The End of the Day Podcast with Kari Watterson: Using Mindset Work to Live Your Best Life

If you feel like you’ve been doing all the work—working on your mindset, taking action, making real progress… and still feel like something’s missing—this episode is for you.

It might not be that you’…

You’ve always been affirming something—whether you realized it or not.

In this episode, I explore why affirmations can feel cringey to some and grounding to others—and how much of that has to do with …

Casey Stillwagon is a teacher, ultrarunner, and mental health advocate based in Tokyo, Japan, and the human behind the uplifting Instagram account @Run5555km.

Along with the mantra, Stronger Every Str…

What if the real reason you keep restarting your goals isn’t about discipline — but about how uncomfortable it feels to watch yourself do the journey imperfectly?

In this episode, I’m naming something…

What would you share if you had just 45 minutes to offer someone a few tools that might stick with them for life?

That’s the question that sparked this special 100th episode.

When I was invited to spea…

We’ve heard a lot about inner child work—and many of you might also be familiar with reparenting.

But what happens when the inner parent you created to support yourself becomes the one holding you bac…

We all have an inner voice.

It helps us plan, reflect, problem-solve, and create meaning.

But when that same voice starts spiraling into rumination, self-doubt, or mental noise—or chatter—it can become…

Why do certain thoughts feel impossible to shake? 

Why does your brain keep looping on self-doubt, worry, or fear—especially when you know those thoughts aren’t helping? 

In this short but powerful min…

What if the reason life feels so heavy right now isn’t because it’s hard… but because it’s the only thing in focus?

In this episode, we explore what happens when the little things—like chores, emails,…

What makes a habit sustainable—one that makes you excited to build?

It’s not just about discipline or consistency. It’s about what your brain wants to come back to.

And that comes down to choosing the …

For so long, we’ve been taught that strength looks like pressure. That discipline has to hurt. That if we ease up, we’ll fall behind. But what if there’s another way?

In this episode, I explore the id…

Ever notice how you can go from feeling confident… to spiraling in self-doubt… in a matter of minutes?

That’s not weakness. That’s a pattern.
And once you see it, you can change it.

In this episode, we’…

We all know what busy work looks like at the office — tasks that take time, energy, and focus away from making meaningful progress on the projects that actually move the mission forward. They feel pr…

Have you ever felt like you’re moving through life on autopilot—checking off the to-do lists, meeting obligations, doing what’s expected—without feeling truly alive? You're not necessarily unhappy, b…

"I wish I had let myself be happier."

In this episode, I share insights from a conversation with ChatGPT on one of the most profound regrets from Bronnie Ware’s memoir, The Top Five Regrets of the Dyi…

Many personal growth strategies assume you already know what you want.

But what if you don’t?

Not having a clear vision can feel like an obstacle to progress. It’s easy to believe you need answers befo…

We hear a lot about motivation, discipline, and consistency when it comes to transformation—but what about endurance, the ability to sustain change long enough for it to truly take root?

In this episo…

This is the final episode in a special three-part series on ADHD-friendly strategies for improving productivity—focusing on task initiation, continuation, and completion.

(Missed the first two episode…

This is Part 2 of a special three-part series on ADHD-friendly strategies for improving productivity—or, more specifically, task initiation, continuation, and completion. 

(Missed Part 1? This episode…

One of the biggest challenges for individuals with ADHD (and honestly, for many of us) is overcoming the initial resistance to task initiation.

In this episode, we’re diving into a simple yet powerful…