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Episode 103 - bracha goetz
103. The Pleasure Ladder: Finding Lasting Happiness with Bracha Goetz
Episodes Release: 20th & 22nd April 2026
What if the emptiness we fear is not the end of the story, but the beginning of something deeper?
This week on Leading Our Own Way, I’m honoured to share a powerful conversation with Harvard-educated author Bracha Goetz, whose journey is as moving as it is inspiring. In one honest and heartfelt episode feature, Bracha opens up about the struggles that shaped her life, the inner emptiness she once battled, and the path that led her toward gratitude, purpose, and lasting joy.
Her story is not just about overcoming addiction or searching for answers. It is about discovering that the life we long for is often built not through chasing more, but through reconnecting with what truly matters. With warmth, wisdom, and deep authenticity, Bracha shares how her hardest seasons became the very moments that pointed her toward healing, spiritual clarity, and a more meaningful way of living.
At the heart of this conversation is Bracha’s powerful idea of the pleasure ladder. Together, we explore the difference between fleeting pleasure and true fulfilment, and why so many of us can spend years searching outside ourselves for something that can only be cultivated within. Her reflections invite us to pause, to look inward, and to consider whether the happiness we seek has been available all along through gratitude, purpose, and the courage to live authentically.
This episode is filled with practical wisdom and soulful insight. Bracha speaks beautifully about gratitude as a daily practice that can transform perspective, purpose as something that gives direction even to pain, and authentic living as the foundation for real peace. Her words are gentle yet profound, offering hope to anyone who has ever felt stuck, empty, or disconnected.
What makes this conversation so special is its honesty. There is no pretending, no polished perfection, just a deeply human story of struggle, awakening, and renewal. Bracha reminds us that even in the moments when life feels uncertain or heavy, there is still beauty to be found, lessons to be learned, and joy waiting to be rediscovered.
If you have ever wrestled with questions about happiness, meaning, or who you truly are beneath the noise of everyday life, this is an episode worth sitting with. It is a conversation about the soul, about healing, and about learning that fulfilment is not something we chase endlessly in the world around us, but something we nurture from within.
I truly believe this episode will speak to many people. It is inspiring, uplifting, and full of the kind of wisdom that stays with you long after the conversation ends.
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