matteringeffect.com
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by John R. Miles
A website and preorder destination for John R. Miles’s book The Mattering Effect, focused on meaning, significance, and human fulfillment.
3 episodes featuring matteringeffect.com

Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Miles argues meaning grows through feeling and play
The episode examines why external achievement can coexist with feeling unseen, and how emotional awareness and exploration may restore meaning and agency.
Sep 25, 2026 · 25 min

Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Why self-trust may have to precede proof
The episode examines how waiting for recognition or reassurance can keep people from accepting their worth, capability, and readiness.
Sep 18, 2026 · 24 min

Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Achievement cannot manufacture a sense of worth
The conversation examines how early experiences, suppressed emotions, and social stigma can make success feel incapable of proving belonging or acceptance.
Sep 17, 2026 · 56 min
