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Sue Heilbronner: Coaching Conscious Leadership & Authentic Relating May 15, 2019

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In this episode, Amy calls up a mentor, personal friend, and a fierce woman in leadership, Sue Heilbronner. She's a speaker, a startup CEO, an investor, a professor at CU Boulder, a conscious leadership coach, and the co-creator of both Leadership Camp, as well as MergeLane, an accelerator for startups that have at least one female in leadership. Sue also mentors startups through the Techstars accelerator program in Boulder. She also teaches Conscious Leadership Camp, which you'll learn more about in this episode. Over the years, Amy has learned firsthand that Sue is deeply committed to showing up authentically, practicing conscious leadership, and taking 100% responsibility for who she is, what she says, and how she shows up for people.

Listen on to find out about Sue's poker-playing mom in Vegas, what it means to really walk the talk, what it means to have "random time" set aside in your calendar for people, and the conscious leadership fundamentals, including taking 100% responsibility — no more no less — and how we can really own our parts at all times with people.

As humans, we crave real, intimate conversations and connections. It starts with authentic relating, showing up, and always owning your part. A true coach, this interview with Sue Heilbronner will teach you a thing or two about self-awareness, the personas we all carry, and what we can do to truly connect with the people we care about.

Arielle Ford: How to Use the Law of Attraction to Manifest Anything May 07, 2019

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In this episode, Amy chats with Arielle Ford, the "Cupid of Consciousness" and the fairy godmother of love. Arielle is a figurehead in the personal growth and contemporary spirituality movement. She's a celebrated love and relationship expert, author, speaker, and is co-creator and host of Evolving Wisdom's Art of Love series. Her mission is to help women find love, keep love, and be loved. Arielle is a gifted writer and author of 11 books, including the international bestseller The Soulmate Secret.

Listen to this episode to find out what it means to be a pleasure puppy, how to use the law of attraction to manifest a tribe, ways to strengthen your romantic relationships, and practice Wabi-Sabi love.

As it turns out, we can use the law of attraction to connect with more than just our soulmate and romantic partner. It's called manifesting, people, and it just may help you find your people. Not surprisingly, this love expert encourages us to spread more love and compassion in our day to day lives. Last week's episode was all about random acts of kyndness, and this week we're taking it a step further: anonymous acts of love.

Justin Kruger: Giving Back to Our Community May 01, 2019

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Justin Kruger is the founder of Project Helping, a non-profit based out of Denver, Colorado that improves mental wellness through what he has dubbed kyndfulness, or a daily practice of volunteering, intentional acts of kindness, and gratitude. Practicing kyndfulness brings awareness to the impact that serving your community can have on others and on your own mental state. Justin has gone on to found Kyndhub, an online community that similarly encourages people to do kind things for one another, and Kyndkit, a service that delivers volunteer experiences right to your door. Through Project Helping and Kyndhub, Justin has done a great deal to give back to the community of Denver, with over 1,000 volunteer events in the past 5 years, and both companies help foster volunteerism worldwide.

In this episode, you'll learn how a third date led Justin to his very first volunteer experience, how his path took him from professional golf to a corporate career to founding a nonprofit. Justin talks about how he uses volunteering as therapy and his treatment for anxiety and depression and explains why he thinks volunteering truly saved his life. If you're already asking yourself, "How can I give back?", "Where can I help?" and "When can I start contributing?" you'll find out how to use Justin's platforms to find volunteering experiences in your area that are easy to jump right into. Amy and Justin will even give some advice to their younger selves, so stay 'til the end.

Hopefully, this episode will remind you of the importance and benefits of giving back to others and inspire you to give back to our community and in doing so, contribute to society right away.

Please note that the volunteer experiences that Amy mentions in the episode have passed since interviewed Justin Kruger. To look for more upcoming volunteer events near you, visit ProjectHelping.org or join Kyndhub today. You can also get your Kyndkit in the mail, and reach out to Justin and his team at ProjectHelping.org to bring volunteering events to your community!

Dr. Rachel Abrams: Understanding the Human Animal, Love, and Right Relationship Apr 23, 2019

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In today's episode, Amy digs deep with Dr. Rachel Carlton Abrams, voted the "Best Doctor" in Santa Cruz County for 9 years running. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University, Rachel received her MD from UC San Francisco and a master's degree in holistic health from UC Berkeley. Board certified in family medicine and integrative medicine, she refers to herself lovingly in this episode as an "integrative weirdo doctor." At her award-winning integrative medicine clinic in Santa Cruz, Dr. Abrams treats many of the world's most influential people. Rachel is happily married to her fellow author and husband Doug Abrams and the mother of three fabulous young adults.

Listen on to find out how Rachel thinks we're in a cultural crisis and why relationships and connection are the answer. You'll also learn a bit of neuroscience that explains how all living beings have a connection to each other and a connection to nature. We'll talk about her new books BodyWise and Eight Dates, with guides to essential conversations on topics like money, sex, family, and dreams, and finally, we'll learn what in the world "naked Shabbat" is.

You'll finish this episode feeling inspired to connect deeply with yourself, with others, and with the earth. As humans, social relationships are integral to our social health and holistic wellness, and we may just be in a cultural crisis. Let's discuss how the human animal has evolved and how we can stay well in our modern tech-centric society.

Scott Kriens: Modeling Leadership with Authentic Relationships Apr 16, 2019

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In today's episode, Amy hops on the phone with Scott Kriens, a highly successful entrepreneur, the co-founder of 1440 Multiversity with his wife Joanie, and, we're lucky to say, one of Fabriq's investors.

After losing his father in 2004, Scott began to think long and hard about the question "What really matters?" At his core, Scott is a learner and a builder, committed to finding new ways to tie the world around us to that which is real and powerful within us. Moving beyond having more of suffering less, 1440 helps people and groups interested in finding their own unique connection to meaning, so they too can answer the question "What really matters?"

Listen on as we talk about how Scott and Amy first met barefoot in a muddy monsoon, what Scott thinks pathological collaboration is, how a blind date to Kenny Loggins led to 1440, and why being selfish is a good thing!

At the end of the day, what really matters in life is our relationship — with ourselves, with those we love, and with our community. Building meaningful connections begins with being authentic. Scott has been practicing what he preaches since developing his leadership skills as the former CEO of tech giant Juniper Networks and continues to learn and grow to this day, always doing the hard work of working on yourself.

Joan Blades: The Art of Conversation & Connection Apr 08, 2019

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In this episode, we're connecting with Joan Blades, the creator of Living Room Conversations. Joan is on a mission to rebuild respectful discourse across ideas, cultures, and party lines, while embracing our shared human values because when we care about each other, we find ways to meet each others' core needs regardless of our beliefs. As co-founder of MomsRising.org and MoveOn.org, Joan has given people the space to come together and promote their shared values. She's a nature lover, artist, and mom, and a true believer in the power of people respectfully coming together to connect over difficult conversations.

Listen on to find out six ways to have impactful conversations with people in your community, three core value questions that will help everyone get connected within minutes of sitting down together, and what Joan is working on, to be released later this year, called MisMatch, a program that brings together junior high and high school students across the country for powerful conversations. Don't miss out on this inspiring conversation and opportunity for personal growth!

We all know that communication is essential to creating meaningful connections with others, so how do we have the difficult discussions that bring us closer? Joan's format for effective conversation relies on recognizing what we have in common, what brings us together as people. Whether you're having a discussion with your partner, your grandparents, or your arch-nemesis, remember that we can all find common ground and connectedness.

Melody Warnick: How to Make Friends In a New City & Belong Apr 04, 2019

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In the first Wellness 3.0 interview, Amy connects with Melody Warnick, a journalist who set out to find out how to fall in love with and feel at home in the places where we already live. Author of This Is Where You Belong: Finding Home Wherever You Are, Melody interviewed long-time residents who are thriving in their cities to learn what keeps them where they are. She took the best ideas back to her new hometown of Blacksburg, Virginia, and began a series of "Love Where You Live" experiments to feel a better sense of belonging in her own community.

Listen to find out which experiments worked best, how nature and contribution matter a lot more than you might think, and how to make friends in a new city as an adult.

Feeling like you belong in any place, new or old, can be tough without the right mindset and the right people in your court. This episode will give you some practical tips on how to make new friends with whom you can share experiences in your city and how to engage with your community. Soon enough, you may just be calling this place home — and mean it.

Amy Baglan: What Is Social Wellness? Mar 27, 2019

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What is Social Wellness?

In the very first episode of Wellness 3.0, Amy Baglan, CEO & Co-Founder of Fabriq and MeetMindful, dives into her background, the meaning of "meaningful connection", the social disconnection epidemic, and what she believes is the emerging third wave of health & wellness — something we like to call social wellness.

"These days, most people find it easier to lock eyes with a screen than with another person, yet we are innately social beings. So what happened? And what can we do about it?"

On the Wellness 3.0 podcast, we're on a mission to answer that question through a weekly show that explores why we as humans have become more comfortable with locking eyes with our devices than with other human beings.

In this episode, Amy takes us back to 1948 when the World Health Organization defined health a bit differently than it does today. Hint: It used to include social wellbeing! She'll also discuss:

What led her to investigate meaningful connections and start Fabriq
The epidemic of disconnection, loneliness, and social isolation and how it's detrimental to our health
Why the third wave of health & wellness has everything to do with our social ties, social health, and community
The importance of deepening existing relationships, building strong support systems, and interacting with your community

Each week on Wellness 3.0 we'll invite guests to help us dig deeper into the many areas of social wellness. We'll play connectivity games, give you weekly challenges and activities to improve your social wellbeing and discuss everything from volunteerism to making new friends as an adult, to finding a sense of purpose and belonging in our community. Join us every week as we ditch disconnection and shift to social wellness.

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