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Kelly McGonigal (@kellymcgonigal) is a health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University who specializes in understanding the mind-body connection. As a pioneer in the field of "science-help," her mission is to translate insights from psychology and neuroscience into practical strategies that support personal well-being and strengthen communities.
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I'm rebooting the Foundation podcast (past guests include Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams)! More information here: foundationpodcast.info. [00:03]

Who is Kelly McGonigal, how has she helped me, and how will her message here help you? [01:16]

What is Nia, and what does it aim to convey through music and movement? [02:43]

How did Kelly get into using movement as a way to facilitate mental well-being, and what compelled her to delve into the science behind it that she shares in The Joy of Movement? [05:25]

Two revelations about the direct connection between muscle movement and mental health that blew Kelly's mind when she started digging into this research. [07:05]

What's the anthropological take on why we experience a high after exercise (particularly running)? [11:03]

What does Kelly recommend as the minimum effective dose of exercise for us to really enjoy its mental benefits? Should it be enough to scare up a heartbeat that replicates fear and the courage by which it can be overcome? [14:40]

Good news regarding the minimum dose if all you want to do is feel better. [18:32]

The science we have so far suggests these two reasons we feel better with even a tiny dose of physical activity. [19:28]

What have scientists discovered by trying to take the joy out of movement? [22:06]

Pairing movement with nature (e.g., forest bathing). [24:20]

Pairing movement with music. [25:27]

How Kelly learned to love indoor cycling (after hating it at first). [26:04]

Pairing movement with teamwork/competition. [26:34]

Pairing movement with animal companionship. [26:59]

Can't dance. Won't dance. [27:17]

Kelly's impressions of the ultra-endurance world. [27:54]

Proof you don't have to conform to a certain body type or be impervious to fear in order to experience the joy of movement. [28:44]

Misery loves company -- but so does joy. [31:21]

Fighting Parkinson's disease with dance at Juilliard. [33:45]

How depression and grief work to demobilize and demotivate us by mechanisms eerily similar to Parkinson's disease. [38:19]

What's your emotional temperature? Understanding the factors that contribute to your core affect. [39:16]

Kelly's take on the modern need for constant stimulation via devices and how it relates to the brain's default state in contrast to different methods like meditation. [42:27]

Outside of movement, what other ingredients does Kelly find important for holistic mental self-care? [46:21]

What does Kelly hope are the chief takeaways people will remember after reading The Joy of Movement? [48:39]

As someone who's spent the majority of her life moving, did Kelly discover and experiment with any movement forms that were new to her during the course of doing research for The Joy of Movement? How does she feel about exercise that takes place outside of her comfort zone? [52:03]

Kelly gives us a brief history of the science behind her earlier work,, and how research has changed what we know about stress in recent years.

A brief history of the science of stress, why our initial impression of it as a purely negative force has been so hard to shake in spite of being disproven by decades of research, and what Kelly did to set the record straight by writing The Upside of Stress. [53:40]

Kelly's thoughts on how I've been coping with stress for the past six months or so, and why society's need to blame every bad thing that happens to us on "stress" hurts more than it helps. [59:25]

As a psychiatrist, what does Kelly think of psychedelics as a potential course of treatment? [1:03:05]

Parting thoughts, and how to best connect with Kelly. [1:07:18]

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In this episode, we explore the language of relationships, polarity, energy management, difficult conversations, finding peace and patience, the importance of self-compassion, the search for palatable decaf coffee, panic-selling, serving the moment, and much more!

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Happy new year! In this episode, we cover the latest Omega3 research, new sulforaphane research, sauna usage, and more!

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Enhance your memory, learn faster, better workouts, and depression treatment. These are some of the benefits brain stimulation reports to offer. In this episode, Kevin interviews Dr. Brett Wingeier, Co-Founder of Halo Neuro.

Ryan Graves, an F-18 advanced fighter pilot for the Navy, has engaged with UFOs. Kevin goes into all the details along with discussing the Department of Defense release of UFO footage.

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In this episode, Kevin fields all of your AMA questions from Instagram. He covers career advice, finding purpose, supplements, buying crypto, his psilocybin experience, favorite biohacking tools, moving to Portland, Japanese whisky, his favorite book of 2019, and more!

David Sinclair, Ph.D., is a Professor Harvard Medical School. He is best known for his work on understanding why we age and how to slow its effects. In this podcast, we discuss several new ways to slow aging, along with novel treatments that are just a few years away. We also cover his new book: Lifespan: Why We Age―and Why We Don't Have To.

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Sam Harris is an author, meditator, neuroscientist, philosopher, and podcast host. In this episode, Kevin and Sam talk about the nature of consciousness, Sam's background in meditation, enlightenment, taking meditation seriously, the role of gurus, and more.

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The Random Show is back! In this episode: Japanese whisky, forest bathing, healing wood potions, Tim's favorite gifting books, growing mushrooms, the power of awareness and surrender, intermittent fasting, and Tim's new book [exclusive]!

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In his new book, Stillness Is the Key, Holiday draws on timeless Stoic and Buddhist philosophy to show why slowing down is the secret weapon for those charging ahead.

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