We will learn: How to pinpoint your unique value proposition. How to gain inspiration from what people are already doing without falling into comparison or copying. How to use the personal brand hologram to present yourself in the most powerful way possible. Do you have a personal brand? A lot of people have a sort of aversion to personal branding. Like it’s somehow making themselves something to put on display. But that’s where I think people get personal branding wrong. It’s not about figuring...
Jan 24, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 280
We will learn: How our brains process fear and how we can use that to our advantage. How to reframe anxiety into excitement. A 6-step plan to move through fear called climbing the LADDER. Did you know that fear is the number one thing that keeps us from the life we’re meant to live? When we examine our self-doubt all it really is, is fear. We’re afraid of looking foolish, we’re afraid of failing publicly, we’re afraid of wasting time, and we’re even afraid we won’t be able to handle the success....
Jan 17, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 279
We will learn: The unexpected ways we accumulate limiting beliefs, all the way back to our time in the womb How self-indoctrination leads us to false conclusions about ourselves and the world 7 steps to overcoming limiting beliefs with the Clearing Beliefs process Do you feel like you just can’t make progress? The root cause is most likely a limiting belief. A limiting belief is a thought or idea that we hold about ourselves or the world around us, usually, at the subconscious level, that holds ...
Jan 10, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 278
We will learn: Why we can’t think logically when we’re dealing with intense negative emotions. How to identify which implicit memories are affecting your present. A unique, proven memory-editing process that has the power to change your mind, behavior, and happiness. Did you know you can actually go back and change your childhood memories? What most people don’t realize is that your implicit memories are what form the foundation of your unconscious mind. And those implicit memories take root dur...
Jan 03, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 277
We will learn: The history of The Headless Way and how to experience it yourself. How to shift, contract and expand your perception of who you are. Exercises to allow you to experience headlessness for yourself. This episode is going to blow your mind. Or, at the very least, it’ll blow open your perception of who you are. Your mind is always using cues from your perception, beliefs, and past experiences to create your worldview, which is why so many of us experience the world so differently. But...
Dec 30, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 276
We will learn: How to recognize our calling. The difference between taking a stand and taking position and why it matters. Why the mindset of scarcity is our biggest challenge and how to overcome it. Do you ever feel like you’re just going through the motions? The more chaos we feel around us, the more we instinctually go into survival mode. And then we enter our primal brains, and creative processing, emotions, and critical thinking, all take a backseat. We hoard more. Worry more. Hibernate. Cu...
Dec 27, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 275
We will learn: The psychological reasons why we try to control. Why detachment is necessary for a healthy life and how to practice it. How to break free from the cycle of codependency so you can start caring for yourself. Do you feel like you’re always the one giving and never receiving? Or maybe you feel like you’re always the one doing and never being. So how do we break the cycle of codependency? How do we stop trying too hard to control others so we can finally take care of ourselves? That’s...
Dec 23, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 274
We will learn: How the paradox of quitting influences decision-making: If you quit on time, you will feel you quit early What forces work against good quitting behavior, such as escalation commitment, desire for certainty, and status quo bias How to think in expected value in order to make better decisions, as well as other best practices, such as increasing flexibility in goal-setting, establishing “quitting contracts,” anticipating optionality, and conducting premortems and backcasts What if I...
Dec 20, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 273
We will learn: Why it is hard for us to think clearly about our nature and the explanations for our behavior. The 4 strands of research that all led to the same conclusion: that we are strangers to ourselves. How to better read signals to understand other people’s hidden motives. No one wants to be called a liar, but what if I told you that you, and all of us, lie to each other and ourselves all the time? We are basically political animals and schemers that are constantly looking out for number ...
Dec 16, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 272
We Will Learn: How to stay productive and make progress on your goals A simple way to improve circulation and ease muscle tension How to activate your parasympathetic nervous system to relieve anxiety How to check the known contaminants in your local water supply How blue light at the wrong times affects sleep, energy and focus How to combat seasonal affective disorder The dangers of glyphosate in food and how to protect yourself The negative affects of poor air quality and the power of plants t...
Dec 13, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 271
We will learn: The marketing tricks that leave us feeling like we always need more. Why our intentions to donate often fail. The 7 emotional clutter magnets and how to work through them. Have you ever noticed how clutter affects your mental health? Wouldn’t it be amazing to walk into a home that feels inviting? Or to start daydreaming about your next big goal and not have an interfering thought saying, “Well, maybe I’ll get to that after I finally organize these drawers,” only to get overwhelmed...
Dec 09, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 270
We will learn: About the two types of comparison: inspiration and expiration. The 5 most common insecure foundations and how to find a more secure foundation to build our worth upon. 3 steps to detox comparison for good. Do you struggle with comparison? I think we all do. Or at least most of us. It’s hard to avoid with the social media environment these days. The problem with comparison creates a sense of lack. You see what someone else has, and you think, “I don’t have that.” Which creates feel...
Dec 06, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 269
We will learn: How different types of movement elicit different emotional responses and how to use them to move through our emotions. The symbolism of the medicine wheel and how it can remind us to view our healing holistically. How to heal our connection with ourselves and nature with reverence and ceremony. Isn’t it funny how we have all this technology and progress to give us insight into things we never had before, yet somehow, all this science and tech is just proving what the ancients alre...
Dec 02, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 268
We will learn: How to become more self-aware of your impact on yourself and others in everyday moments. To identify the things that trigger you and hold you back from learning and growing. How to hold the space to evolve as a person. Are you too hard on yourself? Are you even aware that you are? We often talk about rewiring our thoughts, but a key aspect that gets missed is forgiveness. Those thoughts come from somewhere. And most often, we’re holding onto something, like a belief or a memory th...
Nov 29, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 267
We will learn: How to find your enneagram type and why it’s not as simple as a test or checklist. The 9 paths of warriorship for living a compassionate, fiercely awake life. The strengths and poisons to bring awareness to in order to evolve. What wisdom could we unleash if we intersect Buddhism and the enneagram? While they might sound unrelated, if you think about it, Buddhism is a path of spiritual development leading to insight into the true nature of reality, while the enneagram is basically...
Nov 25, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 266
We will learn: Why most people are dividing the wrong pie in negotiations and how to find the right one. The two perspectives most people take in negotiation and how this new method appeases both. How to apply this method to simple and more complex needs for negotiation. Do you feel like a confident negotiator? Negotiations are stressful. It usually feels like a verbal game of poker, with both people bluffing and hoping they come out on top. Too often, we’re left guessing. What the other person ...
Nov 22, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 265
We will learn: What animals want their owners to know most. How and why animals need emotional clearing. How people can build a better bridge of communication with their pet. Do you ever wish you knew what your pet was thinking? I’m learning that whether your pets are still with you or they’re with you outside of the physical, you are always connected. And there are ways to deepen the bridge of communication with them when they’re here and when they’re gone. So today, we’re going to learn how to...
Nov 18, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 264
We will learn: How and why some psychiatric medications cause harm and keep people ill. Why and how metabolism and mitochondria can explain all the symptoms of mental illness. How to self-assess your metabolic and mental health. What if I told you that new research is showing that everything we’ve previously known about mental health is wrong? New research shows that mental health is directly impacted by our metabolism. So this episode is about the ways food and lifestyle impacts our minds, how ...
Nov 15, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 263
We will learn: How we begin to develop Equanimity, or “nonjudgmental awareness”. The Four-Step Practice in Karuna Training to skillfully lean into and stay with difficult emotional energy. How to transmute confusion into wisdom. I keep finding that the more we go back to our roots, the easier everything becomes - health, peace, joy, connection. We think we live in a modern world with modern problems, so clearly, we need a modern solution, but what if that’s not the case? Yes, things today may lo...
Nov 11, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 262
We will learn: How our brains, egos, awareness, and autopilot patterns serve or thwart our conversations. How to investigate the stories we tell ourselves and deconstruct our own opinions. The four universal types of conversations and how to maximize the effectiveness of each. How often do you feel frustrated after a conversation? Maybe you and your partner keep ending up on different pages, or work projects aren’t as efficient as they can be, or you can’t seem to get through to your kids. The t...
Nov 08, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 261
We will learn: Why enlightenment isn’t as rare as we think it is. The foundational elements for a successful pursuit of enlightenment. The top two most effective paths to awakening. Some stories of awakening and enlightenment sound like a combination of magic and a psychotic break that miraculously leaves someone better than before. But usually, awakening happens a little at a time. The question is, with all the courses, methods, and books about enlightenment, what can actually help get you ther...
Nov 04, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 260
We will learn: How brain fog sets a stage for learned helplessness. How to overcome survival mode with emotional awareness. Actionable steps to dealing with brain fog in the moment and long term. Do you ever experience brain fog? It’s not technically a medical condition, but it is a set of symptoms that affect your ability to think. And if the cause is lack of sleep or excessive drinking, the cure is simple… not always easy, but simple enough. But when it comes back to stress, the way out is a l...
Nov 01, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 259
We will learn: Some questions we can ask ourselves to help get a sense of our brain age. The surprising and often overlooked factors that age the brain. 11 key factors to preserving and enhancing brain health. How old is your brain? What if I told you that answer doesn’t necessarily correlate with your actual age? Turns out, our brains have their own aging process. Kind of like our skin. We’ve all seen people who look 40 when they’re 70 or they look 70 when they’re 40. So basically, age really i...
Oct 28, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 258
We will learn: Why we fail to see things as they are. Why others don’t always get what’s obvious to us. The 8 most common biases and fallacies that keep our minds closed. When we have a strong opinion, we often look down on the people who don’t reach the same conclusion, whether they have the same facts as we do or not. The biggest problem I see with us being stuck in our beliefs and becoming more and more intolerant of those who are different is, obviously, division, but more specifically, we’r...
Oct 25, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 257
We will learn: What judgments prevent us from seeing. How to move from judgment to acceptance in the moment. A daily practice to rewire our brains to judge less overall. Are you judgmental? Be honest. Because frankly, I’m pretty sure we all are. Some more than others. The problem is, our judgments don’t just create suffering for other people. Our judgments create the most suffering within ourselves, whether we’re judging ourselves or our own past harshly, or we’re holding people and the world ar...
Oct 21, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 256
We will learn: The only true problem humanity has ever faced and how to transcend it. How to go from efforting to aligning. The higher perspective of everything occurring now and what is to come. I’ve noticed that whatever side of any of the many arguments that are front and center in the world right now, all views are based on fear. What if we could all act purely in love? What would that even look like? How would it feel? What would I do? What world would we co-create? The one thing I know for...
Oct 18, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 255
We will learn: How a history of trauma affects recovery. How allies can reduce the shame and stigma that can prevent people with substance use disorder from asking for help. How to support your loved ones with the 4 pillars of recovery. Sometimes I wonder, what’s harder… struggling with addiction, or watching someone you love struggle and feeling totally helpless? And maybe we can’t speed up someone’s lessons. Maybe that’s not how it works. What’s trickier is that often the things we do to try t...
Oct 14, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 254
We will learn: Why habits alone are not enough. Why you need to be goal-oriented and process-oriented. The 3 pillars of mindful self-discipline. We tend to choose what feels good in the moment versus what’s actually good for us. Regardless of the surface-level reason, there’s almost always a deeper reason. And that deeper reason is usually that you haven’t yet connected the hard thing with a deeper why. So whether you need help building a consistent morning routine, breaking bad habits, finding ...
Oct 11, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 253
We will discuss: The slippery slope from alcohol to chronic depression. How to recognize the right time for change. How to support your own recovery with fun and humor, even in the midst of a mental health crisis. If you find yourself questioning your relationship with alcohol, or even just wondering what life or you would be like without it, this episode is for you. What I love about this episode is it’s more of a deep and honest conversation than an interview. We’re talking to Jason Carter. He...
Oct 07, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 252
We will learn: How to move toward ambitions instead of away from frustrations. How to identify your unique genius. Keys to being more intentional about the creative process. Creativity is a key part of life, whether you’re selling something, leading a team, or trying to figure out something to do with your toddler on a Tuesday afternoon. We are always creating. So you can neglect this fundamental part of being human, or you can lean in and get better at it day after day. And that’s what we’re ta...
Oct 04, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 251
