Dr. Jon Conte: Even When Witnessing The Unspeakable – A Belief in Hope, Healing, and Humankind
Join us this week as Laura talks to her beloved and brilliant mentor, Dr. Jon Conte. Jon is one of the world’s foremost experts in trauma and child abuse prevention. Sought out for decades for his expert witness testimony, he’s also been the Director of The Joshua Center on Child Sexual Abuse Prevention, and is…
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Dr. Alexa Albert: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Narcissism [or at least what we could cover in an hour!]
In this episode Laura is in conversation with Dr. Alexa Albert, an expert on narcissism. They do a deep dive into what narcissism is, where it most often comes from, and how it manifests in a variety of relationships. Alexa shares her belief in the importance of “Getting a PhD in knowing yourself,” as navigating…
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Libby Ludlow: What Being an Olympian, Author and Mom Have in Common
Having meaningful goals and high expectations of ourselves – while remaining realistic and compassionate – is a delicate balance. This week Laura talks with Olympian and U.S. National Ski Team Champion, author, and mom, Libby Ludlow. They discuss her tremendous achievements, range of regrets, the merit in having a failure resume, and how living according…
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Mallory: From the Air Force to the Airlines. For Anyone Who Travels on Planes, This Is for You.
In this episode Laura speaks with Mallory, a US Air Force veteran, flight attendant/trainer, and PhD candidate. They discuss the onslaught of new and overwhelming challenges that those in the aviation industry are facing, and the lack of systemic support. Mallory describes how isolating and dehumanizing the job can feel, and she offers us all…
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Welela Solomon: Balancing Two Cultures and Becoming One Self
For most teenagers, standing at the threshold of adulthood is both exciting and overwhelming – especially right now with so much uncertainty looming. In this episode, Laura talks with Welela, a high school senior and first-generation Ethiopian- American, about the fraught landscape of young adulthood. And how, with a number of strategies, she’s able to…
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Dr. Vance Vredenburg: Frogs, Fear, and Finding Hope Amid Despair
Remaining optimistic in the face of our current climate crisis can seem like an impossibility. In this episode Laura talks with world-renowned scientist Dr. Vance Vredenburg about everything from the origins of his love of nature as a child in Mexico, to his fight to save a species, to becoming one of the first scientists…
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Flynn David Resnick: Redefining What it Means to be a Survivor
Transitions are often overwhelming. In this episode, Laura and Flynn dive in, covering grief to growth, pandemic isolation to reconnection, and adolescence to young adulthood. Flynn, a college student in NYC, shares about being the only trans person in his high school, surviving sexual assault, losing his beloved mother, and moving across the country to…
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Lily Cornell Silver: Loss, Life & The Choices We Make
This week’s conversation is with Lily Cornell Silver. Lily is a college student, musician and devoted mental health advocate. This episode brings you our first of many episodes with adolescents and young adults, the people who hold the future of our world in their hearts and hands. Lily is the host of the podcast Mind…
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Ed Yong: Overwhelm and Trauma in Journalism and Society
Join Laura and Pulitzer Prize-winning science journalist Ed Yong as they talk about bearing witness to complex societal issues and what he does to keep going.
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Introducing Future Tripping
Join Laura van Dernoot Lipsky and Rich Francey as they discuss what the Future Tripping podcast is all about.
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