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Resilience Agenda RadioRuthless Compassion and Self-Acceptance with Dr Marcia Sirota – Ep.38In this episode, Hadleigh Fischer engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Dr. Marcia Sirota, a psychiatrist, author, and founder of the Ruthless Compassion Institute. Dr. Sirota introduces her revolutionary concept of "Ruthless Compassion," blending fierce kindness with clarity and self-awareness to empower individuals to set boundaries, embrace self-acceptance, and navigate life’s challenges effectively.Discover the tools to reject perfectionism, reframe self-defeating thoughts, and heal past wounds while fostering healthier relationships. Whether you're grappling with adversity, seeking to redefine your personal boundaries, or just curious about cultivating emotional resilience, this episode offers a practical roadmap to living a...
2024-12-0952 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota172 - Navigating Intergenerational Trauma with Tracey YokasTracey Yokas creates stuff. When she isn't writing about mental health and wellness, she can be found playing with paint, glitter, and glue. She shares about her family's journey with mental illness so others will know they are not alone. She is dedicated to supporting women in the journey towards authenticity, and fulfills her mission by creating safe spaces where art, words, and vulnerability meet in dynamic community. Tracey earned her master's degree in counseling psychology from California Lutheran University and lives in Newbury Park, CA, with her family.
You can find her on Facebook (@traceyyokascreates) and...
2024-08-2940 min
Reel Mental with Dr. Marcia SirotaReel Mental TrailerReel Mental is a podcast about the intersection of film and psychology.
Host, Dr. Marcia Sirota, interviews directors, writers, actors and critics, to explore how mental health is portrayed on-screen. We discuss where movies and TV shows get it right and get it wrong when it comes to mental health.
Dr. Marcia’s approach is thoughtful, perceptive and accessible, making it easy for listeners to see themselves and their own journeys in the films being discussed.
2023-01-2501 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota126 — How Hate Hurts the HaterIn this episode of the Ruthless Compassion Podcast, Dr. Marcia Sirota talks to us about hatred, and why hate only gives us more hate.
We might hate because we fear the unknown and something bad happening to us. An easy way to let go of hate is to understand where it's coming from and no longer be afraid of the unknown. Connection and community are the #1 predictor of wellness, and we can't be well if we continue to hate.
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2022-12-0110 min
Relationship AlchemyRuthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia SirotaDon’t be nice. Be kind! This is the core tenet of ruthless compassion. Ruthless compassion is achieving a balance of being honest and clear with strong boundaries while practicing kindness and acceptance. But a lot of times in relationships, we tend to go either on one side or the other. Dr. Marcia Sirota joins us to give her insights and advice on why we should be taking responsibility for our own self-care, how to develop boundaries and tolerance, why we shouldn’t turn to romcoms for answers, and why adult relationships should be c...
2022-11-2935 min
TOP SELF | Tips on Jealousy and Insecurity in Relationships09: Is Jealousy Keeping You Ruthless with Dr. Marcia Sirota“We need to understand that being kind to ourselves has nothing to do with stuffing down our feelings or burying them, or smothering them with consumerism or addiction. It's really about looking inward. Seeing what feelings and what needs are there and trying to find realistic and compassionate solutions.” - Dr. Marcia SirotaBeing kind in our society is unfortunately very rare. Not just kindness to others, but kindness to ourselves as well. There seems to be a common theme among society, which is that we experience a lot of negative self...
2022-08-2335 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota114 – Monologue: Dealing with Disillusionment in Your Relationship from the Depp vs. Heard TrialHost Dr. Marcia Sirota talks about the different stages of perfect love to disillusionment and rupture inspired by Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's relationship. These stages may first seem like true love but in reality, it's just a recipe for disaster. She takes Johnny Depp and Amber Heard as an example of a relationship that began as infatuation and ended with rupture and disillusionment.
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2022-06-2312 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota113 – Monologue: How to Disconnect from WorkHost Dr. Marcia Sirota talks about disconnecting from the workplace amid the recent "Right to Disconnect" law implemented in Ontario which enables some employers to outline how employees can disconnect from work after hours. A lot of people are experiencing burnout and it is important to notice the signs and be proactive about knowing when to take a break.
To learn about my free online event visit https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/recognizing-signs-of-burnout-and-how-to-disconnect-from-work-tickets-365760348047?
2022-06-2013 min
Trench Leadership: A Podcast From the FrontE43 - Ruthless Compassion as a Kindness Leader featuring Dr. Marcia SirotaSend us a textI’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional un-ceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People.There are many leadership principles for emerging leaders to choose from as they embark on their leadership journey. And while each of the principles has their own unique take on how to lead, there are many overlays. Such as: Be honest, be fair, be transparent, be kind.Emerging leaders often feel ove...
2022-05-2356 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota103 - Monologue: Making a Better World with Love and KindnessIn this episode, Dr. Marcia Sirota talks about how love is the solution to a thriving community.
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2022-02-0407 minRuthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota100 - Monologue: Your 2022 Mental Health Goals: Becoming a Kindness WarriorDr. Marcia Sirota celebrates her 100th episode of the Ruthless Compassion Podcast by sharing her New Year's resolution for 2022: becoming a kindness warrior.
Being a kindness warrior enables you to be authentic, loving, and intimate without the potential drama, codependency, frustration, and resentment that can come from people-pleasing and being too nice.
She shares tips and words of inspiration about how to become a kindness warrior, and encourages listeners to follow her on her journey.
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2022-01-1007 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota88 - Tess Brigham: The Mental Health Challenges Faced by Today's Twenty-SomethingsTESS BRIGHAM (MFT, BCC), dubbed the 'Millennial Therapist' by CNBC, is an expert psychotherapist, certified life coach, and public speaker. She specializes in helping millennials discover their unique life path in order to go out into the world and make an impact. Tess' acclaimed one-on-one coaching empowers young adults to gain the confidence they need to create their dream life through concrete and actionable steps. Tess is a vital resource for those who may be feeling stuck, uninspired, or uncertain by where they are in life. She has written the Quarter Life Crisis Handbook, and also works with parents...
2021-07-0938 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota84 - Robyne Hanley-Dafoe: Everyday ResiliencyDescribed as one of the most sought-after, engaging, thought-provoking, and truly transformative international speakers and scholars in her field, Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe is a multi-award-winning education and psychology instructor and resiliency expert. What sets Dr. Robyne apart is how she learned resiliency from the ground up, as a person who has experienced significant obstacles yet forged her come back. She lives in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada with her husband, Jeff, and their three children: Hunter, Ava Lesley and Jaxson. Robyne runs on coffee, hiking her pups – Apollo and Luna, historical fiction and time with her family! Be sure to check ou...
2021-05-1339 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota83 - Ruth Ben-Ghiat: The Dangerous Rise of Authoritarian PoliticsRuth Ben-Ghiat is a historian, educator, and commentator on fascism, authoritarian leaders, and propaganda — and the threats these present to democracies around the world. Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University, she is author or editor of seven books and many essays and op-eds in media outlets including CNN, The New Yorker, and The Washington Post. Her newest book is Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present (Norton, 2020), which examines the authoritarian playbook illiberal leaders have used for a century
Find her Book Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present here
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2021-04-2939 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota82 - Claire Soares: Empowered EntrepreneurshipClaire Soares is the founder of The Self Funded CEO™ Coaching Program and the mastermind behind the multi-million dollar flagship startup travel company, Up in the Air Life. She believes in doing what you love, being who you are, and living life out loud. As a former sales executive at a Fortune 500 company, Claire was a road warrior traveling over 1000 flights during her sales career. Throughout that time she learned the ins and outs of business travel and in 2013 channeled her love for luxury, champagne, and exotic destinations into her successful company, Up in the Air Life. Claire and Up...
2021-04-1538 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota81 - Bailey Parnell: Building Soft Skills for Personal and Professional SuccessBailey Parnell is the Founder & CEO of SkillsCamp, a soft skills training company, and was named one of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women. Bailey is a TEDx speaker with over 2.5 million views, an award-winning digital marketer, and a businesswoman with a talent for helping people develop the skills they need for success. Her work and expertise have been featured in Forbes, CBC, FOX, Flare Magazine, and more. Bailey did her Masters in Communications and Culture at Ryerson University with research looking into social media's impact on mental health, the results of which she presented at the World Youth Forum...
2021-04-0141 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota80 - Dana Cohen: Common-sense Miracles in Modern MedicineDana G. Cohen, MD has been practicing integrative medicine for the last 20 years in Manhattan. She is a nationally renowned internal and integrative medicine specialist whose multi-disciplinary approach has helped treat thousands of patients using a variety of conventional and complementary therapies. In practice for nearly two decades, Cohen trained under the late Dr. Robert Atkins, author of the iconic "Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution," and Dr. Ronald L. Hoffman, a pioneer of integrative medicine and founder of the Hoffman Center in New York City. Cohen earned her medical degree from St. George's University School of Medicine and completed...
2021-03-1854 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota79 - Timothy Caulfield: Myth, Fact, and Fad: Searching for the Answers to Good HealthTimothy Caulfield is a Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy, a Professor in the Faculty of Law and the School of Public Health, and Research Director of the Health Law Institute at the University of Alberta. His interdisciplinary research on topics like stem cells, genetics, research ethics, the public representations of science, and health policy issues has allowed him to publish over 350 academic articles. He has won numerous academic and writing awards and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the Trudeau Foundation, and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. He contributes frequently for the...
2021-03-0443 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota78 - Allyson Harrison: Personality, Politics, and PolarizationAllyson G. Harrison is a clinical psychologist, currently employed as the clinical director of the Regional Assessment & Resource Centre at Queen's University. She also holds an appointment as an Associate professor in the Department of Clinical Psychology at Queen's University. Her research is dedicated to issues of differential diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders and the cognitive effects of mental health conditions.
Originally Published: February 18, 2021
2021-02-1846 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota77 - Ryan Martin: Transforming Anger into Positive ActionDr. Ryan Martin researches and writes on healthy and unhealthy expressions of anger. His book, Why We Get Mad: How to Use Your Anger for Positive Change, explores why people become angry, some of the common consequences of anger, and how people can use their anger in productive ways. Ryan also hosts the popular psychology podcast, Psychology and Stuff. He was trained as a counseling psychologist at the University of Southern Mississippi where he first started studying anger after earning his undergraduate degree in Psychology with a minor in Criminal Justice from the University of St. Thomas. He has...
2021-02-0452 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota76 - Sakinah Hofler: Writing the WrongsSakinah Hofler is an award-winning writer and a doctoral candidate in English and Comparative Literature at the University of Cincinnati. She has won the Manchester Fiction Prize, the Hurston/Wright Award for College Writers, and the Sherwood Anderson Fiction Award, among others. She has received fellowships from the Edward H. and Mary C. Kingsbury Foundation, the Charles Phelps Taft Research Center, and the P.E.O. Scholar Award. A former chemical and quality engineer for the United States Department of Defense, she's at work on her first novel.
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2021-01-2156 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota75 - Mark Henick: Embracing Mental HealthMark Henick is a mental health advocate and strategist based in Toronto, Canada. His TEDx talk on suicide is among the most watched ever, and he is the host of the So-Called Normal and Living Well podcasts. His forthcoming book, So-Called Normal: A Memoir of Family, Depression, and Resilience, will be published by HarperCollins on January 12, and is currently available for presale at most major bookstores worldwide.
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2021-01-0752 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota74 - Dave Meslin: Re-imagining democracyA passionate transpartisan political disruptor, Dave Meslin has spent the last twenty years as a political biologist, exploring the strange and mysterious worlds of protest movements, party politics and non-profit organizations. Wearing a suit and tie one day and shouting through a megaphone the next, Dave has worked as an executive assistant at both city hall and the provincial legislature, painted do-it-yourself bike lanes on the street, organized hundreds of volunteers, started a handful of non-profits, worked as federal lobbyist, helped draft provincial legislation, survived tear-gas riots in three countries, buried his car and got thrown in jail. Not...
2020-12-2348 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota73 - Laurie Palau: Decluttering from the inside outLaurie Palau is the author of the book HOT MESS: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO GETTING ORGANIZED, host of the popular weekly podcast, This ORGANIZED Life, and founder of Simply B Organized-a lifestyle company helping people live simply and work smarter. Her advice has been featured in national publications including Real Simple & The New York Times. A self-described homebody and coffee lover, Laurie lives in Bucks County, PA with her husband Josh, 2 daughters, and dog, Jeter.
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2020-12-1044 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota72 - Jacqueline Smith: Taking your life to the next levelJacqueline is a certified life coach who helps high-achievers create lives that feel as good on the inside as they may look on the outside. She holds a master's degree in behavioral and social health sciences from Brown University, and she is a current doctoral student at Rutgers University in the clinical psychology Ph.D. program. In her spare time, she can be found playing with her dog Lulu.
Jacqueline is accepting new clients for 1:1 6 months of coaching, click here to learn more.
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Instagram - @jacquelines.coaching
2020-11-2638 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota71 - Jillian Richardson: Creating an Unlonely PlanetJillian Richardson helps people find a sense of belonging within themselves and their relationships. She is the author of Un-Lonely Planet, a guide to creating a strong sense of community. She's also the creator of The Joy List, a weekly newsletter of events and tools that help people create more connection in their life. When she's not facilitating workshops or coaching one-on-one, you can find Jillian writing poems and talking to every dog she meets.
You can find her book Unlonely Planet by clicking here
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2020-11-1240 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota70 - Robert Barrett: Being HardwiredDr. Robert Barrett has spent much of his life studying behavior, group dynamics, and organizational culture. His primary focus is on why we do the things we do and how individuals and teams can reach top performance. He has traveled to rural Nigeria to interview recruiters and leaders of death squads on how they indoctrinate fighters, he helped build Canada's first ever Patient Safety Officer program for Canadian hospitals, lectured on intercultural negotiation for senior Canadian Forces officers deploying to Afghanistan, and was lead researcher on a unique program designed to investigate ways to mitigate astronaut crew conflict in...
2020-10-2643 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota69 - Marcia Moran: How to Stroke ForwardAfter successfully building her business over the last twenty-plus years, Marcia Moran thought she had life by the tail. Little did she know what was in store. After helping other entrepreneurs start their companies, she decided to found her own business consulting practice, Performance Architect, in 2012 and co-founded Positive Business DC that same year. She suffered a major stroke in 2014. Marcia applied her skills in planning and strategy as she strived to become whole. She never gave up. Over time she learned to walk again, but Marcia struggled with aphasia, a language disorder.
Marcia created Stroke FORWARD...
2020-10-0825 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota68 - David Lewis-Peart: Healing Ourselves, Healing the WorldA mental health advocate and former ward of the Children's Aid Society, David is an adjunct college lecturer, community worker, consultant, and published writer and playwright.David completed graduate studies at York University and holds a diploma in Human Services Counseling (mental health and addictions). He is trained in Family Group Conferencing, Restorative Circles, and Life Skill Facilitation and has been a member of faculty in both Child and Youth Care and Social Service Work programs in Toronto, Oakville and Brampton. David regularly speaks on, and facilitates training around mental health, identity, working across difference, restorative practice and transformative chan...
2020-09-2436 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota67 - Sam Morris: Building Resilience through Meditation and Breath WorkSam Morris is a lifelong student of the wisdom teachings of the East, particularly Zen and Taoism. Through his executive mentoring program, Zen Warrior Training, Sam works with high performing clients in the art and science of self-actualization, resilience and embodied present-moment awareness to help them achieve their next level of success and fulfillment in their careers, health and personal lives.
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Facebook @ZenWarriorTraining
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Originally Published: 9/10/2020
2020-09-1048 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota66: Mark Goulston - A New Approach to Healing and Trauma (Part 2)Dr. Mark Goulston is an executive coach, keynote speaker, author of seven books including “Just Listen” which became the top book on listening in the world. He hosts the My Wakeup Call podcast and is the founder of the field of Surgical Empathy, a process that helps people heal from PTSD.
This is part two of a two part conversation between Dr. Sirota and Dr. Goulston.
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2020-08-2726 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota65: Mark Goulston - A New Approach to Healing and Trauma (Part 1)Dr. Mark Goulston is an executive coach, keynote speaker, author of seven books including “Just Listen” which became the top book on listening in the world. He hosts the My Wakeup Call podcast and is the founder of the field of Surgical Empathy, a process that helps people heal from PTSD.
This is part one of a two part conversation between Dr. Sirota and Dr. Goulston.
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@MarkGoulston on Twitter
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2020-08-2033 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota64: David Hopkins - Getting Real about Life, Politics and Covid-19David Hopkins writes a little bit of everything. His work includes the novel, Wear Chainmail to the Apocalypse, and the burlesque memoir, The Wild and Wayward Tales of Tammi True. He has written op-eds for the Dallas Morning News and Chicago Tribune. His essay “How a TV Sitcom Triggered the Downfall of Western Civilization” was a Medium.com editor’s pick with over four million views. It has been translated into several languages and republished in other countries. David is working on his next ten books. For more information, visit https://thatdavidhopkins.com
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2020-08-0647 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota63: Raymond Van Gobel - How Music Can Help Kids Through Challenging Times Mr Rayz, Raymond Van Gobel is a “Kids Entertainer with Heart”. He is an educator performer best known for his live shows with a focus on emotional intelligence. After covid19 hit, he has had to develop new music and tools to bring relief, comfort, joy and resilience to our stressed out quarantined kids. He studied child care counseling, trauma informed care and how music impacts kids for over 20 years. He has just started a :Live Stream Vulcan Television show “Mr Rayz and the Cuddlebuddies”.
Air Date: July 23, 2020
2020-07-2337 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota62: Ann Douglas - Conscious Parenting in the New NormalAnn Douglas is the weekend parenting columnist for CBC Radio and the author of a number of bestselling books about parenting, including The Mother of all Pregnancy Books. Her most recent books are Happy Parents, Happy Kids and Parenting Through the Storm.
2020-07-0929 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota61: Sam Bennett - The Benefits of Creativity During a PandemicOriginally from Chicago, Samantha Bennett is a writer, speaker, actor, teacher and creativity/productivity specialist and the author of the bestselling, “Get It Done: From Procrastination to Creative Genius in 15 Minutes a Day” (New World Library) which Seth Godin called, “An instant classic, essential reading for anyone who wants to make a ruckus.” Her latest bestseller is, “Start Right Where You Are: How Little Changes Can Make a Big Difference for Overwhelmed Procrastinators, Frustrated Overachievers and Recovering Perfectionists” (New World Library).
She is the creator of The Organized Artist Company, dedicated to helping creative people get unstuck, helping them...
2020-06-2540 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota60: Tony Colley - Food Rescue to Reduce Food InsecurityIn September 2017, after a successful 16 year career with 2 national banks, 4 years in the non-profit sector, and 2 years as an entrepreneur, Tony Colley found himself with no job, receiving social assistance benefits, suffering from depression, and food insecure. In that same month he was offered a job as an Event Manager for Toronto’s largest catering company, where he noticed egregious amounts of surplus food being thrown in the garbage daily. Having recently learned about Canada’s national food waste issue months prior, Tony began rescuing this surplus food and redistributing to a nearby shelter on his bike every event ther...
2020-06-1149 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota59: Kenneth Atchity - The Path to SuccessWith more than forty years’ experience in the publishing world, and twenty years in entertainment, Dr. Ken Atchity is a "story merchant"—former professor, writer, producer, career coach, publisher, and literary manager, responsible for launching hundreds of books, including 20+ New York Times bestsellers. His life's passion is finding great storytellers and turning them into bestselling authors and screenwriters. “Our universe is made of stories, not atoms.”
In his second career, Ken has also produced 30+ films, including The Meg (Jason Statham), Hysteria (Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, Informant Media), Erased (Aaron Eckhart, Informant), the Emmy-nominated The Kennedy Detail (Discovery), The Lost...
2020-05-2148 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota58: Allan Kehler - Men's Mental HealthAllan Kehler is one of Canada’s most sought-after speakers when it comes to the topic of mental health and wellness. He has stood on more than 500 stages and is recognized for his dynamic and captivating approach. Having persevered through his own mental health issues and substance use, Allan has learned valuable life lessons that have guided him on an incredible path of success.
Allan left teaching after more than a decade to focus on speaking and writing on various topics related to mental health. He is the bestselling author of four books, and his writing has bee...
2020-04-3028 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota57: Toni Desrosiers - Reducing Food Waste with Abeego Food WrapsAbeego is Toni Desrosiers’ love child born out of a desire to live holistically and a deep drive to disrupt for good. Armed with her beeswax food wrap invention in one hand and a manifesto in the other, she leads an inspired community of nearly a million Wholehearted pioneer households hellbent on ending food waste for a food secure world.
Most recent accolades include Business Person of the Year from the Victoria Chamber of Commerce, and TELUS Trailblazer at the 26th Annual RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards.
2020-04-1642 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota56: Dr. William Li - What you eat can heal you or hurt you (Part 2)Dr. William W. Li, MD, is a world-renowned physician, scientist, speaker, and author of EAT TO BEAT DISEASE – The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself. He is best known for leading the Angiogenesis Foundation.
His groundbreaking work has impacted more than 70 diseases including cancer, diabetes, blindness, heart disease, and obesity. His TED Talk, “Can We Eat to Starve Cancer?” has garnered more than 11 million views, and he has appeared on: Good Morning America, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, Voice of America; and in The Atlantic, TIME, and The New York Times.
An author of over 1...
2020-04-0223 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota55: Dr. William Li - What you eat can heal you or hurt you (Part 1)Dr. William W. Li, MD, is a world-renowned physician, scientist, speaker, and author of EAT TO BEAT DISEASE – The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself. He is best known for leading the Angiogenesis Foundation.
His groundbreaking work has impacted more than 70 diseases including cancer, diabetes, blindness, heart disease, and obesity. His TED Talk, “Can We Eat to Starve Cancer?” has garnered more than 11 million views, and he has appeared on: Good Morning America, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, Voice of America; and in The Atlantic, TIME, and The New York Times.
An author of over 1...
2020-03-2632 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota54: Barbara Arrowsmith-Young - Reboot Your BrainBarbara Arrowsmith-Young is the founder of the Arrowsmith Program, a program designed to strengthen weak cognitive functions that underlie a range of learning difficulties and which has been delivered for 40+ years throughout the world.
Her work has been recognized as one of the first examples of the practical application of neuroplasticity which, simply put, is the ability of the brain to change and rewire itself over one’s lifetime.
Her vision is that all students struggling with learning will have the opportunity to benefit from programs that change the brain’s capacity to learn and open...
2020-03-1240 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota53: Dr. Michael Ungar - Building ResilienceMichael Ungar, Ph.D., is a Family Therapist and Professor of Social Work at Dalhousie University where he holds the Canada Research Chair(Tier 1) in Child, Family and Community Resilience. Building on his work as both a researcher and clinician, Dr. Ungar has published over 180 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on the subject of resilience and is the author of 16 books for mental health professionals, researchers and lay audiences. These include his 2019 release, Change Your World: The Science of Resilience and the True Path to Success (published by Sutherland House), a book for adults experiencing stress at work and...
2020-02-2747 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota52: Amy Fish - Learning to Ask for What You Want and Getting ItAmy Fish is the Chief Complaints Officer, also known as the Ombudsperson at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. She is responsible for promoting fairness and making sure everyone’s voice is heard.
Amy regularly teaches, speaks and writes about how complain effectively (i.e., stand up for yourself and ask for what you need.) She teaches writing workshops at the Quebec Writing Federation, Hippocamp Conference for Creative Non-Fiction and at her kitchen table. She specializes in humour writing and memoir.
Amy’s work has been published in Hippocampus Magazine, Readers’ Digest, Huffington Post and several other...
2020-02-1339 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota51: Sherianna Boyle - Exploring the Emotional DetoxSherianna Boyle is the author of eight books including Emotional Detox: 7 Steps to Releasing Toxicity & Energizing Joy and her new book Emotional Detox for Anxiety.
She is an adjunct Psychology Professor, founder of Emotional Detox Coaching®, CLEANSE Yoga® and the C.L.E.A.N.S.E Method.™ Her work has been featured in Psychology Today, Prevention Magazine, First Women, Yoga Journal and more. Sherianna is the host of the Emotional Detox Podcast and her Emotional Detox workshops and retreats can be found at http://sheriannaboyle.com/.
Be sure to check out her next Emotional Deto...
2020-01-3040 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota50: Alessandra Salituri - Designing your Best LifeAs a interior decorator, creative director and art dealer, Alessandra Salituri has always had an eye for beauty in all forms.
Born in Montreal, Canada, Alessandra’s passion for art and decor dates back to her childhood. Having grown up in an artistic home, and spent years visiting museums and gallery openings, she translated her love of art into Citizen Atelier, an online art gallery featuring contemporary prints by 30+ international photographers and artists. Founded in 2014, the platform has since been named one of the leading online art galleries in the world by Elle Decor, The Zoe Report an...
2020-01-1630 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota49: Dr. Elinor Greenberg - The Ruthless Compassion Cure to Narcissism, and Other WisdomElinor Greenberg, PhD, is a psychologist and internationally renowned Gestalt therapy trainer who specializes in teaching the diagnosis and treatment of Borderline, Narcissistic, and Schizoid adaptations in a lively and practical way. She is a faculty member of the NY Institute for Gestalt Therapy, the Gestalt Center for Psychotherapy and Training, and a former faculty member of The Masterson Institute (a post-graduate training institute in an object relations approach to the theory and treatment of personality disorders), and an Associate Editor of the peer reviewed journal Gestalt Review. Dr. Greenberg is the author of: Borderline, Narcissistic, and Schizoid Adaptations...
2020-01-021h 06
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota48: Nir Eyal - Becoming IndistractableNir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. The M.I.T. Technology Review dubbed Nir, “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology.”
Nir founded two tech companies since 2003 and has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. He is the author of the bestselling book, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life.
In addition to blogging at NirAndFar.com, Nir’s writing has been featured in The Harvard Business Review, TechCr...
2019-12-1941 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota47: Hilary Jacobs Hendel - Uncovering Your Authentic EmotionsHilary Jacobs Hendel, LCSW, is an emotion educator, as well as a psychoanalyst and experiential trauma therapist in private practice. She is the developer of the Change Triangle tool for emotional health. Hilary is also the author of the award-winning self-help book on emotions called, “It’s Not Always Depression: Working the Change Triangle to Listen to the Body, Discover Core Emotions, and Connect to Your Authentic Self” (Random House, 2018). She has published articles in The New York Times, TIME, Oprah, Salon, and professional journals. Hilary also consulted on the psychological development of characters on AMC’s Mad Men. Hilary’s...
2019-12-0658 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota46: Dr. Ryan Martin - The Surprising Truth about AngerDr. Ryan Martin teaches courses on mental illness and emotion, including a course on anger. He researches and writes on healthy and unhealthy expressions of anger. His website, All the Rage, covers recent research on anger and provides anger management tips on how to handle anger most effectively. He also hosts the popular psychology podcast, Psychology and Stuff. Ryan was trained as a counseling psychologist at the University of Southern Mississippi where he first started studying anger after earning his undergraduate degree in Psychology with a minor in Criminal Justice from the University of St. Thomas. He has worked...
2019-11-2142 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota45: Dr. Eric Maisel - Demystifying CreativityEric Maisel, PhD. is the author of more than fifty books.
His books in the area of critical psychology include Overcoming Your Difficult Family, Rethinking Depression, The Future of Mental Health, Helping Survivors of Authoritarian Parents, Siblings and Partners, Humane Helping, and Helping Parents of Diagnosed, Distressed and Different Children (Routledge, 2019).
His books on creativity and the creative life include Coaching the Artist Within, The Van Gogh Blues, Mastering Creative Anxiety, Fearless Creating, Creative Recovery, Making Your Creative Mark and the forthcoming Unleashing the Artist Within (Dover, 2019).
His books specifically for writers include...
2019-11-0728 min
Multidimensional with Christina The Channel246: Dr. Marcia Sirota on Abusive Relationships, Modern Dating, and Why You Should be Kind, Not NiceToday I'm chatting with Dr. Marcia Sirota, a board-certified psychiatrist practicing in Toronto, Canada. She has more than 25 years of experience and specializes in health and wellness, healing trauma, unblocking creativity, and empowering people to be their best self. She is the founder of the Ruthless Compassion Institute, which promotes empowerment and self-awareness. She is the author of 5 books and instructor of 3 online courses. In this episode, Dr. Sirota explains how to deal with difficult family members and work situations, why people stay in abusive relationships, what to do if a loved one is in an abusive...
2019-11-061h 12
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota44: Sam Morris - Becoming a Zen WarriorSam Morris is the founder of Zen Warrior Training®, a transformational coaching program for high performers, entrepreneurs and creative professionals. With over twenty years of experience studying and teaching the ancient wisdom of Zen and Taoist philosophy, meditation and breathwork practices, Sam coaches his clients in developing mastery of the inner workings of the mind, body and spirit to live from a place of presence, purpose and resolve in both their businesses and in their personal lives. Sam’s passion for his work is partly born out of his own transformational process after a car accident caused by a dru...
2019-10-2440 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota43: Frank King - Talking Depression and Suicidality with Humor and CompassionFrank King, Suicide Prevention speaker and Trainer was a writer for The Tonight Show for 20 years. Depression and suicide run in his family. He’s thought about killing himself more times than he can count. He’s fought a lifetime battle with Major Depressive Disorder and Chronic Suicidality, turning that long dark journey of the soul into five TEDx Talks and sharing his lifesaving insights on Mental Health Awareness with associations, corporations, and colleges. A Motivational Public Speaker who uses his life lessons to start the conversation giving people permission to give voice to their feelings and experiences surrounding depr...
2019-10-1037 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota42: Mark Goulston - Tips for Getting Through to Irrational PeopleDr. Mark Goulston is a psychiatrist and one of the foremost thought leaders in the area of listening and empathy with his book, "Just Listen” becoming the top book on listening in the world and with his recent book, Taking to Crazy: How to Deal with Irrational and Impossible People in Your Life also becoming an international best seller, especially in Russia where its title is: How to Talk With A-holes. He is also one of the leading experts on suicide prevention and co-created and moderated the multi-award winning documentary, Stay Alive: An Intimate Conversation About Suicide Prevention. He al...
2019-09-2641 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota41: Dr. Brian Goldman - The Power of KindnessDr. Brian Goldman is an ER physician at Sinai Health in Toronto. He is also one of Canada's most trusted medical broadcasters. Since 2007, he has hosted White Coat, Black Art, an award-winning show on CBC Radio One about the patient experience in modern medical culture. Brian is the author of three Canadian bestselling books. His latest - The Power of Kindness: Why Empathy is Essential in Everyday Life - is Brian's search for empathy in an increasingly hostile world.
2019-09-1031 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota40: Marc Bekoff - Compassion For AnimalsMarc Bekoff is professor emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. A Fellow of the Animal Behavior Society and former Guggenheim Fellow, he has written or edited more than 30 books, the latest being The Animals’ Agenda: Freedom, Compassion, and Coexistence in the Human Age, Canine Confidential: Why Dogs Do What They Do, and Unleashing Your Dog: A Field Guide to Giving Your Canine Companion the Best Life Possible. Marc also writes regularly for Psychology Today. In 2009 he was presented with the St. Francis of Assisi Award by the New Zealand SPCA and in 1986 Marc be...
2019-08-0843 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota39: Steven Buser - Narcissism in the Era of Trump (Warning: Sensitive Political Content)Steven Buser, M.D - trained in medicine at Duke University and served 12 years as a physician in the U.S. Air Force. He is a graduate of a two-year Clinical Training Program at the C.G. Jung Institute of Chicago and is the co-founder of the Asheville Jung Center. He has worked for over 20 years in private practice psychiatry. He currently works in the field of addiction medicine and serves as Publisher of Chiron Publications. He authored DSM-5 Insanely Simplified: Unlocking the Spectrums within DSM-5 and ICD-10 and is co-editor of the newly released book, Rocket Man: Nuclear...
2019-06-0341 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota38: Sam Bennett - How To Stop Procrastinating, NowOriginally from Chicago, Samantha Bennett is a writer, speaker, actor, teacher and creativity/productivity specialist and the author of the bestselling, “Get It Done: From Procrastination to Creative Genius in 15 Minutes a Day” (New World Library) which Seth Godin called, “An instant classic, essential reading for anyone who wants to make a ruckus.” Her latest bestseller is, “Start Right Where You Are: How Little Changes Can Make a Big Difference for Overwhelmed Procrastinators, Frustrated Overachievers and Recovering Perfectionists” (New World Library).
She is the creator of The Organized Artist Company, dedicated to helping creative people get unstuck, helping them...
2019-04-2933 min
Breakfast Leadership ShowInterview with Marcia SirotaBe Kind, Not Nice How to Stop People Pleasing, Build Your Confidence and Discover Your Best Self http://marciasirotamd.com/kind-not-nice-stop-people-pleasing-build-confidence-discover-authentic-self-2
She also have has new course called:
How to Stop People Pleasing Once and For All https://www.udemy.com/user/marcia-sirota-3/
She also has a free 11k word essay about the dark side of people pleasing on her blog
http://marciasirotamd.com/psychology-popular-culture/dark-side-people-pleasing
Two of her articles that may help with interview are: There's A Difference Between Being 'Nice' And Being Kind https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/marcia-sirota/being-too-nice_b_9592698.html
2019-03-1518 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota37: David Sax - The Revenge of Analog... Real Things and Why They MatterDavid Sax is a writer and reporter who specializes in business. His work appears regularly in Bloomberg Businessweek, the New Yorker’s Currency blog, and other publications. In addition to The Revenge of Analog, he is the author of Save the Deli, which won a James Beard Award for Writing and Literature, and The Tastemakers. He lives in Toronto.
2019-02-2832 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota36: Maia Szalavitz - Treating Addicts with CompassionMaia Szalavitz is the author of the New York Times bestseller, Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction, which is widely recognized as an important advance in thinking about the nature of addiction and how to cope with it, personally and politically. Her book, Help at Any Cost: How the Troubled Teen Industry Cons Parents and Hurts Kids was the first to expose the damage caused by the “tough love” business that dominates adolescent addiction treatment. She has written for numerous publications from High Times to the New York Times, including TIME, the Washington Post, the Guardian, VICE...
2019-01-3135 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota35: Lynn Rossy - How Mindful Eating Transforms Our LivesDr. Lynn Rossy is an expert in mindfulness-based interventions for stress, eating, and workplace wellness. She is the Executive Director of Tasting Mindfulness, LLC and a Kripalu Yoga Teacher. Her work in mindful eating led her develop a ten-week class called Eat for Life and to author the book, The Mindfulness-Based Eating Solution, which was named one of the top ten books of 2016 by Mindful.org. She is President of the Center for Mindful Eating, a non-profit organization that trains professionals and educates the general public in the area of mindful eating. She is busy teaching and consulting as...
2018-12-2632 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota34: Christina Crook - The Joy of Missing OutChristina Crook is the award-winning author of The Joy of Missing Out: Finding Balance in a Wired World, which has established her as a leading voice on human flourishing in a digital age. Through her speaking and writing, she reveals how key shifts in our thinking can enable us to draw closer to one another, taking up the good burdens of local work and responsibilities. She writes about the value of focus, making space to create, and the meaning we find in more limited connections. She challenges the Western values of power, control, and success, revealing how wonder, trust...
2018-10-0328 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota33: Alexandra Lange - The Design Of ChildhoodAlexandra Lange is the author of The Design of Childhood: How the Material World Shapes Independent Kids. Her writing has appeared in New York, The New York Times, Curbed, Dwell, The New Yorker, and many other magazines and design journals. She has authored and coauthored several previous books, including Writing About Architecture. Lange holds a Ph.D. in twentieth-century architecture history from the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University, and lives in Brooklyn with her family.
Follow her at www.alexandralange.net and on Twitter @LangeAlexandra.
2018-08-2833 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota32: Angela Hanscom - How Outdoor Play Creates Physically Capable KidsAngela Hanscom is a pediatric occupational therapist and the founder of TimberNook, an internationally recognized program in the United States and New Zealand. She is also the author of Balanced & Barefoot: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident, and Capable Children. Angela has been featured on the Children & Nature Network, Huffington Post, MindShift, Babble.com, NPR’s Education blog, the DIY Network, The Jerusalem Post, Times of India, Johnson & Johnson TEDx Talks, and is a frequent contributor to the Washington Post Answer Sheet.
If you want to see more from Angela, here is her website: http://ww...
2018-05-0232 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota31: Peter Gray - Free PlayPeter Gray is a research professor of psychology at Boston College who has conducted and published research in neuroendocrinology, developmental psychology, anthropology, and education. He is author of an internationally acclaimed introductory psychology textbook (Psychology, Worth Publishers, now in its 8th edition), which views all of psychology from an evolutionary perspective. His recent research focuses on the role of play in human evolution and how children educate themselves, through play and exploration, when they are free to do so. He has expanded on these ideas in his book, Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make...
2018-04-051h 04
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota30: Lenore Skenazy - How To Raise "Free-Range Kids"Lenore Skenazy is an American blogger, columnist, author, and reality show host. A mother who lives in Queens with her husband and two sons, her controversial decision to let her then-9-year-old son take the New York City Subway home alone became a national story and prompted massive media attention. She was dubbed, "America's Worst Mom." In response, Skenazy founded the book, blog, and movement "Free-Range Kids," with the aim of "fighting the belief that our children are in constant danger from creeps, kidnapping, germs, grades, flashers, frustration, failure, baby snatchers, bugs, bullies, men, sleepovers and/or the perils...
2018-03-0750 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota29: Holly Rogers - The Value of Teaching Mindfulness to Young PeopleHolly Rogers, M.D. is one of the developers of Koru, an evidence-based program for teaching mindfulness and meditation to college-age adults. Holly is the co-founder of the Center for Koru Mindfulness, an agency dedicated to developing and delivering mindfulness programs for young adults. She works as a psychiatrist at the student counseling center at Duke University where she helps students integrate the practice of mindfulness into their lives in a meaningful way. She is the co-author with Margaret Maytan of Mindfulness for the Next Generation: Helping Emerging Adults Manage Stress and Lead Healthier Lives. Her latest book, The...
2018-02-0727 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota28: Julie Lythcott-Haims - Moving Beyond Helicopter Parenting And Doing The Best For Your KidsJulie Lythcott-Haims is the author of the New York Times best-selling book How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success. The book emerged from her decade as Stanford University’s Dean of Freshmen, where she was known for her fierce advocacy for young adults and received the university’s Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Award for creating “the” atmosphere that defines the undergraduate experience, and was also known for her fierce critique of the growing trend of parental involvement in the day-to-day lives of college students. Toward the end of her tenure as dean...
2017-09-0645 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota27: Nicolas Cole - On The Writer's LifeNicolas Cole is a writer and columnist for Inc Magazine, and Top Writer on Quora. His work has been published in TIME, Forbes, Fortune, Entrepreneur, The Huffington Post, Business Insider, and more. He is best known for writing true stories about self development.
To find out more about Nicholas you can visit his website here: http://www.nicolascole.com/
2017-07-2634 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota26: Delaney Ruston - Talking Tech With Your KidsDelaney Ruston is a filmmaker, Stanford trained physician and mother of two. Through her company, MyDoc Productions, Delaney has made award-winning feature documentaries such as Unlisted: A Story of Schizophrenia, about her father, and Hidden Pictures, about global mental health, which was filmed in China, India, France, South Africa and the US. These films have screened in multiple film festivals, aired on PBS and have been the focus of national advocacy campaigns. For example, Unlisted screened in communities throughout the US in partnership with the two largest grassroots mental health organizations and Hidden Pictures screened on World Mental Health...
2017-06-2940 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota25: Nicholas Lovell - Getting Ahead Of The CurveNicholas Lovell is the author of The Curve (Portfolio Penguin, 2013), a book that helps businesses to make money in the digital age. He funded GAMESbrief, a website dedicated to new business models in the videogame industry in 2008 and has been helping games companies with digital transition ever since. Games clients include Rovio, Square Enix, Makielabs and Sega, while non-games clients include Ministry of Sound, IPC Media and Channel 4. Nicholas is also the author or co-author of Design Rules for Free-to-Play Games, The F2P Toolbox and How To Publish A Game. Previously, Nicholas was an investment banker (Deutsche Bank) a...
2017-05-2429 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota24: Dr. Raj Raghunathan - The Truth About HappinessDr. Raj Raghunathan is Professor of Marketing at the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. He is interested in exploring the impact that people’s judgments and decisions have on their happiness and fulfillment. Raj’s work has appeared in top journals, including The Journal of Marketing, The Journal of Consumer Research, The Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Consumer Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Information Systems Research, and The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. His work has also been cited in several mass media outlets, including The Atlantic, The New York...
2017-05-0240 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota23: Dr. Jordan B. Peterson - On Embracing Your Darkness & Finding Your Power23: Dr. Jordan B. Peterson - On Embracing Your Darkness & Finding Your Power by Dr. Marcia Sirota
2017-03-3147 min
Michelle CarterHow to Live and Be Your Best Self - Dr. Marcia SirotaSpecial Guest Dr. Marcia Sirota who....
Marcia is all about long-term results. She works with organizations that want to take charge and empower their people to improve positivity, personal responsibility, performance and leadership.She’s not about quick fix overnight solutions. Marcia helps transform individuals, employees, managers and executives into superstars by enabling them to overcome mental blocks and obstacles and helping them to bounce back from adversity.
Ruthless Compasion Institute- you'll also learn about The goal of the institute, which is to enable people to live with greater freedom, empowerment and happiness, to be in cons...
2017-02-2400 min
Light On Living with Lisa BerryThe Mindset Makeover with Lisa & Michelle: How to Live and Be Your Best Self - Dr. Marcia SirotaSpecial Guest Dr. Marcia Sirota who....Marcia is all about long-term results. She works with organizations that want to take charge and empower their people to improve positivity, personal responsibility, performance and leadership.Shersquos not about quick fix overnight solutions. Marcia helps transform individuals, employees, managers and executives into superstars by enabling them to overcome mental blocks and obstacles and helping them to bounce back from adversity.Ruthless Compasion Institute- you'll also learn about The goal of the institute, which is to enable peopleto live with greater freedom, empowerment and happiness, to be in constructive, meaningful relationships and to make...
2017-02-2457 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota22: Emily Esfahani Smith - Living with MeaningEmily Esfahani Smith writes about culture, relationships, and psychology for the Atlantic, New Criterion, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Daily Beast, and other publications. A native of Zurich, she grew up in Montreal and lives in Michigan. The author lives in Ann Arbor, MI.
You can find out more about Emily on website: http://emilyesfahanismith.com/ Twitter: @EmEsfahaniSmith
2017-02-2243 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia SirotaLaRae Quy - How to develop mental toughness without becoming hardenedOn today's episode we discuss the 4 elements of mental toughness.
LaRae Quy was an undercover and counterintelligence FBI agent for 24 years. She exposed foreign spies and recruited them to work for the U.S. Government. As an FBI agent, she developed the mental toughness to survive in environments of risk, uncertainty, and deception.
As a former FBI agent, she speaks and consults on how to develop mental toughness to create breakthroughs in business and life. She offers no-nonsense FBI practices to help others develop the mental strength to manage their emotions, behavior, and thinking so...
2017-01-1734 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota20: Megan Bruneau - When I am friendly, it doesn't mean I am making a pass at youMegan Bruneau, M.A. RCC is a mental health therapist, wellness coach, writer, and host of The Failure Factor podcast. After struggling with perfectionism, eating disorders, depression and anxiety for most of her life, Megan discovered a liberating way of relating to herself and the world. She now helps her clients and readers do the same. Megan's work has been featured in The Huffington Post, Forbes, MindBodyGreen, Entrepreneur, Elephant Journal, Thought Catalog, Bustle, Psych Central, Gaia, and more.
Follow her on here:https://oneshrinksperspective.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/meganbruneauma Twitter @MeganBruneau Instagram @meganjbruneau YouTube https...
2016-12-1433 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota19: Laurel Raymond - The Likeability FactorWhy are powerful women perceived as unlikeable? Listen to todays episode with writer Laurel Raymond and find out!
Laurel Raymond is a reporter for ThinkProgress.org, a digital news site based in Washington DC, where she is currently covering the 2016 US election. Before working at ThinkProgress, she worked in the US Senate and served as a Fulbright scholar at a university in southeast Turkey. She has also been a guest on Forward Thinking Radio and the BBC’s radio network.
Find more on Laurel here: @RayOfLaurel
2016-11-2231 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota18: Holly Bertone - Breast cancer survivor and founder of Pink FortitudeTransforming adversity into triumph with Holly Bertone.
Holly Bertone, CNHP, PMP President and CEO of Pink Fortitude, LLC
Holly Bertone, CNHP, PMP, is an author, blogger, healthy living advocate, and breast cancer and Hashimoto’s survivor. She is the President and CEO of Pink Fortitude, LLC. Holly is a Certified Natural Health Professional and is enrolled in a Naturopathic Doctorate program. She holds a Masters Degree from Johns Hopkins University, a Bachelor’s Degree from Elizabethtown College, and is a Project Management Professional (PMP).
Her accolades include: 2016 Speaker at the Healing Hashimoto’s Summit...
2016-11-0430 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota17: Amie Valpone - Overcoming illness with an anti-inflammatory dietChange your diet, change your life on today's epidoe!
Amie Valpone – HHC, AADP, a Culinary Nutritionist, Professional Recipe Developer, Food Photographer, Celebrity Chef and Writer specializing in simple ‘Clean Eating’ recipes. She has continuing education certifications from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and Columbia University as well as the Drugless Practitioners of America. Her new cookbook, Eating Clean: The 21-Day Plan to Detox, Fight Inflammation, and Reset Your Body is on sale now.
After healing herself through a set of life-changing diagnoses early in my professional career, she was forced to change the way she lives...
2016-10-1938 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia SirotaDr. Maryska Taylor - Letting go of people pleasing and finding self-love and healingOn today's episode, Dr. Maryska Taylor discusses healing the whole person with love.
Dr. Maryska Taylor, ND is a highly sought after Naturopathic Doctor in Toronto, whose mission it is to help women emerge into their authentic selves, love themselves and heal themselves so they can do what they are meant to do in the world. Through her blend of eastern and western medicines along with her keen interest in functional and mind-body medicine, Dr. Taylor approaches each case by looking at whole person - mind, body, spirit - and creating a treatment plan tailored to the...
2016-09-2937 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota15: Jon Westenberg - Embracing your creative weirdoJon Westenberg has built a career as one of the leading bloggers on creativity. He guides hundreds of thousands of writers, founders and artists through building businesses, becoming freelances and embracing their creative inner-weirdo.
Find more about Jon here: http://jonwestenberg.com/
2016-09-1432 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota14: Deb Crowe – Finding the ideal work/life balance"Work Life Balance is not a trend, it's a lifestyle" - Deborah Crowe
As the CEO of a successful medical case management practice for 23 years, I recognized the growing need for further supports for professionals and families dealing with catastrophic illnesses and the need for stress management.
Leading with this new vision, I have evolved into a Work Life Balance Specialist and I've created a model for revitalization, stress management and leadership success.
I provide coaching to women, men and couples and I absolutely enjoy working with companies (small to large) to assist...
2016-08-3129 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota13: Cheryl Costello - The Courage to Be RealOn today's episode is Cheryl Costello shares her journey of discovery and encourages all of us to live with more love.
Cheryl Costello is the force behind thelovinginstant.com, capturingtheinfinite.com, thefindingheartsproject.com and the soon launching applyitnow.com but is far more than the one who finds hearts in our communities, captures the beauty of the world around us and makes leadership skills accessible for everyone. She has worked with Fortune 500 and Financial Post 500 companies and is an activist who has given LGBTTIQQ2SA individuals a powerful voice, having spoken on numerous panels, and is a...
2016-08-1840 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota12: Lisa Ann Marchesi - Cooking up great things & creating the life you're meant to live!In Episode 12 we are cooking up great things with Lisa Ann Marchesi!
Lisa Ann Marchesi was born into a family of Sicilian roots and started cooking in the kitchen at a very young age. She derived her culinary skills from her grandmother who guided and curated her expertise in a variety of Italian cuisine dishes. After years of being inspired to cook, Lisa Ann became the go-to chef in her family and used her culinary history to create and produce her signature certified pure olive oil product line, Bella D’Oliva. Bella D’Oliva olives are sourced from...
2016-08-0531 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia SirotaLisa Berry - Opening your mind to new possibilitiesHey Listeners! We are so sorry for the delay on episode 11! We had a bit of technical difficulties but everything is up and running again! Thank you for your patience!
On today's episode Lisa Berry discusses how you can shift your mindset to embrace new and wonderful possibilities for a healthier, happier and more loving future.
Lisa Berry is an expert in breathing life into the dreams of those wanting to live vibrantly, energetically, happy and fulfilled while standing confidently and strongly rooted in their personal power. Turning up the natural light of hundreds of...
2016-07-2535 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota10: Michael Ballard - Bouncing back from adversity and finding your flowOn today's episode we talk with Michael Ballard on how to bounce back from adversity and finding your flow!
Michael specializes in developing and delivering programs that help people, organizations and communities understand, assess and develop their resiliency factors. These are essential skills for the success of individuals, families, organizations and community’s. His broad and varied experience includes working across North America, Bermuda, to Singapore. Clients have included IBM, Bell, Centennial College, Shouters Church, Ontario Hydro, Council for the Status of Women, and Alberta Literacy.
He can be Reached at ResilientMichael@GMail.com
2016-07-071h 06
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota09: Gillian B. - Being your Very Best through Yoga and Self-careOn today's episode, Gillian discusses using yoga, meditation and breathing to discover your true purpose.
Gillian is a self-care teacher, helping to empower people to take responsibility for their experience and create a better life. She shares her message of holistic health, yoga and self-love through coaching, workshops, international retreats and her online courses. With an intent to inspire positive change in as many people as possible, Gillian's work been featured on RogersTV, CHCH, CityLine, MindBodyGreen, BodyRock, DavidWolfe.com and Elephant Journal.
Find more of Gillian B here: http://www.gillianb.com/
2016-06-2231 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota08: Dr David Brady - Empowering you to heal your Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain SyndromeOn today's episode Dr. David Brady talks how many people diagnosed with Fibromyalgia actually have other disorders, and how all of these can be healed.
If you are interested in signing up for the Free Fibro-Fix Summit from June 20-27, please do so here: https://qt247.isrefer.com/go/FIBRO16reg/DrSirota/
Dr. David M. Brady has over 25-years of experience as an integrative practitioner and academic. He is a licensed naturopathic medical physician in Connecticut and Vermont and a board certified clinical nutritionist. Dr. Brady is also a prolific author of medical papers and...
2016-06-0840 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota07: David Hopkins - The fall of American Civilization??In this episode, David Hopkins talks about the value of reading, in developing empathy and a social conscience.
David Hopkins is a writer. His work includes the short story collection We Miss All the Great Parties and the burlesque memoir The Wild and Wayward Tales of Tammi True. David has been a regular contributor to D Magazine and Smart Pop Books. He has also written comic books and graphic novels in a variety of genres. For twelve years, he taught English and Creative Writing at Martin High School where he served as a writing coach for interscholastic...
2016-05-261h 04
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota06: Carol Schulte - How you can be the very best version of yourself.On today's episode, Carol Schulte talks about 'Living Big', she also has a free online course for Ruthless Compassion listeners, so go here and check it out: http://bit.ly/1suOQWl
International speaker, personal development trainer and certified coach, Carol is on a mission to empower people to live BIG lives (how many folks can say they’ve lived in an Ashram, shaved their head, or bungee jumped in their birthday suit?) no matter what life throws at them. She holds a BFA in Theatre Performance and an MA in Communication, and believes your voice and story ha...
2016-05-1130 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota05: Dr. Marc DuPere: Cosmetic surgery can change your body, but can it heal your heart?In this episode, Dr. Marc DuPere talks about body dysmorphic disorder and the role of cosmetic surgery in personal transformation.
Long before joining the ranks of Toronto plastic surgeons, Dr. Marc DuPéré was trained in Montréal at the prestigious McGill University Faculty of Medicine from 1991 to 1996 where he was, notably, mentored by Dr. Bruce Williams, a Canadian and North American pioneer in Plastic surgery and a key figure in Dr. DuPéré's choice of vocation and profession. He then attended the world renowned University of Toronto, where he completed his Fellowship of the Royal Colle...
2016-04-2738 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota04: Jeff DeBoer: How making art can help you transform yourself from victim into warrior.In this episode, Artist Jeff DeBoer discusses the “Hero’s Journey,” and how creating art is really about creating yourself.
Jeff de Boer, RCA, ASA, is a Calgary-based multi-media artist with an international reputation for producing some of the world’s most original and well-crafted works of art. With an emphasis on metal, he is best known for such bodies of work as suits of armour for cats and mice, armour ties and sword-handled briefcases, rocket lamps and pop culture ray guns. In the last decade, Jeff has moved towards producing large-scale public works, ranging from giant wind-up...
2016-04-1352 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota03: Dr. Theresa Larson - How to be Empowered in lifeIn this episode, Dr. Theresa E. Larson talks about letting go of perfection and embracing self-acceptance.
Theresa Larson was born and raised in a log cabin on the outskirts of Seattle, fostering a love of the outdoors and an active lifestyle. After losing her mother to cancer at the age of 10, Theresa developed a resilient perseverance and determination that led to a collegiate scholarship and semi-professional softball career, top awards as a fitness competition contestant, and an appointment to Lieutenant in the Marines, where she led an entire platoon while deployed in Iraq. Her service was cut...
2016-03-3145 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota02: Matthew McLaughlin - Men, what does “masculinity” mean to you?In this episode, Filmmaker Matthew McLaughlin talks about identity and masculinity.
Born and raised in Guelph, Ontario, Matthew McLaughlin learned early on that his strengths lied in the arts and the creation process. After attending the University of Guelph where he majored in theatre studies, and minored in studio arts, Matthew ventured to Toronto and landed his first job with a television production company. It was there that he learned the inner workings of the television industry. After being encouraged to attend development meetings and being coached on the pitching process, Matthew began writing concepts of his...
2016-03-1648 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota01: Dr. Eva Selhub - Self-love & its power to healIn this episode, Dr. Eva Selhub talks about self-love, and how our thoughts have a direct effect on our health.
Eva Selhub, M.D., is an expert in the fields of stress, resilience, mind-body medicine and working with the natural environment to achieve maximum health and wellbeing. She’s a lecturer in medicine at Harvard Medical School and a clinical associate of the Massachusetts General Hospital. She was medical director and senior physician at the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind/Body Medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital for 13 years. Eva Selhub runs a private practice as a comprehensive me...
2016-02-1743 min