How to Gracefully Handle Defeat I Former Congressman Tim Ryan

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. 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, Healing America: How a Simple Practice Can Help Us Recapture the American Spirit and a book on reforming the broken food systems, The Real Food Revolution: Healthy Eating, Green Groceries, and the Return of the American Family Farm . In this episode we talk about: How his practice helped him weather a brutal political campaign Why he's joined the ice bath craze The link between breathwork and meditation How he's adjusting to civilian life after 20 years in Washington How he handled things when he realized the race was not going his way What he was thinking and feeling when he made his concession speech What it's like to be outside of the DC fishbowl The freedom that comes with not living under a microscope The kids basketball game made him realize his life had changed Escaping the grind Whether he's considered running for office again And what the rough and tumble of politics has taught him about dealing with difficult people Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/tim-ryan