On Renewal explores how we build the capacity to respond to change and create conditions for regeneration. Hosted by Sam Sager, the show features conversations that explore how to bring vitality to our bodies, minds, organizations, society and the natural world around us.
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Training for the Long Game with Mehdi Yacoubi
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Mehdi Yacoubi joins to explore the transformative nature of strength training and the power of playing the long game. We discuss how to make exercise enjoyable, the downsides of health optimization, and ways to overcome resistance. Mehdi highlights how he balances intense training with his roles as a new father and founder of Vital, a social networ…
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The Mystical in the Mundane with Tracy Townsend
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Dr. Tracy Townsend joins to discuss her experiences with psychedelics as a tool for transformation and healing. She explains why she is leaving a career as an orthopedic surgeon to launch, Eleusia Health, a start-up focused on psychedelic medicine and holistic care. We cover the use cases and potential impact of psychedelics, especially when incorp…
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Creative Experiments with Charlotte Grysolle
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Charlotte Grysolle joins to share about her experiences exploring the nervous system, writing online, and completing a year of creative experiments. We chat about how she applies nerdy concepts like neuroplasticity and myelination in her own life. Charlotte gives practical tips on how individuals can reframe stress, unlock creativity, and cultivate…
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Self-unfolding and Slow Change with Steve Schlafman
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Steve Schlafman, a professional coach and writer, joins to share his perspective on change. He tells stories from his own life including his journey with addiction, pivot from a successful career in VC, and experience coaching high achievers. We discuss habits to support recovery, change as a slow wave, and the power of self-unfolding. Steve shares…
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Move Better, Hurt Less with Sam Martin
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Sam Martin joins for a deep dive on the human body and movement patterns. We talk about why so many of us have restricted or painful movement and what we can do to address it. Sam discusses the key movements that all humans should be able to do and practical approaches to regaining these natural capacities without getting overwhelmed. We dig into n…
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Productivity as Emotion Regulation with Dan Shipper
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Dan Shipper, Co-Founder of Every, joins to explore productivity through the lens of emotion regulation. We talk about how beneath the tools and technology, it’s really about psychology, neuroscience, physiology, relationships, and our environment. Dan highlights examples of how he applies these ideas in building a company and living a meaningful li…
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Breaking Free of Old Scripts and Discovering New Paths with Paul Millerd
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Paul Millerd joins to share his perspective on the societal pressures that box us in and strategies to break free. Author of the Pathless Path and Creator of Strategy U, Paul is carving his own unique path and inspiring others to do the same. We talk about the power of identity, incentives, system dynamics, and scripts. We explore legible vs. illeg…
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Driving Change Within Big Companies with Cécile Marion
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Cécile Marion shares her experiences on her journey through the corporate world. She offers her perspective on how individuals can thrive within large organizations, the skills that enable some people to drive change at scale, and what makes certain organizations more capable of innovation and renewal. We discuss what has emerged during Cécile's sa…
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Growing Life-Giving Landscapes with Kristin Haaf
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Kristen Haaf joins to share her wisdom and experiences as a landscape architect. As the founder of Roots First, she brings her background in permaculture design and environmental planning to help her clients create life-giving landscapes. Kristen lives in the piedmont region of North Carolina where she grows an abundant food forest on her 1/4 acre …
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Discovering Intuitive Exercise with Case Bradford
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Case Bradford joins to discuss Sam's favorite topic: intuitive exercise. He share's his journey ditching the gym for a nature-based approach to movement and life. He explains how he built his physique with just his body by using "nature's performance enhancing drugs". They chat about non-doing with physical movements, conscious vs. unconscious skil…
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Cultivating Resilience and Rising Out of Reactivity with Jonny Miller
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Jonny Miller joins the podcast to take us on a sensory adventure and explore the nervous system. He shares stories from his own life as a start-up founder, meditation teacher, and breathwork facilitator including his experience spending 10 days in total darkness. We discuss the impact of breathwork, the power of our environment, how nervous systems…
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From Rigidity to Fluidity with Rob Hardy
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Rob Hardy joins to discuss how his work helping build joyful internet businesses is really about inner transformation. We cover how to reconnect to our intuition to create work that is full of life. He shares many stories from his own journey and highlights a few areas where he is encountering renewal in his own life. Connect with Rob: Writing & Co…
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