Finding Rest with Caleb

I'm officially saying goodbye to Finding Your Way but not saying goodbye to podcasting all together. On this short episode, I explain why.You can find me on my new podcast, You're Doing A Good Job. I hope to see you there.With Love,Caleb

On today’s episode with Litsa Williams, who is the program director and co-founder of the platform or website called What’s Your Grief, we talk alot about what Litsa calls nonfinite loss —which is a grief that persists and changes as aspects of life continually fall short of expectations.In other words, we talked about how we can begin to create the space in our hearts and our lives to grieve the unmet expectations or unfulfilled dreams that we all have inevitably experienced over the course of our lives.I honestly don’ know if there has been a more timely podcast than this episode, especially given everything that we have experienced individually and collectively over the last year. We’ve all experienced so much loss over the last year and Litsa does such a great job at walking us down a path of healing throughout this episode.And just so you have a little more information about What’s Your Grief, their mission is to promote grief education, exploration, and expression in both practical and creative ways. The achieve this mission by providing: Resources related to understanding and coping with grief and loss Guidance on how to help a grieving friend or family member Online courses about grief and supporting someone who’s grieving Resources, education, and training for grief counselors, grief volunteers, and other professionals working in fields related to grief and loss. A podcast about grief A supportive communitySo whether you are grieving, supporting someone who is grieving or a grief professional, they have something for you.It’s truly an astonishing and helpful platform. I’m not just saying this, but it really is something special.You can learn more about What's Your Grief, here.Follow them on Instagram, here.

On today’s episode, I had the privilege of sitting down and talking with my friend Katie Horwitch who is probably one of the most well-spoken individuals I've ever come across.Her words, her stories, her teaching points, everything that she talked about throughout this podcast is so powerful, relatable, encouraging and healing.On this episode we talk a lot about what it looks like to reconnect to your passion especially during a time that we can feel so disconnected in life and then towards the second half of the episode, Katie courageously opens up about how her deep need to control things in life eventually lead to an eating disorder and she then goes on to talk about how and what it looked like to work through that season of life.Katie is amazing and she is doing such amazing work in the world and I’m so so grateful for her.Just to give you a little background, Katie is a writer, speaker, mindset coach, and the founder of WANT: Women Against Negative Talk, a platform that gives women tips, tools, motivation, and inspiration to move forward fearlessly by shifting their negative self-talk patterns.You can find her website, here.You can find her Instagram, here.You can find her Podcast, aka, The WANTcast: Women Against Negative Talk, here.

I think that we can all agree, especially if you’re someone who is trying to do your best of tuning in and honoring your truth, the still small voice guiding your life, that there inevitably comes a time when your soul comes knocking on your hearts door and whispering to you that this is the way. Like, this is the direction that you’re supposed to go.And often times, the way, it’s not clear, it’s full of uncertainty, it doesn’t always make sense and therefore you can’t really explain why you’re about to do what you’re about to do.First off, if you are in that season I just want to say that I honor you because I think it takes a tremendous amount of courage to even acknowledge that path. And secondly, if you’re there or you’ve been there before, then you know that honoring your truth during these decisions is really grey because it’s not always clear and usually there’s some sort of metaphorical death happening. A letting go. A walking away. And it can be hard.And I don’t know about you, but for me, there are times when I can’t help but to wonder if I’m actually hearing my soul’s call, my truth, that’s leading me on my journey of finding my way, or is this just a rogue feeling and in all actuality I’m about to blow up my life and make a huge mistake.Well, lucky for us, there are those who have gone before us who have laid out questions and wisdom that can help mirror back to us, if we’re willing to be honest with ourselves, if in fact that what we are hearing or the decision that we’re about to make is actually our truth or if there is something else happening.In this short 25 minute podcast, I cover 4 questions, or thoughts, that can help you navigate this season of life.Learn more at www.calebcampbell.meSubscribe to my newsletter, here.

Welcome back to another episode of Finding Your Way. Today on the show, I had a chance to sit down and talk to Dr. Caroline Leaf about her new book, Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess.Dr. Leaf holds a very special place in my heart and you’ll hear about it it at the beginning of the episode, but after this podcast and having the chance to sit and talk with her more, I just have the utmost respect and adoration for her. The work that she has dedicated her life has not only changed my life but I know it has changed the lives of so many others.And, I say this with 100% confidence, I know that it can also change your life.You know, when I first started this healing journey after walking away from the NFL, I came across a quote by Victor Frankl, and maybe you’ve heard it, but it says between stimulus and response is a space and in that space is the power to choose our response. And, in our response, lies our growth and freedom.That’s so powerful and I bring up that quote because alot of what Dr. Leaf’s book, Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess and also this podcast episode is about is essentially the step by step process on how you can began to recognize that sliver of space between stimulus and response in your own life and begin to choose your response in a way that is conducive to the life that you actually want to live.To sum it all up in a sentence, it’s really all about learning how to take back the power to your life.In her book, Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess, Dr. Leaf breaks down the five action-oriented steps called the Neurocycle, that will help you eliminate the root of anxiety, depression and intrusive thoughts so that you can begin to build a healthy new and automated neural network inside of your brain.It’s powerful, powerful, powerful. We hear all about you know, doing the work, and this is the work. Literally, the playbook of how to do the work.And if you don’t know, Dr. Leaf is a communication pathologist and a cognitive neuroscientist and what I love about her is that she has the uncanny ability to take the very complex science and all the intricacies around what is happening in our brains as we are not only traumatized, or experience trauma in life, but also as we are healing and she is able to break it down in a way that enables you to comprehend, and understand and to see more clearly what is actually happening.Another cool thing that you should know is that Dr. Leaf was one of the first in her field to study how the Brian can change with directed mind input. She has helped hundreds of thousands of students and adults learn how to use t heir mind to detox and grow their brain, helping them succeed in every area of their lives, including school, university and the workplace.You can follow Dr. Leaf, here.You can buy her new book, Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess, here.You can follow me, here.You can subscribe to my new newsletter, here.

Hey friends! Welcome back to another episode of Finding Your Way.On today's episode, I had the chance to sit down and talk to Antonio Neves.And, on this episode we talk about leaning into joy and how we have the tendency stiff-arm life in order to protect ourselves from getting hurt, let down or disappointed.Then we move on to really getting down to the basics of what it looks like to embody the trust that is needed to begin to wake up to this truth that we are enough right here, right now.Then, about midway through, Tony gives some practical advice on what it looks like to follow the still small voice that’s guiding your life and how to find the courage to say yes to that whisper that’s leading you deeper into your destiny.There is so much goodness inside of this podcast and I just know that you’re going to get something from it.With that being said, to give you a better understand of who Tony is then you should know that he’s the author of 4 different books including, Stop living on autopilot: take responsibility for your life and rediscover a bolder, happier you. He’s also the host of a well known podcast called The Best Thing, where he talks with leaders about the best thing that has happened to them that would never appear on a resume.You can learn more about Tony, here.You can find Tony on Instagram, here.You can find me on Instagram, here.You can sign up for my weekly newsletter called, Finding Your Way, where each week I share personal stories, poetry, ancient wisdom, and spiritual self-discovery practices and resources in hopes to help you navigate your own journey as you find your way.

Hey friends, welcome back to another episode of Finding Your Way. If you don't know, my name is Caleb and I'm your host.If you follow me then you know that I just recently moved to Nashville from Los Angeles with my wife, Kara. And, with this move, a lot of grief has surfaced--and it hasn't been easy.When I moved to Los Angeles a few years ago, I expected my life to look a certain way by now and I didn't know how much these unmet expectations were and still are playing a role in my life. So, on today's episode, I just wanted to have a vulnerable, open and honest conversation about my life and how I'm navigating these unmet expectations and learning how to step into greater measures of acceptance.So, if you're someone who feels like maybe nothing goes your way. Or, you’re someone who is constantly being disappointed in life. Or, you're someone that is just starting to realize that what you might have wanted your entire life, might not happen and you're tired of waiting for life to happen, then this podcast is for you.Lastly, I do hope this podcast helps you feel less alone and encourages you as you navigate your own journey and find your way.Find the article that I reference on this podcast, Don't Push The River, here.Find my on Instagram, here.

Just recently I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down and talking with Ryan Weiss who is a life coach, writer, speaker, entrepreneur, but most importantly, he’s just an overall great person that just exudes so much compassion and empathy.Let me put it this way, I think if Tony Robbins and Jim Carrey had a spirit baby, it would be Ryan. Not only does he drop these knowledge bombs while also holding space, but he’s full of charisma, energy and has this really deep and special curiosity about life.And what I loved most about Ryan is that he will be the first person to tell you that he’s not a guru. He’s just a guy with a life much like yours who loves to share how he’s finding hope and joy even when the world around him seems to crumble from time to time.You can imagine that as one of LA's premier Life Coach and meditation teacher, we had a lot to talk about. And on this episode, we talked about Ryan's core wound and how he's worked through it and we also talk alot about how to sit, process and accept uncomfortable emotions.Ryan is also the founder of the Sanctuary Challenge — a free 60 day commitment to five daily self-care practices currently being undertaken by thousands of people all over the the world.Find Ryan on Instagram, here.Find the Sanctuary Challenge on Instagram, here.Don't forget, you can save 20% and get free shipping when you use the code CALEB at manscaped.com

I recently had the chance to sit down with Spiritual Teacher and Astrologer, Danielle Paige and my god is she a force to be reckoned with. About 7 or 8 months ago, astrology kept popping up in random conversations that I was having with different people and I realized that it was something that was trying to get my attention. So, I reached out to an astrologer who was recommended to me, booked an appointment, and for the first time had my birth chart read. And, I can honestly say, that this session has had such a massive impact on me—especially when it comes to understanding my purpose in life and the work that I’m called to do.I have to be honest with you, leading up to that session, I had so many misunderstandings and misconceptions about what astrology is. And, I’ve done a lot of inner work and that session helped me see things and understand things about who I am and why I’m here that I haven’t been able to see or understand yet. SO a big reason why I wanted to have this conversation with Danielle Paige is to address those misconceptions and also give you, the listener, especially if you’ve never had your birth chart read, a taste of what it is like.First half of this episode, we talk about the misconceptions of Astrology and how it differs from just reading your horoscope. And on the second half, Danielle does a quick dive into reading my personal birth chart. If you don’t know, Danielle Paige is an International Spiritual Teacher, Soul Astrologer, Host of Cosmic Body Podcast and Founder of Purposely Divine: School For Your Soul and Astrology Mystery School.She’s a self-taught astrologer, who’s been reading the stars for lifetimes, she continued her studies with some of the world’s top astrologers. She then devoted herself to learning different types of healing to create her own style of spiritual medicine. By fusing astrology, energetic healing, and intuition, she is able to help her clients heal their wounds, clear old patterns, and help them come back home to their heart. She has worked with some of the biggest names and brands in the businesses and has traveled to over 32 countries doing this work.Learn more about Danielle, here.Get your birth chart by clicking, here.And, don't forget, get 20% OFF on MANSCAPED products when you use the code CALEB at www.manscaped.com

Welcome back to another episode of Finding Your Way and the first episode of 2021. This episode is easily one of my favorites and not just because I have my wife, Kara, on the show.Seriously, I love this episode for so many different reasons, but what I love about it most is that it's just a very candid conversation between my wife and I about where we are at in life financially, emotionally and spiritually. On this episode, we talk about what we are leaning into emotionally as individuals and how we hold space for each other as a couple. We also dive deep into how we process and navigate big transitions in life, the fears that are coming up in regards to finances, and last but not least, we talk about the vulnerability that comes with finding community.There is so much happening in this podcast but I promise you'll get something from it.

I have to be honest, today’s episode is special to me.Each week, I get to sit down and talk with some pretty amazing people doing amazing things in this world, but I haven’t yet had the chance to sit down with with anyone who stood along side me and who played a first hand role in my own transformational journey—meaning someone who was physically there with me.As some of you might know, when I left the NFL, I moved to Canada where I did a deep dive into my own healing which transformed my life in the most unimaginable ways. Today’s guest, Tim McMorris, was one of the key people who played a pivotal role in my transformation. He created space for me, encouraged me, mentored me, and mirrored back to me things I just wasn’t able to see myself.But, here’s the deal, Tim isn’t some pastor or life-coach. He’s actually an internationally recognized music producer, composer and recording artists. His music has been featured in marketing campaigns from some of the biggest brands around the world—brands like Toyota, Adidas, Subway and Samuel Adams.And, I’m not just saying this because he’s a friend, but Tim’s music is some of the most life-giving music I’ve ever listened to. It’s impossible to listen to his music and not smile or feel something come alive inside of you. Don’t believe me? You can listen to a new song from his latest EP, Hope, called Promise Land, here.Regardless if you’re a music fan or not, I promise you’ll get something out of this episode. Like so many other people who’ve accomplished their dreams or who are highly successful, Tim’s journey wasn’t linear and it definitely didn’t happen in a way that he expected it to happen. So, we dive deep into the journey of shifting your perspective while holding on to your dreams, overcoming adversity and most importantly, staying true to yourself. So, if you’re somebody who has a dream in your heart and you’re facing some resistance, or you need a little encouragement, I promise you’ll walk away from this episode feeling more encouraged and inspired than you were before.Learn more about Tim, here.Find Tim on Spotify, here.Check out his latest music video, here.Find his music you can license, here.

Steven Matthew Adams is the author of On The Way, which is a practical guide to manifesting sustainable happiness in your life and also a well respected coach and workshop facilitator. But, most importantly, he’s just a damn good guy with a-lot of good things to say. I loved our conversation for so many reasons, 1. Because it was basically a therapy session for me, haha, but also 2. Because Steven has a way of communicating and putting to words what so many of us feel, myself included, but don’t necessarily have the language for what we’re feeling. On this episode, we talk about what it looks like to remove the pressure from trying to “do” something with your life to aligning yourself as a conduit so that the universe can work through you, and then we dive into a conversation around what it looks like to live life from your heart and your head. Lastly, we end this conversation in a way, that honestly, left me in tears. I think we can all agree that so many of us are feeling lost in life these days, myself included, and Steven so beautifully creates the space that really helped me, and I think it will also help you, navigate this space of feeling lost.You can find Steven on Instagram, here.You can find Caleb on Instagram, here.

I'll be honest, I've never thought of myself as someone who deals with depression.I don't know if it's because I have the propensity to spiritualize everything in my life, or if it's just been flat out denial. But, if I'm being honest, depression is something that I deal with not just here and there, but most of my life. I think for so long, I've been able to will my way out of depression through performance and achievement and any sort of forward mobility. But, with life coming to a screeching halt, I've had no where to run to and I've had to really look at my relationship with depression and how I can begin to cope in healthier and more effective ways.On this episode, I briefly talk about my experience with depression, especially these last few months, and the 4 ways that I'm building resilience around depression and coping with it in healthy ways.I hope that this podcast blesses you.You can find me on Instagram, here.You can read more about my journey, here.

Hi friends! I do hope and trust that wherever you are that this message and this podcast finds you and your loved ones safe and healthy. It's almost been a year since my last episode but I decided that I wanted to start publishing again and I couldn't be more excited. I will say that I'm changing directions with some things and on this episode I break down what that means and why it's important for me. If you're feeling lost in life then this episode and this podcast is for you.

Last week I had the chance to sit down and talk with Rob Starbuck. Rob is not only a friend of mine but he’s also a well known breathwork coach here in Los Angeles. We discuss it in the podcast, but I met Rob shortly after having my first panic attack shortly after moving to LA and his breathwork class forever marked my life. To give you a little more context, Rob discovered his passion for breathwork after playing college football at Georgetown University. Shortly after moving into a 9-5 post college job that left rob feeling frustrated as if he felt something was missing in his life, Rob felt called to leave his previous life behind, move to LA and adopt a healthier lifestyle. It was through this transition from Chicago, leaving his old life that no longer served him behind, that he found the power of breathwork that changed his life. Now, Rob is sharing this transformative practice with others around Los Angeles. Rob believes breathwork to be the most effective modality in achieving clarity, connecting with our higher selves and tapping into the deep pool of creative energy we all have access to. So, if you want to know more about breathwork, if you’re in that liminal space of letting go of the tried and true and waiting for the new, if you’re stepping away from a previous life and starting over, this episode is definitely for you. Also, if you live in the LA area, then I would HIGHLY encourage you to check out one of Rob’s breathwork classes at Sanctum LA. His classes are each Wednesday night at 6:30pm and on Sundays at 9am and 11am. You can also learn more at his website, here. Find Rob on Instagram, here.

Amber is one of those people that you come across whether it’s in real life or through Instagram, and you can’t help but to feel more inspired, more passionate, more encouraged to chase after and create the life that you want. And, it's for good reason. Amber is a transformational branding strategist and business performance coach, writer and speaker. She has been featured in Entrepreneur and Working Mother Magazine and is the host of The Amber Lilyestrom Show podcast. She is the creator of the Ignite Your Soul Summit annual live event and multiple life-changing online programs. She helps entrepreneurs turn their passions in to heart-centered brands and thriving businesses. Amber's mission is to empower women to position themselves as sought-after experts and thought leaders through social media, engagement marketing and the creation of an online brand presence. She’s worked with thousands of women worldwide, building a seven-figure business from home, while also homeschooling her daughter with her husband and business partner, Ben. You can find her on Instagram, here. You can find her website, here. You can find her podcast, here. You can find her online courses and programs, here.

I couldn't be more thrilled about this episode of the Naked Soul Podcast because it's on this episode that I had the chance to sit down with the incredibly talented artist and highly successful entrepreneur, Emily McDowell. I can't even begin to tell you how grateful I am that I get to call her a friend. Emily is one of those people that you can't help but to smile when you get around her. She's an overall amazing human and I sincerely mean it when I say that this world is a better place because she is here. And on this episode, we talk about how Emily changed my life when she sent me a message on Instagram that ended up with me moving to LA, then we dive into what it looks like to follow your heart when those around you don't necessarily agree, healing your inner child and why it's so important when it comes to following your heart. We then dive into why we hold on so tightly to identities that we should be shedding and what it looks like to choose yourself on a daily basis. You can find Emily on Instagram, here. You can find her work, here.

In short, the Naked Soul Podcast is all about getting aligned—spirit, soul and body—so that we can begin to live from a place of truth and authenticity. And honestly, when it comes to living from a place of truth and authenticity, I couldn’t think of a better guest then my guest for this episode—Amanda Bucci. There are so many different things that I love and admire about Amanda, but what struck me the most about our time together was that Amanda isn’t afraid of taking risks with her life. But as you might know, taking risks with your life isn’t easy. Sure, it opens you up to experience life in new and sometimes unimaginable ways, but it also makes you incredibly susceptible to immense pain, heartbreak, failure and loss. And Amanda, as you’ll hear in this episode, is not exempt from that pain. But regardless of the obstacles that she has faced throughout her journey, she has had an uncanny ability to keep her heart positioned in a place of humility where she’s always willing to learn from the criticism or failures, and do the inner work that’s necessary to grow and evolve. In this episode we break down and talk about her problems with people pleasing and how she worked through it. She even goes on to open up and talk about the the perfect storm that the universe orchestrated to get her to slow down and begin to pay attention that what’s most important—her heart. We touched on overcoming Imposter Syndrome, creating a life that you’re proud of and what it looks like to choose yourself. You can find Amanda's Website, here You can find Amanda on Instagram, here

In this short clip, Sarah breaks down how we can begin to find our purpose in life through healing our emotional trauma. I used to think that I would find my purpose through playing football or other external pursuits, but that isn't the case. Our purpose has been with us this entire time, it's just been buried beneath mounds of unresolved pain and trauma. It's through healing that we begin to see not only who we are, but why we're here. The answer is always in the pain.

If you know anything about me or my story then you probably know that after walking away from the NFL, I went on an inner-healing journey where I spent years in therapy getting close to my pain so that I could begin to heal and set myself free from the emotional trauma that was keeping me stuck and absolutely miserable in life. This season of healing undoubtedly changed everything for me. And I know that I’m not alone. People all over the world are beginning to understand the importance of healing your emotional trauma and as a result, people are experiencing new levels of freedom and a greater measure of inner peace then ever before. And, that’s why I’m so excited for this episode. I had the chance to sit down with my good friend and trauma coach Sarah Baldwin where we had the chance to talk more about trauma and how it affects you.—especially in the area of learning how to receive love in your life. We talked about the role it plays when it comes to having boundaries and needs in our relationships. She also went on to explain how trauma is stored in our body and she gives some amazing examples of grounding tools that we can implement in our lives when we’re triggered. Lastly, Sarah gave a beautiful explanation on how healing your trauma is directly correlated to finding your purpose in life. You can find Sarah on Instagram, here. You can find Sarah's website, here.

In this short clip, Jonathan Martin breaks down his thoughts around surrendering, letting go and taking the time to grieve so that we can create new life.

If you know anything about my story then you probably know that after I walked away from the NFL, I moved to Canada where I started to serve a church so that I could get mentored and start healing the pain that was keeping me stuck and miserable in life. And as you might imagine, the first several months of this season of life was anything but easy. I was more confused and frustrated and angry than ever before. I’ve never felt so lost and my heart was drowning in a sea of despair. The hard part wasn’t necessarily finding the discipline to show up every day, that wasn’t the case. The hard part, and maybe you can relate, was trying to understand what was happening in my heart and in my life. Nothing made sense. I couldn’t conceptually understand what was happening. There was no formula for this process, no playbook that gave me a play by play. It felt as if I was walking blind and had no idea where my next step was going to land me. The uncertainty of this season of surrendering, or letting go, was almost unbearable until one day, while cleaning the church’s bathrooms, I heard Jonathan come on a random podcast and share his own story of brokenness, his season of surrendering, or letting go, or what he calls his Shipwreck. From that moment on, everything changed. I’m not exaggerating when I say that I consumed every piece of content that I could get my hands on that Jonathan published and his voice and through his written word, his story slowly became a prophesy for what was to come in my own life, and truthfully, I’ve never been the same.

Although I’ve gotten much better with it, at one time I was controlled by my emotions. I lived a reactionary life dictated by what I was feeling and as you can imagine, it was a powerless life. I was constantly forfeiting my joy and my happiness. When I brought that up in this episode 5 the Steven Matthew Adams, Steven broke down a simple tool that you can begin to implement in your life that will help you detach from any negative thought or emotion that you might be feeling or experiencing, diffuse its’ power, and respond in a healthy and empowering way. In other words, this simple tool will help you reclaim your power as you no longer allow other people or circumstances to dictate your happiness and your life.

Let’s be honest, how many of you listening would say you’re happy from time to time, but sustainable happiness is just out of the question. How many of you know that taking the time to just be and to sit still is a key to healing, but yet rarely do you find yourself ever doing it. How many of you know that sitting still with your thoughts and emotions while observing and bringing awareness to them is critical when you’re learning how to process what you feel, but yet when you try, it seems nearly impossible. If you can relate to any of this, then you don’t want to miss this episode. When I walked away from the NFL and went on this healing journey, I was the least self-aware person you’ve ever met. Sitting still was out of the question and I was constantly having knee-jerk reactions to my emotions. Overwhelmed by my feelings, I would be lost in them for what seemed like days upon days leaving me more anxious and more depressed then ever before. That’s why I love this episode with Steven Matthew Adams. Steven not only helps people design sustainably happier, healthier and more fulfilling lives, but his work promotes enhanced self-awareness and meaningful change by integrating Eastern Wisdom and western living. In this episode we break down why people aren’t happy and what you can do about it. We talk about meditation and the art of sitting still. And Steven takes time to break down how you can begin to observe your thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed and so much more. I hope you learn from Steven and this episode as much as I did.   Find Steven on Instagram Here Read More About Steven Here Order His Book Here

I opened up the podcast with Jedidiah Jenkins with a question that was influenced by Richard Rohr’s book, Falling Upward. The message of Falling Upward is straightforward and bracing: the spiritual life is not static. You will come to a crisis in your life, and after the crisis, if you are open to it, you will enter a space of spiritual refreshment, peace and compassion that you could not have imagined before. What you thought you knew about living the spiritual life no longer suffices for the life you are now living. With that being said, I wanted to know how Jed’s relationship with God, or how his view of Christianity has changed as he navigated the depths of his own brokenness and crisis. Here’s what he had to say.

In this episode of the Naked Soul podcast, I had the the absolute privilege of sitting with Jedidiah Jenkins. Jed is someone who has continuously blessed and encouraged me in life, not just because he’s a profound writer and author or because he’s an influencer and entrepreneur, but he has blessed and encouraged me because he as chosen to live a brave life. A brave life where he continuously does the hard things like showing up and allowing himself to be fully seen. And on this episode we talk about the power of community, self-acceptance, belonging and Jed takes the time to get really raw and really vulnerable as he opens up about one of the more darker moments of his life and how he worked through that shame. Sitting down with Jed for this episode was like going to church and more and I hope that this episode and his words are as healing for you as they were for me. And, in case you don’t know, Jed is so many different things to include the Executive Editor for Wilderness magazine and most recently, he published his book, To Shake A Sleeping Self. This book will make you laugh, cry, then laugh some more, and then cry some more. In this brazenly honest book, Jed shares with us how on the eve of turning thirty, terrified of being funneled into a life he didn't choose, He quits his dream job and spends the next sixteen months cycling from Oregon to Patagonia. He chronicled the trip on Instagram, where his photos and profound reflections on life soon attracted hundreds of thousands of followers and got him featured by National Geographic and The Paris Review. On this adventure, As he traverses cities, mountains, and exotic locales, Jed grapples with the questions of what it means to be an adult, his struggle to reconcile his sexual identity with his conservative Christian upbringing, and his belief in travel as a way to "wake us up" to life back home. This is a book that I can’t recommend enough. Buy a copy for yourself, for your family, for your friends, heck, buy a copy for your mailman. Seriously, it’s that good.

One of the reasons that I love Episode 3 with Morgan Harper Nichols so much is because Morgan took the time to be open and honest about the doubt that she has experienced in her journey to where she is at now. I took the time to ask her what she would say to those who finds themselves in the same place she was in not too long ago knowing what she knows now. If you’re in a season where you took a big risk with your life, or you walked away from a career to follow your passion or maybe you just left a relationship and you’re not quite sure where it’s all leading, then this is for you.

This episode of the Naked Soul Podcast, I had a chance to sit with Morgan Harper Nichols, and I can not even begin to tell you how excited I am to share this conversation with you all. Morgan is a writer, artist, and musician who makes her work around people and their stories. In 2017, Morgan started a project where she invites people to submit their stories to her website. From there, she creates art inspired by what they send her, and then, sends them the art, for free. Nearly everything Morgan creates and shares today, that you see on Instagram, is from this project. And this project reaches hundreds of thousands of people. But, that’s not what I’m most excited about. What I’m most excited about was Morgan willingness to be honest, vulnerable and transparent. I think we can all agree that at some point in time, we can find ourselves in life feeling so far behind. We get caught up in these seasons where nothing is seemingly going right, life as we once knew it is falling apart and we don’t know how things are going to possibly work out. And, what I really love about this episode is that Morgan was there, full of doubt and despair, but she so beautifully reminds us that we are only a moment away from everything changing. In Morgan’s darkest hour, in a season where nothing made sense, a season where no matter how hard she tried, nothing was going right , she published a poem from this place of brokenness that changed everything. I hope that this conversation reminds you that no matter how bad it might get, no matter how lost you might feel, no matter how much doubt you wake up with, you are only one moment from your life forever changing. I hope this episode blesses you as much as it did me.

I’m not for sure if you have had a chance to listen to episode #2—surrendering to the force of love with Allision Fallon, and if you haven’t, I highly encourage you to do so, but I wanted to publish this short clip from the episode because I think it’s so important to recognize this in each one of our lives. In this clip, I love how she uses the language of surrendering to the force of love and what she means by that and what I take from that is that there is a bigger story being played out in the midst of our own stories of brokenness, heartbreak and pain. Often times, it’s so easy, especially in the midst of heartbreak or transition or when life throws us a curve balls, it’s so easy to make life all about what’s not happening or what’s not going right or the pain that we’re currently in, but when we recognize that the force of love is at play, we can rest knowing that despite things not working out the way we might have expected them to work out, or despite the pain that is happening in your life in this moment, love is at work & what’s meant for you, won’t miss you. But, it’s our job to begin to realize that in the midst of it all, there is an opportunity to surrender to love and in the process we can begin to heal from the inside out and become more like love.  

I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am for this episode with my friend Allison Fallon. She drops so many truth bombs as we discuss: Why relationships are important and what they are really trying to teach us. How to become more aware of your triggers and how to work through them. How to navigate the journey of letting go so that you can create the space for the new. What you can do when those closest to you are not supporting you on your journey of personal growth. And lastly, she talks to us about what she wishes she would have known if she could go back and do it all over again. If case you don’t know, Allison is a bestselling author and founder of Find Your Voice, a community she built to support anyone who wants to write anything. She is the author of 12 books and has coached thousands of authors to outline, draft, edit and publish their work. She will be the first to tell you that she is not a therapist, guru, or life coach, but she does think that you are remarkable and she wants nothing more but for you to think that, too. I hope that you enjoy this episode. You can find Ally on Instagram, here.

There's a big difference between your story owning your or you owning your story. And, the way that we own our story is by first walking through the process of owning our pain. In this short 5 minute clip, Dr. Jeremy Goldberg, AKA @LongDistanceLoveBombs walks us down his process of what it looks like to own your pain.

I couldn’t be more excited to share this episode of the Naked Soul Podcast with you all. You might know Dr. Jeremy Goldberg as Long Distance Love Bombs, and if you don’t know him, you surely will after this episode. Dr. Jeremy has a PhD and he’s a mentor, writer, speaker, spoken word poet and a behavioral scientist. His mission is to make kindness col, empathy popular and compassion commonplace. In this episode we cover topics such as radical responsibility as the doorway to self-acceptance, radical gratefulness and what it does for your life, as well has learning how to listen to what your heart is saying, finding purpose in life and what it looks like to own your pain and live an authentic life. You can find more about Dr. Jeremy, here.