How to Be an Adult
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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
How to Live Well After Trauma (Ep. 13)
If youve had an experience that overwhelmed your ability to cope, or when youve been in an environment where you were regularly unable to cope, youve experienced psychological trauma. In this episode, we share seven principles for living well with our
Truth, Morality and Beauty: Not Just for Victorians (Ep. 12)
In this episode, we advocate for capital-letter Truth, Morality and Beauty in our purportedly post-modern world, and we argue that these ideals are not quaintly outdated, but necessary for society to function and for you (as an adult) to be at your happie
Memento Mori: Facing the Inevitable (Ep. 11)
Since the dawn of time, philosophers have grappled with how to cope with our knowledge of death, both when it happens to loved ones and when it happens to us. In this episode, we do our best to answer this age-old question, referencing both traditional wi
How to Be a Leader (Ep. 10)
If you do adult life well enough, eventually youll be considered such an exemplar of adult behaviour that your boss will ask you to lead other people, or you will naturally end up being a leader by virtue of having more skill or knowledge. But promotions
What They Didn’t Teach You About Work and Money (Ep. 9)
So many of us grew up hearing from adults that work is necessarily hard, or that money is necessarily hard to come by. Yet younger generations have exceeded their parents in many ways, and work does not need to be an exception. In this episode, we share s