The ego's favourite hiding place is… You ready? In personal-development workshops! Self-helpers and spiritual seekers really know how to strive, and striving is classic ego-ing. Being on the path can appear to be anything but arrogant or self-serving. Philosophies of peace spoken softly. Self-sacrifice. And it all looks great in stretchy yoga pants. I'm body positive. I'm a meditator. I'm journaling daily. I'm fighting for peace. All these actions and commitments can be sourced from one's heart, a bona fide outpouring of dedication to Love. And… Virtuous actions can be puppeteered by a shadow self that's telling you that you need to constantly burn your bad karma. Same spiritual practice, different motivations. You feel me? I know you do. This episode of WITH LOVE, DANIELLE (#52) is for you, babe. And me. Because I've been there.

A simple daily practice for inclusive healing.

A one woman show about self-realization from Danielle LaPorte, a member of Oprah's Super Soul 100 and creator of The Desire Map. How do you create a spirituality that's more rock n' roll than oppressive, turn your anxiety into power, and live more deeply but lighten up? Danielle keeps it practical while riffing on the divine—from compassion and self-help fatigue, to sex, joy, and serving the world. She is, as Eve Ensler describes, "a force field of energy, wonder, humor, and love", and her authenticity will have you feeling a little less crazy, full of possibility, and clearly part of the solution.