# Youโ€™ve Survived More Than You Think Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-what-is-stoicism-podcast-4397831/you-ve-survived-more-than-you-think Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-what-is-stoicism-podcast-4397831/you-ve-survived-more-than-you-think.md Podcast: [The What Is Stoicism? Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-what-is-stoicism-podcast-4397831) Published: 2026-05-27T06:45:00+00:00 Episode link: https://whatisstoicism.com/podcast Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6164470ddef1ec0012762fbd/e/69f1c6f02f651f55f54e2c70/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-what-is-stoicism-podcast-4397831/episodes/you-ve-survived-more-than-you-think Duration seconds: 470 ## Resource This episode reflects on the quiet evidence of resilience we carry with us: the fact that we have survived every difficult moment that once seemed unbearable. Senecaโ€™s image of the scar reminds us that old wounds are not just records of pain, but proof of endurance. Epictetus adds to the lesson by showing that external events only truly threaten us when our judgments give them power. ๐Ÿ‘‡ ๐Ÿ‘‡ ๐Ÿ‘‡ ๐Ÿ“ป FOR MORE STOIC AUDIO CONTENT Check out one of my latest daily Micro Morning Meditations here on Substack: โ˜€๏ธ Micro Morning Meditation: Let Us Cherish Old Age https://whatisstoicism.substack.com/p/micro-morning-meditation-let-us-cherish Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-what-is-stoicism-podcast-4397831/episodes/you-ve-survived-more-than-you-think/transcription-requests` โ€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-what-is-stoicism-podcast-4397831/you-ve-survived-more-than-you-think.md` โ€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.