Stoic Guide to Navigating Troubled and Toxic Relationships

Send us a textIn today’s Stoic Handbook podcast, I explain my approach to dealing with difficult relationships. Difficult relationships are a source of suffering in many of our lives, and the Stoics were aware of this. Marcus’ Meditations was filled with notes to himself suggesting that he be tolerant and compassionate with others. This is a famous example: When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: The people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, ...