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Dr. Henry Cloud's Boundaries.me podcast features inspiring stories about the benefits to your relationships, mental health, productivity and wellbeing that come when you implement healthy boundaries.
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Are you living your best life now? Not always? This is a podcast for you. Duke Professor Kate Bowler is an expert in the stories we tell about success and failure, suffering and happiness. She had Stage IV cancer. Then she didn’t. And since then, all she wants to do is talk to funny and wise people about how to live with the knowledge that, well, everything happens. Find her online at @katecbowler. Sales and Distribution by Lemonada Media https://lemonadamedia.com/
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Soul Boom is a series of intimate conversations hosted by Rainn Wilson exploring meaningful and inspiring topics that tickle the mind, heart and soul. Never too precious, yet unafraid to touch on the profound, Soul Boom digs into the core of the human experience: creativity, spirituality and psychology. Bringing to the conversation some of the most brilliant and heart-felt artists, thinkers and doers, Soul Boom guides the listener toward transformation on both a personal and societal level. ...
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Sometimes you really need someone to believe that you are good. Unshakably good. Over 30 years ago, Father Greg Boyle started working with gang members in Los Angeles through Homeboy Industries. The lessons that he learns from whom he calls “homies” are contagious. Every day, they teach him about what it means to heal, to belong to one another, to …
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Kathryn Mannix: Living with the End in Mind
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What if you started thinking really concretely about small, hard choices? That’s exactly what palliative care physicians do every day. They help us think about what we really want—knowing that we have limited time and limited resources. You’re going to love our guest today, Dr. Kathryn Mannix, palliative care physician and cognitive behavioral ther…
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Listen Now: Rainn Wilson on Man Enough w/ Justin Baldoni
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We've got a treat for you, Soul Boom fam! This week, listen to Rainn on Justin Baldoni's podcast, Man Enough: What is the crap that is no longer serving us? In true comedic fashion, award-winning actor, comedian and writer Rainn Wilson joins for an authentic conversation on workaholism, therapy, marriage, male friendships, and what his beloved char…
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Justin Baldoni's Journey to Spiritual Resilience
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Justin Baldoni (It Ends With Us, Jane the Virgin) dives deep into the complexities of modern masculinity, spirituality, and the challenges of walking a spiritual path in the entertainment industry. He shares personal stories about overcoming ego, the impact of faith on his choices, and how vulnerability has shaped his journey as a father, husband, …
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Christie Watson: The Absurdity (and Joy) of Midlife
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Nurse and writer Christie Watson found herself in a grocery store fish-finger freezer and realized something was very, very wrong. Why was she so desperate for more? (And also, why was she so extremely overheated? Oh wait…hormones?) In this hilarious and hopeful conversation, Christie speaks with Kate about the importance of prioritizing joy in the…
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Listen Now: Rainn Wilson on Everything Happens w/ Kate Bowler
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We've got a treat for you, Soul Boom fam! Are you living your best life now? Not always? This is a podcast for you. Duke Professor Kate Bowler is an expert in the stories we tell about success and failure, suffering and happiness. She had Stage IV cancer. Then she didn’t. And since then, all she wants to do is talk to funny and wise people about ho…
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Listen Now: Kate Bowler on Soul Boom
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This week we have something special for you. Kate Bowler joins Rainn Wilson to explore the complexities of American Christian traditions and the nature of suffering on Soul Boom. Kate delves into her personal journey with stage four cancer, her struggles with the American healthcare system, offering profound insights into faith, resilience, and the…
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It is a hard time to be a person in the world given the volatile political climate or state of our world or the realities we’re facing in our family. But the weight of the world’s problems are not on your shoulders alone. Sharon McMahon, America’s Government Teacher, joins Kate for a hopeful conversation that reminds us all of the small, faithful w…
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Gurudev: Does World Peace Start in the Heart? w/ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
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Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar joins Rainn Wilson to explore the essence of spirituality and its role in transforming personal and global peace. They discuss the distinction between religion and spirituality, the power of meditation, and how breathing techniques can help relieve anxiety and reconnect us with our inner joy. Gurudev shares profound ins…
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We all experience seasons where all we can do is scratch our heads and say, “WHAT EVEN HAPPENED?!” Dr. Francis Collins led the National Institutes of Health during 2020—our season of collective “WHAT EVEN HAPPENED!?” He is still picking up the pieces of heartbreak from how people responded to one another and to science at the time. Yet he hasn’t lo…
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Turning Trauma into Olympic Glory w/ Alexi Pappas
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Olympian Alexi Pappas opens up to Rainn Wilson about how childhood trauma shaped her journey to the 2016 Olympics and beyond. She explores the complex relationship between emotional pain, perfectionism, and achievement, discussing post-Olympic depression and the unexpected pressures that follow reaching the pinnacle of success. Alexi shares persona…
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Is it possible for anyone to change—change their mind, change their theology, change their priorities? What does it mean to hope when we live in such uncertainty? Richard B. Hays is a world-renowned scholar of the New Testament. He is also a dear friend and colleague of Kate Bowler. Richard and Kate were both unexpectedly diagnosed with cancer at t…
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Valarie Kaur: How Can Love Drive Justice?
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Rainn Wilson and Valarie Kaur explore the transformative power of "revolutionary love" and how it can heal a divided world. Valarie discusses the Sikh philosophy of oneness, the role of the ‘Sage Warrior,’ and the importance of love as a force for social change. The conversation dives into the courage required to love in times of fear, hate, and po…
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Death and How to Live It: Death Doula, Alua Arthur
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Alua Arthur joins Rainn Wilson on Soul Boom to explore the transformative power of embracing mortality. They delve into how contemplating death can bring clarity and meaning to life, the cultural taboos around discussing death, and the importance of preparing for the end of life. Alua shares personal stories and insights, revealing how facing death…
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nicholas Kristof understands how to hope—especially in the face of despair or disappointment. He has spent his life shining a light on global tragedies like the Tiananmen Square massacre or the genocide in Darfur. And yet, despite all the horrors he has born witness to, he maintains a sense of hard-won optimism. “H…
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Are you living your best life now? Not always? GREAT, ME NEITHER. My name is Kate Bowler. I’m a Duke professor, bestselling author, and your friendly neighborhood Canadian. This is a show for people who have learned that life is… well, complicated. And we need better language to tell the truth about all of our ups and downs and in-betweens. I’ve al…
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Dr. Lisa Miller: Will Gen Z Spark a Spiritual Revolution?
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Dr. Lisa Miller joins Rainn Wilson to explore the intersection of spirituality and science, delving into the hardwired nature of human spirituality. They discuss the unique spiritual journey of Gen Z, the role of suffering in personal growth, and the profound ways in which consciousness might transcend the physical brain. Dr. Miller also shares gro…
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Listen Again: Rob Delaney—A Heart that Works is a Heart that Hurts
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Comedians have the ability to be unsparingly honest in ways that buck all cultural norms. It’s a truth-telling that so many of us crave. Cue Rob Delaney. Rob is a comedian, actor, writer, and director. His memoir, A Heart That Works is an unsparing account of the death of his beautiful son, Henry. Rob lives in London with his family where Kate visi…
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Father Greg Boyle: Can a Tender God Ignite Social Change?
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Father Greg Boyle joins Rainn Wilson to delve into how spirituality and unshakable goodness can address the urgent crises facing today's society. They explore themes of tenderness, forgiveness, and the transformative power of viewing others through a lens of compassion. Father Boyle shares compelling insights from his work with gang members, illust…
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There is this quote by writer and theologian Frederick Buechner. He writes, “Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid.” …But I always sort of wanted to amend his original words. Because the more honest truth is: “Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Be a little afraid.” Life is so beauti…
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Bryan Cranston (Part 2): Is 'Breaking Bad' a Mirror to Modern Morality?
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Actor Bryan Cranston (Your Honor, Breaking Bad) and Rainn Wilson explore the complexities of Walter White’s character in Breaking Bad. Cranston delves into the evolution of the anti-hero in modern storytelling, the moral dilemmas that define Breaking Bad, and the seductive power of ego. The episode also touches on how these themes resonate in today…
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Listen Again: Rabbi Steve Leder—Don’t Come Out Empty Handed
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How should you show up for people in grief? What do you say? What should you do? Why is it that beauty can exist alongside deep suffering? What can be said at funerals when the person who died was complicated? These are just a few of the questions I wanted to ask Steve Leder—a bestselling author and a rabbi who has presided over a thousand funerals…
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Bryan Cranston (Part 1): Breaking Open a Character
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Actor Bryan Cranston (Your Honor, Breaking Bad) and Rainn Wilson dive deep into what it takes to build a character. They explore the morality of Breaking Bad's Walter White, exploring the fine line between ambition and ethical compromise. With insights from both the small screen and personal life, Cranston reflects on his iconic role and what it re…
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This is the story of one young doctor’s race against the clock as he searches for a cure for his own rare disease. In this conversation, Kate and David Fajgenbaum discuss: how love can turn hope into action what limited agency means how small steps can lead to big change This episode originally aired in 2020. Stay tuned to the end to hear an incred…
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