How Change Really Happens (Eric Zimmer)

Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen

Lemonada Media

Self-improvement, Education

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 65 minutes

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“I think we can take the same mindset to any change that we make, which is that getting off track is not something in you, it's part of the process itself,” says Eric Zimmer, host of the podcast The One You Feed. “And so the question just becomes, how do I get back on track with the minimum amount of emotional drama?” In this conversation, and in his new book, How a Little Becomes a Lot, Zimmer shares what he’s learned about how to create meaningful, lasting change. He draws from his personal experience (including a dark night of the soul he experienced with addiction), varied research, philosophies, and teachers, as well as what he’s observed coaching and serving others. His approach is full of nuance and complexity—but also, blessedly, he has very practical and helpful tools that you can put to good use immediately. For the show notes, head to my Substack. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:07.7	pulling the thread listeners out in the world. This never gives me an identity
1:11.4	crisis. Instead, I feel so grateful for how wonderful, cool, wise, smart, and curious you all are.
1:17.9	It's wild. So if you're listening right now, I feel I can safely assume that you're deeply
1:22.6	curious and that you have some big questions about our world, our culture, and what part
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