The Sweet Spot Podcasts

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

21 minutes, 16 seconds

Dr. Lara Honos-Webb, host of The Sweet Spot Podcasts, interviews Dr. Carol S. Dweck, author of Mindset: The New Psychology of Success published by Ballantine Books,

Dr. Carol S. Dweck

Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading researchers in the fields of personality, social psychology, and developmental psychology. She has been the William B. Ransford Professor of Psychology at Columbia University and is now the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her scholarly book Self-Theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development was named Book of the Year by the World Education Fellowship. Her work has been featured in such publications as The New Yorker, Time, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe, and she has appeared on Today and 20/20. She lives with her husband in Palo Alto, California.  Visit Dr. Dweck's website.

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Everyday Commitments: Choosing a Life of Love, Realism, and Acceptance

Length-22 minutes, 3 seconds

Dr. Lara Honos-Webb, host of The Sweet Spot Podcast, interviews Dr. David Richo, author of Everyday Commitments: Choosing a Life of Love, Realism, and Acceptance published by Shambhala.

David Richo, Ph.D., M.F.T., is a psychotherapist, teacher, workshop leader, and writer who works in Santa Barbara and San Francisco California.  He combines Jungian, transpersonal, and mythic perspectives in his work.  Visit his website.

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Five Wishes- An Interview With Dr. Gay Hendricks

MP3 File

Length-23 minutes, 53 seconds

Dr. Lara Honos-Webb, host of The Sweet Spot podcasts, interviews Dr. Gay Hendricks author of Five Wishes: How Answering One Simple Question Can Make Your Dreams Come True published by New World Library.

Dr. Gay Hendricks

Gay Hendricks, Ph.D., has served for more than 30 years as one of the major contributors to the fields of relationship transformation and bodymind therapies. Along with his wife, Dr. Kathlyn Hendricks, Gay is the author of many bestsellers, including Conscious Loving, Spirit-Centered Relationships, and The Corporate Mystic. Dr. Hendricks received his Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Stanford in 1974. After a twenty-one-year career as a professor at University Colorado, he founded The Hendricks Institute, which offers seminars in North America, Asia and Europe.

In recent years he has also been active in creating new forms of conscious entertainment. In 2003, along with movie producer Stephen Simon, Dr. Hendricks founded The Spiritual Cinema Circle, which distributes inspirational movies to subscribers in 70+ countries around the world, www.spiritualcinemacircle.com. He has appeared on more than 500 radio and television shows, including OPRAH, CNN, CNBC, 48 HOURS and others.   Visit the Hendicks Institute website and the 5 Wishes website.

The Five Things We Cannot Change: And the Happiness We Find by Embracing Them

MP3 File

Length-18 minutes, 34 seconds

Dr. Lara Honos-Webb, host of The Sweet Spot,  interviews David Richo, Ph.D, M.F.T., author of The Five Things We Cannot Change: And the Happiness We Find by Embracing Them  published  by Shambhala.

David Richo, Ph.D., M.F.T., is a psychotherapist, teacher, workshop leader, and writer who works in Santa Barbara and San Francisco California.  He combines Jungian, transpersonal, and mythic perspectives in his work.  Visit his website.

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Mind Over Body: The Key to Lasting Weight Loss Is All in Your Head

22 minutes, 52 seconds

Dr. Lara Honos-Webb, host of The Sweet Spot, interviews Mr. Nordine Zouareg, author of Mind Over Body: The Key to Lasting Weight Loss Is All in Your Head published by Springboard Press.

Mr. Nordine Zouareg

Nordine Zouareg is an International Celebrity Fitness Coach who works with clients from around the world. Nordine has come a long way from being born in the back of a truck in the Sahara desert and contracting Rickets to becoming an acclaimed fitness expert worldwide.

His unique philosophy, which is based on his personal experience as well as the knowledge he has gathered during his 25 years working in the field, addresses the true reasons why people are constantly failing to reach their health and fitness goals. In Mind Over Body he provides all the information and encouragement that have helped his clients to release stress, increase energy, lose fat, and develop muscle tone quickly, effectively, and forever. Visit his website.

You Can Have What You Want: Proven Strategies for Inner and Outer Success

Length-22 minutes, 23 seconds

Dr. Lara Honos-Webb, author of Listening To Depression: How Understanding Your Pain Can Heal Your Life interviews Michael Neill, author of You Can Have What You Want: Proven Strategies for Inner and Outer Sucess published by Hay House.

Mr. Michael Neill

Michael Neill is an internationally renowned success coach and licensed Master Trainer of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). He has written hundreds of articles in the areas of business success, money, relationships, health, happiness, well-being, and spirituality, and his weekly coaching column is syndicated in newspapers and magazines worldwide. He is the author of the audio series The 7 Myths of Success. Visit his website.

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What's Right With Me: Positive Ways to Celebrate Your Strengths, Build Self-esteem, & Reach Your Potential

Length-20 minutes, 5 seconds

Dr. Lara Honos-Webb, host of The Sweet Spot Podcasts, interviews Ms. Carolyn DeRoo, co-author of What's Right With Me: Positive Ways to Celebrate Your Strengths, Build Self-esteem, & Reach Your Potential published by New Harbinger Publications.

Ms. Carolyn DeRoo

Carlene DeRoo, Ph.D. and Carolyn DeRoo are a mother and daughter writing team. Carlene is a psychologist with over fifteen years of practice specializing in pain management and mind-body connections. She was assistant director of a large metropolitan pain management center and was the director of the Behavioral Medicine Program at a Veterans’ Affairs Medical Center. Using positive affirmations and visualization, she helps her patients control pain – and gets great results. Carolyn is a writer who spent five years in Silicon Valley providing technical support to stressed-out computer users. She discovered that focusing on the positive was the quickest way to resolve their issues and reduce their anxiety.

The techniques that Dr. DeRoo and Carolyn DeRoo use in their careers are the basis for What’s Right With Me. They have seen the overwhelming advantage of affirming an individual’s strengths and successes and want to share these highly efficient tools to help people get the confidence and peace of mind that they deserve. Visit their website.