Living The Sweet Life

Happy Mindset Monday! This episode is about what happens when health becomes more than a diet. I sat down with Samantha Lander , founder of See Fit Living , Functional Diagnostic Nutritionist, recovery advocate, DJ, community builder, and someone who knows what it means to rebuild from the inside out. Sam shares her story of addiction, recovery, relapse, and how her own health struggles led her in...

Happy Mindset Monday! I thought my heart was open. Five days with Pearly Montague taught me it wasn't. Pearly is a TEDx speaker and healer who works with people around the world. After a near-death experience, she developed what she describes as a rare form of synesthesia, the ability to see trauma held in the body in colors and structures. She's collaborated with doctors like Zach Bush an...

Happy Mindset Monday! Some stories don’t just inspire you. They challenge you to look at what you’re still carrying. In this episode of Living The Sweet Life , I sit down with Quincy Moore , also known as Mr. Resilience , for a conversation about fatherlessness, forgiveness, faith, and the kind of freedom that comes when you stop waiting for an apology to heal. Quincy’s work is built around helpin...

Happy Mindset Monday! This is the second time Deb Drummond and I recorded this episode. The first time, the tech failed. Deb just said: "It wasn't meant to be out then. This one is." That's who Deb is. She's built seven international companies. Spoken to audiences of 20,000. Worked with over 30,000 clients. And she owns the Women's Channel. Her message is simple but power...

Happy Mindset Monday! High achievement can look successful and still feel empty. In this episode, I sit down with Angelica Ventrice , TEDx speaker and high performance coach, to talk about what really happens when your worth gets attached to productivity, and why reinvention is often the price of alignment. You’ll hear: How high achievers lose themselves, and how to come back to the real you Why b...

Happy Mindset Monday! In this episode of Living The Sweet Life , TJ Sweet sits down with repeat guest Jeff Robbins to unpack the experience economy and why loyalty is built through presence, not just performance. Jeff shares a simple but powerful framework through coffee: commodity, product, service, and then experience, where people decide based on the senses and how they feel in the moment. In t...

Happy Mindset Monday! Success that looks good on paper isn’t enough. It has to feel fulfilling. In this episode of Living The Sweet Life , TJ Sweet sits down with executive coach and keynote speaker Jeff Koziatek to unpack what really drives high performers: worth, identity, and the pressure to prove yourself. Jeff shares how his life changed when a coach gave him judgment-free, solution-free spac...

Happy Mindset Monday! Dr. Mamta Bhatt changed how I think about joy. She was a Harvard-trained scientist living the high-flying life. Private planes. Boardrooms with Rockefellers. The youngest person in the room. Then one day, she couldn't get up from bed. That's how debilitating the fatigue became. She went to live in a monastery. And one morning, she saw a sunrise. Inside her, a voice ye...

Happy Mindset Monday! Kim Becking changed my life. She talks about the so muchness . That overwhelmed, exhausted, can't catch your breath feeling. The 247 world we're in where our bodies and brains aren't made for it. And you are allowed . Permission to feel both sides. Frustrated and grateful. Overwhelmed and hopeful. Scared and excited. Kim was diagnosed with breast cancer at 30. Her...

Happy Mindset Monday! This conversation changed how I think about my body. This conversation is about Conscious Wellness™️ The Dance between Scientific Medicine & Spiritual Medicine™️ Lea Llovio is known as the "doc whisperer." She's a conscious wellness thought leader who helps high achievers identify the thought patterns that drain energy and delay healing. She said: "Your cells are listening to...

Happy Mindset Monday! This conversation is raw. Jonathan Berryhill grew up in a mobile home with holes in the floor. On his own at 15. Now he's a multi-business owner with three real estate brokerages, government contracting, healthcare, and a farm with quarter horses. But he didn't skip the middle part. The part where he became unfaithful to his wife. Multiple times. Where he was drifting. Where...

Happy Mindset Monday! This conversation stopped me. Jamie Lerner said: "If it's a negative thought, it's not your inner voice." Jamie helps people reframe what they're feeling, reconnect with themselves, and shift out of the stories that keep them stuck. We talked about the stories we tell ourselves. The stories we inherited from childhood that we're still reciting. Stori...

Happy Mindset Monday! Melanie Curtis is a professional skydiver with 12,000+ skydives and 30+ years in the sport. She's a world record holder. One of 80 women jumping out of five aircraft, going upside down at 200 mph. But this episode isn't about skydiving. It's about what Melanie learned in the most intense environment imaginable and how she helps people access the far reaches of their human pot...

Happy Mindset Monday! Jack Wagoner is 19 years old. At 17, he was standing in front of a mirror in France, completely burned out after achieving everything he set out to do. And he still didn't have enough. That's when he realized: He'd sacrificed the thing he wanted for the thing that was supposed to get it. Jack moved to France alone at 16 for his junior year. No baseball (which was...

Happy Mindset Monday! This is part 2 of my conversation with Bryon Sweno. And this one goes deeper. I share what it's been like moving back to St. Louis after 24 years and learning how to be a son, a brother, and an uncle again. Bryon shares the story of being replaced on his high school relay team hundredths of a second away from breaking the school record. That moment shaped his work ethic f...

Happy Mindset Monday! This one's different. This is Brian Sweno. He produces this podcast every week. He's seen the full journey. We talk about what it actually looks like to go full-time with the thing you love. The real version. Not the highlight reel. I share what the first 90 days of leaving healthcare leadership have been like. Brian shares his mom getting fired from Walmart after 30...

Happy Mindset Monday! Your insecurities aren't the problem. Hiding them is. In this powerful conversation, I sit down with Tyler Dickerhoof, leadership mentor, founder of the Impact Driven Leader, and author of "The Things We Hide." Tyler introduces the Four Walls framework: inactivity, insensitivity, isolation, and intensity. These are the barriers we build when our insecurities get...

Happy Mindset Monday! Success is powerful… but it’s not always peaceful. In this solo episode of Living The Sweet Life , I talk about the side of success most people don’t mention—the pressure, the identity shifts, the relationship changes, and the emotional weight that can come with “making it.” This episode is for anyone chasing big goals who also wants to stay grounded, grateful, and connected...

Happy Mindset Monday! Pressure doesn’t change you. It reveals you. In this solo episode of Living The Sweet Life , I unpack what pressure exposes—your habits, your identity, your self-talk, and what you truly believe when the stakes are high. Most people try to escape pressure. But pressure is information. When you learn how to interpret it, you can turn pressure into clarity instead of anxiety....

Happy Mindset Monday! The hardest part of growth isn’t starting. It’s staying committed to the new version of you when the old version feels safer. In this solo episode of Living The Sweet Life , TJ Sweet explores the identity shift that happens when you outgrow old habits, old patterns, and old ways of living—and why the “new you” might not be new at all. It might be the real you finally showing...

Happy Mindset Monday! Your feelings are real. They matter. But they aren’t always reliable. In this solo episode of Living The Sweet Life , TJ Sweet shares a powerful perspective on emotional self-leadership—how to honor your emotions without allowing them to control your actions, decisions, and relationships. This episode is for anyone who feels like moods, stress, anxiety, or frustration keep hi...

Happy Mindset Monday! Some moments wake you up. In this solo Mindset Monday episode of Living The Sweet Life , I share a personal story about a moment I shouldn’t have survived—and how that experience reshaped his gratitude, purpose, and the way I live. This isn’t just a story. It’s an invitation to stop waiting. 💡 In this episode, I reflects on: The moment that changed everything Why we postpone...

Happy Mindset Monday! Overthinking feels like you’re being responsible. But most of the time, it’s fear keeping you stuck. In this solo episode of Living The Sweet Life , TJ Sweet breaks down why overthinking isn’t preparation, it’s protection. It’s the mind’s way of avoiding risk, judgment, and uncertainty. This episode is for anyone who feels mentally exhausted from replaying decisions, second-g...

Loneliness has changed. Not because humans have changed— but because the way we connect has changed. In this solo episode of Living The Sweet Life , TJ Sweet explores why loneliness feels different today than it used to—why you can be “connected” 24/7 and still feel unseen, unknown, and emotionally alone. This is an honest conversation about modern isolation, emotional safety, and what it takes to...

Burnout isn’t always a workload problem. Sometimes it’s an alignment problem. In this solo episode of Living The Sweet Life , I share my perspective on the real reasons burnout happens—especially for people who care deeply, lead others, and carry a lot behind the scenes. This isn’t just about rest. It’s about what you’ve been ignoring, tolerating, or trying to prove. 💡 We talk about: Why burnout...