Unlocking Creativity and Focus: The Power of Theta Brainwaves with Asara Lovejoy

In this powerful episode of Healthy Waves, host Avik Chakraborty sits down with two incredible guests, Susan Michel and Jen Yundt Coles, to explore the deep connection between mental well-being, spiritual healing, and gut health. Susan Michel, a two-time suicide survivor, shares her journey from despair to joy, guided by A Course in Miracles and the transformative power of forgiveness and gratitude. Jen Yundt Coles, aka The SIBO Coach, dives into how gut health impacts mental clarity, stress, and overall well-being. She reveals her own struggles with chronic digestive issues and how she turned her healing into a mission to help others overcome SIBO and gut dysfunction. This episode is packed with insights on self-love, emotional healing, and holistic wellness—offering practical tools to transform your health from the inside out.   About the Guests  - Susan Michel   Susan Michel is the author of Surrender to Joy: From Suicide to Serenity, where she shares her personal healing journey through A Course in Miracles. She helps others find inner peace by shifting from fear to love, practicing forgiveness, and embracing joy.   🔗 Connect with Susan🌍 Website: www.surrendertojoy.net📖 Book: Surrender to Joy – Available on Amazon   Jen Yundt Coles | The SIBO Coach   Jen is a functional medicine health coach specializing in gut health, particularly SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth). After decades of battling chronic digestive issues and stress-related illness, she now helps high-performing professionals optimize their gut-brain connection for mental clarity and peak performance.   🔗 Connect with Jen🌍 Website: www.thesibocoach.com💡 Take the SIBO Quiz and explore free gut health resources on her site!   Key Takeaways   ✔️ Healing starts from within – Whether through spiritual growth or functional medicine, awareness and action are the first steps to transformation.✔️ The gut-brain connection is real – Chronic stress and trauma can lead to gut imbalances, impacting mental health.✔️ Forgiveness & gratitude are keys to joy – Releasing emotional blocks allows healing and happiness to flow.✔️ Self-love isn’t selfish – You can’t pour from an empty cup; prioritize your well-being first.st✔️ Boundaries matter – Protecting your energy and setting healthy limits is crucial for long-term healing.   Stay Connected & Join the Community!   Want to be a guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? DM me on PodMatch!💬 DM Me Here: PodMatch ✨ Subscribe & Stay Inspired📩 Newsletter: Healthy Mind by Avik🌍 Join the Community: Healthy Mind Community   📲 Follow Us!▶️ YouTube: @healthymind-healthylife📸 Instagram: @podhealth.club🧵 Threads: @podhealth.club📘 Facebook: Healthy Mind Podcast💼 LinkedIn: Avik Chakraborty If you loved today’s episode, share it with someone who needs to hear this! 💙✨ #mentalhealth #guthealth #forgiveness #healing #selflove #wellness #podmatch

19 Mars 50min

In this deeply moving episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, we explore the profound connection between writing, grief, and healing. Our guest, Jack Maher, a historical novelist and Emmy-winning journalist, shares how writing became a sanctuary after the heartbreaking loss of his wife, Becky. Jack’s novel, Poppy: A Novel About a Colorful Colorado Life, is more than just a historical tale—it’s a tribute to his grandfather, Eric Douglas, a curator and champion of Native American art. Through storytelling, Jack not only preserved his grandfather’s legacy but also found a way to process his own grief. Join us as we discuss:✅ How storytelling can be a powerful tool for emotional healing✅ The role of creativity in navigating loss✅ Jack’s journey from television news to novel writing✅ The importance of preserving family histories This episode is a must-listen for anyone dealing with grief, seeking creative inspiration, or simply appreciating the power of storytelling.   About the Guest   Jack Maher is a historical novelist and former Emmy-winning journalist with a deep passion for storytelling. His novel, Poppy, explores Colorado’s rich history and the legacy of his grandfather, Eric Douglas. After a successful career in television news, Jack turned to writing as a means of processing grief and honoring the past.   Key Takeaways   ✔️ Writing can be a powerful tool for healing, helping us process grief and honor memories.✔️ Creativity—whether through writing, art, or music—can transform darkness into light.✔️ Family legacies hold valuable lessons, and storytelling is a way to keep them alive.✔️ Everyone has a story to tell, and the act of writing doesn’t have to be perfect—it just has to be honest.   Connect with Jack Maher   📖 Grab a copy of Poppy: Available online – search for Poppy by Jack Maher🌍 Visit his website: SandGoatManorPublishing.com📍 Explore the Denver Art Museum & Haiwan Museum in Evergreen, Colorado to experience the history firsthand!   Stay Connected with Us!   Want to be a guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? Send me a message on PodMatch!📩 DM Me Here:PodMatch Host Profile📩 Subscribe to Our Newsletter:Healthy Mind by Avik🌍 Join Our Community:Nas.io Health Mind   📢 Follow Us for More Inspiring Conversations:🎥 YouTube:@healthymind-healthylife📸 Instagram:@podhealth.club📝 Threads:@podhealth.club📘 Facebook:Podcast Healthy Mind💼 LinkedIn:Avik’s Profile If you found this episode valuable, please subscribe, leave a review, and share with someone who needs to hear it. 💙✨ #Podcast #HealthyMind #HealingThroughWriting #JackMaher #Storytelling #MentalHealth #podmatch

19 Mars 24min

In this episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Avik Chakraborty sits down with Matthew Diamante, founder of Hey Tony, a marketing agency that helps small businesses master SEO and social media. With over 243,000 Instagram followers, Matthew has built a personal brand that simplifies digital marketing into actionable strategies. But today’s conversation goes beyond marketing. We dive deep into work-life balance—does it even exist for entrepreneurs?—and the reality of failure in business. Is hustle culture the only way to success, or is there a smarter, more sustainable approach? Matthew shares candid insights about burnout, learning from failures, and how to build a business without losing yourself in the process. If you're an entrepreneur, creative, or someone struggling to juggle work and life, this episode is for you! About the Guest:   Matthew Diamante is the founder of Hey Tony, a digital marketing agency helping businesses dominate SEO and social media without breaking the bank. Having helped countless brands rank #1 on Google and grow their online presence, Matthew knows what it takes to build a thriving business. But beyond marketing, he understands the challenges of finding balance, failing forward, and staying sane while growing a company. Key Takeaways:   ✅ Work-life balance is not about a perfect 50/50 split—it’s about intentional prioritization✅ Hustle culture isn’t sustainable—working smart trumps mindless grinding✅ Failure isn’t the end; it’s a learning opportunity—embrace it and pivot when necessary✅ Burnout is real—get enough sleep, take breaks, and set boundaries to avoid it✅ Take small steps forward—you don’t need to conquer the mountain in a day   Connect with Matthew Diamante:   🔗 Website: HeyTony.ca📲 Instagram, TikTok, YouTube: @MatthewDiamante🔗 Find all links in the show notes!   Want to be a guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life?   📩 DM me on PodMatch → Message Here   Stay Connected & Join Our Community!   📩 Subscribe to Newsletter → Join Here👥 Join Our Community → Join Now   📺 Follow us for more content:🔹 YouTube → @healthymind-healthylife📷 Instagram → @podhealth.club🧵 Threads → @podhealth.club📘 Facebook → Podcast: Healthy Mind💼 LinkedIn → Connect with Avik 🔥 If this episode resonated with you, share it with fellow entrepreneurs, leave a review, and subscribe for more inspiring conversations! 🎙️ Always remember: It’s okay to fail, but it’s not okay to quit. Keep learning, keep growing, and most importantly—enjoy the process! #podmatch

19 Mars 25min

In this episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Avik Chakraborty sits down with Kelly Leightner, an expert in personality intelligence and communication strategies. They explore the BANK methodology, a powerful system that helps entrepreneurs, business owners, and sales professionals improve communication based on personal values. Kelly breaks down how understanding personality types can increase sales, build stronger teams, and improve relationships—both in business and personal life. Ever lost a sale, a client, or even a relationship because you just weren’t on the same page? Kelly reveals how we can adapt our communication to truly connect with others and drive real results.   🔑 Key Takeaways: Why Communication Fails: The biggest mistakes business owners make in communication. The BANK Methodology: How to tailor your message to match the personality type of your audience. Sales & Relationships: How adapting to different communication styles can improve business, marriage, and even parenting. Digital Communication: Tips on how to navigate emails, social media, and online interactions more effectively. Actionable Steps: How to crack your own communication code and start improving today.   About Our Guest – Kelly Leightner   Kelly is a certified expert in personality intelligence and the BANK methodology, a system designed to help people connect better and sell more by speaking to their audience’s core values. With a diverse background as a nurse, NLP practitioner, and coach, Kelly has seen firsthand how effective communication can transform relationships, sales, and leadership.   Connect with Kelly:  https://www.crackmycode.com/Kelly    Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life?   DM on PodMatch: Message Me Here 📩 Subscribe to Newsletter: Join Here🌎 Join Our Community: Connect Here   Follow Us for More:   🎥 YouTube: @healthymind-healthylife📸 Instagram: @podhealth.club💬 Threads: @podhealth.club📘 Facebook: Podcast Healthy Mind💼 LinkedIn: Avik Chakraborty 💡 If this episode gave you an AHA moment, share it with someone who needs to hear it! Let’s build stronger relationships, businesses, and communities—one meaningful conversation at a time. 🎙️ Until next time, take care of your mind, body, and life! #podmatch #healthymind #communication #sales #growth #business #success #podmatch

19 Mars 28min

In this episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Avik Chakraborty sits down with Emily McDonald, a powerhouse business strategist and mentor for female entrepreneurs. Emily shares her eye-opening journey from building a successful business to experiencing severe burnout—and how she found a better way. Together, they discuss the dangers of hustle culture, the signs of impending burnout, and why working smarter, not harder, is the future of entrepreneurship. Emily shares practical strategies on setting healthy boundaries, redefining success beyond productivity, and building a business that supports your life—not the other way around.   🎧 Listen in to learn:✔️ Why hustle culture leads to burnout and failure✔️ How boundaries actually help you show up better✔️ The importance of aligning business goals with your ideal life✔️ Simple shifts to break free from toxic work cycles✔️ A powerful exercise to design your dream business and life   👤 About Emily McDonald: Emily McDonald is a business strategist, mentor, and founder who has helped countless female entrepreneurs build successful, sustainable businesses. She scaled her first company from her living room to seven figures, raised over $1M in venture capital, and now guides women to create businesses that align with their lives—without burnout.   🔗 Connect with Emily McDonald:   📲 Instagram: @FounderEmily👩‍💻 Free Female Founders Community: Join Here   💡 Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life?   💌 DM me on PodMatch:Send me a message📩 Subscribe to my Newsletter:Join here👥 Join Our Community:Connect on Nas.io   📲 Stay Tuned & Follow Us!   📺 YouTube:@healthymind-healthylife📸 Instagram:@podhealth.club🧵 Threads:@podhealth.club📘 Facebook:Podcast: Healthy Mind💼 LinkedIn:Avik Chakraborty If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who needs to hear it! Remember, you don't have to choose between success and well-being—you can have both. #podmatch

19 Mars 23min

In this episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Avik Chakraborty dives into the transformative power of writing as therapy with author Carla Vergot. While many turn to journaling to process emotions, Carla shares how writing fiction can be just as therapeutic, if not more so. Through her own experience of writing the Lily Barlow Series while navigating her husband's cancer diagnosis, Carla discovered that storytelling provided solace, humor, and healing. Listen in as we explore how writing can serve as an emotional sandbox, a tool for self-discovery, and a creative escape during life’s toughest moments. If you've ever considered writing but weren’t sure where to start, this episode is packed with inspiration, practical advice, and a reminder that your story matters. About the Guest: Carla Vergot is the author of the Lily Barlow Series and is currently working on her fourth book. Her journey into writing took an unexpected turn when her husband was diagnosed with cancer. What started as a dark mystery novel evolved into a lighthearted, humorous story—exactly what she needed during that difficult time. Today, she shares her insights on how fiction can be a powerful tool for healing and self-exploration.   Key Takeaways: Writing fiction can be just as therapeutic as journaling, offering a safe space to process emotions. Carla’s book transformed as she subconsciously wrote what she needed to feel—lightness and humor. Fiction allows for emotional exploration in a way that feels safe and creative. Developing a unique writing voice is a journey that takes practice, patience, and authenticity. A critique partner can be a game-changer for any writer, providing accountability and valuable feedback. The most important step to becoming a writer? Just start. Write something down and refine as you go.   Connect with Carla: https://carlavergot.com/  Buy her books at your favorite independent bookstore (available via Ingram). Join her Facebook group: Carla Vergot’s Back Porch (mention the podcast when requesting to join!). Follow her on Instagram and TikTok for updates and writing insights.   Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? DM me on PodMatch: Send me a message: PodMatch Link Subscribe to Newsletter: Subscribe Here Join Community: Join Here   Stay Tuned and Follow Us! YouTube: @healthymind-healthylife Instagram: @podhealth.club Threads: @podhealth.club Facebook: Podcast Healthymind LinkedIn: New and New If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who needs a little creative encouragement today. Your story matters—writing it down might just change your life! #podmatch

19 Mars 29min

In this episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Avik Chakraborty sits down with Austin Bonderer, an experienced patent attorney with over 690+ issued U.S. patents to his name. From working as a U.S. Patent Examiner to helping Fortune 100 companies and solo inventors, Austin shares invaluable insights on the patent process, global intellectual property laws, and how to protect your innovative ideas. Whether you're an entrepreneur, small business owner, or an independent inventor, this episode will break down common myths, legal strategies, and the must-know steps to secure a patent. Austin also sheds light on the biggest mistakes inventors make, how AI is shaping the patent landscape, and why securing intellectual property is essential for long-term success. 📌 Key Topics Discussed: What exactly is a patent, and why does it matter? Do you need to be a big tech company to file for a patent? Step-by-step breakdown of the patent process (from idea to protection). Common mistakes inventors make when filing for patents. The importance of NDAs & protecting your ideas before filing. How patent laws differ globally (USA vs. Europe vs. China). The Amazon Neutral Patent Evaluation process for infringement cases. How to ensure your patent claims hold up in court. If you've ever wondered "Should I patent this?"—this episode is for you! About the Guest – Austin Bonderer   Austin Bonderer is a seasoned patent attorney who has helped companies and individuals secure patents worldwide. With an extensive background as a U.S. Patent Examiner, he understands both sides of the patent process, giving his clients a unique advantage in protecting their intellectual property. His expertise spans nanotechnology, Fortune 100 patents, and international patent law.   Connect with Austin Bonderer:   🌐 Website:www.bonderpatents.com🔍 Google Search: “Austin Bonderer Patent Attorney”   Connect with Avik & Healthy Mind, Healthy Life:   🌟 Want to be a guest? DM on PodMatch!💬 DM Here:PodMatch Link📩 Subscribe to Newsletter:Join Here👥 Join the Community:Join Now   📢 Follow for More Insights & Episodes:▶️ YouTube:@healthymind-healthylife📷 Instagram:@podhealth.club🧵 Threads:@podhealth.club📘 Facebook:Podcast Healthy Mind💼 LinkedIn:Avik Chakraborty 🔖 Hashtags: #Patents #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #BusinessGrowth #IntellectualProperty #HealthyMindHealthyLife #podmatch ✨ Your ideas are valuable! Take the right steps to protect them and turn them into lasting success. See you in the next episode!

19 Mars 23min

In this episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Avik Chakraborty sits down with Dr. Angelo Valenti, a consulting psychologist with over 40 years of experience. Dr. Valenti shares insights from his book, You Are Making This Way Too Hard: Find Your Easy Way to Enjoy Life, helping listeners discover how to simplify life, strengthen relationships, and embrace self-love. From overcoming the social media comparison trap to setting healthy boundaries and making confident decisions, this conversation is packed with actionable advice for anyone looking to break free from stress and live with ease and purpose.   About the Guest:Dr. Angelo Valenti is a renowned consulting psychologist specializing in decision-making, relationships, and personal growth. With decades of experience, he has guided individuals and businesses toward clarity and fulfillment. His book, You Are Making This Way Too Hard, offers a roadmap for embracing joy and making life simpler, happier, and more meaningful.   Key Takeaways:✔️ Stop Overcomplicating Life: We often make life harder than it needs to be. Joy is found in the present, not in chasing an ideal future.✔️ Social Media vs. Reality: Comparing ourselves to the curated lives we see online is a losing game. Focus on your personal journey.✔️ Surround Yourself with the Right People: Relationships should uplift you, not drain you. Seek out positive, supportive individuals.✔️ The Power of Saying No: Setting healthy boundaries isn’t selfish—it’s essential for well-being.✔️ Self-Love is Not Selfish: Treat yourself with kindness, recognize your worth, and take care of your mind and body.✔️ Decision-Making Simplified: Most decisions aren’t life-or-death. Make the best choice you can in the moment and move forward with confidence.✔️ Take Control of Your Happiness: Your mindset shapes your reality. Focus on what you can control, and embrace small joys every day.   Connect with Dr. Angelo Valenti:🌎 Website: www.angelovalenti.com📖 Get the Book: Available on Amazon & Audible📩 Contact: Reach out via his website for insights and updates   Want to be a guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life?DM me on PodMatch: Send me a message   Stay Connected & Join Our Community:📩 Subscribe to Newsletter: Healthy Mind by Avik👥 Join the Community: Healthy Mind Network📺 YouTube: @healthymind-healthylife📸 Instagram: @podhealth.club🧵 Threads: @podhealth.club📘 Facebook: Podcast Healthy Mind🔗 LinkedIn: Connect with Avik   🔊 If you enjoyed this episode, share it with someone who needs a little more joy in their life. Leave a review, subscribe, and remember—happiness isn’t about waiting for the perfect moment. It’s about choosing to enjoy life right now! #HealthyMind #SelfLove #WellnessPodcast #PersonalGrowth #Mindfulness #MentalHealth #Podcast

19 Mars 27min