The mindbodygreen Podcast

Nicole LePera, Ph.D., clinical psychologist and creator of The Holistic Psychologist movement, shares her work on reparenting and self-healing. She talks about recognizing inner-child reactions, how lacking emotional support becomes trauma, nervous-system roots of intense feelings, epigenetic patterns, and practical steps to begin reparenting and building emotional resilience.

Bill Gifford, veteran science journalist and author who writes about longevity and heat, explores sweating, saunas, and heat training. He dives into Finnish sauna culture, heat acclimation for athletes, hot-cold contrast rituals, dehydration and safety, and heat’s effects on mood and resilience.

Deepika Chopra, Ph.D., clinical health psychologist and author known as The Optimism Doctor, explores what real optimism looks like. She clarifies why optimism is not toxic positivity and explains emotional flexibility as a trainable skill. She discusses why affirmations often fail, the seven-tenths rule, nervous system safety for growth, and using optimism tools during crisis.

Victoria Maizes, M.D., executive director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine and author of Heal Faster, outlines the body's recovery reflex and innate healing. Short sentences cover why people heal differently, protein and pre-surgery testing, microbiome limits, trauma and vagus nerve tools, mindset and guided imagery, long COVID mysteries, circadian timing, and red light therapy.

Majid Fotuhi, M.D., Ph.D., a Harvard- and Johns Hopkins-trained neurologist and brain health researcher, explains why memory decline is not inevitable. He covers preventable dementia risks like sleep and hearing, the limits of single biomarkers, and how lifestyle changes can alter amyloid and tau. Practical pillars include exercise, sleep, nutrition, mindset, and brain training to grow the hippocampus.

Daniel Coyle, bestselling author who studies how talent, culture, and meaning develop. He explores what flourishing really means and why it requires community. He contrasts rituals and habits, highlights tiny, frequent social connections, and shares stories from miners, a Vermont town of Olympians, and team-building work with the Cleveland Guardians.

A look at why farm life seems to shield kids from asthma and allergies. Scientists reveal what lives in farmhouse dust and how that microbial mix trains immune systems. The conversation explores lab-made bacterial lysates that mimic farm protection. It questions whether modern cleanliness has gone too far and what small changes might restore beneficial exposure.

Sahil Bloom, NYT bestselling author and investor who writes about redefining success and time, shares personal stories about parenting, presence, and priorities. He explores the math of time with kids, the “last time” principle, the arrival fallacy, anti-goals, and treating life as dimmer switches. Short, practical ideas for reverse-engineering a life that actually matters.

Elizabeth Yurth, M.D., a double board-certified specialist in regenerative and anti-aging medicine, breaks down peptides as signaling tools, not quick fixes. She covers growth-hormone secretagogues, BPC-157, cognitive and immune uses, safety and sourcing concerns, and how peptides fit with hormone replacement and resilience strategies.

Gabrielle Lyon, D.O., a fellowship-trained physician and pioneer of muscle-centric medicine, reframes skeletal muscle as an organ of longevity. She discusses functional strength for independence, why women should not fear getting bulky, metabolic flexibility, progressive overload beyond heavy lifts, resistance training as non-negotiable, and protecting muscle during rapid weight loss or with GLP-1s.