Deep Currents

I have a really rad friend called Benny and he developed an app based on vice optimisation.

Basically, you check in the next day after getting on the booze and decided if it was worth it or not.

This reflection practice, alone, has proven to support humans in staying in integrity and showing signs of increased happiness by up to 400%.

I actually made that up that stat, but who hasn't been 400% more stoked when they've been able to pause and shift direction from an otherwise destructive path? Exactly.

I borrowed my mate Benny's idea and held that question up with a magnifying glass to my life and business.

My priority is joy, that's my measuring stick for 'worth it'. Because - joy.

Usually, people look at the return and if it's shiny or powerful looking enough, they sacrifice the juiciness and don't question the burnout factor or the destruction of busyness.

In fact, there's a virus nestled in the minds of humanity that if it had a voice it would say, "The more time and energy you put in, the more worth it, it is. Never mind the collateral damage to your mental health, wellbeing, relationships and happiness - it's the outcome that counts".

It would also be in Trump's voice…..maybe, I don't know. But you get the idea.

How often are we sacrificing happiness, joy, spaciousness, peace, love and orgasms for a cost we will pay 10 x time, at least, sometime in the future?

I have been known to be guilty of such things and right now is a great time to pull things apart and examine what's working, honest and fulfilling and what's not.

Below is a solo-session podcast talking you through the process.

My anthem is - self-lead geniuses for the win. You being the genius, me leading you to the water and you drinking form your own genius pond.

Have a listen here. There is a step by step on the page as well as a 12-minute breakdown of how to do it.

I hope you enjoy looking at the inside of your life; the sacredness and ceremony of energetic flow itself.

And while we are on the topic of things that are worth it.

SuperCharged is almost full. All you fence-sitters, let's jump or you will miss it and it'll be sad and you'll have to turn to Ben and Jerry's half baked ice-cream to grieve the spot you didn't claim as yours.

Proces:

Stpe 1. Grab a piece of paper and split it into three columns.

Column 1 = list.

Column 2 = is it worth it?

Column 3 = action.

Step 2. Write your list of the following in column 1

• List all the things you do in a day, week, month and year.
• List the 10 relationships you invest the most time in.
• The three things you spend the most money on.
• List the 10 thoughts that ruminate through your mind.`
• The top five food/beverages you ingest.
• The beliefs you am currently choosing to believe about money, time, energy and making stuff happen!

Step 3. Assess what is worth it or not and mark it with a Y or N.

Step 4. Next to the things that are an N, write what action you will take to either reduce the amount of time/energy/money invested or remove it altogether.

Enjoy. There are no rules, adapt to your life.

Be Honest.

Apply for SuperCharged here.

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Sammi Jane is a deliciously wise woman who brings light to the consciousness of the womb and its wisdom - and no, you don't need a physical womb in order for this to make sense, matter or tap into the flow of life's infinite energy.

Sammi Jane is the creatrix behind www.thewombanspace.com, a trained exercise physiologist and holistic wellness coach. Sammi was initiated onto the shamanic path from Spirit through both kundalini and womb awakenings.

We touch on

• What is "Womb Wisdom", and why would we want to 'awaken' it?
• How this wisdom and energy connection to creativity
• What the male version of the womb is
• How can we know if we are blocked/disconnected from our womb
• Practices you can do to begin connecting with your womb consciousness
• The unification of masculine and feminine energy in relation to this wisdom
• And SO much more...

Find Sammi at

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Episode number 50 is a heart pounder. Not only is Dr Jeremy Goldberg one of my most favourite people on the planet, what he has to offer on the topic of creative grown, doing hard things, integrity and how to have hard conversations that matter is life-changing.

From Jeremy himself

"My mission is to make kindness cool, empathy popular, and compassion commonplace. As part of that purpose, I write articles, send emails, host retreats and workshops, give TEDx talks, coach clients, host a podcast, write books, and make spoken word poetry videos. I am also active on Facebook and Instagram, leading an online tribe of more than 35,000 badass humans. If you want to learn more about me, click here for a shortlist of my favourite shit on the planet.

My name is Jeremy, I founded Long Distance Love Bombs, and I am fucking stoked to meet you. "

We touch on

• The different stages of creative growth and how to know where you are
• What causes us to procrastinate and how to overcome it
• The difference between sharing from our wounds or our scars
• How expression from a place of pain can be done well
• How expression from your wounds can also be out of alignment
• Whether you need to be 'healed' fully in order to teach another
• How to overcome the sense of obligation to produce as an entrepreneur
• Making it easy to have hard conversations that better your relationships and your life

Jamie Rea guides us from an under-functioning sensitive, shy kid into an award-winning filmmaker, writer, and actor.

• How claiming personas can both support expression but risk getting lost in the identity.
• Marrying together the parts of ourselves we discover throughout our lives.
• The long journey through a dark time requires blazing a path, not finding it.
• Be willing to feel lost, feel uncertain, and feel lost in the dark times of life.
• Harnessing the uninhibited part of ourselves.
• The fear of coming into integrity requires the death of the part of us that fears being seen.
• We can't reach flow unless we're willing to meet the abyss.
• The healing of body connection in relation to shadow integration.
• The history and healing of over-functioners and under-functioners.
• The magnetic force between the opposing functions.
• The root cause being shame and how to heal/transcend it.
• Disembodiment from the neck up makes you numb.
• The power of working with where you are at and meeting ourselves tenderly and honestly with that.
• The admittance of flaws and ownership of power both being key elements in leading and teaching from embodiment.
• Meeting our grief so we can find our joy.

Jamie Rea is a Transformational Relationship & Life Coach, Soul Guide & Teacher, Award-Winning Screenwriter, Storyteller, Filmmaker, and Comedy Writer & Creator.

He has written about relationships professionally for various digital publications across Canada, the U.S., and the U.K for nearly a decade.

Jamie works primarily with co-dependent under-functioning men and women all over the world to help them unlock their deepest soul potential, own their voice and step into their power, and create truly soul-satisfying love relationships.

Jamie regularly lends his comedy talents to his teaching, combining a space of play, humor, and lightness with the sacred healing work he does with his clients.

He is the Creator and Founder of The Deep & Dirty Collective, which combines Jamie's teachings with a playful, humorous, and dirty twist. In addition, Jamie is also a Performer, Screenwriter, Filmmaker and Comedian, and is regularly writing movies and TV shows for the film industry, as well as writing, directing, and performing his own video content for the online space that satirizes the spiritual and growth industries.

"When I lost the lower half of my leg in an accident, my visions of representing Australia seemed to be destroyed in the blink of an eye. When faced with this situation I had to make a choice, Hide from the world or take it as a challenge and attack it head-on."

Scott went on to be a four-time Paralympic Gold Medalist.

We cover his journey from losing his leg in a farming accident

• The mental and emotional resilience required to face a new identity, a new world, and begin your dreams from scratch
• The power of decision that took him back into the competitive sport as an amputee
• How we went from being just seconds behind making the podium and the technique he mastered that took him to a gold medal four times over
• The drive behind 'winning' changing form from achievement to contribution

Today's episode has four different facets of psychology and healing, explored through the life and profession of Dan Kurlapski.

Whilst a physio in a 'past' life, Dan is an NLP(NeuroLinguisticProgramming) Master Practitioner and Trained in Integral Semantic Facilitation. In short - it involves work on how the language we use, both verbal and non-verbal, has a direct connection to the deepest parts of our sub-conscious, where all of our limitations, beliefs and potential to thrive take place.

From Arctic Leadership Wilderness Adventures to running Online Conscious Festivals week one of international lockdown, Dan has a plethora of experience and wisdom in using the very moments that can potentially break us, to stimulate and expand our personal potential.

Dan has travelled the world learning about meditation, developmental psychology, communication and human performance. He believes in connecting the human with their truest expression of self, building their capacity to serve the collective from a healthy, thriving state whilst having a regenerative impact on this planet.

Some of what we cover includes:

The necessity for a plan V the necessity for flow

The body is the gateway to presence

Surrendering in your body, not your mind

Balancing a healthy masculine drive

It's not about mindset, its about openness

The drawbacks of 'sticking to your guns'

Being open to opportunity is more important than knowing what's next

The best plan is TRUST

Presence is the catalyst for creation

Resistance is what creates suffering

Listening is key to making the 'right decision

Seeking distorts your ability to hear

Discover more about Dan in these places:

Yes And Website

Instagram: @project_yes_and

Dan Facebook

If you have a moment we'd love to know if you can relate to anything we shared. Comment below if so.

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When Vanessa lost both of her legs in a tragic train accident at the age of 15, she got told she would never be able to walk again.

She went on to become a paralympic gold medallist and world record holder in the long jump.

We discuss:

• grieving the entire life she envisioned she'd have
• standing up against those 'wiser' and who 'knew more', and winning
• the difference between determination and self-punishment
• moving beyond perceived present limitations and carving a new path
• how physical excellent will be limited by your level of mental strength
• understanding deeply that the power of choice is in your hands alone
• what life looks like now; love, purpose, passion, goals and training
• the single most potent advice she has to offer from this wild and wonderful journey

If you have a moment we'd love to know if you can relate to anything we shared. Comment below if so.

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Today's episode covers some key areas about what it really takes to THRIVE mentally and emotionally in a world where life can change in a heartbeat. From losing loved ones to business being turned upside down due to a sudden worldwide pandemic. We unpack the foundations of Optimising Human Potential using what we have and use each and every moment; thoughts, feeling, breath, attention, sleep, nutrition, presence, movement as medicine and more.

Brett Robinson is one of my dearest friends and business partner for Calm Mind Co.

He has consulted as a Performance Coach and Performance Therapist to Olympic level, Track and Field Athletes, Various AFL, NRL and ARU teams, Redbull athletes and many more. Additionally, he's coached managers, CEO's, high performing business owners and entrepreneurs. His Performance Coaching is a combination of his incredible understanding of mindset, emotional intelligence, nutrition and gut health, breathing, physiology, movement efficiency and much more.

We cover:

• What turns a country boy into an elitist who THRIVEs in all areas of life
• The power of gratitude and it's connection to performance
• How to stay focused on your vision and goals when the world around you is noisy
• Overcoming bullying when following your purpose
• The link between human behaviour and performance
• The foundations of wellbeing we can transform in our everyday life
• Using Acceptance and Commitment to transform rage and blame
• How the murder of Brett's grandparents taught him
• How your external environment does not determine your internal state
• The transformation of grief and gratitude
• The power of choice and how to use it
• Fuelling joy and abundance with simple techniques
• How to respond instead of reacting, gain clarity and make a massive impact in the world

It's deep, raw and inspiring.

Find more about Brett at

Brett Robbo Instagram

Your Life Of Impact

Calm Mind Co

THRIVE by Calm Mind Co

If you have a moment we'd love to know if you can relate to anything we shared. Comment below if so.

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Leann Rimes is a bloody legend.

An open-hearted powerhouse who isn't afraid of her own humanity.

LeAnn is a multi-platinum selling acclaimed singer who has sold over 44 million units globally. She is a powerhouse vocalist with multiple Grammy and Music awards. Yes - she is the magic being responsible for the epic hits from the classic, Coyote Ugly.

LeAnn has a personal blog and name Soulofeverle across all social platforms where she brings love and joy to the world including meditations, soulful episodes, her voice and healing frequency candles.

The main points we cover in this episode include:

• The multidimensional aspects of being a human
• Why 'shame parties' are necessary in order for us to become more whole being - and ENJOY life!
• The experience of having to stop for the first time since she was 11 and what that feels like and plays out in both light and dark ways in her world
• The integrations and awareness of all parts of ourselves that we get to look at when we stop
• How LeAnn worked through and with shame during and now still, after a very public display of her previous relationship ending with infidelity wound in and how that still impacts in a different way
• How the darkest times of our lives lead to our deepest growth
• Her exploration of herself on a new platform and how this grew into
• When you strive from lack, it disrupts flow and chokes joy
• Working with wholesomeness as a human being including integrating and loving rejected aspects of ourselves from the shadow
• What she learned about fame, integrity and what's most important in life
• When you choose alignment, you can 'have it all'
• Unconditional love and joy are tools as much as they are states of being

No, I didn't get to serenade her to Can't Fight The Moonlight, but I will. I made a promise.

Please, go and check out LeAnns work here

https://www.soulofeverle.com/

http://leannerimes.com/

https://www.instagram.com/soulofeverle/?hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/leannrimes/?hl=en

If you have a moment we'd love your words and comments,

The Amber Hawken Podcast is available to subscribe to on your chosen platform - iTunes, Spotify, Libsyn - if it feels good for you, we always love a review of the show. Grateful in advance and thanks for listening.

This episode explores some of the more hands-on work for men, and the masculine, that is often overlooked, underestimated or displaced by cognitive therapy alone. We dive into the role of relating to the world, others, self, source, emotions and everything as fundamental to rebuilding the divine masculine in a healthy way.

We cover deep and wide avenues in this chat including:

• What presence and being in 'flow' looks and feels like and appreciating the contrast of numbness as a result of a severed connection to source
• How a lot of men/people surrogate needs of touch and feel with women when they actually need that vital connection with men also
• How to restore vitality to mens/all beings lives and how to actively be influenced at every level
• Exploring the patterns in different types of addictions that coincide from a lack of certain needs being met as a child
• How many attachment styles and codependency habits develop as a result of trauma
• Exploring the difference between somatic and cognitive therapy; why we need more than speaking in order to heal
• Denying our nature of being relational beings and how disconnection has been celebrated in men.. and the damage that ensues as a result of this denial
• Clarifying true power (influence) and control and how control is a lack of trust and shutting down
• The piece for women in this work is creating openings for men in our world and how to do that
• Why for some men, it can be exhausting to remove walls and remain vulnerable, even in the face of vulnerability
• A message from Michael for men who get frozen in the face of confronting their own walls and vulnerabilities
• Why letting yourself feel, be influenced and be affected in relationships is empowering for all

My favourite bit was - all of that. Mainly when Michael talks about how doing this work is a form of activism for the collective rise of our future.

Please, go and check out Michael's work

Website

Sacred Sons

Instagram

If you have a moment we'd love your words and comments,

The Amber Hawken Podcast is available to subscribe to on your chosen platform - iTunes, Spotify, Libsyn - if it feels good for you, we always love a review of the show. Grateful in advance and thanks for listening.