The Stoic Lawyer

How to make decisions like a Stoic. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

To panic or not to panic? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

A Sunday morning forest ice bath. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Examine or re-examine your resolutions. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Happy new year! Join us for a discussion of not adopting others negative views. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Happy Christmas Eve and holiday season to everyone. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

We have to learn to rest. To abandon struggle, and rest like the pebble. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

The episode this week focuses on a passage on mindful communication. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

This week we pull a passage from the Pocket Thich Nhat Hanh and discuss some of his Zen teachings that align with our prior stoic discussions. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

What connections do we miss because we are not present in the moment. Look for your own connections in nature this week. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Join us for a discussion of this Japanese practice that transcends cultures and centuries. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

As promised on the last episode, we take a deeper dive into the Desiderata text. We failed to mention during the recording that we taped this one while engaging in some Forest Bathing. More on that next time! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Enjoy Bryan reading an inspirational poem, full of wisdom. Next week we will break it down into subparts and discuss. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Welcome to the first episode of season two! Join us for a discussion of desires and aversions. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Join us for a discussion of an excerpt from Kimberly Snyder’s You Are More Than You Think You Are. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Another Epictetus passage for the week, this one on training yourself to live by the dichotomy of control. And of course, an otter update. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Stick with Your Own Business --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Don’t allow your pursuits to be thwarted or become a frustrated, anxious, and fault-finding person. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Let’s take a trip to the Stoic gym this Monday morning and also get a an otter update from #teamotter Brian. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Today, Brian brings you a current news article along with thoughts on the unexpected. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

We are often asked, “why Stoicism?” The short answer, resilience. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Be in the present and avoid the anxiety that comes with being outcome focused. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

A simple lesson on the present for today from both classic Stoicism, and a galaxy far far away. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Chapter 51 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

We’ve studied the dichotomy of control. What do we do with those things outside of our control? Radically accept them. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

When planning this episode, Brian and Kristen ran across a disagreement. It proved to be a great starting point for this episode about taking things one step at a time until you’re a Stoic master. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

This week we dive into the world of Dr. Seuss for a Stoic lesson. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Join us for our latest guest episode with attorney Alex! We will dive into the differences between Stoicism and stoicism and talk about a modern day tv Stoic, Ted Lasso. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Join us for a conversation about kindness. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Apologies for being a few days late posting this week. We hope you enjoy this episode on inner strength and resilience. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Join us for a discussion on whether life is really that short. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

A short recording today on gratitude. Happy Sunday everyone. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

This week Kristen and Brian discuss two passages from Meditations that help them combat their tendencies to overanalyze. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Join Kristen for this weeks episode on tools to deal with feelings of being overwhelmed. Brian is in trial, but not to worry, he will be back next week. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Join us for a discussion of community from Meditations Book 4. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Join Brian and Kristen for the 31st episode of The Stoic Lawyer! And be sure to check out our new Facebook page! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Brian and Kristen take a second look at the passage from last week and explore the text from different perspectives. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Dig deep into Meditations Book 2, #4, and we will continue our discussion of this nuanced passage next week. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

We apologize for our short gap in new consent and for the postponing of the February book club. We are going to resume with the club on March 18 with Elizabeth Gilbert‘s Big Magic. Thanks for sticking with us through this little bump and we look forward to seeing you all again soon. Enjoy today’s episode. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

After a couple weeks of technical issues, we are back! Join us for this lengthy passage from book 2 of Epictetus is discourses and a great story from Brian’s trip to the grocery store. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Brian and Kristen discuss the benefits of reaching beyond your comfort zone as they recover from technical issues over the past week. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

We apologize for being a few days late uploading the awesome book club event from last Saturday as well as our regular Sunday episode. We are having a few technical issues with the way we recorded those two segments and hope to have them up very soon. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Brian shares his personal thoughts on the unique content of Book One of Meditations. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Brian and Kristen discuss an excerpt from The Greatest Empire about whether Seneca practiced what he preach and the charges of hypocrisy against him. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

This week is an episode Brian and Kristen recorded a few months ago that has been in the backup archives. We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving week. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Happy new year everyone! We are so excited about all of the content we have in store for you and 2023. Our book club kicks off on January 21 at 2 PM. Grab a copy of The Stoic Challenge and join us! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Join us for a short episode for an overview of our January book club selection, The Stoic Challenge. The book club will be held on Saturday, January 21, at 2 PM on zoom. There will be a link on our Instagram page @thestoiclawyerofficial as well as on our website www.thestoiclawyer.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

This episode has a short passage for Christmas morning and information about our plans for The Stoic Lawyer in the new year, please join us. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

The holiday season is a great time to focus on the inclusive nature of Stoic philosophy. We are all in this together and hope you all have a wonderful week. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Brian and Kristen give a brief history of the life of Seneca and then discuss Letter III from Seneca’s Letters to a Stoic. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Our second special guest episode is available! Join us and retired Judge Rebecca Stern for a discussion of the dichotomy of control and it’s application to our lives as lawyers and people. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Meditations Book 11, Paragraph 9 talks about obstacles and tolerance, two recurring themes in Stoic philosophy. Join Brian and Kristen for a discussion of what real tolerance looks like. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Brian and Kristen welcome their first guest, Charlotte, to the podcast. Charlotte, a podcast super fan and practitioner of Zen, shares her thoughts on Book 8, Passage 13 of Meditations. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

This week we dive in to Meditations 10:12 and talk about taking the guesswork out of our daily routines. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Brian and Kristen discuss recent criticism of modern Stoic philosophy as an individualistic, self centered approach to life. They disagree, and so do the ancient Stocis. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

In this episode Brian and Kristen review Meditations 5:1 and ask you to contemplate your true nature. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Brian and Kristen pause on a morning walk to talk about Stoic Courage. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Today Kristen and Brian discuss the Stoic virtue of wisdom. Know what you don’t know. Wisdom is not knowledge. “To be wise is the use of wisdom.” --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Brian and Kristen continue their walk through the four virtues of stoicism with a discussion on justice in every day life. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Moderation is the main topic of the week. Kristen and Brian discuss the areas they observe lawyers struggle with moderation the most. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Kristen and Brian discuss the mental and physical benefits of taking your mind for a walk. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Brian shares an excerpt from a program he read while at a rodeo on his recent trip to Wyoming...not Montana. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Kristen and Brian discuss a Meditations passage that related to modern criminal sentencing and civil damages. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Brian gives a brief history of Marcus Aurelius and then segues into a Meditations passage about the emperor and his mule driver. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Initial client interviews can be daunting for new lawyers. In this episode, we discuss a Meditations passage about listening that is applicable not just to initial meetings but conversations of all types. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

This week we discuss the concept of negative visualization and how you can use it to enhance your preparation and performance. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Brian uses an unfortunate morning discovery to talk about dealing with setbacks. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

Brian and Kristen each select a passage from Marcus Aurelius' Meditations on the topic of multitasking. Join us as we discuss doing more by doing less. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

In this episode, Brian and Kristen discuss a Meditations passage that has helped them in their interactions with difficult lawyers who may not always play by the same rules you do. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support

We are two attorneys who have discovered the ancient wisdom of stoic philosophy and have applied it to our work as lawyers as well as our daily lives. Each week we will choose a phrase, concept, or other writing from the ancient stoics and talk about how we have used these tools to improve our practices and our lives. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thestoiclawyer/support