Meet Katie Fogel. Katie is an avid cyclist, mental health advocate, and social media influencer living in Miami. She is also the senior manager of marketing and social media content at Bend Health, a national provider of pediatric mental health care services for children and families. Let’s hear how she uses cycling as a form of meditation, and pick her brain about how we can be more mindful about our social media use.

Meet Fihmiya Hamdan, a community manager & social impact advisor with unique expertise in health & wellness, technology and education. She is a seasoned educator with 15+ years of experience, crafting enriching learning experiences that truly connect with a wide range of individuals. Fihmiya is a traveler, foodie, baker, bookworm, and lover of all things nature-related.  Enjoy this discussion with Fihmiya on her mindfulness journey.

Meet Marissa Alonzo-Ackerman. Marissa is a family-first, human kindness advocate and tenured communicator. Her experience as a special needs mom to a son with nonverbal autism has helped strengthen her journey and fine-tune her ability to understand emotional and nonverbal communication and help enhance her ability as an empath. Gratitude, patience, and resilience are her three favorite responses to everyday life. Enjoy learning about mindfulness from Marissa!

In today’s episode, we meet Hugh Keating. Hugh is a psychotherapist and occasional artist who values the experience of meditation and contemplation. He lives with his partner and 7 pets in Southern Colorado. Please enjoy this discussion with Hugh on how his mindfulness practice has evolved.

To become a more effective caregiver for his wife and children, Greg Wohler has sought to learn more about mental health.  He has found mindfulness essential to listening more actively, caring more affectionately and communicating more efficiently. Please enjoy this discussion with Greg and me about mindful caregiving.

Jim Schaffer and I discuss walking the mindfulness path over several decades - the highs and lows. Jim offers Path of Mastery seminars, combining 30 years of real-world experience with ”cutting-edge ideas from 2500 years ago” to help corporate leaders and teams develop a calm focus and a heightened sense of morale at work.

Sonya Jendoubi and I explore how going from rigidity to flexibility in our mindfulness journeys made all the difference. Sonya is a transformative coach. She is excited to share more about her mindfulness journey which is full of twists and turns. Learn more about her at wayfindcoaching.com. More about Paul at mindfulnesstrainer.com

In my first episode, an old friend Amy and I reveal our challenges with a mindfulness practice. Amy Pearlman prides herself as a quintessential social worker, changing the world one step at a time, while she stops to appreciate the parts that stay the same.  She is a recovering perfectionist, believing in the humanity of us all. Enjoy!

Welcome to Simple, but not easy: a mindfulness podcast. I am Paul Deger, your host for this conversation on mindfulness. Each episode, I have a chat with guest about their personal mindfulness practice, we roll up our sleeves, lift the hood, pull back the curtain of mystery and discover the humanity in this ancient and evidence-based practice. More about Paul at www.mindfulnesstrainer.com.