The Stoic Handbook by Jon Brooks Podcast
1) "Remove Desire Entirely" — What Epictetus Actually Meant
Go deeper in the Stoic Vault: stoicvault.com --- You read that line in the Discourses and your brain goes straight to cravings. Appetites. The stuff you're ashamed of. But that's not what Epictetus me...Show More
2) Marcus Aurelius Morning Meditation: Face The Day With Stoic Calm
Start here: If you want to build a consistent Stoic practice — not just listen to one — I made a free 7-day challenge. One short audio lesson per day, one practice to try. No fluff. stoicchallenge.co ...Show More
3) Stoic Indifferents Explained: How to Want Without Suffering
Start here: If you want to build a consistent Stoic practice — not just listen to one — I made a free 7-day challenge. One short audio lesson per day, one practice to try. No fluff. stoicchallenge.co ...Show More
4) Own What's Yours: The Dichotomy of Control (From The Vault)
Send a text This episode is a full lesson from one of the premium courses inside The Stoic Vault — my membership community for people who practise Stoicism, not just read about it. The lesson comes fr...Show More
5) The Stoic Vault: What I Built and Why
Send us a text About two years ago, I hit a wall. I'd been teaching Stoicism for years. Writing about it. Making podcasts about it. And I was still losing my temper. Still spiraling over emails. Still...Show More
6) What the Stoics Actually Meant by Practice
Send us a text Epictetus didn't write books. He ran a school where students lived for years, practicing responses to insults, hardship, and loss. Marcus Aurelius wrote the Meditations as a daily train...Show More
7) The Gap Between Knowing Stoicism and Living It
Send us a text A few months ago, I was in a conversation that started to go sideways. I could feel the tension rising—the tightening in my chest, my voice getting sharper. I knew exactly what was happ...Show More
8) Release the Day: 20-Minute Deep Sleep Body Scan
Send us a text A 15 minute, Yoga Nidra–inspired sleep meditation designed to help your body soften and your mind quiet. We’ll move through a slow, systematic relaxation from head to toe, then drift in...Show More
9) The CCTV Thought Experiment: You Are What You Do, Not What You Say
Send us a text What if aliens installed a silent CCTV camera above your shoulder for 30 days and compiled a report on what you truly value—based purely on your calendar, screen time, purchases, and ho...Show More
10) Morning Gratitude: A 10-Minute Stoic Practice
Send us a text Start your day with a simple gratitude meditation rooted in ancient Stoic wisdom. In just 10 minutes, you'll practice three gratitudes, shift your mindset from lack to abundance, and se...Show More