Self-Compassion

This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy! Has someone ever told you that you should try meditation? What’s the point of meditation? Danny and Randy discuss Shunryu Suzuki’s “Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind.”Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel! Thanks for listening!  Do you have a question you want answered in a future episode? If so, send your question to: [email protected]

This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy! Do you have a highly critical inner-voice? Does your inner voice say things to you that you would never say to a friend? Why is it so difficult to practice self-compassion? Danny and Randy discuss self-compassion.Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel! Thanks for listening!  Do you have a question you want answered in a future episode? If so, send your question to: [email protected]

Self-help books tell us to go after the life we want, but what if that’s wrong? Is it possible to want the life you get? In this episode, Danny and Randy discuss how to want the life you get.Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel! Thanks for listening!  Do you have a question you want answered in a future episode? If so, send your question to: [email protected] 

This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy! Do you compare yourself to others? Does it always seem like other people are doing better, living better, than you? Who should you compare yourself to? In this episode, Danny and Randy discuss self-worth and making healthy comparisons.Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel! Thanks for listening!  Do you have a question you want answered in a future episode? If so, send your question to: [email protected]

This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy! John Stuart Mill famously claimed that “is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied…” Do you often find that you’re dissatisfied? When you are feeling satisfied, does it last? Why are we so prone to dissatisfaction? What can we do to be satisfied with our lives? In this episode, Danny and Randy discuss how to be satisfied.Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel! Thanks for listening!  Do you have a question you want answered in a future episode? If so, send your question to: [email protected]

This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy! Everyone dies…Danny and Randy discuss regrets of the dying. Discover what you can do to live authentically and without regrets!Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel! Thanks for listening!  Do you have a question you want answered in a future episode? If so, send your question to: [email protected]

This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy! Do you get upset when things don’t go exactly as you planned? Do you wish you had more control? Do you struggle with feelings of insecurity? In this episode, Danny and Randy discuss why we should let go of control.Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel! Thanks for listening!  Do you have a question you want answered in a future episode? If so, send your question to: [email protected]

This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy! Do you ever think about your own mortality? Are you afraid of dying? What happens after we die? In this episode, Danny and Randy discuss death and other stuff.Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel! Thanks for listening!  Do you have a question you want answered in a future episode? If so, send your question to: [email protected] 

Do you take pleasure in other people’s misfortune? Do you wish you were able to stop and enjoy the simpler things in life? In this episode, Danny and Randy discuss the concepts of Schadenfreude or the Simple Pleasures. Thanks to listener Jon B. for suggesting this topic. Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel! Thanks for listening!  Do you have a question you want answered in a future episode? If so, send your question to: [email protected] 

This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy! What is consciousness? Is consciousness based completely on the physical, on neurons firing in the brain? What makes us who we are? In this episode, Danny and Randy explore consciousness and the self.Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel! Thanks for listening!  Do you have a question you want answered in a future episode? If so, send your question to: [email protected]