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This week on the podcast we’re speaking with Dr. Kevin Payne. He is a scientist, entrepreneur and author.
His upcoming book, "Your Life, Well Lived" presents a new understanding of what it’s like to live with a chronic health condition and shows both...
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Bonus Episode (hands-on exercise):
So many of us have experienced trauma, depression, anxiety, and other painful feelings and events. But answer this:
When you have those experiences, do you tend to try to get rid of or avoid those painful feelings, or do you lean into them?
On...
Did you know that upwards of 80% of the thoughts you have on a given day are subconscious thoughts? These are thoughts that happen outside of our awareness. They're mental habits and heuristics that our mind has learned, and they influence our conscious thoughts, our emotions, and our...
This week's guest has one of the most eclectic resume's in business, including the following:
- He has been a child television star
- A Supreme Court clerk for Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsberg
- Co-Founder of an internet startup
- A graduate of Harvard at age 19
- The author of a TED talk...
This week on the podcast, we’re diving into the topics of obesity and bariatric surgery. These topics are important ones to cover in their own right, but even beyond that, they’re topics that touch on many of the psychological hurdles that all of us face when we have to make a...
Everyone has been given 1 life to live, but sadly, not everyone is an active participant in their own life.
One of the key reasons for this is that they are not willing to accept responsibility for that active role. They are not willing to take radical responsibility for their life....
Think back to the last time you had to have a really tough conversation. Maybe it was a difficult conversation with your spouse, a friend, or someone at work. Maybe it was a family member or an employee. No matter what, there’s no denying how terrifying these conversations can be.
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This episode will change your life.
We all have habits that we want to change. Maybe we want to eat healthier, drink less, or exercise more. You’ve likely set a goal to change a particularly difficult habit....and then failed. Likely multiple times.
We set New...
So many of us operate from the perspective that life is supposed to follow a linear path. So much so that, when we find ourselves at a crossroads or we feel compelled to go in a new direction, it can be incredibly difficult for us!
This is why I am so excited for you to meet this week’s...
We all want the best for our kids; that goes without saying. But, sometimes, our best intentions actually get in the way of our kids making the mistakes they need to make to grow and develop into educated, high-functioning adults.
In today’s episode, we’re talking with ...
Gratitude is something we hear about a lot in the mainstream personal development literature…and it’s also a topic that gets simplified and manipulated in mainstream media. We’ve all seen the pretty social media posts that urge us to think positively,...
The notion of being “fearless” is one that is so highly celebrated in our culture.
But here’s the thing…there’s no such thing as being fearless. Fear, as a response, is primal and adaptive. It is natural and ingrained in us to fear the unknown, and...
