Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais

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  The Psychology of Youth Mental Health | Ross Szabo 22.07.2026 1Std. 6Min.

  Ross Szabo breaks down a clear, working definition of mental health, why the more words you have for your feelings the better your mental health becomes, the neuroscience behind coping, and how parents, teachers, and leaders can help young people build mental health skills before they ever reach a crisis point.
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  Women Are Not Small Men | Dr Stacy Sims 15.07.2026 1Std. 47Min.

  Dr. Stacy Sims, exercise physiologist, nutrition scientist, and bestselling author of ROAR and Next Level, joins Dr. Michael Gervais to share why so much of what women have been taught about training and nutrition was built on research that was never done on women, what actually changes during perimenopause and menopause, and how to work with your physiology rather than against it.
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  The Psychology Of Building Team Culture | Eddie Jones 08.07.2026 1Std. 18Min.

  Eddie Jones, one of the most accomplished coaches in world rugby, who has led Australia, England, and guided Japan to one of the greatest upsets in the sport's history, joins Dr. Michael Gervais to share how he builds team identity, learns from past mistakes, creates training environments where mistakes become learning, and gets people to become more than they thought they could.
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  The Psychology Of Parenting | Dr. Dan Siegel 01.07.2026 1Std. 33Min.

  Dr. Dan Siegel, Harvard-trained clinical professor of psychiatry at UCLA, neuroscientist, and New York Times bestselling co-author of The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline, joins Dr. Michael Gervais to share what four decades of attachment research reveal about the three things children need most from us, why repair matters more than perfection, and why understanding your own story may be the foundation of parenting well... and living a full life.
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  The Psychology of Fighting Cancer | Dr Valter Longo 24.06.2026 58Min.

  Dr. Valter Longo, professor and director of the Longevity Institute at USC and one of the world’s leading researchers on aging, nutrition, and lifespan, joins Dr. Michael Gervais to share what decades of research reveal about how the body protects and repairs itself, why he’s challenging the common narrative around protein, and how fasting-mimicking approaches may reshape the way we think about food, disease, and healthy aging.
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  The Psychology Of Winning The Super Bowl | Seattle Seahawks Coach Mike Macdonald 17.06.2026 1Std. 15Min.

  Mike Macdonald, head coach of the Seattle Seahawks and the youngest head coach in modern NFL history to win a Super Bowl, joins Dr. Michael Gervais to share the principle at the center of his team’s culture: through, not around... they also dive into why confidence and self-efficacy are trainable skills, and what it takes to lead a locker room of world-class competitors.
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  The Psychology Of Spirituality | Dr. Lisa Miller 10.06.2026 1Std. 1Min.

  Dr. Lisa Miller, clinical psychologist, professor at Columbia University, and author of The Awakened Brain, joins Dr. Michael Gervais to share the science behind our innate capacity for spirituality, why a strong personal spirituality is one of the strongest protective factors for mental health known to the clinical sciences, and how every one of us can strengthen it.
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  The Psychology of Awareness | Jon Kabat-Zinn 03.06.2026 1Std. 1Min.

  Jon Kabat-Zinn, molecular biologist, professor emeritus of medicine, and founder of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), returns to Finding Mastery for a conversation with Dr. Michael Gervais about presence, performance, and why mindfulness may be the most underrated human skill of our time.
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  The Psychology Of Not Giving A F*ck | Mark Manson 27.05.2026 48Min.

  Mark Manson, bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck and Everything Is F*cked, returns to Finding Mastery for a conversation with Dr. Michael Gervais about how to think clearly when nothing feels true, why sincerity has become the rarest signal of our moment, and the three principles Mark uses to navigate it all: radical ownership, radical honesty, and radical acceptance.
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  The Psychology Of Feeling Loved | Dr Sonja Lyubomirsky 20.05.2026 1Std. 3Min.

  Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky, Professor of Psychology and one of the world’s leading researchers on happiness, joins Dr. Michael Gervais to share what 36 years of studying happiness finally taught her: the key isn’t being loved. It’s feeling loved. A timely, science-backed look at why so many of us are surrounded by love and still don’t feel it, and the small shift that can change almost every relationship you have.
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  The Psychology of Being a Super Communicator | Charles Duhigg 13.05.2026 51Min.

  Charles Duhigg, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author of The Power of Habit and Supercommunicators, returns to Finding Mastery for another conversation with Dr. Michael Gervais. A timely, science-backed look at why so many of our conversations break down, and the small shift in attention that changes almost every relationship you have.
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  5 Questions to Unlock Your Inner Potential | Dr. Mike Gervais - AMA Vol.29 06.05.2026 59Min.

  Dr. Michael Gervais and co-host Jeff Byers, former NFL player and Co-Founder & CEO of Momentous, are back for another Ask Me Anything, tackling questions from the Finding Mastery community on identity transitions, the search for purpose, what to do when life feels like autopilot, and what our heroes and idols actually reveal about who we are.
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  The Psychology of Performance Under Pressure |Andrew Whitworth 29.04.2026 1Std. 25Min.

  Andrew Whitworth, Super Bowl champion, four-time Pro Bowler, and one of the most respected leaders in NFL history, joins Dr. Michael Gervais to share the unexpected superpower behind 16 elite seasons: empathy. This is a conversation about mastering yourself first, and what it actually takes to lead, perform, and stay whole at the very top.
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  The Psychology Of Money | Tom Bilyeu 22.04.2026 1Std. 6Min.

  Tom Bilyeu, entrepreneur, co-founder of Quest Nutrition, and founder of Impact Theory, joins Dr. Michael Gervais to challenge the assumptions most people carry about money, power, and the systems quietly shaping their financial lives, and to make the case that understanding the rules of the game is the first step to playing it on your own terms.
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  The Psychology of Happiness | Dr. Laurie Santos 15.04.2026 1Std. 12Min.

  Dr. Laurie Santos, cognitive scientist, Yale professor, and host of The Happiness Lab, joins Dr. Michael Gervais to unpack why we're so bad at predicting what will make us happy, and what the science says we should actually do differently.
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  The Psychology of Hunger | Dr Jason Fung 08.04.2026 1Std. 15Min.

  Dr. Jason Fung, physician, bestselling author, and one of the leading voices in metabolic health, joins Dr. Michael Gervais to challenge everything we've been told about weight loss, hunger, and why the "eat less, move more" approach so often fails the people who try hardest to follow it.
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  The Psychology of Winning | Michael Johnson 01.04.2026 57Min.

  Michael Johnson, four-time Olympic gold medalist and nine-time World Champion, joins Dr. Michael Gervais to explore the psychology behind performing when the stakes are highest, how he mastered the "call room" before every race, and what a life-threatening stroke taught him about control, relationships, and what really matters.
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  The Psychology of Truth In a World of Lies | Sam Harris 25.03.2026 1Std. 49Min.

  What would change in your life if you stopped lying… completely? Neuroscientist and philosopher Sam Harris joins Dr. Michael Gervais to explore honesty as a first principle, the mechanics of mental suffering, and how to find your footing in a world where truth is harder to locate than ever.
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  The Psychology of Limiting Beliefs | Nir Eyal 18.03.2026 1Std. 17Min.

  Nir Eyal, bestselling author of Hooked, Indistractable, and his newest book Beyond Belief, joins Dr. Michael Gervais for a conversation about the hidden assumptions that shape motivation, resilience, and performance, and why the biggest barrier between us and our potential just might be a belief we’ve never questioned.
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  The Psychology Of YouTube Success | Michelle Khare 11.03.2026 1Std. 7Min.

  Michelle Khare breaks down the psychology behind stepping into fear on purpose, why the best creators are also operators, and how trust, feedback, and strategic self-awareness have helped her build a serious, sustainable business around high-stakes challenges.