Today’s podcast is about the psychological experience of running. But not just any running. Running by yourself with no music or external stimuli. Just you, body and mind, and the earth. Can you handle being alone with yourself for that long? What’s the value of it? I share my experience and why I think it’s so valuable, along with parallels with and divergences from meditation. I hope you enjoy it and find some value in what I discuss. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast is about a study by Kyle Mandsager and colleagues from 2018. The findings simply knocked my socks off when I first came across them, so I wanted to share some details about the study with you here. I also take some time to discuss the findings implications and share what you can do about them. As always, thank you for listening. Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

My wife and I had a minor conflict today about checking the weather. Despite it seeming like a topic one can just blow off without a thought, it connected to some really important values in our relationship, so I wanted to discuss it here. I hope you find some value in this perspective. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast is a description of a recent exercise I started and am in the middle of completing. In the past, my self-evaluations tended to be through my own lens and analysis. This year, I decided to flip the script and gather others’ points of view. I hope you find value in the exercise I describe and perhaps apply it to your life in some way. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast is about the best mentor I have ever had. We’ve now been working together for nearly 9 years, and his support has been persistently of the utmost quality. I share more about our relationship here, along with why I wish more people could experience what we’ve shared. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast is about a conversation I had on new years that resulted in a blank stare in return. I’ll leave you to listen to find out the topic that led to this reaction. I hope you find some value in what I share here. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast is about a piece of feedback I received from my wife yesterday. Trying to optimize across so many fronts can be draining sometimes, even as we strive toward greater wellness and well-being. When we step back to ask what the optimization is for, it is precisely in the pursuit of those outcomes. How can we toe this line and keep ourselves well with high expectations? This is the question I entertain here, for which I hope you find value in hearing my take. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Today’s podcast is one that is very “in the moment.” It’s a reflection on the way my day rapidly changed with just a couple of actions - deep focus on a task that meant something to me, along with a long run. It’s stunning to me how our mental states can change so much through a small number of choices we make, which I hope you can grasp and feel in this episode. Thank you so much for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

Negative internal dialogue has a silver lining if we allow it to shine through. In fact, it can do a lot for us, even more than neutral or positive internal dialogue in many cases. I share more about this here, along with how we can make it helpful to us, which I hope you find valuable. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.

In today’s podcast, I share my experience starting the new year at Copacabana beach with my wife, her family, and some good friends of ours. It was truly a spectacle. Given New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day are always quite distinct days, there is a lot to learn if we stop to take them in on the other side, which is what I do here. I hope you find some value in the episode. Thanks for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️ and please take care.