The Inner Frontier with Jonny Miller

In this conversation with designer, mindfulness teacher, and friend Jay Vidyarthi — we explore how to reclaim agency in the age of the attention economy without rejecting the magic of technology. We discuss why mainstream narratives about digital distraction often leave out empowerment, how to build healthier relationships with technology, the nuanced role of AI, the sacred responsibility of attention and why awareness is the first “spell” in your own defense against the dark arts of distraction. Listen to this conversation and learn how to enjoy the best of tech while setting boundaries around the worst of it!Connect with Jay📚 Check out Jay's brilliant book 'Reclaim Your Mind' 💌 Subscribe to Jay's free newsletter 'Attention Activist'Explore More from Jonny👋 Follow on Twitter/X @jonnym1ller🫁 Learn more about Nervous System Mastery🎴 Order our deck of Calm Cards (these make great gifts)📱 Check out Stateshift — our brand new iOS + Android app📝 Take the Nervous System Quotient (NSQ) Self-Assessment (totally free)💌 Sign up to The Inner Frontier Newsletter🫁 Episode Sponsor — Nervous System MasteryThis is my flagship 5-week bootcamp designed to equip you with evidence-backed protocols to cultivate calm and emotional regulation. Our 8th cohort will run in Fall 2025 ~ and applications are currently open. My sense is that if this conversation resonates with you, then you'd likely be a great fit for our upcoming cohort. This curriculum represents my attempt to distill everything I've learned in recent years about creating the conditions for our nervous system's flourishing. It's run in an intensive cohort-based way since this is, in my experience, the most efficient way to embody and practice the protocols.Previous students have shared how partaking improved their sleep and quality of relationships and tapped into deeper states of joy, clarity, and confidence in their lives. We've had over 1000 students have completed this training, and many have said that it has been the most impactful thing they've ever done for their personal growth — so if you're intrigued at all, you can find more details and apply to join this year's cohort over at nsmastery.comFurther Ways to Support the Podcast:🎙️ I use Riverside to record all of my podcast conversations (it's so much better than zoom for podcasting!)🎧 I also use Transistor to host this podcast, it's fricking awesome, and I would highly recommend.😎 RaOptics make the world's best Blue Blockers – I wear these anytime I'm out of the house after dark, and it makes a huge difference!🤖 I use AI wizardry from Castmagic to help with each episode's show-notes + timestamps📝 Test out my favourite journaling app using journal prompts that have made a huge impact in my life.

Nir Eyal is a New York Times bestselling author and behavioral design expert. We had a wide-ranging conversation on curiosity, identity, and the unexpected ways that beliefs that shape our lives. Nir shared why curiosity is a superpower for self-improvement, the role of community in mental well-being, why “pills don’t teach skills” when it comes to mental health, why testing and rewiring our beliefs is essential for personal growth, and how living with integrity aligns us with our deepest values. Show Notes: • Why curiosity is a superpower for self-improvement • How beliefs shape reality — and how to rewire them • Spotting and dismantling limiting beliefs that hold you back • The link between integrity, values, and intentional living • Why “pills don’t teach skills” in mental health • The role of identity and labels in shaping behaviorConnect with Nir📚 Sign up for his (fantastic) newsletter over at nirandfar.com Explore More from Jonny👋 Follow on Twitter/X @jonnym1ller🫁 Learn more about Nervous System Mastery🎴 Order our deck of Calm Cards (these make great gifts)📱 Check out Stateshift — our brand new iOS + Android app📝 Take the Nervous System Quotient (NSQ) Self-Assessment (totally free)💌 Sign up to The Inner Frontier Newsletter🫁 Episode Sponsor — Nervous System MasteryThis is my flagship 5-week bootcamp designed to equip you with evidence-backed protocols to cultivate calm and emotional regulation. Our 8th cohort will run in Fall 2025 ~ and applications are currently open. My sense is that if this conversation resonates with you, then you'd likely be a great fit for our upcoming cohort. This curriculum represents my attempt to distill everything I've learned in recent years about creating the conditions for our nervous system's flourishing. It's run in an intensive cohort-based way since this is, in my experience, the most efficient way to embody and practice the protocols.Previous students have shared how partaking improved their sleep and quality of relationships and tapped into deeper states of joy, clarity, and confidence in their lives. We've had over 1000 students have completed this training, and many have said that it has been the most impactful thing they've ever done for their personal growth — so if you're intrigued at all, you can find more details and apply to join this year's cohort over at nsmastery.comFurther Ways to Support the Podcast:🎙️ I use Riverside to record all of my podcast conversations (it's so much better than zoom for podcasting!)🎧 I also use Transistor to host this podcast, it's fricking awesome, and I would highly recommend.😎 RaOptics make the world's best Blue Blockers – I wear these anytime I'm out of the house after dark, and it makes a huge difference!🤖 I use AI wizardry from Castmagic to help with each episode's show-notes + timestamps📝 Test out my favourite journaling app using journal prompts that have made a huge impact in my life.

This is a special one-off episode in which the tables are turned — Ocean Kiani interviews Jonny and leadership coach Ben Ward. We discuss how the training has evolved over time, including some of the teaching philosophies and experimental mindset that underpin everything we do, as well as explore the profound impact that nervous system work has had on our lives. ~~Explore More from Jonny👋 Follow on Twitter/X @jonnym1ller🫁 Learn more about Nervous System Mastery🎴 Order our deck of Calm Cards (these make great gifts)📱 Check out Stateshift — our brand new iOS + Android app📝 Take the Nervous System Quotient (NSQ) Self-Assessment (totally free)💌 Sign up to The Inner Frontier NewsletterLearn More About Ocean + Ben Ocean Kiani, alongside helping Jonny grow + run Nervous System Mastery, is a somatic movement practitioner, writer, and movement coach. Connect with Ocean on: oceankiani.substack.comBen Ward is an experienced leadership & organisational coach who partners with leaders and teams to navigate complexity, grow people, and unlock breakthrough progress. Connect with Ben on: explore-change.com🫁 Episode Sponsor — Nervous System MasteryThis is my flagship 5-week bootcamp designed to equip you with evidence-backed protocols to cultivate calm and emotional regulation. Our 8th cohort will run in Fall 2025 ~ and applications are currently open. My sense is that if this conversation resonates with you, then you'd likely be a great fit for our upcoming cohort. This curriculum represents my attempt to distill everything I've learned in recent years about creating the conditions for our nervous system's flourishing. It's run in an intensive cohort-based way since this is, in my experience, the most efficient way to embody and practice the protocols.Previous students have shared how partaking improved their sleep and quality of relationships and tapped into deeper states of joy, clarity, and confidence in their lives. We've had over 1000 students have completed this training, and many have said that it has been the most impactful thing they've ever done for their personal growth — so if you're intrigued at all, you can find more details and apply to join this year's cohort over at nsmastery.comFurther Ways to Support the Podcast:🎙️ I use Riverside to record all of my podcast conversations (it's so much better than zoom for podcasting!)🎧 I also use Transistor to host this podcast, it's fricking awesome, and I would highly recommend.😎 RaOptics make the world's best Blue Blockers – I wear these anytime I'm out of the house after dark, and it makes a huge difference!🤖 I use AI wizardry from Castmagic to help with each episode's show-notes + timestamps📝 Test out my favourite journaling app using journal prompts that have made a huge impact in my life.

This conversation is with men’s fertility expert Josh Paigen — whose path took him from a childhood fascination with the natural world to helping men and couples prepare for healthy conception. We explore the alarming global decline in sperm count, why preconception health is about far more than simply being able to conceive, and Josh’s five pillars of male fertility: sustenance, purity, exercise, rest, and mindset. Along the way, we dive into the roles of nutrition, environmental toxins, circadian rhythms, and even inherited trauma in shaping reproductive health — and how small, intentional lifestyle shifts can have a profound impact on future generations.You can expect to learn• Why sperm count is plummeting (and why this matters)• Five pillars of male fertility you can start today• How diet, toxins, and lifestyle shape reproductive health• Sleep, stress, and mindsets’ hidden role in fertility• Epigenetics: how trauma and health choices get passed on• Simple changes that can boost fertility and overall vitality[Timestamps]05:43 Understanding Preconception Health11:54 Sperm as a Biomarker for Health17:27 Nutrition and Sperm Health23:50 Understanding Everyday Toxins29:22 Minimizing EMF Exposure38:19 Circadian Rhythms and Hormonal Balance47:56 Mindset and Holistic Health55:35 The Interconnection of Health and Fertility01:00:58 Understanding Epigenetics and Trauma01:08:36 Challenging Myths in FertilityConnect with Josh🌱 If you'd like to work with Josh and improve your fertility head over to Mandrake.healthExplore More from Jonny👋 Follow on Twitter/X @jonnym1ller🫁 Learn more about Nervous System Mastery🎴 Order our deck of Calm Cards (these make great gifts)📱 Check out Stateshift — our brand new iOS + Android app📝 Take the Nervous System Quotient (NSQ) Self-Assessment (totally free)💌 Sign up to The Inner Frontier Newsletter🫁 Episode Sponsor — Nervous System MasteryThis is my flagship 5-week bootcamp designed to equip you with evidence-backed protocols to cultivate calm and emotional regulation. Our 8th cohort will run in Fall 2025 ~ and applications are currently open. My sense is that if this conversation resonates with you, then you'd likely be a great fit for our upcoming cohort. This curriculum represents my attempt to distill everything I've learned in recent years about creating the conditions for our nervous system's flourishing. It's run in an intensive cohort-based way since this is, in my experience, the most efficient way to embody and practice the protocols.Previous students have shared how partaking improved their sleep and quality of relationships and tapped into deeper states of joy, clarity, and confidence in their lives. We've had over 1000 students have completed this training, and many have said that it has been the most impactful thing they've ever done for their personal growth — so if you're intrigued at all, you can find more details and apply to join this year's cohort over at nsmastery.comFurther Ways to Support the Podcast:🎙️ I use Riverside to record all of my podcast conversations (it's so much better than zoom for podcasting!)🎧 I also use Transistor to host this podcast, it's fricking awesome, and I would highly recommend.😎 RaOptics make the world's best Blue Blockers – I wear these anytime I'm out of the house after dark, and it makes a huge difference!🤖 I use AI wizardry from Castmagic to help with each episode's show-notes + timestamps📝 Test out my favourite journaling app using journal prompts that have made a huge impact in my life.

Dylan is the founder of the ketamine-assisted therapy startup “Mindbloom” — He also shares what they’ve learned so far from running nearly 700 thousand guided ketamine sessions, his idea that "There’s no magic pill, but there is a magic program". and how he’s been dealing with a recent Wall Street Journal hit piece attempting to discredit his company. I also shared some of my own recent experiences with ketamine assisted somatic journeys and the impact that it’s had on my own life. Learn More About Dylan + Mindbloom⚡ See if you would qualify for Mindbloom's Psychedelic Assisted Therapy💬 Follow Dylan on twitter/XTime-stamps00:03:34 Growing up in poverty with a schizophrenic mother and severely mentally ill sister00:06:09 Finding escapism through fantasy books as a bullied child00:10:08 Breaking point: Fighting back against bullies and developing defensive mechanisms00:11:44 Discovering positive psychology and questioning his happiness for the first time00:15:56 First MDMA experience abroad - "one of the three most important moments of my life"00:17:18 Transformation from deep pessimist to rational optimist00:20:40 Family tragedies: Mother and sister's overdose deaths00:29:47 The critical importance of preparation, experience, and integration00:31:16 Why at-home therapy beats clinical settings00:35:00 Setting intentions as a forcing function for internal safety00:38:33 Evolution of Mindbloom's music program links to world-class compositions00:44:30 AI-powered journaling and integration tool00:56:57 Jhana meditation and combining somatic work with ketamine01:02:41 The concept of "super well-being" beyond just treating illness01:04:58 How mental health professionals underestimate what's possible for patients01:09:31 How J&J patented S-ketamine (Spravato) at 88x the cost of generic01:10:49 Media capture: Big Pharma provides 13-25% of news advertising revenue01:11:04 Mindbloom suing Wall Street Journal for false Matthew Perry death claims01:09:12 The biggest insight from ketamine: remembering the "why"01:21:44 50 million Americans on SSRIs vs. 200,000 on ketamine therapy01:24:55 Veteran suicides: 6,205 per year01:26:54 Dylan's father's suicidal depression and recovery through Mindbloom01:21:00 Transition to proactive healthcare and personalized medicine01:31:17 Mindbloom's new whole health offering beyond just ketamine01:51:10 Ultimate goal: Eliminating the mental health crisis entirely01:52:14 "Human capital is what drives everything on this planet"Explore More from Jonny👋 Follow on Twitter/X @jonnym1ller🫁 Learn more about Nervous System Mastery🎴 Order our deck of Calm Cards (these make great gifts)📱 Check out Stateshift — our brand new iOS + Android app📝 Take the Nervous System Quotient (NSQ) Self-Assessment (totally free)💌 Sign up to The Inner Frontier Newsletter🫁 Episode Sponsor — Nervous System MasteryThis is my flagship 5-week bootcamp designed to equip you with evidence-backed protocols to cultivate calm and emotional regulation. Our 8th cohort will run in Fall 2025 ~ and applications are currently open. My sense is that if this conversation resonates with you, then you'd likely be a great fit for our upcoming cohort. This curriculum represents my attempt to distill everything I've learned in recent years about creating the conditions for our nervous system's flourishing. It's run in an intensive cohort-based way since this is, in my experience, the most efficient way to embody and practice the protocols.Previous students have shared how partaking improved their sleep and quality of relationships and tapped into deeper states of joy, clarity, and confidence in their lives. We've had over 1000 students have completed this training, and many have said that it has been the most impactful thing they've ever done for their personal growth — so if you're intrigued at all, you can find more details and apply to join this year's cohort over at nsmastery.comFurther Ways to Support the Podcast:🎙️ I use Riverside to record all of my podcast conversations (it's so much better than zoom for podcasting!)🎧 I also use Transistor to host this podcast, it's fricking awesome, and I would highly recommend.😎 RaOptics make the world's best Blue Blockers – I wear these anytime I'm out of the house after dark, and it makes a huge difference!🤖 I use AI wizardry from Castmagic to help with each episode's show-notes + timestamps📝 Test out my favourite journaling app using journal prompts that have made a huge impact in my life.

Joe Hudson is an executive coach for tech CEOs like Sam Altman, and is a cofounder of the Art of Accomplishment. In this in-person interview, we sat down to talk about what I like to think of as the first principles of inner work as well as some of the common pitfalls that often get us stuck along the way.Time-stamps 00:04 Why does my wife trust Joe more after seeing how little tension he has in his belly?00:06 How 7 years of breathwork rewired his capacity for authenticity + emotional expression00:25 The reason self-trust + trust in life are actually the same skill00:28 Why enjoyment is the most efficient way to work00:38 How true safety (ironically) requires acknowledging that we're never truly safe00:43 Why Joe rarely buys into people's stories00:49 The common trap that stagnates the personal growth of so many teachers (and how to avoid it)00:55 The hilarious story behind Joe's secret nickname 'Burt McCracken'01:03 One definition of narcissism is the inability to feel emotions01:05 The reason that relational work accelerates personal transformation (compared to solo efforts)Learn More About Joe Hudson + AoA👨‍🏫 Get discounted access to their courses here🎧 Listen to the fantastic AoA Podcast (my top 10 episodes)🎬 Watch Joe's Youtube Videos @artofaccomplishmentExplore More from Jonny👋 Follow on Twitter/X @jonnym1ller🫁 Learn more about Nervous System Mastery🎴 Order our deck of Calm Cards (these make great gifts)📱 Check out Stateshift — our brand new iOS + Android app📝 Take the Nervous System Quotient (NSQ) Self-Assessment (totally free)💌 Sign up to The Inner Frontier Newsletter🫁 Episode Sponsor — Nervous System MasteryThis is my flagship 5-week bootcamp designed to equip you with evidence-backed protocols to cultivate calm and emotional regulation. Our 8th cohort will run in Fall 2025 ~ and applications are currently open. My sense is that if this conversation resonates with you, then you'd likely be a great fit for our upcoming cohort. This curriculum represents my attempt to distill everything I've learned in recent years about creating the conditions for our nervous system's flourishing. It's run in an intensive cohort-based way since this is, in my experience, the most efficient way to embody and practice the protocols.Previous students have shared how partaking improved their sleep and quality of relationships and tapped into deeper states of joy, clarity, and confidence in their lives. We've had over 1000 students have completed this training, and many have said that it has been the most impactful thing they've ever done for their personal growth — so if you're intrigued at all, you can find more details and apply to join this year's cohort over at nsmastery.comFurther Ways to Support the Podcast:🎙️ I use Riverside to record all of my podcast conversations (it's so much better than zoom for podcasting!)🎧 I also use Transistor to host this podcast, it's fricking awesome, and I would highly recommend.😎 RaOptics make the world's best Blue Blockers – I wear these anytime I'm out of the house after dark, and it makes a huge difference!🤖 I use AI wizardry from Castmagic to help with each episode's show-notes + timestamps📝 Test out my favourite journaling app using journal prompts that have made a huge impact in my life.

Franzi is someone whose work sits at the powerful intersection of nervous system health, emotional resilience, and embodied leadership. What I admire most about her is the way she weaves personal integrity, deep inquiry, and relational intelligence into every facet of her life — from parenting her three sons to working with founders navigating burnout and stuck emotions. We explore what it truly means to lead from a place of wholeness — and why she believes leadership should be a force for healing, not just productivity. Franzi shares how curiosity became her greatest ally through grief and trauma, and how movement became a portal into somatic healing. We also discuss the difference between performative boundaries and boundaries that foster deeper connection, how interoception builds relational capacity, and why numbness is often the most potent entry point into this work.Other topics we touch on include:🌿 The cost of chronic performance zones & reclaiming peripheral vision🧠 How somatics and neuroscience go hand-in-hand — and why embodiment is often mislabeled as “woo”🧒 Her radical, nervous-system-based approach to parenting and education💡 The power of practicing self-inquiry through the simple questions: Who am I? Why am I here? Where am I going?🫀 And what it means to live a life rooted in belonging, dignity, and safetyThis one is rich, spacious, and full of grounded wisdom — I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.Connect with Franzi🖥️ Learn about Franzi's Work📝 Read Franzi's Writing Connect + Explore More from Jonny🐦 Follow on Twitter/X @jonnym1ller🫁 Learn more about Nervous System Mastery🪷 Order our deck of Calm Cards (these make great gifts)📱 Check out Stateshift — our brand new iOS + Android app📝 Take the Nervous System Quotient (NSQ) Self-Assessment (totally free)💌 Sign up to The Inner Frontier Newsletter🫁 Episode Sponsor — Nervous System MasteryThis is my flagship 5-week bootcamp designed to equip you with evidence-backed protocols to cultivate calm and emotional regulation. Our 8th cohort will run in Fall 2025 ~ and applications are currently open. My sense is that if this conversation resonates with you, then you'd likely be a great fit for our upcoming cohort. This curriculum represents my attempt to distill everything I've learned in recent years about creating the conditions for our nervous system's flourishing. It's run in an intensive cohort-based way since this is, in my experience, the most efficient way to embody and practice the protocols.Previous students have shared how partaking improved their sleep and quality of relationships and tapped into deeper states of joy, clarity, and confidence in their lives. We've had over 1000 students have completed this training, and many have said that it has been the most impactful thing they've ever done for their personal growth — so if you're intrigued at all, you can find more details and apply to join this year's cohort over at nsmastery.comFurther Ways to Support the Podcast:🎙️ I use Riverside to record all of my podcast conversations (it's so much better than zoom for podcasting!)🎧 I also use Transistor to host this podcast, it's fricking awesome, and I would highly recommend.😎 RaOptics make the world's best Blue Blockers – I wear these anytime I'm out of the house after dark, and it makes a huge difference!🤖 I use AI wizardry from Castmagic to help with each episode's show-notes + timestamps📝 Test out my favourite journaling app using journal prompts that have made a huge impact in my life.

In this episode, I’m speaking with a friend, author, entrepreneur & prolific writer Nat Eliason.The timing of this conversation was interesting as we recorded it shortly before the US elections, after which the crypto markets shot back into the mainstream. You’ll hear about the intense emotional rollercoaster he went through, losing millions of dollars in a very short period of time — how it felt to write about this — what he’s learned about cultivating creative endurance with his writing, as well as his perspective on relaxation versus numbing and how our relationship with work pushes us towards coping mechanisms rather than genuine rest.Official Links👋 Follow Nat on Twitter/X @nateliason📚 Read Crypto Confidential🖥️ Nat's homepageConnect + Explore More from Jonny🐦 Follow on Twitter/X @jonnym1ller🫁 Learn more about Nervous System Mastery🪷 Order our deck of Calm Cards (these make great gifts)📱 Check out Stateshift — our brand new iOS + Android app📝 Take the Nervous System Quotient (NSQ) Self-Assessment (totally free)💌 Sign up to The Inner Frontier Newsletter🫁 Episode Sponsor — Nervous System MasteryThis is my flagship 5-week bootcamp designed to equip you with evidence-backed protocols to cultivate calm and emotional regulation. Our 8th cohort will run in Fall 2025 ~ and applications are currently open. My sense is that if this conversation resonates with you, then you'd likely be a great fit for our upcoming cohort. This curriculum represents my attempt to distill everything I've learned in recent years about creating the conditions for our nervous system's flourishing. It's run in an intensive cohort-based way since this is, in my experience, the most efficient way to embody and practice the protocols.Previous students have shared how partaking improved their sleep and quality of relationships and tapped into deeper states of joy, clarity, and confidence in their lives. We've had over 1000 students have completed this training, and many have said that it has been the most impactful thing they've ever done for their personal growth — so if you're intrigued at all, you can find more details and apply to join this year's cohort over at nsmastery.comFurther Ways to Support the Podcast:🎙️ I use Riverside to record all of my podcast conversations (it's so much better than zoom for podcasting!)🎧 I also use Transistor to host this podcast, it's fricking awesome, and I would highly recommend.😎 RaOptics make the world's best Blue Blockers – I wear these anytime I'm out of the house after dark, and it makes a huge difference!🤖 I use AI wizardry from Castmagic to help with each episode's show-notes + timestamps📝 Test out my favourite journaling app using journal prompts that have made a huge impact in my life.

In this episode, I'm speaking with Dan Shipper — Dan is a friend, the founder of Every, and someone who I consider to be a philosopher founder.This conversation didn’t go the direction that I thought it would, I had prepared questions exploring the future of AI and technology, but I’m glad we listened to the thread that was most alive — which ended up being exploring Dan’s personal journey with OCD ‌and recent deep dive into Jungian archetypal perspectives — and living on the borders of things — the Twilight Zone that he poetically described. Dan did manage to save me towards the end and loop the conversation back towards AI with a super interesting thesis around how it might allow us to make our intuitions more visible and reproducible in the world.Official Links👋 Follow Dan on Twitter💌 Learn more about Every🫁 Episode Sponsor — Nervous System MasteryThis is my flagship 5-week bootcamp designed to equip you with evidence-backed protocols to cultivate calm and emotional regulation. Our 8th cohort will run in Fall 2025 ~ and applications are currently open. My sense is that if this conversation resonates with you, then you'd likely be a great fit for our upcoming cohort. This curriculum represents my attempt to distill everything I've learned in recent years about creating the conditions for our nervous system's flourishing. It's run in an intensive cohort-based way since this is, in my experience, the most efficient way to embody and practice the protocols.Previous students have shared how partaking improved their sleep and quality of relationships and tapped into deeper states of joy, clarity, and confidence in their lives. We've had over 1000 students have completed this training, and many have said that it has been the most impactful thing they've ever done for their personal growth — so if you're intrigued at all, you can find more details and apply to join this year's cohort over at nsmastery.comConnect + Explore More from Jonny🐦 Follow on Twitter/X @jonnym1ller🫁 Learn more about Nervous System Mastery🪷 Order our deck of Calm Cards (these make great gifts)📱 Check out Stateshift — our brand new iOS + Android app📝 Take the Nervous System Quotient (NSQ) Self-Assessment (totally free)💌 Sign up to The Inner Frontier NewsletterFurther Ways to Support the Podcast:🎙️ I use Riverside to record all of my podcast conversations (it's so much better than zoom for podcasting!)🎧 I also use Transistor to host this podcast, it's fricking awesome, and I would highly recommend.😎 RaOptics make the world's best Blue Blockers – I wear these anytime I'm out of the house after dark, and it makes a huge difference!🤖 I use AI wizardry from Castmagic to help with each episode's show-notes + timestamps📝 Test out my favourite journaling app using journal prompts that have made a huge impact in my life.

In this episode, I'm speaking with Marc Champagne — who after building a journaling app that reached nearly 90 million users and then having to shut it down, emerged with profound insights about the power of transformative questions and the Socratic Method.In this conversation, we explored:❓ What it means to ask better quality questions, some of the specific questions that have altered the trajectory of Marc’s life — like “How can I be the most curious person in the room?” or “Whom haven't I thanked lately?”🧠 And how his research led him to explore practices of Mental Fitness, with many practical experiments that you can run in your own lifeI hope you find this conversation as fascinating as I did, and if these ideas resonate, please share them with others who might benefit from learning how to ask better questions of themselves and life.Official Links👋 Follow Marc on Instagram🙏 Learn more about Marc's offerings here📚 Get yourself a physical copy of Personal Socrates🎙️ Listen to Marc's Podcast Behind the HumanConnect + Explore More from Jonny🐦 Follow on Twitter/X @jonnym1ller🫁 Learn more about Nervous System Mastery🪷 Order our deck of Calm Cards (these make great gifts)📱 Check out Stateshift — our brand new iOS + Android app📝 Take the Nervous System Quotient (NSQ) Self-Assessment (totally free)💌 Sign up to The Inner Frontier Newsletter🫁 Episode Sponsor — Nervous System MasteryThis is my flagship 5-week bootcamp designed to equip you with evidence-backed protocols to cultivate calm and emotional regulation. Our 8th cohort will run in Fall 2025 ~ and applications are currently open. My sense is that if this conversation resonates with you, then you'd likely be a great fit for our upcoming cohort. This curriculum represents my attempt to distill everything I've learned in recent years about creating the conditions for our nervous system's flourishing. It's run in an intensive cohort-based way since this is, in my experience, the most efficient way to embody and practice the protocols.Previous students have shared how partaking improved their sleep and quality of relationships and tapped into deeper states of joy, clarity, and confidence in their lives. We've had over 1000 students have completed this training, and many have said that it has been the most impactful thing they've ever done for their personal growth — so if you're intrigued at all, you can find more details and apply to join this year's cohort over at nsmastery.comFurther Ways to Support the Podcast:🎙️ I use Riverside to record all of my podcast conversations (it's so much better than zoom for podcasting!)🎧 I also use Transistor to host this podcast, it's fricking awesome, and I would highly recommend.😎 RaOptics make the world's best Blue Blockers – I wear these anytime I'm out of the house after dark, and it makes a huge difference!🤖 I use AI wizardry from Castmagic to help with each episode's show-notes + timestamps📝 Test out my favourite journaling app using journal prompts that have made a huge impact in my life.

In this episode, I'm speaking with Tom Morgan — who after 15 years on Wall Street and experiencing what he describes as a "hellish midlife transition" (which is putting it mildly) has emerged with profound insights about human development and — especially relevant for this podcast – the nature of curiosity itself.In this conversation, we explored:🧠 How we might navigate the delicate balance between intellectual understanding and embodied wisdom, especially for high-achieving individuals seeking deeper meaning in their lives🏔️ An insight about what he calls "intellectual recapture" — which is the tendency, especially among highly educated or successful people, to turn spiritual or embodied practices into yet another achievement to conquer. ⚡ Practical insights about designing personal experiments and the importance of what he calls "minimum viable woo" — finding ways to engage with transformative practices that don't require abandoning our critical thinking.Official Links👋 Follow Tom on Twitter/X @tomowenmorgan📝 Read Tom's Writing at The Leading Edge✏️ Apply to join the Leading Edge CommunityConnect + Explore More from Jonny🐦 Follow on Twitter/X @jonnym1ller🫁 Learn more about Nervous System Mastery🪷 Order our deck of Calm Cards (these make great gifts)📱 Check out Stateshift — our brand new iOS + Android app📝 Take the Nervous System Quotient (NSQ) Self-Assessment (totally free)💌 Sign up to The Inner Frontier Newsletter🫁 Episode Sponsor — Nervous System MasteryThis is my flagship 5-week bootcamp designed to equip you with evidence-backed protocols to cultivate calm and emotional regulation. Our 8th cohort will run in Fall 2025 ~ and applications are currently open. My sense is that if this conversation resonates with you, then you'd likely be a great fit for our upcoming cohort. This curriculum represents my attempt to distill everything I've learned in recent years about creating the conditions for our nervous system's flourishing. It's run in an intensive cohort-based way since this is, in my experience, the most efficient way to embody and practice the protocols.Previous students have shared how partaking improved their sleep and quality of relationships and tapped into deeper states of joy, clarity, and confidence in their lives. We've had over 1000 students have completed this training, and many have said that it has been the most impactful thing they've ever done for their personal growth — so if you're intrigued at all, you can find more details and apply to join this year's cohort over at nsmastery.comFurther Ways to Support the Podcast:🎙️ I use Riverside to record all of my podcast conversations (it's so much better than zoom for podcasting!)🎧 I also use Transistor to host this podcast, it's fricking awesome, and I would highly recommend.😎 RaOptics make the world's best Blue Blockers – I wear these anytime I'm out of the house after dark, and it makes a huge difference!🤖 I use AI wizardry from Castmagic to help with each episode show-notes + timestamps📹 Want to create a Hollywood-quality home studio? Get in touch with Kevin Shen here & save $500 with code JONNYSENT500OFF📝 Test out my favourite journaling app using journal prompts that have made a huge impact in my life.

I’m speaking with theoretical neuroscientist Michael Edward Johnson — who, after spending seven years researching consciousness and writing the book Principia Qualia, has developed a revolutionary theory that could fundamentally change how we understand trauma, meditation, and human wellbeing. Mike’s theory of ‘latches’ — what he calls vasocumputation — may provide a testable and concrete biological mechanism for how trauma gets stored in the body, and how to release it effectively.This sounds nerdy and abstract, but it’s my belief that if his claims can be tested and validated — it would revolutionize the medical system and allow somatic modalities or MDMA-assisted therapy to be compared and tested side-by-side in their efficacy and we could harness the scientific method for ways to release trauma.Official Links👋 Follow Michael on Twitter/X @johnsonmxe📝 Read Michael's Research + Writing on opentheory.net ✏️ Michael's deep dive twitter thread on VasocomputationConnect + Explore More from Jonny🐦 Follow on Twitter/X @jonnym1ller🫁 Learn more about Nervous System Mastery🪷 Order our deck of Calm Cards (these make great gifts)📱 Check out Stateshift — our brand new iOS + Android app📝 Take the Nervous System Quotient (NSQ) Self-Assessment (totally free)💌 Sign up to The Inner Frontier Newsletter🫁 Episode Sponsor — Nervous System MasteryThis is my flagship 5-week bootcamp designed to equip you with evidence-backed protocols to cultivate calm and emotional regulation. Our 8th cohort will run in Fall 2025 ~ and applications are currently open. My sense is that if this conversation resonates with you, then you'd likely be a great fit for our upcoming cohort. This curriculum represents my attempt to distill everything I've learned in recent years about creating the conditions for our nervous system's flourishing. It's run in an intensive cohort-based way since this is, in my experience, the most efficient way to embody and practice the protocols.Previous students have shared how partaking improved their sleep and quality of relationships and tapped into deeper states of joy, clarity, and confidence in their lives. We've had over 1000 students have completed this training, and many have said that it has been the most impactful thing they've ever done for their personal growth — so if you're intrigued at all, you can find more details and apply to join this year's cohort over at nsmastery.comFurther Ways to Support the Podcast:🎙️ I use Riverside to record all of my podcast conversations (it's so much better than zoom for podcasting!)🎧 I also use Transistor to host this podcast, it's fricking awesome, and I would highly recommend.😎 RaOptics make the world's best Blue Blockers – I wear these anytime I'm out of the house after dark, and it makes a huge difference!🤖 I use AI wizardry from Castmagic to help with each episode show-notes + timestamps📹 Want to create a Hollywood-quality home studio? Get in touch with Kevin Shen here & save $500 with code JONNYSENT500OFF📝 Test out my favourite journaling app using journal prompts that have made a huge impact in my life.

I’ve been following River’s substack essays for a few years now and I feel a real kinship with his irreverent and genuinely unique perspectives — as well as his talent for self-experimentation and weaving together esoteric yet incredibly practical concepts which he uses for self-exploration.In this conversation, you can expect to learn:💬 How River was able to use somatic-based practices to go from experiencing an incessant inner-critic and suicidal ideation, to almost no inner-dialogue and opening up access to his emotions.🧠 We explore the dynamic between what he calls Systems Mode that dominates our culture vs. a more Spontaneous Mode of being.💀 We both riff on how the ideas of Bill Plotkin are essential for these times, and what it means to ‘die well’ in order to become genuine adults and experience a sense of aliveness. Official Links👋 Follow River on Twitter/X📝 Read River's substack essays👨‍🎓 Check out River'sexcellent course Somatic ResonanceConnect + Explore More from Jonny🐦 Follow on Twitter/X @jonnym1ller🫁 Learn more about Nervous System Mastery🪷 Order our deck of Calm Cards (these make great gifts)📱 Check out Stateshift — our brand new iOS + Android app📝 Take the Nervous System Quotient (NSQ) Self-Assessment (totally free)💌 Sign up to The Inner Frontier Newsletter🫁 Episode Sponsor — Nervous System MasteryThis is my flagship 5-week bootcamp designed to equip you with evidence-backed protocols to cultivate calm and emotional regulation. Our 8th cohort will run in Fall 2025 ~ and applications are currently open. My sense is that if this conversation resonates with you, then you'd likely be a great fit for our upcoming cohort. This curriculum represents my attempt to distill everything I've learned in recent years about creating the conditions for our nervous system's flourishing. It's run in an intensive cohort-based way since this is, in my experience, the most efficient way to embody and practice the protocols.Previous students have shared how partaking improved their sleep and quality of relationships and tapped into deeper states of joy, clarity, and confidence in their lives. We've had over 1000 students have completed this training, and many have said that it has been the most impactful thing they've ever done for their personal growth — so if you're intrigued at all, you can find more details and apply to join this year's cohort over at nsmastery.comFurther Ways to Support the Podcast:🎙️ I use Riverside to record all of my podcast conversations (it's so much better than zoom for podcasting!)🎧 I also use Transistor to host this podcast, it's fricking awesome, and I would highly recommend.😎 RaOptics make the world's best Blue Blockers – I wear these anytime I'm out of the house after dark, and it makes a huge difference!🤖 I use AI wizardry from Castmagic to help with each episode show-notes + timestamps📹 Want to create a Hollywood-quality home studio? Get in touch with Kevin Shen here & save $500 with code JONNYSENT500OFF📝 Test out my favourite journaling app using journal prompts that have made a huge impact in my life.

In this conversation, I’m speaking with my good friend and cofounder of Ultraspeaking Tristan de Montebello. Tristan has an incredible story of training to become a finalist in the World Championship of Public Speaking in just seven months.In this conversation, you can expect to learn:📣 Tristan's radical approach of focusing on impromptu speaking rather than scripted speeches 💬 Unlocking capacity for self-expression & why the key starts with learning to speak before you think🎴 How they developed games for practicing more authentic self-expression🧠 The magic of what Tristan calls ‘The Butler in your subconscious’ Official LinksInspired by Tristan's insights? Dive deeper into the world of authentic, powerful communication with Tristan’s ​Ultimate Speaking Playbook​. He created this free email course to offer practical tips and strategies to help you speak with confidence and clarity. 👉 ​Get the Ultimate Speaking Playbook📣 Check out Ultraspeaking👋 Say hi to Tristan on Twitter/XConnect + Explore More from Jonny🐦 Follow on Twitter/X @jonnym1ller🫁 Learn more about Nervous System Mastery🪷 Order our deck of Calm Cards (these make great gifts)📱 Check out Stateshift — our brand new iOS + Android app📝 Take the Nervous System Quotient (NSQ) Self-Assessment (totally free)💌 Sign up to The Inner Frontier Newsletter🫁 Episode Sponsor — Nervous System MasteryThis is my flagship 5-week bootcamp designed to equip you with evidence-backed protocols to cultivate calm and emotional regulation. Our 8th cohort will run in Fall 2025 ~ and applications are currently open. My sense is that if this conversation resonates with you, then you'd likely be a great fit for our upcoming cohort. This curriculum represents my attempt to distill everything I've learned in recent years about creating the conditions for our nervous system's flourishing. It's run in an intensive cohort-based way since this is, in my experience, the most efficient way to embody and practice the protocols.Previous students have shared how partaking improved their sleep and quality of relationships and tapped into deeper states of joy, clarity, and confidence in their lives. We've had over 1000 students have completed this training, and many have said that it has been the most impactful thing they've ever done for their personal growth — so if you're intrigued at all, you can find more details and apply to join this year's cohort over at nsmastery.comFurther Ways to Support the Podcast:🎙️ I use Riverside to record all of my podcast conversations (it's so much better than zoom for podcasting!)🎧 I also use Transistor to host this podcast, it's fricking awesome, and I would highly recommend.😎 RaOptics make the world's best Blue Blockers – I wear these anytime I'm out of the house after dark, and it makes a huge difference!🤖 I use AI wizardry from Castmagic to help with each episode show-notes + timestamps📹 Want to create a Hollywood-quality home studio? Get in touch with Kevin Shen here & save $500 with code JONNYSENT500OFF

A few years back Ali decided to quit his job as a junior doctor in the UK to become a full time YouTuber. Since then his career and life has skyrocketed — he’s built a channel with over 5.5 million youtube subscribers and recently published a New York Times Bestselling book called ‘Feel Good Productivity’In this conversation Ali shares:😨 His experience with imposter syndrome whilst writing his book🧠 Recent insights around 'leaving mental health on the table' ⚖️ How he’s been intentionally de-optimising his life❓ The radical question of what would life and business look like if you optimized for enjoyment?🎬 What advice would he give to me as someone in the very early stages of starting a new Youtube channelIt’s a phenomenal conversation, also thanks to our friend Marc Koenig, recorded in beautiful 4K video which you can watch on youtube if you wish.Official Links🎬 Ali's Youtube Channel 📚 Ali's Book Book Feel-Good ProductivityConnect + Explore More from Jonny🐦 Follow on Twitter/X @jonnym1ller🫁 Learn more about Nervous System Mastery🪷 Order our deck of Calm Cards (these make great gifts)📱 Check out Stateshift — our brand new iOS + Android app📝 Take the Nervous System Quotient (NSQ) Self-Assessment (totally free)💌 Sign up to The Inner Frontier Newsletter🫁 Episode Sponsor — Nervous System MasteryThis is my flagship 5-week bootcamp designed to equip you with evidence-backed protocols to cultivate calm and emotional regulation. Our 8th cohort will run in Fall 2025 ~ and applications are currently open. My sense is that if this conversation resonates with you, then you'd likely be a great fit for our upcoming cohort. This curriculum represents my attempt to distill everything I've learned in recent years about creating the conditions for our nervous system's flourishing. It's run in an intensive cohort-based way since this is, in my experience, the most efficient way to embody and practice the protocols.Previous students have shared how partaking improved their sleep and quality of relationships and tapped into deeper states of joy, clarity, and confidence in their lives. We've had over 1000 students have completed this training, and many have said that it has been the most impactful thing they've ever done for their personal growth — so if you're intrigued at all, you can find more details and apply to join this year's cohort over at nsmastery.comFurther Ways to Support the Podcast:🎙️ I use Riverside to record all of my podcast conversations (it's so much better than zoom for podcasting!)🎧 I also use Transistor to host this podcast, it's fricking awesome, and I would highly recommend.😎 RaOptics make the world's best Blue Blockers – I wear these anytime I'm out of the house after dark, and it makes a huge difference!🤖 I use AI wizardry from Castmagic to help with each episode show-notes + timestamps📹 Want to create a Hollywood-quality home studio? Get in touch with Kevin Shen here & save $500 with code JONNYSENT500OFF

I’m speaking with co-founder of Reboot Jerry Colonna. Jerry is one of the most infamous executive coaches in the world — with a reputation for making CEOs cry and asking devastatingly poignant self-reflection questions.In this conversation, we explore:🕷️ Jerry's inner journey discovering his mythopoetic identity and how that has informed the coaching work he is so known for🙇‍♂️ The idea that one measure of a leader is the numerous of people who feel safe enough to belong🌍 The root causes of the global intimacy disorder that our culture is experiencing ❤️ The very human tension between longing and belonging that we all experience on some deep level.I walked away from this conversation deeply moved by Jerry’s sincerity and hope that some of his wisdom is passed on through this audio artifact that we are miraculously able to partake in. Official Links📚 Jerry's latest book Reunion🙋‍♂️ Executive Coaching Company RebootConnect + Explore More from Jonny🐦 Follow on Twitter/X @jonnym1ller🫁 Learn more about Nervous System Mastery🪷 Order our deck of Calm Cards (these make great gifts)📱 Check out Stateshift — our brand new iOS + Android app📝 Take the Nervous System Quotient (NSQ) Self-Assessment (totally free)💌 Sign up to The Inner Frontier Newsletter🫁 Episode Sponsor — Nervous System MasteryThis is my flagship 5-week bootcamp designed to equip you with evidence-backed protocols to cultivate calm and emotional regulation. Our 8th cohort will run in Fall 2025 ~ and applications are currently open. My sense is that if this conversation resonates with you, then you'd likely be a great fit for our upcoming cohort. This curriculum represents my attempt to distill everything I've learned in recent years about creating the conditions for our nervous system's flourishing. It's run in an intensive cohort-based way since this is, in my experience, the most efficient way to embody and practice the protocols.Previous students have shared how partaking improved their sleep and quality of relationships and tapped into deeper states of joy, clarity, and confidence in their lives. We've had over 1000 students have completed this training, and many have said that it has been the most impactful thing they've ever done for their personal growth — so if you're intrigued at all, you can find more details and apply to join this year's cohort over at nsmastery.comFurther Ways to Support the Podcast:🎙️ I use Riverside to record all of my podcast conversations (it's so much better than zoom for podcasting!)🎧 I also use Transistor to host this podcast, it's fricking awesome, and I would highly recommend.😎 RaOptics make the world's best Blue Blockers – I wear these anytime I'm out of the house after dark, and it makes a huge difference!🤖 I use AI wizardry from Castmagic to help with each episode show-notes + timestamps📹 Want to create a Hollywood-quality home studio? Get in touch with Kevin Shen here & save $500 with code JONNYSENT500OFF

Ben is the author of the phenomenal new book: The Way Home: Discovering the Hero's Journey to Wholeness at Midlife. I was really excited to talk to Ben because the hero’s journey has been a framework that I still use myself as a way of orienting and meaning making. Ben shares how his own life has been a series of spiraling journeys, embodying the hero’s path.In this conversation, you can expect to learn: 📚 Challenges of refusing the call to adventure🤷‍♂️ The transition between evasion and embracing the unknown.🧘 The work of Bill Plotkin, and how it's influenced his life 👣 Exploring the significance of wandering as a means of revelation 🎁 A powerful concept of giving your gift in a generative wayOfficial Links📚 Ben Katt's Book — The Way Home: Discovering the Hero's Journey to Wholeness at Midlife 👋 Follow Ben on InstagramConnect + Explore More from Jonny🐦 Follow on Twitter/X @jonnym1ller🫁 Learn more about Nervous System Mastery🪷 Order our deck of Calm Cards (these make great gifts)📱 Check out Stateshift — our brand new iOS + Android app📝 Take the Nervous System Quotient (NSQ) Self-Assessment (totally free)💌 Sign up to The Inner Frontier Newsletter🫁 Episode Sponsor — Nervous System MasteryThis is my flagship 5-week bootcamp designed to equip you with evidence-backed protocols to cultivate calm and emotional regulation. Our 8th cohort will run in Fall 2025 ~ and applications are currently open. My sense is that if this conversation resonates with you, then you'd likely be a great fit for our upcoming cohort. This curriculum represents my attempt to distill everything I've learned in recent years about creating the conditions for our nervous system's flourishing. It's run in an intensive cohort-based way since this is, in my experience, the most efficient way to embody and practice the protocols.Previous students have shared how partaking improved their sleep and quality of relationships and tapped into deeper states of joy, clarity, and confidence in their lives. We've had over 1000 students have completed this training, and many have said that it has been the most impactful thing they've ever done for their personal growth — so if you're intrigued at all, you can find more details and apply to join this year's cohort over at nsmastery.comFurther Ways to Support the Podcast:🎙️ I use Riverside to record all of my podcast conversations (it's so much better than zoom for podcasting!)🎧 I also use Transistor to host this podcast, it's fricking awesome, and I would highly recommend.😎 RaOptics make the world's best Blue Blockers – I wear these anytime I'm out of the house after dark, and it makes a huge difference!🤖 I use AI wizardry from Castmagic to help with each episode show-notes + timestamps📹 Want to create a Hollywood-quality home studio? Get in touch with Kevin Shen here & save $500 with code JONNYSENT500OFF