• Ep. 6 - inner thoughts: How Perception & Perspective Shape Our WorldView
    Oct 24 2023

    Impromptu thoughts on how we create our worldview and how to change it in order to create a more joyful life.


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    Take a cold plunge with The Pod Company

    Wake up with the mushroom coffee around, Four Sigmatic


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    7 mins
  • Ep. 5 - inner thoughts: Being in Flow or Flow State & Meditation
    Oct 12 2023

    Impromptu thoughts on why we should meditate every day to make it easier to achieve Flow State. It's in our power to make every day a meditation to overcome all obstacles.


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    Wake up with the mushroom coffee around, Four Sigmatic

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    7 mins
  • Ep. 4 - inner thoughts: Energetic, Spiritual, or do you call it Religious?
    Sep 29 2023

    We're all just having a human experience, but words get in the way.

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    2 mins
  • Ep. 3 - inner thoughts: Your Perspective is Your Reality
    Sep 26 2023

    Everything is happening for you, not to you.




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  • Ep. 2 - inner thoughts: "Fractalverse, not Many Worlds (or the multiverse)"
    Apr 30 2023

    In this episode, I’m talking about my theory of everything, the Fractalverse. 


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    Fractalverse, not Many Worlds (or the multiverse)


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    Time Stamps:

    (00:00:25) Physics as a child

    (00:01:05) Meditation exercise

    (00:02:20) Seeing the fabric of space-time

    (00:03:15) Fractalverse applies to everything

    (00:04:00) Many-worlds interpretation

    (00:04:57) Your life is your story; rewrite it as many times as you want


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    5 mins
  • Ep. 1 - inner thoughts: "Saying Good Bye to my Dog in the Middle of a Lot of Change"
    Oct 6 2022

    This episode is dedicated to the little being that made my life better, Niko, my dog. This is a really difficult episode for me. I just lost my dog suddenly a couple weeks ago. Going through a lot of life changes and it only seemed appropriate to change things up a little. Aside from talking about the loss of Niko and what he meant to me, I also talk about how I dealt with his loss and the grief that came flooding in on me.

    I’m finally going to start publishing some of the stories/essays that I’ve been writing, you can check that out on Substack, link below.

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    Time Stamps:

    This is a mostly a 16 minutes stream of consciousness. A few little memories and how I have been coping with his loss.

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    16 mins
  • Ep. 035: Alexa Darrin – "Have Your Eyes Open and Listen"
    Sep 20 2022

    In this episode I’m talking with Alexa Darrin. Alexa has an amazing story, that includes UCLA Law School, starting a band, becoming a director and following Rick Fox, yes that Rick Fox, around for over a year. She gives us a sneak peek inside what she’s working on next. I don’t want ruin the episode here, stay tuned.

    Make sure to check the show notes for updates on her new business and links for Alexa and Time stamps for all the things that came up while we talked are below.

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    Time Stamps:

    (00:01:49) That first moment that life felt really real

    (00:08:00) Finding the next step after a big shift and having freedom

    (00:18:30) Pitching a big idea

    (00:25:31) Sticking to your guns

    (00:35:30) Taking a chance doing something new

    (00:42:23) Building confidence and growing

    (00:52:00) Coping with it all through the years

    (01:01:24) Finding meditation that works

    (01:09:06) Passing knowledge to her daughter

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Ep. 034: Todd Denick – “Surviving Sepsis & Thriving”
    Sep 13 2022

    In this episode I’m talking with Todd Denick. Todd is a living miracle, his latest book is out now, “It will come”. Based on his real-life story of surviving sepsis. You’ll learn in this episode, just surviving wasn’t enough for Todd. If he doesn’t inspire you and show you what’s possible, I don’t know what will.

    Links for Todd, his book and times stamps for everything we talked about are below.
    https://toddkdenick.weebly.com/

    https://www.facebook.com/todd.denick

    https://amzn.to/3RDKCbh


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    Time Stamps:

    (00:00:50) Defining himself now

    (00:06:45) What is sepsis

    (00:14:40) Giving in an unhealthy way

    (00:18:30) Life before sepsis, raising sled dogs

    (00:25:50) Contracting sepsis and what happened before

    (00:35:40) Calling the ambulance just before the coma

    (00:46:20) Coming back to a new reality and the new battle

    (00:51:30) Psychiatric care, the trouble finding what works: EMDR

    (00:57:58) Non-traditional medicines that worked; Ayurvedic, chi gong and more

    (01:03:25) Closing thoughts

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    1 hr and 11 mins