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You Are Not Powerless To Your Addiction w/Dr. Adi Jaffe EP 306 Apr 02, 2021

Show notes

Adi Jaffe, PhD is a #1 best-selling author (The Abstinence Myth) and a nationally recognized expert on mental health, addiction, relationships, and shame. He lectured in the UCLA Psychology department for the better part of a decade and was the Executive-Director and Co-Founder of one of the most progressive mental health treatment facilities in the country - until he started IGNTD. Dr. Jaffe, through IGNTD, is changing the way people think about, and deal with mental health issues. His passion in the role of shame destroying lives is the philosophy behind IGNTD Recovery and its aim to greatly reduce the stigma of addiction and mental health. Dr. Adi Jaffe holds a PhD in psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:

[00:04:30] How Adi started working with addictions after being an addict himself
[00:25:17] The little steps that got Adi out of addiction
[00:32:25] The process of recovery has to be updated
[00:37:09] Calling people an addict only makes the problem worse
[00:53:27] The goal of IGNTD

🥇WHAT IS ONE LESSON THAT ADVERSITY HAS TAUGHT YOU?🥇

Dr. Adi says, “You only know you had hit rock bottom when you’re way past it, and you look back and realize - that was my rock bottom.”

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Connect with Dr. Adi:

Visit Dr. Adi’s website
Visit IGNTD’s website
Follow Dr. Adi on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Buy The Abstinence Myth book

Connect with Lance:

● 📱 Connect with Lance on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn.

● 📺 Subscribe to the University of Adversity Youtube Channel

● 📧 Email Lance at lance@universityofadversitypodcast.com

📖 Pre-order Mastering Adversity Book here

About University of Adversity Podcast

Learn how to shift your perspective on adversity by understanding that although adversity may feel like your worst enemy, it is actually your greatest ally. My mission is to connect with unique and inspiring individuals and showcase their journey and what they have gone through in order to become successful in their lives. Tune in twice a week with Lance Essihos for your gold-filled lesson of inspiration, resilience, and bravery. Don’t forget to subscribe!

Heartbreak & Shadow Work w/Caitlyn Howe EP 305 Mar 29, 2021

Show notes

Caitlyn is a master coach for the Aubrey Marcus Fit For Service Fellowship program and an intuitive transformational experience facilitator for practices such as ecstatic dance, breathwork, meditation, and kundalini yoga. Her areas of focus include shadow work, divine feminine healing, and creative writing. With a dynamic history of tested life experience, overcoming her own struggles through various modalities of self-healing, mentorship, and plant medicine journeys, she is passionate about supporting others in radical self-expression, overcoming shame, finding unity through community, and reclaiming a sense of individual wholeness for greater collective harmony.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:

[00:05:11] Caitlyn’s journey from rock bottom
[00:18:03] Breaking out of the boxes we put ourselves in
[00:30:41] What is shadow work?
[00:39:03] Useful tools for shadow work
[00:55:13] Caitlyn’s adversity across this past season

🥇WHAT IS ONE LESSON THAT ADVERSITY HAS TAUGHT YOU?🥇

Caitlyn says, “We tend to embody our emotions so instantly, and with no witness energy that we don't even recognize what's happening until after it's happened.”

Connect with Caitlyn:

Visit Caitlyn's website
Follow Caitlyn on Instagram and Twitter
Visit the Fit For Service website or Instagram page

Connect with Lance:

● 📱 Connect with Lance on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn.

● 📺 Subscribe to the University of Adversity Youtube Channel

● 📧 Email Lance at lance@universityofadversitypodcast.com

📖 Pre-order Mastering Adversity Book here

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Master Your Mind And Body Through Meditation And Breathwork w/Ava Johanna EP 304 Mar 26, 2021

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Ava Johanna is a celebrity meditation and breathwork instructor, founder of The Academy of Breath online certification program, and spiritual business coach based out of San Diego, CA. Whether on the podcast or with her private clients, Ava works with individuals to activate their soul's purpose, create powerful daily routines, and elevate every area of their life simply by adjusting their mindset through fully embodying the energy of empowerment and confidence. She has been featured on major wellness publications such as MindBodyGreen, Wanderlust 35 under 35, Life&Style Magazine, and Yoga Journal.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:

[00:04:35] Ava’s childhood and journey through life
[00:18:13] How Ava got into yoga and meditation
[00:33:34] The process of breath work in meditation
[00:51:45] How meditation and breathwork practices can create abundance in your life
[01:04:36] How Ava started The Alchemized Life Podcast

🥇WHAT IS ONE LESSON THAT ADVERSITY HAS TAUGHT YOU?🥇

Ava says, “There is no bad or good meditation, there is only gratifying or ungratifying meditation.”

Connect with Ava:

Visit Ava’s website
Join The Academy of Breath
Follow Ava on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Subscribe on Youtube
Listen to The Alchemized Life Podcast

Connect with Lance:

● 📱 Connect with Lance on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn.

● 📺 Subscribe to the University of Adversity Youtube Channel

● 📧 Email Lance at lance@universityofadversitypodcast.com

📖 Pre-order Mastering Adversity Book here

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The Quest To Unlock Your Creative And Spiritual Passion w/Emily Pereira EP 303 Mar 22, 2021

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Emily Pereira is an author, international retreat leader, and women’s coach, specializing in helping women call in heart-thumping-passionate-I-got-your-back-no-matter-what love. Her favorite moniker from her clients— is “Relationship Whisperer”. After 13 years of intensive and extensive spiritual training and exploration, she has amassed a treasure trove of astonishing wisdom and powerful practices and used these to heal her own love story, and transform her life. Over the years, she has helped hundreds of women do the same. After 32 years she finally discovered the storehouses of dormant creative passion that brought her to the magic inside her and led her to write, sing, play guitar, paint, and dance burlesque. Most people have no idea how connected the creative and the spiritual really are. Tapping into this dynamic duo can trigger a cascade of powerful changes so that you can transform past resentments into gratitude, and cultivate real confidence.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:

[00:02:26] How Emily moved to Costa Rica
[00:08:13] Adversity leads you to “the quest”
[00:23:23] The quest is about what you get along the journey, not at the destination
[00:27:08] Experiencing deep gratitude through the hardships of 2020
[00:42:08] The right relationships will come alongside the journey of your healing

🥇WHAT IS ONE LESSON THAT ADVERSITY HAS TAUGHT YOU?🥇

Emily says, “You don’t have to worry as much about trusting “him” if you truly trust yourself.”

Connect with Emily:

Visit Emily’s website
Follow Emily on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter
Check out Emily’s book - The Quest

Connect with Lance:

● 📱 Connect with Lance on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn.

● 📺 Subscribe to the University of Adversity Youtube Channel

● 📧 Email Lance at lance@universityofadversitypodcast.com

📖 Pre-order Mastering Adversity Book here

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The Journey Of A Shaman In Peru w/Maestro Hamilton Souther EP 302 Mar 19, 2021

Show notes

Maestro Shaman Hamilton Souther is the founder of the Blue Morpho Ayahausca and Shamanism Center in Peru. Hamilton spent over a decade living in the rainforests of Peru studying the way of the shaman. He’s the founder of Blue Morpho Tours, an Ayahuasca-based Peruvian retreat organization, and his new endeavor, the U.S.-based White Morpho. Over the last 12 years, he has guided thousands of participants into shamanic states of consciousness and has transformed shamanism into an accessible spiritual modality for westerners. Within that development, Hamilton has been able to heal westerners of depression, anxiety, drug addiction, and PTSD. His ceremonies also help people find their deepest purposes and goals in life.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:

[00:09:08] Pivoting through the Peruvian Covid apocalypse
[00:14:10] Hamilton’s first spiritual awakening
[00:27:50] The skills to develop as a shaman
[00:42:14] The beauty of self-discovery through the ceremony
[00:52:14] Launching books and digital communities for Shamanism

🥇WHAT IS ONE LESSON THAT ADVERSITY HAS TAUGHT YOU?🥇

Hamilton says, “ When you learn to manage your breath, it will make you balanced and centered, and help you control the thought patterns of your mind.”

Connect with Hamilton:

Visit Blue Morpho’s website
Follow Hamilton on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter
Check out Hamilton’s book

Connect with Lance:

● 📱 Connect with Lance on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn.

● 📺 Subscribe to the University of Adversity Youtube Channel

● 📧 Email Lance at lance@universityofadversitypodcast.com

📖 Pre-order Mastering Adversity Book here

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On The Other Side Of Your Discomfort Is Growth w/Lance W. Essihos EP 301 Mar 15, 2021

Show notes

Welcome back to The University of Adversity Podcast. In today’s solo episode, I talk about the process of growth and overcoming the current discomfort to move towards achieving greatness. I have faced so many negative thoughts as I’ve tried to grow this podcast, especially with the new book launch and summit. If you want to grow into someone that you aren’t currently, you’re going to have to commit to growth. Most people feel like an imposter along the way, but as you commit to achieving greatness, the universe will meet you there.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:

[00:02:09] Dealing with the imposter syndrome

[00:04:03] Finding an escape toward playing small

[00:06:29] The universe will meet you when you commit to growth

[00:07:20] Your past will try to get in the way of where you are trying to go

[00:08:22] Being uncomfortable is part of the growth journey

🥇WHAT IS ONE LESSON THAT ADVERSITY HAS TAUGHT YOU?🥇

Lance says, “You will have to feel differently if you are trying to become someone new.”

Connect with Lance:

● 📱 Connect with Lance on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn.

● 📺 Subscribe to the University of Adversity Youtube Channel

● 📧 Email Lance at lanceessihos@gmail.com

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The Youngest Founder Of A Publicly Traded Company In History w/Dan Fleyshman EP 300 Mar 12, 2021

Show notes

Dan Fleyshman is a serial entrepreneur and the youngest founder ever to take a company public. He traveled the country at age 23 and went on to scale the energy drink products into 55,000 retail stores. Since then Dan has angel invested in 36 companies, spoken at over 200 events, and thrown 32 “Elevator Nights” events with thousands of attendees. Additionally, Dan’s social media agency “Elevator Studio” has spent more on Instagram influencer & celebrity posts than any other company in history, exceeding $60,000,000 the past few years.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:

[00:07:40] Dan’s early childhood and high school job
[00:17:30] Trying and failing will push you forward
[00:25:00] How to create a dominating mindset every morning
[00:32:44] Dan’s greatest adversity - shutting down his poker site
[00:42:14] How to start a business with a thousand dollars

🥇WHAT IS ONE LESSON THAT ADVERSITY HAS TAUGHT YOU?🥇

Dan says, “There is a silver lining at the end of the thread, some people die before finding it. ”

Connect with Dan Fleyshman:

● Follow Dan on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn

● Subscribe on YouTube

● Visit Dan’s website

● Visit Elevator Studio’s website

Connect with Lance:

● 📱 Connect with Lance on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn.

● 📺 Subscribe to the University of Adversity Youtube Channel

● 📧 Email Lance at lance@universityofadversitypodcast.com

📖 Pre-order Mastering Adversity Book here

About University of Adversity Podcast

Learn how to shift your perspective on adversity by understanding that although adversity may feel like your worst enemy, it is actually your greatest ally. My mission is to connect with unique and inspiring individuals and showcase their journey and what they have gone through in order to become successful in their lives. Tune in three times a week with Lance Essihos for your gold-filled lesson of inspiration, resilience, and bravery. Don’t forget to subscribe!

How To Achieve Awesome Health And Wellbeing By Fixing Your Digestion w/Wade Lightheart EP 299 Mar 08, 2021

Show notes

Joining Lance today is Wade Lightheart, 3-time All Natural National Bodybuilding Champion, advisor to the American Anti-Cancer Institute, director of Education at BiOptimizers Nutrition and, founder of the Prosperity & Health Alliance. He began his journey in health, fitness, and spiritual awakening at 15 when faced with his sister's terminal illness. It was at this time he began lifting weights, studying nutrition, and looking for a deeper meaning to life. He then traveled to study with Physical, Financial, & Spiritual Masters from around the world. Wade has lived in ashrams, competed at the Mr. Universe as a drug-free vegetarian, wrote several books, and co-founded a nutrition company. Today, he is frequently featured online as a guest expert, and as a keynote speaker at health and wellness seminars around the globe. One of his greatest passions is to serve as an advisor to the American Anti-Cancer Institute - fighting the very disease that took his sister's life.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:

[00:05:34] How Wade lost his sister to cancer
[00:17:44] Hitting rock bottom before his spiritual awakening
[00:32:20] Finding the deeper purpose of life through spiritual habits
[00:35:15] Our innate universal design for us to want to help others and do good
[00:42:36] The process of digesting food and how it impacts our health

🥇WHAT IS ONE LESSON THAT ADVERSITY HAS TAUGHT YOU?🥇

Wade says, “It is the becoming - the development of our skills and abilities. It is like developing from an acorn to an oak tree.”

Connect with Wade Lightheart:

● Follow Wade on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter!

● Visit Wade’s website

● Visit BiOptimizers website

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Connect with Lance:

● 📱 Connect with Lance on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn.

● 📺 Subscribe to the University of Adversity Youtube Channel

● 📧 Email Lance at lance@universityofadversitypodcast.com

● 📖 Pre-order Mastering Adversity Book here

About University of Adversity Podcast

Learn how to shift your perspective on adversity by understanding that although adversity may feel like your worst enemy, it is actually your greatest ally. My mission is to connect with unique and inspiring individuals and showcase their journey and what they have gone through in order to become successful in their lives. Tune in three times a week with Lance Essihos for your gold-filled lesson of inspiration, resilience, and bravery. Don’t forget to subscribe!

How To Launch A Book In 2021 As An Entrepreneur w/Jesse Krieger EP 298 Mar 01, 2021

Show notes

Joining Lance today is Jesse Krieger, twice best-selling author and having signed two publishing deals on two different continents. Jesse has worked with 100+ authors from around the world to achieve their dreams of writing and publishing a book via his company, Lifestyle Entrepreneurs Press. Unlike most traditional publishing companies, Lifestyle Entrepreneurs Press helps authors through the entire author journey, from writing and creating a great book. In addition to creating unique ideas for marketing, the team also creates compelling back-end offers to increase the revenue generated from a book launch and continues to drive sales and media opportunities after the book launch has ended. Jesse has a superpower to see the meaning between the lines and create truly compelling titles, book covers, and marketing language.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:

[00:06:06] Adversity Invites Transformation

[00:14:32] Developing a 5-Year Mastery Goal

[00:16:42] Overcoming Self-Criticism and Moving into Transformation

[00:24:38] How To Start Writing Your Book

[00:52:36] Pivoting Through the Covid Pandemic

🥇WHAT IS ONE LESSON THAT ADVERSITY HAS TAUGHT YOU?🥇

Jesse says, “Transformation begins when we drudge up everything in the way of transformation.”

📖 Pre-order Mastering Adversity Book here

Connect with Jesse Kreiger:

● Follow Jesse on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Youtube, and Amazon!

● Visit Jesse’s website

● Visit the Lifestyle Entrepreneurs Press website

Connect with Lance:

● 📱 Connect with Lance on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn.

● 📺 Subscribe to the University of Adversity Youtube Channel

● 📧 Email Lance at lance@universityofadversitypodcast.com

About University of Adversity Podcast

Learn how to shift your perspective on adversity by understanding that although adversity may feel like your worst enemy, it is actually your greatest ally. My mission is to connect with unique and inspiring individuals and showcase their journey and what they have gone through in order to become successful in their lives. Tune in three times a week with Lance Essihos for your gold-filled lesson of inspiration, resilience, and bravery. Don’t forget to subscribe!

Expanding the Definition of Healing w/Daniel Cleland EP 297 Feb 19, 2021

Show notes

Joining Lance today is Daniel Cleland, an international entrepreneur, traveler, and author of the book, Pulse of the Jungle: Ayahuasca, Adventures and Social Enterprise in the Amazon. Originating in Walkerton, Ontario, he has spent over a decade globe-trotting and hosting group tours all over Latin America and in the deepest parts of the Amazon to work with traditional indigenous medicine practices. Daniel keeps busy hosting his podcast, The Daniel Cleland Experience, which conducts interviews about plant medicines, consciousness, the future and societal/cultural issues of our time, and by developing Soltara.. He believes in supporting sustainability initiatives around the world, such as a free solar power installation that he spearheaded for an entire village in the Amazon in 2017.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:

[00:04:32] Daniel's Upbringing and Key Moments in Life

[00:20:12] Dan's Accident

[00:29:55] What is a Dieta?

[00:51:05] You Can't Cut Corners In Costa Rica

[00:57:26] Different Ayahuasca Ceremonies & What is a Shipibo Healer?

🥇WHAT IS ONE LESSON THAT ADVERSITY HAS TAUGHT YOU?🥇

Daniel says, “Adversity teaches us that we can ask for help and allow ourselves to be healed.”

Connect with Daniel Cleland:

● Follow Daniel on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Youtube!

● Visit Daniel’s website

● Visit the Soltara website