Seeking Balance
Claim This Podcastby Jared Alderman
Podcast Authority
Beta
Podcast Overview
<p>Welcome to Seeking Balance, a podcast that delves into the art and science of performance in poker—and life. Hosted by Jared Alderman, a seasoned performance coach with a unique blend of experiences, this show explores what it truly means to succeed.</p><p>Drawing from years as a Navy EOD tech, professional poker player, and now a mindset and lifestyle coach, Jared brings a depth of understanding to high-pressure situations and the mental game behind peak performance. With an extensive background in meditation, Jared takes listeners beyond typical strategies to explore how inner well-being and mindset fuel real achievement.</p><p>Each episode offers insights into the soft skills that separate good players from great ones, uncovering the hidden edges found in emotional regulation, healthy habits, and peak performance strategies. With a focus on balancing achievement and personal well-being, we’ll challenge conventional definitions of success and look at how to thrive both at the table and beyond it.</p><p>Join us for candid conversations with poker pros, industry leaders, and performance experts as we explore how to cultivate the habits, mindsets, and skills that lead to real, lasting success. Whether you're chasing poker greatness or looking to level up in your life, Seeking Balance is your guide to mastering the game within the game.</p>
Language
🇺🇲
Publishing Since
11/20/2024
Unlock The Full Podcast Authority Score Report
See how your podcast performs across key metrics
Podcast Authority
BetaRecommendations available
Unlock the full report to see detailed tips
Recommendations available
Unlock the full report to see detailed tips
Unlock comprehensive insights including:
- • YouTube presence analysis
- • Social media reach metrics
- • RSS compliance scoring
- • Podcast 2.0 features
- • Technical standards
Detailed Analytics
- Complete breakdown of all 19 authority metrics
- Personalized recommendations for each metric
- Industry benchmarks and comparisons
- Technical RSS feed analysis and compliance scoring
Growth Strategies
- Step-by-step action plans for improvement
- Quick wins to boost your score immediately
- Pro tips from successful podcasters
See how your show performs across every key metric
High authority scores make your podcast more attractive to industry leaders and influencers who want to appear on credible shows.
Sponsors look for podcasts with proven authority and engagement. Your score demonstrates your podcast's value to potential partners.
Understanding your strengths and weaknesses helps you make data-driven decisions to expand your listener base effectively.
1 verified contact email on file for Seeking Balance
Pitch yourself as a guest, propose sponsorships, or reach out directly to the host.
Recent Episodes
June 19, 2026
How To Adapt Without Losing Your Edge
<p>This week on Seeking Balance, Jared sits down at the WSOP with Kevin Rabichow and Owen "PR0DIGY" Messere fresh off their matches in the $25K Heads Up Championship. The conversation dives deep into what makes heads up poker uniquely mentally demanding — from how you build an exploitative strategy on a tiny sample, to knowing when a read is real and when you're fooling yourself.</p><p>Owen breaks down why playing against type is one of the most underrated skills in poker, Kevin shares how an hour of "nothing working" turned out to be his most productive stretch of the match, and Jared crystallizes why the pressure to act on information every hand might be the most common mistake live cash players make.</p><p><br></p><p>Check Out The Seeking Balance App, Lifetime Access 50% Off!</p><p>https://jaredalderman.com/app</p><p><br></p><p>Check Out Kevin's Course, The Heads Up Edge!</p><p>https://www.kevinrabichow.com/headsup</p><p><br></p><p>Check Out Owen's Coaching With Guerilla Poker!</p><p>https://guerrilla-poker.com/</p><p><br></p><p>Join Our Discord Server!</p><p>https://discord.gg/mDZuCxcgzv</p><p><br></p><p>👉 If you found this episode valuable, don't forget to like, comment, share, and subscribe to the newsletter at https://www.jaredalderman.com/ for more deep dives into poker, performance, and personal growth!</p><p><br></p><p>🔔 Turn on notifications so you never miss a new episode.</p><p><br></p><p>Timestamps:00:00 – Intro</p><p>01:12 – Kevin's $25K heads up match</p><p>08:11 – The meta of heads up tournaments: building an exploitative strategy on limited info</p><p>14:55 – When to trust a read vs. when it's just variance</p><p>28:11 – Is gathering information worth the EV cost?</p><p>31:41 – Owen joins</p><p>36:11 – Aggression as a data-gathering tool</p><p>40:28 – Kevin's plan falls apart in the first 20 hands</p><p>41:36 – Playing the WSOP Main: Exploits in Tournaments</p><p>49:11 – When to accept a risk vs. protecting your edge</p><p>55:00 – Playing against type: how switching it up raises your EV floor</p><p>56:44 – Balance, patience, and the politics analogy</p><p>01:02:48 – The pressure to act on reads (and why patience is the real skill)</p><p>01:03:11 – How Owen accidentally turned his students into rabid dogs</p><p>01:05:48 – Owen on coaching: raising ceilings vs. floors, and Guerilla Poker</p><p>01:11:11 – What it's like playing against someone who has you in their head</p><p>01:22:11 – Decision fatigue and repetition in heads up poker</p><p>01:24:30 – Outro</p><p><br></p><p>Find Owen:</p><p>🐦X: @OwenMessere</p><p><br></p><p>Find Kevin:</p><p>🌐: https://www.kevinrabichow.com/headsup</p><p>📸Instagram: @krabichow</p><p>🐦X: @KRabichow</p><p><br></p><p>Host: Jared Alderman</p><p>Performance Coach</p><p>🌐Website: https://www.jaredalderman.com/</p><p>📸Instagram: @jared.alderman</p><p>🐦X: @jaredalderman</p>
June 5, 2026
The Poker Skills That Apply to Everything In Life
<p>Today on Seeking Balance, Jared sits down with Melanie Weisner! Melanie is a accomplished tournament player, performance coach, and one of the most thoughtful voices on the mental side of the game. In this episode she sits down with Jared to talk about why the best players never play their B-game, how the skills that make you great at poker transfer far beyond the table, and why your biggest breakthroughs might actually be doing nothing for you.</p><p><br></p><p>Check Out The Poker Performance Field Kit!</p><p>https://jaredalderman.notion.site/poker-performance-field-kit</p><p><br></p><p>Learn More About The Coaching Group:</p><p>https://www.jaredalderman.com</p><p><br></p><p>Join Our Discord Server!</p><p>https://discord.gg/mDZuCxcgzv</p><p><br></p><p>Coaching With Melanie:</p><p>weisnercoaching@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p>Timestamps:</p><p>00:00 — Intro</p><p>00:55 — Melanie's poker background and career timeline</p><p>04:17 — How the game has evolved and finding your edge</p><p>06:35 — Why Melanie stepped back from grinding and what replaced it</p><p>08:45 — The difference between good and great players on tilt</p><p>09:57 — Crossing over to trading and finance performance coaching</p><p>13:38 — Trusting live reads and the epistemological side of poker</p><p>18:52 — Why every hand is practice, not performance</p><p>29:15 — The fog of war and judging your own decisions</p><p>33:37 — Why aha moments don't actually change anything</p><p>40:21 — Anchoring bias and how to use it instead of fight it</p><p>46:08 — Check Out The Poker Performance Field Kit!</p><p>46:51 — Normalizing decisions under pressure</p><p>01:05:49 — Freedom requires discipline</p><p>01:10:18 — Learn More About The Coaching Group!</p><p>01:10:43 — The holistic human experience</p><p>01:12:31 — Is there anything in Buddhism you disagree with?01:16:46 — Interpersonal relationships as the real test of practice</p><p>01:22:22 — Where to find Melanie</p><p><br></p><p>Find Melanie:</p><p>📸Instagram: @melanieweisner</p><p>🐦X: @melanieweisner</p><p><br></p><p>Host: Jared Alderman</p><p>Performance Coach</p><p>🌐Website: https://www.jaredalderman.com/</p><p>📸Instagram: @jared.alderman</p><p>🐦X: @jaredalderman</p><p><br></p><p>#poker #podcast #performance #finance</p>
May 23, 2026
Beating Isildur1, Winning 6 Bracelets, and Finding Fulfilment Outside of Poker — Brian Hastings
<p>Today on Seeking Balance, Jared sits down with Brian Hastings! Brian is a 6 time bracelet winner, former high stakes online cash game specialist, and one of the most respected mixed game players in the world. In this episode he sits down with Jared to talk about beating Isildur1 for $4M at the height of online poker, the best frameworks for making tough decisions, and why he believes a rich life outside of poker makes you a better player at the table.</p><p><br></p><p>Check Out The Poker Performance Field Kit!</p><p>https://jaredalderman.notion.site/poker-performance-field-kit</p><p><br></p><p>Learn More About The Coaching Group:</p><p>https://www.jaredalderman.com</p><p><br></p><p>Join Our Discord Server!</p><p>https://discord.gg/mDZuCxcgzv</p><p><br></p><p>Coaching With Brian:</p><p>https://forum.octopipoker.ai/author/Brian-Hastings-1-58/products</p><p><br></p><p>Timestamps:</p><p>00:00 – Intro</p><p>00:59 – When does RNGing actually make sense?</p><p>02:42 – Breaking decisions that feel 50/50</p><p>06:16 – Balance vs. exploits</p><p>10:37 – Why aggressive players still get folds from great players</p><p>11:34 – Beating Isildur1 for $4M at 500/1000 PLO</p><p>13:58 – The Black Friday era</p><p>14:39 – Brian's dedication to mixed games and tournaments</p><p>19:56 – Brian's framework for tough decisions</p><p>24:29 – Check Out The Poker Performance Field Kit!</p><p>25:13 – RNGing as a hedge on your own confidence</p><p>28:52 – Are poker players obsessing over frequencies that don't matter?</p><p>40:16 – How personal growth made Brian a better coach</p><p>50:44 – Brian's remaining goals in poker</p><p>58:57 – Balancing poker and family life</p><p>59:45 – Learn More About The Coaching Group!</p><p>1:00:10 – Why a rich life outside poker makes you better at it</p><p>1:10:16 – The right mindset after a bad session</p><p>1:14:41 – How much do you actually need to study?</p><p>1:18:35 – Studying smarter not harder</p><p>1:19:22 – Multiway spots and unintuitive bluffing</p><p><br></p><p>Find Brian:</p><p>📸Instagram: @brianchastings</p><p>🐦X: @brianchastings</p><p><br></p><p>Host: Jared Alderman</p><p>Performance Coach</p><p>🌐Website: https://www.jaredalderman.com/</p><p>📸Instagram: @jared.alderman</p><p>🐦X: @jaredalderman</p>
34 total episodes available
Recent guests on Seeking Balance
Guests from recent episodes — sign up to see every guest that has ever appeared on this show.
Jennifer Shahade
Guest
Patrick Howard
Guest
Nelson Dellis
Guest
Dylan Weisman
Guest
Jared Alderman
Guest
Elliot Roe
Guest
Owen Messere
Guest
Rene "TheWakko" Kuhlman
Guest
Uri Peleg
Guest
Espen Jorstad
Guest
Andrew "Lucky Chewy" Lichtenberger
Guest
Similar Podcasts
Discover related shows you might enjoy
Gambling With an Edge
Bob Dancer & Richard Munchkin
Thinking Poker
Andrew Brokos
The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Ringer
The Joe Rogan Experience
Joe Rogan
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
All-In Podcast, LLC
Risk of Ruin
Half Kelly Media
Gambling Podcast: You Can Bet on That
You Can Bet on That
Bet The Process
Bet The Process
Table 1 Podcast
Table 1 Podcast
Shawn Ryan Show
Shawn Ryan
The Chip Race
David K Lappin & Dara O'Kearney
Plain English with Derek Thompson
The Ringer
Suited Kings Poker
Max Havlish / Wes Cannon
Upswing Poker Level-Up
Upswing Poker
Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast
Matt McCusker & Shane Gillis
Deep-dive analytics for Seeking Balance
Frequently asked questions
Have a different question and can't find the answer you're looking for? Reach out to our support team by sending us an email and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.
- What is Seeking Balance?
<p>Welcome to Seeking Balance, a podcast that delves into the art and science of performance in poker—and life. Hosted by Jared Alderman, a seasoned performance coach with a unique blend of experiences, this show explores what it truly means to succeed.</p><p>Drawing from years as a Navy EOD tech, professional poker player, and now a mindset and lifestyle coach, Jared brings a depth of understanding to high-pressure situations and the mental game behind peak performance. With an extensive background in meditation, Jared takes listeners beyond typical strategies to explore how inner well-being and mindset fuel real achievement.</p><p>Each episode offers insights into the soft skills that separate good players from great ones, uncovering the hidden edges found in emotional regulation, healthy habits, and peak performance strategies. With a focus on balancing achievement and personal well-being, we’ll challenge conventional definitions of success and look at how to thrive both at the table and beyond it.</p><p>Join us for candid conversations with poker pros, industry leaders, and performance experts as we explore how to cultivate the habits, mindsets, and skills that lead to real, lasting success. Whether you're chasing poker greatness or looking to level up in your life, Seeking Balance is your guide to mastering the game within the game.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
- Where can I listen to this podcast?
This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
- Does this podcast accept guests?
Information about guest appearances is not available.
Legal Disclaimer
Pod Engine is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected with any of the podcasts displayed on this platform. We operate independently as a podcast discovery and analytics service.
All podcast artwork, thumbnails, and content displayed on this page are the property of their respective owners and are protected by applicable copyright laws. This includes, but is not limited to, podcast cover art, episode artwork, show descriptions, episode titles, transcripts, audio snippets, and any other content originating from the podcast creators or their licensors.
We display this content under fair use principles and/or implied license for the purpose of podcast discovery, information, and commentary. We make no claim of ownership over any podcast content, artwork, or related materials shown on this platform. All trademarks, service marks, and trade names are the property of their respective owners.
While we strive to ensure all content usage is properly authorized, if you are a rights holder and believe your content is being used inappropriately or without proper authorization, please contact us immediately at hey@podengine.ai for prompt review and appropriate action, which may include content removal or proper attribution.
By accessing and using this platform, you acknowledge and agree to respect all applicable copyright laws and intellectual property rights of content owners. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or commercial use of the content displayed on this platform is strictly prohibited.