Depth & Dignity
Depth & Dignity is about learning, unlearning, and becoming. It’s for curious people who want to understand themselves, improve their relationships, and live more fully.
Hosted by Jen Wilking—a pelvic health physical therapist and deep-feeling human—this podcast explores the things school skipped and life keeps asking us to figure out: bodies, relationships, emotions, values, rest, resilience, and new chapters.
Jen brings honest insights, practical tools, and a sense of humor to a wide range of topics with a direct connection to everyday life.
Learn something. Feel something. Do something.
Episodes
15 episodes
Meditation Episode: Joy
Welcome to Depth & Dignity and the final episode of season 1, a guided meditation focused on joy.
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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17:45
Disarming the Inner Critic
If you've got a noisy inner critic, this episode is for you!I learned these strategies from Tara Mohr in her wonderful book, Playing Big.https://www.taramohr.com/the-playing-big-book/
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6:38
Meditation Episode: Agility
This episode is a guided meditation. I recommend listening while lying down, with a pillow under your head and your knees, covered with a blanket to keep warm. Gather whatever you need, and choose a quiet spot.In this practice, you will:...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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19:25
Difficult and Painful Emotions
This week is about feeling the hard feelings.Untamed by Glennon DoyleAtlas of the Heart...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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17:41
Feel It All: Emotions as Messengers
Emotions are messengers. They aren’t good or bad, right or wrong. They’re natural and normal, and they give us information about ourselves.Emotional agility is a term coined by psychologist Susan David. Emotional agility is the ability t...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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7:41
Relationships & Repair
It doesn’t take a Harvard Study to recognize how important relationships are, but I want to share one with you that probably reinforces what you already know and may deliver a surprise or two.
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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10:30
How You Breathe Matters
You can influence your heart rate, respiratory rate, muscle tension, pain level, mood, digestion, brain function, and sleep quality with better breathing.With an average breathing rate of 14 times per minute, 840 times per hour, and over...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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12:06
What's on the Chopping Block
In this episode, I answer one of the questions from last week: Are there things you keep doing even though you know if you didn’t, you’d feel better?I’m making changes in my social media and news intake. If your brain also fe...
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9:20
Make Space for What Matters Most: Part 2
What’s truly important, and what can be cut? If you have more to do than you can get done, this is for you.In part 2, you’ll celebrate what’s going well, identify what’s being neglected, and make an action plan.What you keep and w...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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9:52
Make Space for What Matters Most: Part 1
What’s truly important, and what can be cut? If you have more to do than you can get done, this is for you.Have you ever seen a values list? They have dozens of appealing words, usually in alphabetical order, lined up and ready for you t...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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16:07
Meditation Episode: Dignity
This episode is a guided meditation. I recommend listening while lying down with a pillow under your head and knees, covered in a blanket to keep warm. Gather whatever you need, and choose a quiet spot.The meditation is focused on recogn...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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16:06
Seeing Humans = Honoring Dignity
This week, we expand on what it means to practice seeing humans and explore the 10 essential elements of dignity from Dr. Donna Hicks.Acceptance of IdentityInclusionSafetyAcknowledgmentRecognition...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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9:01
Practice Seeing Humans
What happens if we assume people are doing their best?What would it look like if we gave up the roles of judge and jury?How could we honor dignity for ourselves, for our loved ones, for strangers, and even for people we don’t like...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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14:56