Episodes

  • Episode #3: Michal Klau-Stevens on Healing and Wholeness

    Episode #3: Michal Klau-Stevens on Healing and Wholeness
    Aug 19 2025

    Meet Michal Klau-Stevens: A clinical social worker based in West Hartford, CT doing fascinating work healing trauma. She is an expert in the modalities of Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), and psychedelic-assisted therapy. Her work raises profound questions about how to relate to trauma, how healing happens, and the nature of wholeness.

    She's also my sister, and one of my favorite thought partners on themes of leadership, personal growth, social change, and spiritual development!


    She's a gifted healer, and I'm excited to share her perspective and expertise with you all on this episode!


    Learn more about Michal's practice here:


    Azure Psychotherapy
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    59 mins
  • Episode #2: Interview with Dr. Angel Acosta

    Episode #2: Interview with Dr. Angel Acosta
    Aug 7 2025

    On this episode, I’m sharing an interview with Dr. Angel Acosta, Founder of the Acosta Institute. Angel is a friend, a colleague, and an invaluable mentor to me as I seek to launch and grow the Center for Courageous Wholeness. In this conversation, Angel interviews me about the ideas at the heart of the courageous wholeness model, why I'm launching the Center, and what my hopes are for this work. The video version of this conversation is available on YouTube, and I'm sharing the audio here for folks who prefer podcasts over video.

    Dr. Acosta is a global thought leader, educator, and founder who has transformed his doctoral research into a thriving interdisciplinary consulting firm—The Acosta Institute.

    Learn more about him at the following sites:


    www.drangelacosta.com


    The Acosta Institute
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Episode #1: Shmuly Yanklowitz on Character

    Episode #1: Shmuly Yanklowitz on Character
    Jun 30 2025
    There is no better way to launch this new podcast than by lifting up the voice and wisdom of my dear friend, Shmuly Yanklowitz. Shmuly is currently launching a new initiative called Thrive By Character that seeks to inspire deeper reflection on the most noble virtues that help us, individually and collectively, to thrive in life. Shmuly's achievements are remarkable. He has twice been named one of America's Top Rabbis by Newsweek. In 2016, The Forward named Rabbi Shmuly one of The Most Inspiring Rabbis in America. In 2016, the Forward named Rav Shmuly one of the 50 most influential Jews. He is the author of 28 books on jewish spirituality, social justice and ethics, and his writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, and more. He has a Masters in Education from Harvard, a Doctorate in Moral Development and Epistemology from Columbia, and Rabbinic Ordination from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School. He's also the founder of four different nonprofits in the Jewish world (see links in show notes below).Shmuly is an amazing soul with a profound intellect, an enormous heart, and a fierce commitment to working for justice in the world. After years of focusing his work on creating change in Jewish contexts, his newest initiative on character education is intended to reach the general public. In this conversation, we go deep into the work of inner development, the strategic significance of focusing on character as an approach to civic renewal, the wisdom of working with shadow, and what Shmuly hopes his new initiative, Thrive by Character, will make happen in the world. Rebbi Dr. Shmuly YanklowitzThrive By CharacterInstagram: thrivebycharacterFacebook: Thrive by CharacterTwitter/X: ThrivecharacterTikTok: ThrivebycharacterOrganizations Founded By Reb Shmuly:Uri L'tzedek: Social Justice in the Orthodox WorldShamayim: Jewish Animal AdvocacyYatom: The Jewish Foster and Apoption NetworkValley Beit Midrash: Global Center for Jewish LearningMore Info about the Center for Courageous Wholeness:Center for Courageous Wholeness websiteCenter for Courageous Wholeness on LinkedIn www.maxklau.com
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    57 mins
  • Courageous Wholeness Podcast Trailer

    Courageous Wholeness Podcast Trailer
    Jun 30 2025

    Welcome to the Courageous Wholeness Podcast, where inner transformation meets social change. The show is hosted by Dr. Max Klau—a Harvard-trained developmental psychologist, author, speaker, Integral Master Coach, and thought leader in the field of servant leadership. Max is also the Founder of the Center for Courageous Wholeness, an educational institution dedicated to guiding purpose-driven individuals to achieve greater wholeness by integrating shadow, serving others, and scaling up their impact.


    The Courageous Wholeness Podcast offers powerful conversations at the intersection of inner development, service, shadow, and scale. Each episode lifts up the voice and experience of a remarkable soul who embodies the practice of living and leading with courageous wholeness. We’ll talk to thought leaders, activists, entrepreneurs, healer, seekers and social creatives who are modeling what it means to lead with authenticity, embrace their shadow, and catalyze real change from the inside out. The Courageous Wholeness Podcast offers deep insights, practical tools, and the kind of soulful dialogue our world needs now.

    Join us as we explore the path to living with courageous wholeness!


    www.centerforcouragoueswholeness.org


    Center for Courageous Wholeness on LinkedIn


    www.maxklau.com
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    5 mins