Staying Aligned - with Jamie Roddy

“Walk a mile in their shoes” sounds lovely, but Jamie has a problem with it: sometimes you simply can’t. You can’t borrow another person’s nervous system, childhood, history, relationships, fears, losses, or particular...

When life falls apart, sometimes the worst thing anyone can tell you is that everything happens for a reason. Divorce, grief, job loss, financial crisis, illness, and unexpected endings can leave us with the same...

Are people glad you came? This week, Jamie Roddy explores what it means to be a good guest—not only in someone’s home, but in their city, country, culture, and life. It begins with an admittedly unaligned encounter with...

What does spirituality actually look like on an ordinary day? Maybe it looks less like appearing enlightened and more like leaving the world a little better because you were here. This week, Jamie Roddy shares The One...

Staying Aligned is Rebellion Altruism. A spirituality podcast for normal people just trying to be their best selves and have some peace in life. This episode: My stepmom recites nine words to herself before she gets out...

Every algorithm you use is quietly deciding who you're allowed to become, one recommendation at a time. This episode is about the spiritual cost of that, using Spotify's endless Stevie Nicks loop as exhibit A. We go...

A gas station cashier named Itzamar was more spiritually aligned ringing up snacks than most people I know who meditate daily. This one's about arete, the Greek idea of excellence as full self expression, and why the...

Most of us spend our lives believing we'll finally feel peaceful once everything falls into place. But what if peace comes first? In this episode of Staying Aligned , Jamie Roddy explores the surprising truth that every...

You did your whole morning routine. You were aligned. You were good. And then that one person opened their mouth and suddenly you were not a spiritually evolved person on a growth journey; you were a fifth grader who...

What if the brain you've spent years trying to fix was never actually broken? In this episode of Staying Aligned, Jamie Roddy makes the case that the entire conversation around ADHD, anxiety, OCD, and neurodivergence...

What if the most aligned move you can make has nothing to do with your five-year plan? In this episode, Jamie Roddy makes the spiritual case for side quests... not the dramatic ones, but the small inconvenient yeses...

<p>What if your most irritating coworker is doing more for your spiritual evolution right now than your meditation practice is?</p><p>In this episode of Staying Aligned, Jamie Roddy takes on one of the sneakiest traps...

You've crossed finish lines and felt nothing. You've gotten the thing and immediately needed the next thing. That's not weakness — that's the hedonic treadmill, and your brain is running it whether you like it or not...

<p>You've crossed finish lines and felt nothing. You've gotten the thing and immediately needed the next thing. That's not weakness — that's the hedonic treadmill, and your brain is running it whether you like it or...

A senior monk and a junior monk come to a river. A woman needs to cross. The older monk carries her over, sets her down, keeps walking. An hour passes. Then two. Then three. Finally the younger monk can't hold it...