Nobody Told Me!

One of the toughest things that can be faced by a girl or a woman of any age is the loss of her mother. Our guest, Hope Edelman, knows all about that. In fact, she knows more about it than most of us. Hope is an expert in the field of early mother loss and mother-daughter relationships. She's written extensively on those topics and is the author of "Motherless Daughters" and "Motherless Mothers", among others.

You can learn more about Hope on her website: http://hopeedelman.com.

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Joining us is Cyntoia Brown Long, who was sentenced to life in prison for a murder she committed at the age of sixteen. Her case became national news when celebrities like Kim Kardashian, LeBron James, and Rihanna made the hashtag #FreeCyntoia go viral in 2017.

She was granted full clemency after having served fifteen years, walking out a free woman on August 7, 2019. Cyntoia is now a prison reform advocate and the author of the book, Free Cyntoia: My Search for Redemption in the American Prison System. She's also the subject of the popular new Netflix documentary, Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story.

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We're very excited to welcome author and entrepreneur Vishen Lakhiani to our show today. He's the founder and CEO of Mindvalley, a personal growth education empire which is the world's leading online personal growth education company with over two million students.

Vishen is also a New York Times bestselling author, whose latest book is called, The Buddha and The Badass: The Secret Spiritual Art of Succeeding at Work.

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If you're in need of hope, this is the show for you!

As a doctor who treated hundreds of patients with brain injuries, neurosurgeon Dr. Eben Alexander strongly doubted the existence of an afterlife. However, after he contracted E. coli meningitis (which has a 1 in 10,000,000 annual occurence), he ended up in a coma for seven days and had a life changing experience. He came to the conclusion that the brain does not create consciousness and that consciousness survives bodily death.

He is the author of several books stemming from his own near-death experience, including the #1 New York Times Bestseller called, Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife.

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Federal officials say the national hotline providing emergency help to people suffering from emotional distress has recently received nearly nine times more calls than it did this time last year, with tens of thousands of Americans reaching out for mental health assistance amid the coronavirus crisis.

Joining us on this episode is Jacob Moore, a man who's devoting his life to helping people get help for mental health issues without feeling ashamed or alone. Jacob is the founder of NoStigmas, a social movement for mental health equality.

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We were so, so excited to welcome veteran Silicon Valley entrepreneur Marc Randolph to the show. As you may know, Marc is the co-founder and founding CEO of Netflix. He's mentored hundreds of early stage entrepreneurs and helped seed dozens of successful tech ventures, in addition to many unsuccessful ones.

Marc is the author of the bestselling book, That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of An Idea.

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Our guest on this episode is Jim Kwik, who's known for his expertise in speed-reading, memory improvement and optimal brain performance. Jim is the author of the new book, Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life.

Jim is the founder and CEO of Kwik Learning and he's taught his techniques to students at Harvard, Stanford and Columbia universities, and to executives of companies like Nike, GE, Space-X and Virgin. He feels the "sheltering" we're doing during the COVID-19 pandemic offers an opportunity for us to transform our brainpower, mindset and creativity.

You can learn more about Jim's new book by going to his website at http://www.limitlessbook.com.

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Writer Nora McInerny is the perfect guest for these unsettled times we're living in. Nora has been through a lot in her life and she's managed to speak and write about the good times, the bad times and the uncertain times with wisdom, humor, and heart.

When she was only 31, Nora lost her second baby, her father and her husband over the course of six weeks. She's the author of the books, No Happy Endings and It's Okay To Laugh. She's the host of the award-winning podcast "Terrible, Thanks for Asking". And, she's the author of the new novel, Bad Moms.

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Is the COVID-19 pandemic forcing you to take a sabbatical? Our guest on this episode, Shelley Paxton, says there's always a gift in upheaval, pain and discomfort.

As Shelley sees it, this time offers us a chance to reflect, reset and redirect our lives. Shelley is the author of the new book, Soulbbatical: A Corporate Rebel's Guide to Finding Your Best Life.

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Our guest on this episode is Amy Fish, who spends her days investigating, analyzing and trying to resolve complaints. She's the "Chief Complaints Officer" for the 50,000-student Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.

Amy believes we all need to stand up for ourselves and speak up for what we need. And, she feels we can use cooperation and connection, instead of confrontation, to get our needs met. Amy's written a new book called, I Wanted Fries With That: How to Ask for What You Want and Get What You Need.

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