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In this episode Fiona and Juna talk about how sleep affects emotional regulation. We discuss three steps to managing our difficult emotions using the Acceptance Commitment Therapy model, which is used with success in coaching for high performance and for stress management.

Rx Chill Pill — Meditate Your Brain to Resilience Podcast. It's my monthly chat with Fiona Murden, my great friend, awesome mom, award-winning author, and host of Dot to Dot Podcast.  Each month we sit down to discuss the science and real life applications of topics that help us achieve our highest potential while decreasing the risk of burnout.

Fiona and I hit it off immediately! We are both passionate about teaching, especially youth, the science behind how we can positively influencing our own brains. We are on a mission to widely share practical cognitive and motivational research tools with curious people who want to fulfill their potential and ultimately, lead happier lives. Fiona is a Chartered Psychologist who coaches top performers and C-suite individuals in business, healthcare, sports, and politics to achieve optimal performance.

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Fiona has a podcast Dot to Dot Behind the Person you can listen HERE

Read about her insightful book Mirror Thinking HERE

Nina Restieri is the founder and president of momAgenda. Previously, she has spent time as an advertising executive, as the president of a family business, and as a stay-at-home mom. Nina talks to me about what it was like to start a business as a mother of four young kids and how she kept herself on track of what was most important to her. She is now pivoting into her new role of helping overwhelmed moms find self-care. Her brand new book, "Overcoming the Mom-Life Crisis is the ultimate guide to putting yourself back on your to-do list." 

I love Nina's MomAgenda. I highly recommend it for anyone who loves to plan out their days or who needs help keeping everything under control.

Nina started momAgenda when her four kids were seven, five, three, and one, to create organizing products to help make moms’ lives (and her own life) easier. momAgenda has grown to include a diversified range of products that help organize the lives of mothers and others, including day planners, home organizers, pads, journals, and accessories. The collection is sold at leading national retailers and regional boutiques throughout the U.S. Over the past fifteen years, Nina Restieri and momAgenda have been featured in numerous outlets including NBC’s Today show, The Early Show, MSNBC, Real Simple, Better Homes and Gardens, The New York Times, and The Huffington Post. Nina Lives in Connecticut with her four children. This is her first book.

Social media:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nina.restieri/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/momAgenda

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ninarestieriauthor

Website: https://www.ninarestieri.com/

MomAgenda this planner is beautiful and super practical https://momagenda.com/ 

Composer and Juilliard graduate, Pablo Esquivel Noel joins me to talk about how he merged his two passions, wellness and music, into Fusion, a music meditation experience for live audiences. This episode ends with a meditation on Pablo's original composition, "Interlude" ASMR mix.

I am excited to announce that Pablo will be joining me every month for a discussion on staying well and performing at your best. We will end each episode with a meditation on a piano piece performed by Pablo.

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From an Ivy League dean and a college admissions expert, a guide to help parents support their children as they navigate their way to college.

The College Conversation is a comprehensive resource for mapping the path through the college application process that provides practical advice and reassurance to keep both anxious parents and confused children sane and grounded. Rather than adding to the existing canon of “How to Get In” college guides or rankings, Eric Furda and Jacques Steinberg provide a step-by-step approach to having the tough conversations on this topic with less stress and more success.

Find out more at: jacquessteinberg.com/

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In this episode Fiona and Juna talk about how we're often railroaded into a track when we are good at something. We discuss how to understand yourself and how to clarify what to stay with through thick and thin, and as Elizabeth Gilbert says, "So the question is not so much “What are you passionate about?” The question is “What are you passionate enough about that you can endure the most disagreeable aspects of the work?”

Rx Chill Pill — Meditate Your Brain to Resilience Podcast. It's my monthly chat with Fiona Murden, my great friend, awesome mom, award-winning author, and host of Dot to Dot Podcast.  Each month we sit down to discuss the science and real life applications of topics that help us achieve our highest potential while decreasing the risk of burnout. 

Fiona and I hit it off immediately! We are both passionate about teaching, especially youth, the science behind how we can positively influencing our own brains. We are on a mission to widely share practical cognitive and motivational research tools with curious people who want to fulfill their potential and ultimately, lead happier lives. Fiona is a Chartered Psychologist who coaches top performers and C-suite individuals in business, healthcare, sports, and politics to achieve optimal performance.

Sign up to get FREE useful worksheets, cheatsheets, and resources at mindbodyspace.com/podcast

Fiona has a podcast Dot to Dot Behind the Person you can listen HERE

Read about her insightful book Mirror Thinking HERE

Why is it that when one "stops drinking" it seems to be more of a stigma than if one continued drinking as usual? Clare Pooley is determined to make sober fun. New York Times Best Selling author of The Authenticity Project and The Sober Diaries, Clare started writing when she decided to get sober. Clare was a stay at home mom, trying to be the best mom that she could be, when one day, she realized she was drinking too much and that her life didn't quite match her vision of the happy homemaker that she had imagined for herself and her three kids. Make sure to listen all the way to the end because this conversation is full of tips for resilience and behavioral change. 

Find out more about Clare, her books, blog, and Tedx talk HERE  https://clarepooley.com/

Alcohol, the Brain, and Prevention: Learn some surprising facts about alcohol use, the developing brain, and ways to prevent lifelong abuse or problematic use.

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In this episode Fiona and Juna talk about consciously finding mentors or role models for behaviors or characteristics that we want to strengthen within ourselves. We can find people we admire, formally or informally. We talk about where to find them and how to know which ones are right for you. We also talk about "copying" others vs. learning from others. We talk about how even people we look up to have flaws and are human, but that doesn't have to take away from the fact that we can learn from them.

Rx Chill Pill — Meditate Your Brain to Resilience Podcast. It's my monthly chat with Fiona Murden, my great friend, awesome mom, award-winning author, and host of Dot to Dot Podcast.  Each month we sit down to discuss the science and real life applications of topics that help us achieve our highest potential. This episode is about how we can find what we value in our romantic relationships, sometimes in strange and miraculous ways.

Fiona and I hit it off immediately! We are both passionate about teaching everyone, especially youth, the science behind how we can positively influencing our own brains. We are on a mission to widely share practical cognitive and motivational research tools with curious people who want to fulfill their potential and ultimately, lead happier lives. Fiona is a Chartered Psychologist who coaches top performers and C-suite individuals in business, healthcare, sports, and politics to achieve optimal performance.

Sign up to get FREE useful worksheets, cheatsheets, and resources at mindbodyspace.com/podcast

Fiona has a podcast Dot to Dot Behind the Person you can listen HERE

Read about her insightful book Mirror Thinking HERE

This simple meditation which concludes with a bell, is the 10 day challenge continuation from my 10 day mini-course on Insight Timer (will be published soon). This meditation has no music and no usual introduction because it's meant for you to download and use anytime, anywhere, and eventually, for you to be able to use without needing the audio guidance.

Please do not operate a moving vehicle and use only in a safe place.

This simple meditation which concludes with a bell, is the 10 day challenge continuation from my 10 day mini-course on Insight Timer (will be published soon). This meditation has no music and no usual introduction because it's meant for you to download and use anytime, anywhere, and eventually, for you to be able to use without needing the audio guidance.

Please do not operate a moving vehicle and use only in a safe place.