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The Stoic Lawyer
The Stoic Lawyer is hosted by Brian and Kristen. They are two lawyers who found a better way to practice through stoic wisdom. They bring a concept to you each week along with their personal experiences for applying it in your life. It’s their hope you will find something in each episode that speaks to you and helps you in your daily life. Join the conversation. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thestoiclawyer/support
We are taking a short break to bring you some revamped and refreshed content. See you soon!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support
How to make decisions like a Stoic. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support
To panic or not to panic?--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support
A Sunday morning forest ice bath. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support
Examine or re-examine your resolutions. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support
Happy new year! Join us for a discussion of not adopting others negative views. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support
Happy Christmas Eve and holiday season to everyone. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support
We have to learn to rest. To abandon struggle, and rest like the pebble. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support
The episode this week focuses on a passage on mindful communication. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support
This week we pull a passage from the Pocket Thich Nhat Hanh and discuss some of his Zen teachings that align with our prior stoic discussions.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support
What connections do we miss because we are not present in the moment. Look for your own connections in nature this week. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support
Join us for a discussion of this Japanese practice that transcends cultures and centuries. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support
As promised on the last episode, we take a deeper dive into the Desiderata text. We failed to mention during the recording that we taped this one while engaging in some Forest Bathing. More on that next time!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support
Enjoy Bryan reading an inspirational poem, full of wisdom. Next week we will break it down into subparts and discuss.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support
Welcome to the first episode of season two! Join us for a discussion of desires and aversions.
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Join us for a discussion of an excerpt from Kimberly Snyder’s You Are More Than You Think You Are.
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Another Epictetus passage for the week, this one on training yourself to live by the dichotomy of control. And of course, an otter update. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support
Stick with Your Own Business
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Don’t allow your pursuits to be thwarted or become a frustrated, anxious, and fault-finding person.
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Let’s take a trip to the Stoic gym this Monday morning and also get a an otter update from #teamotter Brian.
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Today, Brian brings you a current news article along with thoughts on the unexpected.
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We are often asked, “why Stoicism?” The short answer, resilience.
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Be in the present and avoid the anxiety that comes with being outcome focused.
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A simple lesson on the present for today from both classic Stoicism, and a galaxy far far away.
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Chapter 51
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We’ve studied the dichotomy of control. What do we do with those things outside of our control? Radically accept them.
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When planning this episode, Brian and Kristen ran across a disagreement. It proved to be a great starting point for this episode about taking things one step at a time until you’re a Stoic master. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support
This week we dive into the world of Dr. Seuss for a Stoic lesson. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support
Join us for our latest guest episode with attorney Alex! We will dive into the differences between Stoicism and stoicism and talk about a modern day tv Stoic, Ted Lasso. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support
Join us for a conversation about kindness. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support
Apologies for being a few days late posting this week. We hope you enjoy this episode on inner strength and resilience. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support
Join us for a discussion on whether life is really that short. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support
A short recording today on gratitude. Happy Sunday everyone. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support
This week Kristen and Brian discuss two passages from Meditations that help them combat their tendencies to overanalyze. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support
Join Kristen for this weeks episode on tools to deal with feelings of being overwhelmed. Brian is in trial, but not to worry, he will be back next week. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support
Join us for a discussion of community from Meditations Book 4. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thestoiclawyer/support
Join Brian and Kristen for the 31st episode of The Stoic Lawyer! And be sure to check out our new Facebook page!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thestoiclawyer/support
Brian and Kristen take a second look at the passage from last week and explore the text from different perspectives. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thestoiclawyer/support
Did deep into Meditations Book 2, #4, and we will continue our discussion of this nuanced passage next week. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thestoiclawyer/support
We apologize for our short gap in new consent and for the postponing of the February book club. We are going to resume with the club on March 18 with Elizabeth Gilbert‘s Big Magic. Thanks for sticking with us through this little bump and we look forward to seeing you all again soon. Enjoy today’s episode.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thestoiclawyer/support
After a couple weeks of technical issues, we are back! Join us for this lengthy passage from book 2 of Epictetus is discourses and a great story from Brian’s trip to the grocery store. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thestoiclawyer/support
Brian and Kristen discuss the benefits of reaching beyond your comfort zone as they recover from technical issues over the past week. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thestoiclawyer/support
We apologize for being a few days late uploading the awesome book club event from last Saturday as well as our regular Sunday episode. We are having a few technical issues with the way we recorded those two segments and hope to have them up very soon. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thestoiclawyer/support
Brian shares his personal thoughts on the unique content of Book One of Meditations. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thestoiclawyer/support
Brian and Kristen discuss an excerpt from The Greatest Empire about whether Seneca practiced what he preach and the charges of hypocrisy against him. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thestoiclawyer/support
Join us for a short episode for an overview of our January book club selection, The Stoic Challenge. The book club will be held on Saturday, January 21, at 2 PM on zoom. There will be a link on our Instagram page @thestoiclawyerofficial as well as on our website www.thestoiclawyer.com. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thestoiclawyer/support
This episode has a short passage for Christmas morning and information about our plans for The Stoic Lawyer in the new year, please join us. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thestoiclawyer/support
The holiday season is a great time to focus on the inclusive nature of Stoic philosophy. We are all in this together and hope you all have a wonderful week. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thestoiclawyer/support
Brian and Kristen give a brief history of the life of Seneca and then discuss Letter III from Seneca’s Letters to a Stoic. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thestoiclawyer/support
Our second special guest episode is available! Join us and retired Judge Rebecca Stern for a discussion of the dichotomy of control and it’s application to our lives as lawyers and people. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thestoiclawyer/support
This week is an episode Brian and Kristen recorded a few months ago that has been in the backup archives. We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving week. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thestoiclawyer/support
Meditations Book 11, Paragraph 9 talks about obstacles and tolerance, two recurring themes in Stoic philosophy. Join Brian and Kristen for a discussion of what real tolerance looks like.
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Brian and Kristen welcome their first guest, Charlotte, to the podcast. Charlotte, a podcast super fan and practitioner of Zen, shares her thoughts on Book 8, Passage 13 of Meditations.
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This week we dive in to Meditations 10:12 and talk about taking the guesswork out of our daily routines.
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Brian and Kristen discuss recent criticism of modern Stoic philosophy as an individualistic, self centered approach to life. They disagree, and so do the ancient Stocis.
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In this episode Brian and Kristen review Meditations 5:1 and ask you to contemplate your true nature.
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Brian and Kristen pause on a morning walk to talk about Stoic Courage.
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Today Kristen and Brian discuss the Stoic virtue of wisdom. Know what you don’t know. Wisdom is not knowledge. “To be wise is the use of wisdom.”
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Brian and Kristen continue their walk through the four virtues of stoicism with a discussion on justice in every day life.
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Moderation is the main topic of the week. Kristen and Brian discuss the areas they observe lawyers struggle with moderation the most.
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Kristen and Brian discuss the mental and physical benefits of taking your mind for a walk.
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Brian shares an excerpt from a program he read while at a rodeo on his recent trip to Wyoming...not Montana.
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Kristen and Brian discuss a Meditations passage that related to modern criminal sentencing and civil damages.
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Brian gives a brief history of Marcus Aurelius and then segues into a Meditations passage about the emperor and his mule driver.
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Initial client interviews can be daunting for new lawyers. In this episode, we discuss a Meditations passage about listening that is applicable not just to initial meetings but conversations of all types.
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This week we discuss the concept of negative visualization and how you can use it to enhance your preparation and performance.
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Brian uses an unfortunate morning discovery to talk about dealing with setbacks.
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Brian and Kristen each select a passage from Marcus Aurelius' Meditations on the topic of multitasking. Join us as we discuss doing more by doing less.
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In this episode, Brian and Kristen discuss a Meditations passage that has helped them in their interactions with difficult lawyers who may not always play by the same rules you do.
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We are two attorneys who have discovered the ancient wisdom of stoic philosophy and have applied it to our work as lawyers as well as our daily lives. Each week we will choose a phrase, concept, or other writing from the ancient stoics and talk about how we have used these tools to improve our practices and our lives.
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