Read more about the article Episode 1152: Dr. Laura Hambley Lovett – I Wish I’d Quit Sooner: How to Deal with Toxic Bosses

Episode 1152: Dr. Laura Hambley Lovett – I Wish I’d Quit Sooner: How to Deal with Toxic Bosses

I Wish I’d Quit Sooner: How to Deal with Toxic Bosses

In this episode of The Hidden Why, I sit down with Dr. Laura Hambley Lovett, organisational psychologist, entrepreneur, and author of I Wish I’d Quit Sooner: Practical Strategies for Navigating and Escaping a Toxic Boss.

Dr Laura shares her own experience working under a toxic leader, what her research with “toxic boss survivors” revealed, and how to tell the difference between a genuinely toxic boss and a merely difficult one. We explore how toxic leadership can quietly erode your confidence, mental health, and performance, and, most importantly, what you can do to protect yourself, regain clarity, and move toward a healthier career.

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Read more about the article Episode 1151: Amy King – Becoming a Holy Disruptor & Breaking Generational Trauma

Episode 1151: Amy King – Becoming a Holy Disruptor & Breaking Generational Trauma

Becoming a Holy Disruptor & Breaking Generational Trauma

In this powerful and deeply personal episode of The Hidden Why, Leigh Martinuzzi sits down with Amy King, author of Holy Disruptor, to explore truth-telling, family trauma, and the courage it takes to break toxic generational cycles.

Known to many as “Cousin Amy” from the hit TLC series 19 Kids and Counting, Amy opens up about what life was really like behind the scenes of one of America’s most talked-about reality TV families, the Duggar family.

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Read more about the article Episode 1050: Dr. Laney Knowlton – Relationships, Betrayal & the Sexuality Divide: A Clinical Sexologist’s Perspective

Episode 1050: Dr. Laney Knowlton – Relationships, Betrayal & the Sexuality Divide: A Clinical Sexologist’s Perspective

Relationships, Betrayal & the Sexuality Divide: A Clinical Sexologist’s Perspective

In this deeply insightful conversation, Dr. Laney Knowlton explores the shifting landscape of modern relationships, the disconnect between our tools for connection and our actual ability to connect, and the intersection of sexuality, betrayal, and shame. Drawing from 28 years of marriage and decades of clinical experience, she challenges the “soulmate” myth, breaks down gendered patterns in infidelity, and offers a roadmap for building healthier relationships, starting with yourself.

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Read more about the article Episode 1149: Bill Gifford – Hot Wired: How Heat Can Help You Live Longer

Episode 1149: Bill Gifford – Hot Wired: How Heat Can Help You Live Longer

Hot Wired: How Heat Can Help You Live Longer

In this episode, Leigh sits down with journalist and author Bill Gifford to explore how heat exposure, through saunas, hot baths, and heat training, can improve longevity, sleep, cardiovascular health, and overall well-being. Drawing from science, personal experimentation, and global research, Bill explains why humans are biologically wired to benefit from heat and how modern lifestyles may be limiting this natural advantage.

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Read more about the article Episode 1148: Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle – Stress, Technology & the Mental Health Crisis

Episode 1148: Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle – Stress, Technology & the Mental Health Crisis

Stress, Technology & the Mental Health Crisis

In this conversation, I speak with Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle about the modern mental health crisis, why depression, anxiety, and burnout are exploding, and what we can practically do about it. Drawing on more than 35,000 hours of face-to-face clinical work, Mike explains:

Why today’s levels of stress, anxiety, depression, suicidality, and addiction are unlike anything he saw 20 years ago. 

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Read more about the article Episode 1147: Catherine Pittman – Anxiety Comes From the Amygdala

Episode 1147: Catherine Pittman – Anxiety Comes From the Amygdala

Anxiety Comes From the Amygdala

Anxiety isn’t a personal failure; it’s a brain-based survival response. In this episode of The Hidden Why Podcast, Leigh Martinuzzi sits down with clinical psychologist and neuroscientist Dr. Catherine Pittman, co-author of Rewire Your Anxious Brain, to explore what’s really happening in the brain when we experience anxiety, panic, and fear.

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Read more about the article Episode 1146: Carrie Schmitt on Creativity as a Healing Force

Episode 1146: Carrie Schmitt on Creativity as a Healing Force

Creativity as a Healing Force

In this profound conversation with artist and author Carrie Schmitt, we explore how creativity isn’t just a skill or hobby—it’s a living, healing force that can transform lives. Carrie shares her personal journey of how painting saved her during a debilitating health crisis and how creativity became her most meaningful relationship. She challenges conventional views of creativity and offers insights into how anyone can reconnect with their innate creative spirit.

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Read more about the article Episode 1145: Erin Kerry – Living Beyond Labels

Episode 1145: Erin Kerry – Living Beyond Labels

Living Beyond Labels

In this deeply insightful episode of The Hidden Why, host Leigh Martinuzzi sits down with Erin Kerry, functional nutritionist, integrative health coach, and author of Live Beyond Your Label. Erin shares her powerful personal journey from being diagnosed with PTSD, depression, and bipolar disorder as a teenager to living symptom free for nearly two decades through a holistic, root cause approach to healing.

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Read more about the article Episode 1144: Dr. Aimie Apigian – The Biology of Trauma & Healing

Episode 1144: Dr. Aimie Apigian – The Biology of Trauma & Healing

The Biology of Trauma & Healing

In this transformative episode, Leigh Martinuzzi is joined by Dr. Aimie Apigian, a double-board-certified physician and leading expert in trauma recovery, to explore the Biology of Trauma. From her beginnings as a general surgery resident to becoming a foster/adoptive parent and later facing her own personal health challenges, Dr. Aimie shares her powerful journey, and how it led her to redefine the trauma-healing process through a biological lens.

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Read more about the article Episode 1143: Inna Segal – The Secret Language of Your Body

Episode 1143: Inna Segal – The Secret Language of Your Body

The Secret Language of Your Body

In this episode, Leigh sits down with internationally acclaimed healer and author Inna Segal to explore the deeper connection between the mind, body, and spirit. Inna shares her remarkable healing journey how years of physical pain and illness led her to discover the body’s hidden language and its ability to communicate emotional and energetic imbalances.

Together, they dive into how our emotions, thoughts, and past traumas manifest as physical symptoms, and how tuning in to our body’s wisdom can open the door to true healing.

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