Brain Shaman

Joelle Kaufman is a cancer survivor and the author of Crushing the Cancer Curveball . In this episode, she shares insights from her own cancer journey and the mindset shifts and practical steps we can take to prepare for and navigate a cancer diagnosis and other curveballs in life.  Connect and Learn More Website: joellekaufman.com Book: Crushing the Cancer Curveball Podcast: Kicking Cancer's...

We’re back with Amy Weintraub , yoga therapist, author, and founder of LifeForce Yoga . In this episode, we learn about and practice some simple yet powerful yoga exercises focused on the hands and breath to shift your energy, mood, and perception.  Connect and Learn More Website: amyweintraub.com Books: Yoga for Depression  ·  Yoga Skills for Therapists  ·  Temple Dancer Card Deck: Yoga for Your...

We’re back for round 2 with Alan Lazaros , exploring how to find your authentic self and path to success through curiosity, contemplation, and honest reflection. We talk about how to learn, think, and grow into your highest potential. Connect and Learn More Website: nextleveluniverse.com Podcasts: Next Level University   ·  The Conscious Couples Podcast LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc Ins...

Jules Acton is a British environmentalist, author of Oaklore , and ambassador for the Woodland Trust . In this episode, we explore the enchanting world of oak trees, from the tiny creatures that live in them to the interconnected life around them, and how these trees weave through human history, culture, and life. Connect and Learn More   Book: Oaklore Website: julesacton.com LinkedIn: linkedin.co...

Kisha Reynolds is a hypnotherapist and coach who works with body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs), including hair pulling, nail biting, and skin picking. This episode explores BFRBs and how hypnotherapy can help.  Connect and Learn More Website: 321deepsleep.com Facebook: @3-2-1-DEEP-SLEEP-Kisha-Reynolds-CHt-61553394489335 Resources Christina Pearson The TLC Foundation for BFRBs

Dmitri Mugianis is a psychedelic practitioner, musician, and space creator. In this episode, we explore addiction, psychedelics, music, culture, modernity, space, healing, community, and religion, topped off with some coffee, cigars, and Harlem fried chicken.  Connect and Learn More Websites: dimitrimugianis.com   ·  cardea.net Instagram: @dimitrimugianis Resources Books: How to Change Your Mind ,...

Amy Weintraub is a yoga therapist, author, and founder of LifeForce Yoga , a mood regulation protocol supporting those with anxiety, depression, and PTSD. She is the author of Yoga for Depression , Yoga Skills for Therapists , and Temple Dancer , and the creator of the Yoga for Your Mood card deck.  In this episode, we discuss the neuroscience, philosophy, and practice of yoga, including three gui...

Caroline Hughes is an executive coach, leadership mentor, and founder of Conscious Leadership Development . She works with leaders and organizations to build high-performing teams while helping them avoid burnout and create healthier, more sustainable workplaces. In this episode, we discuss occupational burnout, including how to recognize it, how it can be prevented at both the personal and organi...

Eric O'Neill is a cybersecurity expert, lawyer, former FBI operative, and author of Gray Day and Spies, Lies, and Cybercrime . In this episode, we discuss how cybercriminals exploit our psychology, the evolving landscape of scams and cyberattacks, and practical ways to protect yourself online.  Connect and Learn More Website: ericoneill.net LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/eric-m-oneill Instagram: @...

Dr. Héctor Rodriguez ("Dr. Hector") is an integrative psychiatrist and founder of Miami’s White Butterfly Clinic . In this episode, we discuss the neuroscience behind ADHD, autism, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, and trauma, and how SPECT imaging helps us better understand and treat these conditions. He shares practical, natural strategies, including nutrition, supp...

Sam Arbesman is a complexity scientist, writer, and Scientist in Residence at Lux Capital , known for his books The Half-Life of Facts , Overcomplicated , and The Magic of Code . In this episode, we explore human understanding, its limits, the power and unpredictability of technology, our relationship with machines, coding, AI, and sci-fi, and how to navigate an increasingly complex and entangled...

Jerzy Gregorek is a Polish-American four-time World Weightlifting Champion, world record holder, poet, and creator of The Happy Body program - a 30-minute daily system for strength, flexibility, posture, speed, leanness, and body weight control designed to build a robust, injury-free body for life. In this episode, we explore the principles, practices, and experiences that shaped his body, philoso...

Pamela Michaux is the author of Mundele Diaries , a memoir about her childhood in Congo and Belgium. In this episode, she shares the challenges she faced, how she reclaimed her life, and the lessons she learned along the way.  Connect and Learn More Instagram: @mundelediaries Website: mundelediaries.com

Phyllis Leavitt is a psychotherapist and author of America in Therapy . In this episode, we explore how the United States can be understood as a wounded system shaped by history, trauma, and unmet needs for love, safety, and belonging. Phyllis explains how much of what we see in society is unprocessed pain being expressed at scale. We talk about healing through deep listening, creating safety, and...

John Kammer is the founder of Guardian AIngels , an AI-powered grief journaling platform designed to help people process loss and maintain connection with loved ones after death. In this episode, we explore grief and how journaling, AI, and other tools can help people move through it.  Connect & Learn More Website: guardianaingels.ai LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/johnkammer Resources Books: Man’s...

Jamie Woodhouse is a philosopher and advocate for sentientism, a worldview grounded in evidence, reason, and compassion for all sentient beings. In this episode, we explore what sentientism is, how it compares to other ethical frameworks, and the practical implications for how we treat animals and other beings, including possibly aliens and AI. Jamie discusses the importance of grounding ethics in...

Gualtiero Piccinini is a philosopher and cognitive scientist who studies the mind as a multi-level, complex system, combining philosophy, neuroscience, and cognitive science to understand consciousness and its underlying mechanisms.  In this episode, we discuss the multi-layered nature of consciousness and the mind, along with sleep, meditation, learning, memory, and techniques for exploring your...

Michelle Dosanjh-Johal is the mother of two children with autism and mental illness and the author of The Warrior Sings . In this episode, we talk about autism and mental illness inside the family, including both the challenges and the beauty that can exist alongside them. She shares stories from her family and practical ways she built resilience as a mother during difficult times, including writi...

Larry O’Nan is a nonprofit fund development leader, author, and mentor with over five decades of experience helping individuals and organizations live with purpose and steward their resources. He has counseled Christian ministries, led fund development initiatives that raised millions, and written books including Giving Yourself Away and Intentional Living and Giving .  In this episode, he discuss...

Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno are the creators of the Real Food Recovery movement. In this episode, we talk about what food addiction is and how to start moving out of it. Paige and Jamie share their own stories and the simple steps they use to help people change their relationship with food.  Connect & Learn More Book: Real Food Recovery Podcast: Real Food Recovery Website: realfoodre...

Ana Pashyanti is a meditation teacher. In this episode, we talk about embodied meditation and returning to the body, nature, and self.  Connect & Learn More Website: anapashyanti.com YouTube: @AnaPashyanti

Richard Jay Hutto is a historian and author who focuses on America’s Gilded Age, with books like A Peculiar Tribe of People and The Countess and the Nazis . In this episode, we talk about what life was like for wealthy Americans during that era, especially the women who married into European royalty, like Muriel White.  Connect & Learn More Website: rickhutto.com Book: The Countess and the Naz...

Alan Lazaros is the CEO and co-host of Next Level University . In this episode, we discuss strategies for increasing success and fulfillment in life by examining the tradeoffs between a life driven by subjective experience and one grounded in objectivity — rationality, logic, measurement, and systems.  Connect & Learn More Website: nextleveluniverse.com Podcast: Next Level University LinkedIn:...

Lara Briden is a naturopathic doctor specializing in women's health and the author of Metabolism Repair for Women , Period Repair Manual , and Hormone Repair Manual . In this episode, we explore metabolic dysfunction, how hormones and the environment influence it, and practical ways to support metabolic health.  Connect & Learn More Website: larabriden.com Books: Metabolism Repair for Wom...

Harmony Hannigan is a yoga, tantra, meditation, and breathwork teacher and founder of Nayana Yoga . In this episode, we explore tantric embodied practices as a path to reconnecting with the body, the larger self, and the living non-dual cosmos. We discuss and practice meditation through the senses and breath, learning to use direct experience, the body, and feeling as our teacher to cultivate curi...