Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ Stoic philosophy applied to modern psychology/CBT/REBT • anger, anxiety, stress, resilience, empathy, meditation • coaching, leadership, boundaries, codependency • wisdom, skepticism, Socratic method • ancient Greek/Roman history, Marcus Aurelius, death, war/sports mindset
This podcast explores Stoicism as a practical philosophy and examines its overlap with modern psychology, psychotherapy, and coaching. Across conversations with philosophers, psychologists, historians, and practitioners, it uses ancient sources—especially Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Epictetus, Socrates, and related traditions—to address contemporary concerns such as anger, anxiety, stress, resilience, and ethical decision-making. A recurring focus is how Stoic ideas can be translated into concrete methods: reframing judgments, cultivating emotional regulation, practicing reflective exercises and meditation, and clarifying values to guide everyday choices.
Many discussions place Stoic techniques alongside evidence-based approaches in cognitive-behavioral therapy, particularly REBT, including how each explains emotions like anger and how therapeutic change can happen through disputing beliefs, distancing from automatic reactions, and replacing maladaptive patterns with healthier habits. The show also engages broader questions about wisdom—how to define it, whether it can be measured, and what intellectual humility and perspective-taking contribute to wise reasoning.
Historical and cultural episodes add context by examining Greek and Roman life, politics, warfare, death practices, and figures such as Marcus Aurelius, as well as how popular images of antiquity compare with scholarship. Relationship dynamics and boundaries also feature prominently, using a blend of psychological concepts (codependency, people-pleasing, schemas, overcorrection) and ancient ethical ideas to analyze autonomy, interdependence, empathy, and fairness. Overall, the content aims to connect classical philosophy to the challenges of modern living through both theory and applied tools.
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Episodes:
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The Rivalry of Athens and Sparta
2026-Jun-25
84 minutes
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How to Be a Happy Skeptic with Massimo Pigliucci
2026-Jun-18
79 minutes
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How to Do Stoic Therapy, with Phil Yanov
2026-May-15
95 minutes
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Hand Gestures for Self-Improvement
2026-May-05
15 minutes
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How can Stoicism Help Kids?
2026-Apr-30
54 minutes
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What Marcus Aurelius Can Teach Us About Coping with Stress
2026-Apr-16
56 minutes
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Stoicism and Anger Live
2026-Apr-07
112 minutes
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Five Practical Ideas from Socrates
2026-Mar-12
11 minutes
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The Rescuer Trap: The Ethics of Love
2025-Dec-24
48 minutes
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The Rescuer Trap: The Skeptic's Guide to Autonomy
2025-Dec-17
67 minutes
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The Rescuer Trap: Broicism Just Might Work (Until it Doesn't)
2025-Dec-10
40 minutes
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The Rescuer Trap: Fate Willing, I'll Get Back to You
2025-Dec-03
47 minutes
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The Rescuer Trap: Treehouse of Sadness: Codependency and Depression
2025-Nov-26
38 minutes
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The Rescuer Trap: Doormat or a Hand Grenade: When Rescuing Behavior Gets Overcorrected
2025-Nov-19
38 minutes
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The Rescuer Trap: Dating a Dream: The Rise of AI Dependency
2025-Nov-12
42 minutes
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The Rescuer Trap: The Schema Trap featuring Dr. Jeff Perron
2025-Nov-05
63 minutes
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Video: Stoicism & Resilience
2025-Oct-30
86 minutes
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The Rescuer Trap: We're Coming to Fix You, Barbara
2025-Oct-29
42 minutes
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Stoicism as a Warrior Philosophy
2025-Oct-23
61 minutes
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The Rescuer Trap: Country Fried Parentified
2025-Oct-22
51 minutes
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The Rescuer Trap: Values Chameleons
2025-Oct-15
35 minutes
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What to Expect When You're Dead
2025-Oct-09
66 minutes
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The Rescuer Trap: The Philosophy of Love and Relationships
2025-Oct-08
34 minutes
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The Controversial History of Marcus Aurelius
2025-Sep-25
82 minutes
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Watch our Stoicism & Anger Video
2025-Sep-18
74 minutes
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The Inner Fortress: Military Resilience and Stoic Philosophy
2025-Sep-18
45 minutes
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A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
2025-Aug-28
55 minutes
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Stoic Empathy – Compassion Without Burnout
2025-Jul-24
51 minutes
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Let’s Compare Marcus Aurelius to Modern Psychotherapy
2025-Jun-05
96 minutes
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Meditation and Anger in Stoicism and Buddhism
2025-Apr-17
79 minutes
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How to Control your Anger According to Seneca
2025-Apr-03
83 minutes
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Watch us chat about the philosophy and psychology of anger
2025-Mar-19
34 minutes
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REBT, Single Session Therapy, and Anger
2025-Mar-06
61 minutes
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Meditation: The View from Above
2025-Feb-27
20 minutes
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Stoicism and The Moment that Defines your Life
2025-Feb-20
60 minutes
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Stoicism, Coaching, and Leadership
2025-Jan-23
81 minutes
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Stoicism and Life Coaching
2025-Jan-16
72 minutes
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How can we Measure Wisdom?
2024-Nov-28
86 minutes
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Book Launch: How to Think Like Socrates
2024-Nov-23
120 minutes
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Socrates, Stoicism, and Self-Improvement
2024-Nov-14
58 minutes
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Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) and Stoicism
2024-Oct-24
65 minutes
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The Saad Truth about Happiness
2024-Oct-17
65 minutes
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Who was Marcus Aurelius?
2024-Aug-08
9 minutes
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How Stoicism can Save Democracy
2024-May-09
33 minutes
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The Stoic Mindset in Sports and Life
2024-May-02
61 minutes
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Street Epistemology and the Socratic Method
2024-Feb-13
72 minutes
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The Plague of Marcus Aurelius
2024-Feb-08
68 minutes
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Overview of "Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor"
2024-Jan-23
20 minutes
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Did Marcus Aurelius say Kindness is More Manly Than Anger?
2024-Jan-18
12 minutes
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Areté: Philosophy and Coaching
2023-Dec-07
60 minutes
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Excerpt from "Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor"
2023-Oct-26
9 minutes
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Socrates and Love
2023-Oct-19
79 minutes
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Clarity and Wisdom
2023-Oct-12
50 minutes
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Stoicism and Buddhism
2023-Aug-24
78 minutes
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Design your Mind with Stoicism
2023-Aug-17
70 minutes
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Tips for Practical Stoicism in Everyday Life
2023-Jul-20
57 minutes
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Stoic Philosophy and Alcoholism
2023-Jul-06
17 minutes
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Stoicism and the Live and Let Live Movement
2023-Jun-29
86 minutes
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Plato of Athens, with Robin Waterfield
2023-Jun-22
76 minutes
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Stoicism and Martial Arts with Michael Tremblay
2023-May-11
63 minutes
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Philosophy as a Way of Life with Matthew Sharpe
2023-Apr-27
73 minutes
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What is Wisdom? with J.W. Bertolotti
2023-Apr-20
72 minutes
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The Choice of Hercules
2023-Mar-23
10 minutes
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Stoicism, Cognitive Therapy, and Resilience
2023-Mar-09
64 minutes
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Stoicism, Self-Help and Modern Psychology
2023-Mar-02
121 minutes
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How Stoicism Cures Anger
2023-Feb-23
15 minutes
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The Great Discourse of Protagoras
2023-Feb-16
22 minutes
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Anya Leonard on Why Classics Matter Today
2023-Feb-09
47 minutes
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Stoicism as a Philosophy of Life
2023-Feb-02
19 minutes
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Archeology: Marcus Aurelius and Carnuntum
2023-Jan-26
15 minutes
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Alexandra Hudson on Classics and Civility
2023-Jan-19
53 minutes
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Short Guided Relaxation Exercise
2023-Jan-15
13 minutes
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Stoicism in a Time of Pandemic
2023-Jan-11
7 minutes
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Marcus Aurelius and Carnuntum
2023-Jan-06
22 minutes
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Massimo Pigliucci on Socrates, Stoicism and Leadership
2022-Dec-22
57 minutes
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Tim LeBon on Stoicism and Psychology
2022-Dec-15
61 minutes
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Podcast: Experimental Technique
2022-Dec-08
10 minutes
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Interview: Kasey Pierce and 365 Ways to be More Stoic
2022-Nov-17
24 minutes
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Death, Love, Stoicism
2022-Nov-04
18 minutes
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How to Actually Practice Stoicism
2022-Oct-21
20 minutes
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