
I sit down with David Flynn, co-founder of The Happy Pear, the global plant-based food and wellness brand, to explore what freedom, success, and purpose really look like, as he reflects on 21 years of The Happy Pear and what chasing dreams has taught him about living fully.
We talk about the pressure to keep achieving, the quiet anxiety around purpose, and how real freedom doesn’t come from doing more, but from learning how to be with yourself as you are.
Dave shares openly about presence, meditation, movement, community, and what it means to live a full life without postponing it for some future moment.
This is a grounded, honest conversation about slowing down, letting go of the need to prove anything, and remembering what already matters. Dave speaks candidly about faith, fatherhood, doubt, and what success has really taught him, offering a side of himself that rarely comes through in conversations about food, business, or performance.
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Chapters
00:00: Finding Freedom in the Present Moment
01:08: David Flynn on The Happy Pear and the Early Years
02:38: The Journey to Inner Peace and Self-Acceptance
04:03: Authenticity, Self-Worth, and Internal Validation
05:12: Meditation, Stillness, and Turning Inward
07:21: Balancing Success, Ambition, and Inner Contentment
10:56: Physical Movement and Mental Wellbeing
13:53: Inner Work, Personal Growth, and Self-Improvement
17:40: Purpose, Fulfilment, and the Long View of Life
28:33: Environmental Awareness and Personal Responsibility
37:24: Finding Calm in Morning Chaos and Family Life
38:06: Presence, Awareness, and Self-Acknowledgement
39:58: Redefining Success, Wealth, and Enough
41:10: Abundance, Intention, and Conscious Living
45:50: Purpose Anxiety and Different Ways of Seeing Purpose
52:12: Finding Joy in Everyday Life
01:03:54: Spirituality, Nature, and Connection
01:06:53: Closing Reflections on Freedom and Living Fully