The Centre: A Language for Being
The podcast

Summit Words

One over-used word, unpacked each episode – in Nuri’s own voice,
with chapters from the book read aloud.

Start here · “Why are we not getting better?”
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Episodes

One over-used word each episode – and what it actually asks of us. Plus chapters from the book, read aloud.

  1. 1
    Summit Words · Episode 1

    Love

    Music: “Tender Heart” — Ltebloomr

    4:57
  2. 2
    Summit Words · Episode 2

    Healing

    Music: “Memory Box” — Cody Martin

    8:33
  3. 3
    Summit Words · Episode 3

    Be Proud

    Music: “Tender Heart” — Ltebloomr

    4:02
  4. 4
    Summit Words · Episode 4

    Self Love

    Music: “A Lifetime With You” — J Scott Rakozy

    4:27
  5. 5
    Summit Words · Episode 5

    Placement

    Music: “Piano Beautiful” — LiteSaturation

    2:06
  6. 6
    Summit Words · Episode 6

    Notice

    Music: “Ambient” — PaulYudin

    3:34
  7. 7
    Summit Words · Episode 7

    Home (less)

    Music: “Shadows on the keys” — Surprising Media

    6:31
  8. 8
    Summit Words · Episode 8

    Whitman’s Lecture Room · 1865 vs Instagram 2026

    Read here

    Music: “The Ocean” — Grand Project

    0:57
  9. 9
    A reading from the book

    Baskets

    Music: “With Grace” — Shimmer

    5:59
  10. 10
    A reading from the book

    Misnamed

    Music: “Silent Evening” — Grand Project

    1:05
The format
01

One word

Each episode takes a single summit word and sits with it – not defining it, but tracing the climb underneath it.

02

Lived, not lectured

Grounded in what's actually been lived – Nuri's own experience, and conversations with people who've climbed that particular mountain.

03

Slow, on purpose

No rush to conclusions. In keeping with the Centre's own idea of the delay – truth given room before it's spoken.

A short recognition

What gold was in your pain?

Five questions, and a name for what it became – a Shield, a Seed, or a Gift.

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