Sisu Lab
Episodes
Aikido and the Power of Harmony: Richard Moon (6. dan Aikido) on Creating a Beautiful World
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I got together with Aikido teacher Richard Moon, a 6th-dan black belt who has been practicing the art for more than five decades. Ric...
Descriptive Communication with Leadership Coach Joppe Quaedvlieg
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I’m joined by leadership coach and community builder Joppe Quaedvlieg for a heartfelt conversation about communication, personal ag...
The Heart of Authenticity with Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman
11 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Barry Kaufman is a big inspiration to me in research and the human sciences. He is a humanistic psychologist, the creator of self-actualization ...
Sisu and Dissent: Keys to Constructive Badassery with Dr. Todd Kashdan
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Right now, outrage seems as rampant as complacency, and both are lost opportunities from the vantage point of of life force. Being a "constructiv...
Exploring the gifts of blending masculine and feminine energy: Performance coach Monique Borst on leading from within
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I’m joined for a conversation by Monique Borst, an entrepreneur, advisor and performance coach with 15 years in senior leadership positions. Monique...
The neuroscience of manifestation: Dr. James Doty on the foundations of fortitude, compassion, and a more graceful existence
07 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The following interview is with distinguished neurosurgeon Dr. James Doty and it's a listen that is likely to make you feel a bit stronger and ma...
Endurance from inside out: Dr. Phil Maffetone on optimal performance and building a healthy planet
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about the paradox of putting healing and performance in the same sentence. Join me for an inspiring conversation with Dr. Phil Maffeto...
Sovereignty and calm power with Dr. Emma Seppälä
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a new season of the Sisu Lab podcast! In this episode, I got heart to heart with emotional intelligence and wellbeing expert, Dr. Emma Sepp...
Systems Intelligence: Path to Sisu as Heart and Leadership in Tough Times
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the spirit of the season, here's a true gift from Aalto University in Finland in the form of an introduction to a framework called systems int...
The Lore of Life Force: Words and Constructs Around the Breath of Being
03 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
By now researchers have made wonderful strides in mapping the mental and physiological side of human capacity. We understand how muscles grow and endu...
Constructive Sisu and the Perils of Mindless Sisu
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sisu speaks of the extra reserves within individuals everywhere to endure challenges and take action against slim odds. However, while sisu denotes ex...
Sisu and Managing the Uphills + NEW tune!
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a new episode in which we muse on how to deal with life's headwinds - and how to do it with less damage and more grace. Take aways fro...
Sacred Grief, Dragons by the Temple, and the Gift of Slowing Down
11 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dear sisu pilgrim, I hope you are well and held by all the courage ands compassion that makes up your unique you. This episode is a slowing down to fe...
Sisu Meditation for Challenging Times
21 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a 23 minute calm and guided meditation to help you relax and calm your nervous system, connect to your breath, and set an intention. There is ...
Superordinate Purpose and the Sisu In-Between Our Hearts
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sisu is an interconnected matter. Rarely is your sisu only your sisu or my sisu solely my sisu. One of the main findings of the ultra run field work p...
The Sphere of Life Force & Getting Constructively Uncomfortable
08 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The sphere of life force is what I call the space within which we operate before hitting the sisu threshold; our outer boundary of inner strength. Ide...
Know Your Sisu: Track Your Patterns and Prepare
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"The important thing is not your process. The important thing is your process for improving your process." (Ryan Todd). In this episode we s...
A Beginning of a Sisu Journey: Stories of Sisu
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I share some of the background to the very early days of researching sisu, what the word means, and I present the idea of using the up...
Introduction to the Podcast
01 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this introductory episode of Sisu Lab, I briefly describe the Finnish construct sisu and invite you to take a walk with me to its higher expression...