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The Wired for Well-Being Podcast

by Dr. Jeffrey Rutstein

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They're Not Checked Out. They Don't Feel Safe

October 17, 2026 · 44 min

Join Jeffrey’s free live webinar, “The Disguises of Shame,” Tuesday, October 20 at 8 p.m. ET. Register at drjeffreyrutstein.com/links. What do you do when someone you love is sitting right in front of you, and somehow isn’t there? In…
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October 10, 2026 · 48 min

Join Jeffrey’s free webinar, “The Many Disguises of Shame,” at drjeffreyrutstein.com/links. In this episode, Jeffrey and Steve answer an email from an anonymous listener. The writer has a wonderful life: retired, a great marriage, close…
Catching the Shame That's Been Running Your Life

October 3, 2026 · 40 min

Join Jeffrey and Steve for a free live webinar on shame, Tuesday, October 20, at drjeffreyrutstein.com/links. What if some of the things you've always called your personality are really ways you learned to make yourself small? In this…
Self-Compassion: The Key That Unlocks Our Healing

September 26, 2026 · 48 min

Get Jeffrey's free 20-minute video, "Why Do I Feel Stuck?" at drjeffreyrutstein.com/links. What if being hard on yourself has never once made you better at anything? In this episode, Jeffrey and Steve get into self-compassion. Steve…
Get Out of the Worry Loop by Getting Into Your Body

September 19, 2026 · 42 min

Get Jeffrey's free 20-minute video, "Why Do I Feel Stuck?" at drjeffreyrutstein.com/links. Have you ever tried to talk yourself out of worrying, and ended up worrying about why you can't stop? In this episode, Jeffrey and Steve answer a…

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The Way Out When You Just Can't Move Forward

September 12, 2026 · 41 min

Get your free gift on the nervous system at drjeffreyrutstein.com/links Want to leave a question? Call 866-357-5156 You already know what would help. Move your body. Get outside. Do the practice. But when you're deep in nervous system…
Your Burdens Are Stealing Your Joy — Here's Why

September 5, 2026 · 43 min

Get Jeffrey's free 20-minute video, "Why Do I Feel Stuck?" at drjeffreyrutstein.com/links. In this episode, Jeffrey and Steve answer a voicemail from Peter, who's lived with chronic low-level depression most of his life. He's found…
Moving from Resentment to the Grief Underneath

August 29, 2026 · 44 min

Get Jeffrey's free 20-minute video, "Why Do I Feel Stuck?" at drjeffreyrutstein.com/links. What do you do when you can see exactly what your resentment is costing you — and still can't put it down? In this episode, Jeffrey and Steve…
Moving from Fighting Your Anger to Working With It

August 22, 2026 · 51 min

Get Jeffrey's free 20-minute video, "Why Do I Feel Stuck?" at drjeffreyrutstein.com/links. Is your anger trying to tell you something you keep talking yourself out of? In this episode, Jeffrey and Steve get into anger — where it actually…
Learning to Set Boundaries Without Losing Yourself

August 15, 2026 · 45 min

Grab Jeffrey's free 20-minute video, "Why Do I Feel Stuck?" at drjeffreyrutstein.com/links. What if the guilt that floods in after you finally draw a line isn't proof you did something wrong — but proof of how you learned to survive? In…
When Doubt Replaces Trust in the People You Love

August 8, 2026 · 40 min

Want tools to help you move from dysregulation toward regulation? Grab Jeffrey's free 20-minute video, "Why Do I Feel Stuck?" at drjeffreyrutstein.com/links. What happens when you stop trusting your own feelings — and start monitoring…
Their Pain Isn't the Only One That Matters

August 1, 2026 · 42 min

What do you do when your own grief keeps getting pushed aside by someone else's pain? In this episode, Jeffrey and Steve answer a listener whose husband spent years as a functional alcoholic before crashing completely — burnout…

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About the show

Wired for Well-Being is a podcast devoted to viewing our lives through a nervous system perspective—so we can better understand what’s really happening inside us and how to shift it. Hosted by Dr. Jeffrey Rutstein, a clinical psychologist with over 40 years of experience treating trauma, dissociation, chronic pain, and chronic illness, the podcast takes you beyond theory and into real-life application. Each episode includes listener questions about the struggles we all face—relationships, healing journeys, fear, overwhelm, or anger—and offers fresh insights from the science of the nervous system. With warmth and clarity, Jeffrey unpacks what’s going on beneath the surface: why certain situations trigger us, how old patterns linger in the body, and what it actually takes to move toward healing and connection. Joined by producer and friend Steve Lessard, Jeffrey brings compassion, practical tools, and decades of clinical wisdom to every conversation. The goal is simple but profound: to help you stop seeing yourself as broken, and instead discover how you are inherently wired for well-being, resilience, and deeper connection.