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
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episode 1: Season 5 Sneak Peek
Get a glimpse behind the curtain as Brooke and Ben talk about the upcoming season, what you can expect and what's been happening in the off-season.
episode 2: Rhythms: A Slow Living Deep-Dive
Season 5 returns with a deep dive in to rhythms (the what, why and how) and Brooke catches up with Kate from Season 4 to see what's changed in her relationship with ambition and slow living.
episode 3: Stuff: A Slow-Living Deep Dive
Brooke and Ben discuss their changing relationship with stuff (the things they buy and own and use) and why they've shifted away from minimalism. Brooke also catches up with Nancy from Season 4 to see what changes she's made since they last spoke.
episode 4: Reducing Waste: A Slow Living Deep-Dive
Ben and Brooke talk about their efforts to reduce waste in their home. From food, to clothes, to cleaning Ben and Brooke talk about where they started out on their waste reduction journey and where they find themselves now. Brooke then catches up with Georgi from Season 4, who shares the fantastic project she's begun since they last spoke.
episode 5: Community: A Slow Living Deep-Dive
What is community and how does it fit in with slow living? In this episode Brooke and Ben discuss their experience in finding and developing community, and why belonging is so important. Brooke also catches up with Lauren from Season 4 who shares some massive changes she's made since they last spoke, and how she's finding a new appreciation for slow/intentional living in her twenties.
episode 6: Technology: A Slow Living Deep-Dive
In today's episode Brooke and Ben discuss the rise of 'connect-tech' and its impact on slow living, before Brooke catches up with Sara from Season 4 who shares how awe has changed her day to day life.
episode 7: Self-care: A Slow Living Deep-Dive
Is self-care really just about baths and treating yo'self? Brooke and Ben discuss the roots of self-care, what it looks like in their lives and why it's so important. Brooke then chats with listener Amy about her waste-reduction efforts and how she's managing work from home.
episode 8: Life in the time of coronavirus
Brooke and Ben discuss the coronavirus pandemic and the slow living tools that are helping with the new normal. Brooke then catches up with Elisa who shares what's been working for her since they last spoke, as well as the challenges of applying intentional living to parenting a medically-complex child.
episode 9: Managing screentime, finding balance and future plans - A Coronavirus Hostful
Season 5 wraps up with a hostful episode full of audience questions - some pandemic-related, some not - and Brooke and Ben spend some time talking through their working from home strategies and future plans, as well as what to expect from Season 6.
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