{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"What is a Good Life?","title":"What is a Good Life? #176 - What Is It About Dogs? with Doug Skoke","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3873,"description":"What is it about dogs?\nIt's the question Doug Skoke has been sitting with and it turns out, trying to understand what makes his golden doodle Harley tick has become one of his most impactful explorations of how to actually live well.\nDoug is the Founder & CEO of LFG NOW!, a boutique executive search firm, and a Gallup-certified CliftonStrengths Coach - but what defines him more than any title is a lifelong obsession with people, energy, and what it means to show up fully in your own life. A daily meditator and firm believer in the Platinum Rule - treat others as they prefer to be treated - Doug has spent over a decade exploring practical and spiritual approaches to growth, resilience, and presence.\nWhat begins as a question about why dogs are so emotionally regulating opens into one covering grief, crisis, dialectical behavioural therapy, the self-love pendulum, radical acceptance, and what it actually means to lift others up.\nWhether you're drawn to mindfulness, emotional intelligence, personal growth, or just an honest human conversation - this episode is for you.\nFor more from Doug Skoke:\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dougskoke/\nFor more from Mark McCartney:\nNewsletter: https://www.whatisagood.life/\nWebsite: https://www.mmcleadership.com/\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-mccartney-14b0161b4/\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@whatisagoodlife3875⁩  \n00:00  Five Years In The Making\n01:15  What Is It About Dogs?\n03:30  The Thought Bubble Cartoon\n06:00  What Dogs Know About Presence\n09:09  When His Brother Died\n11:14  Alma's Unwavering Welcome\n13:20  Angels In Disguise\n18:50  Unconditional, Every Single Moment\n24:20  The Dog He Almost Gave Away\n30:53  Learning To Regulate\n40:15  The Self-Love Pendulum\n1:01:08  What Is A Good Life for Doug?","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/bmT8FMFAsdpL8YpCcl1-OrgjJf3IhVZ_KJftDu8Wgy8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM3NDg2LzE2NzI4/MzUxMDgtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}