Small Changes Big Shifts With Dr. Michelle Robin

How does forgiveness create transformation? Join us as we gather to reset our new daily rhythm and build resilience during this time of change. Today, I’m excited to have Ron and Beth Hall. Ron Hall’s life was centered around a successful career as an international art dealer and a passion for his Rocky Top ranch on the Brazos River. All this changed in 1998 as a result of an encounter with a homeless man who was threatening to kill everyone in sight in the homeless shelter where Ron had begun to volunteer two weeks earlier. This life-changing encounter, featured on many television and radio shows, inspired Ron to write his first book SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME, a story of hope and redemption. The word-of-mouth hit became a New York Times platinum bestseller and stayed on the list for more than three and one-half years. In 2007, President Bush appointed Ron to the State Department Cultural Property Committee to advise the President on diplomatic matters regarding international art and antiquities. Currently

A real giver is a generous receiver, those are two sides of the same coin. - Edith Varley Join us as we gather to reset our new daily rhythm and build resilience during this time of change. Today, I’m excited to have Edith Varley. Edith is a speaker, advisor, educator and the founder of The Varley Group where she drives an outcome-based mission to transform human potential into constructive contribution. In her practice, she uses systems thinking initiatives to identify needs and establish outcome-based objectives. Prior to founding The Varley Group in 2000, she served for 25 years in the business of chemical manufacturing where she started in sales and ultimately led the company as CEO and owner. During her tenure, Edie helped people find the meaning in their work and the value in their contribution and as CEO led the company to double-digit net operating profit. I’m happy to have Edith share how they’re finding Rhythm and Resilience right now, and how we can do the same. I invite you to tune in using the lo

Now is the time to water your imagination. What are your dreams? If you weren’t afraid what would you do if you could do anything? You have to find a rhythm to have resilience during this universal reset. - Dr Michelle Robin Join us as we gather to reset our new daily rhythm and build resilience during this time of change. Today, I’m excited to have Amy Bretall. Amy's photography is designed to encourage faith in everyday life. Believing nature is the original art form and being a farm girl at heart, Her mission is to uplift and encourage faith. Amy founded LiveBreatheAlive.com, taking her iPhone photos and turning them into cards and frames. Amy has over 20 years of senior-level human resources management experience within organizations and started Arbor Grove in 2014 providing consulting services in human resources, community engagement/outreach and project management. Prior to consulting, Amy was Senior Vice President, Human Resources at Arvest Bank for the Kansas City market. I’m happy to have Amy share h

"Is your imagination helping or hindering?"  - Sonia Choquette Tully Today, I’m excited to have Sonia Choquette Tully. Sonia Choquette Tully is a fourth generation intuitive teacher and guide and daughter of renowned spiritual teacher Sonia Choquette. She has taught intuition worldwide and has worked as an intuitive teacher for more than a decade. She is author of the best-selling book Hay House book, You Are Amazing. I’m happy to have Sonia share how they’re finding Rhythm and Resilience right now, and how we can do the same. I invite you to tune in as we unite as a community. Looking forward to spending time together for some R & R. Join Dr. Michelle and Sonia as they talk about: Describing intuition as a deep listening. Millennials focus on the future. Sonia’s family lineage of intuitives, and her belief that everyone is intuitive. The pleasant surprise of staying grounded in one location due to quarantine. Sonia’s new home in New Orleans. Having fun and being creative with social distancing. Connecti

How do you know when it’s time to slow down and let go? For Total Health Tuesday, I’m excited to have Hailee Bland Walsh. When Hailee isn’t leading SPIN class, training clients and giving high fives, you can find her using her success as Founder and Owner of City Gym to educate and motivate other entrepreneurs and leaders. She is Interm Executive Director of Transformations Youth Organization, Writer + Speaker, Movement Guru + Transformation Coach, Wifey + Rescue Pup Mom. I’m happy to have Hailee share how they’re finding Rhythm and Resilience right now, and how we can do the same. I invite you to tune in using the login information below, as we unite as a community. Looking forward to spending time together for some R & R. Join Dr. Michelle and Hailee as they talk about: Reflecting on energy drains in daily life. Hailee’s role in Transformations- a transgender and gender non-corfming (TGNC) organization spreading awareness What it means to feel safe. City Gym’s commercial on the Espys. The importance of

“I love hearing stories of how people came to where they are in life. The story of how they got there intrigues and motivates me. Also what problems they have and seeing how I can solve them.” – Luke Wade Today, I’m excited to have Luke Wade. Luke, an army veteran and computer programmer, started an extremely popular adult sports and events company, KC Crew Sports and Events, in 2012 which has had over 70,000 league event participants in 8 years in Kansas City alone. Luke has used KC Crew’s success to venture into other business verticals such as software and food/beverage concepts that work with and support KC Crew as well as help other companies! Luke’s new passion is to help others create thriving communities through sports, events, partnerships, and philanthropy. I’m happy to have Luke share how they’re finding Rhythm and Resilience right now, and how we can do the same. I invite you to tune in as we unite as a community. Looking forward to spending time together for some R & R. Join Dr. Michelle and

Positivity without perspective is poison. - Britt Frank Join us as we gather to reset our new daily rhythm and build resilience during this time of change. Today I’m excited to have Therapist, Teacher, Speaker, and Trauma Specialist at The Greenhouse KC, Britt Frank. Britt’s work focuses on empowering people to understand the inner mechanisms of their brains and bodies. She believes that when we know how things work, the capacity for CHOICE is restored and life can and does change. Whether she’s leading a workshop, teaching a class, or working individually with private clients, Britt’s goal is to educate, empower, and equip people to transform even their most persistent and long-standing patterns of thinking and doing. I’m happy to have Britt share how they’re finding Rhythm and Resilience right now, and how we can do the same. I invite you to tune in as we unite as a community. Looking forward to spending time together for some R & R. Join Dr. Michelle and Britt Frank as they talk about: How Britt’s min

How can you share the love today? Join us as we gather to reset our new daily rhythm and build resilience during this time of change. Today I’m excited to have John O'Leary. John O’Leary lived through worse than most can imagine. At age nine, a fire exploded and burned 100% of his body. Given a one-percent chance to live, he fought extraordinary odds. He endured, persevered, and survived – largely because others emerged, served and inspired. John now lives to share the life-giving lessons from his story in hope that he can Spark! the extraordinary possibility of your story. I’m happy to have John share how they’re finding Rhythm and Resilience right now, and how we can do the same. I invite you to tune in as we unite as a community. Looking forward to spending time together for some R & R. Join Dr. Michelle and John as they talk about: Building resilience through inner strength. What has helped him overcome life’s difficult moments by focusing on a big bold view of tomorrow. How to pause and find joy al

Building Rhythm & Resilience With Dr. Michelle Robin As we move forward during COVID19, the Small Changes Big Shifts podcast is doing it with you. We are excited to share our new project launch: Wisdom Wednesdays. Over the past month we have loved bringing you inspiring messages during your wellness journey through the Rhythm & Resilience Series. Join us in this special solo episode and find out how Dr. Michelle came up with the Rhythm & Resilience Series idea, what this past month has taught her, and how we can all be a beacon of love, wellness, and momentum by taking care of our own health first. The live interviews for the Wisdom Wednesday series will be from 12:30 - 1:30 pm CST but is subject to change to a different time. You can also listen to them the following week right here on the Small Changes Big Shifts Podcast. Stay tuned for updates on the Small Changes Big Shifts Facebook page. Tune in as Dr. Michelle Robin shares: How to get through this time with some Rhythm & Resilience

The body is sick because of two reasons; it’s either toxic or deficient. - Dr. James Chestnut As healthcare continues to evolve, the role that functional medicine plays is increasingly important. Individuals are feeling empowered to take a more active role in their own health and health coaches are a rapidly growing segment of the industry. This week, Dr. Michelle Robin is joined by Dr. Sandra Scheinbaum of the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy. As a Health & wellness practitioner and educator. Dr. Sandi is passionate about transforming our broken healthcare system and empowering people to become CEOs of their own health. She believes that a great health coach is the ally each of us needs to make healthy changes that actually last. She founded the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy, in collaboration with The Institute for Functional Medicine, where her Health Coach Certification Program has trained over 1500 coaches and counting. A clinical psychologist for over 35 years, she is an expert in positi

There is nothing to fear but fear itself. - Franklin D. Roosevelt Neuroscientist, Entrepreneur, Podcast Host of Untangle, and Co-Founder of Muse: the brain sensing headband, Ariel Garten, joins Dr. Michelle Robin this week on the Small Changes Big Shifts podcast. About Ariel Garten Ariel Garten’s driving purpose is to empower and help others overcome mental obstacles in order to live healthy, happy lives and reach their maximum potential. Garten is Co-Founder of InteraXon, the makers of Muse: the brain sensing headband. Muse is the award-winning wearable technology that assists and trains meditation and mindfulness. Before founding InteraXon, Ariel was not only trained as a neuroscientist and psychotherapist but also started her own international clothing line while she worked in labs researching Parkinson’s disease and hippocampal neurogenesis. Join Dr. Michelle and Ariel as they talk about: What meditation means to her and why she sees it as a form of training. How to use Muse while you focus on breath

If you fall down, try to fall down on your back because if you can look up you can get up. - Les Brown Are suffering from fatigue, brain fog, muscle pain, insomnia, depression or inflammation? Our Small Changes Big Shifts podcast guest this week, Sherry Thacker, is on a mission to help people realize that their health is non-negotiable. Over the past decade, she has helped thousands of women create their new healthy identity. Using her proven 6 week transformation strategies, she has helped women take back their health into their own hands after they have neglected their bodies while caring for the people that they love. These women have said goodbye to their old destructive ways and are now focused on creating a beautiful relationship with food by ending sugar cravings and embracing new foods that keep them young, alive and vibrant. Join Dr. Michelle and Sherry as they talk about: How to manage stress during the coronavirus pandemic. Her own wellness and weight loss journey. Why your health and your investm

Greatness is a lot of small things done well every day. - Lewis Howes What can you do today to begin living life at the highest level of peak performance for mind, body, and soul? This week Dr. Michelle Robin is joined by Alvin Brown who is the Author of Journey to Personal Greatness: A Blueprint for Life Balance and Self-Mastery and the upcoming book, The Entrepreneurial Code. He is also host of the podcast, Journey To Personal Greatness, and the CEO and Founder of The Centre for Healing and Peak Performance,a multidisciplinary health, wellness and peak performance centre located in Ontario, Canada. Join Dr. Michelle Robin and Alvin Brown as they talk about: His childhood experiences and life transition leaving Jamaica with his mother for Canada. What mentors and leaders guided his life growing up especially in athletics and dancing. The disconnection he felt in many of the sports and extracurriculars he participated in yet they positively impacted his life in some way. What makes a great coach and where

There will never be another you. The planet desperately needs your unique purpose, passion, and presence. - Julie Reisler Are you ready to become the You-est You?  Joining me this week is fellow Podcast Host of The You-est You™ Podcast, Author of  Get a PhD in YOU, Creator of the School Of Sacredology, and Life Designer®, Julie Reisler. With a Master’s Degree in Coaching and more than 12 certifications in health and wellbeing, she is also the founder and CEO of Empowered Living, a Life Design and personal development company. In her book, Get a PhD in YOU: A Course in Miraculous Self-Discovery, Julie authentically shares the extensive personal-growth wisdom that came from her own struggles with body image, relationships, and feeling "not enough.” As a speaker and faculty member at Georgetown University’s coaching program, Julie is enamored with helping you to master your inner world so you can master your outer world. Join Dr. Michelle Robin and Julie Reisler as they talk about: The immense amount of press

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world. - John Muir As our medical professionals are hard at work to heal people from the COVID 19 virus, the Earth is also healing. It’s an incredible thing to witness as this is just one of the many lessons we are learning throughout this difficult time. Joining Dr. Michelle Robin this week to discuss how we can further help Mother Nature second-time guest, Sami Aaron. Sam is a retired software developer, meditation & yoga teacher, master naturalist, and both Founder and Board Chair of The Resilient Activist. Join Dr. Michelle Robin and Sami Aaron as they talk about: What led her to launch the organization, The Resilient Activist, after the death of her oldest son. The interesting shift we are seeing as pollution clears and the plant is healing during COVID 19. Resilient tools for people who are struggling emotionally with climate change. How to schedule a mindfulness practice into your day including your shopping habits

I know but one freedom, and that is the freedom of the mind. -  Antoine de Saint-Exupery What if 2% of your day could optimize the other 98% of your day? This week Dr. Michelle Robin is joined by the Author of Vital Force, Rajshree Patel, to discuss how we can fuel our energy, purpose, and performance with ancient secrets of breath and meditation. Rajshree is a highly sought-after self-awareness coach, mind management and meditation expert, trainer and speaker. Through insight, intuition, breathing and meditation techniques, she guides people to identify what’s working and not working in their personal and professional lives. Over the course of more than 30 years, she has conducted programs in over 35 countries for individuals and at organizations covering topics as diverse as mind management, self-awareness, leadership, conflict resolution and workplace diversity. Join Dr. Michelle Robin and Rajshree Patel as they talk about: How she came to write Vital Force in the midst of her own health challenges and d

We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them. - Epictetus Do you suffer from decision fatigue on a daily basis? Are you feeling run down with a busy schedule, emotional roller coasters, or a demanding job and not sure how to implement change? This week, Dr. Michelle Robin is joined by an expert on detoxing the brain, Dr. Austin Perlmutter. He is a board-certified internal medicine physician and New York Times bestselling author. He received his medical degree from the University of Miami and completed his internal medicine residency at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland Oregon. His focus is in helping others to improve decision-making and quality of life. He is also interested in methods of understanding and reducing burnout in the medical field. He is the co-author of Brain Wash with his father, Dr. David Perlmutter. He also writes for Psychology Today on his blog, The Modern Brain. Join Dr. Michelle and Dr. Austin as they talk about: Why he felt

In this special April 1st BONUS episode, Dr. Michelle Robin is joined by her good friend and retired KCTV-5 News Anchor, Barbie Hill, to discuss how COVID 19 is impacting their lives, what self-care practices they are focusing on to stay well at home, and the power of staying present. Join Dr. Michelle Robin and Barbie Hill as they talk about: COVID 19 and the fear people might be feeling during this time. Difficult moments Barbie and her family have endured and how they have worked together to heal. Why she and her husband did the 12 steps besides their son as he was recovering from his addiction and how it transformed their lives. What gifts COVID 19 could give us when we look back at it in the future. Michelle’s own experience growing up with a father who was an alcoholic. Discover how to continue to stay well and positive at home as they share: How they’re staying healthing while practicing self-isolation at home. Self-care practices to help you stay in the present moment and let go of anxious or negat

Instead of following your passion, finding our greatest contribution. - Tom Rath How can you make the world a better place by maximizing your contribution? Small Changes Big Shifts is excited to share Tom Rath’s message with you this week! Tom is an author and researcher who has spent the past two decades studying how work can improve human health and well-being. His 10 books have sold more than 10 million copies and made hundreds of appearances on global bestseller lists. Tom’s first book, How Full Is Your Bucket? was an instant #1 New York Times bestseller and led to a series of books and activities for kids that are used in classrooms around the world. His book, StrengthsFinder 2.0, is Amazon’s top selling non-fiction book of all time. Tom’s other bestsellers include Strengths Based Leadership, Wellbeing, Eat Move Sleep, Are You Fully Charged?, and his latest, Life’s Great Question. During his 13 years at Gallup, Tom was the Program Leader for the development of Clifton StrengthsFinder, which has helped

Never give from the depths of your well but from your overflow. - Rumi This week, Dr. Michelle Robin is joined by the Author of the book, The Evolutionary Empath, Stephanie Red Feather, is a divine feminine change agent and champion of empaths. As an ordained shamanic minister, her passion is to help fellow empaths embrace their soul's calling to evolve humanity to the next stage of consciousness. Stephanie is also the founder of Blue Star Temple and prolific creator of products and programs designed to provide tools, inspiration and understanding for those on the path of evolving consciousness. Through specific focus on embodiment, masculine-feminine balance, boundaries, energy hygiene practices, shadow work, radical self-care and inner authority, she has held space for thousands to remember their divine nature and heal their human wounds. Join Dr. Michelle Robin and Rev. Stephanie as they talk about: Her new book, The Evolutionary Empath, and how an Empath is defined. What a shamanic minister and high pr