Okay, here we are. This is Jay Brown Yoga Talks podcast. My name is Jay Brown. If you're new today,

welcome to you, and just thanks to everyone for listening.

I'm in a bit of a situation this week.

You see, I'm not really feeling inspired to record this intro right now.

I've had a really difficult few days yesterday, especially, seems to be spilling over into today.

I don't even feel like I could talk about it right now, because I'm still in it.

And it's moments like this where I think you could just take the week off, man, you don't have to put out an episode.

It would be fine, you know.

But then it makes me feel so shitty that I don't, it would make me feel worse.

Like it's supposed to give me space that I need, but if it creates like something in me that makes more anxiety, it's not

helpful. And so, here I am in a very empty, uninspired state, trying to introduce this week's

episode. And in a way, it's strangely fitting.

My guest, Sophie Strand, I don't think that she'll mind that this is happening the way that it is.

In some way, it's in the spirit of some of the

things that she writes about. Sophie is an amazing writer who has inspired me and is talking about

animism in a way that feels important to me. Those of you who've been listening to

the show, you know I've been talking about animism ever since Joshua Shry was here. And Sophie,

I don't know, she's putting ideas together with storytelling and myth and science in a way that feels empowered and, like I said, important.

So I'm not going to lie.

I think I might have been just a tad bit starstruck. I don't, that's not usual for me,

but I really, I'm a very big fan of her writing and it was a real pleasure that she accepted

my invitation and we managed to find this moment to connect. And it is really just my pleasure to also share it with you today.

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