Habits & Hustle w/ Jennifer Cohen

Yung Pueblo: How to Build Healthier Relationships Without Losing Yourself

267 views · 1d ago · 1:15:07

Guest: Yung Pueblo

Building healthy relationships can be difficult when we keep repeating the same patterns, overthinking, or holding on to things we can't control. But is all the advice about setting boundaries, protecting our peace, and healing actually helping us build better connections? Yung Pueblo is a bestselling author with millions of followers across social media.

Topics: How your ego can get in the way of happiness and meaningful relationships. · What 60 days of silent meditation can teach you about yourself. · How to stop overthinking and let go of things you can't control. · How to pursue big goals without sacrificing your inner peace. · Why people are craving real human connection in the age of AI. · How to stop reacting emotionally and absorbing other people's stress.

📰 Mentioned news: Substack

Dr. Spiegel: The Science of Hypnosis: How to Rewire Your Brain and Break Bad Habits

603 views · 1w ago · 1:06:19

Guest: Dr. Spiegel

Breaking bad habits, managing stress, and changing negative thought patterns can be incredibly difficult, even when we know exactly what we need to do. But research into hypnosis suggests that the brain may have more influence over our behaviors, emotions, and physical responses than we realize.

Topics: How hypnosis can help people quit smoking and break long-standing habits. · How your brain can respond to imaginary meals as though you've actually eaten. · Why your brain keeps you stuck in old habits and negative thought patterns. · How to overcome procrastination by changing the way you approach your goals. · Why high-performing athletes sometimes perform worse under pressure. · Why overthinkers and highly analytical people may be harder to hypnotize.

📖 Mentioned book: Trance Treatment Clinical Uses Hypnosis dp 1585621900

How Following Through Builds the Confidence You Keep Looking For

932 views · 1w ago · 5:40

In this episode of Habits & Hustle, I’m talking about why doing what you say you’re going to do matters more than most people realize. I break down how follow-through builds self-trust, confidence, credibility, and momentum, and why every promise you keep to yourself becomes evidence that you can actually rely on yourself.

Topics: Why keeping promises to yourself builds self-trust. · Why confidence comes from evidence, not affirmations. · How follow-through builds credibility with other people. · Why simply doing what you say can make you stand out professionally. · How follow-through creates momentum and leads to better execution. · Why ideas mean very little without execution.

Ilana Muhlstein: The New Wellness Obsession: Are We Taking Healthy Living Too Far?

2.2K views · 2w ago · 1:05:29

Guest: Ilana Muhlstein

Between Ozempic, intermittent fasting, calorie counting, and the pressure to be skinny, we're constantly being told what we should be doing to lose weight and improve our health. But some of these popular wellness trends can backfire, leaving people struggling with food, weight regain, and unrealistic expectations.

Topics: How Ilana Muhlstein lost 100 pounds and kept it off. · How to maintain weight loss after stopping GLP-1 medications. · Why feeling hungry while taking GLP-1 medications isn't necessarily a bad thing. · Why losing weight faster doesn't always mean better results. · Why weight loss plateaus happen and how to overcome them. · Why calorie counting may be making weight loss harder.

When Health Tracking Becomes More Stress Than Help

883 views · 2w ago · 41:02

In this episode of Habits & Hustle, I’m joined by my friend Hamet Watt to talk about where health and wellness are headed and whether we’ve made getting healthy way more complicated and expensive than it needs to be. We talk about the obsession with tracking every metric, when health data becomes more stressful than helpful, and why the next big opportunity in wellness may be making better health more accessible.

Topics: Whether we’ve optimized wellness to the point of insanity. · How too much health data can create more stress than it solves. · Why your wearable can change how you feel about your own body. · Where wellness and longevity still need more innovation. · Why social fitness and wellness communities are becoming more popular. · What makes fitness communities turn into cultural movements.

Human Connection in the AI Era: How Technology Is Reshaping Relationships

594 views · 3w ago · 21:24

In this episode of Habits & Hustle, I’m joined by my friend Hamet Watt to talk about where vulnerability ends and oversharing begins, why social media seems to reward people for exposing more of their private lives, and how followers can start to feel more like friends than strangers. We also get into the role loneliness plays in all of this and why people may be turning to social platforms for validation and connection they are missing offline.

Topics: Where vulnerability ends and oversharing begins on social media. · Why people may be mistaking followers for real friends. · How social media rewards increasingly personal and polarizing content. · Why AI is becoming the relationship people wish they had with humans. · How AI could sometimes be more useful than therapy in the moment. · Why Jennifer turns to ChatGPT during 3 a.m. overthinking.

Dr. Jonathan Schoeff: Biohacking for Longevity: What Works, What’s Overhyped, and What Matters

1.8K views · 1mo ago · 1:02:39

Guest: Dr. Jonathan Schoeff

There is no shortage of longevity advice right now, but a lot of it comes with a huge price tag and very little context. Between expensive biohacks, new wellness treatments, and constant pressure to optimize every part of your health, it can be difficult to know what is actually backed by science and what is mostly great marketing.

Topics: Why the most expensive biohacks may be the least effective. · Why muscle may be one of the most important markers of healthy aging. · How deadlifts can become risky when form, load, and spine health are ignored. · Why lifting lighter weights for more reps may not build the strength women need. · Why GLP-1s may have benefits that go far beyond weight loss. · Why high performers often invest in everything except a real health strategy.

Jean Chatzky: Personal Finance Strategies for Building Wealth Without Overcomplicating Money

7.5K views · 1mo ago · 1:07:21

Guest: Jean Chatzky

There is so much financial advice online that it can be hard to know what actually matters, what is overcomplicating things, and which habits will actually move you forward. Between investing, retirement planning, financial advisors, and constant pressure to optimize every dollar, money can start to feel far more complicated than it needs to be.

Topics: Why personal finance is usually much simpler than people make it seem. · Why automating your money can prevent some of your biggest financial mistakes. · The one thing everyone should do this month to improve their finances. · Why everyone in a relationship should have money of their own.

AI and Relationships: The Future of Connection, Dating, and Loneliness

894 views · 1mo ago · 28:07

In this episode of Habits & Hustle, I’m joined by my friend Hamett Watt to explore how quickly AI is changing and what that could mean for the way we work, connect, date, and live. We talk about why learning how to use AI is becoming less optional, how these models are getting so powerful, and what happens when technology can respond to you in ways that feel increasingly human.

Topics: What’s changing so quickly in AI right now. · How AI can become smarter than the humans who built it. · What happened when AI was told it would be shut down. · How ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI platforms compare. · Why learning how to use AI is becoming unavoidable. · How AI could change dating, relationships, and human connection.

Melissa Haloossim: Anti-Aging Treatments That Actually Work for Skin Tightening and Facial Aging

8.2K views · 1mo ago · 1:21:03

Guest: Melissa Haloossim

There is so much noise in the anti-aging world that it has become hard to know what actually works, what is mostly marketing, and what could leave you looking worse. Viral lasers, injectables, fillers, and devices can sound like the answer, but the right treatment depends heavily on your skin, your goals, and who is performing it.

Topics: The difference between lasers, radiofrequency, and ultrasound. · Why doing too much to your face can actually age you faster. · Why chasing trendy treatments is one of the biggest skincare mistakes after 40. · What actually ages your face the most. · What to prioritize when you are on a skincare budget. · Why retinol still matters for anti-aging.

Daily Habits That Can Transform Your Life in Six Months

1.3K views · 1mo ago · 8:05

In this episode of Habits & Hustle, we explore how much your life can change in just six months when you stop waiting for motivation and start changing the habits that shape your days. We talk about why we often overestimate what we can accomplish in a week, underestimate what is possible over six months, and lose momentum when we hit the boring middle.

Topics: How much your life can change in six months. · Why we underestimate what six months can do. · How to push through the boring middle. · Why daily habits shape your results. · How feeling stuck can limit your agency. · Why taking responsibility changes everything.

Dr. Shefali: Raising Confident Kids Through Boundaries, Independence, and Emotional Resilience

3.1K views · 1mo ago · 55:09

Guest: Dr. Shefali

The way you parent can be shaped by fears, expectations, and insecurities you may not even realize you are carrying. You can want confident, resilient kids and still unintentionally make their identity, behavior, or success about your own need for approval, control, or reassurance.

Resilience, Discipline, and the Habits That Build Real Confidence

515 views · 2mo ago · 14:44

In this episode of Habits & Hustle, we explore how the habits that make you stronger physically can also shape the way you show up mentally. We talk about exercise as a training ground for discipline, patience, consistency, confidence, and the belief that you can handle hard things, along with why motivation is unreliable and keeping small commitments to yourself matters more over time.

Topics: Why letting kids fail is essential for building resilience. · How smartphones are replacing real-world experiences kids used to learn from. · How fitness teaches discipline, patience, consistency, and work ethic. · Why getting physically stronger can build confidence and mental toughness. · How social media and filters are changing our perception of normal beauty. · Why changing a habit is so difficult once a behavior becomes your new normal.

Kier Gaines: Self-Awareness, Distress Tolerance, and the Mental Skills That Build Resilience

2K views · 2mo ago · 2:04:22

Guest: Kier Gaines

The way you think about growth can sometimes be the very thing keeping you stuck. You can know what you want, repeat the right affirmations, protect your peace, and understand every label for why you behave the way you do, but none of that creates meaningful change unless your actions start matching your intentions.

📖 Mentioned book: All Starts When You Self Healing

Raising Resilient Kids in the Age of Smartphones and Overprotective Parenting

836 views · 2mo ago · 12:07

In this episode of Habits & Hustle, we explore what it really takes to raise mentally strong, resilient kids in a culture that often removes struggle before children have the chance to work through it. We talk about overprotective parenting, boredom, failure, sports, responsibility, and why confidence grows when kids are allowed to solve problems, lose, try again, and build real independence.

Topics: Why mental resilience needs to be built in childhood. · How removing every challenge can make kids less resilient. · Why boredom is essential for creativity and independence. · Why parents need to stop worrying about being liked by their kids. · How letting kids struggle teaches them to tolerate frustration and failure. · How smartphones changed childhood play, independence, and social development.