Lose Your Mind to Reclaim Your Health with Josh Pais

Lose Your Mind to Reclaim Your Health with Josh Pais

Author: JJ Virgin October 1, 2025 Duration: 46:27
How can you transform stress and anxiety into creative energy? In this episode, JJ Virgin talks with actor, teacher, and author Josh Pais to explore the surprising connections between emotions, health, and creativity. Josh shares how his struggles with anxiety led him to discover a new way of understanding feelings as vibrations rather than problems to fix. Together, they dive into how presence, play, and embracing the full range of human sensations can unlock creativity, authenticity, and better health.   Josh Pais is an actor (Joker, TMNT, and 150+ other film and TV credits) and the creator of Committed Impulse, a training method used by top performers, entrepreneurs, and Navy SEALs to master presence and overcome anxiety. His book, Lose Your Mind: The Path to Creative Invincibility, teaches practical tools to unlock creative flow and emotional resilience. Josh blends science and storytelling to help people show up fully alive—on stage, in business, and in life. What you’ll learn in this episode: (01:21) How Josh’s early struggles with anxiety and auditioning led him to reframe emotions as vibrations in the body. (05:20) Why suppression is just another form of managing emotions.  (06:49) The seven-to-twelve-second window that allows emotions to naturally shift when you fully feel them. (10:09) How I experience anxiety differently by leaning into the sensation rather than resisting it. (12:41) The greatest myth of our time: that emotions can be categorized as good or bad. (18:35) Why suppressing emotions can create “lock boxes” in the body that eventually manifest as tension or illness. (25:38) Josh’s four access points to presence that anyone can practice daily to reconnect with their body and creativity. (37:53) The one simple shift you can make today to open yourself to creativity. Love the podcast? Here’s what to do: Subscribe to the podcast.  Leave a review.  Text a screenshot to me at 813-565-2627 and wait for a personal reply because your voice is so important to me. Want to listen to the show completely ad-free?  Go to http://subscribetojj.com Click “TRY FREE” and start your ad-free journey today! When you’re ready, enjoy the VIP experience for just $4.99/month or $49.99/year (save 17%!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Midlife isn't a crisis; it's a catalyst. On Well Beyond 40, JJ Virgin guides a conversation about rewriting the narrative of aging for women, moving from simply coping to truly thriving. This isn't about chasing youth, but about building a foundation of strength and vitality that makes the coming decades the most rewarding yet. Each episode feels like a direct, practical talk with a trusted expert who cuts through the noise. You'll hear actionable strategies rooted in science, focusing on how nutrition, movement, and mindset intersect uniquely during this life stage. JJ translates complex research into clear steps for refueling your body, managing energy, and cultivating a sense of purpose that goes far beyond the scale. The Well Beyond 40 podcast operates on the principle that knowing *why* something works is just as important as knowing *what* to do. Listeners are invited into a space where questions about metabolic shifts, hormonal balance, sustainable fitness, and intentional beauty are met with evidence-based answers and genuine empathy. It’s a resource for any woman ready to move past generic advice and discover what it means to age with power, confidence, and joy on her own terms. Tune in to reframe your approach and build a life that feels truly well-lived.
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