What if you could sit with pain—without needing to fix or fear it?

In this short but powerful episode, Michael guides you through a mindful practice designed to help survivors breathe into discomfort—whether emotional or physical—without judgment or resistance. It’s about giving your pain space, not control.

Takeaways:

• Learn how to meet discomfort with compassion, not avoidance
• Discover a calming microdose of mindfulness you can return to anytime
• Reconnect with your breath as a tool for resilience, not escape

Take just a few moments to press play and let your breath gently hold the pain you’ve been carrying.

00:00 Introduction and Welcome

00:24 Microdose Practice Introduction

00:38 Guided Breathing Exercise

01:31 Focusing on Discomfort

02:02 Breathing Through Discomfort

02:51 Returning to Awareness

03:33 Closing and Encouragement

04:14 Join the Community

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Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, silver, or lacquer, highlighting the cracks rather than hiding them. It embodies the philosophy of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection and teaches that breakage and repair are part of an object’s history, making it more valuable rather than less. Metaphorically, Kintsugi reminds us that our challenges, scars, and setbacks are not something to be ashamed of but can be embraced as a source of strength and transformation.

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With Whole Again: A Fresh Approach to Healing, Growth & Resilience after Physical Trauma through Kintsugi Wisdom, listeners explore resilience through personal stories of trauma, scars, and injury while learning to overcome imposter syndrome, self-doubt, and perfectionism with self-compassion, self-love, and self-worth. Through insightful discussions on stress management, mindfulness practices, and digital wellness, the show offers practical tools like breathwork, micro-dose meditation, grounding techniques, visualization, and daily affirmations for anxiety relief and stress relief. Inspired by the art of kintsugi, the podcast embraces healing as a process of transformation, encouraging a shift in perspective from worry and being overwhelmed to gratitude and personal growth. By exploring the mind-body connection, micro-dosing strategies for emotional