How to Fall in Love with Life’s Hardest Questions (Ft Elizabeth Weingarten)
What if the questions you fear the most could become your greatest guides?
Journalist and applied behavioral scientist Elizabeth Weingarten joins Behind the Human to unpack the profound power of questions. From questioning her marriage and career to navigating new motherhood, Elizabeth shares how embracing life's unanswerable questions has transformed her world.
We explore her new book How to Fall in Love with Questions: A New Way to Thrive in Times of Uncertainty and dive into the frameworks, stories, and personal practices that help us all sit with uncertainty, reframe stuckness, and find clarity amidst the chaos. Whether you’re facing a major life decision or simply feeling overwhelmed, this episode offers a radically compassionate lens on how to use curiosity, reflection, and even slowness as a way forward.
Show Notes-
00:00 – Introduction to Elizabeth and her work
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02:00 – Lava lamps and evolving identity: Who are you, really?
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04:30 – Writing as a grounding practice for motherhood and reflection
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06:00 – The paralysis of uncertainty and why we fear the big questions
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08:00 – Dating without questions: A wake-up call for deeper curiosity
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10:00 – Letters to a Young Poet and falling in love with uncertainty
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13:00 – From fear to action: Asking the questions that change everything
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16:00 – Reframing "Should I get a divorce?" to "How might we stay together?"
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18:00 – Creating safe environments to explore difficult conversations
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21:00 – Accompanying each other through life’s hardest moments
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23:00 – How ancient wisdom and men’s groups offer modern insight
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24:30 – Marc shares his origin story with questions and Chip Conley’s pivotal advice
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27:00 – Recognizing “dead leaf” questions vs. expansive ones
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29:00 – The power of patience and walking slower to think clearer
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31:00 – Slowing down your journaling practice to upgrade your thinking
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33:00 – What Elizabeth hopes readers take away from her book
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