Dax Shepard ON: Prioritizing Your Mental Health After Addiction & How to Make Peace with Your Past

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<p><i>You can order my new book 8 RULES OF LOVE at </i><a href="http://8rulesoflove.com/"><i>8rulesoflove.com</i></a><i> or at a retail store near you. You can also get the chance to see me live on my first ever world tour. This is a 90 minute interactive show where I will take you on a journey of finding, keeping and even letting go of love. Head to </i><a href="http://jayshettytour.com/"><i>jayshettytour.com</i></a><i> and find out if I'll be in a city near you. Thank you so much for all your support - I hope to see you soon.</i></p><p>Do you want to meditate daily with me? Go to <a href="http://go.calm.com/onpurpose">go.calm.com/onpurpose</a> to get 40% off a Calm Premium Membership. Experience the Daily Jay. Only on Calm</p><p>Jay Shetty sits down with Dax Shepard to talk about valuing yourself and sticking to what you believe in above all. At certain points in our life we will come across conflicting interests and opposing ideas, and these could shake the foundation of what we believe to be right. And that’s okay. Living with two opposing ideas can be challenging but these will give us new and better life perspectives. </p><p>Dax Shepard is an actor, comedian, writer, and director, and of course podcast host of one of my favorite podcasts, <i>Armchair Expert</i>. He's known for his appearance in films like <i>Without a Paddle</i>, <i>Zathura: A Space Adventure</i>, <i>Employee of the Month</i>, and many, many more. He also portrayed Crosby Braverman in the NBC comedy drama series, <i>Parenthood</i> from 2010 to 2015. He also played Luke Matthews in the Netflix show, <i>The Ranch</i>, co-starred in ABC's Bless this Mess, and acted in the MTV reality series <i>Punk’d</i>. And since 2018, Dax has hosted the award-winning podcast show, <i>Armchair Expert</i>, where he interviews celebrities, journalists, and academics about the messiness of being human. </p><p>Want to be a Jay Shetty Certified Life Coach? Get the Digital Guide and Workbook from Jay Shetty<a href="https://jayshettypurpose.com/fb-getting-started-as-a-life-coach-podcast/"> https://jayshettypurpose.com/fb-getting-started-as-a-life-coach-podcast/</a></p><p>What We Discuss:</p><ul><li>00:00 Intro</li><li>02:30 A good memory but terrible with remembering dates</li><li>09:00 The memories that support your own identity</li><li>14:14 The ‘you’ embracing yourself</li><li>23:04 Running from or embracing your ethnicity</li><li>26:18 Getting drawn to successful people</li><li>29:20 The practice of having vulnerable conversations</li><li>33:08 Getting out of the skepticism</li><li>38:49 Recognize what the people around you want</li><li>49:38 Entertaining two ideas at once that are seemingly contradictory</li><li>56:36 Encouraging critical thinking at home</li><li>01:06:11 Teaching your children how to be resilient</li><li>01:10:20 Balance between self validation and humility</li><li>01:15:43 Dax on Final Five</li></ul><p>Episode Resources</p><ul><li>Dax Shepard | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/daxshepard/?hl=en">Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://armchairexpertpod.com/">Armchair Expert Podcast</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClKP53RewJWK5s5WtLSg7Dg">YouTube</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/armchairexppod/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ArmchairExpPod/">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/armchairexppod">Twitter</a></li></ul><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>