IE239 Dr. Ron Siegel: Unleash Your Extraordinary-ness: by Embracing Your Ordinary-ness - Mindfulness Solutions Redefined (The Extraordinary Gift of Being Ordinary)

65 min • 18 september 2022

Dr Ron Siegel is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School where he has taught for over 35 years. A long-time student of mindfulness meditation, he serves on the Board of Directors and faculty of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy.

In his latest book, The Extraordinary Gift of Being Ordinary, Ron shows us how we can build stronger connections with others, get more joy out of life, and taste the wonderful freedom of everything no longer being all about us.

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01:30 - Why focus on ordinariness and how it stems from mindfulness

07:51 - Do we compare ourselves to others for survival or are we influenced by society?

17:17 - Is there a healthy level of narcissism?

21:20 - Comparative judgement and balancing the ego

26:14 - Ron’s experience mentoring clinicians in a psychedelic psychotherapy program

32:57 - Why is being extraordinary easier than being ordinary?

47:06 - Unifying of a deeper sense of peace, acceptance and community

51:06 - Why connection is not only important but essential

55:41 - Tony Robbins’ 6 human needs

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