We are bringing back the episode where Howard Spector shares how his journey from psychology student to tech entrepreneur led him to create Simple Practice, a business management software now used by over 100,000 healthcare providers and earning recognition as one of Forbes' best startup employers.

• Discovered his passion for psychology as a teenager through Carl Jung's works
• Attended Pacifica Graduate Institute for psychology training which became transformative
• Created "Track Your Hours" software while in training to help therapists log clinical hours
• Founded Simple Practice in 2012 to provide intuitive practice management software
• Built a human-first company culture emphasizing individual strengths over job descriptions
• Bootstrapped the company rather than seeking venture capital funding
• Connects business success to deep mission of supporting professionals who help others
• Implements mindfulness practices in leadership approach
• Maintains vigilant attention to company culture and values
• Challenges the notion that only "unicorn" startups represent entrepreneurial success

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From season 1, we being back the intersection of existentialism and behaviorism with our first guest, Dr. Robin Walser, discussing how these seemingly different approaches overlap in addressing life's fundamental questions about meaning and conscious living.

• Both existentialism and ACT focus on being conscious and alive, asking what meaning we will create given our finite time
• Rather than waiting for the perfect moment to live, ACT helps bring us into the present to create meaning now
• Confronting mortality can be both terrifying and freeing, offering a chance to live more deliberately
• Grief can last a lifetime without being pathological - it's possible to remain connected to those we've lost while continuing to live
• Values and spirituality are deeply intertwined, challenging psychology's tendency to separate science from spirituality
• Not making a choice is still making a choice - conscious living means acknowledging our freedom to choose within our circumstances
• Creating something meaningful and vital means experiencing life fully rather than just "looking at the menu"