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In this raw, high-voltage episode of Let’s Get Naked, Anne sits down with Jaron Lyle for a conversation about identity, recovery, and what it really means to stop performing for approval. The episode opens with a powerful call to “live at full volume”—owning your quirks, telling the truth, and refusing to shrink yourself to make other people comfortable. From navigating internet criticism to building confidence without validation, Anne and Jaron unpack the difference between authenticity as a brand and authenticity as a daily, sometimes messy, lived practice.

Jaron shares his story with brutal honesty: addiction, jail time, relapse cycles, loss, and the turning point that forced a complete identity rewrite. Instead of centering his life around labels, he focuses on patterns, boundaries, and a “garden of peace” built through discipline, routine, and radical self-accountability. Together, they dig into how family support can save a life, how grief can derail or clarify your direction, and why real change isn’t a motivational quote—it’s evidence, repeated. If you’ve ever felt trapped by who you used to be, this episode is a blueprint for becoming someone you can stand behind.

Jaron Lyle is a motivational speaker, spoken-word artist, and content creator known for turning raw life experience into conversations that matter. His journey includes addiction, relapse, incarceration, loss, and recovery—chapters he doesn’t hide from, but uses as proof that transformation is possible.

Through radical honesty and lived experience, Jaron has built a powerful online presence, reaching hundreds of thousands of people across TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook, where his spoken-word pieces and real-time reflections regularly resonate with those navigating mental health struggles, addiction, and personal rebuilding. His content isn’t curated perfection—it’s accountability, hope, and truth in real time.

Jaron is also the founder of Radical Movement, a purpose-driven initiative currently in development that aims to create community, spark healing, and remind people they’re not alone. Built on the belief that one heartbeat can help another, Radical Movement represents the next chapter of his mission: turning pain into purpose and stories into impact.

Whether on a stage, behind a microphone, or speaking one-on-one, Jaron’s message is simple but hard-earned—your past doesn’t disqualify you; it qualifies you. And survival itself is proof you still matter.

This podcast dives deep into real, raw topics—think vulnerability, triggers, and childhood trauma. But just so we're super clear: I’m not a licensed therapist, mental health professional, or anything close. I’m just a human sharing stories, lessons, and life hacks based on personal experience and a whole lot of curiosity.

So, while you might find some golden nuggets here, this is not therapy and should never replace professional mental health care. If you or someone you love is going through it, please—seriously—reach out to a licensed therapist or healthcare provider. You deserve the real deal.

Need Help Now?
Here are a few amazing resources:

·         988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (U.S.): Call or text 988
·         NAMI HelpLine: 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or nami.org/help
·         Therapy Directory: psychologytoday.com
·         Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741 

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In this Let’s Get Naked mini episode, Anne delivers a powerful mindset shift with the concept of “Cannonball” — a call to stop overthinking and start taking bold action. As part of the Power Tools for Your Best Life series, this conversation challenges the belief that confidence comes before action, reframing success as something built through momentum, ownership, and intentional risk-taking. Anne and Casey explore why waiting for approval, clarity, or the “perfect moment” keeps people stuck, and how choosing action — even messy, imperfect action — becomes the catalyst for real personal growth.

The episode dives into themes of fear, self-trust, personal responsibility, and breaking free from comparison or external validation. Through honest dialogue and relatable storytelling, Anne highlights how “cannonballing” represents living on purpose instead of by default — embracing failure as feedback, redefining readiness, and stepping into main-character energy without ego. Perfect for listeners seeking motivation, mindset transformation, and emotional empowerment, this mini episode offers actionable inspiration for anyone ready to stop hesitating and start building a more intentional life.

This podcast dives deep into real, raw topics—think vulnerability, triggers, and childhood trauma. But just so we're super clear: I’m not a licensed therapist, mental health professional, or anything close. I’m just a human sharing stories, lessons, and life hacks based on personal experience and a whole lot of curiosity.

So, while you might find some golden nuggets here, this is not therapy and should never replace professional mental health care. If you or someone you love is going through it, please—seriously—reach out to a licensed therapist or healthcare provider. You deserve the real deal.

Need Help Now?
Here are a few amazing resources:

·         988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (U.S.): Call or text 988
·         NAMI HelpLine: 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or nami.org/help
·         Therapy Directory: psychologytoday.com
·         Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741 

The opinions expressed on this show are ours and ours alone—no official organizations are responsible for what we say (or how much we overshare).

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In this bold, no-whispers-allowed episode of Let’s Get Naked, Anne rips the curtain off the one topic that’s batting a thousand: death. She challenges why we’ll plan weddings, vacations, and retirement portfolios in obsessive detail—yet avoid the single guarantee of human existence. The conversation confronts the emotional and logistical fallout of avoidance (no wills, no directives, no hard talks) and reframes mortality as a clarifying tool that exposes what’s misaligned: postponed dreams, tolerated relationships, unfinished healing, and the “someday” mindset that keeps people living small.

Anne is joined by Michael Showalter—producer of the show, studio manager, and self-described “galactic ambassador”—for a wide-ranging, surprisingly grounded dialogue on living with death close, funeral philosophy, and what it means to live in the present with intention. They explore ego vs. soul-led living, meditation depth, identity and deconditioning, and Michael’s personal experiences with sleep paralysis, altered states, and spiritual curiosity. The result is a raw, funny, and thought-provoking episode about reclaiming your attention, choosing meaning on purpose, and remembering who you are—before the clock makes the decision for you.

Michael Showalter began his path with military service attached to 2nd Recon Battalion before earning a Master’s degree from Thunderbird and entering Arizona’s filmmaking scene, where he founded Snakebyte Media. Drawn increasingly toward sound and music, he pivoted into audio engineering—a shift that led him to his current role as producer and studio manager at PS Creative & Studios. Grounded in both discipline and curiosity, Michael explores creativity through ceremony, plant medicine, consciousness, shamanic journeys, and contact experiences, using sound as a tool for truth and transformation.

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This podcast dives deep into real, raw topics—think vulnerability, triggers, and childhood trauma. But just so we're super clear: I’m not a licensed therapist, mental health professional, or anything close. I’m just a human sharing stories, lessons, and life hacks based on personal experience and a whole lot of curiosity.

So, while you might find some golden nuggets here, this is not therapy and should never replace professional mental health care. If you or someone you love is going through it, please—seriously—reach out to a licensed therapist or healthcare provider. You deserve the real deal.

Need Help Now?
Here are a few amazing resources:

· 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (U.S.): Call or text 988
· NAMI HelpLine: 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or nami.org/help
· Therapy Directory: psychologytoday.com
· Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741

The opinions expressed on this show are ours and ours alone—no official organizations are responsible for what we say (or how much we overshare).

This show is proudly produced at PS Studios — learn more https://www.psstudios.co

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In this Let’s Get Naked mini episode, Anne introduces a deceptively simple “power tool” for your best life: getting based. It means doing the unsexy groundwork—processing unresolved trauma, naming unsaid truths, and confronting the “live wires” you’ve been dragging around—before you try to stack success, money, relationships, or spirituality on top. Ann breaks down why momentum isn’t the same as healing, and how unprocessed pain doesn’t disappear—it runs quietly in the background, turning you into a trigger magnet and making your life feel louder, more chaotic, and more fragile than it needs to be.

The conversation lands on a sticky visual: your nervous system and mental bandwidth work like a phone or computer—leave too many apps open and performance tanks. “Getting based” is the act of closing the apps, clearing the gunk, and returning to ground level so you can respond instead of react. The episode is a wake-up call to stop outsourcing your happiness, choose the hard work on purpose (before life forces it through burnout or conflict), and build real peace, power, and consistency from a steady internal foundation.

This podcast dives deep into real, raw topics—think vulnerability, triggers, and childhood trauma. But just so we're super clear: I’m not a licensed therapist, mental health professional, or anything close. I’m just a human sharing stories, lessons, and life hacks based on personal experience and a whole lot of curiosity.

So, while you might find some golden nuggets here, this is not therapy and should never replace professional mental health care. If you or someone you love is going through it, please—seriously—reach out to a licensed therapist or healthcare provider. You deserve the real deal.

Need Help Now?
Here are a few amazing resources:

· 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (U.S.): Call or text 988
· NAMI HelpLine: 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or nami.org/help
· Therapy Directory: psychologytoday.com
· Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741

The opinions expressed on this show are ours and ours alone—no official organizations are responsible for what we say (or how much we overshare).

This show is proudly produced at PS Studios — learn more https://www.psstudios.co

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Most people aren’t trapped by their income—they’re trapped by performance: the “successful” lifestyle financed by quiet panic, credit cards, and the need to look okay. In this Let’s Get Naked conversation, Anne strips away the shame around debt and money avoidance and reframes the real issue: it’s not a math problem, it’s a self-awareness problem. If you’ve ever avoided your bank account, numbed out with spending, or felt the pressure to keep up with a lifestyle you can’t sustain, this episode puts language to what’s really happening—and why peace, clarity, and ownership beat “looking rich” every time.

Anne is joined by George Grombacher—financial advisor, entrepreneur, and podcast host—to connect money habits to identity, goal-setting, and personal agency. Together they break down why most people never define what they want, how “everything is a priority” guarantees nothing changes, and why your calendar and budget reveal your real values. You’ll hear practical first principles—pay yourself first, stay out of high-interest debt, diversify—plus the mindset shift that makes change sustainable: stop arguing for your limitations, get curious, and start making adult decisions that buy freedom.

George Grombacher is a five-time Investopedia Top 100 Financial Advisor, entrepreneur, and host of the top-rated LifeBlood podcast with more than 2,500 episodes. A former Division I scholarship athlete and top-100 junior tennis player in the U.S., George brings a performance mindset to money, leadership, and life. He is a five-time author, award-winning agency manager, and the host of The Aligned Money Show. His core philosophy is simple but demanding: Get better. Live how you want. Do your part by doing your best.

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This podcast dives deep into real, raw topics—think vulnerability, triggers, and childhood trauma. But just so we're super clear: I’m not a licensed therapist, mental health professional, or anything close. I’m just a human sharing stories, lessons, and life hacks based on personal experience and a whole lot of curiosity.

So, while you might find some golden nuggets here, this is not therapy and should never replace professional mental health care. If you or someone you love is going through it, please—seriously—reach out to a licensed therapist or healthcare provider. You deserve the real deal.

Need Help Now?
Here are a few amazing resources:

· 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (U.S.): Call or text 988
· NAMI HelpLine: 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or nami.org/help
· Therapy Directory: psychologytoday.com
· Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741

The opinions expressed on this show are ours and ours alone—no official organizations are responsible for what we say (or how much we overshare).

This show is proudly produced at PS Studios — learn more https://www.psstudios.co

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In this Let’s Get Naked mini episode, the conversation dives into mental strength, self-talk, and the powerful “Stop It” method — a simple but effective pattern interrupt that helps break negative thinking loops. Inspired by chapters from The LifeHack Playbook, the discussion explores how untrained thoughts create stress, anxiety, and self-sabotage — and how reframing perspective puts you back in control. Rather than promoting toxic positivity, the episode focuses on practical mental discipline: recognizing that thoughts are habits, reactions are learned, and your inner narrative can be edited just like any story.

Through relatable examples, neuroscience references, and raw conversation, the hosts unpack the opportunity cost of negative thinking, the “mental muscle” of resilience, and why immediate results come from shifting perspective. From training your brain like a gym routine to protecting your energy (“skittles”) and turning life into a game of growth, this episode delivers actionable mindset tools for anyone ready to stop spiraling, reclaim their power, and build emotional strength in real time.

This podcast dives deep into real, raw topics—think vulnerability, triggers, and childhood trauma. But just so we're super clear: I’m not a licensed therapist, mental health professional, or anything close. I’m just a human sharing stories, lessons, and life hacks based on personal experience and a whole lot of curiosity.

So, while you might find some golden nuggets here, this is not therapy and should never replace professional mental health care. If you or someone you love is going through it, please—seriously—reach out to a licensed therapist or healthcare provider. You deserve the real deal.

Need Help Now?
Here are a few amazing resources:

· 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (U.S.): Call or text 988
· NAMI HelpLine: 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or nami.org/help
· Therapy Directory: psychologytoday.com
· Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741

The opinions expressed on this show are ours and ours alone—no official organizations are responsible for what we say (or how much we overshare).

This show is proudly produced at PS Studios — learn more https://www.psstudios.co

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In this powerful Let’s Get Naked episode, Anne sits down with Brandon Day—former All-American linebacker, two-time national champion, and living proof that “winning” doesn’t protect you from burnout, chronic pain, addiction, or an identity collapse. Brandon shares the raw behind-the-scenes story of growing up in rugged Montana masculinity, using football as an outlet for anger and emotional shutdown, and what happened when the sport ended and the coping mechanisms stopped working. The conversation reframes vulnerability as a survival skill for men, especially those conditioned to white-knuckle through pain, control everything, and suppress emotion until the body—and life—forces the truth to the surface.

Together, they unpack nervous system overload, the hidden roots of chronic pain and burnout, Brandon’s sobriety turning point, and how applied neurology and flow states helped him rebuild from the inside out. You’ll hear practical insights on purpose through curiosity, how identity can be reclaimed without performance, why holding space is often more powerful than saying the “right” thing, and what it looks like to choose accountability over victimhood. This episode is for anyone navigating reinvention, recovery, and the hard, honest work of becoming whole—without losing their edge.

I’m Brandon Day. From the outside, my life once looked dialed in — All-American linebacker, two-time national champion, high performer. Inside, it was a different story. When sports ended, I spiraled into chronic pain, burnout, addiction patterns, and a full-blown identity collapse. I didn’t know who I was without the helmet — and I nearly lost myself trying to outrun that truth.

Getting “naked” for me meant facing the parts I didn’t want to look at: shame, avoidance, control, and the pressure to always be strong. Through recovery, applied neuroscience, and learning how to access flow instead of force, I rebuilt myself from the inside out — not as a superhero, but as a human.

Today, I’m a father of triplets, a coach, and the founder of Evolved Athlete. I teach people how to work with their nervous system, not against it — and how vulnerability, not toughness, is often the missing link to real healing, discipline, and freedom.

I believe the dark parts of life aren’t problems to fix — they’re portals. And I’m here to talk about all of it.

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This podcast dives deep into real, raw topics—think vulnerability, triggers, and childhood trauma. But just so we're super clear: I’m not a licensed therapist, mental health professional, or anything close. I’m just a human sharing stories, lessons, and life hacks based on personal experience and a whole lot of curiosity.

So, while you might find some golden nuggets here, this is not therapy and should never replace professional mental health care. If you or someone you love is going through it, please—seriously—reach out to a licensed therapist or healthcare provider. You deserve the real deal.

Need Help Now?
Here are a few amazing resources:

· 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (U.S.): Call or text 988
· NAMI HelpLine: 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or nami.org/help
· Therapy Directory: psychologytoday.com
· Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741

The opinions expressed on this show are ours and ours alone—no official organizations are responsible for what we say (or how much we overshare).

This show is proudly produced at PS Studios — learn more https://www.psstudios.co

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In this Let’s Get Naked mini episode, the conversation shifts toward one powerful idea: success isn’t about grinding harder — it’s about designing your environment to make winning easier. Inspired by The LifeHack Playbook, we explore how treating life like a game transforms daily stress into strategy. From choosing the “chill way” to reducing friction in routines, calendars, and environments, this episode reframes productivity as intentional setup rather than willpower. The core message is clear: when you remove unnecessary decisions and eliminate energy drains, momentum becomes automatic.

Through candid conversation and practical examples, the episode breaks down victim mentality vs. ownership mindset, the importance of protecting your energy (“skittles”), and how small system upgrades create exponential results. Listeners will walk away with actionable tools for building smoother workflows, improving mental clarity, and turning everyday tasks into power-ups instead of obstacles — making life feel less heavy and far more playable.

This podcast dives deep into real, raw topics—think vulnerability, triggers, and childhood trauma. But just so we're super clear: I’m not a licensed therapist, mental health professional, or anything close. I’m just a human sharing stories, lessons, and life hacks based on personal experience and a whole lot of curiosity.

So, while you might find some golden nuggets here, this is not therapy and should never replace professional mental health care. If you or someone you love is going through it, please—seriously—reach out to a licensed therapist or healthcare provider. You deserve the real deal.

Need Help Now?
Here are a few amazing resources:

· 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (U.S.): Call or text 988
· NAMI HelpLine: 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or nami.org/help
· Therapy Directory: psychologytoday.com
· Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741

The opinions expressed on this show are ours and ours alone—no official organizations are responsible for what we say (or how much we overshare).

This show is proudly produced at PS Studios — learn more https://www.psstudios.co

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In this episode, Anne sits down with Jenna Hedstrom for a raw, high-clarity conversation on spirituality, healing, addiction recovery, and the mechanics of real transformation. Jenna shares how her spiritual life began after a close friend was shot and killed—and how that tragedy opened the door to profound “visitations” and a new relationship with God that reshaped her identity, purpose, and path.

From yoga revealing what the mind hides in the body (like chronic tension you don’t even notice) to the reminder that nobody is a guru—only a guide—Jenna breaks down what it actually means to hold responsibility when your work impacts other people’s lives. They challenge popular spiritual clichés like “Let go and let God,” unpacking why bypassing isn’t healing, and why the answers are already inside of you—if you build the capacity to feel.

You’ll hear candid insight on pattern recognition (and pattern interrupts), shame and numbing, and how Jenna’s experience with heroin addiction gave her deep compassion for addicts—and the resolve to celebrate four years of sobriety. The episode closes with practical truth: emotions are a superpower, awareness is currency, triggers often come from somewhere else, and affirmations don’t work when your internal dialogue is misaligned—unless you can find evidence your nervous system can believe.

Jenna Hedstrom is not your typical spiritual teacher. She’s a mentor for women who feel a deeper call and who are done looking outside themselves for answers. They are ready to become the authority, steward, and conscious creator of their own lives.

Her work is grounded in lived experience and over a decade of immersive study. If it hasn’t been embodied, integrated, and tested in her own life, she doesn’t teach it. Period. After moving through addiction, grief, codependence, and years of people-pleasing and seeking validation, Jenna learned how to become self-led in the middle of chaos and move from clarity even when life felt uncertain. The capacity to stay present, sovereign, and anchored in herself became her personal mastery and the foundation of her work.

As a powerful space holder and intuitive, Jenna creates spaces where things finally click. She doesn’t help women fix themselves — she helps them remember that every part of them was chosen on purpose, for a purpose. Her work welcomes the full human experience without bypassing or hierarchy, and supports women in transforming how they see themselves, make decisions, relate to others, and s

This podcast dives deep into real, raw topics—think vulnerability, triggers, and childhood trauma. But just so we're super clear: I’m not a licensed therapist, mental health professional, or anything close. I’m just a human sharing stories, lessons, and life hacks based on personal experience and a whole lot of curiosity.

So, while you might find some golden nuggets here, this is not therapy and should never replace professional mental health care. If you or someone you love is going through it, please—seriously—reach out to a licensed therapist or healthcare provider. You deserve the real deal.

Need Help Now?
Here are a few amazing resources:

· 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (U.S.): Call or text 988
· NAMI HelpLine: 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or nami.org/help
· Therapy Directory: psychologytoday.com
· Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741

The opinions expressed on this show are ours and ours alone—no official organizations are responsible for what we say (or how much we overshare).

This show is proudly produced at PS Studios — learn more https://www.psstudios.co

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In this mini episode of Let’s Get Naked, the conversation cuts straight through the noise around success, discipline, and intelligence to spotlight the real differentiator most people ignore: emotional intelligence (EQ). This episode reframes EQ as a practical performance skill—not softness—exploring how the ability to pause, process, and respond instead of react directly impacts leadership, relationships, parenting, self-trust, and long-term outcomes. The message is clear: many struggles aren’t happening to us, they’re happening through us, and EQ is the lever that changes that dynamic.

The discussion becomes a grounded, real-world case study in emotional regulation, boundaries, and intentional decision-making. Through honest reflections on heartbreak, identity, and growth, the episode illustrates how sitting with discomfort, asking better questions, and allowing space for processing creates a clean emotional foundation—one that prevents reaction-driven choices and builds resilience. This is a raw, practical look at why EQ outperforms IQ when pressure hits, and why leveling up your emotional intelligence doesn’t make life easier—it makes you better.

This podcast dives deep into real, raw topics—think vulnerability, triggers, and childhood trauma. But just so we're super clear: I’m not a licensed therapist, mental health professional, or anything close. I’m just a human sharing stories, lessons, and life hacks based on personal experience and a whole lot of curiosity.

So, while you might find some golden nuggets here, this is not therapy and should never replace professional mental health care. If you or someone you love is going through it, please—seriously—reach out to a licensed therapist or healthcare provider. You deserve the real deal.

Need Help Now?
Here are a few amazing resources:

· 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (U.S.): Call or text 988
· NAMI HelpLine: 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or nami.org/help
· Therapy Directory: psychologytoday.com
· Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741

The opinions expressed on this show are ours and ours alone—no official organizations are responsible for what we say (or how much we overshare).

This show is proudly produced at PS Studios — learn more https://www.psstudios.co