Podcasts about Naming

Zach sits down with Alexandra and Rod Stockwell, married almost 30 years and both trained as physicians. They met in 1993 as first-year medical students, passing paper notes back and forth during lectures, and that early habit of asynchronous, patient communication turns out to have shaped everything that came after. Alexandra is now a relationship and intimacy coach and host of The Intimate Marriage Podcast. Rod still practices medicine and, in his words, is happy to support her work from just outside the spotlight.The conversation moves through the real mechanics of a long marriage rather than the highlight reel. Rod tells the story of what first drew him to Alexandra: not academic standout behavior, but her willingness to notice what everyone else in the lecture hall was too polite to say out loud, like asking a professor to turn the lights back on. From there, they trace how curiosity became their throughline, how personal growth inside a marriage compounds over time, and how a phrase like connection over content changes what a hard conversation actually accomplishes. Rod offers a simple, practical fix for the "heady" partner who struggles to know what a conversation needs from him. Alexandra shares a technique she once found genuinely off putting, literally timing how long she'd speak, and explains why it ended up building more trust and more freedom, not less.What makes this one land is that none of it is theoretical. Alexandra and Rod are open that every insight came from getting it wrong first, sometimes badly, and having their feelings hurt in the process. For listeners who've been together a long time and wonder if the spark is something you either have or don't, this episode makes the case that it's built, deliberately, one honest conversation at a time.Key TakeawaysCuriosity doesn't have to fade with familiarity. The early-relationship instinct to ask "what's your favorite vegetable" can be kept alive on purpose, decades in.Being curious about your partner has a side effect: it makes you more curious about yourself, too."Connection over content" means prioritizing how a conversation lands over winning the specific point being discussed.Naming the kind of conversation you're about to have (venting, logistics, brainstorming) before you have it prevents partners from accidentally having two different conversations at once.A technique doesn't have to feel natural, or even comfortable, to work. Alexandra found timing her own emotional sharing "disgusting" at first and kept using it because it built trust.Real intimacy is a form of emotional communication every time, not just during "big" conversations. What's underneath a moment matters as much as what's said.Marriage can function as a vehicle for personal growth, not just a container you maintain, if both people stay oriented toward it that way.The best advice in this episode was hard won. Every tool they share came from a mistake they made and repaired first.Guest InfoAlexandra Stockwell, MD: relationship and intimacy coach, host of The Intimate Marriage Podcast. Website: alexandrastockwell.com (book, app, courses, coaching, and podcast available there).Rod Stockwell, MD: practicing physician and Alexandra's husband of nearly 30 years. Not publicly active in the relationship coaching space; reachable through Alexandra's contact page.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Stefanos Sifandos returns to the show six years after his first appearance, and this time the conversation goes straight to the bone. A behavioral scientist and relationship expert who's worked with Olympic gold medalists, world champion fighters, special forces operators, and high-performing couples, Stefanos helps successful people confront the emotional armor and old patterns that achievement can't hide. He's also the author of the new book Tuned In and Turned On. Larry and Stefanos both grew up with volatile, abusive fathers, and they open up about the exact moments they stood up to the men who terrorized them, the survival patterns that followed them into adulthood, and the slow inner work of forgiveness. If you're a man carrying more than you've ever said out loud, this conversation names it and points to a way through.   Timeline Summary [1:02] – Stefanos returns after six years and revisits growing up in violence [3:09] – A gambler father, criminal company, and never knowing which version you'd get [4:39] – How the abuse shifted between two brothers over the years [6:24] – Leaving the country at 18 and the eldest-child savior role [7:40] – Larry shares his own story of standing up to his mom's abusive boyfriend [10:09] – Why a terrifying confrontation can be a painful gift with a long trajectory [12:40] – Stefanos on the night at the kitchen bench when he told his dad "I'm not small anymore" [18:46] – Stefanos' full background in behavioral science, performance, and embodiment [21:24] – The unconscious, fractured initiation from boyhood into manhood [23:44] – Larry on deliberately taking his sons through rites of passage [24:26] – Where the relationship with his father stands now, and the memoir project [27:15] – Forgiveness as an inside job and letting go without relying on the other person [29:37] – Scarcity, hypervigilance, and why the nervous system prepares for the worst [36:18] – Why 80% of healing is how others show up and meet you [38:41] – How children internalize abuse as proof they're unworthy [41:24] – The book's practices: get a friend, and why men are so isolated [46:20] – Deliberate solitude in nature and learning to slow down [48:55] – Seeking physical challenge as the path to real confidence   5 Key Takeaways Standing Up Is an Initiation — For many men, the shift from boyhood to manhood happens through a raw, unchosen confrontation rather than a healthy rite of passage. Naming that moment helps you understand who you became because of it. Forgiveness Is an Inside Job — Closure doesn't require the other person to change or even participate. Peace comes from your own diligent inner work, not from waiting on an apology. Your Survival Patterns Made Sense Once — Scarcity thinking and catastrophizing were hypervigilant survival tools in childhood. The work isn't to shame them away, but to notice them and stop feeding the beast. Healing Is Relational — Around 80% of transformation is being met with compassion and nonjudgment by someone who can relate to you. Insight matters, but connection is what actually changes you. Get a Friend, Then Get Alone — Men are epidemically lonely, so build real friendships despite the risk. Then balance that with deliberate solitude in nature and physical challenge that builds genuine confidence.   Links & Resources Episode page and all links: https://thedadedge.com/1506 Join the Dad Edge Alliance: https://thedadedge.com/join Dad Edge Boardroom Goal Setting Intensive: https://thedadedge.com/goals Tuned In and Turned On by Stefanos Sifandos: published by Hay House, February 2026 (audiobook includes bonus material) Stefanos Sifandos on Instagram: https://instagram.com/stefanossifandos Stefanos Sifandos on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@stefanossifandos Follow Stefanos Sifandos on Facebook and TikTok: search "Stefanos Sifandos" The Pursuit of Legendary Fatherhood by Larry Hagner: referenced in episode   Enjoyed This Episode? If Stefanos' line about men leaking their pain sideways into aggression and avoidance hit home, don't carry it alone. Send this episode to a man in your life who might be quietly isolated, and think about who your own 3am friend would be. If the show keeps showing up for you, follow, rate, and leave a review so more fathers can find these conversations.

What if the love you need most right now is love for yourself? Rev. Cathey Edwards names the habit she calls "spiritual amnesia" — forgetting our own worth — and offers a simple two-word practice to interrupt it.Guest minister Rev. Cathey Edwards, part of the All Souls community since the 1980s, explores what it means to turn Love Beyond Belief inward. In this message, delivered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Rev. Edwards makes the case that self-compassion isn't a self-help detour from justice work, it's the foundation of it.KEY THEMES:- Self-compassion as a spiritual practice- The "just like me" practice for dissolving judgment- Naming "spiritual amnesia" as forgetting our own worth- Sharon Salzberg's "but I love you" technique- Truth-telling as an ethical, not just emotional, stance- Holding our own contradictions and multitudesSUBSCRIBE TO WATCH OTHER VIDEOS: @allsoulsunitarianWANT TO LISTEN? SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1TOSFe2QQ0Di7zeiwlcZgv and Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-souls-unitarian-church/id193096943GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF: https://www.allsoulschurch.org/GIVE or text AllSoulsTulsa to 73256LET'S CONNECT:Facebook: /allsoulstulsaInstagram: /allsoulstulsaAll Souls Church Website: https://www.allsoulschurch.org#AllSoulsTulsa #AllSoulsUnitarianChurch #LoveBeyondBelief #SelfCompassion #Tulsa

Crime and Westerns on a MondayFirst, a look at the events of the day.Then, Crime and Peter Chambers starring Dane Clark, originally broadcast  July 20, 1954, 72 years ago, Donald Sloane, Embezzler.  A bank teller steals money from his accounts, but leaves $28,000 behind!Followed by Crime Classics, originally broadcast July 20, 1953, 73 years ago, The Death of a Picture Hanger. The Ford brothers are hired to kill Jesse James, and they do just that. Then, Frontier Gentleman starring John Dehner, originally broadcast July 20, 1958, 68 years ago, Mighty Mouse. A story about five holdup men outside Laramie, Wyoming Territory, and Kendall's attempt to have them arrested. Followed by Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast July 20, 1958, 68 years ago, Marshall Proudfoot.   Chester's father is in Dodge to visit his son, the Marshal! Parley Baer plays the roles of both Chester and his father! Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast July 20, 1948, 78 years ago, Naming the baby. Kathryn Bard and Paul Crabtree star.Thanks to Debbie B. for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamIf you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old-time radio shows 24 hours a day

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Episode 269 - Dr. Christopher Choukalas - Even the Darkest Night - journey through paternal depression—an often undiagnosed condition that affects millions of new fathersThis episode features Dr. Christopher Choukalas, an anesthesiologist and critical care physician, sharing a deeply personal and professional perspective on fatherhood, mental health, and the often unspoken reality of paternal postpartum depression.Drawing from his years in high intensity medical environments, Dr. Choukalas reflects on what it means to support people during their most vulnerable moments. Whether in the operating room or the delivery ward, he highlights the importance of quickly building trust, leading with empathy, and embracing human connection. Over time, he discovered that vulnerability, once perceived as a weakness, became one of his greatest strengths in both patient care and personal growth.The conversation shifts into his own experience as a new father during the early days of the pandemic. Facing isolation, fear, and the trauma of a complicated birth involving his wife, he found himself overwhelmed, anxious, and struggling for control. Despite his extensive medical and psychological training, he did not recognize what he was experiencing. Without a clear label or framework, the emotional weight became isolating and difficult to process.Dr. Choukalas opens up about the turning point in his journey, seeking therapy. With support from his wife, he began to understand that his symptoms were not simply personal failings but part of a broader, underrecognized experience among fathers. He emphasizes that while maternal postpartum depression is acknowledged, paternal mental health remains largely undefined and underdiagnosed, even though research suggests many fathers experience similar symptoms.Through his healing process, he has become more open, more present, and more connected both at home and in his work. He now approaches relationships with patients and family from a place of authenticity and emotional availability.This episode also highlights the need for systemic change. From healthcare providers to policymakers, there is a call to recognize and support fathers in the postpartum period, ensuring they are seen, heard, and supported.Key takeaway: You do not have to suffer in silence. Naming what you are experiencing is the first step toward getting help, and with the right support, it is possible to move from overwhelm to connection and joy.https://www.christopherchoukalas.com/Even theDarkest NightA father's harrowing journey through paternal depression, and how he came through it to the other side.After a traumatic birth nearly claimed his wife's life, anesthesiologist and intensive care physician Christopher Choukalas should have felt grateful. His twin daughters were healthy, his wife had survived, and they had started a family. But instead of joy, Choukalas found himself spiraling, spending long evenings in the garage, unable to face the chaos and emotional strain inside his home.Caught between caring for his wife, deciphering the needs of his newborns, and confronting painful childhood memories, his world began to unravel.Despite clear signs, racing thoughts, anxiety, sleeplessness, panic attacks, and emotional distance from his children, Choukalas failed to recognize he was suffering from a serious condition. Like many men, he internalized his pain, hoping it was just the "baby blues" and would fade with time.His turning point came when his wife, exhausted with his behavior and "checked-outness," urged him to seek help. Even though he's a doctor, he had missed the fact that he ticked off every symptom of paternal depression. Through intensive therapy, medication, and the support of a fathers' group, Choukalas began to understand his need for control and the lingering hurt from his own father's absence. Slowly, he rebuilt his connection with his wife and children and found healing.Even the Darkest Night, Choukalas's powerful memoir, sheds light on the hidden struggles of fatherhood. With raw honesty and emotional insight, it challenges the silence and stigma surrounding men's mental health, especially in the early years of parenting. A much-needed voice and new understanding for fathers navigating love, identity, and healing in the shadows of expectation.https://www.christopherchoukalas.com/___https://dadspace.caLeave Dave a voice message here! Tell me where you are listening from!?https://www.speakpipe.com/HelloDavemusic provided by Blue Dot SessionsSong: The Big Ten https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/258270

Guest PreacherThe Rev'd Seb Cummings serves as the Lead Pastor at .Sermon NotesThe question: if the Kingdom has come, why does evil persist? It is John the Baptist's question from a prison cell (Matthew 11). It is ours, most days.The Kingdom is sought (a posture, not a project): It is the King ruling through his words and actions and it is here, in this world - inaugurated, and still coming. So the field is not the church. "The field is the world" (v. 38).Yes, a judgment is coming. No, it will not be now. How we live in the tension between the now and the then is of the utmost importance.1. Don't uproot — judgment is divine• The servants want to rip up the weeds. So do we. Every group in that crowd had a version of the same plan.• Discernment: yes. Naming evil and injustice: yes (Amos 5:24). The final verdict: not ours.• Our polarised age teaches us to sort each other. The Perception Gap research: those most certain they can tell wheat from weeds are the worst at it.• Volf: only from a comfortable distance can you afford a God who does not judge. We are released from the burden of retribution — handed to the One who will not miss.2. Don't withdraw — engage with the moment• The master's "no" refuses two things: the purge, and the retreat.• Ours is not an age of unbelief but of rampant belief (Smith; Gray). The field is full of people, and none of them are empty.• The question is not "do you believe?" but "can what you believe carry the full weight of your life?”3. Because the field is his and the harvest is coming• "An enemy has done this." The weeds were sown on top of the good seed. Evil is an intrusion, not a design feature - which is exactly why it can be taken out and the crop still stands. Otherwise there would be no harvest, only a bonfire.• The parable does not end with the furnace. It ends with the righteous shining like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father (v. 43). No explanation for the weeds — but a vision of justice, redemption, and life with him (Revelation 21).Discussion QuestionsOpening1. Before hearing Jesus' explanation, what did you assume the parable meant? Did the explanation surprise you anywhere?2. John the Baptist promised a fire that would come immediately (Matthew 3:12). By Matthew 11 he is in prison, asking whether Jesus is really the one. Where have you asked a version of John's question?Don't uproot3. "Shall we go and pull them up?" is the most natural religious instinct there is. Where do you see it in yourself? Try to be specific — a person, a group, a platform.4. The master's reason for waiting is that you would damage the wheat. Have you ever been damaged by someone else's certainty about who the weeds were? Have you ever done the damaging?5. The research says the people most confident they can spot the weeds are the worst at it. Where might that be true of you — and what would it change?6. "We are released from the burden of retribution." Is that a relief or a frustration? What does it look like, practically, to hand a verdict up rather than carry it?Don't withdraw7. Jesus says the field is the world, not the church. What changes if you take that literally?8. Where are you tempted to retreat — to keep your life among people who already agree with you? Name one relationship you would find it easier not to have. What would staying in it require this month?Because the field is his9. "An enemy has done this." Does it help to know that the weeds are not the sower's design? Where do you need to hear that?10. The parable gives no explanation for the weeds — only a promise about them. Is that enough? Be honest.11. Verse 43: the righteous will shine like the sun. Does that land as comfort, as pressure, or as nothing much? Why?12. Who would you find hardest to believe God is being patient with? Sit with that one before you answer.Questions?Do you have a question about today's sermon? Email Seb Cummings ().

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Sustainable ambition isn't about wanting less — it's about knowing whether your drive is coming from desire or from fear, because the two can produce the exact same to-do list and completely different lives. In this episode, Brett Ingram breaks down why genuine ambition can rest and compulsive striving can't, what your nervous system already knows about your goals before your mind admits it, and a simple four-signal framework for checking your own engine so you're not guessing anymore. What You'll Learn in This Episode Why hitting a goal and feeling almost nothing isn't a discipline problem — it's a signal worth reading The hidden difference between two people working identical sixty-hour weeks: one running on desire, one running on fear Five warning signs that ambition has quietly turned compulsive, including a moving finish line and rest that starts to feel illegal Why the body — not the calendar — is the most honest narrator of whether your ambition is sustainable The five types of rest almost no one gets all of, and why scrolling on the couch isn't one of them How career-identity fusion sets you up for an existential crisis the moment the job changes, and how to build a sturdier sense of self The Four Signals of Sustainable Ambition — a practical framework for checking any goal you're currently chasing Episode Timestamps [00:00] Introduction — the goal that felt like nothing when you hit it [01:30] The central idea: sustainable ambition as a different relationship with wanting [02:00] The Two Engines — desire vs. fear, and why they produce identical résumés [07:00] Five warning signs the engine has switched from ambition to compulsion [10:30] What the body already knows — stress cycles, cortisol, and the five types of rest [15:00] Purpose without losing yourself — career-identity fusion and the identity trap [18:30] Where a calling actually comes from — mastery and meaning follow competence [21:00] The Four Signals of Sustainable Ambition, explained and applied [24:30] Sisyphus, Icarus, and Groundhog Day — three stories about the same distinction [26:00] Reflection questions and an exercise for this week [27:30] Closing thoughts Episode Summary Most high-achievers have had this exact experience: you hit the goal — the promotion, the number, the recognition — and instead of the satisfaction you expected, you feel a flicker of relief that evaporates almost instantly, replaced by a new target on the horizon as if the last one never counted. Brett Ingram's central argument in this episode is that this feeling is never a discipline problem. It's information, and it's been trying to tell you something about the engine underneath your ambition all along. The episode opens with what Brett calls the two engines. Picture two people, both working sixty-hour weeks, both building something ambitious, both indistinguishable from the outside. One is running on desire. The other is running on fear. Genuine ambition is curiosity with a direction — it wants to build the thing, solve the problem, get better at the craft, because the effort is in service of something the person actually wants. Compulsive striving looks the same from a distance but is powered by the fear of being inadequate, the dread of stopping and finding nothing underneath the achieving. The cleanest diagnostic, Brett argues, isn't how hard you work or how big the goal is — it's whether you can actually rest without the achievement-shaped hole reopening the moment you stop moving. From there, Brett walks through five warning signs that the engine has switched: identity fusion, where one bad outcome quietly becomes "I am not enough"; a finish line that keeps relocating with no interval of satisfaction; rest that feels illegal, filled with guilt or secret work; feedback from people close to you that gets explained away instead of examined; and chasing an outcome you can describe in vivid detail but can't explain the "why" behind. He shares his own experience building a digital marketing business where something working well only ever produced the thought "what's next to get it to the next level" — and realizing, in hindsight, that he never actually enjoyed the process itself. The conversation then turns physiological. Brett makes the case that ambition isn't only a mindset issue — it's a nervous system issue, and the body has been keeping score the entire time. A healthy stress response mobilizes, handles the threat, and returns to baseline. Compulsive ambition keeps that system in chronic, low-grade activation until it stops feeling like stress and starts feeling like normal. He draws a sharp distinction between passive distraction — scrolling on the couch — and genuine physiological recovery, and names five types of rest worth knowing: physical, sensory, emotional, social, and creative. "You can't out-discipline a body that never gets to down-regulate," he says. "Recovery isn't the reward for ambition. It's the maintenance that makes the ambition sustainable at all." Perhaps the most personal section of the episode deals with identity fusion and career. Brett shares the story of shutting down his first business — a custom-computer company he built out of his basement and grew to seven employees — and describes the day he turned off the lights as closing down more than a business. It was closing down a part of himself, because for four or five years, the business had been his entire identity. This connects to one of the episode's most useful reframes about calling: contrary to the idea that passion is discovered fully formed, Brett argues that mastery and meaning tend to follow competence — you find something interesting, get better at it, and the calling builds itself through the doing, not before it. This is a core thread of the Purpose & Meaningful Work pillar — locating your sense of self somewhere sturdier than a job title, so that when a role ends, the loss is professional rather than existential. The episode closes with the Four Signals of Sustainable Ambition: the engine (want or fear?), the rest test (can you actually stop?), the craft line (are you attached to the work or only the win?), and the enough line (do you have an actual internal definition of "enough," written down and concrete?). Brett reinforces the point with three cultural touchstones — Camus's Sisyphus, happy in the pushing itself; Icarus, whose danger was never ambition but ambition with no ceiling; and Groundhog Day, where the way out was never external. The episode's closing line captures the whole argument: "You're allowed to want more and be complete right now. Those two things were never actually in conflict. Only the fear ever made it look that way." Resources Mentioned Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus — referenced for the closing line "One must imagine Sisyphus happy," used to illustrate meaning living in the pursuit itself rather than a final arrival The myth of Icarus — used to illustrate that the danger isn't ambition itself but ambition with no ceiling or signal for "enough" Groundhog Day (film) — referenced as a modern picture of compulsive striving, where nothing external resolves the loop until the character's motivation itself changes Frequently Asked Questions What is sustainable ambition and how is it different from compulsive striving? Sustainable ambition is a relationship with wanting that doesn't require you to be in a permanent state of deficit in order to function. It's curiosity with a direction — you want to build the thing and enjoy the process, and the effort serves something you actually want. Compulsive striving looks identical from the outside but is powered by fear of inadequacy rather than desire, and it's chasing away from something rather than toward it. How can I tell if my ambition is driven by desire or fear? The clearest test is what happens the moment you hit the goal. If you feel satisfied, even briefly, before moving on to the next thing, that's genuine ambition. If the moment evaporates almost instantly and gets replaced by anxiety about the next benchmark, that's the compulsive engine. Naming the goal out loud and honestly asking "want or fear?" is a simple way to start — and the answer can be mixed. Why don't I feel satisfied after achieving something I worked hard for? That flat feeling usually means the goal was never really the point — it was a way of outrunning a fear of inadequacy rather than building toward something you wanted. Because compulsive striving is about escape rather than arrival, hitting the target doesn't resolve anything. It just reveals that another target was already waiting. What are the warning signs that ambition has become compulsive? Five to watch for: identity fusion, where one bad outcome becomes "I am not enough"; a finish line that keeps moving with no interval of satisfaction; rest that feels illegal or guilt-inducing; feedback from people close to you that you explain away instead of examining; and being able to describe the outcome you want in vivid detail while struggling to say why you actually want it. What are the Four Signals of Sustainable Ambition? The engine — is this goal driven by desire or fear? The rest test — can you actually stop without anxiety flooding back in? The craft line — are you attached to the work itself or only to the win? And the enough line — do you have a real, concrete definition of "enough" that doesn't keep relocating itself past wherever you currently stand? Is it a problem if my identity is tied to my career? Caring deeply about your work is different from being fused with it. Fusion means you no longer exist independently of how the work is going, which is fragile because careers change, companies restructure, and roles end. The goal isn't to care less about your work — it's to locate your sense of self somewhere sturdier than a job title, so a career setback stays professional instead of becoming existential. Does building sustainable ambition mean I have to want less? No. Brett is explicit that none of this is an argument for lowering the bar or wanting less. Sustainable ambition is a healthier relationship with wanting, one where the pursuit doesn't require you to be broken in order to keep going. You're allowed to want more and still feel complete right now — those two things were never actually in conflict. Keep Exploring If this episode resonated, these are worth your time: Purpose & Meaningful Work Pillar — The full framework on career, calling, and building work that actually fits your life → Purpose & Meaningful Work Guide The Growth Trap — A closer look at when self-improvement itself becomes a way of avoiding the life you're supposedly improving → optyoumize.com/podcast/the-growth-trap-self-improvement-avoidance How Much Money Is Enough — The financial version of the "enough line" — what happens when a number keeps relocating itself → optyoumize.com/podcast/how-much-money-is-enough Enjoyed This Episode? The best way to support optYOUmize is to subscribe and leave a review — it takes about two minutes and makes a real difference in helping more people find the show. Apple Podcasts · Spotify · Amazon Music · YouTube Leave a Review →

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Dan, Manny, & Billy share their Nostalgic memories about the mall, specifically their mall Roosevelt Field on Long Island and they put it to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST!   Yeah, it's like, "Where do you live?" "Uh, well, it used to be Modell's." -Dan Dissinger   This is a special Nostalgic Reflections with all three longtime friends digging into the vanishing malls in the U.S., their memories of hanging out at The Roosevelt Field Mall, some of their favorite stores and some of the most ridiculous ones, how the food court free samples could be gathered into a meal, and how abandoned malls are being turned into apartments. Manny also tells a crazy story about being robbed at the Roosevelt Field mall movie theater and Dan tells a harrowing story about someone trying on hats in Macy's for hours. The guys also go off on some hilarious tangents about Christmas and Hanukkah, gifting a star to someone, Dan sending his mom to buy the self-titled Slipknot album, getting baked and doing holiday shopping, and this is all going on as the NY Knicks are mounting the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history (198.

This masterclass dives into how to turn your existing content into a true client acquisition engine instead of a vanity-metric machine. Jason walks through a complete system for creating content that pre-sells your offers by shifting core buyer beliefs, clarifying the identity journey of your ideal clients, and using a structured "10 P's" content mix. You'll also learn how to create powerful hooks, position your unique mechanism, and adopt the right energetic posture so your content attracts true fans and ready-to-buy prospects, not just likes.    "Teaching creates learners. Influence creates buyers."   Hear more about: The four jobs of content, and which one creates buyers The five beliefs every buyer must hold first Speaking to current vs. aspirational identity The 10 P's content mix for belief-shifting posts Hooks and high-value keywords that attract buyers Naming and explaining your unique mechanism Using story and proof to build authority and trust A one-to-many cadence for repurposing content How your energetic posture affects conversions Prompts to make content more fun and more you Connect with Jason Meland: Email: jason@goliveonlinemastermind.com Website: https://www.growmyvisibility.com/ Instagram: @coachjasonmeland Facebook: Jason Meland - In Demand Coach LinkedIn: Jason Meland

Multipliers, as Liz Wiseman identified ("Multipliers - How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter") don't simply recognize talent—they help it grow and spread. Perhaps that's one of the most important roles of an instructional coach. Rather than identifying what teachers are missing, coaches are on the prowl for the capabilities that are already emerging. Noticing them, naming them and creating opportunities for those talents to become even more powerful and, ultimately, benefit colleagues and students beyond a single classroom. Watch the Positive Psychology in Coaching and Professional Practices video (from Growth Coaching International) here. Subscribe to the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast on iTunes or visit BarkleyPD.com to find new episodes!

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One hundred episodes! We've come a long way from that nervous first recording in August 2022.We have been looking forward for a while to selecting our ultimate Aussie 18s, and it felt like the right fit for this milestone recording.One hole per course and it had to slot in on our All-Australian layout that the same hole number it occupies on the course it was taken from. We also threw in our favourite clubhouse, halfway house, locker room, post-round feed and drink as well.Matt's course changed regularly from when we embarked on the process of selecting holes, while Scott's course stayed the same until a panicked two hours before we hit record.Thanks as always to our fantastic partners Angus & Grace Go Golfing and Seed Golf. We couldn't think of better teammates than Matt Burns and Dean Klatt.Thank you for listening, it means the world to us.Images related to this episode can be found on our Instagram page (@AustralianGolfPassport) and on Twitter / X (@AusGolfPassport). Images accompanied by attribution to their owners / creators when photos or video is not captured by Scott or Matt. Special thanks to Will Watt of Contours. Podcast intro music - Nbhd Nick / Stop Playing WithMe-Instrumental / courtesy of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.epidemicsound.com

01:13 Things disney is already updating/will never update 02:33 Magicband+ 05:20 Epcot lighting 06:23 Closed counter service areas 08:06 Naming conventions 10:05 Animal Kingdom at night 11:44 My Disney Experience app 12:58 Attraction fixes 17:55 Guest experience 21:36 Creativity from Imagineering on new attractions 22:31 More transportation options 25:30 Disney dos and don'ts

(Aloka Earth Room) Short Reflection on the '5th' Vipallasa & Guided Meditation including a poem by John Soos | Earthworm Practice for the Anthropocene IV | Online Wednesday-Morning

(Aloka Earth Room) Short Reflection on the '5th' Vipallasa & Guided Meditation including a poem by John Soos | Earthworm Practice for the Anthropocene IV | Online Wednesday-Morning

Empathy gets treated like a personality trait: you either have it or you don't. Roxana Radulescu, Level 52 coach and facilitator, argues that's wrong. It's a muscle, and most leaders are either overusing it, avoiding it, or using it to avoid the hard conversation instead of having it. In this episode of The Executive Commute, Jayson Krause talks with Roxana about what empathy actually is (her definition: care plus trust), what it isn't (sympathy, agreement, an excuse to skip feedback), and where it goes wrong at the top of organizations. They dig into a Yale psychologist's argument that empathy fuels bias and tribalism, why holding more power tends to erode it, and whether "care first" leadership is a real strategy or just a nicer way to describe layoffs. They cover: Empathy defined: care plus trust, not sympathy The line between empathy and judgment The case against empathy: bias, favoritism, and in-group tribalism Why power erodes empathy (and what that means for executives) Empathy's role in high-stakes, high-performance teams A simple starting point for building the empathy muscle If you've ever held back a hard conversation because you "didn't want to make it worse," or wondered whether empathy and high standards can coexist, this conversation will change how you think about both. Follow Jayson Krause YouTube:    / @jaysonkrauseleadership   LinkedIn:   / jayson-krause    0:00 - Introduction  0:34 - How Roxana Became a Coach  1:28 - Coaching a Room Full of Experts  2:39 - What Qualifies Someone to Talk About Empathy  4:55 - Defining Empathy: Care Plus Trust  7:39 - Empathy Mapping and the Right Use of Empathy  10:07 - The Opposite of Empathy: Arrogance and Judgment  11:06 - Judgment vs. Appraisal  12:25 - The Case Against Empathy (Paul Bloom)  13:56 - When a Leader Has Too Much Empathy 16:09 - Balancing Empathy With Getting Things Done 21:08 - Naming the Emotion in the Room 23:52 - What Matters More Than Empathy: Feedback  27:14 - What Is Self-Empathy? 28:06 - True or False: Does Promoting Empathetic Leaders Spread Empathy?  29:00 - Power and the Erosion of Empathy 31:08 - "Care First" Leadership vs. Corporate Doublespeak 32:16 - Empathy in the Face of Layoffs  35:02 - The Real Roots of the Word Empathy  36:09 - True or False: Are Women Wired to Be More Empathetic? 38:10 - True or False: Does Empathy Lead to Fairer Decisions? 41:20 - Empathy in High-Performance Environments  42:53 - Can You Have Connection Without Empathy?  45:02 - Would You Rather: Deep Empathy for Your Circle vs. Moderate Empathy for All 49:09 - The Cost of Carrying Empathy  50:40 - A Real Example: Giving Feedback With Empathy  52:16 - Empathy as a Muscle: Where to Start  54:24 - The Worst Advice About Bringing Empathy to Leadership 56:26 - Closing Thought

In this episode, I explore one of the most quietly destructive forces in any business relationship: doubt.    Drawing on John Patrick Shanley's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Doubt: A Parable, I examine what happens when doubt takes root between people in professional relationships.    I also look at the moment when business relationships shift from relational to transactional, why defending yourself against doubt rarely works, and why naming the doubt is the most powerful thing an influential voice can do.   When you tune in, you'll discover why:   Doubt doesn't introduce new information — it reframes existing information Naming doubt openly is what saves or ends a relationship Influential leaders don't wait for doubt to resolve itself; they bring it into the light It's important to distinguish between doubt that serves growth and doubt that destroys relationships (and how to do this) More from Tricia  Grab your copy of my new book, Being Smart Is Stupid Join me LIVE for my Free Monthly Workshop Explore my content and follow me on YouTube Follow me on Instagram  Connect with me on Facebook  Connect with me on LinkedIn  Visit my website at TriciaBrouk.com

Robert Linville has been Josh's coach for over 10 years. He was a pivotal part of Josh winning multiple events and making it to the finals of the 2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur. Robert has been a coach and swing instructor and owner of Precision Golf School in Greensboro, NC for 40+ years, working with some of the best players in the world on all levels of the game. Get Robert's brand new book Responding Under Pressure on Amazon. respondingunderpressure.com ----- Mentioned in this episode:

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  How to Thrive as the Default Parent When you're doing it all in a neurodiverse family  with Stephanie Holmes   What do you do when you are the only one who sees what your child needs, the only one managing the appointments, the IEPs, the protocols, the meltdowns, the mental load — and the other parent is sitting right there in the same house? If that question landed somewhere deep in your chest, this episode was made for you. Leslie sits down with Dr. Stephanie Holmes, a certified autism specialist, trained therapist for neurodiverse couples, and founder of Autism Spectrum Resources — a woman who has also lived this road personally as both a wife and a mother. Together they pull back the curtain on what it really costs a woman to carry the full weight of parenting a neurodiverse child alongside a disengaged or neurodiverse spouse, what it takes to finally speak up, and how you can protect your own mental, emotional, and spiritual health even when you cannot change your husband or your circumstances. You will walk away from this conversation feeling seen, equipped with practical perspective shifts, and reminded that your faithfulness to your children matters more than you can imagine. Key Takeaways   The Mental and Emotional Cost of Being the Default Parent Is Real — and It Is Not Weakness Stephanie describes nearly reaching a complete breakdown after years of functioning as the sole executive for her entire household — managing three neurodiverse family members, running a counseling practice, and absorbing every logistical, emotional, and spiritual demand without asking for help. The toll showed up as migraines, exhaustion, depression, and a crisis of faith. If you have been white-knuckling it through your days and wondering why you are falling apart when you look like you are holding it together, this is not a character flaw. It is the predictable result of one person carrying what two people were designed to share.   Lies Dressed as Biblical Mandates Can Keep You Trapped and Suffering Longer Than Necessary Stephanie carried a painful burden for years because a pastor told her in premarital counseling that if she chose to work outside the home, she could never ask her husband to carry any of the domestic load. She signed onto that belief at nineteen, never anticipating children, neurodiversity, or the reality of what their life would actually require. Leslie names this pattern directly — cultural ideas packaged as spiritual law that keep good women silent, overloaded, and ashamed to ask for what they need. Naming the lie is the first step toward freedom.   Making the Mental Load Visible Can Open a Door That Silence Never Could The turning point in Stephanie's marriage came not from an argument or an ultimatum, but from a simple, concrete act: she wrote every task down and laid both lists on the table. For her husband, seeing the imbalance visually was the thing that finally made it real. If your husband has not responded to your exhaustion or your words, it does not automatically mean he is cruel — it may mean he genuinely cannot perceive what he has never been shown. This does not excuse a lack of action, but it does suggest that a different kind of communication may open a different kind of conversation.   You Cannot Control the External, But You Can Steward What Is Internal Leslie offers one of the most grounding frameworks in the episode: when we are overwhelmed by everything we cannot control — our husband's choices, what happens on his parenting time, whether the school cooperates — we tend to redouble our efforts to control the external, which only deepens our distress. The real work, the work that actually moves the needle, happens inside. Choosing to build community, finding your support people, deciding who you want to be in the middle of this hard season — these are the things within your reach. As Stephanie says, she eventually made a decision: I am going to survive this and I am going to thrive despite this. You Do Not Have to Earn Permission to Get Help, Go to Church, or Take Your Kids on Vacation One of the most practically liberating moments in this conversation is when Stephanie realizes that her husband's unwillingness to participate does not mean she and her children cannot participate in life. He had never told her she could not take the girls on vacation — she had simply assumed that a good Christian wife would not go without him. When she stopped waiting for his yes and started making choices for her children's good, things began to shift. If your husband is not leading, someone still has to keep the plane in the air. Choosing to do that is not a failure of submission — it is a faithful act of stewardship. Personal Invitation If this conversation stirred something in you — if you recognized yourself in the exhaustion, the false beliefs, the longing for someone to finally name what you have been living — we want you to know there is a place to go deeper. My Moving Beyond People Pleasing course was built for women who have spent years putting everyone else's needs, comfort, and approval ahead of their own, and who are ready to learn how to show up differently. It is grounded in Scripture, filled with practical tools, and designed for women who are serious about becoming the truest, most grounded version of who God created them to be. You can learn more and get started here: https://leslievernick.com/mbpp Closing Encouragement You are not failing. You are carrying something extraordinarily heavy, and you have been carrying it largely alone. But you were not meant to do this without God, without community, and without a honest look at what is truly yours to hold and what is not. Stephanie prayed it beautifully in this episode — God is Emmanuel, which means He is with us. He is with you in the IEP meeting, in the exhausted silence after the kids are in bed, in the anger you have been afraid to admit, and in the small faithful steps you take every single day. James 1:5 promises that if you ask for wisdom, He will give it generously. He is not withholding from you. He is walking with you, one step at a time, lighting just enough of the path ahead to keep moving forward. You are not alone. And change — in you, through you, and around you — is possible.

The behavior is a signal, not the story. In today's episode, Dr. Tarryn MacCarthy reminds high-achieving women in dentistry and healthcare that a hard moment does not mean they have failed. She explains how self-shame can show up when your nervous system feels unsafe and why harsh self-talk often adds more stress instead of relief.From parenting and patient care to leading a team, Dr. Tarryn offers a kinder way to respond. Notice what is happening beneath the reaction. Name the feeling. Give yourself the care you would offer someone else. Press play, and let the part of you that has been hiding come home.Show notes:(3:06) Behavior shows how safety feels(5:28) Why self-shame starts so quickly(9:03) Where shame learned its power(11:27) Shame grows when kept hidden(12:44) A self-alignment framework to help dentists and healthcare professionals to reconnect with themselves beyond burnout and outside expectations. https://truetomemethod.com/(15:36) Naming the fear beneath disconnection(20:00) Patient stress and self-defense(24:18) Outro_______________________IMPORTANT LINKS:Empower Her Retreat:Dates: October 1–4, 2026Location: Taos, New MexicoWebsite: empowerherretreat.orgConnect with Dr. MacCarthy:Email: tarryn@drtarrynmaccarthy.comBook a call with Tarryn:https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/happiness-and-prosperity-strategy-callUnlock your inner peace and reclaim joy in your profession with the Nervous System Regulation For Dentists Course: https://www.thebizofhappiness.com/calmPlease join my Facebook group, Business Of Happiness Hive, so we can all take this journey to find fulfillment and happiness together. Click here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2047152905700283Where to find me:Website: www.thebizofhappiness.comFacebook: facebook.com/thebusinessofhappinessIG: @thebizofhappinessIt would mean the world to me if you subscribe, leave a review, and share this podcast with your friends, co-workers, and families. This will help the trajectory of this podcast and allow others who are seeking true happiness to find the podcast.

Canary Cry Radio is on the bleeding edge of reporting boots-on-the-ground from Burning Man for nearly a decade. Standing on the shoulders of researchers like Carl Teichrib and his work on the Re-Enchantment, and Transformative Events, no other Christian podcast has addressed why these events are important for the future of our culture, while evangelizing and preaching the Gospel message of Jesus Christ in the middle of the most esoteric annual event in Black Rock City. Carl is back with an much needed update on everything! Visit BurningManResearch.com to get the archive of episodes on this topic over the last 15 years! Find out how to support Basil's trip to Burning Man 2026, where the theme is AXIS MUNDI!LINKShttps://orbis-sentry.orghttps://www.gameofgods.cahttps://CanaryCry.Support0:00 — Intro: Carl Teichrib returns1:25 — Carl's research background6:23 — Globalism, interfaith, transhumanism converge9:25 — Discovering transformational festival culture11:35 — Burning Man's countercultural roots18:07 — Festivals prove secularism's dead20:15 — What makes festivals "transformational"31:27 — Origins of "re-enchantment" term33:35 — Pagan environmentalism: Rio quote35:53 — SXSW: consciousness, psychedelics admission42:35 — Re-enchantment history since 1800s46:16 — California: spiritual petri dish54:49 — True re-enchantment: the resurrection57:17 — "Christians made resurrection boring"1:04:59 — Jesus: the true Axis Mundi1:12:31 — Warning: parroting worldly language1:20:17 — "Not a place for Christians"1:22:28 — 2017: first burn story1:24:03 — Camp of the Unknown God1:28:22 — Naming the camp: Acts 171:30:50 — Paul at Athens breakdown1:35:21 — Cultural diplomacy, not war1:48:40 — This year's theme & concerns1:51:25 — Burning Man: propaganda target?1:57:18 — Handling the temple carefully1:59:23 — Christians bear false witness2:07:04 — Rosie's story: rights of nature2:09:52 — Psalm 51 tears moment2:14:25 — Orbis origin: Texas Eclipse2:16:42 — George's three-day culture shock2:19:44 — NATO Dayton, forming Orbis2:33:16 — Prayer requests & farewell

Canary Cry Radio is on the bleeding edge of reporting boots-on-the-ground from Burning Man for nearly a decade. Standing on the shoulders of researchers like Carl Teichrib and his work on the Re-Enchantment, and Transformative Events, no other Christian podcast has addressed why these events are important for the future of our culture, while evangelizing and preaching the Gospel message of Jesus Christ in the middle of the most esoteric annual event in Black Rock City. Carl is back with an much needed update on everything! Visit BurningManResearch.com to get the archive of episodes on this topic over the last 15 years! Find out how to support Basil's trip to Burning Man 2026, where the theme is AXIS MUNDI! LINKS https://orbis-sentry.org https://www.gameofgods.ca https://CanaryCry.Support   0:00 — Intro: Carl Teichrib returns 1:25 — Carl's research background 6:23 — Globalism, interfaith, transhumanism converge 9:25 — Discovering transformational festival culture 11:35 — Burning Man's countercultural roots 18:07 — Festivals prove secularism's dead 20:15 — What makes festivals "transformational" 31:27 — Origins of "re-enchantment" term 33:35 — Pagan environmentalism: Rio quote 35:53 — SXSW: consciousness, psychedelics admission 42:35 — Re-enchantment history since 1800s 46:16 — California: spiritual petri dish 54:49 — True re-enchantment: the resurrection 57:17 — "Christians made resurrection boring" 1:04:59 — Jesus: the true Axis Mundi 1:12:31 — Warning: parroting worldly language 1:20:17 — "Not a place for Christians" 1:22:28 — 2017: first burn story 1:24:03 — Camp of the Unknown God 1:28:22 — Naming the camp: Acts 17 1:30:50 — Paul at Athens breakdown 1:35:21 — Cultural diplomacy, not war 1:48:40 — This year's theme & concerns 1:51:25 — Burning Man: propaganda target? 1:57:18 — Handling the temple carefully 1:59:23 — Christians bear false witness 2:07:04 — Rosie's story: rights of nature 2:09:52 — Psalm 51 tears moment 2:14:25 — Orbis origin: Texas Eclipse 2:16:42 — George's three-day culture shock 2:19:44 — NATO Dayton, forming Orbis 2:33:16 — Prayer requests & farewell

Rock Thomas is a serial entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and personal development teacher whose 7.5-minute story about his father has been viewed by over 125 million people and credited with changing thousands of lives. The youngest of seven kids raised on a farm by a cold, duty-bound father, he channeled that pain into decades of overachievement before spending over $2 million on his own healing and building a body of work on breaking generational trauma. This episode gets into what happens when a boy grows up chasing a father's approval that never comes, and how that wound quietly shapes marriage, friendship, and the way you show up as a dad. If you are a father wrestling with your own childhood, questioning whether you're doing a good job, or trying to break a cycle you inherited, this conversation will hit home.   Timeline Summary [1:02] – Larry shares how a coach showed him Rock's video at the Dad Edge Summit and it moved him to tears [2:14] – Rock explains how his 7.5-minute story with Goal Cast reached 125 million people and stopped people from taking their lives [3:00] – The origin of the wound: a young boy craving a distant German father's approval [4:20] – Broken arm, "suck it up," and the trauma that drove decades of overworking [5:16] – Why Rock reframes the David Goggins "stay hard" model as pain in disguise [6:08] – The empty, hollow heart behind the boats, cars, and houses [7:07] – Rock's mission to be the one who breaks the generational cycle [7:28] – The football day: waking up excited, and the moment his spirit broke [9:53] – Larry describes his own absent father and running into him in a coffee shop at 30 [12:06] – Larry's vow to play with his kids 300 days a year after watching Rock's video [18:22] – How the father wound showed up in Rock's friendships and marriages through self-sabotage [23:00] – The hockey parking lot: leaving before the other kids to please his father [24:14] – Why Rock spent over $2 million on therapy, mentors, and personal development [28:52] – The real win isn't the home run, it's a dad in the stands saying "that's my boy" [30:25] – Larry shows a video of his 17-year-old son and the dad he's becoming [33:12] – Rock on the ego, the amygdala, and the voice of doubt keeping men stuck [35:07] – The "I used to... but now" method for rewiring your identity one small shift at a time [42:26] – Why big hairy goals backfire and how tiny wins harness dopamine and the RAS   5 Key Takeaways Kids Want Connection, Not Trophies — Overachievement can look like success while masking an empty heart. What children actually crave is to be seen, felt, and heard, not provided for from a distance. The Wound Shapes Every Relationship — An unhealed father wound quietly leaks into marriage and friendship through self-sabotage and distrust. Naming the pattern is the first step to stopping it. Break the Cycle On Purpose — You can be the one person in your family line who chooses differently. Doing the work now means your kids inherit the healing instead of the wound. Change Your Identity One "I Used To" At a Time — When a negative thought surfaces, catch it and say "I used to... but now" followed by a tiny new action. Small wins trigger dopamine and reprogram your subconscious over time. Small Goals Beat Big Hairy Goals — Massive goals trip your survival brain into fear of failure. Micro-commitments slip past that alarm and let your reticular activating system pull you toward the person you want to be.   Links & Resources Podcast Shownotes — https://thedadedge.com/1502 The Dad Edge Alliance — https://thedadedge.com/join The Dad Edge Business Boardroom Brotherhood — https://thedadedge.com/goals   Enjoyed This Episode? If Rock's story about that one football morning hit you the way it hit Larry, don't keep it to yourself. Text this episode to a dad who's carrying his own father wound, or to a friend who's chasing approval he'll never get. And if this show keeps showing up for you, follow, rate, and leave a review so more fathers can find it.

Today I'm going somewhere real and raw, because I owe you that. Every July 10th takes me back to losing a former Baylor teammate to suicide, and that loss is a big reason I do what I do. In this episode I talk about the mental monsters we all carry, why naming them matters, and why the most courageous thing a high performer can do is say 'I need help' out loud. I also want you to hear this: if you are in a dark place right now, you are not alone, and this episode is for you. Key Takeaways Everyone carries mental monsters. The names differ, depression, anger, hopelessness, but the experience of fighting them is deeply human and nothing to hide from. Naming your monster separates it from your identity. When you can call it something, you stop fighting yourself and start recognizing the voice as a liar. Keeping your struggle to yourself is not strength. It is the easiest and most dangerous choice. Real courage is saying 'I need help' and meaning it. Darkness grows in silence. The more areas of your life you keep hidden, the more that darkness spreads. Talking about it is not weakness, it is light. You may be one conversation away from saving someone's life. A simple check-in text can be the only thing standing between someone and a decision they cannot take back. Action Steps If you are struggling today, reach out to someone you trust and say exactly this: 'I need help.' That sentence alone can start changing everything. Name the mental monster you are currently fighting. Write it down. Separating it from yourself is the first step to facing it without feeling like you are fighting your own reflection. This week, send a check-in message to at least one person in your life. No agenda, no long conversation required. Just let them know they are on your mind and you care. Notable Quote It's not strong to keep it to yourself. That's easy. And that leads to a very, very dark road.

Join Alli on Substack – https://wisewoman/ method.substack.com   You made the decision this morning. Coffee still hot, intention alive. By 9:15, you had talked yourself right out of it. If that feels a little too familiar, stay with me for this episode. I'm introducing something I call the self‑negotiation loop. It's the pattern where you already know exactly what to do, carry the decision for weeks or even months, and let every delay feel perfectly reasonable in the moment. The issue isn't motivation. It isn't discipline. It's the way your brain is wired, and it's costing you more than you think. This is a solo episode, so stay with me for the insight that helps you finally do the thing.   What You'll Learn in This Episode: What the self-negotiation loop is and why every "maybe later" feels like wisdom instead of avoidance How procrastination quietly drains your self-trust over time (even when nothing specifically goes wrong) Why confidence isn't the fuel you need before you can act, and what actually builds it The story of "Sarah," who spent 5 months preparing for something that took 10 minutes to do Why God's pattern in Scripture is "walk, and I'll reveal the path," not "wait until you feel ready" The one small, honest step you can take today toward the decision you've been carrying   Timestamps: (01:02) — Naming the self-negotiation loop and why every "maybe" feels so reasonable  (01:44) — What the loop looks like on an average day (the blinking cursor that feels like a judgment)  (02:21) — Why your brain will almost always choose familiar discomfort over unfamiliar growth  (03:05) — Relief vs. peace: the difference that changes everything  (03:36) — What Alli noticed in coaching: "That was so much easier than I thought it would be" (04:26) — How hesitation quietly erodes self-trust, one renegotiation at a time (06:00) — Evidence over confidence: the concept that actually builds a track record (06:46) — Sarah's story: 5 months of preparation, 10 minutes of doing  (08:00) — The faith connection: Esther didn't get a guarantee either  (08:36) — The one practical step to take today  (10:08) — You are always practicing becoming someone, especially in the small moments      Links to great things we discussed:  Alli's Show Recommendation - Paradise Function Health - Use code AWORTHINGTON10 for a discount on comprehensive lab testing Wise Woman Method on Substack Take the Secret Superpower Quiz Join the Uplift Community Follow Alli on Instagram Don't forget to watch Alli Worthington on YouTube!  I hope you loved this episode!

For the 4th of July, the 250th birthday of America, Adam did the most Okie thing a man can do to celebrate: he took the family to a rodeo. Both boys went mutton busting, Friday and Saturday. Leo, six, drew a slow sheep the second night and rode it a full 17 seconds, hanging on and hollering "keep going, keep going!" into its ear because he knew he needed that sheep to move to score.-----------Sponsor: The Amen app (from the Augustine Institute)The Amen app is the free Catholic prayer app the guys use to prep the family for Sunday, listening to the Sunday Gospel on the way to Holy Mass so the kids are ready to receive it before they walk in. No paywall, no subscription trap, no upfront cost. Download the Amen app right now.Sponsor: Select International Tours: selectinternationaltours.comWhen Adam and Dave decided to lead their first pilgrimage, one name kept coming up: Select International Tours. Having used them, the guys can vouch for it. Wherever in the world you want to go, Select has a tour ready. Whether you want to lead a pilgrimage or attend one, head to selectinternationaltours.com and see everything they offer. You won't regret it.----------He placed top three, took home a little money and a free snow cone, and nobody's sure which one he was prouder of. John, three, puffed his chest out all day, crumbled at the chute, rode two seconds, hit the dirt, cried, and then immediately declared he was doing it again tomorrow. He did. Same result. He was in it for the story.Then there's Adam and the bull. He's always had the itch to put himself on the line, to go where it takes fortitude and prudence and a whole lot of luck. So he slipped up to the chute with the cowboys, just to feel the atmosphere next to something that powerful. A storm blew in and cut the bull riding short. Adam's calling that one Providence, same as the fight that got cancelled back when COVID shut down the world. Some signs you don't get to ignore.The pour is Teeling Wonders of Wood Single Pot Still, Virgin Swedish Oak. Ninety three dollars, and worth it. No Jim on hand to work the yummy scale, so the guys guessed it might've metamorphosed into a 7.321. Deep, resonant, dangerously delicious.The prayer request is Mary. She's a little over four months now, still in the NICU. Adam sent a photo of her smiling right through all the tubing, and it melted everybody. It's been a hard stretch, a step back, but she recovered fast, her breathing's improving, and there's talk of scheduling open heart surgery in the next four to six months. Adam described the NICU "tree," the pole that once held fifteen to twenty bags and lines and now holds four. Look where they were. Look where they are. Thank you for the prayers. They have not been in vain, and Lady Haylee has been heroic through all of it.Then the topic: what to do when you're struggling. Not just spiritual struggle. Focus, work, sin, the whole weight of it. Most of it isn't laziness. It's disorder, a misalignment between the intellect and the appetites, an internal civil war stoked by stress and exhaustion and distraction. Aquinas names it. Augustine sharpens it: the mind commands the body and it obeys instantly, but the mind commands itself and is resisted. Adam's own admission cut deepest. There is a part of him that does not want to be holy. Naming that was the whole battle. Once he saw the enemy clearly, fasting and prayer stopped feeling like punishment and started feeling like war worth waging. Protect, provide, establish, and fight for your own soul while you're at it. Win the next 15 minutes. Then win the next one. Raise your glass.TOPICS COVEREDCelebrating the 4th of July, America's 250th, the most Okie way possible: a rodeoLeo and John mutton busting both nights, and Leo riding a slow sheep 17 seconds while yelling at it to keep goingJohn, three years old, crumbling at the chute, crying, and immediately signing up to do it againThe bull that jumped the arena into the stands, and Adam's lifelong itch to ride oneAdam sneaking up to the chute and the storm that cut the bull riding short as ProvidenceCarl's 4th of July party, the Declaration recited by teenagers, the bike parade, and drinking a beer while riding a bike ("bunking")Bourbon of the week: Teeling Wonders of Wood Single Pot Still, Virgin Swedish Oak, $93Running the yummy scale without Jim and guessing at a 7.321Prayer update on baby Mary: four months in the NICU, a smiling photo through the tubing, and open heart surgery on the horizonThe NICU "tree" as a visualization of progress, from twenty lines down to fourWhy most struggle is not laziness but disorder and a lack of a clear vision of the endThe human person broken down: intellect, will, and appetites, each with different triggersSt. Thomas Aquinas on the harmony between intellect and appetite, and the civil war when they misalignSt. Augustine on the mind that commands the body instantly but resists commanding itselfThe full life of St. John Paul II as a case study in struggle met with faith and joyWhy you should tell your kids and grandkids your real struggle stories, not hide themRedemptive suffering, and the shortage of real perseverance stories for kids raised on pop cultureTolkien on dragons: children already know dragons exist; they need to know dragons can be beatenCuriosity as the quiet vice, and choosing the good over even a lesser goodWhy it's about atmosphere and scenarios, not willpower, because willpower gives out fastAdam's admission that part of him does not want to be holy, and going to war against itFortitude as the virtue of winning by not losing, and building a habit of small victoriesThe Dave Ramsey debt snowball as a picture of stacking winsCustody of the eyes, stopping the struggle before it starts, and "today, I will be a saint"REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODEBooks & Writings:Confessions by St. Augustine (the mind commands itself and is resisted)Summa Theologiae by St. Thomas Aquinas (harmony and misalignment of intellect and appetite)The Aeneid by Virgil (Adam reading it aloud with his boys over the summer)Tolkien's line on dragons in children's stories (misremembered on air as "Jetson")Saints & Church Figures:St. John Paul II, Karol Wojtyła (the extended story of his life and suffering)St. Thomas AquinasSt. AugustineThe bishop referenced in the "bishop's flattery" aside, may he rest in peacePeople:Adam Minihan (host; the rodeo, the chute, baby Mary, M6 Marketing, The Grounded Builder on Substack)Dave Niles (host; Lady Pamela and the kids)Lady Haylee (heroic through Mary's NICU stay)Leo and John Minihan (the mutton busters)Karl Graham (friend of the show; the 4th of July party)Dave Ramsey (the debt snowball and the philosophy of stacking wins)

Does summer make you feel strangely anxious, unsettled, or overwhelmed while everyone else seems to be thriving?You are not alone. In this episode of Calming Anxiety, clinical hypnotherapist and former frontline paramedic Martin Hewlett explains the biological reasons behind summer panic and seasonal stress.Discover how to naturally activate your parasympathetic nervous system using a simple vagus nerve breathing exercise, followed by a deeply calming visualization and positive affirmations designed to heal comparisonitis and soothe your mind. Stop trying to perform happiness and give your body permission to find true rest and mental health relief today.Episode ChaptersThe Reality of Summer Anxiety An honest look at why the sunny season can trigger our nervous system, causing us to feel unsettled or left behind.The Vagus Nerve Reset (Guided Breathing) Learn a biological 4-2-6 breathing technique to lower your heart rate and signal your brain that you are completely safe.Coastal Golden Hour Visualization A soothing, immersive clinical hypnotherapy journey to a quiet, unhurried shoreline to anchor your senses.Healing Affirmations for Seasonal Stress Five powerful statements of light to rewrite your inner narrative, release comparison, and embrace presence.3 Daily Caring Tips for Anxiety Relief Practical, actionable self-care strategies to cool down your nervous system, protect your sleep, and eliminate shame.Coming Back & Caring Community CTA Gently returning to your day with a reminder to practice kindness toward yourself and others.Healing Affirmations for PresenceVisualize these statements of light settling into the deeper layers of your mind to reunite your mind, body, and soul:My anxiety in summer does not mean I am broken; it means my nervous system needs support.I do not have to perform happiness. I am allowed to feel exactly as I feel.The warmth around me is safe. My body is safe. This moment is safe.I release the comparison. Other people's highlight reels are not my reality.I am not behind in life. I am present, and presence is enough.3 Daily Caring Tips for a Happier Life1. The Cool Down Anchor: When summer heat spikes your panic, place a cool, damp cloth on the back of your neck for 60 seconds. This instantly stimulates the vagus nerve through the skin to physically lower your heart rate.2. Name It to Tame It: If you feel isolated while others are enjoying themselves, say quietly to yourself: 'This is summer anxiety. It is a real thing, not a personality flaw.' Naming it removes the shame that fuels the cycle.3. Protect Your Mornings: Summer heat and early light can disrupt sleep, leaving you depleted. Give yourself the first 15 minutes of the morning entirely screen-free. Sit with a quiet drink, look out the window, and let your brain wake up slowly.Join Our Caring CommunityEvery single day, I am here offering you this free 10-minute guided meditation because I want to help you understand your body and let go of stress. If this session brought you peace today, please consider subscribing and sharing it with someone who might be quietly struggling. Your support keeps this vital resource entirely free for everyone who needs it around the world. Thank you for your beautiful emails, reviews, and messages—they mean the world to me.Break the Cycle: Ready to deeply rewire the anxiety loop? Explore my Anxiety Circuit Breaker Course—5 timeless, life-changing clinical hypnotherapy sessions for just $67, available at calminganxiety.fm.Now on the App Store! Keep an eye out for my brand-new mobile app, Anchored, now launching on iOS and Android to keep these tools baked right into your daily routine.Smile often. Practice it. It's amazing. And to your beautiful self... be kind.

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Episode 3 ~ The Losses We Don't Always Talk About: Understanding grief beyond death and finding language for what you're carrying.Loss does not always arrive with a funeral, a sympathy card, or people checking in. Sometimes it arrives quietly—and leaves you wondering whether what you are feeling even counts as grief.In this solo episode, Teresa Reiniger explores the losses that are often minimized or left unnamed: infertility, miscarriage, changing health, caregiving, retirement, estrangement, an empty nest, career changes, altered dreams, and the loss of who you thought you would become.Teresa explains why grief is not limited to physical death and how it can affect the whole person—emotionally, physically, mentally, spiritually, and relationally. Exhaustion, irritability, numbness, disconnection, difficulty concentrating, and brain fog may not mean that something iswrong with you. They may be signs that your mind and body are trying to adjust to a meaningful change.Drawing from her own experiences with caregiving, losing both parents, changing dreams, and grieving changes in her health, Teresa invites listeners to stop comparing their pain and begin naming what they have been carrying.This conversation offers gentle questions for reflection, reassurance for anyone who feels they “should be over it,” and permission to recognize that your grief does not have to be visible to be valid.Teresa Reiniger is a host of Female Voices: Life & Loss. In this episode, she brings both personal experience and years of conversations with women navigating loss. Her perspective is shaped by caregiving for her parents, grieving their deaths, adjusting to health changes, and learning to acknowledge losses that do not always receive public recognition.In This Episode● Why society recognizes some losses while minimizing others● The grief connected to infertility, health, caregiving, estrangement, retirement, and changing relationships● How grief can affect the body, mind, identity, faith, and relationships● Teresa's experience grieving changes in her physical health● Why comparing your grief can prevent you from acknowledging its meaning● Reflection questions for naming the losses you have carried quietlyWhat You'll Take Away● Loss does not have to involve death to deserve compassion.● Exhaustion, numbness, or brain fog may be connected to grief.● You do not need to compare your pain to validate it.● Naming a loss can make it feel less isolating.● Healing can begin when you stop ignoring what changedMemorable Quotes“Loss doesn't always arrive with the casseroles. Sometimes it arrives very quietly.” — Teresa“Loss doesn't have to involve death to deserve compassion.” — Teresa“Sometimes grief sounds like, ‘I miss who I used to be.'” — Teresa“Your body may not be failing. It may be adapting to what's going on.” — Teresa“Grief isn't measured by comparison. It's measured by meaning.” — Teresa“Your grief doesn't have to be visible to be valid.” — Teresa

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One of the most essential coping skills for building real confidence is mindful acceptance. This is the practice of noticing that fear, self-doubt, and self-consciousness are present and... that's ok. Henry puts it simply: you're acknowledging there's a passenger on the bus. You're just not letting that passenger drive.  We'll also take some time to name and untangle the harsh inner critic. That's the voice that pretends to be accurate self-assessment but is usually something absorbed from a critical adult long ago and we've just pressed play on ever since. The three key questions Henry raised for distinguishing the harsh inner-critic from your true voice are: Does it attack? Does it use fear and shame? Is it absolute or extreme? If the answers is "Yes" to any of the above, then that's your inner-critic. Your authentic voice is gentler, clearer, and never tries to motivate through fear or shame. Simply acknowledging the difference can take the power away from the inner-critic.     About: The Joy Lab Podcast is an Ambie-nominated podcast that blends science and soul to help you cope better with stress, anxiety, and depression. It's hosted by integrative psychiatrist Dr. Henry Emmons and holistic mental health researcher Dr. Aimee Prasek. The podcast is best paired with the Joy Lab Program (get your 7-day free trial!). Bonus: spread some joy and keep this podcast ad-free by donating (Joy Lab is powered by the nonprofit Pathways North and your donations are tax-deductible).    Listen & follow the Joy Lab Podcast on your favorite listening app:  Spotify | Apple | YouTube      Full transcript available here.   Sources and Notes for our Element of Confidence: Joy Lab Program: Take the next leap in your wellbeing journey with step-by-step practices to help you build and maintain the elements of joy in your life. Start your 7-day free trial now. Related episodes about imposter phenomenon: Imposter Syndrome is a Myth [ep. 175] What Imposter Syndrome Really Is [ep. 276] Book: The Confidence Gap by Russ Harris, PhD Book: Confidence Culture by Shani Orgad, PhD & Rosalind Gill, PhD Bandura. Self-efficacy: Toward a Unifying Theory of Behavioral Change. Access here. Baumeister et al. Does High Self-Esteem Cause Better Performance, Interpersonal Success, Happiness, or Healthier Lifestyles? Access here. Donnelly et al. Do people know how others view them? Two approaches for identifying the accuracy of metaperceptions. Access here. Hayes et al. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a Unified Model of Behavior Change. Access here. More about Victor Frankl's work from VFIA.   Common Questions: Q: How do I stop my fear and self-doubt from getting in the way every time I try something new? A: This episode introduces mindful acceptance, the skill of noticing uncomfortable feelings like fear, doubt, and embarrassment without fighting or avoiding them, so they don't hijack your actions. With this skill, the focus doesn't have to be about making the feelings go away, it's more about learning to move forward while they're present.   Q: How do I know if the critical voice in my head is giving me useful information or just tearing me down? A: Here are some important point to help you distinguish your harsh inner critic from your true voice: The inner critic attacks, uses fear and shame as motivation, and deals in absolutes. Your true voice is gentler, more nuanced, and never tries to hurt you.    Key moments: [00:00] Welcome back to the Element of Confidence — recap of last episode's definition: confidence as trust and willingness to act [00:30] How we'll build confidence: Mostly Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) strategies and Dr. Russ Harris' framework [01:00] First step: mindful acceptance — noticing rather than judging, allowing rather than fighting [01:30] What we're accepting: the uncomfortable feelings that arise when we wish we felt confident — nervousness, embarrassment, fear [02:30] Henry: acceptance is not resignation and not agreement with the anxiety [03:00] What acceptance actually is: "I notice I'm feeling anxious. I'm going to take action anyway." [03:30] The bus metaphor: fear and self-doubt are passengers — they don't need to drive [04:00] Why this matters: confidence doesn't come from feeling good first; it comes from acting despite not feeling good [04:30] Aimee's fellowship interview story: knowing all the behavior change theory, then getting a question about Boston housing [05:00] Pterodactyls, not butterflies — the full physical panic experience [05:30] Thirty minutes of talking to suppress the feelings, which only made them worse — the fellowship did not come through [06:30] Henry shares his own story: giving a large talk despite genuine anxiety, using mindful acceptance in real time [07:30] What shifted during the talk: nervousness moved to the background, attention shifted to connection with the audience [08:00] Genuine confidence appeared — not because anxiety was gone, but because he was succeeding despite it [08:30] Mindful acceptance doesn't mean not feeling uncomfortable — it means seeing clearly and choosing your actions anyway [09:30] The performance bell curve: a little anxiety is actually good for performance; fighting it isn't the goal [10:30] Experiential avoidance: using effort to suppress uncomfortable thoughts, emotions, and sensations to feel safer short-term [11:00] The Good Place medium place metaphor: warm beer and marching band music — feeling safe but not really living [11:30] How avoidance is protective in the short term but reinforces the idea that you can't handle the situation [12:30] Irony of avoidance: it boosts the scary power of what we're avoiding; the world gets smaller, anxiety increases [13:00] The brain is blunt — it can't fully distinguish fear of survival from fear of public speaking or starting a new career [13:30] We have to train a willingness: not enthusiasm for discomfort, but openness to experiencing it as part of skill-building [14:00] Henry: avoidance accumulates — the thing avoided gets bigger and scarier, and you sacrifice what you actually wanted [15:00] Social anxiety is up in recent years — fear of rejection is one of the most common mental health challenges [16:00] The brain doesn't distinguish social threats from survival threats — the amygdala alarm sounds equally loud [16:30] You can train your nervous system: every small forward step builds a new neural pathway and builds confidence [17:30] Naming the inner critic: the harsh, self-critical voice that rides along during experiential avoidance [18:00] Aimee's dual monologue during the fellowship interview — speaking outward and critiquing herself inward simultaneously [19:30] The inner critic may sometimes have useful information — and that's worth extracting [20:00] When the information is useful (you don't have the skill yet) versus when it's just harsh and paralyzing [20:30] The inner critic is usually a voice absorbed from a critical adult long ago — pressed play on ever since [21:30] Mindful acceptance: notice the voices, accept they're here, create space and retain energy rather than getting wrapped up [22:00] Henry: the key to working with the inner critic is simply realizing it's not you [22:30] Your authentic voice is gentler, clearer, and never tries to motivate through fear or shame [23:00] How to identify the inner critic: Does it attack? Does it use fear and shame? Is it absolute or extreme? [24:00] Your true voice is nuanced: "This is hard. I'm learning. I'm not there yet." [24:30] Once you recognize the inner critic, something shifts: "Ah, there's that voice again" — like a neighbor's dog barking [25:00] Extract any grain of truth, let the inflated story go, and move forward [26:00] Mindful acceptance: notice the voice, accept it's there, but don't accept what it says — and move forward anyway [26:30] Questions for identifying inner critic vs. true voice — in the show notes and in the Joy Lab Program Experiment [27:00] Preview of next episode: working more with the thoughts that rise up — what to do after you notice them [27:30] Three closing pieces of wisdom: Jon Kabat-Zinn on being awake, Carl Jung on the terror of full self-acceptance, Carl Rogers on the paradox that makes change possible    Like and follow Joy Lab on Socials:  Instagram Linkedin Facebook YouTube     Please remember that this content is for informational and educational purposes only. 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Independent analyst and Gold, Goats, and Guns host Tom Luongo joins the show to explain why he's left orthodox libertarianism behind and adopted a framework built around the City of London, the Federal Reserve, and Donald Trump's geopolitical strategy. The conversation ranges from Jerome Powell's rate hikes to Iran's nuclear ambitions, the Strait of Hormuz, Bitcoin's murky origins, and why Tom thinks most libertarian commentary misses the real centers of power entirely. Tom traces his intellectual break from the Ron Paul/Mises Institute wing of libertarianism back to the post-COVID Fed tightening cycle, arguing that the "coup" against Trump and Powell in 2020–21 mirrors a much older pattern of financial power rooted in London rather than Washington. He recounts a heated confrontation at the Mises Institute where he was cut off mid-speech for suggesting the movement update its models, and uses that story to argue libertarians are prone to the same "purity spiraling" as Bitcoin maximalists or gold bugs. From there, the discussion turns to Trump's Iran policy — framing it as less about Israel and more about dismantling chokepoints, energy dominance, and the offshore dollar system tied to the British Empire's financial remnants. Tom also lays out a theory connecting Bitcoin's DARPA origins to a broader strategy of building a new economic order outside the old London-centered system, and closes by tying Trump's moves in Venezuela and the Middle East to a long-term plan to leave the world harder to drag back into the old status quo. Show Sponsor: Jason Gagne's Good2GoBody 90-day beginner fitness program - ⁠https://good2go.podia.com/?coupon=LIONSJOHN⁠ Chapters 0:00 – Intro & episode setup 1:47 – Introducing Tom Luongo 3:10 – John's evolution away from libertarian orthodoxy 5:13 – Tom's break: Powell, the Fed, and the 2021 "coup" 10:27 – Naming the enemy: the British Empire, Davos, and the "High Table" 15:16 – The blind spot: why libertarians never blame London 16:36 – Confrontation at the Mises Institute 19:36 – The Last Jedi test: challenging orthodoxy 23:37 – Kevin Warsh and the death of the Phillips Curve 27:30 – Hamiltonian economics vs. Austrian purity: Russia & China 32:00 – Purity spirals and the algorithm trap 35:02 – Trump, Iran, and the nuclear "forever war" 39:55 – Chokepoints, energy dominance, and London's financial architecture 46:07 – Netanyahu, Zionism, and the brain-hemisphere theory 54:34 – Reassessing gatekeepers: from King World News to Dave Smith 65:22 – Bitcoin, DARPA, and the new financial order 70:19 – Trump's endgame: Venezuela, oil, and troop drawdowns 78:46 – Closing thoughts Links Tom Luongo: tomluongo.me Twitter/X: @TFL1728 Patreon: patreon.com/goldghostandguns Schedule a 15 minute Gut Health Audit with John: https://calendar.app.google/B9fcGdSFjC5caTVu5 SUPPORT LIONS OF LIBERTY: Help keep this podcast going! We rely on listener support to continue bringing you content on freedom, political reform, and personal empowerment.  Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lionsofliberty Support us on Locals: https://lionsofliberty.locals.com/ Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you listen – it makes a huge difference! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Independent analyst and Gold, Goats, and Guns host Tom Luongo joins the show to explain why he's left orthodox libertarianism behind and adopted a framework built around the City of London, the Federal Reserve, and Donald Trump's geopolitical strategy. The conversation ranges from Jerome Powell's rate hikes to Iran's nuclear ambitions, the Strait of Hormuz, Bitcoin's murky origins, and why Tom thinks most libertarian commentary misses the real centers of power entirely. Tom traces his intellectual break from the Ron Paul/Mises Institute wing of libertarianism back to the post-COVID Fed tightening cycle, arguing that the "coup" against Trump and Powell in 2020–21 mirrors a much older pattern of financial power rooted in London rather than Washington. He recounts a heated confrontation at the Mises Institute where he was cut off mid-speech for suggesting the movement update its models, and uses that story to argue libertarians are prone to the same "purity spiraling" as Bitcoin maximalists or gold bugs. From there, the discussion turns to Trump's Iran policy — framing it as less about Israel and more about dismantling chokepoints, energy dominance, and the offshore dollar system tied to the British Empire's financial remnants. Tom also lays out a theory connecting Bitcoin's DARPA origins to a broader strategy of building a new economic order outside the old London-centered system, and closes by tying Trump's moves in Venezuela and the Middle East to a long-term plan to leave the world harder to drag back into the old status quo. Show Sponsor: Jason Gagne's Good2GoBody 90-day beginner fitness program - ⁠https://good2go.podia.com/?coupon=LIONSJOHN⁠ Chapters 0:00 – Intro & episode setup 1:47 – Introducing Tom Luongo 3:10 – John's evolution away from libertarian orthodoxy 5:13 – Tom's break: Powell, the Fed, and the 2021 "coup" 10:27 – Naming the enemy: the British Empire, Davos, and the "High Table" 15:16 – The blind spot: why libertarians never blame London 16:36 – Confrontation at the Mises Institute 19:36 – The Last Jedi test: challenging orthodoxy 23:37 – Kevin Warsh and the death of the Phillips Curve 27:30 – Hamiltonian economics vs. Austrian purity: Russia & China 32:00 – Purity spirals and the algorithm trap 35:02 – Trump, Iran, and the nuclear "forever war" 39:55 – Chokepoints, energy dominance, and London's financial architecture 46:07 – Netanyahu, Zionism, and the brain-hemisphere theory 54:34 – Reassessing gatekeepers: from King World News to Dave Smith 65:22 – Bitcoin, DARPA, and the new financial order 70:19 – Trump's endgame: Venezuela, oil, and troop drawdowns 78:46 – Closing thoughts Links Tom Luongo: tomluongo.me Twitter/X: @TFL1728 Patreon: patreon.com/goldghostandguns Schedule a 15 minute Gut Health Audit with John: https://calendar.app.google/B9fcGdSFjC5caTVu5 SUPPORT LIONS OF LIBERTY: Help keep this podcast going! We rely on listener support to continue bringing you content on freedom, political reform, and personal empowerment.  Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lionsofliberty Support us on Locals: https://lionsofliberty.locals.com/ Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you listen – it makes a huge difference! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AI didn't just change how we work — it raised everyone's vulnerability at the same time. In this episode, Junior and Dr. Tim Clark introduce "universal vulnerability": the reason psychological safety is surging back onto the executive agenda in 2026.Six years after The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety, organizations are coming back with a different problem statement. AI isn't a niche disruption that hits one industry at a time — it touches every role, unpredictably, all at once. And the deepest threat isn't technical, it's about identity: "Who am I now that machines can think?"Junior and Tim break down why psychological safety is the cultural precondition for AI adoption, why most organizations skip straight to workflow and miss the human impact, and how leaders can respond using the AI Readiness Hierarchy and the LIVE model. Even executive teams aren't immune — no one is.If you lead people through change, this is the conversation your AI strategy is missing.Chapters00:00 The "RIF culture" and a new wave of change00:53 Six years since The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety02:32 What "universal vulnerability" actually means03:19 Psychological safety as an individual journey03:50 How AI adds a universal layer of vulnerability04:56 Why every role gets touched — and why it's unpredictable08:26 The real threat: identity disruption, not technical disruption10:00 The AI Readiness Hierarchy (from Chapter 5)11:09 Measuring vulnerability with the PS Index12:50 Psychological safety: the cultural precondition for AI adoption13:22 The "leapfrog to workflow" mistake14:12 The LIVE model: Look, Identify, Validate, Encourage15:18 Why the sequence matters18:26 Why executive teams aren't immune either19:41 Naming the exhaustion — and giving people permission to feel it20:22 Where to go next: the book and course previewsResources

Krishna Kaliannan wanted to start a tech company but failed at every attempt. On the side, he was teaching himself how to cook with high-protein, low-sugar ingredients. Not just out of interest, but out of necessity. As a teenager, Krishna had been diagnosed with diabetes and epilepsy, meaning he adopted a keto diet long before it was trendy. Krishna's home experiments with pea powder and monk fruit eventually became Catalina Crunch, one of the country's most popular high-protein, low-carb breakfast cereals and snacks. In this episode, Krishna shares how a life-changing health condition sparked an obsession with healthy baking— and a brand that reimagined snacking.What You'll LearnHow to turn a health challenge into a business opportunity The art and science of baking with esoteric ingredientsWhen to trust partners and when it's best to take charge yourselfWhy the DTC model is great for some industries and disastrous for othersTimestamps:00:06:16 - Dealing with diabetes and epilepsy as a college student00:12:38 - What Krishna learns from his early failures in tech00:22:43 - The first, low-sugar cocoa puffs: “Rocks that tasted like soil.” 00:27:36 - His homemade cereal gets good enough to sell00:32:42 - Naming the brand: classy alliteration and a nod to a Will Ferrell movie 00:44:51 - Learning to make cereal like the pros at Texas A&M00:54:43 - Krishna moves from NYC to Indiana to make sure the cereal is made right01:01:04 - Whole Foods, Costco, and becoming a household brandThis episode was researched and produced by Chris Maccini with music composed by Ramtin Arablouei. It was edited by Neva Grant. Our engineer was Kwesi Lee. Follow How I Built This:Instagram → @howibuiltthisX → @HowIBuiltThisFacebook → How I Built ThisFollow Guy Raz:Instagram → @guy.razYoutube → guy_razX → @guyrazSubstack → guyraz.substack.comWebsite → guyraz.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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"I want to be rich. I want to be known. I want to be powerful." Did you just flinch? That flinch is the whole episode. In this solo episode, Karen Yankovich hands you a permission slip instead of a framework. She unpacks the good girl tax — the price women pay for wrapping money, power, and visibility in softer, more "acceptable" language — and walks you through saying three simple, true sentences out loud: I want money. I want power. I want to be known. Key Takeaways: The taboo was never the wanting. It's a woman saying it out loud without apologizing first. "I just want to help" is often a true sentence wearing a disguise. You can't get booked for what you won't name — silence is the good girl tax. Wanting to be known for real work isn't vanity. It's how the right people find you. Naming the want is the first visible act of going after it.   Subscribe so you don't miss the next episode, where Karen shows this in action with real examples. And if saying it out loud feels scary, come practice inside the Visibility Salon — www.visibilitysalon.com — your first week is free.   Resources Mentioned In The Episode: Visibility SalonKaren's private community where women learn to price their expertise properly. First week free! https://www.thelinkedupcollective.com/visibilitysalon/ Book a with KarenBook a call with Karen to learn more about working together. www.karenyankovich.com/call Karen Yankovich on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/karenyankovich    Magical Quotes From The Episode: "The taboo was never the wanting. The taboo is that a woman said it out loud, without apologizing for it first." "You can't get booked for what you won't name." "Big impact goals need big money — and silence is not being humble, it's expensive."   Help Us Spread The Word! It would be awesome if you shared the Good Girls Get Rich Podcast with your fellow entrepreneurs on Twitter. Click here to tweet some love! If this episode has taught you just one thing, I would love if you could head on over to Apple Podcasts and SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW! And if you're moved to, kindly leave us a rating and review. Maybe you'll get a shout out on the show!   Ways to Subscribe to Good Girls Get Rich: Click here to subscribe via Apple Podcasts Click here to subscribe via PlayerFM Good Girls Get Rich is also on Spotify Take a listen on Podcast Addict

Zack Flipse walked into Synod 2026 as a first-time delegate and came home energized. For anyone who remembers the synods of 2022 and 2023—the walkouts, the exhaustion, the open question of whether the CRCNA would survive—that's no small thing. In this first half of our post-Synod conversation, Zack and Jason compare notes across a few short but seismic years: from a denomination that felt like it might die to one that is, in Zack's words, finally "rowing in the same direction." This is the encouraging episode. Zack served on the Committee for Education and Candidacy, and he walks us through the reports, the new seminary professor, and the candidates—double last year's number—who got a standing ovation on the floor. The two of them dig into the slow, hard work of rebuilding trust in institutions, why low trust isn't a uniquely CRC problem, and the sober math behind the 150-churches-in-three-years vision: a pastor shortage that demands we get serious about raising up leaders. What carries the episode is Zack's testimony of belonging. After years of having to qualify what he meant by "Christian Reformed," he sat on the floor of Synod and realized he didn't have to anymore. "I belong in my own denomination. I love this." It's a window into what reformation actually feels like when it starts to take hold—not a victory lap, but a sigh of relief and a turn toward the work ahead. Timestamps: 0:00 — Intro: post-Synod interviews with delegates, Zack returns 2:35 — How are you feeling after Synod? Coming home energized 3:14 — A first-time delegate's glowing testimony 3:54 — Prep, the 400-page agenda, and the website struggle 5:47 — Trust in institutions: owning the gossip, the broader culture 9:50 — The Committee for Education and Candidacy and the college reports 11:40 — A new seminary professor with a heart for boots-on-the-ground ministry 14:19 — Double the candidates, and 80% of churches giving ministry shares 16:19 — Standing ovations and the question of encouragement 17:26 — Moved to tears: "I belong in my own denomination" 22:57 — The 2023 contrast: when Jason wept fearing the CRC would die 24:38 — East or west, not left or right: arguing about how, not where 26:38 — The church planting vision and a 10-year plan 29:47 — Raising up leaders: commissioned pastors and the LDN 32:48 — The hard math: 350 new pastors and classes of a hundred 34:55 — Naming gifts and the on-ramps into ministry Join and support us on Substack: https://themessyreformation.com/ Intro music by Matt Krotzer

For When You're Feeling a Little Bleugh | Vagus Nerve Reset & Deep RestSome days, you aren't completely ill enough to stop, but you simply don't feel well enough to feel like your true self. It's that flat, grey, running-on-empty feeling that doesn't quite have a proper name. If you are feeling a bit "bleugh," deflated, or just cognitively and physically drained today, this gentle mindfulness and clinical hypnotherapy session is created exactly for you.In this episode, we explore why a blurred day doesn't mean a broken day—it simply means your nervous system is asking for recalibration and gentleness.Together, we will activate your biological "off switch" using a targeted vagus nerve breathing practice, rest within a comforting, golden visualization, and realign your mindset with intentional affirmations.You don't have to perform wellness or rise above today. You just have to move through it gently.

In a special edition of “Start Here,” the team travels to the site of the 1780 Battle of Camden. After spending years discovering and unearthing remains of the fallen, researchers have finally given the soldiers a proper burial – and in a first-of-its-kind development, have been able to identify one by name. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Roughly 82% of autoimmune diseases show up in women, and the cause may not be what you think. In this episode, I sit down with resilience researcher Dr. Taryn Marie to unpack how the stress you hide rewires your nervous system, why "toughing it out" is actually the opposite of resilience, and the three questions I'm now asking myself every morning. She also opens up about the 20-year secret she hid from everyone and a study where babies who had food, water, and everything but one thing still didn't survive. CLICK HERE TO BECOME GARY'S VIP!: ⁠https://bit.ly/4ai0Xwg⁠ Get Dr. Taryn Marie Stejskal's book, “The 5 Practices of Highly Resilient People: Why Some Flourish When Others Fold”: ⁠https://bit.ly/3RaYJd0⁠   Listen to "Flourish: With Dr. Taryn Marie" on all your favorite platforms! YouTube: ⁠https://bit.ly/4vIbDOW⁠  Spotify: ⁠https://bit.ly/442hT7Y⁠  Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://bit.ly/4w9EUSe⁠   Connect with Dr. Taryn Marie Stejskal Website: ⁠https://bit.ly/4oRTL1r⁠   Instagram: ⁠https://bit.ly/3QtvvWJ⁠  Facebook: ⁠https://bit.ly/4vypKpJ⁠   X: ⁠https://bit.ly/4eCmqEe⁠   LinkedIn: ⁠https://bit.ly/4eQTOpA⁠   Thank you to our partners A-GAME: “ULTIMATE15” FOR 15% OFF: http://bit.ly/4kek1ij AION: “ULTIMATE10” FOR 10% OFF: https://bit.ly/4h6KHAD AIRES: "ULTIMATE20 " FOR 20% OFF: https://bit.ly/4a3Duze BAJA GOLD: "ULTIMATE10" FOR 10% OFF: https://bit.ly/3WSBqUa BODYHEALTH: “ULTIMATE20” FOR 20% OFF: http://bit.ly/4e5IjsV COLD LIFE: THE ULTIMATE HUMAN PLUNGE: https://bit.ly/4eULUKp CYMBIOTIKA: "ULTIMATE10" FOR 10% OFF: https://bit.ly/4tjyluP GENETIC METHYLATION TEST (UK ONLY): https://bit.ly/48QJJrk GENETIC TEST (USA ONLY): ⁠https://bit.ly/3Yg1Uk9 GOPUFF: GET YOUR FAVORITE SNACK!: https://bit.ly/4obIFDC H2TAB: “ULTIMATE10” FOR 10% OFF: https://bit.ly/4hMNdgg HEALF: 10% OFF YOUR ORDER: https://bit.ly/41HJg6S PEPTUAL: “TUH10” FOR 10% OFF: https://bit.ly/4mKxgcn SNOOZE: LET'S GET TO SLEEP!: https://bit.ly/4pt1T6V WHOOP: JOIN & GET 1 FREE MONTH!: https://bit.ly/3VQ0nzW Watch  the “Ultimate Human Podcast” every Tuesday & Thursday at 9AM EST: YouTube: ⁠https://bit.ly/3RPQYX8⁠ Podcasts: ⁠https://bit.ly/3RQftU0⁠ Connect with Gary Brecka Instagram: ⁠https://bit.ly/3RPpnFs⁠ TikTok: ⁠https://bit.ly/4coJ8fo⁠X: ⁠https://bit.ly/3Opc8tf⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://bit.ly/464VA1H⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://bit.ly/4hH7Ri2⁠ Website: ⁠https://bit.ly/4eLDbdU⁠ Merch: ⁠https://bit.ly/4aBpOM1⁠ Newsletter: ⁠https://bit.ly/47ejrws⁠ Ask Gary: ⁠https://bit.ly/3PEAJuG⁠ Timestamps 00:00 - Intro of Show 01:14 - The genesis: brain injury recovery 07:11 - Why resilience is misunderstood 08:19 - The five practices and what resilience isn't 09:41 - Recovery over bouncing back fast 11:41 - Vulnerability as the foundation 13:46 - Stress, autoimmune disease, and women 18:00 - Emotional expression vs suppression 19:42 - Defining productive perseverance 22:12 - Connection and the Blue Zones 28:38 - Grandiosity and reframing trauma 37:20 - Twenty years of hidden PTSD 42:09 - Practical evidence-based tools 43:22 - Naming your emotions 44:16 - Reframing guilt and parenting 49:53 - Inside the ten-week recovery program 52:47 - Selfish, selfless, or self-full 57:40 - Three questions for every morning 01:02:48 - Primed to fear the worst 01:03:58 - What it means to be an ultimate human Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and does not provide medical advice. It is not intended for diagnosing or treating any health condition. Always consult a licensed healthcare professional before making health or wellness decisions.  Gary Brecka is the owner of Ultimate Human, LLC which operates The Ultimate Human podcast and promotes certain third-party products used by Gary Brecka in his personal health and wellness protocols and daily life and for which Ultimate Human LLC and / or Gary Brecka directly or indirectly holds an economic interest or receives compensation.  Accordingly, statements made by Gary Brecka and others (including on The Ultimate Human podcast) may be considered promotional in nature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Thoughtcrime crew dives into the gripping cultural stories of the moment, including: -What behaviors from women generate a "male Ick"?-Is Citizen Vigilante a movie for our times? Is it a GOOD movie?-Can Russ successfully name 100 women? Watch every episode ad-free on members.charliekirk.com! Get new merch at charliekirkstore.com!Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.