P.S. We Expire with Morgan Motsinger

Dr. Diana Londoño has an inspiring story about her path to becoming a doctor and her experiences with burnout. Her journey began when she watched her father suffer from illness and noticed how little dignity he received in healthcare. This motivated her to bring compassion and respect back into the medical field.

Finding purpose and having a solid support system are key to managing stress. Establishing self-care routines and setting boundaries can help prevent burnout. She points out that emotional connections are vital for healthy relationships, and issues like porn-induced erectile dysfunction can stem from dopamine depletion.

Dr. Londoño argues that society needs to embrace emotions to reduce suffering. She suggests practical changes like avoiding inflammatory media, engaging in creative activities, and fostering deeper connections with others. The themes of unity, love, surrender, and personal growth are central to her message. She encourages letting go of ego and fear while embracing our interconnectedness.

Support, whether from higher sources or friends, is crucial during tough times. The conversation also touches on self-discovery, self-care, and choosing relationships that reflect our values. Ultimately, it’s about being curious, introspective, and willing to face discomfort to foster personal growth and build deeper connections with others.

Bio:

Dr. Diana Londoño is a Board-Certified Urologist and one of the 10% of urologists in the US who is a woman and the 0.5% that are Latinx and a woman. Dr. Londoño is originally from Mexico City, and she received all her education in the Los Angeles Area, going to Claremont McKenna College for her undergraduate studies and then attending UCLA for her medical school training. She finished a 6-year residency in Urology at Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles.

She has experienced burnout twice, which led her to write and speak about it to raise awareness and help others. She has published multiple articles in Medscape, Doximity, Kevin MD, Men’s Health, Giddy.com, medmic.com, and others. She is also a contributor author to the books “Thriving After Burnout” and “Medic S.O.S.” Her burnout journey led her to become a certified life coach and founder of Physician Coach Support.com. This free and confidential 1:1 peer support platform for physicians, led by certified physician life coaches, is available seven days a week via Zoom.

In 2022, she received the Los Angeles County Medical Association Physician Leadership Award for her work. She is an international speaker and guest on multiple podcasts discussing wellness, boundaries, ego, humanity in medicine, mindset, and mindfulness. She has also been featured on TV on Univision, Telemundo, Mundo Fox, CNN Latino, KCET, and ABC News as a health consultant discussing urological topics. She is also a Reiki Master and a Pranic Healing student, and the mother of two determined and joyful 6 and 8-year-old girls, Daniela and Paloma.

Contact Dr. Londoño:

https://dianalondonomd.comhttps://physiciancoachsupport.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianalondonomd/ https://www.instagram.com/dianalondonomd/ X: @dianalondonomd https://www.youtube.com/@dianalondonomd

What is self-leadership? How does being a CEO a multi-billion dollar company translate to the habits and mindset needed for self-mastery? Marty Moore (Your CEO Mentor) has some hard earned advice for those wanting to excel in their companies and shares his personal story of leaving his corporate digs to create his own company to teach and inspire high performers to rapidly improve their leadership performance. 

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Martin is a global thought leader, whose wisdom was forged in the cauldron of high-performance leadership. A university law school dropout, he worked his way up to become CEO of multi-billion dollar company, CS Energy. In 2018 he left the corporate world to establish Your CEO Mentor, the business he founded with his daughter, Emma Green. Since then, his direct, cut-through approach has made No Bullsh!t Leadership one of the top leadership podcasts globally, with over 5 million downloads in 150+ countries, and his book debuted at #2 on the Wall Street Journal bestseller list. His sole purpose is to improve the quality of leaders, globally.

Website: https://yourceomentor.com/

Podcast: https://yourceomentor.com/leadership-podcast/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/yourceomentor/

Book: "No Bullsh!t Leadership" https://yourceomentor.com/book/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourceomentor

Rock bottom is a place nobody wants to be, but many who have been there attest to rock bottom being the place of deep transformation. Trish survived her traumatic childhood in the only way she could with escaping through drug use. She nearly ended her life when a chance phone call saved her and put her on a new path. The road out of poverty and to a thriving sales career which bloomed into an international keynote speaking career, enduring success expert, and a personal and team development coach. 

What impresses me the most about Trish though isn't her admittedly amazing accomplishments, but her willingness to trudge into the deepest truth, knowing that's where we get to be honest about choosing love and connecting wholeheartedly. 

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Trish Kendall is proof that we each have the power to create true success—enduring success—no matter our story, experiences, or circumstances. Trish climbed from the pit of despair and summited the peak of success, overcoming childhood sexual abuse, poverty, drug addiction and near suicide. Inspiring people around the world, and providing a pathway to enduring success, Trish helps organizations, teams and individuals create enduring success, together. 

Connect with Trish on her website https://trishkendall.com/

on Instagram @trishkendallspeaks and LinkedIn @trish-kendall-speaks/

I'm not going to tell you how to get OUT, but how to be IN stuckness by changing the way you think about it. 

Here are the 7 perspective shifts I'm exploring today:

can you let yourself be stuck...for now?

can you remember when you weren't stuck and believe it’s not forever?

can you make a small change (even if it’s unrelated to the area you feel stuck in); are you actually paralyzed because you’re trying to change too much too fast

can you actually do something but you’re afraid?

is it not so much you that’s stuck as it is something you need to say that’s stuck? Where do you feel “stuck” in your body? 

do you know how to get unstuck but you don’t feel like you can? Can you be okay with choosing to be stuck on purpose for now?

do you feel stuck because you are comparing yourself to others?

My mantra when I'm stuck: "Please help me be present."

Being stuck is not bad. Use it to clarify where you want to go, lean into gratitude, and claim your autonomy and ability to choose. 

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What if you've got a dream for your life but it doesn't seem possible with your current circumstances?

Stefanie and I are both part of the "Child Loss" club, which is just a nice way of saying we've both had our children die from Sanfilippo Syndrome. Today we're discussing the reality of having children with a debilitating and terminal disease, what to do when you've got a vision for your life that just doesn't match up, and what to do in the season of waiting. 

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Stefanie Boyce, B.A, CSD, CET-1, R-YFT, MBC is the Oaks Retreat Director, creator of the Oaks Retreat signature framework and Founder and Therapeutic Coach at Inner Sanctuary Home, Inc. She received her degree in Psychology and Community Health and holds certifications as an Experiential Therapist, Spiritual Director, Yoga Instructor, Mind-Body Coach and Wellness Counselor. She has received additional training in Integrative Somatic Parts Work and Psychodrama modalities and has prior experience working with Domestic Violence, Pediatric Hospice, and Church Ministry. She also enjoys her collaborative relationship serving on the team as a Therapeutic Coach at Radical Wellness Co. in San Clemente, CA. Stefanie hosts workshops, retreats, yoga instruction, and therapeutic coaching for individuals and groups. Blending her creative passions, life experience, and training, she loves holding space for others to get curious, dig deep, and live well. Stefanie lives outside of San Diego, CA with her family.

@stefanieboycecoaching

https://www.stefanieboyce.com/

How did you get your views about sex and sexuality? What contributed to your sexual ethic? We learn about sex, shame, and sexuality from our parents (through what is said or not said), movies, pornography, friends, magazines, and more. But how often do we challenge our views and really dig into what we believe and why. This conversation with Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers is a great way to start asking those important questions. 

We discuss some of the downstream affects of sexual shame, the outcomes of purity culture (and what purity culture actually is), and how to raise our children in sex-positive households. 

Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers is a licensed sex and gender feminist psychotherapist, best-selling author, researcher, emeriti professor, and media personality whose expertise spans sex therapy, spiritual intimacy, parenting, and social justice. Her revolutionary perspectives have been expressed on platforms such as Spirituality & Health, Refinery 29, Vocal, Medium, and Bust Magazines, along with many podcast, radio, news, and TV interviews. Known for exposing the impact of sexual shame on our ability to securely attach to our partners, and instruct our children to attach to theirs, Dr. Sellers’ book Sex, God, & the Conservative Church – Erasing Shame from Sexual Intimacy has had a global impact. Her latest book, due out June 1, 2021, Shameless Parenting – Everything You Need to Raise Shame-free, Confident, Kids and Heal Your Shame Too! was a New Release Bestseller in five categories. She speaks throughout the world on how to heal, and how to raise shame-free relationally confident children. She can be followed on Instagram @DrTinaShameless

Dr. Tina's website

Dr. Tina Shameless on Instagram 

Resources for parenting with sex-positive intention

Book: Shameless Parenting: Everything You Need to Raise Shame-free, Confident Kids and Heal Your Shame Too!

I find myself rummaging in the cupboard when I'm particularly stressed out. But why do I do that? Why do we emotionally eat?

I'm in an anatomy and physiology class right now, focusing on the nervous system. We started learning about the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems and my mind lit up about one thing in particular: how digestion relates to the stress state. These branches of the autonomic nervous system are in charge of the "fight or flight" and "rest or digest" states. So what does stress have to do with eating? 

I think eating is like a cheat code. It helps us bump ourselves out of the fight or flight state by forcing our bodies to rest and digest. It's a brilliant strategy if you think about it! But what happens when we don't manage our stress in other ways? 

This episode is about mindfulness, gratitude for the wisdom of our bodies, and practical tools to help reduce stress and introduce more mindfulness into how we eat, because eating isn't just for fuel, it's also for pleasure!

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In the beginning of the episode, I tell you about Brick. If you want to learn more and get your own handy tool, you can find it HERE. 

You can find me on Instagram and YouTube, or visit my website for more info about speaking for your next event or retreat. 

We're all members of the cast in this big play called life. For the majority of our lives, we play along, delivering our lines, and embodying the character we were told to play. 

But what happens when we realize we don't like how the script is written? What if this character that was written for me doesn't really fit? We can start to intentionally change the script. Write a different story. Say the lines that resonate with who we truly are. 

Additionally, we like to hold other people to a script that we've written for them, not understanding the damage we're doing when we demand that others behave in a certain way according to our plans. When we can release people from our expectations, we give them the gift of being exactly who they are. Does that mean we allow any and all treatment? No way, but we can co-write the play.

Enjoy this week's episode. If you want to hear more from me, you can come hang out with me on the socials (I'm on Instagram the most). Join me https://www.instagram.com/morgan_motsinger/

I came across a poem that made me feel incredibly hopeful:

“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.

I found a small snippet of this poem when I was cleaning out my office and found the book I purchased years ago as a guest book for Anni's funeral. When I needed it, I couldn't find it, but a year after her funeral--there it was.

This poem was just what I needed in this moment, and it sparked this deeper thought about this big question:

What do we do when we feel like giving up?

I hope today this episode offers some hope amidst the hard things, gives you some practical advice on how to handle naysayers and dream-squashers (including that critical inner voice), and how to keep going when you can't quite make out the light ahead. 

If this episode means something to you, please take a moment to give the show a rating and subscribe. 

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You can find me (Morgan) over on Instagram or on my website www.morganmotsinger.com

You've probably heard "attachment theory" (anxious attached, avoidant, etc), and the term "codependent", but what does that actually mean? And how does it practically show up in our relationships?

We get bogged down by terminology and we diagnose our relationship troubles, handing out labels left and right. Labels may not be very helpful, but what is helpful is understanding how we show up in our relationships, and how our perspective on our close relationships is formed by our first relationships with our parents and immediate family. 

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Brooke Bergman is a relationship coach and licensed family and marriage therapist.

She has a particular interest in entrepreneurial mental health, recovery from religious fundamentalism and trauma, divorce recovery, modern dating and modern marriage, women's body image and disordered eating, and supporting healthy romantic partnerships as a vehicle for creating a more stable and vibrant society. 

In addition to working with her own clients, she provides consultation services through ZenFounder, an organization dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs’ mental health and relationship needs.

You can find her on her website https://www.brookebergman.com/