Soon, it will come.

And when it does, I have no doubt you’ll be ready.

But in this period of waiting, I invite you to reflect on the ideas laid out in this episode:

1) The alchemy of tannins and the maturing of wine
2) The fragmented beauty of the Japanese art of Kintsugi
3) The cultivation of yourself in an “enclosed” garden

Do not lose patience.

Do not despair.

When the time is right, you’ll be ready.

Dating with clarity, healing from situationship, emotional intelligence in relationships

Too often, the effort to conceive devolves into a frustrating war with time—

A struggle against an impatient society’s expectations.

A race against nature’s cruel, inexorable “biological clock” ⏱️

In this meditation, I hope to reframe your fertility journey and restore your inner peace.

Here, we’ll unburden ourselves of constantly “trying”, and embrace the quiet sanctity of just “being”.

Themes covered in this episode include:

1) The Inner Citadel: An idea borrowed from the Stoics. A fortified soul through whose walls nothing can penetrate.
2) Negative Capability: An idea from poet John Keats. We’ll reclaim the state of uncertainty as a profound mystery—a hallowed space in which great things take form.
3) Chiaroscuro: Something aesthetic. We see the "not yet" as the enriching shadow against which the masterwork is brought into ever more vivid and beautiful relief.

If this episode resonates with you, please comment or send a note to pneuma.finneran@gmail.com

(Oh...and I posted it on YouTube as well! First time doing so):
https://youtu.be/ocm7UT6sWbg

Music from #Uppbeat

https://uppbeat.io/t/christopher-galovan/inhale-exhale

Visuals by Hector Valenzuela

Guided meditation for fertility and conception

How to deal with biological clock anxiety

Philosophy for infertility and waiting

Mindfulness for later-stage motherhood

Calming the nervous system during the TWW (Two Week Wait)

Elliot Justin is a physician, an author, and a serial entrepreneur.

Trained in emergency medicine, he was one of the earliest investors in the telehealth space.

Now, he’s the founder and CEO of FirmTech, whose flagship product, the TechRing, is revolutionizing male sexual health.

To learn more about FirmTech and the TechRing, check out his website:

https://myfirmtech.com/

Use the code “pneuma” at checkout to get 15% off any FirmTech orders.

Enjoy!