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Cup of Tao

Chris L McClishwww.mcclish.me
Cup of Tao - Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times. This podcast incorporates Taoist philosophy, modern contextual psychology principles, and a bit of stoicism, which are presented as skills for living in today's uncertain times. A podcast for those who have an interest in philosophy, self-help, and mindfulness-based skills. Podcast by Chris L McClish, who has held many roles in life including a past lengthy career as a psychotherapist, as well as having served as an author, clinical supervisor, Judo sensei/coach, personal trainer, and currently is a unit supervisor in a criminal justice setting.
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Episodes

Improving your life

Cup of Tao Season 7 Episode 7 - Improving your life Hosted by Chris L McClish In this episode: I am going to go to the basics and talk a bit about some key components of living a Taoist lifestyle. Cup of Tao is a production of CoachCMC LLC . Visit my new website: https://mcclish.me . On my website, you will find links to contact, contribute, and to learn more about me. Social Media: I'm on X @coachcmc. This podcast is also on X @cupoftao. Don't forget to purchase my book!: Accepting Life On Life...

May 31, 20259 min

Don't be too nice

Cup of Tao Season 7 Episode 6 - Don't be too nice Hosted by Chris L McClish In this episode: I am going to revisit the topic of communicating authentically and assertively. It's not about being rude, but instead about sticking up for yourself - you are important and worthy of other people's respect. Cup of Tao is a production of CoachCMC LLC . Visit my new website: https://mcclish.me . On my website, you will find links to contact, contribute, and to learn more about me. Social Media: I'm on X @...

Dec 07, 20247 minSeason 7Ep. 6

Coping

Cup of Tao Season 7 Episode 5 - Coping Hosted by Chris L McClish In this episode: I am going to talk more about my personal experience coping with someone whom I care about dealing with an illness and the way I have been connecting to nature and enjoying an outlet. Cup of Tao is a production of CoachCMC LLC . Visit my new website: https://mcclish.me . On my website, you will find links to contact, contribute, and to learn more about me. Social Media: I'm on X @coachcmc. This podcast is also on X...

Aug 31, 20248 minSeason 7Ep. 5

My way or the highway

Cup of Tao Season 7 Episode 2 - My way or the highway Hosted by Chris L McClish In this episode: I am going to revisit the topic of expectations. Cup of Tao is a production of CoachCMC LLC . Visit my new website: https://mcclish.me . On my website, you will find links to contact, contribute, and to learn more about me. Social Media: I'm on X @coachcmc. This podcast is also on X @cupoftao. Don't forget to purchase my book!: Accepting Life On Life's Terms. Available where you buy books! Visit: htt...

Mar 30, 20246 minSeason 7Ep. 2

Discontentment

Cup of Tao Season 7 Episode 3 - Discontentment Hosted by Chris L McClish In this episode: I am going to revisit the topic of discontentment including touching on things like attachments and overidentifications with things. Cup of Tao is a production of CoachCMC LLC . Visit my new website: https://mcclish.me . On my website, you will find links to contact, contribute, and to learn more about me. Social Media: I'm on X @coachcmc. This podcast is also on X @cupoftao. Don't forget to purchase my boo...

Mar 30, 20246 minSeason 7Ep. 3

Things come and go

Cup of Tao Season 7 Episode 1 - Things come and go Hosted by Chris L McClish In this episode: I am going to talk about how things enter and then they pass. Cup of Tao is a production of CoachCMC LLC . Visit my new website: https://mcclish.me. On my website, you will find links to contact, contribute, and to learn more about me. Social Media: I'm on X @coachcmc. This podcast is also on X @cupoftao. Don't forget to purchase my book!: Accepting Life On Life's Terms. Available where you buy books! V...

Mar 30, 20248 minSeason 7Ep. 1

Humble yourself

Cup of Tao Season 7 Episode 4 - Humble yourself Hosted by Chris L McClish In this episode: I am going to talk more about humiltity. Cup of Tao is a production of CoachCMC LLC . Visit my new website: https://mcclish.me . On my website, you will find links to contact, contribute, and to learn more about me. Social Media: I'm on X @coachcmc. This podcast is also on X @cupoftao. Don't forget to purchase my book!: Accepting Life On Life's Terms. Available where you buy books! Visit: https://books2rea...

Mar 30, 20247 minSeason 7Ep. 4

Gripping too tightly

Cup of Tao Season 6 Episode 11 - Gripping too tightly Hosted by Chris L McClish In this episode: I address clinging on to things too tightly, to the extent that losing these things, skills, roles, income, etc. set us into despair if we lose them. Cup of Tao is a production of CoachCMC LLC . Visit my new website: https://mcclish.me . On my website, you will find links to contact, contribute, and to learn more about me. Social Media: I'm on X @coachcmc. This podcast is also on X @cupoftao. Don't f...

Feb 03, 20248 minSeason 6Ep. 11

Best version of yourself

Cup of Tao Season 6 Episode 10 - Best version of yourself Hosted by Chris L McClish In this episode: I am going to talk about virtue and integrity, in other words, being the best version of yourself. Cup of Tao is a production of CoachCMC LLC . Visit my new website: https://mcclish.me . On my website, you will find links to contact, contribute, and to learn more about me. Social Media: I'm on X @coachcmc. This podcast is also on X @cupoftao. Don't forget to purchase my book!: Accepting Life On L...

Jan 20, 20247 minSeason 6Ep. 10

Mindfulness revisited

Cup of Tao Season 6 Episode 9 - Mindfulness revisited Hosted by Chris L McClish In this episode: I am going to revisit the topic of mindfulness. I believe this to be a very important practice and component of change. Cup of Tao is a production of CoachCMC LLC . Visit my new website: https://mcclish.me . On my website, you will find links to contact, contribute, and to learn more about me. Social Media: I'm on X @coachcmc. This podcast is also on X @cupoftao. Don't forget to purchase my book!: Ac...

Dec 02, 202313 minSeason 6Ep. 9

Dealing with criticism

Cup of Tao Season 6 Episode 8 - Dealing with criticism Hosted by Chris L McClish In this episode: I talk about dealing with criticism. Lao Tzu tells us to be yielding like water. Yet resilient enough to handle what life throws at us. Criticism is something that we can learn and grow from. It is hard to take, yet it can be something we can learn from. Cup of Tao is a production of CoachCMC LLC . Visit my new website: https://mcclish.me . On my website, you will find links to contact, contribute, ...

Nov 18, 20238 minSeason 6Ep. 8

The art of letting go

Cup of Tao Season 6 Episode 7 - The art of letting go Hosted by Chris L McClish In this episode: I am going to have a listener on, Spencer S. He is excited to be on the show and we are going to talk about how he has put principles from Taoism and the podcast into his life, specifically learning to practice "letting go". Cup of Tao is a production of CoachCMC LLC . Visit my new website: https://mcclish.me . On my website, you will find links to contact, contribute, and to learn more about me. Soc...

Nov 04, 202326 minSeason 6Ep. 7

Toxic People

Cup of Tao Season 6 Episode 6 - Toxic People Hosted by Chris L McClish In this episode: I am going to talk about people in our lives who are toxic. They may or may not be "good people", but nevertheless, are toxic to our well-being. Cup of Tao is a production of CoachCMC LLC . Visit my new website: https://mcclish.me . On my website, you will find links to contact, contribute, and to learn more about me. Social Media: I'm on X @coachcmc. This podcast is also on X @cupoftao. Don't forget to purch...

Oct 21, 20238 minSeason 6Ep. 6

Not good enough

Cup of Tao Season 6 Episode 5 - Not Good Enough Hosted by Chris L McClish In this episode: I talk about something that all of us share (well, most of us anyway), and that is, the "not good enough" belief that often pops into our head. We may find ourselves feeling like we don't measure up, fell short on life's accomplishments, feel like a phony, or get insecure at times. Cup of Tao is a production of CoachCMC LLC . Visit my new website: https://mcclish.me . On my website, you will find links to ...

Oct 07, 20237 minSeason 6Ep. 5

Prepare for the worst?

Cup of Tao Season 6 Episode 4 - Prepare for the worst? Some Stoicism Hosted by Chris L McClish In this episode: I talk about whether or not we should take a cue from the Stoics and "prepare for the worst"? Cup of Tao is a production of CoachCMC LLC . Visit my new website: https://mcclish.me. On my website, you will find links to contact, contribute, and to learn more about me. Social Media: I'm on X @coachcmc. This podcast is also on X @cupoftao. Don't forget to purchase my book!: Accepting Life...

Sep 22, 20237 minSeason 6Ep. 4

Appreciation

Cup of Tao Season 6 Episode 3 - Appreciation Hosted by Chris L McClish In this episode: I talk about not taking things for granted. To cherish, show appreciation, and to keep the people and things that you value close to your heart. Cup of Tao is a production of CoachCMC LLC – visit my new website: https://mcclish.me . On my website, there are links to contact me, support me and to learn more about me. Those on Spotify can support me here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cupoftao/support...

Sep 09, 20237 minSeason 6Ep. 3

Behavioral Traps

Cup of Tao Season 6 Episode 2 - Behavioral Traps Hosted by Chris L McClish In this episode: I talk about getting stuck in the ACE agenda (avoidance, control, and escape) and get caught into patterns of behavior which create unwanted consequences in our lives. Cup of Tao is a production of CoachCMC LLC – and is on the web at https://cupoftao.com. Also visit my new website: https://mcclish.me. On my website are links to contact me, support me and to learn more about me. Social Media: I'm on X (Twi...

Aug 26, 20239 minSeason 6Ep. 2

Hope

Cup of Tao Season 6 Episode 1 - Hope Hosted by Chris L McClish In this episode: I talk about Hope and how this is an important ingredient in many of life's tough situations. Cup of Tao is a production of CoachCMC LLC – and is on the web at https://cupoftao.com. Also visit my new website: https://mcclish.me. On my website are links to contact me, support me and to learn more about me. Social Media: I'm on X (Twitter) @coachcmc. This podcast is also on X (Twitter ) @cupoftao. Don't forget to purch...

Aug 05, 20238 minSeason 6Ep. 1

Acceptance

In the final episode of this season: I talk about the theme of this podcast and my book - acceptance.

Nov 19, 20228 min

Life

In this episode: I talk about the subject of living - truly living your life.

Nov 05, 20227 min

Support

In this episode: I talk about the importance of having or developing and using a support system so that you don't deal with life on your own.

Oct 15, 20227 min

Harmony with Nature

In this episode: I talk about reconnecting to nature. Take time to connect, admire and respect nature and the outdoors!

Oct 01, 20226 min

Enjoyment

In this episode: I talk about making sure you reward yourself and have ways to enjoy life around you.

Sep 03, 20226 min

Forgiveness

In this episode: I talk about forgiveness and letting go of anger and resentment. After discussing this, I take a short break and then talk a bit about mindful eating.

Jun 11, 20228 min

Be here now

In this episode: I talk about the importance of being present and soaking in whatever good is in the present moment, with mindfulness that these things may not be here tomorrow.

Mar 26, 20228 min

Healthy Auto Pilot

In this episode: I talk about the commitment and practice of doing healthy new behaviors until they become second nature (part of your routine - while still being able to be in the flow of the moment). After discussing this, I take a short break and then ask you for your thoughts on my doing a live show (perhaps on Firesidechat).

Feb 26, 20229 min

Control and Expectation

In this episode: I talk about how our expectations of a certain outcome can set up suffering, and about how accepting fate or the outcome, and even mentally preparing ourselves for a bad outcome, contrary to popular belief, may be beneficial.

Dec 18, 202113 min

Healthy Delusions

In this episode: I talk about - what I call "Healthy Delusions", which are ways of seeing the world that help us function. These are contrasted with "Unhealthy Delusions", which are ways that our brain tricks us into destructive thought and action.

Nov 27, 20219 min

How to deal with hardship

In this episode, I discuss a brief outline for dealing with hardship in life using three Taoist principles.

Oct 16, 202110 min

A single step

In this episode: I talk about how one small decision can change your life - sometimes not for the better. Many of us can trace some life circumstances back to a single poor decision.

May 22, 20219 min
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