Stimulus Podcast 50 - The Iceman and The Wedge with Scott Carney

<p class="p1">Investigative journalist and bestselling author Scott Carney is our guest as we discuss: what it means to be human, going deep in the Wim Hof method, benefits of cold exposure, climbing Kilimanjaro without a shirt, using The Wedge to change conversations with your limbic system, kettlebell throwing, and why you might want to embrace failure.</p> <p class="p1"><span class="s3"><strong>Guest Bio:</strong> Scott Carney</span> is an anthropologist, investigative journalist, author, and a seeker of both the fringes of human experience and the core of what makes us human. Scott has written four books to date, including <a href= "https://www.scottcarney.com/the-enlightenment-trap"><span class= "s4">The Enlightenment Trap</span></a>, <a href= "https://www.scottcarney.com/the-red-market"><span class="s4">The Red Market</span></a>, and <a href= "https://www.scottcarney.com/what-doesnt-kill-us"><span class= "s4">What Doesn't Kill Us</span></a>.  Most recently, he authored <a href= "https://www.scottcarney.com/the-wedge"><span class="s4">The Wedge</span></a>, which dives deeply into understanding the space between stimulus and response. Scott's work has been featured in many different magazines -- Wired, Mother Jones, Playboy, Foreign Policy, Men's Journal, National Public Radio. He has won the Payne Award for Ethics in Journalism and is a multi-finalist for the Livingston Award for International Journalism.</p> <p class="p1">This episode is in support of the <a href= "https://altruismmedicine.org/"><span class="s4">Altruism in Medicine Institute</span></a>, an organization founded by <a href= "https://www.stimuluspodcast.com/post/31-the-dalai-lama-s-doctor-barry-kerzin-md"> Barry Kerzin</a>, a physician, teacher, author, and Tibetan Buddhist monk. The mission is to increase compassion and resilience among health care professionals and their patients. Compassion fatigue is a very real thing, especially in health care. Building your compassion muscle is one of the most potent tools not only for avoiding burnout,