Conversations on a Fulfilled Life

Viv PhD
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Success and happiness are not the same thing. Plenty of people build the life they were supposed to want, then quietly wonder why something's still missing. Conversations on a Fulfilled Life explores what it takes to live a life that feels as good on the inside as it looks on the outside. Each episode, Viv PhD (medical scientist, life strategist, creator of the Fulfilled Life Method™) sits down with real people to explore how they experience fulfillment: the turning points, setbacks, and choices that shaped them. New episodes monthly. Learn more at getclearwithviv.com

Episodes

  1. Oct 31

    Successful But Not Happy: How a CEO Found Fulfillment After the Top

    Successful but not happy? Former tech CEO Kunal Gupta on why reaching the top felt empty, and what it took to feel truly fulfilled. Kunal started his first business at 13 and, six weeks out of university, launched TIME Magazine's iPhone app, the ninth app ever on the App Store. Seven years into running his company, every box was checked. Then one morning he realized he didn't feel anything he had expected to feel. We talk about the gift his immigrant parents gave him without meaning to, the life experiments that changed him (two years without buying anything, 107 nights on other people's couches), what work is really for, what love requires, and how he knows he feels fulfilled today. And why, as he puts it, there is no formula: the only formula is to create your own. CONNECT WITH KUNAL Founder, author of four books including Unlearning, and writer of a weekly essay since 2014. Website and weekly essay: https://kunal.live LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bykunal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bykunalgupta ABOUT THIS SHOW Conversations on a Fulfilled Life is where I talk with people about what it actually takes to build a life that feels as good on the inside as it looks from the outside. I'm Viv PhD, a life strategist and medical scientist. A PhD in medical science, over a decade of clinical practice as an EMDR therapist, and years of work in positive and implementation psychology are why these conversations go deeper, into the psychology underneath fulfillment and achievement rather than just the tactics on top. New episodes monthly. WORK WITH ME Work with me one-on-one to get clear on what you truly want, build a strategy that fits your real life and follow through on it, until living that way feels effortless and you genuinely enjoy your life. https://getclearwithviv.com Early in your career? Start here: https://getclearwithviv.com/happy-by-design  PUT THIS EPISODE INTO PRACTICE The Fulfilled Life Practice is where you put each episode into practice. Go deeper on the lessons from these conversations, plus tools from a framework I call the Fulfilled Life Method, so what you hear actually changes how you live. https://getclearwithviv.com STUCK ON SOMETHING YOU CAN'T MOVE PAST? Self-EMDR is the self-guided tool I built for exactly that. https://selfemdr.org CONNECT WITH VIV Website: https://getclearwithviv.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/viv.phd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VivPhD LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/viviankulaga What did you once think would make you happy that didn't? Tell me in the comments, I read all of them. And if you want more conversations like this, please click subscribe. CHAPTERS 0:00 I have everything, so why am I not happy? 1:40 Meet Kunal Gupta, founder and author of Unlearning 8:09 Raising resilient kids: the space to fail 16:40 How to learn from your mistakes 19:39 Starting a business at 21 24:50 Successful but not happy: every box checked 26:29 The arrival fallacy: why the top felt empty 30:07 Moving to Lisbon in 3 days after stepping down as CEO 34:05 Life experiments: why you should test your beliefs 35:12 Minimalism experiment: 2 years without buying anything 35:51 107 nights couchsurfing with strangers 39:48 What is work for? The real purpose of work 44:59 Man's Search for Meaning: how your purpose changes 47:15 What does love require? 50:00 Love is a choice, not a feeling 53:13 What fulfillment really means 55:13 How do you know you're truly fulfilled? 56:14 Happiness vs fulfillment: what science says 59:00 Creativity and happiness: what lights him up 1:02:19 How to be more curious 1:04:14 Harvard happiness study: why relationships matter most 1:07:20 Phones are ruining relationships: what we all need 1:09:08 Why doesn't success bring happiness? 1:11:57 How to find your purpose in life: service 1:12:37 There's no formula for happiness #fulfillment #happiness #personalgrowth

  2. Sep 30

    Rebuilding Yourself After Divorce and Abuse: How She Found Fulfillment

    Rebuilding yourself after divorce and abuse, and what it really takes to feel fulfilled, with founder and advisor Amy Kauffman. From the outside, Amy's life looked ideal: a close, loving family, a long marriage, and a tech company she founded and ran. Then it fell apart. Twice. Amy shares what rebuilding actually required: the moments of reckoning, the victim mentality she had to catch in herself, the tools that helped, and how she knows she is truly fulfilled today. We also talk about the quiet shame high achievers carry, why successful men can be the loneliest at the top, and a simple way to find your core values. If you are experiencing abuse, you are not alone. In the US, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788 (thehotline.org). Outside the US, find free, confidential support in your country at findahelpline.com. CONNECT WITH AMY Amy is a founder and advisor to CEOs, founders and investors, and a mother of two daughters. https://www.amykauffman.co https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-kauffman-a2691417/ https://www.udemy.com/course/divorce-ready/ ABOUT THIS SHOW Conversations on a Fulfilled Life is where I talk with people about what it actually takes to build a life that feels as good on the inside as it looks from the outside. I'm Viv PhD: medical scientist, life strategist, and creator of the Fulfilled Life Method™. A doctorate in medical science, over a decade of clinical practice as an EMDR therapist, and years of work in positive and implementation psychology are why these conversations go deeper, into the psychology underneath fulfillment and achievement rather than just the tactics on top. New episodes monthly. PUT THIS EPISODE INTO PRACTICE The Fulfilled Life Practice is where you put each episode into practice. Go deeper on the lessons from these conversations, plus tools from my Fulfilled Life Method™, so what you hear actually changes how you live. (Mentioned in this episode as the Fulfilled Life Community.) https://getclearwithviv.com WORK WITH ME Work with me one-on-one to get clear on what you truly want, build a strategy that fits your real life and follow through on it, until living that way feels effortless and you genuinely enjoy your life. https://getclearwithviv.com Early in your career? Start here: https://getclearwithviv.com STUCK ON SOMETHING YOU CAN'T MOVE PAST? Self-EMDR is the self-guided tool I built for exactly that. https://selfemdr.org CONNECT WITH VIV Website: https://getclearwithviv.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/viv.phd Facebook: https://facebook.com/VivPhD LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/viviankulaga What helped you most when you had to rebuild? Tell me in the comments, I read all of them. And if you want more conversations like this, please click subscribe. CHAPTERS 0:00 When your perfect life falls apart 1:53 Meet Amy Kauffman, founder and advisor 6:39 Why no one gets out of childhood unscathed 8:24 Should you stay and try to save your marriage? 13:11 How to leave a marriage without regret 17:07 Why divorce rips through every area of your life 20:06 What rebuilding your life after divorce really takes 25:39 Life happens for you, not to you 31:15 How to recognize a victim mentality 34:30 Viktor Frankl: finding meaning in suffering 38:49 Lonely after divorce and falling in love too fast 41:33 Why people stay in abusive relationships 46:43 The moment she knew she had to leave 51:53 Who am I now? Identity after big life changes 55:38 Self-awareness: the first tool for rebuilding 1:00:36 The vagus nerve exercise that calmed her anxiety 1:07:44 The hidden shame high achievers carry 1:12:13 Why successful men are lonelier at the top 1:16:00 What a fulfilled life really means 1:18:40 What legacy do you want to leave behind? 1:23:54 How do you know you're truly fulfilled? 1:29:50 A simple exercise to find your core values 1:36:14 How to become more self-aware (5 minutes a day) #RebuildingAfterDivorce #FulfilledLife #PersonalGrowth

  3. Aug 31

    Successful But Unfulfilled? Define Who You Want to Become | Josh Hull

    Most people assume a fulfilled life is what you get once things go well. Josh Hull built his after almost everything went wrong. At 30 he was told he would never work again. Testicular cancer. A heart attack. 40% of his kidney function gone. 55% of the household income gone overnight. Four pregnancies lost. Young onset Parkinson's came later. All of it landed while he was climbing hard and, by his own admission, more focused on the achievement than on what the achievement was for. He is the founder of The Purpose Driven Co., has built and sold two businesses, and has worked directly with Donald Miller, Dean Graziosi and Tony Robbins. In this episode of Conversations on a Fulfilled Life, Josh and I talk about the difference between pleasure, happiness, fulfilment and life satisfaction, and why so many people never get past the first one. Why purpose on its own is not enough without values underneath it. What gratitude actually does when it is a practice rather than a platitude. Why he has not spoken to his father in almost ten years, and what watching that taught him about the cost of chasing the wrong thing. And the practical part: how you decide who you want to become, and what makes the decision stick. WHERE TO FIND JOSHJosh is the founder of The Purpose Driven Co. and the creator of the Twin Win Method, helping high achievers succeed in business while winning at home. His book Purpose Driven Productivity is out later this year.https://thepurposedrivenco.comSocial: J Allen Hall ABOUT THIS SHOWConversations on a Fulfilled Life is where I talk with people about what it actually takes to build a life that feels as good on the inside as it looks from the outside. I'm Viv PhD: medical scientist, life strategist, and creator of the Fulfilled Life Method™. A doctorate in medical science, a decade of clinical practice as an EMDR therapist, and years of work in positive and implementation psychology are why these conversations go deeper, into the psychology underneath fulfilment and achievement rather than just the tactics on top. New episodes monthly. GO DEEPERThe Fulfilled Life Community is where these conversations keep going between episodes: monthly debriefs, monthly Q&A, and the full unedited version of every episode. Come and join us at https://getclearwithviv.com WANT TO WORK ON THIS TOGETHER?Happy by Design is my one-on-one and small group program for capable, driven people whose lives look good on paper but don't feel that way yet. I work with a small number of people at a time and I read every application myself. Places close as they fill.https://getclearwithviv.com STUCK ON SOMETHING YOU CAN'T MOVE PAST?Self-EMDR is the self-guided tool I built for exactly that.https://selfemdr.org FIND MEWebsite: https://getclearwithviv.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/viv.phdFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/vivphdLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/viviankulaga/ If something here lands for you, leave a comment. I read them. And if you want more of these, click subscribe.

  4. Jul 18

    Life Looks Good on Paper. So Why Doesn't It Feel Good?

    Why you might not feel fulfilled even when life looks good: in this episode, life strategist Viv PhD unpacks what's really missing when success doesn't feel like happiness. "I've built the dream life, literally. And I just felt so unhappy." In this first episode of Conversations on a Fulfilled Life, Viv digs into a conversation with a friend who seems to have everything: a marriage she describes as just as in love as day one, a wonderful son, a great job. And she's not happy. The world's longest-running happiness study says it knows what makes people happy. Viv's friend has exactly that, and it isn't working. So what's actually going on? Drawing on that research, Arthur Brooks' work on enjoyment, and over a decade of her own clinical experience, Viv traces what was really missing: two things almost nobody checks for, hiding inside a life that looks complete. And one of them took a second conversation to find. If your life looks good on paper but doesn't feel the way you expected, this one's for you. Conversations on a Fulfilled Life is hosted by Viv PhD: medical scientist, life strategist, and clarity expert. Creator of the Fulfilled Life Method™. Over a decade of clinical experience applied to helping people build lives that feel as good on the inside as they look on the outside. New episodes monthly. Explore more: The Fulfilled Life Community:  https://getclearwithviv.com/  Self-EMDR (for when you feel stuck): https://selfemdr.org  Work with Viv: https://getclearwithviv.com/

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Success and happiness are not the same thing. Plenty of people build the life they were supposed to want, then quietly wonder why something's still missing. Conversations on a Fulfilled Life explores what it takes to live a life that feels as good on the inside as it looks on the outside. Each episode, Viv PhD (medical scientist, life strategist, creator of the Fulfilled Life Method™) sits down with real people to explore how they experience fulfillment: the turning points, setbacks, and choices that shaped them. New episodes monthly. Learn more at getclearwithviv.com

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