The Wise Effort Show

By Dr. Diana Hill

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The Wise Effort Show with Dr. Diana Hill is a show about how to live wisely. You’ll learn how to put your energy into places that matter most to you while making a difference in the world. This show is for you if: ...you’re a high achiever feeling burned out from tasks that don’t matter. ...you want to invest your energy in fulfilling and sustainable ways. ...you seek holistic living without the pressure of a rigid wellness checklist. ...you care about your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. ...you appreciate science but are open to exploring spirituality and contemplative practices. ...you have an open, beginner’s mind. ...you believe there’s a better way to live and are ready to apply your wisdom. We don’t have to burn ourselves out or engage in things that are not worth it. We can put our energy where it matters most and savor the good along the way. Join us at the Wise Effort Show!

Episode Date
The Atlas of Emotions With Eve Ekman
Jun 22, 2026
Dare to Live What Is True
Jun 15, 2026
Inside Information About Your Brain with Dr. Jud Brewer
Jun 01, 2026
Hope, Joy, and Are We Going To Be OK? Live in Costa Rica With Doug Abrams
Apr 20, 2026
How A Little By Little Becomes A Lot with Eric Zimmer
Mar 16, 2026
The Science of Happiness and Finding Joy with Laurie Santos
Feb 23, 2026
The Science of Wise and Fierce Relationships with Diana Hill and Gabby Reece
Feb 14, 2026
The Science of Transformation and Imagination With Cassandra Vieten
Jan 26, 2026
Power of the Pause with Jillian Pransky
Dec 29, 2025
Compassion, ACT, and Wise Livelihood With Dr. Dennis Tirch
Dec 03, 2025
Giving Good Things Freely: The Science of Generosity
Nov 17, 2025
The Pursuit of Excellence and Ruthless Selfishness with Gabby Reece
Nov 03, 2025
Getting Back on The Path with Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer and Christie Aschwanden
Oct 27, 2025
How to Defuse From Unhelpful Thoughts
Oct 20, 2025
The Power of Non-attachment
Oct 13, 2025
Openness Is the New Mindfulness With Jonathan Schooler
Sep 29, 2025
Wise Effort, Wanting More, and Letting Go with Diana Hill and Carl Erik Fisher
Sep 22, 2025
Sleep and Eat Smarter with Shawn Stevenson
Sep 15, 2025
Get Into Your Body and Feel Less Stress With Yoga Tune Up Founder Jill Miller
Sep 08, 2025
Choosing Wholeness in Relationships with Courtney Smith
Sep 01, 2025
Staying Authentic While Growing Big with CorePower Yoga Co-founder Brandon Cox
Aug 25, 2025
Breadwinners, Working Women, and Power in the Household with Melissa Hogenboom
Aug 11, 2025
Find Your Voice and Write Your Genius With Diana Hill and Jennie Nash
Aug 04, 2025
Grief Rituals For Uncertain Times with Francis Weller
Jul 28, 2025
How to Do an Energy Audit
Jul 21, 2025
Deep Resilience with Michael Kearney
Jul 14, 2025
The Magic of Community With Godmothers Books Founder Jennifer Rudolph Walsh
Jul 07, 2025
Stable Heart and Clear Mind
Jun 30, 2025
Urges, Addictions, and Choice With Carl Erik Fisher
Jun 23, 2025
The Medicine of Surrender, Poetry, and Metaphor With Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
Jun 16, 2025
Music as a Spiritual Practice with Toad the Wet Sprocket's Glen Phillips
Jun 09, 2025
Using the Psychology of Creativity to Overcome "Boreout" (Live at Jane Restaurant)
Jun 02, 2025
Dating After Divorce with Whitney Cubbison
May 26, 2025
Loving Someone With Cancer With ACT Expert Dr. Jennifer Gregg
May 19, 2025
How to Create Big Love and Stop Selling Yourself Short
May 12, 2025
Generosity, Greed, and Sustainable Practice with Insight Timer CEO Christopher Plowman
Apr 28, 2025
Seven Principles for Raising a Self-Driven Child with Ned Johnson & Dr. William Stixrud
Apr 14, 2025
The Secret To Growing Wiser as You Age
Apr 07, 2025
Eat, Move, and Stress Your Body Better with Dr. Sharon Bergquist
Mar 24, 2025
Wise Effort in the Bedroom
Mar 17, 2025
Consider This: Wise Effort in Relationships With Nedra Glover Tawwab
Mar 10, 2025
The Art of Living in Uncertain Times With Krista Tippett
Mar 03, 2025
How to Fall in Love With Movement with Kelly McGonigal and Katy Bowman
Feb 24, 2025
Reclaiming Your Love of Movement (Real Play) Live
Feb 17, 2025
Intimacy, Impulsivity, and Saying Yes to What Is With ACT (Real Play)
Feb 10, 2025
5 Things to Do When Everything Falls Apart
Jan 20, 2025
The Science of Your Hidden Genius With Alex Ellison
Jan 06, 2025
4 Lessons I Learned for the Millionth Time in 2024
Dec 23, 2024
Holding Space for Yourself and Others With Thomas Parkes
Dec 09, 2024
Turn Your Anger Into Positive Energy With Giulia Preziuso
Nov 25, 2024
5 Ways to Start Getting What You Really Yearn for in Life
Nov 11, 2024
5 Reasons Why You Are Overcommitted and Underinvolved
Nov 04, 2024
Unconditional Love, Clinging, and the Science of Letting Go With Dr. Joe Ciarrochi
Oct 21, 2024
Play Big and Write Something Great With Jennie Nash
Oct 07, 2024
What to Do About AI Anxiety
Sep 23, 2024
What We Can Learn From Nature's Genius With Dayna Baumeister
Sep 09, 2024
Your Genius Is Your Problem
Aug 26, 2024
Transform Perfectionism into Social Contribution with Sonya Looney
Aug 12, 2024
The Four Great Life Tasks with Stephen Batchelor
Aug 05, 2024
The Way Out Is In with Jo Confino
Jul 29, 2024
Wise Parenting with ACT
Jul 22, 2024
Wise Effort and Dirty Little Secrets With Emma Waddington and Chris McCurry
Jul 15, 2024
(Replay) Wake Up, Slow Down, and Resist Busyness
Jul 08, 2024
Pleasure and Intimacy with Sex Therapist Dr. Jenn Kennedy
Jun 30, 2024
The Future of Wise Leadership with Dr. Emma Sappälä
Jun 24, 2024
Designing Your Perfect Movement Plan with Katy Bowman
Jun 17, 2024
6 Ways to Boost Your Creativity
Jun 10, 2024
Creativity, Comedy, and Letting It Be Bad With “The Daily Show’s” Sarah Hamblin
Jun 03, 2024
3 Simple Tips to Turn Your Energy Around Each Day
May 27, 2024
Designing Positive Impact Work and a Vision for Tomorrow With Brendan Kiernan
May 20, 2024
Living Life on Your Own Terms With Michael Herold (Real Play)
May 13, 2024
How to Use a Mantra with Dr. Diana Hill
May 06, 2024
How to Build Secure Relationships in an Insecure World With Dr. Ann Kelley
Apr 29, 2024
Trapped By Your Own Success? Embrace Values and Commitment with Jennie Nash (Real Play)
Apr 22, 2024
Kids, Social Media, and Digital Thriving with Dr. Emily Weinstein
Apr 15, 2024
How to Sit With an Uncomfortable Feeling
Apr 08, 2024
In This Moment, You Are Enough with Ofosu Jones-Quartey
Apr 01, 2024
The Confidence To Speak Up with Jane Chapman (Real Play)
Mar 25, 2024
How to Use ACT to Help Adolescents Thrive With Dr. Louise Hayes
Mar 18, 2024
What To Do When You Feel Like You Don’t Have Enough Time
Mar 11, 2024
What Do We Really Yearn For With PBT and ACT Founders Steven Hayes and Joseph Ciarrochi
Mar 04, 2024
Getting Out of Your Own Way With Jenny Schatzle (Real Play)
Feb 26, 2024
The One Skill You Need to Grow Wise
Feb 19, 2024
The Hunger Habit With Dr. Judson Brewer
Jan 29, 2024
Brain Health and Exercise Across the Lifespan with Dr. Jenny Etnier
Jan 22, 2024
Break Through Your Exercise Barriers using ACT with Dr. Jason Lillis
Jan 15, 2024
100th Episode! Energize Your Life With Constructive Rest, Nutritious Movement, and Mindful Eating Featuring Katy Bowman, David Nutt, Pilar Gerasimo, Kimberley Wilson, and More.
Jan 08, 2024
How to Have a Better Year in 2024 With Dr. Diana Hill, Elissa Epel, Alexandra Crosswell, Rick Hanson, Brad Stulberg, Anna Lembke and More
Jan 01, 2024
Savoring the Good: A Short Meditation With Dr. Diana Hill
Dec 25, 2023
From Reviving Ophelia to a Life in Light: Growing Happier as We Age With Mary Pipher
Dec 18, 2023
It’s Your Mother’s Fault, Now What? How to Heal From Family Estrangement With Giulia Preziuso
Dec 11, 2023
The Art of Solitude, Creativity, and Secular Buddhism With Stephen Batchelor
Dec 04, 2023
Real Play: Use Creative Hopelessness To Break Free From Unhelpful Patterns with Rikke Kjelgaard and Diana Hill
Nov 27, 2023
Gentle Power and the Finnish Art of Sisu With Elisabet Lahti
Nov 20, 2023
The Power of Persistence and Compassion to Do What It Takes With Dalya Sarkees
Nov 13, 2023
How To Excel When Everything Is Changing with Brad Stulberg
Nov 06, 2023
Nourish Your Values Using Functional Contextualism and Interbehaviorism With Dr. Emily Sandoz
Oct 30, 2023
Two Simple Things To Do When You Feel Overwhelmed With Dr. Diana Hill
Oct 23, 2023
Sneak Peek of Wise Effort Together with Jack Kornfield, Trudy Goodman, Stephen Porges, Kate Johnson, Joseph Ciarrochi, Robert Waldinger, Christiana Figueres and more!
Oct 16, 2023
(Repost) What It Means To Accept And How To Do It With ACT Expert Dr. Diana Hill
Oct 09, 2023
(Repost) Five Mental Habits That Will Make Your Life Better With Dr. Diana Hill
Oct 02, 2023
Best Ways to Use Wise Effort With Nedra Tawwab, Jud Brewer, Kelly Wilson, Deb Dana, Sonya Looney, Marcela Matos, and Diana Hill
Sep 25, 2023
The Anxious Achiever with Morra Aarons-Mele
Sep 18, 2023
What Is the Eightfold Path? Wise Intention, Wise View, and Wise Effort With Gil Fronsdal
Sep 11, 2023
The Extraordinary Gift of Being Ordinary with Dr. Ronald Siegel
Sep 04, 2023
Real Play: ACT for Parent Guilt with Dr. Diana Hill and Dr. Emma Waddington
Aug 28, 2023
The Yoga of Parenting with Sarah Ezrin
Aug 21, 2023
How to Create True Happiness, and Understanding With Brother Phap Huu
Aug 14, 2023
Slow Down, Resist Busyness, and Other Lessons from My Family Retreat at Plum Village with Dr. Diana Hill
Aug 07, 2023
Getting Curious and Choosing Meaningful Passions With Dr. Judson Brewer
Jul 31, 2023
Real Play: Find Flexible Choice in Perfectionism and Productivity Anxiety With Dr. Diana Hill and Dr. Rhonda Merwin
Jul 24, 2023
How to Transform Our Collective Consciousness Using Buddhist Psychology With Dharmacharya Shantum Seth
Jul 17, 2023
Real Play: A Bio-Psycho-Social Network Approach to Looking at Your Problems With Dr. Diana Hill and Emily Fan
Jul 10, 2023
Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Relationship With Love Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) With Dr. Russ Harris
Jul 03, 2023
Real Play: No Bad Parts and How to Do IFS With Dr. Richard Schwartz
Jun 26, 2023
Soulfulness and African-Centered Healing with Dr. Shelly Harrell
Jun 19, 2023
Real Play: Rad Dads and Brave Daughters with Isa Hendry Eaton and Diana Hill
Jun 12, 2023
What to Eat to Build a Healthier Brain and What You Can Do to Help Improve Nutrition in Your Community With Kimberley Wilson
Jun 05, 2023
Mix Things up and Evolve in Your Relationship, Career, and Lifespan With Dr. Diana Hill and Dr. Alexis Karris Bachik
May 29, 2023
Replay: Let Go of Your Ego, Practice Non-Attachment, and Succeed With Dr. Joseph Ciarrochi
May 22, 2023
Replay: What is Neurohacking And How To Use Scientific Self-Help To Do It with Elizabeth Ricker
May 14, 2023
Applying Wise Effort in Your Meditation and Your Life with Dr. Diana Hill
May 08, 2023
Putting ACT Into Your Daily Life With Dr. Debbie Sorensen and Dr. Diana Hill
May 01, 2023
Rethink your position and move nutritiously with Katy Bowman (live from Costa Rica!)
Apr 24, 2023
How the Indigenous Worldview Can Support Greater Harmony for All Beings on Planet Earth With Four Arrows and Darcia Narvaez
Apr 17, 2023
Growing Courage, Healing Shame, and Overcoming Fears of Compassion with Dr. Marcela Matos
Apr 10, 2023
How to Use Wise Effort to Pursue Big Goals, Know When to Quit, and Make New Friends with Sonya Looney
Apr 03, 2023
The Power of Chanting, Bhakti Yoga and Singing from the Heart with Kirtan Artist Jai Uttal
Mar 27, 2023
How to Have More Fun, Pursue Joy and Enjoy Life With Dr. Mike Rucker
Mar 20, 2023
Use Positive Medicine to Revamp Your Life and Grow Your Strengths With Dr. Jordyn Feingold
Mar 13, 2023
Supporting Teens in Healthy Relationships, Sexuality, Consent and Body Image With Leah Aguirre and Geraldine O’Sullivan
Mar 06, 2023
Making Great Romantic Relationships with Dr. Rick Hanson
Feb 27, 2023
The Power of Both/And Thinking to Find Creative, Integrative Solutions to Paradoxes With Dr. Marianne Lewis
Feb 20, 2023
A Meditation In Feeding Your Inner Demons with Lama Tsultrim Allione
Feb 14, 2023
Feeding Your Inner Demons with Lama Tsultrim Allione
Feb 13, 2023
Lessons From The Harvard Health Study on Happiness with Dr. Robert Waldinger
Feb 06, 2023
The New Science Of Alcohol and Why You Should Think Before You Drink With Dr. David Nutt
Jan 30, 2023
How To Use Polyvagal Theory To Re-Tune Your Nervous System And Feel Safe Enough To Be Yourself With Dr. Stephen Porges
Jan 23, 2023
Five Mental Habits That Will Make Your Life Better With Dr. Diana Hill
Jan 16, 2023
Find Your Strengths, Break Some Rules, and Reflect on the New Year with Diana’s Best Friend Dr. Alexis Karris Bachik
Dec 26, 2022
Slow Aging, Stress Better, and Rest Deeply with Dr. Elissa Epel
Dec 19, 2022
The Five Gates Of Grief With Francis Weller
Dec 12, 2022
Making The Best Use Of Your Time With Dr. Cassie Holmes
Dec 05, 2022
Unraveling Assumptions About Oppression and Privilege with Dr. Karen Suyemoto, Dr. Roxanne Donovan, and Dr. Grace Kim
Nov 28, 2022
Reclaim the Holidays, Stay on Track and Get Psychologically Flexible With ACT Expert Diana Hill
Nov 21, 2022
What To Do About Workplace Burnout With Dr. Christina Maslach
Nov 14, 2022
Identify Your Burnout Habit Loops with Dr. Judson Brewer
Nov 07, 2022
Help Your Kids Become Confident, Kind, Problem Solvers By Talking With Them With Dr. Rebecca Rolland
Oct 31, 2022
How To Change and Grow Stronger Using Process-Based Therapy with Dr. Joseph Ciarrochi
Oct 24, 2022
From Striving to Thriving with Jack Kornfield, Jennifer Payne, Dan Siegel and more!
Oct 17, 2022
How To Be A Healthy Deviant With Pilar Gerasimo
Oct 10, 2022
Breathing In, Breathing Out Meditation by Zen Monk Brother Phap Huu
Oct 04, 2022
The Way Out Is In with Zen Monk Brother Pháp Hữu
Oct 03, 2022
Busting Brain Myths With Dr. Judson Brewer
Sep 26, 2022
How to Use Polyvagal Theory to Shift Your Nervous System with Deb Dana
Sep 19, 2022
How To Grow Psychologically Rich with Dr. Erin Westgate
Sep 12, 2022
Values, Vulnerability, and Forgiveness with ACT Co-founder Dr. Kelly Wilson
Sep 05, 2022
We Were Burned Out So My Family Went to Plum Village Monastery. This Is What We Learned with Dr. Diana Hill
Aug 29, 2022
How to Give and Receive Effective Feedback With Dr. Abby Diehl and Dr. Diana Hill
Aug 01, 2022
Getting Past You and Me to Build a Better Relationship with Terry Real
Jul 25, 2022
(Most) Everything You Want To Know About Psychedelic-assisted Therapy with Dr. Brian Pilecki
Jul 18, 2022
The Power of Regret with Daniel Pink
Jul 10, 2022
Smile To Your Body Meditation with Dr. Diana Hill
Jul 07, 2022
ACT for Body Image Flexibility with Dr. Diana Hill
Jul 03, 2022
Mom Brain, Mom Guilt, and The Motherhood Complex with Melissa Hogenboom
Jun 27, 2022
The Psychological Science of Yoga with Dr. Julie Kangas
Jun 20, 2022
Mindfulness and Right Effort For Athletes with George Mumford
Jun 13, 2022
Overcome Overeating Using Behavioral Neuroscience with Dr. Judson Brewer
Jun 06, 2022
Extend Your Mind Beyond Your Brain with Annie Murphy Paul
May 29, 2022
A Meditation For Physical Pain: Zooming In And Out by Dr. Christiane Wolf
May 25, 2022
From Ultra Marathons to Chronic Pain: How You Can Live Freely With Pain With Dr. Christiane Wolf
May 23, 2022
How To Move Your Body More Nutritiously with Katy Bowman
May 16, 2022
Getting Grounded with Brad Stulberg
May 09, 2022
Rethink Your Mental Health with ACT Founder Dr. Steven Hayes
May 02, 2022
A Note For You On Rest From Dr. Diana Hill
Apr 07, 2022
Unhook From Feeling You’re Not Doing Enough With Dr. Judson Brewer
Apr 04, 2022
Get Back In Balance With Holistic Psychiatry with Dr. Ellen Vora
Mar 28, 2022
Let Go of Your Ego, Practice Non-attachment, and Succeed with Dr. Joseph Ciarrochi
Mar 21, 2022
How to Set Boundaries and Find Peace with Nedra Tawwab
Mar 14, 2022
How To Revive From Parental Burnout with Julie Bogart
Mar 07, 2022
A Visualization to Get Perspective on a Problem
Mar 04, 2022
Use ACT to Strive Better with Dr. Diana Hill
Feb 28, 2022
What’s Up With Dr. Jud? Digital Distraction
Feb 21, 2022
What Is Neurohacking And How To Use Scientific Self-Help To Do It With Elizabeth Ricker
Feb 14, 2022
Interested In Therapy? Here’s What To Look For With Dr. Nicole Siegfried
Feb 07, 2022
Bonus: Guided Loving Kindness Meditation With Dr. Trudy Goodman
Feb 05, 2022
America’s Racial Karma And A Tribute To Thich Nhat Hanh With Dr. Larry Ward
Jan 31, 2022
What It Means To Accept And How To Do It With ACT Expert Dr. Diana Hill
Jan 24, 2022
How To Raise An Intuitive Eater With Sumner Brooks
Jan 17, 2022
How ACT Can Help You Be A High Achiever Without Losing Yourself With Dr. Patricia Zurita Ona
Jan 10, 2022
How To Meditate And Why It Matters With Trudy Goodman
Jan 10, 2022
What’s Up With Dr. Jud? Anger
Jan 10, 2022
Dopamine Nation: The Neuroscience Of Our Everyday Addictions With Dr. Anna Lembke
Jan 10, 2022
How to Become Psychologically Flexible and Thrive with ACT Expert Dr. Diana Hill
Jan 10, 2022
What You’ll Learn From Your Life in Process and Why It Matters
Nov 22, 2021