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The Mark Groves Podcast

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The Mark Groves Podcast is for heart-led humans eager to expand perspectives, explore HARD truths, and break old patterns while cultivating deeper, more honest connections with self, our relationships, community, and the world. Tune in twice a week for powerful guest interviews and solo episodes that deliver real talk, fresh insights, and practical tools to transform (y)our relationships — because relationships are how we truly connect — and supercharge (y)our personal growth.

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  1. #536: Unpacking The Father Wound: Terri Cole

    · 1 h 01 min

    Terri Cole is back for the FOURTH time and we are going somewhere most people are afraid to go. The father wound. The wound that lives in your perfectionism, your people pleasing, your picker, and your inability to…

  2. #535: From The Archives: The “Right” Decisions in Love Are Challenging

    · 55 min

    To make the “right” decisions in love is challenging. Some of the most important questions we will ever ask ourselves live inside our relationships. Should I stay or go? Am I too much? Why do I keep losing myself? This…

  3. #534: Hold On and Die or Let Go and Live - With Greg German

    · 2 h 01 min

    #534: Hold On and Die or Let Go and Live - With Greg German Some people hit rock bottom and crawl back to the same life. Greg German hit rock bottom on a plane runway surrounded by FBI agents and chose something…

  4. #533: The ONE Thing All Relationships Need

    · 23 min

    The world is loud right now and most of us are drowning in it. This solo episode is a direct conversation about what it actually takes to come back to yourself when everything around you is competing for your…

  5. #532: Are You Chasing Enough? With Mandy Balak

    · 1 h 00 min

    Most high achievers are not building from ambition. They are building from wounds. In this episode i’m joined by Mandy Balak and she truly is the real deal. "She has built empires from grief, scaled companies from…

  6. #531: If You’ve Never Known Boredom, You’ll Never Know Love

    · 10 min

    We're drowning in screens, and I think that's exactly why our relationships are struggling. Every unoccupied moment of our day has been filled with content and we've lost our capacity for boredom, which means we're…

  7. #530: Answering Questions On Emotional Unavailability

    · 42 min

    Most people don't realize that their frustration with people who aren't available has a lot to do with their own unavailability. In this special episode I discuss 3 questions from my audience and how to handle their…

  8. #529: Saying No Creates Space for Your Yes

    · 20 min

    Today I’m comin’ at ya with a short but sweet solo episode and sharing some things I’ve read lately that have blown my mind and brought some newfound awareness to my behaviour. I hope sharing these reflections offers…

  9. #528: Turning Your Mess Into Your Message: Jon Pierre Francia

    · 56 min

    What if the worst thing that ever happened to you was actually the thing that was always meant to find you? JP Francia almost drowned in his own bed from acid reflux. After a decade of failed medications and sleepless…

  10. #527: You Are The Authority of Your Life

    · 15 min

    At some point you have to stop being the student and start becoming your own authority. Not because teachers and mentors are not valuable but because the whole point of learning from them was always to find your way…

  11. #526: Are You Suspended In Mediocrity?

    · 14 min

    Most of us are brilliant at staying exactly where we do not want to be and building a perfectly rational case for why we cannot leave. The if-then loop. When this happens THEN I will. When the kids are older. When I…

  12. #525: There Is No Such Thing as The Wrong Choice

    · 17 min

    There is no such thing as the wrong choice. I know that sounds confronting depending on where you are in your life, but every choice you have ever made, even the ones that blew your life up, were revealing something.…

  13. #524: Hurt People Become Hurtful People

    · 16 min

    Here’s the thing nobody wants to hear but everybody needs to: If you do not go towards your pain you will become the kind of person who creates it. The betrayals you have not processed, the patterns you have not…

  14. #523: How to Find Peace in a Noisy World

    · 19 min

    Something is competing for your attention right now and it is not neutral. The world has never been louder, the news has never been more relentless, and we have never had less boredom, and that is not an accident.…

  15. #522: Could Someone Else Love Them Better?

    · 27 min

    There is a question that will cut straight through any relationship fog you are sitting in right now. Could someone else love them better? Because if the answer is yes and you are still holding on, you have to ask…

  16. #521: The Sacred Side of Masculinity

    · 12 min

    Something is happening to men right now and we need to talk about it. Not in the way the internet does, with shame and hot takes, but in a way that actually gets to the root of the problem. Because the energy that…

  17. #520: The Impact of Smartphones on Our Children

    · 20 min

    In this episode, I have an honest conversation about something that I think every parent needs to hear right now. What are we actually signing our kids up for when we hand them a smartphone? Because the data is…

  18. #519: What Every Betrayal Has In Common

    · 15 min

    In this episode we’re going to talk about betrayal, and not just the kind that someone else does to you. Because here is what I have come to understand: almost every external betrayal is preceded by a betrayal of…

  19. #518: My Journey With Sobriety

    · 9:18

    In this episode, I want to talk about sobriety, and not the kind that starts with a rock bottom. The kind that starts with a whisper. A quiet voice inside you that says, what if life was better without this? We explore…

  20. #517: How to Optimize Your Body, Mind and Soul With Drew Canole

    · 49 min

    In this episode, I sit down with my favorite human optimization master, Drew Canole, to talk about something that is getting a lot of attention right now: is optimizing your life actually stealing your joy, or is it…

  21. #516: Finding Wisdom In Your Wounds

    · 14 min

    In this episode, I talk about something that most of us will never admit out loud: that we can become addicted to our own suffering. That the wound we carry, as painful as it is, can become the most familiar thing…

  22. #515: Why AI Can Never Replace Human Connection

    · 13 min

    In this episode, I want to talk about emotional fluency and why I believe it is the most important skill you can develop in a world that is becoming more digital and more disconnected by the day. Because here is the…

  23. #514: Do You Stay or Do You Go?

    · 14 min

    Are you wondering if you should stay or go? Because here is the thing, it is never really just about the relationship. It is about you, your patterns, your upper limits, and the stories you have been telling yourself…

  24. #513: What Leaving Taught Me

    · 12 min

    In this episode, I share the story of quitting Instagram and what that period of separation taught me about endings, growth, and what it actually means to return to something. What started as a personal reckoning…

  25. #512: Are You Living Adjacent to Your Own Life?

    · 12 min

    In this episode, I want to encourage you to think about one thing - are you actually living your life, or are you living next to it? We explore what it means to stop being adjacent to yourself, why the things we use to…

  26. #511: Meeting Authority with Authority: Accessing Your Inner Power

    · 16 min

    In this episode, I explore inner authority and why so many of us have been conditioned to fawn, shrink, and give our power away in the face of authority, whether that's a parent, a boss, a partner, or a system. True…

  27. #510: The Benefits of a Digital Detox

    · 17 min

    In this episode, I explore how our relationship with technology, and specifically our smartphones, has quietly become one of the greatest threats to our most sacred relationship: the one we have with ourselves.…

  28. #509: Commitment vs. Devotion

    · 21 min

    In this episode, I explore the profound difference between commitment and devotion and why that distinction might be the thing standing between you and the life you're actually meant to live. Commitment lives in the…

  29. #508: Saving Them Won't Save You

    · 51 min

    Here's what nobody wants to hear: the relationship you keep ending up in isn't bad luck - it's a pattern, and patterns have origins. In this episode, I'm unpacking the "problem and fixer" dynamic, how your childhood…

  30. #507: You Forgot About You

    · 11 min

    In this episode I drop the structure and speak directly to the part of you that knows you’ve forgotten who you are. I reflect on the grief that comes with waking up to the ways you’ve abandoned yourself, shaped your…

  31. #506: You Are What You Consume

    · 9:27

    In this episode I challenge you to take radical responsibility for what you consume and recognize how it’s shaping your thoughts, your emotions, and ultimately your entire life. I unpack how constant exposure to fear,…

  32. #505: Stop Going Back to What Hurts You

    · 16 min

    In this episode I break down why you keep going back to the same person, pattern, or behavior and why it’s not failure, it’s unfinished healing. I unpack how shame keeps you stuck, how unresolved grief is driving your…

  33. #504: Finding Meaning In The Modern World: Arthur Brooks

    · 58 min

    In this episode I sit down with Arthur Brooks to unpack why so many people feel lost, disconnected, and unsure of their purpose despite living in an age of endless opportunity. We explore what meaning actually is, how…

  34. #503 - You Were Taught Limits That Aren’t Real

    · 8:59

    In this episode I dive into how the beliefs you hold about the world quietly shape your entire life. I explore the idea that if you don’t consciously choose how you see the world, you’ll end up living inside limits…

  35. #502: How Light Shapes Your Biology: Andy Mant

    · 56 min · Episode 502 · Explicit

    In this episode Mark sits down with Andy Mant, founder of Bon Charge, to explore how the modern world is quietly hijacking our biology through light. We talk about how artificial lighting, screens, and constant…

  36. #501: Make This Comeback Personal

    · 18 min

    In this episode I dismantle the prison of regret, resentment, and anger and show you how those very emotions can become the fuel for your greatest transformation. I unpack the paradox of regret, why your past can…

  37. #500: Lessons From 500 Podcast Episodes

    · 25 min · Explicit

    In this episode I mark 500 conversations by pulling back the curtain on the most important lessons I’ve learned about integrity, humility, codependency, leadership, and evolving out loud. I share how studying the…

  38. #499: Codependency is Keeping You Small

    · 22 min · Explicit

    In this episode I go straight at the truth most of us avoid: if you don’t decide who you are, someone else will decide for you. I unpack how people pleasing, codependency, and the fear of saying no quietly steal your…

  39. #498: Ditch The Narcissist & Stop Entertaining BS

    · 18 min · Explicit

    In this episode I speak directly to anyone stuck in a manipulative or emotionally abusive relationship and wondering why leaving feels so impossible. I unpack how empathy, hope, and old attachment wounds can keep you…

  40. #497: The Truth Isn’t Always Loud

    · 16 min · Explicit

    In this episode I share a deeply personal reflection on how a recent therapeutic psychedelic experience helped me untangle inner conflict, release resentment, and reconnect with a clearer sense of purpose. I unpack the…

  41. #496: Healing Inherited Trauma: Mark Wolynn

    · 58 min

    In this episode Mark sits down with acclaimed therapist and author of It Didn’t Start With You, Mark Wolynn, to unpack the shocking science and lived reality of inherited trauma. They dive into research showing how war…

  42. #495: Stop Pretending You Don’t Have a Choice

    · 14 min · Explicit

    In this episode I deliver a no-BS reminder that you’re not stuck, you’re actually choosing, and the moment you stop owning your choices is the moment you hand your life over to resentment, helplessness, and…

  43. #494: The Cost of Constant Consumption

    · 10 min

    In this episode I take a hard look at our addiction to speed, noise, and constant consumption—and how it’s quietly pulling us out of our bodies, our relationships, and our lives. I unpack why silence feels so…

  44. #493: Not Someday. NOW.

    · 25 min · Explicit

    In this episode I deliver a wake-up call for anyone who keeps delaying the changes they know they need to make—because the cost of avoidance always shows up as anxiety, addiction, and quiet self-betrayal. I unpack why…

  45. #492: Stop Negotiating With Future You

    · 37 min

    In this episode I share a raw, unexpected series of moments—that all converge on one unavoidable truth: life is fragile, and integrity can’t wait. I explore how incongruence slowly kills our aliveness, how the smallest…

  46. #491: Curiosity Is the Antidote to Division: Monica Guzman

    · 1 h 10 min

    In this episode Mark sits down with author and journalist Monica Guzman for a deeply necessary conversation about curiosity, fear, and what it will actually take to heal our fractured culture. Together they unpack why…

  47. #490: Why Presence Disappears the Moment Your Phone Appears

    · 9:59 · Explicit

    In this episode I share a revelation about our relationship with technology that completely reframes why your phone feels so overwhelming—and it has nothing to do with willpower or “addiction.” I unpack the unseen…

  48. #489: Microdosing Change: How Small Choices Can Shift Your Entire Life

    · 12 min · Explicit

    In this solo episode, I drop in on what it really means to be powerful — not in the performative way we’ve been taught, but in the deeply embodied, self-honoring way that your soul has been nudging you toward. I talk…

  49. #488: The Invisible Thing That’s Wearing You Out: Anjan Katta

    · 47 min

    In this episode Mark sits down with Anjan Katta, the creator of the Daylight Computer, for a conversation that will completely shift how you see your relationship with technology. Together they unpack the hidden ways…

  50. #487: The Power of Ritual & Congruence

    · 21 min

    In this episode I explore the uncomfortable but necessary work of becoming congruent with who you truly are—because the gap between your truth and your behavior is where anxiety, shame, and self-betrayal are born. I…

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