Freedom Pact | Joseph & Lewis

Freedom Pact | Joseph & Lewis

@freedompact · 80K subscribers · 1,199 videos · English

Ideas that change lives. Through long-form conversations with leading scientists, philosophers, clinicians, economists, authors and innovators, each episode …

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1:10:06

The Strange Reason Getting What You Want Won't Make You Happy | Dr. Anna Lembke

580 views · 1d ago · 1:10:06

Guest: Dr. Anna Lembke

Dr Anna Lembke is a Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine, Medical Director of Stanford Addiction Medicine, and Chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. Dr Lembke is an internationally recognised expert on addiction, she is the bestselling author of Dopamine Nation - Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence, which explores the neuroscience of pleasure, pain and compulsive consumption.

Topics: Why We Struggle to Accept Uncertainty · From Dopamine Nation to Radical Surrender · Are We More Obsessed With Control Than Ever? · Why We Need Mystery in Our Lives · The Psychological Benefits of Letting Go · Why Success Can Leave Us Feeling Empty

54:56

Ultra-Runner Reveals What it Really Takes to Never Quit & Go Beyond Your Limit - Alex Proctor

496 views · 1w ago · 54:56

Guest: Alex Proctor

Alex Proctor is an ultra-runner, course record holder, and recently finished second at the Kodiak 100. Fresh off his experience of crewing Mark Dowdle at the Bigs Backyard Ultra Team World Championships, Alex joins the show to discuss

Topics: Lessons from crewing Mark Dowdle at the BYU World Team Champs · Alex's Ultra-Running Dream · How to deal with doubt · Bouncing back from the verge of quitting · Motivations as a super power · Quitting his job to go all in

1:32:36

Why the Pursuit of Happiness Can Lead to Suffering | Professor Steven C. Hayes

871 views · 3w ago · 1:32:36

Guest: Professor Steven C. Hayes

What is the price of being human? Our capacity for language, imagination and self-reflection has given us extraordinary possibilities. Yet these same abilities allow us to revisit painful memories, anticipate futures that may never arrive, and struggle against experiences we cannot entirely control.

Topics: Is psychological suffering the price of the human mind? · How language creates suffering · Why avoiding pain makes life worse · Has modern psychology failed us? · What actually makes psychotherapy work? · Why a meaningful life requires pain

55:01

Why We Keep Repeating the Same Relationship Patterns - Dr. Kirk Honda

9.8K views · 4w ago · 55:01

Guest: Dr. Kirk Honda

Dr. Kirk Honda is a psychotherapist, professor, and host of @PsychologyInSeattle . In this episode, we discuss

Topics: When Being “The Good Child” Shapes You · What Happens When You Put Your Needs Last? · Why Do We Pull Away From Closeness? · Can Different Relationship Needs Work? · What’s Really Beneath a Recurring Argument? · What Makes an Apology Effective?

22:16

Deep Purple Frontman Ian Gillan on Human Nature and Our Need to Dream

1.2K views · 1mo ago · 22:16

Ian Gillan is a singer and rock legend, most notably known as the lead singer and lyricist of Deep Purple, considered to be one of the pioneers of rock and heavy metal having been inducted in to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In this interview, Ian & I discuss

Topics: Childhood curiosity, infinity and humanity’s future · Thinking for yourself in a rapidly changing world · Creativity, storytelling, and God and Darwin in a pub · Finding a thread that connects your ideas · Turning fear into art: the story behind “Child in Time” · How a teenage dream became a career

1:34:12

The Link Between Inflammation, Fasting & Ageing | Dr Mobeen Syed

753 views · 1mo ago · 1:34:12

Guest: Dr Mobeen Syed

Dr. Mobeen Syed is a physician, medical educator, and internationally recognised speaker. In this episode, Dr. Syed discusses the possible link between inflammation, fasting and ageing.

Topics: Acute vs. chronic inflammation · How cellular damage accumulates over time · Understanding the cell: a city analogy · How mitochondria produce energy and ATP · Reactive oxygen species and protein damage · How cells repair and recycle damaged proteins

50:35

How to Keep Going When Your Mind Says Stop - Mark Dowdle, Ultra Endurance Athlete

1.9K views · 1mo ago · 50:35

Mark Dowdle is an Ultra Endurance athlete and the winner of the Last Soul Ultra 2026. In this episode, we discuss

Topics: Running 395 miles: Physical or mental endurance? · Faith, spiritual strength and self-worth · Wanting to win without being defined by results · What drives Mark to run? · What discomfort reveals about your mind · Handling doubt and building mental resilience

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