Playing Dead, Robert Sheehan
Playing Dead, Robert Sheehan
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Playing Dead
How Meditation Brought Me Back to Life

Author: Robert Sheehan

Narrator: Robert Sheehan

Unabridged: 8 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ebury Digital

Published: 09/05/2024


Synopsis

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From Robert Sheehan, star of Misfits and The Umbrella Academy, and host of hit podcast The Earth Locker, comes a heartfelt journey to inner peace.

In Playing Dead, Robert Sheehan shares intimate reflections on his search for purpose, looking back at the adventures – and misadventures – of his life so far, and sharing the profoundly transformative lessons he has learnt along the way.

Meditation is at the heart of Robert's route to spiritual awakening. In Playing Dead he reveals the turbulence in his life that led him to seek calm and tranquility within. A beautiful, meandering memoir reflecting a rich tapestry of experience, uncovering how spirituality has become his anchor in the constant moving tide. Combining storytelling with letters, poetry, childhood memories and thoughtful musings on fame.

Through this compelling description of his quest for inner stillness, Robert shows us how we can welcome a practice of meditation into our own lives, with tools for soothing your nervous system and focusing a fretful mind. In a world where our attention is constantly up for grabs, Playing Dead shows how we can give our souls the deep rest we crave.

'A wit and wisdom that harkens back to an age of enlightenment' – RON PERLMAN, ACTOR

'A meditation guide from a man with a mind most unlikely to be conducive to meditation' – MANCHÁN MAGAN, WRITER AND BROADCASTER

'In this beautifully written story, Robert Sheehan shares his journey from chaos to stillness and how meditation can lead us to a place of connection and calm' – DEB DANA, AUTHOR OF ANCHORED

©2024 Robert Sheehan (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lindsay on October 01, 2024

So, I have just finished reading Playing Dead. Am I the only slow reader here? It's a long review, as it's the book I feel most connected with—therefore interwoven with my own personal journey. Robert Sheehan’s Playing Dead is truly fascinating on many different levels. First of all, why is it always......more

Goodreads review by James on January 23, 2025

Playing Dead: How Meditation Brought Me Back To Life / Robert Sheehan ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ~ Again, I must stress that I paint an overly negative and one sided picture of fame here because that was the story that took centre stage early on. But luckily for me, the universe had a habit of dropping breadcrumbs… ~ I’......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on October 06, 2024

The doorway to enlightment. (Or at least an insightful and fun read.)......more

Goodreads review by Liam on September 14, 2024

I'd recommend it to anyone who has fallen out of the practice of meditation. This guy will get you curious again. As BB Kink said to Bono in the movie 'rattle and hum' , about the song "when love comes to town". "Them's might heavy lyrics for a young man." Same could be said for Robert Sheehans prai......more

Goodreads review by Gabrielle on September 11, 2024

(Note: the cover needs to be updated here). It doesn't matter if you're already familiar with meditation or not, and this is certainly already its strength. Anyone with a restless monkey mind will feel that pang in the stomach you sometimes get "when you know someone's right". This is a book that shak......more