Artwork by Duong Nguyen. A look at how the ideas that we inherit very young can limit or expand the way that we relate to ourselves and our creativity. Hurry Slowly host Jocelyn K. Glei explores how ideas shape our attitude toward everything — how we think with and through the ideas we hold, and how that affects the way we see ourselves, the way we…

A deep dive into how we create, relate to, and maintain our digital selves/personas/brands — and can we ever truly leave them behind? Or reinvent them? Or start anew? My conversation partner in this investigation is Cody Cook-Parrot, a dancer and a writer who was formerly known as Marlee Grace. Their work focuses on the self, devotion, ritual, crea…

The myths that drive our creativity, how they create suffering, and how we can ignite our creative fire by embracing the power of the collective. Hurry Slowly host Jocelyn K. Glei explores the closely intertwined myths of individualism and the lone creative genius and how they encourage us to ignore a powerful source of creative inspiration and mom…

What does it mean to create spaciousness? Through our creative rhythms, through our travels, through the expression of our voices? I talk with writer and teacher Sebene Selassie, the author of You Belong and the excellent Substack newsletter Ancestors to Elements, about cultivating self-reliance through solo travel, the power of acknowledging what …

Artwork by Guong Nguyn and Geelia Nguyn. Exploring the tension between “the urgency of productivity” and the rhythms of “creative necessity.” Jocelyn contemplates how we can navigate the tension between an external world that is deeply attached to urgency and the “values of technology” and our internal world, where we yearn to create, to play, to r…

Artwork by Rita Quattrocchi. On the awkwardness of wintering while everyone else is awakening. Jocelyn reflects on being out of sync with the collective energy of reinvention at the beginning of each new year. She talks about being in the “awkward soup of transformation” and contemplates the discomfort of inflection points, the rhythms of creativit…

What does it mean to be satisfiable? And how do you recognize when you have “enough”? These questions are central not just to our own well-being but to attaining a more just and equitable society. For this conversation, I sit down with writer, facilitator, and activist adrienne maree brown, who recently published the excellent book Pleasure Activis…

Artwork by James Fenner. How to flip the script on healing and wellness culture by noticing how you already embody all that you yearn for. Jocelyn reflects on the intersection of capitalism, productivity culture, and the wellness industry and how they each try to lure us into focusing on what we lack, what we are not, what we have yet to accomplish…

A conversation about how to get our bodies (and our brains) onboard with manifesting a new reality. In this episode, I take a deep dive into the mechanics of healing with Dina Schapiro. Dina has been a therapist for over 20 years; she’s also a professor, and formerly the director of the graduate arts therapy program, at the Pratt Institute in Brook…

A brief reflection on the voice and how our desire to avoid uncertainty — to know the outcome before we even begin the process — can block the free-flow of self-expression. Resources, Ideas & Links Jocelyn’s 4-week course “Finding Your Voice: A sacred practice space for honoring self-expression” is now open for registration. Register before Nov 9 a…

Jocelyn K. Glei on taking our struggles, turning them inside out, and transforming them into an opportunity to feel more free.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

Jocelyn K. Glei on how our obsession with the intellect cuts us off from deeper consciousness & insight.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

Writer Lisa Olivera on big life transitions, stepping out from behind the scenes, and moving away from patterns of self-extraction.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

Jocelyn K. Glei on how we get locked into online personas that keep us from evolving and speaking our truth.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

Embodiment coach Prentis Hemphill on feeling into the dignity of our bodies, breaking out of “control mode,” and the liberatory power of curiosity.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

Jocelyn K. Glei on the power of tuning into — and honoring — the beautiful weirdness of your own rhythms, ideas, and idiosyncracies.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

Artwork by Polina Washington.What are the ideas, thoughts, and habits that rupture, or interrupt, our ability to feel at home?Through the lens of my own past addictions to alcohol and crime fiction, I explore the dark side of habits in this episode — the anxious, internal routines and dialogues that we are constantly performing and re-performing to…

Writer and meditation teacher Sebene Selassie on coming home to the body, living with chronic pain, and transformation as the act of allowing.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

Jocelyn K. Glei on exploring themes of coming home, the relationship between belonging and reinvention, and her new course Tender Discipline.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

I talk with Sherri Mitchell, the author of Sacred Instructions, about how to access our inner gifts and step into spiritual maturity.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

I talk to Kamal Kapadia, the co-founder of Terra.do, about building communities of care and getting out of the climate doom cycle.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

I talk to artist and organizer Amahra Spence about who gets to make art and how we can create spaces that support radical imagination.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

I talk to educator and activist Nkem Ndefo about trauma, resilience, and building the capacity for transformation.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

I talk to writer and facilitator Miki Kashtan about how capitalism and extractive mindsets cutus off from the natural flow of life.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

Oliver Burkeman on why we try to control time, how perfectionism holds us back, and the problems with a “when-i-finally” mindset.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

I chat with designer & community builder Kat Vellos about how to cultivate deeper intimacy, connection, and trust in our friendships.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

I talk to writer and activist Mia Birdsong about why the ideals of the American Dream are keeping us lonely, isolated, and disconnected.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

As we begin to cautiously emerge, I talk to gathering guru Priya Parker about how to create gatherings that transform our communities.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

We’re emerging from the pandemic on wobbly legs — with much to integrate. It’s a uniquely vulnerable and promising moment.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

A deep dive into the painful new consciousness the pandemic has called forth, and why I’m leaving “productivity talk” behind.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

Hurry Slowly listeners share stories of the “strange gifts” that emerged out of the hardship, pain, and uncertainty of 2020.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

A talk & live Q&A on how to build a practice of “tender discipline” to help you move through your workday w/ gentleness and confidence.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

Writer Sean Blanda on the WFH revolution and why it’s over-hyped, unproductive, and maybe even a little bit inhumane.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

Why you’re feeling so depleted right now, and how to develop a new — more tender — attitude toward productivity.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

Meditation teacher Sebene Selassie on living in a culture of domination, the pathology of productivity, and finding our way to belonging.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

Massage therapist Rich Mhlanga on how to be embodied and stay emotionally grounded in a world without touch.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

How overwork, self-criticism, and creative misalignment create layers of anxiety that suppress your intuitive voice.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

Therapist and meditator Mark Epstein on how to reckon with uncertainty and take a deep dive into the self.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

On healing, being present, and how to stop postponing self-acceptance and see yourself as “enough.”Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

Journalist Courtney E. Martin on how to find your “first question” — the core curiosity that carries you through life.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

Astrologist Chani Nicholas on how to uncover your life’s purpose and set the boundaries you need to protect it.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

A simple practice that will help you nurture your ideas, find your purpose, and heal in the new year.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

Activist adrienne maree brown on how we define pleasure, the wisdom of the body, and what it looks like when you have “enough.”Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

Writer Mira Jacob on creativity, self-promotion, and transforming the hardest conversations of her life into a stunning graphic memoir.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

A deep conversation about healing, self-transformation, and how to unpack the neurotic stories we tell ourselves about who we are.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

An intro to the new season of Hurry Slowly on waking up, letting go, and the ups and downs of pursuing personal transformation.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

Journalist Rob Walker on attention, originality, and why noticing the things other people are missing is essential to the creative process.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

Artist Jenny Odell on the power of actions that can’t be optimized and withholding your attention as an act of resistance.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

How the desire to be “productive” metastasizes into a toxic form of work shame that makes you feel like you’re never doing enough.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei

Debbie Millman on the challenges of being an over-achiever, synthesizing your success too quickly, and making a 10-year plan.Oleh Jocelyn K. Glei