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The Reality Check Podcast

The Reality Check Podcast

By: Zachary Phillips
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Short talks on meaning, mental health, and what it actually takes to live a more examined life.

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Episodes
  • The Body Keeps The Score | Ep 279
    Apr 8 2026

    This episode begins with a reading of the poem ‘a broken mirror’s gaze’.

    From there we discus how the body keeps the score; life will cause us to suffer. If we do not process these trauma’s (because we don’t know how or it isn’t possible) we hold onto it. We hold onto it in the form of chronic pain, illness, injury, and distorted thinking patterns.

    There is a way to release. Writing therapy. Intuitive Guidance. Talk Therapies. Along with countless more processors.

    In this episode I share a bit of what I am processing, and offer you some guidance on how to release and reintegrate.

    The three steps mentioned: Awareness. Acceptance. Action.

    Quick Links:
    Want to work with me? Book a 1:1 session.
    Join the Art Of Self-Connection community.
    Buy one of my books.

    Help keep my meditations, live sessions, poetry, podcast and blog freely available. Donate here.

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    7 mins
  • Cultivate A Daily Meditation Practice | Ep 278
    Feb 26 2026

    In this episode I share the first session of the 30 Day course ‘Cultivate A Daily Meditation Practice’.

    It introduces the basic practice of mindfulness meditation as well as highlights the importance of continuing your practice ongoing; it is okay to miss a day of practice, provided you get back on board and continue the next day. In this way you will guarantee yourself success.

    You can access the entire course for free inside the Art Of Self-Connection community.

    Bonus!
    For the month of March (2026) we are offering daily live meditation sessions, 7am AEST.

    See you there.

    Quick Links:
    Want to work with me? Book a 1:1 session.
    Join the Art Of Self-Connection community.
    Buy one of my books.

    Help keep my meditations, live sessions, poetry, podcast and blog freely available. Donate here.

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    7 mins
  • Join the 30-Day Meditation Challenge - Starting 1st March! | Ep 277
    Feb 15 2026

    Want to establish a daily meditation practice and learn how to build and maintain a positive habit? Join the 30-day challenge :)

    Join the free Art Of Self-Connection community and click Cultivate a Daily Meditation Practice. There you’ll find 30 sessions ready to go, one for each day.

    This course has been taken by 1,000+ students on Insight Timer and is rated 4.88/5. A lot of people credit it as the thing that finally helped them practice daily.

    It focuses on mindfulness, so if you’d rather join the challenge and do your own daily practice (whatever that may be), that’s welcome too.

    Our goal is consistency with community. Supporting each other to keep showing up, not doing it perfectly.

    I’ve seen it in my own life, in my work with clients, and research confirms that: daily meditation is one of the best things we can do for ourselves. Together, we can turn it into a practice that could last a lifetime.

    Click here for the full details.

    We officially begin March 1 (but you can start whenever you like).

    I would love to see you there!

    Quick Links:
    Want to work with me? Book a 1:1 session.
    Join the Art Of Self-Connection community.
    Buy one of my books.

    Help keep my meditations, live sessions, poetry, podcast and blog freely available. Donate here.

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    7 mins
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