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In this episode, we reflect on why encouragement is crucial to inner growth and transformation.

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Thank you for being here. Take care and be well.

In this episode, we reflect on how we can find the sweetness within our life, even when we are facing challenges and struggles.

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Take care and be well!

In honor of Canadian Thanksgiving, I created a little fable inspired by my dear cat Ashes, for whom I am deeply grateful for. She has taught me so much about life and her purring has been heard on the podcast many times. I hope you enjoy this special episode and it warms your heart during this fall season.

Do you have any stories about your pets that you would like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear them.

Take care and be well! New episode coming on Sunday.

In this episode, we reflect on what it means to seek harmony in what often feels like a very divided world.

Questions or thoughts you would like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you.

Thank you for being here. May you be well, safe and peaceful.

Anxiety about the future is normal. But the question remains - how do we face it with wisdom? We reflect on this during today's episode.

My set-up has changed but I hope the audio remains ok! If you have feedback about my audio or the podcast in general, please let me know - email me at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com

Thank you for being here. May you be well, happy and peaceful.

In this episode, we talk about why cultivating a generous heart is deeply beneficial to ourselves. Have any thoughts or questions you would like to share? Email me at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you.

Apologies again for a late upload. I will be switching the upload schedule to make sure our next episode will be up on Sunday this week. Thank you to everyone for being here. Take care and be well.

In this episode, we reflect on why the act of simply being present for another person or ourselves, is a deeply powerful and moving spiritual experience.

Questions or thoughts you would like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you.

Apologies for a late upload - take care and be well everyone!

In this episode, we reflect on how spiritual practice often evolves due to and not despite of, the natural community we are in. 

Questions or thoughts you would like to share? I would love to hear them. Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com

Take care and be well.

In this episode, we reflect on why it's so hard to simply be present, and what it means to finally be able to do so.

Questions or thoughts you would like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you.

In this episode, we reflect on why time is often an important element of development acceptance, in ourselves and with other people.

Questions or thoughts you would like to share? I would love to hear from you. Email me at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com

In this episode, we talk about how we can weather the ebbs and flows of life, especially when the changes are hard and unexpected.

Thoughts, questions or having issues with audio? I would be happy to help you. Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com

In this episode, we reflect on what it means to reframe our identity and what it looks like in practice.

Questions or thoughts you would like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you.

In today's episode, we reflect on what it means to light up the path - for ourselves and those around us. 

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Apologies for this week's late upload - thank you for being here! Next week will resume regular upload on Sunday.

In this episode, we reflect on what it means to grasp the right lesson - the big picture insight on life's challenging situations.

Questions or thoughts you would like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you.

In this episode, we reflect on the importance of looking at the present from the other side.

Apologies for the late upload and scratchy voice due to the sore throat! Thank you to everyone who listens in and writes in - if you have any episode requests, thoughts or questions you would like to share, please email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com 

In this episode, we reflect on how small moments of love and care from others and ourselves serve as a form of silent protection throughout our lives.

Thank you to everyone who has written in - I truly appreciate it! If you have any episode requests, thoughts or questions you would like to share, please email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you.

In this episode, we talk about the importance of having moments of lightness and humor, especially when we are struggling. 

Thank you to everyone who tuned into Wednesday's special episode! If you have any requests, questions or thoughts you would like to share, email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you.

Today's special episode reflects on chronic illness through the lens of an original story about a mighty tree. Thank you to Wendy for requesting this episode. This one is for you, and for everyone who is facing chronic illness, supporting a loved one through chronic illness or contemplating it in their life.

We will be back with a new episode this Sunday. Wishing you a beautiful, safe and joyful week ahead.

In this episode, we reflect on how we can learn to acknowledge and lift our inner burdens, little by little. 

This Wednesday, there will also be a special episode reflecting on the topic of chronic illness, dedicated to podcast listener Wendy. Thank you for suggesting this topic for the podcast, Wendy!

If you have any episode requests or questions you would like to share, email me any time at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you. Thank you so much to everyone who has written in!

In today's episode, we talk about the importance of taking a different perspective - changing the story - in order to experience growth in how we see others and the world around us.

Stories, questions, thoughts or episode suggestions you would like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you.

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This episode is a re-upload of last Sunday's episode due to a technical issue! Hoping that this upload will go more smoothly than the last. Thank you everyone.

In this episode, we talk about why our needs are always shifting and why it's important to stay open to the process of change. 

Stories, thoughts or questions you would like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you!

Hello everyone! For this week, we have a special treat - a listener story, submitted by Sarah. Thank you Sarah for sharing this beautiful, real-life story with me and our podcast community! I truly enjoyed reading this story and feel grateful to share it with everyone.

In this episode, we will be reflecting on what we're carrying with us, whether it's the past, present or future, and how we can decide what to do with these elements every day.

Questions, stories or thoughts you would like to share? Email me any time at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you.

In this episode, we reflect on the shadow self - what it is, and why it's important to accept as a part of our greater self.

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In this episode, we reflect on the deeper impact of how our perspective on other people affects how we view ourselves.

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In this episode, we reflect on the pivotal importance of rest, and how rest is what enables us to listen, learn and develop spiritually.

Questions or thoughts you would like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you.

Thank you for being here - take care and be well!

In this episode, we reflect on how the nature of things can help put into perspective the patterns of behavior we observe in others.

Apologies for the late upload and thank you for bearing with the audio of the two travelling episodes!

Questions or thoughts? Email me at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you.

In the final travelling episode of the month, we reflect on how different experiences shape our perception and how we can learn from them.

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Thank you for being here and apologies for the audio quality while traveling.

In this episode, we reflect on the importance of examining our inner voices and evolving them to be more empowering.

Apologies for the change in audio as I am travelling - thank you for listening despite this change!

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Take care and be well!

Today, we talk about the unexpected joy of finding community in unlikely places as well as the importance of appreciating the community we have.

Questions or thoughts you would like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you.

In this episode, we talk about how life feels when our sense of spirit is missing and the simple ways in which we can connect and strengthen our inner spirit every day.

Thoughts or questions you would like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you.

Thank you for joining me - take care and be well!

In today's episode, we talk about how we can move from rumination to realization, when reflecting on the painful experiences we've had in the past.

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Thank you for being here - take care and be well!

In this episode, we talk about what it means to be stuck and how we can gradually, slowly and gently, become unstuck, opening the way towards healing and growth.

Thank you for being here. If you have any questions or thoughts you would like to share, please email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you. 

Take care and be well!

In this episode, we reflect on why our desires cause us harm and how we can shift them to develop a healthier understanding and relationship to our inner desires.

Questions or thoughts you would like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com

In today's episode, we reflect on how we become entangled in cycles of shame and punishment, and how we can heal from them through gratitude and generosity.

I've also added in a new intro - if you have any feedback, thoughts or questions you would like to share, email me at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com

I would love to hear from you! Thank you for being here.

In this episode, we reflect on how the mind is the center of a greater ecosystem of our thoughts, feelings, conversations and media consumption, and how we can gently change our ecosystem to be more nurturing, healing and loving.

Apologies on the background noise. Hoping it doesn't take too much away from the listening experience. Thank you for being here.

Questions or thoughts? I would love to hear from you. Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com

When it feels like tragedy is escalating, it becomes hard to escape despair. Today, I share my own inner reflection on processing world events and why it still feels powerful to hold onto hope and the dream of peace for all.

Apologies as well, for my voice - I am recovering from a small sore throat, but it will likely clear up soon!

Thoughts and questions you would like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com 

Thank you for being here and wishing you a peaceful week ahead.

In this episode, we talk about what it means to clear a path forward for ourselves, especially when life is particularly difficult and we find it hard to find acceptance and support from others. 

Thoughts or questions? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you.

In this episode, we explore how we can learn to be present with our own pain.

Thoughts or questions you'd like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com. I would love to hear from you.

In this episode, we focus on anger - why we often find our anger unmanageable and how to slowly use it as a way to grow into wiser, more capable people.

Thoughts or questions you'd like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com. I would love to hear from you.

In this episode, we talk about why compassion rather than frustration, is the best foundation for true inner change.

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In this episode, we talk about how we can face being mindful of the world - its good and particularly its bad, when searching for peace in our lives through mindfulness.

Questions or thoughts you would like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you.

In this episode, we talk about how we can keep our hope for ourselves and for humanity alive even when things feel dire.

Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com. I would love to hear from you.

Even though we feel that the truth is very far from us, it can be found in the ordinary, everyday moments of our normal lives. This is where the real growth happens.

Thoughts or questions you would like to share? Email me at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com. I would love to hear from you.

In this episode, we talk about the different ways in which we try to run away from ourselves and why ultimately, the path to deeper growth and peace, always begins by being right here.

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In this episode, we reflect on what it means to be living through chaos and how we can approach the experience of chaos with mindfulness.

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In this episode, we talk about how we can learn to face failure and process it in a way that is kind and gentle to ourselves.

Questions or thoughts you'd like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com. I would love to hear from you.

In this episode, we talk about the different pathways that lead us to feeling worthless and how we can learn to feel worthful instead.

In this episode, we reflect on what it means to have rituals of grieving and how they help us to live our daily lives more fully.

Thoughts or questions? Email me at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com. I would love to hear from you.

What do we do when we're faced with difficult questions? We reflect on this dilemma during today's episode.