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Best Of The Aware Show With Jim Selman and Dr. Srini Pillay: Co-Creating in a Polarized World

The Aware Show

Release Date: 03/20/2025

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Do you know there are millions of metric tons of plastic waste and microplastics floating in our oceans? This impacts both the fish and ultimately the food we consume. According to the EPA,  “Plastic particles are generally the most abundant type of debris encountered in the marine environment, with estimates suggesting that 60% to 80% of marine debris is plastic, and more than 90% of all floating debris particles are plastic.” Dr. Marcus Eriksen is on the show today to discuss the DVD “Our Synthetic Seas,” which covers the total issue about plastic and the garbage found in our...

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 How do we break out of self-sabotage? The mind is biologically programmed to be negative. Lisa continues the conversation today with renunciate monk and author Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati. Sadhvi has lived on the banks of the sacred Ganges River in Rishikesh, India, for the past 30 years. Originally from Los Angeles, and a graduate of Stanford University, she holds a Ph.D. in psychology. Sadhvi explains how we are the offspring of people who know they need to survive. Our ancestors needed to assume the worst, in order to survive. We have evolved this way. And, we know that we can now...

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 Would you like to feel more relaxed and less stressed? Would you like more balance in your life? Today’s guest is Dr. Deepak Chopra,  the mega-best-selling author of more than 95 books translated into 43 languages. For the last several decades, Dr. Chopra has been at the forefront of the meditation movement and today he discusses his recent version of his best-selling book “Seven Spiritual Laws of Success.” He also talks about his meeting with singer Olivia Newton-John and how they worked together on various projects. He also discusses how this simple...

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Do you live in anger and fear? Would you like to hear a story of healing? Today Lisa talks with renunciate monk and author Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati. Sadhvi has lived on the banks sacred Ganges River in Rishikesh, India, for the past 30 years. Originally from Los Angeles, and a graduate of Stanford University, she holds a Ph.D. in psychology. Seemingly having it all, she realized at the young age of 25, that she was not happy. Although she was married and excelled academically, she felt restless and was always wanting more. She had overcome childhood traumas, abuse, a severe eating disorder,...

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Do you often think of a luxurious vacation or maybe time just hanging out at the park or beach? Do you dream of visiting friends on the other side of the country or even the other side of the world? If any of your sentences begin with the words “Someday I’m going to……” then this interview is for you.  Listen in as Lisa talks with author and communication expert Sam Horn about how to stop waiting and start initiating the life you want.  It’s waiting there for you, behind the “someday.” Sam is the “Intrigue Expert,” a world-renowned author, speaker, communications...

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We are living in a time where people seemingly have deeply conflicting views. How can you have a conversation with someone who doesn’t agree with you? How can you allow for the conflict that might ensue? Will you be understanding and compassionate? Or do you just walk away? Lisa continues the conversation today with author and therapist Carolyn Sharp, who assures us that it is possible to find common ground. She also shares ways to handle being triggered, if conversations get heated. Carolyn asks us to consider our values. It’s a matter of alignment and feeling safe. She explains that...

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Do you frequently get upset? Are you sometimes angry or negative? Do you know you can easily switch your emotions? You can change those feelings right away, according to our guest today, New York Times bestselling author Peggy McColl. She is an internationally recognized expert in the area of goal achievement and explains how we have the option to choose. She talks about her latest book “Your Destiny Switch,” and shares ways that you can grasp the power of your emotions.  She teaches us that we CAN choose our emotions – but it takes some training.  She offers ideas and tips to...

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 How can you have a conversation with someone who has differing views than you do? How can you allow for the conflict that might ensue? Can you be understanding and compassionate? Or do you walk away? According to our guest today, author, therapist, and relationship expert Carolyn Sharp, there are ways to handle being triggered. This is a normal and natural response when we feel fear. If we can soften, it will ease the trigger, and we can begin to feel calmer. Carolyn explains that if we learn to be curious, rather than judgmental, we can get through these intense moments. When we stay...

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In honor of March being Women’s History Month, we ask -- What does it mean to be a Warrior Goddess? To our guest today, author and teacher HeatherAsh Amara, that means reclaiming both our power and our compassion as women. We must have both of these qualities. It’s a renewal of our commitment, passion, and creativity.   Women today juggle a lot of roles and often put the needs of others ahead of their own. And even then, they often feel like they’re not enough. Women can feel like they are not able to speak up and have their voices heard. Although things may have changed on the...

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Do you wake up feeling stressed? Do you immediately think about all the things you have to do and experience a sense of dread? Lisa continues the conversation today with our guest, author and spiritual teacher Blake Bauer. Blake’s international bestselling book is “You Were Not Born to Suffer: Overcome Fear, Insecurity and Depression and Love Yourself Back to Happiness, Confidence and Peace.” Blake suggests if you are waking up and feeling stressed, you may not know how to have a healthy relationship with yourself. You may not know how to love yourself. He knows that life does not have...

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Is it possible to have two strongly opposing points of view and still get along and work together? And if so, how can two sides, who are both committed to their own views, come to a conclusion?
Are you more committed to politics, for example, or are you more committed to your relationships? Today Lisa talks once again with executive coach Jim Selman and psychiatrist Dr. Srini Pillay. Together they invite us to create a new mind, so we can create a new world.
Jim Selman is an executive coach and talks about how leadership is a willingness to commit to a possibility before evidence is shown. Jim has worked within the corporate sector in management. He has learned to navigate opposing views and worked with both managers and those in unions. Neither party can be completely satisfied but they can work together. He talks about possibility thinking and its role in leadership.
Psychiatrist Dr. Srini Pillay talks about leadership and a willingness to acknowledge possibilities, even before there’s evidence. He talks about how the amygdala in the brain processes all emotions. Fear is at the forefront as we need to protect ourselves. Srini further discusses suffering and how it works in the brain. It can feel like we are being attacked, and we want people to understand it. The root of polarization is the difference between living in a state of suffering or living in a state of possibility.
How is it possible to get along with others who have completely opposite views? Unless you are willing to acknowledge and respect the legitimacy of the other, then no reconciliation is possible. We automatically assume that the other person is wrong, yet no conclusion can be proven true or false.
We must allow others to have judgements without reaction. It is not the truth, nor is it a falsehood. So how do we learn to live together in a way where each person can have their own opinions, yet we allow for respect of one another’s views? We don’t have to agree, and we can learn to create together. Most polarization gets stuck when people will not allow room for another person’s view.
Together they talk about consciousness, balance, and non-judgmental thinking. This leads to creative solutions.  There is a way to have a conversation and not get to an agreement but still allow for the possibility of co-creation. If you can do this in a polarized environment, you actually have more power and can create a common future.
This interview was part of a series originally taped in August of 2020, and we air this show in honor of Jim Selman who passed away recently. Jim was an executive coach and pioneer in the field of personal and organizational transformation. He is the author of numerous books including “Leadership” and “Living in a Real-Time World: 6 Capabilities to Prepare Us for an Unimaginable Future.” Info: jimselman.com and drsrinipillay.com.