How to Gracefully Handle Defeat I Former Congressman Tim Ryan

Episode • Aug 18, 2023 • 41m

Ryan also talks about how meditation helped him ride out a brutal political campaign, escaping the grind, and whether he’ll run for office again.

Tim Ryan served for 20 years in the U.S. Congress. He is the author of a book on the power of mindfulness. He is the author of a book on the power of mindfulness, Healing America: How a Simple Practice Can Help Us Recapture the American Spirit and a book on reforming the broken food systems, The Real Food Revolution: Healthy Eating, Green Groceries, and the Return of the American Family Farm.

In this episode we talk about:

How his practice helped him weather a brutal political campaign
Why he’s joined the ice bath craze
The link between breathwork and meditation
How he’s adjusting to civilian life after 20 years in Washington
How he handled things when he realized the race was not going his way
What he was thinking and feeling when he made his concession speech
What it’s like to be outside of the DC fishbowl
The freedom that comes with not living under a microscope
The kids basketball game made him realize his life had changed
Escaping the grind
Whether he’s considered running for office again
And what the rough and tumble of politics has taught him about dealing with difficult people

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