The Motyv Podcast

Trying  and failing to stop an addiction is so discouraging. The problem isn’t in what people do to stop, it’s the fact that they don’t focus on anything else. Here we highlight the need for a clear process, principles of a healthy process, and where people often go wrong in their process.

You think you can overcome one of the most desirable and pleasurable habits of our life believing you’re worthless? It’s not going to happen. Beliefs are the gasoline to your engine. Crappy gas equals crappy effort. You need to understand this to stand a chance fighting the addiction battle. 

Addiction is the sasquatch of mental health. People talk about it, theorize about it, give it names and some are convinced they really get it. This episode will help you  “get” it by explaining the research most people don’t take time to study. If you’re going to capture sasquatch, you better understand him. 

You or your loved one is losing to addiction, not out of lack of effort, but lack of focus. Multiple principles must be focused on to break free. With years of study and therapy backing this, Shayden introduces and teaches all the principles of addiction recovery in a step by step process. Part 1 is the overview and introductory episode of what addiction is. 

You all need your own personal Motyv in life, but finding it can be difficult. In this episode we will give you the four steps Shayden uses with all his clients to find their personal Motyv's. Don’t let another day go by in your life, living without an infinite focus and pursuit. 

Anger is as natural an emotion as happiness, yet most people struggle accepting it. And we all know we don’t accept what we don’t understand. Listen to this episode and you will understand anger with greater clarity and perspective. Don’t miss out just because you may think you’re not an angry person, because you might be incorrect. 

You deserve to make your marriage amazing! If yours isn't then you will want to listen because today's episode is a session on couples therapy. Challenge yourself to figure out what's holding you back from changing, and learn some of the best principles to building a better relationship.

Do you know your emotions come from your character? Dealing with disappointment is an emotion you need not be afraid of. Your disappointment shows something about you, that when identified, will help you accept it with greater power and healthiness. Don’t miss out on getting a little smarter with a sometimes difficult emotion. 

Suicide is an epidemic of tragic proportions. Knowing how to talk to someone like your child or friend when someone they knew died by suicide, can be a daunting task. Don’t let it be as daunting any longer. This conversation will help you learn 3 principles to be able make that person feel loved and heard. 

Your problems are often less about solving and more about accepting, so why do we struggle so much accepting them? In this episode, Bri shares her personal story about an injury and subsequent 9 year recovery and how she learned to accept and overcome. You don't want to miss it. No matter what your situation right now, you need to hear the journey she took. 

ADD is so misunderstood, it's also misused and mistreated. With so many people experiencing a brain that does powerful things, make sure you are informed to know what to do. If you personally don't experience an ADD type brain, someone you love does. Listen in to hear how to better understand and utilize ADD as a gift rather than a curse.

What is an emotion people fear in others more than anything? Anger. Your relationships can really suffer when anger is always avoided. Knowing where it comes from and learning to tolerate it are essential steps. Don’t miss out on learning how in today’s episode.

It's inevitable, there are people in your life you need to have a hard conversation with. They need to know something you have inside you, but it’s intimidating and very anxiety provoking. Find powerful tools to solve this problem, as we discuss a crucial step in how to start and make hard conversations go well. 

One of the biggest struggles young people are facing right now, and what can you do to make sure you’re a solution and not more of the problem.  Does it make you anxious to imagine not pushing your child to go to college? How about not pushing them to go on a mission or do certain things? We all praise and worship a culture of outcomes and achievements, but what if doing so jeopardizes our very pu...

Your summer vacation is just beginning, but COVID made it even longer. Most parents are already feeling the burnout and fatigue of what to do, how to deal with tantrums, and how to have some ‘me’ time. Listen in to hear four helpful tips that can help you organize your and your family’s expectations. 

Your husband is at the store, he's hungry, and you know it's dangerous. You know what can happen. He needs his food, you need the right items. The perfect storm has put the car in park and is grabbing his cart. How you will react when he gets home can make all the difference. Listen to Bri's confession that will surely make you say "see honey, I'm not the only one."

The daily battles you have with your child can end up losing you the war. In this podcast, listen and discover tools to winning the war, overcome 'power struggle,' and create peace within you and your child by choosing discipline over punishment.

On this week's episode we share the love and emotion behind the details of Shayden and his wife Shelly's journey with the adoption of their four children. We discuss the emotional struggles encountered and relationships that are built on the journey through infertility. Join us as we get to know the Bertagnolli's and hear their beautiful story. 

Today Shayden and Bri talk about anxiety, where it comes from, and specifically how they are all dealing with the anxiety of the coronavirus pandemic. They talk about where anxiety comes from, steps to successfully deal with it, and how to tackle the challenges we are all facing right now. 

On the outside you might look fine, but you know all too well you feel unsettled on the inside. Your biggest enemy is you, but what exactly are you afraid of? Listen to this episode and avert the risk of allowing your biggest bully to beat you disguised as something so friendly. 

In this episode, Shayden Bertagnolli shows one way to solve the problem we all have when we're feeling tense, nervous, anxious about a performance. He proves that self-ownership helps us when we know we are anxious or feeling emotions, rather than trying to fake like it isn't there.  They discuss the reality of how vulnerable starting a podcast is, the fears they each have, and their own motyv's a...