Meredith for Real: the curious introvert

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Dr. Loretta Breuning is a PhD researcher & author. Since becoming unconvinced by prevailing theories on human behavior, she has researched everything from monkeys to the mafia. Now she’s not only helping people hack their brain, she’s shedding light on how the altruistic outlook may be popular, but ultimately damaging.

In this episode, she explains WHY we believe that if we are unhappy something is wrong, how simply “getting back to nature” can backfire, the problem with happiness studies & (this is important) how to start your own happiness plan.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 162: WHY AM I NOT HAPPY? ANCIENT BRAINS & MODERN EMOTIONS

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Because of his out-of-control behavior, Rocky Kandola’s parents sent to a nightmarish WWASP teen rehab center in Mexico, where he served an indefinite sentence with an arbitrary points system. He describes how this was the beginning of a cycle of abuse, imprisonment & bad decisions, but not the end of his life. Hear how he sifted identity from trauma and what gave him hope to keep going.

This episode originally aired December 7, 2020.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 189: SURVIVING A SERIAL KILLER: VICTIM TO FELON TO FLOURISHING

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"We made an agreement with each other that we would not eat each other no matter how hungry we got." Douglas Robertson is the author of The Last Voyage of the Lucette. He was just a teenager when his family was lost at sea for 38 days.
In this episode he shares more than just a survival story. He shares his unique coming of age story & an opportunity to recalibrate what crisis is. You’ll also hear about killer whale attacks, eating sharks, drinking turtle blood, sea water enemas & adjusting to life on land after being rescued.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 138: LIFE IN THE VEGAS TUNNELS: CLOWNS, CRICKETS & CRANK

Guest: https://www.facebook.com/groups/survivethesavagesea/ | https://a.co/d/4PIalGL | http://www.survivethesavagesea.com/

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Special thanks to Kari Dennison, Victoria Jackson, Rebecca Arcelay & Sandra Goodwin for helping me name this episode!

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Sarah Vermunt had a public meltdown in a Publix that made her realize the career she was in & the Ph.D. she was pursuing was not at all what she really wanted.
Many can relate but remain stuck in expired jobs because they don’t know what else they would do. Sarah is now a career coach & best-selling author of Careergasm.
In this episode, you’ll hear what to do if you don’t have time for soul searching, why picking a job is like trying to orgasm, how to reverse engineer your next career & how to know if you’ve outgrown your career.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 190: DOES A CAREER CHANGE MEAN YOU’RE A FAILURE?

Guest: https://www.careergasm.com/careergasm-crash-course |https://www.instagram.com/careergasm | https://www.facebook.com/careergasm |https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-vermunt-55857836/ | https://twitter.com/careergasm

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Sponsors: https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/

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To celebrate our 200th episode, I’m answering listener questions & sharing three life lessons podcasting has taught me & how they can help you too.

Episodes mentioned in this episode:

Ep. 131 | Active or Passive Curiosity? Cultivating Confidence, Adventure & Reward Hormones

Ep. 128 | Is a 4-Day Work Week Coming? Recalibrating Balance (PART 1)

Ep. 36 | Paid to Adventure: Travel Show Host Shane Reynolds

Ep. 119 | Interviews that Changed My Life

Ep. 9 | Getting Ripped Without a Gym: Steps to Functional Strength

Ep. 130 | Barefoot in Canada: Rewilding, Brain Fog & Starbucks

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