A Life Worth Working – Finding Purpose & Overcoming Setbacks

An Invitation to My Soul

What does it mean to live a life of character — not just teach it? “When we think about people in our own lives we look at and admire, it’s not those who achieve great a

“You Don’t Have to Know What’s Next. You Just Have to Know where You Are Isn’t Right.”

Episode: A Life Worth Working | Guest: Sarah Klock | Manager of The Andover Bookstore, Former Columbia PhD Candidate, Three-Time Mom Sarah Klock’s story is about a woman

"This Must Be So Hard for You"

What You’ll Learn: * The devastating story of Brian Mendell — eight treatment programs, thirteen months of sobriety, and a healthcare system that failed him at every tur

The Ambitious Little S#*!:

What happens when the institutions you trusted turn out to be the problem? Matt Stoller spent his twenties credentialing himself — Harvard, Congressional staffing, polic

Recalibration Is Persistence

What if joy is the most radical tool for change we have? Yana Buhrer Tavanier grew up in communist Bulgaria, where speaking the wrong truth could get you declared mental

From Orphan to Berkeley Engineer

Episode: A Life Worth Working | Guest: Chris Atageka | Engineer, Entrepreneur, Author of Return to Human 🎧 Watch a Brief Clip What You’ll Learn in This Episode * Why C

She Quit Finance, Climbed Everest, and Picked Up Her Viola.

Episode: A Life Worth Working | Guest: Rebecca Long | Everest Summiteer, Violist & Career Reinventor What You’ll Learn in This Episode The moment Rebecca realized eight

He’s a Pastor. He Went on a Reality Show Called “The Snake.” It Was More Complicated than It Sounds.

Episode: A Life Worth Working | Guest: Jacob Buchholz | Pastor, Deaf Culture & Reality TV Jacob Buchholz is a progressive pastor, a fluent signer in American, Romanian,

She Won Olympic Gold. Then She Had to Figure out Who She Was without It.

Episode: A Life Worth Working | Guest: Shawn Johnson East | Olympic Champion, Entrepreneur & Mother Shawn Johnson won the gold medal on the balance beam at the 2008 Olym

Older + Younger = Better

Episode of A Life Worth Working | Guest: Marc Freedman | Co-Generation, Mentorship & the Multigenerational Future We talk about loneliness as if it’s a personal failing.

He Had a Film at Sundance. He Chose a Cookbook Instead.

Episode: A Life Worth Working | Guest: Pete Lee | Award-Winning Photographer, Director & Accidental Archivist of San Francisco Chinatown “I wasn’t taking photos with my

He Signed a Multi-Million Dollar NFL Contract — Then Got Cut after 3 Months

A Life Worth Working | Guest: Andrew East | Former NFL Long Snapper, YouTube Creator & Family Media Entrepreneur What You’ll Learn in This Episode * How getting release

She Had Never Seen a Pilot Who Looked Like Her — Then She Became One

Episode: A Life Worth Working | Guest: Refilwe Ledwaba | Girls Fly Africa 🎧 Watch/Listen Now What does it take to become the first? In this episode of A Life Worth Wor

When the Doctor Becomes the Patient:

A Life Worth Working — Sh*t Pile Series | Guest: Dr. Todd Kim | Orthopedic Surgeon About This Episode This is part of our Sh*t Pile series, where we ask guests to share

The "Wrong" Path that Made Him a Better Doctor

What if the path you’re meant to follow isn’t the most efficient one? Why the Long Way around Matters… In this episode of A Life Worth Working, orthopedic surgeon Dr. T

The Leadership Mistakes that Nearly Broke Him

Leadership, resilience, and career growth aren’t built in perfect conditions; they’re forged in failure. In this Sh*t Pile episode of A Life Worth Working, Jehron Petty s

He Turned Down Google to Build a Movement

Jehron Petty was on track for Google — until he realized too many talented Black and Latino students were being pushed out of computer science because they lacked communi

When Burnout Is the Beginning

“So much of street psychiatry is about the longitudinal nature of people’s hopes and dreams — coming to understand them over time.” What if burnout and career overwhelm

Why This Psychiatrist Treats Patients on the Sidewalk

Most doctors practice medicine inside clinics and hospitals, but psychiatrist Dr. Katie Koh practices mental health care on sidewalks, park benches, and city streets. In

He Lost the Future He Imagined—What Came Next Changed Everything

Some losses don’t just break your heart; they break the future you thought you were building. In this Sh*t Pile episode of A Life Worth Working, philosopher and writer M