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Hello, welcome to emotional badass, where Moxie meets mindful. I'm Nikki Eisenhower, your host, Life Coach and Psychotherapist, and today's episode is in loving memory of TickNodhon.

TickNodhon has been a favorite teacher of mine for the last 15 years. He's published over a hundred books. He's been a prolific writer.

If you're a long time listener, I've shared him with you in so many indirect ways without mentioning him because he's in my soul. He's part of my spirit.

He died last month on January 22, 2022, and I want to honor his life with an episode dedicated to him.

He's written on these topics and many, many more on mindfulness, peace, love, anger, fear, the art of living, silence, death, happiness, home, the energy of prayer, presence, the earth, and the inner child.

I certainly haven't read them all. My favorite is a book called Reconciliation Healing the Inner Child. It's definitely on our book list that's available on Patreon, if you're a Patreon member.

TickNodhon was a Vietnamese Buddhist monk. He was a peace activist, prolific author, as I've said, a poet, a teacher, and founder of Plum Village Tradition.

And this is the main inspiration for what we call engaged Buddhism. He is known as the Father of Mindfulness.

In my own healing, it was important to let go of my toxic parents and build my own life.

I've healed the grief and the pain of going no contact by using many mind-body techniques and healers and different ways of self-suiting, releasing and coping.

But one of the most healing ideas I've carried and held for myself and others is that the universe bears us to two parents.

And yet, the universe offers many parents over the course of our lifetime if we just allow it.

TickNodhon, who I've never had the honor to meet in person, is one of those parents for me.

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