High Energy Health Podcast

High Energy Health Podcast

Join Dr. Dawson Church, a best-selling science writer, to explore the leading edge of health and happiness, along with practical techniques to maximize your wellbeing.

Episodes

July 10, 2025 47 mins
Dr. Peta Stapleton has 25 years' experience as a registered Clinical and Health Psychologist and is currently a Professor in Psychology at Bond University in Australia. She is the author of The Science behind Tapping and has been an investigator in dozens of clinical trials, mostly of EFT tapping. In 2019 Peta was named Psychologist of the Year by the Australian Allied Health Awards.   She and Dawson have collaborated on many studi...
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    Cindy Wigglesworth is the bestselling author of SQ21: The Twenty-One Skills of Spiritual Intelligence. Her SQ21 spiritual intelligence self-assessment has created a validated and diversity-appropriate way of having spiritual conversations in the workplace. John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, calls SQ “the next frontier in leadership.” Cindy has appeared on Oprah, PBS, and numerous other national media and conferences. Through h...
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    On a mission to flatten the curve of healthcare costs, James Maskell has spent the past decade innovating at the cross section of functional medicine and community. He created the Functional Forum, the world’s largest integrative medicine conference. He is author of the book The Evolution of Medicine, which prepares health professionals for a new era of personalized, participatory medicine.   James and I discuss:
    • James' backg...
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    Michael J. Gelb is a pioneer in the fields of creative thinking, innovative leadership and executive coaching. His clients include DuPont, Emerson, Genentech, KPMG, Merck, Microsoft, Nike and YPO. Michael trained as a teacher of the Alexander Technique and holds a fifth-degree black belt in the martial art of Aikido. Michael is the author of 18 books which have been translated into 25 languages and have sold more than one million c...
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    Marci Shimoff is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, a world-renowned transformational teacher, and an expert on happiness, success, and unconditional love. Marci’s books include the runaway bestsellers, Happy for No Reason, Love for No Reason, and six titles in the phenomenally successful Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul series. Her books have sold more than 16 million copies worldwide. Marci hosts a podcast called Living in ...
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    Laurel Parnell is a clinical psychologist and one of the world’s leading experts on Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Since 1995 she has trained thousands of clinicians in EMDR both nationally and internationally. She is co-director of the non-profit Trauma Assistance Program International (TAP-IN), and the author of several books including, A Therapist’s Guide to EMDR and Tapping In. Dr. Parnell has served on t...
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    Ali and Atman Smith are Baltimore-born brothers who co-founded the Holistic Life Foundation (HLF) in 2001. Raised in a household immersed in yoga and meditation, they deepened their practice during college at the University of Maryland. Motivated to revitalize their West Baltimore community, they established HLF to provide yoga, mindfulness, and wellness programs to underserved populations. Their initiatives have reached over 200,0...
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    Sharad Paul is a physician and the author of several books in the field of skin, medicine, and genomics such as Skin, a Biography and The Genetics of Health. He has been honored by several professional societies for his contributions to patient centered care in several countries. His latest book is called Biohacking Your Genes.    Here he and Dawson discuss:
    • Simple health hacks you can do yourself
    • The importance of positivi...
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    Shakti Durga is a spiritual teacher, healer, author, sacred musician, and founder of transformative initiatives that uplift human consciousness and create inner peace. She established the charities Shanti Mission and The Wellbeing Initiative to foster spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical well-being. She has written five transformational books and produced numerous spiritual music and mantra albums. Before embarking on her spi...
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    High Energy Health host, Dawson Church, PhD, just released his latest book, Spiritual Intelligence. The book reveals the breakthrough science behind Spiritual Intelligence... how your thoughts, emotions, and beliefs literally shape your brain and gene expression. You’ll discover how to activate your brain’s Enlightenment Network, reduce stress hormones like cortisol, and rewire your neural pathways for joy, resilience, and self-tra...
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    Eben Alexander, MD, was an academic neurosurgeon for over 25 years, including 15 years at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School in Boston. In 2008, he experienced a transcendental Near-Death Experience (NDE) during a week-long coma from an inexplicable brain infection that completely transformed his worldview. A pioneering scientist and modern thought leader in the emerging science that...
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    Sadhvi Saraswatiji, PhD, is the author of Come Home to Yourself and Hollywood to the Himalayas. She graduated from Stanford University and for more than two decades has lived at Parmarth Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh, India. She has presented to groups ranging from the United Nations to the Parliament of World Religions on topics ranging from conscious business to science and spirituality to sustainable development and is renowned as...
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    Elizabeth Husserl is a registered investment advisor representative, financial advisor, and cofounder of Peak360 Wealth Management, a boutique wealth planning firm. She is the author of The Power of Enough: Finding Joy in Your Relationship with Money. She holds an MA in East-West psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies, and has led workshops at major tech companies, including Airbnb, Unity, and Google.    Here ...
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    Helané Wahbeh, ND, MCR, is the Director of Research at the Institute of Noetic Sciences and an adjunct assistant professor at Oregon Health & Science University. Dr. Wahbeh is the author of some 90+ peer-reviewed publications and the book The Science of Channeling: Why You Should Trust Your Intuition. Her VET-MIND study was funded by the National Institutes of Health and examined the mechanisms of meditation for combat veterans...
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    Andrew Holecek offers seminars internationally on meditation, lucid dreaming, and the art of dying. He has studied sleep yoga, bardo yoga, and other traditional practices with living masters in India and Nepal. Holecek is a talented writer who has published books, Dreams of Light and Dream Yoga, and had articles appear in Psychology Today, Parabola, Lion’s Roar, Tricycle, Utne Reader, Buddhadharma, Light of Consciousness, and many ...
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    Mandy Morris is a bestselling author, speaker, and coach specializing in personal development and manifesting techniques. She is the author of several books including The Guilt Within and The Promise. Known for her empowering work on aligning thoughts, emotions, and actions to create a fulfilling life, she inspires global audiences through her books, courses, and workshops. Mandy’s compassionate approach blends science and spiritua...
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    Fleet Maull, PhD, is a consultant, motivational speaker, social entrepreneur, and authorized teacher in the Zen and Tibetan Buddhist traditions. He is the founder of the Prison Mindfulness Institute and the Heart Mind Institute. He is the author of Radical Responsibility: How to Move Beyond Blame, Fearlessly Live Your Highest Purpose, and Become an Unstoppable Force for Good and Dharma in Hell: The Prison Writings of Fleet Maull.  ...
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    Ofer Niv is a transformational healer, mentor, and guide who specializes in shamanic energy work. He was born and raised on a kibbutz in Israel, Ofer served as a Commander in the Israeli army and studied philosophy and math before moving to the US. He studied computer science at UCLA and then worked for more than 35 years as in IT at Wells Fargo. A personal health crisis motivated him to search for healing beyond conventional medic...
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    Rick Olderman is a sports and orthopedic physical therapist, and the author of Pain Patterns and several other books. He has 30 years of clinical experience with chronic pain patients.    Here Rick and Dawson discuss:  
    • The definition of acute versus chronic pain
    • The 3 problems that cause almost all back pain
    • Exercise: identifying chronic back pain by lying down, legs bent vs flat
    • Why the posture with knees bent feels b...
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    Leah Linder is a naturopathic physician with a focus on botanicals and nutrition, and expertise in natural supplement formulation and manufacture. She is also a Master Gardener. Pam Conboy is a doctoral student in naturopathic medicine. She has spent her professional years educating practitioners about nutritional supplementation. Both are ordained ministers and shamanic practitioners.    Here they and Dawson discuss:
    • Researc...
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