322 episodes
Catalyst 360: Health, Wellness and Performance Catalyst Coaching 360
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4.9 • 106 Ratings
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Welcome to the Catalyst 360 podcast, your trusted source for engaging, evidence-based, thought-provoking health, wellness & high-performance insights for those looking to improve their lives (or coaches/clinicians looking to enhance client outcomes). Catalyst 360 is the evidence-based journey toward better! If you've been looking for a health & wellness podcast that avoids the fluff and the headline-chasing fads while providing practical, real-world guidance, you just found it. We bring together the world's foremost experts, from world-class researchers and best-selling authors to elite athletes and coaches, sharing their insights about how to make the most of your personal and professional life. If you're looking for an entertaining format to help optimize your own health, wellness and performance through such evidence-based practices, this is the place for you! The Catalyst 360 podcast is hosted by Dr. Brad Cooper, who brings a uniquely expansive background to the table. He has a PhD in performance psychology along with Masters degrees in both physical therapy (MSPT) and business (MBA) and a Bachelors degree in biology. He is CEO of US Corporate Wellness, co-founder of the Catalyst Coaching Institute, an internationally recognized speaker, and elite masters endurance athlete (11 time Ironman, including 4 times at the Hawaii Ironman World Championship, winner of the 2-person 3,000 cycling Race Across America and 2:47 marathoner). Most importantly, he's husband to Suzanna (celebrating 30 years of marriage) and Dad to three amazing kids, now ages 28, 26 and 23.
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The Batman Effect: How Changing Our Identity Boosts Our Results (Stephanie Carlson, PhD)
Send us a Text Message.3 Big Ideas from Dr. Carlson:Identifying with/as someone else (e.g., Batman) improves impulse control in children.Psychological distancing, either via time (e.g., delaying email response 24 hours) or space (considering what someone else might do - including Batman!) can minimize the negative effects of emotions in both our personal and professional lives.Reflection about our futures enhances our executive function as adults.“Always be yourself. Unless you can be Batman ...
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Discovering Magic in the (Hidden) Moments
Send us a Text Message.In this, our latest Bite-sized Boost special episode, Dr. Cooper takes a closer look at a discovery that has changed his life across a multitude of fronts.If you'd like to take a deeper dive into the process of creating a clear, personal vision, you can access that special episode with details here.Looking for weekly tips, tricks and turbo boosts to enhance your life? Sign up for the CATALYST COMPASS here, a brief weekly compilation of ideas, evidence-based concepts and...
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Understanding Health & Wellness Coaching (NBHWC Executive Director Leigh-Ann Webster)
Send us a Text Message. It wasn’t all that long ago – 2016 – when you and I could sit down over a cup of coffee, decided becoming a health & wellness coach sounded like a cool idea, and then walk out of the coffee shop calling ourselves exactly that. Or, organizations posing as “wellness coaching companies” could hire nice people, give them a script about eating kale and exercising 3x/week and market it as such.Those days have changed, as the National Board of Health & Wellness C...
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Free-range Humans: Endurance Athletes to Firefighters (Brent Ruby, PhD)
Send us a Text Message.Today’s guest is Dr. Brent Ruby, Director of the Montana Center for Work Physiology and Exercise Metabolism. What that really means is he specializes in studying free-range humans – not in the lab like most researchers – but in the wild, where real life is happening. This has involved chasing fire crews up and down mountains and trailing ultra-athletes through Badwater, along the Race Across America, and in various Ironman events for 25+ years. Today we’ll dig into the ...
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Special Message to Our Catalyst Community (Future of the Podcast)
Send us a Text Message.We're grateful to our Catalyst Community. Today's brief episode is a message from Dr. Cooper about the future of the Catalyst 360 podcast.Looking for weekly tips, tricks and turbo boosts to enhance your life? Sign up for the CATALYST COMPASS here, a brief weekly compilation of ideas, evidence-based concepts and encouragement to improve your personal and professional life! Info re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching ...
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Intriguing History of the Modern Mind (Dr. George Makari)
Send us a Text Message.How did we get “here” when it comes to our perspective on the mind, body and the evidence-based practices that – at least I hope – guide our daily choices and the guidance provided by physicians, coaches and others? How did healthcare and medicine grow from speculative and metaphysical practices to that of reason and empirical observation? Today’s guest, esteemed psychiatrist, and best-selling author of Soul Machine (among many others), Dr. George Makari will open our e...
Customer Reviews
Fantastic Interviews
Brad and his team do an excellent job interviewing top thinkers and leaders in the health and wellness space. I really appreciate the natural, organic flow of each episode; nothing seems over-edited or highly produced. As both a physical therapist and wellness coach, the content is always so valuable. Thank you!
The best in class
These podcasts with Dr. Brad Cooper and Guests are best in class for everyone. Take the time and really listen. Changing your mindset does result in a better life and improved health and well-being. #thehealingway
Great Podcast
Easy to listen to and helpful whether you are a coach or not!