Catalyst 360: Health, Wellness and Life!

Data from Gallup tells us almost 60% of us read 5 or less books/year and the overall average is about 1 book/month, with half of those being fiction. To me, books are an opportunity to tap into the wisdom of some of the world’s brightest and most insightful people for little more than a cup of coffee. That’s a pretty good deal, but I also get it that time is an extremely limited resource and if we can provide you with the core elements of a life-shifting book via this podcast, there’s a real value there. This first ever "Book of the Year" episode starts with a book who’s timing is invaluable as we sit here in a world more polarized than ever: Adam Grant’s masterpiece: Think Again. I’ll hit the key takeaways related to the insights that will enhance our health, wellness and lives and then share some additional insights Dr. Grant provided during our email exchange on the subject. Catalyst 5 weekly tips here Info re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/ YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.com Twitter: @Catalyst2Thrive Website: CatalystCoaching360.com

What if you were to learn the key to eliminating bad habits or implementing good habits wasn’t willpower or determination? What if there were relatively simple steps any of us could take – or help our clients take – that would put positive habits on autopilot and eliminate those which drag us down? Welcome to the Catalyst 360 podcast. That’s precisely the focus of today’s discussion w/ Dr. Wendy Wood. Dr. Wood is a professor of psychology and business at the University of Southern California and the author of one of my favorite books on habits - Good Habits, Bad Habits: The Science of Making Positive Changes that Stick. Clearly effective behavior change is at the very heart of health & wellness, so it was a pleasure to not only have Dr. Wood join us here on the podcast but also to be one of our keynote speakers at a prior Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium. Catalyst 5 weekly tips here Info re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/ YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.com Twitter: @Catalyst2Thrive Website: CatalystCoaching360.com

In the mood for some thought-provoking thoughts and ponderings with Catalyst Coaching 360's CEO, Dr. Brad Cooper? Fill up that favorite coffee cup and join us for an unscripted discussion covering free will (freed will!), why we experience letdowns after big events, how to enhance our creativity, how our interpretation creates a unique world for each one of us, and how two songs with the exact same title can provide opposite perspectives on life. Thanks for joining us for this special episode of the Catalyst 360 podcast! Catalyst 5 weekly tips here Info re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/ YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.com Twitter: @Catalyst2Thrive Website: CatalystCoaching360.com

What can we learn from the world of sport psychology that could be applied to the maternity journey? What if a top sport psychologist – and mother – was able to effectively bring the two worlds together in ways that would benefit the mother, child and family? That is exactly the focus of today’s discussion, as chartered sport & exercise psychologist, associate professor and author of the new book Empowered Birth, Dr. Carla Meijen joins us on the latest episode of the Catalyst 360 podcast. Dr. Meijen and I originally met when we presented our research together at an international sports psychology conference years ago and when I saw her new book hit the presses, I knew you’d want to hear from her. You can order her book or learn more about Dr. Meijen here - https://www.carlameijen.com/my-book-empowered-birth Catalyst 5 weekly tips here Info re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/ YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.com Twitter: @Catalyst2Thrive Website: CatalystCoaching360.com

This is our 285th episode of the Catalyst 360 podcast, kicking off our 6th year without missing a single week, thanks to your support and encouragement. Guests have ranged from world class researchers and best-selling authors to some of the world’s greatest athletes and coaches. Today’s guest may be among the most inspiring – and informative – of all those who have come before her. In fact – she’s going to address a pair of significant topics for us in a single interview – two topics that may seem to be unrelated but in the end are a reminder of our common human condition. Welcome to the Catalyst 360 podcast. Today’s guest is Kim Norvell, who’s been battling Cystic Fibrosis for over 55 years, ever since her diagnosis at the age of 6 months. Those diagnosed with CF in the 60s weren’t expected to make it into 1st grade. Kim’s far exceeded the expectations not simply in number of years – but the impact of those years as well. Oh – and by the way, she’s been married to a top-tier college football coach, Colorado State University’s Jay Norvell, for 26 years. Football coaches at that level generally work 15 hour days and aren’t known for their health & wellness. Jay is the exception – and we’ll be tapping into some of his secrets on that front on the back half of our discussion. Catalyst 5 weekly tips here Info re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/ YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.com Twitter: @Catalyst2Thrive Website: CatalystCoaching360.com

Are you confused by all the claims about the “best” diets, what foods to avoid, and the never-ending list of nutritional fads highlighted in books and headlines? We are too. And in today’s episode, we’re going to do something about it. Welcome to the Catalyst 360 Podcast. Today’s guest is Dr. Mario Kratz, the founder and director of Nourished by Science, an evidence-based resource I have a feeling everyone is going to be tapping into after hearing this episode. Dr. Kratz has been on the faculty in the Departments of Epidemiology and Medicine as well as the Nutritional Sciences Program at the University of Washington and intimately involved at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington. He now focuses his time providing trustworthy, rigorous, and evidence-based information about nutrition, health, and chronic disease for those – like us - who share his passion for science and a healthy lifestyle. Catalyst 5 weekly tips here Info re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/ YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.com Twitter: @Catalyst2Thrive Website: CatalystCoaching360.com

What if you could sit down over coffee w/ Dr. Cooper and tap into what he's been learning, pondering, trying and hearing? In this special episode, that's exactly what happens, as Brad hits record and starts sharing, script-free, about life/work thoughts, the meaning and integration of Kairos, how to break the code on Twitter and following true north! We're playing around with idea of occasionally including these "Coffee w/ Coop" episodes, so if you enjoy it, please pass along to friends & peers so we get the message! Thanks for being a part of the Catalyst Community!! Catalyst 5 weekly tips here Info re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/ YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.com Twitter: @Catalyst2Thrive Website: CatalystCoaching360.com

How’d we all get so doggone serious? If you’re a regular listener of the Catalyst 360 podcast, you’re likely a high performer, making the most of each day and each opportunity. Yet sometimes in the midst of doing so, we lose our playful self. We’re good at work – at getting things done. Play? That’s for later – unfortunately that “later” can continue to be pushed back indefinitely and our lives turn into a treadmill of checklists and a closet full of trophies. That tendency doesn’t have to continue – and today’s guest will help chart the course toward reclaiming our playful selves. Welcome to the Catalyst 360 podcast. Today’s guest is clinical psychologist and award-winning author Dr. Beth Kurland. Drawing on mindfulness, neuroscience, positive psychology, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, she helps individuals not only enhance their inner resources for resiliency and well-being but also reclaim their sense of play. Her latest book is Dancing on the Tightrope: Transcending the Habits of Your Mind and Awakening to Your Fullest Life. Just a reminder from Beth that any information she shares is strictly for educational purposes only, and is not intended in any way as psychological treatment, advice or consultation of any kind. If anyone is struggling with mental health issues they should seek the treatment of a licensed mental health professional. You can find out more about Dr. Kurland here: https://BethKurland.com Her books include Dancing on the Tightrope: Transcending the Habits of Your Mind and Awakening to Your Fullest Life; The Transformative Power of Ten Minutes: An Eight Week Guide to Reducing Stress and Cultivating Well-Being, and Gifts of the Rain Puddle: Poems, Meditations and Reflections for the Mindful Soul. Catalyst 5 weekly tips here Info re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/ YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.com Twitter: @Catalyst2Thrive Website: CatalystCoaching360.com

Behavior change is at the heart of health, wellness & performance, the driving force toward Better Than Yesterday, the fuel for making the most of this thing called life. So why does it have to be so difficult and are there any evidence-based strategies that can help us, our team members and our clients move forward more effectively? Today’s guest, professor Martin Hagger has spent a lifetime studying the answers to these questions, and I think you’ll be encouraged by the answers. Welcome to the Catalyst 360 podcast. We’re grateful to have you spend a little portion of your week with us. If this is your first episode, you chose a great place to start. If you like what you hear, we have a library of 280 episodes devoted to providing engaging, evidence-based guidance related to health, wellness & performance waiting for you. Professor Hagger studies how psychological constructs such as attitudes, intentions, motives, self-efficacy, planning and personality traits affect our behaviors. In addition to his role as professor of health psychology at the University of California, he has been a visiting professor in Rome, Hong Kong, Finland, Australia, and Bordeaux. Looking for weekly tips, tricks and turbo boosts to enhance your life? Sign up for the CATALYST 5 here, a brief weekly bullet point list of 5 ideas, concepts or boosts we've discovered to improve your personal and professional life! For more information about the Catalyst Community, earning your health & wellness coaching certification, the annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium and much more, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ or reach out to us Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com If you'd like to share the Be A Catalyst! message in your world with a cool hoodie, t-shirt, water bottle stickers and more (100% of ALL profits go to charity), please visit https://teespring.com/stores/be-a-catalyst If you are a current or future health & wellness coach, please check out our Health & Wellness Coaching Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/278207545599218. This is a wonderful group if you are looking for encouragement, ideas, resources and more. Finally, if you enjoy the Catalyst 360 Podcast, you might also enjoy the YouTube Coaching Channel, which provides a full library of freely available videos covering health, wellness & performance: https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Catalyst 5 weekly tips here Info re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/ YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.com Twitter: @Catalyst2Thrive Website: CatalystCoaching360.com

Work less but get more done. Sounds like the dream, right? Seriously – less hours – better results. I don’t know about you – but I’m all in – and that’s exactly what we’ll be discussing on this hidden gem w/ the man whose name has become synonymous w/ optimizing productivity by working less - Dr. Alex Pang. Welcome to Catalyst 360 Podcast - I’m your host, Dr. Brad Cooper of Catalyst Coaching 360 and today’s guest is best-selling author of several books, including the latest hit Shorter: Work Better, Smarter and The Distraction Addiction. Dr. Pang has a Ph.D. in the history of science and his work has appeared in Scientific American, The Atlantic Monthly, American Scholar, the Los Angeles Times, as well as a variety of scholarly journals. Looking for weekly tips, tricks and turbo boosts to enhance your life? Sign up for the CATALYST 5 here, a brief weekly bullet point list of 5 ideas, concepts or boosts we've discovered to improve your personal and professional life! For more information about the Catalyst Community, earning your health & wellness coaching certification, the annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium and much more, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ or reach out to us Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com If you'd like to share the Be A Catalyst! message in your world with a cool hoodie, t-shirt, water bottle stickers and more (100% of ALL profits go to charity), please visit https://teespring.com/stores/be-a-catalyst If you are a current or future health & wellness coach, please check out our Health & Wellness Coaching Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/278207545599218. This is a wonderful group if you are looking for encouragement, ideas, resources and more. Finally, if you enjoy the Catalyst 360 Podcast, you might also enjoy the YouTube Coaching Channel, which provides a full library of freely available videos covering health, wellness & performance: https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Catalyst 5 weekly tips here Info re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/ YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.com Twitter: @Catalyst2Thrive Website: CatalystCoaching360.com

Are you ready for a life-changing journey? Join me as I share seven incredible lessons learned from the extraordinary guests who have graced the Catalyst 360 podcast over the past five years. From reframing our financial goals with Morgan Housel, to unlocking the power of a diverse gut microbiome with Dr. Christopher Lowry, these insights have made a lasting impact on my life and could do the same for you. In this special episode, we'll also explore the value of everyday creatine, as shared by registered dietitian Wendi Irlbeck, and the secret to forming new habits, as taught by best-selling authors Dr. Wendy Wood and Dr. BJ Fogg. And let's not forget the importance of kindness, a thread that connects each of our wonderful guests. With inspiring words from Tim McGraw's song "Humble and Kind," let these lessons be your catalyst for a more fulfilled, grounded life. You won't want to miss this episode jam-packed with wisdom and practical strategies to elevate your daily existence! Dr. Jade Wu avail here and Dr. Adriaan Louw here Catalyst 5 weekly tips here Info re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/ YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.com Twitter: @Catalyst2Thrive Website: CatalystCoaching360.com

Sweat – one of our seemingly oddest biological functions while simultaneously being one of the most vital and least understood – until now. Why is sweat salty? Why does stress produce sweat to the point the phrase “don’t sweat it” has become commonplace? Why do some of us produce colorful or odd smelling sweat? And – as our wearable trackers continue to advance – should we be concerned about the ability of organizations to track the molecules contained in our sweat that reveal secrets about our health and our habits? Welcome to the Catalyst 360 podcast, your source for engaging, evidence-based insights on health, wellness & high performance. Today’s episode features Sarah Everts, popular scientific writer for publications ranging from Scientific American and Smithsonian to the Economist and best-selling author of the intriguing new book The Joy of Sweat. We’ll be discussing everything from sweat’s role in the search for love to the role of deodorant, what the research reveals about the purported health benefits of saunas and much more. Looking for weekly tips, tricks and turbo boosts to enhance your life? Sign up for the CATALYST 5 here, a brief weekly bullet point list of 5 ideas, concepts or boosts we've discovered to improve your personal and professional life! For more information about the Catalyst Community, earning your health & wellness coaching certification, the annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium and much more, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ or reach out to us Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com If you'd like to share the Be A Catalyst! message in your world with a cool hoodie, t-shirt, water bottle stickers and more (100% of ALL profits go to charity), please visit https://teespring.com/stores/be-a-catalyst If you are a current or future health & wellness coach, please check out our Health & Wellness Coaching Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/278207545599218. This is a wonderful group if you are looking for encouragement, ideas, resources and more. Finally, if you enjoy the Catalyst 360 Podcast, you might also enjoy the YouTube Coaching Channel, which provides a full library of freely available videos covering health, wellness & performance: https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Catalyst 5 weekly tips here Info re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/ YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.com Twitter: @Catalyst2Thrive Website: CatalystCoaching360.com

What if you could go back in time and walk the path of one of the most popular sporting activities in the world through the eyes of someone who’s spent an entire lifetime in the proverbial eye of that sport’s needle? Today we will taking that journey through time with Amby Burfoot, the man whose name is synonymous with the world of running – so much so that a few years after winning the Boston Marathon as a 21 year old college student, he ended up becoming the editor-in-chief of Running’s premier magazine – Runner’s World, a role he held from 1985-2012! Welcome to the Catalyst 360 podcast, your source for engaging, evidence-based insights on health, wellness & high performance. As a lifelong runner, I had this discussion starred on my schedule. But if running sounds like punishment to you or you could care less, don’t worry. Today’s discussion will be as much about life as it is about the intricacies of the sport. You’ll see – this is a fun one. You can stay up to date on the latest from Amby and the world of running via this link. Looking for weekly tips, tricks and turbo boosts to enhance your life? Sign up for the CATALYST 5 here, a brief weekly bullet point list of 5 ideas, concepts or boosts we've discovered to improve your personal and professional life! For more information about the Catalyst Community, earning your health & wellness coaching certification, the annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium and much more, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ or reach out to us Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com If you'd like to share the Be A Catalyst! message in your world with a cool hoodie, t-shirt, water bottle stickers and more (100% of ALL profits go to charity), please visit https://teespring.com/stores/be-a-catalyst If you are a current or future health & wellness coach, please check out our Health & Wellness Coaching Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/278207545599218. This is a wonderful group if you are looking for encouragement, ideas, resources and more. Finally, if you enjoy the Catalyst 360 Podcast, you might also enjoy the YouTube Coaching Channel, which provides a full library of freely available videos covering health, wellness & performance: https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Catalyst 5 weekly tips here Info re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/ YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.com Twitter: @Catalyst2Thrive Website: CatalystCoaching360.com

Motivational Interviewing. If you’re a coach, leader, parent, spouse, instructor, or any role involving helping individuals move forward in their personal, professional or athletic pursuits, it’s an approach you cannot afford to miss. Rather than simply “telling” someone what to do or trying to use YOUR motivational skills to move the dial, Motivational Interviewing – or MI – takes a more effective approach. It is a collaborative, goal-oriented style of communication designed to strengthen personal motivation by eliciting and exploring the person’s own reasons for change within an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion. And it works – impressively well. Welcome to the Catalyst 360 podcast. In today’s hidden gem we are honored to welcome one of the creators of Motivational Interviewing to the show, the one and only Dr. William Miller. That’s right – Dr. Miller doesn’t just “know” MI – he and Dr. Stephen Rollnick created it. Not only will we be discussing MI with this legendary guest, but you’ll also learn some things about the originator of MI very few people know, and how that helped lead him to develop this world-changing approach. Looking for weekly tips, tricks and turbo boosts to enhance your life? Sign up for the CATALYST 5 here, a brief weekly bullet point list of 5 ideas, concepts or boosts we've discovered to improve your personal and professional life! For more information about the Catalyst Community, earning your health & wellness coaching certification, the annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium and much more, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ or reach out to us Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com If you'd like to share the Be A Catalyst! message in your world with a cool hoodie, t-shirt, water bottle stickers and more (100% of ALL profits go to charity), please visit https://teespring.com/stores/be-a-catalyst If you are a current or future health & wellness coach, please check out our Health & Wellness Coaching Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/278207545599218. This is a wonderful group if you are looking for encouragement, ideas, resources and more. Finally, if you enjoy the Catalyst 360 Podcast, you might also enjoy the YouTube Coaching Channel, which provides a full library of freely available videos covering health, wellness & performance: https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Catalyst 5 weekly tips here Info re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/ YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.com Twitter: @Catalyst2Thrive Website: CatalystCoaching360.com

Struggling to catch those elusive Z's despite following all the latest sleep guidance? What if the secret to a rejuvenating sleep lies in the power of savoring? Join us as we talk to Professor Dana McMakin, an expert in clinical science and cognitive neuroscience, who shares her journey of battling insomnia and reveals the missing link to better sleep. Discover how sleep, anxiety, and mental health are closely connected and learn the importance of a wind-down routine to optimize sleepiness. Dana shares the secret of creating mental flexibility by practicing the switch between ruminating worries and savoring pleasant memories, ultimately improving sleep quality and mental wellbeing. We also discuss the impact of alcohol, sleep deprivation, and REM sleep on our mental health, emphasizing the importance of nutrition, exercise, and sleep hygiene. In this eye-opening episode, we explore the evidence-based tools that can help improve your sleep quality and add to your sleep quality toolbox. Learn how to embrace the power of savoring and truly enjoy the rewards of a restful night's sleep. Don't miss out on this opportunity to transform your sleep and your life. Catalyst 5 weekly tips here Info re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/ YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.com Twitter: @Catalyst2Thrive Website: CatalystCoaching360.com

What is your personal brand? Does it matter? Isn't that something relegated to businesses and social media influencers? Absolutely not - and the next 360 seconds might just provide the launching point – the catalyst – for identifying your current brand, reflecting on the accuracy and moving forward in a more positive direction in ways that will influence all aspects of your life. Looking for weekly tips, tricks and turbo boosts to enhance your life? Sign up for the CATALYST 5 here, a brief weekly bullet point list of 5 ideas, concepts or boosts we've discovered to improve your personal and professional life! For more information about the Catalyst Community, earning your health & wellness coaching certification, the annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium and much more, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ or reach out to us Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com If you'd like to share the Be A Catalyst! message in your world with a cool hoodie, t-shirt, water bottle stickers and more (100% of ALL profits go to charity), please visit https://teespring.com/stores/be-a-catalyst If you are a current or future health & wellness coach, please check out our Health & Wellness Coaching Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/278207545599218. This is a wonderful group if you are looking for encouragement, ideas, resources and more. Finally, if you enjoy the Catalyst 360 Podcast, you might also enjoy the YouTube Coaching Channel, which provides a full library of freely available videos covering health, wellness & performance: https://www.youtube.com Catalyst 5 weekly tips here Info re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/ YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.com Twitter: @Catalyst2Thrive Website: CatalystCoaching360.com

Why do we act the way we do? Do the things we do? Respond in the way we do? And why does it seem everyone else takes a different approach? The answers to those questions and many more are part of why the Enneagram has become one of the most sought-after resources by those from all walks of life to enrich both our personal and professional lives. Today we have the incredible pleasure of welcoming one of the people most responsible for popularizing the Enneagram, Ian Morgan Cron. Welcome to the Catalyst 360 podcast, your source for engaging, evidence-based insights on health, wellness & high performance. Today’s guest is one of those you’ll remember for a very long time. Ian Morgan Cron is a bestselling author, speaker, trained psychotherapist, songwriter, and Episcopal priest, but he may be best known for bringing the Enneagram into the real world for so many of us. If you’re not already familiar with it, the Enneagram is an personality typing system identifying nine types of people and how they relate to one another and the world. His popular book, The Road Back to You gave fresh language and interest in this uncannily accurate tool. His newest book The Story of You helps readers go a step further, using Enneagram wisdom to uncover and rewrite their own false narratives so they can live more fully and enriching their personal and professional lives in the process. Ian and his wife, Anne, live in Nashville, Tennessee. You can find a multitude of resources and information about Mr. Cron here - https://www.ianmorgancron.com/ Looking for weekly tips, tricks and turbo boosts to enhance your life? Sign up for the CATALYST 5 here, a brief weekly bullet point list of 5 ideas, concepts or boosts we've discovered to improve your personal and professional life! For more information about the Catalyst Community, earning your health & wellness coaching certification, the annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium and much more, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ or reach out to us Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com If you'd like to share the Be A Catalyst! message in your world with a cool hoodie, t-shirt, water bottle stickers and more (100% of ALL profits go to charity), please visit https://teespring.com/stores/be-a-catalyst If you are a current or future health & wellness coach, please check out our Health & Wellness Coaching Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/278207545599218. This is a wonderful group if you are looking for encouragement, ideas, resources and more. Finally, if you enjoy the Catalyst 360 Podcast, you might also enjoy the YouTube Coaching Channel, which pro Catalyst 5 weekly tips here Info re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/ YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.com Twitter: @Catalyst2Thrive Website: CatalystCoaching360.com

The world of health, wellness & performance is unfortunately replete with baseless claims, pseudoscience-headlines and unsubstantiated – and often ridiculous - extrapolations of individual experiences to the general population. And then there’s Dan Buettner, who identified the five places in the world – dubbed blue zones hotspots – where people live the longest, healthiest lives. He has since written multiple best-sellers focusing on the practical elements making the blue zones unique. He also works in partnership with municipal governments, large employers, and health insurance companies to implement Blue Zones Projects focusing on changes to the local environment, public policy, and social networks. The program has dramatically improved the health of more than 5 million Americans to date. Welcome to the Catalyst 360 podcast, your source for engaging, evidence-based insights on health, wellness & high performance. I’m your host Dr. Brad Cooper of Catalyst Coaching 360 and today’s hidden gem w/ author, explorer, entrepreneur and world-changer Dan Buettner will be memorable indeed. Looking for weekly tips, tricks and turbo boosts to enhance your life? Sign up for the CATALYST 5 here, a brief weekly bullet point list of 5 ideas, concepts or boosts we've discovered to improve your personal and professional life! For more information about the Catalyst Community, earning your health & wellness coaching certification, the annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium and much more, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ or reach out to us Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com If you'd like to share the Be A Catalyst! message in your world with a cool hoodie, t-shirt, water bottle stickers and more (100% of ALL profits go to charity), please visit https://teespring.com/stores/be-a-catalyst If you are a current or future health & wellness coach, please check out our Health & Wellness Coaching Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/278207545599218. This is a wonderful group if you are looking for encouragement, ideas, resources and more. Finally, if you enjoy the Catalyst 360 Podcast, you might also enjoy the YouTube Coaching Channel, which provides a full library of freely available videos covering health, wellness & performance: https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Catalyst 5 weekly tips here Info re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/ YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.com Twitter: @Catalyst2Thrive Website: CatalystCoaching360.com

Ritual is thread of human history presenting a profound paradox: people ascribe the utmost importance to their rituals – and they impact every corner of our lives, yet few can explain why they are so important. From handshakes to hazings, parades to parties, rituals surround every aspect of our lives – and yet the logic behind them has remained a mystery, until now. Our guest, researcher and best-selling author Dr. Dimitris Xygalatas, has spent much of his career studying ritual and how seemingly senseless acts turn out to be the very things that make life worth living. Welcome to the 273rd episode of the Catalyst 360 podcast, your trusted source for engaging, evidence-based health, wellness & performance insights. I picked up Dr. Xygalatas’ book, titled Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living on a recommendation from one of our prior guests and it did not disappoint. We reached out to him and he was gracious in agreeing to join us in the midst of his busy schedule. Looking for weekly tips, tricks and turbo boosts to enhance your life? Sign up for the CATALYST 5 here, a brief weekly bullet point list of 5 ideas, concepts or boosts we've discovered to improve your personal and professional life! For more information about the Catalyst Community, earning your health & wellness coaching certification, the annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium and much more, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ or reach out to us Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com If you'd like to share the Be A Catalyst! message in your world with a cool hoodie, t-shirt, water bottle stickers and more (100% of ALL profits go to charity), please visit https://teespring.com/stores/be-a-catalyst If you are a current or future health & wellness coach, please check out our Health & Wellness Coaching Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/278207545599218. This is a wonderful group if you are looking for encouragement, ideas, resources and more. Finally, if you enjoy the Catalyst 360 Podcast, you might also enjoy the YouTube Coaching Channel, which provides a full library of freely available videos covering health, wellness & performance: https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Catalyst 5 weekly tips here Info re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/ YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.com Twitter: @Catalyst2Thrive Website: CatalystCoaching360.com

Lifestyle Medicine. Sure – that makes perfect sense. Our lifestyles are central – critical! – to a healthy life. And yet, as strange as it may sound, the concept of Lifestyle Medicine first came to the forefront in 1989, adding behavioural, motivational and environmental skills to conventional medical practices. Today we have the unique opportunity to tap into the insights of one of the pioneers in Lifestyle Medicine, Harvard Medical School’s Dr. Beth Frates. In addition to being a pioneer in Lifestyle Medicine education, she is also an award-winning instructor at Harvard Medical School. And she also continues working 1:1 with individual patients in her clinical practice. By the way, the episode mentioned re Gut Microbiome with Dr. Christopher Lowry (who will be speaking at the 2023 Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium), is available here. The details about the keynote speaker re concepts related to "forest bathing" and other elements of the retreat mentioned are available here. Looking for weekly tips, tricks and turbo boosts to enhance your life? Sign up for the CATALYST 5 here, a brief weekly bullet point list of 5 ideas, concepts or boosts we've discovered to improve your personal and professional life! For more information about the Catalyst Community, earning your health & wellness coaching certification, the annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium and much more, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ or reach out to us Results@CatalystCoachingInstitute.com If you'd like to share the Be A Catalyst! message in your world with a cool hoodie, t-shirt, water bottle stickers and more (100% of ALL profits go to charity), please visit https://teespring.com/stores/be-a-catalyst If you are a current or future health & wellness coach, please check out our Health & Wellness Coaching Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/278207545599218. This is a wonderful group if you are looking for encouragement, ideas, resources and more. Finally, if you enjoy the Catalyst 360 Podcast, you might also enjoy the YouTube Coaching Channel, which provides a full library of freely available videos covering health, wellness & performance: https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Catalyst 5 weekly tips here Info re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/ YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannel Contact us: Results@CatalystCoaching360.com Twitter: @Catalyst2Thrive Website: CatalystCoaching360.com