Please Support The Show With a Donation This week we talk to Russ Harris Russ Harris is a medical practitioner, psychotherapist, and leading expert in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). His books include ACT with Love, ACT Made Simple, The Confidence Gap, and The Happiness Trap, which has now been translated into twenty-two languages. He lives in Mel ... Show More
Oct 9
How to Stop Feeling Bad About Feeling Bad | Mariana Alessandri
In this episode, Mariana Alessandri explores how to stop feeling bad about feeling bad, and why difficult emotions don’t mean there is something wrong with you. Drawing from her book, Night Vision: Seeing Ourselves Through Dark Moods, she discusses how the pressure to stay positi ... Show More
1h 6m
Oct 6
The Quiet Age: How to Find Calm When Life Won’t Slow Down | Cory Allen
In this episode, Cory Allen explores how to find calm when life won’t slow down and the pressure to keep doing more feels constant. Drawing from his new book, The Quiet Age, Cory shares how the tension we carry shapes our experience and why low moods can tell convincing lies abou ... Show More
1h 10m
Oct 2
Enough as You Are: How to Grow Without Shaming Yourself | Scott Stabile
In this episode, Scott Stabile discusses how to be enough as you are and how to grow without shaming yourself. He explores how self-love and self-acceptance can support meaningful change, as well as how to practice self-compassion when it feels out of reach, recognize the small w ... Show More
1h 6m
Dec 2017
41: Russ Harris on ACT, Burnout, and Wellbeing
So one of my podcasting dreams has now come true! I finally got the chance to interview Russ Harris! If you're not familiar with Russ, he is the best-selling author of The Happiness Trap, and has provided ACT training to over 25,000 health professionals across the globe. In today ... Show More
1h 2m
May 2019
How to Accept Yourself in a World Striving for Perfection with Haemin Sunim #62
This week, I sit down with one of the most influential Zen Buddhist monks and teachers in South Korea, Haemin Sunim. He offers a unique perspective on vulnerability, authenticity and the journey to finding out who we really are. Haemin believes that we have become used to sacrifi ... Show More
1h 7m
Nov 2025
Overwhelmed? Over-Scheduled? Burnt Out? Here's the Antidote. | Diana Hill
How to focus your "genius energy" on what matters most. Diana Hill, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist, international trainer, podcast host, and a leading expert on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)—a revolutionary approach to psychology that is changing our understanding of ... Show More
1h 18m
<p dir="ltr">An old friend (and my spiritual brother) discusses some of the most important things he's ever learned.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Sam Harris is a neuroscientist, author, podcaster and the proprietor of Waking Up, a top-notch meditation app with amazi ... Show More
