Michael Chernow is a father, husband, serial entrepreneur, podcast host, coach and athlete. He’s spent the last two decades devoted to recovery from an addiction that had nearly taken his life. His story of making the shift to a sober life is one of miracles, as I imagine is the case for many who walk this path. His sense of fulfillment has been built on life-enhancing habits he's maintained since deciding to live substance-free. He is the creator of Kreatures of Habit, an overnight oatmeal ...
May 13, 2024•2 hr 29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Boyd Varty — Lion Tracker, Storyteller, and Life Guide — shares his wisdom on embracing our wild selves. We recently celebrated his 40th birthday on the South African coastline — hiking across the landscape, leaping from cliffs, and engaging in meaningful and revealing fireside conversations. Along this journey there was one primary aspect that we all felt truly touched by: the awakening of our unique wild self. Boyd and I dive into… ➝ The ceremony of entering a new decade ➝ The journey to the w...
May 06, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Danny Miranda brings the raw truth in this conversation. But what exactly is truth? It's a subjective concept, unique to each individual. Truth empowers us to express ourselves genuinely, act with integrity, and foster genuine connections with both ourselves and others. Danny shares how he connected with his truth and how his experience with self-doubt was something to learn from rather than be ashamed of. Danny and I dive into… ➝ Understanding someone based on their energetic resonance ➝ Br...
Apr 29, 2024•2 hr 30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Eben Britton, a former NFL player, has undergone the journey of reimagining his identity after it was defined by external achievements. In this conversation, Eben dives into how he has created contentment, trust and purpose in the present moment – in all its forms, circumstances and emotions. What drives you daily? Consider finding comfort in those moments of stagnation or slow progress. Perspective is personal, and there's no one-size-fits-all approach. Join Eben’s group mentorship program,...
Apr 24, 2024•2 hr 32 min•Transcript available on Metacast As the founder of The Lifestyle Investor and a master of low-risk cash flow investing, Justin’s ethos is to “create wealth without creating a job.” He excels at simplifying complex financial strategies, structuring deals, and disciplined investment systems that consistently yield profitable results. This conversation came to me during a time of my own financial reevaluation. We all have our own version of financial stress so I hope this conversation will feel as inspiring for you as it was for m...
Apr 18, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Adam Chin is the Co-Founder of Enlifted and genius behind course development and education. Adam shares here about the pillars of a well-lived life: health, wealth, relationships, and self. He walks us through the 4-step language process to bring our visions into our reality—whether that be a wellness goal, financial, career, relational, you name it. I had the privilege of working with Enlifted on my language process in December 2023 and it moved a lot of stuck energy and made way for greater ex...
Apr 10, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast David Sutcliffe spent 20+ years as an Actor in Hollywood and loved every minute of it… until he didn’t. Now what? He was met with the common predicament of feeling the pull to pivot from the known to the unknown. If you’ve been tuning in for a while now, you know this is how The Great Unlearn came to be – my journey from certainty to uncertainty. After years in the industry, David no longer felt that lust for acting and as life would have it, he was presented with an opportunity to explore elsew...
Apr 01, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Transcript available on Metacast In my first ever interview-style solocast, my dear brother Ty Ward architects the flow beautifully to pull through the threads of my last 3 years in “the tunnel”. During this period of time, I was trudging through my dark night of the soul. Our family unit was working through challenges, finances were feeling rockier than I’m comfortable with, and my resistance to being with stillness and uncertainty became so loud, yet I powered through — at the expense of my health and relationships — like I h...
Mar 26, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Lance Armstrong shares the unseen struggles in the cycling world, going from hero to zero in an instant, meeting and defeating cancer, and through it all, how he chose to rebuild a life of integrity and meaning. 5 years ago he devoted himself to a 5-day intensive experience at Onsite Nashville where he began to peel back the layers of his emotional pain; that for so long were covered with bandaid after bandaid. He emerged from this retreat with a revived understanding of himself and responsibili...
Mar 12, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dan Martell is a serial entrepreneur, author of “Buy Back Your Time”, and coach to founders who are ready to scale their business by reclaiming their freedom. A big part of my journey has centered around the myth that my financial success brings life success — and in my body, this didn’t feel like the case once I reached that level in my career or outside of it. Dan’s approach to creating a fulfilling, liberating life honors the ultimate insights — we are each here to walk our own unique path, r...
Mar 04, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Republishing this conversation with my soul brother and fan favorite, Boyd Varty. If you aren't familiar yet, Boyd is co-owner of Londolozi Game Reserve where he grew up amongst the wilderness and leads a life that implements and demonstrates the wisdom of the natural world. In this episode we talk Story—how they either create ease or constriction, how to witness ourself in one, and how to alchemize thoughts, patterns and behaviors based on being witness to our own energetics. Boyd leads us ...
Feb 20, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Adam Schell developed Brain Supreme, a transformative microdose supplement blending together the magic of mushrooms, nootropics, adaptogens, and ergogenics to support neurological wellness. Mushrooms have been utilized since the beginning of time to cure many ailments and support one’s mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. I personally have enjoyed experimenting with different blends for focus, presence, play, and simply supporting my flow state energy. Adam and I discuss... ➝ Microdosing...
Feb 01, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jared Pickard, founder of Be Here Farm + Nature, shares the journey of Be Here so far and the official launch of the website—peep below to shop all the incredible products. Be Here continues to be an advocate for sustainability and ethicality through mindfully formulated skin and body products. Along the journey of developing his brand, one component that has shown immense support is prioritizing genuine hangs through men’s groups. Having experienced the depth and openness that has come from the...
Dec 18, 2023•2 hr 32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Mark England, co-founder and head coach at Enlifted, returns for a deeper dive into the power of language—offering us unique and practical steps in bringing awareness and change to the sabotaging voice in our head. He is joined by Kimberly Kesting, partner in business and host of the Get Enlifted podcast, who shares her own personal experiences with shifting reality simply by shifting the way she speaks of it. We dive into… ➝ How an unconscious language practice prevents us from growing ➝ Simple...
Dec 12, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's been so fun to be involved in the wave of Gel Blaster, founded by today's guest, Colin Guinn. Gel Blaster began as a self-funded company and eventually evolved to partnering with friends—keeping true to fun being the name of the game. Gel Blaster began as a portal to a healthier world for our younger generations. With all of the new technology, social media, video games etc, encouraging our kids to continue being active and in nature seems more important than ever. Gel Blaster does ...
Nov 30, 2023•2 hr 33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Doug Lynch, cofounder of Zenkai and president of Filium, delivers the secret sauce for professional and spiritual success. After playing 15 years of professional hockey, he was ready to begin a new chapter that would put him in the driver’s seat of his day-to-day life. After years of rediscovering his new sense of self and recreating a life outside of being an athlete, he found himself enthralled in the world of sustainability, eventually leading to the development of Zenkai and Filium technolog...
Nov 27, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ting Ting Guan brings her serene nature to the podcast today as she shares about her meditative movement practice, the GuanJing Method. The GuanJing Method increases vital energy flow in the body, releases tension, and establishes balance and health through visualization and intentional movement patterns. It's rooted in Ancient traditional meditation and Eastern Qi practices — designed specifically to ease modern-day stressors. We dive into… ➝ How she developed the GuanJing Method ➝ Learning...
Nov 22, 2023•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the spring, I was able to join in on another Bee the Wellness retreat. Bee the Wellness hosts retreats around the world consisting of farm-to-table meals, intentional and playful time in nature, live music and dancing, costumes, speakers, and coaching experiences. The retreats are really an integrative experience and conduit to sinking into the joys of life. We hosted a panel with some of the retreat facilitators who shared powerful lived experiences that are sure to inspire and encourage oth...
Oct 31, 2023•2 hr 36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Del Bigtree is a television producer, host of The HighWire, and CEO of Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN). He is well-known in the world for his courage in researching and exposing scientific fraud. Today, he shares the path of discovering this destiny of his—beginning with producing The Doctors, which later became a major moral conflict. For more on Del's research and work, check out Episode 96 where he shares many of his comprehensive findings and how the past 3 years have impacted his...
Oct 17, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Justin Frandson is an Athleticism Performance Coach using nerve health to strengthen and heal injury and misalignments in the body. He practices on the premise that the body is electric and through light therapy and static stretching, our cells are able to communicate to one another more efficiently and in turn, allows the body to heal itself. This conversation is for both athletes and those who aren’t — waking up the nervous system and preparing our body for movement so that we can feel better ...
Sep 12, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chad McLean is a military veteran and founder of Mental Joe Apparel. 3 years ago he had explored ketamine-assisted therapy which supported his mental wellbeing immensely and allowed him to part from SSRI's. Chad shares his struggles with mental health and self-esteem throughout his life, his intense experiences in military camp and how he reclaimed his life back by acknowledging and tending to his inner woundings. Chad and I dive into… ➝ The mission behind Mental Joe ➝ Utilizing Trauma Relea...
Aug 14, 2023•2 hr 47 min•Transcript available on Metacast For men, many of us were raised with the rule “if we’re struggling, don’t talk about it”. This is what had Connor Beaton hitting rock bottom and eventually, opening his eyes and heart to the importance of having the support to express his emotions. Harboring such subtle and heavy emotions, with no outlet or invitation to express them healthily, led Connor to expressing shame in the forms of substance abuse, addictions, dysfunctional relationship dynamics and living out of his car. Connor dives i...
Jul 31, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Pickard is a fellow ex-trader on Wall Street and, similar to my story, shifting from that identity was a tough transition for him—leaving him with “What’s left of me? What am I now?” Hear more of his story and how he radically transformed every aspect of his life on our previous episode together, Episode 97 Today, we catch up on his latest creation, The Abundance Archetype course—an 8 week course for the investor who wants to embrace overflowing abundance in every aspect of their life. Thi...
Jul 14, 2023•2 hr 54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Excited to have my buddy, Ron White, join us for some deep dives into his 37 year journey - and counting - as a stand-up comic. A lot has changed societally since entering the 2000s so we got to chat how comedy has adapted without suppressing its nature of finding the line and stepping over it. Ron has been performing at Austin's very own Comedy Mothership, brought to life by Joe Rogan this year, and this opportunity to partner with Joe quite literally kept Ron from retiring. From the green ...
Jun 30, 2023•2 hr 31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Chervin is a life-long seeker of truth and knowledge. Through his supplement company, Cymbiotika, Wake the Fake Up podcast and media presence, he shares deep insights on areas of study such as Eastern and Western medicine, orthomolecular medicine, epigenetics, nutrition, detoxification, biodynamic agriculture, and philosophy, with the soul intention to awaken a higher potential contained within each of us. Chervin stands firm that no amount of cleanses, exercising, whole foods will cure us when ...
Jun 16, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Luke Storey is a writer, meditation and metaphysics teacher and lifestyle design expert who shares transformative principles on health, addiction recovery, and spirituality. Luke’s spent the past two decades refining the ultimate wellness lifestyle—his teachings combine primal health, and ancient spiritual practices with the most cutting-edge natural healing, and consciousness expanding technologies. On this episode, we get to hear how he applies these learnings as he navigates challenging seaso...
May 30, 2023•2 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kyle Kingsbury is back and, since our last recorded conversation, we catch up on a lot that has shifted since. Kyle has recently embarked on a regenerative farming journey, stewarding Gardeners of Eden farm—a 100+ acre piece of land in Lockhart, Texas. Gardeners of Eden is a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching the world how to create a truly symbiotic relationship between human beings and the Earth. Kyle and I dive into... ⟶ Developing a nonprofit regenerative farm reconnecting humans ...
May 24, 2023•2 hr 40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Nearly a co-host by now, one of my best pals and definitely a fan favorite, Boyd Varty, joins us for his 4th time on the show! If you aren't familiar yet, Boyd is co-owner of Londolozi Game Reserve where he grew up amongst the wilderness and leads a life that implements and demonstrates the wisdom of the natural world. Today we talk Story—how they make or break us, how to witness ourself in one, how to alchemize thoughts, patterns and behaviors based on being witness to ourself. Boyd leads u...
May 13, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Co-founder and head coach at Enlifted, Mark England, has been researching, presenting and coaching on the power of words for over 15 years. However, Mark does more than teach people how to communicate, he offers practical tools to individuals and organizations, and helps others clearly express their intentions and avoid calling in what they actually don’t want. In this episode, we chat all about the power of words as a tool for changing our perception and reality. Mark and I dive into… ⟶ Practic...
Apr 27, 2023•2 hr 31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Joe Fauria is a former NFL athlete, current breathwork facilitator, and co-founder of Hello Wellness Retreats. After wrapping up his time in the NFL, he found himself in similar shoes to many ex-athletes as he struggled to navigate his identity off the field—a common place to those who have transitioned away from a job that they identified so deeply with. Along the journey to discover what else lights him up, he found himself in the depths of self-work and establishing a stronger sense of self a...
Apr 19, 2023•2 hr 54 min•Transcript available on Metacast