“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 106: Source Will Help
Buffy starts the episode with the acknowledgement of the stolen land she lives on (Arapahoe) and brings listeners into a deeper of understanding of why understanding source stories are essential.
Episode 105: Winged Preservation Will Help
Buffy talks about the ways we engage with "preservation" - what do we preserve, and how? When does it serve and when does it hold old stories that we no longer need?
Episode 104: To Live Will Help
This episode is for people who love someone with an addiction. Buffy talks about the reality of addiction: its impact on the person, their loved ones, and what we can do in the face of it.
Episode 103: The Understory Will Help
"If a tree dies and falls in a forest, eventually, the dark dense material begins to summon new growth. The tiny green life that springs from such an event is called the understory."
Episode 102: Slow Will Help
There is a specific magic that comes from moving slow; it can't be found in fast, hurried movements. Today's episode is a reminder of the rewards of going slow, and we hope this transmission of slowness encourages you to infuse your own slow into your day.
Episode 101: Repetition Will Help
Buffy opens this new season by considering the power and the potential of repetition. She tells stories about a very specific toddler ritual, series of yoga shapes, a deep bow, and more.
Episode 100: 100 Questions That Will Help
This week we're celebrating 100 episodes of Things That Will Help! To mark the occasion, Buffy has put together a list of one hundred questions to call attention to different pieces and parts of your being.
Episode 99: Falling Will Help
Buffy talks about the magic of the fall season, from the shifts in temperature to the ways that learning to literally fall well can support us.
Episode 98: Making the Problem Beautiful Will Help
What happens when we see perceived obstacles as doorways to growth? Buffy gives examples of the ways "unexpected weather" can lead us to places - beautiful places - we did not expect to go.
Episode 97: Articulation Will Help
Do your fears have legs? Do you dress them up and bring them into the spotlight? In this episode, Buffy offers the idea of "feeding the good wolf" - and how that is a gift not only to ourselves, but to the world.
Episode 96: Beauty Marks Will Help
Buffy is back with more beauty marks: AKA, beautiful simple things that make life a little brighter (couldn't we all use a little more of that?).
Episode 95: Creative Cycles Will Help
Today's episode is devoted to those who desire to live a creative life. Buffy shares her own layered process within the creative cycle and invites you to step into your own fulfilling creative life.
Episode 94: Ceremony Will Help
Buffy begins this week's episode by sharing a tender story about her family to illustrate the theme of ceremony, and why it matters. What can repetition, intention, and ritual add to your life?
Episode 93: Tapas Will Help
This week's episode is a smattering of practices - think of it as a table of tapas - that help you facilitate conscious conversation, look for the magic, and not rush to the next thing before you've digested new information.
Episode 91: Collections Will Help
In this episode, Buffy teases apart the idea of prana, why it might matter in your day-to-day, prana leaks, and practical ways to build it in and for yourself.
Episode 90: Malas Will Help
Malas are cloaks, veils; things that keeps us hidden from ourselves and others. The malas illustrates ways we can reduce our own suffering, and in this episode Buffy breaks them down practically for listeners.
Episode 89: Longing Will Help
Buffy posits that because we have access to so much information, it's not often we encounter the feeling of longing. She tells stories of sweet treats, hot fries, baby whales, and the lily-pad nature of longing. What form does your longing take?
Episode 88: A Seat Will Help
This episode is for listeners who tend to do more when they're in process, integration, or crisis. Buffy asks: what happens when we stop moving? What will be revealed when we find stillness?
Episode 87: Relish Will Help
Buffy encourages listeners to examine what's big and beautiful now, right now. Tune in for stories of one final message, ear infections, and an impossibly slow stair walker. The task this week is to pull yourself into the potency of the present and relish what's in front of you.