No Negative Energy Presents: The "Due To Expire" Podcast with Corey L. Kennard

Corey L. Kennard
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  • Health & Fitness

That carton of milk, that coupon, that prescription—they all come with a warning: "Due To Expire." It’s a reminder to act before it’s too late.But what about the most valuable thing you possess? Your life! This show is built on one powerful, undeniable truth: we are all living on borrowed time. This isn't about fear; it's about fire. Corey reframes mortality not as a tragic end, but as the ultimate motivator to live with intention, passion, and urgency.Stop counting the days and start making the days count.Subscribe to "Due To Expire" today. Your renewal notice has arrived!

  1. 1d ago

    Turning Regret Into A Superpower!

    Send us Fan Mail Regret can be weirdly specific: the message you sent too fast, the moment you stayed quiet, the choice you can’t stop replaying. I’m Corey Kennard, and I’m making a case for something most of us never hear. Regret isn’t a glitch in your brain. It’s proof your mind can do something advanced: build an alternate reality, compare it to your life, and use the contrast as feedback. We dig into the neuroscience of regret, including counterfactual thinking and why decision-making and emotional pain light up together in the brain.  Then we zoom out to the psychology of regret across time. Why do our short-term regrets obsess over actions, while long-term regrets focus on what we never did? We connect the dots with self-discrepancy theory, the tension between your actual self, ought self, and ideal self, and why playing it “safe” can quietly haunt you for years. If you’ve ever wondered why missed chances stick longer than messy attempts, this will land.  We also break down Daniel Pink’s World Regret Survey and the four most common regret categories: foundation regrets, boldness regrets, moral regrets, and connection regrets. From there, we tackle the real threat: rumination that fuels stress, raises cortisol, and freezes future decisions. I share a practical three-step protocol to convert regret into a strategic tool: self-compassion, self-distancing, and extracting the value while throwing away the shame. If this helps, subscribe, share it with a friend, leave a review, and tell me: what kind of regret are you ready to turn into your next move?

    Turning Regret Into A Superpower!

  2. Aug 17

    Interview: Kicking The Budget with Scott Zuckerman

    Send us Fan Mail Money stress has a way of sneaking into everything: your sleep, your mood, your marriage, and the choices you make when life gets busy. We wanted a conversation that cuts through the noise and gives you a clear path to financial wellness that actually holds up in real life, even if you’re the kind of person who still wants to live now. We’re joined by Scott Zuckerman, a veteran financial strategist and founder of Financial Fitness Passport, to break down what “financial fitness” really means. We talk about building trust with a credentialed fiduciary financial advisor, why a complete plan reduces “leakage,” and how to stop feeling like your finances are scattered across a dozen disconnected decisions. Scott also gets specific about credit cards: why he uses them for protection and rewards, the rule that keeps them from turning into revolving debt, and how credit utilization timing can impact your credit score. Then we get into the system side: cash flow management instead of restrictive budgeting, practical ways to attack consumer debt using the snowball method or avalanche method, and why discipline often matters more than knowledge. Scott explains the thinking behind a gamified personal finance app, the “passport” journey with progress badges, and Penny, an AI financial coach designed for education, guidance, and accountability without replacing the human relationship. We also touch on planning for families with special needs and why both spouses should be involved in financial planning. If you’re ready to feel calmer and more in control, listen now, share this with a friend who needs it, and subscribe so you don’t miss what’s next. After you listen, can you tell us the one money habit you want to change first?

    Interview: Kicking The Budget with Scott Zuckerman

  3. Aug 10

    Interview: From Foes To Friends - Warnings and Wisdom From An Unlikely Artistic Duet

    Send us Fan Mail Time is moving, and we do not get to hit pause on history. We sit down with two Detroit elders who refuse to let hard truths fade into the background: actor Dwight Stackhouse and award-winning poet and ghostwriter Alexander Payne Morgan. They bring a snippet of their powerful two-man play to the mic and then unpack why they built it in the first place, a Black man who grew up “innocent of prejudice” alongside a white man raised in Savannah, Georgia to be a white supremacist, both determined to tell the real stories America keeps trying to edit. We talk about what happens when a country grows comfortable with lies: book removals that erase history, convenience that numbs outrage, and a political project that aims to undo civil rights and voting rights gains. Dwight names the danger of complacency, and Alec spells out why he thinks the moment is urgent, not abstract. We also dig into one of the hardest artistic choices they made: using brutally accurate language instead of euphemisms, because softened words can create softened responsibility. Alec shares what changed him, including the personal cost of separating from family narratives and the impact of reading Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail. Together, we wrestle with a practical question: how do you invite honest dialogue about race without shutting people down, and how do you stay resilient when you feel exhausted? If you believe art can be activism and that voting rights matter, listen, share this with someone who needs the push, and subscribe and leave a review so more people find the conversation.

    Interview: From Foes To Friends - Warnings and Wisdom From An Unlikely Artistic Duet

  4. Aug 3

    Trusting Your Gut: The Science Behind Listening to Your Second Brain

    Send us Fan Mail Your “gut instinct” might be the most underappreciated data stream in your life. We follow the signal from butterflies before a big presentation all the way down to the enteric nervous system, a dense network of hundreds of millions of neurons running through your digestive tract. If you have ever made a major decision on a feeling you could not explain, there is a good chance your body was running the math before your mind could finish the sentence. We unpack the gut-brain axis with a clear look at the vagus nerve and why most of its traffic flows upward from gut to brain. From there, we get into the chemistry that makes this more than a metaphor: the reality that most serotonin is produced in the gut, that a meaningful share of dopamine is generated there, and that certain microbes support GABA, one of the nervous system’s key calming signals. We also connect the dots on how fiber feeds your microbiome, how fermentation creates short chain fatty acids like butyrate, and why that matters for the gut lining, inflammation, microglia, brain fog, and mood. Then we turn the science into action. We talk through why ultra-processed foods can contribute to leaky gut and the dreaded 2 PM crash, how the somatic marker hypothesis explains fast decisions, and what it means to build stronger vagal tone and better HRV. You will leave with practical, science-backed steps: prioritize plant diversity, use daily fermented foods, protect the migrating motor complex with an overnight fasting window, and train the vagus nerve with simple nervous system tools. If this helped you rethink your anxiety, energy, or intuition, subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find it. What is the strongest gut feeling you have ever had?

    Trusting Your Gut: The Science Behind Listening to Your Second Brain

  5. Jul 27

    The High Cost Of People-Pleasing!

    Send us Fan Mail Saying yes can feel like kindness, but what if it’s actually fear wearing a friendly mask? I’m Corey Kennard, and I’m calling out the “disease to please” the pattern that keeps us overcommitted, quietly resentful, and stuck in relationships where our needs always come last. We start with the moment everyone recognizes: agreeing to something you don’t want to do because saying no feels risky, awkward, or selfish.  Then we get specific about why it feels so intense. I walk through the psychology of people pleasing, including how the amygdala treats social rejection like a threat, why sociometer theory makes some of us hypersensitive to disapproval, how the fawn response shows up as conflict avoidance, and how the spotlight effect convinces us everyone is watching and judging our boundaries. If you’ve ever worried that skipping happy hour would “ruin the vibe,” this will land.  From there, we total up the real cost: the energy tax you pay for every unwanted yes, the resentment that builds when your no stays trapped in your throat, the authenticity penalty of becoming a low-maintenance mascot, and the surprising loss of respect that comes from never setting limits. Finally, I hand you a practical toolkit with boundary scripts for work overload, social invitations, and requests for free labor, plus three rules to keep your no clean: buffer first, don’t overexplain, and swap sorry for thank you.  If you want better boundaries, more self-respect, and a yes that actually means something, press play. Subscribe, share this with a recovering people pleaser, and leave a review telling me the hardest “no” you’re going to practice this week.

    The High Cost Of People-Pleasing!

  6. Jul 20

    Life's Noise Canceling Headphones: How To Find Real Silence In A Hyperconnected World

    Send us Fan Mail Silence isn’t gone, it’s just been crowded out by pings, feeds, and the weird pressure to stay reachable every second. We’re noise drunk, and not only from jackhammers and sirens, but from the traffic inside our skulls: notification fatigue, nonstop information, and the kind of “continuous partial attention” that leaves you exhausted without ever feeling finished. We walk through what acoustic pollution does to the body, how stress hormones spike even when you think you’ve “tuned it out,” and why infobesity trains your brain to chase dopamine breadcrumbs instead of deep focus. Then we get honest about the uncomfortable part: quiet can feel terrifying. A famous study found people would rather shock themselves than sit alone with their thoughts, which says a lot about how far we’ve drifted from stillness and self-trust. From there, we shift into a practical guide for a digital detox that doesn’t require a cabin in the woods. We talk zero-tech zones at home, swapping your phone alarm for an analog clock, using pink noise or brown noise to give your auditory cortex a break, and doing digital triage so only real humans can interrupt you. We also push radical monotasking: eat one meal with no screen and try a daily five-minute stare out a window to let the default mode network do its work. The goal is simple: less noise, more clarity, and decisions based on internal alignment instead of external algorithms. If this hits home, subscribe for more, share it with a friend who feels fried, and leave a quick review so more people can find a calmer way to live.

    Life's Noise Canceling Headphones: How To Find Real Silence In A Hyperconnected World

  7. Jul 13

    The Relationship Roadmap: Navigation, Potholes, and Roadside Repair

    Send us Fan Mail Most relationship blowups aren’t caused by one forgotten chore or one late text. They happen when two people are aiming for different outcomes with the same conversation and neither realizes it until the tension spikes. We walk through the real behavioral science behind those moments, including why “helpful” problem solving can feel like coldness, why silence can feel like abandonment, and what to do before a small pothole turns into a full roadside breakdown. We start by replacing the tired “men are from Mars, women are from Venus” idea with a smarter frame: we’re all from Earth, but we speak different dialects. Using findings from Dr. John Gottman’s research, we talk about why friendship is the base layer for lasting passion and how the fix it mode vs feel it mode clash creates the same arguments on repeat. You’ll get a simple script that changes everything: “Do you want me to listen or do you want me to fix it?” Then we get practical. We break down the four horsemen that predict relationship trouble criticism, defensiveness, contempt, and stonewalling and explain what’s happening in the body during emotional flooding when heart rate jumps and logic goes offline. From there, we lay out real repair tools: structured timeouts with a return time, softened startups, accepting influence, and the five to one ratio that keeps conflict from bankrupting your emotional bank account. We even give five micro deposits you can use immediately, from a six-second hug to an appreciation text the next morning. If you want better relationship communication, healthier conflict resolution, and fewer fights that spiral, hit play and try one repair attempt today. Subscribe, share this with someone you love, leave a review, and tell us: which “pothole” shows up most in your relationship?

    The Relationship Roadmap: Navigation, Potholes, and Roadside Repair

  8. Jul 6

    Quiet Killers Of Human Progress

    Send us Fan Mail Your life probably will not fall apart in one dramatic moment. It will more likely drift off course through tiny habits that feel harmless: one more delay, one more comfortable yes, one more “quick” notification check that fractures your mind. We go straight at those quiet killers of progress and show how they quietly drain productivity, focus, and personal growth while you still feel busy and “fine.” We start with the safety of someday, the kind of procrastination that hides inside planning. You will hear why active inertia keeps you doing familiar prep work instead of the one vulnerable action that actually moves the needle, plus what regret research reveals about the risks we do not take. Then we get practical with a five-minute rule and a simple structure shift that separates planning from execution so you stop negotiating with yourself every morning. Next we tackle institutionalized isolation, the slow narrowing of your social world that makes comfort feel like peace while it quietly caps your potential. We connect conformity, social network contagion, and the “right room” idea, then map out challenge rooms, accountability rooms, diverse perspective rooms, vulnerability partners, and uphill rooms that force growth. Finally, we dismantle the multitasking myth with attention research and share a concrete deep work plan: 90-minute non-negotiable focus blocks and protecting the first hour of your day. If you want better habits, deeper work, and a clearer sense of urgency, hit subscribe, share this with a friend who needs a push, and leave a review telling us which quiet killer you are cutting first.

    Quiet Killers Of Human Progress
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That carton of milk, that coupon, that prescription—they all come with a warning: "Due To Expire." It’s a reminder to act before it’s too late.But what about the most valuable thing you possess? Your life! This show is built on one powerful, undeniable truth: we are all living on borrowed time. This isn't about fear; it's about fire. Corey reframes mortality not as a tragic end, but as the ultimate motivator to live with intention, passion, and urgency.Stop counting the days and start making the days count.Subscribe to "Due To Expire" today. Your renewal notice has arrived!

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