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What Porn Does to Your Mind - Jeremy Lipkowitz
15/07/2026 | 1h 26 mins.
If you deal with addiction of any kind, or really any behaviour you find unhelpful, that you wish you had more control over, that you perhaps wouldn't tell your friends or family about, this is for you. Today we largely look at addiction through the lens of pornography, but really the way pornography is entwined with shame, pleasure, boredom and trauma means that while listening you can subsititute porn for whatever dopamine shortcut you take on a regular basis. Booze, Sleeve of timtams, online shopping, social media, so on.

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The Woman Who Doesn't Suffer Shares Her Secrets - Dianne Horton
07/07/2026 | 51 mins.
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Spiritual mentor Dianne Horton, claims she doesn't suffer…not because she was born that way, but because it's a skill she learned and believes anyone can develop. At one point she even says she enjoys eating an ice cream as much as being in a car crash, so I challenged Dianne harder than I usually would to understand how she cultivates this state of mind, whether a life without suffering is really teachable, and whether we'd actually want a world without suffering if it also meant losing some of the drive behind progress, productivity, and innovation

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4 rules for happiness I learned from 100 interviews and a few deathbeds
01/07/2026 | 24 mins.
After 100 interviews with gurus, doctors, and scientists chasing the same question...what actually makes happiness stick...I've landed on four things we can do to win at life. And by win at life, I mean not be depressed. It's working. I call it the Proof of Life. Have a squiz at this one, I think it's really helpful.

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Exploring Depression With A Buddhist Nun - Jitindriyā
23/06/2026 | 55 mins.
This episode has been de-monetized out of respect for the Viveka Hermitage.

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I seek council from one of the wisest people I know, Jitindriyā, a Buddhist nun. Jitindriyā helps me out with understanding death, depression, love, karma, apologising, and much more.

If you are navigating depression, anger, anxiety, grief, fear, you can check out more of Jitindriya's work below.

https://vivekahermitage.com/embodying-awareness-metta/
https://vivekahermitage.com/working-with-challenging-emotions/

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The Mind-Body Cure for Chronic Pain - Dr. Tovah Goldfine
16/06/2026 | 1h
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When pain refuses to go away, many of us start to believe we're permanently broken. That was my story too. I used to suffer from chronic daily migraines that were basically life ruining.

I recovered in part through the mind-body approach pioneered by Dr. John Sarno, which sees chronic pain as a nervous system signal that can be changed. It changed my life, and it has changed the lives of thousands of Dr. Tovah Goldfine's patients. For over 40 years, she has helped people understand and overcome chronic pain from a physical, physiological, and psychological perspective. She’s pretty cool.

https://www.drtovah.com/

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Wisdom for overthinkers who are sick of being MISERABLE.Get access to the AD-FREE feed + Recieve bonus episodes by subscribing on patreon.com/TOLclubThe world is beautiful, full of fascinating people, and people I love, and I'm so lost in neurotic thought that I'm missing... most of it. I'm an overexaminer.Why, when scubadiving in the Great Barrier Reef, instead of drinking in the marine wonders, am I just replaying that time I was picked last in P.E. basketball?Why, at a close friend's wedding, did I miss half the groom's speech because I was thinking about my crap haircut.If that sounds like you too, then join me on a quest to discover ways in which we can become more present, more fulfilled and more curious. Through stories, reflections and interviews with the wisest gurus, comedians, musicans, athletes and artists, maybe we can uncover a few secrets about what a life well-lived looks like.WATCH THE PODCAST on YoutubeFollow Jonah Primo on Instagram or visit his WebsiteEmail Jonah Primo at overexamined@jonahprimo.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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