Changeable Podcast

What is health? What is wellbeing? How do you know if you’re healthy and well?Turns out, the way we answer those questions has huge implications for how well we feel.I talk with John El-Mokadem in this episode about massively expanding our concept of what health and wellness really are.We talk about how we can be

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Harry claims that all problems in life come from overthinking.All problems? Really?I play devil’s advocate a bit in this one as we discuss the single, common source of all suffering. I love Harry’s personality and the way he talks about this understanding. He is fun and light and always puts the feeling first.I hope you

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There are so many safety nets built into our human design.Seeing more about how we work…the forgiving, safe, self-correcting, can’t-be-damaged design we’ve all been blessed with…does a lot for us. But perhaps one of the most notable things it does is that it allows us to feel secure.When we feel secure, we are free. Free

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Jen had trouble sleeping for a long time.  Seeing something about how her experienced worked helped...a lot.In this episode, Jen and I talk about some of the things she came to see about how her mind and body work, and the role the “insomnia” label played in her sleepless nights.Life is fluid. You aren’t an

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What if all of the stuff you think you think…is not really you at all?Your opinions, preferences, obsessions, worries… I know they take up a lot of room in your mind. They sound and feel like you.But when I’m listening to others go on and on about how they feel and what they care about

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In Part 2 of my conversation about guilt with John Flaherty, we go deeper into where guilt comes from, why it is so pervasive, and how guilt is ultimately changeable.This conversation can be so huge for all of us, but especially if guilt is something you feel weighing you down.If you missed Part 1 of

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Changeable is about the way humans work.The way we’re inherently free, inherently healthy and at peace. And how, in our every day lives, we don’t always feel those things.  We feel dis-ease, suffering, trapped.What traps us? It’s always thought-brought-to-life that appears personal and real.That thought takes many forms. In today’s conversation, I talk with John

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Minds do some predictable things.They bring up regrets and past mistakes, they predict the future, they compare and contrast, they fear, they judge…These aren’t meaningful. It’s not personal to you when your mind is the one doing them. These are universal mental activities.That means you don’t have to tune in so closely. Really.What if you

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Erika Bugbee is the teen whisperer.She’s also the parent-of-a-teen whisperer.Erika works with teens and their parents in ways that look like magic, but are deceptively simple and full of common sense. She talks about liking your teen when it sometime feels difficult.  Having goodwill in your relationship. And how understanding what a teen’s inner life

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In this episode, Jason shares a pretty incredible transformation.Jason was put on anti-depressants at age 9.In his teens and early 20s he was a heroin addict, in and out of jail, and homeless at times.Jason quit drugs with the help of a 12 step program, but swapped heroin for food and other addictions. It wasn’t

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