Talks with Dr Shafer

Building Healthy Nutrition Habits for Your Best Life with Megan Lyons On this informative episode of Talks with Dr Shafer , Dr Shafer is joined by Special Guest Megan Lyons, Functional Nutritionist and Founder of The Lyons’ Share Wellness. Megan Lyons shares her journey of how she became passionate about nutrition and wellness and pivoted from the corporate world to creating a space to teach and a...

Our Tolerance For Making Mistakes After Having An Intolerant, Unpredictable Early Life Caregiver In this Short Talk on Talks with Dr Shafer , Dr. Shafer discusses how our attitudes towards growth and our tolerance for making mistakes can be affected after growing up with intolerant or unpredictable caregivers. Dr Shafer explores how being trained to believe that criticism is love can affect our ab...

Spreading Peace Through Music with Jazz For Peace Creator Rick DellaRatta! On this inspiring episode of Talks with Dr Shafer , Dr Shafer welcomes Special Guest Rick DellaRatta, an internationally acclaimed jazz artist and founder of Jazz for Peace. Rick DellaRatta shares his journey and mission to spread peace through music. Rick discusses the power of music to bring joy and create a more peaceful...

Maintaining Interest To Stay Motivated to Reach Your Goals! On Today's Short Talk on Talks with Dr Shafer , Dr. Shafer discusses the importance of maintaining interest and motivation in achieving goals. She emphasizes the need to celebrate wins, no matter how small, and create a reward system to sustain motivation. Dr. Shafer also highlights the power of positive self-talk and focusing on what...

ADHD and Women with Tracy Otsuka: Overcoming Feelings of Too Muchness and Leaning Into Your Interests On this episode of Talks with Dr Shafer , Dr Shafer welcomes Special Guest Tracy Otsuka, Lawyer, Author and Host of ADHD for Smart Ass Women . Tracy Otsuka shares her journey of being diagnosed with ADHD later in life and how it has impacted her life and career. She discusses the misconceptions an...

Investing in Healthy Habits: Why Building Self Trust Is Key for Thriving in Challenging Times In this Short Talk on Talks with Dr Shafer , Dr. Shafer emphasizes the importance of health and how it impacts our ability to live in alignment with our purpose. She encourages building healthy habits when we are already healthy, so that we have resilience during difficult times when they come. Dr. Shafer...

Trigger Warning: Today’s Episode Discusses Domestic Abuse, Sexual Assault, and Healing From Trauma. Audio Visual Version Facing Trauma And Healing Through EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Therapy On this moving and informative episode of Talks with Dr Shafer, Dr. Shafer interviews Adalina East, a neuroscientist, therapist, and transformational healer, about EMDR (Eye Movement D...

We Start Fitting In First to Survive, But Then We Struggle To Thrive Today on this Short Talk on Talks with Dr Shafer, I want to talk about the need to fit in. This need is natural and a part of our survival mechanisms. As a child, we needed to fit into our family because if they didn’t accept us, we would literally die. We were completely dependent on them to accept us, care for us and protect us...

Hypnotherapy For Chronic Pain and Mindset Shifting with Orestis Vasilakas On today's episode of Talks with Dr Shafer , Dr Shafer welcomes Special Guest Orestis Vasilakis, certified hypnotherapist with a passion for helping individuals conquer chronic pain and enhance their overall well-being. Orestis has a background as a theoretical physicist working in academia when he was inspired by his ow...

On this Short Talks with Dr Shafer, Dr Shafer explores the concept of mental Decluttering to process the things holding us back in our past so that we have space for the things that we need to build our future. #build #future #drshafer #talkswithdrshafer #podcast #shorttalks #podcast #growth #mindset #declutter #future #focus We Hope You Enjoy Today’s Powerful Episode. Please Like And Subscribe To...

Advocating for an Affirming Approach to Neurodiversity with Author and Therapist Sam Marion MSW LCSW On today's inspiring episode of Talks with Dr Shafer , Dr Shafer hosts Special Guest Sam Marion, a licensed clinical social worker and author of the book Embracing All Brains. Sam Marion discusses neurodiversity and the importance of affirming and supporting individuals with neurodivergent trai...

Prioritizing Fitness and Surviving Cancer: Fitz Koehler Shares Her Fitzness and Health Journey On this inspiring episode of Talks with Dr Shafer, Dr Shafer welcomes Special Guest Fitz Koehler. The creator of Fitzness, a fitness expert, author, race announcer, speaker and cancer survivor, Fitz Koehler shares her journey of resilience and determination through her cancer diagnosis and treatment whil...

Hot Dogs and Habits On today's Short Talk on Talks with Dr Shafer , Dr. Shafer discusses the power of habits and the importance of aligning our habits with our values and beliefs. She shares her own experience with changing her diet and how it impacted her overall well-being. Dr. Shafer emphasizes the need to take stock of our habits and make actionable changes to create a life that aligns wit...

Beating Burnout and Creating A Vision for Your Life with Visionary Doc Dr Shehzad Batliwala On today’s episode of Talks with Dr Shafer , Dr Shafer welcomes Special Guest, Shehzad Batliwala, DO, Ophthalmologist, Speaker, and Visionary Doc. Dr. Shehzad Batliwala is an Ophthalmologist focused on not only helping people with their vision but also with creating a visionary life. Dr Shehz shares his jou...

Maintain Your Flame For Life and Live Audaciously Authentic with Dr Nicole Bradford On this episode of Talks with Dr Shafer, Dr Shafer is joined by Dr. Nicole Bradford, Author, Educator, Coach and inspiring Speaker. Dr Nicole Bradford discusses the importance of maintaining one's flame for life and living an audaciously authentic life. Dr Bradford shares her personal journey of pursuing educat...

The Awesome in the Silence In this Short Talk on Talks with Dr Shafer , Dr. Shafer discusses the power of silence and the importance of embracing it. She highlights how silence is often seen as lacking and uncomfortable, leading us to fill the space with unnecessary words. However, she suggests that silence should be seen as an opportunity for growth and learning. By leaning into silence and allow...

Diagnosed Dad: James Smith's Journey with MND, Advocacy, and Living Life to the Fullest On today's inspiring and informative episode of T alks with Dr Shafer , Dr Shafer has Special Guest James Smith, a father of three living with motor neuron disease, on the show. James shares his journey and advocacy work to help spread awareness of MND (ALS), help share his story and resources with othe...

* Trigger Warning : This Episode Discusses Rape, Sexual Violence, Intimate Parter Violence, Domestic Abuse, Suicidal Thoughts and Suicide.  On today's moving episode of Talks with Dr Shafer , Dr Shafer is joined by Special Guest Robert Uttaro, a rape crisis counselor, community educator, and author of the book  To the Survivors . Inspired by his undergraduate studies in Criminal Justice, he co...

*Trigger Warning: Sexual Violence, Sexual Abuse, and Substance Abuse are discussed in today's episode. Breaking the Silence and Reclaiming Your Power: Perry Power on Using Your Voice to Step Into Your Power On this powerful episode of Talks with Dr Shafer , we are joined by Special Guest Actor, Author, Publisher and Advocate Perry Power. Perry Power shares his journey of breaking his silence o...

This week on Talks with Dr Shafer meet Special Guest, the Philanthtrotainer and Keynote Speaker, Layne! Layne, also known as the Auctionista, shares their journey of pivoting from a successful financial advisor in Canada to becoming an auctionista, and how they had to challenge the status quo in the Auctioneer world to get to where they are now. They describe attending a charity gala and being int...

19 And A Political Prisoner of Belarus: Tatyana Ekelchik's Story Of Resilience And Hope On This Episode Of Talks With Dr Shafer, Dr Shafer Welcomes The Inspiring Tatyana Ekelchik, Who Became A Political Prisoner In Belarus At The Age Of 19 After Participating In Peaceful Protests Following The Disputed Belarusian Presidential Elections  In 2020. Tatyana Shares Her Story Of Being Detained And I...

They didn't Show Up. Now what? on Talks with Dr Shafer. We have all had times when we were so excited about connecting with someone, sharing something with someone, and they simply didn't show. No response. No apology or excuses. They just didn't show. You may never know what happened. In your mind, the worst case scenario starts playing: what if they were in a horrible accident? You w...

Giving and Gratitude: Sometimes Love is a Washing Machine Hi everyone, this is Dr. Shafer on Talks with Dr. Shafer. I'm so glad you're here. I'm a physician, mom, life coach, publisher, author, and I am passionate about storytelling as a tool to help you reclaim your story, reframe it, and build your most beautiful future. Thank you for joining me today on this short talk with Dr. Shaf...

Swimming Lessons: Sometimes You Must Swim or Go Down With The Ship. Choose to Swim. Thank you for joining me for this Short Talk on Talks with Dr Shafer . I'm a physician, mom, life coach, musician, author, and I am passionate about using storytelling as a tool to help you reclaim and reframe your story and move forward to build your most beautiful future. Today on this short talk, I wanted to...

Trigger Warning: This Episode Contains Discussions About Mental Health Crises and Care, Suicidal Ideation and Suicide.  On this episode of Talks with Dr Shafer, Dr. Mark Peterson, a retired school administrator and mental health advocate, shares his journey of being diagnosed with major depressive disorder and how it led him to become a mental health advocate and speaker. He emphasizes the importa...