To strive is human, to saunter divine. Welcome to The Tortoise - a podcast that digs deep into the power of slow. Brooke McAlary (author of "Slow", "Care" and "Destination Simple") is joined by her husband Ben for a monthly deep dive into the realities of trying to live slow in a world that won't stop racing. On the third Thursday of every month, join Brooke and Ben for an unscripted, unedited, always candid and usually fun conversation about slow living and how embracing our inner tortoise can impact every part of life: relationships, work, family, community, tech, health, care, personal growth. If you’re burnt out, overwhelmed, frustrated at the sheer pace of life or just looking for a sign to slow down, this is the podcast (a plodcast!) for you.
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episode 12: Curveballs: Episode 12
You know the feeling. Life is motoring on in much the way you expected it to, you’ve got plans, you’ve got goals and then — BAM — a curveball gets whacked your way. Suddenly the plans, the goals, the vague idea of what we thought life would look like are shaken.
In this month's episode of The Tortoise, Brooke and Ben are talking curveballs, trying to answer the question of how to navigate the unexpected challenges life can throw in our way.
In this conversation they look at what defines a curveball, how to use some of the ideas of slow living to help navigate them, as we as:
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examples of some curveballs they've faced themselves recently
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the role that simply noticing — our emotions, our stories, our egos — can play in accepting and moving forward once we face an unexpected challenge
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“feeling our feelings” as the first step in moving on from a curveball, and why there are many different ways to do that
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how acceptance of what is can help us to move forward and why it’s such a difficult thing to achieve
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the rising movement of Stoicism and concerns about the difference between being stoic and repressed
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two different ways of using perspective to reframe our curveballs over time
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the role of gratitude in moving on from an abrupt life change, and why we can’t always rush straight to it
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why self-care is so important when navigating new life circumstances
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