In this episode, Mike and Keith explore the powerful connection between fitness and Faith. They discuss how both disciplines require dedication, perseverance, and a positive mindset. The conversation highlights personal stories and insights, illustrating how fitness can serve as a metaphor for spiritual growth and resilience. Listeners will discover practical ways to integrate their physical and spiritual journeys, fostering a holistic approach to well-being, through finding God, and themselves.

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This episode is brought to you by my inner fat ass. I used to let this time of year absolutely destroy me. I would feel like complete garbage by the new year: sluggish, lethargic and ragingly disappointed and disgusted in myself. I would eat and drink whatever I wanted because I knew at the new year I would go on a "hard diet" and cut out the vast majority of anything savory, sweet or alcoholic. While that restrictive phase definitely produced results, that restriction plus the disappointment of gorging at the back end of the year didn't necessarily lead to much internal happiness. I explain here how I fixed this cycle of extremes. If you feel like you've struggled on and off diets all year, just to throw in the towel in October, only to feel even worse by January, my ramblings may be helpful to you. If I didn't explain it well, or there are questions, just contact me! I'm always happy to discuss this as I feel our health is the most important aspect of life.

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My good friend Yolie joins me in a constructive discussion around parenting post-divorce. After doing the Divorced Dads series, I wanted to add a woman’s perspective on the whole dynamic. This isn’t professional advice, but we can speak from experience, and a genuine care for the wellbeing of our kids, in how to make things as peaceful and seamless as possible for them, and ourselves. We highlight the one main principle to follow in order to build a successful co-parenting situation that will allow kids to thrive. We put into perspective how neglecting this one major factor could result in a traumatic upbringing for children.

I also give my completely unfiltered opinion on “parents” who ditch out on their children’s lives.

Please give it a listen and let us know your thoughts or share this episode with anyone that may be going through this difficult life transition.

Thank you to those who listen!

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When we’ve tried all the diets, the rigorous training programs, expensive supplementation and still feel like we cannot climb the mountain of aesthetic or health hopes, it might be time to look inward rather than outward. 

This introspection is one of the most avoided, yet vital, steps in truly making a lifestyle change. It goes beyond dropping a few pounds for that vacation or slimming down for a wedding. Instead of looking outward again (new diet, new program, more supps, new trainer, different gym, etc.) we must take the uncomfortable, potentially dark, look inward. 

It’s painful because it involves coming to a legitimate realization that our harmful eating habits stem from places we don’t like to discuss or question: societal/cultural conditioning, upbringing, scarcity, traumatic events, low self-worth, mental/emotional disorders, etc. This realization, then the subsequent unlearning and habitual rewiring, is a process that cannot be solved by simply trying another new diet. It may involve cognitive therapy, self-forgiveness, medication, or even an intervention. This can be related to both overeating and undereating.

If we’re not moving in the right direction with our health and eating habits, it’s because the unhealed roots are still firmly in place, and without addressing these roots and severing them, we go nowhere.

(I’m not qualified to diagnose nor address any psychological/behavioral issues, this is strictly awareness content.)

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I've decided to move the podcast to video format on YouTube. I'll be keeping it as audio only on other streaming platforms for now. The purpose of this episode is to invite people onto the podcast. I want to make this more of a "community" type thing rather than just me talking about stuff. I encourage anyone to please contact me if you're interested. I have raging imposter syndrome, which is normal, so just fight that off. The topics can really be anything of relevance, but I want these episodes to be either informative, inspiring, or humorous. Whether you have a business, a charity you work with, a life experience, or a topic you've just wanted to chat about, I'm ready for it!

Thanks to those who listen! 

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In this episode, Mike addresses the following:

-The fact that literally everything in life will end, shift or change at some point.
-3 things we can learn from dogs.
-Feeling brain vs thinking brain.
-How stories, fairy tales, and movies have distorted real life expectations.
-The concept of Amor Fati.
-Remembering Sydney and the 2025 PAWS Chicago Walk.  

Thanks to those who listen!

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Mike and Heavy Hepp take a moment to remember the life and work of Ozzy Osbourne who'd passed away in July 2025. Ozzy shaped the musical landscape, especially in rock and metal, and was a significant piece of our youth. When something or someone from our past exits this life, there's a significant internal feeling that goes along with it related to the progression of life. 

Thank you Ozzy! Rest in peace.

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In this episode, Mike goes through each decade of life, from teens to 70+, and reviews the top 3 reasons people will make fitness a priority during those years. We also discuss the top WORST reasons to exercise/train. 


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AI is creating company job postings.
AI is composing prospective client resumes
AI is reviewing and filtering said resumes

So there you have it, robots are doing the vast majority of work in the preliminary states of the hiring process.

I can’t blame companies for implementing AI review though, the sheer ease of 1-click job application submissions through Indeed, LinkedIn, etc. floods companies with resumes of potential candidates, especially disgruntled ones rage applying after a bad day!

Applying for a job has never been easier, but why does it seem that “nobody wants to work?” I hear this all the time. Is it entitlement? Laziness? Low motivation? Off balance compensation? Poor working conditions?

Per usual, it’s a big blend of it all.

I discuss it in the latest episode. Thanks to all who listen!

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Economic anxiety, fear, political polarization, pandemic stress, uncertainty, overwhelm, financial stress, health concerns, impatience, poor sleep, lack of control, low self-esteem, childhood trauma, chronic comparisons, avoidant attachment, ego…the list goes on. Why does it feel as if the vast majority of people are just flat out upset and irritable?

I’ve struggled with a lot of this myself. So, as I continue to heal my own inner demons, I also observe the actions, words, and mannerisms of others. I’m no expert at all but find this to be both intriguing and overall demoralizing. I used AI, a few articles, social media responses and my own thoughts and observations in this episode to help understand why many people (including myself) are in an anxious, irritable state and how to go about changing that. 

Semi-spoiler: Look inward as opposed to shouting for everyone else to change in order to fit our own personal improbable life utopia. 

Partial solution: Realize that we have a very concrete view of ourselves both consciously and subconsciously. However, every single person we know has a completely different view of us. It’s a humbling realization that no matter how hard we try to portray a specific persona, literally everyone, even those closest to us, will develop their own perception of us. This occurs through their own conditioning, past experiences, perceptions and thought processes coming together to form an altered opinion of the person we stare at daily in the mirror. 

Let that be freeing rather than frustrating. We should be ourselves and relinquish the tiresome effort of portraying a character in life. Let them all think what they’d like…and be ok with that. Genuinely.


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