Everything Is Better Than You Think

Laugh, Sing & Dance

Season one concludes with a discussion on the value of laughter, music, and dance as part of a wholehearted life.  

Letting Go of "Supposed to"

One of the secrets of healthy and happy is they choose to do meaningful work and do not run their lives by all the "suppose to's" hovering around them.  We are all made to do something meaningful and energizing, but too often we spend all our time on things that drain us. This episode will inspire to find the meaning and let go of the "suppose to."

More Calm, Less Anxious

How would you like to more moments of calm and less moments of feeling anxious? Listen to this episode to find out how you can cultivate calm and stillness and let go of anxiety.

Exhaustion as a Badge of Honor

We live in a culture that wears exhaustion as a badge of honor and confuses productivity with self-worth.  But healthy individuals learn that play and rest are top priorities in their weekly schedule! Whole-hearted people create a lifestyle that is balanced.  Listen to this episode to learn why the great C. S. Lewis would dare to say, "Only lazy people are busy."

Creativity and Letting Go of Comparison

Comparing ourselves to others seems to be hard wired into our DNA.  If we allow it to dictate our lives, we waste a lot of energy trying to be like everyone else and never develop into the creative, unique individual we were made to be.  Cultivating creativity is often seen as a luxury in adulthood, but this week we talk about how important it is to take time to create and find your artistic outlet.

Letting Go of Certainty

It's human to crave certainty and want to know you are making a right decision, but our world offers no guarantees.  Thus we look to faith and intuition, two friends of whole-hearted people who have learned to live with the uncertainty that life in this world certainly brings!

Gratitude

Research shows there are tremendous benefits to having a gratitude practice.  Tune in to this episode and learn from the Johns brothers how you can bring more gratitude and joy into your life.

Cultivating Resiliency

In this episode, we take on the topic of becoming resilient and moving away from numbing (as seen in addictions) and the feeling of powerlessness.

Self-Compassion

In this episode the Johns' brothers discuss our perfectionistic tendencies and all the ways it can negatively affect our well being.  What can we do about it?  Enter self-compassion, a practice that can forever change your life.

Authenticity

In this podcast, the Johns brothers discuss how to cultivate authenticity and let go of pleasing others.  

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