Podcast appearances and mentions of stephan neff

Dr. Stephan Neff is a retired anesthetist and functional medicine practitioner whose personal journey has deeply influenced his distinctive approach to health and healing. Having faced trauma first hand—including battles with PTSD, depression, and anxiety—Stephan once tried to escape his struggles through alcohol, only to discover those demons could swim. Today, his life is transformed, grounded in self-love, humility, integrity, and transparency.He is the host of NEFF INSPIRATION and the author of three books: 1. My Steps To Sobriety2. Esmee The Mindful Mouse3. Depression Lied To MeStephan is passionate about helping others increase their health span, which led him to open a functional medicine practice and explore disciplines such as flexibility yoga, breathwork, and coaching.After navigating significant life transitions, including empty-nest syndrome and divorce, he turned his focus toward emotional intelligence. This commitment led to his certification as a hypnotherapist and life coach. Stephan's journey is one of profound transformation, and he now dedicates himself to inspiring others to discover their own paths to healing and personal growth.

Life's toughest moments often push us toward our greatest transformations. In this episode, Lesley and Brad dive into Lesley's insightful conversation with Stephan Neff, a doctor, author, and podcast host who shares his personal journey through trauma, addiction, and self-discovery. Learn how challenges can reveal your purpose, why taking messy action is key to growth, and how a simple self-hug can shift your mindset.If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co. And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe.In this episode you will learn about:How trauma and adversity can push you toward personal transformationThe importance of taking action even when it feels hardStephan's journey of loss, grief, and self-discoveryThe power of daily practices like journaling and gratitudeHow a simple self-hug can create a sense of self-acceptance and healingEpisode References/Links:Cambodia October 2025 Waitlist - https://crowsnestretreats.com Spring Pilates Training - https://opc.me/eventsPilates Studio Growth Accelerator - https://prfit.biz/acceleratorAccessories Flashcards Waitlist - https://opc.me/flashcardwaitlistStephan Neff Website - https://www.neffinspiration.comSteps to Sobriety by Stephan Neff - https://a.co/d/hHY4w9PDepression Lied To Me by Stephan Neff - https://a.co/d/7s6Ddg0Neff Inspiration Podcast - https://stephanneff.podbean.comStephan Neff YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@neffinspirationStephan Neff Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/neffinspirationStephan Neff Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/neffinspirationStephan Neff LinkedIn - https://beitpod.com/neffonlinkedinEpisode 167: Alan Stein Jr. - https://beitpod.com/ep167 If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser or Castbox.DEALS! DEALS! DEALS! DEALS!Check out all our Preferred Vendors & Special Deals from Clair Sparrow, Sensate, Lyfefuel BeeKeeper's Naturals, Sauna Space, HigherDose, AG1 and ToeSoxBe in the know with all the workshops at OPCBe It Till You See It Podcast SurveyBe a part of Lesley's Pilates MentorshipFREE Ditching Busy Webinar Resources:Watch the Be It Till You See It podcast on YouTube!Lesley Logan websiteBe It Till You See It PodcastOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley LoganOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley Logan on YouTubeProfitable Pilates Follow Us on Social Media:InstagramThe Be It Till You See It Podcast YouTube channelFacebookLinkedInThe OPC YouTube Channel Episode Transcript:Lesley Logan 0:00  By going through trauma and being forced to change, you get outside of your comfort zone. You get to experience fear. And he was sharing that he had a successful life at the Big House, the wife and kids, and on the inside, he was just not a happy person. Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self-doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guest will bring bold, executable, intrinsic and targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started.Welcome back to the Be It Till You See It interview recap where my co-host in life, Brad, and I are going to dig into the evolving convo I have with Stephan Neff in our last episode. If you haven't yet listened to that interview, make sure you do after you listen to this one, because it's great. Stephan is really cool, and he's got that New Zealand accent, which is, you know, if you're in the Western world, it's kind of nice. I guess that's the Western world as well. If you're in the United States, an accent is nice. It's, you know, it's different than mine. So anyways, today is March 6th 2025 and it's the Day of the Dude. Brad Crowell 1:26  The Day of the Dude. Lesley Logan 1:27  The Day of the Dude is celebrated on March 6th every year to commemorate the North American release of the movie The Big Lebowski in 1998. The movie portrays a protagonist with a laid back attitude to life, who chooses simplicity, peace and happiness. The idea is to enjoy life's little moments, such as bowling or drinking with some friends. The holiday looks to promote ease and simplicity in society. Being able to easily let things go and go with the flow is big part of the lifestyle. The lifestyle portrayed in the movie inspired the birth of the religion philosophy, known as “Dudeism.” Brad Crowell 2:03  Dudeism.Lesley Logan 2:04  And so you know what, guys, I think we all need to just sit back, go bowl, drink with some friends, and just have a day where you just relax a little bit. I didn't really get the movie. I think that's because I can't relax very well. So I think maybe this is my Day of the Dude. It's Jeff Bridges. And who doesn't love John Goodman?Brad Crowell 2:22  And Steve Buscemi. I mean, it's amazing. Lesley Logan 2:24  Julianne Moore, Sam Elliott, John Turturro. Huge cast, amazing cast. Brad Crowell 2:30  Pretty fantastic. Lesley Logan 2:31  You know. So I think we saw this at the cemetery. We saw The Big Lebowski at the cemetery. Brad Crowell 2:35  Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's the cemetery.Lesley Logan 2:36  The one and only time I've ever seen The Big Lebowski. But anyways, my loves part of being it until you see it is resting and relaxing. If you cannot, just have some moments where you go with the flow. Take the Day of the Dude as a reminder to, you know, find some simple ways to enjoy life. Brad Crowell 2:52  So hey, we just got back from Cambodia. Lesley Logan 2:54  We did. A couple days ago. Brad Crowell 2:56  It was an amazing trip. We got a chance to hang with some friends who we basically consider family at this point. Take a bunch of people around to see some of our favorite spots, literally in the world, and we want you to join us on our next trip. Come this October 2025 to see our house and see the life that we've built over there, that we welcome you to stay at our place and tour the temples, do some Pilates, meet some elephants. All the things. Go to crowsnestretreats.com crowsnestretreats.com and in a couple ofweeks.Lesley Logan 3:28  Not even a couple of weeks, I think we're, like, about a week-ish, oh, from this coming out, we're on the, we're probably in Denver at this point. Brad Crowell 3:36  Actually, we may be at P.O.T. Lesley Logan 3:38  We're definitely supposed to be rolling in tonight. Brad Crowell 3:41  Yeah. We're driving.Lesley Logan 3:41  So we're in the Aurora area with the van to see our Balanced Body peeps and our P.O.T. attendee people are here to have some fun. Brad Crowell 3:48  No dogs in this trip. Lesley Logan 3:49  No dogs. We're leaving them at home, mostly because.Brad Crowell 3:52  We're gonna be gone for like eight hours, 10 hours a day. It's tough.Lesley Logan 3:54  Yeah, also, easy, if we took one, not so easy if we take two. So no dogs, but we'll be there. Come say hi to us. March 18th to the 24th, the Accessories Flash Card Deck, the final deck, this is it, guys. It's the last one. It's being presaled. I guess that's now a burp on March 18th to the 24th it's going on presale, which means it'll be 30% off its original price. Doesn't mean it will ship to you the next day. It means you get to wait until it ships, but you get to get the best price. It, we do not do this discount again, and so we really, truly hope that you take advantage of it. So go to opc.me/flashcardwaitlist because only those on the waitlist will get the invite to get the discount. You will not see this on Instagram. You will not hear about here again. This is it. Then in April 27th through May 3rd, we have a week long spring training. Yes, our own version of a baseball event, but it's with Pilates, and it's with all the OPC teachers and myself. We've got 10 classes planned over seven days, all different time zone. Yes, there's a limited replay. Yes, it's going to be super affordable. And if you go to opc.me/events and get on the waitlist, you will get invited to the early bird price, which is basically stealing this, this amazing event. And if you're OPC member, it's free, but opc.me/events is the wait list for the early bird price. Brad Crowell 5:11  Yeah. And if you are taking money from a client at all in any way, shape or form, that makes you a business owner, congratulations. Even if you don't see yourself as that, you know, even if it's like a side hobby kind of a thing. Technically, you still are a business owner, and I have a free webinar for you that's called the Accelerator webinar. Come join me at prfit.biz/accelerator, where I'm going to be revealing the three biggest secrets that Lesley and I've learned from coaching more than 2500 businesses just like yours over the past seven years through Agency, our coaching program. So join me at prfit.biz/accelerator. That's profit without the O dot biz slash accelerator. Lesley Logan 5:49  Doesn't that word just make you want to go because it's accelerator. Before we get into Stephan Neff's interview, we have an audience question. Brad Crowell 5:58  Yes, we do. Kara Dowd says, hey, I listened to the podcast. I'm hoping for nuggets of wisdom here, as I am an instructor, wondering the big question of whether I should make the transition to a studio owner. Either way, it's a great podcast. Well, I hope so. What if we told you no, okay, I would still be a good podcast. I'm teasing. Well, thank you for saying that. It's very kind, and we are really glad that you listen. And this is a great question that is really tough for us to answer, because there's a lot of factors involved. That's actually, literally why I host this webinar that we were just talking about. So if you haven't done it yet, Kara, you totally should join me on the Accelerator, where we're talking about, how do we create the right plan for you with your business, because Kara, you have your own goals and your own dreams, and you, choosing to open a studio, it's not like there is one path that you have to take in this career. Every single business owner that we work with has their own desires, their own vision for their business, and we help you sculpt and create that path that allows you to enjoy your business. Because what if you didn't want to open a studio and have the stress of paying rent, and maybe you even have a team and all that's like, what if you're like, why am I doing this? I just want to teach out of my house. You don't need to go open a studio, but you also could, if that was what you wanted to do. Lesley Logan 7:18  But also you could have a studio in an office building, like where the rent is something you could pay in a week of teaching, and so you have the other three weeks for profit and taxes. And because it's in an office building, it's really safe. You don't need anyone else. If you can get the systems in place, you can run it by yourself, like I had a studio by myself. And then our goals changed, and so that studio had to change. My teacher, who I take from, he is solo. So he went from being a renter to actually just open up his own space and doing it himself. So the big transition is, how big is it? It depends. We already have all this equipment. So if we were to transition to a brick and mortar, the big expense is really going to be the building. What do we have to do there? Are we going to buy it? Are we going to just curate it? Are we just going to paint the wall? What are we going to do? So what I would say is actually ask yourself, okay, I have a studio. What does it look like? And make sure you're not picturing someone else's studio. What does your studio look like right now? Like, if I'm picturing, like, what's in our future studio? Like I told Brad, if we're gonna do this again, I really want to have those garage door window doors, for whatever reason I like the idea of an old mechanic shop or some sort of, like old building that looks like it was something else, but now it's this, and I want the higher ceilings. I didn't have high ceilings before. So picture that, and then ask yourself, Is this a studio you are doing by yourself? By the way, you guys, we help people all the time, work by themselves with their own studio, making the money they want to make, and having no extra teacher help. Or do you want to have a big class? Do you like leading people? Do you like managing people? So we can't answer this question on here because we don't know enough about you and what your goals are. And as coaches, one of the things that we're so proud of at Agency is that we actually coach you based on your goals. So we've coached thousands of studios and teachers around the world. And yes, some of the studios have a similar business model, but they all have different goals, and so how they approach what they're doing next depends on that. And so we can't give you a specific answer to your question, but I hope that helps you manifest what you got and then come to the Accelerator event so you can get to know us more and see if we can support you.Brad Crowell 9:19  Yeah, absolutely. Well, stick around. We'll be right back, because we're going to dig in some amazing action items from Stephan Neff. We'll be right back. All right. Now, let's talk about Stephan Neff. He actually says his name, Stefan with the S-C-H-T. Stephan, and I was like, that's really cool. So Stephan Neff is an anesthetist. He's the author of My Steps to Sobriety. He's a speaker, and he's the host of the Neff Inspiration podcast and YouTube channel. With expertise as a functional medicine specialist, a life coach and yoga instructor, Stephan combines his personal journey with professional insights to help others heal from trauma and addiction. Through radical compassion, mindfulness and proven clinical strategies, he empowers people to build emotional resilience and embrace lifelong wellbeing. Lesley Logan 10:10  But he's just so vulnerable. Brad Crowell 10:12  Yes, he really was. Lesley Logan 10:13  And not in like a vulnerable trauma dumping way, like a vulnerable here's what I did, here's how I fucked up, and here's what I learned from it, and here's how I'm changing my life, and here's how you can.Brad Crowell 10:23  Don't be a trauma dumper. Lesley Logan 10:24  People. Well, you know what? Brene Brown in her book talked about vulnerability and shame, right? And she said vulnerability is not like telling everyone, like, all this stuff until they run away from you. So some people. Brad Crowell 10:34  Yeah, then it becomes like a defense mechanism. Lesley Logan 10:37  Lay their stuff on you and see if you run away. His was like, I found myself going, oh my God. How did you get out of that? Oh my God.Brad Crowell 10:43  Yeah, because I think it was within the last three years that. Lesley Logan 10:46  His whole life changed. Brad Crowell 10:47  Yeah, he crashed. Lesley Logan 10:48  I think it's been longer than that, but he's had more changes since then. And so anyways, he said by going through trauma and being forced to change, you get outside of your comfort zone. You get to experience fear. And he was sharing that he had a successful life with a big house, a wife and kids, and on the inside, he was just not a happy person, and he had these unresolved needs, especially in relationships, and he had unhappiness. And then he said, because you are searching for this purpose in your life, you have not yet found and so he basically talked about, when you have these things happen to you, it forces you to actually go figure out your purpose, because you haven't found it yet, until you're kind of in the wrong place. And you know, we've talked about this before on the podcast, taking away someone else's rock bottom is like a terrible thing to do, because they often need it, you know, they need a lesson, or they need the thing so that they can step into the next iteration of themselves. Brad Crowell 11:38  You know, a reflection point. Lesley Logan 11:39  Not that I'm saying that every bad thing that happens to you just go with it, because it's going to be not like the dude, it sucks when these things happen, but also that hardship and pain you go through, you can learn from it. You can discover what you're here to do on this planet from that information and take it on. And it doesn't have to become your story. It becomes part of the story that you're leading.Brad Crowell 11:59  Yeah, it was an intriguing conversation, because definitely, he's very willing to share the experience that he's gone through. He also has written a whole bunch of books, which is pretty cool too. I mean, the dude's a doctor, right? So he likes to write, apparently. The Day of the Dude. We're just gonna see how (inaudible)The Dude is the doctor.Lesley Logan 12:15  The Dude and everything is The Dude. Brad Crowell 12:18  Well, look, this dude really loved what Stephan said. He said, you have to take action in order to live your life, and the harder it gets, the more action you have to take, which we could not agree with more. When you take messy action, it gives you clarity. It helps create that path that we were talking about. He shared when he lost his wife of 27 years, he never allowed himself to feel loss and grief. He didn't allow himself to feel it. And that was not a win. That was like, he was like, oh, wow, okay. And he just kind of bottled it up. And then he said, actually, the thing that triggered it, that tripped it for him, was a song. And he said, suddenly he was like overwhelmed and overcome by the loss and grief that he experienced, and it really was powerful. He said, despite taking many of the right actions, he had neglected to address those deep emotions. And then with that song, he said it was so beautiful to cry, it was so beautiful to feel whole again because, yes, I can feel whole again even after that loss. I can definitely understand that. Thinking back through my divorce, I remember doubting myself thinking, oh, well, I had my shot. I fucked it up. I guess that was it. He's arguing. No, I can feel whole again. Despite this, he also shared many daily practices of journaling. He said those things that I took for granted, you know, they become my wins. They become my wins list. And this is something we've talked about in the past all the way back at the very beginning of this podcast, where we think it is so important to keep a log of the things that are a win in your life, because it's so easy for us to just focus on beating ourselves up and holding these things. I did this. I did that. I hate myself for this and all this stuff, but we never pull out that card and go but despite all these negative emotions that I have that I'm telling myself, all of these other positive things have happened in my life, so it's so helpful to have a journal of those wins. Lesley Logan 14:16  Yeah, I hope people do it. I just want, we want to. I just want wins to happen all the time. Brad Crowell 14:21  You never know when you're gonna need to read that. Lesley and I, we have been encouraging our clients to post their wins. People feel when they first come into our coaching group, they always feel awkward about it, because it feels like you're bragging, right, and you're sharing it to a bunch of people who you don't know. So are you bragging? Right? But the reality is, it has become the most popular channel in our entire group, because you go there and you just feel that things are possible when you read about this amazing things that have happened for other people in other people's life, because they're taking messy action, because they're trying to figure their way through and then amazing things are happening. It's just so inspiring. So you can even inspire yourself. Lesley Logan 15:05  All the way back to Episode Five. We had someone who was talking about how she, like, kept track at the end of her day about her wins. And then we had Alan Stein Jr. somewhere around episode 100-something, and he talked about how at the end of every day he asked himself, what were his wins for the day, and so this podcast celebrates him on Friday. But, my goodness, can you figure out a way to celebrate every day? What did you do? Like, I washed my hair today. Brad Crowell 15:29  That's a win. Lesley Logan 15:29  That's a win. I'm telling you. I have been putting it off for three days. Brad Crowell 15:33  I did mine last night. Lesley Logan 15:34  Yeah, you look so good. You know what? Stop making it difficult to achieve a win in your life, because otherwise, life is already just hard.Brad Crowell 15:42  Yeah, graduating from college, that's definitely a win, no question about it. But it takes years to get to that point when you can finally say, I graduated, right? There are smaller wins along the way that you can definitely take note of.Lesley Logan 15:53  My senior year, one of the counselors used to have a dry erase board that they showed out their window and how I had to walk to class I don't pass this thing. Brad Crowell 16:00  They put a message on it? Lesley Logan 16:01  They put a message on it, and one day it said, every class, every day. And that was like our mantra, to show up to every class every day. We're like, we can do it. Every class, every day. And every day that we went to every class, we're like, oh, let's go get a latte we did it. So Brad, did you know I cut class? I knew exactly how many classes I could miss in a school year to still graduate with my honor. So I was like, I can miss this third period because I haven't missed it in a while, and I can. So anyways, figure out what the wins can be and make them small and achievable so that you actually start to give yourself the confidence. And I love that Stephan shared that with us, because I think we need that reminder. Brad Crowell 16:38  Yeah, all right, so finally, let's talk about those, Be It Action Items. What bold, executable, intrinsic or targeted action items can we take away from your conversation with Stephan Neff? He explained, for many, gratitude does not come naturally. He said it's a practice, so it's a privilege to be here, be grateful, and practice that. It's a privilege. Then he said the most important bit is to finally stop for a moment and actually try to figure out who you want to be when you grow up. Lesley Logan 17:06  I know, and we're all still growing up, but we're 42 I know someone who's 62 and I was like, oh, that's I have so much time between now and then. Who do I want to be by then? I think it's cool. Brad Crowell 17:15  He said, create that dream in your mind who you actually want to be when you grow up. Change your dream to a vision by becoming very, very, very, very clear. Once you've nailed it down, go to that next feature until your dream has become a very clear vision. Lesley Logan 17:28  I can still hear his lovely accent saying, he's saying that he's so passionate about each of these Be It Action Items. He was so like into this whole section. Brad Crowell 17:35  I know you said New Zealand. I swear I thought he was from Germany. Lesley Logan 17:38  No, he's New Zealand. Brad Crowell 17:39  He's in New Zealand. He mentioned Germany. Lesley Logan 17:42  I know. I'm quite positive because of the time difference. It was like a whole different day. Brad Crowell 17:48  Okay, well, oh yeah, you know what, you mentioned, I think he was traveling to Gisborne. You did mention Gisborne. Lesley Logan 17:57  Gisborne. Brad Crowell 17:58  Gisborne, I don't know how to say it. Lesley Logan 18:00  Gisborne. I don't think the R is as emphasized as we do it. Brad Crowell 18:06  Emphasized.Lesley Logan 18:06  So anyways, emphasized. Brad Crowell 18:07  Yes, it's the place that they have the first light of the day every day. What about you? Let's get back to our Be It Action Items here. Lesley Logan 18:15  My biggest takeaway was give yourself a hug and spend 15 seconds with yourself after. So, let's do that.Brad Crowell 18:23  Yeah, let's do it right now. Lesley Logan 18:24  Close your eyes.Brad Crowell 18:25  So his hug was like, pretend you can bear hug yourself. So the biggest wrap around your shoulders that you could possibly do, and we're closing our eyes and we're going to do 15 seconds here. Lesley Logan 18:35  Squeeze hard as you can and tell yourself I love you. So, ready? Squeeze. I love you. I love you. 1001, 1002, 1003, do we hug? Do we stop hugging after 15 seconds? Or do we hug and then we spend 15 seconds?Brad Crowell 18:49  Just hug yourself. Lesley Logan 18:50  Okay, well, I'm trying to. Brad Crowell 18:51  Just hug. Just hug. Two, one, awesome. He said he's super good. He's known for giving bear hugs to his friends, but he realized he never gives a bear hug to himself, and I just got chills. I literally just got chills right now. Lesley Logan 19:08  I feel so good. I feel like I could end the day. It feels amazing. So. Brad Crowell 19:12  He said accept who you are, squeeze as hard as you can and tell yourself I love you.Lesley Logan 19:16  Okay, everyone, let us know if you gave yourself a hug. Make sure to tag Stephan. Tag the Be It Pod. I'm Lesley Logan. Brad Crowell 19:22  And I'm Brad Crowell. Lesley Logan 19:23  Thank you so much for listening to us today. Thank you so much for sharing our podcast with your friends. Thank you for your reviews. They really mean the world to us. And make sure that you share your wins with us. You can start celebrating your wins by sending it to us. Brad Crowell 19:36  Yeah, text us. Lesley Logan 19:37  Yeah, that's exactly, or DM us or whatever, you know how to do it. We'll figure it out. And until next time, Be It Till You See It. Brad Crowell 19:43  Bye for now. Lesley Logan 19:45  That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It Podcast. One thing that would help both myself and future listeners is for you to rate the show and leave a review and follow or subscribe for free wherever you listen to your podcast. Also, make sure to introduce yourself over at the Be It Pod on Instagram. I would love to know more about you. Share this episode with whoever you think needs to hear it. Help us and others Be It Till You See It. Have an awesome day. Be It Till You See It is a production of The Bloom Podcast Network. 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Are you truly aware of the addictions shaping your daily life? Dr. Stephan Neff joins Lesley Logan to explore the hidden addictions we all face, from social media scrolling to workaholism, and how they impact our emotions, identity, and self-worth. In this raw and insightful conversation, Stephan shares his personal journey of addiction recovery, trauma healing, and radical self-compassion. Learn practical steps to regulate emotions, embrace grief, and redefine your identity beyond societal labels.If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co. And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe.In this episode you will learn about:The hidden addictions we all face and their impact on emotional well-being.The challenges of identity loss after major life changes and the journey to rediscovering self-worth.The importance of grief, how it manifests beyond loss, and why allowing yourself to feel is essential for healing.Practical self-compassion techniques to reframe negative thoughts.How taking intentional action and creating a clear vision can transform challenges into opportunities for growth. Episode References/Links:Stephan Neff Website - https://www.neffinspiration.comSteps to Sobriety by Stephan Neff - https://a.co/d/hHY4w9PDepression Lied To Me by Stephan Neff - https://a.co/d/7s6Ddg0Neff Inspiration Podcast - https://stephanneff.podbean.comStephan Neff YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@neffinspirationStephan Neff Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/neffinspirationStephan Neff Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/neffinspirationStephan Neff LinkedIn - https://beitpod.com/neffonlinkedinEsmee The Mindful Mouse - https://neffinspiration.com/booksGuest Bio:Stephan Neff is an anaesthetist, bestselling author, speaker and show host. After studying medicine in Heidelberg, Germany he travelled and worked in Europe and Australia before settling down with his family in beautiful New Zealand. As a pain physician, he developed a specific insight into human psychology. As a man trying to drown his sorrows, he found out the hard way that the critters can swim. But over the last ten years, he made every day a little bit better than yesterday. When he became intrigued about epigenetics, he started training in functional medicine. Once he experienced the power of breathwork he became a breath coach. Not willing to accept getting stiffer with age he became a flexibility coach. His desire to impact humans led him to become a life coach and hypnotherapist. He strongly believes that the past does not equal the future. By taking action in a consistent way, we can experience transformations beyond our wildest dreams. He shares this passion through his podcast and YouTube channel, and through social media (Stephan Neff / Neff Inspiration) There is so much more to Stephan than sobriety. Nevertheless, in his book “Steps to Sobriety” he shares the lessons he has learned as a doctor and as a man. Every addict can turn his life around, one little decision at a time. His books and his show explain how to do it. If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser or Castbox.DEALS! DEALS! DEALS! DEALS!Check out all our Preferred Vendors & Special Deals from Clair Sparrow, Sensate, Lyfefuel BeeKeeper's Naturals, Sauna Space, HigherDose, AG1 and ToeSoxBe in the know with all the workshops at OPCBe It Till You See It Podcast SurveyBe a part of Lesley's Pilates MentorshipFREE Ditching Busy Webinar Resources:Watch the Be It Till You See It podcast on YouTube!Lesley Logan websiteBe It Till You See It PodcastOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley LoganOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley Logan on YouTubeProfitable Pilates Follow Us on Social Media:InstagramThe Be It Till You See It Podcast YouTube channelFacebookLinkedInThe OPC YouTube Channel Episode Transcript:Stephan Neff 0:00  One in three people have got chemical addictions. One in three. How many people are scrolling for hours on their social media? These are all dopamine quick hits, your likes, your, whatever you post out there. Oh, look at me, I'm looking so good. That's all a heap of B.S. because ultimately, it's nothing else than a form of addiction.Lesley Logan 0:24  Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self-doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guest will bring bold, executable, intrinsic and targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started.Lesley Logan 1:07  All right, loves, I'm so excited for today's episode. We had so much to talk about, so I'm gonna make this intro super quick and grab a pen, paper, because there are so many little nuggets of like, oh, I need to do that. Oh, I need to do that. And I think you'll really like it. So Stephan Neff is our guest toda. We are going to talk about all the ups and downs, trials, tribulations of losing a job, losing a marriage, changing your life, and then also, I just love when I ask people what they're excited about right now, because they can learn so much more, and truly, so many, be it action items in here for you. There's something for everyone. So, here you go. Lesley Logan 1:39  All right, Be It babe. I'm really excited that I get to have another conversation with our guest today. I've been on his amazing podcast, and now he's going to be here on mine. Stephan Neff, can you tell everyone who you are and what you rock at? Stephan Neff 1:49  Oh, thank you very much, Lesley, for giving me the privilege and the honor to be a guest on your show. I'm Stephan, I'm anesthetist. I'm a functional medicine specialist. I'm also a life coach. I'm a yoga instructor. I've got all kind of hats, like hypnotherapy and I've studied that. So I am addicted to becoming the best version of myself, and I've had many opportunities in my life to make choices that were not so great with hindsight, so I had more trauma than I would wish on my worst enemy, and in turn, I have investigated the effects of alcohol, of renzodiazepines, of sex, of a lot of coping mechanisms, food, for that matter. So workaholics, see, the moment I start talking, the more holics are coming to my mind. Because it's not just one escape mechanism. It's not just one thing that you try, you so dabble in many things. I was lucky because being in Germany, England, New Zealand, I was not exposed to various epidemics the United States have seen, and I was never really tempted by harder drugs that whatever, whoever is guiding here this game, they guided me away from those things. And for that, I need to be really, really grateful. However, I became a master escape artist with all the other things. And unfortunately, yes, they work for a little while, because they take away your pain, but ultimately they catch up with you and these demons, they are riding you deep inside. And again, I have been in situations which allowed me to grow so in other words, about 1011, years ago, I ended up in rehab that stopped my alcohol, and that was one of the best things that could have happened to me. Now, at the time, I was certainly not agreeing with that statement, but nowadays, I strongly believe every 18-year-old needed to be in rehab for a month. I think I would make that mandatory on actually, even before you go into college, even before, a 15-year-old, that's probably a better time to actually just learn about your emotions, learn about your feelings, learn about.Lesley Logan 4:24  What if there's a summer camp for emotions like, what if that's what everyone had to do at 15? I'm in. I think so, too, because it's true. I think most of the different addictions that we have are because we are unsure how to regulate or understand the emotions we're feeling, or we were not allowed to feel them, and so we don't know how to feel them, and so we figure out a different way to not feel. Workaholics get away with that addiction because, you know, except that they're annoying to their family, and their family's never to see them. It doesn't seem to be harmful. In air quotes. So unfortunately, the people who have. The addictions to alcohol and drugs, we look down on that like, oh, my God, how could they have let themselves get involved in those things? Stephan Neff 5:06  Which is ludicrous, Lesley, if you think about it, one in three people have got chemical addictions. One in three. How many people are scrolling for hours on their social media? These are all dopamine quick hits, your likes, your whatever you post out there. Oh, look at me. I'm looking so good. That's all a heap of B.S. because ultimately, it's nothing else than a form of addiction. Lesley Logan 5:33  Well, and it's also so hard because everything out there, there are lots of people who are helping your addiction along. So, you know, I mean, in the States, recently, we've heard about who was arrested in the Matthew Perry loss. And yes, he is addicted, and yes, he's the person who's like, doing the drugs and having been to multiple rehabs, and all these things, but the people around him that facilitated that addiction to continue, you know, and I'm not saying that if you'd switch people like that wouldn't happen with other people, but with your social media scrolling, they make sure you stay on. There's all these different things. And so I love the idea of a 15-year-old or an 18-year-old. My goodness, every so many years it's like we have to go do a CPR test every two years. Maybe you also have to just do a little check in on how are you regulating your emotions? Are you doing that? Because there's going to be times in your life where it's not going to go well, and you could be the best regulator in the world that need help. Stephan Neff 6:30  And but that is a privilege, and that is a something. I mean, gratitude is nowadays playing so much a role in my life due to the many traumas and the lessons I had to learn the hard way, and I'm very grateful for them nowadays, and you're so right, things don't end up in all peachy sort of Hollywood ending. It does not. I'm 58. Now, physically, emotionally, spiritually. I'm stronger than I have ever been in the last 30 years, probably emotionally, spiritually than ever in my life. Now, in reality, I have lost my job as an anesthetist. I'm going through a not nice divorce. My children have moved on in their own lives, and they are now overseas, far away, so I'm not getting the good old center support that maybe I deserve, want, need, and so there is a hard time here. But if there's one thing that I have had to learn, that I had the privilege to learn, is that there is a sense behind that suffering, and Viktor Frankl and many other far more clever people than me, before me have expressed that, and it is so hard, it sounds like a cliche. It sounds like something weird, but ultimately, it is a skill, just as much as you have a skill of maybe playing an instrument or going to the gym, being able to lift a certain amount of weight in a certain style, these are all skills that you have acquired. Now, I have acquired many of these skills, but also I have had to acquire some very powerful skills that allow me to regulate my emotions in a beautiful way. Indeed, going through the divorce and losing my job, losing my identity. I mean, I, who are you? I'm Dr. Neff von Stephan. I'm an anesthetist in blah, blah, there and there, well, take all that away. Who are you left with? And many men don't know that answer. They never ask themselves these answers until maybe trauma, physical trauma, stops them being the master carpenter or the mechanic or whatever they identify themselves. I've had so many soldiers on my show who were top alpha predators, and then were on the receiving end of a machine gun. And then, surprise, surprise, their body was no longer alpha. Theirs was not even omega. It was a heap of minced meat. And then, who are they? Lesley Logan 9:16  Who are you? Yeah. Stephan Neff 9:17  And so many men and women suffer from that, and I had the privilege of repeated traumas that forced me to ask those questions and come up with answers, solutions and the right steps forward.Lesley Logan 9:32  Yeah, many years ago, someone said you can't take someone's rock bottom away, right? And because you're trying to help people, and sometimes we're trying to help people. Of course, we should all be helpful, but sometimes people go into their own detriment trying to help someone, trying to make someone better, or see the light or take something away, and it's like some of those rock bottoms are exactly the thing they need to go through so they can learn who they are, so they can handle the next thing. Because I'm sorry to hear about all of those things. It sounds like there is like one and then a space between, and then another. And it sounds like because of one, you might be able to actually handle the next one. Like the divorce is awful, but because you learned how to regulate and feel your emotions and talk about who you are and go through those things, was that helpful when the divorce happened? Or am I, were they all at one time?Stephan Neff 10:22  No, sometimes you wonder if the gods out there in the pantheon are just sitting there and thinking, Stephan, he's doing far too well. What shall we throw at him? And then everyone pikes up. Ah, monkey pox. No, no, no. Divorce. Around with the children. They say, you know what we do, all of them at the same time. Yeah, see how it copes.Lesley Logan 10:43  Oh, my God. Are you watching, I don't know if you have it in New Zealand, there is a show on Netflix called Chaos. It's about the gods. If you can get it, it is worthwhile, because that is exactly what they're doing.Stephan Neff 11:01  I'm sure some writer had a dream about me, and thought, oh, I we're gonna make that show. I want some royalties here. Lesley Logan 11:09  Yeah, yeah.Stephan Neff 11:10  But there's this, shit will happen, and I ended up in quite a dark space over the end of last year and start of this year, and when I did some courses which forced me to live with my emotions, some radical compassion courses, things like that, where I had to learn how to really live with my emotions, not just run away from them, but actually be there, feel them, pour oil onto the fire and be there, feel it, and then afterwards, learn how to calm down and learn how to nurture myself. It was so beautiful. It was one of the hardest courses I've ever done, but that was what allowed me to be here and speak to you today. Many a times, when I thought, well, is my life really worthwhile? I'm fat, ugly, I'm a failure. You know, all these kind of I ams that are coming up, these voices? Now, fact is, we all have got about 80,000 thereabouts thoughts every day. Of these 80,000 about 80% are negative, and mine had a volume cranked up to max. Now we all have them, and that is a problem, because this is all a heap of B.S. that your body is telling you, either focusing far too much onto the history which is gone. You should learn from your mistakes. You should learn from history to prevent making the same mistakes again. You could talk now into politics big time in your country, but we won't go there. Stephan Neff 11:11  Stephan, trust me, every day, I'm like these people need to fucking read a history book. What is happening here? But here's the deal. Then we have talked about education in this country, and that's another mountain to climb, so.Stephan Neff 12:59  Exactly. I think the same applies for us as human beings. Never forget where you came from. Never forget the lessons from the past, but do not relive the hardships or the sadness, unless you need a relief valve. I, oh my God, end of last year, I went to a counselor, just because, you know, that's really the clever thing to do, because these people sort of can see what you're saying, can listen to you, and can also listen to what you're not saying.Lesley Logan 13:41  Yeah, they're talented. So great.Stephan Neff 13:46  So I had this wonderful woman, which I knew. So I said, like, you know that's what I'm going through. And she said, wow, okay, so how is your loss and grief? I said, which loss and grief? I didn't lose anyone? And she just looked at me, you just lost your wife of 27 years. I thought, huh, okay. And so there was a loss and grief, but I never allowed myself to feel that, and it was interesting for me that a song recently triggered me, and that was absolutely amazing, because that song allowed me suddenly to cry, to really sob, snot, tears, you know, you name it, it came out, but it took me the better part of what, eight months, what is it now? September. That was only really in August. So we're talking 10 months, really, in which I was the stoic survivor, in which I did what I had to do. And that's one of the key things. You have to take action in order to live your life. And the harder it gets, the more action you have to take. So I did all the right things, but I neglected that one emotion, and when it finally came out, it was so beautiful. It was so beautiful to cry. It was so beautiful to feel whole again, because, yes, I can journal every day and write down the things that give me the highest anxiety, and take them off immediately, those things that I take for granted that becomes my win list. So I'm actually writing down pretty minuscule things, but these are all things that maybe previously I would have procrastinated about, etc. And here, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, and I write win, little wins next to it. And if I achieve something really big, which I didn't think big win. So I do all that. Yet, whilst I took the right action, there was still so many things that needed to be addressed, and there was this emotion, and it was there. It's beautiful. Lesley Logan 15:57  I think I love that you're sharing, because it's so easy. I got my tools, I'm doing my things, I'm doing the work, I'm, whatever the work is for you, but I'm not surprised that grief was an emotion you weren't letting yourself feel because it's not an emotion any of us are taught how to deal with. We don't handle grief well, and there's not a model for it, right? If you don't lose someone or have grief when you're a child and it's not modeled correctly, we don't really know. We don't really see how to do that. And then if you see a parent or person who handles grief terribly, they get angry, they bottle it up, they don't process it, then you learn you can't even, you can't express it. And then most people, what do they say? Oh, you'll feel better in time. There's not a lot of great examples of feeling grief, and we also think grief only comes if we lose like a family member. We are not realizing, you lose your job, that's grief, Stephan, because you're grieving what the future that you thought about was, what did you think that was? Like, we moved to Las Vegas, and that was a beautiful, exciting goal that we had, but also it came so suddenly and when it happened during the pandemic that I remember working with my therapist about grieving my L.A. life, not because I wasn't happy in Vegas, but just the day to day that made me feel like me was gone and I had to start over. And your brain, the way grief works, expecting this thing. Oh, I went for a run to the next, Oh, there's no Starbucks here. Even though that sounds silly, that was, part of my day was saying hi to the same five people, seen running with my best friend. There's a grief there. And I think we don't allow ourselves to grieve what could have been when situations don't go well, and we think it makes us something weak, or makes us feel like we're stuck on the path. And really it's giving that space, and going back to the Greeks, like letting that float down the river, like giving it a celebration, right? I think that that is a huge step. It's something that I'm really, and I'm really, I don't know, I'm really stuck on this in this moment.Stephan Neff 17:52  And I guess there's a message there for you, because obviously I've triggered you. And hopefully after the show, you can reflect on that, and can actually see, ah, okay, what's waiting now to be released, what opening is coming up for me to learn something new about me, because that's really the chance that we have got every single day, and we squander so many of these chances we take our life for granted. Two years ago, my life well, from the outside, I was at a pinnacle. You know, I was I made an very, very beautiful income. I had a big house, I had a pool, I had a wife, I had two kids. From outside, hey, you know, on the inside, I was not a happy man, but it was so grumbling and so chronic that I didn't see how unsatisfied my needs were as a man in my marriage, and the same is probably to be said for my wife, her needs were not met and we were unable to express our respective love languages we wouldn't have known them if they would have bitten us in the ass. It is those kind of things, you know. It is those kind of things that ultimately make you unhappy, make you unsatisfied. You're searching for this mission, you're certain, searching for this purpose in your life that you have not yet found. And I think by going through trauma and being forced to change, you get outside of your comfort zone, you experience fear. And if you look at any successful, truly successful person who's got their shit together, then you will see that they have gone through tremendous amounts of trauma, through tremendous amounts of heartbreak, that in their business, they have failed and were sometimes completely, how do you call it in America where everything is taken away from you? You lose your house, you lose your.Lesley Logan 20:01  Bankruptcy, yes, yes, yes. Stephan Neff 20:03  Yes, exactly. Ultimately, many men and women have gone through such scenarios, but those who are successful are those people who have learned and are willing to learn from such trauma. I call it trauma. Trauma is sometimes a word that is. Lesley Logan 20:21  I think there's little T and there's big T, and I also think it's fine they've gone through some sort of like life experience that has flipped them things upside down. Look at Oprah. We forget what her life was like. We forget who she was before she was Oprah. And so you're completely right. And I guess our life is always evolving. And I think your life is a perfect example of it's not like life's a roller coaster, but it's like an ebb and flow. There's like, these highs, these lows, and what we do with the lows to get to the highs really matters. And how we, actually, it sounds like you educate yourself in a low so that you can, like you go through these highs. But now, with this new life change, like, how do you find yourself being it till you see it to the person you want to be on the other side of all this, what are the tools you're using, or what are the or how are you figuring it out as we go?Stephan Neff 21:06  Righty-ho, so over the next three hours where let's talk about. No, no. I give you, I show you one tool, actually, that I've used very, very frequently in the recent months. And it is actually very easy to do. It comes in various versions, but I use my right hand and put it on the dead shoulder. That hand onto that shoulder. I squeeze as hard as I can and say, Stephan, I love you. You're a good man. You're going through shit. I absolutely love you to bits. You are strong. You are a good man. Shit is happening, but you're a good man. Don't forget that. And I do that for 15, 20 seconds, and I'm renowned for my bear hugs to those people who I love, and you never show this love that you show others to yourself. You're a mean bastard to yourself. You speak to yourself in a way that you wouldn't speak to your worst enemy. And I force myself to actually love myself. Warts and all. And I think that sometimes gives me that hug, gives me that release, gives me that reassurance, where I am getting stronger and I feel the panic and the anxiety running away. We already spoke about writing things down. What I shared with you was the win list, because we always look at our failures. We never look at our wins. And I want to celebrate every win. In order to do so, I need to celebrate every chance I get. In order to do that, I need to celebrate being here. I need to be celebrating that I'm here in this moment. I'm not distracting myself, I'm not escaping. I'm living this moment and I live it with joy. I live it I'm here with you, 100% intentional, and I enjoy every second have I had in the past a fear of public speaking? Hell, yes. Are we talking about some quite, you know, not things that I'm not so happy and proud about, and now I'm sharing it with a few thousand, 10,000 million viewers. Well, okay, talk about that. Do you think me showing up is a win? Well, 80% of success is showing up. Me, actually, jumping over my fear and actually just being here, exposing myself to my fear of public, speaking of whatever it is, and suddenly realizing, actually, you know, I'm not eaten up by some magic force or some saber tooth tiger has killed me, although my body inside and all the responses of fight and flight coming onto this show, but now it is those kind of things, so the gratitude and the realization that this is a privilege that you are living. Yes, it's a shitty day here. Look outside. It's raining. Damn. Many of my friends are no longer here, but due to disease or trauma or violent deaths, well, you know, it's a privilege to be here, so be grateful and practice that. And you need to just, you actually need to do that. Practice it, because it doesn't come naturally to many of us. Lesley Logan 24:47  Right, right. Stephan Neff 24:48  So practice those things. And then the most important bit is finally stop for a moment and actually try to figure out who you want to be when you grow up. Create that dream in your mind, and dream means leery, flary things that are going on in your head. So if you say, okay, I am 58 now, and I haven't found true love in my life. So if I say, okay, I want to find true love. Well, that's nice. You can think of Valentine hearts, or you can say, what does that actually look like? Okay, there is, there needs to be a partner. This partner probably needs to understand my needs. Or for that, I need to be able to learn how to communicate my needs, but then I need to understand what are my needs? There's a bit of work waiting here to actually figure out what is your dream. Now, that dream, it's nebulous. Please change your dream to a vision by becoming very, very, very clear. So I want to have this dream partner. Okay, how does she need to look like? Well, maybe not the best question that you want to ask, because she might come in a very different package, but it has, it's everything that you need. So maybe a different question might be, which features should she have, which emotions, which style, what makes her burst into laughter and in turn infect you with joy? And then you have to figure out, okay, what affects you or infects you with joy. So what is your joy? So it's those kind of things. So once you've nailed it down, go to the next feature, to the next feature, until you dream that nebulism something has become a very clear vision. And now you need to take action. And that is the cool thing, but not action on that. Don't take someone and try to somehow mold that someone. No, take action on the input and say, okay, I want this loving relationship. So what would I do now? Right now? What ideas, five ideas that would make this relationship with this person a better thing. What input can I put there? What does she need? She needs to be supported. Okay. And how does that work? She needs to know that I will not run away. Well, fair call. Let's do something on that. Or she always feels alone that she is doing all the work in the house. Fine. Let me put that rubbish out, let me paint that corner, let me fix that part of the house, whatever it is. I can control the input. I can't control the output. I can't control the end result, but I can show up and do my best, and that is a beautiful skill. Lesley Logan 27:44  I really love your way of being it till you see it. It's like we always work backwards here. We love that, so that's great. But I also loved how it turned into like, the things you're looking for, you have to know more about yourself so that you can spot it when you got it, because people can't read your mind, and you could say, I want a supportive partner, and then you meet someone whose idea of supporting is financial, but what you really meant was emotional. Well, it doesn't matter. I need to be supportive. I am supporting you, and it's because words matter and we need to be specific. So I think that there's just so many different ways. We just had a coaching call with our group, and this girl wants to open a studio. She's like, where do I start? And I was like, well, what kind of studio do you want? What does that look like? What's happening in the studio? How busy is it? Is our teachers there, like, I can't tell you how to open a studio if I don't know what we're opening because then it's like, you go get a building, you get a lawyer. First of all, it's not inspiring. Second of all, what order of those steps is going to change based on all the things you have to know, what it is that you're wanting to open for us to go with the first action step. So I really, really think that that is so cool. What are you most excited about right now? Stephan Neff 28:57  Well, my house is going on the market, and this house, this town, has a lot of memories, many of them beautiful, many of them not so. So, by all I know, in four days time the house is sold, and then what will happen? And I've got a Toyota Estima, sort of a gray people-mover, kind of soccer mom kind of thing. I've turned that into a Batmobile. So I've ripped out the interior. I've turned that into a stealth camper, into basically an RV. Lesley Logan 29:30  So cool.Stephan Neff 29:32  That was quite a cool thing, something, you know, I'm 58 and I'm a doctor, for crying out loud. I focused my skills on a very different skill set by my experience in different skill sets, not necessarily DIY, not necessarily building. So I had to learn auto electronics and how the car works on the inside, etc. So I did that. So that was cool. I was really enjoying finding things that give me joy. And it was a surprising journey, because. You, those things that gave me joy in the past were no longer as beautiful, and I found new ways of creativity, new ways of looking forward to projects that maybe will increase my wealth again. Any divorce is hugely detrimental to anything. So there's a good reason that I changed my house to a car to actually just recover financially, but that is all part and parcel. So here we are. There are those people who have forever dreamt of the RV lifestyle, of downsizing, of those kind of things. I'm forced to do it, but I choose not to look at it as being forced, but I choose it as an opportunity to see that beautiful New Zealand and actually build up my private practice in functional medicine and. Lesley Logan 30:50  Have you been to Gisborne? Stephan Neff 30:52  Yes, I have. Yes. Lesley Logan 30:53  So that's the first light of day. I feel like you have to go there in your RV. If you do, we have a lovely friend there who likes to serve.Stephan Neff 31:02  Like Gisborne, Napier, there are so many beautiful places here. So I'm looking forward to doing that and in the process of finding myself, of finding out more about me, focusing more on one thing. This, the journey of divorce and getting rid of a house is incredibly disruptive to all your creative things. I was lucky because I was putting all my creativity in designing a very tiny home, and it was beautiful. But now it's time to bring that creativity to the next project. May it be, well, part of it probably will be somewhere, a rundown house that I will renovate and bring up just to a really lovely standard. Lesley Logan 31:46  You know, when you live in it, because we, we live in our van from time to time, and we lived in a tiny apartment before our house. Our van is not finished by any stretch of the imagination. I'm glad we didn't, because we would have made changes. And so what I think is really fun for you is the next house you get, even if it's small, you will, based on what you like and don't like in your RV life, you will make changes so that your home has the things you want at the home versus what you have. So then you'll have two homes, and you'll have one you can travel like it's mobile, and then you'll have one that's a sanctuary. I think it's so cool. Yeah. Stephan Neff 32:09  So, so, instead of saying I've lost my house now, I've lost my life, I have gained freedom. I have gained a new way of life that probably injects quite a bit of you back into me. I have the opportunity to explore new things. For example, I love juggling. I love spitting fires, so I studied circus arts when I was a younger man. Lesley Logan 32:46  That's so funny. That's not what I thought you were gonna say.Stephan Neff 32:49  But I know that there's a group of jugglers around New Zealand. They meet, typically on the full moon, on the beach somewhere, and have fire and juggle and things like that. And I always thought, oh, wouldn't that be cool? Then it was always the I need to work next day, and I'm busy and there's all that. Well now I have got that freedom to actually do that. Get back into it. Well, I haven't juggled for quarter of a century. I'm sure I will find it again, and I'm sure I will find new ways of finding joy. In finding those new ways, it is likely that I come across people who really infuse me. And who knows, there might be true love waiting there, true love in whatever form and shape it comes. These are all gifts that have come out of trauma, just as much as I have become the phoenix rising out of the ashes again and again over my lifetime. I just didn't expect it that I'll do it with 58 again. But hey, you do what. A man has got to do what a man has got to do. But I take it as a challenge. I take it as an opportunity as, I take it as a positive thing, and that is the only thing, the only true thing that works when it comes to the challenges in life, that you are able to find the meaning, a purpose, a sense in your suffering, that you accept what is happening, that you practice radical self-compassion, that you take ownership when it is due, that you learn to analyze when someone maybe was gaslighting you or was bullshitting you, or the whole kind of messages subliminal that you had been fed, maybe throughout your life, that you're actually able to start analyzing them and say, well, that's actually a heap of B.S. but that is actually not true. I'm not a failure. You know, for 50 something years, I thought I'm a failure. That's my rundown. Now, it helped me to focus and work harder. But to actually say, actually, no, I'm not a failure. I'm resilient, I'm resourceful, I am a survivor, I'm a thriver. I am lovable, I am worthy to learn. I wrote on my website, I wrote an article about the Power of I Am, and it's so important that we use that power, because it's the shortcut to your subconscious. So instead of being the bearded lady in the circus, why don't you start becoming the ring master and actually decide what is happening in your show, in your circus. Okay, you can actually control your thoughts. You can be far more mindful as far as what is happening up there, and that will make you stronger, that will make you a better human. And in turn, you will attract better humans. Inadvertently, or maybe on purpose, you will seek out a different group of people, not the naysayers, those people who give you good advice, for example, about finances when they are themselves, run down and have nothing. Lesley Logan 36:05  Yes, there's a lot of those around. Yeah.Stephan Neff 36:09  Isn't it? But you're an example, Lesley, you are out there. You have gone through your own trials and tribulation, but you haven't given up. And you keep going. And you keep showing up. You keep showing up on your show. And you're there to help others. You bring others on to infuse you. You open yourself up, in this case, by being very honest, and I was triggering you here on the show. So therefore I know you will grow, like it or lump it, by you showing up and making yourself vulnerable, you grow, and you will become a better version of Lesley than when the show started. How cool is that? I think we all can learn from that, isn't it? Lesley Logan 36:54  Yeah, yeah, oh my gosh. We could keep talking forever, but we're gonna take a brief break, and then we're gonna find out where people can listen to your show and read your books and all the amazing stuff. Lesley Logan 37:05  All right, Stephan, where do you like to hang out? Where can we send everyone if they have been inspired by what you've got? Stephan Neff 37:11  Please head over to neffinspiration.com. Neff, N-E-F-F, it's my surname, inspiration dot com, it's my website. From there, you have got links to my YouTube show. We are close now to 500 guests, and Lesley is one of them. You had some fantastic pearls of wisdom there. It's beautiful. So I'm growing through that show. I have in my creativity, written quite a few books, some of them no longer in print because I felt it's probably not so good. I've recently lost 30 kilogram and some of my books were dangerously good German cheesecakes. So that's a bit inappropriate. I still have that out there. I Lesley Logan 37:59  I mean, it's probably okay if people are addicted to cheesecake.Stephan Neff 38:03  I was always joking that because you bake them for such a long time that you bake all the calories out of them. I don't think that's true. I need to write a new recipe book.Lesley Logan 38:16  Okay, if our listeners hit you up for that cheesecake recipe, you have to give it to them.Stephan Neff 38:21  I can live with that. It's a baked German cheesecake. So it's great quality. It's a great taste. It's a little bit more work. I love it. The free books that can give you the most bang for the buck and the most value, I guess, is Steps to Sobriety. That is a book I've written. It's now coming out next month in its third edition. It is a memoir slash recipe book, How to look at recovery from addiction in a step wise, logical approach, and give you step by step way forward. The steps are essentially the 12 steps from AA, but I've taken the god out. I've taken many of those things out that maybe are a bit more difficult to swallow, and I've put it into a modern language, and have explained why these steps are actually a very good system. How to approach a failing business, for example, and I go into details there. So if you were to help a friend who is in trouble, like you are helping other Pilates teachers to create or maybe become better in their systems, well that's exactly you would actually do exactly the same steps as a 12-step program offers. So I'm using that approach. But then there are so many, so many other things that are typically happening, the trauma, the very predictable things, the depression, the mental health problems that will affect one in three of us. So you might as well learn something about it. When you drive a car, you learn how to change a tire, because sooner or later, you have to. But not one of us ever learns the signs and symptoms of depression or how, what is, what help is out there. So, Steps to S,obriety is really a beautiful mental health book in an overall, over encompassing kind of way. I've had another book out, Depression Lied To Me, in which I had the honor of having 14 female storytellers who were sharing their stories about how depression lied to them. And it's wonderful, because depression, as many other mental health problems, they come in all shapes and forms. They come in all disguises. Yet there are common themes, and yet there are the same kind of bullshit lies that these mental health problems tell us. Let there be addiction, let there be depression, etc. To hear 14 different women talk about their experience has been a very enriching insight for me. And last but not least, I will republish Esmee The Mindful Mouse, because I believe that if we start earlier on in life, if we start creating strong, little humans, it's much easier than repair broken adults. So therefore, why should we not start teaching mindfulness at an early stage? And I've written a beautiful, written and photographed and produced with a friend, a beautiful book about this little mouse who lives in our beautiful redwood forest here, and who is vivacious, but with her vivaciousness also sometimes makes her friends angry, and she needs to find out the difference between, am I a bad mouse, or have I done something bad that has angered someone else? Again coming back to the power of I am and, needless to say, her friends love her for who she is, but she needs to learn that lesson, and you will find links to all those books and more a neffinspiration.com so check it out, guys, but first, please press the like and subscribe button on Lesley's show, because that's so bloody important, because we all grow with algorithms on YouTube and other places, and if you've heard something cool today, hopefully it will enrich your life, but also send it to someone else, and send a link to Lesley show so that they can get better insights and we grow and start becoming this community of growing people.Lesley Logan 42:37  Thank you for that. Please do all of those things everyone. You've given us a bunch already. I feel like, so feel free to repeat something you've said, because I feel like you did. But there are so many gems of like, how we could be it till you see it, but bold, executable, intrinsic or targeted steps, the action someone can take, if they're like, yes, okay, what can they do next? What would you like them to do?Stephan Neff 42:57  Immediately now, I want you to give yourself a hug. I want you to actually give yourself a hug and spend 15 seconds with yourself just after the show is finished, immediately, 15 seconds, if it is safe to do so if you're driving, maybe not, okay? Maybe pull over, okay? But I want you to close your eyes and be with yourself and whatever is happening with you, whatever goes through your mind, whatever is happening, I want you to give yourself a big bear hug and just accept you for who you are, that beautiful human being who is probably going through some shit, because otherwise you wouldn't listen to a show like this. You would be distracted with living this most beautiful, suckering, sweet Coca Cola advertisement life, which, yeah, how about that? Okay, no, I want you to be real, and I want you to show compassion to yourself, because it all starts with that, yeah, just to tell that inner child of you, to tell that that right now, big child that is sitting there or standing there, whoever is around you, just give yourself that big hug, squeeze as hard as you can, and tell yourself, I love you. Lesley Logan 44:17  That's beautiful. Thank you so much. You guys, go give yourself a hug, and then please make sure that you share this with a friend. And if you have takeaways, please tag Stephan. Tag the Be It Pod. We want to hear them. We want to celebrate what you're doing. Y'all, you heard him say wins all the time. We actually have a wins episode that comes out on Fridays where we love to celebrate your wins. You can actually send them in and we read them out loud, so that sometimes when you hear your own win, it's on a day you really need a reminder that you had a win recently, and until next time, Be It Till You See It. Lesley Logan 44:50  That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It Podcast. One thing that would help both myself and future listeners is for you to rate the show and leave a review and follow or subscribe for free wherever you listen to your podcast. Also, make sure to introduce yourself over at the Be It Pod on Instagram. I would love to know more about you. Share this episode with whoever you think needs to hear it. Help us and others Be It Till You See It. Have an awesome day. Be It Till You See It is a production of The Bloom Podcast Network. If you want to leave us a message or a question that we might read on another episode, you can text us at +1-310-905-5534 or send a DM on Instagram @BeItPod.Brad Crowell 45:33  It's written, filmed, and recorded by your host, Lesley Logan, and me, Brad Crowell.Lesley Logan 45:38  It is transcribed, produced and edited by the epic team at Disenyo.co.Brad Crowell 45:42  Our theme music is by Ali at Apex Production Music and our branding by designer and artist, Gianfranco Cioffi.Lesley Logan 45:49  Special thanks to Melissa Solomon for creating our visuals.Brad Crowell 45:53  Also to Angelina Herico for adding all of our content to our website. And finally to Meridith Root for keeping us all on point and on time.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/be-it-till-you-see-it/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

What do you do when everything that defines you crumbles, and the world is watching? In this powerful episode, I sit down with Dr. Stephan Neff—functional medicine doctor, life coach, writer, and speaker—as he shares his deeply personal journey through a year of unexpected loss and transformation. If you're a business owner, leader, or content creator who prides yourself on having it all together, this conversation will challenge how you define success, resilience, and identity when life forces you to start over. Connect with Dr. Stephan at: https://neffinspiration.com Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe to never miss an update Share with others who might benefit Leave a review to help others find us Stay Connected with Me! Visit ⁠DeniseGLee.com⁠ to:

Dr. Stephan Neff, a doctor and former patient, shares his personal experiences with trauma, addiction, and mental health. He emphasizes the importance of addressing past traumas and core beliefs that to addictive behaviors. Dr. Neff discusses the role of substances as coping mechanisms and the need to find healthier ways to deal with emotions. He highlights the power of fear inoculation and the ability to come back stronger after facing and processing fear. Dr. Neff provides resources for listeners to learn more about functional medicine and his book, 'My Steps to Sobriety.' Dr. Stephan Neff's website

One World in a New World with Stephan Neff - Anaesthetist, Best-selling Author Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuZl_29zHxehqeL89KSCWFA/join Donate to Planetary Citizens, a 509(a)(2) public charity we support: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/planetary-citizens How can embracing our personal challenges lead to transformative growth and a more fulfilling life? In this episode of One World in a New World, host Zen Benefiel welcomes guest Stephan Neff, an anesthetist, sobriety advocate, filmmaker, podcast host, and best-selling author of "My Steps to Sobriety: Living a Fantastic Life Without Alcohol." Together, they explore the transformative power of adversity and the path from addiction to enlightenment. Stephan shares his journey from a traumatic gang assault at 17, which led him down a path of martial arts, workaholism, and ultimately alcoholism as a means to escape reality and numb pain. He reflects on how his initial survival mechanism evolved into a destructive pattern of seeking pleasure and avoiding emotional discomfort. Stephan's turning point came with a life-threatening alcohol addiction that led him to rehab, where he learned to stop running, feel his emotions, and start a journey of healing and growth. Zen and Stephan discuss the importance of intentional living, the power of vulnerability, and the ripple effect of personal transformation on others. They emphasize the need for ongoing self-discovery and growth, highlighting how Stephan's journey led him to become a functional medicine specialist and advocate for a holistic approach to health. The conversation also touches on the evolving understanding of science and medicine, the recognition of alternative healing practices, and the potential for human beings to expand their awareness and embrace a broader reality. They explore the concept of energy, interconnectedness, and the impact of small, consistent changes in creating a more fulfilling and purposeful life. Stephan offers practical advice for listeners, including the importance of sleep, hydration, nutrition, and physical activity. He encourages embracing the hero's journey, facing trials and tribulations as opportunities for growth, and being open to new experiences and insights. The episode concludes with a message of hope and empowerment, encouraging listeners to take control of their lives, be intentional in their actions, and contribute to a better world by being better individuals.

Have you ever stood at the edge of self-discovery, teetering between the comfort of what you know and the abyss of what you might find? Stefan Neff, a seasoned anesthetist from New Zealand, joins us to recount his own precipice moment, where past traumas and the seductive allure of workaholism and alcoholism nearly claimed his sense of self. Through a candid conversation, we traverse the terrain of healing as Stefan lays bare his journey – from the pain of confronting his darkest emotions to the peace in acknowledging his true identity beyond the accolades of his profession.Amid the echoes of our laughter and tears, this episode crafts a mosaic of resilience, self-awareness, and the delicate art of self-forgiveness. The dance with one's inner critic can be a relentless tango, but as Stefan's story unfolds, a symphony of mindfulness and breathwork emerges as his most treasured partners. Our discussion wades through the ebbs and flows of emotional waves, revealing the universal struggle against feelings of failure and the pursuit of intrinsic value that lies far from society's script.By the time our conversation draws to a close, Stefan's vulnerability has etched a blueprint of fortitude across the hearts of our listeners. He illuminates the darkest corners of mental health challenges, particularly for men, and underscores the vitality of a supportive 'power team.' His message is clear: our past missteps are but stepping stones to a future where change and personal growth are not just possible – they're within reach. Join us for this heart-to-heart dialogue that promises more than just hope; it lights the path to transformation.Learn More about Stephan Neff here;https://neffinspiration.com/books/for the most up-to-date list.Social Media Links 1. Neff Inspiration YouTube show - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ5Rgw59jOX4y3iDeMAXpwQ2. Neff Inspiration Podcasthttps://stephanneff.podbean.com/3. https://www.neffinspiration.com4. Facebook – Neffinspirationhttps://www.facebook.com/neffinspiration5. Instagram - Neffinspirationhttps://www.instagram.com/neffinspiration/6. LinkedIn - StephanNeffAuthor https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephan-neff-authRemember, the strongest thing you can do for yourself is to ask for help.Please help us grow by subscribing to and sharing the Lift OneSelf podcast with others.The podcast intends to dissolve the stigmas around Mental Health and create healing spaces.I appreciate you, the listener, for tuning in and my guest for sharing.Our websiteHttps://.LiftOneself.comFind more conversations on our Social Media pageswww.facebook.com/liftoneselfwww.instagram.com/liftoneselfMusic by prazkhanalRemember to be kind to yourself.

Stephan Neff has had more than a fair share of trauma in his life. He has tried to drown PTSD, depression and anxiety in industrial doses of vodka but had to learn the hard way that those critters can swim. Nowadays he lives a very different life, where self-love, humility, integrity and transparency actually mean something. He aims to demystify addiction and mental health problems. He hosts the show MY STEPS TO SOBRIETY, and has just released the third edition of his book under the same name. This interview will impact your life in ways unimaginable. Come be inspired, LISTEN TODAY!  https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amandablackwood Find this guest online:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ5Rgw59jOX4y3iDeMAXpwQ (YouTube show) https://stephanneff.podbean.com/ (podcast) https://www.facebook.com/stepstosobriety https://www.instagram.com/stepstosobriety/https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephan-neff-author/ https://www.mystepstosobriety.com https://www.tiktok.com/@stephanneff TRIGGER WARNING: In this episode I'm talking with a trauma survivor about their history and recovery. Suicide, child abuse, and PTSD are common themes. Pairing of guest and podcast provided by #PodMatch. To book yourself as a guest through Podmatch sign up using this link: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/amanda I do NOT get paid for the podcast. As always you can support the podcast with PayPal or Venmo donations, or by purchasing one of my books! PayPal authoramandablackwood@gmail.com OR donate through the donation page at https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9AT5NQ8C474SY Venmo @DetailedPieces Find my books: https://books2read.com/ap/xej5pN/Amanda-Blackwood Sign up for the newsletter and receive a FREE copy of "Detailed Pieces of a Shattered Dream" today! https://dl.bookfunnel.com/oui64pgchc Shop the ABTS Etsy for signed books, original art prints, and more! https://www.etsy.com/shop/LadyBlackwoodShop Get access to previous seasons and exclusive content with a subscription! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amandablackwood/subscribe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amandablackwood/message

Dr. Stephan Neff stops by to simplify mental health and give us some outstanding simple steps you and I can utilize right away to start feeling better and change our lives. Follow Dr. Stephan on these platforms: Instagram Facebook Youtube Linkedin

Whether you're sober-curious, participating in Sober January, or have realized you're ready to make a change with respect to alcohol (or any other habit weighing you back), you're in the right place. Dr. Stephan Neff knows a few things about making big changes. A decade ago, he checked himself into rehab and kicked alcohol to the curb, one baby step at a time. Today, he's the author of My Steps to Sobriety: Get Sober and Stay That Way. Connect with Dr. Neff at https://mystepstosobriety.com/ You will learn: Many people don't actually hit a rock bottom before embracing sobriety, but have unaddressed trauma driving their actions. Over-achieving can be a different way to numb out while avoiding negative emotions. It's important to tune into our thoughts about the habits we're hoping to change.

Today we are speaking with Stephan Neff, an anaesthetist who has had more than a fair share of trauma in his life. He has tried to drown PTSD, depression, and anxiety in industrial doses of alcohol, without success. Nowadays he lives a different life, where self-love, humility, integrity, and transparency mean something. His aim is to demystify addiction and mental health problems. He hosts the show Neff Inspiration and has just released the third edition of his book “My Steps to Sobriety”. He constantly seeks to become a better human and in turn, has become a breath and flexibility coach, and expands his training into functional medicine.   In this episode, we dive into: 1) Stephan shared his vulnerable story, dealing with trauma at an early age, how he coped and found alcohol, the role it served for him, and how over time it became all-consuming in his life. 2) Once he experienced the power of breathwork he became a breath coach. Not willing to accept getting stiffer with age he became a flexibility coach. He strongly believes that the past does not equal the future. By taking action in a consistent way, we can experience transformations beyond our wildest dreams. Connect with Stephan: Neff Inspiration YouTube show - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ5Rgw59jOX4y3iDeMAXpwQ Neff Inspiration Podcast - https://stephanneff.podbean.com/ Website: https://www.neffinspiration.com Facebook – Neffinspiration - https://www.facebook.com/neffinspiration Instagram - Neffinspiration - https://www.instagram.com/neffinspiration/ LinkedIn - StephanNeffAuthor - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephan-neff-author/ For an up-to-date list of books, https://neffinspiration.com/books/ Marsha Vanwynsberghe — Storytelling Business Coach, 2xs Podcaster, Author, Speaker Marsha is the 6-time Bestselling Author of “When She Stopped Asking Why”.  She shares her lessons as a parent who dealt with teen substance abuse far past the level of normal experimentation. Through her programs, coaching, and live events for women, Marsha is on a mission to teach you how to “Own Your Choices” in your own life.  She teaches women how to own their stories, lead themselves, and pay it forward to others by creating businesses that serve, support, and impact others

"Your story might be the lifeline someone out there needs." – Tyler WittkofskyToday's featured bestselling bookcaster is an award-winning marketing and communications professional, publisher, and mental health and travel blogger, Tyler Wittkofsky. Tyler and I had a fun chat about his books, the importance of normalizing mental health, overcoming imposter syndrome, and more!!! Key Things You'll Learn:Why it's important to normalize mental health conversations and build supportive communitiesWhy Tyler started a publishing companyAdvice for new writers and the importance of perseverance and self-beliefHow he overcame addiction to become a better person Tyler's Site: https://linktr.ee/tylerwittkofskyTyler's Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B07QGWDPVR/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=d6cfb5ea-19a8-4dc2-b5a5-07dac163c92d&store_ref=ap_rdr&ref_=ap_rdrTyler's Podcast, “Cook The Books”: https://open.spotify.com/show/5SXd0yFMBMXIVODl7rID8E?si=7e5f449e3c4b4438 The opening track is titled "Money Trees" by the magnanimous chill-hop master, Marcus D (@marcusd). Be sure to visit his site and support his craft. https://marcusd.net/Please support today's podcast to keep this content coming! CashApp: $DomBrightmonDonate on PayPal: @DBrightmonBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dombrightmonGet Going North T-Shirts, Stickers, and More: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/dom-brightmon You Might Also Like…#Host2Host Bonus Ep. – “Living A Fantastic Life Without Alcohol” with Dr. Stephan Neff: https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/host2host-bonus-ep-living-a-fantastic-life-without-alcohol-with-dr-stephan-neff/ Ep. 459 – “Secret Life of a Hollywood Sex & Love Addict” with Brianne Davis (@TheBrianneDavis): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-459-secret-life-of-a-hollywood-sex-love-addict-with-brianne-davis-thebriannedavis/ 116 - "Escaping the Rabbit Hole" with Tracey Maxfield (@maxfield_tracey): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/116-escaping-the-rabbit-hole-with-tracey-maxfield-maxfield_tracey/ Ep. 322.5 (H2H Special) – “Burnout Proof” with Michael Levitt (@bfastleadership): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-3225-h2h-special-burnout-proof-with-michael-levitt-bfastleadership/ #M2M Bonus – “An Alcoholic's Progress from Mayhem to Miracles” with Sharla Charpentier (@The_Llove_Llama) #M2M: https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/m2m-bonus-an-alcoholics-progress-from-mayhem-to-miracles-with-sharla-charpentier-the_llove_llama-m2m/ Ep. 596 – “The Self-Healing Mind” with Dr. Gregory Scott Brown (@GregorySBrownMD): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-596-the-self-healing-mind-with-dr-gregory-scott-brown-gregorysbrownmd/ Ep. 294.5 (Charm City Bonus Episode) – “The Addict in Aisle 7” with Alison Haase: https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-2945-charm-city-bonus-episode-the-addict-in-aisle-7-with-alison-haase/ 24 - "Happy Hour" with Rashad "Bowtie" Mills (@RashadMills629): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/24-happy-hour-with-rashad-bowtie-mills-rashadmills629/ #Bonus Ep. – “Pray. Trust. Ride.” with Lisa Boucher (@LBoucherAuthor): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/bonus-ep-pray-trust-ride-with-lisa-boucher-lboucherauthor/ Ep. 358 – “Beyond the Bottle” with Clay Cutts (@claycutts): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-358-beyond-the-bottle-with-clay-cutts-claycutts/ 101 - "Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud" with Scott Stevens (@AlcoholAuthor): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/101-every-silver-lining-has-a-cloud-with-scott-stevens-alcoholauthor/ Ep. 584 – “The Imposter Lies Within” with Sheryl Anjanette (@sherylanjanette): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-584-the-imposter-lies-within-with-sheryl-anjanette-sherylanjanette/ Ep. 704 – “Unleashing the Power of Authentic Stories” with Dr. Jodie Eckleberry-Hunt (@jeckleberryhunt): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-704-unleashing-the-power-of-authentic-stories-with-dr-jodie-eckleberry-hunt-jeckleberryhu/

Lisa Jara is a Menstrual Health Agent (of Change), a Womb Whisperer and Soul Midwife, helping women and menstruating folks to holistically address the deeper causes of menstrual health challenges like PMS/PMDD, painful periods, endometriosis, PCOS or perimenopausal challenges, so they no longer dread "that time of the month", but have a happy, healthy period, navigating challenging life transitions with unshakable trust in themselves and their body. She leads a Quiet, yet powerful Revolution for sacred rebels who are ready to radically trust and follow their own body's wisdom, releasing trauma and internalised shame, and eroding patriarchy from the inside out. In her own words: I'm Lisa from Germany and my pronouns are she/her. As a person I'm both a straight-forward, energetic powerhouse as much as a sensitive soul who enjoys holding space for people. Yet, I've also been conditioned, as a lot of people have, that the expert on me lies somewhere outside, that my perception of the world or situations is wrong and that I have to go looking for validation, approval and happiness “out there”, from someone else. Afraid to do anything wrong, I took on rule after rule, becoming more and more rigid, to the point where my life seemed like an endless chain of tasks, bleak and meaningless. A fight I had to struggle through day after day. Until I decided to get help, started my healing journey and got back in touch with my emotions, which I had suppressed for so many years. After this mental health crisis, I decided I didn't want any other woman to feel that powerless and empty ever again and dedicated my life to guiding women back home to themselves, body, heart, mind and soul. Website: https://lisa-jara.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/_lisajara FB: https://www.facebook.com/its.lisa.jara LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-jara YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG3IUe0ROGTtuw8r3Pmwz9Q Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/womb-whispers/id1650282292   Lisa Jara, Stephan Neff, stephan neff, lisa jara, neff inspiration, my steps to sobriety, menstrual health, menstruation, cyclical living, live life to the fullest, women's health, menopause, perimenopause fatigue, perimenopause workout, personal growth, life coach, life stories, pms, painful periods, endometriosis, healthy living, mindfulness, breathing exercises, breathwork, breathwork meditation, women's rights, feminism, Sleep well, rest well, chew well

"Make a courageous decision to live your life to the fullest. You're the only one who can make that choice." – Clint HattonToday's featured author is father, husband, minister, award-winning leader, and Transformational Coach, Clint Hatton. Clint and I had a chat about his book, “Big Bold Brave: How to Live Courageously in a Risky World”, the catalyst behind writing his book, choosing to focus on life after the loss of a loved one, and more!! Key Things You'll Learn:Why Clint wrote his bookThree major leadership lessons learned from being a pastorThe concept of creative genius and how everyone possesses itHis faith journey after conquering addiction Clint's Site: https://www.bigboldbrave.us/Clint's Book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1956914935/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_7?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1 The opening track is titled "Money Trees" by the magnanimous chill-hop master, Marcus D (@marcusd). Be sure to visit his site and support his craft. https://marcusd.net/Please support today's podcast to keep this content coming! CashApp: $DomBrightmonDonate on PayPal: @DBrightmonBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dombrightmonGet Going North T-Shirts, Stickers, and More: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/dom-brightmon You May Also Like… Ep. 364 – “7 Deadly Thoughts” with Pastor Travis Hall (@PastorTHall): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-364-7-deadly-thoughts-with-pastor-travis-hall-pastorthall/ Ep. 329 – “You Were Not Born to Suffer” with Blake Bauer (@BlakeBauer): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-329-you-were-not-born-to-suffer-with-blake-bauer-blakebauer/ Ep. 545 – “The Maestro Monologue” with Rob White (@RobWhiteMedia): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-545-the-maestro-monologue-with-rob-white-robwhitemedia/ 98 - "It Takes 10 Years to Be an Overnight Success" with Pamela Hilliard Owens (@YB2C_System): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/98-it-takes-10-years-to-be-an-overnight-success-with-pamela-hilliard-owens-yb2c_system/ Ep. 691 – “How to Spark Your Heart and Ignite Your Life” with Hilary DeCesare (@HilaryDeCesare): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-691-how-to-spark-your-heart-and-ignite-your-life-with-hilary-decesare-hilarydecesare/ #Host2Host Bonus Ep. – “Living A Fantastic Life Without Alcohol” with Dr. Stephan Neff: https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/host2host-bonus-ep-living-a-fantastic-life-without-alcohol-with-dr-stephan-neff/ #Bonus Ep. – “Superbold” with Fred Joyal (@fredjoyal): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/bonus-ep-superbold-with-fred-joyal-fredjoyal/ Ep. 706 - "The Life Is Too Short Guy" with Scott White (@ScottEWhite2): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-706-the-life-is-too-short-guy-with-scott-white-scottewhite2/ Ep. 669 – “Save Your Asks” with Chris Tuff (@christuff): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-669-save-your-asks-with-chris-tuff-christuff/ Ep. 712 – “When Your Heart Says to Leave a Legacy” with Bridget Cook-Burch (@inspiritwriter): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-712-when-your-heart-says-to-leave-a-legacy-with-bridget-cook-burch-inspiritwriter/ 265 – “Hitting Rock Middle” with Sallie Holder (@SallieHolder17): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/265-hitting-rock-middle-with-sallie-holder-sallieholder17/ Ep. 471 – “How to Turn Suffering Into Something Good” with Darci Steiner (@DarciJSteiner): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-471-how-to-turn-suffering-into-something-good-with-darci-steiner-darcijsteiner/ Ep. 564 – “Bigger Better Braver” with Nancy Pickard (@cnancyrun): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-564-bigger-better-braver-with-nancy-pickard-cnancyrun/ Ep. 508 – “Great Things Happen Every Day” with Phil Barth (@pjbarth): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-508-great-things-happen-every-day-with-phil-barth-pjbarth/ Ep. 717 – “No Fear In The Arena” with John Willkom (@JohnWillkom): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-717-no-fear-in-the-arena-with-john-willkom-johnwillkom/

“Figure out what your passion is and live that passion. Your passions will change but embrace them. ” – Scott WhiteToday's featured bestselling author is motivational speaker, husband, Chairman and CEO of Invesque, Scott White. Scott and I had a chat about his book, “The Life Is Too Short Guy: Strategies to Make Every Day the Best Day Ever”, the intersection between urgency and happiness, and more! Key Things You'll Learn:How to be deliberate and proactive in how you spend your timeScott's wake-up call that served as a wake-up call about the brevity of lifeThe principle of urgency and reframing fear as opportunities to try something new Scott's Site: https://www.lifeistooshortguy.com/Scott's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Life-Too-Short-Guy-Strategies/dp/B0BR231TH1/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1672793178&sr=1-1 The opening track is titled “I Feel It” by Bosnow from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/bosnow/i-feel-itLicense code: OLUCPMP4LR8AQ2XC Please support today's podcast to keep this content coming! CashApp: $DomBrightmonDonate on PayPal: @DBrightmonBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dombrightmonGet Going North T-Shirts, Stickers, and More: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/dom-brightmon You May Also Like… Ep. 508 – “Great Things Happen Every Day” with Phil Barth (@pjbarth): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-508-great-things-happen-every-day-with-phil-barth-pjbarth/ Ep. 697 – “The 7-Figure Life” with Dr. Noah St. John (@noahstjohn): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-697-the-7-figure-life-with-dr-noah-st-john-noahstjohn/ Ep. 450 – “From Orphan to Self-Made Millionaire” with Andre Henry (@DreamAgain_TL): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-450-from-orphan-to-self-made-millionaire-with-andre-henry-dreamagain_tl/ Ep. 600 – “Equanimity” with Simon Leslie (@simonleslie21): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-600-equanimity-with-simon-leslie-simonleslie21/ Ep. 682 – “Leadership Begins with Motivation” with Dr. Danny Brassell (@DannyBrassell): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-682-leadership-begins-with-motivation-with-dr-danny-brassell-dannybrassell/ #Host2Host Bonus Ep. – “Rise & Go” with Cory Carlson (@carlsoncory): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/host2host-bonus-ep-rise-go-with-cory-carlson-carlsoncory/ Ep. 435 – “Breaking the Code” with Rusty Gailliard (@RustyGaillard): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-435-breaking-the-code-with-rusty-gailliard-rustygaillard/ Ep. 687 – “How to Hack Your Head Trash & Get Results” with Blaine Oelkers: https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-687-how-to-hack-your-head-trash-get-results-with-blaine-oelkers/ Ep. 662 – “The Thinking, Behavior, and Skills of Great Leaders” with Jay Williams (@jaywilliamsco): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-662-the-thinking-behavior-and-skills-of-great-leaders-with-jay-williams-jaywilliamsco/ #Host2Host Bonus Ep. – “Living A Fantastic Life Without Alcohol” with Dr. Stephan Neff: https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/host2host-bonus-ep-living-a-fantastic-life-without-alcohol-with-dr-stephan-neff/ #Bonus Ep. – “Superbold” with Fred Joyal (@fredjoyal): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/bonus-ep-superbold-with-fred-joyal-fredjoyal/ Ep. 621 – “F*cked To Focused” with Donnie Boivin (@DonnieBoivin): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-621-fcked-to-focused-with-donnie-boivin-donnieboivin/ Ep. 545 – “The Maestro Monologue” with Rob White (@RobWhiteMedia): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-545-the-maestro-monologue-with-rob-white-robwhitemedia/ Ep. 521 – “Master Secrets To Business Success & Personal Fulfilment” with Barry Nicolaou (@BarryNicolaou): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-521-master-secrets-to-business-success-personal-fulfilment-with-barry-nicolaou-barrynicolaou/

Your past does not equal your future. Just because you've made some bad choices and picked up some negative habits along the way does not mean you are stuck in this. You have the power to start making small changes today to reverse the effects of your past life and create a life worth living. This week's episode 220 of the Fragmented to Whole Podcast, I am joined by guest Stephan Neff who shares why the past does not equal the future. Support the show by becoming a Patreon member! In this episode of the Fragmented to Whole Podcast, Stephan shares his journey of falling into alcoholism as a means to feel peace after being assaulted at a young age and how being admitted into rehab was one of the best things to ever redirect the dark path he was headed down. Some of the talking points I go over in this episode include:How being a victim of a gang assault became a huge turning point that shifted Stephan's life for the worse. The immense release that came over Stephan after admitting, out loud, that he was an alcoholic. Using the 5-minute gardener example to begin taking small steps that add up to make a big change.  Growing through connection with others. Getting sober is incredible but it is only the beginning. Sobriety opens the door for a world of opportunities at your grasp. Be sure to tune in to all the episodes to receive tons of practical tips on living a more whole life and to hear even more about the points outlined above.Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, take a screenshot of the episode to post in your stories and tag me!  And don't forget to follow, rate and review the podcast and tell me your key takeaways!Learn more about Fragmented to Whole at https://higherpowercc.com/podcast/ CONNECT WITH STEPHAN NEFF:WebsiteFacebookInstagramLinkedInStephan's BooksCONNECT WITH BARB NANGLE:Subscribe to “Friday Fragments” weekly newsletterFree boundaries resourcesFacebookInstagramPatreonWork with Barb! Buy Barb a tea

Your past does not equal your future. Just because you've made some bad choices and picked up some negative habits along the way does not mean you are stuck in this. You have the power to start making small changes today to reverse the effects of your past life and create a life worth living. This week's episode 220 of the Fragmented to Whole Podcast, I am joined by guest Stephan Neff who shares why the past does not equal the future. Support the show by becoming a Patreon member! In this episode of the Fragmented to Whole Podcast, Stephan shares his journey of falling into alcoholism as a means to feel peace after being assaulted at a young age and how being admitted into rehab was one of the best things to ever redirect the dark path he was headed down. Some of the talking points I go over in this episode include:How being a victim of a gang assault became a huge turning point that shifted Stephan's life for the worse. The immense release that came over Stephan after admitting, out loud, that he was an alcoholic. Using the 5-minute gardener example to begin taking small steps that add up to make a big change.  Growing through connection with others. Getting sober is incredible but it is only the beginning. Sobriety opens the door for a world of opportunities at your grasp. Be sure to tune in to all the episodes to receive tons of practical tips on living a more whole life and to hear even more about the points outlined above.Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, take a screenshot of the episode to post in your stories and tag me!  And don't forget to follow, rate and review the podcast and tell me your key takeaways!Learn more about Fragmented to Whole at https://higherpowercc.com/podcast/ CONNECT WITH STEPHAN NEFF:WebsiteFacebookInstagramLinkedInStephan's BooksCONNECT WITH BARB NANGLE:Subscribe to “Friday Fragments” weekly newsletterFree boundaries resourcesFacebookInstagramPatreonWork with Barb! Buy Barb a tea

In this episode, I am grateful to have Dr. Stephan Neff as my guest. As an anaesthetist, bestselling author, and advocate for mental health and addiction, Stephan has a wealth of knowledge and experience to share. He's also the host of "Steps to Sobriety," a podcast and YouTube channel where he shares his passion for helping others lead a fulfilling life free from addiction and mental health challenges. Stephan's unique journey of recovery propelled him to write the book, My Steps to Sobriety | Living a Fantastic Life Without Alcohol In this conversation, we'll dive into Stephan's insights on mental health, addiction, and his journey to discovering a life of abundance and purpose. Get ready for an inspiring and enlightening conversation with Dr. Stephan Neff.Dr. Neff describes himself as a humanist and not religious. Though we do not discuss matters of faith in THIS episode, I had the great blessing of being on Stephan's podcast, where he showed great respect as he asked insightful questions about my faith and its influence on my sobriety. We discussed the Catholic faith in general and my journey specifically. Christie Walker: How Catholic Women Can Find Healing and Wholeness in Sobrietyhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/373-christie-walker-how-catholic-women-can-find-healing/id1521194219?i=1000620619535I'm here for you. I'm praying for you. You are NOT alone!Please subscribe to this podcast so you won't miss a thing! FREE Sacred Sobriety Kick-Start: https://the-catholic-sobriety-coach.myflodesk.com/5-day-sobriety-kick-startJoin the Sacred Sobriety Lab: https://sacredsobrietylab.comDrink Less or Not at All FREE Guide: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/63a4abe81488000c28b9ba89 Follow me on Instagram @thecatholicsobrietycoach Visit my Website: https://thecatholicsobrietycoach.com

Dr. Stephan Neff is passionate about demystifying mental health problems and helping the people around him live a life so full of joy that yesterday is jealous of today. Born in Germany, Stephan has studied medicine at the prestigious Heidelberg University before traveling and working around the globe. Nowadays he has settled down as an anesthetist in beautiful New Zealand and has become a bestselling author and advocate for mental health and addiction. He is uniquely qualified in this role. After all, a lifetime of trauma led Stephan to drown his sorrows, only to find that the critters can swim. As an alcoholic in recovery, he has experienced addiction and mental health problems first-hand. After successful rehabilitation, Stephan is now an expert in living a life so fantastic, that alcohol has simply no role to play. He shares this passion through his podcast, YouTube channel, and other social media platforms. In his book “My Steps to Sobriety” he shares the lessons he has learned as a doctor and as a man. And the truth is simple - The past does not equal the future. Every alcoholic can turn his life around, one little decision at a time. This book shows how to do it. To learn more about Dr. Neff, check out the following links: Dr. Neff's Website: https://www.mystepstosobriety.com Dr. Neff's Podcast: https://stephanneff.podbean.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stepstosobriety Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stepstosobriety/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephan-neff-author/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ5Rgw59jOX4y3iDeMAXpwQ

Dr Stephan Neff, anesthesiologist, bestselling author, speaker, and podcast host is passionate about demystifying mental health problems and helping the people around him live a life so full of joy that yesterday is jealous of today.For him this means a life free from alcoholism as well as the other “aholisms” we can find ourselves trapped in. Like workaholism or sexaholism. Stephan told me, “I have gone through dark times myself and have experienced depression, anxiety and PTSD. I did not have good coping skills and relied on alcohol to numb my pain. As you guessed, that did not end well.”Our conversation focuses on his journey into alcoholism and back out. He says it was a beautiful time of his life. Until I spoke with him I could not imagine that viewpoint.And about the ubiquity of alcohol in every corner of our culture. Years ago cigarette smoking was banned from television. Booze? Not so much. You could argue that a cigarette is more dangerous to ones health than a drink but that depends on the person's genetics.Oh, and lest I sound like I'm advocating abstaining, let me correct the record. I am a fan of you do you and if that includes some form of adult beverage and you are not hurting yourself or others by drinking then enjoy.Back to Stephan.He was always able to work. He was a functioning alcoholic. (I dated one of those when I was young. I wouldn't advise it)“Working far too hard, drinking far too hard. Um, there were times when I tried to stop drinking like so many of us. Um, but ultimately because I didn't replace it with anything sensible, um, it was too easy for me to fall back onto it until I was really so down and out, that I couldn't go on any longer like that.”Then he got the gift of an intervention, and the true Stephan was rediscovered. “The first transformation is that you stopped drinking, but then thereafter the other transformation waiting to happen, that you're going out there and actually change maybe your moral beliefs, your core beliefs, you learn about integrity, you learn about humility, you learn about your own anger, about a hothead in you. The lessons are endless.”“His parting words for us were: There's so much darkness. I wanna be the candle or maybe the torch or the lighthouse in the storm of others to actually say, Hey, it's okay not to be okay, but it's not okay to stay quiet. It's not okay to numb.”Stephan wrote a book about his journey, My Steps to Sobriety. You can get it in paperback or as a Kindle book.His other book is a children's book, Esmee the Mindful Mouse.Find Stephan on his website, Instagram, and Facebook.

“I became living proof that the past does not equal the future. You can change things.” - Dr. Stephan NeffToday's bonus featured bestselling bookcaster is an anaesthetist, speaker, and Alcoholic in recovery, Dr. Stephan Neff. Dr. Stephan and I talk about his book, “My Steps To Sobriety: Living A Fantastic Life Without Alcohol”, reframing daily life challenges, and more!!! Key Things You'll Learn:What led him to become an anesthetistHow to turn your dreams into a manifested visionWhy alcohol is like an episode teaser to a season of a bad tv show Dr. Stephan's Site: https://mystepstosobriety.com/Dr. Stephan's Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00NXDGWOO/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=de88d1fa-2b6e-44bb-8f2c-2c30535e2367&store_ref=ap_rdr&ref_=ap_rdrDr. Stephan's Podcast, “Steps To Sobriety”: https://stephanneff.podbean.com/e/338-dom-brightmon-advancing-others-to-advance-yourself-mentorship-is-a-book-on-steroids/ The opening track is titled “Check It Out” by Mountaineer from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/check-it-outLicense code: AR6DFPGVXQ9Q1SSY Please support today's podcast to keep this content coming! CashApp: $DomBrightmonDonate on PayPal: @DBrightmonBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dombrightmonGet Going North T-Shirts, Stickers, and More: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/dom-brightmon You May Also Like…Ep. 459 – “Secret Life of a Hollywood Sex & Love Addict” with Brianne Davis (@TheBrianneDavis): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-459-secret-life-of-a-hollywood-sex-love-addict-with-brianne-davis-thebriannedavis/ Ep. 322.5 (H2H Special) – “Burnout Proof” with Michael Levitt (@bfastleadership): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-3225-h2h-special-burnout-proof-with-michael-levitt-bfastleadership/ #M2M Bonus – “An Alcoholic's Progress from Mayhem to Miracles” with Sharla Charpentier (@The_Llove_Llama) #M2M: https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/m2m-bonus-an-alcoholics-progress-from-mayhem-to-miracles-with-sharla-charpentier-the_llove_llama-m2m/ Ep. 596 – “The Self-Healing Mind” with Dr. Gregory Scott Brown (@GregorySBrownMD): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-596-the-self-healing-mind-with-dr-gregory-scott-brown-gregorysbrownmd/ Ep. 294.5 (Charm City Bonus Episode) – “The Addict in Aisle 7” with Alison Haase: https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-2945-charm-city-bonus-episode-the-addict-in-aisle-7-with-alison-haase/ 24 - "Happy Hour" with Rashad "Bowtie" Mills (@RashadMills629): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/24-happy-hour-with-rashad-bowtie-mills-rashadmills629/ #Bonus Ep. – “Pray. Trust. Ride.” with Lisa Boucher (@LBoucherAuthor): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/bonus-ep-pray-trust-ride-with-lisa-boucher-lboucherauthor/ 101 - "Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud" with Scott Stevens (@AlcoholAuthor): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/101-every-silver-lining-has-a-cloud-with-scott-stevens-alcoholauthor/ Ep. 405 – “Leadership Lessons From The Pub” with Dr. Irvine Nugent (@irvinenugent): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-405-leadership-lessons-from-the-pub-with-dr-irvine-nugent-irvinenugent/ Ep. 437 – “INpowered Mind, INpowered Health.” with Dr. Jayne Marquis (@jayne_marquis): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-437-inpowered-mind-inpowered-health-with-dr-jayne-marquis-jayne_marquis/ 249 – “Never Binge Again” with Dr. Glenn Livingston (@NeverBingeAgain): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/249-never-binge-again-with-dr-glenn-livingston-neverbingeagain/ Ep. 636 – “You Are Deathless” with Nicole Angelique Kerr: https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-636-you-are-deathless-with-nicole-angelique-kerr/ 245 – “Your Epic Life Blueprint” with Rock Thomas (@rockthomas): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/245-your-epic-life-blueprint-with-rock-thomas-rockthomas/

On this week's episode, Jeff speaks with host, speaker and author, Dr. Stephan Neff. Dr Stephan Neff is passionate about demystifying mental health problems and helping the people around him live a life so full of joy that yesterday is jealous of today. Born in Germany, Stephan has studied medicine at the prestigious Heidelberg University before travelling and working around the globe. Nowadays he has settled down as an anaesthetist in beautiful New Zealand and has become a bestselling author and advocate for mental health and addiction. He is uniquely qualified in this role. After all, a lifetime of trauma led Stephan to drown his sorrows, only to find that the critters can swim. As an alcoholic in recovery, he has experienced addiction and mental health problems first-hand. After successful rehabilitation, Stephan is now an expert in living a life so fantastic, that alcohol has simply no role to play. He shares this passion through his podcast, YouTube channel, and other social media (all titled “My Steps to Sobriety”). Stephan brings on guests who have gone through hell and back, and are now sharing their insights and allow us to listen to the lessons they had to learn the hard way.Follow Stephan:https://www.instagram.com/stepstosobriety/https://www.facebook.com/stepstosobriety www.mystepstosobriety.com

Episode 302 - A Conversation with Dr. Stephan Neff of New Zealand on Addiction, Sobriety, and Mental Health (be aware of language)   Episode 302 link to video:     https://youtu.be/ACQyTdVy7I0    ABOUT: Dr. Stephan Neff is passionate about demystifying mental health problems and helping the people around him live a life so full of joy that yesterday is jealous of today. Born in Germany, Stephan has studied medicine at the prestigious Heidelberg University before traveling and working around the globe. Nowadays he has settled down as an anaesthetist in beautiful New Zealand and has become a bestselling author and advocate for mental health and addiction. He is uniquely qualified in this role. After all, a life time of trauma led Stephan to drown his sorrows, only to find that the critters can swim. As an alcoholic in recovery he has experienced addiction and mental health problems first hand. After successful rehabilitation Stephan is now an expert in living a life so fantastic, that alcohol has simply no role to play. He shares this passion through his podcast, YouTube channel, and other social media (all titled "Steps to Sobriety"). In his book "My steps to Sobriety" he shares the lessons he has learned as a doctor and as a man. And the truth is simple - The past does not equal the future. Every alcoholic can turn his life around, one little decision at a time. This book shows how to do it. But would it not make sense to start earlier? Stephan believes that it is easier build strong children than to repair broken men. His creative partnership with Belinda Managh has led to the beautiful "Esmee the mindful mouse"-series, which addresses core beliefs that are laid down in early childhood. The adventures of Esmee and her friends allow the children to learn about emotions and mindfulness in a playful way and help grownups to put these life lessons into daily practice.     GO TO: www.mystepstosobriety.com  My website is the portal to learn more about me, buy my books, contact me for future collaboration and apply to be a guest on my show.

Dr. Stephan Neff  is an anesthesiologist  and has had more than a fair share of trauma in his life. He has tried to drown PTSD, depression and anxiety in industrial doses of vodka but had to learn the hard way that those critters can swim.  Nowadays he lives a very different life, where self-love, humility, integrity and transparency actually mean something. His aim is to demystify addiction and mental health problems.  He hosts the show MY STEPS TO SOBRIETY, and has just released the second edition of his book under the same name. We discuss how once conquering your addictions & demons, you can move from just surviving to thriving in life.  And he has done just that!  More about  Stephan Neff: Born in Germany, Stephan has studied medicine at the prestigious Heidelberg University before traveling and working around the globe. Nowadays he has settled down as an anesthesiologist  in beautiful New Zealand and has become a bestselling author and advocate for mental health and addiction.In his book My Steps to Sobriety he shares the lessons he has learned as a doctor and as a man. And the truth is simple - The past does not equal the future. Every alcoholic can turn his life around, one little decision at a time.  His book shows how to do it! Website: https://mystepstosobriety.com/ Social Media Links: 1.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ5Rgw59jOX4y3iDeMAXpwQ (YouTube show) 2. https://stephanneff.podbean.com/ (podcast) 3. https://www.facebook.com/stepstosobriety 4. https://www.instagram.com/stepstosobriety/ 5. https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephan-neff-author/ 6. www.tiktok.com/@stephanneff Our Advice! Everything in this podcast is for educational purposes only. It does not constitute the practice of medicine and we are not providing medical advice. No Physician-patient relationship is formed and anything discussed in this podcast does not represent the views of our employers.  The Fine Print! All opinions expressed by the hosts or  guests in this episode are solely their opinion and are not to be used as specific medical advice.  The hosts,  May and Tim Hindmarsh MD, BS Free MD LLC, or any affiliates thereof are not under any obligation to update or correct any information provided in this episode. The guest's statements and opinions are subject to change without notice. Thanks for joining us! You are the reason we are here.  If you have questions, reach out to us at doc@bsfreemd.com or find Tim and I on Facebook and IG. Please check out our every growing website as well at  bsfreemd.com (no www)  GET SOCIAL WITH US! Rumble: https://rumble.com/search/video?q=bsfreemd Instagram:: https://www.instagram.com/bsfreemd/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bsfree

Do you feel connected to yourself and your inner, deeper feelings? Have you struggled with some addictive behaviours? Will you work on your recovery or your relapse? In this podcast episode, I speak about demystifying mental health and addiction with Stephan Neff. We reflect on how to think about addiction, and how to manage negative emotions. Thanks for listening, I'd love to connect with you over on Instagram and Facebook. Sign up for my Free Email Course. SHOW NOTES AND RESOURCES: Click here WEBSITE: www.amiokpodcast.com

On today's episode I have the pleasure to talk to Stephan Neff - Doctor, Author and Advocate for Mental Health and Addiction. Passionate about demystifying mental health problems and helping the people around him live a life so full of joy. Born in Germany, Stephan has studied medicine at the prestigious Heidelberg University before traveling and working around the globe. Nowadays he has settled down as an anaesthetist in beautiful New Zealand and has become a bestselling author and advocate for mental health and addiction. He is uniquely qualified in this role. After all, a life time of trauma led Stephan to drown his sorrows, only to find that the critters can swim. As an alcoholic in recovery he has experienced addiction and mental health problems first hand. After successful rehabilitation Stephan is now an expert in living a life so fantastic, that alcohol has simply no role to play. He shares this passion through his podcast, YouTube channel, and other social media (all titled "Steps to Sobriety"). In his book "My steps to Sobriety" he shares the lessons he has learned as a doctor and as a man. And the truth is simple - The past does not equal the future. Every alcoholic can turn his life around, one little decision at a time. This book shows how to do it. But would it not make sense to start earlier? Stephan believes that it is easier build strong children than to repair broken men. His creative partnership with Belinda Managh has led to the beautiful "Esmee the mindful mouse"-series, which addresses core beliefs that are laid down in early childhood. The adventures of Esmee and her friends allow the children to learn about emotions and mindfulness in a playful way and help grownups to put these life lessons into daily practice. Follow him using the ff links - FACEBOOK- https://www.facebook.com/stepstosobriety WEBSITE- https://mystepstosobriety.com INSTAGRAM- https://www.instagram.com/stepstosobriety/ YOUTUBE- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ5Rgw59jOX4y3iDeMAXpwQ If you've found the Life With Francy podcast helpful Follow, Rate, & Review on Apple Podcasts Like this Show? Please Leave us a review here - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening on Instagram & Tag us so we can Thank you Personally! STAY IN TOUCH LINKTREE INSTRAGRAM FACEBOOK Sign Up with Podmatch using this Link or paste this URL https://podmatch.com/signup/lifewithfrancy Hope you have a blessed day. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francelyn-devarie/support --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/francelyn-devarie/support

Dr. Stephan Neff is passionate about demystifying mental health problems and helping the people around him live a life so full of joy that yesterday is jealous of today. Born in Germany, Stephan studied medicine at Heidelberg University before traveling and working around the globe. Nowadays he has settled down as an anesthetist in beautiful New Zealand and has become a bestselling author and advocate for mental health and addiction.  He is uniquely qualified in this role. After all, a lifetime of trauma led Stephan to drown his sorrows, only to find that the critters can swim. As an alcoholic in recovery he has experienced addiction and mental health problems first hand. After successful rehabilitation Stephan is now an expert in living a life so fantastic, that alcohol has simply no role to play. He shares this passion through his podcast, YouTube channel, and other social media (all titled "Steps to Sobriety''). In his book "My steps to Sobriety" he shares the lessons he has learned as a doctor and as a man. And the truth is simple - The past does not equal the future. Every alcoholic can turn his life around, one little decision at a time. This book shows how to do it. But would it not make sense to start earlier? Stephan believes that it is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. His creative partnership with Belinda Managh has led to the beautiful "Esmee the mindful mouse"-series, which addresses core beliefs that are laid down in early childhood. The adventures of Esmee and her friends allow the children to learn about emotions and mindfulness in a playful way and help grownups to put these life lessons into daily practice.    Connect with Stephan: Website: https://mystepstosobriety.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stepstosobriety

Dr. Stephan Neff is an anaesthetist and has had more than a fair share of trauma in his life. He has tried to drown PTSD, depression, and anxiety in industrial doses of vodka but had to learn the hard way that those critters can swim. Nowadays he lives a very different life, where self-love, humility, integrity, and transparency actually mean something. His aim is to demystify addiction and mental health problems. He hosts the show MY STEPS TO SOBRIETY, and has just released the second edition of his book under the same name. Born in Germany, Stephan studied medicine at the prestigious Heidelberg University before traveling and working around the globe. Nowadays he has settled down as an anaesthetist in beautiful New Zealand and has become a bestselling author and advocate for mental health and addiction. Dr. Neff chats with Dr. White about his childhood, addiction, trauma, and depression. #depression #addiction #transformation Guest's Links: 1. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ5Rgw59jOX4y3iDeMAXpwQ (YouTube show) 2. https://stephanneff.podbean.com/ (podcast) 3. https://www.facebook.com/stepstosobriety 4. https://www.instagram.com/stepstosobriety/ 5. https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephan-neff-author/ 6. https://www.mystepstosobriety.com 7. www.tiktok.com/@stephanneff Now, subscribe to our YouTube channel ( https://youtube.com/channel/UCoc-QGLBLQxIYRa7N-OaRqA). Also, rate, comment, and share this and other episodes with others. #addiction #manofgod #changed Please subscribe and share. The Canyouth's Exploration social media Links: Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CanXplore/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/canyouthsexploration/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CanyouthsN The episode was sponsored by Kitrume LLC (USA) and Kitrume Ltd (Jamaica). Two-in-one consultancy and academic support companies. “Working with you to make your business and academic assignments/projects work” Call (954) 374-9893 www.kitrume.com Find and purchase books by Dr. Canute White through this link: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Canute+white&crid=R4C1V5L88L5O&sprefix=canute+white%2Caps%2C147&ref=nb_sb_noss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/radio-white/message

How do you cope in a society that encourages you to drink, eat with your emotions, and party like there's no tomorrow? When movies showcase alcohol every three minutes, what then happens to your core beliefs? In today's episode of Give a Heck, Dwightmeets Stephan Neff, a recovering alcoholic. Stephan has experienced addiction and mental health problems first-hand. He shares that alcohol allowed him to escape and has rescued him out of his darkness. However, it was not until later that he realized that instead of dealing with his traumas, he just drowned them. Fast forward to the present, Stephan is living a fantastic life. He now helps others to overcome addiction and live their best life. What changed and how did it happen? In this episode, you'll learn about: · Growing up in the 70s in Germany · The role of alcohol in Stephan's life. · The problem with addiction is that it's normalized. · Resentment list: What role did you have to play in that? · It's so easy to just interchange addictions and not deal with the behavior. There's a lot more to discover so tune in to Give a Heck's 121st episode- Stephan Neff's My Steps To Sobriety: Normalizing Alcohol Addiction In A Society That Encourages It ~ About Stephan Neff: Dr Stephan Neff is passionate about demystifying mental health problems and helping the people around him live a life so full of joy that yesterday is jealous of today. Born in Germany, Stephan has studied medicine at the prestigious Heidelberg University before travelling and working around the globe. Nowadays he has settled down as an anaesthetist in beautiful New Zealand and has become a bestselling author and advocate for mental health and addiction. He is uniquely qualified in this role. After all, a lifetime of trauma led Stephan to drown his sorrows, only to find that the critters can swim. As an alcoholic in recovery, he has experienced addiction and mental health problems first-hand. After successful rehabilitation, Stephan is now an expert in living a life so fantastic that alcohol has simply no role to play. He shares this passion through his podcast, YouTube channel, and other social media (all titled “My Steps to Sobriety”). Stephan brings on guests who have gone through hell and back, and are now sharing their insights and allow us to listen to the lessons they had to learn the hard way. You can find Stephan Neff on . . . Website: https://mystepstosobriety.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephan-neff-author/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stepstosobriety/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephan.neff.94 Connect with Dwight Heck! Website: https://giveaheck.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/give.a.heck Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dwight.heck Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Giveaheck Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF0i LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dwight-raymond-heck-65a90150/

Dr. Stephan Neff is passionate about demystifying mental health issues and helping people live a life so full of joy that yesterday is jealous of today. He is an anesthesiologist, best selling author, and advocate for mental health and addiction. He is also the host of the popular podcast called My Steps to Sobriety. As an alcoholic in recovery, Stephan has experienced his own challenges with addiction and mental health problems. After successful rehabilitation, he is now an expert in living a life that's so fantastic there is no room for alcohol and addiction. In his book titled My Steps to Sobriety, Stephan shares the lessons he learned as a doctor and as a man, which is based on the one simple truth that the past does not equal the future. Stephan shares many valuable tips as he talks about how to process emotions, choosing serenity over anger, the value of intentional living, the importance of being present and showing up, the power of forgiveness, and why it's important to embrace your inner nerd. His infectious positive energy, optimism, and enthusiasm is contagious and something you definitely want to bring into your own life. Download this episode today to learn some of Stephan's secrets and learn how you can embrace your inner nerd and make yesterday jealous of today. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ5Rgw59jOX4y3iDeMAXpwQ  (YouTube show) https://stephanneff.podbean.com/   (podcast) https://www.facebook.com/stepstosobriety https://www.instagram.com/stepstosobriety/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephan-neff-author/ https://www.mystepstosobriety.com       

Stephan Neff is a doctor and have been a patient . He has experienced trauma, depression, anxiety, PTSD and addiction. On this episode, he dives deep on his addiction  of Alcohol and shares some tips for the audience out there who have the similar addiction. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/asekho-toto/message

Stephan Neff has had more than a fair share of trauma in his life. He has tried to drown PTSD, depression and anxiety in industrial doses of vodka but had to learn the hard way that those critters can swim. Nowadays he lives a very different life, where self-love, humility, integrity and transparency actually mean something. He hosts the show MY STEPS TO SOBRIETY, and has just released the second edition of his book under the same name. In this episode we talk about: [2:15] How Stephan's upbringing impacted his purpose now [7:00] Stephan's relationship with alcohol- leading to sobriety [12:15] Getting curious about who you really are [18:50] Overcoming reactions that are hardwired into our DNA [20:15] The privilege of choice [21:40] Let yourself feel your feelings [30:40] The power in learning to recognize your emotions [36:30] Where to connect with Stephan Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit https://www.saramayer.com/podcastsponsorship Interested in being a guest? Visit saramayer.com/podcast Connect with Stephan: www.mystepstosobriety.com YouTube Show Podcast Facebook @stepstosobriety Instagram @stepstosobriety LinkedIn Connect with Sara: Instagram @saramayerconsulting Facebook @saracmayerconsulting LinkedIn @saramayerconsulting

Coaching In Session - Ep.179: The Steps Toward Healing & RecoveryOne of the most significant issues we have in the world right now involves Mental Health. Many people are not in the best mental place, and today we will discuss that.Whether you have had or going through trauma, depression, anxiety, PTSD, or addiction, you will want to watch/listen to this episode from start to finish.Not only will we talk about the many mental health problems plaguing our world, but we will also introduce you to the cure.Watch Michael Rearden and his interview with Dr. Stephan Neff as they discuss trauma and healing.Make sure to LIKE, COMMENT, SUBSCRIBE/FOLLOW, & SHARE this video.Dr. Stephan NeffWebsite: https://mystepstosobriety.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stepstosobrietyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephan-neff-author/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stepstosobriety/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ5Rgw59jOX4y3iDeMAXpwQ________________________________________________Michael ReardenWebsite: www.Revenconcepts.comReview & Follow The Podcast On Your Favorite App: https://coachinginsession.buzzsprout.com/Support the Podcast: Paypal, Cash App, VenmoInterested in working with me? - Membership PlansEmail Me: Coachinginsession@gmail.com#trauma#depression#addiction#mentalhealthSupport the show

While there's no shame in having a glass or two of wine from time to time, the mommy wine culture seems to be everywhere. And sometimes you can realize that one glass of wine a night has turned into one bottle of wine (or more) a night. Tune in to hear the empowering and insightful story from a dad's perspective on how alcohol (or the substance of your choice) can affect your marriage, work, parenting, and so much more. Dr. Stephan Neff, a recovering alcoholic who had a lifetime to trauma, joins me and gives insight on how you can live a life so fantastic that alcohol has simply no role to play. To get in touch with Stephan, check out his links here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ5Rgw59jOX4y3iDeMAXpwQ (YouTube show) https://stephanneff.podbean.com/ (podcast) https://www.facebook.com/stepstosobriety https://www.instagram.com/stepstosobriety/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephan-neff-author/ https://www.mystepstosobriety.com

Stephan and I discuss topics ranging from the Keeping  ourselves safe  programme run by NZ Police to homeless people and why that might be.

Updates On Handing the Shame Back Youtube channel this week: My Blog on Anxiety. A Survivor interview with Jane Epstein - one of the founders of 5Waves advocating for families impacted by Sibling Sexual Abuse and Stephan Neff interviews me. #csa #ssa #standbeside #icu #believed

We have Anaesthetist, best-selling author, speaker, and podcast host of Steps to sobriety - Into the Light, Dr. Stephan Neff stopping by for a fascinating discussion on mental health, addiction, and the steps to sobriety. Dr. Neff lives by a simple truth: “The past does not equal the future. Everyone can turn his life around, one little decision at a time.” Connect with Dr. Neff Website: https://www.mystepstosobriety.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephan-neff-author/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stepstosobriety/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stepstosobriety Podcast: https://stephanneff.podbean.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ5Rgw59jOX4y3iDeMAXpwQ Connect with Julian Book your Executive Health Game Planning Call: julian@theartoffitnessandlife.com Connect with me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thejulianhayes Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianhayes --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/executive-health/message

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Become a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. **********Happy 2nd Anniversary to the A World of Difference Podcast Community! You are a gift to this community and to the world around you. It has been a beautiful 2 years of growing and learning together. Thank you for listening and engaging with our episodes!Lori was recently asked by podcast host Dr. Stephan Neff, after being a guest on his podcast, to give 10 points in 10 minutes that she might share with someone such as at an airport waiting for a flight. Since many of you are flying right now, and traveling on trains, in cars and on buses, this was an opportunity for Lori to share her 10 points. She is offering it here as a gift to you on this 2nd anniversary. Mostly, though, we wanted it to spur on your creative juices for your own 10 points. How about we give gifts to each other by sharing our own 10 points. What would you say to someone if you had 10 minutes to share 10 life tips? So, hop on over to our A World of Difference podcast community group on Facebook, or add to the comments on our Instagram, Facebook and Twitter pages to share your 10 points with the rest of our community. We love to hear your perspectives!***********The A World of Difference Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Missio Alliance.Join us to discuss this episode, previous episodes or for other thoughtful conversations at our Facebook group. We'd love to have you stop by and share your perspective. Stay In Touch: Connect on Facebook and Instagram with thoughts, questions, and feedback. Rate, review and share this podcast with anyone that would love to listen.   Find Us Online: @aworldof.difference on Instagram and A World of Difference on Facebook, on Twitter at @loriadbr & on Clubhouse @loriadbr.https://linktr.ee/aworldofdifference or loriadamsbrown.comInterested in one-on-one or group coaching on how to live a life that makes a difference? Check out: https://www.loriadamsbrown.com/coachingBecome a patron of this podcast, and enjoy free merch. Join other patrons of this podcast at Patreon. Mentioned in this episode:Join Difference MakersJoin us in our membership community for exclusive content for only $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/aworldofdifference. We go deeper with each guest, and it makes such a difference.PatreonDo you want to go deeper?Join us in Difference Makers, a community where we watch and discuss exclusive content that truly makes a difference. Give us $5 a month (the price of a latte), and join in on the conversation with our host Lori and others who want to make a difference. We'd love to have you join us!PatreonThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

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Born in Germany, Stephan has studied medicine at the prestigious Heidelberg University before traveling and working around the globe. Nowadays he has settled down as an anesthetist in beautiful New Zealand and has become a bestselling author and advocate for mental health and addiction. For More From Stephan check out https://www.mystepstosobriety.com/

Stephanie has an insightful and engaging conversation with friend and co-recovering alcoholic Dr. Stephan Neff. Dr Stephan Neff is passionate about demystifying mental health problems and helping the people around him live a life so full of joy that yesterday is jealous of today. Born in Germany, Stephan has studied medicine at the prestigious Heidelberg University before travelling and working around the globe. Nowadays he has settled down as an anaesthetist in beautiful New Zealand and has become a bestselling author and advocate for mental health and addiction. He is uniquely qualified in this role. After all, a lifetime of trauma led Stephan to drown his sorrows, only to find that the critters can swim. As an alcoholic in recovery, he has experienced addiction and mental health problems first-hand. After successful rehabilitation, Stephan is now an expert in living a life so fantastic, that alcohol has simply no role to play. He shares this passion through his podcast, YouTube channel, and other social media (all titled "My Steps to Sobriety").In his book "My steps to Sobriety" he shares the lessons he has learned as a doctor and as a man. And the truth is simple - The past does not equal the future. Every alcoholic can turn his life around, one little decision at a time. This book shows how to do it.But would it not make sense to start earlier? Stephan believes that it is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. His creative partnership with Belinda Managh has led to the beautiful "Esmee the mindful mouse"-series, which addresses core beliefs that are laid down in early childhood. The adventures of Esmee and her friends allow the children to learn about emotions and mindfulness in a playful way and help grownups to put these life lessons into daily practice. Social Media Links 1.     https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ5Rgw59jOX4y3iDeMAXpwQ  (YouTube show)2.     https://stephanneff.podbean.com/   (podcast) 3.     https://www.facebook.com/stepstosobriety 4.     https://www.instagram.com/stepstosobriety/5.     https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephan-neff-author/ 

Today we are talking with Stephan Neff. Stephan is best selling author and podcast host of Steps to Sobriety. Stephan has hit rock bottom and is on a mission to demystify mental health problems and bring hope to those who need it. He is using experience from his own life to now guide others to make new choices and take charge of their lives. Stephan has been taking daily action for the past 8 years to get him to where he is today. We are thrilled to have him here today and hear his journey. Where to find Stephan: 1. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ5Rgw59jOX4y3iDeMAXpwQ (YouTube show) 2. https://stephanneff.podbean.com/ (podcast) 3. https://www.facebook.com/stepstosobriety 4. https://www.instagram.com/stepstosobriety/ 5. https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephan-neff-author/ 6. https://www.mystepstosobriety.com . . . . Thank you for listening to this episode, and we hope you enjoyed it. If you did, subscribe and share with your friends. You can also find us on Instagram @piratelivingpodcast to keep up with the latest episodes, awesome guests, and bonus clips. Pop in and say hi, we love chatting with fellow pirates. You can also reach out to us to learn more about our individual and group coaching programs. Ask Caron about her Healthy Hormones Workshops for women. For the little pirates in your life, check out Kristin's Book Abracadabra I Know What to Do on Amazon. And keep creating good trouble.

Are you ready to take the first step to turn your life around? Dr. Stephan Neff is passionate about demystifying mental health problems and helping the people around him

Want to talk about addictions, reliving trauma and overcoming our past frustrations? This is the show for you. Do you ever have days that you are just waiting for it to be over, angry, frustrated, not getting where you want to go fast enough? Those behaviors can be broken if we sit with our emotions and actually work through what is going on deep down. Anger and resentment get us to survival level emotions, how can we expect ourselves to thrive in that state? We need to find ways to discover what drives our emotions so that we can improve ourselves incrementally every time we struggle. Life can be challenging some days and that is a good thing. It takes getting knocked down to realize how great it is when you are doing good. Remember that is you are willing to do the hard work, confront your dark side and choose to love yourself anyways...freedom awaits. Looking to get some more help? Reach out to Stephan: Anaesthetist, Bestselling Author, Speaker and Show Host of STEPS TO SOBRIETY - INTO THE LIGHT podcast. stephanneff.com or @stephanneff on social media Here is the link to his book too: https://www.amazon.ca/My-Steps-Sobriety-fantastic-without/dp/B08CWM9RBK

Just when the people closest to you don't believe in you, your mission in life gets defined. You become determined, even hooked on proving yourself. The trouble is, this compulsion can lead to burnout and even become an addiction.    This week on Decode Your Burnout, Dr. Stephan Neff,  an anesthetist who's had more than a fair share of trauma in his life, shares how his addiction to work led to substance abuse, burnout, and a loss of identity. He worked hard and played hard until he ended up in the fetal position, an empty shell.   During his struggle, Dr. Stephan tried to drown PTSD, depression and anxiety in industrial doses of vodka but had to learn the hard way that those critters can swim. Nowadays he lives a very different life, where self-love, humility, integrity and transparency actually mean something. He hosts the show MY STEPS TO SOBRIETY, and has just released the second edition of his book under the same name.   Connect with Dr. Stephan: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ5Rgw59jOX4y3iDeMAXpwQ  (YouTube show) https://stephanneff.podbean.com/   (podcast) https://www.mystepstosobriety.com   Resources:   If you're experiencing burnout, download the Burnout Checklist: https://drsharongrossman.com/burnoutchecklist

In this episode:Stephan Neff is an anesthetist, bestselling author, speaker and show host, and alcoholic in recovery. Stephan knows the challenges of trauma, depression, anxiety, and PTSD firsthand. As a man trying to drown his sorrows, he found out the hard way that the critters can swim. But the past does not equal the future. In this episode, Stephan and Vince dive deep into masculine ideas of anger and shame, where it originates as well as how they have dealt with it in the past. Today Stephan is an expert in living a life so fantastic, that alcohol has simply no role to play. He is the host of My Steps to Sobriety, his show on YouTube and as a podcast, and has published a book under the same title. To contact Stephan Neff or learn more about My Steps to Sobriety, go to:https://stephanneff.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/stepstosobriety https://www.instagram.com/stepstosobriety/ If you find yourself up late at night with a reluctant hint that the drink in your hand might be causing your problems, you may be ready to learn more.My FREE course, Back to Ground Zero, answers the question, “Am I drinking too much?” while providing the information you need to know about alcohol use disorder.No one wants to be alcohol dependent. At the same time, they fear quitting completely. Most importantly, our understanding of alcohol abuse is shrouded in myths. You can clear up some of your confusion by clicking on the link below: https://nowsobercoach.com/am-i-drinking-too-much-alcohol/Get More from Back Porch Chats: Website: www.backporchchats.comContact Vince or JeannaEmail: Vince@Backporchchats.comEmail:Jeanna@nowsobercoach.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/BackporchchatsConnect with Jeanna Online:Facebook page: www.facebook.com/jeannafoxcoachFacebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/sobrietycoachfoxInstagram: www.instagram.com/recoverywithjeanna/Website: www.nowsobercoach.comHow You Can HelpIf you enjoy this podcast and would like to offer your support, there are three things you can do.1.    Head over to your favorite podcast app and leave a review.2.    Share this episode on social media.3.    Visit our store and wear your support. Now available: Back Porch Chats merchandise available in the Now Sober Life store.https://nowsoberlife.com/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/backporchchats)

BURNED OUT? OVERWORKED? TODAY I have with me Stephan Neff who knew burn out and overworking all too well. Growing up in Germany, trouble started early in Stephan's life as he looked to "anti-hero" movie characters as role models. At the pivotal age of thirteen, he was attacked by a gang that "had a go at him" and later threatened his life driving him into fighter survival mode. This mode served him well as a successful doctor in New Zealand, being the "knight in shining armor" for his patients, along with the calming effects of alcohol - until it no longer did. He became lost in his pain until love showed up with steps to his sobriety and "the most beautiful life." Brief Bio: Stephan Neff is an anaesthetist, bestselling author, speaker, show host and alcoholic in recovery. After studying medicine in Heidelberg, Germany he traveled and worked in Europe and Australia before settling down with his family in beautiful New Zealand. As a retired pain physician, he developed a specific insight into human psychology. As a man trying to drown his sorrows, he found out the hard way that the critters can swim. But over the last 7 years, he made every day a little bit better than yesterday. Today Stephan is an expert in living a life so fantastic, that alcohol has simply no role to play. Connect with Stephan Neff: https://mystepstosobriety.com/ https://www.instagram.com/stepstosobriety/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephan-neff-author/ https://www.facebook.com/stepstosobriety Stephan's Books on Amazon Additional resources: My book Emerging With Wings on Amazon My book Because You Matter on Amazon Facebook - where the live interviews take place first @daniellebernock https://www.facebook.com/daniellebernock/ Instagram @dbernock https://www.instagram.com/dbernock/ YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/DanielleBernockLovesYou Twitter @dbernock https://twitter.com/DBernock LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-bernock-6ab50467/ TikTok @dbernock https://www.tiktok.com/@dbernock Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/DanielleBernock/ Some links are affiliate links where I earn a small commission at no cost to you. #sobriety #traumaresponse #alcoholism #hypervigilance #loveyourself #daniellebernock #thatladyontheinternetwholovesyou --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/victorioussoulspodcast/message

“Even after 8 years of rehab, there are still things I am dealing with” This hit me hard! For those who know my story, you know very well about my history with alcohol and drug addiction and how I slowly healed and transformed my life over the years! But healing has no ultimatum - it happens EVERY. SINGLE. DAY! So today I want to welcome my guest on The Art Of Quantum Healing Podcast as we dive deep into the journey towards sobriety together and how, even after recovering, we still have stuff to figure out! Stephan Neff is an anesthetist and has had more than a fair share of trauma in his life, which ultimately led him to turn towards vodka to drown his PTSD, depression and anxiety. . But things changed and nowadays he lives a very different life, where self-love, humility, integrity and transparency actually mean something. Come join us today where we share our stories and discover how our stories and yours might not be so different after all…   Learn more about Leisa and her services here: https://www.leisanadler.com/ Follow Stephan on Instagram @stepstosobriety: https://www.instagram.com/stepstosobriety/

Stephan Neff is a doctor of anesthesiology, bestselling author of the book My Steps to Sobriety and hosts a podcast of the same name and has been in recovery since March 2013. Stephan is from Germany but now lives with his family in New Zealand.After studying medicine in Heidelberg, Dr Neff travelled and worked in Europe and Australia before settling down with his family in beautiful New Zealand. As a retired pain physician, he developed a specific insight into human psychology. As a man trying to drown his sorrows, he found out the hard way that the critters can swim. Now he makes every day a little bit better than the last. Today Stephan is an expert in living a life so fantastic, that alcohol has simply no role to play. He shares this passion through his podcast and YouTube channel STEPS TO SOBRIETY - INTO THE LIGHT. In his book "Steps to Sobriety" he shares the lessons he has learned as a doctor and as a man. And the truth is simple - The past does not equal the future. Every addict can turn their life around, one little decision at a time. www.mystepstosobriety.comCheck out the podcast here: *************************************************************************Ready to make changes in your career and personal life? Learn more about my Recovery@Work program, by clicking HERE.Thank you for listening and being a part of a supportive community to help people with solid recovery step into leadership. If you liked this episode, please don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review the show HERE through Apple Podcasts, or HERE if you're an Android user, and help us spread the word about this inspiring free content. Take the Quiz HERE to find out what animal best represents your leadership style and get on the mailing list so you don't miss an episode! Check out our FREE resources here: Emerge Leadership Academy  Are you ready to create your best future in a job that is blended to your purpose on earth?Schedule a free consultation with me today and let's get you going again:https://Maureenrg.youcanbook.me  Connect with me:Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/emergentleadership/Instagram -https://www.instagram.com/emergeleadership/Twitter -https://www.twitter.com/mrgmentor/LinkedIn -http://www.linkedin.com/in/maureenrossgemmeYouTube -https://www.youtube.com/emergeleadershipacademy

While it is recommended to consume a few ml of alcohol for our health, developing alcoholism is a growing problem for many of us. Over time, this consistent alcohol binge can lead to more severe health conditions. It could also result in alcoholism which is hard to overcome. In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Stephan Neff, anesthetist, and author of the book My Steps to Sobriety. He is also an alcoholic in recovery. We will also discuss the state of the healthcare system from a healthcare provider's point of view. He also shares his experience in dealing with depression, anxiety, PTSD, and alcoholism - both from a patient and doctor's perspective and the lessons he has learned the hard way. Join us in another exciting episode of Cup of Nurses! Cup of Nurses: https://fanlink.to/CONsite Frontline Warriors: https://fanlink.to/FWsite Youtube https://fanlink.to/CONYT Apple https://fanlink.to/Applepodcast Spotify https://fanlink.to/Spotifypodcast Cup of Nurses Store https://fanlink.to/CONshop Frontline Warriors store https://fanlink.to/FWshop Interested in Travel Nursing? https://fanlink.to/TravelNurseNow Free Travel Nursing Guide https://fanlink.to/Travelnursingchecklist Nclex Guide https://fanlink.to/NCLEXguide Cup of Nurses FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/cupofnurses Frontline Warriors FB group https://fanlink.to/FWFBgroup 0:00 Introduction 1:00 Cup of Nurses Introduction 2:17 Guest Introduction 2:37 Meet Dr. Stephan Neff 4:04 How Private Anesthetist Differs From Public Anesthetist 7:05 Healthcare System in Smaller Countries 10:27 Travel Nursing or Agency Nursing in Other Countries 14:21 The United States Response to the Pandemic 17:53 Trauma Experience Working in the Healthcare System 22:31 The Positive Aspect of Alcoholism 30:32 Exchanging Alcoholism to a New Lifestyle 33:10 What are the symptoms of PTSD? 35:18 Recognizing & Dealing with PTSD 39:35 Stephan's Recovery Experience 44:17 The Journey After Rehabilitation 49:23 Steps to Sobriety By Stephan Neff

Dr Stephan Neff is is the epitome of a grateful recovering alcoholic who shares his story and lessons in his stories in his book My Steps to Sobriety. His message is simple, BE BRAVE and BE BOLD. Dr Neff has been through trauma, P.T.S recovery and sobriety. After leaving rehab in 2003, Dr. Neff has been on a journey of self-discovery and finding self-love. It is often said, "The past does not equal the future!" With the help of a fantastic team of people Dr. Neff turned his life around. Today, he lives the most beautiful life, which he could have never imagined in the depth of my addiction. Addiction is dark, cunning, powerful and baffling. If you don't learn to to overcome it, it will overcome you! The sobriety journey is never easy, but worth the journey. This episode covers the reality of addiction. It is never convenient or east to discuss. I hope Dr. Neff and I share with you the listener, tools to help you begin your path to sobriety. If you have questions on where to start, send me an email to chasingthevase@gmail.com. Keep Chasing The Vase. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brock-m-bevell/support

Noa Gliksman lives in a postcard. Really, she lives in a postcard, and perhaps you have been there, too. It's in Mexico, on the Caribbean Sea, and I can promise you it is relaxing.  Whether you have been to Playa Del Carmen or you haven't, I'm sure you'll agree that living right next to the Caribbean Sea is picturesque and relaxing. We all want to live in a more relaxed state. Modern life stresses us, and we need to know that the journey from stressed to relaxed is possible. It is. Noa shows us how, and that it all stems from a decision.  At one point in her life, Noa suffered from depression and anxiety. Physical manifestations developed, and she was finally diagnosed with septic ulcers and a hernia, among other things.  Noa realized and accepted that she had created the situation. With this acceptance came the realization that having created the life full of stress, she could create a life of happiness and relaxation.  This began a gradual move to holistic wellness. Along the way, Noa was willing to use her own body as a lab, to see what worked and what didn't. What stuck was the realization that every moment is an opportunity for us to take responsibility for our health--not just physical but emotional, spiritual, etc. Noa reminds us that everything is possible, and that we hold more power than we realize; let us use it to create health, relaxation, and happiness. --- Noa Gliksman facilitates health transformations previously labeled impossible. She is passionate and determined to help people (re)claim their health and nurture their most valuable asset so it does not become a liability. She has helped executives, entrepreneurs, and even doctors reach new heights in life through habit changes that create optimal physical and mental health, renewed energy and mindset for inevitable success. Noa has transformed her own health; having suffered from severe acid reflux among other ailments, she is now a happy, healthy, balanced woman. Noa is a mother to teenage triplets and currently lives in Mexico. She has lived in Brazil, Israel, St.Lucia, and the United States, and is fluent in four languages. She has served hundreds of clients in over 40 countries and is a serial entrepreneur who manages multiple businesses. Her education is as eclectic as her travels, and her experience as diverse as her lifestyle. --- Facebook: Marcia Noa Gliksman Instagram: @marcianoagliksman LinkedIn: Marcia Noa Gliksman --- Join Noa and her business partner Dr. Stephan Neff for a very special online workshop on Friday, November 19, 2:30 PM EST.  "How to Boost Your Immune System with Pleasure" To register, visit stressedtorelaxed.com ---  

Stephan Neff is an anaesthetist, bestselling author, speaker, show host and alcoholic in recovery. After studying medicine in Heidelberg, Germany he travelled and worked in Europe and Australia before settling down with his family in beautiful New Zealand. As a retired pain physician, he developed a specific insight into human psychology. As a man trying to drown his sorrows, he found out the hard way that the critters can swim. But over the last 7 years, he made every day a little bit better than yesterday. Today Stephan is an expert in living a life so fantastic, that alcohol has simply no role to play. He shares this passion through his podcast and YouTube channel INTO THE LIGHT. In his book "Steps to Sobriety" he shares the lessons he has learned as a doctor and as a man. And the truth is simple - The past does not equal the future. Every alcoholic can turn his life around, one little decision at a time. This book shows how to do it. Social media and contact information: https://stephanneff.podbean.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ5Rgw59jOX4y3iDeMAXpwQ https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephan-neff-author/ https://www.mystepstosobriety.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/damagedparents/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/damagedparents/support

Courage is taking the first step and doing it afraid. An fear is merely courage that has not been prayed for yet. Cassey Holland and Stacy Johnston had a delightful conversation with special guest, Stephan Neff, all the way from New Zealand. Join in as we deep dive into courage and the journey to find it.

Tribe Sober - inspiring an alcohol-free life! My guest this week is Dr Stephan Neff - a German who is living in New Zealand Stephan began to drink heavily at university and carried on into his twenties and thirties The medical profession was demanding and he used alcohol to cope with stress   In this Episode At the age of 35 Stephan realised that his drinking was becoming problematic but pushed it to the back of his mind Alcohol was numbing the pain and giving him a temporary respite from the stress His wife also drank a lot - they were both A type personalities - striving to succeed - using alcohol to relax Stephan's wife managed to stop drinking and then began to urge him to make a change but with no success He was getting worse and worse - not enough alcohol to numb the pain Stephan hit rock bottom one night and was found crying in his garage - his wife arranged for him to go to rehab two days later She issued him an ultimatum - he would lose his family if he didn't go to rehab - he felt relieved but also full of shame Not everybody has to hit "rock bottom" before they make a change - get some help and join tribe sober Rehab was life changing for Stephan - in the bubble of rehab for 4 weeks - everything changed  The staff were great - many of the staff were ex-addicts who were clean and thriving - they inspired him Stephan felt that he was being "listened to" and could "speak his truth" finally We offer a complimentary recovery coaching session to our members so they can experience the power of being listened to As part of his treatment he wrote a letter which was full of grievances - to help him deal with his resentment and anger Coming out of rehab was a bit of an anti-climax - nobody was that interested - he had to "walk the talk" to show he had changed Stephan has learned to avoid HALT - being Hungry, Angry, Lonely or Tired - which is could trigger him  He talked about the difference between a "lapse" and a full blown "relapse"- after a lapse we need to "get curious" Our annual trackers help our members to get stay on track after a lapse - if you'd like an annual tracker - janet@tribesober.com In his book "Steps to Sobriety" he goes into details about relapses and what causes them - often a lack of self care Stephan has a podcast called "Into the Light" and a You Tube channel Treat a craving as a wave in the ocean - surf it rather than let it drown you! More info Subscription membership for Tribe Sober is just R85 (£4/$6/$8Aus) a month - you can join up HERE To access our website click HERE If you would like a free copy of our"Annual Tracker" please email janet@tribesober.com If you would like to come to our Saturday afternoon Zoom Cafe as a guest and meet our community just email janet@tribesober.com Episode Sponsor           This episode is sponsored by the Tribe Sober Membership Program.  If you want to change your relationship with alcohol then            sign up today.            Read more about our 7-step program and subscribe HERE           Book a Discovery Call with me to find out if our membership would help you            Help us to spread the word! We made this podcast so that we can reach more people who need our help.  Please subscribe and share. We release a podcast episode every Saturday morning. You can follow Tribe Sober on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and join our Tribe Sober Club on Clubhouse - we are on Clubhouse every Sunday afternoon at 5pm SA time so come join the conversation. You can catch our FB live on Saturday mornings (11am SAST) and you can join our private Facebook group HERE Thank you for listening!  Till Next Week Janet x

For those in the mood for a powerful and honest transformational story, tune in to this episode of Decide to Transform! My guest Dr. Stephan Neff is an anaesthetist, author, and alcoholic in recovery. Joining us from New Zealand, he is one of my international co-authors in the compilation Break Down to Wake Up: Journey Beyond the Now. Stephan's chapter "A Phoenix First Must Burn" recounts his addiction and recovery journey, from his frequent emotions of guilt, shame and pain to the sense of relief he felt while on his way to rehab. While he felt relieved to be heading to rehab, the experience was anything but easy. Stephan turned his life around, and graciously shares his experience so that others may be inspired to do the same. He has learned many lessons as a doctor and a man, and reminds us that the truth is simple: The past does not equal the future. Join us for a powerful conversation!  --- Dr. Stephan Neff is a retired pain physician who has developed a specific insight into human psychology. As a man trying to drown his sorrows, he found out the hard way that the critters can swim. Over the last 7 years he has made every day a little bit better than yesterday. Today Stephan is an expert in living a life so fantastic that alcohol has simply no role to play. He shares this passion through his podcast, YouTube channel, and social media (all titled A Different Life Story). In his book My Steps to Sobriety, he shares the lessons he has learned. Every alcoholic can turn his or her life around, one little decision at a time. This book shows how to do it. www.mystepstosobriety.com Podcast: Stephan Neff Instagram: A Different Life Story YouTube: A Different Life Story Facebook: A Different Life Story ---

Stephan Neff an Anaesthetist in New Zealand and an alcoholic in recovery. He has gone through hell but kept going and has learned what to do to keep sober. Stephan has been to rehab and has taken one tiny baby step after the other until now where he lives a life so beautiful he could have never imagined in his wild­est dreams. Stephan is not religious. but the 12-step program worked for him as it can with many others. He saw it as a blueprint of how to save a failing business. And now Stephan shares the lessons he learned in his book •My Steps To Sobriety· and through YouTube and A Different Life Story Podcast. Looking to build a solid foundation, gain clarity and direction? Would you like to develop a growth mindset and get more organized? How about discovering your purpose in life so you can live the life you were truly meant to live? To learn more check out my Beyond Recovery Workshop course. Phase 1 is absolutely free! Register here: Beyond Recovery Workshop I offer individual and group personal development programs that will empower you to live up to your true potential and meet the challenge of change. If you want to find out more come join one of my FREE Purpose to Empowerment live weekly workshops or book an individual Discover Your Purpose call today! Do you want some added support from an amazing community? Come join my Facebook group now. Follow me on Instagram: @theroadbeyondrecovery Website: www.theroadforward.ca

Stephan Neff an Anaesthetist in New Zealand and an alcoholic in recovery. He has gone through hell but kept going and has learned what to do to keep sober. Stephan has been to rehab and has taken one tiny baby step after the other until now where he lives a life so beautiful he could have never imagined in his wild­est dreams. Stephan is not religious. but the 12-step program worked for him as it can with many others. He saw it as a blueprint of how to save a failing business.  And now Stephan shares the lessons he learned in his book •My Steps To Sobriety· and through YouTube and A Different Life Story Podcast.   Looking to build a solid foundation, gain clarity and direction? Would you like to develop a growth mindset and get more organized? How about discovering your purpose in life so you can live the life you were truly meant to live?  To learn more check out my Beyond Recovery Workshop course. Phase 1 is absolutely free!  Register here: Beyond Recovery Workshop I offer individual and group personal development programs that will empower you to live up to your true potential and meet the challenge of change. If you want to find out more come join one of my FREE Purpose to Empowerment live weekly workshops or book an individual Discover Your Purpose call today! Do you want some added support from an amazing community? Come join my Facebook group now. Follow me on Instagram: @theroadbeyondrecovery Website: www.theroadforward.ca

Episode 78 is more that awesome AND a message that we all need to be reminded of - YOU CAN'T DO IT ALONE!! Have you ever lost sight of yourself in some way? I think we all have! Be encouraged - with the help of others you can find yourself again. As Stephan says, "Past is not equal to your future".

Are you an addict or know an addict and wonder what it takes to quit and stay clean? If so, this is the episode for you. Addicts feel out of control, ashamed, and alone, but statistics show that chemical addiction is sadly common. About one-third of our population suffers from it, and countless more lives are impacted by being with an addict. My guest today is Dr. Stephan Neff, an anesthesiologist from New Zealand. As Dr. Neff puts it, "I am a medical doctor and an alcoholic in recovery." For years Dr. Neff led a life of secrets and lies — getting dead drunk night after night and showing up at work like a bleary-eyed bear with a headache. His life looked normal on the outside, but it was a tragedy waiting to happen, until one night, while he lay blacked-out drunk in the garage, his wife and boss staged an intervention. Listen to Dr. Neff explain the 12-step program that kickstarted the life he has today, how he dug deep to heal the trauma within that caused him to start drinking, and how he stayed sober, now six years and counting. As Dr. Neff puts it, "The day you stop working on yourself is the day you relapse." If you want to end a harmful addiction, stay clean, and live the life you want, this is the episode for you. About our guest: Dr. Stephen Neff is an anesthesiologist from New Zealand and the author of "My Steps To Sobriety: Living a fantastic life without alcohol." As a man trying to drown his sorrows, he found out the hard way that the critters can swim. Today, Stephan is an expert in living an extraordinary life, that alcohol has no role to play. He shares this passion through his podcast, YouTube channel, and other social media (all titled "my steps to sobriety"). Review ou podcasts: Like all Life Is Love School episodes, we aim to deliver you useful information in a short amount of time, so you can apply what you've learned to reap the benefits immediately. If you like our podcasts, please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcast. Your review will help more survivors who need to hear our message of hope and healing find us, and it also means a lot to me personally. Please click here for instructions on how to leave a review. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/life-is-love-school/support

This episode is for anyone that is an alcoholic or struggles with addiction. My special guest Dr. Stephan Neff, Anaesthetist from New Zealand, and an alcoholic in recovery. He opens up about the hell he went through and shares what learned to keep sober.  Dr. Neff has been to rehab and over the last 2367 days taking tiny baby steps after the other.  He now lives a life so beautiful that he could have never imagined in his wildest dreams.  He shares his valuable lessons to the world and even published his own book called “My Steps To Sobriety” and also hosts YouTube and podcasts.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/oncallempath/support

Our guest is Stephan Neff from New Zealand, an anaesthetist, author and alcoholic in recovery.  Over the last 7 years he has made every day a little bit better than the day before. Stephan will discuss his experiences as a alcoholic and his book "My steps to Sobriety".  DID YOU KNOW?Alcoholism is the most serious form of problem drinking, and describes a strong, often uncontrollable, desire to drink. Sufferers of alcoholism will often place drinking above all other obligations, including work and family, and may build up a physical tolerance or experience withdrawal symptoms if they stop.LINKS FROM THE EPISODEStephan's Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/My-Steps-Sobriety-fantastic-without-ebook/dp/B089ZPD21S/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=my+steps+to+sobriety&qid=1592624225&sr=8-1Stephan's website - http://mystepstosobriety.com/Stephan's Instagram page - http://mystepstosobriety.com/Stephan's Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/pg/mystepstosobriety/posts/Stephan's YouTube channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ5Rgw59jOX4y3iDeMAXpwQStephan's LinkedIn profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephan-neff-author/My Steps to Sobriety podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/my-steps-to-sobriety/id1521194219OTHER IMPORTANT LINKSWatch this episode on our YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/VmsqYq-SccQ Learn more about #DefineYourself by visiting http://www.DefineYoruselfhq.comVisit the #DefineYourself store at http://www.defineyoruselfstore.com for books and other great swag/merch that will empower you to succeed.Subscribe to the #DefineYourself Blast, a weekly email newsletter, and receive a discount off your first/next order from the #DefineYourself Store by visiting http://www.10stepstodefineyourself.com Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/DefineYourselfhqJoin the conversation in our Facebook Group at  https://www.facebook.com/groups/defineyourselfers/Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/DfineYourselfHQSubscribe to our YouTube channel at http://www.defineyourselftv.com Visit and like our LinkedIn page at https://www.linkedin.com/company/defineyourself/