A wise woman once said nothing. In this episode we’ll silently chat about stuff, including but not limited to the following:      • Blonde Zen Masters      • My Jealousy of Spiritual Poets      • Memes and Tramp Stamps as Truth      • Silence as the Mother Tongue of Truth   Note: It is suggested that you listen to this podcast at the normal speed. — CTFD (Calm The F*** Down) — There is no rush, nowhere else to be, and nothing to do. Love it, hate it, confused? It's all good. If you'd like to wander and ponder a bit more, head on over to Renegade Life Coach (https://renegadelifecoach.com/). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen-ladd/message

There Is No Spoon

Silence & Original Grace

“The eye with which I see God is the same with which God sees me.” - Meister Eckhart In this episode we’ll grab some java with the Big Kahuna and ponder upon:      • The Divisive Nature of the Word “God”      • Am I a “Spiritual Coach”?      • Why There’s No Such Thing as Atheism      • The Bloody Act of Keeping Your Heart Open, and…      • Why It’s a Privilege to Bleed Out   Note: It is suggested that you listen to this podcast at the normal speed. — CTFD (Calm The F*** Down) — There is no rush, nowhere else to be, and nothing to do. Love it, hate it, confused? It's all good. If you'd like to wander and ponder a bit more, head on over to Renegade Life Coach (https://renegadelifecoach.com/). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen-ladd/message

My Coffee Klatch with God

“Forgive and forget? I’m neither Jesus nor do I have Alzheimer’s.” In this episode, the first installment of listener-submitted topics, we’ll ponder together upon:      • Psychological Innocence      • Why it’s Never “Just Your Thinking”      • The Falling Away of Forgiveness      • Why There’s No “Therefore”   Note: It is suggested that you listen to this podcast at the normal speed. — CTFD (Calm The F*** Down) — There is no rush, nowhere else to be, and nothing to do. Love it, hate it, confused? It's all good. If you'd like to wander and ponder a bit more, head on over to Renegade Life Coach (https://renegadelifecoach.com/). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen-ladd/message

Spoonfuls of Insight Vol I

"Don’t half-ass anything; whatever you do in life, use your full ass." In this episode we’ll do a little dirty talkin’ (about goals, that is), specifically:      • My Love/Hate Relationship with Goals      • The Structural Dynamics of Goal Setting      • Getting Your Goals Out of the Gutter      • Why Failure is Always an Option, and Why it Doesn’t Matter   Note: It is suggested that you listen to this podcast at the normal speed. — CTFD (Calm The F*** Down) — There is no rush, nowhere else to be, and nothing to do. Love it, hate it, confused? It's all good. If you'd like to wander and ponder a bit more, head on over to Renegade Life Coach (https://renegadelifecoach.com/). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen-ladd/message

Dirty Goals

“The Gulf Stream will flow through a straw provided the straw is aligned to the Gulf Stream, and not at cross purposes with it.” —Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird In this episode I’ll share tidbits from a recent team-building workshop and ponder on the following:      • Taoism, and who would win in a fight between Confucius and Lao Tzu      • Effortless Effort & The Way of The Dude      • Clarity of Mind & Communication      • The Two Keys to Team Synergy      • The Illusion of Difficult People Note: It is suggested that you listen to this podcast at the normal speed. — CTFD (Calm The F*** Down) — There is no rush, nowhere else to be, and nothing to do. Love it, hate it, confused? It's all good. If you'd like to wander and ponder a bit more, head on over to Renegade Life Coach (https://renegadelifecoach.com/). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen-ladd/message

The Tao of Team

“How to Calm the Fuck Down - A MindLESSness Meditation Experience".  Unlike my usual podcast episodes, with this session it is suggested that you close your eyes, and allow yourself to enter into a deep state of relaxation. For that reason, if it’s not frickin’ obvious, please don’t listen to this while driving or operating heavy machinery, or while grooming your cat or anything, really, that might suffer from less-than your full attention. Instead, I suggest that you sit back, kick your feet up, and relax for a spell. Note: Ideally listen to this with earbuds, headphones, etc. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen-ladd/message

Special CTFD Meditation Experience

“Are they still considered ‘bad habits’ if I like them?” In this episode we’ll get all Heisenberg, break some bad, and ponder on the following:      • The Truth about your Habit, and You      • Dr. Amy Johnson and her Kick-Ass “Little Book of Big Change”      • How to Make Friends with your Inner Lizard      • Why Willpower is Overrated and Where to Look Instead Note: It is suggested that you listen to this podcast at the normal speed. — CTFD (Calm The F*** Down) — There is no rush, nowhere else to be, and nothing to do. Love it, hate it, confused? It's all good. If you'd like to wander and ponder a bit more, head on over to Renegade Life Coach (https://renegadelifecoach.com/). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen-ladd/message

Breaking Bad (Habits)

“Ego is a social fiction for which one person at a time gets all the blame.” – Robert Anton Wilson In this episode we’ll do a little dance, perhaps make a little love and definitely get down tonight with our egos; and ponder on the following:      • Why We Always Need a Bad Guy      • The Tibetan Book of the Dead and Ego Death      • The Simple, Fictional Truth About Your Ego      • The Illusion of Good and Bad Self-Images      • Horny Monks Stuck in Doorways Note: It is suggested that you listen to this podcast at the normal speed. — CTFD (Calm The F*** Down) — There is no rush, nowhere else to be, and nothing to do. Love it, hate it, confused? It's all good. If you'd like to wander and ponder a bit more, head on over to Renegade Life Coach (https://renegadelifecoach.com/). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen-ladd/message

Ego is NOT the Enemy

"Why be rude, when you can be nude."   In this episode we’ll get naked, twist ourselves into a pretzel, and ponder on the follow:      • Why (in the hell) would people do Naked Yoga?      • Is “Naked Yoga” just code for “Orgy”?      • Yoga is mostly NOT about the Postures and Poses      • The Freedom and Spirituality of Naked Activity      • Yogic Materialism and Why Lululemon is the Devil in Disguise   Note: It is suggested that you listen to this podcast at the normal speed. — CTFD (Calm The F*** Down) — There is no rush, nowhere else to be, and nothing to do.   Love it, hate it, confused? It's all good. If you'd like to wander and ponder a bit more, head on over to Renegade Life Coach (https://renegadelifecoach.com/). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen-ladd/message

The Spiritual Aspects of Naked Yoga

“Never in the history of calming down has anyone ever calmed down by being told to calm down.”   In this episode I’ll break my oath of never telling you HOW to do something, kinda:      • Dissecting My Infamous Step # 2 - CTFD      • “The Shower Fallacy” and the Truth of Insight Incubators      • The Caffeinated Nature of Insecurity      • The Three F*cking Amigos – Worry, Control & Fear      • How (Not) to Gag on a Spoon   Note: It is suggested that you listen to this podcast at the normal speed. — CTFD (Calm The F*** Down) — There is no rush, nowhere else to be, and nothing to do.   Love it, hate it, confused? It's all good. If you'd like to wander and ponder a bit more, head on over to Renegade Life Coach (https://renegadelifecoach.com/). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen-ladd/message

How to Calm the F*ck Down

“If your worldview starts with a problematic origin story, everything else is going to be infected.” – William Dembski   In this episode we’ll look at the utility (or lack thereof) of deep past origin stories, including:      • Digging Into the Past to Navigate the Present      • The Present Moment Origin Story      • Thought as the Creative Force for Moment to Moment Experience      • Waking Up, Moving Beyond Personal Psychology, and Creating Cool Shit      • How to Darken the Page, and Become the Artist of Your Life   Note: It is suggested that you listen to this podcast at the normal speed. — CTFD (Calm The F*** Down) — There is no rush, nowhere else to be, and nothing to do.   Love it, hate it, confused? It's all good. If you'd like to wander and ponder a bit more, head on over to Renegade Life Coach (https://renegadelifecoach.com/). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen-ladd/message

The Origin Story Fetish

“The word ‘superstar’ is an illusion.” – Bruce Lee   In this episode we’ll look at the positive potential influence and common pitfalls of youth sports, including:      • The Unintended and False Life Lessons of Youth Sports      • The Simple Misunderstanding That Feeds Performance Anxiety      • The Art of “Going Upstream”      • Does Your Child Love the Sport, or Just Love Winning?      • The True Potential for Spiritual Awakening within Youth Sports   Note: It is suggested that you listen to this podcast at the normal speed. — CTFD (Calm The F*** Down) — There is no rush, nowhere else to be, and nothing to do.   Love it, hate it, confused? It's all good. If you'd like to wander and ponder a bit more, head on over to Renegade Life Coach (https://renegadelifecoach.com/). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen-ladd/message

The Life (and Death?) Lessons of Youth Sports

Life is like underwear; change is good.   In this episode we’ll look at the nature of change and our relationship to it, including:      • People Change; Truth is Eternal      • Calling Bullshit on “Self-Improvement”      • Your Well-Being and State of the Art Boomerangs      • The Key to (Almost) Effortless Change      • The Domino Effect and David Bowie   Note: It is suggested that you listen to this podcast at the normal speed. — CTFD (Calm The F*** Down) — There is no rush, nowhere else to be, and nothing to do.   Love it, hate it, confused? It's all good. If you'd like to wander and ponder a bit more, head on over to Renegade Life Coach (https://renegadelifecoach.com/). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen-ladd/message

Relationship Myths Part Two - People Never Change

“Welcome to Fight Club. The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is: you DO NOT talk about Fight Club!” – Tyler Durden   In this episode I’ll break the first and second rules of Fight Club, specifically talking about:      • The Many Embedded Zen Teachings of Tyler Durden      • “The IKEA Nesting Instinct” and Consumeristic Materialism      • The Nature of Pain & Suffering      • Rebirth and Our Never-Ending Supply of Mulligans      • How to Kill a Buddha and Experience Freedom (instead of going to prison)   Note: It is suggested that you listen to this podcast at the normal speed. — CTFD (Calm The F*** Down) — There is no rush, nowhere else to be, and nothing to do.   Love it, hate it, confused? It's all good. If you'd like to wander and ponder a bit more, head on over to Renegade Life Coach (https://renegadelifecoach.com/). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen-ladd/message

Let's Talk About Fight Club

“I love the sound you make when you shut up.”   In this episode I’ll communicate with you about how communication isn’t the problem in your relationship, and specifically:      • The ONLY Relationship Book You’ll Ever Need, Probably      • The Simple Brilliance of George and Linda Pransky      • Low Mood Therapy vs. High Mood Therapy      • The Origin of All Relationship Distress, and the Cure      • Bathing in Fecal Matter vs. Showering in Beer Note: It is suggested that you listen to this podcast at the normal speed. — CTFD (Calm The F*** Down) — There is no rush, nowhere else to be, and nothing to do.   Love it, hate it, confused? It's all good. If you'd like to wander and ponder a bit more, head on over to Renegade Life Coach (https://renegadelifecoach.com/). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stephen-ladd/message

Relationship Myths Part One - Communication

Trying to change the external world (bending a spoon) to achieve happiness is a fool’s game; authentic transformations are an inside job. Join Renegade Life Coach Stephen Ladd for a bite-size, deep-dive exploration into how your mind works, the meaning of (just about) everything, and maybe even a glimpse of your true nature. Frustrated spiritual seekers and worn-out personal development peepers welcome. Come on in, the water’s fine...

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There Is No Spoon

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