Untangle

Dr. Shelby Harris is a Clinical Psychologist, Board Certified in Behavioural Sleep Disorders, and the former Director of the Behavior Sleep Medicine Program at Montefiore Medical Center. Her new book is called The Women’s Guide to Overcoming Insomnia — Get a Good Night Sleep Without Relying on Medication. Shelby covers the nuts and bolts of a good night's sleep, how our hormones affect our sleep, and how we can change certain habits, thoughts, and behaviors so we can stomp out insomnia for good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Winter is a neurologist, sleep specialist, and author of the book, "The Sleep Solution: Why Your Sleep is Broken and How to Fix It." He explains why we’re a culture of poor sleepers and how we got that way, and includes five things we can do to improve our sleep right now. Spoiler alert: an attitude change might be the best tactic of all... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kern Beare is the author of the book, Difficult Conversations, the Art and Science of Working Together. He shares strategies to help us have more productive dialogues and to resolve differences when it matters most. Whether in relationship, work, or political conversations, he discusses the importance of dropping our egos, letting go of feeling like we need to be right all the time, deep listening to truly understand the other, and seeing beyond our own stories. Understanding our implicit triggers and underlying ’stories’ can help us to be more self-aware when we’re in the heat of a difficult discussion or, as he says, about to ‘flip our lid.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Todays Guest is Dan Harris, ABC News journalist and author of 10% Happier and Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics. Dan has a humorous way of turning ancient wisdom into useful everyday tools for staying sane. In this interview, we talk about Election Sanity (or lack thereof) and trainable mental skills and practices that can give us a bit of a boost right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of our most important podcasts ever, a riveting story that teaches us how to overcome our divides through respect, patience, and recognition of shared humanity. Daryl Davis is a black man who has gotten over 200 KKK clansmen to leave the KKK by becoming friends with them. Daryl tells incredible stories of these meetings and shares his powerful method for conversing with someone from another viewpoint. It is a snapshot of what is possible to achieve in our divided country, and a methodology we can all use to do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Koshin is a zen teacher, monk, author, and the founder of the Zen Center for Contemplative Care in NY. He's also a favorite teacher on Muse and Meditation Studio. Koshin helps us deal with stressful reactions, especially those triggered by the US election and the many other events we’re all experiencing. He shares some tools, practices, and inner resources that he's tapping into right now. At the end of the interview, he asks...how do you want to live today? how are you going to nourish your life? How are you going to leave sorrow behind so you can be of service to yourself and to the world? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Want to be free? The journey begins within. Diego Perez, aka "Yung Pueblo", talks about understanding your mind to set yourself free, find contentment, connection--and maybe even save the world! Get inside the head of this incredible poet, meditator, and speaker who inspires hundreds of thousands of people daily on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Robert Brooks is a clinical psychologist and author of over 17 books, including the one we discuss in this interview, "The Power of Resilience". He shares some of the characteristics of those who believe we have control over our lives versus those who are quickly overwhelmed by challenges. Hear how gratitude, making a difference, practicing empathy, and turning off the ‘struggle switch’ all lead to more emotional intelligence and the realization that we are the authors of our own lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim Donovan is a drummer for the 2x platinum band Rusty Root. He's also a Music Therapist and co-wrote the first song played on Mars (!). In this episode, we learn all about sound and how it helps us heal, how to use it to stimulate our vagus nerve, and how to harness the power of sound to get us through the best - and worst- times. Jim gives us the rare treat of guiding interactive sound exercises right on the podcast, and plays it for us, live! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sebene is a renowned meditation teacher, speaker, and author of the new book, You Belong, A Call for Connection. She talks about how meditation has transformed her world and how we can bring these teachings into every part of our lives. She believes that we are all inherently interconnected and shares how meditation has been a catalyst to expand awareness, reduce suffering, stay in the present moment, and to generally see the world more clearly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices