Send us a text This weeks’ guest is Retired Major General Gregg F. Martin, US Army, and he’s undoubtedly changing the way mental illness is viewed within the military ranks. Gen. Martin didn’t set out to be an advocate for soldiers, airman, and marines suffering with mental illness, and it certainly wasn’t a position he could have imagined himself in prior to mid-July 2014. That is until he was forced out of his position and subsequently diagnosed with bipolar disorder. In 2014 General Martin wa...
Apr 21, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Send us a text This week I had the opportunity to sit down with Danielle Cook Kawash and Simon Matthews from First In Wellness. FIW is a wellness program specifically designed to help first responders manage their physical and mental health by improving their physical fitness, nutrition, mental agility and sleep. Addressing the issues facing our first responders is WAY overdue, and I was extremely excited to sit down with Daniel and Simon to discuss how they and their team are serving those who ...
Apr 15, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Send us a text This week I welcome EAT LOOK FEEL founder Dan Hyman to the podcast. At first glance, it’s clear to see that Dan has a profound understanding of fitness and nutrition; it’s what helped him become a highly successful male model. Dig a little deeper though and you’ll find that Dan’s understanding of fitness doesn’t end there. He approaches fitness from all angles, training, nutrition and especially mindset. His passion for all around health is what motivated him to start EAT LOOK FEE...
Apr 06, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Send us a text This week I welcome to the podcast my childhood sports hero, three-time winner of the Tour de France (1986, 1989, and 1990), two-time winner of the Road Race World Championship (1983 and 1989), and one of the greatest cyclists of all time, Greg LeMond. I tried my best to play it cool during this interview but truth be told, this interview was a very big deal for me. As a young cyclist in the early 90s, I absolutely idolized Greg LeMond, so to have him on the podcast was an unbelie...
Mar 29, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Send us a text This one is a first! Prior to my interview with this week’s guest Spencer Ploessl, I knew very little about him or his story. I usually put a fair amount of time into researching my guests’ backstory prior to inviting them on the show….but this week I’m trying something new. This time around, my research started and ended with me stumbling on a picture of Spencer along with a caption of him celebrating 365 days alcohol free. There was something about this picture that I felt drawn...
Mar 23, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 36
Send us a text This week I sit down with the co-author of Under Our Roof: A Son’s Battle for Recovery, a Mothers Battle for Her Son, Harry Cunnane. Harry co-authored this book with his mother, Congresswomen Madeline Dean, and it describes the ugliness of addiction through the eyes of both the individual struggling with this disease, and the subsequent pain felt by parents as they try desperately to help their child towards sobriety. I really appreciated Harry’s brutal honesty when describing his...
Mar 16, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 35
Send us a text This week I sat down with award winning professional climber, filmmaker and climate advocate, Graham Zimmerman. When I started CoH my goal was to empower individuals and communities by bringing awareness to the impact habits have on mental health, success and the environment. Having said that, I would be hard pressed to find another guest who hits all of those objectives as much as Graham. Graham and I discuss habits and how they’ve impacted his success in becoming and excelling a...
Mar 09, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Send us a text This week I was honored to sit down with cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist and author of How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius, Donald Robertson. Stoicism has played a big part in my life over the past couple years and Donald’s book was part of my initial introduction into the philosophy. The book is a detailed account of my personal favorite Stoic philosopher’s life, Marcus Aurelius. Donald and I discuss how Stoicism guided Marcus’s everyda...
Mar 01, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Send us a text This week I sit down with Team Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert Performance Manager Aike Visbeek. Aike was formerly Team Sunweb’s sports director and contributed to Tom Dumoulin’s overall victory in the 2017 Giro d’Italia. Aike and I take a deep dive into the physical and mental challenges required to compete at the highest level in the world of cycling. We examine the intense pressure put on cyclist’s to produce results, and what the repercussions have been for some of the biggest names ...
Feb 23, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Send us a text This week I sat down with former Navy SEAL Adam Wright from Field Trip Health , the world’s first integrated company in legal psychedelics. Adam heads Field Trip’s veterans division, where he and his team pair veterans with psychedelic therapy to help treat mental health issues related to PTSD. Adam and I discuss the benefits of and science behind Field Trip’s PTSD treatment, a Ketamine assisted psychotherapy administered by specially trained psychotherapist. We dive deep into the...
Feb 16, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Send us a text As a huge fan of cycling, I’m extremely excited to welcome to the podcast a man who’s considered one of the greatest cyclists of all time, Sean Kelly. Sean has won 193 professional bike races and was ranked the top cyclist in the world five years running. His victories include the Vuelta a Espana, Paris-Roubaix twice, Tour de Suisse, and five stages in the Tour de France. Sean and I discuss his rise from a small farming town in Ireland to eventually reaching the pinnacle of the sp...
Feb 01, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Send us a text On this week’s episode I got to sit down with Josh Duntz to discuss the amazing work he and his team at Stasis are doing using the power of breathwork. We discuss why breathwork has gained so much recent notoriety and the science behind the practice. Josh initially developed his passion for breathwork while serving in the Navy as a member of the special operations community. As Josh transitioned out of the military he founded Stasis as a way to share the benefits of breathwork in ...
Jan 26, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Send us a text This is a big one ladies and gentleman! In this weeks’ episode I have the privilege of sitting down with Bill Shufelt, the visionary and co-founder behind Athletic Brewing Company. Bill and the team at ABC have flipped the script on what it means to drink non-alcoholic beer. In our conversation Bill discusses how the seeds of ABC were sewn by his love of great beer, and the realization that alcohol was personally and professionally preventing him from being the best version of him...
Jan 19, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Send us a text This week I had an awesome conversation with Elaine and Heath Brewer from Humble Warrior Wellness . These two have established a Wellness Center that incorporates yoga, meditation and other relevant methods of integrative and holistic therapies to help veterans and first responders deal with the inevitable stressors associated with their jobs. Heath is a combat veteran, deployed 12 times as a Navy Explosive Ordinance Disposal Technician and was completely unaware of the mental tol...
Jan 11, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Send us a text Happy New Year! This week’s guest, Jesse Simpson, is a guy who on the surface seemed to be kicking ass in life. After his enlistment in the Marine Corp Jesse landed his dream job as a firefighter, eventually being named Arizona Firefighter of the Year in 2017. He had a great girlfriend, his dream job, and on all accounts should have been a happy guy. Except his history of anger, anxiety, PTSD and substance abuse, eventually caught up with him and broke him down. So, Jesse took dra...
Jan 05, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Send us a text Happy Holidays everyone! I switch it up a bit this week and have a couple laughs on the show. This week we sit down with nationally headlining comedian and host of The Commissioner of Comedy Podcast , James Mattern. I invited James on the podcast for a couple reasons, first he’s a very funny comedian who I had the privilege of opening for a couple years ago, and second because I wanted to know how he’s kept such a positive mindset through the Covid-19 craziness that’s laid havoc t...
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Send us a text One of the biggest benefits of hosting the Consequence of Habit podcast is having the opportunity to meet and talk with amazing people, and this week’s guest is no exception. This week I sit down with Toronto based artist, and podcast host Seb Duke to discuss what it really takes to turn your creative passion into a career. Seb is a fascinating guy with a deep understanding of what makes us tick. We discuss habit forming, deliberate practice, discipline, and living a purposeful li...
Dec 15, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Send us a text This week’s guest is Emilio Goldenhersch. Emilio is the co-founder and chief science officer at MindCotine, an expert in mindfulness, and all-around interesting guy. We discuss the science behind addiction, and what he and the people at MindCotine are doing to help you finally quit the habits that are holding you back. They’ve developed a virtual reality intervention system that could possibly revolutionize the treatment of habits. Please check out what the brilliant people at Min...
Dec 08, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Send us a text This week’s guest is Retired Army SFC Dan Jarvis. While deployed to Afghanistan, SFC Jarvis was involved in numerous traumatic incidents, including stepping on a pressure plate that detonated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) five feet from his position. Dan’s traumatic combat experience and personal tragedies eventually sent him down a dark path that nearly caused him to take his own life. Years later Dan would reach out to the VA for help and was eventually diagnosed with PTS...
Dec 01, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Send us a text This week’s guest, Jay Shifman, is an addiction speaker, coach, consultant, and host of the Choose Your Struggle Podcast . His expertise comes from both living through the destructiveness of addiction, and from extensive research into mental health and addiction. Jay is a gifted communicator and does an outstanding job telling his personal story of struggling with mental illness and addiction, in hopes of helping others avoid the pitfalls that almost cost him his life. I learned a...
Nov 24, 2020•58 min
Send us a text This week’s guest, Anderson Silver, is a stoic philosopher and author of three books on stoicism “Your User’s Manual”, “Vol 2: Your Duality Within” and “Vol 3: Your Dichotomy of Control”. In out discussion he describes his life before stoicism…six figure job, great house, wonderful family, yet somehow he was still miserable. That is until he picked up a book on stoicism and over the next five years Anderson began to incorporate the ancient stoic teachings into his everyday life. I...
Nov 17, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Send us a text In celebration of Veterans Day, we sit down with Russell Davies, a veteran who took his love of nature and extreme sports, and used it to help fellow veterans heal some of the mental wounds inflicted while serving in the military. Russell, a veteran who himself struggled after separating from military service, created Professional Transformation Sports Development (PTSD), a charity that provides a positive change for veterans of the military struggling with P.T.S.D. and/or depress...
Nov 10, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Send us a text This week’s guest went from hiking and homeless on the Appalachian Trail to happy and healthy running a successful startup, and he did all by harnessing the power of good habits. Who better to have on the Consequence of Habit Podcast. It was a privilege to sit down with Jordan Arbuckle to hear how he transformed his life and is currently helping others do the same. We discuss habits, alcohol, anxiety and tools to help bring out the best in ourselves. Check him out at Conquer Today...
Oct 30, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Send us a text After a short hiatus WE ARE BACK! This week Daniel Hurd from Ride with Dan USA and One Pedal At a Time Movement joins me to tell his story of redemption. Dan found cycling after his 3rd suicide attempt and has since ridden over 17,000 miles across the country to bring attention to mental health issues, specifically suicide awareness. His story is one of the most inspirational and compelling ones I have ever heard and I’m honored he agreed to tell it here. Please help support Dan i...
Oct 20, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Send us a text The official title of this week’s guest is “Lead Adventurer”, and after our talk it’s abundantly clear that he’s earned the title. It was an honor to sit down with the host of the Adventure Sports Podcast and Athletic Brewing Company Lead Adventurer, Mason Gravley. He was recently hit by a truck while riding his bike and continued to ride the rest of the day....if that doesn’t make you listen then Im not sure what will. https://www.adventuresportspodcast.com/?m=1 Athletic Brewing ...
Oct 06, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Send us a text This weeks guest, Jeff Foote, is someone I've admired and respected my entire life. As a Sustainably Consultant Jeff helps companies meet their needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs. He's the former Director of Sustainability for one of the largest companies in the world, Coca-Cola, and continues to help companies reduce their environmental impact while increasing profits through innovative sustainability practices. How did I la...
Sep 29, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Send us a text New episode of the Consequence of Habit Podcast goes live tomorrow. This week I sat down with @sethblais. By all accounts, Seth has completely transformed his life, from one of a hopeless addict, into one of success and purposefulness. We discuss Seth’s battle with addiction and how he’s used his struggle to help others fight the same battle. Seth's articles about addiction can be found at http://sethblais.com/ttps://www.pressherald.com/author/sblais/ https://www.boston.com/news/l...
Sep 21, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 14
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Sep 16, 2020•8 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Send us a text Navy SEAL, FBI Special Agent, Author, Wim Hof Method Instructor...not sure I need to say much more. Oh, and somehow after all if that he remains humble and the first person to point out his flaws. It was an honor to sit down and discuss habits, emotional awareness, and the intricacies of the Wim Hof Method. You can find out more about Errol and his book at https://leader193.com/...
Sep 07, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Send us a text This week’s guest Robert Eastman embodies the concept that habits have consequences, some good and some bad. In Rob’s not so distant past the consequences of his habits were as follows: homeless, drug addict, and suicidal. Rob and I discuss how he’s learned from his past and how his mission in life has become helping others not make the same mistakes. Since turning his life around the consequences to Robert’s new habits are as follows: motivational Speaker, business owner, high sc...
Sep 01, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 11
