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In our pursuit of optimization, analysis, scientific rigor, and financial success, we may find ourselves wondering, "where is the life in all of this?" Could it be that in dissecting every inch of our business, we have inadvertently killed it? Today on Shift Break we will be talking about the need to remain connected to and act from the heart. Why we might feel a collective burn out and misery in what we are doing, and how, perhaps we can reclaim some joy amidst the frenzy of the shop. APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN! KEY HOLDER COACHING GROUPS Are you a coffee shop owner looking to join a community of other owners to help bring perspective, insight, encouragement, and accountability in a well curated setting? Then you need to apply to join Key holder Coaching Groups! Applications are now open for Spring 2026 Cohort: Click below to learn more: APPLY TO KEY HOLDER COACHING GROUPS KEYS TO THE SHOP ALSO OFFERS 1:1 CONSULTING AND COACHING! If you are a cafe owner and want to work one on one with me to bring your shop to its next level and help bring you joy and freedom in the process then email chris@keystothshop.com of book a free call now: https://calendly.com/chrisdeferio/30min Related Episodes: 485: Your Shop vs The Industry – How to Free Yourself From Dependency 317 : Encore Episode: Death by Comparison 227 : Connecting with Hearts and Minds 566: The Problem With Systems
George Newman, born to free Black parents in 1855, was only 21 or 22 when he wrote the novel, A Miserable Revenge: A Story of Life in Virginia. Newman's granddaughter, Ruth Toliver, talks about the just-published novel with Virginia Humanities Center for the Book director Kalela Williams. Also: Mollie Godfrey and Brooks Hefner helped bring Newman's fascinating novel into digital and print publication. Later in the show: The author of Becoming Belle da Costa-Green: A Visionary Librarian Through Her Letters recounts the accomplishments of the first Director of the fabulous Morgan Library and Museum in New York City. Deborah Parker says Belle da Costa-Green spent her life passing as white, even though she was the daughter of a prominent African American family.
Philosopher and writer Eamon Evans on humanity's relentless and impossible pursuit of happiness through materialism, social media and self help, and why the kindest and best people have been 'crushed by life' a couple of times.Eamon started to think more deeply about happiness and contentment in his 20s, after a bout of serious depression.He realised that trying to be happy all the time was paradoxically making him miserable, and says that's true for most of us in this modern world.Eamon began to trace the history of human's infatuation with being happy.What he found was that the story of humanity was tied up with other pursuits like survival, honour, virtue and discipline until very recently.Only in the 20th century did people start wanting to stop to smell the roses all the time, but Eamon says a permanent state of happiness impossible and emotionally counterproductive.In fact, our obsession with being happy is actually making us sad, and on top of that, it's making us sad about the fact that we're sad—a concept called 'meta-unhappiness'.Eamon acknowledges misery can sometimes be pathological, and it's important that lifesaving progress has been made on creating spaces here people can speak out and seek help.But in terms of daily, natural feelings of struggle, he says it's better to accept these as a normal part of human life, and look upon seasons of misery as miracles that build character, make us kinder, and more interesting.The Importance of Being Miserable is published by Simon and Schuster.This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris, Executive Producer was Nicola Harrison.It explores advertising, marketing, smart phones, addiction, dopamine, serotonin, Gen Z, glimmers of hope, gratitude, being grateful, how to be grateful, gratitude journal, Buddhism, enlightenment, Mad Men, advertising, capitalism, mental health, mental wellbeing, self help books, religion, industrial revolution, greed, property, wants versus needs.To binge even more great episodes of the Conversations podcast with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.
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Send a textPain that won't yield to words or silence is the pain most of us fear—and exactly where Job 16 takes us. We open with Job's searing line, “Miserable comforters,” and explore why well-meaning speech can wound when it chases explanations instead of offering presence. Then we sit with a harder truth: even quiet can't mend a soul-deep ache that only God can reach. If you've ever felt unseen in your suffering, this conversation names that loneliness and points toward a better kind of comfort.We also wrestle with sovereignty without flinching. Job traces his exhaustion back to God, not to dismiss his grief but to ground it. That claim is difficult and deeply biblical: affliction isn't random, and it isn't always retribution. Together with our panel, we challenge the reflex that equates hardship with guilt, and we show how outward loss can coexist with steadfast faith. Job's body becomes a witness—wrinkles, leanness, weariness—and yet the testimony is to suffering, not sin. This reframes how we show up for others, trading prosecution for compassion and certainty for humble prayer.Across the hour, listeners will hear candid reflections, hard-won insights, and practical ways to comfort wisely: speak sparingly, strengthen intentionally, and keep people before principles. For those walking through storms, we offer a steady reminder that formation often happens in the dark and that God's hand remains firm when answers don't. Step into a study that refuses easy clichés and instead builds a sturdy faith—one that can say, even here, every inconvenience is a comfort waiting to happen. If this resonated, follow the show, share with a friend who needs real comfort, and leave a review to help others find these conversations.Support the showBE PROVOKED AND BE PERSUADED!
Send a textWhat if the most radical thing you do this week is a small act of stubborn kindness? We open with a bold claim: ordinary reactions are easy, but the way of Jesus calls us to do the divine thing—blessing the harsh, checking in before the crisis, and choosing restraint when our pride aches to be right. Through raw admissions of cowardice and unloving heat, we map a path from reflex to response, from winning the argument to guarding the soul, and from anxiety to courage grounded in God's providence.Our conversation turns to the deep comfort of Romans 8:28 and the story of Job. Trials are not random; they are permitted and bounded by a God who weaves purpose through pain. We share a midnight phone call with a friend betrayed by adultery and how being still can become the strongest action, making room for grace to settle the dust and for hope to speak. Along the way, we tackle a thorny question—can an unbeliever have the Holy Spirit?—and urge newer believers to anchor in Scripture, prayer, and wise community before chasing debates that only unsettle the heart.From managing sorrow supernaturally to taming the tongue, we keep circling back to fruit. Kindness, gentleness, and self-control are not moods; they are evidence. Draft the angry paragraph, then delete it. Make that weekly call before someone falls through the cracks. Ask not only what Jesus would do, but what He is doing in you right now. And when the choice appears between being served and serving, follow the suffering Servant who dignifies our hardest moments with His presence and power.If this resonated, subscribe and share it with someone who needs courage today. Leave a review with one takeaway you're putting into practice this week—what small gesture will you choose?Support the showBE PROVOKED AND BE PERSUADED!
Send a textSuffering tests our theology, but it also tests our love. We dive into Job with fresh eyes and discover how God's sovereignty becomes more than a doctrine when pain gets personal. What surprised us most wasn't a hidden verse or a clever argument—it was how much comfort depends on love, restraint, and the courage to see the person behind the problem.We start by naming a hard truth: inherited scripts can make us sound wise while keeping us far from a wounded friend. Job's companions knew the right phrases, but they never asked the right questions. Together we unpack the trap of assumptions, the difference between observing a situation and discerning a soul, and why the most spiritual move might be a simple, sincere “How are you holding up?” From there, we walk through Job 16 and the sting of empty counsel. Job calls out shallow speech and models the alternative: words that strengthen, calm, and steady a burdened heart.Along the way we connect Paul's “clanging cymbal” warning to the scene at Job's ash heap. Insight without love turns into noise. We get practical: how to build bonds before crisis, the small questions that matter in the middle of it, and why restraint is a holy habit that keeps us from fixing what we should first be holding. Truth doesn't vanish in the process; it learns to arrive at the right time, in the right tone, for the good of the person in front of us.We close with a story about a quiet act of kindness that preached louder than any sermon. That's the heartbeat of this conversation: turn doctrine into care, and let your words become a shelter. If this resonates, share it with a friend who could use thoughtful comfort today, and subscribe to hear more conversations that aim for the heart.Support the showBE PROVOKED AND BE PERSUADED!
Send a textWhat if the kindest thing you can do is speak a hard truth with urgency? We open with that tension and follow it straight into the heart of Job 16, where friends wield doctrine like a club and call it comfort. Their logic is tidy—suffering equals guilt—but it leaves a faithful man bleeding. That same logic shows up today in prosperity teaching, where pain is treated as a faith defect and blessings are sold as proof of divine favor. We push back, not with vague sentiment, but with a clearer view of God's sovereignty, human frailty, and the kind of love that refuses to whisper when a soul needs rescue.Walking line by line through Job's protest, we explore why words can be technically true yet pastorally cruel. Job's friends know theology, but they misapply it and never ask the most basic questions: What happened? How can we help? Where is the comfort? From that failure rises a memorable guardrail—words without wisdom wound. We talk about how to correct without crushing, why zeal is not the same as discernment, and how to recognize the “hammer” mindset that turns every struggler into a nail. Real ministry brings presence, precision, and mercy; it aims to console as well as to correct.We also widen the lens: if you are in Christ, your trials come with limits and purpose. Like Job, you face affliction under God's hand, not outside it. Church history bears witness in the courage of martyrs, reminding us to suffer well, to endure while doing good, and to trust the God who permits what He also uses to strengthen us. By the end, we offer a practical path forward—fewer windy words, more listening; less presumption, more fruit; bold warnings delivered with steady compassion. If that vision resonates, subscribe, share this episode with a friend who needs comfort with clarity, and leave a review with your take: what makes correction truly compassionate?Support the showBE PROVOKED AND BE PERSUADED!
Send a textEver been “comforted” by someone who only made the pain sharper? We open Job 16 and step straight into that moment: three confident friends, a pile of correct-sounding doctrine, and a wounded man who refuses to accept a lie about his life. Eliphaz wraps accusation in pious language, turning prosperity into proof of wickedness and Job's losses into a verdict. We walk through why that tidy formula fails and how truth, in the wrong hands, can become a club.As we read Job's reply—“miserable comforters”—we explore what real care sounds like when someone is raw and searching. Silence is not weakness, but silence that lets falsehood harden is its own kind of harm. Job waits his turn, then speaks with resolve: he is battered, he feels the ache of God's silence, yet his mind and faith stay intact. That tension matters. It's the space where honest lament and stubborn trust meet, and it shows us how to resist spiritual clichés without growing bitter. Along the way, we name a common trap: consensus masquerading as clarity. Three voices agree and are still wrong. Agreement is not authority; wisdom demands context, patience, and humility.We also reframe humility itself. Soft tone is not the same as a humble heart, and loud words do not prove pride. Humility shows when we speak as if God is watching—careful with timing, careful with application, and careful to love before we lecture. Expect sharp insights on applying Scripture without wounding, practical guidance on comforting those in grief, and a bracing challenge to examine our own counsel. If you've ever wondered how to stand firm when friends misread your story, or how to offer help that actually heals, this conversation will serve you.If this resonated, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs better comfort, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway—what does real comfort look like to you?Support the showBE PROVOKED AND BE PERSUADED!
Reach Out: Please include your email and I will get back to you. Thanks!emersonk78@me.comExcel Still More Journal - AmazonNew GENESIS Daily Bible Devotional!Daily Bible Devotional Series - AmazonSponsors: Spiritbuilding Publishers Website: www.spiritbuilding.comTyler Cain, Senior Loan Officer, Statewide MortgageWebsites: https://statewidemortgage.com/https://tylercain.floify.com/Phone: 813-380-8487The Miserable Middle is a place of uncertainty, of fickle joy, as the result of too much closeness and assimilation with the world. If we, even in part, live according to the world, then we are susceptible to the doubt and fear within it. Without full, complete, wholehearted commitment to Christ, any joy we build will be temporary, shallow, and within the confines of our own power. But God offers so much more! In Christ, entirely in Christ, there is eternal, deep, and founded in the power of the almighty God! How do we get there? Here are some things that can help.1) Pray for God's Help - and Believe He Will Provide It. 2) Identify your Mission - Why God Saved You. 3) Build your life around Time With God.4) Remove what Dulls your Spiritual Appetite.5) Tie Every Role in Your Life to Your Mission.6) Surround Yourself with People who are ALL IN.
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What if your pursuit of happiness is the very thing making you miserable? It sounds counterintuitive, right? We live in a world obsessed with happiness. But chasing happiness is a trap. On today's episode, I'm breaking down why the pursuit of happiness often backfires and what you can do instead to build a life that feels truly fulfilling. Some of the things I talk about are: Why treating happiness like a goal sets you up for disappointment The science behind the "happiness trap" and how it makes you lonelier How hedonic adaptation keeps you chasing the next thing Why embracing all your emotions—even the uncomfortable ones—leads to a richer life Four things you can do to stop chasing happiness and start living meaningfully Subscribe to Mentally Stronger Premium for exclusive content like weekly bonus episodes, mental strength challenges, and office hours with me. Related Episodes 164 — 7 Science-Backed Ways to Boost Your Happiness 138 — 7 Things to Spend Money On if You Want to Be a Happier Person Connect with the Show Buy a copy of 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do Connect with Amy on Instagram — @AmyMorinAuthor Visit my website — AmyMorinLCSW.com Sponsors Quince — Go to Quince.com/stronger for free shipping on your order and 365 day returns! AirDoctor — Head to AirDoctorPro.com and use promo code STRONGER to get UP TO $300 off today! Function Health — Visit functionhealth.com/stronger or use gift code STRONGER25 for a $25 credit toward your membership. One Skin — Go to oneskin.co/STRONGER and use code stronger to get up to 30% off your first 3 subscription orders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In part 10 of this continuing series, Phil explains what it means for Nephi to have charity for both Jew and Gentile (2 Nephi 33). He teaches that the only way to be redeemed in the fullest sense of the word is to become the family of Christ (3 Nephi 9). Phil also discusses Nephi's end-time prophecy that much of the gospel will be brought forward to the Gentiles in a form that is pure and precious (1 Nephi 13). He reviews the teaching that “men are, that they might have joy,” meaning to receive the baptism of fire and the Holy Ghost (2 Nephi 2), and he notes that Lehi is “filled with exceedingly great joy” as a result of partaking of the fruit of the tree (1 Nephi 8). Phil further reviews Christ's example of keeping all the Father's commandments (2 Nephi 31) and emphasizes that we must diligently seek Christ (1 Nephi 10; Alma 32). He explains that Lehi heard the words of the prophets, cried out unto God, and received the baptism of fire and the Holy Ghost (1 Nephi 1). Nephi likewise received the baptism of fire and the Holy Ghost (1 Nephi 2), later receiving the Second Comforter and a vision spanning from Christ's birth to the end of the world (1 Nephi 11). Nephi acknowledges his father's baptism of fire and the Holy Ghost and identifies this as a pattern established from the beginning (1 Nephi 10). Adam enters into the new and everlasting covenant, receiving baptism by water, fire, and the Holy Ghost (Moses 6). Jesus Christ is symbolized by the fountain of living water and the tree in Lehi's vision and represents the love of God (1 Nephi 11). God promises that all who diligently seek Christ will receive the baptism of fire and the Holy Ghost and eternal life (2 Nephi 31). Come and learn the Doctrine of Christ. TheRedemptionOfZion.org
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BONUS: In this episode, Dr. Tega challenges the assumption that career changers must wait until they're miserable to make a move. She introduces a framework of three distinct pivot types. Drawing from her own experience making three career transitions, Dr. Tega explains how to identify which pivot applies to your situation and what happens when you ignore the signs. The episode reframes career transitions as proactive strategic moves rather than desperate escapes, encouraging listeners to recognize fulfillment gaps before reaching crisis points. Ready to pivot to a new industry and land a higher-paying job that excites you while paying you more? Check out the career clarity and job search coaching program, Find Your Fulfilling Career, and join us today: https://findyourfulfillingcareer.com/
What if I told you that the secret to happiness was to pay more attention to the times when life absolutely sucks? How can that make sense? Everything I scroll past berates me with a message about finding happiness, treating myself, pushing me to constantly be seek out the good at all costs. While it’s absolutely important to discover and nurture those things that make life pleasurable and even tolerable, my guest today argues that we also need to also sit with and even embrace misery to truly appreciate what makes life great. Eamon Evans is a prolific author, writing 15 books on everything from sport to crime, urban legends and great Aussie scandals. His latest book, The Importance of Being Miserable: A Short History of Human Happiness, and Why Sometimes It's Good to Feel Bad, challenges the notion that life should always be good, happy and sparkly; and suggests that negative emotions have been historically important, and still are.Today, Eamon unpacks the fantasy we’ve been sold over the years - that happiness is something you can achieve, lock in, and never lose, and argues that, ironically, chasing it might actually be what’s making us miserable. Fear not, Eamon is hilarious and delivers his message in a coating of laughter and delicious irony - so he’s able to get the idea across incredibly well. He's even written a book about it, "The Importance of Being Miserable". Now that I think about it, the title of the book might just be the closest thing that's ever got me to understanding why Morrissey exists. LINKS Grab a copy of Eamon's book The Importance of Being Miserable Watch episodes of Better Than Yesterday on YouTube Sign up to the Better Than Yesterday newsletter Watch full stories recorded live at Story Club on YouTube Get tickets for our next Story Club show Get Osher's latest book "So What? Now What?" here Send a pic of what you're looking at to sendosheremail@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hour 1 of Jake & Ben on February 3, 2026 Lauri Markkanen and Keyonte George are not All-Stars. Ace Bailey was snubbed from the Rising Stars Challenge. Is the NBA Punishing the Utah Jazz for tanking? Top 3 Stories of the Day: Utah Jazz at Indiana Pacers tonight, Los Angeles Clippers are shopping James Harden, Nick Schmaltz notches another Hat Trick in Utah Mammoth win. Will Jake be able to enjoy his cruise with a broken arm?
Santi González comenta la noticia que desgrana los motivos por los que Pedro Sánchez es calificado como el gobernante "más miserable".
In part 9 of this continuing series, Phil covers the faith of a mustard seed (Luke 17), what it means to believe in the Son of God (Ether 12), how to enter into Christ's Millennial reign (2 Nephi 2), and becoming an adopted and then birthright son or daughter of Christ (3 Nephi 11). Phil reads about deliverance from bondage and qualifying for the end-time exodus (D&C 103), the coming forth of the testimony of the laborers in the last kingdom, followed by the testimony of prophesied destruction (D&C 88), the coming forth of “other books” of scripture to the convincing of the Gentiles, remnant of Jacob, and the Jews of the fullness of the gospel (JST Genesis 50 and 1 Nephi 13). Phil closes with defining the doctrine of Christ (2 Nephi 31), teaching that to be carnally minded is death and to be spiritually minded is life eternal, that Christ is the keeper of the gate and employeth no servant there (2 Nephi 9), and urging listeners to hearken to Christ, who is the advocate with the Father (D&C 45).Come and learn the Doctrine of Christ. TheRedemptionOfZion.org
Sometimes the quickest way to drain the joy out of marriage is turning your relationship into a strict routine, a running scoreboard, or a daily critique session. In this episode, Adam and Ashlee talk about keeping marriage fun—not by ignoring real issues, but by refusing to nitpick each other to death. They react to a viral “just let them be” video and unpack what it looks like to have a relationship where you support each other's hobbies, rhythms, naps, and personality quirks… without making everything a fight. Because not every annoyance deserves a confrontation—and not every preference deserves a rule.They also get real about what does need a conversation: when stress, exhaustion, or overwork starts changing who you are. From folded laundry sitting on the table to Disney passes, date nights, and learning to enjoy what your spouse enjoys, this episode is all about grace, teamwork, and healthy communication. Adam and Ashlee also share a serious warning about how “punishment patterns” (like withholding affection or constantly creating tension) can quickly spiral into bigger damage. The goal isn't perfection—it's building a marriage that feels safe, light, and full of joy again.--Join our AFTER I DO community for Exclusive Content & community!www.afterido.app--Have a question about relationships? Ask us by clicking the link below!https://patria.church.ai/form/BeyondIdo_BEYOND I DO: MARRIAGE COURSEhttps://beyondido.thinkific.com/courses/beyond-I-do--Connect with Adam & Ashlee Mesahttps://instagram.com/amesa?igshid=YTQwZjQ0NmI0OA==https://instagram.com/ashleemesa?igshid=YTQwZjQ0NmI0OA==--Don't forget to stay connected with us: Instagram @beyond.idoTik Tok @beyond.ido--We've entered into an exciting new partnership with renowned jeweler Erin Barnett in Los Angeles. This partnership perfectly aligns with our love for relationships and jewelry. Whether you're looking for a special gift, an engagement ring, or a wedding band, Erin has you covered. And as part of the Beyond I Do community, you get exclusive discounts and the opportunity for a private showroom experience. It's time to celebrate your love with exquisite jewelry from our partner, Erin Barnett.How to get the exclusive discount?SEND HIM A DM and tell him you are part of the BEYOND I DO family or mention Adam Mesa. https://www.instagram.com/by.barnett/?hl=enhttps://bybarnett.com
Dieting shouldn't make you miserable. In this episode, Leah Harvey shares her journey of reversing hypothyroidism, amenorrhea, and metabolic damage caused by chronic under eating, over exercising, and diet dogma. We talk calories, food quality, stress, reverse dieting, carbs, hormones, and how learning to listen to your body can restore energy, cycles, and joy around food. This episode is for anyone who feels stuck, depleted, or burned out from trying to do everything "right." Hosted by Leanne Vogel. Coaching with Leanne: https://www.healthfulpursuit.com/coaching Breakthrough Program: https://breakthrough.makewellness.com/leanne Quiz - your personalized peptide stack: https://www.healthfulpursuit.com/quiz Enjoy today's show. Thanks for listening!
Subscribe to Simplify My Money: https://www.debtfreedad.com/newsletters/simplify-my-money In today's episode, Brad Nelson, the founder of Debt Free Dad, discusses how to cultivate real financial discipline without the feelings of restriction or deprivation often associated with it. He highlights the misconceptions around discipline and willpower, emphasizing the importance of removing challenges and creating systems that make good financial choices easier. Brad offers practical advice for creating clear spending plans, allowing for enjoyment in your budget, automating finances, and focusing on consistency rather than perfection. Additionally, he discusses the emotional side of spending and provides strategies for managing it. If you're looking to break free from paycheck to paycheck living and want to build a strong financial foundation, this episode is packed with valuable insights and resources. Support the showThe Totally Awesome Debt Freedom Planner https://www.debtfreedad.com/planner Connect With Brad Website- https://www.debtfreedad.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thedebtfreedad Private Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/debtfreedad Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/debtfreedad/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@debt_free_dad YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@bradnelson-debtfreedad2751/featured Thanks For Listening Like what you hear? Please, subscribe on the platform you listen to most: Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Spotify, Tune-In, Stitcher, YouTube Music, YouTube We LOVE feedback, and also helps us grow our podcast! Please leave us an honest review in Apple Podcasts, we read every single one. Is there someone that you think would benefit from the Debt Free Dad podcast? Please, share this episode with them on your favorite social network!
Perhaps the only thing worse than a miserable malady is MULTIPLE miserable maladies. Philadelphia shares such a fate faced by a young king.
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In this episode Dr. K explains why we often use productivity as a way to hide from our real problems and how to find the root cause of mental health struggles rather than just treating symptoms. He also covers why people with ADHD dive too deep into hobbies and the complicated truth about sharing feelings with a partner. Key Topics: The Productivity Trap: Why "optimizing" your life is often just a way to avoid solving major personal crises, like a failing marriage or career unhappiness. Fixing the "Root Directory": How treating core issues like rumination or internalizing can fix multiple mental health diagnoses at the same time.• ADHD and New Identities: Why people with ADHD don't just "try" hobbies but adopt them as entirely new personalities to find a life that finally "fits". The Truth About Sharing Feelings: Why sharing negative emotions can sometimes make a relationship worse, especially for those with social anxiety. Integrated Partners: Using Jungian archetypes to understand why hyper-polarized gender roles on social media often lead to emotionally unsafe relationships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We live in a world that tells us to do more, push harder, and optimize everything.Even with that, the more we chase success, the more hollow it can feel.Brad Stulberg has spent his career studying a different question: What does real excellence actually look like, and how do you pursue it without losing yourself in the process?He is one of the most influential voices in human performance and well-being. He's advised Olympians, executives, and creatives; he teaches at the University of Michigan; and he's the bestselling author of Peak Performance, The Passion Paradox, and The Practice of Groundedness.His new book, The Way of Excellence, challenges hustle culture head-on and offers a clear, grounded path to sustainable mastery in a chaotic world. And he's here to break it down and show how it can help you whether you're running a marathon or simply trying to stay fit in a chaotic world.What makes Brad so endearing is the breadth of his experience: he writes well-respected books; he blogs for his information-rich site, The Growth Equation; he's a speaker and coach; and he's on faculty at the University of Michigan's graduate school of public health. His portfolio is as wide-ranging as his impact, and he's here to break down his newest release that is sure to bless millions. Tap into the Brad Stulberg Special.If you enjoy the podcast, please consider following us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and giving us a five-star review! I would also appreciate it if you share it with your friend who you think will benefit from it. Comment the word “PODCAST” below and I'll DM you a link to listen. If this episode blesses you, please share it with a friend!S H O W N O T E S-The Run Down By The Running Effect (our new newsletter!): https://tinyurl.com/mr36s9rs-Our Website: https://therunningeffect.run -THE PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClLcLIDAqmJBTHeyWJx_wFQ-My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therunningeffect/?hl=en-Take our podcast survey: https://tinyurl.com/3ua62ffz
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Struggling with debilitating anxiety? Doctors are telling you that you're okay when you know you aren't. Not sleeping? We want you to know, you're NOT crazy!On this episode of Menopause Reimagined, Andrea Donsky, nutritionist, menopause educator, published menopause researcher, author of Nourishing Menopause (May 2026), and co-founder of WeAreMorphus.com, interviews Patrice Lockhart, the Caribbean's first certified menopause health and wellness coach and founder of Menopause Survival Care. She uses her personal eight-year struggle with undiagnosed severe menopausal symptoms to advocate for women and guide them through a powerful midlife transformation.Topics:The Emotional and Mental Work of MenopausePatrice's Personal Struggle: How she became the Caribbean's first certified menopause health and wellness coach.Menopause as a Metamorphosis/CocoonMenopause as a Mirror for TraumaChallenging the Legacy of SecrecyPost-Menopausal PowerLinks:Website: www.menopausesurvivalcare.comMenopause As Metamorphosis - What The Butterfly Knew: Menopause Relief & Transformation for Women Over 40: Self Help For Midlife Renewal, Emotional & ... for women going through the transition: https://amzn.to/4pSiAsU Send us a text ======Morphus: Menopause Reimagine
[video available on Spotify] welcome back to advice session, a series here on anything goes where you send in your current dilemmas, or anything you want advice on, and i give you my unprofessional advice. today's topic is the pursuit of happiness. Learn more about Venmo Stash, visit http://www.venmo.com/stash-rewards FX's The Beauty. Now Streaming | Hulu on Disney+. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Content Warning:This episode contains discussion of gun violence, blood, and murder. This week! Candace the Magnificent and Jeremy Cobb discuss some of the major events currently unfolding in the United States. The majority of the episode focuses on the murder of Renee Good and the current ICE situation, examining the fear, violence, and lasting terror surrounding these events. They also explore developments involving Venezuela and Greenland, the damage the current US administration is doing to the people of America, and how cultural elements in art are never 'small', but deeply connected forces that shape and influence society in powerful ways. The episode closes with lighter conversation as Candace and Jeremy talk cats, dogs, and the small moments of relief that balance heavier discussions. Also - did you miss out on our first
Craig Carton goes full Mr. Positive as the Mets finally make a splash, landing Freddy Peralta — and somehow fans are STILL complaining. Craig unloads on miserable Mets fans, fires shots at Evan Roberts' negativity, defends trading prospects to win NOW, and declares the Mets a better team today than yesterday. Plus, a classic Carton rant on why fans can't have it both ways. Passion, arguments, and laughs to kick off the Carton Show.
The FC crew react to Manchester City's loss to Bodo/Glimt and question why Pep Guardiola's side have been so poor since the start of the new year. Plus, the guys break down Vinicius Junior's performance against Monaco. Stewart Robson also reacts to Arsenal's win over Inter Milan and Frank Leboeuf explains PSG's loss at Sporting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Most leadership frustration begins with expectations we carry silently. Expectations that people will call us back, take initiative, own things the way we would, or move at our pace. When those expectations are not met, we often experience irritation or disappointment without stopping to examine their origins or whether they were ever articulated. In this episode of Reflect Forward, I unpack why psychology describes unspoken expectations as premeditated resentments and how confusing expectations with standards creates unnecessary strain in leadership. I explore the difference between clear, negotiated expectations that create accountability and internal assumptions that quietly turn into control. I share a simple yet powerful exercise that helped me separate reality from the stories I was telling myself about others. Writing down everything I expected from someone and then crossing out what they actually did forced me to confront how much of my frustration was directed at a version of the person that only existed in my head. This episode also draws from my own leadership missteps. I discuss the desire for growth in people who did not want it for themselves, and how that dynamic failed every time. I reflect on the impact of expecting others to move at my pace and how dropping that expectation fundamentally changed our culture, improved retention, and allowed me to lead with greater clarity and intention. Throughout the episode, I return to a core distinction in leadership. Unspoken expectations create resentment. Clear expectations create accountability. Reality creates choice. Letting go of unexamined expectations is not about lowering standards or tolerating misalignment. It is about reclaiming agency, seeing people as they are, and making grounded decisions without bitterness. If you find yourself frustrated with individuals who are not meeting your expectations, this episode offers an alternative perspective. Not to excuse performance, but to clarify responsibility and help you lead from reality rather than resentment. Key Takeaways • Most leadership frustration comes from expectations that were never articulated, not from people intentionally falling short. • Unspoken expectations are a hidden form of control, not accountability. • You cannot want growth, ambition, or pace for someone more than they want it themselves. • Clear expectations create accountability. Reality creates choice. • Seeing people as they are, not as you wish they would be, restores agency and reduces resentment. Mic-Drop Moments from the Episode • “Unspoken expectations are premeditated resentments.” • “Expecting someone to live by your internal rules is not accountability. It is fantasy.” • “If someone gives you less than you need, it is not betrayal. It is information.” • “You cannot want it for someone more than they want it for themselves.” • “When you stop managing invisible contracts, leadership gets lighter.” Connect with Kerry Visit my website, kerrysiggins.com, to explore my book, The Ownership Mindset, and get more leadership resources. Let's connect on LinkedIn, Instagram, or TikTok! Find Reflect Forward on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kerrysiggins-reflectforward Find out more about my book here: https://kerrysiggins.com/the-ownership-mindset/ Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerry-siggins/
Your Focus on Yourself and not on God or Others Will Lead to a Miserable Spiritual Condition – To serve is Christ MESSAGE SUMMARY: When we show up at our church on Sunday, what is our purpose – is it to serve or to be served? Too many of us go to church seeking what the church can do for us. Our church should provide us a place to worship Jesus in Spirit and in the truth of His Word. Also, our church should provide a chance to serve others -- To serve is Christ. We will never be more like Jesus than when we are serving others. We are all serving someone, but who are we serving; are we serving ourselves or others? In Mark 10:43b-45, Jesus explains that His followers must have mind focused on service and being a servant to others: “But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”. The longer that we stay focused on ourselves and not God or others, the longer we will remain stuck in a miserable spiritual condition. To serve is Christ. TODAY'S PRAYER Lord, I praise you because your love seeks my good in any and every situation. Forgive me for the seeds that I have squandered. Soften my heart to surrender to your will in and through me. In Jesus' name, amen. Scazzero, Peter. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 120). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY'S AFFIRMATION: Today, Because of who I am in Jesus Christ, I will not be driven by Loneliness. Rather, I will abide in the Lord's Presence. “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in Me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Matthew 20:1-16; Philippians 2:21-30; Matthew 25:34-46; Psalms 99:1-9. A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE: www.AWFTL.org. THIS SUNDAY'S AUDIO SERMON: You can listen to Archbishop Beach's Current Sunday Sermon: “It's About Time: Part 2 – Overstressed, Overloaded, and Maxed Out Lives”, at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL: https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB
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Chapter 673 - "It Happened Organically" ...as read by David Grossman of New Miserable ExperienceToday we welcome Rosetta bassist and New Miserable Experience frontman David Grossman to the podcast. New Miserable Experience will release Gild The Lily next Friday, January 23rd, on Pelagic Records! David talks about the journey of musical discovery and the importance of teachers and record stores, the hubris of youth and Rosetta's The Galilean Satellites, embracing darkness with Gild The Lily, the possibility of New Miserable Experience being a live band, and more. https://newmiserableexperience.bandcamp.com/https://theanaesthete.bandcamp.com/DiscordPatreonSubstackEmail: asthestorygrows@gmail.comChapter 673 Music:New Miserable Experience - "The Devil We Know"Rosetta - "Capella"New Miserable Experience - "Ordinary People"New Miserable Experience - "Payback From God"
“Stop and think, why am I having this reaction? And observe instead of being in it.” In this episode, Nick speaks with Lybi Ma about the importance of embracing all emotions, including those that are often deemed negative. They emphasize the need to sit with and process feelings rather than suppressing them, highlighting that experiencing emotions is a natural part of life. What to listen for: It’s important to feel all emotions, not just the positive ones. Emotional acceptance is crucial for mental well-being. Processing emotions can be a daily practice. You don’t have to dwell on feelings forever; it’s about acknowledgment. Sharing feelings with others can foster a deeper connection and greater understanding. “We spend a lot of time negating half of our emotions. We want to feel happy and not depressed or not anxious, or we don’t want to feel anger. Feel these things.” Avoiding “negative” emotions actually gives them more power over us Emotions like anger, sadness, and anxiety are signals, not flaws Trying to feel only happy creates emotional suppression, not healing Feeling emotions fully helps them move through instead of getting stuck Emotional wholeness comes from allowing all feelings, not just the pleasant ones “People stop breathing when they’re tense and in the moment of being reactive to an unhappy situation. And when you stop breathing, cortisol goes up, and you become alert, and you’re looking for the predator. Just breathe and let your body work it out.” Tension often causes shallow or stopped breathing without us realizing it Holding the breath signals danger, triggering a cortisol stress response The body goes into survival mode, scanning for threats that may not exist Slow, intentional breathing helps calm the nervous system naturally Sometimes regulation isn't mental—it's physical: breathe and let the body reset About Lybi Ma Lybi is the executive editor of Psychology Today. In addition to producing the print magazine, she also edits its website and blog platform, which hosts more than nine hundred authors, academic researchers, and journalists. She edited a Psychology Today book series covering topics such as anger, food addiction, and bipolar disorder. She has a blended family of five adult children and lives with her husband in Westchester, New York. Her newest book, HOW TO BE LESS MISERABLE, is available now from Blackstone Publishing. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/lybi-ma https://www.linkedin.com/in/lybi-ma-b982941/ https://www.blackstonepublishing.com/products/book-hb9q?variant=46150345883786 Resources: Interested in starting your own podcast or need help with one you already have? https://themindsetandselfmasteryshow.com/podcasting-services/ Thank you for listening! Please subscribe on iTunes and give us a 5-Star review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mindset-and-self-mastery-show/id1604262089 Listen to other episodes here: https://themindsetandselfmasteryshow.com/ Watch Clips and highlights: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk1tCM7KTe3hrq_-UAa6GHA Guest Inquiries right here: podcasts@themindsetandselfmasteryshow.com Your Friends at “The Mindset & Self-Mastery Show” Click Here To View The Episode Transcript Nick McGowan (00:00.971)Hello and welcome to the Mindset and Self Mastery Show. I’m your host, Nick McGowan. Today on the show we have Libby, how you doing today? Lybi Ma (00:10.338)Good. Thank you for having me. Nick McGowan (00:13.233)Absolutely, I’m excited that you’re here. I told you, I thought you were gonna be really academic and I think you’re gonna be able to tie that in with being an actual human. And I’m excited with all this. So why don’t you get us started? Yes, thank you. Thank you for breathing air with the rest of us. Why don’t you get this started? Tell us what you do for a living and what’s one thing most people don’t know about you that’s maybe a little odd or bizarre? Lybi Ma (00:25.121)breathing. Lybi Ma (00:38.39)I am the executive editor at Psychology Today, and I’ve been there for quite a few decades. Not gonna tell you completely because I don’t want you to know my age. And something that, well, the thing about me is that we take my ex-husband on vacation with us. There you go. Nick McGowan (01:06.644)So I appreciate that you basically just hold the mic there, like about to drop it and like, what do you want to do with this? I feel like there are people that would be like, and here’s some context to it. So I’ve got to ask what, what do you mean? How does that work? Does he physically go with you or is he like in a box? Okay. Lybi Ma (01:22.222)Yeah, he’s, he comes with us. He shows up. We had three weddings in 13 months between my second husband and me. And they’re grown kids. And he came to my stepkids’ weddings and they call him Uncle Carl. Nick McGowan (01:44.628)Cool. That’s really awesome. That is an odd thing that I, unfortunately that I think most people don’t experience. Yeah. Well, this is, this is a good thing to start on too. Cause I’ve actually had this conversation with somebody recently where they’re like, yeah, I’ve got a young kid and the mom and I don’t really, we don’t work, but we work really well together for the kid. Lybi Ma (01:54.211)I gave you one, didn’t I? I gave you one. Nick McGowan (02:10.919)And that was really important. Like I could see him almost like put his foot in the ground. Like this is what we’re doing specifically for a child. That’s not how I grew up. Like my mom and dad, they’re still basically like a town or two apart from each other. They’ll see each other at a bar somewhere and like snarl at each other. Like I am 41 years old, calm down. It’s been a long ass time. However, my dad and his ex-wife are great friends because of the relationship that they had and all that. My dad actually… Lybi Ma (02:29.613)Okay. Nick McGowan (02:40.827)met her husband, shook his hand with a hundred dollar bill and said, thank you. It’s your turn. I’m like, the kahones on that man for that. But that’s an interesting thing that you can actually have that. Now I would imagine, look, you work for psychology today. You’ve probably done a lot of work on yourself and through your relationships and healed through things. But can you give us a little bit of context of like how the heck that works? Lybi Ma (02:48.59)I like that. That’s funny. Lybi Ma (03:07.8)So in the beginning when I first got divorced, I thought, I’m never speaking to this person again. And that lasted for a little while. And I actually worked through his second wife. I needed her to pick up the kids. So as you know, we had a very friendly situation. And I thought, well, this is not really good for the kids. So I think I better. start being more amenable to the whole thing. And I got this job and it helped me. This job, I read a lot of information. Constance Ahrens did research. She did a good book on divorced kids. And basically divorced kids can do well if The parents get along and there’s no conflict in their household. And as long as each parent has a good relationship with the child, they’re probably going to do well. And I will have to say that my children did very well. So yeah, it worked out. And yeah, and it also helps when you have a person like my ex-husband who is very amiable. He wants to be friendly and he has a crazy romance with my husband, a bromance, sorry, not romance, a bromance. They have a thing going on. So there you go. Nick McGowan (04:28.454)awesome. Nick McGowan (04:48.86)Ha Nick McGowan (04:54.473)Which you probably didn’t think like we’re getting a divorce at some point I’ll be married again and he’ll be great friends with my then husband. Like could you have written that you know? Lybi Ma (05:01.13)No, no, I had no idea. No idea. No. Getting along is better. Yeah. Nick McGowan (05:06.097)Yeah. That’s interesting. Yeah. But I, I find it interesting how sometimes we, people can say, there was this period of time and then a period of lapse. And then I realized this thing and then another period and here we are. There was a lot of time in between then and this conversation right now. And even the times where I’m sure you were super frustrated, upset, pissed the whole nine and then maybe I could do things different. And I think sometimes we blow past that because Lybi Ma (05:33.25)Yeah. Nick McGowan (05:39.312)Maybe context isn’t always important in all the situations. However, I want to say it’s pretty much always super important. And that’s really what the purpose of the show is to be able to kind of talk about those tough times. Like you went through a divorce, but you saw it as I’m going to help with the kids. And this is more important for my kids. And now you’re seeing your kids in action from the result of what you guys have done. It’s really hard for people to see the stuff that they need to work on and be open to that, especially when they’re in a really, really difficult time going through it. or post divorce or something like that. Now, how does that tie into the work that you’ve done and worked with for maybe just a couple decades? Don’t need to know your age. But being able to actually go through that stuff on your own and then literally work with psychology today and the psychologists and other people doing important work and you being a researcher yourself. Lybi Ma (06:33.026)Well, I’ll be honest with you. First of all, I’m not a researcher. take the researcher’s information and try to put it in accessible language so that people can relate. So you see all this information coming through and everything makes a whole lot of sense. Nick McGowan (06:53.02)sense. Lybi Ma (07:02.38)And I started to apply it to my own life. And it was very helpful. I became a wiser person because I work at this magazine. Yeah. Nick McGowan (07:15.751)Sure. Were there things that you can kind of look back to? Like kind of hovering around the same topic here, because I know it’s important, divorce kids and families and all that, but for you to be able to look back to and say, you know, if I wasn’t in the job that I am in, I probably would have been in different spot because you learn certain things because of the information you were seeing coming to you. And then just putting it into action. Like, is there anything that really stands out to you? Like, if I didn’t learn this. Lybi Ma (07:23.95)huh. Nick McGowan (07:45.233)I didn’t learn it this way, it would have all been different. Lybi Ma (07:48.259)Well, I think that when I was younger and the kids were little, I was newly divorced. I fought with life quite a bit. And I think that is a main message in my book is fighting with life, it just doesn’t work. We have to plug on and not fight with it. I turn to, also turn to, you know, spiritual thought a little bit like Buddhism. Buddhists accept things. This is how it is. So let’s just take this. You can’t change it. So let’s just try to make it work. Work with what you have. So that’s what I did. I worked with what I had. So I take a little bit of psychology and I mix it. My family. Nick McGowan (08:56.134)Little bit of this, little bit of that. Lybi Ma (08:57.198)Yeah, right. My family comes from the Tibetan, Ching Hai Plateau. And it is, Ching Hai is next door to Tibet. And actually, my grandfather was a trader, he had a donkey, and he put all his tea and shoelaces and whatever, know, spices on his Nick McGowan (09:26.704)Yeah. Lybi Ma (09:27.032)donkey and then he would go back and forth from Tibet to Qinghai. And they are, and these people in that area, there’s Tibetan Buddhists and they’re also Hui. The Hui are Chinese Muslims, which my family are Chinese Muslims. They come from that area and they’re very similar. They have a very similar sort of way of thinking. and acceptance is a big part of it. And that didn’t work out. So we better turn over here and see if this is gonna work out. That’s the way it is. Nick McGowan (10:09.637)You yeah. So let’s, let’s talk about that for a bit. Cause that does tie into even just being miserable or not miserable, let alone less miserable. So if we think of like, it’s funny cause I struggle with that at times. I, I curse like a fucking cartoon at different times. Like this thing doesn’t work. I’m like, just making noises and shit. And my partner on the other hand will go completely calm, silent almost and just methodical. Lybi Ma (10:22.67)Yeah, right. Nick McGowan (10:42.717)And it’s a thing that’s, I believe is actually part of her design, how she is. And I can get up at E and Nancy and all that. But then there are also layers to this where there’s trauma involved. There are different experiences, even things back to how our parents related to things. Like my parents would throw their arms up in the air about things. And I learned, I guess I do that. Like I get upset and pissed and like throw my arms up and flail. And my body still reacts at times that way where it’s like, yo, calm down. It’s totally fine. Being able to accept a thing. Lybi Ma (10:57.44)Nick McGowan (11:13.172)in the split second and then start to move in a different direction can be harder for people because of the things that they’ve gone through and even the way that they are. But how have you found to be able to work within the way that you best operate to say, all right, well, I can find acceptance and I can move on from here. Because I think that’s really where, that’s where the change happens is those macro moments where we actually do something. Cause it’s easy for you and I to shoot the shit and talk about this stuff. Lybi Ma (11:22.881)yeah, certainly. Nick McGowan (11:42.073)But it’s in that moment where you’re like, and how you don’t do that. You know what I mean? Lybi Ma (11:42.126)Yeah. Lybi Ma (11:48.493)You know, I never had a moment of epiphany. It just sort of moved along in the right direction. So I’m not going to say, wow, I had this aha that I had to accept things in life. No, was in my mind, I was hanging this guy up by his toes for a long time. So, and I don’t think there’s wrong, there’s anything wrong with doing that. if you have to feel it, then feel it. We spend a lot of time negating half our emotions. And that is something quite important and well studied. We want to feel happy and not depressed or not anxious or Nick McGowan (12:19.897)Yeah. Nick McGowan (12:36.866)Yeah. Lybi Ma (12:46.362)We don’t want to feel anger or I don’t know. Well, you feel these things and okay, feel them. It doesn’t mean that you’re going to lash out and burn a car. No, you’re just going to feel them. Sit there and feel it and watch it. Watch it. Nick McGowan (12:57.507)Yeah. Lybi Ma (13:05.102)with you and then okay well I gotta get up and cook dinner for the family so I gotta get moving here so I’m not gonna sit here and dwell about it. Maybe I’ll make an appointment and that’s another therapy tool. Make an appointment. If you need to feel crummy then okay I felt crummy at 4 30 to 5. I’m gonna do the same thing tomorrow 4 30 to 5 and I’m gonna Nick McGowan (13:13.365)Yeah. Yeah. Lybi Ma (13:33.772)sit with my feelings and I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it. Nick McGowan (13:36.109)Yeah. Nick McGowan (13:40.544)I’m right there with you. I think it’s important for us to feel that stuff where if you think about where we’re at right now, almost 2026 with technology and the amount of information, like we see all these things like social media, for example, you hop on, you see somebody doing this big thing, but you don’t have the context of all the other things that have happened before that or even 20 minutes before that when they’re screaming at somebody to get out of their way in the grocery store or whatever. And it’s like, This is what I said to you, I appreciate you being human because that moment where you’re like, this really hurts. I still got to make dinner for these people. We all got to eat tonight. Let me do that. And let me not also then just drag that out. And I find having the amount of conversations I have with people on the podcast and outside of that with clients, just random people that I come into contact with, it’s always interesting to me how somebody will, we want to always put up a better face than what’s really going on. Lybi Ma (14:17.102)Yeah Nick McGowan (14:38.499)And you also don’t want to just be completely shitty and just the world is on fire and totally. people have seemed to have a hard time finding equanimity within themselves to then be able to have a conversation outside of that. And it sounds to me like what you’ve experienced that a lot of us have, where it’s like over the course of time, the rock just gets smoother because the water was going over it. You finally go, okay, it’s been six months. I’ve been upset about this for so long, but some people still. Lybi Ma (15:05.486)Exactly. Nick McGowan (15:07.296)they still just keep going with that hatred for it, which I guess is kind of a different topic. But your book with being less miserable. Lybi Ma (15:15.404)No, think hatred is, no, hatred is important. I mean, if you’re gonna wallow in it, that’s probably not good, but sometimes anger, good anger used constructively will make you do things that are important in life. But hating people outright, I don’t know. I’m not too sure about that. Nick McGowan (15:25.954)Yeah. Nick McGowan (15:35.394)Yeah. Nick McGowan (15:43.811)Yeah, there are enough of those people that are sitting in an office. The rest of the government shut down right now. yeah, it’s interesting because I think that’s where I was headed with the wallowing in it. Like any of this, you don’t want to wallow in it, but you do need to sit in it. Like I’ve had conversations with people that they have a really hard time. It’s like the stove is too hot to even get close to touch it. And then there are other people that like they can put their entire body on it. Lybi Ma (15:50.894)my goodness. Nick McGowan (16:13.142)They can roll around on it like a bed of needles almost, you know, and just sit there. I find that that’s an interesting thing because that’s part of maybe their design, but also they’ve gotten to a point, some of them, where they go, look, I can’t do anything outside of the stuff that’s happening. So I can only do something with what I have here. So why waste my time anymore? Like they’ve wallowed enough or they’ve gone through enough of it. Lybi Ma (16:36.031)Right, right, right, right. Yeah. Nick McGowan (16:40.054)But how does this tie back into the stuff that you talk about specifically with miserable? Like that was part of the reason why I wanted to have you on here. was like, the word miserable is one of those things where there’s not really anything pleasant to it. It’s just fucking miserable. Like here we are. Lybi Ma (16:54.638)It’s the truth. Because we put the Western society puts a lot of weight on happiness. Happiness has to be a goal. And everybody runs around with their bucket lists and they have to do this and that to be happy. Well, no. Sure, you’re gonna go and see the Northern Lights. That’s nice. And you’re gonna be happy. But then you come down to your set level of mood that is well studied. We go up, we come down. grumpy people are in a certain spot. More upbeat people are up here and they move higher, but they always move down to their set level. And that is a hedonic adaptation. We just come back down to where. where we are in life. So the word happiness is not on my book cover because, you know, it’s, we should feel okay about not being happy all the time. That’s all there is to it. We’re not going to reach that crazy happiness all the time. It’s just not, I don’t think that’s realistic. I would rather be. Nick McGowan (18:22.177)Great. Lybi Ma (18:23.02)I want to be practical. And the other part is when we judge how we feel, I’m not happy, I must be a loser. any time you judge this feeling that you’re having, well, guess what? People have studied that and you kind of feel worse. You feel worse because you’re judging it. Nick McGowan (18:25.141)Yeah. Lybi Ma (18:50.766)It’s a funny thing. Yeah, I think it was came from UC Berkeley, researchers there. Yeah, you’re gonna sit there and say things about yourself that are not true. You’re making them up really. You’re gonna feel worse. So I don’t think we should try to be happy all the time. We can just. Nick McGowan (18:51.403)Yeah. Lybi Ma (19:18.604)be practical and just own up to all these things that we feel and not judge them. Nick McGowan (19:26.305)Obviously easier said than done for a good chunk of people. But that is, it’s such a critical piece where it’s like, if we, if we spend that time, like I know I’ve done this personally, where being angry or upset about something, you feel like you’re being active in it, but you’re just being animated in it. And you just keep going deeper and deeper down. I would spiral in that many, many years ago. And then learning from it, you go, Yeah, you can reach a point where you go, I’m just kind of bored with this. And this doesn’t make any sense to do this anymore. So why would I do that? But we do see stuff where people are talking about all the success that they had and the 15 year overnight success sort of situations where it’s like, if this person’s happy constantly, cause that’s all they post or whatever. And stepping outside of that, actually being within ourselves. I’d love that you’d said that you’re more in the country than you are with everybody else and being by yourself and being away from people, I would imagine you then have more time to actually be able to say, how do I feel right now? And do what you want with it instead of saying, well, I’m told I need to do something different, you know? Lybi Ma (20:39.95)Right, right. Well, who’s telling you to do it, first of all? Which one? I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know. Nick McGowan (20:44.794)Yeah, well, sometimes it’s, Yeah. One of the voices, one of the many up there. So what actually led you to start the process to write the book? Did you just get so frustrated within yourself of like, have to put this out there? Did this kind of come up organically? Lybi Ma (20:55.69)Yeah, I don’t know. Lybi Ma (21:07.944)No, well, you know, I got over my… Lybi Ma (21:17.366)negative feelings about divorce and all that. And I moved on and plugged on. So that was good. I just, every time I read a new piece of research, I would squirrel it away. And I thought, yeah, that goes with the feelings that I had back then of being miserable. So I would squirrel it away. And then when COVID happened, I watched people. and they were interesting to watch. Some people did very well. Some people did very poorly. And I don’t want to get into a conversation about the introvert and the extrovert, whatever. I’m just talking about emotions and sitting with them generally, because even introverts need people. We’re all social. So that’s not really part of what I’m talking about. I just watched all of it and I thought, you know what, I think I have enough information here to write a book. So COVID sort of pushed me a little bit. Nick McGowan (22:31.231)Thanks, COVID. Yeah. Lybi Ma (22:32.398)I guess so. I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know about that. Yeah, people were, I watched people and they had a lot of, you know, negative reaction to a negative thing that was happening. They were told to stay at home and then, and then get into a loop of bad feelings. It just went on and on and on. And I found that the thoughts that they had were quite irrational. And that is something also well studied. The brain is not very logical. It also has a very negative bias. are evolved into thinking negatively. Yeah, ancient man needed to be worried about predators and being eaten. They needed to be alert. is that a bad thing around the corner that’s going to eat me? Well, we the human brain has not changed that much. And we still do it. did that person insult me? And we got Nick McGowan (23:56.958)Yeah. Lybi Ma (23:57.535)And then you start doing this thing and it’s very, very not rational. It’s not positive. It’s pretty negative. And you just keep going in this distorted fashion. these negative things have a lasting impression and positive things are less important. And there was an interesting study where researchers Nick McGowan (24:03.496)Yeah. Lybi Ma (24:27.102)showed study subjects photographs. people on a roller coaster maybe or something neutral like a hairdryer and a gun pointed at you and people remember the gun. So negative things have a lasting impression. And this bias that we have, it makes sure that we hold on to our insults and grievances. We do a lot of things in our head that are irrational. Jump to conclusions, my date hated me, a fortune teller. Why would they even call me back anyway? Mind read. Nick McGowan (25:09.854)Yeah. Lybi Ma (25:22.39)I know that you’re thinking about me and it’s bad, all or nothing. I will not be happy until the end of time. Those sort of things. We do these things over and over and over to ourselves. really it doesn’t seem to be helping. Nick McGowan (25:44.625)No, but we all, I think, are somewhat addicted to it. And we don’t think that other people go through it. It’s almost like when we say, well, this person’s looking at me or what are they thinking about me? They’re probably not. And if they did, they noticed something and then they’re thinking about themselves. Like, I had that same jacket. Do I look like an asshole in that jacket? Is that me? And they’re off thinking about themselves. Meanwhile, both of them are like, my God, what are they thinking? Lybi Ma (25:49.761)Yeah, yeah. Lybi Ma (25:59.139)That you’re right. Lybi Ma (26:09.368)They’re so right. You are so right. They’re too busy thinking about themselves like we are too busy thinking about ourselves. It’s just we’re worried about how we look, how we appear. Did I say that? was it stupid? Did I sound stupid? whatever. Nick McGowan (26:19.911)Yeah. Nick McGowan (26:27.71)I think there’s a bit of a caveat though, because there are also times where we can grow from that stuff, because we can say, the situation in this whatever office or this call or whatever didn’t go the way that I wanted to, what could I have done differently? Like sort of watching game tape in a sense on yourself, but not beating yourself up with it and not in every single situation. Lybi Ma (26:51.278)Yeah, that part. Nick McGowan (26:54.235)Yeah, and being like, all right, well, what can I learn from this? What can I do a little differently? There’s a power within that, but then also removing the nonsensical shit. I’ve gotten to the point where I probably talk to myself more so than I did before and be like, easy there, asshole, calm down. Because like, random noises will come from other rooms, it seems, in the back of my head. Like, you can’t do that. You look like an asshole, that jacket. I’m like, shut up. Like, let me just kind of go. But being able to understand that there’s a balance to learning and growing and being able to review things and say, could I do a little differently? And beating yourself up can be a razor’s edge. But what kind of advice do you give for people that are trying to figure that stuff out? And they obviously don’t want to be miserable, but they’re also sort of addicted to that feeling of it because they’re so used to it, you know? Lybi Ma (27:50.062)One of the main things that I’ve read We have to be more aware that we’re doing it. and speak to ourselves. maybe in the third person. Libby’s doing that again. She’s disappointed and it’s turning into this thing. And now that distorted thinking is taken off. Okay, Libby, stop that. We have to be aware and point it out. So great research from University of Michigan. Nick McGowan (28:12.177)Yep. Lybi Ma (28:35.15)you observe. And that’s Buddhist to me. You observe this thought and meditation is a little like that. there’s a thought, watch it go by. That’s nice. Whatever. It’s a thought. It’s not real. And a lot of times our thoughts lie to us. So don’t do it. at least if you if you keep doing it, know that you’re doing and then in addition to that, you label it. So if it’s a feeling, well, Libby is angry at not right now because XYZ happened and she’s going to hold on to this grievance and nurse that grievance until whenever. Okay, that’s nice. You know, you’re doing that again. So We label how we feel. I’m feeling sad right now. That’s good. I’m feeling angry right now. And talk to yourself a little bit, but not in a, you say, beat yourself up mode. And then you turn to self-sabotage. So you want to numb yourself. It goes into this cycle of… Nick McGowan (30:02.747)Yeah, vicious cycle. Lybi Ma (30:04.502)Yeah, yeah, turns into a cycle. You beat yourself up and it leads leads to this negativity and you’re not very nice to yourself. So that’s another thing. Self-compassion is very important. Water research on that. You want to count right. You want to be compassionate to your to ourselves and breathe while you’re being compassionate. Nick McGowan (30:21.915)Yeah, grace with ourselves even. Lybi Ma (30:34.626)People stop breathing and when they’re tense and in the moment of being reactive to an unhappy situation and when you stop breathing, well, cortisol goes up and you become alert and you’re looking for the predator. No, you know what? Just breathe and let your body work it out. It’s not bad. Nick McGowan (30:36.815)Yeah. Nick McGowan (30:52.165)Yeah. Nick McGowan (31:03.226)I love this sort of stuff. I love that we’re able to get into this because I know there are other, I don’t want to talk bad about any podcasts or other people’s interviews or anything like that. But there are conversations out there that are very surfacey where it can talk about, yeah, you want to be aware and you want to look at these things and then do some with it. You want to show grace to yourself. And we also need to talk about when it’s really difficult to do that because even in like the moment you just said where you stopped breathing. scientifically, that takes oxygen away from your blood. Your blood is no longer moving oxygen through the rest of your fucking body. And your brain is a part of that. So it’s like science-wise, that makes sense. I think there’s also a balance of not just saying, I’m aware of this thing and if I’m shitty again, then so be it. I’m aware of it. It’s doing something with it, not beating yourself up and still being able to understand that I can’t bypass this. Lybi Ma (31:37.538)Right. Nick McGowan (32:02.521)Because I think that’s where the happiness stuff comes in. If you’re feeling bad, just go be happy. cool, great. Fuck the trauma and all the other nonsense that I absolutely need to process out of my body. Let me just go be happy. And then you go be happy and you do a thing and you go, like you said earlier, right back to your own little status quo and you go, shit, I am still a miserable bastard. What do I do from here? Let me look for another happy thing. And you’re like, off to do it again. Just bypassing the bullshit, you know? Lybi Ma (32:10.574)I Lybi Ma (32:28.846)Right. doesn’t really, you always go back to where you were. Nick McGowan (32:37.294)Yeah, awareness is such a big thing that my logical and smart-ass mind thinks, well, that makes total sense to me. Because if you’re not aware, how the fuck are you aware? Like if you don’t know a thing’s there, you can’t do anything about it. But that’s really when the work begins. Like you’re aware and you go, I’m aware of this feeling. And I’m glad that you brought up the next part of that being naming it. That is really difficult for a lot of people to name. Lybi Ma (32:41.046)Yeah. Nick McGowan (33:05.24)what their emotion is. They go, I’m just angry. Really, maybe you’re grieving or maybe you’re really upset that’s not just anger, but it’s a betrayal that happened or something like that. And actually being able to call what it is instead of just going, just a sticker almost. You’re like, and I’m shitty right now and push it off to the next thing and just move along instead of actually doing that work. But that, I don’t know. I feel like I can go. Lybi Ma (33:29.944)Right. Nick McGowan (33:32.557)deep with it because that’s where systems come into play that tell us, don’t do this, just keep working, just keep hustling, keep grinding, keep blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. It makes me almost just wanna fucking throw up in my mouth every time I even think about it. Cause it’s like, we are hurting ourselves, we’re hurting each other and we’re perpetuating it because none of us are just going, time out. Give me a fucking second. What is this? What am I feeling? So talk to us about how the book relates to that. Lybi Ma (34:02.349)Lybi Ma (34:06.018)Sitting with our emotions, you mean? Nick McGowan (34:08.677)And understanding like if you’re feeling miserable and being less miserable is still taking away that but it’s not bypassing it. It’s not letting you bypass it. Lybi Ma (34:17.386)No, no, you have to feel what you feel. Otherwise, it’s not true. You have this feeling and it’s a true feeling and you should feel it. once you do that, you let yourself do that, you will probably break through a bit more to get beyond and be less miserable. You know, you will probably thank yourself. I do. I do. You know, it’s an interesting thing. My husband and I don’t fight very often, but we’ve been through tense, you know, when you move and all that stuff. And yeah, it’s not easy. And I can catch myself. Oh, wait, I’m being reactive at this moment. And I’ll just stop and think, wow, that’s interesting. I’m doing it. I’m doing it at this very moment. And I start talking out loud. all right, hang with me for a minute here while I think about why I’m having this reaction. Why am I having this reaction? What is bringing this up? Nick McGowan (35:39.383)Yeah. Lybi Ma (35:46.219)I think we need to stop because you start spinning in that in a certain direction of negativity and you might as well just stop it and just ask yourself, what’s what is this and observe and instead of being in it, just step outside and and look at it. Yeah. Nick McGowan (35:54.274)Yeah. Nick McGowan (36:07.256)and look at it. Yeah. Huh. And that’s, that’s a simple, like incredible thing though, to say live in the moment, like, hold on, give me a second. I’m feeling something. Let me work through this and come back to you. it’s almost like having a conversation, a heated conversation and saying, I need a second and stepping away. That could be really, really difficult for a lot of people in that moment because you’re so in it, but If you think about any time you’ve ever said that, even to yourself or to your husband or anybody else. Lybi Ma (36:40.942)Mm-hmm. Nick McGowan (36:45.816)Probably most every single time they’ve respected it. Lybi Ma (36:49.686)Yes. Yes, you’re not, you’re not trying to run from the situation. You’re just trying to understand what’s going on inside yourself. And a lot of times when you’re in a fight with a partner or someone, usually it’s person closest to you, because they’re the ones who are gonna forgive you. But usually it’s just sort of, you know, not, it isn’t about that moment. It’s about something else. Something else is going on. Yeah, it brings up some, yeah, go ahead. Nick McGowan (37:33.815)And it’s not… Yeah. It’s not just those people. We often will take it out on the people we love because they’re the closest and they know us the most. And yes, you said they will forgive us, but that doesn’t give us a license to abuse the shit out of them because you’re angry that somebody took the last fucking piece of bread at whatever grocery store or whatever happened earlier. And you’re like, God damn the person closest to me. It’s like, but what do they do? what? Yeah. Lybi Ma (37:51.246)to do that. Lybi Ma (38:00.303)Yeah. Lybi Ma (38:04.682)nothing. They’re just standing there. They’re standing there. I don’t know. They’re just standing there. Yeah. I think one another way to, since you’re looking for ways to counter it, I mean, you know, there’s many things to do, you start being more mindful. So I try to call out my reactivity with being mindful, breathe, I write things down. Nick McGowan (38:10.327)Yeah. Lybi Ma (38:34.67)And I try to be grateful in the moment. You’re having a fight and I try to be grateful to the person I’m fighting with. If you show them grace and your self grace and you’ll get through the dumb fight, whatever it was that you’re, and just go with the flow of things. I don’t mean lay down and just die. What I mean is, Nick McGowan (38:44.47)Sure. Yeah. Nick McGowan (38:54.548)Yeah. Lybi Ma (39:04.301)You. get into the flow of life. And there’s been quite a lot of work on the topic of flow for decades. we move with what is happening. Flow is more complicated than that. mean, it has to do with… Nick McGowan (39:13.056)Yeah. Nick McGowan (39:26.208)Yeah. Lybi Ma (39:33.132)being very, very engaged in what you’re doing. So a writer would feel flow when they’re writing or the piano player is really into the music or even listening to music, you running, you get in the flow, but you can apply the flow theory into life, everyday life. Just go with it. I think that’s important. Nick McGowan (39:58.038)That’s really important. And I appreciate that you point out these things that in some ways, and as I said earlier, there are other conversations that get real surfacey and they go, yeah, go with the flow. Cool. Let’s stop there. Just go with the flow. Being able to be mindful, to talk about these things, even with the gratitude. Like I’ve heard for years and years, people are like, just be grateful and gratitude this and gratitude that and have a gratitude journal, blah, blah, blah. It’s like all those things can be good and helpful if they are good and helpful. If you’re just being Lybi Ma (40:24.192)Right. Nick McGowan (40:25.065)grateful and you’re like, I fucking had this and God, I’m grateful for it. But even in that moment of being grateful that you have a partner to be able to argue with and, and yeah. And then that’ll automatically just disarm you a little bit. Like even as you’re saying that I’m picturing it and picturing, you know, me with my partner arguing about whatever. And to think of that, I just want to hug her because I love her. I love that I have the partner to be able to Lybi Ma (40:29.518)All right. Lybi Ma (40:35.778)Right? A lot of people don’t. Lybi Ma (40:42.755)Yeah. Nick McGowan (40:53.737)bitch can complain about things with or whatever. And it’s like, if we can be aware of that and actually show the grace and do the thing in the moment, instead of just saying, just be grateful and gratitude this and gratitude that. It’s like, fuck your gratitude unless you’re actually gonna do something with it. Because then it’s the moment, that moment right there where you do something with it instead of just saying, well, I’m just gonna go back to my old ways and just be kind of shitty about it. So for the people that are trying to be less miserable. Lybi Ma (41:09.23)Ha Nick McGowan (41:23.375)or trying to just wrap their head around how they can give themselves grace and kind of work through life at their pace instead of just what the rest of the world tells us we should do. What’s your advice for somebody that’s on their path towards self mastery? Lybi Ma (41:40.275)Give yourself a break, please. Good Lord. I don’t know why we have to be so hard on ourselves. And we run around looking for solutions to everything. Well, sometimes, you know, life does work out. It does work out. And I think we don’t have to make it harder. Nick McGowan (41:42.793)Nice. Lybi Ma (42:09.774)We make it harder, we fight with life, and I think we can watch it a little. Doesn’t mean that we should not be proactive and move forward and reach our goals, but we can calm down a bit about how we treat ourselves, and you will be less miserable. Nick McGowan (42:35.093)I love that, especially like the come down. Like that’s the vibe I got like right off the bat. Chill out, give yourself a break. Just relax. It’s not the end of the world. And yeah, just chill out. Lybi Ma (42:39.95)Yeah. It isn’t. It is not the end of the world. Bad things do happen and it feels like it’s going to be the end of the world, but actually things do work out. Yeah. Yeah. Right. Right. Nick McGowan (42:55.379)Yeah, divorces. You know, the people that have gone through it, you understand that. I had different people when I got a divorce, they were like, man, I was in bad shape for years. And I was like, well, that sucks. I don’t want to go through that. And I’m like, well, I didn’t get a, I didn’t get married to get a divorce, but I didn’t get a divorce to die. So, and I’m thankful it happened. I mean, I wish her the best, but I wouldn’t have my partner now. I wouldn’t have my business and all the other things that have come from it. Lybi Ma (43:06.296)Right, right. Lybi Ma (43:14.927)Right. Nick McGowan (43:24.777)But I want to touch on something you pointed out where it’s like, give yourself a break, the things will work out and things happen. I was actually sort of joking, but sort of like, this is just a mind fuck of a thing with my coach recently, where I understand that the right things happen at the right times. Always. It’s actually an affirmation of mine. It’s the anxiety before and the anxiety after that exact one moment. Because that one moment is where like, these things happen at the right time. Like, look. Lybi Ma (43:50.828)Okay. Nick McGowan (43:54.45)And I’ve seen it happen. Like it lines up where it’s like, I couldn’t have scripted this. God was like, this is how this thing’s going to work. And it’s like, that’s incredible. But there’s anxiety for the 98 % before and all the other stuff after it, where it’s like that one moment. But that one moment happens and happens more often than not, know? So it’s just a weird little situation that we can get lost in all the other minutia of it. Lybi Ma (44:17.825)Right, right. Nick McGowan (44:23.912)So I appreciate you being as real as you are. I’m like, just calm down, chill out. It’ll be okay. Lybi Ma (44:24.152)Right. It’s gonna be okay. I wish I told my, knew that when I was younger. It’s gonna be okay. It will be. Nick McGowan (44:36.616)Yeah. Hmm. Yeah. And just like, if you could go back and talk to your 18 year old self, what would you say? And I think most people probably say it with a fist and then shake them a little bit with whatever, like whatever you’re going to do, don’t. but that’s what this podcast is for. Like, let’s talk about these things because we’re all going through it. Like, let’s not shy away from that. We all go through this stuff. So, Libby, I really appreciate you being on today. I appreciate the work that you’re doing. Lybi Ma (44:51.224)Hahaha Lybi Ma (45:03.894)All right. Nick McGowan (45:05.208)and you’re putting out the books that you are and just that you’re able to work with that information that’s coming to you and help spread that out and being as real as you are. So thank you for being here. Of course, and before I let you go, where can people find you and where can they connect with you? And of course, where can they get the book? Lybi Ma (45:14.882)Thank you. Lybi Ma (45:22.478)Well, of course, I’m on Psychology Today. You’ll find me there on the website. And you’ll find my book on the, you know, any major source like Amazon or Barnes & Noble, that sort of thing. Nick McGowan (45:44.541)Perfect. And I’ll have some of those links in the show notes too. So again, thank you so much for being with us today. Appreciate it. Lybi Ma (45:50.933)Thank you.
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The high-stakes Maharashtra civic polls will be held on 15 January. 29 municipal corporations, including Mumbai (BMC), Thane, Nashik, Pune, Nagpur will go to polls. #CutTheClutter episode 1783 looks at the significance, key players & politics of these elections where alliance equations have changed- allies are competing and rivals have united. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also highlights India's urban governance problems and the 4 'brand destroyers' of India. Deputy Editor Manasi Phadke joins in, from Mumbai.----more----Raed.Shekhar Gupta's Writings On The Wall here: https://theprint.in/sg-writings-on-the-wall/writings-on-the-wall-navi-calcutta/543997/
Hour 3 opens with the biggest win of Wild Card Weekend: the games were awesome, competitive, and for once the NFL escaped without a single officiating disaster hijacking the conversation. Evan and Tiki love that the storyline stayed on football, and they argue the league feels completely wide open, with guaranteed new blood headed to the Super Bowl. The guys then hit the funniest “info win” from the weekend, including a bizarre baseball stat tied to a Bills defender that somehow becomes a running joke for Buffalo's playoff run. Calls follow on how to combat tanking in the NFL, Buffalo's chances on the road, and why the Bills' path is brutal even if the vibes feel like “this is their year.” Then it turns into full Jets fan pain as Evan lays out the nightmare remaining AFC field, debates what would hurt Jets fans most, and gets pulled into a Justin Herbert discussion: is he overrated or just stuck with no help? The hour also includes Cinco de Luncho ranking the Wild Card games, Yankees anxiety over Cody Bellinger, Mets hopes for Kyle Tucker, and a darkly hilarious Jets Super Bowl timeline that spirals all the way into the distant future.
In a scandalous rejection of holiday spirit, Jo and Charlotte reflect on the dark, elegant pleasures of Gabrielle Wittkopf's The Necrophiliac alongside contemporary novel conventions as deployed in Rebecca Novack's Murder Bimbo. The hosts are then joined by dear friend Clio Chang, who outlines the timeless, charming, annoying allure of Cheryl Strayed's hit memoir Wild (2012).Also discussed in this episode: Charlotte Roche's Wetlands, Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl, and Lillian Fishman's Acts of Service. Clio Chang is a staff writer at Curbed who can do three pullups. Please consider supporting our work on Patreon, where you can access additional materials and send us your guest (and book!) coverage requests. Questions and kind comments can be directed to readingwriterspod at gmail dot com. Charlotte Shane's most recent book is An Honest Woman. Her essay newsletter, Meant For You, can be subscribed to or read online for free. Her social media handle is @charoshane. Jo Livingstone is a writer who teaches at Pratt Institute. To support the show, navigate to https://www.patreon.com/ReadingWritersHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Kevin Dahlstrom (Founder, Bolt Health) joins Chris Cuomo for a wide-ranging conversation about why money, status, and constant striving so often fail to produce a good life — and what actually does. The discussion begins with Dahlstrom's viral list of 55 rules for life and expands into a deeper look at health, performance, purpose, and the quiet habits that compound over decades. Cuomo and Dahlstrom talk candidly about aging, hormones, fitness, family, minimalism, and why wisdom is easy to articulate but hard to live — especially in a culture built around shortcuts, optimization, and comparison. They also explore why performance matters more than longevity alone, how chasing “more” can crowd out meaning, and why the most reliable improvements in life tend to be boring, incremental, and deeply human rather than flashy or extreme." Follow and subscribe to The Chris Cuomo Project on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube for new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday: https://linktr.ee/cuomoproject Join Chris Ad-Free On Substack: http://thechriscuomoproject.substack.com Support our sponsors: Get 30% off Juvenon's Maximum Male System—Alpha Gold Male and BloodFlow-7—by using code CUOMO at https://bloodflow7.com/CUOMO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Michael Wolff joins Joanna Coles to peel back what Christmas looks like inside Donald Trump's carefully staged world at Mar-a-Lago — a holiday less about family and warmth than performance, attention, and control. From the bored, rope-off table at the center of the patio to Trump's late-night torrent of Truth Social posts, Wolff maps how even Christmas becomes another arena for validation. They examine Melania's rare flash of animation beside her father, the eerie surge of hyper-religious messaging from Trump-world, and the rituals that feel rehearsed rather than heartfelt. As the conversation widens, they trace how sagging TV ratings, Hollywood power plays, and proximity to Trump himself still dictate the action around him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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