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Why Successful People Still Feel Empty | Dr. Glenn Berger
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Why do so many successful people still feel disconnected, emotionally stuck, or internally unfulfilled?
In this episode of Thought Atlas, Blessed sits down with Glenn Berger — psychotherapist, author of Never Say No to a Rock Star, and former music industry insider who once worked alongside icons like Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, and Mick Jagger.
After years inside the creative chaos of the music industry, Glenn became fascinated with a deeper psychological question:
Why do people get stuck?
That search led him into psychotherapy, neuroscience, ancient philosophy, emotional healing, and the concept of “finding the lost heart” — inspired by the teachings of the ancient Chinese philosopher Mencius.
Together, they explore:
• emotional stuckness and self-sabotage
• creativity and psychological struggle
• fulfillment vs happiness
• identity and unconscious conditioning
• self-cultivation and inner peace
• why success often fails to satisfy
• emotional healing and transformation
• artists, ego, and vulnerability
• modern disconnection and meaning
• what it truly means to reconnect with yourself
This is a conversation about psychology, fulfillment, creativity, emotional healing, ancient wisdom, self-awareness, identity, and the lifelong search to rediscover the self beneath performance and conditioning.
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