Path of the Jedi: Star Wars meets Personal Development
Path of the Jedi is what happens when Star Wars meets Personal Development. Join us every Wednesday as we dive into themes, lessons, and insights from the Star Wars universe that will help you navigate the complexities of life here on our planet. Gaining a deeper understanding of yourself and how you relate to the world around you is after all the essence of being on the Path of the Jedi.
Episodes
89 episodes
The Fandom Menace
It’s no secret. There exists a toxicity within the Star Wars fandom (and really, all fandom) that sometimes makes it difficult to participate in that fandom. It’s great when we can have a shared love and experience in Star Wars, tha...
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Episode 81
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35:32
Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself - My Origin Story
Because I took such a long hiatus and because I’ve connected with so many new people since reviving the show, I thought I’d take this opportunity to tell you a little bit about myself… at least in the context of this podcast. So if ...
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Episode 80
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34:22
Ahsoka Part 8 - The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord
We’ve arrived at the final episode of Ahsoka and what a doozy!This episode shows us the stark contrast between Ahsoka and Thrawn and their approach to conflict.While Thrawn’s approach relies completely on strategy and tactic, Ahso...
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Episode 79
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33:20
Ahsoka Part Seven: Dreams and Madness
How does Star Wars inspire you to DREAM? There are many ways. But beyond dreaming of far off galaxies and grand space adventures, Star Wars can inspire us to dream again HERE on earth, to dream of better tomorrows for ourselves and ...
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Episode 78
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14:53
Ahsoka Part Six: Far, Far, Away
We’re off to an actual distant galaxy! Our heroes are stepping into uncharted territory in this episode in more ways than one. How do you handle having to face circumstances and situations you’ve never faced before? How do you handl...
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Episode 77
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19:32
Ahsoka Part Five: Shadow Warrior
The past can haunt us. Decisions that maybe didn’t turn out the way you thought they would compounding into monumental self doubt and eventually leaving us paralyzed when facing the crossroads of uncertainty. Yea, me too. <...
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Episode 76
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24:00
We Interrupt Your Regularly Scheduled Program
I need to come clean. There’s no Ahsoka discussion this week. In this episode I explain, pretty openly, why I was unable to continue our conversation about the ongoing adventures of our Ahsoka and our other heroes. It hasn’t been ea...
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Episode 75
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12:40
Ahsoka Part Four: Fallen Jedi
Our heroes Ahsoka and Sabine have a difficult decisions ahead of them — do they destroy the map and prevent another galactic war? Or do they make sure they still have a way to save Ezra?This episode is all making tough decisions in the f...
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Episode 74
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25:02
Ahsoka Part Three: Time to Fly
“Anger and frustration are quick to give power. But they also unbalance you.” - AhsokaThis quote from Part Three of Ahsoka is the focal point of our discussion for today’s episode. The lesson:You can generate energy (a...
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Episode 73
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24:47
Ahsoka Part Two: Toil and Trouble
There’s something boiling and brewing in Ahsoka Part 2 and it’s more than just the devious plans hatched by Baylan and Morgan.There’s an unresolved history between Ahsoka and Sabine that’s stilling bubbling just beneath the surface and ...
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Episode 72
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36:30
Ahsoka Part One: Master and Apprentice
And the episode by episode discussion of Ahsoka begins! I’ve been so excited to talk about this series because I absolutely love everything about Ahsoka. And this live action iteration of her character and story is certainly no exc...
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Episode 71
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26:24
Trauma in Star Wars - What Makes Our Heroes so Human
The circumstances and environments we grow up in have a huge impact on and influence on the people we become. Knowing this is to realize the importance of addressing unresolved traumas from our past not only so that we can heal our pres...
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Episode 70
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25:17
Return of Path of the Jedi
After a nearly two year hiatus, Path of the Jedi is BACK!!!This episode answers the most obvious and pressing question: where the heck have we been???Well, if your last two years have been anything like mine, you’re gonna want t...
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Episode 69
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35:13
We Have to do Better By Omega
The children ARE our future. And if nothing else, Omega should be a reminder that we can and should always do better.The uncertainty and instability (and sheer danger) of the Bad Batch’s circumstances and lifestyle are starting to...
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Episode 68
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29:13
Ruins of War - The Bad Batch S2E2
In this episode we discuss Season 2 Episode 2 of the Bad Batch - Ruins of War. We find Omega really having taken to heart that she is the cause of why the crew is in the situation they’re in. As a result, she takes it upon he...
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Episode 67
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33:04
Omega Takes an Unscheduled Study Break
Thanks for being patient with me. I know this episode is coming super late but I promise it has some very practical and important advice on TAKING A BREAK. In a fast paced world, we can lose ourselves in getting ahead, workin...
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Episode 66
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25:33
Palpatine is a Master Manipulator, But Maybe Not How You Think
Among Palpatine’s many talents, manipulation is unequivocally his greatest power.He manipulated his way to becoming the politically powerful beings in the Galaxy. He was so successful at this in fact that even after his defeat, gr...
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Episode 65
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36:40
We All Need To Be More Like Finn
There is a reason they Finn is one of the most beloved characters from the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy. And for good reason. His innocence and naïveté on full display as he tried to navigate a life outside the First order, immediately ...
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Episode 64
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31:31
There’s a Little Bit of Kino Loy in All of Us
Kino Loy is most definitely a major stand out character for me from the show Andor. With such little screen time, Kino left an indelible mark on audiences across the board. For me, it’s Kino’s character arc that really hits h...
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Episode 63
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36:30
REVISITED: Your Focus Determines Your Reality
Had to do it. I mean, they do say repetition is the mother of… something or other🤷🏽♂️😆Anywho, having a reminder that we actually have more control over our experience of life, especially at a time like now when we typically might...
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Episode 62
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30:45
1st Episode of the 2023! - Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself☺️
I wanted to take this first episode of the new year and reintroduce myself to you my faithful listeners. I’ve often been asked how I “got into” personal development and why I’m so drawn to exploring all the facets of human psycholo...
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Episode 61
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20:45
The Brilliance that is B2-EMO
It’s our 60th episode and we’re closing out the year with a very reflective episode about an amazing little droid called B2-EMOAndor was an incredible show to experience, and eleven though we’ve wrapped our episode by episode exploratio...
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Episode 60
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24:52
Andor Ep 12 - Rix Road
This is where all roads lead. The literal terminus where the citizens will celebrate and memorialize the life of one of their own — Marva Andor.
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Episode 59
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37:14