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Increase your calm, focus and happiness so you can be more relaxed, contented and satisfied with your life. For business, entrepreneurs, educators, parents. Hosted by Bruce Langford.

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Grace Through Grief; Susan Snow

6 days ago

6 days ago

Susan Snow is a Trauma Resilience Coach, Speaker, and Author. At 17, her father, LAPD Detective Thomas C. Williams, was killed in the line of duty, thrusting her family into a painful public spotlight. After years of navigating the impact of that trauma, Susan now helps others build resilience. Her book, The Other Side of the Gun, shares her journey from grief to healing, offering insight into the trauma survivor’s experience and encouraging empathy, compassion, and hope.

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  • My Mother-In-Law

Effect on Emotions

  • I think it's really important to give yourself grace. There were days when I was writing my book when I had nothing left.
  • When you're feeling overwhelmed and you have nothing left, just give yourself some grace.

Thoughts on Breathing

  • I do a lot of box breathing. I try to go out and stick my feet in the grass when I can.
  • I will hug a tree, be one with nature, and be able to regulate my nervous system. 

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Bullying Story

  • When you've gone through trauma, you do not realize you are being bullied. There is a part of being in the trauma where you feel like you deserve something.
  • When people are bullies to you, you take it.
  • Three weeks after my dad was killed, I went back to school. Most of the kids tiptoed around me.
  • The first day I went back, I was sitting in class and this kid turned around to me and asked me how many bullets hit my dad. He was really graphic and he was saying it with a smile on his face.

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The Reframe Doctor; Dr. Frank L. Douglas

Wednesday May 28, 2025

Wednesday May 28, 2025

Dr. Frank L. Douglas is an award-winning industry veteran with more than three decades of experience in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and entrepreneurship. He has held senior roles in both large and small biopharmaceutical companies, including Executive Vice President and Board Member at Aventis (now Sanofi), where he oversaw global R&D and regulatory affairs. He played a key role in the development of drugs like Allegra, Lantus, Taxotere, and Actonel. He also served as Chief Scientific Advisor at Bayer and chaired Alantos, later acquired by Amgen.

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Most Influential Person

  • My Mother

Effect on Emotions

  • Mindfulness has helped me pause before reacting. Instead of immediately responding, I now ask myself, “What’s going on with this person? Are they in pain? Is there something deeper behind their behavior?”
  • Mindfulness has made me more compassionate and less reactive.
  • I also think of Jack Welch’s principle: accept reality as it is, not as you wish it were. That mindset has shaped how I deal with emotions; by facing the truth of a situation and responding with clarity rather than impulse. 

Thoughts on Breathing

  • I don't have a breathing practice. I do meditate, and naturally, breathing is a part of that—especially as I settle into the meditation.
  • But I don’t have a specific routine or technique focused solely on breath, so I wouldn’t really call it a breathing practice.

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Bullying Story

  • I want to tell the story of a workplace experience as an underrepresented minority. This person was consistently ignored during meetings.
  • Comments were overlooked, and when assignments were completed on time, they were unfairly criticized.
  • Despite raising concerns with management, support was not found. Peers began criticizing the work, and the employee was gradually marginalized.
  • The systemic bullying made the employee feel that continuing to work was futile.

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Staying Centered Through Surgery; Joel Oliver

Wednesday May 21, 2025

Wednesday May 21, 2025

Joel Oliver is the owner and founder of a podcast production company called East Coast Studio, which helps health-focused entrepreneurs enjoy the benefits of podcasting. In 2018, Joel faced the life-altering experience of major heart surgery, a time when he had to release control and place his full trust in the team he had built. From its humble beginnings over a decade ago as Joel’s solo freelance venture, the company grew organically without external funding. After recovering, Joel embraced life as a digital nomad for several years. During that time, East Coast Studio began to shift its focus, evolving from a broad podcast production service into a niche specializing in health and wellness. This transition was fueled by Joel’s growing passion for healthy living and his recognition of the powerful impact his clients were making in transforming lives around the globe.

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Effect on Emotions

  • We're all going to be affected by emotions. The emotions still hit me—it's just a matter of how I deal with them.
  • I'm not a toddler; I can handle it. It's important to me to stay calm and do what I need to do, no matter what.
  • Even if I'm having a rough day or something's bothering me, it doesn't change the fact that the work still has to get done. It's really about having control over how those emotions affect you. 

Thoughts on Breathing

  • There's box breathing, where you breathe in for less time than you breathe out. When I need it, the most important thing for me to remember is simply to take that breath.
  • Even just a few moments of intentional, slow breathing can make the biggest difference.

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Bullying Story

  • I was always pretty friendly growing up, but over time, I became more mindful through small moments that taught me about self-control.
  • I can’t recall specific events, but I remember feeling disappointed in myself afterward, thinking, “That reaction wasn’t who I want to be.” Even when someone was unkind, I didn’t want to stoop to shouting or insults.
  • I’ve worked hard to rise above that. For me, even letting a careless comment slip feels out of line with the standards I’ve set.

 

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Success Versus Satisfaction; Dr. Denise Brown

Wednesday May 14, 2025

Wednesday May 14, 2025

Dr. Denise Brown is a transformative leader who helps women in business learn how to prioritize and avoid maternal overwhelm. With over three decades of experience in healthcare as a physician, CEO and Chief Strategy Officer, Denise S. Brown, MD is a thought leader in self-care activities for women. A graduate of The University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine, with training at Stanford and Vanderbilt, she lives with Alex, her childhood sweetheart of 28 years, and their sons Will and Hank.

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Most Influential Person

  • My Husband

Effect on Emotions

  • Mindfulness gives you the sense that this too will pass. Just like thoughts, emotions come, you acknowledge them and then you let them go. It's only heavy if you keep carrying it. 

Thoughts on Breathing

  • My husband has helped me with the breathing. He is a big James Nestor fan. I like box breathing. In for four, hold for four, out for four, hold.
  • I find it incredibly calming in all kinds of scenarios.

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Bullying Story

  • The mean girls in my neighborhood were bullying me, and I was in my '50s. You'd think it wouldn't bother me by that time, but it did.
  • Mindfulness got me out of it. I felt almost shaky, which was not a thing for me. It was sitting and breathing that helped me.
  • The concept of meditation and breathing really helped me calm down. 

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Thriving and Prosperous; Rand Selig

Wednesday May 07, 2025

Wednesday May 07, 2025

Rand Selig is an entrepreneur, coach, scoutmaster, conservationist, and board member with a passion for helping others thrive. He holds an MBA from Stanford and degrees in mathematics and psychology, bringing clarity to complex global projects. Based in Mill Valley, California, he enjoys life’s adventures with his wife of 44 years. In Thriving! How to Create a Healthier, Happier, and More Prosperous Life, Rand shares practical wisdom to help readers navigate life’s challenges and discover what it means to truly thrive.

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Most Influential Person

  • My Father

Effect on Emotions

  • Like many people, my emotions often come as a jumble, rarely clear or
    simple except for love, which feels pure. Most emotions take time for
    me to understand.
  • Mindfulness, especially through journaling, helps me
    sort through my emotions. By reflecting honestly on my role in a situation, I stop blaming others and start seeing solutions.
  • Sometimes it takes days, but by the end, I feel clearer, more in control, and able to turn difficult emotions into something positive.

Thoughts on Breathing

  • When I’m out in nature, I intentionally slow down and take everything
    in; the sound of a bird, a bug on a leaf, a bud on a tree.
  • Sometimes I’ll stop completely, even if I am with someone, and just listen or look in silence.
  • During those moments, I breathe deeply through my nose, filling my lungs and feeling my chest expand. That simple act of breathing helps me feel present, grounded, and genuinely happy to be alive.

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Bullying Story

  • When I was 12, I came home 30 minutes late from sledding and
    was grounded for the entire winter break—no questions asked.
  • My father, shaped by a strict military background, enforced rules without
    room for dialogue. He acted from fear and a need for control.
  • Looking back, I realize a mindful conversation could have taught me
    punctuality with compassion.
  • That experience shaped how I led early in my career—efficient but often lacking emotional connection.

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The Happy Brain; Loretta Breuning

Thursday May 01, 2025

Thursday May 01, 2025

Loretta Breuning helps people around the world live with a happy brain. She is Professor Emerita of Management at California State University and the author of Habits of a Happy Brain and Why You’re Unhappy: Biology vs Politics. Unsatisfied with conventional theories of motivation, she turned to animal brain chemistry, where she found powerful insights. Her work has since helped thousands worldwide, with her resources translated into twelve languages and embraced by readers seeking natural paths to happiness.

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Effect on Emotions

  • I have two thoughts on emotions. One is to know that we're not meant to be happy every minute.
  • The other is that when I feel bad, I look for a pattern. For me, it was often the anticipation of criticism. I would project that this person is criticizing me, because I was criticized a lot when I was young. Then I realized, they're not criticizing me. They're just doing their own thing. 

Thoughts on Breathing

  • This breathing topic is a real big challenge for me. I've tried all the breathing techniques. Because I have severe scoliosis, my spine and my rib cage are not aligned. My neck and my pelvis are not aligned.
  • I'm fine when I'm active, but when I'm resting, it's a problem. Partly, I think it's because I've taken all these breathing classes.
  • The breathing classes have caused me to override my natural breathing which is perfect. Then I try to force something that doesn't come to me. 

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Words of Advice

  • I always like to get to the subject of social status. This is something that people blame on society, but every animal group has a status hierarchy, and they drive themselves crazy over it.
  • This is a learned content imposed on a natural impulse. The reason we do it is because the mammal brain rewards you with serotonin when you think you're rising in the status hierarchy. In a way, it's like an addiction.
  • You feel like you have to keep rising in the status hierarchy to keep getting the serotonin. Once you notice that you're doing that, then you can learn to stop doing that by reading my book, Status Games, or, I Mammal.

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Podcasts Empower People; David Campbell

Wednesday Apr 23, 2025

Wednesday Apr 23, 2025

David Campbell helps podcasters tell their stories so listeners will be empowered. He currently hosts nine different podcasts. Hailing from Ontario, Canada, he has been chased by a moose, been in 3 tornadoes, and loves to help animals. Dave has been an active musician for 45 years and loves his rescued animals. Dave operates True Media Solutions, supporting podcasters by handling editing, growth, and promotion.

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Bullying Story

  • Growing up, I was the shy guy and much smaller than almost everybody else. I was the person that people would chase down after school. I found myself trying to rebuild my inner love and respect for myself. In grade seven, I found myself picking on grade one kids.
  • It was this whole circle of getting picked on and then me picking on others. To rebuild my worth, I started picking on someone else.
  • Then one day at the bike rack, my friend Fred looked me square in the eye and said, If you ever bother my brother again, there will be a problem.
  • In that moment, I realized that I was hurting and was now inflicting that pain on others.
  • Don't tear others down while you're being torn down. You're just going to create a circle.

Speaking Experience

  • I've spoken to groups ranging from very large to as small as three people. Some people are naturally charismatic, while others are not.
  • I'm in the 'not charismatic' category. I have to think about how I'm going to show up in front of people.
  • I was a speaker for ten years. It helps when you can connect with an audience.

Helping Podcasters

  • In podcasting, I get to meet great people. I get to travel the world with a microphone and hear interesting stories.
  • I help people tell their stories. That brings me a lot of joy.

Words of Advice

  • Think about something you never thought you could do. You smile and you wish that this could happen in your life but for some reason you have not put any action behind it. What is it?
  • Write the book, create the content, ask someone to marry you. There's something out there that is on the top of your wish list. Something that if there were no restrictions, you would love for it to happen.
  • Let's make that happen.

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Win With Anger Control; Dr. Mort Orman

Wednesday Apr 16, 2025

Wednesday Apr 16, 2025

Dr. Mort Orman can help you win with anger control. He is a 40-year anger elimination, stress elimination, and emotions mastery expert as well as a Board-Certified internal medicine physician. Dr. Orman has written 23 books on how to eliminate anger, stress, and other unwanted emotions without using drugs, relaxation exercises or other traditional management techniques. He has also been the official sponsor of National Stress Awareness Month every April in the U.S. since 1992. Dr. Orman is the creator of Angry No More, a ten-session quick anger elimination program and Quick Emotions Mastery, a 4-hour online learning program to master anger, guilt, fear, worry, frustration, and sadness. His newest book “Dr. Orman’s Life-Changing Anger Cure” is now available on Amazon. You can learn more about Dr. Orman at his website http://DocOrman.com..

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Effect on Emotions

  • First, you have to be mindful of the emotion when it rises up in you. So you get triggered and you have to understand what triggered you.
  • You will see patterns and then you will know what is likely to trigger you in the future.
  • Then you have to be mindful about the invisible stuff going on in your head. You have to expand your vision to see the invisible causes inside.
  • Then you have all the puzzle pieces and you can work magic.

Thoughts on Breathing

  • Breathing is a great stress and anger management technique. It's good in the short run and it does help.
  • Breathing alone does not teach you how to identify those filters. It doesn't help you cure the problem.
  • But every time the anger comes up, you can use breathing to give you some short-term benefit. 

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Bullying Story

  • Regarding bullying, it depends on the emotion that gets triggered.
  • Sometimes it can be shame, guilt or anxiety. Each of those emotions will have their own set of filters so you can literally work through those emotions if they are paralyzing in some way.
  • You can learn to understand how your brain is making you feel them. Sometimes there's anger associated with being bullied. Sometimes there's anger in the bully so they are looking through the three filters.

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Find Inner Calm; Gretchen Rubin

Wednesday Apr 09, 2025

Wednesday Apr 09, 2025

Gretchen Rubin knows how to bring on inner calm. She is a well-known mindfulness and happiness expert who believes that when we know ourselves and what works for us we can change our habits and our lives. She’s the author of several bestselling books, including Outer Order, Inner Calm: Declutter and Organize to Make More Room for Happiness. Gretchen has the ability to communicate complex thoughts and ideas with humor and clarity.

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Effect on Emotions

  • It just makes it easy to control your emotions
  • Mindfulness allows you to have that kind of perspective, which then makes for a much more constructive engagement

Thoughts on Breathing

  • I just breathe as it naturally happens.

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Bullying Story

  • I'm very fortunate, I did not have that experience

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Fearless Explorer Mindset; Martyn Williams

Wednesday Apr 02, 2025

Wednesday Apr 02, 2025

Martyn Williams is an explorer, monk, and passionate mindfulness enthusiast. With 45 years of experience leading extreme expeditions, he has conquered Mt. Everest, navigated the North and South Poles, braved whitewater rapids, and guided meditation retreats across the globe.
A visionary leader, Martyn has spearheaded global youth initiatives that have engaged 65 million young people and inspired them to take action in environmental and humanitarian causes. His groundbreaking journey, Pole to Pole, brought together a diverse team of young adventurers from five continents, covering 35,000 km (25,000 miles) in nine months to spark worldwide awareness and change.
His impact extends beyond exploration—Martyn’s prime-time documentary aired internationally, and as a sought-after speaker, he has captivated audiences of over 100,000 people across all seven continents.
Most recently, he spent seven years as a monk, deeply immersed in studying and teaching yoga and the enlightenment sciences to thousands in India and beyond. Renowned for his bliss, humor, boundless energy, and love of life, Martyn continues to inspire others to push their limits—both externally and within.

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Effect on Emotions

  • Mindfulness has given me the ability to see that I can change my perception. I can perceive it one way, yet there is another way to perceive the same situation.  

Thoughts on Breathing

  • Breathing is super important. I find that deep breaths into the belly and belly relaxation exercises make a big difference.
  • I've also done pranayama, but on the very fundamental level, deep breaths into the body and strong exhales are super powerful in the moment. 

Bullying Story

  • Somebody came to me for help as a parent. They said that they fell into anger very easily. He said he had a teenage daughter and it was a horrible situation.
  • I gave the person some mindfulness exercises and did some work with him. He called me up a couple of weeks later and told me that their daughter had invited a friend over to stay at their house. At 2:00 a.m., the police and the parents arrived because they were missing their daughter.
  • When they knocked on the door, the man said his normal reaction would have been to get mad. Instead, he decided not to say anything, but just let his wife handle the situation.
  • He watched his wife talking with the police, sorting the problem out. His wife was looking over at him in surprise. He was grateful. His ability to implement was the key aspect of that.

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