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Strategies for Living

Strategies for Living

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

Mental Health Spirituality

Season 33

Things We Need to Unlearn: Letting Go of the Beliefs That Hold Us Back

What if personal growth isn’t only about what we need to learn, but what we need to unlearn? David and Lauren welcome psychotherapist Jay Murrell for a conversation about the beliefs and coping strategies that may once have protected us but now keep us stuck. From our need for control and certainty to fears about letting go, asking for help, setting boundaries, feeling deeply and facing what we avoid, they explore how unlearning old patterns can open the door to resilience, healing, authenticity and lasting change. Original Airdate: 8/18/2026

The Healing Power of Story: Helping Kids Understand Their Health with Ken Korber

What if a children’s story could help a child become healthier, safer, and more confident? Health literacy expert and children’s author Ken Korber joins David and Lauren to explore how storytelling, reading, and music can help children understand their health and become active participants in their own well-being. From The Musical Adventures of Grace to stories about dental health, first haircuts, burn prevention, fire safety, and embracing differences, discover how the simple power of story can turn learning into an adventure and perhaps even save lives. Original Airdate: 8/17/2026

From Trauma to Triumph: Mastering the TPS Blueprint with Darius Ross

Can trauma become the foundation for transformation? David and Lauren sit down with entrepreneur, author, and community leader Darius Alexander “DMan” Ross, author of Mastering the TPS Blueprint: Transforming Trauma into Triumph. From homelessness and violence to entrepreneurship and success, Darius shares how timing, precision, synchronization, discipline, gratitude, accountability, and mindset can help us move beyond survival, recognize opportunity, and intentionally shape what comes next. Original Airdate: 8/14/2026

Hobbies That Rewire Your Brain: What Are You Practicing?

What if the things you do for fun are actually shaping who you become? David and Lauren explore surprising hobbies that may help rewire the brain and mind: from mirror gazing and reverse journaling to imaginary world-building, auditing your social media feed, and hunting for patterns in your own life. Discover how intentionality, imagination, mental rehearsal, self-awareness, and play can become powerful tools for personal growth. Original Airdate: 8/13/2026

How to Stay Madly in Love: Brain-Based Habits That Keep Love Alive

What keeps some couples madly in love decades after the honeymoon phase? David and Lauren explore the neuroscience of lasting love and the brain-based habits that help relationships thrive. From novelty, physical touch and shared rituals to gratitude, curiosity, eye contact and growing together, discover how intentional connection can keep the spark and the bond alive for years to come. Original Airdate: 8/12/2026

Woo-Woo Habits...But What If They Work?

In this episode, we lean all the way into the “woo woo” to explore practices that might be more powerful than they sound. From talking to your body and connecting with your future and younger selves to gratitude, intention-setting, ritual, energy clearing, and listening to the subconscious, discover how seemingly unusual practices can create meaningful shifts in perception, healing, and everyday life. Maybe “woo woo” is simply a label for something we haven’t fully learned to explain yet. Original Airdate: 8/11/2026

Good Grief: The Types of Grief We Don’t Talk About

Grief isn’t only about death. We grieve relationships, identities, unrealized futures, major changes, and sometimes even feel relief alongside loss. In this episode, David and Lauren explore the often-overlooked forms of grief, including ambiguous, delayed, identity, anticipatory, dismissed, relief, future, and collective grief, and how honoring what has been lost can open the way to healing, growth, transformation, and greater wholeness. Original Airdate: 8/10/2026

Hypnotic Tuning: Helping Your Mind and Nervous System Heal Together

What if lasting healing begins by calming your nervous system? In this episode of Strategies for Living, Dr. David McMillian and psychotherapist Lauren Leon McMillian welcome Dr. Stacie Slabaugh of Restore Healing to introduce Hypnotic Tuning, an innovative approach that combines clinical hypnosis with biofield tuning to help the mind and body work together instead of against each other. Discover how natural theta brainwave states, nervous system regulation, and gentle subconscious suggestions may support stress relief, inner peace, healthier patterns, and personal transformation. Whether you're curious about hypnosis, interested in mind-body healing, or looking for practical tools to reduce stress, this conversation offers a thoughtful introduction to a unique healing modality Find out more at www.restorehealing.co Original Airdate: 8/6/2026

The Questions Everyone Has About Sex (But Rarely Asks): A Therapist's Perspective

Sex is one of the most common topics people bring into therapy, and one of the least talked about openly. In this episode of Strategies for Living, Dr. David McMillian and psychotherapist Lauren Leon McMillian explore the questions clients ask most often about healthy sexuality, including libido, orgasm, body image, consent, trauma, communication, and what it really means to be "normal." They also discuss how the nervous system influences intimacy and why open, shame-free conversations are essential for healthier relationships and emotional well-being. Original Airdate: 8/5/2026

Rewiring Your Mind: The Perspective Shifts That Can Change Your Life

Can a single shift in perspective change your entire life? In this episode of Strategies for Living, Dr. David McMillian and Lauren Leon McMillian explore powerful insights inspired by Saxon Kent that challenge the way we think about trauma, purpose, relationships, stress, and inner peace. Discover why we aren't our thoughts, how perspective shapes reality, and practical ways to "rewire" your mind for greater resilience, healing, and joy. If you're looking for personal growth, emotional healing, mindfulness, or a fresh outlook on life, this conversation offers simple ideas that can create lasting change. Original Airdate: 8/4/2026

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