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So the parable goes, an elder speaking with his granddaughter says, "In life, there are two wolves inside of us that are always at battle. One is a good wolf, which represents things like kindness, bravery, and love. And the other is a bad wolf, which represents things like greed, hatred, and fear. " The granddaughter stops and thinks about it for a second. She looks up at her grandfather and says, "Well, which one wins?" And the grandfather says, "The one you feed."

When host Eric Zimmer was 24 years old, he was homeless and addicted to heroin. He made his way through addiction recovery and figured out how to build a life worth living. Now he pays it forward by helping people to feed their good wolf. 

That’s the whole premise behind The One You Feed podcast, named one of “22 podcasts that will motivate you to live your best life” by The Oprah Magazine. The One You Feed has also been nominated as one of iHeart’s Best Spirituality and Religion Podcasts of 2022, one of the best health podcasts of all time by the Huffington Post, and one of the best podcasts of the year by Apple Podcasts. 

With over 500 episodes and 30 million downloads and counting, The One You Feed podcast guests include scientists, authors, researchers, teachers, thought leaders, spiritual gurus, and public figures who all offer practical, actionable wisdom that you can readily apply to enrich your daily life.

Come for the fascinating topics and thought-provoking guests and stay for the excellent advice and nourishing conversations. The episodes are deep and inclusive, and you’ll learn something about yourself with each one.

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So the parable goes, an elder speaking with his granddaughter says, "In life, there are two wolves inside of us that are always at battle. One is a good wolf, which represents things like kindness, bravery, and love. And the other is a bad wolf, which represents things like greed, hatred, and fear. " The granddaughter stops and thinks about it for a second. She looks up at her grandfather and says, "Well, which one wins?" And the grandfather says, "The one you feed."

When host Eric Zimmer was 24 years old, he was homeless and addicted to heroin. He made his way through addiction recovery and figured out how to build a life worth living. Now he pays it forward by helping people to feed their good wolf. 

That’s the whole premise behind The One You Feed podcast, named one of “22 podcasts that will motivate you to live your best life” by The Oprah Magazine. The One You Feed has also been nominated as one of iHeart’s Best Spirituality and Religion Podcasts of 2022, one of the best health podcasts of all time by the Huffington Post, and one of the best podcasts of the year by Apple Podcasts. 

With over 500 episodes and 30 million downloads and counting, The One You Feed podcast guests include scientists, authors, researchers, teachers, thought leaders, spiritual gurus, and public figures who all offer practical, actionable wisdom that you can readily apply to enrich your daily life.

Come for the fascinating topics and thought-provoking guests and stay for the excellent advice and nourishing conversations. The episodes are deep and inclusive, and you’ll learn something about yourself with each one.

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    In This Episode, You'll Learn:


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    The importance of practicing mindfulness to cultivate self compassion

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    How to Find Real Life in Stories with George Saunders

    How to Find Real Life in Stories with George Saunders

    In This Episode, You'll Learn:


    How slowing down the mind and increasing concentration leads to freshness in the creative process
    Why we need to pay attention to both our natural and habitual tendencies
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    How specificity leads to higher levels of thinking and less reactive behaviors

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    • 55 min
    How to Nourish Your Inner Life with Dr. Jan Lundy

    How to Nourish Your Inner Life with Dr. Jan Lundy

    In this Episode, You'll Learn:


    How a deeper spiritual life bring us inner freedom
    Defining the term “overculture” and how we’re impacted by this strong voice
    Why many people struggle with the various spiritual traditions
    How we can learn to trust our own connection to the sacred
    Why there is often a feeling of relief when we find and go deeper on our spiritual path
    How we can discern between the good and bad voices that influence us
    Why “spiritual sampling” can be troublesome
    How distractions are the biggest barriers to finding our deepest self

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    • 1 hr 6 min
    How to Create a Spiritual Principal Centered Life with Eric Zimmer

    How to Create a Spiritual Principal Centered Life with Eric Zimmer

    In the episode, you'll learn:


    Eric shares his story of his lowest points of addiction that led him to recovery
    How shame is usually at the center of the addiction cycle
    Why a fundamental aspect of AA is finding meaning in helping others
    How one can define spirituality as connecting to what matters most to you in your life
    Defining and practicing some of the core principles to live a good life
    The challenges of being present is how we relate to our thoughts about the present moment
    Why finding the "middle way" and avoiding extremes can be so helpful
    Why it's so important to go beyond thinking and start taking action to get meaningful results
    Understanding deeply that difficult feelings come with being human
    How we don't find meaning, but rather make meaning in life

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    • 1 hr 5 min
    How to Navigate the Path of Grief with Dr. Joanne Cacciatore

    How to Navigate the Path of Grief with Dr. Joanne Cacciatore

    In this Episode, You'll Learn:


    How there are many different forms of grief
    Why we need to surrender to our grief and turn toward painful feelings
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    The importance of finding emotional support when grieving
    Why animals provide the best emotional support
    How providing emotional support to someone grieving includes just being with them and holding space for their grief

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    • 1 hr 5 min
    How to Manage Family Relationships with Nedra Glover Tawwab

    How to Manage Family Relationships with Nedra Glover Tawwab

    In this episode with Nedra Glover Tawwab, you'll learn:


    Why it’s important to connect who you are and who you were in relation to your family
    How we can learn to recognize unhealthy relationships in our family dynamics
    How shame limits our ability to be honest with ourselves and others
    Why we need to unlearn certain ideas of what love means
    How to manage a relationship with someone who won’t change
    The difference between changing behavior and changing personality
    How can we move away from unhealthy patterns and learn to love ourselves

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Customer Reviews

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2K Ratings

2K Ratings

BAACEG1969 ,

Life changing

I discovered Eric’s podcast around 2015. I have been so grateful to see if evolve over the years. I appreciate the variety and depth presented here, which in my mind separates it from the vast number of “behavior change” podcasts out there. And as a psychotherapist, Eric and his guests offer me new ways to relate to client challenges and those of the many parts of myself. Grateful.

Theinteicateelf ,

Great title, great topic!

Eric does a great job of coming from his own place of transformation in a way that is relatable and implementable. After 25 years in this field I have seen many coaches and facilitators doing a lot of podcasts - this one really gets it. Thank you!

carmencita120 ,

Too many commercials

I was listening to a podcast and there were at least 2-3 commercials. Very annoying.

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