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Mark Manson is a three-time #1 New York Times bestselling author and 20-year personal development industry veteran. Solved is the most comprehensive, evidence-based, overly-researched podcast on the planet to help you get an issue in your life, err... solved.
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The At Peace Parents Podcast is your source for all things related to understanding, supporting, accommodating, and advocating for your demand avoidant or PDA child. It will completely transform the way you think about your PDA child's brain, behavior, and parenting, and support you in finding your path to more peace and stability in the home. For more information see www.atpeaceparents.com
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Would you like to reduce your alcohol consumption by 80 percent so you can enjoy drinking socially without relying on alcohol to manage your stress, anxiety, loneliness and boredom when you're by yourself? Most high achieving women assume over-drinking is caused by a lack of willpower--or worse, the incurable disease of "alcoholism." So they beat themselves up and avoid asking for help because they feel ashamed and out of control. Whether you're a daily drinker who can't break the habit, or ...
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A Bit of Optimism

Simon Sinek

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My career is an accident. It started when I set out to rediscover my passion and reignite a spark I’d lost — and that journey led me to the work I do now. If you know me from my books or my speaking, you know I’m fascinated by why people do what they do. What makes someone find joy and meaning in their life, or pursue something far greater than themselves? I started A Bit of Optimism to explore those ideas and expand my own perspective. This podcast is a trove of honest conversations, with p ...
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Banged Up

Goalhanger Films

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Serving time At Her Majesty’s Pleasure What’s it like to be banged up? How do you avoid the daily grind of violence, drugs and boredom inside Britain’s decaying prisons? And what’s the food really like? In this brilliant new series, ex-inmates Rob and Mike, in conversation with prison lawyer Claire, take us back inside to reveal their experiences of serving time At Her Majesty’s Pleasure. A Left Peg production for Goalhanger Films
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1994

Harmless Entertainment

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1994 is a road-trip comedy set in the spring of, you guessed it, 1994. It follows the adventures of High School junior Scott Sweet and his friends as they attempt to escape the boredom of their dead-end, small-town Arizona suburb by skipping school to go to Disneyland, deliver 20lbs of marijuana to L.A., team up with a bank robber on the lam, escape from angry unpaid mechanics, make a side trip to Las Vegas, accidently take peyote with a traveling band of hippies, avoid the cops, get laid, c ...
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Its human nature to avoid two things boredom and stress those are the two lines we never want to cross. The place between those two lines are where most people live. dreams, money, love,success, family, sex, personality, and insecurities always randomly hijack your emotions and your sanity. We have spent countless hours trying to control everything in our mind. What do i do now? What should i wear? What should i eat? I need more money ? I need to lose weight ? Do they love me ? And a million ...
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6 Feet Apart

6 Feet Apart

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You're inside. Bored. Nothing to do but pick your nose and avoid calls from your mother. Well now you have a third thing to do: listening to our pubecent voices talk about something we're well-versed in--social isolation. Welcome to Six Feet Apart, the podcast where we talk about everything Corona, from our stories to what you can do during this global pandemic. Listen in with Ian, Luke, Nate, and Markos as they tackle their month-long boredom together. Donation link: https://www.buymeacoffe ...
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“What’s The Point?” uncovers experiences in helping people find meaning, ‘the point’ and themselves in living a fulfilled, successful and exciting life and avoid the pitfalls of burnout, boredom and depression. Leadership can be a lonely position. Leaders are being pressured to optimize people and processes but at the same time reduce costs and employee turnover. It’s a tricky balancing act and doesn’t come with a manual. “What’s The Point” aims to build a community of cross-industry leaders ...
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Women Cheat Too

Judith F Nisenson

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Women Cheat Too is the podcast for women who’ve betrayed their partner, broken trust, and now find themselves lost in guilt, shame, regret, or total emotional confusion. Created and hosted by Judith Nisenson, certified betrayal trauma coach and founder of WomensWRK, this show speaks directly to the women no one talks about. The ones who crossed a line. The ones who never thought they’d be that woman. The ones who are now asking, “What have I done? Can I fix this? Who am I now?” This podcast ...
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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/surafel-life/subscribe Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/surafel-life/subscribe Welcome to the Excitement Experience Podcast, where we explore the world of thrilling experiences and the incredible stories of those who live life on the edge. Join us as we talk with adrenaline junkies, extreme athletes, and thrill-seekers who have pushed themselves to their limits and beyond. From skydiving to bun ...
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Do you want to be a professional magician? Since 2003, full-time magician, hypnotist, and author Cris Johnson has traveled North America coast to coast performing 400+ shows a year. This podcast features business-building tips so that you can book more shows at professional fees. Cris will give you an insider’s perspective of different markets including elementary, middle, and high schools, colleges, corporate banquets, libraries, private parties, trade shows, fundraising shows, and more so ...
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This is probably the most comprehensive, no-BS breakdown of boundaries you're going to find anywhere. We cover what boundaries actually are (spoiler: it’s not just telling people to f*ck off), why they matter more than you think, and how your entire life—your relationships, mental health, identity, even career—is quietly shaped by whether or not yo…
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You know what you need to do. So why can't you get yourself to do it? Because you've been waiting for motivation to show up—like it's some mysterious force that either finds you or it doesn't. But motivation isn't magic. It's dopamine. And dopamine follows rules. In this episode, I'm breaking down exactly how dopamine works in your brain, why your …
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Team Simon is revisiting some of the episodes you helped make our favorites of the year until A Bit of Optimism returns on January 27, 2026, with brand-new episodes. We’re rewinding back to August, when talented polymath Elle Cordova joined the show and unpacked how we’re all wired to chase the next spark. We scroll, swipe, refresh, and repeat—but …
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Loneliness and boredom are quiet but dangerous forces in a relationship. Judith unpacks how emotional isolation and stagnation can make women vulnerable to infidelity and how the lies that grow from unmet needs, “I deserve this,” “No one sees me,” “This is my only chance at happiness”, distort truth. She challenges listeners to trace where their lo…
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In this episode, Colleen breaks down a moment almost every woman in this work has experienced: when your body makes a decision before your conscious mind even knows what happened. A glass of wine ordered on autopilot. No craving. No plan. Just habit taking the wheel. Using a real travel story, she explains why this isn't a moral failure, a hidden s…
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If you've been stuck in a job that's slowly draining you—and using wine to cope with the Sunday scaries—this episode is your permission slip to start thinking about what's next. Career coach Michelle Schafer has been through two major career reinventions herself, and she's spent the last decade helping people figure out what they actually want and …
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Team Simon here! As the year comes to a close, A Bit of Optimism is pressing pause for a short winter break. The show will return on January 27, 2026 and we can’t wait to be back with you. But before we go, we want to say thank you. Truly. This show exists because of you—the listeners who show up every week, share episodes and clips, leave thoughtf…
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Team Simon here! Thank you for being part of such an incredible year—and for helping us grow the podcast through your support, sharing it with others, and showing up week after week. We love seeing your comments and hearing what resonates with you. A Bit of Optimism returns on January 27, 2026, with brand-new episodes we think you’re really going t…
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When betrayal happens, everyone asks the same question: was it about sex? Judith digs into the deeper layers of that question, revealing how infidelity often stems from emotional starvation, lost identity, repressed desire, and unspoken shame. She explains that while sex may be part of the story, it’s rarely the whole truth, it’s what sex represent…
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Why do we buy gifts we can't afford for people who don't need them and over-schedule ourselves to the point where we only have the energy to drink and complain about how stressed we are? This episode is dedicated to your inner rebel—the part of you that wants to pour a drink, flip the bird, and Thelma-and-Louise yourself out of the insanity. Becaus…
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Apply for coaching here 00:00 Introduction and Client Questions 03:02 Understanding Portion Sizes and Gender Expectations 06:23 The Truth About Anti-Inflammatory Diets 08:27 Sleep Adaptation and Its Effects 10:29 Creatine Use During Breastfeeding 13:53 Caloric Deficits and Metabolic Adaptation 15:58 The Role of SAD Lamps 17:58 GLP-1 Drugs: Pros and…
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Katie Herzog spent 15 years trying everything: AA, therapy, CBT, SMART Recovery, moderation management, swapping booze for weed. Nothing stuck. And in the back of her mind, she always knew she'd start drinking again. It was just a question of when. Then she found the Sinclair Method—a protocol where you take a medication called naltrexone, wait an …
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Often the biggest transformations we undergo don’t arrive as lightning bolts, but as quiet shifts we’ve been preparing for all along. For John Fox, the transformation from a 25-year career in high finance to becoming a chaplain wasn’t sudden at all. It was a slow burn—shaped by loss, reflection, community, and a deep desire to live a more meaningfu…
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This one’s different. In this special year-end episode, I answer your questions—from the deep stuff about purpose and motivation, to the uncomfortable realities of change, burnout, failure, and dealing with unsupportive family. I also share the behind-the-scenes chaos of building SOLVED this year, what I learned about making massive, meaningful con…
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Emotional affairs rarely start with intention; they begin with unmet needs. In this episode, Judith explores how early attachment wounds shape adult vulnerability and why emotional connections outside a relationship can feel safer than facing disconnection at home. She helps listeners identify the root of their attachment patterns, understand why e…
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Apply for coaching here Apply for mentoring here Join the workshop here. 00:00 Introduction to Wealth and Health Coaching 02:53 The Importance of Compounding in Wealth and Health 05:35 Delayed Gratification: Key to Success 08:27 Understanding Risk in Health and Wealth 11:30 The Ostrich Effect: Avoidance in Health and Finance 14:01 Stress: The Commo…
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In this episode, Colleen speaks directly to the women who live and die by the checklist, the ones who can run circles around everyone else at work, keep ten plates spinning at home, and still collapse into bed wondering why they feel exhausted, behind, and overwhelmed. If you're a high-achiever who secretly depends on stress chemistry to function, …
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In this episode, Colleen shares a real moment from her life a few weeks ago. The kind of moment everybody encounters but rarely names. On a Thursday flight, she felt calm, grounded, and uninterested in drinking at all. Forty-eight hours later, on the way out of New York, she couldn't wait for the flight attendant to serve her Chardonnay. Nothing "m…
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Apply for coaching here Apply for business mentoring here Free investing resources here Follow AFM for more on finance and wealth creation here 00:00 Introduction to Health, Happiness, and Wealth 00:55 Understanding Financial Education and Its Importance 03:55 The Basics of Investing and Building Wealth 07:57 The Power of Small Investments and Comp…
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In this episode I talk with a mom about her 7-year-old daughter - with PDA, ADHD and anxiety - about when she might help her build her frustration tolerance, and when she likely cannot. We also dive in on a specific challenge she was facing when her both her daughters need support at the same time. The conversation is from Parenting PDA Your Way, t…
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I recently hit a wall. Not the kind where you're tired—the kind where you wake up and genuinely don't care anymore. About your business. About your goals. About any of it. And here's what scared me: I saw it coming. I knew I was running on fumes. I just didn't stop. In this conversation, burnout expert Cait Donovan helps me understand why. And it's…
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Life can change in an instant. One day you’re shopping at Saks Fifth Avenue, and the next you’re sitting in your car with everything you own, and everyone you love, wondering what happens now. Joan Howard grew up in Beverly Hills with every advantage until a series of crises left her homeless and living in her car with her mother and three dogs. Wh…
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Sometimes infidelity isn’t about desire, it’s about escape. Judith takes an unflinching look at how women use betrayal to outrun pain, loneliness, or shame, only to create deeper wounds in the process. She breaks down five forms of pain women often try to avoid, emotional numbness, loneliness, resentment, unprocessed trauma, and self-loathing, and …
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In this episode, Colleen unpacks one of the most common and misunderstood experiences women face in this work: the moment you look up, take inventory, and think, "My drinking hasn't changed." Instead of treating that as evidence of failure, she reframes it as a signal from your nervous system, a window into your thinking habits, and an invitation t…
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This is the episode I’ve been waiting to make for a long time. Purpose has been at the core of everything I’ve written and done for over a decade—and in this episode, we go all the way down the rabbit hole. From Viktor Frankl surviving Auschwitz to the myth of “finding your one true purpose,” we break down what purpose really is, why you feel lost …
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In this episode, Colleen shares a simple moment from her morning — a single unexpected email — that shows exactly how the nervous system can hijack your day before you even know what happened. What could've turned into urgency, frustration, and spiraling worst-case scenarios instead became a real-time example of emotional sobriety: noticing the sta…
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Apply for coaching here 00:00 Seasonal Affective Reflections 02:35 The Holiday Hustle: Parenting and Festivities 05:11 Navigating Food Noise and Emotional Eating 10:56 Understanding Weight Fluctuations and Body Image 22:26 Sustaining Lifestyle Changes: The Journey Beyond Goals 35:44 Adapting Fitness Goals to Life Changes 36:30 Understanding Weight …
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In this episode I speak with a mom of a PDA 14-year-old who regulates himself by wrestling his father after school each day, which causes Mom lots of anxiety. Together we use my cost-benefit decision making tool to weigh her options and she then decides a new strategy to try. I hope this episode is helpful for you. It's from Parenting PDA Your Way,…
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As middle aged women, we all know what it's like to be exhausted. Not the kind of exhausted where you need a nap—the kind where you've been running on fumes for so long you forgot what actual energy feels like. You're already doing everything you can to eat well, exercise, get better sleep and cut back on the wine. You've probably got rows of suppl…
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What if a great business was built like a handmade mixtape? A lovingly crafted experience that is as much a love letter from its founder as it is custom-tailored to its audience. Before Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams became a household name, Jeni Britton was a 22-year-old art school dropout scooping her ice cream creations at a farmers market in Ohio. …
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Invisibility isn’t quiet, it’s crushing. In this episode, Judith explores what it means to feel unseen inside your own relationship, how emotional neglect erodes self-worth, and why so many women mistake being noticed for being loved. She unpacks how the need to feel visible can lead to destructive choices, and how reclaiming visibility starts by r…
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In this episode, Colleen pulls the curtain back on overwhelm and names it for what it really is: a trauma response living in your nervous system, not a personal failing or lack of willpower. She walks through the five stages your body moves through when the demands on you exceed your capacity, and why trying to "push through" that wall only drives …
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In this episode, Colleen gets brutally honest about something most "high-functioning" women never admit out loud: what happens when your old motivation system collapses. Divorce, sobriety, and building a business forced her to drop the over-functioning, over-exercising version of herself and face a hard truth: she'd been using fitness to run on str…
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Looking for no Bullsh*t fat loss coaching? click ⁠here Time line: 00:58 The Holiday Fitness Narrative 03:23 Understanding GLP-1 Drugs and Menopause 10:44 Debunking Myths About Metabolism and Muscle Loss 16:18 Protein Intake: Total vs. Timing 23:10 Training Around the Menstrual Cycle Any questions feel free to whatsapp me here ESG x…
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You've done the therapy. Read the books. Listened to the podcasts. You understand your trauma responses intellectually. But when you get triggered, your mind still spins out of control—and you can't make it stop. Here's what you need to know: Your spinning mind isn't something to fix or control. It's communication from a wounded part of you that ne…
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Who would’ve guessed that one of the world’s best company cultures was hiding behind a can of WD-40? Of all the places to find a leadership masterclass, the blue-and-yellow can in your garage probably wasn’t on your list - but it’s time to put it there. Garry Ridge - an Australian who brought his charm and curiosity across the Pacific - joined WD-4…
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For many women, betrayal begins not in rebellion, but in loss—the loss of self. In this episode, Judith explores how the roles of motherhood and marriage can quietly erase a woman’s identity until she feels invisible. That invisibility creates dangerous vulnerability, making outside attention feel like oxygen. This isn’t an excuse, but it is part o…
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In this episode, Colleen shares a real-life story about her daughter's college move-in that reveals one of the most important skills in emotional sobriety: knowing the difference between a grounded choice and a nervous system hijack. What started as a harmless whiff of pot in the entryway spiraled into panic, urgency, and the impulse to move apartm…
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In this episode, Colleen breaks down one of the most foundational teachings of emotional sobriety: your higher self isn't a future version of you — she's a frequency you can access right now. Drawing from quantum physics, nervous system science, and the emotional practices at the core of this work, Colleen explains why clarity, intuition, creativit…
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Looking for no bullsh*t fat loss coaching? click here Exercise can significantly improve health at any age. Aging does not have to mean physical decline. Consistency in basic exercises yields great results. Misleading fitness claims often exploit common misconceptions. Meal timing is less important than overall calorie management. Behavioral adhere…
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In this episode I speak with a mother of a PDA teen about: Setting boundaries when other kids are involved Making decisions in public when you are being judged Helping young siblings understand the PDA threat response. The episode is from Parenting PDA Your Way, the show we stream live most Fridays on our Instagram, Facebook, YouTube accounts. xoxo…
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What if the reason you're still drinking too much when you're alone has nothing to do with willpower—and everything to do with how you think about being alone? You've made so much progress. You're no longer drinking every day. You can go to social events and drink like a normal person without going overboard. You're doing the work, listening to pod…
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What if great friendships aren’t found by luck but built through effort? Bestselling novelist Fredrik Backman, the mind behind A Man Called Ove (adapted into the Tom Hanks film A Man Called Otto), Anxious People, and the beloved Beartown series, has spent his career writing about the quiet power of ordinary people. But in his real life, he learned …
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Your betrayal may feel like a recent mistake, but often it’s tied to wounds that began long ago. In this episode, Judith unpacks how childhood patterns—like conditional love, neglect, perfectionism, or chaos—create vulnerabilities that resurface in adult relationships. Understanding how your past shaped your choices isn’t an excuse, it’s a roadmap.…
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