On Purpose with Jay Shetty

Jay sits down with beauty creator Mikayla Nogueira to go beyond the online persona and share the real story behind her rise. Mikayla opens up about the struggles that shaped her before finding success, the viral moment that changed her life overnight, and the painful reality of a marriage impacted by addiction and divorce. She also shares how she found her way forward, reconnected with her high school first love, and launched her own beauty brand with Sephora.

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Jay Shetty

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What We Discuss:

00:00 Introduction

00:45 Why Share Your Story Now?

01:31 Beyond The Influencer Persona

02:46 Childhood Memories That Shaped Her

03:45 Bullying & Discovering Makeup At Age 10

05:24 The Insecurities Behind the Confidence

06:48 Expressing Her True Self Online

08:55 The Origin Of Her Passion For Makeup

11:18 Work Ethic And Thinking Big

12:37 Creating Her Very First YouTube Video

13:58 Presenting A 50-Page Business Plan

16:30 Returning To Her Hometown & Donating Makeup

18:00 Getting Hired At Ulta Beauty

23:52 Letting Go of the Future She Planned

28:10 Losing Her Job and Finding a New Path

31:34 The First Viral Video

37:08 Manifesting Success & Building A Content Engine

41:53 Experiencing Her First Cancellation

45:25 Reflecting on Past Controversies

48:56 The Mental Health Toll of Rapid Growth

52:54 The Boston Accent

56:48 Meeting Her Ex-Husband Cody

59:41 Navigating Addiction In A Relationship

01:04:08 Dating An Influencer & Dating An Addict

01:05:56 Marriage Through Addiction and Relapse

01:13:00 A Harrowing Late-Night Emergency

01:18:11 Making the Decision to Divorce

01:33:53 The Path To Divorce

01:40:46 Finally A Fresh Start

01:46:45 Reconnecting With High School First Love, Zach

01:52:21 Building Her Beauty Brand (POV)

01:57:30 Looking Back

01:59:34 Mikayla On Final Five

Episode Resources:

Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/share/1C43BCLCFi/?mibextid=wwXIfr

TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@mikaylanogueira

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/mikaylajmakeup

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Jay shares four mantras for the moments we need them most, whether you’re struggling to find hope, learning to trust yourself, opening yourself up to new opportunities, or simply trying to feel more present. Through personal stories, from a decades-old journal entry written by his grandmother to the surprising origin of Post-it Notes, Jay explores how a few simple words, repeated daily, can shift the way you see yourself and the life ahead of you.

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Jay Shetty

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What I Discuss:

00:00 Introduction

00:25 What Does The Voice Inside Your Head Sound Like?

01:49 Shaping Your Inner Voice

03:30 What Is A Mantra?

04:10 His Grandmother's Journal Entry

06:24 How Hopelessness Can Shrink Your Future

09:25 This Is A Chapter, Not the Whole Story

10:50 The Butterfly In Its Cocoon

15:25 Trust Yourself With What Comes Next

16:30 The Post-it Note Origin Story

18:25 Recognizing Opportunities Are Already Around You

19:47 Notice What Is Trying To Find You

22:10 Making Room for the Unexpected

23:01 Carrying A Cup Of Water Through A Marketplace

24:29 Returning An Anxious Mind To The Present

26:10 Release The Past And The Future

27:46 Choosing One Mantra For Your Week

28:01 Learning to Trust Your Inner Voice

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Jay answers listeners' stories about what happens when health struggles make life feel completely out of your control. Through conversations about postpartum trauma, an unexpected brain tumor diagnosis, the emotional toll of caring for a parent with dementia, and the desire to help others while still healing yourself, Jay explores how to live with uncertainty when you can’t simply fix what you’re going through. He shares grounded, research-backed ways to find moments of relief, redefine what’s enough, and keep moving forward without waiting for everything to be resolved.

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What I Discuss:

00:00 Introduction

00:25 When Your Health Is Out of Your Control

00:47 Navigating Ongoing Postpartum Trauma

01:29 The Insider's Burden

03:24 The Importance of Leaning on Your Support Systems

05:43 Finding Connection Through Shared Experience

07:40 Stepping Away From the Grind

08:49 Facing Mortality & Steve Jobs' Speech

10:05 Practical Strategies For Taking a Break

11:50 Alignment And Presence Over "Balance"

14:45 Living In Seasons Of Life

15:42 The Emotional Toll Of Caregiving

16:49 When Caregiving Forces Impossible Choices

18:53 Caregivers As "The Invisible Second Patients"

21:50 Transforming Active Grief Into Healing

22:56 Finding Strength When You Can’t Fix the Situation

24:48 Helping Others While Still In The Healing Journey

25:54 Three Steps Ahead Vs. Three Decades Ahead

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Jay sits down with Sylvester Stallone to trace the extraordinary journey from a painful, unwanted childhood to the creation of Rocky, and the $360,000 offer he turned down rather than compromise his self-respect. Stallone reflects on the decades of rejection, health struggles, and career setbacks that shaped the man behind the legend. He opens up about his mother’s emotional distance, his father’s advice on his deathbed, and the life philosophy he discovered only after letting go of the need to constantly fight.

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What We Discuss:

00:00 Introduction

01:09 The Steps

01:48 The Fortune Teller Who Predicted His Future

03:39 The Power of Writing Your Thoughts Down

05:10 The Regret of Not Meeting Elvis Presley

05:55 Overcoming His Fear of Public Speaking

08:30 Birth Complications & Childhood Hardships

10:00 Queens Boarding House

11:40 Cinema As Sanctuary

13:23 The Words That Left Internal Scars

14:54 Making Peace With Rejection & "Mirror Therapy"

19:15 Writing About Edgar Allan Poe & Creating Rocky

20:27 Using Cruel Labels As Motivation

24:25 The Hells Angels Story

27:59 Turning Down $360,000 To Sell Rocky

31:35 Imposter Syndrome & Stepping Into Rocky's Shoes

33:29 Channeling Real-Life Pain In Acting

38:00 Rocky As A Love Story

41:26 The Painful Relationship With His Mother

49:45 Parents' Final Days

53:47 Learning To Let Go of Anger

56:12 An 8-Year Career Slump & The Return Of Rocky

59:06 Health Battles, Borrowed Time & Aging Gracefully

01:02:20 What Makes A Good Friend?

01:03:25 The Key To 29 Years of Marriage

01:07:30 Life Before Vs. After 40

01:13:20 The Power Of Dreams & Concrete Vision

01:16:38 Finally Getting His Father's Apology

01:19:35 Sylvester Stallone On Final 5

Episode Resources:

The Steps | https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-steps-sylvester-stallone

Website | https://sylvesterstallone.com/

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/officialslystallone

Facebook  | https://www.facebook.com/share/1FMjtjkWJA/?mibextid=wwXIfr

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Drawing on seven years of conversations with leading health experts, Jay explores “complexity bias,” our tendency to believe complicated solutions must be more effective than simple ones. He breaks better health down to three fundamentals: moving your body, protecting your attention, and investing in your relationships. Backed by decades of research, Jay shows why getting the basics right can have a bigger impact than any elaborate routine, and shares a simple 7-day movement challenge to help you put it into practice.

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What I Discuss:

00:00 Introduction

00:25 The Health and Wellness Trap

01:39 Complexity Bias

02:51 3 Fundamental Habits To Achieve Wellness

04:17 Habit 1: Moving Your Body

09:36 The Psychology Of Action & Effort

13:26 Habit 2: Protecting Your Attention

14:52 The Attention Crisis

21:55 Habit 3: Investing in Relationships

28:39 Returning To Timeless Fundamentals

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This episode is for general educational and informational purposes only and is not medical or mental-health advice or a substitute for professional care.

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Jay answers three listener calls about rebuilding when life doesn’t go according to plan. He explores how to separate your authentic voice from old survival patterns, pursue a creative passion without putting your financial stability at risk, and manage overwhelm when everything feels equally important. Jay shares practical ways to recognize real growth, balance stability with passion, and prioritize what matters most instead of trying to do everything at once.

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What I Discuss:

00:00 Introduction

00:24 Purpose as Direction, Not a Destination

01:22 Rebuilding After A Crisis

02:24 Survival Patterns Vs. Authentic Inner Voice

07:13 Balancing Financial Stability With Creative Passion

08:29 Rejecting The Either/Or Trap

15:15 How to Prioritize When Everything Feels Like a Priority

16:41 You Don’t Have to Do Everything at Once

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Jay sits down with actress Lucy Hale, who at 37 says she feels more comfortable with herself than ever before. Lucy opens up about letting go of society’s timelines, navigating media scrutiny and body insecurity while growing up in the early days of social media, and her relationship with alcohol and path to sobriety. Lucy also shares her decision to freeze her eggs on her own terms, and how solitude, self-forgiveness, and personal growth have changed the way she approaches love, relationships, and herself.

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Jay Shetty

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What We Discuss:

00:00 Introduction

01:00 Reaching Her Grounded Era at 37

04:00 Releasing Societal Timelines & Comparison

06:40 Letting Go of The Pressure to Be Who Others Expected

13:56 Facing Oneself & Reframing Envy

16:28 The Need for Solitude From a Young Age

17:50 Reconnecting With Feminine Energy

20:40 Early Fame, Media Scrutiny & Perfectionism

24:20 Insecurities On Pretty Little Liars

27:35 Unpacking Past Coping Mechanisms & Learning to Forgive Yourself

32:14 The Ongoing Journey Of Sobriety

35:00 The Moment She Decided to go to Rehab

43:48 Advice For Anyone Seeking Sobriety

45:45 Dating Differently After Doing the Work

53:00 Waymo Cars & Delivery Robots

54:12 Rapid-Fire Game

56:44 Will There be a Pretty Little Liars Reunion?

58:46 Perspectives On Motherhood & Freezing Her Eggs

01:05:40 A Blind Date and The First Healthy Relationship

01:11:32 Looking for Signs in Everyday Life

01:16:58 Lucy On Final Five

Episode Resources:

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/lucyhale

YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTMIfFn9BoAHSCaKkcZm-VA

Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/LucyHale

X | https://x.com/lucyhale

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Jay breaks down why our minds are so quick to jump to the worst-case scenario, from the evolutionary roots of anxiety to why uncertainty can send us into a spiral. He shares three practical ways to interrupt anxious thinking, including separating fear from actual evidence and bringing yourself back to what’s true right now. Jay also introduces a simple “then what?” exercise to help you stop fearing what could go wrong and trust yourself to handle whatever comes next.

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Jay Shetty

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What We Discuss:

00:00 Intro

00:24 Your Brain Is A Terrible Fortune Teller

02:42 Where Does Anxiety Come From?

06:14 How Your Brain Predicts What Could Go Wrong

09:32 Why Bad News Sticks in Your Mind

11:10 The Uncertainty Spiral

15:03 Stop Assuming the Worst, Look at the Evidence

18:11 Come Back to What’s Actually True

22:58 Getting Comfortable With The Unknown

26:35 The “Then What?” Exercise for Worst-Case Thinking

31:11 The Two Backpacks Analog

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In a rare and deeply personal conversation, Jay sits down with Oprah Winfrey to reflect on the defining moments, hard-earned lessons, and extraordinary journey that shaped her life. Oprah opens up about her earliest memories in Mississippi, surviving childhood abuse, and how those experiences shaped the woman she would become. She traces her remarkable rise from a small radio job to one of the most influential voices in the world, sharing the spiritual practices that have grounded her along the way and the Maya Angelou wisdom that transformed how she thinks about legacy. Oprah also reflects on what it means to live in true alignment with your soul and gives a glimpse inside her upcoming immersive experience at The Sphere and the next chapter she’s creating.

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What We Discuss:

00:00 Introduction

00:53 Oprah Welcome To On Purpose

02:08 Early Childhood Memories In Mississippi

05:38 Early Experiences Of Self-Agency

10:34 Leaning Into God's Dream & Introducing "Spirit" To TV

13:57 Spiritual Evolution & The Prayer: "How Can You Use Me?"

15:36 Early Public Speaking & Church Roots

16:57 Listening To The "Still, Small Voice"

19:41 How to Trust Your Own Inner Knowing

21:23 Humble Beginnings & Dirt Roads

22:34 Unpacking Her Childhood Trauma

28:03 Teenage Pregnancy, Family Shame & Tabloid Betrayal

33:45 The Truth That Finally Set Her Free

37:23 Turning A Breakdown Into A Breakthrough

41:16 Oprah’s First Radio Job

44:40 The Career Move That Changed Everything

47:38 Announcing "Aha!": The Sphere Immersive Experience

56:10 Protecting Stillness & Operating With Intention

01:00:32 The Joy of Sharing & Launching The Book Club

01:06:09 Interviewer On Interviewer: Diana Ross & Her Most Impactful Guests

01:11:40 Living in Alignment With Your True Self

01:13:50 The Rarity And Miracle Of Human Life

01:15:50 Redefining What Legacy Means

01:18:09 Living In Dedicated Service

01:20:32 Moral Beauty & Planting Trees For The Future

01:21:40 Oprah On Final Five

Episode Resources:

Website | https://ahalive.com/

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/oprah

LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/owinfrey

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Record producer, songwriter, and music executive Benny Blanco joins Jay for an unfiltered, hilarious, and deeply vulnerable conversation about redefining success, overcoming crippling phobias, and why embracing failure is the ultimate secret to unlocking your true creative potential.

Benny pulls back the curtain on his chart-topping music career, sharing behind-the-scenes stories with artists like Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, and Britney Spears, while diving into his candid new book on mastering life’s setbacks. Together they explore how to overcome the fear of embarrassment, build emotional resilience, protect your mental health while chasing big dreams, and maintain a grounded, loving relationship under the spotlight.

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What We Discuss:

00:00 Intro

01:58 Looking Back at the Songs That Started It All

03:07 Repeat “I Am a Failure”

04:18 Overcoming Embarrassment and Taking Big Swings

06:28 Early Lessons in Failure

08:20 Choosing Non-Traditional Creative Paths

09:51 Mom’s Dreams Vs Choosing Your Own Path

11:11 Turning Doubt Into Motivation

12:05 Ignoring The Haters and Finding Your Spark

13:39 Turning Small Steps Into Big Momentum

14:59 The Success Stool: Balancing Life’s 3 Pillars

15:37 The Power of Small Daily Habits

17:12 Relationships Need Watering Too

18:46 Facing Failure, Fear and a Phobia of Flying

21:45 Taking Micro-Steps to Conquer Deep Fears

23:04 One Task at a Time

24:04 Bruno Mars’ Journey

27:13 Authenticity vs. Imitation in Creative Expression

28:35 Late-Night Songwriting with Ed Sheeran

33:41 Trusting That It Will Work Out

34:19 Finding Your Unique Sound Beyond Influences

36:23 Unfiltered Vulnerability & Asking for Help

39:19 Celebrating Wins vs. Constant Over-Achieving

40:06 Standing Your Ground: Britney Spears to Julia Michaels

43:57 Grammy Perspective and Redefining Success

48:53 When a Failure Turns Into Your Biggest Win (“Diamonds”)

50:58 Mental Health Breakdown Amid Peak Success

53:06 Priority Management, Boundaries, and Emotional Check-ins

55:32 The Power of Saying “No” to Protect Your Peace

57:22 Why Benny Wrote His New Book

58:53 Benny Blanco on Final Five

Episode Resources:

Pre-order F*ck Failure | https://www.amazon.com/dp/1668205246?lv=shuf&bestFormat=true&social_share=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_13VQ1DN9JWKWJSK7YN2A&channelId=704&ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_13VQ1DN9JWKWJSK7YN2A&plpRedirect=mhFallback

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/itsbennyblanco/

TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@itsbennyblanco

YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqrBKQHQVEvD2Q9FP0DCP2g

X | https://x.com/ItsBennyBlanco

Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/itsbennyblanco/

Watch Friends Keep Secrets | https://linktr.ee/friendskeepsecrets

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