Human School

Human School

We’ve been taught everything except how to be human. In a world obsessed with output, Human School is where we study what happens within. This podcast was born from a journal entry during a breakdown. A reminder that struggle isn’t weakness - it’s instruction. Human School reframes pain as purpose, productivity as presence, and leadership as inner clarity. We’re building the education we never got. Through stories, tools, and raw conversations, we help people stop performing their lives–and start participating in them. Welcome to Human School.

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July 28, 2026 100 mins

Have you ever gotten a clean bill of health and still felt like something was wrong? What if the anxiety, the brain fog, the thing you can't explain isn't in your head, but a story your body inherited?

Dr. Chris Motley is a functional medicine practitioner and acupuncturist based in Nashville, and the host of the Ancient Health Podcast. For over 22 years, he's blended Chinese medicine, kinesiology, and biofeedback with Western diagn...

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Have you ever believed you're only worthy of attention when you're performing and perfect?

What if the thing you fear your kid will inherit is the exact thing you've never worked through yourself?

Tori Kelly, a Grammy-winning vocalist who's been sharing her voice with the world since she was a kid, sits down with Miles for a conversation about identity, motherhood, and what happens when the performance stops.

Tori opens up about growi...

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How do you help an anxious child build real confidence instead of just managing their fear?

What if the very thing keeping your kid unsafe is how hard you're working to protect them?

Sissy Goff and David Thomas are two of the most trusted voices in child and adolescent mental health today, counselors at Daystar Counseling Ministries and hosts of the popular Raising Boys and Girls podcast. With more than three decades combined sitting...

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What's the real difference between showing up for someone and rescuing them?

Can a single pair of socks undo years of not letting yourself feel anything?

Bobby Bones went from a campus radio station in Arkansas to the National Radio Hall of Fame, two #1 New York Times bestsellers, and a syndicated morning show heard by millions, turning his own story into a reason other people feel less alone in theirs. He sits down with Miles Adcox ...

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Have you ever lived a dream so fully that you felt the quiettug to walk away?  Not because it failed you, but because something new was calling.

What does it look like to anchor your identity in somethingthat can never be taken from you, even when everything you've built your life around closes a chapter?

Reece Weaver spent her entire third season as a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader (DCC) carrying a decision nobody outside her close...

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June 18, 2026 70 mins

Have you ever fought the hardest battle of your life and then not known what to do once it was over?

What if the story you thought defined you was actually the prologue to something even bigger?

Clea Shearer is co-founder of The Home Edit — the brand, the Netflix show, the New York Times bestselling books. But the Clea in this conversation has spent four years navigating a cancer journey her own doctors call a medical anomaly. ...

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What does it actually look like to rebuild from the insideout — before the world even knows you needed to?

What happens to a person when tragedy arrives not as a slowunraveling, but all at once — and the only thing left standing is who you actually are?

What does it look like to grieve something you can't talkabout, for a family you can't reach, while the world keeps watching?

Country singer-songwriter Conner Smith landed...

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What if the songs you've been writing were actually thetherapy you desperately needed?

What if the version of you that felt like the black sheep your whole life was the one who would help the rest of us feel less alone?

Alana Springsteen has been performing since before she knewwhat performing cost her. She signed her first publishing deal at 14, earned a gold record before she turned 25, CMT's Next Women of Country, and has shared ...

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Have you ever felt like becoming quieter was the only way to survive being too much?

What if the chaos you chased and the life you almost missed were both pointing you home?

Skylar Grey is a five-time Grammy-nominated artist, SpotifyBillions Club member, and one of the most distinctive voices of the last two decades. Known for her work with Eminem and Dr. Dre, she sits down with Miles Adcox to talk about the parts of her story the hi...

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What if the most powerful thing you could offer the world wasn't your résumé or achievements, but simply your presence and a hug?

Tim Harris is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, Special Olympics athlete, author of The Book of Hugs, host of the Big Heart Talks with Tim podcast, and founder of Tim's Big Heart Foundation. Raised in Albuquerque, Tim built a life around one belief: love, kindness, and connection can change everything. He ...

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Have you ever met someone who spent 50 years healing others and somehow became more human with every one of those years?

What would it mean to stop hiding behind your busyness, your title, or your phone, and let someone actually see you?

Mary Bellofatto is a pioneer in mental health who has spent five decades walking the hardest terrain human experience offers — trauma, disordered eating, addiction, grief, and couples work. Wi...

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Have you ever stood in the middle of a life that looks great on paper and still felt like you were failing the people right in front of you?

What if being hard on yourself isn't humility?  It's just the long way around to never believing you're enough?

And what happens when the same obsessive drive that makes you world-class at your craft is the exact thing that makes it hard to just sit down and watch your kid eat cereal slowl...

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Stuck in the same emotional patterns? Onsite's LivingCentered Program is a five-day intensive that helps you slow down, go deeper, and do the inner work that changes things. Learn more at ⁠https://hubs.la/Q04dV_Xl0

Have you ever taught others how to communicate, but still lost it in your own kitchen?

What if the best communicators in the world are still works in progress, and that's exactly the point?

Jefferson Fisher is a board-certi...

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Stuck in the same emotional patterns? Onsite's Living Centered Program is a five-day intensive that helps you slow down, go deeper, and do the inner work that changes things. Learn more at experienceonsite.com

What if the most meaningful thing you ever did wasn't whatmade you famous, but who you showed up for when nobody was watching?

What if the key to getting unstuck isn't adding more to yourlife, but having the courage to quit som...

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Nicolle mentions her time at Onsite's Living Centered Group Intensive in this conversation and the transformation thathappened for her during that program. If you want to know more about that experience, visit experienceonsite.com or give our team a call at 1(800)341-7432.

Have you ever built a life that looks like everything you wanted and realized you left the most important version of yourself behind?

What if going home and gettin...

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Real healing for real people. Onsite offers personal growth workshops and intensive therapeutic experiences just outside Nashville and San Diego. Learn more at experienceonsite.com.

What does it actually take to stay human when the worldturns you into a commodity?

And what happens when the panic attacks you've been outrunning finally catch up with you?

HARDY is one of the most respected names on Music Row. With 18 number ones to his ...

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If this conversation moves you, Onsite might be the nextstep. Their immersive workshops are where people go to stop performing and start doing the real work. Visit experienceonsite.com or call 1(800) 341-7432 to find the experience best for you.

What if the grief you buried as a teenager becomes the force that makes you human enough to lead thousands?

What if the greatest leadership lessons come not from aboardroom, but from a bedsid...

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Spend a few days getting honest, going deeper, and walking out lighter at Onsite. Visit ⁠experienceonsite.com⁠ to learn more or call 1-800-341-7432 to find the best experience for your story.

Have you ever carried shame so long it started to weigh more than the life you were living?

What if surrender isn't giving up, but the one move that sets everything free?

Bear Rinehart is the frontman and voice of NEEDTOBREATHE — one of t...

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If something in this episode resonated, it might be worth a conversation. Onsite offers intensive workshops near Nashville and San Diego for people navigating burnout, trauma, relationships, and addiction. One free call with their team can help you find the right fit. Visit ⁠experienceonsite.com⁠ or call 1-800-341-7432.

Have you ever been so buried in survival that you couldn't feel your own worth?

What if everything you survived w...

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With campuses near Nashville and San Diego, Onsite supportspeople navigating burnout, relationship strain, addiction, trauma, or the sense that life feels off. Learn more at experienceonsite.com or call 1-800-341-7432. A simple conversation can be the first step toward living more fully.

Have you ever carried a secret so heavy it started to collapse everything around you?

What if the most honest thing you ever did was also thebravest...

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