The Citizen Twelve Podcast

The Citizen Twelve Podcast


Latest Episodes

Injurious Behaviours II
September 14, 2018

Risks of ignoring the reality of harm Reasons harm is ignored or denied, including, ‘if I’m hurt, there’s something wrong with me’ and ‘if I caused harm, I’ll have to amend it’. Note: In this recording we say the show will be about lying (again) and it...

Injurious Behaviours
September 07, 2018

Why it’s useful to address behaviours rather than character defects Fear as motive for behaviour The (disproportionate) fear cycle Fear motivated habits Barriers to new ways of being Why it’s the actions that count Complexity around damage Note: We are...

Prayer II
August 31, 2018

Unpacking common prayers: The Serenity Prayer The Lord’s Prayer The Saint Francis Prayer The Set Aside Prayer Emily’s childhood prayer I love you, I trust you, I smile God, please direct my attention to something useful Host: Paige R.

Prayer
August 24, 2018

The following common questions – ‘Don’t I need to know what I’m praying to?’, ‘Why am I embarrassed about praying?’, ‘What about when I get bored with praying?’, ‘I pray but it isn’t working, what’s the deal?

Meditation II
August 17, 2018

Three common pitfalls around meditation: Trap # 1: Rigidity Trap # 2: Feeling bad about how we meditate! Trap # 3: Complex consequences Host: Paige R. Hulsey | Cohost: Emily R. Bogen Real Rent: https://www.realrentduwamish.

Meditation
August 10, 2018

Common Contexts Incomplete Conceptions Rigidity and perfectionism Focus is on the the sitting It has to be the same every day, day after day, forever Our Additions Gentleness It’s all about when we’re not sitting Whatever it takes to make sure there’s ...

Choices and Decisions Follow-up
August 03, 2018

Five common decision making pitfalls or traps: Trap # 1: (Disproportionate) aversion to discomfort Trap # 2: Outsized attachment Trap # 3: Habit Trap # 4: Confusion Trap # 5: That pesky pendulum – extreme dualism Host: Paige R.

C12Pod 009: Choices and Decisions
July 27, 2018

In this episode: How making choices goes hand in hand with practicing the third step, “Surrender how we live to what we trust to guide us” Barriers to responsible choosing – both internal and external Emily discusses how she has found balance regarding...

Power and Autonomy Follow-up
July 20, 2018

In this episode, we cover: “I did my best” and other excuses How protecting my innocence backfires Victim as a way of being versus having been victimized The gift of acknowledgment Timing Responsibility as access to new opportunities for action Oversho...

Power and Autonomy
July 13, 2018

We address: how being humble is not necessarily the same as being submissive, compliant, or humiliated; how pressure from others alters how we hear our conscience; cussing; some ways we navigate external pressures; when talking about people is not goss...