How to Be an Adult

Latest Episodes
How to “Be a Man” (Ep. 23)
This timely episode tackles an important topic that Ive tried a few times to speak about. For the half of the population who are male, how are we supposed to be a man? In this episode 23, I make an attempt to answer this question using the same analyti
How to Forgive Yourself (Ep. 22)
We all know that we should forgive ourselves for our mistakes, but until somebody teaches you how, the path to redemption isnt always obvious. In this episode, Im going to break down what it means when youre feeling guilty or ashamed, and what to do ab
How to Stop People-Pleasing (Ep. 21)
This episode is for all the recovering people-pleasers out there. If you feel like its hard to say no in an unfair situation, Im going to give you a moral framework that lets you to speak your mind and simultaneously feel like the hero in the story of
How to Consume the News Without Falling Apart (Ep. 20)
Weve recently heard of a trend of young people avoiding the news entirely to preserve their mental health. In our view, this is unnecessarily self-defeating, because its possible to be informed and happy at the same time. In this episode, we share how:
How to Stop Being a Perfectionist (Ep. 19)
In one of our most focused episodes to date, Luke deconstructs the notion of perfection and suggests achiveable standards, such as authentic self-expression, that are still worth striving toward: Perfection is an unrealistic and unattainable standard that
Why the Glass Is Half Full (Ep. 18 of How to Be an Adult)
In the eternal debate about whether the proverbial glass is half full or half empty, both arguments are often presented as equally valid. In this solo episode with Luke, he makes a case for why the glass being half full is the correct answer: A glass half
More About Addiction, with Marc Lewis (Ep. 17, pt. 2 of 2)
This episode of How to Be an Adult, the second of two parts, features a very special guest: Marc Lewis, Ph.D., psychologist, academic and bestselling author of Memoirs of an Addicted Brain and The Biology of Desire. Marc joins Luke in our studio to discus
About Addiction, with Marc Lewis (Ep. 16, pt. 1 of 2)
This episode of How to Be an Adult, the first of two parts, features a very special guest: Marc Lewis, Ph.D., psychologist, academic and bestselling author of Memoirs of an Addicted Brain and The Biology of Desire. Marc joins Luke in our studio to discuss
How to Cope with a Breakup (Ep. 15)
Not every relationship lasts forever, and its when a relationship ends that all your self-loving and self-caring will really matter. In this episode, Luke and Pascal draw from their own personal heartbreaks to discuss some ways to cope with a breakup: Ex
How to Love Yourself, Too (Ep. 14)
When you keep hearing that you need to love yourself, and nobody gives you instructions in how, its easy to feel stuck (and not any more loved). But self-loving people are not a different breed of human being: theyve just internalized certain lessons ea