Jordan’s Dann joins me for episode 29 on The School of Unlearning podcast. This episode is a deeply personal one, and Jordan leads the way by sharing how her childhood experiences have shaped the way she sees relationships and her work as a therapist. This is one of those feel good, wanna hug her through the screen and share with everyone I know podcasts - enjoy the conversation my friends. 

In this episode we cover: 

• How Jordan’s parents and early childhood influenced her view of relationships

Resources

If you liked this episode, check out the book Jordan references, “The Body Keeps the Score” by Bessel van der Kolk. 

Jordan mentioned the poet, Marge Piercy, click here to read more.

About Jordan Dann

Jordan's work as a therapist is strongly informed by her clinical training in Gestalt therapy, Imago Relationship Therapy, and Somatic Experiencing. Jordan’s approach to working with clients is a strength-based-trauma-informed approach to support self-healing of the individual.

Jordan has a BFA (acting) an MFA (theater education) from Boston University and am a graduate of the Gestalt Associates for Psychotherapy. Jordan is a Nationally Certified and NYS Licensed Psychoanalyst in private practice. She works with individuals, couples, and conduct case supervision in New York City.  

Jordan is an avid content creator and I highly encourage you go check out her Instagram account where she shares informative videos and stories that are buzzworth. She has also been featured in MindBodyGreen, NewsBreak, and Psychotherapy Networker. 

To follow and work with Jordan, click here. 

To learn more about Elisa and her work as a Conscious Leadership Coach, Instagram. 

In this episode for The School of Unlearning, I sit down with the author, founder and CEO of Askinosie chocolate.

I first came across Askinosie chocolate via Shawn's book, “Meaningful Work”. I read this book and fell in love with his spiritual and thorough approach to finding a vocation and meaning in our personal lives. I immediately searched for the nearest store that sold Askinosie chocolate and bought a bar. I’ve been hooked ever since. 

This episode is deeply personal, a conversation between two people navigating grief, joy, loss, meaning and yes, chocolate. Shawn urges us to look to what breaks our heart in order to find meaning in our lives and in our work. 

In this episode you'll hear: 

• What core learnings Shawn had to endure at age that shaped his worldview on religion and grief.

"Maybe if we combine our sorrow? Maybe that's joy?" Ross Gay 

Check out Shawn’s TED Talk here.

To enjoy direct trade chocolate made by Askinosie chocolate, click here. 

About Elisa: 

I am a Conscious Leadership Coach and host of The School of Unlearning Podcast. I coach leaders/executives and teams all over the world to shift their mindset. Together we move from serious to curious and from fear to love. 

Follow The School of Unlearning on Instagram. 

On episode 27 for The School of Unlearning, I sit down with professor and author, Luke Burgis. Luke recently wrote the book, "Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life" and on this episode he helps unpack what mimetic desire is and how we can more intentionally identify and choose what we want in life. Luke helps us more consciously examine why we want what we want and nudges us through his tactics in the book, to remember what it means to be human. 

In this episode you will learn: 

• How a few core learnings influenced the way Luke grew up

About Luke:

Luke Burgis has co-created and led four companies in wellness, consumer products, and technology. He’s currently Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Director of Programs at the Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship where he also teaches business at The Catholic University of America. Luke has helped form and serves on the board of several new K-12 education initiatives and writes and speaks regularly about the education of desire. He studied business at NYU Stern and philosophy and theology at a pontifical university in Rome. He’s Managing Partner of Fourth Wall Ventures, an incubator that he started to build, train, and invest in people and companies that contribute to a healthy human ecology. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife, Claire, and her crazy New Orleans cat Clotille.

About Elisa: 

I am a Conscious Leadership Coach and host of The School of Unlearning Podcast. I coach leaders/executives and teams all over the world to shift their mindset. Together we move from serious to curious and from fear to love. 

Forget what you learned, work is a medium for connection, play and yes, love. Click here to work with me.

Become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/thesoulpodcast/membership

On episode 26 for The School of Unlearning podcast, I sit down with Dr. Andrew Hill. Dr. Hill founded Peak Brain Institute which offers neurofeedback, a form of brain training that helps treat depression, anxiety, ADHD and many forms of brain trauma. We cover Dr. Hill's journey into neurofeedback and his take on how we can show up for our brain function through nutrition, brain training and more. 

Dr. Hill is one of the top peak performance coaches in the country. He holds a Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience from UCLA’s Department of Psychology and continues to do research on attention and cognition. Research methodology includes EEG, QEEG, and ERP.  He has been practicing neurofeedback since 2003.

In addition to founding Peak Brain Institute, Dr. Hill is the host of the Head First Podcast with Dr. Hill and lectures at UCLA, teaching courses in psychology, neuroscience, and gerontology.

All listeners of my podcast get 50% off their brain mapping with Peak Brain, go check them out in LA, NYC and St. Louis…and if you aren’t in those spaces, no worries, Peak Brain now offers virtual support with the same high touch care. 

In this episode, you will learn: 

• The pivotal moment that turned Dr. Hill onto the power of the brain’s capacity to heal 

About Elisa: 

I am a Conscious Leadership Coach and host of The School of Unlearning Podcast. I coach leaders/executives and teams all over the world to shift their mindset. Together we move from serious to curious and from fear to love. 

Forget what you learned, work is a medium for connection, play and yes, love. Click here to work with me.

Become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/thesoulpodcast/membership

On episode 25 for The School of Unlearning podcast, we are joined by author and entrepreneur, Terri Trespicio. Terri's new book, "Unfollow Your Passion" is a provocative inquiry into some of life's common assumptions. This podcast is filled with moments of unlearning about relationships, how we blindly inherent narratives that don't serve us and Terri argues that our best growth comes within our comfort zone, not outside of it. 

On this podcast you will learn: 

• Who has influenced Terri while she was growing up 

Quotes from Terri: 

“As soon as you start to monetize something in order to legitimize it, you’ve lost it.”

"Passion is when energy is moving through you, where can you allow that to happen?

“The minute you get fixed and rigid about finding passion in one thing, you’ve killed your own vibe.” 

"Pay attention to where industry or the need to do a thing comes in. Beware of trying to sell or market every last ounce of passion you have.

To learn more about Terri Trespicio, click here. 

About Elisa: 

I am a Conscious Leadership Coach and host of The School of Unlearning Podcast. I coach leaders/executives and teams all over the world to shift their mindset. Together we move from serious to curious and from fear to love. 

Forget what you learned, work is a medium for connection, play and yes, love. Click here to work with me.

Become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/thesoulpodcast/membership

We all know that the rise of technology isn't going anywhere. We also know that there is a spike in mental health concerns worldwide and in this provocative interview, former Google executive and author, Mo Gawdat shares his view on how we can shape the future of technology and AI by simply being better, kinder humans. 

In this podcast, you will learn: 

• How Mo's younger years growing up in in the Middle East influenced his worldview on religion, gender and problem solving.

Follow Mo on Instagram at @mogawdat and his podcast on Apple, "Slo Mo".

About Elisa: 

I am a Conscious Leadership Coach and host of The School of Unlearning Podcast. I coach leaders/executives and teams all over the world to shift their mindset. Together we move from serious to curious and  from fear to love. 

Forget what you learned, work is a medium for connection, play and yes, love. Click here to work with me.

Become a Patron! This podcast is and always will be a labor of love and community. Thank you for contributing to keep The School of Unlearning ad free. Our learning and unlearning never ends, so let's do this together.

Become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/thesoulpodcast/membership

Bringing your whole self to work was brought onto the scene by author and thought leader, Brene Brown. Bringing your whole self to work has taken on many meanings, and each year, the layers to this concept keep deepening and expanding. In this podcast episode, I expand on what bringing your whole self to work means and also take it one step further. Bringing your whole self to work goes beyond sharing your hobbies, pronouns or personal interests, it means connecting the dots on your core influences growing up and how that has shaped your leadership style. 

In this podcast you’ll learn:

• What bringing your whole self to work means 

About Elisa:  

I am a Conscious Leadership Coach and host of The School of Unlearning Podcast. I coach leaders/executives and teams all over the world to shift their mindset. Together we move from serious to curious and  from fear to love. 

Forget what you learned, work is a medium for connection, play and yes, love. Click here to work with me.

Become a Patron! This podcast is and always will be a labor of love and community. Thank you for contributing to keep The School of Unlearning ad free. Our learning and unlearning never ends, so let's do this together.

Become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/thesoulpodcast/membership

For episode 22, I sit down with my friend and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and author, Kimberly Ann Johnson to discuss childhood trauma, the nervous system and creating a world of coherence. This episode is deeply personal and essential for any person and any women seeking a vocabulary on how to better regulate their nervous system. 

In this episode, you will learn:

• How early childhood events and trauma helped shape Kimberly’s life and nervous system 

About Kimberly Johnson

Kimberly Johnson is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, birth doula, and postpartum educator who specializes in helping women recover from all from of trauma. In her book, “Call of the Wild”, Johnson offers an eye-opening look at the epidemic of “mind over matter” and a deep dive into how the nervous system responds to difficult events. 

Follow her at @kimberly.ann.johnson and her work at www.kimberlyannjohnson.com 

Please take the time to rate and review this podcast on Apple podcasts and share with a friend who would benefit. 

To learn more about Elisa and The School of Unlearning podcast, click here. 

About Elisa Haggarty: 

Elisa Haggarty is a Conscious Leadership Coach and host of The School of Unlearning Podcast. To learn more about her and her work, click here. 

Become a Patron! This podcast is and always will be a labor of love and community. I will not be using ads for my podcast to keep our conversations and time together focused and intentional. Thank you for contributing to keep The School of Unlearning ad free. Our learning and unlearning never ends, so let's do this together.

Become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/thesoulpodcast/membership

On today’s 5 Minute Friday podcast, I dive into the world of boundaries. What they are, why we struggle to create them and how to start embracing the power of no, for your sake and for those around you. 

On this podcast you will learn: 

• What boundaries are

"Sexually, professionally, personally, saying no takes balls. Little noes prepare us for the big noes that define the major movements of our lives. The job we shouldn't take, the relationship we must leave, the deal that seems shady. No, finally, to another drink, no to abuse, no to getting back together again. No to extreme lifesaving measures. 

When we were children, no came easily to the lips. Wear a coat? Turning off the TV? Leaving your sister alone? No chance. But then we became civilized. We aged into self consciousness. Saying no started to feel rude or insubordinate, mean or lazy, withholding or dangerous. There's hardly a positive intention associated with no. Except self-preservation." 

Kelly Corrigan

Please take the time to rate and review this podcast on Apple podcasts and share with a friend who would benefit. 

To learn more about Elisa and The School of Unlearning podcast, click here. 

About Elisa Haggarty: 

Elisa Haggarty is a Conscious Leadership Coach and host of The School of Unlearning Podcast. Elisa has been a coach for over 18 years- from college basketball to nutrition to more recently helping leaders bring more consciousness and play into their personal and work lives. Her work is influenced by a philosophy and belief that, "life happens for you" which has been a through line for Elisa her entire life. Believing life happens for you begs the question, "how can I learn and grow from whatever is happening?". She has sought to find and create meaning from every chapter of her life and empowers her clients and teams to do the same. From her first heartbreak, first job loss, divorce and enduring the grief that comes with slowly losing her Dad to a rare form of Dementia, Elisa's rich life experience and humble curiosity is what allows others to connect with her, and ultimately themselves in a deeper way. She finds joy in making her friends homemade chocolate and can most often be found hiking or spending time in nature and has two adorable cats, Josie and Lou.

Become a Patron! This podcast is and always will be a labor of love and community. I will not be using ads for my podcast to keep our conversations and time together focused and intentional. Thank you for contributing to keep The School of Unlearning ad free. Our learning and unlearning never ends, so let's do this together.

Become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/thesoulpodcast/membership

In today’s episode, we sit down with Lara Adler, an Environmental Toxins Expert and Certified Holistic Health Coach to discuss her journey of unlearning. 

Lara is a wealth of knowledge and in this podcast interview, we take a personal look into what and who has helped shape Lara’s work ethic, view on building a business and the role that environmental toxins play in human health, politics and the environment. 

More about Lara Adler:

To follow Lara, click here. 

To follow Lara on Instagram, check out @environmentaltoxinsnerd 

On this episode, you will learn: 

• How a few select childhood experiences shaped Lara’s view on business

If you enjoyed this episode, please take the time to rate and review this podcast on Apple podcasts and share with a friend who would benefit. 

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To schedule a discovery call with Elisa on Conscious Living and Leadership Coaching, please click here. 

Elisa Haggarty is a Conscious Leadership Coach and host of The School of Unlearning Podcast. Elisa has been a coach for over 18 years- from college basketball to nutrition to more recently helping leaders bring more consciousness and play into their personal and work lives. Her work is influenced by a philosophy and belief that, "life happens for you" which has been a through line for Elisa her entire life. Believing life happens for you begs the question, "how can I learn and grow from whatever is happening?". She has sought to find and create meaning from every chapter of her life and empowers her clients and teams to do the same. From her first heartbreak, first job loss, divorce and enduring the grief that comes with slowly losing her Dad to a rare form of Dementia, Elisa's rich life experience and humble curiosity is what allows others to connect with her, and ultimately themselves in a deeper way. She finds joy in making her friends homemade chocolate and can most often be found hiking or spending time in nature and has two adorable cats, Josie and Lou.

Become a Patron! This podcast is and always will be a labor of love and community. I will not be using ads for my podcast to keep our conversations and time together focused and intentional. Thank you for contributing to keep The School of Unlearning ad free. Our learning and unlearning never ends, so let's do this together.

Become a patron here!