Guess what? All that external judgment and criticism that holds you back? It comes from YOU. And the clown in my childhood nightmares who constantly sought to tickle me to death? He was me. But I’ve said too much. Join me in this chat with award-winning Author, Writer, and Speaker Debbie McKiver (Mick-EEV-er) to talk clowns, snakes, religion, meditation, manifestation, and more. Debbie is a Mindset Expert, Holistic Wellness Practitioner, Certified Health Coach, Manifestation & Transformation Coach, Certified Gut Health SME, Corporate Wellness Advocate, and Level 1 Meditation Teacher.

You will dig this episode if you: know anything about the heyday of music videosknow nothing about music videos, periodwant to be successful in businesswant to be successful as an individualhave an oral fixation CEO/Executive Producer/Photographer/Entrepreneur Gary Rose is Hersh’s guest on the podcast, and today the guys chart Gary’s path from broadcasting to producing music videos, and then producing over two thousand commercials including work for both the Super Bowl and the Academy Awards, through the successful launch in 2021 of KICSTICK, a licorice root product that became an oral substitute when Gary kicked his lifelong nicotine habit. He’s now writing a movie dealing with teens and the current fentanyl crisis.

Some say, "We're only human." Maybe being human is more than enough!! Jennifer Norman is the Founder of The Human Beauty Movement (The HBM), a community that fosters radical self acceptance and self-love. She gets right down to it with Hersh, beginning with her adoption at the age of two from Korea into a Caucasian family. Jenn used to think of herself as just another 'white girl from Long Island,' but reality had other plans. From having a sister who wanted to kill her to religious extremism, two divorces and the near death of her only child, Jenn finally found peace, love and balance. She knows all too well that if we don't laugh, we cry.

The game of life may seem hard to play, but maybe we've got the rules mixed up! SuperBetter - invented by world-renowned game designer Jane McGonigal - is a global leader in using the psychology of game play to build life skills, overcome obstacles & achieve goals. Over 1 million people have played the SuperBetter web and mobile app, and on this episode, Hersh chats with CEO and Co-Founder Keith Wakeman. Keith is a purpose-driven innovator and brand builder, who has led development and launch of over $1B of new products in health, wellness and food. In response to the decade-long decline in mental health among youth & young adults in the US and globally, he is leading SuperBetter’s expansion to play a major role in ending the youth mental health crisis.

In pursuit of his daily dose of sanity in today's world, Hersh sits down with clinical psychologist Dr. Nakia Hamlett (of Complex Psychology), who helps organizations and individuals create safe spaces through communication. Nakia has been interested in human behavior since she was a child reading about Anastasia's conversations with Freud, and now brings people together in pursuit of safe, honest dialogue. Her chat with Hersh spans social engagement, DEI, African American mental health, and yes, Nakia's certainty at 8 years old that she would become a clinical psychologist...

When Hersh launched TTF, he committed to engaging fellow truth-seekers with diverse points of view, in pursuit of answers, and having some laughs in the process. He delivers - and so does Mark "Merriwether" Vorderbruggen, Ph.D. Key Takeaways: To human better, we can GET OUTSIDE, and ENGAGE with nature, because so many answers are there...and it's nicer than our basement.Some outcomes may be inevitable (just look at Beer), but science is ultimately our friend.Hersh may have six degrees of Kevin Bacon, while Merriwether has more useful Degrees from universities, but when it's 100 degrees outside, who doesn't appreciate air conditioning??

Today’s episode carries a trigger warning as this interview contains an in-depth discussion of suicide, grief, and mental health issues. I know this can be distressing, so please consider before listening. If you or someone you know are struggling emotionally, call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800-273-TALK (8255) Jenetta Barry, Founder of The Epiphany Process and its non-profit, World Jenny's Day, is renowned for having helped many people through crisis. To hear her story - honestly, just to hear her voice, with its wise and soothing tone - is to understand her impact on so many in the wake of her own tragic loss, the suicide of her 16 year old daughter Jenny after they had an enormous argument.

Hersh is a white Jew from Miami who's never been to Fiji. Barry is Black, and raised in the Christian faith, and just returned from those magnificent islands in the South Pacific. That's one take on the conversation between Hersh and his guest, Barry Queen Jr., a wealth advisor and, in a world rife with uncertainty, the guy you can count on. The two talk about the bond between client and advisor, and the kind established by Barry and his close friends Ari and Ali, whose podcast, "The Jew, The Muslim, and The Other Guy," (at 23:00 in our show) goes deep into race, religion, and more.

Are you too old to climb Mt. Everest? Not if you start now! And it’s not only mountain climbing that keeps you in shape, mentally and physically, it’s the outdoors. As Hersh points out, a guy named Noah spent two years building an ark - and lived to be 950! In this episode, he discusses the real fountain of youth with Martin Pazzani, author of international best seller Secrets of Aging Well: GET OUTSIDE, a TED Speaker, Founder of an innovative brain fitness startup, and a mountaineer who has hiked and climbed 100,000,000 uphill steps across 7 continents, over 50 years. Having done time in the corporate world, Martin now is a serial entrepreneur, focused on longevity and anti-aging techniques.

We are what we are, and what we are needs no excuses! Being an artist with ADHD is one thing; having ADHD as your personal hyperfocus adds a whole new dimension to the experience. Hersh sits down with improv and sketch comedian Liz Bennett, whose filterless, in-the-moment life process is diverse and productive, including original music, professional book editing, and ongoing advancement in The Groundlings (“the one step-by-step feasible goal in my mind”). A play-by-ear pianist, Liz creates rap-style songs delivering rapid-fire lyrics courtesy of a racing mind. They range from the witty to the heavily dramatic, and are a beautiful testament to her neurodivergencies.

Will you rise to meet intense discomfort if it allows you to experience immense pleasure? Isabella Braveheart certainly hopes so, and she retraces her steps from rebel without a clue to entrepreneur with a plan for collective redemption. We are RAW these days, as it is, and uncomfortable with the world…so perhaps this is the time for some experimentation. Hersh and Isabella share notes on the relative bravery of spilling your personal intimate sh*t onto the stage in the service of healing your trauma. Isabella does it without the laughs, which in our opinion, requires a helluva lot more guts than the comedy route. And connecting through raw sensuality onstage, while transformative, requires a whole new level of engagement with the audience.

Creator of the “5-Star Success Blueprint,” Beate Chelette turned her passion for photography into a global business, licensing in 79 countries and exiting in a multimillion dollar deal selling the company to Bill Gates. In this buoyant, illuminating conversation, Beate and Truth Tastes Funny host Hersh Rephun discuss the nuts and bolts of building the perfect offer - and how the "Women's Code" can level the playing field. Beate wasn’t always one of PeopleHum’s Top 100 Global Thought Leaders, or one of Hearst’s 50 Must-Follow Women Entrepreneurs. At one point, she was $135k in debt, a single parent grieving the loss of her dad, staring eviction in the face. What saved her was persistence - and a plan.