In this episode, Justin Oliver shares his powerful transition from a career in higher education to his new path as a communication and intimacy coach.

After years of professional success, Justin realized he was craving deeper fulfillment and began a journey of self-discovery that reshaped his life and work. Through candid reflection on burnout, personal healing, and confronting sex addiction, Justin explains how rigorous honesty, therapy, and emotional awareness transformed his relationship with himself and others.

These experiences now inform his coaching, where he helps individuals—especially men—build emotional intimacy, communicate authentically, and heal from shame.

As the host of Living Once Twice, Justin explores how we design meaningful, purposeful lives.

And as a communication and intimacy coach, Justin creates safe, stigma-free spaces for vulnerable conversations about connection, purpose, and personal reinvention.

His story highlights how embracing discomfort and vulnerability can lead not only to healing, but to a meaningful new career rooted in helping others connect more deeply.

Work with Justin: IG @justinoliver716 IG @livingoncetwice

A little reintroduction going into 2026!

Here's who I am and what I do - through my coaching, consulting, writing, speaking, and teaching.

If you'd like to meet: avra.as.me

If you'd like to stay connected:

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In this episode, I share a reflection on my year, and some important questions for you to consider as you roll into 2026.

The cover photo is from a time in my life when I finally got into the driver's seat of my own car.

Traditional employee engagement surveys don't work, but there's another way for us to think about employee engagement -- through the lens of motivation.

This episode is for leaders, HR, workplace experience designers, AND individuals who might be considering a career change!

🗓️ Need support designing an employee engagement strategy that's rooted in the science of human behavior? Book a Workplace Consult: avra.as.me

Traditional employee engagement surveys don't work, but there's another way for us to think about employee engagement -- through the lens of motivation.

This episode is for leaders, HR, workplace experience designers, AND individuals who might be considering a career change!

Need support designing an employee engagement strategy that's rooted in the science of human behavior? Book a Workplace Consult: avra.as.me

Great product design starts with deeply understanding the user and building for their experience.

Ultimately, the products people keep coming back to are the ones that consistently exceed expectations.

And isn't that exactly what we're doing when we design a life we're genuinely excited to live?

In this episode, I talk about a specific tool that can help you design your life and work experience more intentionally.

For more help with designing your life / career or workplace experience, visit: avra.as.me; set up a meet & greet and we can design a coaching package that works for your goals and your budget in 2026!

Our environments are constantly activating our self-schemas.

In this very short bonus episode, I talk about what that means, how I've used this psychological concept intentionally, and how you can use it too, especially as the holidays approach.

Need research-backed strategies and support to step into the next version of you?

Let's chat: avra.as.me

Midlife is when many people have a profound psychological awakening that James Hollis calls the Middle Passage.

Around age 40- 50, we move from first adulthood, defined by external roles, achievements, and societal templates into second adulthood, where the soul demands authentic self-expression.

I think that because we don't have rituals or support for this transition, it often shows up as restlessness.

In this episode I look at the middle passage through the lens of the stages of grief, reframing midlife struggles as a necessary grieving process and an invitation to shed false identities. What feels like dissatisfaction or breakdown is actually the true self knocking behind the persona we built in order to fit in.

Need support with navigating this transition?: avra.as.me

If your life feels like it's in a strange moment, maybe even an absurd one, take a listen to this episode.

And if you need some help figuring out how to work with that moment — reach out.

Because that's what I do.

I help people turn moments just like these into keys that unlock another chapter of their lives and other version of themselves.

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In this episode I share a little bit of my journey of self-discovery and the importance of finding meaning in life's experiences.

Through personal anecdotes, a story of my time at Tesla and a pivotal encounter with a colleague, I explore themes of confronting hatred and expression of feelings we are channeling - that don't originate from our own lived experiences, but from the experiences of a collective.

Every experience prepares us for our purpose.

But that becomes hard to see if we can't approach our past with a sense of wonder and curiosity rather than judgement and anger.