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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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The Science of Getting Unstuck: Simple Tools That Actually Work | Britt Frank
How to get unstuck by treating “stuckness” as a brain shutdown state, not a character flaw.
18 Sep 2025 · 59m · 18 chaptersAn Impossible Dream That Became an Incredible Life | Dr. Bernard A. Harris Jr.
Dr. Bernard A. Harris Jr.’s life story—how a childhood dream of becoming an astronaut became reality through medicine, relentless skill-building, and refusing to let setbacks end the pursuit.
15 Sep 2025 · 50m · 17 chaptersFeeling Like You’ve Fallen Behind in Your Own Life? This’ll Help.
A spoken-word roundup from Jonathan Fields’ Awake at the Wheel newsletter about feeling behind in life, how creativity “boomerangs” back, hiding behind performance, redefining success beyond money,…
11 Sep 2025 · 1h 1m · 12 chaptersHow to Stop Feeling Like It's You Against the World | Scott Barry Kaufman
The episode contrasts being a victim (having experienced real harm) with a “victim mindset” (staying stuck in blame, losing agency, and interpreting life through helplessness).
8 Sep 2025 · 54m · 16 chapters7 Keys to Making Work…gulp…fun! | Bree Groff
How to make work feel fun and human using Bree Groff’s “seven rule” framework, arguing that work can be joyful without sacrificing performance, and that many “professional” norms and cultures create…
4 Sep 2025 · 1h 5m · 22 chaptersThe Courage to Change When Everyone Wants You to Stay the Same | Danté Stewart
Why Gen Z is leaving organized religion, and what it takes to change your beliefs and “stand in your truth” when community and politics make faith feel unsafe or weaponized.
1 Sep 2025 · 46m · 13 chaptersThe Science of Better Relationships: 3 Experts Share What Really Works | Spotlight Convo
The science and practice of “better relationships,” using research-backed communication patterns, conflict skills, and meditation/self-awareness to strengthen romantic partnerships and friendships.
28 Aug 2025 · 1h 14m · 30 chaptersThe 4 Keys to Better Conversations (Even When They're Messy) | Alison Wood Brooks
The episode argues that better conversations come from embracing messiness and using a practical “Talk” framework—Topics, Asking, Levity, Kindness—rather than trying to be polished like scripted TV.
25 Aug 2025 · 59m · 17 chaptersTired of Fighting With “opponents,” What if There Was a Better Way? | Scott Shigeoka
Scott Shigeoka argues that “heart-centered curiosity” can replace fear and adversarial “opponent” thinking, helping people connect across political and identity divides.
21 Aug 2025 · 58m · 19 chaptersHow IFS is Healing Trauma & Changing Lives (Maybe Yours?) | Tamala Floyd, LCSW
Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy for trauma healing, reframing “inner voices” as protective parts rather than problems to eliminate; learning to relate to parts through Self.
18 Aug 2025 · 1h 7m · 23 chaptersThe Truth About Headaches: Surprising Science & Groundbreaking Treatments | Tom Zeller Jr.
The episode explores why headaches—especially cluster headaches and migraines—have been so poorly understood and treated, despite affecting huge numbers of people.
14 Aug 2025 · 59m · 18 chaptersHow Being Highly Sensitive Can Be Your Superpower | Elaine Aron, PhD [Best of]
The episode reframes “highly sensitive person” (HSP) as an innate biological trait and potential survival advantage, not something to “fix.” It explains what HSPs are like, how the trait relates to…
11 Aug 2025 · 1h 8m · 24 chaptersIt’s Never Too Late to Let the Real You Shine. A Love Story. | Sherri Dindal
Sherri Dindal’s late-life reinvention—how quitting a 26-year investigator career, healing from trauma, and posting raw Gen X/midlife content led to millions of followers and a new identity centered…
7 Aug 2025 · 53m · 15 chaptersThe Agility Architect: Your Life as an Evolving Design | Summer Series
How to keep building a fulfilling life when circumstances shift—by treating life as an evolving, “agile” blueprint.
4 Aug 2025 · 1h 3m · 13 chaptersThe Surprising Upside of Regret | Dan Pink
Dan Pink argues that regret isn’t just a negative emotion to avoid; when understood and processed correctly, it can guide people toward a “good life.” He reframes regret as information about what…
31 Jul 2025 · 1h 7m · 27 chaptersFoundation & Flow: Designing Your Days for Peak Living | Summer Series
The episode (Good Life Project, “Foundation & Flow”) explains how to turn a “future self” blueprint into daily reality by building habits and routines that create natural flow.
28 Jul 2025 · 57m · 16 chaptersA Balm for Anxious Times: The Power of Spoken Word | Sarah Kay
Sarah Kay discusses how spoken word and poetry help people process anxiety, grief, love, violence, aging, and mortality—by giving language to “unlanguageable” feelings, dissolving isolation, and…
24 Jul 2025 · 1h · 16 chaptersThe Future Self Project: Envisioning Your Next Chapter | Summer Series
The episode teaches “future self” visioning as the second step in the Good Life Project “Inner Architect” summer series: after clearing the canvas, create a vivid “North Star” so you stop reacting…
21 Jul 2025 · 53m · 13 chaptersAndrea Gibson on Searing Honesty, Pure Love & Surrender to Awe
Tribute episode featuring poet/spoken-word artist Andrea Gibson (died July 14, 49).
17 Jul 2025 · 1h 8m · 18 chaptersMid-Year Reset: Taking Stock, Realigning, and Reclaiming Your Year | Summer Series
A “mid-year reset” for the second half of the year, using science-backed tools to reflect, realign goals, manage emotions, and rebuild momentum (including the “fresh start effect,” self-compassion,…
14 Jul 2025 · 45m · 11 chaptersThe 4 Chemicals That Secretly Run Your Life (and How to Rebalance Them) | Tj Power
The episode argues that four brain chemicals—dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins (DOSE)—shape motivation, connection, mood/energy, and stress tolerance, and that modern life (especially…
10 Jul 2025 · 1h 5m · 30 chaptersReclaim Your Free Time: Simple Strategies to Take Back Your Life | Jenny Blake
Reclaiming “free time” by redesigning systems, boundaries, and communication expectations to reduce inbox-driven stress and enable deep work, health, and joy.
7 Jul 2025 · 1h 23m · 29 chaptersFinding Joy in a Life You Never Saw Coming | Jessica Slice
Jessica Slice’s “before and after” transformation after a heat-related illness in Greece at age 28 led to years of disability, medical gaslighting, and a later diagnosis of dysautonomia and…
3 Jul 2025 · 58m · 17 chapters3 Surprising Ways to Make Peace With Your Anxious Mind | Spotlight Convo
How to make peace with anxiety and mental chatter using three approaches: habit-loop mindfulness (Dr. Jud Brewer), reframing anxiety as a “superpower” (Dr.
30 Jun 2025 · 1h 13m · 32 chapters