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SuperCharged Life with Dr. Judy

78 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 190 ratings

Dr Judy Ho is a triple board-certified Clinical Neuropsychologist who will show you how to grab life with both hands and live it to the fullest! “SuperCharged Life with Dr. Judy” will dive deeply and fearlessly into love, sex, friendships, and career, as well as bad habits, addiction, trauma, depression and anxiety. Sometimes it’s painful to uncover what’s really holding you back, but with Dr. Judy’s help you’ll discover a new way to take on life, inspire love and create happiness. Each podcast will give a tangible tool they can do that will “SuperCharged” their lives! Whether she’s helping to navigate life with her patients, swinging from a flying trapeze, singing her favorite Broadway songs or taking on a new adventure, Dr. Judy walks her talk and invites others along for the journey.

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Episodes

Music, mindfulness, and meditation with Grammy-award winning singer & songwriter India Arie

June 30, 2020 07:05 - 1 hour

Singer and songwriter India Arie has won four Grammy’s and sold over 13 million records in the U.S. and abroad but her journey navigating the music industry has never been easy. In fact, she credits meditation and her spiritual practice for saving her when she wanted to walk away and retire. India’s meditation journey started nearly two decades ago after a disappointing experience at the Grammy’s and she continued down the path to live her truth ever since.   India opens up about her dark mom...

The hidden faces of domestic violence: How to escape coercive control and land the relationship you deserve with Miss New Jersey Gina Mellish

June 23, 2020 07:05 - 37 minutes

Gina Mellish is a self-proclaimed “ultimate tomboy” who says an exemplary role model inspired her to enter the world of pageantry. But while her life looked glamorous on the outside, Gina reveals that behind closed doors she was trapped in an abusive relationship. Hear firsthand how one life-changing day motivated Gina to take her power back, advocate for domestic violence victims, and teach young people to love well. In an honest and poignant conversation, Gina shares the hidden signs of a...

Speaking Your Truth and Ending Domestic Violence with Gina Mellish

June 23, 2020 07:05 - 37 minutes

Gina Mellish is a self-proclaimed “ultimate tomboy” who says an exemplary role model inspired her to enter the world of pageantry. But while her life looked glamorous on the outside, Gina reveals that behind closed doors she was trapped in an abusive relationship. Hear firsthand how one life-changing day motivated Gina to take her power back, advocate for domestic violence victims, and teach young people to love well. In an honest and poignant conversation, Gina shares the hidden signs of abu...

Life Behind Bars: Supercharging Empathy And Compassionate Action With Producer Scott Budnick

June 16, 2020 07:05 - 59 minutes

Dr. Judy and Scott Budnick get together to talk about why he left a red-hot career in Hollywood behind to start the Anti-Recidivism Coalition, a non-profit organization with the mission of ending mass incarceration, improving the community, and promoting impactful policy change. Scott is well-known for being one of the executive producers of The Hangover but after a fateful visit to Sylmar Juvenile Hall, he began to follow a different dream: to work in criminal justice reform and to provide m...

Do juvenile delinquents deserve a second chance at life? How producer Scott Budnick is reducing recidivism and offering hope to the disenfranchised

June 16, 2020 07:05 - 59 minutes

Dr. Judy and Scott Budnick get together to talk about why he left a red-hot career in Hollywood behind to start the Anti-Recidivism Coalition, a non-profit organization with the mission of ending mass incarceration, improving the community, and promoting impactful policy change. Scott is well-known for being one of the executive producers of The Hangover but after a fateful visit to Sylmar Juvenile Hall, he began to follow a different dream: to work in criminal justice reform and to provide m...

Healing America’s Most Lethal Pandemic: Racism!

June 09, 2020 07:05 - 1 hour

On the heels of the tragic deaths of Ahmaud Abery, George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, Dr. Judy sits down with two accomplished guests, award-winning filmmaker, writer, and director Reinaldo Marcus Green and Catholic priest Fr. Tom Gibbons and Vice President of Paulist Productions, to inspire meaningful, insightful, and non-defensive dialogue about systemic racism, social injustice and the inequities in American culture today. As the news cycle abruptly shifted from the COVID-19 crisis to a deca...

How to have difficult conversations to heal the racial divide: An enlightening conversation with father Tom Gibbons and filmmaker Reinaldo Marcus Green

June 09, 2020 07:05 - 1 hour

On the heels of the tragic deaths of Ahmaud Abery, George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, Dr. Judy sits down with two accomplished guests, award-winning filmmaker, writer, and director Reinaldo Marcus Green and Catholic priest Fr. Tom Gibbons and Vice President of Paulist Productions, to inspire meaningful, insightful, and non-defensive dialogue about systemic racism, social injustice and the inequities in American culture today. As the news cycle abruptly shifted from the COVID-19 crisis to a deca...

Want to be a genius? America’s favorite citizen scientist Max Lugavere Shares how to heal your mind, strengthen your body, and become extraordinary

June 03, 2020 07:05 - 1 hour

Dr. Judy is joined by citizen scientist, health advocate, and best-selling author, Max Lugavere. Max’s life took a tragic turn when his mom, Kathy was diagnosed with dementia. Instead of getting down, Max became obsessed with learning how to prevent this disease from taking the lives of others that he loves. He became an independent investigator and used his journalism experience to learn as much as possible about brain and whole body health, distilling research from top doctors, scientists a...

Living An Empowered, “Genius Life” With Max Lugavere

June 03, 2020 07:05 - 1 hour

Dr. Judy is joined by citizen scientist, health advocate, and best-selling author, Max Lugavere. Max’s life took a tragic turn when his mom, Kathy was diagnosed with dementia. Instead of getting down, Max became obsessed with learning how to prevent this disease from taking the lives of others that he loves. He became an independent investigator and used his journalism experience to learn as much as possible about brain and whole body health, distilling research from top doctors, scientists a...

Determination With Professional Dancer Tiler Peck

May 26, 2020 07:05 - 1 hour

Dr. Judy gets together with ultra-determined professional dancer Tiler Peck. Tiler is a principal dancer in the New York City Ballet, an actress; a fashion designer (Tiler Peck Designs), and author, recently penning her first children’s book, “Katarina Ballerina” which explores self-acceptance and embracing our own uniqueness at any age. Tiler reveals her childhood roots, growing up among accomplished dancers and athletes, and her journey from jazz and hip-hop to the competitive world of ball...

Overcoming perfectionism and how to find yourself with prima ballerina Tiler Peck

May 26, 2020 07:05 - 1 hour

Dr. Judy gets together with ultra-determined professional dancer Tiler Peck. Tiler is a principal dancer in the New York City Ballet, an actress; a fashion designer (Tiler Peck Designs), and author, recently penning her first children’s book, “Katarina Ballerina” which explores self-acceptance and embracing our own uniqueness at any age. Tiler reveals her childhood roots, growing up among accomplished dancers and athletes, and her journey from jazz and hip-hop to the competitive world of ball...

Surviving a Psychopath with the “Dirty John” Victims

May 19, 2020 07:05 - 1 hour

“Dirty John” is the true crime story that captured the nation – how a con artist and convicted felon masqueraded as a doctor to sweep a successful Southern California businesswoman and mother off her feet and into real danger. Whether you’ve read about it, heard the true-crime podcast or seen the Netflix series, you have not heard it all! In this episode, Dr. Judy goes to new depths with John’s former wife, Debra Newell, and her daughter, Terra, who killed him in self-defense. From the moment...

The Real Life “Dirty John” Story: Surviving a psychopath and how to spot the warning signs with Terra and Debra Newell

May 19, 2020 07:05 - 1 hour

“Dirty John” is the true crime story that captured the nation – how a con artist and convicted felon masqueraded as a doctor to sweep a successful Southern California businesswoman and mother off her feet and into real danger. Whether you’ve read about it, heard the true-crime podcast or seen the Netflix series, you have not heard it all! In this episode, Dr. Judy goes to new depths with John’s former wife, Debra Newell, and her daughter, Terra, who killed him in self-defense. From the mome...

Celebrity Chef Rocco Dispirito opens up about overcoming crippling social anxiety and grief and how to heal through cooking, mindfulness, and therapy

May 12, 2020 07:05 - 1 hour

You know Rocco DiSpirito as an energetic, confident TV personality, Michelin star chef, and bestselling author; now he opens up to Dr. Judy about his ongoing battle with anxiety, despite massive success. Rocco shares stories of how he started therapy in second grade, hired an acting coach to teach him how to interact with restaurant customers, and why, after decades on TV, he’s still nervous for interviews. He gets real about the body shaming and criticism he’s faced while launching his new b...

Battling Anxiety with Celebrity Chef Rocco DiSpirito

May 12, 2020 07:05 - 1 hour

You know Rocco DiSpirito as an energetic, confident TV personality, Michelin star chef, and bestselling author; now he opens up to Dr. Judy about his ongoing battle with anxiety, despite massive success. Rocco shares stories of how he started therapy in second grade, hired an acting coach to teach him how to interact with restaurant customers, and why, after decades on TV, he’s still nervous for interviews. He gets real about the body shaming and criticism he’s faced while launching his new b...

Supercharging Health & Consistency with Denise Austin

May 05, 2020 07:05 - 1 hour

Dr. Judy sits down with fitness powerhouse Denise Austin to talk about ways to supercharge your health. Denise Austin has sold over 25 million exercise DVDs and written more than 20 books on fitness and she's been a wellness icon for over four decades. She is a full-time motivator, wife, mother of two, and one of the most positive people you'll ever get to meet!  This episode covers major ground and Denise dishes her best secrets on how to stay well mind, body, and spirit and how to develop t...

Denise Austin on how anyone can become a fitness powerhouse and health guru in your own home

May 05, 2020 07:05 - 1 hour

Dr. Judy sits down with fitness powerhouse Denise Austin to talk about ways to supercharge your health. Denise Austin has sold over 25 million exercise DVDs and written more than 20 books on fitness and she's been a wellness icon for over four decades. She is a full-time motivator, wife, mother of two, and one of the most positive people you'll ever get to meet!  This episode covers major ground and Denise dishes her best secrets on how to stay well mind, body, and spirit and how to develop ...

Curing Burnout, Hustle Culture, and Toxic Productivity: Deep dive with lead prosecutor from Gabriel Hernandez case Jonathan Hatami

April 28, 2020 07:05 - 1 hour

In this episode, Dr. Judy sat down with Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Jonathan Hatami, a remarkable man who inarguably has one of the most stressful and impactful jobs as prosecutor in child murder cases. Together they discuss how to combat burnout, a phenomenon reaching epic proportions in many industrialized countries. Burnout is characterized by emotional, mental and often physical exhaustion brought on by prolonged and repeated work stress that leads people to feel depressed, detac...

Combating Burnout With Prosecutor Jonathan Hatami

April 28, 2020 07:05 - 1 hour

In this episode, Dr. Judy sat down with Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Jonathan Hatami, a remarkable man who inarguably has one of the most stressful and impactful jobs as prosecutor in child murder cases. Together they discuss how to combat burnout, a phenomenon reaching epic proportions in many industrialized countries. Burnout is characterized by emotional, mental and often physical exhaustion brought on by prolonged and repeated work stress that leads people to feel depressed, detac...

America 2.0 With Mark Cuban

April 21, 2020 07:05 - 54 minutes

In this episode, Dr. Judy sat down with Mark Cuban, a self-made billionaire, a visionary and a true American success story. Mark’s humble roots from a working class family taught him the value of learning and hard work, and today he is frequently sought after by world leaders for advice and guidance and was recently appointed to President Trump’s advisory group on reopening the economy. This solution-focused episode is full of gems as Mark shares his ideas about how America will emerge strong...

Billionaire Mark Cuban on Building Thriving Empires: Conscientious and empathic capitalism

April 21, 2020 07:05 - 54 minutes

In this episode, Dr. Judy sat down with Mark Cuban, a self-made billionaire, a visionary and a true American success story. Mark’s humble roots from a working class family taught him the value of learning and hard work, and today he is frequently sought after by world leaders for advice and guidance and was recently appointed to President Trump’s advisory group on reopening the economy. This solution-focused episode is full of gems as Mark shares his ideas about how America will emerge strong...

Scapegoating, gaslighting, and breakthrough resilience with author Virginia Buckingham

April 14, 2020 07:05 - 1 hour

In this episode, Dr. Judy sits down with Virginia Buckingham, the first female CEO of Massachusetts Transportation Authority (Massport) and the person in charge on September 11th, 2001. On that fateful day, two of the four planes that were hijacked then used as missiles to bring down the twin towers of the World Trade Center originated from Boston’s Logan International Airport, operated by Massport. What transpired that day was punctuated by horror, unbelievable images of destruction, and los...

9/11: Terrorism, Trauma, Blame & Resilience With Virginia Buckingham

April 14, 2020 07:05 - 1 hour

In this episode, Dr. Judy sits down with Virginia Buckingham, the first female CEO of Massachusetts Transportation Authority (Massport) and the person in charge on September 11th, 2001. On that fateful day, two of the four planes that were hijacked then used as missiles to bring down the twin towers of the World Trade Center originated from Boston’s Logan International Airport, operated by Massport. What transpired that day was punctuated by horror, unbelievable images of destruction, and los...

Margaret Cho & Nico Santos on harnessing the power of comedy and laughter to heal grief and division

April 07, 2020 07:05 - 57 minutes

The star of NBC’s “Superstore” and “Crazy Rich Asians”, Nico Santos, and Actress, Author and Comedian Margaret Cho join Dr. Judy to talk about the power of laughter, how to find joy in grief and how humor can heal. They also address the alarming rise in attacks against Asian Americans in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic. More than 1000 hate crimes against Asian Americans have been reported in just the past two weeks, prompting Congressional leaders to condemn racism and the FBI to issue a wa...

Racism, Grief, Joy & Laughter in COVID19 with Margaret Cho & Nico Santos

April 07, 2020 07:05 - 57 minutes

The star of NBC’s “Superstore” and “Crazy Rich Asians”, Nico Santos, and Actress, Author and Comedian Margaret Cho join Dr. Judy to talk about the power of laughter, how to find joy in grief and how humor can heal. They also address the alarming rise in attacks against Asian Americans in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic. More than 1000 hate crimes against Asian Americans have been reported in just the past two weeks, prompting Congressional leaders to condemn racism and the FBI to issue a wa...

Secrets from an American Idol with Paula Abdul

March 31, 2020 07:05 - 1 hour

Grammy Winner, Emmy Winner, and Multi-platinum Recording Artist Paula Abdul shares untold stories from her rise to fame! From the moment she packed three different outfits and registered with three different names to audition for the Laker Girls to hitting number one on the charts with a song once tossed in the trash can, Paula Abdul has always believed “No is just the beginning of a negotiation.” Learn how self-awareness and sheer tenacity took a valley girl to superstardom! Hear why she cri...

Winning Psychology with Maria Ho

March 24, 2020 07:05 - 1 hour

It’s the premiere episode of Supercharged Life!  Professional Poker Player and TV personality Maria Ho (@Maria_Ho) is one of the top-ranked female poker players in the world and a television host/commentator. Hear how a keg of beer launched Maria’s Hall of Fame gambling career and how, as a woman, she had to fight for a seat at the table, literally. Score secrets on how to outsmart your opponents in the game of poker and the game of life! Plus, discover how moving to the U.S. sparked drive ...

SuperCharged Life with Dr. Judy: Coming Soon!

February 29, 2020 14:40 - 1 minute

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Nicole Maines
2 Episodes
Kevin Harrington
1 Episode

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