Brad Hook Podcast

There’s a popular idea that most of us only get about ten good summers at the end of our lives. But there’s another set of golden summers we rarely talk about — the first ones. In this reflection, I explore the idea of the first 11 golden summers : the brief window when your child is small, when you’re their hero, their safe place, and their favourite person in the world. I talk about time, presen...

We’re often taught to focus on what we want — more money, more freedom, more connection — and to believe that if we visualise or strive hard enough, it will arrive. But there’s a problem with that approach. Chasing outcomes can quietly train the nervous system to live in tension, striving, and scarcity. Also, humans adapt quickly. The moment we reach a desired state, the mind moves the goalposts....

What if your brain is deciding before you do? What if you’re not seeing reality — just your best guess? What if time, memory, morality, and even your body are more flexible than you think? In this video, we explore 10 real scientific experiments that quietly rewrote how we understand the mind, perception, and reality itself. From the famous Libet experiment showing that the brain prepares actions...

What can high-risk avalanche rescue teach us about leadership, ego and team wellbeing? In this episode, Brad sits down with Caroline Elliott — avalanche specialist, ski patroller, controlled bomber, and avalanche dog handler — to explore what happens behind the scenes in the mountains before you clip into your skis. From bombing snow slopes in the dark to reading the snowpack and trusting your gut...

Thanks for visiting! Connect with me on https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradleyhook/ or https://www.instagram.com/bradhook and don't forget to subscribe here for more videos like this. Most people hit the holidays exhausted, wired, and a little numb. We crash, sometimes get sick, finally start to feel human again… and then it’s already time to go back to work. At the same time, most New Year’s res...

What does it mean to live well ? Across psychology, indigenous wisdom, leadership research, and well-being science, dozens of frameworks attempt to answer that question. In this episode, Brad Hook ( https://bradleyhook.com ) explores the world’s most influential models — what they mean , why they matter, and how they can help us understand our own lives more clearly. You’ll learn the core ideas be...

What is interoception — and why is it one of the most important skills for emotional regulation and resilience? Interoception is your body’s hidden sense: the ability to feel your heartbeat, breath, gut, tension, and internal shifts. It’s the quiet language of your inner world, and most of us have forgotten how to hear it. In this Learnfulness episode, Brad Hook explores the neuroscience of intero...

I’d love you to check out the free Values Assessment ( https://app.values.institute/ ). Find me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/bradhook . In This Episode — Meet Jaemin Frazer 🔥 Jaemin Frazer is an award-winning life coach, author, and founder of The Insecurity Project. Recognized as one of Australia’s leading personal development coaches and a global authority on personal insecurity, J...

At just 25, Jonathan Fors has already achieved what most consider impossible. From finishing 41st out of 1200 runners in the 2025 Marathon des Sables — a 250 km odyssey through the Moroccan Sahara Desert — to running 100-mile mountain races and living as a digital nomad since 19, Jonathan embodies the art of intentional discomfort . In this conversation, Jonathan shares how pushing his limits in t...

Sleep coach, speaker, and author Beatrix A. Schmidt joins me ( https://www.instagram.com/bradhook ) to reframe sleep as a trainable life skill. Drawing from fifteen years of coaching and her new book Sleep Skills for Life (2025), Beatrix explains why “tips and hacks” rarely solve persistent sleep problems—and how self-awareness, gentle intention, and practical evening design help high achievers mo...

Why does the world feel so angry? From sleepless nights and outrage algorithms to polarization and the longing for struggle, this episode unpacks the roots of modern anger—and explores how we can transform it into connection, service, and purpose. Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradhook

I’d love you to check out my new book, ⁠Start With Values⁠ ( https://values.institute/start-with-values-book/ ). It’s packed full of tools to help you lead a life that is aligned with your core values, reducing stress and increasing fulfillment. Please connect with me on Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/bradhook ). In this episode Yishai Ishi Ron is a novelist, former soldier, and survivor of...

Stay connected with me on Instagram ( In This Episode Meet Brad Beeler — retired U.S. Secret Service Special Agent and the longest-tenured polygraph examiner in agency history. Over 25 years, Brad conducted more criminal polygraph examinations than anyone in Secret Service history, trained thousands of federal agents, and worked at the intersection of influence, deception detection, and human conn...

I’d love you to check out my new book, ⁠Start With Values⁠ ( https://values.institute/start-with-values-book/ ). It’s packed full of tools to help you lead a life that is aligned with your core values, reducing stress and increasing fulfillment. Connect with me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/bradhook . In This Episode Welcome to a deep, clarifying conversation with Dr. John Demartini —h...

Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space lies your freedom to choose. In this video I teach my new S.P.A.C.E. method—Stop, Pay attention, Align, Commit, Energize—a simple, research-aligned way to bring your values into high-pressure moments. It takes under two minutes to use and can change the way you navigate stress, conflict, and decision-making. What you’ll learn:You’ll und...

I’d love you to check out my new book, Start With Values — https://values.institute/start-with-values-book/. It’s packed with tools to help you live in alignment with your core values, reducing stress and increasing fulfillment. In This Episode Felicity Ashley — mother of three, ocean rower, cancer survivor, award-winning motivational speaker, and best-selling author of “Stronger than the Storm” —...

I’d love you to check out my new book, ⁠Start With Values⁠ (https://values.institute/start-with-values-book/). It’s packed full of tools to help you lead a life that is aligned with your core values, reducing stress and increasing fulfillment. In This Episode Rhonda Sciortino is a “bootstrapper” in the truest sense. She founded Child Welfare Insurance to protect those caring for abused children, l...

I’d love you to check out my new book, ⁠Start With Values⁠ (https://values.institute/start-with-values-book/). It’s packed full of tools to help you lead a life that is aligned with your core values, reducing stress and increasing fulfillment. In This Episode Paul Gibbons is one of the world’s most respected voices on the human side of technology and organizational change. Author of seven books—in...

I'd love you to check out my new book, ⁠Start With Values⁠ ( https://values.institute/start-with-values-book/ ). In This Episode Abandoned at birth and raised in abuse, Railey Molinario transformed pain into purpose, becoming a globally recognized thought leader in human connection and emotional strategy. As the Founder of Relationship Intelligence™ (RI), Railey works with high-achieving entre...

Your attention span is shrinking. Your memory feels foggy. Your time is slipping away. In this video, I break down the science of brain rot — how TikTok and social media platforms hijack your attention, distort your sense of time, and erase your memories before they’re even formed. Drawing from neuroscience, psychology, and even Einstein’s theory of relativity, we’ll explore: Why your focus is col...

I’d love you to check out my new book, ⁠Start With Values⁠ ( https://values.institute/start-with-values-book/ ). It’s packed full of tools to help you lead a life that is aligned with your core values, reducing stress and increasing fulfillment. 🎙️ In This Episode Dr. Evette Rose is a globally renowned trauma recovery expert and author of 21 books, including Metaphysical Anatomy: Your Body Is Talk...

In this conversation, Marilise de Villiers Basson shares her journey from a corporate career as a chartered accountant to becoming an entrepreneur and author focused on overcoming bullying and trauma in the workplace. She discusses the importance of recognizing and taming the inner bully, the ROAR framework for navigating difficult conversations, and the emergence of her new initiative, MOAR, whic...

In this special episode, I (Brad Hook) share tools and practices to help you build personal resilience. You’ll discover a research-based framework for navigating change, challenge, and uncertainty — grounded in both science and real-life experience. In this session, we explore: Nervous system regulation Breathwork Sleep optimization Movement and vitality Emotional agility Focus and presence Flow s...

Triathlete, founder, and private chef with 18 years of experience and a deep love for thoughtful food and performance-driven nutrition. Over the past decade, she’s cooked for longtime clients like Seth MacFarlane, worked with athletes like Christian McCaffrey, and quietly traveled the world cooking for families and individuals who value integrity, health, and flavor. Founder of a clean, vitamin B1...

Philosopher and educator Dr. Nikos Patedakis joins me for a deep, expansive conversation about the soul of education, the legacy of Socratic inquiry, and the urgent need for meaningful dialogue in an era of accelerating technology. Nikos challenges the idea of philosophy as abstract theory and instead shows how it can be a transformational way of life. We also explore the ethical and existential q...