Personal Transformation

Saying Goodbye to Lupus and Other Autoimmune Diseases with Brooke Goldner, MD: PYP 227

September 12, 2017

When Brooke Goldner, MD, was 16 years old, she was told by her doctors that she probably had about six months to live. Her lupus, a chronic autoimmune condition that commonly attacks joints and skin, had gone after her kidneys, and it didn’t look like they (and she) could be saved.

Thankfully, the weekly chemotherapy worked well enough to stomp on her immune system, and it gave her kidneys and the rest of her a break and allowed her to grow up and have a fairly normal life.

Bernie Roth on Designing the Lives We Want: PYP 226

September 5, 2017

Bernie Roth is a co-founder and Academic Director of the incredibly influential d.school at Stanford University (officially known as the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design).

He’s also the author of a charming, unflinchingly honest, and hugely helpful book, The Achievement Habit: Stop Wishing, Start Doing, and Take Command of Your Life.

Bernie’s great contribution to the world, aside from his numerous inventions and innovations in machine design, robotics, and engineering, is the insight that successful, happy, healthy people generally don’t achieve these nice things by accident.

Damien Mander on Becoming an Anti-Poaching Warrior and Rediscovering His Heart: PYP 225

August 29, 2017

Damien Mander’s entire identity centered around war: as a 19-year-old who joined the Australian Royal Navy and trained as a clearance diver; as a spec-ops sniper; as a member of an elite Tactical Assault Group; and as a special operations soldier in Iraq for three years.

After leaving Iraq in 2008 after 12 tours of duty, Damien was burned out, dispirited, and ill-equipped to manage in civilian society. Still addicted to adventure and thrill, he found his way to Southern Africa, where he started working with the rangers and organizations dedicated to protecting the big animals of Africa from poachers.

Overcoming Disordered Eating Through Self-Love and Education with Tara Kemp: PYP 222

August 8, 2017

Tara Kemp is one of the happy luminaries of the plant-based movement. Spend an hour in her presence and you’ll be charmed and delighted into eating better – no lectures or harangues required.

When I first met Tara, I just assumed she was a natural-born positive person, never given to depression or anxiety or even garden-variety snarkiness. But as I discovered in our conversation, she has overcome a great deal to get to where she is now.

Overcoming Addiction with Adam and Lecia Sud: PYP 209

May 9, 2017

Adam Sud is only 34 years old and he’s already battled against obesity, type II diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, drug addiction, fast food addiction, and severe depression.

Once weighing over 300 pounds, he had lost all interest in life. Addicted to fast food and prescription drugs, Adam dug himself out with plant-based nutrition, after attending an Immersion with Rip Esselstyn.

Having reversed all of his chronic health conditions and losing 160 pounds, Adam is now health coach for the Whole Foods Market Medical and Wellness Clinic in Austin, Texas.

How to get your family to support your health transformation – without begging or getting angry

March 14, 2017

When one person in a family takes that first scary, courageous step toward wellness, you would think that everyone else in the family would be supportive.

Caring for Our Bodies as Temples of Spirit with Nalida Besson: PYP 201

March 13, 2017

Nalida Lacet Besson wasn’t so concerned about weighing 240 pounds or passing the occasional painful gallstone. What got her attention in the summer of 2013 was a physical malaise so complete and overwhelming, she believed she was dying.

Everything hurt, including her skin. It was as if her body were saying, “I’ve had enough of this. Time to rest.”

Getting a Second Lease on Life – and Using It in a Big Way with Paul Chatlin: PYP 199

February 27, 2017

At age 55, Paul Chatlin was a few minutes away from surgery on a 100% blockage in his right coronary artery when his cardiologist asked him out of the blue, “Would you consider a nutritional change instead of bypass surgery?”

Turns out the cardiologist’s mentor was a dude named Caldwell Esselstyn, which is the only way this story makes any sense.

Paul, tired of his severe angina, terrified of the life that followed bypass surgery that he witnessed in his father and three uncles, and in agony from the “elephant sitting on his chest,” agreed.

“I’ll do anything.”

Scott Carney on Extreme Cold and Facing the World as It Is: PYP 197

February 14, 2017

In the winter of 2013, Scott Carney traveled to Poland to debunk the prophet/madman Wim Hof, a charismatic Dutchman who claimed that his method of breathwork, cold exposure, and meditation could confer superpowers on its practitioners.

Pharmaceutical Brainwashing of America with Vanessa Sardi: PYP 196

February 7, 2017

When Vanessa Sardi was a drug rep for one of the world’s largest and most powerful pharmaceutical companies, she firmly believed that she was educating doctors to make better prescribing decisions and was helping patients live healthier, more comfortable lives.

Saying Goodbye to Lupus and Other Autoimmune Diseases with Brooke Goldner, MD: PYP 227

Bernie Roth on Designing the Lives We Want: PYP 226

Damien Mander on Becoming an Anti-Poaching Warrior and Rediscovering His Heart: PYP 225

Overcoming Disordered Eating Through Self-Love and Education with Tara Kemp: PYP 222

Overcoming Addiction with Adam and Lecia Sud: PYP 209

How to get your family to support your health transformation – without begging or getting angry

Caring for Our Bodies as Temples of Spirit with Nalida Besson: PYP 201

Getting a Second Lease on Life – and Using It in a Big Way with Paul Chatlin: PYP 199

Scott Carney on Extreme Cold and Facing the World as It Is: PYP 197

Pharmaceutical Brainwashing of America with Vanessa Sardi: PYP 196

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