You can build your resilience muscle in a few key ways, says our guest Dr. Greg Hammer, a retired professor at Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Hammer gave a lecture recently at Harvard University on personal resilience and mental health. He outlines what personal resilience is and how we can practice it so we don’t suffer from the impact of chronic stress that over time can lead to things like cardiovascular disease, depression, obesity and fatigue. He walks us through a formula he created called GAIN, which will give us the tools we need to bounce back from life’s difficulties.

Dr. Christiane Northrup, visionary pioneer in women’s health, a board-certified OB/GYN, and author of several New York Times bestselling books, joins us to talk about her book Dodging Energy Vampires. She says, “Those who have trouble receiving attract those who have trouble giving.” Dr. Northrup explains, “The lack of self-worth and need to be accepted and loved that many of us have makes us a perfect target for energy vampires.” These are folks who literally drain the energy right out of us, which can make us sick. She says, “We don’t even know that we’re dealing with one of these masters of darkness until we become physically ill, lose our friends, our jobs, our incomes, our fertile years and eventually even our self-esteem and dignity.” Dr. Northrup tells us how to identify energy vampires and how to get ourselves out of a relationship with one. She also is giving a free gift to listeners of The Wisdom Coalition podcast!!

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This is the only life you have! Are you really making the most of it? Kim and Nancy of The Wisdom Coalition https://www.thewisdomcoalition.com/ walk you through the process they discovered when they realized that they control their own thoughts and the impact that has on their lives. They explain the intricacies of The Wisdom Symbol and how it can help you every day to find more joy https://www.thewisdomcoalition.com/about-us. And they mention the special thank you from Dr. Christiane Northrup for listeners of The Wisdom Coalition podcast. Here is where you’ll find your free gift (https://www.drnorthrup.com/freegift/)

“It’s when I accepted failure that I found success,” says our guest Dr. David Burns, an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, and author of the best-selling book, Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy. He’s also creator of the Feeling Great App https://www.feelinggreat.com/ . Dr. Burns walks us through why acceptance is so important for health and happiness. He says, “Depression and anxiety are some of the worst forms of human suffering,” and so he created a process that he says can quickly combat these difficult feelings. He gives examples of his work and insights into the importance of acceptance in your life.

Imagine if you had a crystal ball that would tell you the future? It would even tell you when you would die! Would you want to know? What would you do differently if you knew that date? What are you saving till later thinking you have all the time in the world? When will your “later” arrive? We suggest that later is now. Later is knocking on the door. Let it be the persuasion you need to resist the temptation to languish in this life. In this podcast, Kim and Nancy of https://www.thewisdomcoalition.com/ tell us how to thrive and flourish instead.

Our guest is a self-described Queen of Joy! Yet she also says, “Joy and pain sometimes ride next to each other.” Cindi Cohn holds a Master’s degree in counseling and education and is author of More Joy: 52 Weeks to Moving Forward Joyfully. We just love learning about all things joy and how we can all increase our ability to find joy in our lives. Cindi gives us helpful tools we can use every day reminding us that, “Gratitude is the pillar and the root of more joy.”

Life is filled with ups and downs. How do we navigate the hard times as well as the good times? Our guest, Seye Kuyinu https://seyekuyinu.com/, an Agile Coach, wants to help people understand and process the complexities of life. He has written a book called, "This Glorious Dance" which invites readers to explore the duality in life and find meaning in the seemingly meaningless. He says, “ No meaning exists apart from what the mind creates.” Seye explains that you are not your thoughts and he helps us understand how to reduce our own mind created suffering.

Are you showing up in your life clear headed? “Alcohol stunts your growth, especially emotionally,” says our guest Courtney Andersen https://www.courtneyrecovered.com/, Founder of Sober Vibes. She is a Sober Coach and author of the book, Sober Vibes, A Guide To Your First Three Months Without Alcohol. Courtney tells us about her own journey with the toxic romance she had with alcohol and shares what she’s learned about living our best life.