Good Life Project

About Good Life Project

Good Life Project is a podcast and video series for people navigating midlife with intention. Hosted by Jonathan Fields, each episode is a deep, honest conversation about what it actually takes to build a life that feels like yours, through the reinventions, reckonings, and reclamations that define your 40s, 50s, and beyond. Grounded in science, fueled by genuine curiosity, and always in service of the real work of living well. Often top-ranked, it’s been listened to and viewed more than 100 million times. New episodes weekly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (http://acast.com/privacy) for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Poncho

Category

education · education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

29 Apr 2016

Latest episode

27 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

4 of 1,018 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   27 Aug 2026

   Why Avoiding a Fight is Killing Your Relationship (and How to Fight Well) | Priya Parker

   Host Jonathan Fields interviews facilitator and author Priya Parker about how embracing conflict, not avoiding it, strengthens relationships and leads to deeper connection.

2. 

   24 Aug 2026

   The Menopause Timeline Most Women Never Learn Until Midlife | Dr. Jessica Shepherd

   Guest host Karen Walrond interviews OB/GYN Dr. Jessica Shepherd about the often-unexplained timeline of perimenopause and menopause, empowering women to understand this life stage.

3. 

   20 Aug 2026

   How to Avoid Cognitive Decline & Dementia (starting in your 40s) | Dr. Tommy Wood

   Host Jonathan Fields interviews neuroscientist Dr. Tommy Wood about lifestyle factors that prevent cognitive decline and dementia, offering actionable insights for long-term brain health.

Inside a recent episode

How to Thrive in a Rapidly-Changing Work World | Gabriella Rosen Kellerman

Published 26 Jan 2023 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I think the literature is really clear on it. How can we set ourselves up with lifestyles that are more conducive to that? I think it's something that we're not yet at a collective level of motivation around. Yeah, certainly. And the work that you have done, the work that you've done in collaboration with Marty Seligman, and certainly the work that Marty's been doing for, I guess, since the early 90s now, has really helped, I think, so many people reimagine what actually is thriving, what is well-being. Even his early model, so many people's shorthand is PERMA. You know, and then the work that's been done after it, where people start to add like one more thing, it's perma V and now it's perma plus four. […]

Who has been a guest on Good Life Project

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Priya Parker
• Dr Jessica Shepherd
• Tommy Wood
• Jessica Shepherd
• Karen Walrond

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