Host, Dr. Marcia Sirota gets into it — with experts and regular folks — about the heavy stuff that gets in the way of what we want. Heavy stuff like addiction and mental health, isolation, and loneliness, difficult family and work relationships and the importance of self-care.
Dr. Marcia‘s approach is clear, human and accessible, which helps listeners turn their emotional shit into fertilizer.
Steven Buser, M.D – trained in medicine at Duke University and served 12 years as a physician in the U.S. Air Force. He is a graduate of a two-year Clinical Training Program at the C.G. Jung Institute of Chicago and is the co-founder of the Asheville Jung Center. He has worked for over […]
Sam Bennett on How To Stop Procrastinating, Now. Originally from Chicago, Samantha Bennett is a writer, speaker, actor, teacher and creativity/productivity specialist and the author of the bestselling, “Get It Done: From Procrastination to Creative Genius in 15 Minutes a Day” (New World Library) which Seth Godin called, “An instant classic, essential reading […]
David Sax, author of The Revenge of Analog discusses real things and why they matter.
Maia Szalavitz , author of the New York Timesbestseller, Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction discusses the importance of on treating addicts with compassion. Maia Szalavitz is the author of the New York Timesbestseller, Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction, which is widely recognized as an important advance in thinking about the nature of addiction […]
Lynn Rossy discusses her book, The Mindfulness-Based Eating Solution and how Mindfulness Makes us Resilient. Dr. Lynn Rossy is an expert in mindfulness-based interventions for stress, eating, and workplace wellness. She is the Executive Director of Tasting Mindfulness, LLC and a Kripalu Yoga Teacher. Her work in mindful eating led her develop a ten-week class […]
Christina Crook discusses her book, The Joy of Missing Out: Finding Balance in a Wired World.
Alexandra Lange discusses The Design Of Childhood and her book by the same title. Alexandra Lange is the author of The Design of Childhood: How the Material World Shapes Independent Kids. Her writing has appeared in New York, The New York Times, Curbed, Dwell, The New Yorker, and many other magazines and design journals. She […]
Angela Hanscom discusses her views on effective parenting and how outdoor play creates physically capable kids. Angela Hanscom is a pediatric occupational therapist and the founder of TimberNook, an internationally recognized program in the United States and New Zealand. She is also the author of Balanced & Barefoot: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for […]
Peter Gray discusses the role of play in human evolution and how children educate themselves, through play and exploration, when they are free to do so. Peter Gray is a research professor of psychology at Boston College who has conducted and published research in neuroendocrinology, developmental psychology, anthropology, and education. He is author of […]
Lenore Skenazy discusses her views about helicopter parents in addition to her informative book, “How To Raise “Free-Range Kids”. Lenore Skenazy is founder of the book and blog Free-Range Kids, and president of the nonprofit Let Grow Foundation. Image already added Image already added
