{"podcast":{"title":"Whole Again: Mindfulness and Resilience Through Kintsugi Wisdom","slug":"whole-again-mindfulness-and-resilience-through-kintsugi-wisdom-6642339","podcast_index_feed_id":6642339,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/wholeagain/","website_url":"https://michaelobrienshift.com/whole-again-podcast/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/372cb119-572e-4e11-9002-29bfdfa876c9/3000-3000.jpg","author":"Michael OBrien | Mindfulness & Resilience Coach","episode_count":441,"summary":"Discover how to create a meaningful life on your way to who you are becoming. Whole Again: Mindfulness and Resilience Through Kintsugi Wisdom provides the support you need to heal, develop a growth mindset, and embrace who you are becoming. Inspired by the Japanese art of “Golden Repair,” Kintsugi teaches us that even when life breaks us, we can rebuild—stronger, wiser, and more beautiful than before. Listen to discover weekly growth-mindset tips, build emotional resilience and manage stress through microdose meditations, and ways to live a meaningful life and the person you are becoming. And as America turns 250, tune in to hear your neighbors share their reflections on our Perfectly Imperfect Union and on ways we can come together to end the divisions that prevent us from realizing our collective potential. I’m Michael O’Brien—husband, Girl Dadx2, son, friend, animal lover, endurance cyclist, and survivor. After a near-death cycling accident—what I call My Last Bad Day—the metaphor of Kintsugi helped me see that I could be whole again. Today, as a Mindset & Resilience Leadership coach, Corporate Speaker, Meditation Teacher, and founder of The Pause Breathe Reflect Method, I'm he…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T22:19:04.832153+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/whole-again-mindfulness-and-resilience-through-kintsugi-wisdom-6642339"},"episode":{"title":"A Pathway to Forgiveness and Mindfulness with A Microdose Meditation","slug":"a-pathway-to-forgiveness-and-mindfulness-with-a-microdose-meditation","published_at":"2026-06-01T11:11:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/whole-again-mindfulness-and-resilience-through-kintsugi-wisdom-6642339/a-pathway-to-forgiveness-and-mindfulness-with-a-microdose-meditation","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/whole-again-mindfulness-and-resilience-through-kintsugi-wisdom-6642339","url":"https://michaelobrienshift.com/whole-again-podcast/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/dc0bdf51-cb15-4451-9591-8efc4fdd1f3d.mp3","summary":"The Whole Again Podcast: Mindfulness and Resilience through Kinstugi Wisdom airs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday with Pause Breathe Reflect Microdose Meditations, Growth Mindset and Mindfulness Tips, to help us transform our scars into healing and resilience. And between May and October, I'm sharing a new series I'm calling: A Perfectly Imperfect Union. It's about connecting with every day folks as they reflect on America at 250. Conversations will air every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. ------- What if the most powerful act of healing begins with four simple phrases? That's what Michael O'Brien explores in this Monday micro-practice -- a meditation rooted in an ancient Hawaiian tradition that has traveled with him up the slopes of Mount Haleakala and into the lives of the people he coaches. In this episode of Whole Again, Michael shares the Ho'oponopono prayer and meditation: \"I am sorry. Please forgive me. I love you. Thank you.\" Four phrases. Centuries of wisdom. And a quiet reminder that the healing we seek in the world has to start within us first. This isn't a meditation about weakness. It's about reclaiming wholeness. Michael guides you through a gentle practice of breathing through your heart, welcoming the embrace of your higher self, and offering yourself the compassion you've likely been giving to everyone else but you. Whether you're carrying old wounds, a harsh inner voice, or simply the weight of an uncertain world, this practice meets you exactly where you are. The Ho'oponopono tradition teaches that we are all connected -- and that real change begins at home, within ourselves. That belief sits at the very heart of the Kintsugi spirit: that our breaks, our scars, and even the things we haven't yet forgiven in ourselves are not the end of the story.…","meta_description":"The Whole Again Podcast: Mindfulness and Resilience through Kinstugi Wisdom airs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday with Pause Breathe Reflect Microdose M…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":405,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/whole-again-mindfulness-and-resilience-through-kintsugi-wisdom-6642339/episodes/a-pathway-to-forgiveness-and-mindfulness-with-a-microdose-meditation/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/whole-again-mindfulness-and-resilience-through-kintsugi-wisdom-6642339/a-pathway-to-forgiveness-and-mindfulness-with-a-microdose-meditation.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}