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Relationships
Love, attachment, intimacy, conflict and what makes relationships last.
What Matters — Conversations
Conversations about what actually matters.
What Matters is a new long-form conversation series exploring relationships, psychology, personal growth and the questions that shape our lives.
The podcast
What Matters
- What makes a good life?
- Why do we repeat the same patterns in relationships?
- Why do we overthink?
- What makes some people resilient?
- How do we find meaning when life doesn't go according to plan?
What Matters is a series of long-form conversations with psychologists, researchers, authors, practitioners and people whose work gives them an unusual perspective on the questions we all face.
No shortcuts.No ten-second answers.Just thoughtful conversations about what actually matters.
Topics
The questions we're exploring.
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The Mind
Anxiety, overthinking, emotions and the patterns that shape how we think.
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Happiness
What science, psychology and experience can teach us about living well.
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Performance
Confidence, motivation, resilience, discipline and human potential.
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Life
Loss, identity, purpose, friendship, loneliness and the experiences that change us.
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Human Behaviour
Why we believe, choose, connect, avoid, desire and behave the way we do.
Upcoming conversations
Questions worth exploring.
Every conversation starts with one question. The guest is there to help us explore it.
Love & Relationships
Coming soon
Why Isn’t Love Enough to Save a Relationship?
Attachment, conflict, communication and intimacy in long-term relationships.
With a Couples Therapist
Marriage & Separation
Coming soon
What Does Divorce Teach Us About Marriage?
Warning signs, resentment, money, children — and how separations unfold.
With a Divorce Lawyer
Anxiety & Overthinking
Coming soon
Why Can’t You Stop Overthinking?
Rumination, uncertainty, fear and learning to regulate our emotions.
With a Clinical Psychologist
Confidence & Performance
Coming soon
How Do You Build Confidence When You Don’t Believe in Yourself?
Pressure, failure, self-belief and resilience under performance.
With a Performance Psychologist
Happiness
Coming soon
What Actually Makes a Good Life?
Relationships, meaning, success, money and what fulfilment really is.
With a Happiness Researcher / Psychologist
Life & Philosophy
Coming soon
Are We Trying Too Hard at Life?
Ambition, control, effort, acceptance and the search for meaning.
With a Philosopher / Author
Attachment & Childhood
Coming soon
How Much of Who We Are Was Decided in Childhood?
Childhood patterns, emotional wounds and how we heal.
With a Attachment / Trauma Psychologist
Grief & Loss
Coming soon
How Do You Let Go of Someone You Love?
Loss, acceptance, memory and moving forward.
With a Grief Therapist / Psychologist
Loneliness & Connection
Coming soon
Why Do We Feel So Lonely When We’re More Connected Than Ever?
Friendship, belonging, social media and human connection.
With a Psychologist / Social Cognition Researcher
Habits & Change
Coming soon
Why Is It So Hard to Change?
Habits, motivation, procrastination and neuroplasticity.
With a Psychologist / Neuroscientist
The guests
People worth listening to.
What Matters brings together people who have spent years understanding the subjects the rest of us spend our lives trying to figure out.
- Psychologists.
- Researchers.
- Therapists.
- Authors.
- Doctors.
- Scientists.
- Thinkers.
- And people with extraordinary experiences.
The profession isn't the story.The question is.
The format
Long-form conversations
- 60–90 minutes.
- In English.
- Professionally filmed.
Full conversations
YouTube + podcast platforms
Short conversations
Selected ideas and moments across social media
Watch & Listen
Watch & listen to What Matters.
Full conversations, selected moments — on the platforms you already use.
Available on
Watch
YouTube
Full-length conversations, filmed.
Listen
Spotify
Every episode, audio and video.
Listen
Apple Podcasts
Subscribe and listen anywhere.
Contact
Let's talk.
Guest suggestions, collaborations, media inquiries or simply something worth discussing.
Podcast, guests & enquiries
podcast@dieznicolas.com