The 3 Best Finding Mastery Podcast Episodes
1) Zak Williams: Mental Health, Processing Loss, and Finding Happiness
Zak Williams shares his experience growing up with an incredibly successful parent (Robin Williams), the conditions that led to Zak’s mental health challenges, and how the same practices he used to ri...Show More
2) Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, Trauma Expert
On this week’s Finding Mastery podcast, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk shares how people adapt to traumatic experiences and what’s at the root of the trauma.
3) GRAMMY Winner Nile Rodgers on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Music, Collaboration
This conversation is with Nile Rodgers. If you've listened to music in the last 40 years, you've heard his work. By trade, he's a musician and a producer -- He's a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of ...Show More
4) How To Stay Calm Under Stress | Dan Harris
Journalist, bestselling author, and host of 10% Happier, Dan Harris, returns to Finding Mastery to explore living with anxiety—and how mindfulness, honest self-talk, and exposure (not avoidance) can t...Show More
5) Why You Should Quit Social Media in 2026 | Cal Newport
Bestselling author, professor, and productivity expert Cal Newport returns to Finding Mastery reveal why doing fewer things at once is the only way to do your best work — and feel less overwhelmed in ...Show More
6) How to Build (and Repair) Love: The Gottmans on What Every Couple Should Know
On this Finding Mastery episode, The Gottman's, pioneers in the science of relationships, reveal the habits that strengthen love — and the skills that turn conflict into closeness.
How to Build (and Repair) Love: The Gottmans on What Every Couple Should Know
1:00:02 | Dec 31st, 2025
7) How to Get Unstuck in Life — Lessons on Love from Sharon Salzberg, Meditation Pioneer
On this Finding Mastery episode re-release, meditation pioneer Sharon Salzberg speaks on moving from isolation to openness, practicing loving-kindness, and the power of returning to innocence.
How to Get Unstuck in Life — Lessons on Love from Sharon Salzberg, Meditation Pioneer
1:02:02 | Dec 24th, 2025
8) This Is Why You’re Tired, Stressed, and Not Healing | Biohacker, Dave Asprey
Entrepreneur and biohacking pioneer Dave Asprey joins Dr. Mike to discuss rebuilding after betrayal, optimizing mitochondrial function for emotional regulation, and his controversial longevity practic...Show More
This Is Why You’re Tired, Stressed, and Not Healing | Biohacker, Dave Asprey
1:01:40 | Dec 17th, 2025
9) What Microsoft’s Culture Shift Can Teach You in 2026 | Kathleen Hogan
Microsoft's Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, Kathleen Hogan, shares how embedding growth mindset, purpose, and humanity at the center of leadership helped transform one of the world's larges...Show More
10) The First Openly Gay NBA Player On the Power of Courage, Leadership, and Empathy | John Amaechi
Psychologist, author, and first openly gay NBA player Dr. John Amaechi reveals what it takes to live with clarity, conviction, and courage — and why boldness and vulnerability must coexist.