{"podcast":{"title":"The Adversity Advantage with Doug Bopst","slug":"the-adversity-advantage-with-doug-bopst-1209565","podcast_index_feed_id":1209565,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/QCD6800025034","website_url":"http://theadversityadvantage.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/5438f09a-4413-11ee-8d7a-23246612e332/image/1bf60ff268600cd577796bf4fe5c9ff1.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Doug Bopst","episode_count":725,"summary":"The Adversity Advantage is where life’s hardest struggles become your greatest strengths. Each week, host Doug Bopst — a former felon and addict who used fitness to save his life — brings you raw, powerful conversations with world-class experts and thought leaders. From Andrew Huberman to Mel Robbins, Gabby Bernstein, Gabor Maté, Robert Greene, Rich Roll, Kevin O’Leary, and more - you’ll hear the untold stories of how they turned setbacks into comebacks. You’ll also walk away with practical, everyday tools to help you: build resilience in the face of adversity, rewire your brain and body for growth, strengthen relationships and mental health, transform your health, recover from addiction and unlock the discipline to create the life you want.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T04:21:06.391309+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-adversity-advantage-with-doug-bopst-1209565"},"episode":{"title":"Why You Keep Repeating The Same Toxic Patterns | Dr. Nicole LePera","slug":"why-you-keep-repeating-the-same-toxic-patterns-dr-nicole-lepera","published_at":"2026-05-11T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-adversity-advantage-with-doug-bopst-1209565/why-you-keep-repeating-the-same-toxic-patterns-dr-nicole-lepera","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-adversity-advantage-with-doug-bopst-1209565","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/47G541/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/433/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/BTGDG8562063462.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/47G541/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/433/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/BTGDG8562063462.mp3","summary":"Dr. Nicole LePera is the New York Times bestselling author of How to Do the Work and How to Be the Love You Seek, as well as the workbook How to Meet Your Self. She was trained in clinical psychology at Cornell University and the New School for Social Research and studied at the Institute for Modern Psychoanalysis of Philadelphia. She is a holistic psychologist whose work addresses the connections among the mind, body, and soul, incorporating overall lifestyle and psychological wellness practices. She is the creator of the #SelfHealers movement where people from around the world are joining together in community to take healing into their own hands. Today on the show we discuss: how childhood patterns silently shape your adult relationships, why awareness without action keeps people trapped in self-sabotage, the connection between nervous system regulation and emotional healing, how overachievement and people pleasing are often survival responses, the dangerous trap of relying on external validation for self-worth, and what it actually takes to build healthy relationships through honesty, boundaries and self-connection and much more. ⚠ WELLNESS DISCLAIMER ⚠ Please be advised; the topics related to health and mental health in my content are for informational, discussion, and entertainment purposes only. The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your health or mental health professional or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding your current condition. Never disregard professional advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard from your favorite creator, on social media, or shared within content you’ve consumed. If you are in crisis or you…","meta_description":"Dr. Nicole LePera is the New York Times bestselling author of How to Do the Work and How to Be the Love You Seek, as well as the workbook How to Meet Your…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3891,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-adversity-advantage-with-doug-bopst-1209565/episodes/why-you-keep-repeating-the-same-toxic-patterns-dr-nicole-lepera/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-adversity-advantage-with-doug-bopst-1209565/why-you-keep-repeating-the-same-toxic-patterns-dr-nicole-lepera.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}