Episode #99 by Stephan Spencer

The Four Steps to Happiness with Valerie Sheppard

Happiness is something that we all want to achieve. Finding a way to create a life that is fun and successful is possible through a culmination of study, searching, and personal transformation. Today’s guest, Valerie Sheppard shares a four step process to finding happiness that she has distilled from her own personal journey and search for happiness. Valerie spent many years studying and searching for information about finding and achieving happiness. Her four step process consists of the commonalities she discovered in many different teachings. "Living Happy to Be ME…

Episode #98 by Stephan Spencer

Connecting to Infinite Energy with Yehuda Ashkenazi

These days, when we hear about “the 1%” and “the 99%,” it’s almost always in terms of social commentary on the disparity between the highest financial class and everyone else. In kabbalah wisdom, though, the terms mean something else entirely. The 1% is the aspect of something (or someone) that we can perceive; it’s the external, physical aspect. The 99% represents the internal aspect, encompassing the energy underlying everything. Don’t worry if this Kabbalistic concept isn’t immediately clear! On the show today to help explain this, as well as many…

Episode #97 by Stephan Spencer

Learn NLP From the World’s Greatest Hypnotist and Human Lie Detector Mike Mandel

There’s a single trait in your handwriting that may indicate how likely you are to be a felon. In fact, the correlation is so strong that around 80% of imprisoned felons demonstrate this trait in their writing. But this doesn’t mean that you’re doomed to a life of crime if you happen to form your written words a certain way. Instead, consciously changing your handwriting has been shown to change your personality accordingly. My guest today is Mike Mandel. Mike is intimately familiar with topics such as hypnosis, influence, and…

Episode #96 by Stephan Spencer

Optimize Your Soul with Adam Siddiq

My guest on today’s podcast is Adam Siddiq who believes in using energetic discipline to optimize your soul, life and emotions to achieve peak performance and leave a positive impact on the world. If you’re listening to this show, you’re probably the type of person who’s enlightened enough to know that the healthy response to being cut off in traffic isn’t to succumb to shallow road rage, but rather to plug into forgiveness, understanding, and calm. But let’s be realistic: that’s far easier said than done. Adam brings incredible value…

Episode #95 by Stephan Spencer

Eating with Awareness and Compassion rather than Unconscious Conditioning with Dr. Melanie Joy

Are you confused about what kind of diet to follow? Harvard educated psychologist Melanie Joy helps shed light on this controversial issue and how to choose a path that creates better health and aligns more with our basic human values. She even has tips for meat eaters to support a more sustainable lifestyle in a non-judgemental way. Dr. Joy explains how carnism, an invisible belief system or ideology that conditions us to eat certain animals affects all of our lives. Listen to this episode as we discuss taking back your…

Episode #94 by Stephan Spencer

How to Develop the Physical and Mental Strength of a Zen Warrior with Sam Morris

Sam Morris, my guest on the show today, after being paralyzed in 1999, was determined not to be the victim of his circumstances. Would you be angry? Resentful? Bitter? All of those are understandable human reactions, but shifting your perspective can turn that injury (or any other tragic accident) into a gift and a catalyst for change in your life and the lives of countless others. Facing his physical paralysis head-on allowed him to see other kinds of paralysis (such as mental or emotional paralysis) for what they are, and…

Episode #93 by Stephan Spencer

Avoiding Cyber Threats Through Smart Security with Tom Patterson

Imagine a world in which just about everything about you (from your location to what you do online to everything on your TV) is tracked by various machines and companies and is then sold -- after you willingly give away your rights to this information. A world in which there’s a second version of the internet, full of people selling nefarious services. A world including innumerable people ready to steal your entire online identity and then ransom it back to you. "Nothing is free in this world. If you're asking…

Episode #92 by Stephan Spencer

Inexpensive Early Detection of Cancer Through Biosensors and Nanorobots with Jack Andraka

Did you know there’s technology that can detect pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancer for just three cents in only five minutes?  Or that we’re increasingly able to modify our DNA? There have been incredible advances in diagnostic technologies, nanorobots, and the function of genes, all working towards saving lives. Today our conversation is with Jack Andraka about his love of science, how persistence paid off for him, and about the future of medicine. Prepare to be charmed by the 20-year-old wunderkind, who was only 15 years old when he invented…

Episode #91 by Stephan Spencer

How Everyday Habits Affect Telomeres and Cellular Aging with Elissa Epel

If you’re concerned about aging, turn your attention to your telomeres. These protective caps of our chromosomes play a key role in aging, and can even indicate how your body might react when faced with the common cold. While we don’t yet fully understand every aspect of telomeres, it’s clear that our everyday choices can affect their length, and that making good choices can help you keep them as long as possible. Elissa Epel, today’s guest, is an expert in the field. She co-wrote the The Telomere Effect with Dr.…

Episode #90 by Stephan Spencer

Clean Your Gut and Heal Your Inflammation with Preventative Medicine with Susan Blum

We’re constantly bombarded by pathogens and toxins, and fortunately the immune system offers a defense against them. However, most of us are compromising our own immune systems through poor lifestyle choices, often without even realizing we’re doing it. Dr. Susan Blum, who wrote The Immune System Recovery Plan, knows the ins and outs of the immune system, and is intimately familiar with the types of lifestyle choices and behaviors that negatively impact it. In this conversation, she discusses several important topics at length, including inflammation, food sensitivities, lipoprotein particles and…

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