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Sep 2015
1h 23m

055: Tim Van Orden – Authentic Happiness...

JESSE CHAPPUS
About this episode

On this week's episode, Tim Van Orden is back, and this time we have him for a full length episode. He is a sought after coach and public speaker with 10 U.S. trail running championships under his belt. Tim focuses on diet, exercise, and mental health in an attempt to see (and be) what's possible.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Tim's Achilles injury
  • How Tim's identity has shifted since the injury
  • Eating for performance vs. eating for fulfilment
  • How to turn a salad into a large meal that will take up to an hour and a half to eat
  • Secrets to a next level salad
  • The bacteria in your gut change depending on what you eat
  • Celebrating the process instead of the result
  • Tim's experience with lyme disease and all about tics and lyme
  • Positive Psychology vs. pathopsychology
  • Positive emotions + engagement + relationships + meaning + accomplishment = authentic happiness
  • Tim's happiness additions - physical activity and quality food
  • Physical activity creates new brain cells
  • How Tim has dramatically improved his depression, naturally
  • We hide our identity from the world and often from ourselves
  • A different way of looking at depression
  • Your brain is not always right (no pun intended)
  • Leaders are often sociopaths, not feeling their own feelings and the feelings of others
  • Making sure every moment has riches
  • Become brilliant at you, right here
  • Tim's world famous green smoothie recipe
  • To destem or not to destem, kale
  • Happiness is a choice

Related links:

Sunwarrior <== 20% off all Sunwarrior products & free shipping over $50 (US only)

Tim Van Orden's YouTube channel - Running Raw

Tim's website - Running Raw

Follow Tim Van Orden on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Listen to Tim Van Orden previously on TUHP (episode #042)

Local Juicery

Kaleidoscope Juice

Pomegranate Cafe

New York State Department of Health - Ticks & Lyme Disease

Martin Seligman - Authentic Happiness (book)

Kevin Kelly - 1000 True Fans (blog post)

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092: Dr. Kelly Brogan – Depression, Myths & Misconceptions • Medications That Commonly Cause Psychiatric Side Effects • Gut Health Impacts Brain Health

037: Gretchen Rubin – The Foundation For Happiness | Simplicity vs. Abundance Lovers | The One Minute Rule

248: Evan Brand – Parasites, H. pylori, & Candida • Cavitation Surgery • Addressing Mental Health

155: Vinnie Tortorich – Exercise For Mental Health • Choosing The Right Trainer • No Sugar No Grains

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