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What will help you today?

Every episode is sorted into subjects. Whether you are struggling with anger, grief or a head that will not slow down, pick the subject nearest to it, or say it in your own words.

A weathered granite tor rooted in quiet Cornish moorland.

38 episodes

Inner Peace Foundations

You want to feel calm and you do not. Start here. What peace actually is, why it is not the same as everything going well, and how to find some on a bad week.

A small worn stone footbridge joining two banks of a woodland stream.

27 episodes

Buddhist & Spiritual Wisdom

Wondering if any of this ancient stuff actually works? No robes, no Sanskrit homework. Just the parts I have found genuinely useful when life is hard.

Atlantic waves changing shape as they approach a rocky Cornish shore.

22 episodes

Working with Emotions

Anger, grief, loneliness, envy, the lot. Not how to stop feeling them. How to feel them without being run by them.

A wind-shaped hawthorn rooted firmly in coastal granite.

21 episodes

Hard Times & Resilience

The episodes I make for the worst days. No silver linings, no everything happens for a reason. Just what has helped me get through mine.

A clear coastal path through a gap in a stone hedge.

20 episodes

Anxiety, Overwhelm & Stress

For the weeks when your head will not slow down and everything feels like too much. Honest company, and something small you can actually do.

Two wooden chairs turned toward each other above a quiet harbour.

20 episodes

Love, Empathy & Other People

The hardest part of most lives is other people. Family, friends, the ones who hurt us, and caring without it costing you everything.

An irregular rock pool reflecting the sky among natural coastal stones.

17 episodes

Self-Acceptance & Self-Love

For when the harshest voice in the room is your own. Being alright with who you are, including the parts you would rather not look at. This one took me forty years, so take your time.

A winding street through a Cornish harbour town toward the quay.

17 episodes

Steven's Story

The personal ones. Breaking my neck at eighteen, the years I got it wrong, hitting the bottom at forty, and what I found there.

A loosely uncoiled rope resting beside a mooring ring on a granite quay.

11 episodes

Letting Go & Forgiveness

Still carrying something that ended years ago? Putting it down is not the same as saying it was fine. These are about the difference, and about the ones that will not budge.

A plain wooden chair beside an open cottage window.

10 episodes

How to Meditate

Starting out, starting again, or wondering whether you are doing it wrong. You are probably not. Here is what actually matters.

Weekly Calm

One calm email.
Every Sunday.

A little space to pause, a practical thought to take into the week, and a reminder that you’re not doing this alone.

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