the goop podcast

Psychotherapist Barry Michels explores the power of the shadow self for personal growth and inner transformation. He guides listeners on embracing their shadows to uncover wisdom and live authentically, emphasizing the importance of developing a relationship with the shadow for self-discovery and growth.

Lindsay Peoples, the editor-in-chief of the Cut and cofounder of the Black in Fashion Council, says she was a people pleaser growing up. In today's conversation, she explains why she's not anymore, and she answers questions about what drives boldness. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gwyneth asks her friend Beatrice Dixon to share the incredibly unique personal story behind her brand the Honey Pot. It’s an unexpected, and awe-inspiring, conversation. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our guest today is Bonnie Wan, creator and author of The Life Brief, which is her transformative three-step tool for helping people reimagine their lives and gain clarity on what they really want. Wan joined Cleo Wade to talk about why she created the process for herself and what happened when she allowed herself to unearth her truths. "This is a practice of curiosity," says Wan. "So one insight leads to more questions and those questions unpack more insights." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GP is joined today by actress Michelle Yeoh. They talked about Yeoh's beginnings as a ballet dancer in England, which unexpectedly led to her career in acting, and how she landed her first commercial with Jackie Chan. They talked about responsibility in family and why Yeoh decided early on in her career to step away from acting to prioritize her first marriage and how she feels about that decision now. Other highlights: how the pair felt winning their respective Oscar awards at very different stages in their lives, maintaining friendships with exes, what it was like for Yeoh to work with GP’s husband on The Brothers Sun, and what they order at dim sum. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aliza Pressman, a developmental psychologist, discusses the importance of a strength-based approach to parenting and the difference between boundaries, limits, and rules. She also explores the significance of self-regulation in parenting and the concept of worry as a protective response. Additionally, they discuss the importance of rules and boundaries in relationships and the power of nurturing and the five senses in building relationships with children.

We’re kicking off 2024 with something a little different: a conversation between Enneagram coach Courtney Smith and psychological astrologer Jennifer Freed, PhD. In this episode, the two friends join each other to talk about the astrological themes to expect in the new year and how the Enneagram system of personality types can be used to help us see challenges as opportunities for growth. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For our last episode of 2023, instead of being joined by a guest, cohost and New York Times-bestselling author Cleo Wade is doing a special round of Ask-Me-Anything reflecting on the last year, what she thinks about resolutions, and her New Year’s Eve traditions. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we're sharing a special conversation from our archives. In January 2020, Gwyneth sat down with Eckhart Tolle, the legendary spirituality teacher and bestselling author of The Power of Now and A New Earth. They discussed the profound transformation Tolle had in his twenties that changed the course of his life. And Tolle taught us how to break from our own ego and bring awareness to the emotions that we tend to sublimate.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“We cannot feel well physically or mentally unless we are feeling loved by the people around us and the way that we do that is by being good listeners,” says Peoplehood cofounder Julie Rice. In this week’s episode, Cleo Wade sits down with Rice to talk about her entrepreneurial journey from founding SoulCycle to the impetus behind Peoplehood, a guided group practice where people can share, listen, and cultivate their interpersonal relationship skills. “Relationships are a process, and they take time and attention and work and love,” says Rice. “And the same grit and ambition that you give to your career and all the other things need to go into relationships. They don't just happen.” (After you listen, head to Peoplehood and use code Peoplehood1 for a free gathering session.) To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices