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Chapter X with Michael Kay

Apr 15, 2026

We don’t spend much time thinking about how we listen.

 

​But if you’ve ever felt misunderstood or struggled to connect with someone, you’ve probably felt its impact.

 

Today, I'm joined by David Joseph, MD, a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst with more than fifty years of experience listening to people at a very...


Apr 8, 2026

We like to think we’re making choices about how we live. But most of the time, we’re just repeating patterns we’ve been running for years.

 

In this episode, I’m joined by Marcy Axelrod, who shares why those patterns are so hard to break and what it actually takes to start showing up differently in this next...


Apr 1, 2026

For a lot of men, their social life is their job. So what happens when that job goes away?

In this conversation, Anthony Silard shares what he’s learned studying loneliness and relationships—and why so many reach this stage of life without the connections they actually need.

He introduces the “four PRs”...


Mar 25, 2026

Most people go looking for purpose when they feel lost. J.D. Pincus believes that’s not where we should start.

 

JD is a social psychologist, researcher, and author of The Emotionally Agile Brain. He’s spent decades studying what humans actually need and mapped it into a framework that helps explain why people can...


Mar 18, 2026

We’re often told that declining health is just part of getting older. But what if that’s not actually true?

 

In this episode, I’m speaking with Dr. Darren Clair, a physician with over 40 years of experience who has spent the last 25 years helping people take a more proactive approach to their health.

 

After...