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04/14/25 • 65 min
Join Dr. Diana Hill on The Wise Effort Show as she interviews Dr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson, authors of 'The Self-Driven Child' and their new book 'The Seven Principles for Raising a Self-Driven Child.' They discuss foundational strategies for parenting that include establishing a strong connection, acting as a consultant rather than a manager, communicating healthy expectations, teaching an accurate model of reality, motivating children without trying to change them, being a non-anxious presence, and encouraging radical downtime. The episode offers insights, examples, and personal stories, underscoring the importance of balancing support with autonomy to foster responsible, self-driven children.
Listen and Learn About:
- The Self-Driven Child Principles
- The Importance of Connection in Parenting
- Debunking the Myth of a Linear Path to Success
- The Importance of Psychological Richness
- The Hero's Journey and Personal Setbacks
Related Resources
Get enhanced show notes for this episode
- Want to enhance your movement? Take Diana's audio course, "Level Up Your Movement." It's on pre-sale today for a special subscriber-only discount ($40 off for a limited time) and will be available on March 3, 2025.
- Get our new book I Know I Should Exercise, But...44 Reasons We Don't Move and How to Get Over Them. I wrote it with Katy Bowman, and it will be available on March 4, 2025.
- Want to become more psychologically flexible? Take Diana's "Foundations of ACT" course.
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Connecting With Diana
- Subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
- Leave a 5-star review on Apple so people like you can find the show.
- Sign up for the free Wise Effort Newsletter.
- Become a Wise Effort member to support the show.
- Follow Diana on YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Diana’s website.
Thanks to the team, Craig and Ashley Hiatt, and Benjamin Gould of Bell & Branch for your beautiful music.
The Secret To Growing Wiser as You Age
Wise Effort
04/07/25 • 45 min
In this live episode of The Wise Effort Show, Dr. Diana Hill discusses how to grow wiser as we age, challenging common myths and fears about aging. Recorded at the Communal Table, the episode covers the psychology of wisdom, three major blocks to wise aging, and five actionable steps to age wisely and give back using your unique genius. Dr. Hill shares personal stories and research insights, encouraging listeners to embrace a positive narrative about aging.
Listen and Learn About:
- Exploring Myths About Aging
- Types of Wisdom
- Blocks to Aging Wisely
- 3 Questions to Ask Yourself
- 5 Wise Effort Tips for Wise Aging
Related Resources
Get enhanced show notes for this episode
- Want to enhance your movement? Take Diana's audio course, "Level Up Your Movement." It's on pre-sale today for a special subscriber-only discount ($40 off for a limited time) and will be available on March 3, 2025.
- Get our new book I Know I Should Exercise, But...44 Reasons We Don't Move and How to Get Over Them. I wrote it with Katy Bowman, and it will be available on March 4, 2025.
- Want to become more psychologically flexible? Take Diana's "Foundations of ACT" course.
Diana's Events
Connecting With Diana
- Subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
- Leave a 5-star review on Apple so people like you can find the show.
- Sign up for the free Wise Effort Newsletter.
- Become a Wise Effort member to support the show.
- Follow Diana on YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Diana’s website.
Thanks to the team, Craig and Ashley Hiatt, and Benjamin Gould of Bell & Branch for your beautiful music.
This episode is an extra special one! One of Diana’s best friends, Dr. Alexis Karris Bachik joins her to reflect on the New Year. Together they explore what values they lived out in 2022, their health routines, difficulties with letting go, and the behind-the-scenes of their friendship, book writing, and more!
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Get enhanced show notes for this episode
- Want to enhance your movement? Take Diana's audio course, "Level Up Your Movement." It's on pre-sale today for a special subscriber-only discount ($40 off for a limited time) and will be available on March 3, 2025.
- Get our new book I Know I Should Exercise, But...44 Reasons We Don't Move and How to Get Over Them. I wrote it with Katy Bowman, and it will be available on March 4, 2025.
- Want to become more psychologically flexible? Take Diana's "Foundations of ACT" course.
- Listen to the extra questions and answers from Diana and Alexis
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Connecting With Diana
- Subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
- Leave a 5-star review on Apple so people like you can find the show.
- Sign up for the free Wise Effort Newsletter.
- Become a Wise Effort member to support the show.
- Follow Diana on YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Diana’s website.
Thanks to the team, Craig and Ashley Hiatt, and Benjamin Gould of Bell & Branch for your beautiful music.
03/14/22 • 56 min
What are healthy boundaries in relationships? Setting boundaries with the ones you love is a necessary challenge to maintaining a relationship. In this episode of Your Life In Process, Diana Hill and boundary guru Nedra Tawwab discuss strategies for how identifying what healthy boundaries are for you and then how to practice small boundary-setting steps that make a huge impact in preserving and protecting relationships. Through the lens of psychological flexibility, boundaries provide inner peace and enhance connection in relationships.
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Get enhanced show notes for this episode
- Want to enhance your movement? Take Diana's audio course, "Level Up Your Movement." It's on pre-sale today for a special subscriber-only discount ($40 off for a limited time) and will be available on March 3, 2025.
- Get our new book I Know I Should Exercise, But...44 Reasons We Don't Move and How to Get Over Them. I wrote it with Katy Bowman, and it will be available on March 4, 2025.
- Want to become more psychologically flexible? Take Diana's "Foundations of ACT" course.
Diana's Events
Connecting With Diana
- Subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
- Leave a 5-star review on Apple so people like you can find the show.
- Sign up for the free Wise Effort Newsletter.
- Become a Wise Effort member to support the show.
- Follow Diana on YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Diana’s website.
Thanks to the team, Craig and Ashley Hiatt, and Benjamin Gould of Bell & Branch for your beautiful music.
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The teenage years are an exciting time of development. Teens are exploring their relationship values, sexual identity, and sense of self-worth. In this episode, Diana talks with social workers Leah Aguirre and Geraldine O’Sullivan about how caregivers, parents, and therapists can best support teens in consent, sexuality, body image, and healthy communication.
Related Resources
Get enhanced show notes for this episode
- Want to enhance your movement? Take Diana's audio course, "Level Up Your Movement." It's on pre-sale today for a special subscriber-only discount ($40 off for a limited time) and will be available on March 3, 2025.
- Get our new book I Know I Should Exercise, But...44 Reasons We Don't Move and How to Get Over Them. I wrote it with Katy Bowman, and it will be available on March 4, 2025.
- Want to become more psychologically flexible? Take Diana's "Foundations of ACT" course.
Diana's Events
Connecting With Diana
- Subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
- Leave a 5-star review on Apple so people like you can find the show.
- Sign up for the free Wise Effort Newsletter.
- Become a Wise Effort member to support the show.
- Follow Diana on YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Diana’s website.
Thanks to the team, Craig and Ashley Hiatt, and Benjamin Gould of Bell & Branch for your beautiful music.
12/19/22 • 58 min
We are all swimming in a sea of stress. In this episode, world expert on aging and stress Dr. Elissa Epel discussed the impact of stress on our telomeres, mitochondria, and cell aging and evidence-based strategies to stress better. We explore 7 practices to build stress resilience including the benefits of Wim Hof breathing, cold exposure, retreats, and mindset. You can’t eliminate stress, but you can stress better. Listen in to learn how!
Related Resources
Get enhanced show notes for this episode
- Want to enhance your movement? Take Diana's audio course, "Level Up Your Movement." It's on pre-sale today for a special subscriber-only discount ($40 off for a limited time) and will be available on March 3, 2025.
- Get our new book I Know I Should Exercise, But...44 Reasons We Don't Move and How to Get Over Them. I wrote it with Katy Bowman, and it will be available on March 4, 2025.
- Want to become more psychologically flexible? Take Diana's "Foundations of ACT" course.
Diana's Events
Connecting With Diana
- Subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
- Leave a 5-star review on Apple so people like you can find the show.
- Sign up for the free Wise Effort Newsletter.
- Become a Wise Effort member to support the show.
- Follow Diana on YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Diana’s website.
Thanks to the team, Craig and Ashley Hiatt, and Benjamin Gould of Bell & Branch for your beautiful music.
10/17/22 • 27 min
When I started the From Striving to Thriving Summit last year, it was because I was looking for a different way of living. On the edge of burnout, I turned to thought leaders, scientists, and spiritual teachers for a fresh perspective. This week, I will launch the From Striving to Thriving 2.0 Summit, a virtual series of discussions with top experts in the fields of compassion, neuroscience, longevity, and mental wellness.
Related Resources
Get enhanced show notes for this episode
- Want to enhance your movement? Take Diana's audio course, "Level Up Your Movement." It's on pre-sale today for a special subscriber-only discount ($40 off for a limited time) and will be available on March 3, 2025.
- Get our new book I Know I Should Exercise, But...44 Reasons We Don't Move and How to Get Over Them. I wrote it with Katy Bowman, and it will be available on March 4, 2025.
- Want to become more psychologically flexible? Take Diana's "Foundations of ACT" course.
Diana's Events
Connecting With Diana
- Subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
- Leave a 5-star review on Apple so people like you can find the show.
- Sign up for the free Wise Effort Newsletter.
- Become a Wise Effort member to support the show.
- Follow Diana on YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Diana’s website.
Thanks to the team, Craig and Ashley Hiatt, and Benjamin Gould of Bell & Branch for your beautiful music.
Busting Brain Myths With Dr. Judson Brewer
Wise Effort
09/26/22 • 36 min
Do we really have a lizard brain? Is serotonin the “happiness” neurotransmitter? Dr. Judson Brewer, our frequent contributor and neuroscientist at Brown University, will clarify some common misconceptions about your brain. Listen in to learn why dopamine isn’t your “pleasure” neurotransmitter and how knowing your brain better can help you be a better person.
Related Resources
Get enhanced show notes for this episode
- Want to enhance your movement? Take Diana's audio course, "Level Up Your Movement." It's on pre-sale today for a special subscriber-only discount ($40 off for a limited time) and will be available on March 3, 2025.
- Get our new book I Know I Should Exercise, But...44 Reasons We Don't Move and How to Get Over Them. I wrote it with Katy Bowman, and it will be available on March 4, 2025.
- Want to become more psychologically flexible? Take Diana's "Foundations of ACT" course.
Diana's Events
Connecting With Diana
- Subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
- Leave a 5-star review on Apple so people like you can find the show.
- Sign up for the free Wise Effort Newsletter.
- Become a Wise Effort member to support the show.
- Follow Diana on YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Diana’s website.
Thanks to the team, Craig and Ashley Hiatt, and Benjamin Gould of Bell & Branch for your beautiful music.
09/05/22 • 78 min
Kelly Wilson is the reason why I am an ACT therapist. In this episode, co-founder of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Kelly Wilson offers his wisdom on how to be with uncertainty, the messiness of recovery, the secrets of marriage, and how to forgive the unforgivable. This episode is raw, vulnerable, and inspiring. Give yourself time and space to listen.
Related Resources
Get enhanced show notes for this episode
- Want to enhance your movement? Take Diana's audio course, "Level Up Your Movement." It's on pre-sale today for a special subscriber-only discount ($40 off for a limited time) and will be available on March 3, 2025.
- Get our new book I Know I Should Exercise, But...44 Reasons We Don't Move and How to Get Over Them. I wrote it with Katy Bowman, and it will be available on March 4, 2025.
- Want to become more psychologically flexible? Take Diana's "Foundations of ACT" course.
Diana's Events
Connecting With Diana
- Subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
- Leave a 5-star review on Apple so people like you can find the show.
- Sign up for the free Wise Effort Newsletter.
- Become a Wise Effort member to support the show.
- Follow Diana on YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Diana’s website.
Thanks to the team, Craig and Ashley Hiatt, and Benjamin Gould of Bell & Branch for your beautiful music.
11/14/22 • 58 min
Are you physically exhausted, checked out at work, or feeling like your performance is declining? You may be burned out. In this episode, Diana Hill talks with the world’s leading expert on occupational burnout, Dr. Christina Maslach, about 6 key mismatches that contribute to workplace burnout. Listen in to learn why you are burned out, and what you and your organization can do to help.
Related Resources
Get enhanced show notes for this episode
- Want to enhance your movement? Take Diana's audio course, "Level Up Your Movement." It's on pre-sale today for a special subscriber-only discount ($40 off for a limited time) and will be available on March 3, 2025.
- Get our new book I Know I Should Exercise, But...44 Reasons We Don't Move and How to Get Over Them. I wrote it with Katy Bowman, and it will be available on March 4, 2025.
- Want to become more psychologically flexible? Take Diana's "Foundations of ACT" course.
Diana's Events
Connecting With Diana
- Subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
- Leave a 5-star review on Apple so people like you can find the show.
- Sign up for the free Wise Effort Newsletter.
- Become a Wise Effort member to support the show.
- Follow Diana on YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Diana’s website.
Thanks to the team, Craig and Ashley Hiatt, and Benjamin Gould of Bell & Branch for your beautiful music.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Wise Effort have?
Wise Effort currently has 160 episodes available.
What topics does Wise Effort cover?
The podcast is about Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Podcasts, Self-Improvement and Education.
What is the most popular episode on Wise Effort?
The episode title 'Find Your Strengths, Break Some Rules, and Reflect on the New Year with Diana’s Best Friend Dr. Alexis Karris Bachik' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Wise Effort?
The average episode length on Wise Effort is 47 minutes.
How often are episodes of Wise Effort released?
Episodes of Wise Effort are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Wise Effort?
The first episode of Wise Effort was released on Nov 22, 2021.
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