EP 377 Why Now. Why This. Why You.

About this episode

Teresa McCloy discusses her personal journey and the urgency of her upcoming audiobook amidst a fast-paced world.

After seven years of recording a weekly podcast without missing an episode, something shifted. In today’s episode, Teresa opens up about why she recently stepped back, what she’s been wrestling with personally, and why the message behind her upcoming audiobook feels more urgent now than when the book was first released in 2022. We are living in a world that feels faster, louder, and more reactive than ever before. Between AI, nonstop news cycles, social media, and the pressure to constantly keep up, many of us are carrying a level of exhaustion we can barely name. But beneath all the noise, there is another invitation: A slower, more intentional way of living. In this deeply personal conversation, Teresa shares: Why the “old normal” wasn’t actually working How constant urgency is shaping our inner lives The hidden cost of living reactively What she noticed in herself after years of nonstop output Why she believes we’re not longing for more content, but for depth How creating a “rule of life” helps you live from rest instead of rush Why this audiobook needed to be heard in her own voice This episode is ultimately an invitation: To pause. To listen. To ask yourself what kind of…

People in this episode

Host: Teresa McCloy

Topics covered

• personal reflection
• intentional living
• exhaustion
• depth over content
• rule of life
• audiobook

Keywords

• intentional living
• exhaustion
• audiobook
• depth
• reactivity
• personal reflection
• rule of life

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: audiobook

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