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    Douglas Robbins - Den of Discussion

    Topics on the show range from writing to publishing to life and the individual. I welcome politics, spirituality, creativity, healing, public policy, economics, environmental, and astronomical, anything in the realm of learning, humanity, and its expansion. Anything that touches the human condition.

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    Episodes (114)

    #112- Are You Afraid of Death or Life? With Author Kate Manser

    #112- Are You Afraid of Death or Life? With Author Kate Manser

    Today is such a powerful interiew. Kate Manser is the author of You Might Die Tomorrow: So Live Today.

    In the span of six months, three of Kate's friends died in unrelated, unexpected tragedies. She developed a fear of death that began to take over her life: She would imagine getting hit as she crossed every intersection, go into a panic attack at every ring of the phone, and avoided taking any risks out of fear.

    Learn how Kate transformed deep death anxiety into the most powerful tool to living her most vibrant life. Her personal story is supported by fascinating clinical research, actionable suggestions, and inspiring stories from people who have come alive by making friends with death.


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    #111 Happy Relationships with Marriage Counselor Paul Sigafus

    #111 Happy Relationships with Marriage Counselor Paul Sigafus

    Have you ever wondered what a healthy and happy relationship looks like?

    On this Valentine's Day Special we dive into that very topic.

    Paul Sigafus has degrees in both Marriage & Family Therapy and Marriage, Family, and Human Development and has been practicing as a therapist since 2001. He is the Founder and Executive Director of Colorado Counseling Center, where he supports a team of therapists in providing counseling services to couples, individuals, and families. 

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    #110 - What are you searching for?

    #110 - What are you searching for?

    Hey folks, I'm back for the new year with a new show name and intro and outro. Yes, that's me on the drums. 

    So, I've been thinking. We look at social media. We look at the news. We look in the mirror. We look to others. 

    But what are we searching for?

    Take a listen. 

    To find out more about me and my books check out douglasrobbinsauthor.com

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    #109 - Meaningful Moments Make a Lifetime w/JJ JJ DiGeronimo

    #109 - Meaningful Moments Make a Lifetime w/JJ JJ DiGeronimo

    JJ DiGeronimo is a lightworker, business woman, and author that creates a bridge for people to tap into tools, practices, and mindsets to illuminate their path. 

    Listeners seeking more meaningful connections, more moments of joy, and more fulfilling activities, she shares common obstacles holding many back while providing tools many can use off the side of their desk to follow their whispers.

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    #107- My new book Baseball Dreams and Bikers

    #107- My new book Baseball Dreams and Bikers

    Is due out 10/24. Pre-sale soon...

    In the title story, I don't think I knew how closely I was writing about my own struggles as a teen. What would have happened if someone had paid more attention or was a guiding light in my life? The trajectory of my life would have been very different. My thoughts and choices would have been different. And so would have the outcomes. I'm guessing it is the same for you. 

    I also didn't realize the three pieces in the collection were about dreams: dreams that get stuck, dreams that fail, dreams that keep us up at night, and dreams we honor and fulfill. 

    Stay tuned. This is my best book yet. 



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    #106 - If Everything is a Story so is Happiness w/Counselor Kevin Burk

    #106 - If Everything is a Story so is Happiness w/Counselor Kevin Burk

    Your life is a story, and you are the main character. Every choice you make in your life is intended to move you closer to your ultimate goal: to get everything you’ve ever wanted. The reason you want everything you’ve ever wanted is that you believe when you get everything you’ve ever wanted, you’ll live happily ever after. 

    This doesn’t mean what you think it means. 

    Happily ever after is not the end of the story of your life. Happily ever after means you have a foundation of happiness. Happily ever after isn’t a happy ending. Happily ever after is a happy beginning. The Story of Your Life is just getting started.

    To achieve a goal, you need to know three things. You need to know what it is, you need to know where it is, and you need to know how to get there.  

    The Human Game will give you better answers to all three of these questions. You will know what happiness is and what’s required to experience it. You will know where happiness is. And you will understand your current approach to happiness—and what you can do to improve it. 

    With the Human Game, you can build a Happiness GPS.

    Learn more (and experience this for yourself) at PlayTheHumanGame.com.

    Kevin B. Burk has been counseling and coaching since 1998, when he came upon the idea for the Human Game. 


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    #104 - Law of Attraction Methods with Zehra Mahoon

    #104 - Law of Attraction Methods with Zehra Mahoon

    Great conversation today with Zehra Mahoon,

    She says, " Today, I am at a place where I feel secure. I feel confident about my future. I feel that I am in control of my life. I feel happy and satisfied with my accomplishments.
    But it wasn't always like that. My life was a mess. I had no money, my husband had cheated on me and left the country, I had no work and was alone in a new country with two little children. That's when I found the Law of Attraction.

    The thing is, my story is not like the other stories of immediate success with manifesting that you hear about. I found Law of Attraction and made a a big mess that was my life, a bigger mess. Yes! I used the tools completely wrong.

    You see, I didn't understand nor did I accept the fundamental principles that create success. That was more than 15 years ago.

    Since then, I have learned that Law of Attraction is not a tool - it is a way of looking at life; it is a lifestyle. I live it and practice it everyday.

    Now it is my mission to make it easy for others to understand and apply the Law of Attraction. I want to cut out the crap and the fluffy sensational headlines and give you the essence of the principles."

     Zehra Mahoon’s mission is to guide others to stop making the mistakes that are preventing them from their success and ultimate joy by teaching them the power of heart and mind alignment based on the Law of Attraction. She is the author of fifteen books on these subjects and the creator of the Unlimited 40 day law of attraction workbook and support group. After committing to completely transforming her self-worth in 2006, she went from being massively in debt to owning multiple properties and creating a thriving business, as well as healing her relationships. She shares her personal journey to help people understand that power of reclaiming their self-worth.

    Book a one time free 30 minute consultation with Zehra and get Law of Attraction specific to your life at  https://www.getmanifestingadvice.com/

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    #103 - Never Forget What You Love

    #103 - Never Forget What You Love

    We often hold onto things that do not serve us. We spend time in the arena of bad memories and feelings that often keep us stuck in the very same event day after day, month after month, year after year. But life is short and fleeting. Don't hold onto regrets or fear. For life can change in the blink of an eye.

    A friend's wife had a stroke. She is in her early fifties and was in good health. 

    This is not the podcast I expected to release today. I recorded it this morning after hearing the news.

    Hold on to what you love.

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    #102 - Who Are You Accountable To? with Accountability Coach Julie Moses

    #102 - Who Are You Accountable To? with Accountability Coach Julie Moses

    This is one of the most important topics to changing your life: Accountability 

    Feeling lost and having a lack of purpose? Feeling overwhelmed or on a hamster wheel, stressed and exhausted? Knowing what you want to do, but not taking action?

    Unhappy with your relationships, physical body/health, finances, and work?

    We all must get clear on what’s important, by creating goals/outcomes and an action plan.

    Master time management by creating a work/life balance with self-care.
    Work through mindset challenges that hold you back.
    Create habits that become second nature, even where you have failed before.

    This is all accountability. 

    My guest today is Julie Moses who has been doing Vision work for 40 years and Coaching for the last several. 

    She is an excellent coach who has helped me get clear on my goals and how to implement them by changing habits and creating new ones.

    Find her at Jenniferdawncoaching.com and www.alifeyoulove.me

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    #101- Most Men Still Lead Lives of Quiet Desperation w/Certified Men's Coach Ettore Toppi

    #101- Most Men Still Lead Lives of Quiet Desperation w/Certified Men's Coach Ettore Toppi

    A plague far more destructive than any virus has swept over the world. It is the destructive narcissist many know as modern day man.

    Most men suffer in silence and often damage others along the way. 

    Today I speak with Ettore Toppi who is a certified men’s coach, men’s work facilitator, and creator and co-host of the popular podcast Authenticity Road: Adventures in Men’s Work. His coaching and facilitation take a somatic approach to connecting men with their emotional experiences. 

    Ettore first encountered the world of men’s work and men’s emotional healing in 2019 and in that arena discovered his mission and life’s work. He considers it his sacred ministry to bring this work to the world and help other men find similar healing, growth, and freedom.

    Find him online at ettoretoppi.com and authenticityroad.online.


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    #99- Accident, Depression, Darkness to Redemption and Renewed Love w/ Ed Watters

    #99- Accident, Depression, Darkness to Redemption and Renewed Love w/ Ed Watters

    Ed Watters was injured on the job he eventually lost. After sinking into despair and darkness feeling "Dead" in America. Both he and his wife became unfaithful, yet their 40 year love bent but didn't break. Eventually, after much struggle and heartache, they fell in love again.

    This is a hard journey of childhood trauma and sexual abuse to healing one's self through connecting to others,  and letting go.

    Ed started the Dead America podcast for others feeling depressed and alone in their journey.

    Listen to this powerful interviewer, as everyone has a story...

    Dead America Podcast

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    #98 - Honorship

    #98 - Honorship

    We hear about ownership, but what about honorship? Owning what we honor becomes our lives and how we live. Honor pain and doubt, you get more of the same. Honor love, more love finds you.

    We often hear about following one's dreams. That can often be found in some external pursuit. Yet all dreams start with honoring oneself. Honoring oneself in the face of opposition or that negative chattering voice. Beneath opposition and fear exists truth. So all of the doubts become quieter, the confusions subside, because the answers remain the same. It comes back to love and your purpose on this earth. The calling and listening, acting upon, is honorship. This is me. Who are you?

    It is very hard to honor oneself when we are denying ourselves. And therefore the dream will remain only that.

    Enjoy this important solocast.

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    #97- Podcast Marketing and Other Industry Secrets with Vinnie Potestivo

    #97- Podcast Marketing and Other Industry Secrets with Vinnie Potestivo

    Vinnie Potestivo is an Emmy® Award-winning Brand Advisor who grows personal brands & founder-led businesses by getting them get seen, heard, and known by scaling content and media reach. 

    Vinnie is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of I Have A Podcast® and Host of LinkedIn Presents: I Have A Podcast® - a podcast that examines the Creator Economy with guests like Mandy Moore, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Ja Rule, Christina Milian, and Top Business Strategist for LinkedIn Creators and co-host, Judi Fox. 

    As a television network executive at MTV Networks (98-07) he discovered talent and developed new ways to support their goals, pioneering the way brands and business owners could contribute to their public narrative by making them stars and producers of their own television series. Early hits include Punk’d, The Osbournes, TRL, 8th & Ocean, Wild ‘n Out, & The Challenge. 

    Personal brands Vinnie has helped elevate through the use of original content include Mandy Moore, Diane von Furstenberg, Ashton Kutcher, Jessica Simpson, Beyoncé Carter, Ashlee Simpson, Carson Daly, Nick Lachey, Sharon Osbourne, Sean "Diddy" Combs and many more.

    Corporate brands VPE has worked closely with include Macy's, Samsung, Nikon, and MLB.

    Find more from Vinnie at VPE.TV 

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    #96- Humanity

    #96- Humanity

    Often our humanity gets trapped in the dogma of the mind and the dogma of society causing us to feel and think small. We adhere to it rather than the other way around.

    On this show we are trying to break free to live our true potentials. For we are here to expand while dogma remains stuck in the past.

    Here's a short one- a few nuggets is sometimes all we need.

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    #95- Brain Trauma Survivor and Renowned Speaker Danielle Matthews

    #95- Brain Trauma Survivor and Renowned Speaker Danielle Matthews

     At the age of 23 Danielle was hit by a drunk driver and sustained a life-altering injury to her brain. The medical world said there was no hope of recovery & told her to accept this life as her “new normal”.   
    Although her body was physically impaired, her spirit was strong & she refused to believe their diagnoses. Her mind was determined to recover…and she did!

    She is a testament to the concept of post traumatic growth and has since  built an international business, authored an e-book called 'Mind Control: It's All In Your Head' and shares her life-altering experience with countless people around the globe

    For a free download of her e-book: MIND CONTROL: It's All In Your Head go to

    BrainBodySelf.com/ebook

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    #94- The Hurried Fox

    #94- The Hurried Fox

    I was driving the other day on a country road when a fox ran out in front of me. There were no cars behind me and waiting would have served him better as I almost hit him and he almost lost his life.

    How often do we hurry as if our lives are on the line when we don't have to and when waiting and thinking something through would better serve us?

    Enjoy today's short solo cast. 

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    #93- Sustainable Living with Author and Filmmaker David Wann

    #93- Sustainable Living with Author and Filmmaker David Wann

    Is this lifestyle sustainable? Is the exhaustion, stress, and debt? Overeating? Under nourishing? Water pollution? Garbage? Air quality?

    Does it have to be sustained? We are capable of something far better.

    More people are juicing, eating better, exercising, taking better care of the earth, buying less and seeking more meaningful connections.

    My guest today is  David Wann. He is an author, filmmaker, and speaker on the topic of sustainable lifestyles and designs. His first novel is, Tickling the Bear: How to Stay Safe in the Universe. He is also an organic gardener and founder of a co-housing community in Colorado.

    Get involved at Davewann.net

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