Sep 21, 2020
Sounds True is a multimedia publisher that partners with the leading teachers from the world’s major spiritual traditions. In this episode of Woman Worriers, host Elizabeth Cush and welcomes Sounds True founder Tami Simon for a conversation about fitting in and finding your way.
Quotes:
“I belong with other humans.”
— Tami Simon
“Right here, where you are, is Home.”
— Tami Simon
“There’s a journey, yes, from feeling like an alien to feeling like an expression of the universe that is perfectly right and perfectly on time.” — Tami Simon
“I wanted to share as many different ways to that experience—what I’ll just call Presence.” — Tami Simon
“For me, having this connection with the earth that I discovered gave me a way to feel grounded in a deeper way.” — Tami Simon
“My anxiety was a form of intelligence.” — Tami Simon
“In whatever way you feel different, or like an outsider, it’s intelligent. It’s giving you information about where your true wisdom and true fulfillment lie.” — Tami Simon
“I’m always listening for that takeaway.” — Tami Simon
EPISODE 124
Show Notes:
A religious studies major who dropped out of college, Tami Simon kept searching for the right fit. In 1985, at age 22, she started Sounds True with a dream and a tape recorder—and an intention to share spiritual wisdom. Today, the multimedia publisher based in Louisville, Colorado, offers more than 3,000 titles by teachers like Thich Nhat Hanh, Tara Brach, Jack Kornfield, Eckhart Tolle and others, as well as events, certification programs and transformational online learning experiences. The company is North America’s leading publisher of spoken-word spiritual teachings. In this episode of the Woman Worriers podcast, host Elizabeth Cush, LCPC, of Progression Counseling in Annapolis, Md., talks with Simon about her journey of lifelong learning; some of the “aha” moments she has had with guests of her podcast, Insights at the Edge; and how serving others has been the guiding force behind Sounds True. Simon talks about her experience creating a business that aligns with her passions and also shares some unique and surprising insights into her anxiety and sense of feeling different.
Listen and learn:
- What sparked Tami Simon’s journey and planted the seeds of Sounds True
- What Sounds True offers today
- How the new Inner MBA program can help you align your work to your inner goals
- How spirituality can help heal the feeling of being disconnected or not fitting in
- The lesson that Simon learned from reading authors like Herman Hesse, Alan Watts and Ranier Maria Rilke
- The value of an embodiment practice
- How connecting with the earth’s energy can help you feel more connected and more grounded
- How the “experiment” of Sounds True grew to a successful multimedia publishing company—and the thought process behind the leap of faith
- How gratitude created a company with a commitment to giving back—and what Sounds True Foundation scholarships are all about
- What an “aha” moment is and when you can hear them in podcasts
- How anxiety, ego and groundlessness are related
- Why groundlessness isn’t a bad thing
- How anxiety and feeling disconnected can be forms of intelligence and what that intelligence can tell you
Learn More
> Woman Worriers Sounds True affiliate link (use this link to shop Sounds True and Support the Woman Worriers podcast)
> Tami Simon’s Insights at the Edge podcast on Apple podcasts
> Already Free: Buddhism Meets Psychotherapy on the Path to Liberation by Bruce Tift, MA LMFT
> Belonging Here: A Guide for the Spiritually Sensitive Person by Judith Blackstone
> Radical Alignment: How to Have Game-Changing Conversations That Will Transform Your Business and Your Life by Alexandra Jamieson and Bob Gower
> Reggie Ray’s Dharma Ocean website