The Optimal Life
People are struggling with their mental health, and the industry desperately needs to evolve to be more affordable, accessible, and effective.
Join Elliot Barnett in inspirational and educational discussions to empower your understanding of the latest science and research in the mental health industry. Through thought-provoking discussions with experts, researchers, and changemakers, Elliot pushes past the boundaries the mental health industry has established. You’ll learn not just how to think differently about mental health, but how to create real, lasting change in yourself and others, empowering people to live their Optimal Life.
It is time to usher in the new era of mental health!
The Optimal Life
Latest Episodes
How Mantras & Rules Can Help Break Your Cycles
Change is easy to want and can seem impossibly hard to make happen. I have spent my entire adult life researching and discovering why that is and working on strategies to make it at least possible. I say “at least possible” because there’s no m...
The Four Questions of Survival
We spend a lot of time talking about happiness, purpose, achievement, success, finding love, and all of the things that make life rich and exciting. But all of those things are secondary to the primary driver all living things have, the most pr...
Stop Outsourcing your Well-being
In the seminal studies that laid the foundation for Cognitive Response Therapy, an important concept was identified: Cognitive Traps. Cognitive Traps are language constructs that indicate possible issues with a person's mental well-being. The o...
The Science of Thought and the Power of Narratives
I was inspired to record this episode after reading a post recently that said, “your thoughts drive how you feel”. It’s a sentiment I have heard before. If you have negative thoughts, you’ll feel negative, and if you have positive thoughts, you...
The Science of Awareness
There's a reason that the first phase of the ARAEt framework is Awareness Management, and why the first phase of a mental health journey leveraging Cognitive Response Therapy focuses on awareness. It is foundational to helping yourself or other...