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The Dichotomy of Control 2.0 – Epictetus for Anxious Achievers
Let me guess. You have read Marcus Aurelius. You know some things are up to you and some are not. And you still lie awake replaying conversations, spiralling over outcomes, feeling like a failure when things do not go your way. Yeah. Me too
5 Stoic Skills for Unshakeable Confidence & Self-Sovereignty
What if real confidence is not positive affirmations or fake-it-till-you-make-it, but a handful of skills the Stoics spent centuries practising? In this episode I walk through five: clarity of purpose, holding outcomes loosely, closing the
The 5-Minute Emergency Drill: When the Craving Hits Right Now
That moment when the craving is right here, right now, and it feels like the only option is to give in. The drink, the scroll, the binge, the text you will regret, the thing you do not need. The pull is real. The urgency feels total. But he
Become Untriggerable: Masculinity, Intimacy, and Healing with Adam Rice
Most advice for men hands you tactics. Adam Rice wanted to talk about something underneath that: how to become harder to knock off balance in the first place. We get into spotting an ego flare in your body before it runs the show, the langu
NVC in Real Life with Hans van Veen
If "just be nicer" has never once fixed your hardest conversations, this one is for you. I sat down with coach Hans van Veen to put Nonviolent Communication to work in the messy real world: the moment your jaw tightens mid-argument, the urg
Good Kid, Tricky Moment: A Calm‑Parenting Reset
Your child says "no" and something in you surges before you have decided anything. This is a short guided reset for that exact moment. We slow the breath to settle the nervous system, set a one-line intention, and use the cue phrase "good k
The Ultimate Stoic Sleep & Wisdom Meditation: Daily (2025)
A calm Stoic meditation to close the day. We move slowly through mindful presence, a gentle review of the hours behind you, quiet acceptance of how the day actually went, and the wider view from above that lets the small stresses shrink bac
The Complete Daily Stoic Meditation: Repeat Daily (2025)
One complete Stoic meditation, built to be repeated. The idea is simple: a single practice you can return to every day, so the ideas stop being something you read and start being something you rehearse. Press play in the morning to set the
Stoicism in 3 Minutes: Master Your Emotions with Erick Cloward
A short clip with Erick Cloward, Stoic author and host of The Stoic Coffee Break Podcast, on the one idea that quietly runs most of our reactions: it is not the event, it is the judgment you make about it. Change the judgment and the emotio
I Am The Pilot, Not The Turbulence: 5-Minute Stoic Reset
Five minutes to find your calm centre when everything around you is shaking. This short guided meditation uses a steady 4-2-6 breath, then asks you to name the turbulence rather than be swept up in it, and repeat one line: "I am the pilot,
Amor Fati: The Stoic Art of Loving Your Fate – Ultimate Guide
Amor fati means "love of fate", and it asks something harder than acceptance. Not just tolerating what happens, but learning to meet every turn of your life, the good and the painful, as if you had chosen it. This is a full walk through the
The Stoic Morning Ritual to Fortify Your Mind Daily (2025)
Ten minutes to start the day with a steadier mind. This guided morning meditation draws on Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus to help you anchor your attention, soften the reactivity that runs on autopilot, and meet whatever is coming as
Plato’s Apology: The Only Book Every Human Needs to Read ft. Donald Robertson
If you could only ever recommend one book, what would it be? For Donald Robertson, the writer behind How to Think Like a Roman Emperor, the answer is Plato's Apology: Socrates on trial, defending his way of life and refusing to flinch in th
A Stoic Morning to See Things Clearly
Most of what upsets us is not the event but the story we wrap around it. This short morning meditation, about seven and a half minutes, walks you through the Stoic practice of objective representation: looking at a recent experience and gen
8-Minute Stoic Clarity for Your Morning
Eight minutes to set a clearer head before the day gets hold of you. This guided Stoic meditation moves through three simple steps: observe what is actually happening, notice the judgment you have quietly attached to it, then choose a stead
Was Socrates in a Toxic Relationship with his Wife?
Socrates' wife Xanthippe has come down to us as the original nightmare spouse. But how much of that is fair, and how much is two and a half thousand years of bad press? I sat down with philosopher and author Donald Robertson to look at what
How Did Socrates Become So Wise?
Where did Socrates' wisdom actually come from? It was not raw intellect alone. In this conversation, Donald Robertson and I look at the daily habits, the charisma, and the genuine love of people that made Socrates the figure everyone after
Stoicism Is a Practice, Not Just a Philosophy
You can read every word Marcus Aurelius wrote and still fall apart the first time someone cuts you off in traffic. That gap, between knowing and doing, is what this clip is about. Donald Robertson, one of the leading Stoic authors and a cog
Socrates' "Mirror For The Mind" Will Transform Your Thinking
Socrates had a strange idea: that another person can act as a mirror for your own mind, showing you the thoughts you cannot see on your own. In this conversation with philosopher Donald Robertson, we follow that thread through Socrates on w
Socrates’ Two-Column Method For Clearer Decisions
The oldest self-help tool might also be the best one, and it fits on a single sheet of paper. I asked Stoic author Donald Robertson to walk me through Socrates' two-column method: a simple way to question your own assumptions, pressure-test
How To Pick Your Battles Wisely | Donald Robertson
When do you speak up, and when do you let it go? When do you push, and when do you step back? Donald Robertson and I get into coping flexibility: the skill of matching your response to the situation instead of running the same move every ti
The Missing Piece of Stoicism: Why Kindness is Strength | Donald Robertson
Modern Stoicism gets sold as self-control and grit, which leaves out the part Marcus Aurelius arguably cared about most. Donald Robertson and I talk about the missing piece: the idea that real strength shows up as kindness, and that anger i
How to Handle Difficult People: Stoic Strategies, Empathy vs. Compassion, and Communication Techniques
Some people are genuinely hard to deal with: the high-conflict ones, the boundary-trampling ones, the family member you cannot just walk away from. This episode is a practical toolkit for those relationships, pulling from Stoic philosophy a
Donald Robertson on Socrates, Philosophy, and Modern Self-Help
I sat down with Donald Robertson, author and psychotherapist, for a proper conversation about Socrates: his life, his methods, and why a man who wrote nothing down still shapes how we think two and a half thousand years later. Donald blends
Creating the Ultimate Stoic Routine: Work Rituals (2)
Part two of the series on building a Stoic daily routine, this time on the hours you actually work. Whether your work is a job, a creative project, or something like training martial arts, the aim is the same: turn it into something you do
Crafting The Ultimate Stoic Routine: Morning Rituals (1)
How you start the morning tends to set the temperature for the rest of the day. This is part one of the routine series, focused on a Stoic morning: a sequence of small practices that point you at clarity and resilience before the world gets
Stoic Meditation For Judgement And Self-Compassion
The next time you catch yourself judging someone, this guided meditation turns that moment around and points it back at you, gently. Drawing on Marcus Aurelius, it walks you through noticing your own version of the fault you just spotted in
The 3 Procrastination Traps and How to Avoid Them
A short, practical one on why we put things off and how to stop. I look at where procrastination actually comes from, why the hardest part is almost always the first few minutes of resistance, and how borrowing a professional mindset, showi
Embody the Stoic Dichotomy of Control: Meditation Practice
A meditation to practise the most useful idea in Stoicism until it actually sticks. The dichotomy of control is simple to say and hard to live: some things are yours (your thoughts, your actions, your responses) and most things are not (oth
The Mind Illuminated (TMI) Stage Two Meditation (1 Hour)
A full hour of guided practice for Stage Two of The Mind Illuminated, John Yates' map of meditation. Stage Two is all about the wandering mind: noticing sooner when your attention has drifted off the breath, and coming back without frustrat
