Fine art photographer, collage artist and commercial photographer, Delphine Diallo wants to shift the conversation from race to human oneness. Brooklyn based artist born and raised in Paris to a French mother and Senagalese father, Delphine has always felt the duality of growing up biracial. We discuss her childhood, home schooled art education, the discipline of sports, her mentors and the painful but rewarding transformation from corporate art director to artist. 

Delphine was named one of twenty six emerging photographers by the ICP, among the emerging stars of photography by Smithsonian and one of 30 emerging photographers by Photo District News. 

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Delphine's work has been featured in Essence, Teen Vogue, Vogue Portugal, National Geographic, New York Times.

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This meditation cultivates compassion for better relationships. Who couldn't use a bit more of that? This is adapted from a meditation I experienced at the Omega Institute when I took the Search Inside Yourself Course with Chade Meng Tan and Mirabai Bush. 

As with all meditations, please find a safe, comfortable spot. DO NOT DRIVE or operate moving vehicles while listening. This is a very relaxing listen with calming background music.

Desiderata means wishes or desires. This meditation on the Poem by Max Ehrmann has been a source of comfort and wise guidance to me for decades, since I found it at the age of 17. I recorded it in the hopes that it will help the listener feel grounded, find acceptance and inspiration in the ups and downs of everyday life. There's a brief story about how I found it then the reading of the poem to relaxing background music.

Are you ready with legal and financial matters In Case of Emergency? We all dread thinking of the worst things that can happen but my guest, Alessandra M. Messineo Long, Esq. teaches us how to make it simple for ourselves and make it easier for our loved ones. We discuss how to be resilient in stressful times by using this time in quarantine to get our basic legal documents in order. It’s much simpler than we think and we can take simple actions steps to be ready in case of emergencies. It's so essential, whether it’s due to a global pandemic such as Covid-19 or something else, we all need to think about how to prepare our legal papers for inevitable illness and death.

We talk about the basics of what college age kids need to have and how to have a light hearted approach to talking about serious life skill topics with our teens so that they can be resilient and feel like they have some control should emergencies occur. 

While the challenges of COVID-19 make meeting in person undesirable, there are ways to work together remotely. Having your estate documents in place provides peace of mind in knowing your affairs are in order to protect you and your loved ones.

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This meditation is intended to elicit the Relaxation Response, the physiologic opposite of the stress response. Visualization of our "Best Possible Selves" (BPS) or Ideal Self, has been shown to promote desired behavior changes and break through limiting mindsets. It has also been shown to increase positive affect and flow when given as a written assignment once a week. Listeners may choose to write for 10 min on what they visualized and write a few specific goals on how to attain their BPS.

Dermatologist Dr. Potozkin shares with us tips on COVID -19 skin findings, the importance of stress management on overall skin health, the Mind-Body connection and his simple, Resilient Skin Routines for adults, teens and young adults. Click HERE to download Resilient Skin Care PDF 

Jerome R. Potozkin, M.D.is an award winning board certified dermatologist and Fellowship trained Mohs surgeon. He is the founder and CEO of PotozkinMD Skincare Center and author of  “Botox and Beyond: Your Guide to Safe, Nonsurgical Cosmetic Procedures."

He has been named to San Francisco’s “SuperDocs” on multiple occasions. He is the recipient of the prestigious Sulzberger Prize at The NYU Skin & Cancer Unit. He has been quoted in the New York Times and has been feature on National T.V. on shows such as ABC’s 20/20 and NBC’s Today Show as an expert in cosmetic dermatology.

In 2005 he founded “Vanity for Charity” in response to Hurricane Katrina and has since raised tens of thousands of dollars for local and national charities.

Dr. Potozkin has been published in multiple medical journals and served as the president of CalDerm and currently sits on their board of directors. He has served as the section chair of dermatology of the John Muir Medical Center. He teaches future dermatologists at UCSF. In 2016 his facility was chosen as the first SkinCeuticals Advanced Clinical Spa in California.

He served on the board of directors of the Association for the Accreditation of Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) from 2009-2015.  He was awarded the 2017 “Business Person of the year” by the Danville Chamber of Commerce for his contributions to the community. In 2018 he became a published author with the publication of his book “Botox and Beyond: Your Guide to Safe, Nonsurgical Cosmetic Procedures.

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Powerful meditation to elicit the Relaxation Response.  Almost all of my students from teens to seniors love this meditation. It's great for whenever you're feeling overwhelmed or when you're going through very challenging times. It's also a great reminder of the most important thing: that resisting what's happening adds more suffering to any situation. It also reminds us that if we accept whatever is going on in our internal or external lives, that is when we can decide whether we can take action to change the situation or accept the situation if it is out of our hands. Meditation teacher and psychologist Tara Brach refers to this  "radical acceptance",

Powerful meditation to elicit the Relaxation Response.  Almost all of my students from teens to seniors love this meditation. It's great for whenever you're feeling overwhelmed or when you're going through very challenging times. It's also a great reminder of the most important thing: that resisting what's happening adds more suffering to any situation. It also reminds us that if we accept whatever is going on in our internal or external lives, that is when we can decide whether we can take action to change the situation or accept the situation if it is out of our hands. Meditation teacher and psychologist Tara Brach refers to this  "radical acceptance", 

When was the last time you looked in a mirror and checked in with your emotions? I’m guessing probably never? Most of us look at our reflections as something we need to check on to make sure everything is in place, and more often than not, to criticize our own appearance. Dr. Tara Well, psychology professor at Barnard College Columbia University, created The Mirror Meditation, a self-care exercise, in which a guided meditation while gazing at our own reflection, can teach us to relate to ourselves in a completely different, more compassionate way.

In this interview, Tara shares with us her personal story of when she discovered meditation in her teenage years and how it shaped what she is teaching and studying today.

Dr. Well's TedX talk, What Mirror Meditation Can Teach You | Tara Well | TEDxOcala explores this simple but powerful exercise.

Dr. Well also shares her expert knowledge on mind-body medicine, narcissism, the psychology of selfies, the mirror as a tool for dancers, models and actors, as well as insider tips on how to pitch and execute a TedX talk.