The Intentional Athlete Podcast

Join your host, Ross Leppala, and special guest Paul Clifton as he shares his story of a traumatized childhood that kept happiness at bay for him for many years.  It was until many years later that Paul had the realization that he wasn't happy even with all the good things that were happening in his life.  Still carrying with him those open wounds from his youth, Paul sought therapy to help mend those wounds and find a happier more joy-filled version of himself. 

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Connect with special guest Paul Clifton!

Instagram: paulcliftonart

Connect with your host Ross Leppala!

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Intro and Outro music credits:

"Lost in the Woods" by Gaelynn Lea

from the album "Learning How to Stay"

Gaelynn Lea: Violin, Vocals

Dave Mehling: Guitars, Keyboards, Organ & Auxiliary Percussion

Al Church: Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Piano & Auxiliary Percussion

Martin Dosh: Drums

Andrew Foreman: Electric Bass

Haley McCallum: Vocal Harmony

In this episode your host, Ross Leppala jams on some ideas around acceptance.  Specifically around the idea of accepting people for where they are at, even when that is different than where you are at. There is a lack of acceptance running rapid in the world today and it's a steaming pile of shit!  It's a bit of a bully mentality to expect others to think, talk and believe like you.  It's also a sign that someone is hurting inside, in their soul, when they are unable to accept a person for who they uniquely are.  What blocks us from that?  How can we move through that?  Tune in and learn more about that!

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Connect with your host Ross Leppala!

Instagram: ross.leppala

Facebook: Ross Leppala

Email: [email protected]

Intro and Outro music credits:

"Lost in the Woods" by Gaelynn Lea

from the album "Learning How to Stay"

Gaelynn Lea: Violin, Vocals

Dave Mehling: Guitars, Keyboards, Organ & Auxiliary Percussion

Al Church: Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Piano & Auxiliary Percussion

Martin Dosh: Drums

Andrew Foreman: Electric Bass

Haley McCallum: Vocal Harmony

One of the greatest shifts that can come from a healing journey is connecting to your own personal power and learning how to no longer give that away.  Nothing will cause us more emotional struggle and hardship during the course of our lives than that of our constant power struggle with it.  Particularly the power struggle of not showing up and speaking out the truth.  Being scared to say what we think or believe in a moment for fear of judgment.  Agreeing to perform a favor that we don't actually want to be doing.  Two very common ways we give our power away.  Join your host, Ross Leppala, in this episode and learn how you can take your power back!

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Connect with your host Ross Leppala!

Instagram: ross.leppala

Facebook: Ross Leppala

Email: [email protected]

Intro and Outro music credits:

"Lost in the Woods" by Gaelynn Lea

from the album "Learning How to Stay"

Gaelynn Lea: Violin, Vocals

Dave Mehling: Guitars, Keyboards, Organ & Auxiliary Percussion

Al Church: Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Piano & Auxiliary Percussion

Martin Dosh: Drums

Andrew Foreman: Electric Bass

Haley McCallum: Vocal Harmony

Join your host, Ross Leppala, and his life partner, Dr. Vanessa Gale as they talk about some super amazing tools and techniques they have learned during their journey as parents.  These tools and techniques will help empower your children.  Empowered children make empowered choices.  Choices that set them up for success in life and allow them to flow with ease.  Something that was missing from my life during many tough times of poor mental health.  We've got to empower our children!

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Resources:

The Conscious Parent:  

Positive Parenting Solutions: https://www.positiveparentingsolutions.com/amember/aff/go/theakleprechaun

The Danish Way of Parenting 

No-Drama Discipline

Free To Learn

The Alter Ego Effect

Courage to Grow

Nurture Shock

Way of the Superior Man

Why are you Still Sending your Kids to School

Non-Violent Communication

Biology of Belief

Connect with Vanessa Gale

Instagram: prettystronglife

Body Breath Workshop:

https://drvanessagale.kartra.com/page/Suv6

Holistic Alignment Strategy Online Course:

https://drvanessagale.kartra.com/page/59u5

Connect with Rosalie Barre Bell

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKXAHADtVDRV4tQj-s5T0MA

Connect with your host Ross Leppala:

Instagram: ross.leppala

Facebook: Ross Leppala

Email: [email protected]

Intro and Outro music credits:

"Lost in the Woods" by Gaelynn Lea

from the album "Learning How to Stay"

Gaelynn Lea: Violin, Vocals

Dave Mehling: Guitars, Keyboards, Organ & Auxiliary Percussion

Al Church: Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Piano & Auxiliary Percussion

Martin Dosh: Drums

Andrew Foreman: Electric Bass

Haley McCallum: Vocal Harmony

In this episode, your host Ross Leppala talks about what he thinks is ultimately happening to our kids and why they are continually subjected to bully-like behavior.  It's something many of us have endured and something many of our children endures.  WHY? With all the anti-bully campaigns out there, why does this continue to happen?   

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Connect with your host Ross Leppala!

Instagram: ross.leppala

Facebook: Ross Leppala

Email: [email protected]

Intro and Outro music credits:

"Lost in the Woods" by Gaelynn Lea

from the album "Learning How to Stay"

Gaelynn Lea: Violin, Vocals

Dave Mehling: Guitars, Keyboards, Organ & Auxiliary Percussion

Al Church: Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Piano & Auxiliary Percussion

Martin Dosh: Drums

Andrew Foreman: Electric Bass

Haley McCallum: Vocal Harmony 

In this episode, host Ross Leppala talks with one of his powerlifting clients and mental performance guru, Shaina Record.  Shaina brings a lot of great perspectives to the table when dealing with mental adversity and how to be a high performer in life and athletic pursuits.  As she was surrounded by high performers, having to find ways to navigate her self-imposed pressures in order to find success in her own path.  With an educational emphasis on performance enhancement, she's got the skills to help people break free of those self-limiting thoughts and behaviors. Having worked with a plethora of different people from the military to private sports settings, that brings a diverse experience in the application of that education.    

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Connect with our guest Shaina Record

Instagram: shairecord

Website: https://recordperformance.net/

Email: [email protected]

Connect with your host Ross Leppala!

Instagram: ross.leppala

Facebook: Ross Leppala

Email: [email protected]

Intro and Outro music credits:

"Lost in the Woods" by Gaelynn Lea

from the album "Learning How to Stay"

Gaelynn Lea: Violin, Vocals

Dave Mehling: Guitars, Keyboards, Organ & Auxiliary Percussion

Al Church: Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Piano & Auxiliary Percussion

Martin Dosh: Drums

Andrew Foreman: Electric Bass

Haley McCallum: Vocal Harmony

Even wonder why they call it a healing journey?  When do we become healed?  Is it even possible to become 'healed'?

In this episode host, Ross Leppala talks about some of his perspectives on why it's a journey and not a  destination.  What it would take or rather what it would look like to become truly healed.  A concept that to him seems like a fairly far stretched idea when we consider the amount of trauma we face on a regular basis.  Not to mention the extreme trauma created at large with war, depression, slavery, and other severe forms of generational trauma that occur to a large population of society.

Also in this episode is the powerful tool of forgiveness and what that can do for the person on the receiving end of the trauma.  It's important to come to an understanding that forgiveness is NOT about letting a person off from their responsibilities and actions, it's about learning to set the pain down and move forward from that. 

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Connect with your host Ross Leppala!

Instagram: ross.leppala

Facebook: Ross Leppala

Email: [email protected]

Intro and Outro music credits:

"Lost in the Woods" by Gaelynn Lea

from the album "Learning How to Stay"

Gaelynn Lea: Violin, Vocals

Dave Mehling: Guitars, Keyboards, Organ & Auxiliary Percussion

Al Church: Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Piano & Auxiliary Percussion

Martin Dosh: Drums

Andrew Foreman: Electric Bass

Haley McCallum: Vocal Harmony   

In this episode, your Host Ross Leppala is joined by his life coach, Mim Chapman.  Ross worked with Mim back in 2015 when he first sought help to work on his own mental health.  Mim is a true joy and light in the world having worked with countless people and couples with her personal life coaching.  They talk about some of Mim's personal stories and many ways in which she has helped empower people and couples to have more fulfilling life experiences!

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Connect with Mim Chapman

Website:  http://mimchapman.com/

Email:  [email protected]

Book: What Does Polyamory Look Like?

Connect with your host Ross Leppala!

Instagram: ross.leppala

Facebook: Ross Leppala

Email: [email protected]

Intro and Outro music credits:

"Lost in the Woods" by Gaelynn Lea

from the album "Learning How to Stay"

Gaelynn Lea: Violin, Vocals

Dave Mehling: Guitars, Keyboards, Organ & Auxiliary Percussion

Al Church: Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Piano & Auxiliary Percussion

Martin Dosh: Drums

Andrew Foreman: Electric Bass

Haley McCallum: Vocal Harmony

Athletes constantly grind on the physical preparations for their sport.  They also often prepare their mind for their field of play.  But what are you/they doing to help themselves as a person?  We see athletes fail and it is often a result of their failure to care for the person.  We are people first and athletes second.  When we see high-level athletes have failed careers due to off-the-field issues, that's the person failing to make elevated choices.  

In this episode, Ross shares part of his recent journey with the USA Powerlifitng Raw National Championships and how his self-care routine had a profound impact on his ability to enjoy the experience.  There's a great message here for athlete's but the lessons and ideas are for anyone seeking to improve how they experience lives events!  

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Connect with your host Ross Leppala!

Instagram: ross.leppala

Facebook: Ross Leppala

Email: [email protected]

Intro and Outro music credits:

"Lost in the Woods" by Gaelynn Lea

from the album "Learning How to Stay"

Gaelynn Lea: Violin, Vocals

Dave Mehling: Guitars, Keyboards, Organ & Auxiliary Percussion

Al Church: Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Piano & Auxiliary Percussion

Martin Dosh: Drums

Andrew Foreman: Electric Bass

Haley McCallum: Vocal Harmony

In this episode, Ross sits down with Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, Amanda Rizo.  We talk about her healing journey and recovery from some significantly lift limiting aspects from sexual trauma to anorexia.  It was during her therapy in college that inspired her to change her academic focus from music to becoming a therapist.  Seeing the value it added to her life, she wanted to do the same for others.  Now, she is here to add that value to your life in this podcast episode!

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Connect with your host Ross Leppala!

Instagram: ross.leppala

Facebook: Ross Leppala

Email: [email protected]

Connect with Amanda Rizo

Instagram: @rizo_amanda_marissa, @lovetheyoni

Intro and Outro music credits:

"Lost in the Woods" by Gaelynn Lea

from the album "Learning How to Stay"

Gaelynn Lea: Violin, Vocals

Dave Mehling: Guitars, Keyboards, Organ & Auxiliary Percussion

Al Church: Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Piano & Auxiliary Percussion

Martin Dosh: Drums

Andrew Foreman: Electric Bass

Haley McCallum: Vocal Harmony