Getting Real with Mindfulness Ep. 5 - Does Mindfulness Make You A Pushover?

About this episode

The episode explores whether mindfulness makes one a pushover, emphasizing the distinction between acceptance and passivity.

In this episode of 'Getting Real with Mindfulness', Claire Kelly (Oxford Mindfulness) and mindfulness teacher Victoria Fontana discuss the question: does mindfulness make you a pushover? Together they unpack the difference between acceptance and passivity, challenging the idea that mindfulness leads to weakness or compliance. Through real-life examples and reflections from their own work, they highlight how mindfulness can actually support courage, clarity, and more skilful action, especially in difficult conversations and high-pressure environments. If you'd like to get in touch to share your thoughts, reflections or ideas for future episodes, we'd love to hear from you. 📧 Email claire.kelly@oxfordmindfulness.org 👥 About the Hosts Claire Kelly is a mindfulness-based mentor and the Director of Teaching and Training at Oxford Mindfulness. With over 25 years in education, she's also passionate about developing and delivering evidence-based programmes to support mental health and wellbeing in education. Victoria Fontana is a certified mindfulness and compassion teacher, executive coach, and educator who helps people cultivate calm, clarity, and resilience in their lives and work…

People in this episode

Host: Claire Kelly

Guest: Victoria Fontana

Topics covered

• mindfulness
• acceptance
• passivity
• courage
• clarity
• communication

Keywords

• mindfulness
• pushover
• acceptance
• passivity
• courage
• clarity
• communication

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oxford Mindfulness

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