Thrive: The Christian Bjerre Show

Ben Malkin, Psy.D, a pediatric neuropsychologist and Rabbi, talks about Jewish philosophy, mysticism, and good psychological practices for life. Together, we compare how Jewish and Yoga philosophies talk about the evolution of the spiritual seeker, and notice how similar they are in the topic.

Relevant Links: https://neuropsychdoctor.com/

Thrive Haloween edition! Romina Icaza, Alchemist, Witch, Tarotist, Hermetist, Photographer, Journalist, and writer tells us her story. She talks about her wild childhood where she was raised surrounded by Lions and Tigers. Later in life, she became a crime photographer, and eventually moving to Spain to continue her studies in photography. Currently, she’s writing a book called "the child belonging to lions and other beasts".

Relevant links: Ig @rom_waits

Ecuadorian attorney specialized in arbitration law, Soledad talks about the nuances of her specialty, the benefits and risks of engaging in disputes through arbitration, and Ecuador's toxic relationship with the system.

Relevant Links: Ig: @soledadpenap

Finishing her pre-doctoral clinical internship in Clinical Psychology at New York-Presbyterian Cornell Campus, Kibby talks about her clinical work with personality disorders, her research on empathy, her thoughts about psychedelics, psychoanalysis, cognitive behavioral therapy, her thoughts on love, and how we should listen to our bodies. 

Relevant links: 

http://www.littlehelpforourfriends.com/

http://www.kibby-mcmahon.com/

IG:@kibbymcm

Entrepreneur, podcaster, and network creator, Greg gets vulnerable, talks about his difficult childhood, and how it led him to become the person he is now, 

Relevant links: @gregsant0s

Computer science engineer and cybersecurity liaison for the Ecuadorian congress, Alejandro talks about how you are at risk of losing your digital identity, and how short term emotions can be the enemies of your long term goals.

Relevant Links:

IG: @alejandrovaras

A renowned psychologist working in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research. He has been doing psychedelic research since1963.

He tells us about the journey of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy research since the 60s, the reason behind his personal passion for this topic, and what the future holds in this topic.

Relevant Links:

https://hopkinspsychedelic.org/

https://hopkinspsychedelic.org/richards

http://cup.columbia.edu/book/sacred-k...

Gymnast, circus acrobat, and heavy metal music producer, Carlos talks about his nomadic life in a neverending moving circus, and the pleasure he takes in making his shows a gift to a singular person. 

Relevant links: IG: @amin_aki

Edison Cano, Assistant Professor of infectious diseases at Mayo Clinic, talks about Covid-19, deep truths about fever, and the future of individualized medicine. 

Relevant Links: @ecanocevallos

Serial entrepreneur Will Neder talks about productivity, and mental habits to achieve financial success. 

Relevant Links: 

IG: @willneder, @lowkeyemtnl