Own Your Gifts: Recent Episodes
Joey Pollaro & Danny Shannon
Own Your Gifts is a show co-created by Danny Shannon & Joseph Pollaro aimed at making a difference in the world.
Did you know that around 80% of our thoughts are negative 90% are repetitive? Your mental process can be harvesting disease. But instead of thinking of your shortcomings, the mind can be trained to focus on how we can imporve to become and live better. This episode is all about turning your pain and suffering into opportunity.
Show Notes:
What happens when you plug into negativity? Well for starters, to get attached to negativity can only take you down from where you’re currently at. Negative emotions can stop us from behaving rationally and look at things with the right perspective.
Negative energy often makes us feel powerless as we look at everything with defeat. Your carrer, relationsips, the future. It makes you feel you're useless.
With all that is going around the world right now we could all use some positive energy. So when we talk about unpluging it means that we have the opporunirty to connect to something else, isn’t it?
Does this mean we have to enjoy the pain? Not necesarily, rather we want you to change your relatioship by adversity. On this episode we will disucss how sometimes our biggest falls can help us bounce back up higher than we could ever imagined.
Quote: “Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful..” ― Joshua Marine
Forecast:
- Living life not worried about other’s opinion on you
- Recovering is about letting go and unlearning
- Your past, present and future in relation to your pain
- The triangle of self-obsessionand why we must break from it
- The practice of gratitude in the midst of deeply painful times
- Sometimes you have to gown to go back up
- Sobrierity opens a world full of opportunities to help and serve others
- Keep the window of will power always open
Connect:
Joseph Pollaro, Efficacy Life Coaching
Website: EfficacyLifeCoaching.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephpollaro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EfficacyLifeCoaching/
One Golden Nugget:https://onegoldennugget.com/theuniverse/members/josephpollaro/
Danny Shannon, Encapsulator
Website: https://encapsulator.io/#/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-a-shannon-05a109163/#
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danny.shannon.395
Finding your passion is the key to igniting your life force. But why? When you find that thing which can truly move you. You become unstoppable. Nothing can get your eyes off the prize, you live life with a purpose and fully focused. Consistency is key.
Show Notes:
Have you found that thing that makes you feel like you? I mean, that which makes you feel alive. In case you haven’t. It’s the responsability of each one of us to find that thing and be brave enough to persuit it. You might not be aware of this, but finding your passion and staying consistent is one of the keys to sustainable recovery.
Jimmy Dean, our guest today, faced a life of prison, heroine addiction and substace abuse. He reached a point where he couldnt believe it was possible to be clean. After enrolling into a recovery programme in jail his life turned around and he has been clean for over 4 years now.
Jimmy always had a passion for dogs, he found his calling and started his dog training business. He found himself, by losing himself in the service of others. He also trains dogs for veterans who struggle with post-traumatic stress for the past 15 years as well as other business in the field of addiction.
On this episode we will speak about consistency, recovery programmes, personal stories on winning over addcition, and much more.
Quote: “Consistency is always the best teacher.” ― Stephon Marbury
Forecast:
- What’s your passion?
- What could be better than using your talents to serve humanity?
- Kindness and gratitude goes a long way
- Self-care as a priority in recovery
- Recovery is never linear
- The key is consistency
- Getting in touch with the pain that comes from the past
- Tasting suffering: Is it possible?
- Find a sustainble programme that supports your recovery
Connect:
Joseph Pollaro, Efficacy Life Coaching
Website: EfficacyLifeCoaching.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephpollaro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EfficacyLifeCoaching/
One Golden Nugget:https://onegoldennugget.com/theuniverse/members/josephpollaro/
Danny Shannon, Encapsulator
Website: https://encapsulator.io/#/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-a-shannon-05a109163/#
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danny.shannon.395
Recovery is possible! Are You ready to listen to cutting-edge tools and exercises that can change your life today? Our guest today is an ambassador for the human cause, not only our dear friend but a very special soul He’s on the show today to teach us how to use pain to heal and grow.
Show Notes:
When tragedy knocks on your door what do you do? Often. Many of us never think deeply about it. But at some point in time, we will face some challenges either in the form of an illness, disease, a loss in the family or a life-changing accident.
Yes, It can be unpredictable and likely to be followed by lots of suffering. We can’t be 100% prepared but we can control how our emotions determine the outcome in our lives. Here at OYG we always want to provide you with the best tools to live your life in gratitude.
Our guest today is a speaker, transformational expert, mentor, author and podcast host. He uses his extensive knowledge and life experiences to bring people together and raise their and collective awareness through a variety of techniques.
Today, he is teaching us how to choose to utilize our pain to heal and grow by transforming our mindset from victimhood to mastering your story and embracing who you truly are.
Quote: “God brings men into deep waters, not to drown them, but to cleanse them.” ― John Aughey
Forecast:
- Stepping into your purpose
- Your life experience can be used in the service of others
- Using your pain to heal
- Spending your energy wisely
- Finding motivation and letting motivation find you
- Understanding and fixing your relationship trauma
- Spotting the gift in your challenges
- Become comfortable sharing your pain
- Focus on love and compassion rather on destruction
Connect:
Joseph Pollaro, Efficacy Life Coaching
Website: EfficacyLifeCoaching.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephpollaro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EfficacyLifeCoaching/
One Golden Nugget:https://onegoldennugget.com/theuniverse/members/josephpollaro/
Danny Shannon, Encapsulator
Website: https://encapsulator.io/#/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-a-shannon-05a109163/#
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danny.shannon.395
After taking drugs at an early age Jameson thought that he would always be a drug addict. Drugs brought immediate relief to his pain. Things that are addicting can be pleasurable, but they can also provide cover and distraction from serious underlying problems.Connection is one of the biggest solutions and isolation is never the answer.
Show Notes:
Our guest today sits with us to discuss the importance of human connection in the process of recovery and appreciate our common humanity.
Jameson Hedin is a clinical social worker based in Utah currently working in the addiction treatment industry. He’s passionate about mental health psychotherapy and providing treatment for emotional trauma from substance abuse.
For the past 10 years, his work has been focused on helping people recover from substance abuse and find meaning in their lives. Now he is on a mission to empower other fellow humans to uncover the light that shines within all of us.
Quote: “The great thing in this world is not so much where you stand, as in what direction you are moving ” ― Oliver Wendell Holmes
Forecast:
- Being reminder of the pain of addiction and recovery
- The importance of asking for help
- Trauma treatment and deep connection
- Understanding your thoughts: Communicate and Identify your thinking
- Bringing down the walls to make something happen in your recovery
- The power of identity: Labels can make or break you
- Growth is about reaching a turning point
- The only way to evolve as humans is to see how we are similar to each other
- The Grateful Flow Technique
Connect:
Joseph Pollaro, Efficacy Life Coaching
Website: EfficacyLifeCoaching.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephpollaro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EfficacyLifeCoaching/
One Golden Nugget:https://onegoldennugget.com/theuniverse/members/josephpollaro/
Danny Shannon, Encapsulator
Website: https://encapsulator.io/#/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-a-shannon-05a109163/#
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danny.shannon.395
Have you ever felt like you’re putting up a mask to face life? What's the value of a mask? A mask hides your feelings, your personality and your real self. If you're wearing a mask, how do you know what the real you is? Find out in this episode and get centered. Recovery is possible!
Show Notes:
This episode is sure to add some value to anyone in any stage of their recovery. We have the legendary Annie Lieb who is a mom, guide, entrepreneur and goddess. She was put on this earth with a purpose to model the way for personal freedom, healing and fulfillment.
But it wasn’t always this way.
About 7 years back, Annie blew everything up in her life. She was battling with recovery, a divorce and abandonment by friends. As well as being wrongly diagnosed with depression. She hit rock bottom. But after going back to school and graduating during the pandemic, she found herself, built her life back up again and created a brilliant framework to help others get their life together.
In this episode, Annie will share with us how she helps her clients with her guided odyssey into their Soul Center
Quote: “To become conscious and aware, we must become authentic. Authenticity is the highest form of being.” ― Teal Swan
Forecast:
- The importance of being authentic in recovery
- The B.R.E.A.T.H. Framework and how it can help your healing journey
- Getting rid of the worthlessness mindset and feeling like you’re enough
- Step into the truth and who you are
- The power to choose: Understand your lower nature and negative thoughts
- Realign with your truth and purpose
- You need to know where is your starting point before you reclaim your power
- Embrace uniqueness: What makes you You?
- You are not your past
- Get into yourself and grow your gratitude
Connect:
Joseph Pollaro, Efficacy Life Coaching
Website: EfficacyLifeCoaching.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephpollaro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EfficacyLifeCoaching/
One Golden Nugget:https://onegoldennugget.com/theuniverse/members/josephpollaro/
Danny Shannon, Encapsulator
Website: https://encapsulator.io/#/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-a-shannon-05a109163/#
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danny.shannon.395
The truth is: You can heal yourself.
You don’t need surgery, and you don’t need a pill. What you do need is the right information about how your body works and what it takes to make positive changes. That’s what we are going to give you in this episode.
Show Notes:
Healing yourself might sound too good to be true, but the fact of the matter is that your body is designed for self-healing. The pain you feel on a daily basis is sub-par functioning of your nervous system, which inhibits it from doing what it was naturally meant to do - fixing itself.
Our host today will speak with us on how to speed up the self-healing process so that you start getting better sooner.
Jen Russman is the president of MindSetters/Power to Heal, a self-healing solution for patients suffering from chronic illness. Her story is one of hard work and triumph as she healed herself from childhood trauma and addiction after being bedridden for over seven years.
Jen’s work focuses on the principles of self-healing, as well as the link between the body, trauma and chronic illness. She also hosts her own online TV show, Jenergy Vibes, a weekly live session dedicated to helping others live better lives.
Tune in today to awaken the regenerative power of our brains and therefore heal us from inside out.
Quote: “Everything is within your power, and your power is within you..” ― Janice Trachtman,
Forecast:
- Understanding your body
- What does self-care look like?
- The energetics of healing
- Living in integrity
- Turning your pain into power by giving it purpose
- You don’t get sick overnight, it’s the trauma accumulated for years
- Get curious without judgement
- There is power in trauma
- Changing your mindset around trauma
Connect:
Joseph Pollaro, Efficacy Life Coaching
Website: EfficacyLifeCoaching.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephpollaro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EfficacyLifeCoaching/
One Golden Nugget:https://onegoldennugget.com/theuniverse/members/josephpollaro/
Danny Shannon, Encapsulator
Website: https://encapsulator.io/#/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-a-shannon-05a109163/#
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danny.shannon.395
By being of service to others throughout any difficulty, you not only help them get better but improve your own recovery process and wellbeing.
Show Notes:
The first step towards recovery is to admit you are struggling. Next, you have to realise that you can't fix it all on your own. You will need help and support from others, and the best way to get this is by helping others in their journey of recovery. Everyone can benefit from giving back, whether they are still in the process of getting sober or if they are already years into their sobriety.
It can be challenging for addicts to serve others when they are still struggling with their own addiction issues, but it’s important that they do so nevertheless.
Giving back can look like sharing, spending time, listening, basically connecting with others. Believe it or not, this will increase your levels of happiness on a daily basis.
Being helpful makes us happier people and leads us down a path where we can give back even more of ourselves. Investing in others means that they will invest in us as well – which creates an effect of making us feel useful and needed.
Quote: “As we lose ourselves in the service of others we discover our own lives and our own happiness..” ― Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Forecast:
- Being of service to others is part of your recovery
- Selfless vs service
- The opposite of addiction is connection
- Stick to your purpose
- Build self-esteem and confidence.
- Using your gifts to make a difference in the world
- The Power of Letting Go
- Giving increases our wellbeing
- Tapping into gratitude
- Service keeps you clean
Connect:
Joseph Pollaro, Efficacy Life Coaching
Website: EfficacyLifeCoaching.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephpollaro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EfficacyLifeCoaching/
One Golden Nugget:https://onegoldennugget.com/theuniverse/members/josephpollaro/
Danny Shannon, Encapsulator
Website: https://encapsulator.io/#/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-a-shannon-05a109163/#
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danny.shannon.395
Are you being pulled around in different directions? Do you feel like you’ve lost your north? Feeling lost is a natural part of human existence. Perhaps you might be feeling like there’s no way out and you have nowhere to go. And figuring out what your next step should be can feel overwhelming. On today’s episode we talk habits and how building healthier habits can ignite recovery
Show Notes:
It’s one thing to preach the benefits of eating right and exercising, and it’s another to actually do it. Being consistently productive in your day-to-day life is challenging, but with the right mindset, these healthy habits can become second nature and a part of your everyday lifestyle.
Our guest today shares his story on how he went from a life of violence, crime, jail and alcohol addiction to embarking on the path of overcoming. Throughout his life he used his experiences and challenges to create a framework that empowered him to rebuild his life.
His name is RJ Singh, today he helps professionals accross different fields develop ultra habits to master their mind, body and soul to unlock their limitless possibilities and create massive impact in all areas of their lives.
In our talk RJ will share with us his framework to collect information from high performance experts, extract their knowledge and create systems, behaviours and habits that we can implement daily to perform better.
Quote: “Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.” ― Dale Carnegie
Forecast:
- How to go from surviving to thriving
- Learning from dialogue in the path of recovery
- Why should you have unshakable habits
- Information becomes knowledge once it’s applied
- Reframe yourself to live the life you deserve
- Normalising difficult conversations on mental health and addiction
- On hitting rock bottom and how it can propel you
- You can rebuilt and redesign your life
- False positivity: geting rid of it and become comfortable with where you are at
Connect:
Joseph Pollaro, Efficacy Life Coaching
Website: EfficacyLifeCoaching.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephpollaro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EfficacyLifeCoaching/
One Golden Nugget:https://onegoldennugget.com/theuniverse/members/josephpollaro/
Danny Shannon, Encapsulator
Website: https://encapsulator.io/#/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-a-shannon-05a109163/#
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danny.shannon.395
In this episode, Danny and Joey discuss slowing down, learning how to identify wins and struggles, as well as taking time for yourself to reconnect. Our podcasts are charged with the skills you need to plug into the higher force of gratitude and learn from the experience of others who have overcome their greatest struggles with addiction.
Show Notes:
So often we feel like we need to constantly be doing something. We're always checking our phones, rushing to get to the next task, and living in a constant state of anxiety about what's coming next.
This episode is all about finding peace in slowing down. Among all things, in the process of recovery the most important relationship is the one you have with yourself.
We love connecting you with those who have walked the path you are currently on to provide you with key insights to help you lead a healthier lifestyle. Our guest on the show today to speak about her journey of recovery, her turning point and some tips to be gentle with yourself along the process of recovery.
She has a bachelors of social work and she’s currently working with aboriginal communities in Australia. After her addiction led her to lose custody of her children, she took an oath to tirelessly work to empower mothers and educate them about child protection.
Quote: “Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” ― Oprah
Forecast:
- Identify your wins and struggles
- Busy is a drug: The importance of downtime
- Learning to be compassionate with yourself
- Take time to understand your needs
- Be gentle with yourself
- Get together with those who have walked the path you are on.
- Asking for help: The turning point
- The events that lead to relapse
- Determination: Don’t leave before the miracle happens
Connect:
Joseph Pollaro, Efficacy Life Coaching
Website: EfficacyLifeCoaching.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephpollaro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EfficacyLifeCoaching/
One Golden Nugget:https://onegoldennugget.com/theuniverse/members/josephpollaro/
Danny Shannon, Encapsulator
Website: https://encapsulator.io/#/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-a-shannon-05a109163/#
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danny.shannon.395
Tara is an artist full of gratitude and exploring all things joy. She is joining us today to shed some light on how to respond to hardships in life and how a painful event helped her dive deep into gratitude.
Show Notes:
Tara Dixon is a painter and illustrator who has maintained a studio in Dumbo, Brooklyn for twenty years. In 2018 she spent the year in Bali, Indonesia and set up a studio there. Her work can be found in private and corporate collections. A graduate of Connecticut College, she studied at The Art Students League and taught art in Brooklyn, Iceland and Zimbabwe as well as out of her studio through her method of Talk And Response Art.
After going through a divorce she had a choice. To become bitter or better.
She decided to face her challenges head-on and that lead her on an incredible journey to find her true self for the first time and forgive through the medium of gratitude and living in the moment.
Many of us face similar struggles. This episode is meant to challenge you to explore your strengths and limitations and by having conversations about our common challenges, together we can come up with ideas on how to defeat them!
Forecast:
- The Power of Gratitude
- Sharing Your Daily Wins
- Adversity can be Our Greatest Gift
- Art as a form of Self-Reflection
- Bathing in Gratitude: An Elevated Mindset Shift
- Achieving Serenity
- Joy is Where Happiness and Sorrow Meet
- Judging: You Are Not Your Past
- Focus: You Are What You Pay Attention To
- Self Love is The Key
- Be Grateful for what you Have
- Strive for Normal and Stay Consistent
Connect:
Joseph Pollaro, Efficacy Life Coaching
Website: EfficacyLifeCoaching.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephpollaro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EfficacyLifeCoaching/
One Golden Nugget:https://onegoldennugget.com/theuniverse/members/josephpollaro/
Danny Shannon, Encapsulator
Website: https://encapsulator.io/#/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-a-shannon-05a109163/#
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danny.shannon.395
Tara Dixon
Website: https://www.taradixon.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tara-dixon-05210634/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tara.dixon.754
Joey and Danny sit with Lukas Carey to speak about using life experiences to help others. After his experience behind bars he found himself in a unique position of help others achieve greatness
Show Notes:
Dr Lukas Carey completed his Doctorate in education and has worked for most of his career as a coach, teacher, trainer and educator.
While filling a role in local government he was charged with and convicted of receiving secret commissions and served time in prison.
During and since Lukas’ incarceration, he developed a strong interest in the role that previously incarcerated people have in the development of policy and procedure in the justice system concerned with education and post-release employment.
He is a strong advocate for the importance of Lived Experience to govern the direction of these policies and practices.
He has a burning passion to educate others and goes above and beyond to achieve their highest potential in any area of life. After life on parole, his work focuses on the education of marginalised people.
Lukas gets rid of the stigma around addictions by using his story to embrace people and not let them be defined by their problems.
Forecast:
- Share Your wins and Struggles
- Using Challenges in Life as an Anchor
- Difficulties Makes You Who You Are Today
- You Are Allowed To Screw Up
- Giving People a Voice
- There’s a Hidden Blessings in Your Mistakes
- Remove People in Life that Don’t Help Your Recovery
- The Importance of Peer Support
- Wisdom Can Only Be Obtained From Experience
Connect:
Joseph Pollaro, Efficacy Life Coaching
Website: EfficacyLifeCoaching.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephpollaro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EfficacyLifeCoaching/
One Golden Nugget:https://onegoldennugget.com/theuniverse/members/josephpollaro/
Danny Shannon, Encapsulator
Website: https://encapsulator.io/#/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-a-shannon-05a109163/#
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danny.shannon.395
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukas-car ey-598750185/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lukas.carey.3
Podcast: Talking Time with Lukas & Alicia: https://talkingtimepodcast.com.au/
Alcohol and drug abuse is more common than you think among sports people. Some take it to perform better, others to take some time off the pressure. Whatever the case is, the results are often life-wrecking and devastating for families and communities. Jan Earl talks to with us today about how her work with athletes and the importance of opening about mental health and substance abuse
Show Notes:
Sports can be very demanding and given the nature of its environment, one that emphasises high achievers, can compromise mental health. This often contributes to various forms of depression and substance abuse.
Jan Earl has experienced it first hand with her sister, her father and later her son. She learned early on why it is important to never give up on working on yourself no matter how big the adversity is and live with gratitude.
She loves what she does and Her passion for her work shines through.
Currently, She is the Head of Wellness for the South Sydney Rabbitohs. She works with elite athletes helping them cope and heal from addiction issues, trauma, and mental and emotional blocks impeding them from showing up as their best selves both on and off the field.
In this episode, she emphasises the importance of coming out, and getting rid of the stigma around addiction with lots of introspection, resilience, gratitude and never shame. She makes hard work simple.
Forecast:
- Ripple Effect: Addiction is Disease that Affects the Family and Community
- Shedding the Shame and Misconceptions about Addiction
- Hard Working on Trauma
- Gratitude, Resilience and Giving Back to Others
- Seek Help and Work On Yourself
- Take Time To Listen To Care About Others
- Recovery is About How you Deal with Your Challenges
- Codependency and Enabling
- There is No Negotiation in Recovery
- Progress Not Perfection
- Simple Things Can Make A Difference
Connect:
Joseph Pollaro, Efficacy Life Coaching
Website: EfficacyLifeCoaching.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephpollaro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EfficacyLifeCoaching/
One Golden Nugget:https://onegoldennugget.com/theuniverse/members/josephpollaro/
Danny Shannon, Encapsulator
Website: https://encapsulator.io/#/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-a-shannon-05a109163/#
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danny.shannon.395
Recovery is a wholesome process that involves mind, body and soul. The benefits of following a regular workout plan to help anyone recover from addiction is often overlooked. Today we talk with Rob Eastman, Mental Health and Fitness Life Coach, on how exercise can manage your mental health, prevent you from relapsing and why it should be incorporated into your recovery plan.
Show Notes:
Recovery happens when nobody's looking. Behind closed doors, and with lots of support and putting on the hard work.
Our guest today is all about pushing your limits and stop making excuses.
Rob Eastman AKA the Tattooed Life Coach, is a recovery addict of 11+ years from Utah. A truly exceptional character and good friend of ours.
He is the owner of Eastman fitness and wellness, a gym that focuses on mental health and wellness. As well as the founder of the Eastman family recovery foundation, host on the “Stand and Fight” podcast and a youth mental health guru.
The loss of a dear one changed his life overnight. From couch surfer to an ultra marathoner and cage fighter to a health and wellness Guru
In this episode, Rob is here to tell us that anybody can do this. If you set your mindset to win. Tune in to learn how to develop strategies to help you get back up from any situation and take your life to the next level.
Quote: “I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. ― Jimmy Dean”
Forecast:
- Exercise: A Powerful Tool for Sobriety
- Why Exercise Is Important In Recovery
- Recovery is About Action
- Change Your Relationship With Pain
- Learn How to Embrace the Good and Bad In Life
- Your Experiences are There To Help Others
- Everyone Is Fighting a Battle
- Be Patient With Yourself
- Are you Doing the Bare Minimum? Learn What You are Capable Of?
- Life is About Choices
- Reaching out For Help: Depression Isn’t a Sign of Weakness
- Fear of Failure: It Stops you from Growing
- Do The Right Thing: Anyone Can Recover
- Enjoy The Journey
Connect:
Joseph Pollaro, Efficacy Life Coaching
Website: EfficacyLifeCoaching.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephpollaro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EfficacyLifeCoaching/
One Golden Nugget:https://onegoldennugget.com/theuniverse/members/josephpollaro/
Danny Shannon, Encapsulator
Website: https://encapsulator.io/#/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-a-shannon-05a109163/#
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danny.shannon.395
Rob Eastman
Website: http://www.eastmanlifecoach.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rob.eastman.5
Instagram: tattooedlifecoach8
When was the last time you felt grateful for something in your life? Being grateful helps you tune into the simplicity of life and appreciate what surrounds you. Gratitude comes a long way. In fact, we believe it’s a prerequisite for recovery and overall happiness.
Show Notes:
Gratitude goes beyond saying “Thank You’’. Gratitude is appreciating what you have, not focusing on what you don’t. Everything that happens in our lives is part of the experience. Part of a bigger picture that sometimes we are unable to see.
Yes, your addiction can be a blessing in disguise.
It could perhaps be the chance to change for good or even that wake up call you desperately need.
We know it’s easy to get discouraged in the process of recovery. But even in our darkest hours, it is possible to find beauty in the world around us.
Yes, part of recovery is to be able to recognise what is wrong with you and be able to accept that you have a problem.
But you should be able to see the good in you as well. And that’s what we want to help you see today.
This episode is all about recognising your shortcomings but becoming aware of your gifts as well.
Share with us what are 3 things you are grateful for in this journey?
Quote: “When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around”. ― Willie Nelson
Forecast:
- The Impact of Gratitude in Your Recovery Journey
- Being Grateful Leads to Awakening
- Importance of Goal Setting
- The Power of Clear Intentions and Elevated Emotions
- Gift Sometimes come in the form of Challenges
- Look at Your Wins Everyday
- We All Need Connections With People That Challenge You
- Why You Should Keep A Gratitude Jar
Connect:
Joseph Pollaro, Efficacy Life Coaching
Website: EfficacyLifeCoaching.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephpollaro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EfficacyLifeCoaching/
One Golden Nugget:https://onegoldennugget.com/theuniverse/members/josephpollaro/
Danny Shannon, Encapsulator
Website: https://encapsulator.io/#/
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Addiction can come in many forms. Such as substances, behaviours, and impulse control disorders. Today Joey and Danny discuss with Jessica Gades one of the most toxic addictions, Gambling and how addictions can wreck your life in the blink of an eye.
Show Notes:
At age 21 Jessica had the life many youngsters could never dream of. A successful career, a brand new house, a stable relationship, fast cars and lots of travelling abroad.
But little did she know that in the space of two years everything would change.
The loss of her grandmother was almost impossible for her to bear and that’s when everything went south. Drugs took away the pain and everything else in between.
She had lost everything.
Addiction was not where she nor her family saw her life heading. From a catholic all-girls school brilliant student to a law-breaking addict. She could never see this coming. She was lost without knowing where to look for help.
By age 23, she was devastated. She wanted her life back. A life free of fear, anger, pain and hopelessness.
After 7 years, 2 detoxes, 4 rehabs and countless relapses she found her way back. Today, she works in the hospitality industry in the gaming rooms of Pubs in Sydney and is sitting with us today to talk about her journey to live a better life and how to find the right support on your way to recovery.
Quote: “The difference between who you are and who you want to be, is what you do. ―Bill Phillips
Forecast:
- What is it like to Be a Compulsive Gambler?
- Accept Who You Are As A Person
- The Key is To Be Aware of your Problem
- Community Matters
- Detox: Abstinence During Recovery
- Rehabilitation centers: Are You Willing To Do Whatever It Takes?
- Keep The Pain Close but The Gratitude Closer
- Become Aware of Your Lower Nature Thoughts
- Happiness is About Connection
Connect:
Joseph Pollaro, Efficacy Life Coaching
Website: EfficacyLifeCoaching.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephpollaro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EfficacyLifeCoaching/
One Golden Nugget:https://onegoldennugget.com/theuniverse/members/josephpollaro/
Danny Shannon, Encapsulator
Website: https://encapsulator.io/#/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-a-shannon-05a109163/#
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danny.shannon.39
Jessica Gades
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-gaddes-763a84207/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jess.brown.71697092
After fighting with addiction for decades Joey and Danny have come a long way. Today, they speak with Tabitha Gabbard about her techniques to change the course of your life and developing resilience that can help you live a more fulfilling life. Featured as a keynote speaker for events that advocate for systemic change for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence, She is passionate about connecting with people in recovery.
Show Notes:
In this episode, we sit with Tabitha to understand her journey growing up in a dysfunctional home filled with drug addiction, sexual abuse and poverty. From correctional facilities, foster care system, early pregnancy, to getting clean, overcoming adversity and freeing herself to live differently from what her environment could offer, Tabatha today uses her story to serve and empower others.
She is a passionate advocate for women in recovery, specifically focusing her work on women with trauma in recovery. Tabitha’s passion for recovery, both from trauma and addictions was born out of her own experience and has continued to fuel her zeal for helping others.
Since then, she has obtained several post-secondary degrees, most recently graduating with honors, and receiving her master’s degree in Social Work from Indiana University. Tabitha is currently employed as an Addictions Therapist at a CMHC. She launched a Celebrate Recovery Ministry in her community and continues to serve women who are incarcerated in the community she lives in through the JCAP and Work Release Programs.
So what is adversity?
In simple terms, adversity is defined as a difficult moment or circumstance in life.
Forecast:
- The Journey To Recovery and its roadblock
- Focus on your Strengths Rather Than where You’re Falling Short
- Living in integrity
- Being Sober is About Connection
- Adversity can be overcome and turned into a gift
- Acknowledge your hardships and capitalize on your strengths
- You Have Control of your Response to Adversity
- You Can Design Who You Want To Be
- You are What You Pay Attention To
Connect:
Joseph Pollaro, Efficacy Life Coaching
Website: EfficacyLifeCoaching.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephpollaro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EfficacyLifeCoaching/
One Golden Nugget:https://onegoldennugget.com/theuniverse/members/josephpollaro/
Danny Shannon, Encapsulator
Website: https://encapsulator.io/#/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-a-shannon-05a109163/#
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danny.shannon.395
Tabitha Gabbard
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tabitha-gabbard-345aa3a4/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tabitha.gabbard.39
On this episode, Danny and Joey sit for a chat to discuss about the greatness that manifests in your life as soon as your start owning your own gifts. Learn simple but powerful techniques you can do today to manage your life, overcome adversity, quiet the mind and achieve balance.
Show Notes:
Let me ask you something, what if the most challenging, heartbreaking, mind-boggling situation that happened to you had the ability to push you beyond your limits, increase your human potential and expand your life force?
That’s exactly what happened to us.
But it wasn’t always like that. Life can get complicated and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, that’s exactly when addictions creep in. And if we don’t know where to look for help it might seem as we’ve reached a dead end.
However, with some careful planning and putting systems in place, we can set ourselves to win day by day. Now...change isnt’ going to happen overnight, You get a lot sicker before you get any better but by the power of compound effort, consistent tiny steps can make a significant difference.
Having it tough to get through the day?
Tune in today to discover how to develop rock-solid recovery habits that will empower you to tackle anything and identify the things in your life that make you a success.
Remember: The big picture might seem intimidating but not impossible.
Quote: “It's the duty of every man to free himself. Never accept to live an underdog's life in god’s world.” ― Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity
Forecast:
- The Journey To Recovery and its roadblock
- Spiritual Intervention
- Taking back control of yourself
- You Don’t have to be your Past self, Make peace with it
- Develop Consistency, Build Momentum
- The Importance of Finding Balance
- Set Your Morning Routine
- Recovery and Finding Who you Are Along The Way`
- Get Rid of What Doesn’t Serve You Anymore
- Importance of Setting Non-Negotiable Habits
- The Power of Prayer and Meditation
Connect:
Joseph Pollaro, Efficacy Life Coaching
Website: EfficacyLifeCoaching.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephpollaro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EfficacyLifeCoaching/
One Golden Nugget:https://onegoldennugget.com/theuniverse/members/josephpollaro/
Danny Shannon, Encapsulator
Website: https://encapsulator.io/#/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-a-shannon-05a109163/#
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danny.shannon.395
OYG S. 1 Ep. 1 - Danny Shannon & Joseph Pollaro on their maiden voyage doing what they do best. “Winging it” With a grateful heart and fist full of hope they will inspire you with their raw storytelling, real-life transformational experiences, and rapid methods of self-improvement.
Show Notes:
What if our greatest gifts came in the form of loss, defeat, failure, pain, and trauma?
Danny & Joey only meeting 1-week prior realized they had walked parallel paths from opposite sides of the world. Their worlds collide today to birth Own Your Gifts.
They are both recovering addicts who have been to the edge, hung themselves over the edge, and rose from the ashes with a voice the world needs to hear.
With a combined 23 years of recovery and working with others, both credit the practice of gratitude as the vehicle that helped them travel from a life of lack, constriction, suffering, and fear to a healthy robust life of purpose.
Quote: “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.” ~Marcus Cicero
Forecast:
- A peek into an addicts mind
- Why a morning routine is vital
- Power of identity and labels
- Formula to increase our life force
- Anatomy of habit building
- The presence of nature
- Why the solution to negative thoughts is NOT positive thinking
- How to instantly shift our state of mind
- Their simple, quick, effective age-old, and cutting edge tips, tools, and hacks to generate gratitude.
Connect:
Joseph Pollaro, Efficacy Life Coaching
Website: EfficacyLifeCoaching.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephpollaro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EfficacyLifeCoaching/
One Golden Nugget:https://onegoldennugget.com/theuniverse/members/josephpollaro/
Danny Shannon, Encapsulator
Website: https://encapsulator.io/#/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-a-shannon-05a109163/#
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danny.shannon.395
Trauma-Informed Healing- OYG Interview with spiritual warrior Lukas Williams, Founder of Gan'na Healing.
Show Notes:
Do our problems drive our evolution?
Danny, Joey & Lukas Dive Deep into their individual dark nights of the soul. How those experiences are their greatest gifts today and put them in the unique position to help others traverse the same territory.
In order to see light, it needs to be brought into the dark.
The death-rebirth pattern is obvious in everything within the universe, nature, religion, science & mythology. You have to go down to go up higher. Our journeys through decades of active addiction mirror this universal law.
Quote: “For us to be given the gifts of our ancestors, culture, and wisdom through ceremony one must walk in a straight line” ~Lukas Williams
Forecast:
- How to create safe spaces for healing
- Why living life on life’s terms is essential
- Why integrity is the key ingredient to recovery
- What is a Spiritual Awakening, do we find “IT”, or does “IT” find us?
- Where does Bob Dylan fit in?
- Power of non-attachment
- Unlearning, shedding & removing blocks
- Random Acts of Kindness
- Power of visualization
- Why wisdom through lived experience trumps knowledge every time
- What’s the difference between Activism, Healing & Assimilating
- Walk away with a simple, effective tool you can use today to plug into the higher force of GRATITUDE at will.
Connect:
Joseph Pollaro, Efficacy Life Coaching
Website: EfficacyLifeCoaching.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephpollaro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EfficacyLifeCoaching/
One Golden Nugget:https://onegoldennugget.com/theuniverse/members/josephpollaro/
Danny Shannon, Encapsulator
Website: https://encapsulator.io/#/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-a-shannon-05a109163/#
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danny.shannon.395
Lukas Williams, Gan'na Healing.
Website: http://www.gannahealing.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ganna.healing.54
When spirituality and sensuality intersect - OYG interview with Lori “The Dame” Sutherland. Sober woman of 31 years, certified coach for over 20 years specializing in the womanly arts and sciences of pleasure and sensuality turns up the heat this week on OYG.
How can we squeeze the most juice out of our human experience?
The gift of life, often too short, rarely lived to the fullest, sometimes taken for granted or lived half asleep.
Lori Sutherland founder of Lori The Dame is present for pleasure. Her vision, desire, & life purpose is helping women uncover and claim their desires, understand the relevance of sensuality in their lives and lead them through the pursuit of pleasure as a creative practice.
Unleashing their wild, sexy, joyful selves through a Guided Life Odyssey practice. A true liberation of love and reclamation of the soul.
Quote: “I was never taught to self pleasure and had no clue that my body could feel levels of pleasure at heights I thought never existed!”
Forecast:
- Sensuality is the expanding of all of our senses
- How to become a powerful woman?
- Finding pleasure in the simple things
- How in early recovery, feelings of joy and gratitude are uncomfortable and often recoiled from
- How to feel safe in our bodies
- True meaning of intimacy
- 60 % of women report never experiencing orgasm
- The power of prayer and affirmations
- Can we give or receive what we don’t have?
- What are the first steps to change anything?
- Asking and receiving
- Removing blocks
- How to break through shame and more…
- Lori, Danny and Joey share their best practices to cultivate joy, generate gratitude, and expand our life force.
Connect:
Lori Sutherland, Founder of Lori The Dame
Website: https://lorithedame.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lori-sutherland/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lori.sutherland.946
Joseph Pollaro, Efficacy Life Coaching
Website: EfficacyLifeCoaching.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephpollaro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EfficacyLifeCoaching/
One Golden Nugget:https://onegoldennugget.com/theuniverse/members/josephpollaro/
Danny Shannon, Encapsulator
Website: https://encapsulator.io/#/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-a-shannon-05a109163/#
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danny.shannon.395
Addiction Prevention: Danny & Joey having lived decades in active addiction, a combined 22 years of recovery and working with others discussing prevention.
Is it even possible to prevent Addiction?
If so, what's the solution?
You will be hard-pressed to find many worldwide whose lives haven't been touched by addiction in one form or another.
This week on Own Your Gifts Danny A Shannon & Joseph Pollaro will be sharing their lived experiences and wisdom as experts on the subject.
They will pull back the curtain, shedding light on the inner workings of an addict's mind. And discuss what if anything may have prevented them as young children from turning to drugs, alcohol, and other addictive behaviors as their solution to life in spite of horrific consequences.
Quote: “What I want to know is did you pay someone a compliment today?” ~Danny Shannon
Forcast:
- What thoughts, feelings and emotions led them to turn to Alcohol & Drugs to change the way they feel?
- Is there a genetic component to addiction?
- Are people with trauma, discrimination, poverty, abuse or handicaps the only ones that end up addicted?
- Comparing our insides with others outsides
- What’s the purpose of the ego mind?
- What are some of the early warning signs or redflags that you are on thin ice?
- What other vehicles can we take to change the way we feel?
- Power of getting in a community of people with a common problem and common solution
- And of course, the boys will share their tips and tricks on generating gratitude and living a fulfilled life of happiness.
Connect:
Joseph Pollaro, Efficacy Life Coaching
Website: EfficacyLifeCoaching.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephpollaro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EfficacyLifeCoaching/
One Golden Nugget: https://onegoldennugget.com/theuniverse/members/josephpollaro/
Danny Shannon, Encapsulator
Website: https://encapsulator.io/#/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-a-shannon-05a109163/#
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danny.shannon.395
We are responsible for our own mental state. There are many things in life that can throw us in the wrong direction but a little change in the way react to challenges can make us see the same situation in a different light.
Show Notes:
So how do we achieve mental peace when everything seems to be failing apart? The answer is gratitude. We can be tempted to get hanged on negativity when things don’t go our way. I know it can be tough to look at the bright side. But taking time to instrospect and meditate a little every day can really make a difference.
Change in life is inevitable. In one way or the other we will be put in situations that would force us to change. But is up to us to get better, to use the opportunities given as a way to grow and learn on a dialy basis
On this episode, we discuss the topic of gratitude, developing connections with others and being brave to shut down the negative voice in our heads by cultvating positive mental scripts.
We also try out the STARS well-being kit to reduce anxiety, incrase happiness and capitalise on your strength to head in the right direction.
Quote: “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them” ― John F. Kennedy
Forecast:
- Say Yes more to life
- The STARS well-being Kit
- Life is about connecting with others
- The truth is that gratitude is an action word
- Exploring the difference between isolation and solitude
- Do people want feedback? Developing the skill of active listening and understanding.
- Going the extra mile: Do I need a gratitude practice?
- Meditation: there’s no right or wrong way to do it. Just do it
- Setting achievable goals for tomorrow
- Silence the negative voice
Connect:
Joseph Pollaro, Efficacy Life Coaching
Website: EfficacyLifeCoaching.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephpollaro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EfficacyLifeCoaching/
One Golden Nugget:https://onegoldennugget.com/theuniverse/members/josephpollaro/
Danny Shannon, Encapsulator
Website: https://encapsulator.io/#/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-a-shannon-05a109163/#
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danny.shannon.395