Episode notes
Some days it feels like our minds are stuck on an endless hamster wheel—spinning, sprinting, replaying mistakes, rehearsing problems, inventing battles that don’t even exist. We juggle roles—parent, partner, leader, friend—and each one feeds the wheel until it feels impossible to stop.
In this episode, Jeff explores the hidden scripts and unconscious patterns that keep us stuck in relentless motion. Drawing on the wisdom of Eckhart Tolle and Thich Nhat Hanh, he invites us to step off the wheel, if only for a moment, and reclaim presence.
What You’ll Hear in This Episode:
The conflict between our adaptive personalities and our authentic selves.
The self-critical questions that fuel the wheel at night.
How inherited paradigms (“I must succeed to be worthy”) silently drive exhaustion.
Why mindfulness is the pause ...
Keywords
meditationchallengesbuddhismtimestoriesmentalhealthCopingDepressionJoyAnxiety