The YOGI M.D. Podcast

In this week’s episode, the subject is Emotional Health, Exploring Anger with psychotherapist, mental health expert, and author Joyce Marter. Joyce and I discuss how the healthy expression of anger can help us, anger’s destructive imposters, how living a healthy emotionally life is intricately tied to our physical wellbeing, and much more.

Do you want to have a full and more vibrant life? Then, don’t neglect a single part of your health. Taking care of yourself responsibly means balancing your social, emotional, mental, physical, intellectual, and spiritual health. It’s a multidimensional, more comprehensive, and more rewarding approach. Now it’s time to nurture our emotional health - Expressing Anger with Therapist, Author, and Speaker Joyce Marter, Prioritizing Happiness with Australian author and podcaster Marie Skelton, Experiencing Grief with my daughter and Grinnell College Student Lizzi Kelly, and Showing Real Love & Compassion with Erika and Shawn. If you are curious about becoming an emotionally healthy human being, you will be happy you took the time to listen!

In this candid episode, the subject is Social Health, “Caring for Others.” My guest is Cherise Fisher, book editor and agent at The Scribe’s Window, a book development company committed to helping both fiction and nonfiction writers express themselves more clearly, more honestly, and more powerfully through developmental editing, coaching, and workshops. Cherise and I discuss what it takes to become her father’s primary taker, how this new role has affected her young daughters, how she takes care of herself, and more.

This week, the subject is Social Health: Fulfilling Family Responsibilities. This is the story of my parents, Raymond and Llanick Pierre, who left Haiti over 50 years ago, to realize their shared dream of building a family in a land with opportunities. My parents are courageous pioneers who have always dedicated themselves to the security and welfare of our family. And from this solid and healthy foundation, I have been able to be the mother, sister, daughter, wife, and aunt I am today.

This week, the subject is Social Health: Effective Communication. Bernadette Jiwa, prolific author and skilled storyteller, discusses helping “people to be their most influential and inspiring selves”. According to Bernadette, “You can’t change a mind without winning a heart. Humans have known this instinctively for millennia. That’s why we’ve relied on stories to help us. Stories are our most powerful and persuasive technology. In a noisy world, our best hope of creating the change we want to see is to tell a better story.” How does listening with empathy and intention help us to tell better stories? How does telling better stories make us socially healthy human beings? Tune in to find out these answers and more.

In this week’s episode, the subject is Social Health, “Contributing to Community”. Seth Godin, author of 19 books, founder of the altMBA and the Akimbo Workshops is my guest. Seth writes about the post-industrial revolution, the way ideas spread, marketing, quitting, leadership, and most of all, changing everything. Seth and I discuss how we are capable of doing our best work - work that matters, to create meaningful change in our communities, thereby creating a healthier society. Why are empathy, generosity, trust, and integrity, core values that are paramount to doing our best work? Tune in to hear find out.

The YOGI MD Podcast has a new look and sound! In 2021, we will take a close look at six dimensions of health - social, mental, emotional, physical, intellectual, and spiritual. Social health kicks off 2021, with four episodes from January through February.

The YOGI MD Podcast is on fall break, because in 2021 I am bringing you a new and improved format! We will look at the Multidimensional Model of Health, a holistic model consisting of the following domains -  Social, Emotional, Mental, Physical, Intellectual, and Spiritual Health. We will focus on one domain at a time, learning from very special guests about how to make each day healthier than the last. I can’t wait to share it all with you. In the meantime, you can catch up on any of the 145 interviews and Mindful Minute tips in the catalogue. Find them at yogimd.net on the podcast page. Take good care, thanks for being here. Thanks for taking this time for yourself. See you soon, on Wednesday, January 6, 2021!

This is the fourth and last episode of the four part Art of Storytelling Series. Artist and writer, Arlette Manasseh, talks about storytelling through art. Arlette Manasseh has been painting and writing all of her life. As of this recording, she was completing an MLitt (Master of Letters) degree in Literature of Highlands & Islands at University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland. In this episode, we explore how a life as a creative has allowed Arlette to serve her community. This is the episode about storytelling with art, the last installation of this series. It is my hope that you have been inspired to dig deep and find ways to answer the question, “What’s my story?”

This is the third episode of the four part Art of Storytelling Series. Master Storyteller, Randy Heller talks about storytelling through writing. In this episode, we talk about the power of storytelling through writing. A great story needs key ingredients and delights both audience and writer. And if you would like to make writing a habit, tune in for tips to make it an accessible practice.