256 | The One You Feed with Eric Zimmer

Eric Zimmer joins me on this episode of the podcast.  He is a serial entrepreneur, coach, and host of the podcast, .  Eric is endlessly inspired by the quest for a greater understanding of how our minds work and how to intentionally create the lives we want to live.   At the age of 24, Eric was homeless, addicted to heroin, and facing long jail sentences.  In the years since, he has found a way how to recover from addiction, and build a life worth living.  While Eric doesn’t know if he has ADHD, he does know a lot about doing hard things in order to live the life you want to live. In this conversation, you will hear Eric, and I talk about perfectionism, battling depression, and meditation and other forms of self-care.  We also discuss the balance of being content and striving for growth. We even get a little “woo woo” in this conversation! Your Resources: - Ernest Kurtz and Katherine Ketcham - John Leland You’ll Learn: [02:37] - Eric explains where he got the name of his podcast, . [05:05] - Half a lifetime ago, Eric was homeless.  He tells us his path to that point in life. [09:15] - “The nature of addiction is that it’s chronic.” [10:40] - We talk about recovering from failure. [13:19] - Eric shares his thoughts on perfectionism. [18:51] - Eric says you need to throw the kitchen sink at depression.  He shares what is in his kitchen sink. [26:29] - Eric talks about trying to balance being content and striving for growth. [32:17] - Eric describes why he feels that he is a spiritual person. [39:23] - I share my recent experiences with meditation and journaling. [45:18] - Eric describes his meditations, and says to try things and see what works for you. [48:43] - Eric talks about open meditation. [51:48] - Self-care is exhausting, but trying harder is even more exhausting. [54:19] - Eric states that we aren’t built well for long-term rewards.  We share tips for people who are not in an exercise routine. [1:00:30] - Eric explains how we figure out how to unlock the key to our mental health. [1:05:22] - Eric says that learning life lessons like a spiral staircase.   [1:07:46] - The more we do hard things, the easier it is to do hard things. Use my Audible.com affiliate link for your favorite titles: ADHD reWired Coaching and Accountability Group Early registration for ADHD reWired’s Spring season of our online, video-based coaching and accountability group is underway.  There are three registration events left. The earlier you sign up, the more you save! RSVP for one of our registration events by visiting Support the podcast on Patreon Patreon allows listeners like you to support content creators like me.  With a monthly contribution, you can get access to different levels of perks.  One perk example is our Patreon-only Adult Study Hall. Learn more at ADHD reWired Facebook Group: If you would like to join the ADHD reWired secret Facebook group, go to and fill out an application. Productivity Q&A Get your ADHD questions answered live!  These Q&A sessions take place on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 12:30 pm.  Go to . Want to be a guest? Hey, What about you?  Do you have a story? Are you a Coach?  Are you an ADHD Clinician? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions and you’d like to be a guest, schedule a pre-interview call .