Podcasts about patterns

To work with me, go to https://join.cathyheller.com/ What if the patterns you keep noticing in your life are trying to tell you something? Cathy sits down with bestselling author and numerologist Kaitlyn Kaerhart to explore how numerology can help us understand our life path, purpose, timing, relationships, money, and the patterns we repeat. Kaitlyn explains life path numbers, personal year cycles, and why looking back at what was happening in your life nine years ago can reveal surprising patterns. She also breaks down angel numbers like 111, 222, and 444, and shares how understanding her own numbers helped her rebuild after a devastating rock bottom. Cathy opens up about getting dropped from two record deals, realizing that her real purpose was using her voice in an entirely different way, and the recurring desire for home, roots, and family that she had never fully understood. This episode is for anyone who feels stuck, uncertain about their purpose, or curious whether the same themes keep finding their way back into their life for a reason. Kaitlyn KaerhartWebsite: https://kaitlynkaerhart.com/Instagram: @kaerhartBook: You Are Cosmic Code: Essential Numerology Follow Cathy on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/cathy.heller/ Work with Cathyhttps://cathyheller.com/start-here/

Low ferritin is rarely a simple iron shortage. Liz & Becca break down the five anemia patterns they see on an iron panel — true deficiency, a conversion problem, anemia of chronic disease, B12/folate anemia, and iron overload — and why only one of them is fixed by taking iron.Covers the functional ranges they use, hepcidin and iron sequestration, why low ferritin drives heavier periods, when in your cycle to test, and the mitochondrial reason you can be exhausted with a perfectly normal CBC.***

On Yom Kippur, we lovingly honor our parents' memories during Yizkor—so why does the climax of the confession force us to stand up and blame them for our sins? On Yom Kippur, we strike our own chests—but confess the sins of people who are no longer alive. אֲבָל אֲנַחְנוּ וַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ חָטָאנוּ "But we and our parents have sinned." Why bring our mothers and fathers into our confession? Are we blaming them, asking forgiveness on their behalf—or admitting that their unfinished business lives on in us? In this episode of Madlik Disruptive Torah, Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz explore one of the most provocative lines in the Selichot and Yom Kippur liturgy. Far from being a passing phrase, it is a climax of the confession: when the prayer leader reaches "But we have sinned," everyone must stand—bowed and without leaning for support. The wording itself is disputed. Some traditions say simply, "But we have sinned." Others insist upon, "But we and our fathers have sinned." The Sephardic liturgy widens the circle further: "We, our fathers, and the members of our household." And the question becomes even sharper when we compare confession with Yizkor. On Yom Kippur, we lovingly recall the virtues of our parents during Yizkor—but repeatedly include their sins in our confession. Is that a violation of honoring our parents, or a more profound form of connection—one that embraces their humanity as well as their virtues? This week's Parsha, Nitzavim-Vayeilech, provides the grammar for this intergenerational "we." Moses gathers the entire people into the covenant: leaders and laborers, parents and children, "those who are standing here with us today and those who are not here with us today." The covenant reaches forward to unborn generations; confession reaches backward to those who came before us. Past, present, and future stand together in one moment. The idea is deeply biblical: "We have sinned with our ancestors" — Psalms "Our sins and the iniquities of our fathers" — Daniel "We and our ancestors have sinned" — Jeremiah "Our ancestors sinned and are no more, and we bear their iniquities" — Lamentations "They shall confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their ancestors" — Leviticus Judaism rejects original sin, so what exactly do we inherit? The Or HaChaim suggests that we inherit not only behavior but its rationalizations. When earlier generations appeared to prosper despite their choices, their success became evidence that those choices were acceptable. True repentance therefore requires reassessing an entire historical trajectory—not simply regretting an isolated personal act. The Chatam Sofer turns inherited memory into heightened responsibility. Our ancestors experienced history without knowing its outcome; we stand on their shoulders and can see the pattern. If we fail to learn from their experience, perhaps we should know better. Rav Shagar focuses on the word "we." What allows one person to confess with others? His answer is trust: the recognition that another person, in freedom and sincerity, shares my faith, my searching, and my struggle. He compares collective prayer to communal singing. The result is not merely many voices sounding simultaneously, but distinct voices merging into something no individual can create alone. Finally, the Bat Ayin reads avoteinu—"our fathers"—as an allusion to the alef-bet, the building blocks of language. The alphabetic confession repairs our damaged letters; and because language shapes thought, it may also repair the way we think. Perhaps saying "we and our parents have sinned" is not about condemning the past. It is about recognizing the inherited patterns, assumptions, wounds, and possibilities that continue to live within us—and finding the solidarity to repair them together. So here's our question: When you say, "But we—all of us, including our mothers and fathers—have sinned," do you think about your parents differently than you do during Yizkor? How does acknowledging their imperfections change the way you feel about them—and about yourself as their child? Join us for Forgive Me, for We Have Sinned. Key Takeaways The Past Lives Within Us - We do not inherit our ancestors' guilt simply because we are their descendants. But we do inherit their patterns, assumptions, wounds, and unfinished business. Confessing that "we and our parents have sinned" asks us to recognize where their choices continue to shape our own." Inherited Memory Creates Responsibility - Knowing our ancestors' story should help us see what they could not. We stand on their shoulders, with the benefit of their experience and its consequences. The past therefore offers more than an excuse for our failures; it imposes a responsibility to learn, interrupt destructive patterns, and choose differently." No One Repents Alone - The word "we" transforms confession from a private admission into an act of trust and solidarity. Like voices merging in communal song, individuals remain distinct while creating something larger together. By confessing collectively, we find the language—and the strength—to confront ourselves personally." Timestamps [00:00] Why Confess Ancestors [02:19] Selichot Climax Explained [03:53] Honouring Parents Questioned [06:57] Standing for Viddui [08:47] Different Nusach Traditions [13:16] Nitzavim Covenant Across Time [16:07] Sponsor Break [17:13] Biblical Roots of "We Sinned" [19:56] Do We Inherit Guilt? [21:53] Ohr HaChaim on Patterns [24:30] Nehemiah Public Confession [26:12] Rav Shagar on Saying "We" [30:04] Hasidic Aleph Bet Reading [31:35] Takeaways and New Year [33:02] Closing Question to Viewers Links & Learnings Sign up for free and get more from our weekly newsletter https://madlik.com/ Sefaria Source Sheet: https://voices.sefaria.org/sheets/745725 Transcript here: https://madlik.substack.com/  

Why We Stay Sick: Fasting, Healing & the Deeper Patterns Keeping Us Stuck with Loren LockmanIn this episode of Psynautical, Jared Heldt sits down with Loren Lockman, a therapeutic fasting expert with more than 30 years of experience in natural health and water-only fasting.Loren founded and directed the Tanglewood Wellness Center for 29 years, where he supervised more than 12,000 medically supervised water-only fasts, with an average duration of 26 days. Today, through Fast To Rise, he continues educating and coaching people around the world about therapeutic fasting, whole-food nutrition, metabolic health, digestion, natural healing, and sustainable lifestyle transformation.We explore Loren's philosophy that true health isn't always about adding more supplements, treatments, or interventions—but sometimes about removing what interferes with the body's natural ability to heal.We talk about therapeutic water fasting, optimal human nutrition, metabolic and digestive health, detoxification, energy, mental clarity, longevity, and the deeper patterns that can keep people stuck despite knowing what they need to change.Learn More About Loren Lockman & Fast To Rise:

Hey Heal Squad! Our friend, psychotherapist and trauma expert, Tammy Valicenti, is back! And with our next Heal Squad Retreat at Canyon Ranch coming up this October (where Tammy will be joining us!), the timing couldn't be more perfect! Today, Maria and Tammy get into something we can ALL relate to: What if some of the things you think are just your personality are actually ways you learned to protect yourself? Maybe you're always the strong one. Maybe you're a people-pleaser, a control freak, hyper-independent, or someone who simply cannot relax without feeling guilty. Tammy explains how our families, experiences, and even our culture can shape these patterns and how to recognize when one of those parts is working a little too hard. And here's where it gets really helpful: Tammy teaches us what to actually DO when one of these patterns shows up. She walks us through how to stop, get out of our heads and into our bodies, notice where we're feeling discomfort, and ask that part of ourselves two simple questions: “Who are you?” and “What do you need from me?” We also give you a refresher on  Internal Family Systems (IFS), why pushing uncomfortable feelings away can actually make them louder, and why REST can feel so uncomfortable when you've spent your life doing, fixing, helping, and taking care of everyone else. And yes…. Tammy says even feeling peace is something we can practice.Plus, Tammy shares some of the incredible shifts she witnessed at our Day of Reset and gives us a little preview of the deeper work we'll be doing together at Canyon Ranch! Enjoy! HEALERS & HEAL-LINERS Get curious instead of pushing it away: When anxiety, fear, or discomfort shows up, pause and notice where you feel it in your body. Instead of telling it to go away, ask, “What do you need from me?” Tammy says sometimes simply acknowledging that part can help it soften and create space between you and the feeling. There are no “bad parts” of you: The people-pleaser, perfectionist, controller, or hyper-independent part may have developed to protect you. Healing isn't necessarily about getting rid of those parts; it's understanding why they're working so hard and helping them come back into balance so they no longer run the show. Leave yourself breadcrumbs back to YOU: In moments of fear, self-doubt, or crisis, it can be hard to remember how many difficult things you've already made it through. Keep track of your breakthroughs, wins, values, mantras, and reminders of who you are so you have something to return to when you feel disconnected from yourself. Join us at our Canyon Ranch 2026 Retreat: https://www.canyonranch.com/lenox/retreats/heal-retreat-maria-menounos HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES: Heal Squad Website:https://www.healsquad.com/ Heal Squad x Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad/membership Maria Menounos Website: https://www.mariamenounos.com My Curated Macy's Page: https://stylecrew.macys.com/@mariamenounos Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/host Medjet: medjet.com GUEST RESOURCES: Follow Tammy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/transformationsolution/ For More Info, Visit Tammy's Website: http://www.tammyvalicenti.com ABOUT MARIA MENOUNOS: Emmy Award-winning journalist, TV personality, actress, 2x NYT best-selling author, former pro-wrestler and brain tumor survivor, Maria Menounos' passion is to see others heal and to get better in all areas of life. ABOUT HEAL SQUAD x MARIA MENOUNOS: A daily digital talk-show that brings you the world's leading healers, experts, and celebrities to share groundbreaking secrets and tips to getting better in all areas of life. DISCLAIMER: This Podcast and all related content (published or distributed by or on behalf of Maria Menounos or http://Mariamenounos.com and http://healsquad.com) is for informational purposes only and may include information that is general in nature and that is not specific to you. Any information or opinions provided by guest experts or hosts featured within website or on Company's Podcast are their own; not those of Maria Menounos or the Company. Accordingly, Maria Menounos and the Company cannot be responsible for any results or consequences or actions you may take based on such information or opinions. This podcast is presented for exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for preventing, diagnosing, or treating a specific illness. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health-care emergency, please contact a qualified health care professional for treatment.

What guidelines should coaches follow in using (and not using) AI? AI is here to stay, and we have to adjust. Coaches who niche down to one specialty become replaceable, while those who bring their full constellation of experience become irreplaceable. In this episode, you'll learn three waves of AI use for coaches, along with the practical AI tools she has created to perform specific tasks on her team. You'll learn about the new app that came from her personal history of childhood trafficking and coercive control. Join us to learn more!Dr. Lisa Turner is the founder of CET Freedom and the creator of a suite of AI tools that help coaches and practitioners make the invisible visible. A Ph.D. engineer in mathematical modeling who transitioned into a consciousness and transformation specialist, she has spent over 20 years training coaches and practitioners. She builds AI that augments their work rather than replacing it. Her TEDx talk, "How AI Can Free Us From Invisible Control,” grew out of her experience of coercive control and her conviction that there is always an algorithm underneath human patterns, if you know how to find it. Known as the “Rational Mystic” for bridging engineering precision and deep inner work, she was recently named number 10 in TechRound's Top 50 Women in Tech and Startups. As the author of five books, she helps coaches hear what their clients aren't saying and shows clients the patterns they can't yet see for themselves. Show Highlights:Understanding the “Venn Diagram of You” (There may not be another person with the same “circles” of expertise as you. You are irreplaceable. Don't niche down; niche OUT.)The big question: “Do your clients think they can replace you, their coach, with AI?”The 3 waves of AI: content creation, agentic AI, and pattern-revealing AIHow coaches can use AI tools to better the client experience.The difference between “made by AI” and “made with AI”Try Lisa's tool, BeliefScan, for free analysis of your sales conversations. (See Resources.)“Sometimes, what looks like an affordability issue is really a worthiness issue.”An overview of agentic AI in action: Lisa's custom AI tools that serve as Lisa's 14 team membersPatterns: They are almost impossible to see from within; we have to step out to see them.Four core components of every powerful change: linguistic, somatic, energetic, and trans-personal (another YOU in the future)Lisa's new app, Validate, identifies coercive behavior. She needs your help!Resources:Connect with Dr. Lisa Turner: Website and a FREE gift, the BeliefScan (Use discount code FREEBELIEF for a 100% discount!)Connect with Meg:Explore our mentor program! Now enrolling for Fall 2026! Click here for more information!Learn more about the STaR Coach Community. We would love for you to join us!Explore past episodes and other resources at www.STaRcoachshow.com. Mentioned in this episode:Mentor ProgramIf you're working toward your ACC or PCC credential, or if it's time to recertify your ACC mentor, coaching isn't just a requirement on a checklist. It's one of the most transformative investments you can make in yourself and your coaching. I've taught or mentored over 2000 coaches, and I hear the same thing again and again. I came because I had to, and I am so glad that I did. Coaches tell me they walk away with renewed energy, deeper confidence and a community of peers who genuinely support each other. Here's what you need to know right now. Mentor coaching must span a minimum of three months, so the time to start is not when your credential is just about to expire. And if you complete your hours in 2026, you get ahead of the upcoming ICF changes, which means peace of mind along with skill development. My fall cohort is already filling up. Every group is capped at ten. It's small, personal, and powerful. If you've been waiting for the right time, this is it. So head over to Star Coach Show. That's https://starcoachshow.com/mentor/ to grab your spot or to learn more. I'd love to work with you. Now, let's get into today's show.

Does your eating feel off after a summer with no set routine? Now, you want to feel better—without getting stuck in the failed dieting cycle that works for awhile but ultimately leaves you frustrated, right back where you started? In this episode, Elizabeth shares a gentler, more realistic way to get back into healthy habits that help you feel good, without jumping into another restrictive diet or getting caught in the all-or-nothing cycle.  You'll learn: How to recognize the on-again, off-again eating patterns that may be keeping you stuck. Why food guilt can show up the moment a summer without structure ends, and what that may be telling you about your current relationship with food. How emotional eating can creep in when stress and low bandwidth take over. Why self-compassion can help you make healthier choices more consistently. How to create a simple, realistic food plan that actually fits your life. How habit building through one small, doable change can work better than trying to overhaul everything at once. A quick way to figure out what's been working well and what might need some attention. Why your self talk around food, diets, and “getting back on track” matters. How to start building more flexible and sustainable eating habits. How group coaching with a nutrition coach supports the change you're already trying to make This episode gives you a plan flexible enough to actually hold, built around your life instead of another reset. Let's rebrand wellness together! Elizabeth, Tara & Maria   Connect with us! Add your name to the wait list for Stop Starting Over, Elizabeth's upcoming Small Group Coaching Program: https://elizabethharrisnutrition.com/waitlist   The Ultimate Self Care Planner: https://elizabethharrisnutrition.ck.page/9e817ab37e   Elizabeth Harris, MS, RDN, LDN Facebook/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ElizabethHarrisNutrition Take the free quiz, What Type of Eater Are You?: https://elizabethharrisnutrition.com/quiz   Join The Nourished Table, Elizabeth's monthly recipe club, for $20 a month: https://elizabethharrisnutrition.com/recipe-club   Tara De Leon, Master Personal Trainer Email: FitnessTrainer19@hotmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tara_de_leon_fitness Join Tara's Newsletter: www.taradeleonfitness.com/connect If you're in the Annapolis area, follow Everybody Strong Annapolis for studio updates, class openings, and details on the grand opening free workout: https://www.instagram.com/everybodystrongannapolis/ Maria Winters, LCPC, NCC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coaching_therapist/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/MWcoachingtherapy Website: www.thecoachingtherapist.com   Ready to stop starting over with food? Join the wait list at https://elizabethharrisnutrition.com/waitlist to get first access to my new fall program. Come join the conversation in the Health and Healing with Intuitive Eating Facebook group and let me know what stood out to you in this episode.   Episodes Mentioned Want to go deeper on meal planning? Go back and listen Meal Planning Without the Daily Food Stress! How to Reduce Decision Fatigue and Make Dinner Easier for Your Family to the earlier episode on how I teach clients to be meal ready. If you want to start a podcast or grow your existing one, visit julianabarbati.com and let them know we sent you!

For centuries, men and women have battled against temptation. But when it comes to overcoming sin, it’s important to consider whether or not we really want to succeed! Pastor Mike Fabarez shares practical and personal strategies for becoming stronger in Our Fight with Sin. Discover motivation for success.

Why do you keep repeating the same patterns... even when you know you want to change?In this episode of Ten Minutes to Transformation, we're going one step deeper than simply noticing our patterns. We're exploring the Enneagram core desires that motivate each of us and the automatic strategies we use to get what we want and need.Your core desire isn't the problem. But sometimes the strategies you use to pursue it can create the very patterns you're trying to change.As a quiet leader, understanding what's underneath your behavior can help you move from simply knowing your Enneagram type to making meaningful, lasting change.In this episode, you'll discover:What your Enneagram core desire is and why it mattersHow your core desire can influence your everyday patternsThe difference between a healthy desire and an automatic strategyFour questions to help you uncover what's really driving your behaviorOne small shift you can practice this weekYour transformation practice: Identify your core desire, notice where it shows up, and get curious about whether the strategies you're using are actually working.Download the Ten Minutes to Transformation worksheet in the show notes and add to it throughout this 10-week series.And finally, be sure you join in with me and the Wholehearted Online Enneagram Summit, September 9-11.

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We’ve all experienced the powerful lure of temptation in our lives. But how do we develop a strategy to succeed and overcome? Pastor Mike Fabarez looks to Hebrews 12 for guidance in Our Fight with Sin. Don’t miss an important study about growing stronger every day!

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We please. We rescue. We perform. We hold everything together - until sometimes we disappear or reach for escape.But what if these familiar responses are not fixed identities? What if they are intelligent adaptations: ways we learned to secure safety, belonging, continuity or relief?Following last week's introduction to From Mask to Map, Ashley explores the Nine Adaptation Patterns at the heart of this developing body of work: the Pleaser, Rescuer, Performer, Chameleon, Strong One, Perfectionist, Controller, Vanisher and Escaper.Moving through the different ways we reach towards belonging, attempt to hold ourselves and the world together, or create distance from overwhelming intensity, Ashley considers the protective purpose, genuine strengths and present-day costs carried within each pattern.These are not diagnoses, personality types or nine new boxes in which to place ourselves. With careful attention to Neurodivergent Nuance, Ashley explores why the behaviour alone cannot reveal the whole pattern. Structure may be an essential accommodation rather than control. Solitude may be restoration rather than disappearance. Social fluency may be joyful expression rather than compulsory performance. What matters is the job the behaviour is performing, the freedom we have around it and the price we may now be paying.Ashley also returns to the work of Jungian analyst Dr James Hollis and his question of what, beyond survival, may be seeking expression through us as meaning and purpose.Through recollection, Shakespeare's “ravelled sleave of care” and the image of the Weaver, the episode becomes an invitation to gather every thread of our experience without mistaking any single pattern for the whole design.The episode closes with a brief guided practice, The Weaver and the Thread.The complete guided exploration of the Nine Adaptation Patterns - including discovering your own configuration and mapping the way forward - will be exclusive to the founding From Mask to Map group coaching and hypnotherapy cohort beginning on 15 September. The programme is fully online, limited to ten people and available worldwide, with replays provided for those unable to attend live.Spaces are still available. Visit integrativeiom.co.uk/from-mask-to-map for full details.Our Sponsors:

We’d be foolish to attempt running a marathon without the proper training. And resisting temptation is just as difficult, unless we’re spiritually strong! Pastor Mike Fabarez encourages us to be well prepared for Our Fight with Sin. Ready for a spiritual work-out?

Episode Description:Why is your inner critic so cruel? Licensed psychologist Dr. Natalie Marr breaks down where the "inner mean girl" comes from, the brain science behind self-judgment, and the two-step path to finally quieting her — for good.Summary:That voice in your head — the one that would never let you off the hook, the one you'd never dare use on a stranger — has a name and an origin story. In this episode, Dr. Natalie Marr, a licensed psychologist with 20+ years of clinical experience with women, unpacks why self-criticism isn't a character flaw but an adaptive skill, born in childhood moments like being picked last for kickball. She traces the neuroscience of self-judgment (hello, medial prefrontal cortex), explains why control and anxiety fuel the inner critic, and lays out the real two-part fix: building mindfulness to interrupt the pattern, and learning to love yourself so thoroughly that the inner mean girl finally has nothing left to protect you from.Keywords:inner critic, inner mean girl, self-love, self-criticism, self-judgment, negative self-talk, mindfulness, midlife, mental health, self-compassion, self-awareness, therapy, medial prefrontal cortex, anxiety and controlKey Topics:Where the inner critic actually comes from — and why it's not a flawWhy control feels like the antidote to anxiety, but is actually gasoline on the fireThe neuroscience of self-criticism: fight-or-flight, the limbic system, and the medial prefrontal cortexMindfulness as a rep-based, brain-building practice (not perfection or stillness)The link between "earning lovability" and chronic self-criticismWhy self-love — not willpower — is what actually weakens the inner criticChoosing yourself first as the antidote to a lifetime of trying to be "chosen"Childhood moments of social rejection (like being picked last) often plant the root of adult self-judgment patterns.People who are harshly judgmental of others are frequently just as harsh with themselves; outward and inward judgment tend to travel together.The real antidote to the inner critic isn't fighting her — it's building a genuine, compassionate relationship with yourself so her voice loses its power.Quotes:"Control is not the antidote to anxiety — it's an accelerant.""I choose me first."Chapters:00:00 — The Inner Voice and Its Origins02:33 — Why Self-Criticism Is Adaptive06:26 — Childhood Lessons and Social Dynamics09:47 — The Role of Shame and Survival15:16 — Trauma, Patterns, and Reinforcement21:25 — Building Mindfulness and the Brain26:05 — Practicing the Step Back and Perspective28:23 — Loving Yourself and Compassion30:45 — From Self-Criticism to Self-Love33:09 — The Path to Inner Peace and Self-AcceptanceBased in the Twin Cities? Dr. Natalie Marr offers a small private practice for consultations - NatalieMarrCounseling.com and LearnToLoveYourStory.comDISCLAIMER:The content in this podcast and video is not a replacement for therapy and is not clinical, medical, or mental health treatment. Dr. Natalie Marr is a Licensed Psychologist in the state of Minnesota. Her work with LearnToLoveYourStory.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and NatalieMarrCounseling.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠ and all affiliate social media entities is educational and coaching based ONLY. She IS NOT offering therapeutic services of any kind on these mediums.If you or someone you know is having a mental health crisis or having thoughts of suicide, please use the following crisis resources (this is not an exhaustive list of available resources):National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: suicidepreventionlifeline.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠or CALL 988Crisis Text Line:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.crisistextline.org ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠or Text HOME to 741741

What does it actually mean to live the good life? This week on Don't Miss This, Dave and Grace dive into Proverbs and Ecclesiastes to discover the patterns of living that lead to a life filled with wisdom, happiness, purpose, faith, and connection. From learning to rise again after we fall, to speaking words that bring life, embracing the season we're in, building meaningful relationships, trusting God, and simply going out and doing good—these books offer timeless wisdom for navigating everyday life. We'll also explore Proverbs 31 and what it means to be a person of valor: someone courageous, resilient, capable, faithful, strong, and willing to make a difference. The good life doesn't mean a perfect life. It means learning to trust God and allowing Him to direct our path through every season.

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We all know that there is something fractured about the workplace, that makes it inefficient, and at times inhumane. If only someone was thinking deeply about those problems, and how to address them… Visit our Substack for the full episode: https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/clay-parker-jones That's what Clay Parker Jones is working on right now. Clay has spent close to two decades on this problem — first at the consultancy undercurrent, and today as Head of Org Design and Development at Airbnb. He advocates for investment in creativity and humanity at work, something you might think would be obvious for any company, but sadly is eclipsed by short term thinking. His new book, Hidden Patterns: A Playbook for More Human Workplaces, is one of the most cohesive philosophies of organizational structure we've come across. And his diagnosis of what's broken is simple: there aren't enough real teams. Most of us work in what he calls “co-acting groups” — people who convene for a meeting and then scatter back to their actual work. In this conversation, we get into why psychological safety stays a platitude until you make it structural, what rule of law looks like inside a company, and how to break a manager's job into atomic pieces and hand away the parts you're bad at. We also chat about why the org chart is a design problem that designers should be at the table for. Bio Clay Parker Jones leads Organizational Design & Development at Airbnb, refining how a creativity-first company learns and ships new ideas. A former Chief Strategy Officer at Black Glass, co-founder of August, and transformation lead at R/GA, his work has been recognized by B Lab and profiled in a Harvard Business School case study. A former bike mechanic with a BA in Diplomacy and World Affairs from Occidental College, Clay now resides in Brooklyn with his wife Emily and cat Ian. You can find him on the Fort Greene tennis courts in his spare time. *** Premium Episodes on Design Better This is a premium episode on Design Better. We release two premium episodes per month, along with two free episodes for everyone. New premium subscriber benefit: we've launched a private Slack workspace…join now to connect with designers, product leaders & creative practitioners in our community. And get a behind-the-scenes pass to every episode with The Roundup, where each week we bring you insights and actionable tactics from recent episodes. Premium subscribers get access to the documentary Design Disruptors and our growing library of books. You'll also get access to our monthly AMAs with former guests, ad-free episodes, discounts and early access to workshops, and our monthly newsletter The Brief that compiles salient insights, quotes, readings, and creative processes uncovered in the show. And subscribers at the annual level now get access to the Design Better Toolkit, which gets you major discounts and free access to tools and courses that will help you unlock new skills, make your workflow more efficient, and take your creativity further. Upgrade to paid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Coaching Call, Sifu Rafael welcomes back Brigitta Hoeferle for her second appearance, continuing a powerful conversation about communication, leadership, human behavior, and the patterns that shape our success.Brigitta is a global speaker, businesswoman, NLP Master Trainer, and Chairman of the Center of NLP, established in 1986. Bringing together European precision and American ambition, she has spent years helping leaders, entrepreneurs, and organizations better understand how people think, communicate, and create lasting change.At the center of Brigitta's work is a simple but powerful philosophy: Success Comes in Patterns. The way we communicate, respond, make decisions, and interact with others creates patterns, and once we learn to recognize them, we gain the ability to change them.In this return conversation, Sifu Rafael and Brigitta go deeper into the art of communication, the science behind success, leadership, NLP, and what happens when we become more intentional about the patterns driving our lives.Watch on YouTube and subscribe:https://www.youtube.com/@sifurafaeltv?sub_confirmation=1Sifu Rafael is a master instructor and founder of Speaking Prowess, combining communication and leadership to help people unlock their potential with greater clarity, confidence, and purpose.This episode is brought to you by Sifu's Mind Body Method, a lifestyle transformation blending movement, mindset, nutrition, hydration, fasting, journaling, and faith. Learn more at sifumethod.comThat's where connecting with Sifu Rafael matters.Through Speaking Prowess and Sifu's Mind Body Method, Sifu Rafael helps leaders, entrepreneurs, and experts refine their message, command a room, and step onto more stages with clarity and confidence. From podcasts and live shows to keynote stages and curated experiences, Sifu Rafael helps people get seen, heard, and positioned as trusted voices in their industry while sharpening their speaking skills along the way.If you know you're meant to speak, lead, and impact at a higher level, this conversation is your invitation.Visit sifurafael.com to connect, explore speaking opportunities, and start positioning yourself for more stages, stronger presence, and real influence.#coachingcall #sifurafael #brigittahoeferle #communication #leadership #nlp #success

In episode three of this special series of Defensible Decisions discussing Ogletree's Talent Risk Assessor, shareholders Scott Kelly (Birmingham/Washington) and Chris Near (Columbia) are joined by Chrissy Blantz from the firm's Data Analytics team to examine separations and terminations—an area of the employment lifecycle where legal risk is often most acute. Using a hypothetical multi-state employer, the speakers walk through how a statistically significant flag in overall separation rates can be disaggregated by involuntary versus voluntary terminations and further broken down by separation reason codes to identify the actual driver behind the pattern, in this case, disproportionate use of temporary, time-limited roles. The episode illustrates how a data-driven, legally informed inquiry, conducted under privilege and properly documented, builds a defensible position even when the underlying cause turns out to have a legitimate explanation.

Featuring perspectives from Prof Peter Schmid and Dr Melinda Telli, including the following topics: Introduction: TROP2-Targeting Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs) for Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (0:00) First-Line Therapy (PD-L1 Negative) (6:53) First-Line Therapy (PD-L1 Positive) (23:40) Second-Line Therapy (Sequencing) (34:08) Adverse Events with TROP2-Targeting ADCs (43:43) CME information and select publications

On this episode of Fishing the DMV, Captain Travis Edens of King Fisher Guide Services and Jared from Jake's Bait & Tackle break down how to catch summer smallmouth bass on the Shenandoah River during hot, low-water conditions.Travis explains where Shenandoah River smallmouth position around current seams, ledges, deeper holes, outside bends, wood, rocks, shade and subtle depth changes. We also break down some of the best summer smallmouth baits, including his weighted white fluke setup, jerkbaits, Whopper Plopper 110s, buzzbaits, spinnerbaits, marabou jigs and hair jigs.You'll also learn how to fish push water around river ledges, approach shallow clear water without spooking fish, position your kayak or boat in moving water, and determine when smallmouth are feeding shallow versus holding in deeper current.One of the biggest lessons from this episode: summer river smallmouth aren't always sitting in the deepest hole. Small changes in current, depth, cover and shade can concentrate some of the best fish in the river.If you fish the Shenandoah River, Potomac River, New River, James River, Susquehanna River, or any moving-water smallmouth fishery, this episode is packed with river fishing tips you can use on your next trip.Kingfisher Website: http://www.kfguideservices.com/ Kingfisher Email Address: tedens@kfguideservices.com Kingfisher Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/POTOMACRIVERSMALLIES#!/potomacriversmallmouth  Kingfisher Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kingfisherguideservices/?hl=en Please support Fishing the DMV on Patreon!!! https://patreon.com/FishingtheDMVPodcast If you are interested in being on the show or a sponsorship opportunity, please reach out to me at fishingtheDMV@gmail.com Green Top: https://www.greentop.com/ Jake's bait & Tackle Website: http://www.jakesbaitandtackle.com/  Fishing Pro Tech: https://www.facebook.com/FishingProTech Phone Number: (757) 566-1278 Email: lin@fishingprotech.us Fishing Pro Tech Address: 7812-A Richmond Road, Toano, VA, United States, 23168 Flint Financial Planning: https://www.flintfinancialplanning.com/ FITT Lures: https://bit.ly/4w5lgHt Support the show

In this week's episode, we look at responses to a Reddit post that asks, "Therapists, what are the common patterns you've noticed in your clients that simultaneously tell you what's going on in society as a collective?"This piqued my interest! What are some of the patterns you've seen in your therapy work that reflects societal shifts?View the post on Reddit:https://www.reddit.com/r/askatherapist/comments/1pc9ewu/therapists_what_are_the_common_patterns_youve/Thank you to Paubox for sponsoring this episode. Paubox makes HIPAA-secure email and forms easy and streamlined. Check them out here:https://get.paubox.com/solutions/private-practice*Get $250 off your first year with Paubox with coupon code "SKILLS"Link to Dopamine Nation:https://amzn.to/4xplsSr(this is an affiliate link)LINKS:*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!

Our guest on this week's episode is Tucker Perkins, President and CEO of the Propane Education & Reseach Council (PERC). Propane has been used for decades as a consistent source of powering industrial trucks, such as the forklifts and other equipment used in distribution centers, manufacturing facilities, ports, transportation yards, and other places in the logistics world. DC Velocity Group Editorial Director David Maloney talks with our guest about the many uses for propane for powering equipment. They also discuss how propane's dominance as a power source is being challenged by new battery technologies.The consumer economy has been pretty resilient in the face of all the economic ups and downs of the past few years, but a new report shows that consumers are likely to bear the brunt of the supply chain disruptions. This report from London-based researcher BSI surveyed supply chain risk management professionals and found that more than a third of businesses are planning to increase prices to offset costs in the next six months. Senior Editor Victoria Kickham shares the details of the research. We've talked a lot in recent months about how ocean freight is being impacted by geopolitical forces and regional violence, that have forced changes in how containers move around the globe. But now we're seeing disruption from a completely different source, which is the extreme weather. Heat waves in Europe have caused the Rhine and Danube rivers to shallow up, meaning less cargo can be transported on the rivers. A drought in Panama has also lowered the depth of the canal. That means that cargo ships moving through the canal have to carry less so that they do not bottom out. Articles and resources mentioned in this episode:The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC)Supply chain shocks to hit consumersExtreme weather cramps logistics flows in Europe and ChinaVisit DC VelocityVisit Supply Chain XchangeSend feedback about this podcast to podcast@agilebme.comThis podcast episode is sponsored by: Werner

Hey, friend. As an estrangement coach, and as a sister in Christ, part of what I do is tell you the truth in love. Sometimes the truth stings a little. Or even a lot. But if you're hearing it in a safe space, from someone who loves you… it's bearable.  . And it's sometimes necessary to allow that hard truth to come in and be heard. If you're going to heal. If you're going to get your child back in your life… sometimes the hard truths are the transformational tipping points.  . In this episode of The Estranged Mom Coach, we're going to have a conversation with some hard truths invited to attend. But you are emotionally safe here and you can trust me to tell you the truth… in love.  . In working with many estranged mothers, I've seen some patterns that contribute to keeping the estrangement going. Patterns you may be totally unaware of, and yet they are controlling a part of your life that's left such an ache in your well-meaning heart.  . Come in, find a comfortable spot to be… and let's talk about it.  . Next Steps: 1) Apply for your FREE consultation to talk to Jenny 1:1. Find out the exact path forward to feeling better and greatly increasing your chances of getting your son or daughter back in your life. And learn how estrangement coaching can get you there: www.theestrangedmomcoach.com/schedule    ⬇️ 2) Access your audio meditation to help you cast your anxieties and worries about estrangement at the feet of Jesus: https://www.theestrangedmomcoach.com/meditation   ⬇️ 3) Join the free Facebook support community for Christian estranged mothers: https://www.facebook.com/groups/christianestrangedmothers    ⬇️ 4) Download Your Free Guide Of What To Do When Your Adult Child Estranges: https://www.theestrangedmomcoach.com/child-estrangement-next-steps  . Client Reviews… ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  Jenny's teachings have produced results reconnecting me with my estranged daughter… I cannot express enough gratitude for the incredible support and guidance received in the most tragic time of my life from coach Jenny Good. Her faith, compassion, understanding, dedication and display of radical love has truly been life-changing for me. I was so overwhelmed with feelings of confusion, guilt, and sadness. I felt lost and didn't know how to navigate through the emotional turmoil I was experiencing. However, from the very first call, Jenny created a safe and non-judgmental space for me to share my details. Her ability to listen attentively and empathize while helping me understand a different way of thinking is truly remarkable. She understood my feelings and offered tools each session in ways I have not experienced even from therapy. I am forever thankful for the medicine she has poured into me to be the very best version of myself! This has rippled into all areas of life for me. Jenny's teachings have produced results reconnecting me with my estranged daughter! Thank you for being the vessel of unwavering faith & love that so many of us could benefit from, estranged or not. A true Godsend.  - Melinda Wyman . ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I am living a truly happy life, and I reconciled with all 3 of my sons! Having a coach and mentor who is rooted in Christ is very important. I've experienced so much inner healing with Jenny as my Coach. I am living a truly happy life, and I reconciled with all 3 of my sons! I feel empowered to continue stepping into my full power as a mother and to live a life where my children matter, but they don't determine my worth. I am me again. - Carol Adams

In this podcast, I'm breaking down the patterns and cycles we live in, how they get formed, why they can be so hard to see, and how something you learned years ago can quietly keep running your life today. Sometimes you don't even know you have a pattern because it just feels like who you are. You keep ending up in the same friendships, relationships, emotional reactions, burnout, overthinking, people-pleasing, self-abandonment, or beliefs about yourself and eventually you have to ask, why do I keep ending up here? We're getting into how your environment, nervous system, thoughts, emotions, and behaviors all work together to reinforce what feels familiar, even when familiar isn't healthy. But awareness is only the beginning. Changing a pattern requires doing something different long enough to create new evidence. It means building the capacity to receive what used to feel uncomfortable, sit with emotions without immediately reacting to them, and separate what you feel from what is actually true about you. Kate Hastings Website: herformation.com Email: Kate@herformation.com Instagram: @coachkate1 Mission Med+ | Dr. Kristin Oakes Website: www.missionmedplus.com Text 24/7 or Call: 786-692-9775 Email: koakes@missionmedus.com Instagram: @MissionMed.Plus Discount: Mention "Coach Kate" for 10% off all services

Patreon backer Nathan asked me to figure out his episode pattern, which turned into a rambling discourse on patterns in our games in general. Enjoy! Thanks to Ray Otus for our thumbnail image. The intro music is a clip from "Solve the Damn Mystery" by Jesse Spillane, used under a Creative Commons Attribution License. If you're enjoying the show, why not consider supporting it on Patreon? You'll get access to lots of new bonus content, including my other podcast, Patron Deities!

Mike & Tommy dive into whether medallion architecture has truly evolved in the Fabric era or whether teams are just re-labeling Bronze, Silver, and Gold with new icons, using this Microsoft Fabric community article as a jumping-off point.They break down when an all-in-one Warehouse pattern makes sense versus a hybrid Lakehouse approach, and walk away with a practical take on how much Spark you actually need before complicating your design.Read the article: Choosing your medallion pattern in Fabric Data WarehouseGet in touch:Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page.Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitipsSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVvSubscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tipsFollow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

Why Do the Same Patterns Keep Repeating in Your Life - The Saturn Method with Sunil Kotian by Lauren Galey

Kate Bradley Chernis spent over a decade figuring out how to use sound to make strangers feel like friends. At Sirius/XM, she was building 200-layer audio files for 30-second commercials. Next, she was infusing radio theory into a generative AI platform before most people knew what generative AI was. Now at Backline EQ, she's using the same instinct, that sound tells you things a transcript never could, to engineer human connection at scale. This conversation covers all of it: the neuroscience, the pivots, and the parts of the journey she rarely shares out loud.In this episode:The theater of the mind and why it's the foundation of trust: when your brain constructs the story rather than receiving it passively, it taps into nostalgia, memory, and emotion — the three keystones of why we buy, connect, and believeWhy your eyes lie but your ears don't — Kate's case that sound is the most honest and hardest-to-trick human sense, and what that means for AI tools that rely entirely on transcriptsThe "rules of radio" Kate embedded into Lately's AI — word choices like "remember" versus "don't forget" that trigger different emotional responses, drawn from her training in the neuroscience of music and parasocial connectionHow Backline EQ outperformed the Microsoft/IBM/Google industry-standard language model (MFCC) by 70% in measuring team fit — using voice patterns alone, without transcriptionKate's vulnerable disclosure about a difficult period in her life after eleven years building a company and how her mother's reminder that she was a prodigy at six became the unexpected anchor that helped her begin againThe investor who finally told her to stop inventing something new and just make existing technology better and how that single pivot made everything easier for the first time in over a decadeContent Warning: This episode includes a brief discussion of suicidal ideation. The conversation is handled with care and context, but we want our listeners to be prepared.If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988 — the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline — available 24/7 in both the US and Canada.Episode Highlights:00:00 - Podcast Welcome and Content Warning00:17 - Sound Design Obsession01:20 - Meet Kate Bradley Chernis03:32 - Kinder Egg Smuggling Story04:13 - From Radio to AI05:56 - Theater of the Mind10:23 - Why Sound Builds Trust12:36 - Building Lately Secret Sauce15:23 - Voice Control and Trust21:18 - Staying Human in AI28:58 - Leaving XM and Starting Up34:27 - Early Genius, Confidence and Reinvention36:26 - Self Love and Authenticity38:38 - Imposter Syndrome Scale39:15 - Resume Exercise for Confidence42:29 - Trusting Your Gut44:10 - Loneliness and Standing Up47:05 - Entrepreneurship Lessons52:05 - Rebuilding The Village56:19 - Backline EQ Pivot01:01:37 - Patterns and the Bridge01:06:49 - Collecting Data the Hard Way01:09:56 - Sound As A Force01:11:22 - Return on Collisions01:13:20 - Saying No and Self Care01:16:57 - Closing Thanks and OutroResources mentioned:This Is Your Brain on Music — Daniel LevitinThe Art of the Start — Guy KawasakiBackline EQ Live Conversations — Kate's audio salons, every other Thursday at 2:00 PM EasternMFCC (Mel-frequency cepstral coefficients) — industry language model standard Kate's technology was benchmarked againstQuotes:“Your eyes lie. They can lie to you, but sound doesn't.” - Kate Bradley Chernis“Often people will focus so much on their life condition rather than, "No, I'm here for a reason. I just need to maybe alter the blueprint." That doesn't mean lower your expectations, it just may mean shift your standards. Shift the way you're gonna get there, timeline, trajectory.” - Dwayne Kerrigan“You have to start measuring. You have to start collecting data.” - Kate Bradley Chernis“I can make people I can't see feel like they belong. It's more than that. I can make you feel like with a conversation that is either as powerful or more powerful than if we were eye to eye in real life. That's how transcendent sound is. There's a magic there that is, well, it's magical. It's fantastical.” - Kate Bradley Chernis“Entrepreneurship's f***ing hard. This is a gladiator sport. And there is no substitute for the constant and never-ending courage that you need to have inside this, this arena.” - Dwayne KerriganAbout Kate Bradley Chernis:Kate Bradley Chernis is an early Generative AI visionary who co-founded the first closed-data, proprietary machine learning and natural language processing platform in 2014. She is the co-founder and CEO of the Backline Network, which uses curated audio-only salons to capture real-time conversational dynamics and convert them into AI that predicts and engineers group chemistry at scale. Before her career in AI, Kate spent over a decade as a rock 'n' roll radio DJ, serving 20 million listeners daily as Music Director and on-air host at Sirius/XM. An early prototype of her technology delivered Walmart a 130% ROI year-over-year for three years.Connect with Kate Bradley Chernis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katebradleyConnect with Dwayne KerriganFacebookInstagramLinked InWebsiteDisclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed by guests during The Dwayne Kerrigan Podcast are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of Dwayne Kerrigan and his affiliates. Dwayne Kerrigan or The Dwayne Kerrigan Podcast is not responsible for and does not verify the accuracy of any of the information contained in the podcast series. The primary purpose of this podcast is to educate and inform. Listeners are advised to consult with a qualified professional or specialist before making any decisions based on the content of this podcast.

Recognizing failure patterns is the closest thing an innovator has to seeing the future.   If you can recognize the patterns, you can change the future, because most failures are not original. They repeat, and that repetition is the pattern: the same handful of patterns reappearing in one organization after another, decade after decade.   This one stings a little.   In 2011, Bill Geiser told me, almost word for word, how the project we had spent the past two years building was going to fail. He saw the pattern before I did; I heard him say it, and I never forgot it.   The failure still happened.   This is not a pre-mortem. A pre-mortem imagines new ways your plan could fail. Recognizing failure patterns means learning from failures that have already happened elsewhere and spotting the early signals before you repeat them, while there is still time to act.   By the end of this episode, you will have four patterns in your own library, a five-minute way to check any project against them, and the four steps to take when you find one.   Let's get into it. The Smartwatch We Killed In 2004, Fossil hired a watch-technology executive named Bill Geiser to help build innovative technology for their watches. A few years later, he and I started spending real time together, me as HP's CTO, him running watch technology at Fossil. Between us, we had an idea we both believed in: a connected wearable, years before anyone used that phrase, co-innovated by HP and Fossil, with each bringing its expertise.   Fossil named the resulting platform the MetaWatch. It ran an ultra-low-power processor with a 96 by 96 display, an accelerometer, and Bluetooth. It was designed to last a week on a charge, and it shipped with a full developer kit so anyone could build apps for it. We revealed the partnership in March 2011, at an HP event in China. And between us, we had the one thing Apple did not have in 2011: distribution. HP held roughly ten percent of consumer-electronics shelf space. Fossil sold through twenty thousand retail stores that carried its watches.   Bill saw the ending before anyone. He told me in 2011: "Phil, I wouldn't be shocked if Apple evolved the Nano to take advantage of this space. They'll legitimize it in consumers' minds worldwide."   So the man building the watch spotted the failure in advance, out loud. And naming it changed nothing.   The signs kept arriving in plain sight. HP went through three CEOs in thirteen months. In August 2011, Leo Apotheker killed HP's consumer mobile strategy and WebOS, which removed the platform that made a smartwatch matter to HP at all. The battery lasted three to four hours against the original target of a week. We ran month-long approval cycles for changes that startups could implement in days.   Then I went out on medical leave. When I came back six weeks later, HP had killed Palm, WebOS, and the connected wearable project.   Here is what the ignored warning turned into. The Apple Watch shipped in April 2015. It sold 4.2 million units in its first quarter, and by that fall Apple was selling three out of every four smartwatches on the planet. The market we walked away from grew from three hundred thousand units in 2012 to forty-five million by 2018, and Apple held fifty-one percent of the market share.   The idea was never the hard part. It never is. The hard part is committing. What Recognizing Failure Patterns Means Nothing that killed the MetaWatch was new, and none of the signals were faint. They were loud; they were ignored, and each one was a pattern that has killed projects for decades.   Recognizing failure patterns has two halves. The first is building a library of how failures repeat. The second is matching the situation in front of you against that library, and forcing what you find into an actual decision while the fix is still cheap. Bill did the first half. Neither of our companies did the second, and the gap between those halves is where the Apple Watch came from.   Here are four entries for your library, straight from this one failure. Each one ends with a test question. By the end, you will have a four-question checklist, and then I will show you what to do when a pattern shows up. Pattern 1: Success Protects Itself Fossil's traditional watch business grew from $950 million in 2004 to $3.25 billion by 2013. It was tripling while we were building the thing that might replace it, and that growth made cannibalizing it politically impossible. Fossil never had to kill the MetaWatch outright. Fossil positioned the watch as a two-hundred-dollar development platform, something no ordinary customer would ever be handed at a retail counter.   When we constrain what we're innovating so it doesn't risk the present, we've lost the future.   Test it: Is the new thing priced, staffed, or positioned so that it cannot hurt the current thing? If the answer is yes, this pattern is already running. Pattern 2: The Warning That Changes Nothing Bill's warning was specific, early, and exactly right, and it still changed nothing. I heard it directly, and hearing is not the same as deciding: nobody re-ran the plan with "Apple arrives and legitimizes the category" as an input, no roadmap changed, and no budget moved.   Test it: What decision changed after the warning? If the honest answer is none, the warning was never acted on, no matter how many people remember hearing it. Pattern 3: The Problem Nobody Owns A week of battery life was the MetaWatch's central promise, and it shipped at three to four hours. Both companies saw the gap. No one owned fixing it. The hardest problem on the project sat on the seam between two companies, and problems that sit on seams get reported, tracked, and carried forward without ever belonging to anyone who can be asked why the problem is still there. We ran that partnership for two years and never settled whose job it was to lose sleep over the one number that mattered most.   Test it: Who owns the hardest problem, by name? If the answer is a partnership, a committee, or a pause, then nobody owns it. Pattern 4: The Pace Mismatch Earlier, I shared that we ran month-long approval cycles for changes a startup could implement in days. That is a pacing problem: the organization's internal pace versus the market's. A smartwatch in 2011 was a fast-moving product running through slow-moving machinery, and no amount of talent inside the project could close that gap. The delay was structural, not personal.   Test it: How long does one small change take to approve, against how fast the market moves? Time a real one. Do not estimate it. Five Minutes on a Project That Died The four patterns are the start of your library. Before you use it on a live decision, test it on a dead one.   You have a dead project in your past. Everybody does. Pick the one that still stings and give it five minutes against the four test questions.   Was an existing success being protected while the project starved, in pricing, staffing, or positioning? Did people raise a warning, and what decision changed after it was said? Who owned the hardest problem, and can you name the person? And how long did a small change take to approve, against how fast the market was moving?   When I run the MetaWatch through those four questions, I find all four patterns. Your project will probably show fewer. Every pattern you find is one you will now recognize as it happens on the project you are working on right now. The Four Steps When You Spot a Failure Pattern Which brings up the harder half of the skill, because recognition alone did not save us. Suppose you had been standing next to me in 2011, holding all four of these patterns. It would not have been enough. Being right about the future means nothing without the organizational machinery to act on that insight.   So when a failure pattern appears on a live project, follow this sequence.   Step one: Say the failure pattern out loud, in the room where the decision lives. Not in the hallway afterward. Use the pattern's name.   Step two: Get it onto the decision memo. A warning that lives only in conversation changes nothing. Write the pattern and what it costs into a document that will drive a decision.   Step three: Attach an owner. If you identify a critical problem, assign it to one person. Not a team or an organization. Someone you can ask next sprint why the problem is still there.   Step four: Attach a date. Being early provides an advantage, and a failure pattern without a date on it fades unnoticed.   Bill was right for four years, and Apple was the one who acted on it. That could have been us if we'd had the organizational courage to back our vision with meaningful resources. Conclusion You now have what nobody handed me in 2011: four patterns of failure, a five-minute check, and the four steps to run when you spot one. What you do in the room where the decision lives is the part Bill's warning never got. Additional Resources How HP and Fossil Handed Apple the Smartwatch Market: The inside story of vision without execution: why being right about the future means nothing without the courage to act on breakthrough insights. https://www.philmckinney.com/how-hp-and-fossil-handed-apple-the-smartwatch-market/ The story of MetaWatch with its founder, Bill Geiser: https://www.philmckinney.com/the-difference-between-a-good-idea-and-a-great-idea-is-the-timing-s11-ep25/

Perhaps a short trial can be better? When you had planned for a five day trial, and then the first morning in the courtroom, the judge announces that the case will be completed in three days. Hard stop. No exceptions. Is it a scramble and a panic? Or maybe, could it be a blessing? In this day and age especially, the last thing we want to do is bore our jurors, throw too much information at them and expect them to keep up. Attention spans are shorter and people are easily distracted, but even when looking at it objectively, can we really expect someone to hear and absorb each and every sentence over the course of multiple days? Which in turn means, why not plan and strategize around keeping information clear, logical and structured in the first place? Less is more. And there is a time and place for more expansive detail, testing out ideas and arguments, and gauging the impact of your words: focus groups. That's what I bring to a trial consult. It's not just running a focus group specific to your case, it's pairing it with everything else I've learned across more than a thousand focus groups: Patterns and how jurors think What they trust What they dismiss What are the attitudes they're bringing to your case I help you craft the strongest case possible with the strongest presentation. If you have an upcoming trial, use the link below to schedule a free consultation! https://larricklawfirm.com/litigation-consulting/trial-consulting/ In this episode, we cover: Why lawyers often think they need 20 points when they really only need 3. Repeating facts does not strengthen the case, it competes for limited juror memory. Conduct trial prep like a checklist, not a competition for extra credit, because overbuilding one area can cause you to miss another needed point. A simple structure for each witness makes it easier to adapt when the judge changes the timetable, or when something unexpected comes up. Pairing spoken testimony with exhibits, diagrams, or demonstratives makes the evidence more memorable. How the jury returned a $3.4 million verdict and later said they used the numbers presented to calculate it. You can also listen to today's episode on my YouTube Channel: Trial Prep Under Pressure: 3 Days to a $3.4M Verdict [Ep 173]   Follow and Review: We'd love for you to follow us if you haven't yet. Click that purple '+' in the top right corner of your Apple Podcasts app. We'd love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select "Ratings and Reviews" and "Write a Review" then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast. Have a trial or mediation coming up and want to test with a focus group? Book a free consultation call with Elizabeth to learn more: www.calendly.com/elizabethlarrick Don't miss out on the Trial Lawyer Prep Newsletter that is delivered right to your email with extra tips and 'how to' information. Join the newsletter here:  www.larricklawfirm.com/newsletter

Have you ever found yourself asking, “Why do I keep doing the very thing I want to change?”You know the pattern. You may even be frustrated by it. Maybe you've promised yourself you'll respond differently, stop overthinking, speak up more, set better boundaries, or break a habit—yet somehow, you find yourself doing the same thing again.In this first episode of the series, we're talking about why self-awareness is often the first step toward real and lasting change.Sometimes the problem isn't that we aren't trying hard enough. Sometimes we simply haven't yet understood what is happening beneath the surface.In this episode, we'll explore:Why automatic patterns can be so difficult to changeThe difference between noticing your behavior and understanding what's driving itHow self-awareness can help you make different choicesWhy curiosity and compassion are more helpful than shameHow the Enneagram can help you better understand your motivations, reactions, and patternsI'll also share a personal example of how becoming aware of one of my own automatic responses has helped me begin to respond differently.If you're tired of asking, “Why can't I just change this?”, this episode is an invitation to pause and ask a different question:What pattern am I noticing, and what might be happening underneath the surface?Because once we can see the pattern, we can begin to understand it. And as we understand it, we have the opportunity to make different choices.

You've hit the same income ceiling more than once now, and every time you've answered it the same way. You worked harder. It didn't move.So this episode isn't about strategy, because strategy was never what was holding you. It's the five patterns I see in almost every capable woman who's stuck at a number well below what she's worth, and how each one quietly runs her business for her.In this episode, you'll learn:Why your state of being is the reason nothing new is landing, and what all that over-delivering is actually doing for your income The stress response you've been running your business on for years, and why it was never built for women in the first placeThe client you've already outgrown, and why letting her go feels like a betrayal even while it's keeping you out of the room you wantWhat the words "no pressure at all" at the end of a message are really doing to the saleThe reason a record month arrives as anxiety instead of celebration, and what your body is protecting you from when it doesThis is part three of the high value woman series.If any of this landed too close to home, my Private 1:1 Accelerator is open by application. It's the closest level of proximity to me and the fastest way to move the patterns rather than manage them.Mentorship and Further Insights: Learn how to attract clients who pay without hesitation and increase your income for the work you're already doing, with Premium Client Attraction. 2027 EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: The Collective: A mentorship for women in business ready to expand into multi five figure and six figure months, attract premium clients and become known in the high-end space in their industry.Book the mini private 1:1 mentorship package here. Further Resources: Follow me on Instagram for the ongoing edit on building a high-end brand and living a premium life.

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In this episode of Rheuminations, host Adam J. Brown, MD, untangles the confusing serologies of lupus by learning about their discoveries from the beginning. He answers questions like what's the deal with immunofluorescence patterns, why does SSA/SSB have two names (Ro/LA), and is double-stranded DNA antibody really attracted to both strands? ·       The story of antibodies in lupus. 3:27 ·       The "LE" factor. 10:11 ·       The changing fluorescent patterns of the staining of the nucleus/ENAs. 18:50 ·       The anti-Smith antibody. 24:51 ·       The mysteries of SSA and SSB. 28:52 ·       Double-stranded DNA. 36:32 ·       Crithidia luciliae. 40:30  We'd love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Brown at rheuminationspodcast@healio.com. Follow us on Twitter @HRheuminations @AdamJBrownMD @HealioRheum. References: Aarden LA, et al. Ann NY Acad Sci. 1975;doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1975.tb29197.x Alspaugh MA, et al. Arthritis Rheum. 1976;doi:10.1002/art.1780190214 Aslpaugh MA, et al. J Clin Invest. 1975;doi:10.1172/JCI108007 Arana R, et al. J Clin Invest. 1967;doi:10.1172/JCI105677 Clark G, et al. J Immunol. 1969;PMED:4179557 Dubois EL, et al. Blood. 1957;doi:10.1182/blood.V12.7.657.657 Friou GJ, et al. J Immunol. 1958;doi:10.4049/jimmunol.80.4.324 Hargraves MM. Proc Staff Meet Mayo Clin. 1949;doi:10.1016/S0025-6196(25)08519-2 Haserick JR, et al. Am J Med Sci. 1950;doi:10.1097/00000441-195006000-00010 Rowell NR, et al. Arch Dermatol. 1963;doi:10.1001/archderm.1963.01590200064012 Tan EM, et al. J Clin Invest. 1966;doi:10.1172/JCI105479 Tsokos GC. J Immunol. 2006;doi:10.4049/jimmunol.176.3.1295

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Health Affairs Publishing's Rob Lott speaks to Grace Mackleby of the University of Southern California about her recent paper that explores how vertically integrated Medicare Advantage plans and hospital systems set prices, finding that most affiliated and unaffiliated plans pay similar rates, with notable variation in certain markets. Order the August 2026 issue of Health Affairs.Sign up for our free Health Affairs newsletters to stay up to date on health policy news and analysis.

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Wondering if your child's struggles are ADHD, Anxiety, or Dysregulation? The answer may be deeper than a diagnosis. Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge explains how Regulation First Parenting™ helps parents understand emotional dysregulation and support lasting calm by addressing the nervous system first.Parents often ask, "Is it ADHD? Anxiety? Or something else?" If you've been caught in an endless cycle of searching for the "right" diagnosis, this episode offers a powerful mindset shift.Behavior is communication, and what you're seeing on the outside is often your child's overwhelmed nervous system asking for help.Instead of chasing labels, discover more about how becoming a dysregulation detective helps you understand what your child truly needs. Learn simple questions that reduce overwhelm, uncover patterns, and help you respond with calm instead of confusion. Is It ADHD, Anxiety, or Dysregulation? How Can You Tell?Many children with ADHD, anxiety, OCD, autism, or other challenges can look remarkably similar. They may worry excessively, lose focus, shut down, or become emotionally reactive.A diagnosis explains what your child has—but it doesn't always explain what's driving the behavior.Rather than asking, "What's wrong with my child?" begin asking, "How regulated is my child's nervous system?" That single shift changes everything.Key takeaways:Different diagnoses can share the same dysregulated nervous system.Focus on regulation before chasing labels.Behavior is communication—not defiance.For example, two children may both struggle to focus—one with ADHD and one with anxiety—but both are reacting to an overwhelmed nervous system.Why Does My Child Melt Down Even When Nothing Seems Wrong?Meltdowns rarely happen "out of nowhere." Parents should be curious about what happened before the behavior.Ask yourself:Was it after school?Was sleep poor?Were they overstimulated?Has their stress been building for days?Patterns reveal nervous system overload. Once you begin spotting those patterns, you're no longer reacting—you're understanding.How Do I Know What My Child's Nervous System Needs?Instead of focusing only on stopping behaviors, ask:What happened right before this?What state is my child's nervous system in?What does my child need before I ask them to do something difficult?The answer might be:MovementA snackA hugA breakA visual reminderA calmer approach from youHelping doesn't mean perfection—it means less reactivity and more success over time.If you're tired of walking on eggshells or feeling like nothing works…Get the FREE Regulation Rescue Kit and finally learn what to say and do in the heat of the moment.Become a Dysregulation Insider VIP at www.drroseann.com/newsletter and take the first step to a calmer home.Why Does Regulating Myself Help My Child?One of the biggest breakthroughs parents experience is realizing they don't need to control every behavior—they need to regulate themselves first.When you stay calm:Your child borrows your regulation.Power struggles decrease.You break the cycle of co-dysregulation.Let's calm the brain first. Everything else becomes easier from there.

What happens when success looks great on paper, but the person carrying it feels exhausted, stuck, or disconnected?On this episode of I Am Refocused Radio, host Shemaiah Reed sits down with Annie Yatch, founder of Reinvention, XO, a former counterterrorism analyst turned leadership reinvention strategist and performance coach. Annie works with founders, CEOs, investors, and high-capacity leaders to identify the hidden patterns influencing how they lead, make decisions, build relationships, and respond under pressure.Drawing from a background that includes counterterrorism analysis, entrepreneurship, behavioral strategy, emotional intelligence, and leadership performance, Annie explains why reaching the next level isn't always about working harder or finding another business strategy. Sometimes the operating system underneath the success needs to change.Shemaiah and Annie explore burnout, over-functioning, identity, leadership under pressure, subconscious patterns, nervous system regulation, relationships, delegation, and the courage required to reinvent yourself when the life that once worked no longer fits.This conversation is for the entrepreneur, executive, creator, or high achiever who has accomplished a lot but knows there is another way to lead, live, and grow.Can you keep your ambition without allowing success to consume you? Can you remain powerful without carrying everything yourself? And what happens when reinvention becomes less about becoming someone new and more about finally leading from who you truly are?Learn more about Annie Yatch and Reinvention, XO at ReinventionXO.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/i-am-refocused-radio--2671113/support.Subscribe now at YouTube.com/@RefocusedNetworkThank you for your time. 

The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy: Why the Right Blames the Frankfurt School for the Decline of the West (Verso Books, 2026) is the definitive history of a dangerous right-wing conspiracy theory. “Cultural Marxism” is one of the far right's favorite buzzwords. But despite its currency, the meaning and origins of the term are rarely investigated. This book uncovers the bizarre story of the cult leaders, right-wing intellectuals, and White House officials who believe a coterie of left-wing scholars and students is plotting to undermine Western civilization. Drawing on years of archival research and using the tools of critical theory, A.J.A. Woods reveals how a group of German thinkers known as the Frankfurt School was recast as the sinister orchestrators of a global conspiracy. Instead of simply debunking this conspiracy theory, Woods offers a sharp analysis and critique of the political movements that have declared war on all that passes for Cultural Marxism in the US, the UK, and Brazil. Only when we understand the practices and weaknesses of those reactionaries committed to fighting this illusory threat—a conflict causing real-world damage—can we effectively resist. This is an essential book for anyone seeking to understand the ideological currents shaping politics in the twenty-first century. A.J.A. Woods is an intellectual historian who lives in Brighton, England. In 2022, Woods received a PhD from the Centre for the Study of Theory and Criticism at Western University, Canada. Their writings on conspiracy theories and reactionary politics have been translated into four languages and appeared in Open Democracy, Patterns of Prejudice, and Marx & Philosophy Review of Books. Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Happy Mindful Monday! In this week's episode, our host Allie Brooke sits down with Dina Berrin. The heart of her work lies at the intersection of intuition and practical decision-making. She uses tools like tarot, numerology, astrology, and symbolic charms;not as fortune-telling, but as frameworks that help people slow down, see patterns in their lives, and make clearer decisions. At the end of the day, her work is really about helping people trust themselves again.Her path into this work wasn't exactly linear. She spent years in more traditional spaces before realizing that the intuitive tools she's always been fascinated with were actually incredibly powerful systems for reflection and personal growth. That journey, from questioning her own instincts to learning to trust them, is a big part of what shaped her work and her book The Way Within. She loves conversations that bridge the gap between what people might call “woo” and real life. Her goal is always to make these ideas accessible and useful.   Episode Topics    • the difference between intuition vs. fear or resistance • why people often ignore their intuition (even when they know better) • how symbolic tools like tarot or numerology help us see patterns we can't see on our own • using intuition as a decision compass during times of change   Connect w| Dina Instagram Website     Millennial Life Coaches Network The Growth METHOD. FREE Membership◦ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 1:1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ GROWTH MINDSET COACHING PROGRAMS!◦ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Application Form ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ What are the coaching sessions like?⁠⁠• Tailored weekly discussion questions and activities to spark introspection and self-discovery.• Guided reflections to help you delve deeper into your thoughts and feelings.• Thoughtfully facilitated sessions to provide maximum support, accountability, and growth.• Please apply for a FREE discovery call with me!• Allie's Socials• Instagram:@thegrowthmindsetgal• TikTok: @growthmindsetgal• Email: thegrowthmindsetgal@gmail.comLinks from the episode• Growth Mindset Gang ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Broadcast Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Growth Mindset Gang ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Growth Mindset Gal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• Better Help Link: Save 10%SubstackDonate to GLOWIGloci 10% off Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Andrea Samadi shares her personal resting heart rate data to show why measuring over time matters more than fixating on a single score. She explains how trends reveal stress, recovery, and adaptation, and why comparing yourself to your own baseline is the most useful approach. Learn practical steps to measure consistently, contextualize changes, experiment with one behavior, and use your physiological data to make intentional improvements in sleep, recovery, and performance. BONUS EPISODE 3: ON THIS EPISODE, WE'LL COVER ✔ What resting heart rate can reveal about stress, recovery, and adaptation over time ✔ The story hidden in my own data — from a high of 57 bpm in February to 53 bpm in August ✔ Why the six-month trend matters — and what my 2% lower average may be telling me ✔ How stress and training load can show up in your physiology before you consciously recognize it ✔ Why recovery and nervous-system regulation matter for building a more resilient baseline ✔ How to find your own RHR baseline instead of comparing yourself with someone else ✔ How to look for deviations and patterns across weeks and months—not individual days ✔ How to connect RHR with sleep, HRV, recovery, training, stress, and life events ✔ How to run your own personal experiment: change one variable, measure, and see what happens ✔ The bigger lesson: What gets measured over time can reveal a story you couldn't see day to day. Welcome back to the Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast, where we bridge neuroscience, social and emotional learning, and human performance so we can create measurable improvements in our well-being, achievement, leadership, productivity, and results. I'm Andrea Samadi, and if you've been following along through Season 16, you'll know that we've been building what I call The Brain's Operating System for Human Performance—a neuroscience-based framework designed to help us understand how the different systems of the brain and body work together to influence how we learn, adapt, connect, lead, and ultimately how we perform. We are currently in Phase 3 where we are covering Movement, Learning and Cognition. If you just finished Episode 405[i] with Dr. Kristen Holmes, you know we've been looking at recovery as an essential part of our Movement Loop. Movement → Brain Activation → Attention → Learning → Recovery → Adaptation → Performance → Greater Capacity. And Kristen's work has reinforced something I've learned after years of tracking my own physiology: What gets measured gets improved. But this week, I wanted to dive into my own personal data to show us something I think is easy to miss: Sometimes what gets measured over time reveals a story you simply couldn't see day to day. When we're looking at a wearable every morning, it's easy to become focused on today's number. Today's recovery score. Today's HRV. Today's resting heart rate. Was it higher? Was it lower? But one number—or even one week—rarely tells us very much about the direction we're actually moving. It's when we begin to zoom out that patterns emerge. And that's exactly what happened when I looked more closely at my resting heart rate this year. What initially looked like a collection of numbers began to tell a much bigger story about stress, recovery, consistency, and adaptation. So my hope for this episode isn't that you compare your resting heart rate to mine. Your numbers will be different. My hope is that this episode encourages you to become curious about your own data. Maybe you track sleep. Maybe it's HRV. Resting heart rate. Recovery. Exercise. Blood pressure. Steps. Or even something as simple as your energy, mood, or ability to focus. Take one metric and zoom out. Look at three months. Six months. Maybe even a year. And instead of asking, “Is today's number good or bad?” Ask a different question: “What is the trend that I'm seeing here, trying to tell me?” Is something improving? Is something slowly moving in the wrong direction? Does your physiology change during periods of higher stress? (like you will see mine did). Can you see what happens when you sleep more consistently, exercise differently, recover better, or change one habit? Because sometimes the most valuable insight isn't found in today's score. It's hidden in the pattern. And once you can see the pattern, you have information you can actually use. That's really the purpose of sharing my personal data with you today. Not to say, “Here's what worked for me, so you should do exactly the same thing.” But to show you what can happen when we become students of our own physiology. We measure. Find the tool that works best for you. We notice. Patterns…ups and downs. We experiment. We become intentional with our behaviors to change/improve the numbers. We adjust and try something new/different. And then we measure again. Because ultimately, what gets measured gets improved—but what gets measured over time can reveal the story that you tell you more than just a bunch of numbers. And sometimes that story shows us exactly where our next opportunity for change might be. And that's exactly what happened with my resting heart rate. Earlier this year, I watched my monthly average climb to 56...and then 57 beats per minute. You can see my data in the show notes. Sept and October were even, at 54, and then something happened in November that took my RHR up, and it kept climbing.  I know what was happening in those months to cause the increase. And I went all out to protect my recovery. I worked on rest, hydration, extra exercise, and recovery sessions. Then it began coming down. in March 54 in April 53 The 56 in May isn't the most accurate representation of what was happening with my data, as we travelled internationally and there were 5 days my whoop didn't calculate my score correctly (something to do with the change in time zones) so I'm not going to say that I was stressed out during a relaxing vacation. But something happened that caught my attention. You can see it with the graphics in the show notes. My newest six-month WHOOP average dropped from 55 to 54 beats per minute—2% lower than the previous six months. This NEW result was highlighted in GREEN for me to notice the improvement. For the first time in this story, the baseline itself had moved. And that's what we're going to dive into today. Because this episode isn't really about whether 53 is a good resting heart rate. It's about something much more useful: Do you know your baseline with YOUR RHR—and do you know which direction it's moving? Even better, if you can forsee that it will be moving up, like I knew it was going to in January/February, do you have strategies in place to buffer the stress, and keep this number as close as you can to your baseline? Let's dive into this bonus episode. The Story Behind My Resting Heart Rate: Do You Know Yours? There's a number I've been watching for the past year. I watched it raise higher (when I'm stressed) and go lower when I'm doing all the right things to rest and recover. When I zoom out and look at this number over the past year, it tells a fascinating story about my fitness, recovery, stress, and the way my body is adapting. That number is my resting heart rate. And today I want to ask you: Do you know yours? Because one of the biggest lessons I've learned from nearly five years of tracking my physiology is something we've talked about throughout this podcast: What gets measured gets improved. But I think I need to add something to that. What gets measured over time reveals the story. And my newest data makes that clearer than ever. PART 1 — WHAT IS RESTING HEART RATE? Resting heart rate, or RHR, is simply the number of times your heart beats per minute while your body is at rest. Normal Ranges and Fitness[ii] Average adults: 60 to 100 bpm. Active adults: 55 to 85 bpm. Athletes: 40 to 60 bpm, because their heart muscle is strong and pumps blood with ease For adults, resting heart rate varies considerably between individuals. Fitness, genetics, age, sleep, stress, illness, medications, hydration, alcohol, temperature and training load can all influence it. So I'm not interested in comparing my resting heart rate with someone else's. I'm interested in comparing me with me. That's where wearable data becomes useful. Instead of asking: “Is 53 good?” I'm asking: “What is happening to my baseline over time?” And that distinction matters. PART 2 — MY RHR STORY BEGAN WITH A RISE When I first looked at this data, I focused on January and February. My monthly resting heart rate had climbed: January: 56 bpm. February: 57 bpm. Those numbers weren't alarming. I was experiencing higher levels of stress than usual at that time, and I was even prepared for the stress. But relative to my baseline, (55 bpm) the rise caught my attention. And that's an important distinction. A wearable isn't diagnosing why something happened. It can't look at 57 and tell me: “Andrea, this is stress.” But it can show me that something has changed. Then I can look at the rest of my life. How am I sleeping? How am I training? What's my stress level? Am I recovering? What has changed? That's when data becomes feedback. I was ready to implement some stress reduction strategies to get my RHR and nervous system back to its baseline. PART 3 — THEN THE PATTERN CHANGED After February, here's what happened: March: 54. April: 53. May: 56 (International Trip impacted this data) June: 53. July: 55. August: 53. And I love this part of the story because it wasn't a perfectly straight line. My RHR didn't simply go: 57...56...55...54...53. Real physiology rarely works like that. There were fluctuations. May went back to 56. July went to 55. But my resting heart rate kept returning to 53. April: 53. June: 53. August: 53. That's when I began wondering whether I was seeing something more meaningful than a few good months. And now I have another piece of evidence. PART 4 — THE NEW SIX-MONTH RESULT My newest WHOOP six-month report covers February 23 through August 21, 2026. And this is where the story gets interesting. My previous six-month average resting heart rate was: 55 bpm. My newest six-month average is: 54 bpm. WHOOP shows that as: 2% lower than the previous six months. One beat per minute doesn't sound dramatic. But I'm not looking for dramatic. I'm looking for adaptation. Something to show me that my body responded to the extra recovery that I was implementing to buffer the higher stress. For the first time in this particular story, the six-month average itself has moved down. And that means I'm no longer looking only at a few isolated low readings. The trend is beginning to move. PART 5 — THE AVERAGE WAS HIDING THE STORY This may be my favorite lesson from this entire experiment. Earlier, when I looked at a different six-month window, my average RHR was 55 bpm. And the previous six months? Also 55. If I had stopped there, I could have concluded: Nothing changed. But underneath that average was a changing pattern. My RHR had risen to 57 in February. This makes sense to me when I glance at the data. Then it repeatedly returned to 53 with my focus being on rest/recovery. And eventually the rolling six-month average moved from 55 to 54. This is why one measurement rarely tells the whole story. Trends matter. And sometimes your body is changing before the average catches up. PART 6 — 57 TO 53 There's another way to look at the data. February was my highest monthly average in this January–August period: 57 bpm. August is: 53 bpm. That's approximately 7% lower than that February high. I want to be careful with this number because I'm comparing two monthly endpoints—not two six-month averages. So I wouldn't call this a 7% improvement in my overall cardiovascular health. But it is another signal inside the larger pattern. What was happening in February? What is currently happening in August? And when multiple signals begin pointing in the same direction, (showing an improvement) I'm  paying attention. PART 7 — WHAT CHANGED? This is where I think self-experimentation becomes powerful. I didn't respond to the higher numbers by simply exercising harder. I've spent this year becoming much more intentional about recovery and regulation. Sleep. Daily movement. Zone 2 work. Meditation. Hydration. Infrared sauna. Red-light therapy. Paying attention to training strain. And increasingly, listening to what my physiology is telling me instead of automatically pushing through fatigue. I've also been experimenting with removing alcohol at different times this year, and the changes I've seen in recovery, HRV, sleep stress and resting heart rate have given me another variable to continue watching. I can't take this dataset and say: “This one behavior caused my RHR to fall.” There are too many variables. But I can say: The environment surrounding my physiology changed—and my trend changed with it. That's worth paying attention to. PART 8 — WHY DOES A LOWER RHR MATTER? In many people, particularly when associated with aerobic fitness, a lower resting heart rate can reflect a heart that is able to pump blood efficiently with fewer beats at rest. Training can increase stroke volume—the amount of blood pumped with each heartbeat. That means the heart may not need to beat as frequently to deliver the same cardiac output at rest. Autonomic regulation also plays a role. The sympathetic nervous system helps mobilize us for action. The parasympathetic nervous system supports rest-and-recovery processes. Resting heart rate reflects influences from both, along with many other physiological factors. That's why I don't view RHR as a standalone score. I view it as one piece of my physiological dashboard. RHR. HRV. Sleep. Recovery. Training load. And, most importantly: How I actually feel. PART 9 — THIS CONNECTS DIRECTLY TO THE MOVEMENT LOOP Remember the Movement Loop we've been building in Phase 3: Movement → Brain Activation → Attention → Learning → Recovery → Adaptation → Performance → Greater Capacity. My RHR data brings us directly back to the part of the loop I don't want us to overlook: Recovery → Adaptation. Exercise provides the stimulus. But we don't become fitter during the stimulus itself. The body needs an opportunity to respond to that stimulus. To repair. To replenish. To adapt. And eventually, that adaptation may become visible in our trends. That's why recovery isn't the opposite of performance. Recovery is part of the process that makes performance possible. PART 10 — THE BIGGER LESSON This episode isn't really about whether your resting heart rate should be 53. Mine doesn't need to be yours. Your number might be completely different. The question is: Do you know your baseline? And more importantly: Do you know which direction it's moving? What increases it? What decreases it? Because your physiology is constantly responding to the way you're living. Training. Sleeping. Recovering. Working. Traveling. Eating. Drinking. Managing stress. And sometimes those changes are happening quietly beneath the surface. Until you measure them. PART 11 — HOW TO IMPLEMENT THIS IN YOUR OWN LIFE So now I want to turn this over to you. I've shown you my resting heart rate story. What's yours? And you don't need five years of WHOOP data to begin looking for it. You just need enough information to establish your baseline, and then you need to become curious about what causes that baseline to change. Here's how I would start. STEP 1 — FIND A WAY TO MEASURE YOUR RESTING HEART RATE CONSISTENTLY First, find the measurement tool that works for you. Maybe that's WHOOP. Maybe it's an Apple Watch, Garmin, Oura Ring, Fitbit, or another wearable. Or maybe you're tracking your resting heart rate another way. The specific device isn't the most important part of this experiment. You can even just count your pulse beats that you get in one minute while resting. Just stay consistent as you measure. If you're going to look for a trend, you want to compare measurements collected under reasonably consistent conditions. We're not trying to find the lowest number we can possibly produce. We're trying to understand our normal pattern. STEP 2 — LEARN YOUR BASELINE Next, don't start by asking: “Is my resting heart rate good?” Start with: “What is normal for me?” Look at your data over time. If you have it, look at your last month. Then three months. Six months. And eventually a year. What number—or range—does your RHR tend to return to? For me, I knew that my baseline was somewhere around the mid-50s. That's why 56 and 57 caught my attention. Those numbers weren't necessarily concerning when compared with somebody else's resting heart rate. Someone else I know has a RHR of 80 and that's in the normal range. The higher scores mattered to me, because they represented a change from my baseline. That's the first lesson: Compare yourself with yourself. STEP 3 — LOOK FOR THE DEVIATIONS Once you understand your baseline, look for the places where your data moves away from it. Don't immediately label the change as good or bad. Just become curious. When did your RHR rise? When did it fall? Was it one unusual night? Several days? Several weeks? Or did your monthly average actually begin to move? This is where we stop looking at individual dots and begin looking for a pattern. STEP 4 — PUT YOUR LIFE NEXT TO YOUR DATA Now comes the part that I think is the most interesting. Take the RHR graph and mentally place your life beside it. Ask yourself: What was happening here? Was work unusually stressful? Were you traveling? Were you sleeping less? Were you sick? Had your training load increased? Were you drinking more—or less—alcohol? Had you changed your exercise routine? Were you recovering differently? What was happening emotionally? What was happening physically? This was important in interpreting my own data. When I saw my RHR increase in January and February, I knew what was happening in my life during those months. And when I saw May increase, I also had context: I had been traveling internationally, and I knew there were issues with several days of my wearable data. Context changes interpretation. A graph can show you what changed. Your life can help you investigate why. STEP 5 — LOOK AT MORE THAN ONE METRIC Here's another important point. Don't interpret resting heart rate completely by itself. Put it next to other information. What was happening with your HRV? Your sleep? Your recovery? Your training load? Your energy? Your stress? And most importantly: How did you feel? One metric gives us a clue. Multiple signals moving together can give us a much richer picture. Think of it as your own physiological dashboard. You're looking for relationships between the signals rather than allowing one number to define whether you're doing well. STEP 6 — CHOOSE ONE VARIABLE TO EXPERIMENT WITH Now we move from observation to action. Ask: “What is one behavior I could change consistently and then watch what happens?” Maybe it's getting to bed earlier. Maybe it's improving hydration. Adding more Zone 2 exercise. Building recovery days into your training. Meditating. Walking. Changing your alcohol intake. Or simply protecting more downtime during a stressful period. Choose something that's meaningful and realistic for you. Then give it time. This is important because we're not trying to manipulate tomorrow morning's score. We're trying to see whether consistent behavior begins to influence a trend. STEP 7 — MEASURE AGAIN And now we come back to the beginning. Measure. Notice. Experiment. Adjust. And measure again. You might even keep a very simple note beside your data: What changed this month? You could write: Higher workload. Travel. Better sleep. Started Zone 2. Stopped drinking alcohol. Illness. Vacation. More recovery. Over time, you begin creating something much more useful than a collection of numbers. You're creating a map of how your body responds to your life. DISCOVER YOUR RHR STORY So here's the experiment I want to leave you with. Pull up your resting heart rate data. And ask yourself these five questions: What is my baseline? When does my RHR move above or below that baseline? What was happening in my life when it changed? What other physiological signals moved with it? What is one behavior I could intentionally change and measure over time? Then zoom out. Don't judge yourself by tomorrow morning. Look for the story. Because the goal isn't to achieve somebody else's resting heart rate. The goal is to understand your own physiology well enough to recognize when something changes. And then have strategies available to respond. That's where measurement becomes useful. It moves us from simply collecting information... to using information to make better decisions. REVIEW — WHAT DID WE LEARN? Before we close, let's pull everything together. We started with one simple metric: resting heart rate. We learned that RHR tells us how many times our heart beats per minute while we're at rest—but the number becomes much more useful when we stop comparing ourselves with other people and begin comparing ourselves with ourselves. Then we looked at my own story. My RHR rose to: 56 bpm in January. And then: 57 bpm in February. Because I understood what was happening in my life at the time, those increases gave me information I could use. Rather than simply pushing harder, I became increasingly intentional about recovery. Then the pattern began to change. My RHR repeatedly returned toward 53. And eventually something even more interesting happened. My newest six-month average moved from: 55 bpm → 54 bpm. WHOOP identified that as: 2% lower than my previous six-month average. One beat per minute. Not dramatic. But that's exactly the point. We're not looking for dramatic. We're looking for patterns. We're looking for evidence that the system may be adapting over time. And that's why my biggest lesson from this experiment isn't: “My resting heart rate is 53.” It's: “I understand my resting heart rate better than I did before.” I know my baseline. I know some of the circumstances that push it higher. I'm beginning to understand some of the behaviors associated with it moving lower. And most importantly, I know to keep watching the trend. CONCLUSION — BECOME A STUDENT OF YOUR OWN PHYSIOLOGY This brings us back to something Dr. Kristen Holmes reinforced in Episode 405: What gets measured gets improved. But after looking at this data, I want to expand that idea. What gets measured gives us information. What gets measured consistently reveals patterns. And what gets measured over time can reveal a story. That's the opportunity I hope you take away from this episode. Become curious about your own physiology. Not obsessed with it. Not controlled by a score. Curious. Learn your baseline. Notice when something changes. Put that change into the context of your life. Experiment thoughtfully. And then zoom back out and see what happened. Because ultimately, we're not collecting data just to collect more data. We're trying to turn: Data → Awareness → Action → Adaptation. And that brings us right back to our Movement Loop: Movement → Brain Activation → Attention → Learning → Recovery → Adaptation → Performance → Greater Capacity. Your resting heart rate is only one metric. But it gives us a perfect example of what adaptation can look like when we stop staring at today's number and start paying attention to the larger pattern. So sometime after listening to this episode, open your own data. Go back three months. Six months. A year if you can. And ask yourself: “What story has my body been trying to tell me?” You might be surprised by what you find. COMING NEXT — BONUS EPISODE 4 And there's one part of my own physiological dashboard that I deliberately haven't explored deeply today. Sleep. Because recovery doesn't end when we stop exercising. Some of the most important recovery processes happen while we're asleep. So before we return to Dr. John Medina and move deeper into attention, learning, and cognition, I want to stay with the recovery side of our Movement Loop for one more bonus episode. In Bonus Episode 4, we're going to investigate restorative sleep. What exactly is restorative sleep? How can we measure it? What can our sleep data tell us? And perhaps most importantly: How can we use that information to improve the way we recover, adapt, and perform? We'll apply the same approach we used today. Not just: “How did I sleep last night?” But: “What story is my sleep telling me over time?” Because movement creates the stimulus. Recovery creates the opportunity to adapt. And sleep may be one of the most important places where that recovery takes place. I'll see you next time for Bonus Episode 4: The Story Behind My Restorative Sleep. REFERENCES [i]Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE 405 “Movement Isn't Enough: How Recovery Drives Adaptation”  https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/movement-isnt-enough-how-recovery-drives-real-adaptation/   [ii] Health Direct “What is RHR?” https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/resting-heart-rate

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