Podcasts about Viktor Frankl

Send me a some feedback!A clear and powerful vision does more than give you something to work toward. It gives meaning and purpose to the discomfort you'll inevitably experience while creating something you've never experienced before. Growth requires unfamiliar territory, and unfamiliar territory creates discomfort. The question is whether you have a vision powerful enough to make that discomfort worth moving through. In this episode, Mike shares how his vision of becoming a United States Marine carried him through the pain and chaos of boot camp, how the nervous system adapts as unfamiliar experiences become familiar, and how Viktor Frankl's work helped him connect meaning, purpose, vision, and our willingness to endure difficult circumstances. Ultimately, playing offense with your life means getting clear about what you came here to experience, create, and become—and becoming willing to move through the discomfort required to create it.  Key Takeaways1. A Powerful Vision Gives Discomfort Meaning When you are deeply clear about what you want to create, become, or experience, discomfort becomes part of the journey toward something that matters. Vision gives you a reason to keep moving when growth gets uncomfortable.2. Growth Requires You to Make the Unfamiliar Familiar Your nervous system naturally feels safer in circumstances it already knows. Repeated exposure to new experiences allows your body to adapt until what once created intense discomfort becomes something you can handle.3. Comfort and Growth Require Different Choices Creating expanded circumstances requires doing things you haven't done before. If you continually retreat when discomfort appears, you return to what is familiar instead of continuing toward what you want.4. Meaning and Purpose Change What You Are Willing to Endure Mike connects his experience in Marine Corps boot camp with Viktor Frankl's observations about meaning, purpose, and the human will to continue through extraordinarily difficult circumstances. When you have something meaningful on the other side of the discomfort, the discomfort itself has purpose.5. Playing Offense Requires Clarity and Willingness Playing defense means organizing your life around avoiding negative circumstances and internal discomfort. Playing offense means getting clear about what you want to experience, create, and become—and becoming willing to move through the discomfort required to create it.  Notable Quotes“A powerful and clear vision for who you're becoming, what you intend to experience, for wherever you intend, the quality of life you intend to create, for the, anything you intend to accomplish or accumulate. A clear and powerful vision will help you find meaning and purpose in all of the discomfort and pain required to experience it.”“The more familiar circumstances become, the more regulated your nervous system begins to feel in them and begins to experience them. So the same thing that causes discomfort on day one doesn't even move anything inside of you on day 90.”“What we need to do, is to find meaning, and purpose in that discomfort, so that you move into and through to discomfort, towards something unfamiliar, to something new, and to expanded circumstances.”“In order to master this, the creation process, in order to experience something brand new, something new, something expanded, something even better than what you're experiencing right now, you must be willing to face and endure discomfort and pain.”“The willingness and the ability to feel and move into that discomfort and pain is gonna separate someone who's playing offense in life from someone who's playing defense.”    Call to ActionTake some time today and get clear about the dream that's in your heart. What do you want to experience? What do you want to create? Who do you want to become? And what discomfort might you need to become willing to move through in order to experience it?If you're ready to get clear about what you want and start playing offense with your life, connect with me through www.InnerWealthGlobal.com or email me directly at Mike@InnerWealthGlobal.com.Mike's Media:Website: https://www.innerwealthglobal.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikekitkoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mike_kitkoTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikekitkoSubscribe to my YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mikekitkoMusic Credit: "What's Left of Me" by Wes Hoffman & Friends

War has wracked Ukraine for 1,678 days—outlasting both World Wars. In this conversation with Mark Labberton, Fyodor Raichynets—a theologian at Ukrainian Evangelical Theological Seminary, pastor of a church in Bucha, and a military chaplain serving on the front lines in Kyiv—explains what it is like to be under near-constant drone and ballistic attack and how that has affected his faith, memory, and experience of time.  War has reshaped the way he loves, forgives, and serves; it has induced a fear even to hope. Together, they discuss trauma as a national condition and the temptation to despair when God seems not to intervene. They also consider the moral wounds soldiers carry from killing, the competing prayers of two mothers inside one congregation, and what it means to see God in the face of the needy—even when the needy include one's enemies. Episode Highlights "'Into your hands I commit my spirit'—and with these words on my lips I go to bed every night ... I go to bed with the thought that I may not wake up in the morning, so I just make sure that my spirit is in his hand." "If I have something to share and there is a person that needs it, well, I would share anyway ... Probably that's what the love for the enemies is all about." "I jokingly put it that I have this 'planophobia' in the recent years, so I'm even afraid to plan my life, but you know that you cannot do it without any planning." "Trauma emerges in a place where you find rescue and where instead of security you find insecurity." "I was just thinking how blessed we are that we don't know the future. And this not knowing what is ahead of us keeps us going, in fact." "We have fear to hope, because whatever we hoped for over these four years, it just gets worse, not better." "Those whom they have killed ... they come to them in their dreams, in their sleep, and they said that they physically sense it. They even sense it that someone is grabbing their hand." "One wife would pray ... that God would protect her son not to be drafted. But in the same group there is a mother who asked to pray that God would protect her son on the front line. So what should we pray for?" "War creates such a basic need ... you need water, you don't need luxury things. ... So when we see the needy people and we minister to them, that is what makes us a people of a pure heart." About Fyodor Raichynets Fyodor Raichynets is a theologian, pastor, and military chaplain in Kyiv, Ukraine. He heads the department of theology at Ukrainian Evangelical Theological Seminary, where he teaches leadership and biblical studies, particularly the Gospel of Matthew, and directs its master's program in transformative leadership. A former student of Miroslav Volf in Osijek, Croatia, he ministered for years across the Balkans. He pastors Bethany Church in Bucha and wrote the chapter on the pure in heart for Beatitudes and Terror: A Ukrainian Theological Response to Russian Aggression. Since the 2022 invasion, he has led relief work among Kyiv's most vulnerable, feeding the elderly and the displaced. Helpful Links and Resources Beatitudes and Terror: A Ukrainian Theological Response to Russian Aggression, the volume with Fyodor Raichynets's chapter on the pure in heart: https://langhamliterature.org/books/beatitudes-and-terror Ukrainian Evangelical Theological Seminary: https://uets.edu.ua/en/about-us Ways to support UETS relief ministry and the training of ministers: https://uets.edu.ua/en/ways-to-support Fyodor Raichynets on Facebook, where he posts daily wartime reflections: https://www.facebook.com/fyodor.Raichynets "A Voice from Kyiv," Raichynets's earlier conversation with Miroslav Volf: https://faith.yale.edu/media/a-voice-from-kyiv-fyodor-Raichynets Man's Search for Meaning, by Viktor Frankl, referenced on who survived the camps: https://www.beacon.org/Mans-Search-for-Meaning-P602.aspx Show Notes Kyiv under fire A rough night of combined ballistic and drone attack Waking to explosions, then morning news of the aftermath Two-tier alerts now: yellow for drones, red for ballistic strikes Reactive drones flying higher and faster, harder to track or down Lecturing to students while watching drone paths on a phone A nightly prayer, and sleeping unsure of waking "Planophobia," losing the ability to plan anything ahead of time No place and no time that feels secure; a wearying insecurity The abnormal becoming normal; an average day in Kyiv War as trauma Trauma as rescue turned insecurity The strange grace of not knowing how long war would last When prolonged tribulation curdles into temptation Wrestling with why God does not simply stop one man's cruelty The fear to hope after four years of worsening, not relief Frontline confessions, soldiers haunted by those they killed A Bucha church tending wives, mothers, and children of soldiers Two mothers, one prayer group, opposite prayers over the draft Victor Frankl on who survived the camps: Man's Search for Meaning A theological perception of time; only the present is given War compressing time into loving, forgiving, blessing without delay Wisdom as God's truth and character lived in context The pure in heart, and seeing God in the needy (Beatitudes and Terror) Jesus in the midst of suffering, unlike the pharaohs who cause it Adopting soldiers' families; medicine carried to a mother at the front Serving civilians who await the Russians, love of enemies in practice How to support relief and minister training: Ukrainian Evangelical Theological Seminary #UkraineWar #Ukraine #Kyiv #Theology #Hope #Trauma #FaithAndWar #Beatitudes #MarkLabberton #Christianity

You and I are called to have the same attitude as Jesus. That sounds beautiful, doesn’t it? And then you get out of bed. Someone has already left a mess in the kitchen. You have too much to do and not enough time to do it. Someone says something that rubs you the wrong way. Your plans get interrupted. You feel overlooked. Somebody isn’t pulling their weight. And suddenly, before you’ve even finished your coffee, your attitude is showing you exactly what is happening inside your heart. So let’s get personal. What is your attitude? Not the attitude you wish you had. Not the attitude people think you have. Not the attitude you have when everything is going your way. What is your attitude when you’re tired? When you’re inconvenienced? When you don’t get your way? When someone doesn’t appreciate you? When you feel misunderstood? Those moments reveal something. Viktor Frankl said, “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” Your attitude is your choice. It’s the way you think about what is happening, the way you interpret it, and ultimately the way you respond. And your attitude doesn’t just affect you. It walks into the room before you do. It sits at the dinner table with your family. It gets in the car with you. It shows up in your texts. It comes to work with you. It affects the way you listen, the way you speak, the way you love, and the way you treat people. Your attitude is shaping your everyday life. And sometimes… our attitude is the thing making an ordinary day harder than it needs to be. Have you ever shared a house with someone who had a bad attitude? You know what I’m talking about. The sighs. The short answers. The eye rolls. The silence. The irritated tone. You can feel it before they even say anything. Now here’s the uncomfortable question: Have you ever been that person? Have you ever walked into a room carrying an attitude and expected everybody else to adjust to you? I have. And if we’re honest, we all have. So how do we snap out of it? How do we stop letting our circumstances dictate our attitude? Well, let’s put it simply … we stop being so self-centered. When we make life all about us, our attitude suffers. Paul tells us like it is. Philippians 2:3–5 says: “Don’t be selfish: don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.” We have a unique way of continually making everything about ourselves. It’s what we want, how we feel, what we think. We end up spending our days in these self-absorbed worlds where our primary objective is to make everything easier for us, all while making everyone like us. Funny, because we never see Jesus doing either of those things. It’s hard to admit how selfish we really are. But when we’re being honest, even the kind, generous, giving things we do are most often about making ourselves look or feel good. And if you think living with humility is hard today, consider how hard it was in the time when Jesus walked this earth. During Biblical times, humility was often seen as an absolute weakness. Social status was honored. It was all about what you were wearing, who you had to your house for dinner, and who you were seen with. You were either in, or you were out – everyone wanted to be in. Then comes Jesus and he flips everything upside down. He holds more power than anyone and everyone in all the world, yet he is without a palace. He had no value for money or riches or status. He let people talk about him. He performed miracles without explanation or a need to be understood. He let them make their assumptions. He let them join him, or just walk away. He took 12 men, and he changed the world forever. And he did it all with humility. Wearing sandals, walking from town to town, staying where a place was offered, with no agenda other than fulfilling his Father’s will. Was Jesus selfish? No. He literally gave up Heaven to come save us. Was Jesus trying to impress anyone? No. He had all the power in the world to shut down every negative opinion and prove them all wrong in an instant. He could have called down a thousand angels to fight for him – that would have been impressive. But he didn’t. Instead, he let them nail him to the cross and crucify him. And there, hanging on that cross, he shows us how to think about others more than we think about ourselves. I assure you he was not comfortable. Without a doubt he was suffering. This was NOT the easy way. Yet, he chose it – for you and for me. Then, he let us make up our own minds about him. Still today, we can live our lives for him, or deny him. He will let us make our own decision. And Paul writes, “You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.” Girls, how do we do that today? We start by asking a different question. Instead of, “How can I get this day to go the way I want it to go?” we begin asking, “Jesus, how can I love the people in front of me today?” That’s a completely different way to live. The goal isn’t to wake up every morning and force yourself to have a better attitude. The goal is to become so aware of Jesus that you begin responding to life the way He would. When your husband says something that irritates you, you have a choice. You can make the moment about being right, or you can make it about loving him. When your kids interrupt you for the hundredth time, you can see them as an interruption to your plans, or you can recognize that they are your opportunity to love someone God has placed right in front of you. When a friend doesn’t text you back, you can create an entire story in your head about what she must be thinking, or you can choose not to make someone else’s silence about you. Why do we always make it about us? Really you know what the truth is – It’s usually not about you at all! When somebody is rude to you, you don’t have to return the rudeness. When your plans fall apart, you don’t have to let your entire day fall apart with them. When you’re tired, you don’t have to make everyone around you pay for it. And when you don’t get your way? Oh, girl. That’s where the Jesus attitude gets real. Humility isn’t thinking less of yourself. It’s thinking about yourself less. Jesus didn’t spend His days asking, “How can I make my life more comfortable? How can I make everyone understand me? How can I make sure people appreciate me? How can I prove them wrong?” He was free from all of that. He knew who He was. He knew Whose He was. And because He knew that, He didn’t have to spend His life defending Himself, impressing people, controlling outcomes, or demanding that everyone see things His way. He was secure enough to serve. That’s what we want. We don’t want to simply have a nicer attitude. We want the attitude of Jesus. Imagine your life with the attitude of Jesus. How would Jesus see this? How would Jesus respond? What would Jesus do? You want to be the woman who can walk into a difficult situation and bring peace instead of adding to the chaos. You want to be the woman who doesn’t have to win every argument. You want to be the woman who can apologize without adding a giant “but you…” to the end of it. You want to be the woman who can celebrate someone else’s blessing without secretly comparing it to your own. You want to be the woman who can listen without immediately turning the conversation back to you. You want to be the woman who notices when somebody is hurting instead of being so consumed with your own stuff that you miss it. You want to be the woman who doesn’t need everyone to like you because you know you are already deeply loved by God. And you want to be the woman who can have a really, really bad day without becoming a really, really difficult person. Because let’s be honest: You don’t get to choose everything that happens to you today. But you do get to choose what happens inside of you because of it. That doesn’t mean pretending you’re not frustrated. It doesn’t mean stuffing your feelings. It doesn’t mean allowing people to mistreat you. And it certainly doesn’t mean becoming a doormat. Jesus had boundaries. Jesus walked away. Jesus spoke hard truth. Jesus confronted hypocrisy. Jesus said no. Jesus wasn’t controlled by people’s opinions. But He was never controlled by His ego. That’s the difference. So maybe today, before you react, pause. Just pause. Take a breath and ask: What would the attitude of Jesus look like right here? Not in some grand spiritual moment. Just right here. In the kitchen. In the car. In the text. In the meeting. At the grocery store. When you’re tired. When you’re disappointed. When you’re misunderstood. When somebody pushes your buttons. When you don’t get your way. When nobody notices what you’ve done. Right here. Because this is where we become like Jesus. Not just during our quiet time. Not just when we’re worshiping with our hands in the air. We become like Jesus in the tiny, ordinary, frustrating moments of everyday life. Every time you choose patience instead of irritation… Every time you choose forgiveness instead of keeping score… Every time you choose encouragement instead of comparison… Every time you choose humility instead of needing to be right… Every time you choose to serve when you’d rather be served… Every time you choose love when your feelings are screaming for something else… You are practicing the attitude of Jesus. Jesus, change my attitude. Not just my circumstances. Not just the people around me. Not just the things that are frustrating me. Change me. Teach me to see people the way You see them. Teach me to hold my plans loosely. Teach me to stop making everything about me. Teach me to be secure enough that I don’t need to prove myself. Teach me to love when it’s inconvenient. Teach me to serve when nobody notices. Teach me to surrender my right to be right. Teach me to respond instead of react. And when I forget—and I will—bring me back to You. Because I don’t want people to encounter my mood when they encounter me. I want them to encounter Jesus. Here we are girls – on the journey of a lifetime – a journey where we’re increasingly becoming like Jesus, one ordinary moment at a time. Follow Pamela on Instagram – https://instagram.com/headmamapamela Or Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/pamela.crim Find out more about BIG Life – http://biglifehq.com

This sermon introduces a new series titled Rock Solid, focusing on the opening verses of 1 Peter to encourage believers facing hardship and persecution. The message emphasizes that Christian identity is defined by salvation rather than circumstances, reminding the audience that they are elect, sanctified, and kept by God's power. It highlights the concept of a living hope rooted in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, which remains imperishable even in the midst of suffering. By citing the story of Viktor Frankl and the writings of Paul, the text illustrates how tribulation works patience and experience to produce enduring hope. Ultimately, the sermon assures believers that their inheritance is secure and reserved in heaven, offering a sure salvation that no earthly trial can take away.

This sermon introduces a new series titled Rock Solid, focusing on the opening verses of 1 Peter to encourage believers facing hardship and persecution. The message emphasizes that Christian identity is defined by salvation rather than circumstances, reminding the audience that they are elect, sanctified, and kept by God's power. It highlights the concept of a living hope rooted in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, which remains imperishable even in the midst of suffering. By citing the story of Viktor Frankl and the writings of Paul, the text illustrates how tribulation works patience and experience to produce enduring hope. Ultimately, the sermon assures believers that their inheritance is secure and reserved in heaven, offering a sure salvation that no earthly trial can take away.

Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Imagina perderlo todo: tu familia, tu libertad, tu identidad. Viktor Frankl, un psiquiatra austriaco, vivió esta pesadilla en los campos de concentración nazis. Rodeado de muerte y sufrimiento extremo, descubrió una verdad transformadora: nos pueden arrebatar cualquier cosa, excepto la libertad de elegir nuestra actitud ante la adversidad. Frankl observó que los prisioneros que sobrevivían no eran necesariamente los más fuertes físicamente, sino aquellos que albergaban un propósito, un sentido por el que seguir viviendo, ya fuera el amor o un proyecto inacabado... Esto es El hombre en busca de sentido de Viktor Frankl. ¿Estás buscando un taller de terror verdadero? ÚNETE a la Academia Oscura: https://alvaroaparicio.net/taller-literario/ Cinco años metiéndole hachazos a nuestros protagonistas ☄️ Y si este programa te ha gustado: comenta, dale a me gusta, compártelo. Ayúdanos a llegar a más gente. Esto sólo puede existir si estáis al otro lado ☄️ APÓYANOS EN: ☄ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/vuelodelcometa ☄ iVoox: https://www.ivoox.com/support/1049191 ☄ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vuelodelcometa TELEGRAM, WHATSAPP y DISCORD: ☄ WhatsApp (canal de difusión): https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb7X0CUIiRorEju6Cy0m ☄ Telegram (canal de difusión): https://t.me/canalvuelodelcometa ☄ Telegram (chat grupal): https://t.me/vuelodelcometacomunidad ☄ Discord: https://discord.gg/ykd4E27Hk REDES SOCIALES: ☄ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vuelodelcometa ☄ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Vuelodelcometa ☄ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/vuelodelcometa.bsky.social ☄ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@vuelodelcometa ☄ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Vuelodelcometa WEB: ☄ Web: alvaroaparicio.net FANTARQUÍA, jornada de fantasía peligrosa: ☄ Necesitamos toda la ayuda posible para que el MUNDO conozca la locura que estamos organizando en Valencia, ¿nos echas una mano? www.fantarquia.es Si quieres contactar con nosotros para una promoción, no dudes en ponerte en contacto a través de: vuelodelcometapodcast@gmail.com Y si quieres apoyar este y otros proyectos relacionados, puedes acudir a https://www.patreon.com/vuelodelcometa o a través del sistema de mecenazgo en iVoox. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Mike and Kenny discuss the latest collabortation between Brad PItt and director David Ayer (Fury), the survival thriller Heart of the Beast. In the film, James Belmont (Pitt) is a retired Special Forces officer who flies into the wild of Alaska with Odin (Uber) his retired German Shepherd partner. After spending two nights fishing and camping they are involed in a plane crash on the way home and must traverse 58 miles of rough terrain, wolves and bears, while overcoming injuries sustained in the crash and along the journey. The film shows the dedication James and Odin have for each other as they work together on their dangerous trek out of the Alaskan wild. Faith Spotted: As one might expect in a film about a difficult and dangerous journey, the film reflects the growth one can achieve in when persevering trials and suffering. In Romans 5 Paul teaches that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope. Such perseverance also leads to hope when journeying through the wilderness of the struggles faced in life.  In addition, the film depicts the role of a shepherd as told through the 23rd Psalm. Both James and Odin serve as shepherds to the other and are present together as they walk through the hills and valleys of the Alaskan wild which serve as the valley of the shadow of death. Both work to restore each other's souls as they are impacted by PTSD from the trauma experienced in the war in Iraq. Odin specifically leads James as the shepherd led the psalmist. The Psalm speaks of the loyalty and love of the shepherd for the flock, loyalty James and Olin have and that represents the faitfulness and love of God who is also present with us as we journey through dark valleys and green pastures and who restores our soul. Psalm 22 is also reflected in again showing that despite the dangers and enemies one faces, God is present and God turns loss and sure death into everlasting life. Another element reflected in the film is the power and place of purpose. As holocaust survivor and psychiatrist Viktor Frankl expeienced and shares in his acclaimed book, Man's Search for Meaning it was the prisoners who found a purpose, not necessarily the strongest or initially healthiest, that were most likley to survive the horrors of the concentration camps. The call to ministry and discipleship offers that purpose that also gives meaning in both the struggles as well of joys of life.  Heart of the Beast is rated PG-13 Thank you WIT PR for the opportunity for Faithspotting to host a pre-screening in the Dallas area. 

The fastest way to lose trust isn't a bad strategy, it's an emotional reaction that lands on your team at the worst possible moment. We pull together conflict, stress, and emotional agility to help you lead with steadiness when things go sideways, especially when you feel irritated, rushed, or cornered.We talk about emotional agility (popularized by Susan David) as the ability to experience emotions without letting them automatically drive behavior, and we connect it to the leadership choice point Viktor Frankl described: the space between stimulus and response. When pressure rises, that space can feel tiny, but it's still where your power is. We share a real leadership story from a high-stress training setting and unpack how easy it is to aim frustration at the wrong target, even when your deeper intention is empathy, clarity, and support.You'll walk away with a practical four-step process for conflict management and emotional self-regulation: notice and name the emotion, separate facts from the story your brain is telling, get curious about what's underneath (including fear that can hide inside stress and anxiety), and choose the behavior that matches your intention. Along the way, we connect the dots to psychological safety, credibility, and the kind of emotional adulthood that makes teams feel secure and respected.If you want to communicate better under pressure and model a healthier culture in real time, listen now, then subscribe, share with a leader who needs it, and leave a review so more people can find the show.#Leadership #LeadershipDevelopment #EmotionalAgility #EmotionalIntelligence #ConflictManagement #LeadershipSkills #LeadingUnderPressure #CalmLeadership #SelfAwareness #WorkplaceCommunication #PsychologicalSafety #HealthyWorkplace #TeamLeadership #LeadershipPodcast #IntentionalLeadershipQuestions? Episode Requests? Send us a message!Ambitious leaders know that real leadership goes far beyond titles—it's about developing the clarity and mindset to guide others with confidence. In this podcast, you'll explore what today's leaders truly need, from navigating everyday problem solving to handling tough moments of workplace conflict with steadiness and respect. Episodes dive into setting healthy workplace boundaries, strengthening workplace collaboration, and building the emotional intelligence and emotional agility that make leadership sustainable. Whether you're managing a growing team or refining your voice as a decision-maker, you'll find insights that help you cultivate a resilient growth mindset and elevate your impact.

[English version below] Céadfhoilsíodh é an bhliain 1946, agus ón am sin i leith tá breis is 16 milliún cóip de díolta. Tá na glúnta léitheoirí i ndiaidh a bheith gafa go hiomlán leis na tuairiscí a thugann sé ar ainghníomhartha champaí bás na Naitsithe. Ní scéal faoi fhulaingt amháina atá ann, áfach ach iniúchadh domhain ar thóraíocht an duine ar bhrí na beatha. D'aimsigh Viktor Frankl an bhrí sin fiú san cúinní ba dhorcha den bheatha, agus chonaic sé go raibh splancacha dóchais agus áilleachta le fáil san cúinní céanna ainneoin na n uafás do-aithriste in thimpeall. Láithreoir: Seán Ó Catháin Aíonna: Irene Duffy-Lynch agus Aindrias Ó Cathasaigh [Leagan Gaeilge thuas] First published in 1946, it has sold over 16 million copies since then. Generations of readers have been captivated by its accounts of the atrocities of the Nazi death camps. It is not a story of mere suffering, however, but a profound exploration of the human search for meaning in life. Viktor Frankl found that meaning even in the darkest corners of life, and saw that there were glimmers of hope and beauty to be found in those same corners despite the unspeakable horrors surrounding him. Presenter: Seán Ó Catháin Guests: Irene Duffy-Lynch and Aindrias Ó Cathasaigh

Este libro, que es un ensayo, unas memorias, una reflexión científica, explora la experiencia de Viktor Frankl durante su encierro en campos de concentración nazis. Desde allí, donde la muerte era la compañera de cada momento y la esperanza una luz débil, analiza el comportamiento de sus compañeros de cautiverio desde un punto de vista psicológico. También explora cuál es el sentido de la vida. Para él, es un propósito, es descubrir, en vez de crear, para qué estamos vivos. Con ello, atravesar la existencia desde la bondad, la aceptación y la gratitud. Un libro muy famoso que nos enseña un poco el valor del sufrimiento.

Viktor Frankl desarrolló la logoterapia en cuatro campos de concentración nazis. El mercado convirtió su trabajo en mandato capitalista: si no tienes un propósito claro y rentable, eso explica por qué eres miserable.Este episodio excava lo que Frankl realmente dijo, las tres fuentes del sentido que el mercado redujo a una sola, y por qué el sentido no se declara, se vive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some people experience hell on earth because of circumstances beyond their control. Others create it through pride, resentment, dishonesty, unforgiveness, and division.In this episode, Dave Durand explores how our daily choices can become a dress rehearsal for either heaven or hell. Drawing upon Viktor Frankl, C.S. Lewis, Aristotle, and the wisdom of the Catholic faith, Dave explains why virtue leads to peace—even amid suffering—while sin gradually separates us from God and one another.There is only one thing you take with you to hell: a mirror. The question is whether you are willing to look into it now, while there is still time to choose what is good, true, and beautiful.

Soms krijg je in het leven iets voor je kiezen waar je niet om hebt gevraagd. Een tegenslag, ziekte of ongeluk. De vraag is dan niet alleen:

Frankl aprendeu em Auschwitz que o ser humano suporta quase tudo quando tem um propósito. Juvenil Alves comenta por que isso vale para empresas e para a vida.

Baruch HaLevi opens this conversation with a statistic most listeners have never heard: every 13 minutes in America, a man dies by suicide, and men account for roughly 80% of all suicide deaths. For Baruch, this isn't abstract. He's lost family members to suicide across multiple generations, and he candidly shares that he himself came close to the same fate about a decade ago, during a period of profound identity loss after stepping away from 20 years as a rabbi. Grounded in the work of Holocaust survivor and psychiatrist Viktor Frankl, Baruch and Larry talk through what actually helps a man in genuine despair: finding a "why not," the specific reason to keep going, learning to sit with guilt without letting it curdle into shame, and the necessity of real, honest community instead of empty check-ins. Both men share their own history with suicidal crisis directly. If you or someone you love has ever been in a season that felt unbearable, this conversation offers a clear, compassionate way through it, but given the depth of what's discussed, please take care with how and when you engage with it.   Timeline Summary [1:24] Introducing the statistic behind Baruch's mission: a man dies by suicide every 13 minutes in America [2:41] Baruch shares that his father and grandmother both died by suicide, and that it's deeply personal to his work [4:50] Larry and Baruch each share their own history of suicidal crisis [7:07] Discovering Viktor Frankl's work as a turning point during his own darkest season [11:11] Rebuilding identity from the ground up after stepping away from a lifelong profession [12:22] A full introduction to Baruch: logotherapist, rabbi, author of "The Guy in the Glass" [13:40] The origin of the book's title, tied to a poem given to Baruch by his grandfather [16:21] Larry announces the first-ever Dad Edge Day with the Arizona Cardinals, November 15th [18:24] Baruch reflects on why his father reached the point he did [27:46] Introducing the concept of a "why not" as a foundation to keep living [29:49] Discussing how the idea of "finding your why" has become diluted in modern culture [31:19] Viktor Frankl's concept of self-transcendence: living for something beyond yourself [36:50] Larry announces a rare, small-group preview of the Dad Edge Business Boardroom Brotherhood [38:00] How genuine community changes the experience of shame and crisis [41:11] Why hiding in isolation during a hard season is actually a disservice to others [45:37] The loss of Baruch's closest friend, and the concept of "bearing witness" to another man's life [47:45] Unpacking the phrase "shame dies in safe conversations," and the difference between guilt and shame [49:53] Details on Baruch's book, his mission, and where to find his work [51:37] What Baruch would say directly to a man in a moment of crisis [53:24] Larry shares an important reframe he once heard from his own therapist   Five Key Takeaways Finding a concrete "why not," a specific reason not to give up, can be as important as finding a broader life purpose when someone is in genuine crisis. Guilt and shame are not the same thing. Guilt corrects behavior and can be redemptive; shame attacks a person's fundamental worth and has no redemptive value. Healthy communities make room for guilt and accountability without slipping into shame. Self-transcendence, living for something or someone beyond yourself, is described as the deepest source of meaning available to a person, more foundational than personal happiness or self-actualization alone. Withdrawing into isolation during a hard season doesn't protect the people who care about you, it deprives them of the chance to show up for you, and it removes the example of bravery that could help someone else going through the same thing. Genuine connection, being truly seen and known by another person, is one of the most protective forces against despair. Real community requires honesty, not surface-level check-ins that accept "I'm fine" as a real answer.   Links & Resources Baruch HaLevi: https://bhalevi.com The Guy in the Glass by Baruch HaLevi: https://bhalevi.com The Dad Edge Day at State Farm Stadium: https://thedadedge.com/nfl The Dad Edge Boardroom Mastermind: https://thedadedge.com/guest The Dad Edge Podcast: https://thedadedge.com/1530   Closing If you are having thoughts of suicide, or you're worried about someone who might be, please don't wait. Call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, available 24 hours a day, every day. You are not a burden, and the people who love you would rather have you, in any season, than lose you. If you're not in crisis yourself but this episode brought something up for you, please talk to someone you trust, or a licensed therapist, today rather than carrying it alone.

Breaking the Silence with Dr. Gregory Williams Different Wounds, Same Healing: Childhood Abuse Survivors Speak Out with Dr. Peter Verdin and Sonny Von Cleveland Dr. Peter Verdin - Gold in the Cracks — A Memoir of Silence, Performance, and Repair Sonny Von Cleveland - Sonny Von Cleveland | Author, Speaker & Advocate | Palm Springs Dr. Gregory Williams welcomes two survivors of childhood sexual abuse, former college baseball player Dr. Peter Verdin and motivational speaker Sonny Von Cleveland, whose very different roads through trauma, prison, and healing led them to become close friends and co-authors of companion memoirs. Football, 9/11, and a Double Booking in Houston Dr. Gregory Williams opens the broadcast live from Houston, ribbing his beloved Texans for blowing an early lead in their season opener and checking on the Dallas Cowboys, who are about to kick off a tough road game against the New York Giants. He turns serious to mark the anniversary of September 11th, thanking veterans, active-duty service members including his own son in the Army, and firefighters and emergency responders, and says the tragedy pulled the country together with a resiliency he believes can never be broken. Williams gives out the call-in number, 888-627-6008, and his personal cell phone for anyone who needs someone to talk to, and notes the show is also streaming live on Facebook. He tells listeners tonight brings a rare double booking, a dynamic duo he promises will be nationally known soon, and explains he is skipping his usual intro segment to bring on Dr. Peter Verdin and Sonny Von Cleveland right away. Two Survivors Connect Through a Shared Network Verdin explains he emailed the show after searching podcasts in the trauma-and-healing space and finding Williams' book, Shattered by the Darkness, dovetailing with his own manuscript, Gold in the Cracks, written while he sat on the floor in pieces. He credits Detective Jeremy Henson, who caught his childhood abuser and has stayed a friend for seventeen years since the trial, with connecting him to Jim Cole, a thirty-year federal investigator who co-hosts a podcast with Sonny Von Cleveland. Verdin and Von Cleveland talked by FaceTime for two hours the first time they spoke, before either knew the other's full story, and later met in person in Nashville, where Von Cleveland wrote the foreword to Gold in the Cracks. Williams reads a line from that foreword aloud, noting how one man wore his pain where the world could see it while the other learned to hide behind a resume, different armor over the same wound. A Little League Coach's Years of Grooming Dr. Peter Verdin describes being chosen at age nine for an all-star Little League team in Northern Virginia, where the coach, John Hamilton, began giving him private hitting lessons, took him to an Orioles game, and embedded himself in the family, even earning a seat at Christmas dinner. Hamilton abused him almost daily from age nine until his fourteenth birthday, and Verdin says he told no one until a phone call from his mother during his freshman year of college prompted him to name what happened; Hamilton was later sentenced to fifty-five years in prison. Verdin went on to start for three and a half years at the University of Georgia and was drafted by the Washington Nationals before burning out. He kept the abuse buried for years while building what looked, from the outside, like a successful life, until being fired from a job and an abrupt breakup left him, four months before this broadcast, at what he calls rock bottom. Abuse, Prison, and Years in Solitary Sonny Von Cleveland says his abuse began at age three inside his own family and eventually involved seven men over nine years; when he disclosed his uncle's abuse at age ten and testified at trial, the uncle received fifteen years in prison, but much of Von Cleveland's family did not believe him and blamed him instead. Already caught up in the juvenile system after a felony break-in at age seven, he describes his mother trafficking him to men for drugs and money, a cycle that sent him to prison at sixteen, where he was raped by two men at knifepoint in his first week and later stabbed one of his attackers with pencils. He would spend eighteen of the next twenty years incarcerated, including five years in solitary confinement, a period he calls an absolute blessing because it forced him to sit with his own demons. A motorcycle wreck years later, after which he says he had to lose everything to gain a new life, became another turning point in his healing. Forgiveness, the Body, and the Real Numbers The two men compare how they manage triggers today. Von Cleveland says he has forgiven every abuser he has ever had, calling forgiveness the ultimate trigger lock that frees him rather than the person who hurt him, alongside meditation and remembering survivors who cannot yet speak for themselves. Verdin takes a different view, describing complex post-traumatic stress disorder as a physical brain injury stored in the nervous system rather than something a person can simply decide to release, and tracing a chronic back injury directly back to the exact age his abuse ended. Both men lean on movement, EMDR therapy, and journaling. When Williams raises the widely cited statistic that one in six men experience childhood sexual abuse, both guests call the number far too low, arguing it only counts men who report, leaving out boys in rural communities, cultural groups where the subject stays taboo, and the more than thirty children Verdin's abuser was found to have victimized beyond the five who came forward. Advice for Men Who Have Never Told Anyone Asked what he would say to a man who has never disclosed his abuse, Verdin urges people to speak before they hit rock bottom, describing how writing his own story forced buried memories to the surface and noting that friends who finally learned his history told him it made him make so much more sense. Von Cleveland adds that no one can help a person whose struggle stays hidden, quoting Viktor Frankl's line that suffering ceases to be suffering once it is given a purpose. Williams closes by pointing listeners to both books: Von Cleveland's Hey, White Boy: Conversations of Redemption, already available in print, on Kindle and as an AI-narrated audiobook, and Verdin's Gold in the Cracks, due out the third week of October and previewable at his website. He invites both men back on the show, thanks them for giving up their evening, and ends the broadcast with the program's long-standing promise that no matter how dark it gets, there is always hope.

Bounce (Best Bits) Resilience gets thrown around a lot at work these days, but it's more than a buzzword. In this best-bits episode of Building Better Cultures, taken from Episodes 39 and 84, we hear an incredible story of resilience from Ryan Campbell, and the psychology that explains it from psychologist Niamh Fitzpatrick. Ryan Campbell was a kid who wanted to fly before he could really explain why, and who went solo on his fifteenth birthday. A few years later he was in a heavily modified light aircraft, alone, crossing oceans on a round-the-world flight. Then, aged 21, on an ordinary day at work in an ordinary aircraft, the engine failed at low level and he went into the trees. He woke up in hospital rebuilt with titanium and was told he had a complete spinal cord injury. In a split second, as he puts it, the very thing that made him him was gone. What happens next is the part worth staying for. Stuck halfway through learning to roll over on a rehab mat, twisted up and looking out through a gap under his own elbow, he sees Ben: a quadriplegic who had slipped while mopping a floor, with no feeling below the chest and barely any hand movement. Ryan had been feeling sorry for himself. He realised he was lucky to be a paraplegic. That was the first lesson, and it became the first item on a checklist he built for adversity, borrowed from the way pilots handle an emergency: gratitude, confidence, resilience. Niamh Fitzpatrick brings the psychology. She is practical about what leaders can actually do, starting with the uncomfortable truth that you cannot read a room over video, so you have to know people's baseline well enough to notice when it shifts. She is also firm about something most of us get wrong: measuring your own hardship against someone who has it worse doesn't make you feel better, it just makes your feelings inadmissible. And she closes on Viktor Frankl. The common thread? Resilience isn't a personality you either have or you don't. Both guests describe it as something you build, deliberately, usually while you're in the middle of the thing. Key Takeaways Adversity deserves a checklist. Pilots don't improvise in an emergency, they work a drill: aviate, navigate, communicate. Ryan built the same thing for setbacks so he wasn't deciding how to cope while coping. Start with gratitude, because it changes the size of the problem. Finding something to be thankful for, however small, shrinks the challenge and gives you perspective before you begin. Perspective usually arrives through other people. Ben didn't say anything profound to Ryan. He was simply there, and that was enough to reframe everything. Confidence doesn't require the whole plan. You need to believe you can take the next step, not that you can see the entire route. That is a much smaller thing to ask of yourself. Expect obstacles and you'll adapt faster. Resilience, in Ryan's version, is anticipating the need to change course rather than being surprised by it. Leaders can't read a room over video, so learn the baseline. Know how someone usually sounds, looks and turns up, and you'll notice the change that matters. You don't need to be a therapist to notice. Use your senses, trust what you're seeing, and know enough about people's lives to put it in context. Don't hold your feelings to someone else's account. Someone always has it objectively worse. That doesn't make what you're carrying any lighter, and comparison mostly just adds guilt. An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behaviour. Feeling anxious or low when something difficult has happened isn't a malfunction, it's a normal response to something that isn't okay. Allowing the feelings is what lets you move. Naming what you feel is what gets you to the point of asking what needs to change, internally or externally. Timestamps 00:00 – Introduction: resilience is more than a buzzword 00:25 – Ryan Campbell: a kid obsessed with aviation, and flying solo at fifteen 01:45 – The modified aircraft, and the round-the-world flight 02:25 – One ordinary day at work, aged 21 03:26 – Hospital, titanium, and the news of a spinal cord injury 04:05 – The rehab gym, and meeting Ben 05:51 – Why he decided he was lucky, and what Ben taught him about gratitude 06:33 – Building the checklist: step one, gratitude 07:17 – Step two, confidence, and only needing to see the next step 08:39 – Step three, resilience, and anticipating the need to adapt 09:02 – Niamh Fitzpatrick: what leaders should be watching for 09:52 – Learning someone's baseline, even over video 10:37 – Why comparing your hardship to someone else's doesn't help 12:18 – One piece of advice: an abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behaviour 13:22 – Wrap-up Hear the full conversations EP Ryan Campbell: 39 | How to successfully navigate change | Podcasts EP Niamh Fitzpatrick: 99 | The Pandemic Pushed Mental Health Out of the Workplace Shadows | Niamh Fitzpatrick | Podcasts Resources & Links Download your free copy of Bridging the Connection Gap Report: Bridging The Connection Gap | Inspiring Change Connect with us LinkedIn | YouTube | Instagram Connect with Scott McInnes: LinkedIn Tags resilience, adversity, mental health at work, wellbeing, psychology, gratitude, mindset, leadership, psychological safety, emotional awareness, aviation, spinal cord injury, recovery, perspective, Viktor Frankl, Ryan Campbell, Niamh Fitzpatrick, Scott McInnes, Building Better Cultures, Inspiring Change, best bits, podcast compilation

Você já se perguntou: “Qual é o meu propósito de vida?”Talvez você tenha construído uma carreira, uma família, conquistado coisas importantes e, mesmo assim, ainda exista aquela sensação de que algo dentro de você quer ser vivido.Neste episódio, Thais Galassi fala sobre Ikigai, propósito, missão, autoconhecimento e sentido da vida de uma forma prática, profunda e sem romantizar a ideia de que todo mundo precisa encontrar uma grande missão.Você vai fazer um exercício baseado em quatro perguntas:✨ O que eu amo?✨ No que eu sou bom?✨ Do que o mundo precisa?✨ Pelo que eu posso ser remunerado?Mas existe uma pergunta ainda mais importante:O que a minha vida está me pedindo agora?Porque talvez seu propósito não seja algo escondido esperando para ser encontrado. Ele pode ser construído enquanto você experimenta, muda, aprende, recomeça e descobre quem você está se tornando.Thais também traz reflexões sobre Viktor Frankl, Ikigai, expectativas dos outros, carreira, dinheiro, espiritualidade e realização pessoal para ajudar você a olhar para sua vida com uma nova perspectiva.

What if you are not waiting for more information, and you already know exactly what you want to do? This week on the Glow Up, Gyrl Podcast, Kyra sits down with Ev Foster, author of Change Starts With Choice, intuitive psychology coach, and operating principal of Keller Williams Scotland. As Regional Champion for Scotland with WIEA, she mentors real estate agents building profitable, intentional businesses. She is a mum of four, splitting her time between Glasgow and Edinburgh. The book traces back to one year in her early twenties. Ev left an abusive relationship, lost her grandmother, and watched her father have a debilitating stroke at 58 that put him in a wheelchair. She was 24, and what stayed with her was that her parents had spent their whole marriage waiting for his retirement. Rainy day. Someday. We will be happy when. In this episode: Why people react before they breathe, and what leading through it taught her The moment capable women reach for one more opinion instead of trusting themselves Self-trust as a muscle, not a personality trait The conscious mind is five percent, and what the other ninety-five is holding Deep intuitive trust, the eyes-closed technique she walks clients through Shadows, and the schoolyard comment you forgot but your body did not The beach ball you have been holding underwater, and what comes back when you let go Why outgrowing your life feels worse than failing at it Not every room wants you to rise, and what that costs women who sense it Losing friends as you grow, and making peace with reasons and seasons Viktor Frankl, and the one freedom nobody can take from you The answer for the woman waiting to feel confident before she acts Whether you are sitting on a decision you already made, carrying something you pushed down years ago, or leading well on paper while second-guessing yourself in private, this conversation will meet you right where you are. Learn more: changestartswithchoice.com Follow Ev: @evfoster_choicecoach Stay connected to Glow Up, Gyrl: Website: glowupgyrl.com | Email: hello@glowupgyrl.com Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn: @glowupgyrl | Facebook: @glowupgyrlatl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan MailFinding Meaning Through Viktor Frankl, Chabad Chassidus & TherapyIn this episode of From The Inside Out Podcast with Rivkah Krinsky and Eda Schottenstein, we interview Rabbi Daniel Schonbuch, a therapist and author of "Viktor Frankl and the Psychology of the Soul," about integrating CBT, marriage/family therapy, Viktor Frankl's logotherapy, and Chabad Chassidus. Schonbuch explains Frankl's core idea that humans are driven by meaning, not pleasure or power, and outlines three ways to find meaning: purposeful work, love/experience, and changing one's attitude when suffering can't be avoided. He describes creating TorahPsychology.org, holding Hakhel conferences inspired by the Rebbe's encouragement and a message sent to Frankl, and using a 30-day logotherapy workbook to reduce depression and anxiety. The conversation also covers shared meaning in marriage, rising divorce and estrangement, parenting tools (I=QR, connection/communication/reduced control), reflective listening, trauma and meaning, and incorporating Mitteler Rebbe  teachings and “Tracht gut vet zein gut.”EPISODE SPONSORSYakira BellaYakira Bella is a modest, beautiful clothing brand with dresses that look and feel like designer pieces — elegant, well-made, and made to move with you all night — without the designer price tag. Their pieces get noticed and get compliments every time, and they're proud to be a brand featured on our podcast. Check out the link in our show notes. 

What happens when the relentless pursuit of success becomes the very thing that undermines our well-being? In this profound episode of Rx for Success, host Dr. Randy Cook sits down with Dr. Stuart Slavin—pediatrician, educator, researcher, and author of the new book The Success Trap: How the Pressure to Stand Out is Fueling Anxiety, Depression, and Burnout in Teens. Dr. Slavin shares his remarkable journey from a shy college student who wasn't sure medicine was for him to a transformative leader in medical education and physician well-being. He recounts the pivotal moment when he discovered that medical school itself was causing profound harm to students—and how he and his colleagues at St. Louis University transformed their curriculum, reducing depression and anxiety rates by 80% while actually improving academic performance. He also discusses his groundbreaking research on adolescent mental health, revealing that school-related pressures—not social media—are the top drivers of stress for today's youth. This conversation is a must-listen for anyone concerned about the well-being of the next generation of physicians and the culture that shapes them. Key Topics Discussed: Growing up with a physician father and a consumer advocate mother who modeled making a difference. The surprising path to medicine: deciding to apply to medical school mid-fall of senior year. Choosing pediatrics because of "who are my people?" and finding joy in the community. Getting a master's in education—a rare and career-defining decision. The pivotal moment: surveying medical students and realizing "we're doing this to them." Transforming the St. Louis University medical school curriculum: reducing class time, pass-fail grading, and freeing up time for meaning. The stunning results: 80% reduction in depression and anxiety, improved academic performance, and halved failure rates. The "success trap": how relentless achievement pressure and extrinsic motivation are harming young people. Research in 18 high schools: top stressors are school-related, not social media. The importance of sleep: average high school students get only 6.5 hours (need 9-10). Dr. Slavin's new book: The Success Trap—a parenting guide and call to rethink education. The wisdom of Viktor Frankl: success cannot be pursued; it must ensue from dedication to a cause greater than oneself. Big M and little M meaning: finding purpose in everyday moments of connection. Guest Information: Dr. Stuart Slavin, MD, MEd – Pediatrician, Educator, Researcher, Author Website: drstuartslavin.com Book: The Success Trap: How the Pressure to Stand Out is Fueling Anxiety, Depression, and Burnout in Teens (Available at local booksellers, Amazon, Barnes & Noble) Relevant Links: MD Coaches: mymdcoaches.com Companion podcast: Life-Changing Moments with Dr. Dale Waxman Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning

Descubre tu biotipo de Ansiedad con este test: https://form.typeform.com/to/BLy7fyFK No todas las ansiedades son iguales, descubre el patrón que la mantiene. ️ Descripción del episodio ¿Por qué nos cuesta tanto cambiar, incluso cuando sabemos que nuestra rutina, nuestras relaciones o nuestra forma de vivir ya no nos hacen felices? En este nuevo episodio de La Teoría de la Mente, Alberto y Rubén se adentran en una de las grandes paradojas del comportamiento humano: el miedo al cambio. Muchas veces sabemos perfectamente qué deberíamos modificar. Queremos abandonar un hábito, tomar una decisión importante, iniciar una nueva etapa o salir de una situación que nos limita. Sin embargo, cuando llega el momento de actuar, aparecen las dudas, la ansiedad, la procrastinación y el deseo de volver a lo conocido. ¿Significa esto que somos débiles, incoherentes o incapaces de cambiar? En absoluto. Nuestro cerebro está diseñado para ahorrar energía, anticipar amenazas y repetir aquellas conductas que conoce. Por eso, incluso una rutina que nos hace infelices puede resultar psicológicamente más segura que un futuro incierto. En este episodio exploramos las razones neurológicas, cognitivas y emocionales que explican por qué preferimos permanecer en lo familiar. Hablamos del sesgo del statu quo, del funcionamiento de los ganglios basales, de la creación automática de hábitos y de la forma en la que la ansiedad ante lo desconocido puede sabotear nuestros intentos de avanzar. También analizamos una pregunta esencial: ¿cómo podemos saber si la ansiedad está avisándonos de un peligro real o si aparece porque estamos atravesando una etapa de crecimiento? No toda incomodidad significa que estemos tomando una decisión equivocada. En ocasiones, sentir miedo es una consecuencia natural de abandonar una identidad, una rutina o una forma de vida que ya conocemos. A lo largo de la conversación encontrarás estrategias terapéuticas reales y aplicables para afrontar el miedo al cambio. Hablamos de la desensibilización sistemática, que permite acercarnos progresivamente a aquello que tememos; del enfoque basado en los valores personales y el sentido vital de Viktor Frankl; y de la mentalidad de crecimiento desarrollada por Carol Dweck, que nos invita a entender nuestras capacidades como algo flexible y entrenable. También abordamos qué ocurre cuando, después de cambiar, aparece el arrepentimiento. Tomar una decisión no elimina automáticamente las dudas. Nuestro cerebro puede idealizar el pasado, exagerar las dificultades del presente o interpretar cualquier tropiezo como una prueba de que hemos fracasado. Por eso es importante recordar que una recaída no borra todo lo aprendido ni significa que debamos abandonar el proceso. En este episodio descubrirás: ✅ Qué mecanismos cerebrales se esconden detrás del miedo al cambio. ✅ Cómo diferenciar una señal de peligro de una llamada al crecimiento. ✅ Por qué la incertidumbre puede activar pensamientos catastróficos. ✅ Qué hacer cuando temes arrepentirte de una decisión. ✅ Cómo afrontar la incomprensión o las críticas de otras personas. ✅ Por qué una recaída no es sinónimo de fracaso. ✅ Cómo reconectar con tu motivación durante los momentos difíciles. ✅ Qué herramientas pueden ayudarte a construir un cambio gradual y sostenible. Cambiar no significa saltar al vacío sin miedo. Significa aprender a caminar junto a la incertidumbre, desarrollar una relación más compasiva con nuestras dudas y construir poco a poco una vida que esté más alineada con nuestros valores. Frase clave del episodio: “No eres el tipo de persona que no puede cambiar. Eres el tipo de persona que aún no sabe cómo hacerlo… pero puede aprender.” El cambio no ocurre de un día para otro. Es una construcción consciente que necesita paciencia, práctica y autocompasión. Este episodio puede ayudarte a dar ese primer paso con mayor claridad, seguridad y confianza en ti. ✨ Palabras clave miedo al cambio, ansiedad por cambiar, psicología del cambio, sesgo del statu quo, hábitos y ansiedad, neuroplasticidad, terapia cognitiva, procrastinación, cómo salir de la zona de confort, autocompasión, mentalidad de crecimiento, desensibilización sistemática, valores personales, logoterapia, afrontar la ansiedad, proceso de cambio, recaída emocional, resiliencia psicológica, proceso terapéutico, emociones y cambio, evitación y ansiedad, zona de crecimiento, motivación interna, autoconocimiento, autoimagen flexible Hashtags #MiedoAlCambio, #AnsiedadYRutina, #CambioPersonal, #PsicologiaDelCambio, #MotivacionYAutoconocimiento, #LaTeoriaDeLaMente Cinco títulos atractivos ¿Por qué nos da tanto miedo cambiar? La trampa de lo conocido Sabes que no eres feliz, pero no consigues cambiar: esta es la razón Miedo al cambio: cómo vencer la ansiedad y salir de la rutina Tu cerebro no quiere que cambies: hábitos, ansiedad y zona de confort Cómo cambiar tu vida sin sentir que estás saltando al vacío Enlaces importantes Conoce nuestra Comunidad: https://www.skool.com/elmapadelaansiedad Nuestro libro: https://www.elmapadelaansiedad.com Nuestra Escuela de Ansiedad: https://www.escuelaansiedad.com Visita nuestra página web: http://www.amadag.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Asociacion.Agorafobia/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amadag.psico/ YouTube AMADAG TV: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC22fPGPhEhgiXCM7PGl68rw Alta

What if your greatest superpower is not intelligence, talent, experience, or even circumstance, but your ability to choose?In this monologue, Jay Doran explores choice, agency, responsibility, and the environments that shape our ability to exercise all three. Drawing from the ideas of Viktor Frankl, Baruch Spinoza, Jordan Peterson, Iain McGilchrist, and lessons from relationships throughout his own life, Jay examines one of the most fundamental questions of human development: How much freedom do we actually have, and how do we expand it?Choice does not happen in a vacuum. Our history, biology, relationships, communities, education, habits, and environment all influence what we see and how we respond. Jay argues that the greater our self-understanding becomes, the greater our capacity to consciously choose rather than simply react.That is where culture enters the conversation.The people around us can expand or restrict our agency. Mentors can challenge our assumptions. Friends can hold us accountable. Family and community can create feedback loops that deepen our awareness. Even disagreement can become an opportunity to understand ourselves more clearly.Jay connects this idea to leadership through the example of J. Robert Oppenheimer. His brilliance was not simply what he knew. It was his willingness to bring brilliant people together, listen to competing perspectives, collaborate, and create an environment where intelligence could compound.The same principle applies to our individual lives. Where we place our attention is a choice. The responsibilities we accept are choices. The relationships we cultivate are choices. And over time, those repeated choices become identity.Jay also reflects on his own relationships with mentors and friends who have challenged him to eliminate excuses, represent possibility instead of limitation, ask better questions, and eventually move from studying ideas to acting upon them.Because freedom is not simply having unlimited options. Sometimes greater freedom is created by voluntarily accepting greater responsibility.Between what happens to us and what we do next, there is space.What we choose to do with that space can change everything.

Salvatore J. Tagliareni is an internationally respected speaker whose life and work are deeply influenced by Viktor Frankl, the distinguished psychiatrist, Holocaust survivor, and founder of legotherapy. Frankly developed legotherapy, a meaning-centered approach that helps people find purpose, even in life's most painful circumstances. Its core belief: we can't always choose what happens to us, but we can choose our attitude and our response – and in that choice, we discover meaning. Through his rare mentorship with Frankl, Salvatore carries forward this timeless wisdom for leaders, teams, and individuals facing uncertainty, loss, and change. A former Catholic priest and executive leadership consultant, Salvatore is the author of nine books, including the bestselling "Roving Leadership". In episode 702 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out how the different chapters in his life shaped him, why he called Viktor Frankl and eventually studied with him, how that experience changed his life, what is the power of choice and how that leaders us to purpose, why leadership is service instead of power, what is Roving Leadership, how we can learn from bad decisions, why we sometimes feel like "we are not enough", and gives Sal and his life meaning today. Enjoy!

In this episode, Siri and I sit down with Carolina L., an Argentinian economist and humanitarian whose career with the United Nations took her from New York to East Timor and Iraq. Carolina reflects on the experiences that first drew her to international affairs, her fascination with diplomacy, and the sense of purpose she found working in some of the world's most challenging environments.Carolina shares her memories of helping rebuild East Timor following its independence, the relationships she formed there, and meeting her partner, Sergio Vieira de Mello. She describes their shared commitment to peacebuilding and public service, and the optimism that sustained them through complex international missions.We also talk about the 2003 bombing of the UN headquarters in Baghdad, in which Sergio and 21 of Carolina's colleagues were killed, and the long journey that followed. Carolina reflects with remarkable honesty on grief, rebuilding a life after profound loss, finding meaning through Viktor Frankl's work, and carrying Sergio's legacy forward through mentorship and service.Recorded on 12 April 2022, with new introduction recorded in July 2026.Instagram: @at.the.coalfaceConnect with Carolina on Instagram @carolina.larriera. Centro Sergio Vieira de Mello (sergiovieirademello.org) aims to keep Sergio's legacy alive by bringing diplomatic skills to Brazil's underprivileged youth.Please subscribe to At the Coalface wherever you get your podcasts to receive a new episode every two weeks: Apple Podcasts  |  Spotify  |  Google PodcastsHelp us produce more episodes by becoming a supporter. Your subscription will go towards our hosting and production costs. Supporters get the opportunity to join behind the scenes during upcoming recordings. Thank you.Support the show

We all experience pain. Physical pain. Emotional pain. Loss. Grief. Fear. Disappointment. But what if much of what keeps us stuck isn't the pain itself? In this final episode of the Clean Pain Series, Kari Schneider explores the critical distinction between clean pain and suffering, revealing why suffering is often the result of what we build around our pain—not the pain itself. Drawing from psychological research, Viktor Frankl's teachings, Buddhist philosophy, and her own experiences navigating Graves' disease, injury, grief, and divorce, Kari shares a powerful framework for recognizing and releasing unnecessary suffering. You'll learn how common patterns like rumination, catastrophizing, identity fusion, and comparison create "dirty pain" and keep us trapped in cycles that drain our energy and limit our growth. In This Episode: The difference between pain and suffering Why suffering is optional How rumination fuels anxiety, depression, and emotional distress The four ways we create suffering in our lives Why we unconsciously choose suffering How identity can become fused with pain Viktor Frankl's concept of the space between stimulus and response Finding meaning in adversity How values help us move through difficult experiences Practical steps to release suffering and reclaim your power Key Takeaway You cannot always control the pain life brings. You can choose whether you build a life around it. When you learn to recognize suffering for what it is, you reclaim your ability to respond intentionally, align with your values, and move forward with greater freedom. "Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional." Listen If You Want To: Stop overthinking and replaying painful situations Build emotional resilience Navigate grief, illness, loss, or major life transitions Strengthen your leadership and self-mastery Learn how to transform adversity into growth #Leadership #SelfMastery #EmotionalIntelligence #Resilience #PersonalGrowth #EmpoweredTeamPodcast #MentalFitness #CleanPain #Mindset #ViktorFrankl

Why do some people become trapped in blame while others transform suffering into strength? John and Eoin explore the psychology of the victim mentality through Viktor Frankl's experience in Auschwitz, the biblical story of Joseph, and the dangers of self-pity. They discuss how focusing on what we can control, setting healthy boundaries, recognizing manipulative behaviour, […] L'articolo Peace of Mind – Escaping the Victim Trap – John Farren proviene da Radio Maria.

O SantoFlow recebe Luis Enrique, psicólogo, filósofo e coordenador da Pós-Graduação em Logoterapia da UniÍtalo, para uma conversa profunda sobre sentido da vida, propósito e a busca por uma existência verdadeiramente plena.Inspirado pelos ensinamentos da Logoterapia de Viktor Frankl, este episódio mostra como encontrar significado mesmo diante dos desafios, do sofrimento e das incertezas da vida, oferecendo uma perspectiva que une razão, experiência e espiritualidade.

เมื่อเจอกับจุดพลิกผันที่แทบจะเรียกได้ว่าเป็น ‘จุดต่ำสุด' หลายคนมักท้อแท้และเชื่อว่าหนทางหลังจากนี้คงไม่มีความเป็นไปได้หรือความหวังอีกต่อไป . แต่พอดแคสต์ 5M ในวันนี้จะพาทุกคนไปปรับมุมมองต่อวิกฤตที่ดึงชีวิตลงมายังจุดต่ำสุด และมองหาแสงเล็กๆ ที่ยังพอเป็นความหวัง เพื่อสร้างแรงเฮือกสุดท้ายที่จะช่วยให้เราต่อสู้และก้าวข้ามมันมาได้อีกครั้งหนึ่ง . #goodtime #5minutespodcast #missiontothemoonpodcast

เมื่อเจอกับจุดพลิกผันที่แทบจะเรียกได้ว่าเป็น ‘จุดต่ำสุด' หลายคนมักท้อแท้และเชื่อว่าหนทางหลังจากนี้คงไม่มีความเป็นไปได้หรือความหวังอีกต่อไป . แต่พอดแคสต์ 5M ในวันนี้จะพาทุกคนไปปรับมุมมองต่อวิกฤตที่ดึงชีวิตลงมายังจุดต่ำสุด และมองหาแสงเล็กๆ ที่ยังพอเป็นความหวัง เพื่อสร้างแรงเฮือกสุดท้ายที่จะช่วยให้เราต่อสู้และก้าวข้ามมันมาได้อีกครั้งหนึ่ง . #goodtime #5minutespodcast #missiontothemoonpodcast 

Ki Tetze | Roni Akara: Hope That Transforms Present Pain, by Rav Eli Weber Yeshayahu 54: 1-10 The haftara "Roni Akara" consoles Israel not about the pain of the present but about despair over the future. The barren woman symbolizes suffering that seems permanent — and God's promise of children transforms it into bearable hope, an idea echoed in Viktor Frankl's Holocaust observations. To guarantee this promise, God invokes the covenant with Noach: a unilateral oath never breached, proof that the exile will end and His kindness will never depart.

Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself!Cognac Jewellery School Foundation Week: Dates in May, July, August and September 2027 phineaswrighthouse.com/the-shop/p/cognac-jewellery-school-summer-foundations-2027Cognac Jewellery School Intermediate Week: May, July, and September 2027 phineaswrighthouse.com/the-shop/p/cognac-jewellery-school-intermediate-2027Kathryn Henry spent a decade beside her wife through a grueling cancer battle, walking away from her corporate career to be fully present for it. After her wife passed, small, inexplicable things like dimes, turning up in impossible places, became something she couldn't write off as coincidence. That became the title of her memoir, A Dime to Say I Love You. They explore:What happened on a rain-soaked mountain trail in Japan that turned a moment of "what did I get myself into" into the clarity to finish writing the bookThe difference between knowing something intellectually and knowing it in every cell of your body, and why only one of those actually changes how you liveHow childhood trauma decades earlier shaped the spiritual practice she now leans on to process both grief and reinventionKathryn's story isn't about grief resolving into peace on a tidy timeline. It's about learning to recognize the signs that were there all along, and letting them pull you forward instead of trying to explain them away.Connect with Kathryn:Get her book, A Dime to Say I Love You: amazon.com/dp/B0F787W89L?tag=syty-20Website: KathrynHenry.comInstagram: instagram.com/kathryn.m.henryLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/henrykathrynReferenced in this Episode:Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl: amazon.com/Mans-Search-Meaning-Beacon-Classics/dp/080701883X?tag=syty-20________________________________________________________________________________________Connect with Wendy:LinkedinInstagram: @wendy.harropFacebook: Phineas Wright HouseWebsite: Phineas Wright House PWH Farm StaysPWH Curated Experience and TravelInterested in being a guest on the show? Send your pitch to podcast@phineaswrighthouse.comPodcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat!If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a  5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

Why do certain stories break us open in ways we cannot fully explain? Why does the sacrifice of a fictional lion make a grown adult cry? Why does a humble gardener carrying his friend through darkness produce that catch in the throat that feels like something more than sentiment? Why does a wrongly imprisoned man emerging into the rain with his arms outstretched feel less like a plot point and more like a moment of genuine liberation? In this episode Tanya explores one of the most beautiful ideas in all of Christian thought — the concept C.S. Lewis called Sehnsucht — the inconsolable longing that no earthly experience can satisfy. Drawing from Ecclesiastes 3:11, Lewis's works including The Weight of Glory and Mere Christianity, and Tolkien's argument that the gospel is the myth that is also true, Tanya makes the case that the stories that move us most are not accidental. They are echoes. Breadcrumbs scattered by God across the human imagination — in Narnia and Middle Earth and nineteenth century Paris and the walls of Shawshank — all carrying the same thread. The same fingerprint. The same frequency that the eternity in every human heart was designed to recognize. She walks through the gospel thread running through The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Lord of the Rings, Les Misérables, The Shawshank Redemption, Beauty and the Beast, and Encanto — showing the specific gospel element each story carries. And she addresses what we see in people who reject the longing versus those who follow it home — drawing from Pascal, Frankl, and Augustine. This is not a theology lecture. It is a joyful, relational, wonder-filled conversation about the Story we were all made for. In This Episode You'll Learn: What Ecclesiastes 3:11 means when it says God set eternity in the human heart C.S. Lewis's concept of Sehnsucht — the inconsolable longing and what it points toward The famous argument Lewis received from Tolkien — the gospel as the myth that is also true Why story bypasses the defensive intellect and reaches the soul directly The gospel thread running through The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe — substitutionary atonement and resurrection The gospel threads in The Lord of the Rings — providence, sacrificial love, and human insufficiency completed by grace The grace-and-law dynamic in Les Misérables — and what Javert shows us about the person who cannot receive grace The resurrection imagery in The Shawshank Redemption The gospel of love-before-worthiness in Beauty and the Beast The performance-based identity and grace-restoration arc in Encanto What Pascal, Viktor Frankl, and Augustine contribute to the question of the rejected longing What is different about the life of the person who has received the True Story An invitation to pay attention to the ache — and follow the thread home People and Works Referenced C.S. Lewis — The Weight of Glory, Mere Christianity, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, An Experiment in Criticism J.R.R. Tolkien — The Lord of the Rings, On Fairy Stories Victor Hugo — Les Misérables Blaise Pascal — Pensées Viktor Frankl — Man's Search for Meaning Augustine of Hippo — Confessions Carl Jung — Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious Scripture Referenced Ecclesiastes 3:11 — "He has set eternity in the human heart." Romans 5:8 — "While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." John 1:5 — "The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it." Romans 8:22 — "The whole creation has been groaning." Revelation 21:5 — "Behold, I am making all things new." Key Takeaway The stories that move us most are not accidental. They carry the frequency of the True Story — the gospel of sacrifice, grace, resurrection, and love-before-worthiness that God has been telling since before time began. The ache they produce is not sentiment. It is the eternity in your heart recognizing where it belongs. Pay attention to it. Follow the thread. It points home.   I hope this episode blesses you! Xoxo, Tanya Episode Resources: Episode Catalog   My trusted Supplement Dispensary: Aligned Vitality Fullscript Dispensary My trusted Telehealth Peptide Provider:  EllieMD_Tanya Engesether *I do get a small commission when you use one of the above affiliate links. 2 Ways To Connect With Me: 1️⃣ FACEBOOK: Become part of our Supportive Facebook Group. Connect, share, and learn with others navigating life and leadership ➡︎ https://alignedvitalityhealth.com/community   2️⃣CONTACT: Leave me a question or comment ➡︎ https://alignedvitalityhealth.com/contact     "Yes! Finally, a podcast helping others become the thriving leaders they're meant to be outside of hustle-culture! This is an amazing resource! 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Leave an Amazon Rating or Review for my New York Times Bestselling book, Make Money Easy! Check out the full episode: https://greatness.lnk.to/1965DM He handed out advice like candy at Halloween. Go see a counselor. Go to a grief group. Then his son died, and David Kessler had to take his own advice. It took him three tries to walk through the door. Traffic. No parking. This shouldn't be happening to me. He finally sat down with other parents who had buried their children. On the table sat books about grief. His books. He couldn't be the author in that room. He had to be the father who lost a son. Denial came. So did acceptance. But acceptance felt like a floor, not a way through. So he went back to Viktor Frankl and found the thing that cracked it open. The meaning is not in the death. The meaning is in who you become after it. Sign up for the Greatness newsletter: http://www.greatness.com/newsletter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

If you've ever wondered whether suffering can be meaningful without becoming your whole identity, this episode is for you. Vanessa explores the difference between suffering that humbles, transforms, and moves us toward greater honesty, and suffering that becomes a role, a claim, a performance, or a way to stay morally protected. Through depth psychology, meaning-making research, Viktor Frankl, Jung, terror management theory, Freud's mourning and melancholia, secondary gain, pathological altruism, and the martyr archetype, we look at why pain can become so hard to release when it has given us significance, belonging, or leverage. The question is not whether your suffering is real; the question is what it is doing.Applications are now open to the public for Cohort 4 of Inner Compass Academy. ICA is Vanessa's 10-week depth psychology training for therapists, coaches, space holders, creatives, seekers, and anyone called toward deeper work with shadow, the unconscious, embodiment, dreams, archetypes, relational patterns, and the symbolic life.Cohort 4 begins September 13. Learn more and apply here:https://www.vanessabennett.com/inner-compass-academyRESEARCH & REFERENCESCrystal Park — Meaning-Making After Stressful Life EventsResearch on meaning-making, including global and situational meaning and how people integrate stressful or traumatic experiences into broader beliefs, goals, and worldviews.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20192563/Ronnie Janoff-Bulman — Shattered AssumptionsExplores how trauma can disrupt fundamental assumptions about ourselves, other people, safety, meaning, and the world.https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Shattered-Assumptions/Ronnie-Janoff-Bulman/9780743236256Viktor Frankl — Man's Search for Meaning & LogotherapyFrankl's work on the human search for meaning, particularly in the context of suffering.https://www.viktorfrankl.org/books_by_vf.htmlhttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/538699/mans-search-for-meaning-by-viktor-e-frankl/Jung — The Religious Function of the PsycheA Jungian perspective on the psyche's production of religious, symbolic, and numinous material in relation to meaning and psychological wholeness.https://jungchicago.org/the-religious-functions-of-the-psyche/James Hollis — Jungian Psychology & the “Larger Life”Hollis's work explores suffering, meaning, the ego, and the movement toward what he describes as a larger life.https://jameshollis.net/“Martyr” — Etymology & the Meaning of WitnessThe etymology of martyr, tracing its roots through Latin and Greek martyr/martys, meaning “witness.”https://www.etymonline.com/word/martyrTerror Management TheoryResearch and theory concerning mortality awareness, existential anxiety, cultural worldviews, self-worth, meaning, and symbolic immortality.https://dictionary.apa.org/terror-management-theoryhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781118430873.est0813https://doi.org/10.4135/9781071840801.n283Secondary Gain — APA Dictionary of PsychologyA psychological concept describing benefits or advantages that may arise from symptoms beyond their primary psychological function.https://dictionary.apa.org/secondary-gainSigmund Freud — Mourning and MelancholiaFreud's distinction between mourning and melancholia, including identification with the lost object, self-reproach, and the displacement of reproach toward the object onto the self.https://ia903101.us.archive.org/29/items/FreudMourningAndMelancholia/Freud_MourningAndMelancholia_text.pdfBarbara Oakley — Pathological AltruismExplores circumstances in which altruism, empathy, or helping behavior can produce unintended harmful consequences.https://barbaraoakley.com/books/pathological-altruism/Heinz Kohut — Self Psychology & the Grandiose SelfBackground on Kohut's self psychology, including self-esteem regulation, narcissistic development, external relationships, and the grandiose self.https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/nursing-and-health-professions/self-psychologyVanessa Bennett — Codependency, Martyrdom & Relational PatternsVanessa's clinical and depth-psychology framework for understanding codependency, overgiving, resentment, moral armor, indirect communication, and martyrdom within relationships. https://www.vanessabennett.com/If you want to go deeper, check out the written companion on Substack and explore community + training at https://www.vanessaBennett.com.Additional ResourcesExplore: VanessaBennett.comBook: The Motherhood MythCommunity: Inner Compass CollectiveTraining: Inner Compass AcademyConnect with Inner CompassFollow on InstagramConnect with Vanessa Bennett:Follow on InstagramFollow on TikTokLearn more on SubstackConnect with Vanessa Bennett on LinkedInSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We spend a lot of energy chasing happiness. But what if happiness was never the deepest goal? Viktor Frankl was an Austrian psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor who spent years in Nazi concentration camps, including Auschwitz. What he observed there, about the difference between the people who survived and those who did not, became the foundation of one of the most important books ever written about being human. That book is Man's Search for Meaning. In this episode I explore the distinction between happiness and meaning, why meaning is a stronger predictor of wellbeing than moment-to-moment positive emotion, and why midlife is an ideal season to ask the question: what am I in service of right now? The answer may be more available than you think. Want everything in one place? Join me on Substack for real talk, deeper insights, and the community you didn't know you needed — at https://courtneytownley.substack.com   #GraceAndGrit #Meaning #MidlifeWomen #ViktorFrankl #ManSearchForMeaning #WomensWellness #DeepHealth #Purpose #MidlifeHealth #IntentionalLiving

Em julho de 1969, dois homens caminharam sobre a Lua e provaram que aquilo que parecia impossível podia se tornar realidade. Mas a pergunta que conduz este episódio não é como eles chegaram até lá. É por que conseguiram. A partir da corrida espacial, Luciano Pires investiga o papel da vontade na construção das grandes realizações humanas, mostrando que tecnologia, dinheiro e conhecimento raramente vêm antes do propósito. Passando por Aristóteles, Nietzsche, Viktor Frankl, Tocqueville, Peter Thiel e Elon Musk, o episódio revela como indivíduos, empresas e sociedades inteiras podem perder — ou recuperar — a capacidade de sonhar grande e transformar esse sonho em ação. Host: Luciano Pires - @lucianopires – lucianopires.com.br Takeaways Grandes realizações humanas começam com um propósito capaz de mobilizar pessoas, e não apenas com recursos ou tecnologia. A liderança mais transformadora não distribui tarefas; ela oferece significado e cria um horizonte que justifica o esforço. Civilizações, empresas e famílias prosperam quando preservam a vontade de construir o futuro, em vez de apenas administrar o presente. Capítulos O homem chegou à Lua. E depois? Quando a vontade vem antes da tecnologia O sentido como combustível da ação Por que o Ocidente deixou de sonhar grande? Narrativas moldam o futuro O trabalho invisível da liderança Toda grande realização nasce primeiro na imaginação Links relevantes Mundo Café Brasil: https://mundocafebrasil.com Livraria Café Brasil: https://livrariacafebrasil.com.br See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Disclaimer: This episode and article are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for individualized medical advice. Always consult your physician before making changes to your diet, exercise routine, or medications.TL;DR* The CDC's top 10 causes of death account for roughly 74% of all deaths in the US each year, and up to 80% of chronic disease is estimated to be driven by lifestyle factors — diet, movement, sleep, stress, and toxin exposure. * This episode goes cause by cause (heart disease, cancer, COVID/respiratory disease, accidents, stroke, Alzheimer's, diabetes, kidney disease, flu/pneumonia, and suicide) and lays out what the peer-reviewed research says about preventing, slowing, or reversing each one.* Ready to build your own plan? Book a free Metabolic Blueprint Session →The List, and the Number That Should Keep You Up at NightAccording to the CDC, ten conditions account for about 74% of all deaths in the United States every year:* Heart disease* Cancer* COVID-19 / chronic lower respiratory diseases* Accidents (unintentional injuries)* Stroke* Alzheimer's disease* Diabetes* Kidney disease* Influenza and pneumonia* SuicideHere's the part that doesn't get said enough: research estimates that up to 80% of chronic disease is driven by lifestyle factors — diet, movement, sleep, stress, and toxin exposure. Those aren't destinies. They're decisions, and decisions can change.A landmark paper in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that poor diet alone accounts for more deaths in the US than tobacco use. The fork may be more dangerous than the cigarette. And yet, most patients who end up on four to six medications were never once asked what they eat, how they sleep, or whether they move their bodies before those prescriptions were written. That's the difference between a sick care system and a healthcare system.Heart Disease and Stroke: The Most Reversible Disease We KnowHeart disease kills one American every 34 seconds and has held the #1 spot for over a century. But it's also one of the most reversible conditions in medicine.In 1990, Dr. Dean Ornish's landmark Lifestyle Heart Trial showed that intensive lifestyle changes — diet, exercise, stress management, and social support — could reverse coronary artery disease without drugs or surgery. Arterial plaques reduced. Blood flow improved. Chest pain decreased. A 2019 study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology confirmed it: a plant-predominant diet, regular aerobic exercise, not smoking, and a healthy weight reduced cardiovascular risk by over 80%.What that looks like in practice:* A Mediterranean or whole-food, plant-based diet rich in omega-3s and antioxidants (this isn't the only diet that works — it's the broadest evidence-backed baseline)* Zone 2 cardio (low-intensity aerobic work, three to five times a week — a brisk walk counts)* Managing chronic inflammation, the real driver of arterial plaque formation* Reducing refined sugar and seed oils, which damage the endothelial lining of the arteries* Prioritizing sleep, since poor sleep spikes cortisol and directly harms the heartStroke follows the same playbook: control blood pressure through diet, exercise, and stress reduction. The DASH diet in particular has been shown in multiple studies to lower blood pressure as effectively as medication in many patients.Cancer: 30–50% Preventable, and Possibly More Metabolic Than GeneticTo be clear, this isn't a claim about curing cancer — it's about how much prevention research is available and underused. The World Health Organization estimates that 30–50% of cancers are preventable. The American Institute for Cancer Research has identified lifestyle factors that dramatically reduce risk across multiple cancer types:* Diet. A 2022 meta-analysis in The Lancet linked poor dietary patterns — low fiber, low fruit/vegetable intake, high processed meat — to one in five cancer deaths globally.* Obesity. Excess weight is now the second-leading risk factor for cancer after smoking, because fat tissue is metabolically active and produces hormones like estrogen and inflammatory cytokines that fuel cancer growth.* Exercise. A 2019 study of over 1.4 million people found higher physical activity was associated with lower risk across 13 cancer types, including breast, colon, and endometrial cancer.* Fasting and metabolic health. Emerging research on intermittent fasting and time-restricted eating shows it can lower insulin-like growth factor, a key promoter of cancer cell proliferation.* Toxin reduction. Chronic low-grade exposure to pesticides, plastics (BPA, phthalates), and environmental pollutants has been linked to increased cancer risk. Choosing organic where possible, filtering water and air, and reducing plastic in cookware and storage all matter.There's also a deeper shift happening in how researchers understand cancer itself. It's long been treated primarily as a genetic disease, but the evidence is increasingly pointing toward cancer as a metabolic disease. Dr. Thomas Seyfried at Boston College has done groundbreaking work showing that cancer cells overwhelmingly rely on glucose and glutamine fermentation for energy — which is why a ketogenic or low-glycemic approach may help starve cancer cells while protecting healthy ones. The research is still evolving, but it's compelling.Think of your body like a garden. You can water it, enrich the soil, and pull the weeds — or you can dump sugar and chemicals on it and wonder why nothing grows right. Disease doesn't happen to you. It grows in an environment you create, consciously or not. The good news: you can change that environment starting today.Alzheimer's: “Type 3 Diabetes”Alzheimer's is rising, and it's terrifying to watch someone go through it. But emerging science shows it has a strong lifestyle and metabolic component — researchers now sometimes call it “type 3 diabetes” because of the profound link between insulin resistance and neurodegeneration.Dr. Dale Bredesen's ReCODE Protocol, published in the Journal of Aging, showed that a multimodal lifestyle intervention — diet, exercise, sleep optimization, hormone balancing, and stress reduction — reversed early cognitive decline in the majority of patients treated. In his 2014 case series, 9 of 10 patients with early Alzheimer's or mild cognitive impairment showed measurable improvement, with several returning to work.Key strategies from the research:* Sleep is non-negotiable. The brain's glymphatic (waste clearance) system activates primarily during sleep, flushing out amyloid beta plaque. Poor sleep means plaque buildup.* Exercise. A 2020 study showed aerobic exercise increases BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor) — essentially fertilizer for neurons — and reduces dementia risk by up to 35%.* Mediterranean-MIND diet. Shown to slow cognitive aging by an estimated 7.5 years in adherent individuals.* Blood sugar management. Insulin resistance in the brain disrupts its ability to use glucose for energy, effectively starving neurons.* Social connection. Harvard's 80-year longitudinal study found relationship quality was the single strongest predictor of cognitive health and longevity in old age.Type 2 Diabetes and Kidney Disease: One Disease Driving AnotherOver 37 million Americans have type 2 diabetes, and another 96 million are pre-diabetic. Here's the part that surprises people: type 2 diabetes is reversible in the majority of cases, and this isn't controversial — the science is overwhelming.The 2019 DiRECT trial, published in The Lancet, found that nearly half of type 2 diabetics achieved full remission through an intensive dietary intervention alone, with no medication. Other studies using low-carbohydrate and very-low-calorie diets have replicated these results consistently.Diabetic nephropathy — kidney damage from chronically high blood sugar — is the leading cause of kidney failure in the US. Control the upstream issue (blood sugar and metabolic dysfunction) and you protect the downstream organ.The diabetes reversal framework from the research:* Dramatically reduce refined carbohydrates and added sugars to blunt insulin spikes and reduce fat storage in the liver and pancreas* Practice time-restricted eating or intermittent fasting to improve insulin sensitivity* Add resistance training — muscle is your biggest glucose sink, so more muscle means better blood sugar control* Reduce visceral fat (the fat around and inside your organs), a key driver of insulin resistance and inflammationIf this list feels like a lot, that's fair. But it's not about blame — it's about empowerment. You have more control over your health outcomes than the medical system has typically told you.Respiratory Disease, Flu, and PneumoniaChronic lower respiratory diseases like COPD and emphysema are largely driven by smoking and air quality. Quitting smoking remains the single most impactful intervention here, full stop.For flu and pneumonia risk, immune resilience matters: vitamin D optimization, zinc and elderberry, and gut microbiome health (roughly 70% of your immune system lives in your gut). Even mild sleep deprivation has been shown to quadruple susceptibility to viral infection.Suicide and Mental HealthThis is the cause of death nobody wants to talk about, but it's in the top 10 — and it's the leading cause of death for men under 50, and the second-leading cause of death for people ages 10–34.While this is complex and deeply personal, research points to several lifestyle levers:* Exercise functions as an effective antidepressant, largely through endorphin release* The gut-brain axis matters more than most people realize — over 75% of the body's serotonin is produced in the gut, so gut health directly shapes brain chemistry* Social connection and purpose. Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning, written while he was in a Nazi concentration camp, captured this: meaning and connection to purpose are essential for survival, and perspective shapes both physiology and outcome* Reducing alcohol, a central nervous system depressant that worsens anxiety and depression despite short-term reliefIf you or someone you love is struggling, crisis hotlines are available 24/7. There's often a reason it's happening, and there's often a way through it.The Common ThreadAcross every single one of these conditions — heart disease, stroke, cancer, Alzheimer's, diabetes, kidney disease, respiratory disease, immune function, mental health — the same five levers keep showing up: diet, exercise, sleep, toxin reduction, and blood sugar balance.Your daily habits are either building disease or building resilience. Every meal, every walk, every night of good sleep compounds — just like interest in a bank account.This Week's Action Plan* Do a food audit. For the next three days, write down everything you eat. No judgment, just awareness — you can't change what you can't see.* Walk 30 minutes a day. It lowers blood pressure, improves insulin sensitivity, boosts BDNF, and reduces cortisol. Simple, not easy — do it anyway.* Optimize your sleep. Consistent bedtime, dark room, cool temperature, no screens.* Get your labs done. Know your fasting glucose, A1C, CRP, vitamin D, triglycerides, and LDL — these are your early warning systems.* Address one stress source this week. A conversation you need to have, a boundary you need to set, or ten minutes of breathwork. Chronic stress is silently killing you — take action on it.Ready for a Real Plan?If you're ready to take your health seriously and want a clear roadmap instead of guesswork, book a Metabolic Blueprint Session. In 30–45 minutes, we'll walk through your top three priority areas and how programs like the Metabolic Momentum Accelerator, the Cellular Reboot Accelerator, and the Total Health Restore Protocols can help.Schedule your complimentary consult →Know someone this could help? Share this episode with them — it might change or even save their life.If this episode was valuable, leaving a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts helps this show reach more people.ReferencesStudies and sources cited in this episode:* CDC — Leading Causes of Death data* Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) — poor diet and US mortality* Ornish, D. et al. (1990) — The Lifestyle Heart Trial* Journal of the American College of Cardiology (2019) — plant-predominant diet, exercise, and cardiovascular risk reduction* DASH diet research on blood pressure control* World Health Organization (WHO) — cancer preventability estimates* American Institute for Cancer Research — lifestyle and cancer risk* The Lancet (2022 meta-analysis) — dietary patterns and cancer deaths* Physical activity and cancer risk study (2019, ~1.4 million participants)* Seyfried, T., Boston College — cancer as a metabolic disease* Bredesen, D., Journal of Aging — the ReCODE Protocol; 2014 case series* BDNF and exercise study (2020) — dementia risk reduction* Mediterranean-MIND diet and cognitive aging research* Harvard Study of Adult Development (80-year longitudinal study) — relationships and longevity* DiRECT Trial, The Lancet (2019) — type 2 diabetes remission through dietary intervention* Frankl, V. — Man's Search for MeaningThis article summarizes claims and studies as presented in the podcast episode. Listeners are encouraged to review primary sources directly and consult their own physician before making health decisions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tripleplaydoc.substack.com/subscribe

What if you've spent years looking for something that was never lost — only idle? “Don't wait for purpose to give you direction. Make a contribution—and let contribution reveal the direction.” — Lee Brower Maybe purpose isn't something we find. Maybe purpose is something we activate. — Lee Brower “Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.” — Viktor Frankl

In this episode, William Green speaks with Victor Haghani, founder & CIO of Elm Wealth & author of The Missing Billionaires: A Guide to Making Better Financial Decisions. Victor's journey is among the most remarkable & instructive in modern investment history. As one of the founders of Long-Term Capital Management, he experienced dazzling success & devastating failure. Today, he oversees billions of dollars using a low-cost, diversified, index-driven strategy that reflects hard-won lessons about resilience, humility, simplicity & risk management. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN: (00:00:00) Intro(00:04:17) How Victor Haghani's tumultuous family history shaped him.(00:14:02) What he learned as a star trader on Salomon's famed arbitrage desk.(00:22:56) How he honed his skills by playing high-stakes games of Liar's Poker.(00:30:35) How Long-Term Capital Management hit the jackpot—for a while.(00:46:04) How Russia's default in 1998 sparked a cascading disaster.(00:49:18) Why he defends the fund's enormous appetite for leverage & risk.(00:52:20) What he views as the real lessons of the fund's collapse.(00:58:21) How the concept of expected utility can improve our financial decisions.(01:11:09) Why he fell out of love with exotica like private equity & hedge funds.(01:13:22) What troubles him about the traditional, static approach to indexing.(01:18:52) Why he favors a “dynamic asset allocation” based on risks & rewards.(01:27:21) How his firm's current allocations reflect a wary view of US equities.(01:40:45) What he's learned about overcoming adversity & finding happiness. Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Inquire about William Green's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Richer, Wiser, Happier Masterclass⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Victor Haghani's investment firm, Elm Wealth. Victor Haghani & James White's book “The Missing Billionaires.” Michael Lewis' book, “Liar's Poker.” Roger Lowenstein's book, “When Genius Failed.” Daniel Gilbert's book, “Stumbling on Happiness.” Viktor Frankl's book, “Man's Search for Meaning.” William Green's book, “Richer, Wiser, Happier” – read the reviews of this book. Follow William Green on X. Related ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ mentioned in the podcast. Ad-free episodes on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Premium Feed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. NEW TO THE SHOW? Get smarter about valuing businesses through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Intrinsic Value Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow our official social media accounts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TIP Finance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Enjoy exclusive perks from our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠favorite Apps and Services⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. SPONSORS  Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: Plaud Plus500 Netsuite Scribe References to any third-party products, services, or advertisers do not constitute endorsements, and The Investor's Podcast Network is not responsible for any claims made by them. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Send us Fan MailHope is one of the most underrated parenting tools, and it's not just a feeling. When kids are dealing with trauma, loss, or ongoing stress, hope can be the difference between shutting down and trying again. We dig into a memorable story shared by Dr. Bruce Perry that captures how “rescue” changes endurance, then connect it to what parents see every day: kids do better when they believe something better is possible and when they trust the adults around them. We also bring in Viktor Frankl's perspective on meaning and purpose, because resilience is often less about raw strength and more about having a reason to keep going.From there, we get practical. We talk about gratitude practices that fit into real routines, how anxiety and gratitude compete for attention, and why simple rituals like sharing “highs and lows” can create safety and connection at home. We also challenge the habit of always answering “I'm fine” and explore how healthy vulnerability can unlock support from friends, mentors, and faith communities.If you want brain-based parenting strategies, trauma-informed encouragement, and realistic next steps for family resilience, this conversation is for you. Subscribe, share with a parent who needs a lift, and leave a five-star review to help more families find the show.Contact:podcasts@calfarley.org To Donate: https://secure.calfarley.org/site/Donation2?3358.donation=form1&df_id=3358&mfc_pref=TTo Apply:https://apply.workable.com/cal-farleys-boys-ranch/j/25E1226091/For More Information about Cal Farley's Boys Ranch:https://www.calfarley.org/Music:"Shine" -NewsboysCCS License No. 9402

This week's Live Well Be Well Moment with Arthur C. Brooks, Harvard professor and New York Times bestselling author.We delve into meaning, suffering and what Viktor Frankl's story teaches us about finding purpose in the hardest moments of our lives and why the things you don't put on social media might be the most important things of all.My book 'Healthy Shouldn't Be This Hard': https://www.amazon.co.uk/Healthy-Shouldnt-Be-This-Hard-ebook/dp/B0G1DHNRV5This episode is sponsored by:NOWATCH: The compassionate health tracker Connecting body and mind with unique stress recovery insights so you can live fully today.

When autonomy is low, meaning has to be high. That is what I learned during the two years I spent as a full-time caregiver for my older son, isolated in our home, and putting myself physically between him and his eighteen-month-old brother when things got bad. In this episode I share how I found a sustaining "why" during that period, and how other families I have worked with have found theirs. I also introduce a practical tool I call the "hang your hat on the day" goal: a way of redirecting from goals that depend on another person's behavior to goals that are entirely within your own control, so that you can give yourself genuine credit for what you are doing every single day.Key Takeaways When Autonomy Is Low, Meaning Has to Be High | 00:00:00 Parenting a PDA child or teen introduces an almost constant rock-and-a-hard-place dynamic: every choice has a cost, and there is no option that gives you genuine autonomy without a trade-off. When you want to go to the gym, there is a cost when you come back. When your partner takes over for a few hours, there is a cost to their energy level. That sustained low autonomy is depleting in a way most people around us will never understand, and what I have found, from my own experience and across the families I work with, is that meaning is the variable that makes it sustainable. We need a "why" that gets us through the day. How I Found My "Why" in the Basement | 00:01:46 I was in the basement of our home in Michigan, putting myself between my older and younger sons when things got violent, feeling my own violent rage moving through me that I want to name as normal rather than shameful. My older son needed constant undivided attention and dopamine or he would go after his brother, and I was isolated, sensory overwhelmed, and out of resources. I had been reading Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning and had a seed planted about the idea that a clear why makes almost anything endurable. In that moment in the basement I realized: my entire doctorate had been on nonviolence and grassroots peace building and there I was, finally practicing it. Not theoretically. In my own basement. That was enough meaning to sustain me through that period. What Other Families Have Found as Their Why | 00:06:27 The meaning does not have to be mine. Across the thousands of families I have worked with, the sustaining whys have included: healing intergenerational trauma, becoming the parent they wished they had, practicing becoming a less judgmental person, learning non-reactivity as a skill, learning about disability and neurodiversity in a way that changes how they move through the world, and healing themselves through the relationship with their child. None of these are about outcomes for the child. They are about what the parent is becoming through the practice of showing up, which is the only part any of us actually controls. Why Goals That Depend on Your Child Will Undermine You | 00:08:29 One of the most consistent patterns I see across the families I work with, and in myself, is attaching goals to things another person has to do: my child will go back to school in the fall, my child will be independent by this age, my partner will come on board if I explain it clearly enough. When these goals drive our sense of progress, we are setting ourselves up for a particular kind of suffering, because we have no control over another person's nervous system or choices. The shift I ask parents to make is not to stop wanting those things. It is to stop basing today's measure of success on whether they happened. The Hang Your Hat on the Day Goal | 00:10:06 This is the practical tool that helped me through the most acute period of caregiving and that I return to now in harder seasons. The hang your hat goal is the one thing within your own control that you can point to at the end of a day and say: I did that. Some days it is "I showed up more regulated than I would have a year ago." Some days it is "I stayed in the PDA lens for most of the day even though I fell back into the old pattern at bedtime." Some days it is "I brushed my teeth, I ate enough to stay alive, and I did not scream at my kids." All of these count. None of them depend on what your child did. And giving yourself genuine credit for what you did, even when no one else can see it, is one of the most sustainable things you can do for your own nervous system over the long term. Relevant Resources Finding Meaning — Free class where I go deeper into the meaning-making framework described in this episode, including how to identify a sustaining why that is true for your specific life and journey.Burnout — Free class with context for the burnout period I describe, including the two years of intensive caregiving that led me to Viktor Frankl and the hang your hat goal.Paradigm Shift Program — My signature program where meaning-making, the hang your hat goal, and the full accommodation framework are practiced together across twelve weeks with live coaching and a community of families in the same season.Mentioned in this episode:July Try Before You Buy Special Offer!For a whole month you can trial all the pre-recorded parts of our proven effective coaching program - including over 500 private podcast episodes - for just $49. This special offer ends July 31. Use the link below to learn more.Try Before You Buy

In this solo episode of Travis Makes Money, Travis Chappell explores one of the most powerful common themes he's uncovered after interviewing hundreds of high achievers: the stories we tell ourselves shape the actions we take—and ultimately the results we get. Drawing on insights from experts like Michael Hyatt, Dr. Nicole LePera, and Viktor Frankl, Travis explains why changing your internal narrative may be the missing piece between where you are today and the life you want to create. On this episode we talk about: Why your beliefs and identity are upstream of your habits and results How childhood experiences create limiting stories and learned adaptations Travis's personal journey of overcoming a negative money mindset The difference between reacting to circumstances and intentionally shaping your future Practical exercises for identifying and rewriting the stories holding you back Top 3 Takeaways Your story determines your behavior. The beliefs you hold about yourself influence your actions long before discipline or willpower comes into play. Most limiting beliefs are learned—not permanent. By identifying the narratives you've adopted throughout life, you can intentionally replace them with ones that support your goals. Take ownership of your outcomes. Asking yourself, "What role am I playing in the results I continue to get?" creates the awareness necessary for meaningful change. Notable Quotes "Your actions are downstream of the story that you're telling yourself." "There are the facts, and then there's the meaning that you ascribe to them." "Write the story you've been telling yourself—and then rewrite it as if the empowering version were true for the next month." Connect with Travis Chappell: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/travischappell/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/travischappell/ Other: https://travischappell.com/ A Word from Our Sponsors: - Visit DrinkAG1.com/TMM to get a free AG1 Travel Case with 7 free AG1Travel Packs in your Welcome Kit with your first AG1 subscription order while supplies last.  - Go to Leesa.com for 25% OFF select mattresses (through July 26, 2026) PLUS get an extra $50 off with promo code TMM, exclusive for my listeners  - To learn more about Mode Mobile and its investor community, go to https://invest.modemobile.com/travismakesmoney Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"I would have to say that at least 30 of those years, my success was fueled by my underlying belief that I wasn't good enough. And that's a really dysfunctional way to live a career." — Susan Winchester Susan Winchester built one of the most decorated HR careers in corporate America — 36 years in the field, 16 and a half of them as a chief HR officer at Fortune 150 and Fortune 500 companies. She did it while quietly believing, for most of those decades, that she was not good enough. That contradiction is the foundation of her book Healing at Work, co-authored with Martha Finney, and it is what makes her perspective so unusual: she has seen this dynamic from the inside of the C-suite, from the coaching chair, and from her own life. The conversation moves from the ACEs research — a landmark Kaiser Permanente and CDC study showing that nearly two-thirds of adults experienced at least one adverse childhood event — to the practical reality of what that means in professional settings. Winchester introduces the concept of "bumper car crashes" at work: those jarring moments of conflict or upset that feel disproportionate, because they often are. They are old wounds being activated by present circumstances, and most people going through them have no idea that is what is happening. Nicky brings his own experience to this one, sharing a moment from a recent men's overnight retreat where a trusted peer offered him Viktor Frankl's insight on the space between stimulus and response — and what it meant to actually sit with it. It is a candid exchange, and Winchester handles it with both precision and grace. Susan closes with three concrete steps anyone can start this week — including one deceptively simple question that can interrupt a reactive spiral before it takes hold. 1. Ask yourself "Am I sure?" the next time you feel upset at work. When a colleague seems cold or critical and the story starts building in your head, stop and question whether you actually know that to be true. 2. Start a journal and track your own bumper car reactions. Note your limiting beliefs, your behavioral patterns under stress, and where you tend to land — fight, flight, freeze, or fawn. Awareness of your hardwiring is the first step to changing it. 3. Practice self-compassion over the next five days. Choose one concrete act of kindness toward yourself each day — not as a reward, but as a discipline. Learn more & connect: https://www.susanwinchester.com Resources mentioned: Healing at Work — Susan Winchester and Martha Finney A Changed Mind — David Bayer The Language of Letting Go — Melody Beattie Man's Search for Meaning — Viktor Frankl The ACEs Study (Kaiser Permanente and CDC) — https://www.cdc.gov/aces Visit https://www.eCircleAcademy.com and book a success call with Nicky to take your practice to the next level.

We all experience stress. The real challenge isn't stress itself—it's whether we recover from it. Over time, chronic stress can quietly affect everything from inflammation and metabolism to sleep, digestion, and healthy aging. This week on The Dr. Hyman Show, I talk with nervous system educator and HRV expert Salim Najjar to explore what heart rate variability (HRV) can reveal about your body's ability to recover from stress and build resilience. Together, we unpack: • How to use HRV to better understand your body's response to stress • Why some stress makes you stronger while chronic stress wears you down • How to get more value from your wearable without obsessing over the numbers • Five daily habits that can help your nervous system recover and become more resilient • How your nervous system influences inflammation, healing, and healthy aging Our bodies are constantly responding to the demands we place on them every day. The good news is that resilience can be built, and the strategies in this conversation can help you recover from stress more effectively and support long-term health. To help you get started, Salim has created a free HRV guide that includes a personalized quiz and AI coach exclusively for listeners.View Show Notes From This Episode Sign up for Dr. Hyman's Brainshaping Academy to learn how to nourish the biological systems that support your mental, emotional, and cognitive health https://drhyman.com/products/brainshaping?utm_source=dr_hyman_show&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=may_27&utm_content=linkGet Free Weekly Health Tips from Dr. Hymanhttps://drhyman.com/pages/picks?utm_campaign=shownotes&utm_medium=banner&utm_source=podcastSign Up for Dr. Hyman's Weekly Longevity Journalhttps://drhyman.com/pages/longevity?utm_campaign=shownotes&utm_medium=banner&utm_source=podcastJoin the 10-Day Detox to Reset Your Healthhttps://drhyman.com/pages/10-day-detoxJoin the Hyman Hive for Expert Support and Real Resultshttps://drhyman.com/pages/hyman-hive This episode is brought to you by Perfect Amino, Cozy Earth, Timeline, Sunlighten, Made In, and Seatopia. Get daily protein support at bodyhealth.com and use code HYMAN20 for 20% off. Head over to cozyearth.com to save 20% and upgrade all of your daily essentials today. Support healthy aging and get 20% at timeline.com/drhyman with code HYMAN. Discover why so many people are using sunlighten.com and use code HYMAN to save up to $2,100 today with free shipping. Upgrade your cookware at madeincookware.com and save 10% off your first order with code HYMAN-HIVE. Find a cleaner source of seafood. Check out seatopia.fish and receive free shipping on your first order. (0:00) Introduction to HRV (3:43) Introduction to Salim and his HRV expertise (4:18) What is HRV and how is it measured (5:32) Chronic stress, stress regulation, and sovereignty (9:52) Why HRV is an important health metric (20:31) Deeper dive into HRV as a health indicator (25:43) Salim's HRV coaching, website, and personal journey (28:49) Salim's framework and steps for improving HRV (30:07) The role of sleep and hormetic stress in HRV (33:12) Tools and tracking for HRV measurement (37:22) The art framework and five pathways for HRV (38:17) Salim's injury, reframing, and HRV improvement (46:22) Viktor Frankl, intentionality, and alignment (51:46) Community and its role in health and HRV (55:02) Practical steps for building community and emotional regulation (58:18) Emotional processing, elite athletes, and HRV performance (1:00:35) Sovereignty, compassion, and daily nervous system practices (1:03:18) Awareness, parasympathetic activation, and reframing HRV (1:05:01) Closing remarks, social media, and gratitude (1:05:51) Disclaimer and sponsor acknowledgments

What if almost everything you've been told about happiness is wrong? Most people spend their lives trying to avoid discomfort. Jerzy Gregorek argues the opposite: the harder the choices you willingly make, the happier, stronger, and more resilient your life becomes. World Champion weightlifter, philosopher, poet, therapist, and author Jerzy Gregorek explores the mindset principles that helped him survive political persecution in Communist Poland, overcome alcoholism, fight for freedom, coach elite athletes, and transform countless lives through what he calls the Happy Body philosophy. Jerzy explains why confidence isn't something you're born with—it's something you earn through difficult choices. He reveals why most people sabotage their own happiness through expectations and complaint, why tiny daily improvements create extraordinary lives, and why true freedom begins the moment you take complete ownership of your choices. --- 00:00 Why Hard Choices Create an Easier Life 01:29 Recovering From Injury Starts With the Right Goal 05:22 Why Most People Never Build Real Resilience 07:02 The Stoic Philosophy of Constant Progress 08:01 Why You Need Bigger Goals 10:21 Building Confidence Through Personal Proof 13:19 The Power of Micro Progressions 15:18 The Incredible Story of Rebuilding a Life From Scratch 25:00 At 71 Years Old: Why Jerzy Still Olympic Lifts Every Day 30:03 How Poetry Became a Tool for Healing Trauma 36:18 "The Mind Makes the Body" 40:47 Viktor Frankl on Finding Meaning Through Suffering 45:20 Fighting for Freedom in Communist Poland 47:48 Helping People Recover From Addiction, PTSD & Darkness 54:54 Can You Become Your Own Hero? 56:17 The Books That Changed Jerzy's Life 58:12 Why Expectations Create Suffering 59:18 Stop Complaining, Start Taking Ownership 01:03:21 Choosing Happiness Is a Skill 01:07:22 What "Ever Forward" Really Means 01:10:47 The Value of Mentors 01:13:28 Jerzy's Daily Happy Body Practice ---- Episode resources: Timeline - get MitoPure with urolithin A for less than $75/month with code EVERFORWARD  Watch and subscribe on YouTube

Brad Stulberg returns to discuss his book Master of Change and the concept of rugged flexibility—combining stability with adaptability to navigate life's transitions. He shares practical frameworks like the 4Ps for managing daily disruptions and Viktor Frankl's tragic optimism for embracing life's inevitable challenges without falling into toxic positivity or despair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.