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Patterns of Power with Craig Perra (habits, mindfulness, high-performance, self-leadership)

Patterns of Power with Craig Perra (habits, mindfulness, high-performance, self-leadership)

By: Craig Perra JD Executive Coach & Trainer (addictions & bad habits)
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 Patterns of Power is the essential playbook for MEN: high performers, executives, and leaders ready to dismantle the reactive habits that limit their potential and step fully into their POWER.

Hosted by Craig Perra, world-renowned coach and creator of The Mindful Habit® System, this show utilizes a framework that evolved from treating the most severe addictions into a comprehensive leadership model. We recognize that for a leader, a distraction is not just a bad habit—it represents a massive cost to your focus, your influence, and your legacy.

We move beyond the limited "addiction model" to a Leadership Model. We view every distraction—whether it is imposter syndrome, anger, gambling, shopping, procrastination, shutting down, doomscrolling, porn, alcohol, or overwork—as a failure of self-leadership, and an immediate opportunity to reclaim your power.

From Chaos to Command: Craig’s methodology is forged in fire. Once a top corporate executive fired by billion-dollar companies while battling addictions to heroin, stimulants, sex, and work, Craig hit rock bottom. Diagnosed with PTSD and bipolar II, he realized traditional therapy and 12-step programs weren't enough. He rebuilt his life by engineering a new framework: The Mindful Habit® System.

His expertise and transformation have been featured on The Steve Harvey Show, The Katie Couric Show, A&E's Digital Addiction, Good Morning Sacramento, and the BBC.

Who This Is For This system has helped thousands of leaders in over 30 countries—including CEOs of global corporations, Olympians, professional athletes, and 7, 8, and 9-figure entrepreneurs —move from reactivity to radical self-ownership. Craig holds space for leaders at the highest levels, teaching them that any place where you are reactive is a place where you must lead.

"The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek."

Blending neuroscience, mindfulness, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and habit formation, this podcast delivers a science-based alternative to the "recovery" mindset, focusing instead on strategic self-governance.

In each episode, you will learn to:
  • Stop Coping, Start Leading: Transform reactive behaviors (getting defensive, checking out, acting out) into conscious, executive decisions.

  • Command Your Physiology: Master the biology of stress and anxiety to maintain composure under pressure.

  • Weaponize Your Story: Turn your deepest shame and worst patterns into your greatest assets for leadership.

  • Establish Sovereignty: Build habits that align with your purpose, relationships, and performance, rather than your impulses.
What started as a way to treat sex and porn addiction has evolved into a self-leadership model that helps men quickly step into and stay in their power.

If you are a leader ready to stop hiding, start leading, and turn your chaos into clarity—Welcome to Patterns of Power.

Visit www.mindfulhabitmastery.com to learn about hiring Craig to help change your life quickly and sustainably.2026 Mindful Habit® Coaching, LLC Hygiene & Healthy Living Psychology Psychology & Mental Health
Episodes
  • Why I Changed The Name from Sex Afflictions to Patters of Power

    Why I Changed The Name from Sex Afflictions to Patters of Power
    Jan 25 2026
    There’s a painful truth most people never admit: the men who look confident, successful, and put together are often the ones collapsing internally.

    They’re hiding, performing, people pleasing, and losing themselves one tiny lie at a time.

    In this episode, I’m explaining a major shift:
    my podcast is no longer called Sex Afflictions and Porn Addictions.
    It’s now called Patterns of Power.

    And I didn’t change the name because it sounded better.
    I changed it because over 14 years of doing this work, I realized something I couldn’t ignore anymore:

    If the framework keeps men stuck in shame, fear, and identity collapse…
    it might get their attention, but it won’t build the life they want.

    In this episode, I break down:
    • Why “addiction language” helps some men early on… but can hold others back long-term
    • How the real issue is often patterns, not porn
    • Why sex isn’t the root problem… it’s the relief valve
    • The shift from running away from a problem → to building a system that makes you unstoppable
    • How power, integrity, self-leadership, and capacity are the real transformation
    Because shame keeps people quiet.
    Power builds movements.

    If you’re a leader, founder, executive, or high performer who knows something is “off” internally…

    this podcast is for you.

    Ready to interrupt the patterns and step into your power?

    Visit: mindfulhabitmastery.com

    If you’re struggling with sex and porn addiction and need direct support:
    Visit: mindfulhabithelp.com
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    23 mins
  • Why Successful Men Feel Empty (With Aaron Velky)

    Why Successful Men Feel Empty (With Aaron Velky)
    Jan 12 2026
    There’s a painful truth most people never admit: the men who look confident, successful, and put together are often the ones quietly collapsing inside.

    They’re driven, disciplined, respected — and deeply disconnected. Hiding behind busyness. Chasing validation. Terrified of stillness. Losing themselves one “successful” decision at a time.

    Visit www.mindfulhabitmastery.com for powerful help now!

    In this episode of Patterns Of Power, Craig Perra sits down with Aaron Velke, founder of Get Out of Your Own Way and creator of the Living Vision Program, to expose the hidden patterns that keep high-performing men stuck — even when everything looks good on the outside.

    Aaron works with seven-, eight-, and nine-figure leaders who have already “made it,” yet feel restless, unfulfilled, and quietly trapped by compulsive achievement. Together, Craig and Aaron unpack why success doesn’t heal insecurity — it often amplifies it — and why the real work begins when the noise finally stops.

    In this conversation, they explore:
    • The masks high-achieving men wear to avoid feeling “not enough”
    • Why validation, busyness, and adrenaline become addictive
    • How adventure and challenge can unlock breakthroughs when discipline fails
    • Why community heals what isolation quietly destroys
    • The role of stillness in finding real vision, clarity, and direction

    Aaron brings a powerful blend of depth, honesty, and lived experience — challenging the belief that more success is the answer, and offering a different path forward: one rooted in presence, purpose, and embodied leadership.

    Connect with Aaron Velke
    Follow Aaron on all platforms: @AaronVelke
    Listen to The Living Vision Show on all major podcast platforms.
    Aaron also leads powerful, immersive experiences for high-performing leaders:
    • Living Vision Retreat — January 2026
    • 90-Day Living Vision Accelerator — January / February 2026

    To learn more about Aaron’s work, upcoming retreats, and programs, visit:
    https://www.living.vision

    If you’ve built a life that looks impressive but feels empty… this episode will hit close to home.
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    42 mins
  • The Identity Shift That Ends Porn, Distraction, and Self-Sabotage with Niko Arapkiles of Vision Expresso

    The Identity Shift That Ends Porn, Distraction, and Self-Sabotage with Niko Arapkiles of Vision Expresso
    Dec 22 2025
    Most men aren’t stuck because they lack discipline.

    They’re stuck because they’re fighting the wrong battle.

    In this episode of Patterns Of Power, I sit down with Niko Arapkiles, founder of Vision Expresso, to expose the real reason change doesn’t last for most men: they try to fix behaviors without changing identity.

    Visit www.mindfulhabitmastery.com for powerful help now!

    We break down why willpower eventually fails, how distraction quietly destroys focus and purpose, and why you’ll always lose in a fight against yourself if your identity hasn’t changed.

    This conversation goes beyond addiction. It’s about becoming the man you were meant to be.

    In this episode, we talk about:
    • Why identity change matters more than habits, rules, or discipline
    • How distraction, porn, and constant stimulation rewire the brain against you
    • Why most men stay stuck even after therapy, retreats, or big breakthroughs
    • How to operationalize identity so change actually sticks
    • What it looks like to live from your future self instead of chasing motivation
    If you’re tired of starting over, white-knuckling sobriety, or feeling like you “should be further by now,” this episode will change how you see recovery, growth, and yourself.

    Learn more about Niko and Vision Expresso:
    https://visionespresso.co
    Find him on social media here: @nikoarapkiles
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    25 mins
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