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PEP Talk – Sleep Hygiene – Episode #20
January 04, 2021

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – Sleep Hygiene – Episode #20.   Sleep is vital to our health; yet, it is estimated, that 70% of adults report inadequate sleep. In today’s PEP Talk, I explain why we need sleep and I also provide some sleep hygiene tips.

PEP Talk – How We Breathe – Episode #19
December 01, 2020

Clearly, breathing is essential to life; did you also know the way in which you breathe can impact the quality of your life? In this month’s PEP Talk, I discuss some rather unique findings from the book Breath:  The New Science of a Lost Art,

PEP Talk – Divisiveness – Episode #18
October 28, 2020

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – Divisiveness – Episode #18.     Due to the election and the pandemic, people are more vulnerable to personalize views that do not align with their own. In today’s PEP Talk, I discuss three psychological roots that I belie...

PEP Talk – Assigning Meaning – Episode #17
October 02, 2020

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – Assigning Meaning – Episode #17. In today’s PEP Talk I discuss our desire to assign meaning to experiences. We have a tendency to identify incidents as being good or bad. Is it possible,

PEP Talk – The Disconnection Syndrome – Episode #16
September 03, 2020

Welcome to today’s PEP Talk – The Disconnection Syndrome – Episode #16. - I am expanding upon our discussion from March’s PEP Talk Podcast, Trickery of the Food Industry – Episode #13, as well the podcast from October 2019,

PEP Talk – eBook and Listener Question
August 06, 2020

Welcome to today’s’ PEP Talk – eBook and Listener Question.  I am so excited to share my latest eBook resource with you – it is 200 pages! I announce the resource in this month’s PEP Talk podcast. I also answer a listener’s question about resources to...

PEP Talk – 30-Day Acts of Kindness Challenge – Loving Kindness Meditation
July 13, 2020

Welcome to today’s’ PEP Talk – 30-Day Acts of Kindness Challenge – Loving Kindness Meditation - This is a mid-month reminder about the 30-Day Acts of Kindness Challenge for the month of July.  I also provide a resource, a loving kindness meditation,

PEP Talk – 30-Day Acts of Kindness Challenge
June 19, 2020

Welcome to today’s’ PEP Talk – 30-Day Acts of Kindness Challenge - I believe we need a positive movement of change in our country. I believe we need to unite as a community and I believe we need to get back to some basic principles of humanity by inte...

PEP Talk – Visceral Reaction to the Pandemic – Episode #15.75
June 14, 2020

Welcome to today’s’ PEP Talk – Visceral Reaction to the Pandemic – Episode #15.75. - Some people are experiencing a rather intense reaction to the pandemic.  In today’s PEP Talk, I discuss a potential root cause of unexpected reactions to the pandemic...

PEP Talk – Listener Question – Distractions From Internal Work – Episode #15.5
May 28, 2020

Welcome to today’s’ PEP Talk – Listener Question – Distractions From Internal Work – Episode  #15.5. - I am excited to bring another listener question to you today!  In today’s PEP Talk, I address a listener’s question regarding unhealthy behaviors th...