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Embrace Discomfort

Lean Into Challenge to Improve Your Life

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Embrace Discomfort

By: Michael Easter
Narrated by: Michael Easter
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In Embrace Discomfort, Michael Easter seeks out off-the-grid visionaries, disruptive genius researchers, and mind-body conditioning trailblazers who are unlocking the life-enhancing secrets of a counterintuitive solution: discomfort. Each of the 10 episodes except for the final one will feature an expert in a discomfort area, including ultra-runner Courtney Dauwalter, survivalist Laura Zerra, nutritionist Dr. Trevor Kashey, and fear expert Dr. Joseph E. LeDoux

Award-winning author of NYT best seller The Comfort Crisis and the creator of 2%–a popular Substack and podcast—Michael Easter is a contributing editor at Men’s Health magazine, columnist for Outside magazine, and professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

©2024 Michael Easter (P)2025 Audible Originals, LLC Aging & Longevity Editors Select Personal Development

Editorial Review

Get ready to push your limits
Here's the thing: I love being comfortable and would happily spend all day bingeing TV if not for my Catholic guilt and immigrant parents' lessons on work ethic. That's why I'm excited about Michael Easter's new Audible Original podcast, Embrace Discomfort. Easter's engaging style and talent for simplifying complex ideas, plus the diverse insights of experts including ultrarunner Courtney Dauwalter and fear specialist Dr. Joseph E. LeDoux, make this a must-listen for anyone seeking self-improvement. Bonus: You can also catch Easter on Chrissy Teigen's podcast, releasing the same day. —Rachael X., Audible Editor

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One listen is not enough. Get more out of this with every listen. Makes so much sense and is in layman’s terms.

The chapter on walking with weight

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A great book. Basic and practice.
The take home point of 2% is easy to remember and put in action.
Well done.

Be the 2%

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A reminder of how we can easily choose comfortable at every point - but this has far reaching consequences. Small steps - a 2% change - can make all the difference.

If you need a new why, read this

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it's smooth and easy to follow and very clear the speaking. The interviews are very interesting!

Interesting interview and Very easy to follow

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This definitely helped me. it helped with seeing the greater context of the situation, and the direction I needed to go. Thank you.

What I needed to hear.

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I got motivated to try out some weighted walking to help improv bone density.

nice and easy to listen too

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Nothing new here but it was a nice way to listen and remind myself of the perspective I need in life

Easy listen hard lessons

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