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. 4d ago

    Find Calm in the Eye of the Storm

    Let me ask you a question, and I want you to sit with it honestly before you answer. When was the last time the storm was outside of you, and you were still calm inside? Not numb. Not checked out. Genuinely steady, clear-headed, able to think and choose and act well while everything around you shook. If that feels rare, or even impossible, you are not alone. Most of us have quietly accepted a lie. We have accepted that our inner weather must match the outer weather. That if the world is chaos, we must be chaos too. The Stoics would look at that and shake their heads. They would tell you that the storm outside and the storm inside are two entirely different things, and that you have far more power over the second one than you have ever been taught. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  2. Oct 22

    Discipline Now: The Freedom You Build Later

    I want to open today with a word that most people flinch from. Discipline. Notice what happens in your body when you hear it. For a lot of us, discipline sounds like a cold room, a locked door, a life of saying no to everything we want. It sounds like a cage. And so we run from it. We chase the opposite. We chase ease, comfort, the freedom to do whatever we feel like in the moment. But here is the twist I want to spend the next twenty minutes or so unfolding with you, because it is one of the most important reversals in all of ancient thought. The people who chase freedom by avoiding discipline end up the least free of anyone. And the people who embrace discipline, who lean into it on purpose, end up walking through life like they own the place. Discipline now is the freedom you build later. That is the whole arc of today, and I promise you, it is practical. This is a field manual, not a sermon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  3. Oct 17

    Turn Pressure Into Your Sharpest Weapon

    Let me put a question in front of you, and I want you to hold onto it as we go. What if the very pressure you have been running from is the exact thing that could make you stronger, clearer, and more capable than you have ever been? Sit with that. Because that is not a motivational slogan. That is a practice, and it is one that people have been sharpening for almost two thousand years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  4. Oct 12

    Master Fear Before It Masters You

    Let me start with a question, and I want you to sit with it for a moment before you answer. What would you attempt this week if you knew fear could not stop you? Not the reckless, throw-caution-to-the-wind kind of action, but the calm, deliberate kind. The move you keep circling back to. The conversation you keep rehearsing but never having. The pitch you keep polishing but never sending. Hold that image in your mind, because today we are going to talk about fear, and more importantly, we are going to talk about how you master it before it masters you. Here is the truth that almost two thousand years of Stoic thinking keeps handing us, generation after generation. Fear is not the enemy. Fear is a messenger. And when you learn to read the message instead of running from the messenger, everything changes. Your decisions get sharper. Your leadership gets steadier. Your body relaxes when it used to tighten. That is what we are building toward in the next fifteen minutes or so, and I promise you, this is practical. This is not a lecture about dusty old men in togas. This is a field manual for your Monday morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  5. Oct 7

    Unshakeable: The Stoic Path to Strength in 2026

    In this episode, I’m going to walk you through how Stoic resilience works in real time: how to separate what you control from what you don’t, how to regulate emotional impulses before they hijack your decisions, how to anchor yourself when the world around you is shaking, and how to build a mindset that doesn’t crumble under pressure. This is the Stoic path to strength not someday, not theoretically, but right now, in the middle of 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  6. Oct 2

    The Ancient Operating System for Modern Life

    Why Operating Systems Matter I chose the metaphor of an operating system for this episode deliberately, and I want to explain why before we get into the philosophy. An operating system is not a specific app. It's not a productivity tool or a habit tracker or a morning routine. It's the underlying layer that determines how everything else runs. When the OS is functioning well, everything on top of it works better. When the OS is corrupted or outdated or running on assumptions that no longer match reality, everything on top of it becomes unstable and unreliable, even if the individual apps look fine from the outside. Most people I know have apps without an OS. They have specific techniques — they meditate, they journal, they take cold showers, they read self-help books, they optimize their schedules. But they don't have a coherent underlying framework that determines what they value, how they make decisions, how they relate to failure and success, and what kind of person they're actually trying to become. Without that framework, the techniques float free. They work for a while and then they stop working and you don't know why, so you download another technique, and the cycle repeats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  7. Sep 27

    Stillness as a Superpower

    In a year defined by volatility, noise, and nonstop demands, I’ve learned that stillness is one of the rarest — and most powerful — skills any of us can develop. In this episode of The Stoic’s Guide Podcast, I explore Stillness as a Superpower as a tactical advantage in 2026, and why calm, deliberate thinking isn’t just helpful… it’s transformative. Modern life is engineered to hijack your attention. Endless notifications. Emotional triggers. Algorithm‑driven urgency. The pressure to react instantly. Most people are living in a state of mental turbulence, making decisions from stress instead of strength. But the Stoics understood something timeless: stillness isn’t the absence of movement — it’s the presence of control. It’s the ability to pause before reacting, to think clearly under pressure, and to respond with intention instead of impulse. In this episode, I talk about how Marcus Aurelius wrote in the middle of war, how Seneca advised leaders during political chaos, and how Epictetus taught resilience from personal hardship. None of them lived quiet lives. They lived turbulent ones. And they built a philosophy that allowed them to stay centered inside the storm — the same storm we’re all navigating today. I break down how stillness sharpens judgment, strengthens emotional discipline, and becomes a competitive advantage in leadership, relationships, decision‑making, and personal growth. I share practical ways to build stillness into your daily operating system — grounding techniques, mental reframing, controlled breathing, and the Stoic practice of separating what you can control from what you can’t. This episode is about reclaiming your mind in a year that constantly tries to steal it — and recognizing that in 2026, calm isn’t weakness. Calm is power. Calm is clarity. Calm is the superpower that makes you unshakeable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  8. Sep 22

    The Stoic Blueprint for a Chaotic World

    Chaos isn’t new — but our reaction to it often is. In this episode, The Stoic Blueprint for a Chaotic World, we explore how ancient Stoic principles offer a clear, steady framework for navigating modern uncertainty, stress, and constant change. Drawing from the teachings of Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and Epictetus, this episode breaks down the core elements of the Stoic blueprint: controlling your inner world, accepting what you cannot change, acting with purpose, and maintaining calm in the face of disorder. Listeners will learn how these timeless strategies align with current research in psychology and resilience — and how they can be applied daily to create clarity, stability, and strength. This episode is a practical guide for anyone seeking to stay grounded when life feels unpredictable. By blending ancient wisdom with modern challenges, The Stoic Blueprint for a Chaotic World shows how calm isn’t something you find — it’s something you build. 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
    58
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 by Brad Young Change Consulting

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