THE EXPLODING HUMAN with Bob Nickman

Celebrated acting teacher ELAINE WILLIAMS, talks about the powerful Meisner Technique, not only as a training for actors, but a transformational experience in opening up people emotionally to experience life in a new way. Her insights, sense of humor and passion for the work are truly inspiring. We delve beyond technique into truthful human behavior, tapping into the unconscious and allowing ourselves the "freedom to play."

OLIVIA BAREHAM is a death midwife. I didn't know those existed either, but what a wonderful blessing she offers to both the dying and those left behind. We talk about the home funeral, the living funeral, ancient and modern rituals -- and how her training as a healer intersected with the AIDS epidemic, leading to her calling to provide a spiritual and healing transition for the dying. We deal with the questions of: What is grief? What does it mean to die? What have we lost as a culture with funeral homes? What does it mean to be human? How do we find the beauty in the inevitable? Heavy stuff, but why not?

ALAN LIEBERT tells his miraculous story of being the only living survivor of a risky surgery where he had to be killed in order to save his life. This experience profoundly changed him, prompting him to dedicate himself to helping others as a licensed psychotherapist. We talk about what it means to be alive, how we define success, aging, how we choose to perceive the world and traffic. Amazing guy!

PAUL OLLINGER & MIKE CARANO talk with me about how we relate to money, what it means to us and the ways money can be our friend or enemy. Mike opens up about the chaos around money which he experienced in his family of origin and how it has affected his adult life. Part informational, part comedy and part therapy, this episode was a lot of fun for me. Enjoy.

STEVE PULLEY talks about bicycling across the country and speaking at treatment centers and recovery homes about his path to overcoming opioid addiction. We discuss the Collegiate Recovery Program which helped him -- and the program he helped found in Charleston. His story from having to withdraw from college five times to being admitted to a medical graduate school is truly inspiring and brings hope to those still struggling with addiction.

DR. CHRIS NORRIS is a Behavioral Specialist who has worked with those who have autism, mental disorders, drug addiciton, and homeless teens. He talks about his own struggles as a young man and finding his calling the day he met a boy with Down's Syndrome. We talk about how he works with parents and schools to help those with challenges and how his career has influenced, and been influenced by, his work in security services and as a working actor. Great guy, great talk!

ANADEL BARBOUR talks to me about a powerful therapeutic technique to treat trauma which shows results more rapidly than traditional "talk therapy." EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) was first used to treat PTSD in soldiers and has since been used extensively in healing other forms of trauma as well as alcoholism and addiction. Anadel explains the origins of EMDR, the actual techniques employed, how it works to reprogram the brain and some of the wonderful results she has seen in her clients. Plus a few laughs along the way.

An energetic and exuberant SUSAN FOXLEY talks about her work as yoga teacher specializing in those with chronic pain; as well as her other pursuits as a life coach, hypnotherapist and healer. She blends her years of multi-faceted studies in her workshops EFFED UP TO FIXES UP. She is a motivator and passionate teacher of positive thinking, prayer and meditation. She truly lives what she teaches!

When GARY STROMBERG was told he had leukemia, he was sure it was a death sentence. Through the gift of bone marrow from a man across the world he didn't know, he was saved. Now, six years later, Gary tells us his remarkable and touching story.

When JOE MCQUILLEN'S son Christopher passed away in a boating accident in 2016, he knew he needed to something. An avowed skeptic, he wanted to know if mediums were indeed able to communicate with the other side. And if not, he wanted to be able to scratch it off the list. Thus began his quest to connect with his son and the book Christopher eventually urged him write. An amazing talk with and amazing guy -- Joe is the real deal.