Category: Podcast

Attention Deficit: the Superpower! with Dr. Edward Hallowell

There is no one “right” way of thinking, learning, and behaving. Yet so many people have had the ADD or ADHD label slapped on them. Sadly, Attention Deficit is considered a disorder, even a disability. But what if it’s more like a superpower? According to my guest, the world renowned Dr. Ned Hallowell, to call it a disorder is a huge mistake. It’s a trait that, if managed well, becomes a superpower.

Dr. Ned is a board-certified child and adult psychiatrist, a world authority on ADHD, and founder of The Hallowell ADHD Centers. He is a graduate of Harvard College and Tulane Medical School and was a Harvard Medical School faculty member for 21 years. He has spent the past four decades helping thousands of adults and children live happy and productive lives through his strength-based approach to neurodiversity. Dr. Ned has ADHD and dyslexia himself.

In this episode, Dr. Ned describes ADHD as having a brain with a Ferrari engine and bicycle brakes. Although it’s tricky to navigate and maneuver, modern psychiatry and medicine have opened new and better ways for those he calls neurodivergent to deal with their daily lives more easily. Dr. Ned and I talked more in detail about neurodiversity, ADHD vs. ADD, dyslexia and the best approaches for parents and diagnosed individuals.

And now, without further ado, on with the show!

From Skeptic to Spiritual with Stephan Spencer

My guiding principle is to reveal light in everything I do. I hope that comes through on this podcast. I really do think about it every time I interview a guest.

And of course I consider that when I appear on other people’s podcasts too.

CK Lin of the Noble Warrior Podcast interviewed me on How to Have Transcendent Transformations In Life and Business. I talked about why habit changes don’t work but identity shifts do. I shared how to step into the vortex and manifest all your heart’s desires. We discussed the difference between the 1% reality and 99% reality, and the difference between an awakening which is permanent versus an awakened state which is fleeting. I shared my biggest takeaways from my Tony Robbins platinum partner trip to India a decade ago where I went from full-blown skeptic to spiritual. Speaking of the Platinum Partnership, I gave my take on the masterminds that offer the biggest value and life-changing shifts, from my experience and perspective at least.

I hope this helps you kickstart your transformation journey and tap into the miracles! Now on with the show!

Artificial Intelligence Risks and Rewards with Dr. Ben Goertzel

Artificial Intelligence is evolving quickly; some argue faster than humanity can cope with. What can’t be argued is how sweeping the impact of AI will be on the world. As all this continues to unfold, what’s the impact for us now and in the future? And how will it affect the next generation?

In this episode, Dr. Ben Goertzel and I dive deep into the intricacies and possibilities of artificial intelligence and the urgent need for us humans to prepare for this brave new world.

Dr. Ben is a cross-disciplinary scientist, entrepreneur, and author. He leads the SingularityNET Foundation, the OpenCog Foundation, and the AGI Society, which runs the annual Artificial General Intelligence conference.

Marrying the Material and the Spiritual with Dr. John Demartini

It’s always a pleasure and an honor to talk to people in tune with their intuition and on track with their soul mission. They just seem to emanate light, and who wouldn’t want to access their deep wisdom?

Many of my recent episodes have focused on spirituality. I think that when your spirit is fed, everything else just lines up.

Today I am joined by a polymath who has already shared so much light with the world. Dr. John Demartini is a world-renowned human behavior specialist, philosopher, international speaker, best-selling author, and founder of The Demartini Method. If you’re a long-time listener, you may have already realized Dr. Demartini is a repeat guest, having appeared back in 2017, episode #79.

He has authored 40 books translated into 39 different languages and was featured in the movie The Secret. He teaches many seminars, but his flagship two-day event, The Breakthrough Experience, is profoundly powerful and was something I got to experience firsthand myself a few years ago.

In this episode, we discuss how knowledge can interfere with wisdom, how to balance eastern spiritual practice with modern living, how we can combine material and spiritual pursuits harmoniously, and much more. This conversation aims to inspire anyone to believe nothing is up to chance. So if you happen to be listening right now, that’s no coincidence. This is exactly where you are supposed to be right now.

So, without further ado, on with the show!

The Basics of Total Personal Transformation with Stephan Spencer

I loved the fun, engaging, and entertaining conversation I had with my friend, Jonathan Levi, on the Superhuman Academy podcast.

In this episode, I share my crazy personal transformational story – from having a skeptic mindset to completely rebooting every area of my life. Jonathan and I talk about personal growth as a field, tips to spark your own transformation, how to move past skepticism into awareness and openness, and believing in a Higher Power.

I hope this episode will inspire you to be the best version of yourself. Enjoy!

Exponential Spiritual Growth with Mas Sajady

No one wants to undergo a near-death experience to realize it’s time to change their life. And hopefully you won’t have to. Whether you’re aiming to resolve personal trauma, improve your career, overcome addiction, or become a better version of yourself, you have the power to make drastic changes in as little as 18 days. According to my guest, Mas Sajady, this is what Xponential Intelligence is all about.

Mas is known as a teacher’s teacher, a mentor’s mentor, a leader’s leader and an advisor to the 1%. As the founder of Xponential Intelligence, Mas’ hyper-Meditation program has proven to help change one’s life in as little as 18 days instead of decades. Mas has an XI podcast with 2 million downloads and 100,000 successful client sessions in the last ten years; he has traveled worldwide and reached over a million people with seemingly miraculous life transformations.

In this episode, Mas and I delve into the power of frequency and cover such fascinating topics as synchronicity, benevolence, past lives, and finding one’s path to higher consciousness. Around the end of the interview, Mas was kind enough to do a short energy reading on me, which was incredibly powerful. He revealed some things about my past and how they’re affecting my life now. It was eye-opening and very healing for me. I’m excited for you to hear it!

And now, on with the show!

Test, Don’t Guess with Barton Scott

Do you have questions about sleep, gut health, mental health, chronic fatigue, or hormones and metabolism? If so, you’re in luck, because this episode I bet will answer a lot of them!

Barton Scott is a biochemist and founder of Upgraded Formulas. Barton developed a test that identifies your deficiencies and shows what your body needs using your hair. Blood and urine typically indicate a short-term result, while hair is the best identifier of tissue mineral status and heavy metal toxicity. This important data provides metrics crucial to understanding your baseline health.

Barton is passionate about helping people address the stressors of daily life—poor sleep, hormone issues, low energy, the toxicity of the modern world, the extreme lack of nutrients in our food and soil, and the nutrient absorption issues that we all face.

In this episode, Barton shares his amazing story of how he came to start Upgraded Formulas. He also talks about how he discovered that particle size is important for the supplements you take, why minerals are important in the body, and why you need to prioritize hair testing when you want to optimize your health. In addition, Barton explains the implications of a high level of zinc in the body, megadosing vitamin C, and magnesium supplements. Lastly, he shares the advantages of keeping a dream journal and lucid dreams.

And now, on with the show!

Functional Medicine Meets Biohacking with Dr. Will Cole

A new kind of healthcare provides a method for re-balancing the body’s underlying physiological systems and addressing lifestyle issues that contribute to illness. That, dear listener, is functional medicine! Instead of merely treating an individual disease, functional medicine looks to heal the whole organism, you, and the underlying dysfunctions present in your body that contribute to any and all conditions.

Today’s guest, Dr. Will Cole, is a leading functional medicine expert who consults people worldwide via virtual visits, having started one of the world’s first functional medicine telehealth centers. Dr. Will has been named one of the nation’s top 50 functional and integrative doctors. He specializes in clinically investigating underlying factors of chronic disease and customizing a functional medicine approach for thyroid issues, autoimmune conditions, hormonal imbalances, digestive disorders, and brain problems.

He is also the host of the popular podcast The Art of Being Well and bestselling author of Ketotarian, The Inflammation Spectrum, and the New York Times bestseller Intuitive Fasting.

In today’s episode, Dr. Will shares how he operates as a functional medicine practitioner who does his consultations remotely. He talks about the difference between functional medicine and biohacking, some biohacking protocols he prescribes to his patients, and the pros and cons of extreme alternative therapies. In addition, he shares his steps in accurately diagnosing his patients so that their problems can be dealt with correctly. He also talks about the benefits of celery juicing or green juicing, grounding, red light therapy, infrared saunas, genetics testing, and much more. And of course, this episode is not to be construed as medical advice, consult your doctor, and all other medical disclaimers apply.

And now, on with the show!

Dancing With Negative Emotions with Dr. Sam Qurashi

It’s important to remind ourselves that emotions aren’t ever meant to be suppressed. Feel it fully and let it pass through you.

My guest believes that emotional stress is the bane of modern living and a global problem, wounding billions of people and affecting countless families. As a psychiatric resident in a hospital, when he witnessed profound healing happen, it was due to so much more than the meds prescribed to the patients. Healing is engaging with the root cause and shifting one’s narrative.

Dr. Sam Qurashi is a writer, entrepreneur, Instagrammer, and YouTuber. He walked away from his medical career because he believed there is a more effective way to help people. So he started interviewing experts who live beyond the frame of traditional psychology but are masters of the mind in a unique way – that list includes The Iceman, The Horse Whisperer, a Samurai, a Cold Reader, a Ninja, a Tea Master, a Pickpocket, and the list goes on.

Sam then started an Instagram account which now boasts a reach of 700 thousand followers. On Instagram, he regularly shares his insights for interrupting the psychological patterns that keep us trapped in the mental loops of our own design.

In today’s episode, Sam shares his hero’s journey that led him to a place very different from his starting career. We delve into addiction, emotions, triggers, traumas, behaviors, beliefs, and closure. Sam also shares some practical ways he deals with and heals the emotions, beliefs, and behaviors that don’t serve us.

And now, on with the show!

Unlocking the Power of Masterminds with Stephan Spencer

How do you invest in yourself? In my case, one of the ways I invest in myself is through masterminds. I’m a connoisseur of high-level masterminds. At any given moment I’m in 5 or 6 masterminds at the same time.

Many people believe that masterminds are about networking – meeting people to grow and market your business. Like it’s a BNI, Business Networking International, group. It’s so much more than that. You invest serious amounts of your money, time, energy and focus into growing various aspects of your life – business, mindset, health, career, relationship, spirituality, and more.

In this Strategy Sprints episode with host Simon Severino, I share the kinds of breakthroughs, insights, and overall value that I’ve received through masterminds. I also talk about how these masterminds have contributed to my personal and spiritual transformation, to the birthing of my book The Art of SEO, to my consciousness, to the many synchronicities I experience, to my perspective of the universe as friendly, and much more.

If this episode doesn’t sell you on the value of masterminds, I don’t know what will. Enjoy!