What's Your Motivation? Thubten Chodron
Thubten Chodron was born in Chicago and grew up near Los Angeles. She felt her life's calling was to help others, so she became a teacher, landing her first job in the inner-city schools of Los Angele...
27 Nov 20191h 16min
The Case for Devotion, Kittisaro and Thanissara
Kittisaro graduated from Princeton as a Rhodes Scholar and went on to Oxford before going to Thailand to ordain with Ajahn Chah in 1976. He was a monk for 15 years. Thanissara started Buddhist practic...
20 Nov 20191h 48min
Mating in Captivity, Esther Perel
Psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author Esther Perel is recognized as one of today's most insightful and original voices on modern relationships. Perel provides her insight on such topic...
13 Nov 20191h 9min
The Likeability Trap, Alicia Menendez
Our guest this week is Alicia Menendez, an award-winning journalist, who finds herself in a common position for many women: caring way too much about what others think of her. Be nice, but not too nic...
6 Nov 20191h 22min
How to Make it in Hollywood (and everywhere else), Brian Grazer
Brian Grazer is a Hollywood giant! He's made more than 100 films including Splash, Apollo 13 and the best-picture-winning A Beautiful Mind. He tells Dan this week how he has used his own curiosity in ...
30 Okt 20191h 16min
Meditation, Therapy, and "Murderous Rage", Dr. Susan Pollak
Dr. Susan Pollak found refuge in meditation at a young age, introduced to it by a family member. Describing herself as an anxious and neurotic kid, she noticed how meditation offered her some relief. ...
23 Okt 20191h 28min
Kryptonite for the Inner Critic, Self-Compassion Series, Kristin Neff, PhD
Life can be challenging. It's comforting to have kind, supportive people around you to help you through it. Dr. Kristin Neff believes it's equally important to cultivate a kind, supportive inner voice...
16 Okt 20191h 35min
Doing Diversity Work Without Shame, Self-Compassion Series, Sydney Spears
Dr. Sydney Spears is a professor at the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare and holds a PhD in Clinical Social Work from Smith College. As a woman of color, she tells us she has experienced ...
9 Okt 20191h 49min
