You Were Never Meant to Do It All with Kelly Kapic
Kelly Kapic
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4 November 2025
10 November 2025
What is the good life? Is it a life marked by money and success and achievement? Or a life marked by love? Author and professor Kelly Kapic joins Amy Julia Becker to rethink our obsession with productivity and self-reliance. They explore:
• Why “independence” is not the ideal
• How love—not intelligence or achievement—defines our humanity
• How receiving our limits can lead to rest, belonging, and deeper joy
CHAPTER LIST:
00:00 Exploring Humanity's Limits and Gifts
02:59 The Distinction Between Limits and Brokenness
08:04 Redefining Human Value Beyond Achievement
10:45 The Role of Love in Defining Humanity
18:14 The Gift of Humble Dependence in Relationships
24:32 Recognizing and Cultivating Gifts
26:50 The Good Life: Beyond Material Success and Happiness
33:02 Embracing Limits within Work, Rest, and Love
37:45 Practices for Accepting Limits and Cultivating Love
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