Ace Your Life with Michelle Maidenberg — How to Unleash Your Best Self The Authority Podcast — Expert Insights and Fresh Ideas for Education Leaders

Michelle P. Maidenberg, Ph.D., MPH, LCSW-R maintains a private practice in Harrison, NY. She is also the Co-Founder and Clinical Director of “Thru My Eyes”, a nonprofit 501c3 organization, and an adjunct faculty member at New York University (NYU) teaching a graduate course in Mindfulness Practice. 

Her latest book is Ace Your Life: Unleash Your Best Self and Live the Life You Want.

We talk about:
Identifying core valuesHow do our core values help guide us in making sound decisions to foster our satisfaction and contentment for a thriving life?How do we learn to trust process over outcomes?What gets in the way of us keeping up with good habits and maintaining meaningful changes?Emotional avoidanceACE: Acceptance, Compassion, EmpowermentHow to cultivate self-acceptance and self-compassion to increase our overall well-beingBouncing back when things don’t go rightFind Ace Your Life wherever you get your books or learn more at www.michellemaidenberg.com 

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About today’s guest
Michelle P. Maidenberg, Ph.D., MPH, LCSW-R maintains a private practice in Harrison, NY. She is also the Co-Founder and Clinical Director of “Thru My Eyes”, a nonprofit 501c3 organization that offers free clinically-guided videotaping to chronically medically ill individuals who want to leave video legacies for their children and loved ones.

Michelle is adjunct faculty at New York University (NYU) teaching a graduate course in Mindfulness Practice. She is a Board of Directors member at The Boys & Girls in Mount Vernon and is a member of the American Red Cross Crisis Team. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Westchester Trauma Network (WTN) in Westchester, NY.

Listen to Michelle’s TED TALK: Circumventing Emotional Avoidance. She is also a blogger for Psychology Today. 
About the host
Ross Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies. He is a leadership development and performance coach for professionals in a range of industries and consults with organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry to help communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano and LinkedIn

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