Strategies for Living

Strategies for Living

por David C. McMillian, Ph.D. and Lauren Leon McMillian, M.S.

Salud mental Espiritualidad

Temporada 34

Psychology Tricks That Actually Work: The Power of Staying Calm

What if the most powerful psychology tricks aren't about controlling others, but understanding yourself? Dr. David McMillian and psychotherapists Lauren Leon McMillian and Jay Murrell explore practical psychology strategies for emotional regulation, healthy boundaries, recognizing manipulation, and improving communication. Discover the power of silence, the importance of self-awareness, and how a simple pause can transform conflict into conscious choice. Learn to stop reacting automatically and start responding with intention. Original Airdate: 10/8/2026

The Life Your Soul Is Seeking with Doreen Mary Bray

What if your life isn’t something that simply happened to you, but an experience your soul came here to live? David and Lauren welcome mystic, naturopath, teacher, and author Doreen Mary Bray for a fascinating exploration of soul choice, embodiment, spiritual awakening, and the deeper purpose beneath our human experience. From The Angel and the Avatar to her new book, What Were You Meant to Be?, Doreen invites us to become curious about our lives, listen to what we already know within, and discover the embodied life our soul may be seeking. Find out more: https://www.doreenmarybray.com/ Original Airdate: 10.7.2026

Around the World in 42 Days: Science, Faith, & the Search for Truth

Can science and faith tell different parts of the same human story? Dr. Imogene Drakes, author of Around the World in 42 Days, joins David and Lauren to explore ancient mysteries, mythology, religion, history, and the search for truth. From the Galápagos and Machu Picchu to Egypt, Stonehenge, and Mohenjo-daro, Imogene shares what her remarkable journey taught her about curiosity, courage, keeping an open mind, and giving ourselves permission to finally begin the life we’ve imagined. Find out more: https://imogenedrakes.com/ Original Airdate: 10/6/2026

Success Doesn’t Have an Expiration Date with Chad Betz

What if the success you’ve been chasing no longer fits who you are? Life strategist and An Authentic Success author Chad Betz joins David and Lauren to explore reinvention, overcoming fear and complacency, escaping sunk-cost thinking, and redefining success on your own terms. Discover why you don’t have to start over to create a meaningful next chapter and why you’re never too old and it’s never too late to pursue a life that feels authentically yours. Original Airdate: 10/5/.2026

Loving a Wounded Earth: Nature Spirituality & the Environmental Crisis

What happens to our spiritual relationship with nature when the natural world itself is wounded? Philosopher and author Dr. Roger S. Gottlieb joins David and Lauren to explore nature spirituality, environmental crisis, eco-psychology, grief, gratitude, and our connection to the more-than-human world. Drawing from his book Nature Spirituality and Environmental Crisis: Embracing a Sacred, Wounded Earth, Gottlieb asks how love, compassion, and relationship with nature can transform despair and powerlessness into meaningful engagement. Find out more: www.rogersgottlieb.com Original Airdate: 10/1/2026

Lessons in Becoming Yourself

What does it really mean to become yourself? David, Lauren, and Jay explore self-discovery, authenticity, boundaries, people-pleasing, projection, self-trust, and the sometimes uncomfortable work of healing. From recognizing the mirrors life keeps placing in front of us to learning that “no” can be a sacred sentence, this conversation explores how we stop abandoning ourselves and begin living from a deeper place of self-respect and authenticity. Original Airdate: 9/20/2026

Questions That Quietly Shift Everything

What if the right question could quietly change the direction of your life? David, Lauren, and Jay explore powerful questions for self-awareness, mindfulness, personal growth, boundaries, authenticity, and intentional living: from “What actually deserves my energy right now?” to “When I’m 80, what will have mattered most?” Discover how curiosity can help you examine old habits and inherited beliefs, reconnect with yourself, and create a life that feels more consciously chosen. Original Airdate: 9/29/2026

Remember More, Carry Less: Healing Across Lifetimes with Alla Kaluzhny

Could fears, relationship patterns, and even physical responses have roots beyond this lifetime? Marriage and family therapist and spiritual psychologist Alla Kaluzhny, author of Turning the Pages, joins David and Lauren to explore past lives, reincarnation, intuition, and healing across lifetimes. Discover how bringing unconscious patterns into awareness may help us understand ourselves more deeply and perhaps remember more so we can carry less. Find out more: allakaluzhny.com Original Airdate: 9/28/2026

The ADHDer’s Guide to Self-Discovery with Sol Smith

What if ADHD isn’t something to overcome, but something to understand? Sol Smith, author of The ADHDer’s Guide to Self-Discovery, joins David and Lauren to explore ADHD through a neuro-affirming lens. They talk late diagnosis, masking and identity, executive function, dopamine and motivation, intentional procrastination, time blindness, body doubling, and practical ways to build a life that works with your brain instead of constantly fighting against it. Find out more: www.professorsol.com Original Airdate: 9/24/2026

Oh, the Frogs We Kiss: Love, Red Flags, & Starting Over with Dr. Victoria Vaughn

What can dating teach us about self-love, authenticity, red flags, and knowing when to walk away? Dr. Victoria Vaughn, author of Oh, the Frogs I Kissed Before I Finally Found My Prince, joins David and Lauren for a candid, funny conversation about dating after divorce, starting over later in life, relationship baggage, and the lessons we learn on the way to lasting love. Find out more: www.ohthefrogs.com Original Airdate: 9/23/2026

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