Naming the Real

By: Brandon Cook
  • Summary

  • In an era of polarization, confusion, and “fake news,” discerning and naming what is real—what satisfies, what has substance, what is meaningful—is more important than ever. The Naming the Real Podcast is about doing just that: rightly naming the beliefs, attitudes, practices, and behaviors that will help you transcend our cultural anxiety and lead a flourishing life, for the sake of the world.
    Copyright 2021, Brandon Cook. All rights reserved.
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Episodes
  • A NtR Short: Four Characters in the Brain (and How to Talk to Them!)
    Sep 20 2024

    We have four “characters” in our brains: two in our left hemisphere and two in our right. These characters have vastly different concerns and focuses, and when we find ourselves mired in the more self-absorbed or anxious characters, we can feel really stuck. In this episode, following the work of Jill Bolte-Taylor, we explore a way of getting unstuck. By knowing these characters and addressing them directly, we can toggling between them. And by toggling, we can shift our experience in any given moment to broader perspective, stories, and possibilities.

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    18 mins
  • A NtR Short: Feeling Like a Fraud? Confronting Imposter Syndrome Head-On
    Sep 13 2024

    Imposter syndrome is a very specific type of tyranny, under which many labor. It is the fear of being found out, of being exposed, of being revealed a fraud. It destroys freedom and consumes energy, leading to exhaustion. In this episode, we explore the roots of imposter syndrome and a pathway for confronting it—even stopping it right in its tracks—for the sake of freedom, courage, and hope.

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    11 mins
  • A NtR Short: Micro Mindfulness: Simple Practices for Living in the Abundant Present
    Sep 6 2024

    The goal of life is, in some sense, simply to become present. In this episode, we explore micro mindfulness, through which we can train and habituate our bodies to live in a relax, restful, and regulated state (in polyvagal theory, what is called a ventral-vagal state). By recognizing “glimmer moments”—moments of everyday beauty and peace—and then training our brains and bodies to be fully present for them, we can change our lives in simple but endlessly profound ways.

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    20 mins

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