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Are you feeling the rapid shift of the 2026 cosmic energies? In this mid-year solstice check-in, Colleen and Robyn Benelli invite you to pause and answer a profound question: "What do you know now that you didn't know then?" Discover how to use Reiki to assess your current energetic capacity, align your divine mind, and gently release old belief systems without self-judgment. Key Insights Expanding Your Capacity to Receive: In our fast-paced world, your spiritual capacity is naturally expanding to match the new frequencies developing on the planet. Reiki helps you discern your unique state, whether you are comfortably sustaining your current level or actively growing to receive greater divine guidance and manifestation flow. Honoring Your True Timing: Celebrate your progress over the past six months is away to honor your present state and earned wisdom. Embracing deep inner honesty aligns you with your natural personal cycles, allowing you to support the gestation periods of your intentions. Thriving in the Beautiful Unknown: Moving forward with curiosity allows your spiritual goals to build naturally over time. Embracing the peaceful truth that "it is okay to not know" opens the door to receiving and brings deep relief to your mind. Whole-Body Alignment: Utilizing Reiki harmonizes your entire being by aligning your divine mind, encompassing your head, heart, and gut, with your earth mind. This perfectly balances and anchors higher frequencies directly into your physical form, empowering you to step forward with grounded clarity. People Also Ask, FAQ How can Reiki help me check in mid-year? Reiki provides a safe space of higher consciousness that cultivates deep inner honesty without self-criticism. It allows you to look back calmly at the past six months, observe what is true for you right now, and update your personal intentions based on your current energy and capacity. What does it mean to override the body's truth in manifestation? Overriding the body's truth happens when you let external pressure dictate your actions instead of honoring your true capacity. When you force progress during a natural period of rest or evaluation, it can cause mental burnout; Reiki helps you listen somatically to align your goals with physical and spiritual reality. How do you microdose Reiki on the fly? Microdosing Reiki involves bringing the energy into your busy daily life using quick, intentional pauses. You can chant or think the Reiki precepts ("Just for today, I let go of worry"), send the energy using your breath and eyes, or briefly focus your awareness inward to recalibrate your mind in the middle of a frantic day. Connect with Robyn and Colleen Website: https://reikilifestyle.com Podcast: https://reikilifestyle.com/podcast/ Community: Join our next Distance Reiki Share: https://reikilifestyle.com/reiki-share/ **DISCLAIMER** This episode is not a substitute for seeking professional medical care but is offered for relaxation and stress reduction, which supports the body's natural healing capabilities. Reiki is a complement to and never a replacement for professional medical care. Colleen and Robyn are not licensed professional healthcare providers and urge you to always seek out the appropriate physical and mental help professional healthcare providers may offer. Results vary by individual.  

Are you really okay — or are you overriding yourself?In this episode, Kim Gross introduces a new concept on the podcast: override. Override is what happens when you push past your emotions, your body, your needs, or your truth in order to keep going, stay pleasing, stay productive, or stay in control.Kim explores how the Inner Controller often uses override as a survival strategy, especially for people-pleasers and perfectionists. She explains the difference between healthy regulation and harmful repression, how many of us were trained to override as children, and why pushing through may actually be keeping us disconnected from freedom.This episode will help you notice where you may be saying “I'm fine” when you are not fine, calling yourself strong when you are actually self-abandoning, or confusing control with safety.Connect with Kim:

Have you ever wondered if you're truly overthinking your divorce… or if you're actually ignoring what your intuition has been trying to tell you all along?For many high-achieving women, divorce isn't just a legal or emotional decision — it's an internal battle between logic, responsibility, fear, and the quiet voice inside that knows something needs to change. In this episode, Dr. Robyn McKay shares why successful women often disconnect from their intuition, how overthinking becomes a form of self-abandonment, and what it takes to reconnect with yourself during major life transitions.Listeners will discover how to recognize the difference between anxiety and intuitive knowing during divorce decisions.You'll learn practical ways to regulate your nervous system and stop looping in fear and overanalysis.Dr. Robyn also shares how reconnecting with your intuition can help you make more aligned, confident decisions in relationships, career, and life.Press play now to learn how trusting your inner voice can help you move through divorce with more clarity, confidence, and peace.Dr. Robyn McKay's LinksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/burnoutisdata/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@burnoutisdataLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynmckay1Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robyn.mckay/Website: https://www.drrobynmckay.com/Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hIp90a5JiWpghRoiRpQW7?si=82349a5e20b34c7bInterested in working with us? Fill out this form here to get started.Not quite ready? Interact with us on socials! OR get all of your questions answered by taking our online course: Divorce 101!Divorce 101 Online Course- https://heather-quick.mykajabi.com/divorce-101Linktree- https://linktr.ee/FloridaWomensLawGroup Florida Women's Law Group Website- https://www.floridawomenslawgroup.com/Women Winning Divorce is supported by Florida Women's Law Group.Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not an advertisement for legal services. The information provided on this podcast is not intended to be legal advice. You should not rely on what you hear on this podcast as legal advice. If you have a legal issue, please contact a lawyer. The views and opinions expressed by the hosts and guests are solely those of the individuals and do not represent the views or opinions of the firms or organizations with which they are affiliated or the views or opinions of this podcast's advertisers. This podcast is available for private, non-commercial use only. Any editing, reproduction, or redistribution of this podcast for commercial use or monetary gain without the expressed, written consent of the podcast's creator is prohibited.Thank you for listening, please leave us a review and share the podcast with your friends and colleagues. Send your questions, comments, and feedback to marketing@4womenlaw.com.

You can know exactly what you need… and still not do it. In this episode, Brenda explores why awareness alone doesn't automatically create change — especially for emotionally intelligent people who tend to overthink, overfunction, and override themselves in real time. You'll learn: ✨ why insight doesn't always interrupt patterns ✨ how nervous system familiarity impacts behavior ✨ what self-override actually looks like ✨ why perfectionism keeps people stuck ✨ and how practice builds self-trust over time This episode also explores: • emotional over-responsibility • people pleasing • shrinking yourself to preserve connection • relational guilt • nervous system repetition • overconsuming content instead of practicing Key reminder:

Discover how trusting your body's signals can transform your decision-making, health, and overall life. In this episode, Harmony shares practical insights on differentiating intuition from fear and how to tune into your inner wisdom to live more confidently and authentically.Main Topics:The difference between intuition and fear, and how to identify eachWhy life and your body don't wait for you to feel "ready"How to develop trust in your body's signalsPractical techniques to listen to and connect with your intuitionThe role of Ayurveda in understanding your unique bodily cuesAyurveda and the Alchemy of Her Ayurveda Alchemist AcademyUpcoming Breath & Meditation Retreat in Bali, June 25-29InstagramWebsiteTimestamps:00:00 - Welcome and episode overview: trusting your body's wisdom00:33 - Introduction: Why waiting to feel ready is a barrier for women00:59 - How your body already knows what your mind is slow to catch up on01:27 - Differentiating intuition from fear and their manifestations01:55 - The myth that life waits for perfect conditions to move forward02:20 - Your body's constant communication: signals of readiness and stress02:49 - Overriding bodily cues: the exhaustion of ignoring intuition03:16 - How fear and intuition show up differently in the body03:45 - Recognizing the noise of fear vs. the steady voice of intuition04:12 - Indicators of expansive (intuition) vs. contracting (fear) feelings05:04 - How to discern when fear is clouding your intuitive guidance05:33 - The complexity of feeling both fear and intuition simultaneously06:21 - Listening to the subtle thread of your inner knowing amid fear's noise06:51 - Using evidence to interpret your body's signals if logical understanding is difficult07:19 - Ayurveda's perspective: the body's inherent wisdom across systems07:49 - Identifying what your body might be telling you about relationships, work, or self-care08:12 - Ways your body communicates uniquely (gut feelings, heart expansion, etc.)08:41 - The consequences of neglecting your body's messages: anxiety, inflammation, exhaustion09:37 - Practical exercise: tuning in and asking your body what it knows10:09 - Guided practice: locating feelings of ease or contraction in your body10:50 - Recognising signs of trust and expansion versus tension and overthinking11:36 - The importance of trusting your knowing now, not in the future12:05 - Connecting through breath: the bridge between mind and body12:54 - Encouragement to act on your inner knowing with small steps13:08 - Resources: Ayurveda Alchemist Academy courses and upcoming retreats

In today's episode of Next Level University, hosts Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros unpack what happens when emotion takes the lead in places where logic should be setting the direction. Drawing on their own experiences with fitness, finances, goal-setting, and years of coaching people through uncertainty, they break down why self-awareness alone is not enough. You also need the ability to read your emotions accurately and respond in a way that supports your long-term goals.They explore rational thinking, emotional regulation, identity, performance, and the tension between short-term comfort and long-term results. If you have ever doubted your progress, questioned your instincts, or let a feeling overrule what the data was telling you, this episode will help you think more clearly and act with greater intention._______________________Book Alan's Business Breakthrough Session. Your first 30-minute coaching call is FREE. Learn how to prioritize success and let your quality of life become the byproduct. - https://calendly.com/alanlazaros/30-minute-breakthrough-sessionJoin the "Next Level Fitness Accountability Group" – Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram:Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/_______________________NLU is not just a podcast; it's a gateway to a wealth of resources designed to help you achieve your goals and dreams. From our Next Level Dreamliner to our Group Coaching, we offer a variety of tools and communities to support your personal development journey.For more information, check out our website and socials using the links below.

Friday Juma KhutbaMay 8th, 2026- The Conflict Between US/Israel And Iran Has Been Framed By Some Through Shia-Sunni Polemics- Shaykh Ahmad Al-Tayyeb Condemned Iran's Attacks On Arab Territories As Unjustified And Religiously Forbidden- His Silence On US/Israeli Aggression Against Iran, Including Civilian Deaths, Raises Serious Concern- Criticism Suggests Possible Political Pressure Influencing Religious Leadership Positions- The Quranic Principle (49:9) Emphasizes Justice And Identifying The Aggressor In Muslim Conflicts- Muslim Governments Are Criticized For Allowing Their Land And Airspace To Be Used In Aggression- This Cooperation Is Seen As A Violation Of Quranic Guidance Against Assisting In Sin And Aggression (5:2)- Iran Warned Of Retaliation Against Any Country Assisting Attacks, And Followed Through Militarily- Reports Indicate Significant Damage To US Military Bases Across Multiple Gulf Countries- Historical Parallel Drawn With Iran-Iraq War Where Arab Unity Supported Iraq Despite Its Aggression- Even Leaders Like Yasser Arafat Supported Iraq Despite Prior Support From Iran- The Conflict Exposes Dependence Of Arab Leaders On Western Powers For Security- Efforts Are Being Made To Prevent Sunni Sympathy Toward Shia By Reviving Sectarian Narratives- Certain Scholars Revisit Historical Disputes Without Engaging Shia Perspectives Fully- Scholarly Responses From Shia Figures Emphasize Balanced Discourse And Defense Of Ahlul Bayt LegacyDonate towards our programs today: https://jaffari.org/donate/Jaffari Community Centre (JCC Live)

Your body has been trying to talk to you. The tension in your shoulders. The foggy mind. The short fuse. The exhaustion that sleep doesn't fix. In today's episode, Celeste breaks down what it actually looks like when your nervous system is sending distress signals — and why so many of us have learned to ignore them. If you've been pushing through signals your body has been sending for a while, this one will help you start listening again. Today's shift: Notice one signal today — and instead of overriding it, listen.

Mikel Arteta previews Arsenal's Premier League clash against Fulham, confirming Kai Havertz and Jurrien Timber are out against the west Londoners. -TIMESTAMPS- 00:00 - Intro 00:08 - injuries: tomorrow we'll get a final update 00:23 - Kai and Jurrien out. Hopeful on Odegaard. 00:40 - Overriding emotions: hunger. 01:00 - explanation for VAR call: We'll deal with it on Monday. 01:16 - Fuel to win: We have enough fuel. It's game two and we're ready to go. 01:41 - Seige mentality: we certainly have that. what happened on Wednesday was disappointing. 02:03 - What do you see from your players: hunger to win. 02:24 - message to fans: bring the energy and passion. 02:44 - tests of nerves?: it's a lot of factors. I'll put it on showing that desire and hunger. 03:24 - Half time: first thought we apply what we learned in the first half for the second half. 03:53 - Fulham: remarkable job what Silva is doing. One of the best managers in the league. 04:24 - Penetration is one of the words we use. We need to find other ways. 04:50 - Havertz: huge miss. One of the most important attackers we have. Team have shown an incredible capacity to get through it. 05:27 - Future: focus is availability and performance. hopefully Kai is available for Atletico. 05:58 - Recovery and clarity. When you don't have much time off the pitch you need to do differently to get message across. 06:31 - Rice deeper, Zubimendi forward: it was the best thing to do. Something positive for the team. 07:09 - Impressed with Rice's role?: we need players that can occupy those positions. We need total footballers and Declan is evolving into that. 07:44 - Player of the year: what Declan is doing with that quality is extremely difficult to do. To show that consistency is rare. 08:27 - Eze: he has a unique way of expressing himself. He transmits calm. 08:52- Transmits to teammates?: Of course, especially how he talks. We need players like that with a different body language. 09:32 - Learning from post UCL prep: the time of the game is different, hopefully the game itself is different. We know the opponents difficulty. 10:04 - I want to think about all the turnarounds. We can learn about all of them. 10:36 - Should prem help clubs?: Ideally yes. 10:53 - Players feel fans nerves?: I'm grateful for the fans. We want every single action. 11:32 - It's part of my job. I know what we're trying to do. We are so convinced on what we have to do. Let the players make decisions. @HaytersTV – Football Up Close. Visit our website: https://hayters.com/ We go behind the scenes with the biggest names in football to bring you interviews, training, news, live coverage, fans' voices and funniest moments. If you love football, you'll love Hayters TV. Subscribe now! Follow HaytersTV on social media - https://linktr.ee/HaytersTV #arsenal #afc #arteta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You built something real: a brand, a team, a vision. But there's a version of you that's still staying quiet when you shouldn't be. Overriding your gut. Swallowing the feedback. Performing "I'm fine" while running on empty.In this episode, Sam breaks down the 5 signs you're not using your voice enough as a founder and exactly what that silence is costing you. From ignoring red flags to not telling your team what you actually need, this one is a wake-up call for every entrepreneur who has ever talked themselves out of what they already knew.Why your gut instinct is your most valuable (and most underused) business advisorThe red flag trap: why staying silent to avoid conflict just creates bigger problems laterHow to ask your team for what you actually need (and why that's leadership, not weakness)The real cost of performing "fine" when you're depletedWhy your silence is your biggest expense and how to start changing that todayConnect with Sam / Voice and VisibilityWebsite: www.voiceandvisibility.comNewsletter: https://voiceandvisibility.myflodesk.com/optinFollow Sam On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thesamanthawarren/Follow Sam on Instagram: www.instagram.com/thesamanthawarrenFollow Sam on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/voiceandvisibility

Key Topics: Differentiating between sleep-related fatigue and deeper neurophysiological exhaustion How stress and emotional load impact mineral balance and energy levels Reframing fatigue: body's signals rather than personal failure Recognizing the role of nervous system protection responses like hypervigilance and shutdown The importance of feeling your feelings without cognitive distortions such as catastrophizing Practical strategies to support your nervous system including slowing down and reducing stimulation The significance of basic self-care elements: consistent meals, hydration, movement, sleep, and sunlight Setting boundaries with technology and overstimulation Seasons of life: recognizing when fatigue is temporary and when to seek support The concept of support and softness over constant self-optimization Timestamps: 00:00 - Understanding the difference between sleep fatigue and deeper exhaustion 02:10 - How stress burns through minerals and affects energy 03:03 - Flipping the question from "why am I so tired" to "why does my body need more rest" 04:24 - The invisible load: carrying mental and emotional responsibilities 05:23 - How protective nervous system responses affect physical health and energy 06:47 - Recognizing and managing the cycle of checking and avoidance to create safety 08:12 - Overriding fight-or-flight reactions and creating conscious safety 09:38 - The nervous system's fire Ali's Resources:  Consults with Ali  BIOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough 10% off using code ALIDAMRON10 www.alidamron.com/magnesium Master Your Perimenopause Course + Toolkit "Am I in Perimenopause?" Checklist.  What Hormone is Imbalanced? Quiz! Fullscript (Get 10% off all supplements) "How To Balance Your Hormones For Better Sleep, Mood, Periods and Energy" Free, On Demand Training Website  Ali's Instagram Ali's Facebook Group: Holistic Health with Ali Damron 

TODAY ON THE ROBERT SCOTT BELL SHOW: Live at Be Healthy Utah, "Bad Vaxx" Game, Washington Joins WHO, Lack of Trust in Govt, Processed Food Muscle Fat, Michael Boldin, Tenth Amendment Center, Modern Redcoats, Taxation Is Robbery, Overriding the Constitution, Gen Z Economic Illness, and MORE! https://robertscottbell.com/live-at-be-healthy-utah-gates-bad-vaxx-game-washington-joins-goarn-trust-fuels-disinfo-processed-food-muscle-fat-michael-boldin-modern-redcoats-taxation-is-robbery-dangers-of-intentions-ov/ Purpose and Character The use of copyrighted material on the website is for non-commercial, educational purposes, and is intended to provide benefit to the public through information, critique, teaching, scholarship, or research. Nature of Copyrighted Material Weensure that the copyrighted material used is for supplementary and illustrative purposes and that it contributes significantly to the user's understanding of the content in a non-detrimental way to the commercial value of the original content. Amount and Substantiality Our website uses only the necessary amount of copyrighted material to achieve the intended purpose and does not substitute for the original market of the copyrighted works. Effect on Market Value The use of copyrighted material on our website does not in any way diminish or affect the market value of the original work. We believe that our use constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you believe that any content on the website violates your copyright, please contact us providing the necessary information, and we will take appropriate action to address your concern.

In this episode, we explore self-overriding—when our instincts clash with self-doubt. I share a personal story of hesitation despite clarity and highlight key signs of self-overriding, such as second-guessing initial gut feelings. Ultimately, I urge everyone to reflect on their choices and recognize moments of self-overriding to foster greater self-trust. Cheers,Pete Find the quizz at https://www.theinspirationalsoul.com/energyleaks Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peterwilliamstheinspirationalsoul Instagram: @the.inspirational.soul YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@peterwilliamsinnapowa923 Get in touch: https://www.theinspirationalsoul.com Follow the show and leave a review on Apple Podcasts and wherever you listen to podcasts. Episode transcripts are posted on my website at https://www.theinspirationalsoul.com/inspirational-soul-podcast Podcast production by Der Podcast Coach

This week on Mondays at The Overhead Wire we're Han Solo, but got some great and interesting news for everyone. We look at a model base for disabled Olympians in Milan, the economic security of American households, and how reverse game theory can create win win situations in cities.  All the items we covered are in the notes below. Main items: Accessible cities can exist - Teen Vogue Economic security of Americans - Governing City doesn't need a dashboard - Route Fifty Texas' clean energy future - Grist BART parking rentals - Metro Magazine Disorder in the liberal city - City of Yes Climate gentrification in Atlanta - Capital B News Reverse game theory - Noema Bonus Items Akron Innerbelt plan - Signal Akron Rail trails and housing markets - Joint Center for Housing Policy Safer streets for women and girls - The Guardian Fixing what annoys commuters in NJ - NJ.com Overriding local zoning - Boulder Reporting Lab Climate damage impacts - BBC Science Focus A regional innovation engine - China Daily Hands off the wheel bad for safety - KSL What government really costs - Governing Electricity price hub - HeatMap Vehicle size impacts - ITDP One acre, one vote - Grist Longest outdoor escalator - Parametric Architecture Mexican high speed trains to Tucson - KJZZ Financial costs of pedestrian deaths - Streetsblog USA +++ Many thanks to Bob Nanna for our intro/outro music. Get the show ad free on Patreon! Find out about our newsletter and archive on YouTube! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!  And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Video: https://youtu.be/dUfl7hoxTQIThis episode breaks down why change feels so hard and why we often quit, avoid, or fall back into the same habits even when we know better. Building on the internal calculator framework, it shows how the brain is constantly weighing reward, cost, uncertainty, and control to decide whether to persist or disengage. Anxiety isn't just emotional—it's a signal that cost and uncertainty are rising, pushing the system toward avoidance. You'll see how dopamine, norepinephrine, and deeper biological processes shape effort, quitting, and habit formation, and why your brain defaults to what is familiar and energy-efficient. Most importantly, this episode gives you a new lens to understand your own behavior—and how to interrupt the cycle when your brain is pushing you to quit.White Board Series: Autism & Motivation: The Brain's Internal Calculators https://youtu.be/uKa3wzpRoxQ White Board Series: Autism & Motivation: Why the Brain Repeats, Avoids, Persists, or Quits https://youtu.be/5lsQIJUPgQ4 White Board Series: Why the Brain Hates Change & Chooses Habits https://youtu.be/nTs2m8SGqXcDaylight Computer Company, use "autism" for $50 off at https://buy.daylightcomputer.com/autism and Daylight Kids (!!!) https://kids.daylightcomputer.com/autism ‪Chroma Light Devices, use "autism" for 10% discount at https://getchroma.co/?ref=autism0:06 Internal calculator recap: prediction, state, value, control; Prediction error 2:53 vmPFC as the “scoreboard” (value integration system) 4:27 Value = reward − cost; the equation of behavior 5:27 “Metabolic bank accountant"6:05 Anxiety, dopamine & norepinephrine7:03 Core question: persist vs quit 8:59 Applying the model to real life 10:00 Effort vs outcome; when persistence continues 11:00 When cost rises; slowing down & quitting signals begin 12:36 “running light” vs “running heavy” 15:59 Practical tools: vision control & breathing 17:03 Quitting is mental: astrocytes & “futility signals” 18:04 Overriding the system: pushing past false limits 19:06 How vision & breath “hack” the internal calculator 19:57 Research link: persistence vs quitting (zebrafish model) 20:58 Core message: beliefs, value & behavior control your life 21:26 Behavior pattern loop: try- fail- quit- repeat 21:52 Key takeaway: shorten the gap between quitting & re-engaging 22:20 Final truth: you quit before your body actually fails X: https://x.com/rps47586 YT: https://www.youtube.com/@FromTheSpectrum email: info.fromthespectrum@gmail.com

Hour 3 of the Bob Rose Show, on the continuing efforts to undermine laws against biological males competing in women's sports. When you thought the science and legal foundation behind fair treatment of women was settled, unsuspecting sports personalities keep the issue alive. Plus, Monday morning's biggest news stories for 3-30-26

You don't have a discipline problem. You're just overriding your system. And you've probably been doing it for years. Pushing through. Ignoring the signals. Telling yourself to keep going because that's what it takes. And it's worked… to a point. But now? You can feel it catching up with you. The fatigue. The tension. The moments where you know what to do but something in you doesn't follow through. This episode is about what happens when success is built on override. Because when you ignore your body's signals, you don't build capacity. You build pressure. And that pressure doesn't disappear. It stores. It accumulates. It waits. Until the moment you actually need to hold something bigger… and your system can't. That's when it looks like: self-sabotage inconsistency second-guessing pulling back when things are working But it's not random. It's your system responding exactly how it's been trained. Pressure doesn't test your knowledge. It doesn't test your skill. It tests what you can actually hold. And if your body hasn't been included in that process, you will keep hitting a ceiling  no matter how capable you are. This is exactly what I map inside my Pressure Capacity Audits. Not surface-level behaviour. I'm looking at: where pressure enters your system how you process it where you override yourself and what actually needs stabilising so you can hold more Because once you see that clearly… You stop forcing. You stop overriding. You stop making it mean something about you. You start working with your system. And that's when things change. If this episode landed… You already know this isn't something you fix by thinking about it more. This is the work we do in the room. Off The Record isn't content. It's where you stop overriding yourself and actually see what's going on in your system live, in real time. The conversations you don't hear online. The moments you don't perform your way through. The truth that lands differently when you're in the energy of it. If you're ready for that join the room here tickets are £49 until 3rd April then £149 thereafter.

You're not lazy—you're disconnected. In this episode, Morgan breaks down why the label "lazy" doesn't actually describe what's happening—and why it often creates shame, guilt, and disconnection from your energy and your magick. Instead of laziness, what's really going on? Low energy. Misalignment. Overriding your instincts. Working against your natural rhythms. This episode dives into the conditioning behind the word "lazy," how productivity culture reinforces it, and why continuing to use it keeps you stuck in cycles of judgment and inaction. Morgan introduces the concept of the feral witch—an instinct-led, unapologetic, embodied version of yourself who doesn't rely on motivation or rigid structure, but instead moves with energy, intuition, and alignment. You'll learn how to recognize what's actually happening beneath "laziness," how to reconnect with your instincts, and how to start awakening your feral witch so action feels natural again. In this episode: Why laziness isn't real (and what it actually is) The energetics behind procrastination and disconnection Signs your feral witch is asleep Why forcing action makes everything harder How instinct-led action changes your magick and your life 5 ways to start working with your energy today Morgan also shares how embodying feral witch energy led to more freedom, confidence, and aligned opportunities in her own life. If you're ready to stop forcing and start flowing with your energy, this episode is your invitation. Check out Megan Winkler's Podcast, The Glow Up Revolution: https://open.spotify.com/show/1isZcTfMUKNMiWzMAbeHT8  ✨ Feral Witch Embodiment Activation (on-demand class): https://www.inkedgoddesscreations.com/products/feral-witch-energy-embodiment-activation  ✨ Inked Spirit Coven (monthly lessons + workshops): https://inkedspirit.com/ ✨ Alchemy (deep energetic transformation + identity work): https://www.inkedgoddesscreations.com/pages/alchemy Patreon bonus this week: Feral vs Forced Reality Check mini episode: how to shift from forced action into instinct-led alignment in real time. Join Morgan on her Patreon for exclusive bonus content. Visit https://patreon.com/inkedgoddesscreations for more details.    Consider joining Morgan's Inked Spirit Coven to deepen your magickal practice and connect with a supportive community. For more information, head to https://inkedspirit.com.   For unique witchy supplies and tips, a monthly Witchcraft subscription box, and more, head to https://www.InkedGoddessCreations.com. 

What you see is what you practice, and it can shape your internal condition. Miracle living is possible once you overcome the system that keeps you limited. You can go beyond surviving. God can do it.

A daf that covers a range of topics at the end of chapter 5: harvesting a crop for the sake of clearing out the area, rather than for the sake of the harvest... The omer is, of course, supposed to be brought from the standing grain - barley, that is. The Gemara then lists several "less than ideal" ways of offering the omer, all of which are included in the Torah's verse - "you will bring," even if it's not in the ideal way of doing so. Also, if the grain for the omer offering was harvested on the 16th of Nisan itself, that would be valid - even to the point of overriding the rules of Shabbat. But how do we know that this offering (and others) would be brought on Shabbat? Plus, more, in case you were missing it, on the Shavuot offering of the 2 loaves.

Most women don't have a discipline problem. They have a self-trust problem. And it shows up quietly… in the moments where something feels off— but you keep going anyway. This episode is a continuation of Class 318—the Taylor story. A real, public, TMZ-level situation that shows exactly what happens when you ignore what doesn't feel right for too long. Because nothing explodes overnight. It builds. And builds. And builds… until it can't anymore. Inside this episode, we're talking about: • Why you feel stuck even when you're “doing everything right” • How overriding yourself is draining your energy, your clarity, and your money • The connection between movement, capacity, and powerful decision-making • Why survival mode is keeping your life small • How to stop the cycle before it turns into something bigger This is not about doing more. This is about becoming a woman who listens earlier… decides faster… and moves cleaner. ✨ Ready to shift this in real time? Start here: glitteru.com/start Inside you'll find: • Her Feed — daily proximity, real-time shifts, and community • BS10X — movement that builds capacity, not burnout • Classes in Ink — where this work actually integrates This is where you stop circling… and start moving.

Will Rand Paul vote to confirm Markwayne Mullin for DHS Secretary? They have a long public history of disagreement, so that might be a problem. Hans is here to discuss, legally.

We begin the show with reaction to this past weekend's military strikes in Iran and then get some recap and in-depth perspective of this from an Iranian professor with the University of Minnesota!

Did you know that gaslighting doesn't only happen in romantic relationships, but can show up in families, friendships, workplaces, spiritual spaces, and even inside your own mind long after the other person is gone?In this episode of Infinite Life, Infinite Wisdom, Susan Grau talks honestly about gaslighting, not as a buzzword, but as something that slowly teaches you to doubt yourself. Your memory. Your feelings. Your intuition. Drawing from her own experience and the work she's done with clients, Susan explains how gaslighting can leave you disconnected from your body, unsure of your truth, and constantly questioning whether you were right or wrong.She shares why the impact of gaslighting often continues long after the relationship or situation has ended, and why that ongoing self-doubt isn't a flaw. It's a survival response. Susan also talks about what healing really looks like, and it's not dramatic or confrontational. It's quiet and reparative. Learning to believe in yourself again. Reducing contact with invalidating energy. Setting clearer boundaries. Letting yourself rest, pause, and be silent without guilt.This episode is a gentle reminder that if you were gaslit, you were not weak. You were trusting, open, and human. Healing begins when you stop looking to others for closure and start choosing yourself, even when it feels uncomfortable.In This Episode:[00:00] Introduction [01:30] Gaslighting beyond romantic relationships[02:46] Defining gaslighting and its effects[04:02] Common phrases and accountability avoidance[05:22] Impact on intuition and self-trust[06:44] Personal experience and disconnection[08:57] Overriding intuition and survival response[10:10] Self-abandonment and explaining pain[11:12] Avoiding invalidating people and relearning self-care[12:18] Reparative self-care and trusting yourself[13:33] Physical responses and recognizing gaslighting[14:37] Slowing down and silence without guilt[15:49] Setting boundaries and reducing exposure[17:46] Distance as protection, not punishment[18:42] Self-love as loyalty and choosing peace[19:47] Why people stay and the role of hope[22:02] Healing feels quieter and rooted[23:13] Freedom from needing admission[24:34] The loop: replaying conversations[25:33] Closure comes from within[26:40] Breaking the loop and nervous system repair[27:47] Longer gaps and present-moment healing[28:53] Self-love means releasing the need for clarity[29:30] Conclusion Notable Quotes[03:26] “You stop asking, ‘Is this okay?' And start asking, ‘Am I okay for feeling this?'”[04:58] “Most gaslighting comes from people who cannot tolerate accountability.”[08:45] “Gaslighting separates you from your inner knowing.”[11:22] “You weren't too much. You were too aware for someone who needed control.”[12:09] “Self-care isn't a bubble bath. It's relearning how to listen to yourself without apology.”[13:24] “Your experience is valid because you lived it.”[19:15] “I choose peace over being right.”[21:18] “Staying doesn't mean you were weak. It means you were human.”[21:39] “Leaving is not a failure. It's wisdom arriving.”[25:53] “The same person who distorted your reality cannot be the one who restores it.”[27:47] “Some chapters do not end with understanding. They end with self-respect.”[28:42] “My peace does not require permission.”Susan GrauSusan Grau is an internationally celebrated intuitive life coach, a key opinion leader, author, medium and speaker, who discovered her ability to communicate with the spirit world after a near-death experience at age four. Trained by Dr. Raymond Moody, James Van Praagh, and Lisa Williams, Susan is a Reiki Master, hypnotherapist, and grief therapist. Her new book, "Infinite Life, Infinite Lessons," published by Hay House, explores healing from grief and the afterlife. With media coverage in GOOP, Elle, and The Hollywood Reporter, Susan's expertise extends to podcasts, radio shows, and documentaries. She offers private mediumship readings, life path guidance, reiki sessions, and hypnotherapy, aiding individuals in healing and finding spiritual guidance.Resources and LinksInfinite Life, Infinite Wisdom Podcast Infinite Life, Infinite WisdomSusan GrauWebsiteOrder FacebookInstagramYouTubeTikTokMentionedInfinite Life, Infinite Lessons Wisdom from the Spirit World on Living, Dying, and the In-Between by Susan GrauSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Send us a textYou're exhausted, but you can't stop. You say yes when you mean no. You override the tightness in your chest and the knot in your stomach because you're supposed to be rational, agreeable, strong. But your body has been trying to tell you something. In this episode, we explore how to read your nervous system's signals, recognize the armor you're wearing, and recalibrate the magnet that keeps pulling in the wrong people. Practical examples included.If this episode is hitting home and you're tired of running the same patterns, I work 1:1 with high-functioning professionals to recalibrate their nervous systems.Book a free 20-minute clarity call: liftoneself.com/sessionOr grab my free somatic practice guide to start today: liftoneself.com/freegiftSupport the show READY TO GO DEEPER?

Send Dr. Li a text here. Please leave your email address if you would like a reply, thanks.In episode 265 of the Make Time for Success podcast, Dr. Christine Li explores why overcoming our brain's resistance to change can feel so challenging, especially when striving for bigger goals in 2026. She shares insights on how our personal stories and beliefs often hold us back, and offers practical strategies to override these patterns—like choosing happiness and consistency over old habits. Through relatable examples, such as decluttering physical and mental spaces, Dr. Christine Li encourages listeners to start the new year with a transformational attitude, actionable steps, and a focus on lasting, meaningful change.TIMESTAMPS:[00:02:29] Dr. Christine Li explains that we overlay personal beliefs and stories onto our goals, which can cause us to forget what we truly want to achieve.[00:04:37] Small changes made in a single day can lead to giant possibilities of transformation, according to Dr. Christine Li.[00:06:12] Sharing her own experience with decluttering, Dr. Christine Li reveals how even committed minds can face resistance from their own brains.[00:09:43] Overriding your brain's tendency to favor the status quo by consistently choosing happiness and your chosen goal is a powerful strategy for transformation.[00:11:15] Dr. Christine Li emphasizes the importance of consistency, encouraging listeners to check in with themselves daily to stay grounded and true to their goals.[00:15:16] Affirming self-support and intuitive decision-making, Dr. Christine Li reads an inspiring declaration on choosing confidence, passion, and direction in the new year.To get the free download that accompanies this episode, go to:https://maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com/reflectionTo sign up for the Waitlist for the Simply Productive Program, go to https://maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com/SPFor more information on the Make Time for Success podcast, visit: https://www.maketimeforsuccesspodcast.comGain Access to Dr. Christine Li's Free Resource Library -- 12 downloadable tools and templates to help you bypass the impulse to procrastinate: https://procrastinationcoach.mykajabi.com/freelibraryTo work with Dr. Li on a weekly basis in her coaching and accountability program, register for The Success Lab here: https://www.procrastinationcoach.com/labConnect with Dr. Christine LiWebsite: https://www.procrastinationcoach.comFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/procrastinationcoachInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/procrastinationcoach/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@procrastinationcoachThe Success Lab: https://maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com/labSimply Productive: https://maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com/SP

Class action lawyer Robert J. Berg joins The Steve Gruber Show to discuss the FCC's latest moves to preempt local authority in telecommunications. Berg, who has led major cases against AT&T and Deutsche Telekom, examines why, even with nearly 500,000 towers already in place, the FCC is pushing to override local control. The conversation explores the impact on communities, property rights, and public safety, as well as what this could mean for citizens and municipalities across the country. Berg also explains the legal questions and potential consequences for both the telecom industry and everyday Americans.

Hey Creative! Whether it's self-doubt, procrastination, fear of visibility, or the belief that your ideas aren't good enough—these aren't personality traits. They're neurobiological loops formed through past experiences, emotional memories, and repetition.The good news? Your brain is wired for change.In this episode, we explore the neuroscience behind the invisible, automatic patterns that shape your creative path—often without your permission.You'll learn:

The rebellion within is the rebellion without. It comes from nervous system activation. From boundaries being crossed again and again. From unprocessed anger. It comes from the silent rage of the feminine inside that is beyond done with being silenced, coerced, and violated. And most often, in conscious embodiment, you are forced to accept that you are the one doing violence to yourself. Not on purpose. But by living in constant override of your own intuition and inner knowing. By ignoring your body's simple requests. By trying to avoid feeling your feelings because your unconscious thinks it feels safer to struggle with symptoms and pain.The body says, "No. I will not participate in this fabrication." It has refused to engage in anything that is not radically authentic and softly nourishing. The old coping mechanisms no longer work. It is unbearably loud. And there is nowhere left to run. Because as you well know, you can't go backward. You can't unring the bell. The answer is to listen and surrender. To do that as many times as it takes. As long as it takes. Until you feel yourself release into safety. And real safety isn't destruction of all the systems and rules and scaffolding. It's the wisdom of knowing how to thrive inside of it. This week's show is a messy exploration of all the ways we override the body and how to stop. How to stay. How to be here now. WORK WITH SINCLAIRNEST Group Integration Membership - https://sinclairfleetwood.com/nest1:1 Private Coaching - https://sinclairfleetwood.com/psychedelic-integrationSubscribe to The Visionary Within weekly newsletter - https://mystical-heart-collective.kit.com/5623fed941FREE Ultimate Guide to Healing with Psychedelics: https://mystical-heart-collective.kit.com/ultimate-guideRetreats: https://sinclairfleetwood.com/events

In Andy Farrell's own words it was a "chaotic" 80 minutes in the Aviva Stadium last night as Ireland went down 13-24 to the visiting World Champions.In this Sunday Special of Rugby Daily, hear from Farrell, Rassie Erasmus, Irish players, and former Leinster and Connacht professional, Andy Dunne, straight after the final whistle.#Rugby Daily is on Off The Ball with Bank Of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

Clayton Collins acquired HousingWire with a big vision for the small media business. 9 years later, it has come to life.Register for the webinar:Overcoming Risks from a Lender's Perspective -  TODAY! - https://bit.ly/3WxDKAsTopics in Clayton's interview:Hire for your skill gapsFlying around the country to meet investorsAsking for warm introductionsSelling investors on his strategic visionWhat to look for in a media companyDirect relationships with advertisers vs. programmatic adsRebuilding the sales team over and overRiding the wave of the mortgage industryMaintaining the magic of annual eventsSelling print ads differs from selling digital adsReferences and how to contact Clayton:LinkedInHousingWireNathan Gregory on Acquiring Minds: Business-Buyer Fit in a 42-Year-Old Media BizGet a complimentary IT audit of your target business:Email Nick Akers at nick@inzotechnologies.com, and tell him you're a searcherLearn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:The Acquisition LabGet complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund TeamConnect with Acquiring Minds:See past + future interviews on the YouTube channelConnect with host Will Smith on LinkedInFollow Will on TwitterEdited by Anton RohozovProduced by Pam Cameron

On this episode of Chit Chat Stocks, we speak with recurring guest and Bastion Fiduciary Portfolio Manager John Rotonti on what a complete investment checklist looks like. We discuss:(00:00) Why have an investment checklist?(06:13) Questions to ask in the research process(19:02) Flexibility in Investment Analysis(23:30) Overriding the Checklist: Real-World Examples(28:46) Identifying Generational Investment Themes(29:44) The Industrial Revolution and AI's Role(36:36) Valuation in the Investment Process(47:49) Portfolio Management StrategiesJRo's Notes: https://lastbastion.com/author/jro/*****************************************************JOIN OUR EMAIL NEWSLETTER AND CHAT COMMUNITY: ⁠https://chitchatstocks.substack.com/⁠ *********************************************************************Chit Chat Stocks is presented by Interactive Brokers. Get professional pricing, global access, and premier technology with the best brokerage for investors today: ⁠https://www.interactivebrokers.com/⁠ Interactive Brokers is a member of SIPC. *********************************************************************Fiscal.ai is building the future of financial data.With custom charts, AI-generated research reports, and endless analytical tools, you can get up to speed on any stock around the globe. All for a reasonable price. Use our LINK and get 15% off any premium plan: ⁠⁠https://fiscal.ai/chitchat⁠ *********************************************************************Portseido is your best portfolio tracking & reporting solution that helps you track all investments in one place. We personally use the software to track our portfolio returns across brokerage accounts.Try it for free today: ⁠https://portseido.com/?fpr=ryan63⁠ *********************************************************************Disclosure: Chit Chat Stocks hosts and guests are not financial advisors, and nothing they say on this show is formal advice or a recommendation.

What if the real test of love isn't passion, but safety? In today's episode, Emilia and Alan break down the difference between feeling comfortable and being safe. They reveal the top three signs you're in an unsafe relationship, the cues your body gives when something feels “off,” and how to stop overriding your intuition. From unmet needs to emotional neglect, they explain how safety starts with awareness and grows through repair, not perfection. Whether you're single or partnered, this episode will help you identify what a safe relationship feels like and how to build one grounded in trust, vulnerability, and calm. Don't just settle for chemistry. Learn what safety really feels like. Hit play and find out.Show notes:(3:04) What safe relating really means(5:00) Overriding intuition and ignoring red flags(6:42) Defining what safety feels like(9:30) High standards Vs. Psychological safety(13:08) Bonnie has this to say about Alan and Emilia's Relationship Talks.(16:00) The truth about men and vulnerability(20:21) Top 3 signs of an unsafe and safe relationship(24:20) OutroDigital Asset:Safe Relationship Assessment - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CpmwZ187J6Dspb4mqQ3a33grR3Wl0uHJ/view?usp=drive_linkEpisode Resource:Evolve Group Coaching Waitlist - https://evolveventurestech.com/evolve-group-coaching/_____________________________

#selfawareness #consciousness #humanorigins You've been searching for answers your whole life — about who you are, why you're here, and why nothing in the world makes sense. Episode 143 of The Authentic Human Podcast - Part 68 of The Story of Creation, host Michelle Vickers communicates directly with The Creator and other Universal Beings to share the most ancient Universal Wisdom. Together they reveal the Truth of Creation, Human Origins and the Universal Perspective you've been missing. Since January 2025, Michelle has been partnering with The Creator to share the real history of humanity and existence. This episode dismantles the biggest illusions — that knowledge of our origins is “hidden,” locked in sacred texts, or reserved for the elite. The truth? You have direct access to it right now. Michelle explains why systems like education, government, and even wellness industries were designed to suppress your curiosity, your self awareness, your spiritual awakening, and your ability to participate in your own consciousness evolution. You'll learn how your soul was created for a specific reason, how understanding your Human Origins dissolves self-worth struggles and mental health challenges, and why reclaiming your Universal Communication is the key to your evolution. Michelle shares how you can participate in Overriding the System that has been created to control and manipulate humanity, ensuring they won't see you as the threat you are. This is the highest truth available in existence. If you've ever asked “What can I do to help humanity?” this episode is your answer. You'll discover how to: • Expand your Self Awareness and reclaim your sovereignty. • Access the Truth of Creation and your Soul Purpose directly. • Restore your ability to communicate with consciousness and Universal Wisdom. • Override the System that was designed to destroy your self worth and become who you were created to be. Michelle Vickers' gift is sharing the Universal Perspective in simple, clear, powerful terms so you can stop searching and start living your truth. Watch now to remember what your soul has always known. Join Live recordings & the discussion after: https://michellevickers.com/community/ ________________________________________ #truth #Consciousness #selfawareness #Universalperspective #HumanOrigins #universaldesign #QuantumHealing #spiritualawakening #universaltruth #spiritualgrowth #ancientwisdom #hiddenknowledge #alchemy #spiritualdevelopment #higherconsciousness #spiritualpodcast #authentichuman ________________________________________ Watch full episodes on YouTube, Rumble and Facebook by searching: Authentic Human with Michelle Vickers

Lots of talk these days about ultra-processed foods (UPFs). Along with confusion about what in the heck they are or what they're not, how bad they are for us, and what ought to be done about them. A landmark in the discussion of ultra-processed foods has been the publication of a book entitled Ultra-processed People, Why We Can't Stop Eating Food That Isn't Food. The author of that book, Dr. Chris van Tulleken, joins us today. Dr. van Tulleken is a physician and is professor of Infection and Global Health at University College London. He also has a PhD in molecular virology and is an award-winning broadcaster on the BBC. His book on Ultra-processed People is a bestseller. Interview Summary Chris, sometimes somebody comes along that takes a complicated topic and makes it accessible and understandable and brings it to lots of people. You're a very fine scientist and scholar and academic, but you also have that ability to communicate effectively with lots of people, which I very much admire. So, thanks for doing that, and thank you for joining us. Oh, Kelly, it's such a pleasure. You know, I begin some of my talks now with a clipping from the New York Times. And it's a picture of you and an interview you gave in 1995. So exactly three decades ago. And in this article, you just beautifully communicate everything that 30 years later I'm still saying. So, yeah. I wonder if communication, it's necessary, but insufficient. I think we are needing to think of other means to bring about change. I totally agree. Well, thank you by the way. And I hope I've learned something over those 30 years. Tell us, please, what are ultra-processed foods? People hear the term a lot, but I don't think a lot of people know exactly what it means. The most important thing to know, I think, is that it's not a casual term. It's not like 'junk food' or 'fast food.' It is a formal scientific definition. It's been used in hundreds of research studies. The definition is very long. It's 11 paragraphs long. And I would urge anyone who's really interested in this topic, go to the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization website. You can type in NFAO Ultra and you'll get the full 11 paragraph definition. It's an incredibly sophisticated piece of science. But it boils down to if you as a consumer, someone listening to this podcast, want to know if the thing you are eating right now is ultra-processed, look at the ingredients list. If there are ingredients on that list that you do not normally find in a domestic kitchen like an emulsifier, a coloring, a flavoring, a non-nutritive sweetener, then that product will be ultra-processed. And it's a way of describing this huge range of foods that kind of has taken over the American and the British and in fact diets all over the world. How come the food companies put this stuff in the foods? And the reason I ask is in talks I give I'll show an ingredient list from a food that most people would recognize. And ask people if they can guess what the food is from the ingredient list. And almost nobody can. There are 35 things on the ingredient list. Sugar is in there, four different forms. And then there are all kinds of things that are hard to pronounce. There are lots of strange things in there. They get in there through loopholes and government regulation. Why are they there in the first place? So, when I started looking at this I also noticed this long list of fancy sounding ingredients. And even things like peanut butter will have palm oil and emulsifiers. Cream cheese will have xanthum gum and emulsifiers. And you think, well, wouldn't it just be cheaper to make your peanut butter out of peanuts. In fact, every ingredient is in there to make money in one of two ways. Either it drives down the cost of production or storage. If you imagine using a real strawberry in your strawberry ice cream. Strawberries are expensive. They're not always in season. They rot. You've got to have a whole supply chain. Why would you use a strawberry if you could use ethyl methylphenylglycidate and pink dye and it'll taste the same. It'll look great. You could then put in a little chunky bit of modified corn starch that'll be chewy if you get it in the right gel mix. And there you go. You've got strawberries and you haven't had to deal with strawberry farmers or any supply chain. It's just you just buy bags and bottles of white powder and liquids. The other way is to extend the shelf life. Strawberries as I say, or fresh food, real food - food we might call it rots on shelves. It decays very quickly. If you can store something at room temperature in a warehouse for months and months, that saves enormous amounts of money. So, one thing is production, but the other thing is the additives allow us to consume to excess or encourage us to consume ultra-processed food to excess. So, I interviewed a scientist who was a food industry development scientist. And they said, you know, most ultra-processed food would be gray if it wasn't dyed, for example. So, if you want to make cheap food using these pastes and powders, unless you dye it and you flavor it, it will be inedible. But if you dye it and flavor it and add just the right amount of salt, sugar, flavor enhancers, then you can make these very addictive products. So that's the logic of UPF. Its purpose is to make money. And that's part of the definition. Right. So, a consumer might decide that there's, you know, beneficial trade-off for them at the end of the day. That they get things that have long shelf life. The price goes down because of the companies don't have to deal with the strawberry farmers and things like that. But if there's harm coming in waves from these things, then it changes the equation. And you found out some of that on your own. So as an experiment you did with a single person - you, you ate ultra-processed foods for a month. What did you eat and how did it affect your body, your mood, your sleep? What happened when you did this? So, what's really exciting, actually Kelly, is while it was an n=1, you know, one participant experiment, I was actually the pilot participant in a much larger study that we have published in Nature Medicine. One of the most reputable and high impact scientific journals there is. So, I was the first participant in a randomized control trial. I allowed us to gather the data about what we would then measure in a much larger number. Now we'll come back and talk about that study, which I think was really important. It was great to see it published. So, I was a bit skeptical. Partly it was with my research team at UCL, but we were also filming it for a BBC documentary. And I went into this going I'm going to eat a diet of 80% of my calories will come from ultra-processed food for four weeks. And this is a normal diet. A lifelong diet for a British teenager. We know around 20% of people in the UK and the US eat this as their normal food. They get 80% of their calories from ultra-processed products. I thought, well, nothing is going to happen to me, a middle-aged man, doing this for four weeks. But anyway, we did it kind of as a bit of fun. And we thought, well, if nothing happens, we don't have to do a bigger study. We can just publish this as a case report, and we'll leave it out of the documentary. Three big things happened. I gained a massive amount of weight, so six kilos. And I wasn't force feeding myself. I was just eating when I wanted. In American terms, that's about 15 pounds in four weeks. And that's very consistent with the other published trials that have been done on ultra-processed food. There have been two other RCTs (randomized control trials); ours is the third. There is one in Japan, one done at the NIH. So, people gain a lot of weight. I ate massively more calories. So much so that if I'd continued on the diet, I would've almost doubled my body weight in a year. And that may sound absurd, but I have an identical twin brother who did this natural experiment. He went to Harvard for a year. He did his masters there. During his year at Harvard he gained, let's see, 26 kilos, so almost 60 pounds just living in Cambridge, Massachusetts. But how did you decide how much of it to eat? Did you eat until you just kind of felt naturally full? I did what most people do most of the time, which is I just ate what I wanted when I felt like it. Which actually for me as a physician, I probably took the breaks off a bit because I don't normally have cocoa pops for breakfast. But I ate cocoa pops and if I felt like two bowls, I'd have two bowls. It turned out what I felt like a lot of mornings was four bowls and that was fine. I was barely full. So, I wasn't force feeding myself. It wasn't 'supersize' me. I was eating to appetite, which is how these experiments run. And then what we've done in the trials. So, I gained weight, then we measured my hormone response to a meal. When you eat, I mean, it's absurd to explain this to YOU. But when you eat, you have fullness hormones that go up and hunger hormones that go down, so you feel full and less hungry. And we measured my response to a standard meal at the beginning and at the end of this four-week diet. What we found is that I had a normal response to eating a big meal at the beginning of the diet. At the end of eating ultra-processed foods, the same meal caused a very blunted rise in the satiety hormones. In the 'fullness' hormones. So, I didn't feel as full. And my hunger hormones remained high. And so, the food is altering our response to all meals, not merely within the meal that we're eating. Then we did some MRI scans and again, I thought this would be a huge waste of time. But we saw at four weeks, and then again eight weeks later, very robust changes in the communication between the habit-forming bits at the back of the brain. So, the automatic behavior bits, the cerebellum. Very conscious I'm talking to YOU about this, Kelly. And the kind of addiction reward bits in the middle. Now these changes were physiological, not structural. They're about the two bits of the brain talking to each other. There's not really a new wire going between them. But we think if this kind of communication is happening a lot, that maybe a new pathway would form. And I think no one, I mean we did this with very expert neuroscientists at our National Center for Neuroscience and Neurosurgery, no one really knows what it means. But the general feeling was these are the kind of changes we might expect if we'd given someone, or a person or an animal, an addictive substance for four weeks. They're consistent with, you know, habit formation and addiction. And the fact that they happened so quickly, and they were so robust - they remained the same eight weeks after I stopped the diet, I think is really worrying from a kid's perspective. So, in a period of four weeks, it re-altered the way your brain works. It affected the way your hunger and satiety were working. And then you ended up with this massive weight. And heaven knows what sort of cardiovascular effects or other things like that might have been going on or had the early signs of that over time could have been really pretty severe, I imagine. I think one of the main effects was that I became very empathetic with my patients. Because we did actually a lot of, sort of, psychological testing as well. And there's an experience where, obviously in clinic, I mainly treat patients with infections. But many of my patients are living with other, sort of, disorders of modern life. They live with excess weight and cardiovascular disease and type two diabetes and metabolic problems and so on. And I felt in four weeks like I'd gone from being in my early 30, early 40s at the time, I felt like I'd just gone to my early 50s or 60s. I ached. I felt terrible. My sleep was bad. And it was like, oh! So many of the problems of modern life: waking up to pee in the middle of the night is because you've eaten so much sodium with your dinner. You've drunk all this water, and then you're trying to get rid of it all night. Then you're constipated. It's a low fiber diet, so you develop piles. Pain in your bum. The sleep deprivation then makes you eat more. And so, you get in this vicious cycle where the problem didn't feel like the food until I stopped and I went cold turkey. I virtually have not touched it since. It cured me of wanting UPF. That was the other amazing bit of the experience that I write about in the book is it eating it and understanding it made me not want it. It was like being told to smoke. You know, you get caught smoking as a kid and your parents are like, hey, now you finish the pack. It was that. It was an aversion experience. So, it gave me a lot of empathy with my patients that many of those kinds of things we regard as being normal aging, those symptoms are often to do with the way we are living our lives. Chris, I've talked to a lot of people about ultra-processed foods. You're the first one who's mentioned pain in the bum as one of the problems, so thank you. When I first became a physician, I trained as a surgeon, and I did a year doing colorectal surgery. So, I have a wealth of experience of where a low fiber diet leaves you. And many people listening to this podcast, I mean, look, we're all going to get piles. Everyone gets these, you know, anal fishes and so on. And bum pain it's funny to talk about it. No, not the... it destroys people's lives, so, you know, anyway. Right. I didn't want to make light of it. No, no. Okay. So, your own experiment would suggest that these foods are really bad actors and having this broad range of highly negative effects. But what does research say about these things beyond your own personal experience, including your own research? So, the food industry has been very skillful at portraying this as a kind of fad issue. As ultra-processed food is this sort of niche thing. Or it's a snobby thing. It's not a real classification. I want to be absolutely clear. UPF, the definition is used by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization to monitor global diet quality, okay? It's a legitimate way of thinking about food. The last time I looked, there are more than 30 meta-analyses - that is reviews of big studies. And the kind of high-quality studies that we use to say cigarettes cause lung cancer. So, we've got this what we call epidemiological evidence, population data. We now have probably more than a hundred of these prospective cohort studies. And they're really powerful tools. They need to be used in conjunction with other evidence, but they now link ultra-processed food to this very wide range of what we euphemistically call negative health outcomes. You know, problems that cause human suffering, mental health problems, anxiety, depression, multiple forms of cancer, inflammatory diseases like Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, metabolic disease, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's and dementia. Of course, weight gain and obesity. And all cause mortality so you die earlier of all causes. And there are others too. So, the epidemiological evidence is strong and that's very plausible. So, we take that epidemiological evidence, as you well know, and we go, well look, association and causation are different things. You know, do matches cause cancer or does cigarettes cause cancer? Because people who buy lots of matches are also getting the lung cancer. And obviously epidemiologists are very sophisticated at teasing all this out. But we look at it in the context then of other evidence. My group published the third randomized control trial where we put a group of people, in a very controlled way, on a diet of either minimally processed food or ultra-processed food and looked at health outcomes. And we found what the other two trials did. We looked at weight gain as a primary outcome. It was a short trial, eight weeks. And we saw people just eat more calories on the ultra-processed food. This is food that is engineered to be consumed to excess. That's its purpose. So maybe to really understand the effect of it, you have to imagine if you are a food development engineer working in product design at a big food company - if you develop a food that's cheap to make and people will just eat loads of it and enjoy it, and then come back for it again and again and again, and eat it every day and almost become addicted to it, you are going to get promoted. That product is going to do well on the shelves. If you invent a food that's not addictive, it's very healthy, it's very satisfying, people eat it and then they're done for the day. And they don't consume it to excess. You are not going to keep your job. So that's a really important way of understanding the development process of the foods. So let me ask a question about industry and intent. Because one could say that the industry engineers these things to have long shelf life and nice physical properties and the right colors and things like this. And these effects on metabolism and appetite and stuff are unpleasant and difficult side effects, but the foods weren't made to produce those things. They weren't made to produce over consumption and then in turn produce those negative consequences. You're saying something different. That you think that they're intentionally designed to promote over consumption. And in some ways, how could the industry do otherwise? I mean, every industry in the world wants people to over consume or consume as much of their product as they can. The food industry is no different. That is exactly right. The food industry behaves like every other corporation. In my view, they commit evil acts sometimes, but they're not institutionally evil. And I have dear friends who work in big food, who work in big pharma. I have friends who work in tobacco. These are not evil people. They're constrained by commercial incentives, right? So, when I say I think the food is engineered, I don't think it. I know it because I've gone and interviewed loads of people in product development at big food companies. I put some of these interviewees in a BBC documentary called Irresistible. So rather than me in the documentary going, oh, ultra-processed food is bad. And everyone going, well, you are, you're a public health bore. I just got industry insiders to say, yes, this is how we make the food. And going back to Howard Moskovitz, in the 1970s, I think he was working for the Campbell Soup Company. And Howard, who was a psychologist by training, outlined the development process. And what he said was then underlined by many other people I've spoken to. You develop two different products. This one's a little bit saltier than the next, and you test them on a bunch of people. People like the saltier ones. So now you keep the saltier one and you develop a third product and this one's got a bit more sugar in it. And if this one does better, well you keep this one and you keep AB testing until you get people buying and eating lots. And one of the crucial things that food companies measure in product development is how fast do people eat and how quickly do they eat. And these kind of development tools were pioneered by the tobacco industry. I mean, Laura Schmidt has done a huge amount of the work on this. She's at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), in California. And we know the tobacco industry bought the food industry and for a while in the '80s and '90s, the biggest food companies in the world were also the biggest tobacco companies in the world. And they used their flavor molecules and their marketing techniques and their distribution systems. You know, they've got a set of convenience tools selling cigarettes all over the country. Well, why don't we sell long shelf-life food marketed in the same way? And one thing that the tobacco industry was extremely good at was figuring out how to get the most rapid delivery of the drug possible into the human body when people smoke. Do you think that some of that same thing is true for food, rapid delivery of sugar, let's say? How close does the drug parallel fit, do you think? So, that's part of the reason the speed of consumption is important. Now, I think Ashley Gearhardt has done some of the most incredible work on this. And what Ashley says is we think of addictive drugs as like it's the molecule that's addictive. It's nicotine, it's caffeine, cocaine, diamorphine, heroin, the amphetamines. What we get addicted to is the molecule. And that Ashley says no. The processing of that molecule is crucially important. If you have slow-release nicotine in a chewing gum, that can actually treat your nicotine addiction. It's not very addictive. Slow-release amphetamine we use to treat children with attention and behavioral problems. Slow-release cocaine is an anesthetic. You use it for dentistry. No one ever gets addicted to dental anesthetics. And the food is the same. The rewarding molecules in the food we think are mainly the fat and the sugar. And food that requires a lot of chewing and is slow eaten slowly, you don't deliver the reward as quickly. And it tends not to be very addictive. Very soft foods or liquid foods with particular fat sugar ratios, if you deliver the nutrients into the gut fast, that seems to be really important for driving excessive consumption. And I think the growing evidence around addiction is very persuasive. I mean, my patients report feeling addicted to the food. And I don't feel it's legitimate to question their experience. Chris, a little interesting story about that concept of food and addiction. So going back several decades I was a professor at Yale, and I was teaching a graduate course. Ashley Gerhardt was a student in that course. And, she was there to study addiction, not in the context of food, but I brought up the issue of, you know, could food be addictive? There's some interesting research on this. It's consistent with what we're hearing from people, and that seems a really interesting topic. And Ashley, I give her credit, took this on as her life's work and now she's like the leading expert in the world on this very important topic. And what's nice for me to recall that story is that how fast the science on this is developed. And now something's coming out on this almost every day. It's some new research on the neuroscience of food and addiction and how the food is hijacking in the brain. And that whole concept of addiction seems really important in this context. And I know you've talked a lot about that yourself. She has reframed, I think, this idea about the way that addictive substances and behaviors really work. I mean it turns everything on its head to go the processing is important. The thing the food companies have always been able to say is, look, you can't say food is addictive. It doesn't contain any addictive molecules. And with Ashley's work you go, no, but the thing is it contains rewarding molecules and actually the spectrum of molecules that we can find rewarding and we can deliver fast is much, much broader than the traditionally addictive substances. For policy, it's vital because part of regulating the tobacco industry was about showing they know they are making addictive products. And I think this is where Ashley's work and Laura Schmidt's work are coming together. With Laura's digging in the tobacco archive, Ashley's doing the science on addiction, and I think these two things are going to come together. And I think it's just going to be a really exciting space to watch. I completely agree. You know when most people think about the word addiction, they basically kind of default to thinking about how much you want something. How much, you know, you desire something. But there are other parts of it that are really relevant here too. I mean one is how do you feel if you don't have it and sort of classic withdrawal. And people talk about, for example, being on high sugar drinks and stopping them and having withdrawal symptoms and things like that. And the other part of it that I think is really interesting here is tolerance. You know whether you need more of the substance over time in order to get the same reward benefit. And that hasn't been studied as much as the other part of addiction. But there's a lot to the picture other than just kind of craving things. And I would say that the thing I like about this is it chimes with my. Personal experience, which is, I have tried alcohol and cigarettes and I should probably end that list there. But I've never had any real desire for more of them. They aren't the things that tickle my brain. Whereas the food is a thing that I continue to struggle with. I would say in some senses, although I no longer like ultra-processed food at some level, I still want it. And I think of myself to some degree, without trivializing anyone's experience, to some degree I think I'm in sort of recovery from it. And it remains that tussle. I mean I don't know what you think about the difference between the kind of wanting and liking of different substances. Some scientists think those two things are quite, quite different. That you can like things you don't want, and you can want things you don't like. Well, that's exactly right. In the context of food and traditional substances of abuse, for many of them, people start consuming because they produce some sort of desired effect. But that pretty quickly goes away, and people then need the substance because if they don't have it, they feel terrible. So, you know, morphine or heroin or something like that always produces positive effects. But that initial part of the equation where you just take it because you like it turns into this needing it and having to have it. And whether that same thing exists with food is an interesting topic. I think the other really important part of the addiction argument in policy terms is that one counterargument by industrial scientists and advocates is by raising awareness around ultra-processed food we are at risk of driving, eating disorders. You know? The phenomenon of orthorexia, food avoidance, anorexia. Because all food is good food. There should be no moral value attached to food and we mustn't drive any food anxiety. And I think there are some really strong voices in the United Kingdom Eating Disorder scientists. People like Agnes Ayton, who are starting to say, look, when food is engineered, using brain scanners and using scientific development techniques to be consumed to excess, is it any wonder that people develop a disordered relationship with the food? And there may be a way of thinking about the rise of eating disorders, which is parallel to the rise of our consumption of ultra-processed food, that eating disorders are a reasonable response to a disordered food environment. And I think that's where I say all that somewhat tentatively. I feel like this is a safe space where you will correct me if I go off piste. But I think it's important to at least explore that question and go, you know, this is food with which it is very hard, I would say, to have a healthy relationship. That's my experience. And I think the early research is bearing that out. Tell us how these foods affect your hunger, how full you feel, your microbiome. That whole sort of interactive set of signals that might put people in harmony with food in a normal environment but gets thrown off when the foods get processed like this. Oh, I love that question. At some level as I'm understanding that question, one way of trying to answer that question is to go, well, what is the normal physiological response to food? Or maybe how do wild animals find, consume, and then interpret metabolically the food that they eat. And it is staggering how little we know about how we learn what food is safe and what food nourishes us. What's very clear is that wild mammals, and in fact all wild animals, are able to maintain near perfect energy balance. Obesity is basically unheard of in the wild. And, perfect nutritional intake, I mean, obviously there are famines in wild animals, but broadly, animals can do this without being literate, without being given packaging, without any nutritional advice at all. So, if you imagine an ungulate, an herbivore on the plains of the Serengeti, it has a huge difficulty. The carnivore turning herbivore into carnivore is fairly easy. They're made of the same stuff. Turning plant material into mammal is really complicated. And somehow the herbivore can do this without gaining weight, whilst maintaining total precision over its selenium intake, its manganese, its cobalt, its iron, all of which are terrible if you have too little and also terrible if you have too much. We understand there's some work done in a few wild animals, goats, and rats about how this works. Clearly, we have an ability to sense the nutrition we want. What we understand much more about is the sort of quantities needed. And so, we've ended up with a system of nutritional advice that says, well, just eat these numbers. And if you can stick to the numbers, 2,500 calories a day, 2300 milligrams of sodium, no more than 5% of your calories from free sugar or 10%, whatever it is, you know, you stick to these numbers, you'll be okay. And also, these many milligrams of cobalt, manganese, selenium, iron, zinc, all the rest of it. And obviously people can't really do that even with the packaging. This is a very long-winded answer. So, there's this system that is exquisitely sensitive at regulating micronutrient and energy intake. And what we understand, what the Academy understands about how ultra-processed food subverts this is, I would say there are sort of three or four big things that ultra-processed does that real food doesn't. It's generally very soft. And it's generally very energy dense. And that is true of even the foods that we think of as being healthy. That's like your supermarket whole grain bread. It's incredibly energy dense. It's incredibly soft. You eat calories very fast, and this research was done in the '90s, you know we've known that that kind of food promotes excessive intake. I guess in simple terms, and you would finesse this, you consume calories before your body has time to go, well, you've eaten enough. You can consume an excess. Then there's the ratios of fat, salt, and sugar and the way you can balance them, and any good cook knows if you can get the acid, fat, salt, sugar ratios right, you can make incredibly delicious food. That's kind of what I would call hyper palatability. And a lot of that work's being done in the states (US) by some incredible people. Then the food may be that because it's low in fiber and low in protein, quite often it's not satiating. And there may be, because it's also low in micronutrients and general nutrition, it may be that, and this is a little bit theoretical, but there's some evidence for this. Part of what drives the excess consumption is you're kind of searching for the nutrients. The nutrients are so dilute that you have to eat loads of it in order to get enough. Do you think, does that, is that how you understand it? It does, it makes perfect sense. In fact, I'm glad you brought up one particular issue because part of the ultra-processing that makes foods difficult for the body to deal with involves what gets put in, but also what gets taken out. And there was a study that got published recently that I think you and I might have discussed earlier on American breakfast cereals. And this study looked at how the formulation of them had changed over a period of about 20 years. And what they found is that the industry had systematically removed the protein and the fiber and then put in more things like sugar. So there, there's both what goes in and what gets taken out of foods that affects the body in this way. You know, what I hear you saying, and what I, you know, believe myself from the science, is the body's pretty capable of handling the food environment if food comes from the natural environment. You know, if you sit down to a meal of baked chicken and some beans and some leafy greens and maybe a little fruit or something, you're not going to overdo it. Over time you'd end up with the right mix of nutrients and things like that and you'd be pretty healthy. But all bets are off when these foods get processed and engineered, so you over consume them. You found that out in the experiment that you did on yourself. And then that's what science shows too. So, it's not like these things are sort of benign. People overeat them and they ought to just push away from the table. There's a lot more going on here in terms of hijacking the brain chemistry. Overriding the body signals. Really thwarting normal biology. Do you think it's important to add that we think of obesity as being the kind of dominant public health problem? That's the thing we all worry about. But the obesity is going hand in hand with stunting, for example. So, height as you reach adulthood in the US, at 19 US adults are something like eight or nine centimeters shorter than their counterparts in Northern Europe, Scandinavia, where people still eat more whole food. And we should come back to that evidence around harms, because I think the really important thing to say around the evidence is it has now reached the threshold for causality. So, we can say a dietary pattern high in ultra-processed food causes all of these negative health outcomes. That doesn't mean that any one product is going to kill you. It just means if this is the way you get your food, it's going to be harmful. And if all the evidence says, I mean, we've known this for decades. If you can cook the kind of meal, you just described at home, which is more or less the way that high income people eat, you are likely to have way better health outcomes across the board. Let me ask you about the title of your book. So, the subtitle of your book is Why We Can't Stop Eating Food That Isn't Food. So, what is it? The ultra-processed definition is something I want to pay credit for. It's really important to pay a bit of credit here. Carlos Montero was the scientist in Brazil who led a team who together came up with this definition. And, I was speaking to Fernanda Rauber who was on that team, and we were trying to discuss some research we were doing. And every time I said food, she'd correct me and go, it is not, it's not food, Chris. It's an industrially produced edible substance. And that was a really helpful thing for me personally, it's something it went into my brain, and I sat down that night. I was actually on the UPF diet, and I sat down to eat some fried chicken wings from a popular chain that many people will know. And was unable to finish them. I think our shared understanding of the purpose of food is surely that its purpose is to nourish us. Whether it's, you know, sold by someone for this purpose, or whether it's made by someone at home. You know it should nourish us spiritually, socially, culturally, and of course physically and mentally. And ultra-processed food nourishes us in no dimension whatsoever. It destroys traditional knowledge, traditional land, food culture. You don't sit down with your family and break, you know, ultra-processed, you know, crisps together. You know, you break bread. To me that's a kind of very obvious distortion of what it's become. So, I don't think it is food. You know, I think it's not too hard of a stretch to see a time when people might consider these things non-food. Because if you think of food, what's edible and whether it's food or not is completely socially constructed. I mean, some parts of the world, people eat cockroaches or ants or other insects. And in other parts of the world that's considered non-food. So just because something's edible doesn't mean that it's food. And I wonder if at some point we might start to think of these things as, oh my God, these are awful. They're really bad for us. The companies are preying on us, and it's just not food. And yeah, totally your book helps push us in that direction. I love your optimism. The consumer facing marketing budget of a big food company is often in excess of $10 billion a year. And depends how you calculate it. I'll give you a quick quiz on this. So, for a while, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation was by far the biggest funder of research in the world on childhood obesity. And they were spending $500 million a year to address this problem. Just by which day of the year the food industry has already spent $500 million just advertising just junk food just to children. Okay, so the Robert V. Wood Foundation is spending it and they were spending that annually. Annually, right. So, what's, by what day of the year is the food industry already spent that amount? Just junk food advertising just to kids. I'm going to say by somewhere in early spring. No. January 4th. I mean, it's hysterical, but it's also horrifying. So, this is the genius of ultra-processed food, of the definition and the science, is that it creates this category which is discretionary. And so at least in theory, of course, for many people in the US it's not discretionary at all. It's the only stuff they can afford. But this is why the food industry hate it so much is because it offers the possibility of going, we can redefine food. And there is all this real food over there. And there is this UPF stuff that isn't food over here. But industry's very sophisticated, you know. I mean, they push back very hard against me in many different ways and forms. And they're very good at going, well, you're a snob. How dare you say that families with low incomes, that they're not eating food. Are you calling them dupes? Are you calling them stupid? You know, they're very, very sophisticated at positioning. Isn't it nice how concerned they are about the wellbeing of people without means? I mean they have created a pricing structure and a food subsidy environment and a tax environment where essentially people with low incomes in your country, in my country, are forced to eat food that harms them. So, one of the tells I think is if you're hearing someone criticize ultra-processed food, and you'll read them in the New York Times. And often their conflicts of interest won't be reported. They may be quite hidden. The clue is, are they demanding to seriously improve the food environment in a very clear way, or are they only criticizing the evidence around ultra-processed food? And if they're only criticizing that evidence? I'll bet you a pound to a pinch of salt they'll be food-industry funded. Let's talk about that. Let's talk about that a little more. So, there's a clear pattern of scientists who take money from industry finding things that favor industry. Otherwise, industry wouldn't pay that money. They're not stupid in the way they invest. And, you and I have talked about this before, but we did a study some years ago where we looked at industry and non-industry funded study on the health effects of consuming sugar sweetened beverages. And it's like the ocean parted. It's one of my favorites. And it was something like 98 or 99% of the independently funded studies found that sugar sweetened beverages do cause harm. And 98 or 99% of the industry funded studies funded by Snapple and Coke and a whole bunch of other companies found that they did not cause harm. It was that stark, was it? It was. And so you and I pay attention to the little print in these scientific studies about who's funded them and who might have conflicts of interest. And maybe you and I and other people who follow science closely might be able to dismiss those conflicted studies. But they have a big impact out there in the world, don't they? I had a meeting in London with someone recently, that they themselves were conflicted and they said, look, if a health study's funded by a big sugary drink company, if it's good science, that's fine. We should publish it and we should take it at face value. And in the discussion with them, I kind of accepted that, we were talking about other things. And afterwards I was like, no. If a study on human health is funded by a sugary drink corporation, in my opinion, we could just tear that up. None of that should be published. No journals should publish those studies and scientists should not really call themselves scientists who are doing it. It is better thought of as marketing and food industry-funded scientists who study human health, in my opinion, are better thought of as really an extension of the marketing division of the companies. You know, it's interesting when you talk to scientists, and you ask them do people who take money from industry is their work influenced by that money? They'll say yes. Yeah, but if you say, but if you take money from industry, will your work be influenced? They'll always say no. Oh yeah. There's this tremendous arrogance, blind spot, whatever it is that. I can remain untarnished. I can remain objective, and I can help change the industry from within. In the meantime, I'm having enough money to buy a house in the mountains, you know, from what they're paying me, and it's really pretty striking. Well, the money is a huge issue. You know, science, modern science it's not a very lucrative career compared to if someone like you went and worked in industry, you would add a zero to the end of your salary, possibly more. And the same is true of me. I think one of the things that adds real heft to the independent science is that the scientists are taking a pay cut to do it. So how do children figure in? Do you think children are being groomed by the industry to eat these foods? A senator, I think in Chile, got in hot water for comparing big food companies to kind of sex offenders. He made, in my view, a fairly legitimate comparison. I mean, the companies are knowingly selling harmful products that have addictive properties using the language of addiction to children who even if they could read warning labels, the warning labels aren't on the packs. So, I mean, we have breakfast cereals called Crave. We have slogans like, once you stop, once you pop, you can't stop. Bet you can't just eat one. Yeah, I think it is predatory and children are the most vulnerable group in our society. And you can't just blame the parents. Once kids get to 10, they have a little bit of money. They get their pocket money, they're walking to school, they walk past stores. You know, you have to rely on them making decisions. And at the moment, they're in a very poor environment to make good decisions. Perhaps the most important question of all what can be done. So, I'm speaking to you at a kind of funny moment because I've been feeling that a lot of my research and advocacy, broadcasting... you know, I've made documentaries, podcasts, I've written a book, I've published these papers. I've been in most of the major newspapers and during the time I've been doing this, you know, a little under 10 years I've been really focused on food. Much less time than you. Everything has got worse. Everything I've done has really failed totally. And I think this is a discussion about power, about unregulated corporate power. And the one glimmer of hope is this complaint that's been filed in Pennsylvania by a big US law firm. It's a very detailed complaint and some lawyers on behalf of a young person called Bryce Martinez are suing the food industry for causing kidney problems and type two diabetes. And I think that in the end is what's going to be needed. Strategic litigation. That's the only thing that worked with tobacco. All of the science, it eventually was useful, but the science on its own and the advocacy and the campaigning and all of it did no good until the lawyers said we would like billions and billions of dollars in compensation please. You know, this is an exciting moment, but there were a great many failed lawsuits for tobacco before the master settlement agreement in the '90s really sort of changed the game. You know, I agree with you. Are you, are you optimistic? I mean, what do you think? I am, and for exactly the same reason you are. You know, the poor people that worked on public health and tobacco labored for decades without anything happening long, long after the health consequences of cigarette smoking were well known. And we've done the same thing. I mean, those us who have been working in the field for all these years have seen precious little in the ways of policy advances. Now tobacco has undergone a complete transformation with high taxes on cigarettes, and marketing restrictions, and non-smoking in public places, laws, and things like that, that really have completely driven down the consumption of cigarettes, which has been a great public health victory. But what made those policies possible was the litigation that occurred by the state attorneys general, less so the private litigating attorneys. But the state attorneys general in the US that had discovery documents released. People began to understand more fully the duplicity of the tobacco companies. That gave cover for the politicians to start passing the policies that ultimately made the big difference. I think that same history is playing out here. The state attorneys general, as we both know, are starting to get interested in this. I say hurray to that. There is the private lawsuit that you mentioned, and there's some others in the mix as well. I think those things will bring a lot of propel the release of internal documents that will show people what the industry has been doing and how much of this they've known all along. And then all of a sudden some of these policy things like taxes, for example, on sugared beverages, might come in and really make a difference. That's my hope. But it makes me optimistic. Well, I'm really pleased to hear that because I think in your position it would be possible. You know, I'm still, two decades behind where I might be in my pessimism. One of the kind of engines of this problem to me is these conflicts of interest where people who say, I'm a physician, I'm a scientist, I believe all this. And they're quietly paid by the food industry. This was the major way the tobacco industry had a kind of social license. They were respectable. And I do hope the lawsuits, one of their functions is it becomes a little bit embarrassing to say my research institute is funded [by a company that keeps making headlines every day because more documents are coming out in court, and they're being sued by more and more people. So, I hope that this will diminish the conflict, particularly between scientists and physicians in the food industry. Because that to me, those are my biggest opponents. The food industry is really nice. They throw money at me. But it's the conflicted scientists that are really hard to argue with because they appear so respectable. Bio Dr. Chris van Tulleken is a physician and a professor of Infection and Global Health at University College London. He trained at Oxford and earned his PhD in molecular virology from University College London. His research focuses on how corporations affect human health especially in the context of child nutrition and he works with UNICEF and The World Health Organization on this area. He is the author of a book entitled Ultraprocessed People: Why We Can't Stop Eating Food That Isn't Food. As one of the BBC's leading broadcasters for children and adults his work has won two BAFTAs. He lives in London with his wife and two children.

Today hosts Tiffany and Rachel dive into the muddy waters of hands-on assists. We discuss their complicated history, the different types of hands-on assists, and debate their pros and cons. We also talk about the importance of clear communication and consent, and alternatives you could employ instead. Listen in to hear how truly game-changing assists might be the ones that students find their way to on their own. — Show Notes: Differing attitudes toward hands-on assists over time [1:11] The case for hands-on assists, different types, asking for consent [4:13] Can a teacher know how a student feels by looking at them? [10:57] The same assists don't work for every teacher [15:12] The case against hands-on assists [16:19] Potential for injury [18:27] Overriding students' body autonomy [22:03] Alternatives to hands-on assists: language, demonstrations [26:53] Is touch within a yoga teacher's scope of practice? [29:51] Physical adjustment might disrupt students' internal experience [31:27] Final takeaways [36:13] — Links Mentioned: Watch this episode on YouTube You can learn more about this episode, and see the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-140. And you can find out more about insider tips, online classes or information on our teacher trainings at YogaMedicine.com. To support our work, please leave us a 5 star review with your feedback on iTunes/Apple Podcasts.

You already know what you want. But when fear, pressure, and outside opinions pile up, it's easy to override your inner voice and stay stuck in misaligned choices. In this episode, I share how we're conditioned to believe the loudest voice in the room—and how to come back to your own. You'll learn how to separate projection from intuition, question what you've been taught to believe, and build the self-trust you need to make bold, aligned decisions in your work, relationships, and life.

Today, I am honored to speak with Leslie Zane, a woman whose work reveals the unseen forces that shape our decisions, our loyalties, and even our sense of self. Leslie is an award-winning marketer, TEDx speaker, founder and CEO of Triggers® Brand Consulting, the first brand consulting firm rooted in behavioral science, and a foremost authority on leveraging the instinctive mind to drive brand and business growth.With a BA from Yale, an MBA from Harvard, and a career that includes leadership roles at Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, and Bain & Company, Leslie has dedicated her life to understanding what truly drives us as human beings. Her pioneering concepts, such as the Brand Connectome® and Growth Triggers®, illuminate how subconscious cues influence everything from consumer choices to cultural narratives. Leslie is also the author of the book The Power of Instinct: The New Rules of Persuasion in Business and Life.But beyond business, Leslie's insights invite us to reimagine the architecture of our beliefs, to recognize how positive associations can overwrite fear-based programming, and to explore how branding itself is not just strategy, but frequency, resonance, and soul expression.In today's conversation, we explore the hidden architecture of choice, how beliefs are formed at the intersection of identity and environment, and how each of us can leverage subconscious science to create deeper trust, authenticity, and transformation in our lives and in the world we shape.I cannot wait to share this illuminating dialogue with you.Episode highlights:02:00 – How subconscious cues and the “brand connectome” drive behavior04:00 – Why we often make automatic decisions—95% of them, in fact—without realizing it06:00 – Applying brand psychology to personal health and behavior change08:30 – Why the conscious mind resists persuasion, and how to influence through positive associations10:15 – Connectomes as living systems that grow or decay based on inputs12:30 – What happens when once-strong brand loyalties dissolve14:45 – Positive and negative “memories” stored in brand connectomes17:15 – The power of symbols, visuals, and language to rewire physiology and emotions18:30 – The story behind Leslie's first growth trigger: putting a father in a baby shampoo ad20:30 – What makes a trigger effective: sensory cues that carry positive associations22:00 – Why growth triggers act like mental fertilizer, accelerating influence24:00 – Advice for small businesses: target the biggest market share, not just the closest competition26:30 – The Dollar Shave Club example: how underdogs unseat industry giants28:45 – Overriding fear-based programming through positive association and belief30:15 – Political polarization as a result of unbalanced connectomes33:00 – Why avoiding political discussions leads to ignorance, not peace36:00 – Mirror-image connectomes and why political disagreement triggers physical pain38:00 – Building sovereignty by balancing perspectives and reclaiming agency40:00 – How conscious brands can shift cultural narratives through emotion and values42:30 – The danger of emphasizing mission over product value44:30 – The gap between what people say and what they buy45:45 – Feminine intelligence in branding: attraction, resonance, and subtlety47:00 – The future of marketing is instinctive, not aggressive48:30 – Closing thoughts and where to find Leslie's workResources mentioned:Leslie Zane's book – The Power of Instinct: The New Rules of Persuasion in Business and Lifehttps://www.amazon.com/Power-Instinct-Persuasion-Business-Life/dp/1637743479Triggers Brand Consultinghttps://www.triggers.comConnect with Leslie Zane on...

Today’s guest has been on our bucket list for a few years now. Even with that in mind, the conversation still exceeded our expectations! It’s raw and open and we go to some of the darker parts of what shaped the person that Abby became.Abby Wambach is a soccer icon, speaker, Podcaster, New York Times Best Selling author and activist. Abby is one of the most dominant sportswomen in the history of women’s soccer and she is a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist & FIFA World Cup Champion. After winning the Women’s World Cup in 2015, Abby retired and has gone on to be one of the most prominent voices fighting for equality and inclusion. Abby has recently released her latest book that she co-authored with her wife Glennon Doyle & Amanda Doyle “we can do hard things”. The book is broken into 20 of life’s biggest questions like ‘why am I like this?’, ‘how do I figure out what I want?’ ‘why can’t I be happy?’ and ‘How do I forgive?’ So, today we wanted to speak with Abby about the hard things she has faced in life and what those challenges taught her about herself and the world. First up, Abby shares the moment that she truly hit rock bottom that exposed a big secret she was struggling with to the world. We also chat: The reason so many athletes struggle with alcohol/drug issues The search for identity when you go through big life changes Validation and how to cope when the source of validation is removed Overriding self esteem coming from ‘the grind’ and pushing through suffering The interesting way Abby reacted when one of their kids came out as gay and how it reshaped some of her own experiences of coming out Creating friendship with parents What your shadow side is Grief and a better response to ‘there are no words’ Dealing with grief when you’re non religious Abby’s advice - don’t use your partner’s weaknesses against them The ‘who cares more’ rule You can find more from Abby on her instagram You can get yourself a copy of the book ‘We Can Do Hard Things’ And listen to the podcast also titled We Can Do Hard Things You can watch us on Youtube Find us on Instagram Join us on tiktok Or join the Facebook Discussion Group Tell your mum, tell your dad, tell your dog, tell your friend and share the love because WE LOVE LOVE! XxSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some of the most insightful investment conversations start with a single question: “What do you believe that most of your peers disagree with?” In this episode of Excess Returns, Jack Forehand and Matt Zeigler dive into 11 controversial investing takes—from QE and technical analysis to macro obsession and fee structures. You'll hear nuanced perspectives from top investors who challenge conventional wisdom, and you might even find yourself rethinking your own beliefs.

If you're a therapist in private practice who's ticking every box but still not seeing the momentum, this episode is for you. I dive into the real reasons why progress can feel slow, even when you're showing up, investing in your growth, and doing what the experts tell you. I share the mindset blocks that even seasoned professionals carry, like the fear of being seen, or the pressure to be perfect before launching something new and how they sabotage your momentum without you realising. This episode is for the therapist who knows she's meant for more but keeps finding herself back in the same place: stuck, second-guessing, or just plain overwhelmed. I talk about how we override our own inner wisdom by collecting more strategies, and why it's not another course or social media template that's missing, it's you, in your fullest expression, leading your business from a place of wholeness. You'll walk away with an actionable reframe you can apply today to start getting unstuck and moving forward with clarity. If you're ready to break free from this loop and grow a sustainable, values-led private practice, you're invited to join me inside Practice Momentum—my high-touch 12-month immersion to help you build a business that supports your life, not the other way around. Action Step: Ask yourself: Where am I waiting to be “ready” before I take the next step? Choose one small action you've been delaying, and do it today, messy, imperfect, and exactly as you are. Timestamps: 00:00 – Why therapists feel stuck even when they're doing the work 04:45 – The silent sabotage of perfectionism and performance pressure 08:10 – Overriding your own inner wisdom with “more strategies” 12:30 – What I did to break my own cycle and how you can too 16:00 – An invitation to step into your momentum with support Your Next Step:

Devin Green joins Tam and Matt to discuss a forgiveness with his sister. Devin describes feeling of shame arising and the healing tide that followed.Connect with Devin Online:https://devinfinity.com/Devin's Mother's Jewelry Line:https://www.loveangelsjewelry.com/The ACIM Audio App Has Arrived:The ACIM Audio is now on both Android phones and iPhones. This easy-to-use app brings the profound teachings of A Course in Miracles directly to your mobile device, making it easier to immerse yourself in the Course anytime, anywhere.Android here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.acim.audio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Iphone (iOS) here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://apps.apple.com/us/app/a-course-in-miracles-audio/id6443662668⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The ACIM Audio App puts the entire Course in the palm of your hand. Read-Along Mode: Experience synchronized text and audio for enhanced comprehension and focus. Smart Auto Bookmarks: Seamlessly navigate between the Text and the Workbook without ever losing your place.Curated Prayers: Access nearly 200 different prayers from the Course in the Meditate tab.Stay Connected with Us, Join The Miracle Voices Email List: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.miraclevoices.org/email-signup/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Feel Inspired to Make a Love Offering? Visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.miraclevoices.org/donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Think your Forgiveness Story Would Inspire Listeners? Submit your forgiveness story here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.miraclevoices.org/form⁠⁠⁠

What does it mean to be "all in" on yourself, especially in the context of healing from infidelity? We'll talk about the importance of self-commitment and internal stability before you can fully engage in relationships. Key Takeaways: Going all in means committing to yourself first. You cannot be all in on a relationship without being all in on yourself. Internal stability is crucial for healthy relationships. Overriding your feelings leads to losing your peace. Being all in does not mean over-functioning for others. Recognizing when you're half in and half out is important. Your healing should not depend on someone else's actions. Building a sustainable foundation takes time and effort. Choosing yourself changes everything in your life. The upcoming virtual retreat will help you create your all-in plan. More from me: Sign up for the "Heal on the Go - Audio Membership" here: https://portal.andreagiles.com/offers/9tSEsULS Sign up for the $47 class "Decide: How to Commit to Staying or Going After Infidelity" here: https://portal.andreagiles.com/decide Apply to join the "Get Your Life Back After Infidelity" group program here: https://andreagiles.com/get-your-life-back/ Follow me on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/theinfidelitycoach/ Please click the button to subscribe so you don't miss any episodes and leave a review if your favorite podcast app has that ability. For transcripts and other available downloads, please visit Andrea's website at https://andreagiles.com/podcast/ © 2020 - 2025 Andrea Giles

“Motivation is so much more powerful than manipulation for getting people to take action and do what you want them to do” — Andrew BustamanteIn this electrifying episode, I sit down with Andrew Bustamante, former covert CIA intelligence officer, decorated U.S. Air Force veteran, and one of the world's leading experts in human behavior, persuasion, and elite performance strategies.We dig deep into the CIA's hidden tactics for influence, persuasion, negotiation, and human profiling and how you can use these same powerful methods ethically in your own life and business to gain an added advantage.If you want to learn the tools used by the world's best spies and how to use them to be more persuasive, confident, and successful, you cannot miss this episode.This is part masterclass, part mind-control deconstruction.Episode Highlights01:12 How CIA uses influence & persuasion tactics 02:48 Motivation Vs manipulation to influence people 05:58 Inside CIA's secret motivation playbook 08:00 CIA's advanced personality profiling methods 13:07 CIA's 4 Temperament Model 18:07 Turning people into loyal human assets 22:33 Negotiation Vs Sales 23:29 Handling dominant personalities with intelligence 31:09 When and why CIA agents bluff 33:07 Identifying what truly deserves your attention 35:04 Subtly guiding people to your way 44:11 Gaslighting tactics used in the CIA 46:32 Real-world gaslighting: The Signal Gate case 49:19 Sexpionage, seduction as an influence weapon 52:48 Overriding defenses with charm alone 55:02 Inside the Trump Zelensky negotiation play 1:02:27 CIA leverage over ex-agents explained 1:05:49 How governments manufacture control over citizens 1:08:46 Overcoming guilt during pressure situations 1:14:42 The future of CIA 1:17:07 Shadow Cell by Andrew Bustamante 1:18:05 Commanding chaotic situations like a spy 1:20:48 Why age is not a success barrier 1:22:32 Meeting his partner inside the CIA 1:25:25 Top CIA technique impacting people mostAbout Andrew BustamanteAndrew Bustamante is a former covert CIA intelligence officer, U.S. Air Force veteran, and now an elite trainer in influence, negotiation, and high-performance mindsets. During his time in the CIA, he led clandestine missions in hostile environments, managed human assets, and became an expert in persuasion, psychological operations, and behavior profiling.Today, he teaches individuals, entrepreneurs, and leaders how to ethically leverage CIA-grade tactics to gain an edge in business, relationships, and life. Andrew is also the founder of EverydaySpy.com and the creator of Shadow Cell, a private training platform that reveals how to think, act, and influence like an intelligence officer.Connect with AndrewWebsite: EverydaySpy.comInstagram: @everydayspyYouTube: EverydaySpy ChannelFollow me on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/morgantnelsonSubscribe to my YouTube channelhttps://www.youtube.com/@morgantnelson/featuredWant the same performance tools that built a million-dollar life before 30?Grab my FREE Life By Design productivity planner here: https://planner.morgantnelson.com/optinplannerJoin the Dream Out Loud Facebook Communityhttps://bit.ly/49QXClW

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Episode 4059: Creative Destruction And Overriding The System