Brittany Polat on Deeper Connections (Episode 114)

How can you use Stoicism to cultivate compassion and build deeper connections? Brittany Polat [https://www.brittanypolat.com/] joins Caleb to talk about the themes from her new set of meditations: Deeper Connections. They discuss the meaning of Stoic compassion and what becoming more compassionate looks like in theory and practice. Deeper Connections [https://stoameditation.com/pod] Journal Like A Stoic [https://amzn.to/47KGtcB] https://stoicismforhumans.substack.com/ [https://stoicismforhumans.substack.com/p/stoic-social-ideals] (01:11) Stoic Compassion (11:11) Becoming More Compassionate (19:43) Abundance Mindset (25:58) Friendship (29:15) Forgiving Others (36:28) Forgiving Oneself (43:12) Practice And Meditation *** Subscribe to The Stoa Letter for weekly meditations, actions, and links to the best Stoic resources: www.stoaletter.com/subscribe [http://www.stoaletter.com/subscribe] Download the Stoa app (it's a free download): stoameditation.com/pod [http://stoameditation.com/pod] If you try the Stoa app and find it useful, but truly cannot afford it, email us and we'll set you up with a free account. Listen to more episodes and learn more here: https://stoameditation.com/blog/stoa-conversations/ Thanks to Michael Levy for graciously letting us use his music in the conversations: https://ancientlyre.com/