The Great Unlearn

From spiritual satire to brilliant political mockery real quick. You may be familiar with JP Sears via social media as he puts his lighthearted, yet thoroughly researched, twist on all our current events. However, don't let the parodies fool you, JP is on a mission to encourage us all to lead from the wisdom of our own hearts and the brilliance of our own minds.JP and I dive into many topics including…→ The current assault on the diversity of perspectives.→ What happens when people are lacking fulfillment.→ What it means to step into your power.→ The ups and the downs of being an independent thinker.→ JP’s formula for being your best in fatherhood.→ And more!Connect with JP:• Website: http://awakenwithjp.com• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/awakenwithjp/• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/awakenwithjp• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/AwakenWithJPConnect with Cal:• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cal.callahan/• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegreatunlearn• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thegreatunlearn/• Website: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com• Newsletter: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com/newsletterThis show is produced by Soulfire Productions

Entrepreneur, Mike Dillard, is on TGU today sharing the many lessons along the path of entrepreneurship; from his immense creative and financial successes to experiencing debilitating mold toxicity that forced him to take a closer look at his values.While on the path to recovery, Mike found himself reevaluating all that he had once given his energy to and the physical + mental pitfalls of constantly chasing accomplishment. As difficult of an experience, this illness (that had him laid up for years) actually created room for him to realize that success wasn’t at all contingent upon wealth, but rather, contingent upon self love.Mike and I discuss...→ What it looks and feels like being addicted to adrenaline.→ Being disabled from mold toxicity and how this impacted relationships, career, and self.→ Breaking the cycle of feeling the need to continually achieve or obtain.→ Detaching our identity from external sources.→ How forced change can be the perfect time to reevaluate our values.Connect with Mike:• Website: https://mikedillard.com• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realmikedillard/• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mike.dillard• The Mike Dillard Show: http://apple.co/3cARuEIConnect with Cal:• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cal.callahan/• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegreatunlearn• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thegreatunlearn/• Website: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com• Newsletter: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com/newsletterThis show is produced by Soulfire Productions

Matt Maruca of RA Optics joins us today to share his wealth of knowledge and experience surrounding “light”; sunlight, blue light, and all the wavelengths in between.Most of us are familiar with the importance of blocking blue light, specifically in the evening, but as I learned in this conversation, it goes so much deeper than that. Matt shines light (pun intended) on ALL the ways that light impacts us throughout the day and the incredibly simple steps that we can take to reset and support our circadian rhythms – the building block for our well-being. Matt and I discuss...→ The Light Diet protocol and ways to integrate each step→ Tools for optimizing our circadian rhythm→ How blue light exposure affects our body, especially at night→ The impacts from overdosing on artificial lighting→ RA Optics and what sets them apart from other blue light blockersConnect with Cal:• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cal.callahan/• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegreatunlearn• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thegreatunlearn/• Website: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com• Newsletter: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com/newsletterConnect with Matt:• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelightdiet/?hl=en• Website: https://raoptics.com/• Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-light-diet/id1534261406This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

Change your mindset, change your life. Is it really that simple? Garrain Jones would say yes, and with many miraculous experiences to support it.After being sentenced to 10+ years, stripped of all the outside noise, and forced to sit with Self, he used this adversity as his superpower and began to create value within himself while also inspiring those around him. Once embracing this shift, big things followed...Garrain seemingly began his life with adversity and his story up until this moment is one for all ears to hear. Excited for y'all to hear this one.In this joy-driven conversation with Garrain, we explore...→ Tuning back into the basic joys of our inner child.→ How adversity is our superpower.→ Garrain’s forgiveness letters that served as healing.→ Breaking free from living to please or impress others.→ The power of community and how this often steers our life.→ Garrain's awakening in the midst of a 10+ year prison sentence.→ Our energy and thoughts are magnetic; the universe reciprocates accordingly.Connect with Garrain:• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garrain.jones/• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Garrainjones• Website: https://garrainjones.comConnect with Cal:• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cal.callahan/• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegreatunlearn• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thegreatunlearn/• Website: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com• Newsletter: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com/newsletterThis show is produced by Soulfire Productions

2020. What a year...As I wrap up The Great Unlearn’s first full year of episodes (aka preseason), I’m met with many new life-altering discoveries; much of which I share in this final episode of the year.From healing my core wound to operating in flow states, to feeling like every morning is Christmas morning, to setting and honoring my boundaries, to parenting through new paradigms…and everything in between.What a year to turn inward, unlearn old paradigms and reevaluate what we are here to offer and more importantly, feel.In this solocast, I share...→ Healing the wounded inner child.→ Using joy as a filter for everything.→ Setting conscious boundaries for the first time in my life.→ Tapping into radical honesty with my wife – and everyone else.→ The launch of Unlearn Ventures.Connect with Cal:• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cal.callahan/• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegreatunlearn• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thegreatunlearn/• Website: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com• Newsletter: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com/newsletterThis show is produced by Soulfire Productions

I had the pleasure of having my new brother, Matt Simpson, on today’s episode as we both “share the mic” and this episode on each of our platforms – check out Worth The Fight podcast.Matt and I have quite parallel journeys as we both drifted from “successful” corporate America and found ourselves on the path of healing our core wounds; much through psychedelics.Amongst many other topics, Matt uniquely brings forth a pivotal calling around the importance of healing the trauma of our war veterans. With findings that a vast majority of those who enlist in war have experienced similar childhood trauma, a lack of tribe and often have difficulty connecting on a deep level.In this episode, Matt and I explore...→ Integration strategies: journaling, raw ceremonial cacao, micro-dosing.→ How trauma interferes with our ability to connect authentically and meaningfully.→ The veteran suicide epidemic & the need for effective healing of trauma in our veteran community.→ Breaking through the prisons that we put our mind and heart in.→ Most of the ways in which we filter our experiences is from our childhood trauma.Resources:• Worth The Fight book: https://amzn.to/3oSepy6• The Stamets Stack: http://bit.ly/3r29koH• 13th: http://bit.ly/3oZ4UgJ• The Madness of Crowds: https://amzn.to/37lb98H• Tribe book: https://amzn.to/37nn4CVConnect with Matt:• Worth The Fight Podcast: https://www.worththefightpodcast.org• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/worththefightbook/• Website: https://www.nltrans.org/1-1-coachingConnect with Cal:• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cal.callahan/• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegreatunlearn• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thegreatunlearn/• Website: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com• Newsletter: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com/newsletterThis show is produced by Soulfire Productions

I’m thrilled to have Dr. Thomas Cowan on today’s episode to share the all too common misconceptions of illnesses, vaccines, and many things in between.I was introduced to Dr. Cowan through one of his books, “Vaccines, Autoimmunity, and the Changing Nature of Childhood Illnesses”, in which my mind was completely blown. He offers up an immense amount to ponder on when it comes to understanding and caring for this one vessel that we’re given.Regardless of your current beliefs, I hope you enjoy this contemplative conversation and allow your mind to remain open to the possibility that there’s always more to learn or unlearn ;)In this episode, Tom and I explore...→ His hypothesis on the current virus and what’s really causing illness.→ The misconceptions of bacteria and the vital role they play in the body.→ The importance of childhood illnesses for our long term wellness.→ How vaccine companies conclude the effectiveness of their vaccines.→ Why wearing a mask is not only ineffective but causes more harm, than good.References:• Vaccines, Autoimmunity, and the Changing Nature of Childhood Illness: https://amzn.to/3nsic4z• Human Heart, Cosmic Heart: https://amzn.to/32Tccdj• Cancer and the New Biology of Water: https://amzn.to/38Nx6Oy Connect with Dr. Cowan:• Website: https://drtomcowan.com• YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pB2KoA Connect with Cal:• UnlearnX: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com/unlearn-x• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cal.callahan/• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegreatunlearn• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thegreatunlearn/• Website: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com• Newsletter: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com/newsletterThis show is produced by Soulfire Productions

I’m honored to have East Forest, aka Krishna, on today's episode to share his interesting journey to discovering sound as a pivotal form of healing. I’ve always been big into music but it wasn’t until recently that I truly felt the importance and medicinal properties that music offers along this journey through life, and more specifically ceremonial settings – cue East Forest.Enjoy this fascinating story of a human stepping into their power.In this episode, Krishna and I expand on...→ Redefining and simplifying what it means to meditate.→ Letting our thoughts flow in meditation vs trying to silence them.→ His incredible experiences with Ram Dass that inspired an entire album.→ How playfulness is important for allowing our creative energy to flow.→ The germination of choice that we have in this current season.References:• East Forest on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3nu5VfV• Meditation for Chaotic Times: https://spoti.fi/3kHrDep• Music for Mushrooms: https://spoti.fi/38QUZFg• The Radiance Sutras: https://amzn.to/2IIa9Sq• Nature with Ram Dass: https://spoti.fi/3nyoFuW Connect with East Forest:• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eastforest/• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EastForestMusic• Twitter: https://twitter.com/eastforestmusic• Website: http://eastforest.org Connect with Cal:• UnlearnX: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com/unlearn-x• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cal.callahan/• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegreatunlearn• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thegreatunlearn/• Website: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com• Newsletter: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com/newsletter

You may have heard me use this term a few times (or ten) to express going within ourselves to rediscover our innate self-love; to better understand who we are and why we show up the way we do; to shine a light on our shadows and make peace with those darker places within. Well, today’s guest is where the concept of “working in” all originated.Paul Chek is on the cast today and I couldn’t be more thrilled to sit down with him and share with you his genuine desire to spread his healing medicine with the world.In this rich and kind-hearted conversation, Paul and I explore...→ Shadow vows: a new way to honor your partner in ceremony.→ Understanding our shadows, where they came from, and what happens when we don’t work to heal them.→ Ways that people often project their own feelings of scarcity / repression and how this hinders seeing others for who they truly are.→ Why honoring individual values allows for a harmonious life.→ Self-love as the basis for our experience of life.→ How to create and honor a sustainable work-life balance.References:• Owning Your Own Shadow: https://amzn.to/2HZrSoc• You Can Have It All: https://amzn.to/3etTQUJ• The Forbidden Rumi: https://amzn.to/3mVKPqp• Future of Life: https://amzn.to/3l3gzt9• The Last 4 Doctors You'll Ever Need: https://bit.ly/38mN9CG• How to Eat, Move and Be Healthy!: https://amzn.to/38eTYGpConnect with Paul:• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paul.chek/• Chek Institute: https://chekinstitute.comConnect with Cal:• UnlearnX: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com/unlearn-x• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cal.callahan/• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegreatunlearn• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thegreatunlearn/• Website: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com• Newsletter: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com/newsletter

Kyle Kingsbury is a close brother of mine who has opened my eyes to an immense amount (an understatement) in the 3 short years that we’ve been connected –– from facilitating my first plant medicine journey to the subtle and impactful ways that he continually shows up in my life as a brother.I’ll admit, today’s episode with Kyle certainly has aspects to it that I would have brushed under the rug had I heard this a few years ago. Some topics that we discuss are not of popular narrative; such as the ones we’re conditioned to trust and believe from the media, big pharma, or the government, to name a few. Regardless of what you may or may not believe, I think you’ll truly enjoy Kyle’s compelling way of bringing about some controversial topics, backed by his intellect and desire to purely educate starting within himself.In this episode, Kyle and I discuss a multitude of topics, some being...→ Surrendering as a form of releasing fear vs giving up.→ Why Cancel Culture is a modern form of vengeance.→ Ways that we can change the current narratives by reclaiming personal responsibility.→ How the core wound of humanity is that of disconnection from one another.→ The stages of anger: rage vs unclean anger vs clean anger.→ And more!References:• The Institute of Noetic Sciences: https://noetic.org• King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: https://amzn.to/3jFwGM5• The Madness of Crowds: https://amzn.to/2TA42Bm• Lizards Eat Butterflies: https://amzn.to/3eambPF• Plandemic Indoctrination: https://bit.ly/3e7biyjConnect with Kyle:• Kyle Kingsbury Podcast: https://apple.co/3kGTI6s• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livingwiththekingsburys/• Fit For Service Fellowship: https://bit.ly/3oJMTUrConnect with Cal:• UnlearnX: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com/unlearn-x• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cal.callahan/• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegreatunlearn• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thegreatunlearn/• Website: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com• Newsletter: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com/newsletter