The Jake Turner Podcast

Marathon Runner on Losing Her Son, Her Sweetheart, and Almost Her Husband

At 11 years old, she watched broken people cross a finish line and decided that was the only place she wanted to be.Thirty years, thousands of miles, and a lifetime of loss later, she still laces up.In this episode, Jake sits down with author, speaker, and marathon runner Missy Moss Wright to talk about her book Unbreakable Soul and the raw, deeply personal journey behind it. From childhood anxiety and depression to losing her high school sweetheart, a fostered son, and watching her husband face two brain tumor diagnoses, Missy's story is not a highlight reel. It's a masterclass in running toward pain instead of away from it, and choosing faith when the finish line feels impossibly far.Together, they discuss:• The Finish Line at 11: How watching broken people cross a marathon finish line gave a little girl a reason to keep going• Running as Medicine: Why movement and being outside healed Missy's childhood anxiety when nothing else could• Stop Asking Why, Start Asking How: The faith shift that changed how Missy faces every loss and hard season• The Cheeseburger Decision: Why Missy and her husband celebrated a brain tumor diagnosis and what that says about mindset• The Batman Effect: Jake breaks down why your hardest season is not your setback, it is your origin story• Mile 16: The moment in every marathon and every life when you need someone to show up for you• Run for Jed: How over a thousand strangers ran one mile during the pandemic for a man waking up alone from brain surgery• The Peach Cobbler Principle: Why the people you are next to will slowly seep into who you are• The Pace Runner: Why who you surround yourself with will set the pace for your entire life👉 Subscribe for weekly conversations on purpose, discipline, clarity, and building a life that holds up. ⏱ Chapters00:00 | Introduction to Missy Moss Wright 01:47 | The cheeseburger decision after a brain tumor diagnosis 04:29 | What made an 11-year-old run her first marathon 11:28 | What running does to anxiety that nothing else can 19:09 | Stop asking why and start asking how 25:16 | The formula for getting through the hardest moments 34:02 | What carries you when everything falls apart 43:00 | The Batman Effect and your origin story 54:43 | Why we are not meant to do life alone 55:00 | The pace runner and who sets your pace in life 1:00:05 | Mile 16 and who showed up for Jed 1:07:01 | The peach cobbler and toxic people 1:17:15 | Someone is in the hardest mile right now 1:18:38 | Live coaching segment on acceptance and perfectionism 1:45:33 | Advice to her 11-year-old self 1:46:52 | The one thing that made the biggest difference👉 Follow Missy Moss Wright: 📖 Unbreakable Sole — available now 📸 Instagram — missymosswright👉 Follow Jake Turner for more grounded conversations on mindset, purpose, and growth:📸 Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/jakepaulturner 📘 Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/jakepaulturner 💬 Threads — https://www.threads.com/jakepaulturner 🐦 Twitter / X — https://x.com/jakepaulturner ▶️ TikTok — https://www.tiktok.com/jakepaulturner 💼 LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/jakepaulturner 🎧 Spotify — https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/jakepaulturner 🍎 Apple Podcasts — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jake-turner-podcast/id1845876962 🌐 Website — https://www.jakepaulturner.comDisclaimer: This episode is for educational, inspirational, and conversational purposes only. It does not constitute medical, psychological, or legal advice, and it does not create a clinician-patient relationship. Jake Turner is a Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia; however, views expressed are personal and do not represent any employer or institution. Always seek the guidance of qualified professionals regarding personal or mental health matters.#unbreakablesoul #marathonrunner #cancersurvivor #faith #mindset #originstory #nobaddays #resilience #jaketurner #missymosswright #growthmindset #runningmotivation

The Biggest Lie He Believed About Himself | Mario Cannon Interview

You think your past disqualifies you from a powerful future. Mario Cannon is proof that it doesn't.He grew up in the projects with no father in the picture. One foot in the streets, one foot trying to build something real. He watched his cousin get killed. Walked to work in the rain with dress shoes because he'd lost his car and his license. Bought a gym with a 480 credit score. Landed a guest role on Fox's Empire. Got inducted into the Recording Academy. And somewhere in the middle of all of it, he became a father and that changed everything. This isn't a highlight reel. It's the full story of what it actually takes to bury the version of yourself that was never really you.Together, they discuss:• The Biggest Lie He Believed: Why growing up without a father left him convinced he was never enough and what finally broke that• One Foot in the Streets: The double life, the ego, the drinking, and the moment his cousin's death forced him to choose• How He Bought a Gym in One Year: From a 480 credit score to owning the building and the strategy nobody talks about• Fox's Empire & the Recording Academy: What the come-up actually looked like from the inside• The Pain That Became Purpose: How losing everything, the car, the money, the status, gave him more clarity than success ever did• Fatherhood as the Ultimate Driver: Why having children created an urgency in him that nothing else could• Live Coaching Session: Fear of success, sticking to the plan, and why Mario's own ego has been holding him back from his next level• The 4-Minute Mile: The ceiling you've been told is real and why it isn'tIf you've ever felt like the life you're living isn't the one you're supposed to have, this conversation will wreck that lie.👉 Subscribe for weekly conversations on purpose, discipline, and building a life that holds up.⏱ Chapters 00:00 | Introduction 01:07 | Meet Mario Cannon 01:43 | The biggest lie he believed about himself 04:09 | How do you get over not feeling enough 10:17 | When did the old you have to die 14:20 | Becoming a better man, wisdom that stuck 17:45 | From 480 credit score to owning the gym 22:00 | Doubling the gym in two years 27:00 | South Park, music & finding your lane 34:05 | How do you turn pain into purpose 43:00 | The bodybuilding stage story 50:12 | What do you do on the days you want to quit 53:03 | The parable of the talents 55:01 | The last thing you tell yourself under pressure 1:02:01 | The 4-minute mile 1:11:41 | How do you choose discipline over emotion 1:15:41 | Live coaching session 1:38:24 | What would you tell your 9-year-old self 1:39:28 | The one thing that made the biggest difference👉 Follow Jake Turner for more grounded conversations on mindset, purpose, and growth: 📸 Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/jakepaulturner 📘 Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/jakepaulturner 💬 Threads — https://www.threads.com/jakepaulturner 🐦 Twitter / X — https://x.com/jakepaulturner ▶️ TikTok — https://www.tiktok.com/jakepaulturner 💼 LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/jakepaulturner 🎧 Spotify — https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/jakepaulturner 🍎 Apple Podcasts — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jake-turner-podcast/id1845876962 🌐 Website — https://www.jakepaulturner.comDisclaimer: This episode is for educational, inspirational, and conversational purposes only. It does not constitute medical, psychological, or legal advice, and it does not create a clinician-patient relationship. Jake Turner is a Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia; however, views expressed are personal and do not represent any employer or institution. Always seek the guidance of qualified professionals regarding personal or mental health matters.#reinvention #fatherhood #purpose #mindset #personaldevelopment #discipline #growthmindset #jaketurner #mariocannon #fromthestreets #selfimprovement #motivation #nobaddays

Everything You're Getting Wrong About Marriage

You made it to Part 2. That means something landed in Part 1. Good. Because this one goes even deeper.Board-certified plastic surgeon. Greek Orthodox Christian. Philosopher. And one of the most brutally honest voices Jake has ever sat across from.In Part 2, Dr. Spiros Lazarou picks up right where he left off. This time the conversation moves into wealth and idolatry, toxic relationships, marriage, masculinity, what it actually means to be a man, and a live coaching session that reveals more than either of them expected.This isn't a feel-good conversation. It's a mirror.Together, they discuss:• The Rich Young Man: What this scripture story actually reveals about wealth, idols, and why accumulating money is spiritually dangerous by definition• The Surgeon's Paradox: Why the best time to fix something is before it breaks and what that means for your marriage, your health, and your life• How to Stop Worrying: Why anxiety is a loose cannon of thoughts and the one practice that actually reins it in• How to Get Out of a Toxic Relationship: Why most people wait too long, what the warning signs really look like, and why you have to cut it off while it's still a spark• The Best Relationship Advice: Why Christ at the center isn't a religious cliché but the actual mechanism that makes trust between two people possible• The Best Dating Advice for Men: Why where you go on a first date matters, why self-censoring kills relationships before they start, and what you should know about a person before you get emotionally involved👉 Subscribe for weekly conversations on purpose, discipline, clarity, and building a life that holds up.⏱ Chapters 00:00 | The simulation question 02:44 | Society gaslights us 05:36 | Layers of deceit and immaturity 07:00 | Jesus and the rich young man 11:07 | The camel and the eye of the needle 13:22 | Wealth, idols, and giving freely 15:03 | The Greek general who counted angels 16:35 | Standing firm when it costs you everything 19:50 | Self-censoring and living with discernment 30:19 | A funnier story — kickbacks in Greece 33:34 | The things that shape and define you 38:02 | The managerial class problem 39:10 | The surgeon's paradox 43:34 | How do you stop worrying 45:44 | How to get out of a toxic relationship 52:26 | The practice that saved their marriage 58:06 | The best relationship advice 1:01:48 | The best dating advice for men 1:04:25 | What it means to be a man and a woman 1:08:40 | Serving vs. lording over 1:09:00 | Estrogen, masculinity, and protecting your woman 1:10:04 | King and queen — the Orthodox wedding 1:12:37 | Death does not do us part 1:12:45 | The coaching session 1:33:32 | The one thing that made the biggest difference👉 Follow Jake Turner for more grounded conversations on mindset, purpose, and growth: 📸 Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/jakepaulturner 📘 Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/jakepaulturner 💬 Threads — https://www.threads.com/jakepaulturner 🐦 Twitter / X — https://x.com/jakepaulturner ▶️ TikTok — https://www.tiktok.com/jakepaulturner 💼 LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/jakepaulturner 🎧 Spotify — https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/jakepaulturner 🍎 Apple Podcasts — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jake-turner-podcast/id1845876962 🌐 Website — https://www.jakepaulturner.comDisclaimer: This episode is for educational, inspirational, and conversational purposes only. It does not constitute medical, psychological, or legal advice, and it does not create a clinician-patient relationship. Jake Turner is a Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia; however, views expressed are personal and do not represent any employer or institution. Always seek the guidance of qualified professionals regarding personal or mental health matters.#happiness #faith #relationships #philosophy #greekorthodox #plasticsurgeon #mindset #marriage #masculinity #christianity #growthmindset #jaketurner #drspiroslazarou #nobaddays

The Story That Proves Everything You Believe About Success Is Wrong

The Jake Turner Podcast Ep. 29 ft. Dr. Spiros Lazarou | Part 1You’ve been chasing happiness your whole life. That’s exactly why you can’t find it.Board-certified plastic surgeon. Greek Orthodox Christian. Philosopher. And one of the most brutally honest voices Jake has ever sat across from.In this episode, Jake sits down with Dr. Spiros Lazarou a plastic surgeon who has spent decades with his hands literally inside the human body, watching people chase perfection, run from pain, and try to become someone they’re not. What he’s learned from a lifetime of faith, medicine, and deep philosophical thinking will challenge everything you believe about happiness, money, meaning, and what it actually means to live well.This isn’t a feel-good conversation. It’s a wake-up call.Together, they discuss:• How to Actually Change Your Life: Why real change begins with a change of mind and why it takes far longer than one decision• The Happiness Paradox: Why the more you chase happiness, the further you get from it and what science actually says about this• The Problem with Happiness: Why the pursuit of pleasure reduces you to a purely biological creature and cuts you off from love• Money as God: Why wealth accumulation is the true religion of our age and what that’s doing to our souls• The Ancient Greek Word for God: What “theos” actually means and why atheism is literally self-imposed blindness• Why the West Has Become Anti-Christian: The cultural forces that have replaced faith with materialism and what it costs us👉 Subscribe for weekly conversations on purpose, discipline, clarity, and building a life that holds up.⏱ Chapters00:00 | How do you change your life?03:08 | Identity and the statue of David07:20 | Saint Spirodon and the robbers09:43 | How can you really be happy?12:42 | Why the West has become anti-Christian16:02 | Money, wealth, and the distortion of value19:00 | Where God promises eternity, money gives a loan22:05 | The devil, division, and what symbols really mean26:55 | The happiness paradox stop chasing it32:39 | The Samaritan woman and the person of Jesus35:19 | Everyone has a dark side39:19 | Can you see God in the world?43:05 | The more you focus on love, the more you hear from God47:32 | The wheat and the weeds50:07 | Self-love vs. loving the other as yourself53:20 | Language, the capitalized I, and narcissism57:37 | Going fast in the wrong direction1:05:44 | The story that saved a life1:09:16 | How to master your mind1:11:40 | How to stop overthinking and anxiety1:16:27 | Paul’s micro revolutions how to live in this world1:22:09 | Has trusting God made life harder or easier?1:24:00 | The cemetery story and the monk👉 Follow Jake Turner for more grounded conversations on mindset, purpose, and growth:📸 Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/jakepaulturner📘 Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/jakepaulturner💬 Threads — https://www.threads.com/jakepaulturner🐦 Twitter / X — https://x.com/jakepaulturner▶️ TikTok — https://www.tiktok.com/jakepaulturner💼 LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/jakepaulturner🎧 Spotify — https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/jakepaulturner🍎 Apple Podcasts — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jake-turner-podcast/id1845876962🌐 Website — https://www.jakepaulturner.comDisclaimer: This episode is for educational, inspirational, and conversational purposes only. It does not constitute medical, psychological, or legal advice, and it does not create a clinician-patient relationship. Jake Turner is a Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia; however, views expressed are personal and do not represent any employer or institution. Always seek the guidance of qualified professionals regarding personal or mental health matters.#happiness #faith #meaning #philosophy #greeorthodox #plasticsurgeon #mindset #money #purpose #christianity #growthmindset #jaketurner #drspirosoaro #nobaddays

Male Isolation Is Getting Worse | Here's What's Happening

The Jake Turner Podcast Ep. 28 ft. Ryan HuberIn this episode, Jake sits down with Ryan Huber, affiliate assistant professor of Christian ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary, author of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Ethics of Formation, and special adviser to the New Canaan Society for a deep, unfiltered conversation about why male friendship is disappearing, what it actually takes to build community, and how real growth happens slowly, through relationships, habits, and the willingness to do the hard inner work.This isn't a feel-good conversation about being nice to people. It's a blueprint for any man who wants to stop being lonely and start building something that lasts.Together, they discuss:• Why Male Friendship Is Dying: The cultural and psychological forces pulling men apart and what to do about it • The Buffered Society: How technology, distance, and self-curation are quietly undermining our closest relationships • The Biggest Mistake People Make in Relationships: Why talking more than you listen is destroying your ability to connect • The Han Solo Effect: Why the people who stop trying so hard are the ones who actually get what they want • Little Ryan: The powerful therapy concept that helped Ryan lower his reactivity and show up better for his family • How to Write a Book: The three-step framework Ryan uses — including the donut hole method — to produce work that lasts If you've ever felt disconnected, reactive, or like the friendships and life you want keep slipping through your fingers, this episode will show you exactly why and what to do about it.👉 Subscribe for weekly conversations on purpose, discipline, clarity, and building a life that holds up.⏱ Chapters 00:00 | Why deep friendships are dying 01:38 | The buffered society and male loneliness 09:04 | How Jake met Jim and Ryan through his dog 16:30 | The biggest mistake people make in relationships 20:13 | Formation: why real growth takes a long time 26:05 | The Han Solo Effect 32:13 | The paradox of neediness and carrying your own weight 34:35 | Little Ryan: therapy, reactivity, and the inner child 47:32 | The productivity paradox and the lion mentality 53:10 | Why men don't stay long enough to build brotherhood 57:03 | The NICU story: Lewis, open heart surgery, and community 1:05:31 | How to build high quality friendships 1:06:38 | Live coaching segment: reacting less, responding more 1:18:36 | How to write a book: the donut hole method 1:29:47 | Advice to 9-year-old Ryan 1:31:10 | The one thing that made the biggest difference👉 Follow Ryan Huber: 📸 Instagram — search Ryan Huber 📚 Substack — formationtime.substack.com 📖 Books — search "Ryan Huber Formation" on Amazon👉 Follow Jake Turner for more grounded conversations on mindset, purpose, and growth: 📸 Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/jakepaulturner 📘 Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/jakepaulturner 💬 Threads — https://www.threads.com/jakepaulturner 🐦 Twitter / X — https://x.com/jakepaulturner ▶️ TikTok — https://www.tiktok.com/jakepaulturner 💼 LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/jakepaulturner 🎧 Spotify — https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/jakepaulturner 🍎 Apple Podcasts — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jake-turner-podcast/id1845876962 🌐 Website — https://www.jakepaulturner.comDisclaimer: This episode is for educational, inspirational, and conversational purposes only. It does not constitute medical, psychological, or legal advice, and it does not create a clinician-patient relationship. Jake Turner is a Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia; however, views expressed are personal and do not represent any employer or institution. Always seek the guidance of qualified professionals regarding personal or mental health matters.#malefriendship #loneliness #mentalhealth #theology #formation #community #mindset #growth #relationships #faith #coaching #jaketurner #ryanhuber #growthmindset #nobaddays