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In this episode, Dr. Tommy Wood returns to Barbell Shrugged for part two of a deep conversation on brain health, cognitive decline, and the daily habits that shape long-term mental performance. Joined by Doug Larson, Travis Mash, and Dr. Mike Lane, Tommy unpacks why oral health matters far more than most people realize, explaining how gum disease, oral bacteria, and chronic inflammation may contribute not only to cardiovascular disease but also to dementia risk. The crew also digs into the importance of sensory input, from hearing and vision to social interaction, and how losing those inputs over time can quietly accelerate cognitive decline. The conversation then shifts into sleep, where Tommy breaks down what actually matters most for protecting the brain. Rather than obsessing over perfect sleep scores or chasing an arbitrary eight-hour target, he argues that the biggest levers are sleep opportunity, regularity, and avoiding behaviors that wreck sleep architecture. The group explores the different roles of REM and deep sleep, how sleep supports emotional processing, learning, and metabolic cleanup in the brain, and why wearables can be useful for trends without being trusted too literally. They also cover naps, alcohol, caffeine, common sleep aids, magnesium, chamomile, and why worrying too much about sleep can itself become part of the problem. Finally, the episode broadens into brain risk and brain resilience in the modern world. Tommy highlights major risk factors for cognitive decline including hearing loss, high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, obesity, alcohol, air pollution, and toxic exposures like lead and other environmental contaminants. He also gives a nuanced take on technology, arguing that video games, digital tools, and even AI can be either brain-supportive or brain-eroding depending on how they are used. When technology expands your capabilities, it can sharpen cognition. When it replaces thinking entirely, it can weaken the very skills you are trying to preserve. This episode is a practical roadmap for anyone who wants to think more clearly, age better, and protect their brain with smarter everyday decisions. Links: Doug Larson on InstagramCoach Travis Mash on Instagram

Dr. Mohsin Maqbool is a pediatric neurologist and sleep specialist based in Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas. His work focuses on the intersection of neurodevelopment, sleep, and cannabinoid therapeutics in autism spectrum disorder. He is particularly interested in how cannabinoid formulations may influence sleep regulation, behavior, and quality of life in children with autism. At CannMed 26, Mohsin will present “Autism, Sleep, and Medicinal Cannabis: Evaluating 18-Month Efficacy and Safety Outcomes” During our conversation, we discuss: The gaps in current sleep medicine for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Results from Mohsin's 18-month longitudinal study including improvements to total sleep time, sleep onset and maintenance, and overall quality of sleep The method of finding the effective dose for each patient  Cannabinoids' effect on the duration of REM sleep and what the daytime implications are  Thinking of cannabis as a tool to supplement conventional ASD medications and not a replacement  Future research directions – using wearables and EEG to investigate how cannabinoids affect sleep architecture and brain physiology, as well as using biomarkers to see whether patients are a good candidate for cannabinoid therapies Thanks to This Episode's Sponsor: The Society of Cannabis Clinicians  The Society of Cannabis Clinicians is a nonprofit professional association of physicians and other healthcare providers. It provides continuing education—for clinicians, patients, and all concerned about the medical use of cannabis and best practices in clinical care. SCC physicians have been monitoring cannabis use by patients for 20 years and have compiled a wealth of clinical evidence and treatment strategies that will be validated by clinical trials in the years ahead. To learn more about SCC and to join visit cannabisclinicians.org. Additional Resources Effects of Medical Cannabis Treatment for Autistic Children on Family Accommodation: An Open-Label Mixed-Methods Study [Book] Cannabis Is Medicine: How Medical Cannabis and CBD Are Healing Everything from Anxiety to Chronic Pain by Dr. Bonni Goldstein Register for CannMed 26 Meet the CannMed 26 Speakers Review the Podcast CannMed Archive

Este viernes, el salón de actos Sócrates del edificio Rector Sabater, en la Universidad de Murcia, acogerá una jornada dedicada a la ciencia y la historia del sueño. El evento, organizado por la cátedra de Gomarco, contará con la participación del doctor Javier Álvarez y del catedrático en fisiología Juan Antonio Madrid, quien profundizará en cómo el descanso ha moldeado la evolución humana y los riesgos que afronta la sociedad actual.Según explica Madrid, el sueño no es simplemente un estado de inactividad, sino un proceso biológico fundamental que ocupa un tercio de nuestra vida. Durante el sueño REM, el cerebro crea realidades paralelas que han sido claves para la creatividad humana, la resolución de problemas y la cohesión social a través de mitos y narrativas. Además, el descanso actúa como un sistema de limpieza cerebral (sistema glinfático) que, mediante el líquido cefalorraquídeo, elimina depósitos tóxicos asociados a enfermedades como el Alzheimer y el Parkinson.Otro aspecto vital destacado por el experto es la consolidación de la memoria. Dormir permite que la información pase de una "memoria RAM" temporal a un almacenamiento a largo plazo; sin este proceso, los recuerdos y aprendizajes simplemente se borran. Para un adulto saludable, la recomendación se sitúa entre las 7 y 9 horas de sueño, advirtiendo que tanto el déficit como el exceso de horas pueden estar vinculados a diversas patologías.Sin embargo, el estilo de vida moderno ha "trastocado" este equilibrio. Madrid señala que la luz artificial y las pantallas ejercen una "doble agresión": por un lado, la luz azul confunde al cerebro sobre la hora del día, y por otro, la sobreestimulación informativa impide la desconexión mental necesaria antes de dormir. A esto se suma el estrés crónico y el aumento de cortisol, que mantienen el cerebro agitado "como un mar en una tormenta", dificultando el inicio del descanso.Como contraste, el catedrático menciona que tribus de cazadores-recolectores actuales, como los San o los Hadza, apenas conocen el concepto de insomnio, lo que sugiere que gran parte de los problemas actuales de sueño son fruto de nuestra desconexión con los ritmos naturales de luz y oscuridad.

The Sleep Dopamine Cycle Destroying Your BaselineI want you to hear this clearly. You're not lazy. You're not broken. Your brain just didn't finish recovering last night.When you stimulate your system before bed, you spike dopamine at the wrong time. You fall asleep quickly, and I know it feels like it worked. But what your brain needed was sequencing, not shutdown.Your brain has to move through rhythm. Beta settles. Alpha stabilizes. Delta deepens. REM integrates your emotions, your motivation, even your sexual responsiveness. When that rhythm gets interrupted, you wake up slightly low. You reach for your phone, coffee, or stimulation just to feel present. You tell yourself you need more discipline. I'm telling you it's timing.I see this pattern every day on brain maps. Nothing is damaged. Your nervous system adapted to intensity. What you're feeling is instability in your baseline. And you can change that.When you reduce nighttime stimulation and let your brain complete its sequence, dopamine recalibrates. You wake up grounded. You feel self-generated energy again. You don't have to force drive. It's there.I don't want you living in a compensation loop. I want you fully restored. Start restoring your brain's rhythm at https://drtrishleigh.com/ You deserve to feel steady, motivated, and fully online again.Send a textSupport the showHi. I am Dr. Trish Leigh, a Cognitive Neuroscientist, and Sex Addiction Recovery Coach. I am on a mission to help people heal their brains from porn use.My podcasts are designed to help you learn that:

A brand new mix of big 80s hits! Artists include Van Halen, INXS, R.E.M., John Parr, The Michael Stanley Band, Squeeze, Neil Diamond and more! 

Deze week is het 35 jaar geleden dat REM het album Out Of Time uitbracht. Dat album betekende, mede dankzij deze onverwachte hit, de grote doorbraak voor REM. Losing My Religion was de eerste hit voor de band in ons land en belandde meteen op de eerste plaats van de Top 40. Deze podcast gaat over de opkomst van R.E.M. in de late jaren 80 en vroege jaren 90.

Az előző évek tapasztalatai alapján elmondhatjuk, hogy talán ez a leggyengébben menedzselt és bevezetett folyamat a vállalati világban. Nem azért, mert nehéz, vagy mert bonyolult – egy csomó más (hibás) ok miatt fáj a feje emiatt sok menedzsernek. Az utolsó pillanatra hagyják, és a kollégáik érzik, hogy össze lett csapva. Látják, hogy az egész éves teljesítményüket egy sebtében összedobott doksi foglalja össze, és ez kerül be a vállalati rendszerbe. Akik azonban jól végzik ezt a feladatot, az számukra komoly versenyelőny. És gyakran haragszanak a HR-re amiatt, mert alig kaptak ehhez információt és segítséget, egyedül az „ejnye-bejnye” és a határidős emlékeztetők érkeztek tőlük.A következő epizódokban segítünk, hogy hogyan állíts össze, és hogyan közölj a kollégáddal a hatásos teljesítményértékelést. A legrosszabb helyzetből indulunk ki: abból, hogy az előző évben nem tartottál rendszeres One On One megbeszéléseket (tehát nincsenek heti jegyzeteid), és nem készítettél negyedéves értékeléseket sem.Ebben az adásban elmondjuk, hogy hogyan ÍRD MEG az értékelést. Három lépésünk lesz: ADATGYŰJTÉS, az ADATOK KIÉRTÉKELÉSE (nem ugrunk bele azonnal a megírásba), és végül a teljesítményértékelés MEGÍRÁSA. Ez két epizódot is igénybe vesz – a harmadikban pedig elmondjuk, hogyan vezesd le a teljesítményértékelő beszélgetést a kollégával.Mielőtt azonban belekezdenénk, egy megjegyzés és két ajánlás. Az értékelés egy jó teljesítménymenedzsment rendszer utolsó, szinte magától értetődő eleme. Az eredményes menedzserek folyamatosan gondolkodnak, jegyzetelnek, beszélgetnek a teljesítményről, és bátorítják a csapattagokat a fejlődésre. Egész évben! Az ÉRTÉKELÉS ennek a folyamatnak a végén jön el, és mivel a folyamat igen gyenge, ezért az értékelés kerül a középpontba. Ez baj: csak akkor áll ez a teljesítménymenedzsment középpontjában, ha nem végezted év közben a munkádat! Igen, az értékelés fontos, de csak felteszi az i-re a pontot.Az első ajánlásunk, amit tegyél meg MÁR MOST: foglald le a helyszínt arra a dátumra, amikor az értékeléseket közlöd a csapattagokkal. Lépj a többiek előtt, ne kelljen tárgyalóról tárgyalóra ugrálnod minden értékelés után.A második ajánlásunk, hogy jelezd már most a csapatodnak, hogy kérni fogod őket is, hogy értékeljék a saját teljesítményüket. Ehhez kapni fogsz a jegyzet alján néhány segédanyagot is. Ha eddig ezt nem csináltad, jelezd a csapatnak, hogy ne érje őket meglepetésként.Vágjunk is bele: hogyan készítsd el az értékelést?1. Gyűjts adatokatAz adást nem azzal kezdjük, amit az év folyamán kellett volna csinálnod vezetőként: nem beszélünk One On One-okról, visszajelzésekről. Reméljük, hogy mostanra már látod, miért lett volna hasznos, ha ezeket csinálod – de már itt az év vége, abból főzünk, amink van. Bízom benne, hogy ha eddig nem tetted, év elején rögtön belevágsz a négyszemközti beszélgetésekbe.Az adatgyűjtésnek öt forrása lesz: a pozíció, a teljesítményadatok, a kollégával kapcsolatos múltbeli adatok, a kolléga önbevallása, és a szervezeti visszajelzés. Nézzük végig ezeket egyenként.A) Pozíció. Kezdd a munkaköri leírással. Pontos? Minden, ami szerepel benne, helyes? Teljesen lefedi a kolléga feladatait? Van rajta valami, aminek (már) nem kellene szerepelnie? Mi hiányzik róla? És tudjuk, mire gondolsz: „A munkaköri leírás annyira szörnyű, pontatlan, már rég aktualitását vesztette, hogy teljesen értelmetlen ezzel foglalkoznom.” Nos, ez csak annyit jelent, hogy rögtön feljegyezhetsz egy feladatot jövő év elejére: „Munkaköri leírás frissítése.” De még ha nem is friss a leírás, nem szeretnél abba a helyzetbe kerülni, ahol a főnököd és a HR-es ránéz a munkaköri leírásra és megkérdezi: „X területen hogyan teljesített?” Te pedig csak állsz és nézel: „Mi az X terület…?”A munkaköri leírás a standard, amihez képest a teljesítményértékelést megírod. Ha nincs standard, akkor minden, amit leírsz, csak a magánvéleményed lesz. És ez mindaddig nem baj, amíg a HR kedvel téged, vagy a főnököddel makulátlan a kapcsolatod. Az öt mondat, amit neked kell befejezni a munkaköri leíráshoz:* Azért hozta létre a vállalat ezt a pozíciót, mert __________________.* A legfontosabb dolog, amivel ebben a pozícióban ülő kollégának az idejét kellene töltenie, hogy __________________.* A 2-3 legfontosabb felelősség ebben a pozícióban, hogy __________________.* Ahhoz, hogy valaki sikeres legyen ebben a pozícióban, az kell, hogy __________________.* A legegyszerűbb módja, hogy megállapítsuk, hogy valaki jól végzi-e ezt a feladatot, hogy __________________.Fontos: a fenti mondatok a POZÍCIÓRÓL szólnak, nem a csapattagról. Ez adja a kontextust, amihez képest megállapítod, hogyan teljesítenek.B) Teljesítményadatok. Ezen a ponton még mindig nem „a személyt” minősítjük, csak a munkakörben nyújtott előző éves teljesítményéről beszélünk. Három dologra érdemes figyelni:* Objektív adatok* Kritikus események* ViselkedésekNézzük végig ezeket.Objektív adatok. Ha vannak jól felállított metrikáid, standardjaid és jelentéseid, akkor viszonylag könnyen meg tudod szerezni ezeket az információkat. Meglepő, de mégis rendszeresen lemarad – miért? Azért, mert sokkal jobban szeretünk az érzéseinkről és benyomásainkról beszélni, amikor valakit értékelnünk kell, mint kézzelfogható viselkedésekről és adatokról. Ez akkor lesz igazán nagy baj, ha kiemelkedően jó vagy rossz értékelést adsz valakiről, és nem tudod azonnal alátámasztani a benyomásaidat objektív adatokkal. Néhány példa ezekre a metrikákra: késések száma, megválaszolt hívások száma, átlagos minőségi mutató, legyártott darabszám, elvégzett feladatok száma, panaszok, dicséretek száma, hibák száma, helyezés a ranglétrán.Kritikus események. Ez ismét nem biztos, hogy egyszerű. Olyan eseményeket nyugtázunk itt, amelyekben szerepe volt a kollégánknak. Lehet nagy, kicsi, jó vagy rossz. Bármi, ami felismerésekhez juttat bennünket. Ha tartasz One On One-okat, oda külön jegyezheted fel ezeket az eseményeket (például egy sárga post-itre): írd le, hogy pontosan mi történt és a kolléga hogyan kezelte. Egy kiváló forrása lehet még a kritikus eseményeknek: az e-mail-fiókod.Néhány példa:* „Kovács Kft. ügyfélpanaszának kivizsgálása és megoldása”* „Tervezők és gyártás együttműködése az #525 számú prototípusnál”Ha apró dolgokat is feljegyzel, annál jobb! Micsoda meglepetést okozhatsz, ha az erősségeknél észreveszel néhány februári eseményt, és a decemberi értékelésen felírod és megemlíted. Ha használsz mappákat az e-mailekhez, bátran kezdj el külön mappát vezetni ezeknek az eseményeknek: olyan témákhoz, amelyeket az értékelés során említesz majd.Viselkedések. Ez nem az eredményekhez, és nem is a kritikus eseményekhez kapcsolódik. Olyan viselkedéseket említesz itt, amelyeket napról napra, hétről hétre megfigyelsz a kollégánál. A legtöbb vezető itt szintén torzítani szokott a közelmúlt irányába. Talán ismered azt az érzést, amikor a főnököd az éves értékelésben csupa olyan dolgot említ, ami az előző 3-4 hétben történt („mostanában gyakran elkésel…”). Ha azonban rendszeresen adsz visszajelzéseket, és fel is jegyzed azokat (pozitívat és negatívat egyaránt), akkor könnyen össze tudod gyűjteni azokat.Ne általánosságokat írj („kedves”, „motiválatlan”, „proaktív”), hanem konkrét viselkedéseket, mert ez sokkal könnyebbé teszi majd az értékelés megírását.C) Kollégával kapcsolatos múltbeli adatok. A kolléga teljesítményének értékelésénél számít a kolléga háttere. Szerezd meg a cégnél töltött ideje alatt összegyűlt adatokat – például az előző évek értékeléseit. Megdöbbentő, hogy mennyi helyen kezelik ezt „bizalmasan”: a főnök megírja az értékelést, majd bekerül a „szigorúan bizalmas” mappába, hogy aztán a későbbi főnökei se vehessék ki valamilyen ostoba jogi elvre hivatkozva (amely az esetek 99%-ban NEM releváns). A HR pedig nemhogy segítene téged adatokkal, kapuőrként áll az adatok felett. Érthetetlen.Miért fontosak ezek az adatok? Miért fontos, hogy végignézd a kolléga korábbi jelzéseit? Azért, mert itt találod meg, hogy milyen irányba szeretne haladni. Ha 2 éve azt mondta, hogy felső vezetői ambíciói vannak: vajon haladt ebbe az irányba az előző évben? Mit tehettek ezzel kapcsolatban a következő évben? Nem az a cél, hogy az előző évét egy rövid beszélgetés során összefoglald. Az a cél, hogy felvázold, a kolléga honnan hová halad.D) Önértékelés. Akár megköveteli tőled a vállalat, akár nem, azt javasoljuk, hogy kérj tőle önértékelést, amit beépítesz majd a saját értékelésedbe. A jegyzet végén találsz mintát egy e-mailre vagy egy személyes beszélgetésre: ezt használhatod arra, hogy elkérd tőle az értékelést. Adj minden kollégádnak két hetet a kitöltésre. Lehet, hogy az önértékelését nem kapod meg a HR-től automatikusan (abszurd, de néhány helyen így van), ebben az esetben kérd meg, hogy küldjön neked is egy másolatot a válaszairól.E) Szervezeti visszajelzések. Szélesítsd a látókörödet: kérj (anonim) értékeléseket hasonló pozíciókban lévő kollégákról. Ők hogyan írják? Ők mit emelnek ki? Ne a HR-től kérd, hacsak nem ott dolgozol. Kérj el néhány értékelést olyan menedzserektől, akiket nagyra tartasz – így lesz előtted egy minta arról, hogy milyen egy jó értékelés.Emellett kérj visszajelzést a kollégáról olyan kulcsszemélyektől – ügyfelek, belső partnerek, beszállítók –, akik rálátnak a napi viselkedésére.Teljesítményértékelési memó a csapatnak (minta)Biztosan tudjátok, hogy hamarosan eljön az éves teljesítményértékelés ideje. A következő hetekben elkészítem az értékelést, átbeszéljük azt, és megtervezzük a következő évi fejlesztéseket és terveket. Tudom, hogy sokak számára frusztráló ez az időszak. Azon jár a fejünk: „Hogyan teljesítettem?” vagy „Megkapom a kívánt bónuszt / fizetésemelést?”Mielőtt elmondanám, hogy mit fogok tenni, talán érdemes végigmennünk az alapokon. Először is: a teljesítményértékelésnek három szereplője van, és szeretném, ha megértenéd, hogy miért fontos ez a folyamat nekik.* A vállalat (a cégünk) – Szeretné rendszeresen látni, hogy hogyan teljesítenek a benne dolgozó kollégák, mert ez kell az utánpótlás-tervezéshez és a tehetséggondozáshoz. A legjobban teljesítő, és a nehézségekkel küzdő kollégák különösen nagy figyelmet kapnak ilyenkor. Talán észrevetted, hogy ha a vállalat nem kérné, a legtöbb vezető NEM készítene teljesítményértékelést. Akár hiszed, akár nem: a cég azért követeli meg mindezt, hogy megóvjon TÉGED egy rossz vezetőtől, aki egyébként soha nem adna visszajelzést.* Én (a menedzser) – Számomra azért hasznos a folyamat, mert kapok egy lehetőséget, hogy elmondjam, hogyan teljesítesz. Hiszek a visszajelzés erejében: minél többször kapsz, annál jobban teljesítesz majd. És ha jobban teljesítesz, az rám is jó fényt vet vezetőként. (És persze, azt is szeretném, ha a főnökömtől én magam is kapnék visszajelzést.)* Te – Bármennyire is rossz a teljesítményértékelés híre, a legtöbben mégsem hagynák ki, különösen akkor, ha így lemaradnának a fizetéssel és bónuszokkal kapcsolatos részről. Remélem, hogy egyetértesz abban: sokkal jobb, ha pontosan tudod, hányadán állsz, mintha meglepetés érne. Ha jól teljesítesz, azt biztosan szeretnéd hallani, és ha nem, azt is jó, ha minél előbb tudod.Szeretném, ha tudnád: nagyon komolyan veszem ezt a folyamatot, és a legtöbb vezetőnél több időt szánok rá. Tartozom azzal neked ÉS a vállalatnak, hogy a lehető legjobban viszem végig az értékelést. Nem fogok rohanni, épp ezért nem fogom az utolsó pillanatra hagyni az értékelés előkészítését sem.Most röviden megírom, hogyan szoktam elkészíteni az értékelést. Először is, elkezdtem összegyűjteni az adatokat az előző évből, végigmegyek a munkaköri leírásodon és a teljesítményeden, és ellenőrzöm a korábbi célokat. Átnézem a jegyzeteimet, amelyeket korábbi beszélgetéseinken írtam a projektjeiddel és feladataiddal kapcsolatban. Összehasonlítom a teljesítményedet a – korábban közösen megállapított – céljaiddal szemben.Szükségem van ehhez a segítségedre. Szeretném, ha készítenél egy önértékelést a mellékelt űrlap segítségével (ez a hivatalos vállalati űrlap). Kérlek, képzeld magad a helyembe, és ebből a szemszögből értékeld a munkádat. Értékeld magadat számszerűen (ahol az űrlap ezt kéri), és írj példákat az értékelésedhez. Annyit írhatsz, amennyit csak szeretnél. Ha szeretnél olyan témáról is írni, amely az űrlapon nem szerepel, tedd meg – és mondd el, miért tartottad ezt fontosnak.Ez egy lehetőség arra, hogy elmondd, mennyire jól teljesítettél az idén. Arra is lehetőség, hogy emlékeztess olyan eredményekre, amelyeket már elfelejtettem. Arra is kérlek, hogy legyél kritikus magaddal azokon a területeken, ahol fejlődni szeretnél. Ha mindenben tökéletes vagy az űrlap alapján, az nem biztos, hogy olyan hasznos számomra.Kérlek, juttasd el nekem a kitöltött űrlapot eddig: [DÁTUM] Ez körülbelül két hét. Tudom, hogy ez nem túl sok idő, de sajnos most csak ennyi időt tudok adni a kitöltésre.Ígérem, hogy számításba veszem majd az önértékelésedet. A teljesítményértékelő beszélgetéseket a következő dátumtól tartjuk: [DÁTUM]Ha kérdésed van, jelezd bátran.[ALÁÍRÁS]A fenti jegyzet és hanganyag saját, személyes, nemkereskedelmi felhasználásra készült. Bármilyen módon történő újraközlése vagy megosztása (részben vagy egészben) az Onlife írásos engedélyéhez kötött. Ha bármilyen módon szeretnéd belső vagy külső tananyagként, képzési anyagként felhasználni, vedd fel a kapcsolatot velünk a hello@onlife.academy címen vagy vásárolj csoportos előfizetést itt. Ha előfizetést ajándékoznál, ide kattintva teheted meg.Köszönjük, hogy Kör-tagságodat saját célra használod, és ezzel segíted, hogy újabb és újabb vezetői tananyagokat készítsünk. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.onlifekor.hu/subscribe

Jay Gunkelman and Dr. Mari Swingle are back to break down one of the most misunderstood drug classes in mental health — benzodiazepines. Jay walks through the real clinical picture of Klonopin and other benzos: dependence in as little as four weeks, life-threatening withdrawal, and how the brain simply can't learn while you're on them.The panel also covers SSRIs vs. benzos for anxiety, how EEG can literally catch a patient in a lie about drug use, MEG neurofeedback for pain management via the insula, and where neuroimaging technology is headed.

Koffein ist die meistgenutzte psychoaktive Substanz der Welt – und wirkt viel stärker (und individueller), als viele denken. In dieser Folge klären wir, wie Koffein über Adenosin deine Wachheit steuert, warum REM- und Tiefschlaf leiden können und wieso Genetik (CYP1A2 & ADORA2A) mitentscheiden kann, ob Kaffee eher Vorteil oder Risiko ist. Plus: konkrete Dosierungen, Timing-Regeln und versteckte Koffeinquellen von Matcha bis Schmerztablette.

🧭 REBEL Rundown 🔑Key Points Try the coffee nap! Where you combine caffeine and a 30-minute nap to then have that boost energy and alertness by the time it kicks in.💤 Sleep isn’t optional—it’s crucial for memory, mood regulation, and physical recovery. It is fundamentally different from rest❌ Replacing sleep with caffeine isn’t effective and can have negative health impacts. Make getting enough sleep a priority🌞 Sunlight exposure is important for maintaining circadian rhythms and sleep quality. This applies even if you work as a nocturnist💡 Creating a personalized sleep system enhances quality and consistency. It gives you back control of a schedule that you may feel like is out of your hands.🧩 If you’ve tried these strategies and you’re still struggling, consider true sleep pathology (insomnia, shift work disorder, sleep apnea) and get help—this is not a “be tougher” problem.🩺 Better sleep isn’t just about feeling good; it’s directly tied to error reduction, patient safety, and longevity in EM/ICU careers. Click here for Direct Download of the Podcast. 👀Previously Covered and Related Content: REBEL Core Cast: Sleep HygieneREBEL MIND: Rest Is Not Sleep: The Seven Dimensions of True RecoveryRebellion in EM: Care For Yourself – Sleep HygieneFirst10EM: Some Evidence For Working Night ShiftsREBEL MIND: Dunning Kruger Effect 📝 Introduction Welcome to this episode of REBEL MIND, where MIND stands for Mastering Internal Negativity during Difficulty. Here we sharpen the person behind the practitioner by focusing on things that improve our performance, optimizing team dynamics and the human behavior that embodies the hidden curriculum of medicine. Today we are exploring the imperative topic of rest and why it’s not just about sleeping. The second of a two part series, hosted by Dr. Mark Ramzy with guests Dr. Maureen Aiad and Dr. Amil Badoolah, continue our discussion but this time on the multifaceted nature of sleep, how it serves as medicine and how we can use our tools deliberately to get more of it! Cognitive Question How would your clinical performance, patience with families, and long-term career sustainability change if you treated sleep as a non-negotiable clinical intervention rather than a flexible “nice-to-have”? 💤How is Sleep Different From Rest? 1. Rest reduces load; sleep repairs systemsWe previously talked about the 7 types of rest and you can check that out hereExamples of physical rest include: pausing tasks, stepping away from the monitor, taking a walk, stretching, breathing, journaling, connecting with a colleague. This lightens your cognitive/emotional burden.Sleep is fundamentally different in that it’s an active biologic process that helps:Consolidates memory and learning (yes, including the tough cases from last night).Regulates mood, impulse control, and emotional reactivity.Supports immunity, metabolic health, and cardiovascular function.Repairs tissue, replenishes neurotransmitters, and fine-tunes neural networks.You can have “rested but underslept” days (you took breaks but got 4 hours in bed), and “slept but unrested” days (you got hours, but all junk sleep). Both matter, but they are not interchangeable.2. Sleep architecture vs. “knocking out”True restorative sleep cycles through NREM and REM in predictable patterns.Alcohol, late caffeine, and fragmented nights may help you fall asleep faster but:Suppress REM.Shorten deep sleep.Increase awakenings and light sleep.The result: you technically slept, but your brain didn’t get the “software updates” it needed.Biology isn’t built for your scheduleCircadian rhythms were designed for light-day / dark-night cycles, not:10 pm–7 am ED shifts.24-hour calls.6 nights in a row followed by days.Your body can adapt partially, but not instantly and not perfectly. That’s why:You can feel “jet-lagged” even when you haven’t traveled.Sleep before and after nights feels odd and fragile.Recognizing that “this is biologically unnatural” is key: you’re not weak; you’re fighting physiology. 🏥How This Applies to the Emergency Department or ICU? Performance & safetySleep deprivation:Slows reaction time and increases error rate.Impairs risk assessment and complex decision-making.Drops your frustration tolerance with consultants, families, and staff.In both emergency medicine and critical care, that translates into:Anchoring on the wrong diagnosis.Missing subtle clinical changes.Snapping at a tech, nurse or resident and damaging team culture. Chronic health for chronic shift workLong-term sleep disruption is associated with:Hypertension, diabetes, obesity.Depression, anxiety, burnout.Arrhythmias (e.g., AFib) and increased stroke risk.Possibly increased all-cause mortality.You’re already in a high-stress, high-exposure specialty. Chronically poor sleep amplifies that risk profile and can end a career early—or make you miserable while you’re still in it.Culture of “heroics” vs. healthSkipping sleep to pick up extra shifts, late meetings, or “just one more note” is often praised.We rarely celebrate:The attending who says “no” to a 2 pm meeting post-nights.The resident who defends their blackout-curtains-and-earplugs routine. 🛏️Different Ways to Improve Your Sleep Clarify your “sleep non-negotiables”Decide how many hours you realistically need to function (e.g., 7–9 on off days, realistic blocks on nights).Treat those hours as you would a procedure time—blocked, protected, and respected.Use caffeine like a drug, not a reflexAim for ≤ 2 cups equivalent on most days.Avoid caffeine within 4–6 hours of your planned sleep time (remember: it can hang around up to 12 hours).Consider scheduling caffeine for:Early in the shift for alertness.Strategic “coffee naps” (see below), not late-night chugging.Respect alcohol’s impact on sleepRecognize that even small to moderate doses degrade sleep architecture.Avoid using alcohol as a “sleep aid”—you’ll fall asleep faster but sleep worse.If you do drink, separate it from bedtime and keep it modest.Optimize food and fluid timingHydrate consistently on shift, but taper fluids ~4 hours before bed to reduce nocturnal bathroom trips.Avoid heavy, spicy, or large meals within 2–3 hours of sleep to decrease reflux and discomfort.Plan a light, balanced “pre-sleep” snack if going to bed hungry keeps you awake.Move your body (but not right before bed)Regular exercise improves sleep depth and latency.Try to avoid intense workouts within 2 hours of bedtime.On shift: micro-movement (stairs, brisk walks between pods, quick stretch sessions) can help alertness without wrecking sleep later.Control light exposureMaximize sunlight or bright light after waking (even if that’s 3–4 pm after a night).Minimize bright light and screens before sleep:Dim lights.Use night mode/blue-light filters if you must scroll.For daytime sleep:Use blackout curtains, tinfoil, cardboard, or sleep masks.Yes seriously use tinfoil if you have to, we talk about it on the podcast episode!Aim for “I might be blind” darkness—so dark you can’t see your hand in front of your face.Dial in your sleep environmentCool room temperature (fan or AC if possible).White noise or sound machine to mask household/traffic noise.Earplugs and eye masks as needed.Bed used primarily for sleep (and sex)—not for charting, doom scrolling, or email.Strategic power napsKeep naps ≤ 20–30 minutes to avoid sleep inertia.Prefer early-afternoon or pre-night-shift naps.Coffee nap strategy:Drink a small coffee.Immediately lie down for a 20–30 min nap.Wake up as the caffeine kicks in, combining nap benefit + stimulant.Thoughtful melatonin useRemember melatonin is a hormone, not a vitamin gummy.Lower doses often work as well as (or better than) large OTC doses.Use it intentionally and intermittently, not as a crutch every night.Over-reliance may reduce your own natural production and its effectiveness over time.Build pre-sleep ritualsRepeated, calming habits signal your body it’s time to downshift:Warm shower, gentle stretching, or yoga.Guided breathing or body scan.Brief journaling or “brain dump” of tasks to get them out of your head and onto paper.Protect from pathologic patternsIf despite consistent effort you:Snore heavily, stop breathing, or gasp in sleep.Feel excessively sleepy driving home or at work.Cannot fall asleep or stay asleep for weeks to months.Consider evaluation for sleep apnea, insomnia, or shift-work sleep disorder with your physician or sleep specialist. ⏩Immediate Action Steps for Before/During/After Your Next Shift 1. **Before the Shift**: Plan a 20–90 minute nap before your first night shift (many clinicians find 3–5 hours earlier in the day is ideal).I treat ED and ICU shifts very differently. I always sleep 3-5 hours before my night shifts aiming for the full 5 (sometimes 6 or more) hours for my ED shifts because you always have to be “on”. Depending on the ICU I’m working in, I may have a bit more downtime so 3 to 5 hours is plenty.Set a caffeine plan: decide in advance when your last dose will be (e.g., none after 2–3 am if sleeping at 8–9 am).Tell your household, “This is my sleep block” and agree on a plan for kids, pets, deliveries, etc.On my calendar, I completely block off time called “Pre-call sleep” so no meetings can be scheduled and then put my phone in airplane mode2. **During the Shift** Hydrate early; taper fluids in the last 3–4 hours of your shift Eat something light but adequate; avoid “last-minute” heavy meals right before sign-out.Build in micro-breaks and movement: one or two short walks, a few stretches, even a quick stair run if safe.Get outside or near a window for a few minutes of light exposure if possible.3. **After the Shift**On the way home:Use sunglasses to reduce bright morning light if you’re aiming for sleep soon.Avoid “just checking” email or messages; shift into wind-down mode.At home:Do a brief, calming decompression (shower, light snack, 10–15 minutes of low-stimulation TV or reading).Make your room cold, quiet, and dark (blackout curtains, tinfoil/cardboard, white noise, fan).Put your phone on Do Not Disturb and physically place it away from the bed.On my calendar, I completely block off time called “Post-call sleep” so again no meetings can be scheduled and then I personally don’t just put my phone on Do Not Disturb but rather in airplane mode and WIFI OFF If you can’t sleep after ~20–30 minutes:Get out of bed, do something calming in dim light (breathing, gentle stretching, journaling).Return to bed when sleepy—this trains your brain to associate bed with sleep, not frustration. Conclusion Rest and sleep are both critical—but they’re not interchangeable. Rest helps you step out of the constant “on” of our jobs, while sleep is the biological intervention that restores your ability to show up safely and sustainably. Rest ≠ sleep. Rest reduces load; sleep repairs your brain and body. You need both, on purpose.As EM and ICU clinicians, we’re trying to perform formula-one-level medicine with engines that often only see half their maintenance. You won’t fix shift work. You can build a sleep system that respects your biology, your schedule, and your life at home.That system starts with valuing sleep, then prioritizing it, personalizing it, trusting the process when it’s imperfect, and actively protecting both your routine and your mindset. 🚨 Clinical Bottom Line Sleep is medicine. Shift work is biologically unnatural. Struggling does not mean you’re weak; it means you’re human fighting physiology. Use your tools deliberately. Caffeine, naps, light, food, movement, melatonin, and environment can be leveraged—or can quietly sabotage you. Build and defend a personalized sleep routine. Communicate it, normalize it, and protect it from casual encroachment. You can’t control every trauma, code, or admission—but you can control how seriously you take your own recovery. Your patients, your team, and your future self all benefit when you do. Further Reading Espie CA. The ‘5 principles’ of good sleep health. J Sleep Res. 2022 Jun; PMID: 34676592Solodar, J“Sleep hygiene: Simple practices for better rest.” Harvard Health, 31 January 2025 Link is HereSuni, E.“Mastering Sleep Hygiene: Your Path to Quality Sleep.” Sleep Foundation, 7 July 2025, Link is Here Meet the Authors Mark Ramzy, DO Co-Editor-in-Chief Cardiothoracic Intensivist and EM Attending RWJBH / Rutgers Health, Newark, NJ Maureen Aiad, DO Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, New York Amil Badoolah, DO Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, New York REBEL Core Cast 119.0 – Sleep Hygiene REBEL Core Cast 119.0 – Sleep Hygiene Click here for Direct Download of ... Read More The post REBEL MIND – How to Sleep When the World Says You Can't appeared first on REBEL EM - Emergency Medicine Blog.

Interview with  Steve Wynn of the Dream Syndicate. Steve Wynn is a singer, musician and songwriter. He led the band the Dream Syndicate from 1981 to 1989 in Los Angeles, afterward began a solo career, and then reformed the Dream Syndicate in 2001     Steve's info : (links to Medicine Show release ) https://www.stevewynn.net/dream_syndicate_medicine_show.php.   Steve's Bio: Steve Wynn was born in Santa Monica, California in 1960 and got his first guitar (a nylon-string acoustic) when he was nine, shortly after which he wrote his first song "Sing My Blues". He formed his first band "The Light Bulbs" that same year and the band made the circuit of parties and school functions; the band's oldest member was ten years old. By the time he was 13, Wynn had played in bands with such colorful names as Purple Passion and Sudden Death Overtime, alternating between his own early originals and songs by Neil Young, The Rolling Stones and The Who. In the years that followed, Wynn found himself sidetracked by a strong desire to become a sportswriter. Abandoning his electric guitar for a notepad, pen and typewriter Wynn found himself on the other side of the interview, speaking to football, basketball and baseball players and dreaming of one day seeing his name on the masthead of Sports Illustrated. During his high school years, Wynn entertained notions of becoming a sportswriter but the excitement and immediacy of the punk rock explosion of 1977 brought him back into the world of songwriting and performing. He found himself writing and playing guitar for UC Davis (near Sacramento) New Wave pioneers "Suspects", a band for whom Wynn wrote over 100 songs, none of which he has performed since. A move back to Los Angeles with Suspects lead singer Kendra Smith was the first step towards the formation of The Dream Syndicate, the band with whom Wynn would gain national and eventually international acclaim. The Dream Syndicate played together for the first time in December 1981 and within three weeks had recorded its self-titled first EP. The record was released in April 1982 and followed six months later by the band's debut album "The Days of Wine and Roses", an album which fans and critics alike still consider one of the best and most important rock albums of all time. Those early years are represented here by "When You Smile" and "That's What You Always Say," songs which have been covered, respectively, by Concrete Blonde and Luna. The band was almost immediately signed by A&M Records for whom it recorded the landmark "Medicine Show" (the title song opens this compilation), a record that was recently named one of the 40 best rock albums of all time by the London Guardian and whose songs have been covered by REM and The Black Crowes among many others. Several years of worldwide touring (including several trips to Europe and Japan and Australia) followed before the band broke up at the end of 1988. Wynn has said "As proud as I was of The Dream Syndicate, our music and our accomplishments I felt we had reached our peak and everything that followed would have been a disappointment. I wanted to be a band that broke up while we were still doing our best work." In 1990 Wynn came back with his first solo offering "Kerosene Man," an album of incredible diversity that showed Wynn's enormous growth as a songwriter and record-maker. The songs "Carolyn" and "Tears Won't Help" were among the most-played songs that year on Modern Rock radio stations and his video for "Carolyn" was in regular rotation on MTV for six weeks. The follow-up "Dazzling Display" was Wynn's most elaborate production to date, a dizzying synthesis of the best rock music of the previous 30 years featuring the talents of, among others, REM's Peter Buck, Concrete Blonde's Johnette Napolitano and members of The Bangles, The Turtles and the touring bands of Lou Reed and Tracy Chapman. A four-day writing vacation in Richmond, Virginia with the House of Freaks' Bryan Harvey turned into the side-project supergroup Gutterball who released two albums, garnered overwhelming press response and built a frenetic cult following; the Black Crowes took the band out as its opening act even before the first Gutterball record was released. Not one to stand still, Wynn followed the success of Gutterball with the more introspective "Fluorescent", an album whose single "Carelessly" picked up heavy radio play throughout the US and Europe. In 1994, Wynn moved to New York City. He harnessed the excitement and energy of his new home in his record "Melting in the Dark". The two albums that followed,"Sweetness and Light" and "My Midnight", found Wynn settling into the sound that would define the next phase of his solo career. In 2001, Steve went to Tucson and recorded the double album "Here Come the Miracles" which was released to overwhelming critical acclaim. The album was seen as a stunning comeback and appeared on many year-end critics' surveys along with winning Best Alternative Rock Album by the American Federation of Independent Music. The album was followed by "Static Transmission" and "...tick...tick...tick", both also recorded in Tucson with his new backing unit "The Miracle 3" and which were viewed as part of a "Desert Trilogy" that is seen by many as the best work of his career. But Wynn has never been one to settle into an easy or predictable groove. Since the last of the desert trilogy he has recorded "Cast Iron Soul", a new Danny & Dusty album with Green On Red's Dan Stuart, joined forces with his wife and drummer Linda Pitmon and legendary Spanish producer Paco Loco to concoct the twisted pop side project "Smack Dab", and collaborated with the Walkabouts' Chris Eckman in Slovenia on the lush and lavish "Crossing Dragon Bridge", a record that made up a tandem of new releases in 2008 with "The Baseball Project", a baseball song cycle collaboration with Pitmon and also Scott McCaughey and Peter Buck of REM and the Minus 5. In the midst of such a prolific recording career, Wynn has still found time to average over 100 shows a year all over the world. He has found himself as welcome in Rome, Oslo, Athens, Brussels, London and Madrid as he has in Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, Chicago and Boston. And for the devoted fans he has made in these and many other cities, his extensive discography of music reflects the consensus among fans: that Steve Wynn is one of the most adventurous, accomplished and exciting songwriters of the last few decades. If all of this is still news to you, just put on this cd and get ready to join the legions of people who have enjoyed Wynn's dazzling display of songs over the last 25 years.  

Alcohol after 40 can quietly disrupt sleep, drive cravings, and slow fat loss—especially for busy women juggling stress and recovery. In this solo episode, Episode 188, Dr. Anthony explains what happens physiologically when you drink and shares a simple, realistic plan to drink smarter.In this solo episode, Dr. Anthony explains what happens in the body when alcohol shows up (including why fat burning downshifts), how alcohol disrupts sleep quality even if you fall asleep faster, and why that can amplify next-day hunger, stress eating, and low patience. You'll also get the healthiest drink choices, the biggest pitfalls, and a simple protocol to enjoy an occasional drink without paying for it all week.Rate & Review: If this episode helped you feel clearer about alcohol after 40, please leave a quick rating and review. It helps more women find practical, science-backed guidance they can actually use.Join the Fit Mother Community: If you want a clear plan for nutrition, workouts, and accountability that fits busy life after 40, join us inside Fit Mother Foundations at www.fitmotherproject.com and come be part of the community.Key TakeawaysAlcohol after 40 — bigger “next-day ripple”Fat burning pause — why progress stallsBlood sugar swings — cravings feel louderSleep architecture disruption — REM takes the hitNext-day mood + patience — sleep connectionWomen: estrogen shifts — important risk context“Sugary cocktails” trap — the fastest derailBest choices — clear spirits, low-sugar mixers, dry wineTiming rule — last drink 3–4 hours before bedFood rule — protein + fiber firstHydration rule — 1:1 drink-to-waterStress relief check — if it's coping, it's a signalTry out The Fresh-Pressed Olive Oil Club for a buck!Want truly fresh, high-quality olive oil delivered to your door? Go to go.getfreshfitfather.com to join the Fresh-Pressed Olive Oil Club. For just $1 shipping, you'll get a complimentary full-size bottle (a $39 value) of one of T.J.'s favorite finds.No contracts. No pressure. No required purchases—cancel whenever you want.Fit Father / Fit Mother LIVE 2026! Want to experience this stuff in person with hundreds of Fit Fathers and Fit Mothers? Join us for Fit Father / Fit Mother Live in Phoenix, August 7–9 for teaching sessions, healthy meals, and real community connection. Reserve your spots today and spend an unforgettable weekend with us.Take an Adventure with FFP in 2026!Belize Service Trip — June 6-12, 2026. For information: www.fitfatherproject.com/belizeFit Father / Fit Mother LIVE 2026 — August 7–9, 2026 Click here to join us in Phoenix!Run the Bourbon Chase Ragnar in Kentucky! Write to support@fitfatherproject.com for more information. October 2-3, 2026.Want To Change Your Life? Check Out Foundations!Foundations is a simple, sustainable, and specific weight loss program designed especially for busy men over 40. With short metabolic training workouts, an easy-to-follow meal plan, and an accountability team there for you every step of the way, Foundations can help you lose weight, regain energy and vitality, and live life to the fullest. Click here to see everything you get when you join Foundations, subscribe to our YouTube Channel, check out our blog, and follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Threads.*Please know that weight loss results and health changes/improvements vary individually; you may not achieve similar results. Always consult with your doctor before making health decisions. This is not medical advice - simply very well-researched information on alcohol after 40 and how it affects sleep, hormones, and fat loss.

This episode I am reading from Daniel Rekshan's book 'Galethog the Grey's Field Guide to Anomalous Geometry' "Greetings fellow travelers, I am Galethog the Grey and this is my field guide to you. Perhaps you are lost in a Terran Matrix, those hidden hive minds have many caves! Perhaps you are stuck in a screen memory, don't forget that they key is geometric and not numeric, as your Christopher Walken once said as his played Whitely Strieber who once imagined the Grey alien form. If you haven't guessed, I am a Grey, a Tall Grey to be exact. I'm the one who controls the short Greys as they poorly perform their covert medical procedures according to my telepathic suggestion. And I'm going to teach you enough geometry to finally decode the secret messages we've marked on the skin of around half all abductees..." This book presents the mantic art of divination using anomalous geometric body marks such as from alien abductions, past lives, fairy encounters, and other supernatural sources. Half of this book is a rational and scholarly inquiry, the other half is an irrational and imaginative inquiry (channeled text from Galethog the Tall Grey Extraterrestrial Alien). The research is based on Integral Theory, which recommends mixed-methods approaches to integrate objective and subjective perspectives. While previous abduction researchers such as Hopkins and the medieval witch-hunters presented body marks evidence for supernatural visitation, this book puts forward a communication hypothesis. Anomalous geometry may be a potential source of SETI-style communications from ET/NHI civilizations. Just as many people find meaning in crop-circles, so too many meaning be found in the geometry of the strange body marks associated with alien abductions and other supernatural experiences. This book is a compliment to Missing Time Found, which presented the hypothesis that UFO missing time is like unremembered REM dreaming and that regression hypnosis is like shamanic dreamwork, arguing against the epistemology of recovered memory and for the epistemology of dreams. Galethog the Grey's Field Guide to Anomalous Geometry argues against the use of anomalous body marks alone as physical evidence for historic or physical events and argues for the use of body marks as oracles. Bio Daniel Rekshan is an integrative researcher, hypnotist, and software developer working at the frontier of dreamwork and artificial intelligence. His career bridges empirical data systems with transpersonal exploration, creating new ways to measure and collaborate with consciousness. Inspired by SETI @ Home, Daniel envisioned a distributed research network where human minds — not just machines — become the receivers. Instead of searching radio frequencies for alien transmissions, D-SETI Dreamwork searches the inner sky: analyzing patterns in distributed human dreaming through ethical AI systems now powerful enough to explore this hypothesis at planetary scale. Daniel's background spans classical liberal arts education, integral studies, and professional software engineering. He trained in dreamwork, hypnosis, and transpersonal psychology while studying philosophy, symbolic systems, and contemplative traditions. Professionally, he has worked as a full-stack developer at Goodreads, a data systems architect at Community Attributes, and a technical contributor at LightNet and Archimedes Digital. He co-created the DreamWell app and has led multiple AI and visualization projects focused on extracting meaning from complex human experience. https://dseti.org/about/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSXJY11R https://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/alienufopodcastMy book 'Verified Near Death Exeriences' https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXKRGDFP Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

If you want to get leaner and live longer check out https://milliondollarbodylabs.com   Have you ever woken up feeling like you need a gallon of coffee just to survive the first hour of your day? In this episode I share a compilation of previous episodes to help you improve the quality of your sleep and wake up feeling a lot better. I explain a system to get the power of rest. I discuss the difference between sleep for repair and sleep for health and why consistency remains a requirement. We have excerpts from interviews, where Alex Neist explains mouth taping to stop snoring and Jill MacRae and Lori Oliver provide resets for wake-ups. We talk about how sleep manages hormones and helps you show up for family and career.   Key Takeaways Deep sleep is essential for physical recovery, muscle repair, and immune function, while REM sleep handles cognitive recovery, memory consolidation, and mood regulation. Consistency is a primary key for deep sleep; maintaining a regular schedule even on weekends supports your circadian rhythm. Mouth taping can trigger nitric oxide release, reduce snoring, and improve sleep quality by encouraging nasal breathing. A solid wind-down routine should include reading a physical book, using a sleep mask as a psychological trigger, and turning off electronics. Managing sleep helps regulate fat loss hormones like leptin and ghrelin, often making fat loss feel "effortless" once rest is prioritized.   Resources Nate Palmer: The founder of The Million Dollar Body and author of "The Million Dollar Body Method", Nate has been coaching for over 15 years and has worked personally with over 1,000 clients. Website: https://milliondollarbodylabs.com Book: The Million Dollar Body Method Lean Energy Stack: https://milliondollarbodylabs.com/pages/lean Instagram: @_milliondollarbody

Alcohol after 40 hits differently—especially when it comes to sleep quality, cravings, recovery, and fat loss. In this solo episode, Episode 279, Dr. Anthony breaks down what actually happens in your body when you drink, why alcohol gets metabolic priority, and how to make smarter choices without derailing your goals.You'll also learn why alcohol can make you feel sleepy but still wreck your sleep quality (especially REM), and why that ripple effect can hit impulse control, recovery, blood sugar, and motivation the next day. Dr. Anthony closes with practical “drink smarter” rules, the healthiest choices if you do drink, and a simple plan to enjoy occasional alcohol without letting it quietly sabotage your goals.Rate & Review: If this episode helped you think differently about alcohol after 40, we'd love a quick rating and review. It helps more dads find the show, and it keeps these solo deep-dives coming.Join the Fit Father Community: Want coaching, accountability, and a proven plan that fits real life after 40? Join us inside Fit Father Foundations at www.fitfatherproject.com and plug into the community support that makes consistency easier. Key TakeawaysAlcohol gets metabolic priority — fat burning pausesAcetaldehyde + dehydration — hangover chemistry 101Blood sugar swings — cravings and snack attacks“Sleepy” isn't restorative — REM disruption matters3 a.m. wake-ups — when alcohol clears, sleep fragmentsMen: testosterone down, estrogen up — recovery suffersWomen: estrogen shifts — important context for risk“Health halo” myth — modern data is less forgivingBest choices — clear spirits, low-sugar mixers, dry wineWorst choices — sugary cocktails, sweet wines, heavy beersSmarter rules — 1:1 drink-to-water, eat protein/fiber firstTiming rule — last drink 3–4 hours before bedNext-day support — minerals, hydration, sleep protectionTry out The Fresh-Pressed Olive Oil Club for a buck!Want truly fresh, high-quality olive oil delivered to your door? Go to go.getfreshfitfather.com to join the Fresh-Pressed Olive Oil Club. For just $1 shipping, you'll get a complimentary full-size bottle (a $39 value) of one of T.J.'s favorite finds.No contracts. No pressure. No required purchases—cancel whenever you want.Fit Father / Fit Mother LIVE 2026! Want to experience this stuff in person with hundreds of Fit Fathers and Fit Mothers? Join us for Fit Father / Fit Mother Live in Phoenix, August 7–9 for teaching sessions, healthy meals, and real community connection. Reserve your spots today and spend an unforgettable weekend with us.Take an Adventure with FFP in 2026!Fit Father Sedona Retreat — April 2026.Belize Service Trip — June 6-12, 2026. For information: www.fitfatherproject.com/belizeFit Father / Fit Mother LIVE 2026 — August 7–9, 2026 Click here to join us in Phoenix!Run the Bourbon Chase Ragnar in Kentucky! Write to support@fitfatherproject.com for more information. October 2-3, 2026.Want To Change Your Life? Check Out Foundations!Foundations is a simple, sustainable, and specific weight loss program designed especially for busy men over 40. With short metabolic training workouts, an easy-to-follow meal plan, and an accountability team there for you every step of the way, Foundations can help you lose weight, regain energy and vitality, and live life to the fullest. Click here to see everything you get when you join Foundations, subscribe to our YouTube Channel, check out our blog, and follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Threads.*Please know that weight loss results and health changes/improvements vary individually; you may not achieve similar results. Always consult with your doctor before making health decisions. This is not medical advice - simply very well-researched information on alcohol after 40 and how it affects sleep, hormones, and fat loss.

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. David Rabin for a mind-expanding conversation on what we've fundamentally gotten wrong about mental health—and why treating symptoms instead of root causes keeps us stuck. They unpack how smartphones hijack our dopamine, why modern convenience works against our nervous systems, and what it really takes to break free from a chronic sympathetic (fight-or-flight) state. From the ancestral role of dopamine and the science behind hugs to nuanced discussions on anxiety, autism spectrum disorder, psychedelics, and ibogaine, this episode bridges ancient biology with cutting-edge research. Dr. Rabin also dives into the “Ape Theory” and the importance of understanding specific mushroom strains rather than lumping them all together. The conversation wraps with insights on Apollo Neuro, sleep optimization, respiratory rates, the “first night effect,” and a refreshing reminder that living a simple, happy life may be the most powerful biohack of all.Dr. David Rabin, MD, PhD, is a translational neuroscientist, board-certified psychiatrist, health tech entrepreneur & inventor who has been studying the impact of chronic stress in humans for more than two decades. He is the co-founder & Chief Medical Officer at Apollo Neuroscience, which has developed the first scientifically-validated wearable technology that actively improves energy, focus & relaxation, using a novel touch therapy that signals safety to the brain.In addition to his clinical psychiatry practice, Dr. Rabin is currently conducting research on wearable and technology-based solutions for mental illnesses and the mechanism of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy in treatment-resistant mental illnesses. He received his MD in medicine and PhD in neuroscience from Albany Medical College and specialized in psychiatry with a distinction in research at Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He has been married to his co-founder, Kathryn Fantauzzi, since 2016.SHOW NOTES:0:40 Welcome to the podcast!4:06 About Dave Rabin5:03 Welcome him to the show!6:36 What have we gotten wrong about mental health?8:15 Interaction with our smart phones11:12 Treating symptoms, not the cause12:25 Breaking free from sympathetic state15:48 The ancestral purpose of dopamine19:06 Patience vs Convenience24:08 Why we need hugs for health28:29 *CALOCURB*29:40 Anxiety & Autism Spectrum Disorder 32:09 When are psychedelics appropriate?35:34 Knowing your mushroom strain39:42 Ibogaine benefits46:21 Germ theory & antibiotics51:12 The Ape Theory57:13 About the Apollo1:03:05 How it increases deep & REM sleep1:04:01 Average respiratory rates1:08:05 “First Night Effect”1:08:54 How to live a simple, happy life1:11:32 “The Four Agreements”1:15:03 His final piece of advice1:17:40 Thanks for tuning in!RESOURCES:Calocurb - code: RENEE10_______________Website: David Rabin MD, PhD, Apollo NeuroApollo Neuro - Discount code: BIOHACKERBABESDr. Rabin's Book: A Simple Guide to Being AliveInstagram: @drdavidrabinTwitter: @daverabinWikipedia: David Rabin MD, PhDPodcast Website: The Psychedelic NewsDocumentaries: How to Change Your Mind, War in WavesMycology Psychology FREE Community CallSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/biohacker-babes-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Claim your complimentary gift of my exclusive mini weight care guide today!Link: Weight Care Guide — Dr. Francavilla Show (thedrfrancavillashow.com)Thinking about cutting back on alcohol—but not sure if it's really necessary? For years, we were told that moderate drinking, especially red wine, might support heart health. A nightly glass felt harmless—maybe even beneficial. But the research has shifted.We now know alcohol doesn't improve longevity or heart outcomes and may increase the risk of cancer, liver disease, sleep disruption, weight gain, cognitive decline, and hormonal imbalance. In this episode, we break down what the science actually shows—clearly, calmly, and without guilt.If you've been wondering whether alcohol is affecting your sleep, metabolism, brain health, or long-term risk, this conversation will give you clarity.In this episode, we cover:Alcohol and Cancer Risk – Why alcohol is classified as a Group 1 carcinogen and what “no safe level” really means.Heart Health: The Red Wine Myth – What newer data shows about blood pressure, atrial fibrillation, stroke risk, and why alcohol is not recommended for cardiovascular protection.Brain Health and Cognitive Function – How even moderate drinking impacts gray matter, cognitive decline risk, and daily mental clarity.Sleep Disruption – Why alcohol may help you fall asleep faster but quietly damages REM sleep and restorative rest.Fat Loss and Metabolism – How alcohol adds hidden calories, pauses fat burning, increases cravings, and shifts key hormones.The Silent Liver Risk – How alcohol compounds fatty liver disease and accelerates long-term liver damage.Hormonal Effects – The impact on cortisol, insulin sensitivity, testosterone, estrogen, fertility, and immune resilience.Cutting Back Without Missing Out – Realistic strategies for social settings, simple swaps, and how to reduce alcohol without isolation.Reducing alcohol isn't about perfection—it's about alignment. When daily habits support long-term health goals, the body responds in powerful ways. Even small, intentional changes can make a meaningful difference.Connect with me:Instagram: doctorfrancavillaFacebook: Help Your Patients Lose Weight with Dr. FrancavillaWebsite: Dr. Francavilla ShowYoutube: The Doctor Francavilla ShowGLP Strong: glpstrong.com

This week I'm talking to Daniel Rekshan about his book 'Galethog the Grey's Field Guide to Anomalous Geometry' "Greetings fellow travelers, I am Galethog the Grey and this is my field guide to you. Perhaps you are lost in a Terran Matrix, those hidden hive minds have many caves! Perhaps you are stuck in a screen memory, don't forget that they key is geometric and not numeric, as your Christopher Walken once said as his played Whitely Strieber who once imagined the Grey alien form. If you haven't guessed, I am a Grey, a Tall Grey to be exact. I'm the one who controls the short Greys as they poorly perform their covert medical procedures according to my telepathic suggestion. And I'm going to teach you enough geometry to finally decode the secret messages we've marked on the skin of around half all abductees..." This book presents the mantic art of divination using anomalous geometric body marks such as from alien abductions, past lives, fairy encounters, and other supernatural sources. Half of this book is a rational and scholarly inquiry, the other half is an irrational and imaginative inquiry (channeled text from Galethog the Tall Grey Extraterrestrial Alien). The research is based on Integral Theory, which recommends mixed-methods approaches to integrate objective and subjective perspectives. While previous abduction researchers such as Hopkins and the medieval witch-hunters presented body marks evidence for supernatural visitation, this book puts forward a communication hypothesis. Anomalous geometry may be a potential source of SETI-style communications from ET/NHI civilizations. Just as many people find meaning in crop-circles, so too many meaning be found in the geometry of the strange body marks associated with alien abductions and other supernatural experiences. This book is a compliment to Missing Time Found, which presented the hypothesis that UFO missing time is like unremembered REM dreaming and that regression hypnosis is like shamanic dreamwork, arguing against the epistemology of recovered memory and for the epistemology of dreams. Galethog the Grey's Field Guide to Anomalous Geometry argues against the use of anomalous body marks alone as physical evidence for historic or physical events and argues for the use of body marks as oracles. Bio Daniel Rekshan is an integrative researcher, hypnotist, and software developer working at the frontier of dreamwork and artificial intelligence. His career bridges empirical data systems with transpersonal exploration, creating new ways to measure and collaborate with consciousness. Inspired by SETI @ Home, Daniel envisioned a distributed research network where human minds — not just machines — become the receivers. Instead of searching radio frequencies for alien transmissions, D-SETI Dreamwork searches the inner sky: analyzing patterns in distributed human dreaming through ethical AI systems now powerful enough to explore this hypothesis at planetary scale. Daniel's background spans classical liberal arts education, integral studies, and professional software engineering. He trained in dreamwork, hypnosis, and transpersonal psychology while studying philosophy, symbolic systems, and contemplative traditions. Professionally, he has worked as a full-stack developer at Goodreads, a data systems architect at Community Attributes, and a technical contributor at LightNet and Archimedes Digital. He co-created the DreamWell app and has led multiple AI and visualization projects focused on extracting meaning from complex human experience. https://dseti.org/about/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSXJY11R https://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/alienufopodcastMy book 'Verified Near Death Exeriences' https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXKRGDFP Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Learn how mulberry silk pillowcases and eye masks can revolutionize your sleep and beauty routine. From wrinkle prevention to deeper REM sleep, we unpack the science behind silk's surprising benefits and share expert care tips to make your investment last. Learn more at https://mayfairsilk.com/products/precious-pink-pillowcase-and-flamingos-deep-sleep-eye-mask-gift-set Mayfairsilk City: London Address: 13 Hanover Square Website: https://www.mayfairsilk.com

In this episode of Somnilopod, we break down the difference between healthspan vs lifespan and why midlife adults should focus less on longevity hype and more on functional, metabolic, and cognitive resilience. If you're navigating midlife sleep changes, inflammation, insulin resistance, or recovery struggles, this science-based deep dive explains how sleep quality directly impacts inflammation control, brain health, hormone balance, cardiovascular risk, and healthy aging. We explore the role of slow wave sleep, REM sleep, the glymphatic system, and growth hormone in protecting muscle mass, preventing cognitive decline, and improving metabolic health — without biohacking extremes. If your goal is healthy aging, better recovery, reduced chronic inflammation, and staying strong and sharp for decades to come, this episode connects the dots between sleep science, longevity research, and real-world Gen X wellness strategies that actually move the needle.

Hoy en La Gran Travesía tenemos un podcast donde podréis escuchar a The Doors, The Who, Iron Maiden, Patti Smith, Blondie, Pink Floyd, REM, Mars Volta, The Soundtrack Of Our Lives, Nirvana, Rush... y muchos más. ▶️ Y ya sabéis, si os gusta el programa y os apetece, podéis apoyarnos y colaborar con nosotros por el simple precio de una cerveza al mes, desde el botón azul de iVoox, y así, además podéis acceder a todo el archivo histórico exclusivo. Muchas gracias también a todos los mecenas y patrocinadores por vuestro apoyo: Aida Borrallo, Eduardo Gutiérrez, Belén B, Rafa Navarro, José Carlos Lozano, Ikatza, Cabe1961, Guillermo Esteban, Diego Román, Tole, Raquel, Poncho C, Sergio Rodríguez Rojas, Javier, Jose Antonio Moral, Juanito, Octavio Oliva, Andreea Deea, Samuel Sánchez, Igor Gómez Tomás, Matías Ruiz Molina, Eduardo Villaverde Vidal, Víctor Fernández Martínez, Rami, Leo Giménez, Alberto Velasco, Poncho C, Francisco Quintana, Con, Tete García, Jose Angel Tremiño, Marco Landeta Vacas, Oscar García Muñoz, Raquel Parrondo, Nacho, Javito, Alberto, Moy, Dani Pérez, Santi Oliva, Vicente DC, Leticia, Melomanic, Arturo Soriano, Gemma Codina, Raquel Jiménez, Pedro, SGD, Raul Andres, Tomás Pérez, Pablo Pineda, Quim Goday, Enfermerator, Joaquín, Horns Up, Victor Bravo, Fonune, Francisco González, Marcos Paris, Daniel A, Redneckman, Elliott SF, Sementalex, Miguel Angel Torres, Suibne, Noyatan, Iván Menéndez, Niksisley y a los mecenas anónimos.

Each week we aim to bring together the biggest events in Vtubing and talk about what's been going on. Stop by, hang out, and let's catch up with us! Quick reminder that we record on Tuesdays so some large stories from the week may not appear. Buy Merch Here!  https://otamerch.shop/ Join this discord : https://discord.gg/M7tVYWTSFR Follow here for updates: https://twitter.com/SuperChatsPod Shorts over here: https://www.tiktok.com/@superchatspod Playlist of music: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp6uXoGNUwk9Tq0NWOwaCLGruX0XdVBfd 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:42 FalseEyeD Graduation Announcement 00:12:15 Hololive's Charity Marathon Concluded 00:21:24 Nimi's 3D Anniversary Live 00:32:46 Aki's Birthday 3D Live 00:45:41 Jakks Pacific Getting into Holo Merch 00:56:47 Random BAFTA Discussion 01:05:29 Miwa's Birthday Week Celebration 01:13:09 New Hololive Fan Website from Hiro 01:16:47 Okayu's Non-Delicious 01:18:15 Calli and GG covered You Are My Monster 01:19:35 Kanade covered Iris Out 01:20:36 Eimi covered Yin Yang Relationship 01:24:23 Miori covered Paper Plane 01:26:31 Kanna covered Zoku Zoku 01:28:26 Penny covered I Can't Wait 01:30:23 Kam's Stuff 01:38:15 Bae's Telephone Game 01:43:24 REM's Stream 01:46:14 That Time Nene Got the PP Wand 01:48:19 Mint's Bioshock Playthrough 01:55:00 V Sensei's Hour of Animal Facts 01:56:43 Phase Connect's Killer Inn Collab 02:01:57 Octavio's Tribute to his Mom 02:03:52 Community and Shilling 02:09:53 Birfdays

"You can never outperform your self-image."  Most people don't have a health problem. They have a metabolic problem. And it's not random — it's built from daily habits. The real shift starts with ownership. Change how you see yourself, clean up what you eat, create space between meals, move your body, and protect your sleep. The body is designed to heal — but only if you stop overwhelming it.  Ben Azadi shares how hitting rock bottom forced him to rebuild from the inside out. After losing 80 pounds, he spent nearly two decades helping others reverse metabolic dysfunction through simple principles: single-ingredient foods, strategic fasting (18:6 daily, occasional 24-hour resets), 90 minutes of REM and deep sleep, daily walking, and eliminating inflammatory seed oils.  This isn't about perfection. It's about alignment. Small shifts. Consistent action.  If you've been chasing symptoms, this conversation reframes the game — and puts the control back in your hands.  Learn more & connect:   Book: Metabolic Freedom by Ben Azadi  https://www.metabolicfreedombook.com  Also in this episode:  Book: Good Energy by Casey Means & Callie Means  Nutritional course by Max Lugavere  MAHA: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.  You're invited to come to a Sovereign Circle meeting to experience it for yourself. To learn more, go to https://www.sovereignman.ca/. While you're there, check out the Battle Ready program and check out the store for Sovereign Man t-shirts, hats, and books. 

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Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot discuss the music, history and legacy of R.E.M. with biographer Peter Ames Carlin. The hosts share their own personal experiences covering the band over the years.Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TBecome a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnGMake a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lUSend us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops Featured Songs:R.E.M., "Losing My Religion," Out of Time, Warner Bros., 1991The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967R.E.M., "It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)," Document, I.R.S., 1987R.E.M., "Orange Crush," Green, Warner Bros., 1988R.E.M., "The One I Love," Document, I.R.S., 1987R.E.M., "Radio Free Europe," Murmur, I.R.S., 1983R.E.M., "Begin the Begin," Lifes Rich Pageant, I.R.S., 1986R.E.M., "Low," Out of Time, Warner Bros., 1991R.E.M., "Bittersweet Me," New Adventures in Hi-Fi, Warner Bros., 1996R.E.M., "Everybody Hurts," Automatic for the People, Warner Bros., 1992R.E.M., "Imitation of Life," Reveal, Warner Bros., 2001R.E.M., "Shiny Happy People," Out of Time, Warner Bros., 1991R.E.M., "Strange Currencies," Monster, Warner Bros., 1994R.E.M., "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?," Monster, Warner Bros., 1994R.E.M., "Man on the Moon," Automatic for the People, Warner Bros., 1992Beach Bunny, "Big Pink Bubble (Live on Sound Opinions)," Tunnel Vision, AWAL, 2025See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

TW: there is a story about sexual assault of minors around the time stamp 14:10-21.    Our Feminist Buzzkill Lizz is solo this week, serving you a pod full of horror — but with that super sweet pro-abortion cherry on top! She brings you up to speed on the latest WTAF reports of the government rounding up pregnant migrant teens and shipping them to a Texas prison known for not providing adequate healthcare. Yes, you read that right. Add in increased cases of pregnancy criminalization and the Right's continued crusade against abortion pills out of Kentucky and Louisiana, and we're ready to just nope right the fuck off this planet.   GUEST ROLL CALL:   Becca Rea-Tucker, The Sweet Feminist, is here to chat about her new book, The Abortion Companion handbook and allllll things abortion! Pro-abortion cakes AND supporting abortion seekers? WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR?!   Times are heavy, but knowledge is power, y'all. We gotchu.    OPERATION SAVE ABORTION: You can still join the 10,000+ womb warriors fighting the patriarchy by clicking HERE to for past Operation Save Abortion trainings, your toolkit, marching orders, and more.   HOSTS: Lizz Winstead IG: @LizzWinstead Bluesky: @LizzWinstead.bsky.social Moji Alawode-El IG: @Mojilocks Bluesky: @Mojilocks.bsky.social SPECIAL GUESTS: Becca Rea-Tucker IG: @TheSweetFeminist Bluesky: @TheSweetFeminist.bsky.social   GUEST LINKS: BUY: Becca's handbook, “The Abortion Companion” The Abortion Companion Book Swap The Sweet Feminist Website Becca's Linktree BUY: Becca's Baking Book  SIGN UP: Becca's Substack AVOW Texas Expose Fake Clinics   NEWS DUMP: KY Couple Arrested, Charged With Reckless Homicide After Reporting Miscarriage Abortion Pills Would Be Classified as Controlled Substances Under New Bill Republican US Senators File Amicus Brief to Eliminate the Mailing of Chemical Abortion Drugs, Including Mifepristone Judge Rejects Anti-Abortion Center's Lawsuit Against Top Massachusetts Officials Trump Administration Is Sending Pregnant Migrant Girls to South Texas Shelter Flagged as Medically Inadequate AAF Breakdown on Pregnant Incarceration  AAF RESOURCE: Hypocrites Unmasked   EPISODE LINKS: BUY: Michael Shannon / Jason Narducy & Friends Lifes Poster TICKETS: Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy Tour ADOPT-A-CLINIC: Emma Goldman Clinic in Iowa City, IA  Operation Save Abortion Expose Fake Clinics BUY AAF MERCH! EMAIL your abobo questions to The Feminist Buzzkills AAF's Abortion-Themed Rage Playlist   FOLLOW US: Listen to us ~ FBK Podcast  Instagram ~ @AbortionFront Bluesky ~ @AbortionFront TikTok ~ @AbortionFront Facebook ~ @AbortionFront YouTube ~ @AbortionAccessFront   TALK TO THE CHARLEY BOT FOR ABOBO OPTIONS & RESOURCES HERE! PATREON HERE! Support our work, get exclusive merch and more!  DONATE TO AAF HERE! ACTIVIST CALENDAR HERE! VOLUNTEER WITH US HERE! ADOPT-A-CLINIC HERE! GET ABOBO PILLS FROM PLAN C PILLS HERE! When BS is poppin', we pop off! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week on Revinyl, Shawn wastes no time putting Craig on the hot seat with a round of Either/Or, forcing him to choose between dream reunion tours—like seeing The Smiths or R.E.M. if they toured today. Tough calls and strong opinions kick off the episode.Shawn then rolls into his Over/Under segment, this time entirely themed around Eagles, sparking debate over catalog highlights, legacy, and cultural impact.Craig follows with a look at his latest Shazam discoveries, which were particularly cover-heavy this time out—proving once again how reinterpretations can sometimes hit just as hard (or harder) than the originals.They cap things off with 10 more random selections from Uncut's Top Albums of the 1990s, narrowing the long-running list down to just 10 final albums, which they'll dive into next episode.

What if your sleepless nights weren't something to fight — but an invitation to connect with God?In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Benjamin Long, a dual board-certified sleep medicine physician and pediatrician, to explore the science and spirituality of sleep. Dr. Ben walks us through his "Sleepless Night Rules," the surprising connection between REM sleep and mental health, why you are not a machine, and how the Christian faith offers a uniquely powerful framework for finding rest.Whether you're a clock-watcher, a midnight mechanic, or just someone who can't turn their brain off at night — this conversation is for you.Topics covered:- The stages of sleep and why they matter- How anxiety and the illusion of control wreck your sleep- Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I)- Sleep medications — what you should actually know- How to see the night as sacred space

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From the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in Missoula, Montana, we sit down in the Trail 103.3 studios with filmmaker Pete Sillen, who brings two rare music documentaries to Big Sky: Speed Racer: Welcome to the World of Vic Chesnutt and Benjamin Smoke (co-directed with Jem Cohen).Pete shares how he first discovered the power of Vic Chesnutt's songwriting in Athens, Georgia, how a chance connection through Michael Stipe (R.E.M.) helped lead to filming during the recording of West of Rome, and why these two films — tied by friendship, influence, and the Georgia music scene — create a unique “conversation” when screened together.We also talk about documentary filmmaking in a fast-changing era, why human-scale storytelling matters more than ever, and what Pete's working on next — including his Sundance-premiered film Love Machina.Screening + Q&A (Missoula):

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In this episode of Talking Sleep, host Dr. Seema Khosla welcomes Dr. Mark Boulos, Dr. Khullar, and Dr. Mak for an in‑depth discussion on a topic that has challenged clinicians for decades: Are hypnotics safe for patients with untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)? As new therapeutic options emerge and our understanding of comorbid insomnia and sleep apnea (COMISA) evolves, clinicians are increasingly confronted with nuanced decisions about when—and whether—to use hypnotic medications. The guests unpack the latest evidence and share insights from recent studies, including research evaluating dual orexin receptor antagonists (DORAs) such as lemborexant in individuals with sleep apnea. The conversation begins with a review of hypnotic medication classes and explores which agents may be safer in untreated OSA, and which still raise concerns. The panel discusses a recent lemborexant study, its design, population characteristics (including BMI and OSA severity considerations), and whether industry sponsorship played a role. They clarify that while the study did not focus specifically on COMISA, it sheds light on how DORAs perform in people with sleep apnea—particularly in terms of respiratory metrics. Returning from the break, the experts tackle the practical clinical dilemma of treatment sequencing in COMISA: Should clinicians begin with cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT‑I), initiate PAP therapy, or consider medications first? They walk through what is known about how different hypnotic classes—including z‑drugs, GABAergic agents, trazodone, and DORAs—affect respiratory drive and sleep architecture. The discussion extends to special circumstances such as REM‑related OSA, where increased REM sleep induced by certain medications may have unique implications. The episode also considers broader emerging questions: Do DORAs improve apnea–hypopnea index (AHI) even without PAP? Can hypnotics be used strategically to improve sleep continuity without worsening respiratory parameters? And will future insomnia care rely on identifying phenotypes that respond differently to GABA‑based medications or wakefulness‑impairment targets? Throughout the conversation, the guests emphasize evidence-based takeaways, including the central finding that DORAs do not appear to worsen OSA‑related metrics, offering reassurance for clinicians navigating complex COMISA treatment plans. Whether you regularly see patients with comorbid insomnia and untreated sleep apnea or simply want clarity on the evolving role of hypnotics in this population, this episode offers practical, research-grounded guidance for clinical decisionmaking. Join us for this important discussion on how hypnotics can be used safely and thoughtfully in patients with untreated OSA.

It’s the end of the world as we know it. Wasn’t that what REM once sang? Ironically when the famous Seattle rock band committed those lyrics to popular music folklore, the world made more sense. Today, after 17 years and many laughs, smiles, tears (and the odd exasperated outburst), Dr Harry Hagopian brings the curtain […]

It’s the end of the world as we know it. Wasn’t that what REM once sang? Ironically when the famous Seattle rock band committed those lyrics to popular music folklore, the world made more sense. Today, after 17 years and many laughs, smiles, tears (and the odd exasperated outburst), Dr Harry Hagopian brings the curtain […]

What if your thoughts and opinions were engineered? Let's dive into a propaganda rabbit hole. How propaganda (aka public relations) and algorithmic incentives hijack emotion, flatten nuance, and train us to spread messages for free. Starting with Aristotle's ethos, pathos, and logos, we explore how Edward Bernays retooled persuasion into a system that borrows authority, attaches positive symbols, and weaponizes social proof. From WWI slogans to Torches of Freedom, from 'bacon and eggs' to the Department of Defense rebrand, we unpack the campaigns that quietly rewired our culture.But this rabbit hole goes even deeper. Edward Bernays is the reason there is fluoride in our water and it's not for the reasons we were told. Drawing on historical records and declassified research, we consider how industrial incentives, selective expertise, and language framing shaped public belief. Even if you disagree with parts of the case, the deeper point remains...consent requires clarity, and 'trust the experts' only works when the experts' incentives are transparent. Along the way, we map the science of REM sleep and the pineal gland, and why compromised sleep can ripple into mood, memory, and stress regulation. The goal here isn't panic, it's proportion and discernment.You'll leave with a practical checklist to spot manipulation. Watch for emotional jolts, heroes-vs-villains framing, repeated talking points, borrowed authority, glittering generalities, and bandwagon pressure that turns identity into obedience. We also draw a line between empathy and emotional intelligence. Caring without drowning. Helping without enabling.Want more nuance and less noise? Hit play, subscribe for new rabbit holes, and share this with a friend who loves a good deprogramming. If it challenged you, leave a review and tell us which rabbit hole you want us to dive into next.https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6309358/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6902325/https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2024-12-06/map-fluoride-in-drinking-water-by-statehttps://www.gaia.com/article/the-actual-truth-about-fluoride?render=details-v4Chosehttps://fluoridealert.org/content/mullenix-interview/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2004/jun/08/lifeandhealth.healthhttps://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Edward_Bernayshttps://www.seattleweekly.com/news/fluoridation-capitalist-plot/https://www.simplypsychology.org/asch-conformity.html Microdosify 10% OFF our trusted microdose supply!1:1 Discovery Calls Are psychedelics right for you on your healing journey? Book a discovery call to ask us anything. Support the showJoin our Patreon for exclusive content:https://www.patreon.com/seeyouontheotherside Our Website:https://linktr.ee/seeyouontheothersidepodcast

Fluent Fiction - Hungarian: Tundra Storm: A Family's Arctic Revelation Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/hu/episode/2026-02-11-08-38-19-hu Story Transcript:Hu: A hó végtelen fehér táját csak a kutatóállomás sötét árnyéka törte meg az északi sarki tundra közepén.En: The endless white landscape of snow was only broken by the dark shadow of the research station in the middle of the Arctic tundra.Hu: László a nappaliban ült, jegyzeteket lapozgatva.En: László sat in the living room, flipping through notes.Hu: Odakint a szél süvített, mintha csak figyelmeztetni akarna.En: Outside, the wind howled, as if wanting to warn them.Hu: Ilona a konyhában teát készített, közben aggódva nézett férjére.En: Ilona was in the kitchen preparing tea, watching her husband with concern.Hu: András a szélen játszott kisautóival, szemével az ablakra tapadva, ahol csak a hófúvás volt látható.En: András played at the edge with his toy cars, his eyes glued to the window, where only the blizzard was visible.Hu: László megszállottan dolgozott. Remélte, hogy felfedezése áttörést hoz a tudományos világban.En: László worked obsessively, hoping his discovery would bring a breakthrough in the scientific world.Hu: Ilona számára azonban az állomás biztonsága és András jövője volt a fontosabb.En: However, for Ilona, the safety of the station and András's future were more important.Hu: "László, nem maradhatunk itt örökre" - mondta halksággal.En: "László, we can't stay here forever," she said softly.Hu: "Andrásnak iskolába kell járnia, és normális gyerekkora kell legyen."En: "András needs to go to school and have a normal childhood."Hu: László tudta, hogy feleségének igaza van.En: László knew his wife was right.Hu: De az elképzelt felfedezés, amely a sarki állatok új vándorlási mintázatát mutatná be, valós örömmel töltötte el.En: But the imagined discovery, which would reveal a new migration pattern of Arctic animals, filled him with real joy.Hu: A kutatóállomás fontos volt neki, de a döntést most nem halaszthatta tovább.En: The research station was important to him, but the decision could no longer be postponed.Hu: Másnap reggel László úgy döntött, hogy egy utolsó adatgyűjtő kirándulásra kimegy.En: The next morning, László decided to go on one final data collection trip.Hu: A hőmérséklet azonban hirtelen csökkenni kezdett, a szél pedig mindent beborított a hóval.En: However, the temperature suddenly began to drop, and the wind covered everything with snow.Hu: Ilona aggódva figyelte, ahogy férje eltűnik a végtelen fehérségben.En: Ilona watched anxiously as her husband disappeared into the endless whiteness.Hu: Hirtelen olyan vihar tört ki, amilyet már régóta nem látott a sarki tundra.En: Suddenly, a storm broke out like none the Arctic tundra had seen in a long time.Hu: Az állomás struktúrális részei recsegtek-ropogtak az orkán ereje alatt.En: The structural parts of the station creaked and groaned under the force of the hurricane.Hu: László sebekkel tért vissza, ruhája átázott, de szerencsére biztonságban volt.En: László returned with injuries, his clothes soaked, but fortunately, he was safe.Hu: "Muszáj összefognunk" - mondta Ilona.En: "We must work together," said Ilona.Hu: "Ha együtt dolgozunk, talán sikerül megjavítanunk a kritikus részeket."En: "If we work together, maybe we can fix the critical parts."Hu: András is segített, kis kezeivel próbálva rögzíteni a lemezeket az ablakokra.En: András helped too, trying to secure the panels to the windows with his small hands.Hu: A család közösen dolgozott, és bár a vihar kegyetlen volt, sikerült megóvni az állomást a legnagyobb károktól.En: The family worked together, and though the storm was brutal, they managed to protect the station from the worst damage.Hu: Lászlónak ekkor megváltozott a nézőpontja.En: László's perspective changed at that moment.Hu: Rájött, hogy a családja a legfontosabb, és hogy a felfedezések, bár jelentősek lehetnek, sosem helyettesíthetik a szeretteiket.En: He realized that his family was the most important thing, and that discoveries, while significant, could never replace his loved ones.Hu: A vihar elvonultával a család összebújt a meleg, de még mindig egyszerű szobában.En: After the storm passed, the family huddled together in the warm, yet still simple room.Hu: László megölelte Ilonát és Andrást, felismerve, hogy valódi felfedezése az ő megbecsüléseiként rejlik.En: László hugged Ilona and András, realizing that his true discovery lay in their appreciation.Hu: Az állomás dübörgő hangja most már inkább egy család összetartozását hirdette, semmint egy tudományos kísérlet helyét.En: The thundering sound of the station now proclaimed the bond of a family rather than the site of a scientific experiment.Hu: A tundra csendes lett, mint egy új kezdet ígérete.En: The tundra grew silent, like a promise of a new beginning. 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You can sleep eight hours, follow all the usual tips, and still feel foggy and sore. If recovery isn't improving, the problem usually is the environment you're ignoring at bedtime. In this episode of Habits & Hustle, I sit down with certified sleep coach Jack Dell'Accio to break down why “cooling” mattresses backfire, what actually drives REM and deep sleep, and how toxins and EMFs keep the nervous system stuck in survival mode. Jack Dell'Accio is a Certified Sleep Coach with over 20 years of experience studying restorative rest and sleep environments. He is the Founder and CEO of Essentia, a company focused on non toxic, organically made mattresses designed to support neurological and physical restoration. What's Discussed (01:12) Why mattresses are overlooked despite being the biggest sleep exposure (07:28) REM and deep sleep as drivers of brain detox and physical recovery (08:44) How EMFs alter blood behavior and keep the brain in defense mode (15:51) Why mattress toxins stimulate the nervous system and reduce deep sleep (21:39) How sleep tracking increases pressure and backfires on performance (24:08) Why most organic mattresses still rely on coils and fall short (29:22) How “cooling” mattresses fragment sleep through constant repositioning (42:51) Sleep hygiene versus sleep environment and why people confuse the two Thank you to our sponsors: Rho Nutrition: Try Rho Nutrition today and experience the difference of Liposomal Technology. Use code JEN20for 20% OFF everything at https://rhonutrition.com/discount/jen20. Prolon: Get 30% off sitewide plus a $40 bonus gift when you subscribe to their 5-Day Program! Just visit https://prolonlife.com/JENNIFERCOHEN and use code JENNIFERCOHEN to claim your discount and your bonus gift. Therasage: Head over to therasage.com and use code Be Bold for 15% off  Air Doctor: Go to airdoctorpro.com and use promo code HUSTLE40 for up to $300 off and a 3-year warranty on air purifiers. Magic Mind: Head over to www.magicmind.com/jen and use code Jen at checkout. Momentous: Shop this link and use code Jen for 20% off  Manna Vitality: Visit mannavitality.com and use code JENNIFER20 for 20% off your order  Amp fit is the perfect balance of tech and training, designed for people who do it all and still want to feel strong doing it. Check it out at joinamp.com/jen  Find more from Jen:  Website: https://jennifercohen.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/therealjencohen   Books: https://jennifercohen.com/books Speaking: https://jennifercohen.com/speaking-engagement Find more from Jack Dell'Accio: Website: https://myessentia.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/jackdellacciosleep https://instagram.com/essentiaorganicmattress Youtube: https://youtube.com/@EssentiaOrganicMattress

Dormir no es apagar el cerebro: es activar uno de los procesos biológicos más complejos y esenciales para la supervivencia humana. En este video profundizamos en la ciencia del sueño y la neurociencia para explicar qué sucede en el cerebro mientras dormimos, cómo funciona el mantenimiento cerebral nocturno y por qué el sueño es un pilar fundamental para la salud cerebral, la memoria, el aprendizaje y la prevención de la neurodegeneración. Analizamos de forma clara y basada en evidencia científica cómo el cerebro entra en fases específicas del sueño, como el sueño profundo y el sueño REM, en las que se activan mecanismos de reparación neuronal, regulación metabólica, reorganización sináptica y consolidación de recuerdos a largo plazo.Exploramos el papel del sistema glinfático, el proceso mediante el cual el cerebro elimina toxinas acumuladas durante el día, incluyendo proteínas asociadas a enfermedades neurodegenerativas como la beta-amiloide y la proteína tau, estrechamente vinculadas al Alzheimer y otras demencias. Hablamos de cómo la falta de sueño, el insomnio, la privación crónica del sueño y los trastornos del sueño alteran estos sistemas de limpieza cerebral, aceleran el envejecimiento del cerebro y aumentan el riesgo de deterioro cognitivo, pérdida de memoria, inflamación cerebral y daño neuronal progresivo.Este video conecta biología del sueño, neurología, neurofisiología y salud mental para entender por qué dormir bien no es un lujo, sino una necesidad evolutiva. Abordamos la relación entre el sueño y enfermedades como el Alzheimer, el Parkinson, la demencia frontotemporal y otras patologías neurodegenerativas, así como el impacto del sueño en la plasticidad neuronal, la neuroprotección, la regulación emocional y el equilibrio del sistema nervioso. También explicamos cómo los ritmos circadianos, la melatonina, el reloj biológico y la calidad del descanso influyen directamente en el rendimiento cognitivo, la atención, la memoria, la toma de decisiones y la salud mental.

What if the grind that built your career is quietly breaking your health? We share a candid story of chasing productivity through 70–80 hour weeks, new fatherhood, on-call nights, and late teaching prep that spiraled into stress, palpitations, and creeping burnout, then the pivot that turned sleep into a non-negotiable performance tool.Together we unpack why sleep is an active biological process, not downtime. You'll hear how deep sleep drives tissue repair and metabolic recovery, how REM consolidates memory and stabilizes mood, and why the brain's glymphatic system clears waste most effectively at night. We connect the dots between short or fragmented sleep and higher risks of hypertension, insulin resistance, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and all-cause mortality, and we talk frankly about circadian rhythm disruption and why shift work raises disease risk across populations.We also get practical. Learn how consistent bed and wake times strengthen your internal clock, how dimming lights and reducing blue light support melatonin, and how to build a wind-down routine that conditions your brain to switch states on cue. We share simple cues, light stretching, a brief breath practice, a sleep mask, less evening caffeine and alcohol, that protect sleep architecture and translate into clearer focus, steadier mood, and better choices the next day. The takeaway is simple and powerful: productivity without recovery is a dead end; prioritize sleep and the other lifestyle pillars naturally align.If this resonates, follow the show, share it with a friend who's burning the candle at both ends, and leave a quick review to help others find these tools. Your eight hours might be the most effective upgrade you make this year.Go check out my website for tons of free resources on how to transition towards a healthier diet and lifestyle.You can download my free plant-based recipes eBook and a ton of other free resources by visiting the Digital Downloads tab of my website at https://www.plantbaseddrjules.com/shopDon't forget to check out my blog at https://www.plantbaseddrjules.com/blog You can also watch my educational videos on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMpkQRXb7G-StAotV0dmahQCheck out my upcoming live events and free eCourse, where you'll learn more about how to create delicious plant-based recipes: https://www.plantbaseddrjules.com/Go follow me on social media by visiting my Facebook page and Instagram accountshttps://www.facebook.com/plantbaseddrjuleshttps://www.instagram.com/plantbased_dr_jules/Last but not least, the best way to show your support and to help me spread my message is to subscribe to my podcast and to leave a 5 star review on Apple and Spotify!Thanks so much!Peace, love, plants!Dr. Jules

Helen and Gavin chat about Come See Me in the Good Light, Rings Acoustic, and Send Help, and it's Week 34 of the list of Grammy Record of the Year Winners from 1992, which will be picked from (Everything I Do) I Do it For You by Bryan Adams, Unforgettable by Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole, Baby Baby by Amy Grant, Something to Talk About by Bonnie Raitt, and Losing My Religion by REM.

Pat welcomes Mitch Easter and Don Dixon to the show to discuss the Definitive Sound Series vinyl release of R.E.M.'s "Chronic Town" and "Murmur."See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sleep isn't optional, and it's not a luxury for “when life slows down.”In this episode of The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast, we sit down with neuroscientist and sleep researcher Dr. Chelsie Rohrscheib to unpack what actually happens in your brain and body when sleep gets pushed to the bottom of the priority list.We talk about why chronic exhaustion shows up as anxiety, brain fog, stalled weight loss, mood swings, and burnout, and why so many women are misdiagnosed or completely dismissed when the real issue is sleep quality.This conversation goes far beyond “get more rest.” We break down:How quickly sleep deprivation affects cognition and emotional regulationWhy REM and deep sleep are essential (and why your wearable isn't gospel)The myth of “functioning fine” on 4 hours of sleepHow exercise timing, cortisol, and nutrition directly impact sleepWhy crash dieting and poor sleep sabotage metabolismThe alarming link between sleep apnea, cardiovascular disease, cancer risk, and dementiaWhy sleep apnea is wildly underdiagnosed in women and childrenWhat to do if you're afraid of CPAPs (and why delaying treatment is far riskier)Perimenopause, night sweats, insomnia, and what actually helpsIf you've ever told yourself: “This is just how I am now”, or…”I'll sleep when things calm down”, this episode will change how you think about sleep forever.Dr. Chelsie Rohrscheib's Links: Wesper.co and email: chelsie@wesper.co(00:00:00) Introducing Dr. Chelsie Rohrscheib(00:03:13) Why we spend a third of our life asleep and signs to look for(00:07:58) How fast sleep deprivation affects the brain(00:13:30) Genetics and the 4 hr sleep club myth  (00:21:10) Wearables and deep sleep vs REM: what actually matters(00:29:12) Exercise timing, cortisol, and insomnia(00:34:45) Nutrition, blood sugar crashes, and waking up starving(00:40:48) Diet culture, sleep loss, and stalled metabolism(00:47:33) Sleep apnea: what's happening in your brain(00:57:29) Tips, tricks and treatment options beyond CPAPs(01:05:22) Rapid-fire sleep myths and advice(01:13:00) Where to find Dr. RohrscheibWant to leave the TTSL Podcast a voicemail? We love your questions and adore hearing from you. https://www.speakpipe.com/TheThickThighsSaveLivesPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The CVG Nation app, for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠iPhone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The CVG Nation app, for Android⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fitness FB Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thick Thighs Save Lives Workout Programs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Constantly Varied Gear's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Workout Leggings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Jeff and Christina are out of pocket this week, so Erin Dawson heroically steps in to keep the show afloat during trying times. Life, religion, dating, blogging… an everything bagel of a show. Sponsor Copilot Money can help you take control of your finances. Get a fresh start with your money for 2026 with 2 months free when you visit try.copilot.money/overtired. Chapters 00:00 Erin 00:04 Introduction and Guest Introduction 00:44 Siri Mishap and Water Troubles 05:20 Mental Health and Daily Struggles 11:00 Physical Health and Exercise Challenges 18:45 Productivity Tools and Sponsor Message 21:57 Sponsor Break: Copilot Money 23:59 On Aging 24:53 Vision and Aging 26:55 Intelligent Design and Evolution Debate 28:58 Blogging and Social Media Verification 29:13 The Cost of Verification 30:18 Embracing the Content Game 33:12 Exploring Blogging Platforms 48:10 The Decline of Blogging 50:54 Navigating Employment and Content Creation 55:54 The Art of Dating and Bits 58:30 Wrapping Up and Final Thoughts Show Links Gestimer In Your Face Ghost Join the Conversation Merch Come chat on Discord! Twitter/ovrtrd Instagram/ovrtrd Youtube Get the Newsletter Thanks! You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network Check out more episodes at overtiredpod.com and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Find Brett as @ttscoff, Christina as @film_girl, Jeff as @jsguntzel, and follow Overtired at @ovrtrd on Twitter. Transcript Erin [00:00:00] Introduction and Guest Introduction Brett: Hey, welcome to Overtired. It’s me, Brett Terpstra. Um, Christina and Jeff are both out this week, but I have Erin Dawson here to fill the void. Hi, Erin. How you doing? Erin: Hi Brett. I’m well. How are you? Brett: I’m, I’m, I’m okay. So before, like, for people that haven’t tuned in with an episode with you before, give your, give yourself a brief introduction. Erin: Hey folks, my name is Erin. I, uh, make art under the name Genital Shame. I’m based in Los Angeles, California, and I used to work with Brett Terpstra. Siri Mishap and Water Troubles Erin: I’m doing, I’m doing, uh, you know, that broadcast voice, but I’ve started to. When I’m using CarPlay, I’ve started to speak to Siri in my own Siri kind of as a bit, but I really enjoy doing it.[00:01:00] Hey Siri, play REM. Oh shit. It just, I shouldn’t have done that. I’m so sorry. That activated mine. Um, oh no. And now my home pods are doing it. Can you hear that? Brett: I can Erin: I literally have to turn that off now. I really apologize. Ready? Brett: we’ll wait. Erin: Anyways, that’s, this is a shit show. Okay. I’m turning it off. Uh, that’s who I am. I’m someone who activates, um, the, the dingus. Brett: activates digital assistance. That’s amazing. Um, so update on me. I got water back after four and a half days with no running water. Um, but now I’m showering and washing dishes like a pro. Erin: Oh my God, I’m so that, that truly sounds horrific. Brett: It was, you don’t realize exactly how much of your life [00:02:00] revolves around just running water. Um, it’s true of like anything, when your power goes out, when your internet goes out, when your water goes out. We’ve had all of those things happen frequently over the last year. Um, and you, you realize exactly like how handicapped you are without these kind of. The modern conveniences we take for granted? Erin: Did your pipes break? Brett: No, uh, they did freeze. Uh, the solution to the water problem was heat lamps on the well pump. On the on the pipe, the underground pipe that goes from the well pump into the house is about a foot underground, and that’s where the freeze happened. So we had heat lamps on the ground for two days while we were waiting for a plumber to show up. We just decided to try heating things up and after two days it finally creaked [00:03:00] into life, and then we ran a bunch of water and got it all cleared out. And then you Erin: have a TLC show. Now you’re Brett: you know, Erin: solving Pioneer Living. Uh, Brett: You know what happened because of that, to flush the toilet while that was happening, we were melting snow on the stove and on the fireplace and dumping it into the toilet. But when I first started, I didn’t know you could just dump like a gallon and a half of water into the bowl and it would flush. So I was filling the tank up, which takes about twice as much water. And because I was doing that, I was putting a bunch of silt from the snow. Into the tank. So the little, the rim holes around the inside of the rim of the toilet where the water swirls in those filled up with silt. So once we got running water again, the toilet wouldn’t flush all the way. And I had to go in with a coat hanger and try to clean out all of those holes in the toilet. And I got it [00:04:00] clean and it flushed all the way twice and now it’s. Stuck again because I’m just pushing shit in with the coat hanger. And the silt Erin: by shit you mean you mean silt. Brett: silt? Yes. The, the, the silt is still there and as the water runs it just fills the holes again. And I don’t yet know how to fix that, so that’s gonna be a thing. That’s what I’m doing after this. ’cause, uh, the toilet. It sounds like it flushes all the way, but then you leave and the next person comes in and says, oh my God, why didn’t you flush? Because you know there’s floaters in the toilet. Erin: I. Just watched a Todd Salons movie and, and there is a scene in which, um, a character is, is being sort of abused by her family and the abusive family says, we’re laughing with you, not at you. And she [00:05:00] says, but I’m not laughing. You know, and I apologize. I don’t mean to laugh, but that, that sounds truly horrific. Brett: Yeah, that, Erin: I mean, the shower alone, I, I don’t know about you. I use showers to process, Brett: sure. Erin: you know, showers and walks. That’s where I do it most. Mental Health and Daily Struggles Erin: And like I, yeah, I need it to, this is a very 2019 way to frame mental health, which we can pivot to. Um, but I use it to regulate. Do you remember when we used to say, I feel unregulated? We don’t say that anymore. Brett: I do remember. That was a while ago. Erin: Yeah, it’s 2019 to me, but it maybe had a shelf life beyond that. I don’t know. Brett: Yeah. Erin: but yeah, I use showers to regulate. So even if you’re kind of like me, I, my heart goes out to you that that is really not just inconvenient, but like bad for your mental health. Brett: Your quote reminded me [00:06:00] of an and or quote that’s been going around where it, it’s so, uh, I can’t remember who, but someone says, uh, if you’re doing nothing wrong, what do you have to fear? And the response is, I fear your definition of wrong. Erin: Mm. Brett: I’m like, yeah, nope, that, uh, that’s very apropos to the current situation in Minnesota. Um, but yeah, let’s do mental health. Tell me about your mental health. Erin: Yeah. Uh, I’ve seen better days have been the star of many plays. Do you remember that song, Brett? Brett: No, I don’t know what you’re talking about. Erin: All right, cool. Um, I don’t believe in resolutions because I, I went to college, but, but I do believe in the power of January as a moment of. [00:07:00] Intentional reflection and yeah, goal setting, which can be different than resolutions. And for this January, January, 2026, I put a lot of pressure on myself to sort of remake my physical life, which I hoped would have knock on effects for my mental life. So what’s that mean for me? Every year for the last three or four years, I have done dry January dj, and in the past, the keto diet has worked well for me. So I thought in January that I would, with, with these powers combined, I would become, you know, a superhuman. I’m like 20, 26. I’m getting really, I’m gonna get really hot. And I’m going to [00:08:00] be very critical about the role that alcohol plays in my life. And what had happened was, without getting too much into it, I had a bad first week and it kind of snowballed, reverse snowballs. How does a snowball, what is it? I don’t know. It just got a lot of your, your, your toilet silt in it. Yeah. And, um, and I had no release valves for dopamine. Um, because on keto you’re not eating bread. You are not having sugar. I wasn’t having any alcohol. Um, also, and, and I’ll, I’ll shut up about this in a second. I have a foot injury. A right foot injury, something called turf toe, not TERF, but TURF. [00:09:00] Um, it’s basically what happens if you kind of stove your big toe. There’s a in the ball of your foot that’s like a repetitive stress injury. I’m not a p uh, podiatrist, but that’s, that’s my beat. Very basic understanding. And so what does all this mean? That mean this means that it was like a perfect storm of like. I can’t exercise and I exercise is really, plays a really huge role in my mental health. I am in two different basketball leagues, you know, uh, I take a lot of walks. I’m a runner. Couldn’t do any of that. And I couldn’t have Alfredo and I couldn’t have fornet. And so no wonder. And in hindsight with therapy, I’m like, yeah, no wonder I, I just didn’t have any release valves, um, for joy. So in the third week I’m like, fuck [00:10:00] it, I am gonna have fries and I’m going to have a tiki drink. And I don’t regret doing that, but I fear. That, and I think, I think you have this too, Brett, the like, puritan guilt, complex guilt for just like not organizing a particular corner of your fridge correctly, just like that level will give me, be like, oh man, I, I really do suck. Huh. Um, so that scales, you know, that feeling and that complex scales and so it’s easy for me to be like, man, I have no integrity. Huh? I really just. When I got tough, I just, uh, which is also an unhealthy way to think about things, but, um, but I’m, I’m kind of over it now. Uh, but uh, I was pretty disappointed in myself for a while there. I still kind of am. That’s how I’m doing. Brett: Wow, that sounds, that sounds pretty rough. [00:11:00] Physical Health and Exercise Challenges Brett: I, uh, I don’t, I, so I haven’t had a drink in as long as I can remember. Um, because I have a very short memory. It’s only been a matter of months, but, um, I do, I don’t miss drinking. I miss having that release. Um, and I, my only substitute has been CBD. Which is, you know, doesn’t do jack shit. Uh, it’s like a mental game for me. Um, have a, I I I’ve switched to drinking CBDT ’cause it’s way cheaper than like CBD carbonated beverages. Um, so for like 50 cents I can have a mug of five milligrams of CBD and pretend I feel okay. Um, that’s. It’s alright. Um, I do, so my release has been consuming [00:12:00] these outshine coconut bars, which. I find a perfect blend of fatty and salty and sweet and, um, they, as of like two weeks ago, outshine has discontinued them, which had an outsized effect on my mental health. Erin: Yeah. Brett: I bought the last three boxes that were at the grocery store, and those lasted a little bit, and then I was down to two bars and I decided, I, I I would ration them. And night after night, I just looked at those bars, but I wouldn’t, ’cause if I ate one of them, that would mean I only had one left. So it’s easier for me to have two left. So I had two sitting in the fridge, and then yesterday l went to a different grocery store and I said, just on the off chance would you check. And she came home with seven [00:13:00] boxes, six to a box. So yeah, I, I got, I hugged her. They were not expecting it. I like jumped up, just effusively, Erin: What do you, I have never had even this affinity for like my favorite meal. What do you like about these bars? Brett: Oh my God. They just like, I don’t know my, they like dopamine rush, pupil, dilate. Um, Erin: D filled? Brett: no, they’re just sugar. It’s sugar and coconut. Sugar and coconut. Dairy free. Gluten-free. Like it’s a, it’s a sugary snack and. Uh, so I’ve been like my, I don’t know what happened. Uh, it somewhat coincided with my last weight gain, but not exactly. But now I can’t stand up for more than about five minutes. [00:14:00] Um, just like if I empty the dishwasher, the, the act of bending over a few times, I have to sit down and I have to recover for 10 minutes. My back just freezes up and I’ve gone through physical therapy and I have, I like push myself every time it happens. I like, without injuring myself, I try to push it and try to strengthen and nothing helps, like nothing changes at all. That combined with my dizziness, which is still a thing, means the only exercise I’m getting is like half an hour a day on a recumbent bicycle, um, which gives me leg exercise and a little bit of cardio and not much else, and it doesn’t seem to strengthen my back at all, and it doesn’t seem to help me sleep and I keep doing it because I have that guilt thing. If I don’t do anything then. I’m a piece of shit. Um, but [00:15:00] man, I, yeah, the coconut bars are like the only, the only way out. Erin: The Brett: all I’ve got. I’m working, I’m working on finding something new because seven boxes will last a while, but not forever. It’s still a finite amount. Um, Erin: of spring, maybe you Brett: yeah, no way. I eat, I eat a couple a day. Erin: Oh, okay. Brett: a once a week treat for me. Um, so, so I, I’m trying to like ration and I’m trying to find an alternative that is more healthy, not less healthy. Um, we’ll see. I’ll keep you posted. Erin: The guilt thing. I’m gonna, I’m gonna be thinking about the, uh, digital device dingus thing later, there are people for whom, you know, but wait back to the, the treats and living a treat based [00:16:00] lifestyle, which I’m really trying not to do. I’m really trying not to Brett: reinforcement. Erin: I think I, this is the second time I’m, I’m bringing up therapy, but I think I, I brought up that I live a treat based lifestyle up to my therapist and she didn’t, doesn’t love that paradigm of thinking. Um, but it’s kind of all I know. And for me, you know, given this month the treat that I have had before breaking. And now I’m in this habit, and now I’ve, I’m in a trap. I have taken two using, having heavy whipping cream in my coffee each morning. Um, and it’s like adding ice cream to coffee. And so I make my coffee and I have my heavy weapon cream, and I get my little frother that [00:17:00] looks like a vibrator. A very small vibrator, and I do vibrate heavy whipping cream with my coffee in a deli container. And that, unfortunately, I, I’ve tried going back to black coffee, which is my norm. Can’t do it now. I, I really, I’m trapped and unfortunately that is the height, that is the best part of my day. Brett: Do, do Erin: coffee. Brett: I have a suggestion? Um, have you ever tried barista blend oat milk? Erin: I don’t do oat milk. I’ll just say it. Brett: Okay. Erin: Yeah. Brett: It’s all I do. I, I like for me, whatever milk I’m used to is the milk. That’s good. Um, and like I got used to soy milk and everything else tasted crappy. And I got used to almond milk and then I finally like switched to oat milk, got used to that. And [00:18:00] now every other milk tastes terrible. But once Erin: Yeah. Brett: I switched to oat milk, I no longer could like make a good, um, like latte. And I like, it didn’t, uh, it didn’t foam at all. But then I found Barista Blend from C Calisa Farms, and it’s like a full fat oat Erin: Oh Brett: for as much fat as you can get out of oats. And it, it, it fros. You can put it in a steamer and get a nice big frothy latte out of it. Um, but just a suggestion. I can’t do the heavy cream, or I probably would just by lactose intolerance and Erin: Yeah. Brett: lactose allergy. Productivity Tools and Sponsor Message Erin: We talked about, I’m gonna try to combine two topics right now. We talked about Gude and you also suggested before we started recording that I stop you at a half hour [00:19:00] for the A read. We’re not quite there, but as soon as you said that, I pulled down on my. Menu bar, a little app called Just Timer. Brett: I love that app. Erin: Do you Brett: yes. Erin: I, I have, I do have not upgraded to the sequel. Just Timer two, I think it’s Brett: I haven’t tried that. Erin: I think I, I think I tr I did a trial Brett: It’s just such a good idea. Erin: it’s great. And so. have about nine minutes before you’re requested, but I, I just wanted to, I guess, shout out Jess Heimer because it rules. Brett: Yeah. No, it’s such, it’s so for anyone who hasn’t used it, it’s just a way to like, it’s almost like pulling a cord. To set a timer, and it’s just this simple, like you reach up to your menu bar and you just pull down and you pull down the amount you want and you let go and you’ve got a [00:20:00] timer running and it’ll remind you in that amount of time Erin: The main use case I had for that when we worked for the Borg together on the Borg team, was using text expander to, you know, if we had a meeting at three o’clock, I would pull it down for 2 55 and type. MTNG, and that would create a, a string that just says meeting in five exclamation mark. Um, it’s just, it’s just a great time saver and, and keeps you honest and yeah, it’s a great app. Brett: I, uh, I’ve written a lot of command line utilities, so I can like, just on the command line, I can just type, remind me five minutes and then a string, whatever to do, and it runs in the background and it uses like terminal notifier, whatever’s handy at the time to like pop up a reminder. But I kind of gave that up. So now I use just timer. And have you seen in your face. Erin: I don’t know in your [00:21:00] face. Brett: In your face ties into your calendar. You tell it to go off, say five minutes or one minute, or on the time, and anytime an event happens, it blocks out your screen. Pops up a little dialogue telling you what you’re supposed to be doing at that minute and you have to like say, join call or dismiss. And, um, ’cause I, I miss notifications all the time. And when we were working for the board, I would just completely miss meetings because I’d get into coding. I wouldn’t notice the little. Things in the corner, I’d be focused on code and I’d look up two hours later and be like, oh God, I gotta text someone. Sorry I missed the meeting. So in your face stops me from working and like, takes over the screen. Erin: That Brett: So those are, that was our gratitude. I’m gonna do a, a quick sponsor read. Sponsor Break: Copilot Money Brett: This episode is brought to you by [00:22:00] copilot money. Copi copilot money is not just another finance app. It’s your personal finance partner designed to help you feel clear, calm, and in control of your money. Whether it’s tracking your spending, saving for specific goals, or simply getting a handle on your investments. Copilot money has you covered as we enter the New year. Clarity and control over our finances have never been more important with the recent shutdown of mint and rising financial stress for many. Consumers are looking for a modern, trustworthy tool to help navigate their financial journeys. 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Vision and Aging Brett: It is so weird that I, I’m told this is just a normal thing that happens at my age, but when I try [00:25:00] to read small print on something, I can’t see it. But if I lift my glasses up and remove my glasses, everything within a foot of my face is clear as day, and that never used to be the case. But now I can see way better without my glasses than with my glasses at very close range. Which means when I wear contacts I really can’t see either. They gave me a, a special kind of contact that the eyes are interchangeable. I have different prescriptions in each eye, but it doesn’t matter which. So the contacts are kinda like universal. I don’t know how it works, but they’re supposed to give you pretty good distance and pretty good closeup while not being especially good at either. And they’re okay. Um, I can’t really, I have to squint to read street signs and I have to squint to read medication bottles and I just spend a lot more time in glasses. Now. Erin: This is one of those [00:26:00] moments where I cannot relate, but I am here Brett: Do you have 2020 vision? Erin: I believe I do. Brett: Wow. Must be nice. Erin: It is nice and I’m gonna own that. Yes, I’m privileged. Ocularly, get off my back about it. Brett: I, I wasn’t giving a shit. I’m, I’m happy for you. I had 2020 vision up until I was about Erin: 2020. Brett: 10. Erin: Oh Brett: I got glasses when I was 10. I. Erin: mm. I bet you Brett: I guess no, I did not have 2020 vision. ’cause I remember at the age of 10 when I got glasses and realized that from a distance, trees had leaves, um, I was like, oh my God, I’ve been missing out on Erin: God is real, bro. Intelligent Design and Evolution Debate Erin: You know, Christians usually, I don’t know about you, but sometimes I, I grew up [00:27:00] with this idea that like. Intelligence, intelligent design is a thing because take something as incredibly complex as the human eye. Tell me that there wasn’t a designer for that, but also like if you’re over 30, like take something as complex as like the human back. it’s not that they’re not that they’re saying that eyes don’t have quality issued degradation over time. It’s a different argument, but it’s just like also like not everything’s that intelligent. I mean, Brett: but the other part that I grew up with was that our, we aged and our eyes went bad, and our back went bad because of sin. It was all like a result of the original sin, and according to like Young Earth creationists, like every generations of humans that get farther away from Adam and Eve. Get [00:28:00] are, are in worse health. They’re, they’re genetically deteriorating, uh, Erin: they’re genetically sinful. Brett: Yeah. And it, it is. I don’t know. It took a long time to unlearn a lot of that stuff, but my dad brings Erin: evil. Brett: it’s called the watchmaker argument. Um, and my dad brings it up anytime we start talking about evolution, which I generally avoid these days, but he brings up the idea of the, the eye, the human eye. Erin: They love the human eye. Brett: I explain to him the, the process of like light sensing cells on amoebas. Erin: Our skin Brett: how, and how they developed into maybe a light sensing cell with a water sack, and then that developed into over time a retina. And like it’s not designed. Um, dad, it, Erin: Oh dad. Brett: yeah. Erin: Anyways. Blogging and Social Media Verification Erin: Can I talk to you about [00:29:00] blogging? Brett: Could you please? Erin: Well, here’s, let me set the table so I not to brag. Became Instagram verified recently. Why? Brett: Must be nice. The Cost of Verification Erin: Yeah, Brett: More privilege. Erin: the first, the eyes are now $13 a month. I don’t know, I don’t know how the bank’s, you know, letting me spend all this, but, um, I did it because, as I said at the top, when the REM may have been drowning me out, I don’t know. Um, I make music under the name Genital Shame and. Over time, as my account has grown on that particular platform, I have had other people alert. I’ve had followers alert me that there’s a new genital shame that just popped up in their feed asking for, Hey, my account was just hacked. [00:30:00] Like, can you help? You know? And I just thought that like for $13 a month, you know Brett: That’s how they get you. Erin: That’s fine. Yeah, get me. I’ve, they already, they already got me. Um, unfortunately, Brett: Zuckerberg that cloned your account. Erin: I got sucked. Embracing the Content Game Erin: So I, so now that I’m verified, I’m, I’m kind of leaning into playing the stupid content game, which is this, which is how, here’s how I think about it. I believe in my art. I believe in what general shame is and I want the maximum amount of people to experience it. The maximum amount of people are in the primary world, which is to say the digital world and the folks with who would resonate with general shame the most are on a platform called Instagram. So it makes sense [00:31:00] for me to play the game, which is like get the. Aforementioned eyeballs on my stuff. ’cause again, I believe in it. So I’ll do whatever it takes. Inc. Like we live in the world of Caesar. We own to Caesar. What a Caesar, in this case, Zuckerberg is Caesar, whatever. So one of my January projects, you know the, the Capital G. Capital M, good month that I was supposed to have was to block out some ugh content. To record some videos, right? Some reels of me playing Bach, of me playing, um, my favorite carcass riff or whatever. And so I found myself writing little essays about each of these things. You know, for the Bach one, there’s, I started writing about how, you know, I don’t believe in God anymore really, but [00:32:00] if I was to cite one thing that gets me. Close to it, it would be Bach like. I’m not predictable like it is. It resonates with me so fundamentally and so deeply that like that is the one thing. And I ended up writing way more than can probably fit within an Instagram comment. And then I got bit by the bug, which is like, do I, should I? Extend this to a platform that is more appropriate for long form writing. So then I’m like, okay, Erin, be realistic about starting projects that you don’t finish or won’t be consistent with. So for me, I’m defining that as one blog per month seems reasonable enough. I don’t know, but I really, I’m a writer. When we were part of the [00:33:00] Borg, you know, we were writers partially, and I found that writing alongside these stupid reels was really satisfying. Exploring Blogging Platforms Erin: So then I’m like, okay, what in 2026, what levers do I have to pull? For this type of platform. We got Ghost, we got Tumblr kind of making it a comeback. We’ve got Substack, which has shitty politics. Um, I could do something on my GitHub pages or something if I wanted to, but I. Don’t know. I don’t know how to make this decision. This is, I, I’m just bringing this up as a topic. I don’t have anything further than that. I think you may have mentioned a platform that you like, but I just thought it might be interesting to talk about. Probably Brett: No, there are, there are a lot of options. I personally. Have gone the way of static site [00:34:00] generators like GitHub pages would be, um, and will probably never go back to anything that’s based on a database or requires an online subscription. Um, I just pay a few bucks a month for a shared host and our sync, my blog to it, um, which is a super nerdy way to blog. Um, but ultimately you get. A, a folder full of markdown files that you can do anything you want with, and you can turn it into a book. You could turn it into a searchable database in obsidian. Um, you could load it up in NB ultra and have full text, rapid search, and all these things that you can’t really do with something like WordPress or Ghost. Um, WordPress is still the heavyweight. as much as it’s kind of a beast and I don’t enjoy using it, um, but ghost, [00:35:00] I just, so I’ll tell you why I bring this up in a second. But, um, ghost seems like maybe the best intermediate option. Um, I, I don’t like blogger. I don’t like Google. Um, I don’t have a lot of faith in Tumblr. be, uh, to have longevity. That’s the other thing about a static site is. I am in full control, and if I want to sunset it at any point, I just cancel the domain. But as long as I have a web server, I have a website, and I’m not dependent on any service that, you know, showed up and failed to make a profit and then terminated, as we’ve seen multiple platforms do, um, or, or turn into like a heavily paywall system that is geared like medium. Substack where [00:36:00] ultimately it’s supposed to be a moneymaking endeavor for the writers and like I use my blog as a marketing tool, but I don’t expect a lot of people to pay to read my blog. That said, I am pay walling some content these days, um, just to get people to pitch in a few bucks a month because. I never got into Patreon or anything, but I’m building this tool. This is a side note. Um, I showed you the icon for it the other day, but I didn’t show you the tool. Um, it’s called blog book. And right now it works perfectly with WordPress, but I, this morning I’ve been working on adding Micro blog, which is another good option. Um, and it might, micro blog might actually be kind of, no, it’s not, it’s got like a 300 character limit for most posts. But, um, anyway, uh, [00:37:00] micro Blog and Ghost. I’m adding so that if you’ve had a blog for a couple years and you want some kind of hard copy. This app will pull in all of those posts, let you Filch them by author or by tag or category or a date range, and it’ll generate a markdown book for you. And you can load that up in Mark three, and you can create an eub that you could go sell if you Erin: Oh wow. Brett: Um, you could turn it into like a PDF for distribution or just for your own archiving. Um. I may add more platforms to it over time. Medium killed their API. Um, so I can’t, as much as I would love to have it work for Medium, I think it would be really useful for medium authors. Um, medium made that impossible, but, um, but yeah, I actually, I built that app in about a week and I’m gonna sell [00:38:00] it on the app store as kind of a companion to Mark three. Um, as like a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Um, but yeah, I, I love blogging and I love blogs. I’ve been blogging for 30 years and I, I don’t know what I would do for expression, ’cause I’m not, I, I, I use Mastodon and that’s about it for social media. Um, I still have, uh, uh. Instagram account and I log on and I, I love seeing your, your older reels where you would just like, just fuck around with a cord or a simple progression and the face you would make when you messed up. I love that. Erin: I’ve never messed up. I don’t know what you’re talking about. Brett: I would watch just to see you make that like grossed out face. Like, what the fuck sound was that? Um, um, [00:39:00] but. Yeah, I, social media is so ephemeral though. It’s, there’s no guarantee of your post being anything other than AI fodder and like, I left x, I left Twitter. Erin: Everything app. Brett: Yes. Um, completely deleted myself there. Um, deleted myself on threads. I still have a Facebook account. Um, Facebook and Blue Sky are actually surprisingly my political activity accounts. Um, Facebook is where I complain about billionaire. Um, about Zuckerberg’s and the what not. Um, and it’s where I share with my activist friends in the area, like it’s mostly for local people. And then Blue Sky is where I get like all my anarchists. News and all of the news right now from like the [00:40:00] front in Minneapolis, the people that are out there doing direct action and, and uh, mutual aid and seeing things live as they happen. And I never appreciated blue sky until the federal occupation of Minnesota and then suddenly it became my primary news source. Um, so Erin: pretty good for that. There’s a, there’s a journalist I follow there. I think she’s pretty, like the, the, the trans beat is her beat. Erin Reed. Um, she’s really great. Um, but you’re, you’re all, all that to say, I think blue sky functions really well. Yeah. As like a, a new, like, I canceled, I canceled my New York Times subscription, um, because god damn, Brett: Yeah. Erin: just their opinion section alone is just trash. Also, yesterday, um, you know, the time of this recording was, there was a protest in March yesterday, which very cool. I also. Canceled. The, [00:41:00] another, another dimension of that day was about, you know, anti consumption, not spending anything, not buying anything, and canceling subscriptions if you can. And yesterday I did cancel my prime subscription, which was hard to do. But, you know, I did, I and I, I was thinking about this a couple months ago before moving, but I was like, you know, I’m gonna move. I’m only human. Like the two day shipping thing is going to come in handy for real. Like ordering things to the new apartment knowing that it’ll get there. You know, I’m glad I did that. That’s cool. But like, now’s the time where I’m a little more settled and I can do that. And so I did that yesterday. Um, but anyways, blue sky’s cool for political stuff. Brett: I. I have been trying to cut Amazon out. I removed Alexa from my life entirely. Um, I had it, Alexa is a good [00:42:00] cheap solution for like whole home automation. Um, so, but I replaced that with home pods and, um, I only buy from Amazon if I absolutely can’t find something somewhere else. Um, because these days, because of competition with Amazon, almost every vendor will offer free shipping. Not always two day shipping ’cause they don’t have the infrastructure for that. Um, but, uh, but I’ll get free shipping and I’ll get comparable prices. And Prime doesn’t really save me anything anymore, and I never use Prime video and I’m Erin: terrible streamer. It’s a terrible streamer. Brett: I’m on the verge of canceling that as well, and once I do that, I will be mostly free of Amazon. Erin: That rocks do. I think that’s really cool. I, I was thinking about this the other day too, that like canceling Amazon [00:43:00] has knock-on effects that I think are really positive as well. For example, you know, I’m lucky to live in a city where, you know, I have within walking distance to me a lot of options. So if I needed packing tape or I needed. I don’t know, some pilot G twos or whatever, like instead of for let’s say, let’s say it’s a project specific thing, like I need a certain type of pen or whatever. Instead of being like, I will order these, do the two two day shipping and put off that project for when I have that tool. Instead, which shifts the nature of the project. Like on a project level, you’re thinking about differently already. And so instead, by not having the affordance to do that, I can get out of my house. That’s a good get sun. That’s another capital G. Good. See human beings interact with human beings, you [00:44:00] know, and then also do the project the same day and not give money. To AWS, which is the backend for a bunch of evil shit. Like, it just like, you know, it stacks. Brett: Yeah. Erin: So, I don’t know. Brett: Yeah. I don’t have options Erin: It’s a lot. It’s a privilege at see above, like I’m very ocularly privileged. Brett: Yeah, no, I, I mean, there are, there are some good. Stores in my little town. Um, we are, we are fortunate to have a community that will support some more esoteric type of stores. And I don’t shop at Target and I don’t shop at Walmart, so, um. I have to depend on the limited selection in small town stores, and a lot of times I can make due with what I can find locally. Um, but I do have to [00:45:00] order. Online a lot, which is why it’s been a slow process to wean off of Amazon. But Amazon is shit now too. Like you, it seems like you have selection, but you really don’t. It’s just a bunch of vendors selling the same knockoff thing and, uh, you don’t save any money if you’re buying like an original version of a product that Amazon didn’t already like bastardize and undersell, um, or undercut the seller on. Um, and it’s so much low quality and they tell you every time you buy Prime tells you you’ve saved $5 with Prime, but if you went to the actual vendor website, you would’ve saved that $5 anyway. Um, it’s shit. Amazon is shit, but yeah. So anyway, about, about, yeah. Erin: Um, uh, go ahead. Brett: I was gonna ask that we, we kind of trailed off on the blog discussion, but I just wanted to say [00:46:00] like, if you have questions about any platform or you do wanna do like a static site, I’m more than happy to help. Erin: Thanks Brett. I think I was gonna, I might take you up on that I, another direction I was going to go with this is like, I could also see someone saying like, systems order thinking. Like, what is your goal? Like, who is this for? And that’s also where I have some internal resistance because I’m on the precipice of being a douchey content creator or something in which this fits in. being cute about it, but like this fits into an ecosystem of like maybe a new career pivot for me. ’cause we’re not part, part of the Borg. So like I’ve started teaching guitar, like I went to school for music. I used to teach guitar a lot, classical and jazz guitar, and I haven’t done it for like 15 years. I just started doing that again and I can’t believe. [00:47:00] A couple things. How good I am at it. I’m a natural, like I, it sucks to be good at something, but you know, it, it doesn’t pay at all. So it’s like, um, so a couple things like do I want to start teaching again and do I want a blog to sort of be part of a funnel into a Patreon? And do I want the Patreon and. All these questions, you know, start forming around this. Like, well, I just want a blog. It’s like, why, why do I wanna blog? And I, I don’t think I have to have the answers to those questions right now. I don’t. But it seems like the choices you make, the very, like the zero width choice you make for a tool like this is really important. So that’s, that’s the other kind of. I’m having [00:48:00] internally about it, who cares? Like all the stakes. Ultimately, who, who gives a shit? Like, there are no stakes here. But I, I do think about it as a sort of like, you know, The Decline of Blogging Brett: I, I will say that everything about my career is due to blogging. Like since, since like the year 2000, um, every job I’ve gotten has been because people found me via my blog. Um, and when I have like applied for a job, they’ve used my, they’ve been like, oh, we went and read your blog and we think you’re a great candidate. Erin: But don’t you think the excuse my use of this term, the meta around blogging has changed? Or do you think it’s like that stalwart Brett: it, it, it really has like tremendously. Um, Erin: like just to be crude about it. Okay. Brett: Yeah. So like in, uh, maybe. [00:49:00] 2015, I was doing about a hundred thousand page views a week. Um, right now I’m down to more like, I think last time I checked I was doing like 8,000 page views a week. And if I look at the charts, it’s just been a steady downward trend. Um, people are not you, pe so, okay. That said, I still get about 30,000. Hits a week from RSS, which means there’s, for a nerd, for a tech site, for a tech blog. Like there’s still an audience that uses the ancient technology, RSS, um, and I get a lot of traffic from that. But in general, like social media has eaten my lunch as far as blogging. But that said, like, the only reason anyone knows who I am, and I’m not saying I’m famous, but like I, I Erin: I’ve been to Max. [00:50:00] You you have an aura? Yeah. Brett: and uh, it’s all because of 30 years of blogging. And I think, honestly think it takes like 10 years just to build up a name. So it’s not like a, oh, I’m gonna start a blog for my shop and everything’s gonna take off, Erin: Yeah, I think, I think if you, for, for the employment alone, it might, it might be worth it, I think. I think that’s huge. Like, you know, the Borg or Pre Borg, a OL where, you know, like if, if, if they were like, oh my God, yeah, you’re Brett Terpstra from Brett TURPs. Uh, like that’s worth it even if you’re getting zero clicks and they found, you know, Brett: What do you Nell from the movie Nell? Um, did you Did what? Oh. Did you give up on finding, uh, gainful employment? Navigating Employment and Content Creation Erin: no. But I give I [00:51:00] gainful employment. Um, no, but I’m taking it a little sleazy and I’m taking it a little easy. Um, unfortunately, it is a truth universally acknowledged. My version of every gainful employment that I’ve, that I’ve enjoyed is through blogging. My version of that is any. Job at that level that I’ve enjoyed has started with a dm. It’s never started with a, a shot in the dark application through Workday. Like it’s just, and I’m convinced that that’s true for everyone. Like I suspect that’s maybe the dark truth that. The it, it’s not what you are or what you can do, it’s who you know, unfortunately is an organizing principle for anything in life basically. And [00:52:00] being under someone’s employee is probably no different. So on one hand, the Puritan. Really creeps up on me here. On one hand, I’m like, oh, I’m not really spending a lot of time crafting my portfolio. I’m not really spending a lot of time crafting my resume and tailoring it to this position. I should really be doing that. I, the economy is be, my bank accounts are really behooving me to do that. But on the other hand, I’m balancing it with that truth, which is. waiting for the dm. I’m sending dms. I can play that game if I want, and I’m kind of trying to, but only to get the guilt monkey off my back, not because I have good. It’s a good faith bid for the universe, for some HR hiring manager, whatever, to be like, okay, I’m gonna Filch by this. I’m Filch by this. This is a cool candidate. It won. I’m convinced it won’t [00:53:00] happen like that. I could be wrong, and maybe that’s the case for you too, but like it’s more of a personal connection off of CRMs, know? Brett: I, uh, I stopped panicking. My, my app income is sufficient right now to survive, and I’m working to make it more than just survival. And like over the, over the course of a few months, I sent out prob, probably 150 resumes, like shots, shots in the dark. But I had, I had referrals, multiple referrals from. AWS Google, apple, like meta, like I had people at all of these places and I still, I could barely get a response. Um, I would apply for jobs I was wholly qualified for. I would, Erin: Probably overqualified Brett: I would craft the resume. I would take my time, and I wrote a different resume for each, at least [00:54:00] for the big ones. And, yeah. Yeah, I did it all. I had a whole, I had a whole workflow, an automated workflow where I could just write like in markdown and then hit a button. It would generate like a nice PDF that I could Erin: God damn right. Yeah. Brett: Um, and none of it, it didn’t do any good. And eventually I just stopped wanting it. Um, I would much rather just make my own way at this point. I couldn’t. I can’t wrap my head around being in a corporate environment anymore. I just don’t, I don’t wanna play that game. I want the money, I want the steady paycheck, but I just, I can’t play the game. Erin: Is the game to you doing the like, um, dom sub theater of like, I must respect my manager. My manager knows the way, even if they’re wrong, I ch raise my, you know, objections lest I Brett: know me, you know, I objected all the time. [00:55:00] I, I was full of objections and I, I don’t like, I don’t like the, I don’t like sitting in meetings. I don’t like pretending to care about someone else’s project. Erin: That’s it. That feels wrong to you, I feel like. Is that right? Yeah. Brett: Yeah. Erin: Yeah. I’m happy to do that for Brett: I’m not an employee. I can’t. Erin: Yeah. I don’t identify as an employee. I heard someone say, I think around. Last year’s pride as a bit, um, that we need to add con a content creator, stripe and color to the L-G-B-T-Q-I-A flag. And when I said that, I repeated that as I just said to you, to someone, and they didn’t laugh. I was like, oh no. Why have I surrounded myself with your life? Go away from me anyways. The Art of Dating and Bits Erin: I was on a date the other day. Brett: Yeah. Erin: And, um, Brett: Must be nice.[00:56:00] Erin: date privilege. Yeah. Being single. Mm. Love it. And, um, you know, I’m very sensitive to people who don’t do bits. Uh, I have an allergy to like selfer people. And, and this woman who was in like so attractive, like so attractive did a power move where she was like, we, we met at a coffee shop. And she was like, whatcha gonna get? I was like, oh, I’m gonna get a nice espresso. And when she went to order and I thought we were gonna do Dutch or whatever, she ordered her thing and then she was like, and a nice espresso as well. And I was like, oh, hot, cute. You harvested me for information and then used that as a power thing anyways, so that it was going well. But then we started talking and I was like, oh, she’s not really picking, I’m giving her, it’s like some like B [00:57:00] plus material and she’s not really responding at all. And we were talking about, I find it helpful on dates to acknowledge that we’re on a date and that we met on a dating app. So one way that I did this on this date was to say like, I saw someone with this word in their profile. What do you think it means? And the word was, or the phrase was, the desire was that they like to be corded, which I. I, I didn’t, I got into a sort of like debate with my other friend about what that means, what that means when someone puts that and they’re pan like, is that gendered, is that like a power thing? Is that like a noble abl thing? Like what is that? So we started talking about what it means to be courted on a date and she said something like, you know, a part of it too is probably that they like to be whined and dined. And I was like, in 69. She gave me nothing. I was like, [00:58:00] oh no, I forget why I brought this up. Um, Brett: I forgot too. Um, I like, I like that you associated corded with noble abl just. Erin: uh, Brett: As like a matter of course there, um, maybe they wanna gesture. Erin: oh, I think I brought it up because. I said that content creators deserve Brett: Mm, right, right, right. The bits we’re talking about Erin: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Um, Wrapping Up and Final Thoughts Brett: All right. Well, you gotta get going. I know we have like eight minutes. Erin: ooh, Brett: So we should give you some time to prep for whatever it is you’re cutting us short for. I’m not kidding. I’m just kidding. It’s like fif. We’re 58 minutes in. This is good. This was a good episode. Thank you so much for coming. Erin: I just did it ’cause I wanted to catch up with you to be Brett: Yeah. I feel like this was good. This was good for that. Erin: Yeah. Brett: Yeah. Erin: Thanks Brett. Brett: Well, good luck with everything. [00:59:00] been fun. Erin: Say the line. Brett: Get some sleep. Erin: Get some sleep. Brett, I.

Andrea Samadi revisits a conversation with neuroscientist Dr. Baland Jalal about how curiosity launched his career and how transitional sleep states fuel creativity. The episode explores sleep paralysis research and the hypnagogic window—the moments before sleep and after waking when the brain makes unexpected connections. This week, Episode 384—based on our review of Episode 224, recorded in June 2022—we'll explore: ✔ Why learning, creativity, and curiosity depend on a regulated nervous system ✔ How sleep—especially REM—creates the conditions for insight and problem-solving ✔ What happens in the brain when focus shuts down and imagination turns on ✔ Why safety, rhythm, and rest are prerequisites for learning—not rewards after it ✔ How understanding sleep changes the way we approach performance, education, and growth Listeners learn practical tips for capturing insights at the edge of sleep, setting intentions before bed, and protecting morning silence to preserve creative flashes. The episode emphasizes that learning and creativity emerge best when the nervous system feels safe and regulated. This episode launches Season 15's Phase 1 focus on regulation and safety, framing sleep, rhythm, and emotional regulation as the essential foundation for motivation, learning, and sustained performance. Welcome back to Season 15 of the Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast. I'm Andrea Samadi, and here we bridge the science behind social and emotional learning, emotional intelligence, and practical neuroscience—so you can create measurable improvements in well-being, achievement, productivity, and results. When we launched this podcast seven years ago, it was driven by a question I had never been taught to ask— not in school, not in business, and not in life: If results matter—and they matter now more than ever—how exactly are we using our brain to make these results happen? Most of us were taught what to do. Very few of us were taught how to think under pressure, how to regulate emotion, how to sustain motivation, or even how to produce consistent results without burning out. That question led me into a deep exploration of the mind–brain–results connection—and how neuroscience applies to everyday decisions, conversations, and performance. That's why this podcast exists. Each week, we bring you leading experts to break down complex science and translate it into practical strategies you can apply immediately. If you've been with us through Season 14, you may have felt something shift. That season wasn't about collecting ideas. It was about integrating these ideas into our daily life. Across conversations on neuroscience, social and emotional learning, sleep, stress, exercise, nutrition, and mindset frameworks—from voices like Bob Proctor, José Silva, Dr. Church, Dr. John Medina, and others—one thing became clear: These aren't separate tools. They're parts of one operating system. When the brain, body, and emotions are aligned, performance stops feeling forced—and starts to feel sustainable. Season 14 showed us what alignment looks like in real life. And now we move into Season 15 that is about understanding how that alignment is built—so we can build it ourselves, using predictable, science-backed principles. Because alignment doesn't happen all at once. It happens by using a sequence. By repeating this sequence over and over again, until magically (or predictably) we notice our results have changed. So this season, we're revisiting past conversations—not to repeat them—but to understand how they fit together, so we can replicate them ourselves. Because the brain doesn't develop skills in isolation. Learning doesn't happen in isolation. And neither does performance, resilience, or well-being. The brain operates as a set of interconnected systems. When one system is out of balance, everything else is affected. So Season 15 we've organized as a review roadmap, where each episode explores one foundational brain system—and each phase builds on the one before it. Season 15 Roadmap: Phase 1 — Regulation & Safety Phase 2 — Neurochemistry & Motivation Phase 3 — Movement, Learning & Cognition Phase 4 — Perception, Emotion & Social Intelligence Phase 5 — Integration, Insight & Meaning Today we begin with Phase One: Regulation and Safety. Because before learning can happen, before curiosity can emerge, before motivation or growth is possible— the brain must feel safe. That's where we are today as we embark on this journey together. I encourage us all to take notes, and apply what each phase is encouraging us to do. This is not just for you, the listener, I'm going right back myself, and revisiting each interview with a new lens. PHASE 1: REGULATION & SAFETY Staples: Sleep + Stress Regulation Core Question: Is the nervous system safe enough to learn? Anchor Episodes Episode 384 — Baland Jalal How learning begins: curiosity, sleep, imagination, creativity Bruce Perry “What happened to you?” — trauma, rhythm, relational safety Sui Wong Autonomic balance, lifestyle medicine, brain resilience Rohan Dixit HRV, real-time self-regulation, nervous system literacy EPISODE 384 — REVIEW OF EP 224 (JUNE 2022) Revisiting Our Interview with Baland Jalal Today's Episode 384 we go back to Episode 224[i], recorded in June 2022, featuring Danish neuroscientist Dr. Baland Jalal—a researcher, author, and one of the world's leading experts on sleep paralysis. Dr. Jalal is a neuroscientist affiliated with Harvard University's Department of Psychology and was previously a Visiting Researcher at Cambridge University Medical School, where he earned his PhD. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Washington Post, BBC, NBC News, The Guardian, Forbes, Reuters, PBS (NOVA), and many others. He also writes for TIME Magazine, Scientific American, Big Think, and The Boston Globe. Since our original interview, I've watched Dr. Jalal's influence expand globally. Most recently, he appeared on Jordan B. Peterson's podcast[ii], discussing Dreams, Nightmares, and Neuroscience, and on Lewis Howes' School of Greatness[iii], where he explored Dreams, Lucid Dreaming, and the Neuroscience of Consciousness—an episode that truly stretched Lewis's thinking. What stood out to me most—then and now—was Dr. Jalal's transparency about learning. At the beginning of his interview with Lewis Howes, Dr. Jalal shared how a single experience—his desire to understand his own episodes of sleep paralysis more than 20 years ago—sparked a lifelong curiosity. That curiosity led him to his local library in Copenhagen and ultimately transformed his entire career path in ways he could never have imagined as a young man spending time on the streets. That honesty resonated deeply with me. Before Google, I remember sitting in a local library in Arizona around that same time, trying to understand the mysteries of the world—from the Great Pyramid of Giza to Stonehenge—reading everything I could get my hands on. Like Dr. Jalal, I was curious about many things I didn't understand, but my path didn't start with neuroscience or learning science, which came later for me. We all begin somewhere. Let's go to our first clip from Dr. Baland Jalal, where he shares how his love of learning truly began.

Coffee can be one of the healthiest drinks in the world or one of the most damaging, depending on how and when you drink it. In this episode, Ben breaks down 7 hidden coffee dangers that silently disrupt your gut, liver, hormones, sleep, and fat-burning ability, plus simple fixes to make coffee work for your metabolism instead of against it. What You'll Learn: Why drinking coffee on an empty stomach can spike cortisol and slow fat loss How artificial creamers, seed oils, and sweeteners damage gut bacteria and overload the liver The overlooked danger of mold toxins (mycotoxins) in most coffee beans Why pesticides like glyphosate in coffee can worsen leaky gut and insulin resistance How drinking coffee too early disrupts circadian rhythm and causes energy crashes Why afternoon coffee (even decaf) sabotages deep and REM sleep How to choose clean, mold-free, organic coffee for better energy and metabolic health Key Takeaway: Coffee isn't the problem. Dirty coffee habits are.With the right timing, ingredients, and sourcing, coffee can be anti-inflammatory, liver supportive, and fat-burning.

It's our (least) favorite time of the year – the March for Life, womp womp womp. AKA, the 100,000 person mega anti-abortion circle jerk in Washington, DC, where harassholes spend some of the coldest days of the year outside, yelling misinformation about abortion pill in the drinking water, fetus Ozempic, and pagan skulls all while staying silent as hell about ICE killing people and detaining children. As always, your Feminist Buzzkills are breaking it all down. GUEST ROLL CALL! Since this one's a doozy, we called in the best infiltrator we know to join us in the fun, AAF's programs director, Kristin Hady! An expert on anti-abortion extremists, Kristin was on the ground at the National Mall for ALL of the bible-humping chaos. This special FBK episode is a meaty recap of the vibes, the messaging and the scary ass forced birth plans they have in store for us in 2026 and beyond, plus some ways to fight back! Times are heavy, but knowledge is power, y'all. We gotchu.  OPERATION SAVE ABORTION: You can still join the 10,000+ womb warriors fighting the patriarchy by clicking HERE to for past Operation Save Abortion trainings, your toolkit, marching orders, and more. HOSTS:Lizz Winstead IG: @LizzWinstead Bluesky: @LizzWinstead.bsky.socialMoji Alawode-El IG: @Mojilocks Bluesky: @Mojilocks.bsky.social SPECIAL GUEST:Kristin Hady NEWS LINKS:WATCH: The March for LifeAnti-Abortion Super Cute Dresses WebsiteThe Heritage Foundation Wants to Send American Women Back Half a CenturySTUDY: Saving America by Saving the Family: A Foundation for the Next 250 YearsUsha Vance and JD Vance, Pronatalism's Poster Couple, Are Having a 4th KidFlawed Report Aims to Undercut Established Research on Abortion Pill Safety, Plus How a Federal Initiative to Study Autism May Overemphasize Environmental ToxinsTrump Asks Federal Court to Hit Pause on Abortion Pill Case, Citing Ongoing Study EPISODE LINKS:TICKETS: Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy TourADOPT-A-CLINIC: Whole Woman's Health in MinnesotaWhole Woman's Health WebsitePlan C PillsOperation Save AbortionExpose Fake ClinicsBUY AAF MERCH!EMAIL your abobo questions to The Feminist BuzzkillsAAF's Abortion-Themed Rage Playlist FOLLOW US:Listen to us ~ FBK PodcastInstagram ~ @AbortionFrontBluesky ~ @AbortionFrontTikTok ~ @AbortionFrontFacebook ~ @AbortionFrontYouTube ~ @AbortionAccessFront TALK TO THE CHARLEY BOT FOR ABOBO OPTIONS & RESOURCES HERE!PATREON HERE! Support our work, get exclusive merch and more! DONATE TO AAF HERE!ACTIVIST CALENDAR HERE!VOLUNTEER WITH US HERE!ADOPT-A-CLINIC HERE!GET ABOBO PILLS FROM PLAN C PILLS HERE! When BS is poppin', we pop off! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

En este episodio te comparto una de las herramientas que más me han ayudado a reprogramar mi propio subconsciente, la hipnosis de transformación rápida (RTT). Aunque sabemos que la abundancia incluye salud, amor y alegría, este audio hipnótico está diseñado específicamente para desatar la abundancia económica en tu vida. ¿Por qué un reto de 40 días? Las creencias, tanto las limitantes como las empoderadoras, se forman y se reemplazan mediante la repetición. Todo lo que hoy crees es resultado de lo que has visto y escuchado repetidamente a lo largo de tu vida. Por eso, para que esta herramienta funcione y logres cambios acelerados, es vital que escuches este audio durante 40 días consecutivos sin excepción.    Instrucciones para tu reto: • Cuándo: El mejor momento es antes de dormir, aunque puedes hacerlo a cualquier hora del día si es necesario. • Cómo: Recuéstate cómodamente, sin cruzar brazos ni piernas, y sigue mis instrucciones. • Si te duermes: ¡No pasa nada! El audio sigue trabajando en tu subconsciente. • Ahorra tiempo: La primera vez escucha todo el episodio poniendo atención a las indicaciones relacionadas con el movimiento ocular rápido (REM) de los ojos, ¡esto es muy importante! A partir del segundo día, puedes adelantar el audio al minuto 12, donde comienza el track hipnótico. Es momento de erradicar cualquier duda o pensamiento de carencia y conectar con tu nueva identidad de abundancia porque eres más que suficiente. ¡Dale play y comencemos hoy mismo tus 40 días de transformación!     Adquiere mi último libro: "Este anhelo no es mío.": ​https://www.estheriturralde.com/libros​   ¿Te interesa certificarte como Life Coach? Regístrate a la página para descargar el brochure con todos los detalles de la certificación: ​https://www.sherpacertification.com​ ​ ¿Quieres unirte a Relevante Espiritual? Es mi grupo de estudio mensual online donde encontrarás cursos y contenido para cada área de tu vida: ​https://www.estheriturralde.com/relevanteespiritual  

Most people think good sleep is about getting 8 hours.But if your bedroom is overstimulating your nervous system, you can sleep all night and still wake up foggy and drained.In this episode of the Kwik Brain Podcast, I sit down with Jack Dell'Accio, CEO and Founder of Essentia and a certified Sleep Coach who has spent more than two decades optimizing sleep for elite performers. Jack has worked closely with top athletes across the NBA, NFL, MLS, and NHL, helping them improve reaction time, recovery, and cognitive performance through better sleep quality.Because sleep is one of the most crucial components of peak performance.And the wrong environment can keep your brain stuck in light sleep, pull you out of deep sleep and REM, and quietly sabotage your memory, focus, mood, and recovery, even if you are doing everything else right.In this episode, you will learn: ✅ Why “8 hours” of sleep can still leave you exhausted ✅ The difference between sleep hygiene and sleep environment and why both matter ✅ The biggest hidden stimulants that keep your nervous system on high alert at night ✅ How temperature changes during sleep can trigger wakeups and lighter sleep cycles ✅ The problem with toxins and off gassing materials in most mattresses ✅ How coils can amplify EMF exposure and disrupt recovery ✅ Why deep sleep and REM are the real drivers of brain performance and healing ✅ Jack's 3 step priority framework for upgrading your sleep environment ✅ Simple ways to reduce nighttime stimulation and protect your recovery starting tonightThis episode is about removing what is quietly preventing your brain from fully recovering, so you can wake up clear, calm, focused, and ready to perform.

In this episode, Ben Azadi shares a surprising 30-day experiment where he ate a small amount of raw honey before bed and tracked its effects on sleep, stress, cravings, energy, and fat loss. Ben explains how chronic low-carb dieting, fasting, or undereating carbohydrates at night can elevate cortisol, disrupt sleep, and stall fat loss, especially for people over 40. He breaks down why raw honey is metabolically different from sugar, highlighting its enzymes, polyphenols, antioxidants, and lower insulin response shown in human studies. You'll learn how low nighttime liver glycogen can trigger cortisol spikes and middle-of-the-night wake-ups, and how a teaspoon to tablespoon of raw honey before bed may support liver glycogen, reduce stress hormones, improve REM and deep sleep, and stabilize mood and energy. Ben shares his exact protocol, week-by-week results, who should avoid or modify this approach, how to choose high-quality raw honey, and whether this strategy affects ketosis. He also answers common questions about insulin, inflammation, fructose, melatonin, and long-term use. This episode reframes honey not as a sugar problem, but as a strategic metabolic tool to improve sleep, reduce stress, and support overall metabolic health.