My Wakeup Call with Dr. Mark Goulston
I’m Dr. Mark Goulston, and this is My Wakeup Call. Everybody has personal wakeup calls, but not everybody wakes up. In this podcast, we speak to people who did. In fact, they not only woke up, but their wakeup calls changed their lives, often helped them discover their purpose and then changed how they would spend the rest of their life. In most cases, the wakeup call was not pleasant, sought-after, and often shook people to the core of their being. But in every case, it made our guests more authentic, better at life, better in life and better human beings. I hope you will listen in and become as inspired as I am from every episode. I also hope it will help you persevere if you are going through a wakeup call and haven’t yet gotten through the pain of it, or landed in your future as the better person you’re meant to be, with the better life that you’re meant to have.
DISCLAIMER: Any information or advice I give is purely based on my own experience. Comments made are as a coach- this is not medical or psychiatry advice. There is no guarantee as there are many variables that will impact outcomes. Everything stated should be taken as opinion.
Latest episodes
Nov 21, 2022 • 31min
Ep 424 - Kevin Hines
In this episode I interview Kevin Hines, suicide attempt survivor and suicide prevention advocate and featured star on, "Stay Alive," and "The Ripple Effect," who wakeup call was surviving jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge and dedicating his live to helping people with mental illness and preventing suicide. https://www.kevinhinesstory.com
Nov 18, 2022 • 36min
Ep 423 - Gretchen Villegas
In this episode I interview Gretchen Villegas, CEO of https://empowertheorphaned.org/team/ whose through line has been always giving to and empowering those who have less that she learned from her low income family and how others always shared what little they had with others who had less.
Nov 17, 2022 • 48min
Ep 422 - Michelle Tillis Lederman
In this episode I speak with Michelle Tillis Lederman, CEO of Executive Essentials and author of, "The Connectors Advantage," whose wakeup call was coming from a poor home and being fiercely committed to being financially independent and then realizing when she was that life was about relationships and connections. https://executiveessentials.org/about-us/ Links: LinkedIn Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/connected-leadership-6898954629854683138/ Book Special: https://michelletillislederman.com/gift-of-connection/ Connector Quiz: https://michelletillislederman.com/connector-quiz/ FREE GIFT Link: http://michelletillislederman.com/giftpack/ Social Media: Website: http://www.michelletillislederman.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/communicationexpertspeaker YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/MichelleLederman Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtlederman/
Nov 15, 2022 • 41min
Ep 421 - Charles "Charlie" Camarda
In this episode I speak with former astronaut, research engineer, technical education innovator, Charles "Charlie" Camarda, PhD, whose through line was a passion about space travel and whose wakeup call was observing how narrow mindedness could cause NASA to miss problems that could be identified by taking a research engineer approach to them. http://www.charliecamarda.com/
Nov 14, 2022 • 36min
Ep 420 - Melissa Goldberg Mintz
In this episode I speak with Dr. Melissa Goldberg Mintz, PsyD, clinical psychologist, mother and author of, "Has Your Child Been Traumatized," whose wakeup call was realizing how widespread adverse events and resulting trauma were in children and how to help children and their parents deal and recover from it. https://melissagoldbergmintz.com/
Nov 11, 2022 • 36min
Ep 419 - Gauri Seth
In this episode I speak with Dr. Gauri Seth, UK psychiatrist who pioneered Brain-Based Connection, a science backed coaching methodology designed to facilitate connection with the authentic self, to then connect with others whose wakeup call was realizing that being both British and Indian gave her an opportunity to become more reflective about how people can truly connect with each other. https://www.brainbasedconnection.co.uk/ DISCLAIMER: Any information or advice Dr. Seth gives is purely based on her own experience. Comments made are as a coach- this is not medical or psychiatry advice. There is no guarantee as there are many variables that will impact outcomes. Everything stated should be taken as opinion.
Nov 10, 2022 • 42min
Ep 418 - Joann Wortham
In this episode I speak with Joann Wortham, author of, "EDI is the New Black: Lead the Market with Diverse Teams," whose through line and wakeup call was to create equitable, diverse and inclusive teams after growing up and being discriminated against as a young Black nurse. https://www.amazon.com/EDI-New-Black-Market-Diverse/dp/1544530854/
Nov 8, 2022 • 42min
Ep 417 - Jeff Hoffman
In this episode I speak to Jeff Hoffman, global entrepreneur, Hollywood film producer, Grammy winning jazz album producer, principal at Priceline.com whose wakeup call was realizing that he needed to explore the world and not be confined and constricted in a conventional job/life. http://jeffhoffman.com
Nov 7, 2022 • 33min
Ep 416 - Michael Adamse
In this episode I speak with my very down to earth, humble and decent guest, Dr. Michael Adamse, author of: "Make America Sane Again: A Mental Health Expert Weighs In.” Make America Sane Again," whose through line has always being able to see the "hidden in plain sight" elephant in the room, common sense approach to problems and bringing them out into the open to help individuals and organizations improve. https://makeamericasaneagain.net/
Nov 4, 2022 • 45min
Ep 415 - Eric Edmeades
In this episode I speak with Eric Edmeades, serial entrepreneur, award-winning international speaker, author, and pioneer in evolutionary biology, nutritional anthropology, and behavioral change dynamics whose wakeup call was having a successful business and hating it until he realized that his true "business" and calling was helping other people develop disguised as a barcoding business. https://ericedmeades.com/
