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Dr. Robert Leahy is a globally recognized Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy (CBT) clinician and educator. Dr. Leahy provides insights into
our behavior and emotions, especially during times of vulnerability.
Dr. Leahy discusses steps to consider to achieve a better quality-of-life.
Topics covered are productive and unproductive worry, negative forecasting,
rumination, acceptance, control, resilience and more, all with the intent of
living a more complete and balanced life.

Dr. Robert Holden is a British psychologist, author, and broadcaster, who works in the field of positive psychology and well-being. He is the founder of The Happiness Project and a global thought leader on defining and achieving happiness shifting your mindset for a more peaceful and productive life.
Our discussion addresses the three types of happiness and defines the immediate benefits of following your “personal” joy versus chasing happiness and how this contributes to finding your true life purpose.  Within this, Dr. Holden talks about the importance of embracing gratitude and the positive influence it has regardless on what you encounter.
Understanding the challenges family caregivers experience, Dr. Holden talks about the importance of communicating how we truly feel and seeing the benefits received from all experiences through the lesson we learn and opportunities to heal. 

Katie Horwitch is an author, mindset coach, and self-talk activist
with expertise in shifting the stories and habits that help shape
our negative self-talk patterns. 

Our discussion explores Katie's personal journey growing up and
how early expectations and beliefs influenced her adolescent and
young adult life. Katie's work shows when addressing "self-talk" it
is critical to first focus on self before working on talk. Through
better self-awareness, you will identify the thoughts and stories in
your life contributing to your beliefs and ongoing behavior.
Katie helps you better understand how personal stories cannot be
ignored because ultimately, we become what we believe! This
discussion will take you through steps to reshape your personal
stories and practices and help you evolve and embrace the life
you want.

Dr. Bob Rotella is internationally known for his work in the area of applied sports psychology and is consistently recognized as the premier Sports Psychologist in the world.  As a Professor of Sports Psychology for 21 years at the University of Virginia, he also served as the Director of the Sports Psychology Department as well as President of the North American Association for Applied Sports Psychology.
 
Dr. Rotella shares his personal experience and insights as a family caregiver for both his mother and father. These valuable learnings are woven together with his proven practices including  “acceptance”, “staying in the present” “avoiding perfectionism” and “understanding your role”, to deliver productive family caregiving solutions in an effort to diminish personal stress while boosting resiliency.

Victor Imbimbo, a leading expert on family caregiving and owner of Caring Today, a company dedicated to supporting the needs of family caregivers, talks about the issue of loneliness and the influence it has on our physical and emotional health. Included in this podcast is a review on the pervasiveness of loneliness in our society and especially within the family caregiver community and determining the level of loneliness currently in your life. Along with this, you will be introduced to the concept of “disruptors” to help you counter loneliness and help elevate your day-to-day well-being.

Gina Moffa is a licensed psychotherapist, mental health educator, media consultant and author. Gina helps people work through personal trauma, grief, as well as challenging life experiences and transitions. Our conversation focuses on the challenges we face when grief is experienced, the types of grief that exists and subsequent reactions that can result. Central to this discussion is the importance of understanding there is no one size fits all type of grief and each person has their own way to deal with it. However, one common overlap is grief, trauma and anxiety intersect in us. For family caregivers, Gina's helps us to better understand how to recognize when grief is present and how to best handle its physical and emotional challenges.