The Elements of Us™ with Allison Arden
The Elements of Us™ podcast brings The Elements of Us to life through conversations with authors, executives, experts, and assorted amazing people. Hosted by Allison Arden, organizational changemaker and author, guests share stories, insights, and ideas to make creating well-being and navigating difficult times both at work and in life, a bit easier.
Episodes
15 episodes
Ed Erhardt - Connecting the Dots to Success
True creativity is connecting the dots between seemingly unrelated things, and generally not a term used for business people. In this episode, Ed Erhardt shows how you can use creativity to connect the dots between the life you want and find...
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45:16
Dr. Allyson Ocean - The Gift of Empathy
One of the scariest things that can happen in someone’s life is a cancer diagnosis, for those receiving and for all those who love them. In this episode, Dr. Allyson Ocean, a leading gastrointestinal oncologist in New York City and co-founde...
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26:45
Mita Mallick - A Voice for Change
When you hear someone’s story you have a deeper understanding of who they are and what their life experience has been. From there, empathy ensues. This conversation with Mita Mallick underscores that truth. Mita is a business executive, change-...
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28:14
Maryam Banikarim - Resilience, Community, & Purposeful Action
The unstoppable Maryam Banikarim combines passion, purpose, and the power of community to bring amazing ideas to life. Maryam leads marketing for Nextdoor and is the co-Founder of NYC Next, an organization launched to re-energize and bring j...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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35:26
Dr. Jill Drossman - Self Care, Compassion, & Emerging from the Pandemic
Dr. Jill Drossman is a New York-based therapist. Jill has a general practice and a specialization in eating disorders. As we navigate the months ahead, each of us will feel differently about re-engaging. Jill shares ideas to help to build strat...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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25:09
Bela Gandhi - Finding Love, Having Fun, & Taking Action
If the idea of finding love or a new job stresses you out, this is the episode for you. Love Expert, and CEO of Smart Dating Academy, Bela Gandhi, and Allison explore our Relationship Elements and the stressors that come along with them. Bela t...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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22:49
Linda Sawyer - Commitment, Discovery, & Success in the Second Act
Linda Sawyer, CEO & Co-Founder of Skura Style and former longtime N.A. CEO and Chairman of Deutsch Advertising speaks with Allison Arden about a host of Elements:Discovery: how she found the 'big idea' that led to starting Sk...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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26:58
Laurel Rossi - Creativity, Fear, and the Beauty of Different
Creative Spirit Co-Founder Laurel Rossi speaks with Allison about the creation of Creative Spirit and the movement to place 1 million people with intellectual disabilities into the workforce. With companies like Verizon, Cisco, and Voya on boar...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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22:56
Ed Harrold - The Power of Breath
Our breath is the one Mindfulness tool we have with us at all times. Breath expert and author, Ed Harrold, speaks with Allison about activating the power of breath to increase Focus, minimize Anxiety, and stimulate Creativity in your everyday l...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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32:35
Lesley Koeppel - Candor, Fear, & Getting Unstuck
In this episode of The Elements of Us, Allison speaks with New York City-based therapist, Lesley Koeppel. Lesley shares ideas to:Make candid conversations easierBetter manage uncertaintyFind positive...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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23:50
Marla Aaron - Creativity, Courage, & Locking Success
In this episode of The Elements of Us, Allison speaks with Marla Aaron, an advertising executive turned globally recognized jewelry designer. Marla talks about how she made a massive career shift and turned a hobby into The Marla Aaron Company....
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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37:59
Brad Meltzer - Resilience, Loss, & Channeling Heroes - Part II
In Part II of Allison's conversation with Brad Meltzer, Brad and Allison talk about the inspiration for his kids' book series, Ordinary People Change the World and play The Elements Game. In it, Brad shares stories ab...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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18:05
Brad Meltzer - Resilience, Loss, & Channeling Heroes - Part I
In this episode of The Elements of Us, Allison speaks to best-selling author Brad Meltzer. In addition to being the only author to ever have books on the bestseller list for Non-Fiction, Advice, Children’s Books, and even comic books, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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