My childhood friend Pidge returns to the Pondcast...this time for a conversation about Polarities. You can also watch the video recording if you'd like...we move our hands a lot! ◡̈ -pw

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[PLEASE NOTE: I shared two different sets of content this month, so I recorded both sessions and published them as "Part 1" and "Part 2". They have DIFFERENT pebbles, DIFFERENT boulders, and DIFFERENT ponders, I promise!]

Enjoy this replay of our Monthly Zoom with the Team Ripples Patreon Community We followed our usual format:

pebble (a resource that I've found useful in my work or life)

boulder (and activity I'm using personally or professionally)

ponder (a collection of information and ideas I've been pondering)

The notes and links from the session are pasted below.

You can also watch the video replay here: https://youtu.be/8Dvf1c-0ays

PEBBLE


Hopeful Tunes 4U:
A massive playlist of upbeat tunes assembled from the Ripples community.

Playlist can be accessed through these links:

Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/playlist/PL:196407963240367522:1146596940

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4IOsYREjf1scMlmDKapRac

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/hopeful-tunes/pl.u-4Joma4ltZ77qbX

Tidal: https://tidal.com/playlist/d33c22dc-677e-4200-b4af-d945f9f8367f

BOULDER

Body based Calming exercises https://www.envisionkindness.org/guide/shifting-how-we-feel/body-based-calming-or-energizing-exercises/calming-exercises/

PONDER

1.20 short rules for better days at work https://breegroff.substack.com/p/20-short-rules-for-better-days-at?

2. Dopamine Menu: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jan/18/whats-on-your-dopamine-menu-15-ideas-for-a-positivity-boost?

3. Mapping space: Largest map of the universe announced UC Santa Barbara (6/11/25)https://news.ucsb.edu/2025/021905/mapping-space-largest-map-universe-announced

4. Facebook Reel We don’t uncover triggers to avoid them, we uncover triggers to heal them: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1717862865476423

SEEN Method of healing triggers. (be prepared: she’s presenting this in a somewhat manic way)
(no safety, control, or choice)


5.
“I can’t do this.” actually means “You’re about to do it” Excellent reel from a birth doula https://www.facebook.com/reel/1121419086523458

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[PLEASE NOTE: I shared two different sets of content this month, so I recorded both sessions and published them as "Part 1" and "Part 2". They have DIFFERENT pebbles, DIFFERENT boulders, and DIFFERENT ponders, I promise!]

Enjoy this replay of our Monthly Zoom with the Team Ripples Patreon Community We followed our usual format:

pebble (a resource that I've found useful in my work or life)

boulder (and activity I'm using personally or professionally)

ponder (a collection of information and ideas I've been pondering)

The notes and links from the session are pasted below.

You can also watch the video replay here https://youtu.be/DxOI4uPb3e0

PEBBLE

Stuff I can Control (based on Don Griner’s share)

https://2rpl.me/i/Stuff_I_Can_Control.pdf

BOULDER:

Japanese Walking:

https://wapo.st/3H6hPMt (Wash Post gift link)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2025/07/13/japanese-walking-interval-walking-training/?

PONDER

1. Joyspan: (from NYT article about Joyspan: The Art and Science of Thriving in Life’s Second Half)

Life span: how long you live

Health span: how long you live well (in good health)

Joy span: how long you enjoy living

four actions: Grow ~ Adapt ~ Give ~ Connect

2. Wind Phone: https://wapo.st/3J7Jayh (Wash Post gift link)

3. Hacking your Happy Horomones (Dopamine, Serotonin, Oxytocin, Endorphins): https://www.healthline.com/health/happy-hormone

Facebook Reel: https://www.facebook.com/reel/685974207368701

4. Tender vs. Fierce Self-Compassion (via Dan Harris 10% Happier Podcast episode #894: The Science Of Burnout — And How To Recharge From Stress: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10-happier-with-dan-harris/id1087147821?i=1000682587392

Tender vs. Fierce Self compassion. If compassion is about alleviating suffering, Tender self compassion is about ACCEPTING things, and

Fierce self compassion is about taking action, CHANGING things.

5. Have You Tried Lemonading? Researchers Tout the Power of Playfulness in Tough Times

https://nicenews.com/health-and-wellness/lemonading-playfulness-face-adversity/

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