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- 3 weeks ago1h 0m
Are You Getting Grief All Wrong? with Megan Devine
What if grief isn’t something to fix but something to understand? In this episode, psychotherapist Megan Devine breaks down the truth about loss, why we’re so uncomfortable with it, and how our culture gets grief completely wrong. From the myth of “moving on” to the pressure to feel better on a timeline, this conversation challenges everything we think we know about healing. Steve and Megan explore how trying to control or minimize grief often makes things worse. Megan offers a more honest, practical way to live with loss, support others, and stop judging ourselves for how we feel. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ** if you like this episode, then check out these ** What is Dying with Nurse Julie https://youtu.be/DXMdWpFTNhY Preparing for the End with Alua Arthur https://youtu.be/vUh2qoNjhkQ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Alive with Steve Burns - Season One Episode 27 | Megan Devine Instagram: @alivewithsteveburns TikTok: @alivewithsteveburns --------------------------------------------------------------------- There are a thousand podcasts you can listen to. This one listens back. Alive with Steve Burns continues the conversation you began all those years ago. Back then it was letters and numbers and graham crackers. Now it’s death, sex, taxes, and all the big, messy questions of being alive. Why does money stress us out? Is the American dream dead? What’s the future of truth? Each week, a new guest drops by Steve’s window for a genuine and respectful dialogue between two people just trying to figure it out, together. Funny, tender, and just a little weird, this show invites you to sit down and think with Steve once again and wonder… what it really means to be Alive. --------------------------------------------------------------------- You are not alone. You are cared for. If you need someone to listen: National Suicide and Crisis Hotline: https://988lifeline.org/ NAMI Helpline: https://www.nami.org/nami-helpline/ Crisis Text Line: https://www.crisistextline.org/ Keywords: grief, loss, dealing with grief, coping with loss, grief support, grief advice, grief healing, stages of grief, grief recovery, emotional healing, mental health, trauma, bereavement, mourning, loss of a loved one, complicated grief, prolonged grief, grief myths, grief misconceptions, moving on from grief, grief and relationships, grief and life changes, personal growth, emotional resilience, psychology, therapy, Megan Devine, grief expert, understanding grief, living with loss, Steve Burns, Blues Clues Watch full episodes of Alive on YouTube. Stay up to date with Lemonada on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. If you haven’t yet, now is a great time to subscribe to Lemonada Premium. You’ll get ad-free episodes and bonus content from Steve. Just hit the 'subscribe' button on Apple Podcasts, or, for all other podcast apps head to lemonadapremium.com to subscribe. Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: lemonadamedia.com/sponsors
- Apr 15, 202653 min
Can Money Buy Happiness? with Blake Mycoskie
Blake Mycoskie opens up about building TOMS Shoes, chasing success, and still feeling empty. He unpacks the hidden cost of validation, the crash that followed, and how he’s redefining purpose, connection, and what it actually means to feel like enough. Together, Steve and Blake dig into the quiet pressure of chasing validation, how identity gets tangled up in achievement, and the crash that can follow when external rewards stop delivering. Blake talks candidly about the crushing toll it took on his mental health, and his long path to finding a greater sense of inner peace. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ** if you like this episode, then check out these ** Rainn Wilson on Faith https://youtu.be/8Vid5ZHaBlg Depression with Jessi Gold https://youtu.be/U4KGIjd9LY0 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Exclusive Offers For Our Listeners: Get 15% off your first order plus free shipping at BollAndBranch.com/alive with code “alive”. Sign up and get 10% off at betterhelp.com/stevealive. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Alive with Steve Burns - Season One Episode 26 | Blake Mycoskie Instagram: @alivewithsteveburns TikTok: @alivewithsteveburns --------------------------------------------------------------------- There are a thousand podcasts you can listen to. This one listens back. Alive with Steve Burns continues the conversation you began all those years ago. Back then it was letters and numbers and graham crackers. Now it’s death, sex, taxes, and all the big, messy questions of being alive. Why does money stress us out? Is the American dream dead? What’s the future of truth? Each week, a new guest drops by Steve’s window for a genuine and respectful dialogue between two people just trying to figure it out, together. Funny, tender, and just a little weird, this show invites you to sit down and think with Steve once again and wonder… what it really means to be Alive. --------------------------------------------------------------------- You are not alone. You are cared for. If you need someone to listen: National Suicide and Crisis Hotline: https://988lifeline.org/ NAMI Helpline: https://www.nami.org/nami-helpline/ Crisis Text Line: https://www.crisistextline.org/ Keywords: Blake Mycoskie, TOMS Shoes, entrepreneurship, startup founder, purpose-driven business, feeling enough, depression, success vs fulfillment, identity and success, burnout, mental health, imposter syndrome, validation, meaning and purpose, redefining success, personal growth, self-worth, authenticity, life after success, finding purpose in life, feel fulfilled, Steve Burns, Blues Clues #BlakeMycoskie #Entrepreneurship #MentalHealth #Success #Purpose Watch full episodes of Alive on YouTube. Stay up to date with Lemonada on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. If you haven’t yet, now is a great time to subscribe to Lemonada Premium. You’ll get ad-free episodes and bonus content from Steve. Just hit the 'subscribe' button on Apple Podcasts, or, for all other podcast apps head to lemonadapremium.com to subscribe. Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: lemonadamedia.com/sponsors
- Apr 8, 20261h 2m
You Grew Up With Me, But We Never Met
Steve sits down with media psychology expert Rebecca Tukachinsky Forster to break down parasocial relationships, the one-sided connections we form with TV hosts, creators, and public figures. From childhood TV to social media, they explore why these connections feel real and how easily we trust them. They also look at how these connections can comfort, teach, and even help us feel less alone – and where they can drift into unrealistic expectations. Along the way, Steve turns the lens on himself, asking what it really means to build a relationship through a screen. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ** if you like this episode, then check out these ** Why Everyone is Choosing to Stay Single - with Eric Klinenberg https://youtu.be/V3_3xYpS108 Depression - with Jessi Gold https://youtu.be/U4KGIjd9LY0 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Exclusive Offers For Our Listeners: Get 15% off your first order plus free shipping at BollAndBranch.com/alive with code alive. You can try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE at ziprecruiter.com/alive Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at shopify.com/alive --------------------------------------------------------------------- Alive with Steve Burns - Season One Episode 25 | Rebecca Tukachinsky Forster Instagram: @alivewithsteveburns TikTok: @alivewithsteveburns --------------------------------------------------------------------- There are a thousand podcasts you can listen to. This one listens back. Alive with Steve Burns continues the conversation you began all those years ago. Back then it was letters and numbers and graham crackers. Now it’s death, sex, taxes, and all the big, messy questions of being alive. Why does money stress us out? Is the American dream dead? What’s the future of truth? Each week, a new guest drops by Steve’s window for a genuine and respectful dialogue between two people just trying to figure it out, together. Funny, tender, and just a little weird, this show invites you to sit down and think with Steve once again and wonder… what it really means to be Alive. --------------------------------------------------------------------- You are not alone. You are cared for. If you need someone to listen: National Suicide and Crisis Hotline: https://988lifeline.org/ NAMI Helpline: https://www.nami.org/nami-helpline/ Crisis Text Line: https://www.crisistextline.org/ Keywords: parasocial relationships, media psychology, why we feel connected to celebrities, loneliness and social media, emotional connection psychology, storytelling and persuasion, steve burns podcast Watch full episodes of Alive on YouTube. Stay up to date with Lemonada on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. If you haven’t yet, now is a great time to subscribe to Lemonada Premium. You’ll get ad-free episodes and bonus content from Steve. Just hit the 'subscribe' button on Apple Podcasts, or, for all other podcast apps head to lemonadapremium.com to subscribe. Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: lemonadamedia.com/sponsors
- Apr 1, 202643 min
Listen Again: Why Money Stresses Us Out with Megan McCoy
Megan helps Steve approach the anxieties, fantasies, and obsessions we bring to our relationship with money. Dr. Megan McCoy is an Assistant Professor at Kansas State University’s Department of Personal Financial Planning. Received her Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Science with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Georgia. She is also a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, an Accredited Financial Counselor®, and a Certified Financial Therapist-I™. You can follow Steve Burns @steveburnsalive on Instagram. Watch full episodes of Alive on YouTube. Stay up to date with Lemonada on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. If you haven’t yet, now is a great time to subscribe to Lemonada Premium. You’ll get ad-free episodes and bonus content from Steve. Just hit the 'subscribe' button on Apple Podcasts, or, for all other podcast apps head to lemonadapremium.com to subscribe. Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: lemonadamedia.com/sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Mar 25, 202649 min
Listen Again: Adam Savage on Critical Thinking and Truth in a Post-Truth World
Adam Savage sits down with Steve to discuss the future of facts, the scientific method, busting myths, and he gives us a peek inside his legendary workshop. Adam Savage is a veteran special-effects artist and maker whose early film work led him to co-host MythBusters, where his blend of engineering chops and gleeful chaos became a cultural staple. Currently he hosts Tested, his workshop-driven platform for builds, problem-solving, and general mischief. He’s a relentless advocate for curiosity, craftsmanship, and learning by doing—even if “doing” occasionally involves fire. You can follow Steve Burns @steveburnsalive on Instagram. Watch full episodes of Alive on YouTube. Stay up to date with Lemonada on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. If you haven’t yet, now is a great time to subscribe to Lemonada Premium. You’ll get ad-free episodes and bonus content from Steve. Just hit the 'subscribe' button on Apple Podcasts, or, for all other podcast apps head to lemonadapremium.com to subscribe. Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: lemonadamedia.com/sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Mar 18, 202654 min
The Big Mistake We Make About Depression
Is depression actually increasing or are we misunderstanding what it really is? Steve Burns sits down with psychiatrist and bestselling author Dr. Jessi Gold to unpack why depression is often confused with everyday sadness, burnout, or stress. Is social media and modern life shaping the way we talk about mental health? Why do so many people seem “fine” while quietly struggling? And how is self-diagnosis changing the conversation? It’s a thoughtful, honest discussion about what depression actually looks like and why getting the definition right matters. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ** if you like this episode, then check out these ** Is There a Loneliness Epidemic https://youtu.be/V3_3xYpS108 Happiness https://youtu.be/onhtAqXVcHA --------------------------------------------------------------------- Exclusive Offers For Our Listeners: Visit childrenincorporated.org to choose a child to sponsor today. Go to zocdoc.com/alive to find and instantly book a doctor you love today. Text STEVE to 64000 to get a FREE pocket pivot and their 10-pattern sprayer with the purchase of ANY size Copper Head hose. Message and data rates may apply. Go to bioptimizers.com/alive and use my exclusive code ALIVE15 to get 15% off any order. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Alive with Steve Burns - Season One Episode 24 | Dr. Jessi Gold Instagram: @alivewithsteveburns TikTok: @alivewithsteveburns --------------------------------------------------------------------- There are a thousand podcasts you can listen to. This one listens back. Alive with Steve Burns continues the conversation you began all those years ago. Back then it was letters and numbers and graham crackers. Now it’s death, sex, taxes, and all the big, messy questions of being alive. Why does money stress us out? Is the American dream dead? What’s the future of truth? Each week, a new guest drops by Steve’s window for a genuine and respectful dialogue between two people just trying to figure it out, together. Funny, tender, and just a little weird, this show invites you to sit down and think with Steve once again and wonder… what it really means to be Alive. --------------------------------------------------------------------- You are not alone. You are cared for. If you need someone to listen: National Suicide and Crisis Hotline: https://988lifeline.org/ NAMI Helpline: https://www.nami.org/nami-helpline/ Crisis Text Line: https://www.crisistextline.org/ Keywords: Blues Clues, Steve burns, alive with steve burns, Steve burns podcast, depression, sadness, social media, dr. jessi gold, how do you feel, jessi gold, jessi gold author, blues clues, blues clues and you Watch full episodes of Alive on YouTube. Stay up to date with Lemonada on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. If you haven’t yet, now is a great time to subscribe to Lemonada Premium. You’ll get ad-free episodes and bonus content from Steve. Just hit the 'subscribe' button on Apple Podcasts, or, for all other podcast apps head to lemonadapremium.com to subscribe. Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: lemonadamedia.com/sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Mar 11, 202654 min
Why More People Are Living Alone Than Ever Before
Nearly 30% of households in the United States are now single-person homes. In this episode, Steve Burns talks with NYU sociologist Eric Klinenberg about why more people are living alone than ever before - and what that shift means for relationships, happiness, and society. From the psychology of solitude to the role of technology and dating apps, they explore how our relationships are evolving and why living alone doesn’t always mean being lonely. A fascinating look at one of the biggest social changes of our time. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ** if you like this episode, then check out these ** Preparing For End of Life https://youtu.be/vUh2qoNjhkQ Happiness https://youtu.be/onhtAqXVcHA --------------------------------------------------------------------- Exclusive Offers For Our Listeners: You can try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE at ziprecruiter.com/alive. Go to Midea.com to see how you can bring home a little wow today. Head to MarleySpoon.com/offer/ALIVE for 45% off your first order and free delivery. Sign up and get 10% off at betterhelp.com/stevealive. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Alive with Steve Burns - Season One Episode 22 | Angela Santomero & Traci Paige Johnson Instagram: @alivewithsteveburns TikTok: @alivewithsteveburns --------------------------------------------------------------------- There are a thousand podcasts you can listen to. This one listens back. Alive with Steve Burns continues the conversation you began all those years ago. Back then it was letters and numbers and graham crackers. Now it’s death, sex, taxes, and all the big, messy questions of being alive. Why does money stress us out? Is the American dream dead? What’s the future of truth? Each week, a new guest drops by Steve’s window for a genuine and respectful dialogue between two people just trying to figure it out, together. Funny, tender, and just a little weird, this show invites you to sit down and think with Steve once again and wonder… what it really means to be Alive. --------------------------------------------------------------------- You are not alone. You are cared for. If you need someone to listen: National Suicide and Crisis Hotline: https://988lifeline.org/ NAMI Helpline: https://www.nami.org/nami-helpline/ Crisis Text Line: https://www.crisistextline.org/ Keywords: Blues Clues, Steve burns, alive with steve burns, living alone, loneliness, modern relationships, singlehood, Eric Klinenberg, sociology, dating, relationships, Steve burns podcast Watch full episodes of Alive on YouTube. Stay up to date with Lemonada on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. If you haven’t yet, now is a great time to subscribe to Lemonada Premium. You’ll get ad-free episodes and bonus content from Steve. Just hit the 'subscribe' button on Apple Podcasts, or, for all other podcast apps head to lemonadapremium.com to subscribe. Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: lemonadamedia.com/sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Mar 4, 20261h 7m
Behind the Blue Curtain: A Peek Into the Making of Blue’s Clues and Its legacy
Angela Santomero and Traci Paige Johnson, the creative forces behind Blue’s Clues, join Steve Burns for a 30-year reunion that goes far beyond nostalgia. They go deep behind the scenes to share never before heard stories. Why did they cast Steve? How the show almost didn’t make it to air. The spinoff you never heard about. They also discuss why pauses mattered more than punchlines, how Mr. Rogers directly shaped the show’s DNA, and the risk of telling preschoolers, “You can do anything.” It’s a deep dive into how it all happened and why the impact still resonates decades later. —--------------------------------------------------------------------- ** if you like this episode, then check out these ** How to be Happier https://youtu.be/onhtAqXVcHA Is Charisma Dangerous https://youtu.be/feh3bAha3P0 ——————————————— Exclusive Offers For Our Listeners: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at shopify.com/alive. Go to bioptimizers.com/alive and use my exclusive code ALIVE15 to get 15% off any order. Sign up and get 10% off at http://betterhelp.com/stevealive. ——————————————— Alive with Steve Burns - Season One Episode 22 | Angela Santomero & Traci Paige Johnson Instagram: @alivewithsteveburns TikTok: @alivewithsteveburns ———————————————— There are a thousand podcasts you can listen to. This one listens back. Alive with Steve Burns continues the conversation you began all those years ago. Back then it was letters and numbers and graham crackers. Now it’s death, sex, taxes, and all the big, messy questions of being alive. Why does money stress us out? Is the American dream dead? What’s the future of truth? Each week, a new guest drops by Steve’s window for a genuine and respectful dialogue between two people just trying to figure it out, together. Funny, tender, and just a little weird, this show invites you to sit down and think with Steve once again and wonder… what it really means to be Alive. You are not alone. You are cared for. If you need someone to listen: National Suicide and Crisis Hotline: https://988lifeline.org/ NAMI Helpline: https://www.nami.org/nami-helpline/ Crisis Text Line: https://www.crisistextline.org/ Keywords: Blues Clues, blues clues behind the scenes, making of blues clues, angela santomero, traci paige johnson, steve burns, alive with steve burns, mr rogers, childrens television, blues clues creators Watch full episodes of Alive on YouTube. Stay up to date with Lemonada on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. If you haven’t yet, now is a great time to subscribe to Lemonada Premium. You’ll get ad-free episodes and bonus content from Steve. Just hit the 'subscribe' button on Apple Podcasts, or, for all other podcast apps head to lemonadapremium.com to subscribe. Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: lemonadamedia.com/sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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There are a thousand podcasts you can listen to. This one listens back.Alive with Steve Burns continues the conversation you began all those years ago. Back then it was letters and numbers and graham crackers. Now it’s death, sex, taxes, and all the big, messy questions of being alive. Why does money stress us out? Is the American dream dead? What’s the future of truth?Each week, a new guest drops by Steve’s window for a genuine and respectful dialogue between two people just trying to figure it out, together.Funny, tender, and just a little weird, this show invites you to sit down and think with Steve once again and wonder… what it really means to be Alive.Alive with Steve Burns premieres September 17. New episodes every Wednesday wherever you get podcasts, and full video at www.youtube.com/@AlivewithSteveBurns
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