Live Better Now

I sit down with neuroscientists Ariel Garten, co-found of Muse®, the brain-sensing meditation headband. We have a great talk about neuroscience and brain waves. We discuss how meditation physiologically changes your brain waves that improves your physical health and mental health.  After launching her own psychotherapy practice, Ariel had the idea to create a wellness tool that combined meditation...

My guest today is Author, Jessie Kanzer a former reporter whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, LA Times, Washington Post, Huffington Post, and many other publications. She has a new book coming out on March 1st "Don't Just Sit There, Do Nothing" (pre-order on Amazon) inspired by her spiritual journey and discovery of the Tao Te Ching, which changed her life. Through...

My guest today is Dr. Clipz. He's a Metaverse Educator that I discovered on TicTok. Learned a lot from the way he simply explains the metaverse, what it's all about, how you access it, what you can do in there, and more importantly, how you can use it to your advantage.  Dr. Clips is well versed in the metaverse, NFT's, the blockchain and cryptocurrency educating the non-technical through his Meta...

James Lawrence (The Iron Cowboy) is my guest today. James is an absolute beast when it comes to triathlons. In 2015 he set the world record by completing 50 Ironman-distance triathlons in 50 days in 50 states all within a single year.  He beat his record in 2021 by completing 101 Ironman-distance triathlons in 101 consecutive days and he raised $250K for a worthy cause in doing so.  An incredible...

Video also available on Spotify and Youtube. With just a little under 4 months until my next Ironman (April 23rd in Texas) I'm going over my goals for December; what I set out to do vs what I actually did to accomplish those goals. Plus in the second part of the video I demo me changing a tire, which I have to master to be prepared for whatever is thrown at me on race day.  Enjoy... Happy New...

(Also available as video on Spotify). Linda Bonnar is my guest today. Great discussion on Life Coaching in general and what it has done for both of us and how it can help you. Linda is an NLP Coach and MindBridge Trainings certified NLP Trainer who works with individuals and corporations. She's also the author of two books "Press Play - A teenager's guide to becoming the drivers of their own succe...

Today's guest is Dr. Mike Belkowski, founder of Biolight. BioLight helps recharge your energy using leading-edge red light therapy technology. I was particularly interested to hear how I could use red light therapy to help me in recovery during training for Ironman. You'll be surprised by the number of benefits not only with training recovery but with other human experiences and conditions red lig...

Today's episode is with Author and legendary energy trader, Bill Perkins. His book "Die with Zero", details a thought-provoking framework for maximizing net fulfillment, over net worth. Your life is made up of experiences, so go out there and experience life NOW instead of saving all your money for a time in your life (usually at retirement), when you may not be able to utilize that wealth to expe...

Brian is the co-founder of Sapien and host of the top 5 nutrition podcast Peak Human. He's also the filmmaker behind the upcoming documentary titled Food Lies. Brian discusses all the food lies and misconceptions we have about the food we eat, what we've been lead to believe is a healthy way to eat and what we are doing wrong. Great discussion. Brian's website Sapien.org Instagram: @Food.lies I"m...

Today's guest is Brian Sanders. Brian is the co-founder of Sapien and host of the top 5 nutrition podcast Peak Human. He's also the filmmaker behind the upcoming documentary titled Food Lies.  We have a great conversation on the types of foods we all should be consuming, how to do it sustainably, and also the foods we should be avoiding or drastically reducing from our diet.  For more on...

My second full distance Iron Man. Going to this race I was not fully prepared physically. However, I was prepared mentally. These long-endurance triathlon races are just as much mental as they are physical and the mental fortitude that I have been cultivating over the last five years allowed me to finish this race in a record time. There have been many challenges and setbacks along the way but sta...

My guest on today's podcast is Author and Psychologist, Guy Winch a leading advocate for integrating the science of emotional health into our daily lives. As he talks about in the episode, we've all been taught how to look after our physical health and know what to do immediately if we were to injure ourselves physically, but what do we do when we are injured emotionally? Basically nothing. Emotio...

Financial Coach, Walli Miller is here today with some helpful tips on how you can build wealth setting yourself up for a stable financially secure future. Walli wasn't always financially literate as she explains, but through awareness of her money habits and where her money was going along with research and learning how to invest her money, Walli and her husband have been able to build up a millio...

I recently sat down and had a conversation with Author Nir Eyal about his best-selling book "Indistractable". Ever get the feeling the world is full of too many distractions? This is a book on how to control your attention and choose your life. Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. Nir previously taught as a Lecturer in Marketing at...

I sat down with Britt Frank, psychotherapist and we had a great chat about emotional intelligence. Talking to therapists and getting their opinion and advice on mental health has sort of become a hobby of mine. I love having conversations like this with experts. A large part of strong mental health and wellbeing is being able to properly apply preventative practices to your life and this is what I...

At the beginning of the year we all set our goals and create a plan towards achieving these goals. We might start off strong and build momentum in pursuit of the commitments that we made to ourselves but by spring time our confidence seems to fade. Setting New Years resolutions and devising a plan to “finally get in shape” or “start that business” to eventually “crush this next year” is just that...

My guest today is Sarah Peyton, Neuroscience Educator, Constellations Facilitator, Certified Nonviolent Communication Trainer, and Author of "Your Resonant Self" and "Your Resonant Self Workbook". We have a wonderful conversation about the brain, and how trauma or difficult events that happen in our life can shape how that inner voice we all have speaks to us, which is not always in a kind and lov...

My guest on this episode is Desmond Dunham "Coach Dez". Desmond is a youth sports expert. For the last two decades, Coach Dez has coached youth athletes and teams in cross country, track and field, basketball along with many other sports. He's one of the most decorated high school coaches in the country with national championships and international titles to show for it.  He's written a new book t...

NEW on the podcast is Zander Fryer. Best-selling Author, Internationally renowned speaker, and host of the highly-rated podcast "Sh*t you don't learn in college.  27-year-old successful Engineer with Cisco, earning hundreds of thousands per year. Not feeling very successful, in fact, feeling pretty empty, quits his job, with no notice. Heavily in debt. Starts High Impact Coaching company, having n...

My next Ironman will be November 21, 2021 Cozumel Mexico. In this first of a four part series I'll be focusing on recovery but I also want to discuss my goals and walk you through some of my training and preparations for the race and what I'll be facing. Cozumel will definitely be different than my last race in Tulsa, OK this past May. For one, it's a completely different environment. It's a tough...

My guest is Esther Blum, integrative dietitian, and best-selling author. We discuss gut health, digestion, and some of the simple things you can do and implement into your life to ensure your digestion and gut health are top-notch. You may not know this and as Esther tells us, your gut is responsible for 90% of the serotonin and dopamine that's produced in your body. So we want to look after our g...

My guest is American Entrepreneur and business leader Yan Stavisski aka KINGCREDIT. You may have seen him in Forbes, Entrepreneur or on ABC News. Educated in the financial space Yan educates entrepreneurs on finance, business and credit. He's here today to give you some insight into how YOU can travel the world for FREE utilizing credit.   For more on Yan and the services he offers check him out o...

Avni Parekh is my guest on this podcast. Avni is the Author of the book "Be The Bigger Person Scenarios & Solutions to Better Yourself". She's been into self-development and awareness since she was young. Our conversation focuses on her book and the principles she believes in. We are all bombarded daily with different situations and scenarios where we have a choice, we can either react and expend...

David Meltzer is the Co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing and formerly served as CEO of the renowned Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment agency, which was the inspiration for the movie Jerry Maguire. His mission is to empower over 1 billion people to be happy! It was a privilege to have David on the podcast to learn how he keeps his mental health in tip top shape. David on the web: dmeltzer.com SOC...

Nathaniel is known for knowing a thing or two about a thing or two. Photography, creative arts, gaming, and business. We have a great discussion about mental health. Nathaniel and his friends and roommates are huge mental health advocates and he shares a really tragic story about a friend and roommate of his who battled with mental illness and ultimately lost his life. Nathaniel is also the founde...