The Risen Fallen Podcast

Every year, the same thing happens here in Vancouver (and maybe the city you live in too), winter comes, temperatures drop, we all get our winter jackets, hats, and gloves out to stay cozy.   And then, out of nowhere, there’s precipitation in the air that freezes!!! We get the first snowfall, and even though all of our weather forecasts warned us about it, nobody comes prepared. Nobody has snow ti...

Deven is joining us again from the east coast to have a little chat about how he deals with having bad days, and recapping his last few months getting back to active duty on the force!   We spoke a lot about fitness, sleep cycles, and reframing your mindset.   Deven’s IG: @resiliencethroughfitness   Deven’s FB: Resilience Through Fitness has a Facebook page too   Deven’s Website: Www.resiliencethr...

A lot of the time when wanting to improve our mental health or our physical health, we start to make steps and create habits that will make us feel better.   We try things like exercise and workouts, cold plunges, carnivore or vegan diets, fasting, vitamins, sleep changes, and more. However, sometimes they don’t make us feel good immediately.   I wanted to chat today about why that may be.   If yo...

It can feel so defeating to be stuck in a cycle of negativity. Teddie and I got together to discuss this, and other mental health related topics.   How does the great feeling of peeing relate to mental illness and self development? You’ll have to listen to find out!   If you liked the show, help it grow!   Leave a review and rate 5 stars on Apple Podcast, and Spotify! <3   Reach out on Instagra...

Everyone wants to give their own advice to everyone else in the world. This video is just another piece of proof.   I want to remind you that everyone has their own bias, and we are all just trying to figure everything out.   It’s important that we take everyone’s opinions with a grain of salt and sometimes figure things out for ourselves.   Try that new hobby, embark on a new business venture.  ...

Many people set goals for themselves at this time of year.   New Years Resolutions, and loft goals to improve our mental health, physical health and fitness, our finances, and our relationships.   But we always have to beware of the distractions in life, and what forms they can take.   If you liked the show, help it grow!   Leave a review and rate 5 stars on Apple Podcast, and Spotify! <3   Rea...

If you’re anything like me, you find yourself making goals or resolutions for yourself every year.   Maybe to improve your mental health, maybe to improve your physical health, or maybe even your finances, or your relationships.   Maybe you’re trying to start a new habit that you can continue for life…   And then life happens.   We quickly find ourselves in a place where those goals and visions we...

Like many other people who are passionate about improving their mental and physical health, the end of the year seems to be a great time for reflection.   As you take this time to turn to your journal, or however you meditate and reflect on your thoughts, try to remember all of the things that you are proud of, and all of the things that you are NOT so proud of.   See if you can reflect on these t...

Teddie and I sat down for a little Christmas get-together and reminisced about fond Christmas memories, and visions of our dream future Christmases together.   As usual, Teddie stayed focused on the task at hand, and Mark made some stupid jokes.   We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!   If you liked the show, help it grow!   Leave a review and rate 5 stars on Apple Podcast, and S...

Teddie and I sat down on the couch, and got cozy with some good Christmas music, some coffee, and some good conversations.   We had some good chats that resulted in some laughs, and some tears.   We discussed abuse, mental health, overcoming struggles in life and more!   If you liked the show, help it grow!   Leave a review and rate 5 stars on Apple Podcast, and Spotify! <3   Reach out on Insta...

It’s so cliche, we have all heard it, that a rock bottom is what you need to hit to make a HUGE shift in your life.   When it comes to making a change in your mental health, your fitness levels, your finances, or anything else, is it REALLY necessary to hit a rock bottom?!   If you liked the show, help it grow!   Leave a review and rate 5 stars on Apple Podcast, and Spotify! <3   Reach out on I...

I wanted to discuss some options for people struggling with their mental health, maybe with depression, anxiety, ptsd, or anything else who cannot afford, or don’t have time to explore options like counselling or therapy.   If you liked the show, help it grow!   Leave a review and rate 5 stars on Apple Podcast, and Spotify! <3   Reach out on Instagram: @RisenFallen   Check out my website: www.r...

A lot of things in life can relate to character selection or creation screens in video games.   To some degree, you’re able to impact your characters appearance, job, location, relationships with others, income, and MORE!   We can do activities that boost our skills, and knowledge, can complete quests and more! Life is like one big RPG game!   We can do things as well that impact our mental health...

A lot of the time, the issues that we have trusting others, can stem from not being able to trust ourselves.   A lot of the time, the issues that we have trusting ourselves, can stem from not being able to trust others.   These things can deeply impact our mental health, and can contribute to depression and anxiety.   If you liked the show, help it grow!   Leave a review and rate 5 stars on Apple...

It is really easy for all of us to view our journey through life in a short term lens. I think this is mainly because of survival instincts that we feel consistently worrying about daily, short term problems, sometimes out of necessity.   When on the path of self improvement, and making changes in a positive way regarding our mental health, we all come to realize how long life actually can be, and...

So, I recently completely 75 Hard for the 4th time, which is a mental toughness, and discipline program to help build those skills.   During this time of doing 75 Hard, I went through a lot of personal reflection, some reflections were positive, and some were a little more tough to go through.   If you liked the show, help it grow!   Leave a review and rate 5 stars on Apple Podcast, and Spotify! &...

Today, I wanted to chat about a topic that I recently read about in the book “The Psychology of Money” by Morgan Housel.   In one of his chapters, he covers how the workforce has shifted from physical labour to mental labour, and I wanted to chat about how this can impact our mental health, and contribute to depression and anxiety, as well as ADHD.   If you liked the show, help it grow!   Leave a...

Teddie is BACK on the show, and you can hear us chat about different topics revolving around mental health, self development, self improvement, and gender roles. We talked about how the society we live in can impact these things, and also, we talked about some of the methods we see out there to try and combat these issues.   Her IG: @BearlyStudios   If you liked the show, help it grow!   Leave a r...

In the conversations surrounding mental health, self development, physical wellness, fitness, wealth, and health, there are always people going to be suggesting the “newest” and “most effective” trends!   The dogma you MUST follow unless you’ll be “doing it wrong”   We all know that at the end of the day, there is one method that is tried and true:   Cover the essentials, and stick to the plan.  ...

Marcus is BACK on the show, and this week we got into our feels, or perhaps I should say, I got into MY FEELS.   We dove deep into some of the struggles that I personally have with MY mental health, and the battles that I have had with depression, anxiety, and the problems of guilt and shame.   His IG: @marcustorgerson   His FB: https://www.facebook.com/marcustorgerson?mibextid=D4KYlr   His Websit...

Sometimes we all need the reminder that we all need someone to talk to, and when we are going through the thick of it, in our darkest days, it can be the hardest to reach out. When struggling with depression, anxiety, or any other mental illness, like ptsd, and many other things, it can be so easy to feel like isolating yourself is the best option.   IT IS NOT.   The best thing we can do for our m...

It’s clear as day that social media and the way that we currently live our lives has completely destroyed our attention spans.   I wanted to talk about how modern society and social media have impacted our mental health, and caused depression, anxiety, stress, and the loss of our attention span. This has been increasing the amount of people that have been suffering from the “symptoms” of ADHD in m...

When dealing with depression, anxiety, or any mental illness, it can be easy to get lost in the thick of it!   When we are focused so much on what we have lost, or what we could have had, or done, or anything we don’t have yet, we are focused all on NEGATIVITY.   When operating in a lens of positivity and gratitude, it makes it much easier to go through the hard times, thinking: What can I do to m...

Jon Katz is back! Today we spoke about relationships, and leading by example.   Topics like being selfish to be selfless, and learning to not fall back into our addictive behaviours that lead us towards depression and anxiety.   Check out his IG: @nycfoodways   If you liked the show, help it grow!   Leave a review and rate 5 stars on Apple Podcast, and Spotify! <3   Reach out on Instagram: @Ris...

A lot of the time when we are wanting to improve the state of our mental health, we are given pills, and told we are perfect.   One of the best things we can do for depression, anxiety, as well as ADHD, is to start improving our fitness routines and physical health.   If you liked the show, help it grow!   Leave a review and rate 5 stars on Apple Podcast, and Spotify! <3   Reach out on Instagra...