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Lifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 47: Break Free from Fear - Become the CEO of Your Life and Unlock True FulfillmentFeeling trapped by fear, stuck in burnout, or disconnected from your dreams as a CEO? In this inspiring Lifestyle CEO: Get Your Life Back Podcast episode, host Keith Miller reveals why fear holds you back and how to break free to lead your life with purpose. Discover powerful strategies to overcome fear, prioritize relationships, and find joy in leadership. Keith shares personal insights and announces upcoming masterminds and events to help you thrive. Stop letting fear be your CEO and start living a life of peace and impact!Join the FREE 7-Day "Get Your Life Back" Challenge...2025-07-0410 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 46: Leading Gen Z to Success: A Straight Forward Interview With Gen Zer Braden HymanStruggling to motivate and retain Gen Z talent while avoiding burnout as a CEO? In this insightful episode, host Keith Miller chats with Braden Hyman, a Gen Z professional, to uncover what drives this generation in the workplace. Discover different game-changing strategies to foster engagement, purpose, and balance for Gen Z employees, enhancing your leadership and lifestyle. Braden shares real-world insights on purpose-driven work and flexible environments, helping you build a thriving team. Lead smarter, live better, and reclaim your life!Join the FREE 7-Day "Get Your Life Back" Challenge: www.LifestyleCEOacademy.com/challenge2025-06-0614 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 45: Back to Basics - Simple Strategies Solve Big ProblemsChasing shiny ideas but still stressed about cash flow, client retention, or team morale? In this powerful episode, host Keith Miller reveals why overcomplicating leadership leads to burnout and how to fix it. Discover different game-changing strategies to master the fundamentals and transform your business. Keith shares insights from his own journey and real-world examples. Stop losing sleep and start leading with purpose!Join the FREE 7-Day "Get Your Life Back" Challenge: www.LifestyleCEOacademy.com/challenge2025-05-2910 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 44: Major Time Suck - Why You Must Stop Micromanaging Your VA'sMicromanaging is a one-way ticket to burnout for CEOs and entrepreneurs. In this powerful Lifestyle CEO: Get Your Life Back podcast episode, host Keith Miller reveals why proofing every task kills productivity and how to break free from the trap. Discover two game-changing strategies to transform your leadership and reclaim your time. Keith shares real-world insights, including how Kodak micromanaged its way to failure, to help you prioritize wellness, relationships, and profits. Stop acting like an employee and lead your life with purpose!Join the FREE 7-Day "Get Your Life Back" Challenge: www.LifestyleCEOacademy.com/challenge2025-05-2108 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 43: Pioneering Biotech & CEO Lifestyle: David Jackson’s Secrets to Resilient LeadershipFrom Biotech Breakthroughs to CEO Lifestyle: David Jackson’s Guide to Overcoming Burnout reveals how leaders can thrive in high-stakes environments. Host Keith Miller dives deep with David, CEO of Ceria Therapeutics, who shares two transformative strategies: 1) Building high-performing teams through purposeful delegation, and 2) Cultivating a fearless mindset to conquer setbacks. From pioneering precision medicine to defying a life-limiting diagnosis, David’s journey offers actionable insights for CEOs and entrepreneurs to balance leadership, wellness, and family. Visit Ceria Therapeutics at https://ceriatx.com to know more.Tune in to lead with resilience and design a sustainable lifestyle!2025-05-1446 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 42: I Never Have Time for Myself—How Time Reclamation Is CriticalFeeling overwhelmed with no time for yourself? In this Lifestyle CEO: Get Your Life Back episode, host Keith Miller shares a powerful strategy to beat executive burnout and reclaim your time. Discover why prioritizing your wellness is the key to sustainable leadership and how one simple habit—claiming the first hour of your day—can transform your CEO mindset. Stop letting others’ priorities control your life and start fueling your dreams with this productivity game-changer. Subscribe, leave a review, and join the movement to live and lead on your terms! #LifestyleCEO #TimeReclamationAccess the FREE 7-Day Get Your L...2025-05-0709 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 41: From Corporate to Freedom: Unlocking Your Dream Lifestyle with Hazel EvansThis episode unveils how executives can escape the grind stealing their health, relationships, and dreams. Keith Miller connects with Hazel Evans, a Silicon Valley veteran turned entrepreneur, sharing two proven strategies to transition from corporate stress to a balanced, fulfilling career. Through her journey with giants like Sephora and Sony, Hazel reveals how to conquer fear, embrace fractional leadership, and design a lifestyle-driven business. Discover actionable insights to prioritize wellness, family, and success. A must-listen for ambitious CEOs and leaders craving sustainable leadership and a thriving lifestyle.Hazel Evans, Highland Valley Digital www.highlandvalleydigital.com/2025-04-3034 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 40: Burnout Culture- How It Sneaks In and How to Stop It as a CEOBurnout Culture: A Silent Killer for CEOs explores how leaders unknowingly create toxic work environments that drain their team's energy and potential. Keith Miller reveals two simple strategies to combat burnout, using Ariana Huffington's personal story as a powerful example. Learn how servant leadership, compassionate check-ins, and setting clear boundaries can transform your business culture and drive higher performance. A must-listen for ambitious leaders seeking sustainable success.Join the FREE 7-Day "Get Your Life Back" Challenge: www.LifestyleCEOacademy.com/challenge2025-04-2314 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 38: What LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman Got Wrong & How You Can Get It RightIn Episode 38 of the Lifestyle CEO Podcast, Keith Miller challenges LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman's view that work-life balance equals lack of commitment. Using compelling research and real-world examples, Keith argues that balance is not weakness, but the secret to sustainable success. He explores how setting boundaries, prioritizing well-being, and avoiding burnout can actually boost productivity, creativity, and overall performance. Listeners will learn practical strategies to win in business without sacrificing their personal lives.2025-04-0910 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 37: Setbacks Into Rocket Fuel - How CEOs Reclaim their EdgeTurning Setbacks into Success: Learn how top CEOs transform failures into rocket fuel for personal and professional growth. Keith Miller explores resilience, using Sarah Blakely's inspiring Spanx journey as a prime example, revealing how embracing challenges can lead to breakthrough achievements. Discover strategies to reframe setbacks, boost decision-making, and reclaim your leadership edge.2025-04-0310 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 36: Morning Routine - Crack The CodeDiscover how top CEOs and successful leaders transform their mornings to boost productivity, reduce stress, and increase happiness. Keith Miller reveals scientifically-backed strategies to create a powerful morning routine that can elevate your energy, sharpen decision-making, and set you up for daily success - all without spending a dime. Learn how just 10-20 minutes can dramatically improve your life and leadership potential.Join us for the Ultimate Alpha Leadership Experience:www.alphaleadershipexperience.com2025-03-2612 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 35: Grok 3 and Why Expertise is No Longer a Selling PointAre you keeping up with AI, or are you about to be left behind? In this episode of The Lifestyle CEO Podcast, Keith Miller dives into the game-changing power of Grok 3 and why speed of implementation is now the ultimate business advantage. Learn how AI is reshaping leadership, decision-making, and execution—so you can work smarter, not harder. Plus, find out how you can win a $25,000 VIP day with Keith! Don’t miss this essential discussion on staying ahead in the AI era. Join us for the Ultimate Alpha Leadership Experience:www.alphaleadershipexperience.com2025-03-1909 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 33: Speed vs. Legacy - Why Rushing to $100M Could Be Your Biggest Leadership MistakeThe podcast discusses the common desire to build a $100 million company and the sacrifices required to achieve that goal. The host, Keith Miller, shares insights on balancing business growth with personal life, emphasizing the importance of aligning personal vision with company goals. The episode encourages listeners to focus on leading a fulfilling life, not just building a large business.Join us for the Ultimate Alpha Leadership Experience:www.alphaleadershipexperience.com2025-03-0614 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 32: Unlocking the Power of Infinite Banking: A Transformative Conversation with Josh RoseIn this insightful episode, host Keith Miller sits down with Josh Rose to explore the revolutionary concept of "infinite banking." Rose shares his personal journey of discovering this powerful financial strategy and how it can help individuals and families take control of their money, build generational wealth, and achieve greater financial freedom. Listeners will gain a deep understanding of the mindset, process, and product behind infinite banking, as well as practical tips for implementing this approach in their own lives.Join us for the Ultimate Alpha Leadership Experience:www.alphaleadershipexperience.com 2025-02-2640 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 28: The Starbucks Shift: Why Their 'Practical' Decision MattersThis episode examines Starbucks' decision to reverse their open door policy and require paying customers only. Host Keith Miller discusses the courage and practical leadership behind this tough but necessary move. He highlights key lessons for business leaders - protecting your team, focusing on core customers, and letting go of ineffective policies. Miller encourages listeners to review their own practices and make practical changes. He also announces an upcoming men's retreat to help leaders reclaim their lives.2025-01-3008 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 27: Try My Story of Failure and SuccessThis episode of the Lifestyle CEO Podcast features a powerful personal story from host Keith Miller about failure, determination, and the importance of trying. Keith shares how a pivotal moment in high school, when he chose not to try out for the basketball team out of fear, motivated him to never give up without giving his full effort. He emphasizes that not trying is the surest path to failure, and encourages listeners to pursue their dreams and aspirations, even in the face of potential setbacks. The episode also includes an announcement about an upcoming men's retreat designed to help...2025-01-2311 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 25: Clean Slate, Clear Mind: A Master Coach's Guide to Personal TransformationIn this episode, host Keith Miller interviews Kirk Duncan, a renowned coach and trainer on identity, connection, and direction. Kirk shares his personal journey, from being a shy introvert to building a successful coaching business. He emphasizes the importance of clearing the past and using stillness and visualization to manifest desired outcomes. Kirk provides practical steps and daily practices to help listeners achieve a fulfilling lifestyle.Get Kirk's Free Resources:http://3ke.to/socialThank you!2025-01-0951 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 23: The 4 Biggest Mistakes to Avoid When Buying a BusinessThis episode of the Lifestyle CEO podcast covers key principles for buying or starting a business. The host, Keith Miller, discusses common mistakes to avoid, such as not focusing on the value of the business to you personally, buying a business just for money/time freedom, and purchasing a business at the top of the market. He outlines the three key questions to ask when evaluating a business acquisition or startup: how much time will it take to get profitable, what is the cost to get it running profitably, and what are the risks involved. The overall message is...2025-01-0215 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 22: How The Hidden Belief That ‘I’m Not Enough’ Is Subconsciously Killing Your HappinessThis Lifestyle CEO episode examines how the hidden belief that "I'm not enough" can subconsciously sabotage your happiness and success. Host Keith Miller explains the difference between self-worth and confidence, and provides practical steps to reprogram your brain and change the belief that you are "enough" through daily affirmations. The episode includes personal examples to illustrate the impact of self-worth on various areas of life.2024-12-2613 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 21: The Travel Strategy That Helps You ‘Get Your Life BackThis Lifestyle CEO episode explores the power of strategic travel and vacationing for leader recovery. Host Keith Miller discusses the differences between "achievement travel" and "recovery travel," highlighting the unique mental, physical, and emotional benefits of the latter. Key principles include choosing the right environment, adopting a different pace, and practicing presence. The episode delves into the science behind how new environments can reset the stress response, as well as the advantages of water-based and forest settings. Listeners are encouraged to prioritize regular recovery trips, even if just mini getaways, for personal and professional success.2024-12-2414 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 20: No More 'Someday'- A Heartbreaking Reminder Why Lifestyle CEOs WinIn this somber episode, host Keith Miller reflects on the tragic shooting of a CEO, using it to underscore the importance of becoming the "CEO of your life." Miller stresses prioritizing family, creating lasting memories, and being fully present. He challenges listeners to schedule distraction-free quality time with loved ones, as cherished memories are the most valuable asset. This episode is a poignant call to reclaim one's lifestyle and focus on what matters most.2024-12-1913 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 19: Leveraging Advisory Boards to Scale Your Business and Achieve Work-Life Balance with Mike WhitmoreIn this episode, host Keith Miller interviews Mike Whitmore, a seasoned executive with experience in IT, entrepreneurship, and wealth management. Mike shares his journey into building and serving on advisory boards, highlighting how they can help companies scale and leaders achieve better work-life balance. He provides insights on effective board composition, the value of external perspectives, and the importance of prioritizing personal and family life as a leader.You can connect with Mike Whitmore on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikejwhitmore/2024-12-1743 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 18: The Truth About the Grind: A Successful CEO's Raw Take on Building CompaniesIn this episode, host Keith Miller sits down with Mark Costa to discuss his impressive career journey, from starting real estate and property management businesses in his youth to becoming a seasoned sales executive in the global software market. Mark shares the key lessons he's learned about sales, the importance of culture and leadership in building successful companies, and the realities of running a business beyond the glamorized perceptions. He also dives into the concept and launch of his current venture, Two Quip, an equipment rental marketplace. Throughout the conversation, Mark provides valuable advice for young entrepreneurs on balancing...2024-12-1245 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 17: Beyond the Numbers - The CEO's Guide to Metrics that Actually MatterIn this episode, host Keith Miller tackles the topic of business metrics and how to find the right balance. He discusses the essential metrics CEOs and leaders should track, including revenue, profit, customer, and team metrics. Keith emphasizes that metrics should create freedom, not chains, and provides guidance on avoiding the pitfalls of becoming overly obsessed with numbers. The episode aims to help listeners implement a healthy metrics culture in their businesses.2024-12-1019 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 16: Stop Planning Small: How Your Board Can 10x Your Vision for Next YearIn this episode, host Keith Miller shares how to transform your annual board planning session into a transformative experience that can dramatically impact your business and lifestyle. He discusses the importance of focusing on your vision and how to leverage your advisory board to create specific, actionable strategies for significant growth without sacrificing your personal life.2024-12-0514 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 15: The 'Closest to Money' Secret: How Top CEOs Prioritize Their Way to Better Cash FlowIn this episode, Keith Miller discusses the common cash flow challenges that keep business owners up at night. He introduces the powerful "closest to money" concept, which he learned from a top recruitment firm. This simple strategy helps prioritize tasks and activities based on their ability to generate immediate revenue and cash flow. Keith explains how implementing this approach can lead to better sleep, reduced overwhelm, and consistent revenue for both the business and the entrepreneur's personal finances.2024-12-0312 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 14: Win the War for Talent: How Small Companies Can Offer Better Growth Than Big CorporationsIn this episode, host Keith Miller discusses how small businesses can attract and retain top talent by offering personal development opportunities. He explains that today's top performers are looking for more than just career advancement - they want to grow and transform themselves personally. Miller suggests providing employees with stipends and time off to attend conferences, courses, and programs that will help them develop both professionally and personally. He argues that this approach can be a powerful competitive advantage for small businesses over larger corporations that may not offer the same level of support for personal growth.2024-11-2815 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 13: The Success Paradox- Why Working Less Could Mean You're Actually Winning (And Why Your Brain Fights You On This)In this episode, Keith Miller challenges the common belief that success requires constant sacrifice and long work hours. He shares his own experience with burnout and explains how the brain and body actually need rest and recovery to function at their best. Keith provides a framework for reprogramming the subconscious to break free from the "hustle culture" mentality and gives listeners permission to succeed on their own terms. He invites listeners to book a strategy session to create a personalized plan for achieving success while maintaining a healthy lifestyle.2024-11-2616 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 12: Stop Leading Alone: The Power of an Advisory Board for Lifestyle CEOsThis episode discusses the importance of having a board of advisors to help grow your business and become a successful lifestyle CEO. The host, Keith Miller, explains that running a business alone can be very lonely and stressful, but building a strong advisory board can provide the expertise, accountability, and support needed to thrive. He covers how to find the right advisors, lead the board effectively, and the benefits of having this core group to help guide your company's strategy and execution.2024-11-2118 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 11: The Scaling-Back Theory: Why Working Less Could Make You More (Warning: This Changes Everything)In this episode, host Keith Miller discusses the counterintuitive idea that scaling back your business can actually lead to greater success and freedom. He shares a 5-step "Lifestyle Scale" framework to help entrepreneurs streamline their operations, automate processes, and prioritize their personal life over endless business growth. The key message is that true success is not just about a bigger business, but about building a better life.2024-11-1912 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 10: The Power of Authenticity: How Vulnerability Transforms Your Leadership and Company CultureIn this episode, host Keith Miller discusses the importance of vulnerability in modern leadership. He explains that traditional, hard-nosed leadership styles are no longer effective, and leaders need to balance vulnerability with strength to build trust and loyalty within their teams. Keith outlines symptoms of a lack of vulnerability in leadership, such as low engagement and high turnover, and emphasizes the need for authenticity when showing vulnerability. He encourages listeners to embrace vulnerability in their own leadership roles and to engage with the podcast by subscribing and entering a contest for a VIP day with the host.2024-11-1411 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 9: From Stuck to Unstoppable: How a Simple 'Drive-By' Can Transform Your Business and LifeIn this episode, host Keith Miller discusses how to break free from being a slave to your business and achieve the lifestyle you desire. He introduces a powerful "drive by" exercise where you intentionally skip going to work for a day to observe what happens and identify areas for improvement in your business and personal life. The goal is to gain clarity on what needs to change to become a true "lifestyle CEO" and have the freedom and fulfillment you've been striving for.2024-11-1215 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 8: The CEO Dilemma: Training vs. Mentoring for a Lifestyle BusinessIn this episode, Keith Miller discusses the critical difference between training and mentoring employees. He shares insights from working with a property management company that struggled to retain happy clients and employees, despite having detailed processes and training in place. Miller emphasizes that mentorship is essential for developing people, not just teaching tasks. He provides practical tips for effective mentorship, such as having employees shadow the CEO, encouraging mistakes, explaining the big picture, and committing significant time to the mentorship process. The episode underscores the importance of mentorship in building a successful, lifestyle-oriented business.2024-11-0512 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 6: Beyond the Paycheck: How a Powerful Vision Transforms Your Business and Inspires Greatness In this episode, Keith Miller discusses the necessity of having a compelling company vision to motivate teams, retain talent, and differentiate your business. He provides a framework for creating an effective vision statement focused on helping others, and cautions against self-centered visions. Keith emphasizes the importance of leaders genuinely believing in the vision to inspire their people.2024-10-2213 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 5: Designing Your Dream Lifestyle: Aligning Business Goals with Personal FulfillmentFeeling trapped in your business despite your apparent success? I, Keith Miller, have been there and know the struggles all too well. Join me as I reveal the often-overlooked mistakes entrepreneurs make, starting with a skewed focus on company vision and profit that can lead to burnout and dissatisfaction. I'll share the pivotal lessons from my own journey that led me to a more fulfilling life by prioritizing a personal life vision before anything else. This approach ensures your business not only thrives but supports the lifestyle you've always dreamed of.Aligning personal aspirations with business objectives...2024-10-1515 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 4: Limiting BeliefsIn this episode of the Lifestyle CEO podcast, host Keith Miller discusses the impact of limiting beliefs and how to overcome them using a powerful storytelling technique. He shares his personal experiences with limiting beliefs and provides listeners with a practical assignment to write a story about their desired future, which they can then read regularly to condition their minds for success. The episode emphasizes the importance of taking action and making this practice a priority for personal and professional growth.2024-10-0811 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 3: Voices in Our HeadIn this episode, Keith Miller shares a powerful technique to help listeners manage the negative self-talk and doubts that can hold them back. He encourages listeners to actively capture their negative thoughts and counter them with positive affirmations, providing a practical exercise to implement immediately. The goal is to empower listeners to overcome imposter syndrome and self-doubt, enabling them to lead more effectively in their businesses and personal lives.2024-10-0106 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 2: Build Your Mental ResilienceIn this episode, Keith Miller highlights how the right mindset can shape your path to success. He shares strategies to build mental resilience and explains why overcoming negative thinking is crucial for personal growth. Learn how to adopt a growth-oriented approach that aligns with your goals and helps you thrive. Perfect for anyone seeking practical steps to enhance their mindset and achieve success.2024-09-2511 minLifestyle CEO: Get Your Life BackEP 1: THE LIFESTYLE CEO: GET YOUR LIFE BACK!In the first episode of the "Lifestyle CEO" podcast, host Keith Miller explores how leadership and entrepreneurship can help you reclaim control of your life. He shares practical tips on balancing a busy lifestyle with personal growth, well-being, and strategic life management. This episode is perfect for anyone aiming to achieve both financial success and personal fulfillment, with actionable insights to help you thrive in every aspect of life. 2024-09-1707 min
The Soul of LifeKen LiuToday on The Soul of Life I speak with Ken Liu, author of The Paper Menagerie, a short story that is the first work of fiction to sweep the Hugo, the Nebula, and the World Fantasy awards. Ken is the author of an epic fantasy series called The Dandelion Dynasty, in which the heroes are engineers, not wizards. Some of Ken’s stories have been adapted for animation or film, and AMC is making a TV show based on his stories in The Hidden Girl. Liu is trained as an attorney and worked as a so...2021-11-2648 min
The Soul of LifeThe Legacy of Len BiasDave Ungrady has been a man on a mission to tell the story of University of Maryland Basketball star Len Bias, who died of a cocaine overdose two days after he was drafted to the Boston Celtics in June 1986. He's the author of Born Ready: The Mixed Legacy of Len Bias. Next week Len Bias will finally be inducted into the NCAA Hall of Fame. For a long time leadership within University of Maryland athletics and some of the larger basketball world looked at Bias’ death simply as a story of tragedy and wanted to mov...2021-11-1946 min
The Soul of LifeKristin Neff: Fierce Self-CompassionI speak with Dr. Kristin Neff, the person perhaps most responsible for researching the effects of self-compassion. She is the author of the 2011 bestselling book Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself and her newest book, Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive. Kristin and I talk about what she calls fierce self-compassion and how anger can be compassionate, and other questions like: Why are men better at self-compassion than women? What we do find is there’s a small but consistent gender difference th...2021-11-1248 min
The Soul of LifeMonks That Make Beer: Spencer BreweryI speak with Father Isaac Keeley, Trappist monk and Director of the Spencer Brewery at St. Joseph’s Abbey in the Central Massachusetts town of Spencer (my hometown). The Trappist monks of Spencer have lived a life of solitude and prayer on a 2,000 acre farm with a modest business selling jams, preserves, and handmade ceremonial garments. But 10 years ago the brothers of Spencer started researching ways to raise their income significantly. "We know there are 6 monastic breweries in Belgium, one of whom has been doing it since the 1580s. So we said well they’ve been...2021-11-0540 min
The Soul of LifeJaime Clemmer: Heartbroken But Not BrokenToday I speak with Jaime Clemmer, author of Heartbroken, But Not Broken, which offers readers an intimate recounting of how she got through any parent's worst nightmare–her son’s sudden death at the age of 10. Clemmer shares the details of her unfettered grief to offer license to anyone struggling to tell their own story. She invites you to walk with her. Her path is complicated and sacred, as is the case with most grievers. Hearing her story, together, we can effectively mourn with those who mourn and comfort those who are in need of comf...2021-10-2940 min
The Soul of LifeKetamine for DepressionToday I speak with Dr. Patrick Oliver about the only drug approved currently to treat suicidal ideation: Ketamine. "Where this works is literally in making connections in the brain." Dr. Oliver is an emergency room physician that left the ER to start his own Ketamine infusion clinics because he saw a need that no one else was filling to offer life-saving treatment to people with severe depression. He says he was incredulous of the results a colleague was seeing of Ketamine for acute suicidality until he visited the clinic himself and saw for his own...2021-10-2247 min
The Soul of LifeNeil Shubin: Your Inner FishHow did fish evolve to walk on land? What are the details of how that process happened? Today on The Soul of Life I speak with Neil Shubin, the 2004 co-discoverer of Tiktaalik, a fish fossil that is the first evidence of so-called bridge animals with features that show the evolutionary transition between swimming fish and land mammals. Shubin is the author of Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body and Some Assembly Required: Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA. Neil guides us...2021-10-1552 min
The Soul of LifeLou Lukas: Mind-Body-Disease and the Somatic ConnectionToday on The Soul of Life I speak with Dr. Lou Lucas, chief of Palliative Medicine at the Nebraska and Western Iowa Veterans Health Care Systems. As a palliative medicine doctor, Dr. Lucas is trained to pull together all of the specialists that might be caring for a patient with a life threating disease and implement a cohesive treatment plan that cares for body, mind, and soul. She gives special attention to the well established link between mental health and physical health and the role of spirituality in healing. "Most people have a...2021-10-0850 min
The Soul of LifeCake Dream: Truck Driver Starts Houston BakeryThe pandemic of 2020 brought us supply shortages. Basics like sugar and flour were scarce. But a truck driver in Houston was making sure people didn’t run out of cake. Mark says "It’s Texas, so you know, we do things a little bit different from the rest of the country here...Gotta have cake." If you’ve ever woken up and wondered if you’re following the path you’re meant to follow in life, you’ll appreciate Mark’s story. Enter my current sweepstakes giveaway (https://swee.ps/lZirCOTlY): Win a Couples Vacati...2021-10-0135 min
The Soul of LifeBetty Martin: Sexual Surrogacy and Getting to Know PleasureDr. Betty Martin has had her hands on people professionally for over 40 years, first as a Chiropractor, and upon retiring from that practice, as a certified Surrogate Partner, Sacred Intimate, and Somatic Sex Educator. Today on The Soul of Life I speak with Betty about the importance of getting to know your own body and your own sexuality. “My sexuality and eroticism belongs to me. It was such a shock. It made me think, “Who did I think it belonged to [before]?” We talk about the rewards and controversy of sexual surrogacy. While it’s n...2021-09-2448 min
The Soul of LifeJay Earley: Making Peace With Inner ConflictsToday on The Soul of Life I speak with Jay Earley, author of Self-Therapy: A Step-by-Step Guide to Inner Wholeness Using IFS. A frequent subject on this show, Internal Family Systems is a model of spiritual and therapeutic growth that I’ve practiced for the last 12 years or so that to me is the most effective tool box that I’ve ever found to address a wide range of psychological and health-related issues. "The crucial part is not just recognizing that we’re made up of parts—subpersonalities—but that they’re really like little people livin...2021-09-1755 min
The Soul of LifeFolk Singer David WilcoxDavid Wilcox is a quintessential folk singer, telling stories full of heart, humor, and hope, substance, searching, and style. His innate sense of adventure and authenticity is why critics and colleagues, alike, have always praised not just his artistry, but his humanity, as well. In this episode of The Soul of Life David treats me to several live songs as we discuss his phenomenal ability to touch emotional chords and speak to the hearts of thousands of his listeners over the years. On this episode David sings: "We Make the Way by Walking," "Start with...2021-09-1052 min
The Soul of LifeNaked Marriage: Sex Therapist Dr. Corey AllanToday on the Soul of Life I speak with Dr. Corey Allan, Sex and Marriage and Family Therapist, author of Naked Marriage, and longtime host of Sexy Marriage Radio, a podcast devoted to straight forward, honest conversations about what goes on behind closed doors in your marriage. "We don’t have sex by accident. You don’t trip and fall and wind up in a vagina. Cause if that’s the case what in the world is she laying like that on the ground for?" Corey says sexual issues are life issues, and life issues are se...2021-09-0347 min
The Soul of LifeMichael Elkin: Befriending Addiction and Suicide with IFSMost of us have been conditioned our whole life to have strong moral judgments against things like addictions or suicide. Right? Aren’t these just categorically bad things that we have to fight against? This is really what is so mind-bending and revolutionary about the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model of psychology. Michael Elkin has a reputation within the IFS community for enthusiasm teaching about what IFS calls our Firefighter parts of us—the protective parts of your personality that typically show up as extreme beliefs or behaviors like anger, addictions, compulsions, or suicidality. "Y...2021-08-271h 03
The Soul of LifePBS News Anchor Hari SreenivasanHari Sreenivasan joined the PBS NewsHour in 2009. He is the Anchor of PBS NewsHour Weekend and a Senior Correspondent for the nightly program. Prior to joining NewsHour, he was at CBS News, reporting for the "CBS Evening News,” "The Early Show" and "CBS Sunday Morning." Before that, he served as an anchor and correspondent for ABC News, working extensively on the network's 24-hour digital service "ABC News Now." Sreenivasan also reported for "World News Tonight with Peter Jennings," "Nightline with Ted Koppel," and anchored the overnight program “World News Now.” Hari also contributes to Amanpour and Company and ho...2021-08-2054 min
The Soul of LifeImago Couplehood: Harville Hendrix & Helen LaKelly HuntHarville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt are the founders of Imago Relationship Therapy, a paradigm-changing and pioneering model of couples therapy that helped revolutionize the way psychotherapists view couples and the nature of healing. Imago uses the lens of attachment-theory—the idea that, neurobiologically, we belong to one other and are expertly equipped to heal each other’s trauma from our earliest attachments in life. Harville and Helen teach that by being aware of and reflective of these attachment patterns couples can have a "conscious relationship" that is able to transform conflict into a blueprint for...2021-08-1344 min
The Soul of LifeBessel van der Kolk - The Body Keeps the ScoreToday I speak with Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma, about his trailblazing work educating a generation of doctors and therapists about how to heal from trauma. His book has been on the NYT paperback nonfiction bestseller list for 141 weeks, 24 of them in the #1 spot. We talk about what trauma really is, and whether it's possible that the term has become a bit inflated in popular culture. Van der Kolk tells the story of playing a part in the creation of...2021-08-0645 min
The Soul of LifeBONUS EPISODE - Preview of S3E5, Befriending Addiction and Suicide with IFS**BONUS PREVIEW of S3E5 with IFS (Internal Family Systems) Lead Trainer Michael Elkin. This full episode drops on August 27th, 2021. Most of us have been conditioned our whole life to have strong moral judgments against things like addictions or suicide. Right? Aren’t these just categorically bad things that we have to fight against? This is really what is so mind-bending and revolutionary about the IFS model. Mike has a reputation within the IFS community for enthusiasm teaching about what IFS calls our Firefighter parts of us—the protective parts of your personality that typi...2021-07-2305 min
The Soul of LifeBONUS EPISODE - Preview of S3E4, PBS NewsHour's Hari Sreenivasan**BONUS PREVIEW of S3E4 with PBS Weekend anchor Hari Sreenivasan. Full episode drops on August 20th, 2021. Hari Sreenivasan joined the PBS NewsHour in 2009. He is the Anchor of PBS NewsHour Weekend and a Senior Correspondent for the nightly program. Prior to joining NewsHour, he was at CBS News, reporting for the "CBS Evening News,” "The Early Show" and "CBS Sunday Morning." Before that, he served as an anchor and correspondent for ABC News, working extensively on the network's 24-hour digital service "ABC News Now." Sreenivasan also reported for "World News Tonight with Peter Jennings," "Ni...2021-07-1602 min
The Soul of LifeBONUS EPISODE: S3E3 Preview - Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly HuntIn this preview of Episode 3 of Season 3 (releasing on 8/13/21), Drs. Harville Hendrix, and Helen LaKelly Hunt, are the founders of Imago Relationship Therapy, a paradigm-changing and pioneering model of couples therapy that helped revolutionize the way psychotherapists view couples and the nature of healing through the lens of attachment-theory—the idea that, in a sense, we belong to one other and are expertly equipped to heal each other’s trauma from our earliest attachments in life, by having a conscious relationship that is able to transform conflict into a blueprint for growth. They have written over 10 books, incl...2021-07-0902 min
The Soul of LifeBONUS EPISODE - Preview of S3E2, Bessel van der KolkIn this preview of S3E2 (full episode release: 8/6/21) you get a glimpse of my excitement about speaking with world-renown brain and trauma scientist, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk. Van der Kolk is a professor of Psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine and president of the Trauma Research Foundation in Brookline, Massachusetts. ]Since the 1970s his research has been in the area of post-traumatic stress. He is the author of The New York Times best seller, The Body Keeps the Score, a widely renown book that came out in 2014 subtitled Brain, Mind and Body...2021-07-0208 min
The Soul of LifeBONUS EPISODE - Preview of S3E1, Master of the Grand CanyonIn this preview of Season 2, Episode 1, you get a glimpse of my conversation with John Annerino, a renown adventure photographer, and author of literary essay books, photographic essays, and calendars of the American West and Old Mexico. His work has appeared in Time, LIFE, the New York Times, National Geographic Adventure and Scientific American, among many others. His map, "The Grand Canyon Explored," is on display at the Grand Canyon National Geographic Visitor Center. Follow us on Facebook: Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoulOfLifeShow or Twitter: https://twitter.com/SoulofLifeShow Want...2021-06-2505 min
The Soul of LifePaul Gilmartin's Mental Illness Happy HourToday I speak with comedian Paul Gilmartin, former host of Dinner and a Movie on TBS. After leaving standup and television, Gilmartin started The Mental Illness Happy Hour, a podcast that puts the world of living with mental illness into sharp focus and gets a laugh. Gilmartin came up on the comedy scene in Chicago at Second City with people like Bob Odenkirk of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. Paul shares the story of his unusual first encounter with Chris Farley. His own recovery from alcoholism and depression led Paul to want...2021-06-1848 min
The Soul of LifeThe Right Way to Have SexIs there a right way to have sex? Everybody thinks they’re doing it wrong or someone else is doing it better. There’s so much shame surrounding sex. Today on the Soul of Life I speak with two Brooklyn psychologists, Signe Simon and Simone Humphrey about their podcast, LoveLink, founded to help people talk more about sex and love. We talk about really common reasons people have problems with sexual intimacy, and challenge the traditional norms around penetration and orgasm. What happens before sex? What happens during sex? What happens after sex? What...2021-06-1138 min
The Soul of LifeDominique Dawes: Olympic Gold Gymnast's Emotionally Whole CoachingDominique Dawes is a three-time former U.S. Olympic gymnast and was a 10-year member of the U.S. national gymnastics team and part of the gold-medal-winning "Magnificent Seven" team at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. Dawes recently opened her first gymnastics training academy in Clarksburg, Maryland to prove that there is a way to care for children and put the healthy minds and bodies of kids first in contrast to what she calls a culture of abuse that still exists in competitive gymnastics in this country. Dawes left her home at age 11 to move in...2021-06-0442 min
The Soul of LifeResonance Theory of Consciousness“Everything is magic until we understand it.” - Arthur C. Clark How do you know that you’re conscious? I mean, don’t you just kind of know? "The single thing that we know best from our own first person perspective and understand least from the perspective of objective science." But are we seeing signs of a dawning enlightenment in this field—signs of progress in how we understand and study consciousness? I think this is important for everyone—but especially professionals like me who teach people how to have healthy minds—we kin...2021-05-2859 min
The Soul of LifeUnlocking the Puzzle of Personality with the EnneagramToday I speak with Michael Goldberg, author of The 9 Ways of Working: How to use the the Enneagram to Discover Your Natural Strengths and Work More Effectively "The enneagram—while it’s about individual personality types—it’s really about a pathway through life, where are you?" I share with Michael the results of me taking a 20-minute online Enneagram test and we practice some armchair psychology, talking about Jeff Bezos and Oprah’s personality types. And Michael delves into how he’s examining some of our culture’s ancient stories through the lens of the En...2021-05-2140 min
The Soul of LifeTrans-Authentic: IFS and Gender IdentityToday on The Soul of Life I speak with IFS lead trainer, trauma therapist and former Harvard psychiatrist Frank Anderson about the surge of young children questioning their gender or seeking to transition. One recent U.S. survey cited in a MedScape Psychiatry journal article found a 4000% increase (over 40-fold) in the number of gender dysphoria cases since 2006 (see www.SoulofLifeShow.com/Frank-Anderson for full article.) We agree just how important it is—and rare—to find a safe space as mental health clinicians to explore our own biases, judgments and subconscious fears that could inte...2021-05-1450 min
The Soul of LifeThe Daring Doctor: Treating Food Allergies with OIT1 in 13 kids have food allergies in the U.S. This scary condition that can lead to fatal anaphylaxis (the sudden constriction of airways) is debilitating to live with. Today on The Soul of Life I speak with a doctor that is part of a handful of allergists in the U.S. that are revolutionizing the way anaphylactic food allergies are treated. Dr. Manav Segal is an allergist based in Philadelphia to which my family owes a debt of for curing our son’s debilitating allergy to dairy by offering a treatment for food allergies called Ora...2021-05-0744 min
The Soul of LifeHypnosis 101Today on the Soul of Life I call in a professional hypnotist to help me keep my head in the game of tennis. I think you’ll get a kick out of seeing Taylor Sherman try to improve my tennis game and you can follow right along as he uses a deep relaxation technique and guided imagery that may also help you deepen your own sharpness and energy level in your life. People know hypnosis for really three things: stopping smoking, losing weight and lowering stress, but Taylor performs hypnosis to help people change all so...2021-04-3046 min
The Soul of LifeFilm & TV Reviews with Sandie Angulo Chen of Common Sense MediaDo the phrases “feel good movie” and “rape culture” ever belong together? In this episode of The Soul of Life I speak again with Sandie Angulo Chen, a film critic and writer for Common Sense Media, about several new films and shows that handle some fairly radioactive cultural themes, like the Amy Pohler-directed Moxie, and Promising Young Woman. Then Sandie and I totally shift gears, into sci-fi escapism, to talk about the new Marvel Universe series on Disney+, WandaVision. We talk about several other noteworthy series like Boy’s State, a documentary about the Texas...2021-04-2351 min
The Soul of LifeHow Running Makes Us HumanWhy do we run? When Vybarr Cregan-Reid set out to answer this question, he began a journey into the science and psychobiology of the human body which—he says—is born to run. "We’ve been runners for probably about 2.3 million years." In this episode of The Soul of Life we talk about Cregan-Reid’s book, Footnotes: How Running Makes us Human, and a passion for running that took him to the world’s most advanced running laboratories and research centers to learn why natural running—running barefoot—is being embraced by running enthusiasts as...2021-04-1648 min
The Soul of LifeMarijuana: Facts and FictionIn the United States, the non-medical use of cannabis is decriminalized in 16 states and legalized in another 14 states. Enthusiasts say pot helps them deal with life better, manage their anxiety, and helps them with sleep. But what are the facts about marijuana? And are we ready for large-scale commercialization this is following the rapid movement to legalize weed? Today on The Soul of Life I speak with Dr. Samoon Ahmad, author of Medical Marijuana: A Clinical Handbook (2020), that provides up-to-date scientific guidance about how marijuana may be an appropriate treatment for some medical conditions. We...2021-04-0954 min
The Soul of LifeTessa Velazquez: Baked & Wired Coffee ShopAmericans (and particularly Washingtonians) love coffee and they love cafes. You only have to look at the monopoly that Starbucks has created worldwide to see this phenomenon. But is the era of Big Coffee over? Is it possible that artisanal boutique coffee shops could be clawing back into the Green Giant’s market share the way craft breweries have surprised behemoth beverage conglomerates? That’s where the Velazquez family has a unique edge. With their locally beloved coffee outposts, Baked & Wired located in the Georgetown neighborhood and A Baked Joint and situated near Chinatown, they have...2021-04-0250 min
The Soul of LifeLoving Someone With an Eating DisorderEating disorders have a reputation for wrecking emotional havoc in a family and trigger strong emotional reactions by loved ones and therapists who can end up in a tug of war to make the disturbing symptoms stop. But eating disorder specialist Dana Harron says love and compassion are key ingredients to successful treatment. In this episode of The Soul of Life, I speak with Dana about the most common types of disordered eating, and we separate eating disorder facts from fiction. "My partner said that I look really healthy today, and that sounds like a...2021-03-2648 min
The Soul of LifeRising Star: The Music of American Idol's Alec ShawWhen you hear the music that 23-year old Seattle musician Alec Shaw is writing and performing you know he’s headed somewhere big. But whether he knows that yet is a different story. Shaw had already dedicated himself to being a full-time musician and had cut three albums by the time the pandemic shut down gigs and performances that were just starting to give him a following in the Northwest. I ask him how he’s using this downtime when stages are dark, and discover that he's currently a contestant on this year's American Idol (Seas...2021-03-1954 min
The Soul of LifeAt Home in Your Voice: NPR Funding Credit Voice Artist Jessica HansenJessica Hansen is the voice of NPR's funding credits, and serves as in-house voice coach at NPR headquarters. She coaches voice for NPR, member stations, corporate groups, executives, professional theater companies, as well as hosts, journalists, and private clients nationwide. Jessica began acting at age 5, and was a cast member of a tween TV series at 12. She's performed Guest Star roles on NBC’s Parks & Recreation and HBO’s Veep. In today’s episode of the Soul of Life, I speak with Jessica about how she’s helping performers work with new challenges while working from home. "T...2021-03-1245 min
The Soul of LifeEllen Langer, Mother of Mindfulness: Can noticing new things reverse effects of ageing?"Mindlessness is pervasive. Virtually all of us, almost all of the time, are not there. But when we’re not there, we’re not there to know we’re not there." Dr. Ellen Langer is a professor in the Psychology Department at Harvard University where she was the first woman to be tenured in the department. She has been described as the "mother of mindfulness" and has written extensively on the illusion of control, mindful aging, stress, decision-making, and health. Her books, written for general and academic readers, include Mindfulness, The Power of Mindful Learning, On Bec...2021-03-0543 min
The Soul of LifeThe New Monogamy: Tammy Nelson, Author of Getting the Sex You WantDr. Tammy Nelson is a sex and relationship expert, and author of many books on sex including Getting the Sex You Want: Shed Your Inhibitions and Reach New Heights of Passion Together. She's a psychotherapist, Director of the Integrative Sex Therapy Institute, university teacher, TEDx speaker and is the host of the podcast The Trouble with Sex. Tammy is also a Board Certified Sexologist, an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Certified Imago Relationship therapist, and a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor. Today on The Soul of Life I speak with...2021-02-2652 min
The Soul of LifeThe Grungiest Place in Seattle"Kurt Cobain had actually referred to The Dutchman as ‘the grungiest place in Seattle.'" That's from Gary Mula, former owner of the storied Duchman recording studio, an artsy warehouse recording/rehearsal facility where Gary lived and made records until 2009, when it burned to the ground. We talk about the way music changed his life and how he developed his skill as a producer by learning when to push his ideas and when to sit back and just be wallpaper. "The reason I decided to call myself a producer was I couldn’t just...2021-02-1951 min
The Soul of LifePigs Can Fly: Cancel Culture, Conspiracies, and How to Stay Hopeful in an Age of Identity PoliticsAre we really such a divided country? You’ve heard me speak before about how our mindset—what we choose to focus on—determines the results we get. The more afraid and divided we feel, the more we tend to see fear and division in others. I wonder, can we actively cultivate peace and confidence in our own minds and hearts and call on our leaders to do the same? Today on The Soul of Life I speak with Dr. Matthew Green, a professor of political science at Catholic University in Washington, DC, about cancel cultur...2021-02-1252 min
The Soul of LifeOur Place in the Universe: NASA's John Mather on the James Webb TelescopeDr. John Mather is a Senior Astrophysicist in the Observational Cosmology Laboratory located at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. He is also the Senior Project Scientist on the James Webb Space Telescope, which will be the largest, most powerful and complex space telescope ever built and launched into space. It will fundamentally alter our understanding of the universe. Mather was winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize for Physics with George Smoot for their work in the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) mission in the mid 1970s to measure the heat radiation from the Big Bang. Mather and...2021-02-0549 min
The Soul of LifeThe Edge of Fear: Rock Climbing Phenom Alex Honnald's Mom on the Free Solo MindsetAt the age of sixty-six, Dierdre Wolownick became the oldest woman to climb El Capitan, the iconic 3,200-foot granite "big wall" in Yosemite National Park.* For her this wasn’t just any climb. Yes, The Captain is perhaps the most prized big wall climbs in the world. It was in June that same year that Dierdre’s son Alex Honnold stunned and terrified the world by climbing without ropes—a free solo assent—this vertical wall that rises one half mile out of the earth in Yosemite National Park. Alex is no stranger to making news for...2020-12-181h 02
The Soul of LifeThe Faces of God: Grace for all of your partsWhat if you could have the eyes of God—confidence, clarity, compassion, connection, creativity—in your everyday human life? What is an “authentic connection to the Divine?” Grace. Love. Light. Peace. I know—at this time more than ever—if you’re on a path of faith that leads to these things, sign me up. I'm in. But what’s the difference between a spiritual life and a spiritualizing life? And why—if so many Christians define their spiritual connection to God as loving, welcoming and accepting, do so many non-Christians define God as the opposite?2020-12-111h 06
The Soul of LifeMedicine for the Mind 101Today The Soul of Life is a crash course on medicine for the mind with Dr. Joel Bernanke, a Columbia and Cornell-trained psychiatrist. We cover the power, potential and pitfalls of psychopharmacology and its alternatives. The Mind is Your Body We try to alleviate some of the common fears of talking to a psychiatrist and expose misconceptions that stop people from treating their mind like any other part of their body. We focus especially on treatment for depression, anxiety, and one of Dr. Bernanke’s research areas—ADHD. Recently, the Journal of the Amer...2020-12-041h 03
The Soul of LifeRemembering Rich Simon, with grief expert David KesslerGrief is not usually something we plan for. In today’s special edition of The Soul of Life we remember the life of Rich Simon—a person that was like Oprah for the mental health and counseling field—a hub and changemaker that helped launch the careers of many of the masters in our profession. On November 10th, at the age of 71, Rich died suddenly. Rich Simon was editor of The Psychotherapy Networker magazine for more than 40 years. It keeps clinicians up-to-date on best practices and innovations in counseling techniques. We talk a...2020-11-2436 min
The Soul of LifeSourdough for the SoulWith Thanksgiving and winter holidays around the corner, there’s no better time to spend than with baker and food artist Sarah Owens. Sarah is a California-based cookbook author, baker, gardener, and instructor, and she just might have the ingredients to help us learn to come to our senses with sourdough baking that could help you practice mindfulness in physical form. Today we’ll talk about our mothers and Sarah helps me troubleshoot my bad habits making sourdough bread. And we get some delicious recipes that will compliment your Turkey fixings this Thanksgiving. Sarah won a Ja...2020-11-201h 05
The Soul of LifeCinema with Sandie from Common Sense MediaToday I talk to Sandie Angulo Chen a film critic, entertainment reporter, and book reviewer that writes for Common Sense Media, a non-profit website that gives parents in-depth reviews of movies, shows and apps so they can make informed decisions about their family’s media diet. We also dive into our favorite film picks including Watchmen, My Octopus Teacher, The Social Dilemma, and others. Some have called Common Sense Media “nutritional labeling for media,” and Sandie gives us a behind-the-scenes tour of how they the publish detailed cliff’s notes with specifics about language, violence, sex, and consumerism...2020-11-1343 min
The Soul of LifeLighting up the Mind: Overcoming the brain’s dimmer switch (shame)Shame is like a 1950's air conditioner that costs a fortune to operate electrically in the brain. My tangle with depression is teaching me to pay attention to all the "appliances" that drain energy from the soul, including my long-avoidance of a part of me that used to talk to Jesus every day. I talk with Dr. Curt Thompson, a psychiatrist and the author of The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves about the neurobiology of shame. Dr. Thompson is an expert in interpersonal neurobiology but seasons his knowledge of this budding scientific field with...2020-10-3032 min
The Soul of LifeTimefulness: How thinking like a geologist can help save the world with Marcia BjornerudIn this episode of The Soul of Life I speak with Marcia Bjornerud to talk about her book Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World. “For a society it’s not so good to be preoccupied with the now. In fact it’s the root of many of our problems…social, environmental, even spiritual, to be in the immediate, narcissistic moment and not understand our place in time.” Timefulness is, according to Bjornerud, "an acute consciousness of how the world is made by - indeed, made of - time." As a geolog...2020-10-231h 11
The Soul of LifeMy Name is Moses: Surviving homophobia and coming out as an antiracistI speak to Moses Kushaba, a LGBTQI activist who immigrated to the U.S. from Uganda to escape persecution during a time when the government was escalating anti-gay policies, leading to violence, imprisonment, and death of many accused of being homosexual. Moses was born during a civil war in Uganda and his name comes from a dramatic moment as a newborn when floods forced his mother to flee on foot. Baby Moses was placed in a wicker basket and pushed along as his family escaped. Both of his parents later died from AIDS, a pandemic that literally...2020-10-161h 13
The Soul of LifeBethany Saltman: The Kids Will Be OkayIf you’ve ever wondered what kind of a parent you are, and whether your kids are going to wind up spending the equivalent of a college degree in therapy (or maybe they already have), I think you’ll be grateful for my conversation with Bethany Saltman. Her journey as a mom and her book Strange Situation: A Mother’s Journey into the Science of Attachment is a gift to every parent, who like me, has been bombarded by well-intended advice about how to be the best parent in the world. In some ways Bethany is just an ave...2020-10-0951 min
The Soul of LifeRon Cowen: Einstein's CenturyIn this episode of the soul of life I speak to the author of Gravity’s Century: From Einstein’s Eclipse to Images of Black Holes, named one of the best science books of 2020 by NPR’s Ira Flato. Ron has a gift for making the complexities of quantum physics and technology clear and exciting. We talk about the significance of the last 100 years in astrophysics and touch on the super weird world of quantum mechanics in which matter can be in two places at the same time. The alternative title for this episode is Ex-nihi...2020-10-021h 01
The Soul of LifeOlga Khazan: The Power of Being an Outsider in an Insider's WorldDid you know that pregnant women are scientifically shown to become more xenophobic—fearful of outsiders—during their first trimester? Turns out, that’s when they are most susceptible to infections so the body actually has what researchers call the “behavioral immune system.” And there’s wisdom to get from studying how we do this thing that humans love to do which is divide people into groups…to label others as either safe or unsafe, friend or enemy. In this episode of The Soul of Life I speak with Olga Khazan, a talented writer that covers health...2020-09-1845 min
The Soul of LifeRev. Dr. Dennis Edwards: How do you know you're white?I speak with Reverend Doctor Dennis Edwards, a minister in cities for 30 years, about his identity as a healer and how he stays whole as a person within Christian communities where it may not always be welcome to let your real feelings show. We talk about Black lives Matter and the awakening of White people to the uncomfortable truth about the burden of fear and mistrust towards police that Black Americans carry every day. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoulOfLifeShow or Twitter: https://twitter.com/SoulofLifeShow Want to book Keith as a...2020-09-1359 minThe Soul of LifeHoly Ghost Machine Gun's Molecule of LoveI talk with songwriter and social worker, Dan Menz-Erb. Dan has played in the pop/funk band Holy Ghost Machine Gun. If you Google that phrase, you’ll see clips from an 80’s televangelist who coined the rather interesting term. However, your search results will not tell you much about the beauty of Dan’s poetry in his song, John Bagwell, which he shared with me in this podcast. We discuss where he found his soul and let go of religious dogma that taught him to be afraid of people different from him, and his iden...2020-09-1347 minThe Soul of LifeDr. Richard Schwartz: Natural MultiplicityI speak with Dr. Richard Schwartz, the founder of an evidence-based psychotherapeutic model called Self-Leadership (also known as Internal Family System’s therapy or IFS) that is widely recognized as one of the most compassionate and comprehensive psychotherapies available. We discuss Mary Trump's book Too Much and Never Enough and how the abuse that Mary reports in Donald Trump's family could explain his fear-driven narcissism. Self-Leadership is basically a sophisticated owner’s manual for the mind. It gives users a real-time pathway to routinely instigate new neural connections within their mindbody system—the holy grail of skill acquis...2020-09-131h 09
The Soul of LifeDr. David Min: Gain the World and Lose Your SoulI speak with Dr. David Min, an oncologist that has special meaning in my life for how his personal touch and realness with me solved a mysterious neurological condition that took me to over 40 medical visits with more than 12 specialists. I asked him where he learned to practice medicine that left room for him to show up personally the way he did with me and I learned that his worldview was radically torn down by the day he rushed to ground zero on 9/11 and tried to save firefighters that were seriously injured. He was experiencing PTS...2020-09-131h 04
Goin' Deep(er) with Doc and The HockEp. 11 - The Return of the pod, the Champ and the NFC WestAfter a long summer vacation the podcast is back. Joining Doc and The Hock this week is the reigning champion Brian - and a special message from his baby brother Corey. Where did Jon and soundguy Keith go on vacation? How did the Doc try to sabotage their vacation? And what do they think of one of the most important divisions in fantasy football? All this and more on Goin' Deep with Doc and The Hock.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/keith-miller61/message2020-08-191h 00Goin' Deep(er) with Doc and The HockEp. 2 - The Commish and the AFC NorthJoining Doc and the Hock on this week's episode is the commissioner of the Jinju Bowl - Jake Roberts (along with an uninvited guest). Topics discussed include: the AFC North division, the commissioner's Hot Takes, and of course an interview with the man himself. Find out what makes Doc threaten to quit the show, and what happened in Jake's disastrous 2019 season. All this and more in Goin' Deep with Doc and the Hock - send messages to the show here: https://anchor.fm/keith-miller61/message
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/keith-miller61/message2020-05-301h 22Goin' Deep(er) with Doc and The HockEp. 1 - New BeginningsGoin' Deep with Doc and the Hock starts off with an introduction to the most thrilling fantasy football league in history - The Jinju Bowl. All owners are briefly introduced by the co-hosts before the first guest of the podcast gets thrown into the hot seat - Andrew Shutler. The topic of this weeks show: NFL and Fantasy Hot Takes for the upcoming 2020 season, and of course an interrogation of Andrew's past successes and failures. Send voice messages in to the show: https://anchor.fm/keith-miller61/message
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