Food on the Mind: Awakened Genius w/ Jeb Stuart Johnston

About Food on the Mind: Awakened Genius w/ Jeb Stuart Johnston

Hosted by National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach Jeb Stuart Johnston, Food on the Mind: Awakened Genius explores the journey from food struggles to personal freedom. Through stories, tools, and insights, Jeb helps you break free from emotional eating, master your mindset, and awaken your inner genius. Discover practical strategies for lasting change, deeper self-leadership, and building a life worth living. Whether you’re seeking clarity, purpose, or transformation, this podcast offers the guidance and inspiration to move forward.

Publisher

Jeb Stuart Johnston

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

16 Jan 2019

Latest episode

20 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

32 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Jan 2026

   Where does art intersect with wellness?

   The conversation delves into the impact of postmodernism on art and culture, exploring the journey of art and philosophy, and the influence of art on wellness and pedagogy. It highlights the intersection of art, wellness, and pedagogy, and the evolving nature of artistic expression in a postmodern context. The conversation delves into the themes of sincerity, honesty, ritual, self-reflection, and the impact of postmodernism on identity and artistic expression. It explores the importance of maintaining sincerity and honesty in artistic expression, the role of ritual in artistic practice, and the fear of revealing the self in the creative process. Additionally, it discusses the transcendent nature of the self, the mystical experience of creation, and the beauty of the mundane in art and music. Takeaways Postmodernism and its impact on art and culture The intersection of art, wellness, and pedagogy Maintaining sincerity and honesty in artistic expression The importance of ritual and self-reflection in creative practice Chapters 00:00 The Influence of Art on Wellness and Pedagogy 41:15 The Sincerity-Honesty Gap in Artistic Expression 48:23 The Importance of Honesty and Sincerity in Self-Reflection 53:36 The Positive and Negative Aspects of Postmodernism and Identity 59:00 The Process of Creation and the Fear of Vulnerability 01:04:16 The Process of Creation and the Beauty of the Mundane 01:10:13 The Mystical Experience of Creation and the Presence of the Self

2. 

   5 Jan 2026

   Beyond Post-Modernism: How to Build a Center in a World Without One Story

   Episode Description In Part One, we named the problem. We explored why so many people feel fragmented, overwhelmed, and untethered — not because they’re broken, but because they’re living in a post-modern world that no longer offers a single story, identity, or source of meaning. But diagnosis alone isn’t enough. In this episode, Jeb Stuart Johnston moves beyond critique and into construction. Beyond deconstruction and into leadership. This conversation is about what post-modernism can’t give us... and what we must build instead if we want to live with integrity, direction, and emotional coherence in a complex world. This is not a return to old certainties. And it’s not surrender to chaos. It’s about developing a center; an internal leadership that can hold complexity without collapsing under it. In This Episode, We Explore Why awareness and insight alone often leave people stuck, anxious, or drifting The difference between fragmentation and fragmentation without leadership Why post-modernism diagnoses the problem but cannot tell you how to live How nihilism quietly shows up as indecision, burnout, and loss of direction Why people cling to tribes, ideologies, and identities when shared meaning collapses The role of self-leadership in organizing a plural inner world Why your nervous system is not separate from meaning, choice, or truth How structure, strategy, and regulation create freedom- not rigidity What it actually means to live well in a world without certainty Key Themes Deconstruction vs. reconstruction Complexity vs. coherence Fragmentation vs. leadership Awareness vs. action Integrity over certainty What This Episode Argues (Clearly and Directly) You don’t need one truth — you need a center You don’t need a single identity — you need internal leadership You don’t need certainty — you need direction You don’t need to eliminate your contradictions — you need to organize them Post-modernism showed us the cracks. This episode is about learning how to stand on fractured ground. Who This Episode Is For This episode is for you if: You feel like insight hasn’t translated into change You understand why you struggle but still feel stuck You’re tired of analyzing yourself without moving forward You feel pulled between competing desires, values, or identities You want depth and direction — not one without the other Core Idea of This Episode Real personal development in a post-modern world isn’t about perfecting the self. It’s about organizing the self. It’s about learning how to lead a system made of many parts, emotionally, physiologically, and strategically, instead of forcing yourself into an identity that can’t hold you. Chapters 00:00 The Control of Health and Identity 04:03 Philosophy and Postmodernism: Building a New Self 08:33 Navigating Fragmentation and Complexity 13:56 The Power of Self-Leadership 20:49 Crafting a Life of Integrity and Intention

3. 

   22 Dec 2025

   The Post-Modern Self: Why You Feel Fragmented (And Why It’s Not Your Fault)

   Why does discipline feel harder than it used to? Why does motivation feel inconsistent? Why do so many people feel scattered, overwhelmed, and quietly ashamed for not being able to “pull it together”? In this episode, Jeb Stuart Johnston explores a deeper explanation most self-help and wellness conversations completely miss: we’re living in a post-modern world with tools designed for a modern one. This is Part One of a two-part exploration into the post-modern self — the psychological, philosophical, and nervous-system realities of living in a world without a single story, a single identity, or a shared definition of meaning. This episode isn’t about fixing anything yet. It’s about naming the terrain. By understanding the cultural conditions shaping your inner world, you can stop blaming yourself for struggles that actually make perfect sense. In This Episode, We Explore Why many people feel fragmented, dysregulated, and overwhelmed — even when they’re “doing everything right” How post-modern life dismantled the idea of a single, stable identity Why your nervous system already knows the world has changed, even if your beliefs haven’t caught up The difference between modern and post-modern ways of understanding truth, identity, and meaning Why inconsistency is not failure — it’s a response to complexity How artists, thinkers, and lived experience often sense cultural shifts long before psychology and self-help name them Why post-modernism is powerful at diagnosis but incomplete as a way of living The hidden cost of trying to navigate a plural, unstable world with outdated internal rules Key Themes Fragmentation vs. failure Complexity vs. chaos Awareness vs. leadership Identity as a system, not a singular self Nervous system responses to cultural instability Who This Episode Is For This episode is for you if: You feel like the old rules for success, discipline, or self-improvement no longer work You struggle with motivation, consistency, or direction and blame yourself for it You feel pulled in multiple directions and don’t know which version of yourself to listen to You sense that something bigger than “bad habits” is shaping your inner life You want language for what you’re experiencing — not another plan to fail at Important Note This is Part One of a two-part conversation. This episode focuses on understanding the problem clearly — the cultural, psychological, and philosophical conditions shaping the modern self. Part Two explores what comes next: how to build a center, how to lead a self made of many selves, and how to live with integrity inside complexity.

Who has been a guest on Food on the Mind: Awakened Genius w/ Jeb Stuart Johnston

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• Dr Mike T Nelson
• Dr Tommy Wood
• Dr Lisa Lewis
• Rob Logan
• Sean Hyson

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5.0 / 5

12 ratings

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Engagement

51

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