our reactions to the unexpected endings we experience through our day to day lives// How to let go of resistance to change and let BE// The difference between accepting what is and ignoring the suffering of the world around us// How embracing groundlessness can actually HELP us act with clarity, compassion, and effectiveness// The importance of our daily practice in helping our mind change how it views groundlessness so we have more peace and less fearResources// Episode 24: How to Be With Any Emotion// Episode 60: How to Avoid Necessary Suffering// Episode 63: Being Human Is Hard - The First Noble Truth// Episode 199: What is Liminality? The Space Between Transitions// Episode 222: Struggling with When Things End// Episode 234: For Uncertain Times// If you’re new to the squad, grab the Rebel Buddhist Toolkit I created at RebelBuddhist.com. It has all you need to start creating a life of more freedom, adventure, and purpose. You’ll also get access to the Rebel Buddhist private group, and tune in every Wednesday as I go live with new inspiration and topics.  // Want something more self-paced with access to weekly group support and getting coached by yours truly? Check out Freedom School – the community for ALL things related to freedom, inside and out. We dive into taking wisdom and applying it to our daily lives, with different topics every month. Learn more at JoinFreedomSchool.com. I can’t wait to see you there!  // Have you benefited from even one episode of the Rebel Buddhist Podcast? I’d love it if you could leave a 5-star review on iTunes by clicking here.

This week, we’re diving into an essential topic for these times - how to stay through difficult experiences with others. I’ll talk about the importance of staying with discomfort for the benefit of our community and the more-than-human world around us. Plus we’ll talk about the key elements we need to help stay through the challenging times as well as when to say, “Thanks but no thanks!” and leave with integrity.You will learn:// Why discomfort is inescapable in any community… and how it’s a GOOD thing// Why it’s important to stay present through the discomfort if we want fundamental change// The difference between staying through discomfort and tolerating bullshit// When to  LEAVE// The key elements we need to cultivate so we can stay through the challenging momentsResources:// Episode 1: Why we tolerate and how to stop// Episode 29: Should I Stay or Should I Go?// Episode 37: How to Disagree Like a Buddha// If you’re new to the squad, grab the Rebel Buddhist Toolkit I created at RebelBuddhist.com. It has all you need to start creating a life of more freedom, adventure, and purpose. You’ll also get access to the Rebel Buddhist private group, and tune in every Wednesday as I go live with new inspiration and topics.  // Want something more self-paced with access to weekly group support and getting coached by yours truly? Check out Freedom School – the community for ALL things related to freedom, inside and out. We dive into taking wisdom and applying it to our daily lives, with different topics every month. Learn more at JoinFreedomSchool.com. I can’t wait to see you there!  // Have you benefited from even one episode of the Rebel Buddhist Podcast? I’d love it if you could leave a 5-star review on iTunes by clicking here.

This week’s episode is all about the concept of KINDfulness and the way that being mindfully kind can have an impact on our world and our day-to-day lives… for ourselves, for others, and for the more-than-human world around us. After all, the world could use more kindfulness now, more than ever.You will learn:// What KINDfulness means, and why it’s important in our daily practice// Stories of KINDfulness that touch the heart// Why if we want to be “selfish,” we should be kind// How tiny acts of kindfulness affects us, those around us, and the more-than-human world// How being kindful is actually a radical act in these timesResources:// Episode 130: Generosity - Pillars of Happiness, Part 1// Episode 162: Lessons from Ram Dass - Walking Each Other Home// Episode 190: Islands of Sanctuary - Being a Refuge for Your People// If you’re new to the squad, grab the Rebel Buddhist Toolkit I created at RebelBuddhist.com. It has all you need to start creating a life of more freedom, adventure, and purpose. You’ll also get access to the Rebel Buddhist private group, and tune in every Wednesday as I go live with new inspiration and topics.  // Want something more self-paced with access to weekly group support and getting coached by yours truly? Check out Freedom School – the community for ALL things related to freedom, inside and out. We dive into taking wisdom and applying it to our daily lives, with different topics every month. Learn more at JoinFreedomSchool.com. I can’t wait to see you there!  // Have you benefited from even one episode of the Rebel Buddhist Podcast? I’d love it if you could leave a 5-star review on iTunes by clicking here.

This week’s episode is an extra special one, as we talk about how we can help each other during a crisis or disaster. I'm sure you agree this is a good time to learn these skills! I'll teach you some super practical tools to use when others are processing a recent crisis, and I’ll tell you some things NOT to do - and why. In this episode, you will learn:// Ways we can all help one another stabilize and heal from disaster or crisis of any kind - even when you're not a therapist// What NOT to do when helping others process their trauma… and why// How Ring Theory helps in the immediate hours and days // Practical tools you can start using today Resources:// Episode 50: When Someone You Love Has a Mental Illness// Episode 164: Stopping Anxiety in its Tracks - learn additional techniques not reviewed in this podcast// Introduction to Havening video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmrvGEJuCxY// The Worst is Over: What to say when every moment counts (book)// If you would like donate to help victims of the Southern California Wildfires, here are a few vetted charities:American Red CrossPasadena HumaneCalifornia Community Foundation

Let’s take a deep dive into my word of the year: P A T I E N C E. Not the kind of patience like when we’re waiting in line or sitting quietly while our life happens TO us. I’m talking about the radical, world-shifting practice of patience that rewires how we engage with ourselves, others, and this messy, beautiful, unpredictable process we call being human.You will learn:// Why patience is such a difficult + rebellious act in today’s world// The root causes of IMpatience// What practicing patience is really all about (because it’s more than just waiting)// What radical love has to do with patience// Ways that patience shows up in the everyday moments that matter most// The importance of patience in expanding our comfort zones and transforming ourselvesResources:// Episode 174: Decolonize Your Mind - A Story of My Mother and Me// Episode 217: Patience on the Path// If you’re new to the squad, grab the Rebel Buddhist Toolkit I created at RebelBuddhist.com. It has all you need to start creating a life of more freedom, adventure, and purpose. You’ll also get access to the Rebel Buddhist private group, and tune in every Wednesday as I go live with new inspiration and topics. // Want something more self-paced with access to weekly group support and getting coached by yours truly? Check out Freedom School – the community for ALL things related to freedom, inside and out. We dive into taking wisdom and applying it to our daily lives, with different topics every month. Learn more at JoinFreedomSchool.com. I can’t wait to see you there!  // Have you benefited from even one episode of the Rebel Buddhist Podcast? I’d love it if you could leave a 5-star review on iTunes by clicking here.

Today we talk about how to assess how “awake” we are in the various areas of our spiritual journey and the complexity of this process. This is essential because we can have made amazing progress in one area of awakening (like spiritual insight) but be still lacking in others (like ethics, or relational skills). We enter into real danger when we mistake progress in one area with progress in other areas - think of the example of a spiritual teacher who teaches about their very real experience of unity consciousness while exploiting their students at the same time. This incorrect belief that one area of progress means a wholistic awakening in other areas can lead to harm to ourselves and others. I’ll introduce you to Ken Wilber’s Levels of Awakening and give you the key to avoiding harm to ourselves and others through humility, discernment, and self-compassion.You will learn:// The dangers of thinking insight and realization in one area means progress in ALL areas// The importance of radical honesty with ourselves about our progress and coupling that with self-compassion  // What Ken Wilber’s Levels of Awakening and areas of integration are// How false assessment of progress can be harmful to ourselves and others// The ways we can avoid enabling harm with our un-awakened areas through humility and practice Resources:// Episode 73: How to Be Your Own Guru// Episode 122: Come See for Yourself - Ehipassiko// Episode 162: Lessons from Ram Dass - Walking Each Other Home// Episode 188: Connected in Our Grief and Wonder// Episode 193: Lessons in Trust and Interdependence// Episode 238: If You Know and Don’t DO, You Don’t KNOW// If you’re new to the squad, grab the Rebel Buddhist Toolkit I created at RebelBuddhist.com. It has all you need to start creating a life of more freedom, adventure, and purpose. You’ll also get access to the Rebel Buddhist private group, and tune in every Wednesday as I go live with new inspiration and topics.  // Want something more self-paced with access to weekly group support and getting coached by yours truly? Check out Freedom School – the community for ALL things related to freedom, inside and out. We dive into taking wisdom and applying it to our daily lives, with different topics every month. Learn more at JoinFreedomSchool.com. I can’t wait to see you there!  // Have you benefited from even one episode of the Rebel Buddhist Podcast? I’d love it if you could leave a 5-star review on iTunes by clicking here.