636. Mike Long explains how to get a more fulfilling life with training your brain to overcome the dopamine chase.
Release Date: 03/09/2025
774. This Might Hurt A Little, a live storytelling presentation that heal and help yourself and others.
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Michelle Plante is a Kansas City-based comedian and creator of This Might Hurt A Little, a live storytelling show exploring vulnerability, connection, and the things we’re usually too afraid to say out loud. In this podcast Michelle reads two letters expressing love, rage and hope Follow her on Instagram @michelleplantecomedy and find her at michelleplante.com
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773. It Happened. So what? What are you going to do about it?
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The problem isn’t the problem. The problem is that you are not doing anything about what you identify what the problem is. And anger and blame are not the solution. How do you know? The problem is still there. So what are you going to do about it? yjhtl.com
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772. What you think is wrong with you or your greatest disappointments are YOUR gift to give to humanity.
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Perhaps the greatest disappointment is this: life rarely becomes what we imagined—but its deepest meaning often grows from what survived the disappointment.
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771. “Humor allows you to cope with the most intense things that interrupt your life” That quote is from Eric Donoho and he proves it!
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“Humor allows the armor to come off and the message to be heard.” That is a quote from Eric Donono. At 37, he’d been to war, survived multiple explosions, lost children and countless friends, and was on the verge of losing his marriage. Seated at his kitchen table, Eric began to squeeze the trigger, but it refused to move. Told with unwavering honesty, Eric’s book, “Canyon of Hope” is a raw, unflinching story of survival, resilience, and redemption that’s more than just a recounting of a veteran’s experiences at war; it’s a roadmap for overcoming adversity, discovering...
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770. The heart is 100,000 times stronger than the brain electrically and up to 5,000 times stronger magnetically.
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The brain can tell us what is reasonable. The heart can tell us what is right. And sometimes the wisest thing a person can do is let the heart overrule the calculation. Wisdom is knowing when to stop asking what something will cost you. Sometimes compassion looks irrational to the mind—but turns out to be the deepest form of wisdom.
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769. Madison Noberga loves being a zookeeper and takes us behind the scenes of taking care of the animals.
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To live a life a with passion is what's it's all about. Meet Madison Noberga. She been enthralled with animals here entire live and took that excitement to making a career working working at a zoo. Madison brings us in on the behind the scenes at the zoo and why zoos are important. A fascinating podcast.
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768. Comedian and Speaker Frank King helps people get through suicide as he shares the funny side of his attempts. But the way there’s a lot more to Frank...
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If the name Frank King is familiar, he is the comedian that gained international attention when he ‘supposedly’ snuck out of his hotel in Cambodia and got back to the Unites States during the beginning of COVID – better known as the ‘Planned-demic.” In 2020, the cruise ship he was working disembarked all of the passengers and entertainers in Cambodia because of Covid. After they were denied to debark in 5 other countries. Frank shares what really happened, but that’s only a small part of this great podcast. Frank is a wonderful speaker. He performs his “Suicide...
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767. “It’s not your fault about your early childhood trauma or any trauma for that fact. It is though, your responsibility to recover from it.” - Nathan Elser
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Nate Elser story is compelling and hard. Abandoned by his dad at birth and a mother who tried numerous times to get rid of him because of her addictions. Alcohol, drugs and volatile experiences led him on a journey he states, “I wouldn’t change a thing.’ Today luckily, he has relationship with his mom and his life is well, you are just going to have to listen to his amazing recovery and meaningful life. Contact him on Facebook – Nathan Elser.
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766. ‘Lifting the Hood’ gets to meaning relationships – especially with yourself.
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Paul Noberga is a good man. He also is a great friend, spouse and father. Paul shares how to have meaningful relationships by “Lifting the hood’ on his idiosyncratic and habitual behavior. Just like when we lift the hood of a car to fix the problems and make sure it runs smooth – so must we lift the hood on ourselves. Paul offers keen insight on how that leads to being a good husband, father and friend.
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765. Abundance is NOT about having a lot of money.
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Abundance is a very large or copious quantity of something. It's not about being rich and surely not about having more. It’s about noticing more. More love in the people around you. More beauty in the life you already have. More gratitude for the moments you use to rush through.
info_outline Dopamine, “the molecule of more,” is the chemical in our brains that drives us to seek out newer and better things—the latest gadget, the coolest job, the perfect partner. But for many of us, it’s easy to get stuck in a cycle of never being truly satisfied. Because dopamine can only promise happiness. It can never deliver. That part is up to us.
Michael E. Long, co-author of “The Molecule of More” offers a practical solution to the problem. His book is thoroughly researched and is an encouraging guide based on the latest neuroscience.
You’ll learn to tame your brain to:
· Stop being held captive to the lure of social media
· Reject an unhealthy obsession with work
· Avoid the pitfalls that plague the dating life—and refresh interest in the romance you already have
· Stop compulsive shopping, online and otherwise
· Step back from social media—and break the cycle of doomscrolling
· Grow your creativity and call it up when you need it most.