Dan's Den

Welcome to Dan's Den podcast. Our guest is Sarah Lucie, the YOUnifier. We chat about Sarah's singing and song writing, her holistic approach to health and healing, her current work and service to help others on their path to healing and discovering the inner light, and experiences with guided Ayahuasca ceremonies as a catalyst for healing. Check out Sarah Lucie's beautiful music, new a...

Dan and Erik chat in our 'virtual studio' about some themes related to time management. We discuss some concepts from a series on the 'Waking Up' app called 'Time Management For Mortals'. It's an excellent series broken up into small segments that I have found very useful, some of which I've gone back to listen to numerous times. You can check out that series and a...

Welcome to Dan's Den podcast. Kevin and I talk about music. Enjoy!

Welcome to Dan's Den podcast. This episode is round 2 with the legend Joe Lewis. We begin talking about Joe's astrophotography and capturing images of deep space objects. We chat about Joe's creative process with DIY YouTube videos (links below), including his upcoming YouTube video that is a guide for building a cold plunge at home. Joe also elaborates on some of his routines for main...

Welcome to Dan's Den podcast. This is round 2 with Brent, and if you haven't listened to round 1, check out episode 023. Thanks for listening! Check out Operation Stand Down Rhode Island (OSDRI), an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and Rhode Island’s primary nonprofit resource for homeless and at-risk veterans.  ⁠⁠⁠https://osdri.charityproud.org/Donate⁠⁠ . Dan’s Den is not aff...

Welcome to Dan's Den podcast. In this episode I sit down with John Bean for another great discussion about mental health, counseling and therapy, and more. We talk about acupuncture protocols, CBT and brain plasticity in response to thought and emotions, and a bit about the dopamine reward system and addictive processes. John elaborates on different types of trauma and provides some analogies...

Welcome to Dan's Den podcast. Today I'm chatting with my good friend Joe Lewis, who I worked with in the Air Force and was later roommates with after we separated from the military. We talk about Joe's recent professional and personal development, his background as a musician and audio and video engineer, and some of his creative projects including how-to videos on YouTube. Joe recentl...

Welcome to Dan's Den podcast. In this episode we have guest Brenton Hawkins, an old friend that I met in Air Force basic training and worked with for a bit at our first duty station in Arizona. It's been over ten years since I've seen Brent, but we've kept in touch over the years and we catch up a bit during this conversation. We chat about Brent's experience in various leaders...

Welcome to Dan's Den podcast. This episode is part 2 of a conversation with my sister Hailey G., certified nursing assistant, med tech, and nursing student. We begin by discussing the importance of self-care, especially as a health care provider, and its' impact on our personal and professional interactions and relationships. We move on to some of Hailey's CNA experiences working with...

Welcome to Dan's Den podcast. In this episode Dan chats with John Bean, who works as a mental health counselor. [Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute providing medical advice or professional services.] John explains some of the concepts behind treatments such as eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and cognitive beh...

Welcome to Dan's Den podcast. In this episode Brandy and I read and discuss some poetry and I read and talk about some of my interpretations of lyrics from two songs by the band Tool. Don't forget to 'follow' Dan's Den, please share these episodes, and check out some of our other episodes! "Little Boy Blue" poem by Eugene Field, which first appeared in 1888 in the Chicago weekly literary journal '...

Welcome to Dan's Den podcast. In this episode I'm chatting with my sister Hailey, and we talk about some of her experiences working as a certified nursing assistant (CNA), and some of her education, training, and experiences working in an assisted living setting as she progresses through nursing school. This is part one of a two-part conversation, so keep an eye out for part two coming soo...

In part two of our conversation we talk about mental health and share some stories about working through grief and loss. Thanks for listening, please 'follow' Dan's Den podcast and check out the variety of our other episodes. Check out Operation Stand Down Rhode Island (OSDRI), an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and Rhode Island’s primary nonprofit resource for homeless a...

Welcome to Dan's Den podcast. In this episode I'm talking with my Aunt Robyn, who currently works as an Information Security Analyst and has a Master's of Science in Cybersecurity. We chat about some of our professional experiences, and Robyn expands on aspects of her journey transitioning into the I.T. field after working for Rhode Island Department of Health and in child development...

In this episode, Dan welcomes Matt M. back to the show with guest Noah M. We chat about visiting museums and arts/crafts festivals, we ask Noah about their experiences in school and perspectives about gender identity and transgender community. We discuss some aspects of 'bullying' in school and some of Noah's experiences and interpretations with navigating social landscapes, and touch...

This is part 2 of our discussion about alternative medicines. Dan and Matt cover some of the medical research regarding LSD and highlight the paper "The Bright Side of Psychedelics: Latest Advances and Challenges in Neuropharmacology". Here's the link to the article if you're interested ⁠https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9865175/⁠ it covers a lot of ground for numerous...

In this episode we talk about pain and how our brain and body interpret pain, and establish a foundation to talk about how we may be able to manage it more effectively. Adapted from Pain Neuroscience Education: Teaching People About Pain 2nd ed. by Adriaan Louw et al. 2018. Don't forget to follow Dan's Den and turn on notifications so you don't miss the latest episodes. Thanks for list...

Welcome! Our guest is my sister Alana A., who is also an artist and business owner at Anchored Soul in Cranston, Rhode Island. We talk about Alana's journey as an artist and discuss spiritual energy in relation to creating art and our overall health and wellness. Check out her website to see some of her beautiful artwork and the many other events and services that she's involved in. https:...

Dan and Matt with another freestyle conversation. We jump right in talking about death, contemplating if and how the way we live our lives would be impacted if we knew when we were going to die, and what happens after. We explore some religious mythology and philosophy, I recall some of my experiences with psychedelic medicines, and we talk about 'attention' and how sometimes it tends to b...

In this episode, Dan and Kevin cover a lot of ground with no particular outline. We start with the concept of 'free will', then we talk about public health and individual health in relation to the initial stages of pandemic, and avoiding the stress of the negative news cycle and it's negative effects on our physical and mental health. We talk about our self-care routine and balancing t...

We're back with Matt M. in another episode summarizing some medical research in the realm of Complimentary and Alternative Medicine, more specifically psychedelic medicines. We're going over the paper "The Bright Side of Psychedelics: Latest Advances and Challenges in Neuropharmacology", published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences (JAN2023). This episode focuses on p...

Guest episode just hanging out with my brother Erik. We discuss some of my alleged experiences with psilocybin mushrooms and cannabis, the importance of 'set and setting', and the challenge of actually describing these experiences. I ask Erik about his physical and mental health routines and he discusses how physical fitness and training has helped improve both cognitive and mental perform...

Welcome! Guest Kevin Levesque is a long-time friend, personal trainer, and owner of PRIME Fitness LLC located in Seekonk, Massachusetts. Kevin specializes in 1-on-1 personal training in a completely private setting. We talk about fitness, movement, and individualized programming to overcome obstacles and achieve goals. We discuss how motivation can be short-lived and how the proper program design...

Guest episode with Matt M. In this episode we are freestyling our conversation and having fun, talking about audio editing, Netflix series 'Ancient Apocalypse' and Graham Hancock, and wonder about the outdated political structure. We rant about the promotion of fear during the early part of the covid pandemic along with the complete lack of public health education or promotion, and the vir...

Welcome. In these 'Breathing Brief' episodes, we discuss different aspects of breathing and respiration, and their relation to numerous physical and psychological health outcomes, and overall health and wellness. This is some fascinating information. Please share it, I believe that this can help a lot of people. Please follow and rate Dan's Den and help us to reach a larger audience, w...