Optimal Living Advice

Greg Audino announces the future of Optimal Living Advice and where to hear advice going forward

Episode 267: Optimal Living Advice Merges With Optimal Relationships Daily

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how to navigate feelings of uncertainty after marriage

Episode 266: I'm Happy About My Marriage, But Uncertain About My New Identity - Identity Crisis After a Big Transition

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how to know whether or not we should marry somebody

Episode 265: Are There Ways to Know Whether Or Not I Should Marry Someone - Uncertainty Before Committing and Getting Cold Feet

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how to get comfortable trying new things that go against the values of family and friends.

Episode 264: How Can I Be Comfortable Trying New Things That Go Against the Values of My Friends and Family

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how to get out of a creative slump and rethink creativity

Episode 263: How Do I Get Out of a Creative Slump - Advice For Artists and Non-Artists on How to Develop Ideas and Inspiration

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how to overcome limiting beliefs about finding love later in life.

Episode 262: How Can I Find Love at 50 When There Are So Few Singles Left - Overcoming Limiting Beliefs the Right Way

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about when to say "yes" more versus when to say "no" more

Episode 261: How Do I Know When to Say "Yes" More and Embrace Life, Versus When to Say "No" More and Set Stronger Boundaries

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about the relationship between self-love and caring what others think.

Episode 260: Does My Self-Love Rely on How Much I Care What Other People Think About Me - Learning to Love Yourself Differently

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how to identify low confidence in a teenager and help them through it

Episode 259: Does My Teen Lack Confidence, and If So, How Can I Help Him - Signs of Low Confidence and Overcoming it

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about whether or not they should confront their husband, whom they suspect is suffering from depression.

Episode 258: I Think My Husband is Depressed, But I'm Worried About Confronting Him - Defining Depression, Overcoming Indecision

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about whether or not they should try to have a baby in case they regret not doing so later.

Episode 257: Should I Try to Meet Someone and Have a Baby in Case I Regret Not Doing it Later - Honoring Life's Phases

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how to silence a racing mind and differentiate between productive and unproductive thoughts.

Episode 256: Are There Any Ways to Silence a Racing Mind - Looking at Obsessive Thoughts Differently and Avoiding Overthinking

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about uncertainty with big life decisions and the value of finishing things because we've started them.

Episode 255: Should I Finish My Career and Education Paths Just Because I've Started Them - Uncertainty About Life Choices

Greg Audino answers a listener question sent in by a military officer who is wondering how he can help his enlisted prevent burnout and ensure that they're treated well.

Episode 254: As a Military Officer, How Can I Help My Enlisted Prevent Burnout - Redefining Military Leadership and Struggle

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how to approach addiction when nothing that they've tried has worked.

Episode 253: What Should I Do When My Efforts to Overcome Addiction Aren't Working - New Hypotheses For Addiction Recovery

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how to decipher if their dates aren't interested in committing or aren't ready to commit.

Episode 252: Are My Dates Too Afraid to Tell Me That They Don't Like Me - Questions to Ask as Dating Frustrations Pile Up

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about what steps they can take to become more present.

Episode 251: What Steps Can I Take to Become More Present - Arguing Against the "Being Present" Fad and Alternative Meditation

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about problems commonly faced by the elderly and how to address them as we age.

Episode 250: What Struggles Should I Prepare For as I Near My Elderly Years - Common Mental Health Problems For Senior Citizens

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how to set boundaries, beat perfectionism and relinquish the need for control.

Episode 249: How Can I Set Boundaries That Support the Person I've Grown Into - Beating Perfectionism and the Need For Control

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how to make major financial decisions as a father and husband.

Episode 248: How Do I Approach Major Financial Decisions as a Father and Husband - Identifying Needs and Working Together

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how couples can know when to support one another through their individual traumas versus when the relationship may need to end.

Episode 247: Is My Trauma Too Much For My Relationship - How Couples Make Relationships Work In Spite of Personal Suffering

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how to set and accomplish goals when work takes up all of your time.

Episode 246: How Do I Set Goals When I'm Stuck in an Eat, Work, Sleep Routine - The Truth About Goals and Leaving the Rat Race

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how to organize and clean without it feeling like work.

Episode 245: Is There a Way to Organize My Home Without it Feeling Like Work - A New Approach to Cleaning and Maintenance

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how to use the leadership skills they have at work to get them back on track in their personal life.

Episode 244: Why Can't I Lead Myself As Well As I Lead Others - Identifying Leadership Qualities and How to Integrate Them

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how to help her aging parents when they're caught in the middle of a feud between her siblings.

Episode 243: How Can I Save My Parents From My Rival Siblings - Using Personal Strengths and Examining Conformists Versus Rebels

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how to overcome anxiety about daily tasks like calling the dentist and driving downtown.

Episode 242: How Can I Overcome Anxiety About Calling the Dentist and Driving Downtown - Anxious About Daily Tasks

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how to stop bad memories of embarrassing moments from regularly popping up.

Episode 241: How Can I Stop Bad Memories of Embarrassing Moments From Popping Up - Self-Compassion Facing Troubling Thoughts

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how to break the fear of constantly upsetting or offending people.

Episode 240: Why Can't I Break the Fear That I'm Constantly Upsetting or Offending People - Speaking Freely and Self-Acceptance

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how to avoid the stereotype that women should be selfless rather than chasing their own dreams.

Episode 239: What Can I Do to Avoid the Stereotype That Women Should Be Selfless Instead of Chasing Their Own Dreams

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how to stay positive while job searching for a long time.

Episode 238: How Can I Stay Positive When I Can't Find Work - Creating A Routine and Mentality For Productivity and Self-Care

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how to achieve all their goals without enough resources.

Episode 237: How Can I Achieve All My Goals Without Enough Resources - Managing Time and Building Self-Compassion

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how to manage thoughts about being unworthy of love.

Episode 236: I Don't Believe I'm Worthy of Love, What Do I Do - Analyzing Our Thoughts Objectively And Receiving Proper Help

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how to be a better listener in all relationships.

Episode 235: How Can I Be a Better Listener For My Boyfriend - Characteristics of Good Listening in All Relationships

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how to step in as a parent when you're worried that your son is moving too fast in his relationship.

Episode 234: How Do I Stop My Adult Son From Making a Decision I Think He'll Regret - Changing Your Parenting Approach Over Time

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how to build motivation when they're so open to wherever life takes them rather than having rigid goals.

Episode 233: I'm Open to Anything Life Offers, So How Can I Be Motivated - Generating Personal Progress and Acceptance

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how to manage their fear of technological advancements and artificial intelligence.

Episode 232: Isn't Artificial Intelligence Becoming Too Much - Managing Fear of Robots and Technological Advances

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how to raise her daughter when she fears that she and her daughter both have Attention Deficit Disorder.

Episode 231: How Can I Raise My Daughter When I Think We Both Have A.D.D. - Effectively Parenting Attention Deficit Disorder

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how to determine whether or not a relationship is special enough to stay given their partner's lack of commitment.

Episode 230: What Qualities Make a Relationship Special - Differentiating Between a Good Person and a Good Relationship

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about whether or not they should uproot their life to be near their family in retirement.

Episode 229: Should I Uproot My Life to Be Near Family After Retiring - Knowing When it's Right to Go Live With Family

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how they can stop self-sabotaging their relationships. This is part 2 of 2.

Episode 228: [Part 2] How Can I Stop Sabotaging My Relationships - Practical Strategies For Overcoming Self-Sabotage

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how they can stop self-sabotaging their relationships. This is part 1 of 2.

Episode 227: [Part 1] How Can I Stop Sabotaging My Relationships - Practical Strategies For Overcoming Self-Sabotage

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about whether or not they should change their college major to something they're passionate about.

Episode 226: Should I Change My College Major to Something I'm Passionate About - Questions For Planning Your Future

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how blunt they should be when criticizing loved ones.

Episode 225: How Blunt Should I Be When I Criticize Loved Ones - Offering Constructive Critcism and Receiving Criticism

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about whether to keep dabbling in several interests or start focusing on one thing.

Episode 224: Is it Good to Dabble, Or Should I Focus on One Thing - Knowing When to Adjust Your Schedule and Interests

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about whether or not their friendships will be different after losing touch during the pandemic.

Episode 223: Will My Friendships Be Different After Losing Touch During the Pandemic - Rekindling Relationships After COVID-19

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how hard one should try to fix a damaged relationship with a family member.

Episode 222: How Hard Should I Try to Fix a Fractured Family Relationship - Developing Our Own Beliefs About Family Values

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about positive psychology and which happiness advice to take seriously.

Episode 221: What Happiness Advice Am I Supposed to Follow - Positive Psychology and Mistakes We Make When Trying to Be Happy

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how to differentiate between a toxic relationship and opposite personalities.

Episode 220: Is My Boyfriend Toxic or Do We Just Have Different Personalities - Identifying Destructive Relationship Behavior

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about how to approach your best friend when you feel they're marrying the wrong person.

Episode 219: What Should I Do When My Best Friend is About to Marry Someone Terrible - Having a Tough Talk With a Loved One

Greg Audino answers a listener's question about whether or not to go back on a rule they enforced on their children.

Episode 218: Should I Stick to My Guns or Change My Opinion - How Tactical Open Mindedness Benefits You and Your Supporters