{"podcast":{"title":"The Wise Effort Show","slug":"the-wise-effort-show-4511204","podcast_index_feed_id":4511204,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-wise-effort-show/","website_url":"https://wiseeffortshow.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/71560127-9b50-45b1-9010-61586552d495/Wise-Effort-Podcast-Cover-Art.jpg","author":"Dr. Diana Hill","episode_count":211,"summary":"The Wise Effort Show with Dr. Diana Hill is a show about how to live wisely. You’ll learn how to put your energy into places that matter most to you while making a difference in the world. This show is for you if: ...you’re a high achiever feeling burned out from tasks that don’t matter. ...you want to invest your energy in fulfilling and sustainable ways. ...you seek holistic living without the pressure of a rigid wellness checklist. ...you care about your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. ...you appreciate science but are open to exploring spirituality and contemplative practices. ...you have an open, beginner’s mind. ...you believe there’s a better way to live and are ready to apply your wisdom. We don’t have to burn ourselves out or engage in things that are not worth it. We can put our energy where it matters most and savor the good along the way. Join us at the Wise Effort Show!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wise-effort-show-4511204"},"episode":{"title":"Secret Sangha: Compassion","slug":"secret-sangha-compassion","published_at":"2026-03-14T10:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wise-effort-show-4511204/secret-sangha-compassion","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wise-effort-show-4511204","url":"https://wiseeffortshow.com/episode/secret-sangha-compassion","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/e65424ef-3ac2-402e-a447-82b2096b59b8.mp3","summary":"Do you shut down, look away, or push yourself harder when you’re faced with suffering—your own or someone else’s? In this Secret Sangha episode of The Wise Effort Show, Dr. Diana Hill continues the month-long series on the “four immeasurables” by exploring compassion as both sensitivity to suffering and a commitment to alleviate it. Using examples from neuroscience, the Milgram experiments, and personal stories, she unpacks common blocks to compassionate action—like overwhelm, avoidance of difficult feelings, the “just world” bias, deferring to outer authority, and diffusion of responsibility. Diana offers a grounding-based compassion practice to help you stay present, connect with your values and inner authority, take responsibility with care, and build wise action from small moments to bigger conversations, including civil discourse with people you don’t understand. Listen and learn: How compassion includes both sensitivity to suffering and committed action What the Milgram experiments reveal about authority, responsibility, and harm How grounding helps you stay present and act from values and inner authority Share this episode with someone who wants to meet suffering with steadiness and courage. Listen to the Meditation: Compassion . Related Resources Get enhanced show notes for this episode Become a Wise Effort Community member Order my book, Wise Effort: How to Focus Your Genius Energy on What Matters Most , and receive special bonus gifts. Want to become more psychologically flexible? Take Diana's \"Foundations of ACT\" course. Diana's Events See Diana at an upcoming event Connecting With Diana Subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify . Leave a 5-star review on Apple so people like you can find the show. Sign up for the free Wise Effort Newsletter. Follow D…","meta_description":"Do you shut down, look away, or push yourself harder when you’re faced with suffering—your own or someone else’s? In this Secret Sangha episode of The Wis…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":989,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-wise-effort-show-4511204/episodes/secret-sangha-compassion/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wise-effort-show-4511204/secret-sangha-compassion.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}