Six podcasts with the power to help you change your thinking, change your habits and transform your life.
1. THE GOOD LIFE PROJECT – with Jonathan Fields
What does it mean to live a good life? What's the role of happiness, meaning, work, love, purpose, kindness, friendship, and more? How do status, circumstance, gender, privilege, race, identity, and more play into the quest to live your best life? These are the questions and topics THE GOOD LIFE podcast explores every week in conversation with leading voices in art, science, industry, and culture, from Brené Brown, Matthew McConaughey, & Bishop Michael Curry, to Austin Channing Brown, Glennon Doyle, Julián Castro to everyday guests, every story matters.
2. UNLOCKING US – by Dr. Brené Brown
Join researcher and #1 New York Times best-selling author Dr. Brené Brown in her UNLOCKING US podcast as she unpacks and explores the ideas, stories, experiences, books, films, and music that reflect the universal experiences of being human, from the bravest moments to the most brokenhearted.
"I've spent over 20 years studying the emotions and experiences that bring meaning and purpose to our lives, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned it’s this: We are hardwired for connection, and connecting requires courage, vulnerability, and conversation. I want this to be a podcast that’s real, unpolished, honest, and reflects both the magic and the messiness of what it means to be human. Episodes will include conversations with the people who are teaching me, challenging me, confusing me, or maybe even ticking me off a little. I'll also have direct conversations with you about what I’m learning from new research, and we'll do some episodes dedicated to answering your questions. We don’t have to do life alone. We were never meant to." - Dr. Brené Brown.
3. HIDDEN BRAIN – by Shankar Vedantam
Hosted by NPR social science correspondent Shankar Vedantam, the HIDDEN BRAIN podcast links research from psychology and neurobiology with findings from economics, anthropology, sociology and more to explore questions that lie at the very heart of a complex and changing society. Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships to help curious people understand the world – and themselves.
4. LIVE BRAVE – by Dr. Margie Warrell
Are you living your bravest life? In today’s fearful world, living bravely has become indispensable for living well. Join best-selling author Dr. Margie Warrell in the LIVE BRAVE podcast, as she shares practical wisdom and empowering conversations with world-renowned thought leaders such as Marianne Williamson, Steve Forbes, Sri Sri Ravi Shanker and Tal Ben-Shahar that get to the heart of what holds us back.
This podcast will inspire you to master fear, reframe failure and find the courage to step fully into your own power to enjoy greater success and fulfillment in your work, relationships and life.Want to be a change-maker but too often doubt if you can? Listen, dare, then do.
5. CAFFEINE FOR THE SOUL – by Michael Neill
Michael Neill is an internationally renowned transformative coach and the best-selling author of six books including Supercoach, Creating the Impossible, The Inside-Out Revolution and The Space Within. Michael commands extraordinary respect within the coaching field for unleashing the human potential with intelligence, humor, and heart.​
He has spent the past 30 years as a coach, adviser, friend, mentor, and creative spark plug to celebrities, CEOs, royalty, and people who want to get more out of themselves and their lives. He has been consistently ranked by the international research agency GlobalGurus.org as one of the top 30 coaching thought leaders in the world. Running since 2016 with over 1 million downloads, Michael's CAFFEINE FOR THE SOUL podcast is a series of over 250 espresso-sized podcasts to wake you up to your deepest potential.
6. THE SCHOOL OF GREATNESS – by Lewis Howes
Lewis Howes is a New York Times best-selling author, 2 x All-American athlete, keynote speaker, and entrepreneur. The SCHOOL OF GREATNESS shares inspiring interviews from the most successful people on the planet — world-renowned leaders in business, entertainment, sports, science, health, and literature — to inspire YOU to unlock your inner greatness and live your best life. The podcast covers topics including Fitness, Money, Nutrition, Spirituality, Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Human Rights… and more every week.
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