The Other Side of Potential

“What can I do to create more belonging?” is a question that we should all be asking ourselves in a world where many workplaces are virtual, and screens are (inadequately) replacing real human connection. The loneliness epidemic has been on the rise since 2013, and the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated it multifold, so it’s time that we do something about it.  During today’s episode, Mark Monchek join...

This episode carries a trigger warning for domestic abuse, which some listeners may find upsetting or offensive. Do you struggle to differentiate between normal and abnormal behavior? Has anyone ever called you a narcissist? It is a guarantee that you will cross paths with a narcissist at some point in your life in the form of a boss, coworker, friend, family member, landlord, or even an intimate...

Mandy Capeheart is a trauma-informed grief coach, author, and podcast host. She specializes in the intersection of grief and faith to serve grievers and grief supporters toward growth and self-awareness. Her focus is on facilitating meaningful value-centered conversations and guiding faith-based communities to create helpful healing environments and avoid spiritual bypassing and platitudes.  Mandy...

Our guest today, Dr. Michael Klein, holds a doctorate in clinical psychology and has been working as a workplace and professional consultant and advisor for over 20 years. He is also the author of Trapped in the Family Business, Second Edition: A Practical Guide to Uncovering and Managing This Hidden Dilemma , which he wrote out of a sense of need when he saw how many of his clients felt isolated...

Past mistakes, painful incidents, and challenging emotions often stick with you longer than you'd like to admit. When you confront these feelings with self-forgiveness, however, you allow the process of healing to begin. As you’ll discover in this episode, learning to forgive yourself gives you the power to confront your past and shift the way you view your future. Today, we are joined by a r...

As we evolve as individuals and communities, we need to continue to make progress in our relationships to past traumas and ideas of power. This is the message that today's guest, Christian de la Huerta is offering, and something that he shares through his work with clients as well as in his writing.  Christian is an experienced breathwork practitioner, and has been working in this powerful mo...

Betrayal can be crippling, affecting every aspect of your mind, body, and spirit. But holding onto betrayal can be just as brutal, as you lose track of who you really are and instead assume the identity of one betrayed. The Post Betrayal Transformation Institute aims to help people heal from post-betrayal syndrome, and today, we are thrilled to be joined by its founder, Dr. Debi Silber.  In our se...

The world can be a very overwhelming place and there are numerous factors that prevent us from reaching our highest potential. But the key to becoming the fullest version of yourself is to focus on strategies that will help you tighten the financial, social, physical, spiritual, mental, and family systems in your life. And there’s no better time than now, the start of the holiday season, to start...

We often find ourselves on the other side of potential in unexpected ways. Our guest today could never have predicted his path, but trusts in God’s plan and provision to allow him to heal others through his own healing journey. Manual therapist, Kevin Rose was already committed to guiding others to health, grounding, and wellbeing before being diagnosed with stage four adenocarcinoma, and maintain...

In this age of disruption, we need to reassess how we do business and how we interact with one another in the work environment. Today’s guest, the Founder and Chief Opportunity Officer of opportunity Lab, Mark Monchek, believes that modern business growth has to first start with expanding one’s consciousness.  Mark’s company is a strategy consultancy firm geared around developing the individual fi...

When we transitioned away from the hunter-gatherer lifestyles of our ancestors, we began a process of extricating ourselves from the niche in which we evolved biologically. Today we welcome back return guest Dr. Andrew Shmookler, to explain why it is only a matter of time before our civilization destroys itself unless we drastically change our current mode of operating. In this conversation, we co...

Do you ever feel like you are out of alignment? Or that you are living in a state of chaos? Or that you never have time to do the things that are important to you? This is what today’s guest, Tanya Cole-Lesnick, refers to as energetic clutter. And today’s episode is all about where it comes from and what you can do to let it go!  Tanya’s life-changing experience in group therapy inspired her to pu...

Married life can be challenging enough on its own. But when you’re trying to balance it with raising a family and building a business, even the most robust relationships can end up taking strain. And when your time and attention are being demanded by so many key areas, something is bound to end up being neglected.  More often than not, it’s the marriage that ends up being inadvertently sacrificed...

Trigger Warning: For listeners who wish to avoid Hope’s account of how she lost her son, Justin, please skip the audio between [0:02:31] and [0:08:46]. The loss of a loved one is one of the most painful emotional experiences any of us can go through. And how we process a loss is unique to every individual. Yet societal expectations can often leave the bereaved feeling that they are somehow grievin...

Do you have trouble delegating or setting boundaries? Are you unnecessarily hard on yourself or others? Do you feel like you are undeserving of your achievements? If you answered yes to any (or all) of these questions, you are most likely struggling with imposter syndrome.  Imposter syndrome is experienced by over 85% of the population! Many people believe it is just something that you have to lea...

For all the high performers out there who want to really make the most of their potential, it’s time to come to grips with the principles of performance science. Joining us today to break down the three primary performance science categories is the awe-inspiring Dr. Carla Fowler. There is no doubt that Carla, herself, is a high performer, having earned both an MD and a Ph. D., all the while playin...

Welcome back to the Other Side of Potential! Joining us in conversation today is Andrea Lukac, NLP specialist, hypnosis coach, and psychological counselor. Her work is rooted in helping people understand what triggers past trauma in order to overcome fear and judgment, and she is here today to share her wisdom on how neurolinguistic programming can be used to shift from one state to another, to ov...

Trigger Warning:  This episode discusses suicide and suicidal ideations. If you looked at today’s guest when he was 25, you would have thought he was living the dream. He had a sports car, the body of a bodybuilder, a model for a girlfriend, a high-paying job, and a new apartment. Despite all the markers of success, Kevin Palmieri struggled with suicidal ideations. After a breakup, Kevin became pa...

Our sense of belonging is a powerful driver of human behavior. The need to belong is an emotional need to affiliate with a group that drives our relationships, motivates us to engage with one another, and influences how we communicate. Groups may be in the form of sports teams, spiritual groups, political parties, cities, countries, and nationalities. However, family is the system most fundamental...

Many people are hindered by a scarcity mentality and, more often than not, it’s directly linked to their ancestry. We carry these subconscious limiting beliefs with us from childhood and it’s no surprise that they negatively impact our relationship with money. Joining us today to talk about the coaching methodology she uses to bring these limiting beliefs to light and replace them with new ones th...

As we reckon with an ongoing global crisis, the systems that shape our world are becoming increasingly fragile. With this comes a heightened awareness that many of these systems were designed to detract from our human experiences rather than enhance them. How does our unconscious submission to these systems weaken our human potential? And how can we ensure that our systems serve us, not the other...

We have all felt shame and guilt at one time or another, but today’s guest believes that these taboo topics are some of the most dangerous threats to our personal power. While shame and guilt cannot destroy our most powerful emotions, they can change positive emotions to negative ones and result in anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and even chronic pain. We are joined today by Lois Hollis, a S...

If you feel like your business is putting strain on your marriage, you may think that it is just an inevitable part of being an entrepreneur in a relationship. After listening to today’s episode, you will walk away knowing that is not the case, and that there is a tried and tested method for reigniting your marriage and your business!  Marriage (or intimate relationships of any kind) are complex,...

Are you ready to heal the anxiety, depression, and chronic pain that you haven’t been able to think or talk your way out of? You’re in the right place! Join us in welcoming today’s guest, Greg Wieting, who helps leaders and entrepreneurs turn their pain into purpose using what he calls the PRISMA Method, a revolutionary framework that combines neuroscience and energy medicine with somatic and mind...

The last decade has given us much to think about in terms of the trajectory of our societies, and how it figures into the context of the broader history of humankind. We are very lucky to have Dr. Andrew Bard Schmookler on the show today, to talk about his work questioning and investigating the evolution of civilization and to share some of his thoughts on why the world is the way it is right now....