Episodes
June 11, 2025
Medicine of Mind: Advocating Mental Health and Wellness for Caregivers with Dr. Jessi Gold MD
The demanding nature of their work often puts the well-being of caregivers at risk. Just as it offers healing, therapy can be a vital medicine for professional healthcare providers and direct caregivers, providing them with a...
June 10, 2025
Medicine of Mind: Advocating Mental Health and Wellness for Caregivers with Dr. Jessi Gold, MD
The demanding nature of their work often puts the well-being of caregivers at risk. Just as it offers healing, therapy can be a vital medicine for professional healthcare providers and direct caregivers, providing them with a...
June 4, 2025
Deciphering AI; Debunking Snake Oil and Finding the Truth with Sayash Kapoor
There are many misconceptions and overblown promises when it comes to AI. The reality is that Artificial Intelligence is a useful tool that’s here to stay. When it’s done right, AI seamlessly becomes part of our everyday life...
June 3, 2025
Deciphering AI; Debunking Snake Oil and Finding the Truth with Sayash Kapoor
There are many misconceptions and overblown promises when it comes to AI. The reality is that Artificial Intelligence is a useful tool that’s here to stay. When it’s done right, AI seamlessly becomes part of our everyday life...
May 28, 2025
Managing Political Discord: Morality, Fighting, and the Path to Understanding with Kurt Gray PhD
Many people in the US have grown weary of the non-stop political discord that permeates every aspect of their lives. Some of the information is so polarized that it begs to be agreed with or opposed to, often leading to onlin...
May 21, 2025
Peacemaking with Our Minds: Soothing Pesky Voices with Britt Frank LCSW
We live with a symphony of inner voices. Some are critics, and others are cheerleaders. The chatter in our minds is not adversarial, even though it might feel that way at times. The diverse aspects of our personality equip us...
May 14, 2025
Brain Boosting Happiness: Chemistry, Technology, and Well-Being with TJ Power
To effectively unwind from the demands of modern life, we can tap into our body's internal chemistry. Overcoming the fatigue induced by constant technological stimulation is achievable by recognizing our need for rebalancing ...
May 7, 2025
Addiction Treatment: Humanistic Models of Harm Reduction and Healing with Dr. Stephanie S. Covington PhD
A lack of emotional literacy often lessens our ability to face life's storms. As a result, many women resort to self-medicating behaviors to cope. In a more compassionate world, addiction recovery would nurture human needs an...
April 30, 2025
SEL: Social-Emotional Learning for Stronger IQ and Relationships with Dr Steven Baron PsyD
Feeling purposeful is a fundamental driver of self-worth and a powerful antidote to despair at any age. To increase a sense of purpose, children and adults can leverage strength-based interventions to significantly reshape le...
April 23, 2025
Caregiving: A Journey of Selflessness, Responsibility and Love with Sarah Cart
At some stage in life, most people will be charged with caring for someone else. During a health crisis, caregivers, especially those with children, face intense demands on time and personal resources. If you are tasked with ...
April 16, 2025
World Happiness: Reporting on Life Satisfaction and Well-Being with Lara Aknin PhD
In 2025, the United States is experiencing a troubling downward trend in its ranking on The World Happiness Report. This is a significant departure from its usual position within the top 20 globally. The exact causes are comp...
April 9, 2025
Bias and Equality: Social Justice Impacting Mental Health with Jo-Ann Finkelstein, PhD
The United States ranked 43rd out of 146 countries for gender equality in the World Economic Forum's 2024 Global Gender Gap Report. In addition to that staggering result, the current administration is eliminating DEI efforts ...
April 2, 2025
Secular Mindfulness: Magic for Peace of Mind with Susan Kaiser Greenland, JD
Navigating the emotional challenges of modern secular living can be eased by cultivating inner peace of mind. Mindfulness practices, though sometimes challenging to adopt, can ground us in gratitude. How can we actively seek ...
March 26, 2025
Grounded in Nature: Sacred Search for Spiritual Awakening with Dr. John Philip Newell PhD
Nature offers a profound secular and sacred sanctuary that presents a landscape of opportunities for spiritual awakening beyond traditional walls. The divine exists within the cathedral of the earth, sea, and sky. It is at th...
March 19, 2025
Mastering Motivation and Productivity: Exploring the Roots of Procrastination with Dr. Patricia Zurita Ona PsyD
Benjamin Franklin's "Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today" sounds simple, yet for many, it's a monumental challenge. Well-intentioned individuals often find their to-do lists perpetually lingering, not from lazi...
March 12, 2025
Positive Perspective and Habit Breaking: How to Positively Change Your Mind with Nicole Vignola, MSc
Humans inherently have a negativity bias. Our brains prioritize negative stimuli as compared to positive stimuli. And while it may have served us well in the past, today, it only serves to increase anxiety and worry. Research...
March 5, 2025
Navigating Next Steps: A Journey of Soul Discernment with Emily P. Freeman
Sometimes, navigating our next steps can be complicated, and discernment is not always easy. Approaching problems from a different perspective can help us to gain clarity on a situation and when done so with intention, can be...
Feb. 26, 2025
Decoding Fear and Doubt: The Science Behind Procrastination and Productivity with Britt Frank LCSW
The weight of mounting tasks and looming responsibilities of modern life often leave us feeling overwhelmed and under-equipped. Many of us put burdensome chores on the back burner and choose instead to do nothing because the ...
Feb. 19, 2025
Healing Loneliness: Learn to Love Yourself with Dr. Margaret Paul PhD
Healing the loneliness epidemic requires much more than bringing humans together. It is likely that you have felt disconnected from others even when in a crowded place. That disconnection comes from within ourselves. By nurtu...
Feb. 12, 2025
Self-Confident Modern Love: Romance, Connection, and Well-Being with Amanda Gesselman PhD
In our increasingly isolated world, online dating has become a prevalent avenue for finding romance. While self-confident individuals often leverage these platforms to strategically navigate potential partnerships, others may...
Feb. 5, 2025
The Happiness Tuneup: Recipes for the Good Life with Stephanie Harrison MA
Consider that everything you’ve been told about happiness is wrong. Happiness isn’t a new car, changing an insurance provider, or a crystal clear cellphone connection. Those are marketing messages designed to make us feel the...
Jan. 29, 2025
Sorcery of Scapegoating: The Hocus Pocus of Human Nature and Xenophobia with Phillips Stevens Jr PhD
Magic and witchcraft are integral aspects of the human nature. Cultural beliefs are rooted in human cognition and psychology and shape our social behaviors. By acknowledging the inherent power of nature and seeking similariti...
Jan. 22, 2025
Listening: The Art of Peacemaking and Diplomacy with The Nobel Peace Center
Listening to diverse perspectives offers a medium for us to learn from each other and work towards a more inclusive and harmonious world. From a young age, many people are frustrated because they feel their voices are not see...