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Join Dr. Dawson Church, a best-selling science writer, to explore the leading edge of health and happiness, along with practical techniques to maximize your wellbeing.
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Thursday Jul 10, 2025
Thursday Jul 10, 2025
Dr. Peta Stapleton has 25 years' experience as a registered Clinical and Health Psychologist and is currently a Professor in Psychology at Bond University in Australia. She is the author of The Science behind Tapping and has been an investigator in dozens of clinical trials, mostly of EFT tapping. In 2019 Peta was named Psychologist of the Year by the Australian Allied Health Awards.
She and Dawson have collaborated on many studies, and here they review:
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Peta's background
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Treating anorexia and bulimia
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EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) Clinical Trials and Research
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After EFT had better restraint, in the next 6 months they kept on losing weight
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How tapping can leave you in a meditative state
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Where tapping and meditation is taking the world
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Interactions with children, partners and team members after using EFT
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Why tapping can lead to an increase in happiness and calm
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Can EFT result in changes in countries and global systems?
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Children learning to tap in school
For more information about Dr. Peta Stapleton: https://www.petastapleton.com/
Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/
To order Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:
#mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #tapping #research
Thursday Jul 03, 2025
Thursday Jul 03, 2025
Cindy Wigglesworth is the bestselling author of SQ21: The Twenty-One Skills of Spiritual Intelligence. Her SQ21 spiritual intelligence self-assessment has created a validated and diversity-appropriate way of having spiritual conversations in the workplace. John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, calls SQ “the next frontier in leadership.” Cindy has appeared on Oprah, PBS, and numerous other national media and conferences. Through her company Deep Change, she consults on leadership development and sustainable corporate culture.
She and Dawson have been sharing ideas about SQ for years, and here talk about:
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How personal growth makes you so much more effective as a leader
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Cindy's background
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Why SQ is love in action
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Defining SQ as the ability to behave with wisdom and compassion while maintaining inner and outer peace
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An essential skill is distinguishing between your ego and higher self
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Awareness that your ego self exists
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Observing the ego and noticing the differences between it and the higher self
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Recognizing in the body the situations where ego wants to take charge
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Learning to hear the voice of the higher self.
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Shifting from Ego to Higher Self, acronym, SOUL
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S for Stop. Interrupt the pattern.
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O for Observe what’s happening in your body
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U for Understanding deeply from the other person’s perspective
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L for Love; find a loving response
Learn more about Cindy and her work at: https://www.deepchange.com/
Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/
To order Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:
#mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #ego #soul #deepchange
Thursday Jun 26, 2025
Thursday Jun 26, 2025
On a mission to flatten the curve of healthcare costs, James Maskell has spent the past decade innovating at the cross section of functional medicine and community. He created the Functional Forum, the world’s largest integrative medicine conference. He is author of the book The Evolution of Medicine, which prepares health professionals for a new era of personalized, participatory medicine.
James and I discuss:
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James' background
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Discovering our society is on the brink of a precipice of chronic disease
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People supporting each other in their own healing
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Why all lifestyle diseases lead to brain inflammation
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TruNeura software
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How our culture reinforces the most unhealthy behaviors
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James' personal vision
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Collective models of ownership
You can find more information at: https://goevomed.com/
Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/
To order Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:
#mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #truneura #evolutionofmedicine #chronicdisease
Thursday Jun 19, 2025
Thursday Jun 19, 2025
Michael J. Gelb is a pioneer in the fields of creative thinking, innovative leadership and executive coaching. His clients include DuPont, Emerson, Genentech, KPMG, Merck, Microsoft, Nike and YPO. Michael trained as a teacher of the Alexander Technique and holds a fifth-degree black belt in the martial art of Aikido. Michael is the author of 18 books which have been translated into 25 languages and have sold more than one million copies. They include How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci, The Healing Organization and Walking Well: A New Approach for Comfort, Vitality and Inspiration in Every Step with Bruce Fertman.
Here he and Dawson discuss:
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Where we hold our traumas
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“Character armor”
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Why our old patterns are embedded, and change is hard. What can we do?
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Benefits of EFT, walking, qigong, and meditation
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Expanding rather than contracting
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As well as trauma triggers, we can find glimmers that remind us of wellbeing
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Finding your glimmer.
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A day in the life of Michael Gelb: his personal practices for wellbeing
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How is body awareness linked to spirituality?
To learn more about Michael Gelb: https://michaelgelb.com/
Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/
To order Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:
#mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #creativity #innovation #leadership
Thursday Jun 12, 2025
Thursday Jun 12, 2025
Marci Shimoff is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, a world-renowned transformational teacher, and an expert on happiness, success, and unconditional love. Marci’s books include the runaway bestsellers, Happy for No Reason, Love for No Reason, and six titles in the phenomenally successful Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul series. Her books have sold more than 16 million copies worldwide. Marci hosts a podcast called Living in the Miracle Zone and leads a worldwide program called Your Year of Miracles with thousands of participants from over 80 countries.
She and Dawson have been close friends for many years, and here talk about:
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Generational trauma
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Marci's background
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Transcendental Meditation
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Research shows happiness is 50% genetic, 10% our circumstances, 40% our habits of thought and behavior
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The 7 categories of happiness habits
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Taking responsibility for your happiness
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Your emotional immune system
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The Inner Ease Technique
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The more we’re filled with light, the more it impacts the world
Find Marci at:
Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/
To order Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:
#mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #happiness #happyfornoreason #happinesshabits
Thursday Jun 05, 2025
Thursday Jun 05, 2025
Laurel Parnell is a clinical psychologist and one of the world’s leading experts on Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Since 1995 she has trained thousands of clinicians in EMDR both nationally and internationally. She is co-director of the non-profit Trauma Assistance Program International (TAP-IN), and the author of several books including, A Therapist’s Guide to EMDR and Tapping In. Dr. Parnell has served on the faculty of the California Institute for Integral Studies and John F. Kennedy University.
Here she and Dawson discuss:
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Laurel's background
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What is EMDR?
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The benefits of EMDR
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Working with neural networks and their response to tapping
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Activating the “felt sense” of your resources
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Bilateral stimulation
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Rhythms: tapping, squishing balls, drumming on desk
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How EMDR is different from Resource Tapping
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Why Resource Tapping uses imagination and resourcing to prepare people
Dr. Laurel Parnell can be found at: https://parnellemdr.com/
Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/
To order Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:
#mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #trauma #emdr #therapy #resourcetapping #tapping
Thursday May 29, 2025
Thursday May 29, 2025
Ali and Atman Smith are Baltimore-born brothers who co-founded the Holistic Life Foundation (HLF) in 2001. Raised in a household immersed in yoga and meditation, they deepened their practice during college at the University of Maryland. Motivated to revitalize their West Baltimore community, they established HLF to provide yoga, mindfulness, and wellness programs to underserved populations. Their initiatives have reached over 200,000 individuals across diverse settings, including schools, detention centers, and wellness centers. In their book Let Your Light Shine they share insights on mindfulness and community empowerment.
Here they and Dawson discuss:
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Their background
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Counseling those in trauma
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Sympathetic dominance breathing
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Connecting with people authentically to lay the foundation
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Why other people will see the difference in you before you see it in yourself
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Being Social Entrepreneurs
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The Holistic Life Foundation's mission
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Their new program for changing detention to meditation
To learn more about Ali, Atman, and The Holistic Life Foundation: https://holisticlifefoundation.org/
Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/
To order Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:
#mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #trauma #yoga #mindfulness #community #holisticlifefoundation
Wednesday May 21, 2025
Wednesday May 21, 2025
Sharad Paul is a physician and the author of several books in the field of skin, medicine, and genomics such as Skin, a Biography and The Genetics of Health. He has been honored by several professional societies for his contributions to patient centered care in several countries. His latest book is called Biohacking Your Genes.
Here he and Dawson discuss:
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Simple health hacks you can do yourself
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The importance of positivity
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The truth about stress
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Why genes are typical of an entire species, not an individual
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Lifestyle research and statistics
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Natural remedies
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Support from food / diet
To learn more about Dr. Paul's work and books: https://skininyourgameblog.drsharadpaul.com/
Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/
To order Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:
#mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #gene #nutrition #genetics #skin
Thursday May 15, 2025
Thursday May 15, 2025
Shakti Durga is a spiritual teacher, healer, author, sacred musician, and founder of transformative initiatives that uplift human consciousness and create inner peace. She established the charities Shanti Mission and The Wellbeing Initiative to foster spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical well-being. She has written five transformational books and produced numerous spiritual music and mantra albums. Before embarking on her spiritual vocation, she was a practicing Trial Attorney. She resides in New South Wales, Australia and teaches world-wide.
Here she and Dawson discuss:
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How meditation evolves you
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Questioning, are we moving into the Age of Aquarius?
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Looking back 100 years, you see a great change
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Contrast and free will
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Developing an inner spaciousness
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Feeling content in our own being and thinking about others
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What can you do to give back?
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Visioning, non attachment, and surrender
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Processing collective trauma
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Practices that can bring us into elevated states
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The energy of the people around us and how that can affect us
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Releasing energy that isn’t yours through the breath
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How do we find our highest energy?
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Breathing into the heart, contemplating love and compassion
For more about the work of Shakti Durga: https://shaktidurga.com/
Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/
And to order Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:
#mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #consciousness
Thursday May 08, 2025
Thursday May 08, 2025
High Energy Health host, Dawson Church, PhD, just released his latest book, Spiritual Intelligence. The book reveals the breakthrough science behind Spiritual Intelligence... how your thoughts, emotions, and beliefs literally shape your brain and gene expression. You’ll discover how to activate your brain’s Enlightenment Network, reduce stress hormones like cortisol, and rewire your neural pathways for joy, resilience, and self-transcendence. Drawing from the latest neuroscience, peak states research, and personal practice, Dawson shows how simple daily actions like mindfulness, meditation, and EFT can lead to extraordinary mental clarity, emotional balance, and even reverse aging in the brain.
In this solo episode, he shares:
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The unhappiness of his early journey
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How many of us learned the biochemistry of stress even before we were born
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About the stress hormone cortisol
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Why stress is epigenetic, creating molecules like adrenaline and cortisol
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MRI studies have now mapped the brain circuits active in long term meditators
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“The Enlightenment Network”
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How to dig ourselves out of the pit of stress
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Ways we can stimulate the neural bundles of the Enlightenment Network so they grow
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How Spiritual Intelligence changes your every day life
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Specifics on how Spiritual Intelligence enables you to meet challenges with wisdom and resilience
Find Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/
And to order Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence:
#mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #theenlightenmentnetwork