The Pam Carey Show
Each Monday we will dive into ideas big and small: from psychology to philosophy, and from economics to fitness. Each episode is designed to spark curiosity and connection. The goal is to explore alongside like-minded people, as if sharing a conversation over tea. Have a thought on a past episode or an idea for a future one? You’re always invited to leave a voice message or write in at the links below, and I may bring your message into a future episode. Together we’ll unpack the questions and stories that shape how we live, think, and grow.
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This podcast is a production of Bounding Husky LLC doing business as Pamela Carey Enterprises
Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional or licensed psychologist
Episodes
22 episodes
Why Time Feels Faster Every Year - And How Japan Helped Me Slow It Down
Let’s explore how travel, memory, and presence can help us reclaim a slower sense of time:Have you noticed that time seems to move faster with each passing year? What if we could slow it back down?In this episode, we explore the ...
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Episode 24
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26:48
The Missing Step in Goal Setting: The Four Types of Goals
In this episode we discuss a main reason people fail to achieve their lists of goals they set around New Years or their birthdays during “life resets.” It is because we often fail to evaluate the scope of our goals. We will do that here with a ...
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Episode 23
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14:59
Should we tell people about our goals or keep them to ourselves?
In this episode we will examine the psychology of goal setting through personal anecdotes and the research to see if we should share about our projects, goals, and dreams or if we are more likely to stay motivated and achieve them if we keep ou...
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Episode 22
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16:26
Creating a new relationship with our phones: For the 99% of us that feel addicted to the internet
Because, it's not just screen time, it's your life: So many of us feel compulsive with the internet, our phones, screens of all sorts, and constant external stimulation. This started about 10 years ago as social media became more po...
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Episode 21
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20:15
Improve Focus and Productivity & Get ACTUAL time OFF with the ON and OFF Rule
Have you ever finished a LONG workday without much to show for it? One reason for this is being stuck in a "productivity limbo state" where you are in between working and relaxing. You may start to get a task done and then check a text. You the...
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Episode 20
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10:30
If Your Life Feels Empty and Repetitive… Here are 9 Reasons Why
If you have been feeling like something is missing lately - like a spark or a sense of excitement. Or if your life feels lacking in meaning -- empty, or dull. This episode dives into these feelings. I share a story about going through this rece...
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Episode 19
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25:24
Do you feel very sad after finishing books or shows? On Reclaiming Purpose and Connection in our own Lives- On "Book hangover"
Have you ever finished a book or show and felt an overwhelming wave of sadness—like you’ve just lost a friend or left a world you loved behind? That’s book hangover (which can also happen with TV shows)—an emotional cocktail of grief, longing, ...
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Episode 18
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24:07
How to listen to your body & tune in to what it needs
In this episode we are discussing how to listen to the cues your body is sending you, so that you can care for it. Your body will often tell you exactly what it needs -- and hearing this, and acting in accordance with what it needs, is a skill ...
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Episode 17
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14:44
If you feel behind in life - it's not too late (free verse)
In this free verse poem, I explore the feeling of being "behind in life" and the frustration of missing opportunities, while talking about something that happens to all of us - missing the bus. But what happens when we stop chasing the past and...
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Episode 16
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3:58
How to grow community: Why we feel lonely and disconnected
In this episode, we explore how to build community and address why so many of us feel isolated and disconnected today. We dive into the concept of the atomization of society—how the traditional webs of connection have been broken—and discuss...
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Episode 14
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48:28
How to put your work into the world: Conquer perfectionism
Here we will discuss how to actually finish work and "SHIP IT" - in the words of Seth Godin. So many of us hide behind revision after revision. Or we start a project and completely abandon it because it does not meet the standards we had in our...
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Episode 12
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20:13
You are so much more than your beauty: a free verse poem to women
I wrote this free verse poem because when I was 22 I feared getting older. Society makes us feel as women, that we will lose our value, or have less to offer as we age. But the older I get the more I see the opposite is true. I hope this helps ...
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Episode 11
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6:55
Did I set the right goal? (How to know if you set the right goal)
How do we know if we set the right goal? This podcast has a question you can ask yourself to know. And mindset shifts if you are not sure. I won't bury the lead - it is about leaning into the hard part and not trying to "escape pa...
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Episode 10
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17:14
How to stop quitting, stick with something, and master it
This episode is about breaking the cycle of quitting and joining the cycle of mastery. We discuss the book Mastery by George Leonard - and how to climb to the next level, we have to learn to love the plateau. We will often be on a plateau for a...
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Episode 9
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18:12
The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron: review, advice, and how the course changed me
This podcast episode is for anyone who feels creatively blocked or like they have something inside of them but are afraid, too busy, or for other reasons they have held back for months or years. Additionally, the episode is for people who are s...
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Episode 8
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25:20
What is success? Have we gotten off-track?
In this episode we discuss: If we have lost track of what we really want and are chasing a SYMBOL of success, instead of the real thing. We also explore if we have gotten stuck in certain patterns or stories of ho...
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Episode 7
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18:50
On comparison: One random tip to care a little less
In this podcast, we will explore the following: • What race are we running? Are we even running the same race as the person we are comparing ourselves against?• Upward and downward social comparisons – what are they, and are they b...
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Episode 6
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13:13
If you feel like something is missing in your life
If you feel like something is missing in your life, that just may be the case. Humans crave adventure, meaning, and to be a part of something bigger than themselves - unfortunately this is not how many of our lives in the modern world are const...
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Episode 5
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16:56
Why we fail to change a habit - and how to make it different this time
“How do we actually stick to the workout plan, stop procrastinating, or break the pull of the vice we have been hooked on?” These questions bounced around in my mind for a long time. I studied, read, and wrote on them, but after yea...
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Episode 4
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25:56
Is personality an illusion?
Is personality an illusion? And if it is, does that mean we can be whoever we want to be? In this week's podcast I discuss the ways our personality is stable (genetics, temperament etc.) and we separate out the ways we have taken on a personali...
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Episode 3
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37:13
