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The School of Greatness

Lewis Howeswww.siriusxm.com
Lewis Howes is a New York Times best-selling author, 2x All-American athlete, keynote speaker, and entrepreneur. The School of Greatness shares inspiring interviews from the most successful people on the planet—world-renowned leaders in business, entertainment, sports, science, health, mental health and literature—to inspire YOU to unlock your inner greatness and live your best life.
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Doctor Explains: Healing Your Gut Won't Work Until You Heal This

Dr. Will Bulsiewicz reveals a profound connection between your gut and your total well-being: 70% of your immune system resides in your gut lining. The quiet enemy? Chronic inflammation, which is silently eroding your energy, focus, and long-term health. You aren't just drained from a busy life; you're inflamed because your gut microbiome is compromised. This inflammation triggers a cascade of symptoms that many have come to view as "normal." What sets this conversation apart is Dr. Will's deepl...

Jan 19, 20261 hr 31 minSeason 1Ep. 1878

Brené Brown: How to Stop Betraying Yourself to Be Accepted

Brené Brown reveals that the opposite of belonging is actually fitting in, and why that distinction matters more than you think. She opens up about still feeling lonely despite speaking to thousands, and explains how belonging to yourself is both the hardest and most essential work you'll ever do. You'll learn why every act of courage requires vulnerability, why shame thrives in silence, and how speaking your truth deflates its power. This isn't about becoming fearless, it's about choosing coura...

Jan 16, 202659 minSeason 1Ep. 1877

Stop Waiting to Be Ready: The Truth About Fear, Ego, and Personal Power

Lewis shares the moment he realized that achieving his biggest goals left him feeling exactly as empty as before, discovering that success amplifies who you already are rather than fixing what's broken inside. He walks you through the painful process of confronting the wounds he spent years trying to outrun through achievement, explaining why your unhealed pain will always surface in your relationships, habits, and ability to lead. You'll learn why comfort feels safe but acts as a trap that keep...

Jan 14, 202637 minSeason 1Ep. 1876

How to Build Unshakeable Certainty When Life Falls Apart | Tony Robbins

Tony Robbins shares a truth that will stop you in your tracks: every limiting belief you have comes down to one core fear, and once you understand it, everything changes. The conversation moves from his childhood in LA where four different fathers shaped his identity, to the night he ran 17 miles home doing incantations that built the unstoppable force he is today. You'll learn why most people approach breakthroughs in reverse order, starting with strategy when they should start with state, and ...

Jan 12, 20261 hr 8 minSeason 1Ep. 1875

I Spent Years Hating Myself Until I Started This Practice

Melissa Wood-Tepperberg shares the moment she found herself on her bathroom floor, looking in the mirror with tears streaming down her face, saying "I hate you" to her own reflection after years of binge drinking, bulimia, and drug experimentation. She opens up about growing up in poverty with four sisters, learning at age seven to manage household chaos, and how that early survival mode shaped decades of self-destructive patterns masked by perfection. You'll hear how she finally found peace thr...

Jan 09, 20261 hr 30 minSeason 1Ep. 1874

Why Your Goals Fail By February (And How to Fix It)

Lewis opens with a hard truth: goals don't fail because your dreams are too big, they fail because your system is too weak. He shares the exact framework he's used for 13 years to show up consistently for his podcast, master public speaking from a place of crippling fear, and build multiple streams of success. Through personal stories of sleeping on his sister's couch while dreaming of speaking on big stages, Lewis proves that massive transformation starts with micro actions you take today. He b...

Jan 07, 202632 minSeason 1Ep. 1873

How to Detach From Work Before It Destroys Your Life | Dr. Guy Winch

Guy Winch reveals that when you're stressed at work, your partner at home can actually start developing symptoms of burnout themselves, even if they don't work. The most surprising truth? Your workday doesn't end when you close your laptop. It ends when you stop thinking about work, and most people never truly clock out. He exposes why relaxation alone won't recharge you after mental exhaustion and shares the counterintuitive actions that actually restore your energy. This isn't just about survi...

Jan 05, 20261 hr 18 minSeason 1Ep. 1872

YOU Are Your Greatest Asset | Eric Thomas

Eric “ET” Thomas reveals the brutal truth he learned living homeless in Detroit: your greatest enemy isn't the world against you, it's you against yourself. He shares the moment he looked in the mirror and apologized to himself for the choices that led him to abandoned buildings and survival mode, and how that single act of taking ownership changed everything. This isn't about positive thinking or motivation. It's about taking back the keys to your life and refusing to give anyone else power ove...

Jan 02, 20261 hr 13 minSeason 1Ep. 1871

How to Rewire Your Mind in 63 Days | Dr. Caroline Leaf

Dr. Caroline Leaf reveals that depression and anxiety aren't diseases; they're messengers trying to tell you something important. For nearly four decades, she's proven through rigorous neuroscience research that your mind controls your brain, not the other way around, and that you have far more power over your mental health than you've been told. She breaks down why the chemical imbalance theory is a myth, how traumatic experiences literally change the structure of your brain, and most important...

Dec 31, 20251 hr 42 minSeason 1Ep. 1870

Stop Faking Confidence: Master These Cues Instead

Vanessa Van Edwards shares research showing that brilliant people lose opportunities not because they lack intelligence, but because they under-signal their warmth and competence. She reveals how your body language, vocal tone, and word choice are either enrolling people in your vision or pushing them away without you realizing it. The science proves that charisma isn't about being the loudest person in the room—it's about balancing trust signals with capability signals in every interaction. You...

Dec 29, 20251 hr 41 minSeason 1Ep. 1869

Why You Keep Manifesting the Wrong Things (And How to Fix It)

Dr. James Doty achieved every material goal he set as a 12-year-old kid in poverty—the Rolex, the Porsche, the mansion overlooking the ocean—only to realize he'd built a prison of his own insecurity. Most people stumble through manifestation inefficiently because they're operating from fear, shame, and limiting beliefs that were wired into them before they were ten years old. The real power of manifestation isn't about attracting more stuff—it's about understanding the neuroscience of how your b...

Dec 26, 20251 hr 40 minSeason 1Ep. 1868

7 Habits That Separate Truly Happy People from Everyone Else

Everyone seems unhappy right now, but the happiest people you know aren't lucky; they're intentional about seven specific daily practices. You've probably been taught that happiness is something you stumble into or find out there somewhere, but the truth is more empowering than that. These seven habits aren't complicated or require massive life changes; they're small, consistent choices that compound over time. You can start building one today and watch it pull every other area of your life in t...

Dec 24, 202536 minSeason 1Ep. 1867

The Hidden Prisons Trapping You & How to Break Free

This conversation hits close to home. Christian Howes is Lewis's brother, and Lewis has shared many times what it was like visiting him behind bars as a young man, watching someone he loved trapped in a system designed to break people. Now Christian sits alongside Shaka Senghor, who spent 19 years in prison, including 7 in solitary confinement, to reveal a truth that will shake you: most people walking free are more imprisoned than they ever were. Through journaling, music, poetry, and confronti...

Dec 22, 20252 hrSeason 1Ep. 1866

Why You Keep Attracting the Wrong Person | Matthew Hussey

Matthew Hussey reveals the hidden patterns keeping you stuck in unfulfilling relationships. He exposes why trying to impress someone on a first date actually pushes connection away and how most people unknowingly attract partners who mirror their deepest insecurities. You'll discover why being truly vulnerable means something completely different than what you think, and how showing your authentic self, quirks and all, is the only path to being deeply known and loved. Matthew shares the specific...

Dec 19, 20251 hr 50 minSeason 1Ep. 1865

Why Your Manifestations Fail and How to Fix It Today

I'm breaking down why most people visualize for two minutes, hope for a miracle, and wonder why nothing changes in their lives. I'm sharing the exact three-step process that pulled me from sleeping on my sister's couch, broke and directionless, to building a thriving business and podcast empire. The secret isn't more visualization or positive thinking. It's about becoming someone who naturally attracts what you want through clarity, elevated emotion, and courageous daily action. I'll show you wh...

Dec 17, 202539 minSeason 1Ep. 1864

Why You Keep Attracting the Wrong Relationship | Jim Curtis

Jim Curtis spent 20 years believing he deserved his chronic pain, never realizing that a childhood program was running his entire life from the shadows. That hidden belief kept him successful in business while destroying his relationships, his health, and his connection to himself. If you have ever felt stuck, unworthy, or trapped in patterns you cannot seem to escape, this episode reveals exactly why your subconscious mind is waiting for new directions from you. Jim walks through the simple dai...

Dec 15, 20251 hr 19 minSeason 1Ep. 1863

Why 10x Goals Are Easier Than 10% | Price Pritchett

Price Pritchett reveals that 10x growth can be just as difficult as 10% improvement, challenging everything you believe about achievement. You've been taught that success requires grinding harder, following the same path with more intensity, but that's exactly what keeps you stuck. The real breakthrough comes when you stop being the fly pounding against the window and turn around to see the open door ten feet away. You'll learn why your doubts aren't based on accurate thinking but habitual think...

Dec 12, 20251 hr 20 minSeason 1Ep. 1862

5 Mindset Shifts to Unlock Financial Abundance | Lewis Howes

I'm opening with my most vulnerable truth: the problem wasn't the money, it was the mindset that creates money. I'm revealing five transformational shifts I learned from the world's greatest financial thinkers, shifts that helped me go from broke on a couch to building extraordinary wealth with peace and fulfillment. You'll discover why most people are still carrying the financial beliefs they learned as kids, and how those old money scripts sabotage every strategy you try. I'm breaking down the...

Dec 10, 202552 minSeason 1Ep. 1861

70% of Your Chronic Pain Starts in Your Brain | Dr. Daniel Amen

Dr. Daniel Amen reveals that most chronic pain isn't just in your back, knee, or neck - it's in your brain. He explains the doom loop, a vicious cycle where pain triggers suffering, which activates automatic negative thoughts, creating physical tension that leads to harmful coping habits and more pain. Through scanning over 300,000 brains from 155 countries, he's proven that healing your brain can eliminate pain that's haunted you for years, even when MRIs show structural damage. You'll learn wh...

Dec 08, 20251 hr 14 minSeason 1Ep. 1860

The Identity Shift That Unlocks Wealth | Jen Sincero

Jen Sincero shares the moment she realized her biggest money block was believing financial success would hurt her father, the one person who showed love by slipping her twenties. You'll discover why your thoughts about money are keeping you broke even when you're working hard, and how changing your internal conversation from “I can't afford it” to “money flows to me easily and freely” can reshape your entire reality. Jen breaks down the uncomfortable truth that transformation means killing off t...

Dec 05, 20251 hr 11 minSeason 1Ep. 1859

1 in 5 of Your Friends Are Narcissists | Dr. Ramani Durvasula

Dr. Ramani Durvasula reveals the shocking truth that one in five people you know may be narcissistic, explaining why this personality pattern has exploded with the rise of social media and reality TV. She shares how narcissistic relationships follow a predictable cycle of love bombing, devaluation, and discarding that leaves survivors confused and blaming themselves. Through raw personal stories and decades of clinical research, she exposes why trying to fix or change a narcissist is a fool's er...

Dec 03, 20251 hr 58 minSeason 1Ep. 1858

How to Rewire Your Brain and Heal Disease | Dr. Joe Dispenza

Dr. Joe Dispenza was told he'd never walk again after a truck ran over him during a triathlon, shattering six vertebrae in his spine. Instead of accepting the prognosis and undergoing dangerous surgery, he made a radical choice to heal himself through the power of his mind, spending hours each day reconstructing his spine in his imagination and connecting to an invisible intelligence within. Ten and a half weeks later, he was back on his feet, defying every medical prediction. This experience la...

Dec 01, 20251 hr 15 minSeason 1Ep. 1857

How to REVERSE Aging With What You Eat Daily

Dr. Michael Greger reveals that the number one cause of death in America isn't cancer or heart disease alone, it's our diet, which kills more people than cigarette smoking every year. His grandmother was given a medical death sentence at 65, confined to a wheelchair with end stage heart disease, yet she lived another 31 years to age 96 simply by changing what she ate. This personal transformation inspired him to abandon traditional medicine's drug and surgery approach and dedicate his life to un...

Nov 28, 20251 hr 35 minSeason 1Ep. 1856

How to STOP Letting People Walk All Over You (5 Real Strategies)

I'm opening up about a painful truth I learned the hard way: the more you try to please everyone, the less people actually respect you. I'll share a vulnerable childhood memory of literally paying kids five dollars just to hang out with me, and how that wound shaped decades of people-pleasing behavior that drained my energy and fractured my sense of self. Through five powerful strategies, I'll walk you through the exact process I used to stop being a doormat and start commanding real respect. Yo...

Nov 26, 202545 minSeason 1Ep. 1855

Why 63% of Young Men Have Stopped Trying | Scott Galloway

Scott Galloway doesn't hold back about the crisis facing young men today. Four times more likely to die by suicide, three times more likely to be addicted or homeless, 12 times more likely to be incarcerated. While women's ascent has been remarkable and necessary, society stopped asking what happens when an entire generation of men loses access to the traditional pathways that once helped them become providers, protectors, and partners. Scott challenges the comfortable narrative that young men j...

Nov 24, 20251 hr 33 minSeason 1Ep. 1854

Why 95% of Your Life Runs on Programs You Never Chose | Bruce Lipton

Bruce Lipton drops a truth bomb that will shake your entire understanding of reality: you are not living your life, you're living a program installed by your parents before you could even tie your shoes. For the first 40-plus years of his life, Bruce struggled with relationships, depression, and feeling like a victim until he discovered the science behind why we stay stuck. His research in cellular biology revealed that our cells don't respond to genes, they respond to consciousness, and that th...

Nov 21, 20251 hr 25 minSeason 1Ep. 1853

Former Secret Service Agent Reveals How to Read Anyone

Former Secret Service agent Evy Poumpouras spent over 12 years protecting Presidents Obama, Bush, and Clinton while mastering the art of reading people under life or death pressure. Her insight into human behavior goes beyond what most of us will ever need, but the principles she shares apply to every conversation, negotiation, and relationship you have. She reveals why most people fail at reading others because they're looking for cookie cutter signals instead of understanding the individual in...

Nov 19, 20251 hr 6 minSeason 1Ep. 1852

Why Women Lose Desire Faster in Marriage | Esther Perel

Esther Perel reveals why modern relationships demand more from us than any generation in history, and why that's actually a gift. Growing up as the child of Holocaust survivors taught her that nothing is permanent, and that dread shaped her life's work around helping people create meaningful connections. She explains why women get bored with monogamy faster than men, why desire dies when you stop taking risks, and why the very things that attract you to someone become the source of your biggest ...

Nov 17, 20251 hr 19 minSeason 1Ep. 1851

How to Rewire Your Mind and Heal Stress from the Inside Out with Dr. Ellen Langer

Dr. Ellen Langer has spent 45 years proving something most doctors still resist: your thoughts don't just influence your health, they are your health. In her groundbreaking counterclockwise study, elderly men lived as their younger selves for one week with zero medical intervention and emerged with improved vision, hearing, strength, and even looked noticeably younger. She's discovered that chambermaids lost weight simply by viewing their work as exercise, that wounds heal based on perceived tim...

Nov 14, 20251 hr 27 minSeason 1Ep. 1850

The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté

Dr. Gabor Maté reveals a truth most people never hear: the abuse itself isn't always your deepest wound. He challenges everything you've been told about healing, explaining how the real trauma often comes from the people who should have protected you but couldn't. Through deeply personal stories including Lewis's own journey with sexual abuse, Gabor shows why shame keeps us trapped and how our nervous system's freeze response was actually protecting us all along. This isn't about blame or stayin...

Nov 12, 20251 hr 7 minSeason 1Ep. 1849
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