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Starve the Ego Feed the Soul

A podcast covering everything about the most important subject you’ll ever study, yourself. Real people, real conversations, discussing the real things that matter. Tune in for your weekly dose of introspection. Please send all inquiries to coaching@nicobarraza.com

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Think, Feel, Choose - Dr. Caroline Leaf Apr 19, 2021

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For episode 10 of Starve the Ego Feed the Soul we have the brilliant Dr. Caroline Leaf.
Dr. Leaf is a communication pathologist and neuroscientist whose passion is to help people see the power of the mind to change the brain, control chaotic thinking, and find mental peace. She just launched her brand new book "Cleaning up your mental mess."
Dr. Leaf has appeared on many other podcasts and TV episodes that have reached millions of listeners and viewers globally.
We discuss her new book at length during this conversation and how we can take charge of our minds to live fuller and freer lives. To quote the intro to Dr. Leaf's new book, "Toxic thoughts, depression, anxiety -- our mental mess is frequently aggravated by a chaotic world and sustained by and inability to manage our thought life. But we shouldn't settle into this mental mess as if it's a new normal. There's hope and help available to us -- and the road to healthier thoughts and peak happiness may actually be shorter than you think."
You can order a copy of Dr. Leaf's new book via Audible here https://tinyurl.com/nh7wtc25
Or order a physical/kindle copy here https://tinyurl.com/52csjaj5
Her website is https://drleaf.com/ and I highly recommend checking out her podcast CLEANING UP THE MENTAL MESS with Dr. Caroline Leaf
It was an honor to be able to share an hour with Dr. Leaf and I hope you enjoy this conversation!
As a reminder we are doing a give-a-way for this episode! Leave the show a 5-star written review on Apple Podcasts and DM me a screenshot of your review on Instagram @ThatBarrazaBoy. You will be entered to win one of three copies of Dr. Leaf's new book that we will be mailing our to three lucky winners of this give-a-way.
Be well,
n

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Conversations with Cassidy (Take 1) - Cassidy Freeman Apr 12, 2021

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Just like her Instagram bio states, Cassidy Freeman is a woman, actor, lover of nature, meditator, yogi and dog lover.
You may recognize her from shows such as Longmire, Smallville, and now the HBO series The Righteous Gemstones.
Cassidy and I first connected via our two wonderful canine companions. Her late dog Shasta was a staple in her life, much like Sol and now Tsegi are in mine. Fast forward to the podcast launching, I thought Cassidy would be a great person to have on, not only because of her talent as an artist, but also her perspective and outlook on life.
You can find Cassidy on Instagram @hatface, her authenticity is palpable even through social media and that is something I love and greatly appreciate.
I'm planning on having Cassidy back on the show periodically and adding to these 'Conversations with Cassidy' over time. Our chats tend to go on a wide variety of tangents and topics, but stick with us, I promise we get to some crucial points.
I really appreciate all the support all of you out there have shown for the podcast so far!
Much love,
n

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Diving Deep into Self - Kelsey Grant Apr 05, 2021

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Kelsey Grant is a love education and relationship coach, country musician, and podcast host based in Vancouver, Canada.
Every conversation I have with Kelsey is filled with depth and introspection. In this conversation we talk about observing our childhoods and how these observations have been essential to understanding our healthy and unhealthy patterns and responses in relationships.
We talk about the honeymoon phase vs the real work of thriving healthy relationships, how no one escapes childhood devoid of trauma, and how we can work on allowing space in ourselves to heal.
I hope you enjoy this conversation!
You can find Kelsey and her work by clicking the links below.
https://www.instagram.com/radicalselflove/
https://lnk.bio/radicalselflove
Be well,
n

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Hózhó, Walking In Beauty - Shaun Martin Mar 22, 2021

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In this episode I sit down with the phenomenal Shaun Martin. Shaun was born and raised on the Navajo Reservation in Northern Arizona. He is the founder and race director of the Canyon de Chelly Ultra Marathon, an educator, a husband, a father, a son, and a facilitator of connection. In this talk Shaun shares many amazing things. Stories of his father growing up on the land near the East Rim of the Grand Canyon and being taken from his family at a young age by the United States government.
Shaun provides insight on how to learn and connect with indigenous cultures here and around the world. How we all might be better off for respecting the first inhabitants of the land.
He touches on the reasons behind the Canyon de Chelly Ultra and tells stories about Navajo (Diné) culture.
A Navajo word Shaun mentions throughout this discussion is Hózhó (HoSho). Hózhó is loosely translated as peace, balance, beauty and harmony. To be “in Hózhó” is to be at one with and a part of the world around you. Hozho is a state of being that refers to the interconnectedness between beauty, harmony and goodness in all things physical and spiritual that results in health and well-being for all things and beings.
Links discussed in the episode can be found below!
Canyon de Chelly Ultra website https://www.canyondechellyultra.com/
Article I wrote on the race and Shaun in 2014 featuring my photography of the event https://www.podiumrunner.com/culture/camaraderie-native-culture-canyon-de-chelly-ultra/
Canyon de Chelly Ultra Community Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/838189979552938/
Walking in Beauty: Closing Prayer from the Navajo Way Blessing Ceremony
In beauty I walk
With beauty before me I walk
With beauty behind me I walk
With beauty above me I walk
With beauty around me I walk
It has become beauty again
Hózhóogo naasháa doo Shitsijí’ hózhóogo naasháa doo Shikéédéé hózhóogo naasháa doo Shideigi hózhóogo naasháa doo T’áá altso shinaagóó hózhóogo naasháa doo Hózhó náhásdlíí’ Hózhó náhásdlíí’ Hózhó náhásdlíí’ Hózhó náhásdlíí’
Today I will walk out, today everything negative will leave me
I will be as I was before, I will have a cool breeze over my body.
I will have a light body, I will be happy forever, nothing will hinder me.
I walk with beauty before me. I walk with beauty behind me.
I walk with beauty below me. I walk with beauty above me.
I walk with beauty around me. My words will be beautiful.
In beauty all day long may I walk.
Through the returning seasons, may I walk.
On the trail marked with pollen may I walk.
With dew about my feet, may I walk.
With beauty before me may I walk.
With beauty behind me may I walk.
With beauty below me may I walk.
With beauty above me may I walk.
With beauty all around me may I walk.
In old age wandering on a trail of beauty, lively, may I walk.
In old age wandering on a trail of beauty, living again, may I walk.
My words will be beautiful…

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Separation as a Gateway to Growth - Meredy Dambacher Mar 15, 2021

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In this episode Meredy Dambacher and I discuss divorce, betrayal, codependency, co-parenting during a separation, going to couples therapy and a ton more.
Meredy shares her personal story of separating from her partner of 18 years and navigating divorce after being married for 12 years.
You can find Meredy via her company at @creativestudiosd and www.macreativestudio.com

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Loving and Being Loved Solo Episode Mar 14, 2021

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Some thoughts around loving and being loved on this beautiful Sunday!
As always thank you to Oliver Michael for our intro and outro music https://open.spotify.com/artist/58Oe01uYw1nODV5DwGO14z?si=5H-Y8FGOR7G5gHQdoOII8Q
Links to things I discuss in the talk are as follows!
Alain de Botton New York Times article "Why you will marry the wrong person" https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/29/opinion/sunday/why-you-will-marry-the-wrong-person.html
Alain de Botton Google talk on Why you will marry the wrong person https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCS6t6NUAGQ
Link to School of Life Relationships book that I read chapter 7 from https://www.amazon.com/Relationships-School-Life-Library/dp/0993538746
Nicole LePera's new book (The Holistic Psychologist on Instagram) How to Do the Work: Recognize Your Patters, Heal from Your Pas, and Create Your Self https://www.amazon.com/How-Do-Work-Recognize-Patterns/dp/006301209X

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Our Relationship with Nature - Pascal Egli Mar 11, 2021

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Pascal Egli has been one of the fastest mountain and sky runners in the world for the past 5 years. He is not only an elite mountain athlete, but a thoughtful human being who consistently puts out inspiration to connect with nature in the world.
His background as a professional scientist allows him a unique insight into our connection with nature.
In this episode Pascal and I discuss our relationship with nature. How this has evolved or devolved over time and why the view point that we are separate from nature is responsible for many of the issues involving climate change.
Pascal discusses his deep connection with nature, how his childhood played a role in his appreciation for our planet, and how mountain running has allowed him to experience more parts of the world and beauty.
We discuss so much from over consumption, to environmental elitism, to privilege in the outdoor industry.
You can find Pascal on Instagram @PascalEgli

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What Death Teaches Us About Love - Ladia Albertson-Junkans Mar 08, 2021

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In this episode Ladia Albertson-Junkans and I discuss death, loss, grief and much more. Specifically, Ladia shares her personal story of losing her best friend Gabe Grunewald to a 10-year battle with cancer in the summer of 2019.
Ladia's story is deeply heartfelt. I hope you are able to walk away with a new found appreciation for the lessons on life and love that death teaches us.
As discussed in the episode if you would like to learn more about the #BraveLikeGabe Foundation go to https://www.bravelikegabe.org/ and consider making a donation. Donations go towards finding better and more effective treatments for rare cancers.
You can find Ladia on Instagram and Twitter @LadiaHallie, she is an incredible, kind, and inspiring person to follow.

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The Gift of Desperation - Matthew Dugger Mar 01, 2021

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In the first episode of the Starve the Ego Feed the Soul Podcast I talk to my longtime friend Matthew Dugger. Matt is a recent husband, father, aspiring actor, writer, director, recovering addict from alcohol, and a musician.
In this episode Matt and I dive deep into alcohol and drug culture in the US. We chat about his personal life story with addiction, using drugs and alcohol to combat loneliness and a low self-worth as a young man. How he has learned to practiced self-love and come to appreciate the balance between pursuit of a career in Hollywood, his family, and his goals to work on himself throughout the process.
From love, to marriage, to friendship, to addiction this discussion is jam-packed with kernels of goodness.
I hope you enjoy,
n

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What are we doing here? Feb 25, 2021

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Kicking off the *Starve the Ego Feed the Soul* podcast, I chat briefly about what to expect from the content we are going to produce on the show.
Strap yourselves in because we are closing the gap between the surface self and deep self through the episodes of this podcast. Diving deep into all things human.
I hope you enjoy.
n
Oliver Michael Music (Artist who created the intro song Wansui.) https://open.spotify.com/artist/58Oe01uYw1nODV5DwGO14z?autoplay=true
Podcast Artwork by Meredy Dambacher

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