Archived Episodes
Family, & Holidays, & COVID: Oh, My!
As winter holidays draw near many of us grow anxious as we anticipate more interation with more family members. Even in this year of limited travel where we may have to replace face-to-face interactions with online...
I gotta pee!
You know the feeling: rushing around, trying to do too many things at the same time when suddenly we stop and realize that there's an urgent personal matter we've needed to attend to this whole time and once we do ...
The Sun Came Up Today
Election day is over--we all experienced wins and losses. A new day has dawned so please join me and Craig Gingrich-Philbrook for a post-election (and pre-final results) debriefing.
Mindful Politics
No matter the outcome, many of us will experience intense, even overwhelming, emotions in the wake of the election. One of the greatest challenges we face in such a situation is to express loving kindness toward th...
Whose voice is it?
Most of us hear a continuous stream of self-talk during the course of our day. Sometimes it's the voice of the dictator tearing us down or the wild child begging for a cookie. When is it the voice of our authentic ...
Storm on the horizon. Dealing with worry, fear, and anxiety as the 2020 election draws n...
Recently a viewer asked me to do a show about practicing mindfulness during this particularly stressful election season. That's a big job so I asked my friend, Craig Gingrich-Philbrook, Ph. D. to join me. I hope yo...
A mindful day
Let's talk about adding mindfulness to each part of the day--from the time you wake up in the morning until you go to sleep each night.
Back to the Basics of Mindful Living
Each day seems to bring more worries, more anxiety, more fear. In this episode, we'll focus on the basics of mindfulness as a way of reminding ourselves that mindfulness is needed more now than ever.
Why can't we talk about the difficult things?: An interview with Cortney Hill
After our earlier conversation Cortney Hill and I decided to have a follow-up conversation, a difficult conversation about race. Cortney is a videographer and world traveller born and raised in Chicago.
Wholeness and integrity: the obstacles and pathways
In this episode I discuss the concepts of integrity and wholeness--bringing our entire self, our authentic self to each moment. What gets in our way and what are the pathways we can travel to reach integrity and wh...
Conflict and mindfulness
In this episode I explore the inevitability of interpersonal conflicts and the mindfulness practices that help us address conflict with clarity and integrity.
Interview with Mrs. Odette Jackson
Odette Jackson was born and raised in Rock Island, IL. She has been married to William Jackson for nearly 53 years and they have two sons and six grandchildren. She worked for the US Air Force for 19 years and the ...
Journey to Equanimity
The focus of this episode is the concept of equanimity--the capacity for steadiness in the face of the challenges of everyday life.
When am I planning and when am I fretting?
In this episode I explore how we can bring mindfulness into our planning for the future without slipping into mindless worry, fretting, and fearful thinking.
Mindfulness and the Creative Process
In this episode, Professor Craig Gingrich-Philbrook and I discuss the relationship between mindfulness and the creative process. Dr. Gingrich-Philbrook, teacher, performnace artist, and mentor is a faculty mem...
It's all about compassion
Jack Kornfield says, "Compassion that does not include the self is not complete." But many of us struggle to treat ourselves with compassion and may not see that our constant self-criticism undermines our compassio...
What's the difference between acceptance and resignation?
Mindfulness encourages us to be accepting of ourselves and others, to avoid fighting reality. For many of us, acceptance might sound like giving in and giving up. In this episode we explore the concept of acceptanc...
Coffee Time ~ The Doc's Personal Discovery. Guest: Markus Wettstein, MD
Join me and my guest, Dr. Markus Wettstein. Dr. Wettstein has been an endocrinologist for decades, but our chat won't head down the medical lane. He is sharing us his physical, psychological, emotional and spiritua...
Encore: The Art of Breathing: An Easy 10-Minute Brain Hack to Feel Less Anxious, Happier ...
Today, Meditation expert and bestselling author Dr. Danny Penman shares his incredible story of how meditation changed his life and healed him from extreme trauma. He explains the powers of mindfulness, dispells m...
Get Your Life Back. Change your Thoughts. Change your Life. Guest: Mary Heath
Mary Heath will take you from Hopelessness and Helplessness to Regaining Control, Peace of Mind and Strength of Character. She will demonstrate that if you can challenge and change your thoughts and beliefs yo...
On Figuring It Out!
Discovering You Again, what does that mean? How do I figure that out? In this episode of Discovering You Again Radio with Susan Axelrod, we will talk about the four Phases to Figuring It Out for yourself: Coming to...
Encore: The Art of Breathing: An Easy 10-Minute Brain Hack to Feel Less Anxious, Happier ...
Today, Meditation expert and bestselling author Dr. Danny Penman shares his incredible story of how meditation changed his life and healed him from extreme trauma. He explains the powers of mindfulness, dispells m...