“Globally, across many cultures, across the lifespan, many people have a deep mistrust of joy and other positive emotions for different reasons,” says psychologist, teacher, and author Kelly McGonigal, PhD. In her new book, Joy Is a Risk Worth Taking, she shares the research that’s shaped her approach to joy as a pessimist. It’s the best case for joy as a mo ... Show More
Oct 15
A Psychiatrist on Finding Magic (Ellen Vora, MD)
“ I was raised in a culture that says it’s cooler and it's smarter to say this is just a material, senseless, random world where atoms are bouncing off of each other, and there's no meaning or order or divine wink to any of it,” says psychiatrist Ellen Vora, MD. “I was missing th ... Show More
57m 45s
Oct 8
6 Archetypes That Shape Our Relationships (Galit Atlas, PhD)
In her private therapy practice, renowned psychoanalyst Galit Atlas, PhD, has identified six archetypes that shape our intimate relationships as adults. She says that every adult carries one of these archetypes with them, and that usually we carry more than one. She’s named them: ... Show More
1h 1m
Oct 1
Navigating a New Era (Carissa Schumacher)
“The alchemy pathway brings back synchronicity, unity, harmony to all of these different parts of self,” says psychic medium Carissa Schumacher. Her book—The Alchemy Transmissions: A Pathway to Miracles—is out this week, and it’s a series of transmissions she channeled from Yeshu ... Show More
1h 3m
Nov 2023
The Flickering Flames of Betrayal
In this special episode of Get Your Rear in Gear with Lori, host Lori McAfee takes listeners on a journey through the pages of her new book, "Burning Hope." This book explores themes of longing for love, feeling abandoned and ashamed, and finding redemption and hope through facin ... Show More
7m 41s
Aug 2024
Become an Independent Thinker
In this episode we talk about this wild energy we’re in, where we feel like we’re in a washing machine - we feel up AND down, hopeful AND hopeless, optimistic AND slightly scared. Now that we’re opened up our consciousness so much, now is the time to only invest in what serves ou ... Show More
30m 59s
Apr 2022
Soul In Progress Mini 777 --- how do we integrate spirituality into this messy human world
On this week of Skinny Dipping the podcast on spirituality, mental health, and the human experience host Kela Rose (@sundazedkk) dives in to the difficult topic of how tf do we incorporate spirituality, spiritual practices, mindfulness, etc. in a world and society ruled by hate a ... Show More
20m 17s
May 2024
The Divine Feminine, Relationships & Individualism
The premise of this podcast is that I am having a conversation with my conscience.That is the male voice you hear; my father.We tackle all things life by going through all the lessons I’ve learned with him as my mentor.The ups, the downs, the pain, and the joy. All of it.My consc ... Show More
40m 41s