Title: Interview with Lars Juul, Author of Compassion in Action and Organizational Happiness

Date: 7/16/25

Name of podcast: Thrivology Lab

Episode title and number: #24 Interview with Lars Juul, Author of Compassion in Action and Organizational Happiness

Brief summary of episode: In this episode we talk with consultant, change-maker, and author Lars Juul about his new book, Compassion in Action.

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Topic #1 [0:00] Intro.

Topic #2 [4:30] The focus on compassion as part of the happiness sweet spot

Topic #3 [12:00] Resistance to cultivating workplace happiness

Topic #4 [21:00] Unlocking human potential

Topic #5 [26 :00] What is good leadership? Psychological safety

Topic #6 [36:00] Your work as an organizational consultant (e.g., Boston Scientific)

Topic #7 [46:00] Who needs to lead organizational change?

Topic #8 [53:00] What is compassion? How do you balance compassion with outcomes?

References & Resources:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42961481-organizational-happiness

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/228229195-compassion-in-action---a-leadership-paradigm-that-cultivates-organizatio

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Title: Obesity and GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs: Interview with Dr. Joshua Gross

Date: 7/2/25

Name of podcast: Thrivology Lab

Episode title and number: #23 Obesity and GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs: Interview with Dr. Joshua Gross

Brief summary of episode: In this episode we explore obesity and GLP-a weight loss drugs with researcher and Penn State University Assistant Professor Dr. Joshua Gross.

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Topic #1 [0:00] Intro.

Topic #2 [7:30] The obesity pandemic and its causes

Topic #3 [15:00] The evolutionary mismatch and the bliss point

Topic #4 [24:00] Why is there a market for these drugs? Why not “just diet?”

Topic #5 [36 :00] How do GLP-1 drugs work? Dopamine in anticipation or reward and addiction.

Topic #6 [52:30] Upsides and Downsides of GLP-1 drugs

Topic #7 [1:09] What is next for weight loss drugs?

References & Resources:

https://hhd.psu.edu/contact/joshua-gross https://rss.com/podcasts/thrivologylab/1700676/

https://rss.com/podcasts/thrivologylab/1687628/

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Title: Happiness Across the Lifespan: Is the Midlife Crisis Real?

Date: 6/11/25

Name of podcast: Thrivology Lab

Episode title and number: #22 Happiness Across the Lifespan: Is the Midlife Crisis Real?

Brief summary of episode: In this episode we discuss how happiness and wellbeing change over your life and examine the data supporting the midlife crisis.

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Topic #1 [0:00] Intro. Is happiness U shaped?

Topic #2 [11:145] The midlife crisis data

Topic #3 [17:30] The debate about the U shape

Topic #4 [24:30] Changes in happiness, depression, and despair in adolescents and emerging adults. Are smartphones causing less happiness?

Topic #5 [33 :00] The midlife crisis

Topic #6 [44:30] Happiness as you age

Topic #7 [47:00] Journaling

References & Resources:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32929308/

https://doi.org/10.1017/nie.2022.1

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/young-adulthood-is-no-longer-one-of-lifes-happiest-times/

https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2024.2408831

https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000591

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/last-stop-on-the-struggle-bus/202405/these-are-the-stories-we-tell-ourselves

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/21448988-expressive-writing

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Title: Burnout and Workplace Wellbeing

Date: 4/16/25

Name of podcast: Thrivology Lab

Episode title and number: #21 Burnout and Workplace Wellbeing

Brief summary of episode: In this episode we unpack the conditions and symptoms of burnout, as well as things you can do to reduce burnout and enhance workplace wellbeing.

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Topic #1 [0:00] Intro

Topic #2 [2:30] Where does the term burnout come from?

Topic #3 [8:00] Individual vs institutional issue?

Topic #4 [10:00] World Health Organization (WHO) definition. The work of Christina Maslach.

Topic #5 [16:00] The organizational causes of burnout.

Topic #6 [21:00] The organizational cost of employee burnout and the benefits of workplace wellbeing

Topic #7 [25:00] Burnout in different fields

Topic #8 [29:00] Reducing burnout at work

Topic #9 [45:00] Coping with burnout at a personal level

References & Resources:

- https://doi.org/10.1037/h0086411

- https://www.who.int/news/item/28-05-2019-burn-out-an-occupational-phenomenon-international-classification-of-diseases

- https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674251014

- https://www.gallup.com/workplace/508898/employee-burnout-causes-cures.aspx

- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2020.103025

- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.12.015

- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2022.111805

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Title: Interview with Holly Rogers, Founder of the Mindfulness Institute for Emerging Adults

Date: 4/2/25

Name of podcast: Thrivology Lab

Episode title and number: #20 Interview with Holly Rogers, Founder of the Mindfulness Institute for Emerging Adults

Brief summary of episode: IIn this episode we interview Dr. Holly Rogers, meditation teacher and cofounder of the Mindfulness Institute for Emerging Adults.

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Topic #1 [0:00] Intro

Topic #2 [3:00] Mindfulness Institute for Emerging Adults

Topic #3 [10:00] Origin Story: Developing a mindfulness curriculum that works

Topic #4 [25:00] How students’ perceptions of time have changed

Topic #5 [35:00] Money versus meaning in the search for happiness

Topic #6 [40:00] Tolerating discomfort

Topic #7 [45:00] Research on the benefits of mindfulness

Topic #7 [56:00] Your challenge

References & Resources:

- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33207961-the-mindful-twenty-something

- https://mindfulnessinstituteforemergingadults.com

- https://mindfulnessinstituteforemergingadults.com/student-resources/free-guided-meditations/

- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64369.Mindfulness_in_Plain_English

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Title: Understanding Your Body’s Stress Response

Date: 3/19/25

Name of podcast: Thrivology Lab

Episode title and number: #19 Understanding Your Body’s Stress Response

Brief summary of episode: In this episode we uncover the basic mechanisms of your body’s stress response. Understanding how and why you respond to stress is key to managing your stress.

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Topic #1 [0:00] Intro

Topic #2 [1:00] Stress as an evolved system for short-term threats

Topic #3 [10:00] Homeostasis and allostasis

Topic #4 [12:00] Sympathetic vs parasympathetic systems and Heart Rate Variability (HRV)

Topic #5 [15:00] Stress isn’t necessarily bad

Topic #6 [21:00] Stressors, real or imagined? Prediction, simulation, and stress

Topic #7 [27:00] The impact of chronic stress

Topic #7 [39:00] Your challenge

References & Resources:

- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/327.Why_Zebras_Don_t_Get_Ulcers

- https://academic.oup.com/scan/article/12/7/1179/3574673

- https://books.google.com/books/about/Surfing_Uncertainty.html?id=Yoh2CgAAQBAJ

- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19488073/

- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.4155/fso.15.21

- https://www.cdc.gov/heart-disease/data-research/facts-stats/index.html

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Title: Meditation: Interview with Dr. Susan Prill

Date: 3/5/25

Name of podcast: Thrivology Lab

Episode title and number: #18 Meditation: Interview with Dr. Susan Prill

Brief summary of episode: In this episode we interview Dr. Susan Prill, Professor of Prill at Juniata College about meditation, mindfulness, and yoga.

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Topic #1 [0:00] Intro

Topic #2 [1:00] Introduction to Dr. Susan Prill

Topic #3 [3:00] Interview of Dr. Susan Prill

Topic #6 [50:00] Your challenge

References & Resources:

- https://rss.com/podcasts/thrivologylab/1671115/

- https://rss.com/podcasts/thrivologylab/1677942/

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_If4a-gHg_I

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRObW9noiVk

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHkXvPq2pQE

- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/95747.The_Miracle_of_Mindfulness

- https://www.youtube.com/@yogawithadriene

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Title: The Science and Practice of Retreats

Date: 2/5/25

Name of podcast: Thrivology Lab

Episode title and number: #17 The Science and Practice of Retreats

Brief summary of episode: In this episode we continue our conversation about retreats, started in episode 16. We explain what makes something a retreat, share our own experiences attending and leading retreats, and review the research exploring the benefits of retreats.

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Topic #1 [0:00] Intro

Topic #2 [3:27] Typical characteristics of a retreat

Topic #3 [8:50] Our experiences attending and leading retreats

Topic #4 [20:00] How is a retreat different than a vacation?

Topic #5 [23:00] What does the science have to say about the impact of a retreat?

Topic #6 [37:00] Your challenge

References & Resources:

- Ep16 Surf Synergy Retreat https://rss.com/podcasts/thrivologylab/1877464

- https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2016.0268

- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-017-2078-4

- https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2022.2025640

- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2019.102761

- https://experiencelife.lifetime.life/article/in-search-of-inspiration-2/

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Title: Pura Vida: Interview with Marcel Oliveira, SUP National Champion and cofounder of Surf Synergy retreat center in Jaco Costa Rica

Date: 2/5/25

Name of podcast: Thrivology Lab

Episode title and number: #16 Pura Vida: Interview with Marcel Oliveira, SUP National Champion and cofounder of Surf Synergy retreat center in Jaco Costa Rica

Brief summary of episode: In this episode we Marcel Oliveira, cofounder of Surf Synergy and 5 times national champion in SUP Surf and 5 times national champion in SUP Race. We cover his history with breathwork, freediving, the Surf Synergy retreat center, and the Pura Vida lifestyle.

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Topic #1 [0:00] Intro

Topic #2 [1:00] Introduction to Marcel Oliveira

Topic #3 [8:00] Getting started in breathwork, freediving

Topic #4 [15:00] Surf Synergy, the best surf school on the planet

Topic #5 [20:00] What is the purpose of a retreat?

Topic #6 [26:00] What is Pura Vida?

References & Resources:

- https://www.surfsynergy.com/experience

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Title: The Eight Ways of Wellbeing

Date: 1/22/25

Name of podcast: Thrivology Lab

Episode title and number: #15 The Eight Ways of Wellbeing

Brief summary of episode: In this episode we discuss our overarching model of wellbeing.

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Topic #1 [0:00] Intro

Topic #2 [6:30] What is a model? What is a theory?

Topic #3 [12:30] Thriving as an emergent property

Topic #4 [15:30] The Eight Ways of Wellbeing

Topic #5 [19:30] 1 Act mindfully,

Topic #6 [24:00] 2 Live your values,

Topic #7 [31:30] 3 Eat whole foods,

Topic #7 [38:00] 4 Do hard things,

Topic #7 [44:50] 5 Outside,

Topic #7 [49:00] 6 With people,

Topic #7 [52:00] 7 Enjoy leisure,

Topic #7 [55:18] 8 Sleep like a baby!

Topic #7 [59:00] Your challenge

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