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- 3 weeks ago32 min
Rewiring Life After Trauma: From Brain Injury to Inner Peace with Michael Sandler
Guest: Michael Sandler When life blindsides you with trauma, stress, overwhelm, and a feeling that recovery is impossible, where do you turn? In this powerful episode, HeartMath President Deborah Rozman talks with Michael Sandler—author, teacher, and survivor of multiple nearly fatal accidents—about how he rebuilt his life from the inside out after traumatic brain injury. Michael shares candidly about his recovery journey, the dark moments when giving up seemed easier, and the exact inner shifts that helped him reclaim hope, purpose, and joy. Together, Deborah and Michael discuss how traumatic brain injury and chronic stress can change our heart rhythms and disrupt communication between the heart and brain—and why this matters so much for mental health, emotional balance, and physical recovery. They explore science-based and heart-based practices for: Supporting injury recovery and nervous system healingOvercoming challenges when it feels impossible to go onMoving beyond anxiety, overwhelm, and fear into genuine peaceRemembering who you really are—beyond your trauma and stress This uplifting, time-relevant conversation speaks directly to the uncertainty so many feel today and offers practical hope: you can rise above the stress of personal or societal challenges, think more clearly, and reconnect with the love and resilience that have always been at the core of who you are. Join us for this hopeful and awakening conversation. Deborah closes this beautiful conversation with a guided heart meditation to help listeners find calm, reconnect with their inner resilience, and return to a deeper sense of peace. About our guest: Michael Sandler is the co-host of the popular Inspire Nation show, a transformational, self-help, spiritually focused podcast and YouTube channel, along with his wife, fellow coach and teacher, Jessica Lee. He is a best-selling author, speaker, entrepreneur, visionary, coach, and the co-creator of Inspire Nation University and the Automatic Writing Experience online course.
- Mar 17, 202630 min
Making Better Decisions Under Stress: Accessing Heart Coherence in Life, Work, and Leadership
Guest: Amy VaaS When stress is high, and the future feels uncertain, how do you make good decisions—at work, in your relationships, or in everyday life? This captivating episode explores a practical, science-based way to stay clear and grounded when it matters most. HeartMath CEO Deborah Rozman has an intriguing conversation with Amy VaaS, former Global Well-Being Leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), who helped bring HeartMath’s heart coherence practices into high-pressure, highly analytical environments, including cybersecurity and risk teams. Amy shares how she moved from focusing only on the brain and neuroscience to realizing that the missing piece was the state of the heart—directly affecting clarity, judgment, communication, and how we show up under stress and overload. Hear Amy’s real-world stories of how science-based heart coherence practices helped: Leaders and teams think more clearly, listen better, and make better decisions even in challenging conversations.Teams, under intense pressure to shorten meetings, reduce reactivity, and become “the calm in the storm” for their clients and colleagues.People experience improved sleep, feel more emotionally regulated in daily life, and know how to reset their nervous system quickly. Amy also shares how she now works through her new venture, VAAS Solutions, integrating heart coherence into leadership advising, team effectiveness, and organizational culture—so performance, resilience, and well-being all rise together instead of competing with each other. Her insightful examples reveal how small, consistent coherence practices can quietly transform how leaders, teams, and individuals operate. Whether you’re a long-time HeartMath fan or completely new to heart coherence, this engaging episode will give you a deeper understanding of why being in a coherent heart state is not just a “nice-to-have wellness perk,” but a practical, repeatable skill for making better decisions under stress in any area of life. The episode closes with a practical guided heart-focused meditation led by Deborah to help you practice heart coherence for yourself—so you can bring more calm, clarity, and heart into your work, your family, your health, and the everyday decisions that shape your life. About our guest: Amy VaaS is the founder and principal advisor of VAAS Solutions. She works with organizations to strengthen leadership, improve team effectiveness, and create cultures where people and performance excel. With over 25 years in globally recognized financial and professional firms, she has led initiatives that empower leaders to navigate complexity and build resilient cultures. Amy integrates neuroscience-based tools, coherence practices, and leadership strategies across onboarding, milestone leadership development, and executive coaching. Today, she partners with companies worldwide to guide leaders through real-world demands while building cultures that advance both people and results.
- Feb 17, 202634 min
Can Brain Aging Be Slowed? Research Breakthrough on Preventing Alzheimer’s and Cognitive Decline
Guest: Dr. Kat Toups What if memory loss and cognitive decline aren’t the inevitable parts of aging we’ve been led to believe? In this episode, our guest is psychiatrist and clinical researcher Dr. Kat Toups, a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, who shares hopeful, research-based insights that are reshaping how we understand brain aging and Alzheimer’s disease. For decades, most Alzheimer’s clinical trials have focused on single solutions—usually drugs—targeting one aspect of the disease. Despite massive investment, these approaches have delivered limited results. Dr. Toups explains why this one-size-fits-all model often falls short: Cognitive decline rarely has a single cause. Drawing from recent proof-of-concept and randomized controlled trials, Dr. Toups shares with host Deborah Rozman compelling evidence that a personalized, precision-medicine approach—addressing multiple contributors at once—leads to meaningful improvements in memory, thinking speed, and overall brain function, even in people with mild cognitive impairment and early-stage dementia. In her soon-to-be-published paper, titled Precision Medicine Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease: Successful Randomized Controlled Trial, Dr. Toups shares striking patient outcomes achieved through a whole-person approach that included nutrition, exercise, quality sleep, brain training, and stress management. For the stress reduction intervention, the study incorporated heart rhythm coherence biofeedback and a coherence training technique developed by HeartMath that participants practiced for 10 minutes per day. Dr. Toups selected this for ease of use and high consistency of practice among elderly participants—important factors for long-term adherence and achieving significant outcomes. This episode also brings a deeply human perspective, as Dr. Toups shares her own recovery story from cognitive impairment. At the heart of this conversation is a message listeners rarely hear: Brain aging is not necessarily a one-way path. With this new protocol and early action, protecting—and even restoring—brain health appears far more possible than previously thought. This episode offers clarity and hope for individuals and families navigating concerns about memory loss, Alzheimer’s, and brain health as we age. About our guest: Kat Toups, MD, DFAPA, IFMCP, is a distinguished functional medicine psychiatrist, clinical researcher, and thought leader in the field of cognitive health. She collaborated with Dr. Dale Bredesen as the principal investigator on two successful multi-modal precision medicine clinical trials to reverse cognitive decline in patients with mild cognitive impairment and early Alzheimer’s disease. With decades of clinical and research experience, Dr. Toups combines psychiatry, functional medicine, and cutting-edge research to uncover and address the root causes of cognitive decline. Her innovative, personalized approach has made her a sought-after speaker, educator, and mentor in the Alzheimer’s and dementia prevention community.
- Jan 20, 202637 min
Staying Human in an AI World: Nipun Mehta on Heart Intelligence, Intuition & Artificial Intelligence
AI can process data at lightning speed—but wisdom still lives in the heart. As artificial intelligence accelerates, many people are feeling both empowered and disoriented by it, unsure how to discern what’s real, what’s hype, and what it means for the future. Others wonder where human qualities and feelings, such as care, compassion, and heart intuition, fit in an AI-driven world. In this timely and thought-provoking conversation, Add Heart host Deborah Rozman sits down with Nipun Mehta, founder of ServiceSpace, a global organization run entirely by volunteers, to explore why heart intelligence, intuition, and inner wisdom are essential in the age of artificial intelligence. Together, they address a question rarely explored in mainstream AI discussions: How do wisdom, spirituality, and ethical discernment sit at the same table as AI? Nipun offers a grounded perspective—we don’t have to outsource our humanity. AI is a powerful tool, but it was never meant to replace human connection, moral clarity, creativity, or the intelligence of the heart. This episode explores how we can use heart-based tools to help us navigate an evolving AI landscape that often creates misinformation and concern, along with the superpowers of analysis and creativity. By engaging our heart’s intelligent inner capacities, we can and must learn to use AI consciously and responsibly. Nipun stresses the importance of human connection and accessing a deeper heart intelligence that’s not just individual, but is also a collective heart intelligence. He shares how combining our inner values and strengths with advancing technology can lead to a more heart-connected and intelligent world where all can thrive. Nipun draws from ServiceSpace’s decades of cultivating generosity and introduces Awaken AI, an initiative he describes as “Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern AI.” The episode concludes with a brief, guided heart meditation led by Deborah, offering listeners space to integrate insight, clarity, and heart coherence. About our guest: Nipun Mehta is the founder of ServiceSpace, a global community working at the intersection of technology, volunteerism, and a gift culture. As a designer of large-scale social movements that are rooted in small acts of service and powered by micro moments of inner transformation, his work has uniquely catalyzed networks of community builders grounded in their localities and rooted in cultivating deeper connection—with themselves, others, and larger systems. Today, ServiceSpace reaches millions every month, is powered by thousands of volunteers, and blossoms into ever-expanding local and virtual service projects that aim to ignite a “whole greater than the sum of its parts.” Nipun was honored as an “unsung hero of compassion” by the Dalai Lama, not long before former US President Obama appointed him to a council for addressing poverty and inequality in the US. Standing at the crossroads of algorithmic intelligence, evolutionary insight, and collective social emergence, Nipun continues to illuminate new pathways for ancient wisdom to find creative expressions in a modern world.
- Dec 16, 202531 min
Love, Energy & the Heart’s Power: You Are the Healer You’ve Been Searching For with Guest Danielle LaPorte
Guest: Danielle LaPorte Love isn’t just something you feel—it’s an energy you can work with. Your heart already contains everything you need to heal. The missing piece is learning you’re not the wound, you are the healer—you just need to learn how to direct your heart’s energy. In this illuminating conversation, HeartMath’s Deborah Rozman sits down with Danielle LaPorte—bestselling author of The Desire Map and How to Be Loving, host of the With Love, Danielle podcast, and a member of Oprah’s SuperSoul 100. Together, they explore love as a state of consciousness and a reservoir of healing energy. They break down how your heart’s energy can help shift emotional patterns, soothe burnout, interrupt looping stories, and re-regulate your nervous system. Instead of simply coping, they invite you to work with your heart’s energy as a powerful tool for emotional and energetic healing and transformation—in real time. Everything changes when you realize you’re the healer.Danielle discusses how she uses the love energy of the heart to heal the wounds of unresolved thoughts and emotions. She explains and emphasises why having simple daily practices is essential for staying aligned with your integrity and “resetting” your inner world. Danielle and Deborah help us understand how we can learn to distinguish between ego-driven striving versus heart-centered goals that are spiritually efficient, inclusive, and synced with your higher guidance. Together they also unpack why heart–brain coherence and practical intuition are effective and grounded methods for accessing the power of love for healing, increasing clarity and resilience, and for spiritual growth. Deborah closes this episode with a guided heart meditation—an invitation to access the healing power of love and heart energy to connect more with your heart’s guidance and direction for your life, your relationships, and add compassionate care to the global energetic field. About our guest: Danielle LaPorte’s spiritual direction has reached over 40 million people. Her bestselling books include How to Be Loving, White Hot Truth, The Desire Map, and The Fire Starter Sessions. Her next book, Bless & Release: The Physics of Letting Go, launches in spring 2026. Her podcast, With Love, Danielle, is one of the top 2% in the world. As creator of masterclasses for conscious living and founder of The Centered App, Danielle’s teachings range from emotional intimacy and nervous system balancing to mindful business and the physics of letting go. A member of Oprah’s Super Soul 100, Danielle is a former publicist and Washington, DC, think tank executive director. She now speaks about the power of heart intelligence. Listen to more Add Heart podcasts.
- Nov 19, 202533 min
Gratitude Practice for Stress Relief: Louie Schwartzberg on Heart Coherence, Beauty, and Healing
Guest: Louie Schwartzberg Ever wonder what happens to your physiology when gratitude goes deeper than just “thank you”? Discover a space where gratitude becomes an experience—an uplifting feeling, an intuitive compass, and an antidote to our anxious and fear-saturated world. In this special Add Heart Podcast episode, Deborah Rozman sits down with acclaimed filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg, known for his amazing time-lapse photography (e.g., Fantastic Fungi), to explore what was behind his award-winning film, Gratitude Revealed. Louie shares how growing up with parents who survived the Holocaust imprinted a lens of everyday thankfulness—roof, food, family—that later shaped four decades of storytelling focused on resilience, wonder, and joy, and culminated in Gratitude Revealed. He discovered how pausing for just a few minutes and finding things to be grateful for can quickly interrupt rumination and reopen your heart. You’ll hear from Louie how Gratitude Revealed weaves values like forgiveness, curiosity, creativity, and compassion into a living portrait of what it means to integrate awe into daily life. Louie introduces a captivating idea that is behind his next film, which will be about beauty. He sees beauty as a counterforce to the “attention battleground” going on in society today. When fear or anxiety hijacks our nervous system, beauty can meet it and help release it—by shifting us toward coherence, connection, and choices that make life flourish. Deborah guides a brief heart-focused practice on gratitude that you can use anytime—which synchronizes heart, mind, and emotions to lift your vibration. In this episode, expect fresh, science-based insights (why gratitude builds resilience and bigger picture thinking), practical micro-moments of grateful experience you can have on a walk, and a renewed way of seeing life: from the light on a leaf to the miracle of your moving hands. If you’ve ever thought you “should” be grateful, this conversation shows you how to feel it—and carry a gratitude card in your back pocket, ready whenever you need it. About our guest: Louie Schwartzberg is an award-winning filmmaker and visual artist known for pioneering time-lapse cinematography and capturing the beauty of nature. His acclaimed films include Fantastic Fungi, Gratitude Revealed, and Wings of Life for Disney. With over five decades of breathtaking imagery, his work spans IMAX, Netflix, and immersive experiences around the world—from The Sphere in Las Vegas to the Vatican in Rome. Louie’s Moving Art series is praised for its healing impact, and his mission remains to inspire wonder, deepen connection, and protect the planet we call home.
- Oct 21, 202532 min
From Hollywood to Heart-Centered Healing with Filmmaker Kelly Gores
Guest: Kelly Gores Working in the Hollywood film industry may be the dream of many, but another dream awakens when that career meets a deeper calling of the heart and soul. Meet Kelly Gores—actress, filmmaker of the award-winning HEAL documentary and book, and host of the HEAL with Kelly podcast. Her acclaimed documentary, HEAL, is now streaming on Netflix in the United States. In this heart-opening conversation, Kelly shares her fascinating path from chasing acting success in Los Angeles to discovering the deeper power of consciousness, emotional well-being, and the mind-body connection. On a personal quest for life purpose and spiritual understanding, she immersed herself in the teachings of Eckhart Tolle, Bruce Lipton, Gregg Braden, and others—realizing the profound connection between mind and body. Inspired, she brought these voices together in a film titled HEAL that has touched millions by showing how emotions and the human psyche can impact our physical health. Now, Kelly is stepping into her next project: a docuseries exploring the nervous system and how learning to truly feel our emotions can help to balance our emotions and nervous system, while unlocking resilience, sovereignty, and even superpowers. Kelly shares her insights with our host, Deborah Rozman, saying that she believes feelings are the bridge that can bring us back to ourselves. As we become more attuned to what we’re feeling in our heart and our body, this begins to connect us back to our authentic power. Together, Deborah and Kelly discuss why our hearts and feelings are essential to living a more authentic, connected, and empowered life. Tune in for an uplifting and insightful dialogue that will inspire you to embrace your emotions in a new way—honoring the heart’s intelligence as a key to authentic well-being and a more joyful life. As a bonus, they close this episode with a beautiful heart meditation to synchronize your heart, mind, and nervous system. About our guest: Kelly Noonan Gores is an entrepreneur, writer, director, and producer best known for her award-winning documentary, HEAL (2017), which explores the mind-body connection and the body’s innate ability to heal. She later authored the book HEAL: Discover Your Unlimited Potential and Awaken the Powerful Healer Within (2019). She is the host of HEAL with Kelly, a podcast that inspires, reveals tools, and shares personal stories of the body’s ability to heal. Through the HEAL brand, she aims to empower people by sharing knowledge about the remarkable intelligence of the human body, expanding our belief of what’s possible, and becoming conscious co-creators in our lives. Beyond HEAL, she serves on the board of UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and invests in wellness and media ventures. Passionate about healing both people and the planet, Kelly is also a devoted mother, meditator, and nature lover who finds joy in the mountains, ocean, and on the tennis court.
- Sep 16, 202537 min
The Meditation Hack: Dave Asprey on Heart Coherence and his new book, "Heavily Meditated"
Guest: Dave Asprey What if meditation didn’t have to be so hard—or take years of practice to see results? In this compelling episode, our host, Deborah Rozman, sits down with Dave Asprey, author of Heavily Meditated and creator of the biohacking movement, to explore a bold new way to deepen meditation and unlock heart coherence. Dave shares how his journey to Tibet sparked a realization that traditional meditation, while profound, is often difficult for many, especially in light of today’s fast-paced world. As a dedicated biohacker, Dave decided to see if he could uncover a faster way to gain the clarity and resilience that seasoned meditators experience. Through his work with brainwaves, HeartMath® tools, and heart coherence training, he discovered something that gave him great hope: a faster, more effective path for those who find meditation challenging by combining technology with heart-focused practices to accelerate transformation. Together, Deborah and Dave talk about how heart coherence can make meditation more accessible and amplify its benefits. Dave says he’s found this true for anyone—from seasoned meditators to complete beginners. By simply practicing heart coherence, you tap into clarity, resilience, and inner balance more quickly. Tune in to hear more from Dave on his fascinating new book, Heavily Meditated, and his views on how heart coherence can help deepen and enliven your meditation experience and contribute to increasing health and longevity. The episode concludes with a heart-focused meditation led by Deborah to help you center in gratitude, expand compassion, and align heart, mind, and body in just a few minutes. About our guest: Dave Asprey is the founder of Bulletproof Coffee, developer of The Bulletproof Diet, and widely recognized as the creator of the biohacking movement. He is a four-time NYT bestselling author, the author of the recent USA Today bestseller, Heavily Meditated: The Fast Path to Remove Your Triggers, Dissolve Stress, and Activate Inner Peace, the CEO of Upgrade Labs, and host of “The Human Upgrade” podcast. Dave pioneered online sales in the ‘90s, co-founded an early data center company, and later transformed his own health by losing 100+ pounds and improving his cognitive function. This journey led him to create The Bulletproof Diet and coin “biohacking.” Dave runs the 40 Years of Zen neurofeedback program, the Biohacking Conference, and a regenerative agriculture farm while investing in biohacking startups. As a leader in the longevity movement, Dave collaborates with medical professionals, researchers, and innovators to develop groundbreaking techniques and products that enhance mental and physical performance. Using science-backed methods, his mission is to help people upgrade their minds to a happier, more conscious state and optimize their bodies one cell at a time.
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The Add Heart® Podcast is designed to inspire connecting with our heart’s intuitive suggestions and guidance, while learning to balance and enrich our personal life and our day-to-day experiences and interactions.Each 30 minute episode features host Deborah Rozman, HeartMath President and CEO and an expert guest. They discuss a restorative heart quality and ways to apply it that can empower your life and help reduce stress and anxiety.Our mission at HeartMath is to help activate the heart of humanity and the purpose of the Add Heart Podcast is to inspire forward movement and heart-powered intention. The content shared draws on 25 years of scientific research, HeartMath books, HeartMath techniques and time-relevant practices.Each episode closes with a heart-focused meditation to create a reservoir of heart energy to support our personal and collective heart intentions. New episodes are published on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. The Add Heart Podcast is available on most podcas
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