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What does it really mean to live a fulfilling life? I'm John R. Miles, Navy combat veteran, former Fortune 50 executive, bestselling author, and someone whose own experiences with achievement and disability have reshaped how I think about success, resilience, and what matters. On Passion Struck, I bring together leading voices in neuroscience, psychology, medicine, behavioral science, and contemplative practice to explore the many dimensions of human flourishing, from physical and mental health to emotional well-being, purpose, relationships, career, and spirituality. Through research-driven conversations and practical insights, we explore how to understand ourselves, strengthen our connections, navigate life's challenges, and live with greater meaning and intention. Understand Yourself. Rethink Success. Discover What Matters.
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- Todayinterview56 min7-min read
The Hidden Reason We Fail to Eat Healthy and How to Fix It | Carleigh Bodrug - EP 842
Carleigh Bodrug, founder of PlantYou, argues that most people fail at healthy eating not because they lack motivation but because they lack time, and that sustainable change comes from small, low-friction habits — cooking at home, shopping your own fridge first, and getting more plants on the plate — rather than perfectionist overhauls.
- 2 days agoconversational56 min8-min read
Your Relationship With Food Is Really a Relationship With Yourself | Lee Cotton - EP 841
In episode 841 of Passion Struck, which opens the November series 'The Art of a Life Well-Lived,' host John R. Miles sits down with registered dietitian and author Lee Cotton, author of 'A Nourishing Perspective.' The conversation traces how self-worth shapes our relationship with food — from childhood dinner-table rules to midlife menopause, trauma, mindful eating, and Cotton's own story of controlling her intake because she 'didn't feel like I mattered.'
- 6 days agonarrative25 min7-min read
The Tapes You’re Still Playing: How to Rewrite the Stories That Hold You Back | John R. Miles - EP 840
Episode 840 of Passion Struck, part of the October series 'The Architecture of Agency,' weaves together host John R. Miles's two recent conversations — with Harvard developmental psychologist Alexis Redding and author John Acuff — to expose the invisible 'tapes' we play daily: scripts recorded by the rooms of our past that we mistake for facts. The episode lands because it doesn't just diagnose; it hands listeners a practical tool, the Tape Check, for testing any belief and re-recording it with evidence.
- 1 weeks agointerview52 min8-min read
Procrastination Expert: The Real Reason You Keep Getting in Your Own Way | Jon Acuff - EP 839
Jon Acuff argues that procrastination is not a character flaw or a productivity tool but a gap between intentions and actions, and that the way to close it is by giving yourself four permissions — to dream, plan, do, and review — while rewriting the 'broken soundtracks' (like 'why bother?') that convince people their effort doesn't matter.
- 1 weeks agonarrative59 min5-min read
Harvard Psychologist: College Students Have Always Struggled. So What Has Changed? | Alexis Redding – EP 838
Harvard researcher Alexis Redding’s discovery of 1970s college student recordings reveals that today’s youth struggles—loneliness, academic pressure, identity uncertainty—are not new, but part of a long-standing human experience of transition. This reframes the youth mental health crisis not as a generational failure, but as a systemic challenge requiring cultural, not just individual, solutions.
- 1 weeks agonarrative24 min4-min read
3 Questions to Stop Letting Other People Define Your Worth | John R. Miles - EP 837
This episode of Passionstruck explores how societal and organizational scorecards — rankings, performance metrics, and social comparisons — shape our sense of worth, often leading to internalized self-doubt and burnout. Host John deconstructs the psychological and structural forces behind modern exhaustion and offers a practical framework, the 'blueprint check,' to reclaim agency.
- 2 weeks agoconversational59 min5-min read
Why You Keep Doubting Yourself and How to Rebuild Your Confidence | Heather Monahan - EP 836
Heather Monahan, a bestselling author and confidence expert, shares her journey from self-doubt and toxic workplace dynamics to reclaiming her power through intentional confidence-building. Her story reveals how environments shape self-worth and why confronting internal and external 'villains' is essential to living intentionally.
- 2 weeks agonarrative59 min5-min read
Why Your Workplace Turns Colleagues Into Competitors | Dr. Nir Halevy – EP 835
This episode of PassionStruck explores how workplace hierarchies shape human behavior, collaboration, and personal agency. Host John R. Miles interviews Stanford professor Dr. Nir Halevy about his new book, Level Up, which argues that while hierarchies are inevitable, they can be restructured to foster cooperation, meaning, and mutual support rather than destructive competition.
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About Passion Struck with John R. Miles
What does it really mean to live a fulfilling life? I'm John R. Miles, Navy combat veteran, former Fortune 50 executive, bestselling author, and someone whose own experiences with achievement and disability have reshaped how I think about success, resilience, and what matters. On Passion Struck, I bring together leading voices in neuroscience, psychology, medicine, behavioral science, and contemplative practice to explore the many dimensions of human flourishing, from physical and mental health to emotional well-being, purpose, relationships, career, and spirituality. Through research-driven conversations and practical insights, we explore how to understand ourselves, strengthen our connections, navigate life's challenges, and live with greater meaning and intention. Understand Yourself. Rethink Success. Discover What Matters.
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