William (Bill) Breitbart M.D., Chair of Psychiatry at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, tells us his life story. He begins telling us the life of his parents (A Jewish family who endured and eventually escaped the holocaust). He later explains how this background served as a significant trigger to finding purpose in a career dedicated to understanding suffering. Finally, and most importantly, he brings up the question of the responsibility each individual has in creating his/her life, and to find meaning in it.

Relevant links:

https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/doctors/william-breitbart

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Breitbart

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Ben Malkin, Psy.D, a pediatric neuropsychologist and Rabbi, talks about Jewish philosophy, mysticism, and good psychological practices for life. Together, we compare how Jewish and Yoga philosophies talk about the evolution of the spiritual seeker, and notice how similar they are in the topic.

Relevant Links: https://neuropsychdoctor.com/

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Thrive Haloween edition! Romina Icaza, Alchemist, Witch, Tarotist, Hermetist, Photographer, Journalist, and writer tells us her story. She talks about her wild childhood where she was raised surrounded by Lions and Tigers. Later in life, she became a crime photographer, and eventually moving to Spain to continue her studies in photography. Currently, she’s writing a book called “the child belonging to lions and other beasts”.

Relevant links: Ig @rom_waits

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