A Quest for Well-Being

In this episode, I talk to Rabbi Poupko about the connection between religion and wellbeing, as well as the dangers of religious intolerance and the freedom religious people have in the United States. As an orthodox Jewish, Rabbi Poupko has encountered people in the United States who were clearly dedicated Christians. Each and every encounter reflected a high level of mutual respect and understand...

This episode is about the Guiding Principles of Healing, Growth and Recovery, a method created by Rev. Marc Baisden. He talks about hope, self-determination, individuals' unique needs, strengths, preferences, goals, culture, and backgrounds - including trauma experiences –, as aspects to be considered in the Healing, Growth and Recovery process. Rev. Marc's approach is holistic and includes suppor...

We're all too familiar with the diets and cleanses that we set the intention to embark upon, but are never quite able to follow through with. Why is that? We think we just sabotage ourselves with unhealthy food, but the reality is that we sabotage ourselves with disregard for what we need most to feel good…. unconditional self-love. Weight loss is not about managing food, but managing your thought...

My conversation is with Michelle Schacherer. She is a CrossFitter, fitness passionate who lives in California. She grew up in Mexico, living under the common modern American lifestyle: Processed foods diet, then, eating less and moving more to be able to reach the perfect woman's body set by the media. After blaming herself and willpower for not being able to keep the weight off, she started tryin...

Do all knowledge ultimately means Self-knowledge? In Ancient Greece, when the philosopher Socrates was asked to sum up what all philosophical commandments could be reduced to, he replied: 'Know Yourself'. Self-knowledge matters so much because it is only on the basis of an accurate sense of who we are that we can make reliable decisions – particularly around love and work. Although my conversation...

"Sometimes we let life guide us, and other times we take life by the horns. But one thing is for sure: no matter how organized we are, or how well we plan, we can always expect the unexpected." - Brandon Jenner In this episode, Jill Kay talks about unexpected changes and how health and wellness can create a quality of life for us, both personally and professionally. Before Jill Kay had her childre...

Who we believe we are, how we relate to others, and how we engage with the world around us is directly aligned with our purpose. While everybody has a life purpose, many people remain unconscious of it throughout their entire lives. The danger of being unconscious of our life purpose is that we may confuse it with our worldly goals, such as career, making money, and being successful. – Writes Jayn...

"Every life lived is an untold story waiting to be written." What I have discovered is that the mind does not know, it only collecting information. It can help me drive a car and remember how to turn on the coffee pot. It can help me spell and write stories that have meaning to me. It remembers (sometimes) where I put my keys and how to get to the store. But when it comes to decision making it is...

Life sends us two things: successes to learn how to celebrate and challenges to introduce us to the things we need to learn. Each of us is born unique, talented and amazing. It is our personal responsibility to discover, develop and use what makes us who we are to find our fit and make our difference in work and life. When you are clear, confident and resilient, you show up differently in work and...

You are always awake, but you are not always consciously awake. In fact, you are rarely consciously awake. And because you've been unconsciously awake for thousands of years in the DNA and softer conditioning associated with the body you thought you were, you'll fall right back into unconsciousness if you don't consistently and actively nourish it with conscious light.   You have to be willing to...

We invest a lot of energy trying to fix things that result from our surrender of responsibility over our own lives, due to feeling disempowered. All of the issues we currently face in our inner and outer worlds, are the result of us having delegated that responsibility to others (partners, doctors, governments, politicians) and expecting them to fix things for us. That, in turn, comes from our ear...

When you think of "learning" or "education" you may think of acquiring practical skills, scientific knowledge or simply factual or historical information about the world.   How to build a house; how to fix a car engine; mathematics; human psychology; history of ancient Greece etc.   But what if you could obtain an education which is not only professionally, scientifically or practically useful – l...

  Carl Jung wrote: "The symbols of the self arise in the depths of the body."   People engage in body-oriented psychotherapy to reconnect with their instincts, affirm their feelings, develop healthier relationships, and explore more satisfying ways of working. They want to learn how to embody their deepest values. Along the way, they often form a more realistic body image. They come to know and lo...

Does Intuitive eating allow us to eat what we want, when we want, with no limitations? Not exactly!   Intuitive Eating has some essential principles such as: - Honoring Your Hunger; - Making Peace With Food; - Respecting Your Fullness; - Honoring Your Feelings Without Using Food; - Respecting Your Body; - Exercising among others.   In this episode, Ellen M. Gregg talks about intuitive eating, holi...

  It's easy to let anger become a habit. And then it becomes an addiction that delivers a powerful rush of hormones that are hard to resist. Over time, chronic anger will poison your body, your mind, and your relationships with other people and the world around you." – Says Terry Clayton   In this episode, Terry talks about how to control anger by using simple techniques, also how to understand yo...

This episode is about nutrition, essentials for an anti-inflammatory lifestyle, and simple secrets for living an extraordinary life of health, well-being, and enhanced life-force. Billy Merritt is my guest. He has devoted most of his adult life to the study and teaching of natural health and well-being. Billy has taught nutrition, physical training, and yoga at the world-famous Ashram Health Retre...

This episode is about emotional intelligence, self-awareness, emotional management (impulse control and assertiveness), empathy, and relationship management.   My guest is Michael Benner, the author of "Fearless Intelligence" – his book is about learning to recognize the destructive impact of heartache, irritation and frustration using awareness and intelligence — also, how to understand the hidde...

In order to move beyond the world we've always known and explore the possibilities that are always available, it's critical that we learn to approach new information with an open mind. While this certainly isn't a revolutionary new insight, the plain and simple fact is most people have a difficult time when it comes to being genuinely open-minded. - Writes Jeff Maziarek. The author of "Spiritualit...

In this episode, Lawrence McGrath explains how  i nstitutionalized minds lead to conflicted Living. The conversation is about marriage, religion and "Truth" which Lawrence connected to institutionalized minds and conflicted living. Lawrence McGrath is an 85-year-old author who used to be a marine pilot, college professor, college president, bank president, and a consultant.   In his book: A Cry Fr...

If you are suffering from codependency you are not alone. Codependency is widespread in our world today and learning to acknowledge how we entangle, enable, attach and cling to others in unhealthy ways allows us to eventually learn to reclaim our personal self-worth. In this episode, Lisa A. Romano talks about narcissism, co-dependency and how to return to our true selves. Lisa A. Romano is a Cert...

Whether we are aware of it or not, there is an underlying current in our lives that is continually guiding us toward the effortless fulfillment of our heart's desires. The challenge is learning how to recognize and how to integrate divine flow into our lives. In this episode, Steven Lane Taylor explores what might be blocking the experience of the divine flow. The idea is to discover what we can d...

Writing is a healing act. Keeping a journal or writing in a diary for self-expression is a worthy pursuit in and of itself, but sometimes, you might want to share your life story so that others who are going through a similar circumstance can benefit from the lessons you've learned. If you are a person who wants to impact the world through the telling of your story, listen to this episode. There a...

Water is not the simple glass of liquid we were taught in school, some random arrangement of hydrogen and oxygen (called "bulk" water by scientists). Rather, water has the amazing ability to arrange its hydrogen and oxygen molecules into repeating, geometric formations – just like a crystal - it is called structured water by scientists). Why does structured water matter? In this episode, Nevin Eck...

How about challenging the status quo of our workplace relationships? And how about not just the workplace status quo, but rather, all our relationships? In the episode, Sylvia Lafair explores the hidden emotional mechanisms in the workplace, and the discovery of why people respond the way they do. There is a pattern, or rather, a series of patterns, that underlie behavior. It has been the missing...

Suicide prevention is usually focused on the individual and within the context of mental health illness, which is a very limited approach. The fact that one in six Americans takes a psychiatric drug, is critically important to take note. However, suicide and substance use is also linked. The CDC report shows that among those suicide deaths, which had a toxicology test, almost 80% had one or more s...