Real.Raw.Authentic Podcast

The Caroline Podcast is: Real, Raw, Authentic. Join your psychologist traveling to the homes of public figures, experts, and inspiring people, Caroline uncovers the untold stories of resilience, healing, and transformation. Each episode dives into personal journeys through struggles like trauma, mental health challenges, and life’s toughest moments, offering listeners inspiring insights and practical tools for their own growth and healing. This podcast is a safe place to feel seen, supported, and empowered, a reminder that no one has to struggle in silence.

Real.Raw.Authentic Podcast is a health podcast hosted by Caroline Middelsdorf, with 19 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Caroline Middelsdorf hosts Real.Raw.Authentic Podcast, a health show with 19 episodes published.

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  The Founder of Muse on Why Your Brain Won't Calm Down | Ariel Garten

  Sep 18, 202657 min

  Try Muse S Athena: head to choosemuse.com/caroline and use code CAROLINE for up to $75 off / 15% off your first order. In this episode I sit down with Ariel Garten, psychotherapist and co-founder of Muse, the brain-sensing headband that turns your own brainwaves into real-time sound. We go deep into what "regulation" actually means in the brain and body, why poor sleep predicts anxiety more than anxiety predicts poor sleep, and how tracking your own nervous system can change the way you show up in your relationships, your work, and your healing. We talk about: How Muse translates your brainwaves into sound so you can hear your mind focus and wander in real time Why sleep latency improved by 54% in clinical research, and what that means for anyone who struggles to fall asleep Deep Sleep Boost: how a subtle sound during your delta waves can deepen your most restorative sleep The link between the vagus nerve, heart rate variability and trauma responses How neurofeedback supports trauma processing through metacognition and nervous system regulation, not just willpower Why athletes, Mayo Clinic doctors and Alzheimer's researchers are all using the same tool for very different reasons How Ariel used Muse to transform her own relationship of 20+ years This is one of those conversations that gives you language for what your body has been doing all along, and a tool to actually work with it instead of against it. If this episode helped you understand your own nervous system a little better, share it with someone who needs it too. 0:00 Intro 1:07 What Is Muse? 2:40 How Muse Was Invented & the Science of Brainwaves 7:51 How Meditation With Muse Works 10:22 Improving Sleep With Muse 16:32 Live Muse Demo & Tracking Your Progress 20:42 From Research Lab to Consumer Device 22:56 Sleep, Anxiety & Emotional Regulation 28:11 The Nervous System: Vagus Nerve & Heart Rate Variability 29:57 Working Through Trauma With Muse 36:18 Why Ariel Created Muse & What She's Seen 38:46 The Studies: Mayo Clinic, Feelings & Heart Meditation 42:15 The Future of Muse & Who Can Use It 47:00 Relationships, Family & Everyday Use 53:47 Closing Thoughts & Where to Get Muse

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  What Savant Syndrome Reveals About the Hidden Genius in All of Us | Dr. Jeremy Chapman

  Jul 9, 202638 min

  Some people wake up from a head injury speaking fluent piano. Others draw entire cityscapes from memory after a single flight over a skyline. This week I'm sitting down with child and adolescent psychiatrist Jeremy Chapman, Medical Director of the SSM Health Treffert Center, the world's leading hub for understanding savant syndrome.  We go deep on what happens in the brain when extraordinary ability suddenly appears, whether someone is born with it, develops it after trauma, or simply wakes up one day changed. Jeremy has spent years working directly with savants and their families, and what he's learned raises a question far bigger than any one diagnosis: how much untapped capacity might be sitting inside every single one of us, waiting for the right door to open. This conversation touched something in me on a deeply personal level, and I think it will do the same for you. We talk about the line between disability and gift, what it means to build a life around a talent nobody trained you for, and why the brain might be far stranger and more capable than we've been taught to believe. If you've ever wondered what's really possible inside the human mind, this one will stay with you. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Don't miss the next episode of Real.Raw.Authentic. 

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  The Most Stubborn Man In The Car Industry | Victor Muller Founder and CEO of Spyker Cars

  Jul 3, 20261h 17m

  Spyker is back at Le Mans... 23 years later. Victor Muller (Founder and CEO of Spyker Cars and former CEO of Saab Automobile) just told me what it really took to survive....  He built one of the most beautiful car brands in the world. Lost it. Lost it again. And is now bringing it back, with a crypto billionaire as his new partner and the racetrack calling his name. This is Victor Muller. Founder and CEO of Spyker Cars. The man they call the most stubborn man in the car industry, and after this conversation, you’ll understand why that’s a compliment. We sat down for a real, raw, unfiltered conversation about what it actually takes to keep believing in something the world has counted out twice. Two bankruptcies. A brand reduced to an “empty shell.” And still, Victor never let go of Spyker. This episode goes behind the boardroom headlines into the psychology of obsession, identity, and refusing to quit when quitting would be the easier, more rational choice. And the timing could not be more perfect. As this episode goes live, Spyker is racing at the Le Mans Classic (July 3–5, 2026), the brand’s first return to Le Mans in 23 years, driving the very chassis that raced there in 2002 and 2003. Just weeks earlier, Volodymyr Nosov, founder of WhiteBIT and W Group, one of Europe’s largest crypto exchanges, became co-owner of Spyker, folding the 140-year-old Dutch marque into a new venture called Spyker Digital, merging heritage engineering with blockchain and digital ownership. Old-world craftsmanship meets new-world capital. A car brand founded in 1880 now backed by crypto. In this episode we talk about: 🏎️ Victor's mindset through two bankruptcies, and how he kept the vision alive when the brand became an "empty shell" 🏎️ How he survived one of the hardest phases of his life at Saab — and what it taught him about identity beyond the company 🏎️ What it actually means to be an entrepreneur, beneath the headlines and the highlight reel 🏎️ The new partnership with Volodymyr Nosov and W Group, and what "Spyker Digital" really means for the brand's future 🏎️ The 800hp Spyker C8 Preliator XXV and where Spyker is headed next 🏎️ Spyker's return to Le Mans Classic 2026, 23 years after chassis 009 last raced there 🏎️ A dream that survived two collapses, and what that costs — and protects — in a person 🎧 Also available wherever you listen to podcasts. Check: https://spykercars.com/ How to connect with Caroline Middelsdorf host and modern mental wellbeing voice? Check: www.carolinemiddelsdorf.com #SpykerCars #VictorMuller #LeMansClassic #WhiteBIT #realrawauthentic  #CarIndustry #Comeback #Entrepreneurship

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  The Tongue Never Lies - How Chinese Medicine Reveals Trauma & Anxiety

  Jan 7, 20261h 1mS0

  <p>Trauma and anxiety don’t just live in the mind — they live in the body.</p><p>In this episode of Real, Raw & Authentic, recorded in Los Angeles, I talk to Jiaming Ju, founder of KUN Health and a second-generation licensed Chinese Medicine practitioner who specializes in chronic conditions.</p><p>We talk about tongue diagnosis in Chinese Medicine and how the tongue can reveal long-term stress, anxiety, trauma patterns, nervous system dysregulation, and physical imbalance — in a grounded, body-based way, not something mystical or abstract.</p><p>What stayed with me:</p><p>• You can be high-functioning and still de...

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  Is this the Future of Trauma Therapy? | Ingmar de Gooijer

  Nov 27, 20251h 27mS0

  <p>In this episode of REAL. RAW. AUTHENTIC.🎙️ I sit down with Ingmar de Gooijer, founder of Magnolia in the Netherlands — one of the leading centers for ketamine therapy and psilocybin-supported journeys.<br><br>Ingmar has years of experience guiding people through deeply transformative non-ordinary states of consciousness. <br><br>At Magnolia, every journey begins with a careful medical and psychological screening and continues with a fully personalized program — whether it’s ketamine-assisted therapy under clinical supervision or psilocybin truffle experiences facilitated by psychiatrists, psychologists, physicians, or experienced guides.<br><br>In this conversation, we dive into the real questions people usual...

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