"Write Your Best Chapter"

We move through our lives getting irritated by how people treat and disappoint us. We live our lives having mediocre relationships with the people we think should love and adore us. We want people behave in such a way that they can be worthy of our love. What if we already loved them? Just the way they are with all their shortcomings. Are you perfect? Do you think others don't secretly wish you were different so THEY could love you, too? I ask deep questions for you to get the love you want.

We are often hardwired to go to the worst case scenario when faced with challenges. We try to put our better days conditionally on what could happen in another day. What if that day never came? Would you put your happiness on pause? What if you had stage IV metastatic cancer with 2% chance of survival? Would you audition for a popular TV show? Come to think of it, if not now, then when? Join me as I share one of my favorite coaching tools to help you get unstuck from your negative thinking loops.

What is the meaning of life? Often times, when faced with end of life and terminal cancer, patients are faced with a sense of doom. This sense can feel anything from isolation to depression, anxiety and absolute helplessness. There have been randomized controlled trial studies for the past 40 years or so regarding the value of using psychedelic mushrooms such as Psilocybin to combat these feelings. In this episode I will talk about how this line of treatment maybe what we all need as our preparation for our very last trip.

Smartphone and internet addiction is a real life sucker. It increases loneliness and depression. It fuels anxiety. It increases stress. It can exacerbate attention deficit disorder. It can diminish our ability to concentrate and think creatively. It can disturb your sleep and encourages self absorption. In today's podcast, inspired by a coaching client, I talk about how to set better example for our kids managing this dependence.

Telling stories is what connects us all as humans. Using narrative medicine to humanize the experiences we have around illness and disease is the highest form of self reflection and therapy. Join me as I interview Ms. Wendy Hind, PhD, JD, who tells us the story of her son William. By using poetry, she creatively celebrates her life experience as a mother of a child born with a cardiac congenital defect. This episode will motivate you to tap into your creative senses. Follow her at tinypoetryproject.com

You may have never thought about this, but a disease is not the same thing as an illness. To best tend to our own and our patient's disease, we must first think about what they think of their illness. In this episode, I will teach you the tools to ask the right questions in life to get the answers that give you a better result. This is regardless of whether you have an illness or are just overwhelmed in life. Our thoughts lead to all of our results in our lives including how we experience a disease.

When faced with the reality of a child's rare and serious illness, we often wonder: What Do We Do? Well, I am so happy to share Dallas Graham's story with you. He single handedly decided to create children's books authored by those very extraordinary children facing unimaginable obstacles. Red Fred Project is an organization that has put its heart and soul into creating legacy of the lives of those special children. Learn more at www.redfredproject.com

Imagine being an executive leadership educator guiding major healthcare organizations through significant changes, only to be faced with the most unimaginable personal crisis of your own. Dr. Anne Harbison shares her story of unbearable loss and her intentional road to personal growth and learning to reach a higher ground and purpose. Learn how she managed to put her story within the context of a book that was on her Bucket List. To purchase her autographed book try www.anneharbison.com

If our time is truly short, what are some of the things that you would love to accomplish? I mean if anything would be possible for you, what would manifest in your life? In this episode, I will talk to you about the impact that this podcast has had on the life of so many people both near and far. If one person can make this much impact, I invite you to wonder, what could be possible for you?

When you finish medical school and end up with a quarter of a million dollars worth of student loan debt, you may think you have no way out of this hole you have created for yourself. Allow me to introduce you to an amazing example of what is possible for all of us who want to practice joy and live a more intentional life. From playing cello, creating painting, and starting her own bakery, learn this amazing story of Dr. Jessie Benson chasing pure joy as a profession.