The Empowering Neurologist Podcast

The Joy of Well-Being - with Collen & Jason Wachob | The Empowering Neurologist EP. 164

05.15.2023 - By David PerlmutterPlay

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Health and happiness go hand in hand, and who couldn’t use a little more of both these days? This is from the back cover of an exciting new book, *The Joy of Well-being,* by Colleen and Jason Wachob. This is such a wonderful guide that, lovingly, gifts us the tools to more fully enjoy the ride, and become healthier in the process!

 

Colleen Wachob is the co-founder and co-CEO at mindbodygreen, the leading independent media brand dedicated to well-being with 15 million monthly unique visitors. She graduated from Stanford University with degrees in international relations and Spanish. She spent ten years working at Fortune 500 companies including Gap, Walmart, and Amazon before devoting her life’s work to mindbodygreen. Colleen has been a speaker at Fortune 500 companies and numerous trade conferences on well-being trends. Her new passion that brings her joy is pickleball.

 

Jason Wachob is the founder and co-CEO of mindbodygreen, the leading independent media brand dedicated to well-being with 15 million monthly unique visitors. He is also the host of the popular mindbodygreen podcast and the bestselling author of Wellth: How I Learned to Build a Life, Not a Resume. He has been featured in the New York Times, Entrepreneur, Forbes, Fast Company, Business Insider, and Vogue, and has a BA in history from Columbia University, where he played varsity basketball for four years. He lives with his wife, co-founder, and co-CEO Colleen, in Miami with their daughters, Ellie and Grace. In his spare time he loves walking to get hot black coffee.

 

This is a really warm and feel-good interview, Hope you all enjoy!

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TIMESTAMPS

 

0:00 Intro

4:28 The Journey of Well-Being

15:35 Wellness vs. Well-Being

19:30 Navigating Too Much Information

23:46 New Breathing Discoveries

28:39 Healthy Sleep Habits

33:56 Too Much Monitoring

39:22 Health Pile Up

41:55 The Well-being Way

47:50 Moving Out of NYC

50:44 Conclusion

 

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