The Intentional Athlete Podcast

It is not uncommon for a person to fear failure. Unfortunately, those fears often drive us to play small and shrink. There is no meaning or purpose to life when we participate in such a small way. It's important that we learn how to step forward and lean into those fears. One of the most powerful ways we can do that is by seeking to hold a better understanding of the origins of said fear. In t...

It's important that we learn to understand that we can all cultivate emotional intelligence. It is a skill and like any skill, we can increase our level of ability with it. That's what Jenny Woo does. She creates tools that can help us increase our emotional intelligence. Doing that can do amazing things for the quality of our life experiences. Join us as we explore a bit of Jenny's li...

The state of our mental well-being has links to all areas of our life. Including our nutrition, eating choices, and body images. Special guest Meryl Binder is here to share some of her life experiences with us. Having overcome some body dysmorphia limitations to now empower others through sustainable nutrition habits, we can learn more about that intersection of mental well-being and nutrition. Cu...

Bob Burg is the author of the Go-Giver series. Which is a fantastic series of books that can help guide people towards being successful entrepreneurs. There are a lot of great stories in the series that are also highly related to mental health. The model's central premise is to add value, not a sale. When we look at this through a mental well-being lens, there are a lot of correlations. Additi...

We often hear people talk about their healing or healing journeys, but what is that exactly anyways? How does a person actually go on such a journey? It's not like you can hop in your car and drive there. Let's unpack a bit of what that is and what it can look like for people. Cultivate your sense of belonging with ⁠⁠⁠⁠7-Days of Belonging⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with your host Ross Leppala! Instagram:...

We'll never know what challenges will come up in our lives. Some will be seemingly insignificant, whiles others will seem overwhelmingly against you. That has a big influence on our special guest, Nathan Baxter. He's helped lots of people face some extreme loneliness. Even while having to fight some of his own battles. Nathan's mantra, Live as Often as You Can, helps him when times are...

When most people think of intimacy, they think of a romantic relationship. Intimacy plays an important role in many relationships, including the one with yourself. KNOWING yourself deeply. EXPRESSING your most authentic self requires intimacy with yourself. Cultivate your sense of belonging with ⁠⁠⁠⁠7-Days of Belonging⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with your guest Jim Young Website:  www.thecenteredcoach.com Linked...

Nice guy, people pleasing, and other behaviors like that all share one thing in common. They lack boundaries. A lack of boundaries will lead to a person continuously giving themselves away to circumstances they don't want to. Allowing people to 'use' them and more. Learning how to establish boundaries is critical to your well-being. Cultivate your sense of belonging with ⁠⁠⁠7-Days of B...

The teenage years can be difficult to navigate for people. Our teens face some significant mental health challenges from many places. Lainie Liberti does a lot of work with teens to help empower their mental well-being. She also works with parents to help support them in their roles with their teens. This is especially important. We as parents are in a position that has considerable influence on h...

Shame and guilt can be some incredibly powerful feelings. There are lots of places we see in our society where they are used from a place of good intentions. Yet, they create life long patterns of limitations. In this episode, we're going to explore that a bit and see how that came to impact our lives in a limiting way. Cultivate your sense of belonging with ⁠⁠7-Days of Belonging⁠⁠ Connect wit...

Becoming a parent is simultaneously one of the most rewarding and challenging experiences. It presents with it, a massive opportunity for healing our unconscious wounds. There is a lot of that in Danielle Cobo's experiences. She shares with us many of her hardships and triumphs. How becoming a mother has empowered her to become the best version of herself yet. Check out this episode today! Cul...

The construction industry has one of the highest rates of suicide of any industry in the US. WHY? In this episode, we break that down with suicide survivor Vince Hayfeli. Vince has been working hard to create a cultural shift in the construction industry and he shares his story with us here. Cultivate your sense of belonging with ⁠⁠7-Days of Belonging⁠⁠ Connect with your guest Vicne Hayflei Websit...

Trust can only exist through our authentic expression. To express ourselves authentically is to trust ourselves. The only way trust can exist with others is through trust in ourselves. This isn't about agreeing with people. This is about TRUST! Cultivate your sense of belonging with ⁠7-Days of Belonging⁠ Connect with your host Ross Leppala! Instagram: ross.leppala Facebook: Ross Leppala Email:...

Gaelynn Lea has faced more hardships and limitations than most people, yet she has done some incredible things with her life. In this episode, we explore a few of those limitations and how she's been able to overcome them on her journey. She is an incredible human who makes the world a better place. She is also the creator of the music for this podcast. Join us as we embark on a bit of her sto...

All around us, we have different relationships promoted to us.  Society tells us through different methods that being married is important.  That having thousands of friends and followers is important.  Unfortunately, there isn't much promotion of the most important relationship we can ever have.  Which I think is a major contributing factor to the overall poor mental well-bein...

Our kids will benefit from their dads stepping up to the plate for them.  In this episode, host Ross Leppala sits down with special guest, Newton Cheng, to talk about some ways in which we dads can learn to show up better for our kids.  We set the tone for their mental well-being.  Our actions and the ways we handle life will have a direct impact on their self-worth.  Join us as we work towards gr...

Whether we are aware of it, we all experience varying degrees of attachment.  Often times those attachments develop into unhealthy levels.  Our beliefs or ideas block out the ability to see different perspectives.  I'm right, you're wrong!  This leads to disconnection from ourselves and others at best. Attachments are at the core of unnecessary pain and suffering around the wor...

People experience all different kinds of hardships in life.  Some are difficult to understand how they can be impacting us at the moment.  We may not realize how formative different kinds of events are for us.  Especially if we're not cultivating awareness along the way.  Many of us, cultivate that year after the fact and are then forced to examine our lives in retrospect. &nbs...

We all have those parts of us that we try to hide from the world.  Depending on the situation we are in, will influence which part or parts we show.  While there are times this can benefit us, this can also lead to denying parts of ourselves.  In that space, we create inner turmoil.  Special guest, Ashanti Branch, has been working hard to support you people, men in particular,...

Life is GOING to punch you.  Constantly.  There is no bell ring to save you.  It is going to keep coming at you.  The only way to defend yourself is to punch back.  How do you do that?  How do you punch back at something that isn't physically there?  In this episode, your host Ross Leppala will lead you through the process on how to punch back! 7-Days of Belongin...

In this episode, your host, Ross Leppala, talks about people-pleasing tendencies.  What they look like, how they reduce the level at which we experience things, and how to move past them.  At their core, people-pleasing tendencies come from some underlying insecurities.  They led us to behave in ways that are lacking authenticity.  This reduces any connection we share with the...

In this episode host, Ross Leppala, sits down to talk with special guest Ryan Nolan to talk about his struggles and ultimate triumphs with OCD behavior.  OCD behavior is something that can limit many people all over the world, but it's also something that we can overcome!  Through learning how to deconstruct irrational beliefs and create acceptance for things outside of your control, a p...

Join your host, Ross Leppala, and special guest, Dr. Vanessa Gale as they reflect on some important principles from the book Radical Unschooling.  These principles profoundly impact a young child's development in ways that we believe set them up for lifelong mental well-being.   The Belonging Blueprint! Connect with Vanessa Gale Instagram: prettystronglife Connect with your host Ross Lep...

Whether we want to admit it or not, a lot of our hardships are often created at home.  Even in a loving home.  In this episode your host, Ross Leppala, and special guest, Dayna Martin talk about some different ways of parenting that can create a deeper bond/connection between parent and child.  That connection can be a very impactful way to empower our youth toward a state of mental...

Marcus Bales is a professional public speaker and author.  He uses his experiences of overcoming social anxiety to fuel his own ways of guiding others to being and to speak and show up in the world how they would like to.  I'm incredibly excited to share this episode with you all as Marcus has a lot of value to add to our abilities and overcoming various social pressures.   Connect...