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If you’ve ever wondered why you’re struggling with your health, your emotions, or your mind, then do we have the Mind-Gut Connection Show for You. Today I’ll be talking with Emeran Mayer, MD, who has studied brain-body interactions for the almost 40 years and is considered a pioneer and world leader in the area of brain-gut microbiome interactions and chronic pain. He’s the author of an astounding new book and look at our minds and our health, The Mind-Gut Connection. And that’s just what we’ll talk about today, how the hidden conversation within our bodies impacts our mood, our choices, and our overall health, and what we can do about it. That plus we’ll talk about exotic Bavarian chocolates, the dangers of eating mad, gut microbes and making Xanax, breast milk and valium, dietary lessons from the Yanomami, a bus-ride that shall forever live in digestive infamy, and what in the world rhesus monkeys have to do with going to college. Gut Health & Microbiome Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: H

If you’ve ever wanted to feel greater freedom and peace with the shape of your body, then do we have the Physical Disobedience show for you!  Today I’ll be talking with Sarah Hays Coomer,  a certified personal trainer, wellness coach, “diet abolitionist,” and the author of Lightness of Body and Mind. And her latest to set you free, Physical Disobedience. And that’s just what I want to talk with her about today, about an unruly guide to health, stamina, busting through paradigms, taking control of our lives, and making great change in the world! Physical Disobedience Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What was Sarah’s relationship with food and dieting growing up? What does it mean to access your body and make peace with it? What is physical disobedience? What can we learn from the Dove study about our body image? What happened to her stomach? How did she become a physical trainer? What can we learn from physical training about our bodies? What does it mean that beauty has nothing to do with the

If you’ve ever wanted to discover your life purpose, then do we have The Life You Were Born to Live show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Dan Millman, former world champion gymnast, coach, martial arts teacher, the run-away international best-selling author of Way of the Peaceful Warrior, and a phenomenal guide and one-million book best-seller for discovering your life purpose, The Life You Were Born to Live And that’s just what I want to talk with him about, about an amazing Life-Purpose system, to find meaning, purpose, and direction in your life. The Life You Were Born to Live Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: Who did Dan Millman meet after he shattered his leg in college? How did he become Socrates in The Way of the Peaceful Warrior What’s the true story behind Socrates? Who was the warrior priest who Dan Millman met in 1984? How did he change Dan’s life? What will Dan Millman’s last book be? How did Dan discover what became the “Life-Purpose system”? Where did the system come from? Wha

If you’ve ever wanted to feel better, more joyous, happier, and at peace, then do we have the Bring in the Love show for you! Today we’ll talk about getting in your heart space, breathing in love, sending out love, being in a state of love, and giving as much as you can of it away! Heart-Centered Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include:  What we can learn from a summer of smoke? What can you do if you’re struggling with smoke? How can nasal breathing help us with smoke, AND to relax! The air filter that Michael and Jessica use. How to rescue birds. How can work and explore to find your purpose? What are the different elixirs Jessica is making for our health? What we can learn from Eggnog Kombucha and Apple Pie Kombucha What it means that Jessica’s an alchemist? Why Jessica should write “Jessica’s Magic Kitchen”? What does it mean to go into your heart-space to find your passion and direction? How to be more gentle and loving to yourself to get in your heart-space? What does “Breaking Up with Busy” ha

If you’ve ever wanted to go more green and help change the world then do we have the ECO Renaissance show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Marci Zaroff, ECOfashion pioneer, founder and CEO of Metaware Organic and Under the Canopy, co-founder of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and the author of a brilliant ECOfriendly new book, ECO renaissance.  And that’s just what I want to talk with her about today, about a lifestyle guid for cocreating a stylish, sexy, and sustainable world. ECORenaissance Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: Can you be an inner tree-hugger and a material girl? What did Marci learn from Shakti Gawain’s Living in the Light? How did artist Peter Max influence Marci Zaroff’s life? How did Horst Rechelbacher, the late founder and CEO of Aveda become her first mentor? What does it meant o live life under the canopy (of our planet’s ecosystem)? Why is cotton the world’s “dirtiest crop”? Is cotton really “natural”? What is an eco-rennaissance? Why is light the new black?

If you’ve ever wanted more happiness, and resilience your life, or greater positivity in the face of storms, then do we have the Buddha’s Brain show for you.  Today I’ll be talking with Dr. Rick Hanson, neuropsychologist, brain expert, and the best-selling author of Hardwiring Happiness, Just One Thing and the Buddha’s Brain. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about how to develop resilience and a Buddha brain, one simple practice at a time. Neuroscience of Positivity Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include:  What to do when the waves of life come? What is a self-transforming brain? How can we change the emotional intelligence of the brain? What is the brain’s negativity bias? Why are we so vulnerable to the impact of negative experiences? Why do our brain’s focus on the sticks over carrots – or on the negative experiences? How does mindfulness awareness help bring more stability and peacefulness to our minds? Three fundamental ways to relate to the mind How do we begin to focu

If you’ve ever wanted to overcome an addiction, of any sort, then do we have The Abstinence Myth show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Adi Jaffe, PhD, research psychologist, addiction, specialist, founder of IGNTD, and the author of a brilliant new book on recovery, The Abstinence Myth. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about a new approach for overcoming addiction without shame, judgement or rules. The Abstinence Myth Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What happened when Dr. Adi Jaffe asked his first girl out? How did Dr. Adi Jaffe end up in a cycle of addiction? What was the dual life he was leading? What happened after he was caught? How did going to jail change Dr. Jaffe? Why did he go back to school? Why is everything we’ve been told about addiction wrong? What does it mean that we are not our addiction? Why doesn’t recovery require or have to begin with abstinence? What’s wrong with the label of an “addict” What’s the importance of the issues we’re avoiding? Wha

If you’ve ever wanted to breathe easier and ditch your perfectionism, then do we have The Perfection Detox show for you.  Today I’ll be talking with Petra Kolber, internationally renowned fitness authority and happiness facility who has choreographed and starred in over 60 award-winning workout programs and is the author of a Perfect new book on letting go of perfectionism, The Perfection Detox. And that’s just what I want to talk with her about today, about taming your inner critic, living bravely, and unleashing your Joy. The Perfection Detox Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include:  How did Petra become one of the top fitness experts in the US? How was she struggling with perfectionism and eating disorders during this time? How did she survive cancer? How did her body force her to look at her perfectionism? What does the inner critic have to do with perfectionism? What’s a perfection detox? How can a journal be a powerful tool to overcome perfectionism? How do we begin to tame our thoughts? What’s t

If you’ve ever wanted more happiness on your journies, then do we have the journey is the destination show for you! Today we’ll be talking about enjoying the journey, each step of the way, how to do it, why it’s so powerful, why it’ll help you reach your dreams, and most importantly, how it will help you enjoy life. Find the Joy in the Journey Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: What do hummingbirds have to do with anything What do hummingbirds have to do with enjoying the journey? How can we experience the “journey” more? What it means to let go and allow for the unplanned? How we can be along for the journey? What happens when you’re piped out before thousands in a stadium – unplanned? What it means to vibrate at a super-high level??? What’s the Pygmalion effect and how can we overcome it? What’s the danger with labeling ourselves and others? How we can let go of our thoughts and emotions to enjoy the experience? What’s a tremendous first for CJ Liu? What’s a manifestation master class??? What d

If you’ve ever wanted to wake up in your dreams, and use it to change your life, then do we have the Lucid Dreaming show for you! Today I’ll speaking with Robert Waggoner, the past President of the International Association for the Study of Dreams, co-editor of the online magazine, The Lucid Dreaming Experience, and the author of one of my all-time new favorite books, Lucid Dreaming! Lucid Dreaming Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: When was Dr. Waggoner’s first lucid dream? What are pre-cognitive dreams? What did he learn from The Lesson’s of Don Juan by Carlos Castenada? What was the early technique he learned for Lucid Dreaming (and still teaches today) What’s the importance of modulating your emotions when lucid dreaming? What does it mean that only the mind distniugishes between the two realities? What do waking activties have to do with lucid dreaming? What is the shadow self? How are the top ways of getting into lucid dreaming? What’s the MILD technique? What’s the NAP To Lucidity techniqu

If you’ve ever wanted all-natural remedies to improve your health, then do we have the Simple Guide to Natural Health show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Melanie St. Ours, a clinical herbalist, founder of Psyche and Soma, and the author of a beautiful new healthful book, the Simple Guide to Natural Health. And that’s just what I want to talk with her about today, about super easy-to-use home remedies for health and healing! The Simple Guide to Natural Health Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: Why did Melanie St. Ours get into herbalism? What’s the benefit of looking into natural health? What are natural remedies? How do natural remedies encourage prevention? How do natural remedies complement modern medicine? How do we know when we can DIY our health? What’s the importance of understanding your medications? What do you need to know if pregnant or nursing? What herbs are never safe during pregnancy? What are safety guidelines for children under 12? What plants do we want to stock up on? Wha

If you’ve ever thought ANYTHING was impossible, or the challenge was too great, then do we have the Sometimes Brilliant Show for You. Today I’ll be talking with Larry Brilliant, pioneering physician, global philanthropist, and one of the key players in the eradication of smallpox, which has saved millions, of not a billion lives to come. He’s also the best-selling author of a brilliant new book, and a MUST read about faith or courage, Sometimes Brilliant. And that’s just what we’ll be talking about today, about the impossible adventure of a spiritual seeker and visionary physician who helped conquer the worst disease in history. That plus we’ll talk about the importance of juke boxes, Wavy Gravy and the Hog Farm Bus, the power of a pomegranate Ben Spock, Martin Luther King, Ram Das, time off for bad behavior, what in the world 420 and the Bhagavad-Gita Gita have to do with anything, who’s the world’s tallest white monkey, eating car tires, and what Grandma Ida and Electric punch have to do with anything. Larr

If you’ve ever wanted to use your superpowers to engage, persuade, and change your life, then do we have the Storyworthy show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Matthew Dicks, the international best-selling author, 36 time Mothy StorySLAM champion, five-time GrandSLAM champion, cofounder of Speak Up and the author of a truly brilliant must-read book for spinning a yarn, Storyworthy.  And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about how to engage, teach, persuade and change your life through the Power of Storytelling. Storyworthy Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include:  How did Matthew Dicks become a good story-teller? What happened when he went to his first Moth StorySLAM??? What are some of the early stories he’s shared? Do we need big stories in order to become a story-teller? Can anyone become a story-teller? Why do we want to learn how to tell good stories? What can we learn about ourselves through the process? If you have no desire to get on stage, why learn to be a story-teller

If you’ve ever wanted to shift your life or reach a special goal, then do we have the 1% better show for you. Today we’ll talk about chipping away, making small gains, and seeing the brilliance in the tiniest improvements. One Percent Better Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: How greatness can come out of polarity and changing times! What we can learn from Dr. Joe Dispenza on mass consciousness shifts? What it means that everything is energy – and what that means about shifting our lives? What can be done with intention with massive groups? What Sir Meowsers does after he reads the papers? What we can learn from Michael’s bicycle racing? What does it really mean to be one percent better? What does it mean to redefine a win? What can we learn from getting lost? What can we learn from Dr. Mario Martinez about being in congruence with your words? What does honor have to do with anything? What’s the benefit of working hard and focusing on something? What it means that the downhill is the uphill and

If you’ve ever wanted greater wealth and contentment in your life, then do we have the Geometry of Wealth show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Brian Portnoy financial expert, educator, analyst, investor, and entrepreneur, the author of The Investor,s Paradox, and the brilliant book on getting your financial life in order The Geometry of Wealth. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about how to shape a life of money and meaning, and find contentment in the process. The Geometry of Wealth Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What is Brian Portnoy’s first memory of money? How did he get interested in wealth making? Why are we so confused about money? What’s the difference between being rich and being wealthy? What’s the relationship between money and happiness? What is Money Life? Why do we hate talking about money? What does it mean we’re doing things backwards? Why is it sometimes best to go on autopilot? What does Daniel Kahneman and Angus Deaton say about whether money b

If you’ve ever wanted to change your beliefs and regain your health, then do we have the MindBody Self Show for you!  Today I’ll be talking with Dr. Mario Martinez, licensed clinical neuro-psychologist and the best-selling author of The Man from Autumn, The MindBody Code, and The MindBody Self. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about biocognitive science, and how to change the beliefs that limit your health, longevity, and success. The MindBody Self Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: Where did Dr. Mario Martinez group up and how did his culture affect his beliefs? What does neuropsychology have to do with our health and success? What did Dr. Martinez learn working in a maximum-security prison? Where do our limiting beliefs come from? How our cultures powerful architects in creating our reality? Do we have any influence in creating our own reality? How do our cultural beliefs affect our health and happiness? How are cultural beliefs embodied in our biology? Where does our f

If you’ve wondered whether there’s more to the world than meets the eye, or more than science is letting on, then do we have the One Mind Show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Dr. Larry Dossey, an internal medicine physician and the former Chief-Of-Staff of Medical City Dallas Hospital. He’s the author of the NY Times best-seller Healing Words and 11 other books, and a new personal favorite mind, or consciousness of mine, One Mind. And that’s what we’ll be talking about today, about how our individual mind is part of a greater consciousness, and why it matters. That plus we’ll talk about coyotes and bobcats, MASH units and helicopter crashes, cosmic soup and frothy fractal boundaries, bison on the plains, bobby the collie, what in the world happened at Evans Corner Drug, and why god won’t drive flies away from a tailless cow. Dr. Larry Dossey On How We’re All Connected to Consciousness & Why it Matters! Health | Medicine | Inspiration | Motivation | Meditation | Spiritual | Spirituality | Inspirational

If you’ve ever wanted more brilliance on demand, then do we have the Radical Brilliance Show for You! Today I’ll be talking with Arjuna Ardagh, awakening coach, public speaker, the best-selling author of at least nine books including the #1 national bestseller The Translucent Revolution, and the author of a brilliant book on awakening your mind, Radical Brilliance. And that’s just what I talk with him about, about the brain and brilliance, how and why people original life-changing ideas, and how we can have them ourselves! Radical Brilliance Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: What does Shakespeare have to do with a 1-year old? What did Arjuna learn from a Hare Krishna monk? How did Arjuna use the law of attraction to begin attracting wealth into his life? What is the meaning of life? Is there a magic switch to find life satisfaction? What is brilliance? Is there a formula for brilliance? What is the brilliance cycle? What are the 4 components of the brilliance cycle? How does one know where one’s

If you’ve ever wanted more happiness and joy in your life, then do we have the Attract Happiness, show for you! Today we’ll be talking about become an attraction magnet for happiness. How to do it, how to keep it up, and why you really want to do it, when you’re living inside a volcano. Attract Happiness Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: How do handle the heat of summer? What’s the importance of “space” and what does that really mean? What does it mean to have a cold belly – even in the heat? What does it mean to remain open-hearted? What do you do when you’re surrounded by smoke??? What do you do when there’s a fire in your life? How do you maintain a calm nervous system? How can heart-coherence help? How can self-hypnosis help in the morning? What’s the importance of watching the mind and leaning into the fear or side-step the fear? What’s the importance of watching your para-sympathetic (fight or flight) nervous system? What’s the illusion of control? How can we control our inner state? How

If you’ve ever wanted to wake up from your dream state, then do we have The Way of Liberation show for you. Today I’ll be talking with the spiritual teacher Adyanshanti, author of two of the most beautiful and important books I’ve ever read, Falling Into Grace, and The Way of Liberation. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about a practical guide to spiritual awakening and enlightenment. Awakening & Enlightenment Self-Improvement and Self-Help topics include: What Adyashanti was like as a child? What he discovered about the world? What his early spiritual experiences were like? What did Adyashanti discover in a book by Alan Watts? How did he get into Zen Buddhism? What did he build in his backyard for meditation practice? What is the “spiritual fast track” What were his awakening experiences? Why is it so important we wake up now? What’s the importance of moving past our egoic minds? What’s the importance of letting go of judgment of yourself? What’s the importance of the question o