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Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota — 220 episodes

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215 - Restoring Meaningful Connections with Erica Gerard Di Bona

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214 - The Sex-Positive Ageing Woman with Dr. Julie Merriman

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213 - The Benefits of Self-Knowledge with Dr. Jeremy Thompson

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212 - Insights on Addiction with Dr. I. Michael Kaufmann

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211 - When Your Father is a Father with Tony Beadle

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210 - Letting Go of the Shame of Addiction with Jowita Bydlowska

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209 - One Man's Experiences with Psychedelics with Mark A. Michaels

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208 - A Simple Technique for Calming an Angry Person with Doug Noll

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207 - Unleashing Your Full Potential with Matt Young

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206 - Creating Community with Florence Ann Romano

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205 - One Woman's Journey of Forgiveness with Gayle Kirschenbaum

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204 - Robert Coplan Discusses The Joy of Solitude

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203 - Diane Dreher Presents a Positive Approach to Combating Chronic Stress

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202 - Making Sense of Our Current Political Climate with Stephen Marche

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201 - Thriving as a Highly Sensitive Person with Todd Smith

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200 - Robert A. Neimeyer on a Mindful, Meaningful Approach to Grieving

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199 - Ira Chaleff On how to be an Informed, Empowered Citizen

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198 - A Novel Approach to Treating Trauma with Dr. Eugene Lipov

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197 - Supercharge Your Communication with Nick Brancato

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196 - Jonathan Kemp's Healing Journey Through Mental Illness

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195 - Tools for Writers with Chelene Knight

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194 - Compassionate Change in the Classroom with Dr. Ashley Seidel-Potvin

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193 - Overcoming Obstacles, Big and Small, with Navy Seal David Brown

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192 - How to Reclaim Our Joy with Dr. MaryCatherine McDonald

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191 - Processing Grief Through Art, With the Musician, Muted Circus

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190 - Perspectives on Mental Health with Ross Ellenhorn

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189 - The Extraordinary Power of Fireflies with Julie Wignall

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188 - The Psychology of High-Performance Athletes with Dr. Hillary Cauthen

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187 - Being a Calm Mother with Darlynn Childress

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186 - Healing Through Dual-Brain Psychology with Dr. Fredric Schiffer

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185 - Using Movement to Transform Your Life with Toni Bergins

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184 - Loving Someone with a Mental Illness with Michelle Sherman

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183 - Deprogram Diet Culture with Dr. Supatra Tovar

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182 - The Healing Power of Psychotherapy with Sacha Mardou

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181 - An Unconventional Approach to Coping with Mental Illness with Stacy Blemaster

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180 - Finding Your Flow with Diane Allen

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179 - Recovery Road Trip with Patti Clark

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178 - Standing at the Back Door of Happiness with David Roche

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177 - Modern-Day Sex Trafficking with Brian Joseph

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176 - The Dark Side of Being a Smith in Utah with Lyn Smith Gregory

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175 - 52 Weeks To A Sweeter Life with Doctor Farzana

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174 - Women's Mental Health with Misty Pratt

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173 - The Devastating Impact of Addiction on Families with Patricia Roos

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172 - Navigating Intergenerational Trauma with Tracey Yokas

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171 - The Power of Empathy with Michael Tennant

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170 - Purposeful Empathy with Dr. Anita Nowak

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169 - Jessi Kneeland Discusses Body Neutrality

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168 - Alysson Bourque on Creative Problem Solving for Kids

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167 - Keeping Our Children Safe with Dr. Leslie Dobson

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166 - The Truth About Our Mammalian Brain With Loretta Breuning, PhD

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165 - Revolutionary Optimism with Dr. Paul Zeitz

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164 - Conscious Parenting with Dr. Liza Finlay

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163 - The Truth About Adoption with Rebecca Wellington

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162 - The Importance of Empathy with Judith Orloff

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161 - Releasing the Inner Artist with Jodie King

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160 - Finding the Words to Talk About Grief and Loss with Colin Campbell

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159-Nya Abernathy on Living with Dignity and Wonder

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158 - Avis O'Brien on Creativity, Healing, and Reconciliation

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157 - How Parents Can Use Mindfulness to Help Their Kids Through Crisis with Celia Landman

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156 - Boo Trundle Discusses Her Novel, The Daughter Ship

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155 - How Secrets Oppress Us with Melanie Brooks

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154-The Mental Health Journey of Kevin Frankish

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153-Why Empathy Matters with Mimi Nicklin

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152-Practicing Safe Social with Bailey Parnell

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151-Carlita Ector on Providing Much-Needed Mental Health Resources to People of Colour

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150-Moving Beyond Addiction with Jonathan Niziol

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149-Mark Henick's Journey of Resilience

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148-Being an eco-beauty-warrior with Jennifer Harper

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147 - The Most Important Decisions We Have to Make in Our Lives with Mark Handelman

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146 - The Dark Side of Celebrity Culture with Landon Jones

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145 - Mothering While Sober with Celeste Yvonne

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144 Life Lessons Learned from Finishing My Father’s List with Laura Carney

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143 (Part Two) - Kai Cheng Thom on Falling Back in Love with Being Human

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143 (Part One) - Kai Cheng Thom on Falling Back in Love with Being Human

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142 - Perspectives on Heartbreak with Laura Pratt

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141 - Being Brave with Carol Schulte

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141 - Being Brave with Carol Schulte

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140 — The Movie 'Living' and Its Life-Affirming Message with Christy Lemire

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139 — How Mental Health in Our Youth is Supported by Independent Play in Childhood with Peter Gray

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138 — 'The Quiet Girl' Shows How Love Can Transform a Child with Sean Kelly

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137 — 'A Thousand and One': Creating A Family Under The Most Difficult of Circumstances with Linda Cook

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136 — Everything Everywhere All at Once', an Exploration of Perfectionism, Depression, and Nihilistic Rage with Christy Lemire

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135 — Eating for Health and Joy with Dr. William Li

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134 — A Compassionate Approach to Community Mental Health Care with Vicky Stergiopoulos

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133 — Doing Business with Integrity, Authenticity, and Courage with Leanne Nicolle

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132 — How the Movie 'Turning Red' Explores Women's Emotions and Power with Jason Anderson

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131 — Dr. Xavier Amador: Healing Serious Mental Illness Through Listening, Empathy and Humility

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130 — Jason Anderson: 'The Fabelmans' and What It Means To Be An Artist

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129 — David Sax: The Future is Analog

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128 — Mary-Frances O'Connor: Your Brain on Grief

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127 — Juan Ayala: 'Sort Of' and its Authentic Representations of Mental Health

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126 — How Hate Hurts the Hater

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125 — Dr. Adam C. Bandelli: Relational Intelligence

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124 — Megan Bruneau: Shame, Perfectionism, and Self-Compassion

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123 — Mimi Winsberg: Talking in Thumbs - What People's Texting Style Reveals About Them And How to Make it Work For You

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122 — Dr. Heidi Brocke: Escaping Toxic Relationships

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121 — Dr. Jaime Zuckerman: Love-Bombing, Trauma-Bonding, Toxic Positivity and Narcissistic Trauma

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120 — Marie-Elizabeth Mali: Taking Your Relationships to the Next Level with The Relationship Alchemist

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119 — Jennifer Rosado: Using Life's Challenges as Opportunities for Growth

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118 — Shanenn Bryant: Moving Beyond being a "Jealousy Junkie"

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117 – Dr. Sherrie Campbell: Having the Courage to Separate from Toxic Family Members

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116 – Dr. Ni-Cheng Liang: Mindfulness for People on Both Sides of The Medical Field

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115 – Dr. Paula Durlofsky: Safer Social Media Practices For Gen Z

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114 – Monologue: Dealing with Disillusionment in Your Relationship from the Depp vs. Heard Trial

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113 – Monologue: How to Disconnect from Work

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112 - Dr. Melanie Badali: Offering Evidence-Based Support for People With Anxiety

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111 – Niro Feliciano: Finding Contentment in Your Everyday Life

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110 - Charise Jewell: Helping People Learn to Thrive with Mental Illness

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109 - Dr. Kevin Alderson: Discussing Addiction From the Point of View of Both Recovering Addict and Counselor

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108 - Laura Carney: Surprising Life Lessons Gained by Fulfilling Her Father's Bucket List

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107 - Dr. Kim Perkins: Changing the Model of Leadership From "Command and Control" to Support and Empowerment

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106 - Jennifer Moss: The Burnout Epidemic and How to Fix It

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105 - Kathryn Greenberg: Bringing Hope And Healing to Survivors of Trauma

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104 - (Part 2) Abby Medcalf: Simple Tips For Creating Superior Relationships, Both Personally and Professionally

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104 - (Part 1) Abby Medcalf: Simple Tips For Creating Superior Relationships, Both Personally and Professionally

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103 - Monologue: Making a Better World with Love and Kindness

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102 - (Part 2) Dr. Jennifer Fraser : The Devastating Effects of Child Abuse and Finding Hope for Healing Through Neuroscience

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102 - (Part 1) Dr. Jennifer Fraser: The Devastating Effects of Child Abuse and Finding Hope for Healing Through Neuroscience

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101 - Shannon Moroney: Talking About the New F-Word: Forgiveness

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100 - Monologue: Your 2022 Mental Health Goals: Becoming a Kindness Warrior

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99 - Dr. Jelena Kecmanovic: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Heal Grief and Loss

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98 - Christina Crook: Living Joyfully Through Taking On "Good Burdens"

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97 - Lydia Denworth: The Profound Effects of Friendship on Our Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing

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96 - (Part 2) Dr. Gabor Maté: Unacknowledged Trauma is Hurting Us But We Can Heal Our Wounds and Our Lives

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96 - (Part 1) Dr. Gabor Maté: Unacknowledged Trauma is Hurting Us But We Can Heal Our Wounds and Our Lives

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95 - Dr. Robert Barrett: How to Thrive in the Face of Stress When Our Hardwiring Can't Keep up with the Changes in Our Society

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94 - Nya Abernathy: The Transformative Power of Treating Ourselves and Others with Dignity

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93 - Julie Lythcott-Haims: How To Be an Adult with Humanity and Ruthless Compassion

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92 - Dr. Michael Ungar: How to Develop Greater Resilience in These Very Uncertain Times

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91 - Raymond Van Gobel: The Best Ways to Support People with Major Mental Health Conditions

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90 - Robert Hawke: Thriving After Cancer

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89 - Carlita Victoria: Making Mental Health Care More Equitable for the BIPOC Community

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88 - Tess Brigham: The Mental Health Challenges Faced by Today's Twenty-Somethings

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87 - Dr. Bechara Saab: How can we Boost Our Curiosity to Improve our Memory and Lift our Mood

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86 - Marion Nestle: Food Politics in a Politically Polarized Time

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85 - Allyson Harrison: How Snowplow Parenting is Creating Snowflake Young People

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84 - Robyne Hanley-Dafoe: Everyday Resiliency

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83 - Ruth Ben-Ghiat: The Dangerous Rise of Authoritarian Politics

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82 - Claire Soares: Empowered Entrepreneurship

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81 - Bailey Parnell: Building Soft Skills for Personal and Professional Success

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80 - Dana Cohen: Common-sense Miracles in Modern Medicine

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79 - Timothy Caulfield: Myth, Fact, and Fad: Searching for the Answers to Good Health

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78 - Allyson Harrison: Personality, Politics, and Polarization

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77 - Ryan Martin: Transforming Anger into Positive Action

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76 - Sakinah Hofler: Writing the Wrongs

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75 - Mark Henick: Embracing Mental Health

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74 - Dave Meslin: Re-imagining democracy

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73 - Laurie Palau: Decluttering from the inside out

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72 - Jacqueline Smith: Taking your life to the next level

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71 - Jillian Richardson: Creating an Unlonely Planet

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70 - Robert Barrett: Being Hardwired

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69 - Marcia Moran: How to Stroke Forward

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68 - David Lewis-Peart: Healing Ourselves, Healing the World

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67 - Sam Morris: Building Resilience through Meditation and Breath Work

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66: Mark Goulston - A New Approach to Healing and Trauma (Part 2)

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65: Mark Goulston - A New Approach to Healing and Trauma (Part 1)

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64: David Hopkins - Getting Real about Life, Politics and Covid-19

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63: Raymond Van Gobel - How Music Can Help Kids Through Challenging Times

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62: Ann Douglas - Conscious Parenting in the New Normal

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61: Sam Bennett - The Benefits of Creativity During a Pandemic

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60: Tony Colley - Food Rescue to Reduce Food Insecurity

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59: Kenneth Atchity - The Path to Success

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58: Allan Kehler - Men's Mental Health

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57: Toni Desrosiers - Reducing Food Waste with Abeego Food Wraps

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56: Dr. William Li - What you eat can heal you or hurt you (Part 2)

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55: Dr. William Li - What you eat can heal you or hurt you (Part 1)

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54: Barbara Arrowsmith-Young - Reboot Your Brain

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53: Dr. Michael Ungar - Building Resilience

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52: Amy Fish - Learning to Ask for What You Want and Getting It

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51: Sherianna Boyle - Exploring the Emotional Detox

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50: Alessandra Salituri - Designing your Best Life

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49: Dr. Elinor Greenberg - The Ruthless Compassion Cure to Narcissism, and Other Wisdom

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48: Nir Eyal - Becoming Indistractable

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47: Hilary Jacobs Hendel - Uncovering Your Authentic Emotions

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46: Dr. Ryan Martin - The Surprising Truth about Anger

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45: Dr. Eric Maisel - Demystifying Creativity

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44: Sam Morris - Becoming a Zen Warrior

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43: Frank King - Talking Depression and Suicidality with Humor and Compassion

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42: Mark Goulston - Tips for Getting Through to Irrational People

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41: Dr. Brian Goldman - The Power of Kindness

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40: Marc Bekoff - Compassion For Animals

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39: Steven Buser - Narcissism in the Era of Trump (Warning: Sensitive Political Content)

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38: Sam Bennett - How To Stop Procrastinating, Now

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37: David Sax - The Revenge of Analog... Real Things and Why They Matter

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36: Maia Szalavitz - Treating Addicts with Compassion

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35: Lynn Rossy - How Mindful Eating Transforms Our Lives

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34: Christina Crook - The Joy of Missing Out

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33: Alexandra Lange - The Design Of Childhood

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32: Angela Hanscom - How Outdoor Play Creates Physically Capable Kids

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31: Peter Gray - Free Play

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30: Lenore Skenazy - How To Raise "Free-Range Kids"

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29: Holly Rogers - The Value of Teaching Mindfulness to Young People

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28: Julie Lythcott-Haims - Moving Beyond Helicopter Parenting And Doing The Best For Your Kids

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27: Nicolas Cole - On The Writer's Life

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26: Delaney Ruston - Talking Tech With Your Kids

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25: Nicholas Lovell - Getting Ahead Of The Curve

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24: Dr. Raj Raghunathan - The Truth About Happiness

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23: Dr. Jordan B. Peterson - On Embracing Your Darkness & Finding Your Power

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22: Emily Esfahani Smith - Living with Meaning

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21: LaRae Quy - How to develop mental toughness without becoming hardened

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20: Megan Bruneau - When I am friendly, it doesn't mean I am making a pass at you

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19: Laurel Raymond - The Likeability Factor

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18: Holly Bertone - Breast cancer survivor and founder of Pink Fortitude

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17: Amie Valpone - Overcoming illness with an anti-inflammatory diet

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16: Dr. Maryska Taylor - Letting go of people pleasing and finding self-love and healing

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15: Jon Westenberg - Embracing your creative weirdo

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14: Deb Crowe – Finding the ideal work/life balance

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13: Cheryl Costello - The Courage to Be Real

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12: Lisa Ann Marchesi - Cooking up great things & creating the life you're meant to live!

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11: Lisa Berry - Opening your mind to new possibilities

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10: Michael Ballard - Bouncing back from adversity and finding your flow

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09: Gillian B. - Being your Very Best through Yoga and Self-care

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08: Dr David Brady - Empowering you to heal your Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Syndrome

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07: David Hopkins - The fall of American Civilization??

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06: Carol Schulte - How you can be the very best version of yourself.

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05: Dr. Marc DuPere: Cosmetic surgery can change your body, but can it heal your heart?

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04: Jeff DeBoer: How making art can help you transform yourself from victim into warrior.

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03: Dr. Theresa Larson - How to be Empowered in life

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02: Matthew McLaughlin - Men, what does “masculinity” mean to you?

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01: Dr. Eva Selhub - Self-love & its power to heal