Dr. Derek Suite - The SuiteSpot
Synthesizing Science and Soul for High Performance
Hosted by Dr. Derek H. Suite, The Suite Spot blends neuroscience, psychology, and ancient wisdom to unlock elite mental skills, resilience, and momentum. Designed for athletes, executives, and high achievers, each episode delivers practical strategies, evidence-based insights, and affirmations to elevate your mind, body, and spirit.
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Episodes
444 episodes
Slow Down Sunday 7/7-BUILT FOR THIS: The Universe Does Not Rush, Yet Everything Evolves
Science Soul SuccessToday we map a full week of “Built For This,” from stress as data to finishing strong, and then widen the lens with astrophysics to show why the universe’s pace is the blueprint for calm, clarity, and consisten...
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Season 3
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Episode 116
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19:29
Self-Care Saturday 6/7-BUILT FOR THIS: Recovery Is Not Weakness, It’s Design
Science Soul SuccessIt's Saturday and today we explore why real strength includes rest and how the biopsychosocial spiritual model turns self care into a performance edge. We share simple tools—sleep, breath, silence, and connecti...
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Season 3
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Episode 115
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19:05
Finish Strong Friday -5/7 BUILT FOR THIS: Staying Clear When It Counts Most
Science Soul SuccessWe made it! Finish Strong Friday-- Today we explore how to finish strong by regulating the nervous system, reframing stress as information, and choosing clear next steps. A story about a doctoral student and an...
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Season 3
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Episode 114
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14:19
Trust Yourself Thursday 4/7-BUILT FOR THIS: Learning to Trust What’s Still Intact
Science Soul SuccessIt's a trusting day... Thursday Suitespotters-- Today --We trace how trust fractures through pain and betrayal, then rebuild it with neuroscience, forgiveness, and grounded love. We show how the ACC fuels shutd...
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Season 3
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Episode 113
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20:34
Win It All Wednesday 3/7 -BUILT FOR THIS: Pressure Is a Privilege, Champions Adjust
Science Soul SuccessWe made it! it's Wednesday, and Today we explore how winners handle pressure by keeping the prefrontal cortex online, using simple self-talk, and training calm inside stress. We share a grounding drill, reframe...
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Season 3
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Episode 112
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22:43
Take Action Tuesday 2/7 -BUILT FOR THIS: Nothing Changes Until Something Moves
Science Soul SuccessIt's Take action time- It's Tuesday -- Today we turn stress from a threat into a signal and show how insight only becomes change when you move. Faith, reflection, and breath matter, but momentum starts with one...
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Season 3
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Episode 111
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17:09
Making Moves Monday BUILT FOR THIS 1/7: When Stress Is a Signal, Not a Stop Sign
Science Soul SuccessIt's Monday, let's make our move! Today we reframe stress from doom to data and show how small, steady actions under pressure build real confidence. A story from the tour, a breath reset, and three simple quest...
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Season 3
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Episode 110
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18:52
Living in Alignment 7/7: Integration Through Stillness — Why Slowing Down Changes Everything, and How Alignment Actually Happens #SlowDownSunday
We close our Living In Alignment series by slowing down, connecting body and mind, and letting rhythm replace pressure. Alignment becomes coherence: when values lead actions, pace serves purpose, and your system feels safe inside your life....
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Season 3
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Episode 108
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16:02
Living in Alignment 6/7: Sustaining the System — Why Burnout Is a Maintenance Failure, and How to Protect Your Energy #SelfCareSaturday
Science Soul SuccessSaturday ... and we need to take care of ourselves! Today we explore why skipped self-care is a signal of misalignment and how simple, protectable practices create sustainable performance. Success holds w...
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Season 3
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Episode 107
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10:04
Living in Alignment 5/7: Completion Without Pressure — Why Calm Finishes What Force Can’t, and How to Close the Loop #FinishStrongFriday
Science Soul SuccessWe made it! it's Friday, Finish strong now... today we explore why finishing feels heavy and reframe it as an alignment issue instead of a motivation problem. We invite you to complete one small task today in a...
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Season 3
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Episode 106
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8:24
Living in Alignment 4/7: Listening to Inner Signals — Why Your Body Decides First, and How to Trust What You Feel #TrustYourselfThursday
Science Soul SuccessIt's Trust yourself Thursday ! And today we explore why real self-trust starts in the body, not the mind, and how alignment creates a steady, quiet confidence. We tie ancient wisdom to neuroscience and share a ...
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Season 3
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Episode 105
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11:59
Living in Alignment 3/7: Trust Built Through Repetition — Why Consistency Beats Motivation, and How to Make It Automatic #WinItAllWednesday
Science Soul SuccessWe made it To Win it all Wednesday! Today we explore how alignment and action turn into lasting stability only when they become habit. We break down the brain science of automation, show why consistency beats m...
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Season 3
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Episode 104
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13:08
Living in Alignment 2/7: Intention Over Autopilot — Why Stress Is Running Your Decisions, and How to Take the Wheel Back #TakeActionTuesday
Science Soul SuccessIt's take Action Tuesday suitespotters-- Time to explore why misalignment—not weak character—creates scattered action, stress, and autopilot habits, and how one honest move restores clarity and control. We conn...
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Season 3
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Episode 103
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11:31
Living in Alignment 1/7: Direction Before Motion — Why Most Effort Is Wasted Energy, and How to Move With Purpose #MakingMovesMonday
Science Soul SuccessWe are back! Making Moves Monday! Today we unpack why alignment—values, thoughts, feelings, and actions moving as one—turns effort into ease and noise into focus. We explain the brain science behind misal...
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Season 3
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Episode 102
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14:09
Who You Become After Pressure 7/7: Meaning You Couldn’t See Before. Some meaning only appears once the urgency fades. #SlowDownSunday
Science Soul SuccessSlow down my friends, it's Sunday-- Today we explore how pressure collapses time while perspective widens it, turning harsh snapshots into a longer, truer arc. We recap the full week’s practices for stabilizing...
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Season 3
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Episode 101
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17:26
Who You Become After Pressure 6/7: Letting the New Shape Settle. Integration takes time, and becoming can’t be rushed. #SelfCareSaturday
Science Soul SuccessRest! Self Care Saturday is here-- Today we explore why rest after pressure is not weakness but integration, and how recovery helps you reclaim the parts of yourself put on hold. We blend science, soul, and pra...
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Season 3
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Episode 100
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16:38
Who You Become After Pressure 5/7: Carrying Strength Without Hardening. Strength that survives pressure doesn’t have to shut down. #FinishStrongFriday
Science Soul SuccessIt's Friday, finally and we are finishing strong. Today we explore how fatigue reveals limits, not flaws, and how to finish strong without hardening or collapsing. We blend stress science with ancient wisdom to...
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Season 3
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Episode 99
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20:15
Who You Become After Pressure 4/7: Trusting the Person You’re Becoming. Post-pressure trust is slower, quieter, and often wiser. #TrustYourselfThursday
Science Soul Success It's trust yourself Thursday! Today suite spotters we explore how pressure tests trust more than performance and why self-trust shifts from loud confidence to quiet, clean judgment. We share a prac...
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Season 3
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Episode 98
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21:09
Who You Become After Pressure 3/7: What If Purpose Matters More Than Performance? #WinItAllWednesday
SCIENCE * SOUL * SUCCESSPressure doesn’t just test skills; it rewrites the scoreboard. Today, we dig into how high-stakes moments reveal whether our old definition of winning was about provi...
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Who You Become After Pressure 2/7: Choosing Direction Before Certainty. You don’t need clarity to move forward, you need alignment. #TakeActionTuesday
Science Soul SuccessWe are back and it's Take Action Tuesday! Today we explore how pressure changes who we are and why aligned movement beats frantic hustle. We share a simple sequence—listen, act, trust—that helps you choos...
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Season 3
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Episode 95
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19:44
Who You Become After Pressure 1/7: You’re Not the Same. Pressure changes you, and that’s where growth begins. #MakingMovesMondayUntitled Episode
Science Soul SuccessIt's Monday, Time to Make our Move! Today we explore how pressure doesn’t just test you, it changes you, and why reading it as information can reshape identity, choices, and growth. We separate pressure from st...
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Season 3
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Episode 87
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28:22
How You Stand Under Pressure 7/7: Who You Are When Nothing Is Urgent
Science Soul SuccessWe made it to Sunday my friends, and today we explore how pressure shrinks time and how stepping back restores proportion. Using astrophysics, sport, and ancient wisdom, we find balance, rebuild trust, and refr...
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Season 3
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Episode 94
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19:31
How You Stand Under Pressure 6/7: Why Rest Is Part of Strength
Science Soul SuccessIt's a selfcare day for us its Saturday! Today suite spotters we explore why rest is part of strength, how pressure narrows the mind and body, and how recovery restores width, timing, and clarity. We shar...
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Season 3
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Episode 96
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17:31
How You Stand Under Pressure 5/7: Staying Solid When You’re Running on Empty
Science soul SuccessIt's Friday, time to finish strong. Today we explore how to finish strong when you’re exhausted, redefining strength as stability, pacing, and alignment rather than last-minute heroics. Fatigue doesn’t set your...
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Season 3
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Episode 92
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12:07
How You Stand Under Pressure 4/7: Trusting Yourself Even When Doubt Is Present
Science Soul SuccessHey there Beautiful Souls! Today we explore how to trust yourself when certainty is unavailable, especially after disappointment, failure, or betrayal. The focus is on alignment over emotion, stabilizing your s...
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Season 3
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Episode 91
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14:02