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The Rabbi and The ShrinkEpisode #82: Keeping Speech Free w/ Breeda MillerHow do we defend and secure free speech in a culture that is increasingly uncivil and disinterested in facts and logic?This is the topic we take up when self-care guru, corporate trainer, and motivational speaker Breeda Miller joins The Rabbi and the Shrink.Here are the bullet points:The elements of free speech: ability, consequences, and responsibility.Language and thought -- one can corrupt the otherCandor vs courtesyThe ability to disagree without being disagreeableIs it okay to speak up when you...2023-01-1224 minThe Rabbi and The ShrinkArchive Episode #3: A New Year's Resolution?Why are New Year's resolutions so hard to keep?Do we want to change enough to really commit ourselves?What are some basic strategies to do and be better?These and other critical questions are addressed in this archive episode of The Rabbi and the Shrink.1:00 Repentance means a return to the straight and narrow through 1) stopping the improper behavior, 2) feeling remorse, 3) verbalizing our apology, and 4) planning a strategy not to backslide into old behaviors. Without a specific, concrete plan we have little chance of achieving lasting change.2023-01-051h 00The Rabbi and The ShrinkArchive Episode #53: Humility is the Doorway to Wisdom w/ Brooke DeterlineHow do you tell the truth when there’s so much pressure to do the opposite?How do we stop greasing the slippery slope to hell?What is “ethical fading” and what can we do about it?These and other compelling questions are addressed Courageous Leadership pioneer Brooke Deterline joins The Rabbi and the Shrink.https://www.thecourage2lead.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/brooke-deterline-428aa7/1:30 Our most real beliefs may not be true2022-12-291h 02The Rabbi and The ShrinkArchive Episode #55: Winning through generosity w/ April ShprintzHow do you make the leap from damage control to prevention?What question should leaders be asking themselves?What is the ROI of generosity?These and other transformational questions are addressed when generosity guru April Shprintz joins The Rabbi and the Shrink.https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprilshprintz/https://drivenoutcomes.com/1:30 What are magic blue rocks?We don’t always recognize how we can inspire others...2022-12-2243 minThe Rabbi and The Shrink#81: The Price of Free WillDoes our proclivity to manipulation disprove free will?If human beings have free will, do animals?Is surrendering to a Higher Power an act of free will, or the abdication of free will?These are some of the questions we address in this episode of The Rabbi and the Shrink.Bullet points:Can the paradox of free will and predestination be resolved?Some biologists assert that we are merely products of our genetics and environments, which program us how to respond.We have to live...2022-12-1540 minThe Rabbi and The Shrink#80: Ode to JoyHow can we be happy if we don't have an accurate definition of what joy is or where it comes from?That's the question we address in this episode of The Rabbi and the Shrink.Here are the bullet points:Eight words in Hebrew translate as joy or happiness -- all have root meanings of growth or progress.Budding -- the joy of potential about to be brought into the worldBlossoming -- the joy of growth about to reach fruitionSatisfaction -- absolute fulfillment, which succeeds j...2022-12-0824 min