Existential Station Podcast │ Episode 1

Welcome to the Existential Station Podcast

This is a place to find fuel for confronting the givens of existence (Life/Death, Meaning/Mystery, Connection/Isolation, Expansion/Constriction, Freedom/Responponsibility).

This is a place for ideas to help you live a more creative and fulfilled life.

I fly solo in this episode, exploring some of the deep existential ideas and questions that fascinate and move me:

What are these experiences and how do we cultivate them?
Presence, Meaning, Awe (humility and wonder for the adventure of living), Conscience, Transcendence, and Conscious Love.

I delve into a controversial issue, from the standpoint of Conscience.

I give a taste of what I hope this podcast will be, and future guests and subjects.

Existential Station Podcast │ Episode 2

The Body, Relationships, & Spirituality w/ Maria Reardon

Certain spiritual systems and forms of psychotherapy emphasize "bringing the mind into the body" via a non-judgmental attention to the sensing experience of the body. This has been explored as a means of opening up to deeper feeling (conscious love, awe, profound remorse), healing potential, depth of connection in relationships, and to spiritual awakening.

And yet, modern societies tend to over-emphasize the rational mind, and many are stuck in associative/automatic/discursive thinking, worrying, and ruminating.

Join Dr. Chris and colleague Maria Reardon, MSW, LCSW, as they explore the relationship between somatics, attachment, and spirituality. They also delve into the subject of men's mental health through this lens.