Wellness + Wisdom Podcast

Look at your costs and be financially responsible because it helps your mental health. It helps your spiritual health. It helps your emotional health. They're all so connected. So, look at your costs rather than opt out and end up in an emergency or bankruptcy that has ripple effects on the next decade of your life. Make proactive decisions and investments in your physical health. Be ready if something happens. - Erika Kraus   Get 15% off your CURED Nutrition order with the code WELLNESSFORCE at wellnessforce.com/CURED   ---> Get The Morning 21 System: A simple and powerful 21 minute system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well.   JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP | *REVIEW THE PODCAST*   Wellness Force Radio Episode 409 Erika Kraus of Sedera Health explains how to achieve healthcare freedom through their cost sharing system, explores the pain that insurance and pharmaceutical companies are creating for society, discusses the difference between shareable and non-shareable costs, and breaks down the 10 Sedera ethical beliefs and principles.   Are you ready to break free from the struggles that traditional health insurance companies create?   Discover what other primary care health solutions are available with Sedera Health and how they can provide you with not just physical and financial health stability but a wellness community too.   Sedera Health: A Refreshing Healthcare Alternative Are you ready to leave the traditional, high cost healthcare model? Start saving on your medical bills today with the cost sharing community at wellnessforce.com/SEDERA   Inspired by the modern sharing economy, Sedera Health's model centers on Member-to-Member sharing, basically people helping people. Sedera Medical Cost Sharing Members support one another’s financial and physical health by sharing burdensome medical expenses.     It is no secret that today’s healthcare landscape is complex and confusing. With Medical Cost Sharing, managing medical expenses can be direct and transparent.     Listen To Episode 409 As Erika Kraus Uncovers:   [1:30] Healthcare Freedom: Cost Sharing System Sedera Health Erika Kraus 259 James Maskell Why Sedera is not a insurance model but a community cost sharing system. What Sedera can specifically help you with along your wellness journey. Breaking down what a cost sharing community looks like and how it can give you greater flexibility and freedom. How a cost sharing system helps empower you on your wellness journey and the opportunity to be in charge of your health. The awakening that many people went through in 2020 as they spent time thinking about what it is that they actually want in their lives. Why some beautiful things came forward from the 2020 pandemic; especially the power of community.   [17:30] The Pain That Insurance & Big Pharma Create Solocast | Vision Quest Part 1: Honoring Our Ancestors Solocast | Vision Quest Part 2: Touching Death What message came to Josh during his 10-Day Vision Quest: Less anger, more truth. The power of exiting services that are no longer serving you anymore like insurance companies and focusing on a community based support system. Exploring why healthcare costs and the lack of transparency are both so out of control. The scary truth that pharmaceuticals, insurers, and hospitals benefit from keeping their prices secret.   [23:30] Shareable vs Non-Shareable Costs What "shareable costs" are and how they can benefit the community especially when healthcare emergencies happen. Why Sedera is extremely proud of their maternity sharing that supports members that are new mothers. Explaining what "non-shareable" costs are and how this system works for medical cost sharing Sedera members. The power of having a plan that allows you to pay for only what you need. Erika's own experience with the autoimmune disease, Hashimoto's, and how that impacted her Sedera plan decision. Why cases of Hashimoto's are actually increasing because of all the stressors we are experiencing including environmental and emotional stress. How Erika's Sedera plan shifted from her first to second year with a pre-existing condition.   [32:30] Direct Primary Care Health Solutions Exploring other non insurance solutions like direct primary care. The monthly payment plan for direct primary care and why many people like this model. Discounts Sedera gives to members who invest in a monthly primary care health plan. Why Josh and his family are joining Sedera to help them should they face health emergencies in the future. How mapping your costs and being financially responsible helps your mental health and overall wellbeing. Breaking down the numbers for salaries and premiums in the USA and the unsustainable squeeze it creates for families. How annual savings will shift for a family as they move from the health insurance to a cost sharing model.   [42:00] Physical & Financial Health Stability Why Sedera and cost-sharing plans do not use the conditioned term “covered” as it disempowers people. How Sedera helps their clients achieve the balance of both physical and financial health. Why Sedera is so much more as they are building a wellness tribe with their members. Exploring Sedera’s focus on education and empowering their members to take full charge of their health. How Sedera will teach you how to shop for the best healthcare for both your wellbeing and your wallet. Why love and support is so essential in Sedera’s mission to helping members on their healing journey.   [48:00] The 10 Sedera Ethical Beliefs & Principles Explore the 10 Sedera ethical beliefs and principles and which one Josh believes is the most important. Why it’s so important that we do not approach our wellbeing from a “take” or “scarcity” mentality. The new ecosystem that Sedera is building for humanity and what that means for the future of health. How we can all help to move the needle forward and make change happen in the USA. Why everything that isn’t serving our community is either slowly or quickly dissolving as we focus on and make way for positive impact. The importance of price transparency for all people to be able to make the right decision for themselves. Cured Nutrition - Get 15% off of your order when you visit wellnessforce.com/cured + use the code 'WELLNESSFORCE' Organifi - Special 20% off to our listeners with the code 'WELLNESSFORCE' Paleovalley - Save 15% on your ACV Complex with the code 'JOSH' Drink LMNT – Zero Sugar Hydration: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack, you only cover the cost of shipping Belcampo Meat Co - Save 15% on your first order with the code 'WELLNESSFORCE'! Botanic Tonics - Save 20% when you use the code 'WELLNESS20' breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community   Power Quotes From The Show   Helping Patients Feel Empowered Again "How do we get back to basics? How do we get back to that freedom and flexibility? A lot of that is really bringing the doctor-patient relationship back together. So what can Sedera bring to the table? You get to be in charge of your health and you get to have an unfettered relationship with your provider. As a medical cost sharing partner, you get to have a really intentional, mutual conversation with your doctor and work out what you need, what you can wait on, and ultimately make decisions together that are right for you. That truly helps you feel empowered with all of the insights and knowledge you need for you to be directly in charge of your healthcare choices."  - Erika Kraus   Rebuilding Our Community In 2021   "At Sedera Health, we take care of ourselves and we take care of one another. You can't go to a community and just think about what you going to get from it; that's not community but we also have to prioritize taking care of ourselves. That mutuality is so, so important and community allows us to have that. Especially 2020 and now in 2021, this experience is allowing us to get back to that with some fresh ways." - Erika Kraus     Fixing The Price Transparency Problem   "We have a price transparency problem in the USA that is everywhere in the news right now and when there's not transparency when it comes to your cost, when you actually do not know what you are paying for, you do not know the end cost. You may need to go have this surgery but if you do not know what that actual cost is, there's no accountability and there's so much room for waste to get built in. No one knows.It's really hard to navigate your healthcare choices but when we do have price transparency, you can look at these different surgery centers and see the actual cost and reviews. That's what shopping for healthcare should look like." - Erika Kraus     Links From Today's Show  Erika Kraus 259 James Maskell Solocast | Vision Quest Part 1: Honoring Our Ancestors Solocast | Vision Quest Part 2: Touching Death Leave Wellness Force a review on iTunes Cured Nutrition - Get 15% off of your order when you visit wellnessforce.com/cured + use the code 'WELLNESSFORCE' Organifi - Special 20% off to our listeners with the code 'WELLNESSFORCE' Paleovalley - Save 15% on your ACV Complex with the code 'JOSH' Drink LMNT – Zero Sugar Hydration: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack, you only cover the cost of shipping Belcampo Meat Co - Save 15% on your first order with the code 'WELLNESSFORCE'! Botanic Tonics - Save 20% when you use the code 'WELLNESS20' breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community Sedera Health Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn     Build Immunity. Breathe Deeply. A simple, powerful 21 minute morning system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well. Get Your Calm Mind + Immunity Building Guide  *6 science based morning practices guaranteed to give you more energy and less weight in 21 Minutes. *7 day guided B.R.E.A.T.H.E breathwork included.   More Top Episodes 226 Paul Chek: The Revolution Is Coming (3 Part Series) 131 Drew Manning: Emotional Fitness 129 Gretchen Rubin: The Four Tendencies  183 Dr. Kyra Bobinet: Brain Science 196 Aubrey Marcus: Own The Day 103 Robb Wolf: Wired To Eat Best of The Best: The Top 10 Guests From over 200 Shows Get More Wellness In Your Life Join the #WellnessWarrior Community on Facebook Tweet us on Twitter: Send us a tweet Comment on the Facebook page Watch full interviews on YouTube

There is this rampant and egregious over and incorrect diagnosis of hypothyroidism. It doesn't mean that hypothyroidism does not exist; of course it does but there have been major outcries even published in the Journal of Thyroid or in Medscape that there is this drift to incorrectly diagnosing people all probably because we're trying to help them but it ends up doing way more harm than it does good. - Dr. Michael Ruscio   Get 15% off your CURED Nutrition order with the code WELLNESSFORCE at wellnessforce.com/CURED   ---> Get The Morning 21 System: A simple and powerful 21 minute system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well.   JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP | *REVIEW THE PODCAST*   Wellness Force Radio Episode 408 Doctor, clinical researcher and best-selling author of Healthy Gut, Healthy You, Michael Ruscio, DC, returns for the 5th time to share the truth about hypothyroidism, which lab tests you actually need for diagnosing hypothyroidism, sleep's role in helping uncover health issues, and what to do if you have been misdiagnosed with an illness. Have you been misdiagnosed? How can you find a clinician that you can truly trust?   Join us as Josh shares his own story of being misdiagnosed with hypothyroidism this year.    Paleovalley's Apple Cider Vinegar Complex Save 15% on your order with the code ‘JOSH' at wellnessforce.com/paleovalley Introducing a powerful organic blend of apple cider vinegar and four more gut & health supportive superfoods. Paleovalley Apple Cider Vinegar Complex is a powerful aid to get organic apple cider vinegar into your body faster, easier, and without having to tolerate the taste. Their Apple Cider Vinegar Complex also contains four additional superfoods shown to support gut health, inflammation reduction, weight loss, and blood sugar stabilization. Unlike other similar products, they use all organic ingredients in order to avoid the pesticides and herbicides so prevalent in our food system today. They use gentle processing in an effort to preserve as many of the unique and fragile nutrients found in apple cider vinegar and these other four superfoods as possible.   Listen To Episode 408 As Dr. Michael Ruscio Uncovers:   [1:30] Josh's Hypothyroidism Misdiagnosis 278 Dr. Michael Ruscio - What’s Really Going On With My Thyroid? 236 Dr. Michael Ruscio - Healing The Second Brain 223 Dr. Michael Ruscio - Healthy Gut, Healthy You 119 Dr. Michael Ruscio - The Orthorexia Connection Dr. Ruscio Radio Podcast Healthy Gut, Healthy You by Dr. Michael Ruscio Dr. Michael Ruscio Josh's concern after receiving his labs and being told that he has hypothyroidism when he really doesn't. The high amount of misdiagnosis of hyperthyroidism we're seeing and while clinics are trying to help, these misdiagnosis is actually causing people more harm than good. Misdiagnosis of Graves' Disease with Apparent Severe Hyperthyroidism in a Patient Taking Biotin Megadoses 395 Ari Whitten Breaking down what it actually means to be diagnosed with hypothyroidism and what is happening in the body especially for men in Josh's scenario. The fear that came up for Josh during his call with the clinician, being told his "body is broken," and how it could've been handled better. What range of TSH we should be looking at to properly diagnose somebody with hyperthyroidism and who will actually benefit from medication. Exceptions in hypothyroid symptoms and prescribed medicine including infertility and young age. How misdiagnosis hurts people mentally, emotionally, physically, and financially as they go from one medication to another medication when they don't actually need them.   [16:00] Sleep's Role In Helping Uncover Health Issues Exploring the different types of therapies available at centers such as Dr. Ruscio's to help people with their hypothyroidism or other health issues. The difference between lab forward clinics that are focused on theories and those that will work directly with the client to help them heal with clinically trialed therapies. Why supplements and prescribed medicines don't actually help address the root cause of our health problems compared to changing our lifestyles. What lifestyle factors Dr. Ruscio looks at first when helping a client: sleep, diet, and other areas. Different diets Josh has tried including the ketogenic diet which made him personally feel sleepy and lethargic compared to something like the Mediterranean diet. How Josh's specific background including having the APO34 gene impacts his health and how his body responds to different foods. 373 Matteo Franceschetti Eight Sleep Sleep biohacks Josh is adding to his life including the Eight Sleep bed which uses thermoregulation to adjust the body temperature for greater rest. How Josh is tracking his body's response to different foods using the NutriSenseCGM device. 397 Kara Collier Save $25 on the first month of any monthly NutriSense plan with the code ‘WELLNESSFORCE' 365 Dr. Paul Saladino 252 Harpreet Rai | OURA Ring   [26:00] How Singing Can Improve Your Sleep Gaps that might occur with a mattress that tracks HRV compared to the home sleep test that Dr. Ruscio's team does which tracks if a person is snoring to help them with their hypothesis of testing for sleep apnea and other issues. Breaking down why men are at higher risk for sleep problems than women and Dr. Ruscio's theories on why. Weston A. Price Foundation 321 Sally Fallon Morell & Hilda Labrada Gore How your sleep angle can play a role if you are seeing metabolic insufficiencies and suboptimization. Why singing and playing different woodwind instruments like a didgeridoo have shown to reduce obstructed sleep apnea because of how it improves the tone of the musculature in the palate and throat. Tatch   [30:30] Which Lab Tests Are Beneficial? What tests Dr. Ruscio suggests Josh and similar people in his shoes do including an expanded cardiovascular panel to get a better sense on what Josh's risk looks like and help him make modifications. Breaking down which lab tests are actually essential to help someone improve their thyroid health. Why it helps to do an in depth look at what is bothering you: snoring, jaw clenching, dry mouth, receding gums, exhaustion, or drool as well as your history with braces and headgear. The fact that the one thing that will tank metabolism and testosterone levels for males is a an undiagnosed sleep issue. Exploring which workouts and weight lifting exercises that really help move the needle for testosterone and general health. Why the impact of exercise on hormones is actually fairly minimal. 380 Mike Mutzel What mouth taping is and if it might benefit your personalized health. Why mouth taping might not drastically help move the health needle for you compared to diet and exercise like it has for people such as Dr. Ruscio. Paul Chek | All Is God Why even the healthiest people who perform at a high athletic level will also face bad days but with the right help they should feel heard, things should make sense, and your clinician shouldn't make you feel afraid. Signs that you should look out for when following the advice of one clinician over the other. Why a trusted clinician is one that is open-minded, looks at different approaches, and is cautious. Paleovalley - Save 15% on your ACV Complex with the code 'JOSH' Drink LMNT – Zero Sugar Hydration: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack, you only cover the cost of shipping Belcampo Meat Co - Save 15% on your first order with the code 'WELLNESSFORCE' Botanic Tonics - Save 20% with the code 'WELLNESS20' breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community   Power Quotes From The Show How Common Are Hypothyroid Misdiagnoses?   "Over the last three to four years I've really been honing in on this fact that there has been this division in alternative medicine that is once again trying to help people but incorrectly labeling people with a disease when they're actually in an acceptable, normative range. Why this is so problematic is because literally once per week at our clinic I will see a case of someone who has been misdiagnosed with hypothyroidism; it's really that rampant in today's society."  - Dr. Michael Ruscio   The Right Way To Speak To Patients   "When people aren't feeling well, there's already a predilection for patients to be a little bit anxious and their minds go to the worst case scenario. I've been there before myself; these thoughts happen and if you prey upon that, it's really the wrong way to handle these conversations because you end up making the person feel worse than they actually are. As clinicians, we should be trying to leverage a placebo in a positive and say something like, 'Hey, you can heal and you can recover. It's not that bad and these things can be repaired," rather than telling patients like in your case, "Your body is broken." Telling people their body is broken causes harm mentally, emotionally, physically, and financially." - Dr. Michael Ruscio   Do You Really Need Hypothyroid Medication?     "Many of these lab forward clinical models are predicated upon theory. It's a theory that your TSH shouldn't be above 2 or 2.5. So, what we're trying to use at our clinic is proof that when people have certain symptoms and they make diet, lifestyle or supplement changes, there is clinical outcome data showing these changes improve their symptoms. And a much better model is to put that lifestyle change process into a cascade of decision making trees that you can walk the person through until you get the result. Sure, some lab work guides that slightly but it's really the person and their symptoms and their response to therapeutics that drives the model predominantly compared to just treating labs and treating numbers that is again just based upon theory that chases a number and doesn't focus on the person." - Dr. Michael Ruscio     Links From Today's Show  278 Dr. Michael Ruscio - What’s Really Going On With My Thyroid? 236 Dr. Michael Ruscio - Healing The Second Brain 223 Dr. Michael Ruscio - Healthy Gut, Healthy You 119 Dr. Michael Ruscio - The Orthorexia Connection Dr. Ruscio Radio Podcast Healthy Gut, Healthy You by Dr. Michael Ruscio Thyroid immunity – What Are Healthy Levels for Thyroid Antibodies Misdiagnosis of Graves' Disease with Apparent Severe Hyperthyroidism in a Patient Taking Biotin Megadoses 395 Ari Whitten 373 Matteo Franceschetti Eight Sleep 397 Kara Collier Save $25 on the first month of any monthly NutriSense plan with the code ‘WELLNESSFORCE' 365 Dr. Paul Saladino 252 Harpreet Rai | OURA Ring Weston A. Price Foundation 321 Sally Fallon Morell & Hilda Labrada Gore Tatch 380 Mike Mutzel Paul Chek | All Is God Paleovalley - Save 15% on your ACV Complex with the code 'JOSH' Drink LMNT – Zero Sugar Hydration: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack, you only cover the cost of shipping Belcampo Meat Co - Save 15% on your first order with the code 'WELLNESSFORCE' Botanic Tonics - Save 20% with the code 'WELLNESS20' Leave Wellness Force a review on iTunes breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community Dr. Michael Ruscio Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Pinterest   About Dr. Michael Ruscio Michael Ruscio, DC is a doctor, clinical researcher and best-selling author whose practical ideas on healing chronic illness have made him an influential voice in functional and alternative medicine. His research has been published in peer-reviewed medical journals and he speaks at integrative medical conferences across the globe. Dr. Ruscio’s best-selling book, Healthy Gut, Healthy You, has paved the way for a ‘start with the gut’ philosophy which has enabled doctors and patient to obtain improved outcomes with minimal expense and effort. He is leading the charge to make alternative medicine more affordable, effective and practical, through a pragmatic application of evidence-based therapies. Dr. Ruscio’s ability to objectively analyze medical literature has made him a trusted voice of reason, a voice he shares on his top-rated podcast and website.   Build Immunity. Breathe Deeply. A simple, powerful 21 minute morning system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well. Get Your Calm Mind + Immunity Building Guide  *6 science based morning practices guaranteed to give you more energy and less weight in 21 Minutes. *7 day guided B.R.E.A.T.H.E breathwork included.   More Top Episodes 226 Paul Chek: The Revolution Is Coming (3 Part Series) 131 Drew Manning: Emotional Fitness 129 Gretchen Rubin: The Four Tendencies  183 Dr. Kyra Bobinet: Brain Science 196 Aubrey Marcus: Own The Day 103 Robb Wolf: Wired To Eat Best of The Best: The Top 10 Guests From over 200 Shows Get More Wellness In Your Life Join the #WellnessWarrior Community on Facebook Tweet us on Twitter: Send us a tweet Comment on the Facebook page Watch full interviews on YouTube

How do I adapt my shoreline to the capacity that the feminine energy that I love is asking for? Well, the only way that I can change the geography of my shoreline is by doing a rite of passage that will actually change my shoreline forever. - Josh Trent   Get 15% off your CURED Nutrition order with the code WELLNESSFORCE at wellnessforce.com/CURED   ---> Get The Morning 21 System: A simple and powerful 21 minute system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well.   JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP | *REVIEW THE PODCAST*   Wellness Force Radio Episode 407 Wellness Force Media Founder, Josh Trent, joins host of The Art of Masculinity Podcast, Johnny Elsasser, to discuss how to adjust your shoreline through a Rites of Passage, the power of true brotherhood, and break down of the three stages of intelligence: gathering, applying, and embodying for greater emotional wisdom.   What is authoritative playfulness and why is it needed now more than ever in our world?     Join Johnny and Josh as they share practical tools for the masculine energy to build themselves up from the inside out.  Paleovalley's Apple Cider Vinegar Complex Save 15% on your order with the code ‘JOSH' at wellnessforce.com/paleovalley Introducing a powerful organic blend of apple cider vinegar and four more gut & health supportive superfoods. Paleovalley Apple Cider Vinegar Complex is a powerful aid to get organic apple cider vinegar into your body faster, easier, and without having to tolerate the taste. Their Apple Cider Vinegar Complex also contains four additional superfoods shown to support gut health, inflammation reduction, weight loss, and blood sugar stabilization. Unlike other similar products, they use all organic ingredients in order to avoid the pesticides and herbicides so prevalent in our food system today. They use gentle processing in an effort to preserve as many of the unique and fragile nutrients found in apple cider vinegar and these other four superfoods as possible.   Listen To Episode 407 As Josh Trent Uncovers:   [1:30] Vision Quest: Josh's Rite Of Passage The M21 Guide The Art of Masculinity | Episode 191: Change Your Shoreline with Josh Trent Johnny Elsasser Why masculinity, what it means to be a man, and even our relationships with either gender are evolving. Josh's journey to fatherhood and how expecting Novah has shaped his life. How and why many men abuse the beautiful gift and power of intimacy. What new 'terms' Josh is most excited about with his new role as a father and starting a family. 405 Tim Corcoran Josh's recent experience doing a 10-Day Vision Quest and what thoughts and emotions came up for him during that experience. Solocast | Vision Quest Part 1: Honoring Our Ancestors Solocast | Vision Quest Part 2: Touching Death 196 Aubrey Marcus  How Josh was introduced to Tim Corcoran by Aubrey Marcus and it was an immediate soul calling to do a Vision Quest. The power of a Rites Of Passage and why it's a vital part of entering adulthood. King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine by Robert Moore and Douglas Gillette Breaking down what a true rite of passage actually is, how it changes the 'shoreline of your being' and how to complete one. The various types of Rites of Passages around the world and what Josh enjoyed the most about his experience doing a Native American based Vision Quest.   [8:30] True Brotherhood Why gangs and the military are the closest things we have to a 'Rites of Passage' in American culture and neither are very good for our wellbeing or psyche. Exploring why you cannot have true power or brotherhood from a place of violence and war; only from a place of peace. How these groups with dogmatic, controlling leaders begin to grow an infection of resentment within and it begins to unravel the brotherhood. The fact that the old school patriarchy was infected and has operated from that space for a millennia but we're now witnessing this positive shift away from that mentality. Why it's foolish to think that evil does not exist because in the world there are fear and love, chaos and order, dark and night...there are always opposing forces because all is God. Paul Chek | All Is God   [12:30] Authoritative Playfulness Why it's not real to believe in "good vibes only" but what is real is to have "authoritative playfulness." Breaking down what authoritative playfulness is and why it's what modern men need to cultivate. How authoritative playfulness gives men the skills to take care of themselves and their family against evil. The deep ego wounds we still carry with us from people being mistreated for thousands of years: greed, resentment, and betrayal. Why we have square thinking when we need to think in a circular way to live in our 360 world. Exploring why men are afraid of this new way of being in their masculine selves. Why our ego will fight any time our way of being is challenged with a new idea or with change. Holodynamics | Dr. Vernon Woolf 404 Jay Brown Dr. Vernon Woolf's work on holodynes and how beliefs are passed on to us from our past generations. Why, like technology, we must also always be evolving and challenging ourselves to grow.   [20:30] The Three Phases Of Intelligence What steps you can take to help the men in your life realize that they do need to get in touch with love and Spirit. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell Unpacking the 'tipping point' we all face when we have experienced a way of being that is creating pain. Why we encounter the tipping point every single day and how we can show up by choosing to be aware of our reality and then decide how we will adapt and serve in that awareness. 086 Mark Divine Tools that help Josh be aware, show up, adapt, and serve including breathwork. How to show up as a better man by following the three phases of intelligence: gather, apply, and embody. How men can apply breathwork and greater awareness in their relationships to help them solve difficult moments especially when old programming is going on in your mind's background. 358 Dr. Belisa Vranich breathwork.io The power of breathwork and how taking a deep, vertical breath will help reset your nervous system. Why the biggest gift we can give to ourselves, our partner, and our space is asking for permission to learn so that we can become a better leader. How you can become a better leader for your team by asking members to help you understand any stress they're feeling if the energy is off at work.   [30:00] How Men Can Build Greater Emotional Intelligence Why true intelligence goes beyond just how smart you are or how you speak. How we can all gain greater emotional intelligence by taking very complex things, dropping into our heart, and speak with honest language. How Josh's M21 Guide with six practices will help you on your path to embody greater emotional and physical intelligence. What people can look forward to in starting a breathwork practice and the science behind how it helps shift the brain's chemistry. The biggest factors that cause people to be stuck in the sympathetic or "freeze" state: trauma (big or small). How you can get out of the sympathetic mode: hugging, nature, exercise, or conscious relationships but the no. 1 is the pulse of the breath. Why we become victims of intellectualization where we think that life has to be this crazy, hard complex obstacle but it's all programming. What if money was no object? by Alan Watts The power of being aware of what "masks" you are still wearing in your everyday life instead of showing up as your authentic self. Why sometimes fear wears a smile when we're all about "good vibes only" and putting on this front that everything is fine. Paleovalley - Save 15% on your ACV Complex with the code 'JOSH' Drink LMNT – Zero Sugar Hydration: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack, you only cover the cost of shipping Belcampo Meat Co - Save 20% on your first order with code 'WELLNESSFORCE' Botanic Tonics - Save 20% with the code 'WELLNESS20' breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community     Power Quotes From The Show How To Update Your Soul's Programming   "Why is it so hard when we're presented as men with a new way of being? It's so hard because we are fighting biology. Steven Pressfield calls it 'the resistance.' So, what is resistance's number one job? What is a holodyne's number one job? What is a core belief that got installed almost like a microchip in a computer; what is its core job? Its core job is to function without change. So, when I am presented with new information that goes against the construct of the programs that were installed in my mind that activate the holodynes and the beliefs and the way of being, there is going to be a system error, right? That is when your soul has to come in, see things from an observer perspective, and override the programming." - Josh Trent   The Tipping Point We Face Every Day   "We all have a tipping point that comes when we have experienced a way of being that is creating pain. We change through pleasure and pain; it's an axis and the reason that dark comes really strong right before light is because every day we're in a tipping point. Every single day you and I as men can choose to show up as authoritative playful leaders based on our environment and what we're aware of happening in it. How can you do this? First you have to choose that you want to be aware of what is actually going on in reality; not the subjective reality but the objective reality that you can see from 30,000 feet. After that, ask yourself, 'What is my decision making faculty about how I'm going to adapt and serve in that awareness?' "  - Josh Trent   What It Means To Be An Authoritative Playful Man     "Authoritative Playfulness is what men need to cultivate because if we can be authoritative and playful, that can be trusted. Authoritative means you take care of your body, you take care of your mental health; maybe you learn how to use firearms properly to protect you and your family, maybe you learn how to grow food. Maybe you learn all kinds of skills that can protect from a place of peace and love against evil because evil is real just like love is real. Evil is real because we are still at the consciousness level where we are still carrying out the wishes of evil and those come from greed, resentment, and betrayal which are all ego wounding.... ...They are still these deep, bloody ego wounds that we are uncovering from thousands of years of people being mistreated and honestly trying to be led from dogmatism. So, we get to be authoritative and we get to be playful because we have to have fun and we have to be loving. That's the art form of being authoritative playful and that's what us men have to embody today."     Links From Today's Show  The Art of Masculinity | Episode 191: Change Your Shoreline with Josh Trent 405 Tim Corcoran Solocast | Vision Quest Part 1: Honoring Our Ancestors Solocast | Vision Quest Part 2: Touching Death 196 Aubrey Marcus  King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine by Robert Moore and Douglas Gillette Paul Chek | All Is God Holodynamics | Dr. Vernon Woolf 404 Jay Brown The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell 086 Mark Divine 358 Dr. Belisa Vranich What if money was no object? by Alan Watts Leave Wellness Force a review on iTunes breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community About Josh Trent Josh Trent is the Founder of Wellness Force Media, host of the Wellness Force Podcast and the creator of the BREATHE: Breath & Wellness Program. Josh has spent the past 18 years as a trainer, researcher, and facilitator discovering the physical and emotional intelligence for humans to thrive in our modern world. The Wellness Force Mission  is to help humans heal mental, emotional and physical health through podcasts, programs, and a global community that believe in optimizing our potential to live life well. Josh's life is dedicated to supporting humanity coming together as one.   Build Immunity. Breathe Deeply. A simple, powerful 21 minute morning system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well. Get Your Calm Mind + Immunity Building Guide  *6 science based morning practices guaranteed to give you more energy and less weight in 21 Minutes. *7 day guided B.R.E.A.T.H.E breathwork included.   More Top Episodes 226 Paul Chek: The Revolution Is Coming (3 Part Series) 131 Drew Manning: Emotional Fitness 129 Gretchen Rubin: The Four Tendencies  183 Dr. Kyra Bobinet: Brain Science 196 Aubrey Marcus: Own The Day 103 Robb Wolf: Wired To Eat Best of The Best: The Top 10 Guests From over 200 Shows Get More Wellness In Your Life Join the #WellnessWarrior Community on Facebook Tweet us on Twitter: Send us a tweet Comment on the Facebook page Watch full interviews on YouTube

When you really dig into the inner work process, the first place to begin is to stop worshipping and praying at the altar of perpetual growth and ascension. We are obsessed. We are addicted. We are fixated on and relient on this need to be special and this need to grow and this denies us the experience of a kind of falling apart. No man wants to fall apart and come into contact with the realities of what his grief might have to teach him. The fact is that when we really get present to it, what we're actually afraid of is that we don't know what that's going to look like. We are terrified of what will happen on the other side of not worshipping the 'God of Growth' and beginning to allow the wisdom of this grief to enter. - Connor Beaton   Get 15% off your CURED Nutrition order with the code WELLNESSFORCE at wellnessforce.com/CURED   ---> Get The Morning 21 System: A simple and powerful 21 minute system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well.   JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP | *REVIEW THE PODCAST*   Wellness Force Radio Episode 406 TEDx Speaker and the Founder of ManTalks, Connor Beaton, shares his own journey of coming back from rock bottom, the healing power of shadow work, how men can begin the process of fathering their inner child, and why the war of the sexes is officially over.   Are you ready to begin the journey towards deep radical healing?   Discover why pain has its own intelligence and what it can teach us when we are present to its guiding wisdom.   CURED Nutrition Save 15% off your CURED Nutrition order with the code WELLNESSFORCE at wellnessforce.com/cured It's taken me over a year to find the right hemp and CBD company to introduce to the Wellness Force Community and I could not be more thrilled that it's CURED Nutrition! CURED Nutrition is a movement inspired by nature and grounded in a shared desire to leave a lasting impression on you, our community, and this world. Together, they're a collective of heart-centered human beings who are inviting you – the conscious creatives, dreamers, and healers – to join their family. Learn how CURED hemp and CBD products can enhance your daily wellness routine. Try Cured's Full Spectrum Raw Hemp Oil Today They're Colorado-based organically grown hemp products that have been engineered to transform your approach toward an elevated life. Tap into your inherent potential – your greatest mind-body alignment – and nourish it with the supplements you were designed to thrive on. A greater existence is waiting. [ Listen To Episode 406 As Connor Beaton Uncovers:   [1:30] Coming Back From Rock Bottom Connor Beaton ManTalks ManTalks Podcast Get a discount for Man Talks Shadow Work Program with the code 'WELLNESSFORCE' What ManTalks is and their mission to support men especially with their mental health. 386 Mark Groves ManTalks Podcast: Josh Trent – Breaking Through the Barriers of Our Own Past, Pain and Failures Unpacking the hardships Connor has faced and how he has grown since hitting his rock bottom moment. How the mask and the illusion he had built around himself started to crumble and impact those around him. His past destructive behavior patterns and how he worked to overcome and be anew. So-called "rules" that men learn including "You don't talk about what it's like to be a man" especially if it doesn't fit into the typical male role. Francis Weller Breaking down how our pain as its own intelligence and why men are taught not to observe that and it is crippling them. The fact that Connor couldn't cope with the pain that he felt inside that led to fights, dangerous behavior, and infidelity because that's what he thought a man should do to stuff it down. Why we shouldn't suppress our feelings and pain but explore and express them to help us heal.   [15:00] Pain Has Its Own Wisdom How embracing the emotional pain during his 10-Day Vision Quest allowed Josh to heal past wounds he had carried for decades. The fact that our body is always trying to communicate with us at all times. Connor's experience really tuning into his pain for the first time and see what it was doing to those that he loved the most. What steps men can take to begin unpacking and exploring their emotions and pain. Why we are obsessed and relient on this need to be special and this need to grow but it denies us the experience of falling apart and healing. The fear Connor had that his life would dismantle should he allow himself to feel his pain and listen to his grief. Carl Jung Questions to begin asking yourself including, 'What have you been denying about in your life?' What it means to go "into the cave" and experience the dark night of the soul that will ultimately lead you on your Hero's Journey.   [30:30] Shadow Work & Self Healing Breaking down the keys to shadow work and begin the self healing process. How to pay attention to how you react and why that response is so important to understanding your shadow and where you go when you are unconscious. The benefits of keeping a journal of what you react to, how you reacted, and what narrative runs through your mind when the shadow self comes out. Unpacking the differences between responding from the parasympathetic and the sympathetic nervous systems and applying that to your fight, fight, or freeze response. Exploring capital "T" and lower case "t" trauma for men especially if they have experienced sexual trauma, physical abuse, or a family member with a mental health illness. Why men who have been abused either have a "fawn" response where they freeze or they people please because it is safer for them. Unpacking the co-dependent saying "Happy wife, happy life" and how it keeps people back from doing the real inner work. Why we, and especially men, over rely on our intellectual understanding of things but struggle with intuition and emotions in relationships. Conner's decision to not call it therapy but training because men are missing skill sets that they actually need in order to have fully functional relationships, careers, health, romantic relationships, and self fulfillment. What past narratives Connor had to unlearn so that he could learn new trainings such as the arts of self discipline.   [44:30] How To Begin The Shadow Work Exploring the law of reciprocity and how it relates to things happening for us instead of to us. Why he believes that in some way karma is what we attract because we believe we deserve it. How our pain unconsciously attracts what we don't want in life and that's why we should be paying attention to what it's telling us. Why the shadow work is not a golden bullet for automic healing but it is an important part of the process. The importance of easing into doing the shadow work by first realizing what areas of your life you are avoiding. A shadow work game Connor would play with himself by catching himself whenever he lied to others and then autocorrect that behavior real time. What he believes shadow work is in 2021 and why so many people are abusing the word and practice. How Carl Jung came up with the concept of the shadow self and shadow work. Connor's own experience with shadow work and working with parts of himself that he was hiding from others. How Connor helps people with addiction and the 12- step process. Why he believes that addiction is often an attachment dysfunction. How spirituality comes into place with the process of healing from addiction.   [57:30] The War Of The Sexes Is Over The different programs that are available at ManTalks to help you with the healing process. What the ManTalks group, The Alliance, is about and why it's a safe space for men to have challenge based relationships to help them grow. Why we need to stop focusing on bringing a matriarchy or a patriarchy into power and instead create a humanity arch together to lead from a place of wholeness and not wounding. Stephen Jenkinson Breaking down the actual etymology of the word, "patriarchy," why it doesn't mean putting men on a pedestal, and how it applies to our world in 2021. Why a lot of the work that we do as men is to learn how to father ourselves. How ManTalks and The Alliance help men tend to and father themselves but also integrate and initiate themselves through the obstacles they're facing into more sovereign, self led men who can bring their gifts into the world. Why there is no more "war of the sexes" and we can work together as one in society while honoring our core differences and similarities. The spiritual courage to surrender to change and allow ourselves to evolve and mature. Duey Freeman Paleovalley - Save 15% on your ACV Complex with the code 'JOSH' Drink LMNT – Zero Sugar Hydration: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack, you only cover the cost of shipping Belcampo Meat Co Botanic Tonics - Save 20% with the code 'WELLNESS20' breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community   Power Quotes From The Show What Inner Work Really Looks Like   "Let go of your need to find any kind of golden gun or silver bullet. When men enter this work, they think, 'Okay, I'm going to work on my shadow; I'm going to do shadow work,' or 'I'm going to go to therapy, I'm going to get a therapist.' They do so almost always from the place of: I just want that one ultimate equation that's going to liberate me so I can get away from this. They want to make it as pragmatic as possible but you know, you're entering into territory that may not work like that and you have have to consider that. Consider that what got you into the dysfunction that you have been in may not be the path that is going to get you out of it. That perhaps, you're going to have to learn a very different, equally valuable lesson when you begin the real inner work." - Connor Beaton   Facing Your Shadow   "Carl Jung's work focused on facing the shadow; facing the parts of you that you have been rejecting and hiding and avoiding. Start there to begin your inner work journey and ask, 'What have I been rejecting about myself? What have I been avoiding? What have I been denying about myself and lying about in my life?' Start there by working on those aspects because when we do, we begin to reveal that parts of ourselves that we have hidden from the people that we love and then we wonder why we don't feel like they really know us.... ...So, begin with the things that you have been neglecting about who you are or begin with the parts that you have been rejecting of what your life actually looks like. For some men this is very challenging because it means that they have to come into contact with the truth that maybe they're not as happy and things aren't as perfect as they had been selling to the world for years." - Connor Beaton   How To Father Your Inner Child     "The work that we do in many ways is about learning how to father ourselves as men. That we stop offloading the responsibility of our wellness, of our strength, of our confidence, of our wellbeing onto other people because the truth is, if we're really honest, there's a lot of men out there who have no idea how to tend to the wounded child that they've been carrying around for years. Where has he gone? If you've been abused as a child, where did that child go? Nowhere; he's in you - he is you and if you don't know how to take care of him, he's going to cause havoc in your life. If you don't know how to parent him and father him, he's going to cause havoc if you become a father." - Connor Beaton   Links From Today's Show  ManTalks Podcast Get a discount for Man Talks Shadow Work Program with the code 'WELLNESSFORCE' 386 Mark Groves ManTalks Podcast: Josh Trent – Breaking Through the Barriers of Our Own Past, Pain and Failures Francis Weller Carl Jung Stephen Jenkinson Duey Freeman Paleovalley - Save 15% on your ACV Complex with the code 'JOSH' Drink LMNT – Zero Sugar Hydration: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack, you only cover the cost of shipping Belcampo Meat Co Botanic Tonics - Save 20% with the code 'WELLNESS20' Leave Wellness Force a review on iTunes breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community 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.   Build Immunity. Breathe Deeply. A simple, powerful 21 minute morning system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well. Get Your Calm Mind + Immunity Building Guide  *6 science based morning practices guaranteed to give you more energy and less weight in 21 Minutes. *7 day guided B.R.E.A.T.H.E breathwork included.   More Top Episodes 226 Paul Chek: The Revolution Is Coming (3 Part Series) 131 Drew Manning: Emotional Fitness 129 Gretchen Rubin: The Four Tendencies  183 Dr. Kyra Bobinet: Brain Science 196 Aubrey Marcus: Own The Day 103 Robb Wolf: Wired To Eat Best of The Best: The Top 10 Guests From over 200 Shows Get More Wellness In Your Life Join the #WellnessWarrior Community on Facebook Tweet us on Twitter: Send us a tweet Comment on the Facebook page Watch full interviews on YouTube

Yes; you have a purpose for being here. There is a reason you took birth and you took form on planet Earth at this time in this year. If you're courageous enough, that can be discovered. Will it require you to face yourself? Yes. Will it be easy? Probably not. Will you have to face your traumas? Probably so. - Tim Corcoran    Get 15% off your CURED Nutrition order with the code WELLNESSFORCE at wellnessforce.com/CURED   ---> Get The Morning 21 System: A simple and powerful 21 minute system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well.   JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP | *REVIEW THE PODCAST*   Wellness Force Radio Episode 405 Founder of Purpose Mountain and Co-Director of Twin Eagles Wilderness School, Tim Corcoran, discusses how he guides people like Josh on their Vision Quests, the different rites of passage for each stage of life, how to honor our ancestral path, and the key differences between doing a Vision Quest and psychedelics or Ayahuasca. Are you on the quest to heal your past, do the inner work, and uncover your own unique path?    Discover how you can be a fully integrated human being again while facing all of the distractions of the modern world. CURED Nutrition Save 15% off your CURED Nutrition order with the code WELLNESSFORCE at wellnessforce.com/cured It's taken me over a year to find the right hemp and CBD company to introduce to the Wellness Force Community and I could not be more thrilled that it's CURED Nutrition! CURED Nutrition is a movement inspired by nature and grounded in a shared desire to leave a lasting impression on you, our community, and this world. Together, they're a collective of heart-centered human beings who are inviting you – the conscious creatives, dreamers, and healers – to join their family. Learn how CURED hemp and CBD products can enhance your daily wellness routine. Try Cured's Full Spectrum Raw Hemp Oil Today They're Colorado-based organically grown hemp products that have been engineered to transform your approach toward an elevated life. Tap into your inherent potential – your greatest mind-body alignment – and nourish it with the supplements you were designed to thrive on. A greater existence is waiting.   Listen To Episode 405 As Tim Corcoran Uncovers:   [1:30] What Is A Vision Quest? Save 15% on your Cured Nutrition order with the code 'WELLNESS' at wellnessforce.com/CURED Tim Corcoran Purpose Mountain Twin Eagles Wilderness School Solocast | Vision Quest Part 1: Honoring Our Ancestors Solocast | Vision Quest Part 2: Touching Death Tim's background and the work he does to lead people on vision quests and other meaningful wellness journeys at Twin Eagles Wilderness School. Why do people do a Vision Quest? How does one prepare for it? Different types of Vision Quests and how the are structured. Myths and truths about Vision Quests How many people are able to answer the question, "Why am I here?" after attending a Vision Quest. 196 Aubrey Marcus Why Josh decided to do a Vision Quest with the goal of clearing out generational pain and projections passed down to him from family. Who a Vision Quest is for and how to know if you are not quite ready for one yet. 032 Gay Hendricks What is the 'voice from soul' and how to listen to it. Tim's original life path studying computer science and the moment he knew a life in cubicles was not for him.   [15:30] The Work It Takes To Live Your Purpose Why living your purpose might not be easy; you may have to make sacrifices and work on it every day. The work you will have to do to grow in your purpose the moment you "plant its seed." Why, to quote Mark Twain, "The two most important days of your life are the day you were born and the day you know why." How Mark is still working, 2 decades later, to continue to fulfill his Vision Quest. What struggles people are facing in our modern world when they decide to go on a Vision Quest. Why it's not common to see younger people do Vision Quests but often people in their thirties and forties facing midlife crises. Breaking down what a Rite of Passage is and what it means to Tim. Why Rites of Passage aren't just essential for the individual but to the community as well. The benefits of place based cultures to help younger generations discover their roles compared to living in our modern capitalistic world.   [29:30] Beauty & Power in Ceremony How we can practically use ceremony and traditions in our own communities and wellness tribes. Novah's Baby Blessing ceremony that Josh and Carrie held with close friends and family which included singing the same song, "Peace Like A River" Tim and Josh sung at the sweat lodge during the Vision Quest. 378 Dr. Michael Ruscio The powerful medicine in singing including how it improves our sleeping patterns. What ancient native practices can teach us about life now. Common cultural points he looks for in different tribes and what we can learn from them. Why there is so much powerful healing in crying that connect us all and we shouldn't be ashamed of our emotions. Redefining what it means to be a man and why it is so needed now in 2021.   [35:00] Rites Of Passage For Each Stage Of Life Why opening up and crying is so good for everyone. The incredible power of quality connecting with others that we experience even if you only see that person once or twice a year. Josh and Carrie's Baby Ceremony as a Rite of Passage for them as parents but also welcoming in the spirit of their child. The impact it has on children to not be held by their parents right away when they are born. Comparing the spiritual impact of hospital vs home births and holding spiritual ceremonies in the family space. How Spirit talks to us in omens, dreams, symbols, signs, and synchronicities. Taking a closer look at how our society has been built to disconnect us from self but also harvest and divide us. The fact that people are driven to a quest in the first place because they feel disconnected from self, soul, the earth, and the mystery of life. How we've been taught society's big lie: We are separate from nature. What happens to us when we physically disconnect ourselves from the earth and its wildness. The great void that has been in our hearts since we left Mother Nature for the modern lifestyles. Josh's experience during the 4-day fast and what Mother Nature wanted to teach him. What the Vision Quest gave Josh that Ayahuasca ceremonies couldn't provide him in the past. Why the medicine that the Vision Quest helped ground him in the earth. The importance of embodying and applying  what lessons you learn along the healing journey rather than sprinting from ceremony to ceremony.   [50:50] Vision Quests Vs. Ayahuasca and Psychedelics To Heal What it means to Tim to lead people on Vision Quests and hear the stories of participants like Josh. Unpacking the attachment theory and applying it to our relationship with the earth. Why we need to have a secure attachment to our soul in order to fully experience life. The power of realizing that first and foremost, our identity stems from this earth. What the first nights of the 4 day fast were like for Josh as he had the most frightening nightmares. The blending of the dream world and the waking world that people will experience as they reconnect with Mother Earth. How a Vision Quest is the ultimate shedding of distractions and intentionally shifting one's identity from the place of the ego to one's soul. Why some people can be more harmed and wounded after a psychedelic experience than they were before. The fact that there's a time and a place for healing ourselves with natural remedies but we also have to look at modern methods that fit our lifestyles today. How Josh's Vision Quest is shaping Wellness Force's rebranding  and mission in 2021. 312 Kevin Kelly What steps we can do to live consciously with technology while unlocking greater health and wellness.   [1:11:30] Honoring Our Ancestral Past Why many people see a Vision Quest as a Native American practice but it has been practiced cross culturally for centuries. His and Mark's hope to redefine the term Vision Quest to honor all cultures and our ancestors who have practiced it. How years of colonialism, capitalism have severed our connection to Mother Earth. Connecting our past and the moment in our ancestral history when our families immigrated in order to survive and live a better life. How Josh explored grief during this Vision Quest by asking himself what grief and sadness he was not allowing himself to feel. Why Josh and his partner, Carrie, have chosen the middle name, Mauro, for their son to honor Josh's grandfather and his ancestral heritage. Exploring the healing mechanism that happens when we honor our grief and sadness including that of our ancestors. Why the worst part of trauma is not the trauma itself but how we hold onto it and internalize it that we traumatize ourselves over and over. The intense grief that Tim felt when he realized that full community healing happens after 500 years.   [1:32:30] The Difference Between Pain & Suffering Why there are easier paths to learn from our pain but there is no quick fix. Breaking down why suffering = pain x resistance. Painful but power truths including "pain is inevitable" and "when we argue with reality, we're going to lose." The fact that you are not the only one going through pain and trauma; we all are experiencing that on one level of another. Exploring the positive side to pain if we are opening to hold and explore that. The negative beliefs passed down to Josh from his parents and how he internalized them until a Vision Quest helped him begin to let them go. Why 'hurt people' unknowlying hurt other people. Alan Watts | All Retch & No Vomit How to uncover your own spiritual courage during the inner work and which tools can support you on your journey. Why the earth will serve us when we serve it. The importance of giving yourself to the land and your community; not self-actualization. 255 Ted Ryce Paleovalley - Save 15% on your ACV Complex with the code 'JOSH' Drink LMNT – Zero Sugar Hydration: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack, you only cover the cost of shipping Botanic Tonics - Save 20% off with code 'WELLNESS20' breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community     Power Quotes From The Show Redefining Masculinity   "What does it mean to be a man? I define masculinity as emotional maturity in a very simple way: It's the ability to be aware of, accept, and express the full range of emotions that we have in a healthy way. In fact, that can be a reasonable definition for emotional intelligence in general for all genders. It can be hard to open up; we're still swimming in these waters of programmed behavior of hiding our feelings. But once we do begin to share, others feel more comfortable opening up as well." - Tim Corcoran   The Antidote To Unhealthy Desire   "What happens to us as human beings when we do physically disconnect ourselves from the earth and its wildness, and ourselves from our wildness? Then we start getting sick in body, we start losing our wellness, and our minds start to struggle. We start to have mental health issues that we never had before as we cut ourselves off emotionally and spiritually. Then we wonder why we struggle. Each year the machine just picks up more and more pace, more and more technology and it's like there's a great void in our hearts that came about when we first left our natural roots and the whole time we've been looking to fill that with things like a car or a job but it can never fill us up. We can never get enough of what we truly don't need. So, what is the antidote to desire? It's connection." - Tim Corcoran   Are You Ready For A Vision Quest?     "A Vision Quest is the ultimate shedding of distractions - whether it's tents, warmth, or Facebook likes, those are the trappings of the ego. Those things are what brings us safety, security, and comfort which are all allusions of the ego. A Vision Quest is the intentional process of shifting one's identity from the place of the ego to the place of one's soul. For that to happen, the ego has to loosen its grip during this shedding process and that isn't comfortable. That's why it's important for people have this honest calling and a certain courage to do a Vision Quest because they have to be ready to let go of the things that keep them comfortable. You will get uncomfortable during the process but that is a healthy thing because we live in a culture that worships the 'God of Comfort' and we lose our souls to it, maybe even our planet as a result." - Tim Corcoran     Links From Today's Show  Tim Corcoran 196 Aubrey Marcus 032 Gay Hendricks 378 Dr. Michael Ruscio 312 Kevin Kelly Alan Watts | All Retch & No Vomit 255 Ted Ryce Aubrey Marcus Podcast | #195 Humans and Nature with Tim Corcoran Paleovalley - Save 15% on your ACV Complex with the code 'JOSH' Drink LMNT – Zero Sugar Hydration: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack, you only cover the cost of shipping Botanic Tonics - Save 20% off with code 'WELLNESS20' Leave Wellness Force a review on iTunes breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community Purpose Mountain Facebook Instagram Twitter Twin Eagles Wilderness School Facebook Instagram YouTube   About Tim Corcoran Tim Corcoran is the founder of Purpose Mountain, where he serves as a certified Nature Based Purpose Guide to support people who hear the call from wild nature to discover their purpose, those with a burning desire to live their vision and a willingness to work with resistance and fears through the Ecology of Self and Voice Dialogue. Tim also serves as co-Director of Twin Eagles Wilderness School, an organization he co-founded with his wife, Jeannine Tidwell, in Sandpoint, Idaho in 2005 dedicated to facilitating deep nature connection mentoring, cultural restoration, and inner tracking. Tim is a leader of men’s groups and holistic rites of passage for males, guiding and initiating men and boys into the new paradigm of the mature masculine. Helping People Find Their Purpose Since 1999, Tim has dedicated his life towards consciously furthering this vision of living in balance with the Earth, community, family, self, spirit and soul. Healing the cultural rift between the mainstream and indigenous cultures, transformational consciousness work, the spiritual journey, ancestral work, deep nature connection, family and holistic health are all deep commitments in his life. Tim is a heart centered father of two brilliant boys and husband to a magnificent wife, and lives in pristine Sandpoint, Idaho.   Build Immunity. Breathe Deeply. A simple, powerful 21 minute morning system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well. Get Your Calm Mind + Immunity Building Guide  *6 science based morning practices guaranteed to give you more energy and less weight in 21 Minutes. *7 day guided B.R.E.A.T.H.E breathwork included. More Top Episodes 226 Paul Chek: The Revolution Is Coming (3 Part Series) 131 Drew Manning: Emotional Fitness 129 Gretchen Rubin: The Four Tendencies  183 Dr. Kyra Bobinet: Brain Science 196 Aubrey Marcus: Own The Day 103 Robb Wolf: Wired To Eat Best of The Best: The Top 10 Guests From over 200 Shows Get More Wellness In Your Life Join the #WellnessWarrior Community on Facebook Tweet us on Twitter: Send us a tweet Comment on the Facebook page Watch full interviews on YouTube

When we operate from a victim mentality, we disempower ourselves. When you're disempowered, how are you going to do anything? How are you going to change your life? You have to take responsibility and face the truth of what you're actually doing and not make it about someone else, turning your attention to something outside of yourself as the reason why you don't have enough money, or you haven't found the partner that you're looking for, or that you have to wear a mask in the world. - Jay Brown   Get 15% off your CURED Nutrition order with the code WELLNESSFORCE at wellnessforce.com/CURED   ---> Get The Morning 21 System: A simple and powerful 21 minute system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well.   JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP | *REVIEW THE PODCAST*     Wellness Force Radio Episode 404 Life and Personal Development Coach, Jay Brown, discusses the breakthrough science of Holodynamics, shares how you can identify and deprogram old beliefs, explores why we seek validation from others, and reveals how to find your own unique healing practice. Are you thoughts and beliefs actually your own? Discover the power of Holodynamics to help you end self-sabotage, break free from old patterns, and experience radical personal transformation.   Paleovalley's Apple Cider Vinegar Complex Save 15% on your order with the code 'JOSH' at wellnessforce.com/paleovalley   Introducing a powerful organic blend of apple cider vinegar and four more gut & health supportive superfoods. Paleovalley Apple Cider Vinegar Complex is a powerful aid to get organic apple cider vinegar into your body faster, easier, and without having to tolerate the taste. Their Apple Cider Vinegar Complex also contains four additional superfoods shown to support gut health, inflammation reduction, weight loss, and blood sugar stabilization. Unlike other similar products, they use all organic ingredients in order to avoid the pesticides and herbicides so prevalent in our food system today. They use gentle processing in an effort to preserve as many of the unique and fragile nutrients found in apple cider vinegar and these other four superfoods as possible. Listen To Episode 404 As Jay Brown Uncovers:   [1:30] Deprogramming Old Thoughts & Beliefs Jay Brown Dr. Vernon Woolf | Holodynamics Holodynamics by Dr. Vernon Woolf Holodynamics For A Better World 248 Lauren Handel Zander 317 Lauren Handel Zander Jay's background, purpose, and where life has led him today. Why his focus today is to free himself of all the limiting beliefs, programs, and conditions of what the status quo has taught us. How he is guiding other people through the same process of deprogramming their unconscious thoughts and beliefs. Why some programmed unconscious thoughts and beliefs have caused us pain and suffering in our lives. Jay and Josh's shared experiences with Ayahuasca in Costa Rica. Some of Jay's biggest life turning points that have made him who he is today. David R. Hawkins The pain Jay fought through as his marriage ended and lost his little sister all in the same year in 2013. Why those experiences forced him to face things he wasn't willing to work on in the past. The moment he realized his journey with plant medicine, workshops, and spending time in wellness communities was actually a tool of distraction for the real work he had to do to heal his pain and suffering. [13:00] Why We Seek Validation From Other What led Jay to create The Evo Room (Evolution Room) in San Diego, California to help people relieve their stress, anxiety, depression and ultimately find themselves. How receiving so much positive validation from participants at The Evo Room was unknowingly leading him to a co-dependent relationship to cover up his pain. The fact that many people who help others don't recognize that they are in these co-dependent strategies because they are not generating the change within themselves but relying on the energies of others to make them feel better. How the thoughts and behaviors we learn as children to please our parents carries on into adulthood. The impact of not allowing children to make their choices and be free in who they are so that they can look towards themselves for self-acceptance and support rather than turn to others. How Jay was able to make the switch from external to internal validation and begin to fill his own cup. Why our energy is being stolen every day from other people including the government plus how we are stealing energy from other people. How dis-ease happens when we do not use the energy that the divine has gifted to us in order to fuel our mind and body. [25:00] Holodynamics For Personal Transformation Tools such has conscious relationships Jay has learned to help other people include entertainers and athletes. How holodynamics has helped Jay with his own personal growth and transformation. Why it's so important to go into your subconscious and understand your programmed thoughts that drive your actions and behaviors. What the tracking method is and how it has helped Jay to go into his own subconscious mind and identify limiting beliefs and energies the lie beneath in the background. Breaking down how we self sabotage ourselves. Dr. Vernon Woolf's work during the Cold War and how a holodynamics center were opened to try to help people in the Soviet Union. Explaining how everything around us from nature to ordinary objects are energy and have information that we can tap into. How Dr. Woolf was able to identify and heal the poison that was injected into his body with holodynamics. [38:15] Finding Your Unique Healing Practice Heart Math Institute Stealing Fire by Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal 209 Jamie Wheal How Soul Factory came to be after an Ayahuasca ceremony in Costa Rica that Jay and his friend, Alan, had attended. The journey their friendship has gone through over the years and the tight bond that they have today. Most problems people run into when they begin seeking help for their depression or anxiety. Why many helpful healing practices for mental health such as psychedelics and trauma are being censored by major platforms like Google and YouTube. The Soul Factory modality and how it has been designed to help people find the answer within themselves for which healing practice works best for them. Why releasing all of the deep conditioning and programming isn't about the tactics but forgiveness. Why the answers you seek, especially on how to heal yourself, don't come from the outside but from within yourself. 400 Cal Callahan The Great Unlearn Podcast Unpacking why we're also disconnected and find it difficult to forgive and love as humans. The distractions we face when we turn towards outside of ourselves with social media, the news, and the pandemic that keep us from turning within. How we disempower ourselves when we operate from a victim mentality. [55:00] Programmed Codependence vs Our Independence Unpacking Jay's own wellness journey, how he has evolved, and what he's still working on now. How to use the Energy that Source gives us to help power our lives. Why Jay didn't use his Energy for himself but he would give it away to someone else. How Jay's parents unknowingly programmed him to look for external validation rather than focusing on self-validation. Why we are all born free in this world with our own impulses and desires but then we're shaped and molded by our parents' experiences and programs as well as society. How we're programmed to crave co-dependency from everyone else in our lives and we don't even realize it. The power of living freely with our own independence compared to only feeling happy when we're codependent. His thinking patterns consciously and subconsciously of putting people on a pedestal and wanting to connect with them so that he would be seen as an amazing person by his peers. Why we shouldn't rely on the Law Of Attraction or manifestation but focus on ourselves as we gather, apply, and embody what we learn. [1:04:30] Breaking Free From Old Patterns How old behavior patterns and thought loops do not serve us and can actually lead to greater health issues starting at the cellular level. The process that Jay takes people on to help them begin the healing process. How to begin healing the most prominent and uncomfortable emotions that you are feeling. The power of energy as information and how our emotions are carrying that information for us to receive and understand our physical pain and ailment. What steps you can take to be present with your emotions and learn what they want to communicate with you. How we've been conditioned to turn away from negative emotions and ignore or distract ourselves from them when we really should be tuning in. The Hidden Messages in Water by Masaru Emoto An example of how one of his clients began her healing process when she tuned into the emotion, rage, and was gifted with the knowledge of what action she could take moving forward. How tuning into emotions during the inner work can also help us heal generational trauma and pain. Paleovalley - Save 15% on your ACV Complex with the code 'JOSH' Drink LMNT – Zero Sugar Hydration: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack, you only cover the cost of shipping Belcampo Meat Co - Receive 20% off of your first order Botanic Tonics - Save 20% on your Feel Free purchase breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community   Power Quotes From The Show What Is Holodynamics?   "The word, 'holodynamics,' if you break it down it is the dynamics of the holographic universe which means that we exist in a reality where it's basically images that are being projected from the universe, the divine into our experiences. So, I am a hologram, you are a hologram. We look real but essentially we are projection of consciousness into this dimension of reality. We can understand and interact with the universe through images. If I ask you to remember your first day of high school, a memory will come as an image in your mind of that experience. You can access information through holograms, through these images and even deeper when you sit with them. We can use these holograms as a way to communicate with things; animate or inanimate in the world." - Jay Brown   Generate Your Own Energy   "Many people don't recognize that they're still in these co-dependent strategies even though they're doing the work and they're helping so many people. They're making great progress yet they don't realize how they're taking energy from other people because they're not able to generate that energy within themselves and this is what we were taught by our parents. As our parents asked us to do this and do that, we turned our attention to what they wanted, not the impulse in what our hearts desired. Overtime, that trains us to turn our attention to others and that is the strategy or the program that I had personally been running with for most of my life." - Jay Brown   Fill Your Own Cup     "If you aren't using the energy that the Divine gives to you to fill your own cup and allow the cells of your body to have the sustenance from that energy and then you're giving it away and then needing to steal energy from someone else because of that, that dynamic is messing people up in the world. This is how dis-ease happens." - Jay Brown   Links From Today's Show  Dr. Vernon Woolf | Holodynamics Holodynamics by Dr. Vernon Woolf Holodynamics For A Better World 248 Lauren Handel Zander 317 Lauren Handel Zander David R. Hawkins Heart Math Institute Stealing Fire by Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal 209 Jamie Wheal 400 Cal Callahan The Great Unlearn Podcast The Hidden Messages in Water by Masaru Emoto Leave Wellness Force a review on iTunes breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community Paleovalley - Save 15% on your ACV Complex with the code 'JOSH' Drink LMNT – Zero Sugar Hydration: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack, you only cover the cost of shipping Belcampo Meat Co - Receive 20% off of your first order Botanic Tonics - Save 20% on your Feel Free purchase Jay Brown Instagram Clubhouse   About Jay Brown Jay Brown is a life hacker and professor of play. He began his journey into entrepreneurship back in 2005 with the launch of a music licensing company called Unifik Music. As a proponent for musicians, he and his partner licensed music to major broadcast TV networks such as MTV, VH1, The History Channel, ESPN, and many more. Soon after, Jay founded an event production company which achieved early success after Jay booked Beyonce to host an event. Jay is a student of Victor Vernon Woolf, the founder of Holodynamics. It was the wisdom given by Dr. Woolf that inspired Jay's passion for understanding human consciousness and ultimately lead him to create the Evo Room.   Build Immunity. Breathe Deeply. A simple, powerful 21 minute morning system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well. Get Your Calm Mind + Immunity Building Guide  *6 science based morning practices guaranteed to give you more energy and less weight in 21 Minutes. *7 day guided B.R.E.A.T.H.E breathwork included.   More Top Episodes 226 Paul Chek: The Revolution Is Coming (3 Part Series) 131 Drew Manning: Emotional Fitness 129 Gretchen Rubin: The Four Tendencies  183 Dr. Kyra Bobinet: Brain Science 196 Aubrey Marcus: Own The Day 103 Robb Wolf: Wired To Eat Best of The Best: The Top 10 Guests From over 200 Shows Get More Wellness In Your Life Join the #WellnessWarrior Community on Facebook Tweet us on Twitter: Send us a tweet Comment on the Facebook page Watch full interviews on YouTube

All of these problems that people usually ascribe to low-carb diets - the fatigue, the brain fog, the inability to get a pump while training, adrenal type issues, hormone dysregulation and what not - most of that is resolved with adequate sodium intake. - Robb Wolf   Get 15% off your CURED Nutrition order with the code WELLNESSFORCE at wellnessforce.com/CURED   ---> Get The Morning 21 System: A simple and powerful 21 minute system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well.   JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP | *REVIEW THE PODCAST*   Wellness Force Radio Episode 403 Former research biochemist, New York Times Best Selling Author and Co-Founder of LMNT, Robb Wolf, returns for the fourth time to explore the relationship between electrolytes and our brain's ability to function well, the myths surrounding sodium, and why there is a direct impact to our thyroids when the body does not receive enough sodium.    How much salt is actually good for your brain?   Find out why sodium as well as potassium and magnesium are so vital to help keep your energy up and beat brain fog.   Drink LMNT Click here to get your LMNT RECHARGE SAMPLE PACK (just pay shipping!)   A tasty electrolyte drink mix that is formulated to help anyone with their electrolyte needs and is perfectly suited to folks following a keto, low-carb, or paleo diet. For a limited time, get your LMNT Sample Pack for the cost of shipping ($5 for US orders). Limit one per customer   Listen To Episode 403 As Robb Wolf Uncovers:   [1:30] Ivermectin - A Successful COVID-19 Treatment? Robb Wolf Drink LMNT – Zero Sugar Hydration: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack, you only cover the cost of shipping Click here to get your FREE e-book, The Fundamental Guide To Fasting by Robb Wolf 357 Robb Wolf 103 Robb Wolf The Case For Better Meat | Robb Wolf What Is Wellness? Sacred Cow Exploring the latest on COVID-19 and the breaking news about a lab leak hypothesis gaining traction and the efficacy of ivermectin. The toxicity of "cancel culture" and being opening to different possibilities for COVID-19 instead of seeing the vaccine as the only real solution. Examples of cancel culture and every day censorship including YouTube taking down Dr. Pierre Coriat's public statement to the US government about the possibility of healing COVID-19 with ivermectin. What we may see happen if it's determined that ivermectin was and is actually a beneficial treatment especially for those who are unable to get the vaccine due to other health concerns. The Paleo Solution Josh's recent experience doing a Native American Vision Quest for 10 days with a 4 day water fast and what he gained from it. Why we need to focus on less anger and more truth in our world.   [15:00] How To Beat Brain Fog Breaking down how electrolytes can help heal brain fog. Why our PH and electrolyte levels need to be tightly regulated and what can happen if they go up or down by even just a little bit. The fact that having too low of sodium in our bodies is a much graver situation than having too much. Other common sources of brain fog including immunogenic foods such as eggs for Robb in his case. 125 Dr. Kirk Parsley Why our sodium intake decreases dramatically when we shift to a whole food, minimally processed diet because most of our sodium came from the processed foods we ate before. Everyday food products to help you keep your sodium levels normal if you feel a dip in energy and brain fog including chicken bouillon cubes, pickle juice, and olives. Why we tend to be scared of sodium because we so often associate it with processed foods. How electrolytes can be a good source to boost your energy in the afternoon rather than another cup of coffee. Why there really is no beneficial difference in the source of sodium you consume whether that is sea salt or refined table salt. Guillermo Ruiz  Why iodine was first introduced to foods like salt because in the early 1900s people suffered goiters due to living more interior and not consuming fish as often. The difference between iodized salt and pink Himalayan sea salt and what to be aware of when we consider the minerals that are available.   [31:00] LMNT's Health Mission For The World LMNT's mission and their focus to give you a product that tastes good and it's very convenient. Josh's biohacking experiments comparing drinking just water vs drinking LMNT both during and after a sauna session. 400 Cal Callahan Tyler Cartwright Luis Villasenor Keto Gains The fact that the main demographic that LMNT Co-Founders, Tyler Cartwright and Luis Villasenor, work with are women between the ages of 35 and 60. How LMNT's formula came to be after looking at 300 different diet records of people who largely ate a whole, un-processed low carb diet. How their product will help you address your sodium issues to improve your wellness. Why it's hard to keep your magnesium levels healthy if you're depleted in sodium. 140 Chris Kresser   [42:00] Sodium Intake Truths & Myths Exploring the truths and myths about sodium intake especially during pregnancy, water tension, and hypertension. The fact that 80% of people are facing an underlying issue of hyperinsulinemia and their food choices are a primary driver of that. Unpacking why hypertensive individuals that are put on a low sodium diet don't really see a change in their blood pressure. Why hydration is not synonymous with water but with both water and electrolytes. How we get into a hyponatremic state when we keep drinking water but our sodium levels are very low. Why our hands, feet, and also brain swell when we over-hydrate and experience edema. What happens when we sweat and why we mainly excrete sodium but not really potassium and magnesium. Discussing when you should consume LMNT: pre, during, or post your workout or sauna. How adequate post training or post stress sodium dramatically enhances recovery because of its connection to cortisol release. What quantity of LMNT Robb personally drinks before going to the gym, class prep, and doing jiu jitsu exercise as a practical example. How Robb's focus on nutrition in the past compared to now has dramatically improved his personal wellness. Andy Stumpf | Cleared Hot Podcast Why it's important to keep your electrolytes stable pre, peri, and post workout for greater recovery. What you might experience if you consume too much LMNT or sodium. Why LMNT might taste very sweet when you're low on sodium and then you notice the sodium taste when you're leveled. Signs that you don't have enough electrolytes in our body's system including cramping as a late stage sign.   [58:00] Are You Drinking Too Much Water? How Robb adds the chocolate flavored LMNT to his 2nd cup of coffee in the morning. What we do to disrupt our electrolyte status without even realizing it. Why Robb probably wouldn't even need the LMNT in his 2nd cup if he didn't drink as much coffee in his first mug. Why Robb believes our Paleo ancestors did not consume as much water as we're advised to drink today. How butchering techniques can increase or decrease the amount of sodium and potassium in our meats. Force Of Nature Meats Who shouldn't consume LMNT: those with hypertension and existing blood pressure. Why women can experience increased insulin resistance and gestational diabetes during their pregnancy. Why you may want to consider a low carb diet to improve your wellness if LMNT is not a good fit for you. Lily Nichols Why what a woman eats before and during her pregnancy can impact her insulin resistance. Exploring when a woman could consume supplements and electrolytes such as LMNT during her pregnancy. Why LMNT is great for a woman who is breastfeeding to help with latching and increasing breast milk supply.   [1:16:00] Honoring Your Own Health Our connection to nature and that we come from the earth. What wellness means to Robb one year later after episode 357 Robb Wolf | Sacred Cow: The Case for (Better) Meat. Being respectful of ourselves by honoring our time, focus and energy. How to put up healthy boundaries for yourself to help you live life well. The importance of health freedom and taking care of yourself. How to think for yourself and your own wellbeing. Paleovalley - Save 15% on your ACV Complex with the code 'JOSH' Belcampo Meat Co Botanic Tonics breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community   Power Quotes From The Show   The Dangers Of Low Electrolyte Levels   "Somewhere along the line hydration became synonymous with water but it is not. If you look in a textbook of medical physiology, hydration is water and electrolytes in specific ratios. If you just add water you end up in a hyponatremic state; a low sodium state and this explains things like hand swelling. Most people are familiar with experiencing their hands swelling up when they go hiking and they drink lots of water, they're sweating like crazy, and they're swelling up because virtually nobody supplements with sodium... ...When our sodium levels are low, we will tend to get edema and this is when our hands, feet, and brain will also swell. This is what kills people when they over hydrate with only water like in hazing events or while training for and running in marathons. The next time you go hiking, drink pickle juice or LMNT, and notice how you don't swell." - Robb Wolf   Why Sodium Is So Important When You Sweat   "When we sweat, we mainly excrete sodium. We don't really excrete potassium or magnesium; there's a little bit but it's orders of magnitude different. So, in that high sweat scenario: a sauna, exercise, ruck marching; stuff like that - you need to mainly focus on sodium. Over the course of a month yes we need sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphates, bicarbonates - all of the electrolytes but in that time course of a hard, physical event or sauna, the main problem is the rapid and significant loss of sodium. So, that is another reason why you really have to target that." - Robb Wolf   Achieving Stable Sodium Levels Pre, Peri, and Post Workout     "Adequate post training or post stress sodium dramatically enhances recovery and there are a ton of mechanisms for why but one of the things that adequate sodium levels effect is cortisol release because it's less of a stress. If the body is getting adequate sodium, it's signalling the body that it's okay and it has enough nutrient resources to be able to recover. So pre workout sodium intake is really important depending on the duration of the event and then on the recovery side we also need adequate sodium and electrolytes.... ...During the workout, sipping a drink like LMNT that will keep you well hydrated. When I was trying to do training like this ten plus years ago I would just be absolutely crushed after a workout and I think it was because I wasn't properly addressing my electrolyte levels like I am today. This pre, peri, and then post supplementation is really important to be on point if you want to optimize the whole workout experience." - Robb Wolf   Links From Today's Show  Drink LMNT – Zero Sugar Hydration: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack, you only cover the cost of shipping Click here to get your FREE e-book, The Fundamental Guide To Fasting by Robb Wolf 357 Robb Wolf 103 Robb Wolf The Case For Better Meat | Robb Wolf What Is Wellness? Sacred Cow The Paleo Solution  Wired To Eat The Healthy Rebellion Radio 125 Dr. Kirk Parsley Guillermo Ruiz  400 Cal Callahan Tyler Cartwright Luis Villasenor Keto Gains 140 Chris Kresser Andy Stumpf | Cleared Hot Podcast Force Of Nature Meats Lily Nichols Paleovalley - Save 15% on your ACV Complex with the code 'JOSH' Belcampo Meat Co Botanic Tonics breathwork.io Leave Wellness Force a review on iTunes breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community Robb Wolf Facebook Instagram YouTube Twitter LMNT Facebook Instagram YouTube Twitter   About Robb Wolf Robb Wolf, a former research biochemist is the 2X New York Times/WSJ Best Selling author of The Paleo Solution and Wired To Eat.  Robb has transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people around the world via his top ranked iTunes podcast, books and seminars. Robb has functioned as a review editor for the Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism (Biomed Central) and as a consultant for the Naval Special Warfare Resiliency program. He serves on the board of Directors/Advisors for: Specialty Health Inc, The Chickasaw Nation’s “Unconquered Life” initiative and a number of innovative start ups with a focus on health and sustainability. Robb holds a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and is a former California State Powerlifting Champion (565 lb. Squat, 345 lb. Bench, 565 lb. Dead Lift) and a 6-0 amateur kickboxer. Wolf has provided seminars in nutrition and strength & conditioning to a number of entities including NASA, Naval Special Warfare, the Canadian Light Infantry and the United States Marine Corps. Robb lives in Texas with his wife Nicki and daughters Zoe and Sagan.   Build Immunity. Breathe Deeply. A simple, powerful 21 minute morning system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well. Get Your Calm Mind + Immunity Building Guide  *6 science based morning practices guaranteed to give you more energy and less weight in 21 Minutes. *7 day guided B.R.E.A.T.H.E breathwork included.   More Top Episodes 226 Paul Chek: The Revolution Is Coming (3 Part Series) 131 Drew Manning: Emotional Fitness 129 Gretchen Rubin: The Four Tendencies  183 Dr. Kyra Bobinet: Brain Science 196 Aubrey Marcus: Own The Day 103 Robb Wolf: Wired To Eat Best of The Best: The Top 10 Guests From over 200 Shows Get More Wellness In Your Life Join the #WellnessWarrior Community on Facebook Tweet us on Twitter: Send us a tweet Comment on the Facebook page Watch full interviews on YouTube

Apple cider vinegar is going to promote blood sugar stability but also it's been shown to improve fat burning. The number one thing that I hear from people is that it takes away their cravings so you're using it in a beautiful, beautiful way. It promotes satiety; it makes you feel fuller longer. There's also research about cholesterol, how you can use it topically, and the list goes on and on. - Autumn Smith   Get 15% off your CURED Nutrition order with the code WELLNESSFORCE   ---> Get The Morning 21 System: A simple and powerful 21 minute system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well.   JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP | *REVIEW THE PODCAST*   Wellness Force Radio Episode 402 Co-Founder of Paleovalley, Co-Host of the ‎Optimize Paleo Podcast, and Certified Eating Psychology Coach, Autumn Smith, returns for a third time to discuss the magic and myths of apple cider vinegar, what inspired her team to create their Apple Cider Vinegar Complex, how she healed her own chronic health issues including IBS with supplements and lifestyle changes plus her own favorite tips to help you on your wellness journey for greater physical, mental, and emotional health.   Why should you add apple cider vinegar tablets to your daily health routine?   Discover how it can help you stabilize blood sugar, increase energy, burn more fat, reduce inflammation, improve gut health, and why Paleovalley decided to create their product in a tablet form.    Paleovalley's Apple Cider Vinegar Complex Save 15% on your order with the code 'JOSH' at wellnessforce.com/paleovalley   Introducing a powerful organic blend of apple cider vinegar and four more gut & health supportive superfoods. Paleovalley Apple Cider Vinegar Complex is a powerful aid to get organic apple cider vinegar into your body faster, easier, and without having to tolerate the taste. Their Apple Cider Vinegar Complex also contains four additional superfoods shown to support gut health, inflammation reduction, weight loss, and blood sugar stabilization. Unlike other similar products, they use all organic ingredients in order to avoid the pesticides and herbicides so prevalent in our food system today. They use gentle processing in an effort to preserve as many of the unique and fragile nutrients found in apple cider vinegar and these other four superfoods as possible.   Listen To Episode 402 As Autumn Smith Uncovers:   [1:30] Is Your Energy Being Robbed? Autumn Smith Paleovalley's Apple Cider Vinegar Complex 352 Autumn Smith: How To Heal Your Brain With Food  135 Autumn Smith: The Truth About Food And Mental Health ‎Optimize Paleo Podcast by Paleovalley What is blocking people from achieving true health and wellness in 2021. Why she wasn't afraid in 2020 because she knew she had all of these tools to support and protect her from COVID-19. The fear she saw in her community from the pandemic and how that has increased rates of mental health issues, anxiety, and depression. How parents and busy people are under attack as their energy is being depleted and they struggle to stay afloat. Why getting rid of caffeine has actually helped Autumn increase and stabilize her energy. How fear and overstimulation can easily decrease our stores of energy. Healthy boundaries that Autumn puts up for herself around social media and work to avoid stress and fearful thoughts in her free time. Why it's so important to spend time doing things during your free time that you love. How she has cultivated love and gratitude within her family and friendships with easy practices that you can also apply to your life. Why we actually receive more from acts of kindness when we're the ones giving to others.   [8:30] How Apple Cider Vinegar Can Stabilize Blood Sugar How nutrition and supplements can support your self-love practices, reduce stress, and let go of fear. Autumn's own health struggles with imbalanced blood sugar and brain inflammation. Why balancing your blood sugar calls for an approach that is unique to you and your health. The power of improving your health by first focusing on your blood sugar levels. Josh's experience doing a recent 10-day Vision Quest and the power of nature to connect us to what is real. 293 Dr. Jade Teta Why people with the most stable blood sugar will live the longest lives. How apple cider vinegar (ACV) can stabilize blood sugar and improve your health overall. Other benefits of ACV which include increasing fat burn and reduce cravings. Why liquid ACV can damage tooth enamel and that is why PaleoValley's ACV Complex is in tablet form. Other beneficial ingredients in Paleovalley's ACV Complex: cinnamon, turmeric, lemon, and ginger which also help reduce the production of gas in your digestion tract.   [18:30] Guidelines for Taking Paleovalley's ACV Complex Josh's experience taking the Paleovalley ACV Complex plus added benefits he has noticed such as a calming effect. 397 Kara Collier How often, how much, and when Autumn recommends take the ACV Complex. What to be aware of if you're on certain medications especially for diabetes and blood thinners. A breakdown of all you need to know about ACV from how it's made to truths and myths about it. Why it's the acidic acid, not the nutrients, that are actually key for all the health benefits you receive when you take ACV. The evidence out there at ACV can help improve your cholesterol levels especially HDL. How liquid ACV can impact the skin and esophagus and thus it's so important that it has been diluted. Why you shouldn't rely on ACV 100% without also living a healthier lifestyle with exercise and good nutrition. How long Autumn has been taking ACV in tablet form. Differences between taking ACV as a tablet compared to liquid form.   [31:30] Why Small Steps Make A Huge Health Difference What steps you can do to improve your health when experiencing high levels of stress in addition to adding ACV to your healthy habits. Small, easy to do changes you can make like drinking more water every day and then go from there with bigger goals. What Autumn didn't understand about nutrition when she was a professional dancer especially about calories. How Autumn's blood sugar roller coaster took her on dramatic mood swings when her nutrition was off. Why poor blood sugar levels can increase your risk to chronic degenerative diseases including Alzheimer's, insulin resistance, Type 2 Diabetes, and heart disease. The power of stabilized blood sugar for greater energy, vitality, and sleep. 384 Shawn Stevenson   [45:00] The Difference Between People Pleasing & Serving People What Autumn has added to her Wellness Wheel since the COVID-19 pandemic began to support herself. How Autumn set up healthy boundaries to connect to herself and her intuition to find out what exactly she wants for her life, what she wants to create, what relationships are helping her, and what is holding her back. Struggles we all face here and there with being People Pleasers and the downside to that behavior. How taking care of yourself can help you operate at a greater capacity to truly serve the people you care about. The true difference between people pleasing and the power of serving others. How she helps people along their wellness journey to make radical change when they're ready for it. What steps Autumn has taken to step into her higher self and recognize that she is enough. 364 Alison Armstrong Breathwork for letting go of shame, comparison, and self rejection. How to become the best version of yourself and let go of fear.   [46:00] Unpacking The Organic Certification Process Paul Chek | All Is God 336 Joe Sheehey Cured Nutrition What the organic certification process actually looks like and what roadblocks Paleovalley has faced. Why the organic regulation process globally isn't perfect yet when it comes to soil samples, what 'natural' means, and importing products or ingredients from other countries. How Paleovalley works ectly with their famers for products such as their beef sticks. Paleovalley Beef Sticks The transparency Paleovalley offers their customers and business partners with their organic certifications. Why some farmers may be doing regenerative practices but they're not certified yet or they don't know about specific certifications they can get. Upcoming changes that are happening for Wellness Force after Josh's Vision Quest as we rebrand to honor Mother Nature. The three massive problems Autumn believes regenerative farming will help us solve. Drink LMNT – Zero Sugar Hydration: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack, you only cover the cost of shipping Belcampo Meat Co Botanic Tonics breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community   Power Quotes From The Show Stabilize Your Blood Sugar & Beyond with ACV   "Having stable blood sugar is so central. They find that the people who have the most stable blood sugar actually live the longest lives. When I got married, I realized just how amazing life is and so I wanted to create a tonic that would help me promote longevity on a regular basis. So I found ingredients that would first of all help bring down inflammation naturally but also stabilize blood sugar because I know it's so important and so many people are lacking it. This search led me to apple cider vinegar and I was just blown away by it. Hippocrates supposedly it and it's been used for thousands of years for so many different applications." - Autumn Smith   Our Beautiful Connection With Nature   "We are in this world today where we think there's a pill for every ill and that's the answer were should be looking for but our company, Paleovalley, and our products like our Apple Cider Vinegar Complex are about sharing the beautiful wisdom that exists between earth and our bodies. We've evolved using that intelligence yet somehow I feel like we have become very disconnected from nature and so our product line focuses on trying to help people come back to that. We look at the wisdom of Mother Earth and we just bring the highest quality ingredients from nature into a version that people can use on a daily basis." - Autumn Smith   High Blood Sugar & Chronic Disease     "As a teenager, I was on this blood sugar roller coaster that I had no ideas was profoundly affecting my mood but once I stabilized that and started studying health, I realized that it's not just fun to have unstable blood sugar because you're hangry, it legitimately increases your risk for pretty much every degenerative chronic disease there is, right? Insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, Alzheimer's and more. But if we can use apple cider vinegar or something similar to bring blood sugar stability back to normal, you have this incredible wealth of bandwidth all of a sudden; you have more energy, vitality, and can sleep better. This comes into place with all of the other factors on the wellness wheel." - Autumn Smith     Links From Today's Show  Paleovalley's Apple Cider Vinegar Complex 352 Autumn Smith: How To Heal Your Brain With Food  135 Autumn Smith: The Truth About Food And Mental Health ‎Optimize Paleo Podcast by Paleovalley The #1 Nutrient to Boost Your Mental Health 293 Dr. Jade Teta 397 Kara Collier 384 Shawn Stevenson 364 Alison Armstrong Paul Chek | All Is God 336 Joe Sheehey Paleovalley Beef Sticks Leave Wellness Force a review on iTunes Drink LMNT – Zero Sugar Hydration: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack, you only cover the cost of shipping Belcampo Meat Co Botanic Tonics breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community Paleovalley Facebook Instagram Autumn Smith Facebook   About Autumn Smith Autumn Fladmo Smith has been a health enthusiast her entire life. She began her academic career with a Bachelor's degree in psychology and a minor in dance from the University of Montana. Upon graduation, Autumn danced professionally while becoming a certified yoga instructor.  Hoping to combine her love of dance with her passion for health, Autumn became a celebrity fitness trainer with Tracy Anderson, most notably completing a world tour with Jennifer Lopez.   While working as a fitness trainer, Autumn could see that exercise alone was not enough for many of her clients to achieve the radiant health they worked so hard to achieve. Meanwhile, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and anxiety continued to plague her personal health, starting in adolescence.   Autumn's Mission   These frustrations further ignited her passion and interest in the study of holistic nutrition. Through self-guided research, she and her husband, Chas, healed her IBS with the paleo diet.  She then studied with the Institute for the Psychology of Eating to become a Certified Eating Psychology Coach and Hawthorn University where she obtained a Masters in Holistic Nutrition.   In 2013, she founded Paleovalley with her husband and brother-in-law. Paleovalley’s mission is to disseminate excellent nutritional information and organic food products with 100 million people worldwide. Autumn's commitment to health reached new heights last year following the birth of their son, Maverick.   Build Immunity. Breathe Deeply. A simple, powerful 21 minute morning system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well. Get Your Calm Mind + Immunity Building Guide  *6 science based morning practices guaranteed to give you more energy and less weight in 21 Minutes. *7 day guided B.R.E.A.T.H.E breathwork included.   More Top Episodes 226 Paul Chek: The Revolution Is Coming (3 Part Series) 131 Drew Manning: Emotional Fitness 129 Gretchen Rubin: The Four Tendencies  183 Dr. Kyra Bobinet: Brain Science 196 Aubrey Marcus: Own The Day 103 Robb Wolf: Wired To Eat Best of The Best: The Top 10 Guests From over 200 Shows Get More Wellness In Your Life Join the #WellnessWarrior Community on Facebook Tweet us on Twitter: Send us a tweet Comment on the Facebook page Watch full interviews on YouTube

There are people that have been in a certain state for so long that they don't know what feeling right is like; they don't know what it feels like to be centered. They're so far out of it and it's been maybe since they were a baby that they actually were centered. Paul Chek gives his students Feel Free to help them understand that this feeling of freedom and being centered is what they can feel like all the time. Now that they know what the goal is and they've got a taste of it, they can go put the work in to get that 24/7 or as much as they can. - Jerry Ross   Get 15% off your CURED Nutrition order with the code WELLNESSFORCE   ---> Get The Morning 21 System: A simple and powerful 21 minute system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well.   JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP | *REVIEW THE PODCAST*   Wellness Force Radio Episode 401 CEO and Founder of Botanic Tonics, Jerry Ross, shares his personal alchemy for wellness, his past with addiction and alcohol, how he came to create his product, Feel Free, and how this special plant medicine can bring us back home to our center.   Are you ready to feel free in your skin?    Learn about the key ingredients in Botanic Tonics' Feel Free product, kratom and kava, and how they can help you unlock greater wellness.    Botanic Tonics | Feel Free Save 20% on your Botanic Tonics Feel Free order with the code WELLNESS20 at wellnessforce.com/FeelFree A feel good wellness tonic of ancient plants from the South Pacific and Southeast Asia where they’ve been used socially and in wellness for centuries. Experience a new way to feel good and feel free.       Listen To Episode 401 As Jerry Ross Uncovers:   [1:30] The Alchemy Of Wellness Botanic Tonics | Feel Free  The Great Unlearn Podcast with Cal Callahan 400 Cal Callahan Enter our Episode 400 Giveaway! Drink LMNT – Zero Sugar Hydration: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack, you only cover the cost of shipping Paul Chek | All Is God What kratom and kava are, Jerry's first experience with them plus the many benefits of them in Feel Free. His experience working in the energy sector and why he decided to leave it. Why he turned to substances at an early age to help him open up and feel comfortable around people. Jerry’s relationship with his family and why it was never a very close one and how that impacted him. Why there’s an upside to fathers not showing up for their children: building resilience and creating incredible things for yourself. Different feelings we create with money and how to develop a healthy relationship with it. The hole Jerry tried to fill by buying things and spending money that he couldn’t satisfy. Why success and money didn’t make Jerry happy but miserable. How Jerry’s habits with alcohol continually got worse and began to create problems in his life including a crash in 2008. Jerry’s journey to healing at an addiction recovery center, Talbott Campus. Talbott Campus   [21:30] How Does Addiction Begin? 361 Luke Storey Exploring how addiction can begin in a person’s life. The moment Jerry realized that just because you think something, it doesn’t make it’s true. The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle Cal’s own journey doing the inner work and realizing that many of his beliefs that he had held on for years were not true. The power of knowing that getting uncomfortable is part of the healing process. Who Jerry used to be as success led him to have controlling behavior and see people as resources or assets to get to the goals he wanted accomplish. How Jerry has broken through his past behaviors and come to understand that people are not bad, they just don’t know that their behavior is bad. Jerry’s concept of Cardboard Angels: At the front, people look great but when you step around the side, there’s no depth there. Why many Cardboard Angels have had traumatic experiences in life such as death or disease. Understanding that we all have a choice to make: We can do the inner work or we can become the victim. Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse Why going through lessons is what life is all about on our individual paths to enlightenment. The importance of moving onto the next chapter of growth instead of hanging on when it’s time to go to avoid suffering. The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida   [33:30] How JW Created Feel Free Josh’s experience doing deep inner work and forgiving himself for what he’s done in the past. How Jerry made amends with what didn’t serve him yet those things still helped him grow. Jerry’s mission to find out what he’s being called to do during his lifetime. What he learned speaking with migrant workers and one of their biggest struggles being transaction fees and robbery when sending money back home. How he transitioned his career to focus on financial technology and create an app to connect to the banks to send money in real time at less cost. Why transitioning in life can be scary but extremely rewarding plus what Jerry’s biggest reward on this path has been. The fact that Jerry didn’t feel comfortable in his skin after he stopped drinking alcohol and how that led him to seek something healthier with Botanic Tonics’ Feel Free. How he was introduced to kratom while living in South East Asia and decided to mix it with kava to create Feel Free. Why alcohol is so hard physically on the body as it is highly processed compared to other substances like kratom and kava.   [44:30] A Shift In The Plant Medicine World The tremendous amount of suffering that we are seeing going on in the world because of the impact of COVID-19, lockdowns, and the division it has created in society. How Jerry sees Feel Free as a shift in the plant medicine world. The impact that Botanic Tonics has had on its customers with Feel Free. Why we shouldn’t automatically rely on synthetic drugs first but instead focus more on the healing power of plants. How western society has forgot how beneficial plant medicines can be as we got off the path with pharmaceutical drugs. 390 Hamilton Souther How kratom and kava are a safer form of plant medicine for those who have not tried or do not wish to try psychedelics or Ayahuasca. Why Jerry has put his phone number on the bottle of Feel Free. Stories of some of the people who have called him. The hundreds of different strains of kava and kratom that exist and how Jerry combined them together after testing combinations on himself. His experience having a vision and understanding that Feel Free was going to work at some point with all of his efforts. The different elements of kava compared to kratom plus why certain types will help you be uplifted or downlifted. Why Feel Free doesn’t use extracts or synthetics and why that has been challenging to make. How Mother Nature works in such a beautiful way to heal us that you cannot get the same effect from a synthetic.   [56:30] Mother’s Nature Intention To Help Us Heal Josh’s experience taking just a kratom tablet alone and what breakthroughs it led him to in his relationship after an argument. Other breakthroughs Feel Free has led to including making people nicer, more fun, and connected with those in their circle. Why Jerry chose to abuse the kratom and kava for a period of time during his research in creating Feel Free. Cal’s experience using Feel Free since Josh introduced him to it in December 2020 and why he’s excited to invest in it. How Feel Free has helped people with ADHD focus on their tasks at end. What Feel Free has done for people with insomnia and how improved sleep helps increase longevity overall. How JW found out that he was only really getting 2.5-3 hours of sleep each night by mostly sleeping on his back. Why it's important to sleep on your side and how different props and techniques can help you do that.   [1:10:30] How To Live Life Free JW's recipe for living life free. Why creating Feel Free as a contribution to society, not just to support himself, has been a great step in helping him live life freely and be happy. Why so many people have been feeling wrong that they don't know what it means to feel right, comfortable in your skin, and be centered. What happens when you seek help and knowledge but then you don't integrate and embody what you have learned. How much he recommends drinking when you first try Feel Free. What you should expect when you first try Feel Free. Next steps for Botanic Tonics and what JW wants to create next for people on their quest for greater wellness. JW's hope to educate people on the power of making choices for themselves instead of believing the only way to get better is with pharmaceutical drugs. The importance of balancing your gut microbiome and body chemistry so that you can think clearly, have clear gut instinct, and make decisions. The Hour Between Dog and Wolf by John Coates   [1:28:30] Coming Back Home To You Exploring the enteric nervous system and the great amount of messages that are being sent to and from the gut and the brain. 278 Dr. Michael Ruscio Healthy Gut, Healthy You by Dr. Michael Ruscio 363 Ami Brannon Next steps for Botanic Tonics to set up clinical trials of his product and future products to help the brand grow. 385 Dr. David Rabin Why JW feels that cannabis makes people feel comfortable but it limits people from increasing their potential. How we've lost our intuitive nature and being one with ourselves plus how to get that wisdom back. The harm that America's Sickcare is creating for the country. What we need the school system to provide to our children with life skills so that they can live life well now. Alan Watts | All retch and no vomit Breaking down the phrase "waking up" or "being awake" and how it has been overused in the spiritual and wellness worlds. Cured Nutrition Belcampo Meat Co Paleovalley breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community   Power Quotes From The Show Not All Thoughts Are True   "Just because you think something, it doesn't mean it's true. In fact, a lot of what you think is not true; it's just noise. It's just your brain exercising something and the moment I realized that, it was a real lightbulb moment because what I had been trying to do before was to control it. I was trying to get that voice in my brain to go away but it is never going away. It will be there but it doesn't mean that I have to engage with it. Not just with that voice in my head but with many things in my life." - Jerry Ross   How 'Feel Free' Came To Be   "Alcohol was out of my life but I still didn't feel completely comfortable in my skin and I was looking for something to help me with that but not have the negative effects that alcohol had the more and more I consumed of it. I was looking for something that wasn't inebriating or limiting. I wanted something that made me feel comfortable socially but would also enhance my ability to focus. When I lived in Southeast Asia for a period of time I was introduced to kratom and then I remembered my experience trying kava in Vanuatu. That led to the idea of mixing the plants in their native form, not processed." - Jerry Ross   Creating Value For Others     "I knew how to make money but that wasn't bringing me happiness so I had to dig deep and find out what I was meant to do with my life. I realized during that period of deep reflection and inner work that my purpose wasn't just about me, it was about doing something of value to society. It's about building value but not just value for me and that is what really propelled me forward in life and later down the road Botanic Tonics and Feel Free." - Jerry Ross     Links From Today's Show  The Great Unlearn Podcast with Cal Callahan 400 Cal Callahan Enter our Episode 400 Giveaway! Drink LMNT – Zero Sugar Hydration: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack, you only cover the cost of shipping Paul Chek | All Is God Talbott Campus 361 Luke Storey The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida 390 Hamilton Souther The Hour Between Dog and Wolf by John Coates 278 Dr. Michael Ruscio Healthy Gut, Healthy You by Dr. Michael Ruscio 363 Ami Brannon 385 Dr. David Rabin Alan Watts | All retch and no vomit Cured Nutrition Belcampo Meat Co Paleovalley Leave Wellness Force a review on iTunes breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community Botanic Tonics | Feel Free  Facebook Instagram   About JW Ross JW Ross is a lifelong innovator and investor in the international business and financial world. Jerry has been married for over 20 years and he has two grown children who are also active in business and finance. He currently lives and works in Santa Monica, California where he is an avid yoga practitioner.     Build Immunity. Breathe Deeply. A simple, powerful 21 minute morning system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well. Get Your Calm Mind + Immunity Building Guide  *6 science based morning practices guaranteed to give you more energy and less weight in 21 Minutes. *7 day guided B.R.E.A.T.H.E breathwork included.   More Top Episodes 226 Paul Chek: The Revolution Is Coming (3 Part Series) 131 Drew Manning: Emotional Fitness 129 Gretchen Rubin: The Four Tendencies  183 Dr. Kyra Bobinet: Brain Science 196 Aubrey Marcus: Own The Day 103 Robb Wolf: Wired To Eat Best of The Best: The Top 10 Guests From over 200 Shows Get More Wellness In Your Life Join the #WellnessWarrior Community on Facebook Tweet us on Twitter: Send us a tweet Comment on the Facebook page Watch full interviews on YouTube

You may have an idea of where you want to be; make it an aim that's really wide versus a goal. A goal feels like it's a flag in the ground that says 'I'm going to go out there; that's where I want to be.' You have no idea! Can you be here now in what is really good? Okay, pay attention and start to gather those things that make you feel really good and start to pull away from the things that are a 'No.' - Cal Callahan     Get 15% off your CURED Nutrition order with the code WELLNESSFORCE   ---> Get The Morning 21 System: A simple and powerful 21 minute system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well.   JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP | *REVIEW THE PODCAST*     Wellness Force Radio Episode 400 Host of The Great Unlearn Podcast, Cal Callahan, shares how to navigate and find your own purpose, the radical guidance he has received on his own wellness journey, the vulnerable aspect of life and how it brings out the strength within each one of us. Are you ready to surrender and unlearn that programs that have kept you in fear for so long?     Discover how to grow on your own terms and use your unique skills while simultaneously honoring the mystery of life.    Enter Our Episode 400 Giveaway! 🎊 WIN $2500 WORTH OF WELLNESS 🎉 Sign up for our $2,500 giveaway to celebrate our 400th episode from our sponsors at wellnessforce.com/giveaway 👉 Hurry! Winner will be chosen Friday June 18th @11:15pm CST 👈   Listen To Episode 400 As Cal Callahan Uncovers:   [1:30] Exploring The Great Unlearn Enter our 400 Episode Giveaway! Cal Callahan The Great Unlearn Podcast Paul Chek How Josh and Cal met and how their authentic friendship has grown. Why Josh doesn't believe in the law of attraction but the law of reciprocity. Exploring what "The Great Unlearn" actually means for today's modern world. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz Why it's important to question all of the ways that we have been taught to be in the world from relationships to careers to success and all of these metrics that have been pushed on us. The event that changed how Cal saw his life and self-fulfillment. Cal's new quest to figure out why he is actually here on planet Earth. The mentor Cal had while working on the Chicago trade floor and how he showed him and others the way to be while working in that space. How Cal and his friend, Kevin, came up with the name of his podcast, The Great Unlearn.   [22:00] Creating & Redefining Your Purpose What steps you can take to create your purpose and what can you do when it begins to fall apart. Lessons from his parents owning a grocery store that Cal got the gift of unlearning later on in life. Resiliency that he built up as a child with parents both working and how that helped him fend for himself. Why Cal needed to learn that he doesn't have to do everything all by himself and that has been a difficult lesson. The fact that resiliency isn't good or bad but how we use it can lead to different outcomes. Lessons he learned as a child about how to show up and provide for his family. How he's been navigating his relationship with his wife and his experience trying to understand what isn't allowing him to be fully vulnerable and allow her to care for him. Why he and his wife reached out to a facilitator to help them communicate better in their relationship and a big takeaway was to reparent the part of himself that felt like he couldn't receive. How he was able to let go of focusing so much on how he's supposed to show up as the man in the relationship to personally help him and his marriage heal. David Deida 332 John Wineland Why being vulnerable is actually you being strong   [31:30] Why Vulnerability Is Strength Breaking down what it actually means to be vulnerable and how he teaches vulnerability to other people. Why it's so important to question why you've always done things the way you have but with kindness towards your past self. The fact that unless you accept all of the things you have done, you will never move through it and forward. How to put away and stop the extra distractions from coming into your healing process. Why he enjoys japa meditation and how it's become part of his morning routine. A step by step guide to practicing japa meditation at home and why it's been so beneficial for him. 366 Mark Wolynn 386 Mark Groves Dr. Vernon Woolf and Holodynamics Why starting his podcast, The Great Unlearn, has been amazing medicine for his healing journey.   [40:30] How To Grow On Your Own Terms The importance of understanding that we all have our own truths but we don't need them to be right because we are all living our own unique experiences. The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida The moment Cal knew that his job working on the trading floor was no longer a place for him to follow his purpose. Why you don't have to apply all of the knowledge you have gathered and learned; just pick out the parts that you want to explore. How he was focused more on playing instead of getting everything right when using tools during his wellness journey like breathwork and meditation. What steps he has taken to start paying attention to what calls on him. 055 Gay Hendricks Why your life's purpose might not be so obvious but your intuition will kind of 'tickle you' and gently guide you to it. The fact that there's no end to the healing journey; we're always on the path of learning. How he began the process to shed his old identity and stop focusing on who he was physically on the outside and step into doing the real inner work.   [50:30] The Art Of Surrender Why so many people still have to learn the art of surrender; especially fellow podcast hosts and influencers. Cal's definition of the word, "surrender," and it's connection to the Great Unlearn. Why you can't really surrender until you understand that you're perfect just the way you are and you're doing the best you can. The power of pausing and working through the root cause of your triggers. How our triggers run programs in our mind depending on the situation at hand. 396 Rachel Fiori What programs have been running in his mind that he knows it's time to unlearn. How his wife helped him point out his programs and old, negative thoughts that were running in the background still. Why language and energy go hand in hand in programming and letting go. The inner work that Josh has done on his own and in his relationship with his partner, Carrie. What you can do to be there for you partner to let them know that they're seen, heard, and supported by you. Paul Check | All Is God How you can find the spiritual courage to accept and then let go of repeated patterns. 382 Stefanos Sifandos Why repeated cycles of shame mean there is more work that needs to be done.   [1:01:00] Unlearn Your Programs & Find Your Purpose Solocast: God Is Love The shame he felt of not showing up as a husband for his wife, Peyton, and not being present with his family through connection. JP Sears The programmed cycle he was on for awhile that said, "You're a trader. You need to make it," which took him away from being with his family. Why so many people don't actually find their purpose until they have unlearned all of their programming. How to start finely tuning into the things that bring you joy and make you feel alive to find your purpose and inner happiness. What Cal did to start paying attention to what truly called him - being a health coach - instead of being a trader. Signs to look for in your life: what do you read on your spare time? What do you check out on the internet? What do you do in your free time? Who do you like to spend time with? Breaking down what blocks people from their purpose: money, the opinion of others, media, parental example, and more. How to get unstuck from the "I'm comfortable" mindset and find new ways to grow and enjoy life. Why it's so important to find something that you enjoy over focusing 100% on how much money you are making.   [1:15:30] Feeling Comfortable In Your Own Skin The Red Book by Carl Jung Michael Pollan The moment he started to feel comfortable in his skin and why he shares that practice so often with his audience. How to choose who's opinion actually matters and which ones you should not tune into. Why "feeling comfortable in your skin" is actually about a way of being rather than your emotions. How to get to this point in your wellness journey by healing your childhood wounds which for Cal was guilt and shame. The moment he realized that he had received low energy vibrations from his parents and how a japa meditation helped him move through it. 394 Adam Roa How you know you're in the right place when you're able to show up as your authentic self. What steps you can do now to start the inner work progress of unlearning. How to be conscious of who you are inviting into your space and surrounding yourself with every day. The power of taking your wellness journey slow and remember to be kind to yourself. Why you need to understand that your great awakening will come in bits and pieces, not overnight. Start to question everything and really focus on unlocking ways of seeing the world and who taught you that. How he is reintegrating his past by currently writing a book on his trading career. Why money is such a harsh core wound for society and how it has personally impacted Josh. Drink LMNT – Zero Sugar Hydration: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack, you only cover the cost of shipping Cured Nutrition Botanic Tonics Belcampo Meat Co breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community   Power Quotes From The Show   Why You Don't Have To Always Be Resilient   "Because my parents were working all the time, I had built up a lot of resilience which can be beneficial but there's a lot to be learned when you have to fend for yourself at a young age. I've been able to endure a lot and what I needed to unlearn within that was that I don't need to do it all by myself. That's a lesson that has been really difficult for me to learn but as I have let go, called on my brothers and sisters for help, I've started to feel much more connected to others. Resiliency isn't good or bad, we just have to think about how we're using it. Sometimes it doesn't feel good to be resilient all the time like when my wife is trying to connect with and see the real me." - Cal Callahan   Starting The Inner Work Journey   "To reign in the power of vulnerability, you have to do the inner work and be willinging to question all the ways you have done things but be kind to your past self because if you can't accept all that you have done including all the 'shitty things,' you will never move through it. Part of the journey is the ability to hold yourself when you really need it as you're going through that process but it's also about getting quiet too. It's about lessening the distractions; stop adding things to your plate and begin focusing on what is going on below the surface." - Cal Callahan   Working With Our Triggers     "You can't really surrender until you understand that you are perfect just as you are. When you understand that each of us is doing the best we can, you're perfect. You're doing the best you can and sometimes you will do better and be in a better space than other times but that's just where you're at. When we understand that, we don't continue to beat ourselves up. When you feel triggered, how can you work with that instead of feeling bad about it? That's your work." - Cal Callahan     Links From Today's Show  Enter our 400 Episode Giveaway! The Great Unlearn Podcast Paul Chek The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz David Deida 332 John Wineland 366 Mark Wolynn 386 Mark Groves Dr. Vernon Woolf and Holodynamics The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida 055 Gay Hendricks 396 Rachel Fiori Paul Check | All Is God 382 Stefanos Sifandos Solocast: God Is Love JP Sears The Red Book by Carl Jung Michael Pollan 394 Adam Roa Drink LMNT – Zero Sugar Hydration: Get your free LMNT Sample Pack, you only cover the cost of shipping Cured Nutrition Botanic Tonics Belcampo Meat Co Leave Wellness Force a review on iTunes breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community Cal Callahan Facebook Instagram YouTube LinkedIn   About Cal Callahan Cal Callahan, a retired trader, hosts The Great Unlearn Podcast and runs Unlearn Ventures — an investment fund and incubator for forward-thinking projects. He lives in Austin, TX with his wife, three kids, two dogs and pet pig named Petunia. Through The Great Unlearn Podcast, Cal shares conversations with some the world’s leading experts & performers to help men and women unlearn their way into a new way of being.   Build Immunity. Breathe Deeply. A simple, powerful 21 minute morning system designed to give you more energy to let go of old weight and live life well. Get Your Calm Mind + Immunity Building Guide  *6 science based morning practices guaranteed to give you more energy and less weight in 21 Minutes. *7 day guided B.R.E.A.T.H.E breathwork included.   More Top Episodes 226 Paul Chek: The Revolution Is Coming (3 Part Series) 131 Drew Manning: Emotional Fitness 129 Gretchen Rubin: The Four Tendencies  183 Dr. Kyra Bobinet: Brain Science 196 Aubrey Marcus: Own The Day 103 Robb Wolf: Wired To Eat Best of The Best: The Top 10 Guests From over 200 Shows Get More Wellness In Your Life Join the #WellnessWarrior Community on Facebook Tweet us on Twitter: Send us a tweet Comment on the Facebook page Watch full interviews on YouTube