Sisu Lab
Sisu Lab Podcast explores the inner fortitude of sisu its deep human expression. Sisu is an ancient Finnish word often associated with determination and courage in the face of adversity. Beyond that, it is a life philosophy and a path for refining one’s character. In this podcast, we explore sisu as a way of becoming more focused, courageous, loving, and free.
Hosted by Elisabet Lahti, PhD, author of Gentle Power: A Revolution in How We Think, Lead, and Succeed Using the Finnish Art of Sisu, the Sisu Lab Podcast weaves together research, personal stories, and practical insights. Elisabet has pioneered research on sisu since 2012 and has completed multiple endurance feats in her ongoing inquiry into inner fortitude.
This podcast is an invitation to meet your own sisu up close.
Learn more about Elisabet, her books, and related research at www.sisulab.com
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Episodes
17 episodes
The Heart of Authenticity with Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman
Scott Barry Kaufman is a big inspiration to me in research and the human sciences. He is a humanistic psychologist, the creator of self-actualization coaching, and simply a refreshing person who brings a sense of “keeping it real” to the world ...
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1:04:45
Sisu and Dissent: Keys to Constructive Badassery with Dr. Todd Kashdan
Right now, outrage seems as rampant as complacency, and both are lost opportunities from the vantage point of of life force. Being a "constructive badass" is a path to growth, change, and leadership amidst high pressure situations. The more we ...
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1:18:30
Exploring the gifts of blending masculine and feminine energy: Performance coach Monique Borst on leading from within
I’m joined for a conversation by Monique Borst, an entrepreneur, advisor and performance coach with 15 years in senior leadership positions. Monique has said, "Our businesses and personal lives are a mirror reflection of where we are on our own...
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1:11:06
The neuroscience of manifestation: Dr. James Doty on the foundations of fortitude, compassion, and a more graceful existence
The following interview is with distinguished neurosurgeon Dr. James Doty and it's a listen that is likely to make you feel a bit stronger and make you think more deeply about leadership, your daily habits, and the gift of life. I have been fol...
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59:34
Endurance from inside out: Dr. Phil Maffetone on optimal performance and building a healthy planet
This episode is about the paradox of putting healing and performance in the same sentence. Join me for an inspiring conversation with Dr. Phil Maffetone, a visionary in endurance sports for over four decades, an author, musician, and coach. Kno...
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1:06:26
Sovereignty and calm power with Dr. Emma Seppälä
Welcome to a new season of the Sisu Lab podcast! In this episode, I got heart to heart with emotional intelligence and wellbeing expert, Dr. Emma Seppälä. We dove into the mortal mortar life, took a dip the river of life force and finally, circ...
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49:17
Systems Intelligence: Path to Sisu as Heart and Leadership in Tough Times
In the spirit of the season, here's a true gift from Aalto University in Finland in the form of an introduction to a framework called systems intelligence (SI). While the name might feel a even a bit cerebral, this work has deeply changed my pe...
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36:42
The Lore of Life Force: Words and Constructs Around the Breath of Being
By now researchers have made wonderful strides in mapping the mental and physiological side of human capacity. We understand how muscles grow and endure, how fatigue plays into our vitality, and we also have a plethora of concepts (such as resi...
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38:19
Constructive Sisu and the Perils of Mindless Sisu
Sisu speaks of the extra reserves within individuals everywhere to endure challenges and take action against slim odds. However, while sisu denotes extraordinary power to overcome the extraordinary and do the extraordinary, it can also...
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Episode 8
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1:02:30
Sisu and Managing the Uphills + NEW tune!
Welcome to a new episode in which we muse on how to deal with life's headwinds - and how to do it with less damage and more grace. Take aways from ultra running that apply to everyday life (thanks, fellow adventurer & runner Annastiina Hint...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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31:22
Sacred Grief, Dragons by the Temple, and the Gift of Slowing Down
Dear sisu pilgrim, I hope you are well and held by all the courage ands compassion that makes up your unique you. This episode is a slowing down to feel into...grief; a recognition of that something gentle and sometimes heavy within us, buried ...
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33:57
Sisu Meditation for Challenging Times
This is a 23 minute calm and guided meditation to help you relax and calm your nervous system, connect to your breath, and set an intention. There is no background music or sounds and there is an additional 45 seconds for silence after the sess...
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23:06
Superordinate Purpose and the Sisu In-Between Our Hearts
Sisu is an interconnected matter. Rarely is your sisu only your sisu or my sisu solely my sisu. One of the main findings of the ultra run field work portion of my PhD on sisu is the idea of sisu that exists, and is born from, the space in-betwe...
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36:39
The Sphere of Life Force & Getting Constructively Uncomfortable
The sphere of life force is what I call the space within which we operate before hitting the sisu threshold; our outer boundary of inner strength. Ideally, you want this area to be as wide as possible. This episode describes how to expand it th...
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Episode 4
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38:48
Know Your Sisu: Track Your Patterns and Prepare
"The important thing is not your process. The important thing is your process for improving your process." (Ryan Todd). In this episode we start to dig into our stories of sisu (a practice introduced in the previous episode) to build our...
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25:32
A Beginning of a Sisu Journey: Stories of Sisu
In this episode I share some of the background to the very early days of researching sisu, what the word means, and I present the idea of using the upcoming podcast series as a journey into your own sisu.If you wish, prepare by getting ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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