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.

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.

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.

Guest: Dr. Mimi Guarneri

We’re revisiting one of our most impactful episodes with Dr. Mimi Guarneri—an integrative cardiologist whose message continues to resonate deeply. As conversations around stress, nervous system health, and emotional well-being become even more urgent, her insights feel especially relevant.

This episode struck a powerful chord when it first aired, and we’re bringing it back because its message is something we believe more people need to hear, now more than ever.

Imagine a world where your doctor doesn’t just hear your heartbeat but empowers you to hear your own heart’s wisdom to improve your health. Our guest, Dr. Mimi Guarneri, president of the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine, is a world-renowned cardiologist and leader in integrative medicine.

In her book, The Heart Speaks, she talks about how the heart is a complex organ, possessing intelligence, memory, and decision-making abilities independent from the mind—and that healing the heart can have more to do with healing the mind and soul than we ever knew. In this podcast, she talks about why the world needs a revolution of love.

As a cardiologist, she explains how the toxic toll of stress is closing our hearts and silently eroding lifespans, yet traditional medicine often overlooks an important factor: our overwhelmed nervous systems that burden us with accumulated stress. Dr. Guarneri reveals how activating heart coherence can rebalance and stabilize the nervous system, leading to better health outcomes.

In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Guarneri exposes stress’s subtle yet detrimental impacts and how the heart’s natural healing potential can rewrite our well-being story.

Join Dr. Guarneri and host Deborah Rozman as they explore innovative approaches to “hacking” and regulating your nervous system to help you reverse the downward spiral of stress. Hear what these experts recommend and why they agree that it’s your heart that holds the key to a healthier, balanced life.

This is a wake-up call episode for anyone who wants to take control of their health and live a life free from the grip of stress. Dr. Guarneri says this isn’t just about health; it’s about revolutionizing how we love, think, and care for ourselves—and each other.

An episode bonus! Enjoy a guided heart meditation to co-create a reservoir of healing and compassionate heart energy for ourselves and others.

About our guest:

Ranked as the number one female physician in the U.S. embracing integrative medicine, Mimi Guarneri, MD, FACC, ABOIM, is a renowned cardiologist focusing on integrative medicine for disease prevention and health promotion. Board-certified in Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine, and Integrative Holistic Medicine, she serves on the Founding Board of the American Board of Physician Specialties in Integrative Medicine. Dr. Guarneri is the co-founder and medical director of Guarneri Integrative Health and president of the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine. An accomplished author, educator, and speaker, she has received numerous awards, including the Bravewell Physician Leadership Award and the Linus Pauling Functional Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award.

Your brain is always listening—what is it hearing from you? Are you feeding it thoughts that create happiness or ones that quietly work against it? In this encore podcast episode, our host, Deborah Rozman, sits down with renowned psychiatrist and brain health expert Dr. Daniel Amen to explore how our inner dialogue, stress responses, and emotional habits shape our mental well-being—often without us realizing it.

We dive into the heart-brain connection and share practical tools—from both Amen Clinics and HeartMath®—that can help you interrupt stress patterns, build emotional resilience, and train your brain and heart for more clarity and calm.

Originally released in April 2022, this conversation is more relevant than ever. If you’re looking to support your brain, balance your mind and emotions, and live with more heart-driven intention, be sure you catch this episode and share it with someone you care about.

This episode closes with a heart-focused meditation to get our heart and brain in sync to help release stress and connect with what’s important to you to support your mental and emotional well-being.

About our guest:

Dr. Daniel Amen is a physician, adult and child psychiatrist, and founder of Amen Clinics, Inc., with 10 locations across the U.S. The Amen Clinics have the world’s largest database of brain scans for psychiatry. He is the founder of BrainMD, a fast-growing, science-based nutraceutical company, and Amen University, which has trained thousands of medical and mental health professionals on the methods he has developed. In addition, he has produced 16 national public television shows about the brain, and his online videos on brain and mental health have been viewed over 300 million times. Dr. Amen is a 12-time New York Times bestselling author, including Change Your Brain, Change Your Life, The End of Mental Illness, Healing ADD, and many more. You, Happier was published in March 2022.

Guests: Lynn Marriott and Pia Nilsson

Excelling in a sport requires more than mastering the mechanics of the game; it requires heart. In this illuminating podcast episode, host Deborah Rozman connects with Pia Nilsson and Lynn Marriott, renowned golf coaches and co-founders of the acclaimed VISION54 golf school, to explore the transformative power of heart coherence in sports and in life.

Since 1997, Pia and Lynn have been using HeartMath coherence tools in their coaching work to help talented golfers improve their game and grow as people. Drawing from their extensive experience coaching elite athletes, Pia and Lynn share how heart coherence qualities like love, gratitude, and appreciation create more than just feel-good states—they are foundational to higher performance, resilience, and mastering the game of life. They’ve witnessed firsthand how practicing these powerful heart attitudes synchronizes heart and brain into a coherent state that not only enhances players’ skills but also helps them become happier and more aware people.

Pia, Lynn, and Deborah discuss the ways in which accessing and truly allowing ourselves to experience heart coherence in sports becomes a doorway to deeper clarity, presence, and purpose in other aspects of our lives. We’re better able to sustain higher performance levels, enjoy stronger relationships, and find more joy and flow through the ups and downs of daily living.

The episode closes with a guided, heart-focused meditation, inviting us to connect with these regenerative heart emotions so we can radiate that energy into all the areas of our lives and be able to perform at our very best.

About our guests:

Lynn Marriott and Pia Nilsson are the co-founders of VISION54, a breakthrough program and golf school based at Talking Stick Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. Internationally recognized, Lynn and Pia are the two highest-ranked female instructors in America and have been selected as Golf Digest’s Legends of Golf Instruction. GOLF Magazine selected them both as recipients of the Top 100 Teachers: Lifetime Achievement. VISION54’s golf school, 54GOLF, has been awarded the “Best Golf School in America” multiple times. VISION54’s coaching program, 54COACH, has repeatedly received the highest marks from peers in training for teachers and coaches.

Lynn and Pia have coached players to well over one hundred tour victories on the LPGA, PGA, European, Ladies European, and Japan Tours. They’ve coached eleven different major winners and five #1-ranked players in the world. They are also the authors of four best-selling books, including their newest release, Be a Player.

Guest: Brooke Jones

Kindness isn’t just a feeling—it’s a practice, a gentle rhythm we can return to again and again with great benefit to ourselves and others. It asks so little from us yet gives so much, requiring only our intention and shaped by our thoughts, words, and actions. In this episode, we’re focusing on the power of kindness to transform lives. Did you know that one simple act of kindness can inspire five more acts of kindness? Imagine the ripple you can create just by making kindness a choice each day.

Our host, Deborah Rozman, interviews Brooke Jones, Vice President of the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, which was born in the 1990s with the purpose of making kindness a norm. It was during a summer of violence when a reporter noted that people should stop reporting on “random acts of violence” and start practicing “random acts of kindness.” That started a movement to explore how small acts of kindness can lead to profound changes in individuals, communities, and even the world.

Brooke shares her personal journey—from overcoming a challenging childhood and postpartum depression to dedicating her life to spreading kindness and inspiring others to do the same. She reveals how moments of kindness and compassion from others shaped her path and inspired her to make kindness the cornerstone of her values. They discuss some of the science behind kindness, its measurable benefits for mental health, and how it can reduce stress hormones, foster connection, and even improve longevity.

This episode also highlights the growth of the kindness movement, including its impact on schools worldwide through structured programs that teach respect, inclusion, and care. Brooke offers practical ways we each can notice and nurture kindness in everyday life, reminding us that even the smallest gesture can inspire a chain reaction of goodwill by others.

Tune in for an uplifting conversation that will leave you feeling hopeful, inspired, and ready to make kindness a norm in your own life.

About our guest:

Brooke Jones has studied in Paris and holds a degree in art history. She also holds certifications in Applied Positive Psychology and Brene Brown’s work, The Daring Way. She delivered a TEDx talk in 2017, where she shared her personal journey with mental illness. Outside of her time creating written content for the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, she enjoys fiber crafting, creative writing, and helping spread kindness in her local community with her teenage daughter. Brooke is in the process of writing a book for parents to help support them in creating and maintaining healthy and fulfilling relationships with their children.

Guest: Sharon Salzberg

Discover how the transformative power of loving-kindness can help bridge divides in our polarized world. In this heart-opening episode of the Add Heart Podcast, HeartMath CEO Deborah Rozman interviews Sharon Salzberg, who is perhaps best known for helping to make mindfulness and loving-kindness meditations accessible to mainstream America. Sharon is co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society, author of the bestselling Lovingkindness, and host of the Metta Hour podcast.

Join Deborah and Sharon in this intriguing dialogue on how practicing loving-kindness can quickly improve our own lives and help society. They discuss how loving-kindness is an energetic antidote to fear that enhances intuition and our connection with others.

Deborah shares HeartMath’s scientific discovery on how loving-kindness practices increase coherence in the heart’s rhythmic beating pattern. This helps to regulate and balance the nervous system while synchronizing the heart and brain to expand perception.

Sharon shares that heart and mind are actually the same word in many Asian languages, challenging the Western concept of separation between the two. Both agree on the crucial need for humanity to unite, heart and mind, for people to be able to get along with each other — and that letting the mind lead without the heart has led to a growing divisiveness in society.

Together, Sharon and Deborah explore what is meant by “a heart as wide as the world,” emphasizing that opening our hearts to others is the foundation for our own happiness and for addressing life’s challenges with wisdom and compassion. This engaging conversation between these two experts in their fields offers hope and practical wisdom for navigating a complex world with more heart and effectiveness, leading to transformative outcomes.

About our guest:

Sharon Salzberg is a meditation pioneer, world-renowned teacher, and New York Times bestselling author. She was among the first to bring mindfulness and loving-kindness meditation to mainstream American culture 50 years ago, inspiring generations of meditation teachers and wellness influencers.

A co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA, Sharon is the author of 13 books, including the New York Times bestseller Real Happiness, now in its second edition, and her seminal work, Lovingkindness.

In 2023, Sharon released two new books: Real Life, available from Flatiron Books, and Finding Your Way, a small gift book available from Workman. Sharon’s popular podcast, Metta Hour, has amassed seven million downloads and features interviews with thought leaders from the mindfulness movement and beyond.