A Deeper Podcast

Dr. Nadine MacalusoFrom Minor to MajorA clinical psychologist shares her story of resilience and purpose, and emerging from the role of a minor player in someone else’s story, to a major force for healing and growth for herself and others.With special guest, clinical psychologist and author Dr. Nadine Macaluso"I partied like a rock star, lived like a king." So writes Jordan Belfort, a self-described "former member of the middle class," who struck gold with his memoir, The Wolf of Wall Street. While many of us are familiar with the film and the protagonist’s sensational  real-life rags-to-riches-to-prison trajectory, most of us know nothing about what became of the young wife … how she navigated the sudden, unanticipated changes in her own and her children’s lives.In this episode of A Deeper Podcast, I talk with Dr. Nadine Macaluso, trauma bond expert, the former wife of the real-life wolf of Wall Street, and the author of Run Like Hell: A Therapist’s Guide to Recognizing, Escaping, and Healing from Trauma Bonds. She is here to share her story… not of surviving, but of moving forward with courage and grace, and of creating a life of purpose, meaning, and connection for herself and her family.Visit Dr. Macaluso’s website: https://drnae.com/.  Download the first chapter of Run Like Hell: A Therapist’s Guide to Recognizing, Escaping, and Healing from Trauma Bonds here!

This episode, we demystify the concepts, fears and misapprehensions, and explores the benefits of letting go of the ego, with our very special guest, deep trance channeler and meditation coach Bart Smit. In the upcoming episode of A Deeper Podcast, I talk with renowned deep trance channeler and meditation coach Bart Smit about why and how we should work on letting go of the ego.What are we talking about when we talk about the ego? In this month’s episode of A Deeper Podcast, I talk with world-renowned deep trance channeler and meditation coach Bart Smit about the ego, and the benefits of letting go.

A DEEPER PODCAST SEASON 1EPISODE TWOTHE POWER OF YET!How to instill a growth mindset and build resilience and a life-long passion for learning in your kids, and why you should! With special guest Dr. Sandra MendlowitzWant to go deeper? Then you’re in the right place! Today’s guest is Dr. Sandra Mendlowitz. She’s a renowned clinical psychologist, researcher, writer, and sought-after public speaker. She has conducted extensive clinical research in the field of anxiety disorders. She has authored numerous Cognitive Behavioral treatment manuals for anxiety, mood, specific phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorders and selective mutism. She spent over two decades at SickKid’s hospital in downtown Toronto, in the anxiety disorders programme. She’s a founding partner of Reframe Psychology Clinic in Toronto, where she treats children, adolescents and adults, with a focus on anxiety and mood disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders and Selective Mutism.She joins us today to talk about how you can instil a growth mindset and a life-long passion for learning in your kids!

A Deeper Podcast SEASON ONE EPISODE 1FROM CURIOUS TO SERIOUSHow to kick-start a meditation practice, and why you should!With special guest Rev. Mark ThomasI’m Dr. Monica Vermani. I’m a clinical psychologist and host of A Deeper Podcast, where we go deeper and explore the mental health issues, challenges, and trends that matter to you.In our inaugural episode, we talk about how to kick-start your meditation practice and why you should, with special guest Rev. Mark Thomas! We’ll be talking about everything from the benefits of meditation, the meditation/mental health connection, and how to cut through the overwhelming messages about what meditation is, and the ripple effect of meditation on both our inner and outer worlds.Rev. Thomas’s passion for spiritual growth led him to study Vedic, Taoist, Buddhist, and mystical Christian teachings with scholars worldwide. A lifelong meditator and teacher, Mark teaches advanced practices and guides students in starting their own meditation practice.