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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 10 days 8 minutes
episode 4: Analog creativity with Jess Davis
Brooke catches-up with returning guest Jess Davis to get an update on how New York is rebounding from the pandemic
episode 3: The (impromptu) Hostful
Brooke and Ben drop into your feed with an unscheduled hostful to talk through the happenings over the past month
episode 2: Optimistic activism in a COVID impacted world with Em Ehlers
This is a conversation many months in the making, recorded a few months ago, Brooke chats with illustrator, writer and environmentalist Em Ehlers.
episode 1: The Hostful with the Mostful
Catch-up with Brooke and Ben as they take you through an update as well as answer your questions in this Season 7 Hostful!
episode 8: Were back!
Brooke and Ben are back in your earholes to share some stories and updates over the past nine months
episode 7: Meditation, acceptance and relinquishing control with Kevin Janks - Life in the Time of Covid-19
Meditation has a lot to offer us during a crisis, but when it's hard to sit still and breathe, should we still keep trying? Kevin Janks discusses why it's so important and what meditating in a crisis offers us.
episode 6: Looking towards a 'new normal' - Life in the Time of Covid-19
What does a post-lockdown, post-Covid world look like? No-one really knows, but most of us can agree - we don't want to return to the old normal, when the old normal was a big part of the problem. Brooke and Ben discuss how they're looking to re-boot their values as life begins to return to a 'new normal'.
episode 5: Loneliness and learning to look forward with Sarah Wilson - Life in the Time of Covid-19
Sarah Wilson returns to the show to talk about the impact of loneliness during isolation, how her anxiety is helping her to move through strange times, and why we need to look forward towards the world we're creating on the other side of the pandemic.
episode 4: Understanding your stress response and how to balance it out with Ellen Carr - Life in the Time of Covid-19
What is Ayurveda? And how can it help us better navigate the stress and uncertainty of the Covid-19 pandemic? Brooke chats with holistic coach Ellen Carr about doshas, stress responses and learning how to balance them out.
episode 3: How to make remote learning work for your family with Sarah Durack - Life in the Time of Covid-19
Brooke chats with Sarah Durack, a high school science teacher, about how to can make remote learning work for your family during the pandemic lockdowns.