The Plant Yourself Podcast

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Nava Atlas and I chew the plant-based fat (and protein) about her new book, Plant Powered Protein. Discover how to cook delicious, healthy meals that include vegan meat analogues. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Women and people of color are systematically underrepresented in business. That's a problem for woman and people of color. But, it turns out, it's a problem for businesses as well. In today's episode, we'll learn what work, and what doesn't, in the effort to create an inclusive workplace. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo....

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Why are humans destroying the planet and making each other miserable? Are we defective? Or have we lost the map to authentic human development? Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. It's so painful to see your loved ones suffer unnecessarily. Can you change the people around you, when they're eating poorly and not taking care of their health? Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Do ever have the urge to tell other people what they're doing wrong? How can you help other people change without coming across as an a-hole? Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Litterati is an app and a movement to solve our planet's litter problem through individual empowerment and data-driven policy. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Why are modern humans so unhappy and unhealthy? Today's guest says it's because we've forgotten how to move like humans. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Dan Carraciolo has engineered a remarkable self-transformation from unhappy, overweight diabetic to ebullient athlete. On today's show, we talk about how he achieved it - and the obstacles he's had to overcome. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Forgiveness sounds nice, and often feels like the hardest thing in the world. How can we learn to forgive others and ourselves without excusing terrible behavior? Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. What's the most efficient way to exercise for fitness and health? And what's the most effective? Turns out there's a single answer to both questions: 4-second all-out interval repeats. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. A conversation with policy wonk, energy geek, community organizer, and visionary strategist Pam Frank on the transformative potential of a clean and efficient transportation system. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Given the shocking violence we've seen this week, with more predicted around the country, I found myself in a very strange place: feeling like my home and family are under potential threat. I reached out to vegan rabbi firearms instructor Hillel Norry for guidance. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. What can we learned from "failed" relationships that can help us succeed next time? Couples therapist Susan Orenstein talks about her work helping people move on and grow after a first marriage. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Can we use the principles and practices of improvisation to make healthy choices? In this episode, improvisation teacher Stephen Nachmanovitch shares what a 639-year-long musical performance can teach us about being present while thinking of the future, and how steering a car can guide us to self-correct our mistakes in real time. Click to subscribe to the Min...

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Tired of the nutrition debates? Confused about what YOU should be eating? Dr Casey Means of Levels Health shares the power of closed-loop data to change our lives - and health destinies - for the better. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. What are the best house plants for healthy indoor air? Which ones are easiest for beginners? What are the benefits to indoor plants? And how can we become more connected, calmer, and happier people through our co-nurturing relationships with these plants? Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Christin Bummer used to lavish care on dogs via her Canine Kingdom business. Now she coaches humans to give similar consideration to themselves.  In our conversation, we explore the fruitful and scary landscape of operating intuitively rather than adhering to preordained rules. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Josh LaJaunie returns to talk about his strategies for staying sane, strong, and fit during the pandemic. How to resist junk food and junk information, and how to talk to ourselves for the long haul. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Author, academic, and artist Tyson Yunkaporta offers an Indigenous perspective on some of the core beliefs that have guided my life. Some, like veganism, survive in a different form. Others, like the Hero's Journey, lie in tatters. And some, like exercise, get transformed and deepened. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Tada Hozumi is a somatics practitioner, and one of the leaders of a movement known as cultural somatics. Basically, cultural somatics explores how our culture influences our bodies - how we move, how we interpret reality through our senses, how we think about the relationship between mind and body.  Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the s...

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Glen Merzer has possibly created a new genre, the comedic plant-based memoir. Join me, Glen, and recipe contributor Chef AJ to talk about their new book, Own Your Health. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Tyson Yunkaporta is an Australian Aboriginal artist, philosopher, and researcher who lectures on Indigenous Knowledge at Deakin University in Melbourne. He's also the author of Sand Talk, a book that has influenced my thinking more profoundly than any other. Yunkaporta turns the lens of anthropology around and puts Western civilization under the microscop...

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Danielle Roberts is a visual artist, technologist, and meditator. She's the creator of MeditationLab, whose mission is to support spirituality through technology, and AwarenessLab, which develops tools for awareness from a technological, artistic, and experiential perspective. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo. Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Glenn Murphy returns to talk about the importance of embracing physical discomfort, even when we're already stressed out mentally and emotionally. He offers some tips about how to do so without burning out, and shares a 10-minute guided visualization exercise to help us get back in touch with our bodies and spirits. Click to subscribe to the Mindset Maste...

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know. Perry Marshall is one of the organizers of Cancer & Evolution Symposium, and a "pantomath" of the highest order. An engineer, marketer, writer, and science enthusiast, he has devoted much of the past 10 years to cracking the evolutionary code. Mainstream Darwinism simply can't answer some of our biggest questions, or account for much of the...