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The Dr. Greg Wells Podcast

Healthy High Performance for a Limitless Life You can get healthier, improve your wellness, and live a limitless life and physiologist Dr. Greg Wells would love to be your trusted guide on that adventure. Dr. Greg is one of the rare scientists who can take research and make it understandable so that you can have a clear path to achieving your goals. In every episode, Dr. Greg and his expert guests will explain the science of how your body and brain work in a way that you can understand so you that

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#28 - The Coping Crisis: Dr. Bill Howatt on Building...

The Dr. Greg Wells Podcast ·

2022/09/13

Most people — and most organizations — confuse mental health with mental illness, so they miss early signals, underinvest in daily coping skills, and end up with preventable distress, disability, and burnout. Bill’s mission is to teach people and workplaces how to build mental health on purpose before it becomes mental illness. In today’s conversation Bill Howatt explores how his own lived experience with dyslexia, ADHD, anxiety, and shame became the engine for a 30-year career in mental health —

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#27 - “Get Off the Sidelines”: Orlando Bowen on...

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2022/09/06

He’s tackling this: how do you respond to injustice and betrayal without becoming the very thing that hurt you? Orlando’s answer is to turn trauma into service through forgiveness, community, and courageous leadership. In today’s conversation Orlando Bowen explores how a promising CFL career, a life of community service, and a single night of police brutality collided — and how he chose forgiveness instead of bitterness. He walks Dr. Wells through the assault, the false charges, and the six-year

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#26 - All about Spark - Your Brain on Exercise with...

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2022/08/30

We know exercise is “good,” but most people — parents, schools, workplaces — still undervalue movement as a brain tool. John is fixing that gap: he shows that physical activity is not optional wellness, it’s primary neurobiology for mood, learning, stress regulation, and healthy aging. In today’s conversation John Ratey explores the revolutionary science behind Spark — how movement changes brain chemistry in real time and why it should sit beside therapy and medication for depression, anxiety,

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#171. Bevan Eyles on Falling in Love with Exercise

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2022/08/23

Welcome back! This week I’m excited to share my conversation with Bevan James Eyles on Sharpen Your Edge Live. Bevan is an Award-Winning Fitness Professional who is driven by one question: How can we help more people fall in love with exercise? Especially those that aren’t currently exercising. In creating products that have helped thousands of non-exercisers win with exercise, he has learnt the key lessons needed for success. ‘I fundamentally believe your life is better if you have exercise in it

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#25 - Overcome Any Challenge And Come Out Stronger...

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2022/08/23

When life hits you with something you didn’t choose — injury, trauma, partner’s depression, viral attention plus private pain — how do you keep moving forward and make it meaningful? He shows that you can reject other people’s predictions, build progress from tiny daily actions, and turn your story outward to give hope. In today’s conversation Chris Norton explores what it really takes to come back from a catastrophic spinal cord injury — from nodding his head in a hospital bed to walking across

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#170. Dr. Deborah Gilboa on Turning Stress into...

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2022/08/16

Welcome back! This week I’m excited to share my conversation with resilience expert, Dr. Deborah Gilboa. Dr. Gilboa works with families, educators, executives, and businesses to identify the mindset and strategies to turn stress to an advantage. Whether she is speaking on stage giving a keynote, sharing advice on shows like TODAY, Good Morning America, The Doctors, and Rachael Ray, or contributing to outlets like Washington Post, The New Times, Huffington Post, her message is straightforward and

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#24 - The Power of Music and Crafting Creativity with...

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2022/08/16

How do creative people keep making great work day after day — not just once? Tim’s answer is: show up, honor the idea, and build a repeatable co-writing process so inspiration has somewhere to land. In today’s conversation Tim Nichols explores the craft behind hit songs and why “must be present to win” is the real secret of Nashville. He tells the origin story of “Live Like You Were Dying” — casual coffee, two stories about mortality, and then a line that changed country music — and explains how

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Bonus Ep. Dr. Greg Wells on the Conscious Works...

The Dr. Greg Wells Podcast ·

2022/08/09

Hi everyone! I recently did an interview with my friend and awesome human Dr. Lisa Belanger. We chat about the future of work, mental health and optimizing performance post-pandemic. I hope you enjoy the episode! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dr-greg-wells/support

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#23 - Dr. Greg Wells on The Power of Flow

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2022/08/09

Most high performers stay stuck in tension — fatigue, stress, anxiety, tension— and never make the final pivot into flow, where performance feels effortless and output is highest. This episode shows how to move from challenge → focus → flow using physiology, environment, and deliberate practice. In today’s presentation Dr. Wells explores how the nervous system can be guided into a state of flow — not by wishing for it, but by setting the conditions. He walks through his 3-step progression: adopt a

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#22 - Dr. Greg Wells on The Power of Focus

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2022/08/02

We live in an era of constant, unrelenting distraction that keeps the nervous system in low-grade fight-or-flight, blocks learning and creativity, and quietly erodes health and performance. This episode shows people how to shift from distraction → deliberate focus using physiology, environment, and language. In today’s presentation Dr. Wells explores how to protect your attention in a world that’s engineered to steal it. He tells the story of climbing Chimborazo in Ecuador—with no cell service—and

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#169. Todd Henry on Accidental Creativity

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2022/07/28

Welcome back! This week I had an amazing conversation with keynote speaker Todd Henry on Sharpen Your Edge Live. Todd has helped hundreds of thousands of people around the world do the best work of their lives by helping them unleash their creativity, be more productive, and generate brilliant ideas. In this episode, we dig into creative problem solving and strategies to increase productivity while decreasing overwhelm. You can learn more about his work, including his books and podcast, at his

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#21 - Dr. Greg Wells on The Power of Challenge

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2022/07/26

Most people go after big, meaningful goals (new business, race, book, major change) but then get stuck in a chronic stress/threat response that blocks learning, recovery, and performance. This episode shows how to pivot from threat → challenge using physiology so growth becomes possible again. In today’s presentation clip Dr. Greg Wells explores how to use the science of stress and recovery to take on big, scary goals without burning out. He explains the difference between the sympathetic “gas

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#168. Herbert Lui on Creative Doing

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2022/07/19

Welcome back! This week I had an amazing conversation with Herbert Lui on Sharpen Your Edge Live. Herbert is a writer and an editorial director. His editorial studio, Wonder Shuttle, has worked with companies such as Shopify, Twilio, and Skillshare, and organizations like the City of Toronto. He is the editor of The World According to Kanye, which was featured at Hypebeast, The FADER, and Complex. He also hosted Prologue, a video series where recording artists like Ty Dolla $ign, Post Malone, and

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#20 - Attitude Wins: 11X Ironman Champion Lisa...

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2022/07/19

Closing the gap between high ambition and sustainable, fulfilling performance. Lisa helps people replace self-doubt, data-obsession, and perfectionism with mindset skills, simple systems, and repeatable habits that make winning—in sport and life—actually last. In today’s conversation Lisa Bentley explores how mindset, visualization, and “doing the best with your deck of cards” fueled her rise to 11 IRONMAN titles while living with cystic fibrosis. She breaks down race-week mental rehearsal (Plan

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#167. Dr. Melissa Piercell on Performance Nutrition

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2022/07/12

Welcome back! This week I had an amazing conversation with Dr. Melissa Piercell. Melissa graduated from The University of Windsor with an honours degree in Neuroscience. She developed her love for holistic wellness and decided to further her education by completing the four-year Naturopathic Doctor program at The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. Melissa currently works in downtown Toronto with her private practice involving the health of professionals and athletes, she's the naturopathic

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#19 - From Broken to Back: Ultraman Champion Tara...

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2022/07/12

How to chase big endurance goals after major setbacks—without breaking your body or your life. Tara’s insights turn ambition into sustainable systems: smart load management, flexible mindset tools, and a supportive team culture. In today’s conversation Tara Norton explores the real mechanics of a comeback—how awareness, flexibility, and small, repeatable habits rebuild world-class durability. She takes us inside Ultraman’s three-day gauntlet and the mindset that carried her through broken bones,

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#166. Michael Landsberg on Sick Not Weak

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2022/07/05

This week I had an incredible conversation with Michael Landsberg about his Sick Not Weak initiative. In 2009 Michael shared his then decade long battle with severe depression on Off the Record (the TV show he hosted on TSN). He was stunned to realize that by simply sharing his illness in a totally open way, and using the platforms he had available – that he could change people’s lives- perhaps even save them. With that knowledge, in 2016 he founded (with others of course) #SickNotWeak. We had an

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#18 - Unsinkable: Silken Laumann on Mindset, Mental...

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2022/07/05

We normalize overwork and silence around mental health—until something breaks. Silken helps people and organizations replace stigma and “go-it-alone” toughness with honest stories, practical coping skills, and communities that make recovery and resilience possible. In today’s conversation Silken Laumann explores how mindset, community, and compassionate honesty turn impossible moments into turning points. She revisits her 1992 comeback in Barcelona and the mental health journey that followed,

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#165. Hamza Khan on Beating Burnout and Building...

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2022/06/28

This week I had an amazing conversation with leadership and productivity expert Hamza Khan on Sharpen Your Edge Live. Hamza’s clients have included some of the world’s most dynamic companies and organizations, including Microsoft, PepsiCo, LinkedIn, Deloitte, Salesforce, TikTok, and over 100 colleges & universities, His insights have been featured by notable media outlets such as VICE, Business Insider, and The Globe and Mail. He is also the author of Amazon bestseller “The Burnout Gamble:

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#17 - Food First: Leslie Beck on Evidence-Based...

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2022/06/28

Cutting through nutrition confusion to deliver evidence-based, sustainable eating plans that improve gut, brain, and cardiometabolic health. As a clinician and columnist, she translates fast-moving science (IBS/FODMAP, anti-inflammatory diets, chrono-nutrition) into practical plans people can stick with. In today’s conversation Leslie Beck explores how to build a realistic, sustainable way of eating—one that supports mental health, sleep, and digestion. We unpack the research linking dietary

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