305: David Richo on Navigating the Five Givens in Life

<p>David Richo, PhD is a psychotherapist, teacher, workshop leader and writer who works in Santa Barbara and San Francisco, CA. He combines Jungian, poetic and mythic perspectives in his work with the intention of integrating the psychological and the spiritual. His books and workshops include attention to Buddhist and Christian spiritual practices. He is the author of the classic book,&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/2pAYFqr" target="_blank"><em>How To Be An Adult: A Handbook on Psychological and Spiritual Integration</em></a>&nbsp;and his latest book,&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/2JTMBrg" target="_blank">5 True Things: A Little Guide to Embracing Life’s Big Challenges</a>, is the focus of the conversation in this episode. If you’ve experienced difficulty in life – and who hasn’t? -then this episode on navigating the 5 givens in life is for you.</p><p><a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/2019" target="_blank">Need help with completing your goals in 2019?&nbsp;The One You Feed Transformation Program can help you accomplish your goals this year.</a></p><p>But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed.&nbsp;<a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/support" target="_blank">Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month.&nbsp;</a>It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!</p><p><strong>In This Interview, David Richo and I Discuss Navigating the Five Givens in Life and…</strong></p><ul><li>His latest book&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/2JTMBrg" target="_blank"><em>5 True Things: A Little Guide to Embracing Life’s Big Challenges</em></a></li><li>That perfection is not a human option</li><li>How a “given” can be looked at as an immutable fact or something that we’ve been granted</li><li>Navigating the 5 givens in life that are the ingredients of a life with meaning, character, depth, and compassion</li><li>Life is not always fair and that pain is part of everyone’s life</l