Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify In this episode of The Optimized Mind, Dr. Kate talks with Marijke Kershaw, certified personal performance coach and facilitator. The discussion focuses on Marijke’s career path from the grocery and food industry to HR and talent development with a focus on corporate well-being. Central themes which emerge through the discussion include the importance of using strengths to flourish in work and beyond, organizational well-being, how behaviors in the workplace can impact culture and productivity, the evolving process of change and fostering a culture of total well-being through a holistic view of workplace well-being. Dr. Kate and Marijke also…
Author: Kate Lund
Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify In this episode of The Optimized Mind, Dr. Kate talks with Doug Noll, peacemaker and award-winning author. The discussion focuses on Doug’s inspiring story with emphasis on his transition from a trial attorney to peacemaker and expert in the concept of affect labeling. Central themes which emerge through this powerful discussion include the neuroscience of peace and conflict; the power of affect labeling or listening to emotions and not words to calm people quickly and effectively, the power of teaching these skills in prisons and across domains and the differences between emotional intelligence and emotional competence. The discussion…
Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify In this episode of The Optimized Mind, Dr. Kate talks with Jocelyn Sandstrom, a certified teacher and practitioner of Advanced Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Neurological Repatterning, Ericksonian Hypnosis and a Millennium Method™. The discussion focuses on Jocelyn’s integrated approach to healing and helping people shatter their limiting beliefs and reach their potential. Central themes which emerge through this powerful discussion include the ways in which we can break through limiting beliefs, the power of inner-knowing and living in possibility with focus and intention. Jocelyn stresses that there is no one size fits all in any of this and that connecting…
Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify In this episode of The Optimized Mind, Dr. Kate talks with psychologist and coach Elle Sullivan. The discussion focuses on helping women to maximize potential through life transitions. Themes which emerge throughout this engaging discussion include – helping women to manage through key decision points in their lives with courage and confidence, harnessing inner strength, the ways in which problematic thoughts can masquerade as values, empowering women to see possibility beyond challenge, the keys to managing self-sabotaging behaviors and helping women to find meaning and purpose across the domains of their lives. Dr. Elle is a Licensed Clinical…
Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify In this episode of The Optimized Mind, Dr. Kate talks with Vena Sterling, attorney, business strategist and coach. The discussion focuses on Vena’s journey from attorney to business strategist and coach. Primary themes which emerge through this engaging discussion include empowering female entrepreneurs to maximize their potential as business owners and as people, the importance of working smarter, not harder, how it is possible to create a businesses that can operate independent of the owner, scaling a business, and the ways in which it is possible to find meaning and purpose outside of one’s identity as a business…
Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify In this episode of The Optimized Mind, Dr. Kate talks with founder and CEO of Akramoff LLC , Glen Akramoff. The discussion focuses on fostering wellness in the workplace, helping employees find purpose at work and connecting this purpose to the organization where they work, cultivating authenticity in the workplace, the importance of kindness and human connection between leaders and employees, the value in empowering employees in solving workplace challenges; the value of applying these principles and ideas in schools to help kids flourish and the power in stepping away to create space flourish and help others do…
Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify In this episode of The Optimized Mind, Dr. Kate talks with intuitive energy worker, author and researcher Rae Leonard. The discussion focuses on the power of intuition and how this has guided Rae over time, Rae’s journey through addiction and back, the ways in which Rae uses her life experiences and strengths to help guide others in her work, meditation and finally the power of frequency coaching/balancing in helping people to quiet their minds to achieve breakthroughs across domains. Rae Leonard is an intuitive, energy worker, author, and researcher and is skilled in a number of alternative healing…
Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify In this episode of The Optimized Mind, Dr. Kate talks with Katrina Foe, a board certified holistic nutritionist who specializes in working with cancer patients. The discussion focuses on the ways in which it is possible for people to support their bodies in a way which maximizes health and eradicates disease, the power of integrative care, and the idea that there is not one size fits all in medicine. We also discuss Katrina’s international best-selling book – Nutritional Pilates which focuses on helping people to better understand their bodies, optimizing their health and wellness along the way. Katrina…
Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify In this episode of The Optimized Mind, Dr. Kate talks with personal development coach, Tanya Cole-Lesnick. The discussion focuses on Tanya’s work helping people clear their energetic clutter so they can maximize potential and thrive. Central themes which emerge through this engaging conversation include – the power of therapy, both individual and group work, highlighting how group work can be a catalyst for personal growth and understanding, the importance of connecting to ourselves, identifying and working through limiting beliefs and behaviors which can hold us people back, the evolution of the concept of energetic clutter, the power and…
Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify In this episode we talk about how important it is to find a great mentor and to connect with those around us. It takes a village to build something great and achieve a dream. Cathy shares her 30 years of experience and how it began with others being kind enough to give to her as well as give her the flexibility to grow. Cathy Pedulla has more than 30 years’ experience in the professional beauty industry as a top colorist, stylist, make-up artist, salon owner, educator, business strategist and brand builder. Her expertise, passion and knowledge of the…
Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify In this episode of The Optimized Mind, Dr. Kate talks with personal development expert, Dave Conway. The discussion focuses on how it is possible to transform thoughts into reality to drive success; the ways in which our programming impacts our results in life and how it is possible to shift our programming to boost results; and the importance of setting big goals as a catalyst for achieving more in life, among many other enlightening ideas. Dave shares the message that having something to change your life for and being fully, emotionally invested in that thing is central in…
Subscribe: iTunes / Spotify In this episode of The Optimized Mind, Dr. Kate talks with Christy Pretzinger, owner and CEO of WG Content. The discussion focuses on Christy’s vision of effective leadership. Central themes which emerge through this fascinating discussion include – The importance of awareness and understanding our own motivations and behavioral tendencies and how this impacts our effectiveness at work; the importance of fostering health and wellness inside and outside of our business lives to maximize potential; the power of meditation and the ways in which kindness fosters well-being at work and beyond. Christy also talks about her upcoming book…