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   E45 · 16 Sep 2026 · 13 min

   What My Daughter Knows About Stress That I Forgot

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   E44 · 8 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 48 min

   How to Rewire Your Brain for Peace, Creativity, and Purpose with Dr. Martha Beck

   Are you living the life you actually want, or are you just trying to please everyone around you? In this episode of Human School, Miles sits down with world-renowned author, sociologist, and life coach Dr. Martha Beck for an exceptionally honest and deep conversation on human nature, breaking free from anxiety, and finding your true path. Martha shares her personal journey — from her time writing for Oprah’s Magazine and earning degrees from Harvard, to radically transforming her life by committing to a full year of total honesty. Together, Miles and Martha explore the biological roots of…

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   E43 · 3 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 49 min

   "I Had to Learn to Live Again" — Amy Grant on Starting Over at 65

   What happens when life completely rewires your timeline overnight? Six-time Grammy winner Amy Grant joins the show for an exceptionally raw and vulnerable conversation about navigating back-to-back life-altering health crises — from emergency open-heart surgery to a traumatic brain injury that forced her to pause everything. Amy candidly opens up about the physical reality of memory loss, the emotional weight of starting over at 65, and why she ultimately decided to write a eulogy to her younger self. She also breaks down the worst advice she received early in her career, and how letting go…

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   E41 · 18 Aug 2026 · 10 min

   Stress Is Trying to Protect You — Here's How to Listen

   It seems like everyone is talking about stress. How to manage it. How to get rid of it. How to avoid it at all costs. But maybe in our journey to eradicate stress from our lives, we’re losing something far more valuable. In this solo conversation, Miles Adcox reframes our entire relationship with stress. Instead of treating stress like an opponent to beat, what if we treated it like a system trying to protect us? Join Miles as he shares the importance of building capacity over elimination, why meaningful living requires being stretched, and how to become a trusted partner to your own nervous…

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   E40 · 11 Aug 2026 · 2 hr 9 min

   Finding Success Without Losing Yourself: Larry Fleet on Fame, Fatherhood, and Staying Grounded

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   E39 · 4 Aug 2026 · 17 min

   Is Certainty Making Us Lonely? with Miles Adcox

   Why does being right feel so much better than being curious ? And is our obsession with certainty the cause of our greatest divides? This episode breaks down the psychology behind certainty — why our brains default to it, what it costs us in our relationships, and why curiosity might be the more reliable path to actually feeling connected to other people. What you'll learn How confirmation bias shapes what we believe is true, without us noticing it happening What the illusory truth effect is, and why repetition can make an opinion feel like fact How to tell the difference between healthy…

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   E48 · 6 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 40 min

   Ashley McBryde on Sobriety, Generational Trauma, and Unlearning Survival

   "They said, 'We need you to stop.' And I said, 'I need me to stop, too.'" Grammy-winning country artist Ashley McBryde joins Miles for a deeply moving, unfiltered conversation as she reflects on her roots in the Ozarks, the complexities of generational trauma, and what it truly means to be seen. Ashley opens up about her long relationship with alcohol, the terrifying night that led her to treatment, and how getting sober allowed her to finally hear her own voice and recognize the person in the mirror. This is a powerful discussion on unlearning old programming, re-parenting your younger…

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   E47 · 30 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

   How to Find Peace When a Relationship Can't Be Fixed with Matthias Barker (Live from the Transform Trauma Conference)

   What happens when the mental health expert becomes the one navigating a family crisis? In this deep and deeply personal conversation, therapist and author Matthias Barker sits down with Miles at the Transform Trauma Conference –– Europe’s largest mental health and wellness conference in Oxford, England –– to open up about his own journey through family estrangement, grief, and reconciliation. Together, they break down the real-world stuff we all deal with: why healing must come before forgiveness, the difference between setting a healthy boundary and running away, the traps of modern pop…

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   E46 · 22 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 49 min

   The Selfish Reason to Be Generous with Philanthropy Expert Rondal Richardson

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    E38 · 28 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 41 min

    Is Your Gut Connected to Your Mental Health? with Funcitonal Medicine Practitioner, Dr. Chris Motley

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