The Junkyard Love Podcast

Hailing from the Pacific Northwest - Bobby Barrz is a Rapper, Studio Engineer, A Leader, and the CEO & Creator of BigBet Studios. This talk from Bobby is free game. If you have dreams or goals or aspirations... you'll EAT listening to this conversation. Bobby comes from a place of truth and authenticity and doesn't sugar-coat or add baggage to his wisdom. He speaks from the heart and works hard to get where he is. He's here to drop barrz about winning and playing the game. He shares his journey and what he's been learning along the way and offers some amazing perspectives to young men and aspiring dream chasers. We talk about personal responsibility, learning from mistakes, giving ourselves grace, growing and gaining muscle to conquer larger obstacles as we expand, moving forward as a man, and staying motivated and disciplined. For Bobby, this isn't just about music, it's about building a brand and a legacy. We explore our writing styles as artists, we talk about finding your voice, processing life through story and art, inspiring other people through our work, being a good example for onlookers, putting yourself into the right position to answer the call when it comes, music as therapy, being a community with yourself, sacrifice, and being true to your aspirations. If you enjoyed the episode, send to a friend! - we'll see ya next episode. Checkout more of Bobby and Big Bet here - https://linktr.ee/bobbybarrz?fbclid=PAAab0CovjjM5N34BGRhBWTGk_4i65IA59W1cMR4pZlSrsytMJnG122AwNUiQ Whatcha not gon' do, is put yourself into a position to not answer the call when it comes. Get to work. Hit like and follow to stay up to date - for more content from the host, follow @jacobfromtheinternet

Facts about John: - He’s given over $50 million to charity - Spent time in prison - rose from dirt poor to be a 1/3 of a billionaire - Singer/Songwriter who recorded with Grammy Winning Producers - Written two books - Lawyer, Environmentalist, Philanthropist, Taxi-Driver John Lefebvre is a poetically and externally successful man with a checkered past - he’s been a taxi driver, a lawyer, a convict, an activist, a third of a billionaire, a musician, an author, an environmentalist, a philanthropist, and more. This multi-millionaire jailbird owned 27 percent of “The PayPal of online gambling”, he’s worked with Grammy-winning music producers and he co-founded “DeSmog.com”, a blog dedicated to exposing climate misinformation campaigns John was a delight to speak with and we had a very interesting conversation with great responses and perspectives on every subject we roll through. He and I discuss some of the thoughts expressed in his books, generosity, wealth, perspectives of the mass, gratitude, success, ego, knowledge, sovereignty, transcendental meditation, marijuana, taxes, banks, freedom, government, the selfish wealthy, LSD, being wealthy, some exerts from John's recent book, glimpses of enlightenment, meaning, finding purpose, and enjoying the planet to save it. ‘With a multitude of unique experiences and insights, Johns mission is to use his stories and philosophies to help make the world a better place. He believes change starts now and wants to give the opportunity for others to learn from his experiences and live more fulfilling lives. John hopes to have people realize that there is no use in complaining, recognize how screwed up things may be, and identify how to move towards a brighter future for all of humanity.’ Enjoy the convo and check out more of Johns's Work on his website here - https://www.johnlefebvre.com/ Pickup his most recent book here (also on audible!) - https://www.amazon.ca/Alls-Well-Where-Thou-Earth/dp/0995904200/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Books mentioned: 'The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name' by Brian C. Muraresku, Some quotes from John amidst our convo: "Kids, don't drop acid until you're ready to be troubled" “Hoarding is the wanking of wealth” “The making love of wealth is the sharing of it” “When we’re generous with people they don’t bust our balls” “Here’s the difficult part of my theory Jacob: we have to use force.” “The thing that is the most precious to me in my whole life has fallen into my lap, no more than it has into everybody’s, and that thing is: being a conscious being in the universe.” “Be still, yet still be.” “Get out there and show some people some great music and then get back to work” (Full video available on YouTube) (Recorded 9/16/21)

A solocast, for those guys who feel overwhelmingly anxious and depressed. Just set your armor down for a second and let me talk to you. I can only offer you my perspective, which is fueled by years of personal experience and learning about myself through books, lectures, videos, podcasts, conversations, determination, and action. I'm still on this 'mental health' path myself, but I know damn sure I'm not alone. Neither are you brother. You just have to start listening.

A charismatic-chameleon, A wisdom-filled wizard, A starry-eyed Scorpio, it’s the great Roman Merrell! In this episode, I’m joined by an old friend to explore a bit of our past… recent and far far away. Roman has lived an interesting and adventurous life up to this point, and his perception of the world is a wonderful one to know. We catch up as Roman shares personal teachings and experiences from the last decade that have led him on a path of discovery and introspection about the universe. We speak astrology, the self, things we learned in our twenties, teens, and childhood, psychedelic experiences, being a Scorpio and an introvert, meta-perspective, voices in the head, alchemy, cognitive perception over the ages, being aware of awareness, various philosophies of the past, trauma, postcards to our Karmic family, lost lineage, retold histories, heightened intuition, fake crying, and much much more. I could've title this "Two Scorpio friends reconnect and talk about their place in the universe" but that didn't feel as catchy. If you love the wisdom and knowledge from Roman - check out his podcasts and art here: Rising From The Ashes Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6fmYk1ZLuJSbCwVaPRZCns?si=9fece4a6688143d6 Moon Mysteries: https://open.spotify.com/show/7DLYhkZ1ZIsEiJNl2iTIOQ?si=a8671cec08654f36 GUSHMORR: https://open.spotify.com/artist/65iT1qNV8ArdVR3UL8zb8l?si=5VNX4p6QT4CjsLGXIZ5Mkw If you'd love to hear more convos between Roman and myself - let us know! comment, share, and follow - thanks for listening! Roman expands on the concept of: "Millionaires don't have Astrologers, billionaires do." "When I was a kid, I had this movie theatre in my head." "There were these nuns, they would walk in through my ear, they would go and sit down in the seats in my head, watching what I'm watching, commenting on what I'm seeing, and I couldn't of been more than nine or ten years old." "We are so in love with love, humans are love. Everything that we have down to our core, is a passion, it's a heartbeat, it's a feeling, and it's the vibration of unconditional love. When you separate all the layers, that's what it is. You get in tune with that by surrounding yourself with the things that make it easy for you to feel that love."

Nike brings her valuable wisdom, firsthand experience, and elegant articulation to the podcast in this episode - she’s a Consultant specializing in family business where the torch is being passed down to a new generation. Our conversation moved very naturally through various topics including Nikes Bio, technological changes, personal experiences with businesses, the future of business, the melting pot of Austin TX, cognitive diversity, maintaining a growth mindset, and we weave through various philosophies of tech, leadership, culture, generational differences, legacy, and much much more. Certainly an episode for everyone, not just those in family business. Please hit subscribe/follow! Thanks for listening! Here’s her bio: “Nike Anani is a Speaker, Author and Consultant to NextGens that seek to lead their Family Businesses. She helps NextGens rise above operations into a non-executive board role with credibility, so that they are able to lead and formulate a plan to future-proof the business, becoming more effective change agents. Nike fuses her inside experience as a NextGen executive in her Family’s Enterprise, as a Chartered Accountant and as a Family Business Advisor to bring practical proven solutions to the table. Nike has almost a decade of experience working in African family businesses, as a NextGen in her parents’ businesses and also as a co-Founder of several others. This inside experience as a NextGen birthed a passion to help others in similar shoes as herself in being effective change champions that collaborate with other family members and stakeholders in co-building legacy businesses that would outlive them. After graduating from University College London, United Kingdom, with a degree in Economics in 2008, Nike worked at Deloitte London for 3 years in Corporate Tax International where she qualified as a Chartered Accountant. Thereafter in 2011, she relocated to Lagos, Nigeria to work in her family’s businesses. She is the co-founder of African Family Firms, a pan-African association of family businesses, and the author of “Building Resilient Family Enterprises”. She is a member of Family Firm Institute. Nike is rated as one of the top 100 Consultants globally in the Family Enterprise World by Family Capital, a leading online publication for Family Businesses. She is happily married and a mother to two young boys, who are her biggest sources of inspiration to leave a lasting legacy on our world.” Couple quotes from Nike in this episode: “You want to plan as early as yesterday. it’s never too early for legacy planning” “More Diverse teams, and true inclusion, leads to co-creation of better solutions.” Episode initially recorded on 8-27-21, released for the first time here

(first couple mins is self-promo, guest intro starts at 1:55) Will Andes is wise, well-spoken, and full of welcoming perspective. A salesman with a constantly evolving good nature, this good-natured troublemaker joins the podcast from Philadelphia where he lives with his family and close friends. Amidst our time together here we weave through topics such as; physical and mental health, yoga, good teachings, pop culture, east coast vs. west coast minds, thinking towards growth, fatherhood, expanding capacities for love, the death of the Great Mac Miller, creating art, rules of artistry, privacy, free-speech, social-media, how to change perspective, contributions to the collective conscious, marriage, weddings, parental technology, we talk about A.I. Rappers, alleviating stress, being a control person, planning a future, various ways we’ve changed as we grew, advice to the younger self, healing trauma, spiritual awakenings, enlightening paths, being a leader, hierarchies, psychedelics, and mucho more-o. If you enjoyed the episode, hit subscribe and give it a like. Follow the Instagram @jacobfromtheinternet for updates on new episodes, clips, and more. Books mentioned: Eckhart Tolle - The Power Of Now

"Daniel Matalon is the founder of #IsThereEnough, a provocative new conversation about the intersection of survival economics and social justice. He is also the co-founder of Impact Launchpad, a UK-based venture studio for social impact incubation and development. Working from a book, a conversation, and a unique social research experiment that has taken him to 22 countries, Mr. Matalon is asserting that humanity’s biggest existential threat is not climate change, tribalism, or inequality but our inability to make agreement with each other at the level we require to address our challenges. His upcoming title, The First Agreement, is a historical and future-leaning look at economics, scarcity, and survival, that suggests that our drivers of incentive can be measurably built around human beings at the center of our economies, rather than the assets and resources we measure them by today." In this episode, Daniel and I discuss what he's adding new to The Conversation, Buckminster Fuller, our warlike conversation type, the most surprising response to the question of "isthereenough?", power, war, common identity, laws and agreement, suffering, the IDW, conversations on Clubhouse, economic values, global citizens, those who want to make a difference, personal transformation, the life that lives within conversation, the last treaty humanity will ever need to sign, a decentralized approach to self-government, collaboration, awareness, taking care of humanity as a way of taking care of the planet, building a world game not a world order, making the world work, hopefulness and much more. If you enjoyed, hit subscribe and hit the bell to be notified of new episodes - look out for the book coming out early 2023. isthereenough.org (mentioned MarciaMartin.com, George Carlin Saving The Planet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W33HRc1A6c, ) IsThereEnough Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/IsThereEnough Instagram - /danielmatalon/ LinkedIn - /in/danielmatalon/ Facebook - /danieltmatalon Twitter - /danielmatalon

"Spencer Hicks, Bachelor in arts of strategic communication; studies semiotics, enjoyed Hegelian dialectics and eats from the trash can of ideology." Various things that Spencer and I discussed throughout this convo: Philosophy, March Fischer, the state of modern society, hyper-realism, art, hauntology, Spencers' thesis, retro-futurism, cyber-punk, ontology, how art represents a culture, the roles of an artist to fight hegemonic belief systems, criticizing power structures, existential-dread, marxists criticisms, technology and robotic systems, ends of civilizations, kierkegaard, baudrillard, indoctrination, self-terminating systems, using the word 'inherently' too much, unusual behaviors we have, psychological quirks, Spencer shares what he’s been reading, listening to, working on and contemplating as of late, productivity, leaving a legacy as a trap, buddhist thought being captured by capitalism, self-help, I talk about myself a lot, remembering the nature of the self, Alan Watts and his book “The Wisdom Of Insecurity”, essentialism, David Fuller of Rebel Wisdom, propaganda, self-reflection, opposing political views, signs and symbols, personality, cognitive-miserliness, the apparent impossibilities of consensus, being wrong, The Intellectual Dark Web, Sam Harris & The Waking Up app, how we perceive one another, breaking stuff, nostalgia, the mandala effect, kundalini, and some more. If you enjoyed, consider hitting like or sharing with your tallest friend. cheerio “It’s just like having your eyes refreshed all the time” “I fundamentally disagree with myself last year, every year.” - Spencer Hicks

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Joining us from the Golden State - Zach Beach, MA, is an internationally renowned yoga teacher, best-selling author, poet, love coach, founder of The Heart Center love school, and host of The Learn to Love Podcast. He has taught and coached thousands of couples and individuals on how to deepen their love and connection and is the author of The Seven Lessons of Love and two poetry collections with a third out in June. He also has a Masters Degree in East/West Psychology and is actively dedicated to bringing more love into the world. Through his work, he helps people lead happier, more loving, and more fulfilling lives and we discuss some of that wisdom in this episode. He brings his wise lens, knowledge, and articulation to us as we explore some thoughts around the ego, consciousness, suffering, wisdom, history, living with purpose, connection and belonging, mental and physical well being, mindfulness, living from the heart, unconditional love vs transactional love, perceiving time, the mind-body-connection, being caught in the mind, koans, the power of poetry, spiritual short stories, metta loving-kindness meditations and more. I am grateful to hear Zachs perspective on the human condition. Check out his previous works and look out for his newest collection "Pebbles" dropping in June. Subscribe to catch the latest episodes as they release. Lots of awesome guests on the horizon. Learn more at www.zachbeach.com or check out the links below Love School: http://www.the-heart-center.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zachbeachlove Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zachbeachlove/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/zachbeachlove Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/zjb407/videos

Welcome back to the podcast - Mika Woodruff! I respect her perspective and value her conversational insight greatly. Her input, skill, and experience around the psychology and mental health space offer up fantastic insight and value to many of the areas of talk we find ourselves in. For more info on Mika check out our previous episode, number 036! In this podcast - we discussed various things like: having different personalities, interacting with others, having interesting conversations, spiritual growth, self-development, expansive conversations on the state of the world, we shared stories of transformation, I share a Jesus related experience I had with a Christian co-worker of mine, we speak of masculine and feminine expression, suppression of emotions, crying, the essence of ideas, playing the video game of life, aliens, conspiracy theories, hypothetical thought, the truth at the center of our experience, the changing world of the internet and a universe of aliens, religion and church, tales from our spiritual journies, understanding great stories, our interactions with other human beings, stating our intentions, picking romantic partners, attraction, my confusion with dating apps, and mucho more. If you dug it, consider leaving a like or hitting follow so you can see when new episodes are posted. Thanks for listening! (recorded 8/26/21)

Cetvies is a BSc/MA graduate in human rights single honor (from social sciences and political sciences departments) She campaigns and writes on human trafficking and has a strong interest in human rights, LGBT, environmental rights, animal rights, veganism, politics, the news, IR, current affairs, society, philosophy, and spirituality in general. We speak on censorship, inequality, child trafficking, the spirit of the law, the arrogance of oligarchs, freedom of speech, scrutiny of truth, and a lot more. Her website is www.inthenameofhumanrights.com If you'd consider hitting like or giving a rating, I would be appreciative. Follow to see new episodes when posted. Much love and thanks for listening.

Jeremy has a PhD in Decision Theory, a Masters in Public Policy, and is an author of over 1,000 articles for Psychology Today. He's friends with famous intellectual thinkers, has been a close research collaborator with Harvard/Berkeley neuroscientist Terrence Deacon for over 25 years and is a one-time elected elder on the world's largest hippy commune. Jeremy is the author of these three books: 'Neither Ghost Nor Machine - The Emergence and Nature of Selves' 'What's Up With Assholes? - How To Spot And Stop Them Without Becoming One' 'Negotiate With Yourself And Win! - Doubt Management Skills For People Who Can Hear Themselves Think' In this stimulating chat, we touch on science, evolution, the birth of language, The Stoned Aped Theory, 'Trying', Free-will, Natural Philosophy, the third scientific revolution, love, panpsychism, virtual virtue, the second self, social media, technology and much, much more. Access all things Jeremy here - https://jeremysherman.com/ Please consider giving a positive review, thumbs up, and a subscribe if you enjoyed the episode.

This is a very free-form, completely unedited solo podcast about depression and anxiety. Nothing prepared, I hit record with the intention to discuss anxiety and depression in some sort of helpful manner. (I have no clue if I succeeded, but that is my aim). For people with depression or people with loved ones who have depression, take what helps and disregard what doesn't resonate. This is a tiny piece of the puzzle, these subjects are deeply more complicated than the things that came into my head while the camera was on this time. I am open to doing these in the future as Q and A's - email or message on Instagram questions or concepts around these things that you'd like me to try and stumble towards in these solo podcasts. be well. @jacobfromtheinternet

'Sandy encountered the path of meditation after living with crippling depression and anxiety for most of her teen years. Through practicing self-transformation methods, she learned how to self-heal mental, emotional, physical trauma, and break generational patterns. Today, Sandy speaks on stages, hosts live events, and facilitates experiences for people to remember their true nature.' Sandy Vo really shows up for this chat. Her wise responses to my abstract and lucid questioning are deeply felt and communicated with grace. In this conversation, we each share some of our journey with depression, spirituality, and awakening with one another, we speak about consciousness, we define spiritual awakening, we discuss technology and its effects on modern spiritual beliefs, we talk about the Self, ego and "I". We talk the connectedness of all beings, the emphasis on the body and meditation, burnout, core values, saying yes when you wanna say no, and tons more. This was a great conversation and I'm grateful for the opportunity to have such a platform for these sorts of discussions. If you enjoyed this convo with Sandy as much as I did, consider giving it a quick thumbs-up, rating, share or follow. See ya next episode, thanks for listening. For more on Sandy - check out her website https://www.sandyvo.com/ subscribe to her podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prosperous/id1321799656 follow her on Instagram: isandyvo Some fire quotes from Sandy this episode: “We are spirits having a human experience” “You are here to learn and practice how to be human” “Pressure might work to create diamonds, but constant applied pressure on a human being is going to completely burn that human out.” “When you don’t know how to befriend the ego, or you don’t know how to offer it the types of internal technologies that it needs in order to thrive, that's when the ego starts believing more information from the unconscious part of the mind, versus the conscious or superconscious part of the mind.” “Don’t judge yourself for judging, because that’s what the mind does. Just be aware of it.” “The greatest gift of life is to be present, to receive what is in front of you” “Most people that cross your boundaries don’t know that they’re actually crossing them.” "A Spiritual Awakening is waking up to your spiritual nature" (The video version of this podcast is available on youtube)

John is a father, a Software Project Manager, and a small business owner. Luckily for me, he really enjoys philosophical intellectual conversations. In this episode, we discuss morality, free-will, consciousness, religion, theism, atheism, choice, experience, Determinism, quantum-physics, thought experiments in dimensions and reality, technology and its endless limits, the expanding universe, the mysteries of our minds, the birth of language, the word “i”, god, purpose, meaning, Jordan Peterson, Truth, Values, Morals, being of service to others, picking your own path, advice for young people and reframing expectations. This conversation felt much like the “serious play” Professor John Vervaeke explores in his talks. I had a great time with John Lee discussing things that fascinate us both about this wondrous human experience. Checkout johns website here https://custommobile.app/ books mentioned “Mans Search For Meaning” -Victor Frankyl follow @jacobfromtheinternet for podcast clips & trailers & all other creative endeavors

Juli Geske-Peer joins us in this episode! She is the author of “5 Senses For Success - ‘How To Thrive In Any Arena’” - Through her expertise and experience as a seasoned mediator, Juli and I discuss personal, work, as well as community relationships - we talk about leadership, personal success, confidence, deepening the understanding of our experience, different views of communication, having a positive impact, the role of modern influence, repairing damaged relationships, and more. Enjoyed this one? Stick around for the next or checkout an older episode! - as I offer these podcasts free and free of ads; please consider subscribing, hitting like, or sharing with a friend. For more on Juli: https://juligeskepeer.com/#welcome https://peerperformancesolutions.com/ Her Biography: "Juli Geske-Peer has spent her career honing leadership and relationship skills, and she'd be the first to say she learned many lessons the hard way. Today, as president and founder of Peer Performance Solutions, she brings those hard-won lessons to her clients—helping individuals and organizations lift performance and attain their goals. Her passion lies in making a positive impact across the stakeholders she serves, and empowering her clients to carry that same ethos forward. She has earned formal degrees in communications (BA) and organizational leadership (MA), as well as certifications in leadership, training, coaching, and mediation. Juli has over 20 years of successful consulting and management experience and has worked with companies ranging from local nonprofits to multinational organizations. She is also a voracious reader of thriller/suspense novels and loves being lakeside surrounded by her family."

Lynn Cherry is a Pickleball Fanatic. She discovered the sport in 2018 and has since become an avid player, researcher, enthusiast and even interviews the worlds leading players on her podcast. Lynn has a PHD in Sports Psychology and a Masters in Physical Education. In this episode Lynn gives us all relevant info to newcomers to the sport of Pickleball, we talk about her journey into the sport, some of the people she's met along the way, and offer the listeners encouraging ways to get involved in the sport. If you've never heard of Pickleball, this is the episode for you! If you'd like to know more about Lynn or about Pickleball, Her website offers everything you need to know, the rules, how to play, what equipment to buy, where to find a court near you, and where to start. Check it out @ https://pickleballfire.com/podcast-2/ If you enjoyed the episode, please hit subscribe to hear about new episode drops - and follow my instagram @jacobfromtheinternet for updates on the podcast and creative works of JacobFromTheInternet. See ya next episode!

Jerry Fu is a Conflict Resolution Coach, he facilitates leadership workshops and has worked as a Pharmacist. He focuses on resolving clients' conflicts at work, in culture, and within themselves. Jerry completed a Biology degree at Rice University and attended pharmacy school at the University of Tennessee-Memphis. Jerry has been fired (by avoiding conflict with an upset boss), has had to evict a roommate, been displaced for work, and dealt with bounced paychecks. - now he uses his previous ongoing struggle with conflict resolution as fascinating fuel for his work. In This Episode - We talk about the influential cultural expectation of growing up in an Asian-American family, stories from Jerry’s past pharmacy work, we offer up lots of great advice to all types of leaders, we talk mentorship, reaching our potential as individuals, how to feed the right beast within, being free from the fear of conflict, breaking habits of being ourselves, becoming aware of feeling emotions and dealing with passive-aggressiveness. We chat about respectfully disagreeing, the decision of indecision, Jerry shares tons of advice gems and personal stories from his time around leadership workshops, how to step out of the people-pleaser role, emotional projection, today's climate of conversation, we talk about internal dialogue, current technological influences on our ability to be present in interactions, reading the room, reading body language, and the importance of humility. for more on jerry - checkout his linkedin here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerry-fu-pharmd-acc-53710187/ And his website here: https://www.adaptingleaders.com/ book recommendations: Made To Stick, Power Of Moments, Switch, Decisive, and Upstream by The Heath Brothers. Michal stander - The Coaching Habit and The Advice Trap by Michael Bungay Stanier, Getting Things Done by David Allen, Atomic Habits by James Clear, Limitless by Jim Kwik, Building A Story Brand and Business Made Simple by Donald Miller. - And fiction: Everything I Never Told You and Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Stone. A few fire quotes from Jerry in this episode - “You will never be free of conflict. You may never be free from that fear, but you can still deal with it. You don’t have to be afraid of it anymore.” “Passive-aggressive comments are funny in movies but they’re terrible in real-life relationships” “How do I make the people around me great?”

Devin's Instagram bio simply reads "I love everybody". His presence and energy have always seemed to bring comfort and ease to people he's around, and he and I have always had great conversations, I was really excited to get him on the podcast. He's been working the last few years as a Cannabis Industry Consultant and currently works in Missouri managing a medicinal cannabis store. He shares from his experience working around cannabis as a Processor as well as from his history of being a Budtender and Cannabis Advocate for many years. In this episode - we lay out some basics for the beginner or newcomer to the world of weed and CBD, recreationally and medicinally. We break down the process of buying it legally, what to ask for, what terms to listen for, and how to approach the whole scenario. We cover some personal experiences through pot, some thoughts about the future of weed, and the potential benefits many can experience dipping their toes into these waters. If you have questions or inquires for Devin, check out his Instagram @devdathug - If you enjoyed the episode - please consider liking, reviewing, or sharing with a friend. Please subscribe for updates on new episodes (I've got lots of awesome guests coming!) See ya next episode! big love!

Heather Hutchison is an award-winning singer/songwriter and the author of Holding On by Letting Go: A Memoir. Blind since birth and having struggled with mental illness from a young age, she is passionate about educating people on disability and mental health through her music and writing. An avid traveler, Heather has spent time living and teaching English in Latin America, and her memoir catalogs her story - "Being blind since birth, a once-spirited kid with big dreams now finds herself in a locked psychiatric facility--a wounded young woman in the midst of a global pandemic. This memoir spans decades and continents to tell a story of the beautiful similarities that make us all human. From meeting unlikely allies in the dirty streets of some of Latin America's most impoverished neighborhoods to discovering difficult truths about discrimination in her home country of Canada, Heather Hutchison offers poignant insight into mental health awareness, and what it means to strive for an ordinary life when you are often treated as anything but ordinary. At once heartbreakingly honest and strikingly witty, Holding On by Letting Go is the unforgettable true story of one woman's journey through despair to acceptance and hope. Ultimately, it is a portrayal of the light that can be found in the darkest of times." For more on Heather - checkout: https://books.heather-hutchison.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/07t3LapcWFZmhrUN5FJ15n?si=yC-WPZbPSHmzXqtOTIp8lA&dl_branch=1 https://www.youtube.com/user/HHutchisonMusic https://www.instagram.com/heatherhutchisonmusic/ https://www.amazon.com/Holding-Letting-Go-Heather-Hutchison-ebook/dp/B094674YMR

"My highest value in life is freedom - time freedom, thought freedom, location freedom, financial freedom, etc." - Bradley Roth This week we're joined by outside-the-box thinker Bradley Roth. He's an Entrepreneur, Personal Development Teacher, Relationship Coach, and he hosts the Not Most People Podcast. He comes from a background of sports, personal training and physical fitness and has done work in real estate, network marketing, social media, and more. He's knowledgable, adaptable, driven, and level-headed. In this episode - we talk Masterminds, Bradley's experience attending a Tony Robbins event, we talk hierarchies of needs, the importance of awareness, roads to understanding, and we cover some of Bradley's recent meditation habits. We give "going for a walk" its appropriate rating, and we discuss why habits don't stick, crossfit, the importance of mobility, the mental benefits of physical exercise, moving towards pleasure and away from pain, long term goals vs. short term comforts, the law of action, an emphasis on strategy, Bradley gives some relationship advice and we talk the hard part of Law of Attraction. We've been taught what to think, not how to think. "Most people are not very happy, healthy, or wealthy – so why would you want to live, think, and be like most people?" - For more on Bradley: http://bradleyroth.com Connect on Instagram @bradley_roth Check out the Not Most People Podcast Books mentioned: Atomic Habits - James Clear, Awaken The Giant Within - Tony Robbins, The 1/5/10 Plan - Mj DeMarco, The Way Of The Superior Man - David Deida, Start With Why - Simon Sinek Follow on Instagram and youtube for more clips @Jacobfromtheinternet See ya next episode!

Spencer is an armchair philosopher with focus in metaphysics, political philanthropy, ethics, and epistemology. In this episode, using a systems thinking lens; we discuss pop-culture cancellation, political perspectives on the issue, power dynamics of canceling, a crisis of meaning, world views, belief systems, cancel culture in academia, the influences from capitalism, technology, entertainment, and meme society. We touch on ideologies, neo-marxism, corporate press propaganda, and collective consciousness.

In this episode I talk with Alicia and Erwan Davon - who use their backgrounds in Zen Buddhism, Psychology, and women’s sexuality studies to teach couples and singles how to lead ideal love lives. They provide a safe place to explore psychological inquiry, pleasure, and sexuality. Recently their work has focused on pandemic-related intimacy issues with singles (dating, intimacy during the pandemic) and couples (physically close but losing connection). Although their techniques are grounded in Eastern practice and non-traditional sensual intelligence, they teach students within the context of the west - grounded psychological understanding of the root issues and addressing them using tools that suit the client best - change of diet, organizing time for intimacy, touching practices, chemistry, and focus on masculine and feminine energies, sexual skills, meditation practices, and much more. We cover some great areas and gain a lot of helpful tips and tricks for humans at all stages of life. They’ve got workshops, online courses, a great youtube channel, and you can checkout their website here: https://erwandavon.com/about/ If you want to learn more simply send ‘em a text with your name to (+1) 415 308 9580 - say you heard about them on the podcast and you’re interested in learning more! To setup a time to chat with Alicia you can go here - https://erwandavon.com/consult - or if you're interested in signing up for their Pleasure Course on May 15th & 16th, simply go here - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/138473123841 See ya next episode!

Megan Robinson is a Videographer, Photographer, Traveling Production Assistant, and Live-Event Aficionado. In this episode - we discuss health, working in live-event environments, the effects of social media on society and ourselves, maintaining sanity through diverse conversations, news media and corresponding divisiveness, cancel culture, learning to understand one another, the future of communication, refusing the conversations handed to us, the responsibility of societies to adequately make sense of current happenings and projected futures, how our views and desires are painted by technology, the intricate web of the internet and its effects on human beings, and much more. She's a wonderful friend and I enjoy her company and conversations greatly.

In Episode 071 of The Junkyard Love Podcast I meet Ryan Baker - He's a Beatboxer, Outlier, Positive Influence, Disciplined Worker, Investor, Clothing Line Creator, and much more. We search for connection through the areas of alignment in our perspectives and like-mindedness, and land on lots of great subjects and motivative theories on life. We covered some fantastic aspects of self-love, letting go of the past, creating a vision of the future, staying out of unnecessary roles, interacting with technology, winning, losing, and taking the curriculum of life. We talk shedding the skin of our younger selves, losing the opinions of others from the bags we carry, acting out avatars, searching for authenticity, meditation, upgrading old programming, leaving the past where it is, creating a vision of the future, morning motivations, manifestations, and chasing goals with clear vision. Mr. Baker and I speak our way into areas of technology, social-media, fame, change through broadcasting, the ventures of Elon Musk, being a performer, using throat mantra, creating naturally, and the value of good conversation. This episode is packed with loads of wisdom and expression and we hope it offered you perspective, growth, and self-reflection. If you enjoyed the episode, share a clip with your friends or give it a thumbs up. We'll see ya next episode. For more on Ryan - check out his Instagram @ryanbakeratwork and his clothing line website can be found here - persistence-rebelbeatbox.creator-spring.com Books mentioned - 10x Rule - Grant Cordone Some notable quotes from Ryan Baker this episode: "Find your breaking point and make that your comfort zone. I found accelerating my life to be my comfort zone and to reach that level, I had to let go." "This is starting to weigh me down emotionally and stress me out, so it's gone." "There is no past man. What can I do about it? I can't do literally anything about it. Can I do the next step? There's only in front of you, if you even look back at all you're not moving forward you're walking backward. The moment you turn your head you're walking the wrong direction, i don't even think about it, at all." "After you climb a mountain, all of your other problems are small in comparison." "I was doing this set routine, over and over again, and I started to lose love for it." "They're not down for discipline."

Ryan returns to The Junkyard Love Podcast full of experience, laughter, openness, and friendship. In this episode, Ryan and I explore technology, how the last year has changed us, ways in which we think, attention spans, family dychotomies, being in right relationship with self, trying to determine what's 'true' in the information age, the art of storytelling, learning how to learn, attention spans, confusion dished out by the media and Mr. Santos' firsthand experience contracting the virus early on. Ryan shares his youtube obsessions, some perspectives from being an electrician, his truth thus far of being a father and husband, we talk about the band at his wedding, how to come together amidst a pandemic, learning through experience, the pitfalls and intricacies of an elaborate mind, figuring out how to manage ADHD and medication, the beauty of emotions, the desire to be better putting you into a place of lack, anime, being a dork-dad, and friendship. I am grateful for this platform and space to share these types of personal inside conversations with others. Included in the episode is a 10 minute intro preface that will add to the experience of new and old listeners alike. If you'd like to hear my first chat with Ryan - checkout episode 006. If you enjoyed this episode - please consider sharing, liking, following, commenting or hitting subscribe. The Junkyard Love Podcast is entirely self-produced and ad-free, so any interaction helps. Much love much kindness to all, and we'll see ya next episode.

Crystal Nyman is a Philadelphia Hair Stylist. Originally from The Pacific Northwest, she ventured out east to play softball for Temple University fresh out of high school. Through success, trial, injury, and exploration Crystal has navigated the path of self-discovery with inquisitiveness, creativity, and love for others. Crystal is kind, understanding, and full of wisdom waiting to be tapped at any conversational moment. In this episode, Miss Nyman and I discuss her journey from sports to becoming a Stylist, profundities learned about ourselves through growth and change, we talk about social media and its influence on the creative process, fame and being an influencer, expanding our views of one another, operating a brand, changing artistic narratives through technological growth, artistry in today's connected social atmosphere and learning to honor oneself. Crystal shares stories of growth through psychedelic journies, family love, her experience and changes with ADHD medication, adjusting to being a personal care worker in times of covid, holding mental and emotional space for her clients, taking care of herself emotionally and physically to best show up for others, pushing away from her comfort zone, following intuition and finding encouragement for others. We talk growing at different rates, creating yourself, choosing courage, self-sovereignty, elevating others, and getting after it for you and only you. If you enjoyed this episode, consider hitting follow, like, subscribe, sharing, or commenting. Any interaction helps more ears hear the conversations and all listeners are greatly appreciated. For more info on Crystal - checkout her Instagram @crystal.nyman A notable quote from the episode - "No one is going to do anything for you. If you want something, nobody is going to get it for you. It's hard because sometimes it feels like "I don't have the resources" or " I don't have the knowledge of that" or "I'll never be able to read enough to know the business side of things" - whatever it is - you have everything within you to get what you want. So don't limit yourself because of what you THINK you aren't capable of. If you want something, go get it."

The Sense-Making Sickness Series is a Junkyard Love Podcast side-step towards creative conversation, collaboration, and problem-solving surrounding the events unfolding in many of our daily lived realities. The episodes in this series remain a part of the larger Junkyard Love Podcast while having a certain flair and spark of their own. These conversations hold no misconceptions of grandeur and though the subjects at hand are often very serious - I approach them without taking myself to be immensely serious, correct, full of wisdom, or as an arbiter of all the right answers. I merely seek to shine a light on different ways of perceiving information and understanding one another. With these talks; I hope to usher in internal epiphany within listeners, I hope to spark broader conversations of the sort, and I hope to unwind narratives within us that no longer serve our best interests. This chat takes place with Abrielle Dunn, whom had no indication that this conversation would be posted under "The SenseMaking Sickness Series" here on the podcast until nearing the end of the 3.5 hour talk. Abrielle and I often find ourselves writing and contemplating back and forth to one another surrounding these similar subjects - so the natural candor of these curious and metacognitive discussions are not unusual to our friendship or natural ways of speaking to one another. This conversation covers a bit of the madness of the western world, the deceit of "bad othering", delusions of truth through our media channels, conspiracy theories, false news narratives, emotional regulation, blindly living different realities, tribalism, mistaken authenticity, living the WWE reality, getting caught in kayfabe, political LARPing, the race to the bottom of the brain stem, societal trauma, cultural shadow, gratitude, being unknowingly lost in our minds, relating to others, bringing compassion to others, trump-ism, woke-ism, belief systems, projection, the downfalls of close-mindedness, the fluidity of life, general mental illness, our mistaken identities, addiction, the art of listening, the importance of accurate conversation, thinking differently than others, accidental victim mindsets, fast-moving technology and algorithmic changes of who we are and how we interact with one another, relaying and relating to one another, changing our narratives, false panic, the race to the bottom of the brain stem, reporters, truth, camera angles, companies and corporations, looking through different windows, echo chambers, and horse sized ducks. If you enjoyed the episode, consider leaving a review, a like, a comment or hitting subscribe. For the first episode of the Sense-Making Sickness Series - checkout episode 059 with Spencer Hicks, and for more info on Abrielle - listen back to episode 062. Follow Abrielle on instagram @abriellehayley and to stay updated on Junkyard Love news - follow @jacobfromtheinternet on instagram

Jaycie Randall is an intuitive empathic healer who works with women experiencing strain or pain around mental blockages, childhood trauma, sexual trauma, victim mentalities, triggers, holding onto past experiences longer than helpful, and finding their true Self within. Jaycie speaks elegantly and with compassion about all subjects related to healing and integrative shadow work. This episode brings up various views of things like healing, growth, trauma, therapy, victim mindsets, the Power of NOW, shifting perspectives with grace and dignity, and moving through changing perceptions. We speak on some of the transitional times in our personal lives, we talk about reframing life narratives, growing out of our stories, the pitfalls of creating "bad other" to feel more righteous, identifying with the lack and victim presets learned in younger years, being the 'mediator' of your best self, feminine energy, masculine energy, shadow work and inspection of the places within us that we deny with ego. Our talk reaches concepts like imposter syndrome, self-belief, accepting praise and compliments, feeling fake and downtrodden, upgrading to the 2.0 version of yourself, comparison to others, and comparison to your past self. Jaycie and I share some remedies and actionables for things like journaling, meditation, prayer, and positive affirmation - and we talk about 'cringing' when remembering past behaviors. We connect on experiences with altered states of consciousness, (emotionally and chemically induced) living as a modern spiritual being, the Meyers-Briggs personality test, we talk about being INFJ’s, we touch on co-dependency, being intuitive, being empathic, we speak about channeling, being clairvoyant, understanding, presence, compassion, experiences in therapy, and the current rebirth of the shaman archetype into our culture. I am grateful for Jaycie's willingness to come onto the podcast and share some of her personal stories and speak about her work in these fields. To have so many types of healers and wisdom bringers on this podcast platform is truly a blessing. Thank you for listening, I hope this helps. For more on this guest - checkout her website lookingwithin.squarespace (she does free consultation chats!) and follow her on instagram @jaycie.randall. Books mentioned: “The Power Of Now” by Eckhart Tolle “You Can Heal Your Life” by Louise Hay Notable quotes from the guest on this podcast: “The world is happening FOR me not TO me” “That was what kind of shifted my mindset to looking at my past from “ Oh my gosh poor me” to: “It doesn’t fucking matter, all I have is right here right now - and I create that moment.” “You’re able to shift. When you’re in victimhood you often don’t realize you’re stuck in the victim mentality until you have someone point out ‘yeah you have this going on but here’s the reality of the situation.” “Pain is energy but energy forms into your reality.” “We have huge social media platforms with high expectations, that most of us feel like we have to kind of ‘upkeep’ with - when in reality.. who gives a shit?” “That’s something I have to always hold onto - I know who I am, I know what I bring to the table, I know all the change and growth that’s really happened. As long as I keep continuously showing up for myself, that’s enough and we’re good to go, it doesn’t really matter what other people think.” “I think the behind the scenes: your ‘being’ your ‘soul’, your whole identity in that moment, is rejecting the new identity that you’re creating.” “You can be extremely intuitive, psychically smart, spiritually intelligent, and still be a human being who wants to do nice things for yourself like have nice clothes, have nice hair, nice stuff, all in the same swing.”

Tim Fraley is a singer/songwriter, car enthusiast, mechanic and dog father. This episode took me down to Oregon City to Tims' place where we discussed the process of creating and writing music, taking yourself seriously, self-belief, participating in breaks from alcohol, habits, musical influences, the happenings of our country recently, covid strip club experiences, changing times, autonomic vehicles, the future with technology and artificial intelligence, and we casually talk conspiracies, america, self-driving vehicles and life after pandemic. This talk was amidst some borkin doggos' and a bit of background ambiance - and the simple webcam video version is available on the Junkyard Love youtube channel. If you enjoyed, consider interacting with the post in the form of a follow, review, like, share comment or subscribe. We'll see ya next episode.

Josh Gebhardt is a successful Director Of Sales at a large business and travel expense management company based in the Pacific Northwest. Since I've known him, Josh has exuded flair and confidence - and in this episode, I attempt to draw a deeper understanding on how he placed himself in the positions he is in, and how he built up such inspiring levels of authenticity, confidence, and action in the face of adversity. Mr. Gebhardt intertwines his work with purpose and fulfillment and sparks interior lights of self-belief in others by simply exuding his genuine self. Josh talks being one of the only people in the room without a college degree, creating a brotherhood environment amongst co-workers, pushing social limits, expanding comfort zones, removing barriers with action, and being confident in his sexuality. We talk being 'liked' and magnetic to the right types of people, balancing different aspects of our personalities, the influence of social media on our behaviors, attracting certain types of relationships and friends, chasing wrong connections, showing vulnerability, and the difficulty of "trying" to be authentic all the time. Josh questions me on some of my influences as an artist, and we talk about our past experiences with music, singing, festivals, twelve dollar beers, and dancing our faces off. I hope you find some value in mining the heart and mind of the wonderful Josh Gebhardt - as I know I sure did. If you enjoyed this episode - consider hitting like, following or sharing with a friend. Any interaction helps more people hear the podcast, which hopefully, in turn, helps individuals love themselves more deeply. Checkout Josh's feed on instagram @joshgeb and we'll see you next episode. Thanks for listening. A couple good quotes I grabbed while listening back: "I was always able to be 100% myself, My family always made me feel like I could do anything I wanted to do." "I had the chance to be myself without any baggage of who you think you are, or the way you grow up, or who you're around, or pressures of hurting the people around you by being your authentic self." "I would prep, I would give myself a pep talk on the way in the car - I'd be like 'Ok you're gonna go to the bar, you're going by yourself, you don't have a single friend, you don't know a single person in L.A. - you have to go and have the ability to start a conversation with someone face to face - and so I would do that, just go to the bar and approach people."

Tyler Milliken is a Live Event Production Manager, Director and Coordinator. In this episode, Tyler and I talk about new norms and how they affect us in abstract ways, we talk about censorship, explicit vs. clean content, we chat about the people who control our content and teaching young adults by way of leadership example. We talk being free to say what we want to say, the meaning behind words we consider taboo or negative, the ratings in movies, games, music and commonly consumed content, the marketing of modern advertisements, the future of censorship and even some background on my work filtering bad words out of content that is intended to be clean. Tyler and I discuss the abnormalities that have become our normalities through the changing times and we lightly dissect today's modern political climate. Mr. Milliken sends us away with what the world needs more of: Unapologetic Patience. I hope you're enjoying the show, consider leaving a comment, sharing with a friend, subscribing, following, or hitting that thumbs up. We wish you well, please take care of yourselves!

In this episode of the Junkyard Love Podcast, Shiloh Rister joins us and we talk about life, growing up and adapting to change, facing loss, gathering memories from experience, becoming ourselves and learning from canine companions. Shiloh shares her experiences as a caretaker for covid patients, we speak on our younger years of partying and meeting great people along the way, we speak about growing and maturing through time and changes of scenery, we talk about concerts, deriving value from loss, striking balance with business and contemplation, the connection we feel with dogs is explored and Shiloh and I make sure to talk about music throughout the whole conversation. Finding belonging amongst the other misfits since our younger years, Miss Shiloh and I were happy to reconnect and bring back to life some of the moments that made us from our memories. I'm grateful she embarked on this level of contemplation and exploration with me, and was brave enough to want to share her sweet Georgia Peach with the world. If you enjoyed the episode, consider checking out some of the other conversations here, hitting like, leaving a comment, or even a friendly review. Connect with Shiloh on Insta @Shyrister and be sure to bring a little extra gratitude to your loved ones and furry companions this year. Cheers and love to all. Be well.

The Great and Wonderful Abrielle Dunn stops by the virtual Junkyard Love Podcast to discuss personal development, mind changes, mental, emotional and physical well-being, social media and the changing Self, working with creatives to portray a vision, believing in one another, making life better for those around you with self development and the Art of Connection in a confusing world. Abrielle runs an LLC called Ellevate Media where she works with motivators, creatives, inspirers and people she can believe in. She does creative digital media, graphic design, production, video editing, marketing, and project management - in college she studied video game coding, illustration, level design, ui design - and currently a blue belt - she practices the physical defense tactics of Krav Maga. Abrielle cares about health on a holistic level and in this episode she offers tons of great advice, perspective and personal experience for those searching for a change in perception. We introspectively run through the changing tides of our identities through the years of being social mediaytes, we speak on human connection, learning how you learn, and surfing the waves of cognitive dissonance via advanced tech. Abrielle and I discuss our physical and mental workout wins and we touch on water intake, fitness, dieting, supplements, journaling, gratitude practices, projection, fear, judgement, work ethic, legacy, emotional intelligence and the search for greatness. Abrielle Dunn brings dem good vibes and this chat packs our bags full of great snacks for the inward journey of self discovery. If you liked this episode or you dig the podcast, consider sharing, subscribing, leaving a quick rating, or checking out some past episodes with other great guests. For more Abrielle checkout her instagram @abriellehayley and motivated inspirational creatives - shoot her an email @ellevateme@gmail.com. Some notable quotes from AD “When you understand yourself, you can understand other people” "Is this person actually upset with me or am I projecting my feeling onto them?" "Theres a difference between functional analysis and dwelling." "When you have the perspective you're able to recognize all those little blessings" "I should only be comparing myself to myself, who I was yesterday, or who I was when I wasn't doing as well." "I don't wanna work with someone I don't beleive in." "How do I want people to feel? Inspired." "You can wake up everyday and do it differently." "I'm a huge propornant of failing forward"

(This episode recorded a couple of weeks before Trevor May signed to the New York Mets!) Throwing easy 98's, Trevor May is an American Professional Baseball Pitcher with an inspiring work ethic, a real Feel for content creation, a line drive vision for his Esports brand, and a genuinely striking personality in the gaming community. Drafted 4th round pick to The Phillies organization out of high school and moving into the Big Leagues pitching for The Minnesota Twins has given Trevor fantastic perspective and insight that brings valuable life advice to those in his audience. He's currently a Free Agent and spends a large amount of his time creating available content through the brand and personality he's built online. He games and creates with some of the leading names in the world of online gaming and baseball and in this conversation - Mr. May shares some of the juice and mindsets that got him to where he is. In this vibrant chat we talk about the future of innovative technology and online communities, social media, influence, connection through Covid, creating businesses out of hobbies, being an entertainer, competing, living in the moment and gaining self-awareness. Trevor talks with me about defining and finding Purpose, navigating anxiety, adjusting to Covid, closing the loop of stress, learning to meditate, dealing with adult ADD and panic attacks, and creating strategies to improve. He overcame frustration, gained emotional awareness and has built a system that works for his mind and career. We talk about process, growth vs. fixed mindset, creating 'state changes', and even some 'Trevor stories' from when he was young. We signal in on valuable life advice for young creators and future players and this Pitcher brings it home with some thoughts about the legacy he'd like to leave. Trevor May strives in high-pressure situations and his ability to grow, expand, adjust and excel in every execution truly brings an original and encouraging perspective forth for anyone in his field. It's with much gratitude that he joins us here on the Junkyard Love Podcast, if you enjoyed the episode - considering sharing with your crew and hitting the thumbs up. All reviews, comments, and subscribers are greatly appreciated. Don't forget to follow Trevor on your favorite content or social media services @iamtrevormay - and checkout his other podcasts, channels, and videos for more Trevor.

For the month of October 2020 I chose to quit Social Media, Alchohol, Weed, Masturbation and Caffeine. In exchange - I chose to commit to every day drinking 1 gallon of water, writing 1 page, performing 20 minutes of yoga, as well as run/cardio 5 days a week. This episode entails my thoughts along the way, some of the hardships, a few of the victories, and lots of the personal psychology along the way. I attempted to analyze my own thoughts and feelings around the challenge, and insert some tips, tricks, new thoughts, and encouragement to anyone who would like to give their own 30 day challenge a try. Find this episode over on youtube for the video version. Best of luck to you Self-Actualizers - You're much more than your vices and habits.

An important series introduction is presented in the form of a short audio essay that exists in the first ten minutes of this episode. I encourage you to listen for a better understanding of what to expect. In this coming series of episodes, Spencer and I will attempt to make sense of what is going on in our world to cause such division and confusion amongst neighbors and fellow humans. We will stumble and ramble our way to formulating the questions that need asking and the answers that present themselves. We will try to police our own bias and emotional states, our own judgments, our wrong assessments, and our own blind spots. As new problems emerge for the human condition - we must present and practice new ways of conversation and problem-solving. Neither of us claims to be fully right, to be the most educated, to know the most truths, nor to have the correct psychosomatic tools. But we embark on this multiple part series because it is difficult, important, and we just don’t see many trying to meet the confusions from this lens of perception. Rather than claim the ability to educate the listeners - we hope to usher in individual epiphany by way of exploring and widening our own thoughts. These conversations will undoubtedly be messy at first, but as we determine the correct definitions and jump from stepping stone to stepping stone - we hope the path shows itself and the journey creates sparks of wisdom for different types of listeners at different points of their lives along the way. We have no grandiose ideas of being special, omniscient, or even particularly wise on the subject of sense-making itself - but we choose to pick up our swords and proceed towards the battlefield nonetheless. If individual sovereignty formulates group coherence and strengthens our human ability to process information and make sense of moderns life's complexities - this is the way. In an effort to better understand the division and changing times we are faced with as humanity and civilization - following every episode, Spencer and I will assess what we did wrong, what went right, what could be explained better, what could be thought more in-depth about, how we can discuss what's important for the next episode, and how we can continuously adjust our conversation style and subjects to better explain our findings and ideas for the next conversation. Here we propose that there is a sense-making crisis, we discuss the meaning of truth, self-sovereignty, dogma, bias, thesis as a human, obtaining a why, meeting each other at the wrong playing fields, types of conversation, examples from the political climate and much more. This chat seemed to set a decent groundwork for where we can go next. The map will form itself and we are hopeful the territory will present soon after. These episodes (we hope) will become more formulated and precise as we progress. Enjoy your day and go out of your way to be nice to someone whos not like you. Cheers

I've always held admiration for Conner's perspective on the world around him. Continuously making others laugh because it brings joy back to him, Conner Anshutz is intelligent, kind, a creative thinker, and a fantastic storyteller. In this episode of The Junkyard Love Podcast Conner and I kickback and let the conversation fill itself with fun ideas and stories around technology, thinking, human behavior, reality, people, animals, workin various jobs, and meeting various acquaintances. In the first half, we pour a couple of brews and chat about artificial intelligence, intrusive thoughts, wild theories of evolution, social implications of algorithms, society at large, animal experiments, altered states, depressive states, and traveling to different states. We go on to share stories from our past and how our perceptions change over time and through new opportunities with new people. We point out teachable moments along with some of the cool places life has taken us - and Conner shares views from a few of his previous jobs - like being a door to door salesmen of pest control products, workin the counter at a skateshop, selling weed at the weed store, fitting newlyweds for tuxedo rentals, grippin skateboards at the skateshop and gassin' up travelers at the gas station. Conner certainly has great perspective on exploring the human condition through other people's passion and he believes in experiencing their greatness right alongside them. He says 'yes' far more often than 'no' and he strives to bring laughter and lightheartedness to situations life hands him. He's just like you or me, a 'people' tryin to get by. If you enjoyed the episode please consider leaving a review, rating 5 stars, hitting the 'like' option or even sharing with a friend or two. Subscribe and follow to see when new episodes are posted. Follow Conner on instagram @conneranshutz Some quotes from the episode - "We're all just people tryin to get by." "You should always challenge yourself in any aspect of life. You should never settle. You should always pursue the next thing. Never stop learning never stop growing." "I love seeing that energy, 100%. I hate dream breakers. They're just trash to me. If someone has a dream, no matter how ridiculous it is, pursue it. I'm all for it. No matter how ridiculous it is. Don't let anybody stop you from doing something you love or that you want to pursue as an individual" "Time can be relative. You can cherish the small moments. You don't have to have a full 3-day hangout just to connect with someone." "I'm always stoked to hear about anyone I ever met to be doing good in their life." "Don't brag about putting other people down, brag about building yourself up." "I want to share your happiness. I want to do something with you that makes YOU happy as an individual. This is something you're really passionate about, and you have drive for it, I want to dip my toes in it. See if it's somethin for me, and share it with you. It may not be for me, but it's the time spent together." "Any river can be rebridged. The bridge can be rebuilt. Things happen, we're human"

If you have a mind, a body, and a soul.. boy oh boy is this the episode for you. Packed with magnificent knowledge of our inner workings as human beings - this conversation with Miss Cantwell is hit after hit of internal freedom. By way of her own personal journey Anna shares valuable information on trauma, chronic pain, healing, spirituality, meditation, changing toxic habits, mental growth, curating optimism, yoga, psychology, neuroscience, cannabis, depression, psychedelics, synchronicities, self-awareness, self-actualization, mindfulness, teaching, learning, serving and tons more. A highly active mind from a young age, Anna shares her childhood stories of loving nature and wanting to break from the molds of other peoples' induced identities. Insatiously curious but caught under the pressure she self-assigned - Anna developed chronic pain, fear of making mistakes, and a desire to always "get it right". She suffered, like many, with the fear of being accepted, and later in life - she suffered sexual trauma and it's ensuing injustices. Healing from her past and its accompanying disassociation to the epic jam of Katy Perrys 'Roar', Anna now leads mindfulness courses, teaches meditation and yoga, helps women in her Soulshine Courses and Mindful Living Mentorships and shines brightly for a living. Her story she shares here is inspiring and packed full of fantastic firsthand wisdom towards new meditators, mindfulness practicers, and self-love seekers. We talk about using the breath and cannabis to reduce inflammation and regulate chronic stomach pain, using plant medicine to connect with the body and manage affliction, and changing our perspectives on "party drugs" and "the devils lettuce". How on (or off) earth does seeking the divinity help with the management of depression and anxiety? Anna clearly and cleanly explains this by simple and useful analogies of our brain's neural pathways and an explanation of our insane amount of daily thoughts as humans. (Of which are 90% the same as the day before, mind you.) She talks becoming worthy with your own permission, tending to your internal garden, separating your'self' from your environment, and shifting from survival mode. We talk about mindfulness off the cushion, choosing to choose your own beliefs, working with the body's natural cycles, and creating a reality that you are in love with. If you'd like to check out more on the sagacious Anna Cantwell, she teaches weekly live meditations online and offers multiple courses through her website and social media accounts. Her website is annacantwell.com and her Instagram is @iamannacantwell - where on the daily she shares inspiration, truth, wisdom, and love. If you enjoyed this episode of The Junkyard Love Podcast - please consider sharing with a friend, leaving a star rating or review, or hitting subscribe or follow in your chosen listening app. Keep on lovin' yo-self. Some notable quotes from this episode with AC "In the wind I feel Spirit, when I'm swinging on the swingset at recess I am matching my breath and constructing universes in the clouds, that was me as a child." "That insatiable curiosity was really hindered by this gripping of identity, trying to 'get it right', needing to always be 'the best', not 'my' best." "I have to leave this battle here." "Am I willing to see this, differently?" "The base definition of hope is seeing a more positive outcome, and multiple pathways to that outcome" "Comparing is one of the silliest things we do. Why would I ever compare myself to someone who hasn't had the lived experience, or the DNA, or the childhood, to get you to where you are on your journey right now? OWN where your journey begins." "Meditation is like showering for your brain" "Your home is your vision board, surround yourself with the symbols that mean something to you." "You are not something broken to be fixed, you are a garden to be tended to" "There were some seeds planted in all of our gardens that we never chose, we may have to do a little tilling and digging of the earth to uproot it." "I just want to help people feel comfortable in their own bodies" "It can and will get better. Choose to look for the good."

Blu and I happily welcome Jasmine and Trevir for the fifty-sixth episode of The Junkyard Love Podcast! In this chat - we dabble into the extraterrestrial, we dive into our upbringings, we talk about change, growth, recovery and parenthood, we speak on racism, perspective, photography, responsibility and mucho more. These two fill the conversation with laughs, insight, and exploration into our paths growing up here in our hometown. We share stories of our peculiar upbringings, we talk addictive environments, learning styles, peaceful protesting, house parties and field ragers, we share a great segment on the current divisional climate in America and we explore how certain life landmarks shape our character. These two soon to be newlyweds open up about their childhoods, their growth together as a couple, their hipness as parents, and their love for good tunes. We make sure to offer up our personal stories in hopes to aide other young adults and kids in feeling less alone and more capable of greatness. Trevir shares how becoming a father changed him, how his son has taught him patience, and how he has stepped into the role of role model. Jasmine gives us some background on her vast 9 year journey with photography, her explorations into motherhood, and she shares the importance of asking questions to feed knowledge. Jazz and Trev are incredibly fun to talk to and they've always given me joy in our interactions. I'm glad to have them on the podcast. Follow Jasmines photography on FB and Insta @jasminejeanvisions. (This conversation took place on August 11th) Couple quotes from my notes - "It's so easy to be a bad person, it takes work to be a good person." "That's the cool thing about America, we're one big melting pot." "It's not your fault."

Brian Andrew is a Disc Jockey, Information Technologist, Digital Marketer, Music Director, Event Producer, Father, Husband, and Friend. He's been a Pacific Northwest DJ for more than 25 years and I've had the pleasure of working alongside him on multiple occasions. He comes by the Junkyard Love Studio to give the low-down on a streaming electronic music event we have been working on called Glow In The Dark - Virtual Insanity. This virtual event is available for free online at 7 pm Pacific on September 19th and showcases multiple talented DJs including Toasty, K3lls, Adastra, JacobFromTheInternet (me), and the trap duo Fo'Real. After we cover the details and how-to's on the upcoming show - Toasty and I transition the conversation into our personal journies with DJing, creating art, working live events and clubs, drug use, substances in the scene, mental health, suicide, personal growth, pain, friendship, change, work, and much much more. I am absolutely overfilled with gratitude to be able to offer space for such vulnerability and honest personal stories. Brian shows great bravery, openness and wisdom in this episode and I sincerely hope his words help a few folks navigate their own playlist of life. I would also like to note that me, nor Brian, are clinical psychologists, doctors, or mental health professionals of any sort. Any advice or guidance we offer is from firsthand experience, research, or critical thought. We are here in this episode to stumble through the hard conversations in favor of making mental health issues a more friendly and 'okay' piece of discussion. You are not alone, or weird for experiencing human thoughts and hardships :) For more info and the streaming link on the upcoming show check out glowinthedarkevents.com - and find DJ Toasty on social media @djtoasty

At the Junkyard Love Podcast... we love challenging our beliefs, we love knowledge, we love friendship, and we love learning in unorthodox ways. 'Camp ReEducation' checks those boxes quickly and with style. So I reached out to see if they wanted to chat about their podcast experience thus far. The conversation was awesome. Camp ReEducation, ran by the charismatic team Ian and Shaye, is a podcast journey into the world they thought they knew. A place to challenge their own beliefs, biases, and preconceived ideas. These dudes essentially choose a subject to fully immerse in for two weeks to see if they can oppose, bend, re-define and re-teach themselves about what they figure they already know. They are quite literally trying to re-educate themselves, which comes across incredibly humbling and hilarious for the listeners. Their non-serious but honest approach to these subjects certainly makes for an enjoyable listening experience and their friendly banter keeps a smirk on the face of any listener whilst at camp. In this episode of The JYLP I ask 'em about their backgrounds, what they've learned so far, why they do what they do, how they stumbled into the podcast world, and how they became friends. Shaye and Ian ask themselves impossible questions like - "How do podcasts reflect the Zeitgeist of our age?" Can reality TV be art?" "Can Microdosing help you achieve transcendence and reach self-actualization?" and "What is beauty?" The three of us find a cadence and connection via our musical backgrounds and we talk about how their podcast journey has already changed and challenged their beliefs, how we can ALL approach re-learning and re-shaping our internal information databases, the basis of "truth" within each of us, language, differing philosophies, the beginner's mindset, and challenging our echo chambers. Camp ReEducation is available wherever you like to listen to podcasts. Give them a follow on social media and on here to browse through their growing camp catalog. Also - checkout Shayes band on Spotify - RetroLux. Enjoy the episode and don't forget to hit follow for new conversations weekly. A few notable quotes from these two fellas "Nothing is for everyone, anymore" "I think I feel more confident from this experience to try and believe something for a little while, with the understanding that I can be wrong with that belief and re-visit it later" "(The Podcast) has been great to help me approach my cognitive dissonance abstractly, to be able to see it as something I'm trying to dissect for an audience, as opposed to something that's fundamental to who I am as a person."

This is a powerful episode. We've got Nate back and he's accompanied by the Founder of Vancouver Elite Outreach - Matt Young. V.E.O is a non-profit in Vancouver Washington focused on creating opportunities for youth in the community. Through sports and mentorship, Matt Young and his crew at Vancouver Elite Outreach teach team-building, leadership, hard work, confidence, determination, self-worth - all through adversity and eye-to-eye authenticity. Nate is a motivator, influencer, videographer, stunt-rider and soon to be father - Matt is a dad, a coach, a husband, and teacher - together the three of us reach important edges of conversation and bring a unique lens and story to the discussion. We talk awakening to higher self, fighting the ugly within, selfishness, the poverty mentality, and blessings being taken by judgments. We touch on hip-hop and social media influence, marketing strategies against our best interest, digging for affirmations, and your problem becoming your purpose. "We believe in enhancing the individual to be the best version of themselves, and we believe in thinking differently. Better mind, better lifestyle." - Matt drops heat after heat explaining the backstory and values of V.E.O. and it takes us to great corners of our chat - where we discuss the ego, self-fulfillment, suicidal thoughts, becoming men, clinging to your narrative, re-writing your story, sub-conscious sabotage, psychological knots, and the victim mentality. Nate and Matt both boldly share very personal and life-altering learning experiences and we talk a bit on today's current messy social and confusing political climates. We cover negative self-talk, starting with "why", fastings from things that pull you, apologizing, and being slave to distractions. We talk about humility, always finding the solution, listening when life speaks, spending money on self-development, and the fact that personal growth isn't "sexy" in the mainstream. We talk God, mentorship, the power of forgiveness, focusing on yourself, acting in the grace that you need, the power of grit, inspiration by action, segregation, racism, protests, arguments, and empathy. The three of us try to make sense of the division happening in the world right now, we brainstorm some ways to make a real and actual difference and attempt to bring new ways of thinking more abstractly about the problems our country is faced with. We "give out the game" and talk undervaluing people's work, craft, and worth. We stretch out our thoughts on self, identifying weaknesses, fear making us sick, mastering identity, operating without fear and seeing fear for what it truly is... I really feel like we talked about great points that bring value and thought provocation to the outside world's conversation. For more on Nate, checkout our latter episodes and follow him on insta @nastynate_jr and Youtube @Nasty Nate. Matt is available through their website, https://www.vancouvereliteoutreach.org/ - on instagram @vancouvereliteoutreach, and on Youtube @#VEO Young. If you'd consider sharing or leaving a positive review, I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks for listening! Few fire grabs from Matt and Nate during this convo: "You'll grow up to be that person you needed when you was younger." "One kid at a time." "His breakthrough became his income" "I'm just a baker, that found bread." "People fall into the victim mentality because there's nobody saying there's a way out" "Once you get rid of the idol, you'll show yourself." "When I was dealing with dyslexia, I never heard anybody say - 'You could be better'" "Bad motherfuckers do shit that they don't wanna do" "When there's nothing wrong with us, the system has nothing to sell us" "The cost of entry to your business, to your podcast, to your personal growth - is listening to people tell you that you're fuckin crazy."

In 2015 Rikki went under the knife for the 'gummy bear' breast implants. The following years brought her heart palpitations, blurry vision, sensitive touch, hair loss, eczema, depression, anxiety n' loads more. She's since had the 'toxic bags' removed - and she openly and bravely shares her rollercoaster experience here on the podcast. In this episode, we travel through Rikki's life - from Woodland to living in Hawaii, L.A. and now Canada, we talk about her life as a hockey player's girlfriend, our favorite music, our first phones, and our growing small town mind perspective. Rikki and I discuss re-connecting to the body physically and mentally and we talk anti-depressants, protective scar-tissue, pilates, our societies relationship with plastic surgery, the imprint that social media leaves on our minds, and stroking the ego with outward appearance. We light up a fire section on the mind-body connection at the gym, intrusive thoughts, OCD, feeling bad about bad thoughts, panic disorders, and watching too much True Crime shit. We get ethereal... casually and playfully diving into things like - ghost stories, meditations, past lives, evolution, aliens, ghosts, consciousness, the ocean, alternate realities, and of course dinosaurs. We share our reiki and Medium experiences and send it off with some freaky tales. Rikki and I had a blast doing this one. She's dauntlessly courageous for sharing the personal ups and downs of her human voyage and I'm massively grateful to hold any space for that sort of thing to be heard. If you enjoyed the episode, consider hitting the 'like' option or leaving a review. Find Rikki on Instagram @rikki_hall and we'll see ya back here next week, peace and love! Some savage quotes from Rikki this episode - “As soon as I woke up from my surgery, I could breathe” “Am I ever gonna be satisfied? No, but love your body for what it is” “You really have to find that healthy relationship with how you look and what you eat and how you wanna treat yourself and your body and your mind” “When bad thoughts come in, we over-analyze it, but when good thoughts come in, we don’t even think about it.” “We’re just too aware of being alive” “Because you’re aware of it, you’re not gonna do it” “It’s so hard when someone doesn’t understand your anxiety. If you wanna talk about intrusive thoughts, and they call you crazy, say you’re wild.. but when somebody does (want to talk about it), it makes you feel so much better.”

Ricky Navarette is a competitive powerlifter, an electrician, and an all-around hardworking kind dude. In this episode, I talk with Ricky about his journey into the weight-room and what started his path towards athletic performance. We talk about finding a mentor, squatting the big 705, and competing in various Powerlifting Championships. Ricky explains how the powerlifting meets go down and we chat about caffeine, ammonia, tough upbringings, BSS, our rebellious younger years, learning from mistakes, and the power of taking notes. He shares with me some of his electrician knowledge and we expand on ego-lifting, understanding form, and the value of a mind-body connection. He talks not half-assing your time in the gym, eatin your cold food, getting your rest day, finding balance with life and gym, and not stayin stag. I'm grateful to Ricky for coming by and sharing his learned firsthand knowledge of his corner of the world. He inspires me, and I hope he does you.

(2) This chat took place 5 minutes after Jordenelle (Jay) performed a Reiki Session on me - my very first. Reiki healers use universal energy to heal at an energetic, beyond physical inner level. We talk about the experience for both of us and Jay takes us to schoooool with spiritually healing convo. Jay and I talk about manifestation, visualizations, higher selves, healing stones, being an energetic self in a physical body, meditation, being 'one', plants, using earths' natural resources for healing, walking barefoot, and drinkin copper-water. We dive into the powers of control and conformity, we cover some antidotes to the fear plandemic and we stop by my own fears of seeing myself as an artist. In this talk, we offer an open door of possibility for those in search of ways to find the present moment, for those falling through the doors of spirituality, and for those looking for tips and tricks to combat depression and anxiety. Food becomes thoughts - we speak on the importance of the digestion system and self tummy care, as well as the "ingestion" of mental junk food (social media, news, negative inner/outer talk) We hit on unstructured movement, showing kindness, setting boundaries, the effects of social media habits on our self-image, loving your body, and dancing through your soul. (ask yourself, am I dancing from the center of my heart?) We talk about different forms of dancing, about art, creation, allowing yourself to 'just be', shifting your frequency, channeling, surrendering expectations, and using your paintbrush to create. I tell my story about experiencing Murray Hidary's "MindTravel" sound journey, we speak on Shamans and the role of healers in tribes, we talk about the importance of our words, learning from past experiences, judging and the healing journey. We talk about shifting in and out of friendships based on our own lives, about the importance of support in spirituality within partnerships, about twin flames, and sharing frequency through voice. Jay shifts mindsets. She's an inspiration to anyone itching to free themselves of the world's imposed restraints. She's fantastic energy, a bit witchy, always sweet, and full of knowledge. I genuinely feel happier when she's around. I'll bet she has that effect on most people. To catch up with Jordenelle - find her on instagram @celestial_gypsy_witch - Where she shares info about healing, books reiki sessions, and inspires people all over the world to become themselves. Notable Quotes from the episode - "Reminding that person (yourself at a younger age) that you are loved, you are worthy." "I deserve to be here. I want to be here. I love to be grounded. I am an artist. People enjoy my creations. My art matters. I am a good person. I allow my light to shine. I want to be here. I love having a physical vessel." "just forgive it, don't hold it, it's so heavy." "Do you even want everyone to be sexually attracted to you?"

Makaio brings a wise perspective and serene demeanor to The Junkyard Love Podcast table. He's a chameleon personality with wisdom from experience. His next piece of writing should be titled " How To Be Sincerely Chillin". We peel back some layers of the conversation by discussing the everchanging persona and ever-growing friendships that come and go. We talk about high school friendships, best friends, guardian friends, and the power of the homie council. We touch on how to fluently shift to new vibes, Mak offers his view on some abstract education system questions as a school counselor, and we talk about the power of mantra "Someone always needs you." We swap some poor kid battle stories, we talk about our past perspectives and upbringings, and then we offer space for one another to share vulnerable areas of our identities and souls. "You Give Things Power" - Makaio offers his experience and lens on racism being black in a primarily white community and allows me room to stumble through awkward questions around the subject. We talk the response to bullshit, people just wanting a reaction, worrying about your own circle, self-improvement, social media and mass manipulation, mental health, influence, technology, and the future minds of young people. I accurately predict the unveiling of aliens two weeks before it happened, we talk conspiracies, feeling like a burden, seeing through the facade, and the wonderful dance of being a human. Makaio's the undesignated group sage, he can sing his ass off after a little whiskey, and he has a poetry book he never tells anybody about. He's great energy and filled with introspective artistic thought that's uncorked through friendship level inquisition. Even this long-form conversation podcast is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to knowing one another, we are all ever-changing and evolving chameleons and the growth mindset assures we never stay the same when it's time to change. I'm grateful for this space to express ourselves and small slivers of our own stories, in hopes to make those with similar stories feel a deeper sense of belonging. To all who read this - I wish you well. Drink some damn water. Cheers (This conversation was recorded June 17th 2020) Notable quotes - "Do you feel better? yeah? ok. C'mon." "I'm sincerely chillin."

Devon is great company. We got together and discussed habit change, music, art, being kind, learning, books, physical and mental diet, the power of positivity, balance, skateboarding and tons more. Mr. Sims shares how he got his perspective, how he’s trained himself to see the good in things, a little about his life as a musicians' kid, and a bit about his experience with PH Balanced Kangen water. We’re learning at all times - what are you choosing to continually pay attention to? Are you practicing awareness and mindfulness? Dev and I offer some perspective for those of us who sometimes find ourselves feeling downtrodden, anxious or self-conscious. We talk the law of attraction, shifting mindsets with new knowledge, believing in yourself, searching for the divine, feeding the soul with new knowledge, dissolving self-absorption - and ignoring the stain on your shirt. Enjoy the episode! Books mentioned: Tribe - Sebastion Junger 7 habits of highly effective people - Steven Covey The light shall set you free - Dr. Norma J. Milanovich, Dr. Shirley McCune How to win friends and influence people - Dale Carnegie

In Episode 047 - My friend Trenten Kesler stops by for a couple brewskis and some bullshit in some headphones. Trentens a good pal. Loyal, caring, always making sure the people around him are comfortable or laughing, he has a great ability to connect with all types of people and perspective, and he tells great stories - He has a growth mindset and tons of heart. In this chat - we talk about some of his work and past experiences - from bartending and djing in Idaho, to trips out to Thailand and LadyBoys'. He shares some previous life experiences and we dissect some past improvements. We talk cancellation and loss in time of COVID and running two businesses amidst pandemic. We talk about addiction and drug use, some personal stories of past consciousness explorations - spirituality and religious experiences. Trenten shares his Church connections and healing, the feeling of belonging, judgment, change, growth, family stories - we talk about god, intricate ways of recovering, intelligence, information, and optimism. We discuss views from loving all types of people, the state of the madness in today's dodgy political climate, the miscommunication aloof on Facebook, too much news consumption, puking 14 out of 15 hours on a flight, and everyone you meet - knowing something that you don't. (Trenten and his father run Clean Machine in Longview, Washington. They do auto detailing, window tinting, vinyl wraps, used auto sales and lots more. Trenten also co-runs "Fluid Mixology" - hirable mobile flair bartenders, event managers, djays and lots more.) Get ahold of Trenten over @cleanmachinelongview.com/ Episode 047 with Trenten Kesler - Searching For Fluidity, Learning From Detail, and Laughing With Everyone. Enjoy. "People will forget what you've said, people will forget what you've done, but they will never forget how you made them feel."

This is a high-frequency conversation. Jace and I explore each others life experiences to find the correlations and teaching moments for the audience and for our retrospective selves. We talk new perceptions, change, growth, hip hop, fear, emotional awareness, addiction, rehabilitation, the ego, the possibility of opportunity, and much more. Jace Saltzman's voice is new to the rap game, though you'll find his perspective to be refreshing and empowering and his vulnerability and courage to be intriguing and valient. Jace has a nice lens on his past and many years of hard work and resilience. We talk about some of his upbringing, past lessons, and previous pains - as well as some of my own. We explore his influences and passions behind the new drive towards music creation, we talk about masculine pain, emotions, and crying. We share some tools for others to hopefully better themselves and we unpack personal terms like ego, addiction, expectations, and intentionality. I've gotta say, Jace drops some podcast bars on this one... lots of quotable moments as I was listening back. He's got the freestyle game, knowledge, and hunger. I look forward to seeing and hearing where rapper JACE takes his voice and influence. You know me, easily inspired... but damn 'JACE' BRINGS that energy. For more JACE - hit his insta @ jacesaltzman and scope his latest track 'BIG MAD' on SC @ https://soundcloud.com/user-768614455/big-mad

A solocast! This morning I sat down with a few scribbles of random notes and talked through some ways to feel better and get control of our monkey minds. My intentions here are simply to help. I'm here to share some stuff I've learned that seems to help me. I'm certainly no psychiatrist, I'm nobodies boss, I'm miles from perfect myself and sometimes none of this stuff helps. But from my experience, constantly trying and failing feels better than accepting failure as an identity. I wish for all my listeners to feel clear, to feel wholesome and confident and vibrant. To feel in control of their emotions and actions and reactions. To know they can change and heal the parts of themselves that still bleed from time to time. I've seen glimpses of beauty I never knew existed before this stuff. Maybe it's not so new or profound or life-changing to some of ya, but to others, I've got to hope that it just might be. I share my experiences with stretching,environment, hygeine, screens, grounding, being weird, spending time alone, diet, inflammation, sleep, recovery, caffeine, porn, nofap, breathework, news, social media, habits, learning to learn, boundaries, values, distraction, content consumption, digital dementia, philosophy, being reactive, working out and more. As I tried to not dwell too far into subjects - if you have specific questions or would like expansion on any of my queries here - feel free to comment your Q's under this video over on The Junkyard Love youtube page. If you like this episode, please share with a friend, or even just screen record a clip or quote. Hope this helps. Take care of yourselves.

(6) I am joined by my friend Spencer Hicks, personal trainer, and we discuss varying self-development and health topics - including inflammation, obesity, self-sovereignty, exploring varying world-views and the shoes that fit them, questioning our own ideas, improving our knowledge and emotional database, enhancing conversations, becoming aware of our thoughts and deflecting discomfort. We tip the iceberg of a much larger conversation on the art of rhetoric and the current protests amidst the overarching world situation - fueled by the misleading media propaganda machine. We talk about conspiracy theories, humanities classes, government corruption, some thought experiments and personal observations for the future of humanity, some ways to navigate difficult conversations, Neuralink, wealth gaps, and remaining faithful and optimistic for the future of civilization. A hopeful contribution to the bigger conversation and larger view - enjoy episode 044.

(For the full video podcast of this episode, head over to Junkyard Love on youtube.) A persons energy can be contagious. Joseph has that. When we were kids his wit and skating style were carefree and full of charisma. He was making people laugh when I met him in the 8th grade. We've crossed paths and chit-chatted shortly at shows we both worked at over the last decade, but I've been eager to have a long-form chat with Joe. This conversation didn't disappoint. Throughout the episode - Joseph Crumb and I discuss the importance of the Jester and Funny Philosopher in society, cancel culture, parody, jokes, why we have jokes, the importance of context, crowd, and timing. We vibe about the flowing tides of comedy and the comedians that come with it, we talk about FOMO, anxiety and being constantly "available" through our devices. He shares some background on his life and path that's led him to pursue comedy, writing and music. We talk about things like seeking validation, searching for approval, feeling delusional and a bit crazy, habits, addictions, and mind-altering substances. Joe talks about his band “Stay In Prison” - and how stumbling into music has been a beautiful and fulfilling learning process. He tells me about Open Mic nights, we talk about the art of telling jokes and performance art in general, and how we are always "on". Dj’s and comedians are always working on their bits. We talk about our insecurities and believing in ourselves. We speak on the chameleon personality and learning by mimicking others. Though a lifetime of work - Joseph Crumb has been doing this comedy thing for 4 years now. He sprinkles subtle advice for future creators, comedians and aspiring singers throughout the episode by sharing his story. This episode is riddled with mental wellness tips and soul. Enjoy. Checkout Comedian Joseph Crumb on instagram @ crumb_guzzler and twitter @ crumb_guzzler_ (Recorded on May 17th) -Couple quotes from the chat - “If we take away 'jk', what can we say?” “It takes a lot to take a step back and look at it through a lens of - what the fuck?” “It’s your avatar telling you who the real you is”

This episode was recorded two days before the lockdown began. It's interesting to see the change in vibe - being recorded on our "last Saturday" before the quarantine - we dissect conversation, we catch up on our personal lives, share some laughs and stories, Jessica tells us about her new mobile bartending business (TheSipco on Instagram - check'em!) - and we compare and dissect our trails of life thus far. We ponder some questions around the feminine and masculine energy, and discuss the recognition of negative patterns. To help express her vulnerability, Mack tells us "that Kalama bridge story" - we talk about changing perceptions of our small town minds, we talk about dogs (cats too i guess), stumbling into unlikely conversations with strangers, we share some hardships of a mid 20's individual and some tips for better interactions with one another. We talk about understanding the characters in movies and connecting with the fantasy stories in books. We talk about some differences between younger generations and ourselves (as an also young generation) we discuss our draw towards the present moment and our use of social media and technology. W touch growing through trauma, mistakes, coping mechanisms, creating tools for your toolbelt of life and of course - navigating changes. We talk about creators, trusting the process and valuing the glass table talks, the parties together, growing together and rising together. We also touch on the reality of fading friendships and long-lasting friendships. Mackenzie and Jessica have worked various jobs, they have met and interacted with many different types of people, and I enjoy asking their views on the world. Great thanks to both of them for the value and conversation they breathe into my life. Don't forget to checkout TheSipco, and find more info about these two on their solo episodes in the catalog here. Relax your shoulders and relinquish the brow furl. Be here. Thanks for listening. Please share/follow and subscribe!

In this conversation, Brandon and I discuss the current state of the pandemic and it's changing tides, the meta-perspective, Stoned Ape Theory, Evolution, the future of humanity, Elon Musks' recent presentation of Neuralink, and differences in cognitive reality per individual. For more on Brandon, check out our other episodes together, and seek wyld_productions on Instagram

(For the video of this chat, visit the "Junkyard Love" channel on youtube after May 14th) My buddy Brandon, a fellow creator, interviewed me about some of my thoughts as a DJ, thought provoker, and storyteller - With his help, I introduce a few concepts and psychosomatic tools that I am in the process of creating, understanding, and utilizing. We explore flow states, the truth of vibes, taking in information to formulate a hypothesis, and the mind of creatives. We talk about some of the vast differences and misunderstandings between creators and unaware demanders, we talk about identifying with our roles and careers and developing the skills of understanding. Brandon and I braid firsthand stories from our jobs as creators (DJing and Photography) into analysis about the meta situation and we explore the great tragedy of "unawareness of reaction at being told 'no'". I point at some differences between a DJ and a jukebox and the concept of being caught in the maze is introduced. We talk about weed consumption, learning new skills, inventing possibilities through creation and art, being vulnerable through creativity, and the art of allowing something to unfold from the muse. The Narrator of the story, the observer of the narrator, the maze runner, and the guide - I explore the concept of creating a cognitive "third" and Brandon helps me unpack my theory in story terms. I share personal parts of my journey through depression and healing, the idea of your best self, the voice of consciousness, and intuition. We talk about change and the egoic mind, dopamine traps of society, our current time in history and human evolution. We unpack concepts of self and "I" - like - are you born with a "you" before your environment? I express the importance of knowledge and growing your changeable mind, we talk about fatherhood, always figuring it out, getting smarter, learning how you learn, studying, some tips and tricks to get reading and absorbing information. Not taking no for an answer, daydreaming about being Rocky, paying for ideas, the changing cost of knowledge, happiness in our careers, the changing of identity, and our attachment to jobs. Brandon asks me some great questions and leaves me plenty of runway to express my answers. I enjoy this level of conversation. Notable quotes: "I'm neither the depressed person nor the person that is saying "no don't be depressed", but rather the observer of those two thoughts." "A being with no circumstance does not exist."

Erik is an avid ambient music lover, a seasoned musician, and a kind loveable guy. He came by in the midst of the quarantine and we set up an outdoor distanced podcast on the back patio. Erik is the lead singer of the band Rosetan. Rosetan is an 'acousticky/folky small-town sounds kinda band. We chat about playing at breweries and taphouses, about surviving as a bandleader in the strange downtimes, about 'talkin off the cuff' and about intentions in long-form content. He recalls what he tells the kids he works with - Be Safe, Be Caring, Be Productive, Be Responsible. We talk about Bandcamp and Spotify, sofarsounds, numbers and analytics for musicians. Erik fills us in on some of the tribulations and inner workings of wearing the hats of band manager and creator. He relates his past experiences to his current strengths. Mr. Nordin assures me - Musicianship does require work. We talk about integrity - building courage and self-love, having a positive mindset, having fruitful creativity. He chats about being conscious in his job to keep working and keep going. We talk about reputation. We talk about the illusion of emulating the final product and skipping the process. We talk about faking success, instant gratification, and being true to yourself. We touch on the mind and emotions beyond the music, LSD, and mental health tips n' tricks. (Go for a walk. Stretch.) We talk music recommendations, we chat about movies and series we've been indulging in, making laughter important, digging for tunes, and getting outside. Erik is a joyful friend and I learn a lot from him. Find more rosetan @rosetantheband and Checkout their newest track - warm eyes, soft skin - on spotify now. Notable quote - " Quarantine has taught me, that I am O.K. alone."

(5) Spencer and I video chat about some at-home practices and techniques to better suit each of us amidst the current covid retreat. We include some recommendations for walking, stretching, at-home workouts, mindfulness, awareness and general at-home health. Spencer and I discuss concepts that hopefully aide and assist any listeners during this stay-at-home order. The audio is subpar in comparison to our normal episodes here but it's easy to get used to in a minute or two. For more info on Spencer, check out our older conversations and episode descriptions.

Rebecca Wyld is a Life Coach, Cosmetologist, outdoors advocate, motivator, health seeker, self-love practitioner, client-counselor and - story changer. This episode is a holy grail for anyone in search of a little life advice around habit change. Life Coaching - What is it? How did you get started and what do you do with it now? Who is it for? - Rebecca fills in all the blanks for me, and she shares how a small pain in the neck led to trails, inner healing, habit change, and her position towards life now. The philosophy at her company is pretty straight forward - Getting people back to the simple way of living. Here's a quote from Rebecca: "There are so many avenues to health (mental and physical) that people get paralysis by analysis and ultimately end up doing NOTHING. (No bueno!) - So my practice is about guiding people (women) to take empowered action by slowing down and building a solid foundation of a more primitive way of living. - Literally re-learning health. Eat the whole foods. drink the fucking water. intentionally embracing the silence for a few moments. Put down your phone. Put your feet in the grass. Heal yourself. Do the work. Walk before you run. Depression is real. Action is necessary." We share hiking stories and talk about bears, cougars, coyotes, and elephants - we discuss personal path obstacles, the importance of cosmetologists chats in the chair, when to be flexible and when to be rigid, people-pleasing and boundaries. I found we really dove into the weeds of self-actualization and habit change, with recommendations and mindset swaps up for offer. Holistic health, weight loss, self-love, breaking habit loops - Rebecca really offers introspective sparking perspective on all of these valuable and important human attainments. She believes in taking one step at a time, pushing through instant gratification with ACTION and repetition, not identifying with a story of pain and lack, and avoiding confirmation bias of our ill-served belief systems. There's concurrence between us that Inflammation is a total demon, writing is magic, discomfort is growth, and habits can be changed with awareness and persistence. We talk breaking family cycles, reframing interactions and boundaries with one another, energy vampires, creating ritualistic thresholds, mirror work, creating a 'ta'dah!' list, social anxiety, and the mindset of making better decisions. Rebecca Wyld loves to learn why people do what they do. She's observant, present, intelligent, and professional. Our interaction was enthralling and filled with valuable information. Greatly appreciative of people like Rebecca for what they do. To get ahold of Rebecca, or to find out more about Wyld Wellness - checkout the Instagram @Wyld_Wellness, Facebook @wyldandwell, or Wyldandwell.com (This episode was recorded at the end of February 2020) | Some quotes from our chat - | "Your beliefs are there because of your experiences and then those same experiences confirm your beliefs." "Why am I being a jerk to myself, is there another way?" "What if what you actually want is just a lil' bushwhack away?" "If it's your truth, own it!" "It took a long time for me to be able to look into the mirror and point out the things I loved instead of the things I hate." "Take me to a place where I feel small"

Mika always shows up to me as kind, observant, patient, well-spoken and empathetic. Our conversation leads to in-depth emotional openness, personal growth stories, an exploration of human emotional behavior, and some of Mika's personal journey to now. She shares knowledge from her writing, her life, her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology degree from Central Washington University in 2016, and from her experience working as a School-Based Mental Health Case Manager for a Community Health Organization. A novice in Social, Mental and Behavioral Health studies - this Enneagram 4 and I cover looooads of topics - from mental health to journaling and gratitude, to difficult conversations, coping mechanisms and self-deprecating humor, to choosing unconditional love and change and we even cover masculine/feminine energy in societal norms. We talk mental behavior and unknowingly living in fear, Mika brings us a couple great analogies and tactics to add to our emotional toolkits, and we hold space for thoughts of depression, anxiety, self-worth, suffering, and empathy. We talk about submitting her writings to blogs and getting published on Thought Catalogue, our daily writing practices, gratitude practices and her "10 Things To Be Grateful For" exercise. We get real with nightmare talk, the gross comfort of nothingness, feeling numb, and mental illness. Gut Feelings and intuition get unpacked, and we share some experiences with Psychics and Hypnotherapy. Mika and I are able to offer insight, retrospection, and depth to confusing emotional thoughts and feelings that many of us suffer through alone. I sincerely hope you enjoy this conversation, junkyardlovers. (is that weird to call listeners junkyardlovers? is this how you start a cult? *shrug, whatever) Thanks again Mika. - find a few of her thoughts at https://thoughtcatalog.com/mikalyn-woodruff/ ---- (A couple 'on the fly quotes' I grabbed from the episode) "Going from thinking that suicide or total decline as a plan B, to deciding that it's not an option." "You can choose unconditional love and acceptance, or you can choose change" "You don't know what the fuck you think until you think it." "Decide to laugh, decide to make it easier on yourself, because we don't get to move time, we still have to experience what we are going through. "When the bad things happen it draws your attention to the good things you weren't paying attention to"

Ryan Reed is a recording artist, producer and creative leader. He finds his humanity within his creations and defines himself through the art form. Creating music for over a decade, Ryan has learned countless lessons and experienced numerous obstacles that he's not afraid to dissect and teach about. In this episode Ryan gives me the low-down on his health, we talk big changes and gradual ones, making beats, performing shows, putting on charity events, building your own foundation, reading, zombies and friendships. We hit super mice, big chicken, sugar, work ethic, perseverance, drive, leadership, positivity, and overcoming personal darkness. We graze over some experiences learned from his high school wrestling days, as well as his time in Seattle at music college. We talk about friendship and the changing of friendship as time tics, we hit on self-belief, petty haters, and folks with differing views. Plenty of book recommendations are discussed and dissected, and we share some words on growing from a "boy" to a Man. The HAFLife founder shares with us some of his background, workflow, and influences as a producer and hip hop artist. We get some spoken word rapgold and share conversation around inspiration and community heavily. Ryan Reed inspires people. I'm pumped to work around his team and his positive attitude. For more on Ryan look for @iamryanreed and check HAFLIFE @ HAFLIFEENT.com Couple quotes from the episode "Realizing that if I'm going to do the things I said I'm going to do I need to grow up and be a fuckin man" "I am not a creature of circumstance, rather a creator of circumstance" "Stop trying so hard to be something you're not"

(3) Nate Tanzman is a stunt bike rider, motivational speaker and holistic health enthusiast. Jumping right in - Nate heats us up with some realness around the manifestation mindset, law of attraction, affirmations, visualizations, and writing to your future self. We chop up our thoughts on the "don't get your hopes up" type people and we chat family members seeing your choices through 'their' lenses. Nate shines a light on the toxic "failing before you begin" attitude: "If you don't believe you can do it, you won't." We talk about creating a life that doesn't suit us, having different end goals, money really making us happy and "things" bringing false fulfillment. Nate shares his inner emotions, fears, and vulnerabilities of his own personal relationships and history to fearlessly teach others to 'Man Up' and emotionally connect to their feminine energy. Mr. Tanzman digs into himself to find the 'why' and lay it on the table for inspection. We talk about male masculinity, breaking old habits, changing old behaviors, becoming aware of destructive patterns. We inspect sexual desires and pornography, abstinence, relationships, and choosing change. "The light sometimes shines through the wound..." We hit on rebuilding yourself, reframing your viewpoint, redirecting your happiness and creating the man worthy enough to take on your dreams. Nate talks about being a bully and taking advantage of different types of people in his past and how immensely different he sees things now, and we talk daring to be different and letting go of the old you - As well as allowing yourself to evolve and let go of certain aspects of your identity. "...can i let that go?" We mistakingly think we deserve misery and we meet the needs we convince ourselves of. This episode Nate Tanzman brought the heat to the fields of vulnerability and authenticity, it's a real one. Much admiration and gratefulness for this dude. Follow him on socials for similar encouraging content @ nastynate_jr (This episode was recorded February 21st 2020) Some quotes from the talk: "We don't put in the effort on purpose because if we do fail we have an excuse and we're not disappointing ourself" "You can be better than you think you can. Don't hold yourself back." "I'm not wired like that, yet." "I wake up every single day and I say what I am." "A lot of people are scared to associate themselves with something that they are not 'yet'"

Andy is a music producer, a recording engineer, a geek, a nerd, a weirdo, and a damn talented creator. He's currently an engineer at Black Diamond Recording Studio in Portland Oregon - but also creates and designs as part of the alias 'Team Banzai'. Naturally interested in technology and seeing how things work, at the age of 10 he began fiddling with hi-fi and reel-to-reel tape machines with his dad and was onto running soundboards by middle school. We trail his journey into dj'ing house parties by 16 and moving to Japan by 18. He tells some of the tales of DJing as a foreigner in another country at various dive bars and themed events, we talk about the everchanging and quickly rinsing of the 'hottest' song trends and how they've changed over the years. Andy and I explore an explanation of the different types of professional Dj's, producers, and sound designers as well as offer advice to students of the craft. We talk about explicit language, as well as the language of music - which is a skill awarded with dedicated time and precision. Andy weaves his jobs and experiences together and explains how they all overlap and create his creative enjoyable working lifestyle, and we both find important agreement on feeling the "vibe" - even in a professional music relationship. The intimate creative relationship formed to produce a final artful and fruitful product is certainly a two-way street - and can become a layer more or less complicated the farther or closer personal styles of creation drift. Mr. Shartle shares his views on youtube tutorials, making more with less, hands on learning, making beats and his creative process using modular and analog synths, VSTs, Plugins, sampling and creative sound design. I've been grateful to have Andy as a mentor and person to come to with audio questions. He's miles and years ahead of me but teaches eye to eye. Checkout Team Banzai's latest album ADHD wherever you get your tunes. Cheers. (This episode was recorded March 30th)

Andre and Rob, both visionaries, run a clothing company born here in The Great Pacific Northwest. They came by to chalk it up and have a brew. We start er off with aliens, wild woods people, space exploration, the dark side of the moon and brain-computer interfaces. We end up with talk about the birth of ideas, encouragement of dreams and the incredible power of believing in yourself. Rob and Andre have been encouraging each other since the first day they met. They're both avid dream chasers and consistently feed their future with new knowledge and positive momentum. The way they keep EYE Clothing a constant improving dreamscape of connection and community is incredibly admirable. They've got years of working festivals and fairs under their belt, they love the outdoors and they have fantastic views on dreams, self-belief, life, consuming positive content and becoming resourceful. These dudes are DIY dreamers and this conversation plays out like some encouraging friends at a party dreamin it up around the outdoor glass table on the back deck. "The people who change the world are often the ones who are crazy enough to believe that they can" - Steve Jobs || - checkout everything EYE at eyeclothingco.com/ - follow them on insta @ eyeclothingco and check back to episode 002 of The Junkyard Love Podcast for more info on the wonderful Rob Gonzalez and the 'why' of EYE.

Madi Allis has never met a stranger in her life. With the belief that everybody has something to offer, and the ability to cultivate compassion and open-mindedness in most any interaction - Madi comes by to hang out and teach me about the creation of her denim upcycling company, her journies of motherhood, her history into adulthood, her growing perspective on change and learning, and all cool things in between. Madi teaches me a a good bit about Vail Denim, a custom denim apparel distressing business she's at the helm of - and what her process there consists of. We share some of our college experiences as young adults and talk about finding a community through common interests. We learn of our shared fascination with psychology and exploring how people work - and she tells me about her journies around being in a car club and taking photos for proud drivers. We hit on the complexities of social media, finding connection in a world that makes us feel disconnected, not talking to respond and I stumble us through some questions about development and real change. She tells me about growing up and living with a Neurological Disorder and the inspo behind her company name - Vail Denim. Madi and I discuss personal histories of ADHD, OCD, Tourette, Transient Tics, Anxiety, and Worry - plus we build on concepts like Patience, Impact, Potential, Influence, and Growth. We get to some of those 'Soul Sparkin' questions and Madi shows a great knack for sharing her realness in hopes to inspire others. A fantastically enjoyable conversation this was to have. I'm filled with gratitude to have such a talk recorded and available. We leave you with some phrases to take in: Be you, don't listen to respond, live on and be yourself, and educate if you've got something to teach. To find Vail Denim and more on Madi - checkout validenim.com and find them on insta @vaildenim. Be well!

Kelly St. Onge is an Artistically Science-Minded Mathematician with dreams of being an Astronaut. Attending college courses in Bellingham, Longview, Vancouver, and Portland - Kelly has thus far completed classes in Engineering Physics, Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus through Calc-4, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Discrete Math, Java, Data Structure, C++ Programming, and many more (that I think he casually breezed over). Kelly's interests are vast, from Rick and Morty to Star Wars, Travis Scott to Hall N Oates, from people to robots and football to snowboarding - he's passionate about learning, living life with a smile, and deep dirty heavy filthy, bass. We begin with a scaffolding of Mathematics, Science, Quantum Physics, Quantum Computing, and Artificial Intelligence. We touch on lots of things math and science: Layers of abstraction, bits, programming, compiling, machine code, particles, superposition, prime numbers, infinite numbers, induction and some current progressions surrounding A.I. - and we swing by Schrodingers Cat, A-Ha Moments, De-bugging YO' SELF, The Mandolorian, Malicious Compliance, The Singularity, Kung-Fu Panda, and even Illegal Numbers. Kelly and I together try to use silly analogies, broad terminologies, terrible accents, a couple of beers and a long-lasting friendship to hopefully open up new possibilities and understandings for listeners. Science, Math, Music... it's all Art. It's all language for the taking. Not blocked off for any certain types or caged by any One Way-sayers. Being open, friendly, and interested can bring you great knowledge and companionship. When Kelly and I first met I had recently graduated high school and fell in love with electronic music - we bonded over Bassnectar's Divergent Spectrum album and soon after he actually taught me the basics of djing and let me take home his Dj Controller to practice. Who knew that his kindness and our mutual love for music would catapult a friendship through a decade of adventures? Cheers to many more, Sir K3lls. What program are you running? is it time to upgrade your mental software? Can you De-bug your own system? When you learn processes pertaining to new knowledge, how can you return those same processes inward towards old stories? Create the mental structure that is sensible to you and start listening to, or searching for - the wisdom that surrounds us all. Be well.

Shayley and I sit down to freely discuss the COVID-19 situation in hopes to spread awareness and perspective towards the coming months.

In a podcast where we talk emotions and feelings… musician Kanideis fits like a glove. A talented R&B singer, hard-working visionary and intuitive wordsmith - Kanideis graces our ears in this episode with wisdom and introspective thought. Kanideis has been working on his performance and musician skills since he was a kid. We talk through the experiences that led him to here, where he learned his love for sweet soul music and how his relationship with his artistic brothers at HAFLife continues to grow and build better creators. Drawing digital release inspiration from rappers like Russ - we talk putting out albums vs. singles - and managing artistry with society. We touch on the “why’s” of charity and benefit shows, the opening of magical doors and portals to be found by following your heart, and we cover anxiety, stage fright, emotional intelligence, empathy, and the intricacies of the sub-conscious mind. We’re both empathic men, and we speak openly about finding ways to control our emotions and anger, and ways in which to observe our thoughts. We hit on open relationships, aliens, panic attacks and as always - some general tips towards enlightenment. Every conversation is an invitation to awaken. To change. To explore. To wonder what it must be like. Kanideis comes to my studio with generosity, authenticity, vulnerability, and the passion to share every drop he has. What a fantastic blessing that somehow, in someway, my life has lined up to be able to interview people like him. I hope you enjoy the episode. Find Kanideis on Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/kanideis/ and find the HAFLIFE crew at https://www.haflifeent.com/

Mackenzie Thornquist is an adventure seeker on a constant search for experience and jubilance. A flight attendant, explorer of music, and kind-hearted seeker - Mackenzie has successfully molded her life to be filled with travel, adventure, and friendship. She talks working for Delta Airlines, getting tubes in her ears, music festivals and the growing life has brought. Mackenzie and I have been friends for many years. We used to message each other on Myspace and pass notes back in high school, and after that, she even took me to my first dubstep show in College. We talk about our experiences together at many festivals and concerts, and we take tons of "live music" sideroad conversations along the way. (including some crowd etiquette for you Chatty-Kathy chumps out there..) We learn about Thailands secret boat-only access island parties, Iceland's beauty, Hawaii's love, New Yorks pre-occupation, and Seattle's comfort. Mack spills her favorite shows and locales of said shows - and we talk a lot about the intricate artistry and musicianship of Brockhampton, Odesza and Dermot Kennedy. One day this wonderful adventure of my life will begin its descent home. As the wheels deploy - so will the memories I've cherished. All of the fantastic places, people and musical experiences I've had will flood my memory with warmth and amazement. My buddy Mackenzie will surely accompany many of those memories and moments. For this, I feel gratitude. To find Mackenzie, just look to the skies or listen for the music - she will show you the way from there. Be kind to your sky-workers!

"Clear Eyes. Full Hearts. Can't Lose!" Scott is the co-founder of Roots Basketball Academy, The Head Assistant Coach for The Lewis and Clark College Womens Basketball Team and - a single bachelor who loves Digornos pizza and his porta-potty sized house. We cover the basics on this one - you know - zombies, genies, transporting naked, being a coach, putting in the work ect ect. I poke and prod about his beginnings - from being on the high school team at R.A. Long, then onto college, to roots, to now coaching women's basketball. Birthed through a dream, hard work, grit, and a Facebook message - Roots Basketball Academy is a Non-Profit that trains off-season athletes, arranges basketball clinics and camps, and leads their community in all areas basketball. I get the 411 on Scott's journey over the last ten years - the trials and tribulations of being a social media stud while he learned how to be a coach and best version of himself, we talk his influences - his own coaches, the teammates, the family, the Conor Mcgregor. Pissing off high school janitors since twenty-ten, Scott has made his rounds to many basketball courts and training locations - Toledo to Toutle Lake to Ilwaco, Longview, Kelso - lately finding his resting spot as a coach further south in Portland. We talk individual skills training vs. team sports, goals, desires, outcomes of each individual, mindsets of fun vs. D-1 athlete mindsets. Mr. Pisapia reveals his 2020 plans of launching The PPPP, we talk trying out different diets, I brag about being on Whole30 again, we talk about needles (not good, not great), coffee intake, agoraphobia, thinking before you speaking, perspective changes, the CBD's, the youtube dives and the musics. As always on this podcast - we steer the friendly conversation towards health and openness of the human experience. Scott shares his anxieties, we chat breathing techniques, therapy, aversion (to) therapy, daily routines, workout programs, and overall positive mindset provoking dwellings. Scott Pisapia is good people. What a wonderful life of opportunity I'm given to be able to chat with a near stranger and bridge a connection that would be out of reach if not for a podcast. Life and her lemons. Scott inspires me to think bigger than myself, but not too big yet. To me, the pacific northwest community is rife with opportunity and potential handshakes, handholds, and hand-ups. You can't miss the shots you don't take. Go make your dream. Find all things Scott and Roots at https://rootsacademy.teamsportsadmin.com/

Life is not happening to you, it is happening FOR you. Here's a quick list of things that Jordenelle Tsugawa is based on my show notes: A natural healer, soon-to-be herbalist, a mystical knowledgebase of divine love, a grateful positive friend to all, openhearted, open-minded tiny-home living forest-dwellin' absolutely awesome spiritual being to talk to. We talk all things Energy, Herbalism, Chakras, Grounding, Connection, Meditation, Visualization, Self Love and Growth. We cover growing up in small towns. growing as wiser adults, alcohol addictions, family traumas and a couple of personal stories about empathic moments. Jay opens it up with the chakras and she feeds my open mind with relatable ways of understanding or thinking about these difficult to explain concepts. We expand on the mental connection between the physical body and mind and we talk about being open and uncomfortable to learn about one another. Jay and I talk about self-love as adults and changing into our truest selves and how one must touch on trauma and generational experiences to do so. We talk about the gap that the internet and technology have provided younger generations. Jay tells us about Forest Bathing to cleanse baggage, anxiety, and depression and we share our ways of healing with nature. She recently moved into a TINY home and totally loves it! She shares how she actualizes her goals with planners, mantras, affirmations, and hard work to believe in herself. YOU ARE ENOUGH - we both agree! We break down words like "trigger" and "intuition" and agree that gossip is lame. We share a few experiences in our lives that have given us synchronicity - an empathic story together from a few years back, and we touch slightly on shrooms and microdosing. Soul is love fear is ego. "ok ego, i hear you. but where's my soul?" (epic soundbyte!) She tells me about her Full Moon Circle and she talks about quitting alcohol, balancing cravings and inspecting vices. We shed some light on living in such a beautiful place, with the beautiful people and the community around us, most certainly including the party connections and the glass table conversations. I love Jay's way of seeing this world. She is such an incredibly comforting light. She has a lot to teach. I see those of her personality, worldview, vibrant energy and intelligence as a very important role in all cultures and society. Her type keeps us connected to what's real and right here. The reminder of Spirit in a Science World. Someone who doesn't let us forget that our problems are sometimes not solved from terminology and concepts on top of reality out here, but may just only be healed from within. If your life ever leads you to bump into an open-hearted interaction with the healer type, the psychic type, the mystic, the empath... the person connected to their inner guidance and intuition... you might wanna be on the lookout for some ripples in your own life soon after ;) The light in me, sees the light in you!

Maxx is a rapper, comedian and creative artist I've been lucky enough to work with throughout my DJ career. He continuously brings his fans and the crowds plenty of laughter, irony and diverse language. An "all-in" type of performer and creator - it was my absolute pleasure to sit down with Maxx and allow me to pick his brain. The man gives us his musical background and who inspired him to begin rap/music for starters - and I learn about his church upbringing and how the rhymes of scripture led him to his love for being a storyteller. Being a kid who wanted something to write and rhyme about - Maxx gives me the details on his first alias - Uncle Sugar. We take a stroll around the wonderfully strange world of "artist alias'" and we stop by society's view and unknown need for the genius of comedians. We talk about learning and making your own lane with your skills and Maxx shares some heartfelt messages he's received from people who enjoy hearing him speak. We talk about creating an experience for the audience as opposed to simply showing up to perform a few lines, creating the extra work online AND in person - and keeping your head down to get the respect you've been working towards. He tells me about his teams' benefit shows and his workings with charity as well as a great background of the crew over at HAFLife Ent. "You have to focus on the 20% that shows you love" Maxx recalls as we chat about an older chunk of writing he read from me - and he expands on his ability to hone in on the supporters and block out the undesirables by focusing on his 20. We even talk about changing and growing up in the age of Facebook and social media, we jot down some differences between ourselves and others, and even our parents and their parents before them. It's always a pleasure to hang with Maxx - checkout his music and visual stories @maxxvpayne and be on the lookout for laughs if you catch him near a comedy stage. Cheers!

(4) I sit down with my lovely friend Spencer Hicks, a science-boy, armchair philosopher, fitness enthusiast, and motivational speaker - to discuss some matters of the mind, body, and spirit. We learn about cognitive empathy, sympathy, suffering, social norms, my dealings with social anxiety. We chat about the strange situation that is 'meeting people in person who you know from the internet', and keeping in touch with people through social media but not in person. We expand on the 'alllowing' of awkwardness and weirdness in real-life conversations. We talk about the parasympathetic state, the sympathetic state, we talk about stress and breathwork and we give some layers of advice to anyone with poor breathing habits. (If you struggle with anxiety and depression - I urge you to begin your journey into breathwork and stretching! Get dat knowledge in ya boo!) We talk about what the body-mind does under stress and what we can do to mitigate and prevent unwarranted stress to our bodies. Spencer gives some great tips on sleep and we mention some ways to shut down our minds to get the sleep flowin - we breathe some life into the mindsets we each have behind sleep ourselves and we touch-and-go on subjects like - cold showers, caffeine intake, phone control, and sensory deprivation tanks. Love yourself!

Taya Sanders graduated with a Bachelors's in Human Development and a minor in Psychology from Oregon State University. In this episode - we cover her experiences being an OSU cheerleader, being a mother of two and now - to being a business owner and entrepreneur. She is the owner and creator of Clover+Tribe - a handmade kids' clothing company! My friend Taya constantly impresses me with her work ethic and forward momentum. Back surgery for herniated discs certainly didn't slow her down much, so why would being 9 months pregnant stop her from starting her first business? She talks about learning to sew and the hours of youtube tutorials it still takes. We find cadence talking about the trial and error of learning your craft on your own and putting in your hours to learn how to complete the task. Taya tells it like it is - You've got to WORK to get at your dreams and goals - The struggles of raising two kids and being a supermom are not enough to drain Taya of her work ethic and passion for this thing she has created. She later expands on her minor in psychology and her job working with at-risk youth, and how she and her husband Jake chatted about making the jump and quitting her job to pursue Clover+Tribe. We talk about taking on the new role of entrepreneurs to it's fullest extent, and improving things. Taya speaks on ways to not only work 'smarter not harder' - but she puts forth her aspirations to set more boundaries, get more sleep, slow down - and maybe even to work a little less. We talk about how she is planning to manage her new "office" and store and tells us how she got the name "Clover+Tribe". We talk "replacing the lenses of competition with inspiration" and we emphasize - every single person you meet knows something you don't. We clarify again that we don't play with no mom-guilt: self-imposed or externally felt! We go into the humbling experience of raising children and of course, we enjoy some stories catching up as friends and we give the "what's next" for Clover+Tribe. Taya has handled being a young mom in such a rockstar way - she is an inspiring mother and hardworking business owner who will inevitably do wonderful things for her community and any other community that crosses with hers. As a grateful friend to her family for many years - it is quite wonderful to not only see her family grow but to see her grow as a leader and inspiring person herself. She is a believer in constant self-improvement and it will only compound her success over the years. Be on the lookout for more from Clover+Tribe and Mrs. Sanders!

Rosetan is a guitar trio whom I work with closely and enjoy life with often. This group consists of Jake Carrol, Jake Wilson, and Erik Nordin. Flexing their small town sounds the last few months, this group has been making their rounds to different shapes and sizes of venues - and bringing with them an enthralling soundscape. With a boy's attitude, a teenager's anger, and a man's craftsmanship - Rosetans music reaches into your chest, asks "who's doing the breathing here?" and starts pumping your damn heart for you. We open the podcast with a fan favorite of theirs - "ii" (known to some as "baseball") and then I and the boys begin our trek through the rosetan journey thus far. We touch on how things got started and we cover backgrounds of the members, each with drastically different paths to here. We talk about the music community and working with more than just the core members to build something more pristine. We chat about the importance and difference in mentors and teachers, the boys give intro guitar players some tips, we talk about beginner musicians and artists - and we expand in-depth on our growing views of the community as we become older and wiser men. Being a 20 something artist or musician is frustratingly beautiful. We help each other talk through various devices, spread some ideas towards new musicians, and then we touch on some of our own music interests at the moment. We chat about fears and insecurities through musicianship, being in a band and community, and the 4 of us find easy words to express our appreciation for one another as musicians and friends. We take turns dropping loads of song recommendations and delve deeper into the mind of the musician to round things out. Being with this group so often has pushed my boundaries as an artist, engineer, and musician and I couldn't possibly be more grateful. Look out for more songs from these 3 outliers in the coming year, and support them on Bandcamp or at your local brewery. Cheers!

My friendship with Megan Elam is one I cherish closely. Our adventures as pals expand to more depths year by year, and our conversations are light and full of dance and laughter. Megan gives me the low-down on her job and career situation from past to present, and where it will take her next. We speak on her being a speech pathologist who has been through the rungs of college and nursing school, then she tells about her change of scenery and the big move to portland. Meg shares how her mentor came into her life while simply working at Starbucks - and how it led to becoming a teacher, paraeducator, and 'tough as nails' team member. Building with her work-team at Family House Academy brought Megan great wins and she shares them happily. We talk about the differences in public schools and private schools such as FHA. We talk about our trials and tribulations through many Spartan Races, and we complain about burpees a bit. (hashtags finishers) Megan tells us all about her trip to Ghana Africa to teach at a school for kids with disabilities, we reflect back with gratitude on her relationship with a mentor from ages 21-24 and she expresses her enjoyment of working alongside children vs. adults. Megan and I share our personal experiences with the Wholoe30 Diet and we chat for a long while about eating habits and diets per individual. We talk about saying no and implementing change, and I give my view on health measurements. Meggy's open-hearted demeanor, willingness to learn, drive, humor, joyful spirit, and contagious smile have always brought happiness to my life. I am happy to know her.

Kendall Johns, the leadman of the band Dead Crown, is full of gratitude wisdom and work ethic. His honest and no-bullshit approach to life brings an instantly dope and down to earth comfort to our hangout at Junkyard Love. Kendall learns like many other mayhem types, through brute force. Here he speaks about throwing himself into the water and failing out loud. I ask how he churns up the soul with his writing process and he tells me about his controlled untethering to get there, and how he must bring out the werewolf to mine for lyrics in the caverns of his being with vodka sodas as bait. He tells me tons about the business side of running a touring metal band, we speak about his accidental viral meme and his better understanding of things now from it. He tells us the nuts and bolts he learns about his bandmates in an intimate and very-often van ride. Kendall shares the importance of conflict resolution skills and emotional intelligence when it comes to bandmates, and he gives them each their breakdown later in the episode. Touring since the age of 15 with former band 'We Rise The Tides' to now has been a constant hardworking hustle, and we bridge the gap from there to now with his life now with band Dead Crown. We talk about the differences in our crowds in my world vs. his - and we speak on difficulties surrounding selling tickets and handling the merch, paying out the band members, taking care of life back home, and handling that bread. We talk about the mindset in musicians' future thinking with 401k's and retirement and he shares how they feel about fans receiving their merch. We dive a bit into the "instantly famous" musicians and their mental health going forward, and how being any sort of famous in this society is unhealthy. We talk about Carol and her concerns with her grandson attending a metal show and we loop back into our personal origins story and how we first crossed paths. Kendall tells me about his own young hard-working entrepreneurship skills, where he got his beginnings and how he learned graphic design, clothing design, computers, video editing, crowd control and frontmanism. Fighting the Instagram algorithm, depression and how these platforms have input into our insecurities are touched on, and he opens up about dealing with mania and having 'dark weeks at a time', along with his personal view on depression/mental health medication. He shares his vulnerabilities behind not having consistency, and how he turns his pains into superpowers - for better or worse. He talks signing a record deal with the company he dreamt about signing with as a teen, we talk about how different you need to sometimes be at different venues, what to expect in different venues, the absolute beauty or non-beauty of venues, and what a wise teacher told him once: "The difference between a boy and a man is a man knows the right time and place for everything." We talk about their newest album release 'Crucify Me' with the songs twenty-four and comin up' feat rapper Jake Hill. Metalcore band Dead Crown is epic and member Kendall Johns is a total homie and great dude. Checkout their tunes for your more savage workout playlists. Stay healthy and work hard my podcasting friends.

(2) Nate Tanzman is a motivational speaker, stunt bike rider, and mental fitness enthusiast. We jump right in on an important topic to both of us as men. Change. Is there room for change in your life? Are you allowing others to make room in their life? Where can you let things breathe in your life? Nate brought his more gentle and soft demeanor to the table to express his mindset behind confidence, behind fighting depression and behind co-signing with silence. We are Millenials - we tend to think things are broken forever. Things can be fixed when you are ready. Are you showing up as the best homie you can be? Nate gives us the same hard advice he gives his closest friends, then we touch on that tough subject of judgment and... family boxing you in as a child. We talk about approaching holidays and family get-togethers as our adult grown selves, we touch on not letting people bring you back to that "old you." What changes, the bad things, or YOU when facing bad things? You're constantly in training, what are you training yourself to do? What you tell yourself is what you are. Nate is a brave lion unafraid to pull the thorns from his paw and heal from the wound out loud. He lays out his fears and plans to never look back at them. Can you work without seeing the reward? Can you prepare to be Romeo so you DESERVE Juliet when she comes along? Are you in control of your cravings and low consciousness behavior? New Year and new resolutions will require much change. This year Nate says we need to focus on physical and Mental Health when it comes to our resolutions. Now is the TIME more than ever that we all need to LEARN more about our mental and physical health and how to take care of it ourselves. Nate gives us a few solid ways to win in 2020. 1. Check your ego. 2.) Don't overcomplicate it. Just go. 3.) Accountability and Consistency 4.) Patience. 5.) Be a Scholar. Let's get dis 2020 bread junkyardlovers. Find Nate on instagram @nastynate_jr

(3) Spencer Hicks is an intellectual friend of mine of who's conversations hold great value to my contemplations and thinking. In this one, we hit on life being a choose your own adventure, choose your pains, choose your un-comforts journey. We begin to expose a Metta conversation surrounding the importance of being able to have conversations outside of narrow beliefs. The importance of having free conversations can't be understated, these are conversations we feel afraid to have out loud - and often we are thrown into arguments and 'sides' instead of realizing we need neither side to have the connection and understanding being ultimately searched for. Spencer and I both feel the important holy grail that is the human conversation - is being attacked and misused. This area of our talks will be returned to often. I share my plans to "learn to vote out loud" for the upcoming election. We try to talk about politics without... falling into the maze of politics. We make sure you've noticed our world's people each hold differing opinions of the same words too often, and certain words hit parts of you that do not hit others. Spencer and I talk on philosophy/psychology and philosophical points - Spencer shares his views on the Frankfurt school of thinking, Absurdism, Marksicm, Nihilism, realizations and world views. We express our love for Wonder and never having an answer, and we talk more on the weirdo stuff around social media that nobody seems to have mentioned yet. We share the joy of not knowing and questioning beliefs, we touch on being the alpha male and unspoken conversations that send us down strange rabbit holes. I complain about my chair a few times, and then Spencer teaches me a lot-o-bit about Dungeons and Dragons. We talk about victimhood and complaining, Getting beat down by life and some healing remedies for those sorts of things. The back and forth conversations between Spencer and I are evolving and will continue to advance as a third.

(not safe for kids) The first Junkyard Love Christmas Special! I roped in the 'Queen of Christmas' herself to explain away the meaning and feeling of Holiday Spirit! Beth shares her Christmas view journey from childhood to grandma - and gives us some hints on how to always keep that holiday spirit alive! Shayley tells me about her experience growing up believing in Santa Claus - and we all three touch on "the fib" of santa we tell the kids. We land on the roof of subjects like 'Wonder for children, making eye contact with other humans, decorating for the holidays, helping the homeless, the art of gift giving, and the appreciation of family. X-mas has been filled with joy and fun for me, and I had a wonderful Christmas Eve chatting about the meaning of Christmas over a few drinks, laughs and lil bbq weenies. Cheers and happy holidays from The Junkyard Love Family. Please drive extra safely!

I find myself feeling massively heavy with gratitude to share this conversation. A great storyteller braves ridicule and pain in the present to re-visit a severe moment in their past to become the veil between error and learning for the future well-being of others. Jordanne showed up to my studio as her typical self - a fantastic communicator, witty conversationalist, coherent listener, brave storyteller and an absolute joy to be around. She shines a bright light on her mistakes and shares her truths with whatever rawness comes with them. In this episode - Jordanne tells us about her search for rock bottom and what she found while there. We talk about her instant side effects to the birth control implant, her Penicillin allergy, suffering through C-Diff 4 times, a failed fecal transplant, rehabilitation and Motel 6. She tells us about the drinking, the in-and-out of hospital and fights with sobriety and relapse, sex trafficking and more Motel 6. Jordanne bravely opens up about rape, the meaning attached to sex, an unfortunate disconnect from the body, suicidal thoughts, visits to the ICU and mental health facilities. She shares her experience with homelessness, alcohol withdrawals, religion, healing, and light. I am grateful Jordanne is here to share her survivor story, and I am absolutely honored she was comfortable enough to share it with me and our listeners. Jordanne is a beautiful and courageous type of warrior. I'm happy to see her clean, sober and so full of life. Enjoy the episode and take care of yourself, listener - you are not your thoughts!

What is Junkyard Love? Who is Jacob Rhines? What is this podcast about? What is my message? I have lived quite a peculiar life thus far. The guests on this podcast are of the hundreds and hundreds of teachers and friends I have found along the way. In this episode, with the help of my MVP occasional co-host Shay, I share a glance into the story of my childhood, my teenage years, and the severe depression that haunted the first half of my 20's. The journey that has led me here to become the man I am today has been, like many others, riddled with hardship. But along that same path, life has constantly been showing me beauty and light. This world is mean but still, I find the strength to roar. Though it's immensely difficult to summarize "your life story" and not feel you've left out everything - I try to answer the questions to the best of my ability and summarize my reasonings, discoveries and past experiences as they appear relevant. I hope this episode can serve as sturdy roots to be planted beneath the ground as a foundation for future guests and conversations to feel comfortable being vulnerable and transparent on the Junkyard Love Podcast. love yourself, hate nothing, learn everything.

Nona Southard stops by to pour some of her overflowing bravery and courage into any new parents' cups. She speaks on the changes she experienced stepping into motherhood, like having to give up hobbies, quit medications, lose friends, fear judgments, and re-connect with her body and interests. We make it clear mom-shaming is officially "uncool". Nona wants new mothers to do their research on postpartum depression, which she offers some personal experience and advice with. Many women deal with drastic changes to their interests and personality after such changes but feel afraid to speak up about it or face it. Nona laying out her experience from such an honest place gives some strength to any listener who needs a bit extra today. We dive into Nona's newly switching interests and bailing on her social media avatar. She mentions her mom's fairly new smoothie business, (Raw Juice Bar), we talk about woodworking and passion amidst our jobs, and Nona offers a few light tips on weapons. I am grateful Nona was so eager to leave masks at the door and let other parents and women feel less alone through her vulnerability. She's awesome!

In this episode, Bob Kendall stops by the studio and spills his entrepreneurial growth mindset onto the table between us. We pick up some great pieces to inspect together. Bob and I first met when I was a young salesman at a popular Lifestyle and Action sports store in our local mall. We were a sales team force to be reckoned with and always held a fluidity of present moment conversations. Bob tells us his desperately dope attempts of getting the dream job, landing it, leaving it, stopping to smell some art, opening his own business, and of course the plethora of adventures in between and after. We touch on the future of B & C shopping, small town communities, the purpose of malls and shopping. We touch on young customer service workers and lack of training, Amazon, Zumiez, style trends and we both offer some advice for anyone in the customer service industry. This man is one of the best listeners and communicators I've personally ever met. Working with and observing Bob Kendall, you'd find and observe a master at work. A master of making each person feel special. Bob has a salesmen's mind and a lion's heart. Bob and I have stood in the store and talked for hours and hours many many times. I feel blessed that my life has granted me the opportunity to rebirth those talks with my old friend and co-worker in the form of this podcast. I assure you that - If you ever stumble into the chance to meet Bob Kendall, you'll walk away with a free smile and much lighter shoulders.

(02) Spencer and I relax and get right into a few current subjects that hold weight. We speak on social media, political nonsense, loserthink, intentions, mindfulness, fitness and working out. We dive into the abstract of conversation in general, and how words and intentions can be misunderstood. We talk about developing a new world view, fighting the zombie apocalypse and standing up straight. Once the video side of the podcast is constant and running - you can expect a weekly episode from Spencer for the next few months!

I have worked in the music and sound industry for nearly a decade now. My DJ endeavors are plentiful and have offered me many lessons that I will carry forward as I level up more in this life. The mind of a DJ takes discipline. Constantly assessing and planning your next 5 moves is not a skill that shuts off for the Disc Jockey when the lights come on at 2am. We briefly touched the iceberg on these two great humans. There's much more they each will offer in the coming months from their intricate and beautiful minds. In this episode, we get a small glance into the different backgrounds each of us bring to the tables and where those backgrounds point us now as older wiser men. We share stories of festivals, clubs and silly business. We try to bridge the gap between the requester and the dj - as well as contemplate the future of the disc jockey and his place in clubs. There are many differences between DJ's and their skills, and many more with more complicated aliases with names like "producer" or "writer", we try to lay that out - as well as the differences between terms like "bootleg", "remix", and "edit". The boys and I do our best to scrape up some new lenses and frames for the listeners to take a peek through. P.S. relax your scowl, go drink some water and grab some fresh air real quick.

Hvshi takes a break from the mayhem and leans back into the junkyard love vibe with me. He lays out his last few years of success, fame, contracts, touring, turmoil and reset. We learn about the man behind the artistic layers and the boy who got him there. He speaks on his recent healing from letting the beast protect him from his pain. We touch a bit on being a fashionable male in a small town, the music writing process, his upcoming EP and short film, changing perspectives and alias masks, and seeing his butterfly of this stage in life. Shaden has always stood out to me for his storytelling abilities. As he gets better and understands his own genius, I am grateful he is choosing to share his words with the world, and that I can aide him in any way on that path. There's much more on the horizon for creator and artist Shaden Nugent.

Nate Tanzman is an absolute savage of mind, body, and machine. On a constant trek to conquer and understand the man he was the day before, Nate finds time to sit down with me to speak on pushing himself through pitfall, being a personal health enthusiast, the stunt riding culture, cultivating the correct beast, and his future with a megaphone in hand. Nate weaves us through his past thought process with introspect and detail in this beautiful man to man talk. Nate's growth and motivational mindset ripples outwards as he improves more every day and his outward "out-loud" approach to getting his sh** together is an ember that is sure to spark many fires of young hungry wolves. He's massively eager to push his message to the world and motivate the masses, our future paths will surely intersect. #itstime