Getting clarity about how to make a career transition with Lisa Lewis.Show Notes:How Lisa became a career transition expertWhat leads to career dissatisfaction?The four pillars of career fulfillmentTesting career hypothesesExecuting on a new career strategyCourage vs confidenceYou can learn more about Lisa and her work here:Lisa Lewis (Website)Career Clarity (Book)Get the latest Minds & Mics episodes as soon as they're releasedIf you enjoyed this episode of Minds&Mics and want to get notified whenever new episodes are released, you can join Nick's free weekly newsletter here →

Lodro Rinzler is an experienced meditation teacher and the author of many books, including my favorite book about meditation, Sit Like a Buddha: A Pocket Guide to Meditation. In today's episode, I chat with Lodro about how to think differently about meditation, some of the unexpected benefits of meditating, and what you need to know to get a consistent meditation practice off the ground.Show NotesHow he writes so damn much (1:00) Tea and Cake with Demons (1:50)Lodro’s favorite ways that meditation has changed him (3:30) Conscious vs Unconscious intention (6:40)What is meditation, exactly? (9:30)Meditation and judgmentalness (14:15)Mindfulness vs awareness (20:00)Meditation and managing emotions well (22:30) Meditation, anxiety, and the second arrow (27:20) How to stay consistent with your meditation practice (34:30)You can learn more about Lodro and his work here:WebsiteSit Like a Buddha: A Pocket Guide to Meditation (Book)TwitterGet the latest Minds & Mics episodes as soon as they're releasedIf you enjoyed this episode of Minds&Mics and want to get notified whenever new episodes are released, you can join Nick's free weekly newsletter here →

Scott Young is a prolific writer and thinker best known for his concept of ultralearning. In today's episode, I pick Scott's brain about what ultralearning actually is and the many psychological benefits that come with it.Show NotesThe MIT ChallengeThe Year without English (6:00)The 30-Day Portrait Drawing Challenge (11:00)What is ultralearning? (18:00)Ultralearning and deep satisfaction (21:00)Ultralearning and the expansion of personal possibility (27:00)Ultralearning and curiosity (37:00)Ultralearning and self-confidence (40:00)The relationship between ultralearning and Deep Work (47:00)Scott’s advice on a first ultralearning project (50:30)You can learn more about Scott and his work here:ScottHYoung.com (Website)Ultralearning (Book)Get the latest Minds&Mics episodes as soon as they're releasedIf you enjoyed this episode of Minds&Mics and want to get notified whenever new episodes are released, you can join Nick's free weekly newsletter here →

Child psychologist Kristen Ohlenforst comes on the show to discuss childhood anxiety, followed up by a no-holds-barred round-robin between Nick and Kristen recounting their own "embarrassing blunders" and "tricks of the trade" as psychologist-parents.Show NotesHow Kristen became interested in psychology (1:24)Talk Therapy vs Play Therapy for kids (12:58)Common misconceptions about childhood anxiety (19:10)Normal childhood anxiety vs clinically significant anxiety (22:30)Common types of childhood anxiety (28:14)To what extent are parents involved in their child’s therapy (30:15)What to look for in a good child therapist (33:48)Embarrassing Blunders & Tricks of the TradeKristen’s 1st Embarrassing Parenting Blunder (40:05)Nick’s 1st Embarrassing Parenting Blunder (43:28)Kristen’s 1st Tricks of the Trade (46:50)Nick’s 1st Tricks of the Trade (50:10)Kristen’s 2nd Embarrassing Parenting Blunder (54:00)Nick’s 2nd Embarrassing Parenting Blunder (57:48)Kristen’s 2nd Tricks of the Trade (60:45)Nick’s 2nd Tricks of the Trade (64:30)Kristen and Nick’s picks for historical figures from psychology they would least and most like to have dinner with (68:30)Kristen’s 2 parenting book recommendations (71:35)Kristen’s book Moose the Worry Mutt (73:45)You can learn more about Kristen and her work here:Therapy Dallas (Website)Get the latest Minds&Mics episodes as soon as they're releasedIf you enjoyed this episode of Minds&Mics and want to get notified whenever new episodes are released, you can join Nick's free weekly newsletter here →

Philosopher Alexus McLeod comes on the show to discuss ancient Chinese philosophy and what it can tell us about alternative approaches to mental health today.Show NotesMental health in ancient Chinese philosophyEastern vs Western approaches to philosophyAlexus’s Essay in Aeon (12:00)Communal approaches to personhood (13:00)Character and community (19:30)Stoicism and Buddhism (23:20)Can society cause mental illness? (25:00)Harmony and mental health (39:50)Individuality, alienation, and mental health (44:00)Questioning cultural assumptions productively (49:40)Community innovation and mental health (55:00)You can learn more about Alexus and his work here:WebsiteGet the latest Minds&Mics episodes as soon as they're releasedIf you enjoyed this episode of Minds&Mics and want to get notified whenever new episodes are released, you can join Nick's free weekly newsletter here →

Psychiatrist Brian Wu comes on the show to discuss how to think about psychiatric medication.Show NotesPsychiatrists vs psychologistsThe most important factor when choosing a psychiatrist (17:00)What is psychiatric medication, exactly? (18:52)The most common psychiatric medications (20:00)Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (26:00) Benzodiazepines (29:00) Getting prescribed psychiatric medication by non-psychiatrists (32:00)Children and psychiatric medication (35:00)Working with a psychiatrist vs a psychologist (38:00)How to know if your medication is working? (39:50)Getting off psychiatric medications (43:00)Can we really trust psychiatric medications? (48:20)You can learn more about Brian and his work here:WebsiteGet the latest Minds&Mics episodes as soon as they're releasedIf you enjoyed this episode of Minds&Mics and want to get notified whenever new episodes are released, you can join Nick's free weekly newsletter here →

Piers Steel, one of the world's leading researchers on the science of procrastination, explains how to think about procrastination, what really causes it, and the changes we can make to do it a little less.Show NotesMeta-analysisDavid Hume, An Inquiry Concerning Human UnderstandingThe four factors in procrastination:ValuesSelf-confidenceImpulsivenessReward delayTask aversivenessSubjective Expected Utility TheoryThe Procrastination EquationThe Marshmallow TestSteven CoveyAldus Huxely, Brave New World RevisitedRoy Baumeister and willpower researchPresatiationDrive TheoryLearned HelplessnessSMART GoalsThe Attention EconomyProcrastination vs LazinessHow to help kids with procrastinationYou can learn more about Piers and his work here:Procrastinus (Website)The Procrastination Equation (Book)Get the latest Minds&Mics episodes as soon as they're releasedIf you enjoyed this episode of Minds&Mics and want to get notified whenever new episodes are released, you can join Nick's free weekly newsletter here →

Clinical psychologist and marriage therapist, Sam Hamburg, discusses common myths and misconceptions about happy marriages, emphasizing the importance of compatibility in relationships. He explores dimensions of compatibility including practical, wavelength, and sexual dimensions. He also touches on the significance of understanding, commitment, and maintaining a wall of privacy in a marriage.

Psychologist and researcher Yvonne Barnes-Holmes joins Nick to discuss the role of language in mental health and human suffering, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and the state of psychotherapy in the 21st century.Show NotesThe power of language for mental health and sufferingThought-Identity FusionLearning histories and narrative habitsReading and social perspective-takingThe Cat in the HatFalse beliefDoes reading novels lead to psychological flexibility?Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Meta-Cognitive Therapy (MCT)Relational Frame Theory (RFT)Functional AnalysisBehaviorismCognitive RevolutionB.F. SkinnerIatrogenicsYou can learn more about Yvonne and her work here:WebsiteGet the latest Minds&Mics episodes as soon as they're releasedIf you enjoyed this episode of Minds&Mics and want to get notified whenever new episodes are released, you can join Nick's free weekly newsletter here →

Caitlin Faas, a professor of human development and life coach, joins Nick to discuss the psychology of overeating.Show NotesThe Life Coach School“Overeating” vs “weight loss”Eating as a way to push down difficult feelingsHow long do emotions really last?Patterns of emotional eatingManaging urgesIntentional vs automatic thoughtsCuriosity and “I wonder…” statementsIndulgent feelingsSystem 1 and System 2 thinkingWhy relying on willpower usually backfiresShaping desireReal joy vs false pleasuresIs “Listen to your body” really good advice?Relationship between stress and weight lossRelationship between food and moodBody positivityYou can learn more about Caitlin and her work here:WebsiteTwitterGet the latest Minds&Mics episodes as soon as they're releasedIf you enjoyed this episode of Minds&Mics and want to get notified whenever new episodes are released, you can join Nick's free weekly newsletter here →