Johnna woke up teary-eyed on December 14th feeling behind, anxious, and pressured to make the holidays perfect. Then she had an epiphany—her nervous system is literally addicted to building up the holidays just to watch them disappoint her. This one's about the uncomfortable realization that you're creating your own misery, teaching your kids to do the same, and what happens when you finally decide to stop.

What we get into:

• Why Johnna's childhood Christmas trauma (rejection, uncertainty, forgotten birthdays on December 23rd) shaped decades of overcompensating
• The Norman Rockwell memory from before her mom died that she's been chasing her whole life
• Clint's opposite reality—chaotic family Christmases whenever they made sense, no pressure, just another day
• The "I'm so behind" panic and why it signals something's deeply wrong with how we approach holidays
• Creating new neurological pathways in real time—fighting the urge to make it grandiose when your body's screaming at you to go bigger
• The infinity sign of healing: you circle back, dig deeper, realize there's more trauma, then do the work again

We're walking through what it looks like to admit you've set your kids up for the same dysfunction, why healing doesn't always feel good when you're swimming in "I did this to myself," and how to hold boundaries when people push back on your decision to scale way back. This one's raw, real-time therapy on mic—and if you've ever built up the holidays just to feel miserable afterward, you're not alone.

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Ready to stop talking about change and actually do it? We're breaking down six actionable steps you can start TODAY to transform your mindset, nutrition, and fitness. No fluff, no someday—just practical strategies that work.

In this episode, we cover:

• How to crush limiting beliefs and rewire your thinking
• The nutrition fundamentals that actually fuel your body (not just trends)
• Simple movement strategies to build unstoppable energy
• Why mindset comes first before physical transformation can happen

This is your launchpad. Stop waiting for the perfect moment and start elevating your life right now. These aren't just ideas—they're the exact steps we use with our coaching clients to create real, lasting change.

We're doing a parasite cleanse, and we're documenting the whole thing—including the uncomfortable parts most people won't talk about. This is our real-time experience with what's working, what's weird, and what we're learning.

In this episode, we cover:

• What our cleanse protocol actually looks like (fruit fasting and supplements)
• The symptoms we experienced and what they might mean
• Why slowing down and listening to your body is harder than it sounds
• The mental and emotional side of physical detox
• What this process is teaching us about trusting our bodies over external noise

This gets personal and a little gross—we're not holding back. If you're curious about parasite cleansing but want to hear the unfiltered reality before you try it yourself, this is that conversation. We're sharing our journey as it happens, not some polished "after" story. Real bodies, real symptoms, real learning.