In this episode, Scott Barry Kaufman challenges us to go from asking ourselves “Why Me?” to “What Now?” as he unpacks a new approach to pain and growth. Scott explains how the real work happens in the messy middle as we unpack the dangers of black and white thinking, and why genuine change isn’t about a single epiphany, but a thousand small choices. If you’ve ever wondered how to hold your suffering without letting it define you, or how to spot the agency that you still have, this episode is for you.

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Key Takeaways:

• The concept of a victim mindset and its impact on personal growth.
• The importance of personal agency and empowerment in overcoming challenges.
• The balance between acknowledging suffering and recognizing potential for growth.
• The role of emotions and cognitive distortions in shaping our mindset.
• Techniques for emotional regulation and reframing negative thoughts.
• The significance of self-compassion and its role in personal development.
• The dangers of black-and-white thinking and the need for nuanced perspectives.
• The relationship between trauma, identity, and self-worth.
• The process of post-traumatic growth and healing from past experiences.
• Listener questions addressing limiting beliefs and the fear of the unknown.

If you enjoyed this conversation with Scott Barry Kaufman, check out these other episodes:

Tasha Eurich on Growing Self-Awareness

How to Choose Growth with Scott Barry Kaufman & Jordyn Feingold

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In this episode, Victor Strecher discusses purposeful living and strategies to align your values and actions. Vic shares his imperfect journey back to meaning and to living for what matters most after losing his daughter. He explores what it means to be purposeful versus just having a purpose, how energy and vitality play a role in living out our values, and why purpose isn’t just for the privileged.

For the first time in over three years, I’ve got a couple open spots in my coaching practice. If you’re a thoughtful business owner, creator, or leader feeling stuck in scattered progress or simmering self-doubt, this might be the right moment. Through my Aligned Progress Method, I help people move toward real momentum with clarity, focus, and trust in themselves. If that speaks to where you are, you can learn more at oneyoufeed.net/align.

Key Takeaways:

• The significance of purpose in life and its impact on well-being.
• Personal experiences of loss and grief, particularly the impact of losing a loved one on understanding purpose.
• The distinction between values, purpose, and meaning, and how they interconnect.
• The role of energy and vitality in living a purposeful life, including factors like sleep, mindfulness, and nutrition.
• The concept of mortality salience and its influence on identifying core values and priorities.
• Practical methods for discovering and articulating one’s purpose, such as the headstone test.
• The accessibility of purpose for everyone, regardless of socioeconomic status.
• The relationship between purpose and happiness
• Encouragement for self-reflection and intentionality in daily life to align actions with personal values.

If you enjoyed this conversation with Victor Strecher, check out these other episodes:

How to Create a Life Strategy for Meaningful Change with Seth Godin

How to Shift Your Emotions: Moving from Chaos to Clarity with Ethan Kross

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In this episode, Anne-Laure Le Cunff, discusses how to go from procrastination to action using the power of tiny experiments. Most advice about self-improvement assumes you know where you’re going, but what if you don’t? Anne-Laure suggests that’s not a flaw, it’s actually the starting point. Her new book, Tiny Experiments, offers a way to explore change without chasing outcomes. In our conversation, we talk about curiosity as a guide, how to stay engaged in uncertainty, and what it means to choose persistence.

For the first time in over three years, I’ve got a couple open spots in my coaching practice. If you’re a thoughtful business owner, creator, or leader feeling stuck in scattered progress or simmering self-doubt, this might be the right moment. Through my Aligned Progress Method, I help people move toward real momentum with clarity, focus, and trust in themselves. If that speaks to where you are, you can learn more at oneyoufeed.net/align.

Key Takeaways:

• Importance of curiosity and exploration in personal growth
• Conducting small experiments to challenge the status quo
• Embracing uncertainty and learning from emotions
• Distinction between passive and active acceptance of challenges
• The concept of “field notes” for self-reflection and observation
• Understanding and labeling emotions to reduce anxiety
• Addressing procrastination through curiosity and exploration
• The iterative process of growth loops and adjusting one’s trajectory
• The significance of taking actionable steps in the present
• Developing mini protocols or “pacts” for personal experimentation

If you enjoyed this conversation with Anne-Laure Le Cunff, check out these other episodes:

The Power of Visualization to Achieve Your Goals with Emily Balcetis

Why We Stop Noticing What Matters and How to Feel Alive Again with Tali Sharot

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In this episode, Taylor Jacobson discusses the hidden cause of procrastination and how to finally move forward in your life. He explores how transformation rarely feels graceful, how repressed emotions shape our behavior, and what it takes to live a life true to your inner compass. It’s a vulnerable, grounded conversation about fear, reinvention, and creating space for what you actually want to give to the world.

For the first time in over three years, I’ve got a couple open spots in my coaching practice. If you’re a thoughtful business owner, creator, or leader feeling stuck in scattered progress or simmering self-doubt, this might be the right moment. Through my Aligned Progress Method, I help people move toward real momentum with clarity, focus, and trust in themselves. If that speaks to where you are, you can learn more at oneyoufeed.net/align.

Key Takeaways:

• Importance of experiencing and releasing emotions for personal growth
• The concept of safety in productivity and its impact on focus
• Overview of Focusmate as a solution for procrastination and accountability
• The role of community support in overcoming distractions and enhancing productivity
• The significance of vulnerability in seeking help and building connections
• The principles of behavior change, including commitment and accountability
• The relationship between emotional well-being and productivity
• The challenges of transformation and the necessity of aligning with one’s true self
• The exploration of intuition and discernment in navigating emotions and decision-making

If you enjoyed this conversation with Taylor Jacobson, check out these other episodes:

How to Overcome Procrastination with Tim Pychyl

David Kadavy on Getting Started

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In this episode, Sarah Gormley discusses the quiet pain of self-loathing and finding the courage to face it. Sarah had it all – a thriving corporate career, success, and admiration. But beneath was a quiet, relentless self-loathing she couldn’t shake. In her memoir, The Order of Things, Sarah shares the profound turning point at 40 when she finally asked, is this how it’s going to feel forever? She unpacks why therapy isn’t linear, how grief can deepen gratitude, and the freedom that comes when we stop performing and start genuinely living.

Feeling stuck? It could be one of the six saboteurs of self-control—things like autopilot, self-doubt, or emotional escapism. But here’s the good news: you can outsmart them. Download the free Six Saboteurs of Self-Control ebook now at oneyoufeed.net/ebook and start taking back control today!

Key Takeaways:

• Journey of self-discovery and self-acceptance
• Importance of mental health and therapy
• Struggles with self-loathing and emotional challenges
• Impact of grief on personal growth and gratitude
• Relationship dynamics and self-worth
• Caregiving experiences and their emotional complexities
• Navigating grief while supporting others
• The role of compassion in healing
• Tools for managing negative self-talk and thought patterns
• The interplay of environment, genetics, and personal agency in shaping identity

If you enjoyed this conversation with Sarah Gormley, check out these other episodes:

How to Tame Your Inner Critic with Dr. Aziz Gazipura

How to Practice Self Compassion with Dr. Shauna Shapiro

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In this episode, Tali Sharot explains why we stop noticing what matters and how to start feeling alive again. She describes what habituation is and how our minds normalize what once moved us. Tali also explores ways that we can reawaken joy, purpose, and even moral clarity. It’s an eye-opening look at the subtle ways we lose and then can reclaim our aliveness.

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Key Takeaways:

• Concept of habituation and its effects on emotional responses
• Importance of noticing the extraordinary in everyday life
• Strategies for counteracting habituation, such as taking breaks and diversifying experiences
• Relationship between habituation and creativity
• Impact of social media on emotional well-being and habituation
• Exploration of habits and addiction, particularly in relation to social media
• Discussion on the nature of lying and habituation to dishonesty
• The balance between exploration and exploitation in personal experiences
• The complexities of human emotions and expectations, particularly regarding women’s rights and happiness
• Encouragement to experiment with life choices to enhance well-being and fulfillment

If you enjoyed this conversation with Tali Sharot, check out these other episodes:

How to Stop Losing Your Mind (Literally): The Surprising Science of Attention with Amishi Jha

How to Create Elastic Habits that Adapt to Your Day with Stephen Guise

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You're doing everything right, staying productive, chasing growth, keeping up. But what if the discomfort you feel isn't a sign that you need to do more, but a signal to let go? In this episode, Charlie Gilkey and I explore the Tao Te Ching, which is one of my favorite books of all time, but not as a relic from the past, but as a guide for navigating the speed and complexities of modern life, including the rise of AI.We talk about how ancient wisdom can live side by side with new technology and how presence, simplicity, and inner alignment still matter, now more than ever,

The Tao Te Ching is one of those books I keep coming back to. Ancient wisdom, wrapped in poetry, that somehow feels more relevant every year. Like this line: “If you look to others for happiness, you will never be happy. If your well-being depends on money, you will never be content.“Simple. Clear. Actually useful.I’ve teamed up with Rebind.ai to create an interactive edition of the Tao—forty essential verses, translated into plain, everyday language, with space to reflect, explore, and ask questions. It’s like having a conversation not just with the Tao, but with me too. If you’re looking for more clarity, calm, or direction, come check it out here.

Key Takeaways:

• Discussion of the Tao Te Ching, an ancient Chinese text attributed to Lao Tzu.
• Application of Tao Te Ching, teachings to modern life and contemporary challenges.
• Exploration of themes such as presence, simplicity, and inner alignment.
• The balance between engagement and busyness in daily life.
• The metaphor of feeding the “good wolf” within us and acknowledging both positive and negative aspects of our nature.
• The significance of flexibility and adaptability in navigating life’s changes.
• The importance of mental health and accessibility to support systems.
• Reflection on the “Three Treasures” of the Tao Te Ching: simplicity, compassion, and patience.
• The role of philosophy in fostering human connection and understanding.
• Encouragement to embrace the teachings of the Tao Te Ching, for personal growth and fulfillment.

If you enjoyed this conversation with Charlie Gilkey, check out these other episodes:

How to Get Things Done with Charlie Gilkey

Embrace the Chaos: Finding Clarity Through Meditation with Henry Shukman (Part 1)

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What if the very thing that gives your life meaning is also what's burning you out? That's the paradox. Leah Weiss found herself in teaching compassionate leadership at Stanford. Working with organizations inspired by the Dalai Lama. Doing the kind of work most of us dream of. And yet she was falling apart. In today's conversation, we unpacked the silent erosion of self that can happen even when everything looks right on the outside. Leah shares how burnout crept in under the guise of purpose, why discernment can't be done alone, and how the small act of knitting helped her find her way back to herself. This episode is a map for anyone wondering is it me? Is it the job or is it the world we're trying to survive in?

Key Takeaways:

• The issue of burnout, particularly in the workplace.
• Personal experiences and challenges related to burnout.
• The importance of recognizing signs and symptoms of burnout.
• The concept of discernment in addressing dissatisfaction.
• Distinction between burnout and compassion fatigue.
• The role of community and support in navigating burnout.
• Factors contributing to burnout at individual, team, and organizational levels.
• The significance of psychological safety and team dynamics.
• The search for meaning and alignment of personal values in work.
• The impact of entrepreneurship on well-being, particularly for women founders.

If you enjoyed this conversation with Leah Weiss, check out these other episodes:

Embracing Emotions at Work with Liz Fosslien

How to Deal with Burnout Through Self-Compassion with Kristin Neff

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The Tao Te Ching is one of those books I keep coming back to. Ancient wisdom, wrapped in poetry, that somehow feels more relevant every year. Like this line: “If you look to others for happiness, you will never be happy. If your well-being depends on money, you will never be content.“Simple. Clear. Actually useful.I’ve teamed up with Rebind.ai to create an interactive edition of the Tao—forty essential verses, translated into plain, everyday language, with space to reflect, explore, and ask questions. It’s like having a conversation not just with the Tao, but with me too. If you’re looking for more clarity, calm, or direction, check it out here.

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