#294 Ann Hince: Unwinding Your Past
The Next Chapter with Charlie
Show Notes A common subject these days has to do with the trauma… and how each of us has experienced some kind of trauma in our past and, unfortunately for many, it is still a very present reality. A theme I have been working on for a couple of years now, is that each of us is an amalgamation of who we have been and what we have experienced in our past. And very often, that past continues to slip into our present making, us prey for our demons of our past. What if we could find a way to manage and deal with negative events of our past that we could possibly we could live freer...
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#293 Sandy Stream: Are You Ready to Follow You?
The Next Chapter with Charlie
Show Notes Our guest today is author and activist Sandy Stream. In her latest book, The Courage Circle, Sandy invites readers to muster the courage to face their past and step into the life they were meant to live. Sandy Stream’s work is built on the belief that everyone deserves and everyone is capable of finding peace and strength within themselves. After teaching law for 20 years, raising her two children, and facing a life full of adversities and lessons, she decided to turn her efforts towards facilitating workshops for young and experienced adults to encourage...
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#292 Dr Debi Silbur: Self-Sabotage and Betrayal
The Next Chapter with Charlie
Show Notes I am hugely interested in having my conversation today with relational expert, Dr Debi Silbur. I watched two TEDx talks given by Dr Debi and decided I must have her on the podcast. Dr Debi is renowned for her work with breaking patterns that lead to self-sabotage that result in missing out on your greatest opportunities in life. As you will quickly see, her insights are mega-helpful. Dr Debi Silbur has presented her life-altering thoughts on 2 TEDx talks, on her website, as well as guest appearances on FOX, CBS, and the Dr Oz Show. LINKS Visit...
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#291 David Lawrence: Free Will or Determinism
The Next Chapter with Charlie
Podcast Opening Do we choose the life we live or is our life predetermined by nature, God, DNA, personal experience, or evolution? And… as I just today found out from my daughter-in-law, Maggie Hedges, this is also an important topic among followers and teachers of Astrology. Yikes! Big, big questions. Today, my brilliant guest, David Lawrence, has written a book titled Biochemical Robots in which he addresses the question: Is Free Will an illusion or do we truly possess personal autonomy? David Lawrence holds a degree in philosophy from UCLA and another...
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#290 Richard Flint: Behavior Never Lies
The Next Chapter with Charlie
Show Notes Our guest today offers profound insight into what it takes to live the kind of life that truly makes a difference… for you and for the people around you. As I spoke with Richard Flint earlier in the week, I discovered amazing congruence in our core beliefs: we believe personal choices result in impactful personal behaviors. Quite simply, as you look at his track record, Richard Flint is a powerhouse. With more than 35 years of experience in the field of human behavior and development, Richard has cemented himself as a renowned keynote speaker and seminar...
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#289 Terry Hershey: Wisdom as a Way of Being
The Next Chapter with Charlie
Show Notes I’ve been thinking a lot lately about our American love affair with knowledge and ideas that are measurable… or what is frequently referred to scientific proofs. Unfortunately, too many influential leaders focus on so-called facts, while pretty much totally ignoring the eternal value of wisdom. Today, I’m looking forward to chatting to Terry about the place of wisdom in our everyday life—sort of a “lessons learned” from a couple of older guys. Terry Hershey is our most regular guest. If you don’t know him, Terry is a prolific writer, conference keynote...
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#288 Lessons from the Tomb (REVISITED)
The Next Chapter with Charlie
As Charlie enjoys a cruise to Alaska to celebrate his wife's birthday, I thought we'd replay one of my favorite shows I (as the producer) got to participate in last year that we called "LESSONS FROM THE TOMB". If the title alone doesn't intrigue you enough to listen, here are some of Charlie's notes from that original episode: "This show is about endings and beginnings and the unspoken time in-between the two. Life is one long journey of these beginnings and endings like projects, careers, marriages and even life itself. As T.S. Elliot writes in his poem East Coker from Four Quartets, to...
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#287 Lee Davy: Embrace Your Highest Self
The Next Chapter with Charlie
Show Notes True Freedom is often discovered in the oddest of ways, like self-discipline and self-responsibility. True Freedom requires a conscious effort. Our guest, Lee Davy, has devoted decades of his life to understanding what it means to embrace your highest self and the freedom that comes with learning that truth. Lee Davy is an inspirational author, speaker, retreat host, and breathwork specialist. As the co-founder of Connected Community and the Imiloa Institute, he has worked with clients one-on-one and with groups worldwide for more than 20 years. In the show today Lee...
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#286 Terry Hershey: Just Say’in
The Next Chapter with Charlie
Show Notes Today, Terry Hershey and I will have a friend’s chat in an episode we are calling, “Just Say ‘in.” Although I have a list of things I’d like to talk about, no subject is off limits. Let’s see what happens. If you’re a frequent listener of the show then you’re very familiar with Terry Hershey, who is a regular guest. If you don’t know him, Terry is a prolific writer, conference keynote speaker, renowned landscape architect, and spiritual advisor. With that, let’s bring on our Terry Hershey. LINKS Click here for a...
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#285 Lata Hamilton: Millennials--A Change in Values
The Next Chapter with Charlie
Show Notes Our guest today, Lata Hamilton, is an inspiring Change Leadership and Confidence coach. Typically, when we think of Change Leadership, our minds go right away to the ongoing “changes” in the business culture. Lata is well-known for her work with business leaders. But as I chatted with Lata, I realized that changes in business can only occur when individual people in the company change as well. Change, therefore, is as much personal as it is corporate. As a millennial, Lata embraces personal change from a much grander perspective than even I have…...
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For the last two shows I have attempted to discover the basic tenets of atheism and theism in an effort to understand how people approach their inner and outer lives. In the theistic case we would call it spirituality.
Well, today I plan to discuss spirituality through a third medium—an hallucinogen called Ayahuasca, the chemical that the scientist Rick Strassman called the “Spirit Molecule” in the 1990’s.
I’ve discovered several substances that would have once been referred to as recreational drugs, are now being studied by major institutions like Johns Hopkins and the University of San Francisco, especially regarding the use of psilocybin for managing PTSD, Depression and Anxiety.
But today, we are here to talk about the medicinal use of the plants that make up the hallucinogen, Ayahausca. My studies show that thousands of people from around the world travel to the Amazon every year to drink Ayahuasca for mental health conditions including alcoholism, depression, anxiety, PTSD, eating disorders, and drug addiction.
My guest today, whom I will refer to as Dan, has attended 18 Ayahuasca ceremonies and is a strong advocate of the medicinal advantages of the chemical, physically, mentally and spiritually. Dan is not a druggie. In fact he seasoned business executive with an MBA and 30 years experience in founding and running businesses. Dan was also an officer in the Marine Corp. Obviously, Dan is not your typical recreational drug user. Finally Dan has been happily married for 20 years, chose not to procreate and likes to save needy dogs.
So, let’s get onto educating ourselves on the advantages or disadvantages of the use of Ayahuasca, Strassman’s “Spirit Molecule”.
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