The Great Unlearn

Cal Callahan joins Kelli in a beautiful, thoughtful, heart-opening conversation about self-love, acceptance, and relationships. Cal shares his identity shift, what it meant to finally accept himself, and why we need to lean into what feels good. They talk about what it means to show up in relationships with an open heart without strategy, and how to approach tough conversations with your partner. Kelli and Cal also explore microdosing and how psychedelic experiences have served them.Connect with Kelli:• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kellimtennant/• The Kelli Show: https://bit.ly/3j2Zq0S• Soulfire Productions: http://soulfireproductionsco.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/newsletterListen and subscribe to Mother The Mother PodcastThis show is produced by Soulfire Productions

Brotherhood.Seasoned Guidance.And a consistent, safe space to be yourself.While learning to unlearn, I quickly saw and felt the importance of brotherhood and its pivotal role in this journey back to Self. With gratitude for the support of my brothers and the deepened connections, I’m honored to offer this guidance and encouragement to other brothers through The Unlearn Experience. UnlearnX is an 8-week mastermind where we journey together to unlearn our way into an inspired, meaningful and authentic life – through brotherhood, self-inquiry and expert-led experiences.In this brief episode, I share...→ All that inspired the creation of The Unlearn Experience.→ The elements within this 8-week journey that create space for individually profound experiences.→ Sitting in inquiry to discover the answers we are seeking.→ How brotherhood is a conduit to a deeper understanding of ourselves.→ Peyton and I’s retreat project — The Great Work Ranch.Referenced:• The Unlearn Experience: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com/unlearn-x• Lizards Eat Butterflies: https://amzn.to/3lWVwbJ • The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity: https://amzn.to/2HcnsJG• Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now: https://amzn.to/3dyoa00• Social Dilemma documentaryhttps://www.thesocialdilemma.com/the-film/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 This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

James Fitzgerald is Crossfit Games inaugural world champion, coach of coaches at OPEX Fitness, a good friend of mine, and most importantly a family man. His approach to fitness changed my entire paradigm — particularly as it has helped me prioritize sustainability, longevity and enjoyment.In this episode, James and I discuss… → The importance of rest and recovery for extending our quality of life.→ Defining success inside of what we are capable of, both mind and body.→ How to optimize our cognitive function as we move through each stage of our journey.→ Modeling behavior to our children rather than molding little versions of ourselves.→ Why it’s crucial to address long term goals when considering fitness regimens.→ And more!Referenced:• Stranger In A Strange Land: https://bit.ly/30Ml9UEConnect with James:• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jfitzopex/• OPEX Fitness: https://opexfit.com• OPEX Fitness IG: https://www.instagram.com/opexfitness/• OPEX Fitness Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OPEXFitnessConnect 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

Kelley James is a unique guest on The Great Unlearn today and shares a ton of wisdom surrounding the life-giving concept of simply learning to be yourself.Kelley is a husband, father and musical savant– freestyling his way through PGA Tours and private events, engaging with his audience in a way that only he can. He may have given us a dose of this gift of his within the podcast ;)In this episode he shares his realization that aspirations can only get us so far and that dreams can sometimes even guide us away from our own innate gifts and true path. After all, learning to be yourself and honing in on our own desires is what really creates a fulfilling life.Kelley and I explore many lessons including… → Always returning to our inner tracker.→ Deviating from our dreams to be on our own unique path, not someone else’s.→ Giving ourselves grace to pivot when something doesn't serve us anymore.→ How dreams are here to inspire us, not drive us.→ How the comparison game robs us of enjoying our own unique gifts in life.Connect with Kelley:• Instagram: https://bit.ly/30n7Slo• Website: https://www.kelleyjames.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

Navigating relationships as we grow older is a lost art today — especially for men. Without awareness, friendships can far-too-easily fall into the depth-less golf buddy category, never sharpening and molding us the way they’re designed to. I’ve invited three of my closest brothers who have continued to #showup for me in ways that I can only begin to describe. In this episode, we do our best to unpack exactly what that means. This is our opportunity to share our struggles and triumphs as a means to inspire you to unlearn the common ways of modern middle-age friendship and explore true brotherhood (or sisterhood).  We go deep into many areas, including, but not limited to: → How we’ve evolved together and developed deeper connectionsthrough many stages in our lives. → Ways that our brotherhood has been pivotal in becoming the best versions of ourselves. → The challenges we’ve faced, as husbands and fathers, during this pandemic. → Using ceremony to deepen connection with loved ones. → Approaching our parents with curiosity and understanding that we’re all doing the best we can with the tools we have. → Elements that we’ve implemented to amplify the quality of our lives. References: • Ritual Zero Proof: https://www.ritualzeroproof.com• Mystic Art Medicine Deck: http://bit.ly/medicinedeck• House of Shan: https://www.houseofshan.com/Connect with Dave:• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daveregula/• TrAk Athletics: https://trakathletics.com• TrAk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trak_athletics/ 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 This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

Last year I attended Adyashanti's 5 day silent retreat, which is similar to a Vipassana retreat. Vipassana means “to see things as they really are.” I took a vow of noble silence and practiced deep stillness each day. I soon began to feel and experience many of the things that have ALWAYS been surrounding and supporting me. It was a life-changing experience.During this quarantine season, I felt it was an opportune time to revisit the magic I experienced back then and do my very first Dieta. For 4 1/2 days, I unplugged from technology, focused on a more plant-based diet, settled into my journaling practice, communed with my altar and most importantly, spent intentional time with nature. My intention was to attune to my being and the essence of allowing/surrendering by connecting with the divine feminine that is nature.Again, magical experience. And one I took this episode of the podcast to tell you more about in hopes that you may find unique ways to introduce more silence and surrender into your experience of life!In this episode, I share...→ The constant work that is simply, surrendering.→ Why sometimes it’s best to “weed the garden” vs implementing new practices.→ How doing a Dieta and unplugging allowed me to tune into the gifts that surround me daily.→ The importance of getting clear on our intentions with all things in life.→ Surrendering and accepting our experiences vs letting our ego drive our experience.Referenced:• Walking with Bears by Dr. Will Taegel: http://bit.ly/walkwithbears• Sacred Ceremony by Steven Farmer: http://bit.ly/sacredcereConnect 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

We live in a society where men often feel the pressure to be overly masculine and overtime lose touch with the feminine essence that lies within all of us.Hallie Rose is an author, speaker, host of The Thought Room podcast and is on a mission to help men reconnect with all parts of themselves — including the Divine feminine within. During this interview, she deep dives the power of masculine self-love and all of the amazing implications for men who are willing to go there.During this conversation, Hallie and I discuss...→ Cultivating a practice of awareness.→ The power in recognizing that we are responsible for how we feel, not others.→ A tool to help men reconnect with themselves.→ Embracing agency and sovereignty over our being.→ Triggering moments and people are opportunities to learn more about ourselves.→ Redefining relationships through understanding adult attachment.Referenced:• Conscious Masculinity Course: https://www.hallierose.com/men• Hallie's Spotify Playlist: https://spoti.fi/34TV8p6• Hallie's First Podcast: https://apple.co/3lxSlrP• Erik Godsey on The Thought Room: https://apple.co/2EXf5Ap• Sarah Riegelhuth on The Thought Room: https://apple.co/2YTEhz4• "Attached" by Amir Levine: https://amzn.to/2EMBlgH• Trevor Hall "Kala" album: https://spoti.fi/32I9q9W• Worth The Fight Podcast: https://apple.co/2QIWn2lConnect with Hallie:• Instagram: http://bit.ly/hallierose• Facebook: http://bit.ly/hallieroseblog• Website: https://www.hallierose.com• The Thought Room Podcast: https://apple.co/2EQAiw8Connect 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

When it comes to politics these days, I'm tired of the noise. However, when I want to tune into what’s really going on in the political landscape, my guest on today’s podcast is where I go.Conner Moore breaks down the plethora of information that is constantly coming our way on his podcast, Conner Wanders. It’s phenomenal and I highly recommend it.Our conversation today is about the current landscape of our country (and politics in general) and why we need to be questioning it all. Conner isn’t a conspiracy theorist. He’s simply someone who can help us re-posture ourselves in the midst of a chaotic landscape of constant information.During this conversation, Conner and I discuss...→ How losing a business catapulted Conner into a more meaningful life.→ Ways that we construe the (mis)information given to us by political parties.→ Our thoughts on this country’s divisiveness and why we aren’t 100% left or right.→ Letting our emotions inform action vs our emotions being the action.→ How freedom and opportunity are parallel, yet equal opportunity is lacking.Referenced: • TGU Giveaway: http://bit.ly/TGUgiveaway• Soulfire Productions: http://soulfireproductionsco.com• Cal on The Realness: https://apple.co/3lGICzc• Malcom X speech: https://bit.ly/2QFXwYm• Conner Wanders and Candace Owens: https://bit.ly/2YQTDnN• Worth The Fight Podcast: https://apple.co/2QIWn2lConnect with Conner:• Instagram: http://bit.ly/connerwanders• Twitter: http://bit.ly/connerwanderstw• YouTube: http://bit.ly/connerwandersyt• Website: https://gettherealness.com• The Realness Podcast: https://apple.co/32F1DcM• Conner Wanders Podcast: https://apple.co/3gKyKkx• OK, BABE. Podcast: https://apple.co/2GiMu9LConnect with Cal: • UnlearnX: http://bit.ly/unlearnx• Instagram: http://bit.ly/calcallahan• Facebook: http://bit.ly/TGUfb• YouTube: http://bhttp://bit.ly/TGUytube• Website: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com• Newsletter: http://bit.ly/TGUnewsletterThis show is produced by Soulfire Productions

For years, I’ve heard people talk about the Enneagram and how powerful of a tool it is for personal development. And for years, I internally rolled me eyes. How could a “glorified personality test” help that much?And then, I experienced the work of Dr. Jerome Lubbe and it all made perfect sense. ;)Dr. Jerome is a Functional Neurologist that uses the Enneagram as a tool to help patients understand where their efficiencies and inefficiences are and how to better design their lives in accordance. Today, he takes on myself and Peyton (my wife) and helps us dissect ourselves and our relationship in mind and life-bending ways! During this conversation, Jerome, Peyton and I discuss...→ Using the Enneagram to understand why we are the way we are and have the motivations we do.→ Getting clarity around our personal efficiencies and inefficiencies and designing our life to play to our strengths (game changer for me!)→ Understanding the why behind our triggers and how this is the way to outgrow them.→ How our programmed dependencies for survival are not necessary for our current way of life.→ How the enneagram can help you to understand your partner’s (or anyones) way of operating and enhance your communication immediately→ And more…Connect with Jerome –Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctor.jerome/Website: http://thriveneuro.comConnect with Peyton –Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohdeerpeyton/Website: http://peytoncallahan.com Connect with Cal –UnlearnX: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com/unlearn-xInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cal.callahan/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegreatunlearnYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thegreatunlearn/Website: https://www.thegreatunlearn.comNewsletter: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com/newsletterResources –The Brain-Based Enneagram: https://www.wholeidentity.comRheti Test: https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/rheti

This conversation offers a simple, yet often tough, perspective when it comes to how we respond to challenging periods in life. Do you retreat when you are in mucky waters or do you lean into it and allow your hurt / humiliation / anger to evolve into purpose?From 7 Tour de France wins to Livestrong Foundation to battling lawsuits to Next Ventures, Lance Armstrong shares his journey through life and how facing his challenges head on served him rather than hiding away and letting that minimize him.With the current climate, I’ve had many conversations with others on the hardship that they are experiencing. This episode with Lance provided a nice shift in awareness that we are responsible for how we feel, given any type of circumstance.During this conversation, Lance and I discuss...• What can come from releasing bitterness.• The emotional impacts from retirement that no one talks about.• Not allowing hardships take us out of the game of life.• Continuing forward movement through our darkest moments.• How a simple mindset shift opened a channel for opportunities.• Letting our kids choose their own life path, their own passions.References:The Forward Podcast – https://bit.ly/forwardpodThe Move Podcast – https://bit.ly/movepodPowerDot – https://www.powerdot.comStrava – https://www.strava.comNext Ventures – https://nextventures.comPr Lotion – https://amphuman.comConnect with Cal –UnlearnX: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com/unlearn-xInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cal.callahan/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegreatunlearnYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thegreatunlearn/Website: https://www.thegreatunlearn.comNewsletter: https://www.thegreatunlearn.com/newsletterThis show is produced by Soulfire Productions