<p>Who the hell would want to be a Stoic? That was journalist Brigid Delaney’s thought when she was commissioned to write a book on Stoic philosophy. Brigid felt she was more Epicurean by nature if anything, but having now written the book <em>Reasons Not to Worry: How to be Stoic in Chaotic Times</em>, she's happy to admit Marcus Aurelius and co. rule her life.</p><br><p><strong>In this episode, Brigid walks us through:</strong></p><p>What to do when you have FOMO in your career.</p><p>What to do with feeling of failure.</p><p>What to do when you piss off your neighbour.</p><p>What to do when conflicts escalate.</p><p>How to cope with disaster.</p><p>How to create structure around your drinking habits.</p><p>And how to make your own shame vaccine.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Jenny reflects on how her thinking was transformed by Stoicism during a stint at Alcoholics Anonymous. Frank insists he’s a Stoic, despite regularly pulling hand guns on tradies.</p><br><p><strong>LINKS</strong></p><br><p>Brigid Delaney's book <a href="https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Brigid-Delaney-Reasons-Not-to-Worry-9781743310496" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Reasons Not to Worry</em></a></p><p>Brigid Delaney's book <a href="https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/wellmania" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Wellmania</em></a></p><p>Spirit Levels on <a href="https://instagram.com/spiritlevelspodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a></p><p><a href="https://jennyvalentish.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Our newsletter</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>