The Plant Yourself Podcast

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know.Many of us are bored right now, in lockdown or sheltering in place.We can paper over our boredom with mindless consumption, or we can use it to begin a process of profound healing.Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo.Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know.Glenn Murphy returns to the podcast in the nick of time, to help understand, manage, and overcome stress reactions and symptoms in this time of fear, lockdown, and uncertainty.He shares an evolutionary perspective on why this pandemic produces stress responses unlike other typical stressors, and offers exercises, solutions, and mindsets to help us get through and build our resilience along the way.Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo.Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know.It's easy for me (and I guess, a lot of us) to focus on the negative these days. I'm reminding myself daily to look for things to be grateful for - and finding them!Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo.Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know.In these strange times, we have an opportunity to remember what is essential, and what is fluff. Who are we really, and how can we carry that realization forward once we attain a new equilibrium?Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo.Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know.In a world in which we have virtually no control, how do we assert control in a useful way?Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo.Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know.Those of us who have survived difficult times - physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual - have a gift for the rest of society: the knowledge that we can handle what seems unmanageable, and grow from what seems diabolical.Let's share those gifts now, to counter all the fear and panic and despair out there.Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo.Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know.A special Covid-19 Lockdown Edition of the Plant Yourself Podcast. Halfway through I realized I was using the wrong mic. If that's the worst thing that happens today, cool!Now is not the time to indulge in crappy food choices, even though we may be stressed and cooped up and grieving.We have an army inside us - our immune system - that does its best to keep us safe. Now's the time to feed it well.We have an opportunity to find new sources of dopamine, of joy, of connection.What are you doing to get your daily dopamine fix?Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo.Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know.Michael B. Rothberg, M.D., M.P.H. is the Vice Chair for Research in the Medicine Institute of the Cleveland Clinic and Director of the Center for Value-Based Care Research.He joined me on Skype to talk about the current state of knowledge about Covid-19, and what we can and should do as individuals and a society to save as many lives as possible.Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo.Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know.Shane Williams, MD, has been practicing plant-based (or as I would say, evidence-based) cardiology in Canada for nine years now.With hundreds of patients and lots of experience with what works and what doesn't in terms of advocacy, education, and support, Dr Williams is a valuable resource for plant-based physicians everywhere.Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo.Support the show

Thoughts on the episode? Let us know.Don Larsen died this month, at the age of 90.He played baseball professionally from 1953 to 1967, and had a less than stellar career. As a pitcher, his lifetime record was 81 wins and 91 losses. He played five of those years with the powerhouse New York Yankees during their dynastic heyday in the 1950s; his record for lesser teams was a dismal 36 wins and 67 losses.And yet he's one of my favorite players of all time.Click to subscribe to the Mindset Mastery Memo.Support the show