On Purpose with Jay Shetty

Jay sits down with beauty creator Mikayla Nogueira to go beyond the online persona and share the real story behind her rise. Mikayla opens up about the struggles that shaped her before finding success, the viral moment that changed her life overnight, and the painful reality of a marriage impacted by addiction and divorce. She also shares how she found her way forward, reconnected with her high school first love, and launched her own beauty brand with Sephora.

With Love and Gratitude,

Jay Shetty

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What We Discuss:

00:00 Introduction

00:45 Why Share Your Story Now?

01:31 Beyond The Influencer Persona

02:46 Childhood Memories That Shaped Her

03:45 Bullying & Discovering Makeup At Age 10

05:24 The Insecurities Behind the Confidence

06:48 Expressing Her True Self Online

08:55 The Origin Of Her Passion For Makeup

11:18 Work Ethic And Thinking Big

12:37 Creating Her Very First YouTube Video

13:58 Presenting A 50-Page Business Plan

16:30 Returning To Her Hometown & Donating Makeup

18:00 Getting Hired At Ulta Beauty

23:52 Letting Go of the Future She Planned

28:10 Losing Her Job and Finding a New Path

31:34 The First Viral Video

37:08 Manifesting Success & Building A Content Engine

41:53 Experiencing Her First Cancellation

45:25 Reflecting on Past Controversies

48:56 The Mental Health Toll of Rapid Growth

52:54 The Boston Accent

56:48 Meeting Her Ex-Husband Cody

59:41 Navigating Addiction In A Relationship

01:04:08 Dating An Influencer & Dating An Addict

01:05:56 Marriage Through Addiction and Relapse

01:13:00 A Harrowing Late-Night Emergency

01:18:11 Making the Decision to Divorce

01:33:53 The Path To Divorce

01:40:46 Finally A Fresh Start

01:46:45 Reconnecting With High School First Love, Zach

01:52:21 Building Her Beauty Brand (POV)

01:57:30 Looking Back

01:59:34 Mikayla On Final Five

Episode Resources:

Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/share/1C43BCLCFi/?mibextid=wwXIfr

TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@mikaylanogueira

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/mikaylajmakeup
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Jay shares four mantras for the moments we need them most, whether you’re struggling to find hope, learning to trust yourself, opening yourself up to new opportunities, or simply trying to feel more present. Through personal stories, from a decades-old journal entry written by his grandmother to the surprising origin of Post-it Notes, Jay explores how a few simple words, repeated daily, can shift the way you see yourself and the life ahead of you.

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Jay Shetty

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What I Discuss:

00:00 Introduction

00:25 What Does The Voice Inside Your Head Sound Like?

01:49 Shaping Your Inner Voice

03:30 What Is A Mantra?

04:10 His Grandmother's Journal Entry

06:24 How Hopelessness Can Shrink Your Future

09:25 This Is A Chapter, Not the Whole Story

10:50 The Butterfly In Its Cocoon

15:25 Trust Yourself With What Comes Next

16:30 The Post-it Note Origin Story

18:25 Recognizing Opportunities Are Already Around You

19:47 Notice What Is Trying To Find You

22:10 Making Room for the Unexpected

23:01 Carrying A Cup Of Water Through A Marketplace

24:29 Returning An Anxious Mind To The Present

26:10 Release The Past And The Future

27:46 Choosing One Mantra For Your Week

28:01 Learning to Trust Your Inner Voice
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Jay answers listeners' stories about what happens when health struggles make life feel completely out of your control. Through conversations about postpartum trauma, an unexpected brain tumor diagnosis, the emotional toll of caring for a parent with dementia, and the desire to help others while still healing yourself, Jay explores how to live with uncertainty when you can’t simply fix what you’re going through. He shares grounded, research-backed ways to find moments of relief, redefine what’s enough, and keep moving forward without waiting for everything to be resolved.

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Jay Shetty

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What I Discuss:

00:00 Introduction

00:25 When Your Health Is Out of Your Control

00:47 Navigating Ongoing Postpartum Trauma

01:29 The Insider's Burden

03:24 The Importance of Leaning on Your Support Systems

05:43 Finding Connection Through Shared Experience

07:40 Stepping Away From the Grind

08:49 Facing Mortality & Steve Jobs' Speech

10:05 Practical Strategies For Taking a Break

11:50 Alignment And Presence Over "Balance"

14:45 Living In Seasons Of Life

15:42 The Emotional Toll Of Caregiving

16:49 When Caregiving Forces Impossible Choices

18:53 Caregivers As "The Invisible Second Patients"

21:50 Transforming Active Grief Into Healing

22:56 Finding Strength When You Can’t Fix the Situation

24:48 Helping Others While Still In The Healing Journey

25:54 Three Steps Ahead Vs. Three Decades Ahead
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Jay sits down with Sylvester Stallone to trace the extraordinary journey from a painful, unwanted childhood to the creation of Rocky, and the $360,000 offer he turned down rather than compromise his self-respect. Stallone reflects on the decades of rejection, health struggles, and career setbacks that shaped the man behind the legend. He opens up about his mother’s emotional distance, his father’s advice on his deathbed, and the life philosophy he discovered only after letting go of the need to constantly fight.

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Jay Shetty

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What We Discuss:

00:00 Introduction

01:09 The Steps

01:48 The Fortune Teller Who Predicted His Future

03:39 The Power of Writing Your Thoughts Down

05:10 The Regret of Not Meeting Elvis Presley

05:55 Overcoming His Fear of Public Speaking

08:30 Birth Complications & Childhood Hardships

10:00 Queens Boarding House

11:40 Cinema As Sanctuary

13:23 The Words That Left Internal Scars

14:54 Making Peace With Rejection & "Mirror Therapy"

19:15 Writing About Edgar Allan Poe & Creating Rocky

20:27 Using Cruel Labels As Motivation

24:25 The Hells Angels Story

27:59 Turning Down $360,000 To Sell Rocky

31:35 Imposter Syndrome & Stepping Into Rocky's Shoes

33:29 Channeling Real-Life Pain In Acting

38:00 Rocky As A Love Story

41:26 The Painful Relationship With His Mother

49:45 Parents' Final Days

53:47 Learning To Let Go of Anger

56:12 An 8-Year Career Slump & The Return Of Rocky

59:06 Health Battles, Borrowed Time & Aging Gracefully

01:02:20 What Makes A Good Friend?

01:03:25 The Key To 29 Years of Marriage

01:07:30 Life Before Vs. After 40

01:13:20 The Power Of Dreams & Concrete Vision

01:16:38 Finally Getting His Father's Apology

01:19:35 Sylvester Stallone On Final 5

Episode Resources:

The Steps | https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-steps-sylvester-stallone

Website | https://sylvesterstallone.com/

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/officialslystallone

Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/share/1FMjtjkWJA/?mibextid=wwXIfr
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Drawing on seven years of conversations with leading health experts, Jay explores “complexity bias,” our tendency to believe complicated solutions must be more effective than simple ones. He breaks better health down to three fundamentals: moving your body, protecting your attention, and investing in your relationships. Backed by decades of research, Jay shows why getting the basics right can have a bigger impact than any elaborate routine, and shares a simple 7-day movement challenge to help you put it into practice.

With Love and Gratitude,

Jay Shetty

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What I Discuss:

00:00 Introduction

00:25 The Health and Wellness Trap

01:39 Complexity Bias

02:51 3 Fundamental Habits To Achieve Wellness

04:17 Habit 1: Moving Your Body

09:36 The Psychology Of Action & Effort

13:26 Habit 2: Protecting Your Attention

14:52 The Attention Crisis

21:55 Habit 3: Investing in Relationships

28:39 Returning To Timeless Fundamentals

Episode Resources:

This episode is for general educational and informational purposes only and is not medical or mental-health advice or a substitute for professional care.
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