Beste Jeff Rubin podcaster (2024)

Pat Cassels did return for our annual Summer Movie Review... but it was lost due to technical blipblaps. So, instead, we rewatched Top Gun Maverick and tried to figure out what made it work. You can sync up and watch Top Gun Maverick with us, but we don't expect anyone to actually do that. If you still want to, and we are warning you it's really no…

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Commentary on the 5-line Aspiration for Unconditional Health 45:52

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This will be my last episode for a while. I’ll be placing the podcast on hiatus to pursue my other interests of writing, working with individual students, and spending more time with family and friends as the pandemic lessens. It’s been a wonderful experience creating and hosting this podcast and I’m very proud of the work. The episodes will remain…

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Interview with Toni Bernhard - On the Art and Science of Living with Chronic Illness 1:06:02

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Jeff welcomes Toni Bernhard to talk about her journey with chronic illness, the loss of identity and self-blame that inevitably follow, and her dive into writing. To her surprise, that innocent endeavor spawned four Buddhist-inspired books - three on living well with illness and chronic pain, and one on walking the Buddhist path. Two of those books…

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Meditation is Not Therapy, Sanity is Not What You Think 30:00

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This episode is another solo show, featuring a talk Jeff gave at a Healing Circle in June of 2021. The full title is “Meditation is Not Therapy, Sanity is Not What You Think”. Jeff chose this topic because in our materialistic society, everything gets filtered through the idea of winning, betterment, and constant improvement. Which at its face make…

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Interview with Gustavo Serafini - Empowering Disability for Himself and Others 1:00:23

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Gustavo Serafini was born with an extremely rare birth defect known as proximal femoral focal deficiency (PFFD). ). At birth, he had only his left arm and two shortened legs, one supported using a prosthesis and the other with a brace. In spite of that beginning, Gustavo has gone on to become a successful entrepreneur with the company he co-founded…

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Finding Your True North: Integrating Intention with Mindfulness Practice 30:38

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This episode is a solo show, featuring a talk I gave recently at the Healing Circle. It’s entitled “Finding Your True North: Integrating Intention with Mindfulness Practice", and is especially timely given the resurgence of the pandemic. It has to do with contemplating and sussing out our most deeply held beliefs, especially when feeling uncertain …

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Interview with Tim James - Nutritional Expert and Health Coach 1:03:49

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I’ve wanted to have a cutting-edge dietary and nutritional expert on the show for a while as diet plays such a prominent role in our health and well-being, and has played a huge role in stabilizing my own chronic illness. Enter Tim James, aka The Health Hero, and founder of Chemical Free Body, through which he offers nutritional coaching, podcasts,…

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Interview with Jeremy Sherman - On the Power of Language to Enlighten or Destroy 1:09:13

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Jeremy Sherman is an out-of-the-box thinker who has made it his life’s work to contemplate and write about humanity’s most challenging dilemmas. He has spent decades of study on the human condition, and is an expert on the many ways we employ language to advantage and also to make our lives more difficult and painful. Jeremy has invented over 2000 …

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Interview with Sam Thiara - On the Power of "Story-Sharing" 1:02:07

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Sam Thiara is a master storyteller, using that honed skill very effectively in his role as mentor, teacher and coach to thousands of people over the years. This skill was on display in Sam’s two TEDx talks, “Discovering the Extraordinary in the Ordinary”, and “Activating the Voice Within to be Louder than the Noise Around”. Exposed to adversity as …

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Interview with Dr. BJ Miller, Palliative Care and Hospice Warrior 1:08:18

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I try never to use the word “warrior” lightly. But Dr. BJ Miller is a warrior of the first order, having overcome and thrived after a near-fatal electrical accident took half his arm and both legs below the knee. BJ talks about how that life-shattering experience proved to be a foretaste of what it means to confront death, a taboo subject in our cu…

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Interview with Ann Cason - On the Art and Science of Quality Caregiving 1:11:02

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Now retired, Ann Cason has spent most of her adult life cultivating, refining, and writing about the art and science of caring for the elderly and the ailing. Her book Circles of Care is generally accepted as the benchmark for how to provide at-home care for an elder, but at the time of publication (2001) was still considered somewhat revolutionary…

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Interview with Laura Khoudari - Healing Trauma One Rep at a Time 1:09:01

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Laura Khoudari came by her profession as a trauma-informed personal trainer through a circuitous route. No gym rat, Laura avoided working out and weight training until the unresolved pain in her spine from a herniated disc while in college left her no choice. Today, she works exclusively with clients who identify as living with trauma and uses embo…

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A 9/11 Tale of Transformation, Awakening and Healing 1:00:40

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This episode is a very special one! I so wanted to commemorate the anniversary of 9/11, when the World Trade Center Towers shockingly came down twenty years ago on this day. Being that I live in close proximity to New York City, it’s impossible to ignore the anniversary each year, and it is especially hard this year with the end of the “Forever War…

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Transforming Bad Circumstances: What to do When the Roof Caves In 38:06

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When we experience great difficulty in our life, we tend to panic and “catastrophize”, because we’re so stuck on expecting our life to unfold in a certain way. So, this talk, originally given to a Healing Circle, is very much about looking at our attitudes and realizing just how much we are addicted to comfort and security, and how little we are pr…

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Interview with Dr. Jeanne Michele - Spiritual Change Agent 1:04:45

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How does one bring spirituality to the task of counseling clients at moments of crisis or loss? Can one move beyond the standards of traditional counseling to identify what a person needs and wants in life and then design a plan to achieve it? These are the questions that Dr. Jeanne Michele attempts to answer during each of her counseling sessions …

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Interview with Andrew Holecek - On Demystifying Death and Dying 1:11:38

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Andrew Holecek is a prolific author and spiritual teacher who writes and teaches extensively on navigating the Buddhist path. He is able to present this tradition from a contemporary perspective, by skillfully marrying the ancient wisdom of the East with the scientific findings and knowledge of the West. I first encountered Andrew years ago when I …

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10 Year Anniversary of Summer Movie Review 1:23:25

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The Wisdom of Adversity 31:41

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This episode is about attitude. How do we face adversity when it inevitably comes into our life? What tools do we rely on when the going gets rough? In answering these questions, we need to begin where we are, by looking at our current state of mind. How much of our views of the world are wrapped up in our biases, and what others think about us? On…

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Interview with Madeline Bruser - On the Art (and Science) of Making Music From the Heart 1:00:26

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Playing a complicated classical piece on the piano can be amongst the most complex and difficult feats of human hand-eye coordination and cognitive processing. In attempting to master their art with painstaking diligent practice, 75% of professional musicians suffer injuries, compounded by trying to play through the pain. Enter Madeline Bruser. Rai…

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Interview with Dr. Elaine Yuen - Buddhist Minister, Interfaith Chaplain and Artist 1:03:39

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Dr. Elaine Yuen is an educator, interfaith chaplain, Buddhist minister, and artist. She is the former chair of the Wisdom Traditions Department and associate professor at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. Now retired, she continues to teach and write on pastoral caregiving (chaplaincy), contemplative education, and Buddhist studies. She recen…

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Chaos and Uncertainty: Steppingstones on the Spiritual (Healing) Path 41:07

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None of us openly welcomes chaos and uncertainty into our life. Even hearing those words can send a shudder through our bodies. Yet, eventually, they will come unbidden for all of us. This solo episode comprises a talk I gave right before the USA presidential election of 2020 at the New York City Shambhala meditation center when chaos and uncertain…

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Interview with Chungliang Al Huang: Tai Ji Master Extraordinaire 58:34

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Chungliang Al Huang is a human dynamo and just listening to him raises one’s spirits about what is possible. He is one of the most skilled masters of Tai Ji in the world but has also made his influence known in many other disciplines throughout his life. He was born and grew up in Shanghai in the 1930s and his family moved to Taiwan early on and he…

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Interview with Hackie Reitman - Humble Renaissance Man 59:11

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Harold “Hackie” Reitman is one of the most interesting and multi-talented folks I've ever met. In his very “out-of-the-box” career, Hackie has been a distinguished orthopedic surgeon, a professional heavyweight boxer, an author of books and screenplays, a filmmaker, and an advocate, mentor, and entrepreneur for the neuro-diverse community. With all…

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Interview with Peggy Horan - Master of the Art of Massage 52:00

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Peggy Horan launched her career as a masseuse at a time when a massage was associated with prostitution rather than contributing to one’s health and well-being. She is highly regarded as a pioneer in the profession which has exploded from those very early days into a multi-billion dollar industry. Peggy began her career at the highly regarded Esale…

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Living in the Challenge: Beyond the Comfort Zone 39:45

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We all want to want to feel safe, comfortable, and free of stress. That’s universal. However, without venturing out of our so-called “comfort zone”, we grow stagnant and soft, and unable to handle setbacks and adversity. What’s more, as we know from personal experience, we need a certain amount of manageable stress to grow and learn and prosper. In…

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Interview with Allie Cashel - A Journey of Self-Discovery 57:12

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This episode is about one young woman’s coming of age while battling a chronic illness (Lyme and tick-borne infections in this case) and her journey of self-discovery. Allie Cashel is a Lyme disease warrior, advocate, and author. I also was diagnosed and treated for Lyme in my own healing journey and encountered many of the same obstacles that Alli…

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Interview with Erika Berland - Meditation Meets Somatic (body awareness) Education 1:05:43

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Erika Berland is a senior teacher and meditation instructor in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage and is an expert in applying somatic education and practices to the art of meditation. Somatics, in case you’re not familiar with that term, is the field of study which explores our internal perception and experience of the body rather than the external ob…

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Discipline: Gateway to Freedom and Joy 30:33

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Discipline is often misunderstood, or rather, it’s only partially understood. It is normally associated with orderliness, efficiency, organization, and completion of a specific task. While of course it can be all of those things, very often we lose the sense of the journey aspect, and solely focus on the end-goal, on what we’re trying to achieve. T…

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Interview with Dr. Ken Dychtwald - World's Foremost Visionary and Thought Leader on Aging-Related Issues 1:10:11

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With this podcast, I’m excited to introduce a new theme, namely, conversations with experts in disciplines and issues that are in a simpatico relationship with Unconditional Healing issues and themes. I can think of no better way to start than by bringing on the leading spokesperson and thought leader for aging-related issues in the United States a…

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Disappointment: Friend and Ally on the Unconditional Healing Path 32:45

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Disappointment might seem, on the surface, to be a strange topic for a podcast about healing. But at the beginning of every great difficulty, we face a profound disappointment. We are not getting what we wanted, or we are getting what we don’t want. Either way, we are disappointed. But how we respond to that disappointment holds the key to what hap…

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Interview with Lauren Marcus - On Discovering Ordinary Magic 1:11:08

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Lauren Marcus, a gifted and immensely talented stage actress and singer, was three days from starting a Sondheim show when she noticed the bald spot. It was only a bit later that she lost all her hair and was eventually diagnosed with the auto-immune disease, alopecia, an illness affecting almost 150 million people worldwide. Lauren bravely, and wi…

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Freeing Ourselves from Hope and Fear 35:18

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Hope and fear play a huge role in our lives. In fact, they are prime motivators and affect almost everything we do. However, both hope and fear are future-oriented and when we obsess about either one, we lose sight of the present moment. In addition, we often forget that hope and fear are not separate, that one invariably accompanies the other. We …

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Interview with Nikol Rogers- On Discovering Unstoppable Confidence 1:06:46

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This episode is a deep dive into one woman’s reinvention of herself along the Unconditional Healing path. Nikol Rogers was an aspiring actor/dancer from a very young age and hit success in New York City right out of the gate. But along the way, in the span of only one year, her entire world fell completely apart - her marriage, her career, and even…

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What a Pandemic Can Teach Us 30:43

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This episode is a talk entitled “What a Pandemic Can Teach Us”, which I gave to a virtual Healing Circle in March 2020 (at the very onset of the pandemic). Unfortunately, it is still quite relevant and timely as the virus rages and worsens globally in December 2020. While being frightening and horrific, a pandemic also provides an opportunity to ta…

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Interview with Dan Cayer - On Relaxing with Adversity 1:11:53

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This episode is my first time hosting a guest on this podcast. It’s my intention to engage with people who have undergone hardship and adversity in their life, and used it to discover a renewed sense of purpose and intention dedicated to inspiring and helping others. The first guest that came to mind was my good friend and colleague, Mr. Dan Cayer,…

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Pain is Inevitable - Suffering is Not 39:03

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As human beings, our mindset of ”maximize pleasure and avoid pain” is deeply ingrained into our psyche and consistently reinforced by our culture. But this attitude, mainly based on fear, limits our experience of life as we try to deny, avoid, and even ignore those parts of ourselves that are hurting or wounded. In this episode, I differentiate pai…

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Why We Meditate 29:09

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Meditation practice is a core principle and activity of the Unconditional Healing path and lifestyle. While the reasons that we meditate are varied and personal, there is one important reason for practicing meditation with which many are not familiar. We’ll explore that reason in this episode, which I think you’ll find very interesting. I gave this…

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Competitive Meat Judging 49:51

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Dr. Mark Miller is the head coach of Texas Tech's meat judging team. Here, he explains what that means and how it works.Check out his team's storefront Red Raider Meats, which helps fund the team.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Working with Difficult Emotions 26:28

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We live in uber-stressful times where emotional distress is an almost everyday occurrence. We very much need simple practical ways to work with our emotions, and in this talk I gave at a virtual Healing Circle in August of 2020, that’s exactly what I tried to provide. The topics I covered include: · Using embodiment meditation as an antidote to “li…

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Race & Gaming 1:00:13

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Dr. Kishonna L. Gray has written such books as Intersectional Tech: Black Users in Digital Gaming and Feminism in Play and edited books like Woke Gaming: Digital Challenges to Oppression and Social Injustice. Here, she explains how and why.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-…

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Building a Resilient Mindset 31:50

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Building a Resilient Mindset Confronting adversity with resiliency and a positive attitude is the topic for this episode. This was a talk I gave to the virtual Healing Circle in June of 2020. The topics that I covered included: · How “framing our experience” is critical to resiliency · The real meaning of “positive thinking” · Overcoming isolation …

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The Buffalo Emoji 54:39

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Alex Schmidt is responsible for the Buffalo emoji. He now hosts the podcast Secretly Incredibly Fascinating. Here, he explains how all that came together.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.Av Jeff Rubin

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Reconsidering Showgirls 57:58

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Showgirls is infamous for both being terribly reviewed and flopping at the box office. And yet, in the decades since was released, it has gained a cult following of fans who love it. Jeffrey McHale made a documentary about the phenomenon called You Don't Nomi and, here, he explains how and why.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cal…

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