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Skillful Means Podcast

Skillful Means Podcast

Written by: Jennifer O'Sullivan
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Skillful Means Podcast offers practical wisdom for everyday life. Host Jennifer O'Sullivan explores navigating life's challenges through the lenses of Buddhist mindfulness, yoga, Internal Family Systems, and positive psychology.

Each month, episodes feature grounded guidance and accessible practices for meeting whatever arises with greater ease.

Jennifer is a Certified IFS Practitioner with over 20 years of experience teaching yoga and mindfulness.


Find out more: https://www.skillfulmeanspodcast.com and https://www.sati.yoga

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Episodes
  • #122 Being with Big Feelings Guided Practice
    Jan 28 2026

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    The constant barrage of terrible news can be overwhelming and exhausting. While big feelings are normal responses to what we're seeing our feeds, we also need to metabolize those feelings so they don't take up residence in our hearts and minds and prevent us from finding pathways forward.

    In this guided practice, Jen takes you through an embodied and grounded practiced called Felt Sensing. Part of a broader therapeutic practice called Focusing, Felt Sensing helps you be with feelings with grounded presence so they don't overwhelm and take you out.

    If you want to skip the intro, jump to 2:53 or use the chapter marker if it's supported by your app.

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    SMP welcomes your comments and questions at feedback@skillfulmeanspodcast.com. You can also get in touch with Jen through her website: https://www.sati.yoga

    Fill out this survey to help guide the direction of the show: https://airtable.com/appM7JWCQd7Q1Hwa4/pagRTiysNido3BXqF/form

    To support the show, consider a donation via Ko-Fi.

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    24 mins
  • #121 Beginning Anew
    Jan 14 2026

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    We're kicking off the new year with an exploration of the ways in which we can capture the energy and freshness of a new calendar year to every day moments, creating new beginnings whenever we need them. Topics include:

    • how temporal landmarks, like a new year, pull us out of the ordinary
    • how walking meditation teaches us how to start over in the present moment
    • and we can train up the capacity to let go in order to embrace a fresh moment in mindfulness of breathing meditation

    We'll also go through ways to reaffirm your values, not only as a ritual way of starting over, but also because following your values will capacitate you for the challenges head.

    Resources mentioned on the show:

    • Sign up for the newsletter: https://www.sati.yoga/letter/index.html
    • VIA Virtues and Strengths: https://www.viacharacter.org/character-strengths
    • Schwartz's Values Wheel: http://theschwartzmodel.com/

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    SMP welcomes your comments and questions at feedback@skillfulmeanspodcast.com. You can also get in touch with Jen through her website: https://www.sati.yoga

    Fill out this survey to help guide the direction of the show: https://airtable.com/appM7JWCQd7Q1Hwa4/pagRTiysNido3BXqF/form

    To support the show, consider a donation via Ko-Fi.

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    27 mins
  • #120 Checking In with Inner Skeptics Parts Work Guided Practice
    Dec 17 2025

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    Working through dilemmas and challenges usually involves trade-offs, compromises, or imperfect third options. After all, if there was a lot of internal consensus, it wouldn't be a dilemma.

    Sometimes, parts may feel bruised and disappointed, making you feel unsure about whether you made the right choice.

    In this parts work practice, Jen helps you connect with your inner skeptics and naysayers where you can soothe their nerves and solicit their advice on how to move forward more confidently. Skeptics can be a well of insight for how to navigate tricky situations - in other words that can be great allies if you take the time to get to know them.

    If you want to skip the intro, jump to 2:02 or use the chapter marker if it's supported by your app.

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    SMP welcomes your comments and questions at feedback@skillfulmeanspodcast.com. You can also get in touch with Jen through her website: https://www.sati.yoga

    Fill out this survey to help guide the direction of the show: https://airtable.com/appM7JWCQd7Q1Hwa4/pagRTiysNido3BXqF/form

    To support the show, consider a donation via Ko-Fi.

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    24 mins
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