In this powerful and deeply moving episode of The Gynergy Effect, Garin sits down with Rick Niemi, husband, father, entrepreneur, CEO of Valor Compounding Pharmacy, and host of the God’s Economy podcast, for an honest conversation about faith, identity, healing, and what it truly means to become a man.

Rick’s story is one of pain, resilience, and transformation. From growing up in a broken home, enduring abuse, and losing the business he spent over a decade building, to encountering God in a moment that redefined his identity forever, this conversation goes far beyond success and into the foundation of who we are and who we’re becoming.

At the center of this episode is one life-altering moment when Rick heard God say two words that changed everything, and what it meant to finally stop striving, release ego, and rebuild his life from the inside out.

We talk about:

•Growing up without a father and how childhood trauma shapes identity

•Why success and titles can become prisons instead of purpose

•Losing everything and facing the collapse of ego-driven identity

•The moment Rick encountered God and what it revealed about his identity

•The difference between believing in God and truly following Christ

•What God’s Economy really means versus the world’s definition of success

•Learning how to be a husband, father, and leader without ever having an example

•Why hardship does not define you, but how you respond to it does

•Healing anger, breaking generational patterns, and choosing peace over reaction

•Why faith, identity, and character must come before achievement

•How surrender, obedience, and alignment create true abundance

This episode is for anyone who has ever felt defined by their past, their pain, or their title and is ready to step into a deeper sense of purpose, faith, and wholeness. If you are navigating identity, fatherhood, leadership, or a season of rebuilding, this conversation will meet you right where you are.

💬 Tell us your favorite takeaway or share your “why” — we’d love to hear it.

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As we step into 2026, Garin opens the year with a focused solo episode reflecting on what Gynergy has built, what it’s becoming, and where it’s headed next. Guided by thoughtful questions from his friend Anna, this conversation sets the tone for a year rooted in intention, alignment, and abundance.

Garin shares how 2025 became a year of building the foundation. From launching Date Zero and hosting service retreats in Mexico to developing Level 5 Life and laying the groundwork for a new Life Operating System powered by AI. Each piece was created to solve the same problem: helping people move from noise and disconnection to clarity, structure, and meaningful progress.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why 2025 was a year of building and how it sets the foundation for 2026

• Date Zero, the 45 day journey designed to reconnect you with your values and inner alignment

• Why growth accelerates through community and accountability rather than going through it alone

• The service retreats in Mexico and what it means to build a life rooted in impact

• The Level 5 Life framework, including the five pillars of personal evolution

• What living a life by design actually looks like in practice

• How the Life Operating System is being built to reduce noise and create clarity

• Lessons learned from building with AI and why discipline matters as much as innovation

• What’s coming next, including the next Level 5 Life cohort and the year of abundance ahead

This episode is for those who want structure, clarity, and a life built with intention.

💬 Tell us what resonated most or where this episode met you, we’d love to hear it.

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As the year comes to a close, this episode of The Gynergy Effect invites you to pause before you plan. Instead of rushing into another set of New Year’s goals, Garin leads a powerful conversation on why the quality of your questions matters more than the size of your ambitions.

Guided by thoughtful questions by our friend Anna, Garin shares a simple yet powerful framework for planning 2026 with intention, alignment, and self trust. Together, they explore how to recognize whether goals are rooted in purpose, pressure, ego, or fear.

This conversation reframes growth as seasonal, balance as intentional, and success as becoming the person who can actually hold the life you say you want.

In this episode, we explore:

• The first question to ask before setting any 2026 goals

• How to tell the difference between ego driven and purpose driven goals

• A journaling prompt to test whether your goals are truly yours

• How to identify your current season and prioritize accordingly

• How your environment and relationships influence your growth

• The shift from scarcity language to desire and commitment

• A closing reflection to honor 2025 and carry its lessons into 2026

This episode is for anyone craving clarity, alignment, and a life built by design. If you want 2026 to be the year you stop drifting and start becoming, this one is for you.

💬 Tell us your favorite takeaway or share your why. We would love to hear it.

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In this honest and heartfelt episode of The Gynergy Effect, we (Garin & Yesi) sit down with Kara Love — a trauma-informed guide, emotional intelligence mentor, and consciousness facilitator whose work centers on healing, frequency, self-discovery, and the courage to come home to yourself.

This conversation isn’t surface-level. It’s about what happens when survival mode runs your life and what it takes to slow down, peel back the layers, and remember who you were before the masks, the shame, and the conditioning. Kara shares her lived wisdom with a level of honesty, depth, and devotion that creates true safety for reflection and growth.

Together, we explore the long road from survival to wholeness — how trauma lives in the body, how shame quietly shapes identity, and how healing begins not by fixing yourself, but by meeting yourself with compassion.

We talk about:

• How survival mode, perfectionism, and overachievement are often trauma responses
• The power of awareness in breaking old patterns and subconscious loops
• Why shame is one of the lowest frequencies — and how it blocks confidence and self-worth
• Trauma stored in the body and why somatic healing matters
• Breathwork as a gateway to the subconscious and nervous system regulation
• Mask-wearing, attachment styles, and learning to be okay with being misunderstood
• The balance of masculine and feminine energy in healing and leadership
• Why growth can trigger others — and how to choose empathy over judgment
• What it really means to love yourself and live in alignment
• Kara’s guiding philosophy: living a life of “why not,” rooted in love, light, and integrity

This episode is for the seekers — the ones navigating transitions, shedding old identities, and feeling the call to step into a more aligned version of themselves. If you’ve been doing “all the right things” but still feel disconnected, overwhelmed, or restless… this conversation will meet you right where you are.

💬 Tell us what resonated most or where this episode met you- we’d love to hear it.

📲 Follow Kara on Instagram: @karalove333

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In this honest and heartfelt episode of The Gynergy Effect, we (Garin & Yesi) sit down with physicist, inventor, entrepreneur, and CEO of Royanis, Dr. Sasha Banjac — a man whose life story is a masterclass in resilience, curiosity, purpose, and the relentless pursuit of meaningful work.

This wasn’t just a conversation about AI or technology. It was about the human behind the innovation — a young boy who escaped war in Yugoslavia, survived trauma, loss, and near-death experiences, rebuilt his life with the help of a devoted grandmother, and went on to become one of the brightest minds in physics and applied artificial intelligence.

Sasha’s story reminds us that adversity can either break you… or become the fire that forges your greatest strength. And today, he uses that strength to help companies work smarter, scale faster, and unlock the real potential of AI — while staying grounded in humility, gratitude, and purpose. 

We talk about:

• How growing up in civil war shaped his emotional resilience and worldview
• The childhood experiences — from fleeing on a military aircraft to surviving a 30-foot fall — that became gifts in disguise
• The loss of his mother and grandfather, and how his grandmother’s determination became his anchor
• How hardship built his drive for mastery, curiosity, and meaningful problem-solving
• The mindset difference between a life of comfort vs. a life that pushes you toward your potential
• His transition from physics to entrepreneurship — and why purpose matters more than money
• How he uses data, walk-driven mindfulness, and intentional habits to optimize his health
• The truth about AI: what’s coming, what’s misunderstood, and what most people don’t see yet
• Why the future will reward adaptability, creativity, and meaningful contribution
• How trades, uniqueness, and human connection become even more valuable in an AI-powered world
• What parents need to understand about the next decade — and why the biggest shift starts with our kids

This episode is for the thinkers, the creators, the builders — and the ones facing adversity who need to be reminded that their story is not a setback… it’s their superpower. If you're curious about the future of AI, or simply craving a deeper conversation about resilience, purpose, and human potential — this one’s for you.

💬 Tell us your favorite takeaway or how Sasha’s story inspired you — we’d love to hear it.

📲 Follow Sasha on LinkedIn: Dr. Sasha Banjac
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In this honest and heartfelt episode of The Gynergy Effect, we (Garin & Yesi) open up about one of the most meaningful and transformative experiences of our lives: hosting our second Gynergy House Build Service Retreat. This wasn’t just a weekend trip. It wasn’t about volunteering for photos or doing something “nice.”

It was about service as a way of life — as a foundation for our relationship, our purpose, and the community we’re building. And for 48 hours in Mexico, alongside 22 incredible volunteers, we were reminded of what truly matters most. 

The House Builds have been part of our story since the very beginning — literally. On our very first date, while Yesi was in the bathroom, Garin signed up for a build she mentioned. Service became our alignment point, our calling, and the heartbeat behind Gynergy.

In this episode, we share the real, raw emotions from this retreat: the rain, the tears, the laughter, the dancing, the breakthroughs, and the sacred moments that reminded us that life is so much bigger than us.

We talk about:

• How service became the foundation of our relationship from day one
• Why House Builds completely reshape your perspective, gratitude, and identity
• The emotional moment Yesi connected with a 12-year-old girl caring for her siblings — reflecting her own upbringing
• How seeing the world through “service first” shifts how you show up in love, purpose, and leadership
• What it means to go from volunteering to hosting — and witnessing the transformation of 22 strangers into family
• The impact on the families we build for, the children in the orphanages, and the elderly who have no one else
• How discomfort (the rain, the cold, the long days) brings out the most childlike joy and deepest connection
• Why one weekend of service can ignite clarity, purpose, and a God-led vision for your life
• Our mission to build 1,000 homes and 100 learning centers in the next 10 years

This episode is for the ones craving purpose, perspective, gratitude, and deeper connection — the ones who know life is about something bigger than themselves. If you’ve been feeling called to serve, to lead, or to reconnect with what matters… this one’s for you.

💬 Tell us your biggest takeaway or if you want to join the next retreat — we’d love to hear it.

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In this powerful and deeply moving special edition of The Gynergy Effect, recorded live in Tulum, Garin sits down with former pro skateboarder, entrepreneur, and faith-driven leader Mikey Taylor to explore one of the most transformative journeys we’ve shared on this podcast.

From global skateboarding stages to multimillion-dollar business exits, Mikey built a life most people would call “successful.” But when everything he identified with fell away — the career, the titles, the certainty — he was forced to confront the question that eventually changes every life:

Who am I without what I do?

This episode is about identity, faith, leadership, marriage, masculinity, and the moments of reckoning that refine us. It’s a conversation about the turning points that reveal who we are — and the purpose God placed within us long before the world handed us labels.

We talk about:

• The childhood patterns that shaped Mikey’s drive and competitiveness
• The identity crisis after losing the skateboarder and entrepreneur labels
• Hitting emotional rock bottom — and choosing to fall on his knees instead of fall apart
• How he discovered a purpose that can’t be taken away: living to glorify God
• Why church hurt is human, not divine — and where to begin if exploring faith feels intimidating
• The refining fire of marriage, values, and choosing alignment every day
• Masculinity as calm strength, emotional control, responsibility, and righteous leadership
• Why “the grass is greener” is a myth — and why relationships thrive through discomfort, not avoidance
• How Charlie Kirk’s assassination awakened a new level of boldness in Mikey’s voice
• The prayer that changed everything: “Lord, let me see You move in real time”
• What legacy means when your only measure is: “Well done, good and faithful servant.”

This episode is for the seekers — the ones navigating purpose, identity, marriage, faith, leadership, or a season of refinement. If you’re craving clarity, conviction, and the courage to walk boldly in who God created you to be… this one will speak straight to your soul.

💬 Tell us your favorite takeaway or how this episode challenged your perspective — we’d love to hear it.

 📲 Follow Mikey on Instagram: @mikeytaylor
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In this cutting-edge and empowering episode of The Gynergy Effect, Yesi sits down with Talia Grace Haller — also known as The Biohacking Babe — a Future of Health speaker, AI strategy leader, and Wearables and Health Optimization expert reshaping how we understand our bodies.

From leading AI initiatives for the NIH All of Us program to advising top wearable tech companies like UltraHuman, Talia is at the forefront of how artificial intelligence and data are revolutionizing health. But her story started long before Silicon Valley — it began in a doctor’s office at just eight years old, asking questions most adults never think to ask.

This conversation bridges science, self-awareness, and empowerment. It’s about taking your health back into your own hands and learning how to interpret your body’s data — not just react to it.

We talk about:

• How AI and data are transforming modern healthcare and diagnostics
• The story that sparked Talia’s lifelong obsession with health and prevention
• The truth about wearables — and how to choose the right one for you
• Why women need different health data models (and what the science finally shows)
• The myths of biohacking and the science that actually backs it up
• How to question social media “health hacks” with discernment and curiosity
• Why we should celebrate innovation, not perfection, in healthcare

This episode is for the thinkers, the seekers, and the health pioneers — the ones who believe the future of wellness is personal, data-driven, and deeply human.

💬 Tell us your favorite takeaway or the wearable that’s changed your life — we’d love to hear it.

📲 Take Talia’s Wearable Personality Quiz: https://biohackingbabes.fillout.com/wearable_personality_quiz

📲 Follow Talia on Instagram: @thebiohackingbabe

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In this raw and powerful episode of The Gynergy Effect, Garin sits down with Brandon Turner — professional skateboarder, mental health advocate, and founder of Westside Recovery — to dive deep into the hero’s journey of transformation, redemption, and purpose.

Brandon’s story is one of resilience and rebirth. From growing up in a military family and discovering a life-altering truth at just six years old, to rising as a world-renowned skateboarder, facing addiction, prison, and near-death experiences — his path is proof that even in the darkest places, light is waiting to be found.

This conversation is about reclaiming your identity, healing old wounds, and finding peace in your purpose. It’s about realizing that what happens to you is actually happening for you — and that your pain can become the bridge to your power.

We talk about:

• How childhood trauma and abandonment shaped Brandon’s journey
• The drive that led him from the streets to skateboarding stardom — and the shadows that followed
• What prison taught him about true freedom and responsibility
• The moment that changed everything — and how he turned pain into purpose
• The power of mentorship, vulnerability, and self-inventory in healing
• Why success means nothing without alignment, community, and service

This episode is for anyone who’s ever felt lost, broken, or stuck in the patterns of their past. Brandon’s story is a reminder that redemption is possible, transformation is real, and you can always reinvent yourself — no matter how far you’ve fallen.

💬 Tell us your biggest takeaway or how this story moved you — we’d love to hear it.

 📲 Follow Brandon on Instagram: @bturner_
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In this powerful and heartfelt episode of The Gynergy Effect, we (Garin & Yesi) sit down with one of our closest friends, Breanna Danielle — fitness coach, breathwork facilitator, and founder of the M3 Method: Movement, Mindset & Medicine.

From our first gym sessions together over six years ago to building homes side by side in Mexico, we’ve watched Bre’s evolution from competitor to coach, from pain to purpose, and from self-doubt to spiritual awakening. Today, she shares that journey with raw honesty and radiant strength.

This conversation is about healing, through movement, faith, and surrender, and what it means to show up fully for yourself and others, even when life feels heavy.

We talk about:

• The moment Bre chose baptism and how faith reshaped her mental health journey
• How movement, mindset, and medicine became the foundation for her healing and her business
• Overcoming self-harm, anxiety, and perfectionism with grace and intention
• The difference between routines and rituals and how to bring intention into your daily habits
• How pain can become your greatest teacher and catalyst for purpose
• Why service, surrender, and community are the ultimate medicine for the soul

This episode is for anyone navigating a season of growth, healing, or rediscovery, the ones learning to find light again, to reconnect with faith, and to remember their power.

💬 Tell us your favorite takeaway or how this episode inspired your healing journey. We’d love to hear it.

📲 Follow Breanna on Instagram: @iambreannadanielle
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