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Tim Fletcher is a pioneer in the Addictions and Complex Trauma field. After 30+ years of helping others as a pastor, his own trauma recovery and work in addictions treatment led him to recognize how deeply Complex Trauma intersects with addiction, mental health, behaviour, and coping. In this episode, we discuss:

0:00 What People Misunderstand About Trauma

3:02 How Childhood Safety and Attachment Shape Trauma

6:33 Is the Psychiatric Definition of Trauma Too Narrow?

7:49 Why Trauma Makes People Feel “Something Is Wrong With Me”

9:29 How Childhood Experiences Shape Self-Worth

15:08 People Pleasing as Trauma Responses

16:46 Can You Rediscover Your True Self After Trauma?

21:22 Understanding the Healing Process for Trauma

26:49 Narcissistic Family Systems and Complex Trauma

30:36 Betrayal Trauma in Families and Relationships

34:32 Why Some People Develop Trauma Responses and Others Don’t

40:28 Emotionally Unavailable Parents and Attachment Patterns

42:06 Why People Attract Narcissistic Partners

48:51 The Narcissistic Relationship Cycle (Warning Signs)

52:55 Gaslighting and Narcissistic Manipulation

55:08 Starting the Healing Journey From Complex Trauma

58:21 What Actually Helps People Heal Trauma

1:01:31 Why Safe Relationships Are Essential for Healing

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Disclaimer: Tim Fletcher is not a doctor or licensed therapist; he is a counsellor in Canada and has worked with people with Complex Trauma and Addiction for decades. This video is for informational purposes only to provide understanding, learning, and awareness about complex trauma. No information published here can replace professional evaluation, diagnosis, or treatment.

Simon Jeffries is a former Royal Marines Commando and Special Boat Service (SBS) operator, who served on multiple combat deployments in Afghanistan. His career in UK Special Forces involved operating in some of the most physically and psychologically demanding environments in the military, where the ability to perform under extreme pressure is non-negotiable.After leaving the military, Simon founded The Natural Edge, where he now works as a performance coach, helping leaders, athletes and high-performing professionals develop the mindset, discipline and operating systems required to perform consistently under pressure.Drawing on lessons from Special Forces selection, combat operations and performance psychology, Simon teaches individuals how to regulate their nervous system, sharpen their thinking and build the habits that allow them to show up as their best selves every day.Timestamps:0:00 What Does “Consistent Under Pressure” Actually Mean?1:15 How Special Forces Test Performance Under Pressure3:10 Why Pressure Reveals Who You Really Are4:20 Fatigue Makes Cowards Of Us All5:08 The Hidden Ways People Sabotage Themselves Under Pressure6:45 Reacting vs Responding To Stress8:17 How To Train Emotional Control10:30 Training Your Mind Like A Muscle11:54 The “Stop – Pause – Respond” Technique12:20 The Minimum Effective Dose For Mental Discipline14:25 How Special Forces Train Emotional Regulation15:39 How Emotions Can Ruin Your Life16:20 The 95/5 Rule For Life And Success18:50 Small Daily Habits That Transform Performance21:00 The 60-Minute “Freedom Gap” That Changes Your Day22:50 Discipline As An Operating System24:00 The Habits That Put You In The Top 5%26:48 Why Motivation Is Overrated27:03 The Power Of Your “Why”29:20 How To Stay Consistent When Motivation Disappears31:00 Identity, Discipline And Showing Up32:04 Tough Body Or Tough Mind For Special Forces Selection?33:00 Why You Actually Need Both34:00 Why Strong Bodies Still Fail Selection35:30 How Simon Trained For Special Forces Selection38:00 Talent vs Hard Work42:36 The Military Unit Harder Than Special Forces45:20 Final Thoughts On Discipline And MindsetConnect with Simon:IG - https://www.instagram.com/the.natural.edge/The Natural Edge - https://thenaturaledge.comLinkedIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonjeffries/Connect with us:https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter​ (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Newsletter)www.Instagram.com/freedompactwww.twitter.com/freedompactpod Email: [email protected] https://Tiktok.com/personaldevelopment

Robert Cialdini is a psychologist and internationally recognised expert on the science of influence and persuasion. He is the author of severla bestselling books including 'Influence.' In this episode, Robert and I discuss:

00:00 – The 7 Psychological Triggers That Control Decisions

09:41 – Why Admitting Your Weakness Makes You More Persuasive

14:32 – The “Door-in-the-Face” Trick That Gets More Yeses

17:06 – How Small Yeses Rewire Someone’s Self-Image

24:20 – The One Word That Makes People Say Yes

28:42 – The Social Proof Trick That Made Millions for the UK Government

35:03 – Pre-Suasion: How to Win Before You Even Speak

41:05 – The Flower Shop Study That Doubled Phone Numbers

49:27 – Are We Actually Rational?

54:08 – What Makes Life Worth Living?

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Dr. Will Bulsiewicz is a board-certified gastroenterologist, three-time New York Times bestselling author, and one of the world’s leading voices on the gut microbiome. His new book, Plant Powered Plus, is about inflammation and how to reduce it by healing the gut.

In this episode, we go beyond “eat more fibre” and break down the real driver behind modern disease: chronic inflammation.

We explore why over 130 conditions — from heart disease to depression — share the same inflammatory root, how your gut controls 70% of your immune system, and why stress, trauma, loneliness, and modern living may be damaging your gut more than food alone.

Dr. B explains the gut–immune connection in simple terms, reveals what’s changed in the last 125 years, and shares the daily habits that genuinely lower inflammation — including fibre, polyphenols, fermented foods, omega-3s, and even forgiveness.

If you care about energy, resilience, mental clarity, and long-term health — this episode is essential listening.

Timestamps:

00:00 – Dr Will Bulsiewicz’s journey from gut health to inflammation

00:50 – The inflammation crisis & 130+ diseases

04:15 – Is inflammation a cause or consequence?

08:44 – The gut–immune triangle explained

12:05 – Why your gut is your first line of defence

16:55 – Acute vs chronic inflammation

18:30 – Why medicine focuses on organs

21:39 – How modern medicine became symptom-focused

24:46 – Why 70% of the immune system lives in the gut

27:00 – Your microbiome tells the story of your life

28:46 – What’s really driving inflammation today

33:55 – Science vs “holistic health”

37:48 – The mind–body connection (mechanisms)

39:55 – How trauma affects the brain & body

42:10 – Stress, CRH & the gut barrier

45:37 – Chronic stress & inflammation

46:45 – Why stress disrupts digestion

48:28 – The patient who healed by quitting her job

49:04 – Sympathetic vs parasympathetic states

50:04 – What changed in the last 125 years

52:30 – Loneliness, safety & health

54:39 – Loneliness vs smoking (health impact)

55:43 – What you can practically do

56:10 – Fibre & short-chain fatty acids

58:17 – Polyphenols & colourful foods

1:00:51 – Healthy fats & omega-3s

1:02:00 – Fermented foods & inflammation

1:03:51 – The 15-minute morning routine

1:05:00 – Forgiveness, stress & healing

1:07:04 – Closing thoughtsConnect with us:

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Garrett Gunderson is an author, speaker, and financial advocate. In this episode, we discuss:

00:00 What Most People Get Wrong About Money

02:10 The NFT Mistake & Chasing The Next Big Thing

05:20 Why Entrepreneurs Shouldn’t Diversify Too Early

07:10 The Scarcity Mindset That Almost Ruined My Marriage

11:45 Why No One Shrinks Their Way To Wealth

13:30 The 3 Types of Expenses (And The One That Makes You Rich)

16:20 Why Diversification Can Keep You Average

19:10 The 2008 Crash & Over-leveraging Real Estate

22:00 Focus Creates Exponential Growth

24:10 The Retirement Lie

27:00 Why Only 32% of Millionaires Feel Wealthy

29:15 The 18% Rule & The Living Wealthy Account

33:00 Reduction Thinking vs Production Thinking

36:30 Did Warren Buffett Really Use Compound Interest?

40:00 Why 91% of $5M+ Net Worth Own Businesses

42:30 The Problem With Dave Ramsey’s Advice

45:30 Great For Broke. Bad For Growth.

48:00 Loving Debt vs Misusing Debt

51:00 Why Most Entrepreneurs Fail With Leverage

54:00 What Makes Life Worth Living?

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In this episode, I sit down with Cru Mahoney to discuss what running everyday for 2,786 days has taught him about discipline, why everyone should keep a promise to themselves every day, living an extraordinary life, reconnecting with your childhood dreams and more.

Timestamps:

0:00 – 2,786 days of running every day

6:31 – Ordinary vs extraordinary

15:51 – How real confidence is built

24:00 – How to never break a promise to yourself

27:03 – When habits become identity

31:58 – Social media’s attention game

40:03 – Why everything feels “uglier” now

43:34 – Why Cru has never drank alcohol

48:15 – Saying no and owning your differences

49:55 – If people actually did what they wanted

50:38 – Reconnecting with your childhood self

54:14 – Process vs end goals

56:25 – What makes life worth living for Cru

58:49 – Connect with Cru

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In this episode, I sit down with Dr Anthony Chaffee, a medical doctor and former professional athlete, to examine a controversial but increasingly discussed idea: that humans may be eating in a way that fundamentally conflicts with their biology.

Dr Anthony Chaffee is an American medical doctor currently practicing in Australia who, over a span of 20+ years, has researched the optimal nutrition for human performance and health. It is his assertion that most of the so-called chronic diseases we treat are caused by the food we eat, or don't eat, and can be improved, and in some cases reversed, with dietary changes to a species-specific diet.

Timestamps:

00:00 Why humans may be eating the wrong diet

02:55 Humans as Ice Age apex predators

05:40 Why plant-based humans went extinct

08:40 Survival vs optimal health

11:30 Why plants evolved to be toxic

14:05 Nearly all plants are chemically defended

17:10 Why most plants are inedible

20:00 Why humans can survive on plants but shouldn’t

23:10 Nutrients humans cannot get from plants

26:15 Why ketosis may be the natural human state

29:40 Foods humans never evolved to eat

33:00 Ultra-processed food and modern disease

36:40 Why chronic disease is man-made

40:10 Diabetes as carbohydrate poisoning

44:00 Reversing heart disease with diet

47:30 Cognitive decline and dementia reversal

51:40 Ketogenic diets and cancer treatment

55:55 Why hunter-gatherers didn’t get chronic disease

01:00:05 What happens when traditional diets become Western

01:04:30 The life expectancy myth explained

01:08:45 Did ancient humans live longer than us?

01:12:25 Inuit diets and extreme fat intake

01:16:20 Why fat doesn’t cause heart disease

01:20:10 The human lifespan may be 120 years

01:24:00 Are we dying decades too early?

01:27:55 When Dr Chaffee stopped eating plants

01:31:45 What happened to his health afterward

01:35:35 Plant toxins, pesticides, and carcinogens

01:39:25 Why fibre may not be essential

01:43:15 Hormesis: when “small doses” fail

01:47:05 Why nutrition science is broken

01:50:00 Final argument for a species-appropriate diet

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Disclaimer: The Freedom Pact Podcast is provided for informational and entertainment purposes only. The content is not intended to constitute, nor should it be relied upon as, medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the hosts or the podcast. Listeners should not disregard, delay, or substitute professional medical advice because of information discussed on the podcast or associated materials.

Kristen Farris is a top New York Divorce Lawyer with over two decades of experience. In this episode, Kristen uses her experience working with hundreds of divorces couples to discuss:

00:00 Why Women Are Filing for Divorce More Than Ever

03:30 The Biggest Causes of Divorce Today

04:50 Professions With the Highest Cheating Rates

06:50 The Real Reason People Cheat

08:10 Red Flags That Predict Divorce

10:55 Conversations Couples Avoid Before Marriage

13:30 Why 85% of Divorcees Remarry

16:20 Do All Divorces Get Nasty?

21:20 Is Marriage Still Worth the Risk?

23:00 The Real Benefits of Marriage

26:00 Acting Married Without Being Married

28:15 The Biggest Divorce Myths

30:15 The Craziest Divorce Fights Kristen Has Seen

33:00 Should Everyone Get a Prenup?

36:10 The Craziest Prenup Clause Ever Enforced

40:10 Taylor Swift & TraVis Kelce's Prenup

45:15 Kim Kardashian's 'All's Fair'

45:50 What Makes Life Worth Living

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Bret Weinstein is an evolutionary biologist, podcaster and author. He is the co-host of the Dark Horse Podcast, and the co-author of "A Hunter Gatherer's Guide To The 21st Century" with his wife Heather Heying.

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Dr. Russell Kennedy is a physician and neuroscientist specialising in anxiety treatment. In this episode, we cover:

The #1 Cause Of Anxiety In The Modern World 00:00

Australia's Social Media Ban For Teens 04:10

How To Escape The Anxiety Loop 07:18

Does Your Childhood Explain Your Anxiety? 09:30

Can You Inherit Anxiety? 21:20

Health Anxiety 23:00

The Best Coping Mechanism For Anxiety 32:00

Starting To Heal Your Anxiety 36:50

The Worrier's Paradox 40:00

Are Religious People Less Anxious? 44:00

Is There A Cure For Anxiety? 46:30

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