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Defence Against the Dark Arts of Distraction with Jay Vidyarthi
In this conversation with designer, mindfulness teacher, and friend Jay Vidyarthi — we explore how to reclaim agency in the age of the attention economy without reject...
Harnessing the Power of Belief with Nir Eyal
Nir Eyal is a New York Times bestselling author and behavioral design expert. We had a wide-ranging conversation on curiosity, identity, and the unexpected ways that b...
Behind the Scenes of Nervous System Mastery
This is a special one-off episode in which the tables are turned — Ocean Kiani interviews Jonny and leadership coach Ben Ward. We discuss how the training has evolved ...
The Five Pillars for Improving Male Fertility with Josh Paigen
This conversation is with men’s fertility expert Josh Paigen — whose path took him from a childhood fascination with the natural world to helping men and couples prepa...
Tackling the Mental Health Crisis using Ketamine-Assisted Therapy with Dylan Beynon
Dylan is the founder of the ketamine-assisted therapy startup “Mindbloom” — He also shares what they’ve learned so far from running nearly 700 thousand guided ketamine...
Common Pitfalls on the Path of Inner Transformation with Joe Hudson
Joe Hudson is an executive coach for tech CEOs like Sam Altman, and is a cofounder of the Art of Accomplishment. In this in-person interview, we sat down to talk about...
Unlocking Embodied Leadership with Franziska Gonder
Franzi is someone whose work sits at the powerful intersection of nervous system health, emotional resilience, and embodied leadership. What I admire most about her is...
Focusing on What Matters Most with Nat Eliason
In this episode, I’m speaking with a friend, author, entrepreneur & prolific writer Nat Eliason.The timing of this conversation was interesting as we recorded it short...
Embracing Twilight Zones, Self-Exploration & Living with OCD with Dan Shipper
In this episode, I'm speaking with Dan Shipper — Dan is a friend, the founder of Every, and someone who I consider to be a philosopher founder.This conversation didn’t...
You Are One Question Away From a Completely Different Life with Marc Champagne
In this episode, I'm speaking with Marc Champagne — who after building a journaling app that reached nearly 90 million users and then having to shut it down, emerged w...
Minimum Viable Woo, Trusting Curiosity & Navigating a Dark Night of the Soul with Tom Morgan
In this episode, I'm speaking with Tom Morgan — who after 15 years on Wall Street and experiencing what he describes as a "hellish midlife transition" (which is puttin...
Meet the Man Reimagining Neuroscience: Michael Edward Johnson
I’m speaking with theoretical neuroscientist Michael Edward Johnson — who, after spending seven years researching consciousness and writing the book Principia Qualia, ...
Overcoming the Inner-Critic, Reclaiming Aliveness & Learning Somatic Intuition with River Kenna
I’ve been following River’s substack essays for a few years now and I feel a real kinship with his irreverent and genuinely unique perspectives — as well as his talent...
How to Conquer Public Speaking Anxiety with Tristan de Montebello
In this conversation, I’m speaking with my good friend and cofounder of Ultraspeaking Tristan de Montebello. Tristan has an incredible story of training to become a fi...
Optimizing Your Life for Enjoyment with Ali Abdaal
A few years back Ali decided to quit his job as a junior doctor in the UK to become a full time YouTuber. Since then his career and life has skyrocketed — he’s built a...
Leadership and the Longing to Belong with Jerry Colonna
I’m speaking with co-founder of Reboot Jerry Colonna. Jerry is one of the most infamous executive coaches in the world — with a reputation for making CEOs cry and aski...
Discovering the Hero's Journey to Wholeness with Ben Katt
Ben is the author of the phenomenal new book: The Way Home: Discovering the Hero's Journey to Wholeness at Midlife. I was really excited to talk to Ben because the her...
Insights from Groundbreaking MDMA Research with MAPS Therapist Marcela Ot’alora
Marcela Ot’alora worked as the lead co-therapist and principal investigator for all of the MAPS — which stands for Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studi...
Courage as a Measure of Our Heartfelt Participation with Life with David Whyte
I'm choosing to republish this episode that I had with David Whyte four years ago, because I had found myself revisiting his timeless book Consolations’ and rediscover...
The Reason Self Development is Fundamentally Flawed with Steve March
In this episode, I am speaking with Steve March — who is, although maybe lesser known in the public sphere, what he has created with Aletheia, which we will get into —...
