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King Hero's Journey with Beth Martens

Beth Martenswww.bethmartens.com
For archetype, purpose and business coach, author, coach trainer, podcaster, and founder of the House of Free Will, Beth Martens, her calling is a life or death thing.
To do a free ‘King Hero’ Archetype Quiz to learn where you are on the path of purpose, find her book, “Journey: A Map of Archetypes to Find Lost Purpose in a Sea of Meaninglessness”, and to apply to become a member in the House of Free Will visit her website at https://www.bethmartens.com.
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Episodes

Beth of Fresh Air – Episode 28: Converge With Dawn Lester

This episode comes straight out of a real-life meeting at Confluence. Something became unmistakably clear to me there — what it looks like when a community forms organically . Not managed. Not engineered. Not pushed into existence. But something that actually converges . Confluence itself is a living example of this. You can feel the difference when you’re in it. People aren’t being organized… they’re finding each other. And that stands in sharp contrast to so many of the movements we see today ...

May 16, 20261 hr 53 min

Future Man: When Sound Meets the Hero’s Journey [King Hero Interview]

What does it look like when a life of music becomes a path of initiation? In this King Hero interview, I’m joined by Roy “Future Man” Wooten —five-time Grammy Award-winning musician, composer, and inventor—to explore the intersection of sound, innovation, and the Hero’s Journey . Future Man is known for creating entirely new instruments, including the Drumitar , which allows him to play a full drum kit with his fingers, and the RoyEl , a futuristic keyboard based on the periodic table and the go...

May 12, 20262 hr 43 min

Chat with Beth

The interview with Drew Couver will be rescheduled. Discover deprogramming and archetype courses at www.bethmartens.com Apply for a zero-cost, one-on-one chat about working together: https://www.bethmartens.com/awaken-your-journey-archetype-application Find out your King Hero Archetype in ten minutes: https://www.bethmartens.com/king-hero-archetype-quiz-sign-up Apply to become a House of Free Will Member: https://www.bethmartens.com/house-of-free-will-application Do a starter online course: Depr...

May 12, 20261 hr 29 min

Beth of Fresh Air – Episode 27: Return With Micah Ellars

Fresh back from Confluence in Texas, this episode is about returning — coming back with something real. I’ll share some highlights and adventures from the experience, and what transformation happens when we step out of our usual environments. Patterns loosen, new clarity appears while you’re away, but many people wonder how to hold onto it when they’re back in regular life. In addition, I have a wonderful returning guest… With Special Guest: Micah Ellars I’m joined by filmmaker, acting coach, an...

May 03, 20261 hr 56 min

Beth of Fresh Air – Episode 26: Drop It

In this episode of Beth of Fresh Air , we move to the next phase: Drop it. Once you’ve spotted a pattern, tracked it, and recognized its structure… there’s only one thing left to do. Not fix it. Not manage it. Not analyze it further. But to drop it . To let it move through you instead of holding it in place. Life is full of things we cling to — both the “good” and the “bad.” When something feels good, we try to hold onto it. When something goes wrong, we hold onto fear, betrayal, and drama. If w...

Apr 18, 20261 hr 49 min

Beth of Fresh Air – Episode 25: Interrupt

In this episode of Beth of Fresh Air , I’m getting into one of the most powerful aspects of deprogramming: The pattern interrupt. If you’ve been following along, you know I’ve been spending time with the work of G. I. Gurdjieff —and for someone who rarely finds great resonance in other systems, I’ve found a surprising amount of common ground. One of his key insights: For anything to change… it needs an injection of energy . A shock . Without it, patterns continue. Mechanically. Predictably. Repe...

Apr 11, 20262 hr 11 min

Beth of Fresh Air – Episode 24: Name It

In this episode of Beth of Fresh Air , I’m exploring something deceptively simple — and incredibly powerful: Naming. To name something is not just to describe it. It is to bring it into form. It’s one of the first capacities we develop as humans — learning language, learning to differentiate, learning to point to reality and say, this is that. And from there, everything changes. Naming is an Alchemist power . But it also carries an Alchemist shadow . Because the same ability that reveals truth c...

Apr 04, 20261 hr 33 min

Beth of Fresh Air: Episode 23 - Spot It

In this episode of Beth of Fresh Air , we're getting into one of the most useful skills you can develop if you want to move through life with any kind of clarity: Spot it. Life is not random. It’s recursive. Themes repeat. Patterns cycle. Spirals move — not in circles, but in layers. If you’ve ever had the experience of thinking, “Didn’t I already go through this?” — you did. Just not from the same vantage point. I’ve seen this very clearly in my own life, even in something as simple as repeat t...

Mar 30, 20262 hr

Beth of Fresh Air: Episode 22 - De-Scent

In this episode of Beth of Fresh Air , I’m turning my attention to something subtle, pervasive, and rarely questioned: scent . It’s everywhere. From perfumes and cleaning products to public spaces and travel environments, scent shapes our experience more than we tend to notice — influencing mood, affecting the body, and sometimes overwhelming the senses in ways that are hard to ignore once you start paying attention. After a recent trip out of the country with my son, I found myself in what can ...

Mar 22, 20261 hr 58 min

Beth of Fresh Air: Episode 21 - Rewind the Plandemic with Guest, Wonnita Brands

In this episode of Beth of Fresh Air , I'm joined in person by good friend, meditation teacher, and truth advocate Wonnita Brands . After the chaos of 2020 and the years that followed, something strange has happened culturally: the world seems eager to move on as if nothing happened. As if we didn’t live through: Lockdowns and the forced isolation of families and communities The criminalization of gathering with friends and loved ones A medical system that shifted toward enforcement and policing...

Mar 06, 20262 hr

Beth of Fresh Air – Episode 20: Integrate with Guest, Micah Ellars

In this episode of Beth of Fresh Air, Beth welcomes a modern Renaissance man — filmmaker, teacher, actor, health coach specializing in the Love Your Liver approach, truth lover, a devoted student of his own psyche, adept in the work of G. I. Gurdjieff and Carl Jung.In a culture that prizes specialization — where the right hand no longer knows what the left one does — this conversation explores the forgotten art of being whole.What does it mean to develop mastery across domains?Physical and nutri...

Feb 28, 20262 hr 16 min

Beth of Fresh Air – Episode 19: Sound It Out!

In this episode of Beth of Fresh Air , we enter the arena of sound . Sound is everywhere. It captures our attention, intrudes on our space, shapes our moods, colors our perceptions, and often influences us more than we consciously realize. From music to machinery, from background noise to deliberate harmony, sound plays a powerful role in how we experience the world. On the heels of an inspiring House of Free Will workshop with musician and truth champion Alex Michael , this episode opens the co...

Feb 22, 20262 hr 1 min

Beth of Fresh Air – Episode 18: Connect

I'm pressing pause on the Evolve series for a minute. Instead… we’re going to take a breath, connect, and let me think out loud. Episode 18 is a solo, slightly unhinged (in the best way), community livestream. No script. No outline. Just me, you, and whatever wants to come out of the ethers. Possible directions include: A rant and question about belief (a pet peeve) Observations about how people try to get along while simultaneously defending their beliefs My thoughts about the alternative law m...

Feb 14, 20262 hr 11 min

Beth of Fresh Air – Episode 17: Evolve the Mother

In this episode of Beth of Fresh Air , Beth turns the Evolve lens toward one of the most powerful—and least examined—forces shaping culture, society, and gender dynamics: the Mother archetype , particularly its shadow expressions. Joined by special guest Marja West —author, podcaster, mentor, and advocate for survivors of trafficking and ritual abuse—this conversation explores how unresolved distortions of the Mother archetype may have rippled outward into culture, influencing feminism, family s...

Feb 07, 20262 hr 9 min

Beth of Fresh Air: Episode 16 - Evolve Performing Arts

With Dagmar Stansova In this episode of Beth of Fresh Air , the Evolve series turns toward the world of performance art —a powerful force shaping modern culture, consciousness, and collective attention. Performance art holds immense potential. It can open portals to beauty, truth, and connection with the Divine. At the same time, it can function as propaganda—guiding perception, reinforcing narratives, and subtly eroding culture under the banner of art. Together, Beth and Dagmar explore the deep...

Jan 31, 20262 hr 9 min

Achille Currado: Systemic & Cultural Corruption 2 [King Hero Interview]

In this second King Hero interview with former Canadian police officer Achille Currado , we go deeper into the systemic and cultural corruption embedded within policing —not as theory, but as lived reality. As a survivor of systemic corruption and a long-term institutional con that ultimately ended his career in law enforcement, Achille returns to share hard-earned wisdom from inside the system. This conversation moves beyond exposure into pattern recognition, discernment, and practical awarenes...

Jan 30, 20262 hr 18 min

Beth of Fresh Air: Episode 15 - Evolve Geopolitics with Matt Ehret

In this next instalment of the Evolve series on the evolution of culture and society, Beth is joined by historian, journalist, author, speaker, editor, and co-founder of the Rising Tide Foundation , Matt Ehret , for a wide-angle conversation on geopolitics. This episode asks deeper questions than the usual headlines allow. Rather than focusing solely on villains, conspiracies, or surface-level power struggles, this conversation explores how power itself has evolved over time — and how culture, c...

Jan 24, 20262 hr 6 min

Brandon Sterling: Economic Myths & Forecast 2026 [King Hero Interview]

In this upcoming King Hero interview, Brandon Sterling joins me again to pull the curtain back on what’s *actually* happening in the economy. We’ll dig into recent economic events like Venezuela, what Trump’s oil plan really means, and why Brandon is bullish on oil—despite widespread uncertainty. We’ll also explore what so-called “dumb money” is doing right now, the employment crash no one wants to talk about, stock market volatility, and what the dramatic rise in precious metals may be signalli...

Jan 23, 20261 hr 58 min

Beth of Fresh Air: Episode 14 - Evolve

In this special episode of Beth of Fresh Air , we begin a new series titled Evolve , exploring how society and culture have changed and are changing — and where they may be headed next. For this first conversation, I’m blessed to MAYBE be joined by my nineteen-year-old , Liam, for an intergenerational dialogue about what it’s like to grow up inside the world that many adults are worried about. If you’ve ever felt concerned, cynical, or quietly hopeless about future generations, this episode offe...

Jan 20, 20262 hr 25 min

Beth of Fresh Air: Episode 13 - Deprogram

A good friend, colleague, past student and apprentice, teacher, coach, and musician, Melanie Johannesson, is going to be here in person! So this week on the BoFA livestream we’re going to geek out about some of our favourite things. Together, we’ll be diving into... Deprogramming — what it really looks like in lived experience Archetypes and how they shape identity, behaviour, and healing Melanie’s personal journey working with deprogramming and archetypal patterns What happens when unconscious ...

Jan 10, 20262 hr 10 min

Achille Currado: Systemic & Cultural Corruption [King Hero Interview]

Is corruption the exception… or the rule? “People assume you fall for a con because you’re naïve. In reality, you fall because the con aligns with what you already know to be true.” In this King Hero interview, I’m joined by Achille Currado , whose nearly 20 years in policing gave him a front-row seat to realities most people never see—and few are willing to talk about. Long before corruption became a public talking point, Achille had already witnessed it firsthand. During his career, he was exp...

Jan 06, 20262 hr 2 min

Beth of Fresh Air: Episode 12 - De-Cult Natural Health (Part 4)

Join us live for part 4 of De-Cult Natural Health with guest, Dagmar Stansova! *** Join the CreatorCode course starting Jan 14th: https://www.bethmartens.com/creator-code Discover deprogramming and archetype courses at www.bethmartens.com Apply for a zero-cost, one-on-one chat about working together: https://www.bethmartens.com/awaken-your-journey-archetype-application Find out your King Hero Archetype in ten minutes: https://www.bethmartens.com/king-hero-archetype-quiz-sign-up *** MORE FROM BET...

Jan 02, 20262 hr 24 min

Jacob Liberman: The Vision Behind the Vision [King Hero Interview]

In this King Hero interview I’m welcoming author and visionary, Dr. Jacob Lieberman, for his third interview to talk about vision. While he was remarkably successful at healing his own eyesight, this interview will focus on the vision behind the vision — what does clear seeing really mean, how has it impacted and changed his life, and how has it allowed him to be a beacon of awakening to many people. “Gently piercing the heart and mind with timeless principles and common sense wisdom, Liberman i...

Dec 29, 20252 hr 17 min

Beth of Fresh Air: Episode 11 - De-Cult Natural Health (Part 3)

It turns out that de-culting natural health is a rather large subject. Join us for another round of De-Cult Natural Health, with guest, Dagmar Stansova. And just like in part 1 & 2, so we don’t just baby-and-the-bathwater black pill everyone about natural health diets, not only are we speaking to where individual systems fail, but where they were heading in the right direction. And because we are in the Christmas days of eating too much or the wrong foods, if we have time we’re going to give...

Dec 27, 20252 hr 14 min

Alex Michael: The Secrets of Solfeggio Sound [King Hero Interview]

I have been a fan of Alex Michael, aka Conspiracy Music Guru, for several years, especially post plandemic. I’ve found his True Solfeggio recordings to be not only beautiful, but highly conducive to healing and creative work. Join us on the shortest day of the year for the live King Hero interview to talk sound, the secrets of “true Solfeggio”, how his music career has evolved, and what keeps him going through the madness. About Michael: Conspiracy Music Guru , exposes the world’s greatest decep...

Dec 23, 20252 hr 4 min

Beth of Fresh Air: Episode 10 - De-Cult Natural Health (Part 2)

De-Cult Natural Health (Part 2) With Guest Dagmar Stansova! Conventional medicine is failing louder than ever — and when people are scared, sick, and searching for answers, natural health cults rush in to fill the void . In Episode 10 of Beth of Fresh Air , With Guest Dagmar Stansova joining again, we continue dismantling the cult dynamics embedded in modern natural health culture by walking through a wide range of popular diets — highlighting where they do have merit, why they ultimately fail, ...

Dec 20, 20252 hr 13 min

Kelsey Kenney - Brain and Breath Food [King Hero Interview]

Kelsey Kenney, a molecular and cell biologist and practitioner in the Love Your Liver program, is joining me for her third King Hero interview to talk about brain and breath food —and some of what she’ll share might surprise you! It’s not surprising that the most abundant neurotransmitter in our bodies has been demonized—in this case by both the mainstream medical system and the natural health system alike. In this interview, Kelsey is going to geek out on her discoveries, the finely detailed sc...

Dec 20, 20252 hr 17 min

Beth of Fresh Air - Episode 9: De-Cult Natural Health

I was staggered to wake up to the scale of the natural health scam cult I’ve been part of for most of my adult life, especially since surviving cancer. When I peeled back the onion on the royal sideways natural health has taken us it was a workout and revealed to me many layers of programming I had adopted trying to avoid the medical system. In 2000, after nearly a year of doing high speed natural health in the care of the most prominent natural cancer treatment experts I was sent home by the na...

Dec 13, 20252 hr 13 min

Joel Schafer: Journey in the Underworld [King Hero Interview]

After hearing him in many different conversations, and discovering our revelations in common, I’m totally stoked to talk with Joel Schafer myself. You could say not everyone gets excited about a journey in the underworld, rather they avoid it like the plague. But there are those that take on this blood sport (half joking) to meet the unmet, in potentially multiple dimensions no less. In this King Hero interview I’ll tell the story about my history with the shamanic spiritual path compared with w...

Dec 12, 20252 hr 9 min

Beth of Fresh Air - Episode 8: De-Cult

De-culting is a very important skill that I hope to help people with, God help me. lol I was in several cults myself, and I’m sure you have been at one time or another too. Whether they were in the spiritual, health, or other arenas everyone’s life has been particularly touched by cult culture. It requires a special sauce to extricate from a cult, and we will unpack what that is. I’m counting on the chat to share their cult experiences, and I’m thinking this might turn into a series since a deep...

Dec 06, 20252 hr 6 min
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