A Higher Branch

A Higher Branch

By Sam MakhoulEducationSelf-Improvement
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A Higher Branch episodes

  • Jim Kwik: Learn The 4 Digital Villains Damaging Your Intelligence
    With many of us staying home due to COVID-19, we are finding ourselves binging on TV and social media for hours.
    Whilst this is keeping us entertained, it is putting us in a sub-optimal state of intelligence.
    In this Aussie exclusive, the author of LIMITLESS, Jim Kwik joins me to talk about:
    The 4 super villains limiting our intelligence and performance in life.
    The Mindset, Motivation, Method model for exponential learning and growth.
    How to examine, excavate and expunge limiting beliefs, impacting your mindset.
    The 3 key elements to motivation.
    The 5 methods to accelerated learning.
    How children should learn.
    The 8 LIES of learning.
    And so much more from arguably the world’s best teacher.
    Short for time? See below time stamps for key talking points:
    4.20 - Identifying the four digital super villains (digital deluge, digital distraction, digital dementia, digital deduction)
    5.08 - Digital deluge
    6.09 - Digital distraction
    6.28 - Digital dementia
    8.13 - Digital deduction
    9.54 – Training tools to help build the learning skills of teenagers
    12.20 – How to bring the model to life and overcome your weakness
    12.47 – Introduction the three Ms (mindset, method, motivation)
    14.09 – Mindset
    14.53 – Method
    15.38 – Motivation
    15.55 – The learning of LIES (limited ideas entertained)
    18.29 - How to uncover your S3s to improve your learning
    26.35 – The three Is (inspiration, ideation, implementation)
    33.44 – How parents can best interact with their children
    40.51 – How to guide children to finding their purpose and motivation at school
    1 hr
  • Joachim Herrmann: Is 5G Really That Harmful?
    Sam Makhoul meets again with building biologist and author, Joachim Herrmann. Joachim is a faculty member of a Higher Branch and an expert thought leader who spoke at our annual event, Upgrade Your Life 2019.
    In our previous two podcasts with Joachim, he taught us how to eliminate all the invisible stressors on the body so your natural state can shine through and what the impacts of exposure to mouldy environments have on your health. In this episode, Joachim and Sam talk about the science behind 5G, what you can do to protect yourself and the conspiracy theories.
    Joachim also discusses:
    The science behind 5G
    The conspiracy theories surrounding 5G
    How people can disconnect and protect
    How you can minimise your exposure and protect yourself
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    Short for time? See below timestamps on key talking points:
    19.15 - How we can minimise our exposure?
    28.24 - When is bluetooth at its strongest?
    49.40 - How people can disconnect and protect
    1 hr 17 min
  • Dr Amy Silver & Alessandra Edwards: How To Pandemic-Proof Your Body And Mind
    In this jam-packed episode you will learn the mind and body health secrets usually shared in one-on-one sessions; from two leading Australian experts, who are at the forefront of human potential and performance. It is time for you to rise above the anxiety and take control of your body and mind. You will learn everything from small tips like the immunity benefits of gargling with green tea to the big topics shaping your emotional safety behaviours for coping.
    With decades of knowledge-gathering and experience in physical, genetic, behavioural, and psychological strength, Performance expert Alessandra Edwards and clinical psychologist Dr. Amy Silver want you to be strong facing into this pandemic and even stronger coming out. In this episode you will learn:
    Why you shouldn't wait for a pandemic to build up emotional resilience
    What is going on for people emotionally and mentally with this pandemic
    How to deal with the feeling of helplessness during this pandemic
    A good healthy routine to get into after this pandemic
    Benefits of gargling green tea
    The importance of showing compassion towards others
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    Short for time? See below time stamps for key talking points:
    12.38 - Why you should not wait for a pandemic to build up emotional resilience
    13.52 - What is going on for people emotionally and mentally with this pandemic
    21.10 - What is the adaptation phase
    23.17 - What is the physical safety for immunity
    25.10 - The role of supplements
    26.16 - How lower levels of vitamin D are linked to depression and immune deficiency
    30.35 - How do we deal with the mood of helplessness during this pandemic
    33.00 - Recommendations from an emotional perspective, how to go back to work
    36.52 - Should WFH be offered from an emotional wellbeing
    42.06 - A good healthy routine to get into after this pandemic
    42.28 - Benefits of gargling green tea
    45.50 - What it means when people stop caring about the way that they present to other people
    49.59 - Why people should allow space to write down your thoughts and feelings
    01.00.37 - The trick emotional safety behaviours of coping
    01:11:43 - The importance of showing compassion for others rather than distancing ourselves, emotionally and physically
    01:16:29 - What compassion and love do for us during this time, in terms of heart rate variability
    1 hr 34 min
  • Stacey Copas: How To Build Resilience And Overcome Adversity
    Today Sam Makhoul meets with a Higher Branch community member, Stacey Copas who attended our annual event Upgrade Your Life 2020 in January. Stacey Copas, is the author of How To Be Resilient, a coach, international keynote speaker and facilitator on finding the opportunity in change and adversity.
    She has worked with large organisations such as Telstra, CSIRO and Holden and has been featured in national media including ABC, Financial Review and The Australian for her insights on resilience in the workplace. What makes Stacey’s approach different is she isn’t an academic or psychologist.
    She has created a framework of resilience based on the life experience of overcoming the adversity of becoming quadriplegic at 12 years old. In this episode, Stacey shares her focus on gratitude and journaling, her knowledge and wisdom on how to be resilient in business and life and how to deal with adversity especially during these times where adversity is now rampant.
    She and Sam also cover:
    How to build resilience before bad times hit
    Positive self-talk to reframe negativity
    How to practice gratitude
    Why and how to journal
    The best way to have difficult conversations
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    Short for time? See below time stamps for key talking points:
    15.52 - How to practice gratitude
    16.18 - Self-talk to reframe negativity
    24.47 - Why and how to journal
    34.32 - The best way to have difficult conversations
    43 min
  • Dr Jason Kaplan: Is Exercise Important To Avoid Heart Disease?
    Sam Makhoul meets again with Dr Jason Kaplan, a specialist cardiologist and visiting Medical Officer at the Macquarie University Teaching Hospital and St Vincent Private Clinic. In our first episode with Dr Kaplan, we shared the importance of diet on heart health.
    In this episode, Dr Kaplan will talk you through the role and importance of exercise on heart health, as well as:
    Why there's been a 50% reduction in heart attacks during COVID-19 restrictions
    The benefits to having a mixture of exercise types
    The correlation between too much exercise and poor heart health
    The dose and types of exercise we should be aiming for
    The role meditation plays when it comes to heart health
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    Short for time? See below time stamps for key talking points:
    3.20 - The benefits of exercise and physical activity
    6.36 - Why there has been a 50% reduction in heart attacks during COVID-19 restrictions
    11.45 - The a correlation between too much exercise and poor heart health
    15.46 - The three different heart conditions and diseases we can get
    28.48 - How aerobic exercise and intense interval training leads to cellular longevity and live long
    31.12- Cardiovascular benefits of more of the less vigorous exercise
    41.41 - The dose and types of exercise we should be aiming for
    57.00 - The role meditation plays when it comes to heart health
    1.01.24 - How soon can people start to see results and benefits of exercise
    1 hr 8 min
  • Dr Guy Winch: How To Be Emotionally Stronger During This Pandemic
    In this weeks podcast, Sam Makhoul interviews Dr Guy Winch - psychologist, bestselling author, TED speaker and key note speaker at Upgrade Your Life both in 2019 and 2020. During this episode, Dr Winch shares ways to maintain emotional health during a pandemic.
    He provides tips for managing household relationships and working from home, and practicing self-care during these challenging times. In this episode you will learn:
    Ways to monitor your emotional health
    How to practise gratitude during this pandemic
    Tips for people working from home and how to switch off
    How to be a good friend during these times
    Why we should not assume that people need support in the same way
    Make sure you subscribe to our mailing list to receive our newly released podcasts straight to your inbox. Sign up here.
    Short for time? See below time stamps for key talking points:
    13.50 - Ways to monitor your emotional health
    17.43 - How to practice gratitude during this pandemic
    24.41 - Te challenges couples are facing during social isolation
    38.51 - Tips for people working from home and how to switch off
    49.09 - How can we be a good friend during these times
    53.38 - Why we should not assume that people need support in the same way
    1 hr 8 min
  • Dr Jason Kaplan: Why It’s Important To Protect Your Heart During COVID-19
    Dr Jason Kaplan is a specialist cardiologist, who is a member of the Royal Australasian Collage of Physicians, The Cardiac Society Australia and New Zealand. He studied Medicine at UNSW and graduated with Honours in 1999 then completed his Internal Medicine Training at St George and Prince of Wales hospitals and Adult Cardiology training at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
    This week, he joins Sam Makhoul on our podcast to discuss:
    The one blood test that tells you everything about your heart
    How choline from some food sources such as red meat damages the heart in some people
    The true impact of a plant based diet and why you cannot ignore the research
    The surprising truth about keto diets
    The truth about fish oils
    If coffee and tea good for heart health?
    How having a sense of purpose is good for you heart
    The five lifestyle changes you should be making
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    Short for time? See below time stamps for key talking points:
    6.23 - How diet affects health and disease in human populations
    9.33 - Common diet threats and principles of the longest living people
    14.27 - Lifestyle factors to a longer life
    17.48 - How having a sense of purpose is good for your heart
    20.27- The foods that cause inflammation
    34.19 - How lifestyle impacts your genetic risk
    45.30 - Is dairy bad for the heart?
    48.41 - Sources of plant based protein and their significants
    01.03.00 – How a ketogenic diet can help with heart disease
    01.12.00 - Supplements that help with heart disease
    1 hr 18 min
  • Dr Jenn Mann: Learn The Parenting Skills Needed To Raise Happy And Confident Kids
    America’s Top Parenting Therapist, best-selling author and host of hit TV show “Family Therapy”, Dr Jenn Mann sits down with Sam Makhoul to explain the parenting skills needed to raise happy and confident kids.
    During this episode Dr Mann shares:
    How to get your children to make the right decisions
    How you respond to your own failure is the biggest gift you can give your child
    10 tips to help your child’s self-esteem
    and much more
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    Short for time? See below time stamps for key talking points:
    9:45 - The importance to give teenagers the opportunity to make good decisions
    17:20 - Why kids have to learn the consequences of their actions
    25:25 - How you respond to your own failure is one of the biggest gifts you can give your child
    27:50 - The seven step system to build self-esteem in teenagers
    41:55 - 10 tips to help your child’s self-esteem
    51:22 - Three steps to praise your child
    52.00- The most important things for a good relationship with your child
    1 hr 15 min
  • Lyn Megan Macpherson: How To Be In Control When You're Out Of Control
    Sam Makhoul meets again with Lyn Megan Macpherson, one of the top three hypnotherapists in Australia. In our first episode with Lyn, she explained how hypnotherapy shuts off our conscious mind, allowing us to speak with the subconscious and help us find the root causes for our anxiety, depression, eating disorders, OCD, stuterring, phobias and even chronic pain.
    In this episode, Lyn goes through some of her specific case studies, the importance of living in the moment, couples therapy and why it's not always the best answer, overcoming phobias like spiders and social situations.
    Lyn and Sam also uncover:
    Why couples therapy doesn’t always work
    How to overcome negative self-talk and the voice of self-doubt
    Why we should look at rejection as redirection
    How trauma is created
    The need to control comes from a fear of not being in control
    The things that you can do to live in the moment and avoid distraction
    How to learn from the past and plan for the future
    Make sure you subscribe to our mailing list to receive our newly released podcasts straight to your inbox. Sign up here.
    For Lyn’s books and CD about intuition and interconnectedness, go to www.harmonyhypnotherapy.com.au
    Short for time? See below time stamps for key talking points:
    3:55 - The subconscious blocks that are impacting a relationship
    10:24 - What is negative self-talk
    19:30 - Fear of not being in control
    20:00 - How to live in the moment
    24:38 - What to do to feel happy and fulfilled
    25:10 - How to learn from the past and plan for the future
    31:19 - Phobia and spiders
    43:00 - How to keep your mind clear
    44:55 - The levels of Trance
    51 min
  • Dr Stan Rodski: Can The Fear Of Coronavirus Be Damaging Our Brain?
    Dr Stan Rodski has worked as a neuroscientist for over 30 years particularly in the area of peak performance and brain science research. He has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a doctorate in science.
    His research has included stress evaluation and improvement programs in the corporate sector and elite level high pressure performance with sports people and teams. And his neurological research has been famously embraced by Oprah Winfrey and his latest book is titled, The Neuroscience of Mindfulness.
    In this episode, Dr Rodski takes Sam Makhoul through:
    Why the brain is malfunctioning when required to perform at its best
    How the brain is an energy system
    The conscious vs subconscious
    The damage we doing by looking at our phones when we wake up
    How the thought of danger or fear is damaging our brains
    How do adult colouring books help the brain
    How artificial intelligence can save humanity
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    1 hr 11 min

About A Higher Branch

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A Higher Branch Podcast is created for people who want to continuously upgrade their life. You will learn proven mindset tools to help you stay motivated and practical techniques to help you overcome fears and obstacles that often stop you from taking daily action.