Seven of the Best Personal Development Podcasts
Sean Higgins
best personal development podcasts

Podcasts have become a major trend over the past several years. We now have access to a tremendous amount of audio content from the best and brightest minds. However, choosing a podcast to listen to can become overwhelming due to the amount of content available. In order to make that choice easier, BetterYou has compiled seven of the best podcasts for personal development in this article. So after reading, go ahead and give them a listen!

Unlocking Us

Brené Brown is a researcher who’s spent 20 years studying the emotions and experiences “that bring meaning and purpose to our lives.” We are hardwired for connection, so Brené determined that connection requires courage, vulnerability, and conversation. On Unlocking Us, she discusses the magic and messiness of what it means to be human with guests from a broad selection of backgrounds. Her podcast reflects the struggles of humanity in ways that facilitate hope, and seeks to inspire listeners through this.

Happier

Another example of a best personal development podcast is Happier. Gretchen Rubin is one of today’s most influential and thought-provoking observers of happiness and human nature. Her podcast Happier gives practical, manageable advice about happiness and good habits. Happier was named in iTunes’s lists of “Best Podcasts of 2015,” listed as one of the Academy of Podcasters “Best Podcasts of 2016,” and won a 2020 Webby Award for “best of the internet.” Gretchen’s cohost and guinea pig is her younger sister, Elizabeth Craft, a TV writer and producer living in LA, “who (lovingly) refers to Gretchen as her happiness bully.”

The Minimalists 

While removing excess possessions is an important part of minimalism, it’s only one ingredient. Minimalists don’t focus on having less. They focus on making room for more: more time, more passion, more creativity, more experiences. For instance, on The Minimalists, Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus discuss how clearing the clutter from life’s path helps make that room. It’s a guiding example of how to live intentionally and truly experience life instead of living passively.

H.E.R Space

Hosted by Dr. Dominique Broussard and Terri Lomax, H.E.R Space gives women of color a resource to inspire them through conversation. H.E.R (Healing, Empowerment, and Resilience) addresses universally felt issues such as one’s life purpose through the lens of a particular experience, alongside the nuances of gender or race. They discuss various subjects from the importance of assertiveness to the magic of manifesting your dreams. It’s an inspirational podcast that seeks to motivate and heal its listeners.

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes is a New York Times best-selling author, 2x All-American athlete, keynote speaker, and entrepreneur. On his podcast The School of Greatness, “he shares inspiring interviews from the most successful people on the planet—world-renowned leaders in business, entertainment, sports, science, health, and literature—to inspire YOU to unlock your inner greatness and live your best life”. Lewis has a knack for bringing on interesting and brilliant guests and drawing out their stories. He has genuine, stimulating conversations that make for another of the best personal development podcasts.

The Habit Coach

Next is another motivational option. Ashdin Doctor is known as the Habit Coach. On his podcast The Habit Coach, he takes you through the creation of simple and easy-to-adapt habits – habits around health, sleep, de-stressing, productivity, movement, nutrition and relationships. Each episode is under ten minutes, making it the perfect bite-sized piece of wisdom. According to Ashdin, “Awesome lives start with awesome habits.” The Habit Coach offers simple words and theories that provoke you to think about the small everyday changes we can make to improve our quality of life.

Tony Robbins Podcast

Last but not least: Tony Robbins is one of the most influential motivational speakers of all time. He has touched over 50 million people across the globe, including Bill Clinton, Serena Williams, and Wayne Gretzky. The deep and practical insights he offers into business, health, finances, and relationships are enriched by the masterminds he hosts. So, the Tony Robbins Podcast has been called “one of the best personal development podcasts” out there. As Tony says, “Why live an ordinary life, when you can live an extraordinary one?”

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