About Still Water: Taoist Wisdom for Everyday Life
Still Water is a podcast about finding a calmer way to live through the wisdom of Taoism. Each episode explores real struggles such as overthinking, anxiety, difficult relationships, fear of the future and the need for control. Through simple stories and honest reflections, you will discover how Taoist teachings can help you let go, find balance and return to the present moment. Listen whenever your mind feels busy, life feels heavy or you need a little more mindfulness, clarity and inner peace.
Stop Carrying Problems That Aren’t Yours | Taoist Wisdom
Do you keep worrying long after everyone else has moved on? A difficult phone call ends, but you spend the evening trying to solve someone else’s life.
This Taoist wisdom episode explores emotional boundaries, people-pleasing, and the guilt of stepping back when someone you love is struggling. Drawing on the Tao Te Ching and a story from the Zhuangzi, we look at how to support people without taking responsibility for every decision or trying to manage every feeling.
Through familiar family situations, you’ll hear practical ways to ask what help is wanted, recognize the commitments that really belong to you, and make room for your own evening—even when everything isn’t resolved.
For anyone who is always the reliable one, worries about adult children, or finds it difficult to say, “I’ve done what I can for today.”
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2 Nov 2026
How to Stop Taking Everything Personally | Taoist Wisdom
One comment can follow you home. A short reply can change your whole evening. How do you stop taking things personally without ignoring genuine disrespect?
In this episode of Still Water, we explore criticism, overthinking, people-pleasing, and self-respect through Taoist wisdom and familiar everyday situations. Drawing on Zhuangzi's empty-boat passage, chapter 13 of the Tao Te Ching, and research on the spotlight effect, we look at the difference between what happened and what we assume it means about us.
Learn when to ask for clarity, when an apology is useful, and when a boundary deserves to stay in place. Three simple questions offer a practical way to respond without spending the rest of your day defending yourself in your head.
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Sources: Zhuangzi, chapter 20; Tao Te Ching, chapter 13; Gilovich, Medvec and Savitsky (2000), The Spotlight Effect in Social Judgment.
30 Oct 2026
How to Put Your Life in Order Without Forcing It | Taoist Wisdom
You know what needs doing. So why does one small task feel heavier every time you avoid it?
In this episode, we explore how to stop procrastinating and bring a little order back to everyday life through Taoist wisdom. Drawing on the Tao Te Ching and Zhuangzi’s story of Cook Ding, we look at small beginnings, mental clutter, unfinished tasks, and wu wei: acting with less unnecessary force.
Through the story of one unopened envelope, discover how to approach what you have been avoiding, make daily routines easier, and return after a difficult day without turning on yourself. A calm reflection on simple living, letting go, and beginning before you feel ready.
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