The Courageous Life

Remarkable and thought provoking podcast that may stop you in your tracks and really make you think deeply about what matters to you, who you are, how you show up in the world, who you want to be, and what is possible right now. Joshua’s consistent display of curiosity, humility, courage, and openness to explore various topics with intention, care and consideration results in meaningful conversations that are inspiring and profound. For this and so much more, I am beyond grateful.

Life changing discussions with expert teachers and scientists. In each interview I pull out one or two gems of practice that are doable for me. As a result, I have a sense of greater awareness, curiosity, and acceptance of my feelings. I also have greater hope and openness to my development process that will not just be a straight line up. There is freedom and comfort knowing that I will falter at times but that is expected and part of all growth. One example is April 7, 2023 episode “The Key to Resilience, Growth, and Possibility” with Barbara Fredrickson and Sharon Salzberg. They are so accessible to share their research that shows positive emotions and lovingkindness practice that builds our resources, opens our creativity, and allows us to take on challenges and grow with more resiliency. I think anyone, regardless of their prior knowledge of these topics, would find this delightful and inspiring. For me, even though I have read three of Sharon’s books, taken her meditation courses through the 10 Percent Happier app (multiple times), listen to her podcast, taken Barbara’s MOOC Positive Psychology course, read Barbara books (Positivity; Love 2.0), I still found this episode new, delightful, and encouraging to continue my practices of micromoments of connection and metta meditation. Joshua is an excellent interviewer. He helps frame the conversation so both those who have never heard of his guest learn about their key wisdoms and those who know more can get refreshers and new tips on how to be courageous and resilient. Because Joshua is so knowledgeable and practices his own teachings, he is a credible and knows what questions sparks his and our curiosity and motive us. hI’m so glad Joshua has all these amazing connections to people I admire and want to learn from. And I don’t know all these experts so I’m looking forward to learning from them all. I’m glad there are over 100 episodes for me to catch up on, enjoy, and grow from. I highly recommend this podcast to anyone who is interested in positive psychology, behavior change, meditation, and living their best self. Peace, maka

Joshua offers tons of wisdom, insights and encouragements for overcoming life’s limitations with courage. He is a great moderator inviting best in class thought leaders to share their wisdom and resources. Highly recommend listening to his podcasts. I am currently training with Joshua and find his podcast a beautiful addition to his teachings.

I love the Courageous Life. Joshua is a delightful host who brings powerful questions and an open heart. His interview with Sunita Puri is one I have come back to again and again and I know I will again. With every episode, I gain a few nuggets of life learning and expansion. Highly recommend!