Living in the Matrix

Living in the Matrix

by Jonathan Brink & Rich Goulette

Self-Improvement Mental Health

Season 1

E28 - Emotional Intelligence (Nicky Scorpio)

In this fascinating episode, Jonathan interviews Nicky Scorpio, an influencer on TikTok, a musician, artist, and advocate for emotional intelligence. Nicky has one of the most unique stories around. After growing up with two lesbian mom's Nicky used curiosity to heal his life by discovering the power of emotional intelligence to his advantage. He was able to tap into his intuition, curiosity and gratitude, and heal his life from his childhood trauma. He invites people to step into their power to remove the pain from any trauma. Nicky now uses his voice to help people overcome fear, doubt, self-harm, anxiety and depression, and even domestic violence, by learning how to grow emotionally and practice self-discovery. His non-profits helps people create a meaningful life. His message is incredible and he is using it to restore people's lives. His message is stop living the story someone else gave you, and live your own story. FYI, Rich was traveling. Nicky's Links: https://withkoji.com/@yonickyscorpio

E27 - Overcoming Obstacles

In this episode, Jonathan explores the concept of overcoming obstacles. It's one of the most important actions we can take as a human being to restore our mental health. But how do we overcome obstacles? Jonathan shares 3 stories in his life about hitting the proverbial wall and wanting to give up. Jonathan dives deep into his worst moments to share how it's possible to overcome anything, and what can we do as human beings to break through the obstacles and reach new heights. FYI: Rich was out of town.

E26 - Trust Me (Joseph Myers)

In this incredible episode, Jonathan interviews Joseph Myers, author of Trust Me: Discovering Trust in a Culture of Distrust. (MeTEOR). Drawing from personal experiences and cutting-edge research, this captivating exploration reveals a groundbreaking truth: trust and distrust are separate entities with distinct languages and motivations, not two sides of the same coin. By bridging the gap between trust and distrust, we unlock the potential to forge deep connections in an evolving world. Joseph unpacks books and shares fascinating insights on how the brain constructs trust, how we can develop a flywheel, and how the brain creates meaningful connections.Joseph is a long-time friend. Gain a deep understanding of trust's complexities and learn how to leverage its potential. It's time to unlock the secrets of trust and embark on a journey toward more robust, meaningful connections. We explore issues like dealing with wounds, how trauma can lock us into a state of distrust, and how to break free. We also explore other topics including the emerging church, and how psychedelics helped create the church that is today. FYI: Rich was on vacation.

E25 - Reconstructing Life - (Ellie Lee)

In this episode, Jonathan and Rich interview Ellie Lee, an actress/TV host for VH1, MTV, iHeartRadio, and was seen on E!, Wendy Williams, and The Steve Harvey Show. Ellie is now a mystical life coach for Self University. In this episode, Ellie shares her journey out of self-hatred to into the journey of love for herself. Her stories of overcoming her fear are awe inspiring. We dive deep into her understanding of how to deal with crippling fear, depression, and the dark night of the soul, how procrastination is not laziness, her coaching practices for clients, and our collective shift from the Age of Pisces, a masculine age, to the Age of Aquarius, a feminine age. IG: https://www.instagram.com/ellieyjlee/?hl=en IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6163547/ Coaching: https://go.oncehub.com/EllieLee

E24 - Deconstructing Faith (Brittney Hartley)

In this fascinating episode, Jonathan and Rich interview religious trauma and deconstruction coach, Brittney Hartley. We explore her journey out of the Mormon faith, he descent into atheism and nihilism, and what it means to deconstruct from religious faith. Her path is not traditional, but her journey has led her to face some of her deepest fears along the way, recapture her sense of purpose and enthusiasm for life.

E23 - Redeeming God From Hell (Andrew Hronich)

In this episode, Jonathan and Rich interview Andrew Hronich, author of Once Loved Always Loved: The Logic of Apokatastasis, (Wipf and Stock). We explore both the illogical nature of the concept of hell, and the traditional view of eternal conscious torment, or that humanity is destine for hell as a starting point. Andrew has developed a profound logical argument that hell is just not consistent with love, or Jesus and we need to re-examine the idea. The impact of the concept on mental health for humanity has been unprecedented. It's time to rewrite the chapter on hell.

E22 - I Can Do Hard Things (ft Katherine McLean)

In this powerful episode, Jonathan interviews holistic counsellor, coach & mentor Katherine McLean, who dealt with childhood family violence an turned to traditional means of coping by abusing alcohol and drugs. She began the long, slow journey of rebuild her life and overcoming her own addictions by handing over her life to a higher power and practicing surrendering on a daily basis. She developed a meaningful story of connection by reparenting herself, growing through her traumas, and learning from them. Her work led her to create healing outstanding content on different platforms. Her journey is a fantastic story of overcoming family issues, and personal development. She now helps other people overcome these same issues. Her content on IG: https://www.instagram.com/the_light_becomes_her/

E21 - Mental Health (Dr. Chris Lee)

In one of the most incredible episodes we've ever done, Dr. Chris Lee, a neuroscientist and startup consultant, breaks down the process of how we think, overthink, and even get locked in a state of a joyless life. Chris shares his story of losing everything only to discover there is life on the other side of tragedy. We also explore how the brain actually creates the Matrix, the mental health crisis and how we can address it through social network engineering. For those looking for practical, easy to understand tools for mental health, follow Chris for more.IG: https://www.instagram.com/drchrislee/

E20 - Hacking the Matrix (Biohacking)

In this episode, Jonathan and Rich discuss some of the biohacking practices they have both been using. These include intermittent fasting, cold baths, grounding, hopping, supplements, protein shakes, and more. The process of hacking is possible because our brains adapt to what we create as a habit. This was a fun episode as we explore what it means to grow as human beings. Biohacking is one step in rewriting the Matrix in our body.

E19 - Beginning to Believe (Reflection)

In this 19th episode, Jonathan and Rich reflect on the podcast journey so far. It's been a wonderful opportunity to connect to beautiful souls on a journey towards overcoming. We explore where we've been, what really stood out, and how it affected us along the way. No shocker, it was a lot. And we also share where we are going, which is improving the quality of our production and video, which is coming. Rich also gives highlights of his trip to Camino de Santiago in Spain. The Camino is a path between Spain and France that is considered a spiritual pathway. Over 100k people take the journey together each year.

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