When to Lean In and Let Go - The Art of Leadership, Teaching, and Raising Resilient Kids | National Teacher of the Year, Missy Testerman

Dr. Thema Bryant, clinical psychologist, tenured professor of psychology at Pepperdine University, director of the Culture and Trauma Research Laboratory, former president of the American Psychological Association, and author of Matters of the Heart, joins Dr. Michael Gervais to explore the relationship that shapes every other one, the one you have with yourself.

IN-Q, spoken word artist, two-time Emmy-nominated lyricist, multi-platinum songwriter, keynote speaker, and bestselling author of Inquire Within, joins Dr. Michael Gervais to share why he thinks we leave all the art to the professionals, the three guidelines he gives people before they write, and what changes when a story gets witnessed.

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of the Art of Living Foundation and author of Notes for the Journey Within, joins Dr. Michael Gervais to share how much stress is actually useful, what he means when he says success is exhibiting your limitation, and why he believes peace is a state you return to rather than one you build.

Dr. Tom Walters, board-certified orthopedic physical therapist, strength and conditioning specialist, educator, founder of Rehab Science, and author of Rehab Science: How to Overcome Pain and Heal from Injury, joins Dr. Michael Gervais to explain the difference between pain and injury, how fear and language shape the pain experience, and what to do when something hurts.

Dr. Masud Husain, clinical neurologist, neuroscientist, Professor of Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oxford, Editor-in-Chief of the journal Brain, and author of Our Brains, Our Selves, winner of the 2025 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize, joins Dr. Michael Gervais to explain how the brain builds motivation, what happens to a person when that system fails, and why he believes the self is not set in stone.