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On Purpose with Jay Shetty

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

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I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace.

I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!

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  • Stop Trying to “Win” An Argument With Your Partner! (THIS Shift Will Turn Conflict into Communication)

    Stop Trying to “Win” An Argument With Your Partner! (THIS Shift Will Turn Conflict into Communication)
    Feb 20 2026

    Why can it sometimes feel easier to connect with the outside world than with the person we love most?

    Jay explores why love can feel stressful instead of safe, even when both people care deeply. Drawing from his Audible Original Messy Love: Difficult Conversations for Deeper Connection, he breaks down the everyday habits that quietly create distance: subtle disrespect, scorekeeping, unspoken resentment, mismatched conflict styles, and the fear of saying what we really feel. Through real sessions with three couples, he shows that what we often label as incompatibility is rarely about love itself, it’s about unresolved hurt, inherited fight patterns, and the deep need to feel respected, recognized, and taken seriously by the person we care about most.

    Jay introduces five transformative principles that can help couples turn conflict into connection. From understanding how respect, not chemistry, is the true foundation of lasting love, to breaking the silent resentment of scorekeeping, he invites listeners to reflect on where imbalance, miscommunication, and unexpressed needs may be shaping their connection. He explains how our conflict styles, whether we vent, hide, or explode, are protective patterns learned over time, and why repair, not perfection, is the true marker of a healthy relationship.

    In this episode, you'll learn:

    How to Build Love on Respect, Not Just Chemistry

    How to Stop Scorekeeping Before It Turns Into Resentment

    How to Express Needs Without Blame

    How to Identify and Improve Your Conflict Style

    How to Repair After an Argument Instead of Withdrawing

    How to Communicate Feelings Instead of Accusations

    Healthy love isn’t built in grand gestures or perfect moments. It’s built when two people choose understanding over ego, consistency over intensity, and respect over being right. And knowing those choices are available to you at any moment.

    Listen to Jay’s Messy Love: Difficult Conversations for Deeper Connection on Audible. Visit https://www.audible.com/pd/Messy-Love-Audiobook/B0G16Z76ZD

    With Love and Gratitude,

    Jay Shetty

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    What We Discuss:

    00:00 Intro

    01:17 Difficult Conversations for Deeper Connections

    02:24 Principle #1: Influence, Respect, and Recognition

    11:16 Principle #2: Scorekeeping

    16:58 Principle #3: Conflict Styles

    19:33 Principle #4: The X, Y, Z Communication Method

    22:34 Principle #5: Create a 30-Day Agreement

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    39 m
  • Relationship Expert Thais Gibson: Do You Keep Attracting The Same Emotionally Unavailable Partner? (Use THIS Attachment Reset To Break The Cycle And Choose Better Partners)

    Relationship Expert Thais Gibson: Do You Keep Attracting The Same Emotionally Unavailable Partner? (Use THIS Attachment Reset To Break The Cycle And Choose Better Partners)
    Feb 18 2026
    Have you ever pushed away the love you wanted most or clung to it so tightly that you lost yourself in the process? Jay sits down with Attachment Style expert and creator of the Integrated Attachment Theory Thais Gibson to unpack one of the most powerful forces shaping our relationships. Together, they explore how our earliest emotional experiences quietly shape the way we love, communicate, and respond to conflict later in adulthood. Thais explains how anxious, avoidant, and fearful-avoidant patterns aren’t flaws or labels that define us, but protective mechanisms we once needed to feel safe. Jay and Thais dive into the subtle ways attachment wounds show up in dating and long-term relationships, from overthinking a delayed text, to fearing commitment when things start to get too serious. Thais shares practical tools for recognizing your subconscious needs, reprogramming limiting beliefs, and communicating in ways that build security instead of sabotaging connection. Jay highlights how healing isn’t about changing who you are, it’s about understanding why you are the way you are, and consciously choosing new patterns that align with the love you truly desire. They emphasize that compatibility alone isn’t enough; emotional safety, self-awareness, and the willingness to grow are what sustain meaningful connection. This is a reminder that love is not just about finding the right person, it’s about becoming the safest, most secure version of yourself. When we learn to meet our own unmet needs, we stop outsourcing our worth and start building relationships rooted in clarity, compassion, and conscious choice. In this interview, you'll learn: How to Identify Your Attachment Style How to Stop Overthinking in Relationships How to Communicate Your Emotional Needs Clearly How to Reprogram Limiting Love Beliefs How to Build Emotional Safety with a Partner How to Respond Instead of React to Triggers How to Set Boundaries Without Fear of Abandonment Awareness is the turning point. The moment you begin to notice your triggers without judging them, communicate your needs without apologizing for them, and choose growth over fear, that’s the moment your relationships begin to change. Interested in learning more about your own Attachment style, take the Attachment Style Quiz here: https://attachment.personaldevelopmentschool.com/quiz?utm_source=pr-js&utm_medium=public_relations&utm_campaign=attachment-quiz&utm_content=new-attachment-theory With Love and Gratitude, Jay Shetty JAY’S DAILY WISDOM DELIVERED STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX Join 900,000+ readers discovering how small daily shifts create big life change with my free newsletter. Subscribe https://news.jayshetty.me/subscribe Check out our Apple subscription to unlock bonus content of On Purpose! https://lnk.to/JayShettyPodcast What We Discuss: 00:00 Intro 01:25 Understanding Your Attachment Style 17:13 How to Date with Self-Awareness 20:26 Healing Your Core Wounds 28:50 Can Insecure Attachment Build a Healthy Relationship? 30:05 The Five Pillars of Emotional Healing 32:10 Pillar One: Reprogramming Core Beliefs 34:29 Pillar Two: Practicing Self-Validation 38:37 Pillar Three: Regulating the Nervous System 43:50 Pillar Four: Conscious Communication 53:08 Pillar Five: Creating Healthy Boundaries 50:09 Are Your Needs Realistic or Trauma-Driven? 57:16 The 90-Day Reprogramming Process 59:09 When One Partner Resists Self-Work 01:02:18 How Do You Move Forward With an Unwilling Partner? 01:04:10 The Psychology of Love Bombing 01:05:12 How Do You Set Boundaries With a Narcissist? 01:09:04 Why Anxious and Secure Dynamics Can Struggle 01:10:52 When Power Struggles Begin 01:17:53 Are You Just Scared or Is It a True Mismatch? 01:20:58 When is it Time to Break Up? 01:25:27 Do You Ever Truly Move On? 01:27:17 No One Is Ever 100% Ready 01:31:27 The Invaluable Lessons Hidden in Hard Times 01:34:51 This or That: Relationship Edition 01:39:44 Thais on Final Five Episode Resources: Website | http://offer.personaldevelopmentschool.com/podcast/all-access-pass YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHQ4lSaKRap5HyrpitrTOhQ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/ThePersonalDevelopmentSchool/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thepersonaldevelopmentschool/ TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@thaisgibson The Thais Gibson PodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    1 h y 45 m
  • Michael Pollan: The Hidden Cost Of Constant Distraction (Use THIS Practice To Reclaim Your Attention, Clarity, And Inner Freedom)

    Michael Pollan: The Hidden Cost Of Constant Distraction (Use THIS Practice To Reclaim Your Attention, Clarity, And Inner Freedom)
    Feb 16 2026

    The real hardship of our time isn’t only the challenges we face, it’s that we rarely slow down enough to fully experience and process them.

    Jay is joined by bestselling author and journalist Michael Pollan for a deeply thoughtful exploration of consciousness, attention, and what it truly means to be present. Known for reshaping how we think about food, nature, and the human mind, Michael shares why his work always begins with curiosity rather than certainty. Together, they unpack how perception shapes reality and why the most important questions in life aren’t meant to be solved quickly, but held with patience.

    Jay and Michael dive into how modern life pulls us away from awareness, leaving many of us distracted, overstimulated, and disconnected from ourselves. Drawing from research on meditation, neuroscience, and psychedelic therapy, Michael explains how rigid thought patterns, rumination, and ego-driven narratives can keep us stuck. They discuss how practices that quiet the mind don’t erase our identity, but soften it, creating space for clarity, creativity, and deeper connection with the world around us.

    In this invterview, you'll learn:

    How to Stop Living on Autopilot

    How to Train Your Attention in a Distracted World

    How to Use Curiosity Instead of Certainty

    How to Break Free from Mental Rumination

    How to Quiet the Ego Without Losing Yourself

    How to Interrupt Stuck Thought Patterns

    Awareness isn’t something you have to earn or master, it’s something you already possess. Small moments of attention, pausing before reacting, listening more deeply, and learning to sit with your thoughts, can quietly reshape how you experience life.

    Michael Pollan’s A World Appears is a sweeping exploration of consciousness, what it is, who has it, and what it reveals about the essence of being human. Get your copy here: https://michaelpollan.com/books/a-world-appears/

    With Love and Gratitude,

    Jay Shetty

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    What We Discuss:

    00:32 Why Great Thinkers Start With Questions

    02:32 Is There Such a Thing as a Bad Question?

    05:53 What is Consciousness?

    07:55 Why Consciousness Matters in Daily Life

    12:54 What Happens When You Put Your Phone Down

    14:05 Building a Daily Meditation Practice

    16:05 When Consciousness Transcends the Self

    19:47 Is Everything Conscious?

    25:46 What’s the Difference between the Mind and Consciousness?

    31:16 Meditation and Psychedelics: The Overlap

    33:36 Using Psychedelics With Intention

    35:30 Is the Brain Creating Reality?

    41:09 Breaking OCD Thought Loops

    44:24 The Real Risks of Psychedelics

    49:04 Why Psychedelics Can Help Break Addiction

    51:23 How Altered States Change Our Fear of Death

    53:54 Do Near-Death Experiences Change Science?

    57:21 Redefining Consciousness in the AI Age

    01:02:41 What Our Need for Constant Validation Says About Society

    01:05:06 What Makes Humans Different From Machines

    01:10:38 Why Asking Better Questions Matters

    01:12:17 Michael on Final Five

    Episode Resources:

    Website | https://www.jeffersonfisher.com/

    Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/jefferson_fisher/

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    TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@justaskjefferson

    Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/justaskjefferson/

    X | https://x.com/jefferson_fishr

    LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffersonfisher/

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    1 h y 21 m

Featured Article: The Best Self-Love Podcasts to Recharge, Refresh, and Find Self-Acceptance


Whether you've been diagnosed with anxiety or are struggling with insecurity or wavering self-esteem, learning to cultivate self-love could be the key to leading a happier, more fulfilled life. The best self-love podcasts encourage self-reflection, self-acceptance, self-confidence, and joy. If you're seeking a healthier and more positive outlook on your body, your mindset, your career, or life in general, there's a podcast on this list to help you on your journey.

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informative and educational. thank you Jay your podcasts help me look at life's situations in totally different ways, focusing on the positive and possibility of every situation.

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Jay is phenomenal and brings some really amazing topics and guests. 10/10 don’t sleep on this

One of the best podcasts on the internet

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This was incredible and inspirational. So many things to write taken to my own life.

wow!

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If you want to revolutionize your life take a listen. I have found Jay's delivery in all media forms to be entertaining as well as extremely beneficial in my life, Highly recommend the podcast and book.

Positive, Educational, and Entertaining!

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Jay is one of those people that you can tell quickly was sent to this world for a reason. he's a former Monk and brings so much ancient wisdom to modern scenarios, has a variety of engaging guests and topics, and you can increase your mindfulness just by listening to this podcast.

Monk wisdom for the modern world

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