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Midlife Reinvention: How to Create Your Own Script for What Comes Next | Allison Aubrey
Friday, September 11, 2026 • Duration 01:01:38
In this episode, Allison Aubrey explores midlife reinvention and how to create your own script for what comes next. She shares why midlife can be less about winding down and more about rediscovering parts of ourselves that may have been set aside during years of work, parenting, and responsibility. Allison and Eric discuss moving from performance to play, working with fear and self-doubt, reconnecting with intuition, and finding a renewed sense of purpose. They also explore the surprising role dreams can play in revealing what we really want and how to close the gap between knowing what’s good for us and actually doing it.
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Key Takeaways:
Why midlife can be a time of possibility rather than decline
Moving beyond the expected “learn, earn, retire” script
Returning to the interests and joy you may have left behind
How fear and self-doubt can cut us off from intuition
Shifting from a performance mindset to a mindset of play
Why knowing your “why” helps you move through difficult transitions
Using dreams as a tool for discovering what you really want
Closing the gap between knowing what’s good for you and actually doing it
For full show notes, click here!
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If you enjoyed this conversation with Allison Aubrey, check out these other episodes:
The Midlife Makeover: Redefining Success and Happiness After 40 with Chip Conley
Life Transitions with Bruce Feiler
Successful Aging with Alan Castel
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You Become What You Practice: How to Train Your Mind for the Life You Want | Jim Kwik
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 • Duration 53:16
In this episode, Jim Kwik explores how the thoughts, habits, and choices we repeat each day shape who we become. He explains why we’re always training our brains—whether we’re practicing focus or distraction, resilience or avoidance—and how small, intentional actions can strengthen self-trust and create lasting change. Jim also shares why protecting the first moments of your morning matters, how to move beyond the impossible standard of work-life balance, and practical ways to train your attention, regulate your emotions, and create more harmony in your life.
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Key Takeaways:
How repeated thoughts and behaviors reshape the brain
Why we become what we consistently practice
How keeping promises to yourself builds confidence and self-trust
Why protecting your attention first thing in the morning matters
How small daily practices compound into meaningful change
Why work-life harmony may be more useful than work-life balance
How challenging your brain helps strengthen focus, memory, and creativity
Why emotional regulation starts with choosing who you want to be
How to structure your day around creating, consuming, and clearing
Why progress and self-compassion matter more than perfection
For full show notes, click here!
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If you enjoyed this conversation with Jim Kwik, check out these other episodes:
The Three Levers of Change: How to Shift Your Mindset, Motivation, and Methods for Success with Jim Kwik
How to Harness Brain Energy for Mental Health with Dr. Chris Palmer
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How to Accept What You Can’t Change Without Giving Up | Jane Ratcliffe
Friday, September 4, 2026 • Duration 56:46
In this episode, Jane Ratcliffe explores how to accept what you can’t change without giving up. After a traumatic brain injury dramatically altered the course of her life, Jane spent years navigating debilitating symptoms while holding onto an enduring sense of hope, joy, and gratitude. She and Eric explore the complicated balance between accepting reality and continuing to fight for change, why being “okay” can sometimes keep us from asking for the help we need, and how self-forgiveness, imagination, and a deeper sense of interconnectedness can help us live with what we cannot fix. Jane’s story offers a moving reminder that acceptance doesn’t have to mean surrender—and that even in the midst of difficulty, there can still be room for beauty, connection, and hope.
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Key Takeaways:
How joy and gratitude can coexist with pain and fear
Finding the balance between acceptance and continuing to fight for change
Why resisting what’s happening can sometimes make suffering worse
Making peace with the lives we might have lived and what we’ve lost
How imagination can offer comfort during difficult times
Recognizing the interconnectedness and support woven into everyday life
How spiritual practices can prepare us for times when life becomes difficult
Why always being “okay” can sometimes keep us from asking for help
Using self-forgiveness to interrupt regret and self-blame
For full show notes, click here!
How a Little Becomes a Lot: The Art of Small Changes for a More Meaningful Life is available now! Order your copy today!
If you enjoyed this conversation with Jane Ratcliffe, check out these other episodes:
Finding Hope When Life Isn’t Okay and the Power of Micro Joys with Cyndie Spiegel
Finding Your Way to Healing, Hope, and Peace with Seth Gillihan
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The Surprising Choices That Make You Happier and Help the Planet | Elizabeth Dunn & Jiaying Zhao
Tuesday, September 1, 2026 • Duration 01:01:21
In this episode, Elizabeth Dunn and Jiaying Zhao discuss the surprising choices that can make you happier and help the planet at the same time. Drawing on research in happiness, behavior change, and climate science, they challenge the idea that climate action has to mean guilt, sacrifice, or giving up everything you enjoy. They explain how to find the “sweet spot” where choices that reduce carbon emissions also improve well-being, whether that means rethinking what you eat, buy, or how you travel. They also reveal why some of the actions we focus on most may have less impact than we think, how our everyday choices influence the people around us, and why choosing one meaningful change you actually enjoy may be far more powerful than trying to change everything at once. Their new book is Leave the Lights On: How Joyful Decisions Can Save Our Species
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Key Takeaways:
Why joy can motivate lasting change better than guilt or fear
How individual actions and systemic change work together
Why our everyday choices can influence the people around us
Which food choices have the biggest impact without requiring an all-or-nothing approach
Why reusing and buying less can matter more than recycling
How to rethink travel to get more happiness from fewer emissions
Why choosing one meaningful change may be the best place to start
For full show notes, click here!
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If you enjoyed this conversation with Liz and Jiaying, check out these other episodes:
How Small Choices Create Lasting Change (Eric on The Jordan Harbinger Show)
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How to Find Wisdom in the Things You’re Struggling With | Pádraig Ó Tuama
Friday, August 28, 2026 • Duration 53:31
In this episode, Pádraig Ó Tuama explores how to find wisdom in the things you’re struggling with by looking more closely at the emotions, desires, and stories beneath our experiences. He and Eric discuss why fear and anger often point to deeper needs, how to stay present with difficult emotions without becoming consumed by them, and why some lessons simply can’t be rushed. Pádraig also shares insights on belonging, the stories that shape our identities, and what healthy communities can teach us about questioning our beliefs. Along the way, they explore poetry, prayer, desire, and how paying closer attention to what’s happening within and around us can help us meet life with greater curiosity and openness.
Free Guide: Outsmart the Hidden Saboteurs of Self-Control. What’s been holding you back lately? In this free guide, Eric shares the six common saboteurs that quietly derail our best intentions—like autopilot behavior, self-doubt, and emotional escapism—and offers practical strategies to help you regain control and move forward. Download your free copy at oneyoufeed.net/ebook.
Key Takeaways:
Look beneath fear, anger, and hatred to understand the deeper needs driving them.
Why belonging can sometimes reinforce conflict and polarization.
Learn to stay with difficult emotions without becoming consumed by them.
Some forms of wisdom can only come with time—and can’t be rushed.
Question the stories and beliefs that shape your identity and sense of belonging.
Pay attention to what your circumstances are asking of you instead of wishing you were somewhere else.
Healthy communities make room for disagreement, criticism, and complicated stories.
Explore what your desires reveal about you—and why getting what you want doesn’t necessarily end the wanting.
For full show notes, click here!
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If you enjoyed this conversation with Pádraig Ó Tuama, check out these other episodes:
How to Embrace Life’s Paradoxes with Rosemerry Wahtola-Trommer
How to Live the Questions of Life with Krista Tippett
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How to Tell the Difference Between Intuition and Anxiety | David Gandelman
Tuesday, August 25, 2026 • Duration 01:02:08
In this episode, David Gandelman explores how to tell the difference between intuition and anxiety and why learning to trust your inner voice requires more than simply “going with your gut.” David discusses how fear, desire, and resistance can masquerade as intuition, and why genuine intuition is something we develop through practice. He also explores how meditation can help us reclaim energy lost to rumination and worry, the tension between comfort and growth, and why acceptance isn’t a switch we flip but a process of working through what’s actually here.
Free Guide: Outsmart the Hidden Saboteurs of Self-Control. What’s been holding you back lately? In this free guide, Eric shares the six common saboteurs that quietly derail our best intentions—like autopilot behavior, self-doubt, and emotional escapism—and offers practical strategies to help you regain control and move forward. Download your free copy at oneyoufeed.net/ebook.
Key Takeaways:
Why negative thoughts can be so seductive—and how meditation helps us stop feeding them
How chasing pleasure and avoiding discomfort can actually increase suffering
Using playfulness and perspective to loosen our grip on the stories we tell ourselves
How rumination, worry, and unresolved experiences drain our energy
The practice of “calling your energy back” to the present moment
Why fear, desire, and resistance can easily be mistaken for intuition
Why David believes intuition is earned and strengthened through practice
How to work with the difficult question of what to accept and what to change
Why acceptance happens layer by layer rather than all at once
Building the inner resilience to experience the full range of being human
For full show notes, click here!
Why negative thoughts can be so seductive—and how meditation helps us stop feeding them
How chasing pleasure and avoiding discomfort can actually increase suffering
Using playfulness and perspective to loosen our grip on the stories we tell ourselves
How rumination, worry, and unresolved experiences drain our energy
The practice of “calling your energy back” to the present moment
Why fear, desire, and resistance can easily be mistaken for intuition
Why David believes intuition is earned and strengthened through practice
How to work with the difficult question of what to accept and what to change
Why acceptance happens layer by layer rather than all at once
Building the inner resilience to experience the full range of being human
How a Little Becomes a Lot: The Art of Small Changes for a More Meaningful Life is available now! Order your copy today!
This episode is sponsored by:
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Why You Should Say the Thing You’re Afraid to Say | Leslie John
Friday, August 21, 2026 • Duration 58:57
In this episode, Leslie John explores why you should say the thing you’re afraid to say and how opening up can strengthen trust, deepen relationships, and improve our well-being. She explains why we’re often biased toward keeping things to ourselves, the hidden costs of holding back, and how to decide when sharing is worth the risk. Leslie also shares practical ways to become more aware of what we’re not saying, navigate difficult conversations, and reveal more of ourselves without crossing the line into sharing something we might regret.
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Key Takeaways:
Why we often default to holding back without realizing it
How opening up can build trust and deepen connection
The hidden emotional and mental costs of keeping things to yourself
Why we tend to overestimate the risks of saying what we really think or feel
How to weigh the risks and benefits of speaking up versus staying silent
Why understanding your “why” can help you decide what to share and with whom
How putting difficult thoughts and feelings into words can make them more manageable
Why validation can make difficult conversations more productive
How sharing feelings instead of arguing over facts can reduce conflict
Why revealing wisely is a skill you can strengthen with practice
For full show notes, click here!
If you enjoyed this conversation with Leslie John, check out these other episodes:
How We Can Improve Communication in Polarized Times with Charles Duhigg
Oren Jay Sofer on Mindful Communication
How to Unlock the Power of Deeper Connections with David Brooks
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Why a Life-Changing Sabbatical Might Be More Possible Than You Think | DJ DiDonna
Tuesday, August 18, 2026 • Duration 59:59
In this episode, DJ DiDonna explores why a life-changing sabbatical might be more possible than you think. He explains why extended time away from our usual routines can offer something a vacation often can’t: the space to reconnect with who we are beyond work, gain perspective on what matters, and imagine what we want the next chapter of our lives to look like. DJ and Eric also discuss how planning years ahead can make a sabbatical feel more realistic, and how we can apply the same principles of stepping away and disrupting our routines even when taking months off isn’t possible.
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Key Takeaways:
Why even meaningful work can lead to burnout
What makes a sabbatical different from a vacation
How extended time off can bring clarity, creativity, and perspective
Why planning years ahead can make a sabbatical more possible
How stepping away helps you reconsider what you really want
Why experimenting with new interests can reshape your sense of identity
How sabbaticals can help you reconnect with life beyond work
Ways to create meaningful breaks when a full sabbatical isn’t possible
For full show notes, click here!
If you enjoyed this conversation with DJ Didonna, check out these other episodes:
How to Integrate Behavior Change with Your Values with Spencer Greenberg
Crafting a Meaningful Life with Emily Esfahani Smith
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How Connection Helps Us Heal What We Can’t Heal Alone | Dr. Joy Harden Bradford
Friday, August 14, 2026 • Duration 58:31
In this episode, Dr. Joy Harden Bradford explains how connection helps us heal what we can’t heal alone, from the power of sharing our stories to the support we find in friendships, groups, and community. She discusses how healing allows painful experiences to become part of our story without becoming our entire story, why shame begins to loosen when we realize we aren’t alone, and how relationships can help us see ourselves more clearly. Dr. Joy also explores self-silencing, navigating conflict, finding meaningful friendships as adults, and why discomfort can sometimes be a sign that we’re growing in the right direction.
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Key Takeaways:
How culturally responsive therapy recognizes the different experiences people bring to mental health and healing
Why finding the right therapist is about connection as much as credentials
How to balance self-improvement with accepting yourself as you are
Why sharing our stories can loosen shame and help painful experiences become part of our story rather than the whole story
The unique healing power of groups, friendship, and realizing we aren’t alone in what we’re experiencing
How to build new friendships as an adult by noticing people already in the “background” of your life
Why self-silencing our needs can undermine our relationships and how small changes can help us speak up
How navigating conflict can deepen intimacy rather than signal the end of a relationship
Why discomfort doesn’t necessarily mean you’re moving in the wrong direction
Practical ways to work with everyday anxiety, including asking “and what next?”
For full show notes, click here!
If you enjoyed this conversation with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, check out these other episodes:
Exploring the Healing Potential of Spirituality with Abraham Verghese
Racialized Trauma with Resmaa Menakem
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The Science of Using Imagination to Change How You Think and Feel | Cassandra Vieten
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 • Duration 01:01:30
In this episode, Cassandra Vieten explores the science of using imagination to change how you think and feel. She explains that imagination isn’t something reserved for creativity or daydreaming; we’re using it constantly to anticipate the future, interpret the present, and tell stories about the past. Cassandra shares how becoming more conscious of these patterns can help us recognize when our imagination is working against us, shift the stories that keep us stuck, and use this powerful capacity to approach challenges with greater flexibility, possibility, and hope. Her new book is Imagine That: Transform How You Think, Feel, and Live with the Science of Imagination
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Key Takeaways:
Why we use imagination far more often than we realize
How imagination shapes our thoughts, emotions, and behavior
The difference between adaptive and maladaptive imagination
How catastrophizing uses imagination against us
Why imagining how you want to show up can be more useful than imagining perfect outcomes
How your unique “imagination style” influences the way you think
Why screens may be weakening our capacity to imagine
How mental rehearsal can help us prepare for difficult situations
Using your future self to clarify your values and priorities
Why we can’t always think our way into lasting change
How imagination can help regulate the nervous system
Why generating hope is a skill we can practice
For full show notes, click here!
If you enjoyed this conversation with Cassandra Vieten, check out these other episodes:
What’s Next? Our Future Stories with David Christian
The 12 Levers That Actually Help You Change Your Life | Spencer Greenberg
How to Craft a Meaningful Life with Emily Esfahani Smith
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