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Most of us have no idea what's really going on inside our heads. Yet brain scientists have uncovered details every business leader, parent, and teacher should know - such as the brain's need for physical activity to work at its best. How do we learn? What exactly do sleep and stress do to our brains? Why is multi-tasking a myth? Why is it so easy to forget - and so important to repeat new information? Is it true that men and women have different brains?

Do you have 8 Minutes to spare. Give 8 minutes and I will inspire you to do big things in your life…Join me on an incredible journey of transformation as I, a 300-pound man, take my health story one step at a time. In this podcast, I’ll share the highs, the lows, and everything in between—talking not only about physical weight loss, but also the mental and spiritual shifts that come with it. Every step I take on this yearly of my personal 3 Million Step Challenge is a step toward healing, and my goal is to inspire others to begin their own journeys, no matter where they are starting from...

In these hilarious stories by some of the top authors of middle grade fiction today, each young character is coping with a minor superpower—while also discovering their power to change themselves and their community, find their voice, and celebrate what makes them unique.

Being a teacher is basically group therapy… if group therapy included standardized testing, last-minute meetings, and kids who treat your profession like a suggestion. Therapy is Expensive, So Here We Are is the unfiltered, slightly sarcastic, but ultimately real podcast where we break down mental health, education, and parenting—without the hefty co-pay. Hosted Isaac J. Medina, this is your weekly dose of insight, humor, and just enough cynicism to keep you sane.

This is a space to pause, get back to the Word, and grow spiritually —one episode at a time.