Alive and Free

Buckle up for a discussion with Melissa Bacelar, owner of Wagmor Pets, who, while facing an 11-year legal battle w/ someone she only interacted personally with for 20 minutes, developed "the unshakable process" - a technique involving feeling emotions fully, identifying their root causes, and replacing negative thoughts with positive ones. She explains how this mental approach helped her maintain resilience during the legal battles...

Daniel Hochman, a psychiatrist based in Austin, Texas, discusses his approach to addiction treatment. Daniel defined addiction as an escape from intolerable distress toward pleasure, emphasizing that all people experience some form of addictive behavior on a spectrum. He discussed his psychodynamic approach, which examines how people relate to themselves and their world, and explained his use of somatic experiencing techniques base...

This podcast interview featured Dr. Stephanie Rimka, a naturopathic physician and neurofeedback therapist, discussing her approach to mental health treatment with host Bob. Dr. Rimka explained her methodology of addressing underlying biological and neurological causes of conditions like ADHD, autism, anxiety, and depression, rather than focusing solely on cognitive therapy. She described how modern environmental factors including c...

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In this podcast interview, Bob spoke with Greg "the Hydrogen Man" Hman about his journey into hydrogen therapy and its potential health benefits. Greg shared how his severe health crisis led to a spiritual awakening and discovery of hydrogen's healing properties, particularly through proper water filtration and medical-grade hydrogen devices. They discussed the scientific basis of hydrogen as a selective antioxidant with unique pro...

Bob and Amber bantered about addiction counseling, with a focus on pornography addiction and its impact on family members. Amber shared her 20+ year journey into addiction counseling accidentally through teaching and then working with teenagers in chemical dependency programs. They discussed strategies for working with resistant clients, the importance of language choice in therapy, and approaches to helping family members of addic...

Bob interviewed Charles Gaudet, known as the "CEO Whisperer," for his Alive and Free podcast, discussing the emotional struggles of entrepreneurship and the "founder's trap." Charles shared his personal journey from starting his first business at age four to hitting rock bottom multiple times, including a near-fatal health crisis and the death of his father. They explored how entrepreneurs often operate from a place of proving they...

In this episode of "Alive and Free," Bob interviewed Mike Collins, known as the "Sugar Free Man," about sugar addiction and its connection to other behavioral issues. Mike shared his personal journey with sugar addiction, starting from childhood and continuing into recovery, leading him to help tens of thousands of people confront sugar dependency. They discussed how fructose, particularly in hybridized fruits and vegetables, contr...

This podcast interview featured Daniel Rudyak, co-founder of ReadyRx, discussing his personal health journey and the company's mission to provide accessible, personalized longevity and preventative health solutions. Daniel shared his experiences watching his father battle MS and cancer, and his fiancée's life-threatening appendicitis case that led to a $500,000 hospital bill, which motivated him to create a platform offering FDA-re...

Bob interviewed Thomas Thatcher, author of "The Tack Philosophy," about his approach to managing human suffering. Thomas shared his personal story of how he developed a destructive narrative in his family business, leading to depression and suicidal thoughts, until he had a breakthrough realization about being attached to harmful stories. He explained the TAC philosophy using the metaphor of sitting on a tack - the first person get...