Kyle Kingsbury Podcast

#431 The Language of Transformation w/ Mark England

Nov 9, 2025
Mark England, a TEDx speaker and co-founder of Enlifted, discusses the transformative power of language and storytelling. He shares insights from his 18 years in coaching, emphasizing how words shape our reality and influence personal evolution. The conversation dives into the impact of breath on mindset, the pitfalls of drama versus trauma bonding, and the changes in the coaching industry. Mark recounts his father's passing, stressing the importance of mindful presence, and demonstrates how reframing narratives can lead to profound personal growth.
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Words Lose Their Power And Signal Polarization

  • Language has been desensitized and overused, making historically powerful words lose meaning.
  • Mark England warns this escalation of inflammatory language precedes serious social breakdowns when groups dehumanize each other.
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Mindset Is A Story Made Of Words And Breath

  • Mindset equals the story you tell yourself, and that story is built from words and breath.
  • Changing mindset becomes tractable when you treat it as language and breathing patterns to edit.
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Rhetoric Escalation Mirrors Historical Preludes

  • Inflamed victim language and dehumanizing rhetoric historically precede extreme violence and genocide.
  • Mark links current language escalation to dangerous precedents when groups label others as disease or vermin.
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