Why Every High Performer Needs Silence and Solitude | with host Emily Duncan

EMBody Radio

Emily Duncan

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🗓️ 18 September 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Today I’m breaking down why a silence and solitude practice is essential in a world drowning in inputs. If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, confused, and unclear trying to navigate everyone else’s opinions, constantly scrolling, or defaulting to what you’re “supposed to” think and do, this one’s for you.

I walk you through how I structure true silence (no music, no phone, no podcasts), my favorite timing windows, and a simple way to use inquiry prompts so you’re not just “sitting there,” you’re actually sharpening discernment. We talk about starting small, embracing pauses, being okay leaving without a final answer, and learning to balance emotion with logic so you can find your truth instead of rushing to the most convenient conclusion.

You’ll leave with a practical framework to follow the thread with curiosity, regulate your inner world, and move through life more solid and self-led…online and IRL. Download, share with a friend, and let’s build the kind of focus that actually moves your life forward.

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0:00.0	Truth typically does not come through in the midst of noise, in the midst of chaos, but rather in quiet.
0:09.6	Welcome to Embody Radio, the premiere podcast for ambitious women ready to elevate their body,
0:14.5	mind, and life to the next level. On this show, we've used high performance, wellness and aesthetics,
0:19.6	and self-mastery into a real-world
0:21.4	blueprint for personal excellence. Each week, you'll get real, grounded strategies and unfiltered
0:26.4	conversations with high performers who walk the talk, no fluff and no fake hype. Because
0:30.9	excellence isn't an accident. It's embodiment. And this is M-Body Radio. Girl, what's up? Welcome back to MBody Radio where
0:39.5	excellence isn't an accident. It's something you live. I have my iced coffee. I'm on the mic.
0:44.9	We're ready to go. I'm your host, Emily Duncan. I'm so glad you're here today.
0:48.2	Today we're talking about not just one of my favorite topics, but one of my favorite
0:51.9	practices. And a practice that I think is essential not only for high performers, but one of my favorite practices. And a practice that I think is essential not only
0:56.9	for high performers, but for every single person on the planet right now, trying to navigate
1:02.5	the world, trying to navigate life in 2025, trying to navigate collectively, and then also
1:09.0	in their own personal journey, just we're all navigating, right?
1:12.5	So this is essential for everyone.
1:15.9	But what we're talking about today is why every single high performer needs a silence
1:20.7	and solitude practice.
1:22.4	So it's no secret that we are currently inundated, like beyond inundated all the time with new inputs
1:32.5	now more than ever, especially with social media, whether that's simply the volume of media
1:37.8	itself that we as humans are consuming, whether it's the breadth of media that we could see within a five second time frame,
1:47.2	you know, you could go from seeing a meme to seeing a tragedy in one swipe, whether that's
1:53.6	inundated with the amount of different opinions and belief systems and experiences that are now
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