When we live with the perspective that we will probably fail, we have already chosen this very outcome. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and endurance sports coach Josh Venis return for a conversation about taking a leap of faith where it matters most.

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• JV

We will never achieve success if we are unwilling to fail on a regular basis. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and budding stand-up comedian Sammy Adebiyi inspire us to accelerate our growth by doing the thing that terrifies us most.

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• SA

We are what we continually do. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Teresa Brown look toward the holidays by reflecting on traditions of the past and present.

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By the end of this episode, another person will lose their life to suicide. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and public health worker Crystal King have a sobering yet instructive conversation about battling depression, navigating grief, and finding healing.

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In a world where algorithms amplify fake news and people in power deceive the masses, it is more important than ever that we pass the mic to truth-tellers. But how do we combat the falsehoods that reign in our own brains? This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Sammy Adebiyi have an honest conversation about secrets, insecurity, and reality.

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Most of us feel mostly unknown, even with the very people who should be closest. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Dr. Beau Johnson announce the release of the fourth book in their Essential Conversations series. Be Fully Known is available now only on Amazon.

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• BJ

Sometimes a situation calls for more than just an apology. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Sammy Adebiyi have a surprising conversation about insecurity, humility, and intimacy.

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• SA

When faced with life’s difficult circumstances, will we respond like a cow or like a bison? This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Dr. Tyler Schwanz have a conversation about pain, strength, and healing.

If we can ever have the hope to choose a better tomorrow, we must first accept that we have chosen our yesterday and our today. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Casey Greenawalt explore the concept of free will in this conversation about regret, addiction, and empathy.

Excellence will always be attacked in a world content with complacency. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Luke Woolard have a conversation about exploration, energy, and empathy.

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• LW

When we experience pain and suffering, it is tempting to believe either that God doesn’t care or that he is powerless to respond. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and non-profit leader Anthony King reflect on their mothers’ early deaths and introduce a practice that could carry us through life’s most difficult moments.

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• AK

We cannot embrace someone with both arms when we are holding a shield. This week, Casey and Jenna Greenawalt consider productive responses to defensive emotions in their professions, their marriage, and their friendships with others.