Brain Shaman

Jamie Woodhouse is a philosopher and advocate for sentientism, a worldview grounded in evidence, reason, and compassion for all sentient beings. In this episode, we explore what sentientism is, how it compares to other ethical frameworks, and the practical implications for how we treat animals and other beings, including possibly aliens and AI. Jamie discusses the importance of grounding ethics in both understanding and empathy, the challenges of putting these ideas into practice, and how broadening our moral scope can reshape our choices, culture, and society.Connect & Learn More Website: sentientism.info Podcast: Sentientism YouTube: @Sentientism Facebook: facebook.com/groups/sentientism Twitter (X): @Sentientism LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/sentientism

Gualtiero Piccinini is a philosopher and cognitive scientist who studies the mind as a multi-level, complex system, combining philosophy, neuroscience, and cognitive science to understand consciousness and its underlying mechanisms. In this episode, we discuss the multi-layered nature of consciousness and the mind, along with sleep, meditation, learning, memory, and techniques for exploring your mind and understanding yourself. Connect & Learn More Google Scholar: Gualtiero PiccininiUniversity Profile: University of Missouri | PhilosophyX: @gualtieropiccResourcesPeopleAnil SethNed BlockRussell HurlburtThomas EdisonWilliam James

Michelle Dosanjh-Johal is the mother of two children with autism and mental illness and the author of The Warrior Sings. In this episode, we talk about autism and mental illness inside the family, including both the challenges and the beauty that can exist alongside them. She shares stories from her family and practical ways she built resilience as a mother during difficult times, including writing poetry. Connect & Learn MoreWebsite: michelle-dosanjh-johal.mykajabi.com Instagram: @mindful.warriors.way, @mothers.of.mentalhealth Book: The Warrior Sings

Larry O’Nan is a nonprofit fund development leader, author, and mentor with over five decades of experience helping individuals and organizations live with purpose and steward their resources. He has counseled Christian ministries, led fund development initiatives that raised millions, and written books including Giving Yourself Away and Intentional Living and Giving. In this episode, he discusses finding your authentic path, understanding your strengths, embracing the freedom to fail, and focusing on mission rather than personal gain. We talk about living intentionally, stewarding what you’ve been entrusted with, and giving yourself away.Connect & Learn MoreWebsite: larryonan.comBooks: Intentional Living and Giving; Giving Yourself Away ResourcesCliftonStrengths — online strengths assessment The Holiness of God by R.C. Sproul — bookThe Truth About You by Marcus Buckingham — bookTunnel to Towers Foundation — charitable organization

Paige Alexander and Jamie Morgan Reno are the creators of the Real Food Recovery movement. In this episode, we talk about what food addiction is and how to start moving out of it. Paige and Jamie share their own stories and the simple steps they use to help people change their relationship with food. Connect & Learn MoreBook: Real Food RecoveryPodcast: Real Food RecoveryWebsite: realfoodrecovery4u.com

Ana Pashyanti is a meditation teacher. In this episode, we talk about embodied meditation and returning to the body, nature, and self. Connect & Learn MoreWebsite: anapashyanti.com YouTube: @AnaPashyanti

Richard Jay Hutto is a historian and author who focuses on America’s Gilded Age, with books like A Peculiar Tribe of People and The Countess and the Nazis. In this episode, we talk about what life was like for wealthy Americans during that era, especially the women who married into European royalty, like Muriel White. Connect & Learn MoreWebsite: rickhutto.comBook: The Countess and the Nazis LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rick-hutto-80a30b25 

Alan Lazaros is the CEO and co-host of Next Level University. In this episode, we discuss strategies for increasing success and fulfillment in life by examining the tradeoffs between a life driven by subjective experience and one grounded in objectivity — rationality, logic, measurement, and systems. Connect & Learn MoreWebsite: nextleveluniverse.com Podcast: Next Level University LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc Instagram: @alazaros88   ResourcesBooksCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsRationality by Steven PinkerSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariThe Goal by Eliyahu M. GoldrattThe Infinite Game by Simon SinekThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien,The Story of the Human Body by Daniel LiebermanMoviesWicked: For GoodThe Hunger Games: Catching FirePeopleEmilia SmithKevin PalmieriLeonardo da VinciSimon Sinek

Lara Briden is a naturopathic doctor specializing in women's health and the author of Metabolism Repair for Women, Period Repair Manual, and Hormone Repair Manual. In this episode, we explore metabolic dysfunction, how hormones and the environment influence it, and practical ways to support metabolic health. Connect & Learn MoreWebsite: larabriden.com Books: Metabolism Repair for Women, Period Repair Manual, Hormone Repair Manual Podcast: The Lara Briden Podcast Instagram: @larabriden YouTube: @LaraBridenResourcesBooks: The Slow Moon Climbs by Susan MatternPeople: Benjamin Bikman, Chris Masterjohn, Francis Bacon, Susan Mattern

Harmony Hannigan is a yoga, tantra, meditation, and breathwork teacher and founder of Nayana Yoga. In this episode, we explore tantric embodied practices as a path to reconnecting with the body, the larger self, and the living non-dual cosmos. We discuss and practice meditation through the senses and breath, learning to use direct experience, the body, and feeling as our teacher to cultivate curiosity, presence, connection, and transcendence. Connect & Learn MoreWebsites: nayanayoga.com, parentesisvital.com Instagram: @harmony_hannigan LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/harmony-hannigan