Habits and Hustle

We all have habits we want to break, whether it's overthinking, procrastinating, emotional eating, or constantly stressing about things we can't control. But even when we know exactly what we need to change, our brains can make it incredibly difficult to follow through. So how much control do we actually have over our thoughts and behaviors?
We dive deeper into this in Habits & Hustle with Dr. David Spiegel. We talk about the science of hypnosis, how it can help people break bad habits, manage anxiety, improve sleep, and even change how they experience pain. We also get into why some people are more hypnotizable than others, the connection between overthinking and self-sabotage, and what happened when Dr. Spiegel actually tried to hypnotize me.
Dr. Spiegel is a Stanford psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and one of the world's leading experts on clinical hypnosis. He's published more than 400 scientific papers and spent decades researching how the brain influences our physical and emotional responses. He explains what actually happens in the brain during hypnosis, why our thoughts can keep us stuck in old patterns, and how techniques like self-hypnosis and breathwork can help us better manage stress, focus, and behavior.
What's Discussed:
(08:02) How hypnosis can help people quit smoking and break long-standing habits.
(14:57) How your brain can respond to imaginary meals as though you've actually eaten.
(17:02) Why your brain keeps you stuck in old habits and negative thought patterns.
(20:24) How to overcome procrastination by changing the way you approach your goals.
(22:47) Why high-performing athletes sometimes perform worse under pressure.
(35:46) Why overthinkers and highly analytical people may be harder to hypnotize.
(44:08) How to calm your racing thoughts and fall asleep more easily.
(50:32) How social support and human connection can influence longevity.
(55:33) Why people can become addicted to stress without realizing it.
(58:40) How hypnosis can change the way your brain processes pain and reality.
 
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Book: Trance and Treatment: Clinical Uses of Hypnosis

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Wellness has become a massive business, and there's always something new promising to help us live longer, perform better, or finally optimize our health. But with more products, technology, and expensive longevity programs than ever, it's getting harder to separate what actually moves the needle from what's simply being sold to us.
I dive deeper into this in today's episode of Habits & Hustle, to talk about where wellness is headed, what we've overcomplicated, and where we think the biggest opportunities for innovation actually are.
We also get into wearables and wellness data, the rise of social fitness, why people are craving real-world community again, and how AI could make personalized health and longevity more accessible without the massive price tag.
What's Discussed:
 
(07:15) Whether we've optimized wellness to the point of insanity.
(09:48) How too much health data can create more stress than it solves.
(10:13) Why your wearable can change how you feel about your own body.
(16:40) Where wellness and longevity still need more innovation.
(20:03) Why social fitness and wellness communities are becoming more popular.
(23:22) What makes fitness communities turn into cultural movements.
(35:29) Why getting healthy shouldn't require spending thousands of dollars.
(40:00) How AI could make personalized health and longevity more accessible.
 
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Between Ozempic, intermittent fasting, and calorie counting, we're constantly being told what to do to lose weight and get healthier. But are these trends actually helping us, or have we taken things too far?
In this episode of Habits & Hustle, I'm joined by Ilana Muhlstein to discuss the growing obsession with being skinny, why popular weight-loss strategies can backfire, and what it really takes to keep weight off.
Ilana is a registered dietitian, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of You Can Drop It! and Beyond the Shot, and creator of the Daily ONTRA community. Having lost 100 pounds herself and kept it off, she's reached millions through her books, programs, and social platforms, helping people make healthy eating simpler and more sustainable. In this episode, she shares her perspective on GLP-1 medications, common weight-loss mistakes, and the habits that support long-term results.
 
What's Discussed:
(02:54) How Ilana Muhlstein lost 100 pounds and kept it off.
(14:33) How to maintain weight loss after stopping GLP-1 medications.
(18:24) Why feeling hungry while taking GLP-1 medications isn't necessarily a bad thing.
(24:43) Why losing weight faster doesn't always mean better results.
(34:01) Why weight loss plateaus happen and how to overcome them.
(37:31) Why calorie counting may be making weight loss harder.
(39:50) Why intense exercise can sometimes lead to weight gain.
(47:35) Whether it's possible to be healthy at every size.
(51:16) Which seemingly healthy foods could be sabotaging your weight-loss efforts.
(57:51) Why intermittent fasting may backfire for women.
 
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Website: ilanamuhlstein.com
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YouTube: @IlanaMuhlsteinRD
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Books: Beyond the Shot

We're living in a culture where vulnerability gets attention, oversharing gets engagement, and followers can start to feel more like friends than strangers. The bigger question is what happens when social media and AI both become easier places to turn for connection than the people actually in our lives.
We dive into this in today's episode of Habits & Hustle. I sit down with Hamet Watt to talk about the difference between vulnerability and oversharing, why social media can incentivize people to reveal more than they normally would, and how AI is starting to change the way we look for advice, validation, and emotional support.
We also get into whether AI could sometimes be more useful than therapy in the moment, how to prompt it so it stops simply agreeing with you, why people may start comparing their real partners to AI companions, and whether a future where people choose highly personalized robot relationships is much closer than we think.
 
What's Discussed:
(04:36) Where vulnerability ends and oversharing begins on social media.
(06:08) Why people may be mistaking followers for real friends.
(06:49) How social media rewards increasingly personal and polarizing content.
(11:09) Why AI is becoming the relationship people wish they had with humans.
(11:51) How AI could sometimes be more useful than therapy in the moment.
(17:20) How to prompt AI for honest feedback instead of constant validation.
(18:35) Why people may start comparing their real partners to AI companions.
(20:23) Would you choose the perfect partner if they were a robot?
(21:41) How human-like robots could change dating, intimacy, and connection.
 
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You can be incredibly successful at work and still struggle with everyday tasks, criticism, or rejection. For people with ADHD, these challenges can be especially frustrating, and the emotional side of ADHD often gets overlooked in conversations about focus and productivity.
We dive deeper into this in Habits & Hustle with Dr. Sasha Hamdani. We talk about why so many women go undiagnosed until adulthood, why some high achievers with ADHD struggle in their personal lives, and why rejection or criticism can trigger such intense emotional reactions. We also get into whether we've become too sensitive as a society and how to build better emotional resilience.
Dr. Sasha is a board-certified psychiatrist, ADHD expert, and New York Times bestselling author of Too Sensitive: Rejection, Resilience, and the Science of Feeling Deeply. She also has ADHD herself, giving her both a clinical and personal understanding of these challenges. She explains how ADHD affects much more than attention, why emotional regulation matters, and how understanding your own patterns can help you better manage your emotions, relationships, and daily life.
What's Discussed:
(09:13) Why so many women with ADHD go undiagnosed until adulthood.
(10:43) Why ADHD affects much more than your ability to focus.
(15:00) Why some of the most successful entrepreneurs have ADHD.
(17:35) Why ADHD medication alone may not be enough to manage symptoms.
(27:07) Why people with ADHD may experience rejection and criticism more intensely.
(34:22) Why rejection can feel physically overwhelming for emotionally sensitive people.
(43:28) How someone can be incredibly successful at work but struggle with basic tasks at home.
(45:29) Why being brutally honest can sometimes be a sign of poor emotional regulation.
(46:21) Whether we've become too emotionally sensitive as a society.
(49:42) How emotional sensitivity can affect confidence, relationships, and professional success.
 
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Find more from Jen Cohen:
Website: jennifercohen.com

Instagram: @therealjencohen
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Speaking: jennifercohen.com/speaking-engagements
 
Find more from Dr. Sasha Hamdani: 
Website: drhamdanimd.com
Instagram: @thepsychdoctormd
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YouTube: @thepsychdoctormd
Book: Too Sensitive: Rejection, Resilience, and the Science of Feeling Deeply