No Magic Pill with Blake Mycoskie
TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie lost his community, purpose, and will to live after he sold his company. He then spent years trying to find a single 'cure' that would fix his mental health, only to realize there is no magic pill.
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Now, he’s traveling the world to meet guests with their own mental health journeys, from Matthew McConaughey and Michael Pollan to Jewel and Tim Ferriss. They get real about dark days dealing with depression, anxiety, PTSD, trauma, and agoraphobia, and the patchwork of solutions that got them through. From Lemonada Media and the Enough Foundation.
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Midlife Isn't a Crisis - It's a Metamorphosis with Chip Conley
Chip Conley was driving to the Golden Gate Bridge to jump when a phone call with a friend and a song on the radio made him reconsider ending his life. He was in his late 40s, a time in which data shows we are generally at our unhappiest. Now, the former hospitality entrepreneur runs the Modern Elder Academy, which has helped more than 7,000 people embrace getting older. He and Blake discuss the happiness curve and Chip reveals the greatest longevity hack there is: changing your mindset on aging gains you seven and a half years of life!
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the Enough Foundation's mission is to spread reminders in every form - bracelets, messages, actions, community - until feeling ENOUGH becomes the cultural default. To learn more, visit weareenough.org
the Enough Foundation's mission is to spread reminders in every form - bracelets, messages, actions, community - until feeling ENOUGH becomes the cultural default. To learn more, visit weareenough.org
ENOUGH
letting go of chaos to find peace.
I used to think my spirit animal had to be something obvious.
A wolf, maybe. Or a panther. Or even a peacock- bright, admired, unforgettable.
The kind of animal people look at and go, “Wow.”
And if I’m being honest, I wanted to be a “wow” animal. I wanted that to be my reflection. That kind of power. That kind of presence.
“I Thought I was a Peacock, but Turns out I was a Woodpecker"
a true story about mushrooms, animals, and finally seeing myself clearly
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