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Dr. Kim Lannon talks about how exercise (even well short of a mile run or 50 pushups) can play a major role in rewiring your outlook and therefore your lifestyle. Even a regular 15-minute walk can help you regain control over your approach by literally rewriting your mindset in a way that shows you that your hand is on the wheel of your own life.

Dr. Kim Lannon talks about stages and cycles in our lives, and how we can often give our power away instead of understanding our part in our outcomes. Our lives are created internally to a much greater degree than we generally think. It's important to have more awareness of how our thoughts and fears steer our outcomes and to understand how that awareness comes from processing those thoughts and f...

Gratitude is the operative word for the week, and Dr. Kim Lannon explains how to effectively use gratitude to rewire your thought process and change what your days are all about. We also talk about whether you take your dog for a walk or whether your dog takes you for a walk (in this case the dog being your mind). 

Maintaining mental and physical health is almost always a balancing act. Dr. Kim Lannon talks about using medicines and supplements in concert with changing your approach towards the issue and what makes it worse. The idea is usually not to hammer a problem into submission no matter what other effects that causes, but instead to use medications, supplements, food, and lifestyle changes to help les...

We all know the holidays can bring stress, but did you know your Thanksgiving meal might be among the biggest stressors on your holiday menu? Dr. Kim Lannon gets us prepared for Thanksgiving and the holiday season and tells us how to lower the stress settings while giving thanks.

What's next? Our part in the election is done, there's nothing left to do or argue on that front. So COVID 2: The Sequel? The Holidays? Dealing with the kids? The eternal darkness now that daylight saving time is over? What's right in front of you now? And how do we handle it? Join Dr. Kim Lannon on Your Daily Game Face as we face our post-election night fears and talk about her great new project,...

Dr. Kim Lannon talks to Olympic Silver Medalist Peter Carruthers about competing at an Olympic level, Olympic memories from 1980 and beyond, and applying the lessons learns through competition to everyday life!

It's Mental Health Awareness Month and Dr. Kim Lannon explores some of the challenges you face in preserving a healthy frame of mind day to day.  While social comparison is necessary it can become an enemy of your well-being when it is not reigned in. Controlling what you think about and how you think of it is necessary as well, especially when what you mostly think about is controlling thing...

Dr. Kim Lannon talks about rounding out your personal perspective and your view on other people's perspectives. Understanding why you are attracted and attached to certain conclusions and beliefs, and developing the ability to believe more than one concept to be viable can lead to less stress and improve your interface with the world. 

Dr. Kim Lannon talks with former Boston Bruin Frank Simonetti about his playing and coaching career and dealing with the "enthusiasm" of parents and the self-image you creat as an athlete and how that affects your self-image as a person. You'll also hear about Frank's work with veterans through WarriorForLifeFund.org and his other charitable service through BostonBruinsAlumni.com, BowlWithTheBruin...

Dr. Kim Lannon discusses the first debate of the 2020 election or more accurately our surprising social media reaction to it and explores what it says about our collective state of mind. That leads to a wide-ranging discussion about healthcare policy and more specifically mental health policy especially in regard to addiction (of all kinds)  

Dr. Kim Lannon talks about nutritional psychology and explains how what you eat can influence what you feel and think. This is another aspect of controlling our mental health that we undervalue.  

Many feel that nothing in their lives is under their control and their outcomes are victimized by external things. Dr. Kim Lannon explains, that external forces do exist, of course, but we have a lot more say about our outcomes then we generally believe we do. And that control is less overwhelming responsibility than it is an endless opportunity for a happier, healthier life.  

Dr. Kim Lannon talks about her experiences treating PTSD and how important it is to learn to set down our stress and set aside our threat generation, even for short periods of time to begin to learn how to do it for longer periods of time. This is the key to managing our anxieties.

You probably suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder to at least some degree, esp[ecially if you live in the northern half of the country. How do you combat it? What role does nutrition play? And why is all of that so important to your mental health? Dr. Kim Lannon gives you the rundown.

Dr. Kim Lannon talks with Dr. Michael Calhoun of Calhoun Chiropractic about what makes chiropractic treatment one of the best clubs in your bag for both physical and mental well-being!

Dr. Kim Lannon talks about getting into the observer position which allows us to see beyond our own thought process. It allows us to tame our emotional biases and learn to evaluate our own threat generation. Much of what we are battling here is based on our upbringing and it's generational. Often we pass it on to our children as well or create other challenges for them. Dr. Lannon talks about bein...

It probably doesn't surprise you that money is also the root of much our angst and it is a major psychological stressor. Dr. Kim Lannon talks with guest Jeffrey Shank, financial advisor, and founder of Andover Advisory Group. They talk about behavioral finance and the role money plays in our financial well-being.

Dr. Kim Lannon asks what you are trying to accomplish with your interactions with other people and are you getting the desired results often enough. If not perhaps the tone of your interactions is getting in the way of what you want to happen. Or perhaps you haven't really thought enough about what you want out of the interaction.  Everyone is ready to battle these days and expecting a battle...

A sound sleep life is one of the most underrated foundations of sound mental health and an ability to manage stress. Dr. Kim Lannons explains the challenges, answers, and benefits to better sleep patterns.

Dr. Kim Lannon advises you to "stay in your lane" quite a bit. A listener asked her to define that advice and she talks about that in this episode, exploring how difficult it can be these days and what the sources of those difficulties can be.

Often the biggest hurdle to living your best life is all the angst and energy we spend trying to defend our self-image in an effort to avoid feelings of worthlessness and fear of abandonment. Many people see everything in life as a threat to our self-image while the truth is that almost nothing is unless you turn it int a threat.  Dr. Kim Lannon talks about turning your reactions to external...

Dr. Kim Lannon knows that the term "positive thinking" has its share of stigma. The truth of it is, however, that we are really talking about productive thinking and a way to keep your perspectives wide enough to include hope. Perhaps a way to start is to become more aware of the nature of your thoughts. Is your current thought a Tigger, an Eeyore, or a Wise Owl? 

The "new normal' presents an opportunity to take a new approach towards a happier, healthier life. But the truth is that there is no "new normal" and every day presents an opportunity to make a change for the better in your world. Start with giving.  Dr. Kim Lannon explains that helping others will actually rewire your brain, which will allow it to have a better relationship with your body, a...

Do you approach each day with an intent? Do you live your life with intention? Dr. Kim Lannon shows you how and tells you why intention is important.