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://thetimeofyourlife24x7.com/
Wende is the founder of Personal Retreat Day, her website is https://personalretreatday.com/
Episodes
84 episodes
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
The REALLY Big Picture
We return to our discussion of what makes Life Worth Living. This section caused us to dive really deep into who we are and where we are in the universe. We use the book as a ...
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Season 4
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Episode 23
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36:09
The "12-Week Year" Method
Today we discuss how Wende wrote a book in 12 weeks using the 12 Week Year method, and how you can use this method to make incredible progress on a long term project in a short amount of time witho...
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Season 4
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Episode 22
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28:42
Facing the Limits (don't send us to Alligator Alcatraz!)
Our conversation today is loosely framed around section 4 of the book, Life Worth Living. What happens when one's personal philosophy butts up against a corrupt or immoral system? We examine ho...
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Season 4
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Episode 24
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30:32
Life Worth Living: The Depths
We continue the conversation based on the bestseller Life Worth Living with a deep dive to "The Depths!" (Section 2). Join us!
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Season 4
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Episode 21
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38:36
The Corner of Happy & Healthy
We continue our deep dive into life's most essential questions by unpacking the book Life Worth Living. Today we ponder chapter 2: is living a long, happy, healthy life the ultimate goal? ...
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Season 4
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Episode 20
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34:36
What the Heck is a Platypus? And Other Deep Questions
We continue our deep dive into life's most pressing questions by examining four modes, or layers, of being in the world. These layers--autopilot, effectiveness, self-awareness, and self-transcendence--are explained in the book
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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33:12
Life Worth Living: The Question
What makes life worth living? What exactly consists of a "well-lived life"? These are the Big Questions we'll be tackling over the next several weeks. We'll use the book Life Worth Living:...
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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37:54
Our Favorite Books
Today Vicki joins us in the studio (John's wife and Wende's momma) to talk about our favorite books! We're all avid readers, and we each like different genres. Join us for a "book club" discussion on why reading is so important to a well-rounde...
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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31:06
The Tangent Episode
After reading "The Book of Joy" by Douglas Abrams, Dr. Walker realized he didn't know a lot about The Dalai Lama and
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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26:10
When Mindfulness Matters (and When it Doesn't)
We hear a lot about mindfulness these days, staying focused on the present moment. But when is it most appropriate to be mindful? When is it OK to look back to reflect on the past? Can we look forward to make plans & set goals? We talk abou...
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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28:11
Wander and Wonder: Staying in Tune with Your Childlike Curiosity
Leverage Your Time goes on a road trip to talk with Brad & Andrea Walker, owners of Lighthouse Films in Wilmington NC! This fun and fascinating episode is filled with inspiration, motivation, a...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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33:42
Book Summary: The Tipping Point (and Revenge!)
Today we discuss not one but TWO classic books, Malcolm Gladwell's 2000 bestseller
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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34:24
Adding Life To Your Years
Everyone talks about living longer, but how do you make sure those extra years are productive? We discuss ways to thrive, not just survive, as we age. Learn how to live a life full of meaning and purpose at any age.
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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30:40
Balancing Life with Basketball!
Today we take a detour from discussing personal development and talk about something that makes life fun: watching the Final Four! We're huge Duke fans, so we recorded a special basketball themed episode during halftime of the Auburn-Florida ga...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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21:19
Reframing The Way We Think
Today we discuss learning to look beyond our limited self-awareness. By examining our situation from different perspectives, we can view every circumstance from the past to the future, encompassing what happened and what we expect will happen.&...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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22:11
Reorienting Towards the Future
Today we talk about how to reorient towards the future by planning your next steps. Look at the month ahead: is it full? We'll talk about how to eliminate tasks to give you margin for what's most important. Or, is your upcoming month empty? The...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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27:19
How to Agree...Even When You Disagree
There's no doubt we live in divisive times. Sometimes it seems we'll never find any common ground. Today we discuss how we can bridge the gap by finding points of connection in our shared humanity. We discuss when it's important to stand up and...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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32:21