Today's episode is not typical...It is simply me being real with all of you and sharing what has come up for me these past few weeks.  If your heart is calling you to quiet down, to stop, to listen, I'm with you.  If you are confused about how to let go of doing and simply BE, I'm with you.  We are all with you.  So, just for a moment, listen as I read to you the beautiful and inspiring poetry of Din Kriegsman and Lois Beebe Hayna...and just be.

Why do we lie?  Or fabricate stories about ourselves?  Or just bottle everything up until we pop?  What is it about speaking our truth that feels so…dangerous?  And what would it look like to let go of the fear and simply share what’s going on inside of us?  How would being radically honest serve us and our relationships?The term “radical honesty” was coined by Brad Blanton, a psychotherapist, author, and founder of the Radical Honesty Institute.   According to Blanton, “Radical Honesty means simply to verbalize to another what you notice in front of you, in your body, and in your mind in the present moment.   Being Radically Honest means you tell the people in your life what you’ve done and plan to do, what you think, and what you feel. It’s the kind of authentic sharing that creates the possibility of love, intimacy, aliveness, and action.”  In other words, radical honesty is about being courageous enough to share your authentic experience in relationships.  One of the things that intrigues me about radical honesty is the name itself.  I can’t help but wonder how honesty came to be radical...

In this episode, I'm going to talk a little bit about something that’s come up for me again recently.  It’s the question “Who am I?”…a question that has presented itself to me over and over and over these past 18 or so years.  And at the end of this episode, I’m going to lead you all into a short meditation practice that will hopefully guide many of you into an inner place of observation and curiosity about this question.   

Many of us start out each new year by setting intentions and resolutions.  We do this because we want a fresh start.  We want to invite something new or inspiring or beautiful into our lives.  And, we’ve been trained to think that we need to work hard to make those changes happen.  But this is not necessarily the case…

“Courage is not fearlessness.  Courage does not mean that you do not experience fear.  It is the acknowledgement of fear and choosing to move through it anyway.  Continuous courage leads to an understanding of who you are and then to fearlessness.  You cannot be afraid once you know who you are.” -Osho

This episode is a short introduction to Jade's story, how she got here, and what you can look forward to with this podcast.