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If you’ve ever struggled to find meaning in life, or with anxiety, depression, addiction, or PTSD, then do we have the Listening to Ayahuasca show for you! Today I’ll be talking with researcher and psychologist Rachel Harris, PhD, she’s received a National Institutes of Health New Investigator’s award, published more than forty scientific studies in peer-reviewed Journals and is the author of a brilliant new read that’s sure to change lives, Listening to Ayahuasca. And that’s just what I want to talk with her about today, about wisdom from the plant world, for hope, guidance, healing, and direction in our lives. This is a very special interview. I share my own personal journey with Ayahuasca and how it transformed my life. Rachel Harris, PhD shares her journey, and how she was called to research this amazing medicine for the jungle. And she shares her research on how Ayahuasca has affected, healed, and transformed the lives of people around the world. This is truly a mind-blowing, world-view changing intervie

If you've ever wanted more happiness and positivity in your life, then do we have the show for you! Today we'll talk about moving past the grumpies, overcoming anxiety and how to find your happy place, even when trouble's around. We’ll talk about key ways to link to a positive state, and how to hold on to, and cultivate happiness, even in difficult circumstances. Plus we’ll talk about my first Near Death Experience, how it transformed me, and what it taught me about happiness and positivity. Positivity and Happiness Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: How to anchor and stretch out the good moments? How to succeed without the need to conform What it truly means to do what you love and still find success How you can link to a positive state and take you to a positive place anytime you want. What poses or body positions can help you link with a positive state What we can learn from EFT or tapping to help put you in a positive place How to use visualization to recharge you. How to use visualization to

If you’ve ever seen a loved one before they passed away, and heard their final words, or words in the preceding weeks and wondered what it really means, then do we have the Words at the Threshold show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Lisa Smartt, linguist, educator, poet and the found of the Final words project, and the author of an amazing book new book, Words at the Threshold. In this show we look at people’s final words, from a few weeks out, to a few moments. We’ll look at what they mean, recurring themes, and why what we once thought was gibberish, may be anything but. And we’ll see what our loved ones are trying to tell us, in their last moments and weeks, and why it can make all the difference in our lives. Final Words Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: How did Lisa come to study linguistics? What happened when her father was dying? What was her experience in her father’s last weeks? What does it mean that our loved ones speak in metaphors? What did her father’s metaphor of the big art

If you’ve ever wanted breakthrough ideas, and incredible creativity then do we have the Net and the Butterfly Show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Olivia Fox author of The Charisma Myth, and Judah Pollack, both former faculty members at Stanford’s StartX and the authors of an incredibly creative and entertaining new book on breakthrough ideas, The Net and the Butterfly. And that’s just what I want to talk with them about today, about the art and practice of breakthrough thinking. If you’ve ever wanted to find success, think outside the box, break-through paradigms, or re-invent your job, career, or life, then today’s show is for you! Breakthrough creativity Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include:  What can we learn from Einstein and special relativity. What’s a breakthrough? What’s the difference between the executive network of the brain and the default network? What can we learn from Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones What’s the importance of switching back and forth between the Executive and

---Consider today’s show the Law of Attraction in Action!--- If you’ve ever wanted to heal, overcome challenges, bring in more prosperity, or live the life of your dreams, then do we have the Creative Visualizations show for you. Today I’ll be speaking with Marc Allen, leader, writer, author, and composer and the co-founder of New World Library along with Shakti Gwain on her groundbreaking book, that’s just hit it’s 40th anniversary, with over seven million copies sold, Creative Visualizations. Today we’ll talk about Shakti Gwain’s 8 million copy international best-selling book, and the creative visualization and affirmation techniques she teaches. This is one of our all-time best interviews for sharing powerful techniques, rather than philosophy, on exactly how to do visualizations, how to do affirmations, and how to attract into your life whatever you desire. Law of Attraction Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include:   What happened to Marc Allen before his thirtieth birthday? How did visualizations

If you’ve ever wanted to reach your dreams or make great changes in your life, while feeling at your best, then do we have the pause on the mountain, ME time show for you! Today we’ll talk about stepping back, taking a break, assessing your situation, and figuring out the best ways to be you, and make great change. And we talk about learning what it means to pause when you climb the mountain. Jessica discusses her recent trip to North Carolina, what she hoped to gain, and why she structured it the way she did. In essence, it’s about building a pause into your life, so that you can step back, re-evaluate, see where you’re going, and how you want to get there. If you’re always on the go, you don’t have time to come up with a good plan, and get stuck in the busy-ness of life. So today we talk about getting out of the busy-ness, and giving yourself the pause you need to build the life, and next steps to success (whatever that may look like) that you desire! Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: What doe

If you’ve ever wanted to shift your life, discover what you’re made of, and rock it toward your dreams, then do we have the deconstruction show for you. Today we’ll talk about deconstructing our lives, and tearing things down, in order to build something better. We also talk about the power of getting uncomfortable, deconstructing & unraveling parts of your life in order to build something new. We'll look at why discomfort serves you and can be a powerful, positive tool for direction and guidance in your life. We'll look at ways to manage your emotions, your time, to set priorities, and re-evaluate what's most important to you. And we'll look at the spiritual significance of tearing down the old, in order to build the new. Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include:  What our ayurvedic body types have to do with anything? Why you want to question everything and look at your limiting beliefs How you can work to bring more space into your life What’s the importance of deconstructing your schedules to re

A beautiful interview with Ellen Tadd on how to connect with our consciousness, spirit, or higher self, how to get in alignment and be guided for our highest good!  You'll discover simple steps to opening your third eye, and how to use it. And gain guidance, direction and insight, as learn how to see the world in a completely different way. You may never look at the world in the same way again. Personally, Michael speaking, this is one of this rare interviews where I'm now using her techniques daily, and will refer to them for years to come!   Third-Eye Opening Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: How Ellen Tadd first began perceiving the world differently. What happened when she told her dad she could see molecules What was happening with her teachers growing up? What happened to her mom, beginning when she was two. How her mom’s early death affected her. What it means her mom gave her life at birth and vision at 17. What is hand scrying and what does it have to do with anything? How she learned s

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed burned out or stuck, then do we have the Pause for you. Today I’ll be talking with Rachael Oh’Mare ah, transformational coach, Google exec, a host of the Mindful Talks at Google program, US National rowing champion, and the author of a fantastic new book called Pause. And that’s just what I want to talk with her about today, about harnessing the life-changing power of giving yourself a break. She was a customer support manager at Google when she realized she was burned out and needed to reassess her path. The best way to do this was to take a “pause” a time out to create space for her inner voice to be heard and to align her actions to lead a more fulfilled life. We’ll talk about top signs you need a pause and what that may look like. We’ll examine top types of pauses, how to take them, and even what to do when you only have a minute. Plus we’ll even look at how to take a pause while single parenting! Pause Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include:  What is paid puppy lea

If you’ve ever been daunted or scared out of your mind, and had no idea how to overcome the obstacles you’re facing then do we have the Eyes Wide Open show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Isaac Lidsky, Magnu Cum Luade from Harvard Law School, law clerk for Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, entrepreneur, founder for Hope for Vision, teen star of Save by the Bell: The New Class, father of Triplets, and one of the most amazing, and inspiring people I’ve ever had the privilege of meeting, though I’m just meeting him now and he’s the author of one of the most jaw dropping, unbelievable and inspiring books I have ever read, Eyes Wide Open. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about Overcoming obstacles and recognizing opportunities in a world that can’t see clearly. Isaac Lidsky knew he was going blind, while he played the new “Screech”, or “Weasel” on the hit sitcom Saved by the Bell, the New Class. He raced to go back to school, get a degree and make a ca

If you’ve ever wondered how the story of Adam and Eve affects our lives, and what it really means, then do we have The First Love Story show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Bruce Feiler, author of the This Life column for the Sunday New York Times and six consecutive New York Times best-sellers, and a fascinating new book The First Love Story. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about Adam, about Eve, and what it means to Us. We’ll look at the mythical meaning behind the story; the story of the Sistine Chapel; what Adam and Eve really means for women’s rights; what we’re not told about the story—and why it matters, and how the original love story affects our culture, our beliefs, and even our daily lives. Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include:  Why do an investigative book on the story of Adam and Eve? Is the story of Adam and Eve still relevant today? Are we talking an original myth??? What did Saint Augustine say about viewing Adam and Eve verbatim? What was he investigati

Today I want to talk about coming up with a vision for your future, how to do, why you want to do it, and how to use that future vision, to help you today. We’ll talk about ways to envision your future, get specific, leave things open, and how to then begin manifesting the future you want “or something better”! It’s law of attraction in action, meets David Allen’s Getting Things Done! Prepare to discover your greatest vision for the future and begin to make it a reality! Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include:  What do zombies want in life? How do you get your stuff in order? How do you keep chaos at bay while you’re trying to maintain your life? What’s the importance of getting things into an organized structure fashion—if you can. How Jessica and Michael are working on a new book. How to use Parkinson’s law to your advantage in time management How do we look at our futures far out into the future What having a clear vision of the future means for our peace and happiness today What’s the importance o

If you’ve ever wanted to work less, and do more of what you want to do, then do we have the Will it Fly Show for You! Today I’ll be talking with Pat Flynn, best-selling author, passive income expert, and the author of two phenomenal books on building freedom, Let Go, and Will It Fly! And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about getting out of the 9 to 5 rut, finding your runway, and taking off! We’ll discuss Pat’s struggle’s, how he lost his job, and turned things around making 4 million dollars in the process. We’ll look at what it takes to step out on your own, find your own path, and gain freedom in the process. And we’ll look at how to go far beyond building a successful business, to building a successful life, living your way, by your rules.  Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include:  Does Pat really have time to put his family first? What was Pat’s childhood like and how did he become an architect? What did Pat do to leap ahead in his career? What happened when he was getting la

If you’ve ever wanted more savings in your life, and to increase your happiness dividend then do we have the Mindful Money show for you!  Today I’ll be talking with Jonathan K. DeYoe, a financial adviser for over 20 years, and a longtime Buddhist. He’s also the author of a brilliant book I wish I could have read at least 20 years ago, Mindful Money. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, about simple practices for reaching your financial goals, and increasing your happienss dividend. That plus we’ll talk about burger barns and humanities majors, a bluebird of unhappiness, holding coca-cola forever, the benefits of boring plain vanilla, why growing money’s like growing vegetables especially when returning from Greece, going to the mall in South Dakota, 600 dollar canon cameras, and how in the world your mom intentionally raised a financial planner! Mindful Money Management Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include:  When was Jonathan first introduced to money When did he make his first

If you’ve ever wanted to achieve your dreams, and find a way to finally succeed matter the busy-ness, then do we have the One Thing show for you!  Today we’ll be talking with Jay Papasan, vice-president and executive editor at Keller Realty, co-owner Papasan Properties Group (with his wife) and co-author of best-seller The One Thing, to me, after reading nearly 500 books for the show, still one of the greatest business books of all time… right up there alongside Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich if not higher. And so today, I want to speak with him about the surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results. That plus we’ll talk about the trouble with truthiness, fear of chaos, city slickers and curly, learning on manual type-writers, frogs and boiling water, living like Ebenezer Scrooge, do fish really smell from the neck down, and what in the world does Mia Hamm, has to do with anything. One Thing Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include:  What was the synchronicity that brought Jay and co-auth

If you’ve ever felt anxious, stressed out, and unable to bend with the wind, then do we have the resilience-building show for you!  Today I’ll be talking With Dr. Arthur P. Ciaramicoli, licensed clinical psychologist, chief medical officer of soundminz.org. He’s been on the faculty of Harvard Medical school and is the Chief Psychology of Metrowest Medical center. He’s also the author of several book including The power of Empathy and The Stress Solution. Today we’ll talk about the Stress solution, how to use empathy and cognitive behavioral therapy to Reduce Anxiety and Develop Resilience, and return to a state of goodness. That plus we’ll talk about the power of dark chocolate, berries and leafy greens, what we can learn from a Kima the Siberian Husky, who’s perhaps the world’s most compassionate mom, the true importance of Kaitlyn Jenner’s coming out and what American Master Spy and Algiers has to do with anything. Self-Help and Self-Improvement Topics Include: Who was Arthur Ciaramicoli’s mom What kind of

If you’ve ever wondered how emotions work, and what it means for all of us, then do we have the how emotions are made show for you. Today I’ll be talking with Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett, an NIH award winning researcher and a university distinguished professor of psychology at Northeastern University about her new book, How Emotions are Made. And that’s just what I want to talk with her about, about the secret life of the brain and what in the world it means for us. That plus we’ll talk about Rowdy the dog, chimps and bonobos, right and left dog-tail wagging, eating baby bees, infant baby expressions, mistaking the flu for the love, and what in the word, fuzzy cheese pizza vomit and edible baby-poo have to do with anything! Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: What do 8 “failures” at the University of Waterloo have to do with anything Why is anxiety and depression so confusing to people Can people really recognize their emotional states? Are there only a handful of emotional states? Are emotional stat

If you’ve ever wanted to be more observant, accurate, present, make better decisions, or take your game to a whole new level, then do we have the enhancing show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Amy Herman, lawyer, art historian and the founder of the the Art of Perception course, which trains doctors, police officers, the FBI, the military, state department, and fortune 500 companies; and author of a perspective changing new book, Visual Intelligence, Sharpen Your Perception, Change Your life. Today we’ll be talking about strengthening your perceptions, helping you see things more clearer, find the answers you’ve been looking for, and articulate them in ways to get things done…plus the powerful words of Dr. Wayne Dyer, why when you change the way you look at things, the things look at change. That plus we’ll look at an orangutan named Kevin, a gorilla in our midst, refrigerator blindness, keeping your head on a swivel, gemba walks, pick-pocketing the secret service, and how in the world to keep a secret fr

Today we’ll talk about finding peace, making peace, and being the peace you’re looking for in your life. That plus we’ll talk about transitions and love, pro-wrestling and kitty cats, a wifey back from beach, and what in the world, Michael’s learned about single-parenting. To take our survey and help us decide whether we stay a 7 day a week show visit: http://www.InspireNationShow.com/survey Self-Improvement and Self-Help Topics Include: Why parenting is so difficult from 0 to 3 What to do when you’re woken in the middle of the night What to do about sleep deprivation What’s the importance of teaching sign language to your kids How to communicate with your cat What to do when your computer’s blowing up How do you stay peaceful and calm during these challenges What do you do internally to stay peaceful and calm What’s the importance of acceptance How does surrender fit into the equation Where does prayer fit into finding peace What to do if your account’s been hacked How to have compassion for anyone What it

If you’ve ever struggled with money, to have money, keep money, make money, or even get out of debt, then do we have the money making self-help show for you! Today I’ll be talking with Gary M. Douglas, founder of access consciousness and author of 15 books including the best-seller The Place, and a fantastic book he wrote with another guest we’ve had on the show, Dain Heer, Money Isn’t the Problem, you are. Today we’ll talk about the truth about money, and our problems with money, what’ it’s all about, how to flip it on it’s head, and how much we’re truly willing to receive. That plus we’ll talk about dining on fine china, tithing to the church of you, and why one stick up of gum too many, may have driven Dain Heer insane… Questions and Topics on this Self-Help, Self-Improvement Wealth-Building Interview Include: ---How to Transform Your Relationship with Money--- Like Law of Attraction in Action! Why Gary had a poor relationship with money growing up Why he couldn’t afford a 4 dollar door knob – that turned