Mark McCartney

What is a Good Life?

A project exploring the big questions around how we live, who we are and what actually matters. Over the past four years, I’ve sat with more than 300 people — artists, parents, executives, wanderers, therapists, and strangers and invited them into a simple but profound inquiry, "What is a good life for you?"The conversations explore presence, paradox, uncertainty, and the moments that shape a life - love and loss, trust and fear, clarity and not knowing. It’s an invitations to slow down, to listen deeply, and to bring you into conversation with your own life. There are new episodes every Tuesd...

Author

Mark McCartney

Category

Education

Podcast website

www.whatisagood.life

Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

What is a Good Life? #7 - Purpose & Men's Mental Health with Alex Holmes 28.02.2023

On the seventh episode of the “What is a Good Life?” podcast, I am joined by Alex Holmes , whose work focusses on the mental and emotional health of men. Alex is the Founder of The Mindful Life, an award winning Podcaster (Time to Talk with Alex Holmes, The Mindful Man), an Author, Time to Talk: How Men Think About Love, Belonging and Connection , and a Therapeutic Coach (using Bibliotherapy among...

What is a Good Life? #6 - Building an expedition mindset with Paul Gleeson 21.02.2023

On the sixth episode of the “What is a Good Life?” podcast, I am joined by Paul Gleeson.   In his lifetime, Paul has rowed across the Atlantic Ocean, cycled across Australia, rowed the Northwest passage in Canada, participated in an expedition to the Artic, amongst many more adventures. Paul runs his own coaching and consulting practice, Turas Consulting, he has authored a book about his experienc...

What is a Good Life? #5 - Building a personal life philosophy with James Cussen 14.02.2023

On the fifth episode of the “What is a Good Life?” podcast, I am joined by James Cussen, the Creator at The Living Philosophy.   I discovered James’ work through his well-received YouTube channel of the same name, The Living Philosophy. I’d strongly recommend this to anyone with a curiosity for philosophy or a desire to broaden their thinking.   Since devouring a copy of Albert Camus’s The Outside...

What is a Good Life? #4 - Two Men's Tales of Therapy with Jindy Mann 07.02.2023

On the fourth episode of the “What is a Good Life?” podcast, I am joined by Jindy Mann to discuss both our experiences of therapy.   Jindy is a co-Founder of Leader Brother Son , a group that works with individuals and organisations, with the goal of helping men become better and happier partners, colleagues, fathers, leaders, brothers, sons - and men. Ultimately through having more open, honest,...

What is a Good Life? #3 - Celebrating its Simplicity & Challenge with Tom Goodwin 31.01.2023

On the third episode of the “What is a Good Life?” podcast, I am joined by Tom Goodwin.    Tom is the author of Digital Darwinism, a keynote speaker, an advisor to Fortune 500 companies and start-ups, and a commentator on the future of advertising, marketing, technology and business. He also contributes to publications such as The Guardian, TechCrunch, Forbes, and the World Economic Forum, among m...

What is a Good Life? #2 - Breaking Mental Health Taboos with Nora Dietrich 24.01.2023

On the second episode of the “What is a Good Life?” podcast, I am joined by Nora Dietrich. Nora, is a Psychotherapist and she works with; individuals, couples, and more extensively with corporations to break Mental Health taboos, while creating healthier environments for us to work in.  This episode is a great example of what I hope this podcast to be; substantive conversations around important to...

What is a Good Life? #1 - A Jungian Approach to Life with Laurence Barrett 08.01.2023

In this first episode I talk to Laurence Barrett. Laurence has recently written a book, A Jungian Approach to Coaching: The Theory and Practice of Turning Leaders into People, and runs his own consultancy group, Heresy, which focusses on Psychodynamic and Jungian Leadership and Organisational Development Consulting. In this conversation we explore how the work of Carl Jung has influenced Laurence'...

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