Isn't it spooky how we can fall into certain routines and habits, yet not know how bad they are for us? Or have you ever wanted to pick up a new habit or routine, but struggled to find the will power to do so? In this epidose, my guest is gonna help us learn how we can build healthy and sustainable habits and routines using methods grounded in science and mindfulness practices. His name is David Lagner. He is the founder of the Habit Institute. On the show, he walks us through how to make habit formation and habit breaking much easier by leveraging a more conscious system for behavior change. Throughout our show, we discuss the misconceptions people have about habits and the process of habit formation that stems from behavior change. David then suggests specific ways to make good habits more attractive and easier to obtain and making bad habits less attractive and easier to shake. We end our conversation discussing why you should take into account your unique personality when you craft your habits and how you can use your habits to change your community. ------ Learn More About David Lagner and Visit the Habit Institute: https://thehabitinstitute.com/about/ Music by Avery Coyler: https://soundcloud.com/averycolyer Follow SeroTunein: https://www.serotunein.com/ ----MORE GOOD STUFF---- *** Book an appointment with Sofia Health and get 10% off their health and wellness services! Practitioners get a FREE 3-month trial! https://my.sofiahealth.com/kurien-thomas *** *** UCapture is a FREE browser extension that simplifies carbon-capturing for consumers. Every purchase you make at one of the 25,000+ stores using this extension applies a coupon code to provide the best discounts for you and result in a donation to carbon capture projects around the globe. Start reducing our carbon footprint today! https://www.ucapture.com/serotunein ***

In this epidose, I interview Jimmie Chengo. Jimmie is a 23-year old social entrepreneur who started Afribuk Society. Afribuk Society is a non-profit organization committed to promoting literacy within under-resourced communities. By supporting college and university students to share books and stories from their own lives with younger children, Afribuk Society promotes joyful literacy experiences in under-resourced communities through the power of stories and human connection. We begin our show learning about Jimmie’s childhood growing up in Kenya and navigating through his anxieties of school and finding his purpose. We then talk about the growth of Afribuk Society and its current projects in educating and spreading literacy among African youth. We switch gears to understand what the importance of storytelling is in society and its impact it has in enhancing the educational experience. Learn more about Jimmie: https://ke.linkedin.com/in/jimmie-chengo-a9a922124 Learn more about Afribuk Society: https://afribuksociety.org/ Support Afribuk Society: https://www.gofundme.com/f/afribuk-2020?utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet Music: Phoenix by Avery Colyer: https://soundcloud.com/averycolyer/phoenix Lipsia by Sapajou https://soundcloud.com/sapajoubeats​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/-lipsia Sponsors and Promotions: Book an appointment with Sofia Health and get 10% off their health and wellness services! https://my.sofiahealth.com/kurien-thomas UCapture is a FREE browser extension that simplifies carbon-capturing for consumers. Every purchase you make at one of the 25,000+ stores using this extension applies a coupon code to provide the best discounts for you and result in a donation to carbon capture projects around the globe. Start reducing our carbon footprint today! https://www.ucapture.com/serotunein

In this epidose, I interview Jennifer Lentfer. Jennifer Lentfer is a farm girl turned international aid worker turned coach and communications strategist. As the creator of the blog, how-matters.org in 2010, she was named as one of Foreign Policy Magazine’s “100 women to follow on Twitter” at @intldogooder in 2012. In her career in the international aid and philanthropy sector, she has served with various organizations in Zimbabwe, Malawi, Namibia, and the US, including Oxfam, the Red Cross, UNICEF, Catholic Relief Services, and Firelight Foundation, and has consulted with many more. We begin our show learning about Jennifer’s career in the international aid sector. We then talk about how she started her infamous blog, How Matters. We switch gears to understand what it actually means to be a do-gooder in society, and finally, Jennifer helps us understand how we can process different traumatic situations we see in society. Learn More about Jennifer Lentfer and get your copy of her books. You can check out her books and articles on her website at how-matters.org Check out the SeroTunein Epidose Archive: https://www.serotunein.com/podcast-1 Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=38411845&fan_landing=true ----MORE GOOD STUFF---- *** Book an appointment with Sofia Health and get 10% off their health and wellness services! https://my.sofiahealth.com/kurien-thomas *** *** UCapture is a FREE browser extension that simplifies carbon-capturing for consumers. Every purchase you make at one of the 25,000+ stores using this extension applies a coupon code to provide the best discounts for you and result in a donation to carbon capture projects around the globe. Start reducing our carbon footprint today! https://www.ucapture.com/serotunein ***

In this epidose, I interview Justin Pogue, the Author of Rental Secrets, who teaches us how to choose and rent a home through lessons he’s learned as a property developer and manager. We begin our show learning about Justin’s time as a Graduate student at the University of Virginia and then explore his path to investing in homes and renting them out to people. He then talks to us about common mistakes people make when choosing an apartment and what owning a home means for your wellbeing. Justin then gives us some tips on how we can make conscious choices when deciding our living situation. We end our conversation discussing why ownership in something can strengthen your commitment to your community. Learn More about Justin Pogue and Get your copy of Rental Secrets: https://rentalsecrets.net/ Check out the SeroTunein Epidose Archive: https://www.serotunein.com/podcast-1 Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=38411845&fan_landing=true ----MORE GOOD STUFF---- - Read Search Inside Yourself by Chang Meng Tan: https://books.apple.com/us/book/search-inside-yourself/id496187225?at=1000l32ZW&ct=books_search_inside_yourself&itscg=30200&itsct=books_toolbox&ls=1 - Download the Calm app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/calm/id571800810?ign-itsct=apps_box&ign-itscg=30200

This week’s episode we learn about Vinegar Hill: the infamous story of eminent domain that eradicated a thriving African-American community in Charlottesville, Virginia. In this episode, we talk to two changemakers, Yolunda Harrell, the CEO of New Hill Development Corporation, and Bernard Whitsett, a financial coach for Operation HOPE, to learn about the structural changes needed for black people in America and how they’re working to make them a reality. 00:00 - Introduction 02:22 - The story of Vinegar Hill 03:39 - The flawed policy of urban renewal 04:40 - What are poll taxes? 06:15 - Underutilized African-American land 07:36 - How generational poverty affecting African-Americans 08:44 - Why Charlottesville is not an equitable city 09:36 - Who is New Hill Development Corporation? 10:10 - How New Hill got started 11:45 - How do you build wealth within a community? 13:27 - The vision to build a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment 18:47 - How to bring hope to disadvantaged communities 22:19 - The power of visual symbols 23:08 - How New Hill has been empowering the African-American community 26:30 - How the current pandemic has magnified the work that needs to be done 28:27 - Closing ✅ Support New Hill Development Corporation: https://www.newhilldev.org/join-us ✅ Support our show: paypal.me/kurien12 🎥 Artwork by Natalie R. Mathews Music by Kurien Thomas and Hamza Mir 🎧 Listen To #SeroTunein On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5T40L47im7FTEnHuPOqhJS?si=kNaUk_qzReeubeVcOCXNmg 🎧 Listen To #SeroTunein On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/serotunein/id1470187048 🎧 Listen To #SeroTunein On Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/search/SeroTunein INSTAGRAM : @serotunein https://www.instagram.com/serotunein/ FACEBOOK : @serotunein https://www.facebook.com/serotunein/ TWITTER : @theKurien https://twitter.com/theKurien About the Show: ‎SeroTunein is an audio experience that highlights positive phenomena in our world through conversations with psychologists, social entrepreneurs, economists, mindfulness experts. By tuning into monthly "epidoses", listeners can learn how to navigate through life's challenges and use the power of positive thinking to make effective change in their communities.

Here's a Day in the Life of my summer internship at NASA Headquarters. Thank you to my mentor and all who supported me along the way. Song: Mere Naam Tu Instrumental https://geo.music.apple.com/us/album/mere-naam-tu/1447648536?i=1447648537&mt=1&app=music&at=1000l32ZW&ct=1000l32ZW ----MORE GOOD STUFF---- *** Book an appointment with Sofia Health and get 10% off their health and wellness services! https://my.sofiahealth.com/kurien-thomas *** *** UCapture is a FREE browser extension that simplifies carbon-capturing for consumers. Every purchase you make at one of the 25,000+ stores using this extension applies a coupon code to provide the best discounts for you and result in a donation to carbon capture projects around the globe. Start reducing our carbon footprint today! https://www.ucapture.com/serotunein ***

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