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99. Living Your Dream and Being in Love With Your Life | Bee The Wellness Festival Panel Dec 19, 2022

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Earlier this year my wife, Peyton, was prepping to attend a Bee The Wellness Retreat when she sent a subtle invitation my way—knowing that there were many adventures planned within this retreat that were quite outside of my comfort zone—and spoiler alert, I had the time of my life. It’s no secret that I have experimented with many spiritual medicines and retreats, yet this one created space for me to experience one of my most genuine connections to self and others.

During the festival, the facilitators held a panel on how they each have created a life that they are in love with and the obstacles that presented themselves along the way. I had the absolute honor of moderating this conversation with Vanessa and Adam Lambert, Samuel J, Ting Ting, Porangui, Ashley Klein, Michael Worry and Erin Claire Jones.

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We dive into...

⟶ What it feels like to live your dream

⟶ How to navigate the challenges with transitioning careers, relationships, and versions of self

⟶ Ideas for interrupting patterns while in conflict with our romantic partners

⟶ Moving through comparison in the professional world

⟶ Checking in with ourself often to reevaluate our priorities

Referenced:

Bee The Wellness

Look up your human design chart

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Co-founder Bee The Wellness

Founder of Starseed Collective

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Co-founder Bee The Wellness

COO of Starseed Collective

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Connect with Samuel J:

Musician/Composer, Ocean Athlete/Conservationist

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Connect with Ting Ting:

Founder of GuanJing Method

Instagram

Connect with Porangui:

Healer, Sonic Alchemist & World Soul multi-instrumentalist

Instagram

Connect with Ashley Klein:

Embodiment Guide

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Connect with Michael Worry:

Hike For A Cure

Connect with Erin Claire Jones:

Human Design Guide & Leadership Coach

Instagram

Look up your human design chart

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This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

98. Joshua Barber | Repairing Parent-Child Relationships After Divorce and Finding Love Within Dec 09, 2022

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Having spent 17 years of being in motion, not tending to his needs, expectations or his marriage, Joshua Barber found himself seeking love outside of himself—eventually leading to an affair, followed by a divorce.

He has spent his most recent years diving into his desires and mending relationships with his children and more importantly, his own self. All of which is no easy feat but has proven to be incredibly rewarding and illuminating for what is most important in life—nurturing our relationship with Self and giving our best to those we choose to love.

Joshua and I dive into...

→ His painful path to learning unconditional love for himself

→ The selfless act of self-care and becoming whole for those around us

→ Healing parent-child relationship post affair and divorce

→ The split of his church community and soothing with drugs and alcohol

→ A wounded, abusive relationship with his father

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• Instagram @joshua.e.barber

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97. Jason Pickard | The Gloomy Rollercoaster of Seeking Success and Happiness Outside of Oneself Nov 23, 2022

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As a successful portfolio manager at a large hedge fund, Jason Pickard reached a tipping point in 2006. At 330 pounds and getting sick often, it hit him how out of balance, depressed, and uncomfortable he was. Despite his physical size, he felt small psychologically, too—finally realizing that success and happiness were not at all the same.

Since then, Jason has studied and experienced a multitude of cross-cultural pathways to greater health, higher consciousness, and multi-faceted self-expression. He now guides as a Life Process Coach to assist others along their experience to a more fulfilled Self.

Jason and I dive into...

⟶ The primal importance of rituals.

⟶ Role-playing with the voice of conflicting desires

⟶ Understanding our primary and secondary processes/identities

⟶ The only Four Doctors you'll ever need

⟶ Balancing our own self-care alongside the care of our children

⟶ Harmonizing the technology that surrounds us through BioGeometry

Resources

• Bhagavad Gita

• Bio-Geometry Products

• Dr. Thomas Cowan episode

• The Bio-Geometry Home Kit

• Foundational Training of Bio-Geometry

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• Website

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96. Del Bigtree | Healthy Skepticism and Trusting Our Own Intelligence Nov 15, 2022

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We are capable, with investigation, of understanding anything in the world. Today's conversation with my friend, Del Bigtree, is all about trusting our own intelligence and instincts. Del is host of The HighWire and founder of Informed Consent Action Network — putting the power of scientifically researched health information into our hands and enabling our medical decisions to come from tangible understanding, not medical coercion.

Del and I dive into...

⟶ His experience as a non-mainstream investigative journalist

⟶ The importance of The Freedom of Information Act

⟶ Learning to trust our own intelligence and instincts

⟶ Being willing to question and investigate narratives

⟶ ICAN's legal success in holding the CDC accountable for misinformation

Referenced:

• Del Previously on The Great Unlearn

• Informed Consent Action Network

• Atlas Shrugged

• Alex Jones on The HighWire

Connect with Del:

The HighWire

The HighWire Podcast

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This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

95. Theo Rossi | Sons of Anarchy and the Unwritten Guide of a Post-success Life Oct 20, 2022

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You may be familiar with today's guest like I was, from Sons of Anarchy or his latest film, Emily The Criminal, but I had the pleasure of sitting down and getting to actually know the human being within these characters played.

Theo Rossi joins us on TGU to share his unique journey of life and personal experience in the entertainment industry. The grass is not always greener and, although grateful, he has been met with immense challenges living life in a media world that thrives and 'succeeds' on inauthenticity; let alone a world that applies so much pressure on being successful, with little guidance on what post-success looks and feels like.

Theo and I dive into...

→ Why greatness is not created through perfection

→ The problems that money doesn't solve

→ How Theo moves through life's ‘new levels, new devils’

→ Achieving happiness through smaller, everyday moments

→ How we've both navigated the discomfort of post-success

→ His fatherhood journey after growing up without the presence of his own biological father

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• Instagram

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Resources:

What Every Body Is Saying

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

94. Jared Pickard and Eben Britton | The Relationship Between Earth Care and Self Care Sep 07, 2022

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Have you ever experienced a calamity that seemingly optimized your life?

From Wall Street to biodynamic farming, Jared Pickard and his wife tended to one of our country's only biodynamic farm; until earlier this year when fires seized control. No doubt this was an incredibly traumatic experience witnessing their home and business be stripped from them, however, some place inside of him felt that maybe this was all part of something larger. Shortly after, when depression sank in, he found himself returning to one thing he knew could use some tending to – self care. And wildly enough, one of the few things that survived the fires was a surprise trunk full of their skincare serum that they had produced via the resources from their farm.

Jared, Eben and I dive into...

→ Why organic farming isn't always healthy

→ The intimate relationship between earth care and self care

→ Interacting with food as a positive feedback loop

→ The importance of having dreams and desires through turbulent waters

→ Practicing the skill of shifting from narrow focus to open focus

→ And more!

Resources:

• UNLEARN for 10% Discount Sun Potion

• Eben on The Great Unlearn

• Summer Solstice Serum

Connect with Jared and Be Here Farm + Nature:

• Instagram

• Website

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• Instagram

• TikTok

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This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

93. Daniel Raphael | Materialize Your Dreams Through Dreamporting Aug 10, 2022

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After years of following protocols that exacerbated his debilitating anxiety, depression, and autistic symptoms, Daniel Raphael took his healing into his own hands. He embarked on a 13 year journey around the world — living and studying with dozens of shamans, masters & specialists — to discover how to transcend his conditions.

By harnessing the core principles of reality in simple and effective ways, he transformed his life and now supports others in transforming theirs, too.

Daniel and I dive into...

→ How to connect with your guardian angel

→ Knowing how and when to shift from cognition to intuition

→ Simple ways to detox the pineal gland

→ The purpose of giving our soul a to-do list before we go to sleep

→ The essential relationship between emotions and manifestation

→ And more!

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92. Living on Purpose and Connected Through Nervous System Regulation and Simple Daily Wellness Practices | Luke Storey, John Trent, Dr. John Lieurance Jul 18, 2022

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Bringing y'all a quadcast today with some of my favorite people to learn from and with — Luke Storey, Josh Trent and Dr. John Lieurance. Why are these some of my favorite people to learn from? Because they speak from the wisdom of their experiences and this is something that I've learned to be the most potent medicine in my personal journey.

We jump all over the board of self care and evolution from embarking on vision quests, to dialing in on the basics of healing our body, to learning techniques for amplifying the power of connection with our loved ones. All that to say, these aren't checklist items, they take purposeful action and practice – simple, yet not easy. Here's to always learning ways to be more on purpose and connected.

We dive into...

→ Having the courage to step into The Wounded Healer self

→ How to practice pattern interrupt to create more connectedness and healthier responses

→ Why being adrenalized is the modern day illness and how to heal this

→ Understanding the deep importance of sleep hygiene

→ Being present and open with possibilities vs projecting, obsessing and planning rigidly

→ And more

Resources:

• Oura Ring

• Lela quantum through Luke’s site

• MitoLights

• Lumetol Blue

• Episode with Dr. John

Connect with Luke:

• Website

• Luke’s Store

• Gilded Blue Blockers

• The Life Stylist Podcast

Connect with Josh:

• Website

Connect with Dr. John:

• Instagram

• Advanced Rejuvenation

• MitoZen Scientific

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This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

91. Lauren Bay Regula | Reflections on Depression and Riding the Wave of Adversity With 3X Olympian Jun 27, 2022

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Lauren Bay Regula is a dear friend of mine and 3x Canadian Olympic Softball Pitcher who, after a 10 year break, went after the most recent 2021 Olympics. She shares her triumphs and tribulations with training for the Olympics as a wife and a mom of 3, building a business as the pandemic hit, and navigating depression. She’s a beautiful example of using challenging circumstances to build something good for the world, whether it be as a mom, wife, women's coach or fitness trainer, she's leading the way to an embodied life.

Lauren and I dive into...

→ Supporting mother’s wellbeings through The Strong Mom Method

→ The power of simple practices and commitment

→ How to allow our toughest lessons to teach us

→ Experiencing a panic attack on the pitching mound during the Olympics

→ Arriving at gratitude for experiencing depression

→ And more!

Resources:

• Lauren on Dropping In Podcast

• Lauren on Episode 3 of The Great Unlearn

• The Lion Tracker’s Guide to Life

Connect with Lauren:

• Instagram

• The Strong Mom Method

• TrAk Athletics

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This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

90. Aaron Alexander | Taking Responsibility for Our Aging Journey Jun 02, 2022

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This episode is quite literally a one-stop-shop — we chat relationships, personal wellness, finances and career path exploration, awakening to personal responsibility. You name it, we probably cover it. Aaron Alexander is the creator of The Align Method, a protocol turned book, in which he works with individuals on aligning their mind, body, and movement through lifestyle, fitness, and nutrition habits.

Aaron and I dive into…

• Shifting out of the “when… then…” syndrome

• The power of just 6 proper breaths

• Creating space in our perspective through movement and breath work

• Taking responsibility for our aging experience

• Detaching from the outcome and doing things that bring joy

• And more!

Resources:

• Don’t Sleep, There Are Snakes

• The Sit-Rise Test

• Volcano

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