If you’ve ever crawled into bed exhausted only to find your brain hosting an all-night talk show, this episode is for you. Bestselling author and Part-Time Monk Tim Tamashiro breaks down why falling asleep feels impossible in the modern world—and how you can finally get the rest you need.

Discover the hidden role dopamine plays in keeping your mind wired, why screens sabotage your melatonin production, and how stress tricks your body into thinking it’s not safe to sleep. Tim guides you through The Sufferless Shift—Default, Deliberation, and Design—to help you power down your mind, build a bedtime routine that sticks, and wake up truly rested.

Practical, science-backed, and a little cheeky, this episode will show you exactly how to stop late-night scrolling, quiet your thoughts, and make peaceful sleep your new default.

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Do you ever feel like your brain just won’t shut up? Like there’s a nonstop stream of worries, reminders, regrets, and what-ifs running on loop? You’re not broken—your brain is just doing what it’s built to do.

In this episode of Sufferless with a Part-Time Monk, Tim Tamashiro explores why our minds feel so loud—and what to do about it. You’ll learn why you’re not your thoughts (you’re the listener, not the broadcaster), how your brain’s fear center gets hijacked in modern life, and what neuroscience and monk-wisdom say about finding peace.

This episode offers simple tools for turning down the noise, shifting from panic to presence, and gently reminding yourself: peace is possible with practice.

🔹 Topics include:

• The "loud roommate" in your head
• How to stop identifying with every anxious thought
• Why the amygdala loves drama
• A 3-part Sufferless Shift: Default → Deliberation → Design

🧘 Perfect for anyone who feels mentally exhausted, overthinks everything, or lies awake at night thinking too much.

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In this episode of Sufferless with a Part-Time Monk, Tim Tamashiro explores why peace doesn’t come naturally—and why that’s not your fault. From the almond-sized amygdala that runs your stress response to a rare neuroscience case study of a woman who literally cannot feel fear, this episode dives into how your brain is wired for survival, not serenity.

You’ll learn the three stages of the Sufferless Shift—Default, Deliberation, and Design—and how each stage brings you closer to a life of greater calm, clarity, and choice. If you've ever wondered why you're so reactive, why calm people seem like unicorns, or if you can actually train your way to peace… this episode is for you.

Listen in to learn:

• Why your brain defaults to panic (and how to notice it)
• What we can learn from a woman born without fear
• How to train your mind for presence instead of reactivity
• Simple design tools that reinforce peace in your daily life

Peace is possible—with practice.

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