A final episode of The Same 24 Hours.  Thank you all for the most beautiful 4+ year run. 319 episodes, amazing guests, and all the love to you. Love, Meredith

How does "being present" translate into Pinky?  Well, we cover it in this episode. Rob Paulsen is the voice of Pinky from “Pinky and the Brain,” Yakko from “Animaniacs,” Raphael (and Donatello) from “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” and Carl Wheezer from “The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius.” He has an Emmy, Annie and Peabody Award.  Paulsen has been the voice of over 250 different animated characters and performed in over 1000 commercials. Rob’s memoir Voice Lessons: How a Couple...

"Dear Evan Hansen" Director Stephen Chbosky returns to the podcast to discuss on this beautiful, must-see movie. 🍿 You may know Stephen from the best-selling book, Perks of Being a Wallflower (he directed that movie too), as well as Wonder, Rent and many more. Stephen and I have a #kismet story of meeting and now we are best friends... or something like that. 😂 BUT, anyway.   In this Episode of The Same 24 Hours Podcast, we talk about the incredible new movie he directs and why every...

Bruce and Margaret.... When you know, you know. Brian Baumgartner is probably best known for playing Kevin Malone on "The Office" - literally the most-watched television show of ALL TIME.  All time. Sit on that one a minute. (Psssst: ALL TIME). New Things: After The Office, Brian's new fame is from his podcasts: An Oral History of the Office and The Office Deep Dive. You can grab a copy of the new book, Welcome to Dunder Mifflin, here. Follow Brian on...

Kari Pearce is a six-time CrossFit Games athlete and three time Fittest American Female. She is currently the 3rd fittest woman on earth and has been in the top 10 the last five years. Kari represented the United States of America two years in a row (2016-2017) at the CrossFit Invitational.  During the last five years, Kari has competed in CrossFit all around the world including Dubai, France, Canada, Australia, Switzerland, Florida, Ohio, Minnesota, New York, California, and Wisconsin. She...

Best known for her work as Cindy Walsh in Beverly Hills 90210, Carol has been a working actress for close to 40 years.  In 2001 she also became a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and recently co-wrote a book with Dr. Frank Sileo which has been published by the American Psychological Association for parents of children with chronic medical illness. A charming interview, and a wonderful quote on parenting: "The only power we have is influence... and our influence is only as strong...

International bestselling author Jay Samit, is a dynamic entrepreneur and intrepreneur who is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on disruption and innovation. Described by Wired magazine as “having the coolest job in the industry,” he raises hundreds of millions of dollars for startups, advises Fortune 500 firms, transforms entire industries, revamps government institutions, and for three decades continues to be at the forefront of global trends. The former Independent...

In honor of Pat Vellner's epic and recent 2nd place finish at the 2021 Crossfit Games, we publish this replay episode. Meredith Atwood (@meredith.atwood) and her co-host, ten-year old (at the time of publication) Stella (@stella.lifts), interview CrossFit Games podium athlete and all-around nice guy, Patrick Vellner. Vellner says, "[As a] part time chiropractor in Nanaimo, Canada, I have an extensive sports background and have been competing in Crossfit since 2013. I made it to the games...

The most important question might not be YOURS, but I took a gander at asking one of mine... Listen to hear what it is! Tony Horton is the wildly popular creator of the most successful fitness program in America, P90X®. He’s also the creator of other best-selling fitness series: P90X2®, P90X3®, and Ten Minute Trainer®, and Power 90, to name a few. Tony is a world-class motivational speaker and the author of top-selling books “Bring It,” Crush It!” and “The Big Picture." He’s appeared on...

Dr. Caroline Leaf is a communication pathologist and cognitive neuroscientist with a Masters and PhD in Communication Pathology and a BSc Logopaedics from the University of Cape Town and the University of Pretoria in South Africa, specializing in cognitive and metacognitive neuropsychology. Since the early 1980s, she has researched the mind-brain connection, the nature of mental health and the formation of memory. She was one of the first in her field to study how the brain can change...

Laila Tarraf was the Chief People Officer for Peet’s Coffee and Tea, the iconic Berkeley coffee roaster that launched the craft coffee movement in America, but she had a secret: she was failing in the most important relationships in her life. Yes, she was a strong and effective business leader, the successful daughter of immigrants, and the mother of a toddler, but she was disconnected from her own feelings and had little patience for the feelings of others. All that changed when life...

You probably know Jack Canfield best as the co-creator of the New York Times #1 best-selling Chicken Soup for the Soul® book series—now with more than 225 titles and 500 million copies in print in 47 languages. He is also also the co-author of The Success Principles, Dare to Win, The Power of Focus, The Aladdin Factor, and Tapping into Ultimate Success. As CEO and founder of the Canfield Training Group, Jack teaches entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, managers, speakers, and sales...

Although best known as the co-founder and first CEO of Netflix, Marc Randolph’s career as an entrepreneur spans more than four decades. He's founded or co-founded half a dozen other successful start-ups, including, most recently, Looker Data Sciences, which was sold to Google in 2019 for $2.6B. He is currently mentoring a handful of other early-stage companies, has advised hundreds of other entrepreneurs, is an active seed investor in startups all over the world, the author of the...

Amanda Crew is an L.A.-based, Canadian actress who was most recently the female lead in Mike Judge’s HBO hit series SILICON VALLEY. She’s also appeared in THE AGE OF ADALINE with Blake Lively and Harrison Ford, TABLE 19 opposite Anna Kendrick, CHARLIE ST CLOUD with Zac Efron, FINAL DESTINATION 3 and SHE’S THE MAN.  After recovering from her own eating disorder, Amanda became passionate about helping others who struggle to access the care they deserve while also erasing the stigma that keeps...

The amazing Kevin Curry of "Fit Men Cook."  He says: "I think we’ve all been there. My “ah-ha” moment happened when I saw a photo of myself on my friend’s Facebook page.  My initial reaction was a mixture of denial, surprise and quite truthfully, a little shame for letting myself go as much as I had.  I was overweight and felt sluggish, and to compound the issue, my physician told me my blood pressure was steadily rising. So, I did what most people try to do— I started exercising to try to...

In case you missed this one! In 2018 (at the age of 60), Will Turner crushed the current record for most Iron distance races (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run) completed in a year. He then repeated the process in 2019, at the age of 61. In total, he completed 105 Ironman distance triathlons. All at the ripe age of 60 and 61 respectively. His accomplishment was the pinnacle of a 25 year journey into the sport of triathlon. But Will is the first to point out that he is not a gifted...

REPLAY EPISODE!  This episode aired on NEW YEAR'S DAY 2020---what a difference a year makes. Whew. Pilar Gerasimo is an award-winning health journalist, pioneering social explorer, and author of the forthcoming book, The Healthy Deviant: A Rule-Breaker’s Guide to Being Healthy in an Unhealthy World (North Atlantic Books, January 2020). Best known for her work as founding editor of Experience Life magazine, which today reaches more than 3 million people globally, Pilar has also served as Chief...

This is an episode about so much more than weightlifting. But chasing dreams, reflecting on the past and friendships that can rekindle after many years :) U.S. Senior International Weightlifting Coach, Daniel (Danny) Camargo, is a world-class athlete AND person (and "old" friend). He founded Oly Concepts in 2012. Danny Camargo is a 27-year veteran of Olympic Weightlifting, he represented the United States in international competition as an athlete and coach before establishing in own...

Tara Sophia Mohr is an expert on women’s leadership and well-being, and an author, educator and certified coach. Tara is the author of Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead, published by Penguin Random House, and named a Best Book of the Year by Apple’s iBooks. She is the creator of the pioneering Playing Big leadership program for women, and Playing Big Facilitators Training for coaches, mentors and managers who support women in their personal and...

REPLAY EPISODE.  Geneen Roth is the author of ten books, including the new This Messy Magnificent Life and New York Times bestsellers When Food Is Love, Lost and Found, and Women Food and God, as well as The Craggy Hole in My Heart and the Cat Who Fixed It.  Join her December retreat:   https://retreats.geneenroth.com/december-online/  Over the past thirty years, she has worked with  thousands of people in her groundbreaking workshops and retreats and has appeared on numerous national shows,...

A happy birthday to the podcast.  300 episodes in 4 years. That's a whole lotta interviewing and talking!  Here's to another 300... or something like that! In this self-hosted episode, Meredith talks about what "excellence" means, the "Same 24 Hours," and how growth and change is really the jam.   ======================  Request to Join the FREE Meredith Atwood Community & Coaching https://meredith-atwood-coaching.mn.co/ ======================  Buy Meredith’s Books: The Year of No...

Ever wanted to attend a live therapy session with me? NO? Oh, okay. :) Ha ha! But you might get just that in this fascinating episode with Dr. Burns! Dr. David D. Burns, MD, is a renowned psychiatrist, award-winning researcher, and author of the phenomenally successful Feeling Good and Feeling Good Handbook, which have sold 5 million copies worldwide. More than 50,000 American and Canadian mental health professionals have attended his popular training programs, and his weekly Feeling Good...

In celebration of Dr. Nicole LePera's killer new book, I am posting this REPLAY episode.  Dr. Nicole LePera was trained in clinical psychology at Cornell University and the New School for Social Research. She also studied at the Philadelphia School of Psychoanalysis. As a clinical psychologist in private practice, Dr. Nicole LePera often found herself frustrated by the limitations of traditional psychotherapy. Wanting more for her patients—and for herself—she began a journey to develop a...

I was just thinking of this episode the other day, and realized... this was a GREAT one. So I wanted to make sure we hit a replay of it! In case you missed, here we go! Family doctor and expert, Dr. William Sears, is the co-author of the book : The Healthy Brain Book. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, one in five U.S. adults will experience mental illness in their lifetime, and most end up paying more for treatment than they would for physical health conditions. While...