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You’ve heard of the fight and flight reflexes, but what about flop and fake?

Flop and fake (also known as fawn) are two of the other responses in the polyvagal system, a theory about how our nervous systems adapt to [...]

We’re not trained to think of a spiritually led life as being hilarious or silly or goofy. But as Martha reminds us, laughter is the beginning of prayer.

In this episode of The Gathering Pod: Letting the Force Steer Your [...]

“Be prepared to stop.” 

This is serious life advice, Martha says, because no matter what we’re doing (or how much we want to continue doing it), at some point we’re going to get interrupted by life.

Whenever we have to stop [...]

Are you familiar with polyvagal theory? 

It may sound highly scientific, but Martha says polyvagal theory has a profound effect on spiritual practice as well, and she’s talking all about it in this episode of The Gathering Room: Dropping Anchor.

The [...]

It’s The Best of the Gathering Pod, and this week we’re revisiting another listener favorite from the vault—Episode 110: How to Let the Light In.

In this episode, Martha talks about her “rage to master” and the paradox of imperfection: [...]

We’ve got another Best of the Gathering Room episode for you today, a listener favorite called Building on Bright Spots.

In this episode, Martha talks about finding and following the almost invisible “bright spots” in your life whenever things feel [...]