Story Time With Ryan

Troy and I discuss his career path to becoming a professional mentor, what we were able to learn from some important people in our respective lives passing on, full immersion into emotions, coping mechanisms and distractions, taking control of our lives, how limiting beliefs can play out in everyday life, our thoughts on the current pandemic and much more!

Mike had put all of his focus on a football career that was taken away abruptly after getting concussions while playing in college. He fell into a deep depression that involved an eating disorder to cope with things. There have been quite a few bumps along the way, but he’s now on his way towards physical, mental and spiritual recovery. It's taken him a number of years to get on the path he's on today. He's proving that our circumstances don't define us. Listen in to the journey of Mike Meginness!

Ian (aka Uncle Creepy) and Reina have found common ground when it comes to using plant medicines for healing. So much so that they are now involved in the Decriminalize California movement! We discuss our paths to healing, the opioid crisis, stigma that’s still around from the 60s and 70s, the current psychedelic renaissance, some exciting R&D that’s going on right now, the positive impact plant medicines are having on people from all walks of life and much more! Check out the initiative: decrimca.org

Trace and I recently met at a co-work space. After a brief chat, we decided a podcast was in the future. We discuss his struggles with drinking, reasons behind hiking the PCT (trail from Mexico to Canada), an ongoing story of a hiker who went missing years ago, disconnect between the younger and older generation, 90 day fasts for discipline, intimacy issues related to porn and technology, sketchy Ayahuasca ceremonies, the impact ketamine has made on his life and much more! If you're into backpacking or want to check him out, here is the link to his website: https://alpinescience.com/

Today's episode features personal trainer and holistic health coach, John Parker! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ John and I discuss a recent Adventure Mountain Weekend with Boys To Men Mentoring Network, the importance of being in nature, transitioning from working in gyms to private clients, mentorship, supplementation, implementing organ meats into your diet, Indian Clubs and Persian Meels, training smarter and much more! Check out his website: https://strengthaxis.com

Ronica was a previous guest on the podcast (Episode 9). When I spoke with her then, I had no idea she was living through an abusive relationship. She has since gone through a divorce and is in a much better place in life! In today's episode, Ronica and I discuss warning signs in relationships, toxic people and how they influence others, the impact everything had on her sons, finding herself through soul searching, putting personal happiness on hold for others, getting back into dating and much more!

Jessica used to numb out with wine and cannabis. She had been in a dark place for a while and was searching for a path to the light. That path started with mindfulness and transformational workshops...but that was only getting her so far.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We discuss what led to her transformational week of experiencing Kambo, rapé, Ayahuasca, 5-MeO-DMT, and San Pedro. Then, we get into what her experiences were like, along with what she took away from the week.

Evita and I discuss psychedelics and substance use, personal exploration, people of color having representation when it comes to the psychedelic experience, non-monogamous and polyamorous relationships and much more! Also, Evita was featured in a documentary on Amazon called Poly Love...check it out with the link below: https://www.amazon.com/Poly-Love-Brianna-Garduno/dp/B076FHT13B

Matt is the founder of Flock Goods. We discuss what the Flock Life is all about, 5 fingers to enhancing the human experience, the inspiration behind starting Flock Goods and the Flock Life, impact of comfortability, focusing on solutions instead of problems, using failure as a teacher and more! www.flockgoods.com www.diveintodiscussion.com  

In today's episode I reflect on the past decade. Some of the major changes I get into are my health and lifestyle, where I was living in 2010 to where I am in 2020, leaving corporate and moving towards entrepreneurship, both my parents passing and more! Website: https://www.diveintodiscussion.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/diveintodiscussion

JPC and I discuss his Lotus Blossoming Impact Group on Facebook, new years resolutions, mental health, avoidance of promoting practical advice in some Facebook groups, social pressure and following the crowd, committing to something, and much more!

Richard is a relationship coach for men. We discuss some major issues facing men in today's world, the need for men to do the work when it comes to their emotions, his path to becoming a coach, diving into entrepreneurship and much more!

In today's episode, Dan and I discuss his time touring with a band, behind the scenes of the music industry, how their music saved a life, what led to the falling out with the band, the dark side of good music, some crazy groupie stories and much more!

In today's episode, Aya and I discuss some of our experience during a recent Ayahuasca ceremony, the struggles of personal growth, healing the mind and body, plant medicines, the good and bad sides of our ego, integration and much more!

In today's episode, Antonio and I discuss the positive and negative sides of social media, racism and race relations, being vulnerable, mindset shifts and breaking cycles, multitasking vs single tasking and much more!

In today's episode, Melissa and I discuss the Sunrise Movement, her reasons for getting involved with them, the Green New Deal, climate change and much more! Get involved by heading to https://strikewithus.org or check them out at www.sunrisemovement.org

In today's episode, Anabel and I discuss her coaching, how she found her niche, revisiting childhood rejection, healing oneself to improve relationships, managing thoughts and emotions, living a values based life and more! Sign up for her free Emotional Vigor webinar scheduled for 11/13/19 by going to the link in her IG (@healthandvida) or by using the link here: https://bit.ly/32wAc2U

In today's episode, Delsin and I discuss podcasting and its impact, failure and bad ideas, anime and the MCU, cancel culture, how people act online vs real life, managing emotions, reducing our carbon footprint, the current political space and much more!

Julie, Chris and I discuss what atheism is, how they came to the conclusion they were atheists, morality and ethics without religion or god, living with their views around religious people, what they believe happens when we die and much more!

Duncan is a senior at SDSU and is part of their cheer team. We discuss his background in fitness, stigma around male cheerleaders, how being part of the team has impacted his life, their upcoming competition, the transition from high school to college and more! Use the following link to support the SDSU Cheer Program on their upcoming competition: https://bit.ly/2J5NMn0