A Level Deeper

Eric Pothen has made a series of courageous decisions in his life and those decisions have each taken him further down the route of learning to embrace himself more fully. Eric is an eating disorder recovery coach, life coach, and the host of the podcast, Embracing You.

In this episode, Eric shares the stories and experiences that led him down the route of becoming a coach and starting his show. He talks about the experience of embracing his own sexuality and eating disorder and what it was like to begin to communicate those things externally. Eric and I have a powerful conversation about why topics like eating disorders seem taboo amongst men and how men can bring those conversations and so many more important ones into their interactions.

Find Eric on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/epothen/
Listen to Eric's Podcast, Embracing You: https://embracingyou.podbean.com/

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Chef Katy Turner says people see her life and sometimes believe she has taken some "wrong paths", but she doesn't see it that way. From serving in the military, battling with an eating disorder, overcoming alcohol addiction, becoming a chef, and everything in between, Katy's choices have been intentional. As she says, "I'm a person of principle."

In this episode, Katy and I explore what being a person of principle has meant to her and how that outlook has led to her recent chapter of becoming a chef and trying to find ways to make food more available to children in communities of need. Katy tells us her story of spending much of her life "protecting her solutions" and what it's taken to finally tell the truth to fuel her recovery journey. Stay till the end as Katy shares a powerful message on change that I think you'll want to hear. 

Find Katy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chefkatydturner/
Connect with MyWhy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mywhy45203/

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Liv Monte is a multi-passionate creative focusing on art, interior design, web design, social media, video production, and more. She also manages a yoga studio in Brighton, MI called The Space and has played an instrumental role in crafting unique and meaningful experiences for members for the last 7 years since the studio's opening.

In this conversation, Liv shares the story of taking a different path in her life when she pursued yoga teacher training and how that led to the most fulfilling work of her life. We talk about the power of being seen and what it actually looks like and feels like to see someone and create space for them to shine. Lastly, we talk about The Space yoga studio and how Liv and Kelli McMullen (previous podcast guest) have gone about creating a passionate community of supporters and Liv takes us behind the scenes of the next transition The Space is undergoing as they move to a new, larger location.

Learn about The Space: https://discoverthespace.com/
Find Liv on Instagram: @livymonte

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Folks, today I have the honor of sharing a conversation I sat down and recorded with my Mom, Lisa Miles. But why might you, my friend, be interested in a conversation with my Mother? 

Well, because my Mom is a really remarkable woman and her perspectives and insights have had an incredible effect on my life and maybe, after listening, they could have an incredible effect on yours too. 

In this episode, we talk about parenting and the angst of not knowing if the decisions you make toward raising your kids is going to work out the way you hoped. We chat about why my Mom has chosen to be one of my biggest support systems and always encourages me to pursue my dreams - no matter how farfetched they are and how many times I ask to live in her basement. Lastly, we talk about the experience of losing my Dad and how that impacted my Mom and our family and the unexpected blessings it's brought to our lives. 

I hope you enjoy this conversation even half as much as I did because I enjoyed it a lot. 

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If you ask PJ Jenkins Jr., "What do you do?", he'll tell you he's a Dad. A Dad that happens to do some other cool things on the side. Some of those cool things include being an entrepreneur, operating construction and design companies, being a coach, an author, and so much more. 

Today, PJ talks through so many of the impactful lessons and mindsets he's adapted as he's gone from "being a character" in his own life to approaching his life with meaning and intention. 

During our conversation, PJ and I talk about:
- How to shift your perspective on fear and why should consider keeping a fear journal 
- Why you need to stop overlooking your gifts and how to own them 
- The power of silence and what about can be so loud and profound
- Fatherhood and how PJ has navigated having two children nearly 20 years apart
- How creating things that you need to hear it the best strategy

And so much more. 

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Rachel Giordano otherwise known as "Producer Rachel" has been in the entertainment business for over 20 years. She began in TV with the "Barbara Walters Specials" and "The View" then went on to work for Walt Disney Feature Animation, Home Shopping Network, and iHeartMedia. She now owns her own boutique production company helping small businesses and entrepreneurs tell their stories via podcasts, YouTube and Social Media.

In this episode, Rachel and I talked about how Rachel's career as a producer has affected her need for control and how that's impacted her life. We talked about what happened as she started to answer the question "How are you?" honestly and how that led her to chart a new path in her life. Lastly, we had a great conversation about becoming a creator and how challenging it is to flip the camera and mic around on yourself.

Find Rachel:
https://www.instagram.com/producerrachelgiordano/
https://www.sandgmediagroup.com/

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Jeremy Mitchell has built a career out of serving others in the US Army, in the classroom, as a school administrator, and now as an advocate for students in classrooms and his fellow veterans. 

As a trainer for the Positivity Project, Jeremy helps educators bring the principles of positive psychology into their classrooms to help teach kids how to develop and understand their character strengths to build a brighter future for themselves and their classmates.  

In this conversation, Jeremy shares why he decided to serve in the US Army, what he learned from that experience, and how his transition back to civilian life was. Jeremy shares what led him to leave a successful sales position to pursue a role in the schools and shares more on the impact and approach taken by the Positivity Project to bring social and emotional learning to kids at school. 

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Katie Mann is a fitness and strength coach but that's only the chapter of her life she's living right now. During other chapters in her life, she was battling childhood cancer, a student and an aspiring dentist, and eventually a dental hygenist... all before she decided to make a jump and pursue a fitness career. 

In this episode, Katie and I talk about the power of being seen and the moments in Katie's life when people saw her for her talents and abilities and the profound impact it had on Katie's life. We talk about Katie's process of making this change in her life and what signals she noticed that told her it was time. We talk about her role as a coach, what coaching means, and why coaches need coaches too. Lastly, we talk about being creators and the delicate process of finding peace between our passion for offering something to the world and wanting to see tangible results. 

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Kemper Sosa isn't your average fitness professional and gym owner and frankly, not your average person either. Kemper is on a mission to create more meaningful interactions inside of his gym and even more so outside of it - in all aspects of his life.

In this episode, Kemper and I talk about this idea of transcending transactions and the missing ingredient to bring more meaning into our everyday interactions. We have a fun conversation about the place of things like "emotion" and "love" in the business world and talk about how having difficult conversations is one of the ultimate expressions of that love. Lastly, we end with some discussion on creating meaningful change in our lives and Kemper flips the script and asks me a question or two. Enjoy!

Connect with Kemper on Facebook
Learn about his gym, Applied Fitness Solutions: https://4afsfit.com/ 

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Of course, you’ve heard of anger management, but why don’t we have something like happiness management?

My guest today, Julie Booksh, is a traditionally trained psychotherapist and counselor who shares her beliefs about the damaging ways we've been taught to view our emotions and the powerful impact those tendencies are having on our lives.

In our conversation, Julie shares her personal story of ‘going against the script’ she felt was written by people around her and shares how she started to explore and question the things in her life that led down this never-ending journey of personal development.
We also talk about the dangers of anger management, the importance of turning toward our emotions, and why learning about our emotional selves is so necessary and yet doesn’t seem to appear in any classrooms or textbooks.

Learn more about Julie: https://juliebooksh.com/

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