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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 

This episode is for courageous people only. The topics we discuss in it are going to challenge you deeply. In this Friday bonus episode from The Bledsoe Show, Josh and Mike touch on deep Truths that many people would rather distract themselves from than face, sit in the discomfort that may form, and learn the lesson to be learned from overcoming them. Each Tuesday + Thursday we also release guest interviews and solocasts. Listen to them HERE. From sharing personal experiences that have taken years to accept and work through, to Universal Laws and Truths that humanity is slowly waking up to – this episode has everything someone wanting to see things more clearly in life want. 3 moments you’ll love from this episode include: The Flaws of Human Design The Weight Of Gravity Our Emotions Have Can You Actually “Get Ahead” Of The Curve? 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 What Is Truth? This may be hard to swallow, however, your truth, and what you currently believe to be the truth is actually inaccurate and simply an opinion of yours that you hold – it is not Truth. See, the Truth is belligerent. The Truth is uncomfortable, it is what is “real”, is “accurate”, and it is not open to interpretation. It is not an opinion, thought, perspective, experience, belief, or representation either formed or portrayed by humans. The Truth is universal for all humans it is what objectively “is”. With this in mind you can see how the majority of humans are living more in imagination than they are in reality. If you want to discover Truth and develop your own life for the better, you will love the depth of this week’s conversation. Shop the Wellness Force Media Store Save 20% on LiftMode Products until February 13, 2023 Cured Nutrition - Save 20% with the code "WELLNESSFORCE" HVMN - Save 20% with the code "JOSH" 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" SENSATE - Save $25 on your order with the code "JOSH25" ION - Save 15% off sitewide with the code ‘JOSH1KS' Feel Free from Botanic Tonics – Save 40% when you use the code ‘WELLNESS40′

Wellness + Wisdom Podcast Host and Wellness Force Media CEO, Josh Trent, shares why the rite of passage is an important step in transitioning into adulthood. In this solocast, you will learn: Rite of passage as a tool of maturation for individual and cultural cohesion. Why young people are becoming confused about how to move to the responsibility of being an adult. The three stages of the hero's journey: Separation, transition, and return. What a 10-day vision quest is about. How other cultures celebrate the transition from childhood to adulthood. Why mass media distracts us and creates shame and comparison. How to identify if you're in a need of a rite of passage. The solution: Listening to what your ancestors are trying to tell you. What clues our Native American ancestors have given us. Why there's never a bad time to embark upon a rite of passage. The signs that show you that you should embark upon a rite of passage. 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 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 510 As Josh Trent Uncovers The Importance Of Embarking Upon A Rite Of Passage   [00:00] A Free Wellness Podcast For Your Growth Hey, what's up Podcast world, it's Josh Trent, and this may or may not be the perfect place for you to start. Every Thursday I release a solocast, where I share my mental musings, my pontifications, and my passions about something inside of our wellness pentagon, the mental physical, emotional, spiritual, and financial ways of being, tools, and resources that can actually help us move the needle on the ground here with us in the 3-D planet earth. There's a lot of content on the Internet and here on Spotify and Apple that really commoditizes spirituality, but it is my promise to deliver to you today zero appropriation or commoditization and 100% value when it comes to how to identify if you yourself or someone in your life is in need of a rite of passage, what the significance in the meaning of a rite of passage is for both men and women, and lastly, what your ancestors are trying to tell you sometimes with a whisper, and sometimes with a sledgehammer in the stages of your life.   [02:18] Traditional Rite Of Passage So let's begin. What exactly is a rite of passage and why is it important for you to know? “The critical problems of becoming male and female, relations within the family, and passing into old age, are directly related to the devices which the society offers the individual to help him achieve the new adjustment.” - Arnold Van Gennep, The Rites of Passage, 1908. Throughout human history, rites of passage have functioned as a tool of maturation for individual renewal and cultural cohesion. To contrast, it is the modernity of western society that provides little to no structure whatsoever for transitioning from one life phase to the next. As a result, without access to solid rituals, young people are desolate, lost, and confused about how to move in a conscious and confident way into the responsibility of being an adult. A right of passage is characterized by three distinct phases that follow Joseph Campbell is hero's journey. The first is separation, where you leave the familiar the next is transition or initiation, which is a time of testing learning and uncomfortable growth, and lastly, the return, which is the incorporation and integration of lessons learned to share with family, friends, and community. Traditionally, a rite of passage is a ritual event that marks a human's transition between childhood and adulthood connection to themselves and to a tribe or social group. A few examples of a right of passage could be an African lion hunt, the ancient Spartans, as seen in the film 300, land diving, which is done by the tribes in the Pacific islands, as well as a bullet ant glove of Brazil, where the Amazonian tribes perform an initiation ritual, forcing young men to place their hands into gloves, filled with hundreds and hundreds of bullet ants for 20 times more pain than being stung by a wasp. Another example could be taking a daughter or son to kill their first animal in a sacred way like a deer elk or moose hunt. And lastly, there is in my opinion, nothing more powerful for us here in the United States than a Vision Quest that is inspired by Native American traditions. Which is 10 days long with 3 days upfront of ego shedding, and intention setting, followed by 100+ hours of fasting completely alone in nature with zero distractions, that's right – no Food no Fire no tent no phone no electronics no writing absolutely nothing besides, you, water, and your breath and thoughts.   [05:55] Women's Right Of Passage So now that we have explored the different aspects and definitions of a right of passage, let's talk about how this right of passage applies to women as well. Obviously, there is the beginning of menstruation or in the Mexican culture, they have the Quinceanera, the celebration of a girl's 15th birthday, marking her passage from girlhood to womanhood. But how often do mothers give that to daughters in the western Caucasian culture? Across the world, the feminine traditions of separation, initiation, and return, have been replaced with magazines and social media, and the comparison of young girls' bodies to movie stars. Our traditions and rituals for women have been replaced with comparison and shame by the mass media, so that women can be monetized and shamed about the way their body looks or if they actually want to be a mother. You'll definitely want to check out JoshTrent.com/494 for our episode with Sal Di Stefano from Mind Pump for a deeper dive into this exact topic.   [07:38] Are You In Need Of A Rite Of Passage? So, how to identify if you yourself, or someone in your life is in need of a rite of passage? Here are the behaviors to look out for in young men, and unfortunately, even older men who themselves were never taught by their fathers or tribe how to go through a heroes journey of rite of passage: They exhibit a "high chair tyrant" archetype, where nothing could be delivered to them, fast enough, or get enough. You'll know these people when they hide behind a cloak of perfection, and their demands on others are articulated with intensity and anger. Next is that they seem lost in their career or purpose, easily switching from one thing to the next, and never staying still for too long. Their lives are filled with instant gratification, and as soon as things get challenging, they quit or turn the cheek the other way. They have no sense of honor for themselves, they suffer from low self-worth or even self-hatred. They long for positive male figure role models, or female, figure role models, and they project their mother or father wounding onto these role models, unconsciously. Lastly, a symptom of a human being in need of a right of passage is a deep well of hurt in their soul, and the longing for connection to a higher power, to the creator.   [09:59] Native Americans And Their Right Of Passage Traditions Now that you know the symptoms and the definition in regards to the right of passage, what is the solution, how does a human being take action, and place themself in the fire for a coming-of-age tradition otherwise known as a right of passage? Well, first, you must listen to what your ancestors are trying to tell you. For thousands of years, our ancestors have left written, artistic, and even in the past hundreds of years, music and recorded voices that all point towards the clues of how to live life well. But living life well when you are a child, it's different than living life well, when you are an adolescent, teenager, young adult, adult, middle age, elder, and senior. All of these life phases have unique and potent lessons of growth and wisdom if a human being is following the map of how to absorb integrate, and embody the wisdom that our ancestors are sharing with us. Across the world, there are many many clues that our ancestors have given us, but just for simplicity's sake, I will focus on the wisdom of the Native American elders, as an example of what our ancestors are trying to tell us... As I mentioned before a vision quest is a right of passage in some Native American cultures. It is typically only done by young males entering adulthood, but we have seen a resurgence because of the atrophy of young women's traditions around entering womanhood, there are many women who embark on Vision Quest as well. Here are the clues, the lessons, and what our ancestors are, trying to tell us spoken through the four Native American values Harmony with nature, the endurance of suffering, respect and non-interference towards others, and a strong belief that man is inherently good and should be respected for his decisions. Native American values lean toward a cosmic identity, a harmony of the individual with the tribe, the tribe with the land, and the land with the spirit of the universe. Central to this quest for harmony is a sense of constancy – the timelessness and predictability of nature as the foundation of existence. This cycle symbolizes eternity- one reality, and it transcends everything in its absoluteness, giving respect to everything. So these whispers, and sometimes the sledgehammers that come, not just from the Native American values, but also from the European, and basically in every continent of the world, the values of our ancestors are always around us if we can be still enough to hear them. Here are some signs that it is time for you, yourself, or someone you know to embark upon a rite of passage, whether they are 13, 15, 55, or 65 there is never a wrong time to embark upon a right of passage. If you cannot remember the last time, you spent time by yourself, or time by yourself in nature, and even the thought of you, being in nature, makes you feel uncomfortable, or brings up fear, it is time for your rite of passage. When you hear the word family, you get uncomfortable or you have a view of what a family actually is, or when you do your emotional inventory process if the sound of the word family makes you angry or sad, it is time to do a rite of passage. If you only are working for retirement, and the thought of working for a purpose is completely foreign to you, it is time to do it right of passage. If you are a hard follower of rules, and you never push your edge, and always be a good little boy, or a good little girl, if you have no idea about the thrill of breaking rules, or the thought of breaking rules, or even questioning authority, scares you, it is time to embark upon a right of passage. And lastly, if you are focused on the youth and you compare yourself to how life was 10, 20, 30, 40, or 50 years ago if you find yourself melancholy and dwelling on the past on a regular basis, and you were unhappy with your present moment and you just can't seem to snap yourself out of depression, or anxiety, it is absolutely 100% time to embark upon a right of passage.   [15:22] A Message To Your Subconscious Mind My intention with this solocast was to speak to a deep place in your heart to talk to your subconscious mind to connect with a part of your soul that I have been disconnected myself from many times in life. But right at this moment I can share with you that my heart and your heart are connected, the fact that you are here, listening to me, we are connected, the fact that anything I'm saying is touching your heart, is making you feel emotions, welling up energy inside of you... That is proof that we are connected. I want to inspire you to reach out to me, admin@wellnessforce.com need support in selecting a right of passage or a vision quest I can connect you personally to two guys who have both been on the wellness and wisdom podcast. And if right now you feel is the time that you want to integrate and go deeper and get more information about a right of passage head over to JoshTrent.com/510 and make sure you click on all the resources and books that I have linked in the blog post. Until I see you again next Week. I'm wishing you love and wellness. Resources: King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine by Robert Moore (Author), Douglas Gillette Iron John: A Book about Men by Robert Bly   Links From Today's Show  JoshTrent.com/494 JoshTrent.com/510 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' 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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Your shadow has its own intelligence. The shadow is the psychological energy that’s working against you to shut off the pathways towards your goals, aims, and the changes and the love that you want. We need to invite in the intelligence to work with us, to build a relationship with it so it’s not working against us but with us. And when we start to do that, we start to expand consciously and create sovereignty internally. - Connor Beaton 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 509 Connor Beaton, the founder of ManTalks and author of Men's Work, a self-help book from men, for men and about men, joins Josh Trent on Wellness + Wisdom Podcast to discuss how to integrate and embrace your shadows in order to heal and become your true self. Are you ready to discover how shadow work can help you achieve loving relationships with others and remove your triggers and addictions? This episode will teach you how our limiting beliefs govern our lives, what you can do to reclaim your darkness and step out of your father's shadow, why separation is a myth, and how porn can destroy intimacy in your relationship.   Listen To Episode 509 As Connor Beaton Uncovers: [1:30] Ending Self-Sabotage Connor Beaton ManTalks Men's Work: A Practical Guide to Face Your Darkness, End Self-Sabotage, and Find Freedom by Connor Beaton Facing self-sabotage and allowing parts of yourself to die. What happened after Connor’s publisher told him that men don’t read self-help books. What women can learn from Men’s Work even though the book is from men, for men, and about men. The struggle of juggling a newborn son, running a business, and writing books with his wife Vienna. Vienna Pharaon Vienna Pharaon Podcast - Two Books & A Baby: Surviving Hard Times In Your Relationship   [08:40] Letting Go Of Limiting Beliefs Having to let go of the belief he’s not good enough as he grew up being told he wasn’t smart enough. How believing he wasn’t smart enough made him not even try to succeed. The doubts and limiting beliefs that resurfaced when he started writing his book. Why he was terrified of writing the book and how it made him create a possibility for something new. GQ Magazine How getting external feedback helped him with the book and work through the belief he wasn’t good enough. 437 Josh Trent | Death & Rebirth: Why I’m Saying Goodbye to Wellness Force…   [13:00] The Magic Of Stepping Out Of Your Father’s Shadow Josh Trent with Aubrey Marcus: Becoming Fit For Fatherhood Why we demonize our fathers and get stuck in their shadows. The importance of realizing that we bring down or pedestal our fathers, and starting to see them for who they truly are. Connor’s father wound: How his dad left and started a family with another woman. Why he couldn’t communicate the pain he felt about his parent’s divorce. Why there were verbal and physical conflicts with his mom’s new partner. How he felt about losing his father to another family and having him replaced with another man. Uncovering how he was trying to get close to his dad and why the more he tried, the more frustrated he became. How stepping outside of the shadow of his two father figures gave him the opportunity to finally be the man he was capable of becoming.   [18:55] Reclaim Your Darkness 490 SOLOCAST | Hypervigilance: The Subconscious Strategy of Survival That Slowly Kills The merit of knowing your own darkness: Your darkness is still who you are. Why understanding and reclaiming your darkness is an act of strengthening. What it means that your pain has its own intelligence and how your shadow works against you. How accepting the parts of us that we’ve been rejecting creates internal sovereignty and we stop making other people responsible for how we feel.   [23:44] How To Gain Sovereignty From Shadow Work Why sovereignty is connected to peace according to Josh and how our partners test the foundation of our sovereignty. How women reveal who you are as a man and how men disempower themselves by projecting their journey onto women. Why men become more attractive when they reclaim their darkness. Vienna’s and Connor’s childhood: Growing up in a high-conflict environment vs growing up with zero conflict. The end of the honeymoon phase in their relationship and having to face conflicts. Why you need to be present to be able to move through trauma. How your triggers and reactions to them point out your shadows. Realizing his reactions were trauma-based and being able to set clear boundaries in conflicts. Why you need a partner who you want to do a conflict with. The reality of human experience.   [37:40] The Art Of Choosing The Right Partner Why respect is important in relationships and helps you handle conflicts easier. Why you need to pay attention to what a woman reveals about who you are as a man. How men are taught to be independent and have it all figured out. Learning who you are by paying attention to the darkness that is brought up in a relationship. Why you can’t know who you want to be with if you don’t know who you are. Secure attachment: Enduring difficult situations together. The importance of being with a partner that challenges you to reach your full potential. The difference between someone who’s trying to change you VS someone who pushes you to step into your true self.   [44:20] Thy Myth Of Separation + Male Suppression The role of self-regulation in a relationship. What the myth of separation is and why hiding from what you think might make you look won’t make you stronger. How we live separate from the things we feel that make us weak. Why people believe there is strength in the suppression of men. Unpacking why the act of admission is the pathway toward strength. How Connor suppressed his own emotions, problems, and addictions in the past.   [48:40] What Is Truly Behind Porn Addiction? Josh’s porn addiction and how an honest relationship helped him heal from it. How Connor struggled to give porn up. The realization that he always felt something he didn’t want to feel right before watching porn. How porn was helping him regulate his nervous system and ease anxiety. Learning to stop, breathe, and sit with his feelings before watching porn. Why porn is risk-free compared to other addictions. The first time Connor got caught watching pornography: Realizing the disconnection he felt with his partner because of porn. How he turned healing from porn addiction into a practice to regulate his nervous system. Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction by Gary Wilson The connection between money and porn: How Josh’s revenue tripled after he got rid of porn addiction.   [56:00] Porn VS Intimacy Why Connor wants to be transparent about his addiction with his son and talk about creating healthy intimacy. How his stepped dad found porn in Connor’s browser history when he was a child. Why searching for alternatives and reasons why you should stop doing something that’s bad for you can be helpful. How porn conditions us to expect an extraordinary experience. The effects of watching porn on intimacy with your partner and why it can lead to sexual dysfunctions. Unconscious incompetence: You don’t know what you don’t know. Admission and confession: The bridge you have to cross in order to create a change in you. How we don’t know how to be with our pain and why we need to turn towards it to understand and accept it. How porn is ritualized and why it’s important to identify the ritual and the feeling before it in order to start healing.   [01:06:55] The Collective Shadow + Loving Stubbornness Why the feminine is the collective shadow according to Connor. What creates a negative internal dialogue: Disconnection from the feminine energy. How the ability to interact with the feminine is related to the internal interaction with the feminine. How external validation can be a sign of negative internal dialogue. The reason he wrote a letter to his son before he was born and the poem of two stubborn hearts he wrote to his wife. Why stubbornness is perceived as bad in our culture but it can be a good thing. What it means to love and show up stubbornly and how it can help us get through our shadows.   [01:16:10] The Lie About The Rational Mind The power of breath: Grounding VS action. How the ability to switch between the light and the dark comes through the breath and the nervous system. Why the rational mind that can solve all problems is a lie sold to men. Ken Wilber Eckhart Tolle Wim Hof Why recording the audiobook was a highlight for Connor. ManTalks Podcast How his podcast allows him to expand his own curiosity and the more he learns, the more people get out of it.   Power Quotes From The Show The Shadow Of The Father Wound "We often get caught demonizing our father and get stuck in his shadow. We become a judge of our father and we sit in a righteous seat when we’re hurt and say “this is how my dad should have parented me.” As if we have any context for his life and what he was going through." - Connor Beaton   Understanding Your Own Darkness “There’s merit in understanding your own darkness because your darkness is still you, a part of who you are. When you start to turn towards your fears, your insecurities, and your doubts, there’s a chance you’ll be able to not only understand those parts of you but also welcome them back in your kingdom.” - Connor Beaton   Move Through Conflict With Your Partner "If you can find somebody that’s along for the ride with you that you respect enough to move through conflict with, you’re much more likely to show up in a respectful way to prioritize figuring out what’s happening within you as a man. And subsequently, become somebody who’s willing to move through conflict themselves." - Connor Beaton   Links From Today's Show  Connor Beaton ManTalks Men's Work: A Practical Guide to Face Your Darkness, End Self-Sabotage, and Find Freedom by Connor Beaton Vienna Pharaon Vienna Pharaon Podcast - Two Books & A Baby: Surviving Hard Times In Your Relationship GQ Magazine 437 Josh Trent | Death & Rebirth: Why I’m Saying Goodbye to Wellness Force… Josh Trent with Aubrey Marcus: Becoming Fit For Fatherhood 490 SOLOCAST | Hypervigilance: The Subconscious Strategy of Survival That Slowly Kills Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction by Gary Wilson Ken Wilber Eckhart Tolle Wim Hof ManTalks 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 Connor Beaton Facebook Instagram Twitter ManTalks Facebook YouTube Instagram   About Connor Beaton Connor Beaton, the founder of ManTalks. He was raised to believe that being a man meant you had to follow certain rules. The most notable one is like the first rule of Fight Club: don’t talk about it. For most of his life, he believed all men had the same rule. Shut up and deal with it. Man up. Over the next few years, he learned to take his trauma, shame, and denial—all the shadowy parts of himself—and integrate them. He spent thousands of hours learning and training. He consulted psychologists, historians, neurologists, and authors. Connor trained for years under mentors and leaders in Jungian psychology, somatic therapy, and holotropic breathwork. He even apprenticed under a disciple of Carl Jung himself. In 2014, Connor founded ManTalks as a grassroots movement to further the cause: giving men the tools and training to create a truly self-led life.  

In this Friday's rebroadcast, I joined Lauryn Evarts Bosstick and Michael Bosstick on The Skinny Confidential Him & Her Podcast to share: The differences between vertical breathing, circular breathing & box breathing. We learn to breathe from our parents as babies. Babies are born breathing through their nose & as life goes on we essentially forget we have a nose. Mouth breathing is a coping mechanism. Fighting in front of kids isn’t always bad. If you have to choose between meditation & breathwork, choose breathwork. Hope this interview enrichens your wellness journey towards higher consciousness. For more powerful conversations, visit https://joshtrent.com/podcast BREATHE: Breath & Wellness Program Get 25% off of the BREATHE: Breath & Wellness Program with the code PODCAST25   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? Get more superfoods to improve your energy, digestion, gut health plus also reduce inflammation and blood sugar. Click HERE to try Paleovalley's Apple Cider Vinegar Complex + Save 15% with the code 'JOSH' *Review The WF Podcast & WIN $150 in wellness prizes! *Join The Facebook Group * 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' * MitoZen – Save 10% with the code “WELLNESSFORCE”