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Good Life Project
by Jonathan Fields / Acast · English
Good Life Project is a podcast and video series for people navigating midlife with intention. Hosted by Jonathan Fields, each episode is a deep, honest conversation about what it actually takes to build a life that feels like yours, through the reinventions, reckonings, and reclamations that define your 40s, 50s, and beyond. Grounded in science, fueled by genuine curiosity, and always in service of the real work of living well. Often top-ranked, it’s been listened to and viewed more than 100 million times. New episodes weekly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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How to Rebuild Your Life, When Working Harder Stops Working | Steve Kamb
Steve Kamb (Nerd Fitness founder) describes the collapse of his business and personal life during the pandemic—loss of traffic, burnout, divorce, a basal cell carcinoma scare, and AI disrupting his…
12 Nov 2026 · 55m · 17 chaptersHow to Write a Letter Someone Will Keep for Life | Lindsay Hurty
Lindsay Hurty explains how to write meaningful letters people keep for life, including five letter types (legacy, launch, life, listen, leader) and a simple five-part structure (opening, landscape of…
9 Nov 2026 · 57m · 21 chaptersA Terminal Diagnosis Confirmed the Beauty of Life He'd Already Built | Dr. Bryant Lin
Dr. Bryant Lin, a Stanford physician and med school professor, recounts how a May 2024 cough led to a terminal diagnosis—stage four lung cancer with ~50 brain lesions and other metastases—yet he says…
5 Nov 2026 · 59m · 24 chaptersThe 3 Signs a Father Wound Is Holding You Back (and What to Do About It) | Terri Cole
The episode explains Terri Cole’s “father wound” theory—an “invisible wound” that can drive high achievement, perfectionism, and emotional control.
2 Nov 2026 · 52m · 21 chaptersHow to Do an Annual Review That Genuinely Helps You | Tiago Forte
Tiago Forte explains his “annual life review” method for reflecting on the past, sensing the present, and creating the future without turning it into a performance/criticism exercise.
29 Oct 2026 · 50m · 15 chaptersCan Anxiety Be a Super-Power? Science Says Yes…ish. | Dr. Wendy Suzuki
Anxiety as an evolved, normal protective emotion that can be “turned down” to a useful level and harnessed as a “superpower” (productivity, creativity, better decision-making).
26 Oct 2026 · 51m · 16 chaptersHarlan Coben: It's Never Too Late to Start Your Creative Life
Harlan Coben discusses his creative process and the message of his new book Plot Twist: you don’t need a dramatic life to create; you need attention, curiosity, and hope.
22 Oct 2026 · 51m · 16 chaptersInflammation, Aging, & How to Put Out the Fires Your Body Keeps Setting | David Furman, PhD
Explains “inflammaging” (systemic chronic age-related inflammation) and how it differs from acute inflammation; argues that common exposures, diet, stress, sleep, and microbiome disruption drive it…
19 Oct 2026 · 49m · 16 chaptersJimmy Chin: The Cost of Risking Too Little
Jimmy Chin discusses “the cost of risking too little” versus “risking too much,” arguing that the real question is what safety costs—especially for parents and for a life’s meaning.
15 Oct 2026 · 55m · 20 chaptersThe Social Fear That Keeps Us Lonely (and the easy fix) | Nicholas Epley
Social fear and loneliness driven by mistaken expectations about strangers’ reactions; how momentary cues and pessimistic beliefs keep people from connecting, and how simple “exposure” (initiating…
12 Oct 2026 · 47m · 11 chapters47 Doctors, Data Galore, and a Problem Only She Could Solve | Giorgia Lupi
Giorgia Lupi’s 4-year long COVID/ME-CFS recovery story, told through obsessive symptom tracking across 47 doctors, then a turning point when she stopped measuring with smartwatches/spreadsheets and…
8 Oct 2026 · 1h 12m · 19 chaptersHow 7 Core Beliefs Shape Your Health, Happiness, & Success | Shawn Achor
How invisible “core beliefs” shape health, happiness, and success; why changing habits alone often fails; and how seven specific beliefs (e.g., mattering, not being alone) can rewire outcomes.
5 Oct 2026 · 1h 7m · 21 chaptersGood Life Jam: Parenting Burdens & Self-Help Book Burials | Leah Smart
Two-part “Good Life Jam” on (1) parenting burdens and why mental load persists even when physical work is reduced, and (2) the decline of self-help book sales alongside growth in paid coaching.
1 Oct 2026 · 1h 2m · 24 chaptersGetting Back Up After You’ve Been Brought to Your Knees | Mark Nepo
How to “get back up” after life’s inevitable falls—fear, pain, and grief—without becoming smaller, jaded, or chasing approval/certainty.
28 Sep 2026 · 58m · 17 chaptersHe’s Spent 20 Years Trying to Change The World | Scott Harrison
Scott Harrison, founder of Charity: water, reflects on 20 years trying to bring clean water to everyone, arguing the problem is “100% solvable,” why progress is slow but not stuck, and how…
24 Sep 2026 · 43m · 14 chaptersSex in Midlife: It Doesn’t Have to Fade (and Can Even Be Great) | Susan Bratton
Midlife sex and “orgasmic intimacy” can improve rather than fade; couples get stuck due to shame, fear, trauma, and mismatched expectations, but can rebuild pleasure through specific frameworks,…
21 Sep 2026 · 55m · 16 chaptersThe Endings You Don’t See Coming (Until They’re Gone) | Jonathan Fields
“Unmarked lasts”—the everyday final moments people miss because they look ordinary in the moment—and how to respond with presence, forgiveness, and “saudade” (a bittersweet longing for what’s absent…
17 Sep 2026 · 39m · 12 chaptersJodi Picoult: Why Every Villain is the Hero of Their Own Story
Jonathan Fields interviews bestselling novelist Jodi Picoult about her new novel Hollow Bones, timed to the 25th anniversary of 9/11.
14 Sep 2026 · 1h 1m · 20 chaptersSingle at Heart: What if You Don't Need Someone Else to “Complete” You | Bella DePaulo, PhD
The episode argues that many people assume single people who are happy are lying or “deluding themselves,” and that “single at heart” is a psychologically rich, authentic way of living—not a phase or…
10 Sep 2026 · 49m · 16 chaptersThe Midlife Curiosity Tour That Changed Everything | Allison Aubrey
Allison Aubrey (former NPR health/science reporter) describes how a battery of longevity tests at a Northwestern longevity institute triggered a midlife “wake-up call,” leading her to take a…
8 Sep 2026 · 1h · 21 chaptersWhy Grit Alone Doesn’t Cut It: New Research From Angela Duckworth
Angela Duckworth argues that grit is only “half the answer” to lasting achievement; the missing half is the “outside game” (situations, people, and culture).
3 Sep 2026 · 1h 3m · 20 chaptersHow to Make Better Decisions | Shane Parrish [Best of]
How to make better decisions by focusing on what happens before the decision, using “position” (emotional, ego, social, inertia defaults) and rituals to prevent blind spots and short-term “win the…
31 Aug 2026 · 1h · 21 chaptersWhy Avoiding a Fight is Killing Your Relationship (and How to Fight Well) | Priya Parker
The episode argues that avoiding conflict kills relationships by preserving surface calm while letting “relational longing” die.
27 Aug 2026 · 58m · 13 chaptersThe Menopause Timeline Most Women Never Learn Until Midlife | Dr. Jessica Shepherd
Menopause education and advocacy—why menopause isn’t a single event, how perimenopause unfolds in early/mid/late phases, how to track symptoms to get clinicians to listen, and how to evaluate hormone…
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