Podlipodcast player Webplayer

The Angry Therapist Podcast

The Angry Therapist Podcast

When Enough Is Finally Enough: What It Means to Live a Meaningful Life with Buddy Wakefield

The Angry Therapist Podcast · Aug 12, 2026 · 29:23

0:0029:23

Listen in the Podli app 🎧

Follow your favourite podcasts, listen offline and in the car with CarPlay and Android Auto, and always pick up where you left off. Free to try.

When is enough enough?

What if the life you're chasing is based on someone else's definition of success? In this conversation, John Kim and Buddy Wakefield explore the difference between going wide and going deep, and why fulfillment may have less to do with fame, money, and recognition than we think.

From poetry, Portugal, and Los Angeles to money, hope, and the pressure to constantly achieve more, this episode is a raw and honest reflection on potential, ambition, and what actually makes a life feel meaningful.

In this episode, John and Buddy talk about:


Whether potential really has to "go wide"



How growing up in Los Angeles shaped John's definition of success



Why Buddy's experience in Portugal changed the way he thinks about enough



The difference between external recognition and meaningful impact



What money can and cannot provide



How hustle culture can keep you disconnected from the present moment



Why Buddy is learning to welcome the word hope back into his life



The small, ordinary moments that bring real happiness




If this episode resonated with you, follow the podcast, leave a rating, and share it with someone who has been measuring their worth by how wide they've gone instead of how deeply they've lived.



Connect with Buddy:

https://www.buddywakefield.com/

https://www.instagram.com/buddywakefield



🎙️ Connect with John:

📘 My latest book, Love Hard On Purpose. Toss the blueprints. Build something honest. HERE

My book publishing company: Soulprint https://www.soulprintmedia.co

📘 Read my book in progress Sh*t Your Therapist Would Never Tell You on my SubStack ⁠HERE⁠

If you’re ready for deeper work, the Secure Self course is available HERE

Order my book, Break Up. On Purpose,⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Find out more HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episodes: The Angry Therapist Podcast

PodliGet the free Podli app
↓ App