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Send us Fan MailIf you have ever wondered whether what you are carrying counts as trauma, or whether healing is actually available to you, this conversation is for you. Donna Donahue, a licensed clinical social worker and trauma psychotherapist, talks openly about how recovery from childhood trauma and complex PTSD actually unfolds in real life, far from the tidy, linear version most of us were sold.You will hear why shame, self-blame, and a brutal inner critic so often sit underneath trauma, what it means to witness your own pain instead of running from it, and how learning to speak to yourself with loving kindness changes the entire healing process. Donna also shares the tools, therapies, and small daily practices that helped her move from drop-to-the-floor flashbacks to a quieter, steadier life. About the Guest: Donna Donahue is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Trauma Therapist based in New Jersey, with around 12 years in private practice specialising in trauma recovery. She is also the author of Witness Awakening: Finding Peace and Healing in the Midst of Childhood Trauma, written under the pen name Marie McCarthy, drawing on 35 years of personal healing work and her clinical experience supporting fellow survivors. Key Takeaways: Recovery is a direction, not a destination. Symptoms can soften, flashbacks can fade, and ongoing healing becomes more about staying connected to yourself than reaching a finish line.Trauma often hides under self-blame, shame, and self-hatred. Replacing the harsh inner critic with a steady, loving inner voice is some of the most foundational work a survivor can do.You have to feel it to heal it. Numbing behaviours around food, substances, or people-pleasing keep stored emotions locked in the body, where they tend to compound over time.Steps backward are not failures. They are usually your inner self signalling that you are ready for deeper work, and they often precede the biggest steps forward.A real recovery toolbox is wide. Trauma-informed therapy, breathwork, kundalini yoga, intense release exercise, parts work, and consistent self-care all play different and necessary roles.Telling your story matters. Speaking it to a trauma-informed professional, a journal, or a trusted page begins to break the isolation that trauma feeds on.Connect With the Guest: Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/donna-donahue-branchville-nj/288416Book on Amazon: Witness Awakening: Finding Peace and Healing in the Midst of Childhood Trauma by Marie McCarthy — https://www.amazon.com/Witness-Awakening-Finding-Healing-Childhood/dp/1986039099Email: witnessawakening@gmail.comNote: Donna is licensed to provide therapy to New Jersey residents only. Episode Chapters: [00:00] Welcome and Setting the Frame on Trauma Recovery [05:30] From Computer Science to Clinical Social Work: Donna's Path [09:00] What Living With Childhood Trauma Actually Feels Like [13:30] The Shame, Self-Blame, and Self-Hatred Cycle [18:00] Numbing Behaviours and Why We Have to Feel to Heal [23:00] Inner Family Systems, the Inner Child, and Rebuilding Self-Trust [30:00] What Long-Term Healing and Daily Self-Care Look Like [34:00] A Message of Hope for Survivors Still Carrying It Alone   Want to be a guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? DM on PM - Send me a message on PodMatch DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avikDisclaimer: This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements.If you have concerns about any content, please contact us here. By listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here.Healthy Mind By Avik™ is a global platform redefining mental health as a necessity, not a luxury. Born during the pandemic, it's become a sanctuary for healing, growth, and mindful living. Hosted by Avik Chakraborty, storyteller, survivor, and wellness advocate.With over 6500+ episodes and 200K+ global listeners, we unite voices, break stigma, and build a world where every story matters. Subscribe and be part of this healing journey.Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™ | Email: https://www.podhub.club/contact | Website: https://www.podhub.club | Based in: India & USA Listen to all podcast shows: https://www.podhub.club/podcastnetwork | Be a guest: https://www.podhub.club/beaguest | Newsletter: https://healthymindbyavik.substack.com/ #podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #traumarecovery #complexptsd #childhoodtrauma #ptsdhealing #mentalhealthpodcast #innerchildhealing #traumainformed #healingjourney #selfcompassion #emotionalhealing #survivorstories #mentalwellness #therapypodcast         Support the showWant to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? 👉  DM me on PodMatch 💬 Want to come on the show? 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Send us Fan MailEvery book you have ever loved started the same way. As a quiet idea inside someone who was not sure they could pull it off. What you see on the shelf is the finished thing. What you do not see is everything that happened on the way there. The self-doubt. The identity shifts. The moments of wanting to quit.
Yusuf sits down with Lana McAra, award-winning international bestselling author of more than 40 titles with over a million books sold, and the host of The Fiction Writer's Podcast, to talk about what most writing courses never name. The inner work. They cover the fourteen years she spent on her first manuscript, the personal transformation that finally unlocked it, why she believes the energy of the writer goes into the work, and the difference between someone who wants to write one book and someone who carries a story they cannot put down.
This is a conversation about creativity, but it is also about identity, healing, and the quiet permission so many of us are still waiting to give ourselves.
About the Guest:
Lana McAra is an award-winning, international bestselling author and ghostwriter with more than 40 published titles and over a million books sold across her career. She is the host of The Fiction Writer's Podcast, the founding president of Vendela Publishing LLC, and the president of the Northeast Florida Chapter of Sisters in Crime. She has been teaching fiction writing for twenty years, mentoring authors through both the craft and the inner journey that makes finishing possible. Writing under the pen name Rosey Dow, she won The Christy Award for her historical novel Reaping the Whirlwind, with her Colorado mystery series selling more than 250,000 copies. Her work spans craft, identity, and the deeper question of what it means to bring something true into the world.
Key Takeaways:
The biggest myth about writing is that it gets easier after the first book. The craft sharpens, but the inner work of each new idea has to be done fresh every time.
The energy of the writer goes into the work. If you are excited, the book feels exciting. If you are frustrated, the book carries that too. The reader feels what you felt.
If your book is stuck, look inside before you look at the manuscript. Sometimes what is blocking the work is something unresolved in the writer.
Lana wrote her first book for fourteen years. What finally moved it forward was not a craft breakthrough. It was a personal transformation that allowed her to feel again, and her characters came alive as she did.
Real motivation does not come from money or fame. It comes from a message inside you that has to come out. External motivation runs out. Inner motivation keeps you returning to the page.
Skipping a hard section is not failure. Move forward in the manuscript and let your subconscious work on what is stuck. You will return to it when you are ready.
You are not making it up. The thing you carry inside you, the song, the story, the painting, is real. Do not let anyone discourage you from being who you truly are.
Connect With the Guest:
Website: https://www.lanamcara.com
Email: lana@lanamcara.com
The Fiction Writer's Podcast: https://fictionwriterspodcast.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lanamcara
Free resource (Your Novel Notebook): https://www.lanamcara.com
Episode Chapters:
[00:00] Cold Open — Every Book Starts as a Quiet Idea
[02:00] Welcome and Introducing Lana McAra
[03:30] Does the Start of a New Book Still Feel the Same After Forty?
[06:00] The Biggest Myth About Finishing a Book
[09:00] Why the Energy of the Writer Goes Into the Work
[10:30] Following Inspiration Instead of a Schedule
[13:00] Fourteen Years on One Manuscript and the Shift That Finally Unlocked It
[16:00] When Inner Work Becomes the Real Block
[19:00] How to Move Past What You Are Avoiding on the Page
[22:00] Where Real Resilience Comes From
[25:00] The Difference Between a Single Book and a Lifelong Writer
[26:00] Where to Find Lana and the Fiction Writer's Podcast
[27:30] Closing Reflection — Let It Shine
 
 
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Send us Fan MailThousands of years ago, teachers like Swami Vivekananda and Paramahansa Yogananda spoke of the human mind as something boundless. Awareness, they said, was not fixed. Consciousness could expand. For most of history, that was treated as spiritual teaching, beautiful but unscientific. Today, there are researchers in laboratories asking what if the sages were pointing at something real, something we now finally have the tools to measure.
Sana sits down with John Mee, founder and president of Cognigenics and one of the leading thinkers in the emerging field of genetic neuroengineering, to explore what happens when forty years of Vedic study and a lifetime in engineering meet at the same question. They discuss why higher brain activity may not mean higher consciousness, what his team's preclinical research has shown about the relationship between calmer neurons and clearer awareness, and why he believes the integration of ancient wisdom and modern science is creating something genuinely new.
This is a thoughtful, exploratory conversation about the science of attention, the limits of materialist neuroscience, and the timeless human question of what the mind actually is.
About the Guest:
John Mee is a senior research and development executive, futurist, and the founder and president of Cognigenics, a biotech company developing RNA-based gene therapies targeting memory loss, cognitive decline, anxiety, and other neurocognitive and neuropsychiatric conditions. One of the architects of the Information Age, John previously directed R&D programs at Honeywell Information Systems, managing the engineering development of advanced large-scale computer systems. He holds multiple patents pending on genetic engineering methods for enhancing human cognition, and is a leading thinker in the emerging field of human genetic cognitive enhancement. His work integrates four decades of meditation practice and study of Vedic philosophy with cutting-edge molecular biology. His co-founder at Cognigenics, Dr. Dean Radin, serves as Chairman.
Key Takeaways:
The mind may not be as fixed as we have been led to believe. Vedanta's claim that awareness has no inherent ceiling is something modern neuroscience is beginning to investigate seriously.
Higher brain activity does not always mean higher consciousness. John's research points to an inverse relationship: as superfluous neural activity quiets, conscious awareness appears to expand.
Anxiety, distraction, and depression are correlated with overactive neurons in specific brain regions. Preclinical studies suggest that calming this hyperactivity may improve both attention and emotional regulation.
What feels like a mental health crisis may also be, in part, a consciousness crisis. The disconnection from deeper layers of the mind is something ancient traditions named long before science could measure it.
Genetic technology alone is not the answer. John emphasises that any cognitive intervention has to be wrapped in a holistic ecosystem of education, counselling, and support.
The integration of ancient wisdom and modern science is not a fringe idea. It is changing how capital flows, how research is funded, and how seriously contemplative traditions are taken in mainstream institutions.
Connect With the Guest:
Cognitive College (free manuscript and resources): https://www.cognitivecollege.org
Cognigenics (company website): https://www.cognigenics.io
Cognigenics on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cognigenics/
Episode Chapters:
[00:00] Cold Open — When Ancient Wisdom Meets the Laboratory
[02:30] Welcome and Introducing John Mee
[05:00] Why Sana and John Both Come From Engineering Backgrounds
[07:00] The Vivekananda-to-Maharishi-to-the-Beatles Lineage
[10:00] John's Forty Years of Meditation and What He Discovered in Higher States
[12:30] What Vedanta Got Right About Pure Awareness
[14:30] The Missing Ingredient: Why Pure Consciousness Has No Wavelength
[17:00] The Inverse Relationship Between Brain Activity and Awareness
[19:00] What Cognigenics Has Found in Preclinical Research
[22:00] Anxiety, Depression, and Neuronal Hyperactivity
[24:30] Why Genetic Technology Must Live Inside a Holistic Cognitive Ecosystem
[27:00] How the Cultural Soil Has Shifted in the Last Fifty Years
[30:00] Where to Find John's Work and the Free Manuscript
[33:00] Closing Reflection — Your Mind Has More to Give
 
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Send us Fan MailMost of us were sold a lie somewhere along the way. That leadership is a title. That integrity is a personality trait. That some people are born with these qualities and others simply are not. Jim Carlough has spent more than three decades quietly proving the opposite. Leadership is a practice you build, one small honest decision at a time. And the same is true for the way you lead your own life.
Archita sits down with Jim Carlough, transformational C-level executive, Amazon bestselling author, and the writer behind The Six Pillars of Effective Leadership, to talk about what changes inside a person when they decide to live with integrity, why empathy and compassion are non-negotiable, and the quiet end-of-day question a mentor gave him in 1983 that has shaped how he goes to bed every single night since.
This is not a business episode. It is a conversation about how to be a human worth following, including the person you see in the mirror.
About the Guest:
Jim Carlough is a transformational C-suite executive and Amazon bestselling author with more than three decades of leadership experience inside multi-million-dollar healthcare and technology organisations. He currently serves as Chief Sales Officer at mPulse and was previously President of HealthTrio, where he tripled revenue and grew client acquisition by 150 percent. A Forbes Business Development Council member, International Impact Book Award winner, and named Chief Sales Officer of the Year 2025 by the International Association of Top Professionals, Jim is the author of The Six Pillars of Effective Leadership: A Roadmap to Success and is widely known as "The Leadership Identity Architect." His six pillars are Integrity, Focus, Empathy, Compassion, Stability, and Humor.
 Key Takeaways:
Leaders are built, not born. The myth that some people are simply born with leadership in them is the excuse most people use to stay where they are.
A simple question at the end of each day can change a life. Jim's mentor in 1983 asked him to check whether he had ever benefitted himself at the expense of another. He has asked himself that question every night since.
Integrity is not a performance. It is how you behave when no one is looking. The fake version shows up when watched. The real version is consistent.
Most managers in the world today are "accidental leaders," promoted into roles they never asked for and never trained for. A large share burn out or lose their teams within two years.
Empathy and compassion are not soft skills. They are the foundation of psychological safety. Without them, no team stays loyal for long.
Eight of the top ten reasons employees voluntarily quit are about their manager. The leadership identity gap is real and quietly costing companies their best people.
You do not need a title to lead. Behave like a leader on day one, and the world will notice.
Connect With the Guest:
Website: https://www.jimcarlough.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jimcarloughms
Book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Six-Pillars-Effective-Leadership-Roadmap/dp/B0DQWT93V7
Audiobook on Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Six-Pillars-Of-Effective-Leadership-Audiobook/B0FW6TPH5D
Executive Leadership Accelerator Cohort: https://www.jimcarlough.com/programs
Episode Chapters:
[00:00] Cold Open — Welcome and Introducing Jim Carlough
[03:00] Why the Six Pillars Are Really About How We Live, Not Just How We Lead
[05:00] The Question a Mentor Asked Jim in 1983 That Changed His Life
[08:30] Why Leaders Are Built, Not Born
[12:00] The Hidden Cost of the "Accidental Leader"
[16:00] What Integrity Actually Looks Like When Nobody Is Watching
[19:00] Why the World Has Quietly Lost Integrity (And Where It Begins to Return)
[23:00] Empathy, Compassion, and the Story of Jennifer and Her Son
[28:00] How Real Psychological Safety Builds Teams That Stay
[31:00] The Pillars Are for Every Leader, Not Just the New Ones
[33:00] Where to Find Jim and His Eight-Week Cohort Program
[34:30] Closing Reflection — Integrity Is Built One Decision at a Time
 
 
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Send us Fan MailWe tend to talk about burnout as a mental or emotional problem. More boundaries. Better mindset. Maybe a holiday. But what if a lot of what we call burnout is the body telling us we have quietly been living someone else's life?
Sayan sits down with Dr. Henry Ealy, naturopathic doctor, founder of the Energetic Health Institute, and a teacher with over 25 years inside holistic nutrition and natural medicine, to look at burnout from underneath. They cover the difference between exhaustion from doing too much of what you love and exhaustion from pursuing someone else's idea of your life, why our cells respond to purpose, the practice of listening before acting, and Dr. H's own experiences with extended fasting as a healing tool.
This conversation reflects one practitioner's perspective. It is not medical advice. Please consult your own healthcare professional before changing your nutrition, fasting practices, supplements, or routines.
About the Guest:
Dr. Henry Ealy, affectionately known as Dr. H, is the founder of the Energetic Health Institute and a naturopathic doctor with a Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine from SCNM, a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from UCLA, and Board Certification in Holistic Nutrition. He is a Jackie Robinson Scholarship alumnus and ordained minister. With over 25 years of teaching and clinical experience, his work centres on the body's innate capacity to heal when given the right cellular environment. He is the author of multiple books including Energetic Health: Interesting Insights Into Advanced Natural Medicine and The Book of Questions: Embrace Your Heart's 1st Thought.
Key Takeaways:
Burnout is not always about doing too much. Sometimes it is about doing too much of the wrong thing for too long, and the body is telling you to listen.
Notice the word "should." When you find yourself saying "I should do this," you have already added obligation and judgment. Energy follows alignment, not pressure.
Many people experience exhaustion because they accepted someone else's idea of their life and put their own heart's first thought to the side.
A daily practice of stillness, meditation, prayer, or quiet listening, helps us hear what our body and inner sense already know.
Dr. Ealy describes fasting as one of his most-used personal practices, often experiencing benefits around cellular renewal, mental clarity, and what he describes as deeper self-understanding. He emphasises that the body itself signals when to begin and when to break a fast.
A life of purpose is, for Dr. Ealy, a foundation of health. When something inside you feels misaligned, that is information worth listening to, not pushing through.
Connect With the Guest:
Energetic Health Institute: https://www.energetichealthinstitute.org
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drhenele/
Books available through the Energetic Health Institute and major retailers
Episode Chapters:
[00:00] Pre-Roll — Medical Disclaimer
[01:30] Welcome and Introducing Dr. Henry Ealy
[03:30] How Dr. H Fell in Love With the Body's Design
[06:00] His Mother's Diagnosis and What It Taught Him
[09:30] The Misconception at the Heart of Burnout
[12:00] When "Should" Enters the Conversation, Pay Attention
[14:00] Living Someone Else's Idea of Your Life
[17:00] Why Purpose Reaches Down to the Cellular Level
[20:00] Trust, Meditation, and Hearing What You Already Know
[22:30] Fasting as a Practice of Listening to the Body
[26:00] When to Break a Fast: Dr. H's Personal Experience
[28:00] Where to Find Dr. Ealy and Closing Reflection
 
 
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Send us Fan MailWe all know that feeling. We sit down with the best intentions, open the laptop, tell ourselves today is the day. And then somewhere between the third tab and the fourth notification, an hour is gone, and we are not sure where it went. So we call it laziness. Procrastination. A willpower problem. What if it was never about willpower at all? What if focus, the kind that actually feels good, was never meant to be done alone?
Sana sits down with Alicia Navarro, founder and CEO of FLOWN and the former founder and CEO of Skimlinks, to talk about why our struggle to concentrate is not a character flaw. They cover the two-year "liminal space" between her companies that became the source of her next mission, what body doubling is and why it works on the wiring of the human brain, and the small daily ritual that can quietly change your relationship with your own attention.
About the Guest:
Alicia Navarro is a serial tech entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of FLOWN, the world's first deep-work-as-a-service platform. Before FLOWN, she founded and led the content monetisation company Skimlinks for over a decade, growing it from her living room in Sydney into a global multi-million-dollar business before its acquisition in 2020. She holds multiple enterprise honours including the EveryWoman in Technology Entrepreneur of the Year Award. FLOWN now runs facilitated deep-work sessions ("Flocks") that members attend an average of six times a week, helping knowledge workers around the world get back into focus by working in the quiet, ambient presence of others.
Key Takeaways:
The space between two chapters of your life is not wasted time. It is what Alicia calls a "liminal space," and real change usually emerges from giving it room to breathe.
Most of us, when something ends, panic and rush into the next thing. The deeper work is to resist that urge and let something true arrive.
Being unable to focus is not a personal failing. It is the natural result of trying to do deep work alone in environments designed to distract us.
Body doubling, working in the silent presence of others, taps into how we are wired as social mammals. Social mimicry, accountability, and shared rhythm make focus easier without trying harder.
Productivity is not one method. The work is to know yourself first, what motivates you, what drains you, what you respond to, and then build your focus rituals around that truth.
Today can be day one. The shift does not need to be dramatic. Just turn up to one session, one ritual, one act of trust in your own attention.
Connect With the Guest:
FLOWN: https://www.flown.com (30-day free trial)
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/alicianavarro
FLOWN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flownspace/
4,000 Weeks by Oliver Burkeman, referenced in the episode: https://www.oliverburkeman.com/books
Episode Chapters:
[00:00] Cold Open — The Hour That Quietly Disappears
[03:30] Welcome and Introducing Alicia Navarro
[05:00] The Power of Liminal Space After Skimlinks
[08:30] The Trello Boards, the Two-Year Play, and Saying No to Easy Yeses
[12:00] Why the Pattern You Cannot See Is Often the One Holding You Back
[15:00] What Most People Misunderstand About Productivity and Willpower
[18:00] What Body Doubling Actually Is and Why It Works
[22:30] The Four Reasons It Hacks the Human Brain Beautifully
[25:00] What a Flock Looks Like and How to Try Your First One
[29:00] When Life Pushes Back: Today Can Just Be Day One
[31:30] Where to Find FLOWN and the 30-Day Free Trial
[33:00] Closing Reflection: Focus Was Never Meant to Be Lonely
 
 
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Send us Fan MailThere is a kind of pain a lot of men carry without ever naming. Hidden inside video games, inside pornography, inside relationships that hurt, inside a self-image that says strong men do not need help. And the longer it stays unnamed, the harder it becomes to walk out of.
Yusuf sits down with Vincent Hazenboom, host of the How to Heart podcast and a men's mental health advocate, for an honest, careful conversation about porn addiction, trauma, and the slow road back. Vincent is not speaking from theory. He spent more than 20 years inside the addiction himself. They talk about the moment something inside him said get help, what the work actually looks like in ordinary days, and why almost none of it is about willpower.
This is a sensitive episode. Listener discretion advised.
About the Guest:
Vincent Hazenboom is a Dutch men's mental health advocate, the host of the How to Heart podcast, and a coach helping men move through porn addiction recovery. He describes himself as an introvert and a highly sensitive person, and his work centres on vulnerability, emotional honesty, and what he calls heart-centred masculine leadership. He has spent more than two decades inside the addiction he now helps other men leave, and his approach is built on lived experience, professional healing work (including EMDR therapy), and what he has learned about trauma, shame, and the quiet ways men disconnect from themselves.
Key Takeaways:
For many men, porn addiction is not a willpower problem. It is a way of self-soothing around unhealed trauma, loneliness, and disconnection.
The shame loop ("try harder, fail again, hate yourself more") keeps men stuck. Healing usually begins somewhere quieter than discipline.
Trying to do recovery alone, as a "lone wolf," often delays it by years. Vincent says reaching out for help was the single best decision he made.
Practical anchors helped him: trauma-focused therapy, a porn blocker he could not easily disable, replacing the habit with movement (gym, salsa, work), and disciplined daily action.
The deeper shift is learning to be vulnerable, with yourself first, and then with one safe person. Not a public confession, just a single honest sentence to someone who can hold it.
Men who do not have an outlet often break down silently. Opening up to a friend, therapist, coach, or community is the work, and it changes everything.
Connect With the Guest:
How to Heart website: https://linktr.ee/howtoheartshow
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vincent.hazenboom/ 
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-heart/id1704895666
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For coaching enquiries: reach out through his social channels
Episode Chapters:
[00:00] Cold Open — A Conversation Most Podcasts Will Not Have
[02:00] Welcome and Introducing Vincent Hazenboom
[04:00] The Inner Voice That Said "Get Help" in 2014
[07:00] Group Therapy, Self-Education, and the Trap of Doing It All Alone
[10:00] Mexico, Bankruptcy, and the Mirror Moment
[12:30] Why Porn Addiction Is Almost Never About the Porn
[16:00] What Actually Worked: Trauma Healing, Discipline, and Porn Blockers
[19:00] Replacing the Habit: Gym, Salsa, Work, Connection
[22:00] What Recovery Looks Like in Ordinary Daily Life
[24:00] Vulnerability as the First Step, Not the Last
[26:00] Where to Find Vincent and a Closing Word for the Man Listening
 
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Send us Fan MailEvery book you have ever loved started the same way. As a quiet idea inside someone who was not sure they could pull it off. What you see on the shelf is the finished thing. What you do not see is everything that happened on the way there. The self-doubt. The identity shifts. The moments of wanting to quit.
Yusuf sits down with Lana McAra, award-winning international bestselling author of more than 40 titles with over a million books sold, and the host of The Fiction Writer's Podcast, to talk about what most writing courses never name. The inner work. They cover the fourteen years she spent on her first manuscript, the personal transformation that finally unlocked it, why she believes the energy of the writer goes into the work, and the difference between someone who wants to write one book and someone who carries a story they cannot put down.
This is a conversation about creativity, but it is also about identity, healing, and the quiet permission so many of us are still waiting to give ourselves.
About the Guest:
Lana McAra is an award-winning, international bestselling author and ghostwriter with more than 40 published titles and over a million books sold across her career. She is the host of The Fiction Writer's Podcast, the founding president of Vendela Publishing LLC, and the president of the Northeast Florida Chapter of Sisters in Crime. She has been teaching fiction writing for twenty years, mentoring authors through both the craft and the inner journey that makes finishing possible. Writing under the pen name Rosey Dow, she won The Christy Award for her historical novel Reaping the Whirlwind, with her Colorado mystery series selling more than 250,000 copies. Her work spans craft, identity, and the deeper question of what it means to bring something true into the world.
Key Takeaways:
The biggest myth about writing is that it gets easier after the first book. The craft sharpens, but the inner work of each new idea has to be done fresh every time.
The energy of the writer goes into the work. If you are excited, the book feels exciting. If you are frustrated, the book carries that too. The reader feels what you felt.
If your book is stuck, look inside before you look at the manuscript. Sometimes what is blocking the work is something unresolved in the writer.
Lana wrote her first book for fourteen years. What finally moved it forward was not a craft breakthrough. It was a personal transformation that allowed her to feel again, and her characters came alive as she did.
Real motivation does not come from money or fame. It comes from a message inside you that has to come out. External motivation runs out. Inner motivation keeps you returning to the page.
Skipping a hard section is not failure. Move forward in the manuscript and let your subconscious work on what is stuck. You will return to it when you are ready.
You are not making it up. The thing you carry inside you, the song, the story, the painting, is real. Do not let anyone discourage you from being who you truly are.
Connect With the Guest:
Website: https://www.lanamcara.com
Email: lana@lanamcara.com
The Fiction Writer's Podcast: https://fictionwriterspodcast.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lanamcara
Free resource (Your Novel Notebook): https://www.lanamcara.com
Episode Chapters:
[00:00] Cold Open — Every Book Starts as a Quiet Idea
[02:00] Welcome and Introducing Lana McAra
[03:30] Does the Start of a New Book Still Feel the Same After Forty?
[06:00] The Biggest Myth About Finishing a Book
[09:00] Why the Energy of the Writer Goes Into the Work
[10:30] Following Inspiration Instead of a Schedule
[13:00] Fourteen Years on One Manuscript and the Shift That Finally Unlocked It
[16:00] When Inner Work Becomes the Real Block
[19:00] How to Move Past What You Are Avoiding on the Page
[22:00] Where Real Resilience Comes From
[25:00] The Difference Between a Single Book and a Lifelong Writer
[26:00] Where to Find Lana and the Fiction Writer's Podcast
[27:30] Closing Reflection — Let It Shine
 
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Send us Fan MailMost of us are not unhappy. We are postponed. We have quietly agreed with ourselves that joy is something we will get to. After this project. After this season. After we have earned it. And then one day we look up, the years have moved, and the happiness is still waiting in some future room we never quite walked into.
Yusuf sits down with Ulrika Torquato, a former doctor turned opera singer now studying palliative care psychology, to ask a question most of us live inside but rarely say out loud. Why are we waiting to be happy? They cover where the rule of "earning happiness" comes from, why big life changes do not deliver what we hoped, what everyday joy actually looks like, and the lesson Ulrika has learned from sitting with people at the end of their lives about what they wish they had noticed sooner.
About the Guest:
Ulrika Torquato lives in Switzerland and brings a rare lived breadth to this work. She trained and practised in medicine, then followed a different calling and studied and performed opera as a soprano, and is now pursuing post-graduate work in the psychology of palliative care. Her current focus is on how we delay our own joy, what people regret at the end of their lives, and how something as small as noticing the birds outside the window can return us to a life we already have. She is the creator of a free app called Joyring, designed to help people gently notice and collect small moments of joy.
Key Takeaways:
Most of us are not unhappy. We are postponing. Joy is something we have quietly agreed to defer until we have earned it.
The rule that happiness must be earned is something most of us absorbed as children. We did not choose it. Recognising that is the first shift.
Big life changes — the move, the divorce, the promotion, the achievement — bring change but rarely deliver the happiness we attached to them.
Real happiness is not constant positivity. It is presence. The willingness to sit with what is here, even on hard days, and notice the small good things that are still present.
This is not toxic positivity. Bad things are bad. Feel them. But notice the good coffee, the bird singing, the small thing your day still gave you.
People at the end of their lives almost never regret what they did not achieve. They regret not having truly lived.
 Connect With the Guest
Joyring app (free): https://joyring.com
Personal website: https://ulrikatorquato.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ulrika-torquato/
 
Episode Chapters:
[00:00] Cold Open — The Future Room We Never Walked Into
[02:30] Welcome and Introducing Ulrika Torquato
[04:00] The Biggest Misconception: That Happiness Has to Be Earned
[07:00] Where the Rule of "Earning Joy" Comes From
[10:00] Why Big Life Changes Do Not Deliver What We Hoped
[13:00] What Everyday Joy Actually Looks Like
[15:30] Ulrika's Own Story: From Medicine to Opera to Presence
[18:00] Hard Days, Bad Days, and Why This Is Not Toxic Positivity
[22:00] The Practice of Returning: How Ulrika Comes Back to Joy
[24:30] The Joyring App and How It Helps
[27:00] What the Dying Wish They Had Noticed Sooner
[28:30] Closing Reflection: Stop Postponing for One Minute
 
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Send us Fan MailMost mothers do not arrive at burnout in some big dramatic crisis. They arrive at it in the middle of a Tuesday. A forgotten form. A meltdown in the cereal aisle. Leftovers for dinner again. And underneath all of it, a quiet, exhausting belief that perfection is somehow possible if you just try a little harder.
Yusuf sits down with Andrea Fortenberry, host of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering podcast and author of Two-Minute Timeouts for New Moms, to talk about what grace actually looks like in the middle of an ordinary day. They cover the difference between being a good mother and being seen as one, why rest is not selfish, and the one sentence every mother can say to herself when the day has not gone to plan.
About the Guest:
Andrea Fortenberry is a speaker, podcast host, and author with a relatable, faith-filled voice for moms walking through the mess and beauty of motherhood. She is the host of The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering podcast and the author of Two-Minute Timeouts for New Moms: 100 Devotions for Weary and Wonderful Days. Her writing and speaking blend heartfelt honesty with hope, biblical wisdom, and practical encouragement, drawn from her own lived experience as a mother.
Key Takeaways:
Perfection in motherhood is a comparison illusion. We compare our messy reality to other people's curated highlight reel and forget everyone is leaving the hard parts out.
We often compare our weaknesses to someone else's strengths. That is never a fair comparison, and it quietly drains the joy out of motherhood.
Wanting to be a good mom is rooted in love. Wanting to be seen as a good mom is rooted in fear. The difference matters more than most of us realise.
A mess-up does not make you a bad mom. It means you had a bad mom moment. Those are not the same thing.
Rest is not selfish. You cannot keep pouring from an empty pitcher. Taking time to refill is one of the most loving things you can do for your family.
Grace does not ask you to add more. It asks you to do less, with more presence. That is a quiet revolution.
Connect With the Guest:
Website: https://andreafortenberry.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreafortenberry/
Podcast: The Perfectionist's Guide to Mothering (available wherever you listen)
Book: Two-Minute Timeouts for New Moms on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Two-Minute-Timeouts-New-Moms-Devotions/dp/1640704469
Free magazine: Restore (available on andreafortenberry.com)
Episode Chapters:
[00:00] Cold Open — A Conversation Every Mother Quietly Needs
[02:30] Welcome and Introducing Andrea Fortenberry
[03:30] When Andrea Realized Perfection Was Not Going to Save Her
[05:30] The Biggest Misconception About the "Perfect Mom"
[08:00] Being a Good Mom vs Being Seen as One
[10:30] How Grace Shows Up in Ordinary Tuesday Moments
[12:00] The Sentence Grace Would Gently Rewrite
[14:00] One Shift for the Exhausted Mom: Rest Is Not Selfish
[18:00] The Quiet Revolution: Doing Less With More Presence
[20:00] Where to Find Andrea and Her New Book
[22:00] Closing Message to the Mother Listening Right Now
 
 
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Send us Fan MailWe have been taught to measure our days by what we caught — the deal that closed, the tasks we ticked off, the things we brought home. Somewhere along the way, a lot of us stopped noticing the water itself. The morning light. The quiet. The breath we took between casts. And maybe that is where the real exhaustion lives. Not in doing too much, but in missing the moments we were actually inside of.
Yusuf sits down with Robert Bowers, author of six books — four true-life collections drawn from a life spent hunting and fishing, and two outdoor-set fiction novels — to talk about what a fishing line in still water can teach us about living. They cover where peace actually lives, what stops people from sitting with quiet, and why laughter and small resets matter more than most of us admit.
About the Guest:
Robert O. Bowers lives in Northwest Oklahoma with his wife Kim. He is the author of the Campfire Tales from Uncle Rob series (four volumes of true stories drawn from a lifetime of hunting and fishing) and two outdoor-set fiction novels, Red Eyes at Black Mesa and Hap Dog Will Travel, in the cryptid horror-thriller genre. His writing carries the slower rhythm of a life lived close to nature, and the easy humour of someone who has learned that laughter is its own kind of therapy.
Key Takeaways:
It is rarely about the catch. The real value is the experience, the memory, and the people you share it with.
Peace is not something you earn after life is sorted. It is a posture you can choose, even briefly, in the middle of an ordinary week.
Quiet feels uncomfortable at first because we are not used to it. Underneath that discomfort is exactly the reset most of us are looking for.
You do not need a riverbank to find this. A walk in the park, a drive in the country, time with a pet, or a few minutes outside with no phone all do similar work.
When you finally sit in stillness, the things you have been avoiding tend to surface. That is not a problem. That is the point.
Laughter is therapy for the soul. Take what you do seriously, but do not take yourself too seriously.
Connect With the Guest:
Books on Amazon (under Robert O. Bowers): https://www.amazon.com/stores/Robert-O.-Bowers/author/B0BNT8Q4YV
Campfire Tales from Uncle Rob Vol. 1: https://www.amazon.com/CAMPFIRE-TALES-UNCLE-ROB-WHAT/dp/B0BMZR4HR5
Red Eyes at Black Mesa (fiction): https://www.amazon.com/RED-EYES-at-BLACK-MESA/dp/B0G7KXTR2X
Episode Chapters:
[00:00] Cold Open — What We Miss When We Measure Only the Catch
[02:30] Welcome and Introducing Robert Bowers
[04:00] When Fishing Became More Than Fishing: Earliest Memories
[06:30] Where Peace Actually Lives, and What People Get Wrong About It
[10:30] Why We Get Restless When the Noise Finally Stops
[14:00] What Tends to Surface When You Sit With Stillness
[16:00] The Spirit of Fishing for People Who Don't Fish
[19:30] Laughter as Therapy for the Soul
[22:00] Robert's Books and Where to Find Them
[24:00] One Small Practice to Try This Week
 
 
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Send us Fan MailYou know that moment when early morning sunlight catches you the right way and something inside you just settles. The tension in your shoulders drops. The mind quiets. Most of us write it off as a nice moment and move on. But what if light itself, specific wavelengths delivered in specific ways, is one of the most powerful tools we have for supporting brain and body wellness?
Avik sits down with Sarah Turner, neuroscientist and co-founder of CeraThrive, to explore the science of photobiomodulation. They cover how near-infrared light penetrates the skull and reaches the brain, why mitochondria respond to it the way they do, what most of us are missing by living indoors under blue-lit screens, and the simplest free way anyone can start: stepping outside at sunrise.
About the Guest:
Sarah Turner is a neuroscientist, former pharmaceutical research scientist, and the co-founder and CEO of CeraThrive. She holds a postgraduate degree in Clinical Neuroscience from Roehampton University and BSc degrees in Psychological Sciences and Nutritional Medicine. Her company developed the CERA System, the first FDA-listed red light therapy device specifically targeting the gut-brain axis. She also co-hosts the Rebel Scientist biohacking podcast and is pursuing a Photobiomodulation diploma at the University of Montpellier.
Key Takeaways:
Near-infrared light penetrates the skull and reaches the surface of the brain. It is not a wellness metaphor, it is a measurable biological process.
Mitochondria receive light at specific wavelengths and respond by producing more ATP, the energy molecule the body uses for everything. More energy means better function, especially in the brain.
Most of us live in a state of near-infrared deficiency. We are an outdoor species living indoors under blue-lit screens. Some of what we call fatigue, brain fog, or low mood is actually a missing nutrient: natural light.
Sleep is not a passive state. It is an energy-intensive process where the brain flushes waste, lays down memories, and repairs itself. Without enough cellular energy, those processes do not complete properly.
Photobiomodulation for brain health is still in the early stages of clinical validation. Promising data is emerging for cognitive enhancement, mood, sleep, and even neurodegeneration, but specific medical claims require more research.
The cheapest, simplest intervention is free. Step outside at sunrise. See natural light before you see your phone. The body knows what to do with it.
Connect With the Guest:
Website: The Cera System | Optimize the Gut-Brain Axis! – CeraThrive
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-turner-cerathrive/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cerathrive/
Rebel Scientist podcast: Available on major podcast platforms
Episode Chapters:
[00:00] Cold Open — That Quiet Moment in Early Sunlight
[02:30] Welcome and Introducing Sarah Turner
[05:00] From Pharmaceutical Research to Light Therapy: Sarah's Pivot
[09:00] The Biggest Misconception About Red Light Reaching the Brain
[12:00] What Actually Happens When Light Hits Your Mitochondria
[14:30] Brain Fog, Sleep, and the Near-Infrared We Are All Missing
[18:00] Why Sleep Needs Energy and How Light Therapy Supports It
[22:30] The Honest State of the Clinical Evidence
[24:00] Where to Start: Sunrise, Sleep Timing, and Small Changes
[27:00] Where to Find Sarah and Closing Reflections
 
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Send us Fan MailWe were told AI would give us more time. For a lot of people, it has done the opposite. More tools to learn. More decisions to make about which tools. More anxiety about whether we are using them right, or falling behind if we are not. There is a new kind of fatigue showing up quietly in people's lives, and almost nobody is naming it yet. It is not burnout from AI taking your job. It is burnout from using AI.
Sana sits down with Ted Yang, MIT engineer, former finance executive at Bridgewater and Citadel, founder of more than 12 companies, and author of Ageless Peak Performance, to flip the conversation. AI, used the right way, should not add to your cognitive burden. It should quietly lift some of it off you. They cover the four principles for healthy AI use, why your judgment becomes more valuable with age, and why protecting your humanity is the work.
 About the Guest:
Ted Yang is an MIT engineer, entrepreneur, and former finance executive at Bridgewater and Citadel who has founded more than 12 companies. A worldwide speaker at TEDx, South Summit, Startup Grind, and university commencements, he serves on Connecticut's Board of Regents for Higher Education and is raising a family of two special needs children. His book Ageless Peak Performance: The Playbook for AI-Powered Excellence releases May 18, with endorsements from Governor Ned Lamont and former US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona.
 Key Takeaways:
AI burnout is real, and it is not about the technology itself. It is about using AI to do more of everything instead of using it to rebalance what you carry.
Cognitive overload happens when you have too much to keep track of at a good quality level. Even with AI doing the work, your brain still has to manage it.
Pattern recognition and judgment improve with age. AI does not replace experienced professionals — used well, it amplifies the very capabilities they have spent decades building.
Treat AI like an intern, not an oracle. It is fast and capable, but it makes confident mistakes and does not admit them.
Aim first, then accelerate. Make AI flow. Keep your judgment at the center. The four principles for a healthier relationship with AI.
AI is not yet ready to replace trained therapists. The path from theory to safe practice took psychoanalysis decades. AI is in a similar early stage and should not be used in place of mental health professionals.
 Connect With the Guest:
Book and website: https://agelesspeakperformance.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tedsensei/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tedxsensei/
Book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ageless-Peak-Performance-AI-Powered-Excellence/dp/B0GRCJ9VZJ
 Episode Chapters:
[00:00] Cold Open — Naming AI Burnout
[03:30] Welcome and Introducing Ted Yang
[06:00] The Personal Moment Ted First Saw Cognitive Overload
[08:00] What We Are Misunderstanding About Mental Fatigue
[11:30] Why Older Professionals Have a Real Advantage in the AI Era
[15:00] The First Principle: Treat AI Like an Intern, Not an Oracle
[19:00] Principle Two: Aim First, Then Accelerate
[22:00] Principle Three: Make AI Flow
[26:00] Principle Four: Keep Your Judgment at the Center
[30:00] AI in Mental Health: Why It Is Not Ready to Replace Therapists
[36:00] Holding On to Humanity in the Pace of Change
[40:00] The Five Superpowers and Where to Find the Book
[42:30] A Message of Hope for Anyone Feeling Burnt Out
 
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Send us Fan MailLong before anyone tells you what you cannot do, someone has already decided you probably will not. A quiet look. An assumption. A doorway that closes a little before you reach it. Most of what limits us does not arrive as a single moment. It arrives as the steady weight of low expectations, carried by other people and slowly absorbed into how we see ourselves.
Yusuf sits down with Dr. Sean Adelman, orthopedic surgeon, author, and founder of Raise Expectations, to talk about what inclusion really means beyond the policies and the language, why our expectations of others quietly shape what they become, and what it means to give the people we love the dignity of failure.
About the Guest:
Dr. Sean Adelman is a practicing orthopedic surgeon in Seattle, an author, and the founder of Raise Expectations LLC. After his daughter Devon was born with Down syndrome, his perspective on inclusion, ability, and human potential transformed completely. He writes fiction featuring characters with different abilities — including the Sam's Top Secret Journal and Trispero series — to help young readers see themselves as capable. His mission is to widen the world's expectations of what every person is capable of becoming.
Key Takeaways:
Expectations are not neutral. Other people's expectations measurably affect how much someone achieves, in both directions.
Inclusion is not a policy checklist. It is approaching every person with an open mind and without preconceived notions about what they can do.
Supported employment programs do not lower workplace performance. They consistently raise it — happier teams, lower turnover, stronger culture.
Inclusive classrooms produce better humans, not weaker outcomes. Exposure builds empathy in ways no curriculum alone can.
The dignity of failure is one of the most loving things you can give someone. If they are never allowed to try, they are never given the chance to succeed.
The way you talk to others is the same architecture you build inside your own head. Self-talk follows the same rules. Raise your own expectations too.
Connect With the Guest:
Website: https://www.raiseexpectations.com
Books on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6489847.Sean_Adelman
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SamsTopSecretJournal
 Episode Chapters
 
[00:00] Cold Open — The Quiet Spaces Where Expectations Live
[02:30] Welcome and Introducing Dr. Sean Adelman
[04:00] The Defining Moment: When Sean's Daughter Was Born With Down Syndrome [06:30] What Inclusion Actually Means Beyond Policies
[09:00] Supported Employment and Why It Improves Workplaces
[11:00] Inclusive Classrooms and the Social-Emotional Cost of Segregation
[14:00] Why Sean Writes Fiction Featuring Different Abilities
[16:30] Everyday Inclusion: How Low Expectations Quietly Shape Outcomes
[19:30] The Dignity of Failure and Raising Your Own Expectations
[23:00] Sean's Closing Message and Where to Find His Work
 
 
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Send us Fan MailMost people picture clarity as some grand purpose waiting to be discovered. Dan Grech says the opposite is true. Clarity rarely lives in your future visioning. It usually lives in your past — in the moments that shaped you, in the values you have always honoured, and sometimes in the wounds you swore would never happen to anyone else on your watch.
Yusuf sits down with Dan Grech, founder of Your Business Is Your Story (YBYS), to explore why losing touch with your why quietly drives burnout, what a narrative gap actually feels like in your nervous system, and how reconnecting with your own story can be one of the steadiest things you do for your mental health.
About the Guest:
Dan Grech is a serial entrepreneur, Pulitzer Prize-winning former journalist (Washington Post, Boston Globe, Miami Herald, NPR, PBS), and the founder of Your Business Is Your Story (YBYS). He helps founders reconnect to their deeper purpose through both an excavation of their past and an articulation of their future. He leverages 15 years at the highest levels of journalism and decades as an entrepreneur to help leaders tell their story in the most powerful way possible.
Key Takeaways:
Clarity is not a future destination. The answer is almost always in your past, in the moments and people that shaped you.
A "never-again energy" born from a wound or hardship is often the truest north for a person's mission.
Core values are what was true yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Limiting beliefs like money, status, or geography are time-bound and not a stable foundation for a life or a business.
The peaks and valleys exercise: list moments when you felt most fulfilled, and moments when you felt most disconnected. The values honoured in the peaks and violated in the valleys are your real core values.
A narrative gap is the quiet distance between the life you are living and the life aligned with your values. It does not announce itself, but it slowly drains your energy.
Profit without purpose is meaningless. Purpose without profit is unsustainable. Both matter, and small businesses are often best positioned to honour both.
Connect With the Guest:
Your Business Is Your Story: https://ybys.com
Personal website: https://dangrech.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dangrech/
Episode Chapters:
[00:00] Cold Open — Why Clarity Is Not Just a Business Tool
[05:00] Welcome and Dan Introduces His Journey
[07:00] Dan's Own Search for His Why Across a Long Career
[09:30] The Biggest Misconception About Purpose: It Lives in Your Past
[11:00] Core Values vs Limiting Beliefs: What Actually Holds Up
[13:30] The Peaks and Valleys Exercise
[18:00] The Narrative Gap and the Cost of the Unlived Life
[22:00] Core Values Storytelling for Sales, Hiring, and Fundraising
[26:00] Profit and Purpose: Why Both Matter
[30:00] Yusuf's Own Story and the Move From "Story of Me" to "Story of Us"
 
 
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