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MBP 39. How to Start Healing from Trauma - Paul Averill Jun 30, 2018

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Disclosure: This post may contain links to products or services with which I have an affiliate relationship and may receive compensation from your actions through such links. However, I don't let that corrupt my perspective and I don't recommend only affiliates. Disclaimer: Some of the content of this podcast may contain topics of a sensitive nature such as depression, anxiety and suicide. Whilst I have experience in coaching, training and remedial therapy I'm not to provide mental health advice or counselling. Therefore, engaging with the content of this podcast should not be considered a substitute to professional therapy.

MBP 38. Live Your Extraordinary Life - Monique Rhodes Jun 27, 2018

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Monique Rhodes is a singer, songwriter, and producer born in New Zealand. She has toured the world performing and composing music. Monique has produced two platinum-selling albums in New Zealand, toured Europe twice with Chuck Berry and collaborated on music projects with some of the most well known inspirational teachers in the world including the Dalai Lama. In 2008, Monique created a vineyard tour of New Zealand performing with Kiwi musician Shona Laing. In 2010, Rhodes brought together a number of the biggest names in New Zealand music, including Opshop, Nathan King, Shona Laing and Hollie Smith who contributed to the awareness of child abuse. She produced the Christmas album Merry Christmas Baby whose proceeds went to the Royal New Zealand Plunket Society. In 2015, she pioneered The 10 Minute Mind, a digital mindfulness programme. Episode Takeaways:

Living an extraordinary life is how you are every day. It is developing extraordinary relationships with your partner and children. A deep sense of satisfaction in what you are doing.
Nurturing the habit of being courageous.
Fearful thinking is a habit. Failure is necessary to succeed. Failure means learning.
Making courage a habit. Stepping into a bit of uncertainty.
Be well with yourself. Love yourself in healthy ways and give it to others.

Mentioned Resources: The 10 Minute Mind Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting: The Astonishing Power of Feelings Connect

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MBP 37. You Don't Know What You Don't Know - Rob Stocker Jun 23, 2018

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Bonus content delivered weekly. Life coaching tips, podcast reviews, letters from our listeners, a thought or epiphany from the week. TOPIC: How to know that you don't know what you don't know - Rob Stocker Connect

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MBP 36. The Good Dad Project - Larry Hagner Jun 20, 2018

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Larry Hagner is the founder of the Good Dad Project and host of The Dad Edge Podcast. The Dad Edge Podcast is the #1 Dad Podcast on iTunes. It is downloaded in 177 countries with millions of downloads. Larry is the father of 4 boys and has been married for 14 years to his incredible wife, Jessica. His book "The Dad's Edge" is a #1 Amazon Bestseller. He is also the host of the Dad Edge Alliance Mastermind Community with hundreds of members. Larry breaks down strategies for men to be the best version of themselves and helps men navigate life through helping men build a band of brothers. He also helps men with mental toughness, emotional resilience, financial stress, relationships, and work/life integration. Paul & Larry chat about how his background has helped him start this band of brothers, the book and the podcast. Larry shares tips on how to have a good and lasting marriage and connecting with your kids. Episode Takeaways:

Divorce can be prevented if the couple decide to date each other
Learning the love language of the spouse can save marriages
Emotional validation - understanding how your wife and children feel will make the relationship better
Have a band of brothers to lean into, to be a source of strength

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MBP 35. Abaigeal's Letter Jun 16, 2018

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Bonus content delivered weekly. Life coaching tips, podcast reviews, letters from our listeners, a thought or epiphany from the week. TOPIC: Listeners Letter - Abaigeal talks of her experience of losing a parent by suicide Connect

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MBP 34. Anger Management - Dr John Schinnerer PhD Jun 13, 2018

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Dr. John Schinnerer coaches men to perform at their peak from the boardroom to the bedroom. Over the past 10 years, his online courses in anger management, anxiety management and positive psychology have taught over 10,000 people to turn down the volume on anger and anxiety, and to become calmer, happier and more successful. Dr. John graduated from U.C. Berkeley with a Ph.D. in educational psychology. He was an expert consultant for Pixar’s Inside Out. His blog, Shrunken Mind, was awarded top 3 on the web for positive psychology. His areas of expertise range from high performance, to positive psychology, to anger management. Paul and John discuss anger in depth and provide takeaways on how to manage your own anger, build resilience and recognise the triggers before they take hold. Episode Takeaways:

Most success comes from facing our fears
The voice in your head is not always right
Anger only seeks to sustain and defend itself
One of the most common area of anger is in the car
That which you resist persists.
Victor Frankl - between stimulus and response there's a space - in that space is our power to choose our response. in our response lies out growth and freedom.

Mentioned Resources:

Paul Kivel - Men's Work
Michael Singer - The Untethered Soul
Patterson/Grenny/McMillan/Switzler - Crucial Conversations
Douglas Fields - Why We Snap

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MBP 33. Ditch the Self Talk - Rob Stocker Jun 09, 2018

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Bonus content delivered weekly. Life coaching tips, podcast reviews, letters from our listeners, a thought or epiphany from the week. TOPIC: Setting Ourselves up for Success - Ditch the Self Talk - Rob Stocker Connect

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MBP 32. Healing from Childhood Abuse - Brian Cardoza Jun 06, 2018

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Brian Cardoza writes a letter to his 6 year old self “ We become a superhero, we are mighty little ones and we are brave.” Brian experienced repeated sexual assault and repeated abuse as a child. He left home at the age of 15, that night he chose to fight and survive and he now chooses to be a voice of a sensitive topic, one of stigma and shame associated with it especially in men and that is childhood physical and sexual abuse. He is now an author, a speaker and an artists and sends a message of hope and is an advocate of speaking out. This topic is sensitive, non of the content should be used as professional therapy. If you find yourself feeling vulnerable or if you know someone who is vulnerable, please use our support page on the website manbits.com/support EPISODE TAKEAWAYS

The journey will be difficult and it’s going to suck. There are days when you will not want to get up from bed and face the demons in front of you, but at the end of it, it will all be worth it. Don’t let one day, one bad decision, a hard therapy session make you throw the towel. It is worth every tear, every setback, but at the end of it all, it will be worth it.
Life is all about choices, we just need to decide which one is the right one for us
Don’t let the current moment dictate the next
Children are far smarter than we give them credit for

MENTIONED RESOURCES

Brian’s Book: The Unexpected Victim
Marsel Anderson - Road To Recovery
Dave Piezer - A Child Called It
Brian’s Website

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MBP 31. Bullying & Self Worth - Rob Stocker Jun 02, 2018

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Bonus content delivered weekly. Life coaching tips, podcast reviews, letters from our listeners, a thought or epiphany from the week. TOPIC: School Bullying and Self Worth Connect

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MBP 30. Emotional Abuse & Bullying - Dr Jen Fraser May 30, 2018

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Dr. Jen Fraser is an educator, researcher, speaker, and an author. Her areas of focus in publications of the past 20 years have been a transition in empathy and impact of emotional abuse. Most recently, she is looking at the neuroscience of bullying and the neuroscience for the career-launching of youth. With Paul, Dr. Jen shares her experience with bullying in the school she taught at, and more about the problem with the school system that actually tolerates this kind of emotional abuse. Episode Takeaways:

People need to stop tolerating bullying and emotional abuse.
Degrading individuals will NEVER put them at their best.
Making small changes can start a person’s healing.

Mentioned Resources:

The Body Keeps the Score – Dr. Jen’s recommended resource

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