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://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stephen-ladd/message

“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://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stephen-ladd/message

“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://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stephen-ladd/message

"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://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stephen-ladd/message

“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://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stephen-ladd/message

“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://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stephen-ladd/message

“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://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stephen-ladd/message

“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://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stephen-ladd/message

"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://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stephen-ladd/message

“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://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stephen-ladd/message