{"podcast":{"title":"The Healthy Compulsive Project","slug":"the-healthy-compulsive-project-6461244","podcast_index_feed_id":6461244,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-healthy-compulsive-project","website_url":"http://www.thehealthycompulsive.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/3Z4FrNTtaHlK27t8brtqmxn006G2uLEJu-MYwaFMU0A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQzMTY0LzE2ODkw/MDgwMzAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"Gary Trosclair","episode_count":116,"summary":"For six years The Healthy Compulsive Project has been offering information, insight and inspiration for OCPD, obsessive-compulsive personality, perfectionism, micro-managers and Type A personality. Anyone who’s ever been known to overwork, overplan, overcontrol or overanalyze is welcome here, where the obsessive-compulsive personality is explored and harnessed to deliver what it was originally meant to deliver. Join psychotherapist, Jungian psychoanalyst and author Gary Trosclair as he delves into the pitfalls and potential of the driven personality with an informative, positive, and often playful approach to this sometimes-vexing character style.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T18:17:16.926055+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-healthy-compulsive-project-6461244"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 115: Why You Can’t Stop Using Willpower--Even After It Drains You","slug":"ep-115-why-you-can-t-stop-using-willpower-even-after-it-drains-you","published_at":"2026-05-26T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-healthy-compulsive-project-6461244/ep-115-why-you-can-t-stop-using-willpower-even-after-it-drains-you","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-healthy-compulsive-project-6461244","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/1c0807ea","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/1c0807ea/3af10bf6.mp3","summary":"Why do so many disciplined, high-functioning people keep pushing themselves long after the tank is empty? This episode explores the hidden costs of overusing willpower and why self-control, though powerful, can become destructive when it loses contact with the body, emotion, values, and limits. It looks at how rigid ideas of strength, externally driven perfectionism, and fear-based motivation can trap people in cycles of depletion. It also offers a healthier alternative: a more flexible definition of strength and a more sustainable way of working from desire rather than pressure.","meta_description":"Why do so many disciplined, high-functioning people keep pushing themselves long after the tank is empty? This episode explores the hidden costs of overus…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1254,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-healthy-compulsive-project-6461244/episodes/ep-115-why-you-can-t-stop-using-willpower-even-after-it-drains-you/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-healthy-compulsive-project-6461244/ep-115-why-you-can-t-stop-using-willpower-even-after-it-drains-you.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}