#168 – Hugh Jackman: Reflections on acting, identity, personal transformation, and the significance of being Wolverine
“The world will always need people who are going to do what they love. But know when enough is enough. More is not always better in terms of consuming or just achievement. Be disciplined about doing less.” —Hugh Jackman
#139 – Kristin Neff, Ph.D.: The power of self-compassion
“It’s not that self-esteem is bad. We want to feel worthy. It’s really why we feel worthy, how we feel worthy, that’s important.” —Kristin Neff
#138 – Lauren Miller Rogen and Richard Isaacson, M.D.: Alzheimer’s disease prevention—patient and doctor perspectives
“Believe it or not, there are 46 million Americans with Alzheimer’s disease in their brain right now, but no symptoms.” — Richard Isaacson
#135 – BJ Miller, M.D.: How understanding death leads to a better life
“People die much more miserable than they need to because they haven’t dared to look at this thing called death before it’s too late.” —BJ Miller
A new year
A couple of unrelated events over the past few months have led me to view 2020 as a year to implement some new routines around my mental and emotional health.
#78 – Sasha Cohen: The price of achievement, and redefining success
“You can be a healthy, functioning human being, or you can be the best in the world at something, but you can’t be both.” — Sasha Cohen
#76 – Kyle Kingsbury: Finding meaning, depression, and psychedelics
“[Ayahuasca] shifted more things in me and how I perceived the world than anything else.” — Kyle Kingsbury
Qualy #38 – Finding meaning in struggle and why we are less happy than ever (David Foster Wallace)
Today’s episode of The Qualys is from podcast #15 – Paul Conti, M.D.: trauma, suicide, community, and self-compassion.
Qualy #33 – How silent bravado and incessant striving can lead to a functional (and actual) death, and why Paul is critical of the current state of psychiatry
Today’s episode of The Qualys is from podcast #15 – Paul Conti, M.D.: trauma, suicide, community, and self-compassion.
#72 – Dan Harris: 10% happier – meditation, kindness, and compassion
“Mindfulness is the ability to know what’s happening in your head at any given moment without getting carried away by it.” — Dan Harris