Why Living Fast is Costing Your Soul | Tommy Brown (Bonus Episode)
Minimalist Moms Podcast | Simple Living for Overwhelmed Moms
Diane Boden
4.8 • 952 Ratings
🗓️ 10 October 2025
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Diane talks with author Tommy Brown about why slowing down isn’t laziness—it’s wisdom. Drawing from his new book The Speed of Soul, Tommy challenges the cultural obsession with constant achievement and explores four spiritual practices that help us live with depth and clarity: love deeply, live quietly, mind your own affairs, and work with your hands. Together, they discuss how to create meaningful rhythms in a world that prizes productivity, how purposeful work can reconnect us to our values, and why peace often comes from doing less, not more.
Links Discussed in This Episode |
- Tommy's Resource(s):
- Book: The Ache for Meaning by Tommy Brown
- Book: Wisdom of the Desert by Thomas Merton
- Book: New Seeds of Contemplation by Thomas Merton
- Book: The Way of the Heart by Henri J. M. Nouwen
- Connect with Tommy:
- Website
- Book: The Speed of Soul: Four Rhythms for a Quiet Life in a World of Noise
About Tommy |
Tommy Brown is a pastor with a B.A. in Pastoral Ministry and Masters degrees in Divinity and Management. As a contemplative teacher, he seeks to connect the dots between Scripture, God’s deep work in the human soul, and the patterns of our ordinary lives. He is the author of The Seven Money Types (Zondervan, '17) and The Ache for Meaning (NavPress, September '23).
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| 0:00.0 | Here's a question I bet you never really thought about. |
| 0:03.8 | What's the real cornerstone of your health? |
| 0:06.2 | The one thing that actually shapes your energy, your mood, how well you sleep, and even how you manage your weight. |
| 0:11.7 | For me, it all came down to one thing I wish that someone would have told me years ago, your gut. |
| 0:16.5 | The gut is truly the foundation of our health and vitality. |
| 0:20.2 | It's not just about digestion. |
| 0:22.0 | It affects everything from your focus and energy to your immune system and even your emotional well-being. |
| 0:27.9 | But as we age, the good bacteria in our gut starts to decline, and that's when fatigue, |
| 0:32.5 | bloat, and brain fog could creep in. |
| 0:34.4 | But bioma has been one of the first products that's actually convinced me |
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| 1:10.5 | today. That's G-O-B-I-O-M-A.com |
| 1:14.6 | slash minimalist. For those of you that are new around here, I release bonus episodes that serve a |
| 1:19.6 | niche part of my audience. I have listeners of all faith backgrounds that listen to the podcast, |
| 1:23.9 | and this episode is coming from a Christian perspective. So if that's something that doesn't fit what you're looking for, check out the other episode that dropped this week with my guest |
| 1:31.4 | Sarah Terese, or join me back here next Tuesday for a conversation that you don't want to miss. |
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