A deep dive into how we create, relate to, and maintain our digital selves/personas/brands — and can we ever truly leave them behind? Or reinvent them? Or start anew? My conversation partner in this investigation is Cody Cook-Parrot, a dancer and a writer who was formerly known as Marlee Grace. Their work focuses on the self, devotion, ritual, crea…

The myths that drive our creativity, how they create suffering, and how we can ignite our creative fire by embracing the power of the collective. Hurry Slowly host Jocelyn K. Glei explores the closely intertwined myths of individualism and the lone creative genius and how they encourage us to ignore a powerful source of creative inspiration and mom…

What does it mean to create spaciousness? Through our creative rhythms, through our travels, through the expression of our voices? I talk with writer and teacher Sebene Selassie, the author of You Belong and the excellent Substack newsletter Ancestors to Elements, about cultivating self-reliance through solo travel, the power of acknowledging what …

Artwork by Guong Nguyn and Geelia Nguyn. Exploring the tension between “the urgency of productivity” and the rhythms of “creative necessity.” Jocelyn contemplates how we can navigate the tension between an external world that is deeply attached to urgency and the “values of technology” and our internal world, where we yearn to create, to play, to r…

Artwork by Rita Quattrocchi. On the awkwardness of wintering while everyone else is awakening. Jocelyn reflects on being out of sync with the collective energy of reinvention at the beginning of each new year. She talks about being in the “awkward soup of transformation” and contemplates the discomfort of inflection points, the rhythms of creativit…

What does it mean to be satisfiable? And how do you recognize when you have “enough”? These questions are central not just to our own well-being but to attaining a more just and equitable society. For this conversation, I sit down with writer, facilitator, and activist adrienne maree brown, who recently published the excellent book Pleasure Activis…

Artwork by James Fenner. How to flip the script on healing and wellness culture by noticing how you already embody all that you yearn for. Jocelyn reflects on the intersection of capitalism, productivity culture, and the wellness industry and how they each try to lure us into focusing on what we lack, what we are not, what we have yet to accomplish…

A conversation about how to get our bodies (and our brains) onboard with manifesting a new reality. In this episode, I take a deep dive into the mechanics of healing with Dina Schapiro. Dina has been a therapist for over 20 years; she’s also a professor, and formerly the director of the graduate arts therapy program, at the Pratt Institute in Brook…

A brief reflection on the voice and how our desire to avoid uncertainty — to know the outcome before we even begin the process — can block the free-flow of self-expression. Resources, Ideas & Links Jocelyn’s 4-week course “Finding Your Voice: A sacred practice space for honoring self-expression” is now open for registration. Register before Nov 9 a…

Artwork by Julie Guillem. I reflect on the process of unwinding from the limiting beliefs that we hold that create so much hardship. In the first episode of season 6, I ask: “How can we take our expectations of struggle, turn them inside out, and transform them into an opportunity to feel even more free?” Resources, Ideas & Links Jocelyn’s 4-week c…

Jocelyn K. Glei on how our obsession with the intellect cuts us off from deeper consciousness & insight.By Jocelyn K. Glei

Writer Lisa Olivera on big life transitions, stepping out from behind the scenes, and moving away from patterns of self-extraction.By Jocelyn K. Glei

Jocelyn K. Glei on how we get locked into online personas that keep us from evolving and speaking our truth.By Jocelyn K. Glei

Embodiment coach Prentis Hemphill on feeling into the dignity of our bodies, breaking out of “control mode,” and the liberatory power of curiosity.By Jocelyn K. Glei

Jocelyn K. Glei on the power of tuning into — and honoring — the beautiful weirdness of your own rhythms, ideas, and idiosyncracies.By Jocelyn K. Glei

Artwork by Polina Washington.What are the ideas, thoughts, and habits that rupture, or interrupt, our ability to feel at home?Through the lens of my own past addictions to alcohol and crime fiction, I explore the dark side of habits in this episode — the anxious, internal routines and dialogues that we are constantly performing and re-performing to…

Writer and meditation teacher Sebene Selassie on coming home to the body, living with chronic pain, and transformation as the act of allowing.By Jocelyn K. Glei

Jocelyn K. Glei on exploring themes of coming home, the relationship between belonging and reinvention, and her new course Tender Discipline.By Jocelyn K. Glei

I talk with Sherri Mitchell, the author of Sacred Instructions, about how to access our inner gifts and step into spiritual maturity.By Jocelyn K. Glei

I talk to Kamal Kapadia, the co-founder of Terra.do, about building communities of care and getting out of the climate doom cycle.By Jocelyn K. Glei

I talk to artist and organizer Amahra Spence about who gets to make art and how we can create spaces that support radical imagination.By Jocelyn K. Glei

I talk to educator and activist Nkem Ndefo about trauma, resilience, and building the capacity for transformation.By Jocelyn K. Glei

I talk to writer and facilitator Miki Kashtan about how capitalism and extractive mindsets cutus off from the natural flow of life.By Jocelyn K. Glei

Oliver Burkeman on why we try to control time, how perfectionism holds us back, and the problems with a “when-i-finally” mindset.By Jocelyn K. Glei

I chat with designer & community builder Kat Vellos about how to cultivate deeper intimacy, connection, and trust in our friendships.By Jocelyn K. Glei

I talk to writer and activist Mia Birdsong about why the ideals of the American Dream are keeping us lonely, isolated, and disconnected.By Jocelyn K. Glei

As we begin to cautiously emerge, I talk to gathering guru Priya Parker about how to create gatherings that transform our communities.By Jocelyn K. Glei

We’re emerging from the pandemic on wobbly legs — with much to integrate. It’s a uniquely vulnerable and promising moment.By Jocelyn K. Glei

A deep dive into the painful new consciousness the pandemic has called forth, and why I’m leaving “productivity talk” behind.By Jocelyn K. Glei

Hurry Slowly listeners share stories of the “strange gifts” that emerged out of the hardship, pain, and uncertainty of 2020.By Jocelyn K. Glei

A talk & live Q&A on how to build a practice of “tender discipline” to help you move through your workday w/ gentleness and confidence.By Jocelyn K. Glei

Writer Sean Blanda on the WFH revolution and why it’s over-hyped, unproductive, and maybe even a little bit inhumane.By Jocelyn K. Glei

Why you’re feeling so depleted right now, and how to develop a new — more tender — attitude toward productivity.By Jocelyn K. Glei

Meditation teacher Sebene Selassie on living in a culture of domination, the pathology of productivity, and finding our way to belonging.By Jocelyn K. Glei

Massage therapist Rich Mhlanga on how to be embodied and stay emotionally grounded in a world without touch.By Jocelyn K. Glei

How overwork, self-criticism, and creative misalignment create layers of anxiety that suppress your intuitive voice.By Jocelyn K. Glei

Therapist and meditator Mark Epstein on how to reckon with uncertainty and take a deep dive into the self.By Jocelyn K. Glei

On healing, being present, and how to stop postponing self-acceptance and see yourself as “enough.”By Jocelyn K. Glei

Journalist Courtney E. Martin on how to find your “first question” — the core curiosity that carries you through life.By Jocelyn K. Glei

Astrologist Chani Nicholas on how to uncover your life’s purpose and set the boundaries you need to protect it.By Jocelyn K. Glei

A simple practice that will help you nurture your ideas, find your purpose, and heal in the new year.By Jocelyn K. Glei

Activist adrienne maree brown on how we define pleasure, the wisdom of the body, and what it looks like when you have “enough.”By Jocelyn K. Glei

Writer Mira Jacob on creativity, self-promotion, and transforming the hardest conversations of her life into a stunning graphic memoir.By Jocelyn K. Glei

A deep conversation about healing, self-transformation, and how to unpack the neurotic stories we tell ourselves about who we are.By Jocelyn K. Glei

An intro to the new season of Hurry Slowly on waking up, letting go, and the ups and downs of pursuing personal transformation.By Jocelyn K. Glei

Journalist Rob Walker on attention, originality, and why noticing the things other people are missing is essential to the creative process.By Jocelyn K. Glei

Artist Jenny Odell on the power of actions that can’t be optimized and withholding your attention as an act of resistance.By Jocelyn K. Glei

How the desire to be “productive” metastasizes into a toxic form of work shame that makes you feel like you’re never doing enough.By Jocelyn K. Glei

Debbie Millman on the challenges of being an over-achiever, synthesizing your success too quickly, and making a 10-year plan.By Jocelyn K. Glei

Scott Barry Kaufman on the benefits of quieting your ego and how having more faith in humanity leads to greater faith in yourself.By Jocelyn K. Glei