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Bounce! Conversations with Larry Weeks

Interviews w/ authors, entrepreneurs, athletes and others on resilience, getting on or getting over life’s set ups and setbacks.

On the podcast Larry has in-depth conversations with notable people from a variety of fields and occupations; professors, entrepreneurs, athletes, physicians, etc, to get their stories or research on how to deal with or prepare for life’s challenges, stumbles, and stings. If research exists on how people bounce back, he talks about it. If there are physical practices, proven psychologies or philosophies that can help people build personal foundations before the storms come, he digs into it.

EP. 62: How Emotions Are Made: Lisa Feldman Barrett On The Neuroscience of Feeling

Mar 17, 2023

“Feelings, nothing more than feelings” - Morris Albert

In this episode, we discuss how emotions are made - and how insights into how our brains make us feel can help us cope with challenging situations.

My guest is Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett, a psychology professor and neuroscientist at Northeastern University, who...

EP. 61: A Reason Why: Dr. William Damon On Purpose And The Benefits Of A Life Review.

Mar 3, 2023

This discussion centers on what living with purpose actually means.

My guest is Professor William Damon.

William is a psychologist and professor at Stanford University and a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. He has been designated one of the fifty most influential living psychologists in the...

EP. 60: THE UPSIDE OF UNCERTAINTY: BENEFITS OF EMBRACING THE UNKNOWN WITH NATHAN AND SUSANNAH HARMON FURR

Jan 22, 2023

My guests are Nathan and Susannah Fur. Nathan earned his Ph.D. from Stanford's Technology Ventures Program and is an Associate Professor of Strategy at INSEE ADD, one of the world's leading graduate business schools located in France. Susannah, a designer and art historian, founded a women's clothing line inspired by...