Coffin Talk

Tim McCoy is a combat veteran, former law enforcement officer, tech and physical security business owner, and advocate for healing PTSD through alternative medicine. He also hosts “ Tim Teaches ,” a podcast that asks its guests to relate their trauma and growth, so others can learn better ways to overcome their personal struggles. Please rate us on Apple and/or Spotify and subscribe for free at mi...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit mikeyopp.substack.com In this hilarious podcast, Mike opens up about what it feels like to be middle aged and dealing with two toddlers, an estranged son, two aging parents, one of whom is near the end of their life, and why a lot of people truly don’t care about what other people care about and how we can find peace in that…

Cesar Cardona is a public speaker taught by Sri Lankan and Tibetan Buddhist monks. Originally an Atheist, after surviving death-like trauma three times after childhood, he decided to investigate other disciplines and fell into Buddhism. He now offers a unique perspective on resilience and mindfulness, inspiring audiences to embrace growth and strength through life’s challenges. Click here to learn...

Steve is a podcaster and occasional YouTuber for all things literature and content creation, among other things. Check out his phenomenal community at “ pagechewing ” and see for yourself why he became so successful. Please rate us on Apple and/or Spotify and subscribe for free at mikeyopp.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus epi...

David Auge is a prominent figure in the field of environmental management. He is on a mission to transform the humanities' approach to looking at sustainability issues. He speaks at business and environmental conferences and has invested numerous hours of practice and research into the areas of how best to communicate sustainability. He is a Certified S… This is a public episode. If you'd like to...

Tina Olive Jenkins (now Thilmony, pronounced: TILL-MONEY, not THIL-MOAN-Y like 'Moaning Murtle' from 'Harry Potter') is a 32-year-old who quit her job at a call-center 3 years ago to focus on her career as an author. She was also born pre-mature, weighing less than three pounds, and is considered a “Miracle Baby.” Both of her novels are in the editing stages, but she tides her fans over with short...

Ellen Sickenberger is a professional dance artist currently based in Phoenix, Arizona with roots in the northeast. She spent many years working as a freelance artist in NYC and abroad in the middle east, where she performed and toured with various contemporary dance companies and presented work as a choreographer. She currently works as an arts coordinator and continues to develop her company, Dep...

Peter Teuscher is a business and life coach who draws from his broad range of experiences to inspire others with coaching and writing. Peter’s personal development journey really kicked off when he faced serious mental health issues in his early thirties. He uses his diverse background and experience to help others discover their highest potential by becoming aware of and changing the thoughts, be...

Jonathon Aslay is a dating coach with an expanded philosophy of love. After losing his 19-year-old son Connor in 2018, Jonathon’s grief led him on a soul-searching inner journey, where he became aware of an often-overlooked dimension of the dating conversation: a distressing lack of self-worth, self-regard, and self-love. He is now on a mission to encourage everyone to fully love themselves and he...

Sean O’Grady is a global god of photography and videography . He’s also been sober for nearly 8 years. And not “California sober.” This man participates in the same grueling world as everyone else, only he does it without any chemicals, all day, every day. Thanks to his tremendous drive and heart, Sean initiates positive, social change with his photography, and he feels blessed to do what he loves...

Alina Bartuli is "just another Korean Ukrainian American podcasting from El Salvador." Please  rate us on Apple  and/or  Spotify  and subscribe for free at  mikeyopp.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe

Kirk rose to international prominence as the lead counsel for the infamous Jodi Arias. He has written for the New York Daily News and authored eight books.  He has also appeared on Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, Court TV, Law and Crime Daily, Dr. Oz, The Mel Robbins Show and The Today Show. Kirk has also been featured in documentaries on Discovery ID and the Oxygen Network and worked as a model a...

Marshall Roupp is a teacher, performer, and family member. He has taught special education and worked in mental health for over 20 years, has been on stage for comedy shows, and is the proud father of a 3-year-old girl who makes him happy to be alive. He tells us about his road to success, which features an "insanely lucky MS diagnosis" that certainly didn't seem that way when it came on his thirt...

"Nurse Jenn" is a Registered Nurse in Ontario, Canada who has worked in Emergency Rooms all over Ontario. She has a passion for helping those recent nursing graduates grow into the nurses they dream they'll be, while avoiding the common pitfalls along the way. She is always happy to help healthcare workers looking for wellness resources, and has recently written a book about nursing and intuition...

Please join me in a large milestone in my life: Coffin Talk’s 200th show! This episode features me, alone, answering listeners’ solicited (and unsolicited) weird, invasive, and interesting questions. I also talk about my most memorable episodes and reveal the most downloaded episodes from our 3+ years of weekly programming. I’ll be honest: I was very afraid to do this, so that’s exactly why I did...

Joe Van Wyk is an author, father, and Christ-follower who has served clients with his gifts in photography, videography, design, and publishing for over 30 years. A previous urban street photography fanatic, he is now a lover of mindful photography and hikes in the pine trees and walks along roaring rivers. Joe lives in Glenwood Springs, Colorado with Frankie the Doodle. You can find Joe's mindful...

Kat Jutras is the state advocacy director for Death Penalty Alternatives for Arizona (DPAA). DPAA focuses on death penalty abolition and issues related to the criminal justice system in Arizona. Website:  www.azdeathpenalty.org Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe for free at  mikeyopp.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...

James F. Richardson is a Ph. D. cultural anthropologist who has studied American society for twenty years as a market research consultant. He is also the author of a new nonfiction book, Our Worst Strength , which questions our American approach to individualism as a way of life. He lives in Tucson, Arizona where he writes a weekly Substack, Homo Imaginari , for a growing international readership....

Laura Alyn is a polymath whose goal is to reignite the joy of learning. She is also the founder of Belaspri Productions, a publishing company that opens the gates of knowledge to catalyze personal, societal, and universal growth. She also hosts two podcasts: Grounded Spirits and ILA Radio, and she’s an author of many books. For all this and more,  please check out her Amazon page ! Please rate us...

I have known Chris Davis for more than 20 years (we met in college). A frequent listener of the podcast, he has the honor of being our first repeat guest! He wanted to come on to update and revise some of his prior statements about technology, the future, and humanity, and boy does he! This is one for the record books. Follow Chris on IG @all.night.wrong. This is a public episode. If you'd like to...

After growing up overseas and traveling extensively, Kirsten realized it's more fun when everyone is invited to the sandbox, so she went to Seminary and got her MDIV. Now she is a creative who strives to bring different voices and points of view on her podcast Byte Sized Blessings as well in her re-writes of the Peter Rabbit book series. Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe for free a...

Leah Lothringer is a 40-year-old Australian living in Washington DC and working in IT strategy. She was on a business trip in the United States with no family or connections when COVID-19 broke out in 2020 and was legally forbidden from returning to Australia for more than a year! She ended up meeting her significant other and remained here, only to receive a diagnosis for a rare aggressive cancer...

Josh Abbandonato calls himself the ultimate derelict. Why? Because he, like every other successful person on the planet, has experienced failure. He’s failed at marriage, business, parenting, friendship, you name it—and he’s learned from all of it. After all, failure is just the next step in success. He recently joined the ranks of middle age after turning 40 and started a podcast, The Derelict Po...

Jenks Farmer is a renaissance plantsman. He fell for plant sciences at Clemson University, for botanical garden design at the University of Washington, and for the natural world during an early education from a family of artists, musicians, and farmers. For 20 years, he has led teams to plant and establish the vision for two of South Carolina's major botanical gardens. He also designs gardens for...

After the death in 2019 of her husband Sam, the love of her life, Vicki Paris Goodman was unexpectedly flooded with optimism and presented with a host of possibilities for an exciting and meaningful future. She wrote To Sam, With Love: A Surviving Spouse’s Story of Inspired Grief. For more information, including a discount on her book , please visit VickiParisGoodman.com and InspiredGrief.com Plea...