About Madelaine Weiss: Madelaine Claire Weiss (LICSW, MBA, BCC) is a Harvard-trained licensed psychotherapist, mindset expert, and board-certified executive, career, and life coach. With a background in clinical psychology and business, she helps busy professionals master their minds to achieve success and fulfillment without burnout. A bestselling author, speaker, and consultant, Madelaine has been featured on NBC, Fox TV, and numerous media outlets, and has written for publications such as Thrive Global and Authority Magazine. She has spoken for organizations including Harvard Medical School, the American Bar Association, and AARP. Passionate about personal and professional growth, she empowers individuals to align meaning and purpose for a thriving life.

In this episode, Brian and Madelaine Weiss discuss:

• Understanding and managing burnout in high-stress environments
• The challenges of parenting while caring for aging parents
• Emotional regulation techniques for parents and children
• How thought patterns and external influences shape our reality

Key Takeaways:

• Practicing three deep, diaphragmatic breaths through the nose, where the belly expands on the inhale and contracts on the exhale, can instantly calm the nervous system, reduce anxiety, and improve decision-making by shifting the brain into a clearer, more focused state.
• By teaching kids simple stress-management techniques like power breathing, parents can create a shared emotional language that not only helps children navigate their own feelings but also strengthens the parent-child connection through mutual understanding.
• Since the human brain consciously registers just 50 bits of information out of six times 70 million zero bits available, our perception of reality is heavily filtered, meaning that many of our worries, biases, and stressors are shaped by an incomplete and often distorted mental narrative.
• The people we interact with, the media we consume, the food we eat, and even the thoughts we allow to linger in our minds all contribute to our mental and emotional well-being, making it essential to be intentional about choosing high-quality influences that uplift rather than drain us.

"Good company… includes the people you allow into your life—but it's not limited to that. It's the food you drink, the books you read, the music you listen to, and especially the thoughts you allow to remain in your head. The highest quality you can afford should be the good company of your life." — Madelaine Weiss

Connect with Madelaine Weiss:

Website: https://madelaineweiss.com/

Book: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Madelaine-Claire-Weiss/author/B08VDWG5R1

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madelaineweiss/

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About Melanie Yates: Melanie Yates is a certified relationship coach, best-selling author, and founder of Happy Joyous & Free LLC, dedicated to helping individuals and couples build stronger connections and live fulfilling lives. With over a decade of coaching experience and 21 years in the healthcare field, Melanie specializes in emotional management, stress relief, and finding joy amidst life’s challenges. Known for her compassionate and multi-modal approach, she has successfully guided hundreds of clients through struggles like PTSD, addiction, depression, and anxiety toward self-fulfillment and freedom. Melanie’s work is grounded in a deep belief in love and positivity, which she radiates as a wife, mother, and mentor to those she inspires.

In this episode, Brian and Melanie Yates discuss:

• Managing the pressures of juggling family, work, and personal responsibilities
• Setting clear goals and creating actionable plans to achieve them
• Prioritizing self-care to reduce stress and prevent burnout
• Seeking guidance and support when feeling stuck or overwhelmed

Key Takeaways:

• Writing goals down on paper and breaking them into manageable steps creates a roadmap that fosters clarity, accountability, and a sense of control over the chaos of daily life.
• Preventing and recovering from burnout requires setting firm boundaries around work and personal commitments, prioritizing self-care, and intentionally dedicating time to restorative and enjoyable activities.
• Acknowledging feelings of overwhelm and seeking external support, whether from a coach, therapist, or trusted confidant, can provide fresh perspectives, actionable strategies, and relief from trying to manage everything alone.
• Building flexibility into your plans while maintaining a clear vision for your desired outcomes ensures you can navigate setbacks and adapt to life’s inevitable challenges without losing sight of your long-term goals.

"We get so serious with all these responsibilities that we forget we need to have fun—the little girl or boy in us still needs to come out." — Melanie Yates

Connect with Melanie Yates:

Website: https://www.happyjoyousandfree.org/

Email: married2bless@gmail.com

Book: Happy, Joyous, and Free by Melanie Yates: https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Joyous-Free-Love-matter/dp/173608741X

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanie-yates-dr-coach/

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About Dr. Robert Hurst: Dr. Robert V.V. Hurst, originally from Hammond, Indiana, is a Harvard-educated orthodontist with over 50 years of experience. Practicing in Covington, Louisiana, he has used his office as a real-world laboratory to study the relationship between birth order and personality traits. This research led to his groundbreaking “Double Birth Order” theory, which uncovers individuals’ true birth order and explains their behaviors. A former instructor at Tufts and Louisiana State University, Dr. Hurst has published extensively and shares his findings in Life’s Fingerprint: How Birth Order Affects Your Path Throughout Life.

In this episode, Brian and Dr. Robert Hurst discuss:

• The influence of birth order on personality and relationships.
• Double birth orders and their unique effects on individuals.
• Birth order’s role in managing family caregiving dynamics.
• Practical applications of birth order in parenting and careers.

Key Takeaways:

• Birth order is a nuanced framework shaped by factors like sibling spacing, parental dynamics, and blended families, all of which significantly influence personality development and relational patterns.
• Double birth orders emerge when siblings are spaced four or more years apart, creating traits that mimic only children or entirely new family hierarchies, which can magnify or alter original birth order traits.
• Understanding birth order can resolve conflicts in caregiving scenarios, as dynamics like a "three-only" sibling rising to leadership often create friction with traditional family hierarchies.
• Applying birth order insights helps improve parenting strategies, fosters better workplace collaboration, and even informs romantic compatibility by revealing the relational patterns people are drawn to.

"If you understand birth order, it's not just 1-2-3; it can be 17 or 18 different types. But once you understand it, it is a Rosetta Stone for understanding everybody in your life, and it'll make things so much easier." — Dr. Robert Hurst

Order Dr. Hurst's book today for a personalized autograph and insights into your true birth order: https://www.mybirthorder.com/

Connect with Dr. Robert Hurst:

Email: lifesfingerprint43@gmail.com

Website: https://www.mybirthorder.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LifesFingerprintYourBirthOrder

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rvvhurst/

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