
Into The Dawn
A provocative podcast that looks at all things taboo in society, such as suicide, grief, sex, addictions, cultural codes, and more. Each week, I talk with experts who successfully investigate their areas of interest.
Episodes
41 episodes
Rabbi Steve Leder: Twelve essential questions to tell one’s life story
Steve Leder is the senior rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles. After receiving his degree in writing and graduating cum laude from Northwestern University, and spending time studying at Trinity College, Oxford University, Leder re...
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Episode 41
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53:50

Aurelie Galois and Christian Lima - French culture and the art of pleasure
Aurélie Galois is a painter and a writer.While studying literature (at Sorbonne University) and history of art (at theSchool of the Louvre), she learned every traditional technique of painting,drawing, and engraving in a private...
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Episode 40
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1:23:41

Janae Marie Kroc: Pronouns and Everything in Between
Janae Marie “Kroc” Kroczaleski is a transgender woman who also identifies as gender fluid and non-binary. Prior to transition, she was a world champion and a record-holding powerlifter, and a national-level bodybuilder. Also, she is a United St...
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Episode 39
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41:58

Dr. Meredith Broderick - Insomnia and Sleep Disorders
Dr. Meredith Broderick is a triple board-certified sleep physician and founder of Sound Sleep Guru, a telehealth sleep clinic serving WA, CA, and AK. She attended medical school at The Ohio State University, completed a neurology r...
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Episode 38
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27:46

Pam Oslie - Aura colors and Parallel Universes
Pam Oslie is the Founder of www.AuraColors.com a site designed to help you create success, joy, and fulfillment in EVERY area of your life. She also developed
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Episode 37
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1:10:51

Alli Waddell - Ketamine infusions for mental health
Alli Waddell stands for radical honesty, self-awareness, and self-love and believes that "Only when we heal ourselves can we heal the world." She has been recognized as an expert in the wellness industry for nearly two decades, empowering peopl...
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Episode 36
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35:58

John Gray - Part 2 of 2 - Testosterone versus Estrogen
John Gray is the author of the most well-known and trusted relationship book of all time, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus. USA Today listed his book as one of the top 10 most influential books of the last quarter-century. In hardcover, ...
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Episode 35
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1:03:06

John Gray - Part 1 of 2 - Why Men and Women Need Space
John Gray is the author of the most well-known and trusted relationship book of all time, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus. USA Today listed his book as one of the top 10 most influential books of the last quarter-century. In hardcover, ...
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Episode 34
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1:03:08

Rabbi Steve Leder - Anxiety is for the living, peace is for the dying
Steve Leder serves as the Senior Rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple, a prestigious synagogue in Los Angeles with three campuses and 2,700 families.In addition to his many duties at the Temple, Rabbi Leder is a regular contributor and gue...
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Episode 33
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1:01:15

Paul Chamberlain - Smart Funny Tortured
Creative his whole life. Depressed for part of it. Successful for most of it. And formerly down for throwing it all away. Paul Chamberlain emerged from years of physically and financially draining passion projects reckless, suicidal, and strugg...
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Episode 32
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41:40

Lisa Sundstedt: If You’re Not Laughing, You’re Crying… especially now
Lisa is a world-renowned comedian and writer who shares her experience with sobriety and bipolar disorder. Her uncanny wit helped her get through the dark chapters of her life. In this episode we discuss:How comedy can d...
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Episode 31
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45:19

Kat Courtney - Ayahuasca and the Aftermath
Tina “Kat” Courtney, The AfterLife Coach, is a traditionally trained shaman and plant medicine guide with 15 years of experience working in altered spaces. Kat also works as a psychedelics integration c...
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Episode 30
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41:09

Dr. Anna Salter - Predators: pedophiles and their victims
Dr. Anna Salter received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Harvard University and was on the faculty of Dartmouth Medical Center for five years, where she served as director of a number of programs in the Department of Maternal and Child He...
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Episode 29
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48:06

Elana Horwich - How to be a Badass in the Kitchen
Elana Horwich is a speaker, chef, and author of Meal and a Spiel: How to Be a Badass in the Kitchen, a cookbook that uses humor and wisdom to teach intuitive cooking. Born to parents who defrosted Lean Cuisine for dinner, Elana taught herself t...
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Episode 28
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28:25

Jasvinder Sanghera- Ending forced marriage and honour abuse/killings
Jasvinder is a survivor of a forced marriage. She is the founder of Karma Nirvana, a national award-winning charity that supports both men and women affected by honour-based abuse and forced marriages. She is a highly acclaime...
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Episode 27
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58:49

Lauren Dummit Schock - Sustaining strong relationships with partner, self, and kids during challenging times
Lauren is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Sex Therapist, and a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist-Supervisor. Lauren’s professional focus is helping to reduce stigma around mental health issues and bring awareness, healing, a...
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Episode 26
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40:53

Ken Blackman - Sex: how to take it from good to great
A former Apple software engineer turned international sex and intimacy educator, turned relationship coach. Ken is in his 20th year helping couples bond, co-create, have great sex, thrive, and live happily ever after. His work has garnered ment...
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Episode 25
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45:08

John and Jackie Melfi - Open Love 101: Guiding people through the open/swinging lifestyle
John and Jackie Melfi are swingers in an open relationship. Together they are the driving force behind coletteclubs.com, a swingers' club brand with locations in Dallas, New Orleans, Houston, and Austin. J...
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Episode 24
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46:08

Franky Carrillo - Wrongfully Incarcerated; the Life Lessons Learned
Franky Carillo was convicted in the 1991 shooting of Donald Sarpy. His conviction was reversed by the Los Angeles County Superior Court March 14, 2011, after he served twenty years in prison. He is married, has three children and is...
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Episode 23
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37:16

Asha Ismail- Surviving female genital mutilation (FGM) and the repercussions
Asha Ismail is the Director of ONGD Save a Girl Save a Generation. She was born in a town in Kenya called Garissa, near the border of Somalia. Since 2001, she has been living in Spain. She started advocating against female genital mutilation (F...
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Episode 22
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44:57

Dr. Kate Wolitzky-Taylor: Anxiety, Depression, PTSD and the Tools to Cope
Dr. Kate Wolitzky-Taylor is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA. She is a clinical psychologist with nearly 20 years of expertise in anxiety and related disorders. She obtained her Ph.D. fro...
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Episode 21
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40:51

Paul VanDevelder: Being comfortable with being uncomfortable is a key to success
Paul is an author, investigative reporter, documentary film producer, syndicated columnist, journalist, and screenwriter. He has covered war zones, natural disasters, and presidential campaigns, including a well-received article for the N...
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Episode 20
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33:05

Ginger Pullman: Reiki Healing and Tarot Cards for Spiritual Healing
Ginger Pullman is a Los Angeles based tarot card reader and reiki/ spiritual healer. She comes from a long lineage of tarot card readers.In this episode we discuss:How our intuition plays into who we are<...
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Episode 19
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33:57

Jayne Amelia Larson - Losing a Loved One to Suicide and The Aftermath
Jayne Amelia Larson is an actress and voice-over artist, a creative content producer, and the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Driving The Saudis published by Simon & Schuster. When she was a young teen she lost her eldest br...
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Episode 18
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47:36

Dr. Lois Lee - Sex Trafficking Revealed and How She’s Working To End It
Children of the Night is a privately funded non-profit organization established in 1979 by Dr. Lois Lee, who is the worlds leading expert in rescuing child sex trafficking victims. Dr. Lee holds a Ph.D. in Sociology and Anthropology, a...
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Episode 17
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35:45
