Underground Antics with Shane Pokroy
95 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -Exploring the wondrous nature of life. Psychology, science, spirituality and more!
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Ep. #90 The Art and Science of Emotions w/ Dr. Alissa Jerud
April 17, 2023 16:02 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBAlissa Jerud, PhD. is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology in the department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. Part of Alissa’s work centers around understanding the art and science of emotions. She specializes in working with evidence-based treatments to help with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), social anxiety, panic, phobias, generalized anxieties, and using Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (D...
Ep. #89 Compassion Focused Therapy for Depression and Anxiety w/ Dr Stan Steindl
March 27, 2023 13:22 - 1 hour - 97.6 MBDr. Stan Steindl is a Clinical Psychologist in private practice at Psychology Consultants Pty Ltd and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. He is also co-director of the UQ Compassionate Mind Research Group. Stan’s research interests are in the areas of motivation, behaviour change, compassion and compassion-based interventions, and especially the role of cultivating compassion and self-compassion in the context of trauma,...
Ep. #88 Men’s Mental Health w/ Elise Micheals
March 02, 2023 14:45 - 46 minutes - 64.2 MBElise Micheals is trauma-informed executive coach focused on men’s mental health. Her coaching program is designed to help men gain clarity on their subconscious blocks to heal trauma and create better lives, businesses, and relationships. “With the combination of Trauma therapy, REBT, CBT, Relationship Science, and Neuroscience, I've created easy-to-follow actionable steps that allow you to understand, and heal, quicker.” In this episode, Shane and Elise discuss why so many men struggle wi...
Ep. #87 A Jungian Perspective on Depression, Anxiety, Trauma, and Addiction w/ Vlado Šolc
February 17, 2023 09:14 - 1 hour - 101 MBVladislav (Vlado) Šolc (pronounced “Schultz”) is a professional psychotherapist and Jungian analyst practicing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Vlado received training from the C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago and Charles University in Prague. He is the author of five depth-psychology-oriented books: Psyche, Matrix, Reality; The Father Archetype; In the Name of God—Fanaticism from the Perspective of Depth Psychology; Dark Religion: Fundamentalism from the Perspective of Jungian Psychology and most rec...
Ep. #86 Creating Psychology Content w/ Prudence Leung
January 19, 2023 14:56 - 53 minutes - 74.1 MBPrudence Leung is a psychotherapist and online content creator based in Ontario, Canada. She uses her platforms to educate on a variety of psychological concepts including relationship dynamics, stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and more. In this episode, we discuss Prudence’s journey of becoming a content creator, including what she has learned, challenges she has faced, and the types of people she interacts with online. We also discuss the current state of mental health and how social ...
Ep. #85 Exploring ADHD Healing and Intervention w/ Avigail Gimpel, M.S.
January 06, 2023 18:31 - 1 hour - 82.8 MBAvigail Gimpel is an Author, Researcher, Special Educator, Coach and Founder of Hyper Healing - a program dedicated to helping children and adults with ADHD symptoms. “Reversing ADHD symptoms became my personal mission. I have dedicated the last twenty plus years to research, development, and implementation of programs for children, adults, and couples struggling with ADHD symptoms. My major discovery was that ADHD symptoms have many different causes, and once we identify the cause of ADHD...
Ep. #84 Entrepreneurship and Social Media Marketing w/ Maddie Thompson
December 29, 2022 17:29 - 58 minutes - 79.9 MBMaddie Thompson is the Founder of the Mad Social Agency. Maddie’s entrepreneurial roots stem back to high school where she piloted her first business, Social Clothing. Mad Social Agency is a social media marketing agency that specializes in social media management for businesses and personal brands. Founded during Covid-19 in 2020 as a side hustle, Mad Social Agency (previously Spark Media) quickly grew as many realized that having a social media presence is of importance for marketing. Now...
Ep. #83 Polyamory, Non-Monogamy, and The Process of Individuation w/ Dr. Joli Hamilton, PhD
December 22, 2022 15:20 - 1 hour - 105 MBDr. Joli Hamilton is a Relationship Coach, TEDx Speaker, Jealousy Expert, Research Psychologist, Professor, Author, and Podcast Host. The Relationship Coach for Couples Who Color Outside the Lines! Joli helps people experience the freedom, deep security, and sexual fulfillment that comes when they shift from plain-old monogamy to MORE. More WHAT exactly? Polyamory, ethical nonmonogamy, creative monogamy- Joli guides you out of the standard script and into the life you were meant to have! ...
Ep. #82 Living Free From the Bonds of Your Scars w/ Cody Byrns
December 14, 2022 21:58 - 56 minutes - 77 MBCody Byrns is an award-winning speaker and performer with over 16 years of professional experience. Cody’s life underwent a major shift in 2013 after a horrific traffic accident left his body burned and scarred. After years of countless surgeries, and innumerable physical and emotional hurdles, Cody has since founded his own nonprofit Burn Foundation, and is on a mission to spread his story of inspiration, hope, and recovery to everyone he meets. Cody does not let his scars dictate his iden...
Ep. #81 From Rock Bottom Upwards Through The Synchronicity of Love w/ John David Latta
November 30, 2022 14:05 - 1 hour - 85.8 MBJohn David Latta is a mystic, author, teacher, humorist, story-teller and founder & CEO of a multimillion-dollar consumer products company. Terrified and stalked by an oppressive fear of death, John David Latta was a single dad with two children facing rock bottom, loneliness and bankruptcy. Hard work, arguments and logic were getting him nowhere, the competition was tough, and he was in over his head. In his new book, The Synchronicity of Love, John shares his extraordinary stories of wha...
Ep. #80 The Hidden Meanings in Relationships w/ Deborah Lukovich, Ph.D
November 23, 2022 14:43 - 1 hour - 93.5 MBDeborah Lukovich holds a Ph.D. in Depth Psychology which focuses on understanding the nature of the unconscious. She is a coach, author, blogger, and podcaster where she offers insights and teachings to help people explore the deeper meaning of life through stories, conversation, and education. Deborah is back to discuss her latest framework for understanding relationships from a depth psychology perspective using the 3 P’s: Purpose, Projection, and Permanence. “These three words captur...
Ep. #79 Subjective Experience and Identity Politics w/ Reema Patel
November 16, 2022 16:22 - 53 minutes - 72.9 MBReema Patel holds a B.A. from McGill University and a J.D. from the University of Windsor. After working in Mumbai in the youth non-profit sector and in human rights advocacy, she has spent the last ten years working in provincial and municipal government. Such Big Dreams is her first novel, an excerpt of which won the Penguin Random House Student Award for Fiction at the University of Toronto’s School of Continuing Studies. She lives in Toronto, where she works as a lawyer. In this episode...
Ep. #78 Dark Religion, Conspiracism, and The Religious Instinct w/ Jungian Analyst Vladislav Šolc
November 09, 2022 18:54 - 1 hour - 63 MBVladislav (Vlado) Šolc (pronounced “Schultz”) is a professional psychotherapist and Jungian analyst practicing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Vlado received training from the C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago and Charles University in Prague. He is the author of five depth-psychology-oriented books: Psyche, Matrix, Reality; The Father Archetype; In the Name of God—Fanaticism from the Perspective of Depth Psychology; Dark Religion: Fundamentalism from the Perspective of Jungian Psychology and most re...
Ep. #77 Ancient Traditional Wisdom w/ Kim Wheatley
November 03, 2022 19:21 - 1 hour - 106 MBKim Wheatley is an Ojibwe Anishinaabe Grandmother from Shawanaga First Nation Reserve who carries the spirit name Head or Leader of the Fireflower and who is Turtle Clan. She has appeared on TV, radio and in many news articles connected to her passion for Indigenous Knowledge sharing. Kim has worked with over 34 First Nation communities, having organized many Indigenous events, and she has authored 4 books, and has received multiple awards. She also volunteers on a variety of boards as an I...
Ep. #76 Sound Alchemy w/ Ian Morris
October 26, 2022 14:50 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBIan Morris is a sound engineer, sound healer and multi-instrumentalist. Ian is the founder of Listening To Smile, a frequency-based meditation production company. Listening to Smile creates unique healing mediations designed to facilitate positive wellness transformations. “The majority of mainstream meditation music is created for entertainment and not true healing. During an urgent need to heal my body, I didn’t want any of that music in my consciousness, so I began to create it for mysel...
Ep. #75 Split Second Unlearning: A Theory of Psychophysiological Dis-ease w/ Matt Hudson
September 26, 2022 16:33 - 1 hour - 89.9 MBMatt Hudson is a Health Coach with over 25 years studying the human mind in different forms including neuroscience and quantum physics. The main principles of Matt’s work are based around these models: Biofield Science, External Screen Model, The Sub-conscious Mind, General Adaption Syndrome, & Non-verbal Communication. “Split-second Unlearning – A rapid way to clear fear. Like other theories of mind, the SSU model provides a scaffold to support potential explanations of physical ill health...
Ep. #74 Love and Soul-Making w/ Stacey Shelby, Ph.D.
August 15, 2022 16:33 - 1 hour - 82.9 MBStacey Shelby, Ph.D., is an author, educator, and depth psychotherapist. She is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) in BC, Canada, a certified clinical dream tender, and she has studied folk medicines and yoga traditions. She is adjunct faculty at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, California. She holds a master's and Ph.D. in Depth Psychology with a specialization in Jungian and Archetypal Studies. She is gifted at working with the symbolic language of the soul, and she is ded...
Ep. #73 How Language Made Us Human w/ Simon Prentis
August 11, 2022 14:23 - 1 hour - 120 MBSimon Prentis has spent a lifetime working with other cultures and languages in over fifty countries. A veteran translator and interpreter of Japanese, his clients have ranged from national and academic institutions to cultural icons like Paul McCartney, Stanley Kubrick, Frank Zappa and Yoko Ono. A graduate of Oxford University, and a member of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting since 1990, he has worked extensively with the broadcast media, given expert testimony in high-profile ...
Ep. #72 The Power of Compassion w/ Dr Stan Steindl
August 02, 2022 19:37 - 1 hour - 88.2 MBDr. Stan Steindl is a Clinical Psychologist in private practice at Psychology Consultants Pty Ltd and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. He is also co-director of the UQ Compassionate Mind Research Group. Stan’s research interests are in the areas of motivation, behaviour change, compassion and compassion-based interventions, and especially the role of cultivating compassion and self-compassion in the context of trauma,...
Ep. #71 A Look Into Consciousness w/ Dr. Steven C. Hayes
July 18, 2022 15:44 - 1 hour - 104 MBSteven C. Hayes is a Nevada Foundation Professor of Psychology in the Behavior Analysis program at the University of Nevada. An author of 47 books and nearly 670 scientific articles, his career has focused on an analysis of the nature of human language and cognition and the application of this to the understanding and alleviation of human suffering. He is the developer of Relational Frame Theory, an account of human higher cognition, and has guided its extension to Acceptance and Commitment ...
Ep. #70 Understand Your DNA to Maximize Your Health w/ Dr. Mikolaj Raszek
June 06, 2022 15:52 - 54 minutes - 75.2 MBDr. Mikolaj Raszek is the founder and managing director of Merogenomics: a Canadian biotechnology company dedicated to enhancing everyone’s access to genomic sequencing education and technologies. Merogenomics offers access to clinical DNA testing for personalized health information: screening for predispositions, undiagnosed diseases, cancer profiling and pregnancy fetal testing. In this episode, Mikolaj and Shane discuss a variety of topics including: the explanatory power of genome se...
Ep. #69 Discovering Who We Are In Silence w/ Rich Lewis
May 31, 2022 21:57 - 55 minutes - 75.7 MBRich Lewis is an author, speaker and coach who focuses on centering prayer as a means of inner transformation. He teaches centering prayer in both his local and virtual community and offers one-on-one coaching. He publishes a weekly meditation, book reviews, and interviews on his site, Silence Teaches. He has published articles for a number of organizations, including Contemplative Light, Abbey of the Arts, Contemplative Outreach, EerdWord, In Search of a New Eden, the Ordinary Mystic at Pat...
Ep. #68 A Conversation With a Modern-day Shaman w/ John Moore
May 26, 2022 16:50 - 1 hour - 86.5 MBJohn Moore is a shamanic practitioner and teacher who works with spiritually conscious professionals to live fuller, happier lives, in touch with their true purpose. After two decades of working in the technology sector, John turned to humankind's oldest spiritual practice, shamanism, to heal himself. “I am a guide, not a guru. I am just here to show you how powerful, strong, whole, and complete you are as a spark of divine light.” - John Moore A lifetime spiritual seeker, John has p...
Ep. #67 Deep In The Unconscious w/ Deborah Lukovich, PhD
May 17, 2022 14:50 - 1 hour - 100 MBDeborah Lukovich holds a PhD in Depth Psychology which focuses on understanding the nature of the unconscious. She is a coach, author, blogger, and podcaster where she offers insights and teachings to help people explore the deeper meaning of life through stories, conversation, and education. “I'm passionate about inspiring people to find deeper meaning in ordinary life events by learning the language of the unconscious. Science affirms that unconscious forces direct up to 95% of who we...
Ep. #66 Rising Up to Be Who You Are meant To Be w/ Amy Gerhartz
May 09, 2022 14:29 - 1 hour - 91.7 MBAmy Gerhartz is a Mindset Coach, NLP Practitioner, Hypnotherapist and Founder of A Higher Way Of Living. After 20+ years in entertainment, along with her career as a coach, Amy has travelled the country, spoken to audiences of all sizes, and has been featured in numerous publications and podcasts. With her transformational coaching programs, online courses, virtual events, and her podcasts “RISE UP Buttercup” and “The Entertainer Mindset”, Amy is on a mission to support individuals across th...
Ep. #65 A Spiritual Awakening w/ Radavie Riom
April 12, 2022 14:35 - 51 minutes - 70.3 MBRadavie Riom is Spiritual Teacher, Shaman, and Wounded Child Healer. She is devoted to serving the Divine Spirit that lies within everything. Through personal experiences of healing childhood wounds, an intuitive nature, plant medicine, and spiritual guidance, Radavie now lives to help others heal from their past wounds and traumas, end their sufferings, and awaken to their true selves - the divine spark within. Radavie was deeply affected by her childhood traumas. Although she was one of...
Ep. #64 Harnessing Your Body’s Deep Wisdom w/ Dr. Candice Staniek
April 02, 2022 15:23 - 57 minutes - 79.2 MBDr. Candice, Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, Spiritual Yogi, Speaker, Author, Social Marketer, and a huge advocate for people having the ability to reach their spiritual potential. She understands the trials and tribulations related to the struggle of choosing and gaining freedom from the ego (mind, body, pain body, and collective unconscious). She loves having deep conversations and contemplating the bigger questions such as life and death, overcoming illusions. She also loves helping thos...
Ep. #63 The Explanatory Power of Evolution w/ Prof. David Sloan Wilson, PhD
March 28, 2022 13:58 - 1 hour - 92.8 MBDavid Sloan Wilson is president of Prosocial World and SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biology and Anthropology at Binghamton University. He applies evolutionary theory to all aspects of humanity in addition to the rest of life, through Prosocial World and in his own research and writing. A complete archive of his work is available at https://thisviewoflife.com/introducing-the-prosocial-commons/ More of David: 🙏🏽 Website 🙏🏽 Publications 🙏🏽 Twitter 🙏🏽 Facebook 🙏🏽 Wikipedia More ...
Ep. #62 The Highly Sensitive Personality Trait w/ William Allen
March 23, 2022 13:44 - 1 hour - 83.2 MBWilliam Allen is an author with a writer’s heart and researcher’s mind. After getting a degree in Psychology with an eye on doing psychology research, he recalibrated for a career in Information Technology. He found himself in a thirty-year career as an Information Technology manager at Wells Fargo who enjoyed managing highly intelligent, often difficult staff, many of whom were highly sensitive. He was awarded a prestigious Corporate Management Excellence award for his empathetic management...
Ep. #61 Finding Your Freedom w/ Vi Vi Thai
March 07, 2022 19:53 - 1 hour - 121 MBVi Vi Thai is a writer, truth seeker, healer and fearlessly determined to live a free lifestyle regardless of others’ opinions. She uncovered her true life’s purpose after going through a dramatic and stressful time at the end of her stay in the US as an international student and worker. During that time, she achieved a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering at Texas A & M University and a Masters of Biomedical Engineering from Cornell University. In this episode, Vi and I discuss t...
Ep. #60 Finding Hope in the Face of Despair w/ Christine Handy
February 28, 2022 19:05 - 59 minutes - 81.3 MBChristine Handy is a motivational speaker, a mother of two, a breast cancer survivor, international speaker, accomplished model, best-selling author, and a nationally recognized humanitarian. Her story reaches the hearts of anyone needing hope, prayer, and a new perspective on life. Christine Handy has seen it all and has overcome all odds. Christine’s motto is: There is always Purpose in Pain, but we have to be willing to share the story. Her life-long passion for writing has finally come f...
Ep. #59 Animism, Astrology, Evolution and Soul Ecology w/ Marga Laube
February 21, 2022 17:42 - 1 hour - 91.9 MBMarga Laube has been a counseling astrologer for over twenty years, providing navigation guidance for "Agents of Evolution," blending astrology with the wisdom of multiple animist and eco-whispered sources. As an author, educator, and expressive storyteller, Marga aims to catalyze our collective evolution. Marga holds advanced certifications with the Council of Vedic Astrology, and her work is informed by formal training in collective trauma healing, psychological shadow work, racial trauma...
Ep. #58 Being Human is Weird w/ Anton Czachor (Arc Vision)
February 07, 2022 19:40 - 1 hour - 106 MBAnton Czachor is the Founder of Arc Vision Media and the host of the Arc Vision Podcast & the Arc Vision Reactions YouTube channel. The aim of Arc Vision Media is to give people an empowering mindset through education and entertainment. Through the medium of conversation we will explore the realms of the mind, relationship, spirituality, and what it means to be human in today's world. Let's explore the ideas that bring us together. In this fun episode, Anton and I discuss some of the strang...
Ep. #57 A Pathway To Inside: Tapping Into Emotional Freedom from the Inside Out w/ Ann Hince
January 31, 2022 17:08 - 58 minutes - 81 MBAnn Hince is an author, healer, and public speaker. In this episode, Ann and I discuss the power of focused attention. Specifically, the healing power of focusing your attention on your inner body. Most of us have spent our lives repressing a variety of thoughts and emotions that we believe are too painful to deal with. These thoughts and emotions, however, do not simply go away; instead, they are often stored in various parts of our body - often the parts that are closely associated with t...
Ep. #57 A Pathway To Insight: Tapping Into Emotional Freedom from the Inside Out w/ Ann Hince
January 31, 2022 17:08 - 58 minutes - 81 MBAnn Hince is an author, healer, and public speaker. In this episode, Ann and I discuss the power of focused attention. Specifically, the healing power of focusing your attention on your inner body. Most of us have spent our lives repressing a variety of thoughts and emotions that we believe are too painful to deal with. These thoughts and emotions, however, do not simply go away; instead, they are often stored in various parts of our body - often the parts that are closely associated with t...
Ep. #56 An Exploration Into Mindfulness-Based Coaching w/ David Frank Gomes
January 18, 2022 14:34 - 55 minutes - 76 MBDavid Gomes is a Mindfulness teacher, coach and mentor. He offers a thoughtful effective coaching approach for living an impactful, thoughtful & productive life. The wisdom of mindfulness transformed into practical formulas for daily living. In this Episode, David and I discuss the intricacies of mindful-based coaching. For David, the intersection of mindfulness and modern coaching offers people the best approach to “transform ancient wisdom into practical formulas for living well”. David’s...
Ep. #55 The Power of Intentional Gratitude w/ Deborah Hawkins
January 11, 2022 14:51 - 1 hour - 84.9 MBDeborah Hawkins started blogging on mindfulness and gratitude as a way to work herself out of depression. She has posted reflections on everyday things or experiences that lift her mood on nosmallthing.net almost every week since 2010. She has developed an “intentional” approach to a gratitude practice that is empowering, authentic, and fun. Through her blog. books, and classes, she provides tools people can employ to lead happier lives. In this episode, Deb and I discuss the power of inten...
Ep. #54 Physicians Working With Energy w/ Dr Catherine Uram, MD
January 03, 2022 16:39 - 55 minutes - 76.6 MBDr. Catherine Uram, MD is an integrative medicine specialist, Reiki Master, and Spiritual Healer. Catherine Uram, MD helps you transform with spiritual energy, so you can contribute to a peaceful evolution of humanity. She practiced as a highly experienced physician in conventional + alternative modalities, has been engaged with sacred healing practices from around the globe, and now works where she can be of the deepest service— with the underlying spiritual energy of life, assisting your g...
Ep. #53 Living Through Alchemy: A transformational journey to freedom w/ Vi Vi Thai
December 20, 2021 18:16 - 1 hour - 103 MBVi Vi Thai is a writer, truth seeker, healer and fearlessly determined to live a free lifestyle regardless of others’ opinions. She uncovered her true life’s purpose after going through a dramatic and stressful time at the end of her stay in the US as an international student and worker. During that time, she achieved a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University and a Masters of Biomedical Engineering from Cornell University. At the end of 2017, she started a new...
Ep. #52 The Integration of Spirituality and Psychotherapy w/ Catherine Ewing
December 13, 2021 17:39 - 1 hour - 85 MBCatherine Ewing, LCSW, MDiv, founder of Sacred Heart Alchemy, is a Transformational Life Coach, spiritually focused psychotherapist, EFT Practitioner, Minister of Spiritual Peacemaking, and energy healing practitioner. A student of the mind/body/spirit connection for over 25 years, Catherine is also a TEDx speaker. She loves training mental health professionals in the use of alternative modalities in psychotherapy and offers classes, workshops and retreats on a variety of topics related to t...
Ep. #51 Weight Loss Hypnosis w/ Doug Sands
December 06, 2021 16:06 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBDoug Sands is a Weight Loss Hypnotist who specializes in the emotions behind our weight. Using hypnosis, he helps clients remove the emotional roadblocks that most often sabotage our weight and health goals. Doug is also the host of the 'Weight Loss with Hypnosis' podcast, a show that explores the science of weight loss with nutritionists, health coaches, and fitness experts. In this episode, Doug and I discuss how a near-death experience lead him to finding his true passion in life - inves...
Ep. #50 Shane’s Numerology Reading w/ Rev. Dr. Craig E. Wright, Ph.D.
November 29, 2021 15:50 - 1 hour - 88.8 MBRev. Dr. Craig E. Wright is a Metaphysical Minister, Philosopher, and Numerologist. In this special episode, Rev. Dr. Craig does an in-depth reading of Shane’s numerology chart. His analysis reveals and explains Shane’s major life cycles, challenges, gifts, karmic numbers, the purpose and direction of his life, as well as how he operates physically, mentally, emotionally and intuitively. “Think of Numerology as the science of number vibrations, with each number having it's own vibratory i...
Ep. #49 Find Your Vibrance and Embrace Your JOMO, The Joy Of Moving On w/ Karey Spransy
November 22, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBKarey Spransy is a resilience coach who knows what it’s like to feel overwhelmed and pushed down by life. Her experiences as a single teen mother, losing two loved ones to suicide, going through two divorces, and battling stage IV-4 colon cancer taught her how to use setbacks as springboards and failures as fuel. For a self-professed extrovert and FOMO junkie, the joy of missing out felt like giving up, so she changed JOMO to the Joy Of Moving On. Through her one-on-one coaching and group ...
Ep. #48 Be Good To Yourself w/ Robyn Harris
November 15, 2021 18:47 - 1 hour - 49.1 MBRobyn Harris describes herself as a Soul Alignment Mentor as she strongly believes that if we want to experience real and lasting wellbeing we need to be true to who we really are, what she calls our Soul Self. For Robyn this means listening to – and following – our own unique inner wisdom and guidance. However trauma, in its many and varied forms, can cause us to feel cut off from this sense of direction and security. Robyn is therefore passionate about how we can find our own unique and...
Ep. #47 Exploring Creativity, Magick, and Human Nature In Meditation w/ Ambika Devi
November 08, 2021 18:08 - 1 hour - 124 MBAmbika Devi is an international award-winning bestselling author of four books, an astrologer, meditation Jedi, and creative sexagenarian who stuffs her backpack with colored pens, a journal, a kindle, a passport and a deck of tarot cards here to unleash your intuition. In this episode, Ambika and I have a great conversation about many different topics including Lego, meditation and meditative activities, expressing your inner creativity, spreading love, and finding your authentic intuitive...
Ep. #46 Understanding PTSD, Trauma, and Resiliency with First Responders w/ Jon and Jen Perrin
November 03, 2021 18:12 - 1 hour - 90.5 MBJon Perrin is a police officer living with PTSD, and together with his wife Jen, run a podcast and charity foundation dedicated to educating and supporting mental health programs and initiatives that have helped Jon and many others living with this terrible injury. In this episode, Jon, Jen, and I discuss their journey of living with PTSD. PTSD is a very complicated and troubling psychological/moral injury that affects many first responders. In sharing his story of how PTSD affects him and...
Ep. #45 Igniting Your Soul w/ Zarina Chopra
October 11, 2021 15:38 - 1 hour - 88 MBZarina Chopra is a Tao Soul Healer and Transformational Coach for rising female leaders who are ready to clear their karma, connect to the power of their Soul, and manifest like a Queen. In this episode, Zarina and I discuss the power of the ancient spiritual practice of Taoism and how it has helped transform her life and the lives of those she teaches. We discuss how learning and understanding the ways of life’s working can create beautiful balance. All too often we get stuck in cycles ...
Ep. #44 Neuromodulation, Neuroplasticity, & Peak Performance Training w/ Toby Pasman
September 27, 2021 18:49 - 1 hour - 91.3 MBToby Pasman is the founder of Roscoe’s Wetsuit Neuro and host of the Roscoe’s Wetsuit Neuro Podcast. He is a neurophysiology researcher with a Master’s of Psychology from Lynn University and is board-certified in QEEG Brain Mapping and EEG Neurofeedback. Toby enjoys paddle boarding along the intercoastal, biking through the surrounding islands of Miami, and engaging in deep, intellectual conversations. In this episode, Toby and I discuss some of the latest neuromodulation technologies and h...
Ep. #43 The Science of Pain w/ Dr Janet McMordie
September 20, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBDr. Janet McMordie is a physician (Sport medicine/OR Assist), Adjunct Clinical Professor (University of Toronto), Adjunct Medical Director (Odyssey Medical), and an actor/stunt performer (ACTRA). In this episode, Dr. Janet and I discuss the science of pain and chronic pain - how it affects people, how people seek to manage their pain, and why the science and study of pain is so interesting - especially since there has been a marked increase in people’s pain levels since the start of the pand...
Ep. #42 Sober Powered: The Science of Addiction and Recovery w/ Gill Tietz
September 14, 2021 14:33 - 1 hour - 84.3 MBGill Tietz a sober scientist who specializes in addiction science and psychology, and is the host of the Sober Powered Podcast. In this episode, Gill and I discuss her journey of sobriety, the science of alcoholism and addiction, and how Gill now spends time studying addiction in order to help other people who are going through the same thing. For Gill, “Being Sober Powered is all about being your own champion. We hold on to our drinking with all of our strength, but eventually something hap...