Deep Dive with Dr D
by Dr. David A Douglas
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Choosing Your Next Yes w/guest Lauren Pratt
Choosing Your Next Yes w/guest Lauren Pratt
About this podcast
Discussions on life and living with Dr D. who is a man who has risen from the lowest depths of life to the amazing life he has now. Podcast includes interviews with guest from a wide variety of walks of life.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 89 episodes
- Choosing Your Next Yes w/guest Lauren Pratt · 30 min · Season 5 Episode 8One day. That’s the gap between two college acceptance emails, and it’s also the kind of gap that can quietly change an entire life. Lauren Pratt joins us to talk about how she…
- What If Community Is The Real Degree w/guest Ash Perron · 53 min · Season 5 Episode 7A college town can look small from the outside, then quietly become the place that saves you. We sit down with Ash Perron, an “honorary local” Ellensburgian, campus leader, and…
- Big Beards, Bigger Hearts: The Story Behind the Bearded Sinners w/guest Roger DiGangi · 57 min · Season 5 Episode 6A beard might get someone’s attention, but it’s the choices behind it that tell the real story. Roger DiGangi grew up with instability, missing pieces of family, and the kind of…
- From Fashion School To Fitness Coaching w/guest Maren Peterson · 47 min · Season 5 Episode 5Your “healthy habits” can turn into a cage without you noticing. Maren Peterson joins us to tell the full story: growing up in Ellensburg, getting rocked by her parents’ divorce…
- She Nearly Died At 11 And Rebuilt Her Life w/guest Kyra Pugh · 48 min · Season 5 Episode 4You can hear it in Kyra Pugh’s voice: she’s not here to shame anyone into “better habits.” She’s a registered dietitian, personal trainer, and health coach who has lived the hard…
- Belonging Is A Journey You Learn To Carry w/guest Mal Stewman · 47 min · Season 5 Episode 3Tacoma doesn’t just give you memories, it gives you a way of moving through the world. Mal Stewman and I start with our shared T-Town roots, then follow the thread that runs…
- What If Healing Starts With One Calm House w/guest Nevada Caillier · 39 min · Season 5 Episode 2You can grow up in chaos and still build a peaceful home, but it takes intention, support, and a willingness to tell the truth. Nevada joins me to talk about what it was like to…
- You Can Disrupt Your Life On Purpose w/guest Johnny Graf · 1 h 7 min · Season 5 Episode 1Your job title can make you look solid while your inner life quietly falls apart. That’s why this conversation with Johnny Graf hits so hard. Johnny is a long-time Ellensburg…
- Small Town Stylist, Big Heart w/guest Alisha Gordon · 52 min · Season 4 Episode 12A salon chair can be the most honest place in town. I am joined by Alisha Gordon, a longtime Ellensburg hairstylist and salon owner, to unpack what really happens when people sit…
- Leading With Trust w/guest Brian Elliott · 1 h 6 min · Season 4 Episode 11People don’t lose trust all at once. It leaks out through small moments: a rumor that spreads faster than a correction, a process nobody can explain in plain English, a decision…
- The Work Behind The Photos w/guest Meaghan Bickel · 1 h 5 min · Season 4 Episode 10A camera doesn’t just record what we look like. It records what we valued, who we were with, and the tiny details we forget until a photo brings them back. I’m joined by Meaghan…
- Shame Does Not Change People, Connection Does w/guest Joelle Dickerson · 53 min · Season 4 Episode 9Shame is a blunt instrument, and we keep swinging it like it’s going to solve addiction, mental health crises, and crime. This conversation with Joelle Dickerson flips that logic…
- More Than Pumpkins: The Real Business of Agritourism with Hilary Jensen · 56 min · Season 4 Episode 8A pumpkin patch looks like pure fun until you see the spreadsheets, the permits, and the sleepless nights behind it. We’re joined by Hilary Jensen of Jensen Farms to pull back…
- Small-Town Growth Done Right - w/guest Amy McGuffin · 1 h 4 min · Season 4 Episode 6Growth in a rural county can feel like a slow sunrise or a sudden flood, depending on where you stand. Today we sit down with Amy McGuffin, CEO of the Kittitas County Chamber of…
- Energy Healing Without The Hype - w/guest Laura White · 55 min · Season 4 Episode 5Spiritual work gets labeled “woo” fast, especially if you’ve been burned by religion or you’re the kind of person who wants evidence before you buy in. That’s why this…
- Young And Building w/guest Hannah Singer · 38 minYou can feel it when someone is building a life on purpose, not just collecting milestones. Hannah Singer is 21, about to graduate college, married young, a homeowner, and…
- Roots And Reinvention - w/guest Rolf Williams · 48 min · Season 4 Episode 3A lot of people think a “successful” business is one that expands nonstop, chases scale, and looks impressive on paper. We see something different when we talk with Rolf…
- Sisters Talk Survival - w/guests Tina Wood & Cheri Gumm · 45 min · Season 4 Episode 2You can hear it in the way we laugh and the way we hesitate before certain details: some childhoods don’t fade, they echo. I’m Dr. D, and I sit down with my sisters Tina and…
- What If Being Available Is The Real Success - w/guest Cecil Velasquez · 50 min · Season 4 Episode 1He comes across calm for a reason. Cecil Velasquez has lived the kind of life that forces you to choose: keep drifting toward chaos or become the person people can count on…
- A Mom’s Hidden Drinking & The Road To One Year Sober (w/guest Bailey Duncan) · 49 min · Season 3 Episode 20She looked successful. She felt trapped. That’s the gap at the center of functional alcoholism, and Bailey Duncan names it with brutal clarity. I talk with Bailey, an Ellensburg…
