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Strategies for Living

David C. McMillian, Ph.D. and Lauren Leon McMillian, M.S.

Strategies for Living began in 1992 as a daily radio program on KEEL Radio in Shreveport, Louisiana focusing on Healthy Living in Body, Mind, Spirit, and Relationships. Strategies for Living continues to run Sunday-Friday on KEEL and also now runs weekly on HealthyLife.net hosted by its originator David McMillian, Ph.D. and joined by Psychotherapist Lauren Leon McMillian, M.S. (the two also happen to be married). Strategies for Living refers to guests as LIFE STRATEGISTS.

Through the years, Life Strategists have included Don Miguel Ruiz, Neale Donald Walsch, Gary Zukav, Dr. David R. Hawkins, Raymond Moody, Dr. Bruce Lipton, Dr. Eben Alexander, Amit Goswami, Kenny Loggins, Dr. William Glasser, Dr. John Diamond, Dr. Brian Weiss, Claudia Black, Dr. C. Norm Shealey, Julia Cameron, Roger Callahan (TFT), Gary Craig (EFT), Dr. Francine Shapiro (EMDR), Dr. Harville Hendrix, Dr. John Gottman, Stephen R. Covey, Donna Eden, Dr. Arnold Lazarus, Raymond Francis, Gary Renard, Dr. Daniel Amen, Rob Williams (Psych-K), Joan Borysenko, Dan Millman, Carolyn Myss, Anne LaMott, Dr. John Gray, Thomas Moore, Dr. Bernie Siegel, Julia Cannon (QHHT), and Byron Katie.

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S33 · E157
Thursday · 42 min
Relaxing on the Red: Healing Ourselves, Healing Our Community
What happens when wellness becomes a community experience? David and Lauren welcome massage therapist and Relaxing on the Red organizer Lucretia Humphrey, along with Dr. Stacie Slabaugh of Restore Healing, to explore therapeutic touch, mind-body awareness, and the healing power of connection. Discover Shreveport’s growing wellness community and get a preview of Relaxing on the Red: a free downtown gathering bringing together yoga, massage, mental health resources, holistic practitioners, music, and more along the Red River. Find out more: www.relaxingonthered.com Original airdate: 9/10/2026
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Wednesday · 42 min
Flipping the Iceberg: What’s Really Beneath Your Relationships with Charisse Walker
What’s really happening beneath the surface of your relationships? Author and relationship strategist Charisse Walker joins David and Lauren to explore Flipping the Iceberg—the hidden beliefs, childhood experiences, emotional triggers, patterns, and expectations we bring into love. Discover why knowing yourself may be the first step toward healthier communication, stronger relationships, and choosing a partner with your eyes wide open. Find out more: www.charissewalker.com Original Airdate: 9/9/2026
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Tuesday · 42 min
The Braided Prescription: Small Rituals, Big Impact with Dr. Beth Ricanati
Strategies for Living welcomes physician and author Dr. Beth Ricanati to explore The Braided Prescription and the surprising wisdom found in the ancient ritual of making challah. Discover how simple, intentional practices can reduce stress, cultivate mindfulness, embrace imperfection, strengthen community, and transform everyday routines into meaningful rituals for living well. Find out more at https://bethricanatimd.com/ Original Airdate: 9/8/2026
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September 3 · 42 min
From Strength to Strength: Finding Purpose in the Second Half of Life
What If Getting Older Is the Point? What if aging isn't about losing who you were, but discovering what you're becoming? David, Lauren, and Jay Murrell explore ideas from Arthur C. Brooks' From Strength to Strength, including the shift from fluid to crystallized intelligence, redefining success, letting go of external validation, investing in relationships, accepting mortality, and finding deeper purpose in the second half of life. Original Airdate: 9/3/2026
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September 2 · 42 min
Dicks I've Met Online: Dating, Desire, and Discovering Yourself
What happens when online dating becomes less about finding someone else, and more about finding yourself? Author Bren Merrick joins David and Lauren to discuss Dicks I’ve Met Online, her candid, funny and deeply personal journey through midlife, marriage, online dating, intimacy and the search for validation. Along the way, they explore boundaries, self-worth, relationships, sexuality and what can happen when we finally stop asking what others want from us and begin asking what we want for ourselves. Original Airdate: 9/2/2026
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September 1 · 42 min
What Is Your Body Trying to Tell You? with Marcel Vögeli
What if the body is communicating something we’ve learned to ignore? David and Lauren talk with Marcel Vögeli, legacy voice for Christiane Beerland’s The Key to Self-Liberation, about the mind-body connection, psychosomatics, chronic illness, emotional patterns, and learning to approach symptoms with curiosity rather than blame. Marcel shares his own journey with autoimmune disease and explores how listening more deeply to the body may become a powerful tool for self-awareness, personal growth, and healing, alongside appropriate medical care. Original Airdate: 9/1/2026
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August 31 · 42 min
The Friend Machine: Can AI Replace Human Connection
Can artificial intelligence ease loneliness, or could frictionless AI relationships change what it means to connect? David and Lauren explore Victoria Hetherington’s The Friend Machine: On the Trail of AI Companionship, examining AI companions, relationships, therapy, grief, intimacy and the growing tension between technological connection and authentic human experience. As AI becomes increasingly woven into our lives, the question may not be whether we embrace it, but how we use it without losing what makes us human. Original airdate: 8/28/2026
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August 27 · 42 min
Woo-Woo...or Science? Ideas We Used to Dismiss
What if some of the ideas we once dismissed as “woo-woo” deserve a second look? David, Lauren and Jay explore the fascinating intersection of ancient wisdom, psychology and modern science: from auras and the biofield to sound healing, gratitude, intuition, chanting and the psychology of “acting as if.” Along the way, skepticism meets curiosity as they ask a bigger question: What might we discover when we’re willing to look beyond the label? Original Airdate: 8/27/2026
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August 27 · 42 min
When Love Leaves You Confused: Recognized Narcissistic Abuse
Narcissism and gaslighting have become social-media buzzwords, but what does narcissistic abuse actually look like? David and Lauren talk with Dr. Valerie Sussman, author of Love, Lies, and Narcissists in Disguise, about covert narcissism, love bombing, gaslighting, emotional abuse and the subtle confusion that can signal something isn't right. They explore why intelligent, compassionate people can become trapped in these relationships, and how survivors can rebuild self-trust, reclaim their identity and discover life, light and even love on the other side. Find out more: www.valeriesussman.com Original Airdate: 8/26/2026
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August 25 · 41 min
Rewiring the Brain: The Promise of TMS Therapy
What if treating depression could begin by changing the way the brain itself functions? David and Lauren talk with Kathryn Thomas and Benita Collard of Neurostem about Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS): a non-invasive approach to mental health treatment. Discover how TMS works, its connection to neuroplasticity, and its potential role in treating depression, OCD and PTSD, especially when medication and talk therapy haven't provided enough relief alone. Find out more: www.neurostemllc.com Original Airdate: 8/25/26
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August 24 · 42 min
Psychology Lessons We All Need to Know
What if a few simple psychology lessons could change the way you experience your life? David, Lauren and Jay explore practical truths about the mind, from recognizing that thoughts aren’t facts and feelings are temporary to setting healthy boundaries, changing your self-talk, letting go of comparison and choosing progress over perfection. Discover how small shifts in awareness, habits and perspective can create meaningful change in the way you think, feel and live. Original Airdate: 8/24/2026
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August 21 · 42 min
Uncomfortable Truths About Your Health
What if taking care of your health began long before a diagnosis? David and Lauren explore some uncomfortable truths about diet, exercise, chronic disease, stress, inflammation and our modern “sick care” system. From reading food labels to understanding how everyday lifestyle choices influence the body, discover why becoming a curious, compassionate student of your own health may be one of the most powerful forms of prevention. Original Airdate: 8/21/2026
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August 20 · 42 min
Finding Common Ground: Rediscovering the Treasures of Shreveport
What happens when a community chooses to see possibility instead of problems? Shreveport Common Executive Director Wendy Benscoter joins David and Lauren to explore the remarkable arts-led revitalization of one of Shreveport’s historic neighborhoods. From creative placemaking and historic preservation to the renewal of the Asian Gardens, Caddo Common Park and dozens of community projects, discover the hidden treasures already transforming Shreveport, and how each of us can help our communities thrive. Find out more at: www.shreveportcommon.com Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/shreveportcommon Original Airdate: 8/20/2026
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August 19 · 42 min
From Fear to Flow: Getting Out of Your Own Way with Tom Roberts
What if flow isn’t something you have to find or happen into, but something already within you waiting to be uncovered? Performance and transformation coach Tom Roberts, author of From Fear to Flow, joins David and Lauren alongside Dr. Kenneth Sanders to explore how fear, ego and our need for control can keep us from living authentically. From race car driving and meditation to mindfulness, self-compassion and gratitude, discover practical ways to recognize limiting beliefs, get out of your own way and create the conditions for greater flow in performance and in everyday life. Pre-Order the book: www.feartoflow.com Original Airdate: 8/19/2026
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August 18 · 42 min
Things We Need to Unlearn: Letting Go of the Beliefs That Hold Us Back
What if personal growth isn’t only about what we need to learn, but what we need to unlearn? David and Lauren welcome psychotherapist Jay Murrell for a conversation about the beliefs and coping strategies that may once have protected us but now keep us stuck. From our need for control and certainty to fears about letting go, asking for help, setting boundaries, feeling deeply and facing what we avoid, they explore how unlearning old patterns can open the door to resilience, healing, authenticity and lasting change. Original Airdate: 8/18/2026
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August 17 · 42 min
The Healing Power of Story: Helping Kids Understand Their Health with Ken Korber
What if a children’s story could help a child become healthier, safer, and more confident? Health literacy expert and children’s author Ken Korber joins David and Lauren to explore how storytelling, reading, and music can help children understand their health and become active participants in their own well-being. From The Musical Adventures of Grace to stories about dental health, first haircuts, burn prevention, fire safety, and embracing differences, discover how the simple power of story can turn learning into an adventure and perhaps even save lives. Original Airdate: 8/17/2026
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August 14 · 42 min
From Trauma to Triumph: Mastering the TPS Blueprint with Darius Ross
Can trauma become the foundation for transformation? David and Lauren sit down with entrepreneur, author, and community leader Darius Alexander “DMan” Ross, author of Mastering the TPS Blueprint: Transforming Trauma into Triumph. From homelessness and violence to entrepreneurship and success, Darius shares how timing, precision, synchronization, discipline, gratitude, accountability, and mindset can help us move beyond survival, recognize opportunity, and intentionally shape what comes next. Original Airdate: 8/14/2026
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August 13 · 42 min
Hobbies That Rewire Your Brain: What Are You Practicing?
What if the things you do for fun are actually shaping who you become? David and Lauren explore surprising hobbies that may help rewire the brain and mind: from mirror gazing and reverse journaling to imaginary world-building, auditing your social media feed, and hunting for patterns in your own life. Discover how intentionality, imagination, mental rehearsal, self-awareness, and play can become powerful tools for personal growth. Original Airdate: 8/13/2026
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August 12 · 41 min
How to Stay Madly in Love: Brain-Based Habits That Keep Love Alive
What keeps some couples madly in love decades after the honeymoon phase? David and Lauren explore the neuroscience of lasting love and the brain-based habits that help relationships thrive. From novelty, physical touch and shared rituals to gratitude, curiosity, eye contact and growing together, discover how intentional connection can keep the spark and the bond alive for years to come. Original Airdate: 8/12/2026
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August 11 · 42 min
Woo-Woo Habits...But What If They Work?
In this episode, we lean all the way into the “woo woo” to explore practices that might be more powerful than they sound. From talking to your body and connecting with your future and younger selves to gratitude, intention-setting, ritual, energy clearing, and listening to the subconscious, discover how seemingly unusual practices can create meaningful shifts in perception, healing, and everyday life. Maybe “woo woo” is simply a label for something we haven’t fully learned to explain yet. Original Airdate: 8/11/2026

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