retreats

Introducing Untold: The Retreat, a new podcast from the special investigations team at the Financial Times. In the first episode of The Retreat, Madison Marriage receives an email from a desperate father named Stephen. Over the past five years, he says, his twin daughters have changed drastically. They were bright and outgoing, with exciting plans for their future. But over their early twenties, they became increasingly distressed, struggling to eat or sleep and disassociating from normal life. Stephen believes the root of his daughters’ problems is a particular network of intensive meditation retreats.

For support or more information about adverse meditation experiences, take a look at the Cheetah House website.

If you are in need of urgent mental health support, please contact your local emergency services or reach out to a mental health helpline, such as the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in the US or Samaritans in the UK.

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Introducing Untold, a new podcast from the special investigations team at the Financial Times. In its first series, The Retreat, host Madison Marriage examines the world of the Goenka network, which promotes a type of intensive meditation known as Vipassana. Thousands of people go on Goenka retreats every year. People rave about them. But some people go to these meditation retreats, and they suffer. They might feel a deep sense of terror, or a break with reality. And on the other side, they’re not themselves anymore. Untold: The Retreat launches Jan. 24.

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Get ready to put yourself in the shoes of some of the incredible women who attended our last Retreat, and hear the stories of how they’ve been able to find reserves of strength, resilience, and hope they didn’t even know they had. Plus, you can see the dedication of my team, the absolute blast we have, and the deep work and lightbulb moments that happen throughout the event.

It’s my wish that as you listen to this episode (and make sure to go watch on YouTube as well to see the Retreat live in action!) it will be like a mini Retreat for you today—inspiring you to take on the rest of your week.

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Your phone buzzes. It’s a text from them ;)

You can feel your stomach flip over with excitement. Every message they send is like sweet honey for your brain. “Damn”, you think, “I’m an addict.”

And then you fire a cute message back. And you wait...and wait…

“Why aren't they replying?” you want to scream to your friend on the couch next to you. But she’s too busy with her phone to notice.

You try to shift focus, but you obsessively check for a text every 30 seconds.

Sound familiar?

We’ve all had this agony of “anxious waiting” with someone we like. It’s distracting, it’s unattractive, and it drains you of your peace of mind every minute you sit in limbo.

If you’re sick of waiting for his text and want to finally take back your power, listen to this...

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Imagine it’s your first date with a guy you’re really into. You’re sitting across the table from him in a romantic, candlelit restaurant. You make some small talk, share a nervous laugh, and then, suddenly…you can’t think of anything to say. It’s the dreaded Awkward Silence, where one minute feels like 10, and you don’t know how you’ll recover. WAIT… before you get yourself in this situation in the first place, I have 3 simple secrets that will make your date fun, effortless, and full of the sparks that build a connection. (Don’t miss this episode, if for no other reason than I guarantee Secret #2 is something you’ve never thought of before!)