#792 Can Personalities Change? - Olga Khazan

#792 Can Personalities Change? - Olga Khazan

Olga Khazan is an author and staff writer for The Atlantic. Today she talks about the experiments she undertook to change her own personality traits over the course of a year, which inspired her new book, Me, But Better. She also shares her good and bad experiences with anxiety--and why she has an attachment to the condition.

More about Olga Khazan:

Her Substack writing: https://olgakhazan.substack.com/

Her IG. www.Instagram.com/olganator

Her book/website: www.OlgaKhazan.com


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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1280-cory-doctorow-why-everything-got-worse-and-what/id1344999619?i=1000747830030

And

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1238-ken-burns-what-if-the-american-revolution-isnt-over/id1344999619?i=1000736232557


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#788 Discovering Sexuality & Processing Trauma - "Marilyn"

#788 Discovering Sexuality & Processing Trauma - "Marilyn"

Marilyn is a support group friend who opens up about her journey to discovering her sexuality and her tendency toward love addiction. She talks about how she’s processing her trauma and what it meant ...

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#787 Burnout - Dr. Guy Winch

#787 Burnout - Dr. Guy Winch

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#786 Shame, BiPolar & Codependency - Lane Falcon

#786 Shame, BiPolar & Codependency - Lane Falcon

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#785 - Owning Our Issues In Relationships - Zach Brittle

#785 - Owning Our Issues In Relationships - Zach Brittle

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#784 Family Secrets & Letting Go - Sophia Laurenzi

#784 Family Secrets & Letting Go - Sophia Laurenzi

Writer/Journalist Sophia Laurenzi @Sophia_Laurenzi shares about the family secrets that were kept from her for years, her father coming out of the closet and his battles with mental health, her strugg...

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#783 Reconciling Good Memories Of Abusers - Jennifer Westcott #4

#783 Reconciling Good Memories Of Abusers - Jennifer Westcott #4

Jennifer Westcott is a therapist and regular guest on the pod. This week, she and Paul discuss the complexity of reconciling good memories with abusive memories and the pain of missing family members ...

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#782 Loss, Empathy & Resilience - Kyle Kittleson

#782 Loss, Empathy & Resilience - Kyle Kittleson

Kyle Kittleson is a YouTube host and a mental health and animal advocate. He shares his experience with losing his mother as a child, how it affects his adult relationships, and the importance of buil...

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#781 Losing A Parent - Sarah Haufrect Returns

#781 Losing A Parent - Sarah Haufrect Returns

Sarah Haufrect is a returning guest and long-time listener who shares her experience with loss, grief, and the parent-child relationship. She opens up about processing her mother’s borderline personal...

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