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Formerly Live On Purpose Radio.
Real psychology. Remarkable stories. A radically different way to live.
Think you know what positivity is? Think again. Pathological Positivity is a weekly podcast with psychologist and author Dr. Paul Jenkins. He challenges conventional thinking, explores the science of positivity, and talks with extraordinary people who put it into practice.
Each episode gives you one practical idea you can use the same day, from why you can stop waiting to feel motivated to how to stay positive through a hard week without pretending everything is fine. Episodes run about 15 to 30 minutes, and a new one comes out every Thursday.
Same show, same feed, same archive. Visit pathologicalpositivity.com to listen.
Real psychology. Remarkable stories. A radically different way to live.
Think you know what positivity is? Think again. Pathological Positivity is a weekly podcast with psychologist and author Dr. Paul Jenkins. He challenges conventional thinking, explores the science of positivity, and talks with extraordinary people who put it into practice.
Each episode gives you one practical idea you can use the same day, from why you can stop waiting to feel motivated to how to stay positive through a hard week without pretending everything is fine. Episodes run about 15 to 30 minutes, and a new one comes out every Thursday.
Same show, same feed, same archive. Visit pathologicalpositivity.com to listen.
Hosts:
Update frequency:
weekly
Average audio length:
33 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
727 episodes
since Aug. 24, 2007
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
Live On Purpose Radio is now Pathological Positivity: same show, new name. In this solo launch episode, Dr. Paul Jenkins explains where the name comes from. It is the title of his first book, and it came from a moment with his editor, Thomas Cantrell, when Dr. Paul mentioned he had been accused of …
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In this solo episode of Live On Purpose Radio, Dr. Paul Jenkins takes on a quiet assumption many of us carry: as soon as I feel motivated, then I'll do it. We wait to feel like exercising, having the hard conversation, or changing the habit. His point is that motivation is a feeling, not a prerequi…
In this solo episode of Live On Purpose Radio, Dr. Paul Jenkins takes on one of the most common laments he has heard in his practice: why do I do what I do when I know what I know? His answer is good news. Your brain is not malfunctioning. It is doing something it is remarkably good at, which is au…
In this solo episode of Live On Purpose Radio, Dr. Paul Jenkins takes on the question he has heard most often in three decades of clinical work: why do I do what I do when I know what I know? His answer starts with an image. Picture yourself stuck inside a box, with the instructions for getting out…
In this solo episode of Live On Purpose Radio, Dr. Paul Jenkins records while gathered with his Positivity Artisans group, a small circle he meets with a few times a year for deeper, in-person work on the principles of positivity. Ahead of this retreat the group read Eckhart Tolle's The Power of No…
In this solo episode of Live On Purpose Radio, Dr. Paul Jenkins draws a line between two kinds of learning that thirty years of clinical work have only sharpened for him: breakthrough learning and transformational learning. Breakthrough is the moment something clicks, an insight from a podcast, a b…
In this episode of Live On Purpose Radio, Dr. Paul Jenkins welcomes Dr. Cristine Hull, author of 10 Ways to Balance Your Brain Chemistry, for a conversation about what is actually going on when your mood will not cooperate. Cristine's work grew out of her own long struggle with depression and anxie…
Dr. Paul Jenkins welcomes Marty Hofmann to this episode of Live On Purpose Radio to discuss a powerful concept: killing complacency. Marty Hofmann, author of the book "Kill Complacency," joins Dr. Paul in a conversation about intentionally creating the life you love by avoiding the passive acceptan…
In this episode of Live On Purpose Radio, Dr. Paul Jenkins invites Dr. David Schramm, a family science professor and author of the book Happy Hacks: 101 Science-Backed Ways to Boost Happiness, Reduce Stress, and Build a More Meaningful Life, to discuss some practical strategies for enhancing happin…
In this episode, Dr. Paul Jenkins uncovers the unexpected strength found in simply saying 'I don't know.' While this phrase is often seen as a weakness or a lack of confidence, Dr. Paul encourages listeners to embrace it as a starting point for humility and open-mindedness. By acknowledging our ina…
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