Human School

Miles Adcox
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We’ve been taught everything except how to be human. In a world obsessed with output, Human School is where we study what happens within. This podcast was born from a journal entry during a breakdown. A reminder that struggle isn’t weakness - it’s instruction. Human School reframes pain as purpose, productivity as presence, and leadership as inner clarity. We’re building the education we never got. Through stories, tools, and raw conversations, we help people stop performing their lives–and start participating in them. Welcome to Human School.

  1. 1日前

    Overcoming Self-Judgment and Walking Through Grief with Judah & the Lion

    When life throws loss, grief, and change your way, how do you allow the pain to transform you rather than destroy you?   In this episode of Human School, host Miles Adcox sits down with Judah Akers and Brian Macdonald of the alt-folk band Judah & the Lion on the release day of their album, Process. Together, they walk through a raw and vulnerable conversation about what it truly takes to heal.   Judah opens up about losing family members to mental health struggles, navigating divorce, and working through addiction while performing on major stages around the world. Brian shares his perspective on stepping into fatherhood while on tour, keeping the band's brotherhood intact through dark seasons, and learning to redefine identity. From the metaphor of a caterpillar in a cocoon to learning how to stop harsh self-judgment, this conversation is a grounded reminder that transformation is messy, but hope is always available.     In this episode, we discuss:  The Cocoon Metaphor: Why real emotional growth requires letting go of who you were.  Grief & Mental Health: Processing tragic loss, addressing addiction, and separating the symptom from the disease.  Self-Compassion: Overcoming shame, letting go of control, and learning to speak kindly to yourself. Parenting & Growth: Navigating big life transitions and raising kids while working through your own past.Behind the Songs: The spontaneous origin story behind their track "Prism".    Memorable Quotes:  "The caterpillar has no memory of wings." — Judah Akers   "We're not through the pain, but we're in it together, and there's hope." — Brian Macdonald   "Addiction is a symptom. Shame, guilt, and not knowing yourself... are the disease." — Judah Akers   "It's okay to be scared and brave at the same time. You can actually do both." — Miles Adcox     Episode Timestamps:  00:00:00 – Meet Judah & The Lion 00:04:42 – The Metaphor of Transformation 00:11:42 – Fatherhood & Evolving Identity 00:15:39 – Unpacking Rock Bottom & Vulnerability 00:21:44 – Growing Up & Early Influences 00:36:34 – The Band’s Origins & Personal Loss 00:47:31 – Brotherhood & Supporting Each Other Through the Storm 00:50:23 – Addressing Addiction, Shame, and Grief 00:00:21 – Mentors, Support Systems, & Encouraging Voices 01:07:33 – The Meaning Behind "Prism" 01:11:46 – "Open Your Eyes, Kid" 01:24:20 – "Scared and Brave at the Same Time"   Links & Resources:  Stream Judah & the Lion's Music  Learn more about emotional wellness intensives at Onsite Workshops  If you loved this episode, please rate and review Human School on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to help us reach more people who need these conversations!  Follow Human School  Instagram: https://hubs.la/Q04v8Q7K0 Follow Miles: https://hubs.la/Q04v8QcZ0 Human School YouTube:  https://hubs.la/Q04v8Qdh0

    Overcoming Self-Judgment and Walking Through Grief with Judah & the Lion

  2. 8月18日

    What if Stress Isn't The Enemy? with Miles Adcox

    It seems like everyone is talking about stress. How to manage it. How to get rid of it. How to avoid it at all costs. But maybe in our journey to eradicate stress from our lives, we’re losing something far more valuable.  In this solo conversation, Miles Adcox reframes our entire relationship with stress. Instead of treating stress like an opponent to beat, what if we treated it like a system trying to protect us?   Join Miles as he shares the importance of building capacity over elimination, why meaningful living requires being stretched, and how to become a trusted partner to your own nervous system.  In this episode, we explore:  ​Why "trauma" can feel clinical, but stress is universal  ​ Stress as the body's brilliant system for adaptation The difference between removing stress and building capacity ​ How curiosity replaces shame when looking at our nervous systems  Looking to go deeper into your personal growth journey? The conversations on Human School are shaped by the work happening at Onsite Workshops. If you're looking to slow down, break patterns, and do the inner work, visit experienceonsite.com  Episode chapters:   00:00 Intro: Is stress really the enemy?   00:40 The room that changed how I view trauma vs. stress   01:45 How burnout and emotional exhaustion actually begin   02:35 Why modern wellness tools miss the mark   03:15 Stress is an adaptation system, not a design flaw   04:15 Every meaningful thing in life asks something stressful of you   05:10 Increasing capacity vs. eliminating stress   05:55 Everyday pressure vs. profound adversity   06:45 Stress is an experience, not an identity   07:20 Why modern nervous systems are carrying more than ever before   07:50 Swap shame for curiosity: Becoming a student of your nervous system   08:35 Stop playing tug-of-war with your body  Follow Human School on Instagram: https://hubs.la/Q04tfRwT0

    What if Stress Isn't The Enemy? with Miles Adcox

  3. 8月11日

    Finding Success Without Losing Yourself: Larry Fleet on Fame, Fatherhood, and Staying Grounded

    What do you do when you go from singing at local bars to millions of video views, playing at Madison Square Garden with Morgan Wallen, and hearing 20,000 people sing your lyrics back to you? If you’re Larry Fleet, you still shop at Ace Hardware.  Larry Fleet writes the kind of country songs that feel like your own memories — jumping railroad tracks in a truck bed, learning how to tell stories in a barbershop chair, the sound of truck tires in the gravel. In this conversation, Larry opens up about the “simple” mistakes we’re making in modern storytelling, what fatherhood has changed in his songwriting, and how he's managed to tour and write with Willie Nelson, Morgan Wallen, and other heroes of the genre without losing the guy from White Bluff, Tennessee.  The conversations we have on Human School are shaped by the work happening every day at Onsite. If you feel stuck in the same patterns, Onsite's Living Centered Program helps you slow down, go deeper, and do the inner work that changes things. If you’d like to learn more about Onsite, visit us –– experienceonsite.com In this conversation:  Why “clutter” might be the enemy of great storytelling  The $5-a-head night Larry still keeps close, and why he never lets himself forget it  Why he built his newest record with zero radio in mind — and what happened when it hit anyway  The ways fatherhood has changed him, including teaching him new ways to communicate with others  The surprising place his storytelling voice actually comes from   What it actually takes to stay a person instead of becoming a product once people start paying attention  How to build a songwriting career one bad song (then a hundred more) at a time  How to stay "a normal dude" while touring arenas with Willie Nelson and Morgan Wallen  Why simple, honest storytelling can reach people that polished products can't    Episode timestamps:   00:00:00 — Welcome to Human School  00:06:30 — Small-town origins 00:25:30 — Another Year Older — the new record  01:01:30 — The true story behind "5:25"  01:04:00 — Why Larry stopped writing for the radio  01:07:30 — What We Can Learn from Kids 01:15:00 — $5 a head in North Georgia  01:19:30 — The Radio Said "No" to "Where I Find God" 01:20:30 — The call from Morgan Wallen, and Madison Square Garden  01:38:30 — What it means to stay human when you're a "product" 01:47:00 — The barbershop that taught him how to tell a story  01:51:30 — What "Where I Find God" means to the people who needed it  01:59:00 — Scotland, and the tears neither of them expected  02:07:30 — Larry on prison ministry and San Quentin    Follow Human School  YouTube:  @humanschoolofficial Instagram:  @humanschoolofficial  TikTok:  @humanschoolofficial

    Finding Success Without Losing Yourself: Larry Fleet on Fame, Fatherhood, and Staying Grounded

  4. 8月4日

    Is Certainty Making Us Lonely? with Miles Adcox

    Why does being right feel so much better than being curious? And is our obsession with certainty the cause of our greatest divides? This episode breaks down the psychology behind certainty — why our brains default to it, what it costs us in our relationships, and why curiosity might be the more reliable path to actually feeling connected to other people. What you'll learn How confirmation bias shapes what we believe is true, without us noticing it happeningWhat the illusory truth effect is, and why repetition can make an opinion feel like factHow to tell the difference between healthy disagreement and contemptWhy algorithms and media incentives reward certainty over nuance — and what that does to us over timeA mindset shift for staying curious under pressure, borrowed from an unlikely place: horsemanshipWhy feeling understood does more for anxiety than winning an argument ever doesHow to hold strong beliefs without needing everyone around you to agree Building your curiosity muscles? Onsite offers a range of experiences to do life-changing work around your story and what your body might be holding onto. Learn more here. Timestamps 00:00 — This might be why you're feeling lonely02:30 — Illusory truth effect and confirmation bias05:30 — Making content in the age of outrage07:00 — The real product is Identity09:45 — A horse changed everything13:00 — Understanding vs. "winning"15:00 — Becoming harder to recruit Stay connected with Human School: YouTube - https://hubs.la/Q04rLNLl0 Instagram - https://hubs.la/Q04rLNVX0 Threads - https://hubs.la/Q04rLP6D0 TikTok - https://hubs.la/Q04rLPfY0

    Is Certainty Making Us Lonely? with Miles Adcox

  5. 7月28日

    Is Your Gut Connected to Your Mental Health? with Funcitonal Medicine Practitioner, Dr. Chris Motley

    Have you ever gotten a clean bill of health and still felt like something was wrong? What if the anxiety, the brain fog, the thing you can't explain isn't in your head, but a story your body inherited? Dr. Chris Motley is a functional medicine practitioner and acupuncturist based in Nashville, and the host of the Ancient Health Podcast. For over 22 years, he's blended Chinese medicine, kinesiology, and biofeedback with Western diagnostics to find what standard testing misses — the chronic weaknesses that don't show up on a bloodwork panel but show up in how we sleep, how we digest, and how we carry stress in our bodies. In this episode, Dr. Motley and Miles talk about how inflammation from food can weaken the blood-brain barrier and surface in surprising ways — and why the weakest organ in your body often maps straight back to how your parents and grandparents lived. Today, you'll learn how to read your body's own signals, why curiosity heals faster than fear, and what it actually looks like to get to the root of a problem instead of managing its symptoms. In this conversation, you'll learn: How chronic inflammation from food can weaken the blood-brain barrier and show up as anxiety, depression, or brain fogHow to read your body's own signals — sleep patterns, digestion, even facial features — the way a functional medicine practitioner doesHow your weakest organ can map directly back to how your parents and grandparents livedWhy processed food, not just screens, may be driving the rise in childhood behavioral changesHow the gut-brain axis connects what you eat to how you feel within hoursWhy getting curious about a weakness — instead of afraid of it — is the first step to healing itSimple, low-cost first steps to a more fulfilled, healthier life anyone can start today If this stirred something in you, Onsite offers a range of experiences to do life-changing work around your story and stored trauma that your body is asking for. Learn more at experienceonsite.com   Follow Human School: YouTube - Human School Podcast Instagram - @humanschoolofficial Threads - @humanschoolofficial TikTok - @humanschoolofficial   What We Discuss: 00:00:00 – Meet Dr. Chris Motley 00:02:41 – Why He Left a Growing Practice 00:08:19 – The Danger of Expertise Without Curiosity 00:12:04 – Meeting Overwhelmed Patients with Optimism 00:13:50 – How Motley Found His Interest in Medicine 00:17:51 – Motley’s Story Through His Gallbladder 00:23:30 – Where He Starts with Every New Patient 00:28:00 – Are Emotions Hiding Inside Our Organs? 00:33:54 – The Benefits of Integrated Medicine: Treating Mind & Body 00:42:36 – The Anxious Patient 00:47:51 – "What You Eat Is What You Think" 00:52:44 – The Health Goal Every Day 00:55:06 – Your Gut is Your Second Brain: Explaining Gut-Brain Axis 01:01:06 – Drivers of the Mental Health Crisis Happening Now 01:05:54 – Why Do We Have So Many Food Allergies? 01:06:45 – People, Food, & the ADD and ADHD Rise 01:08:51 – The Habit Change to Reset Your System 01:11:58 – Motley’s “Basic” Steps Towards Physical Wellness 01:14:01 – Miles’s Steps Toward Emotional Wellness 01:16:47 – What is behind Chronic Constipation? 01:17:54 – Getting Back into Your Body 01:25:22 – What Your Face Reveals About Your Story 01:27:50 – Ancient Practices over Modern Technology 01:33:06 – Motley Outside of Medicine 01:35:41 – The Lesson Weaving Throughout 22 Years Practicing This episode is a conversation between practitioners sharing personal experience and professional perspective — it is not medical advice. Please consult your own physician or healthcare provider before making any changes to your health, diet, or treatment plan.

    Is Your Gut Connected to Your Mental Health? with Funcitonal Medicine Practitioner, Dr. Chris Motley

  6. 7月17日

    Building Self Worth Without Approval with Tori Kelly

    Have you ever believed you're only worthy of attention when you're performing and perfect? What if the thing you fear your kid will inherit is the exact thing you've never worked through yourself?   Tori Kelly, a Grammy-winning vocalist who's been sharing her voice with the world since she was a kid, sits down with Miles for a conversation about identity, motherhood, and what happens when the performance stops.   Tori opens up about growing up in a mixed-race householdwhere she often felt othered, getting signed at 12 and "shelved" before she'd lived enough life to have something to say, and the lie she quietly believed for years: that she wasn't worthy of attention unless she was singing. She talks about touring stadiums with Ed Sheeran while pregnant, writing her new album, God Must Really Love Me, in two weeks while holding her newborn son, and why his first cry made the record.   Tori and Miles go deep into the perfectionism she traces back to her earliest days on stage, the phone cleanses she uses to fight comparison, and why motherhood has made her want her son to see her mess up, say sorry, and be human. Miles shares a mentor's metaphor about gratitude that reframes how you see whatever you're circling right now, and Tori tells the story of the drive where the phrase "God must really love me" came out of her mouth before it became an album title.   Ever notice the pattern you're trying to protect your kids from is usually the one you haven't fully worked through yourself? Onsite's Living Centered Program for parents and adults ready to finally do their own work, not just manage everyone else's. It's not about becoming a perfect parent; It's about becoming an honest one. Learn more at experienceonsite.com   In this conversation, you'll learn: How to Trace Perfectionism Back to the Stage Instead of the Story You Tell YourselfHow to Stop Performing for Approval and Start ActuallyFeeling ItHow Becoming a Parent Can Break a Pattern You Didn't Know You Were RepeatingHow to Use a Phone Cleanse to Get Your Voice Back FromComparisonHow to Write an Album in Two Weeks Once You Stop Editing YourselfHow to Let Your Kids Watch You Mess Up on PurposeHow to Reframe a Career "Setback" as the Setup for Something BetterHow Growing Up Feeling "Othered" Shapes the Way You Tell the Truth LaterHow to Turn Gratitude Into a Practice Instead of a MoodHow to Know the Difference Between Being a Vocalist andBeing Yourself  Follow Human School: YouTube - Human School Podcast Instagram - @humanschoolofficial Threads - @humanschoolofficial TikTok - @humanschoolofficial   What We Discuss: 00:00:00 – Meet Tori Kelly 00:01:51 – Her Grand Ole Opry Debut, One Night Before ThisConversation 00:05:34 – Genre-less on Purpose 00:08:41 – The Vocalist Everyone Expects, the Storyteller She's Becoming 00:10:51 – The Soundtrack of Her Childhood 00:12:43 – Signed at 12 & Promised the World 00:23:05 – A Career Built on Slow Builds, Not Big Breaks 00:28:24 – How Becoming a Mom Rewired Her as an Artist 00:29:24 – Touring Stadiums With Ed Sheeran While Pregnant 00:31:13 – What Motherhood Cracked Open 00:36:29 – She Doesn't Want Her Son Thinking He Has to BePerfect 00:38:46 – Tracing Her Perfectionism Back to the Root 00:40:59 – How Approval Got Tangled Up With Her Voice 00:47:31 – The Phone Cleanse That Gave Her Mind Back 00:56:06 – The Story Behind "God Must Really Love Me" 01:01:46 – The Vulture Metaphor: Reframing Gratitude 01:04:41 – Congruence, Not Perfection 01:09:25 – Her Husband and Life on Tour 01:13:34 – Ending on the Only Line That Fits

    Building Self Worth Without Approval with Tori Kelly

  7. 7月9日

    Raising Capable Kids in the Anxious Generation with Sissy Goff & David Thomas

    How do you help an anxious child build real confidence instead of just managing their fear? What if the very thing keeping your kid unsafe is how hard you're working to protect them?   Sissy Goff and David Thomas are two of the most trusted voices in child and adolescent mental health today, counselors at Daystar Counseling Ministries and hosts of the popular Raising Boys and Girls podcast. With more than three decades combined sitting across from kids and their families, they've become go-to resources for parents navigating anxiety, emotional development, and resilience in childhood. Their new New York Times Bestselling book, Capable, just carried them through a national press tour, including a stop on the Today Show, and for good reason: it takes on one of the most urgent questions facing parents right now.   In this conversation, Sissy, David, and Miles unpack why so many kids today aren't just anxious; they're increasingly unwilling to try, and what parents can actually do to build resilience instead of just managing symptoms. They talk through the difference between attunement and over-protection, why "trust your gut" might be the most important piece of parenting advice out there, and how to set healthy boundaries around technology and social media without shutting your kids out of the world they're growing up in. It's a grounded, hopeful conversation about childhood anxiety, parenting under pressure, and what it actually takes to raise capable, confident kids in an overwhelmed world.   Your kids are watching you more closely than they're listening to you. Onsite's Living Centered Program is a place for parents ready to do their own work, so the patterns they pass down are worth passing on. Learn more at experienceonsite.com.   Follow Human School: YouTube - Human School Podcast Instagram - @humanschoolofficial Threads - @humanschoolofficial TikTok - @humanschoolofficial   For more resources and tools from Sissy Goff & David Thomas, visit raisingboysandgirls.com or follow along on Instagram @raisingboysandgirls.   In this conversation, you'll learn: How to Tell Attunement From Rescuing Your KidHow to Read the Emergency Behind Their AnxietyHow to Stop Outsourcing Instincts to Strangers OnlineHow to Decide When They Get a Phone or Social AccountHow to Turn a Hard No Into a Creative YesHow to Use "Trust the Process" in Their Hardest StretchHow to Spot a Problem They Should Solve ThemselvesHow to Rebuild Your Resilience Before Teaching ItHow to Hold Grief and Purpose at the Same TimeHow to Give Your Kids a Front-Row Seat to Your GrowthHow to Raise a Capable Kid Without Raising an Anxious OneHow to Pick Two Parenting Voices You Actually Trust  What We Discuss: 00:00:00 – Meet Sissy Goff and David Thomas 00:04:21 – Over-Correction: the Field's New Blind Spot 00:05:35 – Catching Up & Life After the Capable Press Tour 00:08:31 – The Soap Opera Character & Camp Job that Shaped Careers 00:14:02 – A Working 32-Year Partnership 00:17:09 – Sissy’s Dog Who Came to Work & Comforted Teen's Tears 00:20:20 – Sammy, Onsite’s Beagle Who Escorted Every New Guest 00:30:15 – Backstage at the Today Show 00:36:58 – What This Work Taught Them About Being Human 00:41:55 – A National State of Emergency Hiding in Plain Sight 00:49:32 – Escape and Avoidance Feel Like Good Parenting 00:53:29 – What Attunement Actually Looks Like 00:59:25 – “Go in the Strength You Already Have” 01:03:22 – What's Really Underneath a Lack of Confidence 01:10:56 – Trust the Process, Even in Their Hardest Stretch 01:18:25 – Is my child ready for technology? 01:26:18 – Doing Your Own Work Is the Greatest Gift to Your Kids 01:27:16 – A Look Inside Daystar Counseling Ministries

    Raising Capable Kids in the Anxious Generation with Sissy Goff & David Thomas

  8. 7月2日

    How to Talk to Anyone with Bobby Bones

    What's the real difference between showing up for someone and rescuing them? Can a single pair of socks undo years of not letting yourself feel anything? Bobby Bones went from a campus radio station in Arkansas to the National Radio Hall of Fame, two #1 New York Times bestsellers, and a syndicated morning show heard by millions, turning his own story into a reason other people feel less alone in theirs. He sits down with Miles Adcox eight weeks into fatherhood, in a season that's forced him to slow down after two decades of never having to. Bobby opens up about being raised by a 16-year-old motherwho struggled with addiction his whole childhood, the trailer he bought her the first time he made real money, and the hard lesson in what enabling actually looks like when you love someone who's sick. He reveals the moment a stranger's kindness at a therapy intensive at Onsite finally broke him open, and shares the four-letter word his mother never said but it’s the one his grandmother said so consistently it became the only safety he knew. Miles and Bobby go deep into being triggered by both praise and criticism, why Bobby only checks hiscomments on Tuesdays, and the grief of having a daughter who'll never meet the grandmother who shaped him most.   In this conversation, you'll learn: How to Turn Your Own Insecurities Into a Bridge for Someone Else'sHow to Tell the Difference Between Supporting Someone in Addiction and Enabling ThemHow to Stay Consistent With Someone Even When It Feels Like Nothing Is ChangingHow to Recognize When Both Praise and Criticism Are Actuallya ThreatHow to Build Boundaries So Social Media Doesn't Run YourNervous SystemHow to Respond Instead of React When You Feel ChallengedHow to Find Safety in a Relationship After a ChildhoodWithout ItHow to Let a Stranger's Small Act of Kindness Actually LandHow to Talk to Your Kids About the Parts of Your Story ThatStill HurtHow to Know You Were Consistent Enough, Even When Nothing Else Felt Certain  Feeling stuck in patterns you can't quite name? Onsite'sLiving Centered Program is built for people ready to slow down and do the deeper work that creates real change. Learn more at experienceonsite.com. Follow Human School: YouTube - Human School Podcast Instagram - @humanschoolofficial Threads - @humanschoolofficial TikTok - @humanschoolofficial What We Discuss: 00:00:00 – Meet Bobby Bones 00:03:47 – Why every performer is secretly insecure 00:05:09 – The secret to connecting with people in interviews 00:15:47 – Finding the line between public and private life 00:17:56 – Getting rejected to 2 Bestsellers 00:22:32 – Bobby’s Mom: 16 years old, no support, and anaddiction that never let go 00:31:57 – What to say to someone who is supporting an addict 00:38:06 – "I wish our baby could meet my mom" 00:39:33 – The four-letter word his grandma never stoppedsaying 00:47:11 – Why compliments feel like threats to him 00:50:29 – The boundaries that keep him from spiraling online 00:53:35 – Property and therapy: the two best investments he'smade 00:58:27 – His Onsite story he's never told quite like this 01:07:03 – The TEDx talk that flopped & the one that gothim back on stage 01:11:06 – What watching his wife become a mom taught himabout love 01:13:43 – His message to his daughter, twenty years from now

    How to Talk to Anyone with Bobby Bones
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關於

We’ve been taught everything except how to be human. In a world obsessed with output, Human School is where we study what happens within. This podcast was born from a journal entry during a breakdown. A reminder that struggle isn’t weakness - it’s instruction. Human School reframes pain as purpose, productivity as presence, and leadership as inner clarity. We’re building the education we never got. Through stories, tools, and raw conversations, we help people stop performing their lives–and start participating in them. Welcome to Human School.

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  • 創作者
    Miles Adcox
  • 活躍年份
    2025年 - 2026年
  • 單集
    43
  • 分級
    兒童不宜
  • 版權
    © Miles Adcox
  • 節目網站
    Human School

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