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Life in HD
by Joe B Lee
Life in HD is a personal development podcast. It features stories and interviews that will inspire you to make positive change in your life. Exploring ways to improve awareness, personal identity, and realize your potential.
Episodes
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Wilmington's Lie - Discussion with Author David Zucchino
Pulizter Prize winning author, David Zucchino, discusses his book Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy. It's the true account of the overthrow of the elected government of a Black-majority Wilmington, NC after Reconstruction and the city's failed attempts…
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Redefining Masculinity
Masculinity is learned and reinforced behavior and traits. What does it mean to be "man enough" in contemporary society? How does popular culture reinforce what it means to be a man? Is our idea of masculinity still relevant in a changing world? Actor Justin Baldoni decided that living up to our...
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DNA Story #5 - Cayla
This is an incredible story of one woman's quest to find the truth about the identity of her biological father. It is journey that is full of hurt, regret, reconciliation, and forgiveness.
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DNA Story #4 - Rachel
The 4th story in the DNA series deals with belonging. A young woman overcomes the adoption barrier blocking her path to deeper understanding of her complete cultural background and discovers a cultural identity that makes her feel whole. Enjoy Rachel's DNA story.
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Chuck's Story
Charles had an interest in learning more about his Irish heritage. What he discovered was a first cousin he didn't know he had and a family history that added new context for his existing relationship.
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DNA Stories 2
The DNA stories continue with Kalia's Journey. What started out as a test to assist with research on Crohn's disease turned into a spiritual journey to connect with her ancestors and a trip across the Atlantic ocean to visit the birth land of her forefathers and mothers.
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The DNA Stories
DNA testing growing more and more popular as interest in genealogy increases. Along the way, people are discovering things about themselves, their families, and heritage that challenge how they view themselves in the world. This 4-part series features people sharing their discoveries in their own...
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The Beauty of What Remains
The beginning of 2021 offers us an opportunity to reflect on the year that passed. For many, 2020 was a year of loss. Loss of jobs, loss of freedom to move about, and loss of friends and loved ones. Dealing with loss provides a moment of reflection on the importance of life itself. Life in HD…
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Applying Wisdom to Everyday Life
We could all use a little wisdom in our lives right now. But what does it mean to be wise and apply it to everyday life? This episode of the personal development show explores using wisdom to help us transform how we approach a variety of life's problems. We welcome back to the show personal...
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Raising a Person
An alarming number of today's kids leave home without knowing certain basic life skills. From how to calculate a tip to the importance of writing a thank-you note, their are things that our kids will need to know in order to move through the world with a certain amount of confidence and grace....
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Ways to Improve Your Memory
Dr Michelle Braun, author of High-Octane Brain: 5 Science-Based Steps to Sharpen Your Memory & Reduce Your Risk of Alzheimer's, shares tips on improving your memory and cognitive ability.
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Covid Self-Care Check In
Four months into Covid-19 self-isolation and social distancing impacts, health and wellness coach Elizabeth Sherman shares tips on self-care and stress management as we cope with our post-pandemic lifestyles.
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Empower Yourself to Make the Change You Desire
Language Advisory You are the only person standing in the way of what you want to achieve. Personal development expert Gary John Bishop says that your success in anything can be measured by how successful you are when you are least motivated. In his audio book Ask Gary F'ing Anything, Gary says...
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The Power of Ritual
In this episode of Life in HD, the personal development podcast, we explore how everyday activities like walking or working out can be a way for you to make more meaningful connections to self, others, and the world around us. Author Casper Ter Kuile talks to us about his new book, The Power of...
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Fathers Day Reflection
Despite what we read in greeting cards, dad's are far from perfect. Fathers should strive to be better parents and grow from our mistakes. In this episode of the personal growth podcast, I reflect on my relationship with my daughters and my own father. They provide insight to help me be a better...
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How to Stay Fit While Self-isolating
Being confined to home has its advantages. We can isolate ourselves from the dangerous novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19; we are discovering new methods of work productivity; and it's creating new opportunities to strengthen relationships with friends and family. But on the downside, being...
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Managing Stress and Anxiety During Covid-19
It's human to feel stress, especially when our day-to-day lives don't look of feel the same as they used to. Sometimes stress can lead us to respond in unhelpful ways - like turning to food or alcohol for comfort. And with Covid-19, stress and anxiety go hand-in-hand. So how do we manage it all?...
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Corona-Conscious Eating
You've been ordered to shelter in place. But for how long? Days? Weeks? Months? Welcome to Life in HD, the personal development podcast that shines a spotlight on how we live our lives. I'm Joe Lee. So you've followed the herd, bum-rushed the grocery story, gobbled up all the toilet paper, food…
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Weird Love
Ever been in a relationship that hit a dry patch? One that feels routine and mundane? No matter how much you love your partner or how wonderful you think your relationship is, things can often get a little boring. Today's guest on the personal growth podcast, Life in HD, author and filmmaker Boaz...
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Get Younger Next Year
Has your New Year resolution to lose weight hit a snag already? Well our next show will explain how you can get back on track...for the rest of your life. 2 of the top 10 resolutions for 2020 include "exercise more" and "lose weight". Often that goal falls short for thousands of us because the…
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How Can You Improve Your Parenting?
When I reflect on my own experience as a young father helping my kids learn to read, I realize now that I made many mistakes. A lot of those mistakes were made out of shear ignorance. I tried to teach my children by applying pressure to perform well. And I am not a teacher by trade. I didn't...
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Overcoming Trauma
On this episode of Life in HD the the personal growth podcast, we discuss ways to deal with stress and overcome trauma. When we think of trauma, we tend to contextualize it with major traumatic events like the death of a loved one or a violent event. But traumatic events can happen to us on a…
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Do These Things to Advance Your Career
To achieve the personal growth that we want, we often need the resources to get what we want out of life. This episode of Life in HD focuses on things that you can do to advance your career. Our guest is Angela Lee, VP of Talent Development for a publicly traded, mid-cap manufacturing company.…
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The Search for Enlightenment
In 1968, after several platinum and gold albums, members of the iconic rock group, The Beatles, found themselves spiritually exhausted. The enjoyed the fame and the riches that came with it, but wondered "what's it all for." The group sought answers through the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the leader…
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The Childfree Choice
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness means different things to different people. For some, the choice not to have children is one way of living a fulfilling life. We learn more about the childfree movement in this conversation with Dr Amy Blackstone, author of Childfree by Choice: The...
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Man Fast
Overcome by emotions from the loss of her father, pressures from a demanding job, and conflicted emotions over failed relationships, author Natasha Scripture embarked on a journey to answer the question at the center of her anxiety..."What is my purpose?" Natasha's book Man Fast chronicles her...
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Can Money Buy Happiness?
It is a heavily researched question and the consensus is…yes, it can. One of the key benefits that money provides is safety and security. Having enough money eliminates anxiety when shopping or making large purchases. Money also affords you memorable life experiences that bring joy and happiness,...
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There Are No Happy Endings
Nora McInerny has become a reluctant expert in difficult conversations by bringing empathy and wit to difficult subjects. She is host of the American Public Media podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking and founder of the on-line support group the Hot Young Widows Club. I recently spoke with her…
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Finding Happiness From Rock Bottom
Researchers find that achieving happiness typically involves times of considerable discomfort and that much of happiness is under our personal control. Indulging in small pleasures, getting absorbed in challenging activities, achieving goals and maintaining close social bonds can all increase…
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Own Your Happiness
As we explore happiness and what it means to be truly happy, we keep coming across a repetitive theme…that happiness isn’t something that happens to you. Happiness is something that happens because of you. Behavioral scientists have spent a lot of time studying happiness and we know that…
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Happiness: Is It OK To Be Selfish?
Psychologist say that many people don't give enough to themselves. Studies show that those who do practice self-care can reap benefits in their mental state, physical health and relationships. In this first episode of a multi-part series on the pursuit of happiness, we chat with Christopher…
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Don't Be a Miserable F*ck
*LANGUAGE ADVISORY* John Kim, known as The Angry Therapist, was forced to face his shortcomings as a man and a human being. After a heart-wrenching divorce, he turned to blogging as a way to explore how to become a better person. He shares his journey and his discoveries in a new book titled “I...
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Future Self
Have you visualized your life in retirement? Where you'll live, how you'll spend your days, how you intend to enjoy life? Have you considered how much it will cost to maintain even a basic lifestyle? A recent GoBankingRate.com survey revealed that 42% of survey respondents have less than $10,000...
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Change Your Diet, Save The World Pt 2
Is avoiding meat and dairy products the single most efficient way to reduce our environmental impact on the planet? It's a big question and one that won't be easily answered here. But logic tells us, based on available data, that reducing demand for meat and dairy products can have a meaningful...
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Change Your Diet, Save The World
Are you the kind of person that resists change? If you want to change your life, you've come to the right podcast because this season of Life in HD is all about life changes both big and small. In part 1 of a 2-part series, we explore how making healthy lifestyle changes can improve your quality…
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The Magic of Letting Go
Happy New Year! The first half of this season of Life in HD is devoted to change. It's not always easy. We live our lives conditioned to do the same things over and over because we are creatures of habit. After all, familiarity brings comfort. And yet change, if we are open to it, can bring about...
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Making Peace with Anger
Holidays should be a joyous time of year filled with cheerful music, wonderful food, and gift-giving. Despite the joyful reason for getting together, some family gatherings end up getting tense and uncomfortable, ending in shouting matches with some crazy relative. But what if you're the problem?...
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Women and Personal Finances
According to a recent report from CNN Money, 56% of married women leave investment and long-term financial planning to their husbands, and 85% of women who defer to their husbands feel that their spouses are more educated on financial matters. As a result, many women are shocked to learn the true...
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Sculpting A Better You
Episode 2 of our series on health and well being features a conversation with an average middle-aged man who shares his strategy to lose weight and maintain the weight loss through lifestyle change. Before you commit to a fad diet or join an expensive gym as a part of a 2019 New Year resolution,...
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Letting Go of Painful Memories
Have you ever had an event in your life impact you in such a way that you are unable to let it go and move on? In this episode of Life in HD we speak with Dr. Susan Nicholas, author of the book The Duality of Being, about how holding on to painful memories can cause stress in your life and how...
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Fighting the Silent Killer
Nearly half of American adults have hypertension and many don't even know it. Called the "Silent Killer", high blood pressure typically doesn't come with warning signs. Prescription medication is one way to address hypertension but it often comes with side effects. In this episode, I speak with...
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The Diaper Bank
Did you know that a lack of something basic as diaper supplies can have a long lasting impact on mothers and babies? About 15 million children in America live in families that fall below the federal poverty rate. Many of these families work but earn low wages of have unstable employment; leaving...
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Rise Above Poverty: Homeless school Kids
There are roughly 1.3 million homeless school-aged children in America. Research has shown that children who experience homelessness face a wide range of challenges related to their health, emotional well being, and safety. One man in one school district in one of America's most impoverished…
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Mindfulness
This episode explores actualized living and mindfulness with Kirk Abner, author of the book Flower Dog Man. We discuss how mindfulness can help you live a happier, more fulfilled life.
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I Chose Defiance Part 2
Part 2 of Carol Barbour's story sees her pick of the pieces after the dramatic experience in DC public schools, begins a new chapter in North Carolina, and comes full circle back to PG County only to find barriers to entry - blackballed. I Chose Defiance Part 2 is a story about standing up for…
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I Chose Defiance with Carol Barbour
Author and educator Carol Barbour shares her intriguing story of how standing up for her rights as a private citizen resulted in being blackballed as a public school administrator. It's an example of Chaos Theory in action.
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Uprising
A curated conversation with Sean Yoes - author of Baltimore After Freddie Gray: Real Stories From One of America's Great Imperiled Cities. More than an author and journalist, Sean Yoes is an example of community leadership and how living an impactful life can bring about change.
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A Force of Change
How do we stop letting the desire to be liked at all times keep us from being our true selves? Sometimes you just have to take control and lose the fear of being judged. In this story a first generation Arab American, who is so concerned about the community that she grew up in, decides to put...
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The Power of One
The first episode of Life in HD introduces you to a former homeless man who now runs an organization that provides services to the needy. From gangs to homeless to hero, it's an inspirational story not to be missed. I hope you enjoy it.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Life in HD is a personal development podcast. It features stories and interviews that will inspire you to make positive change in your life. Exploring ways to improve awareness, personal identity, and realize your potential.
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Joe B Lee
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Life in HD is a personal development podcast. It features stories and interviews that will inspire you to make positive change in your life. Exploring ways to improve awareness, personal identity, and realize your potential.
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