Self-Improvement Episodes

Ever found yourself obsessing over the details, like how clean your pot is, only to realize there's another side to the story? Khevin Barnes, a male breast cancer survivor, graces our podcast with an enlightening conversation...

Imagine a world where menopause is no longer a taboo topic but a life phase embraced with understanding and empathy. Meet Helen Marray-Finlay, a brave woman who shares her personal journey through menopause, revealing the tri...

Join me and my special guest, Merle Saferstein, as we unpack an incredible journey through the past and, ultimately, into the future. Imagine documenting your life's journey, the ups, the downs, the lessons learned, and then ...

Imagine embarking on a journey that not only helps you understand the unmet needs in cancer care, but also empowers you to play a more proactive role in your treatment. In today's podcast I share a conversation with Dr. Mulla...

You Were Designed for Greatness with Donna Tashjian Are you living a life of greatness? Or are you living a life of average? Most people go through life without ever discovering their greatness or living a life of their dream...

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Business leadership: Leveraging What You Have to Develop Leadership Skills and Style to be an Effective Leader Knowing the importance of business leadership is the first step to understanding effective business leadership. Ev...

Another skincare product? What's the catch? How much does it cost? Those are the type of questions we are used to asking after hearing about a new line of acne treatment. But what about other kinds of questions to examine our...

We've all been there: we're juggling too many tasks, we're exhausted, and we feel highly stressed. This stress is causing us to be unhealthy, and being unhealthy is only making us more stressed. It's a never-ending cycle. Acc...

Whitney McNeill shares her experience in which she listened to her intuition and made a life-long decision at that time. That decision led her down a new path and now is a Certified Medium, Certified Reiki Master-Teacher, Sp...

I invite you to listen to Michaell Magrutsche's conversation with me on the Importance of Art and Creativity. Michaell Magrutsche is an Austrian-Californian multimedia Artist, educator, author of 5 art-related books, podcas...

In this episode of the "In the Rising" podcast, host Bettina Brown interviews Jessica Johnson, a writer and podcaster who shares her story of overcoming fear to pursue her dreams. They discuss the importance of turning away f...

Philippa Gregory is an author of several historical fiction books, including The Other Boleyn Girl . This book was converted into a movie by the same name starring Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johannson. Philippa graduated f...

Dr. Steven Hetts is Chief of Interventional Neuroradiology at the UCSF Mission Bay Hospitals. He founded the Interventional Neuroradiology services at San Francisco General Hospital. Dr. Hetts describes how to create better...

Does Life always give you lemons? Is the idea of making lemonade a good one? What would be possible if we change our perspective of what failure is and what it means to one of a lesson? My guest today is Justin Skinner, and h...

Chancellor Jackson played football for several years, including while in college. Chancellor shares how his life faced some "stops," but he looked forward to living abroad in China. He has fallen in love with writing and now ...

I enjoyed my conversation with Anthony Poponi. Anthony uses humor and science to share the importance of being happy RIGHT NOW, and not just when you achieve goals. Learn More about Anthony here. I invite you to listen! If yo...

Two women, Shaunna Edwards and Alyson Richman collaborate on a book, The Thread Collectors, a mix of historical fiction, love and connection. Shaunna Edwards received her BA in literature from Harvard College and a JD from NY...

Krystal Jakosky is an author and writer who lives in the incredible state of Colorado. She feels joy and happiness and takes on each day with intention. She has learned to take in every experience with a "yes, and" - Yes this...

Guy Windsor is an instructor and researcher of renaissance martial arts. He was awarded a PhD by Edinburgh University for his research in historical combat systems. Guy shares his personal story of listening to his "inner v...

Jen Nash is an executive coach, speaker and author, who enjoys talking about building small connections to gain incredible outcomes. Jen calls herself a Connector In Chief, and shares many of the ideas from her book - an Amaz...

Dr. Shani Fox is a Physician, coach, speaker, and cancer survivor expert. In Episode 154 of In the Rising Podcast she shares how the stories of those going through breast cancer impacted her. This impact changed her views an...

"Life isn't easy!" How often have we said this in our day-to-day life? Is life difficult because of circumstances, or is it difficult because we are not choosing to see the joy and blessings in our life? I know that may sound...

Per David Edwards "Surprising foundations to get more done, feel more connected, and stay balanced in a rapidly changing world. " Mr. Edwards shares his view of what challenges most people have to generate the personal drive ...