Oct 7, 2022

We are in the third week of Iran's uprising. 

After last week's episode, I had so many requests from my audience asking "What can we do?". So I reached out to a brilliant Iranian American Scientist who has been an inspiration to many people around the world. 

My guest today is Dr. Firouz Naderi. He held many...

Sep 30, 2022

On September 13th, a 22 year old Kurdish girl named Mahsa Amini, who had come to Tehran for a mini vacation with her family was detained by the "Morality Police" for having improper hijab or head covering. 3 days later, she was declared brain dead in an ICU and her body was returned to her grieving family.

One week...

Sep 16, 2022

Has colonoscopy given you a reason to be more mindful?

The funny thing is we often associate mindfulness with a retreat or a relaxing meditation session in a beautiful location. Learn how a day of undergoing colonoscopy with medication coctail that was less than ideal taught me some deep lessons about life and being...

Sep 10, 2022

When a very physically well person gets cancer, we always wonder: How did this happen?

As if cancer only happens to unwell people. 

This week's special guest, on my 100th episode of the podcast, is a friend, physician colleague and Persian friend who was diagnosed with cancer while doing all the right things. 

Or, so...

Sep 2, 2022

Do you feel guilty spending money on yourself?

When people complement you on the life you have created, do you try to act small and deflect the attention?

You deserve all that you have created in your life and need to own up to all your success. 

In this episode I will share with you how my daughter's...