Dopamine Nation

In today’s episode, I speak with Dr. Anna Lembke, psychiatrist and author of Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence. We’re living in a time of unprecedented access to high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli: drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, texting, sexting, Facebooking, Instagramming, YouTubing, tweeting… The increased numbers, variety, and potency are staggering. we’ve all become vulnerable to compulsive overconsumption. Anna helps explain how Dopamine works and the exciting new scientific discoveries that explain why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain. Most important, Anna helps us understand how we can find the delicate balance between the two.

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Status Games

This is the third time I’ve welcomed Loretta on the show. We’ve previously discussed her work around our happy chemicals and her book Habits of a Happy Brain. In this conversation, we focus on her newest book, Status Games, and the happy chemical serotonin the role it plays. Loretta shares with us how we can rewire our brain to avoid the trap of comparison and status-seeking to achieve more contentment and satisfaction from life. Nice!

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Radical Decency

Radical Decency: A Values-Based Approach to a Better Life and World – a timely conversation with Jeff Garson. If we can practice decency to ourselves, to others, and to the world we will encourage a happier journey for everyone involved. In a culture driven by values like, compete, win, dominate and control, Jeff encourages perhaps we try the opposite and live into values of respect, understanding, empathy, acceptance, appreciation, fairness, and justice.

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Future-Proofing Making good decisions to help us improve our lives and protect ourselves from future uncertainties is becoming more and more relevant today. Dr. Gleb suggests we should never rely…

Letting Go of Nothing

Attachment! Defined often as that which blocks one’s ability to be truly happy with life. In this conversation, I speak with Peter Russell about the art and benefits of “Letting Go”. Spiritual, yes! Impactful on the quality of one’s life, absolutely! Please enjoy.

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How to Talk to a Science Denier

“Climate change is a hoax—and so is coronavirus.” “Vaccines are bad for you.” These days, many of our fellow citizens reject scientific expertise and prefer ideology to facts. They are not merely uninformed—they are misinformed. In my interview with Lee, we discuss science denial as a whole. Not only how to talk to people who disagree with science but insights into the differences into what’s true and whatnot, what science and whats note, what’s fake news and what’s not, and more importantly how this information is being communicated and why this is more often than not creating doubt amongst the public.

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Name That Mouse

This is David’s second time on the podcast and in this conversation, I had an opportunity to discuss his upcoming book Name That Mouse. It happens to most of us every day, something happens that annoys us and instead of naming it, we avoid it. Instead of responding with thought, we are triggered and react. David shares some insightful processes and ideas about how we can learn to respond better in such situations, name the mice, and take better ownership of the situation. Communication is key! And done right, can lead to a win/win for all parties involved.

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The Opioid Crisis

In this interview, I speak with Dr Michael Presti who is the CEO of SafeRX Pharmaceuticals, a company that is focused on helping reduce the risk of prescription opioid overdose. Michael shares his views on the current opioid epidemic in the United States and the causes of it. Including insights into the functions of the FDA and how certain approvals have slipped past their gates. It’s one to get you thinking and certainly a little of the topic we discuss current vaccinations and possible associated risks.

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The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer

One of my favorite authors joins me in this interview to discuss his newest book The Art of Impossible. We delve into Steven’s many years of research, work, and training that focussing on the art of peak performance and the state of FLOW. This idea of peak performance and ultimately succeeding in life is not just privy to a select few, it’s available for us all and it is highly likely we’ve all experienced and can relate to moments of flow. I love this topic and love this guy for all his work and research and I’ve loved this conversation, I hope you do too!

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You Are More Powerful Than You Think

Talk about being HEALED. What a very insightful conversation with Dr. Fred Didomenico. A spiritual journey in finding purpose and discovering more about how we can transform our lives. We talk spinal energy and health and delve off into topics about the current global COVID pandemic. Amazing stuff!

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