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    The Optimized Mind

    Hosted by Dr. Kate Lund, The Optimized Mind explores how we can define our own unique context, build resilience and maximize potential through engaging with today’s top thought leaders in the business and personal development space. Learn more at: https://missionmatters.com/author/kate-lund/

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    Understanding Resilience with Martina Faulkner Jul 08, 2025
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    In this episode of The Optimized Mind, Dr. Kate is joined by Martina Faulker, a cross-genre author whose work focuses primarily on what it means to be human. The discussion delves into the nuances of resilience, challenging common misconceptions and emphasizing that resilience is not a fixed trait or a simple milestone to achieve. Instead, resilience is framed as an ongoing process and a byproduct of ongoing inner work, self-awareness, and daily choices.

    Martina E. Faulkner is a cross-genre author whose work focuses primarily on exploring what it means to be human—both the unique and the universal. She holds a trifecta in the mental health/healing world as a therapist, certified life coach, and Reiki Master Teacher. This distinctive background allows her to draw on her professional and personal experience in her writing, whether fiction, nonfiction, children’s, or poetry.

    A self-proclaimed Anglophile, Martina drinks tea daily, loves walks in nature, and enjoys looking at beautiful images from the British Isles while dreaming up her next book. You can read her regular column (‘Unique and Universal’) on Substack, follow her on Instagram and Facebook (@martinaefaulkner), or visit martinaefaulkner.com to learn more.

    To Learn More, visit:
    www.katelundspeaks.com

    Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters:
    https://missionmatters.com/author/kate-lund


    Insights on Neuroplasticity and Education with Debbie Gilmore Jul 01, 2025
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    In this episode of The Optimized Mind, Dr. Kate is joined by Debbie Gilmore, Executive Director at the Arrowsmith Program. Debbie shared her powerful personal journey—both as an educator and as a parent—exploring how neuroplasticity can transform lives for students with learning differences. She discussed the groundbreaking cognitive approach of Arrowsmith, the importance of acknowledging challenges, and the real potential for brain change at any age.

    Debbie Gilmore is a passionate change-maker and Executive Director at the Arrowsmith Program. She is dedicated to transforming education and learning worldwide. With over 40 years of experience spanning classrooms to administrative roles, she's driving educational reform. Debbie collaborates globally with educators and professionals to help them bring about cognitive enhancement to unlock every human’s potential.

    To Learn More, visit:
    www.katelundspeaks.com

    Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters:
    https://missionmatters.com/author/kate-lund


    The Ripple Effect of Service with Paul Glover Jun 24, 2025
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    On today's episode of The Optimized Mind, Dr. Kate sat down with Paul Glover, the no BS Leadership and Executive Coach, whose extraordinary journey took him from successful trial attorney to ex-convict and now trusted executive coach. Paul shared powerful lessons on transformation, the value of failure, and the ripple effect of service. If you're ready to face your blind spots, embrace personal responsibility, and take your career—and life—to the next level, you won't want to miss this conversation.

    Paul Glover is the No B.S. Executive Leadership Coach, coaching & assisting leaders in organizations with revenue up to one billion dollars. He is also:

    • A "recovering” federal trial lawyer,
    • An ex-felon,
    • A TEDx speaker,
    • An approved Vistage and YPO Speaker on leadership in the Post-Pandemic work environment,
    • The author of WorkQuake™: Making the Seismic Shift to a Knowledge Economy,
    • A Forbes contributor,
    • And a Starbucks addict and Chicago Bears fanatic.

    Link to Paul’s Ted X:
    hwww.youtube.com/watch?v=vsVweR4yXz4

    To Learn More, visit:
    www.katelundspeaks.com

    Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters:
    https://missionmatters.com/author/kate-lund


    Understanding Gratitude with Martina Faulkner Jun 17, 2025
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    In this episode of The Optimized Mind, Dr. Kate is joined by cross-genre author Martina Faulkner. The discussion focuses on the power of gratitude and its role as both a feeling and a practical tool. Martina shares insights on authentic versus performative gratitude, highlighting how gratitude is most powerful when it comes from within rather than being externally imposed or demanded. The conversation wraps up with reflections on gratitude as a pathway to shift from stressed, overwhelmed to a more peaceful, heart-centered state.

    Martina E. Faulkner is a cross-genre author whose work focuses primarily on exploring what it means to be human—both the unique and the universal. She holds a trifecta in the mental health/healing world as a therapist, certified life coach, and Reiki Master Teacher. This distinctive background allows her to draw on her professional and personal experience in her writing, whether fiction, nonfiction, children’s, or poetry.

    A self-proclaimed Anglophile, Martina drinks tea daily, loves walks in nature, and enjoys looking at beautiful images from the British Isles while dreaming up her next book. You can read her regular column (‘Unique and Universal’) on Substack, follow her on Instagram and Facebook (@martinaefaulkner), or visit martinaefaulkner.com to learn more.

    To Learn More, visit:
    www.katelundspeaks.com

    Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters:
    https://missionmatters.com/author/kate-lund


    Navigating Trauma with Dr. Jenny Hughes Jun 10, 2025
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    In this episode of The Optimized Mind, Dr. Kate sits down with psychologist, Dr. Jenny Hughes. The conversation explores grief, both in traditional forms and as it relates to lost opportunities and changes brought by trauma. Dr. Hughes illustrates how trauma often manifests through physical sensations and patterns in the body. She introduces brain spotting, a somatic therapeutic approach which helps heal deeply rooted trauma.

    Jenny Hughes, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of trauma and PTSD. As a clinician, she practices Brainspotting, EMDR, and Cognitive Processing Therapy. Jenny is the author of The PTSD Recovery Workbook and Triggers to Glimmers: A Vicarious Resilience Journal and Workbook.

    As a leader in the field of vicarious trauma and resilience, Jenny serves trauma therapists, helpers, and healers as the founder of The BRAVE Trauma Therapist Collective. Jenny helps trauma therapists be human again and become more aware of how to identify and manage vicarious trauma, enhance vicarious resilience, and connect and grow through community.

    To learn more about Dr. Jenny, please visit:
    www.braveproviders.com

    To Learn More, visit:
    www.katelundspeaks.com

    Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters:
    https://missionmatters.com/author/kate-lund


    Futures Thinking and Resilience with Donna Dupont Jun 03, 2025
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    In this episode of The Optimized Mind, Dr. Kate is joined by Donna Dupont, an award-winning designer, futurist, and the Founder of Purple Compass. The discussion focuses on her unique journey from healthcare to futures and foresight. Donna shares how her early work as a respiratory therapist, especially during the SARS crisis, shaped her interest in large-scale health system planning, public policy, and emergency management. She highlights the importance of anticipating long-term change and system vulnerabilities rather than just responding to emergencies.

    Donna Dupont, is an award-winning designer, futurist, and the Founder of Purple Compass. With over 25 years of experience collaborating with leaders in healthcare, public safety, defense, and security, she helps organizations develop future literacy skills to navigate uncertainty and lead change in today’s complex world. Donna integrates theory and practice to enhance anticipatory and adaptive capabilities, strategic intelligence, and agility, driving impactful future policy and strategic planning. A former healthcare professional, provincial policy advisor, and emergency manager, Donna is deeply passionate about applying foresight to strengthen decision-making, mitigate future risks, and enhance preparedness and adaptive capacity. Her work empowers organizations to seize opportunities for innovation, transformation, and resilience.

    Donna’s unique approach combines systems thinking and strategic foresight, leveraging both quantitative and qualitative insights to identify patterns and anticipate change over time. Her extensive portfolio includes advancing insights on climate-risk, international development, environmental and civil security, health and human security, and national defense.Recognized for her exceptional achievements, Donna has received seven government awards for excellence in policy, strategy, and partner relations. Her acclaimed futures research, Anticipation in Emergency Management (2020), earned awards from the Canadian Defence and Security Network and the Association of Professional Futurists. Donna holds a Master of Design in Strategic Foresight & Innovation from OCAD University.

    To learn more about Donna, please visit:
    www.purplecompass.ca

    To Learn More, visit:
    www.katelundspeaks.com

    Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters:
    https://missionmatters.com/author/kate-lund


    Technology, Impact, and Real-Life Change with Dr. Jennifer Gentile May 27, 2025
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    In this episode of The Optimized Mind, Dr. Kate is joined by Dr. Jennifer Gentile for a conversation exploring the evolution of mental health care, innovations in digital health technology, and the challenges of balancing a purposeful career with family life. Dr. Gentile shares her career journey from clinical psychologist at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School to her groundbreaking work in digital mental health.

    Dr. Jennifer Gentile is a thought leader and mental healthcare innovator with more than 10 years of experience in telehealth and digital health and is committed to improving access and quality in mental healthcare. In her most recent role as SVP, Clinical Innovation at ieso, a digital mental healthcare company, she collaborated with clinical and academic researchers to improve access, outcomes, and engagement in mental healthcare. As a practicing clinical psychologist since 2008 at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Jennifer maintains a deep understanding of the urgent needs for effective mental healthcare. Jennifer led the clinical efforts to found Amwell’s 50 state teletherapy offering.

    Her focus areas are translating data insights into actionable interventions to improve care, using AI and machine learning to improve the quality of therapy, scaling digital and human lead mental health intervention, and oversight of large clinical networks. Jennifer has a frequent guest speaker at national and international industry and academic conferences organized by the Tufts School of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, the American Psychological Association, NODE.Health, the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, World Medical Innovation Forum, and others.

    To learn more about Jennifer, please visit:
    www.thynk.com

    To Learn More, visit:
    www.katelundspeaks.com

    Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters:
    https://missionmatters.com/author/kate-lund


    Understanding Grief with Martina Faulkner May 20, 2025
    Show notes

    In this episode of The Optimized Mind, Dr. Kate is joined by cross-genre author Martina Faulkner. They delve into the complex and universal experience of grief. Martina shares the inspiration and process behind her new book, Understanding Grief, which is part of a larger series exploring foundational human experiences. The conversation highlights how grief is a universal emotion, yet always profoundly unique.

    Martina E. Faulkner is a cross-genre author whose work focuses primarily on exploring what it means to be human—both the unique and the universal. She holds a trifecta in the mental health/healing world as a therapist, certified life coach, and Reiki Master Teacher. This distinctive background allows her to draw on her professional and personal experience in her writing, whether fiction, nonfiction, children’s, or poetry.

    To Learn More, visit:
    www.katelundspeaks.com

    Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters:
    https://missionmatters.com/author/kate-lund


    Embracing Authenticity with Sheila Buswell May 13, 2025
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    In this episode of The Optimized Mind, Dr. Kate talks with Sheila Buswell. The discussion focuses on Sheila's journey from the military to entrepreneurship, her creation of an upward mobility device, and the challenge of overcoming imposter syndrome. Central take-aways include the importance of not comparing oneself to others, recognizing and celebrating small wins, and trusting one's intuition. Sheila emphasizes how embracing her individuality and focusing on her strengths led her to solve real-world problems in innovative ways, despite the self-doubt and societal assumptions she faced along the way.

    Sheila Buswell is the CEO and Co-Founder of Buswell Biomedical, a group that focuses on achieving physical mobility through technology. In 1997, Sheila joined the army, and in 1998 a generator fell on her foot in Bosnia; 20 years later her Mom fell and broke her hip, and when she saw her mom battling the same problems she had it bothered her profusely. Her mom was in a rehabilitation hospital in Arizona for 3 weeks and went from 110 Pound to 99 pounds; she had to be accompanied for all the activities of daily living like toileting by a healthcare worker. She realized that it had been 20 years since her own accident, and nothing has changed in how people are treated in rehabilitation hospitals.

    After receiving a medical discharge in 2001, Sheila moved to Missouri to continue her education, earning a BS in Mechanical Engineering in 2005 from Missouri University of Science and Technology (then UMR). Sheila also holds an MS in Biomedical Engineering from Saint Louis University.

    Sheila developed the concept for the Upward Mobility (UPMO) in 2018 to help improve quality of life at rehabilitation centers. Sheila’s goal today is for people to start thinking of AI as a way to solve problems and a tool at our disposal, instead of fearing it. Sheila is also the author of Is This Seat For Me? which shares the stories of a diverse group of accomplished individuals who struggled with self- doubt and found ways to overcome it.

    To Learn More, visit:
    www.katelundspeaks.com

    Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters:
    https://missionmatters.com/author/kate-lund


    Exploring Resilience and Strength with Professor MS Rao May 06, 2025
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    In this episode of The Optimized Mind, Dr. Kate speaks with Professor MS Rao about his compelling journey of perseverance and resilience. They delve into Professor Rao's forthcoming memoir, which reflects a slice of his life story, entwined with the challenges he faced, including a brain stroke and other health struggles. Despite these hurdles, Professor Rao has managed to write numerous books and hopes to inspire readers with his message of never giving up.

    Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D. is the Father of “Soft Leadership” and the Founder of MSR Leadership Consultants, India. He is a 21th-century philosopher, an International Leadership Guru with forty-three years of experience, and the author of fifty-three books including the award-winning ‘See the Light in You’ URL:
    amazon.com/See-Light-You-Spiritual-Mindfulness

    Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D. is a columnist and an author-at-large at Entrepreneur. He has published over 300 papers and articles in prestigious international publications including Leader to Leader, Thunderbird International Business Review, Strategic HR Review, Development and Learning in Organizations, Industrial and Commercial Training, On the Horizon, and Entrepreneur magazine. He is a soldier, entrepreneur, editor, educator, author, explorer, enlightener, thinker, writer, researcher, mentor, motivator, professor, reformer, traveler, blogger, storyteller, volunteer, activist, futurist, analyst, strategist, and coach.

    He is a C-Suite advisor and global keynote speaker. He brings a strategic eye and long-range vision given his multifaceted professional experience including military, teaching, training, research, consultancy, and philosophy. He is passionate about serving and making a difference in the lives of others. He trains a new generation of leaders through leadership education and publications. He hopes to build one million students as global leaders by 2030 URL: professormsraovision2030.blogspot.com/2014/12/professor-m-s-raos-vision-2030

    He volunteers peace activities, advocates gender equality (#HeForShe), and builds students globally. He invests his time in authoring books and blogging on executive education, learning, and leadership. Most of his work is free of charge on his four blogs including professormsraovision2030.blogspot.com. He is a prolific author and a dynamic, energetic, and inspirational leadership speaker. He can be reached at msrlctrg@gmail.com.

    To Learn More, visit:
    www.katelundspeaks.com

    Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters:
    https://missionmatters.com/author/kate-lund


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