In this episode, we sit with Angela Darling—massage therapist, somatic practitioner, and author of The Age of Enough—to explore a question most people avoid: What if the life we’re chasing isn’t the one we actually need?
Specializing in the Trager Approach, Angela works directly with the nervous system, helping people loosen the physical and emotional patterns they’ve carried for years. Her insights move beyond theory and into the body itself—where stress, memory, and identity reside long before we speak them out loud.
Together, we dive into her white paper, an sobering examination of modern excess, the quiet poverty of purpose, and the human tendency to seek meaning everywhere except within. What unfolds is part philosophy, part confession, and part invitation to step back from the noise and ask a timeless question: When is enough, enough?
Chapters:
0:00 Abstract
3:13 The Trager Approach
5:01 Nervous System Regulation, A Cultural Twist
7:31 The Age of Enough
10:41 Attachment vs. Authenticity
15:41 Wired For Connection
18:03 A New Societal Framework
23:44 Without Purpose... Destruction
27:37 Filing The Void of Connection
41:30 Rewarding The Calm
48:46 A Longing For Authenticity
1:02:52 You're Right On Time
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