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Send us Fan Mail This week's episode is with Don and his daugher, Caitlin, about having lived through the death of their wife and mother to post partum psychosis.  In light of the week's recent tragedy surrounding a Massachusetts mother's killing of her 3 children and attempt on her own life, we are talking about something that Don and Caitlin have personally experienced and lived t...

Send us Fan Mail Tim and I are continuing our conversation around anger and moving deeper into it, for the most of us, is  really  about.  Then we turn to getting comfortable being uncomfortable and taking action on the things that scare you.  Please don't forget to Subscribe, Rate with 5 stars & Review the podcast.  And Athletic Greens, or AG1,  is your go-to for the best in supplementat...

Send us Fan Mail We all get mad. We feel frustrated, irritated, "pissed off". There are man different ways to describe the feelilngs of anger.  Today Tim and Anna talk about how they deal with anger and moments when they are completey frustrated; sometimes in helpful way and sometimes...not so helpful ways.  Anna descibes the mental maze of anger and gives tips for how to deal with anger...

Send us Fan Mail This weeks conversation is with fomer professional triathlete and current professional obstacle course racer, Heather Gollnick. Heather is one tough cookie.  I have followed Heather's athletic journey for years and find her to be such an inspiration for all.  She is a competitive and competent racer who manages a career as a triathlon coach, wife, and mother. We talk about th...

Send us Fan Mail Tim and I are talking about the ever-important role of shadow work. Shadow work comes from the reknown psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, Carl Jung.  Dr. Jung taught that, in order to evolve and grown deeper in our knowledg and love of our selves, then we must go inside and look at the parts of us we try to keep hidden. This is the Shadow. The shadow is the unconscious aspects of our...

Send us Fan Mail This week Tim and I are talking about your big reset for 2023.  New Year's resolutions don't work. We know that.  In this episode I am encouraging you to go over different key life points and how you can begin self-coaching; how to begin doing you own life audit as well as how to start making changes.  Please don't forget to subscribe, rate and give a 5 star rating....

Send us Fan Mail Our country has been enveloped by the horrible tragedy and murder of 4 college students in Idaho, Moscow. While loosely following the case in November and then paying more attention in December, when the murderer had not been found, my mind kept going to the trauma and grief of the family members, friends, school peers, the first responders and the people of Moscow, Idaho. I could...

Send us Fan Mail My guest today is Matthias J Barker. I first discovered Matthias on TikTok and was impressed by his compassion, clinical knowledge and insights.  This episode is in response to a listener's request to please address the issue of "when you are the one who has been extremely limited and/or cut out of a loved one's life."  Matthias joins me today to discuss this f...

Send us Fan Mail This week Tim and I are joined by 4 out of 5 of our kids. We've been talking about doing a show around our experience with raising step-kids. Together we have 5. And this year we have 4 of them home for the holidays and we thought what better than to have our own kids come on the podcast and talk about what it has been like from  their  perspective. I was pleasantly surprised...

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode is about how to make changes in your life. I am giving you the one big tip that I work with all of my clients on...taking baby steps. It's one habit change at a time.  In this episode Tim and I talk about how Covid threw millions of us off our structured pre-pandemic routines.  And now that we are moving past lockdowns and life is looking more like pr...

Send us Fan Mail My guest this week is badass Rebecca Saunders. At 22, Rebecca packed a small bag and booked a one-way ticket to Sydney with her laptop and just $500 in her pocket as she boarded that plane. With little money but determined to make her new hometown work, Rebecca did whatever she could to make ends meet, and after a year of rejection letters and polite ‘No’s’, Rebecca discovered the...

Send us Fan Mail Martha Hall Kelly is an author who wrote a book that I could not put down.  Lilac Girls. This was Martha's debut novel about socialite Caroline Ferriday and her fight to help a group of concentration camp survivors. It became an Instant NY Times bestseller in 2016 and went on to sell over two million copies. Once the paperback stayed on the NYT list for fifty-four weeks, and...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is equal parts light-hearted, with our real life experiences peppered in, along with tips on how to get along with those annoying (and triggering) family members.    Enjoy! Please don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast!  And for all your nutritional needs, go to www.athleticgreens.com/anna . It REALLY is the best supplement out there. Hands down. 

Send us Fan Mail This week's conversation is with Elen Sentier.  What I love about podcasting is the opportunity and the gift of meeting people from all over the world. These conversations stimulate a deep curiosity within me to know more...and I want to share them with you.  Elen is a best-selling author of British native shamanism. She is a quirky, wilderness woman who is deeply connected w...

Send us Fan Mail My guest today is Dr. Alex Korb.  Dr. Alex is a neuroscientist, personal development coach, and bestselling author of  The Upward Spiral .   He has a PhD in neuroscience and teaches at UCLA in the Department of Psychiatry. Outside of the lab he is the founder of The Upward Spiral Method where he helps smart and passionate professionals conquer unnecessary overthinking, stress, and...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Anna and Tim discuss what we don't speak enough about... You have set needed boundaries in your life but now you're feeling the sadness and grief of the loss of a relationship/s.  You know it's needed and, at the same time, it is hard.  Anna gives her thoughts and tips on how to take care of yourself after you have severed ties from toxic relationshi...

Send us Fan Mail This week's conversation is with badass Jamie Fiore Higgins. Her new book, "Bully Market", is a page-turning, unbelievable (or believable) story of what went on behind the walls of one of America's most well know financial institutions.  Jamie worked as a managing director at Goldman Sachs until 2016. She was just one of 8% of Goldman employees to earn the titl...

Send us Fan Mail This week's conversation is with Julie Blamphin. Julie has been teaching yoga since she was 12 years old. Today she empowers women to enjoy leak-free laughter and pain-free sex by stabilizing the core and pelvic floor.  Juie uses her knowledge and experience of both the western science world and melds it with eastern wisdom to bring women into living a more confident and emba...

Send us Fan Mail I am grateful to be able to share with you 100 conversations! These past two years conversing with authors, experts in the field of psychology, therapy and coaching has been a joy and a gift.  Thank you for your listenership and here is to many, more more episodes!  Fall Group Coaching is open. The first session is on Thursday, October 20th.  We will be talking about our Inner Cri...

Send us Fan Mail My guest today is former pro golfer Wendy Posilico.  Wendy Posillico is an athlete, a coach, a mother, an explorer, and the founder of June. Drawing upon her background in special education and human development, a lifetime of experience in competitive sports, and the most up-to-date research on high performance, Wendy created the June Performance Mindset coaching process. After b...

Send us Fan Mail This week Anna is joined by her husband, life partner and best friend, Tim, to discuss what it is that keeps us stuck in life. Anna coaches us on 5 major ways, as seen in her practice over 20+ years, we remain stuck and the tips we need to get out of our own way.  And, if you want more of Anna and her coaching, her fall Mindset Group Coaching is now open.  For more information, cl...

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode is with Dr. Kris around the science of behavioral change.  I loved this conversation! When we take those small, everyday risks in life we start to develop a deeper sense of bravery within ourselves.  Dr. Kris is an internationally recognized, award-winning behavioral science clinician, researcher, educator, speaker, and comedian from Boston, Massachusetts....

Send us Fan Mail My next guest is Alexa Carlin.  Alexa is badass.  She has accomplished so much in her life and she is just getting started... Alexa Carlin is an in-demand public speaker, author of her new book Adaptable, TV personality, and founder & CEO of Women Empower X (WEX), the premier community for women entrepreneurs. Alexa uses her infectious energy and courageous spirit to empower w...

Send us Fan Mail In this mini episode I talk about the importance of how to get your needs met with your therapist. You like your therapist! But you are looking for their opinions and advice on issues in your life....but you're not receiving the feedback that you desire. Here's how to do it.  Mad love! Please subscribe, rate and review the podcast.  Get all your nutritional needs met wit...

Send us Fan Mail Colette Beyer is back on the podcast talking about how to feel and be empowered in this day and age of concern around personal safety. Check out episode #65 with Colette as she discusses how to develop Situational Awareness.    Colette Beyer is the founder and chief evangelist of X2, a  human potential accelerator empowering female athletes and  veterans to channel their innate dr...