Ep. 184 – Agapi Stassinopoulos

Author and speaker Agapi Stassinopoulos joins Sharon for a conversation on the Metta Hour Podcast Episode 184. Today's podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist: betterhelp.com/metta Agapi Stassinopoulos is the author of “Wake Up to the Joy of You” and “Unbinding the Heart: A Dose of Greek Wisdom, Generosity and Unconditional Love.” She leads workshops at Thrive Global, a company founded by her sister, Arianna Huffington, to help change how we work and live. Agapi’s newest book, “Speaking with Spirit: 52 Prayers to Guide, Inspire, and Uplift You,” was released in January of 2022 by Harmony Books. In this conversation, Agapi and Sharon discuss: • Agapi’s family history in WW2 • The influence of Agapi’s mother on her path • What happens after spiritual awakening • The inspiration for Agapi’s new book • Differences between prayer and meditation • How to embrace a higher power • Approaching prayer as a practice • Cultivating confidence • Spiritual versus religious • Non-attachment in prayer • Communion with the Divine • Why we lose our sense of connection • Finding the beloved inside • Letting go of perfection to find greater joy • The epidemic of loneliness • Getting out of the way of our creativity • Giving your inner critic a vacation • Agape’s approach to grace and resilience The episode closes with Agapi reading a passage from her book on coming home. To learn more about Agapi’s work, you can visit her website. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.