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What We Can Learn By Thinking Like a Kid with Scott Hershovitz Nov 08, 2022

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Scott Hershovitz is the Thomas G. and Mabel Long Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Michigan. He directs the University’s Law and Ethics Program and he co-edits Legal Theory. Scott writes about law and philosophy. His academic work has appeared in the Harvard Law Review, The Yale Law Journal, and Ethics, among other places. In addition, he writes occasional essays about philosophy for the New York Times. Before joining the Michigan faculty, he served as a law clerk to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the United States Supreme Court and an attorney-advisor on the appellate staff of the Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice.

Eric and Scott discuss his new book, Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Adventures in Philosophy withMy Kids

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Scott Hershovitz and I Discuss What We Can Learn By Thinking Like a Kid and …

His book, Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Adventures in Philosophy with My Kids
Defining philosophy as the art of thinking
How kids are natural philosophers and ask interesting questions
Learning to think critically about our own ideas
Distinguishing between what we think we should do and what we want to do
The story of the Ship of Theseus and how we can compare it to our own identity
How identity can be used as a tool in how we see ourselves in the world in both a negative and positive way
Relativism and how we each get our own truth
Epistemic bubbles and echo chambers
What we can learn when we talk to people who think differently than us
How we can look at other people with both objective or participant attitudes, depending on the circumstances
Tempering our perspectives when we learn about others’ circumstances

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What We Know But Don’t Believe with Steve Hagen

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How to Stay Motivated with Ayelet Fishbach Nov 04, 2022

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Ayelet Fishbach, PhD, is the Jeffrey Breakenridge Keller Professor of Behavioral Science and Marketing at the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business . She is the past president of the Society for the Science of Motivation and the International Social Cognition Network. She is an expert on motivation and decision making. Dr. Fishbach’s groundbreaking research on human motivation has won the Society of Experimental Social Psychology’s Best Dissertation Award and Career Trajectory Award, and the Fulbright Educational Foundation Award.

Ayelet Fishbach and I Discuss How to Stay Motivated and …

Her book, Get It Done: Surprising Lessons from the Science of Motivation
The myth of motivation is that we are failures
Changing our situations is the most important step in staying motivated
Setting goals for our real life situations, not our ideal situations
Finding empathy for our future self
Intrinsic motivation predicts sustained engagement
Choosing powerful goals that seem exciting and not a chore
Approach goals as opposed to avoidance goals
How assigning numbers to goals can be powerful
The importance of framing our goals
Why will power alone does not work
Strategies for managing competing goals
Remembering that we don’t have to act on our thoughts or ideas
The middle problem when it’s hard to see progress and stay motivated
Using time brackets for your goals
Why some goals never become habit
The role of incentives in achieving goals
How important it is to track progress

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Tiny Habits for Behavior Change with BJ Fogg

How to Change with Katy Milkman

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What We Can Learn From Our Bad Wolf with Matthew Quick Nov 01, 2022

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Matthew Quick is the New York Times bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook—which was made into an Oscar-winning film—and eight other novels. His work has been translated into more than thirty languages, received a PEN/Hemingway Award Honorable Mention, was an LA Times Book Prize finalist, a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice, a #1 bestseller in Brazil, a Deutscher Jugendliteratur Preis 2016 (German Youth Literature Prize) nominee, and selected by Nancy Pearl as one of Summer’s Best Books for NPR. The Hollywood Reporter has named him one of Hollywood’s 25 Most Powerful Authors.

Matthew Quick and I Discuss What We Can Learn From Our Bad Wolf and …

His book, We Are the Light
What drew him to Jungian analysis and his ideas on synchronicity
His healing journey and what he learned about himself
Learning to face his pain from a sober light
Losing access to a creative part of him when he stopped drinking
How his work with his analyst replaced the alcohol in his life
The importance of community
What the term “father hunger” means
His unique relationship with his analyst
How he learned to redeem his father
The important themes he covers in his latest novels
Doing the hard work in the second half of life
The respect he has developed for the craft of novel writing

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Matthew’s Website

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Living Between Worlds with James Hollis

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How to Begin Your Journey to Wholeness with Parker Palmer Oct 28, 2022

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Parker J. Palmer, is the founder and Senior Partner of the Center for Courage & Renewal. He is a world-renowned writer, speaker and activist who focuses on issues in education, community, leadership, spirituality and social change. He has reached millions worldwide through his nine books, including Let Your Life Speak, The Courage to Teach, A Hidden Wholeness, and Healing the Heart of Democracy.

Parker Palmer and I Discuss and …

His book, Hidden Wholeness: A Journey Towards an Undivided Life
What the idea of “the Soul” means to him
His experiences with depression and the lesson he’s learned from it
What “the divided life” is
The importance of having both community and solitude
The idea of “The Circle of Trust”
The importance of letting another person work their way to the answer themselves
His book, Healing the Heart of Democracy
The important role that conflict brings to our form of government
The Five Habits of the Heart
Eustress is the positive effect of tension
The two ways that the heart can break
How those with different viewpoints can find common ground
The Courage and Renewal Center

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Parker’s Website

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The Divided Yet Connected Brain with Iain McGilchrist

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How to Find Wellness in Indigenous Wisdom with Chelsea Luger & Thosh Collins Oct 25, 2022

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Chelsey Luger is a writer and wellness advocate originally from North Dakota, an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and descendant of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. She got her undergraduate degree at Dartmouth College, concentrating on comparative histories of global Indigenous cultures, and later earned an M.S. in Digital Media at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. She is the co-founder of Well For Culture. Her writing has appeared in the Atlantic, Huffington Post, Yes! Magazine, and other outlets.

Thosh Collins is a photographer, board member for the Native Wellness Institute, and co-founder of Well For Culture. He is On Akimel O'odham, Seneca-Cayuga, and Osage, born and raised on the Salt River Reservation. He serves on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Land Board, and remains politically and culturally active within his community.

Chelsea Luger & Thosh Collins and I Discuss How to Find Wellness in Indigenous Wisdom and ...

Their book, The Seven Circles: Indigenous Teachings for Living Well
Beginning everything with gratitude is a key to our wellness journey
Accepting the challenges and finding balance
Chelsea's story of the dust storm and teaching resilience
Focusing on solution based thinking for indigenous cultures to heal and thrive
Expanding the common narrative of indigenous cultures to show resilience rather than brokenness
Understanding the harm of cultural appropriation
Keeping their cultural and spiritual practices private and sacred
The seven circles include our connections to food, sleep, movement, ceremony, sacred space, community, and land.
How the symbol of the medicine wheel represents interconnectedness of mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional
Finding ways to integrate the circles of wellness
Connecting to land is about remembering that we are not separate from nature
Noticing and acknowledging the natural elements of this earth
Adapting a subsistence world view
How connecting emotion to day to day rituals creates the element of ceremony

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Chelsea & Thosh's Website

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Deep Transformation with Spring Washam

What is Wellness Culture with Fariha Roisin

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How to Bring Zen Into Everyday Life with Shozan Jack Haubner Oct 21, 2022

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Shozan Jack Haubner is the pen name of a Zen monk whose essays have appeared in The Sun, Tricycle, Buddha, Dharma, and The New York Times, as well as in the best Buddhist Writing series. Jack is the winner of a 2012 Pushcart prize and is the author of Zen Confidential Confessions of a Wayward Monk and Single White Monk. He is also the host of the YouTube channel Zen Confidential.

Shozan Jack Haubner and I Discuss How to Bring Zen Into Everyday Life and …

His transition from monastic life to real world life
Realizing that his growth has taken a different path after leaving the monastery
Trusting in life, even when it’s really challenging
The differences between the personal and intimate
Noticing the moments of waking up that happen in daily life
The challenges he experienced when in a leadership role
His relationship with his dad
Understanding the meanings of self and no self

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How to Discover Your Way of Being Through the Enneagram with Susan Piver Oct 18, 2022

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Susan Piver is the New York Times bestselling author of many books, including the award-winning “How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life”, “The Wisdom of a Broken Heart”, “Start Here Now: An Open-Hearted Guide to the Path and Practice of Meditation”, and “The Four Noble Truths of Love: Buddhist Wisdom for Modern Relationships”. Susan has been a practicing Buddhist since 1993 and graduated from a Buddhist seminary in 2004. She is an internationally acclaimed meditation teacher, known for her ability to translate ancient practices into modern life. Her work has been featured on the Oprah show, TODAY, CNN, and in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and others. In 2013, she launched the Open Heart Project, the largest virtual mindfulness community in the world with 20,000 members. Her newest book is “The Buddhist Enneagram: Nine Paths to Warriorship.”

In this episode, Eric and Susan discuss her newest book, The Buddhist Enneagram: Nine Paths to Warriorship

Susan Piver and I Discuss How to Discover Your Way of Being Through the Enneagram and …

Her book: The Buddhist Enneagram: Nine Paths to Warriorship
Defining the enneagram as 9 paths or ways of being
How the enneagram can be used in a variety of ways based on the person
Defining warrior as one who is not afraid of oneself
How it’s best to take multiple tests to best determine your enneagram type
The subtypes of the enneagram and how they’re often easier to identify
Patience is required to utilize the deep system of the enneagram
How the enneagram defines our “cocoon” and also our way out of it
The arc of transformation that includes the passions and the virtues
How the enneagram leads us to compassion for ourselves and others
How we should “feel the energy” of a number rather than declare our number
Asking what does this mean to me, today

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Susan’s Website for The Open Heart Project

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Eli-Jaxon Bear on Your True Self

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How to Work Through Fear and Depression with Paul Gilmartin Oct 15, 2022

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Paul Gilmartin is a stand-up comedian, podcast host, and television personality best known as the long time host of TBS’ Dinner and a Movie. Since 2011, Paul has been the host and executive producer of the podcast, Mental Illness Happy Hour.

In this episode, Eric and Paul discuss his strategies and practical approaches to deal with fear and depression.

Paul Gilmartin and I Discuss What How to Work Through Fear and Depression and …

His podcast, Mental Illness Happy Hour
How we all have something that we worship that orients our actions
Learning to be truly and deeply vulnerable
How there is no instant gratification in spirituality
Living a fear based life and addictive behaviors
Reconnecting with the body’s instincts
Getting curious about the thoughts that come up during meditation
The difference between self reflection and self obsession
Strategies for moving away from self obsessing
Finding himself stuck in the paralysis of perfection
The importance of taking a break from the world when you need it
The opposing forces of fear and hope
Moving through his fears and depression
How acting according to his values keeps him connected to his higher power
His spiritual growth includes facing his everyday fears
Learning to see past our mental barriers and realize what we’re capable of

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Discovering Spiritual Truths with Pete Holmes

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How to Lead a Happier Life with Dr. Laurie Santos Oct 11, 2022

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Dr. Laurie Santos is Professor of Psychology and Head of Silliman College at Yale University. She is the host of the podcast The Happiness Lab and is an expert on human cognition and the cognitive biases that impede better choices. Her course, “Psychology and the Good Life,” teaches students what the science of psychology says about how to make wiser choices and live a life that’s happier and more fulfilling. Dr. Santos has been featured in numerous news outlets including the New York Times, NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, CBS This Morning, and more. She has won numerous awards both for her science and teaching from institutions such as Yale and the American Psychological Association.

In this episode, Eric and Dr. Laurie Santos discuss the psychology of happiness and strategies on how to lead a happier life.

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Dr. Laurie Santos and I Discuss How to Lead a Happier Life and …

Her podcast, The Happiness Lab
The research she does with dogs
How animals are excellent guides on how to be present
The power of doing little things and doing them often
Focusing on the small things can help keep our “stories” accurate and positive
Gratitude and delight practices are useful strategies to create happiness
The impact of sound and learning to notice pleasant sounds
Shifting our attitude of how we spend our time (get to rather than have to)
Understanding the scientific benefits can provide motivation to change behavior
Self compassion helps to find the happy medium of being too harsh or easy on yourself
Getting curious about our resistance to creating good habits
How noticing and meditating on the rewards of a positive behavior hacks the brain systems
Knowing that behavior change is easier when our environment supports the behavior
Loneliness and how our intuitions are often wrong when trying to overcome it

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Dr. Laurie’s Website

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Ruth Whippman on The Complexities of Happiness

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What Creation Spirituality Means with Matthew Fox Oct 07, 2022

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Matthew Fox is an internationally acclaimed spiritual theologian, Episcopal priest, and activist. He holds a doctor in the History and Theology of Spirituality

In this episode, Eric and Matthew discuss his book: Matthew Fox: Essential Writings on Creation Spirituality.

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Matthew Fox and I Discuss What Creation Spirituality Means and …