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Thriving in Plain Sight[e60] power, time, permissionRelax your body. Stretch time.Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. Each week, we practice being present. We learn to notice. We learn to feel. We recapture our own attention. This is inner work. Resourcing begins inside.I'm giving you a gentle nudge to pause, take a breath, and remember that you are a person—not a cog, a widget, or a “to do,” but a person. This is your time. #mindful#somatic#embodied#dailypractice#attention#embodiment#selftalk...2025-05-0715 minThriving in Plain Sight[e59] The Why of EmbodimentYou are worth noticing. You matter. An embodiment practice teaches you that. Let's do our weekly practice together. Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. Each week, we practice being present. We learn to notice. We learn to feel. We recapture our own attention. This is inner work. Resourcing begins inside.I'm giving you a gentle nudge to pause, take a breath, and remember that you are a person—not a cog, a widget, or a “to do,” but a person. This is your time. #mindful#somatic2025-05-0113 minThriving in Plain Sight[e58] How to Do AnythingHow do we move through the overwhelming moments of life? There's a formula. To hear it, skip to minute 03:40. To experience it, listen to the full episode and follow along. :)Our lives are happening now, not later. How are we engaging with this moment? Each week, we take another look at embodied living. Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. This is your time. #mindful#somatic#embodied#dailypractice#attention#embodiment#selftalk#identity#breath#awareness#pre...2025-04-2411 minThriving in Plain Sight[e57] What is Embodiment?Public speaking is one of the most common human fears. In this episode, we explore the question "what is embodiment?" and use the lens of being on stage as a way to describe the experience of being in the body (and being with ourselves).As a topic, embodiment is a rich and evolving area. Visit my Resources page (link below) to find a list of my favorite teachers, speakers, and thinkers who describe and explore embodiment and embodied living.https://www.brigittthompson.com/resourcesWelcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host...2025-04-1721 minThriving in Plain Sight[e56] Always NewEmbodiment work has an Etch-a-Sketch quality. As soon as we bring our awareness to the body, our focus drifts again. So we move through the day, returning to the practice, fine-tuning our ability to direct and hold our own attention.Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. I'm giving you a gentle nudge to pause, take a breath, and remember that you are a person—not a cog, a widget, or a “to do,” but a person. This is your time. #mindful#somatic#embodied#dailypractice#atten...2025-04-1011 minThriving in Plain Sight[e55] No Time Like the PresentThere is power in a fleeting moment. We can choose to be present at any time, whenever we're ready. As you approach your projects, dreams, challenges, and battles, how are you oriented? There's a relationship between what we feel, what we do, and what we know.This episode is dedicated to my grandmother. Today would have been her 106th birthday. I am releasing the podcast a day early to connect with her gorgeous ancestral legacy. Thank you, Grandma!Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. I'm inviting you to p...2025-04-0209 minThriving in Plain Sight[e54] Recapture Your AttentionWe have gifts and assets that we sometimes overlook. We can regain access in unexpected ways.Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. I'm giving you a gentle nudge to pause, take a breath, and remember that you are a person—not a cog, a widget, or a “to do,” but a person. This is your time. #mindful#somatic#embodied#dailypractice#attention#selftalk#identity#breath#awareness#presentmoment #personalpower#agency#selfsense* * * *Visit m...2025-03-2708 minThriving in Plain Sight[e53] A New RhythmYour attention is a valuable resource. Somatic awareness helps you to land in the present moment. What are you feeling, sensing, and noticing right now?Cultivating awareness is a skill that serves us well in uncertain times. An embodiment practice changes how we move through the world. Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. I'm giving you a gentle nudge to pause, take a breath, and remember that you are a person—not a cog, a widget, or a “to do,” but a person. This is your time. #mindfu...2025-03-2008 minThriving in Plain Sight[e52] Chatter MattersNotice the chatter. Then let go a little. Our conversation about embodiment is blending a range of interwoven themes. There are actions we take. There are the thoughts we have about the actions we take. Then there are the somatic experiences that accompany those thoughts and actions. Our weekly practice helps us to tease these elements apart, and relate to the moments of our lives with warmth and agency.Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. Each week, we take a few moments to recapture our attention, expand our sense of p...2025-03-1312 minThriving in Plain Sight[e51] Practice PresenceThis is not for later. This is for right now.This is present moment work, right now work. An embodiment practice changes how we move through the world. We can bring a sense of possibility and expansion to life's difficulties.Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. I'm giving you a gentle nudge to pause, take a breath, and remember that you are a person—not a cog, a widget, or a “to do,” but a person. This is your time. #mindful#somatic#embodied#dailypra...2025-03-0614 minThriving in Plain Sight[e50] Infuse Doing with BeingIt’s the 50th episode of Thriving in Plain Sight. We talk about changes over time—in tone, purpose, and rhythm—and, of course, we do an embodiment practice.When you're walking through the world and living life, with all of its complications and imperfections, you can still relax your shoulders. You can relax into the don't knows and the have to's. You can relax into the uncertainty and the loose ends. You can deepen your ability to thrive and survive by choosing to make room for what you feel.Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight...2025-02-2711 minThriving in Plain Sight[e49] Becoming PresentOur attention is a muscle we strengthen. It's a resource that nourishes us. It's a place that grounds us. In training our attention, we sharpen our focus, notice more of what's already around us, and deepen our capacity for being alive.Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. I'm giving you a gentle nudge to take a moment to pause, take a breath, and remember that you are a person—not a cog, a widget, or a “to do,” but a person. This is your time.#mindful#somatic#em...2025-02-2010 minThriving in Plain Sight[e48] Life is EverythingTime to stop and stretch. Time to breathe. Life is everything: ups and downs, challenges and gifts. We can make room for all of it. Our time together is an opportunity to return to a more connected place.Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. I'm giving you a gentle nudge to take a moment to pause, take a breath, and remember that you are a person—not a cog, a widget, or a to do list, but a person. This is your time.#rightnow#mindful#som...2025-02-1310 minThriving in Plain Sight[e47] It Only Takes a MomentGood news: attention is self-healing, like skin. If you've discovered that your attention has become fragmented during these wild and unrelenting times, tune in to today's episode. Sit with me for a bit. This is a practice space for recapturing what is ours.Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. I'm giving you a gentle nudge to take a moment to pause, take a breath, and remember that you are a person—not a cog, a widget, or a to do list, but a person. This is your time.#min...2025-02-0608 minThriving in Plain Sight[e46] Begin a Somatic PracticeJust as we refresh ourselves with soap and water, we can refresh ourselves with gentle somatic habits—with simple reminders that we matter.Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. I'm giving you a gentle nudge to take a moment to pause, take a breath, and remember that you are a person—not a cog, a widget, or a to do list, but a person. This is your time.#mindful#somatic#embodiment#dailypractice#selftalk#identity#breath#awareness#presentmoment#breathe#perso...2025-01-3111 minThriving in Plain Sight[e45] Past, Present, and FutureSomatic practices invite us into a new relationship with time, normalizing our experience of present-moment awareness. We carry the weight of the world on our shoulders. That's why our shoulders are creeping up to our ears. Drop your shoulders. Unclench your jaw. Breathe.Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. I'm giving you a gentle nudge to take a moment to pause, take a breath, and remember that you are a person—not a cog, a widget, or a to do list, but a person. This is your time.2025-01-2407 min
Manders MindsetOvercoming Shame, Trusting Yourself With Money, & Finding Freedom with Brigitt Thompson | 117Feedback on the show? Send us a message!This episode of Manders Mindset features Brigitt Thompson, writer, coach, and host of the Thriving in Plain Sight podcast. Brigitt shares her journey of embracing vulnerability, overcoming shame, and using somatic awareness to navigate life’s complexities. She opens up about her experiences with financial challenges, entrepreneurship, and the lessons that inspired her book, Trust Yourself With Money. Brigitt offers powerful insights on reframing saving as self-care, the importance of connecting with the body, and how small mindful choices can transform your relationship with freedom and agency.Th...2025-01-171h 13Thriving in Plain Sight[e44] Becoming AwareYou have a precious and valuable asset that is right under your nose. Systems and institutions are fighting for it, and encouraging you to hand it over—but you get to decide what you will do with it. That asset is your attention.Are you open to the idea that you can deepen your capacity for life, not simply in spite of uncertainty, but because of it? Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. I'm your host, Brigitt Thompson. I'm inviting you to pause, take a breath, and remember that you are a person—not a cog, a widg...2025-01-1712 minThriving in Plain Sight[e43] Winter WisdomThere's a somatic reality that we experience each day. Our physical environment has an impact on how we feel, think, and behave. External obligations may continue at an unnatural pace, but the body has its own needs and wisdom. What becomes possible in the slowness of winter?* * * *Visit my website: https://www.brigittthompson.com Book an embodiment session:https://www.brigittthompson.com/sessionsJoin my mailing list.https://www.brigittthompson.com/home/#mailing-listBuy my books.https...2025-01-1005 minThriving in Plain Sight[e42] Creativity and Intention: How Do You Want People to Feel?As people who create things—whether we are creating art, ideas, or objects—we often (and rightly) focus on the content and material of what we're making. Even so, there's another question to consider: how do we want people to feel? What is our intention in creating this thing? What flavor, scent, experience, are we putting into the world? What is that element, dynamic, or value that we care about, and can we infuse our actions, activities, and creations with its essence?Welcome to Thriving in Plain Sight. Thank you for being here....2025-01-0309 minThriving in Plain Sight[e41] YouThank you for being in the world. In this episode, we talk about you.* * * *Visit my website: https://www.brigittthompson.com Book an embodiment session:https://www.brigittthompson.com/sessionsJoin my mailing list.https://www.brigittthompson.com/home/#mailing-listBuy my books.https://amazon.com/author/brigittthompsonJoin Patreon to view the podcast video archive.https://www.patreon.com/BrigittThompson * * * * This podcast is hosted and produced by...2024-12-2610 minThriving in Plain Sight[e40] The Time You Don't Have: An Embodiment PracticeWe're taking the time you don't have to do the thing you don't have time to do. Isn't that wonderful? The beauty of awareness is that it transforms a random, passing moment into a rich, sacred space. Let's do a short embodiment practice together. Come closer. Deepen into this tiny window of time. Change the quality of your experience. Then, go on with your day or evening.* * * *Visit my website: https://www.brigittthompson.com Book an embodiment session:https://www.brigittthompson.com/sessionsJoin...2024-12-1911 minThriving in Plain Sight[e39] The Unseen RealmLet's make room for interiority and the inner world. * * * *Visit my website: https://www.brigittthompson.com Book an embodiment session:https://www.brigittthompson.com/sessionsJoin my mailing list.https://www.brigittthompson.com/home/#mailing-listBuy my books.https://amazon.com/author/brigittthompsonJoin Patreon to view the podcast video archive.https://www.patreon.com/BrigittThompson * * * * This podcast is hosted and produced by Brigitt Thompson. * * * * 2024-12-1216 minThriving in Plain Sight[e38] Slowness Melts FreezeFreeze happens: especially when we are confronted with an I-can't, or an I-don't-know. In time, you'll begin to notice when you are moving through freeze, and what it looks and feels like in your experience. It might feel like walking through molasses, or like a heavy-limbed feeling. It might feel like confusion, procrastination, or self-doubt.Here's where body awareness and somatic practices come in. Start here: drop your shoulders. Relax the muscles in your face. Wiggle your toes. Touch your face. Come back to yourself.Freeze is funny because the mind says that...2024-12-0510 minThriving in Plain Sight[e37] Relax While in MotionAs life speeds up, we slow down. Slow is a practice, not a concept. It's a stance and orientation. It's noticing what is available, right now. In this episode, we return to the somatic invitation to breathe, and feel, and notice. What does this look like in the thick of interaction?::::::::::::::::Join me on Thursday, 12/12 at 12 pm EST for SIMPLER.Find out more at https://www.brigittthompson.com/simpler* * * *Visit my website: https://www.brigittthompson.com Book an embodiment session:...2024-11-2811 minThriving in Plain Sight[e36] It's a Slow World After AllThis is the counterpoint to the frantic moments, to being overwhelmed, to the arbitrary urgency, and the much-too-much.During our short time together, try something different. Adopt anti-scurrying laws. Inhale slowly. Exhale with a sigh. Drop your shoulders. Relax the grimace.Adjust your stride. Slow down. We're talking a minute, maybe two. Add sixty seconds to what you were doing before. Give yourself just a little bit of room. Practice inhabiting a different rhythm and pace. Taking your time is an expression of power.* * * *Visit my website: 2024-11-2110 minThriving in Plain Sight[e35] Power, Agency, and IntentionListen to this episode twice.Walk through the somatic door.To have agency means we have choices and the ability to make an impact.Sometimes, we actually do have power. We do have control. We can make choices. So let's play. Let's change our posture and bearing, and see where that takes us.* * * *Visit my website: https://www.brigittthompson.com Book an embodiment session:https://www.brigittthompson.com/sessionsJoin my mailing list.h...2024-11-1413 minThriving in Plain Sight[e34] In the Body: Let's PracticeTake a moment. Get steady. Get grounded. Slow down. Return to yourself. This episode includes an embodiment practice for replenishment. The practice is to notice. That is all. We are noticing to notice, not to fix or change. Noticing is the point. Noticing is the practice. It's the end result. Noticing delivers a quiet and beautiful gift: arrival in the present moment.Touch your face. Remember you're a person. Reignite your vitality and humanity by choosing to take this time for yourself. You don't need a day or a week. A few minutes is...2024-11-0711 minThriving in Plain Sight[e33] Embodied Slowness: The Art of Taking Up SpaceSlow down. Take up space. In today's episode, we consider the relationship between rhythm, embodiment, and power. If you haven't already, tune in to Episode 29. From that episode onward, we are experimenting with including present-moment embodiment practices in each episode.* * * *Visit my website: https://www.brigittthompson.com Book an embodiment session:https://www.brigittthompson.com/sessionsJoin my mailing list.https://www.brigittthompson.com/home/#mailing-listBuy my books.https://am...2024-11-0111 minThriving in Plain Sight[e32] Ornery Somatics: Everyday EmbodimentDoes embodiment mean you’ll spend your days floating on air and smiling at everyone you meet? Probably not. Good news: we can practice together, even on the grumpiest of days.* * * *Visit my website: https://www.brigittthompson.com Book an embodiment session:https://www.brigittthompson.com/sessionsJoin my mailing list.https://www.brigittthompson.com/home/#mailing-listBuy my books.https://amazon.com/author/brigittthompsonJoin Patreon to view the podcast vi...2024-10-2411 minThriving in Plain Sight[e31] Embodiment: Being WithClear the deck. Fill your cup. Recharge. Replenish. Let's do this together.* * * *Visit my website: https://www.brigittthompson.com Book an embodiment session:https://www.brigittthompson.com/sessionsJoin my mailing list.https://www.brigittthompson.com/home/#mailing-listBuy my books.https://amazon.com/author/brigittthompsonJoin Patreon to view the podcast video archive.https://www.patreon.com/BrigittThompson * * * * This podcast is hosted and produced by Brigitt Thompson.2024-10-1811 minThriving in Plain Sight[e30] A Gentle ExpansionIt's not something we talk about often, but sometimes, good news can throw us off kilter just as much as bad news. Turns out the same practices that support us in grief and difficulty can hold us when we're integrating a new sense of self.Mentioned in this episode:Parasympathetic Nervous Systemhttps://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/23266-parasympathetic-nervous-system-psnsUnderstanding the Stress Responsehttps://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/understanding-the-stress-response* * * *Visit my website: https://www.brigittthompson.com Book...2024-10-1012 minThriving in Plain Sight[e29] Empty SpacesTravel with me down the slow road. Do not adjust your playback speed. In this alternate universe, there is no schedule, no arrival time, and no race to the finish line.We’re crossing over from concepts to feelings. What are you experiencing as you listen to this episode? Somatically? Physically? Sensationally? Can you relax into what you are experiencing? Can you drop your shoulders while listening? What happens next? What happens when you encounter the open, empty spaces?Also: unclench your jaw. Do your own gentle, imperfect, and random scan of the body. Are th...2024-10-0308 minThriving in Plain Sight[e28] Embodiment 101Continuing our conversation about sensing, awareness, and being, we integrate the doing of embodiment.Just under the surface of our daily activity, there’s another realm. It’s the realm of somatic awareness. Let’s talk about embodiment and do a practice (or two) together. Listen to the entire episode, then come back to the exercises whenever you like. There’s one exercise at minute 5:00, and another at 10:30.Mentioned in this episode:My “Resources” Pagehttps://www.brigittthompson.com/resourcesJules Blaine Davishttp...2024-09-2614 minThriving in Plain Sight[e27] Feeling Real with Dr. Nigel ThompsonThis week, I continue my conversation with my brother, Dr. Nigel Thompson. Nigel is a university professor of counseling and psychology who has been exploring questions of consciousness, awareness, feeling, and experience for more than 25 years.Nigel is a self-described “phenomenaut,” exploring life as it is experienced—life as it is felt. In this beautiful conversation, we discuss identity, self-concept, and what it’s like to be in the world as a person who cares about interiority and the inner life. Nigel shares his unique perspective on phenomenology, living, working, and being.If this information interest...2024-09-2016 minThriving in Plain Sight[e26] Knowing with Dr. Nigel ThompsonIn this episode, I welcome my brother, Dr. Nigel Thompson, for a conversation about sensation, awareness, experience, and knowing.Nigel is a university professor of counseling and psychology who has been exploring questions of consciousness, awareness, feeling, and experience for more than 25 years. Our free-ranging conversation winds through a lush and verdant landscape. We talk about awareness, knowing, and experiencing. What does it mean to know something? We talk about sensation, the nervous system, and the "self."Nigel also mentions the late Eugene Gendlin, the celebrated psychotherapist, and founder of Focusing, as well a...2024-09-1324 minThriving in Plain Sight[e25] Pivot, Pivot, PivotWe’re changing things up around here! Going forward, we'll choose a theme (or more accurately, a set of themes), and do a "deep dive" over the course of several episodes.First up: Consciousness. Being. Becoming. What is consciousness? What is the relationship between “mind” and “body?” Next week, I welcome my first guest! Thank you for joining me, and stay tuned!#consciousness #being #becoming #somatic #awareness #somaticawareness #beingyourselfMentioned:Maroon Energy (Episode 1 of Thriving in Plain Sight)Tricia Hersey (Rest is Resistance)...2024-09-0611 minThriving in Plain Sight[e24] Essentially Human"Why do we need to do this?" That was a question someone asked in my very first somatics workshop. I don't remember how I answered in that moment, but in this episode, I revisit the question. Gently paying attention to sensations in the body brings us to a present-moment place, and reminds us that we are human. We find resourcing, replenishment, and connection in these small and quiet moments of awareness.* * * *Visit my website: https://www.brigittthompson.com Book an embodiment session:https://www.brigittthompson.com/sessions2024-08-2911 minThriving in Plain Sight[e23] Learning from What Irritates UsIn this episode, I deepen into the experiment that is Thriving in Plain Sight. I share plans for the future and insight into how I'm learning that irritation is a message to be explored.* * * *Visit my website: https://www.brigittthompson.com Book an embodiment session:https://www.brigittthompson.com/sessionsJoin my mailing list.https://www.brigittthompson.com/home/#mailing-listBuy my books.https://amazon.com/author/brigittthompsonJoin Patreon to view the podcast...2024-08-2210 minThriving in Plain Sight[e22] Soulful Ownership: Owning Who You AreWhat does embodiment look like when we're working and living? What aspects of who you are required for you to do what you were meant to do on this planet? There is a gentle beauty in owning who you are, why you're here, and what you're here to do.* * * *Visit my website: https://www.brigittthompson.com Book an embodiment session:https://www.brigittthompson.com/sessionsJoin my mailing list.https://www.brigittthompson.com/home/#mailing-listBuy my books.2024-08-1506 minThriving in Plain Sight[e21] ChoicesWe have choices. We experience moments of power and agency every day. In this episode, we explore the relationship between freedom, personal agency, and somatic awareness. * * * *Visit my website: https://www.brigittthompson.com Book an embodiment session:https://www.brigittthompson.com/sessionsJoin my mailing list.https://www.brigittthompson.com/home/#mailing-listBuy my books.https://amazon.com/author/brigittthompsonJoin Patreon to view the podcast video archive.https://www.patreon.com/B...2024-08-0807 minThriving in Plain Sight[e20] Simplicity: A Deeper Look at Drop Your ShouldersIn this episode, we explore the quiet benefits of simplicity. Rather than getting tangled in the net of our circumstances, we can adopt a different approach when we "drop our shoulders."* * * *Visit my website: https://www.brigittthompson.com Book an embodiment session:https://www.brigittthompson.com/sessionsJoin my mailing list.https://www.brigittthompson.com/home/#mailing-listBuy my books.https://amazon.com/author/brigittthompsonJoin Patreon to view the podcast...2024-08-0107 minThriving in Plain Sight[e19] Vulnerability Workshop: Part One of EndlessThere's no avoiding the vulnerability workshop. Trust me; I've tried.* * * *Visit my website: https://www.brigittthompson.com Book an embodiment session:https://www.brigittthompson.com/sessionsJoin my mailing list.https://www.brigittthompson.com/home/#mailing-listBuy my books.https://amazon.com/author/brigittthompsonJoin Patreon to view the podcast video archive.https://www.patreon.com/BrigittThompson * * * * This podcast is hosted and produced by Brigitt Thompson. * * * *2024-07-2512 min