Kelly and Nyssa grieve Dolly Parton’s passing while exploring her as a Jungian trickster, queer icon, and unlikely spiritual teacher whose music and persona healed divides. A warm, thoughtful tribute to what Dolly’s life, death, and “crazy wisdom” can teach us about identity, grief, and being human.

A simple decision about where to put the couch opens up a whole world of insight about compromise, power, and what it really means to share a life with someone.

Kelly and Nyssa record from their under-construction home and explore how journaling, CBT, and Tonglen meditation help them navigate renovation stress, metacognition, and the surprising ways we need each other to think clearly.

Hey friends, it’s Nyssa here with a solo episode explaining why. 

A soulful, story-rich dive into The Odyssey as a living map for war, conflict, healing, and the search for home—through archetypes, the hero’s journey, and the trickster energy of Odysseus. Kelly and Nyssa connect Homer, Joseph Campbell, Jung, and real dialog to our modern lives, from IMAX screens to inner worlds.

When life feels like a war zone—renovations, burnout, caregiving, overwhelm—how do you stop going to war with yourself? We unpack “trench seasons,” optimization culture, shadow work, and why being easier on yourself might be the most productive thing you can do.

Feeling extra tired this summer? In this episode we explore the summer solstice, yin–yang, and seasonal energy through the lens of traditional Chinese medicine—and why midsummer might actually be a time to do less, not more.

Kelly and Nyssa explore a listener’s question—“Where does wisdom come from?”—by tracing the roots of Uncle Murray’s intentionality sayings through 12‑step recovery, counseling, religion, Jungian psychology, and the collective unconscious. Along the way, they weave in stories of family, birth and death, plants, and Florida swamps to show how mystery, reflection, and everyday life season raw insight into embodied wisdom.

Kelly and Nyssa close out their intentionality series with Uncle Murray’s final slogans—“Keep your eyes on the prize” and “Easy does it”—exploring how clear attention and gentle effort can coexist. Through stories of bodywork, chronic pain, canceled flights, family kitchens, and Buddhist teachings, they show how balancing focus with ease creates a more compassionate, sustainable way to pursue what matters most.

Kelly and Nyssa explore two of Uncle Murray’s intentionality sayings—“You can’t be different by acting the same” and “Find a pleasant path”—to show how small, sustainable shifts in daily behavior can create real change without burnout. Through stories about pain, money, habits, and even grocery shopping, they illustrate how to align your actions with your values while still seeking ease, enjoyment, and a kinder path forward.

This episode explores two of Uncle Murray’s most transformative intentionality slogans: choosing to surround yourself with people who help you be who you want to be, and bravely asking for what you truly want. Through stories, psychology, and spiritual teachings, Kelly and Nyssa unpack how relationships, unspoken expectations, and even our complaints shape the lives we’re creating.

Kelly and Nyssa dive deeper into Uncle Murray’s intentionality teachings with two deceptively simple slogans: “Whatever it is you feel, remember you don’t have to” and “An opportunity missed is an opportunity missed.” Through stories of grief, temper tantrums (kid and adult), hard meetings, and starting their podcast “late,” they explore how to feel fully without being ruled by emotions—or haunted by missed chances.

Kelly and Nyssa continue their intentionality mini-series by unpacking two of Uncle Murray’s core slogans—“When in doubt, choose the belief that is most useful to you” and “Life is a joke, either you get it or you don’t”—and explore how consciously choosing your beliefs can reshape your emotions, spirituality, and relationships. Through stories of grief, house construction chaos, and hospice with beloved pets, they reflect on the absurdity and preciousness of human life, and what it really means to “get” the joke before it’s over.

In this episode of Being Different Together, Kelly and Nyssa continue their intentionality series by exploring two Murray Landsman sayings: “You’re already ready” and “Trying is not doing it.” Through stories about resistance, inner critics, writing, and everyday life, they show how shifting from waiting to be ready to taking imperfect, willing action can transform how you move toward what matters most.

In this episode, Kelly and Nyssa explore Murray Landsman’s saying “Take the hard things easy,” looking at how unconscious beliefs about suffering shape our identities, relationships, and reactions to change. Through stories of addiction recovery, home renovation stress, grief, bodywork, and Zen teachings, they invite listeners to experiment with meeting life’s hardest moments with a strong back, soft front, and a little more ease.

In this episode of Being Different Together, Kelly and Nyssa explore two Murray Landsman sayings—“Doing it does it” and “There’s more than two ways to skin a cat.”They show how imperfect action, anti‑perfectionism, and creative flexibility can help you move past overthinking and show up more intentionally in your life, work, and relationships.

In this episode of Being Different Together, Kelly and Nyssa continue their intentionality mini-series by exploring Murray Landsman’s teaching that “it is useful to view the past in a friendly way.” Through stories of grief, a woman dancing on the beach, and a dream about life’s “gifts wrapped in challenges,” they unpack how to relate to regret, loss, and your own history with more compassion, self-awareness, and freedom.

Kelly and Nyssa unpack how to be kinder to yourself, stop fighting over “who’s right,” and use real dialogue tools like paraphrasing to handle conflict and clashing realities with more intentionality.

In this third episode of our Intentionality series, Nyssa and Kelly unpack Uncle Murry Landsman’s slogan, “If you think you can do something about the world, you have a better chance.” They explore how to stay between toxic positivity and nihilism by practicing “agency under constraint”—taking real responsibility for your part in the world without trying to control everything. If you’ve ever wondered how to make a difference without burning out and see “the whole world as medicine,” this episode is for you.