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11 Mar / 2016

008 – Kelly Brogan, MD: A Mind of Your Own

“Kelly

Guest: Kelly Brogan, MD

I get a kick out of seeing my friends on TV.

Way back in 2008, when I was making “underground” health videos on YouTube, the mainstream media steered clear of anything outside of the food pyramid.

Now I can turn on the tube and see my pals schooling Dr. Oz on fats and cholesterol, talking GMOs on The Doctors, and pitching their latest books on Good Morning America.

We’ve come a long way in a very short time, thanks in part to a more open-minded mainstream media willing to give air time to less “conventional” messages that may rub their sponsors the wrong way.

Then again, maybe not…

The networks may be willing to apprise their viewers of the potential problems with gluten, genetically modified foods, and maybe even the toxins in your shampoo.

But when it comes to antidepressants, they avert their eyes and look away. There’s too much to lose.

And that’s exactly why, despite a groundbreaking book due to hit shelves next week, you won’t be seeing Dr. Kelly Brogan on your television anytime soon.

She’s been blacklisted.

For telling the truth.

For disclosing what the scientific literature REALLY says about antidepressants.

For giving substance to the well-hushed argument that depression is NOT caused by a chemical imbalance but something else altogether.

10 Mar / 2016

Bonus – Gretchen Rubin: Breaking Bad Habits

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Guest: Gretchen Rubin

This happens every once in a while…

A guest needs to reschedule our recording and I’m left without any content for our weekly podcast. Totally understandable, though. It happens.

So, to keep this party humming along I decided to upload a BONUS session for you this week. And I think you’re gonna love it.

This episode originally aired last April on Underground Wellness Radio. Gretchen Rubin, author of the bestseller Better Than Before, and I discussed how to break free of bad habits while creating new ones that STICK.

But wait, these aren’t your ordinary “how bad do you want it?”, white-knuckle-your-way-through-it kinds of strategies for behavior change. Because really, there is no one-size-fits-all master plan for everyone.

These strategies are personal!

In other words, what works for my personality type — I’m what they call an Upholder — may not work for yours.

Maybe you’re a Questioner, someone who needs a sound reason or real purpose to change your ways. It has to be WORTHWHILE.

Or maybe you’re an Obliger who needs external accountability to get charged up and motivated to take action. To get moving you need deadlines, outside expectations, and responsibilities to meet.

Then again, you could be a Rebel and resist pretty much anyone’s input. You do what you want to do!

15 Jan / 2016

Lessons from a LONG Vacation.

I was off to a rough start, knee-deep in what author Martha Beck calls “the space between stories.” That weird purgatorial place where a chapter in the book of your life has run out of words and the next chapter has yet to be written. The blank page. It can be a waste of a tree, or the dawn of possibility. A moment to reflect and be grateful for what was, or a terrifying reminder of the uncertainty of what’s to come.

It is in this space that the fear of the unknown resides, prodding us to mindlessly scribble where the last chapter left off. The postscript returns us to safety and familiarity. We can remain there in perpetuity, avoiding the blankness of the space between. Yet we will always be haunted by what awaits us on the other side.

Truth be told, I have no idea what I’m doing right now, other than being myself. Two months ago, I even found that (simply being me) difficult to do. I had uploaded the 348th and final episode of Underground Wellness Radio, written one last email to my subscribers, and was DONE. Seven years of my life, over.

In hindsight, I had been done for about a year or so. Mentally, at least. I was scribbling in the postscript, interviewing health experts because it was expected of me. Because I knew I was helping people get their health back. Because I knew I was good at it. And of course, because the money was good. Life-changing, in fact.

But I was depleted. The final paragraphs of my Underground Wellness chapter were lifeless chicken scratches. The once-enthusiastic tone had gone dark and borderline angry.