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Daily Stoic: Stoicism for Pain, Anger, and Anxiety

I recently contributed a series of articles to the Daily Stoic website, mainly focused on Stoic psychological techniques and their relationship with cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT). First, though, a couple of interviews: Interview: Stoicism and the Art of Happiness Interview: Marcus Aurelius’ Psychological Toolkit Here are three articles on different aspects of Stoic therapy: Stoicism and …

Forty Reviews of How to Think Like a Roman Emperor

My latest book How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius was published by St. Martin’s on 2nd April. It was #1 bestseller in philosophy for a couple of weeks, based on industry sales figures, and has been the #1 Amazon new release in Greek and Roman philosophy since publication. …

Facebook Groups for Stoicism

There are now lots of online communities for people interested in Stoicism. There are several large communities for Stoic philosophy in general but increasingly more specialized groups have appeared. It’s interesting to see which topics have their own communities now. I run a large Stoicism group called Stoicism Group (Stoic Philosophy), which was founded in …

New Facebook Group for Stoicism and the Military

The Stoic Warrior is a page dedicated to the philosophy of Stoicism and how it specifically relates to those that serve in and support the military around the world. Stoicism is an ancient western philosophy with its founding in ancient Greece and then popularized in Rome. It is a philosophy of life inspired by Socrates …

Wharton School Podcast: Stoicism

Here’s the transcript of an interview I did recently for Wharton business school radio, along with the transcript. Wharton School Podcast Also see the review of How to Think Like a Roman Emperor in The Wall Street Journal. And there’s an older article which I contributed to by Carrie Sheffield in Forbes magazine.

Photos from Book Signing at Ben McNally

Thanks to Adam Piercey for taking these photos of my book signing at Ben McNally’s in Toronto, for How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius.

Eat Like a Stoic (Event)

I’m inviting you to “eat like a Stoic” on Sunday 26th May. We want people from all over the world to make “Stoic Soup”, based on the ancient recipe attributed to Zeno of Citium, the founder of the Stoic school. It’s also a great opportunity to reflect on our relationship with food, from a philosophical …

Podcast: The Hidden Why

Discussion of Stoicism on the Hidden Why Podcast.

Tim Ferriss on Stoicism and the Art of Happiness

Tim Ferriss recently brought out his own edition of the letters of Seneca, called The Tao of Seneca, which includes an interview I did about Stoicism. He also included Stoicism and the Art of Happiness in his recommended reading list: Donald Robertson’s book [Stoicism and the Art of Happiness] was highly recommended by the Stoic …

Stoicism for Mother’s Day

The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius was the last famous Stoic of antiquity. His personal reflections on applying Stoic philosophy to daily life, The Meditations, begin with a chapter contemplating the virtues of his family members and most cherished tutors, including his mother, Domitia Lucilla. Continue reading on Medium.