Add Heart Podcast

Guest: Ken Honda With the cost of everyday living stretching budgets, it’s understandable how money stress and worry can be hard to escape. While we may not be able to control our financial situation, we can change the way we relate to the stress surrounding money and improve our financial health. In this episode of the Add Heart Podcast, host Dr. Deborah Rozman talks with bestselling author and “Happy Money” expert Ken Honda about the emotions, beliefs, and early experiences that quietly shape our money mindset — and what we can do to transform our financial well-being, especially when worry takes over. Ken explains how the “money blueprint” we begin developing in childhood can influence how we earn, spend, save, and think about what’s financially possible. He also shares why financial well-being involves more than money IQ. It takes money EQ — understanding the emotions and patterns we carry around money. Rather than suggesting we simply stop worrying, Ken offers a different way to work with money stress: becoming more conscious of where we place our attention, practicing appreciation for what we do have, and staying open to possibilities we may not see when worry dominates our thinking. He talks about how the power of appreciation draws more that you can appreciate to you, like how money in a savings account appreciates in value. Ken and Deborah also explore following the heart and intuition in your approach to money, and ikigai — finding the gifts, purpose, and work that can bring greater meaning and new possibilities to your life. When financial pressures are real, changing your money mindset won’t necessarily make them disappear. But changing your relationship with money stress may lighten the load or show you new options. Deborah wraps up the conversation with a guided heart meditation to help amplify our appreciation for what we have and bring our heart and brain into physiological coherence to find more ease with any stressful or challenging situation. About our guest: Ken Honda is a global bestselling author who has sold over 9 million copies of books worldwide since 2001. With more than 120 books published, Ken's work has been translated into over 32 languages, including the popular Happy Money and True Wealth. Known as the “Money Healer” and “Zen Millionaire” in Japan, Ken semi-retired at the early age of 29 to raise his daughter. During that time, he received a vision of becoming an author to share his unique views about success and happiness. His work helps to bridge money and purpose, inviting people to heal their relationship with money, manifest meaningful abundance, and use their gifts in alignment with their life purpose.

In this episode of the Add Heart Podcast, join me as I delve into the transformative connection between the heart and our urges, impulses, and cravings with expert Brad Jensen. After overcoming a decade-long battle with addiction, Brad discovered the power of HeartMath techniques, which helped him not only achieve sobriety but also support over a thousand clients in their journeys toward personal transformation. We explore how heart-focused breathing and coherence can effectively manage stress and enhance emotional regulation, ultimately improving decision-making and performance. Tune in to learn practical strategies for cultivating a heart-centered approach that can empower you to navigate life's challenges with resilience and clarity.

Guest: Michelle Papanicolaou Title: The background noise of stress: Small daily shifts that restore calm, energy, and resilience If you’re often tired, overwhelmed, or feel like you’re running on empty — even when nothing seems “wrong” — you may be experiencing what health coach Michelle Papanicolaou calls the hidden background noise of stress. As a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach and Functional Medicine Coach at Dr. Mark Hyman’s UltraWellness Center, Michelle has helped countless people uncover the connection between chronic low-level stress, nervous system dysregulation, and symptoms like fatigue, brain fog, poor sleep, irritability, and burnout. In this insightful conversation with Dr. Deborah Rozman, Michelle shares why so many of us overlook the subtle ways stress accumulates in our bodies. Michelle explains why building resilience isn’t about pushing harder — it’s about learning how to recover more quickly. You’ll also hear the simple approach to stress recovery that Michelle teaches clients, and why just a few minutes of heart-focused breathing has made a measurable difference. She shares how small daily heart-based practices have helped her patients feel calmer, clearer, and more energized. If you’ve ever felt like you’ve “tried everything” but still struggle to quiet your mind or reset your nervous system, this episode offers practical insights you can begin using today. Deborah ends the episode with a heart-focused meditation to help regulate and reset your system. About our guest: Michelle Papanicolaou is a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach and Functional Medicine Coach at the UltraWellness Center, where she helps clients address the root causes of stress and chronic health challenges through evidence-informed lifestyle change. With a background as a marriage and family therapist, she holds a Master of Social Work from Temple University and a Master of Arts in Religion from Westminster Seminary. Michelle combines functional medicine and positive psychology to help people build sustainable habits that improve resilience, restore energy, and support lasting physical and emotional well-being. To learn more about The UltraWellness Center, please visit: https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/

Guest: Estelle Bingham Many of us are moving through life with a subterranean emotional overload — we’re functioning, coping, and pushing forward, but not really feeling connected to ourselves or others. What if the missing piece isn’t more mind trying to figure it out, but a deeper return to the wisdom of the heart? In this episode of the Add Heart Podcast, therapist, author, and “Heart Whisperer” Estelle Bingham joins Dr. Deborah Rozman for a conversation on emotional healing, heart intelligence, nervous system regulation, and the inner clarity that can emerge when we reconnect with our deeper heart. Estelle has more than 20 years of experience helping people move through trauma, stress, and emotional blocks. She shares her discovery of why the heart holds a kind of intelligence that the mind alone can’t access. She also offers a powerful understanding of why people’s hearts need to come together — now more than ever — as a collective response to the challenging times we’re all living in. Together, Estelle and Deborah explore what it means to live with more heart coherence, self-awareness, and intuition to release the overload and regain our emotional freedom in a world that often leaves us overstimulated or disconnected. The episode closes with a guided Heart Lock-In® meditation designed to support calm, balance, and a deeper sense of connection. About our guest: Estelle Bingham, known as “The Heart Whisperer,” is the host of the leading podcast Love Purpose Connection and an internationally renowned holistic therapist and healer. For over two decades, she has dedicated her life to guiding others through profound journeys of healing and empowerment, helping them embody their true joy and potential. Her recent book, Manifest Your True Essence: Clear Your Blocks, Find Your Joy, Live Your Truth, is a practical guide offering heartfelt guidance to support building a daily practice that aligns the reader with their True Essence — where joy, potential, and the power to co-create reality reside.

Guest: Valerie Orsoni What if optimizing your health isn’t just about tracking more data, but understanding how your nervous system, thoughts, and emotions are impacting each other in ways you might not realize? In this podcast episode, biohacker, adventurer, and wellness pioneer Valerie Orsoni joins host Dr. Deborah Rozman to explore the evolving world of biohacking—from performance, energy, and recovery to the often-overlooked role of mental, emotional, and physiological balance. Valerie Orsoni has defied the odds—healing from serious illness, scaling mountains, diving deep into the ocean, and inspiring others to realize their own capacity for health and transformation. She shares insights from her global work in health and wellness, along with personal experiences that challenged her assumptions about what fuels sustained changes in health and wellness. As the conversation unfolds, they dive into how stress, emotions, and heart rhythm patterns influence the body in ways many traditional biohacking approaches miss. Valerie reflects on powerful group experiences where collective intention and heart-focused practices created a tangible shift in energy—something both measurable and deeply felt. This episode offers a fresh perspective on optimizing your health—one that blends science, self-awareness, and a more intuitive understanding of the body. Whether you’re deeply into biohacking or simply looking for more energy and less stress, you’ll walk away with insights you can actually use. The episode closes with a guided heart-focused meditation to help get our heart and brain in sync and power up our personal coherence. About our guest: Valerie Orsoni is a globally recognized biohacking expert, longevity specialist, and bestselling author of 56 books. Her latest, Eat WRONG & Live BETTER, launches in the USA on April 10. Based in San Francisco, she is the founder of ValBiohacker.com, biohacker.fr, and LeBootCamp.fit, and a sought-after international conference speaker. A Hall of Fame inductee at the University of Hartford, Valerie translates cutting-edge science into actionable longevity protocols—backed by her own measurable biomarker transformations, including telomere lengthening and improved epigenetic pace of aging. An extreme athlete who has skied toward the South Pole and summited 44 peaks over 14,000 feet—20 of them in just 9 days—she embodies the philosophy she teaches. Valerie bridges the worlds of performance, precision health, and everyday wellness for a global bilingual audience.

Guest: Michael Sandler When life blindsides you with trauma, stress, overwhelm, and a feeling that recovery is impossible, where do you turn? In this powerful episode, HeartMath President Deborah Rozman talks with Michael Sandler—author, teacher, and survivor of multiple nearly fatal accidents—about how he rebuilt his life from the inside out after traumatic brain injury. Michael shares candidly about his recovery journey, the dark moments when giving up seemed easier, and the exact inner shifts that helped him reclaim hope, purpose, and joy. Together, Deborah and Michael discuss how traumatic brain injury and chronic stress can change our heart rhythms and disrupt communication between the heart and brain—and why this matters so much for mental health, emotional balance, and physical recovery. They explore science-based and heart-based practices for: Supporting injury recovery and nervous system healing Overcoming challenges when it feels impossible to go on Moving beyond anxiety, overwhelm, and fear into genuine peace Remembering who you really are—beyond your trauma and stress This uplifting, time-relevant conversation speaks directly to the uncertainty so many feel today and offers practical hope: you can rise above the stress of personal or societal challenges, think more clearly, and reconnect with the love and resilience that have always been at the core of who you are. Join us for this hopeful and awakening conversation. Deborah closes this beautiful conversation with a guided heart meditation to help listeners find calm, reconnect with their inner resilience, and return to a deeper sense of peace. About our guest: Michael Sandler is the co-host of the popular Inspire Nation show, a transformational, self-help, spiritually focused podcast and YouTube channel, along with his wife, fellow coach and teacher, Jessica Lee. He is a best-selling author, speaker, entrepreneur, visionary, coach, and the co-creator of Inspire Nation University and the Automatic Writing Experience online course.

Guest: Amy VaaS When stress is high, and the future feels uncertain, how do you make good decisions—at work, in your relationships, or in everyday life? This captivating episode explores a practical, science-based way to stay clear and grounded when it matters most. HeartMath CEO Deborah Rozman has an intriguing conversation with Amy VaaS, former Global Well-Being Leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), who helped bring HeartMath’s heart coherence practices into high-pressure, highly analytical environments, including cybersecurity and risk teams. Amy shares how she moved from focusing only on the brain and neuroscience to realizing that the missing piece was the state of the heart—directly affecting clarity, judgment, communication, and how we show up under stress and overload. Hear Amy’s real-world stories of how science-based heart coherence practices helped: Leaders and teams think more clearly, listen better, and make better decisions even in challenging conversations. Teams, under intense pressure to shorten meetings, reduce reactivity, and become “the calm in the storm” for their clients and colleagues. People experience improved sleep, feel more emotionally regulated in daily life, and know how to reset their nervous system quickly. Amy also shares how she now works through her new venture, VAAS Solutions, integrating heart coherence into leadership advising, team effectiveness, and organizational culture—so performance, resilience, and well-being all rise together instead of competing with each other. Her insightful examples reveal how small, consistent coherence practices can quietly transform how leaders, teams, and individuals operate. Whether you’re a long-time HeartMath fan or completely new to heart coherence, this engaging episode will give you a deeper understanding of why being in a coherent heart state is not just a “nice-to-have wellness perk,” but a practical, repeatable skill for making better decisions under stress in any area of life. The episode closes with a practical guided heart-focused meditation led by Deborah to help you practice heart coherence for yourself—so you can bring more calm, clarity, and heart into your work, your family, your health, and the everyday decisions that shape your life. About our guest: Amy VaaS is the founder and principal advisor of VAAS Solutions. She works with organizations to strengthen leadership, improve team effectiveness, and create cultures where people and performance excel. With over 25 years in globally recognized financial and professional firms, she has led initiatives that empower leaders to navigate complexity and build resilient cultures. Amy integrates neuroscience-based tools, coherence practices, and leadership strategies across onboarding, milestone leadership development, and executive coaching. Today, she partners with companies worldwide to guide leaders through real-world demands while building cultures that advance both people and results.

Guest: Dr. Kat Toups What if memory loss and cognitive decline aren’t the inevitable parts of aging we’ve been led to believe? In this episode, our guest is psychiatrist and clinical researcher Dr. Kat Toups, a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, who shares hopeful, research-based insights that are reshaping how we understand brain aging and Alzheimer’s disease. For decades, most Alzheimer’s clinical trials have focused on single solutions—usually drugs—targeting one aspect of the disease. Despite massive investment, these approaches have delivered limited results. Dr. Toups explains why this one-size-fits-all model often falls short: Cognitive decline rarely has a single cause. Drawing from recent proof-of-concept and randomized controlled trials, Dr. Toups shares with host Deborah Rozman compelling evidence that a personalized, precision-medicine approach—addressing multiple contributors at once—leads to meaningful improvements in memory, thinking speed, and overall brain function, even in people with mild cognitive impairment and early-stage dementia. In her soon-to-be-published paper, titled Precision Medicine Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease: Successful Randomized Controlled Trial, Dr. Toups shares striking patient outcomes achieved through a whole-person approach that included nutrition, exercise, quality sleep, brain training, and stress management. For the stress reduction intervention, the study incorporated heart rhythm coherence biofeedback and a coherence training technique developed by HeartMath that participants practiced for 10 minutes per day. Dr. Toups selected this for ease of use and high consistency of practice among elderly participants—important factors for long-term adherence and achieving significant outcomes. This episode also brings a deeply human perspective, as Dr. Toups shares her own recovery story from cognitive impairment. At the heart of this conversation is a message listeners rarely hear: Brain aging is not necessarily a one-way path. With this new protocol and early action, protecting—and even restoring—brain health appears far more possible than previously thought. This episode offers clarity and hope for individuals and families navigating concerns about memory loss, Alzheimer’s, and brain health as we age. About our guest: Kat Toups, MD, DFAPA, IFMCP, is a distinguished functional medicine psychiatrist, clinical researcher, and thought leader in the field of cognitive health. She collaborated with Dr. Dale Bredesen as the principal investigator on two successful multi-modal precision medicine clinical trials to reverse cognitive decline in patients with mild cognitive impairment and early Alzheimer’s disease. With decades of clinical and research experience, Dr. Toups combines psychiatry, functional medicine, and cutting-edge research to uncover and address the root causes of cognitive decline. Her innovative, personalized approach has made her a sought-after speaker, educator, and mentor in the Alzheimer’s and dementia prevention community.

AI can process data at lightning speed—but wisdom still lives in the heart. As artificial intelligence accelerates, many people are feeling both empowered and disoriented by it, unsure how to discern what’s real, what’s hype, and what it means for the future. Others wonder where human qualities and feelings, such as care, compassion, and heart intuition, fit in an AI-driven world. In this timely and thought-provoking conversation, Add Heart host Deborah Rozman sits down with Nipun Mehta, founder of ServiceSpace, a global organization run entirely by volunteers, to explore why heart intelligence, intuition, and inner wisdom are essential in the age of artificial intelligence. Together, they address a question rarely explored in mainstream AI discussions: How do wisdom, spirituality, and ethical discernment sit at the same table as AI? Nipun offers a grounded perspective—we don’t have to outsource our humanity. AI is a powerful tool, but it was never meant to replace human connection, moral clarity, creativity, or the intelligence of the heart. This episode explores how we can use heart-based tools to help us navigate an evolving AI landscape that often creates misinformation and concern, along with the superpowers of analysis and creativity. By engaging our heart’s intelligent inner capacities, we can and must learn to use AI consciously and responsibly. Nipun stresses the importance of human connection and accessing a deeper heart intelligence that’s not just individual, but is also a collective heart intelligence. He shares how combining our inner values and strengths with advancing technology can lead to a more heart-connected and intelligent world where all can thrive. Nipun draws from ServiceSpace’s decades of cultivating generosity and introduces Awaken AI, an initiative he describes as “Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern AI.” The episode concludes with a brief, guided heart meditation led by Deborah, offering listeners space to integrate insight, clarity, and heart coherence. About our guest: Nipun Mehta is the founder of ServiceSpace, a global community working at the intersection of technology, volunteerism, and a gift culture. As a designer of large-scale social movements that are rooted in small acts of service and powered by micro moments of inner transformation, his work has uniquely catalyzed networks of community builders grounded in their localities and rooted in cultivating deeper connection—with themselves, others, and larger systems. Today, ServiceSpace reaches millions every month, is powered by thousands of volunteers, and blossoms into ever-expanding local and virtual service projects that aim to ignite a “whole greater than the sum of its parts.” Nipun was honored as an “unsung hero of compassion” by the Dalai Lama, not long before former US President Obama appointed him to a council for addressing poverty and inequality in the US. Standing at the crossroads of algorithmic intelligence, evolutionary insight, and collective social emergence, Nipun continues to illuminate new pathways for ancient wisdom to find creative expressions in a modern world.

Guest: Danielle LaPorte Love isn’t just something you feel—it’s an energy you can work with. Your heart already contains everything you need to heal. The missing piece is learning you’re not the wound, you are the healer—you just need to learn how to direct your heart’s energy. In this illuminating conversation, HeartMath’s Deborah Rozman sits down with Danielle LaPorte—bestselling author of The Desire Map and How to Be Loving, host of the With Love, Danielle podcast, and a member of Oprah’s SuperSoul 100. Together, they explore love as a state of consciousness and a reservoir of healing energy. They break down how your heart’s energy can help shift emotional patterns, soothe burnout, interrupt looping stories, and re-regulate your nervous system. Instead of simply coping, they invite you to work with your heart’s energy as a powerful tool for emotional and energetic healing and transformation—in real time. Everything changes when you realize you’re the healer. Danielle discusses how she uses the love energy of the heart to heal the wounds of unresolved thoughts and emotions. She explains and emphasises why having simple daily practices is essential for staying aligned with your integrity and “resetting” your inner world. Danielle and Deborah help us understand how we can learn to distinguish between ego-driven striving versus heart-centered goals that are spiritually efficient, inclusive, and synced with your higher guidance. Together they also unpack why heart–brain coherence and practical intuition are effective and grounded methods for accessing the power of love for healing, increasing clarity and resilience, and for spiritual growth. Deborah closes this episode with a guided heart meditation—an invitation to access the healing power of love and heart energy to connect more with your heart’s guidance and direction for your life, your relationships, and add compassionate care to the global energetic field. About our guest: Danielle LaPorte’s spiritual direction has reached over 40 million people. Her bestselling books include How to Be Loving, White Hot Truth, The Desire Map, and The Fire Starter Sessions. Her next book, Bless & Release: The Physics of Letting Go, launches in spring 2026. Her podcast, With Love, Danielle, is one of the top 2% in the world. As creator of masterclasses for conscious living and founder of The Centered App, Danielle’s teachings range from emotional intimacy and nervous system balancing to mindful business and the physics of letting go. A member of Oprah’s Super Soul 100, Danielle is a former publicist and Washington, DC, think tank executive director. She now speaks about the power of heart intelligence. Listen to more Add Heart podcasts.