Mental Health Warriors

We've been talking about our relationship with our teenage daughters and I think we're going to switch gears. It's a journey and a glorious experiment!

Ash ElDifrawi, Psy.D, and Alex Lickerman, MD, are out with a new book called The Ten Worlds: The New Psychology of Happiness. We have  great chat about emotional wellness and what might be holding us back from achieving happiness. The doctors argue that there are nine erroneous beliefs that are so deeply embedded into our thinking that we cannot escape them. If you're looking for a tribe, check out the Dad Edge Alliance.  It's the best community on the internet! Alex Lickerman, MD is a former assistant professor of medicine and director of primary care at the University of Chicago. He has been quoted in NPR, Crain's Chicago Business, Playboy, The Chicago Tribune, Men's Health, the New York Times and TIME, and has written for Psychology Today, Crain's Chicago Business, USA Today, Slate, The Huffington Post and more. His first book is titled, The Undefeated Mind: On the Science of Constructing an Indestructible Self (HCI). &nbs

Raising teenagers is interesting to say the least! Here's a little monologue about what's been going on over here Chez MacKenzie over the past few days. Any insights?  I'd love to hear them.  Email me at jason@adaptivegrowth.ca

Nick was one of the first people to greet me at a personal development event where I felt WAY outside my comfort zone. Now we're fellow travellers on the journey to bring Appreciative Inquiry into the world. Nick is an amazing human being, awesome in fact, and I'm honoured to call him a friend. I loved this conversation.   Nick Hemmert, the Founder and Chief Strategist at The Center for Awesomeness is An Advocate for Possibility. A Curator of All Things Awesome. A Husband to Monica, A Father to Griffin and Isabel (the best job ever). Nick is creating solutions for the challenges at the intersection of conscious leadership, fulfillment, spirituality, and vocation. Why? We are greatly in need of practical ways to intentionally counterbalance the light and the dark of our world to clear the noise and create more space for AWE in our professional and personal lives. He is currently merging his problem solving and attention to detail expertise in information technology consulting with guiding conscious

A ramble on how fucking energizing making the choice to treat every interaction as a sacred opportunity can be!

Jeff Bouwman is the founder of the Your Income, Your Life movement. He's a best-selling financial author and the smartest money guy I know. He's also my friend and business partner. Jeff doesn't just teach people strategies for growing their wealth. He helps them change their mindset and relationship with money. He's recorded a series of conversations with people that you need to hear. Today's guest is Ryan Snow! Ryan Snow is a #1 Best-Selling Author, Sales Leader, Business Coach, and Teacher at heart. With over seven years in a classroom and several more as a business coach and mentor, his mission is to help people achieve extraordinary results in life and in sales through personal and professional development. Ryan's first book, The Miracle Morning for Salespeople with Hal Elrod and Honorée Corder, expands on Hal's original Miracle Morning message of exponential growth by seizing the first vital hours of the morning to grow personally by connecting that personal development with professi

I've had many dreams of Cindy since she died. Most of them were deeply unsettling - her coming back to life to screw up my life now. And I have also had dream experiences that were deeply calming. What do they mean?  What purpose do they serve? Join me as I talk to Joshua Black about grief dreams. This was a fascinating conversation. If you're a man looking for a tribe, check out the Dad Edge Alliance:  gooddadproject.com/alliance Joshua Black's research interests are in the area of grief dreams, with a special focus on dreams of the deceased. He is currently in his PhD at Brock University continuing to investigate grief dreams and will be graduating this Fall. Joshua has published scientific literature in the area and is considered one of the leading researchers in this field. To raise awareness on this topic Joshua wrote a children's book (Dreaming of Owl) that can be found on Amazon. Additionally, he started a website (www.griefdreams.ca), Instagram and twitter account (@griefdreams), Grief Dream

It's always fluid, it's often unpredictable and we spend much of our time just hoping we're not fucking up too badly!

Jeff Bouwman is the founder of the Your Income, Your Life movement. He's a best-selling financial author and the smartest money guy I know. He's also my friend and business partner. Jeff doesn't just teach people strategies for growing their wealth. He helps them change their mindset and relationship with money. He's recorded a series of conversations with people that you need to hear. His first victim?  Yours truly! Learn more about Jeff here: Your Income, Your Life The Book The Community

How can you use AI to embed a team's core values as part of their operating system. I'm doing this in reverse because, well, that's how I roll :) Here's the exercise I'm doing with my team this week! I'll let you know how it goes!   This is my current thinking.  A little more work needs to be done but this will give you the idea! Core Values Innovation Dedication Collaboration Service Mindset Meaningful Relationships   Purpose Why is it important to be here, in this room, right now working together to bring our core values more fully to life.  How might that create a deeper sense of meaning and fulfilment in your work and your life?   High Point Story In the short time this team has been together, we've all seen examples of our core values in action.  Think of a time where you've seen a teammate live our core values in a way that stood out as particularly important or meaningful. Who was involved and what was happening? What was the outcome? What made it stand out to you as im

Maybe it's because I even label it as "post-success" in the first place.  

Do you recognize when your partner is making bids for connection? If not, you need to. If you do, what are you choosing in those moments? Are you turning away or are you turning towards. Intentionally turning towards more often will change the face of your relationship. Listen to find out why and how to do it. Learn more here: https://www.gottman.com/blog/turn-toward-instead-of-away/ If you're a dude looking for an incredible tribe, look no further: The Dad Edge Alliance Zach Brittle is a couples and marriage therapist, and author and a podcast host.  He knows his shit! Learn more about Zach here:  https://zachbrittle.com/ The Relationship Alphabet Marriage Therapy Radio  

What an amazing, life-transforming week in Cleveland, Ohio.   Learn more about FLI here: https://www.lead2flourish.com/ The world is calling for this work!   Plus - if you're a dad looking for a tribe, this is the best one on the planet: https://gooddadproject.com/alliance  

Just a monologue about the stories we tell ourselves about the past and what can happen if you change them.

A quick recap of a beautiful Thanksgiving weekend despite the imminent death of someone we all love deeply. Seeing adversity bring out the best in people is one of life's treasures.

In this episode I talk to the brilliant Traci Stein. We cover everything from how we create our reality to hypnosis and even talk propaganda for a while! Traci is a  a Columbia-trained, licensed clinical psychologist and health educator. She's also certified in clinical hypnosis by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH). Broadly, her focus has been on helping people to reduce uncomfortable physical and emotional symptoms and gain greater insight into who they are and want to be.  Learn more about Traci here: http://www.drtracistein.com/ If you're a dude looking for a tribe of brothers who will lift you up, hold you accountable and love you like you ain't never been motherfuckin' loved - then join the Dad Edge Alliance.  NOW/ gooddadproject.com/alliance

Join Sabrina Andrews as she leads a group of badass dudes through a session on Emotional Intelligence. Sabrina is my emotional guru and has taught me an incredible amount. This session will help you improve every one of your relationships. It will make you more effective, personally and professionally. LISTEN. Learn more about the amazing Sabrina Andrews at sabrinaandrews.ca And if you're a dude looking for a tribe - check out the Dad Edge Alliance!

Let's put it this way...I made it half way through before I pretty much lost my shit. And I can't wait to go back!

Well, time for version 57 of this podcast!   The show is now called Inquisitive Souls. The premise couldn't be simpler: Interesting People. Real Connections. Incredible Conversations. Deep conversations with the right people are priceless. Get ready.  This is going to be awesome!

Movement is medicine Get out, move your ass and talk shit out. William Pullen is combining traditional psychotherapy with running. Our bodies, minds and spirits are a system. They work together. Thanks for the conversation my friend.   I learned a lot and that's what it's all about. Learn more about William here: http://williampullenpsychotherapist.com/ http://dynamicrunningtherapy.co.uk/ https://www.amazon.com/Running-Mindfulness-Dynamic-Low-mood-Depression/dp/0735219796/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535560277&sr=1-1&refinements=p_27%3AWilliam+Pullen