Finding Flow: 4 Powerful Ways to Heal the Fragmentation Gap w/ John R. Miles | EP 657

Aug 29, 2025

Explore the intriguing concept of flow beyond peak performance, emphasizing a coherent life over fragmented identities. Discover the 'Fragmentation Gap' that leads to disconnection between our roles at work and home. Insights from experts reveal the inner struggle of appearing whole while feeling scattered. Learn practical steps to reclaim your attention and integrate your values into a unified self. This engaging discussion reveals how embracing wholeness is essential for authentic living and lasting fulfillment.

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ANECDOTE

Polished Exterior, Private Unraveling

Jodi Blinco looked successful outwardly while she battled high-functioning depression inside.
She hit deadlines and showed up while privately unraveling.

INSIGHT

The Fragmentation Gap Defined

The fragmentation gap is the hidden divide between our performed roles and an integrated life.
Without coherence, we lose connection to meaning, others, and spirit.

INSIGHT

Attention As The Core Resource

Jay Vidyarthi argues attention is life and our digital world fragments it.
False urgency from notifications trains our nervous system into perpetual stress.

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Most people think of flow the way psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi described it — being “in the zone” during peak performance. But in this episode of Passion Struck, John R. Miles redefines flow as something much deeper: the coherence of living one life instead of many fractured selves.

Drawing on conversations with Dr. Jodi Blinco and Jay Vidyarthi, John explores the Fragmentation Gap — the hidden divide between the roles we perform (at work, at home, online, and in private) and the integrated life we long to live. Jodi reveals what it feels like to appear whole on the outside while unraveling on the inside, and Jay shows how our digital world slices our attention into pieces, leaving us scattered and spiritually depleted.

Through powerful stories and a four-step framework — Notice, Name, Nurture, Navigate — this episode explores how to close the Fragmentation Gap, reclaim your attention, and integrate your values, roles, and identity into a cohesive, authentic whole.

Because the opposite of fragmentation isn’t productivity.

The opposite of fragmentation is wholeness.

And that’s the flow that truly sustains us.

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Drawing on personal stories, expert interviews, and real-world insights, John explores the science behind why work is quietly making us sick—and invites listeners to realign with what their body and mind truly need.

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