#464: Heal the Root, Not the Symptom with Louisa Jewell

The Mark Groves Podcast

Mark Groves

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.9 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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In this powerful episode, Mark sits down with Louisa Jewell, founder of the Canadian Positive Psychology Association, to explore the true path to emotional freedom and mental resilience. Together, they dismantle the myth that mental health is purely a matter of medication, diving instead into the deeper roots of depression, addiction, trauma, and healing. Louisa shares compelling insights on the brain’s wiring for protection, the addictive nature of social media and processed foods, and the surprising power of forgiveness, exercise, and connection. If you’ve ever felt stuck in loops of rumination, victimhood, or emotional pain, this conversation offers clarity, compassion, and actionable tools to reclaim your well-being and rewire your life. Louisa Jewell is one of Canada’s leading voices in the science of human flourishing, known for her practical, evidence-based approach to mental well-being and resilience. As the founder of the Canadian Positive Psychology Association and author of the best-selling book Wire Your Brain for Confidence, Louisa has spent over 25 years helping people overcome self-doubt, build authentic confidence, and create lives rooted in purpose and connection. With a master’s in applied positive psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, she makes the science of well-being both accessible and actionable through her keynotes, workshops, podcasts, and media appearances, including Oprah Magazine and CBC Radio. Website: https://www.louisajewell.com/ —This episode is sponsored by: Cozy Earth: Use code MARK for 40% off sitewide at http://www.cozyearth.com Avocado Green Mattress: www.avocadogreenmattress.com Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans! Use code MARKGROVES at checkout. www.saily.com/markgroves —Have a question For Mark to answer on the podcast?https://www.speakpipe.com/TheMarkGrovesPodcast —Have a question for Mark and want an immediate answer? Mark's Dexa page: https://ask.markgroves.com —How are your Nervous System + Attachment Style connected? https://markgroves.com/connectthedots - Subscribe to Mark’s Substack to receive his weekly reflections and insights straight from his heart to your inbox. https://markgroves.substack.com/ —Contact us at podcast@markgroves.com for sponsor product support, questions, comments, or just to say hello! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to another episode of the Mark Gross podcast.
0:05.2	Oh man, I've been connected to this wonderful lady for 10 years.
0:10.4	I think so.
0:11.8	We might be a day.
0:13.2	We're celebrating a deck.
0:14.5	Yeah, it might be longer.
0:16.0	Louisa Jewell and I go way back now.
0:18.9	You are the president and founder of the Canadian Positive Psychology Association,
0:24.2	which is where I went to your first, was it the first one? I think you were at the first and I think
0:30.1	you were at the second and you were at several. The third. Yeah, I had the pleasure of running a workshop one
0:36.2	year, which was so fun in Toronto.
0:38.6	But I wanted to have you on the podcast because you are a trailblazer in the space of psychology, of healing, of mental health.
0:46.8	You have a book called Wire Your Brain for Confidence.
0:49.5	So I'm very excited to have you on here because the problem has been set up perfectly by society
0:55.8	that we are in, for sure, the largest mental health crisis in the history of humanity.
1:02.4	And we need solutions.
1:04.8	So I'm really excited to talk to someone who's been so immersed in that space and works with people and teaches people.
1:12.4	And you also are so much part of all the movements collectively on a national level and
1:17.4	influencing internationally in what does that look like?
1:21.7	And how do we actually move the needle?
1:24.5	So welcome.
1:25.7	Thank you so much.
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