Health & Wellness Episodes

Oct. 25, 2021

Reimagining support for cancer survivors – with Kathleen Brown, Found…

TW: Mentions of suicidal ideation, death from cancer. Kathleen Brown was diagnosed with a rare cancer at the age of 13. While her cancer battle was enormously challenging, she felt completely unprepared for the mental health and emotional struggles...

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May 24, 2021

Episode 129: Asian Women for Health – with Chien-Chi Huang

Chien-Chi Huang is the founder of the Asian Breast Cancer Project and the Executive Director of Asian Women for Health, a peer-led, community-based network dedicated to advancing Asian women's health and wellbeing through education, advocacy and support...

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Jan. 4, 2021

Episode 119: Becoming a leader worth following – with Heneka Watkis-P…

Heneka Watkis-Porter is an entrepreneur, coach, 5x author and international speaker. As the host of The Entrepreneurial You Podcast, she has interviewed Richard Branson, John Lee Dumas, Seth Godin and many other influencers. Heneka is also the creator...

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Dec. 14, 2020

Episode 117: Helping children cope in 2020 through books and storytel…

How can we help children make sense of the challenges of 2020, in a way that still protects and nurtures their mental health? This is an issue that Jenny Delacruz, my guest on this week's episode of Beyond 6 Seconds, has been helping people with this year....

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Oct. 5, 2020

Episode 112: Rolling the 230-pound Cancer Sucks Tire – with DeAndre W…

DeAndre Wilson is the creator of the Keep Rolling Campaign, a fundraising platform that commemorates his father’s life and helps nonprofits and families battling cancer who need some extra financial assistance. He is currently working on a...

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June 28, 2020

Episode 105: Moving forward after a stroke with Marcia Moran

Marcia Moran was a successful business strategist who had been building her business over the last 20+ years. She thought she had life by the tail, but little did she know what was in store. After suffering a major stroke in 2014 at the age of 53,...

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March 30, 2020

Episode 96: How para-powerlifter Garrison Redd is disabling limitatio…

Garrison Redd is a TEDx speaker, para-powerlifter, model, dancer, and most of all, an advocate for disabled rights. He founded an organization called “TheGarrisonReddProject” to provide resources and services that improve the well-being of...

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Jan. 20, 2020

Episode 91: Designing a Life with Marketing, Mental Health & Mindset …

Sydney Nanberg defied the conventional expectations of society by dropping out of college -- and then went on to build a six-figure marketing business by the young age of 20. Now Sydney teaches others how to better their lives with self-care, mindset,...

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Oct. 28, 2019

Episode 84: Becoming Indistractable -- with Nir Eyal

Nir Eyal writes, consults and teaches about behavior design and habit formation -- at the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. He has been dubbed “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology” by the MIT Technology Review, has founded...

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Oct. 14, 2019

Episode 82: How a StrongAssMindset can overcome colon cancer and othe…

On this episode, you'll meet Tabitha Cavanagh, creator of the #StrongAssMindset hashtag on social media, and a co-chair of the Never Too Young Advisory Board for the Colorectal Cancer Alliance.  After facing an unexpected colon cancer diagnosis...

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Aug. 19, 2019

Episode 74: Bryan Wempen – Sober Is Better

Bryan Wempen is a speaker and an author.  His latest book, “Sober Is Better, My Note to Self,” describes Bryan’s journey into daily drinking and finding his way to living a sober lifestyle.   In this episode, Bryan walks us through his...

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June 24, 2019

Episode 66: Amir Bormand – "What if" doesn’t work here

Amir Bormand is the Co-founder of Elevano, a candidate-centric technical recruitment company. On this episode, Amir and I talk about how he quit his job to start Elevano right when he got married, and how his wife’s support and belief in his...

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May 9, 2019

Episode 60: Charlotte Underwood – Mental health writer and advocate

Charlotte Underwood is a mental health advocate and writer in the UK with a passion for preventing suicide and providing support for those in need. On this episode, Charlotte shares how her own personal experiences inspired her to write about mental...

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Feb. 4, 2019

Episode 46: Samantha Harris – Thriving after cancer and living Your H…

Samantha Harris is an Emmy-winning entertainment journalist and TV host. Most of you may know Samantha from her eight seasons as the co-host of the hit show, Dancing with the Stars, or her many years as one of the hosts of Entertainment Tonight. In...

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Jan. 21, 2019

Episode 44: Larry Sprung – Founder of Mitlin Financial and advocate …

This episode features Larry Sprung, the President and Founder of Mitlin Financial, Inc.  He also serves on the National Board of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP).  On this episode, Larry discusses the critical events in...

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Jan. 7, 2019

Episode 42: Mark Metry – Humans 2.0

Mark Metry is the Host of Humans 2.0, a Top 100 podcast where he interviews billionaires, New York Times bestselling authors, and other legendary world-class human beings. He’s also the founder of VU Dream, a virtual and augmented reality marketing...

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Nov. 26, 2018

Episode 38: Cyd Alper-Sedgwick – Feng Shui for healing homes and busi…

Cyd Alper-Sedgwick is a Feng Shui Master based in Cincinnati Ohio, with clients throughout the US and Europe. She has a passion for healing buildings, and consequently, the people in the buildings. A second generation Feng Shui Practitioner, she also...

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Sept. 3, 2018

Episode 26: Femi Opaneye – A harrowing journey to entrepreneurial suc…

Femi Opaneye is the Founder and CEO of Linked Optimization, which helps businesses generate B2B leads and sales through LinkedIn.  He is a successful entrepreneur today -- but he almost didn’t survive to get to this point. On this episode, Femi...

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Aug. 20, 2018

Episode 24: Steven Riecker – An epic journey on the Appalachian Trail

Steven Riecker has been passionate about the outdoors for over 50 years. In 2017, he embarked on an EPIC journey and thru-hiked the 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine, over 5 months, through 14 states and hiked nearly 5 million...

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Aug. 13, 2018

Episode 23: Shannon Villalba - Holistic medicine therapies with HIME …

Shannon Villalba is an entrepreneur, lawyer, and holistic health practitioner based in the Cincinnati area. During her bout with small cell cervical cancer, a rare and aggressive neuroendocrine cancer, she used many holistic and complementary medicine...

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