Be honest. How are you actually using AI right now?

If you're like most people, you're probably asking it questions, tweaking some copy, maybe getting it to write a caption or two. And that's a great start. But what if AI could actually do the work for you? Like, really do it. Read and sort your emails. Schedule your social posts. Rebuild your website. Research every single person in a room before you walk in.

That's what my husband Joshua Vial has been building in our house for the last few years. And watching him do it has been equal parts inspiring and humbling. Every week I'd see him do something that made my jaw drop and I'd say, Josh, you have to come and tell people about this. So here we finally are.

Josh has spent 25 years as a programmer, co-founded Dev Academy Aotearoa where he helped hundreds of people go from zero to landing their first job in tech, and co-founded FundSorter, an AI platform saving New Zealand charities up to 90% of the time they used to spend chasing grant funding.

These days through Code With JV he runs courses and a newsletter helping real people cut through the noise and actually use AI in their work and lives. He is one of the most forward-thinking people I know. And I finally got him on the podcast.

So if you've been meaning to get better at working with AI and want to tap into its potential, this is the episode to teach you how.

What You'll Learn:

• Why thinking of AI as an "intelligence" is actually getting in your way, and what mental model works better
• The difference between Level 1 AI use (chat windows, copy paste) and Level 2, where AI has actual digital hands and does things for you
• Why AI is really good at producing things that look good but aren't, and how to protect yourself from that
• How to start systematising your work so AI can genuinely take things off your plate
• How Josh went from 2,000 unread emails across six inboxes to a fully AI managed system for almost nothing
• The social media workflow that took him from barely posting to 130,000 LinkedIn impressions in a week

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You're not broken. You're not lazy. You're not behind.

Your brain might just be firing in the wrong places, and no amount of hustle can fix that.

That's exactly what Dr. Amy Albright helped me understand in this truly profound conversation.

Dr. Amy’s journey began as a neuroscience student and self-described atheist, until a profound spiritual awakening during an acupuncture session changed everything. Since then, she’s spent over three decades integrating cutting-edge brain science, quantum biology, energetic healing, and intuitive wisdom to help visionaries, CEOs, and changemakers unlock their fullest potential.

Together, we explore what it truly means to combine the mystical with the measurable, not in a “woo” way, but in a grounded, deeply scientific approach to human transformation. We talk about real-time brain mapping, nervous system regulation, consciousness expansion, and why most personal growth models are built on the false belief that we’re broken.

We also dive into how motherhood rewires the brain, why intuition is a trainable skill, and how shifting your internal state — not just your strategy — changes everything from leadership to creativity to ease in life and business.

If you've been working harder but getting diminishing returns, if you feel stuck in old patterns despite knowing better, or if you're ready to stop operating from outdated software, this episode will shift something in you.

• Why the model of "I'm broken and need to fix myself" is outdated software that keeps you stuck
• The neurological shift that happens in a mother's brain (amygdala changes) and why it can make "going all in" feel impossible
• How to stop popping your energy out of yourself and into your children, partner, or business, and why centering back into yourself makes everyone feel safer
• The difference between aspirational spirituality ("bliss bunnies") and grounded transformation that creates measurable change
• Why zooming out to the meta-frame (instead of staying zoomed in on immediate problems) is a strategy, not a bypass

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I need to be honest with you: I didn't enjoy my HYROX race last week. Not one moment felt like I was “crushing it.” I was slower than I wanted to be, overheated, disappointed, and questioning myself more than once.

And you know what? That makes it the most valuable thing I've done so far this year.

This is the story of how a tough race taught me more about resilience, self-efficacy, and mental strength than any perfect performance ever could.

It's about what happened when I debriefed with my AI coach ChatGPT, how the science of stress inoculation actually works, and why doing hard physical things — especially when they don’t go to plan — can radically change how you show up in every other area of your life.

If you’ve ever felt disappointed after something you worked hard for… or wondered whether pushing yourself physically is “worth it”, this episode will shift how you see challenge, confidence, and growth.

• Why the challenges that stretch you don’t always feel good in the moment and why they matter more because of it
• What HYROX actually is and why it's become a $140 million global phenomenon that makes "average people feel like athletes"
• Why this was the first event I've paid for that I genuinely didn't enjoy (and why that made it so valuable)
• How self-efficacy, stress inoculation, and generalized confidence actually work (backed by research from Albert Bandura)
• Why my brain learned more from struggle than it would have from a perfect race

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