610: A Letter to My Kids (My Biggest Regrets)
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Release Date: 11/05/2025
636: The Relationship Advice Nobody Gives You with Christine Hassler and Stefanos Sifandos
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If you love your partner but still feel disconnected, misunderstood, or frustrated by recurring issues in your relationship or marriage, you’re not alone. Today’s episode is about bridging the gap between the relationship you have and the one you want. Today, I’m joined by my friends Christine Hassler and Stefanos Sifandos, a married couple and master relationship coaches with over 30 years of combined experience helping people heal relationship wounds, break the cycles that keep showing up in their love lives, and build the kind of relationship most people have stopped believing is...
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635: How to Create Thriving Personal & Professional Relationships with Michael Trainer
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We are living in a world that is more digitally connected than ever, yet there are millions of people who are struggling with loneliness. Whether it’s your marriage, friendships, or work, that lack of deep connection can quietly affect your overall health and happiness. Today, I’m joined by my friend Michael Trainer, who has a new book out called Michael is one of the most fascinating people I’ve ever met, and his work is centered around helping people create deeper, more aligned relationships in every area of life. From co-creating the , which has helped raise over $40 billion to...
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634: Giving Away $1M to Strangers on a 2,000 Mile Bike Ride with Matt King
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Imagine the possibilities if you stopped waiting until you felt ready and just committed to the idea you’ve had that could make a huge impact on other people’s lives. If you’ve ever felt the pull to make a bigger difference but told yourself you didn’t have enough time, money, or clarity to begin, this conversation will challenge that excuse in the best possible way. It’s a powerful reminder that impact doesn’t start when everything is figured out. It starts the moment you decide to take action. Today, I’m joined by my friend Matt King, CEO of GoBundance, who is preparing to ride...
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633: How Chris Wark Beat Stage 3 Cancer Without Chemo and Healed Naturally
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If your doctor said chemotherapy is your only option, would you automatically say yes? If you or someone you love is facing a cancer diagnosis, or you simply want to do everything you can to prevent it, this conversation may completely change the way you think about healing, health, and the questions you should be asking right now. Today, I’m joined by my good friend, Chris Wark. Chris was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer at just 26 years old, shortly after getting married. After surgery, his doctors told him chemotherapy was required, but Chris chose a different path. He radically...
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632: Your Brain Works Exactly Like ChatGPT with Lucy Osborne
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Why is it so easy to let negative thoughts creep into our minds, even when we know they’re holding us back? For many people, negative self-talk can feel so familiar that it starts to sound like the truth, even when it isn’t. Today, we’re exploring how your thoughts shape beliefs, how those beliefs influence your reality, and why making positive changes often begins with the language you use toward yourself. Lucy Osborne is the global leader of intenSati, a movement and mindfulness practice that combines spoken affirmations with physical exercise, and the voice behind the guided...
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631: The #1 Biohack Is Free (And It's Not Diet or Exercise) with Ben Greenfield
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Imagine that you’ve spent years optimizing your health, dialing in your routines, pushing yourself to the limit, and doing everything right, but something still feels missing. In this conversation, we explore what it really means to live well and in alignment, along with the biohacks and daily habits, and how to approach your diet in a way that actually improves your health and well-being. Today, I’m sitting down with my good friend, Ben Greenfield. Ben is a bestselling author, speaker, and world-renowned expert in biohacking and longevity, who has spent decades at the highest level of...
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630: What My Nonverbal Autistic Son Taught Me About Truly Listening with J. Brad Britton
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Today’s guest, J. Brad Britton, is one of my earliest mentors and the co-author of the new book, . J. Brad’s son Sam was diagnosed with autism at age two, and he remained largely non-speaking for most of his life. But after attending a symposium and seeing the success other families had with a unique spelling method, J. Brad discovered that Sam had been thinking, listening, understanding, and was capable of communicating, often poetically, in ways that changed everything. In our conversation, Brad shares the emotional story of how his relationship with Sam has evolved and how it has...
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629: Cracking The Man Code To Improve Your Marriage & Relationships with Mat Boggs
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If you're like me and struggle with always being a fixer by trying to solve problems and offering unwanted advice when the one you love just needs to vent, this episode is for you. My guest today is Mat Boggs. Mat is a bestselling author, world-renowned relationship coach, and co-founder of the Brave Thinking Institute’s Love and Relationships division. For nearly two decades, he has helped women around the world attract and create deeply connected, lasting relationships, and his videos and coaching programs have impacted more than 200 million people worldwide. In his new book, ,...
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628: The Inner Work That Awakens Your Highest Self with Danny Morel
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If you're feeling stuck or like you've plateaued in your personal growth, the breakthrough you're looking for likely won't come from just trying harder with the same strategies. Real transformation happens when we do the inner work most of us avoid because it forces us to confront the parts of ourselves we've been resisting. And today’s guest has dedicated his life to helping people do exactly that and awaken their highest self. Danny Morel is a spiritual teacher and global thought leader in personal transformation. He’s the host of The Higher Self podcast and the creator of the...
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627: How To Achieve Meaningful Long-Term Goals with Dorie Clark
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Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed by the to-do list that’s preventing you from setting and achieving goals that would actually improve your life? We’ve become conditioned to chase instant gratification from the quick wins and dopamine hits that come from staying “productive.” But those short-term victories often distract us from making meaningful progress toward the goals that truly matter. And today’s guest is the perfect person to help shift your mindset to create long-term impact that can transform your career, relationships, and life. Dorie Clark has been named one of the Top...
info_outlineFeelings of regret can be one of life’s heaviest burdens. I’m sure most people have choices and decisions that they’ve regretted in their lives, and I’m no different. But what I’ve learned is that regret doesn’t have to be a source of suffering; it can be one of our greatest teachers if we let it.
In today’s episode, I thought I’d share a very personal letter that I recently wrote to my kids about the biggest regrets of my life. Things like all the precious moments that I’ve missed that I’ll never get back, and moving away from loved ones I wish I’d stayed close to. These are the lessons that taught me that family and loved ones should always come first, no matter what.
Ultimately, this episode is about learning to release the weight of regret and transform it into wisdom. We can’t change the past, but we can use it to shape a more intentional, love-centered future. My hope is that you’ll reflect on your own life, forgive yourself for what you can’t undo, learn from it, and make different choices moving forward. This way, when you look back on your life, you won’t be reliving the past; you’ll look back fondly on what matters most.
P.S. My newest book, The Miracle Morning After 50: A Proven Path to Joy, Vitality, and Purpose for Aging Adults, co-authored with Dwayne J. Clark, is now available for pre-order at MiracleMorningafter50.com. If you’re over 50—or have a loved one who is—this book will help to live with purpose and joy in the second half of life.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- How Regret Can Be a Powerful Teacher If We Accept It
- The Importance of Choosing Family and Loved Ones First
- Why Being Present Matters More Than Money or Promotions
- How to Let Go of the Past and Turn Regret Into Wisdom
- Create a Life You’ll Never Look Back on With Regret
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