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Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg

Ep. 282 – Elisha Goldstein

Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg

Be Here Now Network

Society & Culture, Sharonsalzberg, Metta, Salzberg, Meditation, Beherenownetwork, Buddhism, Religion & Spirituality, Beherenow, Compassion

4.6682 Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

For episode 282, Elisha Goldstein, PhD, returns to the Metta Hour to speak with Sharon about his new book, Tiny Shifts: How Emotional Health Transforms Stress, Relationships, and Longevity.

Elisha Goldstein is a clinical psychologist, bestselling author, and the co-founder of The Center for Mindful Living and Psychotherapy in Los Angeles. For over two decades, he has helped people break free from the conditioning that keeps them stuck in cycles of stress and overwhelm, uncovering how emotional health naturally transforms stress, relationships, and longevity. Elisha is the author of several books, including Uncovering Happiness, and The Now Effect, as well as hosting The Emotional Longevity Podcast

In this conversation, Sharon and Elisha speak about:

  • Living in a culture of overwhelm
  • David Foster Wallace’s fish story
  • Insight alone doesn’t create change
  • Underlying conditioning of chronic stress
  • Realizing our natural intelligence
  • The challenge of practicing wisdom
  • How tiny shifts create lasting change
  • Interrupting stress patterns
  • Emotional regulation and impulse control
  • The 4R method: Recognize, Release, Refocus, Reinforce
  • How emotional health supports longevity
  • Listening to the body’s signals
  • Reclaiming our attention

This episode closes with a guided meditation led by Elisha.

Learn more about Elisha’s new book Tiny Shifts: How Emotional Health Transforms Stress, Relationships, and Longevity and his other offerings, by visiting his website right here. You can listen to Elisha’s first appearance on the Metta Hour from 2018 right here.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the Meta Hour podcast with Sharon Salzberg.

0:16.0

I'm Lily Cushman, I produce this podcast, And today we are back with episode 282.

0:25.1

Elijah Goldstein returns to the Meta Hour to talk about his new book, Tiny Shifts.

0:32.9

It's been a few years since he's been on the pod, I think 2018 2018. So it's been a minute. If you don't know,

0:41.3

Elijah, he is a clinical psychologist. He's a best-selling author. He's also the co-founder of the

0:48.2

Center for Mindful Living and Psychology in L.A. And he's been working with people for many decades now

0:57.8

to break free from conditioning that keeps them stuck in stress and overwhelm,

1:05.0

helping them uncover tools for greater emotional health.

1:10.0

His new book, Tiny Shifts, How Emotional Health Transforms,

1:14.9

Stress, Relationships, and Longevity,

1:18.0

is joining the pantheon of his other best-selling books,

1:21.6

Uncovering Happiness, and The Now Effect, to name a few.

1:26.1

He's also the host of the emotional longevity podcast.

1:31.8

So in this episode,

1:33.9

Elijah and Sharon talk about living in a culture of overwhelm

1:38.7

and how insight alone does not create change.

1:43.4

They explore some of the underlying conditioning of chronic stress

1:47.4

and how we can realize our natural intelligence.

1:52.9

Elijah shares some of the challenges of practicing wisdom

1:56.5

and how tiny shifts can create long-lasting change.

2:02.3

He shares about his 4-R method, which is recognize release, refocus, and reinforce,

2:10.8

as well as some ways to work with emotional regulation and impulse control,

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