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Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen
Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen
Elise Loehnen

Writer Elise Loehnen explores life’s big questions with today’s leading thinkers, experts, and luminaries: Why do we do what we do? How... more

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Episodes

Another Way of Seeing Betrayal (Monthly Solo)

For April’s guest-less episode, I’m looking back on the wild ride that was this month, and trying to make sense... more

28 Apr 2025 · 54 minutes
A System for Getting What’s Missing in Your Life (Laura Day)

“ Here are my real tools—because fantasy tools give you fantasy results,” says Laura Day, New York Times–bestselling author and renowned psychic.... more

24 Apr 2025 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Navigating Different Systems of Morality (Kurt Gray, PhD)

What actually motivates us? When we disagree with someone else—how can we do it better? Social psychologist and author of Outraged,... more

17 Apr 2025 · 56 minutes
When Does Manifestation Work? (Anne Emerson)

“ My work is about getting the logjams out of your personal river so things can flow again,” says one-of-a-kind, intuitive... more

10 Apr 2025 · 49 minutes
The Desire for Miracles and Wonder (Elaine Pagels, PhD)

For decades, Elaine Pagels’s work has been changing the historical landscape of Christian religion. She’s also changed the way many... more

03 Apr 2025 · 55 minutes
Are You Holding Yourself Back? (Monthly Solo)

In this month’s solo episode, I spend some time thinking about why psychiatrist Phil Stutz observed that I’m holding myself... more

31 Mar 2025 · 39 minutes
Activating Your Life Force (Phil Stutz, MD)

I had the great honor of writing a book with legendary psychiatrist Phil Stutz. Now that True and False Magic is out,... more

27 Mar 2025 · 47 minutes
How to Love Better (Yung Pueblo)

Diego Perez is widely known by his pen name, Yung Pueblo. He’s a #1 New York Times bestselling author, and his latest... more

20 Mar 2025 · 46 minutes
What Are Non-Speaking Telepathic Autistic Savants Trying to Teach Us? (Diane Hennacy Powell, MD)

Diane Hennacy Powell is now known as the neuroscientist from The Telepathy Tapes podcast (it’s created by Ky Dickens, and... more

13 Mar 2025 · 51 minutes
Putting Action Before Contemplation (Richard Rohr)

This episode has been a very long time in the making: Richard Rohr is a Franciscan friar, the founder of... more

06 Mar 2025 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
When You Quit Being Defensive (Chelsea Handler)

Chelsea Handler shares my favorite stories from her new book I’ll Have What She’s Having, along with a few poignant lessons... more

27 Feb 2025 · 47 minutes
Who Is a Prophet, and Who Is Profiteering? (Monthly Solo)

After finally getting to meet the incredible Richard Rohr (interview coming to the podcast soon), I sat down to reflect... more

24 Feb 2025 · 43 minutes
Understanding Archetypal Evil (Thomas Hübl, PhD)

I’ve had a few conversations with spiritual teacher Thomas Hübl but I finally got to talk to him about the... more

20 Feb 2025 · 56 minutes
How to Talk to People You'd Rather Hate (Loretta J. Ross)

Loretta J. Ross’s particular approach to deciding when, and how, to call someone in helps us to avoid making other... more

13 Feb 2025 · 52 minutes
Is this the Cure for Chronic Pain and Anxiety? (Nicole Sachs, LCSW)

Psychotherapist Nicole Sachs has been pioneering a simple, yet remarkable approach to helping people with chronic pain, anxiety, and other... more

06 Feb 2025 · 1 hour, 1 minute
What We Got Wrong About the Female Body (Cat Bohannon, PhD)

There is a historical lack of research on the female body—and this has hurt women, men, everyone. But now, there... more

30 Jan 2025 · 45 minutes
Avoiding the Temptations of the Blame Game (Monthly Solo)

I recorded this month’s solo episode from the floor of the hotel room where I stayed for a couple of... more

27 Jan 2025 · 38 minutes
Why We Go Along with Things We Don’t Like (Sunita Sah, PhD)

Why do we go along with situations that make us comfortable? What can we learn from nervous laughter, or a... more

23 Jan 2025 · 54 minutes
Becoming Untrapped (Pico Iyer)

In the past three decades, renowned author Pico Iyer has made more than 100 trips to a small monastery in... more

16 Jan 2025 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Wintering with Our Feelings (Katherine May)

Trying to bring the best sparkly version of yourself to your own healing: It just doesn't work, says Katherine May.... more

09 Jan 2025 · 45 minutes
A 4-Step Process for Changing the Patterns That Hold You Back (Gabby Bernstein)

Drawing from Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy, Gabby Bernstein created this simple, and yet powerful, process that you can do... more

02 Jan 2025 · 46 minutes
The Astrological Shifts to Know for 2025 (Heidi Rose Robbins)

Astrologer Heidi Rose Robbins starts us off with an astrological snapshot of this moment in time (including a dip into... more

26 Dec 2024 · 56 minutes
The Real Meaning of Resolutions (Monthly Solo)

For December’s solo episode, I looked at the etymology of the word resolutions. What I found might surprise you. And... more

23 Dec 2024 · 43 minutes
Finding Understanding in Impossible Times (Father Gregory Boyle)

Gregory Boyle is a beloved Jesuit priest and the founder of Homeboy Industries, a gang-intervention, rehabilitation, and re-entry program in... more

19 Dec 2024 · 42 minutes
Engaging with the Inner Life (John Price, PhD)

John Price, PhD, is a depth psychotherapist, the host of the podcast The Sacred Speaks, and co-director and co-owner of... more

12 Dec 2024 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
Tools for Contending with Fear (Courtney Smith)

Coach Courtney Smith joins us in this moment, when collective anxiety is running high, to share a perspective and tools... more

05 Dec 2024 · 54 minutes
How to Commune More Deeply with Nature (Maria Rodale)

Maria Rodale is the former CEO of Rodale, a longtime (and award-winning) advocate of organic regenerative farming, a lifelong learner,... more

27 Nov 2024 · 50 minutes
My Unofficial Investigation of Male Podcasters (Monthly Solo)

For November’s solo episode, listeners mostly asked me about the larger spiritual moment we might be part of at this... more

25 Nov 2024 · 48 minutes
The Life Review (Connie Zweig, PhD)

“There's no generation before us that’s had this opportunity to find this treasure,” says therapist Connie Zweig, PhD. Zweig is... more

21 Nov 2024 · 51 minutes
Doing Beautiful Things (Richard Christiansen)

Everything Richard Christiansen creates is incredibly beautiful and special. Christiansen is the founder of Flamingo Estate and the author of... more

14 Nov 2024 · 50 minutes
Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen
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Gregory Boyle is a beloved Jesuit priest and the founder of Homeboy Industries, a gang-intervention, rehabilitation, and re-entry program in Los Angeles.... more