- 131. Emerging From the Tunnel: My Journey of Avoiding Stillness and Intimacy | Solocast
In my first ever interview-style solocast, my dear brother Ty Ward architects the flow beautifully to pull through the threads of my last 3 years in “the tunnel”. During this period of time, I was trudging through my dark night of the soul. Our family unit was working through challenges, finances were feeling rockier than I’m comfortable with, and my resistance to being with stillness and uncertainty became so loud, yet I powered through — at the expense of my health and relationships — like I have been “comfortably” doing for most of my life.
Now, on the other side of my tunnel phase, I felt the call to share my experience from this season and what it felt like within my relationship to self and those closest to me, the ways I tried so hard to escape it all, and what ultimately allowed for me to sink into the messages that I was meant to tune into.
In this solocast, I share...
➝ My addiction to being busy, escaping stillness.
➝ Family and financial challenges / reorientation.
➝ What helped to create awareness around my avoidant patterns.
➝ The tools and habits that moved me through my tunnel period.
➝ Unblocking a new level of intimacy within my marriage.
REFERENCED
The Amazing Development of Men by Alison Armstrong: https://amzn.to/3TOTU7S
Adyashanti: https://adyashanti.opengatesangha.org
Beck Change Cycle: https://marthabeck.com/change/
Boyd Varty: https://boydvarty.com
Salim Najjar: https://www.instagram.com/thathrvguy/
Dan Martell on TGU: https://bit.ly/tguapplemartell
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1h 27m | Mar 26, 2024 - 130. Lance Armstrong | Training with Dr. Michele Ferrari, PTSD Intensive Therapy at Onsite, and Rebuilding a Life of Integrity and Meaning
Lance Armstrong shares the unseen struggles in the cycling world, going from hero to zero in an instant, meeting and defeating cancer, and through it all, how he chose to rebuild a life of integrity and meaning.
5 years ago he devoted himself to a 5-day intensive experience at Onsite Nashville where he began to peel back the layers of his emotional pain; that for so long were covered with bandaid after bandaid. He emerged from this retreat with a revived understanding of himself and responsibility for the life he continues to choose.
Lance and I dive into...
➝ An exclusive look at his training protocol with Dr. Michele Ferrari
➝ Unpacking his PTSD at a 5-day intensive at Onsite Nashville
➝ Growing through the darkness of his past choices
➝ His vision with WEDŪ and Next Ventures
➝ How he maintains his physical and mental performance at 52
➝ And more!
Resources:
OnSite [ https://experienceonsite.com ]
Hoffman Institute [ https://www.hoffmaninstitute.org ]
Connect with Lance:
The Forward [ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-forward/id1125521492 ]
The Move [ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/themove/id1254370585 ]
WEDŪ [ https://wedu.team ]
Next Ventures [ https://www.nextventures.com ]
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1h 24m | Mar 12, 2024 - 129. Dan Martell | Buy Back Your Time and the Myth of Success
Dan Martell is a serial entrepreneur, author of “Buy Back Your Time”, and coach to founders who are ready to scale their business by reclaiming their freedom. A big part of my journey has centered around the myth that my financial success brings life success — and in my body, this didn’t feel like the case once I reached that level in my career or outside of it. Dan’s approach to creating a fulfilling, liberating life honors the ultimate insights — we are each here to walk our own unique path, receive guidance from those who have done (in some essence) what we are doing and lead from our deep-rooted “why”.
Dan and I dive into...
➝ Cleaning up your "why" for building wealth.
➝ Sustainable creativity is from a soulful place, rather than competitive.
➝ Dan's childhood journey through drugs, prison, solitary confinement.
➝ How can we leverage our "failures"?
➝ Buying back your time and building a life that is in true alignment with your soul's mission.
➝ And more!
Resources:
Connect with Dan:
Website [ https://www.danmartell.com ]
Instagram [ https://www.instagram.com/danmartell/ ]
YouTube [ https://www.youtube.com/@danmartell ]
Work with Dan [ https://www.saasacademy.com/scalenow ]
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1h 2m | Mar 4, 2024 - 128. Boyd Varty | Witnessing the Egoic Mind, Melting Down, and the Essence of a Transformational Process
Republishing this conversation with my soul brother and fan favorite, Boyd Varty. If you aren't familiar yet, Boyd is co-owner of Londolozi Game Reserve where he grew up amongst the wilderness and leads a life that implements and demonstrates the wisdom of the natural world.
In this episode we talk Story—how they either create ease or constriction, how to witness ourself in one, and how to alchemize thoughts, patterns and behaviors based on being witness to our own energetics. Boyd leads us through an intimate experience of him sitting with his egoic mind, allowing as many unfiltered thoughts to rise to the surface, what they feel like and eventually re-patterning and re-enforcing a more supportive and loving way of being.
Boyd and I dive into...
⟶ Befriending and witnessing the egoic mind
⟶ Mapping out the journey of a transformational process
⟶ The art of spiraling and melting down to allow for a new way of being to come through
⟶ Cultivating the father archetypal energy at its best
⟶ Tracking the ways that we upper limit ourself
⟶ And more!
Referenced:
Byron Katie: The Work [ https://thework.com/instruction-the-work-byron-katie/ ]
Byron Katie: One-Belief-at-a-Time [ https://thework.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/obaat_en_mod_6feb2019-r.pdf ]
Jim Dethmer [ https://conscious.is/team/jim-dethmer ]
The Beck Change Cycle [ https://marthabeck.com/2003/01/growing-wings-the-power-of-change/ ]
Connect with Boyd:
Website [ https://boydvarty.com ]
Instagram [ https://www.instagram.com/boyd_varty/ ]
Book Boyd for Speaking [ https://boydvarty.com/speaking/ ]
Visit Londolozi [ https://www.londolozi.com ]
Connect with Cal:
Instagram [ https://www.instagram.com/cal.callahan/ ]
Facebook [ https://www.facebook.com/thegreatunlearn ]
YouTube [ https://www.youtube.com/c/thegreatunlearn/ ]
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1h 26m | Feb 20, 2024 - 127. Adam Schell | BRAINSUPREME: Microdosing for Neurological Wellness
Adam Schell developed Brain Supreme, a transformative microdose supplement blending together the magic of mushrooms, nootropics, adaptogens, and ergogenics to support neurological wellness. Mushrooms have been utilized since the beginning of time to cure many ailments and support one’s mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. I personally have enjoyed experimenting with different blends for focus, presence, play, and simply supporting my flow state energy.
Adam and I discuss...
➝ Microdosing mushrooms: benefits and guidance
➝ When to macrodose vs microdose
➝ Cleansing brain toxicity
➝ Tips for sourcing pure and potent plant medicines
➝ How plant medicines can support neurological wellness
Resources:
Unlearn20 for 20%: http://BRAINSUPREME.co
Microdose coaching with Adam: http://MICRODOSECOACH.co
Connect with Adam:
BrainSupreme IG: https://www.instagram.com/brainsupreme?igsh=czcyMDJ2MWxnenA4&utm_source=qr
BrainSupreme TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brain.supreme?_t=8jHWshHeD8N&_r=1
Telegram: https://t.me/brainsupremenootropics
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1h 26m | Feb 1, 2024 - 126. Jared Pickard | Be Here Farm + Nature, Men’s Groups, Connecting With Ourselves Through Nature
Jared Pickard, founder of Be Here Farm + Nature, shares the journey of Be Here so far and the official launch of the website—peep below to shop all the incredible products. Be Here continues to be an advocate for sustainability and ethicality through mindfully formulated skin and body products.
Along the journey of developing his brand, one component that has shown immense support is prioritizing genuine hangs through men’s groups. Having experienced the depth and openness that has come from these he has curated a 12-week men’s group guided by many leaders across the states. Tune in for the full deep dive.
We dive into…
➝ The evolution of Be Here Farm + Nature
➝ How Be Here partners with nature sustainably and ethically
➝ Botanical infusion through utilizing the sunshine and moonshine
➝ Finding ourselves through connection to nature
➝ How developing a deam-line has allowed him to move through challenging detours
➝ The experts and pillars of his 12-Week Men’s Group (February 2024)
Referenced
UNLEARN2024 for 15% off Be Here Farm + Nature: [beherefarm.com]
UNLEARN2024 for 15% off Be Here Man: https://beherefarm.com/blogs/gatherings
Episode 94: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-great-unlearn/id1492460338?i=1000578726079
Connect with Jared
Unlearn2024 for 15% discount at Be Here Farm + Nature: beherefarm.com
Instagram: instagram.com/beherefarm/
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1h 32m | Dec 18, 2023 - 125. Mark England and Kimberly Kesting | Shift Your Story, Shift Your Breath, Shift Your Life
Mark England, co-founder and head coach at Enlifted, returns for a deeper dive into the power of language—offering us unique and practical steps in bringing awareness and change to the sabotaging voice in our head. He is joined by Kimberly Kesting, partner in business and host of the Get Enlifted podcast, who shares her own personal experiences with shifting reality simply by shifting the way she speaks of it.
We dive into…
➝ How an unconscious language practice prevents us from growing
➝ Simple steps to shift the way we speak, attract, and create new realities
➝ The 3 pillars to taking responsibility for your experiences
➝ Things to track in yourself if you are wanting to raise your frequency
➝ Rewriting the limiting stories that we believe of ourself
Connect with Mark
Enlifted: enlifted.me
Get Enlifted Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-enlifted/id1611959870
Enlifted Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/enliftedcoaches/
Connect with Kimberly
Get Enlifted Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-enlifted/id1611959870
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimberly.kesting/
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1h 20m | Dec 12, 2023 - 124. Colin Guinn | Gel Blaster: Uniting Play and Sustainability
It's been so fun to be involved in the wave of Gel Blaster, founded by today's guest, Colin Guinn. Gel Blaster began as a self-funded company and eventually evolved to partnering with friends—keeping true to fun being the name of the game.
Gel Blaster began as a portal to a healthier world for our younger generations. With all of the new technology, social media, video games etc, encouraging our kids to continue being active and in nature seems more important than ever. Gel Blaster does exactly this with the bonus of using sustainable materials. Not to mention, Gel Blaster HQ is incredibly elevated in their approach to employee moral—tune into this episode to hear how every company to level up their company energetics.
We dive into…
➝ Healing through play
➝ What sets Gel Blaster apart from other toys
➝ Gel Blaster's HQ non-negotiable for employee morale
➝ Prioritizing fun and connection to boost professional success
➝ The consequences of making business decisions from his ego
➝ The ways this business partnership with his wife has elevated the experience
Connect with Colin
Instagram: instagram.com/colinguinn/
Gel Blaster: gelblaster.com
Connect with Cal
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1h 33m | Nov 30, 2023 - 123. Doug Lynch | Zenkai and Filium: Clothing That Transforms Lives and the Planet
Doug Lynch, cofounder of Zenkai and president of Filium, delivers the secret sauce for professional and spiritual success. After playing 15 years of professional hockey, he was ready to begin a new chapter that would put him in the driver’s seat of his day-to-day life. After years of rediscovering his new sense of self and recreating a life outside of being an athlete, he found himself enthralled in the world of sustainability, eventually leading to the development of Zenkai and Filium technology—clothing that can transform lives, industries, and the planet.
We dive into…
➝ Reinventing identity after leaving professional hockey
➝ Doug's process of reawakening passion for life and the next chapter
➝ Honoring core values to guide us into alignment and ease
➝ Surrendering to the entrepreneurial stages of growth
➝ Expanding sustainability through Zenkai and Filium
➝ Mastering resiliency for success in any area
Referenced
Zenkai: zenkaisports.com
Filium: filium.com
Connect with Cal
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1h 26m | Nov 27, 2023 - 122. Ting Ting Guan | Increasing Vital Energy Flow with GuanJing Method
Ting Ting Guan brings her serene nature to the podcast today as she shares about her meditative movement practice, the GuanJing Method. The GuanJing Method increases vital energy flow in the body, releases tension, and establishes balance and health through visualization and intentional movement patterns. It's rooted in Ancient traditional meditation and Eastern Qi practices — designed specifically to ease modern-day stressors.
We dive into…
➝ How she developed the GuanJing Method
➝ Learning to dance between the polarities in life
➝ Using play as a pattern interrupt during tough moments
➝ Balancing the energetics of giving and receiving
➝ Reimagining our relationship to material things
➝ Creating balance through strength and stability
Connect with Ting Ting
Instagram: instagram.com/one.with.soul/
Experience GuanJing Method: guanjing.teachable.com
GuanJing Instagram: instagram.com/guanjingmethod/?hl=en
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51m | Nov 22, 2023 - 121. Discovering Purpose, Shifting Paths, Rising Through Grief | Bee the Wellness Festival
In the spring, I was able to join in on another Bee the Wellness retreat. Bee the Wellness hosts retreats around the world consisting of farm-to-table meals, intentional and playful time in nature, live music and dancing, costumes, speakers, and coaching experiences. The retreats are really an integrative experience and conduit to sinking into the joys of life.
We hosted a panel with some of the retreat facilitators who shared powerful lived experiences that are sure to inspire and encourage others along the journey through life. Connect with these incredible humans below.
We dive into…
➝ Finding purpose and grounding after a loved one’s passing
➝ Shifting life paths majorly and awaking to new gifts
➝ Allowing something bigger than us to guide us
➝ Being open to realizations that may be contrary to what we’ve held onto
➝ Tools for journeying through painful years and experiences
Connect with Vanessa Lambert
Bee the Wellness Retreats: https://www.beethewellness.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beethewellness/
Connect with Jared Pickard
Be Here Farm + Nature: https://www.beherefarm.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beherefarm/
Connect with Mikal Vega
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikalvega/
Connect with Eben Britton
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edsbritton/
Connect with Del Bigtree
The HighWire: thehighwire.com ICAN: icandecide.org
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1h 36m | Oct 31, 2023 - 120. Del Bigtree | Fulfilling Our Destiny: The HighWire and ICAN
Del Bigtree is a television producer, host of The HighWire, and CEO of Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN). He is well-known in the world for his courage in researching and exposing scientific fraud. Today, he shares the path of discovering this destiny of his—beginning with producing The Doctors, which later became a major moral conflict.
For more on Del's research and work, check out Episode 96 where he shares many of his comprehensive findings and how the past 3 years have impacted his work.
Del and I dive into…
➝ The path that led him to exposing scientific fraud and empowering humans
➝ What it took for him to surrender control and breakthrough to his destiny
➝ A tragic family experience that guided him to develop a deep relationship with God
➝ From producing The Doctors to producing Vaxxed
➝ Where he discovered his courage to conquer anything
Resources:
Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe
Connect with Del
The HighWire: thehighwire.com
ICAN: icandecide.org
Connect with Cal
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1h 13m | Oct 17, 2023 - 119. Justin Frandson | Nerve Health and Waking up the Electric Body
Justin Frandson is an Athleticism Performance Coach using nerve health to strengthen and heal injury and misalignments in the body. He practices on the premise that the body is electric and through light therapy and static stretching, our cells are able to communicate to one another more efficiently and in turn, allows the body to heal itself.
This conversation is for both athletes and those who aren’t — waking up the nervous system and preparing our body for movement so that we can feel better and perform better on a daily basis.
Justin and I dive into…
➝ Using GRT lights to reset the nervous system
➝ The three pillars of performance—sport and daily
➝ Developing a 100 Day Gong practice
➝ Practical ways to wake up our nervous system
➝ His EMF Rocks protocol for home and travel
➝ The connection between laptops and female infertility
Referenced
ATHLETICISM Whole Body + Whole Brain = Performance Book: https://athleticism.com/products/athleticism-whole-body-whole-brain-performance-book
EMF Rocks: https://emfrocks.com
Campo Beauty: https://campobeauty.com
Connect with Justin
Website: https://athleticism.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/athleticismneurostacking/
Connect with Cal
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1h 21m | Sep 12, 2023 - 118. Chad McLean | The Path to Mental Joe: Reclaiming Self After Military and PTSD
Chad McLean is a military veteran and founder of Mental Joe Apparel. 3 years ago he had explored ketamine-assisted therapy which supported his mental wellbeing immensely and allowed him to part from SSRI's.
Chad shares his struggles with mental health and self-esteem throughout his life, his intense experiences in military camp and how he reclaimed his life back by acknowledging and tending to his inner woundings.
Chad and I dive into…
➝ The mission behind Mental Joe
➝ Utilizing Trauma Release Exercises (TRE) in uncovering and healing stuck trauma
➝ A parachute accident that led to a painkiller and alcohol addiction
➝ How to discern between psychedelic-assisted therapies and prioritizing integration
➝ His journey with mental health, PTSD, psych wards, military
➝ His path to repairing safety and security in his partnership after a rock bottom altercation
Connect with Chad
Website: mentaljoe.com
Instagram: instagram.com/mentaljoeapparel
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1h 46m | Aug 14, 2023 - 117. Connor Beaton | ManTalks, Healing Masculine Wounds, and Learning How to Express Anger
For men, many of us were raised with the rule “if we’re struggling, don’t talk about it”. This is what had Connor Beaton hitting rock bottom and eventually, opening his eyes and heart to the importance of having the support to express his emotions. Harboring such subtle and heavy emotions, with no outlet or invitation to express them healthily, led Connor to expressing shame in the forms of substance abuse, addictions, dysfunctional relationship dynamics and living out of his car.
Connor dives into his story and how he healed to where he is now — a supportive and committed father, husband and men’s training facilitator. He knew that if his life were to shift the first thing that needed to be looked at was himself.
Connor and I dive into…
How he shifted from addictions, troubled relationships, damaging self-talk
Healthy ways to pivotally express anger and how this can benefit everyone involved
How putting people on pedestals doesn’t allow for a genuine or sustainable connection
Transforming the “suppression equals strength” mentality
The importance of modeling a healed masculine to our children
Connect with Connor
Website: connorbeaton.com
Instagram: instagram.com/mantalks
Men’s Work: A Practical Guide to Face Your Darkness, End Self-Sabotage, and Find Freedom: mantalks.com/mens-work-book
ManTalks podcast: mantalks.com/podcast
Trainings for Men: mantalks.com/training
Connect with Cal
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1h 12m | Jul 31, 2023 - 116. Jason Pickard | Become an Infinite Player in Life and Embody the Abundant Archetype
Jason Pickard is a fellow ex-trader on Wall Street and, similar to my story, shifting from that identity was a tough transition for him—leaving him with “What’s left of me? What am I now?” Hear more of his story and how he radically transformed every aspect of his life on our previous episode together, Episode 97
Today, we catch up on his latest creation, The Abundance Archetype course—an 8 week course for the investor who wants to embrace overflowing abundance in every aspect of their life. This offering hits home with me because learning to love “Trader Cal” was a journey, a part of myself that I eventually would realize holds many gifts and much wiser than I previously thought him to be. With this course, Jason found a way to weave his genius of trading with the beauty of personal development.
Jason and I dive into...
What it means to be an infinite player in life
How his course teaches us to embody the abundant archetype
What helped him release 100+ pounds and revive his health physically, mentally, and spiritually
Ways to implement and integrate new concepts
Utilizing our different identities and versions of self, rather than shame and abandon them
Harnessing and respecting the laws of polarity allows us to move through life with more grace
Referenced
Connect with Jason
Website: jasonpickard.org
Instagram: instagram.com/jasonpickardofficial
Connect with Cal
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YouTube: youtube.com/c/thegreatunlearn
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1h 53m | Jul 14, 2023 - 115. Ron White | Comedy Mothership, Letting Go of Imposter Syndrome and Giving Our Critics Less Power
Excited to have my buddy, Ron White, join us for some deep dives into his 37 year journey - and counting - as a stand-up comic. A lot has changed societally since entering the 2000s so we got to chat how comedy has adapted without suppressing its nature of finding the line and stepping over it.
Ron has been performing at Austin's very own Comedy Mothership, brought to life by Joe Rogan this year, and this opportunity to partner with Joe quite literally kept Ron from retiring. From the green room hangs, the growth and support of young comics, and the overall energy convinced him to fire it all back up. Not to mention opening for Theo Von and being able to witness and play a major role in the rise of many great modern day comics. All of which we cover in our conversation!
Some things we dive into...
➝ How he knew comedy was a career worth pursuing
➝ His experience with imposter syndrome as he began his journey in comedy
➝ The importance of putting in the work for passions and how short cuts don't sustain us
➝ What a run of show at the Comedy Mothership looks like
➝ The lost art of wanting those around us to win, especially those in the same field
➝ An LA Times article that nearly ruined his career
➝ And more!
Referenced:
Connect with Ron:
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This show is produced by Soulfire Productions
1h 31m | Jun 30, 2023 - 114. Chervin Jafarieh | Cymbiotika, Leaning Into Discomfort and Connecting with our Parasympathetic State
Chervin is a life-long seeker of truth and knowledge. Through his supplement company, Cymbiotika, Wake the Fake Up podcast and media presence, he shares deep insights on areas of study such as Eastern and Western medicine, orthomolecular medicine, epigenetics, nutrition, detoxification, biodynamic agriculture, and philosophy, with the soul intention to awaken a higher potential contained within each of us.
Chervin stands firm that no amount of cleanses, exercising, whole foods will cure us when our nervous system is in a sympathetic state. It is our personal responsibility to go within to ground, regulate and heal ourselves. Align with our true north and turn down the noise, an important step in breaking free from the grip that society has on us.
Chervin and I dive into…
➝ What it means to take radical responsibility for our sovereignty
➝ Harnessing and connecting with the expressive energetics of summer
➝ Being in practice with evaluating and researching our daily experiences
➝ Reconnecting with our intuition and discernment
➝ How to begin leaning into our pain rather than escaping it
➝ Recognizing parasitic energy in our interactions, environment, and ways of being
➝ And more!
References:
Use code UNLEARN at Cymbiotika
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1h 8m | Jun 16, 2023 - 113. Luke Storey | Transforming the Nice Guy Persona, Embracing Boundaries and Living in a Meditative State
Luke Storey is a writer, meditation and metaphysics teacher and lifestyle design expert who shares transformative principles on health, addiction recovery, and spirituality.
Luke’s spent the past two decades refining the ultimate wellness lifestyle—his teachings combine primal health, and ancient spiritual practices with the most cutting-edge natural healing, and consciousness expanding technologies.
On this episode, we get to hear how he applies these learnings as he navigates challenging seasons and takes compassion to the next level through being radically honest.
Luke and I dive into...
⟶ Learning how to train our nervous system to feel safe during conflict
⟶ How our porous boundaries have reinforced our victim archetype
⟶ People-pleasing does not equate to niceness / kindness
⟶ Taking responsibility for our mistakes and wrongdoings without shame allows for us to actually make a change
⟶ Hiding behind the “nice guy” persona
⟶ And more!
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This show is produced by Soulfire Productions
2h 5m | May 30, 2023 - 112. Kyle Kingsbury | Gardeners of Eden: A Regenerative Farming Experience
Kyle Kingsbury is back and, since our last recorded conversation, we catch up on a lot that has shifted since. Kyle has recently embarked on a regenerative farming journey, stewarding Gardeners of Eden farm—a 100+ acre piece of land in Lockhart, Texas.
Gardeners of Eden is a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching the world how to create a truly symbiotic relationship between human beings and the Earth.
Kyle and I dive into...
⟶ Developing a nonprofit regenerative farm reconnecting humans to the earth
⟶ The life skills that nature teaches us
⟶ What it means to shift from soulmate to wholemate
⟶ Choosing things, ways, beings that leave yourself more whole
⟶ How to share rituals and valuable life skills with our younger children
⟶ And more!
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This show is produced by Soulfire Productions
1h 40m | May 24, 2023