The Superhumanize Podcast

When we are children, we ask questions upon questions. As adults, many of us lose that expression of innate curiosity and even become embarrassed about asking questions at all.And that is a shame, as questions are one of the most powerful tools to elevate ourselves and the world we live in.Questions are not only deeply revealing about the person who asks, but are profound drivers of our culture and of human history. The right question at the right time can change everything, from the course of a relationship to the course of the world.There is an art to asking the right questions and questions can also be wielded as weapons. How to learn one and to recognize and deal with the other is something this episode's guest is intimately familiar with.Warren Berger is a "questionologist". He is the author of internationally bestselling books such as The Book of Beautiful Questions, The Powerful Questions That Will Help You Decide, Create, Connect and Lead and he also is the creator of the popular website www.amorebeautifulquestion.comWarren has interviewed and studied hundreds of the world’s leading innovators, designers, and creative thinkers to analyze how they ask fundamental questions, solve problems, and create new possibilities. He has zeroed in on the power of questioning in our lives and written about why questioning leads to innovation, how it can help you be more successful in your career, and how we can all get better at asking the kind of “beautiful questions” that spark change in our businesses and lives.In this episode with Warren, you'll discover:-The most profound question Warren has ever been asked...03:55-Why we question less as we mature...06:27-How to ask questions that stimulate meaningful, curiosity-based dialogue...12:14-The essential element(s) of identifying one's self as a "questionologist"...17:28-Why journalists today "JAQ" off in order to sway an audience to accept an ideology vs. lead to the truth...24:36-The one question a leader needs to ask...29:53-Questions it's best to avoid...36:20-Warren's best personal practice...41:00Resources mentioned:A More Beautiful QuestionThe Book of Beautiful QuestionsBeautiful Questions in the Classroom

In our lifetime we spend about 25 years asleep and for at least 6 of these years, we are dreaming.Dreams have fascinated philosophers for thousands of years, but only very recently dreams have become the subject of scientific study. I am certain that most of you who are listening have often wondered about your dreams, where they come from and what they mean and why you dream at all. My guest today has answers to these questions and some of them are as surprising as they are enlightening.Ian Wallace is a psychologist who specialises in dreams and dreaming. He is widely acclaimed in the media for his live dream analysis.Ian has an encyclopaedic knowledge of dreams and the dreaming process and over thirty years of experience of putting his learning into successful practice.Since graduating in Psychology, Ian has analysed hundreds of thousands of dreams for his clients during his professional career as a dream psychologist.As the author of the best-selling dream books, ‘The Top 100 Dreams’ and 'The Complete A to Z Dictionary of Dreams', he has increased public awareness of the value of dreams and sleep, and how to actually make practical use of them.Ian's experience and insight from this work leads him to believe that exploring our dreams is the most powerful and accessible way to realise what we want in life and how to achieve it. Ian is the originator of the Dream Connection Process, a unique and powerful method that enables anyone to connect the imagery and symbolism that they create in their dreams to situations and opportunities in waking life where they can use this awareness to make a healthy difference. He uses the Dream Connection Process with even the scariest and most disturbing nightmares, so that the dreamer can identify positive actions to take in waking life that will help them connect with their deepest hopes and aspirations. As Ian says to his clients, “A dream is just a dream until you put it into action'.In this episode with Dr. Ian Wallace, you'll discover:-Why a dream is the "ultimate selfie"...03:49-The optimal way to dealing with reoccurring dreams...06:49-Getting chased by zombies is one of the most common unpleasant dreams...11:19-The top 3 most common dreams...13:22-Dreams that are prophetic, or foretelling the future...22:44-Why do we function largely based on our subconscious?...31:20-Substances that dissolve the barrier between the conscious and unconscious states...39:24-How to better remember our dreams, and have more lucid dreams...47:55-PTSD and its relation to nightmares and night terrors...55:12-Regaining a sense of agency by knowing how to analyze our dreams...1:08:52-Ian's best personal practices to enhance himself physically, emotionally and spiritually...1:11:03Resources mentioned:WEBSITE:ianwallacedreams.comBOOKS:Decode Your Dreams: Unlock Your Unconscious And Transform Your Waking LifeThe Top 100 DreamsThe Complete A - Z Dictionary of Dreams 

What does it take to be a good leader or a great team member? One important aspect of this is the capacity to be able to connect with others, especially those who are different from us.Not only to ensure an optimally functioning organization, but to create teams that collaborate together with a passion and a purpose and to establish psychologically safe environments for individuals, where everyone can feel at ease with making their voice heard and count.And this episode's guest teaches exactly how to make this happen. LaTonya Wilkins is the founder of the Change Coaches and specializes in coaching executives on leading “below the surface” to build psychologically safe relationships with their teams across differences. She is a sought-after keynote speaker and has inspired audiences all over the world.LaTonya has worked with leaders at many well-known companies including Google, GE, The New York Times, and several nonprofits and she is the author of Leading Below the Surface: How to Build Real (and Psychologically Safe) Relationships with People Who Are Different from You.In this episode with LaTonya Wilkins, you'll discover:-Why is it so important to connect with people who are different from us?...02:52-How to create an environment of psychological safety in the workplace...04:02-How LaTonya drew inspiration from her grandmother...09:05-How the concept of the word "leader" is changing over time...14:01-How to create an environment of "belonging" at work...17:08-The "Terrible Three" biases we all hold...19:25-Give, but don't expect anything in return...22:24-Undesirable outcomes if we remain stubborn with our standards...25:30-The 5 qualities of desirable leadership...27:05-LaTonya's best personal practices...29:05-And more...Resources mentioned:LaTonya's website LaTonya's book, Leading Below The SurfaceLaTonya's social handles:LinkedInInstagram

The ancient Greek aphorism “Know thyself” is intimately connected to self-awareness and being in charge of our own thoughts and personality. I have always found the travel inward, into our inner world, at least as important as the outward travel of physically exploring the world. There is power in knowing our own mind. And my guest today is a visionary and innovator with regard to the power and potential of the mind.Ariel Garten is a neuroscientist and entrepreneur whose driving purpose is to empower and help others overcome mental obstacles in order to live healthy, happy lives and reach their maximum potential.Ariel is a co-founder of InteraXon, the makers of Muse: the brain sensing headband. Muse is the award-winning wearable technology that assists and trains meditation and mindfulness.Before founding InteraXon, Ariel was not only trained as a neuroscientist and psychotherapist, but also started her own international clothing line while she worked in labs researching Parkinson’s disease and hippocampal neurogenesis. It was her unique ability to blend science with art that was integral to the design of Muse and to Interaxon’s unique approach to brain sensing technology.Her team’s technology has been featured in over 1000 media pieces and also was the feature showcase at not only the 2018 G7 Summit, but also at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics where they set up an installation that allowed over 7,000 people to control the lights on the CN tower, Canadian parliament buildings, and Niagara Falls with their brains from across the country.In this episode with Ariel Garten, you'll discover:-The meta-crisis of technology and how to alleviate it...03:05-How technology helps us tune into ourselves...06:00-The Muse headband: how it works and what it does...08:15-Ariel's fascination with the inner workings of the mind...10:30-Really knowing yourself is hard; here is why it's worth it...11:55-How Muse helps with anxiety...16:55-Current hot topics in the neuroscience field...20:30-Ariel's background intersecting science, art, and business...24:00-A survey of female-led business: then vs. now...27:20-Advice for up and coming ladypreneurs...30:30-The future of brain technologies: how they can help us heal...33:55-Look at others with love...36:30Resources mentioned:WebsiteGuest's social handles:InstagramFacebook

Holistic health considers multidimensional aspects of wellness. To truly achieve optimal wellness in the physical, mental, and spiritual sense, we need to view and support the body as an incredible system it is.My guest today is Philipp Samor von Holtzendorff-Fehling, a coach, conscious entrepreneur, and energy healer! In our conversation we will dive into the fascinating world of quantum energy and frequencies.While having a successful international business career, Philipp started to see and work through blockages that prevented him from connecting with his true self. At the same time he began to perceive energy fields, subsequently putting him on the path of becoming a conscious entrepreneur and going through two decades of training in shamanic and other energy healing practices.He left the international corporate world and today is the co-founder of Leela Quantum Tech® which offers technology that harnesses the healing power of quantum energy.Philipp says that energetic abundance is what stands behind all existence.His mission is to help others free their potential, and to provide access to the technology that can act as a bridge for humans on the path to unlocking the access to our full consciousness.In this episode with Philipp, you'll discover:-Phillip's path to becoming an energy healer...02:55-Becoming an energy healer in a culture that doesn't embrace energy healing...06:48-Manifesting energy fields around us...10:49-Quantum energy explained...14:45-What to expect from the Quantum and Infinity Blocks...16:35-Effects on the body using Leela Tech products...25:10-Does the body "sense" the effects of the blocks?...29:30-Are the effects of the products sustainable?...31:30-How well-received were the products initially?...35:00-How to get started working with frequency medicine, for all budgets...42:10-Phillip's practices ...45:20Resources mentioned:Leela Quantum Tech websiteGuest's social handles:TelegramInstagramFacebookYouTube

Connection, the feeling to belong is a deep human desire. And at present it feels like we are experiencing a loneliness epidemic. How can we find our tribe and how can we build and maintain a healthy community?Today's guest Jillian Richardson is on a mission to make the world less lonely. She is a connection coach and founder of The Joy List (a weekly newsletter featuring events in NYC where you can "come alone and leave with a friend) and the author of Unlonely Planet: How Healthy Congregations Can Change the World.In this episode with Guest Name, you'll discover:-How Jillian overcame a loss of connection to become obsessed with connection...01:55-The root cause of loneliness in our society...06:46-Why do we feel lonely, even when we're around other people?...10:15-Why it's more difficult to make friends as an adult...12:25-How to "find your tribe" and create the community you crave...14:55-Jillian's best practice for life...20:20-And much more!Resources mentioned:Jillian's websiteInstagramUn-Lonely Planet: How Healthy Congregations Can Change the World

Do you want to take your health and nutrition to the next level? What if you could do this by growing your own superfoods at home, easily, quickly and at the costs of just a mere few cents per serving? My guest today is going to teach you all about the power of nature's ultimate superfood.Doug Evans, also known as The Sprout Wizard, is an early pioneer in the health food movement. After losing his father to heart disease and his mother to cancer and then watching his brother fight with diabetes and suffering three strokes, he became the co-founder of Organic Avenue, one of the first organic cold-pressed juice and plant-based raw food retailers in the United States.Doug was also the founder of Juicero, the first at-home cold-pressed juicing system.In his bestselling book, The Sprout Book, Doug teaches us about the power of sprouts as an ultra-food for health, weight loss and optimum nutrition and about a plant-based way of eating that is sustainable, low-cost and accessible.In this episode with Doug Evans, you'll discover:-Doug's journey to the vegan lifestyle...03:20-Sprouting is like eating mini stem cells...08:00-Anti-inflammatory effects of sprouts...10:20-A typical dinner with sprouts as the main course...17:30-How to get started with sprouting...22:28-The best and easiest sprouts to grow...27:00-Doug's most important personal practice...29:44-And much more!Resources mentioned:The Sprout BookGuest's social handles:Instagram

What if you could become someone who makes people want to say "yes"? What if you could walk into a room and say "I've got an idea", and people would be wanting to say "yes" to your proposal before they even heard it?This is what influence can do.It can win hearts and can spark change and can get you what you want in your work life, at home and in your creative endeavors. And it 's what the guest of today's episode teaches.Yale behavioral scientist Dr. Zoe Chance is a writer, teacher, researcher and climate philanthropist obsessed with the topic of interpersonal influence.She earned her doctorate in behavioral science from Harvard and now teaches “Mastering Influence and Persuasion,” the most popular course at Yale School of Management. Her research has been published in top academic journals and covered in global media. Zoe speaks internationally for Fortune 500 firms and leading NGOs, and gave a popular TEDx talk, How to Make a Behavior Addictive. Her framework for behavior change is the foundation for Google’s global food policy that helps over 100,000 people make healthier choices every day.In her bestselling book Influence Is Your Superpower: The Science Of Winning Hearts, Sparking Change And Making Good Thigs Happen, Zoe explains that influence does not actually work the way many of us expect and she shows us how to move past popular misconceptions, such as the idea that asking for more will make people dislike you.Today Zoe will share her strategies with us and here is why what she has to say matters profoundly: Zoe teaches smart, kind people to raise money for charity, get elected to political office, fund startups, start movements, save lives, find love, negotiate great deals and job offers, and even get along better with their kids. In other words, she helps people to use their superpower of influence as a force for good.In this episode with Dr. Zoe Chance, you'll discover:-Why business school is NOT the place to learn the intricacies of business...03:20-How to bring your exciting idea into the marketplace...08:08-How to overcome the innate fear of asking for help...12:35-How to change behavior without changing the mind...17:30-A counterintuitive method to gaining control over situations...31:46-The biggest misconceptions of possessing influence...36:35-Ethical influence vs. manipulation...44:00-Why we should "practice" getting rejected...50:18-The man who saved the world by saying "no"...57:00-The gator and the judge analogy...1:04:00-The essential elements of charisma...1:16:45-The "Magic Question" that will help you gain more influence...1:24:40-Zoe's best practice...1:28:50Resources mentioned:Influence Is Your Superpower: The Science Of Winning Hearts, Sparking Change And Making Good Thigs HappenThe Man Who Saved the World

If working out and optimizing your workout routine is an important part of your life, then today's episode about the science of blood flow restriction may offer some fascinating insights and inspiration for you. My guest Dr. Jeremy Loenneke is one of the leading researchers on practical blood flow restriction training, also known as BFR, or occlusion training. Jeremy is going to share his knowledge about the benefits of blood flow restriction, how to apply it during training and the effects on size, strength and recovery of muscles.Jeremy Loenneke has a Ph.D. in exercise physiology, a Master’s in nutrition and exercise.He is currently the director of the Kevser Ermin Applied Physiology Laboratory and his research group’s primary focus is on skeletal muscle adaptations to exercise with and without the application of blood flow restriction. Jeremy is also a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and a member of the American Physiological Society.In this episode with Jeremy Loenneke, you'll discover:-Jeremy's path to bodybuilding...02:30-An overview of blood flow restriction (BFR) from the Godfather himself...03:45-The physiology of blood flow restriction...04:50-The history of BFR to the present day practice...06:30-Safety tips for BFR...08:30-There is a growing body of evidence that BFR could be a good modality for recovery...11:30-The initial seed of fascination for Jeremy that led to his doctoral studies in the field...12:30-The importance of muscular health for longevity...14:20-Fast twitch and slow twitch muscle fibers defined...16:20-Strength vs. hypertrophy...17:35-Great muscular strength is often related to muscle size, but not always...19:05-Practical tips to integrate BFR into your workout...20:35-Differences in BFR training for athletes vs. the layperson...26:00-An expert's take on the 5 year projection for BFR training...27:20-Jeremy's hopes for BFR testing he could do in his lab...29:20-Exercise and training are practices which impacted Jeremy's life in unexpected and circuitous ways...31:00Resources mentioned:Kevser Ermin Applied Physiology LaboratoryGuest's social handles:TwitterInstagram

"Imagine what it would be like to experience more clarity, connection, possibility, and skill in your everyday life and relationships. Imagine feeling at home with yourself and your relationships, living and acting from your most preferred values and intentions. Imagine getting triggered, but knowing how to respond instead of react. Imagine feeling at ease, and even empowered, by your painful past--no longer being overwhelmed or overpowered by painful stories, outdated beliefs, or critical voices that limit your life.”These are the words of this episode's guest, Jessica Fern. She is a psychotherapist, public speaker, and trauma and relationship expert. In her international private practice, Jessica works with individuals, couples and people in multiple-partner relationships who no longer want to be limited by their reactive patterns, cultural conditioning, insecure attachment styles, and past traumas, helping them to embody new possibilities in life and love.In her bestselling book Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy, Jessica breaks new ground by putting together attachment theory, trauma and polyamory into one cohesive body of work.Her insights on attachment styles and how to heal our relationship with ourselves and others are profoundly inspiring, not only for those amongst us who chose consensual non-monogamy as their way to love, but also for those among us who are most comfortable in monogamous relationships. After all, everything is about love, its presence, or its absence.In this episode with Jessica, you'll discover:-"Being Love"...03:10-Jessica's path to psychotherapy and healing...04:30-Personal experiences with trauma in childhood and inter-generationally...05:30-A primer on Attachment Theory...07:15-Living life as a consensual nonmonogamist...10:50-Cultural and psychological models of love prescribed in the Western world...15:00-Different attachment styles with different partners in polyamorous relationships...18:50-The effects and disruptions attachment styles with parental figures can cause later in life...20:10-Intentionally forging multiple attachments with multiple partners...23:10-The source of security comes from your own internal place; there can be external influences, but they are not the source...27:40-H.E.A.R.T.S. attachment...29:45Here (be present)Express DelightAttunementRituals and RoutinesTurning Towards after ConflictSecure Attachment with Self-Some people rely more on the structure of a relationship than the expression of love in the relationship...33:20-A look back at the evolution of marriage gives clues as to why certain parts of the culture rely so heavily on relationship structures over relationship essence...37:15-Before you can be polysecure, you have to decide if you want to be an attachment figure for multiple partners...40:20-Six specific strategies to move toward secure attachments in multiple relationships...43:05-Jealousy is attachment primal panic; here is what you and your partner can do to support yourself...45:15-Self-soothing and self-regulation tips from the polyvagal theory and inner parts work...48:45-Practices that have informed Jessica's life...55:05Resources mentioned:Jessica's websiteJessica's book: Polysecure