In this episode of GUTS, I talk with Joe Sherman, MD.

Joe is a board-certified pediatrician who has had a successful career, but despite his professional success he experienced episodes of profound burnout which necessitated his leaving medicine temporarily to reflect on why he became a physician in the first place. He also wrestled with his identity, striving to understand his true self AND be a doctor, instead of his identity being dominated by his professional life.

Joe touches upon all of this and more in our chat, including:

• His experience with burnout and trauma
• What brought him to the breaking point where he realized something had to change
• Tips for doctors who are experiencing burnout — that non-MDs could also employ to lessen burnout
• Joe's desire to lead a life that is true to himself
• The conditioned thinking that exists in the medical world that normalizes the "suck it up" philosophy
• Needing help is not a sign of weakness

If you’re interested in learning more about what Joe does, or would like to book a coaching session with him, you can visit his website at: www.joeshermanmd.com

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ABOUT JOEY
Joey is a certified Teacher of Presence Life Coach, having studied with Eckhart Tolle at The School of Awakening. He has also studied, and practices, Native American spirituality, Buddhism, and the teachings of Ram Dass. Joey has been practicing mindfulness and meditation for many years, and is a long-time student on the subjects of self-care, neuroplasticity, trauma, psychology, spirituality, goals, and relationships.

LEARN MORE
Learn more about Joey, his life coaching practice, or book a complimentary discovery call by visiting his website.

In this episode of the podcast, I speak with Nathaniel Ruck, a long-time friend, and fellow caregiver who is the owner of The Ancient Willow, which provides shamanic healing services.

Major topics discussed include:

• The emotional toll of being a caregiver
• Mourning and grief
• Positives that have occurred in the face of a loved one's illness
• Self Care

If you’re interested in learning more about what Nathaniel does, or would like to book a shamanic healing session with him, you can visit his website at www.theancientwillow.com.

If you'd like to learn more about Joey Donovan Guido, and his teacher of presence life coaching, please visit www.joeydonovanguido.com.

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ABOUT JOEY
Joey is a certified Teacher of Presence Life Coach, having studied with Eckhart Tolle at The School of Awakening. He has also studied, and practices, Native American spirituality, Buddhism, and the teachings of Ram Dass. Joey has been practicing mindfulness and meditation for many years, and is a long-time student on the subjects of self-care, neuroplasticity, trauma, psychology, spirituality, goals, and relationships.

LEARN MORE
Learn more about Joey, his life coaching practice, or book a complimentary discovery call by visiting his website.

In this episode we're talking about the long road to season three of the GUTS podcast, and how struggle — as well as a major shift in focus — have played a role in a nearly two-year gap between seasons.

In this brief episode, we talk about:

• Overwhelm
• Exhaustion
• Feeling time starved
• Caregiving
• Recovering from past traumas
• Fixed vs. a growth (and flexible) mindset

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ABOUT JOEY
Joey is a certified Teacher of Presence Life Coach, having studied with Eckhart Tolle at The School of Awakening. He has also studied, and practices, Native American spirituality, Buddhism, and the teachings of Ram Dass. Joey has been practicing mindfulness and meditation for many years, and is a long-time student on the subjects of self-care, neuroplasticity, trauma, psychology, spirituality, goals, and relationships.

LEARN MORE
Learn more about Joey, his life coaching practice, or book a complimentary discovery call by visiting his website.

In this episode of GUTS, I’m talking with Kyle Wege, owner of Crimson Sun Studios, which is a company that specializes in photography, motion and time lapse.

That said, what Kyle does for a living is only a small part of what we’ll be talking about today …

Here’s a breakdown of the topics we’ll be discussing:

• What prompted Kyle to start his business, and how he did it
• How having kids changed how he runs his business
• Striking a balance between being a dad, husband & business owner
• The most challenging part of being a parent who runs a business
• Consciousness and being in the present moment
• Tools and practices to help us be in the moment, even when we’re experiencing strong emotions of thoughts
• The biggest challenge Kyle has faced, and how he handled it

KYLE’S BIO
Kyle Wege is a commercial photographer, musician, husband, and father. He owns and operates Crimson Sun Studios, providing commercial photography with specialties in architecture, drone, time-lapse, and portraits. Kyle plays bass guitar and actively writes and performs music with Madison-based groups Dub Foundation and Red Rose. Outside of work and creative pursuits, Kyle enjoys time with his family camping and hiking, and works to fit in the occasional game of basketball with friends at local courts.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND KYLE ONLINE

• IG - @kyle_wege (https://www.instagram.com/kyle_wege/)
• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylewege/
• Website - https://www.crimsonsunstudios.com/
• The Good, The Bad, & The Dubby (movie) - https://www.goodbaddubby.com/

Thanks for joining us today, and be well.

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ABOUT JOEY
Joey is a certified Teacher of Presence Life Coach, having studied with Eckhart Tolle at The School of Awakening. He has also studied, and practices, Native American spirituality, Buddhism, and the teachings of Ram Dass. Joey has been practicing mindfulness and meditation for many years, and is a long-time student on the subjects of self-care, neuroplasticity, trauma, psychology, spirituality, goals, and relationships.

LEARN MORE
Learn more about Joey, his life coaching practice, or book a complimentary discovery call by visiting his website.

In this episode of GUTS I’m talking with Trevor Lee, author of 12 Business Lessons from Running an Ultra Marathon.

TOPICS WE'LL DISCUSS INCLUDE:

• How running can pertain to business
• The importance of preparation
• How to set a Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal (BHAG)
• How to prepare, plan and practice in sustainable ways
• “Nutrition in business”
• Delivering the goal sustainably
• The mental challenges of all BHAGs
• The biggest challenge Trevor has faced, and how he handled it?

ABOUT TREVOR
Trevor has over 35 years of commercial-led business experience at the:

• Senior manager
• Commercial director
• And managing director level

He now uses his presenting, speaking, revenue generation and overall commercial experience to help businesses and individuals turn presentations and pitches into revenue / client opportunities.

Trevor runs presentation and sales training and coaching programmes and fills a gap when growing companies don’t have a sales or commercial director.

He’s the host of the ‘Better Presentations More Sales’ podcast.

He also hosts the ‘Running 44@60’ podcast, which was designed as a motivation & learning tool to help him run his first ultramarathon and 'celebrate' a landmark birthday.

FIND TREVOR ONLINE:

• Website: www.trevorleemedia.co.uk
• Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-lee-media/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trevorleepodcasts

FIND JOEY ONLINE:

• https://www.cuppaseo.com/
• https://gettingunderthesurface.com/

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ABOUT JOEY
Joey is a certified Teacher of Presence Life Coach, having studied with Eckhart Tolle at The School of Awakening. He has also studied, and practices, Native American spirituality, Buddhism, and the teachings of Ram Dass. Joey has been practicing mindfulness and meditation for many years, and is a long-time student on the subjects of self-care, neuroplasticity, trauma, psychology, spirituality, goals, and relationships.

LEARN MORE
Learn more about Joey, his life coaching practice, or book a complimentary discovery call by visiting his website.

Welcome to GUTS Season 2, Episode 2.

In this episode I’m talking with Josh Taylor, Brand Director at SIXINCH USA, an experiential furniture brand.

TOPICS WE'LL DISCUSS INCLUDE:

• Who sixinch is
• What it's like to work with some of the world's top designers
• The sixinch creative process
• Experiential design
• How to be come "part of the DNA" of an organization
• Some of the initial and ongoing strategic marketing strategies Josh has employed
• One of the biggest challenges Josh has faced

JOSH'S BIO

At sixinch, Josh is the glue that keeps things connected. His main focus is strategic marketing strategies but he tends to dabble in every part of the brand. Whether it’s working with sales, designing furniture, improving operations or assisting a customer; Josh believes to truly understand a brand you have to be part of the DNA. His specialties include digital media, videography, design concepts, copywriting, brand awareness, omni-channel marketing campaigns and being awesome.

Prior to joining SIXINCH, Josh spent his early career in television where he chewed gum and kicked ass, but was always out of gum.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND JOSH:

• @jtpromotes on Instagram
• https://sixinchusa.com

Thanks for joining us today, and be well.

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ABOUT JOEY
Joey is a certified Teacher of Presence Life Coach, having studied with Eckhart Tolle at The School of Awakening. He has also studied, and practices, Native American spirituality, Buddhism, and the teachings of Ram Dass. Joey has been practicing mindfulness and meditation for many years, and is a long-time student on the subjects of self-care, neuroplasticity, trauma, psychology, spirituality, goals, and relationships.

LEARN MORE
Learn more about Joey, his life coaching practice, or book a complimentary discovery call by visiting his website.

Welcome to the second season of GUTS!

In episode 1, we'll be tackling Being in the Moment & Diminishing Anxiety.

WORKSHOP OVERVIEW:
What if we approached our anxious thoughts differently?

Join me for a thought-provoking conversation that focuses on improving mental health by digging into the connection between mindfulness, meditation, self-care and relationships — including the relationship we have with ourselves.

You’ll leave this workshop with a better understanding of core concepts like acceptance, resistance and fear and learn best practices to help lower anxiety through awareness, consciousness and the “Yes, And” philosophy.

This workshop was originally presented at DreamBank in Madison, WI.
Click here to watch the video recording in its entirety.

Additional Resources:
Eckhart Tolle: talks about consciousness, ego, awakening, the pain body, etc.
(audio books are recommended)

• A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (listen to/read this one first)
• The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

Michael Stone: mindfulness an Buddhist practices, although you don't have to practice Buddhism to benefit from the work

• https://michaelstoneteaching.com/

Zig Ziglar: talks about improving one's self image, goals, motivation, improving your mental attitude, etc. — listen on audio!

• Search "Zig Ziglar" on Apple Music or Amazon
• Your local library may also have his recordings

The GUTS website: https://gettingunderthesurface.com

Thanks for visiting! And remember, you are not alone ...

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ABOUT JOEY
Joey is a certified Teacher of Presence Life Coach, having studied with Eckhart Tolle at The School of Awakening. He has also studied, and practices, Native American spirituality, Buddhism, and the teachings of Ram Dass. Joey has been practicing mindfulness and meditation for many years, and is a long-time student on the subjects of self-care, neuroplasticity, trauma, psychology, spirituality, goals, and relationships.

LEARN MORE
Learn more about Joey, his life coaching practice, or book a complimentary discovery call by visiting his website.

In this episode of GUTS, we'll be diving into brewing a better blog with my efficiency-boosting, stress-reducing blogging process.

The process includes six steps to writing blog posts and developing relationships, and this process can also be used for the creation of podcasts and video …

The six steps include:

1. The art of writing awesome blog titles
2. How to make your content rich and relevant
3. How to be the expert, and what to write about
4. Use of an engaging image, and adding some SEO to it
5. Answering the age-old question: how long should my blog posts be?
6. Creating a blog campaign that lowers your stress and makes blogging easier

We'll also talk about things like blog post frequency, and the three magic questions you'll want to answer when writing any kind of content.

Links to more info on blogging

• Learn more about my book, A Holistic Guide to Online Marketing
• Blogging-centric blog posts

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ABOUT JOEY
Joey is a certified Teacher of Presence Life Coach, having studied with Eckhart Tolle at The School of Awakening. He has also studied, and practices, Native American spirituality, Buddhism, and the teachings of Ram Dass. Joey has been practicing mindfulness and meditation for many years, and is a long-time student on the subjects of self-care, neuroplasticity, trauma, psychology, spirituality, goals, and relationships.

LEARN MORE
Learn more about Joey, his life coaching practice, or book a complimentary discovery call by visiting his website.