What's the difference between facing the truth and telling the truth?

Do check it out!

On how to process emotional pain.

On how to exorcise the icky

Do look up!

On injecting generative friction into our lives.

A question to push yourself beyond what you thought you could be.

It's time. You know it. I know it. The universe knows it.

Heidi and Chiaro called the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST. You should call too!

You should make a list of all of the things you've always wanted to include...

"I think of sound as being an energy channel from one phenomenon to another, a sensory channel of connection that’s... more

"The more I slow down, the more I tend to make something that I think is of a higher quality..."

DON'T LOOK UP (at the clock).

"If we're creating this daisy chain of hurt people, it's eventually gonna come back to us."

3 reasons why picking up garbage will make you feel better.

You're so much better off doing a whole bunch of really little things instead of a grand gesture.

Here's how you can start looking at art, or anything, for longer.

How to surrender to whatever wants to come though.

Allow yourself to do something with the burnt rice and other tips on working with what you've got in the... more

"What if, instead of viewing our professional lives as a race to the top, we viewed them as an essential... more

Open the closet door of your relationship. It doesn't take much.

On the healing revelations of Roger Ebert's dying words.

"Our deepest fear is not that we're inadequate, it's that we are powerful beyond measure."

On learning to express the highs and lows.

On the logistical and philosophical dimensions of planning a living funeral.

The story of a devotional Detroit Lions fan and his 28 year streak.

What does it mean to still endeavor to find joy despite our grief?

"Dad is buried. What do you want me to do with you?"

On creating a legacy of food, love and tradition.

How to say goodbye to your pet.

Plan your funeral before it's too late.

On finding a place for our grief once the fog lifts.

Zak's end of year/beginning of the new year special featuring a gaggle of wise voices on where we've been and... more

YOU might be The Rizzler

Have guest slippers and sweatpants ready.

List all the things you can't control.

Here's how to physicalize the very abstract notion of letting go.

Carry singles in your wallet.

"If you don't want it, go ahead and pass it along."

Chef and author, Abra Berens says food waste is a sin. Here's how to avoid it.

"Music is there for us to harmonize our histories...We can use music to talk about things that are hard to... more

How to avoid overflowing your toilet in 4 easy steps.

You have to tell your partner what you need. Here's how to actually do that.

You CAN handle the truth(s)!!!!!!!!

"Those tiny interactions open up so many opportunities for intimacy."

Go where everybody knows your name.

Introducing The Mash-Up Americans. We are all on a spiritual path, according to Rainn Wilson — and he’s not talking... more

Remember doing this in middle school? You're not too old to do it now!

Here's a way to improve the night of a down and out trick or treater.

Both a practice and a metaphor.

A 5-step process to get off social media.

This is how you find a friend.

Just say you're welcome.

"The more we can share the fact that we're not grinding it out every minute of the day, the more... more

"It's not about me at that point in time."

This is a story about two people – best friends Mohsin and Dalia. And one potentially life-changing decision: will she... more

It's about being open to serendipity and taking your time.

"Ultimately, your job as a human being is to socialize with other human beings."

Squeegee yourself before getting out of the shower.

This old Jewish folktale will shift your perspective next time you feel overwhelmed.

On how unconventional expertise leads to new paradigms.

A subtle and profound lesson from a master math teacher.

Zak hasn't ran a mile since he was forced to in elementary school. He's finally ready to try again.

Tough stuff happens all the time. Be prepared with a few, empathetic catch phrases.

Learn how to promote your own work and and still feel good on the other side of it!

How to make your fridge look and feel so much better, plus bonus advice from Zak.

Relationship building is gonna help the most.

How to find the confidence to trust your taste and help creators realize their vision and stay true to the... more

Weather the weather!

Find someone who is a fierce lover...just really wants to feed you and tell you how great you are and... more

Before you start singing, try these relaxing, helpful vocal warm-ups!

How letting your voice break can get you free.

"Grownups have the same ability to learn as kids do. Kids just aren't worried about looking like dumbasses, you know?... more

A brief primer on playing the piano. No experience required!

Why Andy Warhol's iconic advice transcends the art world and why Larry David shouldn't have left Marty Funkhauser's party to... more

"Own the fact that you don't see the world the way everybody else sees it."

"While it's great to know what you're looking for, if we get to a point where we get too specific,... more

You can be doing it your way instead of "this is the one way it must be done!"

Radical mindfulness every-time you relieve yourself.

Two effective techniques for getting back in the saddle after a break from work.

"I don't think I can ever hear those songs with the same pure joy again."

"Face a fear first thing in the morning."

"You don't have data to prove that's why you were rejected."

An episode from one of Zak's favorite podcasts, Other Men Need Help, featuring Zak and his friends.

On being stuck and how to move through it.

Is it actually required or is it just the way everyone else does it?

On the difference between internal and external desire.

"We have this negative bias...and so I think rewiring the brain to know think about what is it that I... more

"...we're not necessarily working towards a concrete end point but it's a more a direction or a path..."

Know who your team is. Life is difficult. We need to know who are support system is.

How going without (fill in the blank) can change your inner-life.

Next time you feel acute anxiety, try this...

Ryan Holiday, with help from Seneca, offers a lesson on processing anger.

Journalism pioneer, Jen Brandel shares a fun and healthy way to deal with your surpassed anger. And it's perfect... more

Tad Davis on how to trigger ecstatic and restful memories from vacations-past.

The poet John Wall Barger on finding and keeping creative momentum.

The writer, poet, storyteller, and life coach, Kyunghee Kim on why and how our purpose can change throughout our lives.

Refreshing, precise and deep advice from the great, Kevin Kelly.

Dr. Erika Bocknek on how to use the language of wonder to connect, build relationships and solve problems.

Your circle. Their Circle. And a shared circle.

Eric Silver explains that if you don't have a mentor, don't sweat it. Also, some advice to improve your iced... more

Learn how to humble yourself by making a bread of affliction!

Who Wants it More?

Zak talks to Jonathan Fields about how to whittle your work-life down to an ideal amount of projects.

"MAKE YOUR FIRST SENTENCE A BANGER and if you can avoid starting with the word 'I'...even better"

"There's an idea that there are good voices and bad voices. I think it comes from the same dangerous set... more

Victor Varnado (born May 15, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is African American and albinistic. He... more

"Life has a gap in it. It just does. You don't go crazy trying to fill it like some lunatic."

Arielle knew very few people in podcasting. She didn't have any hard skills that qualified her for a podcast job.... more

I've been misusing vegetable peelers for my entire life. That is, until last week when Zoë showed me a better... more

We record big moments but not the small ones. Why?

Opportunity SET A is everything that's asked of you...Opportunity SET B is everything that is available to you that nobody... more

"You have something to contribute to the world and if you're always holding it back, you're doing yourself just as... more

"The stakes are high in the world and low in the conversation."

You've been avoiding that little task for way too long. You should try the ten-minute rule. It works!

Lots of us live with executive dysfunction, but there are small, meaningful ways to mange it.

Don't stand too close. Don't stare. Have a little space between you...

"Match your career to your values and increase your happiness by 33% or more."

Imagine you've been lied to your whole life. The person who's been lying to you? Your own mom. And the... more

"You were making an exception that nobody knew about."

"Actually, I can do that."

"It's the one way I have found to absorb and process..."

Hum with the sunrise. Hum as you brush your teeth. Hum while the water boils. Hum on the stairs. Hum... more

"...being able to take ideas of anger and rage and transmute that..."

"...when you start to really get curious about why you're ashamed of something you end up finding out so much... more

"Oh, I know how far it is from here to that tree because I can pace it..."

Zak's end of year/beginning of the new year special featuring a gaggle of wise voices on where we've been and... more

What do you do when someone approaches you in public asking for money and you don't feel like talking but... more

Zak is excited to introduce you to the podcast, Mentally Gil. On this episode Allison Raskin enters the chat. She... more

What have you heard about this topic? What concerns you about that? What are you confused about?

We can look at the challenging parts of ourselves as protectors.

It requires you to push the insecurities and noise away.

"A lot of us live with a scarcity mindset but what I've come to realize is these are just stories... more

When you want to build a habit you have to create a celebration.

Where do your happiness bumps come from?

"...all of the things that you'e ever wanted to have in something..."

"The closeness and the connection that comes from feeling heard and doing the hearing."

"Use the cards you get from friends and family...as bookmarks."

"How do you fall down 50 times and get back up?"

Come up with something you want to perfect to take your mind off a tough wait in your life.