In an era of polarization, confusion, and “fake news,” discerning and naming what is real—what satisfies, what has substance, what is meaningful—is more important than ever. The Naming the Real Podcast is about doing just that: rightly naming the beliefs, attitudes, practices, and behaviors that will help you transcend our cultural anxiety and lead a flourishing life, for the sake of the world.
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They've known each other for forever but do they know each other's movie taste? Probably not. Join lifelong friends Abby and Matt as they discuss movies, life, and the trauma of high school marching band.
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Quelles mécaniques possible pour créer un nouveau nom de marque ?
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Conclave, Best Picture Nominees, Florida
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31:24Abi and Matt have a conclave.De către NAMPIH
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A NtR Short: The 100 Glimmer Challenge
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8:14Transformation ultimately has less to do with thinking our way into change than living into it in bodies that have been trained to feel and be fully present. In this episode, we explore a way to create a strong foundation for ongoing transformation by not only recognizing glimmers—moments that slow your body down into an experience of calm and beau…
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The future freaks us out.De către NAMPIH
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A Psychologist, a Saint, and a Sufi Walk Into Oneness: Jung, Julian, and Rumi on Vibrant Spirituality (A Third Conversation with John Phillip Newell)
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1:17:38In this third conversation with John Phillip Newell, author of The Great Search and numerous books on spirituality, we explore what we talk about when we talk about “oneness.” Oneness, as Carl Jung, Julian of Norwich, and Jalaluddin Rumi help us discover, is an archetypal way of experiencing reality. In simple, pragmatic ways, we can grow our aware…
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A NtR Short: The Happiness Formula: The Tale of Abd al-Rahman III’s 14 Days
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15:34There are many competing formulas for happiness. In this episode, exploring the tale of Abd al-Rahman III and his fourteen days of fulfillment, we look at two such formulas. What emerges is a conclusion backed by science: only experiences of beauty and connection make our lives meaningful and, therefore, happy. What then, do we find most beautiful …
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Reviewing Our 2024 Movie Picks
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37:32We look at movies we decided could be good before they came out.De către NAMPIH
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Life and Breath: The Art and Science of Wim Hof Breathing, Cold Plunge, and Building New Neural Networks (A Conversation with Nolan Kim, Part II)
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28:46In this second conversation with Nolan Kim, director of Power Coaching, we explore more practices for befriending the body. We begin with a dive into the science behind cold plunging and how a simple breathing practice from Wim Hof can radically boost your immune system. Nolan also outlines a number of exercises that will help you ground in your bo…
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Life and Breath: The Art and Science of Befriending the Body through Mindful Breathing (A Conversation with Nolan Kim)
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42:22Breathing well is central to living well. In this conversation with Nolan Kim, director of Power Coaching, we explore the simplest practices for transforming your sense of presence and power through the transformation of your breath. But this is bigger than breath: ultimately Nolan invites us into a conversation about how to truly choose life while…
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The End of All Stories: From Shame to Compassion (with Yelling and Groaning Along the Way)
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40:30One of our most profound capacities as humans is the ability to re-story our lives. In this final episode of the storytelling series, we explore the movement from shame to compassion/self-compassion. This is primarily a somatic or embodied process, allowing our bodies to release the stored vital energy that may have become stuck in our system, with…
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Abi and Matt look back at 2024.De către NAMPIH
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Our Little Secret, Work Surveys, Chrismukkah
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29:32Merry Chrismukkah from us to you and yours.De către NAMPIH
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The Hardest Thing We Ever Do: Self-Compassion as a Core Practice (Storytelling V)
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36:38As a conclusion to the storytelling series, we explore one of the hardest things we ever learn to do: refusing self-judgment and embracing every part of us with compassion. Self-compassion has nothing to do with going soft on ourselves or giving ourselves a pass; in fact, it demands ruthless self-awareness and integrity. It is the death of our ego'…
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A Lot Like Love, Jet Concert, Amanda Peet
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31:06Abi and Matt revisit a relic from the past.De către NAMPIH
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Civil War, Thanksgiving, Journalism
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27:38Abi and Matt celebrate the holidays with movies.
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Comfort Movies, Politics, School Newspaper
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20:36Abi and Matt are distraught.De către NAMPIH
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Bring it On : Worldwide Cheersmack, Cybersecurity, Degrassi
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33:59Abi and Matt have made it to the end of the Bring it On series... or have we?De către NAMPIH
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Bring it On: Fight to the Finish, Nobody Wants this, Interns
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29:38Abi and Matt talk fedoras. Abi is pro. Matt is no.
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Emptying out the Letterboxd Diary
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4:24With Abi gone, Matt talks about the Mets.
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Bring it On: In it to Win it, HIMYM, Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida
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37:39Abi and Matt watch a movie set entirely at camp at Universal Studios in Orlando, FloridaDe către NAMPIH
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A NtR Short: Four Characters in the Brain (and How to Talk to Them!)
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17:57We have four “characters” in our brains: two in our left hemisphere and two in our right. These characters have vastly different concerns and focuses, and when we find ourselves mired in the more self-absorbed or anxious characters, we can feel really stuck. In this episode, following the work of Jill Bolte-Taylor, we explore a way of getting unstu…
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A NtR Short: Feeling Like a Fraud? Confronting Imposter Syndrome Head-On
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11:17Imposter syndrome is a very specific type of tyranny, under which many labor. It is the fear of being found out, of being exposed, of being revealed a fraud. It destroys freedom and consumes energy, leading to exhaustion. In this episode, we explore the roots of imposter syndrome and a pathway for confronting it—even stopping it right in its tracks…
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Bring it On: All or Nothing, Save the Cheerleader Save the World
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34:27Abi and Matt continue their deep dive into cheerleading.De către NAMPIH
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A NtR Short: Micro Mindfulness: Simple Practices for Living in the Abundant Present
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19:57The goal of life is, in some sense, simply to become present. In this episode, we explore micro mindfulness, through which we can train and habituate our bodies to live in a relax, restful, and regulated state (in polyvagal theory, what is called a ventral-vagal state). By recognizing “glimmer moments”—moments of everyday beauty and peace—and then …
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In Search of a New Story: Turning to Earth and Soul to Renew Spirituality (A Second Conversation with John Philip Newell)
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1:10:59In this second conversation with John Philip Newell, we explore how Celtic spirituality informs a movement back to the soul and to the earth. By framing our core human essence as well as the material world as good (contra much of the dualistic philosophy and theology that has guided Western history), we can discover deeper ways to be human beings. …
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Bring it on Again, College, Cheerleading
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24:36Abi and Matt keep their promises.De către NAMPIH
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A NtR Short: The Freedom of “It’s Not About Me”
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18:06In this short, we explore the power of immersing one’s self in a simple four-word phrase: “It’s not about me.” It’s a mantra that has the power to reorient our thinking and our entire neurobiology, as we learn to see ourselves as a small part of something much bigger, removing the pressure that can build up when we take our ego, our emotions, or ou…
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A NtR Short: Left Brain/Right Brain: Meditation, Neurobiology, and the Power to Become Present (Becoming Present II)
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22:48We live in a left brain world. The brain’s left hemisphere is generally concerned with being explicit, certain, and in control. The right hemisphere, in contrast, is focused on story, metaphor, space, and connection. Shifting to the right brain can open up a world of possibility, as we become more concerned with what we experience and how we’re con…
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Matt and Abi talk about Paris and sports in Paris.De către NAMPIH
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Dealing with Beliefs that Keep Us Stuck: Anger, Advocacy, and the Power of “Hell No” Energy (Storytelling IV)
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41:17We all have automatic negative thoughts and beliefs that can keep us stuck. What's to be done? In this episode, we explore how the unresolved arousal in our stories can lead to beliefs that produce terrible fruit in our lives. And we explore the resource within our agency to renounce those stories, advocating for our freedom. Finding this “hell no”…
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Abi and Matt talk about nature.De către NAMPIH
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A NtR Short: The Problem with Meditation: Letting Go of the Small Self to Find the True Self (Becoming Present, Part I)
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19:44Meditation is great, its benefits incredible. And…most of us resist it. Not just because we are busy, but because meditation—like any space of quiet—would have us face stories and beliefs that we prefer to avoid. In this episode, we explore our resistance to meditation and, hand-in-hand, a practice that may help us look forward to learning meditati…
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Hit Man, Onscreen Chemistry, Third Places
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27:23Abi and Matt urban planning, bad roommates, and dating red flags.De către NAMPIH
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Arousal is the Soul of Every Story: A Path for Naming Fulfilled and Frustrated Desire (Storytelling III)
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43:18Every story is an arousal story, because arousal is the soul’s ultimate energy: we long for connection and become panicked at the possibility of disconnection. Arousal, in this sense, is far greater than sexual arousal—it is the energy animating all things. In this episode, we explore the idea of resolved arousal and unresolved arousal, with plenty…
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Our First Movie Mailbag, Politics, AI Brad
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28:50We just got a letter. We just got a letter. We just got a letter. I wonder who it's from.De către NAMPIH
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A NtR Short: Living Beyond Self-Protection (A Simple Embodiment Practice for Increasing Agency)
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8:01In this short, we explore the importance of naming our emotions at a granular level as well as exploring how “negative emotions” may be (1) protecting us while (2) keeping us from what we long for. The more fluency we gain in naming our emotions and how they function to protect but also limit us, the more agency—which expresses itself as choice and…
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A NtR Short: A Simple Gratitude Prompt for Radical Life Change
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15:25In this Short, we confront our human and cultural tendency to focus on what we don’t have rather than what we do. This pressure keeps us from being here and now, in reality, which is the only place we can experience joy. Through focusing on what we have rather than what we want, we can shift everything about our perspective. As always, we explore t…
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White Men Can't Jump, Abi's Knockout Triumph, Sizzler
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25:44Abi makes her dad proud.De către NAMPIH
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A NtR Short: The Evil of "Should" (Freeing Your Life from the Tyranny of Who You Are Supposed to Be)
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13:44In this Short, we confront the pervasive pressure that the word “should” can exert in our lives. In considering how we actually change—becoming the people we want to be—“should” has very limited power to transform us at our deepest levels. Instead, we must practice being held, which requires a different energy and orientation to life. As always, we…
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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Emily Oster, Prison Break
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27:24More fish talk.De către NAMPIH
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Finding Agency: Cultivating Our Power to Choose (Storytelling Part III: A Conversation with Daphne Larkin and Christy Bauman)
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1:08:00This conversation with Daphne Larkin and Dr. Christy Bauman is an exploration of the importance of knowing and telling our hard stories. Through real life-examples, we survey how telling stories creates greater flexibility in our perspective, resilience in our attitudes, and kindness in how we hold our own narratives, as we become empowered to live…
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Abi and Matt discuss water and swimming.
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A NtR Short: Owning the Morning: Writing Your Grounding Story
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14:06In this Short, we explore a simple two-step practice for seizing the day rather than letting the day seize you. The practice is straightforward: a commitment to spend a few moments in a slow, unhurried posture combined with a consistent engagement of your “grounding story.” In this episode, we explain what a grounding story is, how to create one, a…
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A NtR Short: “Discharging a Loyal Soldier”: How to Release Parts of Us That Once Kept Us Safe…and Now Keep Us Stuck
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13:14In this Naming the Real Short—a bonus episode in our Storytelling Series—we explore the idea of “discharging a loyal soldier,” which is releasing a belief/part of us that kept us safe but now keeps us stuck. By thanking the part, releasing the part, and re-assigning the part to a new role, we can transcend the places where we’ve got mired and move …
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Anyone but You, Shakespeare, AirBnb
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26:50Abi and Matt talk about places you can stay at weddings that aren't hotels.De către NAMPIH
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You’re Not Crazy for Talking to Yourself: How to Dialogue with All Your Parts (Storytelling Part II)
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35:58The person that we are includes many parts, organized around our true Self. But many times we feel stuck, because we believe our most frustrated or seemingly dysfunctional part is our actual identity, or because we don’t how to integrate our parts into a greater whole. In this episode, we consider the reality that you aren’t crazy for talking to yo…
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A NtR Short: Far From Rome (How Celtic Spirituality Changes How We See the World)
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12:01In this episode—our first Naming the Real SHORT—we explore the two primary ways that Celtic spirituality helps us see the world differently than the way promulgated by Western Imperial Christianity.De către Brandon Cook
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Telling Hard Stories: The Power to Heal Our Bodies and Transform Our Souls (Storytelling Part I)
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38:48Human beings tend to resist and avoid; it’s a default state for us. But resistance and avoidance lock us into a life of gray horizons—on automatic, far from the thrill of fully feeling or fully flourishing. And yet we are never without tools to get us unstuck. In this episode, we explore the incredible power of telling hard stories for reinventing …
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Matt is alone. He misses Abi.
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Finding the Garden Within: Dealing with the Brain’s Inner Voices of Accusation (Science, Scripture, and Spirituality Part IV)
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57:33Most people feel, to some degree, that they are on trial, that they must prove themselves and “be enough.” Some people experience such accusations in the form of an inner critic who torments and even terrorizes. How do we transcend such inner accusation? In this episode, we look at ancient wisdom as well as modern neuroscience—including the researc…
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Drive me Crazy, Notes on The Holdovers, Did you watch Entourage?
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28:11Abi and Matt watched a movie sort of.De către NAMPIH
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