Rico Gomez is a Mental Health & Brain Change High Performance Coach, based in Christchurch, New Zealand. Rico has worked with All Blacks, NRL players, professional coaches, corporate executives, and everyday human beings through his business NeuroFit.  

NeuroFit and their 1:1 coaching programme "Help clear the mental mess to become mentally fit." Rico aims and does get real results in a few weeks compared to the usual months or years seen in other methods of mental health practice. 
 
Happily married now, but it was not always like that. Rico and his wife suffered from anxiety and depression in their first year of marriage - this led Rico to study neuroscience and mental health in between leading a 9-5 job.

With none of the usual 'self-help' stuff working: exercise, eating healthy, meditation, cold immersion. It took a frank conversation with his father to kick him into gear.  "If you don't have a battle to fight, you won't have a victory to win."  

Rico chose to dive into his demons, suffering and trauma to discover the underlying reasons for his depression, and from this he has developed a 21 day programme so others can work through their suffering and depression and become mentally fit. 

In this episode we cover:

• Rico's journey to create NeuroFit, learn to love his wife and develop a mentally fit mind
• Working with professionals & real cases of his 21 day process
• Step by step approach for you to become mentally fit through your beliefs
• How trauma and suffering in your past can affect your mental health and lens through which you see life
• Compartmentalising your life into moments to see them as separate events

Book a FREE strategy session with Rico below.

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Additional show notes

• Dr Caroline Leaf - check Dr Leaf out to see the app Rico was speaking about during the episode

Matty Lovell, host of the Road to Success Podcast, joins me on this episode to speak about dealing with both physical and mental challenges. 

Matty is a podcaster, speaker, business owner, husband, father and someone I admire. He has absolute clarity in life, from his 10 year plan right through to what each week looks like.

We go on a journey through Matty's toughest challenges, to uncover how he found personal growth in the most difficult times of his life. 

We cover

• Bucket Lists - and why to make one
• Reverse engineering your life to identify exactly what you want and how to get it
• Dealing with the Christchurch earthquakes, two smashed kneecaps and depression all in one year, 2011
• Why mindset is EVERYTHING and how you can let challenges define you for the better

"Think big. Act small. Start now."

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Eugene Koning 

Part II with Elle Perriam is here! 
In this episode we cover:

• What defines Holistic Wellness, what does this mean for you?
• Gut Health and Happiness
• Spirituality
• Putting yourself in a position of power to Heal and Grow
• What is your heart and your intuition telling you? 
• Shemozzles and Bark Ups

Where you can find and support Elle & Will to Live:

• Will to Live Facebook Page
• Will to Live Website

Books to check out after this podcast:

• The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel Van Der Volk
• The Biology of Belief - Bruce H. Lipton

As always, Thank You to Ritual & Rise for being the sole sponsor of this podcast! If you looking for a 100% natural, NZ grown, premium protein powder to support your busy lifestyle, look no further. 3 flavours. All delicious. All plant-based. 

Suicide in rural New Zealand is higher than any other demographic having a lasting ripple effect through a community - especially with our young people, who are often the largest statistic.

Elle Perriam is unlike anyone I have met in my short time here on earth. Her partner at the time, Tim was lost to suicide at the raw age of 20. Being told her and her loved ones needed to wait 8 weeks for public counselling or any psychological help, Elle realised she needed to change things for the rural community. Growing up on the West Coast and in the deep south of New Zealand, Elle understands and loves rural life deeply. 

Her charity, Will to Live is born and since then she has travelled across NZ to get rural people speaking up about their mental-health and traumas, to begin the healing process surrounded by their own community.

From the Shemozzle to Bark Ups at local pubs, Elle has taken it upon herself to not only work through her own trauma but help others do the same. 

We speak about her story, how she got to where she is right now across the 5 areas of holistic health and how you to can work from within to find growth. 

Elle Perriam
📚 Naturopathy | Herbal Medicine | NLP | Yogi
🌊 Ocean & Mountain Frotha
🌱 Real Talk About Trauma
🐑 Rural Health @will.to.livenz

Added notes:
Shemozzle
Elle's Country Calendar Episode

As always a massive thank you to our sponsor, Ritual & Rise. Check out the Ritual & Rise Banoffee Pie Pancakes here!

This episode took us on an adventure through the depths of manifestation, entrepreneurship, and gaining the upper-hand on your ideal life.

Brad and I had the pleasure of speaking with Spirit-led Female Business Coach - Lauren Hill.
Instagram:
- Lauren Hill
- Camp Wondergirl

Straight from Lauren's BRAND NEW website --  "I empower spirit-led lady leaders who feel overwhelmed starting a business by providing Motivational Mentorship, Beautiful Branding, Soul-aligned Strategy, & Phenomenal Photography so that they can monetise their magic and shine online with alignment, ease and joy."

Lauren shared her upbringing and how she came to discover the amazing feminine power the female being has. Both useful for men and women, Lauren is a testament to deciding on a path of fulfilment and going at it 100 miles an hour.

We learnt a lot from this conversation, and I hope you do too.

This episode was possible due to Ritual & Rise - Ritual & Rise brings you New Zealand's first plant-based protein powder grown and produced in New Zealand, from locally sourced ingredients. As a matter of fact, we went one step further and created a team to grow the ingredients ourselves, right here in North Canterbury, New Zealand!

Show notes:
- Dr Joe Dispenza

Welcome to episode 3 of The Growth State Podcast! Brad and Eugene sit down and record the very first episode of the podcast. We had a lot of fun recording this episode as we get to know the feeling of being podcasters.

On this episode we cover:
- Brad's lengthy fast
- The origins of Tāpapa NZ
- Our journey through life until this point in 2021
- How you can create change in life through the smallest acts of difference

People who are highlighted throughout this episode:
Dr. Joe Dispenza - thinking in the Quantum
Wim Hof - Breathwork & Cold Immersion

As always, thank you to our sponsor Ritual & Rise - New Zealand's Premium Locally Grown Plant-based Protein Powder.

We love hearing feedback on anything you've learned of picked up in the episode - so feel free to reach out Eugene Koning - Instagram. Remember to share this with someone you know if you think they'll take something away from it as well. Until next time - Peace!

This weeks episode on The Growth State Podcast, we spoke to Ritual & Rise Ambassador, Maddie Mason!
Maddie is a bad-ass 22-year-old who loves to live life to the fullest and has a passion for helping young New Zealanders reach their creative potential through her non-profit initiative, NeighbourhoodNZ. Through this online platform, NeighbourhoodNZ has been able to connect different passions and drives to each other to create growth.

In a regular week for Maddie, she studies Biomedical Nutritional Science, teaches classes at Les Mills, grows NBHD (NeighbourhoodNZ), goes for lots of ocean swims and lastly... is a true embodiment of Ritual & Rise as one of our ambassadors.

This episode we cover:
- The balance between calm and chaos
- Maddie's well-being toolbox
- Journey from depression to living with awareness and happiness
- Being a Ritual & Rise ambassador
- NeighbourhoodNZ

Thank you to our sponsor Ritual & Rise: NZ Grown Plant-based Protein Powder.  

Enjoy the episode! 

This episode of The Growth State Podcast brings you... Modecai Nkhwazi

Modecai is a Solutions Broker based in Christchurch, New Zealand. Modecai left Malawi as a teenager to combat his depression and was born again into a new life here in NZ.

Modecai is now an entrepreneur, public speaker, vlogger and all-round great human being. Brad and I loved chatting to Modecai today around so many thought provoking topics.

To find Modecai online check out his links below. We hope you enjoy the episode!

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/modecai.co.nz/
Facebook (Driving Better Business Vlog Series) - https://www.facebook.com/modecai.skca

A special thank you to this episodes sponsor - Ritual & Rise Protein Powder, Double Choc Brownie. https://ritualandrise.com/products/hemp-protein-double-choc-brownie
Be sure to go and check this amazing product out, and give it a try if you are looking for a new, tasty source of supplemented protein! 

Until next time, let's GROW!