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May 2026
43m 20s

5 Things Missing From Your Life: Why Suc...

Dr. Paul Etchison
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Successful, functioning, but secretly miserable? There's a name for what you're feeling, and it isn't burnout. In this episode, Dr. Corey Keyes, sociologist and author of Languishing: How to Feel Alive Again in a World That Wears Us Down, breaks down what's really happening when life looks good on paper but you feel “off.” He calls it "languishing" — and you ... Show More
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