The Range Project

Chris McGrory
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Learning from those at Harvard and beyond. We uncover what amazing things my guests do and how they do it… that means learning the tools, tactics, and routines they use plus the mental frameworks they have so you and I can apply them in our own lives.

  1. 02/21/2022

    #36 Henry Zhu: Let's Talk About Male Mental Health and Masculinity

    Henry Zhu studied psychology at Harvard and is now Chief of Staff at The JED Foundation, which aims to protect the emotional health of, and prevent suicide for, teens and young adults. While the foundation advises schools on mental health policies and runs PSAs with celebrities like Billie Eilish and leagues like the NBA, Henry is especially interested in male mental health and modern masculinity overall. Basically, how the culture pushes boys and men to think and behave in a certain way that is getting in the way of guys being their healthiest selves. As you might be able to guess, that’s where what we focus our conversation on today. Relationships. Vulnerability. Self worth. All the things that make us whole. And don’t let Henry’s soft spoken nature fool you - he is incredibly passionate, knowledgable, and ambitious about improving mental health for young people and males in particular. Full show notes here at chrismcgrory.net --- To support mental health resources and get yourself some gear that can start meaningful conversations, head over to nosolobrand.com and use code RANGE20 for 20% your purchase.

    1h 25m

  2. 01/02/2022

    #35 Dr. John Weisz: Treating Youth Mental Health

    Dr. John R. Weisz, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at Harvard where he focuses his research on developing interventions for youth mental health problems.  He is a past president of the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology and the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology as well as a recipient of the James McKeen Cattell Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Psychological Science. At Harvard, Dr. Weisz's Lab for Youth Mental Health focuses on developing, implementing, and testing psychological treatment interventions to help alleviate anxiety, depression, conduct problems, ADD/ADHD, and post-traumatic stress in kids. The thing is, most children present multiple problems at the same time. To best treat kids with a profile of mental health issues, Dr. Weisz and his team have worked hard to combine components of the best tested and proven interventions into one comprehensive approach. On top of explaining what that transdiagnostic approach looks like, we talk more generally about other treatments I'm trying to better understand like CBT and medication and also dive into brief digital interventions. They are 30 to 45 minutes, interactive, delivered online without any supervision needed, and most importantly proven - making them a great way to expand the accessibility of mental health care that is so desperately needed. Please enjoy.

    51 min

  3. 10/10/2021

    #34 Dusty Watten: The Pursuit of Your Best Version with Philosophy, Meditation, and Diet

    Dusty Watten is a member of the Team USA National Volleyball Team and currently playing professionally in Lublin Poland. Off the court he is a coach, student of Stoicism, meditation advocate, and vegan athlete.  While we cover a lot, this conversation is all about striving for and working towards the highest version of ourselves. That might sound lofty and a bit ridiculous. Fine. But that's what I'm aiming towards and want to talk to people about. Find Dusty @dustinwatten on Instagram and at dustywatten.com  Full show notes here at chrismcgrory.net

    1h 41m

  4. 10/03/2021

    #33 Michael Norton (Harvard Business School Professor): Using Rituals to Change How We Feel and Money to Buy Happiness

    Today, Harvard Business School Professor Michael Norton joins the show. His research covers a range of topics, but in this one we really tackle rituals - what they are, when to implement them, and why they help - and then cover his older research on money - does more money make us happier? How should we spend our money to change how we spend our time? What about buying experiences? - and a lot more. While he’s no doubt an expert, that says nothing about how thoughtful and kind Mike is - an entirely different lesson I take from this conversation and from having known him. Full show notes here at chrismcgrory.net

    44 min

  5. 09/12/2021

    #32 Jake Gronsky: Minor League Baseball to Author on Identity, Risks, and Fiction

    Jake Gronsky is a former Minor League Baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals organization and has since become an author featured on ESPN, Best American Sports Writing, FOX Sports, and more. We dive deep into: why following your passion isn't the best advice and really tactical advice on what to do instead the importance of stability in a day job to give you freedom to take necessary risks in your other projects daily routine as a web-growth consultant by day and writer by night fiction, and particularly romance - recommendations and why fiction is just as important in the world to starting conversations and uncovering truths Full show notes at chrismcgrory.net

    1h 15m

  6. 09/05/2021

    #31 David Ogle: Tactics to Cultivate Insight, Set Goals, and Overcome Inaction with Philosophy, Psychology, and Neuroscience

    David Ogle is a cognitive behavioral coach for business leaders and professional athletes around performance. At Dose Performance Coaching, David's specialty is in creating an environment for individuals to have their own moments of insight... then helping them take action. In this episode, David blends actionable tactics with the neuroscience to back it up. We cover how to cultivate moments of insight, establish a healthy pace after graduating college, set goals - and a lot more. This conversation really centers around how we can use what we know about the brain and human behavior to get us to live more in alignment with what we learn to be true in the world and about ourselves over time. Connect with David at dosecoaching.com and on Instagram @dosecoaching Full show notes here at chrismcgrory.net

    1h 11m

  7. 08/29/2021

    #30 Adam Stone: Team USA Collegiate Pitcher on Mindset Secrets, Pre-Game Jitters, Gaining 40 Pounds, and Bouncing Back from Tommy John Surgery

    Adam Stone is a pitcher for the Team USA Collegiate National Team, Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and Harvard Baseball. He's a top professional prospect as a starting pitcher, standing at 6 foot 6 and over 215 pounds, and getting it up to 98 miles an hour with a wipeout slider—but he won't tell you that.  After listening back, I realized that Adam gives a crash course in sports psychology in this one. stress appraisal—how he re-frames his pre-game jitters as getting locked in self-talk—what he says on the mound and how he gathers confidence mental imagery—seeing a game before it happens positive mental approach—bouncing back from Tommy John surgery (a rehab process that takes a whole year) Beyond that, we talk about what he learned about preparation from playing alongside the best college guys in the country and we even dive into how he gained 40 pounds in a little over a year. Full show notes here at chrismcgrory.net

    1h 21m

  8. 08/22/2021

    #29 David Havelick: How Harvard (And You) Can Combat Climate Change

    David Havelick is a Senior Sustainability Manager at Harvard, focused on overseeing the university's climate impact.  While there are a bunch of different areas for improvement, David is especially committed to Harvard's climate impact through food. He helped champion Harvard joining the Cool Food Pledge which is a commitment to reducing the school's green house gas emissions from food by 25% by 2030 - an effort we connected over. In this one we talk about how you and I can be more environmentally friendly - and the answer isn't a reusable water bottle or recycling. His answer actually might surprise you by focusing more on groups and less on individual responsibility.  Then we dial in on food. Since it's a top contributor to global climate change, what can be done? How's Harvard thinking about this issue?  Then we wrap up with learning more about David and especially his journey towards acting in alignment with his values - particularly with his food choices as someone who avoids animal based products for moral and environmental reasons. Full show notes at chrismcgrory.net

    1h 17m
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Learning from those at Harvard and beyond. We uncover what amazing things my guests do and how they do it… that means learning the tools, tactics, and routines they use plus the mental frameworks they have so you and I can apply them in our own lives.

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  • Creator
    Chris McGrory
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    36
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Chris McGrory
  • Show Website
    The Range Project