This roundtable discusses my podcast with Bill Goodwin and especially his book, Priority Living. Topics explored included Bill's definition of 'legacy' as what we leave in others; we talked about how refreshing Bill's wisdom is, born of lived experience; parenting was discussed in terms of guiding our kids via the 7 Pillars of Bill's book and innoculating them with those values; as with Bill's death and resuscitation, we also explored catalysts in our lives that wake us up from 'the big sleep' and reorient us to live more intentionally; how important actual modelling of these pillars is as parents; how not to be too perfectionistic about this as kids take a 'weighted average' of what we do, and are actually quite resilient; and finally, a discussion about the difficulty and guiltlmany people experience when trying to relax.

This podcast showcases Bill Goodwin discussing his book 'Priority Living: 7 Pillars to Make Your Life Count'. The central thesis is that to be happy and to have a life of satisfaction, one needs to base it on a clear purpose, or what Bill calls 'intentional living'. He discusses the pivotal life experience of dying and being resuscitated, and how this second chance inspired him to not waste his life or to let it drift. Bill takes us through the 7 Pillars with earthy, real-life examples laced with pithy quotes. Throughout we discuss how contemporary psychology provides empirical support and guidance for much of what Bill has discovered.

This roundtable discussion of the podcast Music Creativity & Mental Health with Harrison Storm focused on three or four main themes. The first was intuition: how do we know when to trust our intuition? This led to a discusion of what intuition is, when it is needed, and it's relation to expertise. In artistic enterprises intuition is needed to naviagate ambiguity and often results in authentic expression. The second theme was how Harrison used the Covid period to grow personally and artistically, especially by having time to reflect and to explore somatic therapy and the PEM training method to enhance his performances. We also discussed a sense of accomplishment amidst the challenge of not workig a 9-5 job with clear measures of achievements and milestones. Finally, we explored Harrison's growth musically and how he embodies 'appreciative humility.'