The Plant Yourself Podcast

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Sagar Doshi and Zak Hourmouzis are both a pair of docs and a paradox: Emergency Medicine physicians who run a Lifestyle Medicine clinic. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Set an example. Don't be a snowflake (or a bully). Don't get sucked into social media. Simple advice for challenging times. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Unlike the TV show Seinfeld, which was about nothing, my conversation with Glenn Murphy in December 2021 was about everything. We talked philosophy, practicality, hypotheticals, counterfactuals, and how to live a good life while embedded in uncertainty and ambiguity. I'd love to hear your contributions to this conversation. You can go here to record a mes...

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Can trauma and tragedy open us up to spiritual awakening? How can we prepare ourselves for the inevitable slings and arrows of life in a way that opens us to compassion and love? Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Keith Knight is the creator of the comedy/drama series "Woke," on Hulu, and a creative, hilarious, and kind soul dedicated to making the world a better place. Listen in as my daughter Yael Zivan and I get to know Keith better and hear about his artistic vision and activism. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Can you be an effective negotiator if you're kind and mild-mannered? Or do you have to bully others to get what you want? Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Saskia Kremer burned out after spending 13 years tending the sick, dying, and impoverished as a member of Mother Teresa's order. How did she reinvent herself, and what can she teach us about a meaningful and heartfelt life? Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Are GMO crops and microbes safe and effective ways of improving agriculture and feeding our crowded planet, or ticking time bombs that threaten our health and the future of life on earth? Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. How would you like to have a superpower that can positively change the lives of the people around you? It turns out the ability to make someone's day is almost always available to us. We just need to remember, practice, and cultivate our identity as helpers and delighters. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Many plants and synthetic substances that can profoundly improve our mental and physical health are currently illegal. Lynn Marie Morski is working to change that, by educating healthcare professionals and connecting activists with communities in need of healing. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. With effects as profound as meditation and safer than psychedelics, breathwork, cold exposure, and heat exposure can democratize access to heightened and expansive states of consciousness, and better psychological and physical health. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. One reason for Zoom fatigue is the poor quality of other people's audio and video. Today's episode shows you how to become a Zoom pro - to influence others more powerfully and to connect more deeply. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. How happy are you with the outcomes of the decisions you've made? Would you like to get better at decision-making? Today's guest shows you how. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Fast fashion is a disaster. For the planet, for the oppressed workers, and for the souls of those who are constantly exhorted to throw out their clothes and buy new ones. Today's guest offers an antidote. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. How shall we live, on a boiling planet and enmeshed in a civilization that knows only how to use up and destroy all it encounters? Can we find meaning and healing in the shelter of each other, to bring to birth a new world from the ashes of the old? Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. "Where does the mind stop and the rest of the world begin?" asked two philosophers in 1998. Today's guest follows the science to give us an unexpected answer. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. What would it look like to extend compassion to all sentient beings? And can we get there through reason, rather than because a deity or prophet told us so? Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Tom Reid and I talk about how to communicate effectively when you need people to act in particular ways, in both personal and professional settings. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Can plant-based batteries combat planetary overheating and help save the world? Today's guest is betting yes. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Can the mass media market handle veganism and conscious living? Bianca and Michael Alexander take their show to the big time. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Dreena Burton has been churning out amazing vegan cookbooks for 20 years. In this conversation, we explore her career, and what the journey's been like. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Can music bridge the gaps that divide communities? Can we sing and play together and rediscover our common humanity and deep caring for one another? Cantor Harold Messinger and James Pollard Jr. have been conducting a music "Faith Gumbo" in Philadelphia for the past 13 years. I hope their bright spirits and loving hearts will inspire you. Click to su...

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. What is upcycled food? What is it good for? Why should you care? Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Black women in America suffer more from obesity and chronic disease than any other demographic. In this conversation, we talk about why, and what to do about it. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Is it possible to change other people for the better? Or should we just mind our own business, and concentrate on ourselves? Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show