WARNING: This contains talk of suicide, Harm OCD, and bridge trolls. I'm NOT endorsing suicide. I'm merely exploring scary thoughts with empathy and imperfect words. The world can feel overwhelming daily. My hope is through exploring this openly, you will feel less alone. Please reach out to a professional if you need help.

Let's talk about where self-improvement falls short, mental health and suicide, and the Seat of the Self.

🎹 Music: The Wait Is Finally Over - Wanderer's Trove, Imaginary Answer - Hanna Lindgren, Ethereal Earth - Joseph Beg  

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Let's talk about sparking creativity, my version of Morning Pages, Jerry Seinfeld's "Don't Break the Chain", and Big Magic with writers Elizabeth Gilbert and Ruth Stone.

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🎹 Music: We Lift This - Imprismed, Impressions of You - Gavin Luke, Rehya - dreem, Once in a Blue Moon - Imprismed, We Carry On - Yonder Dale, Whisper of the Pines - Howard Harper-Barnes, For Jack - Arden Forest, Make it in Time (DJ Mayson Remix)(Instrumental) - Gamma Skies, Beneath the Waves - Gavin Luke, A Whisper in the Dark - Gavin Luke, Caught in the Waves - Trevor Kowalski

Let's talk about physics and what we know about our reality, Nondualism, and Kevin Costner. Reality Is Not What It Seems | Book Therapy with Carlo Rovelli

🎹 Music: Reverence - Ecovillage, Bohuslan - Pure Indigo, Frontiers - Johannes Bornlof

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Let's talk about daily meditation for 3 years, the world's happiest man: Buddhist Monk Matthieu Ricard, and peace for yourself.

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🎹 Music: We Are Giants - Silver Maple | Beneath the Waves - Gavin Luke  | Duo Voces - Gavin Luke

Let's talk about Anthony de Mello and The Way to Love, Richard Rohr and certitude, and Andrew Huberman and how being human is special.

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🎹 Music: April Snow - Gavin Luke | Atamik - DEX 1200

Let's talk about self-sabotage, Upper Limit Problems, and Carl Jung and Shadow Work. The Big Leap | Book Therapy with Gay Hendricks by Corey Bennett Boardman

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🎹 Music: The Paper Birch - Johannes Bornlof | Friend Or Foe - Johannes Bornlof | Nadir - Gavin Luke | We Live On - Gavin Luke | Something Familiar - Johannes Bornlof

Let's talk about tasting enlightenment, Kapil Gupta and his Awareness exercise in the book Atmamun, and the circle of happiness and misery.

🎹 Music: Into the Forest - Jakob Ahlbom | We Are Here Now - August Wilhelmsson

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Let's talk about Marcus Aurelius and the philosophy of Stoicism, the responsibility of emperors and leaders, and what it means to live a good life. Meditations | Book Therapy with Marcus Aurelius by Corey Bennett Boardman

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🎹 Music: Floating, Floating - August Wilhelmsson, Stargazed 3 - August Wilhelmsson, Somewhere in Between - August Wilhelmsson, Reconcile - Peter Sandberg, They Underestimate - Trevor Kowalski, Striving - Trevor Kowalski, Remove The Complexities - Peter Sandberg, Tumbling Part 2 (Scaled Down Version) - Peter Sandberg, Radio Nights - Curved Mirror, Calm above Clouds - Trevor Kowalski, Aero - Trevor Kowalski, A Winter to Remember - Trevor Kowalski, Softly, Gently - Jon E. Amber, Nocturnal Waltz - Johannes Bornlof, Eskimo Nebula - Curved Mirror, Magellanic Clouds - Rand Aldo, Desert Parade - Rand Aldo, Ambience - Megan Wofford, Jane - Peter Sandberg, Distant Encounter - Curved Mirror, Butterflies - Peter Sandberg, Cotton Dreams - Elm Lake, Parallax - Luwaks, Panoramas - August Wilhelmsson

Let's talk about if God exists in Stoicism, Ram Dass and Ryan Holiday, and Captain Ivan Drago. Meditations | Book Therapy with Marcus Aurelius by Corey Bennett Boardman CLIP

🎹 Music: Panoramas - August Wilhelmsson

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Let's talk about the meaning of life and death with Memento Mori, earthly vs spiritual prizes, and The Oscars. Meditations | Book Therapy with Marcus Aurelius by Corey Bennett Boardman CLIP

🎹 Music: Distant Encounter - Curved Mirror | Butterflies - Peter Sandberg | Cotton Dreams - Elm Lake | Parallax - Luwaks 

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Let's talk about what nature can teach us about Stoicism, depression/anxiety/OCD, and Brene Brown and Glennon Doyle. Meditations | Book Therapy with Marcus Aurelius by Corey Bennett Boardman CLIP

🎹 Music: Eskimo Nebula - Curved Mirror | Magellanic Clouds - Rand Aldo | Desert Parade - Rand Aldo | Ambience - Megan Wofford | Jane - Peter Sandberg  🎵 Music/Sounds Referral Link:  https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/7n41cm/

Let's talk about Amor Fati, depression/anxiety/OCD, and Ryan Holiday's The Obstacle Is the Way. Meditations | Book Therapy with Marcus Aurelius by Corey Bennett Boardman CLIP

🎹 Music: Softly, Gently - Jon E. Amber | Nocturnal Waltz - Johannes Bornlof  

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Let's talk about car accidents, Forrest Gump, and Zoloft. Meditations | Book Therapy with Marcus Aurelius by Corey Bennett Boardman CLIP

💫F#CK UP: I misattributed the quote, "Learn to be indifferent, to what makes no difference." Viktor Frankl said a ton of great stuff, but he didn't say this. Marcus Aurelius did.

🎹 Music: Radio Nights - Curved Mirror | Calm above Clouds - Trevor Kowalski | Aero - Trevor Kowalski | A Winter to Remember - Trevor Kowalski  

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Let's talk about being hardwired for tribes, Stoicism and social media, and Gollum (ego). Meditations | Book Therapy with Marcus Aurelius by Corey Bennett Boardman CLIP

🎹 Music: Remove The Complexities - Peter Sandberg | Tumbling Part 2 (Scaled Down Version) - Peter Sandberg  

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Let's talk about empathy, Stoicism and our true nature, and Bruce Springsteen. Meditations | Book Therapy with Marcus Aurelius by Corey Bennett Boardman CLIP

🎹 Music: Reconcile - Peter Sandberg | They Underestimate - Trevor Kowalski | Striving - Trevor Kowalski   

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Let's talk about how to be a good person with virtues from Stoicism, Andre Agassi, and E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. Meditations | Book Therapy with Marcus Aurelius by Corey Bennett Boardman CLIP

🎹 Music: Somewhere in Between - August Wilhelmsson 

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Let's talk about the philosophy of Stoicism, the responsibility of emperors and leaders, and Jim from The Office. Meditations | Book Therapy with Marcus Aurelius by Corey Bennett Boardman CLIP

🎹 Music: Floating, Floating - August Wilhelmsson Stargazed 3 - August Wilhelmsson 

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Let's talk about exploding your mind, enlightenment and God, and The Matrix. Awareness | Book Therapy with Anthony De Mello by Corey Bennett Boardman CLIP

🎹 Music: NirvanaVEVO - Chris Zabriskie  

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Let's talk about healthy detachment, enlightenment and freedom, and an unknowable God. Awareness | Book Therapy with Anthony De Mello by Corey Bennett Boardman CLIP

🎹 Music: NirvanaVEVO - Chris Zabriskie  

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Let's talk about Never Split the Difference, The Behavioral Change Stairway Model, and Porky Pig. Never Split the Difference | Book Therapy with Chris Voss by Corey Bennett Boardman CLIP

🎹 Music: NirvanaVEVO - Chris Zabriskie

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