Things are different now.
It’s been a while since the last Monster Baby Podcast episode but we had good reason for the delay: Lisa had a baby! In Episode #92, Ted and Lisa take stock of the mindfulness and improvisation ramifications of Lisa’s new life as a (gulp!) mom.
Ted cheekily starts the episode by noting that things have really changed for him after getting vaccinated (1:20) before Lisa introduces Ramona Mackenzie Rowland (3:42). Ted asks about Lisa’s pre-birth tale of getting locked in a closet when on the cusp of going into labor (7:20) and Lisa describes the ways that giving birth offered a new experience of presence (11:40). Lisa articulates the ways that she served as a midwife for her own body and how that raises questions of “self” (14:30) and continues on to share how birth was also a spiritual experience (20:30). Ted wonders—probably prematurely—if she’d want to go through the process again and notes the difference between pain and suffering (26:10) before Lisa shares more of what’s different now and how she’s joined the unofficial Club of Moms (28:58). Ted wonders if any new improv lessons have shown up (37:10) and we learn a little more about this new Ramona creature (41:06) To close, Lisa offers a generous invitation to any other (potentially) single moms out there in Monster Baby Podcast land. (50:20).
We hope the episode brings you a small measure of joy. If so and you’d like to share that joy—or if you’d like to raise a question—feel free to write Ted and Lisa at info@monsterbabypodcast.com.
To subscribe so you receive immediate notice of future Monster Baby releases, head over to: http://monsterbabypodcast.com.
And lastly, if you’d like a bit of Monster-Baby-inspired reading, visit www.playfulmindfulness.info to pick up a copy of Ted’s book Playful Mindfulness: a joyful journey to everyday confidence, calm, and connection. (Ted will surely sign it for you if you like!)
Lisa Rowland and Ted DesMaisons
San Francisco improvisors Ted DesMaisons and Lisa Rowland explore the beautiful, surprising and unruly intersections between mindfulness and improvisation as they seek to befriend that oft-hidden and sometimes scary part of all of us that can lead to a life well-lived.
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