Reflections on Living Well

In this episode I speak with Bob Yuhnke. Bob is a writer and environmental policy analyst who formerly served as co-chair of the transportation subcommittee at the US Climate Action Network. Bob has spent a half century in the fight to protect communities from the diseases of air pollution, and ecosystems from the ravages of acid rain and climate change. He helped lead the fight for clean air as a...

In this episode I speak with Dr. Terry Rogers. Dr Rogers is a graduate of Dartmouth College (1961), and Cornell University Medical College (1966). He completed his training in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Washington. He is Board Certified in these specialties, and also holds a Certificate in Biomedical Ethics. After 15 years of practice in S...

In this episode I spoke with Lisa Kring LCSW (MSW- USC). Lisa works in Los Angeles in private clinical practice as a therapist. She is also a senior mindfulness teacher at InsightLA, and as a KAP integration therapist. She became a certified teacher of the Mindful Self-Compassion course under the guidance of founders Chris Germer and Kristin Neff in 2015. She has been a committed practitioner of m...

In this episode I speak with Cator Shachoy. Cator began the practices of yoga, Buddhist meditation and energy healing in 1990 to support recovery from chronic illness. Through the regular practice of these disciplines, she regained her strength and vitality. Cator is a Craniosacral practitioner, yoga therapist and meditation guide. She has an inclusive family based private practice in the San Fran...

In this episode I speak with Chef Curtis Aikens. Curtis is a former host and Founding Chef of The Food Network. Mentored by Julia Child, Chef Paul Prudhomme, The Green Grocer, Joe Carcione, and Edna Lewis, he is one of the few chefs featured in Julia Child's kitchen at the Smithsonian. After learning to read at age 26 through Literacy Volunteers of America and the Marin County Free Library, Chef C...

In this episode I speak with John Scherer. John is a former Combat Officer on a US Navy Destroyer, Lutheran Chaplain at Cornell University, Gestalt and Family Systems Therapist, Graduate School co-creator, author, successful change consultant and entrepreneur, John brings a unique perspective to his life and work. John is the founder and Co-Director of Scherer Leadership Center. Business and commu...

In this episode Broderick speaks with Suzanne Arms. Suzanne is an international speaker, teacher, author, photojournalist, visionary and grass roots activist for progressive social change. For nearly fifty years, Suzanne Arms has been a respected and familiar name to many women, parents, midwives and health care activists around the world because of her 7 groundbreaking books, films, photographs,...

In this episode I speak with Dr Debbie Joffe Ellis. Debbie was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia. New York City has been her home base for the past two decades. She is a licensed psychologist (Australia), licensed mental health counselor (New York), presenter, writer and adjunct professor at Columbia University in New York City where she teaches Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy and Comparat...

In this episode I speak with Howard Eisenberg. Howard is a Medical Doctor with postgraduate training in both Psychology and Psychiatry. He has been a Lecturer at the University of Toronto and an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Vermont. He is also the CEO of the international consultancy - Syntrek® Inc. On a more personal level, he’s been on a passionate lifelong quest to disco...

In this episode I speak with Rob Fisher, M.F.T. Rob is the author of Experiential Psychotherapy With Couples, A Guide for the Creative Pragmatist and a number of book chapters and articles published internationally on couples therapy and the pyschodynamic use of mindfulness for publications such as the Psychotherapy Networker, The Therapist, The Journal Of Couples Therapy, The USA Body Psychothera...

In this episode I speak with Masud Olufani. Masud is an Atlanta based multidisciplinary artist born in Los Angeles, California and raised in multiple cities including New York, Miami, New Orleans, Dallas, and Atlanta. He is an assistant professor of art and visiting arts fellow at Morehouse College and he also teaches at the United States Federal Prison in Atlanta, Georgia. Masud has exhibited his...

In this episode I speak with Christopher Cherney. Christopher grew up outside of Detroit. Halfway through his undergraduate years as a Biochemistry major at Harvard University, he spent almost a year in Nepal, mostly near Kathmandu. At age 29, while training to be a hospice volunteer in Ann Arbor, Michigan, he visited a nursing home. Immediately he knew he had found his vocation. Today, 30 years l...

In this episode I speak with Paul De Neui. Paul is a minister and professor of missiology. He grew up under the flight path of LAX, never thinking he would travel. That radically changed. He and his wife spent 18 years working in community development in northeast Thailand where they raised their four children. Since teaching at North Park Seminary, he has led 25 international travel courses in fi...

In this episode I speak with Cherionna Menzam-Sills. Cherionna began teaching Embodied Embryology through somatic movement in 1997 as part of her doctoral studies in Pre- & Perinatal Psychology, which led to her teaching at Naropa University and the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute. She has taught and facilitated Pre- and Perinatal Psychology/Therapy, Continuum and Biodynamic Craniosacral Ther...

In this episode I speak with Deborah Winslow. Debbie grew up in the central valley of California and has also lived in Japan, New York, and Alaska, in addition to traveling to many other countries. She has practiced law for approximately 25 years where she has fought for justice and opportunities to make the world a more peaceful and just place. Throughout her journeys, Debbie’s focus has always b...

In this episode I speak with Dr. Ed Taylor. Ed is vice provost and dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs at the University of Washington, where he oversees educational opportunities that advance and deepen the undergraduate academic experience. Active in local and global communities, Ed is a founding board member of Rainier Scholars, on the board of the Seattle Foundation, a trustee of Gonzaga Un...

In this episode I speak with Veta Goler. Veta recently retired after 33 years at Spelman College where she taught dance history and served in several administrative roles. Holding a master of fine arts in dance and a doctorate in African-American studies, she had a successful career as a modern dance artist — performing and choreographing nationally and internationally — and as a dance historian,...

In this episode I speak with Don Berg. Don is the host of the Agentic Schools Podcast and the award-winning author of Schooling for Holistic Equity: How to Manage the Hidden Curriculum in K-12. As the Executive Director of Deeper Learning Advocates he is on a mission to embed the psychology of learning in policy so policy stops undermining learning. He runs Attitutor Media and lives at the Joyful...

In this episode I speak with Dr. Spring Cheng. Spring is a mentor and guide for inner transformation. Her work integrates the philosophy of the Tao with artistic expression, scientific inquiry and psychospiritual healing. She is passionate about empowering people to birth a culture that celebrates inter-connectedness, harmony, and beauty. Spring spent the first half of her life in traditional, pre...

In this episode I speak with Shirley Dvir, MFT. Shirley is the founder and lead teacher of Relational Somatic Healing and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She is currently earning a PhD at California Institute for Integral Studies in Somatic Psychology and is writing her dissertation on the use of safe touch in psychotherapy. She earned an MA in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology from Jo...

In this episode I speak with Rev. Seifu Anil Singh-Molares. Rev. Seifu is the Executive Director of Spiritual Directors International (SDI), a Motivational Speaker, a Zen Priest and Spiritual Companion/Guide/Director, and a Global Executive Manager with a varied career as a spiritual companion, journalist, a scholar, a corporate leader, an entrepreneur and a non-profit expert. Whether leading Micr...

In this episode I speak with Dr. Stephanie Mines. Stephanie is the author of five books that reflect over three decades of research as a neuroscientist. She has investigated shock and trauma as a survivor, a professional, a clinical researcher, and healthcare provider. Her nonprofit The TARA Approach is instrumental in the systemic change she promotes as a Regenerative Health paradigm. Dr. Mines a...

In this episode I speak with Allison Post. Allison is an Integrative Medicine Health Coach and Somatic Educator. She was born and raised in New York City and spent much of her youth involved in music, dance and theatre arts. At the age of 19 she was beset with a challenging illness that persisted for many years. Because conventional medicine was not offering solutions, she began to explore the vas...

In this episode I speak with Bob Henderson. Bob is a native of San Jose, California. He retired from law enforcement after 26 years of service and is a member of the National Association of African American Police Officers. Bob offers a radically unique perspective on reimagining our entire criminal justice system that is both practical and holistic. Bob is a member of the Baha’i Faith, which has...

In this episode I speak with Paul T. P. Wong. Paul is Professor Emeritus of Trent University and Trinity Western University. He is a Fellow of various psychology associations such as the APA, APS, and CPA, and the founding President of the International Network on Personal Meaning and the Meaning-Centered Counseling Institute. He is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Existential Posit...