Looking Up with Dr. Deepika Chopra

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Looking Back on Looking Up: Season 2 Nov 23, 2020

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In this Season 2 recap episode, Dr. Deepika Chopra shares a helpful exercise she has used with clients for over the last decade. This exercise is used as a reset button, and encouraged to practice going into the holidays. This episode also shares the resiliency, the optimism, the insights and the inspiration of guests from Season 2, reminding listeners to start finding moments of hope and moments of joy in our daily lives. It’s encouraged to re-listen to episodes from this last season to take notes or catch some of the things you might’ve missed the first time listening. Tune back in for the first episode of LOOKING UP season three Monday, December 7!

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The Science Behind Building A Strong Memory + Aging Joyfully with Dr. Alan Castel Nov 16, 2020

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Today’s Looking Up guest is UCLA professor, memory researcher and author of the book Better With Age, Dr. Alan Castel. In this episode, you’ll learn about the differences between seeing and noticing, selective memory and all memory, how one of the most potent forms of learning is actually through mistake, and how our expectations of aging can deeply impact how we actually age.

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Book That Has Changed The Way Alan Lives His Life: The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain by Gene D Cohen

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Working Through Anxiety + Embracing A Non-Toxic Life with Ashley Tisdale Nov 09, 2020

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This week on Looking Up, Ashley Tisdale talks about her experiences with depression and anxiety, and the importance of normalizing our mental health struggles. The acclaimed actress, singer and producer gets real about her personal journey with mental health, acting, non-toxic living, plastic surgery, her new wellness blog, Freshne, and of course, a little bit of High School Musical. Ashley shares how all the ups and downs of her life are just a part of her unique, resilient story. To purchase your own THINGS ARE LOOKING UP Optimism Deck of Cards please visit ThingsAreLookingUp.co For more BTS footage of this episode and any others follow @drdeepikachopra + @allthingsarelookingup Guest Details: @ashleytisdale Book That Has Changed The Way Ashley Lives Her Life: Your Power to Heal: Resolving Psychological Barriers to Your Physical Health by Henry Grayson Produced by Dear Media

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Escaping NXIVM: The Cult that Bound Her for Life with Sarah Edmondson Nov 02, 2020

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Today’s episode of Looking Up features Sarah Edmondson, a once struggling actor in Vancouver, who in her late twenties enrolled in a series of self-improvement seminars called ESP (Executive Success Program), aka NXIVM. Sarah worked her way up, becoming a high-level teacher and one of the most high-ranking recruiters for the program. The unraveling of NXIVM and its masked evilness is all documented on HBO’s The Vow and also Starz' Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult, which follows the lives of Sarah and some of the other optimistic young recruits on their journey to becoming seasoned members and into a dark traumatic world of branding women, forced labor, sex trafficking and slavery. But Sarah’s story is much more than that. It’s a story of a woman, mother, wife and a marriage that survives a cult. She tells listeners in this episode a story of resilience, learning and relearning, and moving forward. In most recent news, Keith Raniere, the cult leader of NXIVM, has been sentenced to 120 years in prison, after the gut wrenching experiences and courageous work of whistleblowers like Sarah.

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Book That Has Changed The Way Sarah Lives Her Life: Untamed by Glennon Doyle and The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron

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Playing Fair with Your Partner with Eve Rodsky Oct 26, 2020

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Do you have a system in your home? Do you and your partner have clearly defined expectations and well-defined roles? Is there fairness and transparency? My guest on today’s episode of Looking Up, Eve Rodsky, says that couples rarely - if ever - are able to answer yes to all three of these questions, and she’s made it her life’s work to change that. In this episode, Eve shares with us how she’s working to change society, one marriage at a time. She has a simple solution to an age-old problem: women shouldering the brunt of childrearing and domestic life responsibilities. In her book, Fair Play, she uses her Harvard Law School degree and years of organizational management experience to create a system to help couples rebalance all of the work it takes to run a home and reimagine their relationship, time and purpose. Eve talks about it all in this episode, and how we can (and why we should) put an end to major misconceptions and lies we are fed about the Gender Division of Labor.

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Making Your War Beautiful with Ladies of London Star + Restaurateur Marissa Hermer Oct 19, 2020

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So much loss has taken place over this past year and that loss looks different for all of us. So many Looking Up guests have recognized some of the gifts they've received by way of their struggle during this time… but one thing that’s important to highlight is human flexibility, the ability to be emotionally and mentally flexible, or what it means to adapt, to recreate, to reinvent and to pivot to find new paths moving forward, especially when faced with setbacks. This week’s guest is a reality tv alumni, author, entrepreneur, restaurateur and mom. She was on the Bravo show Ladies of London for 3 seasons, is the owner of two LA hotspots, The Draycott and Olivetta, and is the creator of the new kids' snack brand Mavericks. In the face of the pandemic when restaurants closed for so many months she reinvented her business model and did so all with the focus on how she could help our healthcare heroes. We talk about finding light in less than ideal situations, her entrepreneurial spirit, the battles we are all facing and how to make our wars beautiful… In this episode, she reminds us of how much love there is in the world despite all the chaos.

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Guest Details: @marissahermer

Book That Has Changed The Way Marissa Lives Her Life: The Prophet by Khalil Gibran

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How To Practice Effectively For Just About Anything: Overcoming Performance Anxiety with Dr. Don Greene Oct 12, 2020

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Many of us have experienced in one way or another the symptoms of performance anxiety. Whether that be fumbling words during a speech, getting sweaty palms on a first date, or even messing up lines in a play you memorized by heart. The feeling might make you cast doubt on yourself, despite knowing you worked hard. Looking Up's guest for this week is Dr. Don Greene, a peak performance psychologist whose specialty is overcoming performance anxiety. His comprehensive approach has been taught at Juilliard, the Los Angeles Opera, the New World Symphony and even the US Olympic Training Program. His students have been awarded prestigious positions with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, NY Philharmonic and some have received gold medals during their work with him. His TED TALK has over 31M Views! Take a listen to Dr. Don Greene and learn more about overcoming the fear and anxiety that might come with your performance abilities.

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Book That Has Changed The Way Dr. Greene Lives His Life: Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue by Neale Donald Walsch

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Embracing Reality with Whitney Port Oct 05, 2020

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Take a listen to this week’s episode of Looking Up with Whitney port: Business woman, reality television star, wife, and mother. This conversation includes all things transparent, and she gets real about mental health, the ups and downs of motherhood, and of course, her time in reality television. Whitney is not afraid to stand up for what’s in her best interest, even if that means going against societal pressures and norms. Whitney embraces growth through loss, struggles, and what she defines as personal wins. To purchase your own THINGS ARE LOOKING UP Optimism Deck of Cards please visit ThingsAreLookingUp.co For more BTS footage of this episode and any others follow @drdeepikachopra + @allthingsarelookingup Guest Details: @whitneyeveport Book That Has Changed The Way Whitney Lives Her Life: Untamed by Glennon Doyle Produced by Dear Media

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"Writing Saved My Life” with Alex Elle Sep 28, 2020

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On this week’s episode of Looking Up, we embrace the therapeutic qualities and emotional benefits of writing with successful poet and published author, Alex Elle, who has overcome a number of her own hardships throughout her life by way of writing. You may recognize some of her work from the widely popular “Notes to Self” series, where she posts thousands of self affirmations and quotes as a reminder that we are human and capable of healing. Not only do we talk about the importance of writing, but also the importance of reparenting ourselves, teaching our children the necessity of mental wellbeing, and allowing space for joy. Grab a pen and some paper, this episode will inspire you to simply want to write.

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Book That Has Changed The Way Alex Lives Her Life: A Three Dog Life by Abigail Thomas

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Sophia Bush on Being an Activist, Actress, and Avid Learner Sep 21, 2020

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In the Season Two premiere of Looking Up, Sophia Bush, actress (One Tree Hill, Chicago P.D, Incredibles 2) talks all about the importance of being empathic, having curiosity, always seeking to learn and shares her fight for social and political justice. Now more than ever, Sophia’s voice, which is broadcasted to millions of people through social media, is necessary and critical; she is spreading the importance of being an activist in the community, voting to make real and lasting change, and standing up for what’s right. She gets real with us about how to advocate for change in the face of a country divided, and how sometimes the hardest person to advocate for can be one’s own self. Stick around for some inspiration, transparent storytelling and motivation…

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Guest Details: @sophiabush

Books That Changed The Way Sophia Lives Her Life:
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Asha Bandele
How to Be an Anti-Racist By Ibram X. Kendi

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