“Buffy is a true north guide through the never-ending rocky channels.”
-Sarah P.
Launched in April 2020, the Things That Will Help podcast has become an anchor for Buffy and her community of listeners. How do we stay open in this world? How do we grow through our pain? Buffy offers practical guidance on life’s universal themes and questions grounded in textured storytelling. She teaches about the beauty and the breadth of human experience, even in all of its pain and cracking.
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Playlists
Each episode is accompanied by a Spotify playlist, curated by Matthew Cooper, which span genres, moods, and characteristics. See the full archive of playlists here.
Episode 26: Cherry Picking Mutts Will Help
Did you know that mutts are generally healthier than purebred dogs? Buffy talks about why that makes sense, and shares stories of Anusara yoga, "guru moments," and how cherry-picking the sweet fruit from various systems can help you build your own personal system of integrity, intuition, and wisdom.
Episode 25: Red Carpet Will Help
Well… it’s election week, and even though Buffy recorded this before we knew the results, her message is simple: roll out the red carpet for your feelings.
Episode 24: Hooking Your Hitch Will Help
What do you give a damn about? In this episode, Buffy talks about the high stakes moment in time we are living in, a time where neutrality and silence can have dangerous consequences.
Episode 23: Beauty Marks Will Help
Beauty marks are daily, sense-based, present-tense small treasures that are hopeful, happy, and good. They don’t negate anything hard, but they help one to remember the beauty amidst the difficulty.
Episode 22: Intuition Will Help
Intuition: it’s really simple, and it’s really hard. It is, like most things, a practice. The voice of our intuition is always there, but we listen selectively.
Episode 21: Unlacing Will Help
In this episode, Buffy talks about the insidious trap of comparative suffering. Listen to stories of apology, struggling creatives, and the way hidden suffering amplifies shame.
Episode 20: Resilience Will Help
Buffy reframes the idea of resilience from “bouncing back” into a new picture of “bouncing forward.” Resilience isn’t really possible if we get too nostalgic about the way things were - we have to stick in the present tense, and to build and bounce forward from challenge and difficulty.
Episode 19: Holding Back Will Help
In our creative lives, an incubation period is necessary, and how when we over-share, or share too soon, we jeopardize a vital, healthy birth.
Episode 18: “Revolutionary Love” Will Help
This episode is entirely devoted to the book “See No Stranger” by Valarie Kaur. Valarie invites us to transition into a new, vibrant world through an embodied description of how the individual body meets the collective body, and where the two are dependent on each other.
Episode 17: Shattering the Myth Will Help
The topic of shattering the myth requires deep self-inquiry, especially when it comes to deciding what’s ours and what’s not ours to haul on the next leg of the journey. Shatter the myth you’ve been perpetuating that’s been perpetuated for you.
Episode 16: Curiosity Will Help
In order for magic to touch down, curiosity has to be in the room. Buffy talks about curiosity from the standpoint of creative processes, and curiosity in relationships.
Episode 15: Attendance Will Help
Most of life exists in the gray spaces, where we are waiting for the next move to become clear, or we are recovering from the move we just made. (Or both.) When so much time is spent in the gray areas, what can we do to stay anchored to what’s real and present?
Episode 14: Setting Fire Will Help
Buffy spins stories of self-generated fires - why they matter, how they’re useful, and what's possible when the ashes settle. Expect tales of forest fires, the deep South, and grannies to support themes of growth, bravery and freedom.
Episode 13: Building Bridges Will Help
Buffy tells stories of masks, the kindness of strangers, and feeling “pale at the pool,” all in service to the lesson of how empathy and building bridges can support more connection and kindness.
Episode 12: Not Keeping Score Will Help
One of Buffy’s long-time teachings addresses "fairness" and leaning into the balance of our own unique gifts in partnership - both in love and like.
Episode 11: Stillness Will Help
This week’s stories include gaslighting, prophetic dreams, and sticky-sap essential oil as Buffy illuminates the invaluable role stillness plays in our lives to become clear and aligned.
Episode 10: Rituals Will Help
Buffy’s stories of ritual, from supper rituals to priests’ blessings to book smelling (really!) will have you considering how you weave ceremony and tradition into your own life.
Episode 09: Surrender Will Help
Buffy weaves the theme of trust and surrender through tales of dance, social media, childhood, grief, and practice. How do you weather the dark? Where do you go in the face of fear, rage, and uncertainty?
Episode 08: Boundaries Will Help
Buffy talks about how we can bring more consciousness into our lives through reimagining boundaries, the role of feedback, and the role our people play in this conversation.
Episode 07: Speaking Up Will Help
Buffy speaks up about racial justice and talks about making her way uncomfortably through allyship. If you’ve been struggling with how to be an effective ally, how to have hard conversations, or how to use your platform, this episode will help.