How to Do You

Shauna was the writer behind the enormously successful blog Gluten Free Girl and was the author of multiple award winning cookbooks.  But behind the scenes she was financially stressed and physically and emotionally exhausted. After temporarily losing control of the left side of her body and losing the ability to speak, Shauna realized it was time to change her life. In today's episode we discuss the journey she undertook, which she chronicles in her wonderful book, "Enough: Notes from A Woman Who Has Finally Found It."

Kirsten sits down with Miles Adcox, CEO of Onsite, an emotional health center that has changed untold lives, including Kirsten's! They discuss how experiential therapy can bring change when nothing else works, whether it be emotional or physical health issues, insomnia or trauma. 

Sheri Salata had her dream job working for Oprah Winfrey for two decades when she realized at age 56 she had created her dream job but not her dream life. The former co-president of OWN and president of Harpo Productions started a massive reboot of her life which started with quitting her job. She discusses everything  she discovered on her incredible journey on today's How To Do You.

How do you find inner calm when it feels like the world is on fire? Jonathan Foust, a wonderful and wise meditation teacher sits down with Kirsten in today's episode to explain how he went from being a ball of anxiety to a teacher so mellow he's been accused of having "valium voice."  He also shares why we why we need to get comfortable with discomfort, why you should "bow to your obstacles," and how his "body-centered inquiry process" can help you achieve more peace.

Happiness. What is it and how do you find it? Is it the same for everyone? Dr. Laurie Santos, Yale psychology professor and creator of the school's most popular course, "Psychology and the Good Life," sits down with Kirsten for a discussion about the loneliness epidemic, the importance of human connection and scientifically proven ways you can increase your happiness. 

Acceptance, self-love and inner peace. Things we all desire but are not sure how to obtain. Actress and author, Tina Lifford, believes it's the lies we're taught at a young age that hold us back from finding it all. Today, Tina sits down with Kirsten and shares how her faith and an "inward glance" helped her stop believing those lies and how to developing "inner fitness" changes everything. 

Author and activist Marianne Williamson could have played it safe by sticking to the speaking circuit and writing books, but then she wouldn't have been her authentic self. In today's How To Do You, Marianne talks about what she learned from her run for the presidency, why she feels now is the perfect time for her brand of politics, and how she stumbled into the unlikely career of becoming a spiritual teacher.

How do you stay focused on your goals when everyone and everything around you is telling you to quit? Emmy-award winning late night host, Jimmy Kimmel, sits down with Kirsten to discuss his unlikely path from college dropout to network late night host, how he stayed focused on his goals and never even entertained the thought of a "Plan B" despite his friends and family telling him he needed one.