The one thing every great speaker does; going beyond the prescription; following your inner compass; and preparing kids for a high tech world

In the past couple of weeks, I’ve held a lot of incredible conversations on Substack Live and I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss them. A huge thank you to Samara Bay, Dr. Lucy McBride, Sarah Aviram, and Dana Suskind for joining me.

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We discussed:

• How your whole body is involved in the process of public speaking,

• Why people are afraid to speak up (and what trust has to do with it),

• How to speak from a place of love instead of fear,

• Samara’s number one tip for overcoming jitters before speaking on any stage big or small

We discussed:

• How health isn’t just about getting answers but about asking the right questions,

• What primary care physicians are doing for their patients in an ideal world vs. what is actually happening,

• Why doctors should treat the whole patient and not just a set of symptoms,

• Her upcoming book Beyond the Prescription which include a 5 step process for taking charge of your health

We discussed:

• Why she left her corporate HR job to spend a year working and traveling through 12 countries

• What it was like to plan a year abroad with a cohort of 30 strangers, and the friendships and challenges that came with it

• The unexpected lesson flamenco dancers in Spain taught her about peaking later in life

• Her new book, The Scenic Route, and the personal stories behind the journey that shaped it

• Why children don’t need perfect parents, just a trusted human who is interested in their inner world

• How AI can simulate connection but doesn’t offer the same nourishment as the real thing

• Why the best way to prepare a child for a high tech world may be a low tech childhood

• Why tech companies who build these tools often keep their own kids away from them

• Why she remains hopeful that we can get this next tech revolution right

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