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On Purpose with Jay Shetty

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

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I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace.

I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!

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Episodes
  • HAYDEN PANETTIERE: The Truth Behind the Headlines (Finally Telling Her Story In Her Own Words)

    HAYDEN PANETTIERE: The Truth Behind the Headlines (Finally Telling Her Story In Her Own Words)
    May 11 2026
    Sometimes the hardest part of healing isn’t what the world did to you, it’s unlearning the version of yourself you became just to survive it. Today, Jay sits down with Hayden Panettiere for a raw and powerful conversation where she shares the truth behind a life the world thought it knew, but never truly understood. What unfolds isn’t just a story about fame, it’s a powerful reckoning with identity, pain, and resilience. From losing the innocence of a normal childhood to carrying the emotional weight of growing up in the spotlight, Hayden shares how early success came with hidden costs, bullying, isolation, and a lifelong struggle to feel like she truly belonged. This conversation goes beyond the headlines and into the heart of a woman who has spent decades learning how to separate who she is from who the world decided she should be. As the conversation deepens, Hayden opens up about the hidden battles that shaped her adulthood, including addiction, postpartum depression, and the weight of living her trauma both privately and in public. She reflects on the surreal experience of playing a character whose struggles mirrored her own, where the line between performance and real life pain began to blur. Together, they unpack the patterns, the pressure to please, and the emotions she never had the space to process that kept her stuck in cycles she couldn’t break. Within it all, a powerful truth emerges: healing isn’t linear, and even in the darkest moments, there’s a quiet strength still fighting to rise. Through grief, loss, and unimaginable challenges, Hayden is learning to reclaim her voice, trust herself again, and step into a new chapter defined not by survival, but by intention. In this episode you'll learn: How to Heal When Your Identity Was Shaped by Others How to Rebuild Self-Trust After Years of Self-Doubt How to Break Free from Toxic and Abusive Cycles How to Cope with Anxiety That Feels Never-Ending How to Navigate Postpartum Depression Without Shame How to Stop Living for Approval and Start Living for Yourself How to Let Go of the Need to Fix Everyone How to Set Boundaries with People You Love How to Keep Going When Life Keeps Breaking You If you see parts of yourself in this story, the doubt, the pain, the patterns you wish you could break, know that you’re not alone, and more importantly, you’re not stuck. Healing doesn’t happen all at once, and it doesn’t require perfection. This Is Me: A Reckoning is Hayden’s memoir where she shares a rare and intimate glimpse into her life behind closed doors, opening up about postpartum depression, addiction and recovery, trauma, domestic abuse, and loss. To get a copy, visit: https://www.amazon.com/This-Is-Me-A-Reckoning/dp/B0G7L8QSTK With Love and Gratitude, Jay Shetty JAY’S DAILY WISDOM DELIVERED STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX Join 900,000+ readers discovering how small daily shifts create big life change with my free newsletter. Subscribe https://news.jayshetty.me/subscribe Check out our Apple subscription to unlock bonus content of On Purpose! https://lnk.to/JayShettyPodcast What We Discuss: 00:00 Intro 01:53 A Childhood Memory That Shaped Your Strength 03:11 Realizing Your Childhood Wasn’t “Normal” 05:03 Feeling Too Much While Trying to Find Where You Belong 08:08 Turning Early Bullying into Inner Strength 12:12 Growing Up Before You Were Ready 14:55 The Moment You Stop Living for Your Family’s Expectations 18:09 Releasing the Need for Everyone’s Approval 22:33 Meeting Your Real Self For the First Time 24:42 Choosing Yourself and Finding Peace 27:07 Finding Strength When You Don’t Feel Safe 31:21 Learning to Rise After Betrayal 35:18 Learning to Trust Yourself Again After Being Let Down 37:04 Staying Steady When Everything Around You Isn’t 39:19 The Cost of Living for Applause 44:21 Letting Yourself Love Again 48:25 Finding Strength Through Anxiety 55:35 The Reality of Postpartum No One Talks About 01:00:27 Losing Everything You Built and Starting Again 01:03:52 The Truth About Postpartum Depression 01:07:41 Letting Go Even When It Hurts 01:14:57 Choosing What’s Best for Your Child 01:17:18 Staying Close Even When You’re Far Apart 01:21:16 Finding the Strength to Leave an Abusive Relationship 01:30:41 Rebuilding Yourself After Trauma 01:35:36 Finding the Courage to Ask for Help 01:37:46 Walking Away and Reclaiming Your Power Episode Resources: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/haydenpanettiere/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    2 hrs and 4 mins
  • Stop Saying Yes When You Want to Say No (Use This Simple Daily Practice to Set Boundaries Without Guilt)

    Stop Saying Yes When You Want to Say No (Use This Simple Daily Practice to Set Boundaries Without Guilt)
    May 8 2026

    Peace is something we often treat like a destination, something we’ll finally reach once life quiets down, problems fade, and everything feels under control. In this episode, Jay challenges that idea. Peace isn’t something you arrive at, it’s something you build in real time. It’s the ability to stay grounded, even when life isn’t. He explains how peace rarely disappears in one dramatic moment. It fades gradually through small compromises, unspoken truths, tolerated behaviors, and the quiet ways we begin to lose ourselves just to keep everything else running. Over time, those choices add up, leaving us feeling drained without always understanding why.

    Jay invites us to take a closer look at the hidden cost of your relationships, your work, and even your own thinking. From the emotional weight you carry for others to how tightly your identity is tied to being productive, he shows that a lot of your exhaustion is not just about what you do, it is about what you are constantly holding together. Jay also challenges the idea that loyalty means sacrificing yourself, encouraging a more honest look at the people and patterns in your life. Real peace, as he explains, comes from clarity. It requires the willingness to see things as they are, not just how you wish they were.

    In this episode you'll learn:

    How to Identify What’s Draining Your Energy

    How to Reduce Emotional Labor in Relationships

    How to Break Free from Family Roles That Exhaust You

    How to Separate Your Identity from Your Work

    How to Build Daily Habits That Restore Your Peace

    If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, stretched thin, or quietly disconnected from yourself, know that it doesn’t have to stay that way. Peace isn’t something reserved for a different life or a future version of you, it’s something you can begin rebuilding right where you are.

    With Love and Gratitude,

    Jay Shetty

    JAY’S DAILY WISDOM DELIVERED STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX

    Join 900,000+ readers discovering how small daily shifts create big life change with my free newsletter. Subscribe here: https://news.jayshetty.me/subscribe

    Check out our Apple subscription to unlock bonus content of On Purpose! https://lnk.to/JayShettyPodcast

    What We Discuss:

    00:00 Intro

    00:24 Reclaim Your Peace

    03:59 When Family Dynamics Start Draining You

    06:58 Choosing Depth Over More Friends

    09:58 Who Are You Without What You Do

    11:31 The Pressure to Always Be Available

    14:51 How You Might Be Undermining Your Own Peace

    18:05 #1: Identify What’s Quietly Draining You

    19:25 #2: Build a Non-Negotiable Anchor for Peace

    20:41 #3: Learning to Disappoint Without Guilt

    22:23 #4: Designing a Space That Protects Your Energy

    23:08 #5: The Power of Doing Nothing

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    25 mins
  • Top Entrepreneur Anjula Acharia: The #1 Skill That Makes People Say YES (Use THIS Strategy to Turn One Conversation Into Multiple Opportunities)

    Top Entrepreneur Anjula Acharia: The #1 Skill That Makes People Say YES (Use THIS Strategy to Turn One Conversation Into Multiple Opportunities)
    May 6 2026

    Jay sits down with trailblazing entrepreneur and investor Anjula Acharia to explore what it really takes to turn pain into purpose. Anjula opens up about her early experiences with bullying and feeling like she never quite fit in, and how those moments ended up shaping her rather than breaking her. Growing up between different worlds, Anjula unknowingly developed the superpower that would define her career: the ability to see what others miss and connect things that seem completely separate. What once felt like isolation became intuition, and what once felt like rejection became a powerful redirection toward a life of impact and influence.

    Together, Jay and Anjula explore the side of success we rarely see. Beyond the headlines of billion-dollar brands and global icons is a journey shaped by failure, self-doubt, and constant reinvention. Anjula opens up about a time when she lost everything at once, her business, her marriage, and her sense of identity, and how hitting rock bottom became a turning point rather than an ending. She shares that success is not about having a clear plan, but about trusting your instincts, listening closely, and having the courage to grow. Anjula’s story is a powerful reminder that the moments that feel like everything is falling apart are often the ones quietly setting us up for something greater.

    In this episode you'll learn:

    How to Turn Rejection Into Your Greatest Advantage

    How to Build Confidence When You Don’t Fit In

    How to Network Even When You Have Nothing to Offer

    How to Become a Connector People Value

    How to Pitch Ideas That Actually Get Attention

    How to Attract Mentors Without Asking Directly

    How to Trust Your Instincts in Uncertain Moments

    How to Reinvent Yourself After Hitting Rock Bottom

    You don’t need to have everything figured out to move forward, you just need the willingness to keep going, especially when things don’t make sense yet.

    With Love and Gratitude,

    Jay Shetty

    JAY’S DAILY WISDOM DELIVERED STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX

    Join 900,000+ readers discovering how small daily shifts create big life change with my free newsletter. Subscribe https://news.jayshetty.me/subscribe

    Check out our Apple subscription to unlock bonus content of On Purpose! https://lnk.to/JayShettyPodcast

    What We Discuss:

    00:00 Intro

    03:30 Overcoming Childhood Bullying

    07:24 Turning Difference Into Your Superpower

    10:52 The Unexpected Rise in Podcasting

    14:17 Is Networking Actually Important?

    17:00 The Power of Connecting People

    18:50 How to Network With Confidence

    18:50 The Networking Shift That Changes Everything

    22:27 What Great Mentorship Actually Looks Like

    24:12 Who Deserves Your Time and Guidance

    26:00 The Skill of Trusting Your Own Instincts

    32:06 How to Make Anyone Say Yes

    37:54 The Bet That Brought a Global Star to Hollywood

    41:27 The Moment You Stop Trying to Belong

    43:55 Turning Culture Into Global Influence

    46:05 Saying What You Mean So People Actually Listen

    48:40 What’s Really Changing in Film Right Now

    51:01 Why Bumble Was More Than Just a Bet

    52:12 The Unexpected Rise of AI Influencers

    55:39 Using AI to Multiply Your Impact

    56:45 The Hidden Reason Most Businesses Collapse

    58:13 Starting Over Without Fear

    01:00:18 Staying Steady When Everyone Doubts You

    01:03:58 The Comeback Mindset After Failure

    01:22:15 Anjula on Final Five

    Episode Resources:

    Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/anjula_acharia/

    LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/anjula-acharia-206735

    X | https://x.com/anjulaacharia

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    1 hr and 26 mins
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I love Jay Shetty - he can extract positivity from every conversation he has, even people who I wouldn’t really be interested in. While the content and quality of guests is varied, on the whole, this podcast is the one to follow. You’ll open your mind to issues and topics you never even knew you needed to know about! I would say though the advertising during the podcast is a real turn-off. There seem to be way more than before. I understand it’s a business but keeping ads to under 30 seconds would be more bearable. Otherwise, great work Jay. Most forwarded of my library.

Engaging conversation but too many ads

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I have listened to Jay Shetty on the Calm app for a few years now and have been always immensely inspired.
I stumbled upon this podcast through a TV ad and I just listened to the episode where Jay interviews Chris Hemsworth. Simply magnificent. Working in aged care and with clients with dementia this was another perspective and very insightful. Thank you Jay and I'm looking forward to many more podcasts.

Remarkable podcast

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It’s so refreshing listening to you and your podcast. Love your voice , love your energy and love your passion. Thanks a lot Arjun from New Zealand

You are amazing!

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