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#170. How To Influence Anyone? - Zoe Chance | Influence Is Your Superpower

What is the psychology of influence? Why do humans struggle with lie detection? How can you spot a con artist? 
According to a 2023 survey, 34% of Americans said they would like to have the ability to influence others at will.
Today’s episode will teach you a science-based framework for behavior change and influence, the same methods the guest used to shape Google’s global food policy, and much more. 
Dr. Zoe Chance is a Yale professor at the School of Management, published author, researcher, and climate philanthropist.
Zoe received her doctorate from Harvard University and MBA from the University of Southern California. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Scientific American, and more.
You can grab her book, Influence Is Your Super Power, on Amazon and all major bookstores! 
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#169. How To Have Productive Disagreements? - Dr. Todd Kashdan | The Art of Insubordination

How do we have productive disagreements? Why is principled rebelliousness important? What is the art of insubordination? 
Today’s conversation will teach you how to have productive disagreements by stress-testing your beliefs. 
Dr. Todd Kashdan is a professor of psychology, a published author, and the director of The Well-Being Lab. 
Todd received the American Psychological Association’s Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contribution to Psychology and his work can be seen in Harvard Business Review, National Geographic, and Time Magazine, to name a few.
Expect to learn about the art of disagreements, the most harmful cognitive biases, what it means to be a principled rebel, and much more. 
You can grab Todd's book “The Art of Insubordination” on Amazon and all major bookstores! 
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#168. Why the American Diet Is Ruining Mental Health? - Dr. Georgia Ede | Harvard Psychiatrist

Is the Standardized American Diet ruining our mental health? Why is the nutritional science often unscientific? Why are the USDA’s good guidelines harmful to American health? 
According to TIME, mental health in the United States has been worsening by every metric since 2000, including a 30% increase in suicide rates. In 2021, 22.8% of American adults reported experiencing mental health issues. In late 2022, only 31% of Americans reported mental health as “excellent” when compared to about 43% from the early 2000s. 
Dr. Georgia Ede is a Harvard-trained nutritional psychiatrist, brain metabolism expert, international speaker, and best-selling author. 
In today’s conversation, a Harvard nutritional psychiatrist exposes fake nutritional science, why the USDA’s guidelines are unscientific and harmful, the truth behind vegetable oils and ultra-processed food, why superfood is a myth, what we can do to reverse our brain health, and much more. 
You can grab Georgia's new book, Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind, on Amazon and all major bookstores.
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#167. The Surprising Path to $401 Million Success with Shazam - Chris Barton | Founder of Shazam

What is the success story behind Shazam? How do we think differently? How do we redefine what is possible? 
Chris Barton is the founder and first CEO of Shazam, a three-time startup founder, pioneer of mobile ecosystems at Google and Dropbox, and inventor of twelve patents.
Shazam was downloaded over two billion times and was acquired by Apple in 2018 for a reported $401 million, making it Apple’s sixth-largest acquisition in history. 
Expect to learn how to think differently, Chris Barton’s surprising path to success with Shazam despite dyslexia, how to break through mental barriers and limiting beliefs, how to redefine what is possible, and much more. 
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#166. What Is The Mental Health Impact Of Sensationalism? - Dr. Courtney Tracy | The Truth Doctor

How truthful is the mental health media industry of Hollywood? How do we protect our mental health from media? What does borderline personality look like in adults?
Today’s conversation with a doctor of psychology and mental health media expert will explain the detriments of misinformation and sensationalism, and what we can do to safeguard our mental health in today’s media landscape.
Dr. Courtney Tracy is a clinical psychologist, licensed clinical social worker, founder of The Truth Doctor, and published author.
Expect to learn about the mental health impact of sensationalism, why mental health diagnosis can be empowering, the reality behind Borderline Personality and autism, the importance of seeking help, how to stay hopeful in seemingly hopeless situations, and much more.
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#165. The Secret Reality of American Special Forces - Dr. Chris Frueh | Operator Syndrome

The American special forces have been the topic of countless movies due to their unbelievably cut-throat selection process, and the little-known reality of what they do and who they are. 
What is the secret reality of special forces in the United States? 
Dr. Chris Frueh is a clinical psychologist specializing in treating special forces, a professor of psychology, and a published author. 
Chris’s unique ability to simplify complex medical issues allowed him to testify before the US Congress and serve as a paid contractor for the Department of Defense and the US State Department. 
Get ready to peel back the curtain that only a select few had the opportunity to access due to the highly classified nature of the American special forces’s existence outside of limited Hollywood portrayal. 
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#164. How To Be Loved? - Dr. Frank Anderson

Why does trauma repeat itself? Why does trauma become our identity? What is trauma healing? 
According to Forbes Health, in 2023, over 70% of the survey participants reported experiencing at least one traumatic event and 31% said they were exposed to four or more traumatic events in their lifetime. 
Today’s conversation will teach you why our trauma is not our identity. 
Dr. Frank Anderson is a trauma expert, Harvard-trained psychiatrist, therapist, global speaker, and bestselling author. 
Expect to learn how trauma distorts our memories, the hidden costs of being normal, why trauma is not our identity, how to redefine our trauma, why wounds drive our attraction toward others, and much more. 
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#162. NASA Astronaut Reveals How To Control Risks - Jim Wetherbee

What is it like to be an astronaut? What does it take to be an astronaut? How do we control risks in high-stress environments?
Today's guest is one of the most prolific American astronauts who was inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame.  
Benoit wanted to be an astronaut or the president of the world. Yes, one of those positions is not real. Now, he explores the space within his clients’ temporal lobes and internal landscapes as a psychotherapist. Close enough, ha!
Jim Wetherbee is a NASA astronaut, former Spaceflight commander, retired US Navy captain, aerospace engineer, and published author.
Jim is a veteran of 6 Space Shuttle missions and is the only American to have commanded 5 spaceflight missions in history. 
Expect to learn about the art of controlling risk, the life of an astronaut, the role of cognitive biases in high-stress environments, effective mental modeling, the importance of organizational culture, what we can learn from disasters, and much more. 
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#161. Why Are People Leaving the Church? - Bobby Lopez | Passion LA

What does a healthy church look like? What are the biggest problems in the church today? 
According to the 2023 loneliness surveys, 52% of Americans report feeling lonely and about 47% said their relationships with others aren’t meaningful. For a long time, the church has filled that gap for many until recently.
As of today, however, about 1.2 million people are leaving the church every year.  
Pastor Bobby Lopez is the co-founder of Passion LA, Director of Passionate Leaders Network, and a United States Marine veteran. 
Bobby speaks openly about his childhood trauma, including being raised by drug dealers and gang members, and the importance of emotional and mental health to his congregations and youth leaders. 
Expect to learn about the loneliness epidemic in America, the biggest problems in the church, how to be a healthy leader, Pastor Bobby’s saving grace stories, how to stay hopeful in this seemingly hopeless climate, and more. 
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#160. How To Reverse the Aging Process Scientifically? - Hannah Went | Everything Epigenetics

Can we reverse the aging process scientifically? How do we slow down biological aging? What is epigenetics? 
The ultimate question of the 21st century in biology is longevity. Our timeless pursuit of immortality can be seen across all cultures and different schools of philosophy. 
The fields of genetics and epigenetics are required to understand the topics of longevity and immortality. 
Today’s conversation will explain how to reverse the aging process scientifically by harnessing longevity genes. 
Hannah Went is the co-founder and director of operations of TruDiagnostic and the founder of Everything Epigenetics. 
Expect to learn about how to reverse the aging process, how to slow down our biological age, the science of longevity genes, the positive effects of epigenetics, the most helpful lifestyle changes, the impact of stress on mental health, and much more. 
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