The Flourishing Experiment

This is sooooo exciting! Research done in 2003 and 2006 showed correlation between people who had a Positive Emotional Style and their immunity—were less likely to be susceptible to the common cold, rhinovirus and flu! Being happy, lively and calm can actually help you physically feel better. Self-care really is healthcare! This week, I share this science and how you can have a happier, more positive emotional style with Serena Marie, RD. Serena and I catch up on what's been happening for her as an RD in the ICU at a hospital in Brooklyn and how my family has fared here in Wilmington, DE.

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Vanessa Kettner is a productivity coach but probably not in the way you think. On this week's episode, she introduces us to Neural Linguistic Programming (NLP) and how to use it as a map for what you truly want. Vanessa also shares the two books that have been life-changing for her, leading her to sell all of her belongings, travel where she wants to go, and mine for gold mentally.

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Danny Singles is a physical therapist, marathon runner, husband, and dad. He shares with us what to keep in mind for our physical health when it comes to being more sedentary due to physical distancing. He discusses how to get back into any sport after time off, introduces us to "airplane exercises" (you can do them even if you're not on an airplane!), what he sees over and over again in his industry, and more.

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Angela Wheeler is a coach, author, speaker, and facilitator who teaches people how to thrive and lead by becoming aware of their strengths, creating nourishing boundaries, and cultivating the courage to become their best selves. She is the co-founder of Productive Flourishing. You'll hear how being diagnosed with a second autoimmune disorder, having a near death experience and a nervous breakdown lead her to helping others lead their best lives.

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We're in unprecedented times and the world is experiencing grief as a whole. Research shows that a person who has post-traumatic stress disorder can experience post-traumatic growth at the same time. Learn what the differences are and how you can make choices to experience post-traumatic growth. You'll also hear what post-traumatic ecstasy is and how you might experience it.

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Good news! Hope is something you can build and research shows that if you do, you'll have higher self-esteem, have more positive emotions and have a greater sense of control. COVID-19 and control don't seem to go together, but there is always something you can do to strengthen your hope muscle. On this episode, you'll hear how to look at your goals, pathways, and agency, and include hope to make what you're working toward more likely happen.

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Myra Goodman, an inventor and author is the co-author of Quest for Eternal Sunshine, a Holocaust Survivor's Journey from Darkness to Light, shares her father's journey from Nazi concentration camp survivor to wildly successful inventor. Myra discusses her father's unrelenting depression to how he found inner peace, how she took her father's writing and researched more of his stories, and how writing was a doorway to joy for her father.

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Greg Hiebert is highly sought after leadership coach and educator who has taken a beautiful presentation and put it into a book. We discuss how three traumatic events early his life lead him to be an overachiever to prove that he is good enough. Greg shares his 6 P's for Profound Living and how that impacts your thoughts, actions, and choices.

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Serena Marie, RD, is back on the podcast to share what she is experiencing as a registered dietician in the Intensive Care Unit at a hospital in NYC. She shares the necessity of social distancing, what foods to focus on right now, and the importance of exercise. I share how exercising is a way to sharpen the brain, increase creativity, and create calm.

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Do you ever feel guilty about feeling disappointed? You think you "shouldn't" feel bad because even though you're upset, you know someone else has it a lot worse? It's OK! Hear how you can use self-compassion as a foundation to asking yourself life-changing questions, to accepting reality and moving on to what you can do about it.

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