Wu Wei Wisdom Podcast
292 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsThe Wu Wei Wisdom Podcast is a weekly conversation about life challenges and life lessons, emotional and spiritual health issues, and tools to help you live in effortless flow - ‘wu wei’.
The ancient Taoist principle of wu wei is little understood in the West, and we believe it’s the secret to health and happiness in modern life!
Your hosts are, David James Lees, an ordained Taoist monk, emotional and spiritual health teacher and therapist, and Alexandra Lees, a wellbeing coach and feng shui consultant.
If you are suffering from emotional pain, stress or depression; struggling with self-criticism or self-doubt; seeking a more satisfying life balance, relationships or career; or searching for a deeper sense of meaning and fulfilment in your life - you are not alone.
We want you to help you understand YOU better, put you back in control of your mind, body and emotions, and inspire you to reconnect with your true self and true purpose.
Each episode blends spiritual and philosophical ideas and insight with our real-life professional therapy experience supporting clients all over the world.
Listen to new episodes every Saturday, plus episodes from our teaching archive every Wednesday.
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Episodes
Emotional Triggers Explained: How to Manage Your Emotional Triggers
May 15, 2021 05:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBLearn how to identify, decode and manage your emotional triggers and the unwanted feelings they create. Discover our online consultations, events and shop Do you get triggered easily by certain people or situations in your life? One minute you may be OK, experiencing inner peace and calm but then something happens, and you become a victim to overwhelming emotions such as fear, anger, frustration or sadness. In this teaching, with hosts, husband and wife team, David James Lees (ordained ...
Aligning With the Universe | Law of Attraction Success - Part 1
May 12, 2021 05:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBArchive Episode: Aligning with the Universe is a vital step in all Law of Attraction work. In Part 1 of our 6-part Law of Attraction Success Mini-Series, you’ll learn how to align with the Universe so you can live in flow and abundance. Learn more about our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Episode highlights In this episode, your hosts, husband and wife team, David James Lees (ordained Taoist monk, emotional and spiritual health teacher and therapist), a...
Overcoming Embarrassment and Shame Using Inner Child Work
May 08, 2021 05:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBLearn the real cause of embarrassment and shame and how to overcome these powerful feelings using Inner Child Work. Discover our online consultations, events and shop:https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Are you embarrassed or ashamed of something you have done in the past and just cannot let go of these feelings or shake them off? Perhaps you get embarrassed easily, and this cripples your self-confidence and ability to speak your mind and express yourself? In this teaching, your hosts, husband...
Overcoming Embarrassment and Shame Using Inner Child Work
May 08, 2021 05:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBLearn the real cause of embarrassment and shame and how to overcome these powerful feelings using Inner Child Work. Discover our online consultations, events and shop:https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Are you embarrassed or ashamed of something you have done in the past and just cannot let go of these feelings or shake them off? Perhaps you get embarrassed easily, and this cripples your self-confidence and ability to speak your mind and express yourself? In this teaching, your hosts, husband...
Are You Too Sensitive? Emotional Hypersensitivity Explained
May 05, 2021 16:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBArchive Episode: Emotional hypersensitivity can cause overwhelm and impact your health, relationships and happiness. We explain the causes of emotional hypersensitivity and how to find your inner balance. Learn more about our online consultations, events and shop:https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Episode highlights Your hosts, husband and wife team, David James Lees (ordained Taoist monk, emotional and spiritual health teacher and therapist), and Alexandra Lees (wellbeing coach and feng shui c...
Are You Too Sensitive? Emotional Hypersensitivity Explained
May 05, 2021 16:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBArchive Episode: Emotional hypersensitivity can cause overwhelm and impact your health, relationships and happiness. We explain the causes of emotional hypersensitivity and how to find your inner balance. Learn more about our online consultations, events and shop:https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Episode highlights Your hosts, husband and wife team, David James Lees (ordained Taoist monk, emotional and spiritual health teacher and therapist), and Alexandra Lees (wellbeing coach and feng shui c...
How to Stop Your Obsessive Thoughts Using Inner Child Work
May 01, 2021 05:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBLearn how to stop obsessive and intrusive thoughts using Inner Child Work and the Golden Thread Process Therapy technique. Discover our online consultations, events and shop:https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Have you ever had the experience where one thought will not leave your head? You may constantly be thinking about stuff in the past or future, fixating on another person or a worst case scenario outcome, or worrying about what people think of you… If this sounds like you, you are not alone...
How to Stop Your Obsessive Thoughts Using Inner Child Work
May 01, 2021 05:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBLearn how to stop obsessive and intrusive thoughts using Inner Child Work and the Golden Thread Process Therapy technique. Discover our online consultations, events and shop:https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Have you ever had the experience where one thought will not leave your head? You may constantly be thinking about stuff in the past or future, fixating on another person or a worst case scenario outcome, or worrying about what people think of you… If this sounds like you, you are not alone...
Why Do I Give Up So Easily? Inner Child Sabotage Explained
April 28, 2021 05:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBArchive Episode: Do you give up on life goals or quit challenges too easily? We explain how and why your inner child sabotages your success, and how to stop this unhealthy habit! Learn more about our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Episode highlights Your hosts, husband and wife team, David James Lees (ordained Taoist monk, emotional and spiritual health teacher and therapist), and Alexandra Lees (wellbeing coach and feng shui consultant) explain: Why ...
How to Overcome Trust Issues (Using Inner Child Work)
April 24, 2021 05:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBLearn how to overcome trust issues through inner child work and the power of building a relationship of trust with yourself first. Discover our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Many of us can experience trust issues at some point in our life when we find it difficult to trust people or situations. Often trust issues can develop in childhood, and it is our scared and insecure inner child that is still holding us back as an adult. Solving trust issues is ...
How to Overcome Trust Issues (Using Inner Child Work)
April 24, 2021 05:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBLearn how to overcome trust issues through inner child work and the power of building a relationship of trust with yourself first. Discover our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Many of us can experience trust issues at some point in our life when we find it difficult to trust people or situations. Often trust issues can develop in childhood, and it is our scared and insecure inner child that is still holding us back as an adult. Solving trust issues is ...
Why Am I Unsatisfied With Life? Inner Child Perfectionism Explained
April 21, 2021 05:00 - 42 minutes - 29.6 MBArchive Episode: Are you always unsatisfied with life? Do you strive for perfection and always want more, no matter how much you achieve? If so, this teaching is for you! Learn more about our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Episode highlights Your hosts, husband and wife team, David James Lees (ordained Taoist monk, emotional and spiritual health teacher and therapist), and Alexandra Lees (wellbeing coach and feng shui consultant) explain: The real rea...
How to Overcome Fear of Confrontation: Confrontation Anxiety Explained
April 17, 2021 05:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBLearn how to overcome fear of confrontation, be more assertive and speak up for yourself. Discover our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Are you scared to speak up for yourself when you are unsure how the other person will react? Maybe other people are taking advantage of you because you avoid confrontation and prefer to ‘keep the peace’ rather than speak your truth? In this teaching, your hosts, husband and wife team, David James Lees (ordained Taoist m...
Why Do I Seek Validation and Approval From Others? The Needy Inner Child Explained
April 14, 2021 05:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBArchive Episode: Discover why your needy inner child seeks approval from other people and how to stop searching for external validation, reassurance and praise, and become more confident and self-assured. Learn more about our online consultations, events and shop:https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Episode highlights In this teaching, your hosts, husband and wife team, David James Lees (ordained Taoist monk, emotional and spiritual health teacher and therapist), and Alexandra Lees (wellbeing co...
How to Stop Self-Blame: Why You Always Blame Yourself When Things Go Wrong
April 09, 2021 23:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBUnderstand the cause of self-blame, its origins in childhood, and how to break your self-blame habit. Discover our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Do you always blame yourself when anything goes wrong in your life? If you experience problems in your relationship, a family member or your child is struggling or unhappy, or there are difficulties at work, do you believe it must be all your fault? So you begin criticising and beating yourself up. Episode h...
How to Stop Self-Blame: Why You Always Blame Yourself When Things Go Wrong
April 09, 2021 23:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBUnderstand the cause of self-blame, its origins in childhood, and how to break your self-blame habit. Discover our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Do you always blame yourself when anything goes wrong in your life? If you experience problems in your relationship, a family member or your child is struggling or unhappy, or there are difficulties at work, do you believe it must be all your fault? So you begin criticising and beating yourself up. Episode h...
How Do I Heal My Emotional Wounds? The Powerful Truth That Will Set You Free
April 07, 2021 05:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBArchive Episode: Discover the truth about emotional wounds and how to recover from past trauma and old hurt so you can enjoy emotional freedom! Learn more about our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Episode highlights In this teaching, your hosts, husband and wife team, David James Lees (ordained Taoist monk, emotional and spiritual health teacher and therapist), and Alexandra Lees (wellbeing coach and feng shui consultant) answer the following questions...
How to Stop Negative Thoughts and Negative Self-Talk
April 03, 2021 05:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MBLearn how to stop negative thoughts and negative self-talk using our unique Golden Thread Process therapy technique. Discover our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Do you struggle with negative or critical inner-dialogue, or dwell on worst-case scenario outcomes? There is so much conflicting and confusing therapy advice on how to deal with negative self-talk: should you ignore your negative thoughts? ...or distract yourself? ...or allow the thoughts to co...
What is Spiritual Awakening? How To Reach Enlightenment NOW
March 31, 2021 05:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBArchive Episode: Learn how spiritual awakening and enlightenment are accessible to you right NOW, and without any religious, mystical or complicated practices! Discover our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Episode highlights In this teaching, your hosts, husband and wife team, David James Lees (ordained Taoist monk, emotional and spiritual health teacher and therapist), and Alexandra Lees (wellbeing coach and feng shui consultant) answer the following que...
Why Am I Scared of Happiness? Inner Child Work for Happiness Anxiety
March 27, 2021 06:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBDiscover why we can be scared or fearful of happiness in our lives and how to overcome happiness anxiety using Inner Child Work. Learn more about our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Do you believe you don’t deserve happiness, or if things are going well in your life or relationships, do you feel anxious and fear the worst? Or do you believe that being happy is ‘wrong’ because it never lasts and you end up feeling bad? Episode highlights: In this teachi...
The Inner Child Illusion: How to Break Free From Your Inner Child’s False Story
March 24, 2021 06:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBArchive Episode: Learn how to break free from your inner child’s false story so you can enjoy emotional freedom, inner peace and reach your true potential. Discover our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Is your whole life based on an illusion or false story that your inner child has created? Many of our clients endure emotional turmoil and problems with their health, relationships, finances or career all because of their ‘inner child illusion’. This illu...
Finding Self-Acceptance Through Inner Child Work
March 20, 2021 06:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBLearn how to use Inner Child Work and the Golden Thread Process therapy technique to help you find lasting self-acceptance and self-love. Discover our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com What is the secret to self-acceptance? Many people can appear outwardly happy, but this surface-level mask often hides crippling self-doubt and a belief that they are not good enough or they are undeserving of love or success. So, is it ever possible to be fully content wi...
How to Stop Feeling Overwhelmed: Managing Inner Child Emotional Overwhelm
March 17, 2021 06:00 - 50 minutes - 35.1 MBArchive Episode: Discover how to stop feeling overwhelmed when faced with difficult, uncertain or unfamiliar situations in your life. Learn about our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Do you ever obsess about an imagined problem or worst-case scenario outcome? It goes round and round in your mind, you can’t seem to let it go, and you can’t step back, get calm or think logically about it. So the imagined problem becomes VERY BIG and VERY REAL! And then y...
Learning to Love Yourself - The Truth About Self-Love
March 13, 2021 09:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBArchive Episode: Discover the truth about love, what stops you from loving yourself, and how to finally love yourself – unconditionally! Learn about our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Check out our new Inner Child Healing Guided Meditation: https://youtu.be/RxRlYQaAras Have you ever said: ‘’I don’t know how to love myself’’ or ‘’I don’t deserve love’’? Are you always searching for love and giving love to others, but you never get the love you so desp...
The Emotional Safety Myth - Why You Can’t Be Emotionally Vulnerable
March 10, 2021 06:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBArchive Episode: Discover why everything you've been told about being emotionally vulnerable, safe or protected is a LIE… and how this lie blocks your relationships and life potential! Learn about our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Are you seeking complete emotional safety or protection in your relationships, or other vital areas of your life such as family matters, career or finances? Do you hate feeling emotionally vulnerable or exposed… and so you r...
The Insecure Inner Child: Reparenting Techniques to Support Your Fearful Inner Child
March 06, 2021 06:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBDo you feel emotionally insecure or vulnerable? Learn how to reparent your fearful inner child so you can flourish and grow. Discover our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Were you raised in a dysfunctional, unstable or unsafe family environment? Many of our clients tell us that their inner child now feels insecure, vulnerable, and on emotional ‘high alert’ because of traumatic childhood experiences. Their adult self understands this is an unhealthy way...
The Emotional Pendulum - Your Mood Swings Explained
March 03, 2021 06:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBArchive Episode: Are you a hostage to your mood swings and unpredictable extreme emotions? We explain why you may be stuck on the ‘Emotional Pendulum’. Learn about our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Are YOU in control of your feelings or do THEY control you? Do unpredictable emotions overwhelm you and negatively impact your relationships or daily life? One minute you may be OK - feeling happy, content and peaceful, but then suddenly something happens...
The Midlife Crisis Solution
February 27, 2021 06:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBUnderstand the symptoms, causes, and solution to a midlife crisis and how to embrace the ageing process. Discover our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Many of our clients in their 40’s, 50’s and 60’s come to us during a period of ‘midlife crisis’. They question their self-worth, their achievements and their life purpose and direction. They can be very concerned that time is ‘running out’ for them. They often negatively compare themselves with their p...
3 Inner Child Sabotage Tactics That Block Your Success
February 24, 2021 06:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBArchive Episode: Discover the top three ways your inner child sabotages your success and stops you living a healthy and authentic life… Learn about our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com In this teaching, you'll learn why our inner child stops us from following our true path and making healthy and authentic decisions in our lifestyle, relationships or career. Plus, why we often avoid or make excuses for NOT practising self-care or doing self-development wo...
Using Inner Child Work to Heal Childhood Injustice and Unfairness
February 20, 2021 10:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBLearn how to use inner child work and reparenting techniques to heal childhood injustice, unfairness and trauma. Discover our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com When we want to move on from childhood hurt and trauma, it can be the part of our mind that we call the ‘inner child’ that keeps us stuck in the past. Our inner child often does not understand and will not accept what happened to us when we were young, and it may desperately want to hold onto its st...
Why Is Asking for Help So Hard? The Proud Inner Child
February 17, 2021 06:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBArchive Episode: Discover why it can be hard to ask for or accept help when we need it, and how our childhood experiences affect our ability to reach out. Learn about our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Does asking for help from other people make you feel not good enough, weak, stupid, a failure, or a burden? If you are struggling with a life problem, do you still stubbornly resist the idea of reaching out, or do you reject any support offered to you by...
How to Stop Striving and Enjoy Life More!
February 13, 2021 06:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBLearn how to stop striving and chasing perfection so that you can enjoy a more satisfying and fulfilled life. Discover our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com It is easy to get trapped into a cycle of striving, working hard for goals that are always just out of reach, and then continually criticising and driving yourself even harder. Many clients come to us exhausted and unhappy and because they want to step-off this relentless hamster-wheel of striving. Bu...
Stop Inner Child Panic and Extreme Reactions to Life
February 10, 2021 06:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBArchive Episode: Discover why your inner child panics and overreacts to unfamiliar and challenging life situations, and how to reparent your inner child by practising ‘the pause’. Learn about our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Have you noticed how emotionally uncomfortable it can be when you encounter a challenging, unfamiliar or uncertain situation? Your fearful inner child hates these types of issues and problems – it wants them to disappear as qui...
Resilience | How to Cope with Unexpected Life Changes & Find Your Flow
February 06, 2021 06:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBLearn how to be more resilient, creatively cope with unexpected life changes, and find your flow. Discover our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com How can we regain our inner-balance and ‘wu wei’ flow when life throws us a curve-ball that changes our life course or life plans? How do we shift our emotions and mindset from negativity, overwhelm, anxiety or resistance, to acceptance, inner-peace, positivity and thriving, when facing a big life upheaval or lif...
How to Overcome Self-Doubt and Self-Criticism
February 03, 2021 06:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBArchive Episode: Overcome self-doubt and self-criticism using our simple self-inquiry techniques, so you can become more confident and self-assured. Learn about our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Your hosts, husband and wife team, David James Lees (ordained Taoist monk, emotional and spiritual health teacher and therapist), and Alexandra Lees (wellbeing coach and feng shui consultant), explore self-doubt and the critical inner-voice that says: ‘I’m no g...
Family Anxiety Triggers | How to Stop Being Triggered By Parents or Family
January 30, 2021 08:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBDiscover the cause of family anxiety triggers and how to stop being emotionally triggered by parents or other family members. Learn about our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Why do we get especially emotionally reactive and triggered by parents or family members? We may be mature, balanced, and in our wu wei flow in our other personal relationships or aspects of our life, but when it comes to parents or family, often they can touch our emotional pain poi...
3 Ways Your Inner Child Helps You | Discover Your Inner Child’s Gifts
January 27, 2021 08:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBArchive Episode: Discover the three ways your inner child helps you and benefits your life, and how to access your inner child’s positive gifts and qualities. Learn about our online consultations and events + shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com We often focus on how the out of control and imbalanced inner child can negatively impact our emotional health, relationships, and life choices… ...but did you know that the inner child also has many great qualities and characteristics that can help ...
Why We Get Addicted to Chaos and Drama | Reparenting Inner Child Chaos Addiction
January 27, 2021 08:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBArchive Episode: Discover what causes addiction to emotional chaos and drama, how the inner child is involved, and how to resolve this self-destructive habit. Learn about our online consultations and events + shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Can we be addicted to drama and chaos in our lives or our relationships? What drives this addiction? What is the ‘pay-off’ or benefit? And how do we resolve this self-destructive habit? Your hosts, husband and wife team, David James Lees (an ord...
Why Your Inner Child Hates Criticism and Being Wrong
January 27, 2021 08:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBArchive Episode: Discover why your inner child hates criticism and being wrong, why you strive for perfection, and how you can fix this! Learn about our online consultations and events + shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com If you make a mistake or mess up, does this feel very uncomfortable for you? Maybe the idea of being shown up or caught out in some way fills you with dread? In this teaching, your hosts, husband and wife team, David James Lees (an ordained Taoist monk, emotional and ...
Relationship Heartbreak Recovery | Positive Life Lessons to Help You Move On
January 27, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBArchive Episode: Discover how to recover from relationship heartbreak, and the positive life lessons relationship heartbreak offers us. Learn about our online consultations and events + shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com How do you move on positively after relationship heartbreak? When the person you love and desperately want to be with doesn’t love you back? When your relationship ends, but you can’t let go of your partner or the dream of being in a relationship with them? When you fe...
Why Revenge Never Works | The Healthy Way to Overcome Past Hurt and Injustice
January 27, 2021 08:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBArchived Episode: Discover why seeking revenge hurts you and your Law of Attraction, and the balanced and healthy way to overcome past unfairness and injustice. Learn about our online consultations and events + shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Revenge is sweet, or is it? Does seeking revenge do you more harm than good? Why are we so hung up on the idea of getting some kind of ‘payback’ when others have hurt or slighted us? And is there an authentic, spiritual and more balanced path we...
Introducing the Wu Wei Wisdom Podcast
January 23, 2021 11:00 - 2 minutes - 2.01 MBThe Wu Wei Wisdom Podcast is a weekly conversation about life lessons, emotional and spiritual health, and living in ‘effortless flow’ (the Taoist principle of ‘wu wei’). Learn about our online consultations and events + shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com Your hosts are husband and wife team, David James Lees, an ordained Taoist monk, emotional and spiritual health teacher and therapist, and Alexandra Lees, a wellbeing coach and feng shui consultant. If you are suffering from emotional...