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Unpause Your Life
by Dr. Cali Estes
The Unpause Your Life podcast puts a spotlight on life challenges, the hurdles we must get over to move onward and upward. Interviews with experts and others with amazing life experiences will focus on highlighting strategies that work to alleviate and eliminate common stumbling blocks like addiction, job loss, relationship struggles, and more. Unpause yourself and live the life you desire, the life you deserve. Music: "Believe" courtesy of Crowfly
Episodes
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72: Peter Shankman – Author, Entrepreneur, Founder of HARO
“You have to learn how to drive your brain,” says Peter Shankman. He and I go deep into what it’s like have a faster than normal brain. The benefits, and the challenges. Join me for a fascinating discussion with Peter, whom the New York Times has called “a rockstar who knows everything about…
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71: Erin Wathen – Why Can’t I Stick to My Diet?!
Erin Wathen is a holistic health coach, food abuse counselor, and the inspiring author of Why Can’t I Stick to My Diet?: How To End The Food Drama. Her philosophy, simply put: Health isn’t a number on the scale or how often we exercise, but our lives as a whole. Several years ago, Erin was not at...
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70: Dani La Barrie – Stories of an Ex-Party Girl
Dani La Barrie helps her clients by listening to where they currently are, listening to their pain points. Then, explore where they want to be, what they would want their life to look like. Then create a plan of how to get them to where they want to be. During this fun and interesting…
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69: Alex Sparrow – Be True, Be You
Alex Sparrow is an actor, singer and musician, best known for his role as Alexi Petrov on Lifetime’s UNREAL (seasons 3 and 4), and his music video, “She’s Crazy But She’s Mine” written and directed by Alex Sparrow that became viral all over the world, and collected more than 600 million views on...
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68: Darren Littlejohn – Compassionate Recovery
Compassionate Recovery: a universal, secular program to heal the Spectrum of Addictions. Darren Littlejohn is a best selling author, retreat leader, Certified Yoga Teacher and Reiki healing practitioner. A recovering addict and a practitioner of Zen and Tibetan Buddhism, as well as a former…
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67: Tom Shanahan – Spiritual Adrenaline
In his twenties and early thirties, Tom had developed a lifestyle that centered on alcohol and cocaine. Although he had stopped excessive drinking and drug use, a number of things happened in a short period of time which led him back to that lifestyle. He was wrongfully fired from a high-profile...
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66: Mark Willingham – Agent: Where Companies Book Models
AGENT is the fastest growing modeling platform where models take control of their careers and clients have direct access to the best, most diverse talent instantly. AGENT is committed to a safer, more transparent work environment. Clients can take control of their talent bookings and find the…
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65: Marty Norman – Motivation in Recovery
“Sobriety is exactly what you want it to be, as long as you are willing to put in the work.” This is a very powerful episode with someone who has followed an amazing path. Inspirational to the core, this highlights the incredible story of this generous man. Marty is so much more than a person in...
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64: Dr. Valerie Mason-John – Mindfulness-Based Addiction Recovery
Today’s episode is a powerhouse of recovery stories from myself and my guest, and loads of recovery wisdom too. Don’t miss this one! Dr. Valerie (Vimalasara) Mason-John M.A (hon.doc) is the award-winning author of 8 books, including Eight Step Recovery, Using The Buddha’s teachings to overcome...
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63: Dr. Lori Shemek - The Inflammation Terminator
Lori Shemek, Ph.D. is a leading fat cell researcher, health expert, weight loss expert, keynote speaker and recognized authority on inflammation and its role in weight loss, preventing disease and optimizing health. Dr. Shemek is the bestselling author of ‘How To Fight FATflammation!’...
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62: Darren Prince – Aiming High
Darren Michael Prince (born February 6, 1970) is a sports and celebrity agent who grew up in Livingston, New Jersey. Prince started a mail order company selling baseball cards at the age of 14 called Baseball Card City and also traveled around the country doing trade shows. At the age of 20, he...
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61: Chief Tom Synan – Hamilton County Heroin Coalition
Mr. Synan’s wide experience has allowed him to have a unique look into the heroin crisis. Mr. Synan is a United States Marine Corps veteran and a 25-year police veteran with the Newtown Police Department. For the last 10 years as Police Chief and as is a SWAT Team Leader veteran. In 2014, after...
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60: Julie Marie Palumbo - Best Whole Self
After spending 10 years in the Financial Industry and suffering from a chronic illness, Julie decided to pursue a career in what she had been passionate about for years–creating a better, healthier, and happier life. Two years after reaching remission with her Crohn’s Disease, Julie is sharing…
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59: James Sweasy - Author, Influencer, Addiction Specialist
Your Past Doesn’t Define You. James is so much more than just a person in long term recovery from addiction. James is a voice. A voice for the addict that is not strong enough to speak for themselves yet. A voice for those who are too embarrassed to come forward and admit their struggles with...
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58: The Our Shawn McBride - Attorney, Author, and Show Host: "The Future Done Right"
The Our Shawn McBride is a leading authority in business planning and execution. An attorney licensed in 12 states and DC and a CPA licensed in 3 states he brings the message of Do Business Differently(TM) to his audiences and clients teaching them that they can each find their own unique...
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57: Phil Chalmers - True Crime Writer & Police Trainer, "Why Teens Kill"
Phil Chalmers is an American True Crime Writer, Homicide Trainer, and Television Personality. He has appeared on the shows Killer Kids on A&E, and Crime Watch Daily on Fox. He is the author of several books including the landmark book on teen violence, Inside the Mind of a Teen Killer. He has...
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56: Damona Hoffman - Host of Dates & Mates: "Love As You Are!"
Damona Hoffman is a certified dating coach & TV host from A+E Networks (FYI TV) series #BlackLove and A Question of Love. She's also a lifestyle news contributor for CNN Headline News (HLN), love expert for BET.com, writer for The Washington Post, and host of the Dates & Mates with Damona Hoffman...
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55: Kati Morton - LMFT, Mental Health YouTuber & Author of "Are u ok?"
Kati Morton joins me today for a little "Mental Health 101." Kati's specialties include working with individuals experiencing eating disorders and self-harming behaviors, although she addresses all things related to mental health. We chat quite a bit about toxic relationships and how to deal with...
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54: Brian Drolet, Jordan Eubanks, and Christopher Livingston - Be Like Trees
Inspired by his love of nature and the spirit by which his late mother lived, a former MTV star and struggling artist, who now can't even pay rent, finds courage to try something new, stand-up comedy. "We're simply three guys who wondered what if you could create an entire feature film using just...
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53: Annie Grace - This Naked Mind
For this episode, I was able to talk with Annie Grace, author of the book This Naked Mind. Our fascinating and enlightening conversation reveals that Annie's book primarily addresses the subconscious beliefs most of us have around alcohol. After understanding and tackling these beliefs, you can...
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52: Michael Venn - The Heroin Effect
My guest on this episode is Michael Venn. Michael is a director, writer, producer and content creator whose background in music led him into the film world. He made his writing and directorial debut in 2010 with the short film “Dark Scribbles”, which premiered in the short film corner at the 2010...
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51: Jam Alker - Junkyard
My guest is the celebrated musician, Jam Alker. After touring and playing in a successful rock band, the rockstar lifestyle eventually caught up to him. Once he found heroin, Jam put his guitar down for over a decade. Eventually, after he came to the conclusion that drugs weren’t his problem, but...
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50: Chellie Campbell - Financial Stress Reduction®
My guest Chellie Campbell has helped countless people with her Financial Stress Reduction® Workshops and is the best-selling author of The Wealthy Spirit, Zero to Zillionaire, and From Worry to Wealthy. In addition to her game-changing contributions to the financial industry, she is a past...
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49: Stephen Swisher and Joe Turner - Recovery Coffee
In this episode, guests Joe Turner and Stephen Swisher share their strategic approach to addiction treatment and recovery--one cup of coffee at a time. As the owner of Happy People Coffee Company (and a veteran coffee artisan to boot), Stephen Swisher teamed up with the founder of Recovery...
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48: James Matthews - The Sober Savage/Ride for Recovery
James Matthews is an incredible guy, he has been cycling around the United States in an effort to bring awareness to the opioid epidemic and also, to let people know the recovery success is possible. So far he has totaled over 7,600 miles on his bicycle and is planning an impressive ride from Key...
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47: Vanessa Hernandez - Miami Luxury Broker says, "Do you first! And live your dreams!"
Vanessa joins the show to tell us about her shift from psychology to real estate and how along the way she has always felt that it's important to continue living your life and living your dreams. She tells the story of how she stumbled into real estate on her way to becoming a forensic…
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46: Dr. Ivan Rusilko - The Rock n' Roll Sex Doctor
Dr. Rusilko specializes in creating healthy lifestyles that support longevity and improved overall quality of life through medically supervised and customized diagnostic and treatment programs, with an emphasis placed on personal patient attention and follow-up. His brand of Lifestyle Medicine...
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45: Dr. Scott Sigman - Stay Opioid Naive
"Never take an opioid so you won't find out if you're one of the 20% who will likely become addicted." Pioneering Opioid Sparing orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, knees, and shoulders. Team physician UMass Lowell. Dr. Sigman was one of the earliest advocates of Opioid Sparing...
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44: Shane Ramer - That Sober Guy
Shane Ramer is the creator and host of ThatSoberGuy.com and Sober Guy Radio. He also created, produces, and hosts a corporate podcast for a CA fortune 500 company. In September 2013, after a long battle with addiction, Shane checked himself into a 30-day rehab facility and has remained clean and...
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43: Amanda Meredith - The Addict Chick
Sex, Drugs & Rock ‘N’ Roll At 34, Amanda Meredith had it all – A successful career, a home, a child, and everything that should have made her happy. She was also crazy in love; his name was Cage, and their love would become her first addiction—but not her last. Some would say that love destroyed...
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42: Pete Mills - The Sweet Kill
The Sweet Kill embraces the internal conflict between the light and dark. Spawned from the suicide of a lover, The Sweet Kill serenades the afflicted. This melodic black-hearted dirge claws into the soul emancipating one from this psychologically infected world. The diviner of this millenarian...
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41: Maria Salvatore - Recovery Yoga and Kula for Karma
Maria Salvatore is a 500-hour trained and certified yoga instructor (500-RYT), with additional training in yoga for trauma and addiction and Y12SR (yoga with the Twelve Steps). Based in Northern New Jersey, Maria has found her niche with a special group of clients: those who suffer from anxiety,...
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40: Dear Nurse Susan - Live Healthy and Pain-Free with Medical Cannabis
Susan Marks, aka Nurse Susan, is passionate about the therapeutic benefits of cannabis. She is a medical cannabis patient. She has a progressive neurological movement disorder, and cannabis (high CBD, low THC) has allowed her to stop anti-seizure medication and the intolerable side effects. She…
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39: Dr. Pari Ghodsi - Women's Health & Sexual Health Issues
Why gynecology? Tune in to meet Dr. Pari Ghodsi, as we begin by hearing her explain why she was drawn to this specialty and how she ended up becoming an OB/GYN. Tips for success at a young age With so many achievements at a young age, we ask Dr. Pari for some words of advice for people who want…
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38: Erik Coleman - Former NFL Player and Safety for the NY Jets
The years that shaped the future Join us to find out about the early life of NFL success story Erik Coleman, as he begins by sharing his experiences growing up in a household where both his parents were addicts. Erik discusses the struggles of his developmental years, and how the situation forced...
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37: Kathy Fettke - Real Wealth Network Founder
Tune in to hear how Kathy went from a life as a happy stay-at-home mom with very little business experience to a highly successful author and businesswoman. Kathy shares the story of the pivotal moment that changed the course of her life. Creating a passive income through joint funding and...
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36: Dr. Sanda Moldovan - Heal Up! Seven Ways to Faster Healing and Optimum Health
Today Dr. Sanda Moldovan provides us with tips to help you heal better and tells us why “the mouth is the gateway to a person's health and well-being.” Learn why certain foods are best and find out Dr. Sanda’s thoughts about how healing can be helped by water, light and energy, oxygen, plants and...
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35: Sophie Uliano - Become Gorgeous for Good
Sophie tells us a bit about herself and shares some of her secrets to boundless morning energy, like drinking Kyo Greens. Listen in to hear about her belief in self-care as a key to a healthy life. She mentions sleep, nourishment, discipline, and exercise in her daily routine and explains why…
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34: Ivan Hunt - Male Role Expectations and How to Achieve Success
Empowering men and being a role model Ivan begins by summarizing his specialty niche role, and specifically how he works to help men identify any expectations or programming that has impacted their lives in negative ways. Listen in to hear Ivan’s intriguing history: how his relationship with his...
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33: Dr. Adi Jaffe - IGNTD and The Abstinence Myth
Dr. Jaffe is considered do have a controversial outlook on addiction, with many people attacking him over his progressive viewpoints. Listen in as he explains why he’s okay with people calling him names, what motivates him to keep going and how the traditional treatment model is changing....
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32: Dr. Teralyn Sell - Natural Solutions (That Work!) to Mental Health & Addiction Challenges
Stop holding back on your life and start moving forward, naturally! After Dr. Teralyn explains her method of helping those with substance use disorder she discusses her initial step with her addiction clients. This is finding out what they want and what their goals are. She goes on to emphasize...
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31: Paul Gilmartin - The Mental Illness Happy Hour
Background On this episode, I interview Paul Gilmartin, a stand-up comedian since 1987. He has been on several shows including a half-hour slot on Comedy Central’s Presents show “Comedy Central Presents Paul Gilmartin.” In 1995 Paul began presenting the cooking and entertainment show on TBS…
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30: Gary Kimble - Acts of Service
Today I am very excited to be interviewing Gary Kimble, an amazingly busy guy who moved to South Florida after over 35 years of living in New York City to teach the “original gangster method” of the 12-step recovery program used by Dr. Bob and Bill W. He’s in long-term recovery and has been clean...
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29: Dr. Michael Fenster - Board-certified Interventional Cardiologist & Professional Chef
Some of the first cookbooks were written by physicians, and originally Rx meant "recipe." During this fascinating conversation, Dr. Fenster talks deeply about how to understand the food experience, and how our relationship with food has created "Diseases of Civilization." "All disease starts in…
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Ep028: Dr. Matthew Budoff - Professor of Medicine & Top UCLA Cardiologist Talks Heart Health for American Heart Month
Dr. Budoff and Dr. Estes discuss what causes heart disease and how it can be affected by diet, health, drug use, and more. They also go deep into what you can do to decrease your chances of heart-related illness, including easy solutions available to us all. Matthew J. Budoff, M.D., FACC, is...
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Ep027: Dr. Venus Nicolino aka “Dr. V” – Relationship Expert & Host of WeTV's Marriage Boot Camp
"Relationships that work are between couples who are able to swim the depth of their emotional ocean together," says Dr. V. "And Valentine's Day is bullsh*t." Dr. Venus Nicolino, best known as “Dr. V,” is a renowned relationship expert, media personality and host of WeTV’s Marriage Boot Camp who...
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Ep026: Billie Lee - Bravo TV Vanderpump Rules & Transgender Activist
Billie Lee shares the story of her own transition and her passion for helping others who are on a similar path. Billie Lee is a transgender woman, activist, and blogger currently living in Los Angeles. Born and raised in Indiana, Billie graduated from a broadcasting academy in Illinois, where she...
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Ep025: Dr. Vera Tarman - Food Junkies: The Truth About Food Addiction
Dr. Vera Tarman is the Medical Director of Renascent, Canada’s largest drug and alcohol residential treatment centre. Dr. Tarman is currently overseeing Renascent’s unique 28-day live-in treatment program for women with food addiction. Dr. Tarman is the author of Food Junkies: The Truth About…
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Ep024: Chanda Lynn - Poet and Activist with a Powerful Message of Recovery
Chanda Lynn is a recovering addict of three years, her addiction lasted a little over six years and included almost every drug imaginable - though her drug of choice was painkillers. Chanda went through one pregnancy in active addiction and spent her first year as a mother strung out. After a...
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Ep023: Dr. David Henderson - Teens and Social Media Addiction | My Teenage Zombie
Dr. David Henderson is a board-certified psychiatrist, author, and speaker. He is the founder and president of Four Stones Collaborative, a mental health consulting group in Dallas, Texas. He sees adolescent and adult clients with a wide range of psychiatric disorders including depression…
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The Unpause Your Life podcast puts a spotlight on life challenges, the hurdles we must get over to move onward and upward. Interviews with experts and others with amazing life experiences will focus on highlighting strategies that work to alleviate and eliminate common stumbling blocks like addiction, job loss, relationship struggles, and more. Unpause yourself and live the life you desire, the life you deserve.
Music: "Believe" courtesy of Crowfly
HOSTED BY
Dr. Cali Estes
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