The Dr. Greg Wells Podcast

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This week we’re interviewing Dr. Marc Mitchell from the University of Western Ontario. Marc is an assistant professor and he is a specialist in behavioural change. He did his PhD at the University of Toronto and a postdoctoral fellowship at the University Health Network. He works in integrative bio-sciences and the psychological basis for kinesiology.

Marc is really interested in studying health incentives and behavioural economics, physical activity promotion, and how you actually change behaviours to get healthier. He's applied that in cardiac rehabilitation and also in e-health, mobile health, and public health interventions.

So if you want to know more about how you actually change your behaviours to get healthier, Marc is your guy. I'm super excited that he agreed to come on the show and share some of his insights with all of us.

Enjoy this conversation all about the science of behaviour change with Dr. Marc Mitchell.

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This week we have an amazing interview with wilderness writer and adventure photographer Bruce Kirkby. Bruce is recognized for connecting wild places with contemporary issues. With journeys spanning more than 80 countries in 2000 days, Bruce's accomplishments include the first modern crossing of Arabia’s Empty Quarter by camel, a raft descent of Ethiopia's Blue Nile Gorge by raft, a sea kayak traverse of Borneo's Northern coast, and a coast-to-coast Icelandic trek.

Bruce is a columnist for The Globe and Mail, author of two bestselling books, and a multi-National Magazine Award winner. Bruce's writing has appeared in The New York Times, EnRoute, Huffington Post, Explore, and Canadian Geographic. His photographic clients include Patagonia, Lululemon, Time, Outside, National Geographic Adventure, and MacLean’s. He's a winner of a prestigious Western Magazine Award, and Bruce's photography was selected by National Geographic as among the most compelling adventure images of the decade.

In this conversation, we talk about some of his latest adventures, his latest book, and what he's been up to with regards to keeping his family busy and active. This interview gathered some insights into pushing the limits, building a life around your passions and interests, and also developing your skills and executing them under conditions that are extraordinarily difficult.

Please enjoy my conversation with adventurer, Bruce Kirkby!

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Today I’m excited to share an interview that I did on Casey Zavaleta’s podcast "How Do You Feel?".

Casey is a functional strength coach at All Day Fit, a personal training gym based out of Toronto, Canada. Casey’s mission is to help teach women to tune in to their bodies so they can make decisions about their fitness, health, and lifestyle that are right for them. She believes that we should stop obsessing about how we want to look and start focusing on how we want to feel.

Prior to her time there, Casey also worked for Toronto Football Club’s Department of High Performance, where she developed programs to optimize the performance of professional athletes.

In this episode, we talk about the importance of rest and recharging for high performance in every area of our lives. We also discuss how we can actually use this strange pandemic time to give ourselves a reboot, discover our true priorities, and craft our lives from the ground up.

Enjoy the conversation!

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This week I’m really excited to share a chat I had with Dan Pontefract.

Dan is a keynote speaker, leadership strategist, best-selling author, and founder of The Pontefract Group, which aims to improve the state of leadership and organizational culture.

He’s written three books: “Open to Think”, “The Purpose Effect”, and “Flat Army”, and his fourth book, “Lead. Care. Win. How to Become a Leader Who Matters” will be published later this year.

Dan has presented at four different TED events and also writes for Forbes and Harvard Business Review. Dan is an adjunct professor at the University of Victoria, Gustavson School of Business, and has garnered more than 20 industry awards over his career.

Dan’s thinking is world class and his ideas of how we can be better leaders in this time of tremendous disruption is important for all of us to hear. Dan gives us a very clear path forwards about what we need to do to navigate the current situation and ensure we’re successful moving forwards after the pandemic.

To learn more about Dan, you can visit his website at danpontefract.com. 

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Today I have the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Bill Howatt. Bill is an internationally recognized expert in mental health. He's spent 25 years helping employees, patients, and leaders achieve their potential. Bill has a PhD in Organizational Psychology, did post-doctoral training at UCLA, has developed programs with organizations like the Conference Board of Canada and the University of New Brunswick, and is author of numerous books and articles, including regular contributions to The Globe and Mail.

I interviewed Bill previously on this podcast (Episode 37), however I wanted to bring him back on the show as prioritizing mental health has never been so important as it is now during this worldwide crisis. 

In this interview, Bill discusses overcoming loneliness, maintaining social connections while physically distancing, and implementing a mental fitness plan during this pandemic. 

If you want to learn more about Bill and his new book, "Stop Hiding and Start Living: How to say F-it to Fear and Develop Mental Fitness", check out his website at billhowatt.com. 

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Today I'm sharing a conversation I had with my good friend and colleague Yves Doucet. 

Yves is a serial entrepreneur and innovator based in New Brunswick, Canada. He is the CEO and founder of Dovico, which is a leading project timesheet software company, with clients in over 80 countries. He has a passion for ingenuity and helping people live great lives. He's on a mission to always do business with values and tries to empower others to do the same.

In this conversation, we discuss a number of different topics including rest and recovery, sleep, and creating courage during this difficult time.  To learn more about Yves, you can visit his website at yvesdoucet.com or visit tuba.co for improving team engagement levels and measure organizational success.

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This week I'm going to share an interview I did on Karim Kanji's podcast. Karim is a senior digital strategist who understands how to use various digital and social platforms to help brands reach their business and campaign goals and objectives. 

In this episode, we talk again about specific tools and tactics you can use to not just get through this difficult time, but actually thrive in it. We discuss various ways you can use this extra time to your advantage.  

Learn more about Karim and his podcast at karimkanji.com.

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This week I'm sharing with you an interview I did for the Weather Channel about the current COVID-19 pandemic. In this interview I discuss the importance of hand washing, keeping healthy both physically and mentally, and staying emotionally connected with people even while practising physical isolation.

I hope this interview will be helpful for you as we get through these tough times. We're all in this together.

Greg

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Today we are going to have a conversation with Paul Chek. This interview originally appeared on my Be Better Podcast a couple of years ago, but so many people have been asking me about this interview that I decided to repost it.

Paul Chek is a world renowned expert in the fields of corrective and high performance exercise, kinesiology, stress management, and holistic wellness. For over 30 years, Paul's unique integrated approach to treatment and education has changed the lives of many of his clients, his students, and their clients (because he coaches coaches). By treating the body as a whole system and finding the root cause of a problem, Paul has been successful where traditional approaches have previously failed. He is the founder of the CHEK (Corrective Holistic Exercise Kinesiology) Institute based in California and the Success Coaching Mastery Program.

In this conversation, we do a very, very deep dive into health, wellbeing, and actually drift into spirituality as well, which is cool and amazing given the journey that Paul has been on.

So please enjoy this incredibly in depth conversation with health, fitness, and wellness expert Paul Chek.

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Today I'm going to share with you a bit of a different podcast.

This is a recording of when I was ice climbing in Canmore, Alberta. I was with my friend Kevin McFadden and our guides Eric and Brad, and we climbed a very high frozen waterfall that was 3 pitches.

I recorded myself throughout the day, and interviewed my partners and guides. Hopefully this gives you a little insight into what it's like to be out there doing stuff, and the mental games that go on when you're elevating yourself and reaching new limits.  

Enjoy!