160: Mindfulness ~A Habit for Keeping Your Cool: An Interview with Mindfulness Teacher and Former Monk Stephen Schettini

160: Mindfulness ~A Habit for Keeping Your Cool: An Interview with Mindfulness Teacher and Former Monk Stephen Schettini

Author: Lorrie Mickelson, Habits & Self Care July 12, 2025 Duration: 52:14

Today, on Episode #160 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we’re diving into a conversation that’s equal parts calming and captivating.


Our guest is Stephen Schettini, a former Buddhist monk, current mindfulness teacher, TEDx speaker, and the founder of The Inner Monk


Stephen brings mindfulness down to earth with a scientific, no-nonsense approach that helps people navigate life’s chaos with clarity, calm, and confidence.


What’s remarkable is how Stephen’s journey began:


Born into a circus family, he felt like a misfit from the start.


That led him on a life-changing pilgrimage across the world, to India, where he became a monk for eight years.


Since leaving monastic life, he’s created a grounded, secular mindfulness approach that helps people manage relationships, reduce emotional reactivity, and build real resilience.


His storytelling is vivid, funny, honest, and deeply human. (And he is a fellow Canadian, residing in Montreal.)


So if you’ve ever struggled to “keep your cool” in the messiness of everyday life, and the chaos and uncertainty that we are in now,  this episode is your invitation to pause, breathe, and meet your inner monk.


Love,

Lorrie xoxox


Connect with Stephen:

Website: theinnermonk.com

Email: schettini@videotron.ca

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