Beautiful possibilities emerge when we begin to uncover who we are, what we want to do and how we’re meant to do it. Today, George resumes his breakthrough conversation with Stephanie Yen, a conscious leader and transformation guide who supports women by helping them step into their self-mastery. This episode begins with Stephanie interviewing George, where he opens up about his experience creating this very podcast which leads to a major breakthrough for Stephanie: who she must become in order to achieve the next level of success in her business, is someone she has been her entire life. 

Today on Think Out Loud:

• Knowing when it’s the right time: Think Out Loud’s five year genesis
• The distinction between forcing and nourishing your creative ideas
• How surrender leads to knowing
• Establishing a relationship with impermanence
• The moment George realized that he was always a coach
• Stephanie’s breakthrough—just be who you’ve always been

Connect with Steph:

• Instagram: @shaktiunleashed
• Podcast: Shakti Unleashed 

Connect with George:

• Instagram: @shapeshift_coach 
• Website: www.shapeshiftcoach.com 

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

Today on the show, George coaches his dear friend, Stephanie Yen. Stephanie is a conscious leader and transformational guide, who supports women by helping them step into their self-mastery. An integral part of strong leadership is knowing and owning where our subconscious beliefs and patterns affect our thinking, decisions and behavior. In this breakthrough session, George supports Stephanie to embrace where she currently is in her life’s journey, and helps her soften into a state of ease, acceptance and peace. 

Today on Think Out Loud:

• Embracing the survival mode of a low bank account
• Accepting external support without self-shame
• Being a woman of devotion: always follow your heart
• Highlighting the distinction between knowing and doing
• Staying curious while embracing the journey and its involved risks
• Acknowledging and honoring the divine within you

Connect with Steph:

• Instagram: @shaktiunleashed
• Podcast: Shakti Unleashed 

Connect with George:

• Instagram: @shapeshift_coach 
• Website: www.shapeshiftcoach.com 

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

We can fear death or we can choose to recognize its ability to put life into perspective. George and his family found themselves without power for three days while on their annual snowboarding trip in Mammoth, CA. One of these nights, they shared dinner with the family in the cabin next door and the father happened to be a retired ER surgeon who now finds himself dying of brain cancer. George took this opportunity to ask this man poignant questions in an effort to unearth what matters most to people, throughout their lives, and at the end.

Today on Think Out Loud:

• Finding meaning in helping others
• The joy of raising children
• 8 questions to ask people who are dying
• The power of a near death experience
• Embracing the full spectrum of human emotion

Connect with George:

• Instagram: @shapeshift_coach 
• Website: www.shapeshiftcoach.com 

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

In today’s breakthrough episode, George chats with Lauren Bash, a climate change and sustainability content creator who works with brands like REI, Ikea and Imperfect Foods. Lauren educates consumers on the climate and global waste crisis, while sharing inspiring, sustainable steps to harness our power, take action, and demand change. George coaches Lauren through how to be a more solutions oriented influencer, some of the restrictions and feelings of inauthenticity she faces when working with clients, and the importance of cultivating a sense of community to gain strength and momentum in the climate change movement. 

Today on Think Out Loud:

• How to make client work feel as fulfilling and authentic as personal projects
• The harms of single solution messaging within the climate change movement
• Cultivating and rallying a community to encourage change
• Establishing a system for creating aligned, authentic content
• Finding simple, profound insights through thinking out loud

Connect with Lauren:

• Instagram: @relauren 
• TikTok: @relauren
• Website: relauren.com

Connect with George:

• Instagram: @shapeshift_coach 
• Website: www.shapeshiftcoach.com 

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

In today’s monologue, George opens up about his experience of being fired by his good friend, with whom he started a business, right after their launch. This event coincided with romantic loss, causing George to spiral into self-doubt. The end of any relationship is usually coupled with feedback about our character, which can often be quite a hit to our ego, and this situation was no exception when George was told he had been acting self-righteously. In this episode, George walks us through his process of bouncing back from this massive loss. From shame, to self-reflection, to gratitude, we learn tools and reflection questions that George used, and that can serve us the next time any relationship comes to a close. 

Today on Think Out Loud:

• George’s response to being fired for the first time
• George’s favorite mindset tool
• Acknowledging a history of self-righteousness
• Breaking down George’s post-firing feedback
• Reflection questions to help you move through loss 

Connect with George:

• Instagram: @shapeshift_coach 
• Website: www.shapeshiftcoach.com 

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

In today’s breakthrough episode, George coaches Johnny Rapp, an accomplished meme creator, marketer, and humanitarian. Johnny is a man who values a life of beauty, connection, community, energy & service but recognizes, like so many of us, that he has spent the majority of his life operating from a survival instinct. At a young age after his parents split, he began creating memes on Twitter as a form of catharsis and to gain a sense of importance. Now, at 25, Johnny is working with George to find a new flow to give him a more whole, beautiful experience, as opposed to being trapped in the personal torture chamber that the internet has become for so many modern-day adolescents.  

Today on Think Out Loud:

• A meditation to clear the mental space
• Bridging the gap between who you’ve been and who you want to become
• Energizing actions vs. un-energizing decisions
• Diving into the ideas of congruency and alignment
• The power of serving without expectation
• How weddings exemplify the importance of community
• What leads to human health: the sick city vs. blue zones 

Connect with Johnny:

• Instagram: @jrapp 

Connect with George:

• Instagram: @shapeshift_coach 
• Website: www.shapeshiftcoach.com 

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

In this bonus episode of Think Out Loud, George shares a valuable tool called "The Healing Cup" that he uses for himself and his clients to navigate difficult times and challenges. He empowers listeners to become their own healers and shares the 6-step process to address, process, resolve, and integrate whatever challenge they may be facing. He discusses the importance of self-compassion and being present with one's emotions, recalibrating expectations around productivity, and engaging in physical practices to release what no longer serves. This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to empower themselves and navigate life's challenges with greater ease and grace.

Today on Think Out Loud:

• Breakdown of a step-by-step process to guide you on your healing journey
• Guided process to feel, heal and let go of emotions
• How to release emotions that help soften attachment in the mind and constriction in the nervous system
• Create a new belief system that can help you overcome stagnation
• Empowers you to be your own healer

Resources:

• Download The Healing Cup

Connect with George:

• Instagram: @shapeshift_coach 
• Website: www.shapeshiftcoach.com 

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

In this solo episode, George shares his recent experience of heartbreak and how he’s navigating the pain and turning it into purpose. He discusses the difficult questions, shame, guilt, and disappointment that heartbreak can bring up and how it can shut down our sense of connection to ourselves and others. Through his own experiences, George explores tools for accessing and processing emotions, embracing feelings, and moving through pain without getting stuck in suffering. He also touches on themes of intuition, forgiveness, and building relationships from integrity rather than infidelity. Finally, George encourages listeners to embrace the darker truths of life and use them to navigate through challenges and find solutions.

Today on Think Out Loud:

• Overcoming heartbreak: Turning pain into purpose and deeper meaning
• The effects of heartbreak on our sense of self and connection to others
• Ways to access and process difficult emotions
• Forgiveness and self-compassion in the healing process
• Navigating complicated relationships & falling for someone who is in a relationship
• Supporting each other through grief and pain: Love without expectation

Connect with George:

• Instagram: @shapeshift_coach 
• Website: www.shapeshiftcoach.com

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

In today's Breakthrough Episode, George leads a coaching session with Joe Salvatore, a Creative Director in support of brands with positive purpose. They discuss Joe's journey through a major life transition and delve into the topic of relationships. The conversation covers the patterns that emerge when pursuing emotionally unavailable people, moving toward connection with others and taking radical responsibility for one's decisions and emotions. Listen as George traces Joe back into his childhood where he experiences a massive insight on where his pattern in romance was born. The two also touch on the influence of parents' relationships on our own views, choosing partners who choose us, and taking sovereign steps to protect oneself in healthy ways.

Joe’s Bio: A Creative Director in support of scaling brands with a positive purpose. He has production experience in film, documentary, television, internally with brands and also in an agency setting. Personally: Presence is the mission. Community, connection, and understanding of self & the world around us is the pursuit.

Today on Think Out Loud:

• Examining old patterns in relationships
• Cultivating self-trust and building integrity
• Pursuing love without compromising your values
• The influence of parental relationships on our own relationships
• Taking radical responsibility for our own suffering
• Choosing partners who choose us
• Knowing how you want to feel in relationship with another

Resources:

• Follow Joe: @joesalvatore_ 
• Referenced book: Calling in “The One”

Connect with George:

• Instagram: @shapeshift_coach 

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

In the first episode of the "Think Out Loud" podcast, host George Yueh shares his journey of discovering his identity through the challenges and hardships of life. He believes when we reflect back on hardship, we can uncover not silver, but gold lining that shapes our way of being in the world. Awareness of these values and consciously choosing to live in congruency with them creates an ultimate form of significance and self-worth. When were experiencing these hardships we often miss the deeper lessons because we are caught up in the emotional struggle. By sharing his own story, including a Divine intervention that changed the course of his life, George invites listeners to take a deeper look into their own story to find the gold lining in their own hardships. With this newfound awareness, he emphasizes that living in accordance with these values leads to more self-empowerment and connection. Through George's story, listeners can gain insights and find the courage to embrace their own humanness and live a more fulfilling life.

Today on Think Out Loud:

• Finding identity through hardship
• Identify core values from life experiences 
• Divine guidance in life
• Success vs. fulfillment
• The role of intuition in life decisions
• Embracing authenticity and vulnerability

Resources:

• The Surrender Experiment
• Man’s Search for Meaning

Connect with George:

• Instagram: @shapeshift_coach 

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions