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  • The Power of Pressure: How Pressure is Actually Good For Us

    What’s the most pressure you’ve ever been under and how did you react? According to Dane Jensen, how we navigate our highest-pressure moments has a huge impact on the overall trajectory of our lives, both in terms of how successful we are and how much we enjoy the journey along the way. He explains the difference between stress and pressure, tools we can all use to cope, and why being better at time management is most definitely not the answer.

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    31 min
  • Improving Your Virtual Communication Skills

    Whether you’re still working from home or back in the office, video meetings are here to stay. Executive trainers and communication experts, Judith Asher and Frank O’Halloran share their expertise on how we can all improve our virtual communication skills, one webcam conversation at a time.

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    26 min
  • Are the kids alright? An interview with parenting expert Alyson Schafer

    Family counselor and bestselling author Alyson Schafer shares what it takes to raise a resilient kid and how to tackle some of the most challenging times of parenting. She also talks about how our approach to child-rearing has changed over her 20+ year career, what we could be doing better, and where parents may be a little less hard on themselves.

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    37 min
  • The Crucial Role of Optimal Nutrition in the Fight Against Illness: A Conversation with Immunologist Aileen Burford-Mason.

    Can what you eat protect you against COVID-19? Immunologist Dr. Aileen Burford-Mason discusses her book The War Against Viruses, and the key role optimal nutrition plays in the prevention and management of chronic illness including diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and coronaviruses.

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    33 min
  • Techniques for Tackling Your Inner Critic (Once and for All!)

    From stay-at-home parents to successful executives, many people struggle with a critical voice that tells them they aren’t good enough. Certified personal development coach Jenny Tryansky shares techniques for silencing your inner critic once and for all.

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    36 min
  • Conquering Needle Fears and Phobias – Simple Ways to Reduce Your Anxiety

    Have you avoided crucial dental treatments or vaccines because you’re afraid of needles? You’re not alone. Millions of people around the world experience a serious fear of injections. Clinical health psychologist and public health educator, Dr. Marty Martin shares insight and actionable tools to overcome everything from mild anxiety to outright phobia.

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    37 min
  • Physician Heal Thyself: Doctors and Burnout

    What happens when doctors fall apart? General internist Dr. Jillian Horton addresses doctor burnout, her new book, We Are All Perfectly Fine: A Memoir of Love, Medicine and Healing, and how compassionate medicine is the key to protecting the mental health of both physicians and their patients.

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    35 min
  • So-Called Normal: A Personal Story of Mental Illness and Resilience

    Mental health advocate Mark Henick shares his story of attempting suicide as a teen, why he’s made it his life’s work to break the stigma of mental illness, and how empathy is the key to making meaningful change.

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    34 min
  • How to Prepare for and Navigate a Healthier and More Socially Connected Aging Experience.

    Sue Lantz is a policy and implementation expert on ageing, health care, and housing. She talks to LifeSpeak about why planning for your later years can ensure that your ‘ ageing journey’ is a positive one. A passionate advocate for seniors’ care, caregiving, and ageing in place, Lantz discusses how the pandemic has highlighted the importance of social connection for older people, what ageing care could look like in the future, and how her grandparents had a huge impact on her career choice.

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    28 min
  • When your adult child isn’t talking to you (and what to do about it)

    Why do adult children cut ties? As a parent, how do you heal the conflict? LifeSpeak talks with Dr. Joshua Coleman, a clinical psychologist and leading expert on adult parental estrangement about his latest book, the pain of his own experience, and how empathy is the key to reconciliation.

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    27 min

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LifeSpeak is the podcast about well-being, mental health, and building resilience through knowledge. 

Joined by leading experts in health, work, and wellness, we go behind the profession…