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Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen

Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen

By: Elise Loehnen
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Writer Elise Loehnen explores life’s big questions with today’s leading thinkers, experts, and luminaries: Why do we do what we do? How can we understand and love ourselves better? What would it look like to come together and build a more meaningful world? Sales and Distribution by Lemonada Media https://lemonadamedia.com/2026 Elise Loehnen Personal Development Personal Success
Episodes
  • Pleasure Principles (Richard Christiansen)

    Pleasure Principles (Richard Christiansen)
    Sep 10 2026
    Richard Christiansen is the founder of Flamingo Estate and a dear pal of mine. Today, we’re talking (in part) about the stories that led to his new book, Flamingo Estate Pleasure Principles. We get into: our love of witches, why Richard thinks we’re experiencing a crisis of beauty (and what he does about it), the concept of a victory garden, the unexpected provenance of things like the California naval orange, and his take on chasing pleasure. For the show notes, head to eliseloehnen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    51 mins
  • How to Pursue Your Goals—Without Suffering (Angela Duckworth, PhD)

    How to Pursue Your Goals—Without Suffering (Angela Duckworth, PhD)
    Sep 3 2026
    “ It’s just incredibly hard to really resist these forces that are, you know, probably from evolution, that we adapt to our circumstances,” says psychologist Angela Duckworth, PhD. “But once you have that insight, then you realize that you do have to shape your circumstances before they shape you.” In her new book Situated, Duckworth (who wrote the #1 New York Times bestseller Grit) reveals the often hidden ways that situational elements affect us, and she maps out optimistic strategies for sometimes changing our environment and sometimes improving the situations in our lives. In our conversation, she also shares some funny and enlightening psychology findings that help explain why we can be so different across different settings, and why our expectations of ourselves are socially determined. And toward the end, she offers an alternative approach to effortfully pursuing our goals—which does not involve suffering, and which is actually more effective (go figure!). For the show notes, head to eliseloehnen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    53 mins
  • How This Hamster Wheel Stops (Monthly Solo)

    How This Hamster Wheel Stops (Monthly Solo)
    Aug 31 2026
    This month’s solo episode is mostly about what I think will come of all the AI generation, the fabrication of viral moments, and the latest iteration of marketing that we’re starting to see through. And why I think where we’re headed is mostly good for us. I’m also answering questions about how I personally use AI, as well as why I chose to move from Substack to Beehiv, and some little quirky things I’m hosting that you can join. But first, I’ll share a quick (positive!) health update, and what I’ve learned from Dr. Lucy McBride about how we tend to fall into different patient archetypes. For the show notes and more details about the events and such I mention, head to eliseloehnen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    56 mins
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Incredible episode. I've never downloaded an episode of a podcast until today. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

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Elise is So right on. Loosing a child this is so devastating and you just know They are with us. Im glad finally that we have finally opened our minds.

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