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Join Signe for a conversation with Kelly McGonigal about her most recent book, The Joy of Movement, why people who exercise are happier, insights on why some individuals are more inclined to move than others, and some surprising benefits of moving that you may not have heard before. 

Kelly is a health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University who specializes in understanding the mind-body connection. As a pioneer in the field of "science-help," her mission is to translate insights from psychology and neuroscience into practical strategies that support personal well-being and strengthen communities.

She is the best-selling author of The Willpower Instinct and The Upside of Stress. You might also know her from her TED talk, "How to Make Stress Your Friend," which is one of the most viewed TED talks of all time.

To learn more aboutKelly McGonigal, visit http://kellymcgonigal.com/about

and follow her on instagram @kellymariemcgonigal.

Award-winning podcaster, Kristen Meinzer, joins Signe to discuss the necessity of knowing WHY you want to embark on a podcasting journey (and who it's for), movie therapy, tips on co-hosting a show, the importance of diversity in podcasting the BEST tips for making a great show!
Kristen Meinzer is podcaster, culture critic, royal watcher, and author. She's the host of Movie Therapy with Rafer & Kristen, a podcast in which listeners write in with their quandaries, and she and her cohost Rafer Guzman respond with a mix of advice and viewing recommendations. She also hosts By The Book, a podcast in which she and her co-host Jolenta Greenberg live by the rules of a different self-help book in each episode. Kristen's book, So You Want to Start a Podcast, won the Audie Award for best business and personal development audiobook of 2020. She was named a 2020 Woman of the Year by The Women's Center in Washington DC. And this year, 2021, she was selected by the U.S. Department of State to serve in the U.S. Speaker's Program, working with South African storytellers shining a light on gender-based violence.

To learn more about Kristen Meinzer, visit www.kristenmeinzer.com.

Sleep is the most glaring omission in the health conversation of today, and Dr. Meeta Singh is going to catch us up to speed on what we need to know about this behavior that takes up 1/3 of our day, but don't talk about. In this conversation, Signe and Dr. Singh unpack the changes in sleep across the life span, why some people love the mornings and others thrive at night, how under sleep affects mood and food, oversleeping, athletes and sleep, the best wind down routines and more!

Dr. Singh is the Service chief of sleep medicine, and section head and medical director at the Henry Ford sleep center in Michigan. She did her training in psychiatry at the Mayo clinic and sleep fellowship at the Henry Ford hospital. She has served as a consultant for multiple NFL, MLB, NHL, and NBA teams. Also the proud owner of the World Series ring from the Washington Nationals, she was their "sleep coach" when they won in 2019. Dr. Singh has worked with college sports teams, large organizations, CEO’s and other C suite executives who are aiming for success in the global world. 

To learn more about Dr. Meeta Singh, visit https://meetasinghmd.com, follow her on instagram @athletesleepmd and Twitter @athletesleepmd.

Join Signe for a conversation with Dr. Riley Nickols on cultivating mental and physical health in athletes, body image in sport culture, “the need to be perfect” in athletes and how to navigate that in a more balanced way. 

Dr. Nickols is the spokesperson in the media for input on relevant mental health topics for athletes such as eating disorders, anxiety, and performance improvement. He is a counseling and sport psychologist who specializes in treating athletes with eating disorders and the Director of the Victory Program, the nation’s only residential eating disorder treatment facility for athletes, at McCallum Place in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Nickols has a MS in Sport Psychology, a MS in Counseling Psychology and a PhD in Counseling Psychology. He speaks regularly to athletes, coaches, and sports medicine personnel about disordered eating and unbalanced exercise in sport. He maintains a private practice in St. Louis where he primarily works with athletes addressing both clinical and performance concerns. In addition to competing in endurance sports for over 15 years, Dr. Nickols is a running coach and a USA Triathlon coach.

To Learn more about Dr. Riley Nickols visit www.mindbodyendurance.com and www.thevictoryprogram.com

Join Signe in a conversation with Dr. Dan Tomasulo about "hope," what it is, how to access it and why it’s so important in 2021. Dr. Dan Tomasulo just released his book and audiobook Learned Hopefulness: The Power of Positivity To Overcome Depression, which is currently a #1 new release on Amazon.

Dr. Dan has been honored by Sharecare as one of the top ten online influencers on the issue of depression. He is the Academic Director and core faculty member at the Spirituality Mind Body Institute (SMBI), Teachers College, Columbia University, and holds a Ph.D. in psychology, MFA in writing, and a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania--where he is also an assistant professor to Martin Seligman.

Learned Hopefulness is hailed as: “…the perfect recipe for fulfillment, joy, peace, and expansion of awareness," by Deepak Chopra.

To learn more about Dr. Dan Tomasulo visit www.dantomasulo.com and follow him on instagram @drdantomasulo.

Join me for "Part Two" with Dr. Brenda Schaeffer about the benefits of expelling addictive love from your life, the stages from addiction to love and finding healthy belonging.

Brenda Schaeffer is an author, a Licensed Psychologist, Certified Addictions Specialist, and holds a doctorate in spiritual psychology.  With over 600,000 publications sold, she is the best-selling author of Is It Love or Is It Addiction? presently published in twelve languages. Dr. Schaeffer is a national and international lecturer and workshop presenter.

This episode is about how to raise competent eaters, keep diet culture out of parenting and feed with trust not fear. Joining us for this conversation is someone who knows a lot about family feeding and nutrition: Anna Lutz. Anna is a Registered Dietitian in private practice in Raleigh, NC who  specializes in eating disorders and pediatric/family nutrition. She is the co-creator and co-host of Sunny Side Up Nutrition and the Sunny Side Up Nutrition Podcast, where she writes and talks about nutrition and family feeding, free of diet culture. 
Anna received her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Duke University and Master of Public Health in Nutrition from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Anna previously worked at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC where she was an outpatient dietitian, working children and their families. Also, Anna worked on the Eating and Body Image Concerns Treatment Team at Duke University Student Health.  Anna is a national speaker and delivers workshops and presentations on eating disorders, weight-inclusive healthcare, and childhood feeding.  

Join me for a conversation with Jane Mattes, founder and spokesperson for Single Mothers by Choice (SMC). Jane speaks about what it was like to pave the way for SMC in 1981, soon after having her son, Eric and starting the first chapter SMC chapter in NYC. She now oversees chapters throughout the US, Canada, Europe and beyond, where now over 30,000 single women have enjoyed the benefits of membership since its inception.

Jane is a psychotherapist in private practice in NYC and the author of the book Single Mothers by Choice. 

The teen years can be turbulent times for parents, tune in to my conversation with Dr. Louann Brizendine for a look "under the hood" at the teen brain.

Dr. Louann Brizendine is a neuropsychiatrist, researcher, clinician and professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She is the author of two best selling books: The Female Brain, and more recently the The Male Brain. Since Dr. Brizendine wrote The Female Brain 10+ years ago, the response has been overwhelming, a New York Times bestseller that’s been translated into more than thirty languages, has sold nearly a million copies between editions, and has most recently inspired a romantic comedy “movie” of the same name. 

While doing research as a medical student at Yale and then as a resident and faculty member at Harvard, Louann discovered that almost all of the clinical data in existence on neurology, psychology, and neurobiology focused exclusively on males. In response to the overwhelming need for information on the female mind, Brizendine established the first clinic in the country to study and treat women’s brain function.

Join me for my "Part One" conversation with Dr. Brenda Schaeffer about the definition of love addiction, where it comes from and how to heal from it.

Dr. Schaeffer is an author, Licensed Psychologist, Certified Addictions Specialist, and holds a doctorate in spiritual psychology.  With over 600,000 publications sold, she is the best-selling author of Is It Love or Is It Addiction? presently published in twelve languages. Love or Addiction? The Power and Peril of Teen Sex and Romance which was a Nautilus Book Award winner.  Her other publications include Love’s Way, Loving Me Loving You, a Healthy Relationship Series and her debut novel Grip of the Hawk which is the recipient of seven book awards. Dr. Schaeffer is a national and international lecturer and workshop presenter.