Microdosing Bravery with Kristen Lee

·1 hr 25 min·4 clips

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Clint opens the conversation by introducing Dr. Kristen Lee, an internationally recognized award-winning behavioral science clinician, researcher, educator, and speaker. She says humor is part of how she thinks about healing. The show quickly lands on the book's central contrast between a what-is life and a what-if life, which Kristen says sits at the heart of Worth the Risk. From there, the conversation gets into what it means to live more openly. Kristen shares parts of her own history, including a long relationship with ADHD and the stigma that kept some of it unnamed for years. She talks about being pushed toward sports and reading as a kid and how those habits shaped her life. Clint brings the focus to the workplace and asks how hidden struggles affect leadership and trust. Kristen argues that if a leader is not willing to share, even carefully, it gets harder for other people to speak honestly about what they are dealing with. The discussion widens into mental health literacy. Kristen points out that basic education about suicide prevention, symptom awareness, and evidence based tools is usually missing from what people are taught. She sets that against the things society does treat as standard instruction, like flossing, memorization, and spelling. The point stays close to ordinary life, where people mistake a bad day for something bigger or miss the signs that stress has turned into illness. Clint keeps the pace moving by restating ideas and asking Kristen to make them practical. Kristen keeps coming back to small, usable steps rather than heroic gestures. The phrase microdosing bravery becomes the thread that holds it together. She describes it as one small act of courage, one disclosure, one honest reveal, or one way of showing up a little more fully. The interview treats bravery as something built through repetition and trust, not a single dramatic decision. That gives the conversation its shape. It moves from self understanding to disclosure to leadership to action. Even when the subject gets serious, the exchange keeps looking for a version of the idea that a listener can actually try. By the end, the episode has turned a book concept into a daily practice: small brave acts that add up into resilience, connection, and self respect.

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A grounded case for small acts of courage, mental health honesty, and a less hidden life.

It treats courage as something ordinary and usable, not as a grand gesture. Dr. Kristen Lee and the host work through the what-is versus what-if framing, the case for microdosing bravery, and the quieter risk of being more open about mental health and difference.

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You want courage that starts small and feels human.

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