Mind Body Method with Host Josh Grimm

In this episode of the Mind Body Method podcast, I’m breaking down how the mind-body connection has completely changed the way I train, recover, and show up in my life.

Because here’s the thing — your thoughts aren’t just “in your head.” They create real physical reactions. Stress spikes cortisol. Anxiety tightens your body. Fight‑or‑flight drains your energy. But calm, focused states? That’s where recovery, digestion, clarity, and real performance live.

I talk about Neuroplasticity — aka your brain’s ability to rewire itself based on repeated thoughts and behaviors. Basically, whatever you practice, you become.

Then I get into heart-brain coherence, which sounds technical but really just means getting your nervous system, heart, and brain on the same team. Breath work, meditation, slowing down — that’s how you shift from reactive mode to intentional mode.

And honestly? It starts in the morning.

I explain why a solid morning routine is one of the most underrated tools for discipline, identity, and mental clarity. If you don’t take control of your mindset early, the world will gladly do it for you.

Then I walk you through exactly what I do:

• Early wake-up (before the chaos starts)
• No social media scrolling
• Intention-setting
• Hydration + supplements
• Meditation & breath work
• Making the bed (small win, big energy shift)
• High-protein breakfast
• Gratitude journaling (when I’m consistent 😅)

Nothing extreme. Just consistent.

Because small early wins build momentum. And momentum builds identity.

If you’ve ever felt stuck, stressed, or scattered, this episode will help you understand how to train your brain and body to work with you instead of against you.

And I want to hear from you — what’s in your morning routine?

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What does it take to build a successful home staging business from the ground up?

In this episode of the Mind Body Method Podcast, I sit down with Jason Saft, founder of Stage to Sell Home, to talk about entrepreneurship, sobriety, discipline, and scaling a creative real estate business.

Jason shares how getting sober nearly nine years ago became the turning point that transformed both his life and his company. From scrappy early real estate hustles to forming his LLC, upgrading his warehouse operations, and earning recognition from The New Yorker and The New York Times — this is a conversation about obsession, standards, and long-term growth.

We unpack:

• How sobriety sharpened Jason’s leadership and focus
 • The physical grind behind running a home staging company
 • Using real estate market data to stage homes for the right buyers
 • Avoiding burnout and creative plateaus
 • Evolving your aesthetic while scaling your business
 • Building reputation, mentorship, and industry recognition

If you’re an entrepreneur, creative founder, or someone rebuilding your life with intention — this episode offers real insight into the mindset behind sustainable success.

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Jason Saft is the founder of Stage to Sell Home, a New York-based home staging company known for thoughtful, buyer-focused design and award-winning projects featured in major publications. His work blends aesthetic instinct with real estate strategy — proving that great staging is both art and analytics. 

For more about Jason and Stage to Sell Home go to https://www.stagedtosellhome.com/

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In this episode of MINDBODY Method, I sit down with one of my oldest friends — art director and creative force Stephanie Jones — for a real conversation about evolving identity, creative careers, and what it actually means to come home to yourself.

Steph and I go way back to New York, but her story starts in a small  town outside St. Louis. From there, she built a career in New York publishing, navigating the gig economy long before it was trendy — contract work, major brands, digital, print, constant reinvention.

We talk about what an art director actually does (hint: it’s way more than “making things look pretty”). Steph breaks down how she shapes visual identity, translates story and copy into design, and balances creative vision with corporate deadlines.

We get into:

• Being “born creative” in a practical world
• Family expectations vs artistic calling
• Perfectionism and burnout in creative careers
• How deadlines shape art
• The reality of freelance and contract-based creative work

And in this season of her life? We talk about what it meand to pivot at this point.

This is a conversation about creative identity, career transitions, burnout, reinvention, and giving yourself permission to evolve.

If you’re navigating a creative career, thinking about a pivot, or wondering how to build a life that actually feels aligned — this one’s for you.

For more about Stephanie, go to SeeJones.com

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This week on Mind Body Method, I sit down with my friend Mark Peddigrew— trainer, coach, and founder of the jewelry line Cartography — to talk about building a life with intention, creativity, and calm strength.

Mark shares his journey from Newfoundland to London to New York, and how Cartography started almost by accident while he was on tour with Rufus Wainwright, collecting travel charms along the way. What began as a personal creative outlet turned into a real business after a Neiman Marcus buyer saw his pieces — presented in a Nike shoebox, no less — and placed an order.

We talk about learning business the hard way, figuring out the balance between making art that means something and creating pieces that actually sell, and how storytelling plays a role in everything he designs — even the slightly subversive pieces. Mark also opens up about ethical sourcing, donating proceeds to Brandi Carlile’s Looking Out Foundation, navigating rising metal costs, and how humor, music, home life, and vulnerability help him stay grounded while juggling multiple careers.

This conversation is about design, discipline, and trusting yourself — even when you’re building it as you go.

Click the link for more about Mark's amazing brand Cartography.

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This week, I’m sitting down with coach and classic physique bodybuilder Anthony Lenti to talk about something the fitness industry makes way too complicated: how to train for longevity without burning out, breaking down, or chasing every new trend.

Anthony’s been coaching for over a decade (and owned a gym from 2019–2023), and his whole philosophy is simple: fitness is something you do with your body, not to it. Movement is foundational. It’s not punishment. It’s not all‑or‑nothing. It’s part of being alive.

We talk about how a ruptured appendix at 15 kicked off his health journey, why sustainable fitness starts with finding training you actually enjoy, and why the basics — strength training, walking, recovery, consistency — beat perfection every time.

If you care about:

• Strength training for longevity
• Sustainable weight loss
• Muscle building without burnout
• GLP‑1s like Ozempic and strength training
• Creatine and supplement myths
• Recovery tools that actually help
• Avoiding overhyped wellness trends

This one’s for you.

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What does real brotherhood actually look like?

Not the highlight reel. Not the gym selfies. Not the “we should catch up soon” friendships.

I’m talking about the kind of friendship where someone tells you the truth. Where they hold you accountable. Where they show up — especially when it’s inconvenient.

In this episode of the MINDBODY Method Podcast, I sit down with one of my closest friends of 11 years — Adam, a podiatrist and surgeon — and we unpack what deliberate brotherhood really means.

Our story started in his NYC apartment when I was his trainer. Somewhere between workouts and late-night life talks, the relationship evolved into something deeper: trust, banter, hard conversations, and mutual growth.

We talk about:

• Why men need accountability in friendship
• How to build real connection beyond surface-level networking
• What it’s like to be a surgeon guiding patients through high-stakes decisions
• Informed consent, vulnerability, and showing up for people in their hardest moments
• How Adam decompresses after intense hospital days
• Balancing ambition with building a meaningful life outside of work

Adam also shares one of the biggest highlights of 2025 — getting married and bringing his entire family together in Portugal. We talk about what that season meant, how priorities shift, and what comes next.

And because I can’t help myself, we go deep into routines:

• Structured mornings
• Journaling practices
• Meditation (even if you “don’t meditate”)
• Ending negative self-talk
• Setting boundaries without guilt
• Sleep, gratitude, and frequency

We close with a rapid-fire round that somehow includes Antarctica, pride, mindset shifts, and living limitlessly.

This conversation is about men’s mental health.
 It’s about work-life balance.
 It’s about accountability and vulnerability.
 And it’s about building a life that feels bigger than your career.

Brotherhood isn’t accidental.
 It’s deliberate.

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I sat down with Matt McNally, Global CEO of Publicis Health, for one of those conversations that goes way deeper than résumés and titles.

We talked about drive — what it actually is, where it comes from, and how not to let it run you into the ground.

Matt’s journey starts in Philadelphia selling gym memberships, moves through the early days of digital at Razorfish, and eventually leads him to healthcare marketing — a pivot shaped in part by his mom’s battle with rare cancer. That loss changed how he saw his work, his ambition, and his purpose.

We get into the real stuff:

• How childhood insecurity and growing up gay shaped his edge
• The mindset shift that helped him stop “snowballing”
• What burnout actually looks like at the CEO level
• Slowing down in small, intentional moments
• Why kindness is non‑negotiable in leadership

Matt shares what EQ leadership really means, why CEOs are often misunderstood, and how curiosity is the secret to longevity — not just in business, but in life.

For me, this episode is about redefining drive. Not hustle at all costs. Not ego. Not title-chasing.

Drive with intention.
 Drive with awareness.
 Drive without losing yourself.

If you care about leadership, ambition, mental resilience, or just being a better human while doing big things — this one’s for you.

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You can follow Matt @mcnallz

In this episode of The MINDBODY Method Podcast, I sit down with my close friend Paige Nichols to talk about identity reinvention, career pivots, trusting your intuition, and what to do when success no longer feels aligned.

If you’re navigating personal growth, creative evolution, or a major life transition, this conversation is for you.

Paige is a singer‑songwriter who moved from New York to Los Angeles and eventually to Nashville after trusting a gut feeling to pursue country music. We talk about redefining success, outgrowing old identities, and how to reinvent yourself without losing who you are.

We also dive into:

• How to trust your intuition in career and relationships
• Signs it’s time for a life change
• Overcoming fear of starting over
• Creative growth and songwriting from lived experience
• Building a purpose‑driven business (Good Boy paint & design)
• Mindset shifts for personal development
• Grounding habits like journaling, gratitude, and alone time
• Letting go of needing to know the “next step”

This episode explores career alignment, following your gut, entrepreneurship, creativity, and self‑discovery in your 20s and 30s — especially when your path doesn’t look linear.

If you’re feeling stuck, questioning your identity, or considering a career change, I hope this conversation gives you permission to evolve.

Because reinvention isn’t failure — it’s growth.

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You can follow Paige @PaigeNicholsMusic

Or at PaigeNicholsMusic.com

In this episode, I sit down with Trevor Franklin, co-founder of Performance HQ — a luxury boutique training studio in Union Square. Trevor shares what it actually feels like to build something from scratch and ther challenge and stress that comes with that.

We talk about his journey from Lubbock, Texas to New York City, his early days at Orangetheory, and the leap into entrepreneurship. 

But a big part of this conversation centers around identity. Trevor is an endurance athlete who recently faced a 16-week left femur bone bruise — an injury that forced him to confront what happens when your physical output, your edge, and your routine are suddenly stripped away. We talk about the psychological side of injury, the fear of losing momentum, and the tension between being “the athlete” and being “the business owner.”

He also walks through how he programs strength as “prehab” for runners, how he thinks about energy management as a coach, and the recovery tools he leans on: sauna and cold plunge protocols, compression, acupuncture, and dry needling.

And then we go deeper.

Trevor gives a candid account of his steroid use in his early 20s — why he started, the rapid gains, the health crash that followed, knee and gynecomastia surgeries, and the reality of dosing culture in competitive spaces. He shares the analogy he now uses with younger athletes and what he wants them to understand about short-term gains versus long-term costs.

This is a conversation about hustle — but also restraint. About growth — but also fragility. About pushing limits — and learning when to pull back.

If this episode resonates, share it with someone navigating injury, entrepreneurship, or chasing performance at any cost. And as always, subscribe, rate, and review — it helps us grow the show and keep these conversations going.

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In this episode of The MINDBODY Method, I sit down with my friend and client April Gudgeon for a real conversation about what it actually means to reconnect with yourself.

April shares how a difficult job during COVID left her feeling disconnected from her identity — and how that season pushed her deeper into mindfulness, therapy, and inner work. We talk about the mind–body connection as a two-way conversation: your body is always sending signals, but most of us aren’t listening.

We get into:

• How unhealthy relationships can pull you out of alignment
• Why healing isn’t linear
• The role of routines, discipline, and daily rituals
• Emotional availability in dating and marriage
• Building relationships rooted in safety and growth

I also break down my (very early) morning routine — yes, the 4AM wake-up — and why discipline creates freedom.

April shares powerful takeaways on resilience, self-worth, and what it really means to find peace.

If you’ve ever felt lost, misaligned, or stuck in comparison, this episode is about coming back to yourself.

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