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Send us Fan MailTrophies make great photos, but they do not keep you steady when grief hits, your confidence cracks, or life feels flat on a random Tuesday. We sit down with Jennifer “Jen” Hendershott" , a four-time fitness champion, humanitarian, speaker, and author of Life in One Shot, to talk about what success really means when the stage lights turn off and real life starts asking harder questions.We get honest about the myth that a strong body automatically equals a strong inner world. Jen shares why “looking perfect” can hide a messy reality, how social media can distort what we think health and happiness look like, and why comparison fuels self-sabotage. From there, we move into the deeper story: navigating loss, carrying grief in the body, and using movement as an outlet without turning the gym into a hiding place. If you have ever wondered how mental health, fitness, and grief intersect, you will hear a perspective that respects every layer physical, emotional, spiritual, and mental.We also talk about what to do when you feel burned out and numb: reaching out to someone you truly trust, allowing yourself to cry, and remembering you are not alone. Jen breaks down her practical 21-day habit reset for rebuilding momentum, plus the mindset behind her humanitarian work and everyday service. You will leave with a more realistic definition of healthy living, a clearer sense of purpose, and a few small steps you can take immediately.If this conversation helps you, subscribe to Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, share it with a friend who needs it, and leave a review so more people can find these real conversations.Connect with the guest:Website: https://www.bigshott.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redwhiteandu2025Book: Life in One Shott — available on Amazon and 70+ retailers worldwide Towards Wellness CoachingOffer: 25% off | Code: POD2026.
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Send us Fan MailExhaustion doesn’t always mean you’re doing too much. Sometimes it means you’re doing the wrong things for the wrong reasons, and your body is trying to get your attention. We dig into what “living out of alignment” actually feels like when your life looks great from the outside but your nervous system is stuck in stress mode on the inside.I’m joined by  Dr. Esther Zeledón , best-selling author, former diplomat and scientist, and founder of Be Act Change. She shares her journey from a childhood health crisis and a family shaped by survival to building a values-led life and career. Along the way, we unpack the “unpaid debt” many high achievers carry, why we confuse our worth with production, and how to redefine value as the way you solve problems and serve. You’ll also hear her signature prompt, the $40 billion question, and how your answer reveals a practical map to purpose and meaningful work.We also get specific about the body: how misalignment can show up as shallow breathing, tension, poor sleep, rumination, and high cortisol, and why breathwork is more than a relaxation hack. Dr Esther explains how longer breathwork sessions can support nervous system regulation, improve clarity, and help you move from emotional hijack to grounded decision-making. Finally, we explore motivation profiles so you can build habits that match your natural flow and stop the start-stop cycle that leads to burnout.If you want a realistic approach to values alignment, stress management, breathwork, and sustainable personal growth, press play. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs it, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway.Connect With the GuestWebsite: https://www.beactchange.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beactchangeLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/estherzeledonBook: Creating Your Limitless Life — available on AmazonExtraordinary People LLCAll free so we can get to know each other! Couples Tantra ProgrammeUnlock Deeper Connection and Intimate Pleasure in Your Relationship.Avita YogaFree Avita Yoga class and exclusive interview with Jeff: Know Your ConstitutionConvergenceOffer: 50% off | TRANSFORM50Jumppoint ConsultingOffer: 30% Subscription | Join COO and author Chelsea Byers for her weekly newsletter.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showWant to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? 👉  DM me on PodMatch 💬 Want to come on the show? Be a Guest 🌐 Explore the full network  | 📨 Newsletter | 👥 LinkedIn CommunityThis isn't self-help. It's self-honesty.💼 Sponsor Our Show | 🎬 Check Our Services📌 Disclaimer This episode is for educational and informational purposes only. Guest views are personal and do not represent the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify or endorse guest statements. Nothing here is medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional. Engage critically. Third-party content referenced under fair use. Guests are responsible for their own statements. Concerns? Contact us | Full disclaimer.By listening, you accept this disclaimer in full.

Send us Fan MailHave you ever caught yourself caring more about a conversation on a screen than the one happening right in front of you? That moment can feel harmless, even comforting, but it can also be a sign that loneliness is quietly steering the wheel. We go straight into the tension between real connection and safe fantasy, and why so many of us attach to who someone could be instead of who they are. I’m joined by Catherine Crestani, a leadership coach, intuitive healer, and the author of My Virtual Obsession. Together we unpack how virtual companionship, online relationships, and “perfect” imagined futures can become an escape hatch when real life feels uncertain or painful. Catherine shares how the nervous system protects us through denial or fantasy, and how spiritual frameworks like chakras can describe that same drift away from grounded reality. We also talk about the roots: bullying, shame, grief, and the masks we learn to wear to feel safe and accepted. Then we get practical. Catherine offers a simple mirror practice for self love, and a powerful idea for healing loneliness: rebuild self trust by keeping small promises to yourself, day after day. If you’re ready for a reality check that still feels compassionate, this conversation will land. Subscribe to Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, share this with someone who needs it, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway.Connect With the GuestWebsite: https://willowhealing.orgBook: https://willowhealing.org/my-virtual-obsession (also on Amazon and Kobo)Podcast: Willow Healing MattersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/willowhealingsh/Couples Tantra ProgrammeUnlock Deeper Connection and Intimate Pleasure in Your Relationship.Astrologer RoyaleOffer: Save $50 on your Natal Chart Reading | Code: POD50Vegout VoyageOffer: 15% off all personalized Armchair Iceland merch | Code: ICELANDGEAR15Our Protector DevelopmentOffer: $100 OFF ENROLLMENT | Code: ENROLL100The SoulfluenceDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showWant to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? 👉  DM me on PodMatch 💬 Want to come on the show? Be a Guest 🌐 Explore the full network  | 📨 Newsletter | 👥 LinkedIn CommunityThis isn't self-help. It's self-honesty.💼 Sponsor Our Show | 🎬 Check Our Services📌 Disclaimer This episode is for educational and informational purposes only. Guest views are personal and do not represent the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify or endorse guest statements. Nothing here is medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional. Engage critically. Third-party content referenced under fair use. Guests are responsible for their own statements. Concerns? Contact us | Full disclaimer.By listening, you accept this disclaimer in full.

Send us Fan MailMost people don’t struggle with communication because they lack confidence. They struggle because nobody taught them how to create trust while they speak, or how to feel safe enough to truly listen. Sean Weaver joins us to unpack a simple idea that changes everything: the meaning of communication is the response you get, and if the response is not what you hoped for, the first place to look is how you’re landing emotionally, not how “right” your words sound. We talk practical communication skills you can use immediately in relationships, leadership communication, and sales conversations. Sean explains why asking questions is so powerful, how questions quietly guide attention, and why a well-placed request works better than an instruction. We also explore personality differences in how people process information, why pacing matters, and how mismatched styles can create overwhelm or shutdown even when both people mean well. Then we go deeper into what’s happening under the surface: insecurity, threat assessment, and the fight-or-flight habits that make people talk too much, go silent, or get confrontational. You’ll hear how silence can become a tool for gravitas, how “I must / I have to” self-talk increases stress, and why lasting change looks like kaizen style incremental improvement, not a perfect straight line. Sean also shares a grounding practice for anyone who feels lonely or misunderstood: write it down, externalize the fears, and turn them into a clear plan for the conversation you really want to have. If this resonates, subscribe, share the episode with someone who needs calmer conversations, and leave a review so more people can find these tools. What’s one communication habit you want to change this week? Connect With the GuestWebsite: https://seanweafer.comSalesMentor.pro: https://salesmentor.proExpertToAdvisor.pro: https://experttoinfluence.proLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanweafer/Book: The Highly Trusted Advisor: How to Lead Teams and Win Clients in the Digital Age on Amazon and WaterstonesCouples Tantra ProgrammeUnlock Deeper Connection and Intimate Pleasure in Your Relationship.Extraordinary People LLCAll free so we can get to know each other! Avita YogaFree Avita Yoga class and exclusive interview with Jeff: Know Your ConstitutionTowards Wellness CoachingOffer: 25% off | Code: POD2026.
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Send us Fan MailIf you’re “fine” on paper but tired in your bones, start with one honest question: on a scale of 1 to 10, how are you really doing? We sit down with Steve Barton, a Gestalt-certified mindset coach, entrepreneur, and creator of The Game of Ten, to unpack why so many capable people feel stuck even after they’ve built the life they thought they wanted. His core premise is surprisingly hopeful: you’re already a 10, and the work is remembering it. We talk about how disappointments, trauma, and early conditioning can pull us down from that original wholeness and leave us viewing life through an old lens we may not even remember. Steve explains what different “numbers” look like, why the lower states can keep attracting more of the same patterns, and how awareness and self-acceptance create the foundation for real change. If you’ve been searching for practical tools for self-awareness, mental wellness, emotional healing, and personal growth, this framework gives you a clear language to name what’s happening inside you. We also go straight at perfectionism and control. Steve calls perfectionism the highest form of self-abuse and says the hardest step is often the leap from 9 to 10 because it requires letting go. The paradox is powerful: release control, and you finally gain the kind of control that comes from alignment with your values, purpose, and what you actually want. To close, Steve shares a direct invitation for anyone quietly exhausted: rest and care for yourself first, because you can’t heal others unless you’re healing yourself. If this conversation lands for you, subscribe, share it with someone who needs it, and leave a review so more people can find it.Connect With the GuestWebsite: https://www.stevebartoncoaching.comThe Game of Ten®: https://thegameof10.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-barton-coachingFree e-copy of The Father, the Son, and the Aha Moment available through the coaching websiteBook on Amazon: The Father, the Son, and the Aha Moment (with Spencer Barton)New book coming in the next six months: The Game of TenOur Protector DevelopmentOffer: $100 OFF ENROLLMENT | Code: ENROLL1007X Method Biohacking BootcampOffer: $2000 discount off $5000 program | Code: BIZBLEND2000Focal Point Coaching of Oak ParkOffer: First session FREE | Code: Mention "HealthyMind" in your emailWake up ltdSelf Mental Healthcare/Stress Relief Practices - Buddha way, backed by science | Code: healthymindH2BiohackerOffer: $200 for Healthy Mind, Healthy Life Listeners | Code: avikDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showWant to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? 👉  DM me on PodMatch 💬 Want to come on the show? Be a Guest 🌐 Explore the full network  | 📨 Newsletter | 👥 LinkedIn CommunityThis isn't self-help. It's self-honesty.💼 Sponsor Our Show | 🎬 Check Our Services📌 Disclaimer This episode is for educational and informational purposes only. Guest views are personal and do not represent the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify or endorse guest statements. Nothing here is medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional. Engage critically. Third-party content referenced under fair use. Guests are responsible for their own statements. Concerns? Contact us | Full disclaimer.By listening, you accept this disclaimer in full.

Send us Fan MailHope can sound soft until you need it to survive. We open with “Speranza,” the Italian word for hope, and then get honest about the version that actually holds you up when nothing is changing fast, when pain is chronic, and when your inner story tells you you’re not enough. I’m joined by Ashley Ondrick, an integrative nutrition health coach, private chef, and cooking instructor, to talk about rebuilding from the inside out with faith, food, and the stubborn act of not giving up.Ashley shares why “Speranza” is tattooed on her wrist, how early messages about being “an accident” shaped her sense of worth, and how chronic pain and spine surgeries forced deeper questions about purpose and identity. We explore why faith can be a steady anchor without turning healing into something prescriptive or performative, and how hope can exist at the same time as struggle.Then we bring it to the table. We talk about food as connection, culture, and care, from big family holidays to falling in love with Italian ingredients and traditions. Ashley also tells a pivotal story about her dad’s heart attack and how a radical diet shift helped reverse heart disease, sparking her belief in “food as medicine.” We close with what healthy perseverance really looks like when progress is invisible: small steps, real agency, and staying gentle with yourself because healing is not a race.If this conversation gives you even a flicker of hope, subscribe, share it with a friend who needs it, and leave a review so more people can find it. What’s one small step you can take today?Connect With the Guest:Website: https://www.mostlyhealthychef.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/amostlyhealthychef/Substack: search "Ashley Ondrick" on SubstackBook: Speranza: How Pain Became the Path to Hope — available through major booksellers and via mostlyhealthychef.comThe SoulfluenceVegout VoyageOffer: 15% off all personalized Armchair Iceland merch | Code: ICELANDGEAR15Avita YogaFree Avita Yoga class and exclusive interview with Jeff: Know Your ConstitutionFriending, IncOffer: 15% off our coffee as stated above | Code: Podcast10
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Send us Fan MailA tense pause. A comment you immediately regret. A disagreement that turns into a fight about the fact that you are fighting. That pattern is not a personal flaw, it is often a training problem. I sit down with Michael Ashford, executive communication coach, award-winning journalist, and author of *Can I Ask a Question?*, to unpack why so many of us were never taught real conflict communication skills, even though our relationships and mental health depend on them.We talk about the hidden habit that breaks conversations early: leading with certainty instead of curiosity. Michael shares an unforgettable story from his reporting days that shows how quickly assumptions can derail trust, then we zoom out into the bigger forces shaping our communication style. School rewards “right answers” and persuasive arguments, but it rarely teaches emotional intelligence, active listening, empathy, or how to hold space for someone you disagree with. We also explore why questioning your own beliefs can feel risky, especially when family systems, workplace culture, or political tribes treat disagreement like betrayal.You will leave with practical tools you can use the next time conflict shows up at home or at work, including two clarifying questions that slow the spiral and a simple closing framework: assume positive intent, set aside ego, and ask better questions because understanding is not the same as agreement. If you care about healthy relationships, leadership communication, and navigating difficult conversations with more honesty and less damage, this one is for you.Connect With the GuestWebsite: https://michaelashford.comPodcast: Rethinking Communication — https://michaelashford.comBook: Can I Ask A Question? on AmazonLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeldashford/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaeldashford/Subscribe to Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, share the episode with someone who needs it, and leave a review so more people can find these conversations.#podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #communication #conflictresolution #curiosity #leadershipcommunication #executivecoaching #difficultconversations #emotionalintelligence #mentalhealthpodcast #askandsee #caniaskaquestion #michaelashford #activelistening #relationships Couples Tantra ProgrammeUnlock Deeper Connection and Intimate Pleasure in Your Relationship.YouExGet 50% off the first 6 months of YouEx.ai!Immunology Diagnostics30% off of IMBXX. Code: Healthymind
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Send us Fan MailListener note: This episode contains a brief discussion of childhood sexual abuse. Please listen with care. We talk about mental health more openly than ever, and yet so many people still hesitate at the door of a therapist's office, carrying stories they were never taught to name. In this conversation, Dr. Shanta Kanukollu, licensed clinical psychologist, TEDx speaker, and founder of SNK Therapy in Chicago, joins host Yusuf for an honest look at what gets in the way of healing, particularly in South Asian and immigrant communities.You will hear why the biggest myth about therapy is the one that keeps people waiting too long, how intergenerational trauma actually shows up in everyday life, and a remarkable finding from Dr. K's own research that exposes how our hidden gender biases shape who we believe and who we protect. Vulnerable, surprising, and quietly transformative.About the Guest:Dr. Shanta N. Kanukollu, known to many as "Dr. K," is a licensed clinical psychologist, TEDx speaker, author, and founder of SNK Therapy, a private practice in downtown Chicago. She holds a dual doctorate in Clinical Psychology and Women's Studies from the University of Michigan and has over a decade of clinical experience working across forensic and medical settings, with a particular focus on the South Asian community, veterans, and individuals navigating gendered violence and intergenerational trauma. She also teaches and lectures on diversity, gender, and mental health across the country.Key Takeaways:You do not have to be in crisis to start therapy. The biggest myth in mental health is treating therapy like a heart attack response, instead of an annual check-up for your inner life.Silence between generations is its own kind of trauma. When one generation cannot name what happened, the next generation often inherits the pattern without ever understanding why.Intergenerational trauma is not only emotional, it is also physiological. Genetics, modelling, parenting styles, and the unspoken rules of a household all carry stories forward.Gender shapes how we recognise abuse. Dr. K's own research found that the same scenario of childhood sexual abuse is more readily labelled "abuse" when the victim is a girl, and softened or misdiagnosed (sometimes as "sex addiction") when the victim is a boy.Our biases quietly decide who gets believed. Unless we examine the assumptions we carry as parents, aunts, uncles, and friends, we keep passing on the same gendered silence.Therapy can be a model, not just a treatment. When a parent, uncle, or aunt openly says, "I go to therapy," a child learns there is a door they can knock on long before they ever need to.Connect With the Guest:Website: https://www.snktherapy.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/snk_therapy/Email: drk@snktherapy.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanta-kanukollu-ph-d-7943ab45/Episode Chapters:[00:00] The Quiet Door of a Therapist's Office [05:00] What Drew Dr. K Into This Work [08:00] The Biggest Myth: You Have to Be in Crisis to See a Therapist [10:00] Why the Myth Survives: Culture, Generations, and Media [12:00] Intergenerational Trauma Explained Simply [15:00] The Gendered Nature of Trauma: A Patient's Story [19:00] What Dr. K's Research Revealed About Hidden Bias [23:00] Healing Through Modelling and Curiosity [25:00] Where to Find Dr. K and SNK Therapy [26:00] A Closing Invitation to Stay Curious#podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #therapy #intergenerationaltrauma #genderedtrauma #southasianmentalhealth #mentalhealthstigma #snktherapy #drk #shantakanukollu #immigrantmentalhealth #childhoodtrauma #mentalhealthpodcast #breakingsilence #healingjourneyCouples Tantra ProgrammeUnlock Deeper Connection and Intimate Pleasure in Your Relationship.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showWant to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? 👉  DM me on PodMatch 💬 Want to come on the show? Be a Guest 🌐 Explore the full network  | 📨 Newsletter | 👥 LinkedIn CommunityThis isn't self-help. It's self-honesty.💼 Sponsor Our Show | 🎬 Check Our Services📌 Disclaimer This episode is for educational and informational purposes only. Guest views are personal and do not represent the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify or endorse guest statements. Nothing here is medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional. Engage critically. Third-party content referenced under fair use. Guests are responsible for their own statements. Concerns? Contact us | Full disclaimer.By listening, you accept this disclaimer in full.

Send us Fan MailSometimes you are not stuck because the situation is impossible. You are stuck because of the angle you are looking at it from. In this conversation, Stan Lewis, John Maxwell certified leadership coach, former US Naval officer, retired peace officer, and federal mediator, sits down with host Sayan to talk about what he calls the freedom perspective, the quiet but powerful idea that shifting your vantage point is not just a leadership move, it is a path to genuine mental freedom.
You will hear how decades of mediating between Fortune 500 companies and their employees taught Stan that more than 70% of "impossible" conflicts get resolved once people sit at the table long enough. You will hear the story of the elephant tied to a flimsy rope, and a practical way to start calling out the doubts and limiting beliefs that have been quietly running your life.
About the Guest:
Stan Lewis is a John Maxwell Team certified leadership coach, speaker, and trainer, a former US Naval officer, retired peace officer, and federal mediator with OSHA, and the founder of Nward Journey, a consulting and coaching practice focused on personal growth, servant leadership, and breaking through limiting beliefs. His forthcoming book, Evict the Doubts That Have Been Squatting Rent-Free in Your Mind, is due out in September.
Key Takeaways:
The comfort zone is rarely comfortable. It is more often a dark room we know how to leave but choose not to, because the light through the door feels unfamiliar.
A vantage point is not a personality, it is a position. Two people holding the same beach ball will see different colours, and neither is wrong. Real change starts when you are willing to move where you are standing.
More than 70% of "impossible" conflicts resolve when people stay at the table. Stan's mediation work shows that most stuckness is in the head, not in the situation.
Limiting beliefs are like the flimsy rope around the elephant's leg. They held you once. They are not holding you now. You just have not tested them.
Name the doubt out loud. You cannot break what you will not first call by its name. Calling out the limiting belief is the first real step toward stepping past it.
Mentors matter. Most people stuck in a limiting belief have not yet found someone who has already walked the path and is willing to remind them it is walkable.
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Website: https://stanlewis.net/home
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nward-journey/
Free resource: The Doubt Detox Worksheet — request through stanlewis.net
Forthcoming book: Evict the Doubts That Have Been Squatting Rent-Free in Your Mind (September release)
Episode Chapters:
 
[00:00] Welcome and the Wall That Is Actually a Door
[08:00] Why the Comfort Zone Is Rarely Comfortable
[11:00] Lessons From a Decade of Federal Mediation
[13:00] The Beach Ball Analogy: Vantage Point Explained
[15:00] The Elephant and the Flimsy Rope
[17:00] How a Fixed Vantage Point Affects Mental Health
[18:00] Calling Out Doubt by Name
[19:30] The Quiet Power of a Mentor
[21:00] Why This Is Practice, Not a One-Time Breakthrough
[23:00] The Doubt Detox Worksheet and Stan's Forthcoming Book
 
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Couples Tantra ProgrammeUnlock Deeper Connection and Intimate Pleasure in Your Relationship.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showWant to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? 👉  DM me on PodMatch 💬 Want to come on the show? Be a Guest 🌐 Explore the full network  | 📨 Newsletter | 👥 LinkedIn CommunityThis isn't self-help. It's self-honesty.💼 Sponsor Our Show | 🎬 Check Our Services📌 Disclaimer This episode is for educational and informational purposes only. Guest views are personal and do not represent the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify or endorse guest statements. Nothing here is medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional. Engage critically. Third-party content referenced under fair use. Guests are responsible for their own statements. Concerns? Contact us | Full disclaimer.By listening, you accept this disclaimer in full.

Send us Fan MailMost of us were never afraid of failing. We were afraid of what failure said about us. And somewhere in that fear, we stopped trying. This episode is for anyone who has quietly shelved a dream, stayed stuck in a pattern they swore they would break, or told themselves they just need more willpower. The truth, as Terry shows us, is both simpler and deeper than that.
Terry Fossum grew up in the poorest city in the United States. He has been a nuclear B-52 officer, a survival reality show winner, a bestselling author, and a TEDx speaker whose talk was named one of the most impactful of this century. In this conversation, he shares the emotional wiring behind why goals fail, how adversity becomes your greatest credential, and the three-step Oxcart Technique rooted in Nobel Prize-winning science that has helped people rebuild marriages, break addictions, and reach goals they never believed were possible.
About the Guest:
Terry L. Fossum is a Wall Street Journal number one bestselling author, TEDx speaker, former US Air Force executive officer for a nuclear B-52 bomber group, and winner of the Fox Network survival reality show. He is the creator of the Oxcart Technique, a goal achievement method grounded in Nobel Prize-winning behavioral science, and the author of Never Miss a Goal Again.
Key Takeaways:
Failure is not a character flaw. Every strong, resilient person you admire got there by failing, and failing, and failing again. The ones who stopped are simply not in the room.
Your story is not about you. The most powerful thing you can offer from the stage, the page, or a conversation is not how remarkable you are, but how much the listener can see themselves in what you went through.
The pain of not changing must feel more real than the discomfort of changing. Traditional goal setting only pulls you toward pleasure. The Oxcart Technique uses both the pull of a better future and the weight of a painful one to break through emotional resistance.
Write it until you cry. Vague goals create vague results. When your failure scenario is detailed enough to produce genuine emotion, you have something strong enough to move you.
Emotion drives action, not facts. You can know everything you need to do and still stay stuck, because information without feeling changes nothing.
You never know which try is the one that works. Terry once gave up on starting a fire in below-zero temperatures on a mountaintop, fell into the snow, and heard it crackle to life. That last effort, the one he thought was wasted, was the one that mattered.
Connect With Terry Fossum:
Free Tool: https://www.thestageadvantage.com
Personal Site: https://terrylfossum.org
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrylfossum/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TerryLFossum
Book (Never Miss a Goal Again): Available on Amazon
Episode Chapters:
[00:00] When Failure Speaks — The fear behind the fear of failing
[06:12] Real Talk from the Stage — What happens in a room when someone tells the truth about their pain
[10:00] The Oxcart Technique — How Nobel Prize-winning science rewired goal setting
[14:00] The Painful Side of the Picture — Why visualizing what you will lose moves you more than what you might gain
[19:00] Quietly Stuck — Why goals fade after the first week and what to do about it
[24:00] When Strategy Is Not Enough — On faith, outworking everyone, and surviving what you were not supposed to
[28:00] The Fire on the Mountain — A story about the last try being the one that lights
 
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Send us Fan MailAbout 90% of your serotonin, the chemical most people associate with happiness, is not made in your brain. It is made in your gut. In this conversation, Dr. Shawn Talbott, PsychoNutritionist and founder of 3 Waves Wellness, sits down with host Yusuf to explain why the place that processes your lunch is also, in a very real way, processing your emotions.
You will hear how the gut-brain axis works in plain language, the everyday signs that your two brains have stopped talking to each other (tired in the day, wired at night), what modern food and chronic stress are quietly doing to your microbiome, and where supplements honestly fit alongside a whole-food approach. Grounded, practical, and the kind of episode that changes how you look at your next meal.
About the Guest:
Dr. Shawn Talbott is a nutritional biochemist with a PhD from Rutgers and an executive master's in entrepreneurship from MIT, and a self-described PsychoNutritionist who integrates nutrition, biochemistry, and psychology. He has authored multiple academic textbooks and best-selling books including Mental Fitness, developed nutraceuticals that have generated over a billion dollars in global sales, and is a multi-time Ironman triathlete and ultramarathoner. He runs the 3 Waves Wellness Center in Plymouth, Massachusetts, where he trains Certified Mental Wellness Coaches in the microbiome-gut-brain axis.
Key Takeaways:
Your gut is your second brain. Around 90% of serotonin, 70% of dopamine, 80% of melatonin, and a large share of GABA and oxytocin are produced in the gut, not the head.
Neurotransmitters are simply signals. When the signals are balanced, you feel good. When they are out of balance, you feel low, unmotivated, or anxious, and that is biochemistry, not personal failure.
Modern food and chronic stress imbalance the system. Highly processed, low-fibre diets starve helpful bacteria, and chronic stress quietly grows the harmful ones, creating a feedback loop that drags mood down.
Tired in the day and wired at night is a hallmark sign. If you cannot find energy in the morning but cannot wind down at night, your gut-brain conversation likely needs attention.
Modern problems often need old-fashioned solutions. Eating more like your grandmother did, more whole foods, fibre, fermented foods, and colourful flavonoid-rich produce, solves much of what supplements alone cannot.
Supplements have a place, but only if they are evidence-based. Look for companies that name their strains, share the research, and treat supplements as a way to help you feel well enough to make better lifestyle choices, not a shortcut around them.
Connect With the Guest:
Website: https://3waveswellness.com
Personal site: https://doctalbott.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doctalbott/
Episode Chapters:
[00:00] The Surprising Fact: 90% of Your Serotonin Is Made in Your Gut
[05:00] Welcome and Why Your Gut Is Your Second Brain
[07:00] Neurotransmitters Explained in Plain Language
[09:00] How Modern Food and Chronic Stress Imbalance the Gut
[11:30] Tired in the Day, Wired at Night: The Signs to Watch For
[14:00] Modern Problems, Old-Fashioned Solutions
[15:00] The Hype Around Gut Health and What People Get Wrong
[18:30] Food First, Supplements Second
[20:00] How to Sustain Microbiome Habits in a Real, Busy Life
[23:30] How to Connect With Dr. Shawn and 3 Waves Wellness
 
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Send us Fan MailWhat happens when the person who spends his days helping others heal is the one quietly fighting for his own life? In one of the most human conversations Healthy Mind, Healthy Life has hosted, Buddy Clay, founder and CEO of New Hope Healthcare Institute in Knoxville, Tennessee, sits down with host Yusuf to talk about building a mental health and addiction treatment centre while navigating a stage 4 cancer diagnosis.
You will hear how Buddy kept showing up for his team and his two young daughters when the diagnosis brought him to his knees, how he learned to let people support him after a lifetime of being the supporter, and what living one day at a time actually looks like when tomorrow is not promised.
About the Guest:
Buddy Clay is the founder and CEO of New Hope Healthcare Institute, a Joint Commission accredited mental health and addiction treatment centre in Knoxville, Tennessee, offering individualised outpatient care for teens and adults. With over a decade in the field, Buddy began his career at one of the top adolescent programmes in the United States and has worked across nearly every part of treatment, from behavioural tech to programme director. He is also the author of the upcoming book Built in the Fire, written across five years of building a business while moving through a stage 3 and then a stage 4 cancer diagnosis.
Key Takeaways:
The people who help others heal are still allowed to need help. Working in mental health does not make you immune to pain. It just gives you a better vocabulary for it.
Knowing the answers is not the same as living them. Buddy is honest about how much harder it is to take your own advice than to give it, especially when life throws something unimaginable at you.
Find your why and write it down. When Buddy was overwhelmed, his anchor was simple, his wife, his two young daughters, and his team, and that became the question he kept returning to.
Letting people in is its own kind of healing. Allowing your spouse, your closest friends, and your community to see you at your weakest is not weakness, it is what gets you through.
A serious diagnosis can collapse the gap between you and the people you serve. Buddy has used his honesty in conversations with clients in his programme to bridge what used to feel like a hierarchy.
"One day at a time" stops being a cliché when tomorrow is not promised. Buddy talks about how his goals shrunk in size and grew in meaning when he started focusing on what he could do today.
 Connect With the Guest
New Hope Healthcare Institute website: https://newhopehealthtn.com
Company on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/new-hope-healthcare-institute
Upcoming book: Built in the Fire by Buddy Clay — newsletter sign-up available through the New Hope website
Episode Chapters:
[00:00] What Happens When the Healer Needs Healing
[06:00] Welcome and Buddy's Calling Into Mental Health Work
[09:00] The Myth That Therapists and Coaches Are Emotionally Immune
[11:00] Stage 3 to Stage 4: When the Diagnosis Brought Him to His Knees
[14:00] Finding Your Why When Everything Feels Too Heavy
[16:00] Who Held Him: The Power of Letting People In
[18:00] Closing the Gap Between Leader and Client in Real Conversations
[21:00] What Mortality Strips Away and What It Gives Back
[24:00] Built in the Fire: Buddy's Forthcoming Book
[26:00] A Closing Message: Find Three Things to Live For Every Morning
 
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Send us Fan MailMost of us were taught to manage, perform, and push through, but not to actually read what is happening inside us. For men especially, the cost of that gap shows up everywhere: in marriages, in parenting, in leadership, and in the long silences they cannot explain. Trevor Stevenson, conscious leadership coach and co-founder of Conscious Lead, sits down with guest host Sana to talk about how to start closing the distance between how you feel and how you show up.
You will hear Trevor's own breaking point, the moment his wife said "enough," and what changed when he stopped pushing harder and started learning a new emotional language. Honest, practical, and full of the kind of conversation most men have never been invited into.
About the Guest:
Trevor Bryce Stevenson is a conscious leadership coach, co-founder of ConsciousLead (with his wife Dale, since 2004), and founder of FUNdaMENtal, a men's circle and growth community. Based near Ottawa, Canada, he works with kindhearted entrepreneurs, leaders, and men around the world on reducing harm, deepening relationships, and leading from awareness rather than reactivity.
Key Takeaways:
Emotional awareness is a learned skill, not a personality trait. Most of us, especially men, were conditioned to suppress emotions, so feeling underequipped is normal, not a defect.
Pushing harder makes it worse. When stress hits relationships, business, or parenting, the old "head down, get it done" mode often deepens the disconnection it is trying to solve.
Externalising blame keeps us stuck. Real shift begins the moment you can answer "how am I feeling?" instead of "who is at fault?"
This is cultural inheritance, not personal failure. Boys are rarely taught a language for emotion, and the cost shows up later in leadership, marriages, and mental health.
Progress is measured in how fast you come back. Reactivity does not vanish. Awareness simply shortens the gap between a trigger and a conscious response.
Things often feel worse before they get better. As you stop performing and start being honest, hidden tensions surface, but on the other side of that discomfort is real connection.
Connect With the Guest:
Website: https://consciouslead.life
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-bryce-stevenson/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/funroadtofreedom/
Episode Chapters:
[00:00] What Disconnection Costs Us, Especially Men
[06:00] Welcome and Why Reading Your Own Emotions Matters
[09:00] From the Farm to a Reckoning: Trevor's Story
[14:00] When Pushing Harder Made Everything Harder
[17:00] The Coaching Moment That Changed Everything
[19:00] Why Men Struggle to Name Their Emotions
[24:00] Cultural Inheritance and the Missing Education
[26:00] Falling Back, Coming Back, and Measuring Real Progress
[30:00] Rewiring Decades of Conditioning
[33:00] How to Connect With Trevor
 
 
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Send us Fan MailIf you have ever woken up with a quiet, heavy "is this it?" sitting on your chest, this conversation is for you. Jody Brooks, certified life coach and founder of Mastering Midlife Workshops, joins Avik to talk about the version of midlife that no one jokes about, the one underneath the sports cars and clichés, where capable, successful people start to wonder whether they have been living someone else's expectations.
You will hear what burnout actually is when you look past the exhaustion, why shame keeps so many of us silent about feeling unfulfilled, and how to start untangling who you are from what you have been performing. Jody shares the practical tools that helped him out of his own breaking point, and how to begin choosing the next chapter on purpose.
About the Guest:
Jody Brooks is a certified life coach and the founder of Authentic Coaching and Mastering Midlife Workshops, based on the south coast of the UK. With over 30 years of experience helping people connect to their authentic self-expression, he now works with clients navigating midlife, burnout, and the quiet question of what comes next, after burnout forced him to do that same work for himself at 47.
Key Takeaways:
"Is this it?" is rarely a crisis. It is usually a signal that you have arrived at a point in your life where the old measures of success no longer fit the person you have become.
Burnout is emotional, not only physical. Most of it is overwhelm built on years of quietly people-pleasing, including pleasing society at large, not just the people in your life.
External success cannot fix internal misalignment. New cars, titles, and milestones tend to deliver a week of happiness before the underlying question shows up again.
The shame of feeling unfulfilled keeps people stuck. Measuring yourself against people who have it worse is still an external measure, and it quietly silences honest reflection.
"Start stopping." Real change begins with the courage to pause, catch your breath, and look at what actually serves you, instead of running faster on the same hamster wheel.
The Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda exercise can quiet a racing mind. Write the lists out, convert what is yours into "I will, I want to, I can," and consciously release the rest.
Connect With the Guest:
Website: https://authenticcoaching.me
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jody-brooks-85b627322
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authentic_businesscoach/
Listener offer: Use code PODCAST4 at checkout on the website for a free 5-video mini-course on how to stop in the moment
Episode Chapters:
[00:00] The Quiet Question No One Talks About: "Is This It?"
[06:00] Welcome and Why Midlife Is Not Always a Crisis
[09:00] The Toilet Cubicle Moment: Jody's Own Burnout Story
[12:00] What People Get Wrong About Burnout and Midlife
[17:00] Success as an External Measure and the Trap of Fulfilment
[20:00] People-Pleasing, Society, and the Roots of Overwhelm
[23:00] The Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda Tool for a Calmer Mind [26:00] A Message for the Listener Lying Awake at Night
[29:00] Start Stopping and How to Work With Jody
 
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Send us Fan MailThis one is for the high achiever who has been quietly running on fumes, the one who excelled at almost everything and still feels like something is missing. Nicole Johnson, executive and burnout coach behind Drop More, Hold Less, sits down with Avik to talk about what really happens when your worth gets wired to your output, your title, and your calendar.
You will hear how burnout actually unfolds in real life, not in tidy stages, but through small, unnoticed accumulations of pressure, identity, and inherited expectations. Nicole shares the moment her body forced her to stop, what it took to rebuild herself outside of a corporate title, and a grounded way to begin separating who you are from what you do.
About the Guest:
Nicole Johnson is an executive and burnout coach, design leader, and UX consultant, and the founder of Drop More, Hold Less. She works with high-performing professionals who are quietly running on empty, helping them release the roles and expectations that no longer serve them and rebuild lives that are actually sustainable.
Key Takeaways:
Your worth is inherent. It was not given to you by your title, your performance reviews, or your calendar, and it cannot be taken away by a layoff or a slow season.
Burnout is rarely one event. It is usually years of small, unnoticed accumulations of pressure, always-on culture, and roles you never consciously agreed to carry.
The first honest step is noticing what you are holding. Expectations, identities, and responsibilities you inherited or built often run quietly in the background until you stop and look at them.
Get crisp on your values before you restructure your days. Without that clarity, you will keep picking up new responsibilities to fill the space you just cleared.
Dropping something does not mean replacing it. Real recovery is about creating capacity for what matters, not optimising your way into a new flavour of busy.
Stop outsourcing your decision-making to influencers. Their morning routine, their checklist, their version of success may not be calibrated for your real life, your values, or your nervous system.
Connect With the Guest:
Website: https://www.dropmoreholdless.com
Substack: https://dropmoreholdless.substack.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ndezine/
Free 50-minute Energy Audit available through her website
Episode Chapters:
[00:00] Welcome and Why Performance Replaced Presence
[05:30] The Slow Build of Burnout: Nicole's Story
[09:00] Pandemic Flexibility, the Return to Office, and Loss of Autonomy
[12:00] Waking Up With Shingles: When the Body Forces a Stop
[14:00] When Your Drive Is Also Your Wound
[18:00] Noticing What You Are Carrying: The First Honest Step
[22:00] Why Clarity Slips and Old Patterns Pull You Back
[27:00] Stop Outsourcing Your Life to Influencers
[28:00] How to Work With Nicole
 
 
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