Are you engaging in meaningful work that benefits you and has a positive impact on the world around you? Brendan Kiernan of Helo.tv is a visionary in the media industry transitioning towards purposeful, positive-impact projects. Exploring the intersections of psychology, AI, and climate change, this episode delves into Kiernan’s journey from a conventional CEO to a climate change innovator with the Museum of Tomorrow. Through their insightful dialogue, Dr. Hill and Kiernan explore the essence of meaningful work, the challenges of aligning personal values with professional endeavors, and the transformative potential of envisioning a hopeful future for our planet.

• The importance of aligning professional projects with personal values and the planet’s well-being.
• How the Museum of Tomorrow uses AI to help individuals imagine and strive for a post-climate crisis world.
• Strategies to overcome obstacles when pivoting towards more values-aligned work, emphasizing psychological flexibility and the willingness to embrace discomfort.
• The role of envisioning a positive future motivates climate action and how collective visioning can lead to a more connected and sustainable world.

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Michael Herold is a confidence coach, public speaker, and ACT specialist. He also has a neuromuscular condition that may necessitate him leaving his beloved life in Vienna soon. In this real play, Dr. Diana Hill and Michael explore what it would look like to live life on his own terms.

Listen and learn:

• Why it’s helpful to write your own nightmare review
• The benefits of making selfishness a value
• The art of asking for help
• What it looks like to live a 5-star life

Can Michael turn his life from his feared 2-star review to his fearless 5-star one? Listen to find out!

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Ever wonder what a mantra is and how to use one? In this skill-building episode, Dr. Diana Hill shares the emerging science behind mantras, offers some simple ones to try, and shows you how to design your own.

Listen and learn:

• The impact of mantra on your brain
• Simple secular mantras you can try out right away
• How to set up a formal and informal mantra practice

Listen to this episode with Diana Hill to use mantras to benefit your mind and body today.

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What does it mean to interact in a secure way from a centered, wise space? According to Dr. Ann Kelley, co-author of Secure Relating and co-host of the popular podcast Therapist Uncensored, we all move in and out of secure and insecure patterns in our relationships. Ann’s modern take on attachment theory moves us from rigid categories into a more dynamic, evolving, and systemic look at our relational patterns.

Listen and learn:

• What is the Modern Attachment Regulation Spectrum
• How we borrow each other’s nervous systems
• Why sometimes it’s better to speak in sentences, not essays
• The difference between leaning “red,” “blue,” or “green” when it comes to relating with others
• How our nervous system is shaped by our environment, history, and context

Join us in this episode to discover the key to secure relating: identifying your nervous system’s protective emotional reactions so you can find your way back to connection.

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In this real play, Dr. Diana Hill is joined by workshop participant Jennie Nash live from a Blue Spirit Costa Rica retreat. Together, they navigate Jennie Nash’s feelings of being trapped by her own success amidst celebrating significant personal milestones and leading a successful business that trains and certifies book coaches. Through exploring wise effort, values, and the balance of effort in life and work, Jennie discovers the subtle nuances between meaningful engagement and burnout while unearthing the importance of self-commitment, authenticity, and valuing herself.

You will learn:

• The intricacies of feeling ‘trapped’ by one’s own success and how to explore these feelings through wise effort.
• How to identify and align with your core values, even amidst burnout, and use these values to guide your life and work.
• Strategies for balancing high-effort, value-aligned work with necessary self-care and personal development to prevent burnout.

Listen to this episode for a compelling narrative on finding equilibrium within success and reaffirming one’s values through self-reflection.

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We can put our energy where it matters most and...

According to Dr. Emily Weinstein, head of Harvard’s Center for Digital Thriving, we are going about it wrong regarding kids and screens. We must stop demonizing technology and take a more critical and optimistic look at its benefits and harms. In this episode, you’ll explore:

• Misconceptions parents and caregivers have about teens and screens
• Why the teenage brain is especially vulnerable to the harmful aspects of social media
• How to start conversations with your kids about values and tech
• How to develop healthier tech habits
• Why let your kid critique you for once!

We need both critical, thoughtful attention to the harms and benefits of technology and be optimistic that there are evidence-based strategies that can help us thrive in a digital world.

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We often hear that we need to learn to tolerate uncertainty and be comfortable with our feelings. However, it's not always easy to do so. Dr. Diana Hill shares psychology research, personal experiences, and practical strategies that can help you confront and work with difficult emotions.

In this episode, Dr. Hill covers the following topics:

• Two things that can worsen difficult feelings
• Distress tolerance skills
• The negative consequences of venting your anger
• An ACT-based practice that can help you get comfortable with being uncomfortable

Listen to Dr. Diana Hill's thoughts and tips to help you with difficult feelings.

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According to Ofosu Jones-Quartey, everyone is deserving of their own love and compassion, because in this moment, you are enough. Inner work is the way we begin to change the world for the better. In this episode, Ofosu Jones-Quartey, Born I, explores the intersection of hip hop, mindfulness, compassion, and human vulnerability.

You’ll explore:

• The power behind the mantra and koan “You are enough”
• Healing the pain that you didn’t take care of
• Self-compassion as a pathway to belonging
• Songs by Born I including: In This Moment, Om Madne Padne Om, Avalo and more!

Give yourself the gift of slowing down to listen to his deep teachings and music!

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