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If you've ever wanted to turn your life around and discover your greatness, then do we have the show for you! In this special episode, Michael and Jessica talk together about how they were knocked down, but not out, and came back to start Inspire Nation. They'll discuss their significant challenges, how they overcame them, and how you can too. Plus they discuss how they met, and got married! This special episode is a recording from their YouTube Live weekly event :O). How did Inspire Nation came into being? What happened to Michael and Jessica before starting Inspire Nation? How did they begin to manifest great change? How did they tune in and hear what to do next? What were the tools Michael and Jessica use to figure out where to go??? How did we start Inspire Nation? What does it mean to look for what feel’s right? How did Michael and Jessica begin turning their finances around? How do you move past the “I have no idea how to do this?” What does it mean to step forward? What it means that it’s all about pe

If you’ve ever wanted to release attachment and align with inner-love, then do we have the Wild Offering show for you!  Today I’ll be talking with Tosha Silver, the best-selling author of Outrageous Openness, Change Me Prayers and her latest creation, The Wild Offering Oracle.  And that’s just what I want to talk with her about today, how to give it all up and ALIGN WITH THE DIVINE! That plus we’ll talk about gratitude, hardship, forgivess and abundance, letting the divine take the lead, the power of living outrageous openness forum, and what in the world a Divine-Menage has to do with anything! The Wild Offering Oracle Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: Was Tosha Silver spiritual growing up? What did she want to be when she went to Yale? What does it mean she had 30 years of writer’s block? How did she get past writer’s block? What’s it mean to surrender to the Divine? What does it mean to truly let go? How do we let go in today’s world? What does it mean to offer our lives in service? Does le

If you’ve ever wanted to feel sharper, more alive, stronger of body and of mind, and smarter than you ever have before…then do we have the brain-boosting show for you! Today we’ll be talking with Dr. Wendy Suzuki, award winning neuroscientist, famous 4x Ted-Talker, and what I’d call a true revolutionary in the field of brain science. She’s also the author of my favorite new brain book, healthy brain, happy life, a personal program to activate your brain and do everything better! Today we’ll talk about hacking the brain and getting it moving again, to get you smarter, sharper, more focused, better memory, more creative, less anxious, and better able to learn, than you ever have before! That plus we’ll talk about car boy and cabin boy, becoming a gym rat, the power of Twix, the Big Ask, Dr. Flux, Disney world for rats, what in the world happened to the cello, and why spandex in the classroom may be the greatest discovery of them all! Questions and Topics Include: Julie Andrews vs. Shirley Temple What is the Di

If you’ve ever wanted to change your life and the world then do we have the More Together Than Alone show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Mark Nepo, the Number 1 New York Times best-selling author of The Book of Awakening and another all-time favorite, incredibly beautiful, paradigm transforming, must read of a book More Together Than Alone. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about discovering the power of spirit and community in our lives and in the world. More Together Than Alone Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: Who was Howard Zinn and how did he influence Mark Nepo? How did Mark shift from the self to community with this book? What’s a little raft vs. a big raft and what’s Mahayana Buddishm? What does it mean that our inner work and outer work is inexplicably linked? What can we learn from Ramana Maharshi? How did he come to start this 12 year project? Why do matters of the heart matter now more than ever? What can we learn from past societies about community? What

If you’ve ever wanted to achieve your dreams, then do we have the Anniversary show for you! Today I’ll be talking about stepping forward, being bold, understanding the nature of time, and making daily progress toward your dreams. Reinvention Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: How Inspire Nation got started! When Inspire Nation launched! How Michael and Jessica reinvented themselves How they chose to start the show? What baby steps have to do with re-invention? How do we hear our hearts to know where to go? How did the title “Inspire Nation” come about? Why it’s so important to leap to what your heart wants? How Michael ended up with Coyotes in his life! Why it often takes another person in your life to reinvent yourself? What it means to be pushed to be the best version of yourself? How being a parent is a constant reinvention of yourself? What it means to grow as a person? Why reinvention is not just about career growth? What is big-picture growth in your life? What’s the importance of letting

If you’ve ever wanted to live your greatest life, in balance, and on purpose, then do we have the Well Life show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Dr. Peter and Briana Borten, health and wellness experts, founders of The Dragontree, and authors of the popular Rituals for Living Dreambook and a beautiful new book, The Well Life. And that’s just what I want to talk with them about today, How to Use Structure, Sweetness and Space to Create Balance, Happiness, and Peace. That plus we’ll talk about babies and spas, Salem and Witchcraft, construction nightmares in Boulder, following your bliss vs. following your blisters, making things out of wood, swimming in natural bodies of water, and why the price-per-ounce of soup, just doesn’t matter. The Well Life Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: How they began to create a Well Life – and what that looked like What was the framework that developed How did they ‘manage’ things early on What were some of the foundational pieces they put in place early on How

If you’ve ever wanted a happier, more glowing and satisfying life then do we have the Power of Kindness Show for You. Today I’ll be talking with Piero Ferrucci, psychotherapist, philosopher, and collaborator with Roberto Assagiolio the founder of psychosynthesis. He’s the author many beautiful, beautiful books, including the incredible best-seller, The Power of Kindness. And that’s just what we’ll be talking about today, about the unexpected benefits of leading a compassionate life. That plus we’ll talk about an ice age of the heart, chimpanzees and compassion, hippos and split pea soup, why in the world you’d put a herring in your pocket, why you can’t solve problems with French fries, and What in the world does a drunk, an airplane and a toad have to do with anything??? Kindness and Compassion Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: How he met his teacher Roberto Siggioli – founder of psychosynthesis Where does joy come from? How are beauty and kindness connected? What’s the importance of “space”

If you’ve ever wanted more creativity and joy in your life, then do we have the Art and Soul Reloaded Show For You! Today I’ll be talking with Pam Grout, #1 new york times best-selling author, repeat guest, and the author of a beautiful new book and treatise on rediscovering your creativity, Art And Soul Reloaded.  And that’s just what I want to talk with her about today, about how to summon your muses and reclaim your bold, audacious creative side. Art & Soul Reloaded Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: What does it mean to be a closet Bohemian? How did Pam Grout go from creative to corporate America? How’d she end up becoming a travel writer? What does Pam like people on both sides of the bell curve? Why is it so important to help people with their creative side? What does it meant to invite in our muses? Are we all creative? What does it mean to have creativity inside of ourselves? What does it really mean when we believe or say we don’t have time? What’s the importance of writing down thre

If you’ve ever wanted a stronger healthier relationship then do we have the New Relationship Show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Nancy Levin, an all-time favorite guest of mine, the best-selling author Worthy and Jump, and the author of a phenomenal book at reframing love, The New Relationship BluePrint. And that’s just what we’ll be talking about today, about 10 steps to loving deeply, without losing yourself. The New Relationship Blueprint Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What happened to Nancy Levin’s Marriage? Why was it “you deplete me” rather than “complete me”? What can we learn from Jerry McGuire? What happened when she was D.O.N.E. with relationships? What are core wounds and triggers? How do we attract relationships that trigger our core wounds? What was a “deady sin” to Nancy? What are a few key myths about relationships? Why are we the only one who can heal the sadness and loneliness inside of us? How is being in a relationship school? What are our origin stories? How do our

If you’ve ever wanted to step into your power, then do we have The Miracle Club show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Mitch Horowitz, award-winning PEN historian, best-selling author, a master of the new thought movement, and the author of a brilliant new book for stepping into your power The Miracle Club. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about diving INTO spirituality to dive IN to your inner power. The Miracle Club Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What’s the "power of silence”? What is the 48 Laws of Power? What does nobility have to do with personal power? What does it mean to be as wise as serpents, as harmless as doves? Do spirituality and power actually go together? What’s the million dollar secret hidden in your mind? What can we learn from Anthony Norvell? Why do we tend to minimize ourselves and our abilities? What does it mean that our minds like definiteness? What’s the importance (and challenge) of giving yourself a five-year plan for study, growth, and

If you’ve ever wanted to flow through change then do we have the Tapping Solution to Create Lasting Change show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Jessica Ortner, the New York Times best-selling author of The Tapping Solution for Weight Loss and Body Confidence, co-producer of The Tapping Solution documentary, and the author of a beautiful new book The Tapping Solution to Create Lasting Change. And that’s just what I want to talk with her about today, about how to get unstuck and find your flow. The Tapping Solution to Create Lasting Change Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What were Jessica Ortner’s weight challenges growing up? How did it all turn around through tapping? What is a pattern of panic? What is tapping? What does the science show? How do we begin tapping? What is tapping 101? What’s a most-pressing issue? How do we measure intensity? How do we craft a set-up statement? Where do we tap and how do we do it? What’s a tapping meditation? How can a tapping meditation help re-write th

If you’ve ever wanted to find greater peace, happiness, and fulfillment in your life, then do we have THE Self-Love Experiment show for you!  Today I’ll be talking with Shannon Kaiser, best-selling author, 7 time contributing author to Chicken Soup for the Soul, and author of a phenomenal new book on perhaps my all-time favorite topic, The Self-Love Experiment. And that’s just what I want to talk with her about, about the key principles for becoming more kind, compassionate, and accepting of yourself! Self-Love Experiment Self-Improvement and Self-Help Notes Include: What was the struggle she faced in her childhood? How did she end up in corporate America? How did she hit the reset button in her life? How did she overcome eating disorders and drug addiction? What does it mean that she went out of her way to sabotage herself? What’s the danger in “when I’s”? What does it mean to lean into your troubles for guidance? How did she lean into her depression? How did she start the self-love experiment? What is the

If you’ve ever wondered why you’re struggling with your health, your emotions, or your mind, then do we have the Mind-Gut Connection Show for You. Today I’ll be talking with Emeran Mayer, MD, who has studied brain-body interactions for the almost 40 years and is considered a pioneer and world leader in the area of brain-gut microbiome interactions and chronic pain. He’s the author of an astounding new book and look at our minds and our health, The Mind-Gut Connection. And that’s just what we’ll talk about today, how the hidden conversation within our bodies impacts our mood, our choices, and our overall health, and what we can do about it. That plus we’ll talk about exotic Bavarian chocolates, the dangers of eating mad, gut microbes and making Xanax, breast milk and valium, dietary lessons from the Yanomami, a bus-ride that shall forever live in digestive infamy, and what in the world rhesus monkeys have to do with going to college. Gut Health & Microbiome Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: H

If you’ve ever wanted to feel greater freedom and peace with the shape of your body, then do we have the Physical Disobedience show for you!  Today I’ll be talking with Sarah Hays Coomer,  a certified personal trainer, wellness coach, “diet abolitionist,” and the author of Lightness of Body and Mind. And her latest to set you free, Physical Disobedience. And that’s just what I want to talk with her about today, about an unruly guide to health, stamina, busting through paradigms, taking control of our lives, and making great change in the world! Physical Disobedience Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What was Sarah’s relationship with food and dieting growing up? What does it mean to access your body and make peace with it? What is physical disobedience? What can we learn from the Dove study about our body image? What happened to her stomach? How did she become a physical trainer? What can we learn from physical training about our bodies? What does it mean that beauty has nothing to do with the

If you’ve ever wanted to discover your life purpose, then do we have The Life You Were Born to Live show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Dan Millman, former world champion gymnast, coach, martial arts teacher, the run-away international best-selling author of Way of the Peaceful Warrior, and a phenomenal guide and one-million book best-seller for discovering your life purpose, The Life You Were Born to Live And that’s just what I want to talk with him about, about an amazing Life-Purpose system, to find meaning, purpose, and direction in your life. The Life You Were Born to Live Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: Who did Dan Millman meet after he shattered his leg in college? How did he become Socrates in The Way of the Peaceful Warrior What’s the true story behind Socrates? Who was the warrior priest who Dan Millman met in 1984? How did he change Dan’s life? What will Dan Millman’s last book be? How did Dan discover what became the “Life-Purpose system”? Where did the system come from? Wha

If you’ve ever wanted to feel better, more joyous, happier, and at peace, then do we have the Bring in the Love show for you! Today we’ll talk about getting in your heart space, breathing in love, sending out love, being in a state of love, and giving as much as you can of it away! Heart-Centered Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include:  What we can learn from a summer of smoke? What can you do if you’re struggling with smoke? How can nasal breathing help us with smoke, AND to relax! The air filter that Michael and Jessica use. How to rescue birds. How can work and explore to find your purpose? What are the different elixirs Jessica is making for our health? What we can learn from Eggnog Kombucha and Apple Pie Kombucha What it means that Jessica’s an alchemist? Why Jessica should write “Jessica’s Magic Kitchen”? What does it mean to go into your heart-space to find your passion and direction? How to be more gentle and loving to yourself to get in your heart-space? What does “Breaking Up with Busy” ha

If you’ve ever wanted to go more green and help change the world then do we have the ECO Renaissance show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Marci Zaroff, ECOfashion pioneer, founder and CEO of Metaware Organic and Under the Canopy, co-founder of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and the author of a brilliant ECOfriendly new book, ECO renaissance.  And that’s just what I want to talk with her about today, about a lifestyle guid for cocreating a stylish, sexy, and sustainable world. ECORenaissance Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: Can you be an inner tree-hugger and a material girl? What did Marci learn from Shakti Gawain’s Living in the Light? How did artist Peter Max influence Marci Zaroff’s life? How did Horst Rechelbacher, the late founder and CEO of Aveda become her first mentor? What does it meant o live life under the canopy (of our planet’s ecosystem)? Why is cotton the world’s “dirtiest crop”? Is cotton really “natural”? What is an eco-rennaissance? Why is light the new black?

If you’ve ever wanted more happiness, and resilience your life, or greater positivity in the face of storms, then do we have the Buddha’s Brain show for you.  Today I’ll be talking with Dr. Rick Hanson, neuropsychologist, brain expert, and the best-selling author of Hardwiring Happiness, Just One Thing and the Buddha’s Brain. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about how to develop resilience and a Buddha brain, one simple practice at a time. Neuroscience of Positivity Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include:  What to do when the waves of life come? What is a self-transforming brain? How can we change the emotional intelligence of the brain? What is the brain’s negativity bias? Why are we so vulnerable to the impact of negative experiences? Why do our brain’s focus on the sticks over carrots – or on the negative experiences? How does mindfulness awareness help bring more stability and peacefulness to our minds? Three fundamental ways to relate to the mind How do we begin to focu

If you’ve ever wanted to overcome an addiction, of any sort, then do we have The Abstinence Myth show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Adi Jaffe, PhD, research psychologist, addiction, specialist, founder of IGNTD, and the author of a brilliant new book on recovery, The Abstinence Myth. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about a new approach for overcoming addiction without shame, judgement or rules. The Abstinence Myth Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What happened when Dr. Adi Jaffe asked his first girl out? How did Dr. Adi Jaffe end up in a cycle of addiction? What was the dual life he was leading? What happened after he was caught? How did going to jail change Dr. Jaffe? Why did he go back to school? Why is everything we’ve been told about addiction wrong? What does it mean that we are not our addiction? Why doesn’t recovery require or have to begin with abstinence? What’s wrong with the label of an “addict” What’s the importance of the issues we’re avoiding? Wha

If you’ve ever wanted to breathe easier and ditch your perfectionism, then do we have The Perfection Detox show for you.  Today I’ll be talking with Petra Kolber, internationally renowned fitness authority and happiness facility who has choreographed and starred in over 60 award-winning workout programs and is the author of a Perfect new book on letting go of perfectionism, The Perfection Detox. And that’s just what I want to talk with her about today, about taming your inner critic, living bravely, and unleashing your Joy. The Perfection Detox Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include:  How did Petra become one of the top fitness experts in the US? How was she struggling with perfectionism and eating disorders during this time? How did she survive cancer? How did her body force her to look at her perfectionism? What does the inner critic have to do with perfectionism? What’s a perfection detox? How can a journal be a powerful tool to overcome perfectionism? How do we begin to tame our thoughts? What’s t