Refractive: Recent Episodes
Johnny Guidry
Refractive invites you on a journey of awakening as together we aim our light. Episodes focus on stories of spiritual growth, self-awareness, career alignment, and living intentionally and authentically.
Guests Chad Hattrup & Todd Hollow-Bist, founders of Pathwise Leadership, join host Johnny G to discuss tapping into the unconscious for growth. Leveraging their backgrounds (both are experts in psychology and in adult learning), they share with listeners how to observe, respect, and befriend the unconscious mind, thereby embracing growth and living more intentionally and more skillfully. The episode covers a range of subjects, including spirituality, the power of curiosity, growth obstacles, and the difference between the subconscious and the unconscious. Chad and Todd have helped thousands of leaders grow their impact through the work of Pathwise Leadership. Find more information at PathwiseLeadership.com. To contact host Johnny G for speaking engagements or coaching services, email him at RefractivePodcast@gmail.com.
Jodie King is a successful artist who has made it her mission to empower others as they grow through creativity. She joins host Johnny G to discuss how creativity takes many forms- from art, to cooking, walking, procreation, exercise, and even just having a conversation. Jodie and Johnny dig into why creating feels so nourishing and how to lean into the deeply spiritual act of embracing your creative power- and trust me, you all have plenty of it. Jodie offers simple, practical tips for people who don't see themselves as creative, helping them to get in touch with their God-given birthright: the role of creator. Learn more about how Jodie helps others leverage their creative power at www.JodieKing.com or check out her show, the Honest Art Podcast available on major podcast platforms.To contact host Johnny G for spiritual coaching or speaking engagements, email him at RefractivePodcast@gmail.com
Erin Diehl joins Refractive host Johnny G to discuss the power of perspective in creating a happy life- specifically that when I love me the world loves me too. Erin, an author and motivational speaker who uses improv to help people clear barriers and live authentically, shares her wisdom and experience with Refractive listeners. She and Johnny G discuss creating our reality, opening the heart, and the secret superpower for fulfillment: being of service to others. Find Erin's book "I See You! A Leader's Guide to Energizing Your Team through Radical Empathy" at your favorite bookstore or online. Learn more about how she helps others to live joyful, powerful lives at www.itsErinDiehl.comTo contact host Johnny G for spiritual coaching or for speaking engagements, email him at refractivepodcast@gmail.com or visit www.refractivecoaching.com
Author Michael McPadden and host Johnny Guidry discuss the Spiritual Wisdom of Genesis. Pulling from his book, "Genesis to Revelation," Michael shares his insights on how the stories in the book of Genesis are layered through with spiritual and metaphysical significance. He discusses his perspectives on heaven and hell, the creation story, Abraham, and more. He then weaves connecting threads through the Gospels and the book of Revelation. Join Refractive for an enlightening episode that encourages listeners to look closer at some of humanity's most treasured stories in order to uncover rich guidance for spiritual growth. Learn more about Michael McPadden and his book "Genesis to Revelation" at www.Michael-McPadden.com. To contact host Johnny Guidry for spiritual coaching or to book him for speaking events, send a message to RefractivePodcast@gmail.com or visit www.refractivecoaching.com.
Mariko Sakai, aka Mistress Mariko, joins host Johnny G to discuss the spiritual side of romance and intimacy. Mariko, a coach and expert in field of relationships, intimacy, and sexuality, presents listeners with a hard-hitting question: are we REALLY willing to get honest about who we are, what we want, and how we can get there? Whether in romance, sexuality and intimacy, family life, or business, Mariko explains that our inner guidance has all the information we need to reach ongoing joy, satisfaction, and fulfillment. The map to find it is simply the willigness to love ourselves unconditionally and boldly embrace authentic living.To learn more about Mariko's work, visit her website at www.MistressMariko.com or find her on social media: @MistressMariko. To contact host Johnny Guidry to discuss spiritual coaching, speaking engagements, or episode feedback, email him at RefractivePodcast@gmail.com or visit www.RefractiveCoaching.com
Deborah Eden Tull, lovingly known as Eden, joins Refractive with the message of embracing the shadow self. She encourages linsteners to see our inner darkness as sacred and perfect, a necessary part of the whole of creation rather than as a defect. Eden shares her journey of awakening, including 7 years as a Zen Buddhist monk and decades of leaning towards unconditional love, healing, and self-acceptance. Her book, Luminous Darkness, distinguishes between the evil, coloquially synonymous with "darkness," and a broader concept of luminous or regenerative darkness. She discusses a range of impactful topics such as fierce compassion, moving beyond duality, the healing and sacred nature of darkness (physically and metaphysically), and the path to endarkenment, what Eden calls the path to unconditional love of self and of all.
Dr Gary Lawrence, lovingly known as Dr G, joins host Johnny Guidry to review the harmful emotional patterns created by rejection experiences, and why we continue to put ourselves in the path of rejection. Dr G offers us a new, broader definition of rejection, including any number of painful emotional experiences and behaviors: agression, isolation, passive-aggressive tendencies, dishonesty, and more. He explains that we become dependent on these painful emotional experiences, and that form of dependence can develop into symptoms of depression, anxiety, violence, and extreme avoidance. A devout Christian, Dr G weaves in his own faith-based experience to explain that simply possessing faith and deep spiritual beliefs isn't enough to break that addiction to emotional pain. Dr G digs deep into his knowledge and expertise to offer listeners suggestions for breaking these devastating patterns.You can find Dr G's book, Rejection Junkies online at his website, www.RejectionJunkies.com . While you're there, you can also take the free quiz "Are You a Rejection Junkie" and learn more about how Dr G helps people break free from painful emotional patterns. To contact host Johnny Guidry for speaking, spiritual coaching, or just to ask questions or suggest topics, email him at RefractivePodcast@gmail.com or at www.RefractiveCoaching.com.For similarly themed episodes, try Spiritual Healing through Toxic Relationships or A Modern Look at the Sermon on the Mount with Rev Rich Tafel.
Host Johnny G shares one of his all-time favorite episodes, truly among the best of Refractive. This episode originally aired in May 2022. We spend so much of our lives scrounging and begging for scraps when there is a banquet laid out at the next table, and it's been put there JUST for us. The truth is, we humans often trade our birthright of magnificence for a life of scratching and clenching and snatching and wishing. Fortunately, we have a treasure map built into our being, it just requires us to seek to quiet the noise around us and re-learn how to access it. Johnny G discusses how holding tightly to careers, relationships, and ideologies that no longer fit keep us small and block our light. He encourages listeners to remember that no matter how dark and rough and confusing life can be, there is one thing for certain: you already know and you already are.
We hear about self love, and self care, but what about self like? Guest Alan Questel, author of "Practice Intentional Acts of Kindness" talks about the importance of learning to like yourself.In this episode, Alan talks about his journey through life challenges and interpersonal relationships that led to struggles with how he saw himself. He shares how he has been able to heal those wounds and how to find the power to shift out of that painful way of life.To contact Alan with questions, to find his book, or to inquire into how he helps people live a more loving life, visit his website: www.UncommonSensing.comTo contact host Johnny Guidry with questions or to inquire on coaching or speaking engagements, email him at RefractivePodcast@gmail.com or visit www.RefractiveCoaching.com.
You know the saying: some people are a blessing when they walk into your life, and others are a blessing when they leave! Why do some people feel energizing to be with while others are draining? And more importantly, does it feel good to be around YOU? Host Johnny G discusses how to manage the energy you put out to those around you.We end every episode of Refractive with the same phrase: "aim your light." What does that mean? Can you enhance the experience of your fellows by simply entering the room? You absolutely can- and it's not difficult at all. This episode reviews some practical methods for maintaining a natural lightness of energy and cleansing and clearing any heavy energy that you might be carrying.For some more great ideas on managing your energy, check out this post from YogaBasics.com: https://www.yogabasics.com/connect/yoga-blog/clear-negative-energy/For similarly themed content, try these other episodes from Refractive: Energy Work to Support Your Goals, and All About Reiki. To contact host Johnny Guidry for questions, coaching support, or feedback, email him at RefractivePodcast@Gmail.com or visit www.RefractiveCoaching.com.
For the Best of Refractive, turn the dial back to February 2020 for an all-time favorite episode- powerful, raw, uplifting. Enjoy "Surrender to Greatness." Magnificence is our birthright. The illusion of struggle, expectations, status, and what's "fair" causes us to actually fight against our own greatness as we desperately seek to control our existence. We can begin to see life as a series of threats and hardships. The truth is: something IS hurting us, and it's US. The self is the only opponent powerful enough to drag us down. And when we put down the weapon and realize that we were fighting shadows, our true power begins to manifest and doors swing open. In this episode of Refractive Johnny G looks into the saga of our battles through examples of interpersonal relationships, the epidemic of shame, and growth lessons from the allegory of Adam and Eve's fall from grace. Are you ready to surrender? Because despite our best efforts, while we can temporarily blind ourselves to it, our magnificence will win in the end. For coaching services or speaking engagements, contact host Johnny Guidry at refractivepodcast@gmail.comFor similarly themed content, try these other episodes: You Already Know, You Already Are and Making Peace with Our Dark SideMore information on living your most authentic life is found at RefractiveCoaching.com and RefractivePodcast.com
The fear of abandonment is one of the most common and most damaging types of anxiety. It involves an overwhelming worry that people close to you will cease to be available (physically or emotionally). Whether through walling yourself off, sabotaging relationships, or developing unhealty forms of attachment, it can seem nearly impossible for someone with a fear of abandonment to develop healthy relationships. Author and life design coach Connie Monroe joins host Johnny G as they discuss their experiences with this paralyzing fear, how it contributed chaos in each of their lives, and how they found relief and healing.
For more information or to contact Connie Monroe, visit www.MonroeCoaching.com. You can find her book, "Holding onto Joy through Abandonment and Divorce" on Amazon.com.
For information on coaching services or speaking engagements, contact host Johnny Guidry at refractivepodcast@gmail.com or visit www.RefractiveCoaching.com.
For similarly-themed episodes, try Healing Parental Trauma, Redefining Grief, or Spiritual Healing through Toxic Relationships.
This episode of Refractive offers insights, experience, and guidance on Finding Perfection in Darkness and Tragedy. Host Johnny G offers suggestions on how to learn to see the world as completely perfect, even as we find so much suffering and chaos around us. This episode challenges listeners to recognize the blessings contained in our own shortcomings, and to have compassion and empathy for those who, in their painful confusion, might seek to hurt us. Johnny Guidry is a motivational speaker and spiritual coach who supports people who feel called to a soul-driven life. For questions and support, reach Johnny at refractivepodcast@gmail.com or visit www.RefractiveCoaching.com. For similarly-themed inspiring content, try these episodes: Making Peace with Your Dark Side and If I'm Angry with You, the Problem is Me.
In this episde, "Trusting Your Gut," Executive Coach Matt Hogan Joins host Johnny Guidry to share inspiring stories of self-discovery and practical guidance on learning to follow your intuition towards a more satisfying life.
One fateful day, following a period of darkness and intense struggle, Matt decided to end his life. To his horror, he later woke up in a hospital with a bullet in his head and a temporary inability to walk. While recovering in the hospital, in what he describes as a major turning point, Matt felt a message rising within himself that it was time for a new way of living. His path led him out of the hospital and up the corporate ladder before eventually leaving everything behind to pursue a new calling: travelling the world while helping people learn to listen to their intuition.
Matt joins host Johnny G as they share their best tips on getting in touch with your gut, discerning between inner wisdom and false fears, and finding the courage and clarity to step boldy onto your best path.
You can reach Matt at Matt@MattHoganWorldwide.com, and find his helpful free workbook at MattHoganWorldwide.com/Clarity.
For help getting unstuck, or for speaking engagements, reach out to host Johnny Guidry at RefractivePodcast@gmail.com or visit RefractiveCoaching.com.
For similar themes, try these episodes: Who Do You Think You Are?, Learning to Use Intuition, and You Already Know. You Already Are.
In this episode, host Johnny G wraps up the Heal Yourself series by sharing how to design a joyful life. Johnny discusses the difference between happiness and joy, the building blocks of joy, how joy relates to love and passion, and offers a tactical exercise for redesigning your life around joy and contentment.
The book referenced by Johnny G during this episode is "The Velvet Rage" by Dr. Alan Downs.
For episode questions, or for information on coaching services, keynote speaking, or workshop and retreat facilitation, contact host Johnny Guidry at refractivepodcast@gmail.com.
This episode in Refractive's ongoing "Heal Yourself" series welcomes Hally Brooke, Certified Functional Medicine Nutrition Counselor and Nationally Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach. She joins host Johnny G to discuss Nutrition and Nourishment, how the foods and substances we intake are respnonsible for the great majority of chronic illnesses today, and offers suggestions on simple ways to enhance our quality of life. Johnny shares his experience as a compulsive binge eater and how he found freedom and healing. Finally, Hally speaks on the power of loving yourself through nutrition, and the link between bodily wellness and spiritual wellness.
In part 1 of the Heal Yourself: Inner Peace episode, host Johnny G discussed how security affects our inner peace. Now in part 2, he focuses on how our concept of satisfaction can either enhance or diminish inner peace. Johnny reviews 3 primary factors that affect how satisfied we feel with our lives: fears, expectations, and intuition. Grab a pen and a journal and prepare to go on an inner exploration to challenge and reprogram the ways we unintentionally diminish our inner peace. And, spoiler alert, the solution lies in changing how we relate to this complicated world, not in securing more stuff and more experiences. But you already knew that.
Why is inner peace so elusive? How can we find serenity in a world that feels so chaotic? In the second episode of the Heal Yourself series, host Johnny Guidry explores acceptance and inner peace. He presents the building blocks of inner peace, common roadblocks, and a series of exercises to help you identify where you are sabotaging your own serenity. This topic is broken into two pillars, each with it's own episode. Part 1 covers Security, and the next episode, Part 2, covers Satisfaction.Contact host Johnny Guidry with any questions or to book speaking or coaching services at RefractivePodcast@gmail.com.
Are you ready to heal yourself? Refractive Podcast welcomes you to a special series designed to help you recover from the pain, sabotage, and self-imposed limits that keep life small, chaotic, and draining. This first episode, Rebalancing Your Life with Luke Iorio, offers practical tools and methods for evaluating where your life may be out of balance and then re-establishing harmony, flow, and serenity in those areas. Guest Luke Iorio is a transformational coach who has dedicated his career to supporting people who feel ready to redesign a life according to their highest inner wisdom. He shares with host Johnny G his own journey of rebalancing and pulls back the curtain into how he helps others do the same.To learn more about Luke, check out his spirituality podcast at www.OnThisWalk.com. To contact host Johnny Guidry for speaking, coaching, or other services, visit www.RefractiveCoaching.com. For similarly-themed episodes, try Healing Parental Trauma, Releasing Limits through Neuroplasticity, and Surrender to Greatness.
What would you do if, in a vision and guided by God, you were told to sell your home and your belongings, move across the country, and start helping people heal? Didn't that sort of experience end with the Old Testament? Clearly not! Jennifer Standish shares her inspiring story of faith with Refractive's Johnny G, who also had a revelation to leave his old life and follow a new, God-driven path. Jennifer explains how she handled the enormous shock and was able to honor this divine directive, move through her fears, and build a new life and career from the ground up.Find Jennifer's inspiring book "Permission Granted" on Amazon. To learn about how she can help you change your own life, connect with her at LinkedIn.com/in/JenniferStandish or on instagram at @give_yourself_permission.To book host Johnny Guidry for speaking or coaching engagements visit www.RefractiveCoaching.com or email him at johnny@refractivecoaching.com.For similarly themed episodes, try Reshaping Your Life after a Spiritual Awakening or Spiritual Visions with Marlon Fixico.
After experiencing severe psychological abuse at the hands of her stepmother, Lisa Goodpaster couldn't help but see her parents through a highly distorted lens. While it took decades of exploration, healing, forgiveness, Lisa founded The Stephood Project, an organization dedicated to changing the way children experience divorce. Lisa shares with her methods for defining, processing, and healing parental trauma so that we are able to learn, grow, and reduce the cycle of generational pain. To learn more about Lisa and her amazing work, visit www.StephoodProject.org. To contact host Johnny Guidry about speaking engagements and coaching services, visit www.RefractiveCoaching.com. For similarly-themed episodes, try Fatherhood and Spirituality with author Tim Olson, Spiritual Healing through Toxic Relationships with Jean Atman, and Self Care for Parents with Executive Coach Randi Braun.
After experiencing severe psychological abuse at the hands of her stepmother, Lisa Goodpaster couldn't help but see her parents through a highly distorted lens. While it took decades of exploration, healing, forgiveness, Lisa founded The Stephood Project, an organization dedicated to changing the way children experience divorce. Lisa shares with her methods for defining, processing, and healing parental trauma so that we are able to learn, grow, and reduce the cycle of generational pain.To learn more about Lisa and her amazing work, visit www.StephoodProject.org. To contact host Johnny Guidry about speaking engagements and coaching services, visit www.RefractiveCoaching.com.For similarly-themed episodes, try Fatherhood and Spirituality with author Tim Olson, The Winding Road to Serenity with Danny Berler, and Self Care for Parents with Executive Coach Randi Braun.
Jonathan Robinson has spent years interviewing over 100 of the world's most fascinating spiritual seekers. From Mother Teresa to the Dalai Lama, from Oprah to Byron Katie, Jonathan condensed these life-changing conversations and learnings into a single book, The Enlightenment Project. He joins host Johnny Guidry on Refractive to share some of the profund lessons he picked up from these living legends, including the personalized meditation advice from Ram Dass that changed his life. Jonathan explains how he was able to get face time with these incredible people, and offers to listeners a simple, practical way to find and embrace the type of meditation practice that fits each of us best. For similarly-themed episodes, try "Two Weeks in a Monastery" and "Reshaping Your Life after a Spiritual Awakening." Learn more about Jonathan Robinson's incredible life and book at www.TheEnlightenmentProject.net. To contact host Johnny Guidry, or to learn more about his services, visit www.RefractiveCoaching.com.
In honor of reaching season 4 of Refractive -- can you even beleive??? -- host Johnny G shares one of his all-time favorite episodes, truly among The Best of Refractive: The Ancient Truths of Acceptance and PLINKO. Johnny explains that the key to serenity is letting go of any judgments of the present moment. This episode blends personal experience, spiritual concepts, and everyone's favorite game from The Price is Right for a deep dive into letting go of painful stories that keep us from peace.
Certified Ayurvedic Health Counsellor Natasha Sidhu sits with host Johnny G to talk All about Ayurveda. Natasha gives context and background into the concept of Ayurveda, the many ways it can be practiced, how people use it to heal and enrich their lives. Having dedicated most of her life the ayurvedic way of being, she offers practical tips and guidance for those who are seeking to make more space for this ancient and powerful practice. Natasha operates Steamy Buddha, a delightful hot yoga studio and restaurant, as well as the Sanctuary on Church, a community of healing practitioners in Ellsworth, Maine (near Bar Harbor and Acadian National Park). Learn more about Natasha's life-changing offerings at SanctuaryOnChurch.org and at SteamyBuddha.com. To contact host Johnny Guidry for speaking, coaching, or other services, visit RefractiveCoaching.com.
Career Coach Becca Ribbing joins Refractive to talk about an essential part of a life that feels right: finding a career that fits. Host Johnny Guidry and Becca discuss the challenge faced by college students in making life-long career decisions, as well as some practical ways to start a pivot if you find yourself in a career that feels misaligned to your interests, gifts, or sense of purpose. Listeners can find out more about Becca's services and her book "The Clarity Journal" at her website: www.BeccaRibbing.com. To contact host Johnny Guidry about coaching and speaking engagements, visit www.RefractiveCoaching.com or email him at johnny@refractivecoaching.com.
Why does developing genuine connections seem so hard for some of us? Marketing Expert Ben Albert joins host Johnny G to share a simple, life-changing formula for connecting with others: listen with the intent to learn. Ben talks about how as an entrepreneur in the marketing space, his success and livelihood depends on his ability to build bridges for and with his clients. Ben and Johnny talk about the power of connection and the spirituality and growth ramifications of connecting with others in a spirit of intentionality, curiosity, and service. Learn more about Ben Albert at balbertmarketing.com where you can find content, tools, and information on his offerings. To contact host Johnny G about coaching or speaking engagements, visit refractivecoaching.com or email at RefractivePodcast@gmail.com
Why does developing genuine connections seem so hard for some of us? Marketing Expert Ben Albert joins host Johnny G to share a simple, life-changing formula for connecting with others: listen with the intent to learn. Ben talks about how as an entrepreneur in the marketing space, his success and livelihood depends on his ability to build bridges for and with his clients. Ben and Johnny talk about the power of connection and the spirituality and growth ramifications of connecting with others in a spirit of intentionality, curiosity, and service. Learn more about Ben Albert at balbertmarketing.com where you can find content, tools, and information on his offerings. To contact host Johnny G about coaching or speaking engagements, visit refractivecoaching.com or email at RefractivePodcast@gmail.com
On this episode of Refractive, Fatherhood and Spirituality with author Tim Olson, we discuss the intersection of childhood experiences, family structures, societal norms, and gender roles on those of us who are walking a spiritual path. Tim, who has dedicated much of his life to studying and observing father-child relationships, shares his considerable wisdom on how fathers can impact our growth, our worldview, our motivators, and ultimately our sense of self. Learn more about Tim and his book The Legacy of Absence: Resolving the Wounds from Uninvolved Father in Individuals, Families, and Society by visiting www.TimOlsonAuthor.com .
Danny Berler of Washington, DC shares an inspiring story of finding peace and spiritual growth through adoption, loss, yoga, recovery, and a cross-eyed cat named Henry. Danny shares how the collapse of his business led him in an unexpected way to healing around his adoption, the gift of learning about his biological family, and the faith-building path of cycling through the hard stuff to eventually return to a state of fulfillment and abundance. For similarly-themed episodes, try "Owning the Turbulence with Jodi Akst" and "Reshaping Your Life after a Spiritual Awakening with Josephine Hardman." You can reach host Johnny Guidry at refractivepodcast@gmail.com. Aim your light.
Acupuncturist and medical intuitive Winnie Chan Wang joins Refractive help you answer the question: Is Acupuncture Right for You? Winnie, who holds 4 science degrees, has found a harmony between the science and the spirituality of acupuncture. She shares how it changed her life, what listeners can expect from treatment, and some ways to find an acupuncturist that fits you and your goals. Winnie is the author of "Honoring Darkness, Embrace shadow work to nourish and grow your power." Learn more about Winnie, her book, and the services she offers at mindfulhealingheart.com.
Bob Doyle, best known from the book and movie "The Secret", joins Refractive to discuss Releasing Limits through Neuroplasticity. This natural process empowers us to re-write the mental, emotional, and even physical scripts that hold us back. While neuroplasticity is a trait innate to humans and has been consciously and unconsciously leveraged throughout history, Bob has become a prominent figure in the discussion of how to be an active participant in reshaping how the brain works. Today's episode looks at the contrast between the law of attraction as discussed in The Secret and the action of rewiring our thoughts and feelings.
Learn more about Bob Doyle's books and services at www.MeetBobDoyle.com. For questions about the episode or about host Johnny Guidry's coaching and speaking services, visit www.RefractivePodcast.com, or email him at RefractivePodcast@gmail.com. For similarly-themed episodes, try. Energy Work to Support Your Goals w/Eugenia Oganova, Breaking Free from Negative Self-Talk, and Free Yourself from Limiting Beliefs with Rebecca Wiener McGregor
We spend so much of our lives scrounging and begging for scraps when there is a banquet laid out at the next table, and it's been put there JUST for us. The truth is, we humans often trade our birthright of magnificence for a life of scratching and clenching and snatching and wishing. Fortunately, we have a treasure map built into our being, it just requires us to seek to quiet the noise around us and re-learn how to access it. Host Johnny G discusses how holding tightly to careers, relationships, and ideologies that no longer fit keep us small and block our light. He encourages listeners to remember that no matter how dark and rough and confusing life can be, there is one thing for certain: you already know and you already are.
Some people always seem to achieve their goals while others never quite get there. Is it just about hard work? Author and intuitive business coach Eugenia Oganova pulls back the curtain on how managing our energy- our energetics- can open the door to a life of flow and achievement. In this episode, Energy Work to Support Your Goals, Eugenia shares with host Johnny G that there are only a few steps needed to go inside, clean up the beliefs that keep success at a distance, and create space for fuller living. Eugenia specializes in working with entrepreneurs who are ready to take their lives and businesses to new levels of achievement. Learn more about her books and services at TranscensionGate.com. For similar themes, try these episodes: All about Reiki w/Corene Summers, When Purpose Gets in the Way w/Daniel Mangena, and Learning to Use Intuition. To book host Johnny Guidry for speaking, coaching, or facilitation services, visit www.RefractiveCoaching.com.
Kute Blackson (www.KuteBlackson.com), Transformational Teacher and author of The Magic of Surrender joins Refractive host Johnny G to talk about the most radical path to personal freedom: Telling Yourself the Truth. Kute shares his perspective on the intense life-changing effects of looking honestly at our desires, career, goals, and relationships and identifying the spots where we've strayed from our values in search of security and comfort. It is in this brave effort that we can step out of the trap of society's priorities and into our own- whatever they may be.
When a friend who knows my spiritual path recommended I schedule a stay in a Buddhist Monastery as a part of my development, I was shocked. Never had Buddhism been on my radar before and I knew next to nothing about it. As they say, when the student is ready, the master appears. Following two weeks at Temple Forest Monastery in New Hampshire, I left with a ton of knowledge about Buddhism, about myself, and about the perfect harmony between my own beliefs and those of the Buddha. This episode will offer a very simple overview of Buddhism and then share some of the most impactful lessons I learned during this life-shaping experience.
Learn more about Temple Forest Monastery at ForestMonastery.org
For an excellent (though very basic) overview of Buddhist beliefs, try https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zf8g4qt/revision/1 from the BBC.
Reiki Master Corene Summers joins Refractive to tell us All about Reiki, an ancient practice for managing and "cleaning" our energy. Corene explains its healing and wellness benefits, including her own life-changing story: Reiki helped end 10 years of physical ailments that was seemingly beyond medical treatment. Finally, Corene shares some simple guidance for anyone who wants to learn more or to start applying its methods and principles.
It's not an exaggeration to say that negative self talk is one of the most destructive forces in humanity. In this episode, host Johnny Guidry shares concepts and methods for reprogramming our negative self talk, including a journaling exercise that flips the script on our weaknesses. He walks listeners through a process of realizing that our greatest weaknesses have uniquely equipped each of us to be of maximum service to those around us.
Host Johnny G explores the balance of being and doing with Tutti Taygerly. For over 20 years, Tutti managed a fast-paced and intense career leading design initiatives for startups, creative firms, and huge companies like Disney and Facebook. Today she is an author, a leadership coach, a proud mom, and a passionate surfer. She shares lessons about establishing balance between doing (executing plans, reaching goals, and building an exciting life) and being (bringing intentionality and mindfulness into all our experiences- even the stressful ones). Tutti explores what it means to meditate while on the go and offers an easy-to-use framework for evaluating the balance of doing and being in your life.
In this episode, Choosing Not to Fight, host Johnny Guidry examines the concept of “do no harm,” why it makes sense to turn the other cheek, and 4 foundational steps for any spiritual seeker aspiring to forgive and find acceptance when we are hurting.
Learn more about Johnny at www.RefractiveCoaching.com and www.RefractivePodcast.com.
For similarly-themed episodes, try The Ancient Truths of Acceptance & PLINKO, If I’m Angry w/You the Problem Is Me, and Spiritual Healing through Toxic Relationships w/Jean Atman.
Reach Johnny G at RefractivePodcast@Gmail.com.
Episode transcript:
Welcome to a new episode of Refractive. I’m your host, Johnny G. Look, I’m sitting here in this amazing office and I have this enormous mug of herbal tea and I have this incredible candle basil and green tea scented candle. And look, if anybody tells you I’m not living my best life, you can tell them they are mistaken. So. I’m just full of gratitude, and I’m glad for you showing up to listen to another episode, and I hope that today this message will resonate.I had a conversation a few weeks back with a friend of mine, and he is young, queer, Hispanic. He’s soft spoken. He has a nose ring. And he was telling me about a particular incident that had happened a few days before, he walked into a supermarket. And just after passing through the front door, there was another customer who was an older guy, this older white guy, and he looked at him and in a joking, loud way said, Hey fella, it looks like you got something in your nose. So commenting on his nose ring like that. And he talked about how hard it was to Be surprised like that by that comment, to be shocked and to realize that other people are looking at him and that he might not fit this mainstream definition of what a-I don’t know what a a certain type of person is going to look like. And it was it was hard for him. It threw him into a bit of a of a frustration. Now, to give you some context, this friend of mine, I told you he’s Hispanic. He was raised in a traditional conservative Christian home. I said also that he is he’s not straight and that created some, I’ll just say complexity for him growing up and also white people and white culture played an outsized role in this person’s development as a kid. More so than perhaps in some other examples. And so he’s sensitive to how he fits into the white world and the mainstream world and the straight world and the conservative world. And it’s just a very loaded experience for him. And so this comment identifying him as “other,” as not normal. It was really triggering for him and it made him feel so uncomfortable. And I have to say that The idea of being publicly and passive aggressively put into a box that you don’t want to be in by a stranger In front of other strangers, That’s a hard experience to go through. And even if this person was teasing or joking, maybe it wasn’t direct, really aggressive and hateful language. But it’s humiliating and it’s meant to dra
Intuitive healer Josephine Hardman joins host Johnny G to discuss the overwhelming experience of reshaping your life after a spiritual awakening. Months away from completing her PhD, and after years of trying to ignore the inner nudges she felt, Josephine’s life reached a tipping point. She knew that if she stayed on her path, one she had spent her entire life forming, she would face an uphill, miserable existence. She discusses coming to terms with the life and career changes she felt compelled to make, the wider implications of those changes, and discovering healing opportunities along the way.
Learn more about Josephine’s journey and how she helps people on their own spiritual journeys by visiting her page: JosephineHardman.com. She hosts a thoughtfully crafted spirituality podcast called Inner Work: a Spiritual Growth Podcast, which you can find by clicking here. She is also available on Instagram at @Healer.Josephine.
Learn more about host Johnny Guidry and his work to help others step into their authentic power, finding a career that fits, relationships that fit, and a relationship to the self that feels just right. Visit his page at RefractiveCoaching.com. Find similarly themed content in these episodes: Find Your Genius with Mahima; When Purpose Gets in the Way with Daniel Mangena; Learning to Use Intuition; The Courage to Change Careers with Dr. Karen Barnard.
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Hello Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of Refracted Podcast. I’m Johnny G. Today, I am delighted to introduce you to my guest, Josephine Hardman. She’s an intuitive healer, and she started by spending ten years in academia before she realized that there was something in her pushing her towards a shift. She eventually transitioned into full time spiritual work, and today she helps clients primarily in accessing the Akashic Records and working through that. She likes to say that she helps clients find the healer within through the spiritual work that she does. So that sounds just like the sweet spot for this podcast. So I know that it’s going to be it’s going to be an amazing episode. She has her own podcast that I invite you to check out. It’s called Inner Work, a spiritual growth podcast. You can find it on all of the platforms and on Instagram you can reach her @Healer.Josephine – Welcome Josephine, it’s so nice to have you with us. Oh, thank you so much for the invitation and for that lovely introduction. Absolutely. So I, you know, listeners of Refractive will know that I went through a similar experience to you.
While I don’t necessarily work with intuitive gifts directly with with clients. I left my career, which was rather traditional and mainstream, to pursue a path that was heavily influenced by my spiritual experiences. And it is a super exciting but a super uncomfortable process to go through because so many people in our lives can
This Guided Meditation: Breath and Body Awareness takes the listener on a 21 minute journey to inner stillness. The meditation connects breathing to various areas of the body, eventually growing awareness to include the entire body and beyond.
Sharing her views on spiritual healing through toxic relationships, Soul Evolution Coach, Healer, and Reiki Master Jean Atman talks about the difference between pain and suffering, and how suffering is optional. She calls our toxic relationships our best teachers for fast-tracking soul growth, healing, and releasing ego. Having helped over 20k people over the course of her career, Jean Atman (www.jeanatman.com) offers courses, coaching, content, and other forms of support for those ready to embrace their soul’s journey on Earth.
For similarly themed content, try Making Peace with Our Dark Side, Free Yourself from Limiting Beliefs, and The Ancient Truths of Acceptance and PLINKO.
To learn more about host Johnny Guidry, visit www.refractivecoacing.com or www.refractivepodcast.com.
Find all sorts of soul goodness at JeanAtman.com
Blaming and judging seem almost required to play the game of life, but the truth is that if I’m angry with you, the problem is me. Host Johnny G looks at a powerful spiritual axiom: whenever we are upset by the wrongs of another, there is a wrong in us also.
Contact host Johnny G at johnny@refractivepodcast.com, or visit www.refractivecoaching.com for more information.
For similarly-themed episodes, try Making Peace with Your Dark Side, How the 12 Steps Can Help Anyone Heal, or From Addiction to Self-Acceptance.
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Hello. Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of Refractive. I’m Johnny G. I was talking with a friend a few weeks ago about the space race we have today between billionaires, how Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk went into this competition to see who can conquer space and how crazy it seemed that only a few decades ago, it was the world’s superpowers that were behind a space race and that today it feels like individual wealthy people can now accomplish the same things that it took countries to accomplish before. And you know, it’s easy for me to be upset about that.
In fact, I was pretty disturbed by the thought of so much wealth being concentrated in the hands of a person when there are so many people who struggle. Now, as I thought, this thought and as I’m talking with my friend and complaining about these other people, you know, I realize that when I consider my spiritual values and the path that I’m on, these feelings of alarm and frustration and resentment towards these men. This doesn’t really jive with my spiritual state right now. I don’t agree with being upset about that kind of thing. It no longer serves me to wind up my anger over the behaviors of another person.
Yet here I am, falling into that behavioral pattern. And as I was having this conversation, I decided to take a look within, you know, what’s really going on here? Why am I really upset about this?
What is being triggered inside of me? What’s causing me to point the finger out at someone else? And, you know, in the moment of the conversation, I couldn’t come up with exactly what it might be, but I spent some time thinking about it after the fact, and I realized that there are a couple of characteristics in myself that rise to the surface when I think of this situation. There’s the idea that I have worked very hard and have wanted to be rewarded financially, and I have not achieved the wealth in my life that I one time had wanted.
“And there is a disappointment around there that I worked, worked, worked and I still didn’t quite make it financially. And then there’s another part of me that wants to point my finger at these guys and say, “What are you doing to solve these issues in the world?”” When in reality, I know that I’m not doing a whole lot to resolve these issues in the world. So if I want them to do their part, what is my part and what am I doing to work towards income equality and accessibility of opportunities in all of this type of stuff that I am claiming that they contribute to as well?
So there are quite a few areas of my own behavior that need some healing and nee
Mahima- just the one name, thank you very much- joins Refractive to encourage listeners to find your GENIUS- and embrace it! Speaker, author, and founder of The Mahima Mindset, Mahima discusses breaking free of the societal programming in Zimbabwe that threatened to keep her life WAY smaller than she deserved, and the decision to step into her full power. She talks about two important forms of purpose (your genius and your mission) that are important to investigate, and a challenge to all of us to check for self-sabotage around abundance. Mahima also reviews the link between beliefs and the beautiful life we manifest for ourselves. Enjoy this extraordinarily rich episode that is chock-full of love, wisdom, and gentle guidance.
For more information on Mahima’s offerings and her free gift- the 21 day meditation challenge- visit https://themahimamindset.com/21-day-meditation-challenge/
For similarly themed episodes on Refractive, check out “When Purpose Gets in the Way,” “Whose Expectations Are You Trying to Meet?” and “Free Yourself from Limiting Beliefs.”
Contact host Johnny Guidry at refractivepodcast@gmail.com, and visit Mahima at TheMahimaMindset.com.
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Hello, everyone. And welcome to another episode of refractive. This is Johnny G today. I am so pleased to introduce you to my guests. Her name is Mahima and she is a self-mastery mentor. She’s a mindset trainer and international best-selling author and an award-winning speaker. She’s the founder of the, my Hema mindset. Although she was born and raised in Zimbabwe, she has since spent her entire life traveling the world, and she has taught her own unique brand of mindful leadership. She has done over 10,000 hours of meditation practice. She is a sought after expert on meditation. And today she is here to talk with us about discovering your own genius. And I am so excited to dig a little bit into this amazing topic. So welcome a Hema. It’s wonderful to have you.
Speaker 3 00:01:39 Thank you so much, Johnny. Thank you for having me what a pleasure to be able to come and share my story. And, you know, your story is brilliant, remarkable, and amazing. And, um, and it’s just such a joy to be in the presence of what I call like powerful people that are like just doing what they love in the world and, you know, and spreading love enjoying the world. So it’s an honor to be here with you. Thank you.
Speaker 2 00:02:04 Thank you. I have to say that that’s been one of the most wonderful parts of living this lifestyle. And following this path is meeting people who spread light. And this is, so this is my tribe, right? This is my tribe. You know, a lot of people, we find our tribe and in our late adolescents or perhaps university years, or, you know, but no, my tribe it’s these people who crisscrossed the world shining brightly and helping other people to shine brightly. And so I know that this has been an important part of how you have established yourself in the world.
Speaker 3 00:02:43 Absolutely. I mean, my whole worl
We might not realize it for years! If we aren’t staying present, pursuing our purpose gets in the way of the full, joyful life we deserve. We can get so caught up in chasing an “ideal” life purpose that sounds good on paper that we never get to actually take steps towards living it out. Daniel Mangena, best-selling author, speaker, and facilitator, reminds us that finding our purpose is pointless if we aren’t following our inner guidance all along the way. Dan describes how “purpose” is a static concept that helps us chart a path, but that our spirit, soul, or higher self doesn’t subscribe to the idea of a lifelong mission statement. Ultimately, forcing a life to fit a pre-determined or outdated purpose is frustrating, painful, and keeps us out of the flow of life and abundance.
Find more information about Dan at www.dreamwithdan.com
Find Dan’s books by clicking here and his podcast, “Do It with Dan” here.
For similarly themed episodes, try: Free Yourself from Limiting Beliefs, Guided Meditation: What’s My Purpose, or Surrender to Greatness.
For more information on host Johnny G, visit www.refractivecoaching.com.
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This episode, Spiritual Visions, features Marlon Fixico, at times a reluctant participant in his own fantastic spiritual path. Marlon, born into the Cheyenne and Seminole tribes, recounts the colorful, complicated, seemingly indirect path that led him from Native American spirituality, to Christianity, to a turn from Christianity, and finally to his own rich formula of spiritual living. Descended from a long line of spiritual leaders and healers, and an out gay man who wrestled with his rejection by society and religion during the AIDS epidemic, Marlon shares his experiences with sweat lodges, visions, auras, alcoholism, prophecies, a near-death experience in which he was reunited with his parents and brother, and his next spiritual chapter: becoming a Medicine Man.
Find Marlon on Facebook by searching his name or clicking here.
For similarly-themed episodes, try “From Addiction to Self Acceptance” or “Making Peace with our Dark Side.”
Contact Johnny at johnny@refractivecoaching.com or visit www.refractivecoaching.com for more information on services to help you step into your authentic power for a life that feels right.
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Hello, everyone. And welcome to another episode of refractive podcast. Today I have with me, a dear friend, Marlon Fixico. He is a descendant on both his mother and his father’s side of spiritual leaders and medicine people. He is part of the Cheyenne tribe and the Seminole tribe. How are you Marlon? Welcome to refractive.
I’m feeling good today. Thanks, John.
I am delighted that you are with us, you and I had an opportunity to visit not long ago. And you were telling me just a little bit about, uh, some of your spiritual history and some interesting things that happen to you. And because refractive is a show, that’s all about people kind of stepping into their most authentic selves and listening to their inner guidance and being in touch with kind of that high level, knowing of what our souls want for us in life. I thought you would be a really, um, a valuable guest on the show to share with listeners some of your experiences in that. And so I, I guess I’ll just kind of run down, uh, a basic premise of the episode today and then I’ll start digging in. Does that sound okay? That was good. All right. So you had, uh, told me when we were together, uh, just a little bit about your background and how your culture had influenced your spiritual life, your spiritual journey, the awakening that you’ve had and all of that. So I would love for you to just take us through that journey for you. What was your spiritual path like?
Speaker 3 00:02:24 So, um, as you said in the introduction, I come from a long line of spiritual leaders and medicine people. Um, I would go down to the last, but it’s pretty extensive, but just suffice to say, uh, even my, uh, immediate parents, uh, were very spiritual and healers. Um, they, uh, never like advertise that, that that’s what they were that’s just too, they were, and I think that’s a mark of a true spiritual leaders. You don’t, they don’t need to tell you that they are, you just, somehow people just find out that they just know. And, uh, so I grew up a lot with my Cheyenne grandmother, my
Ever since childhood we are taught to follow societal norms at the expense of our intuitive guidance. The impact of this habit is a loss of connection with our intuition- the very guidance that saves animals from tsunamis and that tells babies not to let certain people hold them. While it does take effort, learning to use intuition is not impossible. It’s not even difficult. This episode offers practical guidance on how to re-connect with our highest wisdom in order to step into the life we were born to live.
For similarly themed content, try Whose Expectations Are You Trying to Meet? and How the 12 Steps Can Help Anyone Heal and Grow.
Visit www.RefractiveCoaching.com for more information, or email host Johnny Guidry at johnny@refractivecoaching.com
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Hello everybody. I hope you are having an amazing day today. Welcome to another episode of refractive podcast. Today’s episode is all about learning to use your intuition over the past couple of years, that I’ve been on this pretty intense spiritual journey. Intuition has become such a central part of my growth learning to understand what my intuition is, what my intuition is not and learning to find the faith and the courage to do what my intuition tells me to do has been a painful, but extraordinarily rewarding, um, part of my growth journey. And it has been what unlocks chapter after chapter of incredible life. For me today, I live a life that is fairly fringe. I would say, I don’t have a traditional job. I don’t have a traditional living arrangement. I don’t have traditional relationships per se. Um, and I have to say, I don’t necessarily aspire to those things while that status, that job, that relationship was such a driving factor for me, for decades of my life today, I recognize that a lot of the striving, a lot of the painful wanting that I was experiencing was a result of feeling inadequate and needing to be soothed.
And there’s certainly nothing wrong with needing to be soothed. But what I can say is that the decades of dedicating my life to getting the soothing that I felt I needed, it had dire consequences for my wellbeing on the best side of the continuum. It created a life that was unsatisfying and unfulfilling, a life that looked really good, but a life that felt empty and frustrating and lonely and confusing, confusing, because it seemed like I had everything I needed.
It seemed like I had everything I could want. And yet things still felt lukewarm on a good day, lukewarm on a good day, never did I get that feeling of warm nourishing satisfaction for more than a few minutes at a time. So learning to tap into my intuition to understand what’s wrong. What am I missing? What perspective am I not grasping right now? Why am I dedicating myself to efforts that are not yielding results? What do I even want? What matters to me? Do I even know what truly matters? You know, digging into all of these aspects of my being took a willingness to listen, to intuition, to discern what might be my ego chattering away and what might be true, inner, loving guidance from my highest place. And then finding the faith, finding the courage. Once I had discerned, what parts of this messaging I received were wholesome and loving.
And what parts of the messaging I received were coming from my fear based ego, uh, havin
Life can feel so cruel. All that you hope for is often within sight, but seems to be kept just out of reach by fate, God, evil, or any number of other mysterious, powerful forces. It’s time to free yourself from limiting beliefs. This episode’s guest, Rebecca Wiener McGregor, is ready to spill the hot tea for you on why the life you want is so achingly close and yet so unreachable, and- heads up- you may not like the answer. Rebecca explains that YOU are the cruel tease that keeps your best life out of your grasp, and only you can stop it. You are the hero you’ve been waiting for! But wait- if you don’t even realize you’ve been doing this to yourself, how can you fix it? This episode explores a simple, but not easy, resolution to this widespread source of pain.
To learn more about Rebecca and her work, visit www.HealWithHypnosis.com.
For similarly themed episodes, try: Surrender to Greatness or Making Peace with Our Dark Side. Visit www.RefractiveCoaching.com or www.RefractivePodcast.com for more info.
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If you feel disconnected from the love of others, or would like to deepen the awareness of your connection to all creation, enjoy this special guided meditation celebrating the infinite love that surrounds you at all times.
For similarly themed content, try “Guided Meditation: Ocean Stillness.” Visit www.refractivepodcast.com for more information and content. Email johnny@refractivecoaching with any questions or feedback.
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Hello everyone. And welcome to a special meditation episode of refractive podcast. Today, we’re going to be doing a guided meditation that has as its main objective to just soak you in the love that exists all around you. One of the most beautiful lessons we can experience is the realization that there is only love. Even when we perceive hate wrath, anger, suffering, pain, abuse, there is nothing but love in the world. And when we’re able to tap into the implications of that, we gain a new freedom and a new way of soaring through life. With a perspective that changes the way we interact with the world, today’s visualization will have us receive from the people that we’re around every day from grocery store clerks, to school librarians, to people, you have a very close, intimate, loving relationship with. We are going to bring those individuals into our meditation, and we are going to receive back the love that we’ve given in this visualization.
You may even find people that appear to you that you wouldn’t expect to be a part of it. But the truth is that we make ripples in life. And the ripples of love that circle around us, go out and spread far and wide. And we may not even realize how many people we touch or the depth of what a simple act of kindness can carry to another person. So with that, I want to encourage you to get comfortable, take a breath and make sure that you’re in a place where you won’t have distractions. And you can just be with yourself for a few moments. If you need to pause and change locations, to sit in your favorite, comfortable spot, do so. If you prefer to lie down, you can do that too. Um, just do whatever feels right.
Speaker 0 00:02:36 Let’s go breathe in deeply and breathe out. Deeply. Notice the shape that your torso makes. As you take a deep breath in, you can feel your rib cage expanding on top of your lungs. Notice the shape your body makes as you let go of all that air. Kind of like a balloon with a slow leak, gently notice your body filling, then releasing with air as you breath. See if you can build in just a moment or two in between your in breath, in your out-breath, just hold it for just a moment. No stress, no pressure, just a lovely zero space where the breath stays, where it is, and then let it go with each breath as your torso rises and falls.
Speaker 0 00:04:11 I wonder if there might also be a gentle ball of light inside your torso. And as you breathe in, you can notice that the light gets just a bit brighter. The more oxygen you pull into your lungs. And as you breathe out, you can see the light gently fade back to its original level. Take some breaths now on your own and notice the sensations of your torso. Feel your arms and your legs. Get just a little bit heavier and enjoy the beauty of that ball of light. As it grows brighter and go softer as you continue to breathe.
Speaker 0 00:05:48 If there are any noises that you hear from inside your space, outside your space, just invite into the meditation. Me
To thine own self be true! To find a career that fits, you have to go inside. Career Strategist Keyia Kersey recommends 3 steps for anyone looking to make a career pivot. Certified in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessment, Keyia presents a strong case for why investigating your beliefs about who you are and what you want is the best insurance against a frustrating career and points you in the perfect direction.
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Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of refractive podcasts. I’m Johnny G today. I am so delighted to introduce you to a very close friend of mine from way back in the day, right? To her name is Kia Kersey, and she is a career strategist. She’s worked in that area for quite a long time. Um, she actually studied, uh, I met her back through my human resources link. In fact, her master’s is in human resources management and organizational leadership. Um, she is also certified by the Myers-Briggs company for the Myers-Briggs type indicator. And so, uh, I thought that there was some really beautiful, a wealth of knowledge to bring to the listeners today on what to do when you get to a point where you realize that your current career doesn’t fit anymore, I’ve been there. Key has been there and a lot of listeners are there right now.
Speaker 1 00:01:48 And we know that what we’re doing today doesn’t fit, but it’s terrifying to think about starting career number two, right? Because first of all, what do we even like doing? What are people going to be willing to pay us to do that makes us feel good. And is it going to meet the financial needs of our family? Is it viable? There are so many facets to consider in this decision that what happens to most people is they say, well, the career, I mean right now is not awful. I don’t really love it, but it’s it’s okay. And they don’t move because they’re too scared of all of these variables. They’re scared of the, what feels like a momentous calculation to have to get into a career that feels right. Well, I’m here to tell you that I’ve been able to shift out of a career into one that feels right. Tia has done that as well. It’s not as complicated or as difficult. It’s a big project, but it’s not possible. In fact, it’s very possible. And she has some wisdom to share with the listeners today on exactly how to do that. So before we get into all the nitty gritty, how are you doing my love?
Speaker 2 00:02:58 I’m doing Johnny. I just want to start by saying thank you so much for having me on the show today. You’re such a rock star and I’m so honored to be here. And I’m excited. I’m excited to share with our listeners today.
Speaker 1 00:03:13 Oh, I listen. I’m excited to share all the giggles and laughter with our listeners.
Speaker 2 00:03:19 Oh, a lot of we do. Uh, okay. The audience will have to bear with us because we like giggling and laughing together. So we’ll have to keep it together. We will try to keep it together for everyone. I can’t make any promises, but you know,
Speaker 1 00:03:35 In fact, I want to tell everybody I’ve told this story,
Speaker 2 00:03:38 Uh, I’m not ready, but
Speaker 1 00:03:41 I need to tell everybody how I met Kia. So,
Speaker 2 00:03:44 Um, do it, don’t embarrass don’t marriage.
Speaker 1 00:03:48 Yeah. So back in 2008, I was working for Loews hotels at the time and human
Speaker 2 00:03:55 Resources. That’s right. Yes.
Speaker 1 00:03:58 And so I got invited to come do a lecture, um, at Weidener university.
Speaker 2 00:04:05 I love the story. I do love the story. It’s I do love the story.
Speaker 1 00:04:08 Yes. So I, uh, I’m wearing, oh, I went out to Weidener university
Refractive digs into 5 game-changing teachings from the 12 Steps of Recovery: (1)Design Your God, (2)Shame Lives in Darkness, (3)Life on Life’s Terms, (4)Keep Your Side of the Street Clean, and (5)Compare Means Despair. Guest Phil Reese of the Whole Phil Podcast and host Johnny G discuss how these essential, life-changing truths unlock the power of healing and growth for everyone- not just those in recovery.
Find Phil Reese online at PhillipJReese.com, on Twitter @ReallyPhilReese or on Facebook at PhilReeseTheDJ, and find him here on Twitch where he DJs a 45 min set each Tues and Thurs at 7:10pm Eastern
For similar content, check out these episodes: Making Peace with Your Dark Side, The Ancient Truths of Acceptance & PLINKO, and From Addiction to Self-Acceptance.
If you’d like to book Johnny G for speaking, facilitation, or for personal coaching, visit www.refractivecoaching.com or email him at johnny@refractivecoaching.com.
Good afternoon, everybody. And welcome to another episode of refractive podcast. Today. I have a good friend of mine joining us to talk about a topic that’s near and dear to both of our hearts. I am pleased to introduce you to Phil Reese. He’s the host of the whole field podcast. He is also a DJ and a web developer based out of Washington, DC. How are you doing today?
Speaker 2 00:01:10 I’m wonderful. How are you? Good.
Speaker 1 00:01:13 So happy that you’re on refractive. It just, it, uh, it’s going to be some really nice quality content today.
Speaker 2 00:01:21 Awesome. I’m excited too.
Speaker 1 00:01:24 Yes. And when you and I were planning the episode, we decided to talk about something that’s near and dear to both of our hearts. Uh, it is the process of being in recovery and the wisdom that people in recovery are given by, uh, the literature and the traditions. Um, and by working the 12 steps and so many times, because my listeners know I’m in recovery and now they know you’re in recovery. So many, uh, so many times I’ve said to other people in recovery, boy, I just wish everyone had access to some of the tools and wisdom that we have access to because it’s truly life changing.
Speaker 2 00:02:14 Absolutely. I completely agree. Um, you know, uh, for, for most of my life, I kind of felt like everybody else in the world had like this owner’s manual for life and I, I didn’t get one. And, uh, and I kind of got that owner’s manual for life once I, uh, started doing 12 step recovery. Yeah,
Speaker 1 00:02:37 Absolutely. So what, what do you say? We’ll just jump right in. Let’s do it. So you and I kind of brainstorm a list of some of the nuggets of wisdom that have been most useful to us. And, um, on the top of the list, it’s about surrendering and people who are listeners of a refractive podcast and also people who’ve enjoyed the aspects of your podcast. I’m sure that they’re not, uh, they’re not going to be surpris
The Sermon on the Mount summarizes Jesus’ radical, non-religious stance on spiritual living. By encouraging us to behave meekly, not to stockpile food and money for the future, and not to fight back when someone does you wrong, it remains a radical spiritual writing even today. In this age where so many are fighting, yelling, arguing, storming, and rioting in the name of deeply held beliefs, how practical is that guidance in our world? Rich Tafel, Pastor of Church of the Holy City in Washington DC and host Johnny Guidry discuss the Sermon on the Mount and its modern-day application from a spiritual, non-religious perspective.
Learn more about Swedenborg and the Swedenborgian Christian denomination at www.Swedenborg.Org or explore Reverend Rich Tafel’s Church, the Church of the Holy City at HolyCityDC.org. Email Rich Tafel at RevTafel@HolyCityDC.org
For similarly-themed episodes, try The Ancient Truths of Acceptance & PLINKO or Surrender to Greatness
To read the Sermon on the Mount, check out Matthew Chapters 5-7. A link to those chapters in the NIV Bible is here.
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Ever since you can remember, you felt something in your chest telling you to move, to love, to speak, to try day after day. You pretend you don’t hear calling. Maybe you dismiss it as silliness or worse, but it’s there ready for you and blue wave for you. And as long as you mean, my name is Johnny G and I invite you to join me on a journey of awakening as we dare to embrace our light. This is refractive.
Speaker 1 00:00:47 Hi everybody. And welcome to another episode of refractive. I am here today with, uh, someone who I met, uh, maybe about two years ago. Now he is the pastor of a church that I attend. And, uh, I’m really pleased to introduce him to you. His name is rich. Toffel rich Toffel is a leader at the intersection of faith politics and social impact as pastor of church of the holy city in Washington, DC. In 2016, he launched a spiritual entrepreneur center, bringing inner life with social impact. Rich serves on the governing board of the national council of churches, where he’s a member of the Christian Muslim dialogue and the interfaith table ordained in the Swedenborgian church. Rich is a graduate of Harvard divinity school and served as the assistant minister at the Memorial church of Harvard university. Rich also serves as the founding director of Marcom social capital advisors since 2016, there he matches impact investors to vetted social ventures. He also founded public squared as a strategy and coaching company focused on supporting social impact businesses, coaching over 400 clients through all of his work in faith, politics, and business. He’s motivated to help those without a voice to live in a more just world. And all of tho
The rat race is exhausting and all-consuming. So it’s not surprising that most of us have not stopped to closely examine a central concept directing our lives: Whose expectations are we trying to meet? College, finances, unquestioned family obligations, status, home ownership, status. These are common goals that we are conditioned to respect and strive for because…well, because it’s just “common knowledge” that they build a good life. Brian Bogert, Human Behavior Coach, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, and all-around inspiring guy joins Refractive to discuss the auto-programming of expectations that is so common (and painful) in today’s world. Has your life been focused on what really matters to you? Have you weighed your life goals against your values, or are your goals based on an unexamined fear of struggle if certain concepts of “security” and “happiness” aren’t checked off? Have you been willing to look at painful experiences as springboards to joy, freedom, peace, growth, and beauty? This episode is all about honoring the guidance your highest self gives as the absolute shortest path to a life of serenity, fulfillment, security, and joy.
Find more information on Brian Bogert and his challenge to impact 1 billion lives by 2045 by visiting brianbogert.com
For similarly-themed content, try these episodes: Making Peace with Our Dark Side and The Ancient Truths of Acceptance and PLINKO
Find an audio transcript via software below- please excuse any errors from the software’s transcription.Hi, everybody. Welcome to another episode of refractive. My guest today is Brian Bogart and he is a human behavior and performance coach. He’s a speaker, a business strategist, top sales, professional, and philanthropic leader through his own growth journey. He’s built a life around helping people become their best self by embracing radical authenticity and this revolutionary strategy that he’s developed to work with his clients. It embraces pain to avoid suffering, and he helps individuals and companies break beyond their normal to achieve success, freedom, and authenticity. So I’m really happy to have you on the podcast today, Brian, that bio is, it could be the bio for this podcast. It is a, it’s my jam. It gels with me. And I’m excited to talk with you.
Speaker 1 00:01:34 Well, dude, I’m happy to be here. I mean, every single time you and I connect, we connect. Right. And, uh, and I think there’s a major alignment here. So I’m just happy to be here and you build a platform that I get to pour my soul into your audience and man, that’s what it’s all about.
Speaker 0 00:01:46 Yeah, for sure. You know, I’ve talked on lots of episodes already about the concept of expectations that expectations were, were programmed with these societal expectations that I need to break a six figure income, and I need to own a house by the time I’m X age and I need to get married and I, I need this stuff. And if I don’t, my life doesn’t feel right. It just doesn’t feel, it feels like I’m faulty, like I’m broken. And so much of my own journey has been learning, which of those expectations feels nourishing and feels good for me. And which of those expectations. I’ve just kind of blindly accepted over the years. And I know that’s a big part of the work that you do, your clients. And so what are some of your find foundational thoughts on this whole idea of the pain of expectations that don’
When does enjoying comfort food become compulsive eating? Host Johnny Guidry is joined by Neena Perez of the Straight Talk, No Sugar Added podcast for an honest look at how eating for comfort after a tough day can become a crippling compulsion. This episode explores behaviors, causes, treatment, and and hope for people who feel stuck in a pattern of overeating.
Note: Johnny and Neena both face compulsive eating and speak to their experiences, but are not medical practitioners.
You can find Neena Perez’s podcast, Straight Talk, No Sugar Added here: https://straighttalknosugaradded.libsyn.com
For similar content, try Episode 13, Making Peace with Our Dark Side or Episode 8, From Addiction to Self-Acceptance
For more information on coaching services, visit RefractiveCoaching.com
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Speaker 0 00:00:02 Ever since you can remember, you felt something in your chest telling you to move, to love, to speak, to try day after day. You pretend you don’t hear calling. Maybe you dismiss it as silliness or worse that it’s there ready for you, and it will wait for you. And as long as you, my name is Johnny G and I invite you to join me on a journey of awakening as we dare to embrace our light. This is refractive.
Speaker 1 00:00:46 Hi everybody, me and my friend, Nina Perez. We’re so excited to welcome you to a special collaboration of our two podcasts. So this is a really special event for us. We’re taking straight talk, no sugar added, and we’re adding some refractive to it. And we’re just going to make our own kind of a gumbo today. How are you doing Nina?
Speaker 2 00:01:09 I’m doing great. And this is so much fun. I have been looking to collaborate with you for some time, as you know, and I’m so glad we both found that time that we can do this. So this is going to be a lot of fun. And I think it’s going to be insightful too.
Speaker 1 00:01:23 Yeah. And this is a topic that I know has touched both of our lives pretty deeply. I, I know that my listeners will, will recognize the theme and I imagine yours will too.
Speaker 2 00:01:33 They will. I have another platform as well. Um, that’s called memoirs of a fat girl and that’s my health and wellness journey. So people know this about me. So this is going to be really fun. All right.
Speaker 1 00:01:46 All right. So, uh, everybody just, uh, to pull back the curtain, we are talking about compulsion’s and especially compulsive eating today and how it is so prevalent in our world. We’re taught as kids that eating for comfort is a way to cope. And, you know, I mean all the way down to that hard wiring of the brain, it feels good to nourish ourselves, right? It feels good to take care of that basic needs and it can run a muck and, and become a problem later in life. I know that was the case for me. And, uh, Nina. It was the case for you too. Would you like to talk about, um, how eating for comfort became a struggle for you?
Speaker 2 00:02:31 Yeah. Um, I mean, it’s still a struggle, right? I mean, it’s still an every day getting up, fighting it struggle. Um, so for me was I was abused as a child, so I couldn’t find comfort where I was, uh, wasn’t really being supported. So I didn’t realize that this was what I was doing as a child, but I got really addicted to sugar. So it was like sugar
How a woman mourned her mother from a place of serenity, balance, and gratitude by redefining grief. Kandace Graham didn’t miss a daily call with her mother for over 20 years. Not one single day. When her mother unexpectedly passed away in mid-2020, Kandace found herself in a state of mourning that didn’t look like what we’ve come to expect. While she processed the sorrow of finishing one chapter of life, she entered a natural, authentic state of grief that was built on gratitude, peace, balance- and even joy- as she saw the gift of her mother’s presence in her life, her mother’s successful completion of her life’s work, and the legacy Kandace would carry on.
Email Kandace at authenticlegacyproject@gmail.com or find her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AuthenticLegacies
Find her mother’s book on amazon by clicking here: Living from the Inside Out by Angie Haggens; note that this podcast does not profit in any way from this link.
For a similarly- themed episode, try The Ancient Truths of Acceptance and PLINKO.
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Speaker 0 00:00:02 Ever since you can remember, you felt something in your chest telling you to move, to love, to speak, to try day after day. You pretend you don’t hear calling when maybe you dismiss it as silliness or worse that it’s there ready for you, and it will wait for you. And as long as you need, my name is Johnny G and I invite you to join me on a journey of awakening. As we dare to embrace our light. This is refractive. Hello
Speaker 1 00:00:35 Everybody. And welcome to another episode of refractive. I’m Johnny Jean. Today, we have such a powerful episode to go through and, uh, I’m excited to introduce you to a guest. She’s a very close friend of mine. Her name is Candice Graham. I want to start this episode with an intention to send out so much love and light to all the people who are listening to refractive today. Uh, because this is an episode that deals with a topic that can be sensitive. And, uh, I just want you to know that however you feel, whether you resonate with this topic and my take on it or not, uh, I do just want to send that love and light to you. Spiritual growth is not for the weak. And while we hear people say all the time at the passing of a loved one, that we wish each other peace, and that we believe that our loved ones are in a better place. It doesn’t mean that we don’t sometimes spiral into a dark space, um, because it’s hard to process the death and the passing of someone that we’re very close to.
Speaker 1 00:01:46 But when we look at the concept of spiritual growth, every single thing that happens in life, every joy pain, every moment of boredom and adventure, they’re all catalysts that are designed to gently nudge and sometimes not so gently nudge us on the path to a road of healing and to our highest calling of stepping into authentic power. So Candace, as I mentioned, she is a business owner, a community philanthropist, and a spiritual intuitive born in Baltimore. She relocated to Miami in her twenties where she put to use or education in science and in culinary arts. And she built a career and friendships that today span the globe. And I get to call myself one of those today. She’s back in Baltimore, she’s married to the love of her life. And she has t
It’s transformative and life-changing, it’s healing and nurturing: it’s the Gift of Laughter. Author, playwright, and screenwriter R. Eric Thomas joins Refractive’s Johnny Guidry in an episode celebrating the gift of laughter. From laughing through the pain of societal changes to surfing the wave of group laughter at the movies, Johnny and Eric dig into this magical gift that raises our energy to the next level and nudges us to be our highest selves.
You can find Eric’s HILARIOUS writings at the following links. His website is rericthomas.com, and find him on Twitter and Instagram at @OurEric
His books are: HERE FOR IT and RECLAIMING HER TIME
His Newsletter: Sign up here, weekly humor essays and recaps
Plays:New Play Exchange Profile
For more information on Refractive, visit www.RefractiveCoaching.com or www.RefractivePodcast.com. You can find the Refractive YouTube channel by clicking here.
For a similarly themed episode try Unlocking Joy with Jamir Smith.
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Speaker 0 00:00:01 Ever since you can remember, you felt something in your chest telling you to move, to love, to speak, to try day after day. You pretend you don’t hear calling. Maybe you dismiss it as silliness or worse that it’s there ready for you, and it will wait for you. And as long as you, my name is Johnny G and I invite you to join me on a journey of awakening. As we dare to embrace our light. This is refractive.
Speaker 1 00:00:47 Hello everyone. And welcome to refractive. I’m Johnny G. Today. I am delighted to introduce you to our Eric Thomas. He is a national best-selling author. He’s a playwright, a screenwriter, and way back in another life, 12 years ago, he and I used to run in the same circles. So it’s wonderful to connect with him here for the podcast, his debut memoir here for it, or how to save your soul in America was a huge hit Lin. Manuel Miranda called it a pop culture, obsessed David Sedaris level laugh out loud, funny book, and it was published in 2020. It was featured on today as an August read with Jenna club pic. And it was also selected by NPR and its list of best books of 2020 for four years. He wrote Eric reads the news, which is a daily humor column, covering pop culture and politics on l.com. And it’s through that, that he’d gone, heard millions of followers. He’s currently writing on the Peabody award-winning series, Dickinson on Apple TV plus, and also better things on FX. I’m excited for you to get to know him as well. And, uh, we’re going to talk today about the power of laughter and humor and what an essential part of human experience laughter and humor is. So I really hope this episode resonates with you. I’m looking forward to it and let’s go, Eric,
A Refractive Meditation to Enhance Your Practice This episode features a powerful meditation enhancer. Use this recording to kickstart a meditation and bring you deeper into your stillness. From there, you can take your meditation session in any direction that feels right.
For similar content, try this episode: Guided Meditation- What’s My Purpose?
Visit RefractiveCoaching.com or RefractivePodcast.com for more helpful information. Additional Content is also available on the Refractive YouTube channel found here.
When you think you are not enough, not worthy, not strong, ask yourself: is it true? This episode of Refractive features a raw, powerful, inspiring keynote speech. Johnny G tells the story of his experience with darkness, the loss of hope, and the unexpected people who pulled him back from oblivion. The keynote speech ends with a powerful lesson that enabled him to let go of the beliefs that kept him in chains.
For information on speaking, facilitation, and custom workshops, visit www.RefractiveCoaching.com/speaking.
Many Refractive Episodes are also posted on the Refractive Youtube Channel.
If this episode resonates with you, you’ll find similar messaging in these episodes: Surrender to Greatness, Making Peace with Our Dark Side, and The Ancient Truths of Acceptance and PLINKO.
Byron Katie, author and spiritual teacher, is referenced in the keynote address. You can find her website at byronkatie.com.
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Speaker 0 00:00:01 Ever since you can remember, you felt something in your chest telling you to move, to love, to speak, to try day after day. You pretend you don’t hear calling. Maybe you dismiss it as silliness or worse, but it’s there ready for you. my name is Johnny G and I invite you to join me on a journey of awakening as we dare to embrace our life. This is refractive . Hello. Hello everyone. And welcome to another episode of refractive. When I look at all of the things, I think that I was
Speaker 1 00:00:55 Born to do the number one
Speaker 0 00:01:00 And calling that I feel is public speaking. Ever since I was a kid, I have enjoyed immensely getting on a stage and speaking before groups at people. And today I believe that ultimately, this will be the way that I serve the world. This will be the way that I offer the most help, the most support and shine, the most light out to my fellow humans. So when I get a chance to do some public speaking, it really is something that’s powerful for me. It taps into one of the most authentic and powerful places within me as a being. And I really get a lot of joy and energy out of it. So I want to share with you a keynote address. It is raw, it’s personal, it’s powerful. And I hope it helps you to question those times when you believe something that’s holding you back because often there’s a lot more to that story than what we’ve just accepted as truth. Enjoy.
Speaker 1 00:02:18 Who do you think you are? I’ll tell you that even two or three years ago, I would have told you that I was a deeply damaged person. And that goes all the way back to adolescence. You see high school for me was, uh, it was extraordinary in that, uh, it was just a really brutal four years and you know, lots of kids go through bullying. And, um, but I just got to tell you that, um, I made an easy target and I look back at those dark four years, walking down the corridors, I can see the pale blue lockers. I can see the rough brick details inside the building and those indestructable vinyl floor tiles that we’ve all seen in school buildings. And, um, and it was just a really uncomfortable place for me. And, uh, everybody knew it.
Speaker 1 00:03:47 And so as I went through this experience where starting at the bus stop, then on the bus, then in the scho
Do you struggle to contain your dark side? Humanity has battled its darker impulses since the dawn of free will. Why haven’t we learned to drop our dark side? In this episode Johnny G covers the relative nature of good vs. bad, the impact of love and fear on our behaviors, the role of awareness and balance in correcting our path, finding self-compassion, and a powerful method for regaining balance of our energy after a negative experience.
Episode Resources:
The Poem “Autobiography in Five Short Chapters by Portia Nelson can be found here.
The Impersonal Life by Joseph Benner is an extraordinary spiritual text. It’s for sale wherever you buy books- I really enjoy the audiobook version I got from Audible- but there is a free PDF version here.
To learn more about Refractive Coaching visit www.refractivecoaching.com
Caroline Myss’ books can be found wherever spiritual books are sold. I enjoyed Anatomy of the Spirit and Sacred Contracts. She has an especially good episode on Oprah’s Supersoul Conversation podcast, which you can find on Apple Podcasts by clicking here.
If you enjoyed this type of topic, you might also enjoy these Refractive Podcast episodes: Surrender to Greatness and From Addiction to Self Acceptance.
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Speaker 0 00:00:02 Ever since you can remember, you felt something in your chest telling you to move, to love, to speak, to try day after day. You pretend you don’t hear calling. Maybe you dismiss it as silliness or worse that it’s there ready for you, and we’ll wait for you. And as long as you, my name is Johnny G and I invite you to join me on a journey of awakening as we dare to embrace our light. This is refractive. Hello everybody.
Speaker 1 00:00:45 This is Johnny G with another episode of refractive today’s topic is one that was very important to my own spiritual journey. I want to talk about how to deal with our darkness. Um, the more base qualities in us and some people call it the shadow. Um, how is it that we can come to a place of harmony between the ideals of personal and spiritual growth and the tendency that is there to lie, to cover up our shame or, uh, to take things that don’t belong to us or violence. So that’s really what we’re going to talk about today. I hope it’s going to be a topic of some value for you as well. I want to say right off the bat that this is my philosophy and it may not apply for you. I want to encourage you to take what has value and discard everything else.
Speaker 1 00:01:40 What I will say is that I’ve thought a lot about this. I’ve meditated on it. I’ve read a lot about it. And they, these are some conclusions that I’ve come up with that have helped me to move forward in peace with my human nature and to stop rejecting myself rejecting these parts of myself that I used to believe were faulty. Um, but that I no longer feel that way today. And because that ability to stop rejecting parts of myself has been so valuable. I felt that it was a worthwhile episode to dig a little bit deeper into. So let’s go, we all have parts of us that we would consider to be dark. It is a part of human nature and, uh, we tend to seek to get rid of it to suppress it. We’
Are you living on scraps of joy? Why does it seem so hard to live a happy life? Join Johnny G and guest Jamir Smith as they take a deep dive into the buidling blocks for happiness and examine how we wall ourselves off from joyful living. This episode is full of laughter, tips, and solid advice for stepping happily into the future we deserve.
Find the YouTube video version of this episode here.
Jamir references two books, find links here. We are not compensated for any sales via this link:
All Boys Aren’t Blue by George Johnson
A Promised Land by Barack Obama
You can find Jamir’s podcast, The Jamir Smith Show on Apple Podcasts here, or you can search by name on other platforms like Google Podcasts and Soundcloud. Find him on Instagram @Jamir_Smith
For other episodes focused on living an invigorating life, try these: The Courage to Change Careers and Surrender to Greatness.
For more information on Refractive, visit RefractiveCoaching.com or RefractivePodcast.com.
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Speaker 0 00:00:01 Ever since you can remember, you felt something in your chest telling you to move, to love, to speak, to try day after day. You pretend you don’t hear calling. Maybe you dismiss it as silliness or worse that it’s there ready for you, and it will wait for you. And as long as you, my name is Johnny G and I invite you to join me on a journey of awakening as we dare to embrace our light. This is refractive.
Speaker 1 00:00:47 Hello everyone. And welcome to another episode of refractive podcast today. I am so happy to introduce you to a dear friend of mine named Jamir Smith. And just a bit of his background. Jamir was born and raised in Durham, North Carolina, and as an only child, he learned the value of stepping into creativity at an early age. He worked in the luxury fashion and design industry for over 15 years and built some pretty strong relationships along the way. He’s currently a podcast host. You can find the Jamir Smith show podcast on your favorite platform. And it provides an outlook on lifestyle, fashion interviews with entrepreneurs and tastemakers and other people who are leaving their footprints on this world. He has had some really great interviews on his podcast. I highly recommend it to you. It’s positive, uplifting, easy to absorb material. Um, one of his most memorable interviews was with a relative of James Baldwin and digging deep into the experience of knowing such an important playwright, uh, on a deeper level. So Jamir, welcome to refractive. I’m so happy that you’re with us today,
Speaker 2 00:02:00 Johnny, I am so excited to be a part of your platform. One, because you know, you touched on a couple of things earlier about having a show that is a lifestyle brand, and that’s how I look at you and you are, and you can encompass what lifestyle brands mean. And I think, you know, when I interviewed you last week or the week before a lot of listeners, and I didn’t want to tell you until we st
What is your purpose in life? This guided meditation and visualization explores your highest purpose in life and how you are best equipped to make a lasting impact on those around you. From this place of clarity, you are better able to identify your calling and key archetypes in life and then use that info to “begin with the end” and design a career, a lifestyle, and relationships that lead to that goal. Have a pen and paper ready to write down the content of the visualization as soon as possible. Like a dream, these visualizations often fade quickly. There are instructions given in the meditation on what aspects to pay attention to.
The observations you’ll write down after the meditation point to how you can best build a legacy in harmony with your talents, your spiritual gifts, and your highest calling.
This guided meditation and visualization explores how you are best equipped to make a lasting impact on those around you. From this place of clarity, you are better able to identify your calling and key archetypes in life and then use that info to “begin with the end” and design a career, a lifestyle, and relationships that lead to that goal. The challenge is to honor this guidance when you reach decision points in life. After all, how much is your true calling- a life that feels passionate and right- worth?
As I always tell my clients: you already know, you already are; the answer is in the stillness! Enjoy this relaxing and informative meditation.
Please note: a version of this meditation was first shown to me by the Co-Active Training Institute, the organization that taught me coaching. While I expanded on the original notion, I cannot take credit for the concept. Learn more about CTI by clicking here.
The guided meditations of Steve Nobel, one of my favorite spiritual teachers, is referenced in the recording. You can find his YouTube page here.
For more episodes on living your most authentic and powerful life, try these: A Life that Feels Right and The Courage to Change Careers.
How do you cope when life throws you turbulence? In this episode Johnny G talks with Jodi Akst, Executive Coach, as she shares with Refractive listeners the system she has fine-tuned over the years for not just navigating- but OWNING the chaos and turbulence that inevitably appears in life. From understanding what really matters to leveraging available resources, she offers a simple, powerful method for reclaiming your power whenever life sends you some rough air.
Please visit Jodi’s website at https://www.JodiAkstCoaching.com to learn more about her services, subscribe to her newsletter, or ask any questions you may have.
Jodi referenced Daniel Pink’s book “Drive,” you can find information about Daniel Pink and his books at https://www.danpink.com
For information on how I might be able to help you find clarity and step fully into your power, visit www.refractivecoaching.com
For other episodes on increasing serenity, try Self Care for Parents and The Ancient Truths of Acceptance & PLINKO
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Ever since you can remember, you felt something in your chest telling you to move, to love, to speak, to try day after day. You pretend you don’t hear calling, or maybe you dismiss it as silliness or worse that it’s there ready for you. And it will wait for you as long as you. My name is Johnny G and I invite you to join me on a journey of awakening. As we dare to embrace our light. This is refractive.
Hello everybody. And welcome to another episode of refractive. Today. I am here with Jody axed. Jody is an executive coach based in Baltimore, and she spent the majority of her professional life working for a nonprofit that sought to end the inequities in our country’s public school systems. She decided to take that passion she had for helping other people and blend it with a home life that felt right. And so she founded her own coaching practice. Jody asked coaching today helps people who are seeking to live a more mission based life. So I’m really happy to have her here today, as we discuss a topic that I think is going to resonate with a lot of people and we decided to call it Jody, owning the turbulence. Right?
Speaker 2 00:01:26 Absolutely. Welcome to
Speaker 1 00:01:28 Refractive. I’m so happy to have you here. How are you doing today?
Speaker 2 00:01:32 I’m doing well. Thank you for having me, Johnny.
Speaker 1 00:01:36 Um, I think we have a really nice outline of material to cover. And I mean, if there’s any time where the turbulence feels especially relevant, I think that’s now
Speaker 2 00:01:47 Right in its simplest terms. When I think about owning the term turbulence, I think about just getting through the hard stuff. And uh, if anything, 2020 has been a lot of the hard stuff.
Speaker 1 00:01:59 Yes. Everything feels hard, but you know what today? I like to say all is, well, I have my coffee, I have water. I have my place decorated for the holidays. I’m sitting in a comfortable chair talking with a friend of mine on zoom right now. I mean, what else do I want? It’s like the universe just handed it to me on a silver platter.
Speaker 2 00:02:25 Uh, well, your space is beautiful. Looks like you’re all ready for the holidays, which is really exciting. We just finished deliberating Hanukkah and our house. Um, for me, the only other thing that’s going to make this perfect is that my kids and dog
Starting a job search? Wishing it were already finished? Enjoy this recording of a powerful live event: “Coaches in Conversation- How to Jumpstart (or Refresh) Your Job Search.” Join Executive Coach Randi Braun, Founder of Something Major Coaching joins forces and Johnny Guidry of Refractive Coaching as they share their best tips on how to navigate the waters of the job search process. Topics covered include: elevating your resume & LinkedIn game; great networking in a virtual world, interview best practices, pursuing a purpose-driven career, self-care and resilience, and more.
We’re all in this together- let’s lift each other up!
Make sure you visit the Something Major website at www.SomethingMajorCoaching.com
For similar content, try this episode of Refractive Podcast: Exceptional Resumes- An HR Director’s Best Tips & Pet Peeves
Find more information at www.RefractiveCoaching.com and www.RefractivePodcast.com
More content to help you live your most authentic life, including this episode in video format, is found on the Refractive YouTube channel.
Aim your light!
Releasing the Self-Judgment around Addictions & Compulsions that Blocks our Best Life This episode of Refractive Podcast features Tom Coderre, Acting Assistant Secretary of SAMHSA, the Federal Agency overseeing Mental Health and Substance Abuse. He describes his path through addiction, his fall from the ambitious life he had crafted, and the road to redemption and self acceptance. Tom shares the lessons he learned about himself that help him to turn the volume down on self-judgment and find the loving care he deserves.
Tom Coderre had painful secrets. Growing up in a Catholic, political family in Rhode Island, with aspirations of elected office and a life in the spotlight, there seemed no room left for one major aspect of his life, a part of him that refused to sit quietly in the corner: his homosexuality. Balancing his outer world with his inner reality caused him a great deal of pain- a pain Tom managed through alcohol and other substances. While on the outside Tom’s life looked ideal- he was a Rhode Island State Senator at 25, then the Chief of Staff for the Rhode Island Senate President, this denial of his true nature brought his career crashing down around him, leaving him with no home, no career, and not even a will to live.
Through the world of 12 step-based recovery, Tom relaunched his life and today focuses both publicly and personally on helping others who are running from themselves and their problems with the aid of alcohol and drugs. By being willing to look inside himself and make peace with what he found, Tom opened the door to a more serene way of life and a life-long adventure of self-acceptance.
Join Johnny G and Tom in this important discussion around how to look in the mirror- and really see.
Links to materials referenced in this episode:
Daily Beast web story on the Call Me By Your Name monologue: https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-call-me-by-your-name-monologue-leaving-audiences-in-tears
Click Here for Spiritual Teacher Byron Katie’s website.
Here is the link to the book Call Me By Your Name by Andre Aciman. I get neither money nor any other benefit from this link.
For similar content, try these episode of Refractive Podcast: Making Peace with our Dark Side or The Ancient Truths of Acceptance & PLINKO
Visit www.RefractiveCoaching.com and www.RefractivePodcast.com for more resources. More content to support you in living your most authentic life, including the video version of this episode, can be found on the Refractive YouTube Page at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6y-HQ1_9-xMnZyq7dhRl4A
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The Shortest Route to Serenity is Acceptance. Oh, and PLINKO. The key is letting go of our judgment of the present moment. Host Johnny Guidry blends personal experience, spiritual concepts, and everyone’s favorite game from The Price is Right for a deep dive into letting go of painful stories that keep us from peace.
Links to supporting materials:
Here’s the link to a HILARIOUS Youtube video of a guy winning $10000 twice. Just skip to minute 5:00 in the video. You’re welcome
It’s hard to leave behind the career you’ve invested decades into. But do you know what’s harder? Moving through a life that feels wrong. Finding the courage to pivot and change careers is a key element to living our best lives. This episode features the inspiring story of Dr. Karen Barnard, who after a 30 year career in medicine leapt into the arms of her intuition and began a new calling as a personal coach. Karen talks about how to know if it’s time to switch careers; how to know what career fits your calling, your soul, and your lifestyle; some simple steps to advance towards this new life. Connect with Dr. Karen at www.drkarenbarnard.com or at karen@drkarenbarnard.com
For similarly-themed episodes, try these: Live Event: Jumpstart (or Refresh) Your Job Search or Artist Stan Piotroski: A Life that Feels Right
Visit www.refractivecoaching.com or www.refractivepodcast.com for more information on moving towards your best life. Additional uplifting content can be found on the Refractive YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6y-HQ1_9-xMnZyq7dhRl4A
Referenced in this episode are the following books and podcast episodes. Refractive receives no compensation or other incentive in recommending these titles.
Books:
Your Body is Your Brain by Amanda Blake
Emotional Agility by Susan David, PhD
Limitless by Laura Gassner Otting
Podcasts:
Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations featuring Caroline Myss: Discovering Your Life’s Purpose
Apps:
Meditation Studio
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The Courage to Change Careers, Refractive Podcast Speaker 0 00:00:01 Ever since you can remember, you felt something in your chest telling you to move, to love, to speak, to try day after day. You pretend you don’t hear calling, or maybe you dismiss it as silliness or worse that it’s there ready for you. And it will wait for you as long as you. My name is Johnny G and I invite you to join me on a journey of awakening as we dare to embrace our light. This is refractive.
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Speaker 1 00:00:42 Welcome to refractive podcast. This is Johnny G and today I am delighted to present to you a d
As parents you care for EVERYONE; what about self care? Executive Coach and legendary mom Randi Braun, founder of Something Major (somethingmajorcoaching.com) shares wisdom, experience, and solid research on the value of investing time in self-care. She recommends micro-moments of peace and adding small, simple rituals to even the most hectic of days in order to be the best parent, employee, employer, friend, and self. This episode is uplifting, has plenty of laughter and energy, and encourages all listeners, parents or not, that consistent small acts of self-kindness are the key to living our best lives. Pro tip: click here to check out Something Major’s Insights page for tons of well-thought-out, well-written, uplifting, and encouraging content focused on women who are owning their legacies.If you’re looking for other episodes about living an invigorating life, try Owning the Turbulence and Unlocking Joy.
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Speaker 0 00:00:01 Ever since you can remember, you felt something in your chest telling you to move, to love, to speak, to try day after day. You pretend you don’t hear calling, or maybe you dismiss it as silliness or worse, but it’s there ready for you. As long as you. My name is Johnny G and I invite you to join me on a journey of awakening as we dare to embrace our lives. This is refractive. Hello. Hello. Welcome through refractive podcast. This is Johnny G. And on today’s episode, I’ll introduce you to a force of nature and a fellow coach speaker, and a facilitator. Her name is Randi Braun. I love Randi. I keep her close to my orbit because she inspires me to own my power as a coach. And she has channeled her own strength into lifting up women who are ready to own their best lives.
Speaker 0 00:01:03 However, that takes form. Randi is here with us today to discuss the topic that is especially valid in the age of COVID-19. And one that I hope will resonate deeply with all of you, whether or not you have kids self care for parents. Now, Randi has never found it difficult to speak with strangers. And that is what led her path eventually to becoming a coach just like me. Now Randi’s coaching focuses on empowering them and helping them hit their stride, live their absolute best life. She’s the founder of something major coaching. You can find that@somethingmajorcoaching.com and I am so excited to welcome her today. Hi, Randi. Welcome to refractive.
Speaker 1 00:01:51 Hi Johnny. Thank you so much for having me on
Speaker 0 00:01:55 It is a delight. And ever since I started recording podcast episodes, I knew that you were one of the people that I wanted to have on because you have an, how would I say you have an energy about you that makes people feel good. And I want my listeners to feel good when they absorb an episode of this. So I’m delighted that you said yes
Speaker 1 00:02:19 And I’m delighted to be here. I always love chat
If your life doesn’t feel right, Artist Stan Piotroski has some advice for you. This episode features an interview with Artist Stan Piotroski, who shares how his meandering life path was no accident, but a step-by-step foundation to build the life of his dreams by following his intuition.
To access his breathtaking works and add them to your own collection, please visit the website of my guest today, artist Stan Piotroski, at www.stanpiotroski.com
Visit www.refractivecoaching.com or www.refractivepodcast.com for more resources on stepping into your most authentic life. Additional uplifting content can be found on the Refractive YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6y-HQ1_9-xMnZyq7dhRl4A
For similarly-themed episodes, try these: Dr. Karen Barnard, The Courage to Change Careers or Surrender to Greatness
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Speaker 1 00:00:40 Good afternoon, everybody. This is Johnny G with refractive. If you’re
familiar with refractive and its values, you know that right?
Speaker 3 00:00:48 One of my guiding principles and you hear it a lot in my content is aim
your light. I mentioned this phrase fairly often with clients as well, because it references the
immeasurable power of creation that I believe lies within each person. And that creative power is
available for use. Whenever we agree to live by our gut or live by our intuition. In fact, the reason
I chose the name refractive for my organization for my practice is the quality of each person
being like a prism to receive in energy and then transform bend an aim that energy, as we put it
back out to the world, I have a treat for you today. I’ll be introducing you to Stan PI Troskey. He is
an individual I’ve met some years ago here in DC. Stan has molded a life of love and joy for
himself by listening to that inner sense of knowing and by stepping in faith and courage that his
inner guidance was worth following he’s someone who indeed does aim his light.
Speaker 3 00:02:08 And he’s someone that I deeply respect from my perspective. Stan is
actively responsible for his place in the world, and he is responsible for the energy he puts out to
others. This is a big reason why I wanted to introduce him too. The refractive world here over
stand’s long professional life. He has risen entitled in responsibility, adding prestige through a
solid handful of sectors. He was an officer in the armed forces. He was a federal employee in
the executive branch. He was a psychotherapist with a private practice, and that’s just to name a
few phases of his career. But beneath this life story, a both officer and gentlemen, Stan says that
he always knew he would be a full time artist. And throughout his life, he carved out time space,
energy resources for that passion. So unlike many of us, and I really speak for myself who had
been drawn to a creative field, but have settled in the past for a more realistic or stable or classic
type of career.
Speaker 3 00:03:20 Stan told me that his earlier roles were not chosen at the expense of his
Do you have an exceptional resume? Take my word for it- it's not that hard! In this episode of Refractive Podcast, host Johnny Guidry shares a treasure trove of my best tips on creating a great, effective resume, gathered from over 16 years of HR, Training, and Talent Sourcing experience. Following this guidance will give you resume that will at least be taken seriously, and at best will get you in the interview chair to share how you can be of value to a new employer. Good luck!
Stop fighting yourself. Surrender to your greatness! In this episode of Refractive Johnny G looks into the saga of our fake battles through examples of interpersonal relationships, the epidemic of shame, and growth lessons from the allegory of Adam and Eve's fall from grace. Are you ready to surrender? Because despite our best efforts, [spoiler alert] while we can temporarily blind ourselves to it, our magnificence always wins in the end.
This introductory episode of Refractive explains what you can expect and why this podcast should be on your regular rotation. The key topics covered by our podcast include: personal growth; career change; spiritual awakening; self-discovery; authenticity; intentional living; aim your light; follow your intuition; you already know, you already are; the answer is always in the stillness; meditation; spirituality; consciousness and presence; seeking your higher self.