Humble Warrior Podcast

This week we talk about the dynamics of our family relationships.  How our families stir different emotions than other people our lives.  We also interview Andrew Brewer, the rock n' roll psychic and he talks to us about past lives and being the love child of Vin Diesel and Jim Carey.  Here are this week's show notes:  (2:25) Chris attends his uncle’s funeral and talks about his family dynamics, (6:25) Chris reluctantly shows his chakra’s to his cousins, (6:50) Your family personality, (10:05) We choose our parents, (11:50) Family road trips, vacations, traditions and get togethers, (21:50) Emotional outbursts with your family, (26:00) Focus on enjoying your time with your family, (27:58) Andrew Brewer Interview, (29:05) How Andrew discovered his psychic abilities, (33:30) Understanding your past lives and akashic records, (41:19) How Andrew became known as the Rock n’ Roll psychic, (44:32) Why aren’t men practicing spirituality?, (47:14) Physical fitness, mental attitude and preparation, (56:35) Law of attraction and emotional root causes, (1:04:20) Taking the first step to change

This week we explore what it means to be authentic.  Our search for the definition of authenticity brings us to an article from Psychology Today called "The 7 Habits of Truly Genuine People".  We review each habit and talk about when were both good and bad examples of each.  Here's this week's rundown:  (2:40) What does it mean to be authentic?, (3:33) Genuine people speak their mind, (9:40) Responding to internal expectations vs external, (16:08) Forging your own path, (19:35) Not fearing failure, (26:02) Honesty about your thoughts, actions and behavior, (28:11) Embracing individuality and not judging others, (33:00) Self-esteem, not getting too high or too low

This week Chris and Jon talk about vulnerability.  They discover instances when speaking the truth opened them up to being vulnerable.  Here are this week's show topics:  (2:00) What does vulnerability mean?, (3:12) Chris talks about his recent vulnerabilities, (8:11) Writing a book can’t be delegated, (13:15) Creativity vs business, (14:07) Finding your authentic voice, (16:40) Speaking the truth, (17:46) Jon speaks truth to pre-school teacher, (24:58) Chris deals with being on-hold with Delta for an hour, (28:17) Jon gets called snarky by website developer, (33:00) Be honest, don’t hurt people’s feelings, (34:47) Truth makes you feel vulnerable

This week we discuss fear and failure and we learn about mediums with our special guest Martha Blessing.  Here are this week's show notes: (1:30) Understanding fear and failure, (3:00) Chris shares his life failures, (12:00) Moving on from past, (13:15) Chris is afraid but has faith, (19:00) Embracing fear, (28:00) Martha Blessing Interview, (29:10) Transitioning from main stream medicine to a medical medium, (36:25) Listening to your soul, (41:35) Belief and trust in yourself, (47:15) What is a medium?, (53:20) Inner voice, heart, soul, god, (59:20) Martha talks about overcoming her back problems, (1:04:50) Giving yourself a time-in to get plugged in, (1:10:00) What does prayer mean to you, (1:17:32) Building a spiritual team

This week we talk about winning and losing and the lessons learned from competing.  We interview Motor City Bad Boy turned wellness advocate John Salley.  John talks about how he found a vegan lifestyle and how it changed his life.  Here are this week's show notes:  (1:00) Winning and losing, (5:00) Thought process of winning, (6:30) Why do you want to win, (8:14) John Salley Interview, (9:25) Om Cafe leads to vegan lifestyle, (10:37) Impact of caring for your gut, (12:29) Vegan impact in Detroit, (15:43) Importance of water, (17:25) Vegan wine, (19:30) Control your breath, control your mind, (23:11) Building the body through physical activity, (29:21) Food changes life, (31:52) Play to win or to be free, (34:15) How do you deal with competition?, (37:29) Individual competition vs team, (39:15) Moments of defeat, (43:30) Learning about yourself, (45:30) Competing as you age, (48:20) Love what you do

Jon watches a movie and is inspired to talk about a life without time and then we're joined by holistic health coach Renee Heigel and she tells us about trust belly's and showing up fully.  Here's this weeks rundown:  (0:52) Discussion about time, (2:30) Living in the moment, (3:15) A world with no time, (6:00) Feelings associated to time, (9:05) Scheduled vs unscheduled time, (10:12) Judging yourself on time,(14:18) Giving time power, (17:54) Renee Heigel Interview, (19:06) Renee’s journey starts as a workaholic, (23:25) Renee hires a life coach at 22, (27:26) Renee balances baby, business and divorce, (32:24) Loving yourself naked, (39:00) Meditation, yoga, boxing and boundaries, (44:50) Competition between making money and spiritual practice, (49:52) Aligning yourself with what you’re good at, (52:47) Making your job meaningful and purposeful

Chris talks about his personal discovery about while attending a Bo Eason public speaking seminar, how he lost and rediscovered his path and we interview the founder of the Body Mind Institute - Lars Gustafsson.  This week's show notes:  (0:35) Chris goes to Bo Eason speaking conference, (3:15) Self-discovery/Defining moments, (7:35) Uncovering past patterns, (9:00) Lars Gustafson Interview, (10:22) Body Mind Institute, (12:30) Course Topics,(13:35) Lars faces the most difficult part of his life, (14:45) Daily spiritual practice routines, (16:17) Self-forgiveness, surrender and detachment, (22:23) Waking up with water/healthy body practices, (32:25) Starting your body, mind and spirit practice, (36:12) Working with Lars, (38:26) Jon asks Chris about following his inner voice, (41:24) Losing your way when following your path, (50:20) Flight attendant tests Chris

This week Chris talks about his most recent bout with love versus fear and how guns knives and veggies are intertwined.  Chris gets the results of his book submission to the Hay House publishing contest and we're joined by special guest Katie Daleabout.  Here's this week's rundown:  (3:38) Veggies, Guns and Knives, (4:50) Love over Fear, (6:57) Chris takes email wrong way, (8:38) Chris responds negatively with fear, (11:57) Challenges with communicating through email, (13:47) Spending too much time thinking, (14:29) Responding with love when disagreeing, (15:40) HayHouse book publishing contest winner, (17:02) Telling your true story, (19:10) Having faith when facing adversity, (22:50) Katie Daleabout Interview, (25:10) Katie’s winding path,(28:00) Body image issues leads to eating disorder, (32:20) Turning to personal growth & self-development, (36:24) Figuring out who you are through journaling, (42:18) Deepening your relationships, (44:41) Safe places for your thoughts, (46:00) How to journal, (51:39) The artist way/Julia Cameron, (54:25) Working with Katie, (56:40) Katie training with Real Girl, (1:01:00) Challenges women face navigating the world

This week we're joined by Cassie Sobelton who is an author, speaker + wellness expert who teaches people how to crack their Mind, Body, Spirit code to transform their health.  We have an upbeat conversation and talk about:(2:30) How Cassie connected to spirituality, (4:00) Ruptured appendix leads to discovery of Crohn’s disease, (6:10) Questioning the need for prescribed medication, (7:30) Finding a doctor that works with your needs, (8:45) Trusting your instincts, (10:00) Getting off meds in 6 months, (11:45) Mind, body & spirit practice, (14:10) Steel manufacturing and prison guards, (16:50) Friend’s suicide leads to defining moment, (18:49) Breaking away from corporate America, (22:35) Trust in following your heart, (26:43) Dealing with people that want you to follow a conventional path, (33:00) Importance of wellness programs, (38:30) Taking little steps over time, (40:58) Understanding why you do things, (43:01) Cassie’s 3 steps to making change

Chris is back from China and shares details about his trip.  His dog Buddy also joins the podcast in the background.  Chris and Jon talk about: (1:30) Chris talks about his trip to China, (3:30) Traffic, scooters and clothes, (6:00) Coping with the circumstances of traveling in a group, (8:30) Shaolin Temple, birthplace of Kung Fu and Zen Buddhism, (11:00) Business/Cultural revolution, (14:20) Being a minority in a foreign country, (17:15) Adjustments to daily practices on the road, (19:15) Grade school visit, (21:25) Chris plays ping-pong with old ladies, (23:46) 2-weeks with your daughter, (25:25) Children are our teachers, (29:20) Parenting guilt