What is a Good Life?

On the 43rd episode of the What is a Good Life? podcast, I am delighted to welcome Pat Divilly as our guest. Pat is the host of the hugely popular Pat Divilly Podcast, the author of the #1 bestseller 'Fit Mind', and frequently delivers workshops, online programmes, and retreats designed to support emotional healing, connection, and authentic living.

In this episode, we discuss Pat’s journey of reclaiming who he is and his transitions from the health and fitness industry towards spirituality, shadow work, emotional healing, and connection.

We explore how to recognise who we are and what we need to express, allowing room for experimentation and play in our lives, embracing the messiness of transitions, accepting what is in our shadows, and engaging with the dozens of sub-personalities that exist within us.

If you are feeling that the life you are living is not your own, and there is a yearning for something new in your life, this episode, along with Pat’s transparency, example, and guidance, will give you plenty to consider in recognising who you are and what your next steps can be.

Running Order:

01:58 Reclaiming who am I?

07:03 The emergence of a spiritual path from self-improvement

13:18 Finding balance with the shadow, spirituality, and life

19:08 Allowing room for experimenting in life

23:28 The messiness of transitions

25:13 Responding to who am I and expressing it

31:08 Recognising our personal needs and where we get energised

38:18 Engaging with sub-personalities and resistance

47:55 Accepting what’s in our shadow

54:15 Summarising key themes from the discussion

58:33 What is a good life for Pat?


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- Pat's website: https://www.patdivilly.com/

What is What is a Good Life??

Over the last three years I've interviewed over 250 people around the question of "what is a good life?". I am not trying to find or prescribe universal answers to this question, instead to prompt your own inquiry into what constitutes a good life for you. While I am also trying to share more genuine expressions of the human experience, beyond the masks that we wear.