Podcasts about Ego death

What happens when the version of you that built the business is no longer the version capable of taking it where you want to go? In this episode, Chad sits down with Will to talk about ego death, rebuilding from zero, and the personal work required to become a better entrepreneur, coach, and leader. Will shares how he went from feeling untouchable in his mid-20s, with successful businesses, money, the car, the apartment, all of it, to watching multiple areas of his life collapse at the same time. Divorce. Business loss. Legal battles. Becoming a father while having to rebuild his income from scratch. And instead of trying to recreate the person he was before everything fell apart, he had to confront the parts of himself that helped create it. Chad opens up about his own ego death in 2023, going from the dream life in San Diego to financial scarcity, anger, control, people-pleasing, and eventually realizing that rebuilding the business meant rebuilding himself first. They get into the shift from competition to collaboration, why trying to be the smartest or most important person in the room eventually becomes a ceiling, the role faith and therapy played in Will's rebuild, and why detachment became one of the biggest unlocks for both of them. The conversation eventually turns into leadership: giving your team real ownership, creating people who can think instead of simply follow instructions, and becoming secure enough to let the people around you become better than you. Because the goal isn't to be the hero of the company forever. It's to build people, systems, and a mission capable of becoming bigger than you. If you're in a season where the way you've always operated isn't working anymore, this episode is worth sitting with. Follow Us: Chad: https://instagram.com/chadmorganfit Caroline: https://www.instagram.com/carolinebiddle_rd/   Beyond Built: https://instagram.com/beyondbuilttraining Apply for Coaching: https://beyondbuilttraining.com

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"There is no problem, I tell you, no matter how difficult it is, that we cannot resolve by the prayer of the Holy Rosary." - Sister Lucia dos SantosAll the Love, all the info- https://www.curlynikki.com/daily-devotional-september-16-2026.html

THE PAST IS FINALLY OVER. YOUR SUN WILL NEVER AGAIN.Episode links and quotes here-https://www.curlynikki.com/daily-devotional-september-15-2026.html

IF YOU DO THIS, WHATEVER YOU ARE SEEKING WILL BE YOURS.All quotes and book links from today's episode are here:https://www.curlynikki.com/daily-devotional-september-14-2026.html

PRESENCE IS YOUR PURPOSE. HERE'S HOW TO FEEL IT INTO FAVOR.https://www.curlynikki.com/daily-devotional-september-13-2026.html

THE LIGHT IS ON, NOW. YOU ARE NOT WHO YOU WERE YESTERDAY. YOU ARE NOT WHO YOU WERE BEFORE YOU BLINKED. BEFORE THAT BREATH...https://www.curlynikki.com/daily-devotional-september-12-2026.html

LOOP THIS.https://www.curlynikki.com/daily-devotional-september-11-2026.html

This podcast is made possible by our listeners and viewers. If this show has brought you value, you can support it by becoming a member of The Way Forward, our platform designed to help you find the health and freedom community (people, practitioners, schools, farms, and more) near you. Your membership directly supports the podcast and the work we do.The identity you built was just a solution to trauma.Kyle Cease is a transformational teacher, former touring comedian with two #1 Comedy Central specials, New York Times bestselling author, and creator of the Evolving Out Loud global community. He has coached over 16,000 people through his talks, retreats, online programs, and one-on-one.His wife, Dr. Amber Lynn Cease, a holistic doctor, spiritual mentor, and relationship educator, joins us later. Her honesty about what this inner work has done to her nervous system is some of the most grounded relationship talk I've heard on this show.Choosing a Costa Rica healing intensive over a Vegas event with Tony Robbins changed something the second Kyle made the call. He learned that the trauma you're avoiding lives in your body, not in your mind, and that positive thinking often becomes a form of spiritual bypass rather than actual healing. Years earlier, a viral blog post from a fellow comedian forced him into six days alone in a hotel room, facing the ego he'd spent his whole career building.Amber talks openly about leaving her old life for this relationship, the protector that ran her nervous system for years, and the day Kyle told her she was allowed to burn in hell.You'll Learn:[0:00] Introduction[7:03] The highest of the ego versus the highest of the heart[15:06] Every "I have to" sits on top of fear of never being loved[27:44] You are what you love, not what loves you[35:01] The world mirrors you and the only work is inside[51:15] Falling in love with emptiness on a 15-day water fast[1:13:49] Project Looking Glass stopped working in 2012[1:42:37] Letting the false self die inside a relationship worth fighting for[2:14:55] Holding space means not defending, just hearing them[2:45:47] Meditation isn't for quieting the mind, it's for dissolving the small selfResources Mentioned:Revolver (Movie) | IMDbFind more from Kyle and Amber:Kyle Cease | Website | Instagram | CoursesDr. Amber Lynn Cease | InstagramIntimate Expansion Couples Course with Kyle and Amber | WebsiteFind more from Alec:Alec Zeck | Instagram | XThe Way Forward | InstagramDonate to The Way Forward here.The Way Forward is Sponsored By:Get 10% off your Heart & Soil order with code THEWAYFWRD at checkout. Shop Heart & Soil here.Eating well shouldn't be complicated. Dr. Cowan's Garden makes it simple to increase your daily nutrient density with their signature vegetable powders, clean pantry staples, and pasture-raised products. Family-run and committed to "beyond-organic" quality.* Offer: Use code THEWAYFORWARD for 15% off your first order.* Shop: Dr. Cowan's GardenWant to grow your podcast but not sure what's actually working? Podigy helps me produce The Way Forward. Take their free assessment to get clear on your next move—and a chance to win a call with their founder.

Say the victory is within me. And when you say me, feel that ember. That ember is the victory.https://www.curlynikki.com/daily-devotional-september-10-2026.html

ALL THE WEALTH IS WITHIN YOU.https://www.curlynikki.com/daily-devotional-september-9-2026.htmlBrother Lawrence Bookhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/1521299757?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback

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YOU ARE WEALTHY BEYOND IMAGINATION.https://www.curlynikki.com/daily-devotional-september-6-2026.html

How to Receive God's BlessingsThis is about absolute identity for absolute abundance.https://www.curlynikki.com/daily-devotional-september-5-2026.html

TIRED OF SIGNS? TRY THE ONLY THING THAT WORKS.https://www.curlynikki.com/daily-devotional-september-4-2026.html

THIS MATTERS A LOT. BE STILL AND KNOW. BE STILL AND SIT JUST FOR HIM. WITH HIM. AS HIM.https://www.curlynikki.com/daily-devotional-september-3-2026.html

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You must keep your back straight. Otherwise, everything will cave in on you. - Ganesh Baba

Things are about to get interesting :)https://www.curlynikki.com/daily-devotional-august-31-2026.html

There is no link... because there are only one.https://www.curlynikki.com/daily-devotional-august-29-2026.html

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Journalist Kimon de Greef joins Chris Clarke to discuss his new book, The Ego Trip: Psychedelic Toads, a Trail of Deaths, and the Guru Who Peddled Transcendence. The Sonoran Desert toad (Incilius alvarius) spends most of the year underground, emerging to breed during summer rainstorms. It is also the only animal known to produce 5-MeO-DMT, an extraordinarily powerful psychedelic compound, in its defensive secretions. That biological curiosity has made the toad the center of a global psychedelic industry. Chris and Kimon discuss how Sonoran toad secretions changed from a little-known psychedelic tool into an international spiritual commodity; how outsiders profit from romanticized ideas about Indigenous tradition; and what the resulting trade means for the toads, the people hired to collect them, and communities living amid poverty and cartel violence. They also examine parallels with the commercial appropriation and poaching of white sage, and consider an uncomfortable contradiction: people seeking healing, transcendence and communion with nature may be supporting a supply chain built on wildlife exploitation, misinformation and harm. Content Note This episode contains discussion of drug use, addiction, death, animal mistreatment and abusive psychedelic practices. It is not intended as medical advice or encouragement to use 5-MeO-DMT or any other controlled substance. About Kimon de Greef Kimon de Greef is a South African journalist whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, Guernica and other publications. He has a master’s degree in conservation biology from the University of Cape Town and a master’s degree in journalism from New York University. Much of his reporting concerns wildlife trafficking, illicit economies and the complicated relationships between human desire and the natural world. Kimon de Greef’s website Kimon on Instagram Buy The Ego Trip through Bookshop.org Publisher’s page for The Ego Trip In this episode The remarkable monsoon-dependent life of the Sonoran Desert toad What 5-MeO-DMT is, and why “toad licking” is both inaccurate and dangerous How Octavio Rettig helped popularize toad-derived 5-MeO-DMT Claims that toad smoking is an ancient Comcáac/Seri tradition Psychedelic tourism, cultural appropriation and spiritual marketing The economic realities behind supposedly “responsibly sourced” toad secretions Toad collection, repeated “milking,” displacement and disease transmission Why synthetic 5-MeO-DMT removes the need to exploit wild toads Parallels between the toad trade and the international market for poached white sage What scientists know and don't know about the toad’s population status The difficulty of conducting conservation research in cartel-controlled areas Why a potentially profound experience can still leave a trail of real-world harm Selected timestamps 00:02:07 — How Kimon found the story 00:03:52 — Sonoran Desert toad natural history 00:06:20 — 5-MeO-DMT and the toad’s defensive secretions 00:08:47 — Octavio Rettig and the rise of “toad medicine” 00:11:34 — The Comcáac community and claims of recovered tradition 00:14:50 — Is there evidence of ancestral toad use? 00:20:15 — Psychedelic tourism and its consequences 00:22:30 — Seri ironwood carving and the creation of “tradition” 00:30:10 — The parallel with white sage 00:34:59 — Toad-derived versus synthetic 5-MeO-DMT 00:38:44 — Inside the toad-secretion supply chain 00:44:35 — What is happening to wild toad populations? 00:50:27 — Psychedelic experience, reporting and ethical distance Further reading and resources Kimon de Greef’s original New Yorker investigation, “The Pied Piper of Psychedelic Toads” De Greef on the collection trade, “The Psychedelic Toad Milkers” High Country News, “A Hallucinogenic Toad in Peril” Sonoran Desert Toad Fund, supporting research and conservation throughout the species’ range Tucson Herpetological Society, whose president Robert Villa has worked extensively on the toad’s conservation Sonoran Desert toad species account from AmphibiaWeb U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sonoran Desert toad species profile PLOS One, “Diet and Chemical Defenses of the Sonoran Desert Toad” California Native Plant Society, White Sage Protection Become a desert defender!: https://90milesfromneedles.com/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Most people wait for life to get better. This technique teaches you how to feel better now in under 60 seconds. This shift is the miracle that unlocks the rest.https://www.curlynikki.com/daily-devotional-august-26-2026-change-your-life.html

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And yet there are no things, truly. Love appearing as this and that.

This is how you stop anxious thoughts. There aren't any.

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Everything you're stressed about today? Most of it is about to become worthless. Not because you'll fix it. Because something bigger is about to make it look small. I'm Dr. JC Doornick. I was recently diagnosed with cancer, and what happened next wasn't just fear. It was the fastest reordering of my priorities I've ever felt. Things I obsessed over for years, gone in a week. Research on post-traumatic growth says most people go through this exact shift. By the end of this episode, you'll know what you're getting wrong about your own time. This is The Humbling.   Follow Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy:► Makes Sense Substack - https://drjcdoornick.substack.com ► Instagram: / drjcdoornick ► Substack: / drjcdoornick ►Facebook:  / makessensepodcast ►YouTube:  / drjcdoornick     MAKES SENSE PODCAST Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. This podcast explores topics that expand human consciousness and enhance performance. On the Makes Sense Podcast, we acknowledge that it's who you are that determines how well what you do works, and that perception is subjective and an acquired taste. When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change. Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast.   SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW Podcast: You will find a "Follow" button in the top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/makes-sense-with-dr-jc-doornick/id1730954168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1WHfKWDDReMtrGFz4kkZs9?si=003780ca147c4aec   Podcast Affiliates: Kwik Learning: Many people ask me where I get all these topics, which I've been covering for almost 15 years. I have learned to read nearly four times faster and retain information 10 times better with Kwik Learning. Learn how to learn and earn with Jim Kwik. Get his program at a special discount here: https://jimkwik.com/dragon OUR SPONSORS: Operly - Take Back Control of Your Work Day and Get Rid of All Your AI Apps - Welcome to the new world of Time Freedom and Unlimited Scaling and Success with Operly -  https://go.getoperly.ai/video?ref=jean-claude-claude-d-2a95 Blue Blinds Bakery - Handcrafted with all-natural ingredients - www.blueblindsbakery.com   0:00 - Teaser 0:25 - Intro 1:18 - The Humbling - The Science of Post-Traumatic Growth 2:45 - GREAT MORNING WORLD 3:51 - The Most Profound Change that took place after my diagnosis 6:03 - The Humbling - To be Humbled 7:48 - Humbling vs. Humiliation 16:56 - The Humbling corrects the price tags we place on things in life. 20:09 - Steve Jobs - Decision Making Filter 22:12 - Randy Pausch - The Last Lecture 24:52 - Normalizing Miracles 29:18 - Caring Less 33:05 - Life Currency 33:51 - Post-Traumatic Growth 35:54 - Ego Death and Near-Death Experiences 38:58 - Knowledge vs. Knowing 40:38 - Do We Have to Wait to Be Humbled?   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Episode SummaryOto sits down with longtime friend Christopher August — bestselling author, breathwork facilitator, and co-founder of Beats and Breath — for a wide-ranging conversation on identity, awakening, and the nervous system. Christopher traces his path from a corporate career and a master's degree to two years living in a rural Tanzanian village, and then to the moment that changed everythingA near-death experience on a class-five rapid on the Zambezi River, where he lost consciousness and came back with a completely new relationship to breath. From there they dig into the Gene Keys system (shadow, gift, and Siddhi frequencies), the "great solar flash" prophecy tied to 1987/2012/2027The difference between sympathetic and parasympathetic breathing, and how breathwork and plant medicine can overlap — before closing on Christopher's Mastery Collective, his Beats and Breath app, and a live guided breath with the audience.Chapters / Timestamps (Shifted +1:00 to account for the trailer at the top of the episode)00:00 – Trailer 01:00 – Intro & Meet Christopher August 03:00 – Leaving Corporate for a Village in Tanzania 05:00 – The Near-Death Experience on the Zambezi River 08:00 – Identity, Ego Death & the Path of Letting Go 14:00 – Masculine, Feminine & the Great Inversion 17:00 – Christopher's Core "Why" 18:00 – 2020, Lockdowns & Building Community in Buffalo 21:00 – Oto's Own 2020 Story: A Cop, a Mask & a Ticket 23:00 – Post-Jab Symptoms & Holding Space Without Judgment 26:00 – What Are the Gene Keys? 28:00 – Shadow, Gift & Siddhi: The Three Frequencies 30:00 – Your Gene Keys Profile as a Soul Blueprint 33:00 – Avoiding the Identity Trap 36:00 – The Great Solar Flash & the Birth of Human 6.0 39:00 – As Above, So Below: Humanity's Densifying/Awakening Split 41:00 – The Coming Timeline Bifurcation 44:00 – Building Sovereign Community Hubs 45:00 – Oto's Announcement: Building Alternative Digital Infrastructure 46:00 – Breathwork as Protection From Energetic Parasites 48:00 – Trauma, the Nervous System & Why We Stop Breathing Deeply 50:00 – Breathwork & Plant Medicine: Where They Overlap 55:00 – The Hijacking of Cannabis & Why Sourcing Matters 57:00 – Sound, Frequency & the Beats and Breath Method 1:00:00 – Beatboxing, Breath Capacity & a Video Break 1:02:00 – Recovering From the Jab: Fasting, Detox & Fundamentals 1:06:00 – The Power of Subtraction Over Addition 1:08:00 – Inside the Mastery Collective & Beats and Breath App 1:10:00 – A New Partnership Announcement 1:12:00 – Final Words: A Guided Breath to Close 1:14:00 – Closing & Where to Find ChristopherKey TakeawaysChristopher's near-death experience on the Zambezi River in 2014 — losing consciousness underwater and being resuscitated — became the foundation of his breathwork practice, which he describes as "being born again."The Gene Keys system, created by Richard Rudd, combines human design, astrology, and the I Ching into 64 archetypes, each with a shadow, gift, and Siddhi frequency, used as a framework for self-understanding.Christopher's rule of thumb with the Gene Keys: focus 90% of your energy on the gift, 10% on the shadow — the shadow is a gateway, not an identity to collapse into.He points to a prophecy tied to Gene Key 55 with three marker points — 1987, 2012, and 2027 — describing a gradual "mutation" tied to humanity's collective awakening.For recovery and general health, Christopher emphasizes fundamentals over complexity: breath, fasting, clean water, sunlight, and nervous-system regulation (shifting from sympathetic "fight or flight" into parasympathetic "rest and digest").He and Oto announced they'll be partnering to bring the Gene Keys/breathwork/somatic framework into Oto's academy.Learn More / ConnectChristopher August — https://christopheraugust.coCONNECT WITH OTO: Instagram – https://instagram.com/otogomes Website – https://otogomes.live(This episode touches on personal health decisions and detox practices; it's for educational and entertainment purposes only, not medical advice.)

Do this instead and let Love take over. https://www.curlynikki.com/daily-devotional-august-20-2026.html

WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE LOVE, YOU HAVE ANXIETY. https://www.curlynikki.com/daily-devotional-august-19-2026-life-is-god.html

This is the wormhole out of anxiety. https://www.curlynikki.com/daily-devotional-august-18-2026.html

GOD IS ASKING YOU: "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?"https://www.curlynikki.com/daily-devotional-august-17-2026-no-problem.html

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BEG GOD FOR WHAT'S ALREADY YOURS. https://www.curlynikki.com/daily-devotional-august-14-2026.html

If there is no birth, there is no death. If there is no person, there is no personal problem. Only Life is here. https://www.curlynikki.com/daily-devotional-august-13-2026.html

HOLD THE HEM. REMAIN CALM :) THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT. STAY CALM. DON'T LET ANYTHING RILE YOU. NOTHING IS (T)HERE. https://www.curlynikki.com/daily-devotional-august-12-2026.htmlToday's episode of GoOD Mornings is held in honor of Sister Cody of ArtofLovingNow.com.

THIS IS HOW TO PRAY FOR IMMEDIATE CHANGE.https://www.curlynikki.com/daily-devotional-how-to-pray-aug-11-2026.html

Today's episode of Good Mornings is held in honor of the J. Williams Collective and their upcoming Collective Beach Reset, a free experience creating space to pause, morning meditation, reconnect, and simply be on August 29th at Fort Lauderdale Beach. Visit www.jwilliamscollective.com/events to register.✨ TODAY'S EPISODE INFO https://www.curlynikki.com/daily-devotional-agreement-with-god-august-10-2026.html✨ PRIVATE 1-ON-1 SPIRITUAL DIRECTIONhttps://calendly.com/curlynikki✨ DEDICATE AN EPISODE OR SHARE YOUR WORK CurlyNikki.com/sponsor✨DONATE LOVEhttps://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=EC6DCGW3CRP5G

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"Only Love is here, boo, that includes you.""Whenever a negative thought comes that hurts, shout 'Guards!' or 'Objection!'... because if it hurts, it means it's not true.""You want your sun to be perpetually rising? Then you must know only Light is here."✨ EPISODE RESOURCES: https://www.curlynikki.com/daily-devotional-august-6-2026-starting-new.html✨ PRIVATE 1-ON-1 SPIRITUAL DIRECTIONFeeling stuck in a heavy season of transition or carrying anxiety today? You don't have to carry it alone. In these private sessions, we clear the noise together so you can step back into peace. Reserve one of this week's limited spots:https://calendly.com/curlynikki✨ DEDICATE AN EPISODE OR SHARE YOUR WORKDedicate an upcoming show to a loved one, share a prayer request, or introduce your inspiring book, ministry, or podcast to our sanctuary community: CurlyNikki.com/sponsor

Silence isn't just the absence of noise... it's the Light itself. Himself. Your Self. Here is how to hear your next step and take it:https://www.curlynikki.com/daily-devotional-august-5-2026-silence-light.html✨ SPONSOR AN EPISODEDedicate a show to a loved one, or share your inspiring book, ministry, or podcast with our sanctuary community: CurlyNikki.com/sponsor

You don't have to create something to be conscious of. This is a floating, not a swimming. See the manatee I was talking about in the episode, plus read the quotes and transcript here-https://www.curlynikki.com/the-art-of-letting-go.html✨ SPONSOR AN EPISODEDedicate a show to a loved one, or share your inspiring book, ministry, or podcast with our sanctuary community: CurlyNikki.com/sponsor

Stop trying to fix your life and do this instead.

YOUR SUN WILL NEVER SET AGAIN. Episode links and quotes here-https://www.curlynikki.com/daily-devotional-july-31-2026.htmlGRACE HAS TAKEN OVER.