Byron Katie: The Simple Practice That Ends Emotional Suffering
The Tony Robbins Channel
Tony Robbins
4.3 β’ 6.9K Ratings
ποΈ 10 May 2026
β±οΈ 59 minutes
ποΈ Recording | iTunes | RSS
π§ΎοΈ Download transcript
Summary
In honor of Mother's Day, we invite you into this deeply heartfelt conversation between Byron Katie and Sage Robbins β a moving exploration of motherhood, presence, healing, and the complicated, beautiful love shared between mothers and daughters.
Introduced by Tony Robbins, this episode is more than a conversation β it is a living experience of "The Work," Byron Katie's transformative method of self-inquiry that has helped millions of people find freedom from anxiety, grief, fear, stress, and emotional suffering.
After spending nearly, a decade trapped in severe depression and despair, Byron Katie experienced a life-changing awakening in 1986 that completely transformed the way she understood suffering. From that experience came "The Work," four simple yet profound questions designed to help people question the stressful thoughts that keep them stuck.
In this deeply personal episode, Sage vulnerably shares how discovering Byron Katie's work transformed her own life during a painful season marked by repeated miscarriages, fertility struggles, grief, and being told she had less than a one-in-a-million chance of ever becoming a mother.
But at the emotional center of this conversation is Sage's relationship with her mother, who is currently living with dementia.
Rather than simply discussing "The Work," Byron gently guides Sage through a real-time inquiry surrounding an emotional experience with her mother β unpacking fear, sadness, guilt, projections, and the pain so many people experience while caring for aging parents or witnessing someone they love slowly change.
What unfolds is raw, heartbreaking, beautiful, and ultimately freeing. As Byron guides Sage through the process, pain begins to give way to presence, clarity, grace, and even joy β revealing how much love and connection can be missed when we become trapped inside fearful thoughts.
For anyone navigating caregiving, grief, aging parents, anxiety, loss, or the emotional complexity of family relationships, this conversation may feel deeply personal.
And for anyone celebrating, missing, grieving, honoring, or reflecting on a mother this Mother's Day β this episode is a reminder to slow down, become present, and truly see the people we love.
It is also a beautiful tribute to Byron Katie's extraordinary legacy and the decades-long friendship she has shared with Tony and Sage Robbins.
To learn more about Byron Katie and experience "The Work" for yourself, visit: www.thework.com
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | She had red lipstick. She was wearing a beautiful necklace. |
| 0:04.9 | That girl! She's beautiful. |
| 0:08.1 | Bring it. |
| 0:08.9 | I want my mama to feel safe, to feel loved, secure, and to simply know she's taken care of. |
| 0:14.5 | Is that true? |
| 0:16.0 | No. |
| 0:16.6 | What did you see? |
| 0:17.8 | What I was wanting, she already is. |
| 0:20.5 | Yeah. |
| 0:21.6 | So live the advice you want your mother to live. |
| 0:25.6 | To be happy in that situation, I need me. |
| 0:29.6 | To be okay. |
| 0:30.6 | To be okay with where my mom is. |
| 0:33.6 | And to feel the incredible love surrounding her. |
| 0:36.6 | It wasn't your mama. We learned that. |
| 0:39.3 | It was what you were thinking and believing about your mama. |
| 0:42.3 | I am terrified. I'm sad and I'm confused and I'm the one overwhelmed. |
| 0:46.3 | I see that so deeply right now. |
| 0:49.3 | All fear belongs on paper and it doesn't mean it's not valid. |
| 0:53.3 | What I was believing in thinking upon my mama, it was all me. |
| 0:58.0 | Our mothers are no more or less than who we believe them to be when we're believing them to be that. |
| 1:03.0 | She's like all of us, we're doing the best that we can and we get by with a little help from our friends and family. |
... |
Transcript will be available on the free plan in 3 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Tony Robbins, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Tony Robbins and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright Β© Tapesearch 2026.

