The Risen Fallen Podcast

I wanted to chat about the daily news cycle and how it impacts our mental health and self development, how it can impact our depression and anxiety, and the way it divides society.   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.risenfallen.com

So, I thought it would be easier for me to just get my thoughts out today, as this lesson can be applied on ANY DAY to help us in the path we walk to improving ourselves.   The task is simple: Break down your goal into the smallest pieces possible, and take care of the next step you can possibly take.   If you liked the show, help it grow!   Leave a review and rate 5 stars on Apple Podcast, and Sp...

When it comes to mental health, and self development, when a lot of us start out on our journeys to improve ourselves, and improve the state perhaps of depression, or anxiety we all come to a similar realization eventually.   This could be perhaps that when you feel negative all the time, and never feel positivity, what we desire is the exact opposite, which would be never feeling bad, and always...

In relation to mental health, self development, self improvement, and anything related to those things, reflection is super important.   It’s important to remember our mistakes, our downfalls, to meditate on the challenges, we have faced, and how we can learn from them.   However, sometimes it’s important to remember and reflect on how far we have come, and to be proud of the person who we were wh...

Recently got to experience something funny that taught me a thing or two about life and self development on the streets of Vancouver. 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.risenfallen.com

When ingesting your favourite stories, self development, business, relationship advice, or resources covering mental health, the topic always comes up.   Should I be reading books, paperbacks, hard copies?   Should I be listening to audiobooks? Or Podcasts?   I wanted to share my views on this topic, I doubt it will surprise you.   If you liked the show, help it grow!   Leave a review and rate 5 s...

Some of life’s lessons are very obvious, life hits us hard, and we know exactly what we needed to learn from that situation.   But what about the challenges we face that don’t seem to make any sense? What about the people who victimize us? What about the tragedies in life?   I wanted to chat about a lesson I learned from reading “Never Finished” by David Goggins, that applies to everyone’s life.  ...

Let’s face it, we have all been the perpetrator of trying to impress other people, and sometimes it comes at the cost of doing something that is best for us.   Sometimes, we do something detrimental for our future, just to fit in with the crowd.   How does that impact our mental health? Our finances? Our energy levels? Our self esteem?   Can this lead to an endless chase that spirals into depressi...

When it comes to mental health, and self development, everyone will always tell you that the best thing that you can do is be present, but what if the present sucks?   We always hear that looking too far into the future can cause anxiety, and ruminating on the past too much can cause serious depression, but what if you can project your mind to a BETTER future?   What if you can look at the present...

No matter what your circumstances are, what the state of your mental health, your finances, your job, your relationships are like, there is always one freedom that cannot be taken from you at all.   In the last few years, freedom has been a very important topic, and is often spoken about, but one of the freedoms that doesn’t get the clout that it deserves is the one freedom that is God given, and...

So, in the realm of mental health and self development, and when looking into depression and anxiety, you’re bound to stumble upon the topic of mindfulness.   Here is my breakdown of what it is, and how you can practice it.   Some of the methods are: -meditation -journaling / self reflection -physical exercise to achieve mindfulness   If you liked the show, help it grow!   Leave a review and rate...

With the world being the way that it is nowadays, it can be tough to manage your mental health and stress levels with how busy, stressful, and fast paced that life can be.   I wanted to share some of my personal experiences and struggles, as well as some lessons and tips that help me keep my depression, anxiety, and stress at bay.   If you liked the show, help it grow!   Leave a review and rate 5...

James Yount has been making massive changes in his life recently and we linked up to chat about them.   You can find him on instagram at: @healingskarz   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.risenfallen.com

There are obviously some good things that can come from jealousy, and envy, and the lust for material goods in terms of motivation to achieve in life.   However, isn’t it important that look into being grateful every now and then? What impacts could that have on your mental health?   How can we start to feel gratitude?   If you liked the show, help it grow!   Leave a review and rate 5 stars on App...

So, after a long time coming Teddie is finally on the podcast, we have been meaning to do this for a while now and spontaneously recorded before going out with my family.   Was mostly just joking around but there will be more to come.   Let us know what we should chat about NEXT TIME!   COMMENT ON YOUTUBE   LEAVE A REVIEW ON APPLE PODCAST   OR DM ME ON IG   If you liked the show, help it grow!   L...

Rest days are something that is misunderstood by both sides of the isle.   One side tells you to be “intuitive” and listen to your body, and to take rest days whenever you feel like it. This may be beneficial sometimes but can hold you back from becoming the person you need and want to be.   The other side will tell you that you never need to take rest days at all, which can definitely get you clo...

Deven runs Resilience Through Fitness, he was inspired to help other people (including first responders) prepare their minds and bodies for the task at hand in life whether it be mental illness, or fitness related.   He has 10+ years of policing in Canada, and is a great role model.   In this conversation we spoke about what inspired him to start working on Resilience Through Fitness, as well as s...

In the last couple years, you might have found yourself wondering : “What is going on in Canada… Seriously…?”   If that thought resonates with you, you aren’t alone.   In the past couple years we have seen:   -Firearm bans -The whole country catch fire -mandates -protests -trucker convoys -no more news on Canadian social media -scandals -challenges to free speech -the maid program include mental h...

They say the best time to plant a tree was 10 years ago, the second best time, is now.   How does that relate to our mental 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 Instagram: @RisenFallen   Check out my website: www.risenfallen.com

I think that all of the issues that we are dealing with in life for the most part are created (whether we know it or not) by the decisions we make, saying yes when we should say no, saying no when we should be accepting a challenge.   Why do we fold under pressure?   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...

You have heard it before, “be your own hero”, or “nobody is coming to save you”   But what does that actually mean for you? How does it impact your life?   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.risenfallen.com

Have you wondered before what it means to be mentally healthy?   Some people hear the term and brush it off as unimportant, and some people pursue it imagining that it symbolizes an unemotional, stoic, meditating person.   I wanted to chat about my personal beliefs on this topic.   If you liked the show, help it grow!   Leave a review and rate 5 stars on Apple Podcast, and Spotify! <3   Reach o...

Marcus came on and was open about some of the things he has gone through in the past, as well, he shares some wisdom about how to reframe the way we look at our trauma, and how we can pivot and start to work through it.   He has an extensive martial arts background, and has lived all over the world.   I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I enjoyed having it.   His IG: @marcustorgerson   H...

I’ve talked before about building momentum in your life, and today I wanted to chat about specific situations that momentum can help you in life with a different perspective.   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.risenfallen.com

Whether it is in regards to our mental health, our physical fitness, overcoming depression, or anxiety, or any other physical or mental trauma; our struggles force us to be stronger.   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.risenfallen.com