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Daniel Gutierrez enlightens Joey Dumont about what it took to walk away from a life built on societal success and leadership, travel to a monastery in Nepal and ultimately move to Peru to open a retreat and redefine what it means to be fulfilled. 

In This Episode:

• Societal constructs around success
• Being a political advisor
• Walking away from it all
• Finding inner peace
• Living outside of ‘Ego’
• Serving others
• Moving to Peru
• Building a retreat

 

To get to the highest tops, one must explore the deepest depths. Nobody knows that better than Daniel Gutierrez.

Once a high-powered executive and in-demand consultant who graced the covers of Latin Business, Cypen and Color Magazines, Daniel realized that there was more to success than a 7-figure earning potential. As President of PRIMER, a prestigious national leadership organization and an advisor to the Department of White House Personnel for the Obama Administration, Daniel was a highly regarded and deeply revered leader. Though Daniel was listed as one of the “Top 100 Hispanics in America” along with extraordinary individuals such as Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, actor Edward James Olmos and CNN’s Soledad O’Brien, something was still missing.

Daniel clearly mastered the outer game. But his intuition told him that to feel fulfilled, he must also master the inner game.

To everyone’s surprise, at the height of his career Daniel dared to leave it all behind and decided to dedicate the next chapter of his life to becoming a Master of Mindfulness. During the past 10 years Daniel has led nearly 30 quests to the heights of the Machu Picchu, the depths of the Amazon and the top of the Himalayas. After the boardroom, now he has been guiding entrepreneurs and corporate executives in deep dive mindfulness immersions. Though mindfulness is a lifelong practice, Daniel has become known for giving life-altering strategies in as little as 60 seconds.

In the midst of Manhattan chaos, Daniel has been turning cubicles from a place of stress to pads of serenity. When facing extreme pressure, executives now go from high-strung to highly productive. Even Wall Street had to admit that when you want to climb to the top, there is nothing like following someone who is as comfortable in the boardroom as on the backbone of a mountain, having led thousands to the greatest heights of true success.

A beloved mentor and sought-after motivational speaker, Daniel was featured in the documentary Luminous World Views as one of eighteen world-renowned thought leaders in the area of transformation and leadership. 

In November 2018 Daniel appeared as a special guest for renowned teacher, Michel Pascal on one of the biggest stages in the world, Carnegie Hall in New York City. He addressed a sold-out crowd with musical support from Earth Wind and Fire, Madonna and Michael Jackson’s best musicians. He is a bestselling author, who is excited to release his fifth book, Radical Mindfulness.

 

Website:

https://www.danielgutierrez.com/

TW: @motivatordan

Fb:  @abundancedaniel

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Aja Raden takes a deep dive with Joey Dumont to unravel how the mind processes information and how easily it can be manipulated into thinking what we want it to think.  They go on to talk about some of the longest (and most famous) cons you’d be surprised today to know still exist!

 

In This Episode:

• Lies that we believe
• Art of neurons and how our mind processes information
• Pyramid Scheme
• Placebo Effect
• Mind-body Interface
• Authority Bias & Honesty Bias
• Diamond Industry

 

Aja Raden studied ancient history and physics at the University of Chicago and, during that time, worked as the Head of Auction Division at the famed House of Kahn. 

For over seven years, she has worked as the Senior Designer for Los Angeles-based fine jewelry company Tacori. Raden is an experienced jeweler, trained scientist, and well-read historian, and her expertise sits at the intersection of academic history, industry experience, and scientific perspective. 

She lives in Beverly Hills, California, and is the author of Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World.

 

Website:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajaraden/

IG: @ajaraden

TW: @ajaraden

Fb:  @ajaradenideas

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Hannah shares an open conversation with Joey about the value of sharing personal experiences with others to support a deeper discussion about the anxiety and emotions we all face. She also talks about being intentional and not being afraid to ask questions. Plus, they bond over a mutual love for Ironman.

 

In This Episode:

• Difference between mental health in Britain vs the United States
• Meghan Markle and Prince Harry
• Societal reactions on suicide occurrence vs suicidal tendencies
• Depression and perspectives of being depressed
• Family dynamics 
• Psychotherapy
• Coping with social anxiety
• Supporting youth with mental awareness
• Intentional conversations
• Cinema therapy

Hannah Stainer is a Mental Wellbeing Coach, Youth Coach, a qualified Teacher and Speaker. She’s the creator and host of the Psykhe Mental Wellbeing Podcast. Hannah has a Postgraduate Diploma in Special and Inclusive Educational Needs (specializing in Dyslexia and Autism), a Diploma in Life Coaching, a Level 3 Yoga Instructor qualification, a Masters Degree in Psychology and is a Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society. 

Hannah has experience of living with depression and anxiety, imposter syndrome, people-pleasing and an awful relationship with herself. She realized one day she wasn’t really ok and set out to change her life, to be ok. Now she’s sharing what she’s learnt with others.

Hannah is a keen Mental Health advocate and holds several voluntary roles including as a Time to Change Champion, a Rethink Mental Illness Peer Mentor, a Cruse Bereavement Support Volunteer and a Samaritans Listening Volunteer.

https://www.psykhe.co.uk/

IG: @psykhecoaching

TW: @psykhecoaching

Fb:  @psykhecoaching

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Mark Henick dives in with Joey Dumont sharing his personal journey seeking mental health treatment as a young boy and overcoming the breakdowns in a still-broken healthcare system for youth in Canada. He discusses the shift we actively take in our lives that change our course as shared in his personal memoir, So Called Normal.

In This Episode:

• Shifting life’s trajectory
• Different roles we play in other peoples’ lives
• Authoring a book
• Near death experience
• Depression and suicide ideation
• Individuation
• Creating the support needed for mental health patients
• Experience in psychiatric wards and the dehumanization patients experience
• Problem with the current mental healthcare system for youths

Informed by his direct experience with stigma and the mental health care system, Mark Henick dedicated his life from an early age to opening minds and creating change.

Mark is the principal and CEO of Strategic Mental Health Solutions, a boutique consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations and individuals to move strategically from basic mental health awareness toward meaningful, measurable action.

He has previously served as the youngest president of a provincial Canadian Mental Health Association division in history, the youngest member of the board of directors for the Mental Health Commission of Canada, and a national spokesperson for the Faces of Mental Illness campaign. He has worked as a front line mental health counsellor, and the manager of a national workplace mental health training program. Prior to his present role, Mark oversaw the Fund Development and Marketing & Communications portfolios for the Canadian Mental Health Association as National Director of Strategic Initiatives.

Mark’s TEDx talk, Why We Choose Suicide, is among the most watched in the world with over 6 million views. His story of searching for “the man in the light brown jacket” who saved his life from a teenage suicide attempt went viral around world. When Mark learned of products being sold on Amazon that promoted suicide, his successful online petition to have them removed garnered tens of thousands of signatures and again gained global media attention. The worldwide rights to Mark’s first book have been acquired by HarperCollins.

Mark brings a diverse and unique perspective of someone who has been a patient, a professional, and a policy influencer in the mental health system. He lives with his family in Toronto, Canada.

 

Website:

https://markhenick.com/

IG: @markhenick     FB: https://www.facebook.com/markhenick/      TW: @markhenick

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Ryan Casey Waller, author of Depression, Anxiety, and Other Things We Don't Want to Talk About, sits down to talk with Joey Dumont about the many tough conversations he had to have with others and himself, and how he's come out on the other side as a stronger and more fulfilled person.

Also In This Episode:

• Finding Comradery in Anxiety
• Taking Unhealthy Risks
• Realizing You Don’t Deserve the Self-Abuse
• Choosing Death by the Avoidance of Life
• The Power of Radical Acceptance
• Being Authentic
• The Difference Between Happiness and Joy
• Giving Yourself Permission to Choose Happiness
• The Public Health Crisis of Suicide
• Megan Markle
• Changing Societal Constructs of Happiness
• Admitting You’re in Bad Shape
• The Challenge of Being Depressed in a Church Environment

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Even though this episode covers the heavy topic of depression, you’ll smile, feel less alone, be entertained, learn about yourself and enjoy the entire time.

Lucas Wolfe, the author of My Perfect Life, has an open conversation with Joey Dumont about having depression despite his "perfect life."

Other topics:

• How he’d rather be punched in the face than watch the Kardashians.
• His entertaining descent into darkness
• Feeling like something was “off”
• Understanding that depression isn’t a constant; it comes and goes
• Dismissing depression as normal teenage woes
• Having sulfuric acid in his pants
• Being naked in the back of a work truck
• How easy it was to keep struggles hidden
• What it feels like to come out of the hole
• Talk therapy
• Laughing about being vulnerable
• Talking about the real person--not the social media person
• Wanting the madness to stop--even for a night
• Being smarter with your mental health
• A touching story about his brother’s pure reflection of joy

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Bryan Behar has a candid conversation about his father's suicide, dealing with extreme anxiety, and more, all while not making the conversation too heavy. He and Joey Dumont find ways to laugh their cries out.

In This Episode:

• Being a showrunner for the 1st time (Fuller House)
• Being a hero at anticipatory anxiety
• Starting life after his father’s suicide
• The healing powers of pancakes
• The taboo around talking about suicide
• The burden of helping someone who has mental health
• Suicide prevention
• The pressures of living in LA
• Aging and showbiz
• Grief triggers
• Almost being kicked out of Brown
• Breaking tragic news to kids
• Not “making it” as a man
• One of the greatest things his wife did for him
• Living “the dream” but not feeling happy
• What success looks like now
• How to take the pressure off of being a man
• Basking in the achievement of trying

Joey Dumont, author of Joey Somebody: the Life and Times of a Recovering Douchebag.
www.JoeyDumont.com

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