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The Connected Life

327: The Magic of "Now"

The Connected Life

Justin Stumvoll

Coaching, Love, Christian, Selfhelp, Christianity, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality, Relationships, Romance, Health, Spirituality

4.92.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

So many of us feel like we’re just going through the motions of life—rushing through tasks, ignoring our bodies, and avoiding the feelings that seem too big to face. But the more we disconnect from what’s happening inside, the more life starts to feel flat, disconnected, and exhausting. What if the real magic of life is found in slowing down and being present?

In this episode, Justin and Abi explore what it really means to be present. They discuss how daily distractions pull us away from truly living life and how deep internal fears keep us from being with ourselves. Through personal stories of dissociation, grief, and healing, they invite listeners into a powerful conversation about the joy, connection, and love that become available when we stop running and start feeling.

If you’ve been caught in constant busyness, numbing out with your phone, or avoiding parts of your story because they feel too big to handle—this episode is a gentle reminder that you don’t have to face it all at once. Presence is a practice. And even the smallest step toward noticing your internal world can bring more connection, clarity, and compassion than you imagined possible.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Life isn't perfect, and neither are we.

0:05.6

No, but we know how to face our fears and have some fun.

0:09.7

And talk about all the messiest things of lives.

0:13.0

Like the messiest things.

0:15.0

Get connected to yourself, get connected to others, and get connected to the life right in front of you.

0:21.6

This is the connected life with Justin and Abby.

0:24.6

That's me.

0:25.5

That's you.

0:26.5

And you.

0:28.2

Guys, I'm going to start this off by telling you we got a doozy of an episode for you.

0:32.1

It's going to be so good.

0:33.5

I have no idea what's going to happen.

0:35.5

Before I did, now I don't.

0:55.7

Honestly, today's episode, I'm probably going to have to be really present in the episode to see where it goes. Do you want to say what the episode's about? Which is ironic because this episode's about being present. Being present is a difficult one. It's hard. Yes. It's hard to be present, but it's glorious.

0:56.3

Yeah.

0:59.5

I learned, like, people might not know what that means to even be present.

1:02.0

Maybe we'll define it at some point.

1:03.7

I don't know how you want to take this podcast.

1:05.9

I'm just trying to be present with it right now.

1:11.8

We got into another one of our classic, like, confusions before the podcast.

1:12.6

Confusions. I didn't know how to say that.

1:14.5

Like, is it a disagreement?

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