Make It a Great One with Dr. Dan: #1 Podcast for Inspiring Conversations to Live and Lead On Purpose

Make It a Great One with Dr. Dan: #1 Podcast for Inspiring Conversations to Live and Lead On Purpose

Make It a Great One with Dr. Dan is your weekly dose of inspiration, purpose, and practical wisdom for living a life aligned with your true self. Hosted by renowned psychologist and executive coach Dr. Dan Peters, this podcast helps you break free from autopilot and step fully into the life you’re meant to live. If you’ve ever wondered if you’re living up to your potential—or how to navigate challenges with more resilience and clarity—this show is for you. Dr. Dan combines expert insights, powerful interviews, and real-life tools to help you deepen your self-awareness, strengthen your mindset, and make a positive impact. With decades of experience guiding individuals and leaders toward lasting transformation, Dr. Dan brings heart, humor, and honesty to every episode—so you walk away feeling motivated and equipped to make each day count. Tune in to new episodes every Thursday to unlock your potential, ignite your purpose, and—most of all—make it a great one.

Episodes

What Mount Kilimanjaro Taught Me About Resilience, Leadership, and Courage with Jeff Harmon

June 25, 2026 • 56 mins
Leadership isn’t about looking strong… it’s about becoming who you’re meant to be. In this inspiring conversation, Dr. Dan sits down with executive leadership coach, speaker, and founder of My Impossible, Jeff Harmon, to explore a remarkable journey of resilience, vulnerability, and transformation.  After being diagnosed with a rare neurological condition, Jeff found himself facing challenges that wo...
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Why Overthinking Keeps You Stuck and How Embodiment Sets You Free

June 18, 2026 • 57 mins
What if the path out of anxiety isn't through your mind… but through your body? In this episode of Make It a Great One, Dr. Dan sits down with Chelsea Horton, somatic coach, educator, and founder of Healing Embodied, who shares the profound difference between living from our heads versus living from our bodies.  Together they explore why so many of us become trapped in overthinking, perfectionism, and performance, and...
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Who Are You Without the Title? Identity, Purpose, and Peak Performance with Matt Young

June 11, 2026 • 57 mins
Together, Matt and Dr. Dan explore the relationship between identity, achievement, resilience, and personal growth. They discuss the dangers of attaching self-worth to performance, how pain can become a catalyst for transformation, and why true peak performance begins with becoming a healthy, grounded human being first. Matt shares the life-changing five-day period that altered the trajectory of his life, the unexpected book that ...
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Why Women Get Sick Trying to Be Good: A Conversation on Autoimmunity & Authenticity Sara Hirsh Bordo

June 4, 2026 • 61 mins
What if the pressure to be “good” is making women physically sick? In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Dan sits down with award-winning filmmaker, entrepreneur, and author Sara Hirsh Bordo to explore the powerful connection between autoimmune disease, trauma, people-pleasing, and self-abandonment as well as to discuss Sara’s powerful new book Autoimmunity and the Good Girls: How Permission to Put Ourselves First Has...
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Building a Business That Matters: Purpose, Courage, and Environmental Leadership with Tom Szaky

May 28, 2026 • 59 mins
In this interesting episode, Dr. Dan interviews Tom Szaky, founder and CEO of TerraCycle, to explore purpose-driven leadership. Tom is the author of four books, Revolution in a Bottle, Outsmart Waste, Make Garbage Great and The Future of Packaging. His work has made TerraCycle an award-winning international leader in innovative sustainability solutions, creating and operating first-of-their-kind platforms in recycling, recycled mat...
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Stop Blaming, Start Growing: The Mindset Shift That Changes Everything in Love and Relationships with EJ and Tarah Kerwin

May 21, 2026 • 55 mins
In this authentic conversation, Dr. Dan sits down with EJ and Tarah Kerwin, founders of Relationship Renovation and hosts of the Relationship Renovation Podcast, to explore what it truly takes to build emotional safety, trust, and lasting connection in our relationships. Drawing from both their professional expertise and personal journey as a couple, EJ and Tarah open up about the challenges, breakthroughs, and courage required to ...
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DIY Spirituality: How to Find Purpose, Connection, and Inner Peace on Your Own Terms with Faith Freed

May 14, 2026 • 62 mins
On this new episode, Dr. Dan sits down with Faith Freed, licensed psychotherapist and author of DIY Spirituality, to explore how self-awareness, mindset, and intentional living can help you create a deeper sense of purpose and connection. Faith shares her journey from high-pressure creative work to a life rooted in meaning, sparked by a profound shift into motherhood. What followed was a path toward integrating psychology and spir...
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You Were Not Born to Suffer: How to Heal, Find Purpose, and Love Yourself Again with Blake D. Bauer

May 7, 2026 • 75 mins
In this deeply powerful conversation, Dr. Dan sits down with bestselling author Blake D. Bauer, author of You Were Not Born to Suffer: Overcome Fear, Insecurity and Depression and Love Yourself Back to Happiness, Confidence and Peace, to explore how adversity can become a source of transformation. Dr. Dan and Blake explore why pain isn’t punishment and how suffering points us toward healing, purpose, and freedom. Blake share...
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Burnout to Breakthrough: Reclaim Your Energy, Purpose, and Authentic Growth with Janine Mathó

April 30, 2026 • 62 mins
In this powerful conversation, Dr. Dan sits down with Janine Mathó, a former Harvard and Pearson executive turned transformational leader, to explore what happens when external success no longer fulfills you. Janine tells us burnout isn’t the end—it’s often the beginning of something deeper, more aligned, and more meaningful.  On this episode, Janine shares her personal journey through corporate burnout and ...
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Why Leadership Mental Health Matters: Breaking the Silence for Growth, Resilience, and Authenticity with Melissa Doman

April 23, 2026 • 67 mins
Dr. Dan sits down with Melissa Doman, Organizational Psychologist, former mental health therapist, founder of The Workplace Mental Health Method™ and the author of Cornered Office: Why We Need To Talk About Leadership Mental Health to discuss one of the biggest blind spots in modern leadership: mental health. They explore all things leadership and apply a fresh take: we must acknowledge the truth that leaders are human, too. Dr. D...
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The Power of Pause: Breathwork, Clarity, Courage, and True Success with Jinesha Jain

April 16, 2026 • 64 mins
Dr. Dan sits down with TEDx speaker Jinesha Jain to discuss success and what happens when our achievement outpaces our alignment. From navigating the pressures of the immigrant experience to redefining ambition through self-awareness, Jinesha shares how the single question “Are you happy?” sparked a profound shift in her life – and can do the same for us. On this episode, Dr. Dan and Jinesha unpack the hidden cos...
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Burnout Is a Wake-Up Call: Unlock and Build Purpose, Energy, and Self-Awareness with Dr. Neha Sangwan

April 9, 2026 • 75 mins
Dr. Dan sits down with Dr. Neha Sangwan, CEO and founder of Intuitive Intelligence, internal medicine physician, international speaker, author of Powered By Me From Burned Out to Fully Charged at Work and in Life, and corporate communication expert, to explore how burnout, stress, and disconnection are not failures, but invitations to reconnect with purpose, authenticity, and self-awareness. Burnout isn’t the end, it’s ...
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Navigating Grief Part 2: From Grief to Growth – Finding Connection, Purpose, and Authenticity Through Loss with Nancy Howard Cobb

April 2, 2026 • 64 mins
Dr. Dan speaks to Nancy Howard Cobb about the 25th anniversary edition of her paradigm shifting book about grief and human connection In Lieu of Flowers: A Conversation for the Living. Nancy’s book was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show and over the years has helped many people deal with mourning, grief, death and dying – from hospices, medical schools, bookstores, and conferences to families dealing with grief private...
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Navigating Grief Part 1: Grief as a Full-Body Experience – Tools for Healing, Leadership, and Life with Dr. Korie Leigh

March 26, 2026 • 62 mins
Today’s episode is part one of a special two-episode series on grief on Make It a Great One with Dr. Dan. Dr. Dan interviews Dr. Korie Leigh, author, speaker, and thanatologist (a specialist who studies death, dying, and bereavement) to discuss her book  When Everything Changes: Parenting Through Loss and Grief and to unpack myths about grief. Dr. Korie shares her compassionate and realistic framework that grief is a f...
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Timeless Vision: Redefining Aging with Purpose, Growth & Empowerment with Dr. Durga Larkin

March 19, 2026 • 65 mins
Dr. Dan sits down with ophthalmic surgeon and internationally bestselling author Dr. Durga Larkin to explore a powerful topic that affects us all: aging. In this eye-opening conversation, Dr. Durga reframes aging not as a period of decline, but as a time of expansion. Together, Dr. Dan and Dr. Durga examine why some of our most meaningful and fulfilling years may still lie ahead. Drawing from her book Timeless Vision: Empowered Agi...
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Teachers as First Responders: Resilience, Regulation, and the Future of Education with Larry Davis

March 12, 2026 • 59 mins
Dr. Dan reconnects with his very first podcast guest(!) veteran educator and special education advocate Larry Davis to explore what it truly means to teach—and lead—in today’s world. Drawing from more than four decades in education across 11 school districts, Larry shares insights from his new book, The Happy Camper Classroom, and reframes teaching as one of the most demanding leadership roles in our society. Tod...
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The Practice of Attention: Reclaiming Presence in a Distracted World with Cody Cook-Parrott

March 5, 2026 • 58 mins
Dr. Dan sits down with Cody Cook-Parrott, author of The Practice of Attention: Cultivating Presence in a Distracted World, to explore what happens when we reclaim our focus from technology, perfectionism, and fear. Drawing from nearly 15 years of sobriety, lived experience with ADHD, creative practice, and stepping away from social media, Cody shares how attention is not just about productivity — it’s about presence, i...
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The Curiosity Curve: Why Great Leaders Ask Better Questions with Dr. Debra Clary

February 26, 2026 • 63 mins
In this powerful conversation, Dr. Dan sits down with leadership strategist, researcher, and executive coach and author Dr. Debra Clary to explore why curiosity may be the most overlooked—and most essential—leadership skill of our time. Deb shares her remarkable journey from driving a Frito-Lay delivery truck after earning her MBA to advising Fortune 500 executives and the publication of her book The Curiosity Curve: A...
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From Misunderstood to Mastery: Purpose, Resilience, and the Courage to Grow with Kenneth Thompson

February 19, 2026 • 67 mins
Dr. Dan is in the virtual studio today with award-winning music educator and entrepreneur Kenneth Thompson to explore what it truly means to grow into your purpose—especially when the path is anything but linear. Ken, the founder and CEO of the Musical Arts Center of San Antonio, Inc. (MACSA), holds a Bachelor of Music/Piano Performance from the Eastman School of Music (where he studied with Nelita True and Anton Nel). Ken s...
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Mind Over Grind: How to Beat Burnout, Rumination, and Workplace Stress with Guy Winch

February 12, 2026 • 68 mins
In this eye-opening interview, Dr. Dan Peters talks with internationally renowned psychologist Guy Winch to explore how emotional health, rumination, and chronic stress quietly hijack our lives highlighting that burnout doesn’t happen overnight, and it doesn’t stay at work when the workday ends. Dr. Dan and Guy also discuss his new book Mind Over Grind: How To Break Free When Work Hijacks Your Life. Guy shares why burn...
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