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Beautifully Dysfunctional: From Rock Bottom to Resilience

In this powerful episode of The Better Life, I sit down with Troy Haslinger, author of Beautifully Dysfunctional, TEDTalk speaker, and ultra-marathon runner.

Troy opens up about his journey through addiction, mental health struggles, career failure, the devastating loss of his sister, and the role faith played in helping him rebuild his life.

This is an honest conversation about resilience, healing, failure, and the courage to begin again.

If you’ve ever felt broken, lost, or like your mistakes have defined you, Troy’s story is a reminder that rock bottom doesn’t have to be the end—it can be the beginning of a better life.

Why Knowing Isn’t Enough: The Missing Link Between Self-Awareness and Lasting Change

Why do we sometimes know exactly what we need to change, yet continue repeating the same patterns?

In this powerful episode of The Better Life, I sit down with Dr. Heléna Kate, an applied psychologist and founder of Sacred Lights, to explore why self-awareness alone doesn't always lead to transformation.

With more than 30 years of experience helping leaders, high-performers, and seekers integrate psychology, purpose, relationships, and spiritual growth, Dr. Kate shares what it really takes to move from simply understanding ourselves to actually changing how we live.

We explore the difference between knowing and becoming, why intelligent and successful people can still feel stuck, what it means to live a fragmented life, and how we can create greater coherence between who we are, what we believe, and how we live.

If you've ever thought, “I know what I should do, so why can't I seem to do it?”—this conversation is for you.

Listen, reflect, and discover what your self-awareness is asking you to become.

Life will not always go according to plan. There will be seasons of disappointment, failure, rejection, uncertainty, loss, and unexpected challenges. But difficult seasons don't have to define your story.

In this episode of The Better Life, we explore how to rise above the storms of life and keep moving forward when everything feels overwhelming.

We’ll talk about how to:

- Recognize that a difficult season is not your destination

- Focus on what you can control

- Turn painful experiences into lessons and growth

- Change your perspective when circumstances become difficult

- Find the courage to start again

- Understand that you don't have to face life's storms alone

- Take the next step even when you can't see the whole path

If you're currently going through a difficult season, this episode is a reminder that your current circumstances do not have to determine your future.

The storm may be part of your story—but it doesn't have to be the end of it.

Welcome to The Better Life, where we learn, grow, and become better—one step at a time.

What does it truly mean to live a better life? Is it about having more money, achieving success, finding the right relationship, or simply being happier?

In this first episode of The Better Life, Fortune introduces the vision behind the podcast and explores what it means to become a better version of yourself. From mindset and relationships to money, purpose, spirituality, health, and personal growth, this podcast is about looking at life as a whole.

This is more than motivation—it’s about real conversations, practical wisdom, and ideas you can apply to everyday life.

Welcome to The Better Life—where we learn to think better, live better, and become better.

Search is changing—and businesses can no longer think only about ranking on Google.

In this episode of The Better Life, I’m joined by Shanzila Ahmed, Chief Product Officer at ReachLLM and an expert in AI search visibility and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), to explore how AI is changing the way people discover businesses, evaluate options, and make purchasing decisions.

We discuss what happens when consumers stop searching with keywords and start asking AI for recommendations, why traditional SEO doesn't automatically translate into visibility in AI-generated answers, and what businesses need to do to become credible sources that AI systems can recognize, mention, and recommend.

Beyond the technology, this conversation is about the future of business: If AI becomes the new gateway between customers and brands, what does it take to be seen and trusted?

Whether you're a business owner, marketer, entrepreneur, or creator, this episode offers a practical look at how to prepare for the next era of search.