Conscious Uncoupling

This book by Katherine Woodward Thomas was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Blake Mycoskie. It comes up in conversations about brain health, consciousness, depression & mood, motivation & discipline, psychedelics. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

We enter our romantic relationships with great love, hope, and excitement -- we've found the 'one', so we plan and forge our futures together. But sometimes, for many different reasons, relationships come undone; they don't work out. Commonly, we view this as a personal failure, rather than an opportunity. And instead of honoring what we once meant to each other, we hoard bitterness and anger, stewing in shame and resentment. Sometimes even lashing out in destructive and hurtful ways, despite the fact that we're good people at heart. That's natural: we're almost biologically primed to respond this way.

• “I read Katherine Woodward's book, Conscious Uncoupling, while we made this decision, and I gave it to Heather, and she read it, and we were blown away.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “the book is incredible, the coaches are amazing. Um I can't stress enough that there is a beautiful alternative”
  Blake Mycoskie · The Tim Ferriss Show · Jul 202000:52:31

  Said during "Blake Mycoskie, TOMS, Conscious Uncoupling, and Psychedelics | The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features Blake Mycoskie: Serial entrepreneur, philanthropist, and best-selling author who founded TOMS Shoes and pioneered the one-for-one business model. He later funded Johns Hopkins' psychedelic research center and co-founded the habit-formation company Madefor. TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie on the inner-work pilgrimage behind his depression: Hoffman Process, ayahuasca, conscious uncoupling, and daily habits.