Mike‘s Search For Meaning

Hilda Labrada Gore (a/k/a Holistic Hilda) is the host and producer of the popular Wise Traditions podcast (nearly 9 million downloads to date) and Tradiciones Sabias (the ancestral wisdom Spanish podcast), on behalf of the Weston A. Price Foundation.  A certified health coach and ancestral health advocate, she has traveled the world exploring traditional practices for optimal well-being. Hilda shares the best of experts, experiences, and epic adventures on the podcasts, her Holistic Hilda YouTube channel, and on ancestral health tours and conferences. Hilda is also a podcast coach and the author of “Podcasting Made Simple.” She especially enjoys helping people in the health and wellness space launch and improve their shows. She is launching a group coaching space for podcasters this fall! Hilda has energy to spare thanks to her love for sunshine and liverwurst.   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 Weston A. Price Foundation. Any and all donations make a difference! You can connect with Hilda on: Instagram Twitter TikTok Website 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 Please leave a review for this podcast on Apple Podcasts!   Resources/People Mentioned: Nourishing Traditions - Sally Fallon Nutrition and Physical Degeneration - Weston A. Price Health and Light - John N. Ott Chasing the Sun - Linda Geddes Paul Saladino The Wise Traditions Podcast Weston A. Price Dr. Bill Schindler Luke Storey Peace Is Every Step - Thich Nhat Hanh Adam Parker - Ideal Day Podcast Joel Salatin Frederick Buechner

Rada Yovovich (she/her) is an experienced transformational leadership and meta-coach, trainer, skilled facilitator, and entrepreneur based in Chicago.     She is the co-host and co-founder of The Darkest Horse (TDH), a minority and women-owned Think/Do Tank exploring the intersections of Radical Inclusion; Emerging Technology; The Future of Work; and Health, Well-Being & Human Potential. TDH stewards leaders, innovators and communities through a process of equity-centered experiences, to co-create new worlds + ways of being.   Rada co-leads The Rising Practitioners Circles, a national collaborative community of practice and growth for transformational facilitators, coaches, mediators, consultants, and trainers. She is a Certified Emotional Intelligence Meta-Coach, and a trained practitioner of Somatic Abolitionism. She is also an active advocate for LGBTQIA+ equity efforts broadly, including as a founding nonprofit board member at Evanston Pride. She has extensive public speaking experience on topics such as identity, intrapreneurship, inclusion, transformation, and creativity.   Rada earned her BA at the University of Chicago and her MBA at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. One of her favorite extra-professional achievements is her rugby career -- she played for the #2 rugby team in the US!   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 Brave Space Alliance. Any and all donations make a difference! You can connect with Rada on: Website Website - The Darkest Horse Instagram  LinkedIn  Email: rada@thedarkesthorse.com 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: Positive Intelligence - Shirzad Chamine Thinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman Somatic Abolitionism Resmaa Menakem Daniel Goleman Adult Development Theory Julie Ann Otis

Rebecca is a 43 year old badass, chronic illness (#nocolonstillrollin) warrior and highly effective corporate leader. After 20+ years of celebrated successes, she has stepped away from the corporate ladder to help others live their best life NOW, regardless of how lifey it gets.   Rebecca infuses her life experiences, of which there are plenty, with her ability to relate, communicate, and confidently lead her fellow seekers - those of us who are curious, passionate and driven to live our best, most fulfilled and truest life.  She is committed to helping her clients discover their unique design for living, the exact roadmap for building a fulfilling career and living their most honest, self confident and fulfilling life now.    She has advanced degrees in Human & Organizational Development and group dynamics from Vanderbilt University and over 20 years experience as a Sales and Marketing Executive at global blue chip companies and tech startups including Conde Nast (VOGUE, GQ, LUCKY and Glamour), eBay, Taboola and Shutterstock. She has mentored and led teams to peak success and consistently exceeded expectations. 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 Crohns and Colitis Foundation. Any and all donations make a difference! You can connect with Rebecca on: Website Instagram  LinkedIn Book a coaching session here   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: Wild - Cheryl Strayed The Artist's Way - Julia Cameron

Lara Heacock is a Leadership Coach who brings over 20 years’ experience in Corporate America. She works with professionals and companies to help them bring kindness into business.    Lara's background includes working in companies ranging from small privately-held firms to multinational organizations. In over a decade of leadership in the talent acquisition industry, she managed geographically dispersed teams, and mentored and coached associates in the US and abroad.   Lara has an MBA, is an ICF credentialed coach (PCC), award-winning writer, speaker, author of the book Practical Kindness, and co-host of the podcast Doing (good) Business.   Lara is obsessed with how we change the culture of corporate America from one that promotes "busy-ness" and burnout as status symbols to one that’s rooted in kindness and humanity. Using her KIND method, Lara works with leaders at the human level, so that they can create teams (and lives!) that thrive. You can download the KIND methodology at LaraHeacock.com and get daily doses of kindness at KindOverMatter.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 charity is Heroic Gardens. Any and all donations make a difference! You can connect with Lara on: Website Podcast - Doing (good) Business LinkedIn  Book - Practical Kindness 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 Body Keeps the Score - Bessel van der Kolk M.D. Playing Big - Tara Mohr  Reboot - Jerry Colonna Waking the Tiger - Peter A. Levine The Mindful Self-Compassion - Kristin Neff Brene Brown Dare to Lead - Brene Brown Pema Chodron Myers Briggs Personality Test Warren Buffett Glennon Doyle Coaches Rising Sarah Blondin

Elisa Haggarty is a Conscious Leadership coach and consultant who works with individuals and teams committed to personal and professional growth. With over 18 years of coaching experience and with a background in Learning & Development, Elisa builds experiences and trainings that are dynamic, digestible and research backed.   With an emphasis on building self-awareness and up-skilling through experiential learning, Elisa empowers her clients to identify and break repeated drama patterns in their work and in life. Drama is inefficient and drains mental health resources, and the world needs leaders who are present, curious and agile in the face of change. Work is a medium for transformation and growth, let's play!“ 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 Alzheimer's Association. Any and all donations make a difference! You can connect with Elisa on: Website The School of Unlearning - 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 Please leave a review for this podcast on Apple Podcasts!   Resources/People Mentioned: The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership - Jim Dethmer Emotional Agility - Susan David My Stroke of Insight - Jill Bolte Taylor Pleasure Activism - Adrienne Maree Brown Andrea Nakayama Parsley Health Institute for Integrative Nutrition  Jim Dethmer Diana Chapman

Ravi Rothenberg is a transformational coach, embodiment facilitator, and trauma-aware space holder. He’s the author of Ready to Rise: How to Find Your Path to Peace and Purpose. His purpose is deeply rooted in sharing the heart-centric healing wisdom he’s realized through yoga, the union of his immersion in eastern traditions, and an adventurous journey of personal evolution.   On his path, he finds himself most at peace on his yoga mat, immersed in nature, exploring foreign lands, or writing in the early hours of the morning. He enjoys spending quality time around Colorado with his partner, his pup, and conscious community. And like all of us, he is many things: a son, a brother, a lover, a friend, a writer, an explorer, a mover, and a shaker. Really, he loves shaking!   He hopes that this conversation shakes you to your core and is a catalyst for your personal and spiritual growth on your unique journey! 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 November Project. Any and all donations make a difference! You can connect with Ravi on: Website Instagram His book: Ready to Rise: How to Find Your Path to Peace and Purpose 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 Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel van der Kolk Al-Anon Meetings Osho Dynamic Meditation Holotropic Breathing Wim Hof Wim Hof Breathing - 11 Minute Video Tutorial  Polyvagal Theory Josh Waitzkin  Yoga with Kassandra Dr. Stephen Porges Deb Dana Attached, by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller Deep Work, by Cal Newport Dr. Wayne Dyer Brene Brown

Mushfiqa Monica Jamaluddin is an Embodied Futures Researcher and Leadership Coach whose curiosity and sincerity are as invaluable as her perspicacity. Her clients have called her their trusted advisor, vision-holder, and midwife for their dreams, but she thinks of herself simply as a partner in exploration.    She is fascinated by relationality: how the ways we relate – to ourselves, to others, and to our environments – can shape, heal, and expand us. Her work is guided by her core desire to move the needle on a world that operates from fear, scarcity and contraction to one that operates from love, enoughness, and expansion.   Mushfiqa has supported clients in getting clear on their greatest visions and bringing them to life, and in the process stepping into their fullest expression as leaders across all domains of life. She does this through 1:1 coaching, group coaching, and workshops that support individuals and organizations navigate interpersonal challenges, manage in times of transition, and create space for integration. Her work as a futurist informs her coaching practice; she believes that taking the long view of time allows us to reclaim agency, build resiliency, and expand possibilities in the face of uncertainty and change. 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 Loveland Foundation. Any and all donations make a difference! You can connect with Monica 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 Please leave a review for this podcast on Apple Podcasts!   Resources/People Mentioned: Miki Kashtan Defuturing, by Tony Fry Hurry Slowly - Podcast The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel van der Kolk M.D. Four Thousand Weeks - Oliver Burkeman In Praise of Shadows - Junichiro Tanizaki Theory U - Otto Scharmer Weird Studies Podcast Butoh Dance Ken Wilber - Integral Theory EMDR - eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing  

Dr. Lauren Borden is a leadership coach who specializes in supporting mission-driven leaders in leading with greater empathy, emotional intelligence and consciousness so that they can disrupt their industries and broaden their impact in the world.   Her approach blends deep spiritual and healing aspects of coaching with application-based approaches. As a PhD in Industrial-Organizational psychology, she has a deep subject-matter expertise in research-based principles in supporting leaders and teams; and as a meditation and intuition teacher, she supports clients in doing the deep work to create lasting transformation and impact. 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 Loveland Foundation. Any and all donations make a difference! You can connect with Lauren on: 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 Please leave a review for this podcast on Apple Podcasts!   Resources/People Mentioned: Arbonne Citrus Fizzy Sticks Energy Drink Vipassana Meditation Kristin Neff - Self-Compassion Untamed - Glennon Doyle  Somatic Experiencing Feldenkrais  Brene Brown The Conscious Leadership Group Feeling Your Feelings - Conscious Leadership Group Diagram Whatever Arises, Love That - Matt Kahn The Dark Side of the Light Chasers - Debbie Ford The Highly Sensitive Person - Elaine N. Aron Ph.D. Internal Family Systems Therapy - Martha Sweezy The Hakomi Way - Ron Kurtz

Joe Bernstein is fully committed to your growth and evolution.   He is often described as bold, powerful, passionate and compassionate.   As a coach he works with highly motivated individuals to create anything from deeper intimate relationships,  to healthier lifestyles and mission focused increases in income. He knows through personal experience and his professional work that human beings are capable of extraordinary transformation.   Joe has spent the last 15 years coaching, training, developing, and empowering thousands of people. First as a sales manager for Bose Corporation where he worked his way up to running multi-million dollar businesses in his mid-twenties. Then he created his own private coaching practice to liberate his life and live his mission of creating an empowered world of transformation through teaching, inspiring and coaching.   Through a 14 year career in leadership, losing 150 lbs, thriving after a divorce, ending a successful career and then building his own practice, Joe learned that we must develop who we are at the deepest levels and focus on our mindset as much, if not more than our skill set if we want long term change and a life we love.   He has been trained as a coach by complete badasses like Tripp Lanier and Chance Taureau. He is certified as a Mind Body Nutrition Coach by Marc David and the Institute for Psychology of Eating. He facilitates trainings for The Mankind Project and various local business development organizations. Joe is a founding collaborator for Return to Base, a pro-bono coaching program for combat veterans. He also volunteers time with Showing Up for Racial Justice DC chapter on the Healing Team.    Joe lives in Washington DC’s Mt. Pleasant neighborhood. He is beyond grateful to have both of his parents, his two sisters and their families all close by. The work he does in growing with his family is the most inspired and challenging personal or professional growth work of his life.   In his spare time you can find Joe attending transformational weekend workshops. He has done “rights of passage” work in prisons, with military veterans, and with inspired civilians. He even spent years of his life fostering, training and rehabilitating Pit Bulls. When he isn’t deep in transformational work, he is indulging in high quality chocolate, hiking through the woods, and spending copious amounts of time enjoying live music. 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 Native American Rights Fund. Any and all donations make a difference! You can connect with Joe on: 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 Please leave a review for this podcast on Apple Podcasts!   Resources/People Mentioned: The 5 Love Languages - Gary Chapman No More Mr Nice Guy -  Robert A. Glover

Zach Carlsen is a lifelong student of human behavior & high-performance. From coaching and mentorship to visual design, spiritual study, philosophy, entrepreneurship, & nutrition—he is always “all in”.   In 2012, he was homeless, addicted to drugs, & lost.  Since then, his journey has been the adventure of a lifetime.  The tools & strategies he uses with his clients are the very same ones that he used to create this massive transformation.    He has worked with & learned from some of the best coaches on the planet—and has designed his life around the virtues of service to others, self-mastery & curiosity.   He has now coached hundreds of clients to produce objective, tangible results. He is trained in human performance & positive psychology as well as nearly a dozen healing modalities including breathwork, emotional release, mindfulness, & Non-Violent Communication (NVC)  with a Master Coach certification from the Elementum Coaching Institute as well as a certification from Gallup, Inc. as a StrengthsFinder Coach.  He has a background in human communication & pedagogy with advanced degrees from the University of Minnesota and the University of Montana.      He has a huge community on Instagram where he shares free content, announces projects & giveaways, and posts the occasional photo of him smiling. 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 Not For Sale. Any and all donations make a difference! You can connect with Zach 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: Rich Litvin Swiss poet Blaise Cendrars Tony Robbins The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Moby Dick - Herman Melville Atomic Habits - James Clear The Art of Impossible - Steven Kotler Nonviolent Communication - Marshall B. Rosenberg PhD You Are a Badass - Jen Sincero