Other people’s stories can help us make a little more sense of our own lives. Join Brian Pierce for honest conversations about parenting, relationships, mental health, getting older, and chasing difficult goals, with plenty of laughs along the way. You don’t need to share a guest’s interests to find something worth taking into your own life. Think campfire conversations with friends who happen to have microphones.
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health & fitness · kids & family · society & culture
Meditation When Your Mind Won’t Stop | Nikki Aiello
A wandering mind gives you something to notice and return from, rather than a reason to decide you can’t meditate. Yoga teacher and recovery coach Nikki Aiello joins me to talk about what that practice can look like, from following a guided voice to concentrating on a breath, a sound, or a repeated phrase. I came into this conversation with questions about the 20-minute guided practices I’ve been using while dealing with Lexapro withdrawal symptoms. They’ve felt helpful, but I wanted to bette...
2 Nov 2026
Why More Endurance Training Isn’t Always Better | John Wessling
Finishing every workout doesn’t tell you whether the training is making you better. Coach and Troll Training co-founder John Wessling shares how he explained away the warning signs during a year of overtraining, and why being motivated can make it difficult to recognize when more work isn’t helping. We explore the difference between doing training and absorbing it, the challenge of eating enough for long endurance days, and finding a workload that still leaves you able to enjoy the rest of yo...
26 Oct 2026
CrossFit & the Future of Fitness Competition | Greg Hammond - Concept2
Choosing your next fitness challenge starts with knowing what you want from it: a better result, a shared experience, or confidence in what you can do. Greg Hammond of Concept2 joins me to explore why we test ourselves, what different fitness events offer, and how to balance performance with staying active for the long run. CrossFit, HYROX, and the Tactical Games give us the setting, but the questions apply whether you compete or simply enjoy training. In this conversation How CrossFit made f...
19 Oct 2026
Antidepressants, Anxiety, and Finding Yourself Beyond the Label | Kelsey Martins
In this episode of Deepish Conversations, Brian Pierce sits down with Kelsey Martins to talk about growing up on antidepressants, navigating withdrawal, and finding yourself beyond the labels that have become part of your identity. Kelsey started Zoloft at 12 and now shares her experience through Unmedicating Me, where she offers coaching and peer support. She describes both the help she experienced on medication and the difficulties she encountered when she wanted to come off. Our conversati...
12 Oct 2026
Cornell Allegations: What Fathers Need to Discuss With Their Sons | Pat Barber
The conversation surrounding the Cornell Seven case made me think about myself as a young college man, the guidance I wish I’d had, and what I need to keep discussing with my teenage son. For episode #005 of Deepish Conversations, Pat Barber from The Fathers Guild joins me again to talk about responsibility, relationships, sex, and respecting women. We’re not here to decide what happened in the case or speculate about the legal outcome. We’re asking what we can do as fathers. I share how porn...
5 Oct 2026
Performing Under Pressure: Focus, Confidence, and Mindset | Denise Hatch
In this episode of Deepish Conversations, Brian Pierce sits down with Denise Hatch to talk about pressure, focus, confidence, and the practices that help us perform when it matters. Denise is a mindset coach who works with athletes in motocross, off-road racing, and other high-performance environments. But this conversation is not only for athletes. It is for anyone who has felt capable of more, then watched nerves, self-doubt, overthinking, or old habits get in the way. The conversation begi...
28 Sept 2026
Looking for Redemption, But Finding a Different Kind of Growth | Mack Faint
In this episode of Deepish Conversations, Brian Pierce sits down with Mack Faint to talk about redemption, solitude, self-worth, and why some of us go far to find ourselves. Mack is an ultra-endurance bikepacker who has taken on some of the hardest self-supported rides in the world, including the Tour Divide, the Hellenic Mountain Race, the Silk Road Mountain Race, and Uinta Bikepacking. But this conversation is not only for bikepackers. It is for anyone who has used a hard thing, a race, a r...
21 Sept 2026
Knowing When to Push, When to Stop, and Why It Matters | Chase Ingraham
In this episode of Deepish Conversations, Brian Pierce sits down with Chase Ingraham to talk about competition, discomfort, longevity, and knowing when to push versus when to reassess. Chase has experienced fitness and competition from nearly every angle, including as a CrossFit Games athlete, affiliate owner, coach, programmer, and broadcaster. But this conversation is not only for CrossFit fans. It is for anyone who trains, races, rides, runs, plays a sport, or wants to stay capable enough ...
19 Sept 2025
Time Goes Fast - Stop Yelling & Start Connecting | Pat Barber - The Fathers Guild
In this powerful episode of Deepish Conversations, host Brian Pierce sits down with Pat Barber from The Fathers Guild to discuss a struggle many parents face: managing emotions and not yelling at our kids. The conversation goes beyond simple parenting tips, diving into the core of what it means to be an emotionally healthy parent today. We explore how our own emotional well-being impacts our families, different parenting dynamics, and the surprising power of journaling and self-reflection as ...
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