The Dr. Olafsson Podcast
Deep conversations with extraordinary minds on the choices, crises, and transformations behind who they've become.
Episodes
#11 Is Vanity Actually a Virtue? - Michael Israetel
Dr. Mike Israetel is a sport scientist and the co-founder of Renaissance Periodization. Look at someone obsessed with how they look, and it's easy to assume it's shallow. Dr. Mike argues that's usually the wrong read - the real question isn't whether you're chasing aesthetics; it's what's driving the chase. The difference between superficial and meaningful motivations for changing your body, what
#10 How Losing Everything That Defined You Can Make You More Whole - Magnus Scheving
Magnús Scheving is an entrepreneur, actor, and the founder of LazyTown. Jack of all trades, master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one. Most people specialize in one thing. Magnús, shaped by a small town in Iceland, did the opposite: he owned, led, directed, and acted in LazyTown, building one of the biggest children's brands in the world without ever choosing just one role. Expect
#9 How to Navigate Life's Biggest Transitions - Bruce Feiler
Bruce Feiler is a New York Times bestselling author of multiple books on human experience and a beloved TV personality. Ever felt like your life is falling apart? Maybe you feel lost, your future is uncertain, you just made a big change, or you know you have to make one? You are not the person you were, but yet not the person you are becoming. This might have happened because you made a voluntary
#8 How Do You Actually Know You're In Love? - Michael Smoak
Michael Smoak is a mindset coach, creator, entrepreneur, and podcaster. Our most important currency is time, and Michael was struck with that realization when going through the process of a dying father. And the best utilization of our time seems to be found in love - to ourselves, the neighbour - and last but not least in our romantic relationships. This path seems to be easier said than done, m
#7 What Hormones Are Really Doing to Human Psychology - Dr. Sarah Hill
Dr. Sarah Hill is a professor at TCU, a research psychologist, an expert in women's hormones and brain science, and author. Women go through two different phases on a 28-day cycle that influence their mood, perception, mate choice, sex drive, and motivation. What can both women and men learn so that navigating these phases will be easier for both of them? Expect to learn how and why hormones play
#6 Inside the Heart of the World's Strongest Man - Hafthor Bjornsson
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson is the strongest man in the world. You only see the top of the iceberg with successful people - the accomplishments, the fame, the titles. But who did they have to become on the inside to make that outside reality possible? Hafþór shares who he had to become, recorded three days before he attempted the world record in the deadlift at the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas. Expect
#5 The Other Side of Dropping Your Story - Khalil Rafati
Khalil Rafati is a multimillionaire entrepreneur and the founder of SunLife Organics. How do you turn rock bottom into the foundation of something extraordinary? And what does it take to stop being a victim of your own story? After 20 months living on Skid Row, battling addiction, and surviving a childhood that should have broken him, Khalil Rafati rebuilt his life from the inside out - eventuall
#4 Psychedelics Saved My Life - Benjamin Forest
Benjamin Forest is a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel and psychedelic advocate. What do you do when you hate yourself and the life you built, you've tried everything to feel better, and nothing has worked? On the outside, Benjamin epitomized the American Dream. On the inside, he embodied the American Nightmare: disconnected, lost, and hopeless. After 25 years of military service, Benjamin walk
#3 Feeling Loved Is a Skill - Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky
Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky is a distinguished professor of psychology and a pioneer in happiness research. What if the secret to feeling loved has nothing to do with becoming more wealthy, more successful, or more attractive but everything to do with how you make other people feel?After decades of researching happiness, Sonja discovered that every intervention that made people happier had one thing in
#2 Why You Can't Think Your Way Out of Trauma - Dr. Christian González
Dr. Christian González is a naturopathic doctor, somatic healer, and host of the Heal Thyself podcast. What if the reason you are suffering is that you have been trying to think your way out of something your body has been carrying for years? After losing his mother to cancer, Christian abandoned a conventional path and spent the next decade discovering why logic alone never heals, devoting his l
#1 The Gap Between Who You Are and Who You Could Be - Alfie Robertson
Alfie Robertson is an entrepreneur, creator, and founder of Roll. What does it actually cost to evolve beyond the person you've always been? And what is waiting for you on the other side? Alfie has lived several completely different lives. It started at 15, working at a vineyard for $8 an hour. He is now building an 8-figure business. What happened between then and now is a story about identity, s
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