Move The Chains Podcast | Unlocking Your Full Potential with Ryan Munsey

Scott Carney is an investigative journalist and anthropologist who has worked in some of the most dangerous and unlikely corners of the world. He is the New York Times bestselling author of What Doesn't Kill Us and his latest book, The Wedge explores our relationships with comfort, consciousness, and death while providing valuable tools to moderate our behaviors in the moments between stimulus and...

Brian Call is a hunter, conservationist, and public land defender. His GRITTY YouTube channel and podcasts provide educational, entertaining, and inspirational content designed to enrich lives, encouraging us to dig deeper and go beyond our comfort level. In this episode we dive into the complex topic of group vs individual identity , developing grit , hard work , honing new skills , perseverance...

A few weeks ago - and unbeknownst to each other - both Ryland and I began taping our mouths at night to encourage nasal breathing and improve sleep quality. On a recent phone call, we each expected to shock the other with our findings. The real shock was that we were both simultaneously conducting this self-experiment and were both enjoying similar - and profound - benefits from this simple action...

Adam Lamb is the founder of New Life Management Group, an innovative company in the hormone optimization, regenerative medicine, and stem cell treatment space. He is also the author of the best seller, Better Than the Binge:   Overcoming the Social Obligation of Alcohol, where he helps ordinary people remove alcohol from their life so they can accomplish extraordinary things. Adam is obsessed with...

In our greenest, most Eco-friendly Utopian visions, we likely see a world in which every car is powered by electricity, solar power, and/or batteries. But, as our guest Katie Singer points out today, our myopic view of these vehicles has a potentially fatal flaw. That idyllic vision is concerned only with the way we fuel our vehicles as they transport us from place to place in our daily lives, and...

Our guest this week is Dr. Mark Cucuzella - a man with more talents and accolades than we can easily fit into an opening sentence. Here's everything you need to know: Dr. Cucuzella is a professor at WVU School of Medicine He's also a practicing physician and is responsible for the removal of sugar from WVU hospitals He's a competitive runner with over 100 marathon and ultramarathon finishes Mark o...

Josh Duntz is a Special Operations veteran, co-founder of Stasis High Performance currently working with Active duty military personnel, veterans, and their families to equip them with tools and strategies to manage stress and fatigue in healthy ways. In this episode we talk about how Josh found himself working as an Explosive Ordinance Device (EOD) technician, how his military career introduced h...

Sergeant Ronald Robinson is a law enforcement officer with more than 10 years experience in the Roanoke City Police Department. We've know each other since 2012 when he first became a member at my gym, House of Strength. Beyond the badge, Ronald is one of the finest humans I've ever met. He's a husband, father, coach, mentor, community leader, and friend to all. It's an honor to reconnect with Ron...

Lauren Burgess is an ice climbing, ULTRA-running adventurer who also works as a writer and storyteller. We caught up with Lauren a few weeks after her first Backyard ULTRA, an event in which she ran 100K by repeating 4.16 mile laps around her neighborhood for 15 consecutive hours during the COVID-19 lockdown. Her love for pushing mental and physical limits through human powered adventures in natur...

Installment #2 of our Lessons From Legends series features the exponential thinker and innovator Dr. Peter Diamandis. (See Part 1 with Rick Rubin here .) Dr. Peter Diamandis is the Chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation, which leads the world in designing and launching large incentive prizes to drive radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity. Best known for the $10 million Ansari X PRI...

MUTED is a social media movement to support the work of black people, communities, and social media influencers. We're extending the movement to podcasting by handing the microphone to our friend Joe Buckner for this week's episode. In this powerful episode, Joe opens his heart and soul to share his thoughts on racism, activism, supporting our fellow humans, and how we can all move forward togethe...

Today's guest is Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and he could be the next mayor of New York City. As he gears up for the 2021 Mayoral Election, Eric is currently serving his second term as Brooklyn Borough President (the first person of color elected to this position), has served 4 terms as a New York State Senator from 2006-2013, and prior to that, served 22 years in the NYPD. In 2016, Eric...

This episode is the first in a new series with Katie Singer, an expert on the intersection of technology, environmental impact and public health. These episodes are meant to serve as open dialogue about important issues that impact our health and our future. I first met Katie a few years ago for an eye-opening conversation about the health impacts of cell phones and other electronic usage. Since t...

Tony Blauer has studied fear, violence, and defensive tactics for over 40 years. He's the host of the KNOW Fear podcast and the creator of the SPEAR system, a self-defense platform that he has taught to militaries, law enforcement agencies and civilians across the planet for the last several decades. Tony is a good friend and a repeat guest here on the Better Human Project. You can listen to his f...

Dr. Angela Lauria is the author of Make Em Beg To Work To For You , as well as the Founder and CEO of The Author Incubator, which has been named to multiple lists of Top 500 Small Businesses in America. We caught up with Angela over the phone during the quarantine for this episode of the BHP to talk about building a business that people actually want to be a part of, crucial leadership philosophie...

World renown scientist and medical pioneer Doctor Russell Jaffe is back on the BHP! Dr. Jaffe spent 19 years as the Senior Scientist for the NIH before becoming a pioneer in functional and integrative medicine. He is an amazing person with a wealth of experience and knowledge. If you missed his first first appearance on the BHP, you can catch it here . In today's episode, we focus on our current p...

Dr. John Lieurance is a Naturopathic Physician and Chiropractic Neurologist with 24 years of experience who loves to utilize his understanding of the body to find new and powerful ways to help us optimize health and performance.  He currently practices at Advanced Rejuvenation in Sarasota, Florida where he and his team excel in regenerative medicine protocols, including stem cells, Prolotherapy, o...

George Briones is a former Marine Special Forces operator who now provides elite-level training for Special Forces candidates, endurance athletes, weightlifters, and adrenaline junkies all over the world. We caught up during the quarantine to talk about how his military training and endurance experiences can provide tools and strategies to help us stay focused and moving forward despite the chaos...

When you're on your authentic path, the universe conspires to help... Paulo Cuelo, The Alchemist Opportunity doesn't usually come knocking. If and when it does, it typical "comes" to those who are out kicking down doors looking for and making their own opportunities. And it certainly doesn't wear a name tag that screams "I am the opportunity you've been waiting for!" Speaking of kicking down doors...

Full disclosure: this episode was recorded prior to our current Coronavirus-induced shutdowns and quarantines. The message, however, is perhaps more relevant now. Rhetorical question: If you're not willing to bet on yourself, why should anyone else be willing to bet on you? Our happiness and success (individually defined) is nobody else's responsibility. It is ours and ours alone. If we're not wil...

In our last Q and A episode , we covered a lot of ground on improving sleep quality, especially REM and Deep sleep for those using tracking devices. Since then, I've gotten more questions and had several conversations with some listeners who are using cold showers before bed to improve sleep quality. In this episode, we'll explore why this works, what the research says, and how you can use cold ex...

Ryan Hall is not your typical Nutritionist and this is not your average "two dudes talking about nutrition" podcast. The official bio reads like so: Ryan Hall, CNS holds a Master's of Science in Clinical Human Nutrition and Integrative Health from Maryland University and he brings his life experience and expertise to Resilient Roots in Charlottesville, Virginia where he works alongside Dr. Robert...

Darkness cannot exist in the presence of light. Hate cannot exist in the presence of love. In these chaotic and uncertain times, we need REAL leadership, straight talk, and unity. We need logic and love to overcome fear. We need to see beyond the panic and realize the many opportunities at hand. We need less fear mongering, speculation, irrational action, and definitely less circulation - or recir...

Few people have impacted the musical industry as much as Rick Rubin over the last 30 years. Tom Petty, Eminem, Rage Against The Machine, LL Cool J, Beastie Boys, .... Rick's written songs, made beats, produced albums, and even played guitar for them. Along with Russell Simmons, he co-founded Def Jam records in his NYU dorm room in the early-mid 1980's and hasn't stopped innovating and shaping what...

This week's BHP Short comes directly from your questions. One of our listeners, Melissa, asked for 5-10 things every entrepreneur must know before starting your own business. Whether you're contemplating starting your own business, already making it happen, or part of a team that is committed to excellence, this episode has something of value for you. This list is not the only list you'll ever nee...