Brad Stulberg: Ditch The Hedonic Treadmill For Sustainable Success

05/02/22 • 139 min

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Ambition is laudable. But hustle culture extracts a cost. True, sustainable success demands groundedness.

Here today to elaborate is Brad Stulberg—a writer and coach specializing in human performance and well-being. Returning for his third appearance (you can check out episodes #293 & #429).

Brad is the author of three books: Peak Performance, The Passion Paradox, and his latest, the subject of today’s exchange, The Practice of Groundedness. His work has appeared in the NYT, WSJ, Sports Illustrated, Wired, Forbes, GQ, TIME, & Outside. He is the co-founder of The Growth Equation newsletter & podcast alongside elite track & field coach Steve Magness.

This is a conversation about striving–not out of compulsion–but from a place of wholeness and love. It’s a state of mind and action Brad calls groundedness. In addition, we discuss in great detail the principles upon which to build sustainable success and a life grounded in meaning and fulfillment.

Trigger Warning: We discuss a few intense mental health topics including suicidal ideation—in fairly graphic detail. So sensitive viewers please be advised.

This conversation is overflowing with evidence-and-experience-based, practical, and actionable life counsel.

You can also watch the magic transpire on YouTube. As always, the podcast streams free on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.

Pick up Rich’s lates book VOICING CHANGE Vol. II HERE.

For full show notes and to read more about Terry, go HERE.

Enjoy the show!

Peace + Plants,

Rich

Ambition is laudable. But hustle culture extracts a cost. True, sustainable success demands groundedness.

Here today to elaborate is Brad Stulberg—a writer and coach specializing in human performance and well-being. Returning for his third appearance (you can check out episodes #293 & #429).

Trigger Warning: We discuss a few intense mental health topics including suicidal ideation—in fairly graphic detail. So sensitive viewers please be advised.

This conversation is overflowing with evidence-and-experience-based, practical, and actionable life counsel.

You can also watch the magic transpire on YouTube. As always, the podcast streams free on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.

Pick up Rich’s lates book VOICING CHANGE Vol. II HERE.

For full show notes and to read more about Terry, go HERE.

Enjoy the show!

Peace + Plants,

Rich

Previous Episode

Terry Crews On Healthy Masculinity, Strength Through Vulnerability & True Power

In today’s episode, we explore masculinity—both toxic and healthy. Overcoming obstacles. How to confront your past, own your path, and ultimately step into your truest power and most self-actualized self.

Our guide for this journey is star of screens big and small, Terry Crews. You may know him from films like Idiocracy and The Expendables. Or from his starring turn in television shows like Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Everyone Hates Chris, America’s Got Talent or one of his many other projects.

Terry’s latest book, and the focus of today’s conversation, is entitled Tough: My Journey To Power: a memoir that chronicles the trauma, challenges and unhealthy social programming he faced—factors that led to anger, addiction, selfishness, entitlement, and the many problems those dispositions invite.

Today Terry shares his journey—warts and all.

The visually inclined can watch the magic transpire on YouTube. As always, the podcast streams wild and free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Pick up Rich’s lates book VOICING CHANGE Vol. II HERE.

For full show notes and to read more about Terry, go HERE.

Enjoy the show!

Peace + Plants,

Rich

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Gemma Newman, MD On Optimizing Hormone Health

Today’s episode explores nutrition, lifestyle and overall well-being with a particular focus on hormone health – particularly (but not exclusively) women’s hormone health, aging, and reproductive care – with Gemma Newman., MD.

A Senior Partner at a family medicine practice in the U.K. and author of ‘The Plant Power Doctor’, Gemma is a graduate of the University of Wales College of Medicine with expertise in a variety of specialities, including elder care, endocrinology, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, general surgery, and urology.

Today’s episode is also viewable on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S3UzS5YhcA

To read more about today’s episode and review the show notes, visit: https://bit.ly/richroll678

To pick up Rich’s latest book Voicing Change: Vol. II, visit: https://www.richroll.com/voicing-change-ii/

Final Note: As a compendium to this conversation, Gemma created an impressively thorough document detailing all scientific references for this episode and many other helpful, additional resources. I strongly encourage you to download this free document HERE.

Peace + Plants,

Rich