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Welcome to The Mindful Midlife Crisis, a podcast for people navigating the complexities and possibilities of life’s second half. I’m your host, Billy Lahr, an educator, personal trainer, meditation teacher, and overthinker who talks to experts who specialize in social and emotional learning, mindfulness, physical and emotional wellness, cultural awareness, finances, communication, relationships, dating, and parenting, all in an effort to help us better reflect, learn, and grow so we can live a more purpose-filled life. Take a deep breath, embrace the present, and journey with me through The Mindful Midlife Crisis.
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Episode 192--From Solo to Soulful: Why I'm Prioritizing Connections More Than Ever
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Mar 26, 2025 |
Episode 191--Zooming Out: How Gratitude Shifts Our Perspective
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Mar 19, 2025 |
Episode 190--Stretching Beyond Limits: Embracing Growth, Imperfection, and Momentum
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Mar 12, 2025 |
Episode 189--"Let Me Show You My City": 大阪の秋 (Osaka No Aki)
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Mar 05, 2025 |
Episode 188--My Happiness Hangover: Cultivating Uncontainable Joy
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Feb 26, 2025 |
Episode 187--How Conduits Create Community through Connection and Elevation
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Feb 19, 2025 |
Episode 186--On the Solo Tip: Balancing Independence with Feelings of Isolation
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Feb 12, 2025 |
Episode 185–How Structure and Routine Create More Freedom and Flexibilty
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Feb 05, 2025 |
Episode 184--Making a Difficult Decision When Your Head, Heart, and Gut Aren’t Aligned
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Jan 29, 2025 |
Episode 183--What to Do When You've Got Cold Feet
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Jan 22, 2025 |
Episode 182--Should You Go All In or Play It Safe?
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Jan 15, 2025 |
Episode 181: Embracing Your Midlife Prime
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Jan 08, 2025 |
Episode 180--Let's Try This Again: The Mindful Midlife Crisis Makes a 180
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Jan 01, 2025 |
Episode 118--On to the Next Chapter
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Dec 27, 2023 |
Episode 117--Your Network = Your Net Worth: Why Your Crew Matters
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Dec 20, 2023 |
Episode 116--How Being Curious Leads to More Purpose in Life
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Dec 13, 2023 |
Episode 115--Meditate & Mingle: Cultivating a Stable Mind
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Dec 06, 2023 |
Episode 114--The Quantifiable Consequences of Living Mindlessly
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Nov 29, 2023 |
Episode 113--Meditate & Mingle: Mindful Eating
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Nov 22, 2023 |
Episode 112--How Being More Aware of Our Strengths, Weaknesses, and Needs Leads to Better Outcomes
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Nov 15, 2023 |
Episode 111--Meditate & Mingle: Breathwork through Extending the Exhale
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Nov 08, 2023 |
Episode 110--What's Your Personality Type?
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Nov 01, 2023 |
Episode 109--Meditate & Mingle: Awareness Of Your Problem Without Fixing It
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Oct 25, 2023 |
Episode 108--Enjoy Your Morning Coffee More Mindfully (and Other Practical Tips)
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Oct 18, 2023 |
Episode 107--Losing a Parent: Celebrating the Life of Dan Clement Hazard with End of Life Coach Danielle Slupesky
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Oct 11, 2023 |
Episode 106–I'm Back! (with a Special Guest!)
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Oct 04, 2023 |
Episode 105--"I Don't Want to Go": Billy Says Goodbye to Seoul
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Jul 05, 2023 |
Episode 104--What Triggers Your Anxiety?
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Jun 28, 2023 |
Episode 103--What Does Anxiety Look and Feel Like?
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Jun 21, 2023 |
Episode 102--How to Self-Promote without Bragging
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Jun 14, 2023 |
Episode 101--I Just Want to See You Win
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Jun 07, 2023 |
Episode 100--How to Make Radical Life Changes with Bianca Thomas
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May 31, 2023 |
Episode 99--Skills for Navigating Adult ADHD and Autism with Genie Love
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May 24, 2023 |
Episode 98--Understanding How Adverse Childhood Experiences Impact Society with Dr. Shree Walker
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May 17, 2023 |
Episode 97--Investing in Your Child's Emotional Learning with Dr. Cindy Hovington
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May 10, 2023 |
Episode 96--Managing Overwhelming Emotions
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May 03, 2023 |
Episode 95--How to Find Joy through Disappointing Others with Steven English
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Apr 26, 2023 |
Episode 94--How to Be Your Own Chief Brand Officer Jennifer Walton
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Apr 19, 2023 |
Episode 93--Get Authentic with Marques Ogden
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Apr 12, 2023 |
Episode 92--Life Lessons from a Cherry Blossom Tree
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Apr 05, 2023 |
Episode 91--It's Not Weak to Speak with Simon Rinne, Part 2
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Mar 29, 2023 |
Episode 90--It's Not Weak to Speak with Simon Rinne, Part 1
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Mar 22, 2023 |
Episode 89--Win the Day with Becky Allen
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Mar 15, 2023 |
Episode 88--Strength at Every Angle with Venus Lau
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Mar 08, 2023 |
Episode 87--How Renting a Scooter (Almost) Gave Me an Anxiety Attack
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Mar 01, 2023 |
Episode 86--Empty Nest, Full Pockets with Matt Meline
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Feb 22, 2023 |
Episode 85--Why Are People Leaving Their Jobs? with Brian Aquart
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Feb 15, 2023 |
Episode 84--The Experiment Mindset with Jason Robinson
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Feb 08, 2023 |
Episode 83--Using a CHIPS List to Increase Your Daily Productivity
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Feb 01, 2023 |
Episode 82--How to Recover from Narcissistic Abuse with Jeanine Faith
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Jan 25, 2023 |
Episode 81--Stoic Street Smarts with Ed Latimore
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Jan 18, 2023 |
Episode 80--Avoid Toxic Self-Help Advice with Jordan Harbinger
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Jan 11, 2023 |
Episode 79--Morning Routines for a Successful 2023
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Jan 04, 2023 |
Episode 78--Billy Recaps Season 6 with His Best Good Pal Matt Hazard of The Brute Squad!
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Dec 28, 2022 |
Episode 77--Midlife Sexual Healing with Sex Therapist Cathy Saputo
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Dec 21, 2022 |
Episode 76--How to Beautifully Co-Parent with Your Ex with Anna Skender
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Dec 14, 2022 |
Episode 75--How to Live with More Joy in Your Life
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Dec 07, 2022 |
Episode 74--Too Foreign for Here, Too Foreign for Home: A Korean Adoptee Meets Her Birth Family with Brook Mallak
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Nov 30, 2022 |
Episode 73--Giving Sunshine: A Widower's Journey to Love and Happiness with Jason Clawson
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Nov 23, 2022 |
Episode 72--Acts of Service As Self-Care with Dr. Lina Haji
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Nov 16, 2022 |
Episode 71--Navigating Trauma through Resilience with Dr. Shree Walker
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Nov 09, 2022 |
Episode 70--“Joy Is Doubled When Shared; Sorrow Is Halved When Shared”: Mourning the Lives Lost in Itaewan
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Nov 02, 2022 |
Episode 69--Live Better, Die Slower with Eric Romanak
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Oct 26, 2022 |
Episode 68--Men Talking Mindfulness with Retired Navy SEAL Commander Jon Macaskill
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Oct 19, 2022 |
Episode 67--The Complete Man with Purdeep Sangha
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Oct 12, 2022 |
Episode 66--"No More Men Talking Mental Health on Podcasts": An Open Letter to Chelsea Fagan of The Financial Diet
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Oct 05, 2022 |
Summer Session 9--Billy's Endless Summer with Our Best Good Pal Matt Hazard!
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Aug 31, 2022 |
Summer Session 8--Billy and Brian Get Older...Again
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Aug 24, 2022 |
Summer Session 7--So...What’s Next for Billy and Brian? with Life Coach Jill Dahler
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Aug 17, 2022 |
Summer Session 6--SeoulShare: Billy Finds Clarity and Meaning in Seoul with Iggy Lee
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Aug 10, 2022 |
Summer Session 5--What to See and Do in Jeju Island and Busan, South Korea
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Aug 03, 2022 |
Summer Session 4--Billy's Friends in High Places
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Jul 27, 2022 |
Summer Session 3--Billy's Minnesota Nice Experience at the Cuyuna Gnome Home in the Small Town of Crosby
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Jul 20, 2022 |
Summer Session 2--Billy Stretches Out His Comfort Zone Pizza Dough in Puerto Vallarta with Special Guest Dr. David DeMarkis
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Jul 13, 2022 |
Summer Session 1--How Billy's Pacific Northwest Road Trip Manifested into Anxious Attachment
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Jul 06, 2022 |
Episode 65--Billy and Brian Recap Season 5 with Their Best Good Pal Matt Hazard of The Brute Squad!
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Jun 29, 2022 |
Episode 64--How to Make Your LinkedIn Profile Stand Out during Your Job Search with Jessica Fiesta George
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Jun 22, 2022 |
Episode 63--Escape the 9-5 Grind with Brian Gallagher (aka The Simple Man Guide)
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Jun 15, 2022 |
Episode 62--Using BOTH Meditation AND Medication to Support Your Mental Health with Bryan Piatt
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Jun 08, 2022 |
Episode 61--Question the Drink with Gray Area Expert Kari Schwear
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Jun 01, 2022 |
Episode 60--Back to Life with Near-Death Survivor Danny Bader
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May 25, 2022 |
Episode 59--The Emotional Intelligence Dance Party with Rich Bracken
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May 18, 2022 |
Episode 58--How to Make Being Selfish Work for You with Val Jones
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May 11, 2022 |
Episode 57--Reviving Your Midlife Marriage with Deanna Bryant
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May 04, 2022 |
Episode 56--Balancing High Performance, Happiness, and Relationships with Christine Chang
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Apr 27, 2022 |
Episode 55--Anti-Racist Conversations with White People with Jesse Ross
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Apr 20, 2022 |
Episode 54--Declutter and Get Organized! with Janet M. Taylor
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Apr 13, 2022 |
Episode 53--Billy Discusses the Gray Areas in His Life
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Apr 06, 2022 |
Episode 52--Billy and Brian Recap Season 4 with Their Best Good Pal Matt Hazard of The Brute Squad!
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Mar 30, 2022 |
Episode 51--The Pursuit for Higher Consciousness with Dr. David DeMarkis
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Mar 23, 2022 |
Episode 50--Putting Your Healthiest Foot Forward with Endurance Athlete and Personal Trainer Aaron Boike
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Mar 16, 2022 |
Episode 49--How Breathwork Enhances Our Lives with Kolin Purcell and Anna Schlegel, Part 2
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Mar 09, 2022 |
Episode 48--How Breathwork Enhances Our Lives with Kolin Purcell and Anna Schlegel, Part 1
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Mar 02, 2022 |
Episode 47--The Human Healing Project with Marie Nutter
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Feb 23, 2022 |
Episode 46--The Trail to Recovery and Redemption with Michael Mosher
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Feb 16, 2022 |
Episode 45--Confronting Mortality with Cancer Survivor Joy Huber
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Feb 09, 2022 |
Episode 44--The Urgency of Awareness with Jodi Pfarr
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Feb 02, 2022 |
Episode 43: F*ck Being Fine with Transformational Coach Lori Saitz
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Jan 26, 2022 |
Episode 42--Trash the Checklist with Dr. Yolanda Holloway and Tiffany Byrd
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Jan 19, 2022 |
Episode 41--The Midlife Male with Greg Scheinman
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Jan 12, 2022 |
Episode 40--The Reinvention Rebellion with Wendy Battles
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Jan 05, 2022 |
Episode 39--Billy Shares the Lessons He Learned during His Trip to Portugal, Spain, and Dakar
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Dec 01, 2021 |
Episode 38--The Gentlemen's Guide to Inner Work: Billy's One-on-One Conversation with Spiritual Health Coach Lecia Fox
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Oct 27, 2021 |
Episode 37--Billy and Brian Recap Season 3 with Their Best Good Pal Matt Hazard of The Brute Squad!
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Oct 20, 2021 |
Episode 36--Finding Our Meaning and Purpose through Self-Journey with Dr. Yvette Erasmus
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Oct 13, 2021 |
Episode 35--Rebalanced Thinking, Rebalanced Living with Tom Cody
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Oct 06, 2021 |
Episode 34--The Language of Mindfulness with Mindfulness Coach Brett Hill
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Sep 29, 2021 |
Episode 33--How Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Make Us an All-Around Better Society with Global Inclusion and Diversity Business Leader Ericka Jones
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Sep 22, 2021 |
Episode 32--How to Interrupt Impostor Syndrome with Teresa Sande
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Sep 15, 2021 |
Episode 31--Ride the Wave of Healthy Risk-Taking with John Wessinger
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Sep 08, 2021 |
Episode 30--Outperform the Norm with Personal Performance Coach Scott Welle
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Sep 01, 2021 |
Episode 29--Discover Your Inner Awesome by Being Unapologetically You with Life Coach Jill Dahler
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Aug 25, 2021 |
Episode 28--How to Successfully Switch Your Career with Career Coach Dr. Dawn Graham
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Aug 18, 2021 |
Episode 27--Unblocking Your Best Self through Energy Work with Energy Mastery Expert Kristen Brown
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Aug 11, 2021 |
Episode 26--Billy and Brian Get Older, Set Some Goals, and Make a BIG Midlife Crisis Announcement!
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Aug 04, 2021 |
Episode 25--Life in a Blended Family with Lisa Barnholdt
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Jul 28, 2021 |
Episode 24--Parenting a Child with Special Needs with Shannon Essler-Petty
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Jul 21, 2021 |
Episode 23--Parenting and Working with Children with ADHD with Mental Health Advocate Tandra Rutledge
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Jul 14, 2021 |
Episode 22--How to Normalize and Prioritize Mental Health Conversations with Our Children with Tandra Rutledge from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
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Jul 07, 2021 |
Episode 21--Billy and Brian Recap Season 2 with Their Best Good Pal Matt Hazard of The Brute Squad!
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Jun 30, 2021 |
Episode 20--Marriage Is Hard: Billy and Brian Talk to a Listener about Her Trial Separation
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Jun 23, 2021 |
Episode 19--Compassionate Communication for Deeper, More Meaningful Relationships with Dr. Yvette Erasmus
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Jun 16, 2021 |
Episode 18--Billy and Brian Discuss the Emotionally Mature Female Brain with Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Krista Margolis (Part 4 of The Female Brain by Louann Brizendine)
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Jun 09, 2021 |
Episode 16--Billy Gets Dating Advice from Dating Coach Sally Heart
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May 26, 2021 |
Episode 15--Billy and Brian Discuss The Five Love Languages by Dr. Gary Chapman
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May 19, 2021 |
Episode 14--Billy and Brian Discuss the Pregnant Momma Brain with Michelle Pan (Part 2 of The Female Brain by Louann Brizendine)
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May 12, 2021 |
Episode 13--Billy and Brian Discuss the Mommy Brain, the Little Girl Brain, and the Teenage Girl Brain with Judie Goslin (Part 1 of The Female Brain by Louann Brizendine)
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May 05, 2021 |
Episode 12--Billy and Brian Recap Season 1 with Their Best Good Pal Matt Hazard of The Brute Squad!
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Apr 21, 2021 |
Episode 11--Two Brothers Share How Talking about Depression Has Improved Their Relationship
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Apr 14, 2021 |
Episode 10--Top 20 Strategies for a Happier Life with Tom Cody
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Apr 07, 2021 |
Episode 9--Billy & Brian Discuss the Emotionally Mature Male Brain (Part 3 of The Male Brain by Louann Brizendine)
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Mar 31, 2021 |
Episode 7--Billy & Brian Discuss the Daddy Brain, the Little Boy Brain, and the Teenage Boy Brain (Part 1 of The Male Brain by Louann Brizendine)
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Mar 17, 2021 |
Episode 6–Putting in WURK with Personal Trainers Maurice Buchanan and Daleco James of WURK Gym, Part 2
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Mar 13, 2021 |
Episode 6–Putting in WURK with Personal Trainers Maurice Buchanan and Daleco James of WURK Gym, Part 1
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Mar 10, 2021 |
Episode 5–Brian's Battle with Booze
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Mar 03, 2021 |
Episode 4–What Is Mindfulness? with Sarah Rudell Beach
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Feb 24, 2021 |
Episode 3–The Only Way Out Is Through: Billy Battles His Demons with Mindfulness
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Feb 17, 2021 |
Episode 2–Why Are Suicide Rates So High for Middle-Aged Men?
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Feb 10, 2021 |
Episode 1–In Medias Res: What Exactly Is a Midlife Crisis?
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Feb 03, 2021 |