Fire In Your Lantern

The longer you have been stuck in life, the more likely getting out of that will require a leap of faith, to get out of your old reality and into a new one. Taking a leap of faith often seems scarier than it is, and once you take it, you'll find things often work out even better than you thought.

Are you constantly sad? Stressed? Angry? Envious? Your social media behavior may be the problem. We discuss why social media lends itself to bad behavior and unhealthy emotional patterns, and how it can turn you into the worst version of yourself. And, social media companies encourage this behavior to get you addicted to their apps.

You may THINK you're the same person after being in a toxic relationship, but your brain has likely changed significantly. And, the longer you are in one, the more your brain is changing, and not in a good way.

In this episode, we discuss ways toxic relationships change your brain, and turn you into someone you don't want to be. We also discuss ways to heal and get back to feeling like yourself again.

Things that are supposed to make us happy, like a big house, a fancy job, or even a relationship, can often lead to unhappiness, all in the name of "being happy." Buddhists speak of attachment as the cause of suffering. In this episode, we explore why this is so, and discuss the importance of non-attachment.

(Note: this episode has a few sound issues. We apologize and will be changing microphones!)

The older you get, and the more habits you reinforce, the more your brain "lives in the past." In fact, you may be slowly turning into a fossilized version of your past, and this is why you struggle to create new realities and address current problems. We discuss why this happens and how to change your brain.

Fear stops us from living our best lives, and taking the risks that would make our lives amazing. What if we told you that EVERYONE has fear, even highly successful people, and that they just handle fear in a different, helpful way? In this episode, we explain how to handle your fear by feeling it and doing what you want anyway (shout out to author Susan Jeffers who inspired much of this episode)

Once we embrace negative labels, it's so easy to live up to them and see ourselves that way. But, these labels limit us and reinforce negative feedback loops in our lives. Here's how to stop living the negative label you gave yourself, or somebody gave you.

Our attention is one of the most powerful tools we have as humans. Most of us are directing our attention and giving our time to people and things that keep us stuck, rather than towards things that help us become our best selves. In this episode, we discuss changing your awareness and finding new ways of paying attention and directing your energy.