Victor Imbimbo Topic: the Influence We Have Over Our Mind-Body Connection
Bounce Back with Victor Imbimbo
Release Date: 10/06/2023
Guest: Dasha Kiper on The Influence Family Caregiving Has on Our Brain
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Dasha Kiper holds a Master’s degree in psychology from Columbia University and has spent the past 15 years supporting family caregivers, professional caregivers, and mental health professionals. She currently serves as the Director of Caregiver Support at Renewal Memory Partners. Dasha’s first job—as a live-in caregiver for a 98-year-old Holocaust survivor with Alzheimer’s disease—gave her hands-on experience about the physical and emotional challenges of caregiving. She is the author of Travelers to Unimaginable Lands: Stories of Dementia, the Caregiver, and the Human Brain,...
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Guest: Dr. Kimberly Horn on the Importance of Having Dynamic Friendships in Your Life
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Dr. Horn is an internationally recognized research psychologist and professor whose work bridges science and soul to improve human well-being. With nearly three decades of science and leadership in public health, behavioral research, and social connection that included authoring over 160 scientific publications, she is dedicated to helping people foster healthier, more fulfilling lives. Dr. Horn's new book, Friends Matter, For Life, introduces readers to eight special principles within a framework to help develop and manage dynamic friendships. Based on scientific...
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Guest: Catherine Duncan on Finding Your Awakening for a More Present and Self-Determined Life
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Catherine Duncan is an integrative spiritual consultant, a board-certified chaplain, and an author of the book Everyday Awakenings. As an 11 year-old Catherine was diagnosed with a rare form of childhood cancer. Given only a 20% chance of survival and many treatments ups and downs, Catherine began praying every day and felt a connection with a greater source and experienced her own awakening resulting in a undeniable presence and unbending belief that she would be OK, was not alone, and would...
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Guests: Brett Fox and Suzanne Stone Topic: Educating Young Children About Cancer and the Importance of Caring for One Another
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Brett Fox and Suzanne Stone, leaders in their respective organizations Hopecam and Livestrong, co-authored a first-of-its-kind children’s book, My Brave Friend: Emma and Noah Face Cancer Together, for children in kindergarten through second grade. During these formative ages, this book will help teachers and other leaders lessen the fear surrounding cancer and introduce the effects of personal isolation and important qualities of empathy and supporting each other during difficult times.
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Guest: Mark Black Topic: The Steps Necessary to Develop Personal Resilience as a Dependable Life Skill
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Mark Black is a resilience expert, coach, and author of the recently released book The Resilience Roadmap and Certified Speaking Professional, teaching audiences worldwide about the importance of developing personal resilience and how to build it for your personal needs best. Born with congenital heart disease that led to open heart surgery on his first day on earth and an improbable double lung and heart transplant at age 24, Mark discusses his life journey and the invaluable lessons learned along the way. Personal resilience is Mark's north star. By facing challenges head-on,...
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Guest: Amber Saunders, Esq. Topic: The Importance of Estate Planning Addressing Your Finances and Personal Legacy
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Amber Saunders, Esq. is an accomplished Estate Attorney and Principal Attorney of The Saunders Firm located in Atlanta, Georgia. Through personal family experiences, Amber realized the importance of carrying forward the special memories of family members at the time of their passing. This has resulted in Ambers’s unique approach to estate planning where she works with clients and their family members to integrate financial matters with personal memories and messages to form a legacy to be remembered. mber Saunders, Esq. in her role as an Estate Attorney has developed a unique approach...
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Guest: Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad Topic: The Importance Social Connection Has on Your Health and Well-Being and How to Best Avoid the Pitfalls of Loneliness and Social Isolation.
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Dr. Holt-Lunstad is a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Brigham Young University, where she directs the Social Connections Lab. She is a leading expert on the impact of social connection on health, with groundbreaking research showing that social isolation and loneliness are major risk factors for early mortality.
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Guest: Gail Sheffler Topic: On Not Losing Yourself When Caregiving
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Gail discusses what she learned about herself when caring for her husband who was terminally ill. Gail honestly describes how she evolved in her role and the importance of maintaining her husband’s dignity regardless of the health challenges that affected them. You will hear about how Gail learned to reach out to others, accept their support, and the special bonds this created. Yet, through all the challenges Gail’s self-awareness ensured she did not relinquish her persona or personal needs.
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Guest: Dr. Samantha Lang Topic: Thriving in Your Family Caregiver Relationship
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Dr. Samanatha Lang, PhD is a licensed psychologist focusing on anxiety, depression and life transitions with specializations in neuro and geriatric psychology and family caregiver support. Working closely with family caregivers and the loved one’s they care for (the care partners unit) Dr. Lang has conducted break through care partner research, guiding family caregivers to focus on the relationship between care partners versus primarily working on caregiver coping strategies.
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Victor Imbimbo Topic: Welcome to Bounce Back
Bounce Back with Victor Imbimbo
Victor Imbimbo, a leading expert on family caregiving and owner of Caring Today, a company dedicated to supporting the needs of family caregivers frankly talks about what he has learned in his 20-year family caregiver journey and experience working with the family caregiver community. You’ll get a preview of topics the Bounce Back podcast covers and a front row seat to conversations with his expert guests, who provide insights most central to family caregiver's health and well-being.
info_outlineVictor Imbimbo, a leading expert on family caregiving and owner of Caring Today, a company dedicated to supporting the needs of family caregivers, talks about the mind-body connection, how it functions and the control we have, through our thoughts over our genetics and therefore body function. Included in this podcast is a segment recorded with Dr. Bruce Lipton, noted cell biologist and New Biology expert, about how placebos work and the influence they have on our mind and body reactions. Several placebo case studies are reviewed, demonstrating the power our thoughts and the degree of control we actually have over our regenerative processes and lives in general.