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Hi again, thanks for joining us.

If this is your first time, here's what you can expect.

Every Thursday, Goop editors will be sitting down with someone who has shown us a new

way of thinking about some aspect of life.

I'll be interviewing some guests who have completely changed our culture, like Oprah herself.

You'll also hear a lot from my chief content officer, Elise Lunin.

I know I'm biased, but I think she's the best interviewer around.

Today's guest is Dr. Greg McEwan.

He's the author of a book called Essentialism, the Discipline Pursuit of Doing Less.

Some people confuse Greg as an advocate for saying no, but at its core, his essentialism

philosophy is about identifying what you really want to say yes to and feeling empowered

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