SFL Episode 117: On Coping (with Howard Jacobson)

This week, an engaging and enjoyable chat with Systema practitioner, wellness coach, and podcaster Howard Jacobson. Here, we get into a range of topics relating to coping with the ongoing constraints of the Covid-19 pandemic, as we face the sixth month of life in its shadow. Themes include:

• The dangers of avoiding discomfort
• Mitgating stress and anger through exercise (and how that can easily backfire)
• Finding acceptance and context in your daily interactions
• The primacy of relationship in conversation

Recorded outdoors at the beautiful Eno River near Durham North Carolina, this episode features an extended breathwork and awareness exercise (starting at around 15:00-minute mark) for resetting your mental and emotional state.

Mentioned in this episode:ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)Sand Talk: How indigenous Thinking Can Save the World, by Tyson Yonkapurta