The Uncommon Minds Experience

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The Uncommon Mind Experience is a podcast for people who refuse to accept broken systems. Each episode features founders, physicians, engineers, and innovators who sit at the intersection of technology, medicine, and entrepreneurial thinking unpacking how they identify problems others overlook and build solutions that actually work. This isn't motivation. It's methodology.

  1. 4h ago

    Creativity as the ultimate human experience- with Jenny Leigh Hodgins

    About Our Guest Jenny Leigh Hodgins has spent more than thirty years guiding people in creative growth, performance, and authentic self-expression . She's a vocalist, pianist, composer, poet, author, and music educator. She hosts the podcast Your Creative Chord. And she's a longtime Buddhist practitioner whose practice has shaped how she navigates difficulty, uncertainty, and change . But behind the titles is a story most people never hear. In 2024, at age sixty, Jenny hit a wall. She had spent years carrying an extraordinary amount of responsibility—solo caregiving for her aging mother, navigating complex family estrangement, leading a dysfunctional HOA board through a financial crisis, and processing the deaths of close friends and family . Somewhere in the middle of all of it, she realized she had become very good at managing her life without actually inhabiting it. She rebuilt. She published two books. She rebooted her podcast. And she built a business around helping other people do the same thing—restore their energy, protect their creative space, and find their way back to themselves . --- What We Discussed in This Episode What happens when you spend so much of your life showing up for everyone else that you forget how to show up for yourself? In this episode, we explore: · The quiet burnout that happens while you're still functioning · Why capable, responsible people struggle to admit they need a break · The cost of always saying yes—and the guilt that comes with saying no · What solo caregiving and family estrangement taught Jenny about the limits of control · Why creativity isn't a luxury, even when you don't call yourself an artist · How to quiet the inner critic long enough to actually begin · The RESET framework: regular rest, essentials only, stay in your lane, embrace what nurtures you, team support · Rebuilding a creative life at sixty—and why it's never too late · The one question Jenny asks when she feels stuck: What if enough became your baseline? As Jenny says: "Creativity is not just a hobby—it's a path to healing, purpose, and fulfillment" . 🔗 Connect with Jenny Leigh Hodgins Platform Link 🌐 Website https://www.yourcreativechord.com 🎙️ Your Creative Chord Podcast Available on all major platforms 📸 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/yourcreativechord/ 📘 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/YourCreativeChord 💼 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennyleighhodgins/ 📧 Email Jenny@yourcreativechord.com 🎁 Free Creative Empowerment Sampler https://www.yourcreativechord.com/getinspiredhere 📘 Free Burnout RESET Guide https://www.YourCreativeChord.com/burnoutguide

  2. 1d ago

    The Lady in the Mask: Who Do You Become When Life Changes Everything? — with Pam Warren

    About Our Guest On October 5, 1999, Pam Warren boarded the 6:03 express to Paddington. She was a successful pensions adviser with her own business. She was not expected to survive . The Paddington rail crash killed 31 people and injured over 500. Pam sustained horrific burns to her face and hands. She spent three weeks in a drug-induced coma. She underwent scores of operations. And for eighteen months, she wore a plastic mask over her face twenty-three hours a day so the grafts could heal . The world came to know her as "The Lady in the Mask" . But her story didn't end with survival. She became the public face of the disaster. Then she became the UK's leading spokesperson for rail safety, battling rail management executives and the government—and winning . She was branded a troublemaker. She kept going anyway. Today, Pam is an international motivational speaker, an author, and a campaigner. She lives with PTSD. She doesn't call herself a victim. She calls herself a survivor . --- What We Discussed in This Episode What happens when the life you built disappears in a split second? And who do you become when the person you were is gone? In this episode, we explore: · What Pam remembers about the person she was before the crash—and what parts of that person survived · What it was like to wake up from a coma and learn what had happened to her face, her hands, her life · The eighteen months she spent behind a plastic mask—and how the world treated her differently · Why she decided to fight for rail safety instead of disappearing into recovery · What it cost her to challenge institutions that didn't want to listen · The difference between resilience and perseverance—and why we need both · What "falling in love with change" actually means when change arrives uninvited · The private cost of being the public "strong one" · What she wants people to understand about trauma that isn't obvious from the outside · How she wants to be understood now—not as the mask, not as the campaigner, but as Pam As Pam says: "You have to fall in love with change, embrace disruption as an ally and seize the opportunities both will give you" . 🔗 Connect with Pam Warren Platform Link 🌐 Website https://www.pamwarren.co.uk/ 💼 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamwarrenspeaker/ 📘 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/PamWarrenSpeaker 🎥 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSaN1R_No2pMC9rBro87nig

  3. 4d ago

    When Your Body Won't Let You Heal — with Dr. Steve McGough

    About Our Guest Dr. Steve McGough has spent more than sixteen years working with thousands of women and couples on nervous system regulation, pelvic floor health, intimacy, and fertility . His background spans nutritional biochemistry, neuroscience research at Wake Forest School of Medicine, a doctorate in clinical sexology, and fifty years of QiGong and martial arts practice . He holds six U.S. and international patents for the hi® massage system—the first documented method of transcutaneous vagus nerve and sacral plexus stimulation through percussion . Lifespanning named him a Global Top 50 Innovator in 2026 . But behind the résumé is a story most people never hear. After his wife Wendy suffered a devastating medical experience following the loss of their son, Steve spent a year in his garage searching for solutions when conventional options couldn't provide the answers they needed . That journey led to the invention that changed the direction of his life and career. --- What We Discussed in This Episode What if you're doing everything you can to recover—sleeping, exercising, eating well, taking supplements—but your body still doesn't heal? In this episode, we explore: · Why the recovery industry may be working on the wrong system entirely · What it means when the nervous system never gets the signal to stand down · The difference between pushing through and actually recovering · How chronic stress affects intimacy, relationships, and connection · The story behind the hi® system: loss, grief, and a year in the garage · Where Eastern practices and Western neuroscience genuinely overlap · What fifty years of QiGong taught Steve about the body · Why couples in high-stress businesses struggle to stay connected · The weekly practice he and Wendy use after 27 years together · What masculinity and emotional resilience actually look like · What he's learned from working with urologists, pelvic floor therapists, and fertility specialists As Steve says: "The nervous system never gets the signal to stand down" . 🔗 Connect with Dr. Steve McGough Platform Link 🌐 Website https://www.himassager.com 📧 Email steve@womenandcouples.com 📞 Phone +1 910-216-2293 💼 LinkedIn [Insert LinkedIn Link]

  4. 4d ago

    When AI Can Do More, What Makes Us More Human? — with Paul Slater

    About Our Guest Paul Slater has spent three decades at the intersection of humans and technology. He started out teaching people how to use their very first office computers. He spent over a decade at Microsoft, leading global digital transformation and shaping strategy for the company's $1 billion life sciences business. He contributed to AI think tanks at Harvard, Duke, and Arizona State University. He authored more than twenty technical books . Today, he's Principal AI Technologist at Adobe. He's the author of The AI-Ready Human: Your 90-Day Program to Stay Relevant as Technology Transforms Work. And he hosts the Humanity Working podcast and newsletter . But what I appreciate about Paul's work is that he doesn't sell AI hype. He doesn't tell you to learn prompts or master tools. He asks a harder question: what happens when technology changes faster than the human behaviors required to work well alongside it? --- What We Discussed in This Episode Most people assume they're fine because they're busy, experienced, or technically competent. Paul argues that's increasingly dangerous. The biggest risk isn't sudden disruption. It's gradual irrelevance—continuing to work the same way while the nature of value creation shifts underneath you . In this episode, we explore: · Why treating AI as "just another tool to master" misses the point entirely · The seven human capabilities that compound over time in an AI-driven world · Why AI amplifies whatever tendencies you already have—for better or worse · The difference between being busy and being valuable · Why the structural guardrails that used to protect human connection are gone · What adaptability actually looks like as a trainable discipline · How to stay grounded when the pace of change accelerates · What it means to be a "conductor of an AI orchestra" rather than a tool operator · Why your judgment and identity matter more than your prompt library · What the next wave of AI ethics should focus on As Paul says: "AI-ready humans are the conductors of an AI orchestra, who use their unique human capabilities to deliver results far greater than technology can do alone" . 🔗 Connect with Paul Slater Platform Link 🌐 Website https://paulslater.ai/ 📝 Substack / Newsletter Humanity Working (via paulslater.ai) 🎙️ Humanity Working Podcast https://www.humanityworking.net/ 💼 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-slater/ 📚 The AI-Ready Human https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GGF74215

  5. 4d ago

    I Traded the American Dream for a Life of Adventure — with Bill "Bangkok Bill" Mullen

    About Our Guest Bill Mullen spent years building a successful career in corporate leadership and training. On paper, he was making good money. But it didn't feel like it. He was "just over broke" . Then a friend asked him a question that changed everything: "What is your excuse now?" He booked a $619 round-trip ticket to Thailand. He swam with elephants. He scuba dived. He watched sunsets that made him forget everything he'd been chasing . And when he came home, he gave his boss three months' notice. Today, he's known to thousands of travelers as "Bangkok Bill." He lives in Thailand. He explores the country by land and sea—remote islands, mountain villages, hidden communities, local stories . He's the founder of Thailand Adventure Network, host of the Thailand Adventure Secrets podcast, and author of Getting Lost in the Magic of Thailand . But what I want to talk about today isn't just travel. It's what happens when you stop following the itinerary everyone else expects you to follow—and start building a life you actually want to live. --- What We Discussed in This Episode We spend years building a life that looks successful. Then we spend our limited free time following someone else's idea of what an extraordinary life should look like. In this episode, we explore: · Why Bill walked away from corporate leadership after one trip to Thailand · What it actually costs to reinvent yourself—and what it gives you back · Why some travelers spend $15,000 and come home disappointed while others spend a fraction and have the trip of a lifetime · The difference between visiting a place and actually experiencing it · How to stop letting Instagram plan your vacation · What "geo-arbitrage" means and how it changes what your money can buy · Why getting lost is sometimes exactly what you need · The question Bill would ask anyone who keeps saying "someday" · What he's learned from exploring Thailand beyond the postcards · How adventure can reconnect you with curiosity, courage, and possibility As Bill says: "Travel Far, Connect Deeply and Live Fully" . 🔗 Connect with Bill Mullen Platform Link 🌐 Website https://www.thailandadventuresecrets.com/ 🎙️ Thailand Adventure Secrets Podcast https://www.thailandadventurenetwork.com/apple-episodes 📚 Getting Lost in the Magic of Thailand https://www.thailandadventurenetwork.com/book 💼 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/wmullen/ 📸 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/billmullen3/ 🎥 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@thailandadventurenetwork6670 📧 Email support@ThailandAdventureNetwork.com

  6. 5d ago

    43 Years of Treating Children: What Modern Parenting Gets Wrong About Kids' Health —Dr. Stan Block

    About Our Guest Dr. Stan Block has spent 43 years as a pediatrician in Bardstown, Kentucky. Same house. Same practice. Same office. Four decades in one small town . But here's what's unusual. From that small rural practice, he became one of the most published general pediatricians in the United States. Over 170 peer-reviewed papers. He helped develop modern vaccines. He co-founded a research group that became one of the largest outpatient pediatric research operations in the country . He's a clinical professor at both the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky. He's won national awards for his research. And he wrote a book called Pediatrics Around the Block, which is part memoir, part medical detective story, and part honest reflection on what four decades of caring for children actually teaches you . But what I want to talk about today isn't his résumé. It's what 43 years of sitting across from worried parents has taught him about trust, fear, and the gap between knowing what's medically sound and actually helping families feel confident enough to act on it. --- What We Discussed in This Episode Medicine has advanced enormously. But parenting hasn't become proportionately easier. Parents have more information than ever. And yet many still struggle to tell reliable guidance from fear, misinformation, and conflicting opinions. In this episode, we explore: · What 43 years in one community teaches you about children and parents that textbooks can't · Why the parent sitting in front of you is often carrying more than just a medical concern · What the medical community misunderstands about a parent who questions vaccines · Why the fear behind a question is often about judgment, not science · How the internet made parents more informed but not necessarily more confident · Why medical myths survive for decades even when the evidence says otherwise · The gap between research and the messy reality of a family in your office · What rural pediatrics teaches you about access, distance, and responsibility · What "healthy" actually means beyond just treating illness · What he hopes is different in the lives of the children he cared for As Dr. Block says: "The most important and critical thing, which is the heart and soul of pediatrics, is immunizations. It's critical to the kids to have those vaccines" . 🔗 Connect with Dr. Stan Block Platform Link 🌐 Website https://slblockmd.com/ 💼 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/stan-block-b8918b223/ 📚 Pediatrics Around the Block Available on Amazon

  7. 5d ago

    43 Years of Treating Children: What Modern Parenting Gets Wrong About Kids' Health — Dr. Stan Block

    About Our Guest Dr. Stan Block has spent 43 years as a pediatrician in Bardstown, Kentucky. Same house. Same practice. Same office. Four decades in one small town . But here's what's unusual. From that small rural practice, he became one of the most published general pediatricians in the United States. Over 170 peer-reviewed papers. He helped develop modern vaccines. He co-founded a research group that became one of the largest outpatient pediatric research operations in the country . He's a clinical professor at both the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky. He's won national awards for his research. And he wrote a book called Pediatrics Around the Block, which is part memoir, part medical detective story, and part honest reflection on what four decades of caring for children actually teaches you . But what I want to talk about today isn't his résumé. It's what 43 years of sitting across from worried parents has taught him about trust, fear, and the gap between knowing what's medically sound and actually helping families feel confident enough to act on it. --- What We Discussed in This Episode Medicine has advanced enormously. But parenting hasn't become proportionately easier. Parents have more information than ever. And yet many still struggle to tell reliable guidance from fear, misinformation, and conflicting opinions. In this episode, we explore: · What 43 years in one community teaches you about children and parents that textbooks can't · Why the parent sitting in front of you is often carrying more than just a medical concern · What the medical community misunderstands about a parent who questions vaccines · Why the fear behind a question is often about judgment, not science · How the internet made parents more informed but not necessarily more confident · Why medical myths survive for decades even when the evidence says otherwise · The gap between research and the messy reality of a family in your office · What rural pediatrics teaches you about access, distance, and responsibility · What "healthy" actually means beyond just treating illness · What he hopes is different in the lives of the children he cared for As Dr. Block says: "The most important and critical thing, which is the heart and soul of pediatrics, is immunizations. It's critical to the kids to have those vaccines" . 🔗 Connect with Dr. Stan Block Platform Link 🌐 Website https://slblockmd.com/ 💼 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/stan-block-b8918b223/ 📚 Pediatrics Around the Block Available on Amazon

  8. Oct 18

    You're Allowed to Be More Than One Thing — with Kevin "Kevie The Dreamer" Jackson

    About Our Guest Kevin Jackson – better known as Kevie The Dreamer – has spent nearly two decades as a registered nurse. But that's only one part of his story. He's also a singer, a storyteller, a podcaster, and an entrepreneur. Through his show Kultivation w/ Kevie: Stories, Nostalgia and Empowerment, now in its fourth season, he's had nearly 200 conversations exploring people's lives, their memories, and the lessons that shaped them . His work touches on identity, personal growth, faith, resilience, creativity, and the power of genuine human connection. And one of the things that stands out about Kevin's journey is the way he's continued making room for different sides of himself instead of reducing his identity to a single title. He helps others "grow through what they go through" by sharing honest reflections, elevating overlooked voices, and bridging nostalgia with healing . --- What We Discussed in This Episode There's a pressure a lot of us feel. Someone asks, "So what do you do?" And somehow you're supposed to have one answer. You're supposed to pick a lane. Build an identity around it. Make everything else fit neatly inside that box. But what if you're passionate about more than one thing? What if the work you do to pay the bills is only part of who you are? What if you have creative ideas, ambitions, and interests that don't fit together on paper? In this episode, we explore: · What it's like to build a creative brand while working demanding night shifts as a nurse · Why having multiple interests doesn't mean you're distracted — it might mean you're feeding different parts of the same person · The Four C's: Courage, Confidence, Consistency, and Creativity · How nostalgia can be a healing tool, not just a trip down memory lane · What it means to "grow through what you go through" — without pretending the hard parts weren't hard · The hidden cost of being the strong one, and why rest isn't weakness · How to give yourself permission to be more than one thing · What he'd say to someone who feels like they've waited too long to start As Kevin says: "Grow through what you go through. Don't just survive it—let it transform you" . 🔗 Connect with Kevie The Dreamer Platform Link 🌐 Website https://keviethedreamer.com 🎙️ Kultivation w/ Kevie Podcast Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major platforms 📸 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/keviethedreamer 📘 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/POEBoiKevie 🎵 TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@keviethedreamer 💼 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/keviethedreamer 🎥 YouTube https://youtube.com/@keviethedreamer

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The Uncommon Mind Experience is a podcast for people who refuse to accept broken systems. Each episode features founders, physicians, engineers, and innovators who sit at the intersection of technology, medicine, and entrepreneurial thinking unpacking how they identify problems others overlook and build solutions that actually work. This isn't motivation. It's methodology.

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