Wu Wei Wisdom Podcast

You’re not “too sensitive” — your nervous system is reacting to the past, not the present. Learn why you get emotionally triggered so easily, even in small, everyday situations.
This is part 2 of a powerful 4-part Inner Child series for 2026.
In this episode, you’ll discover what’s really happening in the moment you feel overwhelmed, reactive, or out of control… and why it’s not a flaw or weakness.
We explore the psychology of emotional triggers through the lens of Inner Child work, nervous system activation, and Taoist wisdom. You’ll learn how your mind stores past experiences as emotional memory, why your Inner Child reacts before logic kicks in, and how common situations like feeling ignored, criticised, or misunderstood can activate old patterns.
Most importantly, you’ll understand why trying to “calm down”, suppress your feelings, or think logically often makes triggers worse — and what to do instead. This is not about fixing yourself. It’s about seeing clearly. This awareness is the first step to healing your Inner Child and creating emotional balance and ease in your daily life.
Watch part 1 here: https://youtu.be/FY0EMmLfiDw?si=vTqAAqPGWAcsgHFx
In part 3: How to heal your Inner Child through reparenting.
With your hosts, David James Lees (ordained Taoist monk, emotional and spiritual health teacher) and Alexandra Lees (mindset and business coach).
Discover our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com
Subscribe to David’s FREE Journal: https://davidjameslees.substack.com/
Other related teachings on our YouTube channel that will help you:
Our INNER CHILD PLAYLIST  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zICGLRS1b7q1HSJhZRash5qq
Our GOLDEN THREAD PROCESS PLAYLIST https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zIAsS_wgdRN7QGBKIk54sbyD
Join our free Wu Wei Wisdom Community Facebook support group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wuweiwisdomcommunity  
If you love our work, you can now make a small donation to help fund the continued production of our weekly teachings by buying us a 'virtual coffee'! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wuweiwisdom 
Book an online Golden Thread Process & Inner Child Consultation with David: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com/therapies-for-body-mind/ 
Follow us on Instagram: @wuweiwisdom
Sign up to receive a relaxing guided meditation gift, plus our weekly newsletter + offers via email:  https://www.wuweiwisdom.com/signup 
Music by Earth Tree Healing
Disclaimer: This podcast and any associated teaching and comments shared are not a substitute for professional therapy, mental health care, crisis support, medical advice, doctor diagnosis, or professional healthcare treatment. Our show episodes provide general information for educational purposes only and are offered as suggestions for you and your professional therapist or healthcare advisor to consider and research.

Discover why you keep repeating the same mistakes, and how to break the cycle without pain.
In this Tao Dialogues episode, we explore the deeper Taoist wisdom behind repeated patterns, emotional conditioning, and the Inner Child’s influence on our decisions.
Discover how emotional logic, unconscious beliefs, and the need to be right keep us stuck in cycles of frustration, self-sabotage, and repeated outcomes. Learn the difference between the reactive Inner Child and the calm, clear guidance of Shen (your inner knowing), and how this shift allows you to grow without suffering.
This teaching reveals why wisdom is not proven through pain, but recognised through truth, and how aligning with wu wei (effortless effort) helps you break free from old patterns with clarity, calm, and authenticity.
If you’ve ever felt stuck in repeating relationship patterns, work struggles, or self-sabotaging behaviours, this teaching will show you a new way forward. 
Read the blog post that inspired this episode: https://davidjameslees.substack.com/p/empty-courtroom [second blog on this page] 
Our Tao Dialogues are powerful yet gentle teachings about authenticity, spirituality and finding emotional balance and flow in everyday life. These spoken-word episodes draw from David James Lees’ practice as a Taoist monk and teacher, and expand upon popular posts on ‘David’s Journal’, his Substack blog.
Subscribe to David’s Journal here: https://davidjameslees.substack.com/
Discover David’s online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com
Other related teachings that will help you:
TAO DIALOGUES PLAYLIST  https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zICamFP2zMyey3KGTnfm2aUq&si=AW_ZOUeldKv3nHhF
SHEN (THE SPIRITUAL SELF) PLAYLIST https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zIBmp50wYcmU7jCBLp1Qvl-j
INNER CHILD PLAYLIST  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zICGLRS1b7q1HSJhZRash5qq
Join our free Wu Wei Wisdom Community Facebook support group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wuweiwisdomcommunity  
Book an online Golden Thread Process & Inner Child Consultation with David: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com/therapies-for-body-mind/ 
Follow us on Instagram: @wuweiwisdom
Sign up to receive a relaxing guided meditation gift, plus our weekly newsletter + offers via email: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com/signup 
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Disclaimer: This podcast and any associated teaching and comments shared are not a substitute for professional therapy, mental health care, crisis support, medical advice, doctor diagnosis, or professional healthcare treatment. Our show episodes provide general information for educational purposes only and are offered as suggestions for you and your professional therapist or healthcare advisor to consider and research.
Music by Earth Tree Healing

A calming meditation to help you reconnect with your Inner Child and discover clarity and self-compassion through gentle awareness - with Taoist monk and teacher, David James Lees.
In this guided meditation, you will learn how to gently reconnect with your Inner Child through awareness, self-compassion, and the principles of wu wei (effortless effort).
This calming meditation helps you recognise how childhood patterns still influence your thoughts, emotions, and behaviours today, without judgement or force. Rather than trying to “fix” yourself, this meditation invites you to observe your inner world with clarity, creating space between you and old emotional patterns.
Through breath, reflection, and visualisation, you’ll begin to understand how your Inner Child adapted for safety, and how awareness can naturally bring healing. The meditation is perfect for daily practice, stress relief, and anyone exploring Inner Child healing, self-awareness, mindfulness, and emotional well-being.
⚠️ PLEASE DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS MEDITATION WHILE DRIVING OR OPERATING MACHINERY
Learn more about our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com
Subscribe to David’s FREE Journal: https://davidjameslees.substack.com/
Other teachings and guided meditations you may enjoy: 
Your Inner Child is Shaping Your Life (Here’s How to Recognise It) https://youtu.be/FY0EMmLfiDw?si=NEM4FTqqoFhebGM5 
GUIDED MEDITATION PLAYLIST https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zIA12P7BftG6a18lIWFDjL35&si=bWWub6YyoZpXhFub
LOVE & RELATIONSHIPS PLAYLIST https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zID3yxrdCbbZFuKHCwgV6qhX&si=-zdah_z6MiSZIl0t
Is there a question you'd like answered on the show? Submit it at: https://bit.ly/askusyourquestion 
Join our free Wu Wei Wisdom Community Facebook support group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wuweiwisdomcommunity  
If you love our work, you can now make a small donation to help fund the continued production of our weekly teachings by buying us a 'virtual coffee'! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wuweiwisdom 
Book an online Golden Thread Process & Inner Child Consultation with David: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com/therapies-for-body-mind/ 
Follow us on Instagram: @wuweiwisdom
Sign up to receive a relaxing guided meditation gift, plus our weekly newsletter + offers via email: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com/signup 
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Disclaimer: This podcast and any associated teaching and comments shared are not a substitute for professional therapy, mental health care, crisis support, medical advice, doctor diagnosis, or professional healthcare treatment. Our show episodes provide general information for educational purposes only and are offered as suggestions for you and your professional therapist or healthcare advisor to consider and research.
Music by Earth Tree Healing

Discover how hidden emotional patterns quietly shape your relationships, work, and self-talk — and why awareness is the first step to real change.
This is part 1 of a powerful 4-part Inner Child series for 2026.
In this video, you’ll learn how long-standing behaviours form, how your Inner Child shows up in daily life, and why these patterns once helped you feel safe. Through a grounded wu wei approach, you’ll begin to notice these patterns without judgment — reducing inner conflict and creating space for calm, self-respect, and clarity.
With your hosts, David James Lees (ordained Taoist monk, emotional and spiritual health teacher) and Alexandra Lees (mindset and business coach).
Discover our online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com
Subscribe to David’s FREE Journal: https://davidjameslees.substack.com/
Other related teachings on our YouTube channel that will help you:
Our INNER CHILD PLAYLIST  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zICGLRS1b7q1HSJhZRash5qq
Our GOLDEN THREAD PROCESS PLAYLIST https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zIAsS_wgdRN7QGBKIk54sbyD
Is there a question you'd like answered on the show? Submit it at: https://bit.ly/askusyourquestion 
Join our free Wu Wei Wisdom Community Facebook support group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wuweiwisdomcommunity  
If you love our work, you can now make a small donation to help fund the continued production of our weekly teachings by buying us a 'virtual coffee'! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wuweiwisdom 
Book an online Golden Thread Process & Inner Child Consultation with David: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com/therapies-for-body-mind/ 
Follow us on Instagram: @wuweiwisdom
Sign up to receive a relaxing guided meditation gift, plus our weekly newsletter + offers via email:  https://www.wuweiwisdom.com/signup 
Music by Earth Tree Healing
Disclaimer: This podcast and any associated teaching and comments shared are not a substitute for professional therapy, mental health care, crisis support, medical advice, doctor diagnosis, or professional healthcare treatment. Our show episodes provide general information for educational purposes only and are offered as suggestions for you and your professional therapist or healthcare advisor to consider and research.

Discover why softness—calm, grounded, and authentic—is often the strongest form of power.
In this episode of Tao Dialogues, we explore the strength of softness, a profound Taoist teaching that challenges the modern belief that power must be loud, aggressive, or forceful. True strength is not about dominating a room—it is about staying rooted in calm truth, authenticity, and inner alignment.
Through Taoist wisdom, wu wei, and the understanding of Shen, we discover how gentleness, emotional awareness, and quiet confidence create a deeper and more sustainable form of strength. When we stop performing power and start living from truth, we conserve energy, remain steady under pressure, and respond to life with clarity rather than reaction 
Read the blog post that inspired this episode: https://davidjameslees.substack.com/p/shifting-the-story [third blog on this page] 
Our Tao Dialogues are powerful yet gentle teachings about authenticity, spirituality and finding emotional balance and flow in everyday life. These spoken-word episodes draw from David James Lees’ practice as a Taoist monk and teacher, and expand upon popular posts on ‘David’s Journal’, his Substack blog.
Subscribe to David’s Journal here: https://davidjameslees.substack.com/
Discover David’s online consultations, events and shop: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com
Other related teachings on our YouTube channel that will help you:
TAO DIALOGUES PLAYLIST  https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zICamFP2zMyey3KGTnfm2aUq&si=AW_ZOUeldKv3nHhF
SHEN (THE SPIRITUAL SELF) PLAYLIST https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zIBmp50wYcmU7jCBLp1Qvl-j
INNER CHILD PLAYLIST  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9NQ_PWX4zICGLRS1b7q1HSJhZRash5qq
Join our free Wu Wei Wisdom Community Facebook support group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wuweiwisdomcommunity  
If you love our work, make a small donation to help fund the continued production of our teachings by buying us a 'virtual coffee'! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wuweiwisdom 
Book an online consultation with David: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com/therapies-for-body-mind/ 
Follow us on Instagram: @wuweiwisdom
Sign up to receive our weekly newsletter + offers via email: https://www.wuweiwisdom.com/signup 
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Disclaimer: This podcast and any associated teaching and comments shared are not a substitute for professional therapy, mental health care, crisis support, medical advice, doctor diagnosis, or professional healthcare treatment. Our show episodes provide general information for educational purposes only and are offered as suggestions for you and your professional therapist or healthcare advisor to consider and research.
Music by Earth Tree Healing