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Freedom From Ego Through Gratitude with Jamie Anderson May 10, 2022

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This week's guest is one of the most decorated snowboarders in the history of the sport. Jamie Anderson won the gold medal in the inaugural Women's Slopestyle Even at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia and repeated winning another gold medal in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, making her the first female snowboarder to win more than one Olympic gold medal. Including her performances at the Winter X Games Jamie has won 25 total medals: eighteen gold, five silver, and two bronze. All of these accolades make Jamie Anderson a force to be reckoned with in the world of snowboarding, however what caught my eye about her is her perspective around living life in harmony with one's Soul vs one's Ego.
Jamie has been featured in a host of articles and print media around her blend of spirituality, yoga, meditation, breathwork and mindfulness and how these practices have not only influenced her athletic performance, but also her life in general.
Jamie has a calm and compassionate demeanor. Her warmth and smile exude an invitation to ask questions and learn more. If you weren't a snowboarding aficionado, chances are you would connect with her because of her kindness and have no clue she has won 25 medals between the Olympics and Winter X Games. This is by far the most impressive stat in Jamie's accomplishments throughout her career, is the person she has built through the work she has done and the awareness she brings to the conversation outside of her dominance in the sport she competes in.
It was a breath of fresh air to talk to such an accomplished athlete who is also an ambassador for sustainability, mindful living, and treating oneself and others kindly.
To learn more about Jamie please head over to her website https://www.jamieandersonsnow.com/
Also, to learn more about Jamie's foundation and to donate please go here
https://www.jamieandersonsnow.com/the-cause
Articles featuring Jamie that are applicable to our conversation:
https://www.elitedaily.com/p/olympic-snowboarder-jamie-anderson-uses-meditation-crystals-to-slay-the-slopes-exclusive-8026700
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/gold-medal-the-jamie-anderson-way-meditation-incense-and-candles/2014/02/09/50d9ee24-91b0-11e3-84e1-27626c5ef5fb_story.html
https://www.yogajournal.com/practice/yoga-for-athletes/olympic-gold-medalist-snowboarder-jamie-anderson-yoga-trains-core-gives-ninja-like-edge/

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Science & Spirituality with Dr. Lisa Miller May 02, 2022

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This week's guess is Dr. Lisa Miller. An NYT Bestselling Author.
Dr. Lisa Miller is perhaps the world’s foremost expert in the relative study of psychology and spirituality. Dr. Miller is Professor and Director of Clinical Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she founded and currently directs the Spirituality and Mind-Body Institute, to innovate, disseminate, and train healers in foundationally spiritual treatments. Dr. Miller solo-edited the Oxford University Handbook of Psychology and Spirituality (2012) and has published over seventy articles and chapters on spirituality in mental health and wellness. She has acted as Principle Investigator on several million dollars-worth of grants from corporate and family foundations as well as the National Institutes of Mental Health.
You can purchase Dr. Miller's books (The Awakened Brain) & (The Spiritual Child) and find out more about her research and work here https://www.lisamillerphd.com/
Her TedTalk on Depression and Spirituality can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c5t6FkvUG0
Connect with her on Instagram at @Dr.LisaMiller

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Awakening of Self with Zack Alexander Mar 25, 2022

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Interested in working with me one on one? I'm currently offering 10% off purchasing a 4-pack of one on one sessions as an individual or couple. Head over to www.nicobarraza.com to learn more.
This week's guest is Shadow Work and Men's Coach Zack Alexander. Known for his no-nonsense approach to spirituality, plant medicine, and shadow work. Zack has an incredible personal story that he shares a bit about with all of us.
You can connect with Zack on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/zackalexander___/?hl=en and find the rest of his links there.
It was a great conversation and I hope you all enjoy it!

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Sex, Shame, & Pleasure with Dr. Tara Mar 15, 2022

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Work with me one on one! I work with individuals, couples, and athletes of all ages. Head over to www.nicobarraza.com to inquire more and book a session.
This week's guest is sex, love, and relationship coach Dr. Tara. Dr. Tara has a PhD in Human Communication and considers herself a practitioner of new-age sex education. She is a wealth of knowledge around sex and sexual intimacy in relationships.
This is an X rated episode :) but worth your while for so many reasons! No matter your gender or sexual orientation, you will walk away with some great tips on sex, pleasure, and healthy sexual communication.
You can connect with Dr. Tara through the links below
https://www.luvbites.co/
https://www.instagram.com/luvbites.co/
https://www.tiktok.com/@luvbites.co?
Her podcast can be listened to here https://www.luvbites.co/luvbitesbydrtarapodcast

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Building Better Relationships (Solo Episode) Mar 07, 2022

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The Privilege We Have (Solo Episode) Mar 01, 2022

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I get into a few things in this episode! From the invasion of Ukraine by Putin and Russian forces, to BLM, to the ACAB movement, to standing up for trans and gay rights. All of it relates to privilege.

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An Intro to Interdependence with Dené Logan, MA, AMFT, RYT Feb 22, 2022

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Interested in working with me in a one on one setting where we can dive deeply into the parts of yourself and your life you want to improve? Learn more by heading over to my website https://www.nicobarraza.com/
My good friend Dené Logan joins us for a second round on Starve the Ego Feed the Soul and this time we focus around masculine and feminine energy dynamics, patriarchy, shadow parts of the masculine and feminine, and interdependence and why she believes that this is the holy grail for where we should be focusing our interpersonal work.
What Dené and I discuss applies to all relationships. Specifically the relationship we have with ourselves and the relationships we engage in with others. Truly I can't think of a better episode to launch in conjunction with my Build Better Relationships Course.
Dené is a practicing therapist, podcast host, retreat facilitator, writer, mother, and all around incredible human-being who is doing the work herself. I always enjoy my conversations with Dené and I'm happy to have her back on the show.
You can find her via her website https://www.deneselkin.com/
On her podcast with her friend and fellow therapist Vanessa Bennett https://anchor.fm/cheaperthantherapypod
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dene.logan/ and on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@denelogan

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Self-Forgiveness with Johan van Vuuren Feb 15, 2022

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This week's guest is Mr. Johan van Vuuren. Johan or ManFromSomewhere as his 1.2 million TikTok followers know him as is a self-proclaimed adventurer & finder of self traveling the healing path. Johan's content first came to my attention through Mel Robbins! Since then I've been a fan of his heartfelt and empathy filled content. Johan comes from the professional acting life and has played roles in various films https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2421078/.
You can connect with Johan on TikTok and Instagram here https://beacons.page/manfromsomewhere
Self-forgiveness and self-love are two themes that seem to be corner stones in Johan's content and we dive deeply into them and more.
I am super appreciative for Johan taking the time out of his day to sit down with me an have an hour heart to heart conversation that I can share with all of you!
If you are interested in working with me one on one I work with individuals, couples, and athletes. Head over to www.nicobarraza.com to inquire more or book a session.

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A Dating App For Athletes with Amanda McGrew Feb 09, 2022

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My guest this week is Amanda McGrew, founder of Playoff the dating app, entrepreneur, and ex-collegiate basketball player and coach.
Here is Amada's bio taken straight off the Playoff website www.playoffdatingapp.com
"Hi Everyone! My name is Amanda McGrew and I am originally from Santa Monica, CA. I went east to play basketball at the University of Rhode Island from 2005-2009 and used a fifth year to play at Umass Lowell from 2009-2010. I am now back in Los Angeles, teaching PE and coaching basketball. With online dating becoming more popular, I found myself on all of the biggest dating apps. After a couple years, I started to see more niche dating apps pop up, and I realized that the world needed Playoff.

I created Playoff with the idea that dating someone with a shared, unique life experience can be incredibly special. I wanted to create a platform where like minded people could easily find one another and create lasting relationships. As a former college basketball player, athletics has played a huge role in my development as a person. My athletic career has been a major influence in the way I handle problems, form relationships or make decisions. The idea of finding and connecting people who share that perspective and mentality is incredibly exciting to me!

Being a high level, competitive athlete is an unbelievable accomplishment and as experience that shapes the rest of your life. Collegiate and professional athletes have invested thousands of hours of hard work and practice into their sport(s). Whether you are still an athlete or not, dating someone who can understand that perspective and has that shared life experience is invaluable."
I highly recommend looking into Playoff if you meet the qualifications to sign-up or sharing it with your friends and family who do. Amanda is doing great things for athletes!

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The Soil and The Seed with Dr. Beth DuPree, MD, FACS, ABOIM Jan 26, 2022

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Dr. Beth DuPree has been an innovative thought leader in breast cancer care nationally and internationally. He passion to empower healing in her patients on their cancer journey has lead her to a new phase of her career. She has shifted her focus from the operating room to becoming medical advisor to innovative companies focused on aspects of survivorship. Post operative pain management, generalized mental wellness to groundbreaking psychedelic therapies are current her areas of focus. She will receive her Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies Research from the California Institute for Integral Studies in March of 2022. She will also complete her MAPS ( Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) certification as well.
Dr. DuPree, who received her medical degree from Hahnemann University in Philadelphia in 1987, has written a book entitled The Healing Consciousness: A Doctor’s Journey to Healing. It is the true story of her journey as a surgeon who awakens to the healer that resides within her. Proceeds from the book are donated to The Healing Consciousness Foundation, a nonprofit organization Dr. DuPree founded in 2007 to fund holistic and wellness therapies for women and men living with a breast cancer diagnosis.

Dr. DuPree, who is a master-level Reiki practitioner, strongly urges patients to integrate healing therapies, whether it is through yoga, meditation, life coaching, Reiki, massage, grief counseling, exercise programs, reflexology, integrative nutritional counseling, or lifestyle modification. She believes that “whatever it takes to help a person find healing and peace within their heart should be an integral part of their treatment process.”

In addition to her clinical teaching, speaking and humanitarian work, she is a sought-after teacher of new surgical technologies and travels nationally and internationally educating surgeons on the latest and greatest surgical procedures. Her greatest accomplishment in life has been parenting her two amazing sons, Tom and Dean with her husband of 35 years, Joe.

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Transformational organizations dedicated to improving mental and physical wellness, alternatives to traditional drug treatments and promoting true healing.

www.within.health

https://gatewaysciences.com

Ketamine Clinics

Santa Monica currently. Sedona and Scottsdale in the near future

“Leading the Human Race to Inner Space”

www.signlrelief.com

www.meetjovi.com

The Healing Consciousness Foundation

www.hcfbucks.org

To Purchase the book

The Healing Consciousness: A Doctor’s Journey to Healing

All proceeds go to the