The Winding Road Podcast

The Winding Road Podcast

Pondering life as I drive down the Winding Road. Stream of Consciousness podcast centered on gaining knowledge and understanding with an open, non-judgemental mind. Love, Inspire, Unite.

Episodes

December 30, 2025 18 mins

Topics- Narrowing your focus, Celebrating your progress, Shifting the convo off yourself, Failure helping your grow, creativity being in us all, giving a speech to students, and a milestone in my writing career.

#growthmindset #motivation #streamofconsciousness

 

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Topics- Bonsai Trees as a Microcosm of Growth, Earth School, Doing the Right Thing When No One Is Watching, Ego Letting Go and Being Yourself.

 

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#selfgrowth #mindfulness #spiritualawakening #podcast #personaldevelopment

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Darcy Kriegsman joins Gary on TWR.

She is an actress that has played leading roles on stage as well as in film. Darcy's IMDB- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9069211/

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#podcast #womeninfilm #behindthescenes #inspiration #creativeprocess #creativejourney

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August 7, 2025 17 mins

Topics- emotional self-control, spiritual growth, anger management, neuroaesthetics, being the observer of yourself, not letting the bad attach, and more. 

#InnerPeace, #SpiritualGrowth, #LetGoAndGrow, #MindsetShift, #FaithOverFeelings

 

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Topics- Overcoming self-consciousness, Letting go of judgment, Celebrating milestones without complacency, Managing stress with emotional control, Finding creativity through mindfulness and nature.

 

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Topics- Technology and society, Human-AI integration, Ethics of automation, The future of work, Balancing innovation with humanity. #technology #thinkingoutloud #podcast #lifethoughts #lifereflections #journal

 

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Topics- My tornado experience, emotional duality, heightened awareness, awe in nature, embracing fear with presence, grassroots book promotion, overcoming self-doubt, & authentic connection.

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#LifeReflections #PersonalGrowth #MindfulLiving #EmbraceTheJourney #OvercomingFear #InnerStrength #HumanExperience #EverydayWisdom

 

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Topics- Spring renewal, Creative flow in chaos, Embracing vulnerability, Power of quiet moments, Letting go of expectations, Soul alignment, Being present in the moment.

 

#TheWindingRoad #PodcastLife #MindfulLiving #SoulTalk #LifeReflections #ConsciousJourney #AuthenticLiving #CreativeConversations #InnerGrowth #FlowState

 

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Topics- Exploring metaphors of life and death, the twins-in-the-womb analogy, faith vs. skepticism, reflections on the afterlife, insights on launching and promoting my book "Distant Times," advice for authors on valuing their work, confronting fears like lightning and dentists, embracing discomfort and growth, and finding comfort in uncertainty.

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Topics- Authenticity and aging, staying true to your brand, John Cena’s heel turn, trap music and Travis Scott, reflecting on lust and growth, Christian music's evolution, focusing on your soul’s journey, unity over division, questioning beliefs, dreams and alternate realities, psychedelic insights, Smoothie King mishap, and rising above anxiety and doubt.

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Topics- Being lazy vs. not doing things because they’re not that important, Learning to say no to people to stay focused on your main tasks, My approach to launching my short novel Distant Times, Getting over the fear of putting your work out to people you know, & How our egos can give us anxiety. 

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Topics- Gaining understanding with each other, questioning yourself too much, how we pray and how we could possibly pray better if there is such a thing, asking the right questions to get unbiased truthful answers, trying to eat heathier because your getting older, natural remedies being a key, questioning whether or not supplements work, & more.

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Topics- Fighting the invisible pull that hinders your progress and prevents you from achieving greatness, recognizing when you're putting too much emphasis on certain things, embracing and understanding negativity as it arises and using those experiences to help you grow in the future, freestyle rapping, singing a song I wrote, examining our TV-watching habits, and having a little fun in moderation without chasing it. 

 

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Topics- Not being afraid to do stuff by yourself, teaching myself how to ice skate, why worrying about what other people think about you is kind of dumb, My dog getting in the freezing cold lake, trying to produce a tear in my first acting role, trying to step outside yourself to critique yourself objectively, & my novella Distant Times being available for purchase. #podcast #streamofconsiousness #motivation #mindfullness #life...

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Topics- My recent fun in the snow, how to deal with people around you that are stuck in their ways, how we continue to grow but still have inner peace while we do it, trying not to take ourselves too seriously, refusing to be mediocre, & shaving my head bald for the first time. #liftethoughts #mindfulness #motivation #podcast

 

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Topics- My heated coat, one word key to diffusing anger, an odd thing I like that happens when it snows, simple factors that lead to people seeing things differently, new years resolutions or lack thereof, how waiting for the right moment is a form of procrastination, adding and subtracting things from your progress chart, & my post-holiday reflection of them this year. #podcast #streamofconsciousness #motivation #mindfullness 

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Topics- How long to leave Christmas lights up, How I got off soda and what I do instead, moving forward and not getting caught up in what you’ve already accomplished, how to kill the little monster of what ever it is you are addicted to, clarity being greater than confidence and most everything else, making adult star charts, having someone help to hold you accountable, two one word keys to relationships #podcast #motivation #philo...

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Choosing family and friends who have been there over someone who hasn’t been in your life that long, doing more than just small acts of kindness to make the world a better place, how many lights I’ve counted in one drive so far this holiday season, & my novella Distant Times now being available to purchase. #mindfulness #podcast #motivation #lifethoughts #streamofconsciousness    

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Topics- Days flying by quicker than usual, My trip to get some Mexican food, How many days before Christmas do you start listening to holiday tunes?, arguing over stupid stuff, & how making the same mistakes over and over waters down your apologies. #philosophyoflife #podcast #lifethoughts #mindfulness #loveinspireunite

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Topics- Swallowing your pride to fix a problem more quickly, having multiple differing opinions on the same topic, my dog being a joy and a terror, ups and downs in our minds on a day-to-day basis, a deep dive into dealing with grief, why we feel like we have to be right all the time, looking like an idiot because you chose a side on something before you have all the information, Christmas lights, and trying to be a ventriloquist. ...

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