Martial Arts & Crafts

Aaron M Huey is the founder of "Parenting Teens that Struggle" and host of the #1 parenting podcast, "Beyond Risk and Back," which is Mental Health News Radio Network's highest-rated show internationally. He is a Parent Coach for parents of kids at risk, a teen addiction interventionist, he facilitates powerful parenting events and is a very happy husband and father of two young adults.

Aaron is an internationally known lecturer on archetypal imagery, body language and martial arts and the founder and president of Fire Mountain Programs where he has run kids' camps, teen camps and family programming since 2004. In 2009, he and his wife, Christine, opened a residential Mental Health and Dependency recovery treatment center for teens ages 12-17 in Colorado. Fire Mountain Residential Treatment Center was named one of the Top 50 Healthcare Providers in the U.S. in 2019 and one of the Top 100 Innovators in Healthcare in 2020.

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Every intentional change MUST begin with awareness. We can't move anywhere without a starting point. Knowing where we are helps us determine the most appropriate direction to go. Awareness means I am awake to the world around me.

How does practicing greater awareness serve me and others?

It starts with me.

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https://insighttimer.com/

https://www.bible.com/bible/111/MAT.7.NIV

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In this episode we talk about an essential part of martial arts, the voice, and how the practice of finding and using your voice makes a huge impact off the mat as well.

Thank you for listening.

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In this episode, I kind of blew my own mind. I got to talking about confidence, how it's not a requirement for anything that we really want to do, but it's a result of taking action toward our goals. A lot of what we see and define as confidence is actually something else entirely.

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It's time to revise the direction of this podcast. I've mostly gotten the hang of this, so let's take it to the next level! Tune in to hear about the changes!

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A few thoughts about my black belt testing experience.

What other people think of me is none of my business. Unless it is. In this episode, I unpack how we tend to obsess about what other people think of us. I'll talk about my experience and whose opinions really matter. 

Romans 12:18 “If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” Not just live at peace with everyone, but if it is possible, and as far as it depends on you. Not everyone is ready to live at peace. Living at peace with everyone is not always possible.

Feedback is important, but we shouldn't let the fear of negative feedback stop us from speaking up or going after what we know is best for us. Thanks for listening!

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What happens when you are all in on your goals and dreams and hit a wall? What happens when you fall? When you fail? I had some setbacks last week, and in this episode I get into how these things are often better teachers than success can be, and how to navigate through the failures to get back on track. 

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In this episode, I share my martial arts story. I talk about what drew our family in, and how we ended up at the karate school we did. I also talk about passion, purpose and showing up with legacy in mind.

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It recently hit me just how wise some old Jedi master from a long time ago really was. I was talking to my son about his goals and how best to achieve them. When he said he would "try" changing his behavior, I knew in that moment how much of a trap "try" can be. Because I've been caught in it, myself. When I change my language, I change my attitude; when I change my attitude, I change my behavior; when I change my behavior, I change my life. It's as simple and as difficult as that. Trigger warning: I do talk about choices having to do with childbirth and breastfeeding in this episode. My observations are based on my experience, and my intention is to offer an example in support of my opinion around the language we choose to use in different life situations. I hope you hear no judgment, because I trust you to make your own decisions in your life based on your own knowledge, support and circumstances. The point is to get curious about how our language shapes our thoughts, feelings and commitment to what we say or think we really want.

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