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Episode 3728:
Most of us spend our days trying to create order and comfort, yet life never stays under control for long. Leo Babauta reveals how these attempts only deepen our anxiety and offers a mindful alte ... Show More
Today
3948: Do You Control Your Life? by James Altucher on Control and Acceptance
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3948: James Altucher explores how much of our stress and unhappiness comes from trying to control others, or allowing them ... Show More
9m 34s
Yesterday
3947: The Opportunity of Lent by Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist on Personal Discipline
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3947: Joshua Becker reflects on how intentionally giving up a controlling influence for forty days can become a powerful pa ... Show More
11m 8s
Mar 15
3946: A Journey Without a Goal AND Create Structure When You're Floundering by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3946: Leo Babauta explores the freedom that comes from loosening our attachment to rigid goals and learning to move through ... Show More
10m 28s
Aug 2025
Mingyur Rinpoche: A Meditation Master on Anxiety, Awareness, and Awakening
Dr. Rick and Forrest are joined by Mingyur Rinpoche, a renowned Tibetan Buddhist teacher, to explore calming anxiety with awareness, relaxing unhealthy wanting, and finding a deeper sense of our innate goodness. Rinpoche shares how a near-death experience during his four-year “wa ... Show More
1h 8m
Feb 2025
The Secret to Stopping Fear and Anxiety (That Actually Works)
<p>Have you ever let fear or anxiety hold you back? In this episode, I share how to reframe your mindset to overcome fear, take control of your imagination, and visualize success instead of failure. Looking for daily motivation? Get free inspirational messages straight to your ph ... Show More
19m 31s
Sep 2025
How to Have a (Good) Life Crisis: Authenticity, Healthy Discontent, and the Anxiety of Choice
Dr. Rick and Forrest explore how to use a life crisis productively, drawing on developmental stage theories, existential philosophy, literature, personal experience, and Rick’s clinical work. They examine the anxieties of death, freedom, responsibility, and choice that often unde ... Show More
1h 12m
Apr 2025
#1321 - Suffering Will Not Seek
“We don’t have absolute choice to choose our situations, but we have been given the freedom to choose our experience.” –Sadhguru
For many, life seems to be a pretty rotten deal. In this talk, Sadhguru states that human beings have the unique gift of being able to suffer even a g ... Show More
50m 44s
Apr 2025
Why You Feel Stuck in Life
<p>Are you chasing happiness in all the wrong places? In today's episode, I reveal why everything you've been searching for is already right in front of you. I'll share why society conditions us to miss it, the real reason you're stuck, and how to finally wake up to the life you ... Show More
20m 9s