Hey it's Marie Forlejo and welcome to the Marie Forleo podcast. You are in for a treat today because we're talking with one of the most profound spiritual teachers of our time, Miss Byron Katie.

She's the creator of what's known as The Work, which is a very simple yet profound process of self-inquiry.

I have to tell you, it's not only only helped me but it's transformed the lives of

millions around the world. Katie has authored numerous books including

loving what is I need your love is that true a thousand names for joy and a mind at home with itself. Here we go.

Hi. Marie, hi. Thank you so much for being here today. I figured we'll just get started.

We'll just go ahead. Good good. So first Katie I want to thank you because the

work has made such a tremendous impact on my life and continues to this day.

So I am super grateful for this conversation.

And for folks that are listening right now that may not know your story. I'm

wondering if you can share a little bit about what was happening way back in

February of 1986 and what life was like when you went to the Hope House?

Well, you know, it was years of depression, more than a decade of serious deep depression,

and suicidal, and it was it was hard.

Anyone that's been depressed understands, you know, what that's like.

And so, you know, it was tough.

And as I lay sleeping on the floor one day,

my, I was so full of self-loathing,

I didn't believe I even deserved a bed to sleep in so I'd actually sleep aside my bed and

and one day as I lay sleeping a bug crawled over my foot and I opened my eyes and just like we all do every morning we wake up and we have the thought I'm awake I'm late for, I'll sleep a little longer, you know, we, and just prior to that

we're fast asleep, there really is no world in our consciousness.

And so this happened, the bug crawled over my foot I opened my eyes just like every

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