Leverage Your Time Balance Your Life
Dr. John Ingram Walker, psychiatrist, author, and speaker, chats with his co-host Wende Whitus about personal development tools for designing a life well lived.
Discover more about Dr. Walker at his website: https://leverageyourtimebook.com/
Wende is the founder of Personal Retreat Day, her website is https://personalretreatday.com/
Episodes
99 episodes
Book Summary: The Compound Effect
Every once in a while it's good to return to the fundamentals, so we think it's time for another book summary!
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Season 6
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Episode 11
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32:08
My Friend Claude: An AI Case Study
Dr. Walker recently completed a novel! He knew the manuscript had some structural issues, so he asked Claude (Anthropic's AI large-language model) to diagnose the book and make recommendations. What Claude ...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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26:00
Sustainable Success with Heather Kidwell, PhD
Sometimes high acheivers unintentionally design lives that outpace their capacity. Heather Kidwell, founder and CEO of Humanity Dri...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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44:29
Effective Communication for Strengthening Relationships with guest Joni Woods
Our guest Joni Woods is a relationship and communication coach whose work helps individuals and couples build healthier relationships, communicate more effectively, and create lives that feel balanced, inten...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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42:05
Finding Silence and Solitude at the Starrette Farm Retreat Center
This week we take a field trip to the beautiful, peace-filled Starrette Farm Retreat Center on the outskirts of Statesville, North Carolina to speak with founder Ann Starrette and host Nancy Bellamy. We speak about the importance of nature, sil...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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33:48
Dealing with Anxiety - Part 2
This week we continue our conversation about anxiety. We share several techniques to help you self-regulate stress and deal with milder forms of anxiety, including mindfulness meditation, breathing exercises, and more. Be sure to check out the ...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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32:04
Dealing with Anxiety - Part 1
Seems like everyone is feeling existential anxiety these days! We had so much to talk about that we divided our conversation into two parts. In this first part, Dr. Walker explains several of the clinical diagnoses of anxiety, including General...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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34:25
Finding the Balance in Dark Times
We recorded this episode during the aftermath of the killings of Renee Good and
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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29:19
Mentoring Others with the "Handful of L's" with Dr. Mike Durnin
This episode is long overdue...we had some technical difficulties but are SO excited to finally welcome our wonderful guest, Dr. Mike Durnin! Mike is a leadership expert, educator and coach who walks us through his signature framework, the "...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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37:56
Book Summary: The Productivity Project
After a highly entertaining story by Dr. Walker about an accidental arctic adventure, we dive into another one of our popular Book Summaries! This time we discuss Chris Bailey's The Productivity Projec...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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31:41
New Year, New Season!
Welcome to Season 6 of Leverage Your Time Balance Your Life! (We started this podcast in 2023 and do two seasons per year.) Our mission with this podcast is to help you develop meaning and purpose by...you guessed it...leveraging your time and ...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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25:57
Nurturing Your Spiritual Life with Mimi Sherman
Today we explore the Spiritual dimension of life with Interfaith Pastor and Spiritual Life Coach, Rev. Mimi Sherman! Mimi walks alongside people on their spiritual journeys, helping them flouri...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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47:33
The Value of Volunteering with Stephen Melton
It's hard for busy people to find margin in their packed schedules to find time to volunteer. But volunteering not only helps others in need, it improves our own lives by fostering gratitude, generosity, and connection. Our guest Stephen Melton...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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24:50
Caring for Everyone but You: Finding Balance Before Burnout with Carolyn Dowdy
Most of us will be caring for someone at some point in our lives, whether part time or full time. It may be caring for an ill spouse, an elderly parent, or a child with a disability. As we're caring for others, we must prioritize our own health...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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38:20
What's Your Why?
Most of the time we focus on "what" and "how" without thinking about the underlying "why". Listen to this episode with a spirit of curiosity: think about WHY you might fall into the same bad habits over and over? WHY do you pursue the goals you...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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26:32
Movies Matter
Today we take a break from serious topics and discuss our favorite movies, why we love them, and why movies matter. The best movies reinforce positive values, offer hope, and inspire us to live extraordinary lives. Grab the popcorn as you liste...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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31:50
The Value of Vacations
Wende is back fresh from her annual vacation! In this episode, she & Dr. Walker talk about the benefits of taking regular vacation breaks from "normal" life.
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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27:42
Prioritizing Marriage
We bring in the spouses today to discuss some of the secrets to a long and happy marriage. So grateful for Wende's husband Greg and John's wife Vicki -- thank you for joining us in the studio today to share your wisdom!
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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20:13
Book Summary: What's Your Dream? by Simon Squibb
We explore Simon Squibb's bestselling business book, What's Your Dream? Even though this book was written to help encourage entrepreneurs, the applications extend beyond the ...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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33:50
Leverage Your Skillset to Create New Opportunities with Brian LaFontaine
Our guest today is Brian Lafontaine, a successful professional actor with roles in hit productions like Ozark, Stranger Things, Outer Banks, The Hate U Give, Homeland, Nashville,
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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29:19
The Power of Laughter with Kim Coleman
Comedian Kim Coleman helps us kick off season 5 with a ton of laughs! Kim explains the importance of laughter and levity, which helps us regulate stress and balance the negative energy s...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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34:10
AA and the Twelve Steps
Today we discuss 12-step programs, most commonly associated with Alcoholics Anonymous. These programs are beneficial for anyone struggling with any kind of addi...
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Season 4
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Episode 26
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35:18
A Life Worth Living: Putting It All Together
We made it to the final section of our series based on the bestselling book, Life Worth Living. Today we put all the pieces together by asking the question: are your actions matching your philo...
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Season 4
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Episode 25
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34:30