DIALOGUES by Mindful Endurance Program

On the episode 27 of the podcast I speak to Dr. Robert Glover, author of No More Mr. Nice Guy. His book has been one of the most impactful I've read in my life, bringing awareness and healing to my life over years, having re-read it again recently. In our conversation Dr. Glover shares the process of writing the book, how he discovered his concept of the 'Nice Guy', and the realization that our common theme is that we generally don't feel safe being ourselves. We speak about the power of mens groups, coaches and therapists in keeping us accountable, holding up a mirror for us to become more aware and grow. Dr. Glover speaks on how it's improved his own relationships and how embracing our shadow can ultimately empower us and enrich our lives.

On episode 26 I sat down with runner, purveyor of culture and writer, Knox Robinson. He shares his experience growing up in America, being introduced to running and the civil rights movement by his father and asks, what do we make from running? We speak about his project in Mexico City, creating a training camp, the need for ownership amongst the black and brown creative community, as well as our love of print and publishing and the need to think outside the box. Knox shares some of the questions he’s been pondering around Love, Devotion, Surrender, what is powering our own spiritual drive and the more inclusive dialogue necessary to create the change our culture is craving. It’s a long conversation but one that weaves in important themes and ideas alongside Knox’s journey through youth and adulthood as a runner, a black man, a creative force and much more.

On the latest episode of the podcast I talk with kettlebell master and holistic health practitioner Mike Salemi. We crossed paths through the work of Paul Chek, both having worked with him for different reasons. Years ago Mike decided to leave his family's business and dive into his true passion of sport and performance. He has a diverse background in strength and conditioning and has competed over the course of 15+ years at an elite level in Powerlifting and Kettlebell Sport. Besides sharing this journey, we speak about his work with natural medicines and specially his experience with Kambo, having recently become a ceremony practitioner, his recent journey through 36 days of the carnivore diet and his new Kettlebell program, Kettlebell Lifestyle which is releasing in the coming weeks online.

In the latest episode I speak with Jay Cowin. As Director of Formulations at Asystem, he works in functional medicine with specializations in nutrition, performance, hormones and more. We dive into Jay's own journey from being given a couple years to live before the age of 30 and his self-education experience that brought up back to health. We speak about the impact of mental health, the frightening dangers of concussions, human growth and other crucial hormones. His message is that we have to become our own doctor, we have to take responsibility for our own health and not only make the day to day choices that support health but look more deeply into our conditioning so that we can find lasting sustainable well-being and enjoy our life. Jay shares how getting the right blood panels and supplementing with something like DHEA can make a vast difference to all hormone function.

On episode 23 I talk to designer, musician and runner, Brice Partouche. Founder of Satisfy Running, Brice grew up in Paris in the garment industry, skateboarding and playing punk music before finding running later in his life. This sparked the idea for a new kind of running brand, and over the past few years Satisfy has become one of the most innovative, luxurious running brands in the world. We speak about being creative while living in Paris, his admiration for American culture, holistic creativity and the idea of a brand as a person.

On this episode I speak with pro-skateboarder Alex ‘Side Salad’ Olson. From riding for Supreme and Nike he launched two clothing brands of his own, Call Me 917 and Bianca Chandon, but in recent years he has been exploring holistic well-being through food, movement, meditation and psychedelics. We dive into his journey of being Vegan inspired by John Joseph of Cro-Mags, Wim Hof breath-work, Joe Dispenza meditation, fasting, creativity with the help of CBD and THC, and Alex’s DMT experience.

Episode 21 is my latest solo episode, sharing some of the heavier challenges in my life recently. I go into a powerful experience of sadness, working through anger to get there, re-reading Dr. Glover's No More Mr. Nice Guy and his core message that most of us don't feel safe being ourself. I touch on the film Inside Out and lately I've been asking myself more deeply, 'Who I am?' as I think about my career, and questioning whether I'm really following my heart? Leaning into the saying, 'feel it to heal it' more, working with meditation, self-inquiry and how this is an individual version of what's needed in the world at large today. I explore the idea of physical vs spiritual pain and a more potent version of the golden rule, 'treat others how you'd like to be treated', but what if you treat yourself how you'd like to be treated? Finally, I finish the episode with a small piece of music on a new instrument.

On episode 20 I speak to Kyle Ng, creative director and founder of LA-based brand Brain Dead. We speak about growing up skateboarding and playing punk music, building robots, studying film and moving to Los Angeles. Kyle shares the story of his journey, what he learned from his father, surrendering to the process and following his creative curiosity.