Overcome and Become

Coping with death is hard. There is no easy way to do it. Prior to 2015, I had a hard time even talking about death with people. I did not know how to talk to someone who had lost a loved one. Then, between 2015 and 2017 I lost over 10 people.  Today is not about my loss though. My guest today is Linda Henderson. At the age of 27, her pregnant daughter Andrea was the passenger in a car. This car w...

You have heard that food is fuel. You've also heard that food can help heal our bodies. You may have even heard that with proper nutrition you can reverse chronic disease.  Today's guest is Darin Bernston. Darin changed his diet and reversed his Type 2 Diabetes. Over 10% of the adult population has Type 2 Diabetes. It is one of the fastest growing, if not the fastest, of all preventable diseases a...

Have you ever considered the importance of hygiene for your mind, just as you do for your body? 🧠🚿 We've all established routines to care for our physical health, be it brushing our teeth, taking showers, or washing hands before meals. These habits are crucial to prevent the spread of diseases and maintain our well-being. But, how many of us have established routines for our mental health? 🤔 Ma...

Food is complicated. Is it fuel? Is it nutrition? Why do I eat foods I know don’t make me feel good. On a biological level, food is simple. But food impacts more than just how our body operates. It also has a huge impact on how we fee. That is what makes it so complicated. Our emotions can get messy, for thousands of reasons. Most of us are emotional eaters. Thus the term, comfort food. But for so...

From time to time, guests on this podcast get me to open up and be vulnerable. This is one of those times. I don’t want to put any spoilers out there, other than it has to do with a short live breathwork session.  Breath work is a powerful tool to assist in all areas of our health. It is also a great catalyst to getting more out of meditative practices. But what is breathwork? Should you even care...

When I was 21 years old, I had surgery on my jaw to improve a very pronounced underbite. It was the 2nd time in 5 years I was having this surgery. Two months later I wound up in the hospital with a swollen face. A sinus infection had penetrated unhealed gaps where they cut my jaw, and leaked into the area between my skin and flesh throughout my face. It was extremely painful. Physically and emotio...

In the very first moments of this podcast I was shocked and speechless. I could not believe the things coming out of his mouth. Dr. Robb Kelly has lived a very colorful life. He began drinking and using drugs at the age of 9. he was a set musician at Abbey Road and played with some of the world's leading performers. He received a PhD from Cambridge University, has been homeless, battled alcoholism...

Millions of people each year lose weight, and then gain it back. Millions of people start new habits, only to fail to keep them as lifestyle routines. We want to do better, be better. We know what we need to do. So why is lasting change so hard. Well, it is not as simple as grit and will power. Our minds are powerful. Meaningful change starts with mindset and beliefs. In todays episode I sit down...

Most of us decide to make a change in life when things are not going well. Turns out, that is not the best time. When times get really hard, our mental resiliency is not at its peak, and so the time to making lasting changes is not ideal. We know that in life there are always going to be ups and downs. Those who weather the hard times best will be focused on making positive lifestyle changes when...

What is the real cause in the rise of mental health issues? Over the past 10 years, we have been in an unprecedented mental health crisis. Anxiety, depression, and suicide are all  increasing. This is not even a fraction of the mental health issues facing everyday people. It does not take a genius to know that  the rise has been on an even  steeper incline since the pandemic of 2020. While there a...

While I normally have guests to discuss a variety of topics, today I will be sharing with you 4 tips on how to overcome the hard stuff in life so you can ambitiously focus on becoming your best self. I talk about the importance of being courageous, how to fight the negative narratives, how to increase your capacity for personal growth, and why doing hard things on purpose is important to overcomin...

Today’s episode is with John Dye, the Executive Director of Skylight.org. In this episode, John and I have a great conversation about Spiritual Health. Spiritual health is not a topic often on the podcast, but one I wish was more frequent. The reason for the infrequency is that discussions on spiritual health can easily go down non-scientific and very new age path that I don’t want to travel down....

James Keddington talks about his own journey with food and nutrition. The roles are flipped and James is interviewed on his own podcast by non other than Kat Keddington - his biggest supporter and champion. In this very candid and transparent conversation , I divulge some personal experiences never shared before with anyone else. I go into why I made changes in my life and why I made those changes...

Todays episode is with Adrienne Wise. Adrienne Wise is a Trauma-Informed Care Consultant who partners with individuals, corporations, and organizations globally to create mentally and emotionally healthy workplaces and environments. She holds an MA in Community Counseling from Marymount University and a BS in Psychology from George Mason University. In our conversation, Adrienne and I talk about r...

In today’s episode I have a frank discussion on nutrition, weight loss, and healthy habit mindsets with Alexis Whitney. Alexis is a Muay Thai competitor and the owner of a local Muay Thai gym in Salt Lake City. Alexis helps her students and others navigate the cutting process in a healthy way. Cutting is a term in the fighting world for losing weight to make the cut, for a certain weight class. Al...

Sleep is one of the most important things that we can do for our health. Not just our mental health, but also our brain health, our relationships, for our work, and for our emotional health. When we're not sleeping well, our brain suffers dramatically. Our body needs rest. Our brain needs rest if we're to function well and when these things get depleted, everything gets depleted. But not everybody...

Melanie Keller is a 2x cancer survivor and nutrition expert. She sits down with me to discuss what a whole food plant based diet really looks like. People like Jay Shetty, Dr. Hyman, Dan Buettner, Rob Zombie, Will. I.AM, Jay-Z, Benedict Cumberbatch and many others adopt this lifestyle of eating or something closely similar. In probably my favorite discussion to date about nutrition, I learned so m...

Does your home impact your health? It sure does. How your home is organized and flows makes a huge impact on your mental and emotional health, as well as your relationships within that home. In today's episode I sit down and talk with Ashley Stuart, owner and CEO of ReThink Clutter, a home organization company. Ashley is not just an expert on the best places to put things to make your space look a...

In this episode I sit down with Lora Erickson, AKA, The Blonde Runner. Lora is not just a running and triathlon coach, but she helps her athletes hone in on their nutrition. This episode is the first of many in our nutrition series for 2024. With a big emphasis on macros lately, I thought I would invite Lora to talk about what they are, and why they matter. I hope you enjoy. Related Content: Healt...

In today’s episode I talk with Eli Adams, co-author with his wife mandy, the book, Luci Tames Her Tiger: Managing The Anxiety Within. In our conversation we talk about how to discuss mental health with children, role played a common scenario, and share tips for parents who are struggling to help their children with mental health challenges. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did. Relat...

A lot of things get in the way of accomplishing our goals and being ambitious. For most people it is confidence to hard things, our capacity, the discipline, being consistent and having real accountability. In this podcast episode I talk about how to get past each of those hurdles. Better Me Nation Links: Free Download : 10 Lifestyle protocols for improving every category of health. Click here. Fr...

It wasn't until I learned what trauma really is, that I began to understand what an important component it was in my personal health journey. We all have trauma, and not all trauma is related to big events. But all trauma gets in the way of us overcoming the hard stuff and becoming our best self. If you've got blocks in your life, holding you back, and you don't know why. This episode just may hav...

Gratitude is the easiest thing we can do for our health. It does not cost any money to implement. The only thing it requires is desire. I discuss the impact of gratitude across the entire spectrum of health. How it impacts our brain health, mental health, emotional and social health, our physical health, and of course, our spiritual health. Better Me Nation Links: Free Download : 10 Lifestyle prot...

If you like to use protein bars to supplement your meals, protein intake, or workouts - no doubt you want variety. Most people stick to 1 or 2 brands that they like out of fear that if they try something new it won't taste great, or it will make them feel gross. So we gathered a group of people from different backgrounds and taste tested 30 different bars. You can check out the complete taste test...

We have all been taught to stretch before or after a workout. But is there more to it than that? Evidence say there is. A lot more. Stretching is not just good for your physical health either. It's also great for your mental health and across the entire health spectrum. But wait...there's more. Stretching is not just for athletes. In the words of this episodes guest, Johanna Stock, "Stretching is...