Being Human

#273 Being There for Men - with Russ Kane

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The leading cause of death for men between 18 and 49 is suicide. Not cancer, not heart disease, men taking their own lives.
It was this statistic that prompted my guest this week, veteran broadcaster Russ Kane, to create The Men's Radio Station. On the station, Russ has interviewed many men who have come back from the brink and survived.
His show provides knowledge, ideas and solutions across a range of physical and wellbeing areas. 
We talk:
Why men choose suicide
Why it’s now worse than ever
What we can all do about it 
How his work has changed him
Giving up all his possessions
Links:The Men's Radio StationThe Women's Radio StationRuss' Website

#272 Simply Put - with Ben Guttmann

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This week, I speak with Ben Guttmann, an author, marketing expert, former CEO of a successful marketing agency and educator at Baruch College. He has worked with the biggest brands in the world and came to the conclusion that the most successful ideas are simple.
In his book 'Simply Put', he provides a guide to designing simple messages that encourage action - an invaluable skill whether you're a professional marketer or just want to be a better influencer. 
We talk:
Why we complicate things
The definition of a simple message 
The 5 principles of writing simply
Fluency over concision
Could you really beat a wolf in a fight?
Links:Ben's WebsiteSimply Put - The Book

#271 Movement Feedback Holography - with Brett Michael Phillips

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This week, I speak with Brent Michael Phillips. MIT-trained Brent was a successful software engineer and entrepreneur who suffered a series of significant personal setbacks. After years of failed treatments, he experienced a miraculous healing and dedicated himself to studying spirituality and energy healing.
He started a business and got off disability, but still struggled with relationships and money. One day, he met a mentor who taught him a healing process called Movement Feedback Holography, which helped him achieve breakthroughs in both areas. Now, he is on a mission to share this powerful technique with the world.
We talk:
Generation 1, 2 and 3 Healing
How The Law of Attraction doesn’t work
How the body provides clues to subconscious blocks 
Surviving divorce, bankruptcy and cancer
Getting consciousness back in the body for health and financial breakthroughs
Links:Brett's WebsiteBrett's YouTube Channel

#270 Natural Intelligence - with Rosie Tomkins

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I've never been much of a horseman. I've been scarred off them since my dog was once aggressively chased and kicked by one when I was a boy. But that, as they say, is another story.
So I was intrigued to chat with this week's guest, Rosie Tomkins, a successful entrepreneur, author and now leadership coach. She keeps horses on her smallholding in the west of England and uses them in her work.
Rosie's approach differs from conventional methods as she harnesses the inherent potential of the natural world as inspiration for her work in empowering leaders.
We talk:
How a trip to a friend's stables helped Rosie turn around her business
Why nature is such a powerful source of inspiration
How 'we are nature' 
Using our bodies to change our state
Worm poo for good
Links:Rosie's websiteN-stinctive: The Power of Natural Intelligence – her current bookLet Nature Be Your Compass: Introducing the Power of Natural Intelligence – her upcoming book

#269 Achieving High Performance - with Damian Hughes

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I interview Damian Hughes, host of the hugely popular The High Performance Podcast, academic, international speaker and best-selling author. I first heard him speak at a client we both share. He enraptured the audience with his humour, fantastic stories and insight. He combines his deep understanding of human psychology with what he's learned interviewing some of the most accomplished people on the planet.We talk:
Growing up as the son of a world-class boxing coach
Creating High Performance cultures
Low efficacy vs. high efficacy personalities
Lessons from football legend van Persie
High Performance defined (not what you'd think)
Links:Damian's WebsiteHigh Performance: Lessons from the Best on Becoming Your Best - The BookHow to Change Your Life: Lessons on Transformation from the World of High Performance - The BookThe High Performance Podcast

#268 Curing the Dysfunctional Mind - with Gilbert Bates

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This week I speak with Gilbert Bates, multiple author and practitioner of Janovian Primal Therapy - a highly effective approach for resolving early trauma and leading a rich and love-filled life.Following a breakdown at age 46, Gilbert sought help by traditional psychiatric means. He was told he'd have to be on medication for the rest of his life. After experimenting with shamanistic practices, Gil realised that medication blocks the flow of traumatic memories from coming to conscious awareness, serving to keep his feelings down. In contrast, he discovered that Janovian Primal Therapy gets underneath the brain's inbuilt defences to allow us to experience painful memories for what they are and to heal from them. Today he's sharing the results of his incredible journey.We talk:
Curing his depression by 90%
Feeling love for the first time in his 70s
The fatal flaw in the human psyche and how to resolve it
Reconnecting with our animal nature
Resolving our primal pain and letting the love flow
Links:Gilbert's WebsiteThree Levels Of Mind YouTube ChannelLove and the Three Levels of Consciousness - The Book

#267 Leaders Look Within - with Brent Pohlman

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This week I speak with Brent Pohlman, the author of 'Leaders Look Within' and owner and CEO of Midwest Laboratories.Brent started working at 15 in the company his father started and ended up in charge. Through decades of building on his father's legacy, Brent has learned that no matter what incentives you offer, employees will only truly listen to a manager that leads from the heart. After a cardiac scare in 2006 and the loss of his mother a decade later, Brent realised he needed to change how he led. Some introspection led him to a purpose-oriented and people-first approach. We talk:
Developing a personal 'Why' and 'How'
The power of monitoring our Heart Rate Variability
Rubber bands and negative self-talk
A killer morning routine
Prayer in the workplace
Links:Brent's Website

#266 Breathwork - with Fini Cooper

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I've got a great one for you this week. I speak with the fantastic Fini Cooper, a Breathwork Therapist based in London.I first met Fini hosting the Wellness In The Wild festival, and her speech was brilliant. Despite being a part-time yogi for two decades, I hadn't realised the extent of the benefits of breathwork: the impact that taking conscious control of our breathing can have on our health and well-being. We talk:
Foundational breathing
The difference between talk therapy and deep work
Why CO2 is good for us
Playing with inhale vs exhale
Taping your mouth at night
Links:Fini's Website

#265 Caring Is Winning - with Jason Lippert

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This week we speak with Jason Lippert, President & Chief Executive Officer of LCI Industries (LCII), a New York Stock Exchange-listed company with 15,000 team members, over $5.2bn in yearly sales, and one of the world leaders in producing RV components.Jason has taken to heart Bob Chapman's teachings on leadership and hopes to inspire other people through his work, even founding the Lippert Academy of Leadership.We talk:
How’s Jason faith helped him to re-evaluate his approach to business
Changing his ways as a leader 
The importance of emotional control as a leader 
Taking culture out of HR
Great leadership requires training 
Links:The Lippert Academy of Leadership

#264 The Redox Revolution - with Andrew Genovese

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This week I swing out with Andrew Genovese, a Dimensional Breathwork teacher/facilitator, sacred space holder, plant medicine guide, visionary, and New Earth Ambassador.
On his journey to heal his traumas, Andrew found breathwork and now uses it to tap into the central nervous system to calm the mind and purify the body. This work allows us to let go of our physical body and permits the subconscious and unconscious mind to bring to the surface whatever is ready for us to process and release fully.
He has now become an ambassador for a technology he claims to be as powerful as breathwork: reduction/oxidation or redox. Redox signaling molecules are produced within every cell in your body and act as cellular messengers or activators. These molecules are critical in keeping oxidation in check and preventing cellular damage. The company he represents claims to have created a bottled form of these molecules.We talk:
How Andrew cured a chronic, painful condition through breathwork alone
Why the lack of ‘chi’ is at the root of ill health
The Redox breakthrough 
The ending of the dark age of the Kali Yuga
Links:Andrew's Website