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How to Make Great Relationships with Dr. Rick Hanson

January 20, 2023 Leave a Comment

In this Episode, We Discuss How to Make Great Relationships and…

  • The fundamental quality of befriending, recognizing the good, and having compassion for ourselves is foundational in how we show up in a relationship
  • Recognizing tension in relationships and developing practices to help you determine what to do or say and when
  • Asking yourself to choose harmony or truth and how if you routinely choose one, you can end up with neither.
  • Why it’s important to admit fault and how it’s a strength, not a weakness
  • Using wise speech is about how we say something can have more impact than what we say
  • The useful strategy of making small agreements that can improve larger issues in a relationship

Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a psychologist, Senior Fellow at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, and New York Times best-selling author. His seven books have been published in 31 languages and his latest book is Making Great Relationships:  Simple Practices for Resolving Conflicts Building Connection, and Fostering Love He’s the founder of the Global Compassion Coalition and the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom, as well as the co-host of the Being Well podcast – which has been downloaded over 10 million times. He’s lectured at NASA, Google, Oxford, and Harvard and his work has been featured on CBS, NPR, the BBC, and other major media.

Connect with Dr. Rick Hanson: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

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If you enjoyed this conversation with Dr. Rick Hanson check out these other episode:

How to Have Healthier Relationships with Yourself and Others with Jillian Turecki

Cindy Stulberg on Relationships

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How to Eat for Better Mental Health with Dr. Drew Ramsey

January 17, 2023 1 Comment

In this Episode, We Discuss How to Eat for Better Mental Health and…

  • The emerging field of nutritional psychiatry and why it’s so important
  • Simple strategies to enhance mental health and prevent mental health problems
  • How exercising and eating well are the most powerful antidepressants
  • Why healthier brains lead to less conflict, more love, and more laughter
  • Why we tend to overcomplicate nutrition when it is actually quite simple

“Your brain health starts at the end of your fork.” – Dr. Drew Ramsey

Drew Ramsey, MD @DrewRamseyMD is a board certified psychiatrist, author, and mental health advocate. His work focuses on clinical excellence, nutritional psychiatry, male mental health and creative media. He is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and founded the Brain Food Clinic, a digital mental health clinical practice. His work has been featured by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Lancet Psychiatry, The Today Show, BBC, and NPR and he has given three TEDx talks. He is co-author of the Antidepressant Food Scale and created the first e-courses on Nutritional Psychiatry education for the public and clinicians. His newest book is Eat to Beat Depression and Anxiety: Nourish Your Way to Better Mental Health in Six Weeks.

Connect with Dr. Drew Ramsey: Website|Twitter|Instagram|Facebook|Eat to Beat Depression eCourse

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If you enjoyed this conversation with Dr. Drew Ramsey check out these other episode:

Eating for Brain Health with Lisa Mosconi

Genius Foods to Protect Your Brain with Max Lugavere

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How to Make Lasting Changes with John Norcross

January 13, 2023 Leave a Comment

In this Episode, We Discuss How to Make Lasting Changes and…

  • Why motivation and will power are overrated when trying to make lasting changes
  • Why you must understand the 5 stages behavior change and match your activity to the proper stage
  • How slips up are inevitable and are perfect opportunities to learn
  • How to use conflicting energy sources -the pushing away from unwanted behavior and pulling toward a desired behavior
  • Why self monitoring and tracking progress increases your chances of success

“Behavior change is not a hundred yard dash, it is indeed a marathon. You need to concretely build in the new behavior, resist temptations and then maintain it over time.“ – John Norcross

Dr. John Norcross is an internationally recognized expert on behavior change. He is the Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Scranton, a board-certified psychologist, and is the author of the acclaimed book, Changeology: 5 Steps to Realizing Your Goals and Resolutions. John has authored over 400 publications and has co-written and edited 22 books in the areas of psychotherapy, clinical psychology, professional training, and self-change.

Connect with John Norcross: Website | Twitter

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If you enjoyed this conversation with John Norcross check out these other episode:

James Clear- Part 1

James Clear – Part 2

BJ Fogg

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How to Calm Your Mind and Be More Productive with Chris Bailey

January 10, 2023 1 Comment

In this Episode with Chris Bailey, you’ll learn:

  • How we often feed the wrong wolf without even realizing it
  • What some of the hidden sources of stress in modern day society
  • How many stressors have become so familiar, we don’t even recognize the stress they cause
  • How we can learn to bring more calm into our lives by practicing being present
  • Why calming our minds leads to more productivity and less anxiety

“We need to find a way to invest in overcoming this level of anxiety in our lives, the more calm we can find. We can go past the point of no anxiety, towards the point of calm, and feel even better and have more of a capacity to absorb stress that comes our way.” – Chris Bailey

Example of Stimulation Height Chart:

Chris Bailey is an author  and host of the Time and Attention podcast. His podcast explores the science of living a deeper, more intentional life. He is also one of self proclaimed “laziest people you will ever meet” and his drive to free up time for relaxation has led him to intensively research and experiment with the subject of productivity for the last decade. To date, Chris has written hundreds of articles on the subject, and has garnered coverage in media as diverse as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, GQ, The Huffington Post, New York Magazine, Harvard Business Review, TED, and many others.  His newest book is How to Calm Your Mind:  Finding Presence and Productivity in Anxious Times.

Connect with Chris Bailey: Website | Instagram | Twitter | Linkedin

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If you enjoyed this conversation with Chris Bailey check out these other episode:

Chris Bailey on Focus, Productivity, and Meditation (2018)

Tools to Find Focus and Accountability with Taylor Jacobson

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Special Episode: 4 Different Journeys to Sobriety

January 6, 2023 Leave a Comment

4 Journeys to Sobriety

In this special collaborative episode with Eric Zimmer, Gillian Tietz, Casey McGuire Davidson, and Dave Wilson (aka Sober Dave), they each share…

  • The reasons they kept drinking and why they felt they couldn’t give it up
  • The strategies or methods they used to get started on their recovery journey
  • How their strategies evolved during the different stages of recovery
  • The importance of finding a supportive community, whether it’s in-person or online
  • Understanding that recovery is not one size fits all – you must find what works for you and your life

Gillian Tietz is the host of Sober Powered, a top 50 mental health podcast, and the founder of Sober Powered Media, a podcast network with 5 other top mental health podcasts. Getting sober in 2019 inspired her to start her podcast where she utilizes her biochemistry background to teach others how alcohol affects the brain and why it’s so hard to stop drinking. Recently, she left her career in biotech to start the Sober Powered Media Podcast Network. She is also an adjunct chemistry professor at a university in Boston.

Connect with Gillian Tietz: Network | Instagram | Podcast

Casey McGuire Davidson helps successful women drink less + live more. She’s a leader in the modern sober curious movement of women who are gray area drinkers going alcohol-free. An ex-red wine girl turned Life and Sobriety Coach, Casey is passionate about helping busy women change their relationship with alcohol. She specializes in working with busy women with full calendars and overflowing to-do lists, who are doing all the things and then coming home and drinking to forget about all the things. Casey hosts the Hello Someday Podcast, rated in the top 1% of global podcasts, which teaches women the tried and true secrets of breaking out of the drinking cycle and creating a life they truly love. She’s the creator of The Free 30-Day Guide To Quitting Drinking and The Sobriety Starter Kit. Casey’s helped thousands of women turn the decision to stop drinking from their worst-case scenario to the best decision of their lives.

Connect with Casey McGuire Davidson: Website | Instagram | Podcast

David Wilson – aka @Soberdave – has been making it his mission to support the sober community since his own ‘rediscovery’ began in 2019. Never one to do things by halves, Dave launched his One for the Road podcast in 2020, in which a diverse selection of inspirational guests have shared their own dysfunctional relationship with alcohol leading to sobriety. Dave has a huge community on Instagram, motivating and supporting those affected by alcohol dependence. Dave is also an accredited sobriety coach and now brings his grounded expertise in alcohol recovery to his book, One for the Road: Soberdave

Connect with Dave Wilson: Website | Instagram

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If you enjoyed this conversation with Eric, Gillian, Casey, and Dave, check out these other episode:

The Joy of Being Sober with Catherine Gray

The Magic of Being Sober with Laura McKowen

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Filed Under: Addiction & Recovery, Featured, Podcast Episode

How to Overcome Procrastination with Tim Pychyl

December 30, 2022 Leave a Comment

In This Episode, Eric and Tim Pychyl Discuss How to Overcome Procrastination and…

Key Concepts:

1. What is the connection between procrastination and health?
2. How can we use implementation intentions to deal with self regulation failure?
3. What is the importance of not wasting our lives with procrastination?

“It is in the getting on with life that makes our lives and that procrastination, in a very real sense, is an existential issue of not getting on with life itself.” – Tim Pychyl

Tim Pychyl is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Carlton University and the host of the podcast, “I Procrastinate”. His latest book is Solving the Procrastination Puzzle: A Concise Guide to Strategies for Change

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Connect with Timothy Pychyl: Website | Twitter | 

If you enjoyed this conversation with Timothy Pychyl, please check out these other episodes:

David Kadavy on Getting Started

Tim Urban – Wait but Why – Part 1 and Part 2

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Filed Under: Featured, Habits & Behavior Change, Podcast Episode

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