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Many coaches will back away the moment a client's voice cracks. Dr. Michael Arloski thinks that instinct — however well-intentioned — is quietly undermining the behavior change we're hired to create.

Michael has been in the wellness field since 1979. He's a licensed psychologist, a National Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach, an ICF Professional Certified Coach, CEO of Real Balance Global Wellness Services, author of one of the foundational texts in our field (Wellness Coaching for Lasting Lifestyle Change), and the creator of the Wellness Mapping 360 model. Few people alive have watched this profession grow up the way he has.

In this conversation we get specific about the line between coaching and therapy — where it actually sits, versus where anxious coaches imagine it sits. Michael unpacks what happens to lasting change when a coach sidesteps emotional content entirely, what it looks like to tap into a client's emotion without drifting into therapy, and the go-to move he uses when a client is clearly sitting on something they haven't named. We also get into the part nobody talks about: how much of this depends on the coach's own emotional regulation and self-awareness rather than technique.

If you've ever felt under-qualified to sit with a client's emotion, this one's for you.

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Whether you're 25 or 75, protecting and enhancing your brain health matters right now. In this episode of The Coaching Lab, Dr. Brad Cooper and co-host Sabryna Liddle sit down with Trish Turo—brain health educator, researcher, yoga teacher, and National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach—for a conversation that spans every age and stage of life.

As Director of Brain Health with the Virtual Brain Health Center and Director of Wellness with Kenosis Counseling Center, Trish brings deep expertise from her work with leading digital health organizations including Noom, Hinge Health, Together Senior Health, and Linus Health. With a Master of Science in Health Psychology, she's designed behavior change programs for people across the lifespan—from authoring "A Kids Book About Healthy Habits" to building dementia-prevention programs for older adults.

Tune in to discover practical, evidence-based strategies for keeping your mind sharp, the habits that support long-term cognitive wellness, and why brain health is a lifelong pursuit worth starting today. Whether you're a coach looking to expand your impact or simply someone who wants to think clearer and live better, this is an episode you won't want to miss. As a bonus, here is link to a brand new research study Trish was involved in designing/researching.

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What do you wish someone had told you on day one of your coaching career? In this episode of The Coaching Lab, host Leigh Baker sits down with Sabryna Liddle, VP of Coaching Excellence at Catalyst Coaching 360, for a candid conversation about everything they wish they'd known as new health and wellness coaches—drawing on decades in the field since Catalyst launched in 2007.

Whether you're fresh out of your training program, prepping for your board exam, or a seasoned coach looking to grow, Leigh and Sabryna unpack the real lessons that only experience can teach:

• Why taking fewer notes can make you a more present, more effective coach
• The trap of over-structuring sessions—and how to find the right balance between framework and flexibility
• Talking less, listening more, and getting comfortable with silence
• Why you're the expert in behavior change—and how that frees you from intimidation, even with physicians and executives
• Handling "guns-blazing" clients and sensitive topics with curiosity instead of judgment
• How coaching skills transform your relationships beyond work—as a parent, spouse, and friend
• Sabryna's mantra to always be curious and experiment, and Dr. Cooper's advice to "look for the 7s"—those glimpse moments that point you toward your sweet spot

If you're a coach or aspiring coach craving an honest, encouraging conversation between two pros who've watched the industry evolve over two decades, this one's for you.

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Life is uncertain. How can credible, board-certified health & wellness coaches make a positive difference in the midst of the uncertainty and how might an individual personally benefit from working with a coach? From fears around AI to ongoing life transitions, wellbeing pursuits and more, we take a deep dive in this special episode, featuring Leigh Saner Baker and Sabryna Liddle.

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Ice baths. Electrolyte drinks. Infrared saunas. Recovery boots. The wellness industry has never been louder — or more expensive. But which of these tools actually move the needle, and which are just well-marketed noise?

In this episode of The Coaching Lab, we cut through the hype and get honest about recovery. Dr. Brad Cooper explores the science behind today's most talked-about wellness practices — from hydration and electrolytes to sauna use, cold-water immersion, and the growing world of recovery technology.

What you'll walk away with:

• The truth about electrolytes (and when you probably don't need them)
• Why frequent sauna use has some of the most compelling cardiovascular data in the wellness space
• The surprising caveat about cold plunges and muscle-building
• Low-cost recovery strategies that routinely outperform expensive gadgets
• A rapid-fire verdict on the biggest trends: overhyped, appropriately hyped, or underappreciated?

Recovery isn't a luxury — but it doesn't have to be complicated or costly. This episode helps you separate signal from noise so you can invest your time, energy, and money where it actually counts.

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Work travel can quietly drain your energy, wreck your sleep, and leave even your highest-performing clients coming home depleted. In this episode of The Coaching Lab, host [Host Name] sits down with Beth Jennings, PT, NBC-HWC — a physical therapist and National Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach — to unpack what real wellbeing looks like for professionals who live out of a suitcase.

Beth breaks down the hidden toll of frequent business travel on the body, mind, and routines your clients rely on, then shares practical, no-willpower-required strategies coaches can bring straight into their next session. You'll learn how to help clients protect sleep through early flights, late nights and time-zone changes; stay active without adding stress to a packed schedule; and design sustainable travel rituals that support recovery instead of burnout.

Whether your clients are road warriors, consultants, executives, or traveling leaders, this conversation gives you a coach-ready toolkit for helping them thrive — not just survive — on the road.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• How Beth's dual lens as a PT and health coach reframes "wellbeing on the road"
• The most common ways travel disrupts the body, sleep, and performance
• Top sleep strategies for early flights, late nights, and jet lag
• Realistic pre-trip and on-trip habits that actually stick
• How to stay active when schedules are packed and unpredictable
• What most professionals get wrong about recovery after a work trip
• Beth's #1 mindset shift for every coaching client heading into travel

About the guest: Beth Jennings is a licensed physical therapist (PT) and National Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) who helps high-performing professionals build sustainable health habits in a demanding, travel-heavy life.

Learn more about or reach out to Beth at BethJennings.com

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You passed the NBHWC exam — congratulations! Now what? In this episode of The Coaching Lab, Dr. Cooper and Leigh deliver the post-certification roadmap every new National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) needs. Whether you're aiming for a salaried role at a hospital, corporate wellness program, or insurance company, or you're ready to launch your own coaching practice, this episode walks you through every step.

What you'll learn:

• How to leverage your NBHWC credential on LinkedIn, your resume, and professional bios to signal credibility to employers
• Which professional associations are worth joining (National Wellness Alliance, American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and more)
• The real pros and cons of employment vs. contractor work vs. entrepreneurship — plus hybrid models that let you do both
• Where health and wellness coaches are actually getting hired right now (hospitals, corporate wellness, health insurance, gyms, EAPs) and what salary to expect
• How to start your own coaching practice: business structure (LLC vs. sole proprietor), setting your rates, landing your first clients, and the tech stack you need (scheduling, payments, video, notes)
• Marketing that works for health coaches: niching down, building an online presence without burnout, content creation, in-person networking, referral partnerships, and Google Business Profile
• Scope of practice, liability insurance, client agreements, intake forms, and HIPAA basics for clinical settings
• Recertification planning (36 CEs every 3 years), advanced credentials, mentorship, and peer support
• Mindset essentials: navigating imposter syndrome, setting boundaries early, and building a sustainable practice instead of burning out in year one

Whether you're a brand-new health coach, a wellness professional adding NBHWC to your credentials, or an aspiring coach planning your next move, this episode is the practical, no-fluff guide to turning your certification into a thriving career.

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We are thrilled to have one of the pioneers of health & wellness coaching, Wellcoaches founder Margaret Moore (you likely know her as Coach Meg) join us on this special episode of The Coaching Lab podcast!

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Most people think mindfulness means downloading an app or sitting quietly for ten minutes. Serena Jain is here to respectfully challenge that assumption — and to show coaches and high performers what's actually possible when mindfulness is practiced with intention and depth.

In this episode of The Coaching Lab, host Dr. Brad Cooper sits down with mindfulness teacher and MBSR practitioner Serena Jain for a conversation that is equal parts science, application, and experience. Serena unpacks what Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction actually is, how it differs from general meditation practice, and why it's become one of the most evidence-backed tools available for addressing chronic stress, improving self-awareness, and creating lasting behavioral change.

For health coaches, this one goes beyond theory. Serena walks through how mindfulness can deepen the coaching process, practical ways to incorporate it into sessions while staying within scope of practice, and what to say to clients who are convinced they're simply "bad at meditation." And in a rare moment for a podcast episode, she guides listeners through a live mindfulness practice — so you don't just hear about it, you experience it.

Whether you're a seasoned coach looking to add a powerful tool to your practice, someone considering the coaching profession, or a high performer navigating a relentlessly demanding life, this conversation offers both the why and the how.

Topics covered: mindfulness-based stress reduction, MBSR, mindfulness for coaches, health coaching tools, stress management, chronic stress, mindfulness vs meditation, mindfulness in coaching practice, coach self-awareness, mindfulness for high performers, mindfulness for beginners, Serena Jain, how to start mindfulness practice, mindfulness exercise, coaching techniques, wellness coaching, performance coaching, mindfulness research, scope of practice, The Coaching Lab podcast, Catalyst Coaching 360

• Serena's Website: https://serenajain.com/
• Link to Serena's guided meditations: https://serenajain.com/mindfulness-programs/guided-audio-meditations/.
• This guided audio can also be accessed on SoundCloud, which can be downloaded as an app onto a smartphone: https://soundcloud.com/user-869280929.

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AI is transforming coaching, leadership, and the way we work—but how do you use it without losing what makes coaching powerful in the first place?

In this episode of The Coaching Lab, we sit down with Sara Parrode, AI Coach for Executives and Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, to explore how coaches and leaders can build a thoughtful, responsible relationship with artificial intelligence.

Sara shares practical insights on how to integrate AI into your coaching practice and business, while staying grounded in human connection, ethics, and intentionality. We also explore how this moment mirrors endurance sport—requiring resilience, adaptability, and the ability to navigate uncertainty with clarity and confidence.

If you're a coach, executive, or leader wondering how to use AI effectively (without feeling overwhelmed or replaced), this conversation will give you a clear and grounded starting point.

In this episode, we cover:

• How AI is changing coaching and leadership right now
• Practical ways to use AI in your coaching business
• The risks of over-reliance—and how to avoid them
• Building a responsible and ethical relationship with AI

Whether you're AI-curious or already experimenting, this episode will help you move forward with intention—not just speed.

You can connect with Sara via her website here or connect with her on LinkedIn here.

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We’ve all heard that peak performance is ‘all in your head,’ but our guest today invested time mapping where that ‘headspace’ lives. Dr. Izzy Justice is a world-renowned sports neuroscientist who notes he has analyzed over 18,000 EEG brain scans to uncover a startling truth: there is a specific frequency—10 Hz—where elite performance becomes effortless.

He is the author of Life Explained: Chasing 10 Hz, and he’s here to show us that confidence isn't a feeling, it's an electrical state. Today, we’re diving into the ‘Neurohacks’ that allow you to downshift your brain from stress to success in seconds.

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This is the final episode of our special 3-part series on the business of health & wellness coaching.

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Do you believe in free will? Really? Our answer to that questions influences SO much of our journey ahead.

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In a world of constant noise, endless distraction, and performative busyness, what does it mean to pursue true excellence? Not hustle-for-hustle’s-sake kind—but the kind rooted in values, meaning, and sustainable high performance. Today’s guest is one of the clearest voices on that question: Brad Stulberg—bestselling author, performance coach, and researcher on sustainable excellence. Brad is a rare returning guest to The Coaching Lab for good reason. His work regularly appears in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and The Atlantic, and he serves on faculty at the University of Michigan. His new book, The Way of Excellence, reframes excellence not as a finish line—but as a process of mastery, meaning, and becoming. Drawing on modern science, timeless philosophy, and real-world stories of elite performers, Brad shows us how to integrate mastery and mattering—so we can perform at our best without burning out or losing what truly matters. In this conversation, we explore:

· Why excellence is not about outcomes—but about process

· How to build real confidence through consistency

· The difference between “pseudo-excellence” and the real thing

· How focus, discipline, and values alignment create sustained performance

· And how to pursue greatness without sacrificing well-being, relationships, or meaning

Whether you’re an athlete, coach, leader, entrepreneur, or simply someone who wants to live with greater intention, this episode delivers a clear, grounded roadmap for what it really means to be at your best—day after day.

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One of the most common questions among both new and established coaches is how to establish your pricing. In this episode, Leigh, Suzy and Brad provide a round-table discussion on a range of pricing-related topics ranging from how the market affects your pricing to how to land on "your" number, the role of packages and much more.

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What is a clear, personal vision? How does it overlap (or influence) goals? Why does it matter? What are the steps to discovering and clarifying a vision? What does this have to do with my life? Why not just set goals or resolutions?

In this special bonus episode, Dr. Cooper shares a range of insights and "how-to's" related to the powerful, life-shifting step of clarifying and creating a clear personal vision!

Accompanying notes utilized for this special episode, including examples, are available here.

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The use of saunas is exploding in popularity in the US, but they’ve been a standard part of life in other parts of the world. Finland is the best example, with more than one sauna for every 2 people! What is it about the health, wellbeing and high performance benefits that are driving such engagement? Is it a fad? Or is the trend driven by dependable evidence? What frequency, duration and temperature are recommended for better health & wellbeing? How about for athletic performance? What’s the difference between infrared and traditional saunas? Today’s guest, Dr. Daniel Gagnon is a thermal physiologist who has been studying the effects of heat exposure on human health & performance for over 2 decades! He is an associate professor at the University of Montreal and researcher at the Montreal Health Institute. If you’ve been curious about what the evidence is saying about saunas, you’ve come to the right place.

Here are the two studies Dr. Gagnon mentioned during the discussion:

Meta-analysis 1

Meta-analysis 2

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This special episode, hosted by Leigh Baker, with nationally board certified health & wellness coach (and business owner) Suzy Destarac and Dr. Brad Cooper, takes a deep dive into the business side of coaching.

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Are we destined to lose our muscle mass over time? Is protein intake important? If so, what are the best forms of it? Does that amount change as we age? Is it influenced by physical activity? These – any related questions continue to dominate the world of health, wellness & peak performance, and there’s no better source for providing the answers than Professor Stuart Phillips from the school of medicine at McMaster University in Canada. He has published over 600 papers and is among the most referenced experts on the subject, with 70,000 citations. Professor Phillips joined us in 2020, and I thought it was time we brought him back. I was grateful when he said yes!

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Brady & Brad hit record and let it fly! If you're a runner, coach a runner, have considered adding running into your fitness routine or are simply curious about the latest insights and developments about getting the most out of your run, you will LOVE THIS EPISODE!! From saunas to strength training, fueling to rowing machines, avoiding injuries, maximizing time, integration of rest & recovery, scheduling the perfect week and more!!

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If you're a current or future health, wellness & high performance coach, this is an absolute must hear episode! Coaches are helping change the world for the better, and yet we often find ourselves isolated from the world in the process. Experienced coaches Lindsay and Leigh (with occasional insights from Brad) discuss life as a coach, how to find - or build - community and some of their favorite options for doing so in their own lives.

For details about the Coaching Retreat & Symposium Lindsay mentions, please visit https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/retreat/

For any other follow-up details or questions, feel free to contact us Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com

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Tap into the home of the (freely available) Not Done Yet! articles on unlocking life's 2nd half here.

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Deanna Fournier, NBC-HWC and Executive Director of the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching joins Leigh Baker and Brad Cooper for a deep dive into the past, present & future of credible, quality health & wellness coaching.

Links mentioned during our discussion include:

• NBHWC home page
• Annual Coaching Retreat & Symposium
• Catalyst Coaching Institute

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Tap into the home of the (freely available) Not Done Yet! articles on unlocking life's 2nd half here.

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Curious about the realities of coaching? Why does it matter? What differentiates a credible coach from someone who's simply charismatic or hosts a popular social media site? What should you look for in a coach (or a coach for your employee team members)? What role does AI play in coaching?

Nationally Board-Certified health, wellness & performance coaches Sabryna Liddle and Leigh Baker are here to pull back the curtain!

For details about the CatalystElite coaching briefly mentioned, email Results@CatalystCoaching360.com.

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Tap into the home of the (freely available) Not Done Yet! articles on unlocking life's 2nd half here.

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One of our all-time favorite episodes, with a pair of LEGENDS in our profession and world, Dr. James and Dr. Janice Prochaska.

Here is link to their most recent book

Here is link to the video version mentioned in the intro: https://youtu.be/Vowpa6T4_PA

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What if the research indicated there was an inexpensive breathing exercise device that, if utilized about 5 minutes/day, could significantly reduce blood pressure and improve exercise performance? Resisted breathing – or what the science refers to as “inspiratory muscle strength training” – or IMST - isn’t new. I remember reading about it, but at the time it appeared to be all fluff as our intercostal breathing muscles were almost never utilized at capacity, so who cares if we strengthen them? Fast forward a decade or so and it turns out we might all care. Whether you or a loved one has high blood pressure and would like to access options beyond just medications, or you’re a runner, triathlete, swimmer or cyclist looking to optimize your performance – IMST may be worth a closer look. Today we’ll take that closer look with Dr. Daniel Craighead, who’s groundbreaking work in this area is both fascinating and eye-opening.

Dr. Craighead is a leading exercise physiologist and cardiovascular health researcher at the University of Minnesota, where he focuses on innovative, time-efficient interventions to combat age-related declines in cardiovascular and metabolic health. His research on high-resistance inspiratory muscle strength training has shown that just five minutes a day of targeted breathing exercise can significantly lower blood pressure, enhance vascular function, and improve exercise tolerance — all without traditional aerobic training. Today, he joins The Coaching Lab to unpack how this simple, science-backed technique is reshaping approaches to both peak performance and everyday health.

The Powerbreathe unit Dr. Cooper has been using available here.

You can stay up to date on Dr. Craighead's latest research via his lab website and if you'd like to tune into another interview he provided for NPR, it is available here.

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There are a lot of voices out there in the world of health, wellness & performance. Some – probably most of what we see on Instagram and Youtube – involve more show than go, more staged than engaged. Too often, it involves charismatic individuals who talk a very good talk but provide little insight into their actual walk. Or worse yet, we discover the healthy lifestyle claims made to sell supplements, exercise equipment or coaching resources turn out to be the result of performance enhancing drugs that never quite get mentioned in their script.

Does those things matter? I hope so. We ALL have plenty of room for growth – and some things are, frankly, none of our business. But what if you could pull back the curtain, learn about the daily details of life beyond the sound bites? Would it make a difference? Provide some additional encouragement? In this special episode, Dr. Cooper shares his recent bloodwork results, biometrics and the daily routines he's implemented as he approaches turning 60. If you'd like to learn more about the annual physical assessment Brad mentions (pushups/pullups/plank/5K combo), you can access that here.

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This special episode provides you the opportunity to be a fly on the wall during a real live coaching session with a NBHWC nationally board certified health & wellness coach.

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In 2003, I was in New Zealand to compete in the Triathlon world championships. It was an amazing time. I met some amazing athletes from around the world, most notably Champion Barb Lindquist and Sheila Taormina, who went on to become the first person to qualify for the Olympics in THREE different sports. But the most interesting person I met? Today’s guest, Tricia Downing.

Among a sea of mental toughness, resilience and grit, none exceeded Trish. She’d become a triathlete after a serious bike wreck left her paralyzed from the waist down. While the rest of us swam, cycled and ran the course, Trish did it with just her upper body. Incredible. We continued crossing paths after that trip, and she was actually one of our first coaches when we launched Catalyst Coaching to serve employees nationwide back in 2007.

Her amazing life journey has continued, and when I saw she was launching into yet another new adventure, I immediately reached out to see if she’d be willing to share her story with you. You’re going to soak this one in. You can access more insights from Tricia, including her books and how to bring her to your next conference or event at https://triciadowning.com/

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I was just thinking...

What if we were to apply Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University concepts to our health, wellness and performance? In this special episode, Dr. Cooper flips on the mic and shares some initial thoughts about how we might help our coaching clients, friends and ourselves by applying the popular 7 Baby Steps provided by Ramsey in relation to our money to our lives. Short episode, but incredibly practical approach to cutting through the noise, pushing aside the fads, and making the most of this thing called life... 1 baby step at a time!

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Tap into the home of the (freely available) Not Done Yet! articles on unlocking life's 2nd half here.

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This is Part II of the intriguing interview with Author, Coach and top endurance athlete Matt Fitzgerald on the subject of Chasing Mastery. If you missed Part I, it is available via any podcast app as the episode preceeding this one. While you'll love this discussion, you might love it even more if you tap into Part I first :-)

You can access Matt Fitzgerald's latest book Chasing Mastery here (and his classic Ironwar mentioned during the interview here).

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Tap into the home of the (freely available) Not Done Yet! articles on unlocking life's 2nd half here.

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Mastery. What does that encompass when it comes to our health, wellness & performance? How does mindset, consistency and growth affect it? What are the keys to making it a reality? In this discussion with renowned endurance sports author, coach and elite athlete, we’ll unpack the concept of mastery: how it's developed, what holds athletes back, and why the pursuit itself can be more fulfilling than the finish line. Whether you're a coach, an athlete, or simply someone striving to improve, this conversation will challenge and inspire you to think differently about progress.

If you’ve been tuning into The Coaching Lab podcast for long, you know Matt is one of a small handful of returning guests for a reason. Matt is the author of numerous bestselling books on running, training, and the mental side of sport, including his latest work, Chasing Mastery. With decades of experience in the endurance world, Matt brings a unique blend of science, storytelling, and real-world insight to help athletes unlock their full potential. Get ready for a deep dive into what it really takes to pursue mastery in sport and life.

You can access Matt Fitzgerald's latest book Chasing Mastery here (and his classic Ironwar mentioned during the interview here).

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Tap into the home of the (freely available) Not Done Yet! articles on unlocking life's 2nd half here.

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This special episode looks at specific (and practical) strategies for unlocking peak performance. It is based on the opening keynote presentation from Dr. Cooper at a conference in Colorado.

Link to article resources mentioned in presentation available here

Link to episode expanding on how to create a clear personal vision avail here

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Midlife. For some, the word alone is enough to send shivers down the spine. It’s a time of challenge, change and potential confusion. Or – if you believe the perspective of today’s guest, Chip Conley, the beginning of the very best parts of our lives!

Joining us today is Chip Conley, a true visionary in leadership, aging, and personal reinvention. Chip made his mark as the founder one of the largest boutique hotel brands in the U.S. before making a surprising career pivot—becoming Airbnb’s Modern Elder and helping to guide the company through its explosive growth. He then went on to launch the Modern Elder Academy (MEA), the world's first midlife wisdom school, designed to help people navigate transitions with purpose, resilience, and a renewed sense of possibility.

His latest book, Learning to Love Midlife: 12 Reasons Why Life Gets Better with Age, challenges the outdated myths of aging and reveals the science-backed benefits of embracing midlife as a time of growth, wisdom, and fulfillment. In today’s conversation, we’ll dive into why midlife is not a crisis but an opportunity, how we can redefine success and purpose in our second half of life, and why aging can actually be an advantage, not a limitation.

Chip’s insights are not just inspiring—they’re practical, research-backed, and deeply relevant for anyone looking to thrive in midlife and beyond. So whether you’re navigating a personal transition, coaching others through life’s big shifts, or simply curious about what’s ahead, this episode is packed with wisdom you won’t want to miss.

You can access Chip's books via this link and access Dr. Cooper's freely available Not Done Yet! article series on how to unlock life's 2nd half via this link.

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Tap into the home of the (freely available) Not Done Yet! articles on unlocking life's 2nd half here.

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Midlife. For some, the word alone is enough to send shivers down the spine. It’s a time of challenge, change and potential confusion. Or – if you believe the perspective of today’s guest, Chip Conley, the beginning of the very best parts of our lives!

Joining us today is Chip Conley, a true visionary in leadership, aging, and personal reinvention. Chip made his mark as the founder one of the largest boutique hotel brands in the U.S. before making a surprising career pivot—becoming Airbnb’s Modern Elder and helping to guide the company through its explosive growth. He then went on to launch the Modern Elder Academy (MEA), the world's first midlife wisdom school, designed to help people navigate transitions with purpose, resilience, and a renewed sense of possibility.

His latest book, Learning to Love Midlife: 12 Reasons Why Life Gets Better with Age, challenges the outdated myths of aging and reveals the science-backed benefits of embracing midlife as a time of growth, wisdom, and fulfillment. In today’s conversation, we’ll dive into why midlife is not a crisis but an opportunity, how we can redefine success and purpose in our second half of life, and why aging can actually be an advantage, not a limitation.

Chip’s insights are not just inspiring—they’re practical, research-backed, and deeply relevant for anyone looking to thrive in midlife and beyond. So whether you’re navigating a personal transition, coaching others through life’s big shifts, or simply curious about what’s ahead, this episode is packed with wisdom you won’t want to miss.

You can access Chip's books via this link and access Dr. Cooper's freely available Not Done Yet! article series on how to unlock life's 2nd half via this link.

Info re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/

Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/

Tap into the home of the (freely available) Not Done Yet! articles on unlocking life's 2nd half here.

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Welcome back to Part II of the interview with Dr. Alex Hutchinson, author of the fascinating new book - The Explorer's Gene: Why we seek big challenges, new flavors, and the blank spots on the map. You can find his book at AlexHutchinson.net

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Exploration. The search for the unknown has shaped the history of our species, molding our behavior in ways we are only beginning to understand. And that understanding is about to come into focus for us today, thanks to today’s guest, best-selling author and one of my favorite writers, Dr. Alex Hutchinson. Alex is well known, both for his popular Outside Magazine columns on the topic of sweat science, and his exceptional book Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance. His book influenced the direction I took with my own PhD work. He first joined us waaaay back in 2019 – one of our first 20 episodes ever recorded – which now number over 350. He brings a fascinating background as an elite runner, a PhD in Physics and is basically who I want to be when I grow up – except he’s a decade younger than me.

You’re going to love this discussion. SO many insights covering our draw toward exploration and what it means for high performance and life. I got a chance to read an early release of his new book: The Explorer’s Gene – and it is outstanding. I’ve underlined and scribbled all over it, which is a good sign. We’ll have a link to it in the show notes.

You can find his new book, along with other valuable resources on his website at AlexHutchinson.net

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Let's talk sleep! In this episode, Dr. Cooper walks through 20 specific strategies to a better night's sleep, including evidence based practices, tips from top researchers, and some tweaks he's playing with in his own sleep.

To access prior interviews with sleep physicians, researchers and authors, please see this link.

To access a written (article) version of this episode for reference, please see this link.

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Welcome to a special episode of The Coaching Lab, where we’re discussing a hot topic in the world of health & wellness coaching: Coaching and Counseling. What’s the difference? How do they complement one another? Can one replace the other? Does coaching have a role within employee assistance programs? Are there red flags to look for related to either of the two? With mental health garnering critical attention nationally, it’s a subject that must be addressed, whether for coaches, counselors, employers, EAP providers or the general public.

Our guest, Suzanna Cooper, is both a licensed counselor and a nationally board-certified health and wellness coach and recognized nationally as a thought leader in the field. Her background includes two master's degrees and two licenses covering counseling and occupational therapy. In addition, she has combined this with advanced training in positive behavior change with a specialized focused on intrinsic motivation and motivational interviewing. Suzanna is also one of a very select group of individuals who have been invited to participate in the motivational interviewing network of trainers, a collection of the best and brightest minds from across the globe in this specialty area. She currently serves as the chief learning officer for the Catalyst Coaching Institute and speaks regularly at conferences and events nationwide. Personally, she's the mom to three adult children, married for 32 years to the luckiest man in the world and enjoys everything from hiking to skiing, paddleboarding to running, and especially hanging out with her granddaughters.

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Tap into the home of the (freely available) Not Done Yet! articles on unlocking life's 2nd half here.

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Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.com
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For the first time in our 350+ episodes, we split an interview into two separate episodes due to the wonderful depth and length of this outstanding discussion with best-selling author, athlete and coach Steve Magness! If you missed the first half of the interview, you can access it via any podcast app.

To access additional tools & resources from Steve, please visit https://www.stevemagness.com/ or follow him on X @stevemagness

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Tap into the home of the (freely available) Not Done Yet! articles on unlocking life's 2nd half here.

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Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.com
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The great Yogi Berra was famous for saying “Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical.” While that brings a smile to our face, he may have been onto something… something that applies to each of us across the spectrum of pursuits. We look to bring the very best version of ourselves as we step up to the plate each day across various personal, professional and athletic pursuits. And today’s guest, best-selling author, elite athlete and coach Steve Magness will provide the insights we need to bolster that 90% mental in with Yogi’s other half of the equation. Steve is one of an incredibly short list of returning guests over our 350+ episodes for a reason. Your toolbox to bolster your own life or that of your clients will no doubt be filled to overflowing at the conclusion of Steve’s time with us today. I have all 5 of Steve's books - exceptional! You can access more info about Steve and his work at https://www.stevemagness.com/ or on X at @stevemagness

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Are you in the 2nd half of life? or are you a coach coming alongside those looking to make the most of THEIR second half of life? It's a unique journey, and one we felt could benefit from a new resource created specifically to bring insights, ideas and encouragement to those walking this journey. This is a special cross-over episode with the brand new, very unique podcast: Not Done Yet! Bolstering Life's 2nd Half. It's available via Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or, you can access it directly, along with a range of additional Not Done Yet! tools and resources at https://betterpath.substack.com/

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This special episode focuses on key essentials to getting started in a career as a health, wellness & performance coach, including the 4 primary ways to get started.

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In this very special BEST of The Coaching Lab episode, you'll get to tune into a real, live - and completely unscripted - coaching session between a NBHWC nationally board-certified health & wellness coach and her client.

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Goals? They can be beneficial, but there's an even more valuable process available for those who truly want to bolster their personal or professional lives (or both!). In this special episode, Dr. Cooper discusses the value of creating a clear, personal vision for your life and walks through the steps to creating your own. The video with examples he mentioned is available here.

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One of the most common questions we receive is how best to narrow down the 120+ NBHWC-approved health & wellness coaching certification programs to the one that is best for you. There isn't an easy answer, as the needs, goals and preferences of each student are unique. However, there are some essential ways in which you can filter the long list down to the top 2-3 best choices for you to make that final decision more manageable. In this special Coaching Q & A episode, Dr. Cooper walks you through a simple way to fine-tune your choices to help you pick the one that is best for you!

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Welcome to the latest episode of The Coaching Lab! We're thrilled to have Dr. Daniel Brown of the University of Portsmouth with us, a leading expert & researcher on the psychology of human excellence and wellbeing, including the impact of mental health and the understanding of resilience and the ability to truly thrive in the full sense of the word. Whether you’re a coach looking for new tools in your toolbox or a top performer seeking that extra edge, this episode provides the answers.

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In this special "Coaching Q & A" episode of The Coaching Lab, Dr. Cooper discusses 3 specific and immediately applicable strategies you can implement to grow your coaching business. This is not an easy question for anyone (including us, and we've been doing it since 2007!), but this episode will provide you with actionable steps you can take with minimal to no direct expense that may benefit your coaching business going forward.

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Welcome to The Coaching Lab’s 'Dopamine Unplugged' episode, where we dive into the fascinating world of dopamine—our brain’s supposed superstar neurotransmitter! Is it really the 'happiness chemical,' or are there more nuanced truths behind its role in motivation and behavior? Today we’ll be debunking common myths, explore the latest research, and uncover how understanding dopamine can empower us to create healthier habits and make lasting change. Whether you're a neuroscience enthusiast or just curious about how your brain works, we’ve got something for everyone.

Today’s guest, Dr. Talia Lerner, will be our guide through today’s unplugging process. She is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Neuroscience and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University. She earned her Bachelor of Science degrees in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University, her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from UCSF, and completed her postdoctoral work at Stanford University. It took us almost 2 years to tee up this interview with Dr. Lerner, and I think you’ll discover it was well worth the wait!

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We all feel like we're drowning at times, sinking beneath the surface and unable to come up for air. What then? Engaging with a therapist or seeking help through the suicide and crisis hotline (text 988 - available 24/7) may be a necessary next step. In addition, this week's special mindset episode discusses another valuable step forward: Pick One.

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Welcome to The Coaching Lab! Today, we have a special guest who will pull back the curtain on one of the world’s most popular training strategies: The Norwegian Method with the guy who’s seen it all - Brad Culp (his new book is available here). With insights rooted in science and real-world applications, he not only reveals the secrets behind this method but also shares practical tips for coaches and athletes alike. Get ready to elevate your coaching game as we explore the principles that are reshaping the world of endurance training, with application to athletes at all levels.

Brad Culp is a sports journalist, former Editor-in-Chief of Triathlete Magazine, Media Manager of the International Triathlon Union, and LAVA magazine, the official publication of the IRONMAN triathlon series. Culp is also an accomplished athlete, winning 3 state titles in high school, All-American honors in college, and completing his first Ironman at the ripe old age of… 19 😊. He continues to compete at a high level and writes regularly for outlets including Men’s Journal, Slowtwitch, and 220 Triathlon. He lives in Illinois with his wife & 2 kids. Regardless of where you sit as an athlete or coach, you’re going to love Culp’s insights.

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The story of Steve Jobs and Apple may not be exactly as you've heard it. The real story lays out the value of merging possibility & necessity in our own lives. We take a deeper dive in this special Mindset episode of The Coaching Lab podcast!

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It’s been awhile since we’ve done a rapid-fire physiology and fitness episode, but today’s the day! Whether you’re a serious athlete or someone looking to make the most of their personal & professional outcomes, you’ll love this one. Today’s guest, Brady Holmer, is a must-follow for those dialed into the latest insights on human physiology. You know I love this stuff and read everything in sight and I continue to learn from Brady – and enjoy his sense of humor on the subject along the way. Brady is a researcher for Examine.com, writes an excellent weekly physiology update for SubStack and has a Master’s degree in Human Performance from the University of Florida. He lives in Austin, TX with his wife, son and their dog Bannister (yes - as in Roger Bannister!).

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Today we discuss the potential influence of dreams in our lives and the role of deliberate reflection in bringing those dreams to the forefront.

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Less than 2 years ago, you’d likely never heard of GLP-1 mediations. Today, it’s on the tip of everyone’s tongue as the solution to weight management, has longstanding organizations like Weight Watchers on the verge of bankruptcy and is making employee benefits coverage for employers more difficult than ever due to the cost. How does it work? Why are so many people talking about it? What are the potential dangers? And are there safe, smart ways to proceed down this path?

We are extremely fortunate today to have physician Dr. Sheri Poznanovic and nationally board-certified health & wellness coach Erin Chain join us on today’s episode of The Coaching Lab podcast. Known as Dr. Sheri, Poznanovic is triple board certified in Nutrition, Lifestyle, and Obesity Medicine. After more than 15 years as a practicing pediatric ENT surgeon in Colorado, her career focus shifted to lifestyle, wellness, and nutrition counseling. She also has a Master of Science degree in Nutrition and Human Performance, and has had her work published in peer-reviewed journals. She is the founder of Optin Health & Nutrition, a comprehensive nutrition & lifestyle medicine practice in Colorado. Contact Optin via pozmd@optin4health.com or (303) 495-9013

Erin Chain is a physical therapist and nationally board certified health & wellness coach. She works with Dr. Sheri on the lifestyle management side of the equation and brings an exceptional background to the table.

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OptIn is a comprehensive nutrition and lifestyle medicine practice focused on helping individuals reclaim their nutritional well-being and heighten their human performance through healthier living. Whether you’re seeking help with disease prevention and management, weight loss, or sports nutrition, OptIn’s approach is always Optimized and Individualized to each client’s needs.

Erin is thrilled to discuss the use of Dr Brad Coopers FMT Model with coaches that are interested- please reach out to her at erin@catalystcoaching360.com- She is happy to set up a 15 minute complimentary call with coaches interested in incorporating the FMT model into their practice or patients interested in learning more about Optin and the services we provide!

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Missed an episode of The Coaching Lab in September? CC & the Coach provide a brief overview of the previous month's episodes!

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Welcome to this special episode of The Coaching Lab podcast, where we discuss shifting out of autopilot, the negative side of tribes and what we can do to break the algorithm driving our lives.

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To celebrate the launch of our 7th year, we're thrilled to announce a new name and look for the #1 podcast in health & wellness coaching. The Catalyst 360 podcast, your source for engaging, evidence-based insights, will now become THE COACHING LAB: Health, Wellness & Performance!

Thank you so much to everyone who has been on this journey with us over the years, the incredible support and our amazing guests. We're grateful for each of you and looking forward to all who will join the Catalyst Community in the journey ahead!

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Today’s guest, clinical psychologist Dr. Ross White, is author of “The Tree that Bends” – an intriguing book that helps us elevate our performance without burning out – or breaking – in the process. Professor White has spent his career supporting the mental health & wellbeing of high performers across a range of athletic and professional settings as well as being a professor of clinical psychology at Queens University Belfast and director of Strive2Thrive consultancy.

The book/audiobook/kindle versions of 'The Tree That Bends: How a Flexible Mind can help you thrive' is available in the US through Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/Tree-that-Bends-flexible-thrive/dp/B0CYVF48B6

The September issue of his '5 to Thrive' newsletter (along with sign up information) can be accessed here: https://tinyurl.com/Th5Sep24 and follow him:

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• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prof-ross-g-white/

The Judd Apatow interview with Jim Carrey mentioned during discussion:

• Apatow, J. (Director and Producer). (2018). The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling - Part II [Film]. Apatow Productions & Radical Media. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7860890/

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Thank you for joining us for this special boost episode of the Catalyst 360 podcast, exploring how to identify our own unique responses to the things that improve our health, wellness and performance.

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This special episode features a real, live coaching session with NBHWC nationally board-certified coach Sabryna Liddle, who has also earned her specialty certification in functional mental toughness & resilience (fMTc). Following the coaching session (session #2 with this client), Sabryna and Dr. Cooper will provide a debrief discussion for coaches who are curious about some of the specific elements of the fMT skills and how they were utilized throughout the coaching session.

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Special boost episode of Catalyst 360 Podcast, taking a closer look at the longevity craze and the impact of the 88-Year Mentality!

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In case you haven’t noticed, wellbeing and wellness have been hijacked by those selling the modern-day version of snake oil. Pseudoscience – social media’s candy - is winning the clicks game over actual science and your friends are more likely to send you a Youtube video as “proof” of their claim than a credible, peer-reviewed research study.

Enter Dr. Jonathan Stea, author of the new book MIND THE SCIENCE. He’s battling the ridiculous pseudoscientific claims and keeping his sense of humor through all the anger sent his way on X and elsewhere. Our longtime listeners know we originally started this podcast 7 years ago specifically to bring the evidence back to health & wellness, so we’re grateful for people like Dr. Stea who are willing to do the same, in spite of the constant pushback.

Dr. Jonathan N. Stea is a full-time practicing clinical psychologist and an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Calgary. He’s a two-time winner of the University of Calgary’s Award for Excellence in Clinical Supervision and co-editor of the book Investigating Clinical Psychology: Pseudoscience, Fringe Science, and Controversies. Dr. Stea has published extensively, with regular contributions to Scientific American and Psychology Today, among other outlets, and has appeared on numerous mainstream television and radio shows, as well as podcasts. He was the 2022 recipient of the John G. Paterson Award from the Psychologists’ Association of Alberta, an annual award presented for the exceptional contribution to portraying psychological knowledge to the public.

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Using the Theory of Constraints to permanently move the dial in the ways that matter most.

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Please enjoy this special Best Of episode with the co-creator of Motivational Interviewing (MI), Dr. Stephen Rollnick!!

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On the afternoon of August 28, 1963, with a quarter million people in attendance, Dr. Martin Luther King was working his way through the speech he’d composed with advisor Clarence Jones when everything changed. African-American gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, sitting just a few yards to his left, shouted “Tell them about the dream, Martin!” Dr. King took note, paused, slid his notes on the podium to the side, and improvisationally launched into the speech that would help change the course of history.

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The number of cancer survivors in the US alone exceeds 15.5 million—a figure expected to double in the coming decades. The general role of exercise for our health & wellbeing, but what about for the individual in the midst of or the tail end of the cancer journey – does it play an important role there? If so, in what ways? Why isn’t it generally emphasized as part of the treatment protocol? And what recent advancements in the research might be changing that historical trend? Today’s guest, Dr. Kristin Campbell, has spent her career diving into these and related questions. She holds a PhD in exercise physiology, a license in physical therapy and is a professor at the University of British Columbia where she holds an appointment in the Cancer Control Program. Her research focuses on the role of exercise in cancer prevention, rehabilitation and survivorship. I had an opportunity to hear her lecture in person recently and was very happy when she agreed to join us here as a guest. I have a feeling this is one of those episodes you’re going to want to share with family and friends.

Links from Dr. Campbell:

• The Bone Metastases & Exercise (BME) Hub: https://bit.ly/BMEHub
• Cancer Exercise resource page: https://cancerexercise.med.ubc.ca
• Moving Through Cancer (initiative of ACSM Exercise is Medicine; with registry of programs) https://www.exerciseismedicine.org/eim-in-action/moving-through-cancer/
• 2019 Exercise Guidelines for People living with a prior cancer diagnosis (open access at MSSE): https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/fulltext/2019/11000/exercise_guidelines_for_cancer_survivors_.23.aspx

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What role does anchoring play in your life?

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Delayed gratification. When it comes to health, wellness and high performance, it’s the holy grail, right? Well, not so fast. Back in 1970, psychologist and Stanford professor Walter Mischel (‘mishel”) performed the marshmallow study. It purported to show that children who were able to delay gratification by choosing not to eat a marshmallow when left alone in a room in order to earn 2 marshmallows went on to garner greater success across a range of areas, including school and careers. It’s been a cornerstone concept for speakers, coaches and consultants for decades. But can it go too far? Today’s guest, Dr. Jacqueline Rifkin has spent her career answering that question, studying how we manage our resources, including time, money and even experiences. Her findings – which she recently shared in a fascinating Wall Street Journal article – may not exactly align with what you’ve been taught. Maybe there is a time and a place to eat that marshmallow afterall. We’ll talk about the other side of delayed gratification, the specialness spiral and more, and I think you’ll be surprised, and perhaps encouraged, by what she has to share.

Dr. Rifkin has her PhD in Marketing from Duke University and has done extensive work in both marketing and consumer research market. She is an assistant professor of marketing at Cornell University, teaching consumer behavior at both the undergrad and graduate levels.

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We face a tough, but potentially life-shifting question in this week's special episode!

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Today’s interview w/ authors and emergency room physicians Dr. Adaira Landry and Dr. Resa Lewiss focuses on the concept of Microskills, which are built on a singular principle: Every big goal, complicated task, healthy habit, and even what we think of as character traits can be broken down into small, learnable skills that can be practiced and incorporated in real-time. They’ll share why success does not have to mean sacrificing our own wellbeing – but rather that can be the key to success in the first place.

Dr. LANDRY is an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School and an emergency medicine physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and co-founded Write In Color, a non-profit teaching others the art and skill of writing. She lives in Boston with her three daughters and husband.

Dr. LEWISS’ resume is similarly jam-packed. Among a long list of accomplishments, she is a professor of emergency medicine at The University of Alabama at Birmingham and hosts the Visible Voices Podcast. She lives in Philadelphia.

Combined, Drs. Landry and Lewiss have written for CNBC, Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Nature, Science, Slate, STAT News, Teen Vogue, Vogue, USA Today, and the Philadelphia Inquirer, and been quoted and featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Guardian, and the Huffington Post.

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Isaac Newton might just have been the world's first health & wellness coach!

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5% of the US population will have a total hip replacement by age 80 and an additional 10% will have a total knee replacement. Those are big numbers that influence both athletes and non-athletes alike and creates natural curiosity on a number of fronts: Is it inevitable? Are there things we can do to reduce our odds? How quickly should we move forward when experiencing pain? How active can we be post-surgery? Today we’re fortunate to have orthopedic surgeon Dr. HJ Luks joining us to discuss these questions and more. He’s the author of Longevity, Simplified, is a great follow on Twitter, and while I’ve known hundreds of surgeons over my years as a physical therapist, Luks brings a fresh, new, myth-busting perspective that I’m certain will open your eyes to new options you’d not previously considered.

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David Goggins is an incredibly fascinating individual, with a life story that reads like the script from a Rocky film. The retired Navy Seal, best-selling author and YouTube no-nonsense motivator endured an abusive childhood and a learning disability early on. At age 19 he spent 4 years in the Air Force but struggled after being discharged, as his weight ballooned from 175 to 290 and he felt he was in a dead-end job. At 24, he lost 100+ lbs, became a Navy Seal and later also graduated from Army Ranger School. As an endurance athlete, he’s completed over 60 ultra-marathons, triathlons and ultra-triathlons, at one time held the world record for pull-ups in 24 hours with 4,030, is the author of 2 best-selling books and has millions of followers on social media.

He’s spent the past 2 decades carrying the torch of no-nonsense, “stay hard” advice for countless millions through his books and social media outlets. If high intensity is your thing, you’re likely a Goggins fan. I’ve been intrigued by him for years, as we’ve raced many similar events and my PhD focused on the subject to which Goggins is most closely associated: mental toughness. In this special episode of the Catalyst 360 podcast, we’ll be taking a closer look at the strategies Goggins admonishes, how the science supports and occasionally conflicts with his guidance, and what it might mean for you in your own life moving forward.

Link to Creating a Personal Vision episode
Link to special episode on Anterior Midcingulate Cortex
Link to sub-specialty Certification in Functional Mental Toughness (fMTc)

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3 Big Ideas from Dr. Carlson:

1. Identifying with/as someone else (e.g., Batman) improves impulse control in children.
2. Psychological distancing, either via time (e.g., delaying email response 24 hours) or space (considering what someone else might do - including Batman!) can minimize the negative effects of emotions in both our personal and professional lives.
3. Reflection about our futures enhances our executive function as adults.

“Always be yourself. Unless you can be Batman – then always be Batman.” That tongue in cheek quote always makes me laugh, but it turns out to have some fascinating truth to it, as children impersonating Batman in their work demonstrated notably increase perseverance. Today’s guest, Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Dr. Stephanie Carlson was one of the researchers who helped bring that discovery to the forefront. We’ll dig into what that, and other intriguing elements of her research, means for us in our daily personal, professional and athletic lives in today’s discussion. She’s also doing some pioneering work on how we can tap many recent cognitive findings to improve our productivity and overall performance so get ready to take some notes as we dive into the latest findings here on the Catalyst 360 podcast!

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In this, our latest Bite-sized Boost special episode, Dr. Cooper takes a closer look at a discovery that has changed his life across a multitude of fronts.

If you'd like to take a deeper dive into the process of creating a clear, personal vision, you can access that special episode with details here.

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It wasn’t all that long ago – 2016 – when you and I could sit down over a cup of coffee, decided becoming a health & wellness coach sounded like a cool idea, and then walk out of the coffee shop calling ourselves exactly that. Or, organizations posing as “wellness coaching companies” could hire nice people, give them a script about eating kale and exercising 3x/week and market it as such.

Those days have changed, as the National Board of Health & Wellness Coaching, or NBHWC now oversees a comprehensive certification process, including a national board exam proctored by the National Board of Medical Examiners, the same organization that oversees the licensure process for physicians.

Yes – there are obviously still plenty of “influencers” out there posting cool videos and making unsubstantiated claims, along with folks selling supplements but calling themselves “coaches” to try to garner credibility. But the gig is up. A real health & wellness coach is someone who’s gone through the rigorous process of becoming board certified. And today – we are thrilled to welcome back to the show the Executive Director of the NBHWC, our only 4x guest we’ve ever had on the Catalyst 360 podcast, Leigh-Ann Webster!

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Today’s guest is Dr. Brent Ruby, Director of the Montana Center for Work Physiology and Exercise Metabolism. What that really means is he specializes in studying free-range humans – not in the lab like most researchers – but in the wild, where real life is happening. This has involved chasing fire crews up and down mountains and trailing ultra-athletes through Badwater, along the Race Across America, and in various Ironman events for 25+ years. Today we’ll dig into the latest research and what it means, not only for extreme athletes, but for each of us as we traverse this thing called life.

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We're grateful to our Catalyst Community. Today's brief episode is a message from Dr. Cooper about the future of the Catalyst 360 podcast.

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How did we get “here” when it comes to our perspective on the mind, body and the evidence-based practices that – at least I hope – guide our daily choices and the guidance provided by physicians, coaches and others? How did healthcare and medicine grow from speculative and metaphysical practices to that of reason and empirical observation? Today’s guest, esteemed psychiatrist, and best-selling author of Soul Machine (among many others), Dr. George Makari will open our eyes to the intriguing path of modernity, stemming from the crisis in religious authority and the scientific revolution. Along the way, we’ll learn why the concept of the “mind” supplied a possible answer, representing “part soul and part machine but fully neither.”

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Ice baths, 4 AM wake-up calls, fasts and more are garnering big-time attention on social media and elsewhere as paths to mental toughness, personal success and more. Beyond the 15 minutes of fame garnered by the post, is there any legitimate science behind these and other less dramatic ways to step into and through discomfort? And why, in the midst of the growing popularity of these strategies, do most of us often find it difficult – not to step into an ice bath - but to simply get off the couch and get moving?

What does the science – the evidence - tell us? Is an ability to do hard things due to genetics? Habit? A combination of the two? Are there ways to enhance our ability to step into challenges with purpose? Or are we just stuck with the way we are, with no practical ways in which to enhance our skill set in this realm? In this episode, we’ll dig into these questions and more as we explore the part of the brain that appears to play a significant role in the process of moving outside our veritable comfort zones, and why it’s so important to both our current and future lives.

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Chen, Ying‐Chun, Yun‐Hsin Huang, and Nai‐Shing Yen. “Role of Anterior Midcingulate Cortex in Representation and Reward Allocation Judgments within Social Context.” Human Brain Mapping 43, no. 7 (May 2022): 2377–90. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.25793.

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Perfectionism. While it may be the obvious answer to the interview question about our “greatest weaknesses,” the potential negative influence it can have on our lives is palatable – and none of us are immune. Today we have the privilege of having Dr. Thomas Curran, best-selling author of the hugely popular book The Perfection Trap: Embracing the Power of Good Enough. He is also a professor of psychology at the London School of Economics and author of a landmark study the BBC hailed as “the first to compare perfectionism across generations.” Oh – and by the way, his TED talk on the subject has received more than 3 million views.

Thank you for joining us here on the Catalyst 360 podcast - this interview is one we’ve been working on a very long time. I met Dr. Curran over a beer when we were both attending a sports psychology conference in Germany about 5 years ago. I remember being impressed by him at the time and then suddenly started seeing his name everywhere when his book shot to the top of the charts. You’ll see why as we discuss why perfectionists are actually limiting their performance, strategies for harnessing the potential positives without falling prey to the pitfalls, the role sledgehammers can play in the perfectionist’s journey and what parents, educators and leaders can do to turn the tide of perfectionism in a positive direction.

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How does a real coaching session work? What goes into it? What results stem from it? We may hear about health & wellness coaching available through our employer or EAP, see people across various social media platforms claiming to be life coaches or wellness coaches and of course see athletic coaches taking front and center on a regular basis. But what’s the difference between someone who might call themselves a coach and an experienced, nationally board-certified health & wellness coach? And what is it like to be coached by someone who actually knows what they’re doing?

These are questions we’re asked regularly. And, while we can spend hours explaining it, the single best way to understand is to experience it in person. The second best way is to listen in on a real, live, unscripted coaching session. That is exactly what you’ll tap into in this episode, as Brian Allen, a nationally board-certified health & wellness coach for Catalyst Coaching 360 will be coaching Suzy Lewis, as she generously allows us a very real, raw, uncensored look into her life and some of the things she’s working through right now. There was no script. This is the real deal. As you’ll hear, every coaching session is unique, and the dance between the coach and the client involves reflection, restatements, silence, intrigue, left turns and some pretty interesting self-discovery. Whether or not Suzy’s journey mirrors your own or is on a completely different path, there is so much for us to glean as we have the opportunity to be a fly on the wall to this magical session. Oh- and by the way – once they wrap up the coaching session, we’ll transition into an incredibly insightful debrief with the two of them, as they discuss some of the things happening behind the scenes while the coaching was taking place.

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None of us like rejection, but what happens when the rejection or perceived failure triggers severe emotional pain? According to the Cleveland Clinic, the condition of Rejection Sensitive Dsyphoria, often linked with ADHD, can be due to differences in brain structure, making it difficult for your brain to regulate rejection related emotions and behaviors, escalating their resultant impact.

Today’s guest, Tim Kettenring, brings a unique perspective to this discussion. He has shared very publicly his struggles with this condition WHILE ALSO being a respected expert in training high performance athletes. Our discussion will bridge the gap between the two, what he’s discovered that may be helpful to others AND we’ll also pick his brain about one of your favorite topics: human performance.

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“In the meantime,” is an oft-used phrase describing the moments, weeks, or months between now and an important occurrence in the future (e.g., “We’re moving this fall, but in the meantime we need to get things organized”). The phrase dates to the 14th century referencing an intervening time, building on the assumption that nothing particularly important will occur during “the meantime” (mean as in average or in-between time). But what if “in the meantime” is where the biggest opportunities present themselves in our lives? What if the time I’m wishing away in anticipation of the upcoming “important” time around the bend is actually where the doors will open – but only if I’m tuning in?

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When it comes to food and nutrition, our default is to think of it as a math problem. But what happens when the calculator doesn’t work? What happens when we plug in 2+2 and get 7? Or 3? Or any number of other variable outcomes? When the data collected is off by 20, 30 or even 50%, how can anyone utilize that data to improve their lives?

That’s exactly what is happening in the world of food and nutrition. We have piles of studies and endless apps filled with personal nutrition data that is… well… wrong. And that’s what makes the work of today’s guest, professor Janine Higgins from the University of Colorado School of Medicine at Anshutz, so immensely important. She and her team are integrating technology to accurately collect more exact food intake levels, measure chewing rates, movement patterns, and more that is moving food and nutrition science from “best guess” to world-changing accuracy. Today’s interview is a free-flowing discussion about the past, present and very near future of food, nutrition and the impact on our everyday lives.

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In our latest special Bite-sized Boost, Dr. Cooper discusses how to turn information into application!

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We lose approximately 1% of our muscle mass after the age of 40. Ahhh – 1% - what’s the big deal, right? Well – for the muscular athlete, the 3% lost from age 40-43 may be barely noticeable, but what about the 25% lost by age 65 in the unconditioned office worker who doesn’t have much extra muscle to begin with? It can dramatically reduce function and decrease both quality and years of life.

But the application of the research isn’t limited to aging. It also can bring benefits to surgical outcomes, allow athletes to extend their careers, and improve the lives of your coaching clients, friends and family members. Soon to be Dr. Giulia Coletta has been focusing her research on the practical aspects of protein intake, activity levels and other steps we can all take to positively traverse this fork in the road of life and is here to share those with us today. She has worked very closely with Dr. Stuart Phillips, one of our most popular guests on the podcast almost 4 years ago.

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Welcome to the kickoff of our regular new feature for 2024: the Bite-sized Boost! We'll be continuing our regular interviews with world-class authors, researchers, coaches and athletes. However, with 300+ episodes now available in our library, we thought you might appreciate the option to get a brief (generally ~3 min) boost of hope, encouragement or an insight to move toward a better tomorrow. Thanks for joining us as our adventure together continues!

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There is a great deal of attention being devoted to extending the lifespan, but what about the “health span” – the period of our lives during which we are not simply continuing to have a pulse, but rather the period during which we are healthy and productive. THAT’s the period we’re most interested in extending – and today we have one of the foremost experts on the subject, the head of the Healthspan Lab at Colorado State University – Dr. Tom LaRocca. He and his team study what is happening beneath the surface as we age and how we can utilize the findings to extend that period of health and impact – the period of life I think we all care most about.

Thank you for joining us here on the Catalyst 360 podcast, your source for engaging, evidence-based health, wellness & performance insights. This is such an incredible time of the year with so much energy and engagement around making positive changes in our lives. We appreciate you allowing us to be a part of your journey each week.

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This is the perfect time to pause, reflect on another year gone by, and consider the gap between the vision we have of our lives and the reality in which we presently find ourselves living. We’re going to keep things short today, but in doing so I hope that together we can set the stage for a better tomorrow.

To kick things off, I’m going to suggest something that may catch you by surprise – especially this time of the year, from this type of podcast.

I’m going to suggest you let the goals go. You'll see what we mean and why it's so important to both your present and future in this special Insider Tips abbreviated episode.

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Author John Maxwell is credited for providing the reminder that “Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.” But I have a feeling he hadn’t yet met today’s guest or realized the power of the Catalyst Community.

Welcome to 2024. The new year always brings a fresh hope of positive change and with that, we knew exactly who would be the perfect guest to kick off your new year – the Master of Change himself: multiple-time best-selling author, Brad Stulberg. You know his books: Peak Performance, The Passion Paradox, The Practice of Groundedness and his recent hit The Master of Change – and today you’ll get to know the man behind them – and the practical guidance to get us off on the right step toward positive change in the new year. To learn more about Brad or his books, please visit https://www.bradstulberg.com/

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Are you a fan of the Catalyst 360 podcast, now in the 6th season with over 300 episodes? Or maybe you're looking for a new podcast covering engaging, evidence-based insights to enhance your health, wellbeing or high performance pursuits? Or perhaps you're a health & wellness coach, therapist or other clinician seeking trusted resources for your clients?

Regardless of what brought you to this abbreviated episode, we're glad you're here and hope you find a nugget or two inside our Catalyst 1% - the top 5 tips from our 52 episodes of 2023. Dr. Cooper shares a video version of these insights here.

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If you want to hear the full episodes related to the brief tips covered in this video, you can access them here:

1 (Clear Personal Vision) - https://www.buzzsprout.com/204059/11845717

2 (Sleep) - https://www.buzzsprout.com/204059/12456281

3 (Gut Microbiome) - https://www.buzzsprout.com/204059/10748462

4 (Graduations) - https://www.buzzsprout.com/204059/13752343

5 (Automate Better Choices) - multiple episodes. Search fav podcast app for Catalyst 360 and then Wendy Wood or BJ Fogg or Kelly McGonigal

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Money. It pervades every aspect of our lives. It influences relationships, directs our career choices, impacts our use of time, where we live and why we get up in the morning. It causes worry, creates artificial feelings of security – and insecurity, drives wedges between families and business partners and so much more. And today, the one and only Gordo Byrn joins us to dig into to everyday practical elements of this subject.

Welcome to the Catalyst 360 podcast. Today’s guest seems to have the Midas touch as an athlete, coach and in the area of finances. He is a former private equity partner with experience working across Europe and Asia. These days his primary focus is his own investments as well as acting as a fiduciary for a small-family office based in Wyoming. He lives in Boulder, Colorado with his wife and three kids and is a fantastic guy to follow on twitter to get insights far beyond just finances.

You can follow Gordo @feelthebyrn1 on Twitter (consistently great insights!)

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What is the potential connection between heat therapy, exercise, cognition and Alzheimer’s? Are hot tubs and saunas good for our health? And what is happening at the molecular level when it comes to chronic diseases and does that provide any additional clues about how to live our lives? Those questions and more are on the table today as Dr. Paige Geiger joins us here on the latest episode – our 301st episode! - of the Catalyst 360 podcast – your source for engaging, evidence-based health, wellness & performance insights.

I met our guest, Dr. Geiger, when she presented some of her research about heat therapy and alzheimers at a recent health & exercise science seminar. Her background includes undergraduate degrees in Chemistry and English Literature, a PhD in Physiology from Mayo Graduate School in MN and postdoctoral work in Florence, Italy and the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis – which caught my attention since that’s where Suzanna & I met while attending graduate school ourselves. Dr. Geiger’s research is fascinating, applicable and her engaging personality – perhaps seen in her choice to combine Chemistry and English Literature degrees – makes this a fun discussion. You can follow Dr. Geiger's work via https://paigegeiger.substack.com/

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Special 300th episode features one of the original developers of Motivational Interviewing: Dr. Stephen Rollnick!!!

It’s hard to believe this is our 300th episode of a podcast we started in an attempt to bring a more evidence-based approach back to the world of health & wellness, a world that too often chases $$$ by leaning in on fads and headlines. Frankly, I was already feeling overwhelmed when we started, but Suzanna suggested just trying to release them as the schedule allowed and see where it goes. Thanks to you, your encouragement, you sharing the podcast with others to nudge this little project up just outside the top 1% of podcasts, we’ve released weekly episodes ever since day one, bringing us to today’s big #300.

Longtime listeners know we’ve been incredibly fortunate to have SO many amazing guests over the years, and we’ve made an extra effort to feature the best of the best on the big ones. #100 featured Drs. James and Janice Prochaska, creators of the Stages of Change model. #200 featured Dr. Bill Miller, who along with today’s special guest, Dr. Stephen Rollnick, developed Motivational Interviewing, which has changed- and continues to change - the world since it was first developed way back in 1983. We could not be more pleased than to have Dr. Rollnick join us on this special 300th episode.

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In October, 2023, Dr. Cooper was asked to speak about the evidence and practical application of functional mental toughness (fMT) as part of the international Virtual Applied Sports Psychology conference taking place across Europe. Multiple coaches heard about the event and requested we record a similar presentation applicable to all aspects of life (personal, professional and athletic).

This is that recording.
We also included a video version of this presentation with the slides included, which is available on the YouTube Coaching Channel via this link.

Thank you for being a part of the Catalyst Community. You matter.

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It seems there’s a constant pull between the DOing side of life – pursuing accomplishments, achieving goals, getting things done… and the BEing side – appreciating the moments, recognizing the beauty in the present, soaking in special opportunities. Most of us tend to lean, usually somewhat strongly, one way or the other. Is it possible to accomplish big things and achieve high level goals… while simultaneously being fully present? And how does the balancing act between the two change throughout the various decades of our lives?

Today’s guest – Bob Hottman - encompasses that delicate balance. He recently retired – or as he calls it – graduated – from an extensive career as CEO of a national accounting firm, serves on a plethora of company boards, and is active with a range of associations and community organizations. Yes – he’s one of “those people,” accomplishing more in a day than most of us do in a month – or two months for that matter. And yet I’ve seen him in multiple settings and he’s legitimately enjoying the moment. Maybe he’s just a good actor, but whether he’s guiding a high-profile corporate merger or out cycling with friends, he’s the same guy. We’ll dig into his mindset and approach to life in our discussion.

Additionally, many of our listeners are considering life transitions right now, from job changes to retirement. We’ll also explore the practical elements of this “next mountain mindset” during our conversation.

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We inherently know conflict is not good for our health and that wellbeing is improved by reducing conflict. But does the evidence back this up? That’s the question on the table today as we welcome licensed marriage and family therapist, Certified family life educator and scientist Dr. Amy Smith to the latest episode of the Catalyst 360 podcast! Not only will we be covering the latest research on communication and wellbeing, but Dr. Smith will also be providing us with practical applications on how to enhance our relationships in the process.

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Do you believe in magic? I do – the magic of a good sleep. If you were to stop me on the street and I asked for your best 1st step forward to improve your health, wellness & performance without sharing any other details, I’d encourage you to start with sleep, as its impact on EVERY aspect of life is undeniable. Much of my own PhD work looked at the influence of sleep on performance, but I continue to be stunned by the difference a solid night of sleep provides. However, as we’ll learn today, it might feel like magic, but it may not require any pixie dust or a book of spells to create.

Today's guest is sleep physician and best-selling author Dr. Chris Winter! You can access his books The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child on his website.

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Now it’s time to tune into the sleep doctor himself – Dr. Chris Winter – on the latest episode of the Catalyst 360 podcast!

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When we moved to Fort Collins, Colorado in 2021, a new tradition was created – fireside chats. Sometimes it involves a small group of students from the university nearby. Other times it might be friends, family or others pondering career or life changes. Suzanna & I enjoy the spot to discuss the latest book we’ve read and it’s a fun spot to get a little philosophical with anyone who might be staying the night with us.

Obviously I can’t bring you the warmth of the crackling fire, views of the setting sun or the back-and-forth discourse we enjoy here. But I thought maybe I could help get you started with your own version of a fireside chats by simply opening up my journal, sharing a few open-ended thoughts about some of the things I’ve been pondering lately, and let you take it from there in whatever direction desired. If it’s your first time joining us here on the Catalyst 360 podcast, I’m Dr. Brad Cooper, CEO of Catalyst Coaching 360 and host of the podcast that has been bringing the very best in health, wellness & performance authors, researchers and others to listeners each week now for 295 consecutive episodes. Thank you for joining us for this special edition. We’ll be back with our traditional interview format next week or there’s a really big library of past episodes you can tap into anytime.

Today we'll discuss spheres of control (along with influence and concern), the magic (or damage) of autopilot and the immense value of a personal pondering/planning retreat.

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In a world where understanding oneself has become an elusive quest, the Enneagram emerges as a captivating tool of self-discovery. A symbol shrouded in mystery, this ancient system of personality typing invites individuals to explore the intricate layers of their inner psyche. Like a mirror reflecting the complexity of human nature, the Enneagram offers nine distinct archetypes, each representing a unique lens through which we view ourselves and interact with the world. Today we will be unraveling the tapestry of motivations, fears, and desires with one of the world’s top enneagram experts on our journey of self-discovery and movement toward Better Than Yesterday.

Welcome to the Catalyst 360 podcast. Today’s guest is Dr. Beatrice Chestnut, one of the most authoritative voices and thought leaders in the modern Enneagram movement and author of multiple exceptional books on the subject, several of which we have in our home library and we’ll include links to both in the podcast description. She is a licensed psychotherapist, coach and business consultant and has been studying and working with the Enneagram for almost 30 years. As you’ll pick up in our discussion, she is also committed to “walking the talk” in her Enneagram work, using it as a tool for her own life-long inner work. Dr. Chestnut's resources available here.

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Are you busy with work that matters? Or is your busywork running your life and distracting you from the things that matter most? By the end of our time together today, I think you’ll discover the often missing keys that allow us to turn our attention away from the busywork and toward those things we hold most dear – in both our personal and professional lives.

Today we are honored to have Aytekin Tank, CEO of Jotform and the author of the best-selling book Automate Your Busywork. We consistently discuss the value of using autopilot to our advantage with our habits and today we’ll have the opportunity to dig into how that strategy can free us up to focus on what matters most.

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Are you at the end of your rope with some person or situation? Exasperated about the unfairness of a situation or circumstance in your life? Are anger, desperation, sadness or fear constantly invading your thoughts and affecting your health, wellness and even performance? What if there were some specific strategies you could tap into that would minimize those emotions and help turn your focus back to making the most of this life and its opportunities?

Welcome to the Catalyst 360 Podcast. Today’s guest is Donald Robertson, cognitive behavioral psychotherapist and best-selling author of several books including Verissimus: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
You’ve likely read – or at least seen – the explosion of interest in Stoicism not only with Robertson’s books but others like Ryan Holiday’s Ego is the Enemy, The Obstacle is the Way and Stillness is the Key. We’ll be digging into the practical aspects of Stoicism and the role it can play in making our lives – and our world – a better place.

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Welcome back. If this is your first time joining us on the Catalyst 360 podcast, you’ve caught an unusual episode to kick things off. A few months ago, I just opened up my journal and jotted down a few notes of things I’d been reading or thinking about recently, poured a cup of coffee and recorded some random thoughts about a wide range of topics. Based on the downloads, you seemed to find some value so we decided to continue doing these about once/month.

Thanks for joining us. I’m Dr. Brad Cooper, usually your host of a podcast that brings the very best researchers, authors, athletes and coaches to you each week for the past 291 episodes. Today it’s just you and me, chatting about a few things I hope get you wondering, wandering and welcoming.

What’s on the docket for today? How about overcoming gravity, why margins are so important, the power in a 17 year old book, and a plea to those in wellness world

So let’s grab our coffee and let’s see where things lead. Again – no script – just a few notes from recent journal entries and an open mic…

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The television show about Ted Lasso, the college football coach from Kansas who suddenly finds himself coaching a sport he doesn’t understand – the other football – or “Soccer” here in the US – in a country he’s never visited – England – has taken the world by storm the past few years. It became Apple TV’s most popular show ever - by a longshot - and his unique approach to coaching and life has won the hearts of both sports and non-sports fans everywhere. Today you’ll get the very unique opportunity to tap into the wisdom of Coach Lasso in an episode that would not have been possible even just a year ago.

Welcome to the Catalyst 360 podcast and today’s guest is Coach Ted Lasso. But of course, Coach Lasso is a fictional character, so we had to get a little creative. We initially spent a few hours interacting with a high level AI system, asking how Coach Lasso would answer a variety of questions related to health, wellness & life. Initially I approached this project as a fun little change of pace for our listeners, but was stunned by the outcome. The answers didn’t simply “sound” like Coach Lasso in terms of language and phrases. Rather – the advice given was truly exceptional guidance! Response after response left me thinking “wow – this is outstanding!”

Then, Jeremy Albright, a long-time friend who grew up near Ted Lasso’s fictional home in Kansas, agreed to step in as the interviewee to bring this interview to life. He did a great job and we really appreciated his willingness to put himself out there on this creative project.

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Data from Gallup tells us almost 60% of us read 5 or less books/year and the overall average is about 1 book/month, with half of those being fiction. To me, books are an opportunity to tap into the wisdom of some of the world’s brightest and most insightful people for little more than a cup of coffee. That’s a pretty good deal, but I also get it that time is an extremely limited resource and if we can provide you with the core elements of a life-shifting book via this podcast, there’s a real value there.

This first ever "Book of the Year" episode starts with a book who’s timing is invaluable as we sit here in a world more polarized than ever: Adam Grant’s masterpiece: Think Again. I’ll hit the key takeaways related to the insights that will enhance our health, wellness and lives and then share some additional insights Dr. Grant provided during our email exchange on the subject.

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What if you were to learn the key to eliminating bad habits or implementing good habits wasn’t willpower or determination? What if there were relatively simple steps any of us could take – or help our clients take – that would put positive habits on autopilot and eliminate those which drag us down?

Welcome to the Catalyst 360 podcast. That’s precisely the focus of today’s discussion w/ Dr. Wendy Wood. Dr. Wood is a professor of psychology and business at the University of Southern California and the author of one of my favorite books on habits - Good Habits, Bad Habits: The Science of Making Positive Changes that Stick. Clearly effective behavior change is at the very heart of health & wellness, so it was a pleasure to not only have Dr. Wood join us here on the podcast but also to be one of our keynote speakers at a prior Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium.

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In the mood for some thought-provoking thoughts and ponderings with Catalyst Coaching 360's CEO, Dr. Brad Cooper? Fill up that favorite coffee cup and join us for an unscripted discussion covering free will (freed will!), why we experience letdowns after big events, how to enhance our creativity, how our interpretation creates a unique world for each one of us, and how two songs with the exact same title can provide opposite perspectives on life. Thanks for joining us for this special episode of the Catalyst 360 podcast!

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What can we learn from the world of sport psychology that could be applied to the maternity journey? What if a top sport psychologist – and mother – was able to effectively bring the two worlds together in ways that would benefit the mother, child and family? That is exactly the focus of today’s discussion, as chartered sport & exercise psychologist, associate professor and author of the new book Empowered Birth, Dr. Carla Meijen joins us on the latest episode of the Catalyst 360 podcast. Dr. Meijen and I originally met when we presented our research together at an international sports psychology conference years ago and when I saw her new book hit the presses, I knew you’d want to hear from her. You can order her book or learn more about Dr. Meijen here - https://www.carlameijen.com/my-book-empowered-birth

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This is our 285th episode of the Catalyst 360 podcast, kicking off our 6th year without missing a single week, thanks to your support and encouragement. Guests have ranged from world class researchers and best-selling authors to some of the world’s greatest athletes and coaches. Today’s guest may be among the most inspiring – and informative – of all those who have come before her. In fact – she’s going to address a pair of significant topics for us in a single interview – two topics that may seem to be unrelated but in the end are a reminder of our common human condition.

Welcome to the Catalyst 360 podcast. Today’s guest is Kim Norvell, who’s been battling Cystic Fibrosis for over 55 years, ever since her diagnosis at the age of 6 months. Those diagnosed with CF in the 60s weren’t expected to make it into 1st grade. Kim’s far exceeded the expectations not simply in number of years – but the impact of those years as well. Oh – and by the way, she’s been married to a top-tier college football coach, Colorado State University’s Jay Norvell, for 26 years. Football coaches at that level generally work 15 hour days and aren’t known for their health & wellness. Jay is the exception – and we’ll be tapping into some of his secrets on that front on the back half of our discussion.

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Are you confused by all the claims about the “best” diets, what foods to avoid, and the never-ending list of nutritional fads highlighted in books and headlines? We are too. And in today’s episode, we’re going to do something about it.

Welcome to the Catalyst 360 Podcast. Today’s guest is Dr. Mario Kratz, the founder and director of Nourished by Science, an evidence-based resource I have a feeling everyone is going to be tapping into after hearing this episode. Dr. Kratz has been on the faculty in the Departments of Epidemiology and Medicine as well as the Nutritional Sciences Program at the University of Washington and intimately involved at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington. He now focuses his time providing trustworthy, rigorous, and evidence-based information about nutrition, health, and chronic disease for those – like us - who share his passion for science and a healthy lifestyle.

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What if you could sit down over coffee w/ Dr. Cooper and tap into what he's been learning, pondering, trying and hearing? In this special episode, that's exactly what happens, as Brad hits record and starts sharing, script-free, about life/work thoughts, the meaning and integration of Kairos, how to break the code on Twitter and following true north! We're playing around with idea of occasionally including these "Coffee w/ Coop" episodes, so if you enjoy it, please pass along to friends & peers so we get the message!

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How’d we all get so doggone serious? If you’re a regular listener of the Catalyst 360 podcast, you’re likely a high performer, making the most of each day and each opportunity. Yet sometimes in the midst of doing so, we lose our playful self. We’re good at work – at getting things done. Play? That’s for later – unfortunately that “later” can continue to be pushed back indefinitely and our lives turn into a treadmill of checklists and a closet full of trophies. That tendency doesn’t have to continue – and today’s guest will help chart the course toward reclaiming our playful selves.

Welcome to the Catalyst 360 podcast. Today’s guest is clinical psychologist and award-winning author Dr. Beth Kurland. Drawing on mindfulness, neuroscience, positive psychology, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, she helps individuals not only enhance their inner resources for resiliency and well-being but also reclaim their sense of play. Her latest book is Dancing on the Tightrope: Transcending the Habits of Your Mind and Awakening to Your Fullest Life. Just a reminder from Beth that any information she shares is strictly for educational purposes only, and is not intended in any way as psychological treatment, advice or consultation of any kind. If anyone is struggling with mental health issues they should seek the treatment of a licensed mental health professional.

You can find out more about Dr. Kurland here: https://BethKurland.com

Her books include Dancing on the Tightrope: Transcending the Habits of Your Mind and Awakening to Your Fullest Life; The Transformative Power of Ten Minutes: An Eight Week Guide to Reducing Stress and Cultivating Well-Being, and Gifts of the Rain Puddle: Poems, Meditations and Reflections for the Mindful Soul.

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Behavior change is at the heart of health, wellness & performance, the driving force toward Better Than Yesterday, the fuel for making the most of this thing called life. So why does it have to be so difficult and are there any evidence-based strategies that can help us, our team members and our clients move forward more effectively? Today’s guest, professor Martin Hagger has spent a lifetime studying the answers to these questions, and I think you’ll be encouraged by the answers.

Welcome to the Catalyst 360 podcast. We’re grateful to have you spend a little portion of your week with us. If this is your first episode, you chose a great place to start. If you like what you hear, we have a library of 280 episodes devoted to providing engaging, evidence-based guidance related to health, wellness & performance waiting for you.

Professor Hagger studies how psychological constructs such as attitudes, intentions, motives, self-efficacy, planning and personality traits affect our behaviors. In addition to his role as professor of health psychology at the University of California, he has been a visiting professor in Rome, Hong Kong, Finland, Australia, and Bordeaux.

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Work less but get more done. Sounds like the dream, right? Seriously – less hours – better results. I don’t know about you – but I’m all in – and that’s exactly what we’ll be discussing on this hidden gem w/ the man whose name has become synonymous w/ optimizing productivity by working less - Dr. Alex Pang.

Welcome to Catalyst 360 Podcast - I’m your host, Dr. Brad Cooper of Catalyst Coaching 360 and today’s guest is best-selling author of several books, including the latest hit Shorter: Work Better, Smarter and The Distraction Addiction. Dr. Pang has a Ph.D. in the history of science and his work has appeared in Scientific American, The Atlantic Monthly, American Scholar, the Los Angeles Times, as well as a variety of scholarly journals.

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Are you ready for a life-changing journey? Join me as I share seven incredible lessons learned from the extraordinary guests who have graced the Catalyst 360 podcast over the past five years. From reframing our financial goals with Morgan Housel, to unlocking the power of a diverse gut microbiome with Dr. Christopher Lowry, these insights have made a lasting impact on my life and could do the same for you.

In this special episode, we'll also explore the value of everyday creatine, as shared by registered dietitian Wendy Irlbeck, and the secret to forming new habits, as taught by best-selling authors Dr. Wendy Wood and Dr. BJ Fogg. And let's not forget the importance of kindness, a thread that connects each of our wonderful guests. With inspiring words from Tim McGraw's song "Humble and Kind," let these lessons be your catalyst for a more fulfilled, grounded life. You won't want to miss this episode jam-packed with wisdom and practical strategies to elevate your daily existence!

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Sweat – one of our seemingly oddest biological functions while simultaneously being one of the most vital and least understood – until now. Why is sweat salty? Why does stress produce sweat to the point the phrase “don’t sweat it” has become commonplace? Why do some of us produce colorful or odd smelling sweat? And – as our wearable trackers continue to advance – should we be concerned about the ability of organizations to track the molecules contained in our sweat that reveal secrets about our health and our habits?

Welcome to the Catalyst 360 podcast, your source for engaging, evidence-based insights on health, wellness & high performance. Today’s episode features Sarah Everts, popular scientific writer for publications ranging from Scientific American and Smithsonian to the Economist and best-selling author of the intriguing new book The Joy of Sweat. We’ll be discussing everything from sweat’s role in the search for love to the role of deodorant, what the research reveals about the purported health benefits of saunas and much more.

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What if you could go back in time and walk the path of one of the most popular sporting activities in the world through the eyes of someone who’s spent an entire lifetime in the proverbial eye of that sport’s needle? Today we will taking that journey through time with Amby Burfoot, the man whose name is synonymous with the world of running – so much so that a few years after winning the Boston Marathon as a 21 year old college student, he ended up becoming the editor-in-chief of Running’s premier magazine – Runner’s World, a role he held from 1985-2012!

Welcome to the Catalyst 360 podcast, your source for engaging, evidence-based insights on health, wellness & high performance. As a lifelong runner, I had this discussion starred on my schedule. But if running sounds like punishment to you or you could care less, don’t worry. Today’s discussion will be as much about life as it is about the intricacies of the sport. You’ll see – this is a fun one.

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Motivational Interviewing. If you’re a coach, leader, parent, spouse, instructor, or any role involving helping individuals move forward in their personal, professional or athletic pursuits, it’s an approach you cannot afford to miss. Rather than simply “telling” someone what to do or trying to use YOUR motivational skills to move the dial, Motivational Interviewing – or MI – takes a more effective approach. It is a collaborative, goal-oriented style of communication designed to strengthen personal motivation by eliciting and exploring the person’s own reasons for change within an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion. And it works – impressively well.

Welcome to the Catalyst 360 podcast. In today’s hidden gem we are honored to welcome one of the creators of Motivational Interviewing to the show, the one and only Dr. William Miller. That’s right – Dr. Miller doesn’t just “know” MI – he and Dr. Stephen Rollnick created it. Not only will we be discussing MI with this legendary guest, but you’ll also learn some things about the originator of MI very few people know, and how that helped lead him to develop this world-changing approach.

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Struggling to catch those elusive Z's despite following all the latest sleep guidance? What if the secret to a rejuvenating sleep lies in the power of savoring? Join us as we talk to Professor Dana McMakin, an expert in clinical science and cognitive neuroscience, who shares her journey of battling insomnia and reveals the missing link to better sleep.

Discover how sleep, anxiety, and mental health are closely connected and learn the importance of a wind-down routine to optimize sleepiness. Dana shares the secret of creating mental flexibility by practicing the switch between ruminating worries and savoring pleasant memories, ultimately improving sleep quality and mental wellbeing. We also discuss the impact of alcohol, sleep deprivation, and REM sleep on our mental health, emphasizing the importance of nutrition, exercise, and sleep hygiene.

In this eye-opening episode, we explore the evidence-based tools that can help improve your sleep quality and add to your sleep quality toolbox. Learn how to embrace the power of savoring and truly enjoy the rewards of a restful night's sleep. Don't miss out on this opportunity to transform your sleep and your life.

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What is your personal brand? Does it matter? Isn't that something relegated to businesses and social media influencers? Absolutely not - and the next 360 seconds might just provide the launching point – the catalyst – for identifying your current brand, reflecting on the accuracy and moving forward in a more positive direction in ways that will influence all aspects of your life.

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Why do we act the way we do? Do the things we do? Respond in the way we do? And why does it seem everyone else takes a different approach? The answers to those questions and many more are part of why the Enneagram has become one of the most sought-after resources by those from all walks of life to enrich both our personal and professional lives. Today we have the incredible pleasure of welcoming one of the people most responsible for popularizing the Enneagram, Ian Morgan Cron.

Welcome to the Catalyst 360 podcast, your source for engaging, evidence-based insights on health, wellness & high performance. Today’s guest is one of those you’ll remember for a very long time. Ian Morgan Cron is a bestselling author, speaker, trained psychotherapist, songwriter, and Episcopal priest, but he may be best known for bringing the Enneagram into the real world for so many of us. If you’re not already familiar with it, the Enneagram is an personality typing system identifying nine types of people and how they relate to one another and the world. His popular book, The Road Back to You gave fresh language and interest in this uncannily accurate tool. His newest book The Story of You helps readers go a step further, using Enneagram wisdom to uncover and rewrite their own false narratives so they can live more fully and enriching their personal and professional lives in the process. Ian and his wife, Anne, live in Nashville, Tennessee. You can find a multitude of resources and information about Mr. Cron here - https://www.ianmorgancron.com/

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The world of health, wellness & performance is unfortunately replete with baseless claims, pseudoscience-headlines and unsubstantiated – and often ridiculous - extrapolations of individual experiences to the general population. And then there’s Dan Buettner, who identified the five places in the world – dubbed blue zones hotspots – where people live the longest, healthiest lives. He has since written multiple best-sellers focusing on the practical elements making the blue zones unique. He also works in partnership with municipal governments, large employers, and health insurance companies to implement Blue Zones Projects focusing on changes to the local environment, public policy, and social networks. The program has dramatically improved the health of more than 5 million Americans to date.

Welcome to the Catalyst 360 podcast, your source for engaging, evidence-based insights on health, wellness & high performance. I’m your host Dr. Brad Cooper of Catalyst Coaching 360 and today’s hidden gem w/ author, explorer, entrepreneur and world-changer Dan Buettner will be memorable indeed.

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Ritual is thread of human history presenting a profound paradox: people ascribe the utmost importance to their rituals – and they impact every corner of our lives, yet few can explain why they are so important. From handshakes to hazings, parades to parties, rituals surround every aspect of our lives – and yet the logic behind them has remained a mystery, until now. Our guest, researcher and best-selling author Dr. Dimitris Xygalatas, has spent much of his career studying ritual and how seemingly senseless acts turn out to be the very things that make life worth living.

Welcome to the 273rd episode of the Catalyst 360 podcast, your trusted source for engaging, evidence-based health, wellness & performance insights. I picked up Dr. Xygalatas’ book, titled Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living on a recommendation from one of our prior guests and it did not disappoint. We reached out to him and he was gracious in agreeing to join us in the midst of his busy schedule.

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Lifestyle Medicine. Sure – that makes perfect sense. Our lifestyles are central – critical! – to a healthy life. And yet, as strange as it may sound, the concept of Lifestyle Medicine first came to the forefront in 1989, adding behavioural, motivational and environmental skills to conventional medical practices. Today we have the unique opportunity to tap into the insights of one of the pioneers in Lifestyle Medicine, Harvard Medical School’s Dr. Beth Frates. In addition to being a pioneer in Lifestyle Medicine education, she is also an award-winning instructor at Harvard Medical School. And she also continues working 1:1 with individual patients in her clinical practice.

By the way, the episode mentioned re Gut Microbiome with Dr. Christopher Lowry (who will be speaking at the 2023 Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium), is available here.

The details about the keynote speaker re concepts related to "forest bathing" and other elements of the retreat mentioned are available here.

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How’s it going? No- seriously – how’s your life going? Are you where you’d hoped to be, doing the things you’d hoped to do? Or do you feel like a stranger on your own journey, unsure of how you got here or how to move things forward in a better direction. If you’re ready for a positive change, the next 360 seconds might just provide the launching point – the catalyst – you’ve been seeking.

Welcome to the Catalyst 360 podcast. By far our most popular episode in recent memory was #252, which kicked off the year walking us through the process of creating a clear and powerful personal vision for our lives. In today’s special episode, we’re going to discuss 500, 1,000 and 7,500 day targets and the value they bring to our lives. 500 days creates the upgrade… 1,000 days moves the imagination… and 7,500 days cultivates our futures.

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What is it like – and what does it take – to literally be the greatest in the world in some area of note? Is it talent? Drive? Consistency? Luck? Mindset? We’ll be uncovering the answer to that and a multitude of other keys to peak performance with multiple time world champion triathlete Chris “Macca” McCormack on this episode of the Catalyst 360 podcast– your trusted resource for engaging, evidence-based health, wellness & performance insights. Whether you’re an executive, entrepreneur, athlete, parent, teacher or coach, our discussion today will most certainly be a valuable investment of time. Chris McCormack has won over 200 races, including a pair of victories at the Hawaii Ironman World Championships and 7 World Cup Championships. His unique approach to both physical and mental preparation served him well over his long and successful career and we’ll dig into how those strategies can be used by anyone looking to up their game in today’s competitive world.

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Few topics take up more space in our brains than money. Unfortunately, most of the available guidance falls short, applying only to a specific moment in time or a very small subset of the population. There are a handful of exceptions, and today’s guest – who’s book The Psychology of Money continues to be one of the most recommended books in the world on the subject almost three years after it was published, is one of those.

Welcome to the Catalyst 360 podcast. Today’s gem is a discussion we had with Morgan Housel, former columnist for the Wall Street Journal and author of the global best-selling book The Psychology of Money. I grew up the son of an accountant, have been saving money and investing since my early teens, earned an MBA in my 30’s, and have read most of the top books on money released in recent decades. But none of the guidance learned across those experiences topped this one. The interview with Mr. Housel is one of my favorites due to the way his insights apply to ALL of us, regardless of our current financial situation.

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Over the past decade, the importance of sleep has rapidly made it’s way to the forefront of importance for our wellbeing. That attention has been accompanied by a plethora of apps, books, articles and more to provide us with all the tools and knowledge to improve our sleep.

But what happens when none of those work? What happens when you try all the tools, follow all of the advice, and STILL can’t seem to get a good night sleep? Today we’re going to answer that question, as internationally recognized behavioral sleep medicine specialist, Dr. Jade Wu, walks us through the step-by-step process of overcoming insomnia, sleeping pills, and the angst many of us feel as night approaches and we wonder if tonight will just be a rehashing of our prior struggles.

Welcome to the Catalyst 360 podcast, your trusted source for engaging, evidence-based health, wellness & performance insights each and every week since 2018. If you’ve struggled with sleep over the years, I’m right there on the journey with you. While I haven’t gone down the sleep meds path, I have tried just about everything else. Room temperature, sleep schedule, eye covers, Sleep Bud ear plugs, fueling adjustments, caffeine restrictions and more. They made a difference, but I continued to go through notable rough patches with my sleep. Maybe you’re there with me. Maybe you, or someone close to you, are wondering if it’ll always be that way. If so, today’s discussion with Dr. Jade Wu, author of the brand-new book “Hello Sleep,” might be a life-changing episode. While she will touch on the latest sleep hygiene guidelines, most of our conversation focuses on CBT-I, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia and the actual step-by-step process of how we can utilize that approach to improve our sleep.

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The words we choose determine the life we live.

At a surface level, that may be as simple as trading statements like “I’ve got to” for “I get to” or “I should” for “I could” – both single letter adjustments that can effectively flip our mindset 180 degrees. However, with a little deeper dive along with a willingness to take a peek in the mirror, this concept might just change the trajectory of both our personal & professional lives, while positively impacting those closest to us.

Welcome to our latest 360 Boost, a special episode of the podcast to provide you thought-provoking and practical insights for your journey ahead… in under 360 seconds. Today we’re going to take a closer look at a different way to approach both our personal and professional lives. It’s my hope that in the next 5 minutes we can pull back the curtain to reveal the potential life that awaits you – if you decide to make that choice.

So let’s jump in – How can we trade in our Sympathy Hacks for Joy? Let's talk about it in under 6 minutes in this special episode!

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The year was 1977. Star Wars made its debut… the Apple II computer was released… Elvis Presley passed away at age 42… our hometown Denver Broncos experienced their “miracle season” on the way to the Super Bowl… Chuck E. Cheese pizza opens their first location…and disco was nearing it’s peak in popularity. But something else happened that year that may have influenced the world more than any of these: the first wearable heartrate monitor was developed for the Finnish National Cross Country ski team by Polar. That development changed the way both professional and amateur athletes trained and kicked the door open to our current “wearables,” which now provide more physiological data on our wrist than a room full of hospital gizmos could do just a few decades ago.

Welcome to latest episode of the Catalyst 360 Podcast – your trusted resource for engaging, evidence-based health, wellness & performance insights. Today’s guest is one of the trailblazers in the application of that heart rate data – Sal Edwards. I have her ground-breaking book from the mid-90s on the practical use of heart-rate monitors on my bookshelf and was thrilled when she agreed to join us today. But when I began preparing for this interview, her background exploded off the pages of my notes. Yes – she’s a leader in the world of HR monitoring and that’s where we’ll focus our discussion. But she’s also a serial entrepreneur, founding Fleet Feet – the largest chain of retail sports shops, has written 24 books and 500 articles, and was a professional triathlete, ultra runner, won the Western States 100 miler and is a member of the Triathlon Hall of Fame. And, her 4-person cycling team won the 1997 Race Across America in 7 ½ days, within just a few hours of the time it took us to win the event in 2015. So plenty of rabbit trails available to us today 😊

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Do you ever feel stretched thin at work? Have you felt stuck in between overworked and underutilized? Do you ever get to the end of what felt like an extremely busy day but struggle to put your finger on any truly productive work that happened in the process? No doubt we all have – and today’s interview welcomes Greg McKeown – author of the million-copy best-selling book Essentialism and the follow-up Effortless to the Catalyst 360 podcast. This discussion with Greg McKeown reminds us achieving our goals doesn’t have to be so hard – WHEN we are clear about what really matters. Our discussion is PACKED with McKeown's valued insights!

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What is coaching – really? We hear about health & wellness coaching available through our employer, see people across various social media platforms claiming to be life coaches or wellness coaches and of course see athletic coaches taking front and center on a regular basis. But how does it work? What’s the difference between someone who might call themselves a coach and someone with the credibility of being nationally board certified? How does it work? What is it like to be coached by someone who actually knows what they’re doing?

These are questions we’re asked regularly. And, while we can spend hours explaining it, the single best way to understand is to experience it in person or listen in on a real, live, unscripted session. That is exactly what you’ll tap into over the next 30 minutes, as Leigh Saner, a nationally board-certified health & wellness coach for Catalyst Coaching 360 will be coaching Suzy, a new client who agreed to be recorded as you listen in. There was no script. This is the real deal. As you’ll hear, every coaching session is unique, and the dance between the coach and the client involves reflection, restatements, silence, intrigue, left turns and some pretty interesting self-discovery. Whether or not Suzy’s journey resonates with you personally, you’re certain to be leaning in as a fly on the wall to this magical session.

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360 seconds. 6 minutes. 1/10th of an hour. Just 4 tenths of 1% of our day.

Can it make a difference? Can it be THE difference leading toward a life of meaning, purpose & impact? Don’t real life changes involve hours of preparation and ongoing work? Or could a 360 second window of time open us up to a new world of opportunity?

Welcome to a special episode of the Catalyst 360 podcast. I’m your host, Dr. Brad Cooper, CEO of Catalyst Coaching 360, and if you’re a regular listener you know most our episodes generally run about 40-60 minutes. The growth of the podcast tells us you like that approach so we’ll continue doing so… usually.

But we also know that sometimes you’re not looking for a full length episode. You just need a boost – something short and sweet that you can pop on as you step outside for some fresh air, make your morning coffee or prepare your lunch for the next day. With that in mind, we’re going to occasionally release something new here on the Catalyst 360 podcast – the 360 Boost. These special episodes will be no more than 360 seconds – that’s 6 minutes or less – and they’re intended to provide you with a boost in your day, a spark to jumpstart that next project, or a little encouragement to live life more fully.

So let’s jump in – can 360 seconds really make a difference? To answer that, perhaps the best place to start is to examine this window within the context of the 4 Catalyst Cornerstones: Move – Fuel – Rest – Connect.

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What if I were to tell you our conscious thoughts and resultant actions are not a reflection of simple sensory inputs - such as the air temperature as we step outside or the sight of an eagle flying overhead. Instead, it is how we FEEL about those sensory inputs that drives our complex decisions and actions. Your response to an external input may very well differ significantly from mine – not because we have a different sense of smell, touch, sight, sound or taste but because we FEEL differently about those sensory inputs. When it comes to health, wellness & performance, that’s a big deal!

Welcome to the latest episode of the Catalyst 360 Podcast – your trusted resource for engaging, evidence-based health, wellness & performance insights. Today’s guest is Dr. Mark Solms, one of the boldest thinkers in contemporary neuroscience and author of the fascinating book The Hidden Spring: A Journey to the Source of Consciousness. I think you’ll find today’s discussion will open your eyes about the way in which the brain functions in everyday life and change your understanding of your subjective experiences. And yes – as always, we’ll focus on the practical elements that will help us all to bolster our health, wellness & performance or that of our clients, co-workers and peers.

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A symptom is not just a symptom – it is an invitation into someone’s story.

Those words, penned by today’s guest, might just have the potential to shift the treatment landscape for physical, emotional and mental health in today’s world. While science and technology continue to provide new windows into the human body, the treatment often involves going deeper – into the story that is unique to each individual.

Welcome to the latest episode of the Catalyst 360 Podcast – your trusted resource for the best in engaging, evidence-based health, wellness & performance insights. Today’s guest is physical therapist, nationally board-certified health & wellness coach and lifestyle medicine practitioner Jen Uschold. In addition to her 30+ years as a clinician, she is also an instructor, writer, private practice owner, program director and mom of 3 busy kids. Our discussion will be of great interest to not only physical therapists but also nurses, counselors, physicians, occupational therapists and other clinicians looking to enhance their toolbox and optimize outcomes for their patients.

Here is the video mentioned: https://youtu.be/R5rFaePRwPs

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Here are some additional links from Jen:
180 Therapy and Wellness https://www.180therapyandwellness.com/
iRiseForMe https://www.iriseforme.com/
Positive Intelligence https://www.positiveintelligence.com/

EIM Lifestyle Medicine https://www.purdue.edu/hhs/hk/lifestyle-medicine/index.html and https://evidenceinmotion.com/program/certification-in-lifestyle-medicine/

EIM Pain Courses https://evidenceinmotion.com/search/?fwp_search=pain%20&fwp_content_types=course

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Marriage isn't easy and it isn't for everyone. But it doesn't hurt to tap into some guidance occasionally if you've decided it's for you. We’re hoping this special episode will provide a few ideas to tip the scales in a more positive direction for those who are either married, heading that direction, or have friends or clients who are looking for guidance along the way.

Suzanna and I are in our 31st year of marriage and our 3 "kids" are in their 2nd, 3rd and 4th year. So we thought it would be fun to combine our "lessons learned" from the whole gang! We'll kick off this episode with guidance from the 3 more recently married couples and then shift into the 10 1/2 lessons from the... well... older couple.
Those lessons range from “Buy more toothpaste” and “Live in 3D” to “Rocky Balboa’s secret.” We don’t have “the answers,” but we thought maybe a few things we’ve picked up through the detours and dirt roads over the past 30+ years (and insightful advice from the more recently married crew) might be of interest to those traveling a similar journey or pondering doing so in the future.

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Years ago, a hot new book by one of my favorite columnists came out. I was leaving to speak at a conference taking place on a cruise ship (still my fav speaking engagement to date) but I couldn’t wait to dig in. So I contacted the author to see if it was possible to have an advanced copy shipped to the hotel and he made me a deal: he’d send me a PDF if I promised to buy a copy once it was available to the public. Done. I still have that PDF, covered with notes, underlines, asterisks and underlines. It didn’t hurt that his subject aligned closely w/ my PhD work, but the way he so effectively merged research grabbed my attention and wouldn’t let go, even when that resulted in reading it on the beach during one of the cruise ship stops. Today we’ll dig into the curiously elastic limits of human performance with the writer whose work continues to shape the course of how we’re applying science here in the real world of endurance pursuits.

Welcome to latest episode of the Catalyst 360 Podcast. Today’s guest is Dr. Alex Hutchinson, THE sweat scientist & author of one of my all-time favorite books Endure: Mind, Body, & the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance. He also has a PhD in physics & was a 2-time finalist in the 1500 at the Canadian Olympic Trials. He makes his home in Toronto and writes for Outside Magazine, Runners World, Wall Street Journal, NY Times and many others! You can follow him on Twitter @sweatscience (and he's definitely worth the follow!). Here’s the article about Foucault he mentions: https://www.outsideonline.com/health/training-performance/foucault-endurance-coaching-study/

Here is direct lint to podcast episode on gut microbiome w/ Dr. Chris Lowry mentioned - https://www.buzzsprout.com/204059/10748462 (episode #226 of Catalyst 360 podcast)

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What’s your story? It’s a question that opens the door to the story you want to tell. In contrast to a resume review, list of race results, or accomplishments of note, it provides you the freedom to reveal the elements of your life that color your canvas of time. It’s my favorite question to ask “soon to be friends” at a party or networking event and it’s a close cousin to the clear personal vision we discussed a few weeks back. Today, one of the world’s foremost weavers of life stories, James “Bob” Hagerty, will join us to share why writing our story can be so powerful – both for ourselves and our loved ones.

Welcome to the latest episode of the Catalyst 360 Podcast – your trusted resource for the best in engaging, evidence-based health, wellness & performance insights. Today’s guest, James “Bob” Hagerty has been a reporter and editor for more than 40 years and is the Wall Street Journal’s only full time obituary writer. His article “An Obituary Writer Writes One for Himself” drew an outpouring of reader responses, which inspired his intriguing new book: Yours Truly: An Obituary Writer’s Guide to Writing Your Story.

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To tap into more insights from Bob Hagerty, please see
http://yours-truly.jamesrhagerty.com/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2022/12/01/best-new-books-december/

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-way-you-tell-your-life-story-matters-start-now-11671992737?page=1

https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-obituary-writer-writes-one-for-himself-11555683563?shareToken=st6ff6f87dabfd4834aa3a4fc10955cff0

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Money. Tough subject. Different circumstances for everyone… critical for everyone. We choose careers and life paths based on it, experience sleepless nights and elevated blood pressure due to it, allow relationships to be influenced – and sometimes ended by it. Sermons are preached about it, countries divided by it and songs written about it, including one of my personal favorites by Chris Jansen, reminding us “money may not buy happiness… but it can buy me a boat!” 😊

And yet – outside of the school of hard knocks, most of us are taught almost nothing about it. One notable exception to that has been Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University, which started in 1994 and has since helped provide financial education to millions of people worldwide – especially in the area of reducing debt. Today we are incredibly fortunate to feature a discussion we had with someone who’s been there with Ramsey since the beginning and her insights might just help change the course of your financial life going forward.

Welcome to the latest episode of the Catalyst 360 Podcast – your trusted resource for the best in engaging, evidence-based health, wellness & performance insights. Today’s guest is Rachel Cruze, best-selling author, radio personality and also happens to be the daughter of Dave Ramsey, founder of Financial Peace University. My guess? I think she’ll eventually take the lead as Mr. Ramsey steps back, but I guess we’ll wait and see. Regardless, we were thrilled to have Rachel join us as a special guest.

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When we look at the way in which we’re living our lives, are our hearts and souls engaged? No seriously – are we going through the motions, checking off the boxes, but forgetting to tune into whether those activities and actions stir something inside of us? Think about a typical day – is there a joy? A passion? An deeper level of engagement to our real life field of play? Does the music on our commute speak to us? Our choice of fitness activities bring a smile? Our professional pursuits reveal who we were truly meant to be? Our evenings provide the refreshing spring after a day of productive contributions to the world? Or are we in a fog, stumbling our way through the day as we count down the hours until the next weekend?

Welcome to the latest episode of the Catalyst 360 Podcast – your 360 degree source for the best in health, wellness & performance. Today’s guest is Vitaliy Katsenelson, author of Soul in the Game: The Art of a Meaningful Life. That’s a big claim – and we’re going to dig into the realities of bringing that to life today.

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We hear a lot about becoming the “best version of ourselves.” But what version is that? How do we clarify our understanding of who we really are – at our core – and how we can most effectively open that best version up to the world, thus enhancing the positive impact we can have in our families, work settings, communities and world?

Welcome to the latest episode of the Catalyst 360 Podcast – your trusted resource for the best in engaging, evidence-based health, wellness & performance insights. Today’s guest is Dr. Linda Berens – Dr. Berens and Dr. Cooper met 20 years ago when he attended an in-depth MBTI Certification program through her institute out in California. We was so impressed by her unique approach, we began integrating many of her insights into our trainings and eventually wrote a book together, which humorously brought out our very different interaction styles in the process 😊. She is the co-founder and lead architect for Interstrength who has been teaching professions since 1982 and is recognized internationally for her theoretical contributions to th field of psychological type and the development of user-friendly training materials used worldwide. We’ll be focusing today on her InterStrength CORE approach, which goes beyond “typology” and allows space for individuality, growth, realignment and understanding of patterns rather than boxing people into an “assessment label.” She’s even agreed to do a LIVE ASSESSMENT INTERVIEW W/ Dr. Cooper as an example, which you’ll hear on the last half of the discussion. You can contact Dr. Berens and access all of her tools & resources at https://www.lindaberens.com/

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“For many, the big choices in life aren’t really choices; they are quicksand. You just sink into the place you happen to be standing.” Author David Brooks is credited with expressing those words, but we ALL know what it’s like to live them. We move through each day, letting the quicksand around our feet draw us in as the weeks, months and years pass by. Dreams fade out of sight; regrets accumulate and eventually we just feel “stuck.” It is what it is. Ahhh – what could have been.

But it doesn’t have to be that way. We admire visionaries across all walks of life, those individuals who see past the day to day. Those who see the world differently – those who have identified their northern star and are steadily moving in that direction, regardless of the quicksand that grasps the rest of the world around them. These individuals are no more gifted or talented than the rest of us. Rather, they have a crystal clear vision of the person they are becoming and the future impact they are moving toward. That powerful, personal vision is a resource available to any of us who choose to tap into it. In this special episode, I’ll walk you through the preparation and the process that will allow you to create your own clear personal vision for the coming year. It will challenge, energize and inspire you. It will give you a reason to get out of bed in the morning, light a fire in your heart and provide a steady wind in your sails. In the end, it will help set you on a clear path to what might just be the most important year of you life.

Welcome to this special episode of the Catalyst 360 Podcast, your trusted source for engaging, evidence-based, practical guidance to optimize your health, wellness, performance, and life!

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What do exposing fads and optimizing fitness have in common? Longtime Catalyst 360 listeners know the answer: EVIDENCE! The world of health, wellness & performance is rife with exaggeration, unsupported claims and charisma-dependent shortcuts. Taking an evidence-based approach to your chosen pursuit doesn’t guarantee results, as the scientific method is all about looking for the hole in the previous finding. At the same time, it sure is a wise cornerstone on which to build your strategy. Today we have one of the best in the business joining us to break through the BS on our way to a better life – and enhanced performance.

Welcome to the latest episode of the Catalyst 360 Podcast – your trusted resource for the best in engaging, evidence-based health, wellness & performance insights. Today’s guest is Dr. Philip Skiba, who’s credentials are loaded. He earned his medical degree, later pursued a PhD from the University of Exeter (where our paths originally crossed), & is board certified in both Family & Sports Medicine. He simultaneously holds roles as Director of sports medicine fellowship at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, is Regional Director of Sports Medicine for the AdvocateAurora Medical Group, is team physician for the University of Illinois (Chicago) & regularly works w/ high school, NCAA Division 1, Olympic and professional athletes. Most recently, he worked on the fascinating Nike Breaking 2 marathon project….

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Back in 2016, you & I could be sitting down over coffee and you could say “Coop – we should be health & wellness coaches!” Then we could give each other a high five, walk out the door and start calling ourselves health & wellness coaches. Or – on the employee wellness side of the equation, a wellness company could hire nice people, place them in a call center with a fine-tuned script and then tell potential partners they offered health & wellness coaching. There were no standards of practice. No code of ethics. No national oversight board or certification process. Anyone could call themselves a coach – and there was essentially no way to tell who was credible or not. That all changed in 2017.

Welcome to the latest episode of the Catalyst 360 Podcast – your trusted resource for the best in engaging, evidence-based health, wellness & performance insights. Today’s guest is Leigh-Ann Webster, the Executive Director of the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching, or NBHWC, which was created in 2017 and has since changed the world of health & wellness coaching from the “wild wild west” to an established, credible and growing profession. Our longtime listeners know we rarely bring a guest back more than once, but Leigh-Ann is the exception, as we try to get on her schedule about every 15 months to provide you with a ”state of the profession” and the latest updates and upcoming developments in the world of health & wellness.

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What if you discovered a 60 second assessment you could do each morning with no special equipment that would essentially let you see how your body is responding to various stressors and changes to daily habits like sleep, alcohol intake, exercise and more? Now there is – and the insights anyone can garner from this info can be a game-changer in our lives, regardless of our focused pursuit.

Welcome to the Catalyst 360 Podcast – your trusted source for engaging, evidence-based health, wellness & performance insights. Today’s guest is Dr. Marco Altini, one of the world’s foremost experts in something called HRV or Heart Rate Variability. Dr. Altini holds a PhD in Data Science & a pair of Masters degrees in Computer Science Engineering & Human Movement Science. He is also the creator of a powerful app called HRV4Training that has been fully validated for its accuracy. If you’ve been a listener here for long, you’ve heard several guests note the intrigue around HRV. Two guests specifically – with no sponsorship connection – identified Dr. Altini’s tool as the tool of choice and he was very kind to accept our invitation to dig into the details as our guest. A brief note about today’s format: The first portion of our discussion will focus in on HRV & the value it brings to overall health, wellness & performance. We’ll then spend the back half of the discussion focusing on its use to enhance athletic performance along with a few specific questions about deeper layers of the app. So, whether you’re curious about the application to everyday life or want to dig into fitness details, we’ll cover it.

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How’s that “to-do” list looking? What if I were to tell you the single biggest change you could make to the list in terms of your future success would be to subtract? That’s right – while our minds naturally think adding a new exercise or routine is the solution, one of the best ways to make things better actually comes down to one word: subtract.

Welcome to the Health, Wellness & Performance Catalyst. Today’s guest is Dr. Leidy Klotz, who studies the science of design, and the way in which our own daily choices can be positively impacted – NOT by adding something new - but instead through the use of subtraction. His research has appeared in both Nature and Science and his debut popular science book, Subtract, is among the most influential published in 2021. He is a frequent guest on programs including Hidden Brain, Freakonomics, and NPR. You’ve likely seen his articles in the Washington Post, Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Scientific American and elsewhere.

For more information about Dr. Leidy Klotz, access his website here: https://www.leidyklotz.com/ or his book can be found here.

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Being a working parent isn’t easy and it seems to be getting more and more difficult with each passing day. It also is now the norm. In 2020, 95 percent of married couples with children had at least one working parent, and 60 percent of married-couple families with children were both employed, while 72 percent of parents who lived without a partner were likely to be employed. What if there were evidence-based tools and resources we could access that would ditch the guilt, manage the feeling of overload, and enhance the quality of our lives?

Welcome to the latest episode of the Health, Wellness & Performance Catalyst. Today’s discussion brings Dr. Yael Schonbrun, author of the new book Work, Parent, Thrive to your ears. For our long-time listeners, the name might possibly ring a bell as she joined us almost 2 ½ years ago and you were a big fan. So with her new book coming out, we were excited to have a great reason to bring her back! You can access her book at Amazon or Bookshop. Or tap into additional resources on her website and her podcast website.

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Journaling is one of those things - perhaps similar to flossing our teeth - most of us know is valuable... we "should" do it. Yet - we rarely do. What if, instead of guilting ourselves into the process, we were able to tap into the magnetic draw of journaling? What if we were to discover the way in which journaling allows us to draw out the best versions of ourselves, to write and rewrite our story the way it was meant to be written? That - and the practical elements of putting journaling into practice, is exactly what we'll be discussing in this special episode on why journaling might just be the world's greatest mining tool.

There will be no ”should” or guilt included in this discussion – only opportunity and practical ideas that just like those early miners, you can take to the bank. Over the next few minutes, I’m going to share with you how to activate the magnet of journaling… tap into why our story is so important – and the opportunity journaling provides to re-write that story…discuss various strategies for making the process fit YOU… and provide some tips for getting started. We’re releasing this episode the week of Thanksgiving, as the weeks between now and the new year are often the catalyst for considering more deeply the way in which we’re living our lives. It’s my hope this special episode provides you with a valuable tool for doing so as you move forward. If you have a journal or notebook handy while you’re listening, I’ll be providing you with a few things to consider with pen in hand along the way.

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Are you rich? While our default answer likely focuses on the way in which we currently evaluate our financial situation, is money what makes us rich? Is it possible to effectively address realistic short and long-term financial goals without sacrificing our health, relationships, ethics or other elements that are important to living a full life? Or are we stuck having to choose between our money and our life?

Welcome to the latest episode of the Health, Wellness & Performance Catalyst. Today’s guest is Dr. Shannon Hayes, author of the thought-provoking book Redefining Rich, which I expected to be filled with the typical blah blah blah generic advice we’ve all heard a hundred times. Instead, I was left considering a new way for Suzanna and I approach that choice between our money and our lives.

Dr. Hayes and her husband walked away from their career paths and chose to forge a life on her family’s frost-plagued mountain farm, starting up a small café in town. They built a business – and a life – from which we can all glean valuable guidance, regardless of our current setting, career path, or business start-up status. And, along the way, you might just discover a secret or two that brings true living back to this thing we call life. Here's the link to access the Quality of Life Statement workbook she mentions in the interview.

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"I'd do anything to be healthy, except eat right and exercise." We laugh when the comedian shares this insight from the stage, but then cringe when we realize the truth of that in our own lives and the lives of those around us. What is going on? Intriguingly, our brains are finely tuned based on a world that for most – no longer exists. Extremely palatable foods combining sugar, salt, fat and the like didn’t exist until recently in human history. As such, instincts designed to prevent starvation have carried us into a lifetime of obesity, diabetes and more. So what can we do?

Welcome to the Health, Wellness & Performance Catalyst. Today’s guest is neuroscientist and best-selling author of The Hungry Brain, Dr. Stephan Guyenet. He has a bachelors degree in biochemistry, a PhD in neuroscience and completed a post-doctoral fellowship on the neuroscience of obesity and eating behavior. His research publications in scientific journals have been cited more than 2,100 times. He doesn’t simply identify the science behind why we do what we do. Instead, he provides key insights on how we – or our friends, coaching clients and others - can effectively change course and thus change our lives for the better.

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Don’t you just hate it when you don’t get a decent sleep? It seemingly throws off everything and ruins the day before it even gets started. And yes, the data appears to back that up. Sleep loss has been shown to increase inflammatory markers throughout the body. But wait a minute. What if there’s another layer to the discussion (and the data analysis)? What if a positive approach to life, something called trait positive affect (or PA) in the literature changes the equation? What if the way we look at that loss of sleep (and other things in life). Could our mental state buffer the proinflammatory effects of various forms of stress?

Welcome to the latest episode of the Health, Wellness & Performance Catalyst. Today’s guest is Dr. Carly Hunt. Dr. Hunt is a licensed psychologist, has a PhD in Counseling Psychology and a Masters in Kinesiology and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Biobehavior pain research at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She is the founder of Present Mind Consulting and we discovered her when our son Joshua, who’s currently in med school with a special interest in sleep medicine, came across her research on the influence of affect on sleep loss. You can follow Dr. Hunt on the web: www.presentmindconsulting.com, via facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drcarlyhunt, twitter: https://twitter.com/dr_carlyhunt or connect with her via email: drhunt@presentmindconsulting.com

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Us vs. Them. The “other side” just doesn’t get it. Whether politics, work or even family, the confusion arises because we aren’t seeing how the conflict itself has taken over. High conflict is the invisible hand of our time, creating a good vs. evil type of feud. And it results in our brains behaving differently, crystalizing certainty in our own superiority and a head-shaking about those on the other side.

Welcome to the latest episode of the Health, Wellness & Performance Catalyst. Today’s guest is Amanda Ripley, a New York Times bestselling author, an investigative journalist and co-founder of Good Conflict, a company that creates workshops and original content to help people get smarter about how they fight. Amanda’s most recent book is High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out. For tools everyone can use right now, check out Amanda's free resources at www.TheGoodConflict.com. Her latest book is High Conflict. And if anyone wants help digging into a specific challenge, reach out to her at her weekly Slate podcast How To!

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Legends about the Fountain of Youth have existed for millennia. In spite of rumors about discovery in Florida, the real fountain of youth comes from tapping into the growing research on longevity – the practical steps any of us can take to improve the quality – and potentially quantity – of the years we have remaining in this thing called life.

Welcome to the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast. Today’s guest is Orthopedic surgeon and author Dr. Howard Luks. I first discovered Dr. Luks on Twitter. I’ve known hundreds of orthopedic surgeons over my 30+ years as a physical therapist, and this guy didn’t sound like any ortho I’d ever met. He encouraged skipping the MRI, holding off on surgery and more. His credentials were impeccable, and when he agreed to join us waaaaay back in Episode #70 to discuss orthopedic mythbusting, you made it one of our most popular episodes of all time. We’ve continued to communicate regularly over the years since, and with the release of his new book, Longevity, Simplified, we just had to get him back on the show. You’re going to love this one and likely send it to your cynical friends who still think running is bad for your knees, MRIs tell us everything and longevity is just based on luck.

You can find his book Longevity Simplified at Howardluksmd.com/book or follow him on Twitter @hjluks

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Are you married? Thinking about taking that step? Even for those who see marriage as a generally positive thing know it rarely – ok, it never – matches the fairy tale. Unlike the fairy tale version, there are no magic potions available. However, we’re hoping this special episode will provide a few ideas to tip the scales in a more positive direction for those who are either married, heading that direction, or have friends or clients who are looking for guidance along the way.

Suzanna and I will be celebrating 30 years of marriage this month so thought it might be a good time to look back and consider some of the lessons learned over those 30 years, ranging from “Buy more toothpaste” and “Live in 3D” to “Rocky Balboa’s secret.” We don’t have “the answers,” but we thought maybe a few things we’ve picked up through the detours and dirt roads over the past 30 years might be of interest to those traveling a similar journey or pondering doing so in the future.

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What does it take to light a fire under our creative potential? What does Risk have to do with luck? And are there practical steps we can take to positively move the dial in each of these?

Welcome to the latest episode of the Health, Wellness & Performance Catalyst. Today we’re revisiting a hidden gem to take an evidence-based deeper dive into creativity, risk-taking and much, much more. Our guest is Dr. Tina Seelig, Professor within Stanford University’s Department of Management Science and Engineering, and a faculty director of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. Dr. Seelig earned her PhD in Neuroscience at Stanford Medical School, and has been a management consultant, entrepreneur, and author of 17 books, including inGenius, Creativity Rules, and What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20.

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Are you feeling burned out? At the end of your rope? Sick and tired of being sick and tired? It’s a common feeling – one that has only been exacerbated through the confusing, on-again, off-again world we’ve been living in the past few years. If you’re looking for answers to help you in your own journey or perhaps your employee team members or coaching clients, today’s episode is just what the doctor ordered.

Welcome to the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast. Today’s guest is renowned leadership coach and author of the new book From Burnout to Bliss, Kelly Meerbott. She has been transforming America’s top CEOs’ personal and professional lives, and hand-crafted profitable business strategies for thousands of corporations worldwide but today she’s here just for you. If you pop over to her website – and yes, we’ve included a link to it in the podcast description – you’ll see a version of her personal mission where she states: “I am here with no other agenda than to hold you accountable for your fullest potential and success.” I love that – and for our longtime listeners, you know that is absolutely consistent with our calling to be a catalyst, making a positive difference in our world without being used up – or burned out – in the process. Today we’ll dig into that more fully.

You can learn more about Kelly Meerbott at https://kellymeerbott.com/

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If you grew up a fan of the Rocky films, you’ll no doubt remember the classic scene in Rocky III when Clubber Lane (Mr. T) is asked his prediction for the match against Rocky. He glares into the camera and gives a single word answer: “Pain.”

He was talking about the boxing match, but he could have been speaking about life. Pain is universal. For some, it may play a beneficial role – nudging us in a different direction before we create more of it. For others, it may rise to the level of dominating our thoughts and affecting our every decision on a day to day basis. But maybe there’s a different way to approach pain that could change it’s influence forever.

Welcome to the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast. Today’s guest is Dr. Adriaan Louw, one of the world’s foremost expert on pain neuroscience and the integration of PNE – or Pain Neuroscience Education, which may be a key for those looking to break through the barriers pain and chronic pain has brought to daily life, physical pursuits and more. Dr. Louw is an adjunct faculty member for multiple universities, has authored or co-authored over 50 peer-reviewed articles on the subject and is the Director of the Therapeutic Neuroscience Research Group.

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Over the past century, we have shifted from 50% of the population living in rural areas to less than 17%. Over 50% of us spend more than a TOTAL of 5 hours each week outside, with a large % of that group totaling less than 3 hours/week. Does it matter? Yes – and with each passing year, the research is bringing more data about WHY it matters to the forefront. Our guest today is on the cutting edge of that research.

Welcome to the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast. Today’s guest is Professor Jay Maddock from the school of public health at Texas A&M University to go along with honorary professorships at two universities in China. He is co-director of the center for health & nature, former Chair of the Hawaii State board of health and former president of the American Academy of Health Behavior.

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Breathing. It’s so simple that unless we’re struggling through an asthma attack or drowning, it never even crosses our minds. But what if we’re doing it wrong? No- seriously – what if developing some simple changes to the way in which we breath could improve our health, our energy levels and our outcomes across various aspects of life?

Welcome to the latest episode of the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast. Today’s guest is James Nestor, journalist and best-selling author of the book that surprised even him - Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art. We’ll discuss his intriguing journey to examine the history of how the human species has lost the ability to breathe properly and why we’re suffering from a laundry list of maladies—snoring, sleep apnea, asthma, autoimmune disease, allergies—because of it. And of course, we’ll talk about what this means for our lives based on the evidence, not simply headlines.

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What is it like to be one of the greatest athletes on the planet? What is it like when one of the greatest athletes on the planet suffers an ATV accident that results in paralysis from the waist down? And what impact takes place when that athlete just happens to be outspoken, free spirit and determined to make a difference?

Welcome to the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast. Today’s guest, 6-time Olympic Gold Medalist Amy Van Dyken-Rouen has seemingly done it all, in spite of suffering from sever asthma. World records, the Associated Press and ESPY female athlete of the year, one of Glamour magazine’s top 10 women of the year, one of 25 most influential females in sports, gracing the cover of newspapers and magazines ranging from Time and Newsweek to Sports Illustrated and guest on shows ranging from David Letterman to the Today Show. Then, on June 6th, 2014 Van Dyken was injured in a serious ATV accident that severed her spinal cord, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down, changing everything. We talk about the gold medals, the accident, the Rams (of course!) and so much more in this engaging discussion.

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Are you planning to retire someday? Maybe that “someday” is decades away. Maybe it’s later this year. Regardless of your timeline, this special episode could potentially be among the most important we’ve ever released in terms of impact on the lives and future lives of you and those in your inner circle. In 1960, if you made it to age 65, you could expect to live another 13 years. Today, 1 in 7 of us will live past age 95, meaning we might spend 30 or more years in retirement. Are you going to be ready – not just financially – but in all key aspects of life?

I’m Dr. Brad Cooper and this episode will dig into a concept you’ve likely never even heard of but will soon be glad you did. We’re going to discuss the ins and outs of Mastering PREtirement. Wait – what? PREtirement? What is PREtirement? From friends and peers to coaching clients and even parents, we’re going to address the key steps, starting with our 20’s and working up to our 60’s, that will help us not only make the most of our post-working life, but also enhance each phase along the way. And yes, money will enter our discussion, but the primary purpose of this episode will be to go further – to uncover ways in which we can truly live fully during our final act – not simply accumulate the funds to avoid working.

For specific advice or guidance regarding financial matters, you can contact Colby Ripsam, the financial advisor and investment management analyst mentioned in this episode via email Colby.Ripsam@lpl.com or (970) 800-3432.

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I’ve read a lot of bios preparing for the 230+ episodes of this show. They’re all impressive and they set the stage, providing the credibility surrounding their insights. But today’s guest is the first person who’s bio made me look for the “just kidding – obviously no single person could do all of those things” note at the bottom. But there was nothing of the sort. Hold onto your hats folks – we’re in for a crazy ride today

Welcome to the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast. Our guest today is Colin O’Brady. After college, an exciting adventure in Thailand took a turn for the worse. He suffered burns across 25% of his body and doctors said he would be unlikely to walk normally again. They were right – he didn’t walk normally again. Instead, he became a professional triathlete, the first person to complete a solo crossing of the Antarctica, set 10 world records, write a NY Times best-selling book and start a non-profit for kids. We’ll obviously spend some time discussing some of the highlights, but more importantly, we’ll be talking about YOUR adventure – your dreams – and what you can do to bring them to fruition. For more information about Colin and the 12 Hour Walk project, please visit https://www.colinobrady.com/12hourwalk

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Happiness. We crave it. We ponder it. We talk about it. We think we know what will bring more of it – but do we really? What if the pursuit of happiness actually makes us LESS happy? But if that’s the case, what’s the alternative outside of giving up?

Welcome to the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast. Today’s guest is Organizational psychologist and behavioral scientist Dr. Mike Rucker, author of the best-selling book The Fun Habit. In the middle of a unique journey, he made an important discovery about happiness that might just be a game-changer for the way you look at life.

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You know how to set goals, right? Well, what if everything you thought you knew about goal setting was wrong? What if the traditional guidance to dial in specific, measurable, timebound goals was causing many of us to miss out on the opportunities resulting from a completely different approach?

Welcome to the latest episode of the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast. Today’s guest is Dr. Trish Jackman, Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at the University of Lincoln in the UK. Her research focuses on optimal experiences in sport, exercise and life and clusters around themes of flow, performance under pressure and one of our key discussion topics today – Open Goals.

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Of course we would never do this, but why do so many “other” people believe propaganda, conspiracy theories and statements from various influencers that clearly lack any factual backing? How is it possible to fall prey to misinformation so consistently? And what does any of this have to do with the way in which we learn? (or for the instructors out there – how we teach)?

Welcome to the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast. Dr. Lisa Fazio, from Vanderbilt University, is one of the foremost experts on how people learn new information, both true and false, and how to correct errors in people’s knowledge. This includes not only how to mitigate the effects of reading false information but also how to enhance our learning and memory. If her name sounds familiar, her insights on why propaganda works (even when it seems so obviously to be propaganda) was highlighted in David Epstein’s recent writing. The timing of this discussion is impeccable based on all that is happening both worldwide and in our world of health, wellness & Performance.

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Are you confused by all the claims about the “best” diets, what foods to avoid, and the never-ending list of nutritional fads highlighted in books and headlines? We are too. And in today’s episode, we’re going to do something about it, including a discussion about the nuances surrounding the recent intermittent fasting study that haven't come out in the latest headlines.

Welcome to the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast. Today’s guest is Dr. Mario Kratz, the founder and director of Nourished by Science, an evidence-based resource I have a feeling everyone is going to be tapping into after hearing this episode. Dr. Kratz has been on the faculty in the Departments of Epidemiology and Medicine as well as the Nutritional Sciences Program at the University of Washington and intimately involved at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington. He now focuses his time providing trustworthy, rigorous, and evidence-based information about nutrition, health, and chronic disease for those – like us - who share his passion for science and a healthy lifestyle at https://nourishedbyscience.com/.

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What's next? It's a question we regularly face as we move through this thing called life. But how do we do it more effectively? What questions are most valuable as we navigate the journey? In this special Contemplative Catalyst episode, we explore this question and provide the 5 keys to consider as we move forward.

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What if the foods we put in our mouth could positively influence the struggles related to depression, anxiety, PTSD and mental health in general? And what you discovered this connection wasn’t simply something that fell under the general “eat right and exercise” guidance but rather that the science was clearly demonstrating a measurable impact?

Welcome to the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast. Today’s guest – Dr. Christopher Lowry – is likely to have you sprinting for the produce aisle.

He is an Associate Professor of Integrative Physiology at the University of Colorado. His research program focuses on interventions for the prevention and treatment of disorders including anxiety, depression, and PTSD with an emphasis on the role of the microbiome-gut-brain axis in stress resilience, health, and disease.

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The traditional pattern in life is to hit the ground running when the alarm sounds in the morning, go full speed ahead all day with the possibility of a short break over the lunch hour, cap it off with a session at the gym, kids activities or errands before – if we’re lucky – crashing on the couch for a bit of mindless TV before crawling into bed and then starting the whole process over the next day. What if there was a better approach available? A way to recharge our lives through a natural restoration process that wasn’t based on some hokey-pokey song and dance but rather established, evidence-based practices?

Welcome to the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast. Today’s guest is Cognitive Neuroscientist, Dr Sara Mednick, author of the exciting new book The Power of Downstate, which takes the reader through the research-based strategies to tap into the opportunities provided by purposeful downstate extension and enhancement to make the most of our personal and professional lives.

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Fuel – it’s the step beyond eating. It’s not simply filling up so we no longer feel hungry. Instead, it’s the purposeful, meaningful intake for the purpose of optimizing our performance, whether that performance is crossing that finish line in record time or upping our game in our personal or professional life. And today we’re going to dive into all of that and more, with Dina Griffin, the Nutrition Mechanic.

Welcome to the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast. Today's guest is Dina Griffin, MS, RDN, CSSD. She is the Owner and Founder of The Nutrition Mechanic, a nutrition coaching company based out of Boulder, Colorado. As a Sport and Performance Dietitian, Dina works with all levels of adult endurance athletes to optimize health, vitality, and performance. She blends science-based and evidence-informed strategies along with “real life” considerations to devise personalized and sustainable nutrition plans. She has a particular passion for working with women’s health, peri- and post-menopause, masters and ultra athletes, and supporting individuals who have a metabolic condition. Dina can be found at www.nutritionmechanic.com or on Instagram at @nutritionmechanic. We met when I was preparing for the Hawaii Ironman World Championship. Dina is the go-to person here in Colorado as she not only brings the head knowledge, but also walks the talk, having raced Comrades marathon, Boston marathon, Leadville 100 and the Ironman triathlon.

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A few months ago, Seth Godin, one of my favorite writers, wrote about HIS personal choice for book of the year. The topic was – at the time – of marginal interest but Seth rarely steers me wrong so I ordered the book. When it arrived, my first thought upon seeing the 618 pager was “ugggh – this could take awhile.” I sat down, opened it up for the first time and before even getting through the prologue, was hooked. I couldn’t set it down, recommended it to anyone who would listen, and even sketched out some concepts in my journal related to what I was reading. Today’s guest is the author of that game-changing book The Wizard and the Prophet: Charles Mann.

Welcome to the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast. Charles Mann is the author of The Wizard and the Prophet, a fascinating portrait of the opposing worldviews guiding our relationship of our planet and our survival as our population reaches 10 billion people in our lifetime. Intriguingly, this book presents no agenda. And that’s what makes it so valuable. In addition to this masterpiece, Mr. Mann has written several other best-sellers, including another book of the year 1491, along with contributions to The Atlantic, NY Times, Vanity Fair, HBO and the TV series Law & Order.

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For good reason, mental health and brain health is receiving significant attention on multiple fronts right now. But what about nutrition? Do the things we put in our mouth have any impact on brain health & mental health?

Welcome to the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast. Today you’re going to hear from one of the world’s leading experts on the subject of Nutritional Psychiatry – Professor Felice Jacka out of Australia. She has pioneered research examining how our diet and gut health influence our mental and brain health and her recent book is titled Brain Changer and it might very well be the game changer you’ve been looking for.

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Feeling rushed? Overwhelmed? Missing out on time to think, ponder, reflect about those things that are most important? In this special episode, we discuss the value of contemplation, dig into some key questions to help move things forward and integrate some practical tips along the way. The world seems to be moving away from listening, pondering and sharing in ways that will help us move forward in a positive manner and this special episode is an attempt to help change that pattern in some small way. If you find this episode of value, please share it and if the feedback demonstrates it was beneficial in some way, we'll occasionally include more of these into our future podcast production schedule. Thank you for listening. We are grateful to be a part of your life in this small way.

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Are you looking for ways to up your game? Steps you can take to improve either your personal or professional outcomes – or both? Are you tired of the “life hack” claims and wanting to take steps that will create lasting, positive change?

Today we’re going to focus in on the PERFORMANCE aspect of health, wellness & performance with one of the best in the business – Steve Magness. His books have sold over 300,000 copies and you’ve seen his writing in Outside magazine, Runner’s World, Forbes, Sports Illustrated, Men's Health, and a variety of other outlets. In addition, Steve's expertise on elite sport and performance has been featured in The New Yorker, Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Guardian, Business Insider, and ESPN The Magazine. And his talents don’t stop there. Once upon a time, he ran a mile in 4:01 in high school, at the time the 6th fastest high school mile in US history. Follow Steve on Twitter @SteveMagness or his website TheGrowthEq.com

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Sleep – it’s a topic that has garnered so much attention in recent years – and yet there is still so much to understand. The influence on metabolism, the role of physical activity, how to counteract circadian disruptions and more. Based on your downloads of sleep specialist guests like Dr. Meeta Singh, Dr. Chris Winter and others over the years, this is a topic you love – and today we’re going to uncover even more about this critical topic.

Welcome to the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast. Today’s guest is clinical and translational scientist – and self-described sleep nerd - Dr. Josiane Broussard. She is an Assistant Professor at Colorado State University and the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. She is the director of the Sleep and Metabolism Laboratory where her team is uncovering fascinating research on all things sleep. She is also one of the keynote speakers at the coaching event of the year - the Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium in Estes Park, Colorado this September.

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Whether you’re a coach, physician, parent, teacher or friend, there is a communication style available that will allow you to draw out (not force onto) wisdom and answers that exist within those with whom you spend time. This established approach can make all the difference not only in your connection with the individual but also in helping them achieve their desired results. We’ll talk about it with one of the best in the business in today’s episode.

Welcome to the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast. Today’s discussion is certain to help you become a better coach, clinician, friend, parent, leader and even spouse. We’ll be discussing Motivational Interviewing – or MI – with one of the world’s foremost experts on the topic: Dr. Jonathan Fader. Dr. Fader is a clinical and performance psychologist in New York. He works regularly with professional athletes from both major league baseball as well as the NFL, as well as entrepreneurs, businesses, schools and health care professionals. He also speaks to audiences worldwide on topics of motivation, performance, stress and team building and was kind enough to join us today for a conversation that is quite applicable to every one of us.

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What’s your story? It’s a valuable when in a setting where you're meeting new people. You’ve obviously got to be careful about tone but when asked in a genuine manner, it opens the door for the story the other person wants to share, in the way they’d like to share it rather than the traditional – and tired – “so what do you do?” Perhaps more importantly, tuning into your OWN story may be far more important.

Welcome to the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast. Our story – the narrative we tell ourselves ABOUT ourselves - plays a critical role in the way we live our lives, the journey we’re willing to explore, and our interpretation of what happens along the way. Today’s guest, Lisa Russell, will be our guide on preparing for that journey. Lisa is a trained Storywork Counselor who specializes in narrative focused trauma care and bringing a message of living into our true selves and breaking free from false narratives. She’s seen that once we become aware of the narrative of our lives, it shines light on our current lens of how we see ourselves and the world around us. Lisa is one of our featured speaker at this year’s Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium in glorious Estes Park, CO and we were thrilled when she agreed to join us on the podcast.

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What if you could pull back the curtain on a 56 year old wellness company CEO's medical records along with the daily routines and strategies that helped drive those blood tests and biometrics? Now you can. For the first time, Dr. Cooper shares his most recent blood test and biometric results and discusses what he does each day to positively influence those results and be a catalyst on this journey of life!

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The year is 1982. The place? The Boston Marathon, where a gutsy, relatively unknown underdog took on the renowned champion Alberto Salazar. They ran so closely together the final 9 miles that they’d monitor one another by watching the other’s shadow on the steaming hot asphalt. The race represented not only one of the most exciting marathons in Boston history, but also a climax to each man’s career. The depths to which each had to go in the final miles took such a toll that neither ever ran as well again. From the "Duel in the Sun" with Alberto Salazar to living with addiction, his son's heartbreaking suicide, thoughts about Salazar's choices and making the most of running and life, Dick Beardsley will take you on an amazing journey through this revealing and encouraging interview.

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Money. It pervades every aspect of our lives. It influences relationships, directs our career choices, impacts our use of time, where we live and why we get up in the morning. It causes worry, creates artificial feelings of security – and insecurity, drives wedges between families and business partners and so much more.

Welcome to the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast. Today’s guest is Gordo Byrn, who seems to have the midas touch as an athlete, coach and in the area of finances. He is a former private equity partner with experience working across Europe and Asia. These days his primary focus is his own investments as well as acting as a fiduciary for a small-family office based in Wyoming. He lives in Boulder, Colorado with his wife and three kids and has some great insights for all of us today.

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To follow Gordo Byrn and his work, please see:

• Twitter - https://twitter.com/feelthebyrn1
• Blog - https://feelthebyrn.blog
• The Allowance Game - https://feelthebyrn.blog/2022/02/10/the-allowance-game/
• Time & Money - https://feelthebyrn.blog/2014/12/19/the-money-value-of-time-personal-pricing-what-am-i-worth/
• Value of a Day Off, forever - https://feelthebyrn.blog/2016/04/18/whats-the-value-of-an-extra-day-off-forever/
• $1 million of education - https://feelthebyrn.blog/2012/01/19/a-million-dollars-of-education/

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Is it inevitable to lose muscle mass as we age? Does protein intake matter? If so, how much? Can we influence the aging process by changing up our fuel and fitness? Today we’re thrilled to had Professor Stuart Phillips from the school of medicine at McMaster University in Canada. At the time of this interview, his research on aging, protein, skeletal muscle and related topics had received has lead to 32,000 career citations and 250 research and review papers.

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From concerns about dementia and Alzheimer's to enhanced memory and performance, brain health has rapidly moved to the forefront of our attention radars in recent years. But is there anything we can DO to enhance our brain health? Or is the health of our brain simply a function of our given genes?

Welcome to the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast. Today’s guest is Dr. John Randolph, psychologist, board-certified neuropsychologist and author of the new book - The Brain Health Book: Using the Power of Neuroscience to Improve Your Life. Or you can follow Dr. Randolph's ongoing work here: https://engagedbrain.com/

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Have you ever wanted to listen in on a real, live coaching session from an experienced, nationally board-certified health & wellness coach? Maybe you're looking for a way to improve your employee wellness strategy and wondered if coaching is right for your team? Or maybe you're a coach looking for ideas to improve your own coaching? Or maybe you're just working through your own life journey and would like to get a sense of how you can turn the corner in your own life? You will LOVE this episode, as it allows you to hear an unscripted, real live coaching session with a client (who obviously approved the recording but was incredibly authentic in what she shares). After the session, we take a few minutes for a debriefing about the session, what went well, what they learned and how it might apply to others.

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Spiderman, Wonder Woman, Ironman, the Avengers… Super heroes not only dominate at the theater box office, they’re an integral part of our society, our world. But can we tap into ways in which to become our own version of a superhero in real life? As you’ll discover in today’s interview, the answer is a resounding “yes.”

Welcome to the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast. Today’s guest is Dr. Janina Scarlet, a licensed clinical psychologist, award-winning author and, as she describes herself, full-time geek. She’s the developer of Superhero therapy, which incorporates superheroes and other characters into evidence-based therapy such as CBT and acceptance & commitment therapy. It’s a process utilized across all ages to treat anxiety, depression, PTSD, chronic illness, substance abuse and more. For all of us who have always wanted to be a superhero, Dr. Scarlet will take us down that path today!

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Interested in Dr. Scarlet's books?

• It Shouldn't Be This Way
• Superhero Therapy Manual

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How are those new year’s resolutions looking as we head into early March? Are you dialed in, consistently integrating the new habits and routines you promised would become a reality in your life this year? Or have you hit roadblocks and started thinking you just don’t have what it takes? What if I were to tell you there’s a solution – a simple way to turn your goals into reality? Today’s guest does exactly that – and he has the research to back it up.

Welcome to the latest episode of the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast. Today’s hidden gem features Stanford University’s world renowned behavior scientist, Dr. BJ Fogg, author of the international best-seller Tiny Habits. Dr. Fogg & I met at a conference where we were both speaking and I knew that day he would be an incredible source of evidence-based practical strategies for our Catalyst community.

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Are you a high achiever? Do you love going ALL IN, Burn the Ships, fully commit when it comes to your personal and professional pursuits? While such a focus may look good on social media or posters in the gym, there’s a better option available.

Welcome to the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast. Today’s guest is best-selling author and the guru of groundedness, Brad Stulberg. His latest book, The Practice of Groundedness, moves us away from the shallow and superficial and into the deep and enduring, and the results that accompany such an approach.

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Mom brain. It’s real and yet we never talk about it. Less sleep, more stress, tighter schedules and pressures from all sides. When it comes to health, wellness & performance, this is such a critical topic for so many.

Welcome to the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast. Today’s guest is Dr. Ilyse Dobrow DiMarco, a Clinical Psychologist and mom of two young boys, specializing in working with stressed moms and author of the popular book Mom Brain: Proven Strategies to fight the anxiety, guilt and overwhelming emotions of motherhood – and relax into your new self.

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The world of health & wellness can often feel like the wild west. But the reality is very different and understanding how the law affects employers, consultants and coaches is of utmost importance. Welcome to the Health, Wellness & Performance Podcast. Today’s guest is the Wellness Attorney, Barbara Zabawa. She is THE go-to person when it comes to applying the laws surrounding health & wellness.

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Legend. When used to describe an individual, it’s a term not to be used lightly. We’ve obviously had our share of legends join us here in our 200+ episodes but if you were to ask me if there is one that stands above the rest, my answer would be an easy one: Our 100th episode special guests, Drs. James & Janice Prochaska, who created the Stages of Change we’ve all utilized, even if we didn’t realize it.

Before we jump into the interview, let me give you a brief overview of the 6 Stages of Change so you have a baseline for the deeper discussion an application that follows:

1. Precontemplation – not ready; not intending to take action in next 6 months

2. Contemplation – getting ready; intending to take action in the next 6 months

3. Preparation – ready to take action in next 30 days

4. Action – have made the behavior change but for less than 6 months

5. Maintenance – doing the new healthy behavior for more than 6 months

6. Termination – confident with the change; not tempted to relapse

To access the video version of the interview mentioned, please see https://youtu.be/Vowpa6T4_PA

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For decades, statisticians, social scientists, psychologists and even nobel prize winning economists have devoted extensive time studying whether or not streaks exist. Can someone – from gamblers to stock analysts to 3 point shooters and others actually have the “hot hand”? Is it science? Or myth?

Welcome to the Health, Wellness & Performance Podcast. Today’s guest is best-selling author and popular national columnist Ben Cohen. My son, the world’s biggest basketball fan and medical school student, read his book The Hot Hand and couldn’t stop talking about it. Then I read it and had the same response. Thankfully, Ben agreed to join us and you are going to be stunned by some of the things you’re about to learn.

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There are only a handful of people who have spent a lifetime in the world of organizational health & wellness. Individuals who have seen it from the inside out, not for years, but for decades upon decades. Today we get the opportunity to sit down with one of those rare individuals and ask allllll the questions we’ve ever wanted to ask about the past, present and future of organizational health & wellness.

Welcome to the Health, Wellness & Performance Podcast. Our guest today is Dr. Judd Allen. If you’ve been to any health & wellness conference over the past 40 years, you’ve heard Dr. Allen speak and you’ve probably been greeted by his genuine smile as you passed in the hallway. He has been the president of the Human Resources Institute since 1977, written a multitude of books and contributed to our profession in a way very few have done.

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Are you at the end of your rope with some person or situation? Exasperated about the unfairness of a situation or circumstance in your life? Are anger, desperation, sadness or fear constantly invading your thoughts and affecting your health, wellness and even performance? What if there were some specific strategies you could tap into that would minimize those emotions and help turn your focus back to making the most of this life and its opportunities?

Welcome to the Health, Wellness & Performance Podcast. Today’s guest is Donald Robertson, cognitive behavioral psychotherapist and best-selling author of the brand new book Verissimus: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius and How To Think Like a Roman Emperor.

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Sleep. Based on your downloads of the various sleep experts we’ve had on the podcast, it’s a topic on which we’re all looking for answers and I’m right there with you. There’s good reason for that based on the way it influences other aspects of life. In fact, our published research on mental toughness showed sleep played an important role there too. Today you’ll get to add to your sleep toolbox with one of the best in the business.

Welcome to the latest episode of the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Podcast. Today’s episode features Dr. Meeta Singh. She is the sleep physician who works with the world’s greatest athletes, from the NFL to NBA, NHL to Major League Baseball. Today she’ll not only be sharing steps we can take to improve our sleep but also how that sleep enhances our immunity.

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Legend. The creator of Motivational Interviewing (MI), Dr. William Miller, joins us for this very special 200th episode of the podcast. Used by coaches, counselors, physicians, parents, teachers, addiction programs and more, Motivational Interviewing has literally changed the world for the better since Dr. Miller introduced it in 1983. Now, in this special episode, you'll get the chance to learn (more) about this valuable strategy and the man who originally created it.

Dr. Miller's new book On Second Thought: How Ambivalance Shapes Your Life is available here or on Amazon.

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Are you looking to give your life a turbo boost? Do you need clarity around the direction you're heading, the goals you're setting, the adventures you're pursuing? It all starts with a vision and this episode will help you dial in a powerful, clear, personal vision for your life heading into 2022. If you'd like to see specific examples of from Dr. Cooper, they are available via this short (6 min) video - https://youtu.be/NjVXzzjm3j0

This 5 minute video accompanies the podcast and is an incredibly valuable "must see" if you're considering the process of developing your own personal vision: https://youtu.be/XE1UqVprpRY

If you'd find a transcript helpful, we've included a full transcript to the original version of this episode here: https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/podcast/creating-a-clear-unique-and-powerful-vision-for-your-life/

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What is it like to be one of the most successful coaches in history? How does that coach respond to a cancer diagnosis not once but 3 different times? What emotions accompany being named NBA Coach of the Year and then being fired weeks later?

Welcome to the Health, Wellness & Performance Podcast. Today’s guest is Coach George Karl, the 3x cancer survivor who sits #6 on the all-time winningest coaching list.

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Do our muscles automatically get weaker as we age? Is it just a fact of life that we’ll become slow and wimpy over time? What magical supplements are available that can make us a decade younger?

Welcome to the latest episode of the Catalyst Health, Wellness and Performance Coaching Podcast. Today’s guest is Dr. Vita Sonyak. She has done some fascinating research on aging muscle and the differences between “typical” aging adults and “masters athletes” of the same age. The results of her research drive home the point you already understand – movement matters. But sometimes it’s nice to pull back the curtain on what’s really happening beneath the surface and we’ll do exactly that in this episode.

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Are you ready to join me in a stretching routine? Now I’m not talking about stretching our muscles – I’m talking our minds. Look around your gym, your running club and cycling friends, or your social media connections – does everyone look and sound like you? And hey – I’ll be the first to admit as a middle-age, middle-class white guy that I’m the LAST person in the world to provide any insights about diversity in the world of health and wellness. Fortunately, we found just the person who is and you are going to love the perspective and insights she brings to the discussion.

Welcome to the latest episode of the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast. Today’s guest is writer, speaker, strength coach and educator Chrissy King. She has dual degrees in Social Justice and Sociology and has been featured in SELF, SHAPE, Health, Cosmopolitan, BuzzFeed, Muscle and Fitness, and Livestrong, among others.In addition to discussing racism and diversity in health and wellness, she also touches on body neutrality and more. For more information about the Catalyst Community, earning your health & wellness coaching certification, the annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium and much more, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ or reach out to us Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com

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As of this recording, almost precisely 2/3rds of the eligible US population has had at least 1 dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. This interview with Dr. Michelle Barron, the Senior Medical Director and Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) of UC Health, will address all the questions you submitted to us. If you still have questions about the vaccine and are looking for credible answers, Dr. Barron has the answers.

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What if you could work less but get more done? Seriously – less hours – better results. I don’t know about you – but I’m all in – and when today’s guest agreed to join us to share his insights on this topic, I could hardly wait to tap his brain.

Welcome to the latest episode of the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast. Today’s guest is Dr. Alex Pang, best-selling author of several books, including the latest hit Shorter: Work Better, Smarter and The Distraction Addiction. He has a Ph.D. in the history of science from the University of Pennsylvania. His work has appeared in Scientific American, The Atlantic Monthly, American Scholar, the Los Angeles Times, and many scholarly journals and I’m excited to have his work make my work just a little more manageable going forward.

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Creatine – it’s the go-to supplement for professional and college athletes or muscleheads pumping iron in the gym, right? Yes – that was the thought back in the 1990s. However, as we approach 2022, the evidence clearly shows there are benefits for ALL of us relative to brain health, sarcopenia, balance and more.

Welcome to the latest episode of the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast. Today’s guest is Registered Dietician and Performance Coach Wendi Irlbeck. If you know Wendi or follow her on Twitter, you know she lives out our desire here on the podcast to stay focused on the evidence – not the headlines. You also know all about her energy levels, and you’ll get a sense of that energy coming right through your speakers on this hidden gem episode.

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Do you believe in magic? I do – the magic of a good sleep. While much of my PhD work looked at the influence of sleep on performance, I continue to be stunned by the difference a solid night of sleep can make. It’s truly incredible – but as we’ll learn today, it might not require magic to optimize our sleep. Our guest is Dr. Chris Winter, Sleep medicine specialist, neurologist and best-selling author of The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child. If the question involves sleep – Dr. Winter has the evidence-based answer.

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As we approach our 200th episode of this podcast, it’s still not unusual for me to think “do the listeners know how often I question my role as the host? Yes – we’re getting a lot of downloads now, but surely at some point they’re going to say ‘why am I listening to Brad? What makes him special?’ You get the idea. In spite of having 4 college degrees, being CEO of a company for 15 years and having reasonable success as an amateur endurance athlete, I can still (quite regularly!) feel like an imposter. Maybe you experience the same. It’s a term we’ve come to know as Imposter Syndrome and the topic of today’s discussion with Psychologist and Executive Coach Dr. Richard Orbe-Austin on this latest episode of the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast.

For more information about Dr. Richard Orbe-Austin, please see the following links:

https://ulyssespress.com/books/own-your-greatness/

https://www.amazon.com/Own-Your-Greatness-Overcome-Self-Doubt/dp/1646040244/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1633975011&sr=8-1

Instagram @drrichorbeaustin https://www.instagram.com/drrichorbeaustin/

Twitter @drrorbeaustin https://twitter.com/drrorbeaustin

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Do health & wellness programs work? What is the connection between health & productivity? Is there a way to objectively demonstrate the answer to these and other, related questions?

Welcome to the latest episode of the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast. Today’s guest is Dr. Ron Goetzel, Senior Scientist and Director of the Institute for Health and Productivity Studies at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Goetzel is internationally recognized for leading innovative, cutting-edge research focused on the relationship between health and well-being, medical costs, and work-related productivity.

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What would it be like to be a fly on the wall for a real, live coaching session with a nationally board certified health & wellness coach? This hidden gem episode with NBC-HWC Tami Duncan and NBC-HWC Susan McGarry won't be hidden for long, as it is one of your all-time favorites for good reason. So insightful to hear a live coaching session taking place (and the way in which we, as the listener, can benefit as well), whether we're working for a company looking to improve the employee wellness program, a coach seeking ways to improve our skills or an individual considering the option of working with a coach. You're going to love this one!

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What if you could sit down with a physician and best-selling author who specialized in all of the health and wellness aspects of running and ask any question you'd like? Well, we don't literally take audience questions for this one, but Dr. Juliet McGrattan was willing to take on every single question we threw her way. You'll love her insights and appreciate the value she brings to both runners and non-runners when it comes to health, wellness & performance. From whether ibuprofen is a good choice to whether sex the night before a race helps or hinders performance, she addresses them all!

For more information about Dr. McGrattan, please see https://drjulietmcgrattan.com
Or here are links to her books and the 261 Fearless organization:
261 Fearless https://www.261fearless.org

Run Well: Essential health questions and answers for runners https://www.amazon.com/Run-Well-Essential-questions-answers/dp/1472979672/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2BPKKKDCT5J1K&dchild=1&keywords=run+well+essential+health+questions+and+answers+for+runners&qid=1632929197&sprefix=run+well%2Caps%2C237&sr=8-1

Sorted: The Active Woman’s Guide to Health https://www.amazon.com/Sorted-Active-Womans-Guide-Health/dp/1472924797/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1632929285&sr=8-1

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What does it take to enhance performance with athletes, employee team members, teenagers, coaching clients or in your own life? This week's guest, Hugh Gilmore brings the answer to life, sharing how Motivational Interviewing and other scientifically-derived knowledge can help take us and others to another level.

You can connect with Hugh in various ways here: https://linktr.ee/PodiumPsychology.com

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Revitalize – the word means to imbue with new life and vitality. Is there any more important area to emphasize than that right now? But how do we tap into it? How do we help others in this area? What are the practical steps involved in making it a reality?

Welcome to the latest episode of the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast - today’s guest is Dr. Raquel Garzon, President and Founder of Revitalize Project. As a speaker, she has presented to thousands of high performers in the areas of health, business and sports in over 25 countries. She holds a Doctorate of Health Science Nova Southeastern University, both a Bachelor and Master of Science degrees and is a registered dietician and personal trainer.

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What if your orthopedic surgeon suggested you skip the MRI? Or if she suggested that knee scope probably isn’t worth pursuing? Or pointed out your arthritis is not due to your activity? Would you look back at the sign on the door to make sure you were actually in a surgeon’s office?

Welcome to the latest episode of the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching podcast – one of our classic Hidden Gem episodes! I’m your host, Dr. Bradford Cooper and thanks to the magic of twitter, I discovered Dr. Howard Lucks, a respected orthopedic surgeon who didn’t sound like most orthopedic surgeons I’d met during my 30 years as a physical therapist and endurance athlete. The more I read, the more intrigued I became, and the more obvious you’d want to hear from him too.

Dr. Lucks is a Board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine for almost 25 years. He is an Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at New York Medical College and is the Chief of Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy at WMC Health, a branch of Westchester Medical Center. He’s also a trail runner, amateur cyclists and father to 3 children. He also – like most of you here – believes in the pursuit of better.

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What if you could peek into a crystal ball and see the future of health care? Would you do it? Well, we can’t offer you a crystal ball but our guest is the next best thing when it comes to health and health care design.

Welcome to the latest episode of the Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast (Episode #184 - available via any podcast outlet). Today’s guest is Professor Moyez Jiwa. Dr. Jiwa is a practicing physician in Melbourne, Australia and the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Health Design. And just for good measure, he also happens to be associate dean and professor of Health Innovation at the Melbourne Clinical School, University of Notre Dame. He is also host of the Health Design Podcast, where Dr. Cooper was recently a guest of his.

You can access the video version of this interview here: https://youtu.be/yF3WsnEzdDU

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What if everything we thought we knew about goals was wrong? What if the traditional "SMART" goals work in some situations but are exactly the opposite approach that works for the majority of us (and our coaching clients, employees, students and kids)? In episode #183 of the Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast, Dr. Trish Jackman discusses the evidence behind something called "Open Goals," how to use them and why they work so well. She also discusses flow, performance under pressure and so much more!

Here is link to the research study discussed: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1469029221001692?dgcid=author

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Breathing. It’s so simple that unless we’re struggling to do so due to something like an asthma attack or drowning, it never even crosses our minds. But what if we’re doing it wrong? Seriously – what if developing some simple changes to the way in which we breath could improve our health, our energy levels and our outcomes in life?

Today’s guest is James Nestor, popular journalist and best-selling author of the white-hot book BREATH: The New Science of a Lost Art. We’ll discuss his intriguing journey to examine the history of how the human species has lost the ability to breathe properly and why we’re suffering from a laundry list of maladies—snoring, sleep apnea, asthma, autoimmune disease, allergies—because of it. And of course, we’ll talk about what this means for each of us and our lives based on the evidence, not simply headlines.

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Intermittent fasting is a term that has become popularized in recent years, but the evidence often gets lost in the headline-chasing videos, blogs and posts. If you're a health coach, wellness coach or performance coach, you're likely getting a lot of questions about this topic but it's of interest to seemingly everyone. To cut through all the baloney, we sought out one of the world's most respected neuroscientists on the subject, Dr. Mark Mattson.

Dr. Mattson is a professor of neuroscience at Johns Hopkins and the Chief of the Laboratory of Neurosciences at the National Institute on Aging. His work has looked into how the brain and body respond and adapt to fasting and exercise. If there is an expert on the subject of Intermittent Fasting, Dr. Mattson is that expert. In fact, he is among the most highly cited neuroscientists in the world. To say we felt fortunate he agreed to join us for this episode would be a clear understatement.

Dr. Mattson's email address he mentions in the interview is mmattso2@jhmi.edu

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Did you know that in 2016, you and I could be visiting over a cup of coffee and decide we wanted to be health & wellness coaches... then walk out the door and start calling ourselves a health & wellness coach? Or – a wellness company could hire nice people, put them in a call center with a script and then tell employers they offered health & wellness coaching. There were no standards. That all changed in 2017.

Welcome to the latest episode of the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast - today’s guest is Leigh-Ann Webster, the Executive Director of the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching, or NBHWC, which brought standards of practice, a code of ethics and more to the world of health & wellness coaching. She is the only person in our 180 episode history to join us on 3 separate occasions. Yes – she – and the timely insights she has to share are that important.

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For more information about the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching (NBHWC), please see NBHWC.org

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Amy Stanton is the co-author of the best-selling book The Feminine Revolution, which will open your eyes to the opportunities we all have to tap into our natural strengths (rather than being convinced those natural traits are weaknesses). She shares tips, guidelines and more from her book and from her extensive experience as the founder of a top level national marketing firm. Feminine traits that were once disparaged as weaknesses are reclaimed as powerful strengths.

Welcome to the latest episode of the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast - today’s guest is Amy K. Stanton. Amy founded Stanton & Company with a passion for promoting and building positive female role models and messaging for women. Amy also served as the first-ever Chief Marketing Officer for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. Prior to that, Amy was the Director of Marketing & Communications for NYC2012, New York's Olympic bid, where she developed and executed both the local and international campaigns for the first-ever endeavor.

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Seeing may be believing, but is the way we see the world accurate in the first place? In this intriguing interview with best-selling author and researcher Dr. Dennis Proffitt, we are talking about his book, Perception. You learn why the things we DO influence what we KNOW. You'll understand how our bodies change the way we perceive the world, and what it means for us on a day-to-day basis.

Over decades of study, University of Virginia psychologist Dennis Proffitt has shown that we are each living our own personal version of Gulliver’s Travels, where the size and shape of the things we see are scaled to the size of our bodies, and our ability to interact with them. Written with journalist Drake Baer, Perception marries academic rigor with mainstream accessibility. The research presented and the personalities profiled will show what it means to not only have, but be, your unique human body.

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Our most popular guest of ALL TIME is the focus of this special Hidden Gem episode. Best-selling author Morgan Housel (The Psychology of Money) joins us this week to explain why it's not what you know about money that makes the difference but rather what's happening between the ears that has the biggest impact on our success.

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Anxiety, depression, PTSD and so many other aspects of mental health have been shown to benefit from an enhanced microbiome. But what does that even mean?!? And what practical steps do we take to enhance something we don't even understand in the first place? In this fascinating interview, Dr. Christopher Lowry, who has spent his entire career researching the answers to these questions, brings the realities and everyday practical steps to help us get there.

Christopher A. Lowry, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Integrative Physiology at the University of Colorado Boulder. Dr. Lowry’s research program focuses on interventions for the prevention and treatment of disorders including anxiety, depression, and PTSD. His research has an emphasis on the role of the microbiome-gut-brain axis in stress resilience, health, and disease.

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In the world of health and wellness and performance, there are so much logical fallacies all around us. In this podcast popular author Peg Tittle will talk with us about critical thinking and how to navigate the increasing dependence on logical fallacies. Peg shares how to come back to what is the actual evidence and how to think it through starting with the building blocks of a good argument.

Peg Tittle has taught critical thinking and applied ethics at both the university and high school levels. Along with her book Critical Thinking: An Appeal to Reason, She is also the author of What If…Collected Thought Experiments in Philosophy and the editor of Should Parents be Licensed? and Ethical Issues in Business: Enquiries, Cases, and Readings.

To find out more on the book Critical Thinking: An Appeal to Reason:

https://www.routledge.com/Critical-Thinking-An-Appeal-to-Reason/Tittle/p/book/9780415997140

https://pegtittle.com/books/critical-thinking

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Athletes earn our attention at every turn, but what if our focus went beyond entertainment to actually learn something. What if the lessons from world class athletes can actually improve our lives? Today’s guest, Dr. Noel Brick, is a co author with Scott Douglas of the best-selling book, The Genius of Athletes. Dr. Brick will share his insights on the 'dumb jock' stereotype, the 'If - then' plan, and much more!

Noel Brick, PhD, is a British Psychological Society–chartered psychologist, a lecturer in sport and exercise psychology at Ulster University, and a researcher on the psychology of endurance performance. He has published research in the most prestigious sport and exercise science journals, such as Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise (flagship journal of the American College of Sports Medicine) and Psychology of Sport and Exercise (flagship journal of the European Federation of Sport Psychology).

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Finally, if you enjoy the Catalyst Podcast, you might also enjoy the YouTube Coaching Channel, which provides a full library of freely available videos covering health, wellness & performance: https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel

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The connection between our nutrition and both mental health and long-term brain health (e.g., Alzheimer's) is a growing area of interest worldwide. Does what we eat influence more than just our body's physiology? Could it also influence our psyche? The evidence is growing and we are pleased to welcome one of the foremost experts on the subject to this week's episode. Professor Felice Jacka out of Australia is one of the world’s leading experts in the area of Nutritional Psychiatry. She has pioneered research examining how our diet and gut health influence our mental and brain health. Her recent book is titled Brain Changer and it might very well be the game changer you’ve been looking for.

For more information about the Catalyst Community, earning your health & wellness coaching certification, the annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium and much more, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ or reach out to us Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com

If you'd like to share the Be A Catalyst! message in your world with a cool hoodie, t-shirt, water bottle stickers and more (100% of ALL profits go to charity), please visit https://teespring.com/stores/be-a-catalyst

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Finally, if you enjoy the Catalyst Podcast, you might also enjoy the YouTube Coaching Channel, which provides a full library of freely available videos covering health, wellness & performance: https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel

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What does it take to light a fire to our creative potential? What does risk have to do with luck? Are there practical steps to positively move the dial in each one of these? In today’s podcast with Tina Seelig, we will take an evidence based deeper dive into creativity, risk taking and much more.

Tina Seelig is Executive Director of the Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program, Professor of the Practice in Stanford University’s Department of Management Science and Engineering, and a faculty director of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. Dr. Seelig earned her PhD in Neuroscience at Stanford Medical School, and has been a management consultant, entrepreneur, and author of 17 books, including inGenius, Creativity Rules, and What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20.

For more information about the Catalyst Community, earning your health & wellness coaching certification, the annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium and much more, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ or reach out to us Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com

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Finally, if you enjoy the Catalyst Podcast, you might also enjoy the YouTube Coaching Channel, which provides a full library of freely available videos covering health, wellness & performance: https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel

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Dr. Colleen E. Carney breaks down why we’re not sleeping, the magic number of hours we should be sleeping, and what we think we know that may not be true (like why the blue light and chronic insomnia may not be related). In this very informative podcast, she also highlights that having good habits set the stage for a health perspective and getting back to basics to help us sleep better - just not the habits you THINK she's going to cover!

Dr. Carney is an Associate Professor and Director of the Sleep and Depression Laboratory at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada. She is one of Canada’s leading experts in psychological treatments for insomnia, particularly in the context of co-occurring health issues using Cognitive Behavior Therapy.

For more information about the Catalyst Community, earning your health & wellness coaching certification, the annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium and much more, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ or reach out to us Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com

If you'd like to share the Be A Catalyst! message in your world with a cool hoodie, t-shirt, water bottle stickers and more (100% of ALL profits go to charity), please visit https://teespring.com/stores/be-a-catalyst

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What if the device that you are wearing on your wrist is the key to more effective healthcare? The opportunities as we will learn in this interview, are endless. In todays podcast we will be talking about precision health with Stanford's top experts in this area, Dr. Michael Snyder.

Dr. Michael Snyder, Chairman of the Genetics Department at Stanford Medicine, is the world’s leading expert in precision health research. He was recruited by Stanford in 2009 to chair the Genetics Department and direct the Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine. Under his leadership, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Stanford University first or tied for first in Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics every year for the last decade. As an entrepreneur, Dr. Snyder’s cofounded companies have collectively raised $242 million in venture capital and are worth more than $6 billion in value.

For more information about the Catalyst Community, earning your health & wellness coaching certification, the annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium and much more, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ or reach out to us Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com

If you'd like to share the Be A Catalyst! message in your world with a cool hoodie, t-shirt, water bottle stickers and more (100% of ALL profits go to charity), please visit https://teespring.com/stores/be-a-catalyst

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Finally, if you enjoy the Catalyst Podcast, you might also enjoy the YouTube Coaching Channel, which provides a full library of freely available videos covering health, wellness & performance: https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel

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Dr. Americus Reed II, the Hip Hop Prof. He’s the Whitney M. Young Jr., Professor of Marketing at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, where he has served on faculty since 2000. He is the go-to expert when it comes to the intricacies of marketing, branding, and identity. In this interview, he shares how social identity, social influence, values, attitudes and judgments interact in shaping purchase decisions and consumer behavior, but from a social psychology point of view.

For more information about the Catalyst Community, earning your health & wellness coaching certification, the annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium and much more, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ or reach out to us Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com

If you'd like to share the Be A Catalyst! message in your world with a cool hoodie, t-shirt, water bottle stickers and more (100% of ALL profits go to charity), please visit https://teespring.com/stores/be-a-catalyst

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Finally, if you enjoy the Catalyst Podcast, you might also enjoy the YouTube Coaching Channel, which provides a full library of freely available videos covering health, wellness & performance: https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel

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Curious about behavior change? In this special Hidden Gem episode, Dr. Lisa Belanger introduces us to key, practical aspects of behavior change we can apply to work, play, family and more!

For more information about the Catalyst Community, earning your health & wellness coaching certification, the annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium and much more, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ or reach out to us Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com

If you'd like to share the Be A Catalyst! message in your world with a cool hoodie, t-shirt, water bottle stickers and more (100% of ALL profits go to charity), please visit https://teespring.com/stores/be-a-catalyst

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Finally, if you enjoy the Catalyst Podcast, you might also enjoy the YouTube Coaching Channel, which provides a full library of freely available videos covering health, wellness & performance: https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel

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Life transitions can be difficult - few understand that better than professional athletes. Scott Tinley took it a step further, writing an exceptional book (Racing the Sunset) that takes a deeper dive into how to make the most of those transitions. He shares the lessons learned, along with some great memories as one of the original BIG 4 in the sport of triathlon (Tinley, Dave Scott, Mark Allen and Scott Molina).

Scott Tinley is a bestselling author and a former professional triathlete holding a two-time world champion of the Hawaii Ironman endurance race. In the 1980s Tinley dominated the sport of triathlon together with Mark Allen, Dave Scott and Scott Molina. Tinley was inducted into the Ironman Hall of Fame in 1996.

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Finally, if you enjoy the Catalyst Podcast, you might also enjoy the YouTube Coaching Channel, which provides a full library of freely available videos covering health, wellness & performance: https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel

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What's holding you back and what does The Flinch have to do with moving forward? Do you notice those times when you're flinching - and thus hesitating to move forward at the critical moments? The Flinch is a book by Julien Smith, working alongside Seth Godin, and in this interview Julien shares some different techniques on how to master the Flinch.

Julien Smith is a New York Times bestselling author and speaker and The Flinch is offered to to us free here: raouldify.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/2011_1203-the-flinch.pdf.​ It's short, at just 38 pages, but contains a depth of insight rarely seen in books ten times the length. If you haven't yet tapped into the wisdom it contains, you'll certainly want to do so after listening to Julien Smith in this fascinating interview!

For more information about the Catalyst Community, earning your health & wellness coaching certification, the annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium and much more, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ or reach out to us Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com

If you'd like to share the Be A Catalyst! message in your world with a cool hoodie, t-shirt, water bottle stickers and more (100% of ALL profits go to charity), please visit https://teespring.com/stores/be-a-catalyst

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Finally, if you enjoy the Catalyst Podcast, you might also enjoy the YouTube Coaching Channel, which provides a full library of freely available videos covering health, wellness & performance: https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel

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Looking for a few keys to dialing in a better, more meaningful life? In this special episode, Dr. Cooper shares 7 Keys to a Meaningful Life to help point you in the right direction. They include:

1. Dots: More Creating... Less Connecting
2. Tune In Without Tuning Out
3. Differentiating Goals vs. Resources
4. Easier to "Stay" in Shape (in any area of life) than "Get" in Shape
5. Two-way Street: Attitudes and Choices
6. "Getting" Older or "Growing" Older?
7. The Turbocharge for Life

The two brief videos mentioned are available here:

• Bias in our "communication" - https://youtu.be/GloVHVPib3c
• Smiles Per Day - https://youtu.be/FvbURTI6iCM

For more information about the Catalyst Community, earning your health & wellness coaching certification, the annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium and much more, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ or reach out to us Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com

If you'd like to share the Be A Catalyst! message in your world with a cool hoodie, t-shirt, water bottle stickers and more (100% of ALL profits go to charity), please visit https://teespring.com/stores/be-a-catalyst

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Stanford’s Dr. Kelly McGonigal is a multiple-time best-selling author and a pioneer in the field “science-help” as she aims to translate insights from psychology and neuroscience into practical strategies that support personal well-being and strengthen communities. Her TED talk, "How to Make Stress Your Friend," is one of the most viewed TED talks of all time, with over 20 million views.

Dr. McGonigal is the best-selling author of The Willpower Instinct, The Upside of Stress and The Joy of Movement. We took a deeper dive into some of the surprising findings from each of these key areas during our conversation.

For more information about the Catalyst Community, earning your health & wellness coaching certification, the annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium and much more, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ or reach out to us Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com

If you'd like to share the Be A Catalyst! message in your world with a cool hoodie, t-shirt, water bottle stickers and more (100% of ALL profits go to charity), please visit https://teespring.com/stores/be-a-catalyst

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Finally, if you enjoy the Catalyst Podcast, you might also enjoy the YouTube Coaching Channel, which provides a full library of freely available videos covering health, wellness & performance: https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel

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In 1967, Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon. However the way it happened stunned the world and changed the face of marathons and women's running. In this episode, Kathrine peels back the curtain on what really happened on the day of the race and how it changed our world since that day.

Kathrine Switzer has long been one of running’s most iconic figures She is known not just for breaking barriers but also for creating positive global social change. When she became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon in 1967, and her official bib number was 261. Because of her, millions of women are now empowered by the simple act of running and from her incredible journey, birthed 261 Fearless, Inc. Katherine's powerful story has changed the history of women in running today and this podcast you don’t want to miss!

To find out more about 261 Fearless, please see https://www.261fearless.org/

For more information about the Catalyst Community, earning your health & wellness coaching certification, the annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium and much more, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ or reach out to us Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com

If you'd like to share the Be A Catalyst! message in your world with a cool hoodie, t-shirt, water bottle stickers and more (100% of ALL profits go to charity), please visit https://teespring.com/stores/be-a-catalyst

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Finally, if you enjoy the Catalyst Podcast, you might also enjoy the YouTube Coaching Channel, which provides a full library of freely available videos covering health, wellness & performance: https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel

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Professor Timothy Noakes has gone against the grain all his life. 1st his groundbreaking book The Lore of Running... then coming out against the idea that dehydration was the most significant risk to marathoners (turns out he was right), then the Central Governor Theory... then... well, it goes on and on. In this once in a lifetime interview opportunity, Dr. Cooper takes a deeper dive into each aspect of Professor Noakes' controversial career, what drives him and what's next!

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If you'd like to share the Be A Catalyst! message in your world with a cool hoodie, t-shirt, water bottle stickers and more (100% of ALL profits go to charity), please visit https://teespring.com/stores/be-a-catalyst

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Finally, if you enjoy the Catalyst Podcast, you might also enjoy the YouTube Coaching Channel, which provides a full library of freely available videos covering health, wellness & performance: https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel

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When first hearing about blood flow restriction training, it may sound more like an ancient torture device than an actual training strategy - at least it did to us! Restricting blood flow might seem like a counterintuitive training method, but this technique has been touted as “the next big fitness trend”. Airbands Founder Joseph Marcus discusses the research, practical application and more. We came into this interview skeptical, but left intrigued enough to try it out!

For more information about the Catalyst Community, earning your health & wellness coaching certification, the annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium and much more, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ or reach out to us Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com

If you'd like to look into more about Airbands, you can access their website at https://airbandsbfr.com/

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Habits are at the core of what makes us who we are but they are SO hard to change! Or are they? Best-selling author and professor, Dr. Wendy Wood shares evidence-based insights on how we can - frankly quite easily - eliminate the bad habits from our lives and start good habits. This hidden gem episode is one of our all-time favorites for a good reason!

If you'd like to access a video version of this interview, it is available here: https://youtu.be/0ydgjra6eUk

For more information about the Catalyst Community, earning your health & wellness coaching certification, the annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium and much more, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ or reach out to us Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com

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Long hauler or long haul Covid is affecting a significant portion of the population and it isn't just those generally at high risk who are at high risk for long covid. Elite masters runner and best-selling author Matt Fitzgerald sat down with us to share his experience, what he's learned, and what the data and early research is revealing.

If you'd like to access a video version of this interview, it is available here: https://youtu.be/0ydgjra6eUk

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Barnard College President, researcher and author Dr. Sian Beilock pulls back the curtain on what causes us to choke under pressure and what we can do to reduce or eliminate this tendency.

Dr. Beilock, wrote a fascinating book, Choke, and in this interview we dive into why we too often blunder when the stakes are high, what happens in our brain and body when we experience the dreaded performance anxiety, what does the science say about choking under pressure, and how can we avoid falling prey to this tendency.

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What if we could interview Friedrich Nietzsche about health, wellness & performance? The well-known philosopher famous for "That which does not kill us makes us stronger" or "The higher we soar, the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly" or even "He who has a WHY to live can bear almost any HOW."

Nietzsche died in the year 1900, but Professor John Kaag has a solid sense of Nietzsche's perspective on all things health, wellness & performance. Professor Kaag wrote a fascinating book "Hiking with Nietzsche", which is about "defeating complacency, balancing sanity and madness, and coming to grips with the unobtainable". In this interview, we dive into philosophical views on what made Nietzsche tick and what that means for us as health & wellness coaches and high performers looking to make the most of their lives.

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Is the vaccine safe?  Was it rushed through development? How about for pregnant mothers? Children? Do we all need it? What if I'd rather just get Covid than the vaccine? Michelle Barron, MD, the Senior Medical Director at UC Health and Professor of Medicine (Division of Infectious Diseases) was kind enough to make herself available to answer every question we posed.  She helps to separate reality from all the claims we are hearing about the vaccine in a very relatable way.

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David Epstein is the multiple time best-selling author of The Sports Gene and Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World and was formerly a writer for Sports Illustrated. He is the writer I (the host) hope to become when I grow up - although he's 17 years younger! You'll love his insights and the way he communicates so effectively, yet humbly. This is one of our special hidden gem episodes, representing the best of our expansive library of interviews over the years.

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Menopause and perimenopause play a significant role in the lives of women and those who are close to them.  Dr. Dunston discusses hormones, nutrition and other ways to optimize the influence of menopause on the lives of women in this phase of life. If you're looking for the most effective ways to make the most of this aspect of life, treat menopause symptoms, and make the most of your life before, during and after menopause, you do not want to miss this interview!

For more information about the Catalyst Community, earning your health & wellness coaching certification, the annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium and much more, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ or reach out to us Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com

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What are some of Craig "Crowie" Alexander's greatest memories in the sport? How has he continued to be successful into his mid-40's? What secrets has he applied to garner such a long and successful career? Why was Craig "Crowie" Alexander able to become the 5x World Triathlon Champion? (70.3 in 2006 & 2011 and Ironman in 2008, 2009 & 2011). What did he do to capture the course record in 2011 (8:03:56)?

In this very personal interview, Crowie shares memories, training guidance and so much more. It's one you'll enjoy immensely, whether you're a triathlete yourself or simply love to hearing from one of the greatest athletes of a generation and one of the greatest endurance athletes of all time.

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This one was personal. Growing up, the Miami Dolphins Larry Csonka was a childhood hero who's picture hung on the wall and who's incredible performance on the field was "must see TV" each week. As a fullback for the undefeated '72 Miami Dolphins, he lead the league in yards/carry and helped carry the Dolphins to 3 straight Super Bowls under the greatest coach of all time - Don Shula.

In this engaging and thoughtful interview, Larry shares his life (during and after football), the lessons he's learned, and how he's optimizing his own health & wellness at the age of 74. They say never to meet your heroes as you're bound to be disappointed. This discussion was clearly an exception to that typical standard...

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Are genetics or lifestyle more important when it comes to health, wellness & performance?  Epigenetics researcher and best-selling author Dr. Kenneth Pelletier (MD and PhD) walks us through the evidence surrounding that question and what it means for our lives in this fascinating "Hidden Gem" episode!

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You know the name Dr. BJ Fogg... You've heard of (and likely read) the book Tiny Habits... Now you have the opportunity to hear best-selling author and Stanford Professor Dr. BJ Fogg dig into the details of how to apply the powerful tools and resources that have made his book a worldwide sensation!

You can access the video version of this interview at https://youtu.be/zvNgJxH6FCE

More details about health, wellness & performance coaching and resources for earning your coaching certification or elevating your career as a coach can be accessed here: https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/

If you'd like to share the message to BE A CATALYST with the world, you can access hoodies, stickers, t-shirts and more here: https://teespring.com/stores/be-a-catalyst (100% of profits going to charity)

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Is creatine all about building muscle? Or does it have a role for all of us? Are you curious about whether creatine is right for you? Would you like to have an expert provide guidance based on the evidence rather than just the locker room chatter? Is creatine helpful to someone who isn't lifting weights? Does it influence brain health? Endurance? Strength? Aging? There are plenty of headlines about this popular supplement, but what does the evidence say? 

We were fortunate to have Wendi Irlbeck, MS, RDN join us for this fascinating discussion about the evidence and practical application of creatine. She brings the energy, engagement AND the evidence to make this an episode you won't soon forget!

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Do you have a clear and unique vision for your life that provides a powerful driver for you, a northern star during the struggles, and a direction for the decisions and steps you take each and every day? In this special episode, Dr. Cooper takes you through the steps to creating your own vision as you move forward in your life.  This can be your step forward, not to simply creating goals (the WHAT) but instead dialing in the more important element - the WHO.

The 5 min video complimenting this episode is available here: https://youtu.be/XE1UqVprpRY

If you'd like to share the "Be A Catalyst!" mission in your world (100% of profits going to charity for the foreseeable future), you can access hoodies, shirts, stickers and more here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18S_18aJgHiAt97m2MrAbOIiByP5mAEll/view?usp=sharing

Ready to get started on your 2021 vision? Download our 2021 Vision - Theme Development Reference Sheet to help guide your way.

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There are a select number of locations around the world that are considered Blue Zones where people live longer and healthier lives. These areas - originally discovered by our very special guest Dan Buettner - have some specific strategies we can all apply to our lives. We discuss those details and more in this engaging interview with explorer and best-selling author Dan Buettner!

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You know the Stages of Change (or Transtheoretical Model of Change) model. It was developed in 1983 by Prochaska and Diclemente and has since become a cornerstone for health coaches, wellness coaches, performance coaches, counselors, life coaches, physicians, physical therapists and countless individuals looking to improve their lives. This incredibly special - and personal - interview with Dr. James Prochaska and Dr. Janice Prochaska originally appeared as our 100th episode. The video version of the episode can be seen here: https://youtu.be/Vowpa6T4_PA

In this episode, Dr. James Prochaska and his brilliant wife of 54 years, Dr. Janice Prochaska share stories and insights you won't find anyplace else!

Stages of Change has impacted SO many over the years. We were so very fortunate to have the originator of the model, Dr. James Prochaska and the widely respected Dr. Janice Prochaska join us on this special publication. 

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Is the flu vaccine dangerous? Does it harm our immunity? How does it work? Are the myths about vaccines actually true? Should my children take it? What if I'm pregnant - does it harm or help my baby? Does it cause problems long term?

These are just some of the common questions surrounding the flu shot (and related to the coming Covid-19 vaccine). We were grateful to have Dr. William Schaffner of Vanderbilt, an internationally recognized physician and infectious disease professor join us for this special episode.

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Does physical activity influence our lifespan? Does consistent exercise extend our lives? There's an ongoing debate about physical activity and whether it's REALLY important or whether the priority is our nutritional choices and the activity is a nice bonus. That's where Dr. Trine Moholdt, a research scientist and physiotherapist out of Norway comes in. Her research was recently published in a high level international journal and is making headlines. If you or your clients, patients and others have ever wondered what we actually KNOW about the influence of physical activity, this episode is a can't miss episode. 

The unedited, video version of this interview was released early to our subscribers over at YouTube.com/CoachingChannel. You can access it here if desired: https://youtu.be/qVi1kHks1B8

For more information about health, wellness & performance or a career as a nationally board certified health and wellness coach, please visit https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/

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Are you curious about how nutrition affects your surgery recovery and or injury response?  Would you like details on what nutritional choices would improve your results to surgery or recovery from injury? In this episode, Dr. Abbie Smith-Ryan digs into the details of what you need to know and how you can apply it in your own life or that of family, friends or (for health care providers) patients.

You can access the published study with all the details referenced in the discussion here: https://meridian.allenpress.com/jat/article/55/9/918/444137/Nutritional-Considerations-and-Strategies-to

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Ever thought it would be intriguing to listen in on a real, live coaching session provided by a nationally board certified (NBC-HWC) health & wellness coach? This is your chance! If you're a coach, the benefit is obvious, providing a way to tap into some new tools and resources for your own coaching (including a live "debrief" after the session). However, even if you've never considered a career in coaching, you'll find this intriguing and a conversation that may open up some new windows of opportunity in your own life!

This is the first of our "Hidden Gem" episodes, an episode that sits outside of our All Time Top 10 List, but has resulted in feedback that makes it clear we needed to bring it back :-)  

Enjoy!

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Are the generic lockdowns the best solution to Covid-19? What is Harvard Biostatistician and Epidemiologist Dr. Martin Kulldorff saying about how our health & wellness is being negatively influenced in the bigger picture by the lockdown? Are we missing the veritable forest for the trees in the larger public health picture? In this episode, Harvard's Dr. Martin Kulldorff, co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration, joins us to discuss why lockdowns are not necessary the best step in their current form and what this has to do with our health, wellness & performance. 

This is not intended to provide medical advice or make specific recommendations. Rather, it is an interview with one of the world's foremost experts on the topic, potentially providing our viewers and listeners with some additional insights to consider during this difficult time of the Covid-19 Pandemic.

If you'd like to view the unedited video version of this podcast episode, it is available here: https://youtu.be/Gf_0HkGMU00

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Living an authentic life... finding our purpose - that is the mission of Gregg Levoy, well-known author of Vital Signs: The Nature and Nurture of Passion  and Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life. He is a former "behavioral specialist" at USA Today and a regular blogger for Psychology Today.

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Is it better to pursue short-term pleasure or long-term goals? Are hedonic goals a bad thing or a valuable resource? How do these relate to stress, willpower, goal-setting strategies and more? Dr. Katharina Bernecker, a former PhD student of Dr. Carol Dweck and now working in Zurich, shares her engaging and powerful insights in this unedited interview originally produced for the Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast (https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/podcast for the edited version, which is also available via any podcast outlet). Her research was the same used by outstanding Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Gay in his September 2020 column on whether we should be pursuing long-term goals or giving into our short-term desires. Her insights were so powerful we decided to share an unedited video version of the interview in advance to our YouTube subscribers. And yes, she was also kind enough to share insights into the real Dr. Carol Dweck (Growth Mindset).

This was a wonderful, insightful, thought-provoking discussion with one of the experts in the field. We trust you'll enjoy it. The unedited early release video version of the interview is available at the YouTube Coaching Channel here: https://youtu.be/Mx9NnLiRzo0

As noted toward the end, the best way to follow Dr. Bernecker is via twitter @KathaBernecker

For more details about health and wellness coaching, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ or contact us anytime Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com

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Are you feeling overwhelmed? Overworked? This interview with best-selling author of Essentialism Greg McKeown will help you turn the corner in the right direction! His book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less is one of our favorite books in the past decade and when you hear this interview, you'll understand why!

If you'd like to watch the unedited video version of this interview, please see https://youtu.be/BYuQCZUbFUU 

For more information about healthy & wellness coaching, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/podcast or contact us at Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com

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The connection between our nutrition and both mental health and long-term brain health (e.g., Alzheimer's) is a growing area of interest worldwide. Does what we eat influence more than just our body's physiology? Could it also influence our psyche? The evidence is growing and we are pleased to welcome one of the foremost experts on the subject to this week's episode. Professor Felice Jacka out of Australia is one of the world’s leading experts in the area of Nutritional Psychiatry. She has pioneered research examining how our diet and gut health influence our mental and brain health. Her recent book is titled Brain Changer and it might very well be the game changer you’ve been looking for. 

For more information or questions about health coaching or wellness coaching, please don't hesitate to reach out to us Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com or visit https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/

You can also access a full library of health, wellness & performance (and coaching!) resources over at the YouTube Coaching Channel at https://youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel

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Are you tired? Running on empty? In this 5 minute bonus Catalyst episode, Dr. Cooper shares 3 key strategies to simplifying a few key areas of life via specific, practical strategies we can all apply - starting today.

The YouTube Coaching Channel can be accessed here: https://youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel

If you're looking for some of the brief videos mentioned, here is a playlist from the channel that might provide a good starting point - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtXwdTXIFQUHNxIOPNr7GUzXhv9WHSxk5 

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Sports medicine clinics are now commonplace, but that wasn't always the case! One of the pioneers in the field of sports medicine and bike-fitting legend Dr. Andy Pruitt joins us on this episode to share his thoughts about health, wellness, life and so much more!

For more information about health and wellness coaching or to access our full library of 135 podcasts (including easy access to your favorite topics), please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/

If you enjoy brief videos, you may also enjoy our focus on health, wellness, performance and coaching over at https://youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel
The "Favs" video playlist can be accessed directly here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtXwdTXIFQUGNmMcieuyV99x5WsHkkFuX

Feel free to reach out to us anytime Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com with any coaching or career related questions.

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She was a high-level corporate executive for decades. Then one day she started thinking "what if?" and it was the beginning of a journey for Kathy Robinson that would eventually lead to starting her own health and wellness coaching business!

For the current and future health and wellness coaches, this episode is an obvious. But for anyone who has ever wondered, dreamed, considered a change in their life... the value of this special episode will pay notable dividends and help you consider the road not (yet) taken!

Here is the link to the brief video mentioned: https://youtu.be/NFZ8bbnpMSY

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Self-talk is a powerful and proven strategy for enhancing our results across a multitude of settings. But do we take advantage of this opportunity? In this week's 5 min Catalyst, Dr. Cooper shares some of his fascinating published research on the topic and what it might mean - can mean - for your life.

If you'd like to take a look at the (freely available) extensive library of resources Dr. Cooper mentioned, you can access it (and subscribe if beneficial) at YouTube.com/CoachingChannel or https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK04uLaZyPSAjtsOeTfw1vA  
Thank you - very much appreciated!

You can access the full study mentioned in the podcast here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10413200.2020.1735574?journalCode=uasp20

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CBD (or cannabidiol) is garnering plenty of attention recently. But does it actually work? Is it harmful? Is it something anyone should consider or only a small subset of the population? What is the role of CBD in health care, endurance events and everyday life? We were fortunate to have Harvard physician (and certified health and wellness coach) Peter Grinspoon join us on this episode to answer those questions and much more.

If you enjoy videos and are looking for additional tools and resources to enhance your health, wellness and performance - or are a coach looking to grow your coaching business or access resources for your clients, you might enjoy the YouTube Coaching Channel (YouTube.com/CoachingChannel). Here is a direct line to the Fab Five playlist (5 recent videos across a range of subjects) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtXwdTXIFQUGNmMcieuyV99x5WsHkkFuX

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Tricks can be fun, but training is what moves the dial! In this week's 5 min weekly Catalyst, Dr. Cooper talks about teaching tricks to puppies and what that means for our lives!

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What is it like to be a fly on the wall when a real, live, unscripted health & wellness coaching session (with a nationally board certified health & wellness coach) is taking place? This is your chance to find out! And if you stay tuned immediately after the coaching session concludes, you'll get a chance to hear the coach AND the client debrief about what they noticed, felt and experienced during the session!

Every so often, we bring back one of our most popular episodes from the past as a "Best Of" episode. You have shown this was one of those and we're pleased to bring it back for this week!

If you'd like additional tools and resources for coaching or life, you may enjoy the YouTube Coaching Channel (YouTube.com/Coaching Channel or https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK04uLaZyPSAjtsOeTfw1vA)

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What are you about to put in your hands? The answer might just change the direction of your life in the coming minutes, hours or more. In this week's 5 min Catalyst, Dr. Cooper discusses the way in which the hands guide the heart and what that means for us in our (or our health & wellness coaching clients') journey toward #BetterThanYesterday!

You may also enjoy the YouTube Coaching Channel at YouTube.com/CoachingChannel for a growing library of tools and resources! (full link - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK04uLaZyPSAjtsOeTfw1vA)

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Ryan Hall is one of the most admired runners in US history and has lived a fascinating life! He has run the fastest half marathon and marathon times of all time by an American, is married to another incredible athlete (Sara Hall) and adopted 4 incredible kids from Ethiopia. To top it off, Ryan is now known for turning his focus from running to strength training, and his immense change in physique has garnered the attention from magazines such as Men's Health.

Many of you have been waiting for this one!!
On a related note, we recently published a video exploring the practical aspects of mental toughness (and how to improve yours or that of your clients). If interested, you can access it here: https://youtu.be/uKH8r9FknE0 

For more information about health and wellness coaching, please see: https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/

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Wondering is a lost art in the midst of opinionated Tweets, political lines in the sand and the need to be right on seemingly every front. But the fact is - none of us get it right all the time, and the opportunity to do a little more wondering might just make a positive difference in both our own lives and the world as a whole.

In this week's 5 min weekly Catalyst, Dr. Cooper takes a moment to wonder... about wondering, and the value it could play in all of our lives.

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You know Bruce Feiler. He is the author of 6 consecutive best-selling books and the inspiration behind the NBC Drama "A Council of Dads.' And now - you get to hear from him directly, as we discuss the insights and life applications to his latest best-selling book "Life is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age.

Is there really any such thing as a mid-life crisis? How can we change our story? What's the deal behind the classic intro "Once upon a time" and why does it matter? What is a LIFEQUAKE and what does it have to do with you? This fascinating discussion is one you won't soon forget, whether you're currently in the midst of a life transition or will face one just around the corner!

For more information about health, wellness, performance or health & wellness coaching specifically, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ and feel free to contact us directly with questions Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com

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What patterns do you notice about your affect, energy and approach to life throughout your day? What if you could modify those to move you more toward the person you'd like to become. In this week's 5 minute bonus Catalyst episode, we explore that very topic and provide you the stepping stones to success!

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The popular Catalyst Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching Podcast brings best-selling authors, world-renowned researchers, elite athletes and respected coaches to you in a highly engaging format that will spark your interest, improve your life. In addition – if you’re a current or future health & wellness coach – expand your coaching practice and business as the #1 podcast for health & wellness coaches.

If you’re looking for #BetterThanYesterday, you’ve come to the right place! And now, you can even earn NBHWC-approved continuing education credit for select episodes!

For additional details, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ or feel free to reach out to us anytime Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com

You can also access additional resources via YouTube.com/CoachingChannel if you enjoy the video format.

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The conflict between our work and our personal lives has never been higher. We are so fortunate today to have a pair of distinguished guests join us on the show, Dr. Yael Schonbrun and Dr. Elizabeth Corey. They are the authors of the upcoming book Inside Out, a unique new way to approach this work life struggle, which can lead to feelings of being overwhelmed for all of us. And for working parents, can lead to identity crisis, guilt and more. Our discussion today will take you down an unexpected path of discovering not only practical strategies for addressing these feelings, but also an opportunity to optimize both sides of the work life equation. 

For more information about health & wellness coaching, coaching certification or employee health & wellness, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/

For additional resources for current and future health and wellness coaches, please see YouTube.com/CoachingChannel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK04uLaZyPSAjtsOeTfw1vA?view_as=subscriber)

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It's not a question of whether there will be difficult times in our lives - it's a question of what we'll do when they hit. In this week's 5 minute weekly Catalyst bonus episode, we discuss what to do when the storms hit to set yourself up for the best possible future!

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Money. It's a topic that influences all of us in a multitude of ways. It seems it would be one of the few things in life that is based on logic - but it's not. In this interview, best-selling author of the new book The Psychology of Money Morgan Housel reminds us doing well with money doesn't always follow logic. Instead, it's based on behavior. Real world behavior, which doesn't always make sense and is rarely based on a spreadsheet. We make our financial decisions at the dinner table, where our history, view of the world, pride, ego and more are scrambled together to drive the outcome. 

If you know Morgan Housel, you already know you'll love this discussion. For everyone else - do not miss this interview with one of the great (realistic) financial minds in the world. You'll be glad you did. And for health & wellness coaches in our audience, you're likely to find this episode to be of value to many of your clients as well.

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We look at more pictures each day than we used to see in months. But which ones really matter? In this week's 5 minute weekly Catalyst episode, we discuss the photos that really matter - and why.

Whether you're a health and wellness coach looking for a tool to help your coaching clients or an individual who could use a little spark in your week, this week's episode focusing on that one photo - is not to be missed!

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Do you catch yourself looking back on specific crossroads in your life and wondering What If? In this fascinating discussion with Johns Hopkins Professor Andrew Miller will take you down the path of the road not taken, and what it means for our current health, wellness & performance. Dr. Miller is the author of a new intriguing, thought-provoking book titled "On Not Being Someone Else: Tales of Our Unled Lives." You will no longer look at the forks in your life's road the same after hearing this week's episode.

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Robert Frost's Road Not Taken is remembered by most of us incorrectly. He didn't actually recommend the "road less traveled," but he did note the importance to careful consideration and the results of our decision. In this week's brief (5 min) Catalyst, Dr. Cooper shares some important considerations as we move through this journey of life together.

Health and wellness coaches - you might find this helpful not only in your own life but as a resource for your coaching clients as well!

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The goal of elevating human performance is often a primary goal for health & wellness coaches, life coaches and high performers. If that's you, you do not want to miss this episode! Dr. Martin Jones of the UK is one of the foremost global experts on the subject, and he brings his A game to this interview!!

If you're looking to improve your performance on a personal, professional or athletic basis (or all three!), you will garner immense benefits from the insights of Dr. Jones.

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Make this minute count is a common phrase in our world - calling to us to wring out every ounce of potential we can out of each and every minute of our day. But what about the apparent cousin to this phrase - "Make this moment count" - does it reflect the same message?

We talk it over in this 5 minute bonus episode for high performers and current or future health and wellness coaches!

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When most of us think of the gut, we think of what we eat, digestion, and maybe an occasional upset stomach that ruins our day. But in reality, what happens in the gut extends to all aspects of our health, wellness & performance. It can impact not only weight, but arthritis, headaches, concentration and so much more. In this engaging discussion, physician and best-selling author Dr. Vincent Pedre takes us down the path to better health - and a better life.

Health and Wellness Coaches will also benefit from some valuable insights for clients as well as their own lives.

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Are you always looking ahead to what's next? Do you struggle to get dialed into the now? You're not alone. In this episode, we discuss the ongoing struggle between Now and Next and some of the key things to consider about this internal game of tug-of-war.

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Headlines and fads tend to rule the health and wellness roost these days. Health and wellness coaches (hopefully) know better, but it's easy to be tricked by the popular social media voices and deceptive headlines. In this episode, Dr. Jeremy Horpedahl helps us cut through the baloney, avoid the deception in many headlines, and fact-check the fads!

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What story do you tell yourself - about yourself? How are you interpreting what's happening within your life each day? As a health and wellness coach or life coach, are you able to help your coaching clients re-write their narrative? This week's brief (5 min) bonus episode discusses the practical ways in which you can change your narrative... and change your life!

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Incontinence is a part of health, wellness and performance that is often kept hush-hush, but influences a very large number of people worldwide. Many individuals suffer in silence, not realizing there are options beyond such suffering or surgery.

This week we welcome women's health expert, nationally board certified health & wellness coach and physical therapist Dr. Susan Clinton. She takes us through some of the causes, what can be done and how to find the help you're seeking (both women and men).

For health & wellness coaches, physical therapist or other health care provider, you will find this episode to be extremely valuable. For everyone else, we expect this episode to be among our most-shared episodes of all time due to the positive influence it can have on the lives of so many. 

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Need a boost? In this week's 5 min Catalyst we discuss whether "better" always means "more" or not. As health and wellness coaches (or life coaches and high performers), we discuss this concept frequently. This week's episode may provide food for thought going forward!

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High performers and health, wellness & performance coaches come across all types of excuses, but today's guest throw's them all in the rear view mirror! He is none other than 90 year old world record holder in the 800 (and likely soon the mile), Mr. Earl Fee! He shares the secrets to his success in running faster at age 90 than most people will run in their prime!

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Are you looking to make a positive change in your life? We have a new family member who has taught us much about change - and the lessons we've learned with her extend into all sorts of changes in our lives. We'll hit 3 big ones in this 5 minute bonus episode!

Whether your a health coach, life coach, wellness coach or anyone looking to make a better life in the future, our 5 min weekly catalyst will help provide that boost you're looking to find!

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Headaches and brain health are critical topics of interest for so many of us. If you're a health coach, wellness coach, life coach then you're hearing regular questions from your coaching clients about these topics. However, with 40 million people suffering regularly from headaches (in the US only) and all of us concerned about brain health as we age, this was a very timely interview with a leading physician specialist on the topic.

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Do you "have" to? "Need" to? Are there things you "should" do? This week's 5 minute weekly Catalyst digs into this phrase, what it means, and what we can do about it in our own lives to move toward Better Than Yesterday as health, wellness and life coaches or for high performers looking for the same.

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Looking for a different perspective on Covid-19 from a credible source? Whether you're a coach, high performer or just looking for new insights, you'll find this one intriguing. Every few months we bring back an episode that has garnered your attention in the past. It's been several months since our last "Best Of" episode, so we thought this was a great time to do so. Dr. David Katz is a well-respected physician specializing in preventive medicine and public health and the author of the new book "How We Eat." He was kind enough to join us just as Covid-19 was getting started and offered a different perspective on what was happening. While we continue to stress that nobody knows the "right" answer, his is one perspective worth hearing, especially in light of all that has happened since this started. This episode has gone on to become our most popular episode of all time.

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Are you (or your clients) struggling with low motivation? This week's Catalyst addresses the subject head-on, and provides a perspective based on the 4 R's that may help you turn things around.

For health, wellness or life coaches looking for ways to support their clients, this week's Catalyst may provide exactly what you need to help them move forward successfully!

Here's a link to the brief "4 Cornerstones" video mentioned: https://youtu.be/CO647oPqNXc
More information available at https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/
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Do employee wellness programs work? Is there a way to cut out the BS and create a meaningful approach to wellness? What do coaches need to know who may be working with organizations? What myths are prevalent about employee wellness that need busting? We answer these and many more in this special cross-over episode with Project HR!

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In the world of health, wellness and life coaching, BIG goals get much of the attention. But often it's the subtle tweaks that make all the difference. In this week's 5 minute Catalyst, we'll talk about the keys to applying this strategy in your own - or your coaching clients' life for greater success, both short and long term.

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Masks, Zoom meetings, social distancing are a part of regular life during Covid-19. Whether you're a health coach, wellness coach, life coach or any high performer trying to make the most of the situation, body language now plays a much bigger role than ever. In this episode, the man known as "Mr. Body Language" - Allan Pease of Australia - takes us on an insightful (and entertaining!) tour of the key aspects of body language and how we can optimize our results with Zoom meetings, mask-to-mask interactions and much more!

For more information on coaching, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ or contact us at Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com

For additional follow-up, here is a video Mr. Pease put together on safe greetings during these times https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BzMl5wB9TU&t=57s  as well as this YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/peaseinternational 

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Do you like it when others provide you with unsolicited advice? In this week's Catalyst, we discuss the history of the term "Manage Yourself," a concept that - when understood - can make a significant difference in our lives as high performers or health, wellness, life or performance coaches.

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The Stages of Change model is among the most recognized and utilized models in health, wellness, life and performance coaching (or any area of behavior change). In this special 100th episode, the creator of the model - Dr. James Prochaska - and his incredible partner (married 54 years) Dr. Janice Prochaska - join us to discuss the practical application, special stories and much more!

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Expectations can either be our driver or our downfall. In this "Part II" discussion that we started in last week's 5 minute Catalyst, we discuss the dark side of expectations, and what we can do to optimize our outcomes.

If you're a high performer or you coach high performers (health coach, wellness coach, life coach or performance coach), you will garner immediate insights from this week's catalyst!

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There are a number of myths surrounding the intake of protein, strength training and the role of muscle in healthy aging, but nobody better to address those myths than this week's guest, Dr. Stuart Phillips (@mackinprof on Twitter). Whether you're a health coach, wellness coach, performance coach or someone who simply wants to make the most out of their life, this episode will provide you the insights you need to effectively move forward in the areas of protein ingestion, muscle strengthening and how to optimize that strength as we age.

Additional resources available at https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/
Or you can access a library of health, wellness & performance coaching tools and resources on the YouTube Coaching Channel at YouTube.com/CoachingChannel 

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Expectations can be our driver or our downfall. If this week's 5 minute Catalyst, we'll discuss the potential for utilizing expectations to bring out your best. If you're a health coach, wellness coach, life coach or performance coach, you'll find immediate application for your clients. If you're here seeking optimal performance, you've come to the right place!

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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs model is at the core of coaching, counseling, parenting, teaching and essentially every aspect of our lives. Yet, was Maslow taking this concept further at the time of his early (age 62) death? Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman, author of the new book Transcend and host of The Psychology Podcast takes us on a deeper dive into this potential. Along the way, we discuss the difference between "being" and "doing" and much more in this engaging discussion with one of the best known individuals in the world of psychology.

If you're a health coach, wellness coach, life coach or performance coach, you will enjoy soaking in this special episode.

Additional coaching tools and resources are available here: https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/  or YouTube.com/CoachingChannel

You can access the brief video discussing doing/being here: https://youtu.be/ONMzSmUNi9A 

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This is the spark to provide you with just what you need to move forward toward a more healthy, wellness-oriented and successful life. In this week's episode, we explore Doing vs. Being. Great insights for health coaches, wellness coaches or anyone looking to improve their lives for the better!

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We know movement matters - in a BIG way. But do we understand why? This episode features Dr. Vita Sonjak from Montreal, Canada, and her research focuses on why active adults differ so much from "typical" adults. We love taking an evidence-based focus to health, wellness and performance at Catalyst, and Dr. Sonjak provides the deep dive into what's behind high quality function and lifestyle well into our 80's!

Whether you're a health coach, wellness coach, performance coach or someone simply wanting to make the most of their life, you won't want to miss this interview with one of the top researchers in this area.

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What would it be like to live through a major event in history? How would I respond? Would I make the most of it or go with the flow? In this brief (<5 min) MM Catalyst episode, we provide some intriguing food for thought. Whether you're a health coach, a wellness coach, a performance coach, life coach or simply want to make the most of your own life, you will not want to miss this boost for your week!

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The 4 cornerstones of health and well-being are Move... Fuel... Rest... Connect. There is plenty of emphasis on the first three, but "connect" rarely receives similar attention. As a result, we were thrilled to have the opportunity to speak with Lydia Denworth, best-selling author of the outstanding book FRIENDSHIP. 

We all "believe" in the importance of friendship, but what does that look like on a practical level? How can a health & wellness coach (or anyone) help clients embrace the important steps involved in this valuable cornerstone to our lives? We talk about that and much more in this episode!

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Is there an area of your life you'd like to enhance? Or maybe one of your coaching clients would like to enhance? This week's 5 minute Monday Morning Catalyst will provide the encouragement and spark you need to optimize reality and move forward in the areas of life that matter most to you.

If you're a health coach or a wellness coach, this episode will be especially helpful as you work to enhance the lives of your clients as well!

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Mirinda "Rinny" Carfrae is one of the most beloved athletes (and when it comes to the run, the most feared!) in the sport of triathlon. She is the 3-time Ironman World Champion (plus the 2007 70.3 World Champion) and is also married to Timothy O'Donnell, the top-rated American Ironman athlete in recent years.

While we certainly touch on triathlon in this interview, the focus is on life. Rinny and Timothy are now married (2013) and parents of a beautiful 2-year-old little girl (Isabelle). The perspective she brings in terms of not simply training and racing but also general health and wellness are valuable for each and every one of us.

Health and wellness coaches will obviously love this episode, but they won't be alone, as one of the great athletes of our time shares her thoughts and insights about living real life in the midst of serious pursuits.

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Some birthdays hold special meaning, providing major landmarks in our life. And others - like the one our host is celebrating this week? Well... you'll have to tune in to hear about that one!

Whether you're a health coach, a wellness coach or anyone looking to make the most of you life and career, our special 5 minute Monday Morning Catalyst will provide the spark!

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The National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC) has changed the landscape for coaches. The organization initiated the National Board Certification for Health & Wellness Coaches (NBC-HWC) in 2017, which has since brought a new level of continuity, respect and opportunities to those pursuing a career as a health coach or wellness coach. 

In this episode, NBHWC Executive Director Leigh-Ann Webster joins us to discuss the past, present and future of health & wellness coaching. We were truly grateful to her for taking the time to share her insights and guidance at this critical time for the profession of health & wellness coaching.

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Life isn't easy, but in the midst of the difficulties, we have two choices. We can choose to count the days... slowly trudging through toward an unknown destination. Or there's an alternative. In this latest special 5 minute Monday Morning Catalyst, Dr. Bradford Cooper shares a shift in perspective that may have a lasting influence on both our future - and our present. Whether you're a health coach, wellness coach or anyone involved in health, wellness & performance, you won't want to miss this one!

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Intermittent fasting has become popularized in recent years, but the evidence often gets lost in the headline-chasing videos, blogs and posts. If you're a health coach, wellness coach or performance coach, you're likely getting a lot of questions about this topic. To cut through all the baloney, we sought out one of the world's most respected neuroscientists on the subject, Dr. Mark Mattson.

Dr. Mattson is a professor of neuroscience at Johns Hopkins and the Chief of the Laboratory of Neurosciences at the National Institute on Aging. His work has looked into how the brain and body respond and adapt to fasting and exercise. If there is an expert on the subject of Intermittent Fasting, Dr. Mattson is that expert. In fact, he is among the most highly cited neuroscientists in the world. To say we felt fortunate he agreed to join us for this episode would be a clear understatement. 

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Need a spark to get your week off to a good start? Whether you're a health coach, a wellness coach, a performance coach or someone simply looking for a better life, the Monday Morning Catalyst is a 5 minute boost to launch your week in the right way. Our featured full-length episodes go live each Wednesday morning but THIS is the place to start your week.

The Health, Wellness & Performance Coaching YouTube Channel briefly mentioned can be accessed via this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK04uLaZyPSAjtsOeTfw1vA/

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Behavior change is difficult. Whether an individual is working on their own or along with a health and wellness coach to eat better, exercise, improve our sleep, respond differently when someone presses our buttons or any other area of life, it's not easy. In this episode, Dr. Lisa Belanger shares how we can apply the findings from leading-edge scientific analyses to maximize our (and our client's) mental and physical well-being at work and home.

If you're a health coach, a wellness coach or anyone looking to improve your daily life, you'll find the behavior change guidance and insights in this interview of great value.

Access to the new Health, Wellness and Performance Coaching YouTube Channel can also be accessed here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK04uLaZyPSAjtsOeTfw1vA/

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How are we viewing life right now? Is this period of time feeling like a cage? Are we stuck? Or could it be something more, both for ourselves and (if we're a health coach or wellness coach) potentially our clients. In this week's 5 minute Monday Morning Catalyst, Dr. Cooper asks the question that could change everything between now and May 23rd.

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Immunity is of critical interest right now in the midst of Covid-19. There are plenty of "experts" touting their magical immunity solutions but the evidence is clear: nothing influences immunity more than sleep. As a result, we were grateful to have nationally recognized sleep expert Dr. Meeta Singh join us as this week's guest. She is the sleep physician for the NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB and is a credible voice if you're a health coach and wellness coach or anyone else looking for real answers.

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Do you need a spark or a boost to start off your week? Every Monday morning we bring you the Monday Morning Catalyst, a brief (<5 min) bonus episode to provide that spark. This week, we discuss the (massive and critical) difference between "What I Do" vs. "Who I AM."

If you're a health coach or wellness coach or are in any capacity that involves helping others with their health, wellness and performance, we're happy to be on this journey along with you.

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For almost 40 years, Tom Peters has been identified as one of the world's most influential thinkers. In 1982, he co-authored what became the book that essentially established the management/leadership book genre and he never slowed down. Fortunately for all of us, Tom cares deeply about the value of health & wellness and provided our biggest ! (you'll understand when you listen or if you know about Tom's affinity for !!!) of the month when he agreed to join us for this episode. 

Warning: Dr. Cooper has been an almost lifelong fan of Tom, and he's not hesitant to make that obvious in this episode :-)

Whether you're in charge of an organization looking to enhance our results or a health & wellness coach seeking to grow your impact, you won't want to miss this episode with the Red Bull of Management. Excellence, as Dr. Peters reminds us, is the next 5 minutes!

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This week's 5 minute Monday Morning Catalyst discusses the idea of looking at something and actually seeing something. In the midst of all that is going on in the world right now, we hope this provides you with a boost to start off your week. Whether you're a health & wellness coach or anyone else looking to make a difference in the lives of those around you, the Monday Morning Catalyst provides that boost to start your week off right!

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In the midst of the 24/7 Corona Virus attention, there is a great deal of information that is misinformed or simply wrong. This episode goes beyond the hype and the headlines and provides real information from one of the most credible sources you'll hear anywhere on the topic. Dr. Rizwan Sohail is an infectious disease specialist for the Mayo Clinic. He is deeply involved in the process, the latest updates, and the most accurate information available. Fortunately he was willing to carve out time to share his insights with us and what we can be doing in our roles as friends, parents, health and wellness coaches and members of the global community. If you only listen to one podcast this week, please put this one at the top of your list!

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Are you looking for a boost to launch your week on the right foot? Each Monday morning, we'll bring you the Monday Morning Catalyst, providing you that extra something to make the most of your day and your week - in under 5 minutes.

This episode is the launch of this new bonus series - and you're not going to want to miss it!

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We're living in a world of 24/7 corona virus news and alerts. As such, we reached out to Dr. David Katz, a physician well known for his expertise in the public health arena. In this special fast tracked episode, Dr. Katz shares a contrarian perspective that is certainly worth a listen. HOWEVER - please do not misinterpret his message - SOCIAL DISTANCING AT THIS TIME REMAINS CRITICAL FOR ALL OF US.

Dr. Katz was also recently (3/14/20) featured in the Wall Street Journal and has written further about the topic here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/coronavirus-mortality-reality-check-david/

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Athletes, health care providers, wellness specialists and researchers are all hearing more about the potential for HRV (Heart Rate Variability) to provide insights into stress, recovery and more. In this episode, Dr Emma Mosley takes us through the what, when, why and how of HRV and how we can tap into the insights it provides in our own lives!

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Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University is one of the single most impactful organizations for helping people get their finances under control and move toward a debt-free life. Rachel Cruze spent her entire life hearing the concepts as Dave's daughter, and she now plays a critical leadership role in the organization. In the midst of her busy schedule, she was kind enough to join us on this episode in early 2019, which was so popular, we just HAD to bring it back as a throwback episode. 

If you're looking to get your finances on track or take them to the next level, you won't want to miss this episode with the gracious and wise Rachel Cruze!

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Dr. Fergus Connolly is one of the world's foremost human performance thought leaders and influencers. He has applied performance science with leading sports, military, and business teams worldwide. In addition, he is the only coach to have full time roles in every major sport, including soccer (Liverpool), professional and college football (San Francisco 49ers and University of Michigan) and rugby (Welsh national team). In this episode, he shares his strategies for improving our own performance, across multiple areas. If you're looking to enhance your performance, you'll find a treasure trove of tips and ideas in this engaging interview with one of the world's best!

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"The only place you can coast is when you're going downhill (in business and life)!" This tidbit from the interview with Dr. Alan Weiss is a great reminder for current or future coaches or consultants who are looking to build their business, their program or their impact. As the author of Million Dollar Consultant, Dr. Weiss has helped thousands of individuals around the globe to improve their business outcomes. If you're heading up an internal health/wellness program, running your own business or considering starting your own business, this episode is a must.

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Looking for better? In this brief episode, Dr. Cooper will share 12 specific, practical tips and strategies anyone can implement to do just that... optimize our reality! If you're looking to up your personal, professional or organizational game, this is the episode for you.

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Is arthritis due to overuse? Is arthroscopic surgery the best answer for knee issues? Should I get an MRI on my shoulder when it's painful? Is running bad for my knees? Do my food choices affect my joint pain?

These are just a few of the questions we discussed with Dr. Howard Luks, a well-known surgeon who doesn't always sound like a surgeon. You will LOVE this episode - do not miss it!

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Dr. Jonathan Fader is a licensed performance and clinical psychologist, best-selling author and speaker (including a popular TedTalk). He was kind enough to join us to share his insights on motivational interviewing and much more! From how to listen more effectively to specific techniques that can be utilized in coaching and business settings, this episode is loaded with fantastic information (and a lot of fun along the way).

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The meaning of life is a popular topic of discussion and something most of us ponder during our quiet moments. Dr. Michael Steger has spent his career studying this very topic as the founder and director of the Center for Meaning and Purpose at Colorado State University! In this episode, he shares the practical aspects of his research findings and how we can not only bring more meaning and purpose to our own lives but also integrate into our coaching.

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Don Peppers' groundbreaking book "The One to One Future" (co-authored with Dr. Martha Rogers) is credited with launching the CRM revolution. Their books went onto sell over a million copies in 18 languages worldwide. In this insightful interview, Peppers reminds us why the personal connection is SO very critical in all settings, including health & wellness. He notes a recent Price Waterhouse Coopers study showing 75% of people want MORE - not less - human contact and walks us through how to do that in all aspects of our lives and businesses. If you are involved in growing an internal wellness program, are building your own coaching business or involved in marketing in any form, you will not want to miss this episode!

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We've been anticipating this interview for six months and the outcome did not disappoint! Best-selling author Dr. Kelly McGonigal brings her practical insights about willpower, the upside of stress (yes - we're serious), the joy of movement and the power of compassion to the forefront in this engaging discussion. Interestingly, Dr. McGonigal noted after the interview that 60% of what she shared she had not previously shared. So even if you're familiar with her outstanding work, you won't want to miss this one!

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Are you looking to eliminate some of your bad habits or start some positive new ones this year? Look no further than this intriguing interview with best-selling author and researcher Dr. Wendy Wood. She shares new ways in which we can amplify the positive and drop the negative ones like a bad... well, habit! Outstanding, practical advice for all of us as we look toward #BetterThanYesterday

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Goals are popular this time of year, but a powerful, personal vision is the fuel that drives those goals. In this special episode, Dr. Cooper walks listeners through the steps to successfully create your own #2020Vision for the coming year. A reference sheet which lays out the specific steps is available to compliment this episode at CatalystCoachingInstitute.com. 

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There's a good reason this was our single most popular episode of all time! Four-time Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington share her heart, her smile, her struggles and her secrets. In addition to some fun racing stories, she also opens up about her struggles with an eating disorder and how she faces the realities of life on a daily basis. Whether you're a health coach, wellness coach, performance coach or simply someone looking to make the most of their life, this episode has something for you.

Chrissie was known as a fierce competitor and her big smile through it all. Whether you're a long-time triathlon fan or could care less about endurance sports, you will treasure this episode!

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Whether you're an independent health coach or wellness coach looking to grow your business, a wellness program manager seeking to expand your program or anyone pursuing opportunities to increase your impact, growth is key. In this episode, best-selling author Bob Burg joins us to share his secrets to growing -- the right way!

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Sleep continues to be identified as one of the most critical aspects of our personal health and wellness (and one of the most popular topics of this podcast). In this latest episode, South Australia researcher Dr Alex Agostini share her insights and practical guidance we can use in our our own lives to improve this key area.

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Much of the health & wellness conversation revolves around optimizing our lives, but sometimes things don't go as planned. Sometimes things come crashing down around us and we must shift into survival mode. In this episode, Flight 232 survivor and Colorado Rockies radio announcer Jerry Schemmel was kind enough to share his journey and his heart through it all. After some fun stories from his years as an announcer in the NBA and MLB, he then takes us on a deep dive into the struggles of life and the steps he and others took during that time to help him come through on the other side. 

We are grateful to Jerry for sharing his experience in this special episode to help us all tune into the realities of what's often happening behind the smiles of the holidays and what we can do to make a difference through the difficulties...

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Behavior change is at the heart of health & wellness, the keys to the kingdom, the difference between information and application. This week's guest - Dr Nadja Walter from Germany - has spent much of her life studying behavior change. She knows what works... and what doesn't work. She'll share many of those insights based on her (and others') research in this episode.

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Is mental toughness all about gritting your teeth, ignoring the broken bones and gutting it out? Or are there cognitive strategies that can allow anyone to increase their levels of functional mental toughness and thus improve their outcomes? In this episode, Dr. Bradford Cooper will share the latest research on the concept of functional mental toughness (fMT) and introduce some of the strategies you can implement in your own life to further optimize your performance - regardless of the pursuit (from athletics to finances, relationships to personal habits). 

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The neuroscience of eating behaviors helps reveal the choices we (and our clients) can make to manage our weight and shift our patterns in a positive direction.

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Health care providers are pursuing opportunities to integrate health and wellness coaching into their practice more than ever. Now that there is a wellness coach certification accredited by organizations like the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy and a National Board Exam with the NBME (National Board of Medical Examiners), the credibility of going this route is as higher than it has ever been. 

In this week's special throwback episode of one of our first ever interviews. It features two health care providers (physical therapists) sharing how they are integrating wellness coaching into their practices and lives.

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Health is not the prize. It is the currency that allows us to live the life we envision. Dr. David Katz brings this message to life with his insights about food, wine and life! He helps us make our way through the often confusing journey through the headlines and fads, bringing both the evidence and a practical element to living life to the fullest - and helping those around us do the same. 

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You're facing a difficult task in your life (from personal to professional to sport)... Do you realize the way you perceive that task - as either a challenge or a threat - has an impact not only on the outcome but also on your overall health? Additionally, while you may be familiar with self-talk, were you aware that in some circumstances motivational self-talk can actually be a detriment compared with instructional self-talk?

In this episode, Dr Adrian Hase joins us to dig into the evidence-based research behind these topics and more. If you're looking for ways to overcome a big task awaiting you or help your clients, friends or peers do the same, you will not want to miss this discussion.

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The concept of effective messaging appears straight-forward. A message is delivered, the recipient processes the message and then makes a decision. However, the reality is very different, as we learn in this intriguing interview with Dr. Tanya Berry from the University of Alberta. Our emotional response plays a role and our current level of stress can shift the way in which we process those messages, shifting from a reflective to a more automatic response. We dig into the details in the latest episode!

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Resilience seems to be THE word in articles, at conferences, schools and even sporting events. While it's popular, does anyone really understand what it means, why it impacts our lives and how to improve it in our lives and the lives of those around us? Dr Chris Bryan joins us on this week's episode. Dr Bryan focused his PhD research on psychological resilience in work and sport settings. But he doesn't just know the academic side of the topic. He was an elite level swimmer for a decade, missing the Olympics in a photo finish after contracting shingles!

If you'd like to understand the practical aspects of resilience and the application to a wide range of settings and situations, this is an episode you won't want to miss!

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Mental health has - fortunately - become a top-of-mind issue in today's world. In the process, the roles of coaches and counselors often becomes blurred. It doesn't have to be that way, as both professions can play a critical role in positively impacting mental health across the spectrum. In this popular throwback episode, licensed counselor and nationally board certified health and wellness coach Suzanna Cooper takes a deeper dive into practice standards, the importance of following standards of practice, and the way in which coaches and counselors can work together for the betterment of the individual - and society as a whole. If you missed this episode the first time around in late 2018, you won't want to miss it this time!

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Our 50th episode just went live! In this episode, we provide our listeners with a turbo-charged brief overview of all 50. If you joined us recently, this is a perfect opportunity to hear what you've missed that might be worth tracking down. If you've been with us since the start, this is an easy way to remember which ones might be worth a rewind!

Regardless, we are SO very grateful for our amazing guests and that you've joined us in this journey to be a "catalyst for better." If the feedback and growth continues in the future as we've seen over these first 50 episodes, this is only the beginning!

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Is age an excuse? Or a variable to be addressed? In this episode, we chat with Brad Barton, who at the age of 53, ran a 4:19 mile to set the world record. Keep in mind that 4:19 is an impressive mile time for a high school runner - and he did it in his 50's! While he does share some of his running tips and tactics, this discussion is not about running - it's about life - and how we can all make the most of it.

If you've been using age (or anything else) as an excuse, here's you're opportunity to garner the motivation, courage and tools to draw a line in the sand and move forward toward your goals!

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There have been plenty of headlines over the years about the supposed dangers of endurance sports. Starting back in 1984 when Jim Fixx, the author of The Complete Book of Running died of a heart attack in his mid-50's, the suspicions about the supposed dangers of endurance sports have made for great headlines. What doesn't generally hit the news is the full story (e.g., that Fixx was a life-long smoker and his father died of a 2nd heart attack in his early 40's). But the fears are legitimate. Many of us have friends who are incredible athletes who have experienced heart issues, the dramatic headlines continue, and physicians, without exact answers to the question "what should I do," often defer to the (understandably) conservative answer of "stop."

Fortunately, the research community is beginning to take a deeper dive into this issue. They are looking at whether these heart issues are anomalies or cause and effect. On this week's episode, we were extremely fortunate to have two of the researchers who recently completed a study looking at the heart risk in long-time, serious endurance athletes. Their findings may surprise you - and they're likely to add a critical piece to this puzzle around the athlete's heart risk 

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Is there such a thing as "immune boosting" supplements? Should you eat the core of an apple? Does "bullet-proof" coffee really make you bullet proof? Are probiotics important? Is an all-beef diet a good idea? What is a "go to the park" prescription from a doctor? Is there any downside to caffeine? (hint - only in 2 circumstances).  

These are just a few of the questions best-selling author and physician Dr. James Hamblin addresses in this week's episode!

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The world of health and wellness is filled to the brim with fads and deceptive headlines. So every once in awhile, we highlight some of the intriguing updates - and then provide the research behind the intrigue! This episode covers 8 fascinating studies on pressure and performance... how processed foods change our choices...the impact of sleep on hunger - and school performance!...the latest evidence (and falsehoods) in sports nutrition... how creatine affects the brain... resistance training as we age... and how gelatin may augment collagen in our tendons, ligaments and bones!

Fascinating stuff - and all backed by peer reviewed research!

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Our genes are not our destiny. Those six words have the potential to change our (and our clients') perspectives on our choices, opportunities and lives. In this engaging interview with Dr. Kenneth Pelletier, he provides the growing scientific evidence and the resultant potential behind how much our genes really do (and don't) affect our outcomes. If you've ever used "it's my genes" as either an excuse or a driver of fear, this episode will open your eyes to the positive impact our daily choices can truly provide. 

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Roger vs. Tiger, Generalists vs. Specialists, Early start vs. finding your path... These are some of the intriguing topics best-selling author David Epstein brought to the table for our fascinating discussion about careers, schooling, health and life! Pulling from his two best-selling books (The Sports Gene and his latest hit Range), he shares the fascinating research behind the path to success. Along the way he reminds us that common quotes such as Winston Churchill's famous "Never, never, never give up" are actually misquotes! This episode is certain to quickly rise to the top of our list of most popular of all time!

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Why do we slow down after age 50? Is it our age? Or something entirely different? In this episode, best-selling author, Training Peaks co-founder and one of the original endurance coaches Joe Friel joins us to talk about fitness and performance as we age. The evidence shows that while there are things that change as we get older, most of what is affecting our performance can be overcome through the right training. If you (or your clients) have been blaming age, this is an episode that could be the launching pad to new opportunities!

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How does high tech integrate with high touch in the world of wellness? What question does the Chief Medical Officer for Virgin Pulse never get asked (but should be) in his frequent interviews? What exactly is "radical simplicity" when it comes to health and wellness? We address these and much more in this week's episode of the Catalyst Health and Wellness Coaching Podcast!

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Nutritional guidance can run the spectrum, and advice often depends upon the latest headlines. That's exactly why we were so excited to have Nancy Clark join this week's episode. She is the author of the Sports Nutrition Guidebook, which originally came out in 1990 and is now entering it's 6th edition - that is staying power! You've likely read Nancy's insights in magazines like Runner's World or her popular Athlete's Kitchen column, which is published in multiple outlets. Now you have the chance to hear practical, down-to-earth, and EFFECTIVE advice, right from the source of the respected expert who's been helping individuals optimize their fueling for 4 decades!

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Matt Fitzgerald is the author of some of our favorite books, including "How Bad Do You Want It" and "Ironwar." Now, with his new book on the shelves ("Life is a Marathon"), we thought it was the perfect time to bring this episode - one of your all-time favorites - back the the forefront as one of our rare "throwback" shows. 

Matt shares his insights, his passion, and his wisdom not only for endurance sports - but for this thing called life. He effectively communicates how we can make the most of it both in our own lives and the lives of our clients. Enjoy!

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One of your favorite episodes is the live coaching sessions. For some of you, it may be the first time you've hear a Nationally Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach compete an actual session. For others, you're looking for ways to enhance your own coaching. Regardless of what brings you to this episode, you're going to find it engaging and will realize right out of the gate that the "client" in this recording is bringing a real, live issue with which she's struggling - and can hear the journey she takes with the coach toward moving forward with her next steps.

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Age may just be "a number," but it's also an excuse for us to do less, reduce our expectations, and "take it easy." In this episode, we'll explore optimized living with 75 year old multiple-time Ironman Ken Hola as he shares his perspective, strategy and secrets to making the most of life at any age!

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Ice baths, ibuprofen, foam rollers, massage and beer? An entire industry has been created in recent years around the (supposed) science behind recovery. Best-selling author, athlete and science journalist Christie Aschwanden takes them all on by examining the ACTUAL science behind the marketing claims. Whether you're an elite athlete, a weekend warrior, or a coach looking to help your clients make the most of their precious time and money, this is an intriguing discussion about the strange science of recovery!

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The gentleman known as the "Mayor of Running," the creator of one of the world's best known training sessions (the Yasso 800s), and the Chief Running Officer for Runner's World Magazine joins us to talk life, running and his 40+ year love affair with the sport.

If you're a runner, this is a MUST-hear episode for obvious reasons. However, if you hate running :-), you're also likely to really enjoy the discussion as it's much more about life than running, and the tips shared will help optimize any area of your life (or your clients' lives). Enjoy!!

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Dr. Allen Lim, the founder of Skratch labs, knows fueling strategies as well as anyone in the world. From the Tour de France cyclists (including Team Garmin and Radio Schack) to Olympic Champion Gwen Jorgensen, he is the go-to expert when it comes to optimal fueling. In this episode, he provides some great advice for serious athletes, but also goes into what each of us, regardless of our pursuits, can do to enhance our own performance!

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There are so many myths about successful aging and the regular choices that will optimize our chances to experience the journey through life in a positive manner. Dr. Alan Castel, UCLA professor of cognitive psychology and author of "Better With Age: The Psychology of Successful Aging" joins us for this episode to help identify what works, what doesn't, and what might (as science continues to progress over time). If you (or your coaching clients) are looking to live your "best life" into the future, this is absolutely an episode you won't want to miss! 

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We're hearing more and more about the genetic testing that can help identify a personalized approach to nutrition, but does it actually work? This week we're fortunate to have Nanci Guest, PhD, RD join the show to share her insights on this approach and much more from the world of evidence-based nutrition. 

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When it comes to health and wellness, children (and the teachers/parents at their sides) are facing an uphill climb. Excess weight and obesity are at all-time highs... activity and healthy eating at all-time lows. The combination is extremely harmful both short and long term. In this engaging throwback podcast interview that became one of our most popular of all times, a 4th grade teacher shares the approach she's taken with the kids in her classes that have resulted in a true enthusiasm for well-being in her kids. Yet her strategies make healthy living habits so fun the kids don't even realize they're being "healthy!" For teachers and parents looking for ways to effectively bring health and wellness into the lives of kids in fun, engaging ways, you won't want to miss this episode!

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Dr. Meeta Singh knows sleep! An MD who consults with NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB and multiple college teams, she has seen it all. Sleep has garnered a lot of attention in recent years as the understanding of the importance of quality sleep have expanded. In this episode, Dr. Singh brings a breadth of knowledge and a practical element that will help you optimize your own sleep as well as that of your clients!

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Grit and resilience are garnering a lot of attention in organizations, conferences and the popular press. They are valuable attributes, but as you'll learn in this podcast, place their focus on the future and the past. Functional Mental Toughness (fMT) is different - it's all about NOW, and how you can take specific steps to optimize your outcomes (or those of your clients) going forward.

In this episode, Dr. Ian Dunican turns the tables and interviews Brad Cooper, who's PhD research encompasses the concept of fMT and how to apply it to the various aspects of our lives. With a notable focus of the conversation on practical application, you're sure to walk away with new tools in your coaching (and living!) toolbox going forward.

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Oftentimes we hear the concept "strategic planning" and we run the other way - or drop our heads and say "uggh." However, if you're a health and wellness coach who is either running your own business or someone involved in coordinating an organizational health & wellness program, strategic planning is absolutely crucial.

In this engaging, thought-provoking and practical episode, Chris Hughes (a Certified Health & Wellness Coach and Architect?!?) shares her expertise on how to walk through the process of developing your own strategic planning session, whether you're a one-person show or head up a department of hundreds (or thousands). And - when you hear Chris's energy around the topic, you'll never look at strategic planning as a "boring" process again!

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Money - or the lack of it - can often play a central role in our personal health and well-being. In this episode, Best-selling author (and the daughter of Dave Ramsey) Rachel Cruze shares practical wisdom about all things money! If you're looking for practical advice you can share with your clients (or apply personally), you won't want to miss this engaging episode. 

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The health and wellness coaching profession moved in a very positive direction in September of 2017 when the National Consortium of Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC - formerly the ICHWC) initiated the very first National Board Certification in partnership with the National Board of Medical Examiners. This brought a new level of accountability and respect to a profession that was functioning at the time like the wild, wild west. 

In this informative and engaging interview, NBHWC Executive Director Leigh-Ann Webster and Director of Operations Nicole Pope were both kind enough to join us to share the history of the organization, a peek into their crystal ball about what's coming next, and their wisdom about how professional health and wellness coaches can optimize their careers. We were very fortunate to have them share their time and knowledge with us and we think you'll find this episode to be extremely valuable to your coaching career!

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Brad Stulberg, best-selling author "Peak Performance" and the recently (last week!) released book "The Passion Paradox: A Guide to Going All-In, Finding Success, and Discovering the Benefits of an Unbalanced Life" joins us on this episode and he definitely brought his A-game! Outstanding insights on how to apply the concepts from his books to the realities of life. He covers self-compassion, the value of the "next logical step," the truth about the "perfect" diet or workout plan (hint - there isn't one) and how to bring it all into focus in our lives and our coaching.

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Nutrition can get confusing, with fads grabbing the headlines and reality often taking a back seat. In this episode, Suzanne Brown gets practical, sharing tips, ideas and resources she's garnered over her 20 years as a Registered Dietitian and 10+ years as a wellness coach. If you're looking for ways in which to integrate real-life nutritional guidance into your coaching practice or your own life, this is the episode you've been looking to find!

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Every once in awhile, we dig into our vault and pull out one of our most popular episodes of all time. This is one of those! Even though it was one of our very first episode (#4), it remained our most popular until very recently. If you're wondering what it's like to be a health & wellness coach or are already a health & wellness coach but would love to hear how others approach their role, you will LOVE this episode!

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Dr Carla Meijen heads up the RESIST project in the UK, which is examining why runners choose to slow down in the midst of the race. The data is intriguing, but for you as a current or future wellness coach, the application is tremendous! Dr Meijen discusses process versus outcome, challenge versus threat and the psychology behind why our clients are making the decisions they're making. If you thought Professors were boring, you're in for a pleasant (and engaging) surprise!!

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It takes a special individual to become the four time Ironman World Champion, and Chrissie Wellington is that and much more! In this interview, she shares her joy, her heart, her struggles, and even some of her training and racing secrets. As always, the discussion takes place in the context of health and wellness coaching (and her global role with the exciting ParkRun events taking place worldwide) but the insights cover the spectrum. Whether you're an endurance athlete looking for a new insight, a coach seeking new tools and resources to share with your clients, or just about anyone looking to live a life of joy and meaning, you're going to love this special episode!

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You can read about coaching, learn about coaching or hear someone talk about coaching, but until you actually experience an effective session of coaching, it's just not the same. In this episode, you'll hear a live, unscripted coaching session taking place. The live session is followed by a brief summary review by both the coach and the individual being coached, as they discuss some of the aspects of coaching that took place during the session. 

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As a current or future health and wellness coach, you're not content to simply depend on headlines and the latest "hacks" on social media. You're an evidence based coach - the individual who stays up to date on the latest peer-reviewed research and brings that into your coaching consultations. In an effort to help support your approach, we have a regularly scheduled episode that focuses on research and how it applies to our work as health and wellness coaches. 

The genesis of this episode began at the recent British Psychological Society conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where our host was presenting his latest research on functional mental toughness. While there, he had some incredible opportunities to not only hear some brilliant individuals present their research, but also to get to know them personally during meals, breaks and even a morning run organized by the conference. Following the conference, we selected 4 different studies from among those individuals and provide a brief overview here, along with their application to coaching. Topics include psychological stress, self-efficacy, attentional control, self-talk, mood states and the concept of challenge vs. threat, each of which can be utilized in a coaching setting to help your clients more effectively pursue #BetterThanYesterday.

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Alex Hutchinson started out with a PhD in Physics, added a Masters degree in journalism, and ended up writing one of the best books (ever) on human endurance, performance and the (evidence-based) mind-body connection. The information he shares in this interview is fascinating, but his transparency and honesty provided unexpected icing on the cake. You know his work, you've read his articles in Runner's World and Outside Magazine, now you get the chance to meet the man behind it all!

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Digital marketing, SEO, Pay Per Click, Social Media - at times, these can feel like either a foreign language or black magic - or both! For the health and wellness coach (or any small business owner) who is wanting to enhance their growth through the use of digital marketing, this episode is a must. Jeff Kent covers it all, from understanding the various options available to the best ways to get started (even on a budget) and the scams to avoid. Jeff keeps it real, providing practical guidance that will help the newbie get a running start and the more experienced take their online presence to a new level.

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There are SO many fads, deceptive headlines and misconceptions about nutrition and weight management. As health and wellness coaches, it is so important we steer clear of these with our clients and remain focused on evidence-based strategies that are backed up by research. In this episode, Dr. Tanya Halliday shares her expertise in this area, providing valuable guidance and practical advice we can apply to both our lives and our coaching practices. 

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New Year's Resolutions - you can almost hear the sense of failure in the phrase itself. But it doesn't to be that way. This special edition podcast will provide you with a completely new strategy to use with your clients or on a personal level - not just at the new year, but throughout the year to consistently achieve important goals. In this episode, you'll discover the importance of putting the "what" off to the side initially to instead focus on the "who." You'll learn how to use the F5 to set the stage and then the concept of a visual (or phrase, if preferred) to clarify what's most important before focusing in on the specific goals themselves. We will also provide specific examples of real life annual themes (with actual pictures provided in the transcript) that may spark the creative juices in creating your own!

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Mental health is an immensely important issue in society today. Both coaches and counselors can play an important role, but only if they understand the differences and how each profession can benefit the other (and most importantly, the client or patient). This episode is an interview with Suzanna Cooper, who has the unique distinction of being both a Nationally Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach AND a Licensed Counselor. She share practical advice about mental health, the distinction between coaching and counseling, and how the two professions can work together for the best possible outcomes. She also discusses how wellness coaches can help enhance the mental health of their clients and move toward #BetterThanYesterday.

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There was a time when sleep was seen as an optional element of life. That time is long gone, as the evidence is now clear - sleep is a critical necessity to optimal performance throughout all aspects of life. This episode features an interview with sleep expert Dr. Amy Bender, who shares the latest evidence-based research, practical tips (including the cognitive shuffle and the 4-7-8 strategy) and even a few cutting edge sleep items with which you can impress your clients, friends and colleagues. Regardless of your area of emphasis as a health and wellness coach, this episode is certain to provide you with valuable information for both your clients and your own life!

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Are you a health and wellness program coordinator or director? Or are you you thinking you'd like to move your career in that direction? This episode features an interview with Jen Liddell, a Certified Wellness Coach and Licensed Physical Therapist who oversees the health and wellness program strategy for a large health care organization. She talks about the journey that lead her to this role, tips for those currently in the role, and guidance for those who would like to pursue a similar role in the future. If you're curious about the ins and outs of running a program, this is a must-hear episode!

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Mindfulness has been grabbing the headlines in recent years, but for health and wellness coaches, the opportunities for integration go much deeper than those headlines. In this episode, Nationally Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach Laura Henelund shares her wisdom and extensive experience in the field of mindfulness. She goes beyond the basics to the practical opportunities that await each one of us, either personally or professionally with our coaching clients. Think you know mindfulness? Think again - but after listening to this episode you'll be "all in" on making it a regular part of your practice - and your life!

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Best-selling author Matt Fitzgerald has written extensively on the areas of endurance training, nutrition and all things fitness. His books rank among the all-time favorites for our host and his insights will provide you with valuable nuggets for your coaching and your life!

Matt goes deep in this interview, reminding us "health is the foundation of fitness," the value of "tweak - don't overhaul," and the importance of excising humility in our coaching and our lives. This is an episode you won't want to miss!

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Coaching can be described, analyzed, and diagrammed for hours on end, but the only way to really understand coaching is to experience it for yourself. The second best way is to hear it happening in real time. That is exactly what takes place in this episode. Nationally Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach Susan McGarry coaches our host, Brad Cooper in an unscripted, real life coaching session. There was no pre-planning that went into this session. They just turned on the microphone and got started. Every single coaching session is unique, and this one is no exception. However, if you're considering a career in coaching and would like to get a sense of a sample session, this episode provides that opportunity. If you're already coaching, you may garner a couple of new ideas or even be encouraged by the personal breakthrough that takes place within this relatively brief session.

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Do you work with children? Would you like ideas about how to integrate health and wellness into your setting? This special episode is for you! Teachers are amazing. They play a critical role in the lives of so many across the full spectrum. In the midst of teaching math, science, reading and writing, they also can play an incredible role in the overall health and wellness of their students. This special episode is FULL of tips and tactics from the experience of a teacher. Interestingly, the guidance provided actually applies to everyone, from parents to coaches and even employers. You'll hear an interview with Ashley, a 4th grade teacher (and trained wellness coach) in Colorado, share inspiring stories and insightful strategies for how she has integrated wellness into the classroom. Her unique and deeply honest responses will warm your heart and fill your toolbox with new tools, resources and ideas for your own setting. We were inspired by the hope for the future shared through this interview, and hope you will be too.

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The fitness industry is filled with talented, smart and positive individuals who are all looking for ways in which to differentiate themselves. This episode provides an interview with Liz Brown and Serina Lane, two highly credentialed personal trainers, yoga instructors and fitness consultants who also happen to be certified health and wellness coaches. They discuss why they pursued this route, how they've seen the two separate avenues benefit each other and some fun stories along the way. They also discuss how they've seen the skills garnered as a certified wellness coach enhance their (other) business pursuits and even have a positive impact on their personal relationships and interactions outside of those professional pursuits. If you're in the fitness industry and looking for ideas on how to build your career and stand out from the crowd, you won't want to miss this episode!

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Financial fitness is a critical aspect for overall health and wellness. As a wellness coach, it starts by getting our own house in order. Whether building a coaching business, considering doing so in the future, or simply wanting to garner some helpful tips to share with clients down the road, this episode will provide you with a wide range of helpful tips, resources and strategies to dial in the financial fitness aspect. Clearly, you're not a financial planner, accountant or attorney (neither are we), but these helpful tips - if applied wisely - can help anyone get a step up in life!

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The interest in Health Coaching (Wellness Coaching) is growing rapidly among clinicians of all backgrounds, from Physical Therapists to Nurses, Physicians to Counselors. In this episode, two Physical Therapists with a combined 61 years of clinical experience and 9 years of wellness coaching discuss their thoughts about why they pursued the certification, the benefits they've experienced, and their advice for others considering a similar path.While clinicians will find this episode particularly insightful, there are many nuggets about marketing, growing your practice and considerations about whether or not to pursue the wellness coach certification contained within this information-rich interview.

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38 year veteran of Human Resources and Benefits guru Steve Percival sits down with Catalyst to discuss the ins and outs of providing health and wellness coaching within an organizational setting. If you're a health coach, wellness coach, employee wellness program manager or coordinator, broker, consultant who is involved in an organizational wellness program, this episode is a great place to start!

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Are you considering pursuing a career as a health and wellness coach? Or maybe you're a current coach but you've lost your original energy and passion? This revealing interview with two experienced and nationally board certified coaches pulls back the curtain and allows you the opportunity to look behind the scenes. You'll learn why they became coaches, strategies they've taken to help their clients make positive changes, how it's influenced their lives, hear some intriguing stories about their approaches and much, much more in this engaging episode!

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The world of health and wellness is filled with fads and deceptive headlines. You're better than that - and we're going to do our best to help support you in digging through the "fake wellness news" and focus on peer reviewed research that can be effectively integrated directly into your coaching practice. In this episode, we'll review two key research articles (one on sleep and one on mental health and exercise) for the highlights you can bring to your clients and your own life. If you thought research was boring - you haven't tuned into our special Applied Coaching Research episode! 

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The profession of health and wellness coaching changed significantly in 2017 when the NBHWC (National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching - sometimes referenced in the past as the ICHWC) created a National Board Certification for Health and Wellness Coaches. In this episode, we'll be interviewing Sabryna Liddle and Susan McGarry, two individuals who were not only among the first group to pass the board certification, but are also on the committee to help design future questions for the exam. If you're a current or future health and wellness coach, this episode is critical to your future. They'll explain all the ins and outs of the exam, how to prepare, what it means for your future career and where the profession is heading as a result.

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Welcome to the Catalyst Health and Wellness Coaching Podcast! In this kick-off episode, we'll introduce you to the format, some of the upcoming topics and then introduce the 4 C's of health, wellness and performance coaching: Competence... Credibility... Clientele... and Calling. Not a coach? We hope you'll stick around, as this podcast [this note being added after almost 100 episodes recorded] has become one of the most popular podcasts anywhere on the topics of evidence-based, practical and engaging health, wellness, performance and general self-improvement. We have been fortunate to have a "who's who" list of best-selling authors, world-renowned researchers and elite athletes and coaches join us over the first 100 episodes and we're just getting started!

In addition to getting a sense about the direction and focus of the Catalyst Health, Wellness and Performance Podcast, you'll also garner some valuable insights about several key elements for your career if you are a coach. Whether you're an experienced coach looking optimize your results, a new coach looking for tips to get started on the right foot, or someone considering pursuing a career as a health coach or wellness coach, you've come to the right place!

You might also enjoy our YouTube channel - the Health, Wellness & Performance Channel, available here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK04uLaZyPSAjtsOeTfw1vA/

Thanks for trusting us with your time. Now let's go pursue Better!