The Unbroken Podcast

Life is a journey  This is one you are gonna wanna hear. Greg Johnson joins Chris and Mel on the podcast this week.  Now an outgoing family man, who works in recruiting, Greg shares the incredible journey that brought him to this point in his life, and yes it includes tarantulas.  After spending a lot of his youth running with negative influences which ultimately led him down a path of substance a...

Katie Gerwel is a Licensed Professional Counselor who specializes in working with children, teens, and their parents With an extensive history of working as a school counselor in the public education system for 10 years and 2 years working in school mental health, Katie has taken the leap to start her own private practice in republic to make an impact right here at home. You aren't gonna miss this...

This week sit down with Patrick from Springfield Strength and Conditioning!!! Patrick is a personal trainer who is passionate about helping his athletes become the best versions of themselves. With a background in Powerlifting, and some pretty cool competitions he has competed in, Patrick shares with us the love of helping athletes build mastery on the barbell and how that journey translates into...

Destination Addiction is the obsession with the idea that happiness is somewhere else. The idea of satisfaction will be found in the next place, job, or relationship. When you get that thing, then you will actually be happy.  In this episode, we discuss this addiction and how to enjoy the process of where you are and not always seeking the destination. We are by no means professionals at this, but...

If you haven't figured it out already we have a pretty good time doing this podcast thing. We meet and get to know fun people and their stories.  Jim Farrell, the creator, and host of the podcast NOBS, joins us to talk about his journey, how he got into podcasting, and how helping people share their stories, just like us, has changed his life with the release of every episode. Like, subscribe, and...

Do you have goals?  Struggling to find a way to meet them? Want the hack? Hire a coach. Chris and Mel sit down this week to talk about coaching and how it can set your progress toward your goals into hyperdrive. Through sharing their personal experiences of coaching from the perspectives of an individual being coached and the one doing the coaching, they share all the aspects that make a good coac...

The weekend of Monster Games has come and gone. 365 Days of work, shown in one weekend.  Man was it a weekend. Come join Mel and Chris as they revisit Mel's performance over the weekend.  Mindset and mission. The relentless pursuit of a soul on fire.  Like, subscribe, and share where you ingest your content!! Thanks for listening.  #unbroken #berelentless   

Sometimes you just met someone and you know they are going to be in your life for a while. Marisa is one of those people, for a lot of people, especially Mel. Mel and Marisa after meeting in a Crossfit competition in the Spring of 2021, it became clear they have a LOT in common. With an infectious personality that brings out the best in others, Marisa is someone you want to get to know better. A C...

Unbroken Podcast coming at you this week with Mel's friend Sabrina King.  Brought together at their Crossfit Coach Level 2 Seminar, Mel and Sabrina share a love for inspiring people to do things they never thought possible. A wife, mother of 7 kids, and a coach at Crossfit Branson, Sabrina sits down with us to talk about what has pushed her forward and helped her grow into the person she is today....

We had the pleasure to interview Fred Broome. He is the lead pastor for Calvery Church in Republic Missouri. Fred grew up in Charlotte North Carolina and had a rough childhood. He had several people in his life who helped lead him in his walk with Jesus.  We share how he found faith and how his father was the constant in his life. How he was invited to church and just kept going back. Against all...

We return this week with our second repeat guest, Lauren Farmer. As the Director of SWMO CASA, Southwest Missouri Court Appointed Special Advocates, for the last six years. Laura did her original podcast with Chris in March 2019. In this episode, we talk with Laura about the mission behind CASA and how they are working to build a program that provides a CASA volunteer for the 1,300 children in fos...

This week we sat down with Skyler Spartan and Charlie Wallace, the owner of "The Grill Guys."  in Republic, MO. In the midst of the pandemic, these two backyard grilling warriors and best friends since middle school was struck by the absence of access to quality grilling products paired with exceptional customer service in the 417.  With the calling to fill that need, Skyler and Charlie worked tir...

A Crossfit Republic Original circa 2014 turned team member of Crossfit 417 with aspirations to make the Crossfit Games, joins us this week!! Jordan Kerr, found Crossfit right out of High School and was humbled by its ability to open his eyes to the gaps in his athletic abilities through a community of love and acceptance.  Fast forward 9 years, Jordan has grown in his fitness in exponential ways a...

Landon has been on the podcast before. In a different season of life for both Landon and Chris, Landon joined Chris to record the only episode of the Unbroken Podcast to never be released. In its redemption, Landon joins us once again to discuss what life has brought him since he recorded the Ghost episode in 2016. Stay tuned as we will also release that episode later this week! We found it!  Make...

We have the opportunity to meet a variety of people as we move about our community, and our weekly trips to Blacklab Coffee have not left us in short supply of new friends. One of our new friends, Josh Boley joins us on the podcast to talk about his life adventures.  As a 4th generation veteran, Josh knew going into a branch of the military service would happen at some point in his life. After goi...

Kait always knew she wanted to be a cop but after an injury playing soccer in college left her out of commission, she began to pursue another service field, clinical psychology. Through her journey to get her Master's degree in the field, she found her way back to fitness and ultimately found herself in a place where she felt ready to apply for the academy. Kait graduated from the Police Academy a...

Our first returning Guest!!!! Jenn Crosby (wife to our host and creator, Chris Crosby) joins us this week for a midweek chat. Jenn is currently making the leap to start her own business as a Personal Trainer at Springfield Strength and Conditioning. With a fighting passion for excellence and 9 years of experience in coaching, Jenn recently made the courageous decision to leave her long-time positi...

Family. Something we all have feelings about. Some of us are close and some are not but for the three sisters that own and operate RISE Nutrition in Republic, MO working together was what they felt called to do. Coupled with a strong "Why" to bring healthy and nutritious options to the community RISE is filling more than just cups with teas and protein shakes. Ashlie, Brittany, and Shelby share wi...

Jenn Flowers is here!!! A quick visit back to the area after moving to Austin, TX in 2021, Jenn has been blazing her own adventure!!! After several tours with the Military, including one in Iraq, Jenn had returned home to her wife in Austin. While working out, Jenn experienced a severe headache, and other alarming symptoms that led her to the emergency room, to discover she had a burst aneurysm. Y...

Mentorship. Chris and Shrimp sit down to talk about all things growth through mentors. Through the lens of personal experience, we discuss the different types of mentors, when it's time to seek mentorship, and how to find one when the mentor becomes the mentee.  Make sure to join us in the coming weeks, our schedule is getting jam-packed and we can't wait for y'all to hear. We are always open to f...

Zach was never the kid growing up that would have been considered athletic, a self-proclaimed "academic", he came to find fitness in high school as a means to build a community where he could find support. That continued pursuit of community lead Zach to the Marines after high school, which lead him back to fitness, and ultimately Crossfit. In this episode, Coach Zach shares with us about his pass...

"The Mayor"  Matt Russell wears a lot of hats. Father, husband, lawyer, and Mayor of Republic, MO to name a few. By day he works as a Criminal Defense lawyer that works to make an impact with his clients and by night he pursues that same impact on his community as the Mayor. We talk candidly about his role in government and how he handles people in the good times and hard times. In our longest and...

Coffee.  For most of us, it's a way to start the morning, something to help us stay charged throughout our day, but for Case Howard owner of Black Lab Coffee, coffee is a way to fill a person far beyond just mere energy.  Currently the owner of three Black Lab Coffee locations in Republic and Springfield, Case shares with us how his love for people brought him to the world of coffee and he uses th...

Dayln is a Personal Trainer and head of the Athlete Development Program at Springfield Strength and Conditioning (SSC). He works with youth ages 12-18 to develop strength in all areas of life, not just in the gym. As Dayln talks about his history and development into the coach he is today, we discuss the importance of the development of young athletes through learning discipline and using intentio...

This week we catch up with Unbroken Podcast creator and founder Mr. Chris Crosby himself. Chris fills us in on his life changes in the time since he recorded the last podcast in 2021 and some recent shifts and growth in mindset. We discussed what it has been like for him since he was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. How the diagnosis has some perspective on his life and how...