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Harder Than Life

I’m Kelly Siegel, and this is Harder than Life. A podcast about self-love, self-awareness, business, and health. We tell outrageous stories and boil everything down to simple, practical advice you can start using today. Let’s get living!

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All Episodes

62:02

Your Voice Gets Stolen by Survival, Not Talent |...

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2026/02/03

Your voice isn’t missing. It’s been muted by survival.In this powerful episode of Harder Than Life, Kelly Siegel sits down with Benny Salas for a raw conversation about trauma, voice, identity, and what it really takes to step into your purpose. Benny shares deeply personal stories of childhood abuse, shame, addiction, and silence—and how reclaiming his voice became the foundation for healing, leadership, and legacy. Together, Kelly and Benny break down why most people don’t fear public

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4:35

When You Lose Trust With Yourself, Others Notice

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2026/02/02

The most important relationship you will ever have is the one you have with yourself.In this Hard Reset episode, Kelly Siegel breaks down why confidence without self-respect always collapses. Kelly shares personal stories of living misaligned, breaking promises to himself, and confusing performance with integrity and how rebuilding self-trust changed everything. This episode explores why self-respect is built through discipline, kept promises, and small daily wins. Key Takeaways 🟥

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20:26

Doing Everything Right But Still Broken? Here's Why

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2026/01/29

We’ve been sold a lie about “having it all.” More money. More status. More freedom. But before Kelly Siegel ever understood success, he understood damage. And this episode reframes “having it all” from the inside out. In this powerful solo episode, Kelly breaks down the five pillars most people chase without understanding: health, family, money, purpose, peace, and seasons and how each one is completely misunderstood when you grow up in chaos, survival, or scarcity. This isn’t an episode

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57:45

Adaptability Over IQ | The CEO Skill Everyone's Missing

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2026/01/27

What happens when a fighter pilot’s discipline collides with Silicon Valley ambition? In this powerful episode of Harder Than Life, Kelly Siegel sits down with Illana Golan—former F-16 fighter pilot, tech executive, and founder of Leap Academy—to unpack reinvention, adaptability, and fearless leadership. Illana shares her journey from military service to Silicon Valley, the failure that reshaped her identity, and why adaptability is the most critical skill in the age of AI. This episode

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3:37

The Pattern Most People Won't Admit About Their Chaos

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2026/01/26

Some of you aren’t addicted to success. You’re addicted to chaos. In this Hard Reset episode, Kelly Siegel breaks down why many people live in constant crisis mode not because life demands it, but because peace feels unfamiliar. Kelly shares personal stories of chaos in relationships, finances, and mindset, and explains how survival mode becomes mistaken for strength. This episode explores trauma responses, sabotaging calm, and why healing means learning to function when life is stable. Key

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18:15

Trauma Bonding vs Real Love | What's the Difference?

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2026/01/22

Love doesn’t always feel exciting. Sometimes, it feels calm. Sometimes, it feels safe. And sometimes… love means leaving. In this deeply personal solo episode, Kelly Siegel redefines love through the lens of childhood chaos, trauma, and healing. For those who grew up in violence, unpredictability, or emotional neglect, love doesn’t feel like fireworks, it feels like not getting hurt. Kelly walks through the hard truths most people avoid: how chaos gets mistaken for chemistry, how respect

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58:25

The Real Reason Alcohol Addiction is Harder to Treat

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2026/01/20

What if healing didn’t start with pills… but with music?In this powerful episode of Harder Than Life, Kelly Siegel sits down with Andrew Sossin, co-founder & CEO of Recovery Unplugged, the groundbreaking treatment network that uses music as medicine to heal addiction, trauma, anxiety, and depression. Andrew has helped over 20,000 people reclaim their lives, not by following a cookie-cutter recovery model but by breaking it completely. Kelly also shares deeply personal stories about trauma,

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4:34

Success Tastes Like Failure When You're Alone at the Top

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2026/01/19

Winning means nothing if you can’t sleep at night.We live in a world obsessed with success, money, titles, followers, and recognition. And for a moment, those things feel good. But in this Hard Reset episode, Kelly Siegel breaks down a truth most people don’t realize until it’s too late: Success without peace is failure. Kelly shares hard-earned lessons from chasing and achieving external success, only to realize that none of it matters if it costs you your health, your family, your

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13:34

Your 'I'm Fine' Is Killing You | The Misalignment Trap

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2026/01/15

You can have a good life on paper… and still feel disconnected inside. In this raw and honest solo episode, Kelly Siegel breaks down one of the most dangerous places a person can live: “I’m fine.” Not broken. Not failing. Just quietly misaligned. Kelly unpacks why high performers often ignore the warning signs like exhaustion, numbness, loss of joy and how staying comfortable slowly erodes your truth, your peace, and your identity. This episode isn’t about motivation. It’s about honesty. Because

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63:20

The Pattern You Can't Explain | Trauma Bonds Decoded

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2026/01/13

If you’ve ever chased chaos and called it love…This conversation will change you. In this deeply raw and transformative episode, Kelly Siegel sits down with Esin Pinarli, holistic therapist and founder of Eternal Wellness Counseling, for one of the most honest conversations ever recorded on Harder Than Life. Esin doesn’t just teach trauma healing; she’s lived it. From addiction and anxiety to nervous system collapse, Esin shares how unresolved trauma wires us for chaos, why we confuse intensity

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4:16

The Most Dangerous Place to Live Isn't Failure

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2026/01/12

The most dangerous place to live isn’t failure. It’s being almost successful. In this Hard Reset episode, Kelly Siegel breaks down the comfort trap. That quiet, sneaky place where life is “fine,” bills are paid, routines are set, and progress is just enough to silence the voice inside that knows you’re capable of more. You’re not stuck. You’re comfortable. And comfort is far more dangerous than struggle. Kelly explains why you don’t need rock bottom to change, how “fine” becomes a

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15:31

The Truth You Don’t Want to Admit to Yourself

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2026/01/08

You can have a good life on paper…and still feel disconnected inside. In this raw and honest solo episode, Kelly Siegel breaks down one of the most dangerous places a person can live: “I’m fine.” Not broken. Not failing. Just quietly misaligned. Kelly unpacks why high performers often ignore the warning signs like exhaustion, numbness, and loss of joy and how staying comfortable slowly erodes your truth, your peace, and your identity. This episode isn’t about motivation. It’s about

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53:28

Who Are You Becoming?

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2026/01/06

It’s been one hell of a year.This episode is the best of the best. The moments, lessons, and conversations that didn’t just inspire me… they changed me. In this special Best of 2025 episode, Kelly Siegel looks back on the most impactful clips from conversations with Garrett J. White, Jordan Montgomery, Jon Acuff, Brian Covey, Larry Hagner, and Klaus Kleinfeld. These aren’t highlight reels for ego. They’re lessons forged in adversity on leadership, fatherhood, identity, discipline, emotional

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6:26

Consistency Compounds Into Real Results

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2026/01/05

This episode isn’t exciting. It’s not flashy. It won’t trend. But it will change your life. In this Hard Reset, Kelly Siegel breaks down the uncomfortable truth most people don’t want to hear: Boring consistency beats flashy intensity every single time. Motivation spikes fade. Adrenaline crashes. Big promises disappear. But quiet, daily follow-through compounds into real results. Kelly calls out the cycle we’ve all lived. The Monday reset, the big announcement, the two-week sprint, and the

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18:54

Motivation Is a Lie, Discipline Is Real

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2026/01/01

You don’t need a new job.You don’t start winning fitness goals on January 1st. You start today when it’s inconvenient, uncomfortable, and real. In this high-energy solo episode, Kelly Siegel breaks down the 5 secrets to absolutely crush your 2026 fitness goals, starting right now. No hype. No shortcuts. No waiting for motivation. Just discipline, identity, and systems that work in real life. With over 500 workouts completed this year, Kelly isn’t teaching theory, he’s showing proof. This

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42:28

Why Relationships Break

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2025/12/30

Your relationships don’t fail because of bad luck.They fail because of unhealed patterns, poor emotional intelligence, and misaligned expectations. In this Best Of Harder Than Life mashup, Kelly Siegel brings together some of the most powerful voices on love, trauma, communication, healing, masculinity, femininity, and self-worth to expose what’s really breaking modern relationships and how to rebuild them from the inside out. From Dr. John Gray explaining the hormonal and emotional differences

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4:00

Hesitation Has A Price

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2025/12/29

Not deciding is still a decision, and it’s usually the most expensive one. In this Hard Reset episode, Kelly Siegel breaks down how indecision quietly destroys momentum, confidence, and opportunity. While you’re waiting for clarity, comfort, or the “perfect time,” someone else is already taking the shot you were afraid to take. Indecision bleeds time. It drains energy. And it keeps you stuck in limbo. Kelly explains why progress beats perfection every time. why fear disguises itself as “being

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17:39

Your Future Self is Waiting on This Reset

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2025/12/25

You don’t need a new job.You don’t need a raise. You don’t need motivation. You need a reset. The kind that recalibrates your mind, body, systems, identity, and execution. In this powerful episode, Kelly Siegel lays out a 5-Day Career Reset designed to completely rewrite your 2026. Not a vacation. Not a break. A full recalibration of how you think, work, show up, and lead. Most careers don’t collapse overnight. They erode quietly through drift, distraction, and lack of structure. This episode

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40:22

Fulfillment Is Internal; External Wins Are Temporary

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2025/12/23

Mindset creates the ceiling. Influence determines how far you go.In this powerful Best Of Mindset and Influence mashup, Kelly Siegel brings together elite performers, innovators, and thought leaders to break down what it really takes to master your mind, define your identity, and influence the world around you without losing yourself in the process. From Olympic champion Justin Gatlin on mental warfare and identity after sport… to JoAnn Garbin on innovation, trust, and leadership lessons from

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3:31

Your Confidence Shouldn't Depend on External Validation

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2025/12/22

If your confidence rises and falls with praise, paychecks, or likes, you’re outsourcing your worth. In this Hard Reset episode, Kelly Siegel calls out one of the most dangerous traps in modern life: letting jobs, bosses, numbers, relationships, and social media decide how valuable you feel. Kelly gets personal about growing up chasing approval, tying self-worth to performance, and riding the emotional rollercoaster of external validation. Then he breaks down the truth: Your worth is not rented

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