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Learn from the best! Hear insights, experiences and expertise from thought leaders, authors, psychologists, neuroscientists, nutritionists, mindfulness teachers, business pioneers and more. We cover everything from why it’s important to meditate to how self-compassion practices change us from the inside out to brain health, mental health. and physical health. Learn many different strategies to live your best life. Join host Patricia Karpas weekly. Untangle is the podcast from muse, the Brain Sensing Headband that helps you meditate and sleep, and Meditation Studio, the five star app..

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Hardwiring our Brains for M...

09.19.2023

Today’s guest is Dr. Rick Hanson — a Psychologist and NY times Best Selling author of several books, including the book we discuss in this interview “Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence." He shares how ...

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09.19.2023 Hardwiring our Brains for More Happiness. With Dr. Rick Hanson Today’s guest is Dr. Rick Hanson — a Psychologist and NY times Best Selling author of several books, including the book we discuss in this interview “Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence." He shares how ...
09.12.2023 The Hunger Habit: Why We Eat When We're Not Hungry and How to Stop. With Judson Brewer Today’s guest is Judson Brewer, a Psychiatrist, Neuroscientist and Author who specializes in the field of mindfulness and addiction. He is widely recognized for his work on understanding the mechanisms of craving and developing effective strategies to overcome addictive behaviors. ...
09.05.2023 Creativity, Spirituality and Making a Buck. Possible to Do It All? With David Nichtern Today’s guest is David Nichtern, a senior Buddhist teacher who has been practicing and teaching meditation for over 40 years. He is also a highly regarded, award winning composer, producer and guitarist, as well as the founder of two record ...
08.28.2023 On The Paradox of Being Human: Accepting All of Who We Are. With Parker Palmer Today’s guest is one of my favorites of all time. When I first interviewed Parker Palmer, the writer, teacher, poet and all around wise and soulful human — it was near a birthday that was giving me some pause as ...
08.22.2023 Mindfulness and Meditation in Schools: A Transformation Story of Inner City Kids. With Adres Gonzales, Ali Smith and Atman Smith Andrés González is a Puerto-Rican American teacher, author, and musician. He has taught yoga and meditation to diverse populations worldwide for twenty years and is a Co-Founder of the Holistic Life Foundation, founded in 2001. Andrés is a certified Health ...
08.15.2023 Creative Acts for Curious People. How to Think, Create and Lead in Unconventional Ways. With Sarah Stein Greenberg. Sarah Stein Greenberg is Executive Director of Stanford University's d School (Design School) and is the author of the book, “Creative Acts for Curious People. How to Think, Create and Lead in Unconventional Ways’’. A quote from the book sums ...
08.08.2023 Want to Be Unstoppable? Get Fired Up and Focused with Tools that May Change Your Life Forever. With Ben Angel. Ben Angel, author of "Unstoppable, A 90-Day Plan to Biohack Your Mind and Body for Success" shares how his early depression and lack of energy led him to ‘find solutions’ he never imagined would make him feel better. He made ...
08.01.2023 A Personal Story of Growth, Self-Care and Finding Balance. With Monique Billings Monique Billings is a professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association. She was drafted into the WNBA in 2018. She shares her personal story about growing up with a strong family foundation, her meditation ...
07.25.2023 How to Change: The Science of Getting From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. With Katy Milkman Today’s guest is Katy Milkman, Wharton University Professor and author of the national bestseller, How to Change, The Science of Getting from Where you are to Where you Want to Be. The book was named one of the top 8 ...
07.18.2023 Can you Harness Kindness and Self Compassion to Speak Up, Own your Power and Thrive? To Be Tender and Fierce? With Kristin Neff Kristin Neff is an expert and pioneer in the field of self-compassion. Her most recent book is called Fierce Self Compassion: How Women can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim their Power and Thrive. She discusses how self-compassion allows us ...
07.11.2023 Quiet The Inner Critic and Rise Above Anxiety. With Dr. Ellen Hendriksen. Part one. Dr. Ellen Hendriksen is a clinical psychologist whose focus is on helping millions of people calm their anxiety so they can be more comfortable with their true selves. She serves on the faculty at Boston University's Center for Anxiety and ...
07.04.2023 How and When Does an Organization or Individual Know That It's Time for Change? And How do We Navigate This? Can you Recover from Bad Decisions? With Richard Hawkes Today’s guest is Richard Hawkes, thought leader, change expert, author and Founder & CEO, of Growth River — an international consulting firm. His book is called Navigate the Swirl, 7 conversations for Business Transformation. He specializes in helping organizations and ...
06.27.2023 How a Panic Attack Drove Former News Anchor to Meditation. With Dan Harris. 10% Happier Author and Former ABC News Anchor Dan Harris joined us in the early days - almost 6 years ago on Untangles 7th episode. In this interview he shared the story of how he came to believe that Meditation ...
06.20.2023 Can Mindfulness Save (or help!) the Healthcare System? With Dr. Ron Epstein Dr. Epstein is a family physician, palliative care Dr., author, researcher, and teaches communication and mindful practice in medicine. His book, Attending: Medicine, Mindfulness, and Humanity explores how the foundations of mindfulness can help clinicians expand their capacity to provide ...
06.13.2023 Achieve Success Without Compromising the Quality of Your Life. Self Care with Cheryl Richardson. Todays guest is Cheryl Richardson. Cheryl has written 7 books and has dedicated her life to the practice of self care. When we begin to care for ourselves, we naturally begin to care for others…families, friends, the environment and the ...
06.06.2023 Unleash your Unique Talents to Ignite Creativity and Become Extraordinary. With Ozan Varol Todays guest is Ozan Varol. Ozan is a native of Turkey and moved to the US to study astrophysics when he was 17. He started out as a rocket scientist and later became a law professor. In our interview, he ...
05.30.2023 A Guided Meditation on the Gifts, Benefits and Value of a Growth Mindset Welcome to another meditation edition of Untangle.I’m excited to introduce you to Shawn Moore. Shawn is a meditation and yoga teacher, and loves to create spaces for stillness and self-inquiry to help leaders and all of us… align our strengths, ...
05.23.2023 Living a Life with No Regrets: “Tuesdays with Morrie” Son Shares Dad's Wisdom. With Rob Schwartz Todays guest is Rob Schwartz. You may not know him, but you’ve likely heard of his dad, Morrie. Bestseller, “Tuesdays with Morrie,” sold over 18 million copies after it was released in 1997. While Morrie, a beloved dad and professor ...
05.18.2023 Celebrating World Meditation Week - A Guided Meditation on Love and Equanimity Enjoy this lovely meditation, by Kate Johnson, in honor of World Meditation Week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
05.16.2023 Rise and Shine! How to Make the Perfect Morning Work for You. With Kate and Toby Oliver Guest interviewer > Ariel Garten! Do you want to wake up feeling great, and be productive through the rest of the day? Make the most of your day by optimizing your mornings. Charming British brother and sister therapists, Toby and ...
05.09.2023 Elevate Energy, Supercharge Performance. Mitochondria to the Rescue! With Dr. Greg Wells Today's guest is Dr. Greg Wells a Physiologist, Scientist, Author, and renowned health and high-performance expert. He has dedicated his career to studying the science of human limits and developing practical strategies to help individuals and organizations perform at their ...
05.02.2023 Poignant & Humorous Lessons from Thanking Everyone Who Made My Cup of Coffee. With AJ Jacobs 4X NYT best-selling author, the hilarious and poignant AJ Jacobs, spent a year following every commandment in the Bible, to see what would happen. He then dove deep into gratitude by traveling around the globe to thank every person who ...
04.25.2023 Behavior Change Ideas To Achieve Healthy Eating Goals AND Happy Weight. With Dr. Allison Grupski Today’s guest is all about behavior change. Dr. Allison Grupski, PhD and Clinical Health Psychologist specializing in weight management and eating behaviors is the Head of Behavior Change at Weight Watchers, referred to as WW in this interview. She shares ...
04.18.2023 The Neurobiology of Happiness, Love, Motivation and Mood. With Dr. Tobias Esch Today’s guest is Dr. Tobias Esch. He is a primary care physician, pioneer in holistic general medicine, and expert in the neurobiology of happiness. He shaped mind-body medicine and integrative health in Germany and as Visiting Professor at Harvard Medical ...
04.11.2023 Meditate Everyday and See Changes in your Brain and Body. With Shannon Harvey Guest Shannon Harvey is an award-winning Australian health journalist, author, and filmmaker. In her film (and now a book, My Year of Living Mindfully), Shannon committed to meditating every day for 365 days. She enlisted a team of top scientists ...
04.04.2023 Five Steps to Clearing, Unblocking and Protecting Your Energy to Attract More Joy. With Oliver Nino Today's guest is Oliver Nino, Energy Healer and Author of the new book, Spiritual Activator: 5 Steps to Clearing, Unblocking, and Protecting Your Energy to Attract More Love, Joy, and Purpose. He discusses his 5-step energy detox program that helps ...
03.28.2023 How Legal Psychedelics Work to Deepen Our Self Awareness. With Dr. Rick Doblin Psychedelic Assisted Therapy has the potential to help us overcome our fears and learn from the contents of our subconscious. Dr. Rick Doblin, the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), is at the forefront ...
03.21.2023 How a Simple Pause Can Make you a Better Leader at Work and at Home. With Chris Johnson. Today’s guest is Master Somatic Leadership Coach, Trauma Psychologist, and Mindfulness Instructor Chris Johnson. In her book, The Leadership Pause, she shares how to quiet the noise of the daily hustle so you can hear the still-small voice of purposeful ...
03.14.2023 How The Mind-Gut Connection Impacts our Mood, Choices and Overall Health. With Dr. Emeran Mayer Today's guest is Dr. Emeran Mayer, a Distinguished Research Professor in the Departments of Medicine, Physiology, and Psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine. He is a world-renowned gastroenterologist and neuroscientist with 35 years of experience in the study of ...
03.07.2023 How Stillness Fuels Creativity, Intuition and Joy. With Choreographer Alonzo King Brilliant choreographer Alonzo King shares how finding stillness is key to fueling our creativity and intuition, cultivating the relationship we have with ourselves, and tapping into our natural state of joy. He finds stillness and his own inner voice through ...
02.28.2023 Making Real Change: Healing Ourselves and The World. With Sharon Salzberg Today’s guest is Sharon Salzberg, one of the most prominent voices in the field of meditation, co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society, and author of 11 books including the NY Times Best Seller Real Happiness. Our conversation is about her ...
02.21.2023 How to Show Up and Be a Good Partner in Relationship. With Nate and Kaley Klemp Are you a little fed up with your partner sometimes? Or looking to be a better partner yourself? Our guests this week are a married couple, Nate and Kaley Klemp, who teach us how to be better, more mindful partners. ...
02.14.2023 The Neurochemicals of Love and Relationship. With Dr. Loretta Breuning Today’s guest, in honor of Valentine's Day, is Loretta Breuning, PhD and author of several books including Habits of a Happy Brain and The Science of Positivity. She is the Founder of the Inner Mammal Institute where she studies the ...
02.07.2023 The Secret to Supercharging Your Energy and Feeling Better Than Ever. With Dr. Molly Maloof Today’s guest is Dr. Molly Maloof. She is the author of a new book called The Spark Factor. The Secret to Supercharging Energy, Becoming Resilient, and Feeling Better Than Ever. In this interview, she shares her research and insights on ...
01.31.2023 How Nutrition Impacts Brain Health and Memory. With Dr. Lisa Mosconi In this episode, you can learn more about what you eat affects the health of your brain. Dr. Lisa Mosconi, Alzheimer's researcher, and nutritionist gives us a step-by-step guide to what foods to eat and what foods to avoid for ...
01.24.2023 A Beginner's Guide to Healing and Growing with Psychedelics. With Matt Zemon Matt Zemon, our guest today, has a Masters's in Psychology and Neuroscience and is the editor of the book Psychedelics for Everyone — A Beginners Guide to These Powerful Medicines for Anxiety, Depression, Addiction, PTSD, and Expanding Consciousness. The book ...
01.17.2023 How Tiny Habit Shifts Can Lead to Big Changes. With BJ Fogg This week on the Untangle Podcast, learn how to create any habit you want! By celebrating even the smallest changes as victories, you can rewire your brain to tackle your year's challenges successfully. Learn more about BJ Fogg at www.bjfogg.com ...
01.10.2023 A Whole New Language To Understand Behaviors, Feelings and Emotions. With Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor is an author, speaker, and Harvard-trained neuroanatomist. You may remember her from her Ted Talk (viewed by over 27 mm people) and her NY Times best-selling book, My Stroke of Insight, A Brain Scientists Journey. In ...
01.03.2023 The Antidote to New Years Resolutions: Simply Return to Being You. With Zen Priest Angel Kyodo In the perfect Zen antidote to new year’s resolutions and planning and striving, Zen priest Rev Angel Kyodo Williams shows us the simplicity of returning to the self. To our enoughness. To the present moment. To our multiple and ever-changing ...
12.27.2022 Top Five Things We Learned on Untangle 2022 and a New Year Meditation. With Patricia Karpas At the end of each year, I love to look back at some of the gems that have come from Untangle. It’s such a joy to be reminded of all the insights and inspiration that our guests invite us to ...
12.20.2022 Getting Quiet: Uncovering the Mystery in the Holidays. With Father John Markey As children, the holidays hold an undeniable sense of magic. As adults, we can lose our sense of that magic in the busyness and obligation of the season. In this special holiday episode of Untangle, we learn that we can ...
12.13.2022 Spark your Inspiration, Creativity and Vision in 2023. With Marisa Handler Today’s guest is writer, singer, songwriter, and teacher, Marisa Handler. Marisa is the author of the memoir, Loyal to The Sky, and is a longtime spiritual practitioner and teacher in the Insight Meditation tradition. She’s also a Facilitator of The ...
12.06.2022 Erica Hornthal - Dance Movement Therapy as a Way to Heal Emotional Challenges Today's guest is author and dance movement therapist, Erica Hornthal. Her book is called Body Aware — Rediscover Your Mind-Body Connection, Stop Feeling Stuck, and Improve Your Mental Health with Simple Movement Practices. Erica believes that traditional talk therapy can ...
11.29.2022 What is Flow? How and Why to Spend More Time In It. With Shama Rahman Shama Rahman is a successful musician, actor, and PhD neuroscientist who studies creativity and flow. Listen as she unravels what’s happening in your brain when you’re getting creative or experiencing flow, and hear tips on how we can all spend ...
11.21.2022 Thanksgiving Meditation: Focus on Gratitude. With Patricia Karpas This meditation invites us to be still and focus on gratitude for the people in our lives; our bodies; the earth and the planet. We at Muse wish you a very happy Thanksgiving and hope that you’ll always invite a ...
11.15.2022 Redesign Time to Focus on What Matters Most. With Jake Knapp Jake Knapp spent 10 years at Google and Google Ventures running the design sprint process and is the co-author of the new book, "Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day." He shares his 4 step system for ...
11.08.2022 Balancing Joy and Sorrow: Courage & Compassion to Live Your Best Life. With Koshin Paley Ellison Today's guest is Koshin Paley Ellison. He is A Zen teacher, Jungian Psychotherapist, and Cofounder of the NY Zen Center where he, and his partner Chodo, have numerous trainings and gatherings. His new book is called, ironically, Untangled. Walking the ...
11.01.2022 Is It Possible to Heal Yourself? This Doctor Explains How. With Dr. Joe Dispenza Dr. Joe Dispenza, a New York Times bestselling author, researcher, and educator is driven by the conviction that each of us has the potential for greatness and unlimited abilities--including the ability to heal ourselves. He shares how he healed himself ...
10.25.2022 The Science of Connection and Why We Should Deeply Value Our Friendships. With Dr. Marisa Franco Dr. Marisa Franco is a New York Times bestselling Author, Professor, Psychologist, and self-proclaimed friendship expert. Marisa discusses the science of connection — and the importance of platonic friendships. Her new book is called Platonic: How the Science of Attachment ...
10.18.2022 Sleep, Unconsciousness & the Brain. With Dr. Adrian Owen Dr. Adrian Owen, a renowned neuroscientist, discovered that individuals in a persistent coma could still communicate- and he went one step further and listened to what they wanted to say. He’s also performed the largest sleep and cognition study in ...

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Untangle episodes:

Hardwiring our Brains for More Happiness. With Dr. Rick Hanson

The Hunger Habit: Why We Eat When We're Not Hungry and How to Stop. With Judson Brewer

Creativity, Spirituality and Making a Buck. Possible to Do It All? With David Nichtern

On The Paradox of Being Human: Accepting All of Who We Are. With Parker Palmer

Mindfulness and Meditation in Schools: A Transformation Story of Inner City Kids. With Adres Gonzales, Ali Smith and Atman Smith

Creative Acts for Curious People. How to Think, Create and Lead in Unconventional Ways. With Sarah Stein Greenberg.

Want to Be Unstoppable? Get Fired Up and Focused with Tools that May Change Your Life Forever. With Ben Angel.

A Personal Story of Growth, Self-Care and Finding Balance. With Monique Billings

How to Change: The Science of Getting From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. With Katy Milkman

Can you Harness Kindness and Self Compassion to Speak Up, Own your Power and Thrive? To Be Tender and Fierce? With Kristin Neff

Quiet The Inner Critic and Rise Above Anxiety. With Dr. Ellen Hendriksen. Part one.

How and When Does an Organization or Individual Know That It's Time for Change? And How do We Navigate This? Can you Recover from Bad Decisions? With Richard Hawkes

How a Panic Attack Drove Former News Anchor to Meditation. With Dan Harris.

Can Mindfulness Save (or help!) the Healthcare System? With Dr. Ron Epstein

Achieve Success Without Compromising the Quality of Your Life. Self Care with Cheryl Richardson.

Unleash your Unique Talents to Ignite Creativity and Become Extraordinary. With Ozan Varol

A Guided Meditation on the Gifts, Benefits and Value of a Growth Mindset

Living a Life with No Regrets: “Tuesdays with Morrie” Son Shares Dad's Wisdom. With Rob Schwartz

Celebrating World Meditation Week - A Guided Meditation on Love and Equanimity

Rise and Shine! How to Make the Perfect Morning Work for You. With Kate and Toby Oliver

Elevate Energy, Supercharge Performance. Mitochondria to the Rescue! With Dr. Greg Wells

Poignant & Humorous Lessons from Thanking Everyone Who Made My Cup of Coffee. With AJ Jacobs

Behavior Change Ideas To Achieve Healthy Eating Goals AND Happy Weight. With Dr. Allison Grupski

The Neurobiology of Happiness, Love, Motivation and Mood. With Dr. Tobias Esch

Meditate Everyday and See Changes in your Brain and Body. With Shannon Harvey

Five Steps to Clearing, Unblocking and Protecting Your Energy to Attract More Joy. With Oliver Nino

How Legal Psychedelics Work to Deepen Our Self Awareness. With Dr. Rick Doblin

How a Simple Pause Can Make you a Better Leader at Work and at Home. With Chris Johnson.

How The Mind-Gut Connection Impacts our Mood, Choices and Overall Health. With Dr. Emeran Mayer

How Stillness Fuels Creativity, Intuition and Joy. With Choreographer Alonzo King

Making Real Change: Healing Ourselves and The World. With Sharon Salzberg

How to Show Up and Be a Good Partner in Relationship. With Nate and Kaley Klemp

The Neurochemicals of Love and Relationship. With Dr. Loretta Breuning

The Secret to Supercharging Your Energy and Feeling Better Than Ever. With Dr. Molly Maloof

How Nutrition Impacts Brain Health and Memory. With Dr. Lisa Mosconi

A Beginner's Guide to Healing and Growing with Psychedelics. With Matt Zemon

How Tiny Habit Shifts Can Lead to Big Changes. With BJ Fogg

A Whole New Language To Understand Behaviors, Feelings and Emotions. With Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor

The Antidote to New Years Resolutions: Simply Return to Being You. With Zen Priest Angel Kyodo

Top Five Things We Learned on Untangle 2022 and a New Year Meditation. With Patricia Karpas

Getting Quiet: Uncovering the Mystery in the Holidays. With Father John Markey

Spark your Inspiration, Creativity and Vision in 2023. With Marisa Handler

Erica Hornthal - Dance Movement Therapy as a Way to Heal Emotional Challenges

What is Flow? How and Why to Spend More Time In It. With Shama Rahman

Thanksgiving Meditation: Focus on Gratitude. With Patricia Karpas

Redesign Time to Focus on What Matters Most. With Jake Knapp

Balancing Joy and Sorrow: Courage & Compassion to Live Your Best Life. With Koshin Paley Ellison

Is It Possible to Heal Yourself? This Doctor Explains How. With Dr. Joe Dispenza

The Science of Connection and Why We Should Deeply Value Our Friendships. With Dr. Marisa Franco

Sleep, Unconsciousness & the Brain. With Dr. Adrian Owen