Chasms & Stew

Move Your Body!

The act of physical exertion fundamentally can help our minds work through hard stuff too. If you're struggling emotionally, do some jumping jacks, go for a run, or even just close your eyes, balance, and breathe. Real lessons from a fantasy world! Steven Pond ( @TheCosmerenaut ) and Dr. Ben Jeppsen explore what Brandon Sanderson's "The Way of Kings" can teach us about mental health. This week, The Way of Kings Chapter 28! The Next Ideal Podcast is available on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! For more information, visit TheNextIdeal.com The Next Ideal Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/thenextideal The Next Step Coin by Dragonsteel: https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com/products/next-step-coin NerdHQ direct link: https://nerdhq.org/ NerdHQ Cosmere Nerds for Mental Health Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/CosmereNerds The Next Ideal Podcast is not affiliated with Brandon Sanderson or Dragonsteel Entertainment ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Chasms & Stew

The degree to which we can influence our minds by connecting with our bodies is incredible. Everything is interrelated. Real lessons from a fantasy world! Steven Pond ( @TheCosmerenaut ) and Dr. Ben Jeppsen explore what Brandon Sanderson's "The Way of Kings" can teach us about mental health. This week, The Way of Kings Chapter 27! Featuring Dr. Jerome Lubbe, author of The Brain-Based Enneagram: https://www.drjerome.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Brain-Based-Enneagram-You-are-number/dp/173329452X The Next Ideal Podcast is available on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! For more information, visit TheNextIdeal.com The Next Ideal Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/thenextideal The Next Step Coin by Dragonsteel: https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com/products/next-step-coin NerdHQ direct link: https://nerdhq.org/ NerdHQ Cosmere Nerds for Mental Health Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/CosmereNerds The Next Ideal Podcast is not affiliated with Brandon Sanderson or Dragonsteel Entertainment ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Candles in the Darkness

What walls are we imposing on ourselves because we just assume they're there? Seriously, Taskmaster is an excellent case study of that. Real lessons from a fantasy world! Steven Pond ( @TheCosmerenaut ) and Dr. Ben Jeppsen explore what Brandon Sanderson's "The Way of Kings" can teach us about mental health. This week, The Way of Kings Chapter 26! The Next Ideal Podcast is available on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! For more information, visit TheNextIdeal.com The Next Ideal Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/thenextideal The Next Step Coin by Dragonsteel: https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com/products/next-step-coin NerdHQ direct link: https://nerdhq.org/ NerdHQ Cosmere Nerds for Mental Health Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/CosmereNerds The Next Ideal Podcast is not affiliated with Brandon Sanderson or Dragonsteel Entertainment ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Finding Your Own Codes

It doesn't matter what other people think; as long as you find meaning in what you love, that's good enough. Real lessons from a fantasy world! Steven Pond ( @TheCosmerenaut ) and Dr. Ben Jeppsen explore what Brandon Sanderson's "The Way of Kings" can teach us about mental health. This week, The Way of Kings Chapters 24 & 25! The Next Ideal Podcast is available on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! For more information, visit TheNextIdeal.com The Next Ideal Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/thenextideal The Next Step Coin by Dragonsteel: https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com/products/next-step-coin NerdHQ direct link: https://nerdhq.org/ NerdHQ Cosmere Nerds for Mental Health Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/CosmereNerds The Next Ideal Podcast is not affiliated with Brandon Sanderson or Dragonsteel Entertainment ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Allowing Discomfort

This one sort of turned into a therapy session for me. Sorry about that. Real lessons from a fantasy world! Steven Pond ( @TheCosmerenaut ) and Dr. Ben Jeppsen explore what Brandon Sanderson's "The Way of Kings" can teach us about mental health. This week, The Way of Kings Chapters 22 & 23! The Next Ideal Podcast is available on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! For more information, visit TheNextIdeal.com The Next Ideal Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/thenextideal The Next Step Coin by Dragonsteel: https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com/products/next-step-coin NerdHQ direct link: https://nerdhq.org/ NerdHQ Cosmere Nerds for Mental Health Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/CosmereNerds The Next Ideal Podcast is not affiliated with Brandon Sanderson or Dragonsteel Entertainment ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.