{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65795d373d9b370017f32c57/6a951f1e1348fdc761412d8f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Can Microdosing Awe Help You Reframe Stress?","description":"<p>Outrage is loud, exhausting, and — according to your feed — mandatory. But what if the antidote to burnout isn't more hustle, more mindfulness apps, or more optimisation... it's awe?</p><p><br></p><p>This week, hosts <strong>Sally Clarke</strong> and <strong>Alexis Zahner</strong> unpack Sally's Fast Company piece on \"microdosing awe\" — the radical, deceptively simple practice of pausing to notice something vast, and why it might be the most underrated tool in your burnout-prevention kit.</p><p><br></p><h2>In this episode</h2><p><br></p><ul><li>Why awe isn't fluffy — it's a nervous-system reset that pulls you out of fight-flight-freeze and into healing mode</li><li>The psychology of the \"small self\": why softening your ego (not shrinking yourself) is protective against burnout</li><li>How awe slots into Sally's BRNT framework (Breathe, Rest, Nourish, Talk) as the connective thread, not a fifth pillar</li><li>Why we're \"saturated with outrage and starved of wonder\" — and how algorithms are built to keep it that way</li><li>Anger is initiatory, not transformative: holding outrage and awe at the same time, not choosing between them</li><li>Emotional boundaries around what you consume — because nourishment isn't just food, it's your media diet</li><li>The \"stravification\" trap: why turning awe into a measurable, optimised habit kills the whole point</li><li>Practical ways to bring awe into the workplace — team WhatsApp photo threads, opening meetings with an awe share, one-on-one check-ins</li><li>Sally's five straight days of sensory overload in the Amazon jungle, and what it taught her about resetting perspective back home</li></ul><h2><br></h2><h2>Key takeaways</h2><p><br></p><ul><li>Awe = an automatic nervous-system regulator. You don't have to \"think\" your way to calm — your body can get you there in seconds.</li><li>You don't need Kilimanjaro. A sunset, a dog in the park, a piece of music — the size of the moment doesn't matter, the noticing does.</li><li>The \"small self\" isn't about being less — it's about stepping out of ego so you can see your problems (and yourself) more clearly.</li><li>Outrage and awe aren't opposites. You can be furious about broken systems and still let wonder ground you — one doesn't cancel the other out.</li><li>Urgency culture is profitable, not accidental. Outrage drives engagement — recognising that removes the self-blame.</li><li>Nourishment includes your media diet. What you scroll shapes your nervous system as much as what you eat.</li><li>Don't gamify awe. The second you're tracking \"awe points,\" you've lost the plot — this is the opposite of a metrics game.</li><li>Bring it to work in small doses: open a meeting with an awe share, start a team photo thread, ask \"what impressed you lately?\" in a 1:1.</li><li>Awe is a courageous, almost radical act in a culture that rewards visible exhaustion — doing it anyway is the point.</li></ul><h2><br></h2><h2>Links &amp; mentions</h2><p><br></p><ul><li>Sally's article on microdosing awe is out via Fast Company — find the link and more of Sally's writing at <a href=\"https://www.salcla.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">salcla.com</a></li><li>Sally's BRNT framework (Breathe, Rest, Nourish, Talk) — explored across her books and workshops</li><li>Referenced: Tara Brach's teaching that \"anger is initiatory, not transformative\" see more at tarabrach.com </li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Live + Work More Human is hosted by Sally Clarke and Alexis Zahner. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and learn more at www.liveandworkmorehuman.com</em></p>","author_name":"Alexis Zahner & Sally Clarke"}