How to Gracefully Handle Defeat I Former Congressman Tim Ryan

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<p>Ryan also talks about how meditation helped him ride out a brutal political campaign,  escaping the grind, and whether he'll run for office again.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Tim Ryan served for 20 years in the U.S. Congress. He is the author of a book on the power of mindfulness. He is the author of a book on the power of mindfulness, <a href= "https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/599771/healing-america-by-congressman-tim-ryan/9781401955885" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Healing America: How a Simple Practice Can Help Us Recapture the American Spirit</em></a> and a book on reforming the broken food systems, <a href= "https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/601507/the-real-food-revolution-by-congressman-tim-ryan/9781401946401" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Real Food Revolution: Healthy Eating, Green Groceries, and the Return of the American Family Farm</em></a>.</p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>In this episode we talk about:</strong></p> <p><br /></p> <ul> <li>How his practice helped him weather a brutal political campaign </li> <li>Why he's joined the ice bath craze</li> <li>The link between breathwork and meditation</li> <li>How he's adjusting to civilian life after 20 years in Washington</li> <li>How he handled things when he realized the race was not going his way</li> <li>What he was thinking and feeling when he made his concession speech</li> <li>What it's like to be outside of the DC fishbowl</li> <li>The freedom that comes with not living under a microscope</li> <li>The kids basketball game made him realize his life had changed </li> <li>Escaping the grind</li> <li>Whether he's considered running for office again</li> <li>And what the rough and tumble of politics has taught him about dealing with difficult people</li> </ul> <p><br /></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Full Shownotes:</strong> <a href= "https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/tim-ryan" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank">https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/tim-ryan</a></p> <p><br /></p>