Silver Disobedience® Perception Dynamics with Dian Griesel: How People Think, Lead and Succeed

Dian Griesel aka @SilverDisobedience
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A psychology & mindset podcast for anyone rethinking success, leadership and reinvention at any age. Host Dian Griesel is a communication counselor and the provocateur of perception known as @SilverDisobedience She sits down with fascinating guests for unscripted, no-holds-barred conversations on human behavior, personal growth, mental health, relationships, pop culture + the B.S. in between. Through bold questions that spark honest revelations and unguarded "aha" truths, every episode delivers real mindset shifts, hard-won wisdom, and inspiration for living — and aging — on your own terms.

  1. 3d ago

    The Art of Constructing Leadership and Legacy with Don Taylor, CEO of Welty Enterprises

    Building Beyond Buildings: Don Taylor on Leadership, Legacy, and Resilient Growth in Construction For this  ⁨@SilverDisobedience⁩  Perception Dynamics podcast, host Dian Griesel interviews Don Taylor, Chairman and CEO of Welty Enterprises, about how construction shapes leadership, relationships, and purpose. Taylor shares how he entered construction through family legacy, including his grandfather’s role in building the first nuclear power plant in Shippingport, PA, and notes a new project developing an AI data center on that cleaned-up site. They discuss craftsmanship and why many modern U.S. buildings are designed for shorter lifespans, then covers practical fundamentals of starting projects (location, utilities, soil and bearing capacity). Taylor highlights leadership lessons like “extreme ownership,” asking questions before reacting, breaking big problems into manageable parts, and adopting a “win or learn” mindset. He also explains Welty’s hyper-growth, learning through YPO, post-pandemic challenges (materials, logistics, labor shortages), "Lean thinking", trade careers, improved safety, and construction’s increasing use of AI, technology, and robotics. You can learn more about Don Taylor and Welty Construction here: https://thinkwelty.com/ Here's Don's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donzell-taylor-14b26b1b/ Please SUBSCRIBE! I’m Dian Griesel aka @SilverDisobedience to my hundreds of thousands of monthly blog readers. You can learn more about me here:   ⁠⁠https://diangriesel.com⁠⁠ For three decades, I’ve helped people understand what they may be missing — in themselves, in others, and in the situations they face — so they can communicate with greater clarity, make wiser decisions, and navigate both business and life more effectively. "Raw, truth-driven conversations with fascinating guests — from business & psychology to careers, pop culture & the B.S. in between." Expect bold questions. Unfiltered insights. A few laughs. Real growth. Subscribe & Join the Conversation.

  2. Sep 17

    Crafting Unforgettable Experiences: The Journey of Jackie Botelho, Founder ABCVIP

    From FOMO to VIP Experiences: Jackie Botelho on Experiential Concierge, ABCVIP & “Jackie’s House” For this  ⁨@SilverDisobedience⁩  Perception Dynamics episode, host Diane Griesel interviews Jackie Botelho, founder of ABCVIP, about how “experiential concierge” differs from transactional and lifestyle concierge services. Jackie and her team turn routine outings — especially dining — into unforgettable experiences through deep restaurant relationships and curated access. Ms. Botelho explains how ABCVIP serves high net worth clients and its VIP members via a la carte services and also retainer-style memberships curating all-inclusive dining experiences and managed nights out. Her clientele includes organizations like Major League Baseball, the Yale Club, and Excel Properties. A new venture she also introduces is “Jackie’s House,” a small, curated under-20 guest event series featuring locally sourced, made-from-scratch food, privacy rules like no phones and no politics, and a focus on community. Ms. Botelho shares her career path from sales to pioneering a hotel concierge program, launching ABCVIP in 2018, and building toward global expansion via La Trek. Learn more about Jackie Botelho and ABCVIP at any of these links: https://theabcvip.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jackiebotelho_/ https://www.instagram.com/abcvip.nyc/ Please SUBSCRIBE! I’m Dian Griesel aka @SilverDisobedience to my hundreds of thousands of monthly blog readers. You can learn more about me here:   ⁠⁠https://diangriesel.com⁠⁠ For three decades, I’ve helped people understand what they may be missing — in themselves, in others, and in the situations they face — so they can communicate with greater clarity, make wiser decisions, and navigate both business and life more effectively." Raw, truth-driven conversations with fascinating guests — from business & psychology to careers, pop culture & the B.S. in between." Expect bold questions. Unfiltered insights. A few laughs. Real growth. Subscribe & Join the Conversation.

  3. Sep 15

    Unlocking Movement: Nofar Hagag on Pilates for Every Age

    Pilates for Back Pain, Longevity, and Self-Care | Dian Griesel with Nofar Hagag ⁨ @SilverDisobedience⁩  Perception Dynamics host Dian Griesel welcomes Pilates instructor Nofar Hagag to discuss back pain, body stress, and how healing can begin by learning to move differently rather than pushing harder. Nofar shares how prioritizing self-care supports the ability to care for others, and explains why Pilates — especially on the reformer and Cadillac — can be a supportive, accessible way to build strength, alignment, posture, balance, and everyday comfort for beginners, injured clients, and older adults. She describes Pilates as beneficial for rehabilitation, longevity, and independence with aging, and emphasizes movement as medicine for both physical health and mental well-being. Nofar also outlines the NOFAR Method’s approach: using both machines in group classes, creating a welcoming environment, and teaching with education and personal connection rather than performance. Learn more about the Nofar Method here: https://nofarmethod.com/Follow Nofar on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nofarnyc/ Please SUBSCRIBE! I’m Dian Griesel aka @SilverDisobedience to my hundreds of thousands of monthly blog readers. You can learn more about me here:   ⁠⁠https://diangriesel.com⁠⁠ For three decades, I’ve helped people understand what they may be missing — in themselves, in others, and in the situations they face — so they can communicate with greater clarity, make wiser decisions, and navigate both business and life more effectively."Raw, truth-driven conversations with fascinating guests — from business & psychology to careers, pop culture & the B.S. in between." Expect bold questions. Unfiltered insights. A few laughs. Real growth. Subscribe & Join the Conversation!

  4. Sep 9

    The Power of Inclusion: Building a Disability-Inclusive World

    Disability Inclusion Beyond Good Intentions: Northwest Center CEO Gene Boes on the Return on Inclusion​  ⁨@SilverDisobedience⁩  Perception Dynamics podcast host Dian Griesel interviews Gene Boes, president and CEO of Northwest Center, about what true disability inclusion and belonging look like in everyday life, especially at work. Mr. Boes urges people to focus on “able,” not “disability,” and to “suspend disbelief and be curious” about what’s possible, drawing on his experiences as a father of a daughter with severe autism, spouse of a wife with Parkinson’s, and son of a father with multiple sclerosis. He shares Northwest Center’s origins in 1965 and its role in creating Washington’s House Bill 90, a blueprint for the federal IDEA law, and explains how the organization supports people “cradle through career.” Boas details Northwest Center’s long partnership with Amazon, showing data-driven business benefits—reduced attrition, zero absenteeism, improved productivity, safety, and morale—and how accommodations like safety mirrors helped everyone, illustrating a “return on inclusion” that isn’t charity but competitive advantage. Learn more about Northwest Center here: https://www.nwcenter.org/ Please SUBSCRIBE! I’m Dian Griesel aka @SilverDisobedience to my hundreds of thousands of monthly blog readers. You can learn more about me here:   ⁠⁠https://diangriesel.com⁠⁠ For three decades, I’ve helped people understand what they may be missing — in themselves, in others, and in the situations they face — so they can communicate with greater clarity, make wiser decisions, and navigate both business and life more effectively. "Raw, truth-driven conversations with fascinating guests — from business & psychology to careers, pop culture & the B.S. in between." Expect bold questions. Unfiltered insights. A few laughs. Real growth. Subscribe & Join the Conversation.

  5. Sep 2

    Food Therapy: Luis Mojica on Listening to Your Body and Healing Inner Wounds

    Food Therapy, Somatics & Nervous System Regulation: Luis Mojica on Anxiety, Stress, Trauma In this  ⁨@SilverDisobedience⁩  Perception Dynamics Podcast, host Dian Griesel interviews somatic educator and nutritional counselor Luis Mojica about “listening to your body.” Luis explains how somatic therapy differs from talk therapy by focusing on where experiences are held as physical sensations and how PTSD reflects a body still reacting to past events. Mojica shares how identifying sensation, relating to it with presence, and anchoring in the present can reduce symptoms even if memories remain. He connects somatics to his book, Food Therapy: Conscious Eating to Navigate Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma, describing foods as stimulants, depressants, and balancers that can raise or lower stress hormones like adrenaline through glucose spikes and crashes. He argues mood, anxiety, and behavior are strongly influenced by diet, emphasizes agency over identifying with anxiety or trauma, and previews future work on conflict and “tending to rupture,” including how blood sugar affects relationship conflict. Learn More about Luis here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/ Grab a copy of Food Therapy: Conscious Eating to Navigate Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma here: https://amzn.to/4qPZR3l Please SUBSCRIBE! I’m Dian Griesel aka @SilverDisobedience to my hundreds of thousands of monthly blog readers. You can learn more about me here:   ⁠⁠https://diangriesel.com⁠⁠ For three decades, I’ve helped people understand what they may be missing — in themselves, in others, and in the situations they face — so they can communicate with greater clarity, make wiser decisions, and navigate both business and life more effectively. "Raw, truth-driven conversations with fascinating guests — from business & psychology to careers, pop culture & the B.S. in between." Expect bold questions. Unfiltered insights. A few laughs. Real growth. Subscribe & Join the Conversation.

  6. Sep 1

    Breaking the Mold: Lindsay MacMillan on Love, Life, and Literature

    The Anti-Marriage Pact Author Lindsey MacMillan on Choice, Romance, and Rewriting the Script In this  ⁨@SilverDisobedience⁩  Perception Dynamics episode, host Dian Griesel interviews author Lindsay MacMillan, a former “closet creative” who wrote poetry in bathroom stalls while working at Goldman Sachs before pursuing writing full time. MacMillan discusses her fifth book and bestseller, The Anti-Marriage Pact, released June 2, describing its edgy Brooklyn-graffiti cover and its story of four women—told through one first-person narrator—grappling with marriage, independence, and authenticity. She explains how the book grew from earlier work about dating as deal-making, explores cultural tensions like trad wife vs. rejecting marriage, and argues the real goal is conscious choice rather than conformity. The conversation covers character development, reader interpretation, art’s role in sparking debate, modern romance beyond checklists, and her hopes for TV adaptations, including progress on adapting her third novel set on Michigan’s Mackinac Island. Learn more about Lindsay here: https://www.lindsaymacmillancreative.com/ Please SUBSCRIBE! I’m Dian Griesel aka @SilverDisobedience to my hundreds of thousands of monthly blog readers. You can learn more about me here:   ⁠⁠https://diangriesel.com For nearly 40 years, I’ve helped people understand what they may be missing — in themselves, in others, and in the situations they face — so they can communicate with greater clarity, make wiser decisions, and navigate both business and life more effectively." Raw, truth-driven conversations with fascinating guests — from business & psychology to careers, pop culture & the B.S. in between." Expect bold questions. Unfiltered insights. A few laughs. Real growth. Subscribe & Join the Conversation.

  7. Aug 26

    Body Snatchers to Body Brokers: The Dark History of Human Anatomy Research with Andy McPhee

    The Doctors’ Riot of 1788: Body Snatching, Bloodletting, and Public Trust with Andy McPhee In this  ⁨@SilverDisobedience⁩  Perception Dynamics episode, host Dian Griesel interviews author Andy McPhee about the Doctors’ Riot of 1788 in New York City, where fear, class, race, medicine, and public trust collided over grave robbing for anatomy study. McPhee explains how early American physicians largely learned through apprenticeships and European training, creating high demand for cadavers amid few legal sources, leading to “resurrection men” stealing bodies -- often from the Negroes Burial Ground and paupers’ cemeteries. This went on without public outcry, until thefts from the historic Trinity Church cemetery -- still a NYC landmark -- sparked riots. Their discussion explores the moral and legal ambiguity of corpse theft; the era’s reliance on bloodletting; humor theory (and we're not talking about laughter and comedy!); and, the lasting need for bodies in medical education that continues today. McPhee connects the history to modern “body broker” tissue banks, scandals involving funeral homes and universities, and the lack of regulation. All are urged to do some thorough due diligence regarding their wills, estates and body donation planning. You can learn more about Andy McPhee here: https://andymcphee.com/ AND pick up a copy of Andy's book here: https://amzn.to/4xlGl0O Please SUBSCRIBE! I’m Dian Griesel aka @SilverDisobedience to my hundreds of thousands of monthly blog readers. You can learn more about me here:   ⁠⁠https://diangriesel.com⁠⁠ For over three decades, I’ve helped people understand what they may be missing — in themselves, in others, and in the situations they face — so they can communicate with greater clarity, make wiser decisions, and navigate both business and life more effectively. "Raw, truth-driven conversations with fascinating guests — from business & psychology to careers, pop culture & the B.S. in between." Expect bold questions. Unfiltered insights. A few laughs. Real growth. Subscribe & Join the Conversation."

  8. Aug 24

    How Your Language Shapes Kids, Connection, and Respect | Interview with Amy Hughes, author, Words Like Honey

    Words Like Honey: How Your Language Shapes Kids, Connection, and Respect | Amy Hughes Interview Dian Griesel interviews author Amy Hughes, author of Words Like Honey, about how everyday words and tone affect children’s feelings, behavior, learning, and long-term beliefs. Hughes shares her own communication struggles and a key moment when her daughter misinterpreted a joking comment (“I stole it”) for years, illustrating how kids process language literally and developmentally. They discuss “stinging” phrases like “Don’t be sad,” “Calm down,” “Hurry up,” and “What’s wrong with you?” and offer alternatives that validate emotions, add clarity, and build connection. Hughes explains adapting communication by age (play/reward for younger kids, context for older kids), “connect before we correct,” using a “time-in” space, saying “we” to reduce isolation, and allowing respectful pushback (“present another way”). The conversation also covers fear-based authority, respect vs fear, modeling communication through questions and apologies, and giving yourself grace and repairing relationships at any age. Get your copy of Words Like Honey Here: https://amzn.to/4gcNhYePlease SUBSCRIBE! I’m Dian Griesel aka @SilverDisobedience to my hundreds of thousands of monthly blog readers. You can learn more about me here:   ⁠⁠https://diangriesel.com⁠⁠ For nearly 40 years, I’ve helped people understand what they may be missing — in themselves, in others, and in the situations they face — so they can communicate with greater clarity, make wiser decisions, and navigate both business and life more effectively. "Raw, truth-driven conversations with fascinating guests — from business & psychology to careers, pop culture & the B.S. in between." Expect bold questions. Unfiltered insights. A few laughs. Real growth. Subscribe & Join the Conversation.

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A psychology & mindset podcast for anyone rethinking success, leadership and reinvention at any age. Host Dian Griesel is a communication counselor and the provocateur of perception known as @SilverDisobedience She sits down with fascinating guests for unscripted, no-holds-barred conversations on human behavior, personal growth, mental health, relationships, pop culture + the B.S. in between. Through bold questions that spark honest revelations and unguarded "aha" truths, every episode delivers real mindset shifts, hard-won wisdom, and inspiration for living — and aging — on your own terms.

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