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Life Examined
by Jonathan Bastian
A weekly exploration of psychology, philosophy, endurance sports, and finding meaning in the modern world. lifeexamined.substack.com
Episodes
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Lose your ego and find your soul
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Mountains of Grief
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The loneliness of the male therapist
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Ask people about their grief. Then ask them again.
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The therapy of Rumi and Joan Didion
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The hidden wisdom of my espresso machine
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The Millennial Midlife Crisis: Part IV
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The Millennial Midlife crisis: Part III
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The Millennial Midlife Crisis: Part II
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The radical act of loving yourself
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Now I'm seeing the Millennial midlife crisis
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Therapy for overachievers
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Joan Didion’s devastating vision of America
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The Long-Distance Life, Part II: The Psychology
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The Long-Distance Life, Part I: The Ironman
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What if you're not anxious or depressed, but just bored?
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What ski mountaineering teaches you about life, beauty, risk and happiness
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What does the city of death teach us about the nature of grief?
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The paradox of love: it begins with you
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What I’ll miss about the single life
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Is “Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver the best grief poem ever written?
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Some dreamers of the Caribbean dream
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"Moby-Dick" remains a psychedelic enigma
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The Japanese Art of Happiness
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Is "Lonesome Dove" an answer to modern male loneliness?
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In praise of quiet kindness, when the world is asking us to be loud
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The Two Quotes I Think of — and Lean on — Every Day
What Viktor Frankl and Seneca say about meaning and mental health. An essay from LifeExamined.substack.com. Please subscribe! It's only takes a minute. Get full access to Life Examined at lifeexamined.substack.com/subscribe
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Stay in touch with Life Examined over on Substack!
Hey everyone! It's Jonathan Bastian. Just popping in to tell you that I've been staying busy with a new weekly newsletter on Substack. I'm also spending time going through our 5yrs of archives to find hidden gems, unpublished interviews, and content that I think will be valuable to your life.…
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Robert Macfarlane: "Is a River Alive?"
Robert Macfarlane of Cambridge University shares his extraordinary journey writing and researching his latest book “Is a River Alive?” and explains why a river can be viewed very much as a metaphor for life, always flowing, twisting, changing and adapting while at the same time providing…
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When to medicate the mind with Laura Delano
Laura Delano is the author of “UNSHRUNK: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance." As you’ll hear, Laura Delano speaks from first hand experience - diagnosed as a teenager with bipolar disorder, Delano shares her own struggles with mental illness, the psychiatric and pharmaceutical industry…
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Yale happiness guru Laurie Santos on the power of time off and modern parenting traps
Laurie Santos talks about the power of a sabbatical, burn out, and her new online course titled: “The Science of Well-Being for Parents” —a direct result of discovering just how much pressure, stress and anxiety parents are under these days. Get full access to Life Examined at...
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Ocean Vuong: "The Emperor of Gladness"
Ocean Vuong is a Vietnamese American poet, essayist, novelist and professor of modern poetry and poetics at New York University. Some of you may already be familiar with his best-selling debut novel, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, which received a MacArthur “Genius” grant and was nominated for...
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“He showed us what simplicity could offer:” Pico Iyer and Paul Elie remember Pope Francis
Pico Iyer, essayist and author of numerous books including “The Half Known Life:In Search of Paradise ” and most recently “Aflame: Learning from Silence,” reflects on the death of Pope Francis and highlights the extraordinary impact Pope Francis’s life had, despite Iyer’s non-Christian faith.…
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Midweek Reset: Life: less itinerary - more flow
This week, economist and author of “Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us,” Russ Roberts offers a different perspective and approach to tackling some of life’s biggest challenges and decisions. Revisit the complete episode of Life Examined with Russ Roberts which originally aired...
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Brainwashing; the history and complexity of coercive persuasion
Rebecca Lemov, professor of the history of science at Harvard University and author of “The Instability of Truth: Brainwashing, Mind Control, and Hyper-persuasion,” talks about the origins of brainwashing. The term ‘brainwashing,’ was first used to describe what happeded to American POW's during...
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Midweek Reset: The Myths of Meritocracy
This week, Michael Sandel, professor of political philosophy at Harvard University and author of “The Tyranny of Merit: What’s Become of the Common Good?” addresses the myth of meritocracy - the idea that, if all chances in life were made equal, then people would advance based on merit and…
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Fred Luskin: ‘forgiveness is being at peace with your life.’
Fred Luskin, director of the Stanford University Forgiveness Project, reflects on the nature of forgiveness and the value of letting go of grievances. Get full access to Life Examined at lifeexamined.substack.com/subscribe
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Midweek Reset: Super communicators
This week, Charles Duhigg, Pulitzer prize-winning reporter and author of Supercommunicators; How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection talks about why some people are just better at conversation and communication than others. Duhigg says conversations typically fall into three buckets;...
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Jillian Turecki; ‘when it comes to love, it begins with you.’
Jillian Turecki, renowned couples coach, host of the podcast, ‘Jillian On Love.’ and author “It Begins With You: The 9 Hard Truths About Love That Will Change Your Life” unpacks some of the essential skills and habits needed to maintain long-term, healthy relationships. Turecki shares her own...
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Midweek Reset: The Gift Economy
This week, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Indigenous ecologist and author of “The Serviceberry: An Economy of Gifts and Abundance,” talks about the virtues of the ‘gift economy,” and explains that gifting is instinctive in the natural world and has been the way of life with Indigenous cultures who have…
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Are we wired for discovery? Alex Hutchinson on the Explorer’s Gene.
Alex Hutchinson, award-winning journalist and author “The Explorer’s Gene: Why We Seek Big Challenges, New Flavors, and the Blank Spots on the Map,” discusses the reasons behind human exploration. Hutchinson talks about the historical significance of human exploration and delves into the...
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Midweek Reset: On having kids
This week, Jennifer Senior, New York Times opinion writer and author “All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood,” discusses the impact of having children on life satisfaction and meaning. Citing the psychologist and behavioral economist Daniel Kahneman’s work on the "experiencing self"...
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Unlocking the teen brain: Lisa Damour’s guide to raising emotionally balanced kids
Lisa Damour, psychologist and author of “The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents,” addresses some of the common perceptions and misconceptions around raising teens. Damour addresses the impact of social media and societal pressures on teen…
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Midweek Reset: On Mind over Body
This week, journalist and author of The Explorers Gene:Why We Seek Big Challenges, New Flavors, and the Blank Spots on the Map,” Alex Hutchinson tackles something athletes and sports enthusiasts think about all the time; how to break through physical barriers. Hutchinson suggests that athletic...
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What it’s like to be an alcoholic: a renowned philosopher’s struggle with addiction
Owen Flanagan, professor of philosophy and neurobiology at Duke University and author of “What Is It Like to Be an Addict? Understanding Substance Abuse” reflects on his life as an alcoholic and explores the brain science and individual complexities behind why we become addicted. Flanagan…
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Midweek Reset: On failure
This week, polar scientist, explorer and author of “Life Lessons From Explorers: Learn how to weather life’s storms from history’s greatest explorers” Felicity Aston reflects on her experience of leading a failed North Pole expedition and the time it’s taken her to face and process that failure....
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Life lessons from history’s greatest explorers
Polar scientist Felicity Aston reflects on her fascination with exploration; shares lessons on survival, risk, and adventure. Guest: Felicity Aston Polar scientist, first woman to ski solo across Antarctica and author of “Life Lessons From Explorers: Learn how to weather life’s storms from...
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Midweek Reset: Connecting with teens
This week, psychologist and author of “The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents,” Lisa Damour addresses one of the toughest challenges in parenting - communicating and connecting with teenage children. When it comes to exactly what that means,...
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Poet David David Whyte on death, anxiety, and MDMA
David Whyte, poet and author of “Consolations II: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words,” reflects on the transformative power of the poetry and its ability to rekindle our emotions - from anguish and anxiety, to death, humor and joy. Whyte shares personal experiences,...
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Midweek Reset: Marriage Actually
This week, writer and author of Splinters: Another Kind of Love Story, Leslie Jamison reflects on her childhood marriage fantasy and says when it comes to love and marriage we all want that perfect Hollywood ending. However all too often marriages don’t actually work like that but Jamison points...
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