Month: May 2024
Summertime
SUMMER has arrived! Cue the social media posts of brightly painted toes on a chaise lounge, pool floaties, blended cocktails, backyard BBQs, wedding season, families at Disneyland, couples in front of the Eiffel Tower, beach reads, and kids playing in the surf. Summer is a time for vacation and play. For kids, it might mean summer camp, swimming pools,…
Mindfulness with Mark Feuerstein
In 2009, a lot of big things were happening in my life. I was moving to Maui with my family to work remotely while continuing my role as a television executive for the USA Network. This was eleven years BEFORE the pandemic, and it was unprecedented for people in Hollywood to telecommute, so it was quite…
Ep #97: Life, Television, Meditation and Mindfulness with Mark Feuerstein
Mark Feuerstein, the successful actor, writer, producer and director known for his starring role in USA’s Royal Pains, joins me today. We discuss Mark’s journey into meditation years ago and how it has grounded him amid his successful acting career spanning television hits like The West Wing, Sex and the City, and Prison Break, as…
Grief
Can we talk about grief? Like an uninvited guest, grief can take residence in the corners of our hearts and wreak havoc on our well-being. Grief is a natural response to loss, whether it is the passing of a loved one, the end of a relationship, or even the loss of a job. Renowned psychiatrist…
Do You Believe in Luck?
I hate to admit that I have always been a little superstitious. I “knock wood” when I share a piece of good news. I don’t walk under ladders. I always say “Bless you” when someone sneezes. And I believe in luck. I make wishes on dandelions. I carried a rabbit’s foot in the third grade. I have had…
Ep #96: Your Brain Is Even More Powerful Than You Think
As a society, we have a tendency to rely on external things for support and solutions. Things like good luck charms, superstitions and placebo effects are proof that the power to getting through hard times, actually comes from our minds – it’s called Associative Memory. And it is in no way a bad thing –…
Embrace Your Mistakes
I hate making mistakes… and I have made my share of them. Cue the negative self-talk. Perfectionists are prone to this whenever a mistake is made. But then I was listening to a lecture on how to rewire our brains from negative self-talk, which reminded me of an important lesson. When we make mistakes, our…