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Live from the Birthplace of Stoicism | Ryan Holiday and Donald Robertson (in Greece)

Live from the Birthplace of Stoicism | Ryan Holiday and Donald Robertson (in Greece)

The Daily Stoic
Jul 23, 2025 30 min
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<p>Follow along as Ryan visits the birthplace of Stoicism in Athens—where Zeno once taught beneath the legendary Stoa Poikile. Joined by writer and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist Donald Robertson, the two tour the ancient ruins, explore the deep roots of Stoic philosophy, talk about the surreal experience of standing where it all began, and share updates on their latest writing projects.</p><br><p>Donald is a writer, cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist and trainer. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH). Donald specializes in teaching evidence-based psychological skills, and is known as an expert on the relationship between modern psychotherapy (CBT) and classical Greek and Roman philosophy.</p><br><p><br></p><p>📚 Grab copies of Donald’s books, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Think-Like-Socrates-Philosophy/dp/1250280508" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>How to Think Like Socrates: Ancient Philosophy as a Way of Life in the Modern World</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&amp;q=donald+robertson*" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor</em></a><em> </em>and <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&amp;q=donald+robertson*" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>How To Think Like A Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius</em> </a>from <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&amp;q=donald+robertson*" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Painted Porch</a> | <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&amp;q=donald+robertson*" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.thepaintedporch.com/</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>🎥 Watch Donald Robertson’s last time on The Daily Stoic Podcast: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axnl-E1zc5U&amp;pp=0gcJCfwAo7VqN5tD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axnl-E1zc5U&amp;pp=0gcJCfwAo7VqN5tD</a></p><br><p><a href="https://donaldrobertson.substack.com/?sort=new" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Substack</a></p><p>X: <a href="https://twitter.com/DonJRobertson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@donjrobertson</a></p><p>IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/donaldjrobertson/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@donaldjrobertson</a></p><br><p>📖 Preorder the final book in Ryan Holiday's The Stoic Virtues Series: "Wisdom Takes Work":<a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/wisdom-takes-work" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/wisdom-takes-work</a></p><br><p>🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast</a></p><br><p>🎥 Watch top moments from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Stoic Podcast</a> on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast</a></p><br><p>✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at <a href="https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><br><p>🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://store.dailystoic.com/</a></p><br><p>📱 Follow us: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;Instagram</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Twitter</a>,<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> YouTube</a>,<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> TikTok</a>, and<a href="https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Facebook</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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