Andy Johns has had a nearly two decade career as an investor - working on companies like Facebook and Twitter when they were in their early stages. Today, he’s working as a mental health advocate. Andy is reflecting on how childhood trauma and pressure to succeed impacted both his extreme success, and his mental health struggles. He speaks with host Morra Aa ... Show More
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America’s Nervous System Is Dysregulated with Kate Woodsome
What if the problem in America isn’t just political? What if our collective nervous system is overloaded? In this episode, I sit down with Kate Woodsome, journalist turned civic resilience researcher and trainer, to talk about how personal trauma, chronic stress, and media-driven ... Show More
47m 56s
Nov 20
How To Heal After A Layoff with Yowei Shaw
Layoffs do more than drain your bank account, they shake your sense of worth, belonging, and identity. In this episode, Yowei Shaw, an emotional investigative journalist shares what it felt like to get laid off from NPR, why the experience upends identity and dignity, and how the ... Show More
36m 40s
Nov 18
AI, ADHD, And Humanness with Dr. Tracy Dennis Tiwary
Is your anxiety about AI actually trying to help you? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Tracy Dennis Tiwary to talk about AI anxiety, overdiagnosis, ADHD, and why we’ve medicalized so much of our emotional life that we’ve lost sight of what it means to be human. Tracy shares w ... Show More
54m 17s
Dec 2022
S1 E7: Dan Murray-Serter: How entrepreneurship wrecked my mental health
Dan Murray-Serter is a serial entrepreneur. He’s the co-founder of Heights, a braincare company. His previous company Grabble was the UK’s top fashion app. They had 30,000 new users a day, but the company failed. Dan then suffered from crippling insomnia, but couldn't see that he ... Show More
42m 16s
Sep 2021
Mental Health, Processing Loss, and Finding Happiness | Zak Williams
<p>This week’s conversation is with Zak Williams, the son of the late Robin Williams and co-founder and CEO of<a href="https://youcanpym.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> PYM</a>, a mental wellness company rooted in the belief that there is a world where someo ... Show More
1h 8m
Jun 2022
Hack Your Mindset To Overcome Life's Challenges & Find The Positive w/ Inky Johnson EP 1279
<p>Husband, father, collegiate athlete, entrepreneur and author, Inky Johnson is one of the <a href="https://www.inkyjohnson.com/" target="_blank">most highly sought after speakers in the world.</a> For over a decade, executives, professional sports teams, business owners and peo ... Show More
1h 31m
Dec 2020
How Successful People Train Their Brain For Optimal Performance
<p>Dr. Amen studies the brain, Tana Amen studies the body and soul. Together, the Amen’s promote brain health as the key to addressing mental challenges like depression. </p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of On Purpose, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen talk with Jay Shetty about the ... Show More
26m 45s
Jul 2023
Tim Ferriss Is Changing His Mind: Mental Health, Psychedelics, & Transcending Productivity
A relentless experimenter and master of productivity, Tim Ferriss is the mega-best-selling author of The 4-Hour Work Week, Tools of Titans, and Tribe of Mentors. He’s also the host of the wildly popular Tim Ferriss Show—where he deconstructs the tools, mindsets, and practices of ... Show More
2h 17m