The Glo Podcast

The Glo Podcast asks questions about self-care, deepening your sense of self and inspiring you to take action for a better world. Derik Mills, co-founder and co-CEO of Glo.com, speaks with guests about their practices and solutions for managing burnout, getting more sleep, dealing with anxiety, and becoming a better listener. We deepen our understanding of the connections we make in inner experiences that emerge from our biology, within our psychology, and through physical movement, and bring them into our outer experiences of relationships, workplace culture, and leadership. Self-care extends into our work life, our family life, and our innermost experiences of self. Self-care is not merely a concept we use to explore ourselves. It is a complexity of practices we can do with each other and by ourselves. We cover meditation and yoga practices, strategies to develop more inner strength and calm, and life choices to help you work with anxiety and burnout. Glo connects people through self-care so that, together, we can heal ourselves and our planet.

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Episodes

How the history of yoga can transform your spiritual path with Professor Douglas Brooks (Part 1)

In this episode, Derik speaks with Professor Douglas Brooks about the history and evolution of yoga in theory and in practice. As a Professor of Religion at the University of Rochester, Professor Brooks was a Fulbright Fellow in Sanskrit at Madurai University, and holds both a master’s and a doctoral degree from Harvard University. They discuss Professor Brooks’ spiritual and philosophical journey into yoga, from his study abroad program in India, where he lived with his teacher, Dr. Gopala Aiya...

May 16, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 10

Dr. Ramani Durvasula on The Glo Podcast: Narcissism & Toxic Relationships

Derik in conversation with Dr. Ramani Durvasula , clinical psychologist, narcissism expert, and author of “Don’t You Know Who I Am?”: How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility . They discuss some of the reasons that narcissists behave as they do, and how narcissism shows up in the workplace and on social media. Dr. Ramani dives into how to recognize narcissistic personality traits in others, and ourselves, and that uncovering them can actually help us face our own “sh...

May 09, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 9

Jason Crandell on The Glo Podcast: Yoga as a Grounding Force

Derik speaks with Jason Crandell , renowned yoga teacher and author. Jason has traveled the world educating teachers and practitioners of yoga and has become known by many as a “teacher’s teacher.” This episode discusses Jason’s education and philosophy on the vast and various definitions of yoga, including one of his favorites, Mary Paffard ’s “pirate yoga.” Jason also shares how yoga is a sensory experience of the musculoskeletal system rooted in consciousness and psyche and how his practice s...

May 02, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Dr. Yasmene Mumby on The Glo Podcast: The Heart of Activism

Derik Mills in a powerful conversation with Dr. Yasmene Mumby, discussing her journey as a writer, activist, artist, wellbeing guide, middle school teacher, community organizer, and law student. She is the creator of a multi-part audio-memoir series called Ahimsa , and author of “Amplify Black Voices: Yoga, You Can Do Better,” an influential article she wrote for Elephant Journal about her experience as a Black woman in the “predominantly white-centered yoga community.” Dr. Mumby shares how a se...

Apr 25, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Morgan Harper Nichols on The Glo Podcast: Empathy

Morgan Harper Nichols is known as an artist whose poetry, storytelling, and songwriting doesn’t just make you think, but actually makes you feel. This episode is a lesson in empathy in real-time . Morgan recites poems from her upcoming book, How Far You Have Come, and sings an a capella version of her song, Tell the Story . This powerful episode reveals how empathy expressed—in all forms—can help release us from our past and strengthen our connections in the present. They also discuss how her up...

Apr 18, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Seane Corn on The Glo Podcast: Spiritual Growth

The work of uncovering your authentic self can be challenging because it means relinquishing control and feeling the difficult emotions we suppress. However, it’s in the process of developing this kind of empathy for others that we begin to lead our most fulfilling life. Seane shares these and other lessons she’s learned along her spiritual journey. She and Derik talk about her experience uncovering her own biases and the importance of accepting ourselves as humans who are both good and flawed a...

Apr 11, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Dr. Aviva Romm on The Glo Podcast: Hormone Intelligence

Lisa Brooks Mills , co-founder and Glo’s Chief Impact Officer, leads a conversation with Dr. Aviva Romm , holistic medical doctor, about hormone imbalance, discovering root causes behind symptoms, and healing. As someone affected by Hashimotos , an autoimmune condition, Lisa discusses Dr. Romm’s new book, Hormone Intelligence , and the culture of burnout and its impact on gaslighting women out of listening to their bodies. Dr. Romm shares how women can take charge of their health, including an e...

Apr 04, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Dr. Amelia Nagoski on The Glo Podcast: Burnout

Derik Mills speaks with Dr. Amelia Nagoski , the co-author of Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle , Dr. Nagoski explains how stress not only affects our emotional and physical wellbeing, but can remain trapped in our bodies. She discusses the ways patriarchy jeopardizes everyone’s health, but especially women and people of color. She also shares the importance of connectedness, the belief in something larger than ourselves, and the ways that radical care for others could be a way t...

Mar 28, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Professor Rhonda Magee on The Glo Podcast: Racism Inside Us

Derik Mills and Professor Rhonda Magee discuss systems of white supremacy and white privilege, and how being “colorblind” denies how race plays an active role in our everyday existence. They explore Professor Magee’s “color-insight” approach and the work of other groundbreaking thought leaders in social justice both past and present, including those of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., James Baldwin, and Professor Eddie Glaude. This episode weaves together activism, how to be an anti-racist, and mindf...

Mar 21, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Tina Lifford on The Glo Podcast: Mindfulness

Derik Mills speaks with Tina Lifford, CEO of The Inner Fitness Project , a wellbeing initiative that teaches practices for navigating life with mindfulness and resilience. They discuss Tina’s thriving acting career (currently playing Aunt Vi on Queen Sugar ), her work as an Inner Fitness Coach, and her book, The Little Book of Big Lies - A Journey Into Inner Fitness, which has received multiple awards—a Nautilus Book and Book Authority award winner and Forbes’ 21 Books That Will Make 2021 Your B...

Mar 14, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Introducing the Glo Podcast

On The Glo Podcast , we spark conversations about expanding the meaning of self-care. Every episode offers inspiration for you to expand your self-knowledge and take action in the world. We deepen our understanding of the connections we make in inner experiences that emerge from our biology, within our psychology, and through physical movement, and bring them into our outer experiences of relationships, workplace culture, and leadership. Self-care extends into our work life, our family life, and...

Mar 07, 2021•4 min0

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