Michelle Chalfant on Are You Living From Your Adult Chair? |EP 638

Passion Struck with John R. Miles

John R. Miles

Mental Health, Alternative Health, Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 779 Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

In Episode 638 of Passion Struck, John R. Miles sits down with Michelle Chalfant—renowned therapist, author, and creator of The Adult Chair model—to explore one of the most transformational frameworks for emotional and relational healing.At the heart of Michelle’s approach is a deceptively simple but powerful idea: we all live from one of three “chairs”—the Child, the Adolescent, or the Adult. Most of us, without realizing it, are stuck reacting to life from our younger, wounded selves. The result? Triggers. Overreactions. People-pleasing. Shame. Emotional reactivity. Disconnection.Visit this link for the full show notes.Go Deeper: The Ignited LifeIf this episode stirred something in you, The Ignited Life is where the transformation continues. Each week, I share behind-the-scenes insights, science-backed tools, and personal reflections to help you turn intention into action.Subscribe🔗 and get the companion resources delivered straight to your inbox.Catch more of Michelle Chalfant: https://theadultchair.com/If you liked the show, please leave us a review—it only takes a moment and helps us reach more people! Don’t forget to include your Twitter or Instagram handle so we can thank you personally.How to Connect with John:

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0:00.0	Coming up next on Passion Struck.
0:02.2	Most humans have an emotion, call it sadness, overwhelm, comparison, whatever it is.
0:07.5	And then we build a story around why we're having that emotion or we want to give it meaning.
0:14.1	And to truly feel an emotion is just to let it flow through you.
0:17.6	When I have worked with people over 20-some years of doing this work, and I teach
0:22.6	people how to feel their emotions, that's when anxiety starts to shift. Depression starts to
0:29.0	shift. We need to learn how to get comfortable in the uncomfortableness of some of these
0:34.1	emotions that we're actually feeling. We're not great at that. We are great at
0:38.3	numbing out, but we're not great at feeling our emotions. And we need to get better at it because
0:42.9	it's actually our superpower. It's very healing to feel our emotions. Welcome to Passionstruck.
0:48.2	Hi, I'm your host, John R. Miles. And on the show, we decipher the secrets, tips, and guidance
0:54.0	of the world's most inspiring people
0:56.2	and turned their wisdom into practical advice for you and those around you.
1:01.2	Our mission is to help you unlock the power of intentionality so that you can become the best version of yourself.
1:08.6	If you're new to the show, I offer advice and answer listener
1:12.2	questions on Fridays. We have long-form interviews the rest of the week with guests
1:17.0	ranging from astronauts to authors, CEOs, creators, innovators, scientists, military leaders,
1:24.5	visionaries, and athletes. Now, let's go out there and become passion struck.
1:29.7	Welcome to episode 638.
1:32.3	I'm your host, John Miles, and whether you're back for more.
1:36.0	We're joining us for the first time.
1:38.1	I am so glad you're here.
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