A New Way of Being

• Self-Obsession: Why You Suffer (And How to Stop)

  In this episode, I’m joined by Tom Davies — author of Self Obsession — for a profound exploration of why we suffer and how to stop. We unpack how our fixation on identity — career, relationships, even personality — traps us in anxiety, grief, and striving. Drawing from both Western psychology and Eastern spirituality, Tom offers a clear and compassionate path toward freedom: letting go of false identification and realising what we really are.Key Themes HighlightedSelf-Obsession & Identity: How our suffering arises from clinging to a sense of self that’s always under threat.The Trap of Identification: Why tying our worth to external roles or internal narratives makes us vulnerable.East Meets West: Blending psychology’s tools with spiritual insight for a more complete approach to healing.Tom’s Personal Story: From anxiety and burnout as a medic to insight and clarity through inquiry and presence.Meditation & Self-Inquiry: Practices that help dissolve the illusion of a separate, fixed self.Impermanence & Clinging: Why resisting change and chasing stability only deepens suffering.Beyond Self-Improvement: The trap of always trying to fix ourselves — and the freedom of radical acceptance.Non-Dual Awareness: Realising our essence as awareness itself — not a separate self, but Being.If you want to work on living in presence with me book a 1:1 session here: https://calendly.com/simon-wgw/find-your-flow-intro-chat My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@IAmSimonMundie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Two Paths Up the Mountain: Meditation & Self-Inquiry – Ben Smith & Simon Mundie

  Many Practices, One Presence.Ben Smith started meditating aged six. I came to spiritual inquiry later. In this conversation, we explore the different paths we've taken — his through years of dedicated meditation, mine through self-inquiry and emotional integration.We talk about powerful experiences, awakening, the real purpose of spiritual practice, and how it all boils down to living with love, presence and humility. Two different routes up the same mountain.You can watch me talking about my shift on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpChLLskMM4&t=44s(Please subscribe while you are there)If you want to work on living in presence with me book a 1:1 session here: https://calendly.com/simon-wgw/find-your-flow-intro-chat My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@IAmSimonMundieBen's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@bensmithreal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• My Husband Had a Spiritual Awakening - Here's What It Was Like For Me

  Three weeks ago, something profound happened. While on retreat (which I will talk about in an upcoming interview), I had what’s often called a kensho — a clear and undeniable seeing into the true nature of reality. It wasn’t a peak state, or a passing insight: it was a shift in identity. In this episode, my wife Alex and I talk about what the shift has been like, from her perspective.If you want to work on living in presence with me book a 1:1 session here: https://calendly.com/simon-wgw/find-your-flow-intro-chat To explore working with Alex and me together, email [email protected] consider following my wife on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamalexandrawilby/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• The Secret to Speaking with Presence: Caroline Goyder

  The Spiritual Side of Speaking: How to speak from the body, not the head. In this episode, I sit down with Caroline Goyder — a globally respected voice expert who’s worked with world leaders, A-list actors, and high-stakes communicators — to dig into what real speaking looks like when presence is the foundation. We explore how your voice is more than technique: it’s a physical expression of breath, emotion, and grounded attention. Caroline shares stories from her work, how she helped people find authentic confidence under pressure, and offers practices to help us speak more from Being than from performance. Caroline's website: https://carolinegoyder.com/TED talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2MR5XbJtXUIf you want to work on living in presence with me book a consultation here: https://calendly.com/simon-wgw/find-your-flow-intro-chat Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• The Power of Tapping: Sarah Tobin

  In this week's episode I talk to Sarah Tobin, a renowned tapping expert and author of Tapping Into You, to discover how to use this practice in shadow work. This conversation came after Sarah had led me through a tapping session, a powerful experience that led to some really important insights - and made me see just how key these kinds of somatic experiences can be in the healing journey.Book a free coaching consultation call with me: https://calendly.com/simon-wgw/find-your-flow-intro-chatWork with Sarah: https://www.tappingwithsarahtobin.com/My other links:YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/YouTubeSimonMundieWebsite: simonmundie.comSubstack Newsletter: https://simonmundie.substack.com/Book: https://www.simonmundie.com/book Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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