If you're looking for a new source of personal-development for your podcast feed, please join me at Season 5 of the Meadow DeVor podcast.

Well, beloved listeners, we've reached the end of Spiritualish. We know this isn't expected (but it wasn't expected by us, either, at least not yet!). We talk about how we reached this decision, why it's the right one for us now, and the anxiety around ending it, too. We love you. We've loved doing this show. Thank you for letting us into your world. Music by Izzy DeVor.

This week we answer a letter from a mom who's been trying to get sober for over a year and struggling hard. She says she's exhausted. She asks, "How does one hold it together all the time?". We've got some answers. Music by Izzy DeVor.

This week, Meadow interviews Laura on her creative process. How does she decide what to work on? What would she do if she didn't have to make money? How does she know what needs to be a book, or a course, or a talk, or nothing at all? Is there a muse, or is it more practical? If you're someone who's curious about creativity, this is for you. Music by Izzy DeVor.

WE'RE BACK! "Those who look for the laws of Nature as support for their new works collaborate with the creator." - Antonio Gaudi. This week, we explore the Vedic concept of "Support of Nature" and how we can always tune into this knowing, elemental force as a guide and powerful feedback mechanism for decision-making and navigation through life. We walk through Meadow's current process of book writing and how this concept is playing out for her in real-time. Music by Izzy DeVor.

This week, we answer a letter from a reader about the difference between self-help and therapy, how we first landed with therapy, and what our experiences were like. Spiritualish will be on a short summer break for the next couple weeks. We'll be back in your ears on July 11! Music by Izzy DeVor.

Earlier this week, Laura came within inches of a panic attack. In this episode, we dissect the thoughts and feelings leading up to that moment, how she pulled herself out, and what we learned from it. This one is a meditation on friendship, dating, foreboding joy, worthiness, and the futility of trying to control what we cannot. Music by Izzy DeVor.

This week, we walk through how you can figure out whether any purchase you're considering is worth it, going to feel good in the long-run, and whether you can *actually* afford it. Money is one of those hazy, scary, and often shameful topics for a lot of people. But so much of the confusion is about seeing it the wrong way. This episode will help you get more clarity and confidence in how you spend your cash and think about spending overall. Music by Izzy DeVor.

This week, we talk about our favorite teachers: what they mean to us, why we love them, and what we go to them and their work to find.

This week we talk about wanting more. Even when we have a lot! EVEN WHEN WE SEEMINGLY HAVE IT ALL. We talk about finally putting your foot down and no longer settling for smallness or "good enough". When it comes to Laura and romantic relationships, Meadow coaches her on how to actually get what she wants (no vision boards, no magical thinking, no positive affirmations!). Whether it's money, work, love, friendships, your health, ANYTHING, you're allowed to want more.

"Tie the dog to the damn tree" is some advice Laura heard a few years ago and in the past month, as things started to fall apart, she realized she needed to listen. This week we talk about the anxiety and problems that ensue when we can't tell the difference between what's urgent and important, how to learn to discern between the two, and what to do.

What if you consciously committed to failure and rejection? This week we share some of our own big failures, past, and current, how to actually tell if you're failing (because sometimes, it's not obvious!), and the difference between failing smart and failing, well, dumb.

This week's original episode went in the trash. We spent 90-minutes talking about the history of our love lives and when we pressed "end" on the recording, knew that it would never see the light of day. So, we recorded another, wherein we talk about the things we don't share, and why, curiosity, trauma porn, privacy, secrets, secure relationships, and more.

This week, we get the full backstory on how Meadow came to do the work she does. She talks about the first company she owned, working for Martha Beck, being on Oprah, digging herself out of a half-million in debt, and more.

This week, we get the full backstory on how Laura came to do the work she does. She talks about what she did before 2016, how and when and why she started podcasting and blogging, what led up to the moment she quit her corporate job, making big leaps, and more.

Not the typical Spiritualish episode, this week we work out a question in real time. What is this elusive myth of balance? Work-life balance. Love-work balance. Family-work-love-life-home balance. Anything-balance. Is it possible? Is it even desirable? Meadow gets personal with an issue she's working through currently and we discuss whether what she's seeking is balance or something else. Music by Izzy DeVor.

This week, we dig into that awful four-letter word: SELFISH. To many, being selfish—as in, putting your needs above the needs of others—is one the worst possible ways of being, and it’s avoided at all costs. As teachers, selfishness is one of the most common themes among students in our classes, especially with women: even the idea of doing something for oneself is uncomfortable at best, and sometimes downright impossible. So, what does it really mean to be a selfish person? What does this...

One of the most important questions we can ask ourselves in this life is: how much is enough? In our home, our relationships, money, work, success, our belongings, what is the value of going bigger, and what are the costs? This week, we talk about how we've been wrestling with this question in our own lives and the surprising contrasts in our desires. Music by Izzy DeVor.

This week, we answer a letter from a woman who's wondering about her friendships. What do friendships actually look like as an adult? Do they look like an episode of Friends, or something else? How do Friends fit into our lives as we get older? And how the hell do you make new friends? Meadow and Laura both talk about the shifts in their friendships over the years, what people tend to think vs. the reality, and where friends fit into their life now.

Alt. episode title: "Examine What You Tolerate". This week, we recount times when we've told ourselves "It's not that bad" when in reality, it was that bad--and actually a lot worse. Why do we do that? What's the price? And how can you be onto yourself before you dig yourself into a too-deep hole? Image: Money Pit, 1986 Music by Izzy DeVor

"Philip Morris just wanted your lungs; the App Store wants your soul." - Bill Maher, 2018. This week, we explore the concept of Digital Minimalism, as described in Cal Newport's new book of the same title, the significant changes we've both made in response, the early results we've seen, as well as some of the open questions and fears we each have. This isn't about hating on tech (we love it!) but rather understanding the real impact of how we are now "connected", making choices based on what...

As a culture, we tend to glorify the idea of chasing your passion. We've all heard the adage, "Find something you love and you'll never work another day in your life." What we don't hear about all that often, though, is the real price of giving a s**t about your work. This week, we answer a letter from "Basic Millennial." He's at a crossroads, between jobs, trying to figure out how he can do something he really loves and finds meaning in, while also being a breadwinner. Music by Izzy DeVor.

Meet Anger: one of the five core emotions, and also one of the most demonized and misunderstood. This week, we take a deep dive into what emotions actually are, what anger exists for, and why it is so critical to your sense of self and emotional health. Music by Izzy DeVor. Photo credit: Inside Out by Pixar

"Survival mode is supposed to be a phase that helps save your life. It is not meant to be how you live." - Michele Rosenthal. So why is it that we tend to throw ourselves into that mode, long after survival is not an issue? We've got answers! This week we unpack how to tell the difference between actual survival mode and a drama loop and why you might be thriving on "surviving". Music by Izzy DeVor