Why "Try Harder" Isn't the Answer (w/ Angela Duckworth)

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SPONSORS!👇 🧠 NOCD 👉⁠⁠ https://learn.nocd.com/SOULBOOM Rainn Wilson sits down with extraordinary executive producer, chief of staff and human being, Kartik Chainani to answer YOUR fan questions! Send in more here 👉 [email protected] MERCH OUT NOW! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://soulboom.com/store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up for our newsletter! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://soulboom.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUBSCRIBE to Soul Boom! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/Subscribe2SoulBoom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW US! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://instagram.com/soulboom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://tiktok.com/@soulboom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Executive Produced by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kartik Chainani⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This episode contains discussions of suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling, please call or text 988 in the U.S. for immediate support. SPONSORS!👇 🛒 Quince 👉 https://growtherapy.com/soulboom 🛒 Nutrafol (promo code: SOULBOOM) 👉 ⁠https://nutrafol.com ⁠ 🙏 Fetzer 👉 ⁠https://fetzer.org⁠ 🛒 ZocDoc 👉 ⁠https://zocdoc.com/soulboom Clinical psychologist Dr. Alfiee Breland-Noble joins Rainn Wilson to unpack the youth mental health crisis and why loneliness, racism, social media, emotional exhaustion, and the unhealed pain of adults are leaving young people overwhelmed. They explore anxiety, belonging, self-awareness, inner-child healing, spiritual boundaries, and how young people can develop the tools to truly rise and thrive. MERCH OUT NOW! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://soulboom.com/store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up for our newsletter! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://soulboom.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUBSCRIBE to Soul Boom! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/Subscribe2SoulBoom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW US! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://instagram.com/soulboom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://tiktok.com/@soulboom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Executive Produced by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kartik Chainani⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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