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Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota is a podcast about people who've turned their emotional shit into fertilizer for success. It's about seeing our darkest moments as opportunities for learning, growth and transformation. We'll cover topics like addiction and mental health, isolation, and loneliness, narcissism versus self-care and difficult family and work relationships. For more, visit http://marciasirotamd.com/.
Dr. Marcia Sirota is a board-certified psychiatrist practicing in Toronto, Canada. She has more than 25 years of experience and specializes in health and wellness, healing trauma, unblocking creativity and empowering people to be their best self. She is the author of 5 books and an instructor of Udemy online courses. In her spare time, she enjoys screenwriting, yoga and working out.
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163 - The Truth About Adoption with Rebecca Wellington
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Apr 26, 2024 |
162 - The Importance of Empathy with Judith Orloff
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Apr 11, 2024 |
161 - Releasing the Inner Artist with Jodie King
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Mar 28, 2024 |
160 - Finding the Words to Talk About Grief and Loss with Colin Campbell
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Mar 14, 2024 |
159-Nya Abernathy on Living with Dignity and Wonder
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Feb 29, 2024 |
158 - Avis O'Brien on Creativity, Healing, and Reconciliation
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Feb 15, 2024 |
157 - How Parents Can Use Mindfulness to Help Their Kids Through Crisis with Celia Landman
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Feb 01, 2024 |
156 - Boo Trundle Discusses Her Novel, The Daughter Ship
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Jan 18, 2024 |
155 - How Secrets Oppress Us with Melanie Brooks
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Jan 04, 2024 |
154-The Mental Health Journey of Kevin Frankish
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Dec 21, 2023 |
153-Why Empathy Matters with Mimi Nicklin
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Dec 07, 2023 |
152-Practicing Safe Social with Bailey Parnell
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Nov 23, 2023 |
151-Carlita Ector on Providing Much-Needed Mental Health Resources to People of Colour
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Nov 09, 2023 |
150-Moving Beyond Addiction with Jonathan Niziol
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Oct 26, 2023 |
149-Mark Henick's Journey of Resilience
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Oct 12, 2023 |
148-Being an eco-beauty-warrior with Jennifer Harper
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Sep 28, 2023 |
147 - The Most Important Decisions We Have to Make in Our Lives with Mark Handelman
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Sep 14, 2023 |
146 - The Dark Side of Celebrity Culture with Landon Jones
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Aug 24, 2023 |
145 - Mothering While Sober with Celeste Yvonne
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Aug 10, 2023 |
144 Life Lessons Learned from Finishing My Father’s List with Laura Carney
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Jul 27, 2023 |
143 (Part Two) - Kai Cheng Thom on Falling Back in Love with Being Human
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Jul 20, 2023 |
143 (Part One) - Kai Cheng Thom on Falling Back in Love with Being Human
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Jul 14, 2023 |
142 - Perspectives on Heartbreak with Laura Pratt
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Jun 29, 2023 |
141 - Being Brave with Carol Schulte
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Jun 22, 2023 |
141 - Being Brave with Carol Schulte
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Jun 19, 2023 |
140 — The Movie 'Living' and Its Life-Affirming Message with Christy Lemire
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May 25, 2023 |
139 — How Mental Health in Our Youth is Supported by Independent Play in Childhood with Peter Gray
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May 11, 2023 |
138 — 'The Quiet Girl' Shows How Love Can Transform a Child with Sean Kelly
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May 04, 2023 |
137 — 'A Thousand and One': Creating A Family Under The Most Difficult of Circumstances with Linda Cook
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Apr 27, 2023 |
136 — Everything Everywhere All at Once', an Exploration of Perfectionism, Depression, and Nihilistic Rage with Christy Lemire
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Apr 20, 2023 |
135 — Eating for Health and Joy with Dr. William Li
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Apr 13, 2023 |
134 — A Compassionate Approach to Community Mental Health Care with Vicky Stergiopoulos
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Mar 30, 2023 |
133 — Doing Business with Integrity, Authenticity, and Courage with Leanne Nicolle
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Mar 16, 2023 |
132 — How the Movie 'Turning Red' Explores Women's Emotions and Power with Jason Anderson
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Feb 23, 2023 |
131 — Dr. Xavier Amador: Healing Serious Mental Illness Through Listening, Empathy and Humility
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Jan 26, 2023 |
130 — Jason Anderson: 'The Fabelmans' and What It Means To Be An Artist
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Jan 09, 2023 |
129 — David Sax: The Future is Analog
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Dec 29, 2022 |
128 — Mary-Frances O'Connor: Your Brain on Grief
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Dec 15, 2022 |
127 — Juan Ayala: 'Sort Of' and its Authentic Representations of Mental Health
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Dec 09, 2022 |
126 — How Hate Hurts the Hater
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Dec 01, 2022 |
125 — Dr. Adam C. Bandelli: Relational Intelligence
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Nov 17, 2022 |
124 — Megan Bruneau: Shame, Perfectionism, and Self-Compassion
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Nov 03, 2022 |
123 — Mimi Winsberg: Talking in Thumbs - What People's Texting Style Reveals About Them And How to Make it Work For You
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Oct 20, 2022 |
122 — Dr. Heidi Brocke: Escaping Toxic Relationships
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Oct 06, 2022 |
121 — Dr. Jaime Zuckerman: Love-Bombing, Trauma-Bonding, Toxic Positivity and Narcissistic Trauma
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Sep 22, 2022 |
120 — Marie-Elizabeth Mali: Taking Your Relationships to the Next Level with The Relationship Alchemist
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Sep 08, 2022 |
119 — Jennifer Rosado: Using Life's Challenges as Opportunities for Growth
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Aug 25, 2022 |
118 — Shanenn Bryant: Moving Beyond being a "Jealousy Junkie"
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Aug 11, 2022 |
117 – Dr. Sherrie Campbell: Having the Courage to Separate from Toxic Family Members
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Jul 28, 2022 |
116 – Dr. Ni-Cheng Liang: Mindfulness for People on Both Sides of The Medical Field
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Jul 14, 2022 |
115 – Dr. Paula Durlofsky: Safer Social Media Practices For Gen Z
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Jun 30, 2022 |
114 – Monologue: Dealing with Disillusionment in Your Relationship from the Depp vs. Heard Trial
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Jun 23, 2022 |
113 – Monologue: How to Disconnect from Work
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Jun 20, 2022 |
112 - Dr. Melanie Badali: Offering Evidence-Based Support for People With Anxiety
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Jun 16, 2022 |
111 – Niro Feliciano: Finding Contentment in Your Everyday Life
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Jun 02, 2022 |
110 - Charise Jewell: Helping People Learn to Thrive with Mental Illness
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May 19, 2022 |
109 - Dr. Kevin Alderson: Discussing Addiction From the Point of View of Both Recovering Addict and Counselor
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May 05, 2022 |
108 - Laura Carney: Surprising Life Lessons Gained by Fulfilling Her Father's Bucket List
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Apr 21, 2022 |
107 - Dr. Kim Perkins: Changing the Model of Leadership From "Command and Control" to Support and Empowerment
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Apr 07, 2022 |
106 - Jennifer Moss: The Burnout Epidemic and How to Fix It
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Mar 24, 2022 |
105 - Kathryn Greenberg: Bringing Hope And Healing to Survivors of Trauma
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Mar 10, 2022 |
104 - (Part 2) Abby Medcalf: Simple Tips For Creating Superior Relationships, Both Personally and Professionally
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Feb 24, 2022 |
104 - (Part 1) Abby Medcalf: Simple Tips For Creating Superior Relationships, Both Personally and Professionally
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Feb 17, 2022 |
103 - Monologue: Making a Better World with Love and Kindness
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Feb 04, 2022 |
102 - (Part 2) Dr. Jennifer Fraser : The Devastating Effects of Child Abuse and Finding Hope for Healing Through Neuroscience
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Feb 03, 2022 |
102 - (Part 1) Dr. Jennifer Fraser: The Devastating Effects of Child Abuse and Finding Hope for Healing Through Neuroscience
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Jan 27, 2022 |
101 - Shannon Moroney: Talking About the New F-Word: Forgiveness
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Jan 13, 2022 |
100 - Monologue: Your 2022 Mental Health Goals: Becoming a Kindness Warrior
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Jan 10, 2022 |
99 - Dr. Jelena Kecmanovic: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Heal Grief and Loss
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Jan 06, 2022 |
98 - Christina Crook: Living Joyfully Through Taking On "Good Burdens"
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Dec 23, 2021 |
97 - Lydia Denworth: The Profound Effects of Friendship on Our Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing
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Dec 09, 2021 |
96 - (Part 2) Dr. Gabor Maté: Unacknowledged Trauma is Hurting Us But We Can Heal Our Wounds and Our Lives
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Nov 25, 2021 |
96 - (Part 1) Dr. Gabor Maté: Unacknowledged Trauma is Hurting Us But We Can Heal Our Wounds and Our Lives
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Nov 18, 2021 |
95 - Dr. Robert Barrett: How to Thrive in the Face of Stress When Our Hardwiring Can't Keep up with the Changes in Our Society
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Nov 11, 2021 |
94 - Nya Abernathy: The Transformative Power of Treating Ourselves and Others with Dignity
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Oct 28, 2021 |
93 - Julie Lythcott-Haims: How To Be an Adult with Humanity and Ruthless Compassion
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Oct 14, 2021 |
92 - Dr. Michael Ungar: How to Develop Greater Resilience in These Very Uncertain Times
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Sep 30, 2021 |
91 - Raymond Van Gobel: The Best Ways to Support People with Major Mental Health Conditions
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Sep 16, 2021 |
90 - Robert Hawke: Thriving After Cancer
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Sep 02, 2021 |
89 - Carlita Victoria: Making Mental Health Care More Equitable for the BIPOC Community
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Aug 19, 2021 |
88 - Tess Brigham: The Mental Health Challenges Faced by Today's Twenty-Somethings
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Jul 09, 2021 |
87 - Dr. Bechara Saab: How can we Boost Our Curiosity to Improve our Memory and Lift our Mood
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Jun 24, 2021 |
86 - Marion Nestle: Food Politics in a Politically Polarized Time
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Jun 14, 2021 |
85 - Allyson Harrison: How Snowplow Parenting is Creating Snowflake Young People
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May 27, 2021 |
84 - Robyne Hanley-Dafoe: Everyday Resiliency
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May 13, 2021 |
83 - Ruth Ben-Ghiat: The Dangerous Rise of Authoritarian Politics
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Apr 29, 2021 |
82 - Claire Soares: Empowered Entrepreneurship
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Apr 15, 2021 |
81 - Bailey Parnell: Building Soft Skills for Personal and Professional Success
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Apr 01, 2021 |
80 - Dana Cohen: Common-sense Miracles in Modern Medicine
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Mar 18, 2021 |
79 - Timothy Caulfield: Myth, Fact, and Fad: Searching for the Answers to Good Health
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Mar 04, 2021 |
78 - Allyson Harrison: Personality, Politics, and Polarization
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Feb 18, 2021 |
77 - Ryan Martin: Transforming Anger into Positive Action
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Feb 04, 2021 |
76 - Sakinah Hofler: Writing the Wrongs
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Jan 21, 2021 |
75 - Mark Henick: Embracing Mental Health
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Jan 07, 2021 |
74 - Dave Meslin: Re-imagining democracy
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Dec 23, 2020 |
73 - Laurie Palau: Decluttering from the inside out
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Dec 10, 2020 |
72 - Jacqueline Smith: Taking your life to the next level
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Nov 26, 2020 |
71 - Jillian Richardson: Creating an Unlonely Planet
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Nov 12, 2020 |
70 - Robert Barrett: Being Hardwired
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Oct 26, 2020 |
69 - Marcia Moran: How to Stroke Forward
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Oct 08, 2020 |
68 - David Lewis-Peart: Healing Ourselves, Healing the World
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Sep 24, 2020 |
67 - Sam Morris: Building Resilience through Meditation and Breath Work
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Sep 10, 2020 |
66: Mark Goulston - A New Approach to Healing and Trauma (Part 2)
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Aug 27, 2020 |
65: Mark Goulston - A New Approach to Healing and Trauma (Part 1)
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Aug 20, 2020 |
64: David Hopkins - Getting Real about Life, Politics and Covid-19
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Aug 06, 2020 |
63: Raymond Van Gobel - How Music Can Help Kids Through Challenging Times
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Jul 23, 2020 |
62: Ann Douglas - Conscious Parenting in the New Normal
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Jul 09, 2020 |
61: Sam Bennett - The Benefits of Creativity During a Pandemic
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Jun 25, 2020 |
60: Tony Colley - Food Rescue to Reduce Food Insecurity
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Jun 11, 2020 |
59: Kenneth Atchity - The Path to Success
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May 21, 2020 |
58: Allan Kehler - Men's Mental Health
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Apr 30, 2020 |
57: Toni Desrosiers - Reducing Food Waste with Abeego Food Wraps
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Apr 16, 2020 |
56: Dr. William Li - What you eat can heal you or hurt you (Part 2)
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Apr 02, 2020 |
55: Dr. William Li - What you eat can heal you or hurt you (Part 1)
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Mar 26, 2020 |
54: Barbara Arrowsmith-Young - Reboot Your Brain
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Mar 12, 2020 |
53: Dr. Michael Ungar - Building Resilience
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Feb 27, 2020 |
52: Amy Fish - Learning to Ask for What You Want and Getting It
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Feb 13, 2020 |
51: Sherianna Boyle - Exploring the Emotional Detox
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Jan 30, 2020 |
50: Alessandra Salituri - Designing your Best Life
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Jan 16, 2020 |
49: Dr. Elinor Greenberg - The Ruthless Compassion Cure to Narcissism, and Other Wisdom
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Jan 02, 2020 |
48: Nir Eyal - Becoming Indistractable
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Dec 19, 2019 |
47: Hilary Jacobs Hendel - Uncovering Your Authentic Emotions
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Dec 06, 2019 |
46: Dr. Ryan Martin - The Surprising Truth about Anger
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Nov 21, 2019 |
45: Dr. Eric Maisel - Demystifying Creativity
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Nov 07, 2019 |
44: Sam Morris - Becoming a Zen Warrior
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Oct 24, 2019 |
43: Frank King - Talking Depression and Suicidality with Humor and Compassion
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Oct 10, 2019 |
42: Mark Goulston - Tips for Getting Through to Irrational People
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Sep 26, 2019 |
41: Dr. Brian Goldman - The Power of Kindness
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Sep 10, 2019 |
40: Marc Bekoff - Compassion For Animals
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Aug 08, 2019 |
39: Steven Buser - Narcissism in the Era of Trump (Warning: Sensitive Political Content)
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Jun 03, 2019 |
38: Sam Bennett - How To Stop Procrastinating, Now
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Apr 29, 2019 |
37: David Sax - The Revenge of Analog... Real Things and Why They Matter
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Feb 28, 2019 |
36: Maia Szalavitz - Treating Addicts with Compassion
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Jan 31, 2019 |
35: Lynn Rossy - How Mindful Eating Transforms Our Lives
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Dec 26, 2018 |
34: Christina Crook - The Joy of Missing Out
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Oct 03, 2018 |
33: Alexandra Lange - The Design Of Childhood
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Aug 28, 2018 |
32: Angela Hanscom - How Outdoor Play Creates Physically Capable Kids
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May 02, 2018 |
31: Peter Gray - Free Play
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Apr 04, 2018 |
30: Lenore Skenazy - How To Raise "Free-Range Kids"
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Mar 07, 2018 |
29: Holly Rogers - The Value of Teaching Mindfulness to Young People
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Feb 07, 2018 |
28: Julie Lythcott-Haims - Moving Beyond Helicopter Parenting And Doing The Best For Your Kids
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Sep 06, 2017 |
27: Nicolas Cole - On The Writer's Life
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Jul 26, 2017 |
26: Delaney Ruston - Talking Tech With Your Kids
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Jun 29, 2017 |
25: Nicholas Lovell - Getting Ahead Of The Curve
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May 24, 2017 |
24: Dr. Raj Raghunathan - The Truth About Happiness
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May 02, 2017 |
23: Dr. Jordan B. Peterson - On Embracing Your Darkness & Finding Your Power
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Mar 31, 2017 |
22: Emily Esfahani Smith - Living with Meaning
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Feb 22, 2017 |
LaRae Quy - How to develop mental toughness without becoming hardened
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Jan 17, 2017 |
20: Megan Bruneau - When I am friendly, it doesn't mean I am making a pass at you
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Dec 14, 2016 |
19: Laurel Raymond - The Likeability Factor
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Nov 22, 2016 |
18: Holly Bertone - Breast cancer survivor and founder of Pink Fortitude
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Nov 04, 2016 |
17: Amie Valpone - Overcoming illness with an anti-inflammatory diet
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Oct 19, 2016 |
Dr. Maryska Taylor - Letting go of people pleasing and finding self-love and healing
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Sep 29, 2016 |
15: Jon Westenberg - Embracing your creative weirdo
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Sep 14, 2016 |
14: Deb Crowe – Finding the ideal work/life balance
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Aug 31, 2016 |
13: Cheryl Costello - The Courage to Be Real
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Aug 18, 2016 |
12: Lisa Ann Marchesi - Cooking up great things & creating the life you're meant to live!
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Aug 05, 2016 |
Lisa Berry - Opening your mind to new possibilities
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Jul 25, 2016 |
10: Michael Ballard - Bouncing back from adversity and finding your flow
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Jul 07, 2016 |
09: Gillian B. - Being your Very Best through Yoga and Self-care
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Jun 22, 2016 |
08: Dr David Brady - Empowering you to heal your Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Syndrome
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Jun 08, 2016 |
07: David Hopkins - The fall of American Civilization??
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May 26, 2016 |
06: Carol Schulte - How you can be the very best version of yourself.
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May 11, 2016 |
05: Dr. Marc DuPere: Cosmetic surgery can change your body, but can it heal your heart?
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Apr 27, 2016 |
04: Jeff DeBoer: How making art can help you transform yourself from victim into warrior.
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Apr 13, 2016 |
03: Dr. Theresa Larson - How to be Empowered in life
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Mar 31, 2016 |
02: Matthew McLaughlin - Men, what does “masculinity” mean to you?
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Mar 16, 2016 |
01: Dr. Eva Selhub - Self-love & its power to heal
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Feb 17, 2016 |