Jonathan Rauch is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, the author of 6 books (and many, many articles) and is a contributing editor of The Atlantic. His latest book is The Happiness Curve: Why Life Gets Better After 50 . See what you think about the trends of happiness in your life compared to the tendency he describes in his book and this interview. It may be that the emotional peak of life is different than when you’d expect. Need help with completing your goals in 2019? The ...
Jan 23, 2019•43 min•Ep 263•Transcript available on Metacast After a career as a designer in the tech industry, John Zeratsky became obsessed with the idea of re-designing time. He’s a writer who has written multiple books and his work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Time, Harvard Business Review, Wired, Fast Company, and many others. In this episode, among other things, we discuss his newest book, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day. Need help with completing your goals in 2019? The One You Feed Transformation Program can...
Jan 16, 2019•48 min•Ep 262•Transcript available on Metacast Marilyn Nelson on Her Beautiful, Powerful Poetry Marilyn Nelson is an American poet, translator and children’s book author. She’s a professor emeritus at The University of Connecticut and the former poet laureate of Connecticut. In this episode, Eric and Marilyn discuss several poems she’s written as well as the meaning behind them. N eed help with completing your goals in 2019? The One You Feed Transformation Program can help you accomplish your goals this year. But wait – there’s mo...
Jan 09, 2019•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Roger Housden is a second time guest on the show – you might remember him from episode 152. He founded The Open Gate which is a conference and workshop center in England that introduced the work of Ram Dass and Thich Nhat Hanh and many others into Europe. You also might have seen his work featured in places like O Magazine, The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times. In this episode, Roger and Eric discuss his beautiful book, 10 Poems for Difficult Times. Need help with completing your g...
Jan 02, 2019•42 min•Ep 260•Transcript available on Metacast Steven C Hayes is Nevada Foundation Professor at the Department of Psychology at the University of Nevada. He is an author of over 35 books and over 500 scientific articles. He is considered one of the founders of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. In 1992 he was listed by the Institute for Scientific Information as the 30th “highest impact” psychologist in the world. His work has been recognized by several awards including the Exemplary Contributions to Basic Behavioral Research and Its Applica...
Dec 26, 2018•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Paul Hannam has started, owned and managed a number of successful businesses and he taught business and environmental management at Oxford University. His new book is The Wisdom of Groundhog Day: How to Improve Your Life One Day at a Time . Before you jump to thinking you know what he’s going to say about this – wait and listen to this episode. You’ll be surprised and intrigued by his insight and recommendations based on this movie. Need help with completing your goals in 2019? The On...
Dec 19, 2018•38 min•Ep 258•Transcript available on Metacast Tim Pychyl is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Carlton University and hosts a podcast called I Procrastinate. His book that we discuss in this episode is on that very topic – it’s called Solving the Procrastination Puzzle: A Concise Guide to Strategies for Change 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 jus...
Dec 12, 2018•40 min•Ep 257•Transcript available on Metacast Hilary Jacobs Hendel is a psychotherapist who switched from practicing traditional talk psychotherapy to accelerated experimental dynamic psychotherapy. She teaches us that our core emotions are automatic and grounded in universal physical experiences. Her new book is called, It’s Not Always Depression: Working The Change Triangle to Listen to the Body, Discover Core Emotions, and Connect to your Authentic Self. In this episode, she goes into great instructional detail about how to identify...
Dec 04, 2018•47 min•Ep 256•Transcript available on Metacast Neil Pasricha is a New York Times bestselling author with books published in over a dozen languages. He’s spent 7 years (and counting!) on best-seller lists and his books have sold millions of copies. You may know his blog – 1000 Awesome Things – it’s won 2 Webby awards for the Best Blog in the World and has had over 50 million hits. His most recent book, The Happiness Equation: Want Nothing + Do Anything = Have Everything, is what we focus much of this interview on. You’ll learn really practica...
Nov 28, 2018•44 min•Ep 255•Transcript available on Metacast Omid Safi on Radical Love See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 21, 2018•47 min•Ep 254•Transcript available on Metacast Ralph De La Rosa on the Mind as Your Teacher See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 14, 2018•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ruth King is an emotional wisdom author, coach, and consultant. She's a guiding teacher at Insight Meditation Community of Washington and she's on the teacher's council at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. In addition, she's the founder of Mindful Members Insight Meditation Community in Charlotte, NC. She has a Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology and is the author of several publications including her new book, Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out. In this stirring, thou...
Nov 07, 2018•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chances are, you've heard the name James Clear. Especially if you have done any research whatsoever about building habits. That's kinda his neck of the woods. His work has appeared in The New York Times, CBS This Morning, Time, Entrepreneur and he has taught in colleges around the world. In this episode, part 2 of a 2 part series, he talks more about his new book, Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones . You'll learn some really specific, easy and flat out ...
Oct 31, 2018•33 min•Ep 251•Transcript available on Metacast James Clear on the Compounding Nature of Habits Part 1 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 24, 2018•35 min•Ep 250•Transcript available on Metacast This week we talk to Dr. Gabor Mate´ about addiction A renowned speaker, and bestselling author, Dr. Gabor Maté is highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics including addiction, stress and childhood development. For twelve years Dr. Maté worked in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside with patients challenged by hard-core drug addiction, mental illness and HIV, including at Vancouver’s Supervised Injection Site. As an author, Dr. Maté has written several bestselling books including...
Oct 17, 2018•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast 249: Tara Brach- Re-Release See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 10, 2018•45 min•Ep 249•Transcript available on Metacast Dorothy Hunt on The Heart of Awareness See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 03, 2018•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Miguel Chen is a meditation practitioner, a yoga instructor, a yoga studio owner and the bass player for a punk rock band. He has also published a book called I Wanna Be Well: How a Punk Found Peace and You Can Too . In this compelling episode, Eric and Miguel explore the connection between punk rock and Buddhism and they dive into the experiences in his life - both traumatic and positive - that have shaped his spiritual path of awakening. Please support the show with a donation Bombas INCREDIBL...
Sep 26, 2018•36 min•Ep 248•Transcript available on Metacast Julie Simon on Emotional Eating See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 19, 2018•43 min•Ep 247•Transcript available on Metacast Scott Edelstein on Discerning the Role of a Spiritual Teacher See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 11, 2018•44 min•Ep 246•Transcript available on Metacast Brandi Lust on Growth via the Present Moment See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 05, 2018•49 min•Ep 245•Transcript available on Metacast Chris Bailey on Focus, Productivity and Meditation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 28, 2018•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Terry Patten on Inner-Work and Outer-Work See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 22, 2018•44 min•Ep 243•Transcript available on Metacast Jillian Pransky is a Certified Yoga Therapist, a teacher and an author of the new book, Deep Listening: A Healing Practice to Calm Your Body, Clear Your Mind and Open Your Heart. In this interview, Jillian dives deep into the topic of somatic listening; what it is, why it's important, how to do it and the benefits you can expect. Restorative Yoga is an avenue for this type of work and it can be life changing to say the least. Do you experience tension in your body? Do you have unpleasant f...
Aug 15, 2018•46 min•Ep 242•Transcript available on Metacast Judson Brewer MD PhD is widely considered an expert in the areas of habit change, the "science of self-mastery" and mindfulness training for addiction. He has published a number of peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, he has trained US Olympic coaches, and his work has been featured on 60 Minutes, TEDMED, Time, Forbes, BBC, NPR, Businessweek and others. So - you get the idea...this guy knows what he's talking about and what he's talking about is fascinating. It's a very ...
Aug 08, 2018•43 min•Ep 241•Transcript available on Metacast I'm talking about the fears that come with leaving my job and how I'm working with that. And I'm sharing the thoughts about going from your full-time job to something else you might love. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 05, 2018•11 min•Ep 240•Transcript available on Metacast Josh Korda is the guiding teacher of Dharma Punx in NYC and a fully empowered Buddhist teacher in the Against the Stream lineage. He has led numerous online and residential retreats and is also widely known for his podcast and as an author. His new book is called Unsubscribe: Opt Out of Delusion, Tune in to Truth . In this conversation with Eric, he talks about how to make changes in your life and he bases much of what he has to say on this topic on his Buddhist principals and own life exp...
Aug 01, 2018•40 min•Ep 240•Transcript available on Metacast Anne Bogel is an author, podcast host, avid reader and personality assessment expert. That's what you'll see when you read her new book, How Seeing the World Through the Lens of Personality Changes Everything . In this interview, Eric and Anne cover a lot of ground; from book recommendations to the value and application of personality tests. If you are at all interested in personal growth, this episode will excite and inspire you to use valid personality tests as a tool to fuel that endeavor. If...
Jul 25, 2018•46 min•Ep 238•Transcript available on Metacast Culadasa is a meditation master with over 4 decades of experience in the Tibetan and Theravadan Buddhist traditions. He taught classes in neuroscience and psychology at the Universities of Calgary and Brittish Columbia. He now lives in the Arizona wilderness and leads the Dharma Treasure Buddhist Sanga. His book on meditation, The Mind Illuminated , is the book Eric calls the best book on meditation he's ever read. This is a two-part interview. In this episode, part one, Eric and ...
Jul 18, 2018•33 min•Ep 237•Transcript available on Metacast Culadasa is a meditation master with over 4 decades of experience in the Tibetan and Theravadan Buddhist traditions. He taught classes in neuroscience and psychology at the Universities of Calgary and Brittish Columbia. He now lives in the Arizona wilderness and leads the Dharma Treasure Buddhist Sanga. His book on meditation, The Mind Illuminated , is the book Eric calls the best book on meditation he's ever read. This is a two-part interview. In this episode, part one, Eric and ...
Jul 11, 2018•43 min•Ep 236•Transcript available on Metacast 
