In this episode, Jeremiah and E are excited to introduce Good To Self, an engaging platform that connects learning and living. Incorporating philosophy, psychology, history, and the arts and humanities, our hope is to provoke introspection and health. As the second installment in our "Good To" project series, Good To Self is meant to help you discover who you are, what you feel, and what you need. Please visit: goodtoself.co and sign up for a free account today! As always, thank you to everyone ...
Jul 08, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 91
In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss some of Epictetus's philosophy of control from his handbook, the Enchiridion. Here Epictetus clarifies what's ours to manage, recommends acceptance of our responsibilities and limitations, and points us towards responding with purpose. Our actions become an opportunity to investigate our own authenticity and ultimately help us find meaning and purpose. As always, thank you to everyone who listens along with us. If you'd like more information about Good to ...
Jun 17, 2025•43 min•Season 5Ep. 90
In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss the importance of consistency in our pursuits. Quick results and life hacks don't bring the deep and meaningful growth that time, energy, and effort yield. Even though it isn't always fun or flashy, quiet persistence is the secret to success. As always, thank you to everyone who listens along with us. If you'd like more information about Good to Talk or its hosts, please visit: https://goodtotalk.co...
Apr 29, 2025•48 min•Season 5Ep. 89
In this episode, Jeremiah and E meander through a conversation about creativity. Our belief is that creativity is essential to living a whole existence, fostering insights into self awareness, healing, hope. As always, thank you to everyone who listens along with us. If you'd like more information about Good to Talk or its hosts, please visit: https://goodtotalk.co
Apr 01, 2025•45 min•Season 5Ep. 88
In this episode, Jeremiah and E continue a three part series about burnout, finding balance, and making space for self. Here we discuss some practical ways to fight burnout and create space for self, applying Aristotle’s Golden Mean and pondering three questions we can ask ourselves throughout our days that will hopefully point us back towards balance and away from burnout. As always, thank you to everyone who listens along with us. If you'd like more information about Good to Talk or its hosts,...
Mar 06, 2025•48 min•Season 5Ep. 87
In this episode, Jeremiah and E continue a three part series about burnout, finding balance, and making space for self. Here we discuss balance through the concept of eudaimonia, living a good and harmonious life along the middle path. As always, thank you to everyone who listens along with us. If you'd like more information about Good to Talk or its hosts, please visit: https://goodtotalk.co
Feb 11, 2025•59 min•Season 5Ep. 86
In this episode, Jeremiah and E start a three part series about burnout, finding balance, and making space for self. Here we discuss what burnout is, what it feels like and how to recognize it, and where it usually appears in our lives. As always, thank you to everyone who listens along with us. If you'd like more information about Good to Talk or its hosts, please visit: https://goodtotalk.co
Jan 28, 2025•59 min•Season 5Ep. 85
Happy New Year 2025 from Jeremiah and E! In this episode, we discuss how setting goals can be an opportunity to intentionally grow and evolve and actualize into the people we want to become. Thank you to everyone who listens along with us. We wish everyone a happy New Year and hope you can move into this year being the whole person, you choose to be. If you'd like more information about Good to Talk or its hosts, please visit: https://goodtotalk.co...
Jan 01, 2025•46 min•Season 4Ep. 84
In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss what it means to find moments of intentional introspection amidst the busyness of the holiday season. Thank you to everyone who listens along with us. We wish everyone a happy holiday and hope you can find time to reflect on the things in your life that bring you joy. If you'd like more information about Good to Talk or its hosts, please visit: https://goodtotalk.co
Dec 10, 2024•51 min•Season 4Ep. 83
In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss thankfulness. Gratitude is a quiet rebellion in a world that often calls us to face and feel the stress that surrounds us. We can foster thankfulness through awareness, intentionality, and acts of expression. Thank you to everyone who listens along with us. We wish everyone a happy thanksgiving holiday and hope you can find time to reflect on the things in your life that bring you a sense of gratitude. If you'd like more information about Good to Talk or i...
Nov 26, 2024•50 min•Season 4Ep. 82
In this episode, Jeremiah and E are exploring our default behaviors and stress responses and how they don't always serve us well in our everyday lives. Fight, flight, freeze, and fawn can be helpful automatic responses for emergencies, but sometimes they aren't well suited for our more casual everyday interactions with friends, family, coworkers, etc. When feeling threatened, often it can be helpful to instead pause and think, then speak or act, rather than letting autopilot take control and lea...
Nov 23, 2024•55 min•Season 4Ep. 81
In this episode, Jeremiah and E are exploring our default behaviors and stress responses and how they don't always serve us well in our everyday lives. Fight, flight, freeze, and fawn can be helpful automatic responses for emergencies, but sometimes they aren't well suited for our more casual everyday interactions with friends, family, coworkers, etc. When feeling threatened, often it can be helpful to instead pause and think, then speak or act, rather than letting autopilot take control and lea...
Jul 23, 2024•53 min•Season 4Ep. 80
In this episode, Jeremiah and E are exploring making friends as an adult. Jeremiah has pinpointed ten aspects of how friendship forms. For another podcast focused on friendship, check out Episode 29 from Season 2. As always, thank you to everyone who listens along with us. If you'd like more information about Good to Talk or its hosts, please visit: https://goodtotalk.co
Jul 09, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 79
In celebration of pride month, this episode features Jeremiah and E discussing a brief history of the LGBTQ community through the lens of film history. We cover themes of societal acceptance, community, identity, and the importance of queer representation. A special note is that we forgot to talk about 2022's Heartstopper, which E loves immensely. The Birdcage (1996) and Heartstopper (2022) are our staff picks. Rock Hudson (1925-1985) The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) The World According to G...
Jun 25, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 78
In this episode, Jeremiah and E share their reflections for the eleventh and final installment of our season four series, Engaging the Enneagram. For an overview primer about the Enneagram, please listen to our first episode of this series, Engaging the Enneagram, or check out our season one, four-part series Understanding the Enneagram, where we explore the triads of the Enneagram. For more information, please visit our website's dedicated section for all things Enneagram: https://goodtotalk.co...
Jun 11, 2024•52 min•Season 4Ep. 77
In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss personality Type 1, "the Reformer," for the tenth installment of our season four series, Engaging the Enneagram. For an overview primer about the Enneagram, please listen to our first episode of this series, Engaging the Enneagram, or check out our season one, four-part series Understanding the Enneagram, where we explore the triads of the Enneagram. For more information, please visit our website's dedicated section for all things Enneagram: https://goodto...
May 28, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 76
In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss personality Type 9, "the Peacemaker," for the ninth installment of our season four series, Engaging the Enneagram. For an overview primer about the Enneagram, please listen to our first episode of this series, Engaging the Enneagram, or check out our season one, four-part series Understanding the Enneagram, where we explore the triads of the Enneagram. For more information, please visit our website's dedicated section for all things Enneagram: https://good...
May 14, 2024•53 min•Season 4Ep. 75
In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss personality Type 8, "the Challenger," for the eighth installment of our season four series, Engaging the Enneagram. For an overview primer about the Enneagram, please listen to our first episode of this series, Engaging the Enneagram, or check out our season one, four-part series Understanding the Enneagram, where we explore the triads of the Enneagram. For more information, please visit our website's dedicated section for all things Enneagram: https://goo...
Apr 30, 2024•57 min•Season 4Ep. 74
In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss personality Type 7, "the Enthusiast," for the seventh installment of our season four series, Engaging the Enneagram. For an overview primer about the Enneagram, please listen to our first episode of this series, Engaging the Enneagram, or check out our season one, four-part series Understanding the Enneagram, where we explore the triads of the Enneagram. For more information, please visit our website's dedicated section for all things Enneagram: https://go...
Apr 16, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 73
In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss personality Type 6, "the Loyalist," for the sixth installment of our season four series, Engaging the Enneagram. For an overview primer about the Enneagram, please listen to our first episode of this series, Engaging the Enneagram, or check out our season one, four-part series Understanding the Enneagram, where we explore the triads of the Enneagram. For more information, please visit our website's dedicated section for all things Enneagram: https://goodto...
Apr 02, 2024•51 min•Season 4Ep. 72
In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss personality Type 5, "the Investigator," for the fifth installment of our season four series, Engaging the Enneagram. For an overview primer about the Enneagram, please listen to our first episode of this series, Engaging the Enneagram, or check out our season one, four-part series Understanding the Enneagram, where we explore the triads of the Enneagram. For more information, please visit our website's dedicated section for all things Enneagram: https://go...
Mar 19, 2024•50 min•Season 4Ep. 71
In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss personality Type 4 for the fourth installment of our season four series, Engaging the Enneagram. For an overview primer about the Enneagram, please listen to our first episode of this series, Engaging the Enneagram, or check out our season one four-part series Understanding the Enneagram, where we explore the triads of the Enneagram. For more information, please visit our website's dedicated section for all things Enneagram: https://goodtotalk.co/enneagram...
Mar 05, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 70
In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss personality Type 3 for the third installment of our season four series, Engaging the Enneagram. For an overview primer about the Enneagram, please listen to our first episode of this series, Engaging the Enneagram, or check out our season one four-part series Understanding the Enneagram, where we explore the triads of the Enneagram. For more information, please visit our website's dedicated section for all things Enneagram: https://goodtotalk.co/enneagram ...
Feb 20, 2024•56 min•Season 4Ep. 69
In this episode, Jeremiah and E move into the second installment of our Season 4 Enneagram series: Engaging the Enneagram. The initial "Engaging the Enneagram" episode serves as a primer for the series, but here we are starting with our first number, Type 2 or "The Helper." In case you're wondering what happened, we are waiting to visit Type 1 or "The Reformer" until our 10th episode of the series. If you'd like further overview context for the Enneagram, we have already released a four part ser...
Feb 06, 2024•58 min•Season 4Ep. 68
In this episode, Jeremiah and E are starting a new series about the Enneagram. Here, we aim to give a bit of historical context for the Enneagram, examine why it can be helpful, think about how to approach it with self awareness, and then give a brief overview of the nine types. In the coming weeks we will be devoting whole episodes to each of the individual numbers in order to thoroughly explore each type in depth. Our hope is to empower the listener with a framework and vocabulary to better un...
Jan 23, 2024•46 min•Season 4Ep. 67
In this episode, Jeremiah and E explore setting ourselves up for intentional living so we can achieve our goals more easily and hold patience for our efforts to bloom. From both of us, we wish everyone a happy new year full of kindness, connection, and contentment. Here's to 2024! As always, thank you to everyone who listens along with us. If you'd like more information about Good to Talk or its hosts, please visit: https://goodtotalk.co...
Jan 03, 2024•52 min•Season 3Ep. 66
In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss the complicated relationships that many of us have with the holiday season. As we gather with loved ones and hopefully have a bit of extra time on our hands, we might find ourselves attempting to make sense of the year past, including its obstacles, while looking toward our larger stories. In spite of the often numerous stressors, here we unpack ways to create meaning for ourselves and our loved ones this holiday season. Thank you to everyone who listens a...
Dec 19, 2023•48 min•Season 3Ep. 65
In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss the benefits of living a thankful life. Examining our expectations and staying mindful of our values allows us to live consciously and place context around minor frustrations and even major losses. Though choosing an orientation of thankfulness will not shield us from hard emotions, it will help us move through our difficult feelings more healthily. Thank you to everyone who listens along with us. We wish everyone a happy thanksgiving holiday and hope you ...
Nov 21, 2023•50 min•Season 3Ep. 64
In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss what it means to have a growth oriented frame of consciousness. So much of our existence and experience in life is determined by how we interpret the events that are consistently happening around us. Whether consciously or subconsciously, we are always taking in these stimuli and filtering them through our personal internal operating system in our minds, choosing how to adapt and respond to each and every situation. Our hope for this episode is to illumina...
Oct 24, 2023•58 min•Season 3Ep. 63
In this episode, Jeremiah and E continue exploring what it means to exist with a communal mindset. Here we discuss Cosmopolitanism, Oikeiôsis, and Sympatheia and how these philosophies can be internalized and applied to our lives. With active empathy, mindful reflection, and the ability to find places of purpose, we can better exist, "In It Together." As always, thank you for listening along with us. If you'd like to find out more about our podcast, please visit our website at https://goodtotalk...
Oct 10, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 62
