Inspiring us to embrace all sides of ourselves, Maxine Goynes shares how she designs her life to reflect all of her passions, and she has many. There is no way she can be put into a box. As an actress, wellness coach, trainer, and podcaster, Max will bravely dive into the trenches with you and does not shy away from being vulnerable. Her beautiful perspective on adversity and grief reminds us that there is nothing that we cannot overcome. 

Topics We Discuss: 

• Grief
• Health & Wellness
• Storytelling

 

In the Episode, We Learn:

• How her childhood and specifically her father’s job in the prison system influenced her value of awareness.
• How important sisterhood is to her.
• How she has reframed losing her father as one of the hardest moments of her life, but one that taught her so much about perspective.
• Grief can come in waves over time.
• Her belief of how your body holds trauma and how it can manifest over time into disease.
• How she embraces her multidimensional self.
• Her love for storytelling and how that shows up in every area of her life.
• How she designed her life through aligning with her core values.
• About the MG Method.
• Why health is such a huge priority for her.
• About her podcast and how she hopes to go deep and get into the trenches with people.

 

Resources:

• @maxinegoynes on IG
• @mgmethod on IG
• MG Method Podcast
• The Body Keeps Score by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
• Claim Your Power by Mastin Kipp
• Contagious: Why Things Catch On by Jonah Berger
• Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body by Connie Sobczak

Triggers by Marshall Goldsmith