Episode 72: How to Change Your Mind Without Losing Yourself

About the Episode

In this episode, Drew and I dive into some of the biggest beliefs we’ve shifted over the years—and what it actually looks like to change your mind.

We talk about Drew’s evolving views on religion, why I’m way less convinced that people are as changeable as we like to believe, and why I think trauma might be getting a little too much airtime in the self-help world.

We also get into the loneliness epidemic, the quiet power of community, and why so much of “personal growth” isn’t about becoming someone new—it’s about learning to work with who you already are.

Quotes From the Episode

Self-acceptance is the end goal of self-improvement, which is there’s no improvement there.”

I don’t care how cool your pickleball group is… you’re not going to die for that.”

All these ‘mental health issues’… they will feel like a handicap if you’re sitting in a room by yourself all day… When you are embedded with a group… they actually become useful.”