Rebranding This is a True Story Podcast

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Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifyPocketCastsPodchaserTuneInDeezerRSSStitcherListen NotesPodcast AddictPlayer.fm So I am rebranding This is a True Story Podcast.   The past year I really loved sharing transformative stories and ideas. From the first story of finding love and near death in death valley to hiking the PCT, to discovering oneself by experimenting with plant medicine, silent meditation, solo…

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Programming Pause for This Week and First Week of Janua

I hope all of you are doing really well. We’re coming to almost a full year of sharing true and very transformative stories and also transformative ideas. I am really grateful for you, the listeners, and for the guests that have shared their amazing stories and sat with us afterwards to let us dig into…

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The Healing Powers of Forest Bathing

Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifyPocketCastsPodchaserTuneInDeezerRSSStitcherListen NotesPodcast AddictPlayer.fm I’ve experienced countless similar moments in nature. I make an active effort to practice mindfulness in nature using what some call forest bathing.  Forest bathing arose from Japan with the purpose of mindfully reconnecting with nature. Listen to how forest bathing can transform your life. Support the show by using…

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The Medicinal Power of Camping Alone – Scott Carnahan

Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifyPocketCastsPodchaserTuneInDeezerRSSStitcherListen NotesPodcast AddictPlayer.fm What is the medicinal/healing power of camping alone and how can this practice help you? Today, Scott Carnahan presents his very true and transformative story of healing through the practice of camping alone and solo travel. He also talks about reclaiming spaces by building new memories. Scott Carnahan is a…

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What I Learned From Interviewing the Most Adaptive Individuals on Earth

Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifyPocketCastsPodchaserTuneInDeezerRSSStitcherListen NotesPodcast AddictPlayer.fm I am about to share what the most adaptive individuals do in order reach their goals and better the world despite incredible adversity. The past six years I’ve interviewed hundreds (really likely much higher) of individuals that faced unimaginable adversities. Some have died. Some have lost a loved one. Some…

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Opt Out and Reclaim Your Life

Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifyPocketCastsPodchaserTuneInDeezerRSSStitcherListen NotesPodcast AddictPlayer.fm My schedule was full of responsibilities. I had a bunch of social commitments I didn’t want to attend. My email and home inboxes were full of stuff. I paid for a bunch of packages, but I really only used one service. In my quest to get after life, my list…

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Failed Kidney Transplant Propels Donor Athlete to Dig Deeper – Kim Constantinesco

Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifyPocketCastsPodchaserTuneInDeezerRSSStitcherListen NotesPodcast AddictPlayer.fm Kim Constantinesco is a competitive big mountain snowboarder, adventurer and author. She spent much of her life making the world a little brighter with her writings. Kim went through the extensive and difficult process of donating her kidney to a stranger and the kidney didn’t survive. Despite this massive setback,…

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How to Let Go of Sentimental Items

Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifyPocketCastsPodchaserTuneInDeezerRSSStitcherListen NotesPodcast AddictPlayer.fm How do you let go of sentimental items? My grandmother was in many ways my closest friend and when she died it was difficult to move forward. After her passing, I sat in her home, reliving memories and preparing to go through all the stuff she owned. I couldn’t fully…

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Idea: Essentialism, Doing More With Less

Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifyPocketCastsPodchaserTuneInDeezerRSSStitcherListen NotesPodcast AddictPlayer.fm Have you experienced days, weeks or even longer of feeling completely overwhelmed by the stuff you need to do? Have you said yes to doing something and later regretted it? Are you missing out on the things you want to do because of other obligations? If so, then maybe the…

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Rejecting Wealth to Pursue Something More – Colin Wright

Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifyPocketCastsPodchaserTuneInDeezerRSSStitcherListen NotesPodcast AddictPlayer.fm Would you turn your back on guaranteed huge financial success and instead pursue a life of minimalism, content creation and full-time travel? Today, the very notable Colin Wright presents his very true and transformative story regarding the experiences that led him to move away from a career of financial wealth…

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Idea: Declutter Your Mind and Life with The Minimalist Practice of a Packing Party

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Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifyPocketCastsPodchaserTuneInDeezerRSSStitcherListen NotesPodcast AddictPlayer.fm Idea: Declutter Your Mind and Life with The Minimalist Practice of a Packing Party The practices/ideas of essentialism and minimalism is something I’ve attempted to incorporate the past seven years. About six years ago we downsized our entire house and moved 2,000 plus miles away to a smaller home in…

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Adventure Changed My Life – BASE Jumper, Skydiver and Adventure Athlete Jim Jennings

Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifyPocketCastsPodchaserTuneInDeezerRSSStitcherListen NotesPodcast AddictPlayer.fm Adventure Changed My Life – BASE Jumper, Skydiver and Adventure Athlete Jim Jennings How does adventure improve one’s life? This is a story of how taking flight changed elite adventure athlete Jim Jennings’ life. Jim Jennings suffered a TBI and other complications after an accident. Post accident Jim felt very…

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A Tribute to Rhonda Ramsay

Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifyPocketCastsPodchaserTuneInDeezerRSSStitcherListen NotesPodcast AddictPlayer.fm Today we pay tribute to Rhonda Ramsay. Rhonda was a writer, speaker and was known for her platform The Pink Project. This interview is from some years ago and is remastered. Rhonda passed away this past week after many years of thriving despite cancer.   Rhonda was first diagnosed in…

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If Your Life Should Fall Apart…SaraMae Hollandsworth

Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifyPocketCastsPodchaserTuneInDeezerRSSStitcherListen NotesPodcast AddictPlayer.fm This is a story of a high performing athlete that got an infection that almost took her life. Saramae was on life support, lost both her legs, left a toxic relationship, lost some of her identity and more. I’ve covered countless stories of individuals facing adversities and this is one…

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A Message to My Birth Mom – A Transformative Adoption Story by Lisa Gerard Braun

Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifyPocketCastsPodchaserTuneInDeezerRSSStitcherListen NotesPodcast AddictPlayer.fm How to become okay, when things feel not okay. This story focuses on Lisa Gerard Braun’s adoption story and the challenges, feelings surrounding this experience, meeting her birth mom, and eventually a transformation from uneasiness to acceptance and peace.    Lisa Gerard Braun is a writer that dreams to inspire…

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