Comfort Via Discomfort

BOOM! Just like that we're already at Episode 030 and celebrating the ONE YEAR anniversary of the Comfort Via Discomfort podcast. Thank YOU for being here! For being you! And for supporting this show! I'm sending you a giant hug and so much love right now (I hope you can feel it!) ❤️The last year has been INCREDIBLE in so many ways and I can't think of a better way to celebrate it than by bringing...

Welcome to EP 029 of the CVD podcast and the second ever Coffee Date podcast between me and my wife, Shelby 💛We celebrated our two year wedding anniversary on April 3, 2023 and recorded this episode a few days later to review our second year of marriage. Spoiler alert... there have been MANY changes!*Note: we released our first EVER coffee date episode last week and that one covers our first year...

Welcome to EP 028 of the CVD podcast and the first ever Coffee Date podcast between me and my wife, Shelby 💛Give this episode a listen and DM me or Shelby to let us know what was most helpful or what you want to hear more of. We love to hear from you and want to know how we can best be of service to you ❤️Shelb and I have coffee dates every Friday morning - 6 hours of uninterrupted quality time t...

Welcome to EP 027 of the CVD Podcast!!Omar Hernandez is all about community! This man thrives on bringing like-minded people together to make a positive difference and accomplish a common goal. And community is one of the key elements that helped Omar out of one of the toughest times in his life...The pandemic was difficult for so many of us in so many ways. For Omar, he had just spent thousands o...

Welcome to EP 026 of the CVD Podcast!! Sharon Saraga Walters is one of the most positive people I’ve ever met, and she credits this to her dedication to personal growth work, exercise, and gratitude. She has over 35 years of experience operating her own businesses in health and wellness – she’s been a Certified Massage Therapist for over 30 years and founded Graticise 365 almost 10 years ago. Her...

Welcome to EP 025 of the CVD Podcast!!Heather Sweeney spent the majority of her life (the first 30 years) living the way she thought she was supposed to live. Living based on what other people told her she should be doing. The last 10-13 years, she's been creating the life (step by step) that she knows is right for her, and she's never going back. Heather grew up playing the sports and doing the j...

Welcome to EP 024 of the CVD Podcast!!Mike is unlike anybody I've ever met. He pushes himself physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually in ways I've only really read about. In 2019, unfortunately, Mike's dad passed away. They were very close and his dad's death pushed Mike to reflect often and deeply about his life. Who have I been? Who I am now? Who do I want to become? Mike's dad was a...

Welcome to EP 023 of the CVD Podcast!!Emmy Rousseau is a high achiever that has depression (yes, both can be true). For most of her life, people would look at her and think "she has it all." But behind the scenes, Emmy was drowning. She felt completely misunderstood and unseen, she felt like everything was so difficult, and she felt depressed. But when she told people close to her what she was exp...

Welcome to EP 022 of the CVD Podcast!!This conversation with George Evans is unlike ANY conversation I've had before! George is a trans male, meaning he was born female and is now male. He has been living life as George for almost 11 years now and he gave me an all-access pass to what his journey has been like. He said, "Adam, I want you to be that friend with no filter. As I'm telling my story, a...

Welcome to EP 021 of the CVD Podcast! Karly Modolo is a wonderful person and a tremendous athlete. Unfortunately, part of her story happens way more often in our society than we care to admit and we rarely talk about it. Karly has been the victim of sexual assault and that's what we talk about during this episode. Our goal is to normalize conversations like this so we can help others who have expe...

Welcome to EP 020 of the CVD Podcast!!Jaytesh Calpakkam has a story unlike any I've ever heard before. He is an actor, director, and entrepreneur. He is a CoFounder of The Internet Generation (learn more below) and over 100 million people have seen a web series called Fuck Buddies that Jaytesh acted in and directed - oh and it's based on one of his previous relationships 😲While they were still da...

Welcome to EP 019 of the CVD podcast! I can't think of a better way to kick off the 2023 year than with this episode with Peter Katz! Peter is a traveling singer songwriter, keynote speaker, facilitator, and mentor to many young children in Canada. He's been nominated for Juno Awards (equivalent to Brit Awards or Grammy Awards) and a Canadian Screen Award, and he's been described by many as a "thu...

Welcome to this little wrap up session for the Comfort Via Discomfort podcast in 2022!! 🥳 Want to watch on YouTube to see the visuals? Click here! I'm super excited to share some of the behind the scenes for this podcast - thank you Spotify Wrapped! 😁At first, I wasn't going to open my Spotify Wrapped, but then I thought, "what the heck!? I have nothing to lose! This could be fun!" And I'm so ha...

Welcome to EP 018 of the CVD podcast with Hannah Slater! This young woman is super inspiring and it will not take you long to see what I'm talking about! Hannah is 19 years old and struggles with ADHD and anxiety and was bullied as a kid, but none of these have stopped her from pursuing her dream of fighting in the UFC.After getting bullied when she was 8 year old, she started self defense classes...

Welcome to EP 017 of the CVD podcast with Richard Mensah! With more and more startups being created, when we see them pop up "out of nowhere," many people say, "Wow what an overnight success!" But in reality... that's not the case at all. Richard is a startup founder and a tech entrepreneur that has founded or co-founded multiple companies over the last 8 years. So, you can trust him when he says...

Welcome to EP 016 of the CVD podcast with Sierra Parr! I like to describe Sierra as the queen of authenticity because she is who is she through and through, especially online. In a world full of highlight reels on social media, Sierra makes a huge effort to share moments of her real life and to "make the sour sweet" (tagline of her Lemon Soul brand 🤙🏼).What does that mean? Yes, she still shares...

Welcome to EP 015 of the CVD Podcast with Hakeem Subair! 🙌🏼This guy is a warrior! He is one of the most genuine and hardworking people I know! Hakeem is the CEO and Founder of 1 Million Teachers (1MT), a company that empowers teachers in sub-Saharan Africa to be the best they can be, so they can provide the highest quality education possible to children from Kindergarten to Grade 12.Hakeem says...

Happy Sunday everybody! Totally unplanned and spontaneous episode today. I've been struggling to accept where I am lately. There I said it! Lol sometimes it's difficult to say that and you just need to blurt it out! I've had a tough time over the last several months building a morning routine and sticking to a morning routine. I've gone through little spurts (even 2-3 months) where I am consistent...

Welcome to EP 014 of the CVD podcast with Sarah Acerbo! 🙌🏼Within a few minutes of meeting Sarah a couple months ago, we were talking about personal development haha and BOOM! Instant friends. There's more to life than working and dying and I absolutely love meeting and connecting with people that are determined to push themselves so they can find out who they really are and what they want out of...

Welcome to Episode 013 of the CVD podcast! 🙂KC Cordova is a close friend and one of my favourite people on the planet because of how authentic he really is. He is a performer, an artist, a singer, a marketing professional, and a gay man from the Philippines. He takes so much pride (pun intended) in who he is and is unapologetically himself, but it's taken a lot for him to get to this point. In th...

Welcome to Episode 012 of the CVD podcast! WOW! This one is intense... and dark, and eye opening, and hopeful, and so many other things. In this episode, my friend Curtis Doyle takes us through his experience with drug addiction and recovery. From the first time he tried a Percocet in 2014 to overdosing on Fentanyl and dying for 3 minutes in 2020, and EVERYTHING in between. Curtis really takes you...

When talking about Comfort Via Discomfort, many people ask me... "yoo, what's with the lobster!?" 🦞Is it because you live in Boston? Is it because it's your favourite animal? Is it because you love to eat lobster? The third question is my niece's favourite one to ask 😂I chose a lobster as the logo for CVD because of the way lobsters grow. Their little mushy bodies grow and grow and grow until th...

Welcome to Episode 011 of the CVD podcast with Liseth Velez. This episode was originally going to be released on Monday, but in the US, that day was Memorial Day. Having served in both the Army and United States Air Force, Liseth is a veteran and after talking about it, we decided that Monday should just be a day to remember and honor those that have fought and fallen for their country. So, here w...

Yes, I attempted suicide in 2013. Since then, intentionally getting outside of my comfort zone and learning how to be vulnerable have completely changed my mindset and have saved my life. It's now my mission to normalize conversations that we don't have in public and to help others embrace discomfort and vulnerability so they can live their best life. Here's what happened. In 2013, I had no idea h...

Welcome to Episode 010 of the CVD podcast with Haley Rusan. Haley is dating my younger brother and she is fucking awesome. She is one of the most authentic people I know and she loves to go against the grain. She is a lifestyle and wedding photographer that brings BIG ENERGY to the table. She also really loves and appreciates raw, naked beauty and wants to start shouting boudoir. She’s great at wh...