This is a collection of 20 of the most game-changing perspective changes or practices I have implemented that have had a profoundly positive impact on my personal and professional lives. Sharing them is my holiday gift to you. What is something else you do or practice that has contributed to profound success and fulfillment in your life? Tweet me @nolavegandiva

As a white animal rights lawyer and animal law Professor, I had to rant about how disappointed I am to see other activists petitioning to have him removed as honorary captain for the 2020 Pro Bowl. Let’s unpack how this is not only a reflection of people who are so unhappy that they feel the need to reunite around shared hate, but how bush league it is from a strategic perspective. Values like forgiveness, kindness, and empathy shouldn’t be seasonal. Straight talk, no chaser.

This brief outtake about alcohol and addiction deserves to stand on its own during this month of #SoberOctober. My brother and I somehow segued from a conversation about the new Tool album to my decision to explore not drinking given our family’s history of alcoholism. Please share ... because you never know who needs to hear a nonjudgmental, humanizing, message about the addiction spectrum.

Retired Navy SEAL sniper John Beck and I dive into what SEAL training is *really* like, the gift of adversity, the constant and never-ending road to self-improvement, and how we both have used childhood trauma to propel our greatest achievements.

On this episode of UNCAGED we dive into addiction with a raw conversation with human trafficking activist John Pulley. John brings his own unique perspective as someone who has been addicted to sex, and Carney Anne shares some similarities and differences with her previous journey to overcome anorexia. We all are way more complex than the labels we have been given by ourselves, society, or the legal system.