Learn From People Who Lived it
Navigating painful life circumstances would be easier if they came with a how-to guide. This podcast writes the book! Our show is all about transformation. Mathew Blades, a seasoned radio and television personality, uses his exceptional interview skills to guide individuals in sharing their challenging stories. With the support of our in-house psychologist and psychiatrist, we explore the patterns and strategies that enabled these individuals to transform their lives from a difficult phase to a thriving one.
Episodes

Monday Aug 19, 2024
What Does YOUR Body Need? Dietary Changes to Find Healing with Kim Shapira
Monday Aug 19, 2024
Monday Aug 19, 2024
What Does YOUR Body Need? Dietary Changes to Find Healing with Kim Shapira
In this episode, you'll learn:
The connection between trauma and weight struggles
Identifying and overcoming emotional triggers
The power of learning how to sit in discomfort
The science behind how our diets impact our minds
Six Simple Rules to Transform Your Relationship with Food to Become Your Healthiest Self
Kim Shapira is a celebrity dietitian, nutritional therapist, and author. As a child, she was very sick, and later in life, she heard from a mentor that “food can make you sick or healthy." So from that moment on, she dove into her passion for helping people get healthy through their diet and never looked back. Through her work, she soon began to recognize that dietary habits are often symptoms of larger emotional or psychological issues. Now, she is able to help her clients identify their emotional triggers, understand how those triggers impact their dietary habits, and figure out ways they can achieve their goals healthily and sustainably, but getting back to the baseline understanding that food is fuel and nothing more or less.
In this episode, Mathew, Dr. Dave, and Kim discuss how feeling unsafe impacts our dietary behaviors in unexpected ways, how to identify and overcome emotional triggers, and how learning to sit in discomfort can empower us to overcome all addictions. Kim also outlines her Six Simple Rules to Transform Your Relationship with Food to Become Your Healthiest Self, tells us what most people are really hungry for, and gives us tips on how we can satisfy that hunger.
“We really can survive in discomfort; we just have to remember that we’re safe.”
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Resources:
Dr. David Leicken, MD
KimShapiraMethod.com
Connect with Mathew Blades:
Twitter - twitter.com/MathewBlades
Instagram - instagram.com/MathewBladesmedia/
Facebook - facebook.com/mathewbladesmedia/
Website - learnfrompeoplewholivedit.com/
Additional Credits:
LFPWLI is managed by Sam Robertson

Thursday Aug 15, 2024
After seeing the movie It Ends with Us
Thursday Aug 15, 2024
Thursday Aug 15, 2024
Yesterday, my wife and I watched the new movie It Ends with Us. It's based on the book of the same name. If you've read the book or seen the movie, I invite you to check out this episode of my podcast. BTW, my new book, "How to Talk to people you don't like talking to," is out now; download your copy here. BOOK LINK
Thanks for checking out our podcast.
Mathew

Saturday Aug 10, 2024
A new project we're working on
Saturday Aug 10, 2024
Saturday Aug 10, 2024
Hey guys, I just wanted to let you know that we are about to launch our traveling podcast in the East Valley. We plan to expand to other cities soon and hope you can join us for a taping. September dates are to be announced soon. Cheers to Move the Needed Podcast! Out August 19th

Monday Aug 05, 2024
Get the F#$k on With It with piano man, Jim Wilson
Monday Aug 05, 2024
Monday Aug 05, 2024
Get the F#$k on With It with Jim Wilson.
Jim was born in Greenville, South Carolina, and found his love of music at age 7. He came from a broken home, which affected his outlook on love for the rest of his life. He fell between the cracks in his family and was left without a bedroom, requiring him to learn the skills of self-determinism and overcoming seemingly impossible tasks at a young age.
Fast forward a little, and Jim decided to learn to tune pianos to support himself while he moved to LA to pursue music. He ended up being a great piano tuner and kept putting his own music aspirations on hold. In 1997, Jim lost his best friend, Claud, at 37 to an unexpected heart attack. Claud had big dreams and so much life in front of him that was now gone forever. This realization made Jim understand that there is not a limitless reservoir of tomorrows, and he had to pursue his dreams now no matter the outcome. With the love and support of his musical heroes—most significantly his friend and mentor Dan Fogelberg—Jim set out on a solo career of composing, recording, and performing his signature style of piano-featured instrumentals.
In this episode, Mathew, Dr. Dave, and Jim discuss the importance of building relationships, how we can create “pinch me” moments in our everyday lives by being present, and the magic of the flow state. However, as we all know, things don’t always go as planned. Jim finishes off by giving us his tips on how he overcomes challenges by zooming out, refocusing, and continuing on.
“There’s not a limitless reservoir of tomorrows. Get the f#$k on with it.”
In this episode, you'll hear:
Why does it often take such dramatic circumstances to inspire change?
What it’s like to meet a Beatle: Tuning for Paul McCartney
How can we create “pinch me” moments in our everyday lives?
How to get back on track when things don’t go right
Follow the podcast:
Listen on Apple Podcasts (link: https://apple.co/3s1YH7h)
Listen on iHeart (link: https://ihr.fm/3MEY7FM)
Listen on Spotify (Link: https://spoti.fi/3yMmQCE)
Resources:
Dr. David Leicken, MD
JimWilsonMusic.com
Davey Johnstone
Dan Fogelberg
Henry Winkler on SmartLess
Friends of Fogelberg
"A Place In My Heart" by Jim Wilson
Tuned In—Memoirs of a Piano Man: Behind the Scenes with Music Legends and Finding the Artist Within by Jim Wilson
Shawn Colvin - Cry Like An Angel
Connect with Mathew Blades:
Twitter - twitter.com/MathewBlades
Instagram - instagram.com/MathewBladesmedia/
Facebook - facebook.com/