Mike Trugman

Mike‘s Search For Meaning

Accountant turned Life Coach Mike Trugman explores life‘s biggest questions: Why are we here? How can we live fulfilled, joyful lives individually, in our communities, and as a collective planet? Join Mike on his lifelong journey and quest to master what it means to be human.

Author

Mike Trugman

Category

Education

Podcast website

miketrugman.podbean.com

Latest episode

Jun 24, 2026

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Episodes

#30 - Joe Bernstein on Rites of Passage in Men’s Work, Experiences with Psychedelics, and the Beautiful Roller Coaster of Life 24.07.2022

Joe Bernstein is fully committed to your growth and evolution.   He is often described as bold, powerful, passionate and compassionate.   As a coach he works with highly motivated individuals to create anything from deeper intimate relationships,  to healthier lifestyles and mission focused increases in income. He knows through personal experience and his professional work that human beings are ca...

#29 - Zach Carlsen on Self-Mastery, Overcoming Addiction, and Peak Performance 17.07.2022

Zach Carlsen is a lifelong student of human behavior & high-performance. From coaching and mentorship to visual design, spiritual study, philosophy, entrepreneurship, & nutrition—he is always “all in”.   In 2012, he was homeless, addicted to drugs, & lost.  Since then, his journey has been the adventure of a lifetime.  The tools & strategies he uses with his clients are the very same ones that he...

#28 - Andy Cahill on Dreaming Big & the Healing Power of Internal Family Systems (IFS) 10.07.2022

Andy Cahill is a transformative coach and facilitator who excels at inspiring culture makers, innovators, and change agents to dig deep, dream big, and do their greatest work. He’s spent almost 20 years working in education, public service, and human development. He’s also an essayist , a musician , host of The Wonder Dome podcast, and the author of the critically acclaimed science fiction novel G...

#27 - Nishant Garg on Healing Trauma, Cultivating Resilience and Listening to Life 04.07.2022

Nishant Garg was working as a software professional who hit rock bottom in 2017 – heartbroken, stressed out, overwhelmed with life, going through the motions, and burnt out.   He couldn’t figure out how to live a mindful life. Then, he stumbled upon the book “How to be a 3% man”, read other personal growth books, and launched his first blog in 2018.   He continued to learn new life skills and shar...

#26 - Deb Katz on Conscious Leadership & Living in Your Zone of Genius 26.06.2022

Deb Katz has more than twenty years experience pioneering new models in conscious leadership in the organizational world. She coaches leaders 1-1, facilitates teams, and consults for organizational and cultural transformation.   She is known to radiate warmth and presence, to tell it like it is, and to walk her talk with a focused gentle fierceness. Deb is a powerhouse of a human being and leader....

#25 - Marissa Fernandez on Overcoming the Fear of Failure & Building Confidence through Action 19.06.2022

Marissa Fernandez is an Executive Coach, Performance Strategist, Speaker, Advisor and Consultant. Marissa brings into her practice a wealth of experience from her successful 15-year corporate career. She previously held senior marketing roles on iconic brands like the NFL, Gillette, and Tide, managed multi-million-dollar budgets, developed and led high-performing, diverse cross-functional teams, a...

#24 - Nadjescha Taranczewski on Money Work & Conscious Tribes 12.06.2022

NADJESCHDA (NADJA) TARANCZEWSKI has a Master of Psychology and holds a Master Certified Coach credential by the International Coach Federation. She works as a coach, keynote speaker and is the author of the book Conscious You: Become the Hero of Your Own Story . She was trained and licensed by McKinsey & Company as a facilitator of transformation. As a skilled facilitator of group processes and a...

#23 - Rabbi Matthew Ponak on Spirituality, Embodiment, and Jewish Mysticism 05.06.2022

Rabbi Matthew Ponak is a teacher of embodied mysticism, a spiritual counselor, and the co-founder of the Mekorah Institute — an online spiritual centre. Also holding an MA in Contemplative Religions from the Buddhist-inspired Naropa University, Rabbi Matthew weaves world wisdom with ancient Jewish insights. He received ordination from Hebrew College where he specialized in the study of Hasidic tea...

#22 - Michael Trugman on Dropping the Armor & Living Your Truth (Interviewed by Nick Shrewsbury) 29.05.2022

Nick Shrewsbury brings all of his traditional and non-traditional skills to facilitation, including his work as a certified coach, court mediator, tantric teacher, yoga teacher, and wolf caretaker at Mission:Wolf. He helps big-hearted folks to create both intimacy and inner freedom through authenticity and honesty. Nick delights in the ways that group work can exponentially expand the abundance of...

#21 - Nick Shrewsbury on the Gifts of Being a Highly Sensitive Person & The Importance of Sorrow and Grief 28.05.2022

Nick Shrewsbury brings all of his traditional and non-traditional skills to facilitation, including his work as a certified coach, court mediator, tantric teacher, yoga teacher, and wolf caretaker at Mission:Wolf. He helps big-hearted folks to create both intimacy and inner freedom through authenticity and honesty. Nick delights in the ways that group work can exponentially expand the abundance of...

#20 - Forrest Wilson on Embracing Our Wholeness & Healing Through Shadow Work 22.05.2022

Forrest Wilson is a coach and facilitator, and is the Co-Founder of Light in Action , a program designed to help integrate crucial and expansive insight into our daily life. Sparked and catalyzed by the death of his father a few days after he turned 24 years old, Forrest has been on a healing and developmental journey over the past decade. Forrest is passionate about human potential, transformatio...

#19 - Machen MacDonald on Cultivating Purpose & Provoking Your Brilliance 15.05.2022

Machen MacDonald is a business and leadership coach and the founder of ProBrilliance.   For almost a quarter century, Machen has dedicated himself to helping business owners, sales professionals, financial advisors, and financial services executives discover their purpose and help them align their focus to achieve dramatic and measurable improvements both in business and in life.   His ability to...

#18 - Matthew Harms on The Power of Writing and Storytelling, and Finding Your Voice 07.05.2022

Matthew Harms is a New York born and based Ghostwriter and Author Coach. It has been said that everyone has a story to tell, but unfortunately most go through life thinking that theirs will never be read since they lack the ability to construct cohesive and compelling written content into the finished form of a book.    As a lifelong writer, Matthew has learned from, and adapted, his various exper...

#17 - Jason Gootman on Thriving and Creating a Life You Love through Wellness Coaching 01.05.2022

Jason Gootman is a Mayo Clinic Certified Wellness Coach and National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach as well as a certified nutritionist and certified exercise physiologist. As an expert in behavior change and habit formation, Jason helps people turn knowledge and good intentions into action, habits, and results.   You can connect with Jason on: Website LinkedIn To connect with me: Inter...

#16 - Cara Bradley on The Gut-Brain Connection, Mental Fitness and Finding Flow States 17.04.2022

Cara Bradley is a leading authority of mental fitness having led thousands through her signature body-first strategies. She shares her 30+ years of body-mind training with Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, and premiere college sports teams. She is the producer of the Mental Fitness Bootcamp , author of On The Verge: Wake Up, Show Up, and Shine , and founder of Verge Yoga Center . Cara hosts a dail...

#15 - Michael Trugman (Interviewed by Lauren Paylor) on The Incredible Benefit of Getting to Know Yourself 10.04.2022

Lauren Paylor is my good friend. She is a lawyer and the host of Lit Up with Lo, a podcast about lighting up from the inside out. In this conversation, she interviews me! You probably already know about me, so go ahead and just enjoy the conversation!   You can connect with Lauren on: Podcast Instagram LinkedIn To connect with me: Interested in working with me as your coach? Book a complimentary 1...

#14 - Sophia Moon on How to Unleash Your Creativity and Live in Abundance 02.04.2022

Sophia Moon is an artist, entrepreneur, and community builder who has always followed passion in her career. She owns Essem Art Studio in Charlestown, MA, leading art and music labs for children. She is also the Boston Chapter host of Creative Mornings, a monthly lecture series and global movement of over 200 chapters in 65 countries. You can connect with Sophia on: Website Website - Essem Art Stu...

#13 - Orlando Bishop on How We Can Be Great 20.03.2022

Born and bred in Flatbush, Brooklyn, Orlando Bishop’s journey followed a long and winding path, figuratively and literally. Nearly a decade into a sporadic Hollywood career as a writer and producer that had taken him through a gauntlet of near misses with a range of studios and production companies – Fox, MTV and Nickelodeon to name a few – he found himself at a crossroads. How could he be true to...

#12 - Fionn Wright on Optimizing Human Development & Co-Creating a Better World 13.03.2022

#12 - Fionn Wright on Optimizing Human Development & Co-Creating a Better World   Fionn Wright is a serial entrepreneur, an executive coach, a deep thinker, and a visionary. He was named one of the “11 Most Influential Movers and Shakers in Shanghai” - a city of 24 million - for his national television appearances and the impact of his coaching.   His friends call him a mix of Tim Ferriss and Tony...

#11 - Jen Jamula on Finding Your Authentic Voice & Leading with Empathy 06.03.2022

Jen Jamula is an entrepreneur, coach, and performer whose work looks at communication in the Digital Age. She and frequent collaborator Allison Goldberg have helmed several artistic projects that have been featured on Good Morning America, in Forbes, WIRED, VICE, and more. The pair was featured on the cover of Time Out New York, which ranked them two of the "top 10 funniest women in NYC."   Drawin...

#10 - Jordan Gross on Reimagining Personal Development & Trailblazing One Small Step at a Time 20.02.2022

Meet Jordan, The Trailblazer   Jordan believes that personal development is a never-ending process of imagining who you want to be, interpreting why you want to be that person, creating a plan to get there, and then implementing that plan in the most enjoyable and fulfilling way possible.    Through his platform imagitivetation (imagination + interpretation + creativity + implementation), he helps...

#9 - Adam Parker on The Optimal Human Diet & Taking Control of Your Health 06.02.2022

Adam Parker is a Corporate Wellness consultant and host of the Ideal Day Podcast .   Adam is a former Tech Executive who transformed his career from ‘Corporate Business Centric Living’ to ‘Health Centric Living’ and now specialises on mind, body, health optimisation and corporate executive health coaching.   His coaching and consulting services combined biohacking, cutting edge science technology...

#8 - Live Coaching Session with Yotam Schachter 23.01.2022

This is a very special edition of Mike’s Search for Meaning. I decided to record a coaching session with my coach, Yotam Schachter .   This session illuminates what my inner work is like, and is a typical coaching session where I explore where I’m stuck and in resistance in my life.   Working with Yotam continues to be one of the best investments I make in myself and my growth. I’ve never felt mor...

#7 - Yotam Schachter on Healing our Pain, Full Aliveness, and Being a Mensch 23.01.2022

Yotam Schachter is a coach, facilitator, and teacher specializing in emotional fitness and the art of change. In addition to his training in traditional coaching tools such as Adaptive Leadership and Internal Family Systems, Yotam's work draws from his experiences as a massage therapist, rabbinical student, investment analyst, and meditator. He helps clients to find beauty, wisdom, and opportunity...

#6 - Kevin Cornelio on Introversion, Shyness, and Highly Sensitive People 09.01.2022

Kevin Cornelio holds a degree in Psychology, as well as Professional Coaching certifications from iPEC, one of the world's premier life coach training schools. He spent several years in the fields of behavioral analysis, sales, and business management before starting his life coaching practice, which he now maintains part-time, while writing his first novel.    As an empath and Highly Sensitive Pe...

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