Richard Jay Hutto is a historian and author who focuses on America’s Gilded Age, with books like A Peculiar Tribe of People and The Countess and the Nazis. In this episode, we talk about what life was like for wealthy Americans during that era, especially the women who married into European royalty, like Muriel White. 

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Website: rickhutto.com
Book: The Countess and the Nazis
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rick-hutto-80a30b25 

Alan Lazaros is the CEO and co-host of Next Level University. In this episode, we discuss strategies for increasing success and fulfillment in life by examining the tradeoffs between a life driven by subjective experience and one grounded in objectivity — rationality, logic, measurement, and systems. 

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Podcast: Next Level University
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc 

Resources

Books

• Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
• Rationality by Steven Pinker
• Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
• The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt
• The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek
• The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien,
• The Story of the Human Body by Daniel Lieberman

Movies

• Wicked: For Good
• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

People

• Emilia Smith
• Kevin Palmieri
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Simon Sinek

Lara Briden is a naturopathic doctor specializing in women's health and the author of Metabolism Repair for Women, Period Repair Manual, and Hormone Repair Manual. In this episode, we explore metabolic dysfunction, how hormones and the environment influence it, and practical ways to support metabolic health. 

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Website: larabriden.com
Books: Metabolism Repair for Women, Period Repair Manual, Hormone Repair Manual
Podcast: The Lara Briden Podcast
Instagram: @larabriden
YouTube: @LaraBriden

Resources

Books: The Slow Moon Climbs by Susan Mattern
People: Benjamin Bikman, Chris Masterjohn, Francis Bacon, Susan Mattern

Harmony Hannigan is a yoga, tantra, meditation, and breathwork teacher and founder of Nayana Yoga. In this episode, we explore tantric embodied practices as a path to reconnecting with the body, the larger self, and the living non-dual cosmos. We discuss and practice meditation through the senses and breath, learning to use direct experience, the body, and feeling as our teacher to cultivate curiosity, presence, connection, and transcendence. 

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Websites: nayanayoga.com, parentesisvital.com
Instagram: @harmony_hannigan
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/harmony-hannigan

Robert Radnoti is a hypnotist who works with behavior and cognition through hypnosis. In this episode, we discuss how hypnosis works and how it's used to change your thinking, attitude, success, and life.

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Website: robertradnoti.com
Podcast: Raditude
Facebook: facebook.com/RUNNRAD
Instagram: @robertradnoti
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/robertradnoti

Kadri Aworigo is a psychotherapist and counsellor who helps adults heal from trauma, shame, and emotional disconnection. In this episode, she shares her story and lessons on reconnection.

We talk about trauma, relationships, faith, and what helped her reconnect with herself and others.

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Website: arisetherapies.co.uk
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kadri-aworigo-558b90105

George Haymaker is an ex-addict turned neuroscience coach who helps people rewire their behavior, identity, and habits. In this episode, George shares his recovery story and explains the neuroscience behind addiction and recovery. 

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Website: georgehaymaker.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/georgehaymaker
YouTube: @georgehaymakerbrainperformance 

Jess Frost is a coach for adult children of alcoholics. In this episode, she shares how she survived a chaotic childhood and rebuilt her life from the inside out. 

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Instagram: @iamjessfrost
Website: the3espace.com
Podcast: Have you got space for this?
YouTube: @The3ESpace
TikTok: @iamjessfrost
Facebook: @jessfrostempowerment
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jessfrost

Simon Rowbottom is a musician and psychotherapist, and a member of the English alternative rock band The Boo Radleys, best known for their hit Wake Up Boo!. We talk about his early life with music, the rise of the band, and what it feels like when success looks great from the outside but feels very different on the inside. Simon describes the difference between process and outcome, how pressure can drain the creative spark, and what it was like to walk away when the band split.

We explore how he found his way into therapy, how years of touring and chronic stress shape the brain and nervous system, and the psychological challenges that musicians often face. And we talk about The Boo Radleys reuniting more than two decades later with a different mindset. No expectations. No pressure. Just the simple joy of making music again and expressing what is happening inside through sound.

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The Boo Radleys: thebooradleys.com
Music Industry Therapist Collective: musicindustrytherapists.com
Simon’s novel: Thimblerigger

RESOURCES

Albums: C'mon Kids, Kingsize, The Wall

Bands: Bon Jovi, Eggman, Happy Mondays, My Bloody Valentine, Oasis, Paperlung, Pink Floyd, Primal Scream, Ride, Simon & Garfunkel, The Boo Radleys, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Smiths, The Stone Roses, The Wedding Present

People: Alan McGee, Daniel Day-Lewis, Dick Green, Elvis Costello, Martin Carr, Timothy Brown,

Songs: Wake Up Boo!, When I'm Sixty-Four

TV shows: Boys from the Blackstuff, Top of the Pops

Bernd Haber is the author of Fritz Häber, The Complete Diary: 16 Months in an American POW Camp, drawn from his grandfather’s journal and interview. We discuss German history, communism and capitalism, East Germany, Berlin, ideology, freedom and control, family memory, generational change, communication, war, sudden shifts, personal turning points, and how an ordinary life can be shaped by circumstance, intertwined with other people, history, and forces that push us in new directions. 

Bernd’s own story mirrors these themes. He grew up in East Berlin, watched the wall fall, stepped into the West, and eventually built a new life in America. His path is shaped by history, serendipity, opportunity, unexpected conversations, and small moments that opened new possibilities. This episode looks at how history, choice, external forces, and timing collide to redirect a life, and why talking with parents and grandparents, and understanding their experiences, can transform how we understand ourselves.

Connect and Learn More

Book: Fritz Häber, The Complete Diary: 16 Months in an American POW Camp

Website: 16monthsaspow.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/berndhaber

RESOURCES

Bands: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Steppenwolf

Books: Blitzed by Norman Ohler, Life of Service, Man of Purpose by Jim Waite, Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse

People: Albert Einstein, Barbara Minton, Bob Dylan, Herbert Haber, Hermann Hesse, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, John Kay, Joseph Goebbels, Tom Gundelfinger O'Neal, Wilhelm I, Wilhelm II, Winston Churchill

TV Series: Babylon Berlin, Titans: The Rise of Hollywood