Finding Flow: 4 Powerful Ways to Heal the Fragmentation Gap w/ John R. Miles | EP 657

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🗓️ 29 August 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Most people think of flow the way psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi described it — being “in the zone” during peak performance. But in this episode of Passion Struck, John R. Miles redefines flow as something much deeper: the coherence of living one life instead of many fractured selves.

Drawing on conversations with Dr. Jodi Blinco and Jay Vidyarthi, John explores the Fragmentation Gap — the hidden divide between the roles we perform (at work, at home, online, and in private) and the integrated life we long to live. Jodi reveals what it feels like to appear whole on the outside while unraveling on the inside, and Jay shows how our digital world slices our attention into pieces, leaving us scattered and spiritually depleted.

Through powerful stories and a four-step framework — Notice, Name, Nurture, Navigate — this episode explores how to close the Fragmentation Gap, reclaim your attention, and integrate your values, roles, and identity into a cohesive, authentic whole.

Because the opposite of fragmentation isn’t productivity.

The opposite of fragmentation is wholeness.

And that’s the flow that truly sustains us.

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Drawing on personal stories, expert interviews, and real-world insights, John explores the science behind why work is quietly making us sick—and invites listeners to realign with what their body and mind truly need.

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0:00.0	Coming up next on Passionstruck. Imagine holding a mirror that's been shattered into pieces.
0:06.5	One shard shows your eyes, another just the outline of your jaw. Each fragment is real,
0:13.5	but none shows the whole. And if you stare long enough at the pieces, you lose sight of who you
0:20.0	really are.
0:21.5	That's how so many of us live today.
0:24.2	A self at work, a self with friends, a self online, a self in the quiet moments no one else
0:31.4	gets to see.
0:32.8	Each one feels true in its own way, but together they don't add up to a life that flows. And that's what we're
0:40.0	going to talk about today. Welcome to Passionstruck. Hi, I'm your host, John R. Miles. And on the show,
0:45.5	we decipher the secrets, tips, and guidance of the world's most inspiring people and turned their
0:51.8	wisdom into practical advice for you and those around you.
0:55.8	Our mission is to help you unlock the power of intentionality so that you can become the best
1:02.0	version of yourself. If you're new to the show, I offer advice and answer listener questions
1:07.3	on Fridays. We have long-form interviews the rest of the week with guests ranging
1:12.0	from astronauts to authors, CEOs, creators, innovators, scientists, military leaders, visionaries,
1:19.8	and athletes. Now, let's go out there and become Passionstruck.
1:23.9	Hi, friends. Welcome back to Passionstruck into episode 657, our final week
1:29.8	in the redefining wellness series. Whether this is your first time tuning in, or you've been
1:34.7	with us each week, thank you. The fact that more than a third of you come back week after week
1:40.8	tells me that this movement is striking a chord, and I don't take that lightly.
1:45.3	Over the past month, we've been rethinking wellness as a four-part journey, healing from the inside out.
1:52.0	We began the series discussing fuel, how we nourished the body.
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