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The One You Feed | Personal Growth, Emotional Resilience & Purpose

The One You Feed | Personal Growth, Emotional Resilience & Purpose

By: Eric Zimmer
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Build resilience. Cultivate self-compassion. Live with purpose. The One You Feed brings conversations with leading thinkers — James Clear, Susan Cain, Tara Brach, and more — to help you navigate life’s challenges and feed your good wolf. No perfection, just direction, insight, and the small, consistent actions that make a meaningful life. Hygiene & Healthy Living Personal Development Personal Success Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Spirituality
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  • Why Doing More Is Keeping You Stuck and What to Do Instead | David Epstein

    Why Doing More Is Keeping You Stuck and What to Do Instead | David Epstein
    Oct 27 2026
    In this episode, David Epstein explores why doing more can leave us overwhelmed, and how the right constraints can help us focus and make meaningful progress. Drawing on his book, Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better, David shares why unlimited freedom can be surprisingly paralyzing and why adding another self-improvement habit isn’t always the answer. He and Eric discuss how to protect your attention, stop endlessly preparing, and make room for what matters before your to-do list is finished. Feeling overwhelmed in your life? Check out ⁠⁠Overwhelm is Optional ⁠⁠— a 4-week email course that helps you feel calmer and more grounded without needing to do less. In under 10 minutes a day, you’ll learn simple mindset shifts (called “Still Points”) you can use right inside the life you already have. ⁠⁠Sign up here for only $29!⁠ Key Takeaways: Why limits can spark creativity by pushing us beyond our most familiar ideas How simple routines and clear boundaries reduce the burden of constantly deciding what to do next Why making progress often requires removing a commitment before adding something new How frequent task switching fragments attention and increases stress—even when we feel busy Why identifying the real bottleneck can accomplish more than optimizing everything else How to “consolidate your caring” by choosing commitments that reflect your values and fit your finite capacity To learn more, ⁠⁠click here!⁠⁠ If you enjoyed this conversation with David Epstein, check out these other episodes: From Overwhelm to Empowerment: Harnessing Tiny Shifts for Emotional Resilience with Elisha Goldstein Are You Playing a Game You Actually Want to Win? | Seth Godin This episode is sponsored by: ⁠⁠Ka’Chava ⁠⁠is your daily all-in-one shake, with protein, fiber, greens, superfoods, vitamins, minerals, omega-3s, probiotics, and more. Go to⁠⁠ KaChava.com ⁠⁠and use code FEED for 15% off your first order. ⁠⁠David Protein⁠⁠ bars deliver up to 28g of protein for just 150 calories—without sacrificing taste! For a limited time, our listeners can receive this special deal: buy 4 cartons and get the 5th free when you go to ⁠⁠www.davidprotein.com/FEED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • You Don’t Need More Willpower: Change Is a Skill You Can Learn | Eric on The Happiness Lab with Laurie Santos

    You Don’t Need More Willpower: Change Is a Skill You Can Learn | Eric on The Happiness Lab with Laurie Santos
    Oct 23 2026
    In this episode, Eric joins Dr. Laurie Santos on The Happiness Lab to explore why lasting change takes more than willpower—and how to develop the skills that make it easier. Drawing on his recovery from addiction and his book, How a Little Becomes a Lot, Eric shares how manageable actions help us build momentum and regain trust in ourselves. They also discuss how to choose goals that reflect what matters to you and keep making progress when motivation fades. Free Guide: Outsmart the Hidden Saboteurs of Self-Control. What’s been holding you back lately? In this free guide, Eric shares the six common saboteurs that quietly derail our best intentions—like autopilot behavior, self-doubt, and emotional escapism—and offers practical strategies to help you regain control and move forward. Download your free copy at ⁠oneyoufeed.net/ebook.⁠ Key Takeaways: Why struggling to change doesn’t mean something is wrong with you—and how treating change as a skill opens up new possibilities How starting smaller than you think you should can build motivation and confidence Why resistance can persist even when an activity consistently makes you feel better How to distinguish your own values from desires shaped by comparison and your surroundings How specific plans and small adjustments to your environment make following through easier Why planning for setbacks and asking for support help you sustain change over time To learn more, ⁠click here!⁠ If you enjoyed this conversation with Eric Zimmer and Dr. Lauri Santos, check out these other episodes: Small Steps to Happiness: The Science of Mindful Living with Laurie Santos How a Little Becomes a Lot: A Conversation with Eric Zimmer and Sahil Bloom This episode is sponsored by: ⁠Ka’Chava ⁠is your daily all-in-one shake, with protein, fiber, greens, superfoods, vitamins, minerals, omega-3s, probiotics, and more. Go to⁠ KaChava.com ⁠and use code FEED for 15% off your first order. ⁠David Protein⁠ bars deliver up to 28g of protein for just 150 calories—without sacrificing taste! For a limited time, our listeners can receive this special deal: buy 4 cartons and get the 5th free when you go to ⁠www.davidprotein.com/FEED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    52 mins
  • What to Remember When You’re Forgetting: Living Well with Memory Loss | Dr. Zaldy Tan

    What to Remember When You’re Forgetting: Living Well with Memory Loss | Dr. Zaldy Tan
    Oct 20 2026
    In this episode, Dr. Zaldy Tan explores how to live well with memory loss and what an Alzheimer’s diagnosis means for individuals and the people who love them. Drawing on his own experience caring for family members with Alzheimer’s, he discusses the questions many of us carry about forgetfulness, aging, and the fear of losing our independence. Together, they discuss how to stay connected as memory changes, make important decisions early, and approach caregiving with compassion—including for yourself. His new book is What to Remember When You Are Forgetting: How to Live and Thrive with Memory Loss, Alzheimer's, and Other Dementias Free Guide: Outsmart the Hidden Saboteurs of Self-Control. What’s been holding you back lately? In this free guide, Eric shares the six common saboteurs that quietly derail our best intentions—like autopilot behavior, self-doubt, and emotional escapism—and offers practical strategies to help you regain control and move forward. Download your free copy at oneyoufeed.net/ebook. Key Takeaways: How to distinguish everyday forgetfulness from changes that warrant a closer look What Alzheimer’s blood tests and genetic testing can—and can’t—tell us Why addressing health risks in midlife matters for long-term brain health How honest conversations about a diagnosis can help preserve friendships and meaningful activities Why familiar routines and reassurance can help when reasoning with someone with dementia doesn’t How caregivers can prepare for changing needs and find support before reaching exhaustion To learn more, click here! If you enjoyed this conversation with Zaldy Tan, check out these other episodes: Eating for Brain Health with Lisa Mosconi The Science of Emotions: How Your Brain Predicts Your Feelings with Lisa Feldman Barrett This episode is sponsored by: Ka’Chava is your daily all-in-one shake, with protein, fiber, greens, superfoods, vitamins, minerals, omega-3s, probiotics, and more. Go to KaChava.com and use code FEED for 15% off your first order. David Protein bars deliver up to 28g of protein for just 150 calories—without sacrificing taste! For a limited time, our listeners can receive this special deal: buy 4 cartons and get the 5th free when you go to www.davidprotein.com/FEED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 5 mins
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Love this podcast, it almost always helps to bring me calm. Wide variety of guests, interviewed with kindness, openness and honesty 🫶

Excellent general wellbeing content

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