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Normal 40: The Podcast

Normal 40: The Podcast

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 I left the rat race while at the top. I was making the most I had ever made, and I was offered a promotion. But I was tired of the travel. The work no longer inspired me. I was sick of answering emails all night and while on vacation. It was what I chased, but I felt trapped - like it was impossible to leave - because I was the provider. I went to bed most nights with a pit in my gut, hoping that one day I would wake up and take back my life - before my kids had grown and moved out.

So, I resigned. No plans. No resume. No guarantees. Just me - and it has been fantastic!

When I left, thousands of people wanted to know how I did it, how I knew it was my time. How I knew I had enough. How I worked this out with my family.

It wasn't until I left that I realized what I felt was normal. I realized it happens to most high-achievers. And I realized I wasn't alone, but that nobody was leading these leaders. That's when I created Normal 40 - a movement chartered to help people regain control over their lives - a place where you don't have to do this alone.

This podcast tells the stories of those who have done it, those who are doing it, and those who hope to someday have the balls to start. This podcast is your story, and you're not alone.

My mission is to inspire a thousand people to write their second-half story -- and live it.

My metrics will be a thousand notes of thanks from people who have made "The Trade" and will never look back with regret.

That’s what’s in me. That's my mission. That's why I'm here.

This is the shit nobody talks about. This is the Normal 40.

Lets Ramble!Copyright Lon Stroschein Desarrollo Personal Hygiene & Healthy Living Psicología Psicología y Salud Mental Éxito Personal
Episodios
  • #67 The Caling: From Wall Street to Psychiatry. The Cost of Chasing Image - With Dr. Eric Arzubi

    #67 The Caling: From Wall Street to Psychiatry. The Cost of Chasing Image - With Dr. Eric Arzubi
    Jul 4 2025
    What if the life you built—the job, the title, the salary—wasn’t the life you were meant to live?

    Lon sits down with Dr. Eric Arzubi, a former Wall Street bond trader who walked away from Morgan Stanley to become a psychiatrist and mental health advocate. But the real story isn’t the résumé.

    It’s what happened in between.

    Eric shares his remarkable, winding path. From early success to devastating anxiety. From image management to identity collapse. From the Upper East Side to the mountains of Montana, where he now leads one of the most innovative mental health organizations in the country - Frontier Psychiatry.

    They talk about high-functioning anxiety, burnout, fatherhood, ego, and the choice to live for impact instead of applause.

    This is an episode for anyone who has ever wondered if they’re allowed to want more and feared what might happen if they said it out loud.

    WHAT TO EXPECT:
    • Why Eric left a $400K Wall Street job to start over in medicine
    • The anxiety spiral that nearly broke him and how he clawed his way back
    • What panic feels like for elite performers (and why it’s so often hidden)
    • Why mental health care is still out of reach for too many
    • The power of marrying ambition with service
    • How Frontier Psychiatry is transforming rural care across the U.S.
    KEY TAKEAWAYS:
    • You can wear the costume of success and still feel completely lost inside it.
    • The pursuit of “brand” won’t protect you from burnout.
    • Sometimes, you don’t need a new job. You need a new identity.
    • Anxiety doesn’t make you weak. Ignoring it does.
    • You don’t need to fix everything. You just need to advocate for yourself.
    • What feels like unraveling might actually be your reassembly.

    What’s Next?
    If you’ve been silently struggling, this is your permission slip. Whether you’re chasing clarity, community, or calling, follow the movement on Substack if you haven't already. Lon shares his best work over here.

    Links & Resources:
    • Follow Lon on Substack: https://normal40.substack.com/
    • Book a Free Ramble with Lon: normal40.com (Click “Talk to Lon”)
    • Grab Lon’s book—The Trade: Amazon
    • Get the 14 Questions That Changed My Life: normal40.com
    • Follow Lon on LinkedIn: @LonStroschein



    🔗 Find it all right here: https://linktr.ee/lon.stroschein
    Connect with Eric here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drzoobs/
    Website: https://frontier.care/
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    1 h y 47 m
  • #66 The Layoff: How Google Exit Sparked Personal Transformation — With Nicholas Whitaker

    #66 The Layoff: How Google Exit Sparked Personal Transformation — With Nicholas Whitaker
    Jun 20 2025
    What if success didn’t satisfy you the way it was supposed to?

    Lon sits down with Nicholas Whitaker, former Googler, entrepreneur, and founder of the Conscious Lead Collective.

    Nicholas shares his journey from punk anarchist to Google executive and the unraveling that began in a hotel room in Japan. At the peak of a global career, Nicholas found himself crumbling under the weight of performance, loneliness, and anxiety, living a version of success that felt more like survival.

    They talk about burnout, reinvention, and the quiet, powerful decision to build community over competition. This is for anyone who feels called to build something more intentional and honest and is brave enough to start.

    WHAT TO EXPECT:
    • How Nicholas went from punk rock to the boardrooms of Google and why he walked away.
    • The secret cost of “success” and why chasing status eventually leads to burnout.
    • Building the "Conscious Lead Collective" and what it means to lead with awareness.
    • Why collaboration beats competition every time.
    • The power of healing through community, storytelling, and shared purpose.


    KEY TAKEAWAYS:
    • Reinvention doesn’t start with a résumé. It starts with curiosity.
    • Real leadership is rooted in compassion, not control.
    • You don’t need to “burn it all down,” but you do need to build something that aligns.
    • Your past doesn't define you. If anything, it prepares you.
    • Sometimes the next chapter starts with a layoff and ends with legacy.


    What’s Next?
    Whether you’re chasing clarity, community, or calling, this episode is your permission to get started. Follow the movement on Substack if you haven't already. Lon shares his best work over here.

    Links & Resources:
    • Follow Lon on Substack: https://normal40.substack.com/
    • Book a Free Ramble with Lon: normal40.com (Click “Talk to Lon”)
    • Grab Lon’s book—The Trade: Amazon
    • Get the 14 Questions That Changed My Life: normal40.com
    • Follow Lon on LinkedIn: @LonStroschein

    🔗 Find it all right here: https://linktr.ee/lon.stroschein
    Connect with Nicholas here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholaswhitaker/
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    1 h
  • #65: The Diagnosis: What Cancer Taught Steve Garraty About Regret, Resilience, and the Second Resume

    #65: The Diagnosis: What Cancer Taught Steve Garraty About Regret, Resilience, and the Second Resume
    Jun 6 2025
    Sometimes it takes a crash, literal and emotional, to finally wake up. For Steve Garraty, it was both.

    Before the diagnosis, there was the drinking. The parties. The wrecked cars. The spiral most people didn’t see coming, not even him. But then came the mass on his neck. A cancer diagnosis at 18. And suddenly, the path he was speeding down came to a screeching halt.

    In this episode, Lon sits down with Steve for a deeply personal conversation about the years that led to his diagnosis, and the transformation that followed. Steve doesn’t hold back about the chaos, the consequences, or the grace that found him in the darkest places.

    This episode isn’t about cancer.
    It’s about change.
    And about choosing what you do with the life you get after it all falls apart.

    Key Takeaways:
    • It’s not a question of if adversity comes. It’s when. And how you use it.
    • Most people avoid their past. Steve turned it into a book that might save someone else.
    • True change rarely comes from comfort.
    • Support doesn’t always come from where you expect.
    • Real growth starts when you stop pretending everything’s fine.
    • Gratitude, empathy, and faith are survival tools for the long game.
    • You don’t need a perfect life to have an impact. You need a truthful one.
    • Your “second resume,” the messy, painful stuff you usually hide, might be the most powerful thing you have to offer.

    What's Next
    You don’t need a diagnosis to decide to change. But you do need to decide.
    Start by reading Steve Garraty's book Greatfruit now available on Amazon, then ask yourself: What’s in your Second Résumé™… and who might it help?

    Buy Steve's book "Greatfruit" here: https://a.co/d/7GktD9M

    🔗 Connect with Lon and Steve
    • Lon Stroschein: https://linktr.ee/lon.stroschein
    • Steve Garraty:
      • LinkedIn
      • Facebook
      • Instagram
      • https://stevegarraty.com/
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    1 h y 4 m
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