The Stoic’s Guide Podcast by Brad Young

Brad Young
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I’m Brad Young, a multi‑time bestselling author, and I created The Stoic’s Guide Podcast to help you cut through the noise of modern life and reconnect with the clarity, strength, and purpose the Stoics mastered centuries ago. Even in a world overflowing with stress, distraction, and constant pressure, I believe ancient wisdom can still transform the way we live today — and the show’s ranking in the top 50 philosophical podcasts and top 5% of podcasts globally tells me people are craving exactly that kind of guidance. Each episode, I break down the most powerful teachings from Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Epictetus, and other great Stoic thinkers into simple, practical strategies you can use right away. Whether you’re navigating challenges in your career, relationships, or personal growth, I give you tools to build resilience, master your emotions, and create a more intentional, grounded life. If you’re ready to live with more stability, meaning, and inner peace, this podcast is your roadmap. Ancient wisdom for modern life — delivered in a way you can apply every single day. Subscribe and start your journey toward a stronger, more resilient you.

  1. 3d ago

    The Stoic Blueprint for a Chaotic World

    Today, we’re breaking down The Stoic Blueprint for a Chaotic World , not as ancient philosophy, but as a tactical framework for modern life. A blueprint for thinking clearly when everything around you is engineered to pull you off center. A blueprint for staying grounded when the world is shaking. A blueprint for choosing your response instead of being dragged by your reactions. The Stoics didn’t promise calm lives. They promised strong minds. And in a time where chaos is the default setting, strength isn’t optional — it’s survival. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  2. Sep 7

    Living With Virtue: The One Thing That Was Always the Point

    Let me start with a question, and I want you to be honest with yourself, because nobody hears your answer but you. If everything you were chasing suddenly vanished, the money, the status, the approval of the people whose opinions you care about most, what would be left of you? Strip all of it away, and what remains? Sit with that for a second. Because whatever remains when everything external is gone, that is the real you. That is your character. And the Stoics believed, with their whole hearts, that this one thing, your character, was the only thing that ever truly mattered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  3. Sep 2

    The Shortness of Life: Why You Have More Time Than You Think and Less Than You Waste

    Life feels short, but much of that feeling comes from how easily time slips through our fingers when we live without intention. This episode, The Shortness of Life, explores one of the Stoics’ most powerful teachings: time is both abundant and scarce, depending entirely on how you choose to use it. Drawing from the insights of Seneca and other Stoic thinkers, we examine why people often feel rushed, overwhelmed, or behind — not because life is too brief, but because so much of it is spent on distraction, obligation, and unconscious habits. Modern research on attention, productivity, and psychological well‑being echoes the Stoic warning: the greatest threat to a meaningful life is not a lack of time, but the careless spending of it. Listeners will learn how to reclaim hours, days, and even years by practicing deliberate focus, eliminating trivial commitments, and aligning daily actions with long‑term values. This episode offers a clear, practical framework for living with urgency and spaciousness — the Stoic way of treating time as your most precious asset. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  4. Aug 27

    The Stoic Morning: How to Win the Day Before It Begins

    Let me start with a question, and I want you to be honest with yourself, because nobody hears your answer but you. Think about how you actually begin your day. Not the day you wish you had, the one you really have. When you first open your eyes, what happens? Do you reach for your phone before your feet even touch the floor, letting a flood of messages, news, and other people's demands pour into your mind before you have had a single thought of your own? Or do you take a quiet moment, before the world gets to you, to decide the kind of person you want to be today? Sit with that for a second. Because how you begin your morning quietly shapes everything that follows, and most of us hand those first precious minutes away without even noticing. Today, we talk about taking them back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  5. Aug 20

    Mastering Anger: How to Cool the Fire Before It Burns Down Your Life

    Let me start with a question, and I want you to be honest with yourself, because nobody hears your answer but you. Think about the last time you truly lost your temper. Not a small flash of irritation. Real anger. The kind that made your heart pound, your voice rise, your hands shake. Now think about what came out of it. Did that anger fix the thing that made you angry? Did it make your life better in any way? Or did it leave a mess behind, a broken conversation, a wound in someone you love, a knot in your own stomach that lingered for hours or even days after the person who triggered it had moved on with their life? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  6. Aug 15

    Negative Visualization: Why Imagining Loss Is the Secret to Gratitude

    Let me start with a question, and I want you to be honest with yourself, because nobody hears your answer but you. Think about the people and the things in your life that you love the most. The person sleeping beside you. The child in the next room. The health of your body. The roof over your head. Now be honest about something. When was the last time you actually felt grateful for any of them? Not said the words. Felt it. Really felt the weight of how much you would miss them if they were suddenly gone. Sit with that for a second. Because most of us walk right past our greatest treasures every single day without a second glance, and we only wake up to their value the moment we lose them. Today, we talk about a practice that fixes that, and it is one of the strangest and most powerful ideas the Stoics ever gave us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  7. Aug 10

    The Dichotomy of Control: Finding Peace in What You Can and Cannot Change

    Let me start with a question, and I want you to be honest with yourself, because nobody hears your answer but you. Think about the last time you lay awake at night, your mind spinning, your chest tight, worry running in circles that would not stop. Now be honest about what you were worrying about. Were you worrying about what someone else might think of you? Were you replaying something that already happened and could not be changed? Were you dreading something in the future that you had no power over anyway? Sit with that for a second. Because I would bet almost everything I own that most of what steals your peace lives entirely outside your control. And learning to see that, clearly and honestly, is the entire subject of today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  8. Aug 5

    The Obstacle Becomes the Way: Turning Every Setback Into a Stepping Stone

    Let me start with a question, and I want you to be honest with yourself, because nobody hears your answer but you. Think about the last big obstacle that landed in your path. The setback at work. The relationship that fell apart. The plan that collapsed right when you thought everything was finally coming together. Now ask yourself something. When that obstacle showed up, what did you decide it was? Did you decide it was proof that you were finished, that the door was closed for good? Or did you find a way to make it the very thing that pushed you forward? Sit with that for a second. Because the difference between those two responses is the entire subject of today, and honestly, it might be the most important idea in all of Stoic philosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I’m Brad Young, a multi‑time bestselling author, and I created The Stoic’s Guide Podcast to help you cut through the noise of modern life and reconnect with the clarity, strength, and purpose the Stoics mastered centuries ago. Even in a world overflowing with stress, distraction, and constant pressure, I believe ancient wisdom can still transform the way we live today — and the show’s ranking in the top 50 philosophical podcasts and top 5% of podcasts globally tells me people are craving exactly that kind of guidance. Each episode, I break down the most powerful teachings from Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Epictetus, and other great Stoic thinkers into simple, practical strategies you can use right away. Whether you’re navigating challenges in your career, relationships, or personal growth, I give you tools to build resilience, master your emotions, and create a more intentional, grounded life. If you’re ready to live with more stability, meaning, and inner peace, this podcast is your roadmap. Ancient wisdom for modern life — delivered in a way you can apply every single day. Subscribe and start your journey toward a stronger, more resilient you.

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  • Creator
    Brad Young
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    49
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2026 by Brad Young Change Consulting

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