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Being Different Together
Being Different Together explores the realms of relationship, entrepreneurship, and personal development through the lens of Real Dialogue, a set of principles, practices, and methods for healthy conflict as a means for growth.
In other words, just because we disagree, doesn’t mean we can’t get along.
Through this series, Nyssa and Kelly will bring their combined experience as holistic health practitioners to the table to share what they’ve learned through the process of integrating these…
Episodes
- Being Different Together
#45 - A Mini Solo Episode: How to Move Forward When Fear Feels Real
What if the way through fear isn’t to make it disappear, but to keep moving even while it’s there? Dr. Kelly Brady shares “The Room of 1000 Demons,” a…
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#45 - What to Do When Things Don’t Go Your Way
A delayed home renovation brings Dr. Kelly Brady and Nyssa Hanger into a candid conversation about anger, anxiety, expectations, and the challenge of making…
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#44 - The Pelvis as a Bowl: Emotions, Boundaries, and Letting Go
The pelvis is more than a place where the legs meet the body: it’s a center of movement, creation, sensation, and letting go. From the pelvic floor and hip…
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#43 - The Trickster, the Unconscious, and Why Stress Makes Us Forget
What if forgetting something isn’t always a failure—but sometimes a signal that you’ve reached your limit? After a stressful week of home construction, Kelly…
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#42 - How Physics Explains Traditional Chinese Medicine with Becky Rubright, AP
Could a law of physics help explain why acupuncture works—and what the body does with the information it receives? Becky Rubright joins Kelly and Nyssa to…
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#41 - What Your Legs Can Teach You
What are your legs moving you toward—and what might they be helping you move away from? Dr. Kelly Brady and Nyssa Hanger explore the surprising connections…
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#40 - Why We Squeeze Ourselves to Fit In, Starting With Our Feet
Have you ever thought about what your feet say about how you stand in the world? Kelly and Nyssa kick off their head-to-toe body series with the feet, and…
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#39 - Is Trauma Really "Stored" in the Body?
The armor is on, but the battle's long over. That old line is the heart of this conversation about body armor — Alexander Lowen's Bioenergetics, Wilhelm…
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#38 - Why You Can’t Control Getting Sick
What if your next cold, flu, or full-on crash isn’t a failure of your wellness routine, but an invitation for change? Kelly and Nyssa get real about getting…
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#37 - Dolly Parton and the Trickster Archetype: A Jungian Analysis of Her Life and Legacy
What if the blonde “hillbilly” in full drag, with big hair and bigger humor, was actually one of our culture’s wisest spiritual teachers? In this heartfelt…
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#36 - How to Compromise in a Relationship Without People-Pleasing or Losing Yourself
A simple decision about where to put the couch opens up a whole world of insight about compromise, power, and what it really means to share a life with…
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#35 - Why Your Brain Needs a Friend (The Addition Edition)
Renovation dust, barking dogs, mosquitoes, and a leaf blower become unlikely teachers in this honest and funny exploration of how we actually think, feel, and…
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#34 - A Mini Solo Episode: Showing Up When Life Gets Messy
Hey friends, it’s Nyssa here with a solo episode explaining why. Let me just tell you in one word: Renovations. Or listen here to this mini-episode with my…
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#33 - Why The Odyssey Still Hits So Hard: Archetypes, War, and the Search for Home
What if your favorite ancient epic is actually a map for healing from war, conflict, and the feeling of being spiritually homeless? In this conversation, Kelly…
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#32 - How to Turn Emotional Wounds into Insight: Lessons from Tibetan Buddhism
In this episode of Being Different Together, Kelly shares a powerful Tibetan Buddhist myth about Queen Ramati / Palden Lhamo—a fierce female protector who…
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#31 - Being in the Trenches Without Going to War With Yourself
What does it really mean to be in the trenches of life—and how do you stop turning those seasons into a war against yourself? In this episode, we explore…
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#30 - Why You’re Exhausted in July (And What Traditional Chinese Medicine Knows About It)
Feeling extra tired this summer? In this episode we explore the summer solstice, yin–yang, and seasonal energy through the lens of traditional Chinese…
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#29 - Intentionality, Part 14: Where Does Wisdom Come From?
What if wisdom isn’t invented or owned, but discovered—ladled up from a shared “primordial soup” of stories, experiences, and ancestral knowing? Kelly and…
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#28 - Intentionality, Part 13: Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
What if the secret to reaching your goals is not grinding harder, but holding them more gently? Kelly and Nyssa explore the final two intentionality slogans…
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#27 - Intentionality, Part 12: Find a Pleasant Path
Want your life to actually feel different—not just look the same with new intentions on top? Kelly and Nyssa unpack two of Uncle Murray’s most quietly radical…
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#26 - Intentionality, Part 11: Aim Yourself at Being with People Who Facilitate You Being the Person You Want to Be
What if the people you spend time with — and the courage to ask for what you really want — are quietly shaping who you become? Kelly and Nyssa dive into two of…
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#25 - Intentionality, Part 10: Whatever It Is You Feel, Remember You Don’t Have To
What if your feelings weren’t the boss of you after all? Kelly and Nyssa continue their Uncle Murray intentionality series with two deceptively simple slogans…
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#24 - Intentionality, Part 9: Life is a Joke – Either You Get It or You Don’t
Life is a joke … and a precious gift. Kelly and Nyssa explore how both can be true through two of Uncle Murray’s most powerful intentionality slogans: “When in…
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#23 - Intentionality, Part 8: You’re Already Ready
In this episode of Being Different Together, Kelly and Nyssa continue their intentionality mini-series by unpacking two classic Murray Landsman sayings…
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#22 - Intentionality, Part 7: Take the Hard Things Easy
In this episode of Being Different Together, Kelly and Nyssa continue their intentionality mini-series by unpacking another Murray Landsman saying: “Take the…
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#21 - Intentionality, Part 6: There’s More Than Two Ways to Skin a Cat
In this episode of Being Different Together, Kelly and Nyssa continue their intentionality mini-series with two Murray Landsman sayings: “Doing it does it” and…
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#20 - Intentionality, Part 5: It’s Useful to View the Past in a Friendly Way
In this episode of Being Different Together, Kelly and Nyssa continue their intentionality mini-series by unpacking another Murray Landsman saying: “It is…
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#19 - Intentionality, Part 4: Your Reality is as Good as Anyone Else’s
In this episode of Being Different Together, Kelly and Nyssa continue their intentionality mini-series by unpacking two powerful Murray Landsman sayings: “Be…
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#18 - Intentionality, Part 3: If You Think You Can Change the World, You Have a Better Chance
In this third episode of our Intentionality series, Nyssa and Kelly return to Murry Landsman’s handwritten bathroom poster to explore one deceptively simple…
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#17 - Intentionality, Part 2: Feeling Good Needs No Excuse
In this second episode of our Intentionality series, Nyssa and Kelly return to the handwritten bathroom poster of Uncle Murry Landsman’s teachings to explore…
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#16 - Intentionality, Part 1: Everything You’ve Done Prepared You For This Moment
In this first episode of our Intentionality series, Nyssa and Kelly pull back the curtain on a wild synchronicity in their shared lineage: a 1970s psychologist…
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#15 - How to Handle Conflict in Relationships (Without Making Things Worse)
In this episode of Being Different Together, Kelly and Nyssa unpack why conflict doesn’t have to mean something is wrong—in fact, it can be the very path to…
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#14 - What Is a Meditation Bell For? Benefits for Focus, Presence, and Communication
In this episode, Nyssa and Dr. Kelly answer a listener question about one simple but powerful object: the meditation bell. What is the purpose of a bell in…
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#13 - The Spring Equinox Episode: Peaches, Pruning, and Becoming More Yourself
In this episode of Being Different Together, Nyssa and Kelly welcome the spring equinox by exploring what this turning point in the seasons can teach us about…
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#12 - How to Use the Moon Phases for Goal Setting, Time Management, and Productivity
Nyssa and Kelly explore how moon phases and lunar cycles can become a practical, soulful framework for goal setting, time management, and personal growth…
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#11 - How to Get What You Want (Without Toxic Positivity or Wishful Thinking)
In this episode of Being Different Together, Kelly and Nyssa break down one of Buddhism’s most practical (and misunderstood) teachings: emptiness—using the…
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#10 - Perfectionism, Play, and Podcasting as a Couple
If you’ve ever wondered how to start a creative project with your partner—or why it can feel so hard—you’ll feel right at home in this episode. Kelly and Nyssa…
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#9 - How to Stay Grounded When the World Feels Like It’s Falling Apart
Feeling overwhelmed by the news? In this episode, Kelly and Nyssa unpack how to cope with bad news, negativity bias, and constant stress without totally…
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#8 - Healing in the Hot Room with Wes Bozeman from Gaze Hot Yoga
In this episode, Wes Bozeman joins us at the kitchen table for a wide-ranging conversation about yoga, touch, teaching, and community. We talk about Ghosh…
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#7 - How Touch Shapes Our Relationships
Touch is both essential and complicated. In this episode, Kelly and Nyssa explore touch as a human need—how it can be both deeply healing and highly charged…
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#6 - The Hidden Medicine of Doing Less and Why Retreats Matter
Kelly and Nyssa dive into the topic of retreat, exploring why stepping back from everyday life—especially through silence and meditation—can be so…
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#5 - When Compassion Gets Mobilized: Nyssa’s Journey into Healing Work
In this companion episode, Kelly uses the skills of Real Dialog to interview Nyssa about her unconventional path into healing work. Nyssa traces her journey…
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#4 - The Therapist as Secular Shaman: Kelly Brady’s Journey
Nyssa uses the principles of Real Dialogue to interview her wife and co-host, Kelly, about how she found her way into psychology, chemical dependency work…
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#3 - Happy Together? More Like Conscious Together
In this episode, Nyssa and Kelly talk about what it means to be together as a companion to their previous conversation on being different. They share memories…
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#2 - What Our “Enemy Button” Gets Wrong About Conflict
In this episode of Being Different Together, Nyssa and Kelly dive into what it means to be different and why our brains are wired to treat difference as a…
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#1 - Welcome to Being Different Together: How It All Started
In this episode of Being Different Together, Nyssa and Kelly introduce the practice of Real Dialogue and share the story of how they became a “demo couple” for…
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Introducing the Being Different Together Podcast
In this episode, Nyssa and Kelly introduce the heart of Being Different Together and share why conversations matter so deeply to their relationship, their…