The Poet (delayed)

Episode 72: Healing Alchemy

December 16th, 2025  |  Season 1  |  13 mins 20 secs

alchemy, authenticity, healing, meaning, poetry, self discovery, suffering

Healing alchemy:
That load you struggle under—
Is it lead or gold?

It’s an invitation to look at the weight we carry with different eyes—to see our struggles not as proof that we’re failing, but as the raw material for something deeper, stronger, and more meaningful. I brought in a line from Epictetus that has been sitting with me lately, and we explore what it means to transform our suffering instead of being crushed by it.

And as a way of saying thank you, I wrote this haiku in calligraphy, framed it, and I’m giving it away.

Giveaway details:
Email me at [email protected] with “healing alchemy” in the subject line.
I’ll put every entry into a drawing and choose a winner at random.

Thanks for joining me.

“may I be I is the only prayer—”
— e. e. cummings