In this episode, Les chats with psychologist Dr. David Roland about navigating suffering, and discovering new growth from the lessons it brings. Dr. Roland also explores ways we can support others during challenging times.

Dr. David Roland is a writer, presenter and psychologist whose work draws on lived experience and his professional training. He graduated with a BSc (Hons) from the University of Sydney and gained his PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Wollongong with a research focus on performance anxiety in musicians. David worked as a clinical and forensic psychologist for more than twenty years in the treatment and assessment of clients ranging from children to adults, the Children’s Court Clinic and the Criminal Court. He is currently an Honorary Associate with the University Centre for Rural Health, University of Sydney, and a founding member of Compassionate Mind Australia. He is an advisor to the Young Stroke Project with the National Stroke Foundation.

David’s latest book https://amzn.to/35B0G70 ("The Power of Suffering: Growing through life crises" ) draws together the real-life stories of 11 incredible people who survived their crises and grew in transformative ways. David not only narrates these stories, but he also examines them through the lens of posttraumatic growth. He details how to be an ‘expert companion’ to someone who is going through crisis.

His memoir https://amzn.to/3dRVRtw ("How I Rescued My Brain: a psychologist’s remarkable recovery from stroke and trauma" ) describes how David set about implementing his own rehabilitation plan using neuroplasticity, psychology and social connection. This book was shortlisted for an ABIA award in 2015 and was selected by Reading Well (UK) as a prescription book.

https://amzn.to/3dXLnJ5 ("The Confident Performer") is a self-help guide for anyone in the performance space and came out of his PhD research and work with hundreds of performers, public speakers and examination takers. It has been used worldwide in performing arts teaching institutions.

David is published in Best Australian Science Writing 2015. He has been featured in international publications, radio and television including the Sunday Express, The Independent, The Sydney Morning Herald, Huffington Post, The Conversation, Wellbeing, ABC Television and ABC Radio National. In 2015, he was awarded the Stroke Foundation’s Creative Award. He has academic publications in the fields of performance anxiety and vicarious trauma.

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In this episode, Les explores the polyvagal theory with Justin Sunseri from the “stuck not broken” podcast.

Justin Sunseri is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in CA that is obsessed with the Polyvagal Theory and applying it to everyday life - mental health, trauma, education, parenting and more.

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In this special episode, the tables are turned and Les is being interviewed by his good friend Peter Watts. Together they chat about Les' inquiry into the world of movement.

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A few weeks ago we asked you, The Mindful Movement audience, what questions you have. Between YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and our Facebook group, we received many questions. In today's episode, Les answers as many as he is able. Feel free to comment below with any other questions you have for future Q&A episodes.

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In this episode, Les chats with Dr Paul Saladino about the potentially misguided beliefs about the use of plants for food and the inappropriate vilification of animals as a food source. This topic can be polarizing for some folks, and it also can be truly eye opening. Being able to dissolve our current beliefs and make space for new ideas may allow us to break through to new levels of well being.

Dr. Saladino is the leading authority on the science and application of the carnivore diet. He has used this diet to reverse autoimmune issues, chronic inflammation, and mental health issues in hundreds of patients, many of whom had been told their conditions were untreatable. He is the host of the popular Fundamental Health podcast and the author of the bestselling book, https://amzn.to/2ZADp2F (The Carnivore Code). Dr. Saladino is board certified as a Physician Nutrition Specialist and in psychiatry and completed residency at the University of Washington. He lives in Austin, TX, and can frequently be found exploring wild places when he is not writing, researching, or working with clients.

Connect with Dr. Saladino:

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In this episode Les chats with the host of the Beautifully Broken Podcast Freddie Kimmel. Freddie is also part of the management team at Ampcoil. Ampcoil is a wellness devise which uses frequencies to interact with our body to support its innate healing abilities. Hope you enjoy the episode!

Freddie Kimmel is a Transformational Coach, Host and creator of the Beautifully Broken Podcast and part of the management team at AmpCoil. He has been featured in, The Wall street Journal, The New York Times, “State of the Arts” on LA talk radio, and in Dance Magazine. He is also a proud survivor of metastatic cancer, Lyme and mold.

Yes, he is THAT lucky.

For Freddie, one of the greatest blessings has been the presence of been chronic illness for the last 20 years. “I’ve gained the awareness of what truly matters, the knowledge that I can do ANYTHING, and faith in the strength and power I poses as a child of the universe. I am here for a purpose and openly accept what comes next.”

Freddie has a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts from SUNY Brockport and in conjunction with starting Freddiesetgo.com has performed all over the country in Broadway touring productions of Phantom of the Opera, Billy Elliot and played the title role in the Broadway bound Cagney the musical in New YorkCity (all packed in between chemotherapy sessions and surgeries.)

Yes, you too can do anything.

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In this episode, Les chats with Dr Melina Roberts about a variety of different healing modalities to help build a robust immune system and improve your health status. 

Dr. Melina Roberts is a Naturopathic Doctor, Author of Building a Healthy Child and Founder of Advanced Naturopathic Medical Centre in Calgary. She is recognized as one of the top Biological Medicine practitioners in North America and is a lecturer for the Paracelsus Academy. She is a leading authority in the field of naturopathic medicine specializing in Biological Medicine effectively treating digestive issues, chronic disease and cancer. Dr. Roberts is a graduate of the University of Waterloo and the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto. She did a 2 year post-graduate study in Biological Medicine with Paracelsus Klinik in Switzerland.

Author of http://advancednaturopathic.com/building-a-healthy-child/ ("Building a Healthy Child")

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In this episode, Les chats with Ashok Gupta to discuss the effects of illness on the nervous system and how the brain can be retrained to allow you to pass through healing plateaus.

About Ashok Gupta:

The founder of the Gupta program, Ashok Gupta MA(Cantab), MSc, who after suffering from ME/CFS managed to cure himself through research and applying his own techniques. He has been fully well for over 20 years and is a leading researcher and clinician specializing in treating these chronic conditions.

About the Gupta Program:

The Gupta Program is a friendly easy-to-use online Brain Retraining course, for recovery from many chronic conditions.

The Gupta Program is one of the preeminent programs treating Neuro-Immune conditions and thousands of people have gotten their lives back following its protocols.

Ashok has appeared in several media as an expert on stress including the BBC, CNN, Guardian Newspaper, ITV, The Independent, and many others.

He has also published medical papers on the basis of stress-related illnesses and is continually researching these conditions, you can find out more information at https://www.guptaprogram.com/causes/

Ashok would love to offer your listeners $50 off both standard and USB Gupta Program packages. This means they can get the program now for only $299 or $399 respectively.

You can take advantage of this offer by applying the discount code TMMPODCAST at the checkout at https://www.guptaprogram.com/purchase-gupta-program/

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In this episode Les sits down with one of his greatest teachers, his daughter, Mollie Raymond. Together they discuss a variety of topics to explore the perspectives of a teenaged human growing up in the environment resulting from a pandemic.

RESOURCES:

"Wand" by: Mollie Raymond

writing is such a sacred thing

and i feel like a bulldozer troll

for stamping on it with my

giant cement feet

for abusing words

imposing my will.

sorry i have not been gentle

and sorry that these days i only write to

take out the trash in my mind.

sorry i’m not open

to receiving, to submitting

to the universe.

sorry i’m not a wand,

one end planted in the earth, drawing up

water and minerals, the other end pointed

at the sky, channeling all

the sun’s brilliance,

then transmuting these energies into art.

when my therapist curses, it makes me think

it’s okay to take out my feelings on the ground,

to stomp, to scream, to say fuck.

sometimes i should still be quiet.

birds and singing bowls

make gentle music.

you have to stop talking to listen.

thank you for humbling me, god.

god knows, well i guess you know,

i needed it.

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In this interview, Les chats with Brother Phap Vu and explores ideas around finding peace when surrounded by chaos. With so much suffering, how do we navigate our life from a place of joy and happiness? Brother Vu offers insights and a framework in which we can cultivate the qualities of happiness as we are in constant transition. 

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Br. Phap Vu (Dharma Rain) was ordained as a monastic by Thich Nhat Hanh in 2003. In 2011 he received the Lamp Transmission, establishing him as a Dharma Teacher. Prior to his ordination, as a lay practitioner and aspirant, Phap Vu had practiced meditation in the Chinese Chan tradition for six years and received the Dharma name Original Abiding.

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https://www.dharmapathways.org/ (https://www.dharmapathways.org/)

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