{"podcast":{"title":"Passion Struck with John R. Miles","slug":"passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824","podcast_index_feed_id":7804824,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6958246/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles--6958246","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fa586b58750b6247bc1aa22d9b727c59.jpg","author":"John R. Miles","episode_count":790,"summary":"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…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T14:20:31.457034+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824"},"episode":{"title":"Why Success Won’t Save You: The Alchemy of Real Change | John R. Miles - EP 771","slug":"why-success-won-t-save-you-the-alchemy-of-real-change-john-r-miles-ep-771","published_at":"2026-05-22T04:05:02+00:00","page_url":"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","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles-7804824","url":"https://passionstruck.com/how-to-achieve-personal-transmutation/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72103468/ep_771_solo_podcast_version_mp3_2.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Passion Struck, John R. Miles reveals why achieving everything you ever wanted can still leave you feeling profoundly empty—and what real, radical transformation actually requires. Most of us treat personal growth like a home renovation project: we try to stack better habits, tighter routines, and sharper skills on top of the same old foundation. But true change—the kind that rewires who you are at the core—doesn’t work through simple addition. It demands dissolution. In part three of our solo series, Forged in Adversity, John explores the hidden architecture of profound human change through raw, unvarnished conversations with Amy Purdy and Blake Mycoskie, weaving in the timeless, cautionary, and triumphant lessons from The Count of Monte Cristo. Together, their stories expose a critical truth: Healing is not about patching up or returning to your old self. It is an alchemical process of burning away the armor that once saved you so that something entirely new can emerge. In this episode, you will learn: The Modification Myth: Why trying to fix your life with new habits on a broken foundation is doomed to fail. The Scoreboard Trap: How to stop tying your inherent worth to external achievements and performance. The \"Enough\" Realization: How Blake Mycoskie transcended the hollow trap of \"having it all.\" Bounce Forward vs. Bounce Back: Why Amy Purdy’s philosophy of innovation is the key to surviving any crisis. The Alchemy of Suffering: How to stop rearranging the furniture in a burning house and allow true transmutation. Radical Identity: How to move from performance-based value to the liberating truth: I am enough simply because I exist. If you’ve ever succeeded on paper but felt hollow inside, lost your identity after a major crisis, or sensed that y…","meta_description":"In this episode of Passion Struck, John R. 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