Into The Dawn
43 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago -A provocative podcast that looks at all things taboo in society, such as suicide, grief, sex, addictions, cultural codes, and more. Each week, I talk with experts who successfully investigate their areas of interest.
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Rabbi Steve Leder: Twelve essential questions to tell one’s life story
August 07, 2022 17:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBSteve Leder is the senior rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles. After receiving his degree in writing and graduating cum laude from Northwestern University, and spending time studying at Trinity College, Oxford University, Leder received a master’s degree in Hebrew letters in 1986 and rabbinical ordination in 1987 from Hebrew Union College. He is the author of five books: The Extraordinary Nature of Ordinary Things, More Money Than God: Living a Rich Life Without Losing your Sou...
Aurelie Galois and Christian Lima - French culture and the art of pleasure
April 22, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBAurélie Galois is a painter and a writer. While studying literature (at Sorbonne University) and history of art (at the School of the Louvre), she learned every traditional technique of painting, drawing, and engraving in a private studio in Paris. As a young editor in chief for several magazines and freelance writer, she started to paint the portraits of those she was interviewing. Faces and bodies become her favorite landscape, and erotism has also been a frequent inspiration. Christian ...
Janae Marie Kroc: Pronouns and Everything in Between
January 11, 2022 00:00 - 41 minutes - 28.9 MBJanae Marie “Kroc” Kroczaleski is a transgender woman who also identifies as gender fluid and non-binary. Prior to transition, she was a world champion and a record-holding powerlifter, and a national-level bodybuilder. Also, she is a United States Marine, who was selected to work in presidential security under President Clinton, a cancer survivor, a published author, a licensed pharmacist, a public speaker, and a proud parent of three sons. Janae was the subject of the award-winning documen...
Dr. Meredith Broderick - Insomnia and Sleep Disorders
October 06, 2021 14:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBDr. Meredith Broderick is a triple board-certified sleep physician and founder of Sound Sleep Guru, a telehealth sleep clinic serving WA, CA, and AK. She attended medical school at The Ohio State University, completed a neurology residency at Case Western Reserve University, and a sleep medicine and behavioral sleep medicine fellowship at Stanford Medical Center. She is board certified in neurology, sleep medicine, and behavioral sleep medicine. She is one of the only physicians in the...
Pam Oslie - Aura colors and Parallel Universes
August 19, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 48.8 MBPam Oslie is the Founder of www.AuraColors.com a site designed to help you create success, joy, and fulfillment in EVERY area of your life. She also developed www.LoveColors.com, this site is designed to help you find love and friendships by matching you with people who have compatible aura colors. Pam has written four successful and popular books, Life Colors, Love Colors, Infinite You, and Make Your Dreams Come True. Pam has spoken at the TEDx Talks, the International Forum on New Science...
Alli Waddell - Ketamine infusions for mental health
May 10, 2021 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.8 MBAlli Waddell stands for radical honesty, self-awareness, and self-love and believes that "Only when we heal ourselves can we heal the world." She has been recognized as an expert in the wellness industry for nearly two decades, empowering people to create and maintain healthy and happy lives. As a coach, speaker, and co-founder at Illumma, Austin's premier ketamine infusion clinic, Waddell is a lifeline of healing and holistic wellbeing. “Everyone is put on this earth with a purpose and a m...
John Gray - Part 2 of 2 - Testosterone versus Estrogen
April 12, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBJohn Gray is the author of the most well-known and trusted relationship book of all time, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus. USA Today listed his book as one of the top 10 most influential books of the last quarter-century. In hardcover, it was the #1 bestselling book of the 1990s. Dr. Gray’s books are translated into approximately 45 languages in more than 100 countries and continues to be a bestseller. Dr. Gray has written over 20 books. His most recent book is Beyond Mars and Venus....
John Gray - Part 1 of 2 - Why Men and Women Need Space
March 29, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBJohn Gray is the author of the most well-known and trusted relationship book of all time, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus. USA Today listed his book as one of the top 10 most influential books of the last quarter-century. In hardcover, it was the #1 bestselling book of the 1990s. Dr. Gray’s books are translated into approximately 45 languages in more than 100 countries and continues to be a bestseller. Dr. Gray has written over 20 books. His most recent book is Beyond Mars and Venus....
Rabbi Steve Leder - Anxiety is for the living, peace is for the dying
March 15, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBSteve Leder serves as the Senior Rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple, a prestigious synagogue in Los Angeles with three campuses and 2,700 families. In addition to his many duties at the Temple, Rabbi Leder is a regular contributor and guest on The Today Show, writes regularly for TIME, Foxnews.com, Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper, contributed a chapter to Charles Barkley’s book Who’s Afraid of a Large Black Man?, and has published essays in Town and Country, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today a...
Paul Chamberlain - Smart Funny Tortured
March 01, 2021 15:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBCreative his whole life. Depressed for part of it. Successful for most of it. And formerly down for throwing it all away. Paul Chamberlain emerged from years of physically and financially draining passion projects reckless, suicidal, and struggling as a husband, father, and creative. It was from a low point of separation from his family and virtual bankruptcy, that he recognized his story of victimization and chasing illusory overnight success was terminally toxic; especially for creatives. ...
Lisa Sundstedt: If You’re Not Laughing, You’re Crying… especially now
February 08, 2021 15:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBLisa is a world-renowned comedian and writer who shares her experience with sobriety and bipolar disorder. Her uncanny wit helped her get through the dark chapters of her life. In this episode we discuss: How comedy can defuse tense situations How trauma leads to addiction, and why the child-parent/caregiver relationships are crucial for healthy development What does spirituality have to do with stand up The solutions that saved her from the suffering associated with bipolar disorder a...
Kat Courtney - Ayahuasca and the Aftermath
January 25, 2021 15:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBTina “Kat” Courtney, The AfterLife Coach, is a traditionally trained shaman and plant medicine guide with 15 years of experience working in altered spaces. Kat also works as a psychedelics integration coach, helping people make sense of transformative experiences and spiritual crises. She has the honor of working with people facing the reality and sacred truth about death. She is passionate about bringing joy and levity to shadow work, the expansion of consciousness, and death itself. In t...
Dr. Anna Salter - Predators: pedophiles and their victims
January 11, 2021 15:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBDr. Anna Salter received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Harvard University and was on the faculty of Dartmouth Medical Center for five years, where she served as director of a number of programs in the Department of Maternal and Child Health. Salter lectures and consults throughout the US and abroad, and in 1997 won the Significant Achievement Award from the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers. She is the author of Predators and seven other books. In this episode we dis...
Elana Horwich - How to be a Badass in the Kitchen
December 14, 2020 15:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBElana Horwich is a speaker, chef, and author of Meal and a Spiel: How to Be a Badass in the Kitchen, a cookbook that uses humor and wisdom to teach intuitive cooking. Born to parents who defrosted Lean Cuisine for dinner, Elana taught herself to cook because the kitchen was the only place in the house her mother couldn’t find her. In her 20’s she had an epiphany that took her to Italy for 5 years. There, she worked in bars, fell in and out of love, ate her way through the peninsula, and garn...
Jasvinder Sanghera- Ending forced marriage and honour abuse/killings
November 30, 2020 15:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBJasvinder is a survivor of a forced marriage. She is the founder of Karma Nirvana, a national award-winning charity that supports both men and women affected by honour-based abuse and forced marriages. She is a highly acclaimed international speaker and an expert advisor to the courts in matters of child, civil and criminal proceedings, is a chair of domestic homicide reviews and was instrumental in ensuring that all UK police forces are required to improve their understanding of honour-b...
Lauren Dummit Schock - Sustaining strong relationships with partner, self, and kids during challenging times
November 09, 2020 15:00 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBLauren is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Sex Therapist, and a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist-Supervisor. Lauren’s professional focus is helping to reduce stigma around mental health issues and bring awareness, healing, and recovery to those in search of a more fulfilled and meaningful life. Her areas of expertise are trauma and addiction, as well as intimacy and relationship issues. Trained in Somatic Experiencing, Neuroaffective Touch, EMDR, Trauma Sensitive Yoga, a...
Ken Blackman - Sex: how to take it from good to great
October 12, 2020 14:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBA former Apple software engineer turned international sex and intimacy educator, turned relationship coach. Ken is in his 20th year helping couples bond, co-create, have great sex, thrive, and live happily ever after. His work has garnered mentions in Business Insider, Playboy, Cosmopolitan, and Medium. Ken is also a frequent contributor to The Good Men Project. In this episode we discuss: Why men want sex and women want love is wrong What men are truly looking for and don’t consciously ...
John and Jackie Melfi - Open Love 101: Guiding people through the open/swinging lifestyle
September 28, 2020 14:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBJohn and Jackie Melfi are swingers in an open relationship. Together they are the driving force behind coletteclubs.com, a swingers' club brand with locations in Dallas, New Orleans, Houston, and Austin. John has been in the swinger club industry for 20 years, and when he and Jackie met, they expanded the business in order to reach and educate more couples and singles curious about the lifestyle. Their first venture together was the award-winning lifestyle blog, Openlove101.com. Today this ...
Franky Carrillo - Wrongfully Incarcerated; the Life Lessons Learned
September 14, 2020 14:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBFranky Carillo was convicted in the 1991 shooting of Donald Sarpy. His conviction was reversed by the Los Angeles County Superior Court March 14, 2011, after he served twenty years in prison. He is married, has three children and is planning to run for the California State Assembly. His story is also told in the Netflix series, The Innocence Files. In this episode we discuss: What happened that led Franky to being convicted of a double life sentence for murder How he was framed to be...
Asha Ismail- Surviving female genital mutilation (FGM) and the repercussions
August 31, 2020 14:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBAsha Ismail is the Director of ONGD Save a Girl Save a Generation. She was born in a town in Kenya called Garissa, near the border of Somalia. Since 2001, she has been living in Spain. She started advocating against female genital mutilation (FGM) and other practices, such as forced marriages and different forms of abuse and violence against girls for the past 30 years. She has worked at a grassroots level in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania, where she raised awareness and promoted education to...
Dr. Kate Wolitzky-Taylor: Anxiety, Depression, PTSD and the Tools to Cope
August 17, 2020 14:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBDr. Kate Wolitzky-Taylor is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA. She is a clinical psychologist with nearly 20 years of expertise in anxiety and related disorders. She obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in the Department of Psychology's Laboratory for the Study of Anxiety Disorders. Dr. Kate completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at UCLA in the Anxiety Disorders Research Center. She has been funded by the Nat...
Paul VanDevelder: Being comfortable with being uncomfortable is a key to success
August 03, 2020 14:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBPaul is an author, investigative reporter, documentary film producer, syndicated columnist, journalist, and screenwriter. He has covered war zones, natural disasters, and presidential campaigns, including a well-received article for the New York Times regarding mental and emotional health. In today’s episode we discuss: Why being a natural iconoclast can breed separation How to get comfortable being uncomfortable and why it takes a lifetime to learn, it takes a lifetime Why alcohol almo...
Ginger Pullman: Reiki Healing and Tarot Cards for Spiritual Healing
July 27, 2020 14:00 - 33 minutes - 23.4 MBGinger Pullman is a Los Angeles based tarot card reader and reiki/ spiritual healer. She comes from a long lineage of tarot card readers. In this episode we discuss: How our intuition plays into who we are How intuitive energy healing helps remove “clingers” that hold you back Why knowing your past lives can help you move forward in this life Tools and solutions you can do for yourself to clear your energy field of anger, sadness, jealousy and more What we can do for self-care How tar...
Jayne Amelia Larson - Losing a Loved One to Suicide and The Aftermath
July 13, 2020 14:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBJayne Amelia Larson is an actress and voice-over artist, a creative content producer, and the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Driving The Saudis published by Simon & Schuster. When she was a young teen she lost her eldest brother to suicide. She realized almost 40 years later that she had not dealt with the grief until she started writing her novel, Solving For X. It is about the painful aftermath of a son suicide in the shell-shocked family left behind and his sister’s sea...
Dr. Lois Lee - Sex Trafficking Revealed and How She’s Working To End It
July 06, 2020 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBChildren of the Night is a privately funded non-profit organization established in 1979 by Dr. Lois Lee, who is the worlds leading expert in rescuing child sex trafficking victims. Dr. Lee holds a Ph.D. in Sociology and Anthropology, a Juris Doctor in Law and is an active member of the California State Bar. COTN’s mission is to provide intervention in the lives of children who are sexually exploited and vulnerable to or involved in prostitution and pornography. Dr. Lee maintains a 70% to 8...
Jerald G. Pryor: Being a Black Police Officer at This Pinnacle Time
June 29, 2020 00:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBDetective Jerald G. Pryor has been a Federal Police Officer for 15 years and is currently a Detective Lieutenant in Los Angeles, California. In this episode we discuss: What his experience has been during this time as a Black Man in the police force What he thinks about the protesting and looting, and why he would be doing the same if he wasn’t a police officer How media is portraying police officers in a certain light in order for ratings His opinion on why certain police officers cou...
Elizabeth Carlisle: The Pressures to be Thin
June 22, 2020 18:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBElizabeth J. Carlisle is originally from Silver Spring, Maryland. She was trained in classical ballet before becoming an actress. She is Emmy Abernathy on the new TV series, Rich and The Ruthless, airing on the Urban Movie Channel. She has appeared in numerous television shows, including How I Met Your Mother, House M.D., Bosch, Parenthood, and Pretty Little Liars. In this episode we discuss: Her journey growing up as a ballerina to developing anorexia How the social pressure of a bei...
Kerry Rhodes: Dissecting Toxic Masculinity and How to Transform it
June 08, 2020 14:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBKerry Rhodes is a former All-Pro NFL football player, as well as an actor, writer, and producer. Currently, he is starring in Tyler Perry’s, IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG, on the OWN Network. He also has a popular podcast called TACKLING LIFE, which he calls an outlet for men to openly express themselves in a safe zone, without any judgment. Kerry oversees The Rhodes Foundation, a charity that provides opportunities for college-bound youth in impoverished communities. He continues to push boundar...
Dr. Jeffrey Barke: Divided Science on COVID-19
June 01, 2020 19:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBDr. Jeffrey Barke is a Board Certified primary care doctor in private practice in Orange County, CA. He has served as a Board Member of the Orange County Medical Association and is a past Associate Clinical Professor at U.C. Irvine Medical School Department of Family Medicine. Dr. Barke is also a reserve deputy for a local law enforcement agency and serves as a tactical physician for the SWAT team. Dr. Barke is an outspoken advocate for the free market in healthcare. He has published several...
Lisa Haisha: The ego can work for us, or against us.
May 18, 2020 14:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBLisa is a TV Host, Author, Business & Life Coach, Global Influencer, and Social Engineer. In this episode we discuss: The IMPOSTER MODEL and how it breaks the ego into different categories to better understand how we’re operating. On coming from a repressed background and being able to break free from that programing which created an empowered, thriving, soul blazing career. The way she uses guilt and shame to her benefit her and how she moves forward. Why you shouldn’t hold back on wha...
Lisa Haisha: The ego can work for us, or against us.
May 18, 2020 14:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBLisa is a TV Host, Author, Business & Life Coach, Global Influencer, and Social Engineer. In this episode we discuss: The IMPOSTER MODEL and how it breaks the ego into different categories to better understand how we’re operating. On coming from a repressed background and being able to break free from that programing which created an empowered, thriving, soul blazing career. The way she uses guilt and shame to her benefit her and how she moves forward. Why you shouldn’t hold back on wha...
Dr. Jeff McNairy - Exploring Ayahuasca and it's Taboos
May 11, 2020 14:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBDr. Jeff McNairy, Psy.D., M.P.H. has been working in the health care field for 25 years. He is the former Director of Passages in Malibu, CA. Presently he is Chief Operations Officer and Chief Medical Director of Rythmia Life Advancement Center. Rythmia is one of the few places that serves the ancient medicine, ayahuasca, under medical supervision. Through Dr. McNairy’s intense experience with the most desperate patient populations (addition, acute mental health, and trauma), he has seen th...
Darrell Blocker - What the CIA truly looks like from the inside
May 04, 2020 14:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBDarrell knows spycraft. He retired in October 2018 as the most senior black officer in the CIA’s Directorate of Operations. In his 32-year career in the intelligence community, Darrell achieved the rank equivalent to a 3-star general in the Senior Intelligence Service. Twice, he served as a Station Chief and senior CIA positions, including Chief of their iconic training facility, Deputy Director of the Counterterrorism Center, and Chief of Africa Division. Darrell is currently an ABC News ...
Melissa Barker - Sexual Violence and how to heal
April 27, 2020 14:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBMelissa Barker is the founder and CEO of The Phoenix Project, a social impact startup in the Bay Area, focused on empowering survivors of sexual violence, while connecting survivors to healing resources and community. Melissa is a survivor herself and is building Phoenix to make trauma-informed healing and care more accessible to survivors everywhere. She knows firsthand how hard healing can feel at times, but she also knows sometimes the only way out is through. She wants to create a spa...
Janae Marie Kroc on being transgender and breaking taboos
April 20, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 44 MBJanae Marie “Kroc” Kroczaleski is a transgender woman, who also identifies as gender fluid and non-binary. Prior to transitioning, she was a World Champion and world-record-holding powerlifter, United States Marine that was selected to work in presidential security under President Clinton, cancer survivor, published author, licensed pharmacist, public speaker, and proud parent of three sons. Janae was the subject of the award-winning documentary, Transformer. It is currently available on ...
Fran Solomon: The difference between grief and depression and how to actively move forward when in the trenches of grief.
April 13, 2020 14:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBFran is a certified grief recovery specialist and founder and president of healgrief.org. In today’s episode we discuss: The difference between men and women and the way they grieve. 1st step to dealing with grief is acceptance and the steps to getting there. 5 stages of grief # 1 Taboo around grief How to support someone you know who is grieving. How unresolved grief will rear its head- Jade Recovery institute has found in research that addiction stems from trauma and if you dig ...
Lauren Dummit: The Million Dollar Question – How Do We Fall in Love?
April 03, 2020 19:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBLauren Dummit is a licensed psychotherapist (LMFT) and expert in sex and love addiction/intimacy disorders. She is a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) with a focus on treating trauma and addiction. Her unique style treats emotional discomfort and pain as an avenue for self-discovery and personal growth. In this episode we discuss: How developmental trauma may contribute to addiction and/or addictive behavior. Sex and love addiction is an often misunderstood phenomenon in modern lif...
Troy Casey: Why leaving a legacy is the most important of the 9 pillars for optimal health.
March 30, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBLeading Longevity Authority, Troy Casey, Certified Health Nut, has successfully restored physical, mental and emotional balance to clients who have failed with all other systems. His unique holistic approach uses nature-based simplicity anyone can follow. As a Versace model in Milan, 31 years ago, Troy studied nutrition, herbs and internal purification as a way of looking and feeling great in front of the camera. He has scoured the Earth for the most powerful health and healing methods, work...
Roman Wyden: True Intimacy and the Roadmap to Safe Relationships
March 16, 2020 14:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBAn award-winning writer/director, recording artist, and podcast host, Roman Wyden has dedicated his life to the exploration of intimacy, playfulness, and authenticity in modern-day relationships. In this episode we discuss: “Real intimacy” and how an intimacy guide may assist with forming deeper connections with yourself and others. Is trauma the leading cause of intimacy? The impact of childhood experiences on intimacy in adulthood. Monogamy vs Polygamy, and how to make the “right” dec...
Fr. Brian M. Reedy, SJ - Sexual Trauma Inside the Catholic Church
March 09, 2020 14:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MBFather Brian is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy at LMU and a Lieutenant in the United States Navy Chaplain Corps. In this episode we discuss: His calling to become a priest and the role of a priest. The truth about confession, and themes of guilt and shame in Catholicism. Sexual abuse inside the Catholic Church, and efforts to heal the damage and prevent future abuse. What celibate living entails for a priest and the benefit of not owning anything in the Jesuit community...
Dr. Kate Balestrieri: Relating to Narcissism in a Healthier Way
March 02, 2020 15:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBIn this episode, I interview Dr. Kate Balestrieri, a Licensed Psychologist, Certified Sex Therapist, PACT Couples Therapist and Certified Sex Addiction Therapist. We unpack everything you need to know about narcissism including: - What is the difference between a covert and overt narcissist? - Why narcissists are the most fragile individuals and what do they want more than anything. - How narcissism is inherent in all of us, and that this trait may be necessary in society. - Is there a ...
Brian Stefan on Suicide - The Opposite of Suicide is Connection
February 12, 2020 20:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBIn this episode, we dive into the #1 taboo, suicide. We discuss: Factors contributing to suicidality and possible solutions to this national epidemic How a deep sense of disconnection often accompanies suicidal thoughts and behavior Research and relevant findings, including that nearly all people will experience thoughts of suicide at some point in their lives What types of connection can help dissolve suicidal thoughts The stigmas around suicide (e.g. the misperception that talkin...
1. Dr. Kate Balestrieri: Relating to Narcissism in a Healthier Way
February 02, 2020 02:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBIn this episode, I interview Dr. Kate Balestrieri, a Licensed Psychologist, Certified Sex Therapist, PACT Couples Therapist and Certified Sex Addiction Therapist. We unpack everything you need to know about narcissism including: - What is the difference between a covert and overt narcissist? - Why narcissists are the most fragile individuals and what do they want more than anything. - How narcissism is inherent in all of us, and that this trait may be necessary in society. - Is there a ...