Hosted by Rick Watson · 🇺🇸 US · EN-AU · 45 episodes
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Do you keep burning out, people pleasing, or repeating patterns you can't break? Do you feel stuck or disconnected - even when life looks fine from the outside?Humaning is a podcast about the real, messy, human stuff most of us feel but rarely say out loud. Topics include self-worth, burnout, anxiety, perfectionism, anger, emotional shutdown and repeating patterns.No tidy answers. Just real humans figuring this out together - because we are more alike than different.If you've ever Googled "why do I feel stuck" at 11pm, this show is for you.
Rick Watson hosts Humaning with Rick Watson | Breaking Repeating Patterns, Burnout and Feeling Stuck, a health show with 45 episodes published.
Most of us know we need to slow down, we feel it and yet something keeps us moving anyway. This episode is an honest look at what's actually behind that. Not a list of tips or a lecture about self care. Just bite-sized c
In a world shaped by social media addiction, rapidly advancing AI and growing economic uncertainty, staying genuinely connected to yourself has never been harder (or more important). In this solo episode, Rick gets hones
Most of us don’t realise how much of our life is built around one quiet belief: “I’m not enough.” In this conversation with Jack Chivers, we unpack the performer pattern - the part of us that learned to earn love, approv
What if being human isn’t something to fix, refine or optimise? In this conversation, Rick sits down with Gestalt psychotherapist Katia Erokhina for a real-time, unscripted exploration of what actually helps us change an
In this solo episode of Humaning, Rick kicks off 2026 with an honest check-in after a technology-free camping break. He reflects on the tension between control and uncertainty, why our repeating patterns make so much sen
This episode is a little different. Jo and I sat down on the couch at the end of a massive year - no script, no structure, just two humans reflecting on what 2025 actually felt like. What unfolded was honest, imperfect a
In this episode of Humaning, I sit down with Bec Corterling - a business owner, mum and long-time friend of Jo’s - for a conversation that goes far deeper than clothes, content or running a boutique. We talk about the qu
What happens when you stop rehearsing who you think you should be and start showing up as who you are? In this episode, I sit down with Bronte Walker, a fellow Gestalt therapy student, musician, facilitator and all-round
In this solo episode, Rick introduces a new format — a space to be curious about a single theme and reflect on how it shows up in your own life. This week, he explores the tension between being content with what is and s
When life throws a curveball, it’s easy to talk about it after the fact — once the dust settles and the lessons land. But this conversation happens right in the middle of it. My mate John Williams is in week five of canc
For years Pete Tansley was chasing it — the business, the hustle, the status, the approval. Underneath it all? A chip on his shoulder, the need to make his dad proud and a nice-guy mask that left him exhausted. In this c
What if your inner critic wasn’t the enemy… but the spark you needed to grow? In this episode, Melanie Briony is back on the couch with me for round two. We talk about the messy dance between self-doubt and self-kindness
Barney’s story is one a lot of men will recognise — pushing through pain, numbing with alcohol and holding it all together on the outside while quietly falling apart inside. In this conversation, he shares the journey fr
Our life has been a bit of a shit-show over the past 4-6 weeks, but it feels like we're coming out the other side. In this episode we share our stories of pushing too hard and then realising that (in different ways) we a
In this heartfelt conversation, Rick sits down with Gestalt therapist-in-training Kellie Glab to explore what it really means to live a life outside the expected script. From choosing not to have children to navigating l
Clancy Simkins joins me for a raw, hilarious and unexpectedly moving conversation about all the messy parts of life — burnout, cancer, parenting, control and the endless dance between falling apart and holding it togethe
In this episode, therapist and men’s group facilitator Linzey Biester joins me to talk about what it really means to show up — for ourselves and our relationships. We unpack the old patterns men often carry (like ghostin
In this conversation, I reconnect with Toni Mackay—an old friend from 30 years ago who’s now navigating life with stage four bowel cancer. Toni shares what it’s like to live in 12-week cycles between scans, how her diagn
What if the way you’ve been holding it all together is the very thing keeping you stuck? In this episode, I sit down with Scott Ellis to talk about what happens when we stop running on autopilot and start facing the thin
In this episode, I sit down with Darci Charlie Dee – yoga teacher, retreat facilitator and fellow Gestalt therapy student – for a raw and reflective chat about the messiness of being human. We talk about the quiet pressu
Rick Watson
eCommerce Strategy Consultant · RMW Commerce
1 appearance on this show
John Williams
attorney turned philanthropist, pianist, longtime champion of Rochester’s arts and LGBTQ+ communities · UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
1 appearance on this show
Scott Ellis
seasoned turkey hunter and competitive caller · Guide Outfitters Association of British Columbia
1 appearance on this show
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Humaning with Rick Watson | Breaking Repeating Patterns, Burnout and Feeling Stuck is hosted by Rick Watson. The show is categorised under health (fitness) and has published 45 episodes.
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