The Strong Stoic Podcast

Chris Fisher is the host of the Stoicism On Fire Podcast and the owner of the website Traditional Stoicism where he writes articles on the traditional practice of Stoicism (as the ancient Stoics would have practiced). In this episode, we discuss the differences between traditional and modern Stoicism, spirituality, Stoic determinism, why Stoicism is gaining popularity, and much more. Enjoy!Find Chris at:https://traditionalstoicism.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grief is one of the more challenging human emotions to deal with, as it is normally in response to a significant loss. Stoics are sometimes mistakenly seen as emotionless, yet there are historical accounts of Marcus Aurelius, for example, weeping in public at funerals.At the same time, externals are indifferent to Stoics, so why is it acceptable to grieve at all? In sum, what does Stoicism actually say about grieving? Fortunately, I had a great role model to teach me how to grieve, and these are the Stoic lessons I learned from her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Relationships are tricky, and romantic ones are no exception. In any relationship, there is bound to be some tension around certain topics. Some may consider this to be bad - after all, how could tension possibly be good? However, I do not think that it necessarily is.All romantic relationships need to balance masculine and feminine energies. In a traditional relationship, for example, there is generally a mostly masculine partner and a mostly feminine partner. Because sometimes these different energies have different approaches to problems, there is a natural tension sometimes. But could that tension actually be a good thing? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Fideler is a philosopher and author of Breakfast with Seneca, where he explains Seneca's ideas. In this episode, we discuss Seneca, and whether he was actually a Stoic, the importance of harmony in Stoicism and life, lessons from Seneca's life that we can apply to modern politics, and much more.Check out David at:https://www.davidfideler.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are faced with challenging times. We're two years into a pandemic and, as if that wasn't enough, there's conflict left, right, and center in regards to government overreach, mandates, and pretty much everything else under the sun. Though such times aren't a walk in the park, it's worth considering that every generation has its own challenges. And, no matter how wonderful we make the world, future generations will have their own challenges. There's wisdom in considering that these challenges are yours and, perhaps, that they were "meant" for you. So what do we have to decide? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Giving up often gets a bad rep, but is that justified? Are there situations where giving up is not only acceptable but even virtuous? It's certainly not as simple as saying that it is inherently "good" or "bad". Throughout life, we give up a lot - on our goals, on bad habits, on good habits, on relationships - the list goes on and on. So how do we know if giving up is justified? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Juliet Rose is a fiction author with a passion for helping people improve their lives and become happier through story-telling. Her work is deep, honest, and often brutally painful (kind of like life sometimes!), but offers hope to those who are struggling with modern problems. We had a wonderful talk about the differences between fiction and non-fiction, the therapeutic aspect of writing and reading, and the possibility of redemption for past transgressions. Enjoy!Please check out Juliet's work:https://www.authorjulietrose.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aristotle defined three types of friendship: friends for pleasure, friends for benefit, and true friends. Each type of friends has a place in most people's lives, but what would the Stoics say about such friends? Is there a particular type of friend that appeals to Stoics more in general? And then there's personality: are some personality types drawn to particular types of friends? Finally, is being "friends forever" a thing, and should we value this? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Paleolithic Shamans believed that articulate language could literally perform magic. It held real religious signifigance as well, which is well demonstrated in religions such as Christianity which places a huge value on speech. The Stoics, as well, held dialogue to be of foundational importance which can be seen through their use of dialogue and journaling.The ability to use the word - to communicate in a sophisticated manner - has allowed human beings to accomplish miraculous things. Modern humans look at cellphones without much amusement, but to our primate ancestors who stayed in the trees, even the ability to form communities would have seemed magical. What is it about the word, then, that provides us with this seemingly magic power? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane Trotter is an educator, writer, and high school Strength & Conditioning Coordinator who has been challenging youth development norms for over a decade. He recently released his new book - Setting the Bar: preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Era of Distraction.In this episode we talk about the importance of challenge, strength, the importance of barbarian virtues, what it really means to love people, and much, much more. Enjoy!Find Shane at:https://trottershane.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices