Published in Stoic Coffee·12 hours ago248 — Conversation With Author Crystal JascksonLife is full of challenges that can knock you down, but the question is, are you going to stay down? As a romance novelist, Crystal Jackson might seem an odd choice for a guest on a podcast about stoicism, but Crystal has seen her fair share of hard knocks…1 min read1 min read
Published in Stoic Coffee·Mar 7247 — There Are No Problems, Only ChoicesThe stoics teach us that our perspective on life is one of the most important things that we can control. It’s our perspective that informs how we approach everything. Today I want to talk about a powerful way to look at the world using stoic principles that can help…Responsibility8 min readResponsibility8 min read
Published in Stoic Coffee·Mar 1246 — What do You Deserve?Last weeks podcast got a quite a few responses and questions. Some of them turned into some back and forth discussions about some of the ideas, so I want to dig into them a little deeper. The first question was from a listener who asked: “What if instead of…Complaining8 min readComplaining8 min read
Published in Stoic Coffee·Feb 22245 — Whining or WinningDo you think that life is fair? Do you think it’s unfair? Are others “winning” when you are not? Today I want to talk about how fall into a pretty bad way of thinking that reduces our ability to take responsibility for ourselves, and blame our unhappiness on the…Self Reflection7 min readSelf Reflection7 min read
Published in Stoic Coffee·Feb 9244 — Interview with John Chancey of Knowledge Brew SupremeThis weeks episode is an interview I did with Dr. John Chancey of the Knowledge Brews Supreme podcast. It was really fun to dive into all kinds of interesting philosophical topics with John. He’s sharp, warm, and fun. I hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed chatting…Stoicism1 min readStoicism1 min read
Published in Stoic Coffee·Feb 1243 — All the Feels: How to Ride the Emotional WavesAre you afraid of your feelings? Do you avoid, numb, or shut down your emotions? How much stress and anxiety do you create trying to avoid uncomfortable emotions? Today I want to talk about the power of emotions, and how to reduce your suffering by feeling your emotions all…Fear10 min readFear10 min read
Published in Stoic Coffee·Jan 24How to Become Another Person242 - How to Become Another Person Listen to this episode from Stoic Coffee Break on Spotify. If you really want to escape the things that harass you…open.spotify.com Growing up, many of us feel like we only have a few options in how to live our lives. Like, there is a list of things we need to check off to be happy. Certain careers that are acceptable. Certain kinds of people we should date and marry. Goals we…Stoicism10 min readStoicism10 min read
Published in Stoic Coffee·Jan 21240 — Interview with Trever YarrishTrever Yarrish is the owner and founder of Zeal Software and The Hiive co-working space. He is also a good friend and one of my favorite people to chat with about stoicism. He’s an avid student of stoicism and brings many of the stoic principles and ideas into his…Philosophy1 min readPhilosophy1 min read
Published in Stoic Coffee·Jan 20239 — Lessons LearnedHey everyone, this year has been an especially rough year for many of us. I can honestly say it has been for me. I had another episode mostly written but I decided that I wanted to change things up and talk about what I have learned over the past…Stoicism9 min readStoicism9 min read
Published in Stoic Coffee·Jan 19241 — Mind Over Mood: The Stoic Art of ReframingOne of the things we talk about a lot in stoicism is that it’s our perspective on something that causes our distress. So how do we change our perspective on things? Are there tools that we can use to help us view things differently? Today I want to talk…Perspective8 min readPerspective8 min read