139 - Thriving and Surviving in a Delusional World by The Fully Lived Life

5-001: Welcome to Season 5!

Welcome to The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thefullylivedlife Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com

Sep 15, 202313:03

141 - Part 2 of 2 - Top Takeaways from Season 4

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn

Jun 09, 202324:42

140 - Part 1 of 2 -Top Takeaways from Season 4

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn

Jun 02, 202320:18

139 - Thriving and Surviving in a Delusional World

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn

May 26, 202333:15

138 - To Doubt or Not to Doubt?

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn

May 19, 202326:47

137 - Rewind-Rethink-Redo

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn Think Again by Adam Grant: https://bit.ly/434AmyO

May 12, 202332:03

136 - The Secret Sauce of Effective Leadership

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn

May 05, 202331:52

135 - From Self-Sabotage to Self-Mastery

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn The Mountain Is You: https://bit.ly/3KiRHeK

Apr 28, 202334:12

134 - Living a Life That Matters

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn

Apr 21, 202334:11

133 - When Crisis Hits - Do These 6 Things

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn The Resilient Life: https://bit.ly/3uVc1LU

Apr 14, 202335:07

132 - The F Word - When We Get Unexpected or Surprising Feedback

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn

Mar 31, 202333:23

131 - The Right Kind of Truth

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn

Mar 24, 202328:35

130 - What I Wished Younger Me Knew

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn

Mar 17, 202332:07

129 - The Wake Up Call

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn

Mar 10, 202329:03

128 - Self-Awareness Tools that Really Work

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn

Mar 03, 202322:23

127 - The Follies of Introspection

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn

Feb 24, 202327:34

126 - From Control to Agency

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn The Cost of Control: https://bit.ly/3PASABH

Feb 17, 202330:19

125 - Freedom from Control

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn The Cost of Control: https://bit.ly/3PASABH

Feb 10, 202328:13

124 - Living Forward

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn

Feb 03, 202332:45

123 - From Self-Absorption to Self-Awareness

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn

Jan 27, 202325:40

122 - The Cult of Self

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn

Jan 20, 202329:49

121 - Pursuing Resilience

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn The Resilient Life: https://bit.ly/3uVc1LU

Jan 13, 202324:13

120 - Entering the New Year with Expectancy

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn

Jan 06, 202330:03

118 - A Roadmap to the Core Beliefs that Drive Us

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn Schema Therapy: https://bit.ly/3FGS0PW

Dec 09, 202233:41

117 - How Grievance Stories Keep us Stuck as Victims

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn

Dec 02, 202229:33

116 - Overcoming Our 3 Blind Spots

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn

Nov 25, 202223:46

115 - Our 3 Blind Spots

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn

Nov 18, 202227:21

114 - Change from the Inside Out

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn

Nov 11, 202241:49

113 - Self-Scrutiny: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn

Nov 04, 202227:03

112 - The 7 Pillars of Insight (2 of 2)

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn

Oct 28, 202230:14

111 - The 7 Pillars of Insight (1 of 2)

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn

Oct 21, 202234:11

110 - Family Ties - Part 3 of 3

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn

Oct 14, 202241:55

109 - Family Ties - Part 2 of 3

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn

Oct 07, 202234:26

108 - Family Ties - Part 1 of 3

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn

Sep 30, 202240:45

107 - Season 4 Kickoff

Welcome to the fourth season of The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. This season, we’ll be diving deep into self-insight and the growth paths that we choose out of the insights we gain. This may not be an easy season for any of us - It'll likely be a season of ouchies, but out of that we’re hoping it’ll be a season of tremendous growth! We’ll be using the book Insight by Tasha Eurich as a guide, but along the way, we’re going to also talk about the experiences that shape us, our family of origin, the hurts we experience along the way that form faulty filters for us, and the defense mechanisms we incorporate to protect ourselves from pain. But first let’s start at the very beginning, and talk about how much our family system shapes why we do what we do - tune in to next week’s episode as we start a 3 part series on this before diving into the book Insight. Put on your seatbelts this is going to be a GREAT season!! Links: Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Insight Book: amzn.to/3R7aBqn

Sep 23, 202234:32

103 - Relational Health through Conflict

102 - Growth through the Enneagram - Head Centre Types (567)

101 - Growth through the Enneagram - Heart Centre Types (234)

100 - Growth through the Enneagram - Body Centre Types (891)

Welcome to The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. For more information on Enneagram assessment and coaching, please contact us at one of the links below. Links: YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/thefullylivedlife Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Free Enneagram Assessment: https://bit.ly/3w8tDFF

May 13, 202241:07

099 - The Power of the Enneagram for Growth

Welcome to The Fully Lived Life podcast! A podcast for those who are longing to pursue the full life and want to break free from anything that holds them back. Listen in as two friends - a psychologist, Dr. Merry, and a life coach, Gillian - talk about life, love, and purpose - with wisdom, humor, and transparency - through the lens of science, psychology, and faith. For more information on Enneagram assessment and coaching, please contact us at one of the links below. Links: YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/thefullylivedlife Dr. Merry’s website: https://drmerry.com Dr. Lin & Associates: http://drlinandassociates.com Gillian’s Website: https://gillianmcshane.com Free Enneagram Assessment: https://bit.ly/3w8tDFF

May 06, 202236:29

097 - Cultivating Laughter, Song and Dance

The Fully Lived Life

By Dr. Merry and Coach Gillian

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