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Ensure your nervous system is aligned with your plans for success.
Your nervous system is always checking to make sure things are safe. It's number one job is to keep you alive. Sometimes new patterns that are needed for success can feel scary or unsafe. You may find that...
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Why Smart People still get Stuck
Essential Coaching Skills Podcast
👉 Explore Doug’s coaching and training programs - https://www.essentialcoachingskills.c... 👉 Or work with Doug directly to get unstuck and move forward -...
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How it FEELS to be Well Coached
How do you know if coaching is actually working? What should a good coaching session feel like? And how can you tell the difference between helpful coaching and coaching that just creates pressure, hype, or...
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End-of-Life Doula Jim Brule; "We Fear the Wrong Thing"
Death is one of the most universal experiences—and one of the least discussed. In this powerful conversation, Doug O’Brien speaks with storyteller and end-of-life doula Jim Brulé about what it means to support someone...
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The Mozart Method: How Music Shows the Perfect Story Structure w/ Doug O'Brien
Storytelling is not a talent. Storytelling is a skill anyone can learn and master. In this presentation from the Woodstock Story Festival, Doug O’Brien breaks down the craft of storytelling using music, performance,...
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How to Turn Unhelpful Thoughts into Helpful Ones | NLP & Havening Explained by Tony Burgess
Tony Burgess could be accurately described in many ways. He is a trainer, coach, therapist and firewalk instructor. He's an author and a professional speaker. He is a husband and a parent. And the description he likes...
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The Genius “Height Budget” Idea That Could Change Basketball Forever -Tim O'Brien on New Basketball
What if basketball was reimagined to include everyone — not just the tall? In this thought-provoking and hilarious conversation, Doug O’Brien sits down with his brother Tim O’Brien to explore an unconventional idea:...
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Kevin Allison - How to Tell Your Real Story
Kevin Allison is the creator and host of the hit podcast, RISK!, which has been where people tell true stories they never thought they’d dare to share for 16 years. Kevin is also the founder and lead instructor of The...
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Denise Manning Keyes Page
Denise Manning Keyes Page began storytelling when a dear friend in her last months of living with ALS urged her to do so. Denise excavated a story she had written about her mother’s family, edited it and shared it at...
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Dr. Lewis Mehl-Madrona and Barbara Mainguy. What Happens to your Brain on Stories
Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD, graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine and trained in family medicine, psychiatry, and clinical psychology. He completed his residencies at the University of Vermont College of...
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Shelley Stockwell-Nicholas #woodstockstoryfestival
Shelley Stockwell-Nicholas, PhD., is a renowned hypnotherapist, author of over 25 books, and President of the International Hypnosis Federation. A member of the International Hypnosis Hall of Fame, she has dedicated...
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The power of transformational storytelling (with Jim Brulé) #woodstockstoryfestival
In this week’s episode of the *Essential Coaching Skills Podcast*, Doug O’Brien sits down with transformational storyteller **Jim Brulé**, whose life’s work weaves stories from around the world into paths for healing,...
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