Joseph Nguyen, author of 'Don't Believe Everything You Think', discusses his remarkable journey from corporate success to finding inner peace. He highlights the battle between external validation and true fulfillment, sharing insights on overcoming mental suffering. The conversation delves into the importance of letting go of toxic thought patterns and embracing self-awareness. Nguyen emphasizes that inner stillness is essential for battling anxiety and burnout, encouraging listeners to prioritize authenticity for a more joyful and meaningful life.
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John's Story of Chasing Validation
John R. Miles shares his personal story of chasing external validation through climbing the corporate ladder while feeling numb and unfulfilled.
He relates deeply to Joseph Nguyen's journey, illustrating the common struggle despite external success.
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Judgment Fuels Emotional Suffering
The root cause of anxiety and suffering is the constant negative judgment of our thoughts and circumstances after events occur.
Emotional suffering is self-created by ruminating and judging past events, not by the events themselves.
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John's Biblical Hardship Journey
John describes encountering literal hardships like scorpions, termites, floods, and bedbugs during his spiritual calling.
These painful events forced him to heed a deeper inner message he initially resisted.
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Don't Believe Everything You Think
Why Your Thinking Is the Beginning & End of Suffering
Joseph Nguyen
This book by Joseph Nguyen explores the root cause of all psychological and emotional suffering and offers a new paradigm for understanding the human experience. It provides tools and insights to help readers become unaffected by negative thoughts and feelings, experience unconditional love and joy, and break free from self-destructive habits. The book emphasizes that suffering is optional and that an expansion of consciousness is necessary to solve problems that cannot be addressed with the same level of consciousness that created them. It includes new chapters, journaling prompts, and contemplative exercises in the expanded edition.
Never Enough
The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction
Judith Grisel
In *Never Enough*, Judith Grisel draws on her personal journey as a recovering addict and her extensive research as a neuroscientist to reveal the intricate science behind addiction. The book delves into how drugs affect the brain, the changes that occur with chronic use, and the hidden personality traits that addiction can expose. Grisel emphasizes that the 'cure' for addiction may not lie in individual brains but in how we interact with our communities. The book offers a compassionate and clear look at the roles drugs play in our lives and provides new insights into solving the epidemic of addiction.
In this powerful episode of Passion Struck, John R. Miles sits down with Joseph Nguyen, author of the international bestseller Don't Believe Everything You Think, to explore the hidden battle between your thoughts and your true self. Together, they unpack why inner peace isn’t something you stumble upon—it’s something you must consciously fight for.
Joseph shares his personal story of chasing external success, hitting rock bottom, and discovering that true transformation begins by letting go of the thoughts that keep us stuck. The conversation delves into the root causes of mental suffering, the illusion of identity, and the myths around happiness and success that dominate modern life. With clarity and compassion, Joseph reveals how inner stillness and self-awareness can lead us out of anxiety, burnout, and overthinking—and into a life aligned with purpose, presence, and peace.
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