
A short, honest podcast about meditation for people who think they can’t meditate. With Deb Phelps — meditation teacher since 1980, offering simple guidance, a little humor, and practices that help you begin again. debphelps.substack.com
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 12 | Founded | 2 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Health & FitnessAlternative HealthMental Health | |||

If you’ve ever felt like you weren’t consistent enough with meditation — or that you needed to “start over” after missing a few days — you’re not alone.
In this episode, we explore a gentler and more realistic way to understand consistency. Instead ... more
If you’ve ever felt like five minutes of meditation “doesn’t count,” you’re not alone.
In this episode, we explore the belief that meditation needs to be long or perfect to be effective — and how that belief often keeps us from practicing at all. Th... more
If meditation is something you want to do… why is it so easy to put it off?
In this episode, we explore the quiet resistance that often shows up around meditation — the “I’ll do it later,” the sudden distractions, and the feeling that everything els... more
If you’ve ever sat down to meditate and thought, “I don’t feel anything… is this even working?” — you’re not alone.
In this episode, we explore the expectation that meditation should feel calm, peaceful, or somehow different — and what it means when... more
If you’ve ever sat down to meditate and thought, “Maybe I’m just not good at this,” you’re not alone.
In this episode, we explore one of the most common doubts that arises in meditation — the feeling that you’re doing it wrong, or that it works for ... more
If you’ve ever started meditating, stopped, and then wondered if you’re just not good at it — you’re not alone.
In this episode, I share a message from a listener who feels stuck in that cycle of beginning again and again. We explore why this happen... more
Episode 6: Why Does My Mind Go Everywhere Except Here?
If you’ve ever sat down to meditate and suddenly found yourself replaying conversations, planning your day, or thinking about something completely unrelated, you’re not alone.
In this episode, ... more
Episode 5: Why Can’t I Just Relax?
If you’ve ever sat down to meditate expecting to feel calm — and instead felt more tense, restless, or aware of everything — you’re not alone.
In this episode, we explore why relaxation doesn’t always happen the w... more










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