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Softening Into Momentum

Softening Into Momentum offers a gentle sanctuary in a noisy world. Host Miki Byrne blends Buddhist wisdom, meditation, and modern coaching to help you set boundaries, find clarity, and soften into your inherent worth. Weekly reflections invite peace, compassion, and resilience that ripple outward into the world. 💜 Patreon Community: Access guided meditations, mini-workshops, and exclusive coaching content: https://www.patreon.com/cw/MettaMomentum 📰 Weekly Newsletter: Free reflections, practices,

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00:27:06

Living With a Kind Mind (Season Finale)

Softening Into Momentum ·

2026/02/11

In the final episode of this mini-series, we explore what it means to live the practice; to carry everything you’ve cultivated with your inner critic-turned-guardian into daily life. Through the Buddhist teaching of the Middle Way, this episode invites a sustainable relationship with your mind: one rooted in presence, balance, and compassion rather than control or collapse. This is where meditation becomes momentum, and kindness becomes a way of moving through the world.In this episode, we

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00:30:09

From Inner Critic, to Inner Guardian

Softening Into Momentum ·

2026/02/04

Learn More About “Permission to Be,” a Memoir about Sobriety, Self-Trust, & Learning to Come Home to Yourself: https://mettamomentum.net/permission-to-beIn this episode, we arrive at the heart of the season’s work: the transformation of the inner critic into a wise, compassionate protector.Through the Buddhist teaching of Right Effort (Sammā Vāyāma), we explore how true change doesn’t come from force or self-attack, but from partnership, care, and sustainable inner leadership. When protection

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00:27:15

Listening for the Need Beneath the Noise

Softening Into Momentum ·

2026/01/28

Learn More About “Permission to Be,” a Memoir about Sobriety, Self-Trust, & Learning to Come Home to Yourself: https://mettamomentum.net/permission-to-beIn this episode, we gently explore the inner voices that show up as criticism, urgency, or control, and ask a different question: What is this voice actually trying to protect?Through the Buddhist lens of Wise Understanding (Prajna), we look at how fear often fuels self-judgment, and how beneath that fear is usually an unmet need asking for

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00:32:30

Offering Metta to the One Who Judges

Softening Into Momentum ·

2026/01/21

🌿 Softening Into Momentum — Season 2 (Mini-Season)From Inner Critic to Inner GuardianA 6-Episode Journey in Befriending the MindLearn More About “Permission to Be,” a Memoir about Sobriety, Self-Trust, & Learning to Come Home to Yourself: https://mailchi.mp/mettamomentum/permission-to-bePre-Order The Book Here:https://a.co/d/dkHaF3WWhat if the voice that judges you isn’t your enemy, but rather is a protector that learned to survive in a world that didn’t always feel safe?In this six-episode

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00:28:30

Meeting the Critic at the Door

Softening Into Momentum ·

2026/01/14

🌿 Softening Into Momentum — Season 2 (Mini-Season)From Inner Critic to Inner GuardianA 6-Episode Journey in Befriending the MindLearn More About “Permission to Be,” a Memoir about Sobriety, Self-Trust, & Learning to Come Home to Yourself: https://mailchi.mp/mettamomentum/permission-to-bePre-Order The Book Here:https://a.co/d/dkHaF3WWhat if the voice that judges you isn’t your enemy, but rather is a protector that learned to survive in a world that didn’t always feel safe?In this six-episode

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00:20:30

From Inner Critic to Inner Guardian: The Voice That...

Softening Into Momentum ·

2026/01/07

🌿 Softening Into Momentum Season 2 (Mini-Season)From Inner Critic to Inner GuardianA 6-Episode Journey in Befriending the MindWhat if the voice that judges you isn’t your enemy, but rather is a protector that learned to survive in a world that didn’t always feel safe?In this six-episode mini-season of Softening Into Momentum, life coach, meditation guide, and writer Miki Byrne invites listeners into a compassionate, grounded exploration of the inner critic; not to silence it, but to understand

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00:13:45

Bonus Episode: A Gentle Reintroduction & An...

Softening Into Momentum ·

2025/12/31

How to Join the Live Metta Moments:Click here to sign up for Live Metta Moments: https://mailchi.mp/mettamomentum/live-metta-momentDrop in anytime. No commitment requiredIn this intimate in-between-seasons bonus episode, Miki Byrne offers a gentle reintroduction to the heart of Softening Into Momentum and extends an open invitation to practice together in real time. Designed as a pause rather than a push, this episode welcomes both longtime listeners and newcomers alike. Miki reflects on the

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00:32:17

Fierce Compassion & Carrying Momentum Forward (Season...

Softening Into Momentum ·

2025/12/17

Get Miki’s Brand New Mini-Coaching Workshop on Gratitude HERE:https://mailchi.mp/mettamomentum/gratitudeIn the season finale of Softening Into Momentum, Miki brings the journey full circle by exploring the powerful combination of fierce compassion and gentle strength. This episode highlights the integration of all the practices from Season One, while emphasizing the importance of staying both tender and strong as we move forward.Reflection Questions:How have I changed over these twelve weeks?Which

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00:30:59

Gratitude & Enoughness

Softening Into Momentum ·

2025/12/10

Get Miki’s Brand New Mini-Coaching Workshop on Gratitude HERE: https://mailchi.mp/mettamomentum/gratitudeIn this warm, expansive episode, Miki Byrne invites listeners into a radical reimagining of gratitude as a revolutionary act in a culture built on scarcity. Exploring the Buddhist concept of Mudita (sympathetic joy), Miki gently unravels the myth of never enough and guides listeners toward a grounded experience of already enough: in this moment, without achieving, proving, or becoming anything

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00:29:37

Forgiveness as Freedom

Softening Into Momentum ·

2025/12/03

In this tender and transformative episode, Miki Byrne guides listeners through the deeply human, and deeply misunderstood practice of forgiveness. Moving beyond cultural clichés and spiritual bypassing, Miki explores forgiveness as an act of liberation rather than reconciliation, and as a pathway to freeing ourselves from past hurts, resentment, and self-punishment. Drawing from Buddhist wisdom, her own sobriety journey, and the emotional complexity of the holiday season, Miki offers a compassionate

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00:27:00

The Middle Way in Modern Life

Softening Into Momentum ·

2025/11/26

In this grounding and reflective episode, Miki Byrne guides listeners into one of Buddhism’s most essential teachings: the Middle Way : the sustainable path between extremes. Through personal stories from her sobriety journey, modern examples of burnout culture, and wisdom from Thich Nhat Hanh, Miki explores how balance becomes a radical act in a world that demands all-or-nothing living.Listeners are invited to step out of binary thinking and into the tender middle: where discipline meets joy,

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00:35:59

Compassionate Anger

Softening Into Momentum ·

2025/11/19

In this powerful and timely episode, Miki Byrne guides listeners into one of the most misunderstood emotional territories: anger. Through a lens of Buddhist wisdom, nervous-system awareness, and sober clarity, Miki explores how righteous anger can become a catalyst for healing, justice, and sustainable action, rather than a source of burnout or despair.With the world feeling increasingly heavy and politically charged, Miki speaks candidly about her own relationship to anger, injustice, and

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00:03:29

Bonus Episode: Come Meditate with Metta Momentum —...

Softening Into Momentum ·

2025/11/13

Thank you all for listening to Softening Into Momentum! As the holiday season approaches, Miki Byrne offers a heartfelt invitation to pause, breathe, and reconnect. In this special bonus episode, she shares her personal reflections on navigating Thanksgiving and the holidays while walking a sober or sober-curious path, and how nervous system regulation and mindfulness can transform even the most emotionally charged moments into opportunities for grace.Miki introduces an exclusive live experience:🌿

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00:31:51

Community and Connection

Softening Into Momentum ·

2025/11/12

In this heartfelt and timely episode, Miki Byrne explores the sacred power of Sangha: the Buddhist principle of spiritual community, and what it truly means to belong. As the holiday season approaches, Miki reflects on the difference between fitting in and belonging, reminding listeners that authentic connection isn’t about performance or perfection, but presence. Through tender storytelling and guided visualization, Miki invites you to reimagine community as a space where you can be fully yourself:

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00:36:00

Impermanence and Uncertainty

Softening Into Momentum ·

2025/11/05

In this spacious and contemplative episode, Miki Byrne guides listeners through one of Buddhism’s most essential, and most challenging teachings: Anicca, the truth of impermanence. With characteristic tenderness and poetic insight, she explores how accepting change and uncertainty can become a profound source of freedom rather than fear.Through stories of personal loss, reflections on grief, and meditative guidance, Miki invites listeners to soften their resistance to life’s inevitable transitions

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00:32:54

Meeting Your Inner Critic with Compassion

Softening Into Momentum ·

2025/10/29

In this deeply vulnerable and transformative episode, Miki Byrne invites listeners into the heart of her own healing practice by learning to meet the harshest inner voice with tenderness. Through the story of her inner critic, Lisa, Miki explores how shame, perfectionism, and self-protection intertwine, and how the Buddhist practice of Metta (loving-kindness) can help us soften even toward the parts of ourselves we’ve long rejected.Drawing from her sobriety journey and forthcoming memoir, Miki

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00:32:35

The Sacred Pause

Softening Into Momentum ·

2025/10/22

In this deeply reflective episode, Miki Byrne invites listeners into The Sacred Pause: the quiet, powerful space between stimulus and response where freedom and wisdom live. Building on Buddhist teachings of Samma Vaca (Right Speech) from the Noble Eightfold Path, Miki explores how conscious communication can transform our relationships, our inner world, and the digital spaces we inhabit.Set to the ethereal resonance of STATiC’s 639 Hz “Full Pink Moon” healing frequency sound bath, this episode

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00:32:39

Craving and Contentment

Softening Into Momentum ·

2025/10/15

In this tender and thought-provoking episode, Miki explores Tanha — the Buddhist concept of craving — and how it shapes not only our addictions but our entire relationship with desire. Through personal stories from her sobriety journey and a modern lens on digital culture, consumerism, and inner longing, she invites listeners to examine what lies beneath their cravings.Rather than shaming desire, this episode gently explores the sacred ache of wanting, the traps of “digital thirst,” and the cultural

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00:30:35

Boundaries That Feel Like Love

Softening Into Momentum ·

2025/10/08

In Episode 2 of Softening Into Momentum, Miki Byrne explores the transformative power of boundaries through the lens of Ahimsa: the ancient principle of non-harm. She invites listeners to rethink boundaries not as walls of protection, but as love letters that honor both self and others. Through personal stories, modern reflections on digital life, and a guided body-based practice, Miki shows how saying “no” with love can deepen connection and preserve sacred energy. This episode is a gentle,

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00:23:10

Beginning Again: The Power of Softening

Softening Into Momentum ·

2025/10/01

Episode 1 of Softening Into Momentum invites listeners into the power of beginning again through the Buddhist teaching of Shoshin, or beginner’s mind. Miki Byrne reflects on her own journey of sobriety and vulnerability, sharing how softening into not knowing can open the door to authenticity, presence, and wonder. The episode weaves personal storytelling, gentle wisdom, and a guided meditation practice called “Sacred Softening,” offering listeners a chance to pause, breathe, and rediscover life

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