Disrupt & Discuss Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Fitness is not a hobby. In this Disrupt & Discuss Podcast mini clip, Coach T shares why health, fitness, discipline, and personal training have to become part of your lifestyle if you want real long-term results. With over three decades of fitness experience, a Marine Corps background, and years of coaching everyday people, CEOs, and performers, Coach T breaks down why motivat...

Send us Fan Mail Alex shares her trauma story, childhood trauma, sexual assault survival, healing journey, motherhood, self-care, letting go, and how she learned to turn pain into purpose after surviving a painful upbringing and years of emotional instability. In this Disrupt & Discuss mini clip, Alex opens up about growing up around poverty, domestic violence, family instability, not knowing...

Send us Fan Mail Joe Felzs talks public education, indoctrination, escaping the system, Costa Rica living, social media algorithms, American culture, freedom, spirituality, and why he believes people have been trained to stop thinking for themselves. In this Disrupt & Discuss mini clip, Joe shares his controversial view that public education is not just education, but a system that trains peop...

Send us Fan Mail Joe Felzs’ prison-to-millionaire story is a raw, real estate transformation journey. After getting out of prison with $50, Joe rebuilt his life through construction and electrical work, eventually building a 70+ property real estate portfolio. In this Disrupt & Discuss mini clip, Joe shares how he went from a college student at UGA on two full-ride academic scholarships to get...

Send us Fan Mail Y'all, this one is not a typical episode. Our guest Joe Felz has lived about five different lives and somehow made all of them work. We sat down with him and his partner Alex to talk about prison, property, and what it actually costs to build a life you don't want to escape from. What we covered: How eight felony convictions and two prison stints turned into a 70-propert...

Send us Fan Mail From the full episode: Gen X Kids Had Zero Supervision and Created Everything If you were there for Napster, Gateway Computers, and phones bolted to the kitchen wall, this one is going to hit. E and KayCee are back with the first of three bonus clips from last week's full episode, and they're starting with the tech era that shaped everything. In this clip: How Gen X navi...

Send us Fan Mail If you were born between 1965 and 1980 — this one is for you. E and KayCee go full memory lane on the generation that literally translated the world while it was changing underneath them. No guidance. No internet. No supervision. Just a deadline when the streetlights came on. This episode is not an episode about the past. It's about understanding who Gen X is and why that mat...

Send us Fan Mail This one hit different. We sat down with Kenneth — founder of Evolution Skincare and licensed esthetician — for a full interview that drops this September. But June is Men's Mental Health Awareness Month, and one piece of that conversation couldn't wait. Kenneth opened up about something a lot of men keep quiet. A season of deep depression that ran from mid-2025 into the...

Send us Fan Mail If you're building something on your own or thinking about going into business with someone, this clip is the one. Jemma lays out the full story of how she built two businesses, survived a business breakup, and took her cleaning company from $5K to $525K in gross revenue without a partner. What she covers: How Gemstone Consulting Group started from a late-night conversation w...

Send us Fan Mail If Segment 1 was about fighting to get diagnosed, Segment 2 is about fighting to stay alive and what Jemma did with her life once she did. This one goes from the hospital room to the top of the John Hancock Tower. What she covers: What autologous stem cell transplant means and why it's rare The difference between Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in plain languag...

Send us Fan Mail This one's heavy but worth every minute. E and KayCee sit down with Jemma, a two-time cancer survivor who was misdiagnosed for seven months before doctors found stage 3B Hodgkin's lymphoma. Here's what she gets into: How a "cold" turned into 103-104 degree fevers and a 20-pound weight loss The PCP visit where she was told to try Xanax Why her mom (a nurse)...

Send us Fan Mail Jemma walked into this conversation as a founder and entrepreneur. She walked out having changed the way we think about what the body is capable of. If you've ever been dismissed by a doctor, pushed past a limit you thought was permanent, or wondered whether your goals are actually too big — this episode is for you. Jemma is a two-time Stage 3B Hodgkin's lymphoma survivo...

Send us Fan Mail This one came up organically and we couldn't cut it. E and KayCee get into something a lot of us feel but rarely say out loud: independence isn't always strength. Sometimes it's just loneliness with a good story attached to it. What they get into: How we're taught from childhood to figure it out alone and why that backfires The Velcro shoe analogy — community r...

Send us Fan Mail Y'all, this episode started as a conversation about Velcro shoes and ended up somewhere real. E and KayCee got into the full picture of what happens when a culture gets so obsessed with independence that it forgets how to lean on each other. And spoiler: the system benefits from that. They covered a lot of ground here. If you've ever felt like community is something you...

Send us Fan Mail Spring is the perfect season to refresh your pantry, try more seasonal foods, and bring fresh color back to your plate. In this episode of the  Disrupt & Discuss Podcast , Just E and KayCee talk about spring superfoods, plant-based eating, and simple recipe ideas that make healthy eating feel less boring and more realistic. We get into leafy greens, spring onions, asparagus, r...

Send us Fan Mail You might not remember every detail from childhood. But you probably remember exactly what somebody said to you that hurt. That's not a coincidence. E and KayCee get personal in this one. They talk about the words that shaped them growing up, how they've tried to do it differently with their own kids and grandkids, and why the next generation hears and carries language i...

Send us Fan Mail Y'all ever notice how one bad comment can tank your whole morning? Or how saying "I'm going to the gym" hits different than "I'll try to go"? That's not a coincidence. That's your brain listening. In this mini episode, E and KayCee dig into something most people overlook: the words coming out of your mouth every day are literally settin...

Send us Fan Mail Hey, welcome back. This one hit different. E and KayCee sat down to talk about something most people overlook every single day: the words coming out of their mouths. Turns out, those words are running the show whether you realize it or not. What you'll hear in this episode: Why saying "I'll try" is literally giving your brain an exit ramp before you even start...

Send us Fan Mail You guys, this clip is for every family that grew up hearing "what happens in this house stays in this house." Ashleigh is a licensed social worker who sees the impact of that mentality every single day inside hospitals, crisis units, and psychiatric facilities and she does not hold back. Key topics covered in this clip: Why the 50 and older generation is the hardest pop...

Send us Fan Mail You guys, did you know there are exactly 3 reasons the system can force you into a psychiatric hold and most of us have never heard any of them? In this clip Ashleigh, a licensed social worker and former 988 crisis responder, breaks it all the way down in language that actually makes sense. Key topics covered in this clip: The 3 legal criteria that give the system authority to hol...

Send us Fan Mail You guys, this clip is for everybody who ever took a detour before finding their purpose. Ashleigh never planned on social work. Her therapist planted the seed and she ran with it, straight into one of the most impactful careers you can have. Key topics covered in this clip: Why Ashleigh's own therapist recommended she pursue a master's in social work and how that one co...

Send us Fan Mail You guys, this one hit different. We sat down with Ashleigh, a social worker who has worked the 988 crisis line, conducted 5150 evaluations, and now serves as a medical social worker helping patients and families through some of the hardest moments of their lives. If mental health has touched your family in any way, this episode is for you. Key topics covered: What 988 is, why it...

Send us Fan Mail Y'all, this one hit different. Dr. Monique pulled up and did not come to play. She brought the real, the research, and the receipts on what long-term marriage actually looks like -- not the highlight reel version. Catch the full episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/PwlSGxxH52Y In this episode, we get into: The biggest lie people tell themselves before getting married (and wh...

Send us Fan Mail "Pray about it" has value. But what happens when prayer alone is not moving the problem? Dr. Monique Tarver, licensed therapist with 26 years of experience, breaks down what mental health actually means, why "protecting your peace" might be avoidance in disguise, and why the Black community's relationship with therapy runs deeper than stigma. This is a cli...

Send us Fan Mail Y'all. This episode. Dr. Monique L. Tarver walked into the D&D studio and did not hold back, not even a little bit. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist with over two decades of experience, a published researcher, a ministry leader, and one of the most grounded, real, and brilliant people we have had the pleasure of sitting with. This conversation covers a lot...