What You Run From Chases You with Danielle LaPorte

·1 hr 22 min·5 clips

Danielle LaPorte reveals how what you run from will chase you, a lesson in aversion and magnetism.

Host Katie introduces the episode, noting her long-time fandom of Danielle LaPorte's work and their previous interview seven years prior. The conversation begins with LaPorte sharing her current contemplations on simplicity and the idea that 'what you run from will chase you,' linking it to aversion and magnetism. She expands on this by discussing the power of embracing what you resist as a creative, expansive act that leads to peace. Katie relates this to a personal anecdote about a pre-trip realization that 'the trip starts now,' emphasizing acceptance. LaPorte provides a practical example from her own life, detailing a period of illness where she attempted to escape to Mexico for healing, only to encounter further obstacles, leading to a breakthrough where she decided to 'rise above' and face her circumstances powerfully. The discussion shifts to manifestation, with Katie mentioning Eckhart Tolle's perspective and LaPorte differentiating between ego-driven and soul-aligned desires. LaPorte describes her detailed new moon ritual, involving a 'bless and release' practice before the new moon and a color-based visualization process after. They touch on the potential harms of manifestation rhetoric, with LaPorte advocating for compassion and a multi-incarnational view. The conversation moves to self-work, where LaPorte argues that we don't need to 'fix' ourselves but should focus on our light and creative capacity. She contrasts self-forgiveness with discipline, citing Krishnamurti's view that discipline numbs the mind. LaPorte also discusses her relationship with time, describing it as bendable and emphasizing energy management over time management. The interview concludes with reflections on what makes a good conversation, LaPorte's dislike of being asked about her origins, and a final nugget on the importance of receptivity to higher guidance.

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A searching, warm conversation about wanting less, bending time, and stepping out of the need to fix everything.

Danielle LaPorte joins Katie for a reflective single-episode conversation that moves from non-attachment and self-help fatigue toward a softer question: what changes when people stop treating themselves as projects to be fixed.

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When ambition gets loud, press play on a conversation about wanting less, bending time, and making room for what actually helps you feel whole.

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