Bounce Back with Victor Imbimbo

Dr. Sylvia Kalicinski is a therapist, speaker, podcaster, author of the book Lonely AF, A Therapist's No BS Guide to Feeling Less Alone  and mental health advocate. Dr. Kalicinski's work focuses on destigmatizing loneliness and helping people grow through their obstacles.   Our conversation focused on how family caregivers can land in a place of  emotional loneliness and the negative consequences...

Paul Lubicz is a globally recognized Executive  Life Coach, given the title of  The Well-Being Manager.   His lists of international clients is expansive, including acclaimed musical artists, world-class athletes and coaches and global business leaders across industries.   Understanding that life can be messy, for more than 25 years, Paul has helped extraordinary people regain clarity, life direct...

Dr. Kerry Burnight, PhD, is the leading thought leader in Gerontology. In addition to her private practice, Dr. Burnight taught Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology for 18 years at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, and is a keynote speaker and author of JOYSPAN, The Art and Science of Thriving in Life's Second Half .   Working with older patients and based on the science of we...

Victor Imbimbo is a leading expert on family caregiving and the owner of Caring Today, a company dedicated to supporting the needs of family caregivers. This discussion talks about the importance of keeping our  Personal Power to lead a more self-led life consistent with our values and goals. We will define Personal Power, address what it means to us, the benefits experienced by embracing it, and...

Chris Durrance is a documentary filmmaker, who is director of the recently premiered PBS series  Caregiving . He has also directed two major PBS series on science and medicine:  Cancer - The Emperor of All Maladies  and  The Gene.   He is the winner of a Peabody Award, two Emmys, a DuPont-Columbia Silver Baton and an OverseasPress Club Award.   Caregiving  gives an intimate view into what family m...

Dasha Kiper holds a Master's degree in psychology from Columbia University and has spent the past 15 years supporting family caregivers, professional caregivers, and mental health professionals. She currently serves as the Director of Caregiver Support at Renewal Memory Partners. Dasha's first job—as a live-in caregiver for a 98-year-old Holocaust survivor with Alzheimer's disease—gave her hands-o...

Dr. Horn is  an internationally recognized research psychologist and professor whose work bridges science and soul to improve human well-being. With nearly three decades of science and leadership in public health, behavioral research, and social connection that included authoring over 160 scientific publications, she is dedicated to helping people foster healthier, more fulfilling lives.    Dr. Ho...

Catherine Duncan is an integrative spiritual consultant, a board-certified chaplain, and an author of the book  Everyday Awakenings .   As an 11 year-old Catherine was diagnosed  with a rare form of childhood cancer.  Given only a 20%  chance of survival and many treatments  ups  and downs, Catherine began praying every day and  felt a connection  with a greater source and  experienced her own awa...

Brett Fox and Suzanne Stone, leaders in their respective organizations Hopecam and Livestrong, co-authored a first-of-its-kind children's book,  My Brave Friend: Emma and Noah Face Cancer   Together, for children in  kindergarten through second grade. During these formative ages, this book will help teachers and other leaders lessen the fear surrounding cancer and introduce the effects of personal...

Mark Black is a resilience expert, coach, and author of the recently released book The Resilience Roadmap and Certified Speaking Professional, teaching audiences worldwide about the importance of developing personal resilience and how to build it for your personal needs best.   Born with congenital heart disease that led to open heart surgery on his first day on earth and an improbable double lung...

Amber Saunders, Esq. is an accomplished Estate Attorney and Principal Attorney of The Saunders Firm located in Atlanta, Georgia. Through personal family experiences, Amber realized the importance of carrying forward the special memories of family members at the time of their passing. This has resulted in Ambers's unique approach to estate planning where she works with clients and their family memb...

Gail discusses what she learned about herself when caring for her husband who was terminally ill. Gail honestly describes how she evolved in her role and the importance of maintaining her husband's dignity regardless of the health challenges that affected them.  You will hear about how Gail learned to reach out to others, accept their support, and the special bonds this created. Yet, through all t...

Dr. Holt-Lunstad is a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Brigham Young University, where she directs the  Social Connections Lab . She is a leading expert on the impact of social connection on health, with groundbreaking research showing that social isolation and loneliness are major risk factors for early mortality. 

Dr. Samanatha Lang, PhD is a licensed psychologist focusing on anxiety, depression and  life transitions with specializations in neuro and geriatric psychology and family caregiver support.  Working closely with family caregivers and the loved one's they care for (the care partners unit) Dr. Lang has conducted break through care partner research, guiding family caregivers to focus on the relations...

Victor Imbimbo, a leading expert on family caregiving and owner of Caring Today , a company dedicated to supporting the needs of family caregivers frankly talks about what he has learned in his 20-year family caregiver journey and experience working with the family caregiver community. You'll get a preview of topics the Bounce Back podcast covers and a front row seat to conversations with his expe...

Dr. Robert Leahy is a globally recognized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) clinician and educator. Dr. Leahy provides insights into our behavior and emotions, especially during times of vulnerability. Dr. Leahy discusses steps to consider to achieve a better quality-of-life. Topics covered are productive and unproductive worry, negative forecasting, rumination, acceptance, control, resilience an...

Dr. Robert Holden is a British psychologist, author, and broadcaster, who works in the field of  positive psychology  and  well-being . He is the founder of The Happiness Project and a global thought leader on defining and achieving happiness shifting your mindset for a more peaceful and productive life. Our discussion addresses the three types of happiness and defines the immediate benefits of fo...

Katie Horwitch is an author, mindset coach, and self-talk activist with expertise in shifting the stories and habits that help shape our negative self-talk patterns.  Our discussion explores Katie's personal journey growing up and how early expectations and beliefs influenced her adolescent and young adult life. Katie's work shows when addressing "self-talk" it is critical to fir...

Dr. Bob Rotella is internationally known for his work in the area of applied sports psychology and is consistently recognized as the premier Sports Psychologist in the world.   As a Professor of Sports Psychology for 21 years at the University of Virginia, he also served as the Director of the Sports Psychology Department as well as President of the North American Association for Applied Sports Ps...

Victor Imbimbo, a leading expert on family caregiving and owner of Caring Today, a company dedicated to supporting the needs of family caregivers, talks about the issue of loneliness and the influence it has on our physical and emotional health. Included in this podcast is a review on the pervasiveness of loneliness in our society and especially within the family caregiver community and determinin...

Gina Moffa is a licensed psychotherapist, mental health educator, media consultant and author. Gina helps people work through personal trauma, grief, as well as challenging life experiences and transitions. Our conversation focuses on the challenges we face when grief is experienced, the types of grief that exists and subsequent reactions that can result. Central to this discussion is the importan...

Victor Imbimbo, a leading expert on family caregiving and owner of Caring Today, a company dedicated to supporting the needs of family caregivers, talks about the mind-body connection, how it functions and the control we have, through our thoughts over our genetics and therefore body function.   Included in this podcast is a segment recorded with Dr. Bruce Lipton, noted cell biologist and New Biol...

Dr. Stephen Trzeciak, a practicing intensivist and Chief of Medicine at Cooper University Health Care in Camden, New Jersey, is also a clinical researcher, teacher, lecturer and best-selling author whose focus is to raise awareness and participation of compassion and kindness globally. Dr. Trzeciak shares scientific research cited in the groundbreaking book, Wonder Drug , that he co-authored with...

Dr. Bruce Lipton an internationally recognized authority in bridging science and spirit and leading voice in the new biology, discusses many of the findings and principles detailed in his groundbreaking book, The Biology of Belief .   We address the importance of understanding that our genes are not the determinant of our fate as previously taught by the theory of genetic determinism.   Dr. Lipton...

Jessica Lindberg is a writer, speaker, social entrepreneur, and podcast host who built powerful resilience through personal trauma. Jessica shares her personal story and the lessons learned during her family's journey as family caregivers to their two sons.   Jessica's memories and insights provide poignant life lessons on topics addressing how a wife and husband worked as partners to ensure their...