Episode Description

Author and speaker Agapi Stassinopoulos joins Sharon for a conversation on the Metta Hour Podcast. Agapi is the author of “Wake Up to the Joy of You” and “Unbinding the Heart.” She leads workshops at Thrive Global, a company founded by her sister, Arianna Huffington, to help change how we work and live. Agapi’s newest book, “Speaking with Spirit: 52 Prayers to Guide, Inspire, and Uplift You,” was released in January of 2022 by Harmony Books.

In this episode, Sharon and Agapi discuss

• Agapi’s family history in WW2
• The influence of Agapi’s mother on her path
• What happens after spiritual awakening
• The inspiration for Agapi’s new book
• Differences between prayer and meditation
• How to embrace a higher power
• Approaching prayer as a practice
• Cultivating confidence
• Spiritual versus religious
• Non-attachment in prayer
• Communion with the Divine
• Why we lose our sense of connection
• Finding the beloved inside
• Letting go of perfection to find greater joy
• The epidemic of loneliness
• Getting out of the way of our creativity
• Giving your inner critic a vacation
• Agape’s approach to grace and resilience