Mike‘s Search For Meaning

Jon Martin is a dear friend of mine who shares a similar life’s journey to mine. He began his career in corporate accounting, and after several years, realized he was lacking fulfillment and aliveness in his life. After following a very traditional path, he began to explore what the life he truly wanted was. In this conversation, we explore the pain of misalignment, but also the beauty of finding yourself. Jon has so much insight to share around optimal health, inner work, and so much more.    Additionally, I’ll be donating to and raising awareness for the charity or organization of my guest’s choice with each episode now. This episode, the organization is called Internal Creations. Any and all donations make a difference! You can connect with Jon on: LinkedIn Instagram To connect with me: Interested in working with me as your coach? Book a complimentary 15 minute call here. LinkedIn Instagram Website Subscribe to my weekly newsletter YouTube Please leave a review for this podcast on Apple Podcasts!   Resources/People Mentioned: The Institute for Integrative Nutrition  Jeff Cavalier - Athlean X The Courage to Be Disliked - Ichiro Kishimi The Big Leap - Gay Hendricks The Four Agreements - Don Miguel Ruiz Knee Ability Zero - Ben Patrick Brené Brown Deb Dana Barry (Tv Show)

Sarah’s bio is as follows: I am Tangata Tiriti, with ancestry from Scotland and Cornwall, and I live in Kāpiti, just outside of Wellington, with my partner and three daughters. My children and partner whakapapa to Ngāti Hine and Ngāti Manu. I have been working as a coach and facilitator for sixteen years with a background in leadership development, systems leadership, culture and change. I’m particularly interested in helping people and organisations thrive in times of flux and adaptation, and in supporting leaders to create lasting improvements, personally and organisationally. I coach individuals and teams and am interested in important and challenging conversations. I am known as a straight talker with an ability to see the core issues and enable groups and individuals to work on these in a safe and meaningful way. I have led teams across public, private, and not for profit sectors over the past 20 years, from operations to People and Capability roles and make a point of taking on a contract leadership role every few years to ensure that my understanding of leadership in action to accurate and helpful to my clients. A lot of the work I have done in recent years has drawn on an ongoing focus of connecting leadership in place, and draws on key concepts of Te Aō Māori, including The Te Kore-Te Pō – Te Wheiao – Te Ao Mārama as a frame for disruption and the phases we must work through to lead effectively. I have worked with leaders from very diverse backgrounds, serving a wide range of stakeholder groups, and work with clients to make sense of their own culture within their context and how this can be used to support them from a strengths-based perspective.   Additionally, I’ll be donating to and raising awareness for the charity or organization of my guest’s choice with each episode now. This episode, the organization is called Just Speak. Any and all donations make a difference! You can connect with Sarah on: Website  LinkedIn To connect with me: Interested in working with me as your coach? Book a complimentary 15 minute call here. LinkedIn Instagram Website Subscribe to my weekly newsletter YouTube Please leave a review for this podcast on Apple Podcasts!   Resources/People Mentioned: The Coaching Habit - Michael Bungay Stanier Context, Context, Context - Barry Oshry Breath - James Nestor Beating Burnout at Work - Paula Davis Being Wrong - Kathryn Schulz Just Speak David Kantor Tina Ngata Aroha -  Dr Hinemoa Elder  Moana Jackson

Aaron Finbloom is a philosopher, artist and pedagogue.  He is the co-founder of The School of Making Thinking (SMT) and the founder & director of The Deep Play Institute (DPI).  His practice involves expanding transformative inquiry through games, performance art and structured play.  With training in Circling, Authentic Relating, and Psychodrama, he also facilitates experimental individual and group sessions inspired by these practices.  Finbloom has presented works internationally at venues which include:  The Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, Gallery 151 (New York), Maschinenhaus Kulturbrauerei (Berlin), UNAM (Mexico City), and MainLine Theatre (Montreal). He holds a PhD in Interdisciplinary Humanities & Fine Arts from Concordia University in Montreal, and is currently teaching Philosophy at the City College of New York and The University of Portland.    Additionally, I’ll be donating to and raising awareness for the charity or organization of my guest’s choice with each episode now. This episode, the organization is called The Deep Play Institute. Any and all donations make a difference! You can connect with Aaron on: Website School of Making Thinking (SMT) The Deep Play Institute (DPI) To connect with me: Interested in working with me as your coach? Book a complimentary 15 minute call here. LinkedIn Instagram Website Subscribe to my weekly newsletter YouTube Please leave a review for this podcast on Apple Podcasts!   Resources/People Mentioned: Friedrich Nietzsche Carl Jung Sophie's World - Jostein Gaarder The Improv Book - Alison Goldie The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel van der Kolk Internal Family Systems - Richard Schwartz

Joel Monk is the co-founder of Coaches Rising and is very passionate about the role coaches can play in our turbulent times. He is also a coach and has worked with hundreds of executives, entrepreneurs and CEO’s from many different countries around the world.   He takes a cross paradigmatic approach to his coaching and is influenced by – developmental theory, Steve March & Aletheia coaching, Thomas Hübl, Circling, Doug Silsbee, Purpose Guiding, Somatics, Focusing, AEDP, and more.    He hosts the very popular Coaches Rising podcast where he interviews incredible people to explore how they work with others to facilitate transformation.   He lives in Amsterdam with his beautiful family.   Additionally, I’ll be donating to and raising awareness for the charity or organization of my guest’s choice with each episode now. This episode, the organization is called Red Cross. Any and all donations make a difference! You can connect with Joel on: Website Coaches Rising - Website  Coaches Rising - Podcast LinkedIn To connect with me: Interested in working with me as your coach? Book a complimentary 15 minute call here. LinkedIn Instagram Website Subscribe to my weekly newsletter YouTube Please leave a review for this podcast on Apple Podcasts!   Resources/People Mentioned: Joel's Website Internal Family Systems - Richard Schwartz Parts Work - Tom Holmes PhD No Boundary - Ken Wilber The Artist's Way - Julia Cameron Eat Pray Love - Elizabeth Gilbert Vedanta Jay Shetty Dr. Joe Dispenza Conscious Leadership Group Rich Litvin Kundalini Meditation Tim Ferriss

Since launching Miss Excel in June of 2020, Kat Norton has grown a community of over 1 million people on TikTok & Instagram through viral Excel trick videos infused with creativity, music and dance. If you haven't seen her content before, picture freezing your Excel cells to "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice or creating a drop-down menu to "Drop it Like it's Hot" by Snoop Dogg. That is the type of energy she brings to her videos!     Kat was recently awarded the Microsoft MVP award and was named one of the Top 10 Social Media Influencers of 2021 by Forbes. Kat trains both individuals and companies in Microsoft Office and Google Products through fun On-Demand courses and live custom training sessions.   Additionally, I’ll be donating to and raising awareness for the charity or organization of my guest’s choice with each episode now. This episode, the organization is called Pencils of Promise. Any and all donations make a difference! You can connect with Kat on: Website  Instagram TikTok LinkedIn Twitter To connect with me: Interested in working with me as your coach? Book a complimentary 15 minute call here. LinkedIn Instagram Website Subscribe to my weekly newsletter YouTube Please leave a review for this podcast on Apple Podcasts!   Resources/People Mentioned: Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself - Dr. Joe Dispenza Becoming Supernatural - Joe Dispenza Reality Transurfing - Vadim Zeland Christy Whitman Expanded Podcast To Be Magnetic Dr. Joe Dispenza Kundalini Meditation

Jess Crutchfield views health AS life and is dedicated to helping others achieve and sustain good health for a healthier human race and planet. She is a National Board-Certified Health & Wellness coach with functional medicine as a focus, Thai Bodywork instructor at Boulder Massage Therapy Institute and practitioner/teacher, Yoga & Breath facilitator, and Boulder Zouk High dance community organizer. Her belief is that we all innately have the capacity to heal ourselves if only given the chance, and accordingly she assists her clients and students in becoming more vital, embodied, and aware.   Additionally, I’ll be donating to and raising awareness for the charity or organization of my guest’s choice with each episode now. This episode, the organization is called Young Yokes. Any and all donations make a difference! You can connect with Jess on: Website  Instagram Facebook To connect with me: Interested in working with me as your coach? Book a complimentary 15 minute call here. LinkedIn Instagram Website Subscribe to my weekly newsletter YouTube Please leave a review for this podcast on Apple Podcasts!   Resources/People Mentioned: The Big Leap - Gay Hendricks The Four Agreements - Don Miguel Ruiz Authentic Relating Coherent Breathing Ra Optics ROAR by Dr. Stacy Sims Coherent Breathing - YouTube video Forrest Wilson

Shelby Robbins is the Co-Founder and CEO of Antelope Recovery, an online teen intensive outpatient program in Colorado. Shelby has put together a compassionate and fast growth team whose mission is redesigning teen mental healthcare to increase access and improve clinical quality of care. Her mission is to make behavioral healthcare healthier. Antelope Recovery is an organization that has a positive and transformative effect on the field of teen behavioral health and ultimately the entire healthcare ecosystem.   Additionally, I’ll be donating to and raising awareness for the charity or organization of my guest’s choice with each episode now. This episode, the organization is called To Write Love On Her Arms. Any and all donations make a difference! You can connect with Shelby on: Antelope Recovery Website Antelope Recovery - Blog, full of resources for Teens Personal Website LinkedIn Instagram To connect with me: Interested in working with me as your coach? Book a complimentary 15 minute call here. LinkedIn Instagram Website Subscribe to my weekly newsletter YouTube Please leave a review for this podcast on Apple Podcasts!   Resources/People Mentioned: Quiet - Susan Cain Venture Deals - Brad Feld The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up - Marie Kondō The Coddling of the American Mind - Greg Lukianoff 12 Rules for Life - Jordan B. Peterson Ken Wilber STAGES International Kim Barta Immanuel Kant Terri O'Fallon

By popular demand, I am back for another solo episode!   In this conversation, I discuss: >What the most important lessons I’ve learned from podcasting are >Misconceptions about self-compassion, and what it really means >Why I want to fall in love with doing the dishes >My relationship with my phone and technology >....and more! Additionally, I’ll be donating to and raising awareness for the charity or organization of my guest’s choice with each episode now. This episode, the organization is called Internal Creations. Any and all donations make a difference! To connect with me: Interested in working with me as your coach? Book a complimentary 15 minute call here. LinkedIn Instagram Website Subscribe to my weekly newsletter YouTube Please leave a review for this podcast on Apple Podcasts!   Resources/People Mentioned: Self-Compassion - Dr. Kristin Neff Thich Nhat Hanh Brene Brown

Jenn Reilly is a mother, leadership development and parenting coach, facilitator, organizational designer, podcast host, artist, nature lover, and consciousness explorer. She is the founder of parenting education platform and community, Raising Wholeness, podcast host to Mystics Rising, and emergent visioning designer and consultant, and leadership development coach and associate with Bridge Partnerships.  By weaving in her own experiences working with vertical development, emergence, mindfulness, divine feminine and masculine, shadow work, and leadership development, Jenn brings her passions to life to help restore and celebrate wholeness. She works with parents and leaders to navigate shadows, childhood wounds, and unhealthy belief structures to reconnect to their true essence in her coaching work, and facilitates transformational workshops and online classes to help her clients build more self-awareness, and step into more authentic leadership and parenting.  Learn more about Jenn   https://www.jennreilly.com/   IG: @jennereilly  Raising Wholeness is an online platform, community, and programs to help parents, aspiring parents, teachers, and caregivers to transform their childhood programming in service of stepping into a new way of nurturing wholeness children. They combine regulation, trauma education, executive functioning, vertical development, and healthy masculine and feminine into embodiment practices.    https://www.raisingwholeness.org/   IG: @Raisingwholeness Mystics Rising is a podcast dedicated to illuminating, celebrating, and sharing practices of wholeness.   https://www.mystics-rising.com/   IG: @mysticsrising   Additionally, I’ll be donating to and raising awareness for the charity or organization of my guest’s choice with each episode now. This episode, the organization is called Speak With Purpose. Any and all donations make a difference! You can also connect with Jenn on: LinkedIn   To connect with me: Interested in working with me as your coach? Book a complimentary 15 minute call here. LinkedIn Instagram Website Subscribe to my weekly newsletter YouTube Please leave a review for this podcast on Apple Podcasts!   Resources/People Mentioned: Kim Barta Stages International Conscious Loving -  Gay Hendricks Conversations With God -  Neale Donald Walsch Dante's Inferno - Dante Alighieri The Tao of Pooh - Benjamin Hoff Stop Walking on Eggshells - Paul T. T. Mason EMDR Internal Family Systems

Agnes is a therapist, trainer, and coach working with change-makers who feel overwhelmed, burned out or stuck to support them in finding their resilience and creative power. Coming from a background in the not-for-profit sector and international development, with a focus on climate change, gender and social inequality, she started the Good Jungle to connect the worlds of beyond-profit organisations and activism with the emerging meeting place between psychology, neuroscience and contemplative practice.   As a therapist Agnes works in private practice and organisational settings. She also works with groups and individuals on their relationship to money using Peter Koenig’s powerfully transformative ‘Money Work’, which draws on Jungian ideas on shadow and the unconscious.   Born and raised in Vienna, Austria, Agnes now lives in Brighton in the United Kingdom with her family. With roots all over Europe and experience living and working in various parts of the world, Agnes is very interested in intercultural and migratory life experiences and the questions of identity and belonging they bring.   Additionally, I’ll be donating to and raising awareness for the charity or organization of my guest’s choice with each episode now. This episode, the organization is called the Allsorts Youth Project. Any and all donations make a difference! You can connect with Agnes on: Website LinkedIn Twitter Her writing, on Medium Her talk on how to be a change maker To connect with me: Interested in working with me as your coach? Book a complimentary 15 minute call here. LinkedIn Instagram Website Subscribe to my weekly newsletter YouTube Please leave a review for this podcast on Apple Podcasts!   Resources/People Mentioned: The Wild Edge of Sorrow - Francis Weller How Can I Help? - Ram Dass My Grandmother's Hands - Resmaa Menakem The Drama Triangle Carl Jung - Shadow Stephen Porges Jim Hollingshead Peter Hussey Peter Koenig Deb Dana Nadjeschda Taranczewski CU Money - Money Work Course