Wellness + Wisdom Podcast

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

Listen To This Special Solocast as Josh Trent Uncovers: Psychoneuroimmunology: How our thoughts become things. What makes a thought true instead of being static and noise? How all of us, especially men, can be grateful for our feelings. The healing power of singing. How Josh healed his Father Wound and forgave his father. What happens when we don't allow ourselves to embrace and love all of our emotions; good or bad. Steps you can take to heal your porn or sex addiction. How Josh healed after a horrible Ayahuasca ceremony with the help of his friend and mentor, Paul Chek. A powerful prayer to help you if and when intrusive thoughts and emotions want to enter your inner sanctum. 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In this special (limited time) offer, you will receive: - Lifetime access to BREATHE - Free upgrades to all future training modules - Free additional training modules - Special VIP coupons for safe vape, essential oils, CBD, nootropics and more - Private WF group access   Transcript From Vision Quest Part 2: Touching Death Josh Trent (00:11): Welcome back to Part Two of this very special Solocast. If you heard us on Part One, we honored our ancestors. If you haven't heard Part One, make sure you go back and listen to Part One. It'll give you perfect context for Part Two of this Solocast. This is where we talk about a concept of touching death. Touching death. When I was on the mountain, I had a direct message and the direct message was about our thoughts. You know, psychoneuroimmunology is how thoughts become things, but yet thoughts are like waves in the ocean. Thoughts come and go. They are unlimited and sometimes like unfathomable in size and texture and in message. So then what exactly is the thought? You know, when I did this four day water fast up on the mountain for the 10 day Native American Vision Quest, the bridge between reality, the bridge between the underworld, the creepy crawlies, the bugs, the animals, and here, the 3D reality becomes so very thin.   Josh Trent (01:15): So very thin. So I took in this message: What makes a thought true instead of a thought being static and noise? And how do I make truth about a signal instead of the noise? How do I disconnect from the quantum, the collective field of thoughts and how those thoughts becomes things? Well, I believe that the only thing that makes a thought true is my soul's attention poured into it. And on top of that, the emotions that I experience after I attach to that thought. Now this is huge: The only thing that makes any of our thoughts true is the attention that I pour into the thought. And then also the emotion that I experience after I attached to that thought. So that is for all of us, the understanding of what makes a thought true. And how do those thoughts completely control subconsciously how I show up in the world with my heart open or with my heart closed?   Josh Trent (02:15): So I can be thankful. And this is, this is the lesson that I want to share with you. I, we, all of us can be thankful, truly grateful for my feelings. Especially as men, we have been shamed into beliefs, like, "Suck it up, Pussy. Big boys don't cry." Which is honestly the abuse of the male psyche in this world. This connection to a belief that emotions should not be felt. Emotions need to be pushed down. Emotions are not to be shown, especially by men. It is actually the bane of our existence. It's the very thing that the feminine, if you identify as a heterosexual partner or however you identify, it is the very thing that the feminine wants from the masculine and that is to emote, to show emotions. So it's a beautiful gift, love and acceptance. Can I accept the thought? Can I love the thought?   Josh Trent (03:08): Can I ask the thought maybe if it's painful, maybe if it's pleasurable, whatever it is, can I turn to my thought and can I ask my thought, what are you here to teach me? What are you here to teach me? And that is the most potent medicine that any of us can ever receive in any ceremony. For me, it just happened to be in nature and nature always holds the keys. I'll never forget. I was laying on my back and I was chasing the sun around the mountain side in Northern Idaho. There was deep forest cover. The canopy is very thick and I was laying on my back on the second night and into the third morning. And I had this awareness. If I'm experiencing an emotion that I do not want to feel that my soul understands is not the path or not my life's choice, then that emotion, that feeling that energy in motion, which creates a feeling - that is actually the power of choice.   Josh Trent (04:06): That is the bridge between me being thankful and loving the thought or me trying to kick the thought's ass and get out of my head. You know, you can connect with this. How many times have you thought a thought and realized that your resistance to the thought, your hatred towards the thought, your lack of love, essentially towards the thought is the very thing that perpetuates that thought from hanging around and keeps that thought around. So this is the gift. If my soul, Josh Trent's soul decides which thoughts are real and which thoughts are not. And by real, I mean, whatever thoughts apply to my soul's purpose and my heart - well, that's the way that I can share my love with the world. And there was this song, this beautiful song, which brings out so much emotion in me, and it was, "Peace Like A River."   Josh Trent (04:55): And the song goes something like this that gave me so much soulless. We have forgotten how to sing in this lifetime. We have been disconnected from our singing voice and this song was my ultimate medicine. And the song goes, "I've got peace like a river. I've got peace like a river. I've got peace like a river in my soul." And I went on and I kept saying things like strength like a mountain, joy like fountain, love from Great Spirit over and over and over again. And out of nowhere, I picture the face of my father. I pictured the face of my father and I don't ever really think I've fully healed from the wounding. My Father Wound until I received this medicine from Mother Nature. Because in that moment with tears streaming down my face, I got to honor the deep sacrifices my father has made for myself and my brother. Growing up, all the money he made to take care of us and the energy that my father spent to provide for my brother.   Josh Trent (05:58): And I. So, to my father, I forgive you. And please forgive me for all the ways that I have not honored you and not being grateful for what you did. Really my projections, my anger for you came from the hurting the relationship I had been trying so hard with white knuckles to make you understand me, to make you love me in the way that I wanted you to love me the whole time. Just not loving and accepting you for who you are in the exact way you are. And this was the greatest gift that I want to share with you. Forgiving my father so that I can be empowered with the father inside myself. Daniel Trent, I forgive you. I forgive all the ways that you did the very best you could. And maybe sometimes they weren't enough and I send you love for your journey and let this be enough for all of us.   Josh Trent (06:50): with the Father Wound. All the ways that our fathers have wounded us, maybe abandoned us because they themselves felt wounded and abandoned. And this is the all retch and no vomit that Alan Watts talks about. We pass on this lineage, this wounding in our lineage as men by regurgitating the exact behaviors that hurt us. This is why hurt people, hurt people. So consider this to be a flag of peace. I put down my weapons. I forgive, forgive my own father. I forgive the father inside myself. We have peace you and I. No longer do I need my father to open his heart and listen, because we are both fathers now. And of course I want my father to be a part of my life and my son's life if he chooses. But the only path of true love is sharing the heart's wisdom without any expectation.   Josh Trent (07:49): So you are loved. And please forgive me for the way that I have acted towards you as a wounded child. And I love you. And this was profound because later that afternoon, as I watched all the bees and the trees and the bugs and how nature has this beautiful synergy, I just became so grateful for the peace in my heart. Because this broken lineage, this projection of wounding, this unawareness of self, it stops with me. It stops with the awareness that I have for what is true, the objective truth that we all do our best, including that time zone, where my father came from, where many of our fathers came from, where sharing your emotions was an act of weakness. And really what that does is it brings us closer to death. And on that night, on that third night in my dream, I felt the washing of my nervous system with peace.   Josh Trent (08:54): Now I can speak to the truth of this present moment to truly honor the truth of the past. I have to forgive. When I choose to forgive, and this is the lightness and the peace you hear in my voice. Thank you, Mother Nature. Thank you Mother Nature for your wisdom, this gift of awareness and the peace and power you have given me washing my blood and my nervous system with the truth. A ho Great Spirit. Now, so I have a wellness podcast and hatred, resentment, bitterness is the poison that makes me feel unwell. And currently in my life at this Vision Quest, I came to this radical cul de sac of awareness, where I am experiencing unwellness. I had to get sick from the system itself. I had to get sick from society itself so that I know what it truly feels like to be a human in our world.   Josh Trent (09:45): And I definitely became sick, pushing the throttle down all the way to the floor. Looking back if I could have trusted Great Spirit and been in dialogue with our Mother Earth. I wonder, I just wonder, could I have achieved a level of success without sacrificing my health? This is how I choose to move forward. I finally know now what the discovery of loving awareness truly is. It's not some social media meme or something Ram Dass or Rumi once said. Loving awareness truly is observing all that is. The joy, the hate, the fear, the ecstasy, shame, guilt, sadness, - all of it. All the colors in the palette of emotions and experiences that we as human beings witness. And I feel that I have unlocked one of these secret keys that I want to share with you and this is to truly capital T to truly observe, to observe in truth.   Josh Trent (10:35): Knowing that all emotions, feelings, thoughts, and beliefs, they are rising to the surface to be loved. And I know it sounds reductionist. But all there is is love. And the truth is God is love. Even the word evil, which is love, right? Evil is love because evil is live spelled backwards, which Paul Chek and Dr. Vernon Woolf have shared. So even the evil in my life that I have experienced within myself and others is love because evil backwards is to live. I experienced so much sadness that day in this washing and this letting go of forgiveness, because when you rip a tree out of the ground, whether it's emotional, physical, or spiritual, some of the roots are going to break. I had to go through all the porn scenes that I had watched, all the women that I had sex with that I didn't love and sit down young Josh at 13, the one that was screaming at me to stop and next to him, next to him was my son, Novah.   Josh Trent (11:37): And I turned to him and I said, when you're angry, let yourself be angry. When you hold onto your anger or your resentment, it's like heating up water on the stove. When you boil water on the stove, it will bubble, but the bubbles have to rise and pop and come out. Now you may not know young Josh and young Novah -when these bubbles are coming out, you may be with friends or family or even playing. So it's very important that you allow yourself to feel your anger and you know what, your anger is always safe with me. Your anger is always welcome here, because what happens with unchecked anger, that you will be angry with people. And you don't know why, because that anger is really subconsciously wanting to express itself. But if you don't allow yourself to feel it, and this is the key, this is the lesson.   Josh Trent (12:24): When we do not experience the permission to feel our anger, that anger comes out sideways towards others, that we care about, that we really don't want to hurt, but we do because of unchecked anger, because it's so uncomfortable to feel. And on this third night, I see life through a new lens with forgiveness, for self, with the letting go of resentment. With the understanding that we are all victims of intellectualization, which is another Solocast that I actually recorded up on the mountain. After the quest, feeling into this prayer for really disempowerment. For many years, I had been curious and even neurotic at times, if I had been like sexually abused as a child, and I asked Great Spirit, you know, with all this forgiveness and all the pain that I 'd gone through with an open heart, you know, has it ever happened? Have I ever been sexually abused?   Josh Trent (13:19): And in the stillness, this was the gift. I was able to see that my question actually came from me trying to hide from the responsibility of my life choices. In other words, shame and blame. As a reason for my pain and misfortune, I went through a full inventory of everything I'd done and Great Spirit said to me, "It is yours, no others." And I flashed to my early porn memories connecting the dots when pornography first entered my life via VHS and DVDs and internet starting at about 13 years old. And I turned to my young self and my son in the forest as the sun was setting. And I said, your sex energy is your fire. Never let anyone steal your fire only ever choose to give your fire to people that you love and that you want to share your life with because when it comes to sex energy, if you're using pornography, if you're using your sex energy to divide and conquer, then you are disassociated from self.   Josh Trent (14:22): That is where addiction truly comes from. And this is for all of us a lesson when it comes to sex energy. Here's how, you know, if you're using pornography too much, or if it's become a tool of disassociation and addiction, if the real thing, if, if a man having sex with a woman, if it scares you and you find comfort in the fake in the screen, well you know that you are now in a path of disassociation and potential addiction? So the wisdom of the heart is really what is all calling us forward. Life in the 3D world seems to be this consistent reminder for all of us to slow down in order to hear the wisdom of the heart. And sometimes the wisdom of the heart points to the masks that wear and the biggest mask that I wear, the biggest mask that I wear is having to have everything all together, having to have the perfect thing to say at the right time and have all my shit together.   Josh Trent (15:20): And it's just all. bullshit It's not reality. We never have to be perfect. We never have to have the perfect thing to say. And that is a massive gift for all of us to look at the masks that we wear and really being ourselves, unlocking, being ourselves in a current moment. Can we just let that be enough? That is the path to be yourself in every current moment and not feel that you have to be perfect; have it all together. There is forgiveness there. There is peace there. And when there is peace, power can be trusted. That is the ultimate lesson when it comes to peace, because we are all searching for peace inside self. Yet people try to find peace by first getting power, but you cannot have power as the precursor to peace. It works the other way around. So where do these thoughts come from?   Josh Trent (16:13): All these thoughts that I've been sharing with you and all these thoughts that we experienced? Well, if I had to make an intelligent observation, I believe that thoughts come from a culminated library of my own experiences, things that I've seen, things that I've thought before, and also the collective field, the quantum, where there might just be thoughts, emanating around vibrationally electronically, literally. And then I also think in some experiences when there's the piercing of the 3D world by the four and sometimes extraterrestrial five. I do believe different beings come in and implant thoughts into people. So how do we make sense of this? How do we make sense of why thoughts are there and how do we learn how to love the thought? I want to share this that was given to me by a mentor and a friend, Paul Chek. When I received an entity after a terrible Ayahuasca session, that took me almost 18 months to clear the beginning of my healing came with this prayer:   Josh Trent (17:04): So for any of us, if you ever have a thought that is intrusive, say this prayer. By the power of God invested in me. If you are not here to teach me something, to teach me how to get closer to love, then I ask you to leave right now. And I send you love for the journey. You are not allowed in my inner sanctum. And if you try to force yourself in my inner sanctum, you will be stuck in purgatory forever. I do not fear you. And I ask you to leave. And this is the key I send you love for the journey. Now be gone. Feel the peace in that, feel the peace in not fighting or being angry at your thought, turning to your thought. Or as Dr. Vernon Woolf says your holodome, and giving it the permission to let go. These thoughts that come just like high, low pressure...sodium, potassium...chaos and order. Chaos is always seeking   Josh Trent (17:55): order. Fear is always seeking love, thoughts that cause constriction, they are guideposts. They are guideposts to what is needed. And what is being called for attention in our psych. And two years ago, Paul said to me in his home that came so viscerally when I was on the mountain. And it really wells up a knot in my throat right now with my son on the way, he said, "Once I learned how to parent the child inside of me, the universe will put one in my arms." And I'm just so grateful. I'm so grateful because the ego is not the enemy. The ego is the amigo. With inside of the ego, There is deep wounding calling to be healed from both my life and maybe the lives and sins of my father and grandfather that came before me. And so as I touch death, I can have acceptance and really joy for the pain.   Josh Trent (18:51): Now, this sounds crazy, but just level with me for a moment. Pain, without a teacher yields a lack of patience, but pain with a teacher yields resilience. And that is the kind of resilience that can be trusted because it is earned wisdom. And I flashed, and I had this deep understanding of why the body carries extra weight, why my body has been carrying extra weight. And that is because of shame, guilt, anger, and trauma. And this is big. Anger - Only anger sure can be washed away by the healing of nature in Great Spirit, a reconnection to nature and the power of God, where there is no anger in this spaciousness, but unprocessed and dealt with anger is the biggest cause a fat storage in the body in the entire universe. And this became radically clear to me, what am I really talking about here?   Josh Trent (19:43): What am I angry about? I was angry about life in this world that we live in, why we die, having anger that we die, but here's the reality. We are all going to die. And there is so much peace in that. There is peace in the understanding that life is finite. We are infinite beings, but the life we chose to live here is finite. And so if you have a 24/7, 365 unprocessed trauma that lingers in the background of your subconscious mind, maybe you have a lifetime of guilt about a person you heard, or what could have been, or what should have been, or maybe you have trauma. That's very deep, maybe it's sexual or physical or emotional trauma, and you're working on it. This is also the time that the body can put on extra weight because trauma is coming up and it is fueled to be burned and away.   Josh Trent (20:36): And so these are all pain teachers. Anger, shame, guilt, and trauma, all of these things, which I unpack very in-depth on the victim of intellectualization Solocast. Pain without a teacher yields a lack of patience, but pain with a teacher yields resilience. And that is resilience. That can be trusted. So when the pain arrives, turn to the pain, ask the pain, what are you here to teach me? What are you here to teach me and then go right to it. Because in that situation, you can really understand and embody the resilience that life is calling you to bring. And that is the lesson that is the ultimate lesson of this Vision Quest, to understand the anger, shame, guilt, and trauma, they all feed the fire of not being loved. Fear of being broke, fear of being hurt, fear of being wrong. Fear of fill in the blank, but what does fear want?   Josh Trent (21:30): Fear wants love. Fear always wants love. Look at the laws of science and the laws of nature and gravity and high, low pressure, and understand that shame and guilt and trauma and anger they simply want love. And so, as we close, which there'll be many more Solocasts, maybe, maybe a few more honestly, because the wisdom is still going to come. As we close, let's feel the anger about what maybe the collective is feeling; the mask, wearing the COVID because below that anger it's sadness, the sadness of how could you, why did you, how could this be? Why God, why? Below the anger and sadness, sometimes sadness has to be woken up by anger. And so we do here, our work on planet earth and these physical bodies in these 3D realms. And we do our loving best to share our true experiences for one another and have the courage, to be honest with one another. Aho Great Spirit.   Josh Trent (22:30): Thank you for my reconnection to our Great Mother and for welcoming me back home. Great Spirit, please forge me in all of us like a tool so that we may do your bidding in this world and that we may have peace. I am weld with emotion after the quest. And if this resonates with you, you can DM me on Instagram. You can reach out to me in many ways. There's a contact form on the website. I am in service to love, present in self-evident truth and at home grounded in nature with space for myself, family, community, and the world to take part in my trustworthy guidance. Let this be enough, let this be enough today that we can all take solace in the words of Rumi, "Beyond right and wrong, there is a field and I will meet you there."   Josh Trent (23:25): If you enjoyed this Solocast, this is a recording. One week when I returned home from the quest with my group of seven and our four guides, Alia, Hayden, Mark, and Tim enjoy this as a reflection of truth that is current the first, second, third, and fourth week on my return home, please enjoy this recording with my group. A ho. Wow! Welcome back to the matrix. That's been my integration. How has it been going? How has my integration process been going? I would say overall from many of the different, I guess you could describe them as ego stripping experiences. This one by far had the most realness when I came home and it's a testament to when I crossed the threshold, as the, I guess, showed up in the monkey in Tim's dream. Uh, there was a part of my young boy inside of me that really needed this medicine.   Josh Trent (24:31): And as I've come home, I've been talking slower. I haven't been in a hurry to wow people. I've really seen like the layers of my psychological onion be fucking peeled when I came back home. And a big part of that was just really feeling safe and secure and loved and whole in my body. And I know that my physical health isn't perfect right now, but it feels damn good to come from a place where I'm being healthy, not from scarcity, not from like, oh my God, it's an emergency blah, blah, blah, but just really loving myself and being healthy from that place. And it, and it really rocked my world, you guys, cause I didn't think about this. I didn't feel this until I got home and I'm sure it'll unfold for a long time, but there was this point a couple of days, I was...We have a trail here and I was walking in nature and I had this little sit spot on a rock and it overlooks the stream and I was sitting there and I was like, it flashed me back to a fucking moment   Josh Trent (25:33): I had, when I was a personal trainer. When I went into personal training, I wanted to make my body look good so that I could like be with the feminine and look cool. And like all these things that I think a young undeveloped 25 year old man does, and I was sitting on a rock and I was like, "Oh my God, this is what I've been wanting the whole time to actually be well and be healthy and love myself from a place of calmness instead of using health and my outward appearance as a way to look cool and be accepted and receive love from other people." Like coming home to the fucking realness is really what it felt like. And it felt really good. And so I'm excited about that. And then wouldn't, you know, it, when I came home, you know, I had shared with y'all that, that I had quote, "hypothyroid," well, I'm doing a podcast and I'm meeting with this functional medicine doctor and he's like, "Josh, you don't have hypothyroid.   Josh Trent (26:27): "That was a misdiagnosis. That was actually somebody trying to sell you a bunch of bullshit." And I'm like, "Oh my God, this is exactly what Hayden said where he was like, 'Dude, in your share, you had to get sick. You had to go on this quest for wellness to feel unwellness in your body. And you had to go into the matrix into the system, into the belly of the beast,' so that I would feel what it's like to be sick from the system itself and be masqueraded and have, and have things presented to me as truth when they're really not true because the truth is that health comes from self love. Wellness comes from me, loving myself. Like period. End of story. And there's no esoteric babble that needs to go along with that. It's just, it is what it is.   Josh Trent (27:13): Like wellness comes from loving myself and from being a loving human being to other people and to the degree that I'm, uh, angry or judging or projecting my bullshit onto other people, well that creates an unwellness and dis-ease in myself and I've heard this shit a thousand times, but something clicked from this quest where I was able to sit with myself and really feel what the hell that even means and what the reality of that even means, because it's so easy for me to get caught up. I have all these books and I have all these interviews and I was feeling this on the quest. I became a victim of intellectualization, a victim of my own intellectual mind, where I had heard Hawkins in 'Power vs Force' and in 'Letting Go' talk about the space between the head and the heart. But something really clicked when I came home and I was like, oh my God, like this, this is everything. And so my work, my path and my integration of this, this quest is to bring the quest home, to be in nature, to pray to our Mother and to connect with her and to honor her, I've been picking up trash when I go on walks with my lady and she was so stoked yesterday, she was like, "I love you coming back from this quest,' she's like, "I love the Mountain Man."   Josh Trent (28:28): I love the mountain man. And so she, she was like, I'm really proud of you. And it's, it's been beautiful in our relationship. You know, it's been really, it's been really beautiful because she's noticing the difference in me where before, when I went out there, like, you know, I'm not going to lie. Like when I came back, there was the culture shock. I mean, holy shit, there was a massive culture shock because I came from like deep nature and just laying with bugs and being in the dirt and like feeling the joy of sunrise. And then I am wearing a mask in the airport and I had this moment, you guys like it really like, it's quite emotional. This woman was playing with her child and she had a mask on and I just, I, in the airports, I take my mask off, you know, it's not a 'Fuck you,' it's not an anger thing.   Josh Trent (29:17): It's just like, come tell me to wear it and I'll put it on. So that's how I roll. And I had my mask off and I had my mask off the entire time and I'm sitting there and I'm talking to this woman about her baby. And I told her my son's coming. And she was like, "Oh, it's so beautiful." She's like, "I wish I could take my mask off and play with my child." And I just calmly took a breath. And I looked right at her and I said, "You can take it off right now. You don't have to wear this." And it was almost like she double clutched emotionally. She was like, is he right? Can I take it off or? And I realized, oh my God, like this, this is what the world needs. And this is what I shared to everyone.   Josh Trent (29:54): And this is what the gift of, of reality that spirit gave me. And that is when it comes to creating change in the world and in, in creating loving change, less anger, more truth. And it's exactly what I shared in our circle. Less anger, more truth. That was the message that spirit gave me when it comes to mask wearing and psychological control and COVID and manipulation, less anger, more truth in the same thing, mirrored in a conversation with my brother yesterday, where he was going off and off and off about all the crazy stuff that's happening in the world. And I was like, well, what if we held them both at the same time? What if we held the dark and the light at the same time? And we said, okay, we're not going to bypass this. We're going to feel into it, but we're also going to present solutions based on love.   Josh Trent (30:38): And instead of focusing on, "DON'T WEAR A MASK!" It's like, "Hey, here's how you can trust your immune system. Here's how you can build your immune system. Here's how you can be healthy in your own body, in your own psyche." That's the direction I want to go in. And I realized I became to go full circle. My integration, my culture shock is just the reality that I had become a victim of my own intellectualization, where I would intellectualize everything to death. I just intellectualize everything to death. So, um, I've been feeling it all. I've been feeling. I've been feeling the deep sadness, feeling the pain. And when I looked into that mother's eyes in the airport, just how controlled she is. And she's just a mirror of the millions of people in our country that are being controlled. And it makes me, honestly, you guys, it makes me want to go out with a spear like our ancestors did and just start stabbing people.   Josh Trent (31:27): It makes me want to go to war and that's not gonna, that's not gonna do anything. It's not going to do anything. You know, if it comes down to that in the future, I'm sure we'll all be on the front lines together, but, but it's not, I think we're in a different kind of war. I think we're in a war of consciousness where, you know, my grandfather went to World War II and he actually had to kill people. You know,...Can you guys imagine what that would feel like? I mean, I just, can you imagine what it would feel like to have to kill people to be free? How crazy that would be? So just feeling into that and we don't have to do that. Like we can choose something we can, we can fight or what we believe in from love, not from violence and not from anger.   Josh Trent (32:15): and just feeling into all that you guys, you know, just feeling into the, the real nobility and the real power in being at peace is one of the things I wrote to Tim and Mark before we started as like, "Hey," he was like, "I, you know, I'm going out here for my birthday. Like may peace and power would be the result." That was my quick mantra, my prayer, I just want, I want peace and I want power because cause that can be trusted. And so, um, that's the meaning of the making, um, mystery has been talking to me in dreams profoundly. So, and I guess there's, there's a part of my heart. That's honestly missing, sounds crazy missing the darkness and missing being out there. And just knowing that every year I will be doing this from now on, because talk about the ultimate spiritual check-in, we'll talk about the ultimate check-in for who you are.   Josh Trent (33:07): I think as far as support, I could use support in sharing the podcast, you know. If these messages align and when one of the things is having shorter episodes, like five, 10, 15 minute episodes that are easier for people to listen to that don't take an hour of people's time and still delivering potent medicine in that short time. So I can request support on that. My experience of the Vision Quest woven has woven its way into my day-to-day life. Um, it's been really strong in my connection to nature and just loving where I live. It could definitely be stronger in the fact where I had this vision of like taking my son out, you know, those baby carriers, I think they're called like baby bjorn or something. So taking my son out and I had this vision of having a guide, teach us how to live from the land, like, you know, which plants are safe and which plants are not. And here's how you do the fire like Jesse did, and just really want wanting that here. So trying to find someone here in Austin, where we can learn about how to live off the land, you know, how to survive basically.   Josh Trent (34:18): So that's it, I'm feeling all the things you guys I'm feeling all the emotions that are in the dark bucket and I'm feeling all the emotions that are in the delight bucket too. And just kind of like, whoa, it's been, it's been intense. Um, I've been living to my commitments and I haven't, I haven't felt the call to have the conversation of healing with my father yet because the father in me is like, it's not time. It's not time. So what's beautiful is that I did the healing with him up there on the hill. And so I don't, I don't need to run to go here with my father cause I've already healed that. Like there's a part of me. That's already touched the compassion and the forgiveness that I have in him. So if that's meant to be in the future, it will be. A ho.         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. 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Listen To This Special Solocast as Josh Trent Uncovers:   Why he decided to go on a Vision Quest. What happens during a Vision Quest. Why we fear death and why Josh no longer does after this experience. Our connection with Mother Nature as we are part of the earth. How to let go of fear; especially the fear propaganda we've seen over the last year. Healing Josh received during the first 2 nights of his 4-day water fast experience. How Josh connected with his inner child to offer it forgiveness and love. Struggles that Josh has faced since his youth and have impacted him over the years. 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In this special (limited time) offer, you will receive: - Lifetime access to BREATHE - Free upgrades to all future training modules - Free additional training modules - Special VIP coupons for safe vape, essential oils, CBD, nootropics and more - Private WF group access   Transcript From Vision Quest Part 1: Touching Death Josh Trent (00:00): This is Josh Trent. This is a very special solocast. This solocast is about honoring our ancestors, where I've come from, where you've come from, the Spirit, the Great Spirit that guides all things. And the mother, the Mother Earth, who has supported us from Day One. You know, this solocast was probably the most requested solocast I've ever received. I probably had more people that direct messaged me and texted me and said, “We want to know, Josh. We want to know what was it like after you did a 10 day traditional Native American Vision Quest.” And I am here to say that I have touched death with two hands. I have touched death with two hands and I'm back. I am back from the great beyond and my 41st birthday. I have lessons and light that I'm ripe with this heart that is beating in my chest ever since I took my first, my first breath out of my mother, Mary, my heart has cracked wide open and the river of emotions I feel after 10 days in deep nature in north Idaho, 20 minutes, north of Priest River, Idaho, the emotions I feel for humanity and for our Great Mother are unsurpassed in all of the potent medicine that I have ever received. Josh Trent (01:29): The overwhelming message was that you and I, we can choose to live at the pace of nature, or we can choose to die trying to fight her and just let that land because one of the things that Tim Corcoran and Mark Tollefson, my two guides, at Purpose Mountain that guided us - all seven of us. I went with seven people to this Native American Vision Quest, which I'm going to unpack. I'm going to inspire you with my story with this incredible story where I got to touch death with two hands. One of the things that Tim and Mark talk about in the Quest is that you are held by the Great Mother and just feel into that when you're held by the Great Mother you're never lost. And one of the things that we can all do, if you're ever lost, if you're ever feeling like life has kicked you and a relationship has ended, your job has plummeted.   Josh Trent (02:29): A friendship has gone up in flames. If you are ever lost, if we are ever lost, take your deep breath and stop. That isn't in wildlife. And in search and rescue, there was a phrase that many trackers go by, and that is, If you are lost in the forest stop, because someone is trying to find you. And how is that a beautiful metaphor for how we live our life and how we have our relationships when we are lost, stop, just stop. And that is the one great gift that we all can receive from a 10 - day Native American Vision Quest. But when you stop, you have to be prepared. You have to be prepared to feel all the feelings that were below the surface that are poking through that you didn't want to feel that were uncomfortable. And that's okay because in the stillness, there is wisdom.     Josh Trent (03:32): There is wisdom in the sadness. There is wisdom in the fear. There is wisdom in the anger and below the fear there is really just love. After coming back from these 10 days, which I'm going to share. I promise I'm going to share. I truly no longer fear death at 41 years old on my 41st birthday. And now just two weeks since I've been back, I do not fear death anymore, but there is a deep sadness because below the fear below the veil of that fear is really just a garden of sadness, rich with the seeds of truth, the truth of sadness that one day I, you, we will no longer be able to practice our gratitude to be in gratitude for the gift of growing and fulfilling my purpose right here with Wellness Force to love and be of service and have kindness for my family, community, Great Spirit and Mother Earth, you know, being angry that we die.     Josh Trent (04:28): This is another gift from the Quest: being angry that we die comes from the egoic grasp of self-righteousness. Feel into that. When you are angry at the mystery, when you are angry at Great Spirit, when you are angry at nature, how egoic, how much hubris are you sitting on a golden seat on, on a cloud of hubris. Being grateful before we die is actually the gift because we're not making it out of here alive, my friend, We're all going to the great beyond and being grateful before we die, this is what yields a life worth living, where we can truly live while we honor the great mystery. We are all from the earth, not on the earth and we are all home. To begin the story, there is a beautiful saying in prayer that comes from the language and the tradition of the Lakota people.     Josh Trent (05:22): And it is, “All are related, are all my relations.” And it's a wonderful reminder of our interconnectedness here on earth and of the Spirit within all beings. I'm inspired by Nancy Windheart - to her phrase of all my relations. I honor you in this circle of life with me today. I am grateful for this opportunity to acknowledge you in this prayer, to the Creator for the ultimate gift of life. I thank you to the mineral nation that is built and maintained my bones and all foundations of life experience. I thank you to the Plant Nation that sustains my organs and body and gives me healing herbs for sickness. I thank you to the Animal Nation that feeds me from your own flesh and offers your loyal companionship in this walk of life. I thank you and to the Human Nation that shares my path as a soul upon the sacred wheel of earthly life,     Josh Trent (06:20): I thank you. To the Spirit Nation that guides me invisibly through the ups and downs of life and carrying the torch of light throughout the ages, I thank you. To the four winds of change and growth, I thank you. You are my relations, my relatives. Without them, who I would not live. We are in this circle of life together, coexisting, codependent, co-creating our destiny. One, not more important than the other one nation evolving from the other, and yet each dependent upon the one and above and the one below. All of us are a part of this great mystery. And I thank you, God, I thank you Great Mystery for this life. And you can feel the tears in my voice because when I flew out on my 41st birthday, I started my Vision Quest at the Austin airport. And it was my birthday and I had my mask off and a woman ran up to me with a fairly large, protruding, obese stomach with two masks on her face and a large 64 ounce soda in her hand, screaming at me saying,     Josh Trent (07:28): “Sir, sir, sir…You need to wear your mask.” And I just simply turned to her, on my birthday, and I said, “You're okay. It's okay.” And I could see the fear in her eyes, and I can see the fear in so many of our eyes, not just when we're out in public and we see a reflection of self and of love and others. But when we look in the mirror, because I know that any person that I come in contact with and right there on Day Number One, I was given a beautiful gift to beautiful truths. And that is, No one is coming to save you. And that's the great news because you can choose to save yourself. And number two, no one is inherently out to get you; the majority of the fabrication of the egoic mind, the mind that doesn't want you to feel it doesn't want you to try hard and not get there.     Josh Trent (08:21): It doesn't want you to open up to a lover or yourself or your community and be vulnerable people because you've been hurt before. Well, these two truths are self-evident and of course in special situations, use your intuition. Sometimes someone is out to get you, but overall, overall, no, when you are in rational and irrational fear, when your mind is making up stories, that's a rational fear. And that was the first gift, you know, before any ceremony, it has been said that the moment ceremony starts is when you accept the invitation. And that is what happened for me. The very moment I arrived at the Austin airport on Day One, actually it was Day Zero. I didn't even gone to Idaho yet. I was already given a gift, a gift of these two truths that no one is coming to save me and no one is inherently out to get me. And so I had to put on the mask to fly on the airplane so that I could go receive my medicine. And I felt a well of anger in me, which I'll touch on later. That well of anger is really just sadness. And if we really feel into this, our society is sick. Krishnamurti says, “It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.”     Josh Trent (09:37): And how is this not the most radical objective truth you could ever hear? So, there I am on the plane feeling into this sickness, the sickness, not just of society, but if I'm being honest, which from this moment forward, I am, and I've always done my best. But from this moment forward, my heart is cracked wide open because I had to take an inventory, not just in the Quest, not just out there in nature with no flashlight, no tent, no knife, no fire, just myself, my breath, my thoughts, a tarp for the rain and the sleeping bag and pad. But I had to take an inventory on that plane. And the inventory said, when did I let go of the wonder? When did I let go of the wonder of life? When did I stop singing? When did I stop dancing? When did I stop telling stories?     Josh Trent (10:28): And when did I stop honoring the mystery of life again, Mark and Tim, the Vision Guides said, “Whenever someone's lost in the forest, they must stop. They simply must stop because that is how you will be found.” We all need to stop and slow down and pay attention, put down the phone and head out to nature. This is not a passive drug induced hippy prayer. This is the wish of God, of Great Spirit and our Mother Earth who are watching us destroy the sacredness of community, the sacredness of family, the sacredness of earth with our ego and humorous. We think we know so much better than the energy that created us. Look at how self-righteous we have become. And this is the story. This is the beginning of this story. I arrive at camp with all of these thoughts, going through my mind, the radical realizations, not just on the plane and in the airport, but in the car ride, going out to Priest River, which is a two-hour drive from Spokane, Washington.     Josh Trent (11:27): And on the ride out there, I'm with my friend, Julie, who picked me up and took me to the camp. And I started to already feel the ceremony come through. First night, we get introduced to Tim and Mark and Ollie and Hayden, our guides, our co-guides. First night, radical, radical dreams. And this is what you will find when you are called to a 10-day Native American Vision Quest. The structure of the Native American Quest is that for three days, you do a deep soul in inventory. Really. It's a deep soul inventory. You uncover all the ways of being that have been not loving. And this is confronting; you take an inventory of how you've showed up for those you love when you've abandoned yourself. When you felt something in your egoic self, and use that to override your animal, self, your heart self, your true self, your loving self.     Josh Trent (12:24): And what came through for me was just this unchecked responsibility and poor management of my stress because I have been white knuckling. And I know you may feel me. If you are like this, are you the kind of person that white knuckles, because you will get what you want at all costs. Well, that's been me too, and I will never forget this moment around the fire in those first three days, really looking at the flames on my hand and my body and knowing that I am an infinite being who chose to be here and a finite existence. And that first night rocked my world because I knew that I was going to get deep healing on that mountain. And my inner young man was calling me. And so, in this Native American Quest, the first three days are ego unraveling and exercises and journaling, and really being with all the parts of yourself, you know, (Carl) Jung talks about the shadow and in all of us is a shadow, a shadow filled with demons, but guess what?     Josh Trent (13:27): Those demons just want love. And this is the ultimate gift of the Vision Quest, because when you go after those first three days and you walk out into nature, I will never forget going up to the campsite at first light woken up by wolves, howling at it. Must've been 4:45 in the morning. I mean, you could barely see the crack of light over the horizon. And I'm in my little tent. And I just hear these wolves screaming cause they had gotten a fresh kill on the very first day of our four day process, where we went out into nature. After we had selected our site after we had been stripped down after we had done our sweat lodges, where you sweat to the point where you didn't even know your body could sweat that much, the singing, the prayer, the asking for forgiveness. And this is really what we are all wanting.     Josh Trent (14:20): We want to forgive ourselves. We want God and Great Spirit and our mother, our Great Mother to forgive us. And this is the peace that we're all seeking. And that is the peace that I was awoken by, by animals in nature that get their kill because after the kill there is peace. And after there are certain parts of the older self that are killed, there is peace. And I felt that peace, but I also felt that terror way deep in my heart, there is nothing like waking up to wolves on a fresh kill in nature. As the sun barely cracks the horizon to put the fear of God in your soul. And as I walked up to the group and the fire and I crossed the threshold, walking deep into nature, about 30 minutes away from camp and camp had no cell service. I drew a box with sticks as I arrived to my site at the bottom of the hill and I placed my first stick vertically in that box.     Josh Trent (15:18): And I knew, I knew that that was the beginning of something where I would never be the same. And in that first night I had radical, radical sex nightmares. It actually, it actually started in the morning because you go out at first light on Day One. So the first three days was ego stripping and really ego inventory, soul inventory. Then there's four days. And when you go out for those four days on a traditional Quest, you have cold weather clothes, a sleeping mat, a tarp, and a sleeping bag and four gallons of water. That's it. So we're talking about no fire, no tent, no knife, no flashlight. You have to learn to befriend the dark. And that very first night I made it -  really wells me up with emotion, just feeling it. Now I went out in the morning at first light and I was exhausted.     Josh Trent (16:15): I hadn't slept the night before. I was nervous about being out in nature - cold with no food for four days and only water, no one to talk to; just myself. And I sat there after I had woken up from really the most tremendous nightmare, I think I had ever had. And it came from when I was foolish, when I was doing my best, but when I was foolish, when I chose to engage with a prostitute in Thailand where I was able to see where I was still not free, where I was still not free because I was battling with my own shame around sex and addiction and mistruths, and I needed some deep healing with my inner young man. And so in this dream, I was watching myself, abandon myself many years prior to the quest, looking at how to the public I wanted to, to be perceived as having an altogether, but deep within my own heart battling with the most visceral addiction, when it came to not feeling safe in my own skin, you could ever imagine.   Josh Trent (17:22): And on that first night, I let go of the war, which is what we all deserve - to let go of the war with ourselves. We can only heal ourselves when we choose that we're worthy of doing so. And when you are just like, I was put into nature to be held by the arms of a grandmother that you couldn't even imagine how strong she is - how loving, how peaceful she is. That is who we are from. That is who holds us. I woke up and I was terrified because I thought, "Oh my God, is this real?" I mean, when you're out there, the veil between dream and the veil between life here in the 3D is super thin. I mean, there were times throughout those four days where I didn't even know if I was alive or if I was dead or if it was a dream.   Josh Trent (18:13): I mean, it's, it is absolutely surreal. It blows away any mushroom, Ayahuasca, even multiple breathwork sessions I've had - puts them all in a pale light in comparison to the brutal potent medicine of Mother Nature at her finest. And that is at just peace because there is peace in my heart now as I've come home. But that peace only came on the other side of me waking up crying because of the pain of abandoning myself years prior and learning how to love this young man. Learning how to love my shame. I flashed back when I was sitting there as the sun rose and I was crying and I was just so grateful. I was so grateful for my life. I was so grateful that the nightmare wasn't true, even though the nightmare had occurred many years prior, when I chose to abandon the screaming voice of my inner young man. And that is the forgiveness that I deserved. So I sat down with young Josh and I sat down with my son. I sat down with my son next to me and I spoke to him about the power of forgiveness, the power of love and forgiveness.   Josh Trent (19:34): I will never forget five years ago when I had Gay Hendricks on the podcast and we're going to be having him on the podcast again. So stay tuned for that. And he told me, "Josh, you have to learn how to love your pain. If you want peace, you have to learn how to love your pain." I had no idea what Gay Hendricks was talking about. And now I do, because I know from my own experience where I had a three, four, even five dimensional conversation with my seven-year-old self, specifically my 13-year-old self, when I found pornography for the first time, I think my dad had a Playboy on the table. And then from there I got VHS and then DVDs and then the adult film store. And then, you know, all holes, barred when the laptop got pulled out and high-speed internet came into the picture.   Josh Trent (20:22): That was exactly the safety that I was seeking outside myself, that I love my parents. They did the best they could, but they did not teach me how to be loving and how to be comfortable in my own skin. And so the forgiveness I have for myself is also the loving and powerful forgiveness I have for them. And so I know now that we can only heal generational pain when we choose that we are worthy of doing so, we can only heal generational pain through forgiveness. Through forgiveness. Forgiveness is the antidote to fear. Forgiveness is the antidote to hatred and forgiveness is not something you can read in a book or read in a card. Forgiveness is something that you have to learn through experience. It's how to embody, how to cry through, how to bleed through, how to suffer through and all we can ever do is open the door to our family to enter.   Josh Trent (21:17): So, I asked that first night, and this is just the first night. I have way more to tell you. The very first night I asked at the altar of freedom without expectation for all my relations to enter my grandfather, Mauro, my grandmother, Marie, my grandfather, Gene, my grandmother, Louise, my brother, James, my mother, Mary, all my relations. My father, Daniel; everyone is welcome. Please forgive me, please forgive me. And I wept, I wept like a little boy and it was the most healing experience that I've ever had because finally, all the things that I had been searching for with Ayahuasca and with mushrooms and with "ceremony." All the time, it had been under my two feet and that was, I needed the potent medicine of nature of Mother Nature to ground me into her and total silence without distraction in nature for a hundred hours without food and only water so that I could actually understand what she has been telling me all along.   Josh Trent (22:23): And that is, "I'm home." I am home. We are all home here. We are not on the earth. We are from the earth and I wept. And on night, Number Two, I gave my seed back to Mother Earth. A lot of sexual shame, a lot of resentment of my decisions. I turned to those and I learned how to love them. I learned how to truly love them for what they are. They are my protector, because if I did not have pornography, if I did not have a way for me to feel comfortable in my own skin, well, then I wanted to leave my skin which is death. And so we have to touch death in order to feel the truth of life. And this is the purity that I gave to myself. I'm laying maybe 20 feet above my site. And I'm up on a mountain in Northern Idaho and it's freezing.   Josh Trent (23:21): And then when the sun comes up, it's emotional because the darkness has been lifted. And I spent most of my day, you know just being with my thoughts and laying in the sun and kind of chasing the sun around as it would shoot through the trees and little patches on the ground. And there was one moment where I just asked with a humble heart and I said, "Great Spirit. What will you have me do with Wellness Force? What will you have me do with Wellness Force?" Because we have hit this place with Wellness Force where we're growing, but we're not growing to the pace that can sustain the engine for the long-term.   Josh Trent (23:59) And I said, "Great Spirit, what would you like me to do? What would you like me to do with Wellness Force? Do you want me to burn this entire thing to the ground? Cause I will if that's what you want me to do." And I, with tears in my eyes, I looked up to the sky and I will never forget this moment. And I heard this voice, this little voice, and the voice said, "Just keep going, Just keep going." And I knew exactly what that meant. Just keep going and trust and love yourself as you go.   Josh Trent (24:34): And from an incredible connection of forgiveness and healing from the nightmare that I had had that gave me the gratitude for being with Carrie and having my son here in the world and just getting to be here. I walked over to the campsite. I pulled down my pants and for the first time, since I was 13 years old, I looked down at my cock and I connected the energy of my cock to my heart. And I connected my heart to my head. And I said, I am pure. I give my seed back to Mother Earth. I just kept saying this over and over again. This is pure. This is pure. I come into the earth for my wife and son and family and made this serve as a reminder for me that God's love, God's love - The love of Great Spirit is what ties the sex energy from my cock to my heart to my head.   Josh Trent (25:26): And as I came into the earth, I cried in the most profound sexual healing I have ever had in my life because I knew that I had come back home. I knew how powerful it was to be here right now. I felt the pride in my heart for choosing to reconnect with the love of the child. And I had this visualization of my lower self as I watched my lower self die. And I sent him love for the journey. It's this little boy holding a black crocodile. I can see him right now. I promise I'm not crazy. I mean, if you understand shadow and archetypes and going deep into the soldiering process, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about, but in nature, it is so much more magnified. And I looked at young Josh and I told him from the heart of a father, it's okay, you can rest.   Josh Trent (26:13): And I thought of Mark Groves when we did our episode out there and he said, "The child can rest. The adult is here." The child can rest. The adult is here. And my little Josh with his black crocodile, he walked off into the distance and he looked back and I sent him love for the journey. And I asked for forgiveness and I cried again. I mean, I never, I never cried so much in my entire life as to the degree that I cried during this Vision Quest. And this is Part One, stay tuned for Part Two. As I unpack Day Two, Day Three, and Day Four, and bring home even more wisdom for the road ahead. And if this inspires you, if you feel this in your heart, some of what I've gone through and what I've shared about truly embodying forgiveness has been medicine for you.   Josh Trent (27:09): Let me know. Wherever you're watching this, post in the comments. Share it with somebody. Part two is coming very soon. And before I do the Part Two, I want to ask you if you'll just take a breath with me and just connect to the part of your heart that was touched by this Part One of the Vision Quest, because really what this is, is about touching death, touching the fact that we are not here forever. And so if there's anything meant to die today, well, then turn to it and do the work so it can die. It is not just the shame that keeps us hostage. It is our gathering of evidence that we should be guilty that continues to burn the fire of the shame. Shame is much different than guilt because with shame comes evidence that you're not enough, something that we put on ourselves.   Josh Trent (28:06):   The shame stories of like, "I'm not good enough because my parents told me I wasn't," or "I'm stupid. Cause the teacher told me that," or you know, "I'm fat. Cause my boyfriend and my girlfriend told me that." We are so driven by shame. But guess what? Shame is so much different than guilt. Guilt is a feeling you get when you did something you felt was wrong. Guilt is when you abandon yourself, when you abandon someone you love or you perceive you did something wrong and in Part Two of this quest and this story about really honoring our ancestors, this Rite of Passage that so many men, so many women, never got the gift of receiving. This is what we will do go into in Part Two. So until I see you in Part Two, I'm wishing you love and wellness.     Build Immunity. Breathe Deeply. 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DNA is shifted and changed through bringing light which is an expression of love which is positive, masculine energy. As we work to bring in a new design of light into our present paradigm, it's about bringing the light inwards. Spirit Gateways is a higher octave divine work to bring who you are from the coded emotions, DNA, and trauma into your true self so you can live the life that you really are here to live. - Iana Lahi   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 399 Visionary Spiritual Leader, Global Evolutionary Empowerment Teacher, and Creator of BE: The Humanity Blueprint and Founder of Spirit Gateways, Iana Lahi, explores the spiritual courage it takes to live freely, how being connected to your true self helps you make better decisions, and her Abandon, Betray, Reject (ABR) Formula to help people achieve their deepest healing.   Are you ready to BE ONE with your True Self and create your destiny?   Discover Iana's BE: The Humanity Blueprint and how it helps people move through their existing body and mind patterns to reach liberation.   CURED Nutrition Get 15% off your CURED Nutrition order with the code WELLNESSFORCE 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 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 399 As Iana Lahi Uncovers:   [1:30] Discovering Your True Self Iana Lahi Spirit Gateways One In Soul by Iana Lahi BE: The Humanity Blueprint Her journey and how she has grown since the age of 14 when she began to seek truth in life. Exploring the Humanity Blueprint she has created and how it helps people move through their existing body and mind patterns to reach liberation. Why some of our decisions aren’t always 100% ours and we must be ready to receive our own true self. What the False Self is and how we get trapped in an energy struggle between it and our True Self. Why we feel so much self-doubt, poor self-worth, and feel like we don’t matter when we’re not connected with the True Self. What the BE Work is at Spirit Gateways and how it will help you reconnect to the truth and power that’s already inside of yourself.   [6:30] The Spiritual Courage To Live Freely How being connected to your True Self will help you make clear decisions instead of being pulled by the False Self. Bruce Lipton Her teachings on the brain intelligence when it comes to the unintegrated and unprocessed emotional trauma we all experience. Why the subconscious mind is actually in both the brain and the body. How the body mind is literally one and thus full intelligence is a 360 degree perspective. Why we also disconnect from our brain intelligence when we disconnect from our True Selves. How we can tap into the existing power centers and life force energies in our body. Exploring how to heal trauma and looping thoughts that we all experience. The power point core center we all have located in the navel and how we received information both from our mothers and fathers while in the womb. Words and energy parents can use to welcome and bring their child into this world.   [14:30] Truth & Trauma: What Is Blocking You? Why it’s impossible to feel our own truth when we’re being traumatized. The challenge we face with our own existence when we face trauma. Exploring the power of the solar plexus or as she calls it, our “true brain.” The practice of becoming whole by opening your heart and looking for the light within. Josh’s experience working with Iana and how she has helped him heal. Uncovering what is blocking you from healing and being with your True Self. Why a man’s relationship with his father is crucial to work with and find who you are instead of your father being in the body. How men will embody their father’s and mother’s psyche in their body. Why the first step for a man or a woman to heal their trauma is to go deep within to find their inner child and see them with love. How you will meet the parts of your spiritual power that you had to leave behind to survive during the BE work.   [24:00] Shift Your DNA: Create Your Destiny Why we shouldn’t be asking, “How do we get more peace on earth?” but “How do I free myself from the parts of me that I haven’t processed yet so that I can have peace within me.” Unpacking why pain is such a vital source to help people ask the right questions. Her experience being trained in over 20 different modalities yet felt like she herself didn’t feel healed yet. How her work combines science and spirit meeting in the body in a really practical way. Why we have to face our pain in order to heal our separation from the True Self. The fact that women avoid their pain just as much as men. How a woman can make real conscious use of their moon time to go through their emotions and find their peace. Why you shouldn't just ask yourself, “Who am I?” but “Who am I not?” Exploring our cellular encoded emotions that have been passed down to us from our parents’ DNA. How we can look at our ancestry and choose what we want to bring forward by first focusing on bringing love into each moment.   [34:30] The Two Kinds Of Dark That Exist Exploring the capital ‘T’ and lower case ‘t’ trauma that we all experience, epigenetic expression, and spiritual science. What happens at a cellular level for the nervous system when the body experiences trauma. BE Trainings Light Mastery Academy How people can become addicted to their pain that they feel like only someone else can truly heal it. Breaking down the science side of spiritual exploration and how we can naturally heal ourselves. How the cells do change and rejuvenate when they release the toxins. The process that Spirit Gateways will take you on to help you open your third eye and be in alignment with your soul. Exploring both the masculine and the feminine components of ourselves that make up our souls. The two kinds of dark that exist: the dark that happens when we turn away from the light and the feminine dark that is pure creation. The responsibility that women have to enlighten their feminine self by bringing up their own anger, grief, and fear. How men must make use of the feminine energy which is the light and core of the earth.   [50:00] The Abandon Betray and Reject (ABR) Formula The ABR Formula that Iana has created and how it’s taught to us at a young age. Iana’s own healing journey and how she discovered that she had abandoned, betrayed, and rejected herself because of the way she was treated as a young child. How her family structure was built in such a place that her ABR became more intense for her and she had decided to abandon her voice and her light to try and get love. The fact that our culture and society is created to make us abandon, betray, and reject ourselves. How to know if you are stuck in the cycle of ABR: you find yourself relating too much to the external and are afraid of what people are thinking about you or you are always seeking acceptance. The benefits of finding just 5 minutes out of your day to be silent and allow ourselves to stop stimulation and distraction from social media. Taking the time to recognize how you avoid yourself and examples of how she’s done it to herself.   [1:00:30] Exploring Societal ABR with Sex & Intimacy Examples of societal ABR formulas such as with Cardi B’s ‘WAP’ compared to true sexual connection and intimacy. How companies are taking advantage of people with this ABR Formula. Why the core of distorted sexuality is self-hatred and self-remorse. What steps we can take to come back to God, our sexual essence, and heart by honoring our feminine energy. Exploring just how severe the damage of pornography really is for people. Words of advice she would give to someone who is dealing with the dark energy of pornography.   [1:09:00] The Process Of Discovery, Awakening, and Integration Breaking down Iana’s process of discovery, awakening, and integration. Exploring the BE system that will help you become and be who you really are at your core. How you can trust that there is more to your life than these safe compartments that you put yourself into. That fact that humans have been separating themselves for hundreds of years with the hope that religion gives them and Spirt Gateway gives you a new way to heal. How to allow yourself to take that first step in your healing journey. Feedback from Iana’s clients who have done the work with her. 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 PaleoValley breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community   Power Quotes From The Show   Healing Your Trauma With Spirit Gateways   "The Big 'T' trauma makes us feel like we don't exist. When we get caught in the dark of our own psyche, we have to spend the time shining the light of our highest octave, which is about 10-20 feet above our heads, down into the body where that trapped biological DNA and spiritual part of ourselves exist and literally rescue ourselves. We are ending all codependent behaviors because we are now in an interdependent relationship with ourselves as we literally bring what has been hiding, stuffed away up into the light within our heart. So, the only requirement to do the Spirit Gateways work is to be willing to feel your heart; even if it's for a moment." - Iana Lahi   How To Open Your Third Eye "When you cleanse your body and your mind, then you're able to release all of what you've received from your ancestors. Once you've continued to stay with the Spirit Gateways' work, then your third eye will open. When your third eye is connected with your heart center, you will come in alignment with your solar plexus in the navel lower belly root center. Once you are aligned and you stay in alignment, you're able to heal that deep DNA at the cellular level. Light is the fastest way to heal at the cellular level but first we have to bring forth what's in the dark recesses of ourselves up and go through that pain process." - Iana Lahi   Why We Must Face Our Pain     "The work that I do is a combination of science and Spirit meeting in the body in a really practical way. We have to face what hurts; the pain inside of ourselves is created from the separation from our original self. In order to heal that gap, we have to face the pain. The pain causes the suffering and it could be thoughts; pain doesn't necessarily have to be physical but once it manifests on the physical level it's telling us that we have to go do the emotional and psychological awakening work of realizing who we are at our core." - Iana Lahi   Links From Today's Show  Spirit Gateways One In Soul by Iana Lahi BE: The Humanity Blueprint Bruce Lipton BE Trainings Light Mastery Academy 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 PaleoValley Leave Wellness Force a review on iTunes breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community Iana Lahi Facebook YouTube About Iana Lahi Iana Lahi is a Visionary Spiritual Leader and Global Evolutionary Empowerment Teacher who teaches the Spirit Gateways® 21st Century Liberation Roadmap™. The 21st Century Liberation Roadmap™ assists men and women from all walks of life, all professions, and all cultures into the full illumination of their True Self through direct connection to Infinite Source. As a Divine Messenger and Master Healer, Ms. Lahi guides each person through their deepest fragmentations into the Heart of Oneness™. and illumination. Iana initiates each person into the light and love within their body by teaching them how to unlock the original love and power within their mind, heart, and soul. Iana's Work As A Spiritual Advisor As a Spiritual Advisor and Seer for more than 45 years, Ms. Lahi guides men and women through the eye of the needle of their heart and soul to remember and implement their life blueprint that they came here to live. As a Wayshower of the Soul, Iana masterfully guides individuals to reconstruct their life to realize and live their highest vision and soul purpose, fulfill the circle of their life, expand, evolve and enlighten their soul journey, and to initiate their relationship, career, life work, sexual, creative, financial and business potential to a higher octave through BEing their True Self. As a Soul Initiator, Iana works directly with Infinite Source to birth the Divine Universal Intelligence found within one’s True Self to assist individuals to experience liberation from suffering and pain. Original Way Teachings Iana's gifts help men and women breakthrough into new levels of divine union, freedom, empowered expression, self-realization, and heightened success in business and financial endeavors, creative mastery, entrepreneurial endeavors, leadership, relationship fulfillment, artistic brilliance, parenting, career legacy, enlightened sexuality, health, and personal joy to live a liberated life. The creator of the Original Way Teachings™, Ms. Lahi assists women and men from all backgrounds, races, and nationalities how to create an empowered, authentic and successful life while simultaneously healing soul level karmic, sanskaric, and ancestral-familial patterns that block full realization of BEing One with Source—while BEing their True Self in action.   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

Regardless of what path you want to walk to microdose your adversity, you have to understand that every journey starts with one step. A lot of people are reluctant to take that first step because they feel intimidated or that they've failed themselves for far too long and something I hear people say all the time is, 'I want to get in shape first before I try this.' If that's the headspace you're in, you're telling yourself a lie because the time to try doing something to improve your wellbeing is right now in the body that you're currently occupying and start to figure out that journey as who you are today. - Greg Anderson   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 398 Host of The Endless Endeavor Podcast and Former Police Officer, Greg Anderson, returns one year later after the COVID-19 lockdowns began to discuss the power of microdosing adversity, how we are being divided and controlled by fear, and why freedom is not actually free. What does health freedom mean to you?    Discover how to boost your immune system and live a better life no matter where you are at on your wellness journey by microdosing adversity.   Belcampo Farms Get 20% off of your first Belcampo order with the code WELLNESSFORCE Belcampo was founded with a purpose: to create meat that’s good for people, planet and animals. What started as one mom’s desire to feed her family the healthiest meat possible became a mission to revolutionize the industry from the inside out. Belcampo is the pioneer of hyper-sustainable, organic, grass-fed and -finished, Certified Humane meats, broths, and jerkies. The company is on a mission to revolutionize the meat industry for the well-being of people, the planet, and animals by farming meat the right way – with Certified Humane, regenerative, and climate-positive practices, which means it’s better for you, the planet and the animals. Conventionally raised animals are confined to feedlots and eat a diet of inflammatory grains, but Belcampo’s animals graze on open pastures and seasonal grasses resulting in meat that is higher in nutrients and healthy fats.   Listen To Episode 398 As Greg Anderson Uncovers:   [1:30] Health Freedom In 2021 350 Greg Anderson Greg Anderson IGTV: Are you doing the right thing? The Endless Endeavor Podcast LMNT Greg’s background as a former police officer in Seattle and the viral video he made about his message to other police officers during lockdown. Breaking down what is happening now in the world over a year later since Greg’s last interview with Josh. Why he believes the government sees COVID-19 and vaccines as an opportunity for a power grab. How keeping people in a continuous state of fear and division is actually controlling them. The new division that is keeping us apart as a society: vaccinated vs unvaccinated. Why being angry towards each other for our different beliefs and health decisions is actually hurting us. Howard Zinn Why our freedom is earned every day with courage and simple ways we can express it. The question you should ask yourself about government regulations during COVID-19: “Is it reasonable or is it agenda driven?” Why he believes other police officers should pause and think about how they want to treat their fellow Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic.   [19:00] How We’re Divided & Controlled With Fear Unpacking how we’re being divided and controlled with fear tactics. What human history has taught us that there is a huge percentage of people that like power and to harm others. His experience as a member of the US Army and being deployed in 14 combat deployments. Exploring how fear doesn’t help you with stress or think clearly but paralyzes you. Jocko Willink Easy ways that you can take a stand and share your bravery. His mission to make the USA a better place for his daughters. The fact that we’re avoiding all the things we love about living for nothing more than the purpose of prolonging life during COVID-19.   [26:00] Freedom Is Not Free Alan Watts Then Unlearn Podcast with Cal Callahan Why we are born free but as we grow up we have to unlearn the shackles and antifreedom beliefs that we have been projecting out by the way we live. How we have enabled the antifreedom energy that we’re experiencing. The state of fear that has been created by the government during COVID-19 and how he believes it’s gotten to the strange point where citizens are now enforcing it. His example of everyday division in society when one of his jiu jitsu students was confronted because he walked 10 feet down the wrong side of a grocery store aisle. Why the world seems so backward when people who take care of their health are being berated by those who have neglected theirs for years. How our emotional triggers are entry points for further self-discovery. Triggers that Josh has faced during COVID-19 including how health and wellness leaders with millions of followers haven't spoken up at all about what the COVID-19 pandemic has done to us as a society.   [36:00] Microdosing Adversity Why it’s so important to take care of your physical body through nutrition and exercise but we’re not seeing that in mainstream media because it cannot be monetized as much. Examples of taking care of yourself not just through nutrition and exercise but fasting, mindfulness, and being with your community. Josh’s experience doing a 48-hour fast and Greg’s experience with a 9-day fast. Why microdosing adversity is good for our wellbeing and how to do that with fasting, saunas, and cold baths or showers. What came up emotionally and physically for Greg during his 9-day fast that he had to come to terms with during and afterwards. Sunlighten Sauna Why going for that run, breathwork practice, or time in the sauna is totally worth it for the health benefits it will reap. How, for Greg, Jiu jitsu is the biggest way to microdose your adversity and learn to find comfort in uncomfortable situations. 086 Mark Divine SEALFIT 20X | A DEEPER WHY | One Man's Journey | Physical & Emotional Intelligence Exploring how the average person with no athletic background can microdose adversity. Why your health journey is yours and there’s no better time to start it than now.   [49:20] Q&A with Greg Anderson Why he doesn’t believe it’s possible to experience freedom without interfering in the freedom of others. The inherent dangers and problems that come with being a free person and the impact when you affect other people such as with drugs. Comparing making the best decisions that we can for ourselves and our loved ones OR listening and doing everything the government wants you to do. The dangers that come with trying to make science a ‘God.’ Concerns with where we currently are at with COVID-19 vaccines as we continue to learn more about them as they are issued. Why he believes that it should be your choice to get the vaccine if you want but it shouldn’t be mandatory. The issue we’re facing with wanting people to do, act, and think the same way as us whether you’re for or against the vaccine. Unpacking the 3 fundamental rules of survival and combat. The different roles in your tribe and what might be best for you. What overreaching is and how it’s gradually showing up in our government. Cured Nutrition Belcampo Meat Co PaleoValley breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community   Power Quotes From The Show   America Divided By Fear "The fact that the government is moving to restrict all of these freedoms is unsettling but the most bizarre thing that we've seen is they're doing it in a way where citizens are doing it and enforcing it amongst each other. So, the government has created this state of fear that is so great that if you don't fall in line with it, other people are coming after you. Other people are going to confront you. Other people are going to report you." - Greg Anderson   Microdosing Adversity 101 "I microdose my adversity a hundred different ways. I sit in hot saunas, I spend time in freezing water, I train hard, I do martial arts. Restricting what you eat is just another way of putting your body through a little adversity. Since the beginning of time, the human experience wasn't eating three meals a day and having your digestive tract plugged full 24/7. No; it was feast and famine. You'd kill an animal and get to gorge for awhile and then guess what? Winter comes and none of your crops are growing and the hunts aren't going as well as you had hoped and you're going to go through some periods where you don't have food in abundance. It's natural and it's healthy but now that we don't have that experience based on our lifestyle, we have to implement that on our own." - Greg Anderson   Building Physical Resiliency To Illness "As soon as you're done with that run, HIIT workout, or spent some time in cold water, do you regret that microdosed adversity? No; it's and instant reward and your body knows it. And you don't have to have an elite level of fitness to beat COVID-19. You just have to have a body that functions well and is running on good nutrients. Why aren't we talking about that in the mainstream media?" - Greg Anderson     Links From Today's Show  350 Greg Anderson Greg Anderson IGTV: Are you doing the right thing? The Endless Endeavor Podcast Howard Zinn Jocko Willink Alan Watts Then Unlearn Podcast with Cal Callahan LMNT Sunlighten Sauna 086 Mark Divine SEALFIT 20X | A DEEPER WHY | One Man's Journey | Physical & Emotional Intelligence Cured Nutrition Belcampo Meat Co PaleoValley Leave Wellness Force a review on iTunes breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community Greg Anderson Instagram YouTube   About Greg Anderson After spending a decade in the Special Operations/Para-Military community and 14 overseas deployments Greg Anderson, pursued a new career in Law Enforcement with the interest in putting the deployment lifestyle behind me. In light of so many events in 2020 regarding law enforcement he decided to speak up on the behalf of the profession and it ultimately cost him his job, but because of this he has taken my life in a new direction and one of his pursuits has launched The Endless Endeavor Podcast. The Endless Endeavor Podcast was created with the understanding that life is a continuous and arduous journey. He has learned that the only way he can grow and develop as a human is maintaining an understanding that there is always a lot to learn and preserve a curiosity across a wide spectrum of interests.     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. [spacer height="20px" id="2"] 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

I always say, 'There's no one size fits all,' but with sugar, especially, it truly is an addictive substance. It lights up the same pathways as a drug does. These food products are literally designed to be addictive; there's nothing natural about them and that is part of the problem with trying only to go through intuitive eating because it's very hard to intuitively eat candy because it's not a natural food that our body is prepared to handle... ...Truly when you get into that a routine of healthy eating and then you taste that candy again, it tastes so much sweeter. It tastes so much different than when you were eating it all the time and it was just lighting up your dopamine system type of behavior. So, then you can eat something mindfully in every once in awhile because you can sit there and eat it slowly and enjoy it rather than it be something that your brain is driving you to do. - Kara Collier     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 397 Director of Nutrition at NutriSense, Kara Collier, explains how Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) can help optimize your health as well as personalize your nutrition for a lifetime, how our emotional intelligence impacts our food choices, the connection between stress and glucose levels plus her top tricks and tips to help curb your sugar cravings and binges.   What if we told you it was possible to track what unique foods affect your body's blood sugar in real time?   If you've been struggling with sugar cravings and poor eating habits, NutriSense and their team of dieticians are here to help.   NutriSense Save $25 on your monthly NutriSense plan with the code 'WELLNESSFORCE' Monitor Your Glucose Levels With NutriSense Analyze in real-time how your glucose levels respond to food, exercise, stress, and sleep. CGMs can help you take the guesswork out of understanding your blood glucose levels. When you join NutriSense, you'll receive a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) that monitors your glucose 24/7. Their program offers expert guidance to help you interpret that data to reach your full health potential. What does my CGM show? Your CGM shows your glucose levels. The NutriSense app lets you track your daily activity to see how food, sleep, exercise, and stress impact your glucose. You can log or import this data, then see the effect on your levels as soon as it happens. Understand your data with dietitian support The NutriSense CGM program comes with helpful advice from a certified dietitian, free for one full month. These nutrition experts work with you to find your ideal personalized diet, provide accountability, help you decode your data, and show you how to understand what your glucose numbers really mean. Listen To Episode 397 As Kara Collier Uncovers:   [1:30] Achieving Your Optimal Health With NutriSense Kara Collier NutriSense 365 Dr. Paul Saladino How do I put on the CGM sensor? 103 Robb Wolf The origins of her career as a Registered Dietician working in the healthcare system. Her frustrations with the healthcare system as she worked with patients in the ICU. Why most people she saw in the ICU were people there due to lifestyle struggles and diseases such as diabetes. What led her to start NutriSense where she is now the Director of Nutrition with the mission to help people use continuous glucose monitors. Why there's no "one size fits all" approach when it comes to health and how NutriSense will help you find out what is optimal for your body. The biggest shockers she discovered about the traditional western academic setting for diabetic healthcare. Why advising someone with diabetes to eat consistent carbohydrates is not the right approach as it leads to glucose peaks. The problem with big pharmaceutical and food brands like Kraft coming into the university setting and advising students studying health what foods to give diabetics. [11:30] Your Unique Personalized Health Guide with CGM How NutriSense's continuous glucose monitoring device provides you with your unique health data to help you focus on your wellness goals. Why anyone can use NutriSense to help them learn about their glucose levels to help them make better lifestyle decisions. How you will get better glucose data with a CGM device compared to pricking your finger. The big health picture you will receive when you use your CGM device to see your body's response to certain foods and beverages consumed at different times of the day. 357 Robb Wolf Examples of proactively using the data from your CGM device to help guide your wellness journey. How NutriSense's approach really takes an honest look at the continuous process that is unique to the individual. New findings that Kara has discovered about her own health after using their CGM device including her body's ability to tolerate bananas really well. Who is and isn't a good candidate for using the NutriSense CGM device. [20:30] How Our Emotional Intelligence Impacts Food Choice How she walks the line as a registered dietician knowing that many of her patients; food choices are a byproduct of their emotional intelligence. The importance of guiding patients to meet with a mental health specialist to help them with deep wounds around food. How the data from the CGM device helps people achieve a greater mind and body connection. What intuitive eating is and why more people are inclined to do it when they use a CGM device. 048 Nir Eyal The real value of the data you will receive from using the NutriSense CGM device and how it will help you with changing your behavior. Breaking down how our brains are hardwired for immediate gratification but most health habits have delayed gratification. Why working out may not be super fun in the moment if you're someone who doesn't go to the gym often but you will see great results in the long term. How continuous data from devices like NutriSense and FitBit can help us bridge the gap between immediate gratification and delayed health gratification. Why real-time data from a CGM device can be way more motivating internally for positive health change than from an external article or advice from a family member or friend. [27:30] Positive Behavior Change For Life With NutriSense Where NutriSense what's to go next as a company beyond CGM. Why they believe that the best behavior change and long-term lasting health benefits come from the right information, expertise, and mindset. How their dietician will give you 1-on-1 expertise to help you along your health journey. What content they will provide you to help you build a sustainable mindset to help you stick to continuous behavior change over time. How she balances technology in her day-to-day life and how she takes break from it on occasion. Her mindset shift to see technology as tools to help rather than control her life. Common struggles people face in life with feeling like they have to be perfect when it comes to food and being healthy. How to be more mindful of the food choices you make so that you don't give into your impulses but instead create balance and build value in your life like eating out with friends. What interesting findings Josh discovered about himself after trying the NutriSense CGM device. Examples of life transformation their customers have experienced working with them on making sustainable tweaks over time. How NutriSense has helped customers catch health issues early on so that they don't spiral into a much bigger problem in the future. [36:00] Creating Realistic Health Goals For Yourself Why continuous glucose monitoring is not just for diabetics and can truly change a person's life. Exploring what makes people want to use a CGM device and stick to using it. The different levels for behavior change and why some people just aren't ready for it. How to create realistic health goals for yourself with small changes over times for a ripple effect. What About Bob? Trailer Why it can be really hard for some people to eat healthy because of the habits they have learned growing up.  Unpacking how much glucose can drive one's willpower, behavior, mental health, and emotions. 312 Kevin Kelly Closing the gap between technology and human connection with devices like NutriSense's CGM. How people can rise up and use this time with COVID-19 to really take control of their health. What you can do to really customize your NutriSense experience for what works best for you and your goals. [46:00] The Connection Stress & Glucose Levels Deep dive into how stress can actually impact our glucose levels. Why it's so helpful to go back to the big picture goal and your 'why' when struggling to find motivation. How to find greater motivation for your health goals beyond just getting ready for bikini season. The fact that metabolism is driven by so many different processes and how CGM comes into play. Breaking down how metabolism works and how it is fueled by different systems and pathways that it can take. The spectrum between metabolic health and metabolic dysfunction and how breakdowns happen the closer we get to dysfunction with more and more pressure. [50:30] How To End Your Sugar Addiction Her tips to stop sugar cravings and binges plus how CGM plays a role with it. Why sugar detoxes are so much more beneficial than having a little bit every today to wean it off if you have a sugar addiction. How junk food is literally designed to be addictive and there is nothing natural about it. Why we can't intuitively eat something like candy because it's not a natural food that our body is prepared to handle. The importance of taking control of your environment but not having candy and junk food in the house or nearby you all the time. How our taste buds change when we stop eating artificial foods and what you will notice after taking a break from them. Why eating less sugar improves your food awareness and intuitive eating habits which leads to greater health in the long end. How NutriSense CGM users utilize the device to address both the microbiome and behavior elements. The power in taking control of your sugar cravings by switch something artificial for something natural that's good for you and tastes better. How to get started with eating less sugar by just focusing on it for 3 days and then reflect on the changes you see with your health. breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community   Power Quotes From The Show   How CGMs Enhance Intuitive Eating "Food and eating are emotional for most people; it's not just something that we do to purely nourish ourselves. Interestingly a lot of times the data itself from the NutriSense CGM device helps connect people to that mind - body connection on their health journey. There is a lot of research on this for data in general but specifically CGMs enhance people to eat more intuitively because then it enhances our introspective sensitivity which is just a fancy way of saying how we feel our body signals. So, a lot of people will leave this program and they will tell us that their unexpected benefit is that they can now have a better connection to their body." - Kara Collier   Building Sticky Habits With NutriSense "The behavior component of using a CGM device is being able to make the connection of what's actually happening when you're reaching for that snack. A lot of people think it's just a small amount of food and it's not really doing that much but it might be having a ripple effect that lasts 6 hours. That's a huge chunk of your day. So, it's building that awareness of what's truly going on the inside and then also allowing you the ability to make some substitutions, try something different the next day, and see how things differ. It really brings the control back to the person because they can easily see what a substitution or what a switch might actually do for their body. It's that immediate gratification that builds sticky habits that are intrinsically motivating." - Kara Collier   How Stress Impacts Your Glucose Levels "In an acute stress moment you'll have a huge glucose spike just like you ate a donut. We see this when people are having a fight with someone when they got in a traffic jam and they're mad and they're yelling at the car in front of them. When they're giving a presentation and they're nervous and stressed. We'll see that glucose spike just like you ate something sugary which is amazing. That's another mind-body connection that helps you realize the impact of stress on the body and for some people that might be every single morning on their commute to work. And it's not just this isolated, random, stressful event. So when you can make that connection that this is what's really happening on the inside and it might be more impactful than you might have believed it was, that is huge. It helps you connect with how you're feeling and how you're dealing with the events that are thrown at you and what's really going on." - Kara Collier     Links From Today's Show  Kara Collier LMNT 365 Dr. Paul Saladino 357 Robb Wolf 048 Nir Eyal 312 Kevin Kelly How do I put on the CGM sensor? Leave Wellness Force a review on iTunes breathwork.io M21 Wellness Guide Wellness Force Community NutriSense Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube   About Kara Collier Director of Nutrition at NutriSense, Kara Collier is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist (LDN), and Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC) who specializes in glucose control and metabolism. She graduated from Purdue University and previously worked at Memphis VA Medical Center, as a clinical dietitian at Providence Hospital, and in a management role at Nutritionix.   Build Immunity. Breathe Deeply. 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