Common Humanity

Christopher, like many of us had to learn the hard way, that he deserves to be loved and to do that, he needs to be vulnerable. But since he has learned it, he has begun teaching others to do the same as a vulnerability coach who has taken his life to the road. This conversation spans how vulnerability and masculinity intercede as well as takes us on a dive into authenticity, mental health, and relationship.

You can find Christopher @becoming_christopher_on Instagram where you can find his coaching, poetry, and other creative projects. Join him in his creative project at www.theheartunion.com to join a community of creatives or for his two-day Self-Love Workshop  to help guide you to your  own vulnerability.

And remember people, be vulnerable!

I am C. S. Phoenix; an empowerment coach, author, athletic coach, and lover of real human conversation. You can follow me @C.S.Phoenix or visit my website at www.csphoenix.com. You can also pick up my new book, the first in a poetry collection about trauma and healing, on Amazon and listen to choice poems form the book on Spotify.

Join us for our next live recording on @CommonHumanityPodcast, so you can listen in, ask questions, and join our conversation about all the things that make us human and connect us with one another.

Do the questions at the end of the segment get you thinking? Questions are an easy way to get your friends, family, coworkers, and more, to have real human conversations. I use the cards from How Game Are You? as prompts at the end of the show. Get yours here!

This episode I am joined again by Daniel Rosenthal but this time to discuss the hero's journey and how it relates to some of our favorite books, characters, and real life people. There is a lot of discussion about Harry Potter, with no shame from either of us. Plus, we discuss how villains are just heroes who haven't had their redemption arch (or didn't choose redemption). And how dystopian novels give insight into what is actually happening in the world around us.

Daniel is a weight loss coach and a lover of good stories, you can follow him @rosentrain on IG.

I am C. S. Phoenix; an empowerment coach, author, athletic coach, and lover of real human conversation. You can follow me @C.S.Phoenix or visit my website at www.csphoenix.com. You can also pick up my new book, the first in a poetry collection about trauma and healing, on Amazon and listen to choice poems form the book on Spotify.

Join us for our next live recording on @CommonHumanityPodcast, so you can listen in, ask questions, and join our conversation about all the things that make us human and connect us with one another.

This episode I am joined by Cody Abell, a brother, a friend, a husband, a tattoo artist, a 80Kg strongman competitor, and a big fan of the human connection. We start off light discussing DC or Marvel and how we really need a Nightwing movie already then move into how the the diagnosis of depression and ADHD as a child impacted his life in a multitude of ways. From that experience, Cody developed unmatched resilience that has not only set him on his path as a strongman competitor but as am empathetic person, set on making the world a better place by caring about those around him.

You can follow Cody's strongman journey @strongest_tattooer where you can also purchase programing to work on your own strength goals, purchase merchandise, and use his discount for lifting large. You can also follow his adventures in tattooing @cody_abell at Tattoo Paradise in DC.

I am C. S. Phoenix; an empowerment coach, author, athletic coach, and lover of real human conversation. You can follow me @C.S.Phoenix or visit my website at www.csphoenix.com. You can also pick up my new book, the first in a poetry collection about trauma and healing, on Amazon and listen to choice poems form the book on Spotify.

Join us for our next live recording on @CommonHumanityPodcast, so you can listen in, ask questions, and join our conversation about all the things that make us human and connect us with one another.

Do the questions at the end of the segment get you thinking? Questions are an easy way to get your friends, family, coworkers, and more, to have real human conversations. I use the cards from How Game Are You? as prompts at the end of the show. Get yours here!

Liz and Zack are fellow podcasters over at @myfavortiveburgerpod on IG or on Spotify. Their show is full of jokes, puns, and pop culture references that go straight over my head (as they do in this episode). Just because they brought the laughs, doesn't mean we didn't also hit on real life things that make us human. If anything, I think we all learned, just a little, that you can have a conversation about real human things and still do so with a smile and laugh. Life isn't easy, but we have the ability to lighten it up for ourselves and those around us. Liz and Zach are a great representation of that!

You can check out Zack's music from @zackgross and follow him on IG @zackgrossmusic  and support his artistry.

I am C. S. Phoenix; an empowerment coach, author, athletic coach, and lover of real human conversation. You can follow me @C.S.Phoenix or visit my website at www.csphoenix.com. You can also pick up my new book, the first in a poetry collection about trauma and healing, on Amazon and listen to choice poems form the book on Spotify.

Join us for our next live recording on @CommonHumanityPodcast, so you can listen in, ask questions, and join our conversation about all the things that make us human and connect us with one another.

Do the questions at the end of the segment get you thinking? Questions are an easy way to get your friends, family, coworkers, and more, to have real human conversations. I use the cards from How Game Are You? as prompts at the end of the show. Get yours here!

Maurina Venturelli is a leader in her field who has implemented empathy in her workplace. This seemingly extreme action of encouraging her teams to open up and care for one another on a human level has helped increase their ability to work together and be effective on the job. This same idea is the backbone for a project she is trying to implement within the schools of LCSD1 called "What's Your Heart Color?" This program provides a way for students and teachers to tell people how they are feeling and provide support. She is also a proud supporter of literature and making sure students retain access to books of all genres and themes. We also dive into what it means to give ourselves grace as we grow and to embrace the power of and, in knowing that you can be both.

To see what Maurina is up to, follow her run for a trustee of the Laramie County School District #1 school board on IG @votemaurina or Facebook @votemaurina. To see the video played check out Jane Elliot on YouTube.

I am C. S. Phoenix; an empowerment coach, author, athletic coach, and lover of real human conversation. You can follow me @C.S.Phoenix or visit my website at www.csphoenix.com. You can also pick up my new book, the first in a poetry collection about trauma and healing, on Amazon and listen to choice poems form the book on Spotify.

Join us for our next live recording on @CommonHumanityPodcast, so you can listen in, ask questions, and join our conversation about all the things that make us human and connect us with one another.

Do the questions at the end of the segment get you thinking? Questions are an easy way to get your friends, family, coworkers, and more, to have real human conversations. I use the cards from How Game Are You? as prompts at the end of the show. Get yours here!

Ken Stearns is a world traveler turned author, turned podcast host who has taken his life experience and personal journey and developed it to learn about the lives of others. Ken and I discuss how culture overlaps language, how life brought him around the world and back to his third act, and the importance of introspection in our own lives. Not to mention a fun tangent into word play.

To see what Ken is up to, follow him @Ken_Stearns and his podcast on IG @thejar_podcast listen to The Jar on Spotify and connect with him on his website thejar.live to join the email list, apply to be a guest, and win prizes.

I am C. S. Phoenix; an empowerment coach, author, athletic coach, and lover of real human conversation. You can follow me @C.S.Phoenix or visit my website at www.csphoenix.com. You can also pick up my new book, the first in a poetry collection about trauma and healing, on Amazon and listen to choice poems form the book on Spotify.

Join us for our next live recording on @CommonHumanityPodcast, so you can listen in, ask questions, and join our conversation about all the things that make us human and connect us with one another.

Do the questions at the end of the segment get you thinking? Questions are an easy way to get your friends, family, coworkers, and more, to have real human conversations. I use the cards from How Game Are You? as prompts at the end of the show. Get yours here!

Excited to talk with Daniel Rosenthal, an online weight loss coach, about what health really means and how it is very different than how it is portrayed in media. Plus, some insight into strategies you can implement to help you on your own journey to health.

Catch him on Instagram @rosentrain or his website rosentrain.com to get more information on how he can help you reach your goals.

I am C. S. Phoenix; an empowerment coach, author, athletic coach, and lover of real human conversation. You can follow me @C.S.Phoenix or visit my website at www.csphoenix.com. You can also pick up my new book, the first in a poetry collection about trauma and healing, on Amazon.

Join us for our next live recording on @CommonHumanityPodcast, so you can listen in, ask questions, and join our conversation about all the things that make us human and connect us with one another.

Do the questions at the end of the segment get you thinking? Questions are an easy way to get your friends, family, coworkers, and more, to have real human conversations. I use the cards from How Game Are You? as prompts at the end of the show. Get yours here!

Bradley and I traverse many facets of the human experience. From knowing your beliefs and having the self awareness to challenge them when presented with new information, to using that awareness to filter the mass amount of information we receive everyday. As the creator of the How Game Are You? card game (that we use in the show) and we discuss how and why he developed a game to encourage open communication, into the versions built to help kids and grandparents connect. Oh, we also discuss the scary spiders and snakes in Australia. 

I am C. S. Phoenix; an empowerment coach, author, athletic coach, and lover of real human conversation. You can follow me @C.S.Phoenix or visit my website at www.csphoenix.com. You can also pick up my new book, the first in a poetry collection about trauma and healing, on Amazon.

Join us for our next live recording on @CommonHumanityPodcast, so you can listen in, ask questions, and join our conversation about all the things that make us human and connect us with one another.

Do the questions at the end of the segment get you thinking? Questions are an easy way to get your friends, family, coworkers, and more, to have real human conversations. I use the cards from How Game Are You? as prompts at the end of the show. Get yours here.

Minden Fox and I take a deep dive into food allergies and how they have impacted our lives. Including how they have changed our eating, shopping, and growing habits, as well as the business she is working on to make allergy friendly food available where it hasn't been before, vending machines!

You can contact Minden about her company at BlueBoxFox.com to learn more or to be part of the change in making allergy friendly foods available in a more commercial setting.

I am C. S. Phoenix; an empowerment coach, author, athletic coach, and lover of real human conversation. You can follow me @C.S.Phoenix or visit my website at www.csphoenix.com. You can also pick up my new book, the first in a poetry collection about trauma and healing, on Amazon.

Join us for our next live recording on @CommonHumanityPodcast, so you can listen in, ask questions, and join our conversation about all the things that make us human and connect us with one another.

Do the questions at the end of the segment get you thinking? Questions are an easy way to get your friends, family, coworkers, and more, to have real human conversations. I use the cards from How Game Are You? as prompts at the end of the show. Get yours here!

Valerie Moses is a blogger turned podcaster who uses her platforms to help people explore the many ways they can find wellness in their lives. She spends each episode talking to experts in their subject and has covered topics from the divine feminine, to sex addiction, decluttering your space, to manifestation. We had the joy of talking about how this journey of hers' came about and what drives her to find and share knowledge with those around her.

You can follow Valerie's podcast on Spotify, her IG @wellnessandwanderlustblog, or check out her website wellnessandwanderlust.net.

I am C. S. Phoenix; an empowerment coach, author, athletic coach, and lover of real human conversation. You can follow me @C.S.Phoenix or visit my website at www.csphoenix.com. You can also pick up my new book, the first in a poetry collection about trauma and healing, on Amazon.

Join us for our next live recording on @CommonHumanityPodcast, so you can listen in, ask questions, and join our conversation about all the things that make us human and connect us with one another.

Do the questions at the end of the segment get you thinking? Questions are an easy way to get your friends, family, coworkers, and more, to have real human conversations. I use the cards from How Game Are You? as prompts at the end of the show. Get yours here!