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The Mindful Vegan by Lani Muelrath: PYP 230

October 5, 2017 01:23:59
Lani Muelrath is a good friend of the podcast (on the show for the third time), and a prolific thinker, teacher, and writer. Lani’s new book, The Mindful Vegan: A 30-Day Plan for Finding Health, Balance, Peace, and Happiness, covers the third of her three pillars of a healthy life: mastery over habits of thinking the… Read More
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Overcoming Disordered Eating Through Self-Love and Education with Tara Kemp: PYP 222

August 8, 2017 01:45:28
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… Read More

How to Overcome Our Cravings with Judson Brewer: PYP 220

July 24, 2017 01:07:32
Judson Brewer, author of The Craving Mind: From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love – Why We Get Hooked, & How We Can Break Bad Habits – kept his meditation practice and medical career separate for a decade. Luckily for us, it eventually dawned on him to inform his research and clinical practice with the 2500-year-old insights… Read More

Living Life on Purpose with Vic Strecher: PYP 219

July 18, 2017 01:05:34
Vic Strecher was a stellar public health researcher and entrepreneur when his life lost all meaning. A professor at the University of Michigan, founder of the Center for Health Communication Research, and creator of an online health coaching company that was bought by Johnson & Johnson in 2008, Strecher was at the top of his game.… Read More
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Avoiding Burnout and Achieving Peak Performance with Bradley Stulberg: PYP 213

June 5, 2017 00:58:20
Bradley Stulberg and Steve Magness know a lot about burnout. They were up-and-comers in their respective fields – consulting and running – and neither managed to live up to their early promise. Both “burned out,” losing interest, passion, and the performance edge they had honed through years of hard work and deliberate practice. As they… Read More

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

February 14, 2017 01:21:49
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. Read More

Navigating Life Through Feelings with Mark Leuchten: PYP 173

September 21, 2016 01:31:39
At various times in my life, I’ve felt like I was hitting my head against the universe. Struggling to figure out what to do next. Stuck in a house and neighborhood that wasn’t right for us. Navigating a conflict between duty and pleasure. That sort of thing. And eventually, I would call my friend Mark… Read More

Jamie Gannon on Brain Cancer, Golden Tickets, and Silver Linings: PYP 155

May 17, 2016 01:25:37
When Jamie Gannon was 27, he was an aspiring actor living the dream in Hollywood. Reading for films, TV, and commercials. Working his day job. Working out to keep his leading man physique. Taking voice and acting classes. And living a healthy, active life. When it all fell apart, thanks to a golf-ball sized malignant… Read More

PYP 148: Marc Schoen, PhD, on Surviving Our Survival Instinct and Defeating Bad Habits

March 29, 2016 00:56:21
True confession: I usually multitask while I eat, despite telling other people not to. I read, I Facebook, I talk on the phone, I create presentations, and so on. I rationalize it very well: I’m busy, I can still chew slowly (note to self: “BS!”), and this is the last time. And luckily, I tell… Read More

PYP 134: Glenn Murphy on the New Science of Stress

December 22, 2015 01:10:20
Glenn Murphy is a science writer and educator, bestselling author, and longtime student of the Russian martial art known as Systema. He’s also my teacher, my friend, and a hilarious guy with a kick-ass British accent. It turns out that a great deal of science of human stress and resilience was done in the former… Read More
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Howard JacobsonHi, I’m Howard Jacobson, host of the Plant Yourself Podcast, and co-founder of WellStart Health. My mission is to inspire and empower you to make Big Changes for yourself, your family, your community, and our planet.

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