Agile Self-Development

Intention offers the foundation to adapt, grow and operate in a new way of being so it’s pretty important to those of us seeking transformation.

On this episode, you'll hear from Dr. Ian Brooks - Founder and CEO of Rhodes Smith Consulting, which focuses on developing leaders and helping people reach their potential. Dr. Brooks is also the author of the new book Intention: Building Capabilities to Transform Your Story which discusses how successful personal transformations - from leaders influencing their teams, to losing weight, to just being better - starts with you. It’s a step-by-step guide in transforming your story, by reinforcing and building new capabilities to move forward.

Learn more about Dr. Ian Brooks and Rhodes Smith Consulting:
Website: http://rhodessmith.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrB_Intention
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drb_intention/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ian.brooks.501
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-brooks-phd-ms/

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Years back, someone loaned me some books on Kabbalah which is considered Jewish mysticism, and I felt an instant connection to the philosophies.  If you’re not familiar with what that is, you’ll learn more about it from my guest on this episode. For fifty years, Dovid Krafchow has maintained a disciplined study and developed new ways to understand the process of creation based on the Cabala and the Zohar. He is the author of twenty books of fiction and nonfiction related to Jewish life and mystical secrets.

When I came across Dovid’s profile,, he was described as a Tarot-reading, Pot-smoking, Futuristic Mystic, aka "Einstein on Acid"...I knew I had to meet him and share him with you!

Learn more and connect with Dovid at www.dovidhouse.com/!

Find books by Dovid Krafchow on Amazon.com

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Today, you'll hear from my friend Valerie Silidker, Co-Founder and Director of The Psychospiritual Institute. I met Val about five years ago when I sailed away with her on The Zen Cruise about five years ago. The Zen Cruise was one of the mindful-living events Val created and produced.

Recently I received a newsletter from Val with the subject line "Spiritual Maturity," and  it caught my eye. I couldn't wait to talk with her further about it and that's what we've done here on this podcast episode. 

Val and the Psychospiritual Institute works with individuals, emerging leaders and mission-driven entrepreneurs who feel the shift in our world and want to be a catalyst for change. She supports people to deepen their self-awareness and develop personal and global leadership skills so they can confidently achieve their full potential and inspire the world through their unique gifts. Her deepest vision is to help people remember who they are so they can live a fulfilled life, reconnect with a greater vision for humanity, and contribute wholeheartedly to our changing world.

You can learn more about Val and The Psychospiritual Institute, and apply for  the Psychosynthesis Life Coach & Leadership certification program which starts each fall and spring  on the website at: http://psychospiritualinstitute.com/
(The fall session will begin September 13, 2021 so get there soon!)

Connect with Val at:
https://www.facebook.com/psychospiritualcoaching
www.facebook.com/groups/emergingleadersforglobalchange/

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I often talk about living a life of purpose, as well as frustrations people experience trying to figure out what their purpose is.

On this episode, you'll meet Bradley Wright PhD, a sociologist who studies how people experience and create purpose in their lives. He also has his own podcast called The School of Purpose on that same topic.

The School of Purpose Podcast is for people who want a deep understanding of purpose in life. It interviews experts who study purpose and people who have experienced great levels of it. From them, we learn how to have more purpose in our life. New episode every Wednesday morning.

Listen to The School of Purpose Podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/school-of-purpose/id1536829386.

You can learn more about Dr. Wright and contact him through his website at https://bradleywrightphd.com.


Books by Bradley Wright PhD

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In 2004, I was given a cancer diagnosis for the second time in my life, ten years after the first time.  When life began to settle down after all the treatments, I was back to my regular life but now with new traumas, I needed to find a way to begin the healing. That’s when I came across this term that was new to me - mindfulness. I got a book on mindfulness and meditation by Jon Kabat-Zin and began my personal and spiritual growth journey. 

On this episode, I speak with Lisa Nezneski,a seasoned pharmacist and leading authority in the field of Integrative Medicine, meditation, reiki, mindfulness, and the author of the new book Seven Mindful Questions which brings mindfulness to the stressed-out working professional who is juggling multiple priorities. In her book , Dr Nezneski explains how to use the seven questions to become more present for what is happening in your life, stop wasting time, and focus on what matters.

Follow Dr. Lisa Nezneski at:
www.lisanezneski.com
Facebook.com/LisaNezneski/
Instagram.com/lisanezneski

Books by Lisa Nezneski on Amazon:
Seven Mindful Questions
Grounded in Chaos

Get Lisa's free guided meditations and other downloads at: https://linktr.ee/LisaNezneski

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Do you ever feel stuck despite knowing you’re a strong powerful person?  According to my guest on this episode, all of our emotions come from either fear or love. The only thing that stops our creativity and solution-finding is fear.  The good news is when the blocks causing the fears are released and replaced by love, confidence, self-trust, self-worth, and self-responsibility which are are amplified in our actions and behavior...then we open up our creative channels to create more joy, freedom, connection, love, and wealth. 

Meet Rebecca Wiener McGregor, an Amplifier of Love and catalyst for breakthroughs! She shares her gifts as a transformational hypnotist + money mindset coach committed to helping overworking and over-giving visionaries release old blocks, traumas, and hidden fears to find a deeper sense of self-worth and determination to live life on their own terms while being fulfilled, well-paid, and having loads of fun.  And she’s also a fellow podcaster with the  Fear is a MotherFer (But it's not the enemy) Podcast.

Learn more about Rebecca and how you can work with her at rebeccawiener.com and healwithhypnosis.com. 
You can also find her on Facebook and IG at: @iamrebeccasue

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Many of us have gone through hard times. Trauma or and other stressors can can leave us feeling overwhelmed, stressed, anxious, depressed, or alone. We’re often afraid to ask for help and that's when we need to make a choice - either stay stuck and use the trauma as an excuse or find a way to move through it and begin to heal. 

On this episode, you'll meet Adena Sampson, inspirational Speaker, singer-songwriter, breakthrough coach, and best-selling author of THE ROAD BACK TO ME: 9 Principles for Navigating Life’s Unexpected Twists & Turns . Her book tells the story of how her world came crashing down and her 12 year journey that had her fighting for her life, and the lessons she’s since learned about thriving in the face of adversity.

To learn more about Adena and work with her, visit her website at www.AdenaSampson.com!

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The Road Back to Me: 9 Principles for Navigating Life's Unexpected Twists & Turns is now available internationally on Amazon in ebook, paperback, hardcover formats, and audiobook  on Amazon.

The Kindle Edition hit #1 Best Seller in 8 different categories within the first 72hours of launching, and then hit a 9th category 2 days later: #1 in Adulthood & Aging - Anxieties & Phobias - Alternative Holistic Medicine - Behavior - Inner Child - Chronic Pain - Meditation - Homeopathy - Codependency 

So be sure to grab your copy of the book where Adena shares the tools you need to trust in the process, shift your perspective, push past your comfort zone, face your fears, challenge your beliefs, and reclaim your power. 

BONUS: You'll also gain access to The Road Back to Me Soundtrack—an exclusive playlist of original songs to help move and inspire—not available anywhere else. Feel free to sing-along... you’ll find the link and the lyrics in the book. 

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They say laughter is the best medicine!  I’ve read that Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, identified the power of laughter to let go of stress in times of crisis. On this episode, I'm joined by Lisa David Olson as we discuss how humor and laughter creates connection between people. 


Lisa David Olson, Business Humorist, Tedx speaker, fellow podcaster and author of Laughs on Wry - an improvisor’s memoir. Lisa describes her story as a Traumedy and says that humor saved her life.

On this episode, Lisa and I talk about how humor and laughter creates connection.

Want to work with Lisa? 
Mention you heard about her from me - Helene - on The Agile Self-Development Podcast for a special rate!

Follow and learn more about Lisa David Olson:
Instagram
Stranger Connections Podcast
LinkedIn
Facebook

Get your What Ifs and Why Nots Journal Lisa spoke about on http://lisadavidolson.com!
Get Laughs on Wry - an improvisor’s memoir on Amazon
Get Lisa's Phun on the Phone recorded pranks!

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In last week’s episode I shared my personal story of food addiction. In that episode, I talked about my lifelong journey with compulsive eating, food addiction, and attempts at weight loss and recovery. 

When I recorded it, I was just beginning a new 8 week group coaching program for food addiction and recovery with two coaches. What I didn’t mention was that this program was based on a ketogenic lifestyle and we'll talk more about that in a bit. On this episode you’ll meet my coaches - Coach Mary Roberts and Coach Jessyca Reynolds.

Learn more and follow Mary Roberts at:
Instagram.com/KetoMary71
Facebook.com/Ketomary71
www.ketocoachmary.com
https://ketogeniclifestylecoaching.com/get-coaching/coaches/mary-roberts/

Learn more and follow Jessyca Reynolds at:
Instagram.com/coachjessyca
facebook.com/jessycaketofied
https://ketogeniclifestylecoaching.com/get-coaching/coaches/jessyca-reynolds/

Learn more about Food Addiction & Ketogenic Lifestyle Recovery programs at: https://ketogeniclifestylecoaching.com/get-coaching/specialty-groups/food-addiction-and-recovery/

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In the first episode of this two-part series, I share my story as a food addict and compulsive eater as I was headed into an 8 week group coaching  program for recovery. In part two, you'll hear from my two coaches about recovery from disordered eating integrating a ketogenic lifestyle as part of the recovery process. 

I’m sharing my story because I feel compelled to  share what it's like for other people like me who deal with a food addiction but have no idea it exists. What a huge AHA moment it was for me when I first learned about it. And I’d already been classified for years as a compulsive overeater, but having it explained as an addiction put all the pieces of the puzzle together for me from a lifetime of behaving like an addict/alcoholic when it came to food. 

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