Pathological Positivity

Richard E. Nisbett is a prominent psychologist who has studied how we reason, what can go wrong with our reasoning, and how we can move beyond some of the problems to better reasoning processes. Enjoy this conversation between Richard and Dr. Paul Jenkins for this episode of Live On Purpose Radio which will hopefully get you thinking about your own thinking.

Marcia Nathai-Balkissoon joins Dr. Paul Jenkins for this episode of Live On Purpose Radio. Marcia shares her powerful story of experiencing the brain injury of her infant daughter, and the difficult path that she has followed while leaning into hope for a brighter future. Her book, Lighting the Path, now provides hope for other parents who embark on this path.

Laura Khoudari joins Dr. Paul Jenkins for this episode of Live On Purpose Radio to talk about Lifting Heavy Things. As a personal trainer and trauma specialist, Laura has seen and now actively implements the connection between strength training and trauma recovery. Her insights about checking in with our own body and practicing embodied movement are powerful and practical.

Richard Bliss joins Dr. Paul Jenkins for this episode of Live On Purpose Radio to discuss powerful principles from his book by the same title. The context of our increasingly digital world makes it even more important to understand the rules of engagement, and especially how to maintain our own sanity and positivity when negativity surfaces. Richard knows exactly how to help us with this as a leading expert in the field of social media, and particularly LinkedIn.

Denise Bossarte has given us a new way to look at breaking free from the captivity that often comes as a result of sexual abuse. Her fresh approach empowers those who have suffered abuse as children in the past to take full responsibility for their life in the present to create and live a life they love. Listen in as Denise shares her personal and professional experience in this area with Dr. Paul Jenkins for this episode of Live On Purpose Radio.

Dave Armstrong or “Sensei Dave” was on a trajectory of failure by every indication as a product of a broken family, foster care, and youth corrections. Because of some mentors in his life and application of principles including those in the title, Dave was able to completely transform his life to one of success, happiness, and fulfillment, including 24 years of service in the U.S. Air Force. Listen in as Dave visits with Dr. Paul Jenkins for this episode of Live On Purpose Radio.

Apurva Tare joins Dr. Paul Jenkins for this episode of Live On Purpose Radio. Apurva shares her journey of becoming a respected parenting expert in India starting from her own discontent about how she felt and reacted to her own young daughter. Apurva is a good example of conscious parenting and using our discontent to not only improve, but to share the message with other parents so they too can catch the vision of what is possible.

Marney Andes joins Dr. Paul Jenkins for this episode of Live On Purpose Radio. As a former collegiate basketball athlete and 2007 Mrs. America, Marney has learned from her life experiences what it takes to create and live a life you love. Listen in as Marney shares the story behind the title of her book, “Start With The Give-me Shots” and other life lessons she learned from her father.

Dustin Peterson is the author of the book “Talented“, which helps us discover not only that we are talented, but how. In this episode of Live On Purpose Radio with Dr. Paul Jenkins, Dustin describes doing, thinking, and feeling talents – and every human on the planet has some of these talents built into who they are.

Laura Treonze joins Dr. Paul Jenkins for this episode of Live On Purpose Radio. Laura has developed an equation for creating that purposeful life where you can experience more of what life has to offer you. Listen for her story about the daffodils!