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With the pandemic, our kids have been displaced, developmentally afflicted and suffered. Join me in this important conversation with best-selling author, Maureen Healy, as we discuss how we can foster the learning experiences to bring kids the skills of happiness. Far more than rainbows and unicorns positivity, Maureen teaches the skills of mindful awareness, emotional understanding & management and resilience amid challenge.
About Maureen:
Maureen Healy is an award-winning author, sought-after speaker and leader focused on childrenâs emotional health. She writes a popular blog for Psychology Today, which has reached millions worldwide. Tal Ben-Shahar said, âMaureen has provided an important antidote to the difficult times so many of our kids are going through these daysâ describing her new book: The Happiness Workbook for Kids. Healyâs prior book, The Emotionally Healthy Child (preface from Dalai Lama), won the Nautilus Book Award, Book Excellence and Forward Indie in 2019.
With 15+ years of experience, Maureen has guided 1000âs of parents and their children, worked with educators globally, taught in the classroom, and given keynote talks throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Sheâs also appeared across all media outlets such as: ABCâs âMidday Liveâ in San Francisco, New York Times and Forbes, PBSâs âThis Emotional Lifeâ series, and Scholastic magazine, as examples.
Maureenâs educational credentials include a BA and MBA from Clark University in Worcester, MA and a PhD program in Child Clinical Psychology at Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, CA. Additionally, Maureen has studied with happiness teachers globally, which has bolstered her joy immensely. She says, âLife is never boring,â especially as she continues to learn from every experience she has and person she meets.
Learn more about Maureen, her books and her work at: www.growinghappykids.com
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Narcissists aren't necessarily evil people, but their patterns of behavior cause significant harm to others in their families and spheres of influence. Join me in this episode with clinician, author and entrepreneur, Alena Scigliano to better understand the nature of narcissist's impact on others, how to frame it, and how to begin to realign your life toward self-love and healthy action.
About Alena:
Alena Scigliano, LPC is a licensed psychotherapist, author, speaker, and expert in Narcissistic Abuse. She provides narcissistic abuse education, training, and consultation to other mental health professionals. Alena is the author of an upcoming book on the topic and is the founder of Coastal Light Counseling in Virginia Beach. Alena is driven by helping others live a life free of fear and filled with love, joy, & peace. To learn more about Alena and her work go to https://alenascigliano.com/
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Psychologist, podcaster and course creator, Dr. Tamara Soles, joins me to discuss how she leveraged moments of her career as a child and family clinician to not only connect and promote growth and healing for clients, but also to grow herself as a professional. It goes far beyond "work-life balance" hacks and tips when considering how a busy clinician can build a clinic, create and host a unique podcast, create a parenting course and yes ... be a mom herself! Join me to learn from Dr. Soles about how energy comes from tapping into what is uniquely possible for oneself.
About Dr. Tamara Soles (in her own words):
Iâm a mom of twins- a boy and a girl, as well as a child psychologist and parenting coach in Montreal. I feel very privileged to work with families who have found themselves at a difficult time in their parenting journey. To allow someone into your family and be open and vulnerable takes a lot of courage. I feel honored to hold that vulnerability and to meet families with openness and acceptance as we find a path forward together that brings a new level of harmony and connectedness to the family.
Our children often know us better than anyone else. They see our authentic selves without any masking. They see our strengths and our vulnerabilities and inevitably see us at our best and our most difficult moments. Who better to ask to describe me than my children. I asked them to share what they would want people to know about me and my work. Hereâs what they said:
Sheâs great. Sheâs kind and gentle. Sheâs cool. Sheâs a psychologist. She has a special place in her heart for kids. And her website is kids.comâ (itâs not ;))
By the time parents reach out to me, they are often at the point where they feel desperate, out of tools, or are struggling to feel a peaceful connection with their child. Interactions are fraught with power struggles, threats, and frustration.
Whether you find yourself saying, âyes thatâs us!!â when you read that or whether you are looking for ideas for how to best support your childâs development or get through a difficult developmental stage, we will carve out that gentle path that brings you back together in harmony. I work from the perspective of attachment and interpersonal neurobiology, meaning that we recognize that the relationship is the foundation and context for development and discipline focuses on skill building and teaching not punishment and consequences. Instead, we focus on scientifically supported strategies to help children thrive.
Dr. Soles hosts the podcast "This Hour Has 50 Minutes" and focuses on issues, themes and tools for and from clinicians. Find her show here: https://drtamarasoles.com/thishour/
She runs the Secure Child Centre for Families and Children in Montreal, and has developed an online Parenting Course: "No More Power Struggles" ... Learn more here: https://drtamarasoles.com/enroll/
Tamara can be contacted at https://drtamarasoles.com/
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Mindfulness practice is challenging enough for all. For many men, an added challenge is facing the fears of their vulnerable inner experiences. Join me with psychotherapist, relationship expert and long-time facilitator of men's workshops, Dr. David Ellenberg for an honest, vulnerable man-to-man chat as we explore these issues encountered by men in modern society and how mindfulness practice, though daunting to many, carries the promise of release from the bonds of societal conditioning that says it's not "manly" to allow vulnerability.
About Dr. Ellenberg:
Daniel Ellenberg, PhD is a co-founder of Relationships That WorkÂź, founder/director of Strength with HeartÂź menâs groups and workshops, and a principal in Rewire Leadership InstituteÂź. In his work as a leadership coach, communication consultant, licensed psychotherapist, seminar leader, and group facilitator, he helps people create meaningful, inspiring, and resilient personal and professional lives. Daniel co-authored Lovers for Life: Creating Lasting Passion, Trust, and True Partnership with Judith Bell, contributed to The Communication Path, and Mastering the Art of Success, Volume 8. He is in private practice in San Francisco and Marin County. He is a board member of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom. Daniel specializes in helping people create more authentic, compassionate relationships with themselves and others. He believes that people often learn best when they laugh most. He has led workshops in various places, including Esalen Institute, Spirit Rock, Association of Humanistic Psychology, Stanford University, and NASA. At NASA, he co-created and delivered a specially designed resilience training program. He has been interviewed on radio and television, particularly focusing on the themes of mindful relationships and male psychological transformation. Find out more @ https://www.relationshipsthatwork.com/about
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With the COVID pandemic, healthcare workers are facing extreme stress and negative effects of professional burnout. For many years prior to the pandemic, healthcare professionals have risked burnout based on the demands at many levels -- institution, system, and individual patient and self-expectations -- for their important roles in our society. Join Dr. Weinstein and I for this discussion of these many factors facing these professionals in healthcare (and many other fields) as we talk about the problems, and possible remedies, including (you guessed it -- mindfulness practice!)
About Dr. Adam Weinstein:
Adam Weinstein, MD, is VP of medical affairs with Clinical IT Services at DaVita Kidney Care and a part-time clinical nephrologist in Maryland. He serves as the American Medical Association Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) advisor for the Renal Physicians Association (RPA) and chairs the RPA clinical data registry workgroup. Dr. Weinstein is a cofounder for the Kidney Health Center of Maryland. He has worked as VP of medical affairs at the University of Maryland, Shore Regional Health and has served on the Maryland Healthcare Commission and RPA board of directors. He completed his training in internal medicine and nephrology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and University of Maryland Medical Center.
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In this episode, I'm joined by Albert Flynn DeSilver, author of Writing as a Path to Awakening (Sounds True). We discuss how our personal history can be a doorway into both creative writing and meditation, and that a great deal of healing and transformative power can occur when both are harnessed together.
About Albert Flynn DeSilver:
Albert Flynn DeSilver has been practicing meditation for more than twenty years and is known for merging the art of creative writing with the evolutionary practice of mindfulness meditation. His new nonfiction book, Writing as a Path to Awakening (Sounds True, 2017) is based on his popular writing workshops by the same name. He currently teaches writing and mindfulness workshops at The Omega Institute, The Esalen Institute, Spirit Rock Meditation Center and literary conferences nationally. Albert lives in Northern California.
Find out more at www.albertflynndesilver.com
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Mindfulness practice is ideally not a solo enterprise! In this conversation, Rose Cratsley, Found and CEO of Ivy Child International, discusses the importance of cultivating mindfulness in our families and communities. Rose describes her path into mindfulness from the fiber of her family upbringing, and how her work at Ivy Child gives her the privilege and opportunity to bring the warmth, compassion, and perspective these practices give to children, families, and communities. We discuss how mindfulness creates a connective tissue in communities for healing and compassionate understanding around culture, race, and all manner of difference.
About Rose:
Rose Felix Cratsley is the Founder & CEO of Ivy Child International, a non-profit that develops and facilitates mindfulness-based health education programs for children and communities from across the globe. As a child specialist and educator, her research interests range from applied positive psychology and mindfulness-based learning with children/youth to international issues such as overcoming devastation and trauma, as well as urban challenges. Her professional experiences have led her to partnerships with UNICEF and World Vision. The Worcester Business Journal honored Rose as one of the â40 Under 40 Rising Starsâ in Central Massachusetts in 2010, 2011 "Young Leaders pioneering global social change," "Top 12 People Making a Difference in Central Massachusetts" in 2012 and named "Women Leading In Central Massachusetts" in 2013/2014 and a featured TEDx speaker on "Unlocking Children's Potential Through Mindfulness" in 2014. Find out more at https://ivychild.org/
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Bestselling author, psychologist and mindfulness teacher, Rick Hanson and I have a lively discussion about the role of personal responsibility and how it can be so elusive for people today. Join us as we discuss the role mindfulness practice can play in helping us show up more fully to our relationships with family, friends and co-workers such that we can sidestep our tendencies to duck and dodge responsibility. Rick and I even do a bit of role-playing as to how common it is to evade ownership of our errors with others, and the power of learning to more readily and compassionately own our mistakes with others.
About Rick:
Rick Hanson, PhDâŻis a psychologist, Senior Fellow atâŻUC Berkeleyâs Greater Good Science Center, andâŻNew York TimesâŻbest-selling author. His six books have been published in 29 languages and includeâŻNeurodharma,âŻResilient,âŻHardwiring Happiness,âŻJust One Thing,âŻBuddhaâs Brain,⯠andâŻMother NurtureâŻââŻwith over a million copies in English alone. HisâŻfree newslettersâŻhave 215,000 subscribers and hisâŻonline programsâŻhave scholarships available for those with financial need. Heâs lectured at NASA, Google, Oxford, and Harvard, and taught in meditation centers worldwide. An expert on positive neuroplasticity, his work has been featured on the CBS, NPR, the BBC, and other major media. He began meditating in 1974 and is the founder of theâŻWellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom. He and his wife live in northern California and have two adult children. He loves wilderness and taking a break from emails. Learn more at https://rickhanson.net/.
Learn about and listen to his âBeing Well Podcastâ at https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast.
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I was joined by friend, colleague and mentor, Dr. Chris Germer to talk about themes and practices from my new book, Prizeworthy. In this episode of the podcast, we discuss what "prizing" is, how it's distinct from praise-as-usual" with children, and how to set about bringing the skills of prizing into each day's interactions with kids. I'm honored and very grateful that Dr. Germer, a pioneer at the juncture of mindfulness, self-compassion and psychotherapy, shared his thoughts and observations around how prizing can be a cornerstone of skillful parenting for parents, educators and all those charged with caring for and supporting children and teens.
About Dr. Chris Germer:
Chris Germer, PhD is a clinical psychologist and lecturer on psychiatry (part-time) at Harvard Medical School. He co-developed the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program with Kristin Neff in 2010 and MSC has since been taught to over 100,000 people worldwide. They co-authored two books on MSC, The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook and Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program. Chris spends most of his time lecturing and leading workshops around the world on mindfulness and self-compassion. He is also the author of The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion; he co-edited two influential volumes on therapy, Mindfulness and Psychotherapy, and Wisdom and Compassion in Psychotherapy; and he maintains a small private practice in Arlington, Massachusetts, USA.
Learn more about Dr. Germer's work at www.chrisgermer.com
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In this episode Iâm joined by psychologist, mindfulness teacher and trainer and multi-time author Elisha Goldstein, PhD to talk about the âsuperpowerâ that mindfulness practice unleashes within us. Not a cure-all, but a significant power nonetheless, Elisha and I discuss the spaciousness that consistent mindfulness practice brings, how it decreases our unskillful reactivity in every day moments and provides a lasting change in oneâs perspective about and engagement in the moments of possibility each day. Elisha is a warm, extremely thoughtful and knowledgeable guide for both those new to mindfulness and those looking to deepen their practices from a secular perspective.
About Elisha:
Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. is co-founder of The Center for Mindful Living in West Los Angeles and creator of the 6-month coaching program A Course in Mindful Living. He is a psychologist, author and speaker who synthesizes the pearls of traditional psychotherapy with a progressive integration of mindfulness to achieve mental and emotional healing. Dr. Goldstein contends that we have the power to transform our traumas and habitual patterns that keep us stuck in perpetual cycles of stress, anxiety, depression, or addiction and step into greater freedom and peace. He offers practical strategies to calm our anxious minds, transform negative emotions, and facilitate greater self acceptance, freedom and inner peace.
Dr. Goldstein has published extensively and is author of numerous articles, chapters, and blogs, including the bestselling books (translated in 12 languages) Uncovering Happiness: Overcoming Depression with Mindfulness and Self-Compassion , The Now Effect: How This Moment Can Change the Rest of Your Life, Mindfulness Meditations for the Anxious Traveler and co-author of A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook, foreword by Jon Kabat-Zinn and MBSR Every Day: Daily Practices from the Heart of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction .
He is also creator of the Mindfulness and Psychotherapy column at Psychcentral.com and a frequent contributor to the Huffington Post. Dr. Goldstein has also co-developed the popular CALM (Connecting Adolescents to Learning Mindfulness) program with his wife and psychologist Stefanie Goldstein, Ph.D. Dr. Goldsteinâs unique ability to make complex concepts simple has led him to be invited to speak nationally and internationally with mental health professionals, educators, business leaders and lay audiences. He has spoken at the UCLA Mindfulness and Psychotherapy Conference headlining Thich Nhat Hanh, Daniel Siegel, and Jack Kornfield, NICABM Seminars, Psychotherapy Networker, FACES Conferences, The Help Group, Kripalu, UCLA Semel Institute and Anxiety Disorder Clinic, Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC), InsightLA, the University of Washington with Dr. Alan Marlatt, Psychseminars, UCLA Extension, among others. He is currently a licensed Psychologist in private practice in West Los Angeles and also teaches mindfulness-based programs through The Center for Mindful Living and InsightLA.
Find out more at www.elishagoldstein.com
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Much has been written about mindfulness skills for teens, but a sweet-spot exists that Dr. Mark Bertin discusses in this episode. Join me for this important conversation for understanding and perspective of what ADHD is, how mindfulness skills help and more specifically, how parents can bring self-compassion practice into themselves as they look to bring relief to their children who struggle with the various ways in which ADHD creates challenges in their lives.
About Mark Bertin:
Dr. Mark Bertin, a board certified developmental behavioral pediatrician, studied at Cornell University and the UCLA School of Medicine before completing general pediatric training at Oakland Childrenâs Hospital in California. After several years in general pediatrics he completed fellowship in neurodevelopmental behavioral pediatrics at the Childrenâs Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center (Rose Kennedy Center) at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York.
Dr. Bertin is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at New York Medical College, is on the faculty of the Windward Teacher Training Institute, and from 2003 to 2010 was Director of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics at the Westchester Institute for Human Development, working in their foster care program. He is on the advisory board for Reach Out and Read, a national organization promoting child development and literacy, and also for Common Sense Media. He is on the board of directors for the American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders (APSARD). He is a frequent lecturer for parents, teachers and professionals on topics related to child development including autistic spectrum disorders, ADHD, parenting and mindfulness. Dr. Bertin also leads mindfulness classes, having attended trainings at Jon Kabat Zinnâs Center for Mindfulness among many others, and he incorporates mindfulness into sessions on an individual basis for interested families.
Dr. Bertinâs books The Family ADHD Solution, Mindful Parenting for ADHD, and How Children Thrive integrate mindfulness into evidence-based pediatric care, and he is a contributing author for the textbook Teaching Mindfulness Skills to Kids and Teens. Dr. Bertinâs Child Development Central blog can be found on websites including the Huffington Post, Psychology Today, Mindful.org and Education Update.
Find out more at www.developmentaldoctor.com
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Never has the world seemed to need it more ⊠kindness! Join me in a conversation with meditation teacher, trainer, consultant and author of the new book, Kindness Now (Shambhala Publications) for an inspiring and practical chat about kindness, how to understand it, how to engage it as a mindfulness practice and how states like anger and frustration can seemingly create obstacles to it â until, as Amanda says, we make this part of our practice and actually practice kindness toward ourselves!
About Amanda Gilbert:
Amanda is a modern day meditation teacher, writer and speaker. She has been a meditator for over 15 years and teaches from coast to coast in the US, including in Los Angeles, New York City, San Diego, Miami and San Francisco, as well as online. She is a professor of mindfulness at the University of Southern California and the author of Kindness Now: A 28-Day Guide to Living with Authenticity, Intention and Compassion. Before dedicating herself to teaching full-time, Amanda was Center Director for The Aging Metabolism and Emotions Center at the University of California San Francisco, conducting clinical scientific research investigating the biological and psychological effects of mindfulness and meditation. Currently she collaborates on contemplative research, writing and publishing scientific outcomes on meditation and is on the steering committee at The USC Center for Mindfulness Science. Amanda is a Trained Mindfulness Facilitator with UCLAâs Mindful Awareness Research Center and InsightLA , and a Certified Meditation Instructor with The Chopra Center for Wellbeing. She is a Qualified Mindful Eating Mindfulness-based Eating Awareness Instructor and trained in Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction. She has been a student of many master teachers in both the Vedic and Buddhist lineages and has been initiated to teach by her mentors for her authentic ability to transmit the teachings of meditation. She has led meditation for top companies and startups like NBC, Paramount Pictures, The W Hotels, Merrill Lynch, Macyâs and YouTube, and you can find her on notable mobile platforms such as the FitOn app. Find out more at: www.amandagilbertmeditation.com
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Author of the Bestseller, Simplicity Parenting, Kim John Payne and I discuss the pains and possibilities in parenting kids today. Join us for practical and inspiring discussion how how the greatest gift we can give our children is our more complete, here-and-now presence with them in daily life.
About Kim John Payne:
Kim John Payne has been quietly and passionately working to help tens of thousands of people give voice to the feeling that something is not okay about the new normal of overwhelm that so many people are now experiencing. He offers do-able ways to realize the hopes and values we all have for ourselves, and build deep connections with our children that gives families resiliency and simple joy. A consultant and trainer to over 230 U.S. independent and public schools, Kim John Payne, M.ED, has been a school counselor, adult educator, consultant, researcher, educator and a private family counselor for twenty seven years. He regularly gives key-note addresses at international conferences for educators, parents, and therapists and runs workshops and trainingâs around the world. In each role, he has been helping children, adolescents and families explore issues such as social difficulties with siblings and classmates, attention and behavioral issues at home and school, emotional issues such as defiance, aggression, addiction and self-esteem and the vital role living a balanced simple life brings. He has also consulted for educational associations in South Africa, Hungary, Israel, Russia, Switzerland, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom, Thailand and China. Kim has worked extensively with the North American and UK Waldorf educational movements. He has served as Director of the Collaborative Counseling program at Antioch University New England. He is the Director of the Simplicity Project a multi media social network that explores what really connects and disconnects us to ourselves and to the world. Together with his team they have trained around 1000 Simplicity Parenting Coaches around the world. Kim is the Founding Director of The Center for Social Sustainability, an organization that has trained thousands of teachers, parents and students in the Three Stream Process that gives social, emotional and behavioral support to children who struggle in the school environment. In addition to authoring the #1 Best Seller Simplicity Parenting© . Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier and More Secure Kid, published by Random House Penguin in 2009, he also authored The Games Children Play©, (1996) published by Hawthorn Press ,The Soul of Discipline (2015 Random House/Penguin), co-authored Whole Child Sportâą How to Navigate Child & Youth Sportsâą. and Being At Your Best When Your Kids Are At Their Worst (Shambhala Press 2019). His books have been translated into 27 languages. He has appeared frequently on television including ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox; on radio with the BBC, Sirius/XM, CBC & NPR and in print including being featured in Time Magazine, Chicago Tribune, Parenting, Mothering, Times Union and the LA Times. Kim strives to deepen understanding and give practical tools for life that arise out of the burning social issues of our time. He lives on a farm in Ashfield, Massachusetts with his wife and two children. Find out more at: https://www.simplicityparenting.com
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Join Behavior Analyst and author of The Behavior Code Companion, Jessica Minahan and I as we discuss the importance of parents and teachers learning to "see behind" the surface of kids' disengagement and disruption behaviors to the experiences of anxiety and emotional discomfort that often get missed or mismanaged. With practical tips and perspective Jess offers, we explore what adults can do to eye the prize behind kid's behavior -- just in time for the back-to-school rush!
About Jess Minahan:
Jessica Minahan is a licensed and board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA), author, special educator, and consultant to schools internationally. Since 2000 she has worked with students who struggle with mental health issues and challenging behavior in public school systems. She specializes in training staff and creating behavior intervention plans for students who demonstrate explosive and unsafe behavior. She also works with students who have emotional and behavioral disabilities, anxiety disorders, or high-functioning Autism. Her particular interest is to serve these students by combining behavioral interventions with a comprehensive knowledge of best practices for those with complex mental health profiles and learning needs.
She is a blogger on The Huffington Post, the author of The Behavior Code: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Teaching the Most Challenging Students, with Nancy Rappaport (Harvard Education Press, 2012), and author of The Behavior Code Companion: Strategies, Tools, and Interventions for Supporting Students with Anxiety-Related or Oppositional Behaviors (Harvard Education Press, 2014).
She holds a BS in Intensive Special Education from Boston University and a dual masterâs degree in Special Education and Elementary Education from Wheelock College. She has a certificate of graduate study (CGS) in teaching children with Autism from the University of Albany and received her BCBA training from Northeastern University in Boston. She is sought-after internationally to speak on subjects ranging from effective interventions for students with anxiety to supporting hard-to-reach students in full-inclusion public school settings.
Learn more at: www.jessicaminahan.com
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Description: Our kids do not have to end up going the way of those we see in the media these days, focusing on themselves, fomenting conflict and seeding hate and division. Join author and award-winning science journalist Melinda Wenner Moyer and I as we discuss what science has to say to todayâs parents who are burdened by the daily and societal strains of raising kids in an uncertain and multi-tasked world. Ranging from perspective to practical methods, our discussion takes parents on a tour of what science has to offer parents looking to cut through the wispy fads to discover solid ground for their children.
About Melinda: Melinda Wenner Moyer is a contributing editor at Scientific American magazine and a regular contributor to The New York Times, Washington Post, and other national magazines and newspapers. She is a faculty member in the Science, Health & Environmental Reporting program at NYUâs Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. Her first book, How To Raise Kids Who Arenât Assholes, will be published in July 2021 by J.P. Putnamâs Sons. Melinda was the recipient of the 2019 Bricker Award for Science Writing in Medicine, and her work was featured in the 2020 Best American Science and Nature Writing anthology. She was also awarded a 2018 Alicia Patterson Foundation fellowship. Moyerâs work has won first place prizes in the Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism, the Folio Eddie Awards and the Annual Writing Awards of the American Society of Journalists and Authors. It has also been shortlisted for a James Beard Journalism Award, a National Academy of Sciences Communication Award and a National Magazine Award. She has a masterâs in Science, Health & Environmental Reporting from NYU and a background in cell and molecular biology. She lives in New Yorkâs Hudson Valley with her husband, two children, and her dog. Learn more about Melinda and her work at www.melindawennermoyer.com
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Dr. Jud Brewer, psychiatrist and neuroscientist, joins me on the show to discuss the epidemic of anxiety in our society, how to understand anxiety as a learned (and therefore unlearnable) habit, and the role mindfulness practice can play in "busting" these conditioned loops in our brains.
About Jud:
Jud Brewer MD PhD is a thought leader in the field of habit change and the "science of self-mastery", having combined over 20 years of experience with mindfulness training with his scientific research therein. He is the Director of Research and Innovation at the Mindfulness Center and associate professor in Behavioral and Social Sciences and Psychiatry at the Schools of Public Health & Medicine at Brown University. He also is a research affiliate at MIT. A psychiatrist and internationally known expert in mindfulness training for addictions, Brewer has developed and tested novel mindfulness programs for habit change, including both in-person and app-based treatments for smoking, emotional eating, and anxiety. He has also studied the underlying neural mechanisms of mindfulness using standard and real-time fMRI and EEG neurofeedback. He has trained US Olympic athletes and coaches, foreign government ministers, and his work has been featured on 60 Minutes, TED (4th most viewed talk of 2016, with 14+ Million views), Time magazine (top 100 new health discoveries of 2013), Forbes, BBC, NPR, Al Jazeera (documentary about his research), Businessweek and others. His work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, American Heart Association, among others. Dr. Brewer founded MindSciences to move his discoveries of clinical evidence behind mindfulness for anxiety, eating, smoking and other behavior change into the hands of consumers (see www.drjud.com for more information). He is the author of The Craving Mind: from cigarettes to smartphones to love, why we get hooked and how we can break bad habits (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2017). Follow him on twitter @judbrewer.
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In this very timely episode, I interview former police lieutenant Rich Goerling who, now retired from long-service in the military and law enforcement, is a frequently sought after consultant and trainer for bringing mindfulness and compassion skills to police departments across the country. Join our conversation as we pursue understanding of the painful puzzles of race, policing and social change in current times of division and how mindfulness and compassion skills are ripe for creating authentic bridges and foundations of true understanding and healing for all.
About Rich:
Rich Goerling is a certified mindfulness trainer, a retired police officer and military veteran who believes in your innate resilience, humanity and capacity to show up and thrive amidst hard circumstances. Rich specializes in training health, resilience and human performance skills to first responders and other high reliability professionals. Rich has developed a training specialization in first responder mindset, health, resiliency and human performance. Over the last decade, he spearheaded the introduction of mindfulness skills training into policing as part of a larger cultural transformation toward a compassionate, skillful and resilient humanitarian ethos. Rich served in civilian law enforcement for twenty four years and has extensive experience in patrol operations and criminal investigations. He retired from policing in 2019 at the rank of lieutenant at a police agency in Oregon. Rich also served as a member of the United States Coast Guard for 27 years, both active and reserve, and retired in 2015 at the rank of Commander while assigned to Coast Guard Sector Charleston, SC. Rich is a co-investigator and trainer in ongoing National Institutes of Health funded research on the impact of mindfulness training for police officers. He holds an affiliate assistant professor appointment at Pacific University in the School of Graduate Psychology. Rich also holds an adjunct faculty position at Portland State University in the Hatfield School of Government where he teaches leadership ethics in the Criminology and Criminal Justice program. Rich has earned an undergraduate degree in economics and a graduate degree in business administration. He has completed a year-long mindfulness training program at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior at the University of California, Los Angeles and is a certified mindfulness facilitator (CMF). Rich also completed an intensive training in the Foundations of Interpersonal NeuroBiology at the Institute for Health Professionals at Portland Community College. One of Richâs current projects is being trained by a Therapy K9 named Buddha so they can work as a team to bring joy and mindfulness skills to responders and veterans.
Learn more about Rich and his work at www.mindfulbadge.com.
You can find Rich here: Facebook , Twitter , LinkedIn
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In this episode, meditation teacher and author, Shelly Tygielski talks of her personal journey leading toward the core insight from her new book Sit Down and Rise Up that the âsecret of life is this: show up.â Join us for this conversation about the role mindfulness practice and creating community can play in safeguarding our well-being during these challenging times as we emerge from COVID19. Shelly describes how she built a âpandemic of loveâ that has resulted in not only millions of dollars of philanthropic aid but, more importantly, created a community of meaningful connection between those giving and receiving.
About Shelly:
After spending nearly 20 years in Corporate America, immersed in Fortune 1000 organizations and holding executive positions leading public and privately held companies, Shelly decided to stop following the expected path and start following her lifelong passion â mindfulness and meditation. Her journey began by teaching free meditation classes Sunday morning on the sands of Hollywood Beach, Florida. What started as a group of 12 friends blossomed into a community of more than 15,000 in a matter of two years â a diverse mix of souls that proclaimed itself âThe Sand Tribeâ. The class is always free. The warm welcome is for anyone who shows up. Shellyâs work is built around one simple precept: No Barrier To Entry. She wants everyone to have access to the joys and health benefits of meditation and mindfulness. Not just those with means. At the heart of Shellyâs practice is a fierce justice warrior and social activist. Shelly combines the pragmatic business skills she learned in the corporate world with the tenets of mediation and mindfulness to make the world a better place. Shelly is deeply involved in offering trauma-informed healing practices to communities affected by gun violence and mass shootings and has led fully funded retreats for survivors and victimsâ families representing Parkland, Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, Aurora, Columbine and more. She was featured on the cover of Mindful MagazineÂź in June 2019 for her work in this space. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, once again Shelly rose to the occasion. On March 14th, 2020, at the dawn of the crisis, she posted two simple Google forms online. One read âGet Helpâ the other âGive Helpâ. The next morning, she was shocked to find hundreds of requests from both sides of the equation. She began directly matching those in need with patrons willing to help them meet their needs and the Pandemic of Love movement was born. Those few hundred requests grew to thousands; which grew to over 600,000 people matched within six months. To date, Pandemic of Love boasts nearly 1000 volunteers worldwide and has directly exchanged nearly $40 million in donations. It has been featured on international newsfeeds and network television, including CNN, BBC and The Kelly Clarkson Show. It has enjoyed incredible support from influencers such as Debra Messing, Chelsea Handler, Maria Shriver, Busy Phillips and Kristen Bell. Pandemic of Love continues to match those in need during this crisis directly with patrons who can help through their grassroots mutual aid platform. This work will continue well beyond the pandemic and Shelly is committed to formalizing mutual aid in communities across the world. Shelly has been an organizer and speaker for the Womenâs March. She works to support organizations such as March For Our Lives, Black Lives Matter, indigenous tribes such as the Navajo and Hopi, and other groups committed to social justice and driving real change. In doing so, sheâs also seen the toll that activism can take on people. The exhaustion. The let downs. Even feelings of failure and hopelessness. Thatâs why a big part of what Shelly teaches today is self-care. She believes that â in Audre Lordeâs words â âself-care is an act of resistanceâ unto itself because the only way to make change is to maintain your energy, health and mental wellbeing. And the only way to achieve that is through the building of communities of care. Shelly shares her methods of self-care in her upcoming book titled âSit Down To Rise Upâ which will be available in the Fall of 2021. Sheâs also recorded a series of workshops with Recorded Books, available on Audible, including a series on âSelf-Care for Turbulent Times.â Shelly is a student of the Shambhala Buddhist tradition and is certified in MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction). She is also an in-process certified Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute (founded at Google over a decade ago) teacher. Her contemplations and lessons shared freely over social media have gained tens of thousands of followers, and she was recently referred to as one of the most âPowerful Women in Mindfulnessâ by mindful.org. Shelly holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Miami and a Masterâs Degree from Columbia University.
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Author, clinician and parenting coach Carla Naumburg, PhD and I have a fun, real and relevant chat about parenting, the challenges of doing so in our societyâs current strained state of affairs and how mindfulness practice wonât solve everything, but when the âstuffâ is hitting the fan with your kids, parents can learn how mindfulness helps them literally do anything else other than completely losing it!
Carla Naumburg, PhD, is a writer, mother, and clinical social worker. She is the author of three parenting books: the bestselling How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t With Your Kids (Workman, 2019), Ready, Set, Breathe: Practicing Mindfulness with Your Children for Fewer Meltdowns and a More Peaceful Family (New Harbinger, 2015), and Parenting in the Present Moment: How to Stay Focused on What Really Matters (Parallax, 2014). Carlaâs writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, CNN, and Mindful Magazine, among other places. Carla lives outside of Boston with her husband, daughters, and two totally insane cats.
Learn more at www.carlanaumburg.com.
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