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This is the second of a series of posts about the literary alchemy of J. K. Rowling, a discussion jumpstarted by a post by ‘Iris' at a Strike fan website, an article that championed a Jungian perspective on this subject. The first post in this series, Literary Alchemy – A Primer for Those Interested in J. K. Rowling's Artistry, both explained what the ‘Iris' post asserted and reviewed much of the critical literature that the brevity of the S&E Files article prevented her from discussing. See that post for links to this material. The conversation between Nick Jeffery and John Granger above was recorded in the same spirit as the first post was written, namely, simultaneously a welcome to Strike fans and Rowling readers who have learned about literary alchemy only recently and an introduction to the work of the last twenty five years on this subject. Upcoming posts in the series will include a counter-point discussion in the debate Rowling is fostering about whether a psychological or spiritual perspective is better for understanding art and life and a review of the alchemical signatures that crowd Rowling-Galbraith's Hallmarked Man.This post is largely links to sources for points Nick and John discuss in their naturally enthusiastic and contrarian conversation, question by question. Enjoy!1. Welcome to the Conversation! (Nick) I just sent out an article about literary alchemy, John, in response to an article written by ‘Iris' and posted on the Strike-Ellacott Files website, a piece titled ‘What is Literary Alchemy? Spotting symbols that map Strike and Robin's growth.' What advice or guidance would you give to, say, Cormoran Strike readers who are brand new to the subject? * There are three types of alchemy and it is important to understand the common ground they share and the differences between them;* The first type is alchemy proper, which is to say ‘metallurgical alchemy,' the sacred science of purifying metals and the adept's soul via the creation of a Philosopher's Stone that will transform lead to gold and exude an elixir of life, the drinking of which will bestow immortality;* The second and third types of alchemy derive from interpretations of metallurgical alchemy's aims and the symbolic texts detailing the work in the hermetic laboratory;* Literary alchemy is the use of metallurgical alchemy's language, colors, sequences, and symbols in plays, poetry, and story to foster an edifying and transformative experience in the artist's theater or reading audience;* Psychological alchemy is Carl Jung's use of metallurgical alchemy's texts during and after WWII to illustrate his ideas of the integration of the conscious and unconscious aspects of the human mind;* Metallurgical alchemy was practiced in China, the Levant, India, and Europe within the revealed religious traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, and Christianity until its degeneration in the late Medieval period and eventual evolution into the strictly materialist chemistry we know today;* Literary alchemy has been a continuous stream in literature from Dante, Chaucer, Shakespeare, and the Metaphysical poets through to Dickens, Yeats, the Inklings, Joyce, Nabokov, and J. K. Rowling;* The academic study of “alchemy in literature” was the province of Baconian and allegorical readings of Shakespeare (cf., Beryl Pogson, Peter Dawkins, Martin Lings) until the late 20th Century and the advent of academic specialists in ‘Hermetic Studies,' e.g., Stanton Linden, Lyndy Abraham, and Charles Nicholl (cf., Cauda Pavonis: A Journal of Hermetic Studies, 1982-2000).* Jung and his followers used their psychological interpretations of metallurgical alchemy as allegories of the soul to interpret mythology (cf., Erich Neumann, Marie-Louise Von Franz, Robert Johnson);* Jungian analysis of story using Jung's ideas of subconscious archetypes within a collective unconscious was popularized by Joseph Campbell in his guides to Joyce's Ulysses and his more well known works on mythology (e.g., The Hero With a Thousand Faces);* ‘Isis' in her S&E Files article, ‘What is Literary Alchemy?,' suggests that Rowling-Galbraith is writing an allegory of soul transformation in the Cormoran Strike series using metallurgical alchemy's symbols and sequences as understood by Carl Jung and his disciples rather than as used by English writers since the 13th Century;* It's a challenging theory, the depth of which is hard to grasp without an appreciation of the types of alchemy, what they have in common, and their differences in approach and subject matter.2. The Lake: (John) What I found most fascinating in your post, Nick, was your best guesses about where Rowling would have learned about literary alchemy. She claimed in 1998 that she'd read a lot of alchemical texts from which she set the “magical parameters” of the Hogwarts Saga; if you had only three chances to name one of those books, what would you choose? * Charles Nicholl's The Chemical Theatre;* Titus Burckhardt's Alchemy: Science of the Cosmos, Science of the Soul (or Mirror of the Intellect: Essays on Traditional Acience and Sacred Art);* Lyndy Abraham Summerhaze's Marvell and Alchemy or her Dictionary of Alchemical Imagery;* Martin Lings' The Secret of Shakespeare3. Carl Jung, Alchemy: (Nick) I see you're chafing at the bit, John, with book titles I haven't mentioned so let me name-drop the author not on my list because, as you pointed out, he wasn't really a literary alchemist so much as a psychologist who discussed alchemy as a means of illustrating his own ideas about the ‘Great Work.' You've written, though, that literary alchemy as with metallurgical alchemy is a subset of soul-allegories or Psychomachia. Don't Jung's ideas jibe with that? * Yes and no!* Jung's ideas of the soul and archetypes (or archetypal forms) are based on late 19th Century Volkischer German ideas, which is to say, modern and materialist (some say ‘vitalist') premises. His hostility to Christianity and Judaism was grounded in his acceptance of Darwinian evolution and derived philosophically from Nietzsche (see Richard Noll's The Jung Cult and The Aryan Christ).* He conflates the spiritual with the psychological, consequently, and embraces integrated individual psychological health as the telos of human existence, none of which is consistent with traditional metallurgical or literary alchemy (see Titus Burckhardt's Mirror of the Intellect, Philip Sherrard's ‘An Introduction to the Religious Thought of C. G. Jung,' and Harry Oldmeadow's ‘C.G. Jung & Mircea Eliade: ‘Priests without Surplices'? Reflections on the Place of Myth, Religion and Science in Their Work.'* Psychological alchemy, insomuch as it is ‘Jungian,' is well removed from the other two types of alchemy. Which is not to say that Rowling is not a Jungian and hence a Jungian psychological alchemist.4. Back into the Lake: (John) You covered in your article, though, Nick, the several reasons to think it possible, even probable that the evidence from Rowling's life suggests she is using Jungian ideas in her literary alchemy. Iris over at S&E Files obviously thinks that is the case. What are the for and against ideas with respect to Rowling being a Jungian? There's Plenty of Evidence That Rowling IS a Jungian Writer:John Granger's discussion in Troubled Blood: A Jungian Reading* Robin's name-dropping Jung in conversation about astrology;* The Jungian notes sounded throughout Strike 5: Archetypes, Synchronicity, Persona;* The connection between Jung's illustrated ‘New Book' and Talbot's ‘True Book;' and* Pointers to Cupid-Psyche myth as understood by Jungians (see below)The Advent of Prudence Dunleavy, Jungian Psychologist, in Ink Black Heart* Hard to imagine a more sympathetic portrait of a Jungian than half-sister Prudence!* She clearly was the genius behind the Rokeby reconciliation in Hallmarked ManThe Cupid and Psyche myth underpinning the Strike series* A Mythological Key to Cormoran Strike? The Myth of Eros, Psyche, and Venus (note the discussion here of the Jungian understanding of this specific myth)* Ink Black Heart: Strike as Zeus to Robin's Leda and as Cupid to Mads' Psyche* ‘Rowling Points to Myth of Cupid and Psyche in order to Console Strike Fans Disappointed with Hallmarked Man‘* The Hallmarked Man‘s Mythological Template (Nick Jeffery, John Granger)Anything Else? Oh, yeah —* Rowling studied mythology in her ‘Classical Studies' program at UExeter and almost certainly encountered Jungian interpretation of myths there (e.g. the work of Neumann, Johnson, Campbell).* Rowling told Val McDermid if she had not become a successful writer she would have sought training and certification as a psychologist. * Her work reflects a broad reading in psychology (cf., Louise Freeman Davis' ‘J. K. Rowling and the Phantoms in the Brain,' ‘Cormoran Strike and the Itch that Cannot Be Scratched') and it is likely that she has read her fair share of Jung and Jungian authors during her studies.* Rowling benefited from psychological therapy and exercises herself when suffering from depression, the experience of and recovery from which she depicted in story via the Azkaban Dementors and Robin Ellacott's treatment for PTSD in Lethal White.And There is Plenty of Evidence That Rowling Is NOT a Jungian Writer:* Rowling has never been asked or revealed how she learned about literary alchemy; this includes, of course, any reference to Carl Jung, whose work was not focused on literary alchemy per se but a psychological interpretation or explanation of metallurgical alchemy's symbolism.* All that Rowling has revealed about her experiences as a patient seeking help with depression are about Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), which treatment modality owes nothing to Jung or to Jung's students.* It is possible that Rowling encountered esoteric metallurgical alchemy, the precursor to literary alchemy, in her study of astrology, the complementary traditional sacred science to alchemy, a skill-set with which we know she was accomplished. That route to alchemy would have led her to Perennialist interpretations of alchemy, most notably Titus Burckhardt‘s Alchemy, Science of the Cosmos, Science of the Soul; the paperback cover of the Penguin Metaphysical Library edition of that book (1974) features an androgynous giant named REBIS standing on a dragon and a winged golden sphere (i.e., Rubeus, Norbert, Snitch).* As mentioned above, it is more likely that she encountered literary alchemy in her study of Shakespeare. The year she was studying for her A Levels, she traveled to see a production of King Lear which has prompted the idea that it was on her list of texts to prepare for her tests. The most challenging interpretation of Lear then in print was Charles Nicholl's The Chemical Theatre (1980), a book that explains almost every scene in perhaps Shakespeare's greatest tragedy as a parallel step in the Great Work of alchemy. If the budding astrologer was fascinated by this allegorical interpretation of the Bard, the most popular work in print at that time that championed reading Shakespeare as the author of soul allegories was Perennialist Martin Lings‘ The Secret of Shakespeare (1984).* Literary Alchemy is a tool set employed not only by Shakespeare but by a host of Rowling favorite authors to include Dickens, Nabokov, Lewis, and Tolkien. This view of alchemy, that is, as an allegorical depiction of the soul's transformation that affects that same cathartic experience in its theater or reading audiences, is the one found in Rowling's work, which is well removed from psychological alchemy, an analytic art which, though it springs from metallurgical alchemical texts, does not aim at the transformation at work in the sacred art or the science of traditional alchemy. * Rowling's use of chiastic structures and psychomachian allegory, tools that complement literary alchemy in spiritual perspective and aim, make a Jungian rather than a literary and Perennialist view of alchemy seem unlikely.* Alchemy: Jung, Burckhardt, or Maclean? John Granger, April 2007* Rowling's Soul Triptych Psychomachia: Is It From Shakespeare's ‘Macbeth'? John Granger, September 20245. The Debate at King's Cross: (Nick) So, John, you've mentioned Jung quite a few times in your posts about the Mythological framework of the Strike series and even written about the Jungian ideas of animus and anima with respect to Cormoran and Robin's relationship. You seem fairly confident, though, that Rowling is writing from the traditional esoteric ideas of alchemy a la Shakespeare rather than Jung's. Why is that? * Everything you just said!* As noted, Jung's ideas are modern and psychological while the stream of literary alchemy in English Literature is almost exclusively more Medieval and pointedly spiritual;* The Most Notable Exception: Angela Carter's The Passion of the New Eve (1977), that reads like a Jungian ‘Red Book' slide-show (think Bombyx Mori) or a transgender Odyssey written for feminists. Rowling has never mentioned her to my knowledge but it would be surprising if she hadn't read this book more than once. What Alana Bolton Cooke wrote about Carter's Passion could be said about Rowling's literary alchemy if she is a Jungian writer (or about Galbraith's fictional Elizabeth Tassel?):Angela Carter in The Passion of New Eve (1977) uses the exoteric phases of alchemy and Carl G. Jung's theory of esoteric alchemy as a means of demonstrating allegorically the idea ofrebirth and renewal. The purpose of this allegorical method is to produce an 'alchemical' change of thought in the reader about sexuality and gender associated with women's repression and liberation. In the novel Carter develops themes and ideas explored in her essay, The Sadeian Woman: An Exercise in Cultural History (1979), an analysis of the Marquis de Sade's pornography and its affect on the roles of men and women in society. The clash of opposites involved in combining alchemical symbolism, feminism and pornography within the fiction can be seen as representative of the state of chaos present in alchemy before the beginning of change. The circular narrative and alchemical structure of the fiction creates a literary version of the alchemical process as it brings together opposites involved in chaos, represented by events and characterisation that the protagonist, Evelyn/Eve, experiences, until, in the manner of alchemy, harmony is reached. The harmony created represents women's empowerment. Carter uses Evelyn's individuation process to encourage growth within the reader by altering patterns of thought to bring about change through self-confrontation and self-knowledge. The structure of Carter's fiction, thus, corresponds to the process of esoteric alchemy contained within the structure, imagery and symbolism of exoteric alchemy. The fiction is designed to stimulate the unconscious of the reader and make conscious hitherto unknown and repressed thoughts about gender and sexuality to bring about change in the lives of men and women.* I think what Rowling said she was trying to do with Harry Potter's meeting with Dumbledore at the dream-like King's Cross strongly suggests she is aware of the two approaches and wants readers to discuss them – but that she has made her own choice, however conflicted she may be.* In her 2008 interview with Adeel Amini, Rowling said that her hope for Harry's post-mortem conversation with Dumbledore at King's Cross was to stimulate “a debate” among readers about whether it was a psychological moment, that is, a fantasy in which Harry understands what he's been missing all along, or a spiritual event in which he is actually speaking with the late Headmaster:Enough Potter-plot, I think. Moving on to a slightly more contentious issue, Rowling has categorically said that she does believe in a higher power, a statement reinforced by her childhood church-going (“Till I was 17,” she clarifies). It must be difficult to reconcile her religious beliefs with those that denounce Harry Potter as anti-Christian, I wonder aloud. Rowling's expression does not change a fraction. “There was a Christian commentator who said, which I thought was very interesting, that Harry Potter had been the Christian church's biggest missed opportunity. And I thought, there's someone who actually has their eyes open.“I think he said it before the publication of the seventh book, and with the publication of the seventh book I think that clarified a lot of people's view on where I was standing. But I should emphasise that I am not pushing a specifically Christian agenda, and indeed till the very last moment in book seven, one can interpret what happens to Harry after he presents himself with death as him going into an unconscious state in which his subconscious reveals to him what he already knew.” I hum in faux-comprehension of what she's referring to; luckily my clued-in companion is nodding wildly. Proceed. “Any re-reading of Chapter 35 will show you that there's nothing that the Dumbledore he sees tells him that he couldn't have guessed for himself or already realised, and of course there's a key piece of information that Dumbledore doesn't articulate that Harry has realised. So you can deliberately interpret it that way, or you can say that he did go into a state of limbo beyond which there was another life, and that idea was expressed repeatedly, and most explicitly at the end of book five, Order of the Phoenix, where Harry understands that there is an ‘on', that you do go on. “I wanted there to be a debate there, so of my three main characters - when they come into the room which examines death at the Ministry of Magic - Hermione, the ultimate sceptic and a hyperrational person, hears nothing behind the veil and is scared of it. Ron is just uneasy; Ron is someone who does not grapple with anything deeper than beer, if he can avoid it. Harry's drawn to it, and therein lies Harry's slightly reckless, almost morbid streak, because Harry does have a hint of that dangerous adolescent trait which is the attraction to death.” Heavy. Obviously with this ambiguity, you do get a fair degree of misinterpretation as well; there is a certain section that does dislike Harry Potter intensely. “Oh, vehemently,” says Rowling, before muttering under her breath “…and they send death threats.”* I think that “debate” she's trying to foster is between the psychological, call it ‘Jungian' “just inside your head” subconscious perspective, and the authentically spiritual view of her work (well, of art and human existence, too, of course). And that this debate is one she has had for most of her life. Check out her comments about the “greatest missed opportunity” and explain to me how that doesn't line up with her preferring the spiritual, albeit “not explicitly Christian,” to the psychological and humanist. 7. Jungian Readings of Rowling's Work: (Nick) John, you're familiar with what has been written by Potter Pundits because of your PhD critical literature surveys; what are the better ones about Rowling and Jungian psychology and what do they emphasize? Here are seven off the top of my head (and Thesis ‘Works Cited' drafts):* Grynbaum, G.A. (2000). The Secrets of Harry Potter. The San Francisco Jung Institute Library Journal: Reviews From a Jungian Perspective of Books, Films and Culture, [online] 19 (4) pp. 17-48* Patrick, Christopher and Sarah (2007), ‘Exploring the Dark Side: Harry Potter and the Psychology of Evil,' in Mulholland (ed.), The Psychology of Harry Potter, BenBella Books, pp 221-232* Gerhold, C. (2011). The Hero's Journey Through Adolescence: A Jungian Archetypal Analysis of “Harry Potter.” PsyD. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. * Rectenwald, Bob (2019). ‘Carl Jung's Impact on the Work of J. K. Rowling' * Skipper, Alicia and Kate Fulton (2021) ‘Out from the Shadows into the Light: Persona and Shadow in Harry Potter‘ in Anne Mamary (ed.) The Alchemical Harry Potter: Essays on Transfiguration in J. K. Rowling's Novels, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2021, pp 79-96* The Unfolding Journey, Jung's Shadow Self in Harry Potter: Confronting the Darkness Within (YouTube video)* My own Troubled Blood: A Jungian ReadingBob Rectenwald's piece is the best of the six I didn't write but it shares the several faults all the Jungian pieces make:* the first failing of even the best Jungian readers is the assumption that Rowling is a Jungian, which is an open question;* the next is that Jung's ideas (and Joseph Campbell's) are indisputably true; and* the last is, when alchemy is mentioned, the critics do not clarify either the commonalities of or the differences between literary alchemy, psychological alchemy, and Jungian analytic psychology. * Note, though, that Rowling, while aware of such Jungian tropes as the Hero's Journey, tweeks it shamelessly, adding a symbol of Christ and resurrection scene in every Potter story (cf., How Harry Cast His Spell, ‘The Harry's Journey,' pp 21-28).* Read her brief PotterMore piece on alchemy and note that it is written in such a way that it can be read as confirmation of either a psychological or spiritual perspective on alchemy and art:One interpretation of the ‘instructions' left by the alchemists is that they are symbolic of a spiritual journey, leading the alchemist from ignorance (base metal) to enlightenment (gold). There seems to have been a mystical element to the work the alchemist was engaged upon, which set it apart from chemistry (of which it was undoubtedly both an offshoot and forerunner).This “original writing” by Rowling, especially the words “spiritual” and “mystical,” suggests that she is a Perennialist rather than a Jungian, at least with respect to her understanding of alchemy. But the debate is still possible with Jungians who read those words as cyphers for the subsconscious contact they hold we have with archetypes.8. Back to the Alchemy: (John) I think the real question of whether Rowling's literary alchemy is predominantly literary and spiritual or psychological in orientation comes down to the postmodern confusion about the immaterial aspects of the human person, which is to say, the soul (or mind, psyche) and the spirit. Rowling's recent work may seem prosaic or secular to a casual reader who compares it to the relatively otherworldly and “obviously” symbolic Potter books, but she loads each Strike book with Shakespearean romance of soul and spirit, i.e., alchemical dramas, and hermetic tropes. I'm writing a piece now about the lions, dogs, incest, and the red man and white woman in Hallmarked Man, each of which are touchstones of alchemy. I think, though, that your work with Rowling's favorite books and her epigraph sources, Nick, point to a strong spiritual rather than psychological foundation in Rowling's work —* Louisa May Alcott, Little Women* Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle* The Victorian Women Poets in Running Grave* Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Aurora Leigh* Robert Browning, The Ring and the Book* The Jungian love of the I Ching, Running Grave's epigraph source9. Jung in Running Grave: (Nick) Rowling's favorite writers, from Shakespeare and Nabokov to C. S. Lewis and Victorian Women poets, all clearly believe in a world-transcending spiritual realm. Given the quantity of the Jungian scholarship in Rowling Studies that Iris referred to and you've mentioned, it's curious -- if Rowling is aware of it and is resistant to it -- that she doesn't push back against it explicitly in her work. Can you think of a character that seems something like Jung in the books, someone as bad as Prudence Dunleavey is good? I can think of three:* United Humanitarian Church's guru Jonathan Wace in Running Grave: his “psychologizing of religion,” the comparative religion avenue to denial of any true faith, the psychological critical analysis of a patient using mythological tropes (”Artemis”), the cult leader, and the abuser of women and children -- he's a ringer for Jung! * Paul Satchwell, one-eyed serpent with a one-track mind, in Leamington Spa, a true Jungian artist working psycho-sexual motifs graphically on canvas:Naked figures twisted and cavorted in scenes from Greek mythology. Persephone struggled in the arms of Hades as he carried her down into the underworld; Andromeda strained against chains binding her to rock as a dragonish creature rose from the waves to devour her; Leda lay supine in bulrushes as Zeus, in the form of a swan, impregnated her.Two lines of Joni Mitchell floated back to Robin as she looked at the paintings: “When I first saw your gallery, I liked the ones of ladies…”Except that Robin wasn't sure she liked the paintings. The female figures were all black-haired, olive-skinned, heavy-breasted and partially or entirely naked. The paintings were accomplished, but Robin found them slightly lascivious. Each of the women wore a similar expression of vacant abandon, and Satchwell seemed to have a definite preference for those myths that featured bondage, rape or abduction. (Troubled Blood, 542)* And then there are the Masons, kind of an old school Jungian cult in Hallmarked Man. Like the UHC and “harmless” fraternal and charitable group with Christian touches but which doesn't change a man or human nature per Hardacre (and which harbors the rich and powerful like Lord Branfoot). * Coupled with Prudence, the Front of Jungian Beliefs, we get the front and back of Jung in Rowling's work, a characteristic touch of Rowling nuance as she did with Islam in Hallmarked Man.10. Conclusion: (John) I'm obviously not a Jung fan and I don't think Rowling is writing Jungian psychomachia in alchemical symbols a la Angela Carter, but I see how people would come to a contrary conclusion; Rowling's ‘spiritual not religious' public statements and political positions with respect to Same Sex Attraction and abortion line up much more easily with New Age and Jungian types than with any kind of orthodox Christianity. The great thing about essays like Isis' at S&E Files is that it brings more people into the conversation of what literary alchemy is and the various approaches to it. You've been reading about literary alchemy for several years now, Nick; what do you think the person whose first encounter with the subject was the S&E Files article do to hone their alchemy detection skills? * “Read your books and online talks, John!”* How Metallurgical Alchemy Worked and How it Became Literary Alchemy (from Deathly Hallows Lectures, Chapter 1):Alchemy, in a nutshell, was the science for the perfection or sanctification of the alchemist's soul. This heroic venture I need to say straight off is all but impossible today because the way we look at reality, at ‘things' per se makes the Great Work itself almost an absurdity. Unlike the medieval alchemists, we moderns and postmoderns see things with a clear subject/object distinction, that is, we believe that you and I and that table are entirely different things and between them is there is no connection or relation. The knowing subject is one thing and the observed object is completely ‘other.'To the alchemist that is not the case. His efforts in changing lead to gold are based on the premise that he as the subject will go through the same types of changes and purifications as the materials he is working with. In sympathy with these metallurgical transitions and resolutions of contraries, his soul will be purified in correspondence as long as he is working in a prayerful state within the Mysteries (sacraments) of his revealed tradition.Now, historically there was an Arabic alchemy, a Chinese alchemy, a Kabbalistic, as well as a Christian alchemy; each differs superficially with respect to their spiritual traditions but in every one, the alchemist was working with a sacred natural science or physics to advance his spiritual purification. This was only possible because he looked at the metal he was working with as something with which he was not ‘other' but with which he was in relationship, artifex and artifact in sacred art imitating and accelerating the work of the Creator creating a bridge, so that, as lead changes to gold or material perfection, his soul was going through similar transformations and purifications.The common ground is the logos in every created thing, to include persons (cf. John 1:9), which are all continuous with the Logos fabric of reality. As much as the alchemist identifies with this metaphysical ground, purifying himself of the ‘old man' or ego-driven individual and identifying himself with the spiritual Heart or light within him, that light will become his dominant quality, hence his “illumination” or “enlightenment”. And lead or solid darkness turning into gold, hard light.How does this edifying magic become the scaffolding for Harry's adventures? Largely through the genius of William Shakespeare. Hermetic wisdom and alchemical efforts were such commonplaces in Elizabethan England that Shakespeare and his contemporaries recognized, I think. that the magic of staged drama is essentially alchemical. If we groundlings are all watching what's going on up on the stage and everything is working the way it's supposed to, the subject-object distinction dissolves inasmuch as we identify with the characters and their agonies through our logos-imaginations. As they go through their changes, like the metals in a crucible, we identify with them and pass through the same cathartic moment.As the great dramatists of that period realized, “if what we're doing is alchemical, why don't we use alchemical imagery and language, too?” And, voila, literary alchemy is born. This stream of English literature in which narrator or characters and the reader or audience in correspondence pass through the stages of the alchemical work, the black the white and the red (basically dissolution, purification, and then perfection) runs through the next five centuries of poetry, stage work, stories and novels. You may not have recognized it, but its a big part of things you have read.* Literary Alchemy: Sacred Science, Sacred Art, and ‘The Alembic of Story':A Perennialist Explanation of J. K. Rowling's Signature Hermetic Symbolism This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/subscribe

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She has spent decades helping patients understand the connection between emotional regulation, sensory awareness, and physical health — with sleep as the connective thread. Brought to you by MTE — More Than Energy, the performance formula designed for those who live life at full resonance. Trusted by top performers worldwide, MTE blends adaptogens, nootropics, and essential minerals to fuel focus, vitality, and flow — without the crash.  Code Michael Elevate your day, sharpen your mind, and feel More Than Energy. 15% OFF YOUR ORDER:: https://getmte.com/products/mte-daily-energy-wellness?ref=MICHAEL Key Themes & Timestamps  [00:00] Introduction — launching Resonance, the long tail of a book [02:28] What is Awakened Sleep? The Vedic perspective on sleep as a journey into consciousness [06:13] Modern science validates ancient wisdom — the convergence [08:13] The doshas explained — Vata, Pitta, Kapha and your sleep constitution [14:24] Universal sleep principles — temperature, light, timing, and the Stanford AI study [17:19] Personalized sleep — why one size doesn't fit all [20:00] The nervous system connection — parasympathetic tone and sensory overload [23:47] Your evening meal is your sleep prescription [25:50] The world has changed more since 1992 than in the previous thousand years [28:14] Orthosomnia — the new tech-induced sleep disease [29:09] Email apnea and text apnea — we literally stop breathing [30:15] Somniphobia — the fear of being alone in the dark (and why loneliness is the real insomnia) [37:47] Breath as medicine — the yogic prescription for sleep [40:11] Mantra, sound, and the neuro-associative conditioning of sleep [42:27] Creating your evening routine — the practice Michael is starting tonight [45:05] The dress rehearsal for dying — sleep as a journey into consciousness [51:17] Awakened Sleep as meditation's companion — the fourth state of consciousness [56:04] Geography, doshas, and the places that heal us [59:56] Vedic astrology, the eclipse, and the chapter we're entering [1:02:49] Closing — guiding us home in a noisy world Key Quotes Dr. Suhas: "We are doing a dress rehearsal of dying every night. We go to the same place where we were before we were born and long after we will be gone." "Sleep outweighs diet and exercise. If you rank lifestyle things, sleep is even higher ranked than diet and exercise and loneliness." "Orthosomnia — about 40% of Gen Z adults are experiencing sleep anxiety because of the gadgets they are wearing." "Where your attention goes, that's where the energy is flowing." "These techniques are not free. They are very expensive — because the most expensive commodity right now is me time." "An introspective sage is awake when the rest of the world is sleeping." — Bhagavad Gita Dr. Sheila: "Sleep is an active process. It's not just rest — it's an active rest." "So much of depression, anxiety is that disconnect from nature, disconnect from community. Everyone's all in their own individual bubbles." "Pick the weeds, plant some seeds, water them with gratitude." "We have so many tools within us — and with our breath, it's free." Michael: "I think a lot of us as humans have lost our way with all of the conflicting signals. And it's hard in a noisy world to find true signal that reminds us of who we are and how we can find our way home." Resources Mentioned Awakened Sleep by Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar & Dr. Sheila Patel Change Your Schedule, Change Your Life by Dr. Suhas Stanford Medicine AI Sleep Study (January 2025) — 65,000 participants, 600,000 hours of sleep data, predicting 130+ health conditions Oura Ring — wearable sleep tracking Vedic Meditation / Mantra practice Temescal (traditional sweat lodge) ceremony Bhagavad Gita — "Yānishā sarva-bhūtānāṁ tasyāṁ jāgarti saṅyamī" Rathri Sukta — Vedic hymn to the twin sisters Usha (dawn) and Nisha (dusk) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) Connect Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar: [website] | [Instagram]  Dr. Sheila Patel: [website] | [Instagram]  Michael Trainer: michaeltrainer.net | @michaeltrainer | Resonance Podcast Pre-Order Resonance Resonance: The Art and Science of Human Connection arrives May 5, 2026 from BenBella Books. Foreword by Steven Pressfield, author of The War of Art. "Outstanding. I wouldn't change a word." — Steven Pressfield  Companion Substack Read Michael's full essay on this conversation: "The Dress Rehearsal for Dying: What Vedic Sleep Science Reveals About Why We Can't Connect" — exploring how orthosomnia, somniphobia, and the loneliness epidemic collide with the Resonance framework and the Seven Pillars of authentic connection. https://substack.com/@michaeltrainer Michael Trainer has spent 30 years learning from Nobel laureates, neuroscientists, and wisdom keepers worldwide. He's the author of RESONANCE: The Art and Science of Human Connection (March 31, 2026), co-creator of Global Citizen and the Global Citizen Festival, and host of the RESONANCE podcast.Featured in Forbes, Inc, Good Morning America. Follow on YouTube

Et si chaque décision de mieux manger, de mieux respirer, de ralentir un peu... devenait notre acte quotidien de résistance ?Cette réflexion invite à ne pas voir la santé comme une série de contraintes, mais comme une démarche engagée et consciente, où chaque geste quotidien résonne comme un choix porteur de sens. Saviez-vous que près de 60% des Québécois voudraient intégrer de meilleures habitudes mais manquent de temps ou de motivation? Est-ce que c'est le cas pour vous? Il existe un réel décalage persistant : malgré toutes nos connaissances et nos bonnes intentions, les taux de maladies continuent d'augmenter. Pourquoi ?. Les recherches récentes montrent que nos choix individuels en matière de santé sont puissamment façonnés par les normes collectives, les contextes sociaux et économiques, ainsi que par les attentes de notre environnement familial, professionnel ou communautaire. Dans ce balado,  on explore le lien entre la résistance à l'insuline et de nombreuses maladies graves, comme le diabète de type 2, les maladies cardiaques, Alzheimer, et certains cancers.  Comprendre comment la résistance à l'insuline créé des problèmes de santé chroniques est essentiel.Et restaurer la sensibilité à l'insuline est la clé pour retrouver et maintenir une santé globale optimale. Alors, concrètement, par où commencer ? (en écoutant ce balado!)  Merci à David Chassé pour la musique originale, composée spécialement pour ce balado  Merci à @chrisp.photog  http://www.christianperreault.com Merci aux productions Arborescence Montréal www.productionsarborescence.com  (pour leur super studio, l'enregistrement et le montage)Merci à mon partenaire A.Vogel  https://www.avogel.ca/fr/   Références :Bikman, Benjamin, Why we are sick, éditions BenBella Books, pp.247 sorti 2020Ichauspé, Jessy, Glucose revolution, éditions Simon and Schuster, pp.258 sorti 2022Fung, Dr Jason, The Diabetes code, éditions Greystone books, pp. 265  sorti en 2018Fung, Dr Jason, The obesity code, éditions Greystone books, pp 315 sorti en 2016 Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

In August 1989, José, 45, and Kitty Menendez, 47, were shot to death in their Beverly Hills home. Their sons, Lyle, 18, and Erik, 21, would later confess to the killings—setting off one of the most polarizing murder trials in American history. What initially looked like a mob-style hit unraveled into a story of family control, extreme dysfunction, and disturbing allegations of long-term sexual abuse. The trials exposed the private life of a wealthy, image-driven family and forced the public to confront uncomfortable questions about trauma, masculinity, and male child sexual abuse.Today's snack: Buc-ee's Ghost Pepper Salsa and Pecan Trio (thanks Alicia!)Listen to all three parts today on Patreon: https://patreon.com/LoveMarryKillSources:https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/722-N-Elm-Dr-Beverly-Hills-CA-90210/20519601_zpid/? Menendez homeRand, Robert. (2024). The Menendez Murders: The Shocking Untold Story of the Menendez Family and the Killings that Stunned the Nation. (Kindle Edition). BenBella Books. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siC_dsDXgKI Oziel's tapehttps://crimetimelines.com/wp-content/uploads/Letter-from-Erik-Menendez-to-Andy-Cano.pdfhttps://crimetimelines.com/wp-content/uploads/2018-04-10-Letter-from-Marta-Cano.pdfhttps://abcnews.go.com/US/menendez-brothers-burst-tears-emotional-prison-reunion-decades/story?id=54281350 Barbara Walters interviewhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/menendez-brothers-lyle-erik-abuse-claims-supported-by-newly-discovered-evidence-48-hours/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/us/menendez-brothers-chicken-wing-business.htmlhttps://www.thesecondserve.com/searching-for-craig-cignarelli/https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/a64768423/jose-menendez-factshttps://www.biography.com/movies-tv/a62368160/how-accurate-is-monsters-menendezDavis, WG. (2025). Bloodstained Privilege: The Menendez Brothers. (Kindle Edition). Diamondback Publishers International. https://abc3340.com/news/nation-world/menendez-brothers-lyle-erik-jose-kitty-double-murder-murders-killings-homicide-sexual-abuse-allegations-predator-evidence-letter-trial-convicted-true-crime-beverly-hills-home-los-angeles-californiahttps://archive.vanityfair.com/article/1994/3/menendez-justicehttp://menendezmurders.com/laybpy-march-1991-killing-jose-menendez/https://www.hulu.com/watch/a1ef53b8-4d85-4fac-a73c-073ef072692ehttps://www.newspapers.com/image/155330669/?clipping_id=157760847https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1153/kitty-menendezhttps://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/erik-menendez-wife-tammis-relationship-timeline-conjugal-visits-more/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1995/08/23/the-return-of-the-brothers-grim/6d9fe6c7-2676-4bdf-a60d-2f48ff7361dc/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/erik-menendez-wife-hopes-home-165937004.htmlhttps://abcnews.go.com/US/menendez-brothers-burst-tears-emotional-prison-reunion-decades/story?id=54281350https://www.newsweek.com/menendez-brothers-netflix-monsters-case-lyle-erik-parents-1963308https://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/10/court.archive.menendez2/index.html?_s=PM:US

I'm thrilled to share that my first novel, and fifth book overall, is officially in the works! Acceptable Range is coming in early 2027, and you can join the interest list below now! Join the list here: https://bit.ly/AcceptableRangeFrom Peter Zeihan, New York Times bestselling author of The End of the World Is Just the Beginning, comes his first work of fiction: a high-stakes geopolitical thriller that spans continents and tests the limits of power, trust, technology, and national survival. A striking fusion of real-world insight and pulse-pounding suspense, Acceptable Range is a global-systems thriller — part autopsy, part countdown — propelled by the momentum of a civilization in collapse. It examines the machinery of the modern world and how a system built for perfection forgets how to survive error. Even before someone…gives things a push. In an age defined by feedback loops and vanishing margins, the question is no longer whether collapse can be stopped — only whether it can be contained within an acceptable range. Acceptable Range is the first installment of a trilogy, forthcoming from BenBella Books in early 2027.

Patrick Hardy is founder and CEO of Dysaster, the largest small business disaster management company in the U.S. A Certified Emergency Manager®, and Master Business Continuity Professional®, he has been a disaster professional for over twenty years. In the summer of 2012, he became the youngest person ever selected as the National Private Sector Representative to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). He is now a content creator and YouTuber who takes on the most difficult disaster challenges in the world, such as doing CPR for 28 hours straight, evacuating 240 cats in 90 minutes, and building the world's first emergency structure out of Lego blocks. In 2024, Patrick published his first book, Design any Disaster: The Revolutionary Method to Master Your Next Crisis or Emergency  from publisher Benbella Books.

Das ist ein Gespräch, das mir sehr viel Spaß gemacht. Axel Bojanowski und ich haben gleich zu Beginn der virtuellen Session losgelegt und diskutiert, bis ich dann den Notstopp ziehen musste — schließlich sollte das eine Podcast-Folge werden und nicht nur eine höchst interessante Diskussion unter vier Augen. Der Titel dieser Folge ist vielleicht kurios, aber mir ist das Zitat von Karl Popper aus den 1980er Jahren eingefallen: »Wissenschaft ist, wenn man schwarz gekleidet in einem dunklen Kohlenkeller nach einer schwarzen Katze sucht, von der man gar nicht weiß, ob sie existiert.« Davon leiten sich alle möglichen Folgen ab, unter anderem, dass Wissenschaft immer von Annahmen geprägt ist. Sie ist auch mit zum Teil großer Unsicherheit verbunden. Viel Bescheidenheit und Selbstkritik wären in der Interpretation und Darstellung notwendig. Davon ist in der heutigen Welt nicht viel zu finden. Besonders nicht Bescheidenheit und kritische, kluge Reflexion als Fundament unserer politischen und gesellschaftlichen Entscheidungen, eher aktivistische Grabenkämpfe, die mehr mit dem Circus Maximus als mit Expertenwesen zu tun haben.  Wir behandeln folglich in dieser Episode Qualitätsprobleme in der Wissenschaft, Aktivismus, die Rolle von Journalisten und Medien, Anreizsysteme, welche Themen in der Wissenschaft überhaupt diskutiert werden und von wem. Außerdem, welchen Schaden wir anrichten, wenn wir nicht mehr in der Lage sind, in kritischen Zeiten Ideen klug zu reflektieren und was wir mit unseren Kindern und Jugendlichen machen, wenn wir sie ständig mit apokalyptischen Visionen konfrontieren. Wo sind wir also falsch abgebogen? Was können wir alle tun, damit wir ein positives Bild der Zukunft entwickeln können und wir wieder darüber sprechen, wie wir Fortschritt erzielen können und nicht nur ständig im defätistisch/apokalyptischen Denken stecken bleiben. Ich sollte an dieser Stelle nicht vergessen, meinen Gast vorzustellen, auch wenn ihn die meisten sicher schon kennen: Axel Bojanowski diplomierte an der Universität Kiel über Klimaforschung. Seit 1997 arbeitet er als Wissenschaftsjournalist, u. a. für "Die Zeit", "Nature Geoscience", "Geo", "Stern" und der "Süddeutschen Zeitung". Er war Redakteur beim "Spiegel" , dann Chefredakteur bei "Bild der Wissenschaft" und "Natur". Seit August 2020 ist er Chefreporter für Wissenschaft bei "WELT". Bojanowski hat fünf Sachbücher verfasst. Der Berufsverband Deutscher Geowissenschaftler hat ihn 2024 für seine publizistischen Leistungen ausgezeichnet. Aus meiner persönlichen Sicht ist Axel Bojanowski einer der besten Wissenschaftsjournalisten, die ich kenne. Gerade im deutschsprachigen Raum würden wir viel mehr Journalisten seiner Güte dringend benötigen. Er hat auch zwei wichtige und sehr zugängliche Bücher geschrieben, deren Themen natürlich in diesem Gespräch auch thematisiert werden. Wir beginnen mit der Frage, wie die Qualität wissenschaftlicher Aussagen zu beurteilen ist. Wird es immer schwieriger zu erkennen, was ernsthafte Wissenschaft und was irrelevant, falsch oder Ideologie oder Aktivismus ist? »Science und Nature sind mittlerweile journalistische Produkte. Letztlich gelten sie als die wichtigsten Impact-Magazine für die Wissenschaft, aber eigentlich funktionieren sie nach den Gesetzen von Massenmedien.«  Es wird so getan, als ob es vollkommen klar wäre, wie man den Klimawandel begrenzt. Es wird nicht verstanden oder aufgegriffen, dass es sich um komplexe Zielkonflikte handelt. »The time for debate has ended.« Marcia Nutt Funktionieren journalistische Medien heute immer stärker so, dass es um persönliche Absicherung geht, indem man Nachrichten publiziert, von denen man annimmt, dass sie dem aktuellen Zeitgeist entsprechen und somit sozial erwünscht sind?  »Wenn man Artikel dieser Art bringt, hat man nichts zu befürchten.« Welche Geschichten erzählen wir uns als Gesellschaft und unseren Kindern und Jugendlichen? »Es handelt von weitgehend ignorierten Sensationen der jüngeren Menschheitsgeschichte der letzten 200 Jahre, also von der Industrialisierung und ihren Folgen, die die Welt besser gemacht haben, als die meisten Leute ahnen. Diese Geschichten werden kaum erzählt.« Erleben wir aktuell ein Multiorganversagen der wesentlichen Strukturen und Institutionen, die unsere moderne Zivilisation bisher ermöglicht haben? »Covid war sozusagen Klimadebatte im Schnelldurchlauf.« Sollten in einer Krise nicht verschiedene kluge Ideen unterschiedlicher Art diskutiert und abgewogen werden? »Es wurde ganz schnell verlangt, sich einem Lager zuzuordnen. Wenn man das nicht eindeutig selbst tut, dann wird man in ein Lager eingeordnet.« Was ist der Zusammenhang von Risiko, Unsicherheit und welche Entscheidungen folgen aus wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnis? »Man hat bei Covid wie beim Klima hohe Risiken mit mit großen Unsicherheiten verbunden.[…]  Dann wird aber so getan als ob es eindeutig wäre und man im Grunde ganz klare Fakten aus der Wissenschaft bekäme und Handlungsanweisungen — was nie der Fall ist. Aus wissenschaftlichen Fakten folgen keine Handlungensanweisngen. Nie.« Gibt es tatsächlich immer nur die eine richtige Antwort auf ein Problem, follow the science — alternativlos? »Es gibt wahnsinnig viele Möglichkeiten, auf dieses Problem zu reagieren [Klima, Covid|. Es ist letztlich eine Wertefrage.« Finden wir immer wieder dieselbe Lagerbildung vor, die aber aus anderen »Quellen« gespeist ist, etwa Technologieoptimisten vs. -pessimisten, Liberale vs. Etatisten, und dergleichen? Das ist sehr ungünstig, denn:  »Wissenschaft ist nun mal der beste Erkenntnisprozess, den wir haben. […] Um Wissenschaft richtig zu verstehen, müsste man aber Unsicherheiten immer klar mitkommunizieren.« Ist es besser, eine falsche Karte oder gar keine Karte zu haben, wenn man eine Wanderung unternimmt? »Es geht auf diesen Ebenen [wissenschaftliche Prozesse] immer auch um Macht, das darf man nicht vergessen. Wenn man es versäumt, sich auf die Seite zu schlagen, die den Ton angibt, dann verliert man an Einfluss.« Im Journalismus wurde jede Form der Differenzierung sofort bekämpft. Wie kann man aber als Gesellschaft unter solchen Bedingungen bei komplexen Herausforderungen klug entscheiden? Wissenschaft und Journalismus sollten aber beide Prozesse der Wahrheitsfindung sein. Betonung liegt dabei auf »Prozess« — was bedeutet dies für die praktische Umsetzung? Werden Opportunismus und Feigheit, seine eigene Meinung zum Ausdruck zu bringen, zur größten Bedrohung unserer Gesellschaft? »Journalisten sind vor allem feige.« Wie sollten wir mit Unsicherheiten umgehen? »Die Unsicherheiten aber, und das ist ein wichtiger Punkt, können gerade nicht beruhigen. Es sind die Unsicherheiten, ein Problem an sich.« Gibt es nur umstrittene und irrelevante Wissenschafter?  Falsche Prognosen und Aussagen in der Öffentlichkeit haben für opportunistische Wissenschafter auch fast nur positive Seiten und werden in der Praxis kaum bestraft. Sie können dieselben falschen Ideen über Jahrzehnte breit publik machen und werden auch noch belohnt — weil sie ja vermeintlich auf der »richtigen« Seite stehen. Die grundlegende Frage dahinter scheint zu sein: Welche Geschichten erzählt sich eine Gesellschaft, von welchen wird sie geleitet, welche sind konstitutiv für ihre Kultur und wie können wir diese ändern, um damit wieder einen positiven Blick auf die Zukunft zu bekommen? Nadelöhre der Wissenschaft Die Universitäten haben sich, wie auch die Medien, immer weiter homogenisiert — von Vielfalt leider keine Spur.  »Das Milieu verstärkt sich selbst.« Was bedeutet das, etwa am Beispiel der Attributionsforschung? Was bedeutet dies für große politische Projekte, wie die deutsche Energiewende, die nicht nur im großen Maßstab gescheitert ist, sondern auch Deutschland schwer beschädigt hat. Wer trägt dafür nun die Verantwortung? Und die Medien stimmen alle das gleiche Lied an, ohne kritisch zu hinterfragen — warum eigentlich? »Man guckt gar nicht mehr, was stimmt, sondern: Was schreiben die anderen?« Warum ist es so schwer bei Klimafragen, die Fakten korrekt darzustellen? Aktuell wird von Politik und Aktivisten ständig betont, dass es viele Hitzetote gäbe. Es wird nicht erwähnt, dass es zehnmal so viele Kältetote gibt: »Across the 854 urban areas in Europe, we estimated an annual excess of 203 620 deaths attributed to cold and 20 173 attributed to heat.«, Pierre Masselot et al Diese einseitige Propaganda wird überall in der Gesellschaft verbreitet, auch an den Schulen: »Papa, wenn der Meeresspiegel steigt, sterben wir?!« Was richten wir mit unseren Kindern an? »Der Erfolg der menschlichen Zivilisation beruht darauf, dass man sich von der Natur unabhängig gemacht hat und dass man die Natur auch für sich genutzt hat. […] Diese Geschichten des Fortschritts sind wichtig zu verstehen; gerade für Kinder!« Wir leben nicht, wir sterben in Harmonie mit der Natur: »Have you heard people say that humans used to live in balance with nature? […] There was a balance. It wasn't because humans lived in balance with nature. Humans died in balance with nature. It was utterly brutal and tragic.«, Hans Rosling Erst seit rund 100 Jahren können wir davon sprechen, dass Menschen ansatzweise in modernem Lebensstandard leben. »Wir zogen in die Stadt zu einem alten Ehepaar in eine kleine Kammer, wo in einem Bett das Ehepaar, im andern meine Mutter und ich schliefen. Ich wurde in einer Werkstätte aufgenommen, wo ich Tücher häkeln lernte; bei zwölfstündiger fleißiger Arbeit verdiente ich 20 bis 25 Kreuzer im Tage. Wenn ich noch Arbeit für die Nacht nach Hause mitnahm, so wurden es einige Kreuzer mehr. Wenn ich frühmorgens um 6 Uhr in die Arbeit laufen mußte, dann schliefen andere Kinder meines Alters [ca. 11 Jahre] noch.« »Es war ein kalter strenger Winter und in unsre Kammer konnten Wind und Schnee ungehindert hinein. Wenn wir morgens die Tür öffneten, so mußten wir erst das angefrorene Eis zerhacken, um hinaus zu können, denn der Eintritt in die Kammer war direkt vom Hof und wir hatten nur eine einfache Glastür. Heizen konnten wir daheim nicht, das wäre Verschwendung gewesen, so trieb ich mich auf der Straße, in den Kirchen und auf dem Friedhof herum.«, Adelheid Popp ca. 1890 Ist der Mensch das Krebsgeschwür des Planeten? Was passiert, wenn wir über Jahrzehnte solche Narrative in Schulen, Universitäten und Medien verbreiten? Wird der Fortschritt paradoxerweise von denen bekämpft, die fortgeschritten sind? Welches eigenartige und ethisch fragwürdige Signal senden wir da an den Rest der Welt? »Elend bedarf keiner Erklärung. Das ist der Normalfall. Wohlstand bedarf der Erklärung.« Wir scheinen aber in einer Zeit zu leben, wo Wohlstand, zumindest für einige, so normal geworden ist, dass man jedes Gefühl für die realen Prozesse der Welt verlernt hat und ignoriert. Wo man selbst die vermeintlich wichtigsten eigenen Ziele obskuren Ideologien opfert: »Zu Zeiten, wo der Klimawandel angeblich das größte Problem ist, schaltet man klimafreundliche Kernkraftwerke ab.« Warum findet die Diskussion komplexer Phänomene so gespalten und so feindselig und gleichzeitig so pseudo-elitär statt? Wie das gut gemeinte Definieren von simplistischen Indikatoren das Gegenteil des gewünschten Ziels erreichen kann. Aus einem Indikator wird ein Götz, dem bedingungslos in den Untergang gefolgt wird. Klimaschutz nur mit Wind und Sonne ist eine Irreführung deutscher Aktivisten und gedankenloser Politik. Oder ist es vielmehr eine bait and switch Strategie? Man lockt mit dem einen, tauscht es dann aber durch eine andere Sache aus? Man lockt mit Klimawandel, möchte aber tatsächlich eine radikale politische Wende erzielen? Der Gipfel der Ideologie: ein Giga-Projekt wie die »Energiewende« ganz bewusst ohne Kostenkontrolle? Ein Bürger stellt eine Anfrage: »Zunächst dürfen wir anmerken, dass die Bundesregierung keine Gesamtkostenrechnung zur Energiewende unternimmt.«, Frage den Staat (2023) Damit bleibt noch eine grundlegende Frage: Wer soll, oder genauer, wer kann eigentlich die Verantwortung für die komplexen Entscheidungen der heutigen Zeit tragen? Soll eine Expertokratie die Welt retten, oder sind es letztens nur die Menschen selbst, die diese Verantwortung tragen müssen? Referenzen Andere Episoden Episode 125: Ist Fortschritt möglich? Ideen als Widergänger über Generationen Episode 120: All In: Energie, Wohlstand und die Zukunft der Welt: Ein Gespräch mit Prof. Franz Josef Radermacher Episode 118: Science and Decision Making under Uncertainty, A Conversation with Prof. John Ioannidis Episode 116: Science and Politics, A Conversation with Prof. Jessica Weinkle Episode 112: Nullius in Verba — oder: Der Müll der Wissenschaft Episode 109: Was ist Komplexität? Ein Gespräch mit Dr. Marco Wehr Episode 107: How to Organise Complex Societies? A Conversation with Johan Norberg Episode 106: Wissenschaft als Ersatzreligion? Ein Gespräch mit  Manfred Glauninger Episode 96: Ist der heutigen Welt nur mehr mit Komödie beizukommen? Ein Gespräch mit Vince Ebert Episode 94: Systemisches Denken und gesellschaftliche Verwundbarkeit, ein Gespräch mit Herbert Saurugg Episode 93: Covid. Die unerklärliche Stille nach dem Sturm. Ein Gespräch mit Jan David Zimmermann Episode 91: Die Heidi-Klum-Universität, ein Gespräch mit Prof. Ehrmann und Prof. Sommer Episode 86: Climate Uncertainty and Risk, a conversation with Dr. Judith Curry Episode 80: Wissen, Expertise und Prognose, eine Reflexion Episode 76: Existentielle Risiken Episode 74: Apocalype Always Axel Bojanowski Axel Bojanowski, Was Sie schon immer übers Klima wissen wollten, aber bisher nicht zu fragen wagten: Der Klimawandel zwischen Lobbygruppen und Wissenschaft, Westend (2024) Axel Bojanowski, 33 erstaunliche Lichtblicke, die zeigen, warum die Welt viel besser ist, als wir denken, Westend (2025) Homepage Axel Bojanowski Substack Die Welt Twitter/X LinkedIn Fachliche Referenzen Marcia McNutt, The beyond-two-degree inferno, Science Editorial (2015) Patrick Brown, Do Climate Attribution Studies Tell the Full Story? (2025) Roger Pielke Jr., What the media won't tell you about ... hurricanes (2022) Roger Pielke Jr., Making Sense of Trends in Disaster Losses (2022) Roger Pielke Jr., What the media won't tell you about . . . Drought in Western and Central Europe (2022) Rob Henderson, 'Luxury beliefs' are latest status symbol for rich Americans (2019) Bernd Stegemann, Die Klima-Gouvernanten und ihre unartigen Zöglinge (2025) Steven Koonin, Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters, BenBella Books (2021) Hart aber Fair (Sonja Flaßpöhler) (2021) Pierre Masselot et al, Excess mortality attributed to heat and cold; 854 cities in Europe, Lancet Planet Health (2023) Hans Rosling, Factfulness, Sceptre (2018) Adelheid Popp, Jugendgeschichte einer Arbeiterin (1909) Axel Bojanowski, Scheuklappen der Klimaforschung (2024) Frag den Staat: Kosten der Energiewende von 2000 bis 2022 (2023)

Host Jeremy C. Park talks with Dr. Joseph A. Michelli, an internationally sought-after speaker, bestselling author, and organizational consultant who highlights his new book, "All Business Is Personal: One Medical's Human-Centered, Technology-Powered Approach to Customer Engagement." The book currently is available for pre-purchase with a release date of May 13, 2025 by BenBella Books.Dr. Michelli is a Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, Nielson BookScan, and New York Times #1 bestselling author. Some of his other books include "Stronger Through Adversity: World-Class Leaders Share Pandemic-Tested Lessons on ThrivingDuring the Toughest Challenges," "The Airbnb Way: 5 Leadership Lessons for Igniting Growth through Loyalty, Community, and Belonging," "Driven to Delight: Delivering World-Class Customer Experience the Mercedes-Benz Way," "Leading The Starbucks Way: 5 Principles for Connecting with Your Customer, Your Products, and Your People," and "The New Gold Standard: 5 Leadership Principles for Creating a Legendary Customer Experience Courtesy of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company." During the interview, Dr. Michelli shares his background as a consultant, focusing on delivering greater experiences for team members and customers, and how his work with One Medical led to the book. He discusses the evolution of healthcare technology, highlighting the role of Dr. Tom Lee, founder of One Medical, in developing a technology that enabled same-day appointments and improved patient experience. He emphasizes the importance of balancing technology with human interaction to enhance customer experience and drive efficiencies, and shares some examples from the book that have broad applications for all businesses and industries. Joseph emphasizes the need for technology to empower humans and not replace them, and carries that into some of the key takeaways for readers. He concludes by stressing the importance of safeguarding the soul of a brand amidst technological advancements.Visit https://www.josephmichelli.com to follow Dr. Joseph Michelli and order "All Business Is Personal: One Medical's Human-Centered, Technology-Powered Approach to Customer Engagement" on Amazon or your preferred online or local bookstore.

Kelli Fitzpatrick is a science fiction writer, gamewriter, and teacher. She is the author of Captain Marvel: Carol Danvers Declassified (from BenBella Books, 2025) and is a contributing writer for the Star Trek Adventures role-playing game from Modiphius. Her Star Trek story “The Sunwalkers” won the 2016 Strange New Worlds contest from Simon and Schuster. Her short fiction has been published by Baen Books, Crazy 8 Press, Flash Fiction Online, and others, and her essays on sci-fi pop culture appear at StarTrek.com, Women at Warp, and in anthologies from Sequart and ATB Publishing. She has written for NASA's Hubble Space Telescope outreach team and Arizona State University's Interplanetary Initiative. She has over a decade of experience teaching high school and college courses. Find her at KelliFitzpatrick.com and on Bluesky @KelliFitzWrites. Please check out these relevant links: Captain Marvel: Carol Danvers Declassified Star Trek Adventures: Shackleton Expanse Campaign Guide Welcome to Dice in Mind, a podcast hosted by Bradley Browne and Jason Kaufman to explore the intersection of life, games, science, music, philosophy, and creativity through interviews with leading creatives. All are welcome in this space. Royalty-free music "Night Jazz Beats" courtesy of flybirdaudio.

Investigative journalist Claire St. Amant produced crime stories for CBS News for nearly a decade. She is credited on over 20 episodes of 48 Hours, including an assassination attempt on a judge in Austin, a cold case kidnapping in Colorado, and a murder-for-hire sting on two doctors in Houston. In 2019, St. Amant began contributing to 60 Minutes with “The Ranger and the Serial Killer.” She built her unconventional career one story at a time, rising through local media to national television and her own network podcast, Final Days on Earth with Claire St. Amant. St. Amant's debut memoir, Killer Story: The Truth Behind True Crime Television, is an inside account of what it takes to succeed in the ruthless, knives-out world of true crime TV. It is published by BenBella Books and distributed by Simon & Schuster. Amazon chose Killer Story as an Editor's Pick for Best Non-Fiction. Killer Story is available in print, ebook, and audiobook formats, everywhere books are sold. www.clairestamant.comwww.killerstorybook.com

Malina Malkani, MS, RDN, CDN, is the pediatric registered dietitian, best-selling author, speaker, and single mom and top nutrition influencer dedicated to educating her combined audience of over 150,000 followers about infant and child nutrition.  Malina is a trusted expert in local and national media outlets and owns a nutrition consulting company and private practice that helps caregivers feed their babies and kids with confidence. She Joins us on the Vault to talk about how parents undergo stress and anxiety related to their children's food allergies and ways to cope. She also talks about foods that are brain foods for children and babies because food is medicine. She is the author of Simple and Safe Baby-Led Weaning: How to Integrate Foods, Manage Portion Sizes, and Identify Allergies and the creator of two online courses for parents: Safe & Simple Baby-Led Feeding and Solve Picky Eating. Her new book, Safe and Simple Food Allergy Prevention: A Baby-Led Feeding Guide to Starting Solids and Introducing Top Allergens, is due out in November of 2024 with publisher, BenBella Books, distributed through Penguin Random House. A Forbes Health Advisory Board Member since 2022, member of the Advisory Council for the RWJF Reframing Child Health and Obesity project, Kabrita Medical Advisor, and former national media spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Malina completed her undergraduate degrees at Northwestern University and master's degree in clinical nutrition at New York University.  Resources: Private Pediatric Nutrition Practice: https://www.malinamalkani.com/work-with-malina-malkani  Starting solids course: http://babyledfeedingcourse.com/ (online course helping parents start solids without stress and reduce the risk of food allergies) Starting solids 12-week meal plan: https://startbabyledfeeding.com/  (12-week baby-led feeding meal plan with a complete plan for allergen introduction) Picky Eating Course: https://solvepickyeating.com/  (online course helping parents navigate picky eating behaviors in toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age kids) Trustpilot: https://www.trustpilot.com/review/malinamalkani.comPre-order new baby-led feeding cookbook: https://foodallergypreventionbook.com/  Follow Malina Malkani Social handles: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/healthy.mom.healthy.kids/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healthy.mom.healthy.kids  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzLi3rxr1fzeXn1KQCvyugw  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MalinaMalkaniNutrition/ Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/healthymomhealthykids/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/malina-linkas-malkani-ms-rd-019321104/   Follow Dr. Judith:Instagram: https://instagram.com/drjudithjoseph TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drjudithjoseph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drjudithjoseph Website: https://www.drjudithjoseph.com/ Disclaimer: Consider your individual mental health needs with a licensed medical professional. This content is not medical advice.

The 2024 Pharmacist Authors Series concludes today with Part 3 of 3.  The goal of the series is to inspire you to write a book.    Who is the third author in this series?  It's me (Kim Newlove, RPh/Podcast Host)! Today we're talking about my eBook and audiobook. The title is Pharmacist Podcaster: A Podcast-Planning Guide for Pharmacy Professionals.  It's a 59-page ebook with 12 worksheets. The audiobook is 92 minutes long at 1X speed, and the introduction is included in this episode. I'll tell you what it's about, where you can find it, advice for pharmacist authors, and more.   I also have three guests in this episode.  The first two are my publishers: Dr. Janan Sarwar and Dr. Theary Chhim from Publishing in Doses.  We share a 30-minute conversation.  Then, my third guest is audio engineer Julie Walthers from Whole Story Studio. Our conversation is about 30 minutes as well.  Julie helped me with the audiobook.     Thank you for listening to episode 293 of The Pharmacist's Voice ® Podcast.  If you know someone who would like this episode, please share it with them!   To read the FULL show notes (including all links), visit https://www.thepharmacistsvoice.com/podcast.  Select episode 293.   If you know someone who wants to write a book or narrate an audiobook, please share this episode with them.  Subscribe for all future episodes.  This podcast is on all major podcast players and YouTube.  Some popular podcast player links are below.   Apple Podcasts   https://apple.co/42yqXOG  Spotify  https://spoti.fi/3qAk3uY  Amazon/Audible  https://adbl.co/43tM45P YouTube https://bit.ly/43Rnrjt   Bio - Janan Sarwar, PharmD   Janan Sarwar, PharmD is a seasoned publisher and pharmacist with over a decade of experience in the publishing industry. Janan combines her attention to detail, deep knowledge of publishing, and passion for storytelling to empower healthcare providers to share their unique perspectives with the world.   As the co-founder of Publishing in Doses, Janan leverages her extensive background in both pharmacy and publishing to guide clients through the steps of the publishing process. Her goal is to make publishing accessible and rewarding, providing the tools and guidance needed for success in today's competitive market.   Bio - Theary Chhim, PharmD (Theary is the UX/UI designer who did the graphic design and illustrations for my ebook.)   Publishing in Doses Co-Founder | Pharmacist | UX/UI Designer   Meet Theary “Teery” Chhim, a visionary pharmacist turned UX/UI designer with an innate passion for creativity. Theary has always been driven by her artistic instincts. Embracing a career pivot, she merged her healthcare background with her love for design and hasn't looked back since.   As the co-founder of Publishing in Doses, Theary leverages UX/UI design, graphic design, and illustration skills to transform manuscripts into engaging and accessible digital and print experiences, including turning books into business cards.    In addition to her design work, Theary also brings her expertise to life through her graphic design and illustrations, as featured in my eBook. Bio - Julie Gold Walthers Julie is the owner and lead editor of Whole Story Studio, an audiobook post-production company. With a background in both sound engineering and education, Julie combines her experiences working in a Detroit-area recording studio and as a high school English teacher into a fulfilling career editing and producing audiobooks. Julie has worked with Eljin productions for editing and QC, which has included dozens of titles from major publishing companies such as Simon and Schuster, Penguin Random House, and Harper. She has also worked as part of the AppleNews audio stories engineering team. Other clients have included BenBella Books, Chelsea Green Publishing, Blackstone Publishing, and a number of incredible independent authors and narrators. In addition to editing and mastering audiobooks, Whole Story Studio offers producing services to help independent authors navigate the audiobook production process. In her spare time, Julie enjoys running, reading, and cuddling with her old pup Neffi, and two new kitties, Maud and Norman.    Links from this episode Janan Sarwar, PharmD on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/janansarwar/  Theary Chhim, PharmD on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/thearychhim/  Publishing in Doses https://www.publishingindoses.com/  Julie Gold Walthers on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgwalthers/  Julie's email: julie@wholestorystudio.com Julie's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WholeStoryStudio Instagram: @WholeStoryStudio / https://www.instagram.com/wholestorystudio/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgwalthers/ The Pharmacist's Voice Podcast Episode 222 featuring Julie Gold Walthers Whole Story Studio Steve Leuck, PharmD on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveleuck/  Steve's Book

Would you like to learn an easy and fun way to manifest anything you desire in life successfully? JoinShantini Rajah and me on Wednesday, August 21st, from 9 to 10 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about her remarkable life journey and her latest book, Manifest Anything You Want: Six Magical Steps to Create an Extraordinary Life. Shantini Rajah is a mentor and energy practitioner in writing and manifesting. She loves helping conscious entrepreneurs find their true voice and manifest a life and business they love. As a trained physicist and engineer, Shantini combines a unique alchemy of science and spirituality in everything she does. Her clients include some of the biggest names in personal growth and healing, such as bestselling author and legendary energy medicine teacher Donna Eden, Mindvalley, Evercoach by Mindvalley, and Sahara Rose. Shantini is also a sought-after ghostwriter who has penned bestselling personal growth books for well-known authors. Over the years, her writing has appeared in Forbes, Inc., Thrive Global, Elephant Journal, Hay House books, ELLE, Harper's Bazaar, The Good Fest, and BenBella Books, to name a few. Manifest Anything You Want: Six Magical Steps to Create an Extraordinary Life integrates spiritual and scientific concepts with simple exercises and tools that help readers become master manifesters and attract their dream lives. Shantini's “one healing breath” technique helps you call in your greatest desires in just a few moments each day. Whether you want to start a successful business, find true love that lasts a lifetime, or bravely speak your truth, it helps you generate a deep sense of safety in the body, mind, and spirit so you can confidently and joyfully partner with the Universe to receive everything you desire in inspiring, easy, and fun ways.

Non-profit organizations play an indispensable role in the world today, and are consistently rated higher than governments, the media or businesses in term of public trust. Yet many non-profit organizations suffer from dysfunction. New non-profit leaders find themselves unprepared for the challenges ahead, and even seasoned leaders often struggle to ensure their organizations achieve the impact they aim for.   In How to Lead Non-Profits: Turning Purpose into Impact to Change the World (BenBella Books, 2024), Nick Grono, CEO of the Freedom Fund and former Deputy President of the International Crisis Group (ICG), provides a leadership framework that focuses on what truly drives success: maximizing impact by staying true to your organization's purpose, fostering an inclusive culture that inspires and empowers your team, and collaborating with the communities you serve, as well as with funders and peer organizations, to amplify your impact. There are countless books on organizational management and leadership. But most of them come from the business, for-profit, world, whose solutions do not translate well to the fundamentally different world of NGOs and charities. How to Lead Non-Profits fills that gap.  Featuring insights and examples from nonprofit and charity leaders around the world, and informed by Grono's extensive experience, this book offers practical advice on how to use the power of purpose to shape every aspect of non-profit organizations—both internally and externally—as they work to make a difference in the world. This is an excellent guide not only for people in leadership positions, but also for anyone who works—or is considering working—in the non-profit sector; wants to start their own non-profit; serves on a non-profit Board or is simply curious about what good leadership in the non-profit sector looks like, regardless of who is in charge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Non-profit organizations play an indispensable role in the world today, and are consistently rated higher than governments, the media or businesses in term of public trust. Yet many non-profit organizations suffer from dysfunction. New non-profit leaders find themselves unprepared for the challenges ahead, and even seasoned leaders often struggle to ensure their organizations achieve the impact they aim for.   In How to Lead Non-Profits: Turning Purpose into Impact to Change the World (BenBella Books, 2024), Nick Grono, CEO of the Freedom Fund and former Deputy President of the International Crisis Group (ICG), provides a leadership framework that focuses on what truly drives success: maximizing impact by staying true to your organization's purpose, fostering an inclusive culture that inspires and empowers your team, and collaborating with the communities you serve, as well as with funders and peer organizations, to amplify your impact. There are countless books on organizational management and leadership. But most of them come from the business, for-profit, world, whose solutions do not translate well to the fundamentally different world of NGOs and charities. How to Lead Non-Profits fills that gap.  Featuring insights and examples from nonprofit and charity leaders around the world, and informed by Grono's extensive experience, this book offers practical advice on how to use the power of purpose to shape every aspect of non-profit organizations—both internally and externally—as they work to make a difference in the world. This is an excellent guide not only for people in leadership positions, but also for anyone who works—or is considering working—in the non-profit sector; wants to start their own non-profit; serves on a non-profit Board or is simply curious about what good leadership in the non-profit sector looks like, regardless of who is in charge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/economics

Non-profit organizations play an indispensable role in the world today, and are consistently rated higher than governments, the media or businesses in term of public trust. Yet many non-profit organizations suffer from dysfunction. New non-profit leaders find themselves unprepared for the challenges ahead, and even seasoned leaders often struggle to ensure their organizations achieve the impact they aim for.   In How to Lead Non-Profits: Turning Purpose into Impact to Change the World (BenBella Books, 2024), Nick Grono, CEO of the Freedom Fund and former Deputy President of the International Crisis Group (ICG), provides a leadership framework that focuses on what truly drives success: maximizing impact by staying true to your organization's purpose, fostering an inclusive culture that inspires and empowers your team, and collaborating with the communities you serve, as well as with funders and peer organizations, to amplify your impact. There are countless books on organizational management and leadership. But most of them come from the business, for-profit, world, whose solutions do not translate well to the fundamentally different world of NGOs and charities. How to Lead Non-Profits fills that gap.  Featuring insights and examples from nonprofit and charity leaders around the world, and informed by Grono's extensive experience, this book offers practical advice on how to use the power of purpose to shape every aspect of non-profit organizations—both internally and externally—as they work to make a difference in the world. This is an excellent guide not only for people in leadership positions, but also for anyone who works—or is considering working—in the non-profit sector; wants to start their own non-profit; serves on a non-profit Board or is simply curious about what good leadership in the non-profit sector looks like, regardless of who is in charge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Non-profit organizations play an indispensable role in the world today, and are consistently rated higher than governments, the media or businesses in term of public trust. Yet many non-profit organizations suffer from dysfunction. New non-profit leaders find themselves unprepared for the challenges ahead, and even seasoned leaders often struggle to ensure their organizations achieve the impact they aim for.   In How to Lead Non-Profits: Turning Purpose into Impact to Change the World (BenBella Books, 2024), Nick Grono, CEO of the Freedom Fund and former Deputy President of the International Crisis Group (ICG), provides a leadership framework that focuses on what truly drives success: maximizing impact by staying true to your organization's purpose, fostering an inclusive culture that inspires and empowers your team, and collaborating with the communities you serve, as well as with funders and peer organizations, to amplify your impact. There are countless books on organizational management and leadership. But most of them come from the business, for-profit, world, whose solutions do not translate well to the fundamentally different world of NGOs and charities. How to Lead Non-Profits fills that gap.  Featuring insights and examples from nonprofit and charity leaders around the world, and informed by Grono's extensive experience, this book offers practical advice on how to use the power of purpose to shape every aspect of non-profit organizations—both internally and externally—as they work to make a difference in the world. This is an excellent guide not only for people in leadership positions, but also for anyone who works—or is considering working—in the non-profit sector; wants to start their own non-profit; serves on a non-profit Board or is simply curious about what good leadership in the non-profit sector looks like, regardless of who is in charge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julie Bee, Millennial, joins Yo to discuss her new book: Burned, How Business Owners Can Overcome Burnout and Fuel Success. In addition to being an author, Julie is a business coach and speaker. She has solidified her reputation as a dynamic consultant, a riveting speaker, and a leader who sheds light on the darker side of business ownership. She shares her personal burnout story and impresses upon us that burnout is an epidemic and overcoming it by taking a vacation, getting more exercise, and incorporating meditation into our days isn't the advice we all need! Topics covered in the Episode: Defining Burnout Burnout Process Red Flags Battling Burnout Women Exiting the Workplace Steps for Personal Recovery from Burnout   Here are three takeaways from the episode:   1.   Guilt and shame often show up around burnout. The best way to begin to deal with burnout effectively is to: a.   Claim our burnout – drop the guilt and shame! b.   Have a support team as you come through it   2.   There are 3 different kinds of burnout and we typically go through them in this order: intentional, emotional, and physical. 3.   Going on the vacation maybe be a Band-Aid to deal with burnout and not deal with the underlying issue – time and work needs to be taken to recover. You can't escape the problem.   Mentioned in the Episode: Burned, How Business Owners Can Overcome Burnout and Fuel Success by Julie Bee   Ep. 16, Part 2 of 3 – Atlas of the Heart (Brené Brown) How do the Emotions, Stress, Overwhelm, Comparison (Envy, Jealousy, Resentment), Relate to Leadership? https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/c6PBuvAbOKb    Ep. 40, Book Discussion with Toni Morris: Burnout, The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily and Amelia Nagoski https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/FpoqllybOKb   More About Julie:   She has a knack for transforming businesses from the ground up. Whether it's reshaping workplace cultures or empowering leaders, her influence proves game-changing for those who collaborate with her. Her book, Burned: How Business Owners Can Overcome Burnout and Fuel Success is published by Matt Holt Books, an imprint of BenBella Books.   How to reach Julie:    julie@thejuliebee.com   Her website: https://thejuliebee.com/burned   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejuliebee/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejuliebee_/   How to reach Yo Canny:    Our website: www.girltaketheleadpod.com  You can send a message or voicemail there. We'd love to hear from you!   email: yo@yocanny.com (Yo)   FB group: Girl, Take the Lead https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share   IG: yocanny (Yo)   YouTube   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/

Join me as I welcome to the Kids Sleep Show, Elina Furman, Founder, Kahlmi, where we dive into the world of massage and the amazing benefits it can have for babies, child and for parents, as a new way to connect with our littles.  Elina Furman is a Certified Infant Massage Instructor with over 15 years in the baby products industry. She is deeply passionate about spreading awareness of the many science-backed benefits of infant/child massage and earned her infant massage certification after talking to many parents who were confused and bewildered about how to perform baby massage.  As a baby massage expert, she has conducted education for such brands as Lovevery, Legendairy Milk, Mama Glow, Finn & Emma among many others and has been featured in Fast Company, Forbes, Byrdie, Pop Sugar and many popular maternity podcasts. Her social media community is growing every day with 480K followers on TikTok and 330K on Instagram, and her book 101 Natural Baby Hacks is slated for release by BenBella Books in 2024. As the founder of Kahlmi, the 1st baby massage brand, she launched the first bonding and massage tool for babies/children called the “Theragun for Babies” featuring Acu-touch technology and vibration to help families connect, calm and comfort.  

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Request A Customized Workshop For Your Company: https://www.americannegotiationinstitute.com/services/workshops/ It's inevitable that when you're publishing a book, you'll have to have difficult conversations with your editor. Leah Wilson, an experienced book editor, shares her tips on how to overcome these challenging talks and ensure they result in the best possible outcome for your book. Follow Leah Wilson on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/leah-wilson-b00b028/ Contact ANI Request A Customized Workshop For Your Company: https://www.americannegotiationinstitute.com/services/workshops/ Follow Kwame Christian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kwamechristian/ The Ultimate Negotiation Guide: https://www.americannegotiationinstitute.com/guides/ultimate-negotiation-guide/ Click here to buy your copy of How To Have Difficult Conversations About Race!: https://www.amazon.com/Have-Difficult-Conversations-About-Race/dp/1637741308/ref=pd_%5B%E2%80%A6%5Df0bc9774-7975-448b-bde1-094cab455adb&pd_rd_i=1637741308&psc=1 Click here to buy your copy of Finding Confidence in Conflict: How to Negotiate Anything and Live Your Best Life!: https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Confidence-Conflict-Negotiate-Anything/dp/0578413736/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2PSW69L6ABTK&keywords=finding+confidence+in+conflict&qid=1667317257&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjQyIiwicXNhIjoiMC4xNCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMjMifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=finding+confidence+in+conflic%2Caps%2C69&sr=8-1

We are excited to have SchoolAI as a sponsor for the Summer of AI Series on Transformative Principal. Please visit schoolai.com to save your teachers 10 hours per week. What does it mean to maintain humanity?  - To practice the forgotten art of being the ordinary.  - We are ok as the messy, complex meat machines we were born with. Don't have to be personal brands. Don't have to elevate or project or photoshop.  - Reverence for the base model.- Technology does train us, regardless of what we think about that.- Have an understanding of the basis of what we have as a human.- We've lost the drive to imagine apart from entertainment and convenience.- We don't have a vision of what a profile of a graduate looks like.- We need imagination for education, housing, energy.. the areas that would benefit ordinary people the most  - 9 beatitudes of media technology- “Let's just wait until the data is conclusive”- Kayfabe vs. Collective journey- Jerry Springer - Brilliant politician in Cincinnati.- Personal brand prohibited him from being a good politician- Hero's journey is tiring.- Collective journey doesn't have heroes. It has conductors: Ted Lasso, Encanto, and Barbie.  - Teams taking down misunderstandings, and systems.- Not individual villains. People perpetuating those systems are redeemed not banished.  - It's a lot easier to ban an avatar.- Let's teach kids new modalities. Don't perpetuate the hero's journey. Create collective journeys.About CJ CasciottaCJ Casciotta brings more than a decade of experience as a results-driven creative strategist and award-winning media producer.Seen by many as a trusted voice on 21st-century cultural shifts, he's consulted and developed campaigns for presidential candidates, IPOs, startups, and Fortune 500s alike, partnering with notable brands such as MGM Studios, Delta Airlines, Sesame Street, Lululemon, and The United Nations Foundation. An accomplished media producer, he's collaborated on projects with leading culture-makers like Ira Glass of This American Life, Seth Godin, and FoodNetwork's Maneet Chauhan.A sought-after communicator and TEDx alumnus, he's traveled globally speaking to creative professionals at venues like Creative Mornings, Charity: Water, and STORY. In addition, CJ's work has been featured by Forbes, Salon, CBS, MTV, and TechCrunch. He's the author of the book Get Weird: Discover the Surprising Secret to Making a Difference (Hachette, 2018). His next book, The Forgotten Art of Being Ordinary, releases in 2023 with BenBella Books. SponsorsSave your teachers hours per week with SchoolAI. It's not just a tool, it's a partner in the classroom. With school AI teachers can plan courses in minutes. Get realtime learning data and provide one-on-one tutor tutoring. Plus it's free for teachers. Go to SchoolAI.com/tpWe're so grateful to our sponsor AI Coach by Edthena. AI Coach enables your teachers to go through coaching cycles based on their own needs. The virtual coach guides teachers to reflect on their teaching, set a goal, and create an action plan… all based on gathering classroom evidence. It gives support between PD days  and other coaching cycles.Get a free trial for your teachers here.

Firefighters were called to a house fire in a small village, just north of Nottingham. They quickly extinguished the blaze but inside the house, tragically they found the body of mum of two, Jacqueline Bartlam. But Jacqueline had not succumbed to the flames or smoke inhalation, she had been brutally beaten and murdered before the house was set on fire. If that wasn't shocking enough, detectives soon realised that the person who had killed Jacqueline was her own 14 year old son, Daniel... Writing Credit: Megan Grant. See Megan's work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megathachristie/?igshid=MmIzYWVlNDQ5Yg%3D%3D Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast: https://uktruecrime.com Join me at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime Buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201 Sources 1.       https://metro.co.uk/2022/05/23/coronation-street-who-was-john-stape-and-who-did-he-kill-16693836/ 2.       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdRCBAE4FGo 3.       https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tragic-mum-beams-shes-pictured-783994 4.       Brown, B., & Merritt, R. (2002). No easy answers: The truth behind death at Columbine. New York: Lantern Books. 5.       https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1211089/The-case-young-attackers-chilling-echoes-James-Bulger-sadists.html 6.       https://www.gamespot.com/articles/manhunt-blamed-for-uk-murder/1100-6103718/ 7.       Thompson, K.M. and Yokota, F., 2004. Violence, sex, and profanity in films: correlation of movie ratings with content. Medscape General Medicine, 6(3). 8.       Markey, P.M. and Ferguson, C.J., 2017. Moral combat: Why the war on violent video games is wrong. BenBella Books, Inc. 9.       Przybylski, A.K. and Weinstein, N., 2019. Violent video game engagement is not associated with adolescents' aggressive behaviour: evidence from a registered report. Royal Society open science, 6(2), p.171474. 10.   https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2548751/He-defecate-bedroom-Stepfather-Daniel-Bartlam-14-tells-bizarre-behaviour-weeks-ended-mothers-life-violent-hammer-attack.html 11.   https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/chilling-story-behind-nottinghamshire-boy-4603792 12.   https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/coronation-street-copycat-killer-schoolboy-779099 13.   https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/312240/Teen-obsessed-with-Corrie-killer-murders-his-mum-in-copycat-attack 14.   https://www.crimetraveller.org/2015/08/children-who-kill-daniel-bartlam/ 15.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amastris_(ruler_of_Heraclea)#cite_note-:4-7 16.   https://www.pegsupport.co.uk/first-large-scale-study-of-parental-killing-in-england-and-wales

In this episode of the podcast "Unlocking Your World of Creativity," Mark interviews Dan Rockwell, author of the upcoming book "The Vagrant: The Inner Journey of Leadership." The interview begins with Mark sharing his personal reaction to the book, noting how it unexpectedly struck a personal chord right from the third page. The conversation delves into the profound nature of leadership as a personal journey, drawing insights from conversations Dan had with influential leaders like Jim Parker, Francis Haine, and Harry Kramer. These conversations led Dan to realize that leadership is about becoming oneself, a transformative and often elusive task for high-performing individuals. Mark also highlights Warren Bennis' quote on the simplicity and difficulty of becoming oneself.Dan explains the significance of the book's title, "The Vagrant," which refers to being blown off course, both in terms of a bird's migration and an individual's journey in leadership. He shares how high performers can sometimes lose sight of themselves and struggle to find their way back on track. The interview touches upon Dan's diverse background, including degrees in theology and ministry, as well as construction and design, and how these areas overlap in the realm of leadership. Mark further explores the commonalities among Dan's varied clientele, ranging from Chick-fil-A to the National Institutes of Health and Royal Caribbean.The conversation then shifts to the creative process behind the book and Dan's collaboration with co-author John David Mann, known for his work on "The Go-Giver." Drawing inspiration from classic parable books, the authors chose a storytelling approach to convey their leadership insights. Dan expresses his gratitude for working with BenBella Books and their valuable contribution to the project. The interview concludes with Dan sharing a leadership insight for individuals who may think they are getting promoted but could potentially face termination. The book will be released in September 2023 and is currently available for pre-order.Overall, the interview explores the personal and collaborative aspects of leadership and creativity, shedding light on the inner journey of leaders and the importance of self-discovery.Dan's Website Dan on YouTube @leadership_freak on Instagram Copyright 2023 Mark Stinson

On today's episode of Gathering The Kings, we welcome the powerhouse that is Jason Ambeau, Business Consultant at Exit Momentum and a titan in the entrepreneurial realm. Despite a heart attack that left him with a mere 6% survival rate, he defied odds and shot back to life, proving his resilience and tenacity. His experience, combined with his status as a #1 Amazon Best Selling Author of 'Unleash Your Hidden Capacity', emphasizes his knack for helping business owners shatter growth ceilings.In this episode, we tackle redefining the concept of freedom for entrepreneurs, recognizing personal strengths and weaknesses, and placing the right individuals in their ideal roles. We also explore the intricate process of acknowledging when you've hit your business's ceiling and where to find the guidance you need to smash through it. Ready for a jolt of energy and a dose of potent business acumen? Buckle up and hit play for a masterclass with Jason Ambeau!#entrepreneur #podcast #businessowner #entrepreneurmindset #businessgrowthDuring this episode, you will learn about;[00:48] Intro to Jason and his businesses[03:36] How is Jason helping other business owners redefine freedom?[11:55] The first thing Jason thinks you should start working on when working towards exit freedom[17:06] How does Jason recommend that you figure out your strengths and weaknesses?[21:19] How to know when it is time to start creating freedom from the business for yourself[26:02] Jason talks about a good business decision that he has made[31:09] Jason flips the script and quizzes Chaz[38:08] A bad decision that Jason sees entrepreneurs make all the time[45:41] Jason's book recommendations[51:26] What advice would Jason give to the younger version of himself?[53:19] How to connect with Jason[57:38] Info on Gathering The Kings MastermindNotable Quotes"People start a business, and I like to say they start with an abundance of arrogance and ignorance." - Jason Ambeau"What got you here is insufficient to get you to the next level, and this is a repetitive phenomenon." - Jason Ambeau"If you're not working on personal development, you're going to limit your possibilities." - Jason Ambeau"Lucky things are going to break your way occasionally. Are you prepared to take gross advantage of these lucky moments?" - Jason Ambeau"We're not cheerleaders. We're going to give it to you straight and sometimes tough, because I'd rather spend more time fixing it than sugarcoating the facts." - Jason Ambeau"A lot of times, to become successful to a certain degree, we have to grind and work the 80-hour formula. Sometimes it's more hours, sometimes it's just more effort." - Chaz Wolfe (Host)"I recognize that to go to the next level, I have to have a different perspective." - Chaz Wolfe (Host)"It's not always necessarily about what's fresh. It's about what works." - Chaz Wolfe (Host)Books and Resources Recommended:Wickman, Gino. Traction. BenBella Books, 2012.Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business: Wickman, Gino: 9781936661831: Amazon.com: BooksHarnish, Verne. Scaling Up. Gazelles, Inc., 2014.

I can't give you a surefire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure:  try to please everybody all the time. — Herbert Bayard Swope, first recipient of the Pulitzer Prize'I'm Shannon Hayes, and you're listening to Season 4, Episode 12 of The Hearth of Sap Bush Hollow, the second in my 3 part series that's a Celebration of Negation.  As I mentioned last week, I've spent a lot of years exploring the importance of NO in my life (which is funny, when you consider how most 2 year olds come by the gift naturally).  In any event, I had to learn a lot about employing that magical word in order to step to the helm of my family's business and continue to balance it with my creative and family life.  What you're about to hear is a reading based on my research and experience, adapted from my book, Redefining Rich from Benbella Books, copyright 2021.  It's called Yes to No.  You can read the full transcript http://theradicalhomemaker.net/tuesday-post/celebration-of-negation-part-ii-yes-to-no/. Support the show

Join us on Gathering The Kings Podcast as we welcome Garrett Breton, President of Comfort One Shoes. Garrett cut his teeth in the retail shoe business, kicking off his career at 14 and climbing his way to presidency by 2020. Navigating a pandemic-stricken market, he expanded his father's legacy from a stakeholder to full ownership in 2022, and now runs 14 stores on the east coast. Not one to rest on his laurels, Garrett also juggles real estate ventures and restaurant side hustles, all while driving his own shoe label within Comfort One.In our rapid-fire chat, we explore Garrett's approach to setting sky-high goals, devising strong team strategies, and cultivating enduring customer relationships. We unearth his focus on accountability and relentless pursuit of self-improvement that defines his leadership style. From humble employee to a determined president, his growth and ambition to expand through acquisition, even amidst global crises, is nothing short of inspiring. Tune in for a front-row seat to Garrett's entrepreneurial rollercoaster ride on Gathering The Kings Podcast with your host, Chaz Wolfe.During this episode, you will learn about;[00:54] Introduction to Garrett Breton and his business[02:03] Garrett's burning desire for continuing to push[04:14] Garrett's strategy to maintain repeat customers[08:37] The origin story of Garrett's journey[14:45] The decision that changed everything for Garrett[23:12] Garrett shares a decision that he has been able to learn from[26:28] When Garrett realized that success was not solely related to his bank account[33:16] If Garrett could track only one KPI, which one would he choose?[35:59] How Garrett is able to obsess in his family and business at the same time[39:25] Advice that Garrett would give to the younger version of himself[41:56] How to connect with Garrett Breton[43:25] Info on Gathering The Kings MastermindNotable Quotes"When the student is ready, the teacher appears." - Garrett Breton"I wonder where we would be if we had really gotten everyone laser-focused on our goals." - Garrett Breton"My mistakes are what define me. That's where I've learned the fastest." - Garrett Breton"The ability to know when I don't know something, and ask for help, took me a long time to realize its incredible value." - Garrett Breton"Money as income is kind of like step one, and then money as net worth is another level." - Chaz Wolfe (Host)"Again and again, I'm going to keep reaching into who I am at another level, reaching for the next level of potential." - Chaz Wolfe (Host)"So, I don't really know who I am yet, but I'm on the way to find him." - Chaz Wolfe (Host)Books and Resources Recommended:Wickman, Gino. Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business. BenBella Books, 2012.Amazon.com: Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business (Audible Audio Edition): Gino Wickman, Kevin Pierce, Audible Studios: BooksCollins, Jim. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't. HarperBusiness, 2001.Good to Great : Why Some Companies Make the Leap &_Others Dont_: Amazon.com:...

If you're a pharmacist author who wants to publish an audiobook, you need to listen to this episode!  Whether you need a voice talent to narrate the project or you want to narrate it yourself, Julie Walthers can help.   During our interview, we talk about the process of producing an audiobook, how much it costs to produce one, and fun vocabulary words, like "punch and roll,” “straight record,” and “raw audio.”  We also talk briefly about hiring a narrator, what you need if you narrate your own audiobook, and more. There are 15 episodes in my pharmacist authors series:  an introduction, 13 interviews, and a wrap-up episode.  This is episode 3 of 15.  Subscribe to or follow the podcast to get all the episodes delivered to your podcast player and YouTube each time a new one comes out.   Subscribe to or Follow The Pharmacist's Voice Podcast! Apple Podcasts    Google Podcasts   Spotify   Amazon/Audible Thank you for listening to episode 222 of The Pharmacist's Voice ® Podcast! To read the FULL show notes, visit https://www.thepharmacistsvoice.com/podcast.  Click on episode 222. Bio: Julie is the owner and lead editor of Whole Story Studio, an audiobook post-production company. With a background in both sound engineering and education, Julie combines her experiences working in a Detroit-area recording studio and as a high school English teacher into a fulfilling career editing and producing audiobooks. Julie has worked with Eljin productions for editing and QC, which has included dozens of titles from major publishing companies such as Simon and Schuster, Penguin Random House, and Harper. She has also worked as part of the AppleNews audio stories engineering team. Other clients have included BenBella Books, Chelsea Green Publishing, Blackstone Publishing, and a number of incredible independent authors and narrators. In addition to editing and mastering audiobooks, Whole Story Studio offers producing services to help independent authors navigate the audiobook production process. In her spare time, Julie enjoys running, reading, and cuddling with her old pup Neffi, and two new kitties, Maud and Norman.  Julie and I worked on two audiobooks together.  They are:   IMPACT Pharmacist:  Start Your Own Wellness Practice and Leave Your Retail Pharmacy Job Behind!  By Dr. Asha Pai Bohannon and Eric Bohannon Perimenopause:  The Savvy Sister's Guide to Hormone Harmony by Dr. Anna Garrett Julie loves working with narrators and helping independent authors navigate the audiobook production process.  She would love to help pharmacist authors publish audiobooks.  

Join us on this episode of Gathering The Kings Podcast with dynamo guest, Dan Clap, CEO & Co-Founder of Voda Cleaning & Restoration, a shining star in the Franchise Playbook cosmos. Dan is a franchise industry prodigy who turned heads in his 20s and hasn't looked back. With businesses that practically run themselves and a laser-sharp sales instinct, he's been creating waves in the world of franchisors.Dive headfirst into Dan's world as we discuss driving forces for winning, the game-changing power of mentors, and the thrill of franchising versus lone-wolf entrepreneurship. We're peeling back the layers on his people-first approach to leadership and his strategy of playing the long game. This episode is all killer, no filler, packed with insights you can't afford to miss. Tune in, turn it up, and get ready to rewrite your playbook.During this episode, you will learn about;[00:37] Introduction to Dan Claps and his business[03:42] Dan's big picture[07:10] Franchise Playbook origin story[15:17] One decision that Dan made that is still impacting him in a positive way[22:18] A decision that Dan made that he has learned from[26:13] How Dan approaches decision making[29:10] If forced to choose only one KPI, this is the one Dan would choose[32:02] The book Dan chooses to read every year[33:06] Dan's plan to maintain a work and family obsession[38:38] Advice for younger Dan[40:33] How to connect with Dan Clap[42:13] Info on Gathering The Kings mastermindNotable Quotes"When you're buying a franchise, if you're not nervous, you're weird." - Dan Claps"If you want a mentor, they don't decide to be your mentor. You decide." - Dan Claps"I'm sure I'll go through more tough times, but I like who I'm becoming. Going down that journey means something." - Dan Claps"If you want to have a mentor, just like building a business, you have to have a really clear vision." - Dan Claps"People will push you to make a decision based on their timeframe and needs, not yours." - Dan Claps"My team being happy and staying is probably the most important KPI I could think of." - Dan Claps"Do the thing that's a little harder because time's going to pass anyway." - Dan Claps"I'm a builder in my marriage. I'm just a builder. That's my identity. So, that's never going away. I'm going to build whatever's in front of me." - Chaz Wolfe (Host)"Don't always make a quick decision, unless it needs to be a quick decision." - Chaz Wolfe (Host)"Knowing when to make a move doesn't necessarily mean that you have everything ready to make the move." - Chaz Wolfe (Host)"Make the decision that affects 20 years from now, not today." - Chaz Wolfe (Host)Books and Resources Recommended:Wickman, Gino. Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business. BenBella Books, 2012.Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business: Wickman, Gino: 0783324916904: Amazon.com: BooksGerber, Michael E. The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It. HarperBusiness, 1995.

Today we welcome back Dawn Harris Sherling, MD, discussing her latest book, “Eat Everything: How to Ditch Additives and Emulsifiers, Heal Your Body, and Reclaim the Joy of Food” released on May, 2 via BenBella Books and Penguin Random House Distribution. In “Eat Everything,” readers will discover the secret Dr. Sherling stumbled upon while on vacation in Italy as the key to conquering her own IBS symptoms in this straightforward guide to eating just about everything (yes, even bread, pasta, and ice cream!) without pain, worry, or guilt. Offering a better alternative to complicated, minimally effective, and highly restrictive diets, Dr. Sherling lays out compelling new evidence implicating food additives as the real culprits behind diet-related diseases and shares simple, actionable advice to heal. Dawn Harris Sherling M.D. is an internal medicine physician and author whose work calls out the rampant diet-related misinformation out there and simplifies the real science and latest medical advancements that can not only heal a host of digestive related illnesses, but also make eating easier and more joyful again.  A graduate of the Yale University School of Medicine, she is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, a fellow of the American College of Physicians, a diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine, and a former Instructor in Medicine at Harvard University.  After struggling with IBS herself, Dr. Dawn Harris Sherling's symptoms seemingly disappeared while in Italy. In an effort to help her patients and herself, Dr. Sherling began learning more about how food additives such as emulsifiers, thickeners, and stabilizers are wreaking havoc on our microbiomes and how eliminating them can reverse several diet-related diseases. Dr. Sherling currently sees patients at a clinic for the underserved in South Florida and teaches at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University where she serves as Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program. Learn more about Dr. Sherling at dawnsherlingmd.com.Thank you to our sponsors!Enviromedica – The BEST probiotics on the planetChildren's Health Defense - Listen every Monday for a review of the top CHD stories from the Defender newsletter!Sunwarrior - Use the code OLR for 20% off your purchase!Well Being JournalThorne - Get 20% off your order and free shipping!

Dawn Harris Sherling M.D. is an internal medicine physician and author whose work calls out the rampant diet-related misinformation out there and simplifies the real science and latest medical advancements that can not only heal a host of digestive related illnesses, but also make eating easier and more joyful again. A graduate of the Yale University School of Medicine, she is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, a fellow of the American College of Physicians, a diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine, and a former Instructor in Medicine at Harvard University. After struggling with IBS herself, Dr. Dawn Harris Sherling's symptoms seemingly disappeared while in Italy. In an effort to help her patients and herself, Dr. Sherling began learning more about how food additives such as emulsifiers, thickeners, and stabilizers are wreaking havoc on our microbiomes and how eliminating them can reverse several diet-related diseases. Dr. Sherling currently sees patients at a clinic for the underserved in South Florida and teaches at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University where she serves as Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program. Dawn Harris Sherling M.D., a graduate of the Yale University School of Medicine, former Instructor in Medicine at Harvard University, and board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, will release her latest book, “Eat Everything: How to Ditch Additives and Emulsifiers, Heal Your Body, and Reclaim the Joy of Food” on May, 2 via BenBella Books and Penguin Random House Distribution. Topics covered in this episode: Americans and Obesity Ultra Processed Foods NOVA Food Classification Vitamins Natural Diets Microbiome Ultra Processed/Cured Meats Governmental Oversight of Foods Additives Fecal Transplants Communicable Diseases Cultural Influence Dining Out Barbara King Solvers Referenced in the episode: The Lindsey Elmore Show Ep 155 | Processed Food Addiction | Joan Ifland To learn more about Dawn Harris Sherling and her work, head over to https://dawnsherlingmd.com/ IG @drdawnsherling __________________________________________________________ Scientifically backed with thousands of published research particles, the healing power of red light therapy is well established to have safe and effective physiological benefits. We know that infrared light penetrates deeper into the body and not only can red and infrared light help to reduce pain and inflammation, but it can also give us better sleep, better metabolism, improve our mood and our mental status and help with our hair, skin and nails, and our thyroid hormonal systems. It leads to a huge string of metabolic events helping us to stay healthy. All you have to do is set up a red light therapy panel or wrap yourself up in a red light therapy wrap for 10 20 or 30 minute treatments and you can do it daily 3 to 5 times a week. You never know whether or not red light therapy might be the missing link that can help you to have targeted cellular healing. Right now my listeners can head over to http://www.lindseyelmore.com/fringe and order the Fringe Light Red Light Therapy Panel Wrap. You can wrap the wrap on your feet, ankles, knees, hips, low back. Get a portable light therapy that truly works head to http://www.lindseyelmore.com/fringe to order your Red Light Therapy Device today! __________________________________________________________ Do you want to live a healthy lifestyle but you don't know where to find reliable health education, you don't have someone you can trust to lead you to which health and wellness options are out there. When you go to http://www.Wellnessmadesimple.us you can learn practical skills that you need to build a healthy lifestyle. You'll gain access to more than 85 videos, 11 hours of education and more education is always being added, and you'll join a community that has given more than 2400 positive reviews. All you have to do is get access, and right now we are offering half off of an annual subscription when you shop the code 2023Wellness and after that, watch the coursework, then implement daily changes positively transform your help you can feel better. Go to http://www.Wellnessmadesimple.us to get an annual subscription, and shop the code 2023Wellness for half off of your annual subscription. __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ We hope you enjoyed this episode. Come check us out at www.lindseyelmore.com/podcast.

Today I talked to Eugene Lipov about his new book (co-authored with Jamie Mustard), The Invisible Machine: The Startling Truth About Trauma and the Scientific Breakthrough That Can Transform Your Life (BenBella Books, 2023) Human beings aren't biologically build to endure sustained stress. A 30-second blast of anxiety in dealing with a threat isn't anything likely the ongoing suffering taking place in society today. From soldiers who are returning from overseas combat to poverty-ridden inner-city youth to suburban girls traumatized in their own by endlessly comparing themselves (unfavorably) to others posted online, toxicity is everywhere. This book and this interview involves a passionate, practical solution for dealing with the ”broken leg” inside so many of us as victims of trauma. To add hope to the lexicon of stress over and above using anger and hypervigilant fear to cope, this episode highlights the battle within. Eugene Lipov, M.D., is a complex anesthesiologist who has been called the “Einstein” of his field given his development of the highly effective and innovative Dual Sympathetic Reset (DSR) method, which was endorsed by President Obama in 2010. His co-author, Jamie Mustard, is an artist, futurist, multi-media consultant and writer whose passion is teaching how to break through today's media clutter. Dan Hill, PhD, is the author of ten books and leads Sensory Logic, Inc. (https://www.sensorylogic.com). His latest two books are Blah Blah Blah: A Snarky Guide to Office Lingo and Emotionomics 2.0: The Emotional Dynamics Underlying Key Business Goals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Today I talked to Eugene Lipov about his new book (co-authored with Jamie Mustard), The Invisible Machine: The Startling Truth About Trauma and the Scientific Breakthrough That Can Transform Your Life (BenBella Books, 2023) Human beings aren't biologically build to endure sustained stress. A 30-second blast of anxiety in dealing with a threat isn't anything likely the ongoing suffering taking place in society today. From soldiers who are returning from overseas combat to poverty-ridden inner-city youth to suburban girls traumatized in their own by endlessly comparing themselves (unfavorably) to others posted online, toxicity is everywhere. This book and this interview involves a passionate, practical solution for dealing with the ”broken leg” inside so many of us as victims of trauma. To add hope to the lexicon of stress over and above using anger and hypervigilant fear to cope, this episode highlights the battle within. Eugene Lipov, M.D., is a complex anesthesiologist who has been called the “Einstein” of his field given his development of the highly effective and innovative Dual Sympathetic Reset (DSR) method, which was endorsed by President Obama in 2010. His co-author, Jamie Mustard, is an artist, futurist, multi-media consultant and writer whose passion is teaching how to break through today's media clutter. Dan Hill, PhD, is the author of ten books and leads Sensory Logic, Inc. (https://www.sensorylogic.com). His latest two books are Blah Blah Blah: A Snarky Guide to Office Lingo and Emotionomics 2.0: The Emotional Dynamics Underlying Key Business Goals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/dan-hills-eq-spotlight

Today I talked to Eugene Lipov about his new book (co-authored with Jamie Mustard), The Invisible Machine: The Startling Truth About Trauma and the Scientific Breakthrough That Can Transform Your Life (BenBella Books, 2023) Human beings aren't biologically build to endure sustained stress. A 30-second blast of anxiety in dealing with a threat isn't anything likely the ongoing suffering taking place in society today. From soldiers who are returning from overseas combat to poverty-ridden inner-city youth to suburban girls traumatized in their own by endlessly comparing themselves (unfavorably) to others posted online, toxicity is everywhere. This book and this interview involves a passionate, practical solution for dealing with the ”broken leg” inside so many of us as victims of trauma. To add hope to the lexicon of stress over and above using anger and hypervigilant fear to cope, this episode highlights the battle within. Eugene Lipov, M.D., is a complex anesthesiologist who has been called the “Einstein” of his field given his development of the highly effective and innovative Dual Sympathetic Reset (DSR) method, which was endorsed by President Obama in 2010. His co-author, Jamie Mustard, is an artist, futurist, multi-media consultant and writer whose passion is teaching how to break through today's media clutter. Dan Hill, PhD, is the author of ten books and leads Sensory Logic, Inc. (https://www.sensorylogic.com). His latest two books are Blah Blah Blah: A Snarky Guide to Office Lingo and Emotionomics 2.0: The Emotional Dynamics Underlying Key Business Goals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/medicine

Today I talked to Eugene Lipov about his new book (co-authored with Jamie Mustard), The Invisible Machine: The Startling Truth About Trauma and the Scientific Breakthrough That Can Transform Your Life (BenBella Books, 2023) Human beings aren't biologically build to endure sustained stress. A 30-second blast of anxiety in dealing with a threat isn't anything likely the ongoing suffering taking place in society today. From soldiers who are returning from overseas combat to poverty-ridden inner-city youth to suburban girls traumatized in their own by endlessly comparing themselves (unfavorably) to others posted online, toxicity is everywhere. This book and this interview involves a passionate, practical solution for dealing with the ”broken leg” inside so many of us as victims of trauma. To add hope to the lexicon of stress over and above using anger and hypervigilant fear to cope, this episode highlights the battle within. Eugene Lipov, M.D., is a complex anesthesiologist who has been called the “Einstein” of his field given his development of the highly effective and innovative Dual Sympathetic Reset (DSR) method, which was endorsed by President Obama in 2010. His co-author, Jamie Mustard, is an artist, futurist, multi-media consultant and writer whose passion is teaching how to break through today's media clutter. Dan Hill, PhD, is the author of ten books and leads Sensory Logic, Inc. (https://www.sensorylogic.com). His latest two books are Blah Blah Blah: A Snarky Guide to Office Lingo and Emotionomics 2.0: The Emotional Dynamics Underlying Key Business Goals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

Today I talked to Eugene Lipov about his new book (co-authored with Jamie Mustard), The Invisible Machine: The Startling Truth About Trauma and the Scientific Breakthrough That Can Transform Your Life (BenBella Books, 2023) Human beings aren't biologically build to endure sustained stress. A 30-second blast of anxiety in dealing with a threat isn't anything likely the ongoing suffering taking place in society today. From soldiers who are returning from overseas combat to poverty-ridden inner-city youth to suburban girls traumatized in their own by endlessly comparing themselves (unfavorably) to others posted online, toxicity is everywhere. This book and this interview involves a passionate, practical solution for dealing with the ”broken leg” inside so many of us as victims of trauma. To add hope to the lexicon of stress over and above using anger and hypervigilant fear to cope, this episode highlights the battle within. Eugene Lipov, M.D., is a complex anesthesiologist who has been called the “Einstein” of his field given his development of the highly effective and innovative Dual Sympathetic Reset (DSR) method, which was endorsed by President Obama in 2010. His co-author, Jamie Mustard, is an artist, futurist, multi-media consultant and writer whose passion is teaching how to break through today's media clutter. Dan Hill, PhD, is the author of ten books and leads Sensory Logic, Inc. (https://www.sensorylogic.com). His latest two books are Blah Blah Blah: A Snarky Guide to Office Lingo and Emotionomics 2.0: The Emotional Dynamics Underlying Key Business Goals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychology

Today I talked to Eugene Lipov about his new book (co-authored with Jamie Mustard), The Invisible Machine: The Startling Truth About Trauma and the Scientific Breakthrough That Can Transform Your Life (BenBella Books, 2023) Human beings aren't biologically build to endure sustained stress. A 30-second blast of anxiety in dealing with a threat isn't anything likely the ongoing suffering taking place in society today. From soldiers who are returning from overseas combat to poverty-ridden inner-city youth to suburban girls traumatized in their own by endlessly comparing themselves (unfavorably) to others posted online, toxicity is everywhere. This book and this interview involves a passionate, practical solution for dealing with the ”broken leg” inside so many of us as victims of trauma. To add hope to the lexicon of stress over and above using anger and hypervigilant fear to cope, this episode highlights the battle within. Eugene Lipov, M.D., is a complex anesthesiologist who has been called the “Einstein” of his field given his development of the highly effective and innovative Dual Sympathetic Reset (DSR) method, which was endorsed by President Obama in 2010. His co-author, Jamie Mustard, is an artist, futurist, multi-media consultant and writer whose passion is teaching how to break through today's media clutter. Dan Hill, PhD, is the author of ten books and leads Sensory Logic, Inc. (https://www.sensorylogic.com). His latest two books are Blah Blah Blah: A Snarky Guide to Office Lingo and Emotionomics 2.0: The Emotional Dynamics Underlying Key Business Goals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/public-policy

Join Chaz as he dives deep into Matt's story, learning about his initial aspirations to become a professional guitar player and his path through law school and private practice before catching the entrepreneurial bug. Discover how Matt's love for craft beer and his unique vision for Bauhaus Brew Labs, inspired by the Bauhaus school's tenant of intertwining work, play, and celebration, led him to create a welcoming and communal space focused on lighter beer styles to bring people together.Matt shares valuable insights on the importance of reflecting core values in every aspect of a business, like Bauhaus' focus on celebration, and the benefits of implementing systems and processes like Traction EOS for growth and alignment within the company.During this episode, you will learn about;[01:57] Intro to Matt and his business[03:49] Matt's Why[06:04] The reality of living out your childhood dream[09:24] Matt's journey from law to founding a brewery[12:38] Businesses don't fail, entrepreneurs quit[23:02] How Matt moved the business past COVID into more enjoyable times[26:26] A good decision Matt made in his business[28:35] A bad decision Matt made in his business[32:04] Matt's #1 KPI[35:16] Matt's opinion on networking and masterminding[40:23] Matt's experience with managing marriage, life, and business[43:25] If he could speak to his younger self, what would Matt say?[44:10] How to connect with Matt[45:00] Info on Gathering The Kings Mastermind Notable Quotes"You can either quit or persist." - Matt Schwandt"Most entrepreneurs, um," (This quote is incomplete, please provide the complete quote.)"Many entrepreneurs don't realize the importance of becoming marketing experts." - Matt Schwandt"You can either quit or persist." - Chaz Wolfe (Host)"Many entrepreneurs don't realize the importance of becoming marketing experts." - Chaz Wolfe (Host)Books and Resources Recommended:Wrigley, J.A. (2021). The Culture Climb. Independently Published.Purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1737631200/Miller, D. (2017). Building A StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen. HarperCollins Leadership.Purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0718033329/Miller, D., & Mask, J. (2020). Marketing Made Simple: A Step-by-Step StoryBrand Guide for Any Business. HarperCollins Leadership.Purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1400215349/Wickman, G. (2011). Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business. BenBella Books.Purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1936661837/Coyle, D. (2018). The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups. Bantam Books.Purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0804176981/Singer, M.A. (2007). The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself. New Harbinger Publications.Purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1572245379/Singer, M.A. (2015). The Surrender Experiment: My Journey into Life's Perfection. Harmony.Purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/080414110X/Let's Connect!Matt Schwandt:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-schwandt-360aba243/Instagram:

Today we're joined by Dawn Harris Sherling, MD, discussing the upcoming release of her latest book, “Eat Everything: How to Ditch Additives and Emulsifiers, Heal Your Body, and Reclaim the Joy of Food” releasing on May, 2 via BenBella Books and Penguin Random House Distribution. In “Eat Everything,” readers will discover the secret Dr. Sherling stumbled upon while on vacation in Italy as the key to conquering her own IBS symptoms in this straightforward guide to eating just about everything (yes, even bread, pasta, and ice cream!) without pain, worry, or guilt. Offering a better alternative to complicated, minimally effective, and highly restrictive diets, Dr. Sherling lays out compelling new evidence implicating food additives as the real culprits behind diet-related diseases and shares simple, actionable advice to heal. Learn more about Dr. Sherling at dawnsherlingmd.com.Next, best-selling author Gene Stone shares his advice for writing and publishing a book. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Stanford University, Gene received his masters in English Literature from Harvard University before joining the Peace Corps, where he spent two years in the Republic of Niger in West Africa. Upon his return from Africa, he became an editor at such book publishing companies as Harcourt Brace and Simon and Schuster, then at Esquire magazine, and then the Los Angeles Times. He then became a full-time author, having written, ghost-, or co-written over fifty books including the New York Times bestsellers "Forks Over Knives,”, “The Engine 2 Diet,” “How Not to Die” and one of my all-time favorite books, “The Awareness” co-written with Jon Doyle.   For the last decade, Gene has concentrated his writing on the relationship between plant-based diets and animal protection, health, and the environment.   Learn more about Gene at genestone.com Thank you to our sponsors!Enviromedica – The BEST probiotics on the planetChildren's Health Defense - Listen every Monday for a review of the top CHD stories from the Defender newsletter!KetoCon - April 21st-23rd at the Palmer Events Center in Austin, Use the code OLR for $50 off your 3-Day Pass through April 20th! Sunwarrior - Use the code OLR for 20% off your purchase!Well Being JournalThorne - Get 20% off your order and free shipping!

Graham Cochrane is a highly accomplished entrepreneur from Tampa, Florida. He is best known as the visionary founder of The Recording Revolution, which has become one of the world's most beloved and widely-used online resources for music production and audio recording. Beyond his expertise in this field, Graham is also recognized as a talented business coach. Notably, he has recently published a highly anticipated new book entitled "How to Get Paid for What You Know," which was released by BenBella Books in 2022. 00:00 Introduction 09:00 When we talk about God's business, it's about how it shapes the decisions that are made 14:00 Graham's journey doesn't start to evolve in the way he thought it would.  21:20 What running god's business means to Graham 44:30 We are all just hungry for a power bigger than ourselves  49:00 God always intended for us to work together. No one is self made. Everything comes from God.  56:00 how to set up your relationship so that it takes you to that next level:  1h:07: God will call you to different groups throughout your life. It's good to be more open minded so God can work in your life.    Links for Graham:  Twitter Website Instagram Linkedin  How to get Paid for what you know   Mentioned in the Recording:  RecordingRevolution.com  Blue Letter Bible Invitation to Silence and Solitude   How to get Paid for what you know Called to Create    Follow Nicholas Bayerle on Instagram Join the Kings Brotherhood FB group Apply for The King's Brotherhood upcoming event 

Julie Bee is an award-winning entrepreneur, a leader of leaders, and an engaging storyteller. Julie has spoken for 14+ years on leadership, management, employee engagement and morale, workplace culture, business ownership, and entrepreneurship. Julie's leadership insights have been featured on FastCompany, Forbes, Thrive Global, and many more. Her forthcoming book with Matt Holt Books, The Business Owner's Guide to Burnout is scheduled to hit bookshelves in early 2024. Matt Holt Books is an imprint of BenBella Books, publishers of Traction.   Julie's website: https://www.thejuliebee.com/   SuccessGrid FB Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/successgridinsiders   SuccessGrid Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/successgridofficial/   Show notes: https://successgrid.net/sg139/   If you love this show, please leave a review. Go to https://ratethispodcast.com/successgrid  

Christopher M. Palmer's book Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health (Benbella Books, 2022) will forever change the way we understand and treat mental health. If you or someone you love is affected by mental illness, it might change your life. We are in the midst of a global mental health crisis, and mental illnesses are on the rise. But what causes mental illness? And why are mental health problems so hard to treat? Drawing on decades of research, Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Chris Palmer outlines a revolutionary new understanding that for the first time unites our existing knowledge about mental illness within a single framework: Mental disorders are metabolic disorders of the brain.  Brain Energy explains this new understanding of mental illness in detail, from symptoms and risk factors to what is happening in brain cells. Palmer also sheds light on the new treatment pathways this theory opens up—which apply to all mental disorders, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, alcoholism, eating disorders, bipolar disorder, autism, and even schizophrenia. Brain Energy pairs cutting-edge science with practical advice and strategies to help people reclaim their mental health. This groundbreaking book reveals: Why classifying mental disorders as “separate” conditions is misleading The clear connections between mental illness and disorders linked to metabolism, including diabetes, heart attacks, strokes, pain disorders, obesity, Alzheimer's disease, and epilepsy The link between metabolism and every factor known to play a role in mental health, including genetics, inflammation, hormones, neurotransmitters, sleep, stress, and trauma The evidence that current mental health treatments, including both medications and therapies, likely work by affecting metabolism New treatments available today that readers can use to promote long-term healing Palmer puts together the pieces of the mental illness puzzle to provide answers and offer hope. Brain Energy will transform the field of mental health, and the lives of countless people around the world. Sine Yaganoglu trained as a neuroscientist and bioengineer (PhD, ETH Zurich). She currently works in innovation management and diagnostics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Christopher M. Palmer's book Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health (Benbella Books, 2022) will forever change the way we understand and treat mental health. If you or someone you love is affected by mental illness, it might change your life. We are in the midst of a global mental health crisis, and mental illnesses are on the rise. But what causes mental illness? And why are mental health problems so hard to treat? Drawing on decades of research, Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Chris Palmer outlines a revolutionary new understanding that for the first time unites our existing knowledge about mental illness within a single framework: Mental disorders are metabolic disorders of the brain.  Brain Energy explains this new understanding of mental illness in detail, from symptoms and risk factors to what is happening in brain cells. Palmer also sheds light on the new treatment pathways this theory opens up—which apply to all mental disorders, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, alcoholism, eating disorders, bipolar disorder, autism, and even schizophrenia. Brain Energy pairs cutting-edge science with practical advice and strategies to help people reclaim their mental health. This groundbreaking book reveals: Why classifying mental disorders as “separate” conditions is misleading The clear connections between mental illness and disorders linked to metabolism, including diabetes, heart attacks, strokes, pain disorders, obesity, Alzheimer's disease, and epilepsy The link between metabolism and every factor known to play a role in mental health, including genetics, inflammation, hormones, neurotransmitters, sleep, stress, and trauma The evidence that current mental health treatments, including both medications and therapies, likely work by affecting metabolism New treatments available today that readers can use to promote long-term healing Palmer puts together the pieces of the mental illness puzzle to provide answers and offer hope. Brain Energy will transform the field of mental health, and the lives of countless people around the world. Sine Yaganoglu trained as a neuroscientist and bioengineer (PhD, ETH Zurich). She currently works in innovation management and diagnostics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/medicine

Christopher M. Palmer's book Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health (Benbella Books, 2022) will forever change the way we understand and treat mental health. If you or someone you love is affected by mental illness, it might change your life. We are in the midst of a global mental health crisis, and mental illnesses are on the rise. But what causes mental illness? And why are mental health problems so hard to treat? Drawing on decades of research, Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Chris Palmer outlines a revolutionary new understanding that for the first time unites our existing knowledge about mental illness within a single framework: Mental disorders are metabolic disorders of the brain.  Brain Energy explains this new understanding of mental illness in detail, from symptoms and risk factors to what is happening in brain cells. Palmer also sheds light on the new treatment pathways this theory opens up—which apply to all mental disorders, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, alcoholism, eating disorders, bipolar disorder, autism, and even schizophrenia. Brain Energy pairs cutting-edge science with practical advice and strategies to help people reclaim their mental health. This groundbreaking book reveals: Why classifying mental disorders as “separate” conditions is misleading The clear connections between mental illness and disorders linked to metabolism, including diabetes, heart attacks, strokes, pain disorders, obesity, Alzheimer's disease, and epilepsy The link between metabolism and every factor known to play a role in mental health, including genetics, inflammation, hormones, neurotransmitters, sleep, stress, and trauma The evidence that current mental health treatments, including both medications and therapies, likely work by affecting metabolism New treatments available today that readers can use to promote long-term healing Palmer puts together the pieces of the mental illness puzzle to provide answers and offer hope. Brain Energy will transform the field of mental health, and the lives of countless people around the world. Sine Yaganoglu trained as a neuroscientist and bioengineer (PhD, ETH Zurich). She currently works in innovation management and diagnostics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science

In this episode, Award-Winning Entrepreneur and Speaker, Julie Bee, talks about leveraging burnout. Today, Julie talks about her experience with extreme burnout, how burnout affects business owners, and how to document your burnout. What is the good side of burnout? Hear about how to explore burnout leverage points, accepting the fact of burnout, preventing burnout, and get Julie's advice to her younger self, all on today's episode of The Healthy, Wealthy & Smart Podcast.   Key Takeaways “Burnout forces you to really evaluate what is most important to you.” “You've got to go through it. There's no going around it.” “The big things come from big work.” “When you get to the other side of something really hard, you realize how resilient you are and how powerful you are.” “If you're not taking care of yourself, who's going to take care of everybody else when you're not there?” “Embrace burnout. Accept that it's probably going to happen to you at some point, if it hasn't happened already.” “Schedule time to read and time to think, at least once a week.”   More about Julie Bee Julie Bee is an award-winning entrepreneur, compassionate and empathetic leader, and engaging storyteller. Julie has spoken for 14+ years on topics including leadership, management, employee engagement and morale, workplace culture, small business ownership, and entrepreneurship. Julie's leadership insights have been featured on FastCompany, Forbes, Thrive Global, and many more. Her forthcoming book with Matt Holt Books, The Business Owner's Guide to Burnout, is scheduled to hit bookshelves in early 2024. Matt Holt Books is an imprint of BenBella Books, publishers ofTraction.   Suggested Keywords Healthy, Wealthy, Smart, Burnout, Priorities, Leverage, Resilience, Entrepreneurship,   Resources: FREE GIFT: 30 Ways To Say No Guide. Join the Key Employee Coaching Program. Julie's VIP Consulting For Business Owners. Watch Julie's Speaker Reel. Read: Addressing the Risks of Manager Burnout. Read: A Founder's Journey Requires Prioritizing Sleep and Defining What Success Looks Like, with Julie Bee. Read: 10 Crisis Communications Do's and Don'ts During Covid-19. Read: How To Ask For More Support As You Return To The Office. Read: The Ultimate Guide To Succeeding in the New Workplace. Read: Why Successful Entrepreneurs Need To Be Calculated Risk Takers. Read: Should Companies Take A Stand On Social Issues?   To learn more, follow Julie at: Website:          www.thejuliebee.com. Podcast:          They Don't Teach This in Business School. YouTube:        Julie Bee. LinkedIn:         Julie Bee. Instagram:       @thejuliebee_. Facebook:       @Thejuliebee. Twitter:            @thejuliebee.   Subscribe to Healthy, Wealthy & Smart: Website:                      https://podcast.healthywealthysmart.com Apple Podcasts:          https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/healthy-wealthy-smart/id532717264 Spotify:                        https://open.spotify.com/show/6ELmKwE4mSZXBB8TiQvp73 SoundCloud:               https://soundcloud.com/healthywealthysmart Stitcher:                       https://www.stitcher.com/show/healthy-wealthy-smart iHeart Radio:               https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-healthy-wealthy-smart-27628927

As our bonds to historic roles loosen, fathers are finding new ways to express themselves within the family dynamic. In 2014 Pew Research Center identified two million stay-at-home-dads in the United States. Those men tell us that tending their children is more rewarding than chasing a paycheck. Being liberated from the hunter-gatherer role has allowed more men to incarnate aspects of the Father archetype infrequently seen since the industrial revolution. Being caregiver and homecreator does not diminish their experience of masculinity but rallies inner resources that had been set aside. Despite the national call for a redistribution of family duties and liberation from traditional paradigms, at-home dads face isolation, suspicion, and stigma.   Historically, as father's left the home to work at factories and offices, their presence in the family psyche dimmed. Children often lost touch with the significance of their fathers, and family courts consistently relegated them to providers of income. Poet Robert Hayden captures this ambivalence and regret in his poem Those Winter Sundays.   Sundays too my father got up early and put his clothes on in the blueblack cold, then with cracked hands that ached from labor in the weekday weather made banked fires blaze. No one ever thanked him.   I'd wake and hear the cold splintering, breaking. When the rooms were warm, he'd call, and slowly I would rise and dress, fearing the chronic angers of that house,   Speaking indifferently to him, who had driven out the cold and polished my good shoes as well. What did I know, what did I know of love's austere and lonely offices?   Growth and change are central to Jung's ideas. Making room for the incarnating Self in all its complex diversity is the task of humanity. When we muster understanding and support, cultural and personal transformation might be a little less painful   Here's the dream we analyze: “I am in New York with my sister. We are in the reception of a hotel, and it is cavernous, with walls and arches made from rich brown marble. The light is golden. We are taken to our room, and we are jetlagged and tired. This feels OK; we didn't have anything planned in our itinerary anyway. Our room is big, but we go into the small bedroom and get into the bed, one of us at each end. Later, I go to a Victoria's Secret in a mall. All the clothes are really expensive: the sale rack is not really reduced, and I find it annoying. Other people don't seem to mind, and they are clamoring for the clothes. I return to the hotel room and find that I have accidentally stolen some underwear: I have no idea how it got into my bag. My dad has arrived, with some of my friends and my sister. The bedroom feels really cramped. Everyone seems to be in New York. I'm embarrassed about the ‘stealing,' and everyone tells me I have to take it all back. I don't know how to do this surreptitiously without getting into trouble.”   REFERENCES: Dad Saves the Day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6YmKIoUdZc, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEPq2rGLKZU Farrell, W. (2019). The boy crisis: Why our boys are struggling and what we can do about it. BenBella Books. Available on Amazon: https://a.co/d/abRKOzW Hayden, R., & Glaysher, F. (2013). Robert Hayden: Collected poems. Liveright. Available on Amazon: https://a.co/d/ay0nLoi National At-Home Dad Network: https://athomedad.org/advocacy/statistics-on-stay-at-home-dads/ Pew Research Center: https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2014/06/05/growing-number-of-dads-home-with-the-kids/#:~:text=Just%2024%25%20of%20stay%2Dat,%2Dat%2Dhome%20mothers). Warren Farrell: https://warrenfarrell.com/   GIVE US A HAND! Please become our patron: https://www.patreon.com/ThisJungianLife   RESOURCES: Learn to Analyze your own Dreams: https://thisjungianlife.com/enroll/ Enroll in our Philadelphia Jungian Seminar and start your journey to becoming an analyst: https://www.cgjungphiladelphia.org/seminar.shtml Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThisJungianLife/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisjungianlifepodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thisjungianlife/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThisJungianLife   HASHTAGS:  

In today's episode, I'm sharing the top 5 myths that were really pivotal at the start of my unlearning toxic wellness culture. When I first learned about the non-diet approach I was definitely on the fence until I learned what I'm about to share with you. Understanding the science and history that dismantles our culture's fear of fatness really opened my eyes and there was no going back. I felt like I'd been let in on the best kept secrets that gave me the freedom to stop hating my body and instead learn to trust and accept it. I hope that what you learn in this episode supports a shift in the way you view health as it pertains to body shape and size. The fearmongering of fatness and the benefits of weight loss are grossly misinterpreted and exaggerated. In this episode, you'll learn:The science proving weight loss isn't healthyWhy your weight is not something within your controlA brief history of the corrupt BMI scaleMentioned on the show: HARRISON, CHRISTY. (2021). Anti-Diet: Reclaim your time, money, well-being and happiness through intuitive eating. YELLOW KITE. Bacon, L. (2010). Health at every size: The surprising truth about your weight. BenBella Books. Apply to book a free consultation for 1-1 coachingLet's Connect!: FacebookInstagram

Jeff Lerner is the Founder and Chief Vision Officer of Entre, The School for Entrepreneurs. His story and social media reach have inspired millions to get control of their future and reshape their life around his "3 Ps of Success" (Physical, Personal, & Professional). After a decade of building multiple businesses to over 8 figures and twice landing on the INC 5000 Jeff turned his focus to building the worlds first institute of higher learning exclusively for entrepreneurs. In 2019 he founded ENTRE Institute where over 150,000 students have learned the best ways to build a business in the modern world and which became Jeff's 2nd INC 5000 company (and 3rd appearance on the list). In 2021 Jeff set his sights on solving one of his students' biggest pain points and launched Entresoft which fast became one of the most popular small business software suites on the Internet. Jeff's interest in entrepreneurship began in his 20s when as a pianist he was often hired to play in the homes of successful CEOs and business owners. In 2008, at age 29, after multiple failed ventures, including a restaurant franchise that left him with a half million dollars in debt, he found his first success online and paid off the debt in 18 months. He currently maintains an active schedule of speaking events and media appearances while working day-to-day in ENTRE, hosting a top 100 business podcast, growing his YouTube channel, and working on his first full-length book “Escaping The Broken System” which is scheduled to publish by BenBella Books in Fall 2022. Take notes! Jeff Lerner drops knowledge bombs on Daniel and Keitoh. A true definition of a winner, this is an episode filled with gems. You'll want to replay again and again so you don't miss a thing! Follow Jeff Lerner on Social Media YouTube/Facbook/Instagram/LinkedIn/TikTok: @jefflernerofficial Twitter: @thejefflerner For more information on Jeff Lerner, visit: https://jefflernerofficial.com/ or For more information on Entre Institute, visit: https://www.entreinstitute.com/ --- Daniel Blue's Book: B.L.U.E. Print to Your Best Retirement: How to Access Your Retirements Account Penalty and Tax-Free (Click Here to Purchase) --- Through Quest Education, Daniel Blue and Keitoh Spears have helped people all over the country accomplish their financial goals. Do you want to learn how to: Make money tax free? Access your 401k/IRA penalty and tax free? Get funding to start a business? Pay off your debt? Follow Daniel on Instagram:@danielblue__ Follow Keitoh on Instagram: @highkeii

Journalist Mónica Guzmán is the loving liberal daughter of Mexican immigrants who voted—twice—for Donald Trump. When the country could no longer see straight across the political divide, Mónica set out to find what was blinding us and discovered the most eye-opening tool we're not using: our own built-in curiosity. Partisanship is up, trust is down, and our social media feeds make us sure we're right and everyone else is ignorant (or worse). But avoiding one another is hurting our relationships and our society. In I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times (BenBella Books, 2022), Mónica takes us to the real front lines of a crisis that threatens to grind America to a halt—broken conversations among confounded people. Drawing from cross-partisan conversations she's had, organized, or witnessed everywhere from the echo chambers on social media to the wheat fields in Oregon to raw, unfiltered fights with her own family on election night, Mónica shows how you can put your natural sense of wonder to work for you immediately, finding the answers you need by talking with people—rather than about them—and asking the questions you want, curiously. This podcast episode is a recording of a live event co-hosted by Gather, an initiative of the Agora Journalism Center at the University of Oregon that focuses on community-centered journalism. Jenna Spinelle is a journalism instructor at Penn State's Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications. She's also the communications specialist for the university's McCourtney Institute for Democracy, where she hosts and produces the Democracy Works podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network