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Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen

Writer Elise Loehnen explores life’s big questions with today’s leading thinkers, experts, and luminaries: Why do we do what we do? How can we understand and love ourselves better? What would it look like to come together and build a more meaningful world? Sales and Distribution by Lemonada Media https://lemonadamedia.com/

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57:11

How to Grow Your Soul (Michael Meade)

Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen ·

2026/01/15

Michael Meade is a groundbreaking storyteller, author, and scholar of mythology, anthropology, and psychology. He blew my mind with a historical gem that he shared in this conversation. I was also moved by his perspective on our “crisis of masculinity” and the manosphere, what might be the antidote to monoculture, and why the hero’s journey is a bit of a fallacy. And, even more so, his case and how-to for each of us, individually, to grow our own soul. For the show notes, head tomy

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2:50

Pulling The Thread Presents: Super Traits from Kelly...

Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen ·

2026/01/12

Kelly Corrigan Wonders recently launched a 6-part series called Super Traits, featuring conversations with people like NBA coach Steve Kerr, writer George Saunders, and do-gooder Father Greg Boyle, all masters of the super traits. These deep dives are one part inspiration and one part How To guide on how to get yourself in the right headspace for a great 2026. Tune in to hear fantastic conversations on wonder, humility, and curiosity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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59:29

Are You Always Saying “No” to Yourself? (Liz Moody)

Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen ·

2026/01/08

”That’s what everything comes back to for me—are you feeling the way that you want to feel every single day?” says podcast host and author Liz Moody. “And if you’re not, how can I give you more tools and more resources to do so?” Here, I asked Moody to share her life mottos, philosophies, habits, and ways of thinking that I find particularly compelling. Such as: Your body is for living, not looking. And Liz’s match theory behind how we meet people in

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56:53

What Every Astrological Sign Should Know for 2026...

Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen ·

2026/01/01

Psychological astrologer Jennifer Freed shares a preview of 2026, her tips for each sign, and, of course, many more nuggets of her signature wisdom. For the show notes, head tomy Substack.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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34:47

3 Things to Leave Behind (Monthly Solo)

Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen ·

2025/12/29

Here’s my take on New Year’s resolutions and what I think many of us are ready to resolve and let go of. For the show notes, head tomy Substack.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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57:45

Here’s a Fun One for the Holidays (Nora McInerny)

Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen ·

2025/12/23

This week—for some joy, levity, and laughs—I asked my very funny friend to keep us company. Nora McInerny is an author and the host of the podcast Thanks for Asking. Today, she’s sharing some holiday traditions that would be fun to try out with your family or friends, along with a minimal gift-giving method that truly impressed me. We talk TV show recommendations for the season, personality surveys, and other ways to laugh right now. For the show notes, head tomy Substack.See

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35:31

Things That Are Hidden from Us (Anna Malaika Tubbs, PhD)

Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen ·

2025/12/18

Anna Malaika Tubbs is theNew York Times–bestselling author ofThe Three MothersandErased.Today, we talk about some of the cultural forces and figures that have certainly shaped us—but that have largely been hidden from us. For the show notes, head to my Substack. Get 50% off Monarch, the all-in-one financial tool, at www.monarch.com/thread.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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55:13

A Psychic Medium on What’s Ahead (Carissa Schumacher)

Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen ·

2025/12/11

This is an unusual episode with one of my favorite psychic mediums, Carissa Schumacher—who is also a channel for Yeshua, or Christ Consciousness. Wild, I know! Here, Carissa is sharing insights pertaining to what is going on in our upside-down world currently, and what is ahead for us in 2026 (and even beyond, going into 2027 and 2028). She covers the major themes of the new era we’re entering, and her recommendations for do’s and don’ts next year. For the show notes, head

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52:44

How to Release Your Burdens (Thomas Hübl, PhD and...

Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen ·

2025/12/04

Two of my favorite teachers started collaborating with one another to help us to individually, and collectively, release our burdens, heal, and deepen connection: Internal Family Systems (IFS) founder Richard Schwartz and group facilitator Thomas Hübl. Today, they share their process, helpful exercises and tools, and more from their new book,Releasing Our Burdens. For links to my previous episodes with Dick and Thomas, and all the show notes, head tomy Substack.See omnystudio.com/listener for

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64:19

The 3 Major Bridges in Your Life (Lisa Miller, PhD)

Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen ·

2025/11/28

“ We know in clinical science, there is nothing that is a quarter as protective against suffering as spirituality,” says psychologist Lisa Miller, PhD, author ofThe Awakened Brain. Miller shares poignant research and patient experiences that changed the way she thought about mental health, and her life. She outlines three significant windows in our lives—and how we might approach each. And she also shares her three-step synchronicity practice; the red-door, yellow-door practice;

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72:02

A Special Listen: Julia Gets Wise with Roz Chast

Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen ·

2025/11/25

This week we're sharing a special episode from a show we love, Wiser Than Me. Julia Louis-Dreyfus sits down with 70-year-old New Yorker cartooning legend Roz Chast, whose humor and unforgettable illustrations Julia has adored for decades. They dive into Roz’s anxieties, obsessions, and the worldview behind her award-winning memoir “Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?” Roz chats about raising kids through constant worry, caring for her aging parents, and how her work

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36:20

Are We in the Presence of the Trickster? (Monthly Solo)

Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen ·

2025/11/24

In November’s solo episode: A major reframe I had. What you might learn from the Trickster archetype. Little ways I’m finding meaning in the universe. Other ways of thinking about the process of evolution and change. How we might hold inspiration and discernment at once—and why this is crucial. Thoughts on the guru-ification of our culture and other things happening in our upside-down world. The (perhaps surprising) book I’m obsessed with right now. And more. For the show

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62:06

Is Revenge an Addiction? And What is Its Cure? (James...

Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen ·

2025/11/20

James Kimmel, Jr., PhD, is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine and the author ofThe Science of Revenge. He’s known in part for identifying compulsive revenge seeking as an addiction. He explains how perceived wrongs, grievances, and revenge desires—and how we deal with them, or not—affect us all. Actually trying to get revenge is pretty much always a lost cause—it simply makes us feel worse—but often, blanket forgiveness feels

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41:37

How to Follow Messages from the Other Side (Laura...

Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen ·

2025/11/13

Renowned psychic medium Laura Lynne Jackson shares how each of us can use our own intuition and respond to messages from our teams of light, as she calls them, to live a more meaningful, connected, and fun life. She also shares the download she received from the other side that prompted her to write her new book Guided, which follows her New York Times bestsellers Signs and The Light Between Us. For the show notes, head to my Substack.Get 50% off Monarch, the all-in-one financial tool

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52:28

When to Take Your Persona On and Off (Satya Doyle Byock)

Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen ·

2025/11/06

“We’re in a time of masking and masks, whether we know it or not,” says psychotherapist Satya Doyle Byock. “And my hope is that us talking about it draws that into greater consciousness for people to make decisions about when to put them on and when to take them off.” Today, we’re talking about persona, in the sense of the masks we wear for various reasons (some beneficial, some nefarious). And, how, in becoming attached to the idea of authenticity and being in a

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53:40

Psychic Espionage, Bending Spoons, and Going Back in...

Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen ·

2025/10/30

“I believe basically what I’ve seen in the laboratory,” says scientist Dean Radin, PhD. “I'm driven by experience just like anybody else, except my experience is experiment.” Radin studies things like telepathy, consciousness, quantum physics, and more parapsychology. He shares some of the most fascinating discoveries from his lab, broader research, and new bookThe Science of Magic. Such as, how the present can be influenced by the future. For the show notes and links

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37:16

What I Realized While Doing a Manifestation Program...

Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen ·

2025/10/27

In my one episode sans guest this month, I’m reflecting on: how we might enjoy solitude more (and fear loneliness less), the manifestation program I just finished (called the Money Challenge), how I’m feeling about attention and power these days, and a couple of other micro and macro realizations that are surfacing right now. For the show notes, head over tomy Substack.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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48:41

A Deeper, Simpler Manifestation Process (Jessica Gill)

Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen ·

2025/10/23

“There are so many blessings in the in-between,” says Jessica Gill, chief content officer at To Be Magnetic and cohost of the Expanded podcast with Lacy Phillips. “You can manifest amazing mini manifestations or just kismet opportunities or these things that you wouldn't even believe would transpire in the midst of doing this work.” Today, Gill breaks down the deeply intuitive—and simple, but not easy—manifestation process that is the core of To Be Magnetic and

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52:33

Getting Out of the Self-Justification Trap (Carol...

Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen ·

2025/10/16

Social psychologist Carol Tavris, PhD, breaks down cognitive dissonance, why it’s so hard for us to see our own blind spots, the power and danger of self-justification, and the pyramid of choice that can lead us to some unexpected places. She also shares some fascinating findings about anger and catharsis that turn a few assumptions on their head. In doing so, she helps us understand our own behaviors and motives better—and she helps us to see others more clearly. For the show notes,

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61:58

Do We Misunderstand the Point of Monogamy? (Dan Savage)

Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen ·

2025/10/09

Longtime sex-advice columnist and author Dan Savage shares how he thinks about monogamy, marriage, infidelity, and repair. We explore how sex and relationships get conflated. We get into identities, orientations, preferences, language, and how we’re raising kids today. Also, Savage’s take on heteropessimism, what makes a man an attractive partner, and a word he introduced me to: tolyamory, meaning tolerating your lover’s BS. There’s so much to unpack in here, and to keep

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