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
The Dos and Don'ts of Interviewing
In this episode, I deviate from the normal content to talk about something I think will be very helpful to people. Part of living an Optimal Life is creating financial security. Most people do so through a job, and to get the right job, you hav...
Are You Living an Accidental Life?
Are you living an accidental Life? If you are, it really isn’t your fault. We are thrown into this world not having chosen our families, our socioeconomic situation, or any of the early childhood experiences that end up driving who we are as ad...
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...