Unwiring Minds

*TW: Suicide* Did you know that suicide rates have increased by 37% from 2000 to 2018? And that 17% of adolescents self-injure? Jenn Johnson, ER nurse, author, mother, and wife, explains her perspectives on the mental health crisis in the United States. She also gives insight into her best advise for youth transitioning from high school to college and into the workforce. This 18-minute episode hel...

Have you ever lost someone in your life? Denise Dielwart, a grief trauma specialist, explains the FLOW (feel, let go, overcome, and become whole) grieving method. She emphasizes the core elements of grief, to feel the emotions that come in waves, to understand their meaning, and to transition through them by acknowledging that you are not your emotions. This 16-minute episode helps enhance lives,...

You’ve heard this once or twice: you are what you eat. But, what if we have been fed lies about the minerals and vitamins we should consume? Dr. Robert Thompson, a physician who helps educate the world on the importance of nutrition, explains the lies behind the supplements we consume. This 23-minute episode helps enhance lives, one at a time. For more information, head over to his website aurorah...

Have you ever tried to define what the mind is? Have you ever sat down to think that you may have more than one mind? Dean Graves, an author, podcaster, mental health counselor, researcher, and meditation and mindfulness instructor, explains his perspective on the perception of self and the definition of mind. This 15-minute episode helps enhance lives, one at a time. For more information, head ov...

Have you ever been told that if you were passionate about your work, you wouldn’t work a day in your life? Damian Yearwood, a former educator and soccer coach, and now an academic and professional advisor, explains the truths and lies behind this concept through the connection between work, hobbies, and passion. This 17-minute episode helps enhance lives, one a time. For more information, head ove...

Have you ever thought about the value of confidence in your life? Magnetic confidence takes many forms, and its value is incredible. Gao Motsemme, a freedom illuminator based in Germany, explains how we can see magnetic confidence in our lives, and why people should start building this skill to its maximum potential. This 17-minute episode helps enhance lives one at a time. For more information, h...

Have you ever thought about how the kid you were at 12 years old impacts who you are at 20, 40, or 60 years old? Marcus Aurelius Higgs, a communication coach for parents of preteens, explains the lessons that can be learned from preteens. At that young age, we believe that our version of a story or our knowledge is the absolute truth, but what if we start believing that there are two truths? At an...

Have you ever gone through a traumatic experience that has made you think you would never live a normal life again? Or did the family you were born in not fit the stereotype of raising a child to become a doctor, lawyer, or CEO? Jeniffer Ginty, a mental health advocate and creator of My Moody Monster, shares how she leads a life with complex PTSD and depression, and how she hasn’t let it become a...

Did you know that training only one hemisphere of your brain makes you show up to situations in only one way? The left hemisphere tends to want to overpower your right hemisphere, and if you let the left one lead the way, then you are missing the qualities that the right hemisphere can bring to your life. Marcy Axelrod explains the two ways that we can show up to life and the value of showing up w...

Have you ever sat down to complete your to-do list, but you become overwhelmed, and didn't get anything done? That is a common feeling for students and professionals who find themselves with too many things to do, and what seems like not enough time to do it. Thomas Jones, co-creator of the Paradox Process, explains that you can take control of your thoughts with several simple techniques. Thi...

The recipe for anger lies in five or six ingredients. Kim Korte, a sensory perception and emotional management specialist, compares emotions to recipes in a cooking book. When she does so, she explains that for each emotion several ingredients lead to the formation of that recipe. This 15-minute episode helps enhance lives, one at a time. For more information, head over to kimkorte.com .

Many people believe that if you aren’t creative at 18, there is no way you will hold a job that surrounds innovation and that requires a large amount of innovation. However, that is not how our life is meant to go, there is a great opportunity for change and growth throughout one’s lifetime. Shannon Sauer-Zavala, a clinical psychologist and personality change researcher, explains how growth is alw...

Did you know that certain people around the world are able to recall every minute of every day of the last 20, 30 years? Frank Healy, a Licensed Professional Counselor and Author, is among these people, and not only does he remember every moment of the last 20 years, but at the age of 64, he remembers everything since he was 6. He explains how having phenomenal memory has helped him, but also how...

You may have heard about the benefits of exercising on your mental health, or about how you are what you eat. Coach Chris Malgeri explains the extent to which these statements are true and ways in which we can implement habits into our lives. This 15-minute episode helps enhance lives, one at a time. For more information, head over to coachchrismalgeri.com

Everybody around the world seeks happiness, whether it is for themselves or for those that surround them. Bob Martin, a meditation expert and Professor at Elon University, explains the myths commonly thought about in meditation and the best approaches to start going with the flow, with the goal of reaching full happiness. This 20-minute episode helps enhance lives, one at a time. For more informat...

Nike’s famous slogan “Just Do It” is heard around the world as a motivating statement of purpose. John Brink, and 83-year old successful entrepreneur, explains his roots and his story that is a true reflection of the “Just Do It” mentality. He was born in Holland amidst WWII, he has experienced PTSD, moved across the world with $25.47, and accomplish every goal he has set sight on. This 16-minute...

Do you know someone who made a drastic change in their 30s, 40s, or 50s, stating that they had just let life pass by and hadn’t realized how incredible life could have been?  Many call this a mid-life crisis, but it is common for people who follow a prescribed lifestyle instead of exploring what they truly love and enjoy. Dr. Wendy O’Connor, a positive psychologist and success coach, explains the...

Did you know that 80% of women have faked an orgasm and that nearly 20% of men experience some form of erectile dysfunction? Eve Hall, a physical therapist focusing on sexual health, explain the importance of understanding the role of the brain in sex. In this episode, Eve also takes away from the taboo feeling of talking about sexual health and pleasure. This 15-minute episode helps enhance lives...

Procrastination happens to the best of us. It's a way for our minds and our bodies to avoid a task, important or not. We're always waiting for that motivation, which is what Scott Allan shares with us in this episode. Scott Allan, an author of 35 books, motivational speaker and coach living in Japan, explains the importance of doing the hard things first, as well as some tips and tricks to...

Cognitive dissonance is the phenomenon that happens when your beliefs don’t line up with your actions. Dr. G. Rex Kruhly, who re-engineers people's lives and applies quantum physics to cognition, explains how we can leave cognitive dissonance behind and work on aligning with ourselves. This 16-minute episode helps enhance lives, one at a time. For more information, head over to his website dep...

You may have heard that we are made up of frequencies and that when we get sick, our frequencies get shifted. Dee Hurley, an emotion and body core practitioner, emphasizes the importance of this phenomenon to encourage people to heal naturally without the need for large numbers of pharmaceutical drugs. She explains the science behind frequency healing and the way people can commence doing it. This...

Where does energy come from? Is it what we deem as vitality? Dr. Cody Golman, a retired tank commander, chiropractor, and health coach, explains how we can turn into fat burners and change the way we lead our lives. As a society, we have become sugar burners, which doesn’t permit our bodies to reach their potential; people were created with a natural ability to burn fat and we have turned away fro...

When you think of leadership, you probably imagine a CEO or a project manager, but what if we reinvented the term “leader”? Who controls our thoughts and our actions? We do. Therefore, we are a natural leader of ourselves. Juan Alvarado, a leadership trainer, and host of The Relevant Development Podcast, explains how we can start being the best leader of ourselves and our thoughts. This 15-minute...

We all have our unique way of communicating; some of us are fact providers and others are storytellers. However, when we are communicating with others and trying to deliver our message, we need to adapt to the communication style of the listener. By doing that, we are encouraging them to hear our message and process it. Emily Samder, a leadership coach and author of An Insider’s Perspective on the...

Do you or someone you know struggle with anxiety? If so, you have most likely had therapists, family members, or society teach you tips and techniques to manage it. What if I told you there is a solution to anxiety? Daniel Packard, the founder of Permanent Anxiety Solutions, explains how he has spent the last 8 years staying away from tips and ten quotes and transitioning to solutions to eradicate...