10% Happier with Dan Harris A Buddhist Secret for Calm, Energy, and Handling Obnoxious People | Trudy Goodman
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Oct 1, 2025 Trudy Goodman, a mindfulness expert and voice of Trudy the Love Barbarian in The Midnight Gospel, discusses the importance of self-trust and staying calm in uncertainty. She shares her insights on rethinking enlightenment as an ongoing journey and emphasizes the role of compassion in building self-love. Trudy delves into intuition, recounting how it has guided her life, and highlights the vital support of community in enhancing self-trust. Listeners also get a glimpse of her playful side and her journey of self-discovery.
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Trust The Present Moment
- Trusting your immediate perceptions anchors you in reality and is a foundational meditation skill.
- Trudy says great faith is simply noticing your pinky and trusting what you see, hear, and feel.
Awakening Means Not Being Fused
- Awakening isn't the absence of emotions but not being fused to them; presence allows experience without clinging.
- Trudy prefers 'awakening' over 'enlightenment' because it emphasizes ongoing practice, not a one-time fix.
Combine Awareness With Kindness
- After cultivating awareness, infuse it with tenderness and kindness to build self-trust.
- Practice compassion toward yourself to loosen self-centered reactivity and strengthen confidence.
