181: Chris Niebauer
Release Date: 06/07/2017
200: Poe Ballantine - Struggle and Beauty
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Poe Ballentine is a great writer. Thank goodness for that because it's through his gift and skill of writing that we get a glimpse into the experiences of his life which reach us at a moving level of beauty, truth, humility, and struggle. In this interview, you'll hear him talk about these things and the gift you'll get as a result is the knowledge and comforting feeling of knowing you are not alone in your struggles through life. You'll learn through hearing what he's learned about self-growth and self-improvement. Give yourself the gift of listening to this episode....
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199: Robert Thurman- Buddhism and the Dalai Lama
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Robert Thurman is the leading American expert on Tibetan Buddhism and he has recently written a book called Man of Peace: The Illustrated Life Story of the Dali Lama of Tibet. Whether you embrace the teachings of Buddhism or not, this episode will educate you on powerful approaches to growing in wisdom and it will also paint a beautiful picture of how the concepts of Tibetan Buddhism apply in today's world.
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Bonus: Eric talk with Dr. Jon Mills about the effects of trauma on current behavioral patterns
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Adverse Childhood Experiences, Trauma and How You Act Today
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Tim Urban Part Two
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Tim Urban is the author of a blog called Wait But Why. This episode will not only thoroughly entertain you but it will also help you implement a playful yet powerful approach to growing in wisdom.
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Tim Urban: Wait but Why
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We talk with Tim Urban about Consciousness and Procrastination. Meet the Instant Gratification Monkey and other characters from our internal zoo.
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Florence Williams: How Spending Time In Nature Has a Scientific, Measurable Impact on improving our health and mood - especially depression!
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Florence Williams shares the scientific research behind the benefit to our mood and our health when we spend time in nature as part of our daily lives. Her book, The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier and More Creative is full of practical, intuitive wisdom that can be applied regardless of your lifestyle or circumstances.
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Danielle Laporte: Has your self-help become self-criticism?
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Danielle LaPorte is all about being honest when it comes to her experiences on the path to self-improvement, self-growth, and self-empowerment. In this interview, she shares so much of herself that you will remark how brave, vulnerable and real she is and how much you can relate to what she's felt, thought and been through. If you've ever struggled with feeling overwhelmed by the obligations in your life or if walking on a spiritual path has felt like another item on an ever-growing checklist, then this episode is a must listen for you. This week we talk to Danielle Laporte ...
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194: Scott Stabile: How Being Mindful Of Love, Forgiveness and Empathy Can Transform Your Life
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Scott Stabile has lived through some very difficult things in his lifetime, from feeling shame about his sexuality to the murder of his parents when he was just 14 years old. He can verify that life can be very hard. Yet, he has gone on to live a life full of love, empathy, compassion, and forgiveness. Learn some very practical, applicable wisdom in this episode. You will leave the conversation armed with steps to take towards a happier life for yourself.
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193: Lisa Feldman Barrett: A Conversation about How Our Emotions, Like Depression, Are Constructed in Our Brain
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Have you ever wondered how emotions are made in our brains? This conversation with Lisa Feldman Barrett will explain this and more and as a result, you will be astounded. Full of scientifically backed concepts that you've probably never heard before, your view on how your brain manages how you feel at any given moment will be totally changed after hearing what this author and researcher has to say.
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192: Sean Carroll: Theoretical Physics and the Meaning of Life
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Think theoretical physics is irrelevant to your everyday life and way over your head? You'll think differently after listening to this interview with Sean Carroll, theoretical physicist, poetic naturalist, and author.The meaning of life, the finitude of life, the choices we make and our experience of happiness and suffering all have a connection back to the scientific realm that will both fascinate and provoke thought in you. This week we talk to Sean Carroll Sean Carroll is a theoretical physicist at the California Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. in 1993 from...
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This week we talk to Chris Niebauer
Chris Niebauer received his Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuropsychology from the University of Toledo where he specialized in left-right brain differences. He has conducted research on consciousness, handedness, beliefs and the sense of self and is currently an associate professor of cognitive psychology at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania. When he is not teaching, Chris likes to play guitar, spend time with his family, and work on new books. His new book is called The Neurotic's Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment: How the Left Brain Plays Unending Games of Self-improvement
In This Interview, Chris Niebauer and I Discuss...
- His book, The Neurotic's Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment: How the Left Brain Plays Unending Games of Self-improvement
- That your thoughts and behaviors should match and when they don't you look to make it happen - Cognitive Dissonance
- Confirmation Bias
- The power of gratitude
- The mechanics of thoughts themselves
- The law of opposition
- Why if you accept a bad mood, it begins to dissipate
- That the universe is always becoming something that it isn't
- The good and bad news about the ego
- The impermanence of "things"
- The eternal nature of "verbs"
- The often incorrect storytelling, or pattern finding nature of the left brain
- The left brain interpreter
- The ego as a story that we tell ourselves
- The challenge of finding consciousness in the brain
- "Doing" rather than "having" consciousness
- The analogy of jogging to consciousness or ego: if you stop jogging and pat yourself down trying to find the "jogging" in you. It's a verb, not a noun
- The connection between pattern finding and depression vs anxiety
- A state of enlightenment and the left, pattern-finding brain
- How we want the universe to be a mystery