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Psych PapersIf You Close Your Eyes at the Dentist, You Probably Prefer Sex with Lights Off (Survey Results)Is your preference for lights on/off during sex correlated with whether you keep your eyes open or closed at the dentist? How does this differ by gender? We surveyed 500 people on these topics. Psych PhD Chris Cole and cohost Joseph Tajaran discuss the results in this episode of Psych Papers.Key Findings:People are generally split on whether they keep their eyes open (52%) or closed (48%) at the dentist. Men are slightly more likely to keep their eyes open than women.Most people prefer sex with the lights off (60%) compared to on (40%). Men are more likely...2024-04-2622 min
Psych PapersWhen Children Become Aware of Their Own Bodies (Shopping Cart Study)The Shopping Cart Study investigates how toddlers develop awareness of their own bodies. Developed by Chris Moore and colleagues in 2007, the task examine when a sense of self develops in babies. At what age do children begin to understand how their bodies interact with the world?The shopping cart task involves tying a small rug onto the back of a toy shopping cart, right by the back wheels. If you tried to push the cart, you’d be standing on the rug which would make it impossible to push the cart. In order to push the cart, yo...2024-03-1522 min
Psych PapersWhy People Believe Horoscopes and Mediums (The Barnum Effect)The Barnum Effect is the tendency for people to accept vague and general personality descriptions as highly accurate and personally meaningful. “Barnum statements” are general characterizations that people believe to be true about themselves, even though these statements could apply to just about anyone. It’s commonly exploited in astrology / horoscopes, fortune telling, psychics, mediums, tarot card readers, palm readers, and other con artists.Bertram Forer identified the effect in 1948 with a classic psychological study which gave people personality surveys followed by bogus personality feedback. Every participant received the exact same personality feedback which they rated to be hig...2024-02-1624 min
Psych PapersWhy Do Children Make Scale Errors?Scale errors refer to a hilarious phenomenon in developmental psychology where young children make errors in judging the relationship between the size of an object and the size of their own body. What this looks like is a child seriously trying to sit in a doll house chair, trying to get inside of like a hot wheels car, and trying to put doll shoes on their own feet.Psych PhD Chris Cole and cohost Joseph Tajaran discuss how scale errors were discovered and what is going on in a child’s mind when they commit these errors....2024-01-1917 min
Psych PapersHow People Perceive Aesthetic DesignsJoseph Tajaran (Designer & Chris’s friend) and Chris Cole (Psych PhD) go over how aesthetics impact functionality in design. More specifically, they go over the aesthetic-usability effect and specific examples of how this happens in design:Contour Bias: people are biased towards curved over sharp formsOckham’s Razor: the philosophy of leveraging the smallest amount of elementsSignal-to-Noise Ratio: maximizing the most functional elements of a design.Check out the video version of this episode on YouTube.2024-01-0523 min
Psych PapersHow do food preferences differ by gender? (Survey Results)Why do men prefer black coffee? We ran a survey of over 500 people to see how their food preferences and gender interact. Psych PhD Chris Cole and cohost Joseph Tajaran review the results in this episode of Psych Papers. The food takes we surveyed are:How do you like your coffee?Pancakes vs waffles?For buffalo wings: blue cheese vs ranch?For buffalo wings: boneless vs bone-in?Favorite type of french fry?What level of doneness for your steak?Corn vs flour tortilla?For ice cream: waffle cone, sugar cone, or cake cone?Check out the video...2023-12-1835 min
Psych PapersAn Analysis of Joe Rogan Fans (Survey Results)Is being a Joe Rogan fan a red flag in dating? Do Democrats or Republicans like Joe Rogan more? Why do Joe Rogan haters dislike him so much?We conducted a quantitative survey of 1000 people and analyzed how people think about Joe Rogan. Psych PhD Chris Cole and cohost Joseph Tajaran discuss the results in this episode of Psych Papers. Here are some highlights:1. Most people, that have heard of him, like Joe Rogan at least a little.2. More women dislike Joe Rogan, and more men like Joe Rogan3. Republicans like...2023-12-0426 min
Psych Papers3 Debunked Psychology Concepts (Power Posing, 10% Brain Myth, Opposites Attract)Psych PhD Chris Cole and cohost Joseph Tajaran go over 3 popular myths in psychology that have been debunked.Power posing: The idea that body language can influence confidence and behavior.10% brain myth: The misconception that we only use 10% of our brains.Opposites attract: The idea that people with contrasting personalities are drawn to each other.Check out the video version of this episode on YouTube.2023-11-2020 min
Psych PapersWhen ethics become a luxury (Good Samaritan Study)The Good Samaritan Study shows most people forget about ethics/virtues when they’re preoccupied. Seminary students were less likely to help someone in need if they were in a rush. And it didn’t even matter if they were actively thinking about ethics and virtues.Psych PhD Chris Cole and cohost Joseph Tajaran discuss the Good Samaritan Study conducted by Batson and Darley (1973). This was a landmark study in a field within social psychology called prosocial helping.Check out the video version of this episode on YouTube.2023-11-0622 min
Psych PapersExploring Child Development: Object Permanence, Theory of Mind, & ConservationHow do infants develop the cognitive super powers that enable them to navigate the world? Psych PhD Chris Cole and cohost Joseph Tajaran discuss our 3 favorite developmental psychology concepts.Object permanence: The understanding that objects continue to exist even when no longer visible. Develops between 7-12 months of age. Tested with the A-Not-B Task.Theory of Mind: The ability to understand that others have thoughts, beliefs, desires, and intentions that may differ from your own. Develops between 4-5 years of age. Tested with the False Belief Task.Conservation: The ability to understand that certain physical properties of objects...2023-10-2319 min
Psych Papers5 Ways Psychologists Induce Social ExclusionHow do psychologists induce social exclusion in participants? Psych PhD Chris Cole and cohost Joseph Tajaran discuss 5 ways psychologists have induced feelings of social exclusion in participants. Methods broadly fall into 3 categories: 1) having participants interact other individuals; 2) having participants interact with computer-controlled avatars (who participants believe are real people); 3) written material manipulations (Chris’s favorite). Researchers seem like they have a fun time coming up with creative ways of making people feel awful about themselves :)Check out the video version of this episode on YouTube.2023-10-0931 min
Psych PapersWho’s Lonelier? Liberals or Conservatives? (Survey Results)We surveyed over 600 people on their loneliness and compare their scores across personality traits and demographic groups. How does loneliness differ between men and women? Dog vs cat people? Social media users vs non-social media suers? Psych PhD Chris Cole and cohost Joseph Tajaran learn that most people are generally equally and moderately lonely.Check out the video version of this episode on YouTube.2023-09-2528 min
Psych PapersThe Pit of Despair / Depression in Monkeys (Harlow’s Monkey Study Pt 2)Harlow created the Pit of Despair to produce an animal model of human clinical depression. Monkeys were isolated in the chambers for up to a year, having zero interaction with the outside world. Expectedly, these social animals came out quite disturbed…Psych PhD Chris Cole and cohost Joseph Tajaran discuss Harry Harlow’s early life, the multiple versions of the pit of despair he created, and we learn about the reactions to the study. This study has become one of the most infamously unethical psychology studies to date.Check out the video version of this epis...2023-09-1127 min
Psych PapersThe Mouse Massacre (Carney Landis Facial Expressions Experiment)How does a study on facial expressions turn into a study on obedience to authority? It started as research to examine whether people have common facial expressions when experiencing different emotions—but then it turned into something much darker, making it one of the most unethical psychology studies. Psych PhD Chris Cole and cohost Joseph Tajaran discuss the Carney Landis experiment and the disturbing methods this researcher used to elicit emotional reactions. It was conducted in 1924 so you KNOW it was MESSED up. Check out the video version of this episode on YouTube.2023-08-2823 min
Sometimes You Crit - A TTRPG Actual Play PodcastS2E53: Let's Wrap up Season 2Well that's a wrap for the season. the players get a final goodbye along with a chance to ask the DM some questions. Some could be answered, others...still TBD. We also say goodbye to one of our own who got a great new job that precludes playing during the time we record. Goodbye, Chris. We miss you already.Intro and Outro music - Brass Orchid by Bobby RichardsLinktreeFacebookInstagramTwitterSupport the Show.Subscribe now!2023-08-261h 16
Psych PapersTrolley Problem: All Dogs in the World vs One Person (Survey Results)If an out-of-control trolley was heading straight for a dog tied to the tracks, but you could pull a lever to divert the trolley onto a track with a person tied to the tracks, would you do it? What if it was a hundred dogs? How about all the dogs in the world? Psych PhD Chris Cole and cohost Joseph Tajaran discuss the follow-up research we conducted where we surveyed over 300 people to examine these questions.This research was inspired by the previous Psych Papers episode on the bystander effect: https://youtu.be/pCA9fdwaTdU...2023-08-2116 min
Psych PapersPsychology of why people don’t help in emergencies (Bystander Effect)If you witness an emergency, would you intervene? What if other people were present? Research shows most people wouldn’t help if others are around. Psych PhD Chris Cole and cohost Joseph Tajaran discuss the bystander effect, Kitty Genovese, and the research surrounding these topics conducted by Darley and Latané in 1968. Researchers were interested in why people are less likely to intervene in an emergency if other people are present, and it has to do with the diffusion of responsibility.Follow-Up Research: This episode’s follow-up research will be released in a separate episode! It’ll be on the...2023-08-1425 min
Psych Papers8 Ways Psychologists Have Manipulated AggressionHow is aggression induced and measured in psychology research? Psych PhD Chris Cole and cohost Joseph Tajaran discuss 5 ways psychologists have measured aggression and 3 ways they’ve induced aggression. From pouring hot sauce on a victim’s meal to sticking pins in a voodoo doll of your significant other, researchers have gotten creative in measuring how much somebody wants to harm another person.Check out the video version of this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XAJNcZO60IE2023-08-0725 min
Psych PapersJudges’ verdicts can be swayed by lunch (Hungry Judge Effect)Are judicial rulings based solely on laws and facts? While judges are supposed to be rational, mechanical, and deliberative, they are also humans and are prone to being “hangry”. Psych PhD Chris Cole and cohost Joseph Tajaran discuss the “The Hungry Judge Effect” where researchers Danziger, Levav, and Avnaim-Pesso tested this idea in the context of parole decisions made by experienced judges. They wanted to see how extraneous factors, such as lunch or a snack break, can sway a judge’s decision on whether a prisoner receives parole or not.Follow-Up Research: We surveyed over 300 people to learn what...2023-07-3124 min
Psych PapersLeading questions can alter your memory (Car Crash Experiment)How reliable are our memories of past events? Are there situations in which we can’t trust our own memories? Psych PhD Chris Cole and cohost Joseph Tajaran discuss the Car Crash Memory Experiment (Loftus & Primer, 1974) which tested whether a leading question can influence a person’s memory of an event. Can you implant memories based on how you ask somebody about a past event? Participants watched a video of a car crash and then answered questions about their memory of the car crash. Depending on how questions were worded (e.g., “How fast was the car going when it [bu...2023-07-2424 min
Psych PapersChildren will imitate aggressive adults (Bandura’s Bobo Doll Study)How do children learn aggressive behaviors? How much do we imitate the behaviors of others? Psych PhD Chris Cole and cohost Joseph Tajaran discuss Bandura’s Bobo Doll Experiment (1961) which tested whether children will imitate an adult physically abusing a “Bobo Doll.”Follow-Up Research: How much does physical resemblance matter when it comes to positive role models? Our follow-up research explored people’s favorite fictional characters and their physical resemblance to them. Turns out, people look up to positive role models that look like them!Check out the video version of this episode on YouTube.2023-07-1725 min
Psych PapersShe taught third graders what racism feels like (Blue Eyes Brown Eyes Study)How do we learn how to treat others? Can prejudice be learned? Can it be unlearned? What would that look like in a third grade classroom? Psych PhD Chris Cole and cohost Joseph Tajaran discuss educator and activist Jane Elliot's "Blue Eyes Brown Eyes" study. Elliot wanted to identify if prejudice could be learned by dividing her class into 2 arbitrary groups and subjecting one group to discrimination.Follow-Up Research: Examining the Influence of Disney Fandom on Attitudes towards Diversity in Traditional Fairy Tales. Our study surveyed over 300 individuals to investigate the potential association between Disney fandom and...2023-07-1035 minPsych PapersThe nature of love… in monkeys (Harlow’s Monkey Study)What is the nature of love? How does love develop between an infant and a caregiver? Psych PhD Chris Cole and cohost Joseph Tajaran discuss Harlow’s Monkey Experiment (1958). Harlow tested monkeys on cloth and wire mothers to examine what are the precise ingredients needed for a loving infant-caregiver bond to form. And what is thei r relative importance?Follow-Up Research: Which species of monkey is most likely to do hard drugs? Most likely to be a flat-earther? We paid over 300 people to answer these questions. Yes, we know this follow-up research was a bit… different. Sometimes it’s...2023-07-0335 min
The Nine Club With Chris Roberts#278 - Jamie Thomas & Chris ColeJamie Thomas & Chris Cole discusses how they first met, the mongo intervention, Chris getting on Zero but not getting a unanimous vote, the rumors that Jamie was dressing Chris to fit Zero, Chris's Transworld “In Bloom” part, Jamie breaking the window in his “New Blood part, Jamie picking the music for his “Chomp On This” part, what exactly happened with Fallen Footwear, why Chris left Zero after 13 years then getting back on years later, Josh Kalis betting Chris $100 to backside flip the Love Gap, Jamie offering money for tricks, Chris’ new part, why Jamie used the same song for 2 different pr...2023-06-053h 09
Psych PapersPeople obeyed orders to shock an innocent person (Milgram Obedience to Authority)Would the average person commit a heinous act if they were ordered by an authority figure? Psych PhD Chris Cole and cohost Joseph Tajaran discuss the infamous "Milgram obedience to authority experiment (1963)." In this study, psychologist Stanley Milgram wanted to learn about whether the average person would commit an immoral act if an authority figure ordered them to. Follow-Up Research: Does "following orders" mitigate any blame for an immoral act? Does it matter if we're evaluating ourselves versus a coworker? How does age influence perceptions of responsibility? We discuss our own follow-up research on whether people accept...2023-06-0546 min
Into The Danger Zone w/ Chris Denker#03 - AEW's Adam ColeAEW's Adam Cole (Bay Bay!) steps Into The Danger Zone w/ Chris Denker! Chris & Cole discuss his WWE departure, who he's got his eye on in AEW, having to leave DaParty & UpUpDownDown, the success of his girlfriend AEW Women's Champion Britt Baker, and much more! You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll subscribe to the podcast if you know what's good for ya.YouTube: https://bit.ly/dangerzonepodPatreon: http://patreon.com/chrisdenkerTwitter: http://twitter.com/dangerzonepodIG: http://instagram.com/dangerzonepodcastSupport the show (http://patreon.com...2021-09-271h 18
Waking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Abolishing the Loose-Association PoliceIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole shares a small talk on intersectional anti-oppression related to the phenomena of “loose associations,” creativity, and spirituality.JOIN THE DISCUSSION at https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakingupbipolarChris Cole hosts the Waking Up Bipolar podcast, focused on the intersection of bipolar disorder and spiritual awakening. He is the author of The Body of Chris: A Memoir of Obsession, Addiction, and Madness, inspired by his own journey of spiritual unfolding and mental health challenges. Chris Cole offers life coaching for any number of ment...2021-06-1623 min
Waking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Techs and Balances: Staying Sane in the Next FrontierIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole shares a small talk on checks and balances, technology, and the somatic wisdom of shared power and responsibility.JOIN THE DISCUSSION at https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakingupbipolarChris Cole hosts the Waking Up Bipolar podcast, focused on the intersection of bipolar disorder and spiritual awakening. He is the author of The Body of Chris: A Memoir of Obsession, Addiction, and Madness, inspired by his own journey of spiritual unfolding and mental health challenges. Chris Cole offers life coaching for any number...2021-06-0910 min
Waking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.The Sadhana of GodIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole shares some personal liturgy which lends itself to the articulation of religion and spirituality. By using art to access Source, Chris invites us all to consider how we are making art with this precious life we inhabit.To read the Sadhana of God, visit this link: https://colecoaching.com/blog/sadhana-of-godJOIN THE DISCUSSION at https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakingupbipolarChris Cole hosts the Waking Up Bipolar podcast, focused on the intersection of bipolar disorder and spiritual awakening. He is the...2021-06-0738 min
Waking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Jason Witte: A Philosophical and Anthropological StudyIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole shares a spirited conversation with a man named Jason Witte. Though he comes from an undisclosed location, I applaud his devotion to his recovery. Sometimes in life, we face complicated dilemmas. Do we whole-heartedly and blindly believe everything about everything, or do we make choices in the ever-growing movement toward a more-perfect union. I found this conversation to be like cool water and boiling water at the same time. You be the judge.JOIN THE DISCUSSION at https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakingupbipolarChris...2021-05-2757 min
Waking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Turning Pages and Expressing GratitudeIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole shares a small talk on gratitude. He speaks from the heart to pray and inspire the sacred ritual of giving thanks.Giving thanks. Expressing Gratitude. These are the most ancient, pure forms of spirituality. When I was a kid, whenever we would play a pickup game, my best friend Brandon would call me the “black hole,” because I would forget to pass the rock in favor of brick after brick. So let me offer my most sincere appreciation for my Teachers, who are many, and yet there are...2021-05-2409 min
Waking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Patriotism and HomebaseIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole shares a small talk on patriotism and the pride of America. He utilizes an anti-oppression take to illuminate the heart of true patriotism.JOIN THE DISCUSSION at https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakingupbipolarChris Cole hosts the Waking Up Bipolar podcast, focused on the intersection of bipolar disorder and spiritual awakening. He is the author of The Body of Chris: A Memoir of Obsession, Addiction, and Madness, inspired by his own journey of spiritual unfolding and mental health challenges. Chris Cole offers...2021-05-1407 min
Waking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Marc Azoulay: Group Dynamics, Sociopolitics, and DepthMarc Azoulay is a psychotherapist in private practice in Boulder, CO and the past President of the Four Corners Group Psychotherapy Society. He helps clients that have a harmful relationship to their inherent aggression or who are stuck in the pain of their repetition compulsions. Many of his clients struggle with addiction, anxiety, and self-sabotage. Marc helps people uncover and destroy the unconscious barriers that cripple them by using a blend of Modern Psychoanalytic and Contemplative Psychotherapy. His therapeutic style can best be described as irreverent with surprising moments of profound depth. Chris Cole hosts the Waking...2021-05-1125 min
Waking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Laws and SuperheroesIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole shares a small talk on laws and superheroes. He utilizes the comic book motif to illuminate the Path.JOIN THE DISCUSSION at https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakingupbipolarChris Cole hosts the Waking Up Bipolar podcast, focused on the intersection of bipolar disorder and spiritual awakening. He is the author of The Body of Chris: A Memoir of Obsession, Addiction, and Madness, inspired by his own journey of spiritual unfolding and mental health challenges. Chris Cole offers life coaching for any number...2021-05-0303 min
Waking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Androgynous Jesus: Gender and SpiritualityIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole shares a small talk on gender and spirituality. He utilizes the blueprint of Jesus Christ to illuminate the Path.JOIN THE DISCUSSION at https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakingupbipolarChris Cole hosts the Waking Up Bipolar podcast, focused on the intersection of bipolar disorder and spiritual awakening. He is the author of The Body of Chris: A Memoir of Obsession, Addiction, and Madness, inspired by his own journey of spiritual unfolding and mental health challenges. Chris Cole offers life coaching for any...2021-04-2904 min
Waking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Dave Cowen: Shuffle SynchronicitiesDave Cowen has written humor for The New Yorker and McSweeney’s. He’s self-published six books, including two that were featured in The New York Times. He also writes a daily Substack called Shuffle Synchronicities about music and memoir. He’s a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. He grew up in snowy, cloudy Rochester, New York but now calls sunny, warm Los Angeles, California home. He identifies as neurodiverse.Chris Cole hosts the Waking Up Bipolar podcast, focused on the intersection of bipolar disorder and spiritual awakening. He is the a...2021-04-1357 min
Waking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Dr. Daniel Bober: Depression in the Times of CoronavirusDr. Bober attended medical school at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his Adult/Child/Adolescent Psychiatry training at the Yale University School of Medicine and a fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine. Dr. Bober served as a mental health policy fellow in the U.S. Senate through the American Psychiatric Association and the Yale University School of Medicine. While working in Congress, he championed the cause of veterans and active duty service members with mental illness. He currently holds a faculty appointment as an Assistant...2020-11-2241 min
Waking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Sean Blackwell 2: Bipolar, Spirituality, and RebootingChris Cole hosts the Waking Up Bipolar podcast, focused on the intersection of bipolar disorder and spiritual awakening. He is the author of The Body of Chris: A Memoir of Obsession, Addiction, and Madness, inspired by his own journey of spiritual unfolding and mental health challenges. Chris Cole offers life coaching for any number of mental health conditions, specializing in bipolar disorder and spiritual emergence. Chris’s experience with addiction, disordered eating, body dysmorphia, psychosis, and spiritual emergency allows him to relate to a wide range of clients. He utilizes a holistic approach to mental he...2020-11-0454 min
The Nine Club With Chris RobertsChris Cole - Stop And Chat #21We Stop And Chat with Chris Cole to discuss getting back on Zero Skateboards, how long it took to treflip Wallenberg, the song he didn’t want to skate to, his trick down the Love gap getting leaked to YouTube, his board setup, Fallen Footwear, what skating with his kid is like, fifteen minutes of unused footage and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-09-142h 13
The Nine Club With Chris RobertsEXPERIENCE #62 - Andrew Reynolds, Primitive, Leticia Bufoni, Chris ColeWe discuss Kevin Bækkel's "Higher Power” part, Primitive Skateboards 2019 Europe Tour, Spitfire's "Keep The Fire Burning" Video, Leticia Bufoni and Chris Cole part ways with Plan B, Andrew Reynolds leaves Emerica, channel membership questions, we’ve got mail, picking a winner for last weeks raffle of the eS Footwear package, this weeks raffle is a New Balance Numeric package! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-09-191h 48
Waking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.When Depression is Awakening: Attachment, Faith, and GodIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole shares a recovery talk for the Center for Spiritual Living Boulder Valley, a spiritual center of worship based on the teachings of Dr. Ernest Holmes.The purpose of the Center of Spiritual Living Boulder Valley is to celebrate divinity, embrace humanity, and create community. Their mission is to provide tools and support to awaken the community to its spiritual magnificence. And the vision is to inspire and uplift every one of us to transform the world.The New Thought tradition dates to the 1880s and has...2019-02-2700 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Internalizing Insanity: Presenting Psychosis as Trauma, Diversity, and InsightIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole shares a recovery talk for for the Interfaith Network on Mental Illness, a non-profit in Boulder, Colorado that helps our many spiritual and religious communities have greater access and resources for mental health.INMI, the Interfaith Network on Mental Illness, maintains the mission to increase awareness and understanding of mental illness among clergy, staff, lay leaders and members of faith communities and help them more effectively develop and nurture supportive environments for persons dealing with mental illnesses and their families and friends.INMI envisions a future...2019-02-1300 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Natural Highs: Radical Recovery, Inner Change, and Social EngagementIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole shares a recovery talk for Natural Highs, a non-profit in Boulder, Colorado that helps young people connect to sober living and each other.Natural Highs is an interactive strengths-based substance abuse prevention/intervention peer mentor program that is co-created by teens to empower teens and their communities around healthy lifestyle choices and creating a positive peer culture.Our MISSION is to empower teens and adults to become INSPIRED LEADERS around HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES and to work for POSITIVE CHANGE in their communities.Natural Highs pr...2019-02-1000 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Dan Griffin: Me Too, Man Rules, and Liberating DichotomiesIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Dan Griffin—addictions expert, public speaker, and host of the Man Rules podcast.Dan has dedicated his life and work to exploring and redefining what it means to be a man in the 21st century. He is committed to helping men be better men, by understanding the impact of the Man Rules on their lives. Dan also helps men find the success in their personal lives they are striving for in their professional ones. Griffin’s book, A Man’s Way through Relationships, is the first book w...2019-01-2200 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Sara Gael: Zendo Project, Transpersonal Healing, and the Psychedelic RenaissanceIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Sara Gael—transpersonal psychotherapist and Director of Harm Reduction for MAPS, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies.Sara began working with MAPS in 2012, coordinating psychedelic harm reduction services at festivals and events worldwide with the Zendo Project. Sara is a Sub-Investigator for the MAPS Phase 2 clinical trial of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD in Boulder, CO. She received her Master’s degree in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology at Naropa University and maintains a private practice as a psychotherapist specializing in trauma and non-ordinary states of consciousness. Sara believes that...2018-11-0900 min
Broadcast Geeks: Find Your Audience, Tell Your Story and Gain a Following OnlineEP 53: How Much of YOU are You Bringing into Your BusinessToday I hit record without any pre-planned content. My reason for this was to discuss my key message within todays episode.
If I have my content pre planned, then I run the risk of not bringing enough of 'ME' (Chris Cole) into the episode. That wasn't what I wanted. So I hit record with a simple idea and totally brought ME and my thoughts, ideas and heart and soul into my content.
And guess what...
That's what you're getting from now on!2018-10-2216 min
Broadcast Geeks: Find Your Audience, Tell Your Story and Gain a Following OnlineEP 50: Where the heck I have been ... The return of Chris ColeWelcome to episode 50 - It took me a while to release this episode and I go on to explain why on the inside of this newest episode.2018-10-0110 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Amber Wood: Mind-Body Connections, Discovering Purpose, and Shifting AuthorityIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Amber Wood—licensed clinician specializing in functional and evolutionary medicine.Amber Wood is passionate about medicine that is natural, evidence-based, and effective. Her primary goal is to help restore vitality. Amber brings a wealth of knowledge as a clinician to both her personal life and her clients. When she became a mother, Amber decided it was much like being an extreme, endurance athlete. She learned the critical role of managing stress, eating well and resting enough, discovering that overdoing it combined with the wrong diet can eq...2018-09-1300 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Tada Hozumi: White Fragility, Activism Burnout, and Cultural Somatic HealingIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Tada Hozumi—body-centered therapist, coach, and group facilitator. Tada (them/they) is a genderqueer person of color of Japanese descent. They are certified as an expressive arts therapist and have also received teachings in dance movement therapy, qigong, somatic sex education, and authentic facilitation. Their work is also deeply informed by their devoted training in "popping," an umbrella term for mechanical street dances that emerged from the West coast of Turtle Island during the early 1970s.Their work is based on a model they refer to as...2018-08-1600 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Dr. Kelly Brogan: Radical Healing, Ugly Crying, and Celebrating PossibilitiesIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Kelly Brogan, MD—holistic women’s health psychiatrist, author of the NY Times Bestselling book, A Mind of Your Own, and co-editor of the landmark textbook, Integrative Therapies for Depression.Dr. Kelly Brogan completed her psychiatric training and fellowship at NYU Medical Center after graduating from Cornell University Medical College, and has a B.S. from M.I.T. in Systems Neuroscience. She is board certified in psychiatry, psychosomatic medicine, and integrative holistic medicine, and is specialized in a root-cause resolution approach to psychiatric syndromes and symp...2018-07-3100 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Dr. Michael Guy Thompson: R.D. Laing, Spiritual Love, and The Politics of ExperienceIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Dr. Michael Guy Thompson—clinical psychologist, educator, and student of the late R.D. Laing. Dr. Thompson moved to London in 1973 to work with R.D. Laing, where he also trained as a psychoanalyst. In 1980 he returned to San Francisco where he founded Free Association, a psychoanalytic salon devoted to integrating phenomenology and psychoanalysis.He subsequently joined the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California in San Francisco where he is currently a Personal and Supervising Analyst and Faculty member. Dr. Thompson has been active in the psychoanalytic co...2018-07-2000 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Ode to Lord (Bill) Ian Vincent ScheffelThe name Ian means "Gift from God." Bill-Ian was a Drala Master of the Crazy Wisdom Lineage, as well as a Sufi Mystic, Celtic Buddhist, Bipolar Human Being, and Best Friend. Please visit westernmountain.org, verticaltimeyoga.com, and transcendingmadness.com to receive blessings from the great work of Lord (Bill) Ian Vincent Scheffel. RIP 7/8/2018.JOIN THE DISCUSSION at https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakingupbipolarChris Cole hosts the Waking Up Bipolar podcast, focused on the intersection of bipolar disorder and spiritual awakening. He is the author of The Body of Chris: A Memoir of Obsession...2018-07-1700 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Chris Cole: Reappropriating Bipolar Beyond PathologyIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole reads from a recent article, "Reappropriating Bipolar Beyond Pathology," published on Mad in America's webzine, madinamerica.com. You can read the article here:https://www.madinamerica.com/2018/06/reappropriating-bipolar-beyond-pathology/The primary reason I chose to publish this piece on Mad in America, versus other sites, is that Mad in America has a sharp, critical, and intellectual readership, informed by both science and experience. I am honored and grateful to the mission of Mad in America and their dedication to the goal of “remaking psychiatry.”JOIN THE...2018-06-2800 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Kiana Fitzgerald: Ye Love, Manic Tweets, and Complex BipolarismIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Kiana Fitzgerald—music journalist, editor, editorial producer, and DJ. She's currently a staff writer for Complex, an award-winning, multimedia website that focuses on hip-hop music, culture, style, sports and sneakers. She attended Texas State University, where she received a bachelor's in journalism and a master's in new media. Before landing at Complex, she worked for NPR, and a small creative studio that focused on empowering musicians through storytelling. She was diagnosed as bipolar I in 2016 after a manic episode, and has since been searching for answers about the sp...2018-06-1400 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Chris Cole: Bipolar like Kanye WestIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks to the recent news of Kanye West coming out as bipolar, especially amid so much political and cultural controversy. What are the implications for the rest of humanity? How do we relate to the complexity of Kanye West and ourselves? There is an opportunity emerging for us to explore a greater depth of understanding, both in our own psyches and the collective.JOIN THE DISCUSSION at https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakingupbipolarChris Cole hosts the Waking Up Bipolar podcast, focused on the intersection of...2018-06-0800 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Sean Blackwell: Bipolar, Awakening, Crisis, and Bipolar Awakening CrisisIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Sean Blackwell—YouTube sensation, author, retreat facilitator, and spiritual messenger. Since 2007, Sean Blackwell has been researching and teaching about the spiritual dimension and healing potential of bipolar disorder, through his YouTube channel, bipolarORwakingUP. His videos graphically illustrate subjects such as spiritual emergency, transpersonal psychology, and the evolution of consciousness, always demonstrating how these themes relate to transcending the bipolar condition.His book, “Am I Bipolar or Waking Up?” describes his own “bipolar awakening”, subsequent hospitalization and complete recovery, which happened in 1996. His latest project, The Bipolar Awakenings...2018-05-2500 min
Mindful U at Naropa University27. Chris Cole: Bipolar OrderThere is more to bipolar than just pathology. People are familiar with bipolar as a disorder that used to be called manic-depressive disorder, or maniac depression. Bipolar Order is a declaration of that, and a necessary bridge for people meeting the criteria for bipolar disorder, and particularly bipolar disorder in remission, to be empowered. Chris Cole is trying to activate and inspire people to be empowered, be bold, and be bipolar strong. Listen to Cole's podcast - Waking Up Bipolar - for more insight, and visit his website ColeCoaching for more information.
Have a look at a...2018-05-2232 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Victoria Maxwell: Naked Psychosis, Imperfect Bodies, and Spiritual MedicationIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Victoria Maxwell—mental health speaker, performer, and wellness warrior. She lives with bipolar disorder, anxiety and psychosis, and for more than 17 years has been presenting keynotes and workshops on mental illness and recovery, creativity, wellness and self-care.Victoria Maxwell’s keynote performances and workshops help individuals and organizations comfortably talk about mental health and better understand the ‘insider’s’ experience of mental illness and recovery. More importantly, she reduces stigma of this, one of the very last taboos, and offers hope and tools to build wellness to flouris...2018-05-0800 min
The Nine Club With Chris Roberts#95 - Chris ColeChris Cole discusses growing up in Statesville North Carolina, going to Love Park for the first time, getting on World Industries, skating for Enjoi, leaving Enjoi for Zero, Circa, Fallen, DC, getting on Plan B, tricks down Wallenberg, winning SOTY twice, his new X-games Real Street part, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-05-072h 26Waking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Kelli Foulkrod: Yoga Therapy, Social Engagement, and Organic Mental HealthIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Kelli Foulkrod—licensed psychotherapist, yoga teacher, and healing arts practitioner located in Austin, Texas. For the past 16 years, Kelli has been working in the mental health field and practicing yoga and meditation. Kelli approaches mental health from a holistic lens, and incorporates the body, soul, and spirit into modalities for addressing human suffering. She is an advocate for informed consent in mental health treatments in America, and is on a mission to help create a paradigm shift in mainstream mental health treatments. She has experience wo...2018-04-1700 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Aubrey Good: International Bipolar Foundation, World Bipolar Day, and #BIPOLARSTRONGIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Aubrey Good—Program Coordinator for the International Bipolar Foundation. Aubrey was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 18, and she hopes to use her experiences and knowledge to help bring awareness and education about bipolar disorder. Aubrey is particularly passionate about mental health reform in the criminal justice system and underserved communities. Her background in the United States military also motivates her to break down the stigma of mental illness and advocate for better care within the armed forces and veteran communities.As you’ll hear, Aubrey Good has...2018-03-2300 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Dr. Emma Bragdon: Spiritual Emergency, Spiritual Crisis, and Holding ComplexityIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Dr. Emma Bragdon—author, psychologist, and integrative mental health expert. Dr. Bragdon is the Founder and Executive Director of Integrative Mental Health for You. She has written extensively on topics of spirituality and mental health, including seven books. Dr. Bragdon provides lectures and trainings internationally, and is one of the preeminent leaders in the area of spiritual emergency and spiritual crisis.As you’ll hear now, Dr. Emma Bragdon delivers an accessible message of healing and transformation, while holding—with great care—the complexity and nuance needed t...2018-03-1500 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Jeff Warren: Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics, Secular Spirituality, and the Paradox of PracticeIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Jeff Warren—writer and meditation teacher. Jeff is the author of The Head Trip, a travel guide to sleeping, dreaming and waking, and co-author of the current New York Times bestselling Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-to Book. He is also Founder and Chief Exploring Officer of The Consciousness Explorers Club, a nonprofit meditation adventure group in Toronto.As you’ll hear in our conversation, Jeff Warren has an uncanny ability to both dive deep into mystical waters and also articulate the many practical benefits of t...2018-01-3100 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Chris Cole: Bipolar Order, Getting to the Heart of SanitySparkTalks, dynamic presentations that share the wisdom of Naropa University’s alumni, will open your heart, broaden your perspective, and enliven your spirit. At age 18, Chris experienced what he thought was a spiritual awakening, only to be diagnosed with acute manic psychosis. After struggling for years amid an affinity for spiritual material and an aversion to psychopathology, he now finds refuge in Love, which holds space for it all.Watch the full talk on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/xemu9UaC40wBig thanks to Naropa University and Kelly Watt, for putting on the in...2018-01-2300 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Katie Mottram: Training Peers, Emerging Proud, and Mending the GapIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Katie Mottram— author, speaker and producer, but most importantly, a peer experiencer. Having worked in the mental health system for 15 years, she experienced a spiritual awakening in 2012 which completely changed her view of “mental illness.”She is the author of Mend the Gap: A Transformative Journey from Deep Despair to Spiritual Awakening, and her personal story is featured in the 2016 publication by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Spirituality and Narrative in Psychiatric Practice: Stories of Mind and Soul.Katie was one of the Foundi...2018-01-0800 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Mike Veny: Transforming Stigma, Minority Mental Health, and Difficult ConversationsIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Mike Veny—America’s leading mental health speaker and a high-energy drum circle facilitator. Hear Mike talk about how he fights stigma in himself and throughout the country.Mike delivers educational, engaging, and entertaining presentations to meetings and conferences throughout the world. As a 2017 PM360 ELITE Award Winner, he is recognized as one of the 100 most influential people in the healthcare industry. Mike has also starred in several OC87 Recovery Diaries documentary films, two of which were featured at the 2017 Reel Minds Film series.Mi...2017-12-1300 min
Broadcast Geeks: Find Your Audience, Tell Your Story and Gain a Following OnlineEP 40: If you could go back in time and speak to your 21 year old self what advice would you giveAdvice I Would Give To 21 Year Old Chris …
So I received a private message (PM) on Facebook with the following question:
Chris, If you could go back in time and speak to your 21-year-old self... what advice will you give?
I thought long and hard about this as I figured the person asking, was also seeking advice from my experiences and perspective as a 43 year old man. I also thought, you know what…
This is a perfect topic for this weeks blog post and Podcast episode …
So that is how this post, Podcast episode and piece of advice came to fruiti...2017-12-0420 min
Broadcast Geeks: Find Your Audience, Tell Your Story and Gain a Following OnlineEP 38: Ninja Content Tricks to EXPLODE Your Business OnlineAre you SURE you're using your content to it's MAXIMUM?
100% sure..?
In todays post I am going to be revealing sone NINJA tricks you can use to explode your online business with your previously created content or you can take the same principles and apply them moving forward!
Okay Chris...
What are these Ninja Content Tricks to EXPLODE Your Business?
Let me ramble here ...
you have a blog post.
you have put hours of work into creating it.
Setting the layout, images and flow of the content.
you now have it published and you're super proud of it
...Just to g...2017-11-2011 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Phil Borges: CRAZYWISE Film, Discovering Wisdom, and Making MeaningIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Phil Borges—esteemed human rights photographer and documentarian, and recent Director & Executive Producer of the film CRAZYWISE, which explores what can be learned from people around the world who have turned their psychological crisis into a positive transformative experience. For over twenty-five years, Phil Borges has been documenting indigenous and tribal cultures, striving to create an understanding of the challenges they face. His work is exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide, and his award winning books, which have been published in four languages, include Ti...2017-11-1600 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Dr. Elyn Saks: Psychiatric Law, Criminal Justice, and Mental Health ReformIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Dr. Elyn Saks—acclaimed scholar, mental health advocate, cancer survivor, psychiatric thriver, and best-selling author of The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness.
Elyn Saks is Orrin B. Evans Professor of Law, Psychology, Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the USC Gould School of Law; Director of the Saks Institute for Mental Health Law, Policy, and Ethics; Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the UC San Diego, School of Medicine; and Faculty at the New Center for Psychoanalysis. She served as USC Gould's associate dean for research from 2005-2010 an...2017-11-0600 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Valerie Gangas: Highly Sensitive People, Transcendental Meditation, and Spiritual EmergencyIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Valerie Gangas—guide for highly sensitive people, speaker, and author of the Amazon bestseller Enlightenment Is Sexy: Every Woman’s Guide to a Magical Life.
Valerie Gangas has often been called “a force of Nature.” After her first Transcendental Meditation experience in the winter of 2011, Valerie's spiritual awakening inspired a non-stop outpouring of creativity, insight, and empowerment—especially targeted for women—thus, Enlightenment Is Sexy was born.
Standing firmly in her belief that “life is best lived from the inside out,” Valerie shares her illuminating discoveries so others may find the inspiration...2017-10-3000 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Marya Hornbacher: Radical Advocacy, Nontheistic Spirituality, and Bipolar BadasseryIn this episode of the Waking Up Bipolar podcast, Chris Cole speaks with Marya Hornbacher—award-winning essayist, journalist, and The New York Times bestselling author of five books covering memoir, fiction, and self-help.
Marya Hornbacher's work has been published in eighteen languages, and her writing across genres appears regularly in literary and journalistic publications around the world, most recently in AGNI, Gulf Coast, The Normal School, Fourth Genre, DIAGRAM, Broad Street, and The Bellingham Review. Her sixth book, a work of long-form journalism, will be published in 2018, and her seventh, a collection of essays, is underway. She was recently honored with...2017-10-2200 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Karolina Walsh: Trans Inclusivity, Queerness, and Ungendering Mental HealthIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Karolina Walsh—psychotherapist, coach, educator, and healer, practicing in beautiful Boulder, Colorado.
Karolina’s approach to therapy is to support and facilitate the growth and healing already present in the individual, couple, or family, working on three levels: the body, mind, and spirit. Karolina has received training in Virginia Satir's family systems model which promotes change on a relational level. Karolina also has training in Douglas Brady's Psychology of Symptoms model which sees the mind and body as united and utilizes this relationship to bring about healing from disease, body...2017-10-1500 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Natasha Tracy: Bipolar Burbles, Lost Marbles, and Bipolar EmpowermentIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Natasha Tracy—award-winning writer, speaker, and social media consultant from the Pacific Northwest. She is also the author of Lost Marbles: Insights into My Life with Depression & Bipolar.
Natasha works to bring quality, insightful, and trusted information on bipolar disorder and related illnesses to the public while engaging with the mental health community. Natasha is considered a subject matter expert in bipolar disorder and her thoughts on it have been sought by the media and academics alike.
Natasha’s blog, Bipolar Burble, has been named a top 10 health blog by Hea...2017-10-0800 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Nick Walker: Neurodiversity Paradigm, Cognitive Liberty, and Scientific OppressionIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Nick Walker Sensei—Autistic author, educator, speaker, transdisciplinary scholar, and aikido teacher.
Nick Walker is co-founder and editor at the independent worker-owned publishing house Autonomous Press and is a faculty member in the Interdisciplinary Studies program at California Institute of Integral Studies and the undergraduate Psychology program at Sofia University.
Books in which Nick’s writings can be found include Towards an Archeology of the Soul (2003), Loud Hands: Autistic People, Speaking (2012), The Real Experts: Readings for Parents of Autistic Children (2015), The Spoon Knife Anthology (2016), and Spoon Knife 2: Test Chamber (2017).
Nick has als...2017-09-2800 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.David Leite: Notes on a Banana, Falling in Love, and Coming Out BipolarIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with David Leite—culinary expert, award-winning food journalist, and author of the recently-published, critically-acclaimed book, NOTES ON A BANANA: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Manic Depression.
NOTES ON A BANANA is at once a tender look at growing up, a candid take on the power of self-acceptance, and an unflinching tale of the hell of mental illness. David’s story is brutally honest and necessary, creating a sense of universality and enduring hope that today’s readers need more than ever.
David Leite has tackled everything from chocolate chip cookie...2017-09-1900 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Garrett Duncan: Shamanism, Indigenous Wisdom, and Navajo IlluminationsIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Garrett Duncan, Navajo healing facilitator, shaman, medicine person, Reiki master, and story teller.
Garrett Duncan was born and raised on the Navajo reservation. His clans are the Bitter Water clan born for the Red Running into the Water clan. His maternal grandfather's clan is the Mexican clan and his paternal grandfather's clan is the Many Hogans clan. He is from a small community of Sanostee, New Mexico and is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation.
Garrett underwent his spiritual awakening in 2008. It happened on the 27th day of...2017-09-1100 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross: Health at Every Size and the Food Addiction Recovery WorkbookIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross, internationally known author, speaker, expert and pioneer in the use of Integrative Medicine for the treatment of eating disorders, addictions, mood and anxiety disorders, and obesity.
Dr. Ross is a graduate of Andrew Weil’s Fellowship Program in Integrative Medicine, is the former head of the eating disorder program at internationally-renowned Sierra Tucson, and is a highly-revered consultant for treatment centers around the US. She is the author of three books including one of the first books on Binge Eating Disorder: The Binge Eating and Co...2017-09-0400 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Dr. David Lukoff: Diagnosing Spirituality and Spiritual CompetencyIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with David Lukoff, PhD about the overlap of mystical experiences and psychotic disorders. Dr. Lukoff draws from decades of research and training in the overlap of psychological disturbances and spiritual realization.
David Lukoff, PhD has been active with the mental health consumer movement for 20 years and worked with the California Mental Health Spirituality Initiative since its inception in fall 2006. He helped design, administer, and analyze the data from the surveys and interviews. He has been an active proponent of spiritual competency in the field of psychology with 80 articles and chapters...2017-08-2900 min
Broadcast Geeks: Find Your Audience, Tell Your Story and Gain a Following OnlineEP 26: What are your TRUE motives for marketing online?Today I am posing a question to you - What are your TRUE motives for marketing online?
I can nearly guarantee most people will instantly think to themselves...
...Duh, Chris!
To Make Money
Why else?
Let me stop you there...
I say that, yes, money is a factor!
...but is this what makes you tick?
I mean, really tick within your online business?
I ask, is it REALLY your motivation?
You see if you are purely motivated by money and nothing else, then you most likely will not see the results or amount of money you're after.
However, if you...2017-08-2815 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Lama Rod Owens: Consensual Authenticity and Radical DharmaIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Lama Rod Owens — a formally trained Buddhist teacher, Harvard Master of Divinity graduate, and co-author of Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation. Lama Rod works to be as open, honest and vulnerable as possible and help others do the same, including discussing his journey with depression.
Sitting with Lama Rod is to be guided into conversations and contemplations around things that affect us all but we’re scared to talk about like sex, race, identity, gender, class, power, depression and all the other stuff we tend to turn away...2017-08-2400 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Gabe Howard: The Circle of Life and Bipolar BlameIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Gabe Howard— host of The Psych Central podcast, award-winning writer, and sought-after speaker. In 2003, he was formally diagnosed with bipolar and anxiety disorders after being committed to a psychiatric hospital.
In his writing, speaking, and in life, Gabe is direct, charismatic, and approachable. He loves interacting with people, and he discusses the serious topic of mental illness with the right blend of education and entertainment. He makes his home in the suburbs of Columbus, Ohio. He lives with his supportive and patient wife, Kendall, and a Miniature Schnauzer puppy th...2017-08-1500 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Debra Silverman: The Missing Element and Bipolar AstrologyIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Debra Silverman—world-renowned astrologer to the stars (both in Hollywood and the Cosmos) and author of The Missing Element: Inspiring Compassion for the Human Condition.
Debra is part comedian, part psychologist, part astrologer and ALL REAL. She helps people turn on their own inner observer, to see the things they say and do in a totally objective way. Debra has been in private practice for over 38 years. She uses astrology and her own system called The 4 Elements (or 4E for short) as tools to help people step into their powe...2017-08-0800 min
Broadcast Geeks: Find Your Audience, Tell Your Story and Gain a Following OnlineEP 23: Why you must bring MORE of yourself into your online businessI recently had a call with a business coach where we were looking into my business and developing systems for myself moving forward.
Within the call I was asked some very challenging questions, and some outright awkward ones to answer.
…But i did answer them all!
One such question posed to me was:
How much of Chris Cole are you bringing to your business?
and your blog posts, products and videos within Broadcast Geeks?
Now, I am normally good at being myself within my videos, but when I thought (honestly) about this, I found that I am still a little re...2017-08-0715 minWaking Up Bipolar with Chris Cole | Bipolar disorder, spiritual awakening, and everything in between.Matthew Gindin: Remember Michael Stone and OCCUPY EverythingIn this episode of Waking Up Bipolar, Chris Cole speaks with Matthew Gindin—freelance journalist, former Buddhist monk, educator, meditation teacher, and friend of the late Michael Stone. Michael Stone was a dharma teacher with an international sangha, a social and environmental activist, hatha yoga instructor, husband, father, author, and the embodiment of a life driven by heart-centered action. In addition to the miracle that is the life of Michael Stone, he occupied a bipolar body.
I came across today’s guest, Matthew Gindin, when reading his article for the prominent Buddhist publication, Tricycle Magazine, titled, “Putting to Rest the Myth o...2017-08-0300 min
Broadcast Geeks: Find Your Audience, Tell Your Story and Gain a Following OnlineEP 22: Why taking action when you aren't an expert is far better than studying and learning everything before you actYou might be the one person reading this that has, in the past, listened to the peer pressure or your own self-limiting beliefs and not done something because you're not an expert.
But let me pose this question to you.
How do you gain the necessary experience if you only read up on things?
if you only digest and learn the information..?
but never actually going out and doing things...
You see - we learn more by doing!
In today's post and podcast episode, I posed this question to myself;
Chris - why are you doing your Podcast when you're...2017-07-3120 min