Best Flow Research Collective Podcasts (2025)

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Gut Instinct, Hard Science: The New Neuroscience of Intuition 1:01:20

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What if your gut instinct was more than a hunch? What if it was your brain’s first navigation system—designed to reduce uncertainty, minimize surprise, and keep you alive? In this episode of Flow Radio, Steven Kotler and neuroscientist Dr. Michael Mannino crack open the black box of intuition. Along with co-authors Karl Friston, György Buzsáki, J.A…

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Authentic Leadership: LGBTQ+ Insights on Inclusivity and Impact with Dr. Liz Cavallaro 28:43

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In this Pride Month episode of The Experimental Leader Podcast, hosts Mel Rutherford and Melanie Parish are joined by Dr. Liz Cavallaro, executive coach and author of Forging Queer Leaders. Together, they explore how LGBTQ+ leaders leverage resilience, authenticity, and inclusivity to drive impactful leadership. Packed with actionable insights on a…

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Use Distraction to Hone Your Focus 13:48

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It might seem counterintuitive, but intentionally tuning into what’s distracting you can actually help strengthen your ability to focus. In today’s guided practice, meditation teacher Toby Sola introduces what he calls a “concentration algorithm.” This practice will help you identify which type of sensory experience you are naturally drawn to, and …

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A 10-Minute Full Body Scan Meditation 12:35

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When we are stressed or overwhelmed, or when our mind feels like it’s spinning out of control—it’s easy to forget that simply dropping into the body can be a powerful way to interrupt thEse thought loops. In this week’s refresh, meditation teacher Tara Healey guides us through a practice to calm the mind, notice sensations in the body, and bring aw…

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A Special Collection of Mindful Minutes to Reset, Recharge, and Reconnect 20:24

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In this special compilation episode, Dr. Wendy Bazilian offers a collection of “Mindful Minutes” she has shared in previous episodes for you to enjoy anytime you need a pause, a breath, or a gentle moment to ground yourself. This episode features a string of guided Mindful Minutes from 1,000 Waking Minutes, each focusing on a different aspect of we…

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A Walking Meditation to Savor the Day 12:34

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We mostly think of walking as an activity that is supposed to accomplish something: getting from point A to point B, exercising, reaching our daily step goals. And of course, those are all great reasons to go for a walk. In today’s practice, meditation teacher and bestselling author Jon Kabat-Zinn offers up another way that you can experience a wal…

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Re-Creation, Not Just Vacation: A Brief Episode as Wendy Recharges 8:51

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In this very brief episode, Dr. Wendy Bazilian shares a personal reflection on why true rest and recreation are not luxuries—they're essential parts of health. As she takes a short break to reconnect with family, nature, and herself, she offers thoughtful reminders about the creative, healing power of play, presence, and pausing. Whether you’re alr…

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A Meditation to Breathe Out Love 21:54

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Tonglen, sometimes called loving-kindness meditation, is a Tibetan practice of giving and receiving. In Tonglen, we open ourselves to our entire experience, including what is painful and difficult. We acknowledge our suffering, including the suffering we share with others. Then, we release intentions for peace, healing, and love out into the world.…

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Science You Can Use: Eyes, Energy, and Endurance 26:28

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Can the Mediterranean diet help protect your vision? Is weekend-only exercise enough to prevent chronic disease? And can just ten minutes outside really improve your mental health? In this “Science You Can Use” episode of 1,000 Waking Minutes, Dr. Wendy Bazilian unpacks three studies that offer real-world, science-backed guidance. You'll learn how …

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A Practice for Turning Toward Difficulty 17:18

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When we are experiencing difficult emotions or situations, our first impulse is often to look for a way out—usually through distracting, numbing, running, or denying. But what if the key to getting to the other side of difficulty is to simply be with it, offering the discomfort our courageous awareness and presence? In this week’s practice, author …

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The Truth About GLP-1s, Midlife Cravings, and Resizing Your Body | Just Jenny Podcast x Dr. Wendy Bazilian 53:15

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In this special replay episode of 1,000 Waking Minutes, Dr. Wendy Bazilian joins Jenny Hutt on the Just Jenny podcast for a real, energizing, and thoughtful conversation about midlife, metabolism, hormones, GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro, and what it truly means to feel good in your body. Originally recorded for Jenny’s “Weight Wednesd…

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A Meditation to Help You Make Any Decision—Big or Small 15:17

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You might not think of mindfulness as being a resource to help with decision-making, but moments of intentional silence can sharpen our mental clarity and help us discern which choices feel most aligned. In this guided practice, meditation teacher Toby Sola offers a simple technique you can use, whether you’re facing a life-changing choice or are j…

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Eat Local, Feel Better: What FLOWS from Farmers Markets, Co-ops and CSAs 38:57

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As we enter the season of sunshine and fresh starts, this new episode of 1,000 Waking Minutes invites you to rediscover one of the most powerful places for well-being: your local farmers market. In this special story-meets-science episode, Dr. Wendy Bazilian explores the personal joy, health benefits, and wide-reaching ripple effects of shopping lo…

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DIY and the Flow Code: How Punk Culture Built the Startup World 38:44

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What do DIY entrepreneurship, peak performance, and punk rock have in common? Everything. In this live Flow Radio episode, recorded at Summit at Sea 2024, New York Times bestselling author and FRC Executive Director Steven Kotler joins fashion icon John Varvatos to trace the rebel spirit from CBGB’s to Silicon Valley. Together, they map how the kid…

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A Meditation to Ease Into Sleep 11:53

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If you’ve ever been awake at three a.m., tossing and turning and wishing you could snap your fingers and get back to sleep, then you know: the more you try to fall asleep, the less likely you are to drift off. In this week’s guided practice, we’re revisiting a meditation with Mark Bertin that can release the striving, let go of tension, and make it…

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REPLAY: Think Clearer, Feel Better: The Hydration Tips You Need 47:29

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THIS IS A REPLAY OF A POPULAR EPISODE! AND WITH SUMMER RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER, IT’S A GOOD TIME TO THINK ABOUT THIRST AND THE WHYs AND HOWs TO QUENCH IT. CHEERS! Is your body getting the hydration it needs to thrive? Do you struggle with drinking enough water throughout the day? Dr. Wendy Bazilian dives into why water is essential not only for que…

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ICF Week 2025: Coaching Experiments with Leah Kedar & Robin Goodbary 35:49

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Celebrate International Coaching Week 2025 with this insightful episode exploring coaching’s evolving role in leadership. From AI advancements to maintaining a pure coaching mindset, this conversation offers practical tips, powerful questions, and valuable insights into how coaching fosters transformation, innovation, and shared leadership. Whether…

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Explore 3 Techniques in This Meditation Buffet 11:42

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Have you ever wondered why there are so many varieties of meditation practices, and why some of them seem to contradict each other in approach, style, or even objective? In today’s guided practice, meditation teacher Toby Sola walks us through three common types of meditation. Plus, he explains why the word “meditation” is very much like the word “…

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Science You Can Use: Butter, Brisk Movement, and a Fruit for Better Sleep 36:42

2M ago36:42

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A new Science You Can Use episode — three studies that translate into simple, real-world steps you can take today. In this episode, Dr. Wendy Bazilian brings evidence to life with approachable explanations, practical tips, and the kinds of changes that actually fit into your day. What recent research says about butter vs oils for cooking, how brisk…

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Validating Product-Market Fit: A Strategic Approach 12:18

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Achieving Product-Market Fit (PMF) is often seen as the golden ticket to success. But how do you know when you've truly found it? This article delves into the strategic approach to validating PMF, moving beyond gut feelings and into quantifiable metrics. We'll explore how to gauge user sentiment, define your value proposition, and identify your ide…

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A Meditation on Connecting Lands and Stories 16:52

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Many modern Western cultures don’t have a deep understanding of land as a source of collective identity, story, or purpose. There is a sense that, yes, land can be lovely—but it is mainly seen as a source of recreation or extraction, not necessarily as an integral part of what shapes us and future generations. In this guided practice, Indigenous sc…

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Breaking the Criticism Loop: Daily Tools for More Calm 35:38

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What happens after you pause the critic?After you catch the thought, let it pause, and create space — what fills that space? In this episode, Dr. Wendy Bazilian continues the conversation from the last episode about creating a criticism-free day — and explores what comes next: the practices that build resilience, creativity, and compassion when the…

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A Meditation for Clarifying Your Motivations for Using Tech 12:25

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Recent studies have confirmed that the constant presence and use of tech in our lives have become a hazard to our well-being on multiple levels. Meditation teacher, mindful tech designer, and self-identified tech lover Jay Vidyarthi observes, “It’s okay to enjoy technology. Tech becomes a problem when we get so attached to it that our lives fall ou…

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How to Clear Your Mind (and Mouth) of Criticism 38:29

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We all do it — the comment under our breath, the sharp thought in traffic, the eye-roll during a conversation, or the self-judgment in the mirror. In this episode,Dr. Wendy Bazilian invites you to go beyond just pausing the inner critic — and start replacing it with something better. Join Wendy for a refreshingly real and research-backed exploratio…

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Flow vs. the Victim Mindset: Trade Blame for Breakthroughs 1:02:43

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No one is coming to save you—but staying stuck isn’t the only option. Steven Kotler and Ryan Wickes welcome back Columbia professor and humanistic psychologist Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman—author of the just-released Rise Above, and one of today’s leading voices on human potential. Kaufman joins to unpack the victim mindset, the neurobiology of agency, …

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Five Years of Experimentation: A Conversation with Melanie Parish 16:22

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Celebrate a remarkable milestone with The Experimental Leader Podcast as we mark five years of exploring leadership through innovation, curiosity, and authenticity. In this special anniversary episode, podcast founder Melanie Parish reflects on the journey that started during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Melanie shares candid insights i…

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From Guesswork To Security: My Data-Driven Product Design Playbook 16:05

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In a landscape where intuition often reigns supreme, transitioning to a data-driven approach in product design can unlock untapped potential and foster innovation. This playbook delves into the essential strategies and methodologies that empower designers to base decisions on real-world data rather than mere guesswork. By harnessing analytics and u…

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An Interbeing Meditation for Connection and Understanding 18:46

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If you’ve faced challenging or polarizing conversations lately, you likely know how difficult it can be to connect and cooperate with the person on the other side of that interaction. In today’s guided practice, Dr. Shalini Bahl invites us to explore our innate interconnectedness by recognizing our needs and those of others, so that we can be empow…

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The Creative Leader’s Playbook 56:20

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Creativity isn’t a nice-to-have. It’s a survival skill. In this episode of Flow Radio, Steven Kotler sits down with artist, designer, and serial entrepreneur Jody Levy for a conversation on how intuition, constraint, and ritual unlock creativity—and why all three are non-negotiables for high-performance leadership. They trace Jody’s path through ex…

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FLOWS (Part 2): Research, Real-Life Tips, and a Flexible Roadmap to Feel-Good Food 43:20

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In this continuation of last week’s episode, we return to FLOWS — Fresh, Local, Organic, Whole, and Seasonal — not as a rigid rulebook, but as a flexible, feel-good philosophy to support your health in real life. In Part 2, Dr. Wendy Bazilian explores the science behind FLOWS: how whole and fresh foods interact in the body, why texture and food for…

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A Forgiveness Meditation with Will Schneider 17:42

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Forgiveness is a cornerstone practice of mindfulness, and it’s also one of the most difficult. Extending forgiveness to others and to ourselves requires a kind of awareness and vulnerability that can feel deeply uncomfortable, especially if we are carrying heavy stories of shame, anger, or resentment connected to that experience. In today’s guided …

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FLOWS (Part 1): A Flexible Food Philosophy to Nourish Body and Mind 30:39

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Are you ready to rethink the way you approach food—not as a set of rigid rules, but as a philosophy that flows with your life? In this episode, Dr. Wendy Bazilian introduces her original framework called FLOWS, an inspiring and flexible guide to eating well every day. You’ll learn how Fresh, Local, Organic, Whole, and Seasonal choices aren’t about …

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User Flow Optimization: Simplifying User Journeys To Increase Conversions And Engagement 14:19

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We review the design of user flow optimization, revealing strategies and insights to streamline users' online interactions with a product. By breaking down the complexity of user journeys, we aim to provide actionable steps that can be implemented to improve an application's UX, ultimately leading to heightened conversions and user engagement.…

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A Meditation for Finding a Middle Way When We Are In Pain with Vidyamala Burch 20:01

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Being in pain makes being present extra challenging. On a physical level, being in the present moment while our body is in pain is often extremely unpleasant. There is a part of us, understandably, that wishes we could escape from it entirely. At the same time, the experience of pain itself can be overwhelming—to our senses, our thoughts, our emoti…

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Flow vs. the Machine: AI, Creativity & the Next Human Renaissance 2:14:42

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What happens when AI takes center stage—and humans still want to create? Steven Kotler returns to Peter Diamandis’s Moonshots to unpack the forces shaping our future: AI, abundance, creativity, and how flow fuels the human advantage. Drawing on three decades at the bleeding edge of peak performance, they explore what it takes to thrive in a world a…

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Unlocking Operational Excellence with Tara Landes 30:29

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This episode of The Experimental Leader explores leadership challenges, the power of experimentation, and ethical influence. Discover principles like bravery, reciprocity, and consistency, along with actionable insights to foster purpose-driven leadership and a values-aligned culture.

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A Meditation for Creating an Anchor of Inner Strength with Melli O'Brien 19:12

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What does it feel like to experience ourselves—in our own minds and bodies—as a reliable place we can come home to in order to feel grateful, calm, and resilient? In this week’s guided meditation, Melli O’Brien walks us through a practice we can return to in times of uncertainty or challenge to remind us of our own inner strength. This meditation i…

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The Rule of 2: The Surprisingly Simple Structure That Helps Habits Stick 45:13

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Tired of feeling like you’re either “all in” or “off the rails” when it comes to your habits? In this episode of 1,000 Waking Minutes, Dr. Wendy Bazilian shares the Rule of 2—her surprisingly simple, science-backed system that brings structure without rigidity, and flexibility without guilt. Whether you’re working on limiting something (like desser…

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A/B Testing + Experimentation: Rapidly Design UI To Gather Feedback And Avoid Designing In The Dark 10:27

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Discover how A/B testing and rapid experimentation form the cornerstone of effective UI design. By swiftly building and iterating interfaces, we gather crucial user feedback from the outset, ensuring that we never design in the dark. Lean into our latest episode to understand the power of data-driven strategies that fuel scalable and efficient solu…

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Dual Anchor: A Neurodiversity-Informed Meditation for Wandering Attention with Sue Hutton 15:42

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Traditional meditation practices can sometimes be frustrating and alienating for those who are neurodivergent. Bodily discomfort or intense mental restlessness can make even the most mindfulness-curious person feel like classic meditation techniques might not be for them. Sue Hutton believes that mindfulness can be for anyone, and she’s dedicated h…

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Guest Spotlight: The Truth About Seed Oils with Sound Bites® Podcast 1:05:55

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When it comes to seed oils, there are strong opinions, evolving science, and a lot of noise. In this special episode of 1,000 Waking Minutes, we revisit my 2023 interview on Sound Bites® podcast with the brilliant Melissa Joy Dobbins, MS, RDN, CDCES. Melissa’s podcast is a go-to for those who want credible, balanced insights, and I’m thrilled to sh…

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A Meditation for Unconditional Love When You’re Struggling with Caverly Morgan 20:29

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When we’re wrestling with experiences that challenge our identities or our confidence—like failures at work, relationship struggles, or letting go of old belief systems — it can be tempting to reach for positive self-talk that pushes back against the difficult feelings we might be having. In today’s guided practice, Caverly Morgan offers something …

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Science You Can Use: The Truth About ‘Healthy’ Labels, Longevity Hacks & Brain-Boosting Foods 31:35

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We’re back with a Science You Can Use episode. Why? Because science is always evolving, and with it comes new research, regulations, and insights that shape the way we eat, move, and care for our health. In this special episode of 1,000 Waking Minutes, Dr. Wendy Bazilian breaks down three timely studies and what they mean for your daily life: A tri…

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Collecting Real User Research For Product Success, Justifying Design Updates 13:40

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In this episode, you'll get an exclusive glimpse into our data-driven approach that swiftly empowers startups to turn their ideas into reality. I'll delve into the proven process I've implemented for previous clients and present a completed case study where we prioritized quality and speed, guided by valuable user feedback. Read on as I unveil the …

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A Meditation on the South African Greeting Sawubona with Dr. Shelly Harrell 16:25

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In recent years, mental health professionals have raised the alarm about the growing epidemic of loneliness. Millions of people feel separated and isolated, even when they are surrounded by colleagues or thousands of social media acquaintances. In today’s guided practice, Shelly Harrell offers one mindful approach that can counteract this sense of …

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(REPLAY with new study) From Stress to Rest: Strategies for Better Sleep 49:58

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Do you struggle with sleep or feel like rest is always just out of reach? This episode dives into the essential role that quality sleep plays in our health, energy, and productivity. Join Dr. Wendy Bazilian to explore the science of sleep, how it impacts everything from our metabolism to mood, and why sleep is a powerful investment in ourselves. Yo…

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A Meditation for Allowing the Possibility of Possible In Deep Grief with Brenda K. Mitchell 15:01

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When we are adrift in the wide sea of grief, it can be difficult to imagine any world other than the world of our intense sorrow and loss. In this guided meditation, Brenda K. Mitchell offers one tiny heart-opening invitation: simply allowing what she calls “the possibility of possible.” There isn’t an expectation that you have answers, or lots of …

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Leadership Through Connection with Jaime Mann 23:35

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This episode explores the power of connection in leadership, emphasizing the importance of civility, respect, and understanding impact. Through real-life stories and practical strategies, it highlights how a coaching approach can simplify leadership by focusing on outcomes and relationships rather than conflict details. Discover how fostering curio…

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Ultra-Processed Foods, Ultra-Simplified: How to Reduce, Restock & Reorganize for a Healthier Kitchen (Part 2 in a series) 43:20

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Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are everywhere, and navigating them can feel overwhelming. In this follow-up episode of 1,000 Waking Minutes, Dr. Wendy Bazilian takes the conversation a step further, moving from the science to real-life strategies that make sense—and make a difference. You’ll get a fresh perspective on how to simplify the way you appr…

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How I Helped A Local AgTech Client Design Their HMI From Zero To A $35M Funding Round 12:17

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I'm proud to have successfully collaborated with an NC client in the AgTech sector, delivering a customized Human/Machine Interface (HMI) that contributed significantly to their recent Series B funding round, which closed at over $35 million. My HMI design, noted for its accessibility and scalability, was well-received by stakeholders and operators…