On the second episode of the “What is a Good Life?” podcast, I am joined by Nora Dietrich. Nora, is a Psychotherapist and she works with; individuals, couples, and more extensively with corporations to break Mental Health taboos, while creating healthier environments for us to work in.
This episode is a great example of what I hope this podcast to be; substantive conversations around important topics, that share pertinent information and practical tips, along with personal experiences and perspectives - which help us handle these themes with more humility and humour, regarding the sometimes absurd, and paradoxical, experience of being human.
Subscribe to get the latest episode every Tuesday.
Show Notes
On the second episode of the “What is a Good Life?” podcast, I am joined by Nora Dietrich. Nora, is a Psychotherapist and she works with; individuals, couples, and more extensively with corporations to break Mental Health taboos, while creating healthier environments for us to work in.
This episode is a great example of what I hope this podcast to be; substantive conversations around important topics, that share pertinent information and practical tips, along with personal experiences and perspectives - which help us handle these themes with more humility and humour, regarding the sometimes absurd, and paradoxical, experience of being human. Subscribe to get the latest episode every Tuesday.
Running order:
01:25 Podcast begins
02:00 Trying to live a truly lived life
07:18 Curiosity is the gateway out of perfectionism
10:08 Paradoxes are to be held not solved
14:20 Experimenting and failing
16:25 Curiosity and feeling alive
20:35 It takes 13 years on average before someone with Anxiety seeks help
24:36 “How are you?” is not the right question
26:43 Using pain as a guide or a clue
29:08 It’s ok not to feel ok
31:30 You don’t have to have the answer to help
32.50 Anger can also be helpful
36:50 Mental Health is not a DIY project
41:20 Therapy can be ugly to start with
44:20 Becoming more compassionate to others
46:45 Connecting through our shadows, pain, and joy
50:23 Sharing our emotions in the moment
52:31 Helpful tips for better mental health
To find out more about Nora:
- Her website: https://www.noradietrich.com/
- Her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noradietrich/
To check out more content from me:
- My newsletter: https://www.whatisagood.life/
- My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-mccartney-14b0161b4/
- For clips and video of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@whatisagoodlife/videos
What is What is a Good Life??
This isn’t a podcast about fixing you. It’s about living life more fully.
What Is a Good Life? is a long-form conversation project exploring how people actually live, feel, and make meaning of their lives.
Over the past four years, I’ve sat with more than 300 people — artists, parents, executives, wanderers, therapists, and strangers — and invited them into a simple but profound inquiry: What is a good life for you?
These conversations aren’t about advice, formulas, or self-improvement. They explore presence, paradox, uncertainty, and the moments that quietly shape a life — love and loss, trust and fear, clarity and not knowing.
This podcast isn’t here to give you answers.
It’s here to slow you down, to listen deeply, and to invite you into conversation with your own life.
New episodes weekly.