Mike‘s Search For Meaning

Sam is an artist, writer, creator, and single father living in the Bay Area in California. He is a college drop-out and ex-meth head, who came out of a ten-year bender at the age of twenty-two with severe clinical depression, a two-year-old son, and zero life skills. Simply put, there is nobody more genuinely curious about how to be a human being.   He’s now the founder of Hello Humans, a platform for storytellers who capture the truth of what it means to be human. His site is chock full of stories from regular folks, like you and me, who share their experiences dealing with the trials and tribulations of real life. Life isn’t what we show the world on social media; it’s often a lot messier than that. His podcast, How to Human, is:   Featured in Itunes New and Noteworthy 2018.   Featured in Apple top 200 podcasts in Health 2018.    Featured in Apple top 200 podcasts in Self-Help 2018. 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 Human Made. Any and all donations make a difference! You can connect with Sam on: Website How to Human - Podcast Twitter Instagram YouTube 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: How to Human - Paul Williams Seth Godin Brene Brown Susan Cain The Road Less Traveled - M. Scott Peck The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho Man's Search for Meaning - Viktor E. Frankl The Drama of the Gifted Child - Alice Miller Iron John: A Book about Men - Robert Bly

Anne leads a growing coaching business that supports people to reconnect to their personal freedom (whatever that means to them).    With more than six years of corporate advisory experience across two continents behind her, Anne decided to shift gears, re-train and redirect her financial due diligence and corporate strategy skills toward helping people identify and shift the constraints that hold them back from accessing more of their potential and to generally live well.   Her main products are peace, power, and possibility, which are what she believes are the essential ingredients to create one’s sense of personal freedom. These products naturally emerge through the reflective process of deep transformational coaching that guides the client toward integration of all of their parts. Anne's clients include founders, entrepreneurs, company directors, project managers, expert consultants and creatives. Most of her clients are men, who are often naturally drawn to the intellectual and practical nature of the work she does. Anne stands firmly as an advocate and ally for men, and is inspired to be part of the change that is needed to improve mental health outcomes for men across the west.    Born in rural South Australia, Anne has lived in two countries, worked in more than 10 and today serves and connects with growth-minded people across the globe from her home base in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 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 E.P.I.C - Everyday People Initiating Change. Any and all donations make a difference! You can connect with Anne on: Website LinkedIn Instagram YouTube Subscribe to her newsletter 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 Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett Iron John: A Book about Men - Robert Bly Albert Camus The 7 Hermetic Principles Institute for Integrative Nutrition Brene Brown

Cat Tweedie holds a fire for honoring this one life. She is committed to the inner work needed to live in harmony with each other and the Earth. She brings twelve years of facilitation experience and twenty years of meditation practice. She supports individual healing and growth through relational group work, attention practices, and movement.   Cat was an All-American pole vaulter in college, earned her Ph.D. at MIT in Materials Science and Engineering, and traveled the world managing and facilitating transformational change projects in private companies and public organizations.   For most of Cat’s life, she thought she was happy and healthy. But at 37 a physical breakdown left her bedridden for 9 months, dependent on her family and community. This experience let her see how deeply her sense of contentment had been dependent on her achievements and ability to please others. Her body’s vitality returned as she began honoring the needs she had learned to dismiss.   At home in Oregon, Cat facilitates women’s circles exploring life experiences through meditation and movement in community. Cat’s sculpture work can be found at cattweedieball.com. 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 P:ear Mentor. Any and all donations make a difference! You can connect with Cat on: Website Sleepawake Camp - 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: Amy Elizabeth Fox

Kevin Cornelio is an introvert, an empath, and most of all a Highly Sensitive Person.   Kevin has always strived to help others but also worked very hard to help himself overcome his own shyness, depression, and social anxiety, which have plagued him throughout his life. While developing mindsets, habits, and coping strategies to overcome these challenges, Kevin obtained a degree in Psychology, then Professional Life Coaching certifications from iPEC, one of the world's premier coach training schools.   However, Kevin also unintentionally developed an extreme lifestyle that included work-addiction, as well as eating and exercise disorders, which culminated in Kevin suffering from severe burnout, a loss one-third of his body weight, and ultimately a Near-Death Experience.   Thankfully, this radical, intense experience didn’t end his life but rather transformed his life, calling him to embrace self-love and compassion and inspiring him to share with others the profound insights that he has taken away from his experience. Kevin has followed this calling by becoming the author of Woken, a series of literary fiction novels that tell the story of The Highly Sensitive Life.   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 charity is Compassion International. Any and all donations make a difference! You can connect with Kevin on: His Book - Awoken Website - Find Our True North Website - Vets For Life Podcast - Have a Little Faith 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 Highly Sensitive Person Awoken - KT Cornelio The Diary of Jane - Jada LaTrell Harris

Ishita Sharma serves as a mentor, mirror and activator to those who wish to better our world, starting within. She helps them embody their truest purpose while rising beyond ego-centric paradigms. Ishita’s work is the expression of her deepest realizations, and an invitation into your own.   Come to Center is fueled by her wish to realize a world that lives from enlightened awareness. To join her next iteration of Murmurations, starting November 10th, 2022, please follow this link: cometocenter.com/groupintensive   Ishita has guided leaders from Google, Harvard, MIT, Silicon Valley startups and global multinationals. Clients come to her to grow and heal through their deepest challenges and longings while held in their perfect wholeness. Her students and clients include spiritual teachers and seekers, CEOs, healers, scientists, therapists, coaches, & artists…Drawing on her own direct experience and a cultivated capacity to attune to her clients’ nervous systems, she points every one of them back to their center.   Ishita sees her role here as a bridge between cultures, paradigms and dimensions- marrying western intellect and eastern spirit through the wisdom of the human heart and body.    Contending the future of humanity hinges upon healing division within and between us, Ishita supports individuals and groups alike to wake up, step up and show up together for the world we wish to see. 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 charity is Free The Slaves. Any and all donations make a difference! You can connect with Ishita on: Website Instagram 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: Man’s Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl Michael Stern Yotam Schachter Core Energetics

Elizabeth Solomon is a certified Emotional Intelligence Coach, communications expert, trained systemic constellations facilitator, and workplace strategist invested in equity and positive social change. Bridging business-oriented strategy and intuition-guided development, she has spent close to two decades at the intersection of organizational culture, storytelling, and leadership development—a place where transformation happens. Influenced by neuroscience, psychology, sociology, mindfulness, and a dash of the mystic, she helps individuals and organizations clarify their purpose, communicate authentically, and redefine “business as usual.” The founder of New Realm Coaching and Consulting, her approach is both data-driven and intuitive—grounded in the facts while embracing our humanity.   In addition to one-on-one coaching, Elizabeth often consults with entrepreneurs and organizations on the overlap between brand and culture. A systems thinker and expert in human behavior, her work spans human centered design, workshop facilitation, communication strategy and team building. She is also the co-host of Daniel Goleman’s podcast, First Person Plural: Emotional Intelligence and Beyond; a former researcher and evaluator for the Great Place to Work Institute; and an inaugural member of The Teal Team – a group of like-minded professionals exploring new ways of being, working, and organizing. 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 charity is Alianza DV.  Any and all donations make a difference! You can connect with Elizabeth on: Website First Person Plural: Podcast Instagram 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: Love's Hidden Symmetry - Bert Hellinger Family Constellations - Joy Manne Ph.D. The Dark Side of the Light Chasers - Debbie Ford The Old Man and The Sea -  Ernest Hemingway Man's Search for Meaning - Viktor E. Frankl Emergent Strategy - Adrienne Maree Brown Reinventing Organizations - Frederic Laloux Ed Frauenheim Ancestry.com 23andme.com Ani DiFranco Daniel Goleman Susan David Nonviolent Communication - List of Needs Nonviolent Communication - List of Feelings Yotam Schachter Leslie Nipps

Gay Hendricks, Ph.D., has been a leader in the fields of relationship transformation and bodymind therapies for more than 45 years. After earning his Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Stanford, Gay served as professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of Colorado for 21 years. He has written more than 40 books, including bestsellers such as Five Wishes, The Big Leap and Conscious Loving (co-authored with his co-author and mate for more than 35 years, Dr. Kathlyn Hendricks), both used as a primary text in universities around the world. In 2003, Gay co-founded The Spiritual Cinema Circle, which distributes inspirational movies and conscious entertainment to subscribers in 70+ countries.   Gay has offered seminars worldwide and appeared on more than 500 radio and television shows, including OPRAH, CNN, CNBC, 48 HOURS and others. In addition to his work with The Hendricks Institute, Gay is currently continuing his new mystery series that began with The First Rule Of Ten. 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 charity is The Foundation for Conscious Living. Any and all donations make a difference! You can connect with Gay on: Website Instagram 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: Conscious Loving Richard Alpert (Ram Dass) Yoga, Youth and Reincarnation - Jess Stern Katie Hendricks Rolfing - Bodywork Gestalt Therapy Jack Downing Stan Grof The Drama Triangle

Katie Zenger is the founder and lead consultant of Zenger Strategies, LLC, and has over eight years of professional experience managing and evaluating public health interventions and grant programs.    Katie’s expertise lies primarily in public health program development and adolescent health promotion, as well as equitable healthcare access, community engagement, and nonprofit leadership. She is a skilled facilitator, strategic planner, and grant-writer, with experience in coalition-building and coordinating stakeholders for impact.    Katie served as a program officer and Director of Grants for a private SC foundation for over five years, where she expanded and refined the organization’s multimillion-dollar contraceptive access and teen pregnancy prevention programs. Most recently, she managed a pediatric concussion project for the Brain Injury Association of South Carolina and a healthcare workforce taskforce for the SC Institute of Medicine and Public Health.    Katie also serves as a Senior Associate with The Weathers Group, where she provides qualitative research analysis services, develops detailed implementation plans, and provides custom reports as needed for special projects.    She has also provided strategic planning for numerous nonprofits, including Darkness to Light, Fact Forward, and the Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network. Katie graduated from Clemson University in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science degree, and in 2011, she earned her Master’s degree in Public Health and a Graduate Certificate in Women's and Gender Studies from the University of South Carolina's Arnold School of Public Health. 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 charity is The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration, or The AFTD. Any and all donations make a difference! You can connect with Katie on: Website LinkedIn Inspired Speaking - Public Speaking Course 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 Please leave a review for this podcast on Apple Podcasts!   Resources/People Mentioned: The Gifts of Imperfection - Brené Brown Girl, Wash Your Face - Rachel Hollis The Desire Map - Danielle LaPorte The Four Tendencies - Gretchen Rubin Atomic Habits - James Clear Maintenance Phase Podcast - Aubrey Gordon & Michael Hobbes Headspace App Loving What Is - Byron Katie Psychic Pain - Pujol (Song) Shannon Ivey Public Speaking Center of NY Gallup Strengths Finder Yotam Schachter Ikigai

Nick Shrewsbury brings all of his traditional and non-traditional skills to facilitation, including his work as a certified coach, court mediator, tantric teacher, yoga teacher, and wolf caretaker at Mission:Wolf. He helps big-hearted folks to create both intimacy and inner freedom through authenticity and honesty. Nick delights in the ways that group work can exponentially expand the abundance of each member. He currently lives at 10,000 feet in the Rockies with 25 wolves. 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 charity is Mission Wolf. Any and all donations make a difference! You can connect with Nick on: Website 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 Please leave a review for this podcast on Apple Podcasts!   Resources/People Mentioned: Conscious Loving - Gay Hendricks Nonviolent Communication - Marshall B. Rosenberg Ken Robinson - Do Schools Kill Creativity?

Danielle Savory is a master certified coach, speaker, podcaster and influencer who has helped countless women transform their relationship to their sexuality and experience juicy pleasure in and out of the bedroom. Danielle weaves together her background in neuroscience, her expertise in mindfulness and skills as a coach to help women rewire their brains and connect with their bodies in the most orgasmic way. The host of the “It’s My Pleasure” podcast, she lives in Portland, OR with her husband, 2 daughters and dog Bruce.  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 The Loveland Foundation. Any and all donations make a difference! You can connect with Danielle on: Website “It’s My Pleasure” - Podcast 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 Please leave a review for this podcast on Apple Podcasts!   Resources/People Mentioned: Come As You Are - Emily Nagoski Diet for Great Sex - Christine DeLozier L.Ac. Beyond Satisfied - Kenneth Play She Comes First - Ian Kerner My Changing Body: Linda Picone Nora Jones Steve Smith Gooey - Song by Glass Animals Kendrick Lamar Kristin Neff Christopher Germer