The Sisu Way

The Sisu Way episodes:

• 10.18.2020

  39: Jen Widerstrom – Discovering Strength

  Jen Widerstrom’s resume will tell you that she is a celebrity fitness trainer, Coach on the NBC show The Biggest Loser, former American Gladiator, model, best selling author of the book Diet Right for Your Personality Type, entrepreneur, and Fitness...

  
• 09.18.2020

  38: Scott McGee – Acta Non Verba

  This is a special episode of The Sisu Way. The format is different because on this episode, I was a guest on Marcus Aurelius Anderson’s podcast, Acta Non Verba. This episode includes many topics I have not yet discussed on...

  
• 03.09.2020

  37: Mastering Peace with Eva Charlotte

  This episode is dedicated to mastering peace and learning how to live a happy and fulfilling life. I believe a peaceful life is centered on 3 main themes: mastering your desires, performing your duties, and learning to think clearly about...

  
• 01.07.2020

  36: The Character Mile – Movement is a Gift

  This episode is about The Character Mile and the reminder that Movement is a Gift, Health is Wealth, the Present is a Present, and that we have the freedom and opportunity to choose not only strength, but gratitude. Our paths are...

  
• 10.11.2019

  35: Dr. Nicholas Romanov – The Man Behind the Pose Method

  Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. – Francis Bacon Dr. Nicholas Romanov’s mission is to advance the science of human movement and make it useful to people.  He is committed to empowering people to take greater control of their well...

  
• 06.02.2019

  34: Adversity is a Gift with Marcus Aurelius Anderson

  We are only as strong as the adversity we overcome.  If that is the case, then Marcus Aurelius Anderson is a StrongMan of character.  But facing adversity isn’t the only prerequisite for developing grit, you have to choose to use...

  
• 04.10.2019

  33: Perseverance & Gratitude with NFL Athlete Erik Swoope

  Train Keeps Moving: No matter what happens in your life the train keeps moving and it doesn’t stop for anyone. Erik Swoope is an NFL Tight End with a humble spirit who was with the Indianapolis Colts the past...

  
• 02.15.2019

  32: Finding Strength in Struggle – A Warrior’s Perspective with Dr. Theresa Larson

  Beautiful things don’t come without some suffering. -Dalai Lama What happens after an injury, loss, or major change? How do you adapt to this new normal state? How do you find strength in the face of adversity? How do you accept...

  
• 02.02.2019

  31: Dr. Jen Esquer – It Starts Within – Building Strength through Infidelity

  Pain x Resistance = Suffering In life, things happen around us, and things happen to us. The only thing that truly matters is your choice of how you respond to it.  You can learn, adapt, and choose to make the best...

  
• 01.20.2019

  30: See Love with Ruben Rojas, Artist & Co-Founder of Beautify Earth

  Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing. – Camille Pissarro, painter Ruben Rojas, knows what it means to take beautiful intention and turn it into soul moving action.  To choose love over fear. ...

  
• 01.07.2019

  29: The Four Agreements – A Guide to Personal Freedom, Happiness, and Love

  Your mind is your best weapon. The mind is a battlefield, and we are all warriors. We are in a war for independence, for the right to use our own mind and break free.  We are strong enough to break free from our...

  
• 12.19.2018

  28: The Way to Breathe – The Oxygen Advantage with Patrick McKeown

  The breath is the bridge between the mind and the body. This episode with international best-selling author of The Oxygen Advantage® and master breath instructor, Patrick McKeown, will change the way you think about breathing.  How do you increase health, performance,...

  
• 12.06.2018

  27: Julien Pineau – Discovering StrongFit

  Burn the questions, burn your doubts, burn who you were, burn everything. See if you can make your soul bleed. Julien Pineau is a Humanist, Movement Specialist, and Founder of StrongFit, an intellectual and physical gym that has transcended the actual...

  
• 11.17.2018

  26: Mary Beth LaRue – Creating Room for Embracing Vulnerability & Love

  We think that the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart...

  
• 10.27.2018

  25: Lindsey K. Mathews – A Peaceful Warrior Empowering Women through Love

  Dr. Lindsey K. Mathews bio says she is a doctor of chiropractic, birth doula, NLP practitioner, strength and conditioning coach, and creator of the rockstar movement, BIRTHFIT! Beyond her extraordinary titles, Lindsey views every obstacle as an opportunity. She is...

  
• 10.15.2018

  24: Ryan Fischer – Strength, Work Ethic, & Reflection

  Ryan Fischer has off the charts fitness, numerous feats of physical strength, and experience in helicopter flying, Olympic skeleton, BMX racing, competitive CrossFitting, and hiking all over the world.  His life is a set of circumstances that have developed him...

  
• 09.29.2018

  23: Author Ryan Munsey – Awareness Creates Choice

  How do you create an unbeatable mind that provides the fortitude, grit, sisu, invictus, and mental toughness to overcome adversity? How do you positively alter your mental state? This is the episode that answers those questions.  The goal of this episode...

  
• 09.21.2018

  22: Kenny Kane – A Path of Joy, Suffering, & Effort.

    The Sisu Way is defined as strength and determination in the face of adversity. Persistence. Hope. GRIT. An unbeatable mindset full of courage, tenacity, resilience, willpower, triumph, and an unconquerable soul. They say the finest souls are those who gulped...

  
• 09.09.2018

  21: Andy Petranek – Stepping Up through a Beginner’s Mind

  “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s mind there are few.” — Zen Master Shunryu Suzuki Andy Petranek couples curiosity and enthusiasm and applies it to learn new perspectives for a better way.  He is an early adopter, coach,...

  
• 08.31.2018

  20: Logan Gelbrich – Awareness & Vulnerability on a path to Hold the Standard

  Before recording this episode with world-class human Logan Gelbrich, Dr. Cara Miller had some advice for me. She said, “Hold him steady with love – Push him deep with humility – and be willing to go there with him courageously.”  This...

  
• 08.05.2018

  19: Adaptive Athlete Lil Misty Diaz – Spina Beautiful

    Lil Misty Diaz is a force of light that has grown out of darkness.  This darkness began with being born with Spina Bifida (birth defect affecting the spinal cord). Followed by 28 operations by middle school (not including exploratory surgeries) and compounded...

  
• 07.30.2018

  18: Wim Hof Method: Breathing, Cold Exposure, & Mindset with Retired Peace Officer Erik Milosevic

  One of the best and simplest pieces of advice anyone could give to benefit energy, freedom, and health is:  Remember to breathe and relax. We are constantly faced with acute and chronic stress, which causes soul cavities.  Stress causes inflammation, which...

  
• 06.25.2018

  17: Dan “Nitro” Clark – Death Lessons

  Dan “Nitro” Clark is a American Gladiator, TEDx Speaker, Writer, Happiness Seeker, & Gratitude Practicer, who is committed to serving others.  Dan’s path was one of suffering and trauma, but he grew into someone who set out to burn bright,...

  
• 06.09.2018

  16: Greg Amundson – Warrior Monk

  How do we master ourselves to be of greater service? My guest, Greg Amundson, is an operational and spiritual swiss army knife of a human being.  He is the original CrossFit Firebreather, affiliate owner, a law enforcement officer, swat operator, DEA...

  
• 05.18.2018

  15: Caroline Burckle – Strength in Vulnerability

  Caroline Burckle is an Olympic Bronze Medalist Swimmer performing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the 4 x 200m relay.  She took gold in the 2007 Pan Am Games in the 800m freestyle, was the 2x NCAA champ, and was...

  
• 05.10.2018

  14: Marcus Kowal – Life is a Moment

  The Sisu Way: Strength and Determination in the face of adversity. Persistence. Hope. Grit. A unbeatable mindset full of courage, tenacity, resilience, willpower and triumph. An unconquerable soul….  This description, this definition, describes my guest Marcus Kowal.  Marcus is a martial...

  
• 04.20.2018

  13: Keep Swimming – An Episode on Grief

  The most beautiful people are those that have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have still found their way out of the depths. These people have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them...

  
• 03.26.2018

  12: Olympian Lauren Gibbs – Happiness is a Choice

  Lauren Gibbs is an American bobsledder who won a silver medal at the 2018 Olympic Games.  While that is a statement of fact, it does not define Lauren’s character. She is equal parts power, intelligence, intuition, respect, and drive. This...

  
• 02.26.2018

  11: Christmas Abbot – Pressure is a Privilege

  Christmas Abbott is an author, athlete, CrossFit gym owner, girl boss, former pit crew member, entrepreneur, branding/marketing expert, speaker, and model …but these titles DON’T define her. It’s her courage, spunk, guts, and her gumption that make her a relentless...

  
• 02.15.2018

  10: Traver Boehm – Strength Reborn

  Traver Boehm is a man of the heart. He is a primal man, a sensitive man, and a Man Uncivilized. Traver is a man that was completely broken by life, and decided to skillfully use the pain as rocket fuel...

  
• 02.12.2018

  9: Lindsey Valenzuela – Strength to Give

  Lindsey Valenzuela is someone you may identify as a CrossFit Games Athlete, but Lindsey is more than that. She is a powerhouse of emotion, passion, strength, and love that has had a renewed sense of purpose since the birth of...

  
• 02.03.2018

  8: Tait Fletcher – Humility is Growth

  Tait Fletcher has a wide-ranging resume from addict, fighter, stuntman, entrepreneur, podcaster, actor, etc. but that is NOT why he is on the show.  Through adversity, he follows his passion that happens to give him those titles.  Through his brokenness, Tait...

  
• 01.28.2018

  7: Matt Aporta – Fostering Love: A Story of a Family

  Episode 7: Fostering Love with Matt Aporta is more than a story of what its like to foster-to-adopt a child.  It is a lesson and reminder that everyday is a gift and nothing is more powerful than love. Relationships can come...

  
• 01.22.2018

  6: The Art of Living – Epictetus, Stoicism, & Serenity

  The Art of Living is the classical manual of Epictetus (a Stoic philosopher who lived from A.D. 55 to A.D. 135) on how to live a good and moral life. It has helped me effectively meet everyday challenges of life,...

  
• 01.15.2018

  5: Val Voboril – Strength is a Choice

   Val Voboril is the everyday woman with super-powered fitness.  She is a mother, 4th Grade teacher, and a 6-time CrossFit Games Athlete.  But these titles do not define her. The quality of her character is shown through her resilient spirit,...

  
• 01.08.2018

  4: Health is Wealth – Memento Mori – Movement is a Gift

  “Health is Wealth” is one of the tag-lines of The Sisu Way, but if I were to make the title of this episode longer it would say, “Health is Wealth, Movement is a Gift, and Your Will is Within Your...

  
• 12.19.2017

  3: Strength to Love – MLK “Loving Your Enemies”

  Episode 3: Strength to Love is about perspective. This episode stands to provide a different light on the finger pointing mentality we sometimes show, and instead, turn the light back on ourselves. We have the ability to chose strength, love,...

  
• 12.09.2017

  2: Strong Willed – A Parents Story about Strength, Willpower, & Resilience

  Episode 2: Strong Willed, is a story of strength, fortitude, and a celebration of resilience told through letters that were written to my sons from several months in 2015. In Episode 1: For Dad I looked back to the generation...

  
• 12.02.2017

  1: For Dad – The Why

  Welcome to the first episode of The Sisu Way Podcast. There are many reasons for this passion project, and I’d like to start the show with my ‘why’. One of the major themes is the awareness, appreciation, connection and gratitude...