
Pitching: The Highs and Lows
In this episode of the Better High Podcast , I take the mound for the Gotham Comedy Club softball team in Central Park’s Performing Arts League, sharing what it’s like to pitch under pressure, compete with friends, and d

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Hosted by Dr. Matt Bellace · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 29 episodes
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On the Better High Podcast, host Dr. Matt Bellace will examine natural highs. These activities that elevate your mood and make you feel better than you normally feel. A unique aspect of the show is he will be interviewing people about their natural high WHILE they're doing their natural high! Along the way, he'll discuss natural highs, natural lows and everything in between. We hope you'll learn a little, laugh more and share your natural high.
Dr. Matt Bellace hosts Better High Podcast, a education show with 29 episodes published.

In this episode of the Better High Podcast , I take the mound for the Gotham Comedy Club softball team in Central Park’s Performing Arts League, sharing what it’s like to pitch under pressure, compete with friends, and d

On this episode of The Better High Podcast, Matt catches up one last time with runners from the Fleet Feet Princeton Marathon Training Program. This third and final interview reflects on their triumphs, struggles, and le

On this episode of the Better High Podcast, we talk about hitting the waves with my surfing buddy Alex Hernandez and the surf team from Ocean City High School in New Jersey. We talked about the natural high of surfing, t

On this episode of the Better High Podcast, we lace up for a conversation about endurance, mindset, and the natural high that comes from pushing beyond what you thought was possible. Guest hosts Dr. Dara Bellace — Fleet

On this episode, we examine the natural high of acting. Our guest today is someone who lives at the powerful intersection of performance and psychology. Dr. Mykee Fowlin is an accomplished actor, writer, and clinical psy

We caught up with the Fleet Feet Princeton marathon training group as they prepare for their big races in April. Our first interview was with Ben Saunders, an IT specialist at Princeton University, who says running makes

In this episode, Matt sits down with singer-songwriter Harry Singer for a unique before-and-after conversation about the natural high of singing. Harry was performing at Small World Coffee in Princeton, NJ on Valentine's

In this episode, Matt visits one of the top high school wrestling programs in the country at Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Pennsylvania. He sits down with team captains Brian Chamberlin and Lucas Parietti to talk about t

Matt left New Jersey during one of the coldest stretches of the winter to walk the beach in Naples, FL. Join him as he interviews longtime Florida football coach turned motivational speaker, Billy Sparacio. Coach Sparaci

Turning 50 is a big milestone. This episode's guest, Drea Jacome Potocny, decided to commemorate it by running a marathon or almost two! 50 miles on her 50th birthday! Dr. Bellace biked alongside Drea, talked about life,

Matt interviews several friends of the podcast at post-run coffee about their favorite natural high of 2025 and what natural highs they're looking forward to in 2026. The "cold open" of the episode is literally a cold op

Finishing a marathon is a natural high, perhaps the most well documented of its type. This episode we have the podcast's very own Steve Blumenthal, finishing his first marathon in Philadelphia. Steve battled a head cold

The idea for the Better High Pod started while I was biking along the side my wife's Saturday morning run club. I noticed how open the runners, many of whom did not know me at all, were with opening up to me. The 45-mint

Rowing is both a euphoric and calming natural high, according to our guest this week, long time rower Susan Weinstein. Susan is the Director of Employee Assistance Program and Student Wellness Program at Rutgers Universi

The Helper's High is real and it may feel better than the rest. That's the opinion of this episode's guest, Cheryl Stavola. She's put together a life of helping others, from teaching, volunteering and now working for the

Music has the power to transform to your life. Marine Corps veteran and frontman for the band Star City Syndicate, Doug Cronkhite is a living example of this transformation. Doug shares his talent and his journey in this

We descended upon Gotham City for this episode to join Summer Streets, an event which involves closing over 400 blocks of New York City streets so runners, bikers and fringe characters can get out of their apartments. Dr

In the first episode of the second season, we dive into the world of swimming. It's not just an immersive form of exercise, but it's a natural high for the mind and body. From the meditative rhythm of laps to laughing ab

In the final show before summer break, Matt played a round of golf with his buddy, Ty Sells. You may remember him from the episode on public speaking. Ty is a nationally recognized speaker, author and longtime friend. Th

This episode focuses on Central Park softball in New York City. Specifically, the Gotham Comedy Club softball team and its longtime manager, Tom Burnett. Tom invites Matt to play a few times a year when the team needs pl
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Better High Podcast is hosted by Dr. Matt Bellace. The show is categorised under education (self improvement) and has published 29 episodes.
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