Part Oprah, part Joanna Gaines, and part Anthony Bourdain, Dr. Therese hails from Santa Monica, CA, and is a Filipina-American Licensed Clinical Psychologist, self-care and personal development expert, and professional life-enjoyer. Dr. Therese

The Beauty That Surrounds Us

Feb 4th, 2021 6m 17s

We will always want more, but we can always, at any time we choose, decide to curb our desire, and take a moment or two in the pure bliss that beauty is always around us if we only choose to realize it. This is the lesson. This is the challeng

A Musing On The Mind

Jan 28th, 2021 8m 47s

I’m working on a new theory of sorts. A dumbed-down, simplified, lay-person theory on happiness and fulfillment, and as I work through this mentally, I want to begin putting some of these thoughts down in writing.My thinking can be summed up b

Interview with Jackie Thornhill and Bridget Sampson

Jan 21st, 2021 1h 34m

Bridget is the Founder and CEO of Sampson Coaching & Consulting where she offers leadership training and coaching programs for Fortune 500 companies. As a TEDx Speaker and an Emeritus Professor of Communication Studies at California State Unive

Interview With J. Ross

Jan 8th, 2021 1h 37m

My guest today is one of my oldest friends, J Ross. His real name is Justin, and that is probably how most people know him, but I only know him as J. This interview happened in a very serendipitous way. We were just having our normal quarterly

Episode 22: Not-Enough-Ness

Dec 23rd, 2020 4m 37s

This is a super short, unedited podcast for the holidays. Wishing you all a healthy and happy New Year! This podcast is about one of my favorite little mindful meditations that I do whenever the occasion arises. I call it, the “enough-ness” me

Episode 21: Is Consciousness Good?

Dec 18th, 2020 6m 5s

I had an interesting philosophical discussion today about this podcast and the work I’m doing here. Essentially, the question was, is consciousness actually a good thing? What he meant was, does being fully “awake” and conscious lead to a happi

Episode 20: Interview With Mark Gantt

Dec 10th, 2020 1h 10m

Mark is best known for co-creating, writing, producing, and starring in Crackle’s groundbreaking, Streamy award-winning series, The Bannen Way.Mark, a twenty-five-year film and TV veteran, is a multi-hyphenate who learned the business from the

Episode 19: The Rip Current

Dec 3rd, 2020 8m

For those of you that live near an ocean, you may have heard about rip currents. Rip currents are dangerous because if you get pulled into one, they can suck you hundreds of yards out into the ocean. The absolute worst thing you can do in a rip

Episode 18: The Current State

Nov 27th, 2020 10m 20s

It’s November 2020, and it’s a pretty bizarre time to be alive. And I for one, am grateful.Obviously, we are in the midst of some serious problems. I’m not trying to downplay the struggles that many of us are facing. But despite all of the cr

Episode 17: Maitri

Nov 20th, 2020 10m 51s

The Buddhists have a word, called Maitri. Most commonly translated as love or loving-kindness, Maitri also means loving-kindness to oneself and is the foundation of the four virtues, which are:Loving KindnessCompassionSympathetic Joy

Episode 16: Interview with Bronwyn Morrissey

Nov 12th, 2020 1h 11m

Following 25+ years as a successful sales executive in Mortgage Banking, Bronwyn decided to shift gears and fulfill her dream of being an executive leadership coach with a personal mission to empower women to achieve their personal and professi

Episode 15: The Importance Of Being Earnest (with yourself)

Nov 5th, 2020 10m 17s

About two months into making this podcast, I became obsessed with listenership numbers, constantly checking how many listens there were for each new podcast, and then I began to think about new ways to grow listenership and make the podcast int

Episode 14: Climbing the Mountain of Life

Oct 29th, 2020 7m 58s

The first step to personal awakening is to open your eyes and finally look around you. Some people use the metaphor of climbing a mountain while others may think of climbing down the mountain. I like to think about it as becoming aware for the

Episode 13: Happy Wife, Happy Life?

Oct 23rd, 2020 7m 58s

There’s that old sage saying passed down from older married couples to young grooms, “Happy Wife, Happy Life.” And it makes sense: If your spouse is miserable it seems to fit that you might be miserable as well. But I think this advice is not

Episode 12 - Interview with Amber Krzys

Oct 16th, 2020 1h 16m

Born and raised in a single-parent home in Charleston, West Virginia, Amber attended Point Park University where she received an MFA in musical theater. She moved to New York City to pursue her passion for acting, ultimately working on Broadway

Episode 11: My Addiction

Oct 8th, 2020 9m 32s

For years I have been deeply addicted to self-help and self-improvement content. When I would listen to performance based podcasts or read inspiring words, it became like a drug, helping me to stay motivated, active, and engaged.So, I would ta

Episode 10: No Time To Waste

Oct 2nd, 2020 6m 32s

Time, it has been said, is our most precious commodity. Unlike money, you cannot earn more. Unlike life, it cannot grow. Unlike precious metals, it cannot be mined. At best, you might be able to prolong it, but at the end of the day, you cannot

Episode 9 - A Stye In My Eye

Sep 24th, 2020 7m 28s

Sometimes it takes a painful physical reminder, like a Stye in the Eye. A physical pain that there is no distraction or avoidance of, that helps you look in the mirror, frightened by what you see, and helps you wake up to the fact that you are

Episode 8: Interview with Luke Chittick

Sep 18th, 2020 1h 35m

Celebrating National Recovery Month with a special interview.Luke Chittick has been working in the recovery field since 2009. Luke started in this industry as a Counselor at Beit T’Shuvah, one of the largest non-profit residential Treatment fa

Episode 7: Acceptance

Sep 11th, 2020 7m 47s

The gift of being human is that we’re sort of part animal and part consciousness and we have the choice to live like the animal or the choice to live as a conscious being. I always have the choice to resist life, resist what is, or to take resp

Bonus Episode - Interview with my Grandfather

Sep 10th, 2020 56m 52s

Today’s podcast is a special one for me. My guest today is my grandfather, Mel Osterfeld.This is a unique podcast because it’s one that I never actually planned on releasing publicly, but seeing that it’s National Grandparents Day, and the fac

Episode 6: Wasted Opportunity

Sep 4th, 2020 5m 26s

Last night I had a wasted opportunity. I wasted an opportunity to have a really special night with my daughter. My desire for a hot bath and some alone time at the end of the day distracted me from being the better dad that I want to be, and I

Episode 5: I Am Deliberate

Aug 28th, 2020 7m 6s

I have tried to distill what it means to Live a Full Life in one sentence, or in one mantra, if you will.I am deliberate.Deliberate as an adjective literally means; done consciously and intentionally. As a verb it means; engage in long and ca

Episode 4: Interview with Sarah Goodson

Aug 15th, 2020 1h 26m

This conversation is with my own coach, Sarah Goodson. Sarah has not only helped me level up and launch this passion project on Living a Full Life, but continues to be my guide as I work to uncover my best self, helping me question my assumptio