The Citizen Twelve Podcast
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Injurious Behaviours II
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...