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While I’m raising my own child, I’m also healing my own inner child. 

 One thing I’ve realized is that so many of the things I’m learning about raising him… like communication, how to teach him, how he learns… are also relevant to how I deal with my own inner child.

 The way I speak to myself is so similar to how I should speak to him. Connecting through emotions before logic. Letting curiosity lead.

 Even if you’re not planning on having children, there’s a wealth of info on how to care for yourself. Healing your inner child is all about re-parenting yourself. 

 So today we’re going to be talking about how to foster skills that are actually helpful in the age we’re living in - whether you’re teaching these skills to your real child, or your inner child. 

 Our guest today is Kerry McDonald, author of multiple books, including: Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom.

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Empaths feel the emotions of other people. They are highly sensitive, physically and emotionally. And the level of empathy can vary from person to person, almost like a sliding scale.

People can become highly empathic in response to trauma, but they can also be born empathic. Either way, if they don’t learn to manage it, they aren’t yet an empath. They’re just a sponge.

Because potential empaths absorb other people’s emotions, many potential empaths are a little bit volatile. They can experience very high highs and very low lows for seemingly no reason. 

To become an empath instead of just a sponge, sensitive people must learn how to discern which emotions belong to someone else and which emotions are their own.

Being an empath is basically like having a 6th sense. So beyond just learning to manage it or protect yourself, you can also learn to heighten your gifts in a way that serves you and other people.

And that’s what we’re talking about today. How to consciously evolve your empath sensitivities. 

Our guest is Signe Myers Hovem, author and a spiritual counselor who teaches workshops and training in the art of being an empath.

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How often do you get sad? What does being sad feel like to you? How long does it usually last? Are you sad right now? Do you even know? Do you know the answer to any of these questions?

We all have feelings, so we should know these things right? But I don’t think most of us do know the answers to these questions… well, some of them at least.

Our words create our realities. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to be “fine”. I want to feel good, like really good. So why am I reinforcing a mediocre reality with words that keep me in the in-between… that space of just coasting. Not feeling bad, but not feeling good… so really just not feeling anything. What kind of life is that?

Maybe actually admitting and really feeling our sadness is the only way to feel the true depths of our joy. 

Well that’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Helen Russell, bestselling author, journalist and speaker.

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Do you make a conscious effort to feel your feelings? 

 Really think about that question and be honest with yourself, because it’s not as obvious as you might think it is. 

 If we’re feeling our feelings by sinking into our victimhood, we’re likely building up more emotions than we’re releasing.

 And if we don’t consciously release those emotions, they will find a way out, only in ways we have even less control over. They might come out by random breakdowns, or by lashing out at people we love. It could manifest as depression or anxiety.

 So today we’re going to learn a better way to feel. Our guest is Ashley Bernardi, author, media relations strategist, and certified Life Designer®.

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I believe that over time, science will begin to prove spirituality. 

The cool thing about science is that each new discovery is a possible foundation for a thousand other discoveries.

And these discoveries begin with a thought. A question. A desire to explore what this information could mean.

I think too often we wait for other people to tell us what’s real instead of engaging our imagination enough to ponder it ourselves. 

So we end up building walls around our own mindsets with skepticism or blind obedience rather than seeking expansion and greater understanding.

Today we are opening our minds to new discoveries in science, and I’m going to challenge you to ponder what these things might mean... even if only for your own practice in contemplation.

Our guest today is Dr. Jon Lieff, nationally recognized neuropsychiatrist and foremost expert on cellular communication science.

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It’s not really a secret, we live in a short term world.

Back in 2000 a study came out that we had about a 12 second attention span. By 2015 it had dropped to 8 seconds on average… shorter than that of a goldfish.

A shorter attention span causes shallow information processing. Longer attention leads to better memory and sustained attention is always linked to deeper information processing.

So much of the relentless pressure in our culture pushes us toward doing what’s easy, what’s guaranteed, or what looks glamorous in the moment. So how do we shift to doing small things over time to achieve our goals—and being willing to keep at them, even when they seem pointless, boring, or hard?

And that’s what we’re talking about today. 

Our guest is Dorie Clark, adjunct professor at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and author of multiple bestsellers.

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Have you noticed your phone time taking away from other important moments in your life?

I’ve always been a tech person so I have a tendency to overuse my smartphone. 

Recently I made some customizations to my smartphone and my phone use immediately dropped 80% which is awesome. 

I shared my customizations on social -mindfully using my computer- and I got a bunch of DMs about it so I know a lot of you are suffering from a little tech addiction yourselves.

So today we’re going to learn how to live our lives a little less plugged in. Because maybe disconnecting from the online world is what we actually need to connect with the offline world.

Our guest is Joe Hollier, multi-disciplinary artist, entrepreneur and co-founder of the Light Phone, a phone designed to be used as little as possible.

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Collectively, we have access to more resources than we’ve ever had, but we’re also less happy, more stressed, and fatter than we’ve ever been.

 So something, or some things, are just not working.

The problem is, we might be sad, fat and stressed out, but we think we’re comfortable. 

The funny thing about the comfort zone is that it’s really just familiarity that creates the illusion of comfort.

And when someone comes around with a new idea, we tense up and resist it because we just don’t want to pop our own comfort bubbles.

 So how do we break through the resistance?

How do we get people to say yes to ideas that are fresh and new and awesome, but just not yet familiar?

 That’s what we’re talking about today. Our guest is Loran Nordgren, teacher and researcher of the psychological forces that propel and prevent the adoption of new ideas.

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Nowadays, it’s so difficult to decipher what’s truth, and what’s just a load of crap spewed to make a profit.

Unfortunately most people don’t have time to research and wade through the mountains of available information and so they trust what they’re told and hope for the best.

However, there are benefits to a healthy bit of skepticism. 

It’s important to know what the stakes are on either side so you can make an informed decision.

It’s hard to question our own beliefs, but it always helps me see the bigger picture, or at least understand people better, even if my beliefs stay the same at the end of it all.

So today we’re going to learn to detect bullshit so you can more effectively make informed decisions. 

Our guest is Dr. John V. Petrocelli, author and experimental social psychologist who researches, writes, and speaks about the science of communication and decision making.

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If you are resisting the uncertainty, you’re not mastering it.

The funny thing is, for the most part, certainty is an illusion. If it wasn’t, then “shit happens” wouldn’t be one of the most famous semi-motivational phrases of all time.

No matter how much we plan for the future, something unexpected can always derail those plans. 

So if uncertainty is always looming, then why is it still so hard?

Well, turns out, we’re actually hardwired to hate it. Studies show that uncertainty is even more stressful than knowing something bad is definitely going to happen. 

The good news is we can learn to live with uncertainty. And this is probably one of the most valuable skills we can learn because life is full of uncertainty. And prolonged stress is really damaging to our health, both physically and mentally.

So that’s what we’re talking about today. 

Our guest is Mark Valenziano, author and speaker who helps others develop resilience to deal with life’s hardest punches.

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