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!

Doctor Nicholas Nikolov is a world-renowned plastic surgeon and the Chief Medical Officer of CellSound.

Founder of the Nikolov Center for Plastic Surgery (with offices in Beverly Hills and Madrid–two places that take their beauty very seriously!), Dr. Nikolov’s keen aesthetic eye seeks to preserve, above all else, harmony and naturalness.

You can learn more about Dr. Nikolov at the links below:

https://drnikolov.com/

https://www.instagram.com/drnikolov/

His latest venture, CellSound, is primed to reshape the entire industry of aesthetics.

Get ahead of the curve (and accentuate your own!) by visiting the links below:

https://www.cellsoundaesthetics.com/

https://www.instagram.com/cellsoundaesthetics/#

As for me, don’t hesitate to reach out!

Comments, questions, or potential guests, I’d love to hear what you have to say.

pneuma.finneran@gmail.com

Doctor Kavin Mistry is a physician, educator, and author, whose mission is to combine the precision of modern medicine with the wisdom of our primal biology.

‘Tis a combination devoutly to be wished!

Lucky for us, Doctor Mistry is uniquely positioned to bring them together.

A decorated neuroradiologist, Doctor Mistry has spent a quarter century reading countless brain scans, in which he discovered an alarming trend:

A widening gap between a patient’s chronological and cognitive age.

Reared among the Hadza tribesmen of Africa, Doctor Mistry is working hard to shrink this gap by reintroducing the wisdom of our primal ancestors–whose vitality, in many ways, far outpaces our own.

I urge you to check out his beautifully-designed website:

https://kavinmistrymd.com/

Spend a few minutes and fill out the “Primal Alignment Index”. I did. It's free. This index will give you some insight on how to improve your overall wellbeing, and where, on Dr. Mistry’s 7 Paradigms, you should focus your attention.

https://kavinmistrymd.com/primal-alignment-index/#assessment

Finally, Doctor Mistry’s book, “Primal Health Design Paradigms”, available at the link below:

https://www.amazon.com/Primal-Health-Design-Paradigms-Biological-ebook/dp/B0DT5ZGF9D

As for me, don’t hesitate to reach out!

Comments, questions, or potential guests, I’d love to hear what you have to say.

pneuma.finneran@gmail.com

Regan Archibald is an expert in peptides and regenerative medicine.

After obtaining a master’s degree in acupuncture, Regan went on to launch multiple companies, including EastWest Health, Go Wellness, Ageless Future, and, most recently, Founder’s Fuel.

(Aptly named, don’t you agree?)

Founder’s Fuel is an uncaffeinated performance drink in which powerful botanicals, mushrooms, and herbs are blended together to boost your energy in a clean, balanced, sustainable way.

No buzz. No jitters. Just nature’s wholesome, vivifying goodness, carefully mixed in a convenient little bottle.

Curious to learn more?

Click on the link below:

https://foundersfuel.co/

While you’re at it, here are a few more links to other projects on which Regan is working:

Ageless Future https://agelessfuture.com/

Go Wellness https://gowellness.com/

As for me, reach out any time!

pneuma.finneran@gmail.com

Tim Thomas is the creator of Breathwork In Bed.

Breathwork In Bed is a program designed to help you improve your sleep, restore your inner-peace, and deepen your connections to the world and those who inhabit it.

If you’re interested in learning more about Tim and his app, follow the link below:

https://breathworkinbed.com.au/

Tim’s Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/breathworkinbed/

@breathworkinbed

As for me, my mailbox is always open!

Send a note to pneuma.finneran@gmail.com to connect.

Derek Hales is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Nap Lab.

Nap Lab is a mattress review site on which all the mystifying jargon and hyped-up claims put out there by the industry are put to the test.

For over a decade, Derek and his team have meticulously inspected over 500 beds.

On each and every one, they perform 10 rigorous assessments, from which they gather some 64 points of data.

Equipped with this data, you can make better-informed decisions about what bed you'd like to buy.

More important, in my opinion, is Derek’s commitment to three things:

Simplicity, transparency, and honesty.

If you’re in the market for a new mattress, a visit to Nap Lab is a vital prerequisite to making the big purchase.

https://naplab.com/

Link to the Fast Company article mentioned in the intro:

https://www.fastcompany.com/3065928/sleepopolis-casper-bloggers-lawsuits-underside-of-the-mattress-wars

As for me, I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Send them to pneuma.finneran@gmail.com.