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- Max Yoder That divine middle is emotional liberation, where I can be compassionate and show compassion to an individual. But I do not need to carry whatever it is that they are feeling, right, not my responsibility to. And the thing about the thing that I think this is so important for me in my life is I think this was my biggest blocker, my biggest blocker to grow like something that I may have gone through my whole life and never addressed if it were not for something like Lessonly.   INTRO   When companies and individuals think about skilling-up in empathy and compassion, there are common questions that arise.  How can I take on the feelings of others without being crushed by them?  What do good boundaries look like?  How am I ever going to keep my people accountable to their actual work if I start being all touchy-feely with the.    My guest today touches on all of these questions and more.  There are many reasons why you should take the time to listen to Max Yoder:  he is erudite, well-read (see all of the books and authors he noted in the show notes), and he really cares about people.    He is also the co-founder of the continually growing learning platform, Lessonly.  Just last week, Lessonly made headlines in the tech world when they were acquired by Seismic.  And the last few years has been a series of success stories for the company.    Max is much more than an executive and a thinker, he is also a crafter of Lego art.    - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes Is there anything that you found yourself giving time to in the pandemic, whether that's like a new pursuit or a hobby that you have particularly enjoyed?   - Max Yoder Yeah. I've given myself a lot more time to make art, and I tend to make art with Legos. I really appreciate this man named Joseph Albers, who was a teacher at Black Mountain College, right. During World War two, post World War II. And he created this series of things called Homage to a Square. And he really like color theory. So he would put basically squares inside one another. And he did about two0 of these over a series of 20 years, I think from his 60s to his 80s, if I recall correctly, so hugely inspired by somebody doing 2001 thing from their 60 to their 80s.   - Max Yoder And these squares, like I said, they're color theory. So he was trying different colors, and he said when I put a blue in the middle and I surround it with a red, that blue takes on a different cue, then it visually looks different than if I surround it with a lighter blue. Like what we put around to color changes the way we perceived that color.   - Max Yoder So during COVID, I started doing all of these squares, and they were these really great free flow activity where I could get a 16 by 16 Lego square.   - Max Yoder And I would create my own version of Joseph Albers Homage to a Square, all these different colors, and I have them all around my attic now. And it was just one of those things that I could do without thinking I sift through the Legos, I'd find the right color. I'd build these squares. It was not taxing, but it was rewarding.   - Max Yoder And so I think in general, what I learned to do during COVID was play and not have a goal. And in one way of doing that with art and just really, truly understand what playing is, because I think I spent a lot of my adult life and I think a lot of my adolescent life achieving instead of playing, and I think you can do both at the same time.   - Max Yoder But I don't think I was doing both. I think mostly achieving I love that.   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes Well, especially with the relentless pace of work in general, but especially accelerated as a result of the pandemic to actually have spaces of purposeful rest, whether that's like actual physical rest of sleeping or encompassing it with the mental release of play is something that I hear again and again as I work with different individuals, even as being really life giving. Yeah. I love that   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes You also have welcomed, I think, a new little person into your home in the midst of the pandemic you find that that has having a child in the home has unleashed some different capacities in you as well?   - Max Yoder Oh, yeah. So my daughter Marnie, she's eleven months old yesterday and eleven months.   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes Happy eleven months, Marnie.   - Max Yoder Yeah, pretty special. Full name is Marina. When she was born, we didn't know she was gonna be a boy or a girl. She came out of my wife, and we had three names for girls, picked out three names for boys. Marina was the one that was clearly the winner. And then basically, as soon after that, we just started calling her money. So she came home and just changed our lives there's. Covid before Marnie and this COVID after Marnie and COVID after Marnie is excellent. You know, I think COVID before Marnie was really tough for a whole host of reasons, but when Marnie came, she brought this new life to our house, like literal new life.   - Max Yoder Right. And then just this vitality to just and I of seeing the world differently and being a dad and watching my wife be a mom. And now being a husband to a mother, like all these things are life changing. And I'm 33 years old this year, and I just sent myself shifting from this achievement mentality to more kind of focusing on now, what do I care about? Why do I care about it? And am I doing the things that I care about? And my family is something that I care about?   - Max Yoder Music is something that I care about reading or things that I care about. And the difference between that and achievement and Carl, you the psychiatrist, help me figure this all out is I'm not doing them to impress anybody or to get anybody's. Applause I'm doing them because I care about them. And if somebody doesn't care about them, that's okay by me. And somebody does care about them. That's okay by me. But I'm not doing it for anybody else. Right?   - Max Yoder And being with my daughter is just something that is really important to me because she just wants me to be there with her.   - Max Yoder She doesn't even need me to do anything. She just needs me to be watching her spending time with her. And it's just been really cool to over eleven months. Jess, who's a very calm woman, nurture Marni and love on Many. I think I call myself in a big way in front of Many. Many got her grandpa and her grandma, and then we have a woman named Gabs, who is a friend of ours and the caretaker of Mary three days a week. And all these people just are very calm personalities.   - Max Yoder And Marni has just been wrapped around with so much love and kind of calmness. And what I imagine is going to come from that is what has come from that, which she's very adventurous, like, she's not scared. She's vibrant, and I just feel really lucky because it's not that parents don't want to give that to their kids, right? I think it's just sometimes we just don't have the resources, don't have the time, we're overstressed, and we're in a fortunate position where that's not the case. And it is highly rewarding to see my daughter be that's exploring, creative, laughing kid.   - Max Yoder And I want that for everybody because it's a real gift. I.   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes Love that enjoyment of just her presence and watching her flourishing.   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes And something that you said kind of, like, particularly caught my attention, that I'm not thinking primarily of what I'm doing for her. I'm just being with her. I'm paying attention and the power of presence, which is its own segue into some of what we want to talk about today, which is empathy and connection in the workplace, because although it's not like a paternal relationship with those that you work with, I think there's this deeply human need to be seen and acknowledge, and I'd like to kick it off.   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes I know you're a leader that values cultivating this in your workplace. What is a personal story for you about why empathy and human connection really matter specifically in the workplace?   - Max Yoder Yeah. I think empathy allows me to feel as somebody, so it allows me to kind of sit in their shoes and do my best approximation of what's stressing them or what's bringing them joy, like, empathizing with their situation. And I think that's incredibly important to a certain degree. I think the place where I get the most juice is being compassionate. And I think I've learned to recognize feeling sympathy for somebody, understanding that they are going through pain, but not carrying that pain as my owner running those same circuits myself.   - Max Yoder This is something that Robert Sapolsky to a gentleman from Stanford has helped me understand. If I sit there and run the circuits all day long that somebody else is running and I get stressed with them, I wear myself out, but I can be compassionate and sympathetic to an individual. Like, if they're hurting, I can acknowledge that they're hurting, but I don't need to run the same circuits.   - Max Yoder So I think it's really important to be empathetic because it gives me a chance to kind of sit in something and understand. Oh, yeah, that does not feel good. But I can't run that circuit too much because I'll wear myself out. But I can run the compassion circuit a lot longer where I can see if somebody's in pain, even if they're yelling at me or they're frustrated with something that, you know, life is tough there in a difficult situation that you might describe as suffering. I might describe a suffering.   - Max Yoder And to be a calm presence in the face of that is a gift in and of itself. I might not have to do anything more than that. Then just be calm in front of them, not diminish or dilute. What they're saying also enhance what they're saying. Just be there as a calm presence that listen. And who does that take me? Has that taken me a long time to learn?   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes Can you give me an example? What has that looked like for you and your leadership over the last year and a half?   - Max Yoder Yeah. I think we can. I go back longer than that because I think the Lessonly journey is nine years long to date, July 12 today. And I noticed that as we hired more and more people, we hit 17 people, and then we hit 25 people and then hit 50 people, that there was always more feelings coming into the business. Right. A woman named Jill Bolte Taylor, a friend and somebody who I love says we are feeling creatures who think, not thinking, creatures who feel feeling, creatures who think.   - Max Yoder So we are a lot of feelings, right. We are very emotional. And for most of my life, I believe that was responsible for people's feelings. And I believed that I was responsible also for their judgments, which kind of two sides of the same coin. I just feeling responsible for two things that are not my responsibility. Right. Feelings and judgments of other folks. So I would try to carry those feelings as my own, and I would kind of assume those judgments as fact and they crushed me.   - Max Yoder So I'm going to focus on the feelings part today, as opposed to the judgments or for this moment, on the feelings part.   - Max Yoder There was a lot of feelings in the business, and every time we hired a new person, just more and more feelings, and we got to 50 people, and I couldn't take it anymore. I was probably a long pass being able to take it anymore. I was stressed, self medicating, trying to keep up with all the feelings. And it wasn't working because the frantic folks around me, if they were feeling frantic, I was becoming frantic myself, and that's just not what people need.   - Max Yoder So I was fortunate enough. One of my teammates, who her name was Casey Combo. At the time, she's since married, she gave me a book called Non Violent Communication, not because she knew I was struggling with this, but because she knew I was looking for different methods for clear communication that was not aggressive, that was not argumentative, but was clear and compassionate. And in this book, Marshall Rosenberg writes about emotional slavery, which was exactly what I was. I was an emotional slave. I believe other people's feelings my responsibility.   - Max Yoder And then he writes about emotional liberation. And he talks about these stages, the first stage, being emotional slavery of I assume your feelings as my own and my responsibility, and I carry them, and I get tired and you get tired. He says that a lot of times when people do that for so long, they might move into the next stage, which is basically disavowing other people's feelings. And right, about 50 people. That's really the only thing I knew how to do at that point. I was like, I can't carry all these feelings, so I'm just going to say no to all of them.   - Max Yoder We hired Megan Jarvis at that point or head of the yeah, wonderful. Right. And I was like, hey, Megan, I'm so glad you're here. I need you to take the ceilings, like, I just need to go high. But, like, that was so not fun for me, because being with people is why I like my job, you know? So hiding from the feelings, man, I wasn't going to like my job, so it was just not going to work. So depending on my energy levels, I'd either carry people's feelings or I would hide.   - Max Yoder And Marshall Rosenberg showed me that there's a third way. So those are two extremes right side of turning feelings all the way down to I don't care at all. So turning it down to 0% or turning it all the way up to a 100% care about everybody's feelings. And he makes it clear that there's this divine middle and that divine middle is emotional liberation, where I can be compassionate and show compassion to an individual. But I do not need to carry whatever it is that they are feeling, right, not my responsibility to.   - Max Yoder And the thing about the thing that I think this is so important for me in my life is I think this was my biggest blocker, my biggest blocker to grow like something that I may have gone through my whole life and never addressed if it were not for something like Lessonly. Lessonly is this thing that's bigger than me, and it needed me. It was either going to crush me if I didn't figure this out, or I need to figure this out to keep my job. I wasn't going to be able to do my job if I didn't figure this out.   - Max Yoder And so this bigger thing than me forced me to figure this out. And Marshall Rosenberg game is a blueprint of emotional liberation, and that's what I began to practice. And I don't know if I'm never going to be the same because of that.   - Max Yoder In a really, really healthy way. I don't feel responsible for other people's feelings anymore. I feel responsible for my feelings and kind of making sure that I take care of myself. I are responsible for my intent behind my behavior. I'm responsible for my behavior.   - Max Yoder I consider myself responsible for those things. Doesn't mean I consider you responsible for yours. I just telling you, I consider my response for those things. And so that's what I focus on.   - Max Yoder And the reason I bring that up is in the journey of lesson. Like, there's been nothing more important to me than this.   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes I'm struck in finding that third way that you needed to develop a skill set of perhaps encountering the emotion. And I don't know if discharging is the right word, but even, like, energetically being able to release your feelings of responsibility, what what did that look like?   - Max Yoder Thanks for asking that. I mean, very clumsy at first. Right. Like, understanding something intellectually does not mean that I can do it. Well, I have to practice it again and again and again, which is a whole other topic we should discuss of. Just like, intellectual understanding is not knowing. Knowing is doing. You cannot know something without having done it is otherwise it's intellectual understanding. So I had to practice a heck of a lot and remind myself that when somebody came to me and brought something, it was always coming through the lens of their own experiences.   - Max Yoder And it was never simply about the thing that had happened. They were also bringing to me whatever else was going on in our life, because we can't separate that. We can't separate, like if we're having an emotionally charged home life and something happens at work, and it is like the straw that breaks the camel's back. What I hear from that person is just the work thing, right? What I don't see is all the stuff underneath the water that is happening. That is not my business, but it's always there, right?   - Max Yoder And when I would make a decision network Edwin Friedman, who wrote this book called The Failure of Nerve, he really helped me with this. He helped me understand that I'm always in a relational triangle with each person. And this was a big breakthrough for me. This is like something that intellectually, really helped me break through in terms of my practice, which was when somebody comes to me, there's always a third thing in the room, and that is a prior issue that they might be bringing, or I might be bringing or another person that they might be bringing to the conversation where I might be bringing.   - Max Yoder So to make it clear, like, Liesel, you and I are engaging right now, and we need shortcuts to kind of understand how to behave with one another. So we might filter through other people that we know that remind us of one another. And so when I meet people like Liesel, which this is just a brain by a shortcut, these things you'll come to mind. And in your case, I get a lot of warmth from you. But let's say I reminded you of somebody who really rub you the wrong way in the past.   - Max Yoder You might engage with me through the lens of that person. It's not just about me and you directly. It's a third thing that everything goes through and that's happening all the time everywhere. We're not directly relating to one another, relating through our past experiences and the people that we've known in the past. That helped me a lot, because when somebody would come to me and be really fired up about something that I thought was disproportionate to what it just happened, it helped me understand why that might be.   - Max Yoder There might have been a past issue, that this was emotional wound that was being poked at. It was not my responsibility, right? But I can sit there and be attached into the person. And maybe they don't understand that here, bringing that to the table. But I can have a sense like, this is not just about me and this person and this thing that's happening, they're filtering through their life. Right? And so when I realized that through Edwin Freeman, I realized it almost gave me permission to not carry things, because people are always bringing more to me than was between me and them.   - Max Yoder And I'm always bringing more to people that is between me and them. So I don't want them to carry my stuff. And I don't want to carry theirs. Does that help, or does that make sense?   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes Yeah. That understanding. Did you find yourself needing? Some people engage in breathing exercises or they find themselves even to physically move as you are growing in this practice, there were things that you were like reading that were helping contextualize it. Were there other things that you like, embodied practices that were really helping.   - Max Yoder Oh, yeah. Getting sleep sober, sleep hugely helpful. Like, I can show up and be calm in a conversation in a much richer way if I do not drink booze before bed. And I don't mean, like, I mean any amount of booze. And this is a rule that I break a lot for myself, which is like even a glass of wine at 05:00 p.m. Or 06:00 p.m.. It affects my sleep. So if I really want to be the best version of me, I say no, and I sleep better.   - Max Yoder And it's just a fact of the matter. I am much less agitated. I am much calmer. So doing my pre work of getting exercise, eating well, sleeping well. And all those things are intertwined, what I eat and how I exercise to fix my sleep. So that matters to me a lot of just kind of taking care of myself and controlling the variables I can control. And then in that moment, if somebody's losing, they're cool in front of me or I'm losing my cool in front of them.   - Max Yoder And my therapist, Terry Daniel, says it can help basically coach me. It can help to put your hand on your stomach, like, on your skin. And it can be a safer thing to do when we're not physically in the room together. Like, let's say I'm having a different conversation over the phone, like, happening a lot over COVID. And just that skin to skin connection with myself can be very helpful. Breathing. Breathing deeply when I'm with somebody can be very helpful. Breathing and showing them slow my breath down can even be coming to them.   - Max Yoder So, yeah, there's physical things that I can do in that moment. And I hope it's very clear that I'm not suggesting that I nail this every time. Right. These are just tools that I have to do this a little bit better every day.   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes Yeah. I think that's helpful. As you were beginning, you talked about this inflection point at 50 employees where you started giving more attention to the particular presence that you were bringing. What did you start to notice? Did you notice the difference in people's receptivity to you and the sorts of things they were saying back to you as you grew in this practice?   - Max Yoder Yeah. Here's one thing that comes to mind that I noticed is I noticed I didn't have to solve anybody's problems for them. And I used to think I had to, like, I used to think I had to come up with solutions. And more than anything, now, I can be with somebody ask them questions and ask them questions and do active listening. So, like, one of the things I learned through motivational interviewing is if somebody's telling me something instead of asking a question, saying something like, so maybe somebody comes to me and says they haven't responded to me three times.   - Max Yoder You're frustrated might be the way I summarize where I think that person is at based on what they just told me. And then they had to go, Well, not really frustrated, just a little bit irritated. Or they go, yeah, I'm totally frustrated, and they keep talking. And when I'm getting them to do with this verbally process, and I'm only doing that because when they verbally process this stuff, they come up with answers a lot better. Right. But if I'm talking the whole time, it's tough for them to find answers.   - Max Yoder So when I reflect what I'm hearing with a statement, it gives them a chance to keep talking so that they can kind of maybe all I have to do is just get it out. Right. Not keep it in, just say it to somebody. Some days that's all that happened, and two or three days go by and they call me and they say, I think I figured out what to do. Thanks for listening the other day, it just is it. And I'm somebody who wants to solve a problem.   - Max Yoder Right. But in fact, sometimes I'm doing somebody a major disservice by even if I got the answer right on the off chance I get the answer right. With the limited information I have sometimes saying, hey, maybe here's what you should do is a complete disservice to that individual, because me giving it to them might make them more likely to actually not pick it up and do it. But if I were to just a little calmer and let them give you that conclusion themselves, it's so much more powerful if they thought of it.   - Max Yoder Right. Like, you don't want to be told to do things. So sometimes even if it's the right call, we might do the opposite of what I've just been told because we got told to do it. But if somebody can figure it out themselves, that's the most powerful.   - Max Yoder That's the most powerful recipe, even if it's exactly the same thing I would have said. Right. And most of the time, of course, I don't have the answer. But I guess my point is sometimes even giving somebody the answer unless they're asking me for it.   - Max Yoder Right. Unless they're saying Max, I really want your feedback here, which is a whole different prompt. Right. But if they're not asking for it and give it a I can do a major disservice in that process.   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes Yeah. I think that's such a good word, because I think especially as people get, we oftentimes promote people on their capacity to solve problems. It's a really valuable skill set to organizational growth and leadership. In my work, I call it the predisposition to be in a Fix-It, Frank.   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes And what I heard and what you said is also a comfortability with a slightly extended time horizon. I think as I verbally process something that I see in the leaders that I work with, is there this imperative of like, well, we need to get it figured out now. We need to get it figured out in the moment. And I've got insights and I've got a history, and so I'll give it to you, and then you'll be happy. And how that short circuiting of the process, it can be a move of not believing that there's enough time to let somebody come to their own conclusion or not believing that they have the capacity of do so.   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes So I've just got to give it to you in this moment.   - Max Yoder Right.   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes And the cost that can be associated with doing that, I think he spoke really eloquently to.   - Max Yoder Well, thank you for hearing me out, because I think that's taking me a long time. Like, what I saw is the people who I would go to therapy with were very reluctant to give answers. So they were modeling for me, and I'd ask them why, and they teach me. And I don't consider myself a therapist. Right. But these people I do consider they are therapists. They're professinally, trained and in some cases, done it for 40 years. That's a long time. And there's a lot of mistakes being made in that process to their admittance, seeing them and seeing how helpful it was for me, but also knowing that there were times when I would go to that person to say I'd really like some advice.   - Max Yoder And I've opened the door at that point to hear them. And many times the advice they give me, I don't take it up with open arms. It's when that advice feels pushed, then that's when it doesn't work, right. When it feels pushed or forced. But when it's invited, that's a whole different motion.   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes Right. So the acknowledgment of seeing a therapist of some of the things that they have helped you with. You recently did something for your company where you interviewed your therapist to talk about boundaries. I'd like to hear about why that felt important for you to do. And what were some of the key learnings that you felt like were really important for your people,   - Max Yoder Yeah. So while I was important and what do people take away from it? I can only tell you what to away from because they haven't seen the interview yet. At the time of this conversation, we have not shown it to them yet. But I'll tell you what I hope to take away from it. But I'll start with, hey, here's why this is important. Many of my teammates asked me about boundaries just completely unprompted. They would come to me and say, hey, I'm going on a vacation. I know that you encourage us to turn all of our stuff off, to delete our email and our delete our slack from our phones, so we're not going to compulsively check them.   - Max Yoder But I don't know if I'm comfortable doing that. And for whatever reason, they were not willing to accept themselves doing that they were concerned. And that's a boundaries challenge for me. I speak openly about having engaged with people that I love who have substance use challenges. And I speak openly about having to learn about boundaries in that process where I begin and they end in where they end, and I begin. It's a very important part of understanding how to be healthy in the midst of something that is really, really challenging, which is substance use disorder, which you might co alcoholism or any number of things.   - Max Yoder Right. So I speak openly about these things. People come to me, and it's clear to me that this is not something that we get a lot of attention. And I would generally share. See, if somebody wanted something from me, I would generally share a talk by Gabor Monte called "When the body says no" was good.   - Max Yoder He's a master, and he speaks about boundaries. Basically, caregivers tend to struggle taking care of themselves, and they'll just give care and give care and give care, and they will not care for themselves. They'll be asymmetrical in the way they give care. The way that they care for somebody else is one way. And the way that her from themselves is completely opposite. Basically, like, they don't deserve any care, but everybody else deserves all the care. And he basically talks about how this just Withers people away. So all of these things combined, I know boundaries are important in my life, and my teammates come to me and say they matter.   - Max Yoder Gabor Mate gives this talk. And when I share with people, they tell me like, oh, my gosh, my brain just blew open in such an interesting way because he's so profound. So I'm thinking, hey, this is a chance for me, too. And so I asked my therapist about how does he view boundaries? And he gave this just excellent off the cuff answer. And I was like, Can I just interview you sometime about this? And so we can share this with my teammates, because exactly what you just said.   - Max Yoder So he comes in and we talk about boundaries. And I thought it was important because I just it's just not talked about in our world. Right? We think Kind is doing things for other people, kind of at any expense to ourselves. Right. Like, well, they asked for it. So I got to give it because I don't want to be a jerk.   - Max Yoder It's like that. It's not. We have to counterbalance kindness with boundaries, with assertiveness. And I just see people who do not have those tools to be assertive, and it's very stressful for them, and I ultimately think it's slowly killing them. So I think this is important. So here's what I hope people take from it. When they hear a assertiveness, I think they maybe hear aggressiveness. And Terry is very clear that you can be assertive without infringing on anybody else's energy or anybody else's motion. Like, it's not about aggression, right?   - Max Yoder Those are two different things. Assertiveness is the ability to say yes or no based on you wanting to or not wanting to. And he says it ultimately comes from a place of self acceptance. If I enter a space and I accept myself, then I can assert my needs. And asserting my needs does not mean dominating your needs, right? It just means if I'm tired, somebody comes to me and says, hey, can we do this thing today? I might say if I'd like to do it tomorrow, I just don't have the energy today.   - Max Yoder I like to do it tomorrow. And if that person is not willing to accept it, I say I understand, but I still have the energy. Can we do it tomorrow? And he's like, if you don't accept yourself, you won't even ask. You may not even ask the question of can we do it tomorrow? Because you may be coming from a place to say, I'm not good enough in order to feel good enough, I need to answer this request. But he's, like an accepting person, believes they're good enough.   - Max Yoder They don't believe that they're going to be good enough by doing the request on the demanded time. Right. They're just good enough. And so he really clarified in a big way how self acceptance is key here. And what keeps us from exerting boundaries is a fear. And each person's fear might be different. But understanding what that fear is, it might be that you feel like you're not good enough for X, Y, or Z reason might be something different, but getting down to that fear and understanding it and and working through that is the way that we get to a place where we're comfortable enough to say no, thank you and stand by it and not be worried that that person, we're going to lose that person by doing so.   - Max Yoder So there.   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes Well, and as I think of some of the responses and groups and surveys and the work that I do, I think there's an underlying fear for many people that if I assert this boundary, people aren't going to like me as much. They're going to think I'm lazy. And while you, as a leader, cannot, in a top down way, control people's responses to things like establishing boundaries or expressing vulnerability, that there is an element of culture creation that goes into this. How do we, as a group, you know, not always perfectly respond, but have more of a context where we, like, make the space for that.   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes We make the space for it's okay to say no. We make the space for vulnerability. What are some of the ways that you have co created with some of the other leaders at Lessonly, a culture that says it's okay to do that? What are things that you have done that have moved the needle?   - Max Yoder Yeah. So if the executive team at Lessonly is unable to assert ourselves, like, if we are not assertive in a situation, if we say yes to every new thing that comes our way, we are not modeling what we need the rest of our teammates to do. So it's incredibly important that a certain boundaries in my life that the executive team set boundaries and their lives, that when it's too much, we say it's too much. That is the fundamentally most important thing we can do to make it okay for anybody else to do it.   - Max Yoder The opposite approach that does not work is the same as your boss saying, hey, I don't expect you to work on the weekends, but I'm gonna because, you know, I got a lot to do, but I don't expect you to, and that just doesn't work. You know what? People here, I better be working on the weekends, right? If your behavior is not aligned to your words, people are going to look at your behavior, right? Not your words. They're going to trust your behavior, not your words.   - Max Yoder So what I want to do is align my words to my behavior, which is to say weekends are sacred, just like winter is the season that allows for spring. And winter is a season where it looks like there's not a lot happening, but there is a lot happening. Sleep at a time when it look like there's not a lot happening, but there is a lot happening. We need weekends or it looks like there's not a lot happening, but there is a lot happening, right? This resting and recharging is incredibly important.   - Max Yoder And if I don't treat my weekends like I want to people to treat them. And then why would I believe they're going to do that? Right. I can't do anything more than that is just make the space to say like, I mean it when I say this, and I mean it because this is my behavior, and I need my executive teammates to mean it, too. And I need the managers to also mean it, too. And in some ways, that goes well in other ways. It doesn't.   - Max Yoder Right. But it's ultimately out of my hands to some degree. Right. If people are going to pick that up, if we have a chronically, chronic challenge of the teammate, it's my responsibility to have a difficult conversation with them and let them know how important their modeling is, no doubt. But ultimately they're going to make the call if they want to change their behavior or not. And it's out of my hands if I'm doing it myself.   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes I'm struck right now that it's a tight labor market for many people.  Lessonly is growing. You're wanting to bring more people on. Do you feel like you have seen a through line towards creating this kind of culture where rests and seasons and vulnerability is upheld and valued and the way you're able to attract and retain talent?   - Max Yoder I think we understand part of the recipe, but we exist in a system, though, that is chronically overworked and systems win. Like individuals, we've created a system a lesson that I'm really proud of. But we're also in this broader work environment, in this cultural environment of overwork. And unfortunately, those systems, if we don't kind of remove ourselves from them and do a lot of extra work, they win. The bigger system wins. The culture wins. If they didn't win, we wouldn't probably have 25% to 50% of the population reporting depressive States.   - Max Yoder Right.   - Max Yoder The culture is winning. We've optimized for economic growth, we've optimized for consumerism, we've optimized for commercialism. We haven't optimized for well being. And look what we're getting, right. We're not getting a lot of well being because the system is not in support of of that. So it's discouraging. It just is. And so we can only do so much less only to turn the tide. But it's our job to at least try. And one of the things that I find complete myself to be completely powerless to change is that there is no winter in software.   - Max Yoder There's no winter in the business world. There is no period of three months like there is for a pro athlete or for a farmer, where we work really hard and we plant and then we harvest. I'm not a farmer, so I'm not going to use all the right words, but we create a crop or mini crops. And then we have this period with winter where we take our time to rebuild. And pro athletes have their own seasoned in their off seasons. And this is wise. This is wise.   - Max Yoder I have not figured out how to recreate that in the business world. And I don't know if I ever will. It just is the system at work, right? Our customers, even if we take that time off, if we were to say less, only going to B nine months out of twelve, we're going to lose deals because there's a lot of deals because people need us for those three months, they were going to be off, right? Because they're going to be on. So, you know, it's not an excuse.   - Max Yoder It's just me saying, like, I don't know how to do it, right.   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes The pressures of the prevailing system of capitalism that prioritizes growth and efficiency above all else.   - Max Yoder You said it well.   MUSICAL TRANSITION   We'll return in just a moment for the final portion of my engaging interview with Max.  But I want to take a moment to thank our sponsor, Handle with Care Consulting.  In the midst of the unrelenting stressors the last year and a half, are you giving your people what they need to stay engaged?  Empathy is key to building the sort of culture of connection that Max is talking about at Lessonly.  And the good news is, it is a skill that can be learned!  If you want help in skill-ing your people up in empathy and creating a place where people want to come to work, Handle with Care Consulting can help.  With interactive keynotes, empathy at work certificate programs, and coaching options, we can help you show care when it matters most.   MUSICAL TRANSITON   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes I would love to hear about times when building connection at your workplace have felt easy for you and why you think they felt easy. And then I'm going to have to underside. What are times when building connections felt really hard for you and why you think to start with when it felt easy?   - Max Yoder Yeah. When it's all easy to build connections, when I am accepting on myself to go back to Terry Daniels lesson. I mean, it has everything to do with my my internal system being an equilibrium, you know, which is a delicate thing, right? One night of sleep and throw it off. But when I am in this place of peace with myself, I'm able to bring peace to my connections and not view myself as needing to be anything other than what I am. But when I'm not at peace with myself, I can go to a state of judgment and criticism.   - Max Yoder And if I drop a ball or miss a mark and these are judgments that I would make of myself, you mess that up, you drop this ball, you miss that Mark. Those are all judgments in their evaluator language. It can be very harsh with myself and showing up to a situation. Putting intense pressure myself does not increase my connection to the person in front of me or the room in front of me. But when I show up and just say, like, you know, I accept myself, and acceptance does not equal agreement.   - Max Yoder Like, acceptance does not mean I've got it all figured out. Therefore, I'm good. Acceptance just means I'm willing to look at my own behavior and accept it. Whether it's behavior that I can objectively say is life giving or soul sucking, I have to be able to look at it to accept myself. And once I can look at it, I might be able to make changes. But if I can't look at something, it's tough to change it. Right. So acceptance is not about saying I like everything that's going on in my life, just about saying I'm willing to look at everthing that going in my life with in an even handed way.   - Max Yoder And when I accept myself, I can show up to a room with my new teammates or my old teammates or a mixture of the two and be peaceful in front of them and talk about mistakes without feeling ashamed and talk about things that I'm proud of without feeling ashamed and and share my humanity. And if I can do that, it maybe gives another person's permission to do the same. So I think it has everything to do with my personal system, being in a good spot here and then acknowledging that my personal system is often not in a good spot to folks so that they understand, like, hey, they're not dealing with somebody who's got this figured out, right?   - Max Yoder Like day in and day out. I might have a different equilibrium, or I might have a different disequilibrium, right? It's not about coming at this from a place like I've got this oneness every day. I certainly do not do. Not at all. Right. But when I'm at peace, I can connect better. And I find that to be a really fun time in that journey towards self acceptance.   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes Something consistent theme that I hear from leaders is just the particular burden of other people's expectations about what it looks like to lead or manage change in a given season; as you are seeking that equilibrium and self acceptance, what about when you smack up against somebody else's? Like, judgment? I needed you to be different. I wanted you. You're not doing it the way that I would like for you to. How do you encounter those voices, real or perceived and still work to maintain well in the balance?   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes Because sometimes we do need to change. Sometimes it's like, oh, that was a blind spot. I need to change. And sometimes we need to be able to have the discernment to say, like, hey, that's your stuff, not mine. How do you navigate that process?   - Max Yoder You nailed it, right? How much does this person love me? Is my first question. How well does this person know me? If it's my wife, I know she deeply loves me. And when she brings me something where she says, hey, what I got and what I needed were far apart, I'm listening. I'm not sitting there saying, hey, your expectations of me don't matter, right? I'm listening. It might not be that I agree with everything she says, right? But I'm definitely not shutting it all out either, right?   - Max Yoder She is just like me going to come at this from an emotional triangle of past wounds, but doesn't mean that there's not real meat on the boat when she's frustrated. Right now, if somebody needs something from me and I don't know them very well, and I'm skeptical that they love me or know me really at all, it's not that challenging anymore for me to just kind of let that. There's a moment at first that I go back to my old self of getting defensive or being hurt.   - Max Yoder And it's more than a moment sometimes, right? It could be an hour. It could be 2 hours. It could be 3 hours. It could be a good night sleep that needs me through it. But then I'm like, yeah, that's okay. Life is too short. So it depends on my relationship to this individual. And Brene Brown has the idea of the Square Squad, where, you know, the coal world can't be my critic, and I can't have nobody has my critic either, right? I need the people who love me, care about me.   - Max Yoder And if the Square Squad is the one inch by one inch piece of paper where I can put the names of the people who I know love me, who will tell me the truth as they see the truth, right? They're version of the truth, and I know that they're not going to willingly hurt me for fun. And those are the folks who feedback. I am a lot more. I'm a lot more discerning with. Right? But if somebody's coming out with this condemnation or an unspoken expectation and they say you didn't meet my unspoken expectation, like, that is not my problem because it's an unbroken expectation.   - Max Yoder There was no agreement there. I've got a chapter and Do Better Work, which is a book I got to write a couple of years ago that uses Steve Chandler wisdom of expectations versus agreement. Like, if we did not agree to that thing, then we have to get that agreement now and then begin to hold another accountable going forward. But if we didn't have an agreement and you're mad about not spoken expectation, like, I need you to look in the mirror and say, like, hey, we get an agreement because I don't remember the agreement now, and I can't read your mind, and we don't need to go back and litigate the path that you're frustrated about when we didn't have this agreement.   - Max Yoder Just an unspoken expectation. But we can make an agreement now. And an agreement is not you dictating at me or me dictating you. It's us going back and forth and negotiating a course of action that we say, okay, this feels good collectively. You know, that is a relationship. When we do that, the other thing is just, you know, I can't live in a world where I just have to respond to everybody's unspoken expectations.   MUSICAL TRANSITION   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes Something that I like and have appreciated. I think I've been getting your emails for, like, the last two years just because I enjoy reading them.   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes But you compiled them into a book that you just referenced. Do Better Work. You have a new book coming out. Tell us about that.   - Max Yoder Yeah. So I took those notes and compiled it. So the first book do better work. I'd been writing notes, took some of those, turn them into chapters. This one is called To See It, be It. And I'll say that a little slower to see it. Be it. The idea is, if you want to see it, be it. And that's the best you can do. Right. I want to see more patience in this moment. Bring patience. If you want to see more creativity in the world, bring creativity.   - Max Yoder And then let go of all the other stuff of what you want other people to be doing, because I think it's just very, very common and very easy to get wrapped around the axle of what other people are not doing. And I honestly think some people will die spending most of their time complaining about what somebody else is or is not doing instead of going, do I do what I value? Right? Do I live by what I value? And, of course, the answer is going to be no, because nobody does that perfectly.   - Max Yoder And then the next question, if the answer is no, what it always is, how can I begin to spend more time doing what I value? And let go of worrying about what anybody else is doing?  And, of course, there's a relationships with husbands and wives and kids were that's incredibly difficult, right. And there might have to be boundary set where I feel like I'm living my values over here and there's somebody else in my space consistently that I just don't feel like I can do my best self around.   - Max Yoder That might require boundaries of separation. I just don't be together anymore. But what I'm getting at is, I think one of the greatest things we can do for ourselves to say what I want to see in the world, and how do I, at the time align to what I want to see in the world? And I think what happens when we do that is we either find that the things we want to see in the world has validity to them. We start to live them, and we start to see that they're very life giving.   - Max Yoder Like, let's just use an example of getting good sleep. I want to see people well rested in the world. Well, I can't control how you sleep. I can control how I sleep. So if I take care of my rest, I want to see it, and I'm being it, right. And I can let go of all the other things. But at least I'm doing the thing that I want to see more people doing, and I'm letting go of whether they're doing it or.   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes Yeah, not.   - Max Yoder And as I do that, I might say, hey, this feels pretty good. Like I had a hunch that sleep taking care of sleep was going to be helpful. And look how beautiful life is now that I've been able to take care of my sleep, which I understand is not an option for everybody. But I'm saying it's an option for me. So sometimes living my values strengthens those values. Other times, living things that I believe I value, like I intellectually value it, and then I start trying to live it.   - Max Yoder I found out, oh, I don't really value that as much as I thought I would putting into practice. I see that there is that there are problems and there are always problems with any value is taken to an extreme. Like loyalty. I value loyalty. Taken to the extreme, it becomes blind loyalty. If I turn it all the way up to 100% loyalty, I become blindly loyal. If I turn all the way down to 0% loyalty, I don't have any loyalty at all. Right. I need to have that loyalty dialed into something somewhere in the middle counterbalanced with once again assertiveness and boundaries.   - Max Yoder I'm loyal to somebody, but not at the expense of my own mental health and well being. It those two things counterbalance one another. So only by living that value do I learn those hard lessons, in my opinion. Right. I can't learn them intellectually. I have to live them and say, oh, wow, I do value this, but I value a different permutation of it than I thought. That makes sense.   - Max Yoder So that's what the book that's the first chapter of the book is, or the first note in the book. And then there's 24 notes after that of other things that I just think are important, and I share them because they help me and they help somebody else. Great. I just know for a fact that all 25 of them help me. And my hope is that maybe one day somebody picks them up and they want to read the book. Right. They're choosing to read the book. And one of the notes, as as it helps me in the past, helps them in a similar way or a different way altogether.   - Max Yoder That is healing as the whole point of the book.   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes Right. Well, and your writing is accessible. It's oftentimes encompassing story. It's nice digestible bits of wisdom that you could blaze through all at once, so you could flip through and take a little at a time. So I'm excited about this new offering.   - Max Yoder Thank you for being open to it. It's a great joy for me to write. I got to dedicate it to my daughter, and I dedicated to her because I just want I could get hit by a bus one day. Liesel. My dad owns a funeral home, and my dad's dad started a funeral home. My dad and his brother ran the funeral home for last 30 years, 20, 30 years. And people just get they just leave, right? They don't choose to go a lot of the time. It's not old age that takes us all.   - Max Yoder So I'm very highly aware that, like, is not my choice when I get to go and so writing for me is a chance to capture a bit of my spirit. And if I have to go for whatever reason, my daughter can pick up this book and do better work and and catch a little bit of her dad and deeply special to me to be able to capture a little bit of my spirit. And it really forced the genuineness out of it.   - Max Yoder Right. Because I don't want it.   - Max Yoder I don't want my I got to be genuine under that premise. Right. Like, I got to say what I believe, what I mean and what I stand by, because I don't want my daughter reading about somebody who didn't exist.   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes Right. Or reflecting in an individual that is not integrated with their best thoughts. Like, we're always seeking that integration, but you don't want a glaring gap between what you say and how you live, right.   - Max Yoder And I want her to see that I hurt. I make mistakes. Right. She's not going to get a picture of a perfect human being because I've never been one of those and they don't exist. She's going to get a picture of somebody who struggled, and that's what I want her to have, because that's the model I want to be. Hey, life is a lot of struggle, and there's a lot of beauty in that, you know, a lot of beauty in that. I've been very fortunate in that struggle, right.   - Max Yoder I always had a roof over my head. I always had food to eat. I don't pretend my struggles like anybody elses, but I can tell you struggle nonetheless. And I don't want her to think that life should just fall into place and be peachy. And that's what life is.   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes So as we draw near the end of our time for listeners who say I want to build more connection in my workplace, I want to be part of that change.   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes I know it's a broad question, but what words of insight would you offer to them as they think about how to go about doing that?   - Max Yoder So I want people to ask themselves, what do I value? And how do I, 1% of the time seek to live that value and become symmetrical and congruent with what I value in my behavior? And then how do I learn in that process? Because that's the best I can do. And if I'm in a system like, let's say I'm in a work system where it does not align to my values, I have to ask myself, Am I willing to change into those systems value because the work system will change every person in it if they stay long enough, right?   - Max Yoder It could even change them quickly. But if I'm in a system that is not congruent with my values, I'm going to be nervous because it's possible that that system actually has values that are very life giving. It stay long enough, I'll find out. But if I find out they're not life giving, I stick around. There is a casualty there. There is a loss there. So my ask to people is if you want to see it, be it and then pay attention to what the system cares about.   - Max Yoder And if the system is so disproportionately, caring about things that are not what you care about is very important. If possible, you get out.   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes That's a good word, Max. Are there any questions that you wish I would have asked you that I didn't ask you?   - Max Yoder Let's see. I mean, I've talked about values a lot, so real quickly, I think something that I love talking about is this idea of reciprocity. Liesel, yeah.   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes Tell me more.   - Max Yoder Yeah. So reciprocity is idea of I give what I get. And so let's say I get kindness from somebody, so I give it back. But a lot of times reciprocity comes through in a relationship where people are not communicating very clearly, when maybe somebody is struggling and they take their aggression out at somebody else, reciprocity is oftentimes somebody yelled at me. So I yell at them. Somebody didn't respond to my message, so I don't respond to their message. So it becomes I give what I get. And reciprocal cultures, if we're having behaviors that are life giving really beautiful, right?   - Max Yoder Because somebody gives me patience. Ideally, I respond to them with patience, right? Somebody gives me support. Ideally, I respond to them with support. Reciprocity is not necessarily something that is good or bad. It just is. And it resides about giving what we get. So what's the alternative to that? Well, it's living by values, which is, I think, supremely important to understand. If somebody comes to me, maybe somebody doesn't respond to my message that I sent them. And then later, they need something for me. So now they're asking me for my time.   - Max Yoder If I'm reciprocal, I say, Well, they didn't respond to me when I needed them, so I'm not going to respond to them. But if I value driven, I say I value communication, right? I value support, and I would have value that person responding to me when I needed their help. So regardless of the fact that I didn't get it from them, I'm going to give it to them, not out of fight, not to show them the way. Right. Because I value it. It's really important that we get those two things.   - Max Yoder It's not out of fight, right? It's not to prove anything to this person. It's because I value it. So if you're not having difficult conversations with me, it's not an excuse for me because I'm not living in reciprocal life. I believe in difficult conversations. I believe in having them. I'm going to have them with you. And that's the best I can do. You may not respond in the way that I hope that's out of my hands, right. I just value difficult conversations. I value patients. I value forgiveness whether I get them or not.   - Max Yoder So I think reciprocating can be a race to the bottom. It can be this kind of slippery slope of just degrading cultures, degrading relationships, and values based living. If I do it because I value it, not because I get it in return is the answer, in my opinion.   - Liesel Mindrebo Mertes I love it. I agree.   MUSICAL TRANSITION   Here are three key takeaways from my conversation with Max and I have to confess, there were definitely more than three valuable takeaways, but I have narrowed it down to these three…   Where are you in the spectrum of people pleasing?  Max talked about emotional slavery (feeling responsible for the emotions of others), and emotional disavowal (rejecting the emotions of others), and the third path of emotional liberation:  being able to adknowledge the meotions of others without being ruled by them.  Where are you find yourself most often ending up? Remember, there is always a third person or situation in each interaction:a relational triangle. People bring their previous experiences, their wounding, their successes, and their home life to a given situation.  It is important to acknowledge this reality because it helps us to contextualize situations.  Max encouraged listeners to ask the question, “What are my values?” and then to take a good look at the organization that they are a part of.If you organization is acting, consistently, against your values, there is a cost.  And maybe it is time to leave.    MUSICAL TRANSITION   OUTRO   Max Yoder:  Do Better Work Robert Sapolsky:  Behave:  The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst Robert Zapolsky:  Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers Gabor Mate:  When the Body Says No Marshall Rosenberg:  Non-Violent Communication 

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Conventionally raised animals are confined to feedlots and eat a diet of inflammatory grains, but Belcampo’s animals graze on open pastures and seasonal grasses resulting in meat that is higher in nutrients and healthy fats.     Listen To Episode 395 As Ari Whitten Uncovers:   [1:30] Healing Energy Fatigue Ari Whitten The Energy Blueprint The Ultimate Guide To Red Light Therapy by Ari Whitten The Energy Blueprint Podcast Exploring the concept of energy fatigue and how to heal it. What led Ari to become an energy and fatigue specialist and his 'aha' wellness moment. Dr. Joseph Mercola Why he became interested in pursuing a career in natural healthcare rather than western medicine. What he disliked about medical school and why his health began to deteriorate after two years in the program. Why he feels that western medicine is flawed in many different ways with his background in natural health. The fact that many medical students receive basically zero education on nutrition, lifestyle, and root causes of chronic disease. Negative feedback he would receive when he would hint at or suggest educating and giving patients healthy food at the hospital. The high rate of ignorance we see in the western medicine world about the benefits of healthy exercise, nutrition, and lifestyle to heal and prevent illness.   [15:30] The Chronic Sick Care In America How we can avoid being put on chronic sick care or leave the system as quickly as possible. Examples of absurd science from humans who think we can meddle with nature including experiments and technology funded by Bill Gates. The real issue of perception that exists in the world of science including agriculture and healthcare when humans think they are smarter than nature with our technology and chemicals. Why your goal should be to optimize your body's innate capacity for healing and self regeneration if you want to combat fatigue, be healthy, and live a long life. The hard decision he made to finally leave medical school and how that impacted his wellbeing for several years. Fears he had after leaving medical school such as disappointing his family, what if people thought he failed, and what if no one listens to him if he doesn't have the title. His experience becoming a trainer after leaving medical school and later on pursuing a PhD in clinical psychology but then decided he didn't want to be a therapist.   [29:30] Lessons Ari Received From Plant Medicine How, in his unique experience, plant medicine drastically helped his mind with depression and a toxic relationship compared to the talk therapy he was also receiving. Why talk therapy can be extremely beneficial and not all psychological illness is conducive to being treated by psychedelics or plant medicine. His decision to leave studying clinical psychology because he didn't want to be placed in one box for his profession and not be able to practice nutrition if he wished. What lessons Ari received from psychedelics and plant medicine and how those experiences helped heal his depression and expand his consciousness. Dr. Joseph Mercola Joseph Campbell How Ari set aside society's pressure on his career and start following his bliss in teaching people about natural health. Experiences of resistance that he faced as he began to grow the Energy Blueprint community online. Why it takes incredible courage to share your truth and novel ideas out there with the rest of the world. 332 John Wineland Jordan Peterson   [47:30] Creating More Energy At The Cellular Level Breaking down how we can build more energy and cultivate a body that is capable of producing more energy. Ari's own person fatigue experiences in his mid 20s with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and how that led him to explore what natural health has to offer for combating fatigue. Hans Selye (1907–1982): Founder of the stress theory Paul Chek His specific research on adrenal fatigue and what doctors know and don't know about adrenal fatigue. Why conventional medicine is really clueless on adrenal fatigue and how to properly treat it with their four methods: antidepressants, cognitive behavioral therapy, 30 minutes walking a day, and to use stimulants as needed. Exploring what Addison's Disease is and why we shouldn't compare it to adrenal fatigue. His research on fatigue, cortisol levels, and what he has discovered. Adrenal Fatigue: Is It Real? The Hidden Truth About "Adrenal Fatigue" Common thoughts about adrenal fatigue, hormonal changes, and stress that are wrong and outdated. Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers by Robert M. Sapolsky Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst Reprint Edition by Robert M. Sapolsky Common Viruses That Can Trigger Chronic Fatigue (CFS)/ Myalgic Encephalomyelitis │The Best Viral Infection Treatment Approach Why fatigue affects us differently depending on outside factors such as work and relationships. Why Stress Causes Fatigue and How To Overcome Stress The fact that people who have disease from lifestyle choices actually have slightly higher cortisol levels than healthy people and thus our adrenal glands don't wear out. Exceptions with autoimmune diseases such as Addison's Disease and its connection to chronic fatigue.   [1:11:00] What Actually Causes Fatigue? What biomarkers are the determining factor of fatigue if cortisol is not the source. The fact that the 50+ studies on the adrenal fatigue theory have all failed to prove that it is true. Why the primary sources that regulate our energy levels are the mitochondria, the brain, and sickness behavior. Dr. Robert Naviaux Unpacking what the cell danger response is and how mitochondria are critical hubs for sensing what is going on in our environments. The two modes of mitochondria based on their environment to either pump out energy or shut down if they detect threats. Dr. Martin Picard on How Stress Affects Your Body (and Your Mitochondria) What sickness behavior is and why one of the fundamental symptoms of it is fatigue. How the human body has evolved to conserve energy to threats by resting and diverting that energy to defending off threats. Metabolic features of chronic fatigue syndrome What the metabolomic panels cover in its biomarker testing for adrenal fatigue and how Dr. Naviaux and his team found that cortisol levels were normal. Why we really overestimate just how much information biomarkers are going to give us about a person's health. The fact that 95% of the time, blood panel tests do not actually identify anything that is abnormal in a person with chronic fatigue. Why lifestyle variables and symptoms are enormous clues as to what is going on with a person's health. What simple steps you can take if you are experiencing chronic fatigue including food and supplements. The Energy Blueprint Supplements 60-Day Energy Blueprint Program 359 Shawn Wells Surfwise trailer breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community   Creating, Not Gaining, More Energy   "Look inward both literally and metaphorically because the source of energy is your own body's cells. It's not stimulant pills that you take externally or this and that prescription drug. It's how do you build more energy at the cellular level. How you create and cultivate a body that is capable of producing more energy. That's what it's all about." - Ari Whitten   The Unique Impact Between Sleep & Cortisol Levels   "Even if you are healthy and don't have fatigue, just the one factor of being an night owl chronotype and going to bed late at night will dramatically alter your cortisol levels. If you take a group of healthy people who are either morning people or night owls and you look at their cortisol levels and you chart it, those people on average will have cortisol levels that would get them diagnosed by someone who believes in adrenal fatigue as having adrenal fatigue. However, that's not at all what's going on; it's just a function of being a night owl chronotype. That's one factor but circadian rhythm and sleep dysregulation across the board is the single most common reason for HPA axis dysfunction." - Ari Whitten   Exposing America's Sick Care System     "How do we mimic, support, and optimize the natural systems of the human body? It's literally the difference between looking at a disease like diabetes or neurological disease and saying, 'How can we study what biochemical pathway is causing this disease and how can we develop a drug that interrupts that biochemical pathway that will therefore  cure this disease?' which is a paradigm which almost never works to actually cure diseases; 97% of drugs can only address symptoms at best versus the paradigm that says, 'How can we understand the big picture of what are the root causes that led to the development of that condition in the first place, address those causes while understanding that the human body has an innate capacity for self-regeneration and self-healing, and how can we give the right inputs to allow the body to express that?'... ...These are fundamentally different ways of thinking and if somebody's goal is to actually be healthy and energetic and live a long life to avoid developing chronic disease, be on over 15 prescription drugs, and be in and out of the hospital with a terrible quality of life - If you actually want health, energy, and longevity, the goal is to optimize your body's innate capacity for healing and self-regeneration."  - Ari Whitten     Links From Today's Show  Ari Whitten The Energy Blueprint Podcast Dr. Joseph Mercola Joseph Campbell 332 John Wineland Jordan Peterson Hans Selye (1907–1982): Founder of the stress theory Paul Chek Adrenal Fatigue: Is It Real? The Hidden Truth About "Adrenal Fatigue" Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers by Robert M. Sapolsky Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst Reprint Edition by Robert M. Sapolsky Common Viruses That Can Trigger Chronic Fatigue (CFS)/ Myalgic Encephalomyelitis │The Best Viral Infection Treatment Approach Why Stress Causes Fatigue and How To Overcome Stress Dr. Robert Naviaux Dr. Martin Picard on How Stress Affects Your Body (and Your Mitochondria) Metabolic features of chronic fatigue syndrome The Energy Blueprint Supplements 60-Day Energy Blueprint Program 359 Shawn Wells Surfwise trailer The Ultimate Guide To Red Light Therapy by Ari Whitten Forever Fat Loss by Ari Whitten The Low Carb Myth by Ari Whitten Energenesis Supplement for Mitochondria and Energy Support Leave Wellness Force a review on iTunes breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community The Energy Blueprint Facebook Instagram YouTube   About Ari Whitten Ari Whitten is an energy and fatigue specialist who focuses on taking an evidence-based approach to energy enhancement,  a nutrition, exercise and natural health expert, and #1 best-selling author. He has been studying nutrition and holistic health for over 2 decades. He has a Bachelor’s of Science from San Diego State University in Kinesiology (with specialization in fitness, nutrition and health). He also has a background in exercise physiology and fitness, and holds two advanced certifications from the National Academy of Sports Medicine as a Corrective Exercise Specialist and Performance Enhancement Specialist.     Ari's Optimal Health Approach In addition, he recently completed the 3 years of coursework for his PhD in Clinical Psychology, an education which rounds out all aspects – nutrition, fitness, and psychology – of his approach to optimal health. Ari is a tireless researcher who has obsessively devoted the last 20 years of his life to the pursuit of being on the cutting‑edge of the science on health and energy enhancement.   For the last six years, he’s been working with many of the top scientists and physicians on the planet to develop the most comprehensive program in the world on the science of overcoming fatigue and increasing energy — The Energy Blueprint.     Build Immunity. Breathe Deeply. A simple, powerful 21 minute morning system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well. Get Your Calm Mind + Immunity Building Guide  *6 science based morning practices guaranteed to give you more energy and less weight in 21 Minutes. *7 day guided B.R.E.A.T.H.E breathwork included.   More Top Episodes 226 Paul Chek: The Revolution Is Coming (3 Part Series) 131 Drew Manning: Emotional Fitness 129 Gretchen Rubin: The Four Tendencies  183 Dr. Kyra Bobinet: Brain Science 196 Aubrey Marcus: Own The Day 103 Robb Wolf: Wired To Eat Best of The Best: The Top 10 Guests From over 200 Shows Get More Wellness In Your Life Join the #WellnessWarrior Community on Facebook Tweet us on Twitter: Send us a tweet Comment on the Facebook page Watch full interviews on YouTube

In the 61st Episode of The Breakthrough Secrets Podcast, Mike and Chris will talk about the danger of business as a form of laziness.Join us in this insightful and amazing talk!In this chapter you will discover:(0:30) Mike and Chris experience with Kettlebell Partner Passing, shout out to Michael Castrogiovanni @kettlebellpartnerpassing  (2:50) Shout out to Miguel Aragoncillo @miggsybogues, Denis Vasilev @denisvasilevkbsport, D.j. Murakami @strongcamps(4:50) Energy transmission in passing the kettlebell(5:30) Non verbal communication(7:50) Mental focus takes energy, everything takes energy(8:40) Flow Book by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi @csikszentmihalyi_flow https://www.amazon.com/Flow-Psychology-Experience-Perennial-Classics/dp/0061339202 (11:30) The 48 Laws of Power Book by Robert Greene @robertgreeneofficial https://www.amazon.com/48-Laws-Power-Robert-Greene/dp/0140280197 (11:40) Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers Book by Robert Sapolsky https://www.amazon.com/Why-Zebras-Dont-Ulcers-Stress-Related-ebook/dp/B0037NX018 (12:00) Toxic Productivity, video from Jordan Peterson @jordan.b.peterson(15:40) Business is also a form of Laziness(17:30) Joe Rogan @joerogan Episode about man's place in society(18:40) Shout out to Chris Duffin @mad_scientist_duffin(20:40) Jim Edwards @thejimedwardsmethod “The task will take as long as you allow it too”(22:10) It's hard cause you say it's hard(24:30) Detachment from the outcome(25:00) Shout out to Dianne Webb @thatspiritualshrink(27:00) Remaking habits and rewiring your brian(34:10) The Hero with a Thousand Faces Book by Joseph Campbell https://www.amazon.com/Thousand-Faces-Collected-Joseph-Campbell/dp/1577315936 (35:30) The power of being connected to a higher purpose(37:00) Blessing your food, breath and focus could help your digestion(41:40) Momentum creation in business strategy, Netflix, McDonalds and Starbucks(43:30) Working smarter rather than harder(44:10) Eat That Frog! Book by Brian Tracy @thebriantracy https://www.amazon.com/Eat-That-Frog-Great-Procrastinating/dp/162656941X .#EatThatFrog! #TheHerowithaThousandFaces #Joerogan #WhyZebrasDon'tGetUlcers #The48LawsofPower #Flow #Netflix #McDonalds #Starbucks #KettlebellPartnerPassing #Kettlebellsports #kettlebells #kettlebellworks #strength #power #speed #endurance #becomethestrongestversionofyourself #confidence #mindset #health #wellness #nextlevelliving #strong #powerful #humble #studentofstrength #strengthhasagreaterpurpose #breakthroughsecretspodcast #hardstyle #strongfirst #hardstylemethod  Find Free Resources at www.kettlebell.works Liked the show? Please lease us a review!

Today’s guest is Emily Derouin, a licensed psychologist in Denver, Colorado. She works as a clinician and supervisor at a community mental health center, where she is a generalist, helping people with a wide variety of issues. She also works one day a week in private practice, where she specializes in eating disorders.    As we approach the one-year anniversary of the pandemic lockdown, Emily helps us figure out how to deal with our emotions around that. Milestones and anniversaries are difficult, partly because they remind us that time is passing. In the case of the pandemic, we’re reminded that not only is time passing, but it’s passing and we still can’t do a lot of the things that we want to do.   Grief has been a common emotion this past year. A lot of people think of grief in terms of a death, and maybe a breakup, but grief applies to any kind of loss—loss of routine, predictability.   A lot of us feel we should be used to this, the lockdown routine, by now. Emily jumped on Melanie’s use of the word “should,” saying “should” is not who we are. “Should” is an idealized version of ourselves or the situation. Stop telling yourself how you “should” feel or what you “should” do.   Emily gives validity to whatever we’re feeling: “There is no right way to feel. Whatever you are feeling right now is valid. You aren’t able to control what pops into your head or the emotions that you feel, and that’s OK.”   The pandemic over the past year has been a rollercoaster as COVID-19 numbers have gone up and down throughout the seasons. And, humans are not built for the long-term stress we’ve been forced to deal with, and our pandemic stress compounds—one thing on top of the other, on top of the other.   Some of the trends Emily has seen: a lot of anxiety early in the pandemic, along with novelty around it as we tried to figure out so many new things, which were a bit distracting from our anxiety. Many of us thought lockdown would only be a few weeks or a few months. Plus, summer was starting, allowing many people to be outside a lot.   Now, a year later, there’s more of a fatigue and depression than anxiety. People feel stuck: “We’re still doing this.” And it’s winter, so we feel more trapped and isolated. (In case you’re wondering, a study in Minneapolis showed that people can stay inside about a month before it starts to affect their mental health.)   Now, people are feeling new emotions related to the vaccine rollout, including anger at the messed-up, inequitable rollout and envy of those who’ve been vaccinated. Some people who got the vaccine may also feel guilt. Emily got vaccinated because she is a health care worker exposed to people with COVID-19, but she had some “weird feelings” about getting the vaccine before others because she’s young and healthy.   By 2022, as the U.S. hopefully beings to open up again, with crowds at sporting events, concerts and busy restaurants, people may feel new emotions, like disappointment or anxiety over being around too many people. We may also go through a grieving process, as some things will never go back to “normal.” We may also grieve the version of ourselves that we lost.   Emily uses acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)—learning how to make space for the things we are feeling, without getting rid of them, while also focusing on the things that make our life meaningful.   You don’t have to engage with your negative feelings. The more you engage with a negative feeling, the worse it feels. Instead, acknowledge your feeling without feeding into it. That’s easier said than done. But, it can be helpful to learn this process of acknowledging your feelings, without trying to get rid of the feelings.   It’s important to know what works for you when you’re feeling certain feelings. For example, when some people are anxious, they find it helpful to exercise, clean their house or play a video game. Know what works for you.   Emily suggests “grounding,” which is anything that helps you connect to the present moment. You can use the five senses to ground yourself: What are five things you can see? What are four things you can touch right now?   Anxiety doesn’t often live in the present. You’re often anxious about a past or future event or situation.   Doing a body scan can help you figure out how you are feeling. Start at your head and scan down. Perhaps you notice tightness in your shoulders or your jaw, which could single stress for you. Perhaps an upset stomach signals anxiety.   In loved ones, including children, be on the lookout for behavior change as a clue to emotions.   New resources, such as online therapy and low-cost therapy, are making it easier to connect with a therapist. Melanie saw a therapist virtually briefly in summer 2020 and found it helpful to learn tools to help her new anxiety but also to talk through her concerns with a nonjudgmental, objective person.   Self-care continues to be important. However, self-care doesn’t have to be a huge thing, which can feel overwhelming or like one more item on your to-do list that you don’t have time for. Self-care can mean getting outside, doing some exercise, eating healthy, getting more sleep.   It’s critical that you are taking care of yourself, that you are “filling your cup.”   Melanie encourages people—especially parents, especially moms—to let some things go on the to-do list. Or, as Emily put it “changing where the bar is.” Maybe you don’t fold the laundry, or clean as often as you want, or you don’t care if the kids don’t make their beds or they heat up a frozen pizza for dinner two nights in a row.   What will this long-term stress do to us? Too much stress can hurt our memory and concentration. Chronic stress—and high levels of cortisol—impacts the brain. Intense stress can kill brain cells. Genetics plays a role, but some people might be suffering from this long-term stress right now.   Resources:   Lower Cost resources for Therapy: Open Path Collective   Your local Community Mental Health Center, which offers sliding fee scales if someone does not have insurance. It can be as low as $5 a session. Many of them are also taking private insurance now too and have lots of other services such as groups, psychiatrists, case managers and other great resources. Google the county you live in and “mental health.”   Online apps like TalkSpace and  Better Help   National Crisis hotline 800-273-8255 While they often have “suicide” in the name, you don’t have to be suicidal to call. The national number will route you to your local call center.   Deliberate Freelancer #48: How to Cope with Coronavirus Anxiety, with Therapist Mira Dineen   Deliberate Freelancer #70: Techniques to Deal with Anxiety from My New Therapist   “Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers” by Robert Salposky   The Happiness Trap website—free resources online that Emily likes   Washington Post article “‘Oh, we’re still in this.’ The pandemic wall is here.”   AARP article “COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Comes With a Dose of Guilt and Envy”

Dr. Heidi Hanna is the Chief Energy Officer of Synergy Brain Fitness, a company providing brain-based health and performance programs to individuals and organizations, a Founding Partner of the Academy for Brain Health and Performance and a Fellow and Advisory Board Member for the American Institute of Stress. She is a NY Times bestselling author of several books, including The Sharp Solution, Stressaholic, and Recharge. Her next book, The Adaptability Quotient will be published in 2022. Heidi has been featured at many global conferences including the Fortune Magazine Most Powerful Women in Business Summit, ESPN Leadership Summit and the Million Dollar Round Table. Her clients have included Google, Starbucks, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, and WD40 as well as the PGA Tour and the National Football League. Heidi is also a Certified Humor Professional with the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor although she won’t admit she’s funny. 7:18 Defining stress, resilience, and "positive adaptability." 11:10 How can we increase our capacity to handle stress? 15:29 The unique challenges that COVID-19 brings to our ability to handle stress—and insightful solutions for these challenges.  17:56 Being present can increase our capacity. Some tips on being in the moment, especially when others around us aren't doing so. 24:22 The cumulative effects of stress on your brain and body. 28:42 The epigenetics of stress; how it can be passed down generationally.   31:52 How "finding the funny" (cultivating a helpful sense of humor) can increase your resilience. 32:56 Small, actionable steps you can take to change your relationship with stress. 36:07 Cultivating a supportive mindset to bring more self-care into your life. Links mentioned in this episode: http://www.heidihanna.com/ (Website) https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidihanna (LinkedIn) Two books Dr. Hanna recommends for further reading: https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748 (The Body Keeps the Score) by Bessel van der Kolk M.D. and https://www.amazon.com/Why-Zebras-Dont-Ulcers-Third/dp/0805073698 (Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers) by Robert M. Sapolsky This episode is sponsored by http://www.getchews.com/ (TotumVos Collagen Chews). You can find TotumVos at www.getchews.com. *Use code DRDIVA for an additional 10% off your first order.

In this episode of The Thermo Diet Podcast Jayton Miller sits down with one of the original gangsters of metabolic nutrition Billy Craig. Billy Craig is a UK based Independent Health & Nutrition Researcher. The focus of his work and research is currently on the Psychology of Dieting and Metabolism amongst other related topics. In this episode they talk about Billy’s story, The no diet -diet, why diet and exercise might not be what you need to slim up and feel good, why you should not cut calories, and how to deal with some of the psychological barriers that come our way when adopting the "eat more and exercise less" approach. Check it out and let us know what you think! Instagram: - @_christopherwalker ( https://www.instagram.com/_christophe... ) - @researchcowboy ( https://www.instagram.com/researchcow... ) Billy's Website - http://www.billycraig.co.uk/  https://umzu.com/  Full Transcript: Jayton Miller: Welcome back to the Thermo Diet Podcast. I'm your host, Jayton Miller, and today I have on podcast one of the OGs, Billy Craig. Billy Craig is the author of Consistent Eating. He is a UK-based independent health and nutrition researcher with a focus around the psychology of dieting and metabolism, among other related topics.  Jayton Miller: In this episode, we talk about Billy's story. We talk about the no-diet diet, why diet and exercise might not be what you need to slim up and feel good, why you really shouldn't count calories in most cases and be cutting calories whenever you're trying to heal your body. And why this is a common misconception in some cases. So there's a lot of golden nuggets in this episode and I'm really excited for you all to be able to listen to it. Every once in a while the audio is a bit funky, but he is in the UK. So outside of that, it is relatively decent. So I hope you all enjoy this episode. Let's get into it. Jayton Miller: How's it going today, guys? I am here with none other than Billy Craig. How you doing today, Billy? Billy Craig: Very well, thank you. You? Jayton Miller: I'm doing very well. So for the listeners out there who might not know who you are, do you mind telling them a little bit of your background and where you came from? Billy Craig: I started off as a cyclist, so riding for Team Great Britain. Got injured, ended up working for Rolls-Royce, which I think most people think is the car company, but it's the aero engines. Wasn't massively interested in it, so I was looking for a way back into sport or some sort of health thing. And then fell into, like most people, personal training. And then my background in engineering never really made dieting make much sense to me. I could never understand why people were trying to eat less.  Billy Craig: It was very mechanistic at the time and it just didn't make any sense. So, I probably should have gone straight to uni. But I ended up in a gym and pretty much got in arguments with everyone because I didn't do what I was supposed to do. So, yeah. That was where the "What would Billy say?" tagline, because I was always doing everything different to anyone. And then if anyone got a problem, any of the trainers got a problem they didn't want to deal with, like somebody who couldn't walk like a 70 year old man with a double hip replacement, and someone that got cancer, they'd all just get sent to me, because they knew that I'd be quite interested in them.  Jayton Miller: That's awesome. What did you do after personal training? Billy Craig: I worked for a massive big gym, and they just starved me out of work, to be honest. They asked me to dumb down my programs, and I was more interested in teaching people, so I did decide to go and be a teacher. And then I realized that wasn't much better, because you couldn't adapt the curriculum when I wasn't happy teaching some of the things. Then went to university and did a degree, an undergraduate degree in some really weird stuff, like neuroscience and biochemistry. And then some stuff that was completely off at a tangent. I wasn't aiming for any specialization. I think I was basically just looking for a way through uni without doing anything that had got a typical examination. I was looking at things where I could argue and debate, rather than having to sit tests where there was structured answers.  Billy Craig: I was quite happy getting Cs. A couple of times I got As, I was quite proud of it. And then I think it, was it [Michael Passenger 00:03:40], who said the better students were like C grades? I just was aware that everyone was looking at outcomes, what was expected, and they were just doing anything to meet that. And I just wasn't happy doing it. I was quite happy getting into arguments with the dean about all sorts of random stuff. It was mainly just me dissenting really.  Billy Craig: Then moved onto a master's degree in psychology. By that time I got a wife, so she kept me on track for that and I came out with a distinction. They probably were like, "Why did he get that, and then he suddenly toed the line on this?" Probably because I got married. I ended switching to psychology because of this fascination with the brain. And wanting to understand more. And them my next thing was going to be a PhD, looking at caloric intake. And they'd got 20,000 participants for me to draw the data out from. And then right at the last minute, it turned out that it was a diet company called Slimming World, which is big in the UK. I think, is it in the US now? Jayton Miller: I haven't heard of it personally. Billy Craig: Yeah. It's quite local to me, but they put a £1 million into the local university. The guy who was going to be senior advisor then said to me, I can't remember what his name is, and then it was @slimmingworld.co.uk. And then he was started, "Well, we need you to change this hypothesis. We need you to start looking at ways to create adherence to the diet." They wanted me to build, they wanted me to work on app. It looked like what I was going to do, was probably going to make it look like their diet didn't work. I'll say, there was just a clash so I walked away and started doing like a PhD by publication where I was just writing lots to [inaudible 00:05:29], send it, and [inaudible 00:05:31] by someone, and do it by more deceptive means. Jayton Miller: Okay. Interesting. One of the things that you are well known for, is the 6,000 calorie diet. We were talking a bit before the podcast about it. What is your approach to nutrition on a general basis? And why do you support the no-diet diet approach? Billy Craig: Well, that's what we spoke about before. I think I'd probably maybe not classify it as a no-diet, because then people maybe think it's a massive refeed. When I did my 6,000 calories, I wasn't diagnosed with Asperger's at that point. But if I knew anything about psychology at that point, I would've probably guessed. I'm not sure that I'd get that diagnosis anymore, because of certain things I've done. I'd still be obsessive about doing things, but not to that degree. But at that current point, if I was going to do something I would do it well. I was quite interested to do a little bit of a study, more of an engineer's idea of studying something. I did a year at the gym, four hours a day because I was injured from my sport. I did two hours of cardio, two hours of weights.  Billy Craig: I checked out on my personal training course, which one is the best way to go? Do you do cardio first? They didn't know. So I set that all out. I got to about 290 days of doing it every day. And I was splitting it around, so it wasn't that I was overtraining in certain things. I was working hard. And I think I lost four pounds in a year. There was a point where one of the trainers in the gym offered me a free personal training session. And I couldn't work out what he was going to do, it was an hour's personal training session, but he said he could do something. He underestimated my abilities as a former professional mountain biker. And it's not mountain biking as in loads of distances, and motor cycles as well. So it's, whilst I was tiny, I could lift more than most people, because I'm used to throwing a motorbike around.  Billy Craig: So he couldn't do anything, and so I carried on. Even did Christmas day, because it was a hotel gym. I think I did 395 days and I got it all recorded, lost four pounds. And just happen to be in the change room, and there was a really in-shape guy and he was, "Oh, it's all about nutrition." And then he just walked out. Then, I switched onto, it's all about nutrition, so I tracked and logged and recorded everything, just out of interest, for a period just to see what I was doing. And kind of looked at it, everything's upside down. And having a big dinner, and no breakfast, and a little lunch. So I started switching things around. And then just started playing with calories.  Billy Craig: Then struck upon a guy at Loughborough uni, which is where my wife's just finished her PhD. He was also hated by everyone else. And he was looking at caloric intake and resting metabolic rate equation, just a standardized formula. And he got three teachers that were in this book, I think it was a YMCA manual he was teaching from, and all three gave a different figure. And nobody else on the course, there were 30 people who were undergraduate students, none of them, they all wanted to know which one the correct one was. And there was only me that could get it, as an engineer. They just guessed it really, they just thought it was based on different formulas. So he got various ones. And they all went away, having passed, but they didn't understand it. Billy Craig: And that threw me into the, "Does it really matter what the figure is? Will your body just adapt to what it is?" So therefor if you're in a gym starving yourself, you're making yourself more efficient, which is the exact opposite of what most people want. They want to burn that fuel. They want to be inefficient. That threw me down to playing with different figures, which eventually ended up being 6,000 calories a day, which was slightly insane. Jayton Miller: Definitely. What did that look like on a daily basis as far as what you were eating and your frequency and stuff like that? Billy Craig: I used to get up in the night to eat. I've referred to it recently as being like a baby's diet, like an infant's diet. If you've got small children, you know that they wake up in the night. Maybe not if you bottle feed them because you can get a bit more in, but if they're breastfed, it's repetition. They've not got the ability to store food, they've been used to being in the womb and just taking glucose whenever they want. I've referred to it recently as the infant diet. And then if you look at the metabolic rate per unit mass, so per kilogram, that's the closest I've ever been in terms of metabolic rate to the metabolic rate in the womb, so probably pretty much that.  Billy Craig: But I was eating at about, I think it was 03:00. So I'll get up and have a massive bowl of bran flakes and I think, from memory, I've not got all the data. I did record it all, but I think it's probably up in the loft somewhere. I think it was something like half a box of bran flakes. And then I'd get up before I went to work, and I'd have another breakfast. And then I couldn't go longer than, I struggled to have a client for an hour. And I've still got one of those clients now and again. And she would confirm that at 45 minutes, and I was thinking about eating. Because I still used to ride my bike and do shows for various people in like night clubs, the bag of food that I would take with me just to go from say 09:00 till 01:00 in the morning, was insane. I couldn't go anywhere without food.  Billy Craig: And that's not going to work for most people, because if you've got to sit in an office and a boardroom, you can't be, you can't have a [inaudible 00:11:29] of food next to you. It was too far, but as an experiment it was good. Nobody believed it. Everyone thought I got an eating disorder and was starving myself. My mom kept making comments now, "Come on. You need to start eating." And I don't think it would work that quick for most people, because I've got no background in real dieting. I'd put weight on just through drinking. I'd never drank in my life, and when I got injured I kind of thought, well why not? I've not been drinking because I wanted to be world champion. I haven't got a reason anymore, so I kind of got into that. I just got fatter through, I don't know, maybe inactivity and depression, and just turning to drink.  Billy Craig: For most people if you've got, I don't know if you're in your forties and you've got a history of dieting, it's not your metabolism that's going to repair that problem. It's going to be a longer term project. I think the stage one, and I wouldn't want anyone to get up to 6,000 calories, it just ruled your life. It's upside, the opposite. It's still a disordered eating, you can't survive without food. And I think that's why metabolism has to decrease. So you're in the womb, pure glucose. And then you're born. And you cry and you get fed. And I think there's a problem around four. So around four, we typically go to school, and then you can't get fed whenever you want anymore. And maybe around four as well, if you start crying and you're hungry you get told to stop being naughty. Whereas when you're younger, you either get taken to the toilet, you get your nappy changed, get put to bed, or get fed. It's like an ideal world. Billy Craig: Once you get that little bit older and getting to school age, it becomes a behavioral problem. As you've got to get more physically active, you've got to slow down the metabolic rate a little bit. Make sure there's protein to grow muscles and fat to have a little bit of a buffer, so the growth in the brain dips a little bit, so the cognitive ability. There is some research I've been doing for a new book that, sort of like four or five is your peak of intelligence. You obviously do learn more things, but the size and for what you know, and that's where you peak. And then you actually never really get any cleverer than that after that.  Jayton Miller: Wow.  Billy Craig: And if you look at four and five, you ask loads of questions and they'll do stuff. And then by the time they're teenagers, they'll just, "Just tell me what I need to do, and I'll do it." Four or five year old kids are intuitive. They know they're hungry, they know what they want. They'll ask questions. They want to know the answer to why. Why does this happen? Why does that happen? Little bit older and it's, just do whatever they have to. Jayton Miller: Wow. That's interesting. One of the things that I've heard before is that, before the age of two, one of the reasons that people can't remember that part of the beginning stages of their life, is because their metabolic rate is so high, that they're almost in a psychedelic-like trance for their first two years of life. Just because the energy flow through the system is at such a high rate that their experiences, it's not really memorable because they get kind of pulled back down after those first two years. Billy Craig: I think that's definitely potential. Because if you look at dopamine and... say dopamine, if you've like a baseline dopamine and then a peak dopamine. If you look at that in children, that's why they've got no, they literally I look at that. And like my son, he's five now, and because of the way we feed him, and just like, "Just go for it. Just eat," he's still so passionate about something for 20 seconds and then he's like, another thing over there.  Billy Craig: And then as things change and diet change and serotonin comes up, and then you narrow down, you become a little bit more fixated on stuff, which is good because you see that thing more clearly, but you miss out on all the things before. And then you'd go too far, and you become OCD. And this is, "I'm fat. I'm fat. And this is all I can think of." If it was a kid, you'd the see the bigger picture and you're not fat. So yeah, I'd say that's definitely plausible. Not something I particularly... You've probably given me another chapter. I'm on 75 chapters already. That will be something, if I go and have another one. I keep not finishing, and I keep having more chapters to the biggest book in the world. Jayton Miller: You should definitely send me a link to where I can pre-order the book after the podcast. I'm super interested in that. Billy Craig: I did that with my first book. I put a pre-order thing on there, and then it just like... I'd never even thought about the stresses of publishing it. And it changed so much from the start. It was just literally going to be a diet book to start, about why you shouldn't diet. And then it ended up being about Alzheimer's and about how the brain tries to protect itself, so the fat is just an energy buffer. I very much view it, and still do now which is useful to people, that if you're overweight, it's just protecting you. It's protecting you from whatever you're showing it. If you want to show that things are safer over a progressive period of time, do everything safely. Dump in 6,000 calories then, when you've been on 1,500 isn't safe. That just says, our organs, my pancreas isn't big enough to deal with that. We've not had this for 20 years. What's going on? That's more stress. Billy Craig: If you do things progressively, understand where you are, build a scientific experiment. An old style scientific experiment. Not this new modern, "This is what we want. What are we going to do?" If you sit there, observe and hopefully measure, you could do it with a calorie formula. You could say, "This is where I am. This I how big I am. And I'm not happy with that. This is what that formula gives me. This is where I want to be. I want to be this weight. That's the difference between them. That's a massive gap. I'm not going to do that, because that would be a massive jump." I'm going to slow it down. That's why need [inaudible 00:17:30] metabolic carts to use, and before I knew they existed, I just used that formula and said, "Well, it's telling me this, this formula. This common theory says that I should have a deficit. I'm not going. I'm going to have 200 calories extra. It's not much. It's nothing [inaudible 00:17:48] really. And then after a period of time, I'll take it up another 200." Billy Craig: I just kept doing that. And then when I got metabolic carts, I'd get the reading off that. And I said, "Right, I'm going to do the same thing. And I'm going to take it up by 200. I'll test again in a month. And then go up, and go up, and go up." I think if people start with an objective measure of where they are, so they actually do old school science and observe nature, then perform the hypotheses. And it could still be, "I'm going to eat less, move more." It could be the opposite way around, but if you can't say what you're going to do, you can't measure it at the end. You can't objectively know whether you're going anywhere. Jayton Miller: Yeah. Now, whenever you're doing an approach like this, do you take into consideration nutrient density? Or to what degree do you think that that matters? Billy Craig: I did think it mattered quite a lot, but I've also seen a lot of people eating a lot of junk food. I think it matters where you are. And I think, like we were saying before, I think for most people if they start something, and they understand where they are and they've not just jumped onto some clean eating, fasting... if they understand where they are, and they start progressively trying to bring it back, by the time they've got there, their energy's increased, their ability to absorb nutrients has increased, their gastrointestinal tract is better. They don't really have to worry about getting particular things. Things just start improving. For, I don't know, 90% of people that do do the thing they want to when they come to me, we end up where everything's all right. We've done it progressively. Billy Craig: I think one of the problems in most worlds, in the refeed world is that people suddenly jump in, find out there's this orange juice and milk diet, dump it in, and then can't absorb it. They can't do anything with it, because their gastrointestinal tract has shrunken a little bit through starvation. The pancreas isn't good, so they can't use the sugar that well. They can't get things to the brain, so they end up with brain fog. It's just rushed. For most of the people I work with, when they do it slower over, even years some people, they say, "I understand I have dug a massive hole. I'm going to progressively get myself out of it." They don't really have to worry about it. Billy Craig: In some of my athletes, we look at all sorts of things. Well, some of the athletes that I did have. And the one that I'm working with now, we're not at that stage yet because we're looking at performance for him. Then yeah, but we'll be manipulating things and trying to change things around. At the moment we're just looking at baseline and getting that ready. But when he's in the car racing, we'll be manipulating all sorts of things to try and improve it and get things better.  Billy Craig: I think for your average person on the street, just increasing energy generation, as Ray would say, is enough to get them to where they are. There are people with specific things where we can look and say, "You need some more of this." And then it's like when you use in America, Cronometer. It's great to getting a good, it's horrible and clunky to use and it's painful. It's even worse than tracking calories normally, but as an occasional, "Every two months I'm going to drop into this and see where I am. Do any of those deficiencies link with what I am doing? Do I need to supplement them? Can I adjust things around? Is it because my gastrointestinal tract's not great? Are there reasons for it?" So, another good measure. I'm not keen on just dumping things in unknown. Billy Craig: And the same with carbohydrates. I'm more interested in... I had a lady come see me, was diabetic and everything looked good. And she was saying she [inaudible 00:21:43], so she drove to see me, which I think it was like 50 miles, which is nothing to American people, but it's quite a big journey for someone in Britain sometimes to come and see someone like me. And 50% of her intake was fat. And it had just slipped. She'd done stuff before, I'd met her before. And she was saying, "No. No, I'm still doing the same." And the butcher had just slipped up, which is great and there's nothing wrong with it. But she'd not been diabetic for several years.  Billy Craig: And just over time, she progressively, the macronutrients had just changed. And she was suddenly eating work a high fat diet. Just swapped it round again just by using Cronometer. I think I had to fill it in for her, because she was a certain age and was afraid of the technology. That literal session we just filled in a [inaudible 00:22:30] she was eating a lot of fat, [inaudible 00:22:32] work, so she was missing that meal. Changed it around. The next time she saw the diabetic nurse, everything was fine. Jayton Miller: Wow. Now with this progressive approach, how fast do you usually progress? Is that independent to the person? Billy Craig: Yeah. That's where psychology would come in for me. And I try and get an idea of, which is a bit woo, of where they are. And everyone will come in and say, "No, this is really what I want to do." I've had someone who comes back every year at the same sort of point. And I'm like, there's got to be something that's kicking this in their life. I don't know, I've always told myself is I'm not bothered if someone came and told me they're a murderer, and they wanted to sort their diet out, I'm literally not bothered as long as you've not murdered any of my family.  Billy Craig: People do tend to tell me some weird stuff, but I've [inaudible 00:23:30] into the psychology for that reason, not to counsel people, but I try and get an understanding of where they are. And most people tend to tell me the truth, or they're telling me some pretty outlandish stuff. And then from that, I will let them decide. And I will try educate them and say, "Are you sure?" There's people that come in and say, "Right. Now, I want to have one session with you." I'm not the best business person. "I want to have one session with you, and then I'll go it alone." And I'm like, "I'd rather you... I'll have one session with you. And can I have it in five minutes? And when you're on your way to your office, can you just call me and I'll just run some ideas past?" And it will be drip feeding in, because they just go off on their own.  Billy Craig: And partly because they get back into their old world with their old friends. I suppose it's like packing up smoking. If you keep going to the pub and hanging around with smokers, they're going to drag you back down. In that sort of world, you get people back doing stuff. It's always staged. I don't think anyone's going to come to me having just dieted for a couple of months. I think most people are right there, they're going to do all the other options before they find out about me. Though typically, I'm not the best advertiser. Even through lockdown, "I should this. And I should that."  Billy Craig: I just sit here writing controversial things and not even pacing it. Because I've just literally built up, I think about 350,000 words in a book, that's going. And really, I could've been posting on the internet and getting customers. And I've just been sitting typing away earning no money, obsessively. And no one sees it. And then seeing that, I'm thinking no one's even going to understand any of this. Sent it out to some people to proofread, and I don't even know if it's finished. Don't even know what some of it says, because it's that long ago. But I still like writing it.  Billy Craig: By the time people come to see me, they're going to have, they've got to have some sort of history of long-term disordered eating. I just think, having admitted that I rushed into it, because I'm desperate for change but I suffered, I always encourage people to just be in contact with someone. It doesn't have to be me, it can be you, it can be anyone. But get some sort of support network, because it's a different viewpoint really. The whole world's talking about starvation. And not just, they talk about longevity and fasting being good. Like that guy that lived in the biosphere, I wrote about him at one point, where he starved himself. And he was still adamant at his death, his arms were in slings to continue his work, because he's brain was suffering that bad, he was still adamant that he would've lived to 120. It was living in the biosphere that killed him, the nitric oxide or whatever. It was nothing to do with starving himself.  Billy Craig: The world's full of theories about eating less and doing all sorts of dietary things. I think it's a strange world and I think people are better doing things slowly, admitting that it's taken them 30 years to get that environmental problem. That the fat that got on them as a buffer, so if you loose it quickly, that just signals more stress. If you go and have that all chopped off, that's just going to send a message to your brain saying, "That energy buffer that we've created over 20 years because the environment's not great, has just been taken." So, slow things down even more. Billy Craig: In some people I've measured, they've got a very low metabolic rate per unit mass, but they're not fat. They're not overweight. They tend to be the ones in my research, that tend to have the brain degeneration. We've got like family histories of Alzheimer's, and dementia and things like that. And that is one of the things that happens in dementia. People might be plump or overweight which we know is protective in old age. It's good to have a little bit of fat, or some fat. And then prior to Alzheimer's being diagnosed, they seem to lose weight. And that happens in a lot of cachexia and muscle loss.  Billy Craig: Almost when I see somebody's who's overweight, it's almost to say, that no your body is protecting you. It's protecting your brain. It's creating this energy buffer. Yes, it's fine to lose the weight. We all want to do it, because we all want to look like the pictures we see in magazines or Instagram. But realize that it's an energy buffer, it's an emergency store. Do it properly. Take your time. The longer the better. And most people have messed up diets and on-and-off, and on-and-off. Generally people are there saying, "Well, this is the one I want to do properly. I'm past it." And everyone's always saying, "Oh, I dieted at 20. If I could look like I did at 20 now, it would be great." And then it's, "Oh, well. You're 50 now. You'll probably be saying this when you're 70, 'I wish I could look like I was when I was 50.'" It's a fine line between physiology and psychology really. Calming someone down a lot of the time. They're mad to come do 6,000 calories. I'm like, "No. No. You don't know where you are. It will be... you'll hate me. You'll go in the internet and slay me."  Billy Craig: There was some guy who did it. I think he tried to get me on his radio show. And luckily I said no, because he was a vegan. I can't remember what his name was now. But literally, "Ah yeah, come on my show," and I was just nervous about it, for some reason. It was on YouTube I think. And then he'd done a water fast, I think four weeks. And then the next thing he'd done was 6,000 calories, because he'd read it on the internet about me. And he wanted to debate that he'd put weight on. I'm like, "You're going to." It's not a fair scientific trial, is it? And it's not comparable. I did it for a year. Whereas, day two and everything. And I'd not done a water fast. Yeah, you'd not be able to repeat the results, you did it for a week. And you just cheated it beforehand. Billy Craig: Yeah, there's some bizarre ideas out there. I've got people come in, "I've read this thing. This seems like me." And I know, I did some stuff with Matt Stone before, and he did this Eat for Heat. And it's fine, it's right, but if it's going to cause that panic, then people are going to jump back off and go straight back to their old habits, aren't they? Jayton Miller: Definitely. Now, do you notice that whenever you're taking an approach like this and you begin refeeding, is there a significant difference between males and females whenever you're working with them? Billy Craig: Psychologically, yes. Some of the males are terrible. I shouldn't say that. Some of the males that have visited me in the past are terrible. I've had family members. Some of them, I don't know. But no, equally, I've had some males are great and are like, "I don't understand it. But I want to. And I need to see more." But yeah, there's been some women that have very low metabolic rates, like a history of severe eating disorder. And I have lied to a few, because I'm literally not telling you that number. I've done it, whereas I said I refed mine up by eating slightly higher. I've done with them, just like, "Ah yeah. It's this figure." But I've had businessmen, really intelligent people who you've said, "This is your metabolic rate. Here's all the data." "No. No. It's not. I'm not eating that much."  Billy Craig: One must've been about six foot four, and like, "You're a big guy." And. "No. No, I'm going to eat 2,000 because that's what..." there a doctor in the UK, "... Dr, Michael Mosley says." And I don't know, I think it depends on the person. I suppose sometimes if people have been sent by the partner to sort themself out and do it properly, they're not always that willing to do it. I think by the time most people come to me, they've read something about Ray Peat and then just family. And occasionally you get people who've read about metabolic carps, so they're obviously searching for it. And they find that I've got one. And then they find out I'm going to do it completely different to everyone else. I'm not going to give them a massive calorie deficit.  Billy Craig: I think the people I meet have already got an idea what I'm going to say. Most people are quite ready to do something. And generally if they're not, then I don't work with them. Particularly now, I haven't got the time. I'm far more interested in writing bits for a book that I've not published yet. And I think I've always had that, like I said, I'm not the best business person in the world. I'm not that driven to do it. I've got someone trying to make me a bit more passionate about it, so that I can live and survive and eat. And try and set something up online so that you can help more people. I always have that goal of, I use Patreon, and it was always a goal to get to where I could just survive on every one paying me a dollar, and I got a lot of people. And I could just do whatever, and speak to anyone whenever they needed it. And everyone only paid a dollar. I don't know, I suppose I wanted to be some healthcare socialist.  Billy Craig: But in reality, if people have got this far then I think they're willing to do something. And I think particularly in the UK, there's just no help anywhere for anyone. I've got someone whose family member is suffering, theoretically suffering with anaemia, and managed to get the basic thyroid test that they've got. And everything looks way off. And it's the first thing they'd ever heard about it. They're not in a position to pay me. I haven't really got the time. And I'm sitting back looking at it, and thinking this is a severe problem, because they have got no awareness that there is anything other than our health service. That's the way to do it. They don't know, they're of a [inaudible 00:33:18], they've got no awareness of anything, any discussion on the internet about thyroid health, they've got no awareness of anything. They're just literally sat there doing that. Billy Craig: Typically, if you found someone like myself, or you on the internet, if you listened to your podcast, you're aware that things aren't quite right. And you want to do something. In both men and women, normally, if they've made it here by normal means it's generally slowing them down and saying, "Back off that. Stop [inaudible 00:33:48] down thyroid. And get off all those vitamins. Let's slow it down and see where you are. And then choose what strategy you're going to do." Measure it, because a lot of people throwing a lot of things in. And like, how do you know what's working? How do you know what's not working? So, it's back off, do it one at a time, make it... basically teach people to be a scientist and do it on their own. Billy Craig: And then, I think if you do that, and if you can actually measure something, and you know you're testing it, then you're a bit more keen to stick with it. Because well, let's see what the outcome it. And then measure it and then change it, and do it again. And change things, put it up, it becomes a bit more exciting for people.  Jayton Miller: Definitely. What do you think are some of the most significant psychological tools that you've given people that are struggling to make that first step? They're struggling with the amount of calories that they're eating. They don't want to go above and beyond, because they're afraid of the physical repercussions from gaining fat. Or this image that they have in their head. What are some of the things that you give them to overcome those things? Billy Craig: Just science to be honest. Just tests. We've got a massive problem at the moment in the UK with behaviorists. And a lot of psychologists, I'm not actually a psychologist, because I didn't do a doctorate in it, but people like myself who are graduate psychologists and actual psychologists, a lot of high ones have wrote to the government and said, "Behaviorists shouldn't be handling a pandemic." We've done behavioral things.  Billy Craig: Every year I have to take out a subscription to be a member of the British Psychological Society. One year I think they're going to strike me off and say, "You're not coming in," because I had an interview for a psychology doctorate, to be a doctor of psychology, and then the interviewer was, what was my favorite bit of psychology? And I described psychology from years ago where physics was involved and chemistry was involved. It was more like bio-psychology. And they said what don't you like? And I said behaviorism. And this five year doctorate would basically have been behaviorism, on how to turn me around.  Billy Craig: I prefer to not use psychology. My only use of psychology is to try to understand where that person is now, and the impact it's having on their mental health, and the fear and the lack of glucose in the brain that's driving them towards that fear, so that they're literally acting through fear. I try to put evidence in the way, and then I'll debate them. Billy Craig: I worked with someone just before Christmas I think it was. And I gave her all the answers to the tests we'd done. And said, "These are the things that are cropping up, what do you think they mean?" That person wrote back and said, "Well, I think that means that." Because if I would've gone in and said, "Right, this is all this. And then Ray Peat says this, and this thing said that," she would've just nodded her head and said, "Ah, yeah great." I literally just lay it on like, "You tell me what you think this means, and then we'll debate. And I'll probably win. But you give me hell. You fight for what you do, and I'll disprove everything. And then at the end of it, if you win, I'll bow down and then you can teach me some stuff. But you just debate it with me, and question me and challenge me, I'll fight it with everything I've got, and then at the end of it, you tell me what you think you should so."  Billy Craig: At the end of it we'd have this hour long debate. And then she was like, "Oh, I need to get rid of that and do that." She understood it. Then she might have a little bit of a wobble, because, "I've done 20 years of this," but then she comes back and it's easier to then point her in a direction. I suppose it is behaviorism, but it's more the, "Let's have an argument about it. I'm going to win, because it's what I do. You don't do it, but we need to know what you know."  Billy Craig: And that's what, you go to see someone sometimes and it's, "I read this. It's great." And I'm just going to nod my head every time you say no, because I know you're good. And so it's a lot better to say, "Well, this is where this thing is cropping up to do with essential fatty acids. What do you think it means?" So they come back, "Well, I need more essential fatty acids than this." "Well actually, it's saying the other thing around. And it's also suggesting to me, given your lactate level and your metabolic rate, and the fact that we know you've got an eating disorder, that you're actually burning fat as a fuel, so that's not great." It gives a good basis for a good argument really, which I quite like. Jayton Miller: Definitely. What do you think are some of the most common things that people come to you with as far as like their confusion? Billy Craig: Obesity is the main one. People seem to think obesity, in the UK we've got this thing, that there's an obesity epidemic in children. And I literally stood in the playground at my child's school, and I can't remember what they said the figures were. And like, "Where are they?" And they were like, "Ah but, well they are here." And I'm, "Where?" In the playground there are some kids that are plump, and that could be the stress of academia pushing the brain and they're not being fed, like the kids at our school don't get an afternoon snack anymore, apart from my daughter because I argued, so she can have one.  Billy Craig: There's various things, but they come in with this idea that obesity exists and that it's going to kill you. Then you can kill that argument by saying, "Well, here are..." They said, the papers in this country paint it as, "It's a burden on society, it's a burden on the NHS, it's a burden on this." And I'm like, "Hang on a minute, you said they die earlier. How are they a burden on the economy? You say they're eating all the food, and they die earlier, so why are they a burden on the NHS?" And I did a graph with the actual figures of obesity's cost on primary care. And then when you put it in which like drunks on a Friday night, you couldn't even see the obesity. Why are you not picking on them?  Billy Craig: That's the biggest thing. They come in with this idea that they are obese. And then my idea is that they're not, they're just creating this safety energy buffer, therefor I quite often send them away to read, Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers. I've had quite a few clients that's like, "You can't book in with me. Go and read this book, because it's great. Then come back and then see if your perspective's changed." And they're like, "Oh, yeah. I get that." It's kind of like whatever they come in with. And they always think they're fat and they need to lose weight. And it's like a battle, "I know you're saying to eat more, but I need to limit fat," kind of checking where they are, which again I suppose is psychology. And then getting them to go away and do some work, which is probably because I'm lazy. And then they come back with a slightly changed perspective and, "I get where you're coming from now."  Billy Craig: It's about getting people to do their own work, which is one of the things that comes out in Ray's thing. Like people send him an email and, "He's not really answered it." And like, "Because he wants you to go and found the answer out. He'd pointed you in the right direction, and he's given you some things to kick your brain into gear. Get a little bit of sugar and it might work." I don't think there's any one... because I spread myself a bit thin. I've had cancer patients. And I get calls of people saying, "Do you do endometriosis?" I'm like, "It's not what I sit here doing, but you give me the problem and I'll do it." I'm quite happy to give my clients a way to get somewhere, because a lot of my clients end up [inaudible 00:41:30], or did do.  Billy Craig: It's quite a lot of people I've worked with. I'd quite happily send someone too, to do their baseline work. And then I'd rather just have someone new with something challenging that I've not worked with, because it makes me go and read. There's diseases and things I've had, and I've got no idea what this is, and they paid. They're like, "I've paid you because I think you can figure this out." And like, "I'll be back with you in a couple of hours, and then I'll go and read this, do that, and we'll both learn together." But obesity is the big one that people come in with this idea that they are obese, and they are a burden on society, and they're not as good as somebody else. That's the biggest one to dispatch normally. Jayton Miller: If you're trying to help someone who has, or who is, or under the impression that they are obese and they want to lose weight, what are some of the tactics that you do in order to allow that to happen? Billy Craig: It really depends on the individual, but there was a good example of a guy, I can't remember what weight he was, but fairly large by normal means. His sister was a dealer in diet shakes. She was quite hard onto him to become a customer. And then we tested his metabolic rate per unit mass, and it was something like 11 calories per kilogram. So just sat with him and said, "You literally can't afford to become more efficient." Mine's at 26. And there was some study done on people who live over a 100, and they concluded that they've got low metabolic rates, because they were tiny. And I think Matt Stone's done a sort of... Like an advert for Matt Stone, isn't it? He's done some work on the fact that small people live longer. These people had got what looked like a low metabolic rate, I can't remember the actual figures, but when you actually got it by their average weight, it worked out their metabolic rate was 26 calories per kilogram.  Billy Craig: They've got a metabolic rate, when you looked at it just per kilogram. If you looked at it... My mate is 130 kilograms, like big guy, you can't compare him against that and say, "Oh, he's got a high metabolic rate, they've got a low metabolic rate." My mate that I measured, who's a big rugby player, hell of a guy, he looks like, I don't know, he ends up having 3,300 calories and everyone's, "Oh, he's got a high metabolic rate." When you actually divide it by that and work out his unit mass, he's fairly efficient, whereas the little guys they're not eating a massive amount of calories, because they're tiny and they're a 100 years old, but they're getting through some energy at a rapid rate.  Billy Craig: Kids, it's like in the womb, it's a 100 calories per kilogram. It's accepted that the standard norm for an adult is 25. And you never see those. I don't know who worked that out. I don't even know where they worked it out from, whether it was elite athletes or something, but it takes me a lot of effort to keep mine at 26. And if I start working hard, working long hours, doing things for people abroad, and at both ends of the day then that gets knocked on the head quite quick and it drops. Billy Craig: My daughter was at 52 last time I tested her when she was six. I've just not gone around to testing them recently, but you're getting more efficient, where it's like, you're born. You're in the womb, it's a 100, and then it's down to 75, then 50. Then all of a sudden, it's like 18. And it's like 25, all the way through till you die 25. And like, you'd never see that. And obviously people who've come to see me aren't in a great state, but I've tested people in uni, and I've tested athletes. You don't see 25 very often. Mainly just me, and that's a lot of effort to be there.  Billy Craig: And I'm not suggesting you need to be 25. You don't have to be 26, not everyone wants to live to a 100. It's not a guarantee that you'll live to a 100, if you're 26. You just could get run over by a bus or anything. But if you're heading towards the higher end of that metabolic rate per unit mass, things start working better. You've got to be efficient, because you've got to have enough energy for muscles and movement and the brain's got to make sure it can survive. I do believe you have to get some level of efficiency, but if it keeps dropping like a stone, then things don't seem to go really nice. And life seems to get shorter.  Billy Craig: And particularly, and my thinking was if I can have a high metabolic rate, I may not live to be a 100, if you see how I crash motorcycles in competitions, I probably won't do. But I would like to be pleasant and not riddled with disease, dementia and basically just surviving. That was always my goal, not that there's any longevity guarantee, just that end of life can be pleasant and just off you pop, and that's it.  Jayton Miller: Definitely. I completely agree. Well, you are filled with information and I know you could probably sit here and talk to us for hours on end about, probably just about anything. But where can people find your work and all the stuff that you're up to currently? Billy Craig: Not been updating billycraig.co.uk for quite a while, mainly due to time. Try to go on to Patreon, to the link on my website to Patreon, because the goal was to just get to the point where it could just be a dollar each and everyone could just read stuff. I do tend to get to update that. Four books due, so one on coronavirus, one on the psychology of pandemics. One on CO2. And then one that's currently, the big one, which is 350,000 words and 75 chapters, which no one's ever going to read. I'll probably give an award if anyone reads it. That's currently a working title of Controlling Intuitive Appetite, which happens to be CIA as well, so will probably get banned on Amazon. That's due.  Billy Craig: There was some debate about whether I should just release it as chapters, which may happen just due to time to supply that book. Sections of that keep getting put on Patreon. Myself and Sarah Kennard do the podcast. All the coronavirus things we try to do for free, just to make it accessible for people. Facebook, I tend to get into debates, because I think it's good practice for if I ever have to do a viva to defend things, and I enjoy defending it. Probably not in real life, because I might get punched. But on the internet, it's all good. Billy Craig: And then if anyone's got any question, then I try to get back. I'm a bit busy now, because I've got this new project on, that's someone's taken me onto. But where I can, I don't know, I've always had this desire that if people can be helped, they should be. I try to get back to all the questions I can. If someone's polite and got a good question, and [inaudible 00:48:58] it spikes my inquisitive thing. Jayton Miller: Definitely. Well Billy, I really appreciate your time. For all those who listened, make sure to go check out his website. He has a really good Instagram and Facebook page as well, so make sure to check those out. And we'll talk again soon. Have a good one. Billy Craig: Great. Thank you. See you later. Jayton Miller: Thanks for listening to the podcast. If you haven't already, make sure to hit the like button, subscribe and leave a comment down below if you want us to cover a different topic.

Wired and Tired: Fixing Adrenal Burnout | This episode is brought to you by Starseed and JoovvYou have likely heard the term “adrenal fatigue.” We commonly associate this term with the feelings of extreme fatigue, hormonal dysregulation, and other physical symptoms that can occur from chronic stress. More accurately, we can look to the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis for the cause of these discomforts. If you have chronic stress, your adrenals get beat up, and your energy plummets and it becomes difficult to manage your life. You could feel tired and wired, all at the same time. All these are clues that you could have an imbalance of your HPA axis.In this episode, Dr. Hyman sits down with Dr. Elizabeth Boham to discuss the signs of HPA axis dysfunction and how to support your HPA axis to reverse burnout. They also share patient cases that they have treated.Elizabeth Boham is a physician and nutritionist who practices functional medicine at The UltraWellness Center in Lenox, MA. Through her practice and lecturing she has helped thousands of people achieve their goals of optimum health and wellness. She witnesses the power of nutrition every day in her practice and is committed to training other physicians to utilize nutrition in healing. Dr. Boham has contributed to many articles and wrote the latest chapter on Obesity for the Rankel Textbook of Family Medicine. She is part of the faculty of the Institute for Functional Medicine and has been featured on the Dr. Oz show and in a variety of publications and media including Huffington Post, The Chalkboard Magazine, and Experience Life. Her DVD Breast Wellness: Tools to Prevent and Heal from Breast Cancer explores the functional medicine approach to keeping your breasts and whole body well.This episode is sponsored by Starseed and Joovv.This episode is sponsored by Starseed. Save 20% on your Starseed order at Amazon.com/Starseed by using the code 20MARKHYMAN at checkout. Be sure to try their seeds, Omega oil, and butters.Ever since I’ve been using Joovv’s at-home red-light therapy devices, I’ve noticed I get deeper, more restful sleep and I feel more energized and focused during the day. Go to Joovv.com/farmacy and use the code FARMACY for an exclusive discount on Joovv’s newest devices.In this conversation, Dr. Hyman and Dr. Boham discuss:Symptoms of adrenal fatigue and HPA axis dysfunctionAcute vs. chronic stressThe stages of adrenal burnoutCortisol level testingThe connection between your circadian rhythm and adrenal healthStress-causing and stress-reducing foodsWhy balancing your blood sugar is so importantEffectively discharging stressSupplements to support the HPA axisEmerging psychedelic therapiesAdditional ResourcesAre You Suffering From Adrenal Dysfunction?https://drhyman.com/blog/2017/05/26/suffering-adrenal-dysfunction/Wired, Tired, and Stressed? How Understanding Your HPA Axis Could be the Key to Achieving Optimal Health with Dr. Zandra Palmahttps://drhyman.com/blog/2020/04/16/bb-ep103/Dr. Hyman’s Sleep Master Classhttps://drhyman.com/sleepBiology of Beliefhttps://www.brucelipton.com/books/biology-of-beliefMolecules Of Emotion: The Science Behind Mind-Body Medicinehttp://candacepert.com/books/Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcershttps://www.robertsapolskyrocks.com/reading-materials.html See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Eat Move Think continues to explore behavioural change, this time with new Medcan psychology team lead Dr. Jack Muskat and executive producer Christopher Shulgan. The two men use their own personal experiences with lasting lifestyle change to extract lessons for those looking to use the new year, and the next phase of the pandemic, as an opportunity to improve one’s life. Find complete show notes at https://www.eatmovethinkpodcast.com/podcast/ep47-change-is-possible According to Dr. Jack Muskat, a great book on stress is Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers by Robert M. Sapolsky. For more science on how to work out the mechanics of habit formation, consider checking out The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. Check out Dr. Jack Muskat’s e-book: Leadership and All The S#!t That Comes With It. The first volume in our “how to change” series featured Dr. David Macklin in conversation with host Shaun Francis in episode 45. Learn more about Medcan’s psychology services.  Follow Shaun Francis on Twitter and Instagram, and Medcan @medcanlivewell. Eat Move Think is produced by Ghost Bureau.

It’s story time this week on the Carolina Snowflakes Podcast as Amanda and Jason give an Appalachian analysis of anxiety. The snowflakes begin this episode by sharing their own, often humorous, experiences living with anxiety. We can safely say the brain is a funny thing and how it causes us to respond to perceived threats can be even funnier, especially when those threats are not remotely real. In fact, humor has been paramount in providing a coping mechanism for both of us through the years as we’ve struggled with bouts of social and generalized anxiety. If we can’t laugh at the absurdity of how our bodies still respond to stress as if we’re running from mammoths, what can we laugh at?We also take a look at how anxiety affects the body, particularly when endured for a great length of time. The hormones and chemicals involved in stimulating the fight or flight responses have real impact on our physical health as well as our over all well-being and even our relationships with others.  There’s even a cultural element involved in how anxiety is addressed. We found that in particular, the south tends to be less receptive and understanding than other areas of the U.S. towards mental health treatment. Not to mention, lack of funding creates an even more pronounced barrier for many rural southerners getting help with mental health. Strikingly, we found that folks living in southern Appalachia are less receptive than even other southerners to seeking or receiving counseling. In fact, there is a strong correlation between Appalachian residency and the justification or excusing of erratic behavior caused by poor mental health. The saying “Here in the south we don’t hide crazy, we parade it on the front porch and give it a cocktail” is rooted in at least some amount of truth.We close this week’s episode with a funny recording you don’t want to miss. It all happened quite organically when the mics were on in another room and picked up Amanda ranting on the phone about an awful woman she dealt with at work. Jason seized the moment by turning the ranting audio clip into a hilarious ditty.  It’s now a staple song in our household.Although this week's topic is a more serious one, we’ve approached with humor and there’s lots of laughter throughout. We hope you enjoy! References: Sapolsky, Robert M. (2004). “Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers, Third Edition”Hauenstein, Emily J. (2003) “No Comfort in the Rural South: Women Living Depressed”. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 17(1), 3-11. https://doi.org/10.1053/apnu.2003.6  

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Welcome to the #PracticeWithClara Podcast where Clara and Stephanie discuss philosophy, yoga, and all things related to the practice. In this episode, we interviewed fellow yogi and anatomy teacher, Erin Moon, to talk about the practices and tools to assist in deregulation and the role of the parasympathetic nervous system in managing stress. Resources Mentioned The Body Keeps the Score by Dr. Bessel Van der Kolk and Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers by Dr. Sapolsky. Highlights from this Episode 1:30 Five Questions: Introducing Erin Moon We ask guests five questions to help us and our listeners get to know them and some of the more subtle aspects of their lives. 5:20 Aligning with the Chakras Clara, Erin, and Stephanie share which chakra they feel most connected to and why that specific part on the body resonates most. 8:00 Stressors of Online Environments Erin and Clara share their experience leading yoga teacher training online with stressors that arose, how they handled issues, and how to trust in the process of the experience. 17:28 Anatomy of Sensory Experience How we're affected in the shift to online spaces to learn and engage with others, in terms of our anatomy, somatic experience, and how we take in and process information via the body. 22:55 Downregulation: Restorative Poses and Practices Clara shares some of the yoga poses and practices to downregulate and create a state of calm in the body and mind. 26:40 Applying the Polyvagal Brake The role of the vagus nerve in stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system, otherwise known as rest and digest, to create a sense of calm. 31:20 How to Strengthen the Vagus Tone Strengthening the vagal tone allows the person to enter a state of downregulation more efficiently; we do this through pranayama in yoga in ways that are excitatory or grounding. 34:47 Vinyasa Yoga and Responding To Stress How vinyasa yoga teaches the practitioner to react to events as they arise and practice coming back to neutral; this process strengthens our choice-making capabilities while being highly stimulated. 39:11 The Belly and Brain Relationship Polyvagal theory shows a direct link between the brain and the digestive system proving that it really does matter what we put into our bodies and our environment. 43:04 The Body Keeps The Score A book by Bessel van der Kolk, on how your mind's job is to take care of the body, and your body's job is to tell the mind how it's doing. 46:35 Practices to Alleviate Stress Clara and Erin's practices—including mudra, mantra, and pranayama— to alleviate the stress that they use themselves and provide students. 56:23 All the Ways We Cheer Ourselves Up Small things we do for ourselves or people we reach out to, to give ourselves a positive boost and endorphin rush to brighten the day. * Website: https://practice.clararobertsoss.com/programs/anxiety-and-stress-interview-erin-moon

We were thrilled to have expert guest, Dr. Helen Hsu, join us for an episode about the important topic of college mental health! We discussed controversy surrounding college re-opening plans and enforcement of physical distancing policies--including what we think we would do if we were college students in 2020. Dr. Hsu shared her observations about how mental health concerns among students have changed both across generations and pre- vs. post-pandemic. She also shared what she thinks is driving those changes. We talked about coping strategies during the pandemic including anti-all-or-nothing-thinking, taking nonjudgmental attitudes towards ourselves, safe socializing, creating a sense of purpose, and learning radical acceptance. We enjoyed making this episode and hope you enjoy listening to it! Thanks so much!--Links:You can follow Dr. Helen Hsu on Twitter and Instagram.Read her moving article for McSweeney's here: Pixels of Empathy.Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers VideoRadical Acceptance Video 1Radical Acceptance Video 2

Amy Dixon, you achieved what not many can ... you rendered me speechless. I'm still gathering my thoughts as I write this. Amy has lived five or six different lives in her lifetime and I'm not sure I've met anyone who has been thrown so many curveballs, but each time is more and more willing to step back into the batters box, and then (because I'm on a roll with this baseball metaphor), is more than likely going to knock it out of the park. I learnt about some of the intricacies of racing in the blind divisions in para-triathlon, when Amy first realised that she had a condition that effected her vision, her heartbreaking childhood, her career as a sommelier - that's drinking wine for a living you know, and so much more. Follow Amy - https://www.instagram.com/nosightnolimits/ Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers Book - https://amzn.to/3aHjraL BECOME A WITSUP MEMBER - www.patreon.com/witsup

In this [long-awaited, yet very timely] podcast episode, Dr. Hartman addresses the third pillar of the foundations of Functional Medicine: Stress & Relaxation. What is stress? How does it affect our health, and is it an issue currently in our culture? What are some new scientific insights that are helping us understand the importance of stress on our health, and what can we do to utilize these new insights to optimize our health? Listen in for answers to these questions and lots of resources to help you manage stress and anxiety effectively. Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers by Robert Sapolsky CDC study 2012 APA reference on stress Blog Post on Sleep Altered Traits by Daniel Goleman PhD 4-7-8 Technique The Float Zone (local to us, but have great educational info about floating as well) Muse™️ HeartMath Alpha-Stim BrainWave™️ Binaural beats app

Life can throw many major challenges at us. Sometimes it is a big event that we need to find resilience for, but for most people it is normal, everyday life that we need to learn how to find resilience within - we need to learn how to thrive in the mundane normal events of life. In today's episode, we talk with Dr. Rick Hanson who shares about how to find resilience in normal everyday life. He describes resilience as the capacity to recover from terrible experiences, as well as the ability to keep going forward in the pursuit of our goals and life dreams while protecting our fundamental well-being in our core.In today’s episode you will learn about how you have the capacity to change your brain to develop resilience by developing some vital and research based human traits. We will talk about how you really can find peace, meaning, and gratefulness amidst the unpredictable world we live in today. Key takeawaysHis thoughts on man’s ability to change the way we thinkHis definition of resilienceWhat neuroplasticity isHow people can get stuck in their circuit thinking What green zones and red zones areHow positive experiences/development can change the brainWhat happens when you stay in the present momentWhat his new book ‘Neurodharma’ is all aboutThe psychological resource that can help a real person cope with challenges while staying resilientThe importance of being clear about your needsHow gratitude, pleasure, and success can help you gain resilienceHow someone can start gaining gratitude, pleasure, and success in this lifeHow gratitude can help you build resilienceLinksDonald Hebb - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebbian_theoryRobert Sapolsky - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_SapolskyHillel the Elder - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillel_the_ElderRick Hanson Website - https://www.rickhanson.net/Rick Hanson Online Courses - https://www.rickhanson.net/teaching/BooksBuddha’s Brain by Dr. Rick Hanson, Ph.D. - https://www.rickhanson.net/books/buddhas-brain/Just One Thing by Dr. Rick Hanson, Ph.D. - https://www.rickhanson.net/books/just-one-thing/Hardwiring Happiness by Dr. Rick Hanson, Ph.D. - https://www.rickhanson.net/books/hardwiring-happiness/Resilience by Dr. Rick Hanson, Ph.D. - https://www.rickhanson.net/resilient/Neurodharma by Dr. Rick Hanson, Ph.D. - https://www.rickhanson.net/books/neurodharma/Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers by Robert Sapolsky - https://www.amazon.com/Why-Zebras-Dont-Ulcers-Third/dp/0805073698Rick Hanson Bio: Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a psychologist, Senior Fellow of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, and New York Times best-selling author. His books are available in 28 languages and include Resilient, Hardwiring Happiness, Buddha’s Brain, Just One Thing, and Mother Nurture. He edits the Wise Brain Bulletin and has numerous audio programs.

Why do we focus on the negative experiences in our lives, even when there is so much good happening? The answer: it’s a biological design in our nervous system to keep us safe. If you think about it, it makes sense that it was evolutionarily advantageous to remember where pain was found, whereas remembering where you encountered joy was less essential for survival. Nowadays, we fortunately don’t often have to worry about literal survival like our ancestors did, but we still carry threats to our survival ALL the time without even realizing it.  As entrepreneurs, this has an enormous impact on our businesses! Of course, your mental health and emotional wellness play a huge role in your ability to get things done in your business and your life, while feeling joyful and on purpose.  ​​But one sneaky thing most of us don’t realize is that we tend to overly identify with our businesses and think that we ARE our business, and that our safety comes from our business (newsflash: we aren’t and it doesn’t!).  Learning how to feel safe in our bodies and heal from past experiences is ESSENTIAL. It’s the root cause of what we need to get unstuck and start taking the steps to follow our dreams, and that’s exactly what we’re talking about today! My guest today is Dr. Elizabeth Cohen, a clinical psychologist with over 15 years of experience specializing in the treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders. Dr. Cohen has a particular expertise in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and has treated adults, adolescents and children with state-of-the-art CBT treatments.  The underlying goal of Dr. Cohen’s practice is for clients to achieve synchronicity with the person they truly want to be.  Throughout her practice, Dr. Cohen has witnessed hundreds of clients break away from the fear, worry, and despair that had once defined them. She believes that it is a unique gift to be part of their journey towards a new, healthy and fulfilling definition of who they are.   What you’ll learn in this episode: Big T and Little T trauma and how it affects all of us (even if you don’t think it does!)–including how trauma impacts our businesses How to optimize your gratitude practice How to better balance your nervous system, and what flight, fight, or freeze looks like in our business lives How the known, even when it’s bad, keeps us safe from the unknown how healing the trauma IN our bodies (not our minds) can help us feel safe and take the steps we need to follow our dreams Practical solutions for healing trauma in the body   Subscribe and Review Thanks so much for joining me this week. If you liked what you heard, please leave an honest review for The Success with Soul Podcast on Apple Podcasts so we can improve and better serve you in the future. Plus, you could be featured on a future episode during our listener spotlights. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts to get automatic updates. My goal for this podcast is to inspire those who seek flexibility and freedom in their lives by making something happen with holistic, soulful, step-by-step strategies from me and other experts.   Links + Resources Mentioned in this Episode:  Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers by Robert M. Sapolsky Do you have what it takes to turn your blog into a profitable business? Take our free quiz to find out if you’re ready! Patriarchy Stress Disorder by Valerie Rein The Fourth Trimester by Kimberly Ann Johnson Get your domain name + hosting starting for just $2.95 with Bluehost when you use our special link! The Body Keeps the Score by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach Follow Dr. Cohen @thedivorcedoctor and check out her website at drelizabethcohen.com Follow me on Instagram @katekordsmeier and @rootandrevel   More Ways to Enjoy Success with Soul Download a transcript of this episode Download on Apple Podcasts Email me new episodes Don’t forget to join our free Success With Soul Facebook community for follow-up conversations about the podcast episodes and where I also often go live to answer your burning questions. Hangout with like-minded bloggers and heart-centered online business owners exchanging priceless feedback, encouragement, and other golden insights from the trenches.   EPISODE CREDITS: Produced by Danny Ozment at https://emeraldcitypro.com

What the world needs now is . . . How would you complete the sentence? At a moment in our history so rife with fear, conflict, and suffering, “empathy” might be a leading candidate. But what is empathy, exactly? Is it an innate human experience, or a skill that can learned? And how can science shed light on such an abstract and elusive concept? Jocelyn and Bradley are joined this week by cognitive psychologist Dr. John Kiat, who describes his research into social cognition and shares his perspective on the role of empathy in navigating our current contentious social and political climate, from wearing masks to confronting systemic racism. The friends also discuss the value of the social sciences more generally, and how neuroscience trumped physics in John’s quest to answer the ultimate questions of our existence, which has shaped his science journey. You can learn more about John’s amazing work at https://www.johnkiat.com/ and at the links below: “What’s in a name? Monikers alter empathy in the brain”: https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/whats-in-a-name-monikers-alter-empathy-in-the-brain/ “Study shows how brain anticipates social exclusion”: https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/study-shows-how-brain-anticipates-social-exclusion/ UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain: https://mindbrain.ucdavis.edu/ Susan Lanzoni, “A Short History of Empathy”: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/10/a-short-history-of-empathy/409912/ Scott Barry Kaufman, “What Would Happen If Everyone Truly Believed Everything Is One?”: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/what-would-happen-if-everyone-truly-believed-everything-is-one/ Paul Bloom, Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion: https://www.amazon.com/Against-Empathy-Case-Rational-Compassion/dp/0062339338 Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search For Meaning: https://www.amazon.com/Mans-Search-Meaning-Viktor-Frankl/dp/080701429X Robert Sapolsky, Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Zebras-Dont-Ulcers-Third/dp/0805073698

In this episode Dr. Leslie Cary joins us to talk about the physiological effects of uncleared trauma, especially on children, and how, different from the animal kingdom, the unconscious mind of human beings processes learnings from traumatic and significant emotional events differently, resulting in a constant replaying of those events in a harmful way to our physiology. Be prepared to be amazed at you learn about the long term effects of carrying trauma and why healing is vital. Mentioned in this episode: Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers by Robert Sapolsky: https://amzn.to/3gJsKc7 Life After PTSD is produced by Jeff McLaughlin. For production inquires: info@lifeafterptsd.org Support the show at PATREON.COM/LIFEAFTERPTSD/ Please leave us a positive review on iTunes: https://apple.co/2Oc2QS5 Any rebroadcast or retransmission of an episode, without the express written consent of Life After PTSD, is prohibited. ©2020 Life After PTSD PTSD treatment, depression, anxiety, bipolar, NLP, neuro linguistic programming, therapy, counseling, counselor, coaching, trauma, TF-NLP, trauma focused, veteran, military, armed forces, United States, war, wartime, Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, USO, Armed Forces, training, ART, EDMR, RTM C-PTSD, police, fire, firefighter, fireman, firemen, first responder, first responders, birth trauma, sexual abuse, victim of abuse, cancer, diagnosis, COVID, Coronavirus, pandemic --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lifeafterptsd/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifeafterptsd/support

Jan. - Feb., 2020 was a period of ‘psychological inoculation’, in that we have heard this before, viruses come and go, like the flu and N1H1, and we will be okay. March - April, 2020 was a period of acknowledgment, that this virus is real and dangerous. Followed by the rapid onset of fear, resulting in a stress response. Fear is usually a quick moment that passes. That has not happened with the pandemic. Stress usually results in action, and there was some actions by individuals and governments that were surprisingly bipartisan and encouraged safety measures. Although these government responses across the world were confusing at times, which increased stress from more unknowns. Continued stress response can be physically and emotionally damaging. Read more on stress in #1 bestselling stress book “Why Zebras Don’t get Ulcers” by Robert M. Sapolsky (link below). For many people there are continued unknowns associated with job loss and financial and or food insecurity which may continuing the fear and stress response long past the current time period. May - June, 2020 is a period of psychological relief from virus concerns in that there is a period of predictability. Good health practices and ‘physical distancing’ are being setup and implemented. Links: “Why Zebras Don’t get Ulcers” by Robert M. Sapolsky https://www.amazon.com/Why-Zebras-Dont-Ulcers-Third/dp/0805073698 Guide to stress and stress related diseases.

The goal of The Win Your Life Podcast is to illuminate the intersection between prevention and performance. The fitness industry is focused on performance and not always concerned with prevention. On the other hand, our health care system is focused, by necessity, on combatting the overwhelming amount of disease, illness and injury in our society. At the intersection of prevention and performance, there is a group of coaches, medical professionals, business leaders, athletes, and thought leaders that are working to help you Win Your Life. In this series, we are addressing the idea of 'Universal Prescriptions', the notion that there is a best way for us all to exercise, eat, sleep, breath and live.  In this episode, Catalyst Athletics Athlete & TPHMN Performance Coach Caitlin Schad tells her story of making the Catalyst Team and tells us how her breathing and meditation practice has helped her in her sport. Caitlin explains why her approach to training, breathwork and meditation is not a one-size-fits all approach and how this has influenced her coaching.  Caitlin Podcast Shownotes    (1:44) Plainview, MN  (https://plainviewmn.com/) (2:23) Kinesiology Bachelor of Science at University of Minnesota (https://www.cehd.umn.edu/kin/) (3:00) Tucker Center on Girls & Women in Sport (https://www.cehd.umn.edu/tuckercenter/) (4:30) The sport of weightlifting  (https://www.olympic.org/weightlifting) (4:55) Link to U25 Nationals Footage, Caitlin is in the 76kg category (https://www.teamusa.org/usa-weightlifting/live/blue-platform) (5:51) Catalyst Athletics  (https://www.catalystathletics.com/) (9:38) Olympic Weightlifting by Greg Everett (https://www.amazon.com/Olympic-Weightlifting-Complete-Athletes-Coaches/dp/0990798542) (11:20) Bulgarian Method in Olympic Weightlifting  (https://startingstrength.com/article/the_bulgarian_method_of_training_olympic_weightlifters) (16:23) training camp with greg & pyros dimas (https://www.instagram.com/p/B69Um_6l2Tn/) (16:42) Power vs Aerobic responder considerations  (https://blog.dnafit.com/training-to-your-genes-power-vs-endurance) (21:04) Overhead range of motion (https://www.ptonthenet.com/articles/olympic-weightlifting-part-2a-flexibility-and-movement-requirements-1634) and strength considerations (https://exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/StrengthStandards) for weightlifting  (22:27) PTSMN (https://ptsmnhealth.org/) working overhead  (25:43) Recovery Methods: Napping (https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/napping/art-20048319) , Contrast Method (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3633882/) (Heat and Ice, Shower), Downregulation (https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/downregulation)   (26:38) Breathwork & Meditation for Training and State Optimization  (https://powerspeedendurance.com/artofbreath/) (28:21) Wim Hof (https://www.wimhofmethod.com/) , Shift State (https://shiftstate.io/) (31:08) Link to Caitlin hitting a big clean (https://www.instagram.com/p/CAWL8Q1Fvkw/) (31:32) Buffalo link on Max’s linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/max-lipset-7935726a_fearlessleader-confidence-strength-activity-6662436110926516224-Joip) (34:25) Parasympathetic vs Sympathetic State  (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1959222/) (34:30) Brian Mackenzie Art of Breath  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HglseeK-nLU) (34:55) Nasal Breathing and Parasympathetic State  (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3681046/) (35:12) Mouthbreathing and Sympathetic State (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6070065/) , Tunnel Vision & Sympathetic State (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK539845/) (36:30) Superventilation & Wim Hof  (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5605164/) (38:28) ‘The mind is the king of the senses, the breath is the king of the mind.’ B.K.S. Iyengar (https://www.amazon.com/Light-Yoga-Bible-Modern/dp/0805210318) (40:45) Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers, PS vs S tone (https://www.amazon.com/Why-Zebras-Dont-Ulcers-Third/dp/0805073698) (41:59) Superventiliation vs Hyperventilation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tybOi4hjZFQ) (44:43) diaphragmatic breathing  (https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/9445-diaphragmatic-breathing) (45:00) the benefits of nasal breathing (https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/when-it-comes-to-breathing-during-exercise-youre-probably-doing-it-wrong/2019/01/23/b4d3c338-1e59-11e9-8b59-0a28f2191131_story.html) , intro to nasal breathing (https://vimeo.com/397981709)   (45:08) Dr. Andrew Weil (https://www.drweil.com/) , 4-7-8 Breathing Technique  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHsE4z1gba0) (47:20) Meditation Practice (https://www.nytimes.com/guides/well/how-to-meditate) : Headspace (https://www.headspace.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=1919439341&utm_content=68065219102&utm_term=409649586657&headspace&gclid=Cj0KCQjwzZj2BRDVARIsABs3l9LBVeVvMb1-xmgnaPZxMmtZFzUHsCDDYSontpCkCa8psUYfZvveu3YaAotpEALw_wcB) (49:50) Waking Up App by Sam Harris (https://wakingup.com/)   (52:42) The observer of your thoughts  (https://medium.com/personal-growth/you-are-the-observer-realize-the-power-you-have-within-759dceceaefe) (56:42) @therealcaitshady (https://www.instagram.com/therealcaitschady/?hl=en) , @thepowerhousemn (https://www.instagram.com/thepowerhousemn/?hl=en) (57:03) wu-tang forever (https://open.spotify.com/album/4r3TaXjF2b1qwCpxjIpW43) (58:00) 4thworld (https://www.instagram.com/4theworld/?hl=en) , lastnamelipset,  (https://www.instagram.com/lastnamelipset/)

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Appearances can be deceiving and the things you don’t know can be super surprising—like the fact that Lauren used Excel spreadsheets to cook up the first Picky Bar. in this episode, Work-Play-Lovahhhs want to know what’s going on behind the scenes. Jesse and Lauren field questions about why some (elite) athletes decide to DNF at the Olympic Marathon trials, they discuss how the first Picky Bar recipe was created, Jesse considers whether his focus on optimization sometimes gets in the way of his happiness, and they take a look at their past decisions and share what they would do differently. Plus, in wacky-Wednesday-like turn of events, the Flomas duo gives you the lowdown on what’s been going on in each other’s lives.   Links mentioned in the episode: Strava: the social media platform for people who love to post their workouts Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny by Kate Manne Feminism is for Everybody by Bell Hooks Jerry Rodriguez’s Tower 26 for swimmers, bikers, runners, and triathletes. Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers by Robert M. Sapolsky The Headspace App The Run Experience YouTube Channel

It’s unavoidable that all of us will experience cancer at one time or another. If you have not experienced cancer, it’s likely that you know someone that has suffered or even died from cancer.  In this episode, Kathy and I discuss the importance of good sleep as it relates to cancer. This is an important topic that everyone needs to hear if you want to significantly lower your risk of cancer. Show Notes: Cancer statistics OSA and cancer review article Two cancer and OSA studies: Wisconsin cohort and Spanish Study Intermittent hypoxia and cancer review article Cancer VEGF Hypoxia Induceable factor (HIF) Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) IL6 and OSA Endothelial dysfunction and OSA  Taiwanese study on cancer and parasomnias, OSA, insomnia Shift work breast cancer, colon cancer Estrogens podcast Vitamin D podcast Beta blocker and lower cancer Love Medicine and Miracles book Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers book Pillar Implants for snoring and OSA Environmental Working Group (EWG) Dirty Dozen foods on EWG Relaxing breath video by Dr. Weil 5 steps to lower your risk of cancer: Eat clean healthy organic foods Don't smoke and minimize toxin exposure Optimal, regular sleep Stress control Optimize upper airway and jaw size, starting from pregnancy and childhood.

Estrogen imbalance is a problem not only for women. Men and children can be affected as well, leading to various health conditions, including thyroid problems, early puberty in girls, the feminization of boys, poor sleep, weight gain, and higher cancer risk. ----------------------------------------------- Show Notes: Post-menopausal women and progesterone study Dr. John Lee Dr. Christianne Northrup Wisdom of Menopause book Sleep Interrupted Thyroid health podcast The Top 7 Toxins to Avoid for Better Sleep and Health podcast Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers book by Dr. Robert Sapolsky Possible autism due to too much estrogen during pregnancy Sicker Fatter Poorer book podcast Estrogen enhances growth of cancer cells Estrogen, obesity, and cancer Increased estrogen in obese men Estrogen and breast cancer risk Vitamin D Chart Checklist Inventory of medications Inventory of foods Inventory of cleaning supplies Inventor of personal care products Pro-Gest cream Progessence Plus essential oil Sleep deprivation and hormone imbalance Exercise and sweating to detox Deep sleep and toxin removal

Sinus infections with pain and pressure are all-too-common this time of the year. Please join Kathy and me as we reveal: Why your sinus infection may not be an infection al all What many doctors (even ENTs) may miss when treating sinusitis How to treat your sinus symptoms without using antibiotics How sinus pain may be linked to anxiety Alternative ways of treating your sinus condition. Shownotes: Heal Your Headache by Dr. David Buchholz  Sinus And Migraine Study Sleep Interrupted: A physician reveals the #1 reason why so many of us are sick and tired  Reflux and chronic sinusitis  OSA and reflux CPAP reduces reflux Pepsin in middle ear Pepsin and H. pylori in maxillary sinus Pepsin and lungs Macrolide antibiotics and anti-inflammatory properties Biaxin and chronic sinusitis in Japanese study DISE in AHI < 5 study Anxiety podcast Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers by Dr. Robert Sapolsky  Unstuff your stuffy nose free report  Acupuncture studies Myofunctional therapy studies Janet Bennet of ijustwanttosleep.com https://doctorstevenpark.com/sinusitis       

Dean Guedo, Canadian Sensation, joins the show today to talk about football, powerlifting, and his transition from old school training practices that left him feeling like shit, to new school training that allows him to perform at a high level and feel good at the same time. Dean’s initial love for training stems from his competitive football playing days, but after a slew of injuries, he transitioned to a career in powerlifting.  Following another slew of injuries in powerlifting, Dean went back to the drawing board and sought out ways to first fix himself, which gradually led to him helping others do the same. We discuss how to merge old school Dumb & Strong lifting sessions with a more new-school emphasis on movement selection and quality.  Essentially, we talk about how to get stupid strong, jacked and powerful while still feeling good.  Granted, we do admit there’s something to feeling like a badass when you train and so even if it’s not perfect, make sure to get your athletes that effect.  For example, if a bigger bench and swole arms make them more confident come game day, then have it. You don’t want a bunch of marshmallows getting run over left and right. We then hit on the moment that Dean realized how little he knew, and how this led him to an entirely new world of education. In particular, we discuss the light bulb that went off for both of us when we were first exposed to PRI and layout how to take models from the best in the industry and apply them to your practice while disregarding the rest. Lastly, we discuss the importance of cueing and understanding what you are trying to get out of an exercise.  In other words, if you know how to coach and cue exercises well, then you can make training the intervention. Enjoy and hit that subscribe button if you learned a thing or two. Episode Highlights: 4:00 – Dean’s Background 9:30 – The never-ending pursuit of training 11:15 – The transition from ignorant and dumb weight sessions to focused movement quality training and how to keep it fun 20:00 – The badass psychological factor in sports, and turning off the switch 30:30 – Specifics on Dean’s journey after powerlifting to fix himself 40:00 – Taking what you need from others in the industry and remaining yourself 47:45 – Dean’s programming for clients and interventions for injury prevention 1:10:35 – Dean’s Resources Links and stuff: • Dean Guedo: @guedo.power • James Cerbie:  @jamescerbie • TRAIN:  https://train.rebel-performance.com • Silverback:  https://www.silverbacktrainingproject.com • Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers: https://amzn.to/2T8HGIo • Pat Davidson’s Rethinking the Big Patterns:  https://drpatdavidson.com/ (https://drpatdavidson.com/) • Ben House:  https://broresearch.com/ (https://broresearch.com/) • Journey to Ixtlan:  https://amzn.to/2R0Zkeq

Kyle Dobbs, professional tall guy and mentor to trainers/coaches around the world, joins the show today to talk about developing world-class coaches and, of course, picking things up and putting them back down. We kick things off getting into Kyle’s background as a collegiate athlete and how he found strength and conditioning, and then transition to talk about his mentorship group. In particular, we dive into understanding what your limiting factor is as a coach and the importance of language constructs. If you keep alphabet souping people and using big words because you think it makes you smart, please stop. From there, we talk all things lifting, getting into Kyle’s current thought processes when it comes to programming. Topics covered include designing a training week, high-low or 3-3 splits, phase progression, complexity curves, consolidation of stressors, and much much more. If you’re a coach looking to up your game, or an athlete trying to better understand how to structure your programming, then this episode is for you. Episode Highlights: 3:30 – Mustaches, dad strength, and testosterone 5:00 – How Kyle got into Strength and Conditioning 9:00 – My selfish reason for getting into Strength and Conditioning 12:00 – Our woes as collegiate athletes 15:30 – What are the most significant things Kyle sees trainers and coaches missing the boat on 19:00 – Reaching the point of diminishing returns with your education 22:30 – What’s your limiting factor as a coach 27:00 – The importance of language constructs as a coach 40:00 – Programming talk (high-low splits, 3-3 splits, strength, hypertrophy, endurance) 49:00 – Proprioceptive assistance work and the complexity curve 60:00 – Knowing when to pick “dumb” movements 71:00 – Kyle’s top-recommended resources Links and stuff: Instagram: @compoundperformance Website:  https://www.compoundperformance.com/ (https://www.compoundperformance.com/) James Cerbie: @jamescerbie Rebel Performance (https://www.rebel-performance.com/) TRAIN (https://train.rebel-performance.com/) Zac Cupples The Human Matrix (https://zaccupples.com/seminars/) Pat Davidson Rethinking the Big Patterns (https://drpatdavidson.com/) Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers (https://amzn.to/2phqiok) The Upside of Stress (https://amzn.to/34evM1O) How Emotions are Made (https://amzn.to/2N16cYi)

In this episodes, Kathy and I explain why certain supplements are essential to good gut health and brain function, as well as to potentially prevent damage from untreated obstructive sleep apnea or upper airway resistance syndrome. We end the discussion by exposing a major myth about a popular supplement.  Show Notes  Sleep Breathing Paradigm in Sleep, Interrupted Inflammation and OSA article Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers (Talks about stress) Glyphosate podcast Functions of the liver Vitamin D podcast with Dr. Gominak Dr. Deborah Wardly UARS and ANP paper and effects on magnesium Sleep apnea and brain damage (Dr. Ron Harper interview) Sleep deprivation and effects on gut biome article Dr. Mercola’s information on probiotics Ferritin level and limb movements article

Pain can be a frightening reminder that we’re not invincible. So, how do you cope with it? Does your pain feel more manageable when you sideline it or when you confront it? Massage therapist and co-founder of SunSpace Massage in Seattle, Kellie is no stranger to bodies in discomfort, but when she started experiencing intense pain of her own, her journey to pinpoint causes and find solutions took her through a gauntlet of considerations. She speaks candidly about the intimate realities of her biochemistry, hormones, healthcare costs, and grieving connected with her pain experience. Dr. Beebe Dericks, a naturopathic physician and acupuncturist at Dericks Family Medicine, also delves more deeply into the science and impacts of hormonal and mitochondrial disruptors. When pain becomes too much to ignore, do you distract yourself from it or immerse yourself in it on the path to healing? Note: This episode contains some adult language. Key Points from this Episode: Ernest Becker’s philosophy that an unconscious fear of death drives and motivates all human actions Pain can have its roots in nonmechanical, internal biological factors When trying to pinpoint the cause(s) of pain, proximal activities may correlate, may be coincidental, or may be triggers of an already existing issue Correlations between pain, inflammation, ligament laxity, hormone fluctuations, and menstrual cycles Tracking body chemistry through menstruation, diet, sleep, stress Healthcare challenges: costs can dictate care Hormone/endocrine disruptors’ (e.g., copper IUDs) and mitochondrial disruptors’ impact on the body and natural processes Supporting optimal elimination (urine, stool, and sweat) to maintain balanced systems through detoxification Discomfort and inflammation radiating through nerves beyond the point of pain origin Psychological differences between knowing the source of pain versus not knowing Giving in fully to pain to control the experience versus distracting from pain The necessity of emotional and hands-on support in successfully handling both physical and psychological pain The physicality of expressing grief The line between being present in pain and obsessing over pain Wild animals’ physical expressions of trauma versus humans’ suppression of trauma Links Related to this Episode: Ernest Becker Foundation –  http://ernestbecker.org/ Ernest Becker, Denial of Death https://www.amazon.com/Denial-Death-Ernest-Becker/dp/0684832402 Robert Sapolsky –  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Sapolsky Robert Sapolsky, Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers https://www.amazon.com/Why-Zebras-Dont-Ulcers-Third/dp/0805073698 Bowel Endometriosis –  http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S0104-42302009000500029&script=sci_arttext&tlng=en Pain and Emotions – Brain research: https://www.nature.com/articles/nrn1704 Tammy Kent MSPT Holistic Pelvic Care™: http://www.wildfeminine.com/faq/ Featured Businesses: https://www.sunspace.life/ https://www.dericksfamilymedicine.com/ https://www.weeditpodcasts.com/ Radiolab podcast: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/452538884/radiolab Music from this Episode: Eric and Magill – https://ericandmagill.bandcamp.com/ Samuel Vas-Y – https://samyel.bandcamp.com Logan Whitehurst and the Junior Science Club – http://www.juniorscienceclub.com/loganarchive/ Mr. and Mrs. Smith “Pain in the ..” from Uncertain Gravity – http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Mr__Mrs_Smith/Uncertain_Gravity_1947/

Forgiveness is something we all know we should do, and I think we do it wrong a lot of the time. Besides thinking it’s about the other person, we also put all kinds of pressure on it, like deadlines or the expectation things go back to the way they were before. There are a ton of benefits to truly forgiving, but the biggest one is your sanity. Holding onto things for too long is like chewing on rat poison. It will kill you. Where do you think ulcers come from? (Seriously, read the book Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers) Even if you think you’re forgiving someone else’s transgressions, what you’re really doing, the part that actually matters, is all about you. In the book The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, the author, Don Miguel Ruiz, instructs us not to take anything personally. I don’t know about you, but for me that was life-changing. He says, “Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.” If nothing others do is because of you, the same must be true for you. Nothing you do is because of other people. What you say and do is a projection of your own reality, your own dream. Which means when you apologize, forgive, and let go in relation to “someone” else, you’re really apologizing, forgiving, and letting go in relation to yourself.

Show #203 | Guest: Robert Sapolsky | Show Summary: Robert Sapolsky – a professor of biology, and professor of neurology and neurological sciences and, by courtesy, neurosurgery, at Stanford. He’s the author of several books including Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst and Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers.

Smiling Sundays-#435 March The Strong Within Daily Affirmation Podcast I See Past Minor Annoyances “Successful people maintain a positive focus in life no matter what is going on around them. They stay focused on their past successes rather than their past failures, and on the next action steps they need to take to get them closer to the fulfillment of their goals rather than all the other distractions that life presents to them.” ~Jack Canfield I was having a conversation with one of my personal training clients the other day. She was upset with how she wasn't the same person she was four years ago. Four years ago, she had the body she wanted. She said that she never had an issue with losing weight ever before. We've talked about what she's eating and about increasing her cardio and resistance training outside of our personal training, but I always bring it back to what I believe is the most important factor in any change we desire for our lives…the change in our stress levels and our mindset. After she said this statement, I was about to say something to my client about changing her mindset, but she knew what I was going to say and said, “don't give me any of that mindset crap.” She was half teasing but I knew she meant it too. She wanted the physical answer to help her change her situation. And I get it; we want the answer to be something that is in our control. Wouldn't it be nice if you ate just these things, or you worked out this amount of time and it would be the exact equation for change? Yes, that would be nice, but being in the industry for over ten years now, I have a different approach. I've seen people doing the exact same things in their fitness efforts—putting in the same amount of time at the gym, and even being on the same diets. Sure, there probably are fluctuations here and there between each person, and sometimes people lie about what they're actually doing…but, in the end, these people doing the same thing will have completely different results. One person will lose weight, and the other will struggle. Which always begs the question what did the successful person do? The one who is struggling will look at themselves as a failure and will tell themselves stories like I have a slow metabolism, I must have the curse of big boned DNA, or I'm not good enough to change. And what that does is give us a reason NOT to try anymore. We get our crystal ball out and doom ourselves by determining ourselves as unhelpable or unchangeable. But it also creates a story inside of ourselves saying that trying new things don't work out for us. I will admit that some people lose weight better than others, whether it be their work effort, or whether they have more muscle than someone else so they naturally burn more calories than someone with less muscle mass. But I've come to a firm understanding that it's more about their belief systems and how much stress they allow into their lives. We all deal with stress differently, and for me, I actually lose weight when I'm stressed. And yes, go ahead and hate on me for being this way but there are a few reasons this happens. When I get stressed I don't eat; I have a lot of anxious, nervous energy, so I need to work it off…and so I either walk a lot or I go to the gym to work it out. My stress levels affect me in negative ways that I actually can't sleep, I can't stop thinking, I can't stop worrying, and I have trouble being still. Where for other people when they are stressed and depressed are trying to comfort themselves in other ways such as eating, being sluggish, or any other matter that is not good for their physical self. But that's only one part of the equation of change. The stress response I just talked about is the physical actions we take when stressed. So it's good to know what you physically do when you're stressed because it will be part of your change in curbing behaviors that aren't helping you. But I think it goes even deeper than the physical. Stress has been linked with creating more cortisol in our bodies which has been linked to creating more fat in our bodies. And I believe that when we are constantly stressed, we are taking on loads mentally, physically, and spiritually that is doing damage to our minds and bodies. It's weighing us down literally and metaphorically. And the world we live in we've gotten accustomed to being stressed 24/7. Which is not a productive way to live. In his book Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers: The Acclaimed Guide to Stress, Stress-Related Diseases, and Coping, Robert Sapolsky talks about the stress responses and what happens to our bodies. When we are constantly stressed it prevents our bodies from doing the long-term building projects that promote wellness within our bodies. We get accustomed to being in emergency fight or flight mode all the time. He says that we don't get into an exhaustion phase of depleting our hormones, but something else happens. And Dr. Sapolsky states that: “It is very rare, that any of the crucial hormones are actually depleted during even the most sustained of stressors. The army does not run out of bullets. Instead, the body spends so much on the defense budget that it neglects education and health care and social services. It is not so much that the stress-response runs out, but rather, with sufficient activation, that the stress-response can become more damaging than the stressor itself, especially when the stress is purely psychological. This is a critical concept, because it underlies the emergence of much stress-related disease.” Later in his book, he will use the example of a Zebra running from a lion. The life of a zebra's stress is only about 5 minutes as when running from a predator it will either escape or be eaten. During that stressful activity, all the other processes in the body get shut off except the blood flow to the legs to escape. So it's reproductive system shuts off, it's digestive system shuts off, and even the salivation in its mouth will be affected. The same thing happens to us, he uses the example of us being nervous to give a speech infront of people and how our mouth will get dry. Our stress-response will shut off the areas it feels aren't important at that moment. For that Zebra, the stress response is a very minimal amount of time in its life. For us we spend days, weeks, or years worrying about our mortgages, our jobs, our relationships…and as he stated before it's not that we run out of bullets (or hormones to be exact) to protect our bodies, but actually the stress response becomes more damaging than the stressor itself. Now while that is all great info to know that our stress might actually be harming us more than it's helping us…how do we do something about it? Well that's a whole can of worms that might be different for everyone, but I think it all starts out with two simple tips and tricks: -Becoming more aware of your feelings, your thoughts, and what is going on your life. -What minor annoyances are you focusing on?   Now I know the minor annoyances might sound silly, but when I was talking with my client about her weight loss problem that was bugging her we discussed the things that are in her life that add up over time and turn into big issues. Those small annoyances might seem insignificant at the moment, but the more we hold onto the small things that bother us, then the more they build up. That's why I'm so adamant on being deliberate on what we focus on. I try to help people pivot from their bad feelings and emotions to more productive emotions and thoughts. It's not that you can't look at those bad things, but what I said is we must NOT FOCUS on them. And that's the key, most people don't realize that the negative emotion they are looking at actually becomes a focal point for them to target and ruminate over. We see the problem and grip too tight on the problem rather than looking more for the solution. We get accustomed to looking at and finding the small things that bother us, and soon it gets to be a point where one small thing will ruin your day. Like someone cutting us off in traffic and wasn't paying attention to us, or how there's no coffee in the coffee pot at work, or how your coworkers are gabbing and getting on your nerves instead of doing their work, or maybe even how you just can't seem to get a break when you need one. I'm sure you have a million things that could ruin your day. It's not that these things aren't real, but it's the power that we ALLOW them to have over us. It's as if they determine how our day will turn out. The only reason you will have a great day is if you decide to have a great day, if you decide to see the great in the moment instead of finding fault with it. There will be outside stressors for sure, but you will be the one who decides to let those outside factors influence you, or you can become more aware and find a better truth to be excited about instead of being annoyed by one more thing on your plate. I have come to believe, and science is backing some of these ideas as well, that the more stress we have in our lives, the more we process stress negatively. The more we do that then the more issues we will have with our wellness. And for my personal training client the issue was with fat reduction. It's my greatest belief that for her issue we need to get a better handle on her stress levels and how she processes things. Yes, we should move and eat right…but if we don't get a handle on her stress, her awareness, and her mindset to help her change in the ways she wants to...if she doesn't change the way she sees the problem, it won't matter what she does because she's teaching her body to protect itself in ways that are damaging to herself—physically, mentally, and spiritually. But this podcast is not about her, it's about you. So what are the ways you are focusing incorrectly, that are keeping you from your goals? Maybe the only reason you aren't changing is because of how you're dealing with your stress. Not all stress is bad; it becomes bad by how we experience and process it. So maybe, just maybe, if you thought and focused differently, if you began to rid the minor annoyances in your life and re-write how they affect you…I bet you would find your goals and your health coming more easily to you…instead of always having to fight for it. Today's Personal Commitment: Go one whole day recording all the minor annoyances you find bother you in that day. Record each one with the time, the location, and what happened. Write down everything during your day that bothers you. If you can't write it down at that moment because you may have prying eyes asking why you were annoyed with them, just make a tally on a sheet, your phone, or some way to remind you to write it down later. What this will do is help you see how many annoyances get to you. And it may shed some light on how those annoyances can build up into big issues in your life. Now I know there will always be things that happen that annoy us, or that we wish didn't happen. Sometimes we can't change that fact, but we can change how we decide to respond to it. As Dr. Sapolsky said, it's not that the stressor is bad, but it's how we look things consistently that can cause the stress response to become more dangerous than the stressor itself. I believe the things that ail us are deeper than the physical fix. If we want to lose weight, if we want to have more peace and calm in our lives, if we want to be more creative, if we want to be healthier, along with a whole list of other benefits of reducing our processing of stress…then we have to experience things differently and decide to become a different person—not let the external event control our outcomes. So this exercise will help you become more aware, and when that happens, you can start devising plans to change your outcomes. And most importantly you will become more successful in your changes. I See Past Minor Annoyances   Thanks for listening.  I'm sending great energy your way as we become Strong Within together, Personal Development Life Coach- Chris O'Hearn Contact info- email: chris@strongwithin.com  phone:865-219-3247     Music by: - Zest by basematic (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. - I Have Often Told You Stories (guitar instrumental) by Ivan Chew (c) copyright 2013 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Location: Knoxville, Tennessee USA but available worldwide

In this episode, Kathy and I will reveal "Why Better Breathing Doesn’t Always Lead to Better Health." Here are 7 of these reasons. Please listen to the recording to find out more. 1. You can’t control your breathing when you’re sleeping 2. You don’t know you’re not breathing well 3. You can’t control your sleep position or posture at night 4. Not all breathing is equal 5. The oxygen myth: Lack of breathing, not lack of oxygen 6. Despite high levels of oxygen in your bloodstream, it may not reach certain areas of your body under stress 7. Stress-Breathing Paradox _______________________________________ Shownotes   Sleep positioners   Neck positioners   Pillows for snoring   Wedge pillows for acid reflux   Unstuff Your Stuffy Nose Free Report   Buteyko Breathting - McKeown Podcast Interview   Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers by Dr. Robert Sapolsky   Breathing: The Master Key to Self Healing by Dr. Andrew Weil   Stop Smoking for the Last Time by George Wissing  

In this episode, Kathy and I will talk about upper airway resistance syndrome, or UARS, as part of our “Back to the Basics” series.  In this discussion, we cover the following: What is UARS and how is it different from obstructive sleep apnea? What are the most common features of UARS and how can it be diagnosed? Why most doctors are unaware of UARS What you can do to start treating UARS and when to see your doctor How to prevent obstructive sleep apnea and UARS.   Show Notes Original UARS paper by Dr. Christian Guilleminault Sleep Interrupted: A physician reveals the #1 reason why so many of us are sick and tired  Robert Sapolsky’s book, “Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers” The Sleep Breathing Paradigm (Podcast 39) POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) UARS and somatic syndromes: Dr. Avram Gold article

A Whole Health Educator and Personal Trainer from Mountain View, California asked me some questions about the FDN certification and since we get so many questions like the ones below, Tommy and I did a webinar to answer those and more, live. The questions: What health services did you offer before studying with FDN?  How did you integrate your new training into your service offerings at the beginning? Have you been able to use FDN to build a solid/sustaining income and business model?  If so, how long did that ramp up process take? What marketing initiatives/strategies have you tried?  Which worked best/least? Were there additional/unforeseen start up costs? What challenges have you had along the way to setting up business with FDN?  What might you have done differently? What are your thoughts on the current lab testing that FDN recommends, as well as the supplement brands they have relationships with?   Do you find that most of your income from FDN stems from patient sessions or from supplement income?  Some other avenue? Here’s the outline of this webinar with Dr. Tommy Wood: [00:03:25] Kalish Institute. [00:05:54] Robb Wolf. [00:06:27] Root cause of multiple sclerosis using engineering techniques (paper, talk for the public, talk for physicians). [00:07:16] Tommy's blog. [00:07:53] OAT, DUTCH, blood chemistry. [00:09:09] Chris Kresser's ADAPT course. [00:10:10] Bryan Walsh's Metabolic Fitness Pro biochemistry course. [00:10:28] Khan Academy chemistry. [00:13:31] Mark Sisson's Primal Health Coaching certification. [00:14:59] Functional Diagnostic Nutrition. [00:17:53] Coursera Physiology Course form Duke University. [00:20:01] Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers. [00:21:34] Jamie Kendall-Weed. [00:24:06] Paleo Physicians Network. [00:26:27] Tommy WOULD do it all again the same :) [00:29:19] "A ticket to play the game"‒Physician's Assistant [00:33:44] Student debt. [00:35:35] How to Start a Startup. [00:36:51] The Elite Performance Program (EPP). [00:37:09] Ralston Consulting. [00:37:49] Lisa Fraley, legal coach. [00:38:08] Client agreements. [00:39:53] Amelia. [00:41:16] Jordan Reasoner podcast. [00:42:33] Practitioner Liberation Project. [00:43:24] Ben Greenfield podcast with Jamie. [00:44:47] Zoom, Zendesk, Slack. [00:45:02] ScheduleOnce. [00:47:04] Trello. [00:48:07] Google Drive [00:48:48] HIPAA compliance. [00:51:24] Data extraction and model building. [00:51:45] Python Machine Learning. [00:52:00] scikit-learn, TensorFlow. [00:52:52] BioHealth Adrenal Stress Profile (saliva). [00:53:17] BioHealth 101. [00:53:53] Mediator Release Test (MRT). [00:54:53] AIP, Whole30. [00:55:13] Cyrex Labs. [00:56:35] Aristo Vojdani. [00:57:00] Ellen Langer. [00:58:01] Align Podcast. [00:58:26] Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility. [00:59:10] Ron Rosedale. [01:00:34] Keto Summit. [01:01:04] PHAT FIBRE. [01:03:21] PHAT COW! [01:03:33] Fruition chocolate.

In this podcast episode, Kathy and I will talk about links between various gastrointestinal issues and obstructive sleep apnea. We cover the following 5 surprising conditions: Irritable bowel syndrome Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis) Celiac disease (or gluten sensitivity) Colon cancer Acid reflux Subscribe Shownotes: Sleep Interrupted: A physician reveals the #1 reason why so many of us are sick and tired  IBS study Gluten-free diet and celiac diease Inflammatory bowel disorders and Celiac disease research study Upper airway resistance syndrome  Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers Blog post on GI problems and sleep apnea OSA and cancer article Vitamin D Podcast (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) Pepsin in ears, sinuses and lungs doctorstevenpark.com/gastro iTunes link

In this episode Dr. Gates discusses Vertigo and Balance disorders, the difference between the two, possible causes, and solutions he has found to be very effective utilizing functional neurology as well as functional medicine at his office in Reno, NV. Book that they recommend is Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers […]

In this episode Dr. Gates discusses weight loss and more specifically natural weight loss.  He discusses why some people cannot lose weight no matter how hard they try and debunks the myth that it is all about calories in and calories out. Book that they recommend is Why Zebras Don’t […]

In this episode Dr. Rutherford and Dr. Gates discuss Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or CFS.  They discuss their observations on what the main causes seem to be and treatments they have found to be successful in helping people suffering with CFS. Book that they recommend is Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers […]

In this episode Dr. Rutherford and Dr. Gates discuss small fiber neuropathy, its main causes, and potential treatments and remedies. Book that they recommend is Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers Some of the points they cover are: What Small Fiber Neuopathy is What are the most common causes of peripheral […]

In this episode Dr. Rutherford and Dr. Gates discuss Fibromyalgia, the many potential causes and triggers, and natural solutions they have found to help their patients who suffer from fibromyalgia. Book that they recommend is Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers Some of the points they cover are: The fact that […]

In this episode Dr. Rutherford and Dr. Gates discuss thyroid issues delving mostly into Hashimoto’s and some of the problems associated with that. Book that they recommend is Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers Some of the points they cover are: How the brain may be involved in your thyroid issue […]

In this week’s episode of Stark Naked Radio, brought to you byStarkTraining.com, Brad Davidson and Todd Vande Hei interview Joel Jamieson of Bioforce HRV.  Joel delves into the details of the autonomic nervous system and how learning how to manage it’s relationship with stress, you’ll be able to perform better as a business person or an athlete.  They also discuss heart rate variability and brain function, and how your body perceives stress.For more information on the Bioforce HRV go toStarkTraining.com/hrv Book recommendation:  Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers http://rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/cm?t=startrai-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=0805073698&ref=qf_sp_asin_til&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr

I have a powerhouse session with Dr. Tommy Wood of Nourish, Balance, Thrive where a great many topics are covered that can transform your health. This is the first of a two-part show, so fasten your seatbelts for a wild ride covering a wide range of health, fat burning, and longevity topics. Tommy is a medical doctor trained at Oxford and Cambridge, with a Ph.D. in neonatal brain research from University of Oslo. Of British and Icelandic heritage, Tommy has landed in the Seattle area, where he and his wife both do professor-ish stuff at You Dub, or the University of Washington. He is the Chief Scientific Doctor for the comprehensive health and peak performance testing and consultation service called NourishBalanceThrive.com. This is the absolute cutting edge of progressive health for athletes and anyone wanting to achieve peak performance. The NBT program goes beyond traditional medicine to identify hormonal and nutritional deficiencies through extensive blood, urine, stool and saliva testing, expert consultations, and targeted supplementation. What’s most cool about Tommy is that he is as absolutely ankle-deep into the science of health, metabolism, and longevity as anyone on the planet, but he emphasizes the simple, practical healthy lifestyle practices above all. He did a whole show on the Nourish, Balance, Thrive podcast channel about how owning a dog can significantly boost your health (get outside frequently, engage in spontaneous play). Brucebowen, the regal white boxer seen in the show photo, has received the highest possible honor by the American Kennel Club of being banned from championship dog shows out of respect for fair competition for all lesser breeds. Tommy talks about how positive social interactions help us manage our level of systemic inflammation—a key predictor of disease and demise when it’s out of control. We then talk about the prominent fight or flight hormone, cortisol. Understanding how to manage the chronic stressors of daily life and optimize cortisol is the secret to recovering from training, staying healthy, and minimizing disease risk. Tommy encapsulates this important concept by explaining that cortisol spikes “liquidate your assets,” quoting from a book he recommends, “Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers.” During my career as a professional triathlete, I was repeatedly fooled by the mechanisms of the fight or flite response that had me feeling great, albeit bathed in stress hormones on an artificial chemical high where I was liquidating my assets. A wallet filled with cash and credit card bills stacking up. Tommy explains how we respond to stress differently, and how can teach ourselves to better handle traffic jams, work stress, and even training sessions, so the stress impact is minimized. Listen to Joel Jamieson’s podcast about Rebound Training where you can do workouts that nurture the activation of the parasympathetic nervous system. Tommy recaps his talk at Ancestral Health Symposium where he started with the compelling premise that today’s model of fitness and athletic training are wholly modern constructs that have little to do with our ancestral hunter-gatherer activity patterns. Studies from the modern day hunter-gatherer Hadza tribe in Africa show that they move around a lot but are never plunging into destructive chronic patterns like modern athletes. Tommy also talks about how gut dysfunction is very prevalent among hard training fitness enthusiasts, and how becoming fat adapted can help alleviate the stress on your digestive system caused by exercise. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-get-over-yourself-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands