# paid members (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover paid members. Page: Feed: --- ## [Pep Talk: When You Can't Make Yourself Start](https://inspiringlife.substack.com/p/pep-talk-when-you-cant-make-yourself) _2026-08-26 · Frances | Inspiring Life · Your Richer Life_ Exclusive coaching for Your Richer Life paid members. ## [Why Strategy Alone Isn’t Enough (Live Replay)](https://inspiringlife.substack.com/p/why-strategy-alone-isnt-enough-live) _2026-08-26 · Frances | Inspiring Life · Your Richer Life_ A live video recording from Frances | Inspiring Life [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212643271/41d0bf44eb14f28ea4a12b3c0228ecc8.mp3) ## [Leaning Into Your Fears (Live Encore)](https://inspiringlife.substack.com/p/leaning-into-your-fears-my-first) _2026-08-25 · Frances | Inspiring Life · Your Richer Life_ A video recording from Frances | Inspiring Life ## [How to Chase a Dreamy Goal Without Sacrificing Your Family Life](https://inspiringlife.substack.com/p/how-to-chase-a-dreamy-goal-without) _2026-08-24 · Frances | Inspiring Life · Your Richer Life_ Make room for a big dream without letting it take over ## [Dear Diary: Weekly Wrapup](https://inspiringlife.substack.com/p/dear-diary-weekly-wrapup-86c) _2026-08-24 · Frances | Inspiring Life · Your Richer Life_ Things I'm currently loving, doing and thinking about. ## [It's Time To Be Stop Settling For "Good Enough"](https://inspiringlife.substack.com/p/get-out-of-your-own-way-7-practice) _2026-08-23 · Frances | Inspiring Life · Your Richer Life_ Get Out Of Your Own Way #7 + Practice Guide ## [How To Be An Eternal Optimist](https://inspiringlife.substack.com/p/how-to-be-an-eternal-optimist-485) _2026-08-23 · Frances | Inspiring Life · Your Richer Life_ How To Choose Hope, Without Pretending Everything's Fine. ## [How To Be An Eternal Optimist](https://inspiringlife.substack.com/p/how-to-be-an-eternal-optimist-1e3) _2026-08-22 · Frances | Inspiring Life · Your Richer Life_ How To Choose Hope, Without Pretending Everything's Fine. ## [Pursuing Dreamy Goals While Living A Richer, Lighter Life](https://inspiringlife.substack.com/p/pursuing-dreamy-goals-while-living) _2026-08-20 · Frances | Inspiring Life · Your Richer Life_ The 3 pillars everything comes back to ## [45 Things I Learned By Age 45](https://inspiringlife.substack.com/p/45-things-i-learned-by-age-45) _2026-08-19 · Frances | Inspiring Life · Your Richer Life_ Written at 45 and still so true now that I’m 51. ## [Point once, get highlights (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/4bpPIbNKl4vL) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Get minutes worth watching from a whole game — point once ## [Pep Talk: When Jealousy Or Envy Creeps In](https://inspiringlife.substack.com/p/pep-talk-when-jealousy-or-envy-creeps) _2026-08-19 · Frances | Inspiring Life · Your Richer Life_ Exclusive coaching for Your Richer Life paid members. ## [Richer Home: The Essentials](https://inspiringlife.substack.com/p/richer-home-the-essentials) _2026-08-18 · Frances | Inspiring Life · Your Richer Life_ A quick guide, exclusively for Your Richer Life paid members. ## [What a Richer Relationship With Yourself Looks Like](https://inspiringlife.substack.com/p/what-a-richer-relationship-with-yourself) _2026-08-18 · Frances | Inspiring Life · Your Richer Life_ Note: it's not fake, forced or anything like toxic positivity ## [Some Things Are Worth Fighting For](https://inspiringlife.substack.com/p/some-things-are-worth-fighting-for) _2026-08-18 · Frances | Inspiring Life · Your Richer Life_ Your Richer Life Podcast Ep# 4 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211664425/485197b0181c8533f3dc4357f3d11bde.mp3) ## [Raising Difficult, Annoying Or Feisty Kids](https://inspiringlife.substack.com/p/raising-difficult-annoying-or-feisty) _2026-08-18 · Frances | Inspiring Life · Your Richer Life_ How To Feel Less Triggered (FREE AUDIO SERIES) ## [Why Most Goal-Setting Advice Doesn’t Work for Moms](https://inspiringlife.substack.com/p/why-most-goal-setting-advice-doesnt) _2026-08-17 · Frances | Inspiring Life · Your Richer Life_ A goal-setting approach that allows for a family life too ## [It's Time To Stop Thinking Money Equals Happiness](https://inspiringlife.substack.com/p/dont-die-unhappy-6-practice-guide) _2026-08-16 · Frances | Inspiring Life · Your Richer Life_ Don't Die Unhappy #6 + Bonus Guide ## [Conversations Worth Having At the Dinner Table](https://inspiringlife.substack.com/p/conversations-worth-having-around) _2026-08-15 · Frances | Inspiring Life · Your Richer Life_ How to make your family dinners count. ## [I'm Embracing The Humdrum Life - Here's Why It's Amazing](https://inspiringlife.substack.com/p/im-embracing-the-humdrum-life-and) _2026-08-14 · Frances | Inspiring Life · Your Richer Life_ Don't be afraid of the ordinary. Some of life's richest moments are found there. ## [4.3 Integrative Medical Taiji and Qigong, with Peter Wayne](https://blackberyl.substack.com/p/43-integrative-medical-taichi-and) _2026-08-01 · Pierce Salguero · Black Beryl Podcast_ In this episode, I sit down with Dr Peter Wayne, Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Health at Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women’s Hospital. A prolific researcher of the science of body-mind practices, Peter is the author of The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi (2013) and over 200 scientific papers. But he has also been a practitioner and instructor of taiji and qigong for… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/205355523/ce3a0234b3710eaa9195e1f87ca361f0.mp3) ## [Brisk AI News Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/CUWAjyf9jHBC) _2026-08-01 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to audio briefings for top stories. ## [4.3 Bonus Materials for Paid Members](https://blackberyl.substack.com/p/43-bonus-materials-for-paid-members) _2026-08-01 · Pierce Salguero · Black Beryl Podcast_ Subscribe on blackberyl.substack.com to unlock our members-only benefits, including these PDFs of Peter’s publications: Wayne et al., “A Systems Biology Approach to Studying Tai Chi, Physiological Complexity and Healthy Aging” (2013) Wayne et al., “Can Tai Chi and Qigong Postures Shape Our Mood? Toward an Embodied Cognition Framework for Mind-Body Research” (2018) Wayne et al., “Integrative… ## [4.2 Bonus Materials for Paid Members](https://blackberyl.substack.com/p/42-bonus-materials-for-paid-members) _2026-07-01 · Pierce Salguero · Black Beryl Podcast_ Subscribe on blackberyl.substack.com to unlock our members-only benefits, including these PDFs of Linda’s work: Metamodern Mysticisms (2018) “Toward a metamodern reading of Spiritual but Not Religious mysticisms” (2018) “The Metamodern Bend: Theorizations for Religious Studies” (2022) Read more ## [4.2 Metamodern Mysticism, with Linda Ceriello](https://blackberyl.substack.com/p/42-metamodern-mysticism-with-linda) _2026-07-01 · Pierce Salguero · Black Beryl Podcast_ In this episode, I sit down with my friend Linda C. Ceriello, a scholar of mysticism and popular culture from Kennesaw State University in Georgia. Linda is one of the foremost scholars of metamodernism, with particular focus on contemporary spirituality and mystical experiences. She talks with me about what this concept of metamodernism means, and how it can open up new kinds of more capacious… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/203992814/c27c9183b07b90814c5543e4e60dcbfe.mp3) ## [4.1 Bonus Materials for Paid Members](https://blackberyl.substack.com/p/41-bonus-materials-for-paid-members) _2026-06-27 · Pierce Salguero · Black Beryl Podcast_ Become a paid subscriber on blackberyl.substack.com to unlock our members-only benefits, including: PDF of the introduction to Pierce’s new book: Meditation Sickness: A Sourcebook on the Dangers of Buddhist Practice, just published by University of Hawaii Press. Read more ## [4.1 Introducing "The Epistemological Carnaval," with Pierce Salguero and Lan A. Li](https://blackberyl.substack.com/p/41-metamodern-asian-medicine) _2026-06-02 · Pierce Salguero · Black Beryl Podcast_ Listen now [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200221618/feea0213b41d18d7f8d6b3c77c3ff4db.mp3) ## [3.18 Bonus material for paid members](https://blackberyl.substack.com/p/extraordinary-mysterious-and-impossible) _2026-05-05 · Pierce Salguero · Black Beryl Podcast_ Become a paid subscriber on blackberyl.substack.com to unlock our members-only benefits, including: PDF of the introduction of Jeff’s book, How to Think Impossibly: About Souls, UFOs, Time, Belief, and Everything Else (2024) Read more ## [3.18 Extraordinary, Mysterious, and Impossible Experiences, with Jeffrey Kriple](https://blackberyl.substack.com/p/extraordinary-mysterious-and-impossible-43f) _2026-05-05 · Pierce Salguero · Black Beryl Podcast_ Today I sit down with Prof. Jeff Kripal, noted scholar of religion at Rice University, to talk about extraordinary, mysterious, and “impossible” experiences. This is a conversation I’ve been waiting a few years to have. Together we explore what you can or can’t talk about in the humanities — and what we risk when we break the rules. Along the way, we touch on paranormal phenomena, epistemological… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200151099/1ce17b14f79fbfc0ca59a730330abc81.mp3) ## [BONUS: Meditation Sickness, with Pierce Salguero (Rebroadcast from the Buddhist Yoga Podcast)](https://blackberyl.substack.com/p/bonus-meditation-sickness-with-pierce-3df) _2026-04-18 · Pierce Salguero · Black Beryl Podcast_ I'm happy to share this rebroadcast of an interview I did with James Bae, the host of the "Buddhist Yoga" Youtube channel. In this deep-dive, we discuss my new book, Meditation Sickness, just out from University of Hawaii Press. This edited collection of translations by expert scholars lays out a range of Buddhist viewpoints about the potential side-effects of contemplative practice, and what… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200151100/2a6c137cc19eee8f3c28494a15a3589c.mp3) ## [3.17 Bonus material for paid members](https://blackberyl.substack.com/p/awakening-and-integration) _2026-04-03 · Pierce Salguero · Black Beryl Podcast_ Become a paid subscriber on blackberyl.substack.com to unlock our members-only benefits, including a $500 discount on the Neuromatrix Headset: Read more ## [3.17 Awakening & Integration, with Sanjay Manchanda](https://blackberyl.substack.com/p/awakening-and-integration-with-sanjay-314) _2026-04-03 · Pierce Salguero · Black Beryl Podcast_ Today I sit down with Sanjay Manchanda, who is an Adjunct Professor at California Institute of Human Science and also teaches at the California Institute of Integral Studies. Sanjay is an awakening facilitator, a practicing psychotherapist, and an inventor and technologist with a PhD in computer science. In this conversation, we talk about the importance of integration after awakening,… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200151101/8103d03b414f2e3e3ad6248f30ad89a1.mp3) ## [Stop CI/CD & Supply-Chain Attacks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/qlEfz15d99z3) _2026-04-03 · **Sponsored**_ Per-PR: 17 CI/CD checks and package malware scans with inline Check Run findings. ## [3.16 Bonus material for paid members](https://blackberyl.substack.com/p/317-tibetan-medicine-for-meditators) _2026-03-04 · Pierce Salguero · Black Beryl Podcast_ Become a paid subscriber on blackberyl.substack.com to unlock our members-only benefits, including downloading: Tawni Tidwell et al. “Chasing dön spirits in Tibetan medical encounters: Transcultural affordances and embodied psychiatry in Amdo, Qinghai” 2022. Read more ## [3.16 Tibetan Medicine for Meditators, with Tawni Tidwell](https://blackberyl.substack.com/p/tibetan-medicine-for-meditators-with-b26) _2026-03-04 · Pierce Salguero · Black Beryl Podcast_ Today I sit down with Dr. Tawni Tidwell, a biocultural anthropologist and Tibetan medicine doctor at the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Together we discuss how Tibetan medicine approaches the challenges that arise in the course of meditation. Along the way, we talk about reconnecting with indigenous knowledge, establishing a more intimate relationship with the… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200151102/8a8fdef2a94fbf397581e9f489fc3bcf.mp3) ## [3.15 Bonus material for paid members](https://blackberyl.substack.com/p/316-the-modern-remaking-of-kundalini) _2026-02-02 · Pierce Salguero · Black Beryl Podcast_ Become a paid subscriber on blackberyl.substack.com to unlock our members-only benefits, including downloading: Full English translation of the Hathayoga Pradipika, which includes description of kundalini coiled at the base of the spine and structured practices to direct her energy toward enlightenment: Read more ## [3.15 The Modern Remaking of Kundalini, with Marleen Thaler](https://blackberyl.substack.com/p/the-modern-remaking-of-kundalini-3cb) _2026-02-02 · Pierce Salguero · Black Beryl Podcast_ Today I sit down with Marleen Thaler, a researcher at the University of Vienna and University of Graz. Together, we investigate the history of the transformation of Kundalini from a Hindu goddess resting at the base of the spine to her modern manifestation as a psychiatric syndrome. Along the way, we discuss the central importance of the Theosophical society, the anti-psychiatry movement of the… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200151103/bb3576128f93bd765f704f02d3c82114.mp3) ## [3.14 Bonus material for paid members](https://blackberyl.substack.com/p/315-spirit-possession-and-chinese) _2026-01-01 · Pierce Salguero · Black Beryl Podcast_ Become a paid subscriber on blackberyl.substack.com to unlock our members-only benefits, including downloading: Brandt Stickley, “Approaching the Origin: The Diaphanous Body and Classical Chinese Medicine” (preprint of article published in 2024). Read more ## [3.14 Spirit Possession and Chinese Medicine Anti-Psychiatry, with Brandt Stickley](https://blackberyl.substack.com/p/spirit-possession-and-chinese-medicine-021) _2026-01-01 · Pierce Salguero · Black Beryl Podcast_ Today, I catch up with Brandt Stickley, Associate Professor at the National University of Natural Medicine in Portland. We discuss his practice of “Chinese medicine anti-psychiatry,” which involves exorcising spirits using acupuncture needles. Along the way, we talk about mass possession, spiritual shark bites, and how to properly unwind a wayward ghost. If you want to hear scholars and… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200151104/db6654ca6c14b2e1987a1cf81eca7a49.mp3) ## [BONUS: Buddhist Ritual Magic, with Zachary Lui (Rebroadcast from 2023)](https://blackberyl.substack.com/p/bonus-buddhist-ritual-magic-with-47f) _2025-12-20 · Pierce Salguero · Black Beryl Podcast_ In celebration of the holiday season, here's a bonus episode from the archives. In May of 2023, I sat down with Zachary Lui who is a practitioner of Chinese medicine, magic, and shamanism in the Toronto area. We started by talking about his early work with Chinese martial arts, traditional medicine, and qigong. We then got into Zac’s practice of chaos magic, diverse ritual practices, reiki, and… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200151105/edd75438c6eb3e06a729b4fc9ed91277.mp3) ## [3.13 Bonus material for paid members](https://blackberyl.substack.com/p/313-self-and-nonself) _2025-12-05 · Pierce Salguero · Black Beryl Podcast_ Become a paid subscriber on blackberyl.substack.com to unlock our members-only benefits, including downloading: Article summarizing Nick’s dissertation research on “loss of self” experiences 50% off “ Varieties of Ego-Dissolution ” online course (research overview of the types of self-boundary dissolution and their impacts) Read more ## [3.13 Self and Nonself, with Nick Canby](https://blackberyl.substack.com/p/self-and-nonself-with-nick-canby-2a8) _2025-12-05 · Pierce Salguero · Black Beryl Podcast_ Today I sit down with Nick Canby, visiting assistant professor at Brown University and a clinical psychologist specializing in meditation and psychedelics. Together, we dive into Nick’s research on the self — what is it and what it’s like to lose it. Along the way, we mention some of the downsides of experiencing oneness and the complications of defining a mental health disorder. If you want to… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200151106/a93e96accb77bde513b14451294c8679.mp3)