Mark Coleman is an author and senior meditation teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. Mark holds a MA in Clinical Psychology and draws on his extensive experience in working with people as a therapist and coach. He is also an unabashed nature lover and, through his organization Awake in the Wild, he shares his passion for integrating meditation and nature. Mark leads wilderness meditation retreats from Alaska to Peru, taking people on inner and outdo...
Mar 22, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 484
Dr. Amishi Jha is a professor of psychology at the University of Miami. She serves as the Director of Contemplative Neuroscience for the Mindfulness Research and Practice Initiative, which she co-founded in 2010. She received her Ph.D. from the University of California–Davis and postdoctoral training at the Brain Imaging and Analysis Center at Duke University. Dr. Jha’s work has been featured at NATO, the World Economic Forum, and The Pentagon. She has received coverage in The New York Times, NP...
Mar 18, 2022•49 min•Ep. 483
Sarah Fay is an author and activist. Her writing appears in many publications, including The New York Times , The Atlantic , Time Magazine, The New Republic , Longreads , The Michigan Quarterly Review, The Rumpus, The Millions , McSweeney’s, The Believer , and The Paris Review , where she served as an advisory editor. She is currently on the faculty of the English departments at Northwestern University and DePaul Unive...
Mar 15, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 482
Jonny Miller is best known for hosting the Curious Humans Podcast and for his TEDx talk on “ The Gifts of Grief ” Jonny coaches ambitious founders to scale themselves and runs an online cohort-based training called Nervous System Mastery. He is also the co-founder of Maptia, a global visual storytelling platform. In this episode, Eric and Jonny discuss his important work with Nervous System Mastery But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We...
Mar 11, 2022•53 min•Ep. 481
Tony Rezac is an author, men’s coach, and the creator and host of the podcast, Basecamp for Men. Basecamp seeks to be a resource for men looking to live more courageously, authentically, and from the heart. Tony participated in The Mankind Project’s New Warrior Training in May 2004 and has been a leader in the field of men’s personal development ever since. In this episode, Eric and Tony discuss his book, Body and Soul: The Essential Handbook for Men. But wait – there’s more! The episode i...
Mar 08, 2022•57 min•Ep. 480
Florence Williams is a journalist, author, and podcaster. She is a contributing editor at Outside Magazine and a freelance writer for the New York Times , New York Times Magazine , National Geographic, The New York Review of Books , Slate, Mother Jones and numerous other publications. In this episode, Eric and Florence discuss her new book, Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey. Sign up NOW for the next Spiritual Habits Gr...
Mar 04, 2022•50 min•Ep. 479
Brad Stulberg researches, writes, and coaches on health, well-being, and sustainable performance. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New Yorker, Atlantic, Los Angeles Times, Time Magazine, Forbes, and more. In his coaching practice, he works with executives, entrepreneurs, and physicians on their performance and well-being. He is bestselling author of the new book, The Practice of Groundedness: A Transformative Path to Success That Feeds...
Mar 01, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 478
Brigid Schulte is an award-winning journalist for the Washington Post and Washington Post magazine. She was part of a team that won the Pulitzer Prize. She is also a fellow at the New America Foundation. Brigid is a regular contributor to the She The People blog and has written for Style, Outlook, and other outlets. She writes about work-life issues and poverty, seeking to understand what it takes to live a good life across race, class, and gender. Her recent book is called “ Overwhelm...
Feb 25, 2022•43 min•Ep. 477
Yoni Ashar is a clinical psychologist and neuroscientist. Yoni’s research uses brain imaging and other tools to understand how beliefs and emotions influence health, especially pain, and to develop novel neuroscience-based treatments for chronic pain. Yoni is a post-doctoral associate at Weil-Cornell Medicine and completed his doctorate at the University of Colorado. In this episode, Eric and Yoni Ashar discuss the indicators of and evidence-based treatment for Neu...
Feb 22, 2022•54 min•Ep. 476
Josh Trent is the Founder of Wellness Force Media , host of the Wellness Force Podcast and the creator of the BREATHE : Breath & Wellness Program Josh has spent the past 19+ years as a trainer, researcher, and facilitator discovering the physical and emotional intelligence for humans to thrive in our modern world. The Wellness Force Mission is to help humans heal mental, emotional and physical health through podcasts, programs, and a global community that believe ...
Feb 18, 2022•58 min•Ep. 475
Leah Weiss is a researcher, lecturer, consultant, and author. She teaches compassionate leadership at the Stanford School of Business and is a principal teacher and founding faculty member of Stanford’s Compassion Cultivation Program, conceived by the Dalai Lama. In 2019, she co-founded Skylyte, a company that specializes in using the latest neuroscience and behavior change to empower high-performing leaders and managers to prevent burnout for themselves and their teams. In this episode, Er...
Feb 15, 2022•58 min•Ep. 474
Steve Hagen was ordained a Zen priest in 1979 and in 1989 he received Dharma Transmission (formal endorsement to teach) from Jikai Dainin Katagiri Roshi. He is the author of several books on Buddhism, science, and philosophy. These include Buddhism Plain and Simple , his most popular book. In his most recent book, The Grand Delusion , he applies breakthrough Eastern insights to seemingly indelible problems in Western science and philosophy. In 1997, he founded Dha...
Feb 11, 2022•47 min•Ep. 473
Michael Bungay Stanier is the author of 6 books that have, between them, sold more than a million copies. He’s perhaps best known for his self-published book, The Coaching Habit, which is the best-selling book on coaching this century and is already recognized as a classic. He founded the training and development company, Box of Crayons, which has taught coaching skills to hundreds of thousands of people around the world and he created a book in partnership with Seth Godin which raised $400,000 ...
Feb 08, 2022•57 min•Ep. 472
Taylor Jacobson is the CEO and Founder of Focusmate ( www.focusmate.com ), a virtual coworking community with a mission to help everyone do their best work. Thousands of people in 193 countries worldwide sit side-by-side, via video, to keep each other company, cheer each other on, and hold one another accountable. Taylor is a passionate voice on creating soulful work and workplaces and has been featured in The New Yorker, CNN, The Guardian, NPR, Fast Company, B...
Feb 04, 2022•52 min•Ep. 471
Veronica Valli is a former psychotherapist who now works as a sobriety coach. With almost 20 years of experience, Veronica has helped thousands of people live happy, healthy lives and reach their full potential by being alcohol-free. She is the co-host of the popular Soberful podcast and has been the keynote speaker at annual conferences including Women for Sobriety and Soberistas. In this episode, Eric and Veronica discuss her book, Soberful: Uncover a Sustainable, Ful...
Feb 01, 2022•55 min•Ep. 470
Marilyn Nelson is an American poet, translator, and children’s book author. She is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Connecticut and the former poet laureate of Connecticut. In this episode, Eric and Marilyn discuss several of her poems and the inspiration and meaning behind them But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to ou...
Jan 28, 2022•34 min•Ep. 469
Johann Hari is a writer and journalist. He has written for the New York Times, Le Monde, the Guardian, and other newspapers and his TED talks have been viewed over seventy million times. His work has been praised by a broad range of people, from Oprah Winfrey to Noam Chomsky to Joe Rogan. Eric and Johann discuss his book, Stolen Focus Why You Can’t Pay Attention and How to Think Deeply Again But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversatio...
Jan 25, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 468
Joanna Macy is an environmental activist, author, a scholar of Buddhism, general systems theory, and deep ecology. She has written and co-authored many books, including translating much of Rilke’s work Eric and Joanna discuss her translations of Rilke along with her important “Work That Reconnects”. But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon ...
Jan 21, 2022•53 min•Ep. 467
Emma Gannon is a bestselling author, speaker, novelist, and the host of the number 1 creative careers podcast in the UK called “Ctrl Alt Delete”. Eric and Emma discuss her latest book, Disconnected: How to Stay Human in an Online World But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month.&nbs...
Jan 18, 2022•58 min•Ep. 466
Catherine Gray is a Sunday Times Bestselling author of five books, including debut smash hit The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober . She’s sold well over a quarter of a million books and her books have now been translated into nine languages. She’s been sober since 2013. Catherine has also written about being single later in life and learning to appreciate the ordinary. Eric and Catherine discuss her latest book, Sunshine Warm: Unexpected Sobe...
Jan 14, 2022•49 min•Ep. 465
Emily Balcetis is an Associate Professor of Psychology at New York University. She is the author of more than 70 scientific publications and her work has been covered in Forbes, Newsweek, Time, National Public Radio, Cosmopolitan, GQ, and many others. She has also received numerous awards for her work. Eric and Emily discuss her book, Clearer, Closer, Better: How Successful People See the World But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the c...
Jan 11, 2022•58 min•Ep. 464
Regina Louise ] is an American author, child advocate, and motivational speaker, who is best known for successfully navigating through more than thirty foster home placements as a ward of the California Juvenile Court system. Eric and Regina discuss her book, Permission Granted: Kick-Ass Strategies to Bootstrap Your Way to Unconditional Self-Love But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can a...
Jan 07, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 463
Stephen Guise is an international best-selling author, blogger, and entrepreneur. His books have been translated into 17 languages, including his latest book, Elastic Habits: How to Create Smarter Habits That Adapt to Your Day. Eric and Stephen discuss his unique approach to creating good habits that are adaptable to your life and unique circumstances. But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content r...
Jan 04, 2022•57 min•Ep. 462
James Clear is the author of Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones . His work has appeared in The New York Times, CBS This Morning, Time, Entrepreneur, and he has taught in colleges around the world. James is also the creator of the Habits Academy, the premier training platform for organizations and individuals that are interested in building better habits in life and work. In Part 2 of this interview, Eric and J...
Dec 31, 2021•32 min•Ep. 461
James Clear is the author of Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones . His work has appeared in The New York Times, CBS This Morning, Time, Entrepreneur, and he has taught in colleges around the world. James is also the creator of the Habits Academy, the premier training platform for organizations and individuals that are interested in building better habits in life and work. In Part 1 of the interview, Eric and Ja...
Dec 28, 2021•38 min•Ep. 460
John Zeratsky was a designer in the tech industry and became obsessed with the idea of re-designing time. He’s also the author of multiple books and his work has been published in The Wall Street Journal, Time, Harvard Business Review, Wired, Fast Company, and many others. In this episode, Eric and John discuss his book, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day If you'd like to make 2022 a better year for you, bring clarity to what matters most, and discover the ...
Dec 24, 2021•50 min•Ep. 459
Charlie Gilkey is the author of Start Finishing: How To Go From Idea To Done. An Army veteran and near Ph.D. in philosophy, Charlie is the founder of Productive Flourishing, a company that helps professional creatives, leaders, and change-makers take meaningful action on work matters. He’s widely cited in outlets such as Inc. Magazine, Time, Forbes, The Guardian, Life Hacker, and more and his work will help you discover the path from the ideas in your head to the actions you take ...
Dec 21, 2021•48 min•Ep. 458
Arthur Brooks is a bestselling author, social scientist, and the President of the American Enterprise Institute. He teaches Leadership and Happiness at the Harvard School of Business. In this episode, Eric and Arthur discuss happiness as well as his book, Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America From the Culture of Contempt . But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in ...
Dec 17, 2021•44 min•Ep. 457
Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor is a Harvard-trained and published neuroanatomist. In 1996, Jill experienced a severe hemorrhage in the left hemisphere of her brain, causing her to lose the ability to walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life. John Britton is a former anesthesiologist who suffered a right brain injury leaving him with only his left brain to function. After hearing Jill’s previous episode on this show, John contacted Eric and they thought it would be interesting to host a conversa...
Dec 14, 2021•51 min•Ep. 456
Ethan Kross is one of the world’s leading experts on controlling the conscious mind. He is an award-winning professor at the University of Michigan and the Ross School of Business and also the Director of the Emotion & Self Control Laboratory. In addition to countless television appearances, Ethan’s research has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and many others. In this episode, Ethan and Eric talk about his book, Chatter: The...
Dec 10, 2021•51 min•Ep. 455
