In this episode of the Purpose Highway Podcast, Scott Mason and Jon Dillow, of Jon Dillow Counseling, continue their discussion on the various concepts of uncertainty. Tapping into matters of sin, postmodernism, suffering, and grief, Jon shares his worldview and his own personal journey of accepting pain.

In this episode of the Purpose Highway Podcast, Scott Mason talks to Jon Dillow of Jon Dillow Counseling. Jon talks about how our species have dealt with uncertainty to survive the wild with a bias towards negativity. However, as Jon shows, this same negative bias is now the same reason why a lot of people are wasting their gifts and not realizing their full potential.

Scott and Jon talk about shifts in how western cultures have viewed the truth and uncertainty, particularly during the medieval, the modernist, and the post-modern eras. For Jon, the postmodern era has allowed for a level of complexity that the modernist stances of religious organizations have become too rigid to adapt to, resulting in decreased followership.

In this part two of two episode of the Purpose Highway Podcast, Greg takes Scott on a deeper dive into Stoicism and the different levels of Stoic training in his book, A Handbook for New Stoics: How to Thrive in a World Out of Your Control. Greg and Scott also discuss the appeal of Stoicism today and whether or not the philosophy developed by the ancient Greeks and Romans is now poised to take on the modern world.

In this part one of two episode of the Purpose Highway Podcast, Scott Mason talks to Gregory Lopez, author of A Handbook for New Stoics: How to Thrive in a World Out of Your Control. Gregory gives us a crash course on Stoicism and how it can be used to make sense of and overcome the problems of modern society. In true stoic fashion, Gregory doesn’t claim to be the perfect stoic, but gives us comfort in knowing that improving your life through living in virtue can do wonders in improving the quality of life of you and those around you.

In this episode of the Purpose Highway Podcast, Scott Mason talks to Joseph McGuire of Clearsight Communications. Despite being born and raised in a conservative Irish Catholic family, Joseph developed a keen interest in Chinese philosophy, culture, and health practices.

In this episode, Joseph demonstrates his expertise Mien Shiang – the ancient Chinese traditional skill of face reading, which he uses to advise businesses in their day-to-day dealings. Drawing from his observational skills and knowledge of Mien Shiang, Joseph forms astute descriptions of an individual’s characteristics, from their personality to their physical health status.

Joseph also comments on the problems of the Roman Catholic church, and talks about why membership and public perception has dwindled over the years.

In this episode of the Purpose Highway Podcast, Scott Mason talks to Kashaun Parker, inspirational speaker, certified transition coach, and widow. Losing a spouse also alienates widows from social connections that were deeply tied to the couple.

This experience compelled Kashaun to branch out and find others who shared this trauma connection as well. Through this community, she rediscovered herself in a way that was completely her. And beyond that, Kashaun also tapped into her spirituality to guide her from the profound overwhelm of what had happened.

In this episode of the Purpose Highway Podcast, Scott Mason talks to Rich Oceguera. In private sessions, Rich shares everything that he learned from his life-long spiritual journey, primarily in redefining spirituality and understanding of what Rich calls “The Divine”. Everything is connected, God is in everything, God is in you, and so, you are God, too.

Rich talks about the pitfalls of traditional religion, the reason why it is falling apart, and why humanity will thrive without it, as long as there is a willingness to explore and learn new ways of seeing the world.

In this episode of the Purpose Highway Podcast, Scott Mason talks to Rob Sanderson, founder and director of Surf Waves Enjoy Life (SWEL), a nonprofit that uses surfing as a way to help uniformed personnel decompress and deal with their mental health.

Having served as a police officer for many years, Robert knows the mental burden that service personnel take on in their line of work, and how being in touch with one’s spirituality is often the only thing that can keep one’s sense of humanity alive. Robert is also deeply conscious of the growing disconnect between police officers and the very communities that they serve.

To this end, Robert hopes that SWEL can help more active and retired security personnel decompress and improve their mental health. Additionally, Robert has started to help forge new relationships with the wider community by partnering inner city youth with former cops and first-responders and taking them to beach trips and surfing lessons.

In this episode of the Purpose Highway Podcast, Scott Mason talks to Lois Koffi, a professional speaker, sales coach, triathlete and host of the Healthy N Wealthy N Wise podcast.

Lois talks about her journey from being well on her way to achieving her first million, to suddenly becoming homeless before turning 30 years old. She also opens up about her mental health struggles, particularly in trying to bounce back from the situation that she found herself in – during the recession, she lost her two real estate companies, got her car repossessed, and had to seek refuge from friends. She also developed an autoimmune disease of the throat.

During those trying times, Lois went on a journey of spiritual discovery and found a new vision and purpose. Lois talks about truly connecting with herself and finding the strength to speak her own truth, and invites us all to do the same.

Last episode’s conversation between Christopher Gilbert and Scott Mason continues on this episode, as they take us to an in-depth and insightful discussion on the complex topics of morality and ethics.

The implications of the discussion range from from the personal, the political, and even the societal. Christopher talks about how deciding whether a certain choice may or may not be ethical may not necessarily be cut and dry, and how systemic problems may force individuals to view unethical choices as necessary.

Despite the dilemma of deciding which choices are ethical and unethical, Christopher leaves us with a positive, if not hopeful thought: that innately, we all want to advance civilization. Despite cultural and political differences, people generally want a better world for the present and future generations to enjoy.