Life and How to Live It with Dr Rocco

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  Music 06.08.2026 36min

  Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco The Life and How to Live it Podcast with Dr Rocco Music: The Universal Language That Connects Us Music is woven into the fabric of human life. It has the power to lift our spirits, evoke cherished memories, bring communities together and help us navigate life's most difficult moments. In this episode of Life and How to Live It, I sit down with my son-in-law, Doug Hertz Friedman—com...
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  Finding the Life That is Waiting for You After Tragedy 30.07.2026 35min

  Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Life and How to Live It with Dr. Rocco Season 2, Episode 4: Finding the Life That Is Waiting for You After Tragedy Guest: Anne Greer Episode Overview In this episode, I sit down with my dear friend Anne Greer for a conversation that began with the idea of talking about hiking and van life, but quickly became something much deeper. Anne and I have known each other for more than 25 y...
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  World Cup Recap 23.07.2026 41min

  Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Life and How to Live It with Dr. Rocco Season 2, Episode 3: World Cup Recap with Pete Logiudice and Tim Ruth Episode Overview In this episode, I am joined by Pete Logiudice and Tim Ruth to look back on the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a tournament that gave us more than five weeks of drama, joy, disappointment, surprise, heartbreak, and unforgettable soccer. The tournament began on June 11...
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  Things We Can Learn From the Italians 16.07.2026 27min

  Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Life and How to Live It with Dr. Rocco Season 2, Episode 2: Things We Can Learn From the Italians In this episode, I reflect on some of the lessons we can learn from Italian culture and from my own experience as an Italian American. I want to be clear that I am not saying every Italian lives the same way, and Italy has changed over time just like every country does. Life in a big c...
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  Gardening 09.07.2026 42min

  Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Life and How to Live It Podcast with Dr. Rocco Season 2, Episode 1: Gardening with Kathy Smith Host: Dr. Rocco | Guest: Kathy Smith Episode Overview In this episode of Life and How to Live It, I begin Season 2 with a conversation about something that seems simple on the surface, but is actually full of wisdom, patience, beauty, humility, and life lessons: gardening. My guest for th...
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  Baseball with Pete 02.07.2026 42min

  Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Life and How to Live It Podcast with Dr. Rocco Episode: Baseball with Pete — What the Game Teaches Us About Life Host: Dr. Rocco | Guest: Pete Episode Overview In this episode, I am joined by my friend and co-host Pete for a conversation about one of the subjects closest to both of our hearts: baseball. We recorded this episode in early March, just as spring training and the World ...
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  Meditation 25.06.2026 42min

  Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Life and How to Live It Podcast Show Notes Episode: Meditation with Mark Power - Learning to Be Present Host: Dr. Rocco | Guest: Mark Power Episode Overview In this episode, I sit down with Mark Power for a thoughtful and practical conversation about meditation. Like many people, I know meditation sounds helpful - more calm, more presence, a better sense of well-being - but I also ...
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  The Mediterranean Diet 18.06.2026 1h

  Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Episode: Understanding the Mediterranean Diet Host: Dr. Rocco | Guest: Susan Chiappini, PhD Episode Overview In this episode, I'm joined again by my wonderful wife, Susan, who you'll remember from episode three. Susan has a PhD in physiology, real-world experience in nutritional science, and co-directs the farm kitchen at a local farm where she teaches cooking classes. Today we're ...
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  End of Life Planning 11.06.2026 32min

  Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Life and How to Live It Podcast with Dr. RoccoEpisode: End-of-Life Planning with Marion Power, RN In this episode, I’m joined by a very dear friend and someone I’ve learned an enormous amount from — Marion Power. Marion is a longtime registered nurse who has worked in the operating room, emergency department, and hospice. Her experiences in those settings led her to her current sp...
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  The World Cup Preview 04.06.2026 39min

  Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Life and How to Live It Podcast with Dr. Rocco Episode: Previewing the 2026 Men's World Cup In this episode, I'm joined by two of my dear friends — co-host Pete Logides and soccer expert Tim Ruth — to preview the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup. This is the biggest sporting event on the planet. The 2022 World Cup was watched by roughly five billion people worldwide, with 1.5 billion tuni...
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  The Wonderful World of Reading 28.05.2026 30min

  Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Life and How to Live It Podcast with Dr. Rocco Episode: Reading for Pleasure — One of Life's Greatest Gifts In this episode, I'm diving deep into one of my all-time favorite topics: reading for pleasure. I consider reading to be one of life's truly great pleasures, and whether you're a devoted bookworm or someone who hasn't picked one up in years, I genuinely believe there's someth...
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  Flow State 21.05.2026 24min

  Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Life and How to Live It — Show NotesEpisode 14: Flow States — How to Get in the Zone Have you ever looked up from something you were doing and realized that an hour and a half had passed when it only felt like five or ten minutes? Or been so absorbed in a physical activity that your body seemed to move on its own, without any conscious effort? If so, you've been in a flow state — a...
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  Believe in Serendipity 14.05.2026 45min

  Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Life and How to Live It with Dr. Rocco From Ice Cream to Electric LadyA conversation with John Storyk, legendary acoustic designer I've been wanting to share this conversation for a long time. John Storyk is a Princeton-trained architect, a lifelong blues musician, and the man who — at just 22 years old — designed Electric Lady Studios for Jimi Hendrix. But more than any single ach...
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  Life Lessons from Our Parents 07.05.2026 28min

  Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Life and How to Live It Podcast Episode: Lessons from Our Parents — A Mother's Day & Father's Day Tribute Host: Dr. Rocco | Co-Host: Pete Logiudice Episode Overview In this special episode, released around Mother's Day 2026, my co-host Pete Logiudice and I take a step back from our usual format to do something a little more personal. With Father's Day just around the corner, we...
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  Personal Transformation 30.04.2026 34min

  Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco Dr. Claudia Wheeler shared her inspiring 10-year journey from being overweight and inactive to becoming a competitive athlete, losing 85 pounds and completely transforming her relationship with fitness and nutrition. The episode provides actionable strategies for sustainable weight loss, exercise adoption, and lifestyle change, emphasizing that mindset shifts are essential for long...
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  Brain Health 23.04.2026 43min

  Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco In this episode I talk with Dr James Beauregard, a neuropsychologist, about brain health. We talk about normal brain development and the components of developing and maintaining a healthy brain. Those components are: Social interactionExerciseDietSleepAvoiding head traumaWe also talked about normal brain aging, and that as people get older, they may lose the speed and accuracy of r...
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  Friendship 16.04.2026 31min

  Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco In this episode of Life and How to Live It, I explore the importance of friendship, connection, and the role meaningful relationships play in living a fulfilling life. Joined by my co-host, Pete Logedis, I reflect on our 50-year friendship and how deep connections can support our mental, emotional, and even physical well-being. Throughout the conversation, I share research showing ...
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  Importance of Sleep 09.04.2026 14min

  Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco I wanted to do this episode on sleep because it’s something we hear a lot about, and honestly, poor sleep is an epidemic. A huge number of people aren’t getting enough rest—insomnia is common, sleep apnea is common—and I’ve had my own personal experiences with sleep disorder as well. So I start by asking the basic question: why do we sleep at all? And the answer is that sleep is wh...
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  Setting Goals and New Year Resolutions 02.04.2026 13min

  Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco I recorded this episode around New Year’s Day 2026, because it’s that season when everybody’s talking about resolutions—and we all know how often those get broken. So I wanted to connect New Year’s resolutions to something I work with a lot as a leadership coach: goal setting, because that’s really how change becomes practical. For me, goals usually begin when I realize my current ...
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  The Best of Times or the Worst of Times 26.03.2026 12min

  Hey there. If you like the show I would love to get your feedback and give you a shoutout. Bye for now. Dr Rocco I recorded this episode because I’ve been thinking about a question that’s been hanging in the air lately: are we living in the best of times, or the worst of times? I’m talking mainly about life in the U.S., and I’m not getting into politics—this is about life and how to live it. On the “best of times” side, a lot of it comes down to what we have access to: information in our pock...