Life and How to Live It with Dr Rocco

Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco What to Do When Healthcare Gets Confusing  Why This Conversation Matters Most of us do not think much about the healthcare system until we suddenly have to. Then something happens to us or someone we love, and we are faced with doctors, hospitals, medications, insurance rules, discharge...

Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Burnout: How to Recognize It, Recover, and Reclaim Your Life What Burnout Really Means Have you ever woken up feeling just as tired as when you went to bed? Have you wondered how you are going to drag yourself through another workday, or felt that what you do no longer matters? In this...

Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco What Makes Someone Interesting? What Does It Mean to Be Interesting? Have you ever met someone and walked away thinking, “Wow, that is an interesting person”? In this episode, my co-host Pete and I explore what makes someone interesting and, perhaps more importantly, how all of us can b...

Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Thriving with Anxiety: Learning to Make Anxiety Work for You Anxiety Is Part of Being Human In this episode, I sit down with psychologist and anxiety expert Dr. David H. Rosmarin, author of Thriving with Anxiety , to explore a different way of thinking about something that affects all o...

Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Personal Finance: Know Your Money, Trust Your Plan, Live Your Life Why Personal Finance Matters In this episode, I sit down with Michelle R. Martin, founder, CEO, and principal wealth advisor of Riverstone Private Wealth Advisors in Rhinebeck, New York, to talk about one of the most imp...

Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Moving from Reactivity to Creativity How We Respond Shapes What Happens Next In this episode, I explore a concept that comes up frequently in my coaching work: reactivity versus creativity . I first learned about this idea while studying in the Leadership and Performance Coaching Progra...

Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Season 2, Episode 8: Travel — Seeing More, Connecting More, Living More Why Travel Means So Much to Me Travel is one of my favorite things, and I honestly cannot imagine a full life without it. Earlier in the podcast, I talked about my three components of a full life: connection, creati...

Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Season 2, Episode 7: How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci    Michael J. Gelb Discovering the Genius Within Us In this episode, I sit down with Michael J. Gelb, author of How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci , to explore what the life and mind of Leonardo can teach us about living more ful...

Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco   Influence Without Authority: How to Make a Meaningful Impact Episode Overview In this episode, I sit down with my friend and fellow coach, Paige Karstensen , to explore influence: what it means, why it matters, and how each of us can become more influential without a formal leadership...

Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco The Life and How to Live it Podcast with Dr Rocco Music: The Universal Language That Connects Us Music is woven into the fabric of human life. It has the power to lift our spirits, evoke cherished memories, bring communities together and help us navigate life's most difficult momen...

Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Life and How to Live It with Dr. Rocco Season 2, Episode 4: Finding the Life That Is Waiting for You After Tragedy Guest: Anne Greer Episode Overview In this episode, I sit down with my dear friend Anne Greer for a conversation that began with the idea of talking about hiking and van li...

Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Life and How to Live It with Dr. Rocco Season 2, Episode 3: World Cup Recap with Pete Logiudice and Tim Ruth Episode Overview In this episode, I am joined by Pete Logiudice and Tim Ruth to look back on the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a tournament that gave us more than five weeks of drama, joy...

Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Life and How to Live It with Dr. Rocco Season 2, Episode 2: Things We Can Learn From the Italians In this episode, I reflect on some of the lessons we can learn from Italian culture and from my own experience as an Italian American. I want to be clear that I am not saying every Italian...

Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Life and How to Live It Podcast with Dr. Rocco Season 2, Episode 1: Gardening with Kathy Smith Host: Dr. Rocco | Guest: Kathy Smith Episode Overview In this episode of Life and How to Live It, I begin Season 2 with a conversation about something that seems simple on the surface, but is...

Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Life and How to Live It Podcast with Dr. Rocco Episode: Baseball with Pete — What the Game Teaches Us About Life Host: Dr. Rocco | Guest: Pete Episode Overview In this episode, I am joined by my friend and co-host Pete for a conversation about one of the subjects closest to both of our...

Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Life and How to Live It Podcast Show Notes Episode: Meditation with Mark Power - Learning to Be Present Host: Dr. Rocco | Guest: Mark Power Episode Overview In this episode, I sit down with Mark Power for a thoughtful and practical conversation about meditation. Like many people, I know...

Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Episode: Understanding the Mediterranean Diet Host: Dr. Rocco | Guest: Susan Chiappini, PhD Episode Overview In this episode, I'm joined again by my wonderful wife, Susan, who you'll remember from episode three. Susan has a PhD in physiology, real-world experience in nutrition...

Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Life and How to Live It Podcast with Dr. Rocco Episode: End-of-Life Planning with Marion Power, RN In this episode, I’m joined by a very dear friend and someone I’ve learned an enormous amount from — Marion Power. Marion is a longtime registered nurse who has worked in the operating roo...

Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Life and How to Live It Podcast with Dr. Rocco Episode: Previewing the 2026 Men's World Cup In this episode, I'm joined by two of my dear friends — co-host Pete Logides and soccer expert Tim Ruth — to preview the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup. This is the biggest sporting eve...

Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Life and How to Live It Podcast with Dr. Rocco Episode: Reading for Pleasure — One of Life's Greatest Gifts In this episode, I'm diving deep into one of my all-time favorite topics: reading for pleasure. I consider reading to be one of life's truly great pleasures, and wh...

Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Life and How to Live It — Show Notes Episode 14: Flow States — How to Get in the Zone Have you ever looked up from something you were doing and realized that an hour and a half had passed when it only felt like five or ten minutes? Or been so absorbed in a physical activity that your bo...

Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Life and How to Live It with Dr. Rocco From Ice Cream to Electric Lady A conversation with John Storyk, legendary acoustic designer I've been wanting to share this conversation for a long time. John Storyk is a Princeton-trained architect, a lifelong blues musician, and the man who...

Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Life and How to Live It Podcast Episode: Lessons from Our Parents — A Mother's Day & Father's Day Tribute Host: Dr. Rocco | Co-Host: Pete Logiudice Episode Overview In this special episode, released around Mother's Day 2026, my co-host Pete Logiudice and I take a step...

Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Dr. Claudia Wheeler shared her inspiring 10-year journey from being overweight and inactive to becoming a competitive athlete, losing 85 pounds and completely transforming her relationship with fitness and nutrition. The episode provides actionable strategies for sustainable weight loss...

Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco In this episode I talk with Dr James Beauregard, a neuropsychologist, about brain health. We talk about normal brain development and the components of developing and maintaining a healthy brain. Those components are: Social interaction Exercise Diet Sleep Avoiding head trauma We also ta...