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Bliss and Grit

Long time friends Vanessa Scotto and Brooke Thomas are having conversations about being spiritual practitioners in the modern world. How do you find sacredness in today's materialistic society? Is the... Read more

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Ep 84: Everything is Here to Help You: A Conversation with Matt Kahn

Ep 84: Everything is Here to Help You: A Conversation with Matt Kahn

Today we are speaking with Matt Kahn. Matt’s teachings are very near and dear to our hearts and have made a tremendous d... Read more

12 Jun 2018

1hr 10mins

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Ep 3: Why the body?

Ep 3: Why the body?

Brooke and Vanessa are pondering why the body is an important, and even crucial, part of the spiritual path. From dreams... Read more

30 Aug 2016

31mins

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Ep 103: On Trauma and the Unbound Body; A Conversation with Judith Blackstone

Ep 103: On Trauma and the Unbound Body; A Conversation with Judith Blackstone

For our conversation today we are joined by guest Judith Blackstone, who also was one of our mentors. Judith Blackstone,... Read more

8 Jan 2019

1hr 10mins

Ranked #4

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Ep 102: Healing the Limbic System

Ep 102: Healing the Limbic System

Vanessa just recently returned from doing the DNRS (Dynamic Neural Retraining System) program. You have heard us talking... Read more

18 Dec 2018

1hr 3mins

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Ep 51: The Awakening Nervous System

Ep 51: The Awakening Nervous System

In this episode we’re chatting about the glorious nervous system. Recently we heard a spiritual teacher named Matt Kahn ... Read more

19 Sep 2017

53mins

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Ep 63: Living From the Heart: A Conversation with John J. Prendergast

Ep 63: Living From the Heart: A Conversation with John J. Prendergast

John J. Prendergast, PhD, is a psychotherapist, spiritual teacher, and founder and editor-in-chief of Undivided: The Onl... Read more

9 Jan 2018

1hr 10mins

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Ep 46: Trust Your Life

Ep 46: Trust Your Life

In today’s episode we're talking about a recent weekend we spent together in Ithaca going to an event Adyashanti was hav... Read more

15 Aug 2017

56mins

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Ep 5: When Truth is a Pain in the Ass

Ep 5: When Truth is a Pain in the Ass

In today’s show Vanessa is talking about a hard challenge she is currently up against- something that is true for her, b... Read more

13 Sep 2016

42mins

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Ep 73: The Micro-shaming Epidemic

Ep 73: The Micro-shaming Epidemic

In today’s episode we’re speaking about what we’re calling Micro-shaming; which we could describe as the subtle ways we ... Read more

13 Mar 2018

58mins

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Ep 40: Identity Crisis

Ep 40: Identity Crisis

In today’s episode we're talking about the identity crisis that can arise as you heal and transform. Whether we’re talki... Read more

20 Jun 2017

53mins

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Ep 59: On Making Yourself a Problem

Ep 59: On Making Yourself a Problem

This week’s episode is about exploring the ways in which we can come to identify with ourselves as “someone with problem... Read more

21 Nov 2017

49mins

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Ep 44: The Subtle Edges of Relationship

Ep 44: The Subtle Edges of Relationship

This week is a Dear Bliss and Grit episode. We’re exploring the subtle edges of relationships as we answer a listeners q... Read more

1 Aug 2017

50mins

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Ep 6: What is Disembodiment About?

Ep 6: What is Disembodiment About?

In today’s episode we’re tackling the issue of embodiment. If I HAVE a body as long as I’m alive, what does disembodimen... Read more

20 Sep 2016

44mins

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Ep 126: The Fawn Response

Ep 126: The Fawn Response

This is one of our favorite kinds of conversations: where the nervous system, trauma responses, and the spiritual path i... Read more

25 Jun 2019

59mins

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Ep 70: Forgiveness

Ep 70: Forgiveness

We are still very enamoured of our weekend with Matt Kahn and we decided to zoom in a bit on a day of the retreat where ... Read more

20 Feb 2018

54mins

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Ep 35: Pain Bodies in Action

Ep 35: Pain Bodies in Action

In this episode we’re talking about the experiences we’ve had on the embodied spiritual path- including touching into ou... Read more

16 May 2017

1hr

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Ep 9: What's Self Love Got To Do With It?

Ep 9: What's Self Love Got To Do With It?

In this week's Episode of Bliss and Grit we're talking about Self-Love. Is it really a part of the spiritual path? What ... Read more

18 Oct 2016

45mins

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Ep 115: How to Heal With Self-Love

Ep 115: How to Heal With Self-Love

If you’ve listened to the podcast in the past you know how much we value the practice of meeting ourselves with tendern... Read more

9 Apr 2019

1hr 2mins

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Ep 91: The Implications of Basic Trust

Ep 91: The Implications of Basic Trust

Inspired by the teachings of AH Almaas, today we’re discussing a concept he calls Basic Trust. Basic trust is the implic... Read more

11 Sep 2018

1hr 1min

Ranked #20

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Ep 82: The Art of Shifting: A Conversation with Loch Kelly

Ep 82: The Art of Shifting: A Conversation with Loch Kelly

Today we are having a conversation with Loch Kelly. Loch is the author of Shift into Freedom, and the creator of the rec... Read more

29 May 2018

1hr 29mins

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