Humans, being. with Lael Stone

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• Osher Günsberg, being. with Lael Stone | Hold My Hand ♥︎

  October 4, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min

  "You've gotta walk across the bindis a bit to get to the swimming pool." What if everything you’re hoping for is sitting on the other side of the thing you keep avoiding? In this open, tender and surprisingly funny conversation, I sit down…

• Karen Young, being. with Lael Stone | Never Alone in It ♥︎

  September 27, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

  "It's not the distress that hurts kids. It's being alone in the distress." Karen Young With the noise of the world, the endless information, the sense that our nervous systems have hit the limit, I asked Karen how she's finding it, and she…

• Luke Cook, being. with Lael Stone | Rather Cringe Than Bland ♥︎

  September 20, 2026 · 56 min

  The loudest voice in our heads often says: “what are you waiting for?” Luke Cook has spent his whole life answering that question by just jumping in. Underneath the million followers and the characters and the Netflix devil is a guy who…

• Dara Simkin, being. with Lael Stone | Play Is Not a Reward ♥︎

  September 13, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min

  “Play is an on-ramp, not a reward” Dara Simkin says early on in our conversation. Yep, that resonates. I too have spent most of my life saving play for after the list is done. The list is never done. Dara brings play to boardrooms and…

• Jacinta Parsons, being. with Lael Stone | The Certainty of Uncertainty ♥︎

  September 6, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

  A ninety-five-year-old told Jacinta she was the last of her tribe. Jacinta asked how that small body holds something so big, and she said she has to feel the loss but not go too far into it … when it gets close she goes outside and listens…

• Lael Stone, being. | Supporting Overwhelm ♥︎

  August 30, 2026 · 29 min

  This week's episode is a different one. I have been hearing that many of you are feeling overwhelmed, and I wanted to create a little break from the everyday hustle and grind to give you something you can come back to many times. This…

• Gina Chick, being. with Lael Stone | Remember You're Wild ♥︎

  August 23, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min

  Gina Chick was about seven when her whole class was told to walk in a circle. She stepped out of it and walked the other way, on purpose, so she had to look at every single face coming towards her. She’s been walking the other way ever…

• Em Rusciano, being. with Lael Stone | The Diagnostic Trifecta ♥︎

  August 16, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

  * There are a few F-bombs in our discussion. If you’ve little ones listening nearby, consider headphones! Em Rusciano knows this: taking care of herself first is a radical punk act. And if you know Em from her music, book, radio, or her…