Johann Hari on Lost Connections

In this special episode, Eric coaches a listener named Birgit as she rebuilds her daily routine after a long-term illness and her children leaving home. Together, they explore practical strategies for habit formation, focusing on starting with a consistent healthy habits. Using f ...  Show more

In this episode, Alex Hutchinson discusses moving from comfort zones to adventure zones and the journey of personal exploration. He delves into the human nature of exploration and fulfillment. Alex also explains how to find the balance between contentment and the drive to seek ne ...  Show more

Marisa is joined by Johann Hari, the author and journalist best known for his New York Times best-selling books ‘Lost Connections’, and ‘Chasing The Scream’. Johann’s work examines why addiction, anxiety and depression is rife in today’s society. The likes of Oprah Winfrey and ...

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On this show, we talk a lot about ways to stop the interpersonal and intrapersonal violence of obsessing about thinness. T ...

Johann Hari is a writer & a journalist. Rates of depression are at an all time high and yet pharmaceutical drugs have never been more widely used. If depression is simply an imbalance of chemicals in the brain - what's going on? Johann is my favourite writer on depression and thi ...  Show more

We are living in a time of upgraded technology and downgraded humans. Our collective ability to resist distraction and sustain attention is in decline. Although will power plays a role, this problem is not entirely our fault—it’s the by-product of powerful forces incident to mode ...  Show more