Elevated Life: Real Wellness and Transformation

Double Glasses Johnna is here because we're talking about unsolicited advice—both giving it and getting it. And here's the kicker: we both realized we absolutely do this. Johnna in the gym ("hey, better variation for that"), Clint in conversations, and once we started digging into where it comes from, the mirror got real uncomfortable real fast. What we get into: The ego thing—when being right or...

It's the beginning of the year (or maybe it's May 19th—doesn't matter), and you're ready to actually do the thing this time. But where do you start? We're breaking down the five most important pillars—sleep, nutrition, fitness, hydration, and mindset—with real first steps for people dipping their toes in and people diving headfirst into the deep end. No fluff, no quick fixes, just the truth about...

This one marks a shift. We've spent the last year diving into trauma, dysregulated nervous systems, attachment styles, narcissistic spectrums—all the ugly, necessary awareness work. And that all mattered. But awareness without action isn't transformation. It's just entertainment. We're done swimming around in the problem. Now we're living in the solution, and if you're still collecting reasons to...

It's December 28th, and we're taking stock. This year looked nothing like we planned—75 Hard, launching Elevated Life, dark nights of the soul, ego deaths, a traumatic grandbaby birth, forced slowdowns, and realizing you're never actually "there." We thought we had it figured out at the beginning of 2025. Turns out the divine had a completely different plan, and we're here to tell you the messy, u...

Johnna woke up teary-eyed on December 14th feeling behind, anxious, and pressured to make the holidays perfect. Then she had an epiphany—her nervous system is literally addicted to building up the holidays just to watch them disappoint her. This one's about the uncomfortable realization that you're creating your own misery, teaching your kids to do the same, and what happens when you finally decid...

This episode was supposed to be about body image and feeling disconnected from your own skin. But halfway through, Johnna stopped. Because after seven weeks of unpacking pain points, validating every excuse, and digging into psychology—enough is enough. The unpacking has become the barrier. In this episode: The foundation session reality—zero people who got the full program have stayed consistent...

Sometimes the best conversations happen when you don't have time to prepare your answers. We found seven uncomfortable questions from a therapist's Instagram post, and Clint's answering them cold—no pre-planning, no polished responses. Just whatever comes up first. This one's different because you've been inside Johnna's head for weeks now, and it's time to crawl inside Clint's. What we get into:...

"I'll start on Monday." And then it's Thursday and you're already planning next Monday. You ate too much Chex Mix on Wednesday afternoon, so the rest of the week is blown. You missed two gym days, so you might as well restart the whole program from day one. Sound familiar? Perfectionism isn't about high standards—it's fear wearing a pretty disguise. In this episode: The "I'm going six days a week"...

Here's a question that sounds simple until you actually sit with it: Do you care what other people think about you? Most people want to say no—they live their own way, do their own thing. But then you start peeling back why you dress a certain way, why public speaking terrifies you, why you're constantly seeking validation or avoiding rejection. Suddenly the answer gets a lot more complicated. Wha...

The numbers are real. Gym memberships range from $10 to $200 a month. Personal training runs $50 to $150 per session. And when you're juggling rent, groceries, kids, and bills, fitness can feel like a luxury you can't justify. But what if "I can't afford it" isn't always about the money? In this episode: The hidden emotional component—why "I can't afford it" sometimes means "I'm not worth the inve...

Feeling heavy, puffy, inflamed, or just off and don't know why? We're diving into something almost nobody talks about but absolutely needs to—your lymphatic system. This is your body's actual detox system, and when it's clogged, everything from your metabolism to your immune function takes a hit. If you've got cellulite, chronic puffiness, or you're always kind of sick, this one's for you. What we...

You walk in and immediately your brain starts running the numbers. She's stronger. He's leaner. They make it look effortless. And you? You're just trying to figure out which machine won't kill you. The comparison spiral is real, and it doesn't just happen in the gym—it's amplified by every perfectly lit Instagram post you scroll past. In this episode: Johnna's mental battlefield during those first...

The fitness industry has a business model that depends on you feeling like garbage. They want you to panic, binge through the holidays, then drop a million dollars on their January detox or 30-day belly fat challenge. That's the game, and we're not playing it anymore. The holidays don't require you to choose between enjoying your life and respecting your body—that's a false choice sold by people w...

Maybe it wasn't the equipment that hurt you. Maybe it was the trainer who pushed too hard, the culture that made you feel invisible, or the injury that laid you out for weeks. When the gym becomes associated with shame, failure, or actual pain, your nervous system doesn't forget—it protects. We're creating space for those wounds today. In this episode: Clint's garbage can moment—throwing up mid-wo...

If you've ever thought "I should meditate" but felt overwhelmed by guided apps, hour-long sessions, or gurus telling you exactly how to sit—this one's for you. We're breaking down how meditation actually started for us: messy, short, and nothing like what the experts said it should look like. This isn't about becoming a meditation master overnight. It's about finding your actual starting point. Wh...

You've been saying it for months, maybe years: "I don't have time to work out." And here's the thing—you might actually believe it. But what if time isn't the real problem? What if saying "I don't have time" is just safer than admitting what's really underneath? In this episode: Johnna's two-year "I don't have time" excuse while managing four kids, a cleaning business, and an 80-minute round-trip...

You know that moment when you realize something about yourself isn't actually you —it's just how you learned to survive? We're talking about the difference between who you are and how you've been coping. This one hits different because it's not about labeling yourself into a box—it's about understanding that your attachment style, your reactions, your patterns aren't character flaws. They're behav...

You walked through the door. Heart still racing, but you did it. Now you're standing there surrounded by machines you've never seen, people who seem to know exactly what they're doing, and a creeping feeling that maybe you shouldn't have come after all. We're unpacking what happens when too many choices shut your brain down completely. In this episode: Johnna's stationary lunge-bicep curl-overhead...

If you've been going on this journey with us, you know we talk a lot about self-growth, introspection, healing childhood circumstances—all that good stuff. But here's the thing: you're not living alone. You have interactions with people who may or may not be in the same place you are with growth. Today we're honing in on what that looks like when you're trying to level up and your partner isn't, t...

You know that feeling when you sit in the parking lot, heart racing, palms sweating, trying to talk yourself into walking through the gym doors? We're kicking off our 9-part Gym Ready series with what's actually happening in your body and why the gym can feel like a threat even when you know it isn't one. In this episode: Johnna's two-year delay and the story she kept telling herself about when sh...

We were gonna keep things light today, but let's be honest—that lasted about 20 seconds. We're jumping in the way-back time machine to 10 months ago when we started Elevated Life thinking we had it figured out (eat whole foods, ground, get sun, wallah!), and holy shit how that's evolved. We've had a pretty heavy introspection year—okay, let's call it what it is—and we're taking you through attachm...

Johnna had a migraine yesterday and holy shit did it reveal a lot. We went to the pumpkin patch—elk corn dogs, beer-battered mushrooms, pumpkin donuts, a full beer—and Johnna came home to the prism in her eye that signals migraine time. But what happened during her meditation attempt was something she'd never experienced before, and it connects seed oils to spiritual blockage in a way we didn't se...

We're throwing this word "authenticity" around constantly with the rebrand, but what the hell does it actually mean? Yesterday we listened to a podcast about the old lady on her deathbed—seemingly amazing life, 65 years married, kids and grandkids everywhere—and she's lying there going "I didn't do anything I wanted to do." We've heard that story a million times, but there's a gigantic chasm betwe...

Welcome to our new home—Elevated Life: Real Wellness and Transformation. First episode on the new feed, and we're going deep immediately. Johnna bought Kate Northrup's money program thinking it was about financial literacy. Turns out it was about calming her nervous system, and what's unfolded since May has been absolutely life-changing. We're talking disassociation, living outside your body since...

Johnna's son Granger joined us today—his first podcast ever. He's 20 years old, wrestled for nine years (went to state all four years of high school), lost his finals match by one point, walked into the recruiter's office and signed the papers. Now he's an E4 corporal, an 0847 artillery sensor support Marine, and we're heading to his pinning ceremony in a week and a half. What we discuss: The stat...