Thrive On: Cognitive Longevity

Talking the walk of wellness, across the lifespan. Join me as I sit down with Harvard and Oxford scholar Dr. Gerry Bodeker. From surviving a profound near-death experience to pioneering public health policy and the Mental Wellness Initiative, Dr. Bodeker shares life-altering insights. Discover the truth about microplastics in the brain, ancient healing traditions, and why rethinking longevity, movement, and community is vital for a thriving future.See Full Show Notes⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.aro-ha.com⁠

What if the nutrition rules you’ve trusted were never designed for your body? Damian Chaparro challenges one-size-fits-all advice and breaks down a smarter approach to muscle, bone, energy, hormones, fasting, and recovery—especially for women and anyone over 40. One simple breakfast shift could change your day.See Full Show Notes⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.aro-ha.com⁠

Ready to navigate the river of change and master your mindset? In this episode of Adventures in Wellbeing, I sat down with mindset coach, Sarah Grynberg. Fresh off her retreat, Sarah shares her raw journey of overcoming severe burnout in breakfast radio. She breaks down actionable daily tools to quiet anxiety, rewire your brain using neuroplasticity, drop harmful gossip, and cultivate an open heart. Discover how to unlock your inner strength and live a life of greatness.See Full Show Notes⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.aro-ha.com⁠

What if the nutrition rules you’ve trusted were never designed for your body? Damian Chaparro challenges one-size-fits-all advice and breaks down a smarter approach to muscle, bone, energy, hormones, fasting, and recovery—especially for women and anyone over 40. One simple breakfast shift could change your day.See Full Show Notes⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.aro-ha.com⁠

What if your pain is the doorway to growth? Discover how breakdowns become the soil for renewal and learn practical steps—movement, silence, breathwork, community and a simple 15-minute journaling practice—to metabolize loss, invite emergence, and rebuild resilience. Walk away with a clear, actionable approach to personal regeneration and ripple change into your relationships and community.See Full Show Notes⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.aro-ha.com⁠

Feeling foggy, distracted, or mentally stuck? Discover simple, science-backed levers to sharpen focus, boost resilience, and keep your mind growing as you age. Learn what raises BDNF (the brain’s “fertilizer”), why novelty beats autopilot, and a single 20-minute practice you can do today to kickstart clearer thinking and long-term cognitive vitality.See Full Show Notes⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.aro-ha.com⁠

Leaders: decision fatigue and overwhelm are signals, not failures. In this episode Samantha Tomkinson and Damian unpack why emotional intelligence, somatics and meditation are essential leadership tools — how to check in with feelings, release stuck energy, and lead from presence. Practical practices and retreat insights for sustainable performance and clearer decisions.See Full Show Notes⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.aro-ha.com⁠

Dr. Libby Weaver decodes the gut to brain link, hormones, and why iron is the overlooked nutrient changing women’s lives. We explore autism & diet research, ‘Rushing Woman Syndrome’, practical blood tests, retreats as reset points, and real strategies to rebalance energy, mood and hormones. Short, science-based, deeply human — a roadmap to pause, nourish and thrive.See Full Show Notes⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.aro-ha.com⁠

Tom Cronin shares his journey from a high-pressure finance life to Vedic meditation and the Stillness Project. We cover panic, medication vs. alternative tools, breathwork, mantra mechanics, retreats, and practical grounding exercises you can use tomorrow. A candid conversation about healing, creativity, and why stillness matters now.See Full Show Notes⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.aro-ha.com⁠

Ready to break the loop and actually move? Discover the three hidden saboteurs keeping you stuck — the dopamine trap, the inner critic, and the “mirage” of optimization — and walk away with simple, powerful rituals (a phone “funeral,” the sweaty-disaster exercise, and anti-wellness reverse-engineering) plus a nature-based micro-habit to reset your nervous system.See Full Show Notes⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.aro-ha.com⁠