# Passion Struck with John R. Miles Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824.md RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/6958246/episodes/feed Official site: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles--6958246 Author: John R. Miles Episodes: 790 ## Resource You built the life you were supposed to want. So why doesn't it feel like enough? Passion Struck with John R. Miles is the #1 alternative health and human flourishing podcast exploring how we think, feel, connect, and build lives of deep meaning and well-being. Hosted by bestselling author, Navy veteran, and former Fortune 50 executive John R. Miles, the show is grounded in the science of mattering and intentional living. Each week, John sits down with the world's top voices in neuroscience, psychology, medicine, longevity, business, and elite performance — including Angela Duckworth, Dave Asprey, Daniel Amen, Charles Duhigg, Gary Vaynerchuk, Susan Cain, Arthur Brooks, Ryan Holiday, Robert Waldinger, Admiral James Stavridis, Oksana Masters, and many more. Together they unpack how to optimize mental and physical health, overcome emotional adaptation, build lasting social belonging, rediscover purpose, and break free from stress, loneliness, and quiet disconnection. Whether you're navigating early adulthood identity, a mid-life career transition, burnout, grief, or simply seeking a more intentional life, Passion Struck delivers actionable frameworks and honest conversations designed… ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824.md ## Episodes - [How to Rewire Your Brain, Let Go of Old Wounds, and Become Who You Were Meant to Be | Nick Ortner - EP 790](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/how-to-rewire-your-brain-let-go-of-old-wounds-and-become-who-you-were-meant-to-be-nick-ortner-ep-790) — 2026-07-07T04:05:02+00:00 - [Three Conversations That Changed How I Think About Being Alive | John R. Miles EP 789](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/three-conversations-that-changed-how-i-think-about-being-alive-john-r-miles-ep-789) — 2026-07-03T04:05:02+00:00 - [How to Stay Always Connected to Spirit – Even When Life Feels Hard or Overwhelming | Suzanne Giesemann - EP 788](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/how-to-stay-always-connected-to-spirit-even-when-life-feels-hard-or-overwhelming-suzanne-giesemann-ep-788) — 2026-07-02T04:05:02+00:00 - [How to Heal Your Body Image From the Inside Out & Finally Make Peace With Your Body | Whitney Otto - EP 787](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/healing-your-body-image-from-the-inside-out-whitney-otto-ep-787) — 2026-06-30T04:05:02+00:00 - [The Courage to Become Yourself: Remembering Who You Are | John R. Miles - EP 786](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/the-courage-to-become-yourself-remembering-who-you-are-john-r-miles-ep-786) — 2026-06-26T04:05:02+00:00 - [The Gratitude Gap: How Great Leaders Make People Feel Seen | Adrian Gostick - EP 785](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/the-gratitude-gap-how-great-leaders-make-people-feel-seen-adrian-gostick-ep-785) — 2026-06-25T04:05:02+00:00 - [How to Overcome Identity Distortion and Live Authentically | Spencer West - EP 784](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/how-to-overcome-identity-distortion-and-live-authentically-spencer-west-ep-784) — 2026-06-23T04:05:03+00:00 - [What Are The Hidden Attachments Running Your Life | John R. Miles - EP 783](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/what-are-the-hidden-attachments-running-your-life-john-r-miles-ep-783) — 2026-06-19T04:05:02+00:00 - [How to Rewire Your Attachment Style and Finally Build Secure Relationships | Adam Lane Smith - EP 782](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/how-to-rewire-your-attachment-style-adam-lane-smith-ep-782) — 2026-06-18T04:05:02+00:00 - [Why Do We Keep Repeating the Same Mistakes? | Kati Morton - EP 781](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/why-do-we-keep-repeating-the-same-mistakes-kati-morton-ep-781) — 2026-06-16T04:05:02+00:00 - [Why We Feel So Disconnected (And How to Find Our Way Back) | John R. Miles - EP 780](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/why-we-feel-so-disconnected-and-how-to-find-our-way-back-john-r-miles-ep-780) — 2026-06-12T04:05:02+00:00 - [Can Love Be a Fierce Business Force? | Marcus Buckingham - EP 779](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/can-love-be-a-fierce-business-force-marcus-buckingham-ep-779) — 2026-06-11T04:05:03+00:00 - [Why People Hear Something Different Than What You Said | Greg McKeown - EP 778](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/why-people-hear-something-different-than-what-you-said-greg-mckeown-ep-778) — 2026-06-09T04:05:03+00:00 - [Why You Feel Invisible in a Connected World | John R. Miles - EP 777](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/why-you-feel-invisible-in-a-connected-world-john-r-miles-ep-777) — 2026-06-05T04:05:02+00:00 - [Why Living Indoors Is Making You Sick, Tired, and Burned Out | Dr. John La Puma - EP 776](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/why-living-indoors-is-making-you-sick-tired-and-burned-out-dr-john-la-puma-ep-776) — 2026-06-04T04:05:02+00:00 - [Why Good Companies Lose Their Humanity | Eric Ries - EP 775](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/why-good-companies-lose-their-humanity-eric-ries-ep-775) — 2026-06-02T04:05:02+00:00 - [How to Make Your Struggles Meaningful | John R. Miles - EP 774](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/how-to-make-your-struggles-meaningful-john-r-miles-ep-774) — 2026-05-29T04:05:02+00:00 - [Why You Need to Say It Now Rather Than Regret It Later | Walter Green - EP 773](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/why-you-need-to-say-it-now-rather-than-regret-it-later-walter-green-ep-773) — 2026-05-28T04:05:02+00:00 - [Why Lasting Change Happens One Small Choice at a Time | Eric Zimmer - EP 772](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/why-lasting-change-happens-one-small-choice-at-a-time-eric-zimmer-ep-772) — 2026-05-26T04:05:02+00:00 - [Why Success Won’t Save You: The Alchemy of Real Change | John R. Miles - EP 771](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/why-success-won-t-save-you-the-alchemy-of-real-change-john-r-miles-ep-771) — 2026-05-22T04:05:02+00:00 - [The Courage to Believe You Are Enough | Blake Mycoskie - EP 770](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/the-courage-to-believe-you-are-enough-blake-mycoskie-ep-770) — 2026-05-21T04:05:02+00:00 - [Amy Purdy on Resilience, Adversity, and How to Bounce Forward | EP 769](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/amy-purdy-on-resilience-adversity-and-how-to-bounce-forward-ep-769) — 2026-05-19T04:05:02+00:00 - [The Prison of Protection: Why Your Armor is Blocking Your Life | John R. Miles - EP 768](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/the-prison-of-protection-why-your-armor-is-blocking-your-life-john-r-miles-ep-768) — 2026-05-15T04:05:02+00:00 - [What to Do When Work Hijacks Your Life | Dr. Guy Winch - EP 767](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/what-to-do-when-work-hijacks-your-life-dr-guy-winch-ep-767) — 2026-05-14T04:05:02+00:00 - [How to Rebuild Mental Health and Heal Emotional Wounds | Dr. Paul Conti - EP 766](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/how-to-rebuild-mental-health-and-heal-emotional-wounds-dr-paul-conti-ep-766) — 2026-05-12T04:05:02+00:00 - [Why Does Adversity Reveal Character Instead of Building It? | John R. Miles - EP 765](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/why-does-adversity-reveal-character-instead-of-building-it-john-r-miles-ep-765) — 2026-05-08T04:05:02+00:00 - [Regrow Your Hippocampus: The Science of an Invincible Brain | Dr. Majid Fotuhi – EP 764](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/regrow-your-hippocampus-the-science-of-an-invincible-brain-dr-majid-fotuhi-ep-764) — 2026-05-07T04:05:02+00:00 - [From Passenger to CEO: The Mindset That Can Save Your Life | Kathy Giusti - EP 763](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/from-passenger-to-ceo-the-mindset-that-can-save-your-life-kathy-giusti-ep-763) — 2026-05-05T04:05:02+00:00 - [How to Design a Life You Don’t Need to Escape From | John R. Miles - EP 762](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/how-to-design-a-life-you-don-t-need-to-escape-from-john-r-miles-ep-762) — 2026-05-01T04:05:02+00:00 - [How Real Optimism Helps You Thrive in Uncertainty | Deepika Chopra - EP 761](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/how-real-optimism-helps-you-thrive-in-uncertainty-deepika-chopra-ep-761) — 2026-04-30T09:27:41+00:00 - [The Science of Connection and Why We Underestimate Others | Nicholas Epley - EP 760](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/the-science-of-connection-and-why-we-underestimate-others-nicholas-epley-ep-760) — 2026-04-28T04:05:02+00:00 - [The Identity Gravity Trap: Why We Snap Back to Old Habits | John R. Miles - EP 759](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/the-identity-gravity-trap-why-we-snap-back-to-old-habits-john-r-miles-ep-759) — 2026-04-24T04:00:00+00:00 - [How to Manage Energy Not Time: Dr. Diana Hill on Wise Effort | EP 758](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/how-to-manage-energy-not-time-dr-diana-hill-on-wise-effort-ep-758) — 2026-04-23T04:00:00+00:00 - [Nobel Laureate Alvin Roth: How Incentives Shape Your Life | EP 757](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/nobel-laureate-alvin-roth-how-incentives-shape-your-life-ep-757) — 2026-04-21T04:00:00+00:00 - [Why We Circle Change (And How to Finally Step Through) | John R. Miles - EP 756](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/why-we-circle-change-and-how-to-finally-step-through-john-r-miles-ep-756) — 2026-04-17T04:00:00+00:00 - [How Do You Design a Meaningful Life | Bill Burnett & Dave Evans - EP 755](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/how-do-you-design-a-meaningful-life-bill-burnett-dave-evans-ep-755) — 2026-04-16T04:00:00+00:00 - [From Shadow Work to Light Work: How to Actually Heal | Keila Shaheen - EP 754](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/from-shadow-work-to-light-work-how-to-actually-heal-keila-shaheen-ep-754) — 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 - [ROI of Aliveness: How to Craft the Math of a Meaningful Life | John R. Miles - EP 753](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/roi-of-aliveness-how-to-craft-the-math-of-a-meaningful-life-john-r-miles-ep-753) — 2026-04-10T04:00:00+00:00 - [Why You Feel Like You Don’t Matter (And How to Fix It) | Angela Maiers - EP 752](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/why-you-feel-like-you-don-t-matter-and-how-to-fix-it-angela-maiers-ep-752) — 2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00 - [Churn: The Hidden Force Shaping How We See Each Other | Claude Steele - EP 751](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/churn-the-hidden-force-shaping-how-we-see-each-other-claude-steele-ep-751) — 2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00 - [Winning the Wrong Game: Take Back Your Invisible Scoreboard | John R. Miles - EP 750](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/winning-the-wrong-game-take-back-your-invisible-scoreboard-john-r-miles-ep-750) — 2026-04-03T04:00:00+00:00 - [The Hidden System Keeping You Burned Out (It’s Not You) | Corinne Low - EP 749](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/the-hidden-system-keeping-you-burned-out-it-s-not-you-corinne-low-ep-749) — 2026-04-02T04:00:00+00:00 - [How to Find the Meaning of Your Life in an Age of Emptiness | Arthur Brooks - EP 748](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/how-to-find-the-meaning-of-your-life-in-an-age-of-emptiness-arthur-brooks-ep-748) — 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 - [Social Media Addiction: Why You Feel You Don’t Matter | John R. Miles - EP 747](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/social-media-addiction-why-you-feel-you-don-t-matter-john-r-miles-ep-747) — 2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 - [How Beliefs Shape Behavior, Motivation, and Resilience | Nir Eyal — EP 746](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/how-beliefs-shape-behavior-motivation-and-resilience-nir-eyal-ep-746) — 2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00 - [Why Humans Are Wired for Love but Struggling to Connect | Dr. Justin Garcia — EP 745](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/why-humans-are-wired-for-love-but-struggling-to-connect-dr-justin-garcia-ep-745) — 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 - [The Cost of Stagnation: Is Your Safe Bet Killing Your Future? | John R. Miles EP 744](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/the-cost-of-stagnation-is-your-safe-bet-killing-your-future-john-r-miles-ep-744) — 2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00 - [How to Rebuild Your Identity When Everything Falls Apart | Bianca D’Alessio — EP 743](https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824/how-to-rebuild-your-identity-when-everything-falls-apart-bianca-d-alessio-ep-743) — 2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. A page view does not automatically enqueue transcription.