The Flourishing Experiment

Last week I discussed six sayings and one word that could be hurting you rather than helping you. I focused specifically on physical sayings. This week is all about emotions -- mantras that turn out to not be true and could keep you stuck.

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Mantras can be great tools for mindfulness, focus, meditation, and more. But there are a few commonly used mantras that can hurt us more than they help. If we subscribe to these sayings we could even be doing harm to our bodies. In this first installment of a three-episode series, I'll address five mantras that could potentially be hurting you—plus, one word in the English language that is like nails on a chalkboard!

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Ross Ruben is a professional entertainer and stuntman who uses his gifts of creativity and curiosity to create memorable events. During our conversation, you'll hear what a DJ wants you to know when planning and attending an event, how to create memorable experiences, what to think about when taking on challenging feats and more.

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Jeff Harry is an international speaker, coach, and positive psychology practitioner who helps organizations and individuals tackle the tough stuff through play. During our playful and empowering conversation, we touched on how to laugh through tough times, handle inner and outer bullies in a playful way, and fun things to do during these unprecedented times.

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Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar, best-selling author and leadership expert, is back on the podcast! This time he's here to discuss how he's applied his knowledge and resilience skills to moving, parenting, leading, working, and managing (and even leveraging!) his ADHD. We discuss the importance of happiness in these dark and depressing times, including his new Happiness Studies Academy (and how you can be a part of it!).

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We're on lap four of four to celebrate 300 episodes of the podcast! Why four laps? Because relationships are what lead to longevity and happiness and there is so little time and so many people to talk to! You'll hear from four listeners of the podcast who ran the Chicago or NYC marathons in 2015 while raising money for Action for Healthy Kids.

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We're on lap three of four to celebrate 300 episodes. Why four laps? Because relationships are what lead to longevity and happiness and there is so little time and so many people to talk to. You'll hear from five listeners, turned clients of the podcast, and how they've used The Running Lifestyle Show and The Flourishing Experiment to create even better relationships.

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Time flies when you're having fun! Hear Kate Weymouth, MD, interview me on how and why the podcast started, the big lessons learned, how the podcast has evolved and more. You'll also get a behind-the-scenes "look" at what it takes to run a podcast.

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This celebration episode did not go the way I envisioned celebrating almost 300 episodes of the podcast...but I think it turned out even better! and was even therapeutic! Serena Marie, RD, our go-to real food dietitian from back in the day when the podcast was called The Running Lifestyle Show, joins us this week. You'll hear what major myth Serena wants to dispel and what I wish I would have known before running three marathons in six weeks!

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Kate Weymouth, MD, a board-licensed psychiatrist in Delaware and New York, shares her top four tips of things to keep in mind as we head into shorter days during these unprecedented times. Some of her top suggestions may surprise you and may be easier than you think. We throw in a bonus tip which is sure to help turn that frown (if you have one), upside down.

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