341: Repressed Emotions, Anxiety + Why Self-Improvement Doesn’t Exist | Joe Hudson

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Kelly Leveque

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🗓️ 11 June 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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I sit down with Joe Hudson, the executive coach behind some of Silicon Valley’s most successful leaders, to explore the hidden emotions driving anxiety, disconnection, and high performance. Joe shares how repressing feelings like fear and anger block our joy—and how embracing them can lead to true transformation. We talk about parenting with emotional awareness, the power of letting kids cry, and why Joe doesn’t believe in traditional self-improvement. I also share a breakthrough realization about my marriage and reflect on the deep inner work that’s transformed the way I show up in my relationships and everyday life. Leave Us A Voice Message! | https://telbee.io/channel/4_b9zzx58wdkuwirqkcxwa/ TOPICS DISCUSSED: → What does it mean to parent with emotional awareness? → How can repressed emotions affect our relationships? → Why doesn’t Joe Hudson believe in self improvement? → How can embracing discomfort lead to personal transformation? → What breakthrough did Kelly have about her marriage? SPONSORED BY: → Be Well By Kelly Protein Powder & Essentials |. Get $10 off your order with PODCAST10 at bewellbykelly.com. → AG1 | Get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3+K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first subscription at drinkAG1.com/bewell. → Fatty 15 | Fatty15 is on a mission to replenish your C15 levels and restore your long-term health. You can get an additional 15% off their 90-day subscription Starter Kit by going to fatty15.com/KELLY15 and using code KELLY15 at checkout. → Vuori | Get 20% off your first order of Vuori AND free shipping on orders over $75 at vuori.com/kelly → Jesse & Ben's | Right now, you can visit jesseandbens.com/bewell for their limited buy one get one free sale! Timestamps: → 00:00:00 - Introduction → 00:02:46 - Being a girl dad → 00:06:20 - Parenting and relationship style → 00:09:16 - Age appropriate parenting → 00:12:37 - Repressed emotions showing up in adulthood → 00:19:09 - Emotional disconnection in adults → 00:21:30 - Fear, anger, and binary thinking → 00:27:01 - Let your child cry → 00:31:32 - Compartmentalizing your emotions → 00:40:35 - Fear over connection → 00:44:19 - Anxiety is repressed excitement → 00:47:30 - The psychology behind dimming our own joy → 00:54:14 - Feeling your emotions to get rid of them → 00:58:21 - “I don’t believe in self improvement” → 01:01:56 - Kelly’s breakthrough → 01:08:15 - Kelly’s childhood and bravery → 01:14:53 - How Joe connects with his daughters CHECK OUT JOE: → Learn more + complimentary transformation guide → Art of Accomplishment Podcast (Spotify / YouTube) → X (Twitter) CHECK OUT KELLY: → Instagram → YouTube → Facebook

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0:00.0	In your talk of Chris, there's a little bit of a control thing that comes up where you're like, I need to, like, there's a way in which he's a project, like, a bit.
0:07.9	Yeah.
0:08.5	Yeah.
0:08.7	Yeah.
0:09.5	And one is that's agreeing with the internal voice in his head that he needs to be improved instead of being who he is.
0:17.3	Oh, shit.
0:19.0	Yeah.
0:20.6	Yeah.
0:38.4	You're listening to Be Well by Kelly Leveck. You're listening to Be Well by Kelly Leveck.
0:52.5	Welcome back to the Be Well by Kelly podcast. In today's episode, I welcome Joe Hudson, onto the podcast and into my home for what will be the most vulnerable episode I've probably ever taped.
0:55.7	Joe Hudson is the coach behind Silicon Valley's unicorn CEOs. He is one of the most sought after teachers to world's top leaders at OpenAI,
1:02.5	Apple, Alphabet, and more. With her background of venture capital and over 25 years of studying
1:07.4	disciplines across psychology, neuroscience, and contemplative traditions,
1:12.2	Joe has developed a radically different approach to personal growth and lasting self-transformation.
1:18.2	His methodology moves beyond traditional self-improvement, fundamentally rewiring how
1:22.9	individuals relate to themselves, dissolving internal barriers, and unlocking high performance from a place of ease and joy.
1:31.3	This one was one of my favorites.
1:33.3	Let's welcome Joe to the show.
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