In this episode, your host, Ross Leppala, talks about people-pleasing tendencies.  What they look like, how they reduce the level at which we experience things, and how to move past them.  At their core, people-pleasing tendencies come from some underlying insecurities.  They led us to behave in ways that are lacking authenticity.  This reduces any connection we share with the people we meet and the things we do in life.  Being able to move beyond them will add value to your life and to those who are meant to be around you.    

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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 host, Ross Leppala, sits down to talk with special guest Ryan Nolan to talk about his struggles and ultimate triumphs with OCD behavior.  OCD behavior is something that can limit many people all over the world, but it's also something that we can overcome!  Through learning how to deconstruct irrational beliefs and create acceptance for things outside of your control, a person does have the ability to leave OCD behavior behind them.  What is really amazing about this episode, is the same methods to overcome OCD behaviors are the same methods we can all use to increase the quality of our life experiences.  Whether you have OCD tendencies or not, there are powerful ways of restructuring your thought processes that break free from self-limiting beliefs!

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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

Join your host, Ross Leppala, and special guest, Dr. Vanessa Gale as they reflect on some important principles from the book Radical Unschooling.  These principles profoundly impact a young child's development in ways that we believe set them up for lifelong mental well-being.  

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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

Whether we want to admit it or not, a lot of our hardships are often created at home.  Even in a loving home.  In this episode your host, Ross Leppala, and special guest, Dayna Martin talk about some different ways of parenting that can create a deeper bond/connection between parent and child.  That connection can be a very impactful way to empower our youth toward a state of mental well-being.  Dayna is an author, speaker, midwife, mother, and light in this world of parenting.  She brings to the table a ton of experience and perspectives that empower parents to connect with their kids in everlasting ways.    

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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

Marcus Bales is a professional public speaker and author.  He uses his experiences of overcoming social anxiety to fuel his own ways of guiding others to being and to speak and show up in the world how they would like to.  I'm incredibly excited to share this episode with you all as Marcus has a lot of value to add to our abilities and overcoming various social pressures.  

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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

While there is no denying that we are influenced by the environment and people that we are around, there is also the ability to create yourself in the image that you want.  Thanks to the neuroplasticity of the brain, we are able to 'wire' and 're-wire' the neural pathways in our brain that connects neurons.  This can have a significant influence on the ways we think, behave, and form habits.  In this episode, we're going to talk about some of the science behind it and how we can use that to wire our brains in ways that are incredibly powerful. 

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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

A lot of people tend to get their sense of worth through their accomplishments.  Those various things that get them all the attention and atta boys from the crowd create their sense of self-worth.  This is very common.  It was something that gave me a great deal of hardship for many years.  Seeking that external validation is fleeting.  No matter how great the accomplishment is, it will always be temporary and you'll be left CHASING it if you are not able to internally validate and define your self-worth from within.  

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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

Today we're going to chat with coach Daniel Debrocke.  Daniel shares some of his life experiences and how they have brought him to where he is today.  A lot of what he does is help people work on their nutrition and fitness by addressing behavior changes with various tactics.  Many of these tactics can be applied in applications that can help support the growth and development of someone's mental strength and fortitude.  A strong body is not as capable if it does not also have a strong mind controlling it.  

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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

It's completely understandable that we seek to live a comfortable life.  Comfortable in having a nice home, steady job, food on the table, and all of those sorts of things.  However, too much comfort will lead to our complacency.  Nothing will dull your life experience like complacency.  In fact, I think it's a killer that we either continue to choose to participate in or choose to make some changes in our life and accept a high level of personal responsibility. 

Break free from the habits of comfort and grow! 

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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