Wellness + Wisdom Podcast

You have to become aware of who you are as a human being. We depend on other people to tell us who we are, we're not confident in ourselves to say: I can know myself, I don't believe this to be true. - Mark Tollefson Are You Stressed Out Lately? Take a deep breath with the M21™ wellness guide: a simple yet powerful 21 minute morning system that melts stress and gives you more energy through 6 science-backed practices and breathwork. Click HERE to download for free. Is Your Energy Low? Looking for a cleaner brain fuel? Just one daily serving of Ketone-IQ™️ will help you feel sharper, more focused, and ready to take on the day. Click HERE to try HVMN's Ketone-IQ™ + Save 20% with the code "JOSH" *Review The WF Podcast & WIN $150 in wellness prizes! *Join The Facebook Group Wellness + Wisdom Episode 521 Mark Tollefson, a mentor and vision quest leader, guiding people through rites of passage into their most authentic selves, joins Josh Trent for the first time on the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast to share his journey back to nature and spirituality, and the lessons he learned throughout his life about happiness, wisdom, and wellness. What does it mean to live a spiritual life? In this episode, Mark and Josh discuss the purpose of vision quests and how the modern vision quest has adapted to our society, why living the "right way" won't bring you happiness, and what it means to love without control.   Listen To Episode 521 As Mark Tollefson Uncovers: [01:30] Celebration Of Men's Spiritual Awakening Mark Tollefson The differences Mike sees between California and Austin. 405 Tim Corcoran | Vision Quest: How To Find Your Place In The Ecology of Life, Purpose Mountain & Spiritual Courage His journey to vision quests through a book. Tom Brown's Field Guide to Nature Observation and Tracking by Tom Brown How he faced cultural misappropriation and found a way to make vision quests understandable to modern people. Josh's experience on a vision quest. Traditional Native American quest VS modern quest. How the quest celebrates men's spiritual awakening.   [19:30] Embarking On A Quest The reason why quest participants become a family after only 3 days. Why we should fall in love with people every day and why we don't anymore. The different levels of intensity, mythologies, and types of quests. Why we have to allow ourselves to be claimed by nature. 510 SOLOCAST | Rite of Passage: What Your Ancestors Are Trying To Tell You What it means to live a spiritual life and why people spiritually bypass. The importance of knowing who you are as a human being and the consequences of lying to yourself.   [34:10] Searching For Answers Within Us How the demographics of quests have changed throughout the years. Why people are miserable even when they have lived the "right way." 512 Alison Armstrong: Unconscious Emasculation, What Women Don’t Understand About Men + How To Get The Love You Want The three core griefs we have about ourselves, other people, and the world. How we bury the feeling that there is something bigger than you in the world. Why we need to stop believing what other people say about us and start asking better questions and letting the universe reflect back to us what the answers could be. The relational space between people. 416 Ben Stewart | Awakening In The Midst of Crisis How we can put the universe together moment by moment.   [52:40] Self Introspection How talk therapy is a complementary tool in the search for who we are. Why elders never tell you directly what to do. Shortening the cycle of recommitment. Why committing to hard work is often more important than having talent. Essentials for introspection: Going in nature, building an altar, and disconnecting. The Map of Consciousness Explained: A Proven Energy Scale to Actualize Your Ultimate Potential by David Hawkins How spiritual learning never actually ends. Allowing yourself to stop to be found when you get lost. The essence of committing to something, and why intentions need motivation.   [01:18:10] Healing Generational + Collective Trauma Tim Corcoran 499 SOLOCAST | Emotional Epigenetics: The Missing Link In Holistic Medicine Today Epigenetically we remember what life in a village is like. We are responsible for taking care of our generational trauma. How Mike's work honors and helps heal the collective trauma and why he doesn't work in a binary system. Dancing With a Ghost: Exploring Indian Reality by Ruppert Ross Why we have to come together in order to heal. Alan Watts The reason we have to stop lying to ourselves so that we can collectively heal.   [01:35:50] Love Without Control Why Mike finds commitment to change to be a crucial step in growth. What loving without control looks like. Why expectations kill relationships. How we are conditioned to love with control and how ceremony can help remove this conditioning if we commit to healing. Why we have to build our connection to nature and spirit. How we can find the capacity in ourselves and others to awaken. The prophecy of the elders.   [01:54:00] Transforming Our Emotions Why Josh was angry at the collective. Why it's our responsibility to heal despite our unconscious incompetence. The challenge of having children. E. E. Cummings Four basic emotions: Anger, sadness, fear, and joy. Depression is a combination of anger and sadness. How Mike transformed his hate for the world into something better. Why Mike sees wellness as beautifying relational spaces and making peace. Discovery Sessions Mentoring with Mark Tollefson Vision Quest   Power Quotes From The Show The Wisdom Of Elders "Elders are crystal clear about who they are as human beings. They know their foibles, they know about anger, sadness, fear, joy, and they're able to feel and express those fully and completely in their day-to-day lives." - Mark Tollefson   The Land Will Claim Us "The land speaks. When we are born of this land, the lands will claim us. When we come here and make this land our home, the land will claim us. When we come here and sleep under these mountains, the land will claim us." - Mark Tollefson   Building The Connection "What we have to do with ourselves and our relationships is to be building our connection to nature and spirit as fast as the constructs of technology are being built around us." - Mark Tollefson   Links From Today's Show  Mark Tollefson 405 Tim Corcoran | Vision Quest: How To Find Your Place In The Ecology of Life, Purpose Mountain & Spiritual Courage Tom Brown's Field Guide to Nature Observation and Tracking by Tom Brown 510 SOLOCAST | Rite of Passage: What Your Ancestors Are Trying To Tell You 512 Alison Armstrong: Unconscious Emasculation, What Women Don’t Understand About Men + How To Get The Love You Want 416 Ben Stewart | Awakening In The Midst of Crisis The Map of Consciousness Explained: A Proven Energy Scale to Actualize Your Ultimate Potential by David Hawkins Tim Corcoran 499 SOLOCAST | Emotional Epigenetics: The Missing Link In Holistic Medicine Today Dancing With a Ghost: Exploring Indian Reality by Ruppert Ross Alan Watts E. 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Cummings Discovery Sessions Mentoring with Mark Tollefson Vision Quest Shop the Wellness Force Media Store breathwork.io Save 20% on LiftMode Products until February 13, 2023 with the code "JOSH20" Cured Nutrition - Save 20% with the CODE "WELLNESSFORCE" PLUNGE – Save $150 with the code “WELLNESSFORCE" HIGHER DOSE INFRARED MAT - Get 15% off with the code “WELLNESSFORCE15“ Organifi – Special 20% off to our listeners with the code ‘WELLNESSFORCE' HVMN - Get 20% off your Ketone IQ order with the code "JOSH" MitoZen – Save 10% with the code “WELLNESSFORCE” Paleovalley – Save 15% on your ACV Complex with the code ‘JOSH' NOOTOPIA - Save 10% with the code "JOSH10" Activation Products – Save 20% with the code “WELLNESSFORCE” NEUVANA - Save 15% with the code “WELLNESSFORCE” SENSATE - Save $25 on your order with the code "JOSH25" DRY FARM WINES - Get an extra bottle of Pure Natural Wine with your order for just 1¢ CHILISLEEP - Save 25% on Josh's favorite ChiliSleep products with the code "JOSH" ION - Save 15% off sitewide with the code ‘JOSH1KS' TOUPS - Save 15% with the code "JOSH" Feel Free from Botanic Tonics – Save 40% when you use the code ‘WELLNESS40′ Drink LMNT – Zero Sugar Hydration: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack, with any purchase BREATHE - Save 20% by using the code “PODCAST20” Essential Oil Wizardry: Save 10% with the code ‘WELLNESSFORCE' MY GREEN MATTRESS - Save up to $125 on your order with the code "JOSH" NEUROHACKER - Save 15% with the code "WELLNESSFORCE" ALIVE WATER - Save 33% on your first order with the code "JOSH33" M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community Leave Wellness + Wisdom a review on Apple Podcasts Mark Tollefson Vision Quest Instagram Facebook   About Mark Tollefson Mark Tollefson has been teaching nature-based connection and facilitating transformation for 30 years. From a young age mentored by people intimately connected to their lineage and nature-based roots, he brings rich life experience and wisdom to his work. Mark has been a survival skills instructor at Tom Brown Jr.’s Tracker School, and the executive director of Wilderness Youth Project and the Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens in Santa Barbara. He has owned a pub and restaurant, worked as a roughneck in the oil fields, helped open an international high school in New Zealand, and founded his own non-profit working to promote sustainable farming with the Maya of southern Belize. He has participated in and started many men’s groups and has sat in a circle with men for many years. He has guided hundreds of people through rites of passage into holistic living and thinking, helping those he works with to step into a new paradigm of being that is based on Thriving Life, connected to our true purpose for being alive at this time.

In this Friday bonus replay episode from a conversation that Josh had with his friend, Shawn Wells aka The Ingredientologist, they explore together: How to build greater energy What you can do to be more powerful present each day The Connection of the 5 factors of the Wellness Pentagon: Physical, Mental, Emotional, Spiritual, and Financial  Each Tuesday + Thursday we also release guest interviews and solocasts. Listen to them HERE! Are You Stressed Out Lately? Take a deep breath with the M21™ wellness guide: a simple yet powerful 21 minute morning system that melts stress and gives you more energy through 6 science-backed practices and breathwork. Click HERE to download for free. Is Your Energy Low? Looking for a cleaner brain fuel? Just one daily serving of Ketone-IQ™️ will help you feel sharper, more focused, and ready to take on the day. Click HERE to try HVMN's Ketone-IQ™ + Save 20% with the code "JOSH" *Review The WF Podcast & WIN $150 in wellness prizes! *Join The Facebook Group Shop the Wellness Force Media Store Save 20% on LiftMode Products until February 13, 2023 Cured Nutrition - Save 20% with the code "WELLNESSFORCE" PLUNGE – Save $150 with the code “WELLNESSFORCE" HIGHER DOSE INFRARED MAT - Get 15% off with the code “WELLNESSFORCE15“ Organifi – Special 20% off to our listeners with the code ‘WELLNESSFORCE' MitoZen – Save 10% with the code “WELLNESSFORCE” NOOTOPIA - Save 10% with the code "JOSH10" Feel Free from Botanic Tonics – Save 40% when you use the code ‘WELLNESS40′ ION - Save 15% off sitewide with the code ‘JOSH1KS'

Wellness + Wisdom Podcast Host and Wellness Force Media CEO, Josh Trent, shares what emotional contagion is and how you can avoid it to create healthy and meaningful connections. Are You Stressed Out Lately? Take a deep breath with the M21™ wellness guide: a simple yet powerful 21 minute morning system that melts stress and gives you more energy through 6 science-backed practices and breathwork. Click HERE to download for free. Is Your Energy Low? Looking for a cleaner brain fuel? Just one daily serving of Ketone-IQ™️ will help you feel sharper, more focused, and ready to take on the day. Click HERE to try HVMN's Ketone-IQ™ + Save 20% with the code "JOSH" *Review The WF Podcast & WIN $150 in wellness prizes! *Join The Facebook Group *Cured Nutrition - Save 20% with the code "WELLNESSFORCE" In this solocast, you will learn: The definition of emotional contagion. Why we get influenced by other people's emotional states to fit in. How empathy can become an unhealthy thing. The role seduction plays in emotional contagion. How healthy seduction can create long-lasting relationships and strong bonds. Why seduction is a tool for emotional connection but can also be a tool for manipulation. How to recognize the signs of emotional manipulation. The importance of trusting your instinct. Why people pleasers are more prone to emotional contagion. The solution to emotional contagion: boundaries. What the power of healthy empathy is. How our beliefs impact our emotional and physical health. What it means that our thoughts contain and move energy. How meditation and breathwork can create opportunities for healing. Types of visualization techniques to alter your beliefs.   BREATHE: Breath & Wellness Program Get 25% off of the BREATHE: Breath & Wellness Program with the code PODCAST25 Boost your immunity and calm your mind with freedom from chronic stress in the modern world. A 21 day guided breath and wellness program using ancient wisdom to boost your immunity, calm your mind, and give you freedom from chronic stress in the modern world. Combining special breathwork infused with safe vape cannabidiol, BREATHE gives you everything you need to let go of old weight, de-stress, and build immunity so you can live your best life. In this special (limited time) offer, you will receive: - Lifetime access to BREATHE - Free upgrades to all future training modules - Free additional training modules - Special VIP coupons for safe vape, essential oils, CBD, nootropics and more - Private WF group access   Listen To Episode 519 As Josh Trent Uncovers How You Can Protect Yourself From Emotional Contagion Emotional contagion is a powerful phenomenon that we can all relate to – how often have you been in the company of people who were feeling emotional, angry, upset, negative or joyful, happy and cheery... and you felt it too?   It happens unconsciously, without us even realizing it. But what exactly is emotional contagion? How does it manifest itself in our behavior, relationships, and everyday life?   Let's explore emotional contagion from a seduction perspective as well as look at its effects on unhealthy and healthy empathy as well as the biology of belief.   What is Emotional Contagion? First off, let’s define emotional contagion in simple terms:   It’s when we catch or “absorb” another person's emotions just by being around them or interacting with them.   We don't actually "feel" their embodied emotions like they do but instead, we become influenced by their emotional state so that our own behaviors start to adapt to fit theirs.   This type of influence is sometimes referred to as "social proof."   Social Proof is a psychological phenomenon where a person mirrors the behaviors of others in an attempt to connect and fit in. In essence, it’s the notion that, since others are doing it, I should be doing it, too.   When one person experiences an emotion such as fear or joy, those feelings spread quickly throughout the group in which they are present. It is an incredibly powerful phenomenon that has a deep impact on our behavior, relationships, and everyday life.   Where Does Empathy Come In? So, empathy is an emotional capacity that allows us to understand and share the feelings of others.   It is a powerful ability that can be used for good or ill, and it has been studied extensively by psychologists in both its positive and negative forms.   Empathy enables us to more deeply connect with people, helping us form stronger relationships and build emotional bonds with those around us.   By understanding empathy better, we can use it to create a healthier environment for all.   Empathy without borders however is a prime candidate for emotional contagion; it's where people can accidentally label themselves as an HSP (highly sensitive person) when really, they just have poor emotional awareness and boundaries against emotional contagion.   The Science of Seduction Ok, let's dive into seduction - one way to think about emotional contagion is through the lens of seduction.   The science of seduction is an intriguing and complex subject that has been studied extensively by psychologists in both its positive and negative forms.   It involves understanding emotional contagion, emotional intelligence, and the power of emotions to influence relationships.   By understanding the science of seduction on a deeper level, we can use it to create a healthier environment for ourselves and our loved ones and also dodge bad relationship bullets!   Seduction, it's not always a bad thing. Sometimes it can be really good but it is a complex and often misunderstood art.   Understanding healthy seduction can help us create healthier environments for ourselves and our loved ones by enabling us to better connect with authentic people and form trustworthy long-lasting emotional bonds.   Emotional contagion is an important part of the science of seduction – it’s when we catch or “absorb” another person's lustful or sexual projections onto us - just by being around them or interacting with them.   Seduction can be voluntary or involuntary, just like our breath.   Many people enjoy consciously being seduced while, unfortunately, many people who have unhealed wounds, attract unconscious, seduction.   Emotional intelligence really helps us here - it helps us understand how our own feelings and boundaries affect those around us so that we can use this knowledge to build stronger relationships with ourselves and others.   How do you know if you're being seduced? Seduction can be a powerful tool for emotional connection and relationship building, but it can also be used to manipulate and control people.   Dark seduction techniques involve emotional manipulation, coercion, and even emotional abuse in order to get what the perpetrator wants from their target.   Protecting yourself from dark seduction requires you to recognize the signs of emotional manipulation, develop healthy boundaries and maintain emotional self-awareness.   Emotional Power & Manipulation Recognizing the signs of emotional manipulation is key when it comes to protecting yourself from dark seduction.   This could include someone attempting to guilt trip or shame you into doing something they want or trying to make you feel bad about your choices or decisions.   It’s important to trust your instincts if something doesn’t feel right – don’t let anyone pressure you into doing anything that makes you uncomfortable or unsafe.   Developing healthy boundaries is another way of protecting yourself against dark seduction tactics. Healthy boundaries are necessary for any kind of relationship – romantic, platonic or otherwise – as they help define how we expect others to treat us without allowing them too much control over our lives.   Setting limits on other people's behavior helps ensure that we remain in control of ourselves so that no one can take advantage of us.   Finally, understanding the power of emotions to influence relationships allows us to effectively manage difficult situations while still maintaining meaningful connections with our peers.   With these tools at hand, we can use seduction not only for romantic purposes but also for creating healthier environments where everyone benefits from strong emotional bonds and understanding communication between parties.   Gretchen Rubin's model of The Four Tendencies is an incredibly powerful concept that has been used in psychology, relationships, and everyday life.   It suggests that our emotional states are contagious, meaning that we can influence the emotional state of those around us simply by being present.   This idea has far-reaching implications for understanding how our emotions affect others and for improving empathy and emotional intelligence.   We’ve all experienced emotional contagion at one time or another – when we feel the emotions of those around us without realizing it.   Again as we've already discussed, emotional contagion occurs when we catch or “absorb” the emotional state of someone else just by being around them or interacting with them.   Then, in steps boundaries.   Creating Emotional Boundaries Creating emotional boundaries is an important part of healthy relationships, but it can be difficult to know how to set them.   The Gottman approach to emotional boundary setting is a powerful tool that can help couples create emotional safety in their relationship and foster greater connection.   This approach focuses on understanding each other’s emotional needs, communicating clearly and effectively, taking responsibility for one's own feelings and emotions, and respecting each other’s differences.   By using the Gottman approach to emotional boundary setting, couples can cultivate greater trust, intimacy, and understanding in their relationship.   The Power of Healthy Empathy Empathy is a powerful emotional capacity that allows us to understand and share the feelings of others, but it can also be used for harm.   It is important to understand when empathy has become unhealthy so we can protect our emotional wellbeing and the emotional safety of those around us.   Let's discover how to identify when empathy has gone too far and some strategies for creating emotional boundaries in relationships.   A prime example of when empathy goes too far is when a 3-year-old boy has been infected by the mind virus of gender dysphoria, either by scrolling on Instagram or seeing it on YouTube from the demonic energies that troll for innocence there.   Instead of being a loving parent and letting the boy simply go through a process of maturation into adolescence and adulthood with loving guidance and firm boundaries around the biology of that child, unfortunately, an unhealthy, distorted version of empathy would allow that child to actually begin to think that they are the opposite gender of how they were born, which then would lead to even more serious mental health ramifications down the road which we see playing out in the world at large right now.   So in other words, when empathy goes too far a helping hand actually harms someone else or yourself which in this case with gender dysphoria, you can see how this is absolutely tragic.   A great podcast to listen to about this is the episode we did with JP Sears you can find that at JoshTrent.com/463   Having empathy is a powerful emotional capacity that allows us to understand and share the feelings of others.   It can be used for good or evil, so it's important to learn how to have a healthy version of empathy in order to build strong relationships with those around us and create emotional safety.   But when empathy has gone too far? Look no further than how emotional contagion affects our behavior, relationships, and everyday life by understanding the biology of belief.   The Biology of Belief The concept of the Biology of Belief is based on the idea that our beliefs about ourselves and the world around us have a powerful effect on our emotional and physical health.   It suggests that our beliefs shape our biology by literally changing how our cells and genes are expressed. The power of this concept lies in its potential to improve mental and emotional wellbeing as well as physical health. Our beliefs act like scripts that shape our behavior, emotional states, and the way we experience life.   When it comes to emotional contagion, we can use these scripts to create positive emotional states in ourselves and in those around us. Positive emotions lead to increased empathy, emotional intelligence, and emotional safety within relationships.   The Biology of Belief suggests that when we change or release old belief patterns, we can create new patterns of behavior which ultimately result in improved emotional and physical health.   Our thoughts contain energy which has an influence on both our outer environment and on the inner workings of our body’s cells.   Recent scientific studies show that when we make conscious efforts to think positively about ourselves, others, or situations in general – rather than focusing on the negative – we can actually increase levels of dopamine, serotonin, and endorphins (the “happy hormones”) in the brain which help reduce stress levels, improve moods, and promote overall wellbeing.   This is also widely known as the science of how thoughts become things otherwise known as psychoneuroimmunology.   Biology + Neurochemicals When it comes to emotional contagion, this means that if one person projects positive emotions such as joy or peace onto another person, they could be influencing their neurochemistry by helping them feel relaxed or content.   Similarly, if someone projects fearful emotions onto another person they could be creating a more anxious neurochemical state in that person by causing them to feel fear or worry even if there is no immediate danger present.   In addition to influencing neurochemistry through emotional contagion, the Biology of Belief also suggests that we can use visualization techniques such as meditation or guided imagery to mentally create positive outcomes for ourselves or those around us by sending out waves of energy into the universe which create opportunities for healing effects both at a physical level and an emotional level.   This practice helps us tap into greater self-awareness so we can identify unhelpful thought patterns which may need releasing as well as helpful thought patterns that need reinforcing – ultimately leading to improved mental and emotional wellbeing.   Ultimately, understanding how beliefs shape our biology through emotional contagion helps us become more aware of how quickly emotions can spread from one person to another so we can take steps towards cultivating healthier connections with those around us for greater mental wellness.   With this knowledge, we are empowered with the ability to make conscious decisions about how best to nourish ourselves emotionally so we can live fuller lives with more meaningful connections with those who matter most!   Bruce Lipton’s “Biology of Belief” Bruce Lipton’s “Biology of Belief” is a revolutionary scientific theory that explores the connection between our beliefs, emotional states, and physical health.   By exploring this connection, Lipton has created an alternative model for understanding the power of our mindset that profoundly impacts not only our emotional wellbeing but also how our cells and genes are expressed.   The Biology of Belief suggests that our thoughts and emotions create energy which is then broadcasted into the world and also plays an essential role in shaping how our cells and genes are expressed.   This means that when we think positively about ourselves or certain situations, we can literally change the expression of our cells at a molecular level.   To put it simply: If we believe something to be true, it will become true in reality as well because it is given form through our thoughts and emotions.   Better Boundaries With Visualization Techniques Moreover, by using visualization techniques such as meditation or guided imagery along with breathwork, we can use these belief systems to literally create positive outcomes for ourselves or those around us by sending out waves of energy into the universe which promote healing on both physical and emotional levels.   This practice helps us to access greater self-awareness so we can identify what unhelpful patterns may need releasing as well as helpful ones that need reinforcing to improve mental wellbeing overall.   Taking it Home: Self Love FTW At the end of the day, all of the aspects we've explored point towards greater self-awareness and greater self-love through the mechanisms or mediums of intuition, healthy, emotional boundaries, and specific practices you can do every single day that will strengthen your spiritual, emotional, and mental connection to the truth.   And not just the objective truth, but the truth that tends to guide all of us in this world, and that is our subjective truth.   Make sure you head over to JoshTrent.com/499 for more resources about emotional epigenetics, and the missing Link in holistic medicine today so you can better yourself.   Links From Today's Show  The Biology Of Belief by Bruce Lipton 177 Dr. Cortney Warren | Honest Liars: The Psychology of Self-Deception 129 The Four Tendencies – Gretchen Rubin Gottman Institute 463 JP Sears | This Is How Media HIJACKS Your Mind: Stop Censoring Yourself & Heal The Tyrant Within 295 Sandra Biskind | Breaking The Code to Unlock Your Higher Self 499 SOLOCAST | Emotional Epigenetics: The Missing Link In Holistic Medicine Today Shop the Wellness Force Store breathwork.io Save 20% on LiftMode Products until February 13, 2023 Cured Nutrition - Save 20% with the code "WELLNESSFORCE" PLUNGE – Save $150 with the code “WELLNESSFORCE" HIGHER DOSE INFRARED MAT - Get 15% off with the code “WELLNESSFORCE15“ Organifi – Special 20% off to our listeners with the code ‘WELLNESSFORCE' HVMN - Get 20% off your Ketone IQ order with the code "JOSH" MitoZen – Save 10% with the code “WELLNESSFORCE” Paleovalley – Save 15% on your ACV Complex with the code ‘JOSH' NOOTOPIA - Save 10% with the code "JOSH10" Activation Products – Save 20% with the code “WELLNESSFORCE” NEUVANA - Save 15% with the code “WELLNESSFORCE” SENSATE - Save $25 on your order with the code "JOSH25" DRY FARM WINES - Get an extra bottle of Pure Natural Wine with your order for just 1¢ CHILISLEEP - Save 25% on Josh's favorite ChiliSleep products with the code "JOSH" ION - Save 15% off sitewide with the code ‘JOSH1KS' TOUPS - Save 15% with the code "JOSH" Feel Free from Botanic Tonics – Save 40% when you use the code ‘WELLNESS40′ Drink LMNT – Zero Sugar Hydration: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack, with any purchase BREATHE - Save 20% by using the code “PODCAST20” Essential Oil Wizardry: Save 10% with the code ‘WELLNESSFORCE' MY GREEN MATTRESS - Save up to $125 on your order with the code "JOSH" NEUROHACKER - Save 15% with the code "WELLNESSFORCE" ALIVE WATER - Save 33% on your first order with the code "JOSH33" M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community Leave Wellness + Wisdom a review on Apple Podcasts   Shop the BEST Organic Snacks at PaleoValley   Save 15% with the code 'JOSH'   PaleoValley's 100% Grass-Fed Beef Sticks Paleovalley 100% Grass Fed Beef Sticks are the only beef sticks in the USA made from 100% grass fed/grass finished beef and organic spices that are naturally fermented. 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We are more than who we think we are. We are more than what we do. There's a time and a place for the hustle and the grind but we need to develop those pause points and moments in our day to reflect: Is that actually true? Or is that coming from a wound, projection, idea, or conditioning. - Mike Salemi Are You Stressed Out Lately? Take a deep breath with the M21™ wellness guide: a simple yet powerful 21 minute morning system that melts stress and gives you more energy through 6 science-backed practices and breathwork. Click HERE to download for free. Is Your Energy Low? Looking for a cleaner brain fuel? Just one daily serving of Ketone-IQ™️ will help you feel sharper, more focused, and ready to take on the day. Click HERE to try HVMN's Ketone-IQ™ + Save 20% with the code "JOSH" *Review The WF Podcast & WIN $150 in wellness prizes! *Join The Facebook Group Wellness + Wisdom Episode 518 Mike Salemi, the founder of The Path podcast and an elite fitness coach, shares his wisdom on how to create your best life mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and physically. Are you aware of the consequences of living too fast? By the end of this episode, you will understand how living a fast-paced life can have a negative impact on your overall wellness, the purpose of intentional fitness, and why Kambo is not a medicine suitable for everybody.   Listen To Episode 518 As Mike Salemi Uncovers: [1:30] Mike's Fitness Path + Dealing With Pain Mike Salemi The Path Podcast Laurie Rice-Salemi Going from a mover and teacher to a podcaster. Justin Brien on The Path Podcast How his knee pain made him reflect on his life: Wondering who he is if he can't move and realizing it's the first time in his life he wasn't free to play. Paul Chek Why his arm injury didn't limit him as much as his knee pain. Setting a goal to be free from pain by the time he turns 36.   [12:35] Intentional Fitness + Learning From Pain Why Mike's definition of intentional fitness is constantly evolving. The reason why intentions are the most transformative part of any ceremony. Why even life and fitness can be considered a ceremony. What lessons he learned from his knee injury. How pain makes you look back from a fearful perspective. Using fitness as a means for personal growth. Why pain makes it hard to trust that things will improve, and why Mike looks at what is emotionally and energetically tied to the pain. How he got his injury: Constant stress and spending hours in an awkward position.   [17:20] We Are More Than What We Think And Do What the paradox of being a father is according to Mike. Why men often don't stop until they are forced to stop. The importance of having people in your life that help you eliminate your blind spots and stand up for you. We're more than what we think we are and do. Why we need to develop moments to pause and reflect. Getting addicted to the stress responses when you're stuck.   [21:35] Men Of Movement + Being Of Service Men of Movement Retreat What it means to lead from the middle: Modeling from the inside out. Johnny Blackburn David Deida Why Josh runs the Evolving Men's Collective as an act of service. Men of Movement: The willingness to want to explore and be with brothers. How crying can be of service and why power comes from peace. How Mike develops the Men of Movement retreats to create safety and harmony. 457 Josh Trent: Solocast | Healing The Father Wound, 100+ Hours Fasting, Vision Questing + Being Alone With Mother Nature’s Wisdom Why rest throughout the day is important. Ya'Acov Darling Khan How we can intentionally create a down-regulated state.   [31:00] How To Create A Space For The Relationship You Want The consequences of doing something for others at the expense of losing our own freedom. Why Mike's scared that he won't provide his family the life he thinks they deserve while being present for them. How he knew what he wanted from a relationship and why his actions weren't creating any space for a new relationship. The realization that he had feelings for Laurie during a mushroom ceremony. Using Yogananda's soulmate prayer with Paul Chek 5 years before he met Laurie. Joe Dispenza How he manifested his life partner through meditation.   [47:00] From Avoidance To Healthy Communication Quantum entanglement and the 100 monkeys effect. What the Bleep Do We Know!? Why every year of being single was worth it for Mike. What made him want to meet a partner while he was teaching and in his purpose. Can a relationship come to you only when you least expect it? Why he didn't see what was right in front of him for many years. Mirroring the shadow of your partner. The importance of holding a safe space in a relationship. How he learned to communicate during conflicts instead of avoiding it. Wired for Love: How Understanding Your Partner's Brain and Attachment Style Can Help You Defuse Conflict and Build a Secure Relationship by Stan Tatkin Why Marriages Succeed or Fail: And How You Can Make Yours Last by Dr. John Gottman   [01:02:43] Mike's Healing Journey With Kambo Balance Float Mike's journey to Kambo and how it helped him improve his health. What Kambo is, how it's applied, and what it does to you. How the peptides in Kambo help you and heal and purge. The purging experience with Kambo and how it helps you let go of things that don't serve you. 219 A Hero’s Journey & Human Optimization: Kyle Kingsbury Kyle Kingsbury Why he doesn't see Kambo as a business. The importance of knowing why you want to do Kambo. What keeps Josh away from trying Kambo.   [01:19:55] Saying 'No' To The Medicine The difference between participating VS holding a Kambo ceremony. How Kambo helps Mike hold more space for his family. Who should avoid Kambo and why, and what it means that the medicine is not for everybody. Why it can be good to say 'no' to the medicine. Buy Four Visions Market Hapé with 10% off using the code "JOSH10" Steven Jaggers Why you feel peace after the purge. Jordan Peterson   [01:32:25] Letting Go To Fill The Space With Something New Why you need to create the space and get clear on what you want to fill that space with. What happens after you let go: Stop the cycle from repeating. What it means to age gracefully. 481 Scott Jackson | Rewire Yourself: How To Create A Life You Love With Freedom From Subconscious Sabotage How getting fixated on the results can hurt you and stop you from evolving. Why Mike believes humans are a constant process.   Power Quotes From The Show Rethinking The Hustle Mentality "If you're outputting 90% of your day, you better have the equal ratio flip-flopped in some way, shape, or form. If you're looking at your week in your calendar and you're hustling from 7 AM to 7 PM, where does the rest can come outside of just the sleep?" - Mike Salemi   Down-Regulated State + Balance "Creating the space and the openness for the opportunity to create a down-regulated state, anything you can do practically speaking and taking an honest inventory of how much and where your energy is already going, you can help balance that and anything you do will be helpful. - Mike Salemi   How To Prevent Resentment "If I'm doing all this stuff for everybody else at the expense of certain things that are costing me pain or my own sense of freedom, at a certain point I'm either going to be resenting them or I'm going to start resenting myself." - Mike Salemi   Links From Today's Show  Mike Salemi The Path Podcast Laurie Rice-Salemi Justin Brien on The Path Podcast Paul Chek Men of Movement Retreat Johnny Blackburn David Deida 457 Josh Trent: Solocast | Healing The Father Wound, 100+ Hours Fasting, Vision Questing + Being Alone With Mother Nature’s Wisdom Ya'Acov Darling Khan Joe Dispenza What the Bleep Do We Know!? Wired for Love: How Understanding Your Partner's Brain and Attachment Style Can Help You Defuse Conflict and Build a Secure Relationship by Stan Tatkin Why Marriages Succeed or Fail: And How You Can Make Yours Last by Dr. John Gottman Balance Float 219 A Hero’s Journey & Human Optimization: Kyle Kingsbury Kyle Kingsbury Buy Four Visions Market Hapé with 10% off using the code "JOSH10" Steven Jaggers Jordan Peterson 481 Scott Jackson | Rewire Yourself: How To Create A Life You Love With Freedom From Subconscious Sabotage Shop the Wellness Force Media Store breathwork.io Save 20% on LiftMode Products until February 13, 2023 PLUNGE – Save $150 with the code “WELLNESSFORCE" HIGHER DOSE INFRARED MAT - Get 15% off with the code “WELLNESSFORCE15“ Organifi – Special 20% off to our listeners with the code ‘WELLNESSFORCE' HVMN - Get 20% off your Ketone IQ order with the code "JOSH" MitoZen – Save 10% with the code “WELLNESSFORCE” Paleovalley – Save 15% on your ACV Complex with the code ‘JOSH' NOOTOPIA - Save 10% with the code "JOSH10" Activation Products – Save 20% with the code “WELLNESSFORCE” NEUVANA - Save 15% with the code “WELLNESSFORCE” SENSATE - Save $25 on your order with the code "JOSH25" DRY FARM WINES - Get an extra bottle of Pure Natural Wine with your order for just 1¢ CHILISLEEP - Save 25% on Josh's favorite ChiliSleep products with the code "JOSH" ION - Save 15% off sitewide with the code ‘JOSH1KS' TOUPS - Save 15% with the code "JOSH" Feel Free from Botanic Tonics – Save 40% when you use the code ‘WELLNESS40′ Drink LMNT – Zero Sugar Hydration: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack, with any purchase BREATHE - Save 20% by using the code “PODCAST20” Essential Oil Wizardry: Save 10% with the code ‘WELLNESSFORCE' MY GREEN MATTRESS - Save up to $125 on your order with the code "JOSH" NEUROHACKER - Save 15% with the code "WELLNESSFORCE" ALIVE WATER - Save 33% on your first order with the code "JOSH33" M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community Leave Wellness + Wisdom a review on Apple Podcasts Mike Salemi Facebook Instagram YouTube The Path   About Mike Salemi Mike Salemi specializes in human performance and is a sought-after international presenter in the field of health and fitness. Mike has a diverse background in strength and conditioning and has competed over the course of 15+ years at an elite level in Powerlifting and Kettlebell Sport. Through his own path of resolving sport-related injuries, Mike understands the importance of integrating the body, mind, and spirit to foster high performance in the long term. His motivation is to help athletes, fitness professionals, and coaches discover their own potential from the inside out. Professionally, Mike has served as a Division 1 strength and conditioning coach for Santa Clara University, as well as has been the trainer to elite athletes across a wide range of sports. His focus is on teaching educational workshops, certifications, and creating programs on unconventional training that build more balanced athletes.   274 Mike Salemi | The Journey To Strength 💪☯ 

In this Friday bonus episode from Front Row Dads LIVE with Jon Vroman, Josh explores Fatherhood + Emotional Intelligence Conscious Relationships How to close the gap between the heart + the soul, the head + the ego Why the future of humanity depends on men showing up for their families How to live in the world with open hearts + take radical responsibility for our lives Each Tuesday + Thursday we also release guest interviews and solocasts. Listen to them HERE. Are You Stressed Out Lately? Take a deep breath with the M21™ wellness guide: a simple yet powerful 21 minute morning system that melts stress and gives you more energy through 6 science-backed practices and breathwork. Click HERE to download for free. Is Your Energy Low? Looking for a cleaner brain fuel? Just one daily serving of Ketone-IQ™️ will help you feel sharper, more focused, and ready to take on the day. Click HERE to try HVMN's Ketone-IQ™ + Save 20% with the code "JOSH" *Review The WF Podcast & WIN $150 in wellness prizes! *Join The Facebook Group Shop the Wellness Force Media Store Save 20% on LiftMode Products until February 13, 2023 Cured Nutrition - Save 20% with the code "WELLNESSFORCE" PLUNGE – Save $150 with the code “WELLNESSFORCE" HIGHER DOSE INFRARED MAT - Get 15% off with the code “WELLNESSFORCE15“ Organifi – Special 20% off to our listeners with the code ‘WELLNESSFORCE' MitoZen – Save 10% with the code “WELLNESSFORCE” NOOTOPIA - Save 10% with the code "JOSH10" Feel Free from Botanic Tonics – Save 40% when you use the code ‘WELLNESS40′ ION - Save 15% off sitewide with the code ‘JOSH1KS'

Wellness + Wisdom Podcast Host and Wellness Force Media CEO, Josh Trent, shares 11 tips on how to live your dream life. In this solocast, you will learn: What's stopping you from living your dream life. Why we're focusing on our limitations and what we lack instead of possibilities. The benefits of disconnecting from your phone. Why you should get rid of excessive possessions. The importance of mindfulness practice. What role mentors play in our lives. Why we need to set smart and achievable goals. What to do to deepen your knowledge. Why you should take risks and not let fear hold you back. How to share your gifts with the world and balance work and play. What you can do to cultivate curiosity instead of judgment. Why you should learn to let go. BREATHE: Breath & Wellness Program Get 25% off of the BREATHE: Breath & Wellness Program with the code PODCAST25 Boost your immunity and calm your mind with freedom from chronic stress in the modern world. A 21 day guided breath and wellness program using ancient wisdom to boost your immunity, calm your mind, and give you freedom from chronic stress in the modern world. Combining special breathwork infused with safe vape cannabidiol, BREATHE gives you everything you need to let go of old weight, de-stress, and build immunity so you can live your best life. In this special (limited time) offer, you will receive: - Lifetime access to BREATHE - Free upgrades to all future training modules - Free additional training modules - Special VIP coupons for safe vape, essential oils, CBD, nootropics and more - Private WF group access Listen To Episode 516 As Josh Trent Uncovers The Secrets To Living A Life Of Your Dreams Are you feeling stuck in your current life and wishing you could be living your dream life instead? If so, don't worry—you are not alone. Many of us feel this way at some point or another, but the good news is that there are steps we can take to start living our dream lives now.   From making small changes in our day-to-day routine to taking major leaps of faith and putting ourselves out there, these 11 tips will help you get on track toward creating a life full of joy and fulfillment.   So if you're ready to make a change and start living the life of your dreams today, here's what you need to do!   Do you want to start living a life full of joy and fulfillment? Well, it is possible—you just need to take the right steps.   From making small changes in your daily routine to taking bigger leaps of faith, there are 11 things you can do right now that can help you live your dream life.   These tips include cultivating wellness habits like meditation or yoga, deepening your knowledge through reading or podcasts, reaching out for guidance from wise mentors and more. So if you're ready to create a better life for yourself today, read on for 11 practical tips. 1. Train Your Mind To Think In Possibilities, Not Limitations. People limit their potential because they don’t want to spend the time it requires to get to where they want to be. They focus too much on the limitations of what they have which holds them back from the possibilities of what could be.   Whether you’re talking about the possibilities of your career, the possibilities of your health or the possibilities of your relationships; you need to think about what you can do to achieve what it is you’re aiming for.   Stop making excuses because so and so doesn’t like you, or your city doesn’t have the economic support for your business, and do something.   Our potential is often limited by our own unwillingness to put in the time or effort required to get where we want to be. Instead of focusing on what's lacking in our lives, it's important that we focus on the possibilities that exist for us if we take action.   Whether it's looking at different career paths or searching for new relationships, never limit yourself by thinking only about what you lack—think instead about how far you could go if only you allowed yourself to explore new options. 2. Put Your Phone On Airplane Mode, Or Toss Your Phone In A Drawer. We spend too much time on social media and not enough time enjoying life and the largest need is to stop trying to share every minute of our lives with those around us. Embrace being present and embrace being with those who are physically around you.   In today's world, it can be hard not to constantly check our phones or tablets, but this won't help us reach our goals or enjoy life more fully. Instead, try embracing presence and being with those who are physically around us. Additionally, getting rid of excessive possessions that consume us rather than adding value can be helpful in simplifying our lives and allowing us room for growth. 3. Get Rid Of Excessive Possessions That May Own You Countless studies have shown that money can buy happiness. Happiness doesn't come from things, it comes from experiences. In a 2010 study, the number one category found to be positively related to happiness was leisure activities.   From making small changes in our day-to-day routine to taking major leaps of faith and putting ourselves out there, these tips will help you bring more joy and fulfillment into your life. So if you're ready to make a change and start living your dream life today, here's what you need to do!   4. Practice Mindfulness + Self-Care Habits Like Meditation Or Yoga. Not only has meditation been proven time and time again to have numerous benefits for physical health such as lower blood pressure and improved sleep quality but studies have also shown regular meditation improves mental clarity significantly as well as increasing happiness levels over time.   Similarly, practicing yoga regularly will allow increased flexibility while promoting positive body image and improved muscle strength - all important steps towards creating a fulfilling lifestyle! 5. Seek Out Wise Mentors Who Can Offer Guidance When Needed. They’ll provide invaluable advice whether it’s professionally or personally related; their experience will teach you how successful people live their life with commitment and purposeful direction which then leads them to achieve success quicker than those who haven’t sought guidance along their journey. 6. Set Specific Goals For Yourself. With clear timelines so that even if something unexpected happens – you know exactly what needs to be achieved during the course of that timeframe in order for your goal(s) to become reality sooner rather than later.   Setting achievable goals keeps you motivated but also establishes an organized pathway throughout your journey which makes it easier for others (friends/family) who are supporting you along the way too! 7. Focus On Deepening Knowledge. Either through reading books related specifically to personal development/self-improvement, or listening to podcasts that provide inspiring stories from those who have gone before us; indulging in wisdom like this will give perspective on situations that would otherwise leave us feeling lost without understanding anything else other than what already knew before.   Hearing different perspectives such stories could potentially give someone an insight into discovering better solutions quicker thus allowing themselves to move forward quicker instead of spending months or years trying to figure out something which takes minimal effort after learning more facts related to the topic! 8. Don’t Forget To Take Risks When Necessary. Remember nothing ventured nothing gained – so don’t let fear hold back progress because ultimately success comes from pushing boundaries even though sometimes uncomfortable doing so initially there opportunities could present themselves down the line worth taking even though the unsure journey ahead doesn’t look appealing present moment! 9. Share Your Gifts With The World. When you share your gifts with the world, everyone benefits. Plus in sharing your gifts with the world you start to understand more about the aspects of your soul's expression. 10. Cultivate Curiosity Instead Of Judgment Cultivating curiosity instead of judgment is one of the most important steps we can take toward creating a more fulfilling lifestyle. It allows us to look at situations from different perspectives, explore new ideas and consider alternative solutions without immediately passing judgment on them.   Curiosity also gives us the ability to learn from our mistakes and develop self-awareness so that we don’t repeat them in the future. When we cultivate curiosity rather than judgment, we open ourselves up to opportunities for growth, understanding, and empathy. 11. Be Brave And Willing To Let Go. This can be one of the most difficult things we ever do. It requires us to step outside our comfort zone and take risks, trusting that whatever comes next will be better than what we’re leaving behind.   But it also offers us the chance to open up new possibilities, create more meaningful relationships with ourselves and others, and live a life full of adventure. Letting go is not only necessary for growth but can bring about immense joy as well.   Bravery is an essential part of living a fulfilling life.   It takes courage to take risks, trust in the unknown, and push through fear. Bravery allows us to explore new possibilities, create meaningful relationships with ourselves and others, and experience joy despite uncertainties.   By cultivating curiosity instead of judgment, we can learn from our mistakes and grow in self-awareness as we embark on our journey toward wellness. Wellness involves understanding that it is okay to let go when necessary and embrace change even if it means stepping outside our comfort zone.   Through bravery, we open ourselves up to countless opportunities for growth while also having the chance to live a life full of adventure! 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You may create moments that are uncomfortable for others when you speak of the dead. The air may leave the room for a moment when as they freeze with fear and awkwardness. Their emotional uncertainty is not your work. - Dr. Sherry Walling Are You Stressed Out Lately? Take a deep breath with the M21™ wellness guide: a simple yet powerful 21 minute morning system that melts stress and gives you more energy through 6 science-backed practices and breathwork. Click HERE to download for free. Is Your Energy Low? Looking for a cleaner brain fuel? Just one daily serving of Ketone-IQ™️ will help you feel sharper, more focused, and ready to take on the day. Click HERE to try HVMN's Ketone-IQ™ + Save 20% with the code "JOSH" *Review The WF Podcast & WIN $150 in wellness prizes! *Join The Facebook Group   Wellness + Wisdom Episode 515 Dr. Sherry Walling, a psychologist, author, and founder of the ZenFounder podcast, joins Josh Trent on the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast to talk about the lessons she learned from her own grieving process and what you can do to cope with the loss of your loved one. Do you know how to cope with your own grief or the grief of others? Join Dr. Sherry Walling and Josh Trent as they discuss the stages of grief, how to cope with the death of a loved one, why we shouldn't identify with our emotions, and what it means to time travel for our mental health.   Listen To Episode 515 As Dr. Sherry Walling Uncovers: [1:30] Knowing God Touching Two Worlds by Dr. Sherry Walling Why Dr. Sherry is now placing more importance on the here and now. The reason Josh was angry at God when he was younger and how he realized he didn’t truly know God. Uncovering why our anger implies hurt or needs that are unmet. Why for Dr. Sherry anger towards God means that there’s a longing for a return to spirituality and understanding of what God is. Anger is more powerful than despair. The Map of Consciousness Explained: A Proven Energy Scale to Actualize Your Ultimate Potential by David R. Hawkins   [10:00] The Stages Of Loss How anger expresses that something inside of us needs to change and why it’s a parallel to passionate desire. Jordan Peterson Why energy can’t be created or destroyed, only transmuted. On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss by Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross How the grief when we are dying is different from the grief that we feel when someone we love is dying. Why grief is not only sadness but also anger and other dynamic experiences. Non-linearity of grief: Why we can’t follow a step-by-step path.   [14:05] Losing A Loved One + How To Cope With The Discomfort Around Death Putting her knowledge as a trauma psychologist into practice when her dad passed and her brother committed suicide. How she got to understand that deep grief is universal and that no amount of training could make her exempt from the pain. The reason why we feel void when we lose a loved one. Why her patients and clients see her in a different way after reading her book. How her book has parts that are written about her for her and other parts that are written for others. Sharing your experience with others doesn’t mean you’re healed but it means that you’re no longer bleeding. Why it’s ok to let it be painful and uncomfortable for some time when someone’s loved one dies. The importance of not skipping through the pain moment to the silver lining. Why the emotional quality of conversations about death should feel uncomfortable for a while. Transitioning to the celebration of the deceased person’s life without alleviating the pain.   [22:42] We Are Not What We Feel How birth and death go to the depths of what it is to be human and to love. The ways in which Dr. Sherry found a resemblance between death and birth when she was taking care of her dad. How not being close to birth and death makes us uncomfortable and scared of these experiences. Identifying with our emotions: Why we’re not what we feel according to Josh. Why emotions can feel like statements. What happens when we get stuck in emotions or attach to a story. The power of softness, flexibility, and allowing ourselves to feel our feelings without attachment. 483 Wayland Myers | NonViolent Communication: How to Stop Arguments In 60 Seconds + The Power of Loving Detachment Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships by Marshall Rosenberg A healthy way to detach ourselves from our feelings instead of identifying with them. Why language is essential when it comes to our emotions. How two opposed emotions can exist at the same time.   [29:40] Listening To Your Body + How To Choose Your Therapist Listening to the spaces in our body that get triggered with curiosity. Transference: The client redirects their emotions about one person onto their therapist. Countertransference: The therapist projects their emotions onto the client. How we hold imprints of the people in our lives in our bodies. Why Dr. Sherry believes that a dysregulation is a helpful tool when we listen to it. Her own experience with countertransference. What behaviors we should look for within therapists and why it’s important to observe our feelings toward them. The quickest way to spot the emotions that we have around our therapist. The importance of money and time containers in therapy. How some therapists can get a secondary gain from the sessions.   [39:50] The Privilege Of Witnessing Death And Birth Josh explains why living well and dying well matter to him. The duality of moving between the world of the dead and the world of raising children and being in love. Why she feels privileged and empowered by being able to shift between the two worlds. The death process inside of us when we become parents. Why Dr. Sherry thinks we don’t exist as an autonomous mechanism. The beauty of dyeing she saw when her dad was dying. Why she supports the raw version of her that wrote the book three years ago. How she holds space for her dad and brother during moments of grief.   [48:10] Time Traveling For Mental Health How psychedelics help us with our grief by transcending the physical body. Dr. Sherry’s experience with MDMA and how it added another layer to the memory of herself as her father’s daughter. 481 Scott Jackson | Rewire Yourself: How To Create A Life You Love With Freedom From Subconscious Sabotage Why timelines are a big part of trauma and psychedelic-supported therapy. Traveling in time for our mental health: Revisiting the past, being fully present in the moment, and setting the future self up for success. The importance of finding and remembering early memories of joy. Joe Dispenza What hope means to Dr. Sherry and why it’s a relationship with our future selves. Why gratitude is the opposite of resentment. How suicide can teach us about the meaning of life. Why play and challenging activities are important to Dr. Sherry. Zen Founder Podcast   Power Quotes From The Show Having Uncomfortable Conversations "If I tell you a painful story and suddenly rush to all that I learned about it and all the reasons it’s ok now, I skip through the painful moment. The emotional quality of the conversation becomes relief instead of discomfort. It’s ok to let it be uncomfortable for a while and let people hold that space." - Dr. Sherry Walling   Birth And Death "Birth and death are edge states. They are moments in our lives that don’t happen very much but they get to the depths of what it is to be human, to be in love, and to show up for people in their most vulnerable moments." - Dr. Sherry Walling   The Challenge Of Middle Adulthood "There’s a duality between the world of aliveness and the world of the dead. Many of us will at times in our lives be called to move back and forth between those energies, that’s the challenge of middle adulthood. You’re in support and in connection to parents and elders who are further along the journey of death, and young ones who are just beginning life. You’re a bridge between the world of becoming and the world of ending." - Dr. Sherry Walling   Links From Today's Show  Touching Two Worlds by Dr. Sherry Walling The Map of Consciousness Explained: A Proven Energy Scale to Actualize Your Ultimate Potential by David R. Hawkins Jordan Peterson On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss by Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Detachment Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships by Marshall Rosenberg 481 Scott Jackson | Rewire Yourself: How To Create A Life You Love With Freedom From Subconscious Sabotage Joe Dispenza Zen Founder Podcast Shop the Wellness Force Media Store breathwork.io Save 20% on LiftMode Products until February 13, 2023 PLUNGE – Save $150 with the code “WELLNESSFORCE" HIGHER DOSE INFRARED MAT - Get 15% off with the code “WELLNESSFORCE15“ Organifi – Special 20% off to our listeners with the code ‘WELLNESSFORCE' HVMN - Get 20% off your Ketone IQ order with the code "JOSH" MitoZen – Save 10% with the code “WELLNESSFORCE” Paleovalley – Save 15% on your ACV Complex with the code ‘JOSH' NOOTOPIA - Save 10% with the code "JOSH10" Activation Products – Save 20% with the code “WELLNESSFORCE” NEUVANA - Save 15% with the code “WELLNESSFORCE” SENSATE - Save $25 on your order with the code "JOSH25" DRY FARM WINES - Get an extra bottle of Pure Natural Wine with your order for just 1¢ CHILISLEEP - Save 25% on Josh's favorite ChiliSleep products with the code "JOSH" ION - Save 15% off sitewide with the code ‘JOSH1KS' TOUPS - Save 15% with the code "JOSH" Feel Free from Botanic Tonics – Save 40% when you use the code ‘WELLNESS40′ Drink LMNT – Zero Sugar Hydration: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack, with any purchase BREATHE - Save 20% by using the code “PODCAST20” Essential Oil Wizardry: Save 10% with the code ‘WELLNESSFORCE' MY GREEN MATTRESS - Save up to $125 on your order with the code "JOSH" NEUROHACKER - Save 15% with the code "WELLNESSFORCE" ALIVE WATER - Save 33% on your first order with the code "JOSH33" M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community Leave Wellness + Wisdom a review on Apple Podcasts Dr. Sherry Walling Zen Founder Podcast Instagram Twitter   About Dr. Sherry Walling Dr. Sherry Walling is a clinical psychologist, author, podcaster, and advocate for mental health. Her podcast, ZenFounder, assists entrepreneurs and leaders in navigating transition, growth, loss, and other complex human experiences. Touching Two Worlds, her new book, is a poetic, incisive exploration of grief and joy in the aftermath of loss. The Entrepreneur's Guide to Keeping Your Shit Together, her best-selling book, combines the insight and warmth of a therapist with the truth-telling mirth of someone who has been there. Sherry and her husband, Rob, live in Minneapolis and spend their days driving their kids to music lessons. She has also been seen performing as a circus aerialist on occasion.

In this Friday bonus episode from the Soul Seekr Podcast with Sam Kabert, Josh shares: The 5 aspects of the Wellness Pentagon Healing through shadow work How to let go of what doesn't serve us in 2023 Fatherhood and the lessons Josh has learned What breathwork is and how to add it to your wellness routine Each Tuesday + Thursday we also release guest interviews and solocasts. Listen to them HERE. Are You Stressed Out Lately? Take a deep breath with the M21™ wellness guide: a simple yet powerful 21 minute morning system that melts stress and gives you more energy through 6 science-backed practices and breathwork. Click HERE to download for free. Is Your Energy Low? Looking for a cleaner brain fuel? Just one daily serving of Ketone-IQ™️ will help you feel sharper, more focused, and ready to take on the day. Click HERE to try HVMN's Ketone-IQ™ + Save 20% with the code "JOSH" *Review The WF Podcast & WIN $150 in wellness prizes! *Join The Facebook Group Shop the Wellness Force Media Store Save 20% on LiftMode Products until February 13, 2023 Cured Nutrition - Save 20% with the code "WELLNESSFORCE" PLUNGE – Save $150 with the code “WELLNESSFORCE" HIGHER DOSE INFRARED MAT - Get 15% off with the code “WELLNESSFORCE15“ Organifi – Special 20% off to our listeners with the code ‘WELLNESSFORCE' MitoZen – Save 10% with the code “WELLNESSFORCE” NOOTOPIA - Save 10% with the code "JOSH10" Feel Free from Botanic Tonics – Save 40% when you use the code ‘WELLNESS40′ ION - Save 15% off sitewide with the code ‘JOSH1KS'

Wellness + Wisdom Podcast Host and Wellness Force Media CEO, Josh Trent, shares what makes the wellness pentagon and how you can take care of each of its aspects. In this solocast, you will learn: The mental physical, emotional, spiritual, and financial aspects of the wellness pentagon. How to find inspiration in others and make it your reality. Why the mind and the heart can't survive without the physical body. The importance of taking a few minutes every day to consciously breathe and move your body. Why the unconscious always wants to rest. How to change your story by taking accountability for your actions. How finding self-awareness through being still can help us identify any mental problem. Why intrusive thoughts are made to keep you safe. How to take an emotional inventory. What you can do to improve your emotional health. Why spirituality is often misunderstood. What it means that we are all God. Why financial intelligence and success are a part of your wellness. Are You Stressed Out Lately? Take a deep breath with the M21™ wellness guide: a simple yet powerful 21 minute morning system that melts stress and gives you more energy through 6 science-backed practices and breathwork. Click HERE to download for free. Is Your Energy Low? Looking for a cleaner brain fuel? Just one daily serving of Ketone-IQ™️ will help you feel sharper, more focused, and ready to take on the day. Click HERE to try HVMN's Ketone-IQ™ + Save 20% with the code "JOSH" *Review The WF Podcast & WIN $150 in wellness prizes! *Join The Facebook Group BREATHE: Breath & Wellness Program Get 30% off of the BREATHE: Breath & Wellness Program with the code PODCAST30 [spacer height="20px" id="2"] Boost your immunity and calm your mind with freedom from chronic stress in the modern world. A 21-day guided breath and wellness program using ancient wisdom to boost your immunity, calm your mind, and give you freedom from chronic stress in the modern world. Combining special breathwork infused with safe vape cannabidiol, BREATHE gives you everything you need to let go of old weight, de-stress, and build immunity so you can live your best life. In this special (limited time) offer, you will receive: - Lifetime access to BREATHE - Free upgrades to all future training modules - Free additional training modules - Special VIP coupons for safe vape, essential oils, CBD, nootropics and more - Private WF group access [spacer height="20px"] Listen To Episode 513 As Josh Trent Uncovers The 5 Aspects Of The Wellness Pentagon Hello, podcast world this is Josh Trent. This is the Wellness + Wisdom podcast today is a solocast so this may or may not be the perfect place for you to start. If you are interested in getting some wisdom and guidance today, directly from me, stick around if you are looking for a featured guest interview check out our Tuesday podcast episodes, over 500 of them. But no matter what you do, make sure that you join us at the M21 three-week guided wellness journey over at JoshTrent.com/M21. This is where you will get six backed practices, one of them, including breath, work, and another one, including specialized movement and journaling practices to amplify and essentially reset and renew your commitment to your own self-love and your own wellness. I created this guide from over 500 podcasts and it's yours for free, no strings attached just my gift to you over at JoshTrent.com/M21. [spacer height="20px"] [01:20] Why Wellness Is A Pentagon In today's solocast we're talking about the wellness pentagon, the five critical factors to build your best life, and these critical factors truly are critical I mean out of all the things that you could do and be, and say in the world, these in my opinion, and in my own 20+ years of being in this wellness world are the absolute most important things. You can focus on every day, one breath, one inch at a time to have the best life you could ever imagine. And my life is the result of that so if you're wondering why should you listen to me well take a look at the website and see what I've been creating since 2015 after I left the fitness industry and dove heart and soul into wellness and podcasting. Multiple six figures of income and a family and a thriving business and all my results speak for themselves. So if you ever want to know if you should listen to someone, look at the life they're living and ask yourself: "Do I want all or some of their life?" If you yourself are a coach or trainer or therapist, or anyone at all that either wants different results in your life or wants to love yourself more deeply or be of service to your clients and your customers this podcast has the potential to change your life. I don't say that lightly this is legit wisdom from over 20+ years of me flailing forward getting bloody and learning sometimes not the easy way, but always coming out with more wisdom than before so let's begin. By the end of this podcast, you'll be left with the details and gold about the mental physical, emotional, spiritual, and financial aspects of what I call the wellness pentagon, which in my experience is the only thing and will be the only thing you ever have to focus on to live WELL in a very complicated world. I've made this more simple for you. At the end of each of these five quick yet potent and powerful sections today, I'm going to give you one challenge and one resource that you can take action on as soon as you're done with this podcast. Now, no need to write anything down so if you're driving keep your eyes on the road. If you're walking in the park, which hopefully you are, I hope the sun is shining on your shoulders. No need to write any of this down. You can find everything today over at JoshTrent.com/513. [spacer height="20px"] [04:22] Physical Let's start with the physical. It has been said that "as above, so below", and the soul must connect to and live inside the heart and mostly get out of the mind, but yet, the mind and the heart cannot survive without the physical body. It is the foundation it is the being that we inhabit. It is the only thing we all express from, so the physical takes a very important place in the pentagon, which is why I always start with the physical. It is the floor, it is the root, it is the foundation of all things included in your physical wellness. It is your breath, work, hydration, nutrition, movement, digestion, immunity, and anything and everything that relates to motion, respiration, assimilation, and processing. It is where the brain lives. It is where the heart beats. It is where your blood flows. One thing to really pay attention to when it comes to your physical aspect of the pentagon is to make sure every single day that you take 5, 10, 15, or 30 minutes to consciously breathe and move your body. Now, I know that seems easy you're probably listening to this and saying "Well duh, of course, I need to move my body, of course." but here's the question: are you doing it? Are you placing it in your calendar to make it a priority to consciously breathe like we do in the Breath + Wellness program or move your body out in the arms of nature? I don't care if it's in your freaking hotel room on a 5 or 10-minute break from work, or if you're wearing a tie or dress shirt. None of this matters. Notice that when it comes to nourishing your physical body, the mind will sometimes tell you that it's "not the right time "but it is always the right time to breathe consciously and move consciously. Otherwise, you will be in the control of your unconscious. And your unconscious always wants to rest, always wants to eat the chocolate cake, always wants to chill and take it easy because that is where it feels safe and it does not have to grow and it does not have to do anything that your heart is directing you towards. We'll talk more about heart intelligence when it comes to the spiritual aspect of your wellness. One quick step that I want you to take today if you take an inventory and you realize that from a physical standpoint, you may be carrying extra weight or you have pain or you're dealing with a health issue or you just don't feel well physically would be to take a breath and just be OK with the fact that you are where you are. Shame will not motivate you, or inspire you from this place only truth and acknowledgment of where you are is what will allow you to pick yourself up because no one's coming to save you. If you're struggling physically, make a time and financial investment to purchase a program, and hire a trainer to start with an external framework of accountability where you have to show up because you've paid for something or you have to show up for a workout or a hike or run or exercise with a friend because you don't want to let them down. Sometimes when it comes to stoking yourself physically, the subconscious mind and the neuroplasticity in the brain are so deep that a human being can believe the story that their physical health is not as important as it truly is, and it is these bullshit stories that create terrible results which make people feel stuck. So from this moment right now, I know you can feel it inside of your heart in your body because that's where the change is coming from that wants to be expressed… Right now, lock it in and make an appointment and invest time and money into moving your physical body every single day, and when you do that, it will create a cascade of momentum that will allow you to continue to do it over and over and over again. As a challenge, you can head over to breathwork.io and use the code "PODCAST30". It's the first time I've ever given this big of a discount but I'm doing it because, by the time you're listening to this, you'll need this inspiration more than ever. So use the code "PODCAST30" to save 30% off your three-week breathwork.io journey where I guide you personally to breathe consciously and to move consciously so that you can start expressing this energy and this wellness that has been inside of you for so long. It's my gift to you. Do it right now and if you don't do it with me, do it with someone you're gonna have to make an investment with someone you may as well make it with me you can trust me, I've been there and I'm there for you right now. That is my promise. As we close this short teaching about the physical aspect of your wellness, take stock of how you feel that is going to be the biggest report card about what needs to be changed when it comes to your physical health. It may seem hard, but that is just your subconscious mind creating a story that it's going to be. Taking a walk for most of us is not hard, touching your toes, doing 30 deep breaths, walking up some stairs instead of the elevator, and taking 5 minutes to do some burpees or push-ups or squats is not hard. It's not. It's just that the stories the subconscious mind has been projecting for decades may be telling you that it is. So to get over the story, take accountability to change your story by changing something that you are accountable to someone or something. Maybe it's money, maybe it's time, maybe it's a friend. This is what makes all the difference. I truly believe this, I used to be 280 pounds. I've been there a great resource for you is the breathwork program that I've talked about you can also go to the website JoshTrent.com and just search for fitness and breathwork on the website - there's tons of content there for you. [spacer height="20px"] [11:46] Mental Next is the mental. And this is by far (in order of importance) the second most important thing that you must focus on if you want your physical, spiritual, emotional, and financial wellness to thrive and to be different than how it is today. That's what we all want, isn't it? We all want to reach our potential in all five of these things, but the reason we don't is that we believe stories about why we can't, so let's change that story right here, right now. When it comes to mental health, there are core aspects of the brain, health, cognition, mindfulness, and neuroplasticity that absolutely must be addressed here, and obviously today in this solocast, we are simply identifying and taking a quick inventory with an actionable step for each one today. Obviously, every one of these five sides is a lifetime of work and study but to simplify it because I told you, I would do that, to simplify it every single section in our five sections today will have an inventory identification process, and an actionable step that you can take to get a result right away because results matter results create momentum. In a mental and also emotional inventory, we must identify the stories that we are telling ourselves or the stories that we believe about other people or events or things that are dictating. A quick mental inventory of your belief systems is the only place to start, to start at self-awareness. For example, if you notice that you are quick to judge or quick to anger, it is not just an emotional program that is running. It is a mental program. The only way we can identify that mental program is through increased awareness and I have found that the most powerful tool for increased awareness is to be still. But how do we just choose to be still when we're triggered or when we are at our most mentally stressed? I would argue to say that that's not the best time for you to do it if you're just starting on your journey. If you're a seasoned veteran, maybe that might be the ultimate ninja training for you, but for most of us the best time to be still is first thing in the morning or when you go to bed at night. These are the times when in the morning you can prime your mind we talk about this in the M21 three-week guide that I'm giving to you for free at JoshTrent.com/M21. And the best way to prime your mind is by consciously breathing, followed by bulleting the subconscious mind. Once you have identified the thoughts that you allow yourself to think, the thoughts that you attached to that is in my opinion, the origin of mental health, true mental health comes from true self-awareness. In the bullet journal system that we talk about in the M21 guide you begin by: writing the date of the day the three things you're grateful for the three goals you have for that day the three affirmations and the final question that is the most powerful is who do I get to be today? Who do I get to be today? I know this might sound easy or too simplistic but this is the only way that I have improved my life and created multiple six figures with a woman I love and a family. Do you want one or all of those things? It is my promise to you that the more you do this, the more you bullet, your subconscious mind, the greater mental health you will have, and that mental health will transfer to every other part of your pentagon that is my promise to you. Just a quick note on mental health and psychedelics because it's important. "Just because we can do something, does not mean that we should." The intrusive thoughts we have (not that we are) are designed to keep you safe, in a box, and protected from the risk of freedom and love. The work is about unearthing the old stories, bringing compassion to your scared self, and allowing yourself to feel the old pain and sit with the current fear. Make sure you listen to the entire episode with Scott Jackson titled "Rewire Yourself: How To Create A Life You Love With Freedom From Subconscious Sabotage." You can find it at JoshTrent.com/481. [spacer height="20px"] [16:42] Emotional Next is the emotional. One powerful and very quick way to take an inventory of your emotional state is to do what I like to call the emotional inventory or the EI2 process. A powerful solocast I'm going to link for you is about emotional epigenetics and you can find it at JoshTrent.com/499. This concept of emotional epigenetics is fascinating to me. It's what I'm writing my book on and I think that my life is a byproduct of its expression in me and I know and trust that the way you are with yourself and others has a direct connection to what you have experienced in your life out of the womb, inside the womb, and what you have been imprinted with from your mother, grandparents, great grandparents, going back as far as five generations, or even more. If it is the first time you are hearing this concept about imprinting or epigenetics, then I implore you to go over to JoshTrent.com/499 and listen to the entire solo cast I think it will make a huge impact for you personally with a lot more clarity around how you inherit not just physical characteristics, but also emotional characteristics and ways of being from your lineage. We talk about this concept of "the work "so much and personal development and self-growth but what is it exactly, what is the work? The work is about developing a practice of letting go as an antidote to the wounded self that tirelessly tries to control, and finding the faith and courage to take the risk of opening your heart with your loving, present, available self + partner. The anima and animus are described in Carl Jung's school of analytical psychology as part of his theory of the collective unconscious. Aristotle decided that "Nature abhors a vacuum". Jung described the animus as the unconscious masculine side of a woman, and the anima as the unconscious feminine side of a man, each transcending the personal psyche. Jung's theory states that the anima and animus are the two primary anthropomorphic archetypes of the unconscious mind, as opposed to the theriomorphic and inferior function of the shadow archetypes. He believed they are the abstract symbol sets that formulate the archetype of the self. Once you know how you operate and what you want to operate differently, you can change it but until then you will be repeating over and over again the same triggers, and the same stories that give the same results. If you want new results and I know you do because I have definitely struggled with this concept in my lifetime, I will share with you that the only thing that made a difference was increased awareness and increased inventory. Take the inventory take the emotional inventory over at JoshTrent.com/499. [spacer height="20px"] [20:30] Spiritual Spirituality is often incredibly misunderstood. Religion has trained the world to worship something outside of themselves, and I do believe that there are positive aspects of religion but unfortunately, just like any tool religion has been used to help and harm people for millennia. Traditional Christians, Jewish Islam, and many others do not want to face the fact that in the religious texts, there are many phrases and stories that point to God being inside the human. It is easy to pontificate that there is no meeting to anything so what's the point but that is actually the most powerful part of our human existence is that there aren't any meetings of all this, there really aren't. The one take away, and one challenge that I want to offer to your heart and your hands when it comes to spirituality is this: Can you search way deep down inside yourself blow all the layers of conditioning, below all the layers of shame, or judgment, or stories that you've chosen to believe about yourself or others or the world, and can you find a place where there is absolutely no mental chatter and there is only love? Do that tomorrow morning or even tonight. Sit in your stillness with your breath and no distractions and see if you can find that place I'm talking about. RUMI said something like this: "Beyond the field of right and wrong, there is a field. I will meet you there." Do not concern if you don't know what I'm talking about because going on a spiritual journey is not for everyone, it is not for the victims. It is only for the victors because, at the end of the tunnel, you will find something that is so profound, and so loving, that nothing else will matter. You will find God's love. You have to be prepared for the price to be paid to feel and be in the presence and acceptance of God's love because it will not be like anything you ever thought it was, it will only be exactly what it is. Start your journey toward this understanding with our three-part series with my mentor and friend, Paul Chek, and in this three-part series titled All Is God, and you will understand. This three-part series will ripple across the globe as we share one of the most powerful conversations on this podcast to date. Together, we will explore: Some of the most radical and profound wisdom you will ever hear The concepts of relationship and understanding we have of God. The true definition of L.O.V.E [spacer height="20px"] [24:00] Financial We saved something very important for last. It is a fact that we have all signed up to be here on planet earth at this time otherwise we wouldn't be here and part of that agreement is that in order to have a life well lived we must have an understanding and mastery of financial intelligence, and be financially well. I fought this for so many years... I would cast judgment and throw shadow at successful people, and label them as evil and mean I actually used to think a thought just like this: "Money causes pain and rich people take advantage of other people all they care about is money..." I have now successfully replaced that story with a new story and the new story is something that emanates from my pelvis, solar plexus, heart, and throat which I know you're gonna feel in my new story. It sounds like this: "Money is a vehicle that through its movement and acquisition gives energy to people and things I love and care about." Notice how I did not say that I love money... Even though I do love money, but really when I say, I love money I just love the freedom and the opportunities that money brings. There are so many "spiritual gurus" out there who will tell you that you have to master your money mindset, and that you have to do all of these things from a spiritual level in order to gain wealth, which is true and is also not true. Which is a true paradox. And life is a paradox so I will share this with you from my experience, and from specifically the episode, I would love for you to listen to Robert Breedlove's podcast with me at JoshTrent.com/442. Now that you've begun this journey of the five sides of your wellness pentagon, I'm curious, what came up for you? Or what came down for you? Did you start to feel upset with me? Inspired by me more connected to me tell me what you feel right to me admin@wellnessforce@gmail.com. I'm sending you so much love and so much wellness from my heart tears until I get to be with you again every Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday every single week I'm wishing you love and wellness. 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What most human beings are saying is “we want a higher quality of life.” We want more intimacy, love, caring, and empowerment. We want to fulfill, not just survive. We want to thrive, accomplish, and contribute. Emasculation has always worked perfectly well - until we wanted a quality of life that makes it impossible. - Alison Armstrong Are You Stressed Out Lately? Take a deep breath with the M21™ wellness guide: a simple yet powerful 21 minute morning system that melts stress and gives you more energy through 6 science-backed practices and breathwork. Click HERE to download for free. Is Your Energy Low? Looking for a cleaner brain fuel? Just one daily serving of Ketone-IQ™️ will help you feel sharper, more focused, and ready to take on the day. Click HERE to try HVMN's Ketone-IQ™ + Save 20% with the code "JOSH" *Review The WF Podcast & WIN $150 in wellness prizes! *Join The Facebook Group Wellness + Wisdom Episode 512 Alison Armstrong, an educator and the author of The Queen's Code and Keys To The Kingdom, explores the differences between men and women that create imbalance and conflict, and everything you need to know about emasculation. Do you know what women don't understand about men and why they communicate and think differently? In this episode, Alison Armstrong explains the reasons why men are being emasculated, the difference between men and women, why her book 'The Queen's Code' was a gift from God, and how you can find safety in yourself.     Learn To Understand Men + Women With Alison Armstrong Graduate Programs: Being Extraordinary as a Man Being Extraordinary as a Woman Critical Missing Pieces Extraordinary Choices Understanding Love & Commitment Understanding Sex & Intimacy   Whether you want to better understand men or women, become an extraordinary man or woman yourself, or learn about love, commitment, sex, and intimacy, these courses will give you exactly what you need to create a loving relationship with yourself and your partner.   Pick Your Course   Listen To Episode 512 As Alison Armstrong Uncovers: [2:30] The Queen’s Code Alison Armstrong 437 Josh Trent | Death & Rebirth: Why I’m Saying Goodbye to Wellness Force… The Queen’s Code by Alison Armstrong 364 Alison Armstrong: Understanding Men, Women, & Self Actualization Why Alison finally released The Queen’s Code as an audiobook and why she didn’t want to let anyone else narrate it. What made her realize she didn’t know what to do next in her life. The reason she withdrew The Queen’s Code from the publisher and decided to find another one. How her book spread out to 70 countries within the first 3 weeks.   [13:30] Books Written By God Why Alison claims she didn’t write The Queen’s Code. Keys To The Kingdom by Alison Armstrong Why she could finally relax for the first time after writing The Queen’s Code. How she received visions of the sequel book Key To The Kingdom and wrote 45,000 words within 8 days. The ways in which the books resemble her life. Asking herself where the questions that come to our mind come from. Why she stopped taking credit for her ideas.   [18:10] What It Means To Become An Elder Why Josh considers Alison an elder. The Language of Heroes: Speech and Performance in the Iliad by Richard Martin Stages of men’s development: Paige, Knight, Prince, Tunnel, King, Elder. Why Kings have so many opinions and a solid sense of who they are. Emperors: Why they want to dominate other Kings. What it means that elders are beyond ambition. How she discovered that women can become elders through her own experience. The reason elders don’t want to give advice to others. Why being an elder is an internal expression that has to be expressed. How Alison was each of The Queen’s Code’s characters at some point in her life. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert   [26:25] Understanding That Men Are Not The Same as Women Why reading one of the characters’ parts for the audiobook didn’t feel right to Alison. What makes the audiobook more intense than the written book. The Candice Mama Show: The Psychology of Men and Dating with Alison Armstrong Why Candice read the men’s parts with less sincerity and emotion than Alison. How everyone reads books with their own filter. The reason she is happy that emasculation has become a conversation topic. How she and her team know that their job is done when everyone thinks a show about emasculating men isn't funny anymore (e.g. Everybody Loves Raymond). Everybody Loves Raymond (sitcom) What we perceive is given by where we’re perceiving from. Why women can’t see the magnificence of men and why Alison questioned if men had souls. Why men can’t be like women. How transforming your being comes from transforming how you see men. Why women see men as hairy misbehaving women and why men are not trying to not need women. Will Spencer   [38:30] Women's Fear + Why Men Emasculate Other Men How fear and frustration drive emasculation. Understanding Men & Women Online Course The importance of understanding that men don’t perceive and process information the same way as women. How men’s strength provides them with physical safety and they are taking it for granted. The difference in women’s reactions: Why women get scared so easily. How women’s fight, flight, and freeze responses can emasculate men. Why men emasculate men all the time. How emasculation doesn’t go with wanting a higher quality life, more intimacy, love, and empowerment.   [44:05] Emasculation Triggers Wetiko: Healing the Mind-Virus That Plagues Our World by Paul Levy 503 Wetiko: How To Heal Yourself From The Mind Virus | Paul Levy How fiction literature makes us feel less on the spot. Alison’s 20-year research on how women emasculate men, what triggers them to do it, and how they justify it. Why women justify emasculation by trying to prove that men are misbehaving. Examples of the labels women put on men that emasculate them. Why some of her customers didn’t want to celebrate men. How women can identify whether they’re emasculating men. Emasculating men for self-protection. How Alison used to emasculate men. Why sexual attraction can put men off balance. How she used it to make men weaker when she was younger and why male physicality put her off balance.   [56:25] How Physical Attraction Emasculates Men The story of her daughter and how boys reacted to her energy. Why she told her daughter to be kind to the boys who were kind to her and provided for her. How men show attraction: Providing for and taking from the woman they are attracted to. Why Alison teaches women not to lead with their sexuality and sensuality. How our attraction can throw the other one out of balance and make them attack us. How her daughter met her husband and what his first reaction was. Why meeting someone who you can’t live without can change everything.   [01:02:30] How To Find Safety In Ourselves The four questions a shaman would ask their patient. Why recording The Queen’s Code made her so emotional. The importance of realizing that emasculation doesn’t work and doesn’t make you safer. How the book changes how men relate to themselves and helps them not agree to be emasculated by women. Why knowing that women emasculate men when they are scared matters and how we can find safety in being ourselves. The reason why women are their own worst enemies. Why abuse of power is a human characteristic, not a man characteristic according to Alison. The reasons why she doesn’t believe in patriarchy. Why men care more about results, respect, and loyalty more than women. Competition: Our basic instinct that makes us perceive threats. Why she teaches people to own their instincts and responses.   [01:14:00] Do You Listen To Learn Or To React? Why we should look at emasculation as diminishing someone’s ability to produce results. What we do to others we do to ourselves. Why objectification is a form of emasculation. The illusion of gaining control through objectification. Listening to learn VS listening to agree or disagree. Why we listen to label things: A shortcutting process. Simply Psychology: Definition of a "heuristic" The two meanings of the word “code” according to Alison: Secret and honor. Why women should find honor in men especially when they’re disappointed with them. Why Language Of The Heroes doesn’t translate in all common languages. The essence of the words that men understand even if they never heard them before. What it means to be committed to being happy instead of chasing happiness. Why she doesn’t want to live together with her partner.   Power Quotes From The Show How Women See Men "We need to change the point of view that men should be like women. You see being. Men see being. So can women and children. It’s the universal language. When women look at men, they see hairy misbehaving women. Women think that men should know the exact right thing to do but they’re doing something else and then women think they should be punished for it." - Alison Armstrong   Emasculation VS Higher Quality Of Life "What most human beings are saying is “we want a higher quality of life.” We want more intimacy, love, caring, and empowerment. We want to fulfill, not just survive. We want to thrive, accomplish, and contribute. Emasculation has always worked perfectly well - until we wanted a quality of life that makes it impossible." - Alison Armstrong   Sexual Attraction As A Tool To Put Men Off Balance "Sexual attraction can put a man off balance. When you have a strong physical response to someone, you’re not grounded anymore. And if you’re off balance, you can’t attack." - Alison Armstrong   Links From Today's Show  Alison Armstrong 437 Josh Trent | Death & Rebirth: Why I’m Saying Goodbye to Wellness Force… The Queen’s Code by Alison Armstrong 364 Alison Armstrong: Understanding Men, Women, & Self Actualization Keys To The Kingdom by Alison Armstrong The Language of Heroes: Speech and Performance in the Iliad by Richard Martin Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert The Candice Mama Show: The Psychology of Men and Dating with Alison Armstrong Everybody Loves Raymond (sitcom) Will Spencer Understanding Men & Women Online Course Wetiko: Healing the Mind-Virus That Plagues Our World by Paul Levy 503 Wetiko: How To Heal Yourself From The Mind Virus | Paul Levy Simply Psychology: Definition of a "heuristic" Shop the Wellness Force Media Store breathwork.io Save 20% on LiftMode Products until February 13, 2023 PLUNGE – Save $150 with the code “WELLNESSFORCE" HIGHER DOSE INFRARED MAT - Get 15% off with the code “WELLNESSFORCE15“ Organifi – Special 20% off to our listeners with the code ‘WELLNESSFORCE' HVMN - Get 20% off your Ketone IQ order with the code "JOSH" MitoZen – Save 10% with the code “WELLNESSFORCE” Paleovalley – Save 15% on your ACV Complex with the code ‘JOSH' NOOTOPIA - Save 10% with the code "JOSH10" Activation Products – Save 20% with the code “WELLNESSFORCE” NEUVANA - Save 15% with the code “WELLNESSFORCE” SENSATE - Save $25 on your order with the code "JOSH25" DRY FARM WINES - Get an extra bottle of Pure Natural Wine with your order for just 1¢ CHILISLEEP - Save 25% on Josh's favorite ChiliSleep products with the code "JOSH" ION - Save 15% off sitewide with the code ‘JOSH1KS' TOUPS - Save 15% with the code "JOSH" Feel Free from Botanic Tonics – Save 40% when you use the code ‘WELLNESS40′ Drink LMNT – Zero Sugar Hydration: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack, with any purchase BREATHE - Save 20% by using the code “PODCAST20” Essential Oil Wizardry: Save 10% with the code ‘WELLNESSFORCE' MY GREEN MATTRESS - Save up to $125 on your order with the code "JOSH" NEUROHACKER - Save 15% with the code "WELLNESSFORCE" ALIVE WATER - Save 33% on your first order with the code "JOSH33" M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community Leave Wellness + Wisdom a review on Apple Podcasts Alison Armstrong Facebook Instagram YouTube Pinterest   About Alison Armstrong Alison Armstrong, author, educator, and creator of the widely acclaimed "Understanding Men" and "Understanding Women" transformational online series, asks the question: "What if no one is misbehaving -- including you?” She explores the good reasons behind the behavior of men and women such as fundamental differences in how we think, act and communicate. She offers simple, partnership-based, solutions to improve our communication and intimacy by honoring ourselves and others. She's known for her insight, sense of humor, and ability to articulate the human experience and predicament of gender. Alison Armstrong's Mission Alison Armstrong is a best-selling author, sought-after speaker, and master thought leader. She's the founder of PAX Programs, a mission-driven company passionate about transforming the way men and women relate to themselves and each other and the ultimate source for understanding men and women.   Alison Armstrong: Understanding Men, Women, & Self Actualization | Wellness Force #Podcast